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in irr At A OXFORD SUMNER COUNTY KANSAS TODAY MOIiNING. MAY 1 1 VM)). NUMDKIl 11 VOLUME XXV. WOMAN DID NOT MARRY. BOUTOXFORD I count.

The newspaper men sent it broadcast. But in ten days tnere was a different hue to the Turley financial hoion, arrived in Mt. Pulaski, Mrs. Turley found it only was her brother-in-law, John Rothwell, who had died, and not her father. She returned to Udall heartbroken and Bud went back to Kaw City.

Now, Mrs. Turley wants the story that Bud had returned to remarry her and help her spend her coin, denied. If Pa Scroggin should learn of her alleged compact with Bud, to remarry him when he is "gone," he. may carry out his said threat to leave her out of his will. Four years ago, Mrs.

Turley says her father told her he owned 40,000 acres of land. Aside from this he has plenty. Her interest in the denial of the compact story be seen. At a family reunion in can Mt. Pulaski in January Scroggin' gave his eight children each a check for $1,000.

lie has a second wife and she has kin. running his relationship liability i i i i be unlucky for someone and Mrs. Turley don't want it to bo her. Turley has the reputation about Udall of being a drinker and gambler but not a "bad" man. Some years ago he and his son, Walter, then 15 years old, got into a fight at Mulvane in protecting one-armed Charley Houston fiom assault, and cleaned out the town.

Among the victims was Gabe Moore, then city marshal, and for years Turley was kept from getting inside the Mulvane limits. This and the death of Murphy, are about the only really harsh things charged against him. 1 A Alumni Reception. Saturday night the members of the O. II.

S. Alumni had then-annual reception and banquet at the home of F. II. Thew. Two contests were indulged in; "A Summer Sea Voyage" and an "Art" contest after which a two course supper was served.

On account of the storm a number could not attend. Miss Inez Coldwell, the only graduate, was initiated into the society. Rev. Smith tains. Rev.

E. M. Smith, pastor of the M.n E. church, entertained the members of the Epworth League Wednesday night. A contest was pulled off in which Dulcie Nichols received first prize and Daisy Bay received the booby prize.

Refreshments were served. OWN A CLOCK OR CO I IMELES3- A petition is being iivulale.l in Crafton rc(Uesling the m'Ihhi! hoari to silence I ho bell on Uto Second ward schoolhouse. The 1H, attached to the clock, Fil1s out hours. Komleiits mar thr im null lours. Jiesnicins "ear me sav it disturbs their sleep.

The petition averts the (hue for town docks has a-el and that anyone tor) poor to buy a lock i'or hi; homo has no need to know (he Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. OF MORE IMPORTANCE. "I suppose," said youth, '''that in order to succeed in this world it is riccefsarv for a man to keep a si in upper lip Y' "That's where your trolley is oil tho wire, my replied the Siigc. "Any man din hi i a Hit! Upper lip, hut man is one who has aeipiirc.l the art of regulating his under acluertiser i 1 1. oxlend cordk RexicUjtlneir tic! It pays.

fOii A GiiliATlill At Mrs, Clemen! was in Burden visith homo folks Sunday. Wm. Alderson and wife drove over from Wellington Sunday. Marie Potueek of Portland visited with Loraine Richardson Sunday. W.

A. Anderson and wife of Wellington spent Sunday here witli The Misses MeMullen of Hutchinson were guests at the Nichols home Sunday. Chas. Reichelderfer and Ilarve Dobbs took in the ball game at Arkansas City, Sunday. Albert Booth and Dan Porter were in Wellington this week as jurors in the district court.

Bonnie Kimball left Monday fjr Fairfax, 0:1 a two week's visit with her parents. John Bontz was here Saturday and Sunday from visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Veail. Wm. Robisor, of Brarnan.

Okla. was here the first of the week visiting his son, Casper and family. Mrs. Dossett and little daugh ter of Wing-ate, Kansas spent Sunday with her son, Fred, and family. Cleo Iloel and Josephine James of Burden were guests of Hazel Recce from Friday till Monday.

Word was received here that Rev. J. 1'. Watson's wife had died at he home in Belle Blaine Monday. Mr.

and Mrs. Neuenschwander of Garden City, Mo. visited here with their daughter, Mrs. Fred Djssett and family. Chas.

Harris added ajmc improvement-; to his meat market in the shape of a Sanitary meat display case and a fish box. 0. T. II: ce wont to Belle a Cow Blaine Mop seeing the where he 'j of putting cement brides Skin cast t.o, over U10 May Mille daughter of David Millar met with a very painful accident the 1'rst of the while into a buggy. The horse started a threw her out, breaking her collar bone.

Rev. E. M. Smith made a business trip to Winfield Monday to assist in perfecting plans for the Epworth League Institute to be held at Island Park, Winfield, July 20th to Aug. 1st.

Miss Elsie Morrill who was taken to the hospital at Wichita last week has undergone the operaoion successfully, and is doing nicely. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Wm. Looker, Chas. Harris, TomCopeland, and Ed.

Eichinger Arniinda J. Tuiliy of Udall, Was Fooled in Telegram. Yet is Divorced. Wi'llliiKlon Dnily News. Misinterpretation of a telegram over a telephone, one of the party line kind was responsible May 2 for a great disappointment to Mrs.

Arminda J. Turley, of Sumner county, near Udall, and possibly may keep her out of a thirteenth part of her father's estate, which is valued at two million if not more. Mrs. Turley, who is 56 years old was divorced from her husband, Luther Turley, commonly known as Bud, in Wellington in January, l'J02, Judge McBride grant ing the decree on the woman's claim that her husband was a drunkard and faibd to provide for her. They had been married since 1S72 and had reared a family of three children, the eldest of whom, Walter, now is about 155 years old.

Just prior to the divorce the Turleys returned from Mt. Pulaski, where Mrs. Turkey's father, Leonard K. Scrog-gin, the rich one, lived and where Turley is said to have made a show of himself getting out with the "hoys" and putting on a stunt mat woani nave none justice to a baseball rooster whose favorite team had won. Turley, sent them back) heme and is claimed to have told Ms uaugnur una unless sue got rid of Turley he would give her none of his coin when he died.

As the old man is 90 years in the shade this had a potent sound. The divorce followed, although Mrs. Turley says there was no such warning from her father, but that she and Turley "just agreed to Turley went to Kaw City, here he got work in the Harman hotel. But to the denouement: May 2, a nephew of Mrs. Turley, Tom Rothvvell, of Mt.

Pulaski, wired her that hjs father was dad. The message was given to the telephone girl to transmit to Mrs. Turley, whose fr "ii is five miles from Udall, a farm her father gave her when she and Turley hiked to Kansas twenty-three years ago, following the death of one Murphy who had quarreled with Turley over a farm fence and sulfered death, and the girl could not make Mrs. Turley understand. At this moment, Al Willis, a willing young man, who a pari, of the farmers' telephone lino going to Mrs.

Turley's house cut in long enough to pret the telegraph message Jim1 "four father is dead," said Willis and that was all. Mrs. Turley telephoned Bud, at Kaw Ci'y, to come at once and before he Lot on the train he met the newspaper men and told them that he was going back to re-join his wife, under a compact made before their divorce, and help her live up to her part of "Old" Scroggin's bank ac- I William Sherburn Dead The community was shocked Tuesday morning to learn of the death of William Sherburn. Death came at 5:50 after an illness of but a few hours. At 2:00 o'clock a physician was called and attended him for two hours, left him feeling easier and thought the danger was past.

The cause of death was aceute indigestion, causing heart failure, lie had been 0:1 the street as usual the day before and seemed in perfect health, and in fact was feeling a little better than usual. "Uncle Biliie" as he was called by all Ids friends will be greatly missed as he was always cheerful and pleasant and was always a welcome visitor wherever he happened to be. He always came in with a cheerfulness that made others feel happy and he most enjoyed a quiet canversation with a few friends, while smoking hispipe. All hough he had a number of cloc friends of near his age, he enjoyed the company of younger men and spent much of his time with them. The funeral services at his home were conducted by Rjv.

H. M. Smith of the M. E. church and the Masonic lodge, of which lie was a charter member, conducted the services at the grave, lie was hurried in the Oxford cemcL'ry Thursday the ICth.

The relatives have the sympathy of the entire community in tins, their saddest bereavement. William Sherburn was born at Ellerton Yorkshire England July 12, 1323. At the age of eight he came to this country with his father, his mother having died about that time. He came to New York where was married to Caroline Kimball in 1810. They afterwards muv-ed to Pierceton where they remained until lSTo, moving then to Oxford Kansas where he has since resided, his wife having passed away Oct.

8th There are nine children of whom six are living live daughters and one son, to mourn hi-i loss. Commencement. The fourteenth annual commencement of the O. I. S.

was held Friday night May 7th at the M. E. church. The church was very prettily decorated with ferns, snow balls and the class colors, pink and white. Miss Hazel Elponia Platts of Winfield assisted by Oscar Miller, Chas.

Votaw, Bessie Thew and Roy McKibbcn furnished the evenings, entertainment. The readings by Miss Platts lii, It1 l-. iirii 1 it iiwic kij cm. ijiiuviuiy pleasing were the solos by Chas. Votaw.

Rev. Smith made a short address and presented Inez Coldwell, the only graduate, with her diploma. A. J. Shore of Illinois, uncle of W.

L. and A. J. Shore of Oxford and Belle Plaine, was here on a visit a few days this week. He went from here to Roswell, N.

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went to Arkansas City, Sunday afternoon in the former's auto to see the ball game between Arkansas City and Wellington. Opera Home Contract Let. At a meeting of the members of the opera house association a contract was let to A. P. Smith of Arkansas City for the erection of a brick building to cost eight ihwrruvl dollars.

To furnish i I 'l" to 1 1 'i1' J'UUlv. i 1.