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Miss Morgan
Guest of !
Honor /

Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Thomson
entertained with one of the most de-
lightful parties of the season Satur-
day night in their home, 527 West
Kings Highway, complimenting Miss
Helen Morgan. At Z 80 buffet sup
per was served and later in the even
ing, the party adjourned to the Alamo
Country Club where dancing was en-
joyed.
Christmas green's, holly sprays, ce-
dar, scarlet poinsettas and red carna-
tions decorated the rooms of the
Thomson home. On the buffet and
table. tall red tapers burned. Mrs.
Ira Kercheville presided at the coffee
service, Mrs. Robert L. Burney served
chicken and Mrs. Rex Prizes served
salad.
The guests included Miss Helen
Morgan, honor guest. Misses Mary
Newton, Agnes Terrell, Zula Morgan.
Jimmie Steele. Adelaide Winerich.
Lille Beall Frost, Mary Lupe, Mar
garet Jamison, Ellen Bell Newton,
Josephine Gault, Durinda Wright.
Hattie Hood, Harriet Sprague, nu-
ellie Gaines, Margaret Irwin, Camilla
Caffarrelli, Eda Rider. Jane Sci5r.
Emily Bynum. olgc Sciser. Olive FL
lis, Katherine Houston. Halle Ball
and Archie Holland. John Castor,
Hill Grover, Tom Newton, Chester
Clifton, Bill King. Smiley White,
Henry Lee Taylor, Grady Barrett, X.
o. Perkins, Carleton HaSelstein, Bob
by Maverick, Leslie Lentz, Clifton
George. Ed Hoffman. Sterling Burke.
Bill Winerich, Buddie Alymer. RAJ
Miller, Rigsby Hammond. Frank New
ton Jr.. Victor Braunis. Harry HERE
berg, Frank Reed, Ward Orsinser.
Eugene Hays, George McIlheuny end
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Morgan, Mr.
and Mrs. Alice Il. Ayres, Mr.. 9pd
Mrs. John Il. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs
II. Roos, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R6os.
Mr.. and Mrs. Travis Moursund. ,fr.
and Mrs. Tom Frost Jr., Mr.. sud
Mrs. Richard Bcdcll, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Kercheyillc. Mr.. ard Mrs. Bay
mond Edwards, DR.. and Mrs. stiart
Hsys, Mr.. and Ms. Tom Now.oa,
Alr. and Mrs. Paul Eociis, Nr. fnd
Mrs. Henry Holeham, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. +. Stauffer and Mr.. and Mr. Joe
Ink
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the younger set, who are ex-
pccting with eager anticipa-
ton the arrival Of friends
from distant schools and col
leges.
Dances Of elaborate proportions will
will be given every evening during
the holidays. The trains arriving in
San Antonio from the east on De-
cember 10 and 20 will be crowded to
capacity with eager homc-comers, who
will enter into the fun with vim and
vigor after past months which were
filled with the trials of reading,
writing and arithmetic !"
At present the days are full OF
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Return
From Visit
to East

Mrs. i. J. Hart and daughter.
Katherine Hart, will return home
Sunday evening after an extended
trip. They enjoyed n delightful visit
with friends in New York and points
in Connecticut and also stayed two
weeks in Hot Springs, Va. The trip
terminated in Sarasota, Fla, where
Thomas Hart who has business con-
nections in that city, was visited.
Thomas Hart will accompany Mrs.
Hart and Katherine back and will be
in San Antonio for the holidays.
~ :: ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer ID. Masterson
and children, recently Of Galveston
and now residents of San Antonio,
arc living at 400 West Woodlawn
avenue.
A few days before Mrs. Mastcrson
left Galveston. the members of the
Wednesday Literary society of which
she was president, gave n delightful
tea in her honor in the spacious Y.
w. G. A.
- " -
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Napier enter
tanned Thursday evening with de-
lightful dinner followed by dancing al
the st. Anthony hotel in observance of
their 25ih anniversary.
:, - :.
Miss Catherine Patrick VII enter
ain with a tea December 90 in her
home, complimenting the members Of
the college set who will be in the
city for tho christmas holidays.
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City Busy Planning
CaieHes for Holidays
at Christmas play and make good cheer,

at Christmas Play and make good cheer,
For Christmas bit year"
~ wrote Thomas Tusser in about 1850 and the world
- has been following his good advice during the
~ turtles that have passed.
Plans for play at morning, noon and night are being
made by young and old. Especially the members of
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IN THE PICTURES

EERS. DORNIN LAKELAND,
AVE- center, mother of Major
f. ID. Lakeland Of Duncan Field
is the center Of social circles in
Duncan Field and is very popu-
lar in city and arIry social
circles. Beside Mrs. Lakeland, is
shown the rock fountain which
graces the yard Of Lakeland
Landing" the nickname OF her
home.
Recently Mrs. Lakeland en-
tertaincd with a delightfully."- in
formal tea introducing to her
friends several new arrivals at
the field. Among the honor
guests were Mrs. James T.. Duke
Dr., upper left. and Mrs. Thomas
II. Chapman. lower right. Mrs.
Duke was before her marriage
i'm September. Miss Lyia Dolan
Of Co.ulla. Mrs. Chapman, also
n September bride, was Miss
Olga Nixon Of Beaumont.
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CONTINUED On Page ., Part 81
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26
LAST OF CUsTER'S MEN
LIFE HAS TRAGIC ENDING

! Mr.. j. B. Dewitt of near Billings,
Mont, sent the Democrat copy of
the Billings Gazette which contained
an account of the tragic ending of
the life of John Burkman, Custer
survivor, and Of which we give be-
low a part:
John Burkman, So, who as a
trooper of the Seventh cavalry sad
died General George A. Clusters
horse, Victor, and was the last, out
side of those of the command who
fell with him. to speak to the gem
eral on the day of the Inflated battle
of the Little Big Horn, June rs,
1876, sent a bullet crashing into his
brain as he sat on the porch of the
Billings rooms, H., South 9th
street, shortly after 8 o'clock Friday
afternoon, and died almost instant
ly Dependency over impairment
of sight and hearing were response
BILE for the aged veterans act. Burk-
mans body was discovered lying on
a porch settee, by the keeper of the
rooming house, moment after he
heard a revolver shot and had rush
ed to the porch from whence it
seemed to come. The old man was
slouched down with his head against
the arm of the settee on which he
had sat for hours every day since his
return from California ten days ago.
Near Burkman's right hand lay
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26
Page 5cveEa

sentenced to two years in the feder-
al prison at Atlanta and fined S10,-
000 The United States court of ap-
peals has upheld the conviction and
affirmed the sentence. He still has
an appeal to the supreme court of
the United States IL he cares to use
It,
When indicted he made public
statement denying all guilt in the
matter. After conviction he did not
occupy his seat in Congress but he
still is a. member of that body. A
committee of Congress was investi-
eating the case but stopped when he
was convicted in court. Congress-
man Burton of Ohio was a member
of that investigating committee.
Congressman Langley seems de-
termined to give the country a full
and unwelcome illustration Of what
congressman should not do. Old
Blue Grass state does not deserve to
have member of Congress from
one of the districts under sentence
to prison with two courts holding
he should so inside for a term.
Congressman Langley's personal
habits were not of special concern
to others, but his ENHANCEMENT with
the law and his conviction and SEN
tenee are of very great concern to
his state and the nation When
any officeholder adopts a course
that is humiliating to his friends,
offensive to the public and is caught
as a violator of the law, he should
resign at once. He owes that to
himself, he owes it to his friends,
he owes it as a public duty and is
guilty OF shockingly bad taste when
he adopts another course. If he does
not resign, Congress can clean it's
own house and should do so prompt
". Men who disregard the law are
not entitled to place in the ma
tional lawmaking body-O. S. Jour
nal.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26

dogs. Indeed he seemed so much
out of place in a cavalry camp that I
always wanted to label him Lost,
Strayed or Stolen;' slow of speech,
thought and movement, his affec-
tionate fidelity was to be trusted
above the gayer and more active
troopers | have a photograph of
him standing between and holding
with each hand the bride of Vic, the
generals thoroughbred which was
shot in the battle of the Little Big
Horn, and Dandy. His horizon was
encompassed by two horses, some
dogs and one yellow haired officer" >"
Burkman frequently was assigned
to special duty which brought him
into close contact with the general
and his wife, especially through
their love for their horses and the
hounds. Mrs. Custer at that time
was splendid horsewoman and
rode frequently.
During the period that he was
stationed with the Seventh at Fort
Abraham Lincoln near Bismarck
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26
Home Social Club OF Gaysport

The Home Social club No. 173, of
Gaysport, met last Thursday after
noon at the home of Leora Hunter,
and elected officers for 1926, as fol-
lows: President, Alice Hunter; first
vice pres, Clara Robb; second vice
pres, Elsie Hutcheson; sec'y, Mary
Kelly; lecturer, Beulah Richardson;
Assist. lecturers. Jessie Echelberry
and Wilma Trout; treas, Osie Bart
lett; organist, Eta Merriam; Assist.
organist, Clara Robb; flower COM
mittee, Clara Barr, Gene Miner and
Jessie Echelberry. The club will
meet Dec. 10 with Mary Henderson.
Program: Song; roll call, answered
with a Bible quotation; Christmas
gift book suggestions, Leora Hun
ter. Christmas dinner menu, Elsie
Hutcheson; recitation, Stella Shurtz;
Christmas grab sack, no article to
cost over ten cents; recitations, chill
dren; duet, Osie Bartlett and Clara
Robb: debate, Resolved, that a
bald head may be detriment, but a
beard is a mans own fault" affirma-
tive. Alice Hunter and Wilma Trout;
negative, Mary Kelly and Hazel
Echelberry. Word comes from
abroad that whiskers and side
burns are going to be fashionable
again, so the debate will be looked
forward to with interest.-XA.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26

38-caliber revolver of cheap make,
purchased by the old veteran on
Thursday, apparently with the
thought of suicide in mind.
( John Burkman was born Jan. 10
1889, of German parentage, spent
his early days in Missouri, and at
the age of 20 started west with
one>of the William Bent outfits. He
went up the Arkansas and as far
north as the Platte river in 1859
and 1860 and in 1851 enlisted in the
Fifth Missouri volunteers, taking
part in the battle of Wilson Greek
in which General Lyons was killed.
After his discharge from the army
he went to st. Paul where he joined
the Sibley expedition out of st. Paul
in 1853. This expedition drove hos
tile Indians west, past the Missouri
river at Bismarck. After the war
Burkman enlisted in tho Seventh
cavalry under General Custer and
served in the reconstruction days in
Kentucky and Tennessee when Gus
ter put in two years breaking up
distilleries and suppressing the old
Ku Klux Khan. In 1872 Custer was
assigned to the Dakotas and with
him there Burkman went, being as
signed to Clusters thoroughbred
horses and to care for the blooded
dogs the general always maintained.
Fresh from the mild climate of
the south, Clusters s troops arrived
at Yankton in the worst blizzard the
west had ever known. Everyone
suffered and the greyhounds that
had been brought north to hunt
wolves perished.
Burkman was wont to relate many
interesting incidents in which Gen
eral and Mrs. Custer figured. After
the battle of the Big Horn, Mrs.
Custer looked up Burkman as well
as other members of the old COM
mand and in recent years wrote to.
the old gentleman at least twice
year, sending him remembrances at
Christmas and upon the .anniyer-
saries of the battle of the Little Big
Horn.
: OF Burkman Mrs. Custer wrote in
her Following the Guidon:" "The
soldier who took care of him (Dan-
dy) was the strangest contrast to
the whole body, dashing cavalrymen,
horses and rollicking
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26
He OUGHT TO Be GRATEFUL.
What Better Fate For the Turkey Than
Maxine a Whole NJ alton Glad?

What Better Fate For the Turkey Than
Making Whole Nation Glad?
What finish more honorable and :m-
pressiye for a bird than TO be fated
TO die to make happy an entire nation!
For this brief golden period the eagle
is only a remote symbol. The Thanks
giving bird is magicaily transformed
into tempting thing of appetizing
odors, an eye entrancing vision of glis-
tening brown and bronze and bringing
In it's train attendants Of the field that
crisply show ivory white aud pale ener-
aid and translucent, liquid ruby.
In the turkey at this season there
are the pride Of country, the religious
sense Of u nation and its sustaining
hopefuiness, the racial family spirit
that makes the whole world akin and
provides the very essence Of pleasing
plenty.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26

Burkman was on several expeditions
out of that fort. He was with Gus
ter on his trip into the Black Hills
and on the Yellowstone when the
Seventh cavalry acted as escort for
the Northern Pacific railroad locat-
ing engineers. This was in 1873
and the troops had several skir-
mishes with the Sioux.
Burkman was a witness of the
meeting of General Custer and Gen.
eral Rosser on the expedition They
were classmates at West Point, but
when the Civil war fiared Rosser
went to the south and Custer to the
north. Both were noted cavalry
leaders. They opposed each other
often during the war and upon the
occasion of their meeting on the
Yellowstone they saw each other
for the first day since West Point
days.
Burkman's second discharge re-
cords several engagements in which
he participated, including the bat
tie of the Big Horn or Pease Bottom
and Tongue river. He was with
General Terry during the entire trip
from early spring, leaving Fort Lin
coin, up to the Custer expedition in
1876. Even in his declining years
he well remembered many of the in
cidents of the trip from the mouth
of the Rosebud to the Little Big
Horn. AS late as Is months ago he
narrated details of the preparations
for battle on the morning of the
fight telling just how the various
units were detailed, the orders Civ
en- by Custer and the generals talk
to his officers. Burkman said he
endeavored to persuade Custer's
nephew to remain back with the
pack train.
Burkman in his recital exploded
some of the stories of events i'm
mediately preceding the battle of
the Little Big Horn, told by sur
vivors" and others. He denied ve-
hemently the story that Custer pick
ed his favorate troops before going
into battle.
On the morning of the battle
Burkman saddled Victor, a thor
oughbred which the general rode
into battle and which was killed
with it's master. On scouting ex-
pedition which preceded the fatal
day, Burkman said, Custer had rid
den Dandy. but changed to Victor
on the day of the battle
In 1877 Burkman took part in the
Nez Perce war and the capture of
Chief Joseph; the Sturgis battle on
Canyon creek, 5 miles west of Bill
lings, where two soldiers were killed
and some wounded, and at the cap
ture of Chief Joseph in the Bear
Paw mountains of northern Mon
tana.
Besides serving three enlistments
Burkman worked frequently for the
government between enlistments.
He made his home in Billings for
nearly 80 years. During that time
he made trips to soldiers homes in
Washington, d. c., California and at
Columbia Falls, always returning to
scenes and among friends who made
much of him and were solicitous
for his welfare.
The old gentleman had many
times requested that he be buried in
the national cemetery at the Custer
battlefield, and his wishes will be
respected.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26
Make Life Worth Living

Don't go around feeling tired,
lacking in energy and strength, be-
cause your kidneys are not working
properly. The use of FOLEY PILLS,
a diuretic stimulant for the kidneys,
will flush your kidneys, remove in
furious waste matter and bring the
kidneys back to a normal, active
condition. your FOLEY PILLS
are the only thing ever got to do
me any good" writes Samuel Bren-
ner, Alexandria. Ind.-Sold Every
where.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26
What Bessie Is
Thankful For

Us dot pretty dolly,
An rs dot nice new hat;
l's dot picture book an ring
An rnuch more fings 'sn dat.
rs dot playhouse by the creek,
Where my papa loves to fish,
An it's dot little bwoken chair
An pretty bwoken dish,
An we's dot turkey dinner,
An peach arr pum'kin pis,
An pudding, too, wifi chocolate
An heaps of fings, oh, my!
rs dot so much rs fankfuI for,
Lots more'n | can tell.
But mos of all IS thankful for
Is 'at all of US are we'll.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26
A Convicted Congressman

After serving eight terms in Con-
gress from the Tenth District of
Kentucky John w. Langley was in
dicted by federal grand jury for
conspiracy to violate the national
prohibition law. Denying guilt, he
sought and was given another term
in Congress. Later when tried at
Covington he was convicted and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-11-26
Reinersville


Clyde Bamfield and son Glenn of
Norwich. were visiting friends here
and hunting rabbits, part of last
week.
Vernon Haines and K. K We1ch
bought several hundred turkeys last
week for the Thanksgiving market,
30c being the price paid. The mar
ket demands seem to be limited
Mrs. T. w. Patterson who has
been suffering with lung trouble for
quite a while, is reported to be
very low at the present time.
Dana McNabb, of the Black &
Grant company of GAINESVILLE, was a
week end visitor with Reinersville
friends.
Wood Ashton substituted for
Dewey Allen last week as mail car
rier on the star route to McConnels-
Vile. Mr.. Allen spent his vacation
hunting.
Roy Fox. of GAINESVILLE, was visit
ing a part of last week at the
homes of Mrs. Alice Ashton and H.
c. Combs.
Mr. and Mrs Clair Lowe of Mans
field, will spend Thanksgiving with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lowe, in Reinersville.
Mrs. Maude Maxwell. who is i'll
with shingles, at the R. A. Arrick
home, does not improve as rapidly as
her many friends might desire.
Lewis Grandstaff who has been
suffering with cancer of the face for
quite while, is not able to get out,
and is almost totally blind.
Miss Lois Hill, teacher in Free
port schools, expects to arrive at
her home here Thursday, where she
will spend the remainder of the
week.
Grange Elects Officers
At meeting of Manchester
grange held at the hall here last
Saturday evening, the following Of
ficers were elected for the coming
year: w. NJ, w. l.. Cannon; Over
seer, George Ashton; Lecturer
Josie Drummond; Steward, Ed
Stewart; Assist. Steward, Vernon
Crisman; Chaplain, Alice Ashton;
Treas, w. H. Allen; Sec'y, Grace
Ashton; G.. K, Ross Marshall;
Ceres, Lucille Welch; Pomona, Mar
garet Cannon; Flora, Beatrice ALI
bright L. A. S., Emma Bell. By a
vote of the grange it was decided to
hold the meetings in the future, on
the second and fourth Saturdays of
each month.
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PROSPECT HILL
GRID WARRIORS
DEFY THE TOWN

Now that the ice is broken they are
starting to come in fast. St. Anne'S
Institute eleven made known its
presence on local gridirons and Of
ficially opened the football season with
preliminary announcement Friday
morning.
Friday afternoon, Russell HOFFMAN.
captain, coach and manager OF the
Prospect Hill Wildcats, second team,
phoned in to announce that his team
had been INDUCING in secret practice
for two weeks and is now fit and
ready 10 take on any team its age in
the city. The Wildcats, a three.year
combination, are all under - years
Of age.
I'VE have won the Junior champion.
ship Of the city for three years and
we intend TO do it again this wear,
announced Captain HOFFMAN. I'VE are
anxious 10 get started. Ny phone num-
Der is Travis 55S."
Following is the lineup of the Wild.
cats: HOFFMAN and Strong, quarter
backs: Sanders. Patrick and White,
halfbacks: Smith. fullback; A. Pat
rick, center; Cluck and Martin,
guards; Ernest and Justin, tackles
MCGEE and Clinas. ends.
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PITCHER M'QUILLAN
COURTS JAIL TERM
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-supreme
Court Justice Dixie, In Brooklyn, to-
day signed an order requiring Hugh
McQuillan, pitcher of the New York
Giants, to show cause why he should
not be held in contempt for failure 10
pay his wife $500 temporary alimony
which was due August Is.
slcQuillan has been under suspen.
sion without pay by the New York
Club for the past two months because
of his failure to keep in proper play
ing condition.
John McGraw. manager Of the
Giants, said today he had seen the
pitcher only once in that time aud did
not know his present whereabouts OF
whether he would rejoin the club Dc
fore the end Of the season.
"McQuillan can come back just as
quick as he shows me he's in condi-
ton to take his regular turn in the
box" said McGraw.
The Giant pilot professed ignorance
Of McQuillan's marital troubles.
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PLAY
IMPORTANT GAMES

In indication of the probable out
come of the intermediate League pen
nant race will be given when the Jor-
dan-Ivers Flivvers, winners Of the
first half of the season, clash with
the Samsco Machinists, now leading
in the second half, at 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon on the Sap" Shop dia-
mond.
The Flivvers are just emerging from
a disastrous slump which overlook
them shortly after the season was
split. Sundays game will prove
whether they are their old selves
again.
Walsh Sheet Metal Workers meet
the Mistletoes in second Intermc-
diate League game Sunday. They will
play on the Sap" diamond as soon
as the rdan-Iyers-Samsco game is
completed. FRANKIE will hurl for the
Mistletoes and Del Mathis for the
Walshmen.
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lands PROBING
SCANDAL RUMORS

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-Ine basis
Of fact for the breath of scandal that
has startled the Southern Association
is the objective of investigation today
by Kenesaw NJ. Lands, commissioner
Of baseball.
John d. Martin, president of the
Southern Association, who investigated
reports printed in the Nashville,
Tenn, Banner, that certain Nashville
players were asked to LAY down"
TO assist the New Orleans club in its
pennant fight, is bringing his findings
to the inquiry.
Fred Eichrodt, former Nashville
outfielder. described by Mr.. Martin
as "a very material Witness" may be
questioned. He has denied that he was
approached and the Cleveland In
dams management, to whom he was
returned q week ago, has insisted
that only an injured shoulder neces-
STATED sending him to Rochester, n.
Y, for treatment.