The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, August 06, 1908, Image 8

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TOTAL PROPERTY LOSS WILL EZ i
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MANY LOGGERS PERISHED !
Refugees in Pitiable Condition Relief
Trains Hurrying to District
Fernie Calls for Guns and
Leg Irons.
Vancouver, I;. C, Aug. 4. This city
awoke to a full sense of the complete
ness of the destruction around Fernie
Monday. According to a competent
authority, the loss will exceed $10,
000,000 and the death list total will
never he known. It is now believed
that at least 200 have perished.
Vancouver wired $5,000 for relief
aiid a train load of supplies went out.
Winnipeg has dispatched a special
train with nurses, ductors, hospital
etores and provisicnis.
Loggers to the number of SO in the
lamps of the Elk Lumber company
Have perished in the flames, and sev
eral settlers with their families who
lived on the line of railroad between
Fernie and Michel have disappeared.
The death total will probably grow
larger and a special dispatch from
Winnipeg declares that it will reach
400.
Prisoners Freed and Retaken.
When the flames were consuming
Fernie all the prisoners, with the ex
ception of five blackhand suspects,
were released. Later they were re
captured and sent to Nelson.
Crowds of refugees have also ar
rived at Nelson, the overflow from
Cranbrook. These are being cared for
as much as possible, but their condi
tion is pitiable. In their flight they
brought nothing away but the clothes
they had on.
A telegram from Editor Sampson of
the Cranbrook Herald says: "All help
needed quickly or worse will follow."
No list of the dead has yet been re
ceived in Vancouver.
Help from Many Cities.
Nelson, II. C. Aug. 4. It is esti
mated that the number of dead as the
result of the great fires will reach
"200, and the property loss is placed at
fl0.000.000. The exact number of fa
talities may never be known.
Supplies of food and clothing are
being rushed to the stricken regions
from Vancouver, Nelson, Cranbrook
nd Michel. The fireB near Hosmer,
Michel and Cranbrook, which threat
ened each of these towns, have appar
ently been checked.
The latest news received at Michel
places the number of dead at Fernie
at 102, with 64 others burned in a log
ging camp at Elk river. An unofficial
6tatement said to have come from
Fernie places the official list of dead
at Fernie and surrounding camps at
175, with the property loss at $8,000,
000. Spokane Quick to Send Relief.
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 4. Relief
from Spokane was the first to reach
the fire region of Fernie. Over 2,000
are being cared for at Cranbrook and
the first car sent out by Spokane citi
tens arrived there Monday morning.
A special car loaded with tents, cloth
ing, 3,000 loaves of bread, 150 gallons
of milk and other foodstuffs left Mon
day afternoon.
At a mass meeting of citizens over
$15,000 was subscribed in half an
hour.
For the present the supplies will be
Bent to Cranbrook for distribution.
At that place are gathered women and
-children who will have to be cared
"for during the next ten days.' Other
cities of the northwest are sending aid
and the famine situation is rapidly
being relieved. Nearly all of the ref
ugees are reported to be destitute.
That the Slavs at Fernie are making
trouble is feared. The last request
from Fernie to Cranbrook was for all
the guns and leg irons that could be
ent immediately. Provincial officials
have taken charge and a special left
Cranbrook Monday afternoon with all
the guns that could be secured in that
City.
Tents and Blanket for Victims.
Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 4. Sir Wilfrid
-Laurler Monday afternoon sent a mes
sage to Cranbrok, B. C, in response to
the telegram asking for federal assist
ance, stating that Gen. MacDonald,
Quartermaster general, had been in
structed to place all tents and mili
tary blankets belonging to the militia
department in British Columbia at the
disposal of the fire sufferers. The
rr.ilitia authorities in the province
have been ordered to facilitate the dis
" trlbution of tents, etc., and to do
everything possible to assist those
rendered homeless by the fire.
The cabinet council will immediate
ly consider what further federal aid
can be given.
Baldwin's Teat Is Delayed.
Washington, Aug. 4. A large crowd
that gathered at Fort Myer Monday
to witness the first preliminary flight
of Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin's mili
tary dirigible balloon met with a dis
appointment. The balloon was taken
to the parade ground, but it did not
Cy. It was found that it would be
dark before certain adjustments to the
airship could be completed.
Airbrakes Fail; Three Are Hurt.
Petoskey, Mich., Aug. 4. Three
people were injured Monday after
noon whea the airbrakes on a Grand
Rapids & Indiana railway engine
failed to work and the engine crashed
Into a baggage car and passenger
coach at tn suburban station here.
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Was all 'at Mil could
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One-half eup butter and
two CgRS,
Some dandy caraway
seeds;
Some nakin;? powder and a p!nt
Of Hour, too, she needs.
She liiiUea It half an hour or so,
And it's tlie boss for nie;
Hut oncesuet's what? Our minister
Iroj)ied in for Sunday tea.
I tell you I Wiis mail; I knew
That minister would Ket it.
And so I took that cake and ran.
And all alone I et it!
Tipsy Cake.
This is a favorite English dessert,
and is a happy medium between cake
and pudding. It needs no cream in
serving. Take plain sponge cake and
stick it full of almonds; pour over it
as much white wine as it will absorb;
put it in a deep dish and let stand
one hour. Make a soft custard and
pour over the whole. This is good
made of cookies or "cup-cakes," and
served individually.
Stuffed Beefsteak.
This is as nice for dinner as an ex
pensive roast, and can be prepared
from the eheaper cuts flank or round.
Pound it well, season with plenty of
salt and pepper; then roll it up, with a
niee dressing of bread crumbs and
egg. Tie it closely with twine; skew
er two or three slices of salt pork on
top add a very little water, place in
the oven and bake. Baste frequent
ly, and if it browns too rapidly, cover
with a dripping pan. This is very good
sliced cold.
HOMELY GOSSIP.
Onions keep best spread carelessly
out on the floor.
To keep lemons, cover with cold wa
ter, changing it often. This makes
the lemons more juicy, and they will
not spoil within a reasonable time.
Apples or potatoes should be kept
on open, easily accessible shelves, so
that the decaying ones may be at once
disposed of. In this way the good
ones may be saved from contamina
tion. To the woman who makes her own
soap, it may be well to say that fat
for soap grease should never be put
away until it has been thoroughly
fried. Soap should boil from the side,
and not; from the middle, as it Is then
the less likely to boil over. Soft soap
should be kept in a dry, cool place,
and is better if allowed to stand two
or three months before using.
KING GEORGE'S DUMPLINGS.
HEX royal GeorRe was
England's king,
And ruled o'er all the
land.
The riddle of this good
ly dish.
He couldn't under
stand. "How do you get the
apple In?
Pray tell me that,"
said he.
He should have studied
this receipt,
It clears the mystery.
y vun two spoons baking
1 powder, sift
One and one-half cups
flour:
Work In one teaspoon butter, and
One-half cup mMk not sour.
Uoil out the dough one-half Inch thick,
Meantime have apples pared,
And wrap each apple In the dough
As thin as can be spared.
Pour sugar over all. tmtil
It's thoroughly dissolved;
Then steam one hour shades of King
George;
The mystery !s solved!
Afternoon Teas.
A dainty sort of cracker-cake is
made In the following manner. Mix
a tablespoon of sugar and the white
of one egg. Add one-half cup of Eng
lish walnuts, ground fine. Put a spoon
ful each on small salty crackers, and
quickly brown in the oven. This may
be served with either coffee or choco
late. Canned Currants.
Allow a pound of sugar to every one
of fruit. Stew them gently for 20 min
utes. Add the sugar and shake the
kettle often to make the sugar mix
with the fruit, but do not let it boil.
Keep it very hot until the sugar is
well dissolved, then pour In jars and
seal covers at once.
Onion Gruel.
This is a palatable soup and espe
cially recommended for those suffer
ing from colds. Boil a few sliced
onions In a pint of fresh milk. Stir
in a very little oatmeal and a pinch ol
salL Boil until the onions are tender
and take,, on going to bed, as hot as
possible.
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TAFT TALKS INTO
THE PH0NOG1PH
HE WILL MAKE SHORT SPEECHES
FOR REPRODUCTION.
HEARS BRYAN AS SAMPLE
Virginia Republicans to Rally at Hot
Springs August 21 V. L. Mason
to Manage Gotham Head
quarters. Hot Springs, Va., Aug. 4. Candi
date Taft has consented to make sev
eral short speeches into talking ma
chines for reproduction. As the pro
cess of making a phonograph record
is somewhat different from making a
campaign speech from the back of a
car platform or from a front porch,
Mr. Taft Monday found Mrs. Taft
lauiihing at him as he was doing a bit
of rehearsing for the real records.
Seveial experimental talks were
made and reproduced, with varying
degrees of satisfaction. The speeches
which a single record will hold aver
age about 3G0 words in length. The
topics to be discussed for repetition
in this way have not yet been decided
upon. As an example of what the ma
chine can do, the candidate was
treated to the reproduction of a rec
ord made by W. J. Hrjmn.
Virginians to Rally August 21.
Mr. Taft fixed August 21 as the date
for the rally of Virginia Republicans
here. lie will make a political address
from the porch of the club house adja
cent to the hotel. The date was fixed
at an interview with Representative
Slemp and Sheriff Brown.
A committee of the bar association
which begins its twentieth annual
meeting here Tuesday was received
Monday morning by Judge and Mrs.
Taft. While many of the members of
the Virginia bar differ with Judge
Taft in politics, he found many per
sonal acquaintances and friends in the
delegation, and an interchange of
felicitations took place. Mr. Taft will
address the association Thursday and
has been invited to assist in the en
tertainment at the banquet Thursday
night.
Mason fer Gotham Headquarters.
New York, Aug. 4. The manage
ment of the New York headquarters
of the Republican national commit
tee, in the absence of Chairman Hitch
coek, will be in the hands of Victor L.
Mason of Passiac, N. J., who was ap
pointed Monday as assistant secretary
of the committee. This position is
identical with that held four years ago
by Mr. Hitchcock, when he was the
chief assistant to Chairman Cortelyou.
The appointment of Mr. Mason dis
poses of the report tkat there was to
be appointed a vice-ohairman with ac
tive control of the eastern campaign.
Mr. Hitchcock intends to. direct the
work in all parts of the country, but
will ame a vice-chairman later who
will be in- charge at Chicago when
Mr. Hitchcock is not there. The
headquarters of Secretary Elmer
Dover also will be in Chicago.
Senator Crane of Massachusetts ar
rived in New Y6rk Monday and spent
some time with Mr. Hitchcock at
night. The junior Massachusetts sen
ator is considered one of the best or
ganization men in the party, and the
conference was sought by Mr. Hitch
cock, who places the utmost confi
dence in Senator Crane's advice.
KANSAS STATE WIDE PRIMARY.
Especial Interest in Nominations for
Senator and Governor.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 4. Kansas held
the first state wide primary in Its
history Tuesday. Particular Interest
attached to the nomination of a
United States senator an candidate
for governor on the Republican ticket,
the Republicans having polled a big
majority of votes in the last elec
tion. Joseph L. Bristow, who at
tracted attention by investigations
carried on at the instance of Presi
dent Roosevelt, contested the Repub
lican nomination with Senator Chester
I. Long. The race is generally con
ceded to be close. The hard fight for
the gubernatorial nomination was be
tween W. H. Stubbs and Cyrus Ice
land, Jr.
Woman and Two Men Burned.
Toledo, O., Aug. 4. Frightfully
burned about the body and face when
her clothing caught fire in an unknown
manner, Mrs. William J. Cauzy, 40
years old, lies in her home at times
delirious and writhing in agony; her
husband, AV. J. Cauzy, is terribly
burned on the arms, as the result of
his efforts to extinguish the flames,
and her father. A. L. Cone, is seriously
burned from his attempt at rescue of
Mrs. Cauzy.
Defends the Harmsworth Cup.
New York, Aug. 4. The United
States won another international con
test Monday when the motorboat Dixie
II. defeated the British challenger,
the Wolseley-Siddeley, in a 30-mile
race for the Harmsworth cup on Long
Island Sound, off Huntington. L. I.
This cup was captured in English
waters a year ago by the American
boat Dixie.
Osteopaths in Convention.
Klrksville, Ma., Aug. 4. More than
1.000 delegates; representing every
state and territory In the union and
parts of Canada, were present when
the twelfth annual convention of the
American Osteopathic association met
here Monday morning for a five days'
session.
Weeping Water
From the Kepubli. un :
That was a good yeild of wheat at
Jacob Domingo's 34 bushels per acre.
Jno. Domingo's averages 33 bushels.
Mits Marie Douglass of Plattsmouth
has been the guest the past few days of
! Miss Grace Teegarden. Mrs. Douglass
j and Miss Vesta have been visiting rela
tives near Elmwood, hut returned to
Plattsmouth Tuesday.
Lena Noel!, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. T. Noell while playing last
week, fell down, and a neighbor girl
tumbled on top of her. The jolt was
so hard that Lena suffered a broken
collar bone, and since then a carbuncle
on the head has made her suffering
intense.
Miss Clara Andrus has been on the
sick list for the past ten days. She
has a complication of ailments, but the
most serious is caused from inflammation
of the appendix, which has troubled
her several times previously. By care
ful nursing it is hoped she will improve.
C. II. Rager, who has charge of Wm.
Dunn's barn, got too near the heels of
Guy McGill's horse last Saturday and
was kicked on the right leg a pretty
hard jolt. While Mr. Rager gets
around with considerable pain, he is
thankful there was no broken bones to
mend.
Mrs. J. C. Rauth, residing miles
east of Manley, has gained the friend
ship of about forty of the toys and
girls of that vicinity, by preparing for
and entertaining them last Monday
night. The occasion was the seven
teenth birthday of her son, Herman.
They played games, listened to vocal
and instrumental selections and enjoy
ed a feast of cool refreshments. The
Rauth home abounds in hospitality, and
the visitors always go away with a
longiug look backward.
Elmwood
From the Leader-Echo.
E. J. Jeary has rented the A. H.
Denison house and will move therein as
soon as his furniture arrives.
A son was born Sunday to Mr. and
Mrs. Chris. Elgard, residing four miles
east and a mile north of Elmwood.
The farmers are now busy threshing
their fall wheat. J! It is yeikling from
20 to 35 bushels per acre, and is of good
quality.
About a dozen children in town have
the whooping cough. Little Miss Mar
guerite Munger is quite sick from com
plications arising from the cough.
Charles Bogenrief's little boy fell
from a horse Tuesday of last week, dis
located his right elbow. Dr. Munger
was sent for and had the little fellow
in fighting trim again.
Jim Woodward is at work this week
tearine down what was left of the Will
itt & Raker pool hall, which is to be
replaced with a nice brick telephone
building.
A man working for Tay Richards,
whose name we did not learn, was over
come by the heat Saturday and was
under the doctor's care for twoor three
days.
Dr. Munger operated on Maggie Gill
itt Tuesday of last week for a tuber
cular abscess of the thigh, putting in
a drainage tube. The little girl has
been sick for a long time and we sin
cerely hope for her recovery.
Saturday Henry Stege sr., purchased
F. A. Raker's residence property in
south Elmwood for a consideration of
$2,000. Frank will move this week in
to the Theo. Jahn residence, just west
of town, and Mr. and Mrs. Stege will
move to Elmwood soon.
Nehawka
(From the Register.)
We neglected to state in our last
issue that Uncle George Hansen was
enjoying a visit with a brother from
Wisconsin.
Mrs. Henry Wessel was suddenly
taken ill Tuesday afternoon caused by
becoming overheated. She was in great
distress for an hour or so.
Henry Kuntze went to Plattsmouth
last Thursday evening to visit "Dick"
Barr, not knowing that he was dead.
He attended the funeral services, which
were held Friday morning.
W. A. Forbes, the monument man
from Nebraska City, was in Nehawka
Wednesday morning making arrange
ments for the erection of a monument
for Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Brandt, which
was recently purchased by Chas. Barndt
at a cost of $425.
Charles Brandt returned from Custer
county Wednesday morning. He reports
that he fell in love with that country,
and has purchased a fine half section
of well improved land, and that he
will soon go out and fall plow and sow
wheat.
Charles Heebner has a force of car
penters at his farm putting new roofs
on his buildings. Charley is not like
the Arkansasan he believes in put
ting a roof on before it rains. The
amount of work he is doing calls for
30,000 shmgles.
Born. To Mr. and Mrs. Fred P.Rose
on Sunday, July 26th., a son, weighing
just nine pounds. Mother and babe
are doing nicely and tie father is doing
as well as can be expected of a man
with a new boy. We extend congratu
lations. Miss Bessie Jordan, who has been at
tending a training school for nurse at
Lake Linden, Michigan, returned to
Nehawka Friday morning. She has
completed the course and graduated,
and we understand it is her intention
of taking a post-graduate course at a
larger and better institution, and when
she finishes there, she will be one of
the best nurses in the state. She is the
guest of Mrs. D. C. West.
Loviisviilc
Kroii' tin1 Courier.
Chas. Spence, of Havelock, spent a
couple of days in town getting acquaint
ed with his family this week.
Mrs. Geo. Frater left during the week
for Independence, Okla., where she will
spend the balance of the summer.
Another sand pit has been opened
just east of the National stone quarry.
The promoter is Mr. Woodruff, of Om
aha. The Courier man came near suffering
a serious sunstroke last Saturday, and
was confined to his bed for several days
in consequence.
Chris Metzger, of Cedar Creek, has
returned to his home from a western
trip in quest of cattle. He bought a
number of fine cattle to add to his herd.
Mrs. J. P. Ellis and son, Leslie, are
in Pasadena, Calif., for a visit with
friends and relatives. It is understood
that Mrs. Ellis will remain on the coast
for some weeks.
Mosshacks who think that Louisville
is the only.point in the county that will
benefit by the building of the Platte
river bridge are already out. with their
axes and hammers.
The stork recently visited the home
of our friend, John Gauer, and left a
bright little baby girl. The news was
a little late in reaching these newspaper
headquarters, but we trust it is not too
late to extend congratulations to the
happy parents.
Mrs. William Patton died Thursday
morning of hemorhage of the lungs. She
was twenty-three years of age and
leaves a husband and an infant child.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. W. Urwin, and was born and rais
ed in Louisville precinct. The remains
will be taken to Malmo, Neb., Saturday
for interment.
Union
From the Ledger.
C. H. Taylor, who has boen doing in
surance work in Iowa during his college
vacation, returned home last Saturday.
Abe Rupley was quite sick Sunday
night and Monday, suffering an attack
of stomach trouble, but is able to be at
the store again.
M, R. Thrope and wife, of Nebraska
City, were guests of John Larsh and
wife at Springdale Farm northeast of
town a few days, and returned home
Tuesday.
Mrs. J. T. Alwise, who has been visi
ting the Barnum families and other re
latives, departed Tuesday morning for
her home in New York City. Mrs.
Eliza Barnum accompanied her to
Omaha.
A. E. Stites went to Nebraska City
via. the motorcycle route on Wednesday
evening, and the Elks lodge took care
of him when he got there, giving him
all that was due him in the way of initi
ation. Rev. W. L. Crom of Julian was here
Wednesday to confer with the interest
ed parties relative to the moving of the
U. B. church building to the new loca
tion, and it is probable that the work
will begin in the near future.
Miss Ruth Griffith, a niece of John
and William Chalfant, arrived Tuesday
evening from Lexington, Kentucky, and
will make an extended visit with rela
tives. Miss Griffith was a pleasant cal
ler at our office Wednesday morning,
and we soon discovered that she takes
very much interest in the governmental
affairs, is well informed on all topics
and a brief conversation readily dis
closes her political preferences.
Lewis Curtiss has employed a barber
to run his shop for a few weeks, and
went to Lincoln on the Monday evening
train accompanied by his wife and
mother, for the purpose of having an
operation performed in one of the hosp
itals. Mr. Curtiss has had poor health
a long time, and his many friends hope
the operation may result in a perman
ent cure in return for his great expense,
suffering and loss of time from his busi
ness. Rain! Rain! Rain!
"He causeth His wind to blow and
the waters to flow. Ps. 147 Verse 11.
Blow strong ye winds of God,
O'er mountain, hill and plain;
The thirsty earth cried out:
"Dear Lord, pray give us rain."
He made the big round world,
The earth He gave to men;
His word will never fail
To those who trust in Him.
We pray for what we need,
In faith, and hope and love;
For every gift we have
Descendeth from above.
Canon H. B. B.
Shorthorn Bull for Sale.
One good yearling shorthorn registered
bull for sale. Mark White, Rock Bluff
Rough on the Boys
Lee George Lytle und Walter Bell, of
Omaha, visited over Sunday with Fred
Patterson at King Hill. The young
men came down on motor cycles from
the metroMlis and had Home rough
experiences. At LaPlatte, Mr. Lytle
broke a pedal and had but one pedal to
his machine from that point on. They
had to walk from LaPlatte to Oreapolis
pushing their machines across the
Platte river "bridge, and two miles
south of this city, while descending a
steep hill, Mr. Bel! ran into a deep out
across the road where the water had
washed the soil, striking it with the
back wheel of the machine and break
ing the rim. Mr. Lytle saw the rut in
time to avoid it. Mr. Lytle'3 machine
was made to do double service from
that point to King Hill. They had a
delightful time on their visit and were
duly initiated by Mr. Patterson into
Lodge No. 1 of the Bucks of the Tim
ber. They returned this morning to
Omaha over the Burlington, shipping
their machines by baggage. They ex
pect to return again shortly.
WiH Play New Music
Director Cyril Janda of the City band
has secured a largp number of new band
pieces which the band will try out, re
turning those that are unsatisfactory
and retaining those which he considers
are suitable, The band intends to re
hearse the pieces several times this
week and Mr. Janda desires the Journal
to state that the program next Satur
day afternoon and evening will be large
ly new pieces. There will be some of
the old favorites, but the main part of
the program will consist of up-to-date
music. It is the intention of the band
leader to get the band thoroughly up to
date and give the people music they can
be proud of.
A Fine Service
The home of John Meisinger, jr., sev
eral miles west or the city was the
scene yesterday of one of the sweetest
christenings ever held in, that settle
ments. The little one who was christen
ed by Rev. Fred Spriegel of the Ger
man Lutheran Church, was named Mil
dred Sarah, being named Mildred after
Mrs. F. G. Morgan of this city who was
god-mother to the child and Sarah after
the mother of Mrs. Meisinger.
The ceremony was attended by Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Meisinger the grand
parents of the child, Otto Sprieck and
wife and family,Miss Sophia Meisinger,
Miss Magdalena Spreigel, Miss Martha
Sprague and Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Mor
gan. .
After the ceremonies the party sat
down to a feast which had been pre
pared by Mrs. Meisinger and which was
such that words would not do it justice.
The table literally shook beneath the
choice viands which Mrs. Meisinger had
prepared and the guest found themselves
in serious danger from the overstock of
good things which were set before them.
Those who had the honor of participat
ing in this meal found it one never to
be forgotten as the best they had ever
eaten. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan who drove
out from this city returned in the even
ing thoroughly pleased at the pretty
event they had been participants in.
Commendable Enterprise.
From the Louisville Courier, the Jour
nal learns that the citizens of that en
terprising city have raised $10,000 with
which to replace the wagon bridge
across tha Platte river to Sarpy county.
While they havo been making desperate
efforts to stir the commissioners of the
two counties up to doing something to
ward putting this bridge back in shape
for traffic, their efforts have not borne
fruit and they are tired of waiting for
action. Their action is getting together
and raising almost enough to rebuild
the bridge in a short space of time is
most commendable. The remainder of
the amount necessary to be raised will
doubtless be secured in a very short
time and the bridge completed.
In County Court.
In County Court today A. N. Sullivan,
representing Wm. II. Johnson, filed a
petition asking for a special aministra
tor for the estate of Samuel S. Johnson,
deceased. This is the contested will
case from Elmwood of which consider
able has been heard heretofore. Th
petition recites that the major portion
oi samuei t. Johnson s estate was left
to one Edwin Jeary, attorney and ban ir .
er of Elmwood. That Jeary had secur
ed the execution of the will of Johnson
by undue influence and fraud and that
he had large amounts of bank stock and
other personal property of decease
which he concealed. The value of the
estate is placed at from $100,000 to
$150, 000. That if the alleged will is
set aside, petitioner fears Jeary would
appeal the case and no one would be '
authorized to collect and care for tha
goods of deceasad. Therefore a special
administrator is asked for, Chas C
Parmele is suggested as a proper per-'
son to have charge of the estate. Nv
date has been set for the hearing.
Ice Cream Social.
There will be an ice cream social -
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gapen
north of Murray, on Friday evening'
August 7. The social will be given by
me young people oi tne Christian church
and everybody is invited.