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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-05-05

DIS byti Myedcn V kazd6m sldtll
rnic n tim by byla mlddcz mnccna
|ltpc Sc chovali, kdyz by zodpoydd'
most musila ehtt ncchtd nesii
Pdnnm dopisoyateldm ae Sever
Ini Dakoty, obiasnujici Ncstrannou
Idgu a JET ploticby, dekuji 70
Isrdcc. Gelkcm yzato, tstrana ia
jest icprve V zacdtcich n iudi2 mu-
slime vyckati NJ trochu scst6rne,
Pokrok ale by to byl pro farm6fc
! pro delnika, kdyby strana ia
spravcdlivd 81 yedIa vnci obyva-
Itclstyu celtho stdtn " by ale
pfokupnika neb middlemana w.
loutila nplnt o tom dosud pochy.
|bnji, O to siaraly Sc jiz farmaf-
|skt iednoty pres 10 rok6 n dosud
|toho ncdociIily, Postavi.Ii eleva-
tor ancb sdrnScny obchod, yzdy to
pro ne nfkdo musi fidit n ten jest
Ease middlcman u ncni.li poctivy
IA sprdvnS mua, Spatnc to s pod.
|nikcm dopadnc. Sestdtnimc-li We.
|akcrt vyrobny, tovdrny a p6dn die
plant SOCIALISM,, tu Dude Uncle
Sam middlcman a budc-li poctivl,
|tak to pdjde n nell. tcdy smrti
nasi amen! 7. j. klima
y Il ~
WESTFIELD, MASS, 90. dub.
ma 1920. Glenn rcdnkcc "Po.
~krokn"! Konccnd jscm sc dostal
X lomn, bych dosidl svt p~oyinnosti
zasIdnlm pfedplatneho, jclikoz
bych ncrnd byl mczi temi "na
duh %ctoncimi 20 ccly rok, ne.
bot skutecn6 il ctn "Pokrok Cd
prynf pfsmcny NJ do poslcdni, po.
ntyadz VI toho tasopis tcnto zaslu-
hujc, ably byI cten ccly, LIB Sc
mi, ae jest nestranng q kazdy do.
stane sIoyo nezkraccn6 We staff
= Make Bcseda'. Vsak pokazdt,
kdyz jcj zacnu 6isti, IN jako by
mi fiknI "pFccti 81 me, ale nc.
zapomcn. ~ ftek M dIubl" A
proto, obych No zbayiI ncmilf tdto
pHpominky, Msildm pfcdpIatnf,
TAX w promi6ie laskayf, ncb M.
jistf ncjsem sam, jehoz vdlka pfi.
yedIa do takoyfbo postaycni, h.
mi pfedpIatnt m list IN.
prayit ' fas. Nnamenam We V
krujanskf 1etf
v. Tfes6Ak.
lCtfpy pffteIil Diky "a zaslanf
pfcdplatnf D ahroye6 ! ~ pocbyaI
ny projey uzndnf nasemu casopi.
sL PEIezjtostpn zasIanym dopi
sem X u~yefejnfnf v "Pokrokn",
zaydefite se ysem spoIuctcnhfdm
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-05-05

iekl, proc vlastn6 .isem s~trojnictvi
ma htcbik povesiI, stale Sc lax
hlavnd Y a imn mlcl diick, Prv.
nj syoii mauSclleu .iscm airotil a
lGkaii mnd radili, bych ditky cd
veil ma venek. A vefte s%prnvedli.
We, ~ Y Ndjmu svych ditck obGtuii
vse af Sc jia dfu jakkoliv, jen
kdyz sv6 ditky aachrdnim M
zdarl Frank Cypra.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-05-05
Moderni zebrdk.

IIospodyns; "Pockejtc trochu,
ohfciu van poltvkua"
Hcbrak "Jest-li to ncbmde
dlonho tryat, panitko cas jsou
p%enizel'
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-05-05

|mfssasn Aaabm lslsNt kilt 4
RhsA HNeial Mitas ) mttN ttt
~ lssl nsla0IaN innH
b., ilsleA %olalfll laA mus li
saekn riinNlA iata ya NanAse
|nh n nc phrsalis tiAariit N
lsaia y pHkrahn MS am8 ble ~
ftla slee WmsN r%afAfbasi am
|.iA 81 tienl 'l'ni tmha' anliA
Na va spfAeN ptal nbtsem zhit
|pnniili s,Aio mrANa ~ konri a.
10 4 dale fmtNe Mtlsl uNat
~ hAt lYl lfios ihHi wan y
y Nsim pfilNs nstsim uehaf me.
hi II n hbl,lt teslint opNtln lo
| gallnnN VIVA pre- sKt nalaicnsb
|ahfa,ly otd MUIR mil1 lrill'
Hle NiAne, ga sp nfnhf tiali lnR
yelke lekreco q 20 iiut ~ whit
ieiich pnslifi sami l6dnh p na
nuni tab muNedbmeluu uhArium
o tom namnhly uvn8uWl ~ kn3
dS Al svoh yirn hail q ehyali .Am.
prav6 yira ipsi JiNoi i smri
knl,lt ~ misi - syeicm mylot.
sit. Pane noldk hlisim W x
Vdm inko vase krainnka nehlf
w isic Z komntic d ia 3 kAkri.
cova Moana dnst. ~ 81 ap mne
pnmatuipie nphof iscm elmdila 10
sieint skolN 60 W, kdc ale "a
me- dnhy lam hsl NoitSph tisaf
Mi oicc %pochhzrl 2 Mpsna y pn
siusky, lilde .im Niisit dobie
nami do " let ministruval Il
imcnowl Sc Egncr. Matkn sc ~
svohodna imenoyalu SbaIoWa IN
poslcdui ydlky oba ySak zcSmli
Obdrzola isem netolik dopish ~
flare ylasti, obsah iciieh ale byl
pro mnp Smutufm ledcn brntr
pfiscl o oko, druhf ma rozhiton
nohu scsirp ztraiila mule u ka2.
Nv p Mich ma nekolik dtti Y 70.
dino icdu6 tcty, mattiny 10 SO
stry. nj dcery mad tim utrpfly
duscvni por1ehou Vsak ami il zdc
%nejscm usctirnR trdpeni; Tux V
Nninultm roce yyhofplo nam obyt.
ne staycni n lctos op6t isnc phi
Sli o u kus mlad6ho u 9 yelk6
kusy vepfoytho dobytka. he vscm
svizclhm pc cclou zimu postond
YAM prdye iscm ltkafi %anplatila
n6ct na S7j. T62 iscm obdrlclN
~ Sibifc dopis oil le%gion6fe-
Slovaka, ien1 ddkuic III dar a ~
roycn muc aida, bych 2dc yyhle.
dala ieho bruira, M kter6ho ztra.
iii adrcstL Dotutila iscm dopis
icho do ~. louis. kdc iiic hojnf
robin Sloydcklch kabclkn mnc
st6ln $3.50, zmin6nf legioudr walk
y nj dostal l5-ccntoyf k%0pesnik 4
maj pfiIolcnl dopis. Ne sr'lec'
nSm "Na 2darl'' dopis koncim
Cttnd pfitclkynel Vit6mo vas
do kroulku dopisowtelck a pre-.
.jcme van brzk6ho 1plndho uzdra
vcni I}udc ms t6siti, kdyz IA.
ste.ji dopiscm do nasi "Icnsk6
IIlidky'' uyitdtc Srdccne wa
zdrnvi pofadalplkn
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-05-05
ourss
Paul RAinve


UlJi8 pas4i R8losa' uhfselm y,
IN tim j .M " lml0 isfm Nitla
.al riNN Nala mAm ilohn mme.l
Iidi nlr d. muf ual sl8l. isAi
Ia NJ rotaieai thti grtl ~ So
.tb WAIST, Ntm liit D. Wiflhit
.ltM li,i mie ieiit mtolik ipte
.gasmMi Va laslawu tasi rNdu
ppsi i
odpoytd ! v Npvim ihtt
Vasi ruliap tam va tara
Nlnsli mali ale IND foda hN h,ln
ia. pakt tam nemii nle urtildho
ahy mltii posctbAli NJ 80 lam
numafy ienrhn INSTALL
vi1rnd paul Radoya prosil
.bvph vi. 8 ralu iotil iestli mi y
pnskytncie noslteh6m Sc, ~
honiy nosi vlady ltr6ei na zone
tol1 npisnn pine hodnoiY \ n NJ
mylim nebylo.li by ldpr j. nyni
.gprnt1iti Nam iich ~ ntkolils
sioyrk. q ncrad hych iudiz priscl
o penirp kraian
0dpoved Kraianu, Moir rada
" iomto pfipnde IT, to- lido ncmll
81 hondy yl6,lni p%rolGvnli a nut
nd pcuez nepotfcbuie, ueini ldpc,
.bdyf tyto polr5i do casll, NJ znsc
dosloupi syt yululN
q .
t1cnd pnni Radoyd Mela iscm
pred ntkolilu dry roaepri s moi
solseIkou. OnH tyrdiln, ~ ccny
ysehn 2nsc klcsnou IN n6inkf Gus
n hudou ne tom slupni jake pred
yilkou nlc il tyrdiIn, " me- Ink
bych WIS 56dala o vas 1sudck,
Hcna.
odpoved 2cne; ceny %prodnkt0
isou yldy fi2cny pfirozcnfm "a
koncm zdsobou n pot6vkou -
u, pokud budc m0l6 zdsobn, ccny
buiou nnliofc. Jakmile vsnk pre-
yfsi z6soba popldyku, ccny pfiro'
gene klcsnou, Hdali budon kdy
na tom stupni, jake pred ydlkon,
td2ko pfcdvidutt
0dpovcd' mn dotazy pana JOS,
Koglla, Brainard, Ncbr, While
dem k Wlsi prYui oi62ee ohleln6
hanky, ltcr6 pro vds pcni2c p0i
ola, mltluii " kNSdd pre- ma dive
.slrany u. jclikoa ncmdm cnsrl w
hlcddyati syedectW obou slran,
oui2 iscm prdwntkem, bych uddlo
yala prdynicI@ r0dy, proto, md'li
pun KUstl neinkiln sv6dk0 Hncbo
potyr2cni, toz nc sob6 zicdnd pray
nikN nm obhniobu Nzhledcm
X drulG oihzce ohlednc ynluty By.
yald rakouskt zlOtky u nyndisi
koruny sdeluji, ~ nova cesk6 re.
pubIikn ma syoji hodnotn penoS-
nj 4 nHprosio nemela Difcho 90
diniti i rnlotlstou pcntaui hodno.
tol A chccli pan kastl miti ur
elton odpoytT. nocllf sobd doplse
na %rinaneni odbor tcskosloyensk6
yl6dy II Ten NH odpoyi, mnoboli
dosiNnc korin III d6dictvi TIE
II oldzka, kdy byla Prula zaloac
ma Irahn byla zalozena die po
v6sti Libuai, dcerou Krokoyou, ma
pocdtku osmbho stoIeti. Pres.
p3eh urtitlch dat oblcdni tolo
SddnSch neni
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-05-05
DR.. KAR. H. BREUER
0perace q zensk6 nemofs
DIR. MILOELAV J. BREUER,

WbKHDHH \ VTItfW HrTHUT0
GBBTf LEKAM
PH mai 6fadovnf mime dokonlou
Iaboratot h r~ozpozDhv6nt gAeeb oemocf.
Name nemoenienf spojeni pro yEcche
ny operahm . vnitfoi pftpady nemoef.
Gjadoym ' pokoji 6isIo $40 Security
Mutual BDdOva
seveovgcbodm rob ~. q o ulie, Va
drhhm posehoH v pfsdu. Lincoln, Neb,
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-05-05
Devce 2 fanny, Dodge Neb.. q

Devce z fanny, Dodge Neb.. n,
dnbna 1920 CtGnG p0tndaiclko.
zaddm vas IN laskayt uyefejn6ni
mfho prv6ho dopisn 4 doufdm, "
ne posledniho. Name 2de ustavid.
ne VERY. dest6 n oySem bl6to.
Polni prace n1slcdkcm pfilisneho
mokra jest ycsm6s znatnt zdrze.
ma. v Teyasu, jak nam 70 ScIu.
lcnburgu stryGek psal prf nepr.
II u b0yIna ~ nechce mi uchy-
III. A TAX, o 90 my zde name
vl6hy m2byt, tam SO jim il opdt
nedostayh. V ncdeIi nell ismc
vzacnou prilczitost spatfit pckn6
ohrdzky y krdsnf Ceskosloyenskf
rcpubliky. Byln TO rozkos ko-
chat So pohledcm ua staroalaynd
I~Iradeany, M nddlernou mnticlun
pfaIu, proslult DomazIice u il
M dhlezittjai mista n historicki
budoyy Nadscne vital jsmc po.
hled ~ pryfIo prcsidcnta move
r~epnbIiky, H. T a. M%asarykn, e.
ucr1Iy n chrabrt ccskosIovenski
yojsko Obraz, zn6zor1njicf 80.
kolskt cviccni Y Chjcagu, byl ne.
jcn krdsng, do vclkt ole miry tlz
vgznamng n zyIdsf6 pro ms do
rost poutnS. = radosti byla bycb
50 na obrazy ~ diyala jesft tfeba
20 daIN Nj hodiny, nebof dove.
don diydLa myit, poutat u 10
dl0nhmu riyili zapomln0f Podob.
: ~ obrazky mai zcela my 1ciDck
NEIL mfayifnr y tenor jcdnoty1r
No rmudDy wnzdy, loupczp, rozri
Injfci dobrodrnzatgi q ronfantiekf
Damlouydnt atd VcIkd skoda, ~
nepfjzuivl poeasi pred dlyndlcm
zabrhniIo lem v~zdalenfjsim ~ ~
casfnii, Pes ~ alp nhysfkya by
III yelim slafna. tfeba N zdc mlmp
dyh st1Ih divndlA Nynl NJ thEime
mn nafe "Dnd6ky u D~omaliic',
kfcH X nam ufjedou ' pffstim
mTslei M diva dui No konop
pax ykecky viz srdeeut ulfsvim
~ ~ y
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

a 5O-ycar- sentence TO the peniten-
tiary was imposed on Robert j. Muir
ray, also called Roy Wilson, by jury
in Judge f. L. Portcrficld's division
OF the criminal court in Kansas City
Tuesday. Murray was charged with
highway robbery in connection with
the theft of a $4,000 payroll belonging
to Frankel Frank & Co., wholesale
milliners, in a daylight holdup June
y in front Of the Coates House. The
jury deliberatcd only twenty-seven
minutes and then returned a verdict
Of guilty. THAT buries met" Murray
said when the court read the decision
Of the jurors, carrying with it one Of
the heaviest sentences ever handed
down by jury for highway robbery
in Jackson county. He stood by his
attorney, toying with pencil.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

moro slowly, the rude craft was
swinging toward the western shore,
while the water continued filling her
hold. The priest grew more and
more restless. 1t seemed as if they
would never reach land again. Fin
ally he again implored the ferryman.
Have you no consideration for your
passengers ?" he asked. well, yes"
was the deliberate reply, "if you go
down, I'll go down with ye."-Mosby's
Message.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

and rifled the cash register, taking
$50. Deciding it was poor night,
Jotblad locked up the restaurant and
went to his room in the Paris hotel,
1911 Grand avenue There he found
stolen a suit and a pair of trousers.
Jotblad thrust his hand into his
pocket to see if his money still was
money on a table, where he could
watch it. Then he went to bed and
to sleep. When he awoke he looked
at the table and gasped. The in
trudcr had returned. The money
was gone.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

jefferson City had buyers
strike" at a recent ball game as pro-
test against the high cost Of that en-
tertainment. The management hiked
the admission price to rs cents with
IS cents additional for the grand
stand. According to the figures Of
the Boonville Republican, it will cost
a younG man and his girl $3.50 to go
to the bah game for an afternoon, as
the taxi drivers have put the price to
so cents a trip. and the grounds are
not in walking distance for any but
the seasoned mixers of the capital
city. Adding the cost of cracker jack
and pop to this bill, it is no wonder
that the pie. eaters of the capital re-
bellcd, concludes the Republican.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Letters
OF Administration, upon the estate of
linus Harvey Weymer, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned, by
the Probate Court OF Buchanan Coun-
ty, Missouri, bearing date of the 18th
day Of August, 1920
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within six
months from date of said letters, or
they may be precluded from any benz
eft Of such estate; and if said claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the date OF the publication of this
notice, they will be forever barred.
a true copy. Attest:
WILLIAM o. WEBB,
(SeaD Administrator.
II. c. Girard, Clerk of Probate.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

At the Lisletown ferry, on the Os-
age, there was once a ferryman as
grim and stolid and stoical as myth
ologistS have pictured the ferryman
of the river Styx. Rev. Father Nc
Cardle Of Webb City, returning home
by way Of jefferson City, found it
necessary to cross the Usage at this
point. While pacing the deck of the
rather primitive craft which did SER
vice at this place, the priest observed
that the boat was dipping slightly.
He promptly called the grim ferry
mans attention TO the fact. But old
Charon had already noticed the leak
shes been that way for a week." he
said. But" the good father insisted
lis there not some danger that the
leak may be growing worse? The
water must be fully eighteen feet
dcep at this point" We'll l reckon
she's about twenty-one feet here"
was the laconic response. Slowly and
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Daylight robbers, for whom busy
corners hold no terrors, have obtain
ed $S4,619 in Greater Kansas City
since April l in ten Separate holdups.
The boldness and frequency of the
robberies are leading bankers to con-
slider means of more positive protec-
tion than the police offer for the
large sums OF money that mus each
day pass through the streets.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Breckinridge has an oil we'll right
On Broadway, boasts the Bulletin.
There's not oil enough to be very
profitable but it's oil anyway. 1t was
discovered without the hubbub of
leases and drilling and all that sort Of
thing. The city well was declared
unfit for use because the users re-
ported that someone had spilled g,
lot OF oil in it," The city fathers in
dignantly ordered the we'll cleaned.
At depth Of twenty-five feet a
stream of oil and water was found
trlcklng into the 5O-foot well. Okla
homa men are suggesting that the city
blast tho well in the hope of a good
flow Of oil. But Brcckinridge mas
not decided yet
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21
About Their Only Chance

Several cars went from here We'd
nesday evening to Trenton to attend
a celebration in honor of Hyde, Re-
publican candidate for governor Mis-
souri, Republicans probably figure
this their only opportunity for cele-
brating the victory of Mr.. Hyde, for
this fall quite a different spirit will
prevail in the Hyde camp.-Bethany
Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

pendence to Sedalia- Forty years age
these men met In front OF the general
offices of the railway company, talk
ed over their love affairs and planned
the social events OF the season. The
surviving members Of the solid Ten"
who were present were; Fleming
Pendleton, Samuel II. Woodson, Ben
Roberts, William S. Flournoy, Lewis
Wilson, banker of Kansas City,
Kas., was the only living member who
was not present. Ben Roberts sang
number of the love songs and SER
enades which were current in the old
days of the club.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

The smallest baby in Missouri. per-
haps in the country, states the Har-
risonville Democrat is Robert Wayne
Gray, who at two months old weights
whom fully dressed two and half
pounds. lie is Is inches long and his
chest measures nine and one half
inches. Physicians pronounce this
young man perfectly normal and his
grandmother, a trained nurse, is de-
tcrmined that he shall have every
chance to grow up that her care can
foster. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
CROSBY Gray, live near Everett, Cass
county
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

The Jackson Examiner notes the
reunion Of the Sold Ten" a social
organization of men who sponsored
every important social event in Inde-
pendence forty years ago. This club
originated among the young men who
We're at that time in the general Of
fices of the marrow guage" railway
company which was built from Inde-
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

A motor car belonging to Or, L. V.
Dawson was stolen while the Dawson
family were visiting at odessa. But
,hat is not the end Of the story, says
the odessa Ledger. a young man
asked permission to leave motor
car at farm house near Laclede. In
looking the car over the farmers
wife found a Kansas City license and
a handkerchief marked "Dr. L. v.
Dawson" The farmers wife prompt
ly wrote her daughter who is living
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Upon what little chances does a
human life hang? Down al For
-yJhe a young man visitor from KAN
saa City climbed the pole Of an elsc-
ric transmission lime SO that a com
pauion on the ground could take a
photograph of him. lie uncautiously
touched tho heavily charged wires
and received fatal shock. lie fcu
TO the ground 80 feet below ana was
dead when mis- companion reached
him,
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Tcnnic May, negro messenger for
the Troost avenue bank of Kansas
City, on the way TO the Common
wealth National Bank in an automo-
bile Friday with $2.942 in cash ana
approximately $4,000 in checks was
held up by four negroes i'll another
from him.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Tho ancient tradition Of the busy
little bee has been shattered b. Os-
car steininser, a jefferson City Rce
fanc!er Tie has discovered that there
are countless Boishevik and thieves
among them. on investigating a
commotion among his bees no found
a big hive had pounced upon a small
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Of bees decide to alight on the traffic
signal post the corner gets too busy.
The swarm had the signal post for
an objective and evidently resented
the scowlins glancos and snappy gcs-
lures Of the intruder. The swarm di-
vidcd and attacked the officer who,
says the Globe, beat a complete ana
disOrdcrly retreat"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

A Horse race in November" is in
dicatcd by the official canvass OF the
votes cast in the Republican and
Democratic primaries in Kansas CITY.
For governor there were 1890 Dem
ocratic votes and 1879 Republican.
For United States senator the Demo-
Gratis cast l4,7O3 and the Republicans
1926.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Tho next time L, Z. Z, McJimsoy
sees easy money coming his way he'll
take more pains TO look into it, The
house cleaning Republican papers
made bitter attack on him for TAX
ing $1,000 of The Lowden money. Had
McJimsey been nominated the old
guard would have remained in the
saddle. With Hydo's victory he L.
pledged 70 throw OUT the ones who
handled Lowdeu's mouoy.-Macon
CnrOuioIo-HeralI.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

While Paul Jotblad, a cook, was
bending over the stove in Taylor's
restaurant, 1926 Grand avenue, Kan
sas City, early Sunday morning, a
covered" Jotblad with revolver
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

When S0-year-old Tom Suiter, of
Wisdom, Benton county, did not
reach home the other night after go
ing out in the early evening, his wife
rang the dinner bell and neighbors
all came a running. When she con-
fided her anxiety, they started to
search all over the farm and finally
found him asleep out in a pasture
lot Bcing awakened, he said he
thought he had gone to his bed. Some
days before this, at Iconium, Jesse
Boring, well-known farmer, who
had been in poor health, was missed
and after a long search was found
standing in a well with the water up
to his neck.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Is the man a burglar if he breaks
into house and takes a nap? Charlie
Roberts a negro. Is in Jail. reports
the Mvhor!y Moa.tor-IndcX, while the
prosecuting attorney decides whether
the charge OF burglary is 10 be piac-
ed against man who goes into a
hous. through the cellar window.
takes off his shoes and goes upstairs
and takes a nap ON the floor. The
snoring Of the intruder awoEe tho
household.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

hive and the stronger force was steal
ing all the honey in sight. instead of
going out and improving every shin
ing hour" among the blossoms.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Durins the electrical storm Friday
evening. Highland church. four miles
west of Hopkins. was struck by light
ming and burned to the ground.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

MarysviIle suu likes chauluquas.
More guarantors than ever before
have signed the contract for next
year.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

To James Picrpont Morgan Wilson
belongs the unusual experience Of
finding stolen properly without max
ing any search. 1t is said one day
last week when James pierpont went
out to his granai7, which is located
some distance from his house, lac no.
ticed that about ten bushels of wheat
had been taken. and on returning to
the house it was only a short time
until ne was called on the telephone,
ana told that his wheat had been sold
at one Of The elevators in Mound City,
and the prosecuting attorney, A. NJ.
TObe,s, had check for the money.
Holt County Sentinel.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

This item is offered merely as cv.-
denoo that an bandits are not In Kan
sns City. The Mexico Ledger notes
mat three youths from Jefferson City
confessed, after arrest, 10 attempting
highway robbery three different times
lEg' week on the Fglton-Jcfferson
city road.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

According 20 the Altamont Times,
twenty-uue IoaiirEs were walking
down the road slnsio file. along came
a speed ficud and killed every one Of
hem.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Dearborn Chautauqul will be Sep.
tember to S.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Gahe AIl-op was a pleasant social
visitor In IA, Bear Ford nellhhcrhood
Sunday afternoon. He let his mule
50 slow al the way for fear that his
new derby hat which is just bit too
small would Jar off--From the Hog
vile news column IN the Sikest0n
Standard.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

directing the traffic I'm the down
town street on Saturday nfaht r.
f20rgh 90 keep one com t.s.. admits
tlc Joplin Globe, bu, when a sv.tm
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Forsyth will no longer he "a COM
pjetcly isolated inland village, situat-
ed within a picturesque bend of the
White River as the summer tourist
circulars say. The state highway
board has approved the plans for a
$4,000 bridge across White Ri, er
which will connect Forsyth with
Branson, HOLSTER and points south
of the river. Since the building Of
the dam at Powersite the White
River at Forsyth often has been too
deep to ford and too shallow to ferry.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

in Kansas City, ito telephone Dr. L.
V. Dawson and ask if he has lost a
motor car" In response to the call.
DR. Dawson came to L.clcdo and re-
covered his properly.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

Congressman Leonidas c. Dyer of
st. Louis, a member of the congress
sional party touring the orient, mar
rowly escaped death last week when
hes slipped and fell into the water as
Chow. China. Members Of the boats
crew experienced considerable diff
Guilty in rcscuing him as he had in
jurcd himself in falling and was un-
able to sustain himself in the water.
When brought to land 1t was found
that he had severely apraned his leg.
Tho congressman was taken to Shang-
hal where he received medical atten-
ton.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

just on the eve of tho fall opening
OF the University OF Missouri, Column
bia BARRIERS announce an increase il
Tho price. Shavo- are now 25 cents
and haircuts 80 cents.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-08-21

-WhCl Mrs. Hcn!y Curtis, of Car
thaEc, beard during the war that her
soldieE husband had been killed In
France, she mourned for period,
@..a incn married Rdgene Peale, then
moving to Kansas City. The report
Of Curtis death proved to have been
considerably exaggerated, for he re-
turned home some days since, and
searching out his former wife, asked
her first love, whereupon Pcale did
the square thing by suing for and OBJ
tanning a divorce, leaving her free to
re-wed her first husband.