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BMO CLOUD, y.itymiTl, cmm ' ,i ! ' i ' SIMPLY A CINCH By FLORENCJS BROWN !xc&K(m&aM 1 1923, by McClure Xenrn'inpar HjrMIOatf. ''That's n good-looking 1rpj, Chris tine nlwnys liked blue on jou!" .luck llnthnwiiy gave Ills wife a loving look, and whfh she dropped her eyei, lie stole u .quick glance at the clock. Quarter 'of ho would lmVo to hurry. llo throw his magazine aside ami, rising, stretched and yawned. "Well, 1 think I'll ilrlro the new model past old Norton's house. If lie's on the ver anda, It'll bo tin excuse to bIiow him he ear. He rather asked mo to come up he's been needing a new bus for five years now." Christine managed n good-by, which illtl not sound too strained, but it wiih lmrd work, for it was by no means the ilrst time she had heard that time worn excuse, and she hated to think what philandering It wiih a prelude for, experience having taught her to expect the worst. Jack was very good lookhjg, and QXtremcly susceptible, Ills position as snlesmnn for a popular-priced car threw lilm In contact with a good ninny women. .lack, In the yard, was starling the new car. Christine heard Hie sound of toIccs, and looking out, saw him Joined by Ted Thornton. And Chris tine, although she hated Mrs. Thorn ton, was sorry for her now. .She knew onlytpo wej'yiint Jack and Ted In all probability were not planning to ride alomv-viM-y long. ; Christine put away her sewing and -nati'dorcd through the lumie. Well, slip laid one consolation Caryl was alone, too. Probably Toil had said he wis-trying to pell old Norton u car, too. At last, on an Impulse, Christine de cided to walk by the Thornton bunga low and gloat, If possible, ' over the lonely Caryl. As sjie strolled slowly along, think ing what, a perfectly lovely night it was for a long ride, she saw to her horror that the approaching lady with thy letter In her hand was Caryl. They smljed rather distantly, and, as some thing must be said: "Good evening, Mrs; Thornton," said Christine. Your husband intends to demonstrate a car for Mr. Norton, does he not?" Caryl was surprised. "Yes, but how did yon know?" she asked. "I didn't." ltuth had to admit. "Hut He called for Jack, and that Is what Me expected me to believe." Her hearer looked thoughtful. "-Mrs. Thornton," said Christine, "I tlllulc we should become friends very dear friends, at that." Caryl nodded. ''I think so, too. Why don't we go to my house and talk It over?" Half an hour later Caryl had made a luscious fruit salad i to celebrate the new friendship, and wns about to start the percolator when Christine said suddenly, "You've made such a huge salnd wouldn't It lie dandy fun If we had someone else to shnro It It's more than large enough for three how abouUiuklnr 'Miv-Nortoii?" Cary' looked doubtful. "Why, we don't know him." "So much tl-e better." Caryl flew to the telephone book nnd found, the number. A moment Inter Nontai wns listening to an extremely sweet toIco. "Mr. Norton," it thrilled, "we're two, lonesome grass widows who have all tile- requirements of n lovely pnrty, ox pt a guest. Won't you be It? It's perfectly safe our husbands said they expected to be with you tonight." The news nmuscd Norton. The Invi tation nroused his curiosity and ho eagerly accepted. Half an hour later 3e was eating the fruit salad Mid. take and dispensing smiles and good jtlylce on the subject of husbands, notwithstanding the fact that he had never been one. Mr. Norton had brought his appetite. He helped himself boldly to tho last of the- snlad. "Only wait until our husbands find nt you've been with us, Instead of with them," Cnryl laughed. , Qo. the grounds that he would un doubtedly never be Invited again nfter the two villain husbands learned of bis visit, Mr. Norton decided he might as well eat a few more of the home made frosted nut cookies. ''Sb-tney snld I might buy n car," ho chuckled. "Well, so I might. And tiny don't I? I'll do It. And you two girts" he took out a memorandum ntttf and pen, "can split the commis sion." Here the girls looked doubt iul until he added, "or I don't buy n ar." After somo busy moments Norton presented Cnryl and Christine with aa Ingenious concoction which rend something like this: "I promise to buy a four-pns- senger Sports sednn from the Col J UnvGrlscom company, provided heck covering the commission for ' such sale is made payable to the J Joint order of Mrs. Caryl Thorn ton and Mrs. Christine Hathaway, wJio Induced me to buy said car." Shortly after midnight two smiling wives ,wcre sleepily explaining to their amazed husbands. Tou see, we girls Just happened to lie taking a walk why I never said I hated her I Just said well, anyway, she's n dear and wo made a compact to treat our husbands bet ter after this but nnywny, don't keep aaterruptlng. Where was I? Oh, yes, so we met Mr. Norton and asked him IC he had bought a cat yt, and if a'al, wouldn't ho from us, nnd so wo got tho prder, nfter nil you've said ...about selling cars being such hard mork, too. Why, It'a' simply a cinch I" 1 Horticultural Points r-rr fNi VINE SUPPORT FOR TRELLIS Inexpqnolye Device Shown In Illustra tion Ja Recommended for At ' , . .tachlng Vines, Etc. Tli Ik simple device I .!.'!: for nttaehln; berry, vines, climbing roses, etc., to tho'tj-clltoi I fr superior to tying. It iH.Jnexpenslve, quicker, can never bind the stems, nnd Is Instantly re moved for pruning or re-arranging, writes C;. A. I'ensu of California In Farm and Home. A quantity can be made up at odd times, from old bnllng wire, and kept on hand ready for use. Tho HketehcH will explain lla construc tion and use. Tim loop should be large enough to contain the largest stem, without binding about seven-eighths of an - . -"C rT" Wlro Tie for Vine;,. Inch across Inside Is a good general size. Two forms of hooks are shown, one for wire trellises, thu other for use on wooden slat trellises. The plain loop (a) Is for use with vertical or nearly vertical steins. Where stems are to be trained more nearly horizontal, tho sides of the loop should w longer, and the loop given n qtiui tor-turn, with the result" shown at b, where the supporting Itobks nrc In lino with the lmrlzont'nl'Jstcni, as shown In the sketches. CULTIVATE ALL FRUIT TREES Just as Essential In Orchard as for Any Other Crop Tends to Conserve Moisture. It Is Just, as essentlnl to cultivate fruit trees as any other growing crop. Sometimes the trees are plowed In the spring and left the rest of tho year without any further care, so far as cultivation la concerned. 'An excep tion Is where a cultivated crop Is growing between tho trees, snys D. C. Mooring, extension horticulturist, Oklahoma A. and M. college. While trees nrc young, n cultivated row crop may bo grown between the1 trees so long as It does not compote with' the trees for the same moisture and plant food. Therefore, ench year ns the tree? grow, move the crop fur ther away from tho trees and when tho trees nre well Into bearing censo growing a spring crop among the trees nt nil. , A soil thnt is well cultivated will (1) catch much more moisture, including rains nnd snows; (2) conserve the moisture; (3) keep down grass and weeds; (4) aerate the soil, that Is, permit of free air circulation, which Is necessary to the life nnd develop ment of the roots. Tho first cultivation In the spring should bo four or five Inches deep with whatever available tool is nt hand. Be careful not to skin tho trees. In case your trees are growing in tho yard, where it is not practlcul to uso horse power In cultivation, a spade, shovel or hoe may be used. 'Whore a hand tool is used, loosen the soil under the tree and nt lenst a foot or two beyond tho extent of tho limbs. Tho cultivation should begin Jn March or early April and continue un til midsummer under normal condi tions, and during the dry season the cultivation 'should continue until the Inst of the summer. After the tlrst cultivation, which Is tho deep one, the other cultivations should be merely to establish a soil mulch. SPRAY TO KILL GRAPE PESTS As Soon as Rootworm Beetles Ap pear Apply Arsenate of Lead Cultivate In June. To destroy the grape rootworms, cultivate the vineyard during early June, the United States Department of Agriculture advises. Spray the vines as soon ns adult beetles appear with arsenate of lend, 1 pounds pow der or 8 pounds paste to 00 gal longs of water, or 50 gallons of bor deiiux mixture If fungous dlsenses are present. To destroy tho grape leafhopper, spray In lute June or enrly July, when (ho nymphs of young Insects are most abundant. Use 40 per cent nicotine sulphate, one-fourth pint to CO gallons soapy water (2 pounds sonp) or with 50 "gallons bordeaux mixture to con trol fungous diseases. Hit tho lower sides of the leaves forcibly, Stake Up Young Berries. Young cane fruits such as raspber ries and blackberries will give much better results tho first season if they are staked' up and tied, rather than al lowed to trail over on tho ground. Utilize Watte Places. Try planting n fruit or nut trco in tho fence corner where tho weeds now havo foil possession. Nothing to Do but Spray. If the scale is In the orchard, thero la, nothing to do but to spruy. uumaE.ummaamsxKftj THE BIG DEAL By RUDY H. MAFtTYrJ eAmammjwjmtfMJXa Ow, VJi'i ij .ilc lur" J,itviiiper UtndU'utu. It was part of Lome 1'rake'a work for Mr. Ryder fo stay at thin little portable olllco on the lumber yard Wharf while the other clerks wen to lunch. That was bow It happened that 1'eter Kllburn, In a rush during his own nooning from mi uptown of lice, round Drake alone thoru and stuted hls'buslueBS concisely. "1 have u wood lot out In Dnnbiiry to sell, (irniidfathcr left It to me, and if I can turn It Into a thousand dollars within ten days I can use the money to tremendous advantage In my line of business. .Ilmmle linker was sure that Mr. Ityder would put me In the way of some sort of deal If this lot Is too small for htm to han dle." Drake was listening with tensed muscles. He had been bom and raised on a Daubury farm, coming to the metropolitan lumber yard only a few months before, In quest of the fortune ('wen demanded before she would promise to wed him; he knew every Inch of the Kllburn woodlot, although this city-bred grandson was a .stranger; ho guessed Its timber would market at a profit over a pur chase price qf $.",000. To buy at $1,000 would put the deal In Lome's classi fication of big business. And he bad the cash to make an option payment. He had negotiated the purchase of u Danbury farm for the Jlmmlc linker whom young Kllburn had mentioned, and the stiff price the Inexpert oneod city man had paid for that had netted Lome the commission which he was on the alert to reinvest. "I'll give you $1,200 for tho' wood lot," he said, salving his conscience with an extra $200. "I'll pay $300 down and the other nine when you htmll me the papers a week from today." "Done!" cried Kllburn, Jubilantly. ".Ilmmle told me to trust Ryder's for a clean deal of my problem." If Lome Drake had any qualms he smothered them In plans for a week end run to Danbury to arrange with somo local banker for a loan, nnd bask In the sunshine of Owen's favor. lint the situation at his home town didn't develop smoothly. The family found him Irritable. When he sought Owen he found himself talking until he ran down Jlke a tired clock spring',' and Hung away when Jlmmle Baiter clime with' a brisk assuranco of her welcome. Striking cross lots, Lorrfe entered the Kllburn Woods and begun to perambulate the bounds. M The young man had recently made some study of. timber In relation lo Its veneer and Interior finish values. and ii4 Iuj crujsdd.,umong the walnut's nnd cloau-'stejunie'd tnaplcs tie'reallzeTl that these r.wnq, a sniiill fortune ftir dovelopmenVulong those lines Jlttl nile inker's land 'abutting at one side, held more valuable trees, nnd Lome's keen mind leaped on to secure that! But as he waildcred there alone, his thought wus always for the girl he loved with' an Intensity that counted no cost of self. And he had been ashamed before her! All the baubles he might buy would never bring him courage to make his claim without the clean up-standlnguess that kept him without shame. With tricky hands ho hnd lost n power without which be could not tight for Gwen, Lome ground his teeth as he realized that the logical working out of his return to self respect would play Into Jim- mlc's hands. He caught the next train cltywnrd. Two mornings later the young man wns back at Ihinbury, again cruising among the- timber of the Kllburn lot. He wus working with pencil und note book under a maple tlowered in red. A Muttering wood bird heralded the approach of some humankind. The young man could hear the rustle of dry leaves under foot, and then there wns a clear summons for him, "Lome, ob, Lornel" "I hoped to rind you up here, Lome, before, becnuso It wns your letter about these woods that set me think ing. Then I got on the trail of your part In Jlmmle's farm buy. And then I tried to Imagine whnt made you do these things thnt aren't what you used to think were honest. Did you do them for mo?" "I thought so," he answered, gently, Her eyes clouded. "Thnt you mny have done that startled me," snld Gwen. "Ilecnuse if it wore true I lmvo done nu awful, awful thing. I'd rather not have one single thing thnn have to feel nshumed." Lorno caught her hands and smiled over his words thnt seemed so In adequate: ' "I found that, too, sweetheart. I found that the big deal was to keep my heart and hands clean to light for you. I met Kllburn with Mr. Ry der yesterday, and we fixed up tho wood lot business. Tho wonder of it wns Mr. Ryder's kindness when I told ray story. He has taken over the lot at a fair valuation, and is going to let me manage its disposal. Wo hope to work' in Jlmmle Baker's for a price that will straighten out his farm deal. I shall be stationed hero for sevpral months, and I want you to make every minute glad I" , "You've made every minute very, very glad for me," snld Gwen softly. "Because I loved you, Lorno, and then it broke my heart because what I meant to bo right could lend to such very, Very wrong." Roverontly ho touched her i fair hnlr with his lips.. "It's going to ho all right, nlwnys now," he promised. , -t M ! Horticultural Hints ': SMALL BEETLES HARM TREES Shot-Hclo Borer and Its Tiny Grub May Attack All Kinds of Fruit Means of Control. (rrcimicd by tho Unltnl Stntca Department of Agriculture.) , Shot-bole borer (Scolytus rugulosls) Is a small beetle whose tiny grub may attack all kinds of fruit trees nnd other trees. It Is most Important In tho orchard but on weakened nurs ery trees It may also appear. Tho female beetle makes n tunnel between the baric and wood and lays eggs nlong either side of tills. In time the small borers extend their work, often girdling limbs or the trunks of small Shot-Hole Borer; a, Adult; l, Side View of Same; o, Pupa; d,' Borer; All Enlarged. trees, causing weakening or denlh of such trees. As a rule It Is u weak ened tree thnt Is most likely to suffer Injury. Since the pest thrives best in weak or dying trees or' limbs, keep all or chard primings romoved from the or chard. In tho nursery avoid the use of left-over trees lor lining draws and the -like alongside the growing stock. Remove and burn trees which nro too seriously Injured by the pest to bo saved. In the orchnrd prompt ly prune out affected limbs nnd de stroy them. The regular summer sprays with arsennte of lend and llme sulphur for fruit Insects will tend to repel this pest where spraying Is thoroughly done. TIME TO RENEW OLD ORCHARD Best to Begin Work of Reclaiming In Winter, but It Can Be Begun In Any Season. While the best tlmo to begin the work of reclaiming tho orchard Is in tho winter, it can be begun at nny time. Thero nro several important things to do, nnd nbout the first one will bo to make tho solL.rich and put It into good tilth. No' trees can do well In n poor soil, in bnd mechanical condition, and with all the humus used up. This work enn be stnrted right off no, auntter Iwhnt time It is. Give the tree renewed llfeblood sap filled with plant food, nnd the tree will bo stopped in Its decny nt once. Then follow with the pruning and denning up of tho tree Itself, nnd you will bo surprised in n short period nt tho difference it will mnke, both In nppcarance and in production. "Where the trees have not been badly Infected with the black twig blight, there. Is n good chnnce for overcoming nlmost nny nllment thnt Is injuring them. The blight Is diffi cult to overcome becnuse it is a sap disease. While apples are not usunl ly so badly Infected with this dls ense ns pears, it enn be enrried from the pear trees into the apple orchnrd if one is not very careful. SPRAYING TREES IN SPRING Application May Be Made at Time When Fields Are Too Wet for Work With Other Crops. It Is true thnt spraying comes nt a time when most men feel they ought to bo In the fields, but it is nlso Just as true thnt generally tho Melds are so wet during tho tlmo when the sprays may be applied, that you couldn't bo in tho field even If you wished, nnd you con get your trees sprayed In the springtime if you are In earnest. SUITABLE SOIL FOR GRAPES Light, Well-Drained Loam Is Prefer able, Though They Will Thrive on Sandy Lands. Grapes prefer n light well-drained loam soli. They will do well in sandy or gravelly soils if suitable means aro employed to conserve molsturo nnd provide additional nutrients. Grape vines should never be left In sod. The soil about them should either be thor oughly tilled or heavily mulched with Btraw. Deserve Best, Soil. Don't plnnt fruit 'trees nnd plants on a garden on Innd thnt, Is too poor for other crops. Both deservo good land. Thorough Cprayjjin Necessary. It is seldom possible to produce heavy yields of sound apples without thorough spraying, Learn Details of Spraying. Lenm oxnetly when to eprny your fruit trees nnd vegetables, whnt to spray for, nnd whnt spray to use. a b c c6 S By xMOLI.IE MATHER &0O338? CopyrlBht. 1922, Western .NowsiJUlier Inlun. When tho small boy reached his favorite- llshlng place, he found a young Woman before him, leaning against ti tree, evidently pleased with her sur roundings. Sho glanced up from her book to smile Invitingly, but Tommy was no , .. I... ..a... ...I iJ.lll.lt. 11. .lt.I,.ll. iu ue ..iiii'iini'i.. fi.i.w..y uu u.-i.u- garded the Intruder, who thereupon closed her book, preparatory to depar ture. "It Is n lovely spot," she said re gretfully, "and I was having a nice, restful time; but if you'd rather bo alone " She left the sentence unfinished. "You can stay If you like," he sur prised himself by saying. "Maybe," he generously suggested, "you'd like to ilsb, too." "I can't bear to make things suffer," she explained. Tommy was conspicuously disap pointed, but after a while curiosity overcame prejudice. "Where," questioned the boy, "do you come from? I never saw you 'round hero before." Tho young woman laughed delight fully. Tommy had not before heard music In laughter. "I haven't been 'round here," she amusedly replied. "I have just been engaged by Mrs. Marsli of -Magnolia house." "Then mother wns right," Tommy said. "I beard her telling grandfa ther that she was sure you worked there the day after she had seen Uncle Bob talking to you." "Your mother saw me,' the girl re peated, "and I wns talking to your Uncle Bob?" Tommy nodded. "Tho two of you were sitting on the garden wall, she said, and she didn't think It very dlgnltled In Uncle Bob, and grandfather had better look Into It because you were so pretty." "Well, It Is something to be called pretty," Tommy's companion remnrked, "and what had Uncle Bob to say to all that?"' . "They didn't say It before Undo Bob," Tommy explained; "and nre you Irish? Mother said you were; she said sho heard some one call to you over tho garden wall: 'Come here, Sheila O'Moore.' " "Sure,- I'm feared that can't bo de nied," softly and charmingly, the girl dropped Into Irish brPSo. Tommy grinned delightedly. . , ( "Talk somo more like that," he begged. The girl regarded him whimsically. "Mebbe you'd be after llkln' an Irish song better'n Irlsli talk, an' It's mebbe I feel more like slngln'." The boy wns an Inspiring listener; wildly lift applauded. "Sing thnt one again nbout the queer little old mnn In the queer old lint," he snld. She began the song; then ns though nt her call, n little old mnn In n queer old hat, Indeed, nppeurcd nt the open ing in tho trees. Tho girl, her eyes widening, abruptly ended her Jingle, while Tommy jumped to his feet. Grandfather," he cried, "this is Sheila O'Moore, who works up at Mag nolia house, the one mother told you nbout, who talks to Uncle Bob; and I like her," finished the boy defiantly; "and I shnll tnlk to her ns often as I like, nnd nnd she can come here when I'm fishing whenever she wnnts." Tommy, with his fishing tackle, met the girl next morning. "Grandfather Is iniul, nnd Bob nnd I stand together about being friends with you," he cheerfully Informed her; "nnd grandfather said your queer old song wns impertinent. Grandfather used to be nn lmportnnt judge, mother says, nnd he still likes to wear his funny tall silk hut. He forbade Uncle Bob to see you any more nnd Bob is coming down here to fish with us this morning. He is neglecting his doctor practice." Satisfaction wns In the nephew's tone. Shelln O'Moore reproved the young physlclnn for this when later he Joined the odd companions In thejr leafy nook. "And you do not," reminded tho dis approved girl, "even know who I nm, O son of an old honored name," her smile mocked him. "Nor care," roturned Tommy's uncle, "so lqng ns I do know that you wear no wedding ring." "Mebbe she'll wenr one for you somo day," suggested tho frank Tommy. "That," big Bob gravely replied, "is my growing hope." It wns In the moonlit garden, where Tommy nnd bis uncle sat alone, that the girl, n transformed fairy, came to them. "My two dear; friends," sho said, "the Judge and Tommy's mother nre already ut Magnolia house, awaiting the treat of the season. Why are you not with them there?" Her laughter tauslc rippled, as, spreading her white satin skirts, she curtsied. "I Introduce myself, Sheila O'Moore of opera fame, induced by my mother's old friend, Madame Marsh, to give en tertainments at Magnolia house to night The O'Moore's speclnlty is Irish folk-sqpg please, won't you come?" It was after the rancirui encore, "The Queer Little Old Man," thnt the Judge went forwurd with old-time gnl lantry to congrntulute the singer. "We will hope, mndame, to again have this great privilege," ho snld. Shelln smllod happily; her eyes sought those of big Bob, while Joy ously Bob's small nephew grinned back at her from his side. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Red Cloud, Ncbr. May 2, 1922 Mayoress Mayor Poicrson called Council together in regular session Members present, Crnbill, Amack, Hummell and Hoffnu.n. Minutes of meeting .held April 25 read and approved. The dnmml and monthly vepprt of, S. 11. Florahce City Tieasurorpi'ese'it cd nnd ordered placed on filo,. .- - Tho Mny&'eSV lirbe'ceded tp,arrpoint t tho, following! ,HoffnianPresident of Council, Dr." Henry 'book? Hcftlth Phy" siciail and same wore confirmed by the Gbuncil. Tho following committees were au- pointed: Street and Alley committee: Hoffman 1st Ward nnd A. U. Orablll . 2nd Ward. Finance committee: Cra bill, Hoffman and Amcck. Building committee: Amack, Hummell and Crabill. James Gilham City Attorney at $100.00 per year which was con firmed by the Council. Mrs. Clarissa M. Maynnrd book keeper at $30.00 per month. Moved and seconded by Hoffman that same bo confirmed. Yeas: Amack, Crabill, Hummell and Hoffman.- Lawrence Doyle marshal at $75.00 per month. Moved by Crabill r.nd seconded by Amack that Fame be ap proved. Yeas: Amack, CiabilL Hum mell and Hoffman. a. jc. crazier withdrew as a candi date for elcctricnl superintendent. Power house employees and electri cal suiuviiUcndcnt were not appointed. Moved by Hoifman and seconded by Hummell that the c!ty employ, and direct city attorney to draw contract with, C. I. Itosc to paint tho stand pipe and smoke stack at power home. Tho stand pipe to be given 3 coats of paint on tho inside, and stand pipo and smoke stack to be given two coats of paint op out side. C. I. Hose also agrees to repair cement base of stand pipo a'd put on new screen cover The cost of all work and material to -bo $375.00. Yeas: Amack, Crabill, Hummell and Hoffmnn. Arthur 'McArtlnir appeared repre senting tho Fire Department and asked for $325.00 now in firemens fund. Laid over for reconsidering. Mayoress appointed Amack, Hoff man and Crabill to investigate the roof of tho firemens hall and report. Paul Polnicky appeared and asked for $300.00 for help for tho band. Taken under consideration. City Treausrer was instructed lo pay items of freight, express tele phone and C. O. D. bills when proper ly O. K. by proper persons. Moved by Hoffman and seconded by Amack that Oity Clerk be author ized to advertise for sealed bids for hauling fuel, oil and coal for insu'ng i year, xeas: AmacK, uraoui, num- mell and Hoffman. On motion the following claims were taken up separately and allowed: B. It. Frazier $150.00 W. A. Patten 125.00 Chas. Whitaker Bert Perry - 85.00 75.00 S5.00 75.00 2.50 ... 8.50 49.70 49.15 C. R. Lewis Lawrence Doyle Wm. Hayes Harry Topham Frank Clawson O. C. Tcel Chas. McKeighan 3.ri5 Beushansen Supply House 10.00 S. R. Florancc 76.92 Mid-West Electric Co 84.23 S. T. Mountford 12.00 On motion Council adjourned. CLARISSA M. MAYNARD City Clerk Kansas Pickups ' SMITH COUNTT E. E. Spurrier is in Smith Center this week. Mrs. George Rohrcr is on the sick list', Mr. and Mrs. Earl Abbott were Sun day visitors at E. E. Spurrier's. Ernest Coffey is working on the E. E. Spurrier farm. Mr. Rollins of Lebanon is plastering F. M. Brown's new house this week. Dell Brown and family of 'Lebanon spcut Sunday at the D. K. Grewell homo. O. D. Upp and wjfe entertained a number of yoang people at their home last Saturday evening. Tho evening was spent in inusio. All present seem ed to have an enjoyable time. E. E. Spurrier and family and Robt. Lannigau and family spent Saturday evening at the Earl Abbott home. Misses Grace and Louise Brown were over Sunday visitors with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rob. rer. April Weather Report Tompcrature: Mean 58 deg., maxi mum 81 deg on 22nd, minimum 27 deg on 18th. Pteoipltatlon: Total 3.13 inches. Tot al snowfall ,0 inohes. Number of days Clear 10, partly cloudy 5, cloudy 15. Dates of frost, killing 18 and lOtli. Prevailing wind N W 9 days. Pre clrlltatton since Jan, 1, b,28 inches, Ohas. S. Ludlow, Observer. I'' i , ) , I v, . 1 I f ii r A t;f !,,. '.l,YiJ ,v. Ml,A'l4.JUJ . , -. . Vr