The St. Paul Journal from St. Paul, Kansas • 1

I. ilistmital Soolm tr7 VOL. XXXVI. ST. PAUL, NEOSHO COUNTY, KANSAS, MAY 19, 1904.

NO. 41. PAUL 3 BASE BALL NEXT SUNDAY. Assessors Are Slow With Returns. Memorial Day Arrangements.

year's appraisement made the fig urer $31,792: The valuation of tho oil and gas leases in this township is fixed at $10,240 net. Th population is 1,032. Last year it was 1,063. Walnut rove shows a decrease in both taxable property and population The returns of property totals $40, 853, as against $43,957 last vear, and the population is 891, as against 951. Ladore also shows a falling off in.

wordiy wealth. The assessors returns but $29,119 worth of property as liable for taxation, as against $31, o31 last year. The population increased, numbering cow 895. aa At a special meeting of G. K.

Warren Post G. A. R. tae following committees were appointed on arrangements: Showalter, Boyle Minard. Speaker C.

C. Showalter. Music Mrs. Boyle, Miss Sadie Growth. Hall -Decoration L.

Holden, T. Gordon, Philip Born, E. Minard, C. Showalter. Transportation P.

Born, B. Mo-riarity, T. Jordon. Flowers O. O.

Johnston, F. A. Johnston, Miss F. A. Johnston, Chamberlain.

Guard of Honor Effie Buchanan, Captain, Miss Sadie Growth, musician, Misses Willa Reid, Regina McEnroe. Golda Gray, Maggie Mason, Pearl Lake, Nellie Elliot, Lilly Hoe-fle, Maggie O'connor, Annie Hent-zen. Ethel Friedman, May Carpenter, Nellie Nunnick, Nora Thompson Marking graves and decorating Catholic Cemetery P. Born, C. Cooney, M.

Hentzen, B. Moriarity. Hope Cemetery R. Judd, Carroll. Bond J.

H. Showalter, Wm. Smith, Sam Greg. South Mound A. Gouvian, Dr.

Crandon, E. Burnett, P. Hoover, Richmond. Brown J. F.

Hall, L. Burnett. Evergreen Mrs. Kenerley. Vallev Citv M.

V. Miller. Bethel Mrs. Cravens, Sam Alexander, H. M.

Blaine. The following program was arranged: Sunday, May' 29. Guard of Honor and G. A. R.

will meet at hall, corner Central and Main at 2:10 p.m., march to the M. E. Church. Services at 3 p.m., conducted bv Rev. M.

Stout. Monday, May 30 forenoon. G. A.R.and Guard of meet at hall at 9:30 a. Honor will march to church.

Services commencing at 10 a. m. Song "Another Year is Past and Gone." Invocation by Chaplain. Song Address of welcome by Mayor D. Zehner.

Reading of orders, Adj G. A. R. Song Song Memorial Address Rev. M.

Stout. Song America Guard of Honor and Choir. Benediction. Dinner. Afternoon.

Meet at M.E.church 1.30,form parade and march to Catholic cemetery. After decorating graves there, then Married At St. Francis Church, aa eight o'clock High Mass, Rev.Fr. Daniel officiating, Mr. Joseph Born, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Phillip- Born, and Miss Sarah Kennedy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kennedy. Miss Rebecca Kennedy acted as bridesmaid and Frank Davis occupied the position of groomsman.

The happy couple will commence housekeeping in the Sork property. The Journal joins with a host of friends in congratulations. Sioux Indians vs St. Paul. At The Old Grounds Near Depot.

An Excellent Entertainment. An excellent entertainment, given by the pupils of the Parochial school, at College hall, was witnessed by a number whe braved the storm on last Thursday evening, and they feel well repaid for any inconvenience which it may have caused them; while those who did not attend have reason to regret that thev missed it. The drama Dolores was a well arranged play, and was, in itself, sad and touching, and so real were the characters repressented that many, in spite of efforts to the contrary, were moved to tears. It was a proud success. The drills claim their share of attention, and they fully deserve much; their merits are many.

we need not say tnat tne music- was of the highest class, and the tableaus were beautiful to behold. The stage was brilliantly lighted, and the costumes were dreams of dressmaker's skill and art. We have every reason to beliere that had the weather permitted, the hall would have contained a vast crowd. As it was, a goodly number was present. Thursday night's au dience was loud in their praise of the entertainment, and it appears to be the general wish that it shall be repeated.

The Sisters deserve much credit for their patience and untiring ef forts in drilling and preparing the pupils for this play. Jurors Drawn. The following jury list has been drawn for service at the next term of court, which begins Tuesday, June 13th. The name of the township in which the juror resides is followed in each instance by his postoffice address: W. A.

Waddle, Walnut Grove, Erie: F.W. McGlure, Mission, St. Paul. Frank Waffle, Chetopa, Thayer. W.

A. Riley, Canville, Chanute. William Butler, Canville, Austin. F. H.

Hoover, Lincoln, St.Paul. W. S. Miller, Mission, St. Paul.

T. C. Leatherman, Erie, Shaw. O.P.H.Bowers, Centerville, Gales-burg. W.

P. Clemens, Canville Earlton. R. Bradshaw, Walnut Grove, St. Paul.

A. F. Seaholm, Chanute. F. Martin, Chetopa, Thayer.

J. M.Northcott, Erie. George Dixon, Ladore, Parsons. C. M.

Linscott, Shiloh, Thayer. W. F. Gross, Shiloh, Thayer. F.

M. Groome, Chanute. The Knights of Columbus are Dre- paring to give a lecture some time June, date will de announced later, when Rpv R. S. of Chicago, but formerly located here will deliver the address.

The south section house was bro ken open Tuesday night and a few tools taken a short way from the house and left by the roadside. Chanute Tribune: The returns from the assessors of the cities and townships of Neosho couuty are coming in very slowly. Tuesday, May 10th, is the time fixed by law when all such reports shall be i the hands of the county clerk, but of the fif teen assessors in the county oniy seven have reported. The principal interest centers in the population statistics. The reports so far in show that the county outside of Chanute and Tioga township will barely hold its own this year.

Of the seven reports in, it is shown that five townships gained 66 and two lost 91. The largest decrease is in Walnut Grove township which lost 60; and Lincoln lost 31. The net loss in these seven townships is 25. It is more than counterbalanced by the returns from Tioga township, which Assessor G. H.

Switzer unofficially announces has a present population of 1,280, seventy-eight more than last year. The total population of the county last year was 22,253, and the county officials are hoping that the returns from Chauute will run the total over the 25,000 mark, as it will entitle them all to a raise of salary if such is the case. Chanute had 7,172 last 3'ear. Canville, the township south of Chanute, has property liable for tax-atiou amounting to $41,400. Last To Straighten the Neosho.

There is a movement, among the farmers along the Neosho river to petition congress to make an appropriation to straighten the river bed. Since the recent heavy raius and high water, the sentiment seems to be against leeves. Year after- year more levees have been built and washed away and the land owners along the river have jabout made up their minds to quit. As one said: "This continual building of levees will bust us," The rich lands along the river will raise bumper crops if the water can be kept off, but the levees don't seem to do the work. A meeting will be called in the near future to take some active steps iu getting congress to take interest in the matter.

St. Francis' Notes. The forty hours devotion opens Fridav morning at 9 o'clock Mass and will close on Sunday morning at 8 o'clock Mass. Confessions will be heard Thursday. Friday and Saturday afterternoon and evening.

Mass Saturday morning at 5:30. Saturday the vigil of Pentecost is a da' of fast and abstinance. The children will make their First Communion on Sunday morning at the 8 o'clock Mass, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of next week are ember days. Childrens confessions will be heard Fridav 4 o'clock and also on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Those who were unable to assist cleaning the cemeterj' last week are reauested to come on next Monday, or send in their contribution to have it done.

Another Newspaper Change. W. J. Vane has sold the Mulberry News to Rev. L.

J. Gillham, saying that ill health compelled him to make a change. This is a surprise to 3ir. Nane's friends. We wish the new publisher success Girard Press.

Rev. Gillham was formerlj pastor of the Methodist church here in St. Paul. The laughable farce comedy, "All cv Mistake" will be presented at the new Catholic church in South Mound, on Monday eve May 6U, law. Admission 25c.

Reserved seats 35c. Proceeds for the church benefit. I.W.Moody, of Ft.Scott,a pioneer of this part of the country, and the proprietor or tne ot tne i.ocou marble worts aiea at uuujc Ft. Scott -May 14. reform for Hope cemetery, where the G.

A. R. services will be concluded for the day. Comrads, let us all join together and make the twenty-tirst anniversary, that this G. A.

R. Post and city have joined together to decorate the graves of our departed heroes, one long to be remembered. By order of C. Showalter, Post Commander. Edwin H.

Minard, Adjutant. The following are the names of the soldiers buried in the different cem eteries: Catholic Cemetery. Father J. Shoemaker, Michael Fitzpatrick, Stephen Beck, Barna bas Daley, Larry McKiearnan, Wm. Joyce, L.

A. Dietz, Henry Hentzen, Ed Welch, D. D. Berry, J. Nolan, Jeremiah Sullivan.

Pat McLaughlin, Thomas Dillon, E. Barber, J. C. Newland, Isac Deerstone, George McCloskey, T. Wimsatt, Mable, Gilmore, John Burns, two in vault name not known.

Hope Cemetery-. J.W. Bugbee, G. W. McMillan, Benjamin R.

Addis, JosepTi Hall, R. Dildine, James Ellis, J. B. Neill, C. Montgomery, John E.

Littler, I. Aikins, Wm. Johnson, A.J.Letcher, A. W. Wheeler, J.

S. Burnett, Har-rissou Songer, N. Tucker, J. M. Young, J.

Gilbert, Wm. Long. Geo. Churchill, Harkness. Bond Cemetery'.

W. Showalter, W. H. Smith, Wm. Thomas, T.

Reynolds, Wm. Hargrove, J. Stokes, Joseph Show-alter. Noah Stoaks. South Mound Cemetery.

Geo. Gilmore, Chas. W. Bennet, Chas. Wnson, Radclift, W.

L. Mc-Gleason, C. S. Wilson, Sidney Proctor. Virgil Burnett, James M.

Burnett. Valley City- Cemetery. Daniel W. Sherman, Dr. J.

L. Evans, Wm. McClarney, R. Kenner- ly. Brown Cemetery.

m. Brown, Sam F. Hill, Hiram Norton, James M. Proctor. Spanish War Catholic Cemetry.

R. A. Smith. Brown Cemetery. Albert M.

Proctor. Bethel Cemetery. C. B. Fraser, A.

J. Cravens. Gas and Oil. J. W.

Holeman visited the oil well at Erie the first of the week and was greatly surprised to find that the well had turned out to be a regular gasser. Gas and oil were both found in the well but gas predominated and the gas was considered only a small affair but when Mr. Holeman visited the well the first of the week-he found that the gas pressure had greatly increased and that when the valve was thrown open the roar of the escaping gas could be heard for more than a mile. It is considered that there is gas enough in this well to supply Walnut and St. Paul.

It is also said to be the best well in the Erie district, even better than the gas wells that are supplying the city of Erie with gas. Prospecting will be continued and if no gas is struck closer to Walnut than this one it is thought that the promoters will pipe the gas from this well into Walnut as they now have a franchise to supply the city with gas. Walnut Advance. Memonial Day Proclamation May the thirtieth is a legal, holi day in honor of the soldiers who cheerfully sacrificed their lives to save the life of the Republic, suggests to me that we should participate in the beautiful ceremonies of Memorial day. Therefore, D.

Zehner, Mayor of the city of St. Paul, Kansas, do re: spectfullv request that on Monday, the of May 1904, all business houses in said city be closed between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 2 o'clock p.m. in memory of the patriot heroes. D.

Zehner, Mayor. against 876. Centerville also shows a decrease in wealth, the returns of taxable property this year being $36,892, as against $42,882. The population has increased from 1,052 to 1.074. Shiloh also shows a falling off in valuation outside of the appraisement on the pipe line and oil and gas leases.

The returns this 3'ear show $23,629, as against $30,060 last ear. The pipe line is assessed at $15,510 and leases at $10,130. The population is 924, an increase of four during the year. Lincoln township has taxable property amounting to $26,420, as against $31,331 last year. The population has also fallen off, being now 913 as against 944.

Died Near Fredonia, Kansas, on Saturday, May 14, 1904, Daniel Ryan, aged 51 years, ol cancer of the stora ach. He was an old resident of this place and a brother of J. J. Ryan. The remains were brought to Green-bush for burial and the funeral was conducted from that place last Sunday.

The deceased leaves a wife and four children besides a host of friends to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father and a true friend. Died At Van Buren, on May 14, 1904, Earl E. Limbocker, son of Mr. and Mrs.B. Limbocker, of South Mound, Kansas, aged 24 years, 8 months and 4 days.

The deceased was a member of the South Mound M. E. Church. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock p. Tuesday, May 17, at the Mentor M.

E. church, Rev. M. D. Stout conducted the services and preached the funeral sermon, from the text found in St.

John 14: 19. Ihe remains were interred in the South Mound cemetery. The deceased leaves a father, mother, one brother and one sister and a host of friends to mourn. The Journal extends its sincere sympathy to the bereaved family and friends. Aeronaut Falls into River.

St. Louis Glob, May 11: E. E. Limbocker, a professional aeronaut, made a balloon ascension and parachute leap this afternoon. He alighted in the Arkansas river, on the south side of the city and was drowned.

After the baloon left the earth he realized that he would be carried over the river and shouted to the crowd to watch the river. As soon as he had reaceed a safe altitude, he tried to cut loose, but when he did succeed he was over the river. His home was in St. Paul, Kan. His body has not been recovered.

The above refers to the son of Bert Limbocker of South Mound. The local Base Ball management closed a contract with the Sioux Indian base ball team to play a game next Sunday. The Sioux Indian team travel in their own private car and carry 35 people. A balloon as-sension will be one of the features of the day. Admission 25c to everybody.

Glass cut any size Dowd Bros. A. M. K. Railroad Notes.

A meeting of the A. M. K. Ry. stock holders and directors was held in Joplin May 9th.

Everything passed of harmoniously and resolving a pushing of the work on the road as quick as possible. Mr Spoon er is in St. Louis contracting additional miles of work, working 25 miles so far. The contractors are bringing their tools, and will undoubtedly get to work by the 1st of June. Mr.

Brink is in Kansas City now securing drillers for St.Paul district, and had the matter about completed on the 13th ins Don't fail to get a chance on the sewing machine and O. K. washers. Ksfree Dowd Bros..