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The Perfect
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By CHAS. E. BAXTER
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"D AWLINS hud arranged to meet
Simpson down liy tin; liver nt tliu
edge of tliu iiiuniifacttiiing town, and
there to liiind lilm L'.OOO In bills.
Simpson luid been u confederate of
TluwlltiM In tliu liniik robbery, 1",
years before. Simpson liad been hi-iiI
up for ton jours; ltawilns had made
his giiirit,, mid later appeared us n
prosperous liuslnos-s man In another
stale. iwtniod, with two lino chil
dren and a $PJ,(Hi homo. Also lio had
a reputation for Integrity In tliu com
munity. Tlien Simpson had turned up, and
tliu ?'-',0lM was onlj tin beginning of
what ho vvn going to do to Jlnwilns.
ltotli inon I; new that. Henceforth
Kawllns was going to support Simp
son, work for him, he his milch cow,
n'thc price of his home, his freedom,
Ids wife, his children.
What .Simpson failed to reckon on
v.88 Uuwlln's nerve.
Huvvilns doped the matter out. Down
ly tho river, where the mills kept
tho air alive with sound until late In
tho night, a pistol shot would hardly
iittraet notice. If ltawllus shot Simp
son and Hung his body Into the race,
Simpson would bo swirling fit) miles
down the valley by morning, toward
tho sea. Nobody knew Simpson, no
clue to tbe murder would exist, cor
titlnly none that could he laid to Kaw
llns. Itnwllns went over and over tliu
problem In his mind, and It seemed
to him that he could not fall. He
went to meet Simpson with his auto
matic ready, uud a light heart, having
told his wife that he bad to see a man
en business.
IIu lunl worked out this part too;
the murder would take live inlnutiu
nt the most, and by running he could
keep his appointment, almost punctu
ally. Uli, jes, the alibi was going to
bu perfect !
A slouching figure loomed up before
him. It was, SJmpson.
"Well, you brought 'em?"
"Sure I'e brought them, Simpson.
Hut see here, before I hand this money
over to ou I must have jour assur
ance that this will be the last."
' "Sure, It'll be the last. I only want
enough to set me up in a small way,"
grunted Simpson.
lie stretched out Ills hand, llaw
llns drew his automatic In the dark.
"On second thought, Simpson," lie said,
"I gitess I'll hand you this Instead."
He shot Simpson through the heart.
-Simpson gurgled and toppled for
ward. Stepping carefully so as not to gut
blood on his clothes Rawlins lifted
the body and. hurled It down Into the
race below. '
lie went homo, overjoyed, and slept
like a top. However, he was awaku
tpilto early. Atlhniu'h he had no con
science at all with regard to what he
had done, he discovered with surprise
II the Impulse of the murderer to re-
t lrn to the .scene of his crime.
He went oil" tov n l Ids mill. His
Mi'l.v di'ptiitiiu- v.t, nut an uncommon
thing; he wasn't let raj lug himself by
t When hi1 reached the place of (lie
ti.urder he utteied a tv of dismay.
Simpson's bodj '.aid been washed
upon a ledge of ro -ks opposite, in
plain view of lianuiecN of workers
passing the oilier side of the .stream,
and Simpson was grinning.
Had nnjbod.v seinV ltawllus wait
ed desperatel.v until tin whistle an
nounced that the factory had engulfed
Its population. Then he crossed the
bridge, clambered down the rocks, and
tossed Simpson's IhuIj Into the water
again.
All the while he could see Into a
corc of factory w ludnws.
The body went whirling down the
gorge. Itnwllns- climbed up the rocks
ugaln and went Into his ollloo.
He felt that he had hardly one
rliance in lift. v. In full observation
( f the mills he had deliberately dis
engaged Ihi body from the ledge and
tiling it into the si ream. He thought
f (light. At last, however, he de
tided to stay and brazen it out. A
fugitive vvas alwa.vs trapped sooner or
later. If he stu.ved, lie might still os-
ape the rope. Nothing could he proved
en him."
A week of horror followed.
Then he read that a body of an tin
fciiown man had been found washed
ashore 'JO miles below I'uthlletown.
There were no marks of Identification
upon the clothing, and the features
were unrecognizable, but the man had
a bullet wound through tho heart, and
was evldentl.v u suicide.
Hawllns drew a deep breath. He
bad won. Not one of the millliauds
lad H'ii the luul.v upon tin rocks, nor
I. Is despairing act in giving it to the
turrent. Itnwllns had constructed the
i erfect crime.
Not Her Pup.
An Itinerant dog artist saw a poodle
with a beauilful long coat sitting at
lie feet of a iiishlonnbl.v dressed
woman. He suggested that the do''
would look better If clipped In the
traditional poodle manner. She agreed
.'.ltlrhlia, H( lie took out his clippers.
nd after halt' an hour's time had
tr:insforme: tho dug.
Hie then nt-JnnL for payment. Tho
A.oiiuin refused and lie expostulated.
Tho woman Miruggcil her shoulders.
"Why should I p.ij?" she asked. "It
isn't m dog!"
Totally Disabled.
Beggar "Giiatne a dime, sir. I'm
poor cripple." Passerby "How nre
you 'crippled?'1 Beggar "Financial
ly." Atluntu Constitution.
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ti70l II bic. '.fust's ready,
ling!" c.nied .Mrs. Johns
ready, dnr
son at
the door.
"All right," giowietl .Johnson as be
himieillj bun d his collar. The
button sllppnl between his lingers,
ar.d with a ci.se he groped for it,
brlngin,: his la. I Into violent collision
with the chilloiner.
At Insf, clothed, but In Ids usual
uiornliirf temp-.. Mr. .Johnson went
Into the bieai.iust room. Then; was
a scampd'hi, illglit on tho part of
Ella uud Tom They vveie alrald of
their father In the morning.
"Say, what do you call this?" de
manded .Mr. Johnson, pointing in dis
gust to the Interior of his egg. "Think
I like 'em raw lor a change?"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, darling," said
Mrs. Johnson. "I'll boll you another."
"No time," growled Johnson. "Let
me starve; I'm not worth teedlng."
Ho proceeded with his breakfast.
"Darling, here's u letter from
Brother Heorge," said Mrs. Johnson.
"Well, what's he want now? Bor
row more money, 1 suppose?"
"Why, he's lost his position, and
Kate's going home to her mother, and
he asks us to let the children come
here for a few weeks"
Johnson swore viciously. "Let
them starve!" he shouted. "Tench 'em
ii lesson. Of all the Improvident,
criminal fools, (ieorge takes the cake.
Send him my compliments and tell
him I hope they starve to death."
"Very well, dari:.i'." said Mrs
Johnson.
Johnson Mulshed his hreakfa-t.
grabbed Ids hat, submitted to a kiss
from bis wife, and raced for the car,
which soon carried lilm downtown to
his otllce. He went In. The stenogra
pher was taking off I r hat.
"Say, this is a tine .uue for you to
be here!" said .lolinso.i "I told .urn
to he on the Job at bal' past eight, and
oil come in at nine, and then you have
the Impertinence -I tan only call It
that to ii U me for an Inciease."
The stenographer ver.v thoughtfully
dnblied u little powder on her ine.
touched up her lips with her stick,
and sat down. Johnson began dictat
ing, (ittiduully his growls died away.
The morning waned.
Johnson came hack from lunch.
"Well, Miss tioodge, we've been pretty
busy today." he said.
"OIiT I guess we're mostly cleaned
up on that correspondence." said Mls
Ooodge.
An hour passed. Johnson looked up
"Suy, about that Increase that'll he
nil right, Miss Coodge. We'll start
you In at thirty on the first of the
w eel:."
"Oh, thank ou, Mr. Johnson," said
Miss tioodge.
At half-past live Johnson bade Mis
tioodge an inula' le good-night and
n.uk a car home. Outside his house
Tom and Mlla were plnjlng. They saw
their father anil .ran to him.
"Hello, kids!" shunted Johnson
win l:m his hat enthusiastically. He
lifted each In turn to he kissed. "Well
what lore jm I .irned at school
toda.v V
"Oh, ibe s-ime old stntV," said Tom
'Say, l'.d. dlil you know my pocket
money was (ue today V"
"And mine?" said Kiln.
"That so? How much d'.vou get?"
"A ipmrler." said each sliuultiinc-
oiisly.
"Well, hole's a dollar bill to split."
said Johnson.
Ills wife was widting at the door.
She tiling her arms round his neck
and kissed lilm. Johnson put Ids arm
round her waist.
"Well, old ladj, what Is there for
dinner? I'uckV l.ord, how I love
duck! Say, .von certainly are one tine
provider !"
Johnson ate his duck noisily. He
onjojed the stuHlm:. After the pud
ding he leaned bar'; In Ids chair, re
plete. "Say, what's that .vou were telling
mo about (ieorge losing Ids Job?" he
asked. "1 don't know that 1 quite
got you."
"Why, (tailing, he's lost ids place,
and Kate's going home on a visit to
her mother, hut he thinks he'll get
another position ver.v soon. And lie
wrote to ask If th children couldn't
come here on a visit for a little while
till he gets his alTalrs settled."
"Why, sure," said Johnson. "Write
and tell him to semi 'em along, and
we'll send 'em line', tat and rosy. poor
old (ieorge! he alwa.vs had hud luck,
didn't he? And, say! Just tell him
If he's hard up for a couple of liun
divd not to mind mentioning it."
"Very well, m.v dear," said Mis.
Johnson.
It Was the Rule.
One of ttio legiilatlons of tho con
grotslniuil library at Washington Is
that visitors mum not carry parcels
Into the building.
One morning a tall, broad-shouldered
young woman arrived tit one of the
doors of tlu library, having In lui
hand a neat brown paper package.
"No bundles a'' allow oil inside the
building." snhl the attendant. "Vou
must have it heie till you come out"
The .vouug vv inn. in objected. The
man said it vvas the rule. The young
woman 'aid It was absurd. The man
wus linn. Hi must obey orders. The
young woman hesitated; then she un
did lie ) in reel, hung several pi'is uf
black liu-iii over tier arm, handed the
tunu the paper, and said ;
"There, you may keep that until 1
come out." Philadelphia Ledger.
Growing Up With
the Day
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Uncle HiranVa
Will
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By ANTHONY REIMEKT j
((i), I'j'i'd, Western Newip.iiier Union.)
XXTKLL, well, Lncle Hiram, we're
" mighty glad to see joiiJ" ex
claimed his nephew Tim. "Grip and
all! Looks as if you've come to spend
some time with us, Uncle Hlritm. Min
nie, get t'uele Hiram a cup of tea.
Well, uncle, how nie things down at
the farm?"
"Well, nephew, I'll be frank with
you. They say there's no fool like an
old fool. I put my savings twenty
thousand dollars Into one of these
here oil companies, and it's busted.
Bought 'em at ten dollars a throw,
and they're down to ten cents. Jest a
plain swindle.
"I'm old, I can't work much longer,
and I guessed, .vou being, rich anil al
ways my favorite nephew, you'd let
the old man stay about your place and
work out his hoard."
Tim's face fell. He had always
counted on a share of Uncle Hiram's
money when the old man died.
"Why, of course you're welcome ns
long as you like to stay, uncle," be
said. "It's a shame about those oil
shares. ' Minnie, get the spare room
ready for Uncle Hiram."
"Did you believe that story, Tim?"
asked his wife later.
"Come to think of It, It sounds
mighty llsh," said Tint. "I guess the
old mini's going to see how we'd treat
him in adversit.v, before making up
Ids mind whether to leave his money
to me or Cliarle.v."
"That's oactl what I was think
ing," answered Minnie. "We'll give
Uncle Minim the time of his life."
Their suspicions were continued
when, after two or three weeks of
Junket lugs, and riding around In Tim's
car, Uncle Hiram announced that be
was going to pn a Mt to Charley,
In the poorer part of the town.
Charley worked for the gas com
pany, and he had never got anywhere.
He hadn't a car, and never would hnve
one.
"I guess If Charley treats me as
well as you, Tim, I'll sorter divide
my time between the pair of you,"
said Uncle Hiram, with heavy Jocu
larity. "'Taln't fair to saddle you
with the whole burden."
"Oh, that's all right, Uncle Hiram,"
said Minnie. "I'm sure we can make
you much more comfortable than
Charley can. Stay with us all the
time, Uncle II Irani."
However, Uncle Hiram was not to
be dissuaded, and, grip in hand,
mounted u street car and vvas wafted
away.
"I guess we're good for the bigger
part of Uncle Hiram's money," said
Tim. "Gee, Minnie, It's certainly a
godsend, having the old man off our
hands. Hope Charley and Ada don't
get around lilm."
Charley and Tim wen not the best
of friends, on account nf the difference
In their social position, so that Charley
had not been around to meet Uncle
Hiram, lie bad heard of his loss, how
ever, a'ld greeted him glumly.
'('nine in. Unite Hiram, " he said.
"Ada, a i-up of n i for Uinle Hlriiiu.
Well, u- 1 1.-, so Mui've been having
hard In . I hear?"
"Lo"' i'vo-.v penn.v In oil. (turned old
fool 1 am." sahi Uncle Illrani. "And
so I thought I'd divide inv declining
years between .von and Tim, seeing
as I've als , been so fond of you
lio.vs."
"Uncle Hiram." s,i Charley, "I'll
he perfect l.v frank with .vou. You're
welcome for a few days, but 1 can't
afford to feed jm. I'm only earning
Just enoiii.li to support my family."
"jUtaho.v !" s.id Uncle Hiram heart
Il.v. "I like .viuir ."'auk, outspoken
vvav, m.v lad. and I won't stuy uiore'n
long enough to g"t actpialuted."
"Charley." -.aid Vila later, "hasn't
It oe lured to vou that Uncle 1 111 inn's
ptvicmling In be pi or to see which of
.vou men real l.v loves him the more?
I'm afraid all his mone.v will go to
Tim now."
"Sure I know It's mi," siiid Charley,
"lint you don't rea'I'.e what a sly old
g'iy ll'rain Is , i 'in will cover him
with hosplt.il'tv, ami make him sick,
wleretis he'll like m.v blunt, outspoken
way and leave me all Ids money. Oh,
I'm wise, .1ti !"
Uncle Illrani onli stuyed two days
and then went buck to Ids farm. He
wrote from there that oil bad been
struck on the property, and that the
shares bad bounded Up to twice their
value. "And I'm a rich man. and I'll
never forget the welcome l received,"
lie added. Il.icb i.f the nephews lunl an
Identical letter.
A few months later came the news
tlmr Uncle Illrani had died of a stroke.
The will was read, iidrt.v thousand
dollars had gone to a home for tcmiilo
.mbeciles.
And eaeli of tic nephews recelvol
hi Identical letter:
"Dear nephew. n;i thought It vvas
a Hick, hut It w-.s straluht enough,
and I seen you plotting and planning,
one of nu eoviTo I me with slime like
a snail, and the other hadn't Vhiimi
enough in play up to the old man.
much les handle bisinonev. Human
mil ure's nuiium u.it lire, and jmi got
o make allow nixes."
He Knew Vliat to Do.
Mot! or Well. Joonn.v, 1 hope .Hint
.ai woe a good I mi iti Sunday school
i day,
Jolinn.v -Yes, mother, I didn't talk
or anything.
Mother Did you do your duty when
the collodion plan.' was passed?
Johun.v You hoi 1 did! I got
enough lo hu,v, Ihn e Ice cream sodas
and go to the fnovlos tomorrow night.
Each Man to
His Trade
By MYRA CURTIS LANE
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pollSOX & CO., which signified Mr.
Uoiitlcdge, the general manager,
wanted to keep Miss Lowndes If pos
sible. They were it publishing house,
which made them it little less cold
blooded than the average huslimw
Una; ami thou Miss Lowndes' lather
lunl held down a Job there seventeen
.venrs. It was not an exulted one,
and laid had nothing to do with lit !
erature, hut still, when ho died pen
iilless, tlie.v had to do something for
his (laughter.
One gathered that Lucille Lowndes
had never worked anywheie. had never
had any expectation of working. It
was lioiitlodge who got her her posi
tion. He. lunl been up to the Lowndes
apartment once or twice, uud he and
Lucille bad reached the stage where
they were friendly enough to tease
ouch other.
How different In tbe ol'lcel Lucille
was chilled when she confronted Mr.
ltoutledge In the new suit which she
lunl put on to captivate. Mr. Bout
ledge was u different person. And
then, from his point of view, Miss
Lowndes looked so out of place any
where where she was not required to
he ornamental.
At the end of a talk Routledge said:
"Miss Lowndes" he bad once culled
her Lucille, and her mouth quivered
as he said that, which, In turn, Irri
tated him. "1 am going to put you to
work tiling cards and folding circu
lars. I advise you to spend your spare
evenings attending a business class In
stenography and t.vping. Once you are
a competent stenographer the way to
promotion will be open."
Two weeks later the head of her
department came to Boutledge In
u rage. "Say, Just what sort of pull
has Miss Lowndes got with Poison
& Co?" lie deinaiiled.
"Shoot It off, Haines. What's worry
ing .vou?"
"Wb.v, she's never on time. And this
morning, when I asked her why she
i .inn sauntering In twenty minutes
late, she said she had been making a
pudding."
Uoiitlcdge looked thoughtful.
"Site luiMi't an Idea of olllce dls
i .pllne, either. The slowest and most
Inaccurate worker we have.
"I'll speak to her," said ltoutledge.
"Miss Lowndes," he suit! later and
her lips quivered at the address "I
am going to transfer you to the mull
order department, where you will gain
new experience. And try to be er
more punctual, please. How 13 the
stenography coming on?"
"Ver.v nicely." snld Lucille.
"The way to promotion will bo open
to you as soon as you are an efllclont
stenographer. oii know," said Mr.
ltoutledge.
Two weeks later she had to lie
shifted out of the mnll order depart
neiit. The uiaii.iger snhl Miss Lowndes
wasn't punctual, talked all the time,
ilemornliyed the force.
ltoutledge sent lor her. "Ui MKs
Lowndes, I inn goiiu to let jmu ml-
Ires, euM'lnpi s tor us in the circula
tion department," he said. "It will lie
i new experience for .vou. Of course.
wo cant lin-rouso .vmir s.ilarv. "tit
by the wa.v. how Is the stenography
'coming on?"
"Oli, I think I'm making progress"
said Ludllo. whoso lips were quiver
ing at being called Miss Lowndes, .she
roiiiomlk'ivii tl.o evening at her father's
ipartineii when lie bud held her hand
and told her It was piett.v.
"I'm glad to hear It," said Mr. ltout
ledge. '"As soon as ,vou are a compe
tent stenographer all things will be
open to j oh."
A mouth later the head of the elr
i illation department ciinie to ltout
ledge In a rage.
"Sa.v, that Miss Lowndes is a Joke,
thill's what she Is!" he exclaimed In-
illguantl.v. "She addresses about
eveiuy-livi envelopes a da.v, and half
f them have .smudges and erasures.
1 can't have her an longer. She do
moralizes my girls."
Mr. Boutledge sent for her. "Er
Miss Low tides," he began. "Kt com
plaints about your work have been
coming to me. Kr don't you like the
work In this olllce?"
"Of course 1 hate It all !" cried
Lucille Indignantly. "And bow am I
to work when I'm worrying all the
time whether I've lelt the mis on In
the stove, and how my cakes urn coin
lug on':"
"How about the stenography?"
"I hate that too. And ,v oil may as well
know the truth. I haven't been to n
business class nt all and I'm not go
ing, sn there!"
"Hut Miss Lowndes, you know wo
want to help .vou. If there's any do
part incut you onu work In what can
you do?"
"lo? What a woman's meant to
do make cakes and puddings, uud
have nice silver, and and oh, take
jour old Jobs away! I wish I'd never
come heie."
Mr. lioiitlodge looked at her, and
siuldonl.v he saw Lucille Iiistmid of
Miss l.owinli s. You see, she had Just
resigned, and lb.it broke tho habit,
unit
"I toll you what, Lucille," bu said
"You nsk mo up to dinner and make
c s o'it ' ' es -mil puddings,
aUd wiil l.i'.k Ihu is over like ill tli
old days, shall weV
Pleasant, but Futile.
Exchange In addition to the com
pelling force of her tut, Mis Uuegger
possesses a magnetic personality and a
iianiier that Is entirely free I nan all
I race of effectiveness. Huston Transcript.
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am now LOCA TITO in the NEWHOUSE-PHA17ES BLDG.
2 Doors South ol tin Farmcra Union Store, whoro I am Uottor Prepared
than cvor to Sorve You. Call and sea mo ns I can Savo You
Money on Harness or Anything In My Line.
LEE R. WALKER
Harness and Saddlery
Garfield Community Church
In a in., Stiinliiy School 'Siiiijei't:
'I'hi Wntli to Emu ails". Luke '.'I
II a. in., Easter Piograin,
7 :.'!(' p in. Song Si-tviet ami Easter
pioguim of speei'il tiiiislo
Tile Choi ns will meet Mitniday eveo
lug for vvoik on K.isterMiisio. in home
of Mr and Mis K. 10 Sliipuian.
The principal pat ts of the Suniluy
morning program will be:
The fact and Meaning of the Re
surrection. Exercise by Primttrios "Jesus Only."
Exe ruin by Juniors "Symbols"
"The Triumph of Love." by Young
Polks,
Trio "What the Llllius Suy" by
Junior Girls.
"Her Ertster Cltofce" by Young Folks
The principal parts of the .Sunday
evening program will be tbieutiutlu'ms
by tho Chorus, h Vocal Soto and a
Duet unci an Essny i n "Tbe Meaning
of Easter" Following will be an
Ivistor Si'iinonette. Mis. Evetutt Coon
will give sevetul Easter Bondings
'.'.lltAL MAIL BOXES TO BE
PAINTED ll THE PATKONS
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Kuril! As t. Pi mister '.enerai.
Waslnngi -i, .vlarch -u, l--(
Vv -pec'-l i.ttcntlon of ostnv.stei..
.t effees where rural delivery route
a:o in operation is invited to the need
r 'mproving the arpei'.r uce cf m Jl
boxe.i on t. cse route?. These bo::es
at the present time, as a title, j):c -
-e 't a ver;1 unsatisfactory appcntancc
due to the fact that the galvanized
0" aluminum finish has worn off on
ccount of cxpositie to the elements
to sjc'a an e ;tent that the base metal
as b-on expo.-cd mil in many cases
hs-s rusted. It is the purpose of the
dep i-tment to improve tne general
lep rtment to improve tne gencr
appeal ence of rural mail boxes
throughout tho country, so that they
may be a credit not only to the Postal
Service but to the community through
which the rural delivery route oper
ates. It is desirable that the boxes '-c
painted white wjth the name of the
head of family or f unities receiving
nu'l in the box pa'nted on both sides
of the box in neat black letters 1 inch
in height; also that the printing be
done at least oikc eacli year. It is
requested that the posts or supports
tj which the boxes aie attached I o
-'iicd white. This will imprcve'not
nlv tl-e appearance of the boxe.- nit
vvU i!d materially to the life of J-he
i.. . .,.i ., io
ij.acs iei 'u w.-
n,0imnj'm tV. tlmn nf mnk'nir
the tegular semiannual inspection of
rot-al delivery mites at their office,
dining the month of April, 102!, and
"t tl'c time of subsequent- semiannual
inspections, ate instructed to take
paiCcu'ar note of all run 1 mail b es
which i'o not appear to have been
been panted within the pat one or
two years, if old boxes or within tho
p-.st five or six years, if new galvan
ized boxes making a memorandum
of the names cf the box owners;
they :-re furthermore iliicctcil o po
litely request the owner in writing
to (hunt the box and pot in accord
i.nie with the above instructions and
t neatly stencil or paint his name
en the sides of the box. It is believed
that this lequest in tne large majoiuy
o:
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Northeast Pawnee
MICHAEL ZEE
Last s.t in tiny morning at 10 o'clock
tlio s id news vvas lopotled in the
neighborhood of the death of Michael
Zch who breathed bis last a! the home
of his gtand nephew, Edgar Leiida
bi and of Pawnee.
(lis 'Uncss ivn-i of shot I duration
meiely a wek, enuso of death was a
complication of diseases His lust sis
ter Mrs. Ferguuson, mother te the late
Mrs. M, A Loadiibraiul, died last May.
lining an old bachelor left alone and
no relaMotis there in his native place,
St. Louis, bis grand ueice and nephews
induced bitn to come and spend the re.
mainderof his days with them in Paw
net) Smith County, Kansas.
All his neighbors back in St. Louis
and his new neighbors here looked up
on the deceased as a most exemplary
christian and good Catholic, always
busy, useful and attentive around the
barnyaid and home and putting in bis
spare timo in reading good books par
ticiibnly his fnmilv prayer look
Services (Mass for the dead I whs cele
brated at the home place by tb Rev.
Flit her Colloran, the parish priest of
Esbon. IChiisms, mi S-iturdiiV at 1I
.,.,(U.1. tmt,intely after Divino ser
Vio be p-e.ioUed un ablu and most eo.
' q,,l.nt ..,., tU- .fl. ., ,,Itll o(
! deeeased aft-r which the i. .,,..,- ,IU-
'cosmoo proceeded to the Mo'Hi Hope
joeruotoiy whore iiitei-niiit took place,
, the usual and tlnal piuyets being recit-
eilat the grave The deceased was
bom in ht. Louis I)i ember pj.)7 unci
j'iied .Match '22. Ilii'I aged !." years.
I Lust Wednesday was the 2lst. the
first day nf Spring ami Veruul Equinox,
( the sun on that -lay crosses the Equat-
, or tanking the dm and nights on equal
i length For ifeneriitions back old
formeis anil c.ueful observers look for-
wind and are most anxious to know
what direction the wind will blow on
that day which point they believe de
pends upon the success or failure of a
crop. Now it Is past, and they all
know and ought to be less or mote
glad that as it could not blow from a
better direction than it did on that day
viz from the noith making ii sttlt bet
ter one point inclined east. Those
gentlemen believe firmly by experience
and careful observation that whatever
diteetion the wind blows on the U.st It
' will continue blowing tbe most of tho
' time during the crop season that year
: consequently cool, mild and salubrious
j we.itlier devoid of hot winds or irv
spell. I!y all menus that day, Weduos.
diy, didn't look like a spring day but
'that diio.s not matter, no rush jut
I S1),"'K '"' its infancy
Lie Williams, his iinuhcr Mill and
Everett Myuts uhcIi losL a largo num
ber of young pigs during tbe storm
period also many south of the state
line lost from one to four large fat bogs
by what they term piling up. Xo loss
of other live stock vvas reported to
amount to anything.
Some women folks complain very
much about getting little or no eggs
these last couple of weeks saying that
all their hens are on a general strike.
Strange the storms being all ol short
duration pioceedod and followed ly
warm mild mid spiing like weather
The strike, I told them, wasunjustilied
and entirely uncalled for, bur what
em wo do about it.
Pat McCoale, who vvas on tho side
llfat for ,cnBlh or tlme( (
much itn-
pioved. He accompanied by his broth
er Ed spent a week's visit in Hustings,
Nebraska with their sister Mrs. OTIare
ami family, returning to Red Cloud
last Wednesday from thence they pio
needed to Colorado to visit tbuir nop.
hew, Hugh McCaiiley and family, who
live south of Eokley. Ed owds IOO
acres in that vicinity.
Mrs. Ida Marshall spont a few days
assisting the Londabramt family at the
demise of their unule, Michael Zee
Mr. and Mrs. Pagett were Sunday
visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Everett Myers
Key Myers hauled a couple loads of
hogs to Ilellairo last Saturday.
Edgar Leadabraiul was in lied Cloud
nnd Esbon lust Friday.
Don't forget to attend the Chicken
Supper, and help beautify tho city
April -1,0 o'clock.
Yes, Garber's
Is The Place?
To Buy Wall Paper, Paints.
And Electrical Supplies.
The best place for Picture
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