Burlington Independent from Burlington, Kansas • 1

on't Fail fo Attend Tk Great Aviatiofl'Meet To Be Held In Burlington On Ma21 And 22 J) 1) 1 Ml ITIU Successors to The Burlington Democrat ndependent Established 1875 BURLINGTON, COFFEY THURSDAY, MAY 16 1912 Volume 38 Number-20 II liFIGHT GVOl A ROAD Deaths ONLY DREAD. HEAR TAX 'PLAINTS i BOARDS OF REVIfiW HOLEING ANNUAL SESSIONS VI D. ROZIER'S WEALTH VISIONS COLLAPSED HERE. 1 0 RqBERT BOVVEN, OF OrTUMW.4, AYS ON HIS LAND. Mrs.

Fred Greer. E. Covart of Qridley, has "been; advised of the death of his sister Mrs Fred Greer, at Willis of cancer! Bought Great Tracts of Lano Oav Bogus Drafts and Police RaA S. F. Crow Sues John P.

tllckey For a Settlement Partitioning George Estate Courts RURAL COMMENCEMENT IS THE LAST WEEK IN MONTH. The rural school commencement exercises will be held in the opera house the last week in May, but Miss Cora Tompkins, county superintendent, is in a quandary as to the date. She does not want it on Saturday and it is doubtful if the opera house can be secured in time for. decorating for Friday on account of Memorial day. She will mhke definite announcement soon.

Three Years Dispute Over Boundary Line (Jets into Courts Road of the stomach. Her husband and Him Out of Town. Is Fenced Up. children survive. She was former resident of Gridley.

A livery rig was not good enoagh Who owns a road in Otlutnwe town for 0. D. Rozier of Oakland. Calif 1. The boards of review are now session all over the county.

The met yesterday In the several townships and are listening" to the complaints of the ship north of the city limits? Brother Dead. Rev J. Fisher, of Waverly, has been! This question en dispute advised of the death of his joungesli three years aire1 n-nehed the think thev been ag-l brother, Herbert, of pneumonia.at hi in tno matter Cit fLKftRkHITl BU t. I courts. Robert iiov the road is on his land aud sa? it home in Northampton, Entrland.

This Their work will be concluded within is the second death in the family since is not. The? have due- ditches and Mr. Fisher came over, his father havl Mr. Bowen has filled iheni up. ing died June 16,1906.

Now they allege Bowen has not Alexander Woods. only filled in the but has fenc Mrs. M. R. DeMaulin' was called to Some Rain.

Some water certainly fell during th3 three days rain, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The government officials say it amounted to 4.55 inches in this section. This is a heavy fall of water and it came at a very inopportune timef or the farmers, most of whom were in the midst of Their work has been vero materially delayed. who hn ivd a few days since to buy great tracts of Coffey county land, lit demanded an automobile and sa Ua real estate men got an automcbila and rode him all over the county Ha taught the George 300 bcre.the Clark 1,000 acre rnch, the Hugae'fl and a few other tracts, payintf for5 all with 'eighTdraftson TCali ornir bsi-These were all returned wh i th information Rozier was not kc wn had no money on deposit. un 4ha police walked him out of town and told him never to come baok.

Keal it-tate men are out only on automobile and time but the hotel keeper ii hold, ing the sack for his feed bill for naarly a week. He made several inr fftctual attempts to borrow money. Litefield, to attend the funeral a eouple of days and the county commissioners will meet June 3 to equeal-Ize between the townships and hear appeal cases only. Drowned Out. The county commissioners were to have met Monday for the purpose "of viewing the roads of the county and designating county roads but they were drowned out by the wet weather- ed up a large chunk ot the public domain.

.1. D. Frazier, public prosecutor, swore out a warrant charijiair him her father, Alexander Woods, who died Sunday evening. with obstructing1 a pu'oiic highway. A hot fight is expected before the Mrs.

Almeda Rich. Mrs Almeda, wife ot J.M. Rich die question is settled. few days if there lat her home in LRov. She was 5 They will meet in a years of age and is survived by hetj is no more rain.

Arbitration Didn't Arbitrate husband, father.four brothers and two sisters. Burial was in the LeRov eel S.F. Crow and John P.Hiekey a con I matarv HncLrp on the Santa Fe. owned a farm Mrs. Hannah Larison.

For Superintendent 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for the republican" nomination for superintendent of public instruc tiou at the August primary and will appreciate your support. CCRA TOMPKINS. together. They disposed of it and left Mrs. Hannah Larison died at he the settlement to arbitration.

The Money We are now matting first-clr ss farm loans at a little less than 6 per cant net to W. Rur rauff Son j- rattlers and coyotes are found in vicinity of lebo Lebo is not without its exe'r enieot. Recently a calf to C. E. Noonan was bitten a rattle soake.

A force was imrnediately orgauizd, The pastures burned over and two fivt foot rattlers were kiiled Lee Archer captured h'x coyotes recently. This naf.kes 24 trains laktn in that vicinity this spring showing tLat there are a few wild animals still left in thai section. r-m I home in LeRoy.aged 74 vears of a com arbitrators decided Hickey ed Crow 6 i uiaauuu utocaaco. luiciuicuv naa I In LeRoy cemetery suit was filed to the next term of the district court. FATHER DEAD.

i Probate Conrt. Mrs. John Underwood, of Gridl6y W. R. Chenev.

administrator with I was cailea to tlartrord by the deatn will fthnoxAd haa final settle- lox her father. SfocH 0 ment In the estate of W. R. Perry Fred W. Dab man baa been appoint- fed administrator of the estate of Maggie N.

Dahman, deceased Of LeRoj Charles J. Nanerstc has been ap Marriages Doll-Urah. A pleasant marriage took place a at woesbeck's pointed administator of the estate of I the home of W. S. Wilson on Sunday the estate of Nellie Nauerstc.

May Make Race G. J. Baxter is considering, making the race for probate clerk against Mr Brown the present incumbent who will probably be renominated by the republicans. Mr. Baxter is a prominent resident of Coffey county, a lead er in democratic circles and was a candidate for the office two years ago when he cut down the republican majority very materially.

He would make a strong candidate L. R. Grimes has been appointed ad- honing when Miss Olga Urah, sistej I tTT i i 1 i ministrator of the estate ot Adelia E. "iiau" wuu UttB ueeu mu a 1 a I king her home here fcr the past thre6 months, was united to Edward Doll; m. 3 The lease on our present lo agaiast Frank J.

George, et al. it is i a partition suit brought to divide the ch performed the ceremony, and real estate of the lato Frank George ftt iw conclusion tbe couPle departed cation expires in 90 days. We are unable to renew it and will there- -fore be compelled to move. for Kansas City, whence they will go of Oliyet, who died Julj 14, 1906. to Lamed to make their future home! Best wishes of many friends accmpa DID BURLINGTON MAN LOSE nythem.

HIS ROLL IN KANSAS CITY Hefli Kxoblock. v. Lee Hr-flm, theblacksmith at Strawn Meet Here Next The Christian church of the second district comprising the counties of Johnson, Miami, Franklin, Osage, Linn. Anderson, Shawnee and Coffey will hold its annual conventions here next May. The Sunday School, Women's and Endeavor will meet at the same time with a hundred delegates and a hundred visitors in attendance.

Bishop Hopkins worked hard to secure the gathering. The Kansas City Times pemted a sensational story the other day legr- and Mias Ruth Knoblock, living near 1 ding a Burlington man. It staled the Strawn, were united in marriage, a Burlfngtdhian I called on the police to lha Methodist parsonage there recent In order to reduce our stock to the lowest possible amount, we will make special prices during the next 90 days on everythinxdept Calico, Thread and Carpet Warp. YOU GAN SAVE 10 TO 25 CHIT tell them he had given his roll of Xy tba pa8tor Kev. Mr.vEouchensoffi- into the hands of two stranbers at the ciating.

They will reside oyer thej Hotel Savoy for safekeeping and they bank and have many frienda to wish; ad disappeared with it. The Times jthem much happiuess 0 slates mai nerexusea to give nis name I uxliv Ai t-O' Toole Mature Freaks Mrs. Robert McGraw of tout he was a uerman engaged in tne I starling L. Sullivant, of Wayi "Teal estate business andiall this hap- May Melvern by trading with us. 1 freak chicken that is as lively as any it i It ft 0 penedUst Friday.

The Times must Were united in marriage at the Waveri of ils maLes Io nab four de-have got the wrong hunch. No one ly Catholic church, Father David veloPed legs and feel and can do twice the here fits the description of the Times I Hall officiating. The groom is the son a8 jch any of I bunch. It does cot alw all use 1 jof a prominent stock farmer. 3 I and no Burlicgtoo man would te easy in the metropolis SALE COMMENCES SATURDAY APRIL 27 Many Springs Burn There was a wholesale frying tf Aviation Meet.

four feet frequent! brIdicf up one of tht-m lo fpst unci vt ovu ir i a riuns ly with the.oU.tr three. Charifes Knobl- ck of near Otter 1 Creek hss a curiousitj in tb: tin; pa of a colt without a laii. 1 All roads lead to Burlington next ynuog springs at the' residence of week. The great avU lion meet will be Whistler on North Third Street, held here Tuesday asp Wednesday shortly before midnight Siturda with A. K- Lougren, toe intrepid, as nigDt when the brooder house burned the aviator.

A bali game has been.ar- A total of 165 young chickens pir- Mew School Sunnyside school No. 4 near Gridley," taxpayers bare voted a levy ranged for eoch day and trains will be Uhed. Tby ware the Dropertv of Doc held to allow visitors to return home h. Flaonk mr.t fnr an inhxri. i 1 rllf fl "Qroesbeck il i -j.

t. m. 4-t- Jt I A 5 12 mu a "Jis i uaisQ paving ior a nev? company. The firo spread to three S1750 school building to be eree'eo surroundings bares whieh were saved through the heayy raths of the last of lhis ear There not a neg-ative the same The Commercial club has been to great expense in aecaring the big event and announces that if conditions are such that no, flight can ha made the admittance money will be jtiiuden. Cone see the SI the week and the fire department vote- H-G- McCormick has been a- The brooder house was totally de warded lhe contract and work will i commence immediately, troyed with several brooders..