Chanute Tribune from Chanute, Kansas • Page 7

"FRIDAY, JUIB vnKnure wee rut tribuhE. la Railroad Circles after the rain the other day. The water extended on the track for over a mile. The conductor stated that It must have been a waterspout, as the rain came down in torrents. busy on another part of the system and the Frontenac work will be postponed until they are able to get back on this division.

of new engines for all future time. The road will be able to move nearly twice the amount of freight with the same power. It will make a big saving of time In fast freight between Kansas City and Chicago and I lie coast and will save the Santa Fe largo Bums annually in operating expenses. As soon as the cut-off Is completed, the Santa Fe will build a line between Puerco and Delen, a distance of twenty miles, so as to make through connection with the coast without going by way of Isleta Junction, which will result in a saving of time and distance. The Record Broken.

Tho Kaly claims to have broken the record In repairing a break In the line below Dallas, Texas, Saturday night and Sunday. Saturday night one thousand feet of track was wanned iout as a result of the freshets that have visited the south. Under the conditions then prevailing. It looked like a long Interruption of traffic would be tho Thursday to purchase second-hand goods for his business at Erie. Mrs.

Ora Wikle and little daughter. Crystal of Erie, -were guests of friends at Parsons a couple of days this week. Robt. M. Parsley and John Shea of St.

Paul, have been granted a patent on a hunter's cabinet that Is said to be a winner. They are arranging to sail territory and push their Invention on the market. Miss Houston came over from Neo-desha last Friday to visit at the homo of C. L. Cross, in Thayer, this week.

L. R. Ross purchased a new horse from Frank Aler at Ladore this week. There will be an ieo cream social at tho M. E.

church at Ladore, Thursday evening, June 1. Jno. Fretwell and J. F. Long of Thayer made a business trip to Al-toona Tuesday.

Harry Marlnee and family of Tar- Roberts, Fay McCaslln, Bottle Jett, Cora Amos, Gorda Ashcraft, Fanny anil Ruth Orner, Cornelia McBrido, and Louisa Roycroft; Messrs. Frank Spur-geon, Joe Orner, McClelland, Claude Dixon, Bert and Orvile Amos, Grover Woodman, and Glover Harrington. All adjourned to their homes hoping that many other nights like that might soon occur. E. N.

Arnelt of St. Paul spent a couple of days at the Pqrsons reunion this week. Mrs. P. If.

Troutman and children of lola are visiting relatives and old friends in St. Paul. Wilbur Carter of Thayer went to Cherryvale Saturday morning. J. H.

Tepfer has purchased what Is known as the Cogswell property on North Main street in St. Paul. C. P. Hentzen Is tearing down the old frame building on South Main street and thus is removing one of the oldest landmarks In St.

Paul. This was Katy Ballasting. Coffeyvllle, May 27. The M. K.

T. roadbed between here and Parsons is being ballasted and when completed a fust train will be put on between Oklahoma City and Kansas City, in- Union Depot Decision. Chicago, May 27. E. P.

Ripley, president of the Santa Fe system, Is authority for tho statement that the Kansas City Union Depot company has practically decided to build a new union depot on the south side for all the lines. Mr. Ripley's statement is concise, but explicit. It follows: "Tho railroads have practically decided to build the new union depot on the south side. The agreement is contingent on the securing of an arrangement with the city regarding crossings and the vacation of Btreets and the securing of the necessary land at a fair price.

"The depot directors have reached a fortunate conclusion," continued Mr. Ripley, "as a union depot of all the result. However, there were several gangs of men in close proximity to the I surlng a night service. The present place, and these were soon there and appropriation win pay lor me uai lam ing of tho track betwen Parsons and Dewey, I. T.

At Dewey the M. K. Black May Resign. Topeka, May 27. It Is again rumored that W.

J. Black, general passenger agent of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railway will shortly resign his position to take a position in tho traffic dejartment of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific. Mr. Black is in Chi T. runs over the Santa Fe road.

The ballast has been put in in a few places as far as Mound Valley working faithfully to repair the damage, which Was soon done and in such remarkably brief time that the Katy says it beats the record. Did a Woman Injustice. Emporia, May 27. In connection with an item sent out from here in which it was stated that a Santa Fa si.ns were visiting in Galesburg Sunday and Monday. and the remainder of the work will be rushed to completion.

As soon as the cago today, so no statement can be oaii is put in shape for fast trains the had from him. Some time ago W. 13. time between here ajxl Parsuns, a dis lines in Kansas City is much more to be desired than two or throe stations. The Belt Lino location is one that can detective had secured evidence that tancc of 30 miles, will be made In 45 lliddle, formerly traffic manager of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe went to the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific.

would imoiieate Mrs. Sarah Roberts, minutes. one of the first business houses built In that city, and for a long rime ranked as one of the best. It was built nearly forty years ago, ail for years was occupied as a furniture store by Hentzen. Mrs.

6us Castle of Thayer went to Johnson, Arkansas, last Saturday to visit, her brother, who is very sick at be reached Ity all of the railroads wife of discharged Santa Fe end- While the work of ballasting is being lie was followed soon afterward by neer in the Sunday wreck, it is now done the tracks will be raised in this easily, over elevated tracks through the congested railroad district If nec H. U. Mudge, also of the Atchoson, Topeka Santa Fe, who went as vice learned that certain statements were city to conform lo the pavements. A not true and that their goods were meeting has been arranged In the near essary. It is a location that will be easily accessible to the population cf not attached.

The Gazette says: luture between the M. K. 4c T. engi president and general manager. This would indicate that the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific is desirous of Intro "In their anxiety to get the news neer and the city engineer, Mr.

Hale, even the best of reporters often make to agree on grade to which the tracks mistakes. Mr. Calhoun, a Sanla Fe are to be raised. ducing Santa Fe methods. Mr.

Diddle and Mr. Black were eo closely associated that the rumor of Mr. Black's The bridges are being strengthened Mrs. C. W.

Means of Elie left Wednesday for a ten days' visit with friends at Garuett. Lee Stevenson of Parsons Is in Erie visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Stevenson.

Sheriff Ogg is busy this week summoning jurors for the next term of court. D. M. Alexander of Kimball was in St. Paul Monday.

Jim Shaffer was over from Harwood, Sunday, visiting home folks in St. Paul. Ray Beach of Coffeyville, was in Thayer the latter part of last and the first of this week, visiting his parents, J. W. Beach and wife, north east of that place.

He will dress tools at Coffeyville for T. E. Anders. There is a strong rumor that St. Paul is to have a new general store.

Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hancock and Miss C. L.

Fuller of Kansas City, were in Eric) last Friday and Saturday. Mr. Hancock is treasurer of the Great Western Refining company, and president of the Midland Oil and Gas com deteetive said to a Gazette reporter today: 'I wbb very much surprised to and all defective rails replaced to read in last night's Gazette that 1 was make ready lor faster and heavier talking to an Emporia woman in the trains. that place. He haa lung trouble and is making arrangements to go up irt the mountains in the hope of receiving some benefit from the change.

Owen Redman and Will Boje of who are firing out of Neo-des-iia on the Frisco, are home for a visit and will remain until after Decoration Day. E. Rt Julian and family of Urbana started- to Canada for a few months' visit last Monday. Ernest Antram, who has been at Pueblo, for the past two years, returned to Galesburg last Friday. His corridor o' the court house about the I was talking to an Emporia Solid Steel Mail Cars.

Chicago, May 27. President F. D. the two Kansas Citys. "The railroads have done their partj In deciding upon a location, and if the city government of Kansas City and the owners of real estate neaded will co-operate Kansas City will have the finest union dopot in the entire west.

The action of the depot directors in fact amounts to an expression of opin-' Ion in favcr of the Belt Line location, if conditions can be made right, and the price askoil for the real estate that will be needed, be not prohibitory. "It will be necessary for the depot company to negotiate with the city and to come to some equitable agreement concerning crossings. It will l.e necessary to extend the Belt Line holdiiiKK and nut In more tracks. It Is resignation is accepted by many. No New Switching Schedule.

Topeka, May 27. The railroad com-siouers will' not formulate a new schedule for switching charges for the railroads of Kansas, it having been decided that the board has no authority to act in the matter unless complaint Is made that the present prices are womaa in the corridor of the court house, but the subject of the wreck Underwood has issued an order that hereafter all oars used on the Erie for the mail and baggage service shall be was not even remotely mentioned. We do not think that any woman is con of solid steel construction. The stan- nected with the case. We certainly did not suspect any particular woman dard adopted is the same as that seen unjust.

family will follow later and they ex and If we did I would not be talking me railway exnioit at Washington pect to make their future home at with her in the corridor of the court, during the senslon of. the International house. I meet manv Dleasant women Railway Congress. The car adopted Passed a Water Spcut. lola, May 27.

The crew on the Santa Fe south bound freight, which James Rogers of Urbana says that in a social way, but 1 do not like to be by Erie has received the approval barred from this pleasure bv havine of the government, Postmaster Gen- pany, whije Miss Fuller has charge of the publicity department of the Great Is due here at 2:30 reported that they sincerely to be hoped that no obsta-came through water a foot and a half cles wil be put in the way of a sue-deep last night' this side of Argentine cesKful conclunlon cf the project." your reporters suspect that my friends eraI Cortelyou having given it his per-are being interviewed in my profes- ona' inspection. It is understood that sional canacifv. when we are slmnlv lne PKt omee department is golg lo the skimming station will start the1 first of the month. Frank Speck of Urbnna returned from Pittsburg, last Tuesday, where he has been attending business college. Last Monday ss J.

E. Noble was do having a social "r6e all mall carrying routes to adopt "It was definitely stated bv F. J. the steel constructed car, with tho Evans that the company was In no view of reducing the loss of life and County Clip and Comment way responsible for the attachment of property and also reducing injuries In any goods at their depot. In fact, no wit-ens goods had been attached at the depot Western.

Born Last Saturday to T. H. Welsh and wife of East Mission township, a daughter. Born To Mr. and Mrs.

Geo. Wood, of near Shaw, on Sunday, May 21, 1905, a girl. Born To Mr. and Mis. E.

A. George of St. Paul, on Sunday, May 14, 1905, a daughter. Born To Mr. and Mrs.

Marion Matties of near Shaw, last week, a daughter. Married At Altoona, on Wednesday evening, May 17, 1905, Edward Elbe and Miss Ivy Newland, both of near Thayer. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Neptune, of "On the Carpet." ing some repairing on his fence near Will Sweeney's barn near Urbana, he discovered several cans of canned corn and tomatoes which had been hidden away in a hay stack.

It is somewhat of a mystery how the canned goods came there lint it is believed that they had been stolen somewhere and been placed there for concealment. They were apparently in good condition but The carpet! the carpet! belonging to any Emporia woman have been attached, and the Gazette was in error in so stating. This statement is It makes my knies so sore; Memorial and Decoration Services Both Memorial. Sunday an Decoration Day will be appropriately observed throughout the county. At Erie, Hev.

Jesse Hyde wiil deliver the Me I hope by all that's good and great made in the hope of correcting any Nalii, .1. Thomason, Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson, Major and Mrs II.

L. Harbaugh, Capt, ami Mrs. W. V. Henderson, Mr.

and Mrs. O. Denions, Mr. and Mrs. A.

W. Lyman, K. Gabriel, I. Adanisnn, C. Volk, Seth Nation, Mrs.

C. Older, Mrs. W. L. Baldwin, Mrs.

I. N. Wherrett, L. Stillwell, Mrs. Ne'er to feel Us more.

unjust impression which may have Its bristles are so sharp and stiff; arisen on account of the article in yes morial sermcn at the M. E. church in They must be marie of wire; that city, and on Decoration Day ser And the meetings held over its sur vices will be held in the Erie opera terday's paper." Adopt New Constitution. Indianapolis, May "house at one o'clock in the afternoon. face Quite often rsnlt in a "lire." -The Mrs.

rs. Mrs. O. P. Baker, Mis.

G. A. Getter, I). E. Bishop, Mrs.

Cash Eaton, George Smirl, Mrs. Fred Carter, Marion Mtf. Arthur Mr. Sweeney says that he does not care to use them for fear of poisoning. The Ladies' Mutual Improvement club of St.

Paul met May 18th with Mrs. Davied. The ladies engaged in sewing carpet-rags while an interesting program was rendered. Mrs. Cas-tello was a pleasant visitor.

Those present were: Mrs. Evans, Miss Rails- W. T. Freeiand will make the principal address and music will be furnish A trip to the floor it covers Switchmen's Union here at their Is always attended with fear, cent convention adopted a new consti Nye, ed by the Erie band. And there's only one way to avoid It tution which will go into effect July 1.

Mrs. H. W. Mitchell, Mrs. P.

W. Kyle Rev. Shields will deliver tho Me By keeping yourself in the clear. The principal changes are the crea Mrs. 15.

I). Butler, Mrs Jessie Flora, Mrs. C. W. Payne, Miss Helen Payne, morial sermon at.

Galesburg. The ser Strong mea who dread not the. dunger vice will he held in the Methodist tion of a third class of insurance and a provision that delegates and grand Of pulling the fastest train, Shuck. 1 uacs, iti is. i.iimiian, mir.

iyiim. Miss Sue Roberts, Mrs. V. 1) hurch at 11 n. in.

Decoration Day lhreiiaii, Mrs. itenner, ivirs. aenweu- Are seized with fear and trembling lodge olliccrs must be active switch When they view this carpet's stain. services will also be held In the M. K.

church beginning at 1:00 p. in. Rev men. daughter. Married At Oswego, on Wednesday, May 17, 1905, Clyde Hodgen anil Miss Winnie Culbertson, both ot near Galesburg.

After a short, visit with friends at Bartlesville, 1. Mr. and Mrs. Ilodgen will return and begin housekeeping in their old homo neighborhood. Died, at her home in Thayer, on Thursday, May 11, 1905, of consumption, Mrs.

Media May Osborn. aged 31 years. J. N. Dunn of West.

Lincoln, is suffering from temporary insanity. He started to St. Paul Wednesday, but O'er its warp grows "investigation" L. H. Koepsel of Erie will deliver the No Passes for Exposition.

The word e'en fills me with dread. address. After the exercises at tho The issuance of passes to and from One short hour of investigation; tUon. Mis. W.

E. Reynolds, Mrs. Jos. liohrer, Miss IjjIs Reynolds. The graduation exercises of the Mis-sien township public schools were held at St.

Paul laut Wednesday evening the M. R. church being well filled with people. There were live graduates in tho cl.r.-s, all girls. They were Misses Mamie Bohrer, Mary Fitzsimmons, church, a procession will march to the Pacific coast to railroad employes is to be discontinued during the pro And then off comes your head.

AN OLD HEAD. he Ml. Hope cemetery for the purpose zer and Mrs. Long. The tire boys have raised nearly $150 and will raise more for a grand celebration at Thayer, July 4th.

The Galesburg band will give a concert on the public square at 12 o'clock on Decoration Day and will march to the church, where the oration will be delivered by Rev. Koepsel. The exer cises will begin one hour earlier than heretofore. of decorating the graves of old sol- gress of the Lewis and Clark exposi liers. Lincoln's Gettysburg address tion.

Considerable friction developed To Build an Oil Line. Pittsburg, May 27. That the will be delivered at tho cemetery and during the St. Louis exposition, and Mary Lioec.hwood, Gertrude Jennings, the various fraternal orders will also manv complications resulted. It was Standard Oil company will build a i neither did he reach there nor did he and Rena Gullet.

take part in the exercises. finally agreed not to issue any more railroad from Pittsburg to Norfolk Mrs. (I. W. Lowrance of Thayer Memorial services will bo held at went to Independence last Saturday Dr.

DeMoss reports a baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. George Corder about seven miles south of Thayer' Wednes the M. E. church at St.

Paul at to visit her daughter. Harley Sharp of Thaytr, went to o'clock Sunday afternoon. On Decoration Day, services will be held at the same place at 10 a. m. Col.

J. B. Cook Choryvale Friday to viflTt his sister. I return home and a search was instituted for him. He was found under a hedge Thursday morning, where he had spent the night.

A. M. Thomas of Thayer returned from a trip to Emporia Monday. Miss Cora Upp of near Galesburg had the misfortune to be thrown from a horse recently, injuring her arm and shoulder. L.

A. Stall of Thayer did some tin free transportation after a certain ami that much of the right-of-way date, but it is alleged that the agree- has already been purchased by Its ment was broken by some of the roads agents, has been announced here. If and to obviate a repetition of this the project is carried out the new line during the Portland exposition, a eon- will practically parallel the Norfolk sulfation was held between prominent Western road from Roanoke to Nor-offlcials of the eastern and western folk. It will be known as the Tide-roads which resulted in a virtual water and Deepwaler system, agreement not to issue free transporta- The scheme, it is said, had its inception to and from points on the Pacific tion in the minds of John D. Rorke- of Chetopa will make the principal Mrs.

(ieo. Dack. Mrs. Cumrlne is very ill at her home address. The procession will form and inarch to the Catholic cemetery, attei northeast of Galesburg, with paralysis and there is very little hope of her which it will reform and march to the Hope cemetery where the G.

A. R. rit unlistic (service will be held. feller and II. H.

Rogers, and was de coast. Rev. H. F. Poole will preach the liberated upon long and seriously in New York, before any decisive steps Santa Fe Gumbo Kiln.

Bartlesville Examiner: Five miles were taken. For several monthB the south of Caney the Santa Fe has es agents of the Standard have been go tablished a gumbo kiln to make bal Memorial sermon at Karlton in tho (. A. R. hall Sunday morning.

Decoration Day exercises will bo hold at the cemetery Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. The old soldiers graves will be decorated by tho Grand Army veterans and the Ladies of tho G. A. R. ing through the cual legions of West Virginia, inspecting the railroad and last.

Old ties and slack coal are used, over which the gumbo dirt Is piled. The smouldering fire bakes the dirt ning ai uroana weunesuay. Mrs. M. S.

Powell of Thayer went to Elgin Monday to visit her son Will. The wide brick platform of the Santa Fe depot at Thayer makes it quite metropolitan. Oliver Sailors, from Arapahoe, is visiting relatives in Walnut Grove township. Mr. Sailors is a brother of A.

M. Sailors, at Stark. i Mrs. J. I.

Garvin, and baby, Harold, of Erie, are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dunsmore, at Thuyer.

mining property, and studying out the passenger and freight traffic which probably would accrue to such a line. day night. Mrs. W. D.

Mowry of Kansas City was in Thayer a few days last weeki visiting her father, W. E. Herod, and her brother, A. R. Herod.

Galeshurg's base hall team goes up against Chanute's crack team Sunday, June 4th. Those two teams are probably the best in the county, and a hot contest is expected. Mrs. Johnson of Cuba, and Mrs. Lemon of are in Thayer, visiting their brother, Mr.

Cowden, whom they have not seen for forty years. They celebrated his eightieth birthday Friday. Ed Hoefle of St. Paul is home from lola, where he has been for the past month. Arch Forsyth of Thayer went over to Pittsburg Friday, and from there will go to Currrnville, about fifteen miles from Pittsburg.

His father, Mr. Forsyth, has been appointed postmaster of Currenville. II H. Kelly has had a baby wolf on exhibition at his jewelry store in Erie this week. Mrs.

Earl Vaughn of Thayer left Friday for Kansas City, where she will be met by Mr. Vaughn, who has been in the city for the past week. They until it is a dull brick color and crum Rev. W. M.

Gray of Channte will bles small enough to be placed along nreich the Memorial sermon at Shaw It is said extensive purchases of the track. A switch engine is used on Sunday morning, Oron Buleh'will existing railroad properties have al to handle the materials, there being rea(ty ueen ma(lei aml besides the deliver the address on Decoration day. recovery. The carpenters and briok masons have finished their work on the new depot lit" Thayer, and left. Tho painters will finish Ihe Insido about tho middle, of next week and then Agent Lucas will move in.

Mrs. W. L. lliatt of Erie has been under a physician's care this week. J.

E. Hrcgan, the St. Paul druggist, was in Erie on business Monday morning. Mis. C.

13. Shaffer of Erie went to Topeka the latter part of last week for a visit with friends. Mrs. Fanny Craven of Erie went to Dodge City Sunday for a couple tt days' visit with friends. Thos.

D. Hubbard of Kimball spent several days looking after business affairs in Kansas City last week. Mrs. Julia Morgan and two little daughters of Kimball visited at Savon-burg Snturday and Sunday with Grandpa Morgan'B. B.

Osburn, of Erie, who has been seriously ill for some weeks past, is Thayer Post, (1. A. R. and all visit about seventy cars oi om ties aiong right-of-way, many acres of land have the sidings, and it is a busy place. Ex- 1)een jn Norfolk for terminal poriments have shown gumbo Daiiasi i facinticg lo be a cheap anu excellent nevice.

From Morgantown. W. Va. to this ing comrades will meet at Post hall Sunday, May '18, at 10:30 a. and march to the park, where the memorial sermon will be preached by Rev.

Coffleld, after which the Post will re It is lighter than crushed rock and city the new line will follow, as near cheaper. When put In place it ab ly as the topography of the country sorbs water and moisture and keeps will permit, the course of the Munon the track and ties in better condition. gahela river. Should the Standard Oil Must Not Hurt the Buffalo. Oklahoma City, May 27.

The Humane Society of this city has taken up the matter of the proposed buffalo chase at "101" ranch, for the eSer-tainment of the National Editoritl Association, with Governor Ferguson and is trying in every way to prevent any possible cruelty to animals. The governor has instructed the shoriff to observe closely the maneuvers of the turn to the hull and be dismissed. On May 30. members of Post 339 meet at 'clock and march to cemetery anj oocorute graves of dead The Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul carry out its project, and- it is believed road uses a great deal of it.

The among railroad men here that it do so, much of the tidewater business greatest difficulty seems to be scare- comrades, and cenotaph and return to ity of the earth of the peculiar quality of tne oil tnlB( wi be diverted to Its park, whore the address will be delivered by the Hon. S. W. Brewster. necessary for the purpose.

The Owen own line from the other lines which will go from there to Jewell City, where Mr. Vaughn will have charge of nuarrv seemB to be of considerable are now hauling it, and there will also extent. be a cut in the business of other lines day, and should anything be started" that may result in. any injury to dumb animals to promptly stop it. The ago in able to be up and about the bouse.

James Hoagland, of Erie, who has been suffering from a broken hip sus traversing the same territory. She Sues the Santa Fe. Emporia, May 27. Mrs. Cora Kelly Massachusetts State Press Association has declined to accompany the the normal this summer.

Mrs. Carrie Smith of Thayer went to Ochelata, 1. Wednesday, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Wilcox a few days. Mrs.

Lewis of Deering, Kansas, is visiting Mrs. Loudybcrger and family Big Santa Fe Contract Let Mrs. Belle Rhorbeck of Chicago is visiting her parents Ml, and Mrs. A. O.

Shepard west of Galosburg. Mrs. Gilbert of Monte Rose, Col-, was in Thayer the first of the week visiting her friend Mrs. G. W.

Gelwix. Mrs. Gilbert wbb fnrmerlv Miss Ella Kilpatrick and tanght in the Thayer has sued the Santa Fe company in the Chicago, May 27. The Lantry-Sharp editors on the trip West, claiming that. tlfl niin lamnn-nc tained eight or ten weeks ago, is able to be down town-on crutches.

Mrs. C. D. Morrison and daughter of Muskogee, I. are visiting Mr.

and Mrs. Fielding Scott ot St. Paul. it is proposed to bait buffalo and break the Sabbath. Ui.uilvi t- l.ucn uiarito.

lYin constructing the big Belen cut-off that the yards here while acting as switch man, on February 29. The petition al will save the Santa Fe twelve hours time between Kansas City and the leges that the engineer and fireman, Zane and Morgan, who were running the switch engine which killed Kelly, Madrid. May 2C The cabinet presided ever by King Alphonse approved plans to build eight armored warships of 14,000 tonn each, five cruisers and two training; ships. These will lie in addition to the four cruisers Just completed. Pacific coast, doing away with a 7,000 foot elevation over the Glorietta and were negligent in running faster than Raton mountains in New Mexico, and the yard limit, and.

were not watching thereby saving the cutting of trains in ahead. Kelly stepped onto a track so two, and change the route of the San I' I schools. Mrs. A. W.

Chaig was quite sick the latter part of last week. Some men are as hard to get money out of as a slot machine. Galesburg Correspondent in Thayer News. P. W.

Roseberry, who went to California more than a year ago, arrived in Erie last Friday to visit the Rose-berrys. He had stopped off and visited his daughter, Miss Arvilla, at Topeka, who is the stenographer in the State Auditor's oHice. Mr. Roseberry, a few weeks' visit in thin county, he could see a signal given by a man on his switching crew and was run ta Fe. railroad through the state of Kansas, causing the through trains to in Galesburg, this week.

Joe Baker of Greencastle, was in Erie a short time Thursday, the guest of his old time friend, C. D. Smith. Anna Coverdale of Kimball is visiting friends in Parsons this week. Bert Coterell and wife and baby of Kimball are visiting at Tyro this week.

Wm. Farmer and family, of Stark, spent Wednesday at W. H. Ketchum's on Erie route one. Mis.

Minta Castle, of Galesburg, left Saturday for a visit with her parents at Johnson, Ark. Work will begin on the Lytle bridge south of Galesburg at an early date. Rev. Herman Koepsel, of Kansas City, visited with his son, L. H.

The Tribune begins over and killed go by way of Wellington, and in this Issue a series of Texico, instead of by way o( Hutchiu- News at Pitisburq. Pittsburg, May 27. Charley Tram- son and Colorado, as at present. The estimated cost of the work is meil, who worked for about six months Tho Galesburg base ball team defeated Thayer last week, 15 to 1. The many friends of W.

It. Cline will be pleased to learn that he it-homo from the hospital very much improved in health and is now on the high road to complete recovery. He has been appointed city attorney of Erie. Jchn Clarkins of Paul and G. Bund of Stark are doing the carpente? work on A.

B. Robert's house iu that little city. Miss Vida Teeple has been filling Miss Bessie Wainright's place as saleslady at Strong's store at Thayer during the past week. Philip Born, I. J.

Davis and John Bradshaw are among the old St. Paul veterans who have been attending the G. A. R. encampment at Parsuns this week.

II. M. O'Uryan of St. Paul went to Topeka Monday to attend the meeting of the state federation of Catholic societies, he being second vice president and an active member. An ice croum social and parly waB as switchman for the Santa Fe, left saa.uuu a mne, or lor Tuesday for Portland, Oregon, where miles, the distance of the cut-off from very humorous and interesting letters, entitled "As Seen After Years," goes to look for a position on some of Texico on the state line between Texas the western roads and Incidentally to anu jnexico ttr wwaru, in.

at me take in the big exposition. crossing of the Santa Fe Central. Koepsel, and family, at Erie, the first A laree Bang of extra men have been I The work of grading is to begin at of the week i written by John H. Glaz employed far the past week raising once. The contractors will use twenty S.

S. Sharp, Mr. Gano, Mr. Hasklns Ihe track on the steam snoveis, i.ouo tenuis anu an and J. M.

Dunsmore of Thayer, at will pay a visit To bis old Indiana home before returning' lo California. B. F. Roe of Erie left Wednesday for Bedford, where he will "spend several weeks with relatives and old time He says he hopes to drop in in time to help his father celebrate his 88th birthday. Chickens and eggs are still bringing ltg prices in Thayer.

Thursday the local dealers were paying cents a pound for hens, and to cents a do.en for eggs. The persons from Erie who attended the G. A. R. encampment held at division near the Neosho river.

The army of men. The work is to be com- tended the soldiers' encampment at track will be raised over four feet, pleted witnin one year. The cut-on Parsons, this week anil tho company expects to ballast it will give the Santa Fe a grade of six-pnd avoid the floods of the past two tenths of one per cent. Cyrus Double of Galesburg, who has charge of a gang of bridge builders at ier. i The letters will appear each Saturday.

Don't miss one of them. Kiowa, is home on a visit. yearg- ne omciai name or me cut on is me The work of the erection of the Eastern Railway of New Mexico. Ftf- round house at Frontenac has again ty five miles of the route Is already l9en postpouod owing to. the scarcity under Mrs.

I. AdamBon of Erie is spending the week at Coffeyvllle, the truest of ctvrn at corse uenrhaerls rr. Parsons this week were. Mr. and Mrs.

Lincoln weuuesuay nignt. jner oaugnier, Mr. Aioeri lxmuie rarucntarM alone the me rui-oo win equivalent 10 hi. Con man, Mr. and lira.

J. Among those present were Missee U- A. O. Frank! went to Chanute on I ecu la teat do this work are equipping the system wit a hundreds.