The Miami Republican from Paola, Kansas • 1

1 J' ESTABLISHED IN 1866. THE MIAMI REPUBLICAN, PAOL KANSAS, JANUARY 15,1909. VOL. XLIII. NO.

26. JJf 1 11" II III ij fir I I 1 It PERSONALS. prizes. At one time he was interested in the old Choteau oil well, six miles Sight Testing How a Commission Works. One year ago the city was in a terrible condition.

There was no money to pay for lighting and sweeping the streets, and sanitary conditions became alarm JM MAGICIANS Sleight ot Hand, Mystification Paola Lyceum TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 nBEsSSaBaBBBESSSSSSSSSSBS Mrs. add ox Dead. Mrs. Martha A. Maddox, beloved wife of David E.

Maddox, died at her home in Richland-twp. Saturday, January 9, 1909, of pneumonia. She had been in failing health for several years, but was taken ill with pneumonia only the morning of the day on which she died. Mrs. Maddox was brn Christmas day, 1843, near Bradys villa, Ohio.

She was reared there and in 1865 was married to Mr. Maddox. They came to this county in 1880 with their family and bought a farm southwest of Paola, where they resided a number of years. Selling ths farm, they bought another in where the family has since resided. Mrs.

Maddox united with the Methodist church when seventeen years of age and was a constant member and interested in church work untU her death. She Wcsthe mother of seven children, all of whom survive her with hsr husband. All were present at the funeral except two eons, MoPherson, instructor in the government Indian school at Hayward, Wisconsin, at Frank E.at Los Angeles, California. The other children are Kathryn and David C. and Mrs.

Maggie Ludwig of James T. of Mercer. and Harvey S. ot Canon City, Colo. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs.

D. R. Kimble of Paola and Mrs. Lain Appicgate, who lives in Ohio, and a brother, Harvey Connor of West Union, Otio. Mrs.

Maddox, by her sunny disposition. Christian character and patience as a sufferer the past two years of illness, endeared herself to everyone with whom she came in contact. Our sympathy goes out to the husband and children in their great sorrow. Geod Roads Day. The following program will be given by the Miami County Farmers Institute at the court house Saturday, Jan-nary 23d, at 1 p.m., when the subject of good roads will be taken up: Minutes of last meeting; Business.

Addresses Good Roads B. J. Sheridan and others. Miscellaneous questions for general discussion: 1. Is $5 enough for dragging a road ten times a year? 2.

Should road districts be larger? 3. Should pay for road work be increased? 4. Do farmers favor the building of stone or concrete bridges and culverts? 5. Would it be advisable to permit the forming of highway districts of live miles or more, ever-lapping present road districts, for the purpose of baildlng more permanent roads ot) main lines of travel? 6. Do you favor making the county surveyor the county engineer and the county commissioners the county road commission? 7.

Do you favor a State tighway commission or State highway engineer, who shall make and approve plans and speciCcations for bridges and roads, and instruct county engineers and local road supervisors and farmers in the best methods of bui ding roads? 8. Do you favor State road building? Double Bux Felts Emery's for $2 00. at Rossman Home made honey, maple sap and pure buckwheat at Boxley'o. We are and BEEF -rJ 1 If you have any trouble with your Eyes difficulty in seeing distinct or reading, aching eyes, tired eyes. If you suffer from headache, if the child cannot see well at school, or if the child's eyes soon become tired, call and hare them examined most carefully.

No Charge for Examination We have all appliances for careful examination. All work guaranteed satisfactory. In the Rice Country. The Republican is in receipt of the following interesting letter from Russell Hibbs, formerly of Fontaoa, who is connected with the Jefferson County Bice, Land and Milling Co growers, millers and distributors of rice and rice products at Nederland, Texas. The company is capitalized for $100,000 and Alfred and B.

F. Blaker of Pleas-anton, are respectively president and treasurer of the company: Nkdkrlano, Dec. 28, 1908. To ttm Editor of the Miami Republican. Dzab Sir: Enclosed please find check, for which kindly extend my subscription to The BeubiJcan one We are still and always will be interested in Miaxni-co.

affairs and our friends up there. Everything here is rice and the country is developing very fast. We find many people here from Kansas, Missouri and the States north and east. The rice market has not been very en couraging for millers so far this year. I find our Kansas people have not been eating enough rice.

Many families here eat it every day, but not as we always have as a desert, but as a vegetable, with gravy. It is a very healthy and nourishing The Kansas-Missouri trade demands a good grade of rice and seems to largely use the Japan variety. The low grades are exported. This county, Jefferson, is building a shell road twenty miles, from Becvjuiont to Fort Arthur via Nederland. The country is very level and has no stone, so the grading is very easy.

It is graded high and rolled with a steam roller and dressed with shells from the Sabine river. The work is done by county convicts. Port Arthur exports considerable lumber, oil and cotton, also rice. We made a shipment to Porto Bico recently. Beaumont is making an effort to get deep water.

The Neches river is 40 to 60 feet deep, so all that is needed is to deepen the canal from Port Arthur to the Neches river from 10 feet to 25 or SO feet. Texas is a wonderful State, of many climi.tes and resources, and should be greatly developed in the next few years. Yours very truly, Russell Hibbs. on ALL our Men's, Boys' and Children's Overcoats and Winter Suits Und6PW63P, GopS and Flannel Shirts Mrs. S.

J. Shively is visiting this week with friends in Johnson-co. Mrs. C. A.

Cross of Kansas Cityt visited friends in Paola this week. Linn Royer of Dallas Center, Iowa, is in Paola for a visit to hia uncle, John Royer. Ed Paxton of Garnett visited his brother, O. H. Paxton, and wife over Sunday.

Will Murdock went to Kansas City Thursday, to attend the implement men's convention. Mrs. Laura Stephenson Burrias of Chanute was the guest of frisnda in Pa ola several days last week. J.L. Lowe was in Kansas City Tuesday and Wednesday, attending tha implement men's convention.

Miss EdnaJSmith was in Oaawatomia several days last week, visiting her friend; Miss Hazel Vermillion. J. M. Green returned recently from a ten months' visit to his son, Clyde Green, at Mackato, Minnesota. Wilbur F.

Allen of Telluride, formerly of Paola, was here Tuesday, on his way to LaCygne, to visit his mother. W. O. Parker of Spokane, Washington, and Or in Parker of Tacoma, Washington, visited Ed Parker and family Sunday. Charles Griffith and wife went to Kansas City Tuesday, where Mr.

Griffith is attending the implement dealers' convention. MiBS Hal lie Caton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Caton of Richland, has a position as stenographer at the Paola. oil refinery.

Miss Sadie Voglesong left Tuesday -for Kansas City and Parkvills, where she will visit relatives and frisnda for two weeks. Miss Mabel Crawford came up from Paola Tnesday to visit a short time with her sister, Mrs. H. H. Neff.

Spring HiU New Era. Eurias Beeghley and family have removed here from Sheridan-oo. to the farm they purchased of Samuel Cathey, in Ten Mile twp. S. D.

Condon of Kansas City was in Paola Tuesday, attending the annual meeting of the stockholders ot the Miami County National Bank. F. Goeble is in Topeka this week-attending the annual meeting of the Kansas retail furniture dealers association, of which Mr. Goebel is eectuary. Mrs.

Q. M. Sims of near Somerset is so seriously ill with. spinal trouble that she will be taken to one of the hospitals in Kansas City this week for treatment. Herman Zimmerli and family returned to their home in Linwood, Saturday, after a visit of a week to Victor Kohler and family of Ktanton-twp.

D. F. Dunn and wife went to Topeka Tuesday, where Mr. Dunn will attend the meeting of the Stats retail furniture dealers' association. They will return home to-day.

Capt. Geo. R. Reynolds and Lieut. L.

Sperling were at Topeka Monday and Tuesday, attending the inauguration ceremonies and a meeting of the national guard association. Mrs. Flora Brltton and two daugh ters of Corning, Iowa, on their way to San Antonio, Texas, to spend tbe winter, stopped in Paola Wednesday for a visit to her cousin, Mrs. Frank McLaughlin. P.

L. Ware of Valley-twp, and Robt. O'Connor attended the meeting of the State Agricultural Association in Topeka Wednesday and Thursday, ae representatives of the Miami-co. fair as sociation. -Mibs Jennie Williams of Paola vis ited home folks Friday and Saturday.

Her mother, Mrs. A. P. Williams, re turned home with ber Saturday, returning home Sunday evening. Spring Hill New Era.

R. E. Giffin left Friday for Lawton, Oklahoma, where he will make his home during the winter with his daughter. Mrs. C.

W. Jones. Mr. Giffin had been in Paola a couple of weeks, looking after his property. T.

G. Payne and family, after a five weeks' visit to the home folks at Salem, West Virginia, arrived home last week. They had an enjoyable vieit, but Mr. Payne eays it took him several weeks to get used to tbe hills again after nine years absence. Zeal Hays, wife and daughter, Mies Floy Hays, arrived home Thursday of last week from a five weeks' visit to Mr.

Hays' parents and other relatives at his former home at Louies. Lawrence Kentucky His son, Benjamin Hays, and family accompanied him home, with the expectation of remaining here permanently. D. Wantland of Hoisicgton, a Missouri Pacific car repairer, stepped off Paola Tuesday to visit his uncle, B. Shinkle, county commissioner, and went down to Fantana between trains to visit his aunt, Mrs.

Shinkle. Mr. Wantland had two fingers on his -left hand mashed a week ago and was on his way to the Missouri Pacific hospital in St. Louis, H. R.

Smith, assistant in the New Lan caster Grange store, took the train here Saturday for a. visit in Kansas City. Mr. Smith reports that the store did a good bueiness for 1908 and that each month was a record breaker in the amount of sales over the'month before. A large addition was aiso built to their Bto the past year.

Fontana Netes. east of Paola, that was drilled in 1866 He helped organize the company thatj sunk the first coal shaft in Leaven worth, and for many years he owned the beautiful location on the corner of Broadway and Walnut adjoining Col. T. P. Fenlow's old home on the south.

He built the first street railway in Kansas City, the old dummy line that ran out to Independence. Later he had the contract for numerous railroads in Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Mexico. Three sons survive. Will of the Catholic Columbian, Columbus, Ohio, Owen, in business in St. Louis, and Leo, who is yet in college.

Two daughters and their mother live in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Seme Rabbits. Cotton tail sportsmen are in the height of their Everywhere in the woods, valleys and prairies rabbits are so numerous that it is not difficult to kill several hundred if the sportsman is not a novice and does not have to wait for them to sit still. The Heidec-ker boys ot East Valley brought in to E.

K. Thompson's poultry house Wednesday morning 29 dozen that they shot Tuesday. They were paid 36 cents per dozen for them. Mr. Thompson also purchased about 700 rabbits Tuesday and Wednesday from other persons.

Another snow Tuesday night and Wednesday morning made rabbit hunting better than ever, and by the last of the week the market will be full. What's the use of buying porter house and complaining about the high price of meat when all the rabbits you can carry can be purchased for the price of a pound of porter house steak? Died. Mrs. Julia Kirby, wife of Charles Kirby, died Sunday night, January 10, at the family home near Bucyrus, after a two weeks' illness with paralysis. Mrs.

Kirby was 50 years of age and with her husband came to this county from Carlton, 111., about twenty-four years ago. She was well known in her neighborhood and was loyed and re spected. She was a dutiful Christian, a member of the Methodist church for about twenty years. She is the mother of five sons and three daughters, who with her husband survive her. Her children are Buford, Gould, Carl, Cecil, Herman, Delia, Pearl and Blanch Kirby, all residing in the vicinity of Bucyrus except one son in Kansas City They were all present at her funeral.

She also leaves her aged mother a brother and two sisters residing at Carlton, 111. The funeral services were held from the Methodist church at Bucyrus and were largely attended. A Nervy Hawk. E. E.

residing tnree and a half miles northwest of town, received the surprise of his life Monday. He had been at one of his neighbors, and took a short cut home through the timber south of the county poor farm While leisurely walking along he felt something striking hishead, and look ing up he saw a large black chicken hawk taking his hat up. lie made a grab and caught the hawk by one of its wings. It let loose of the hat and grabbed Mr. Bennett by the hand, cut ting it through the glove.

He held to the hawk and took it home and put it in a back room, in which there hap pened to be a cat. The hawk had not more than been released when it spied the cat and pounced on its back. Mr. Bennett let the cat out, but still has the hawk. He says it is a fine specimen.

A Runaway. Thursday afternoon of last week Mrs. Vera Ullom, residing south of town, accompanied by her sister, Miss Maude Heiser, had been east of Paola, to visit their sister, Mrs. George Krum-sick, and returning home, near the old glass factory the horse became fright ened and ran several blocks south to the street east of the Ursuline academy, where the buggy was turned over and the occupants thrown over the wire fence. They were assisted to William Curts' residence, near by, and later were taken by Mr.

Curts down town to a doctor's office. Miss Heiser received a severe cut on her head and was severely bruised on her head and should ers. Mrs. uuom aiso received numer ous severe bruises on her head and shoulders. Their injuries are not sen- ous.

ine uuggy was oroKen to pieces. From a Subscriber. To the Editor of The Miami Republican. Dear Sib: Find enclosed money order, for which please set my subscription up until January 1, 1910, which will make something over twenty-five years that Ihave been having The Re publican come to my address since I moved from old Miami-co. I wish you a happy and prosperous New Year.

Yours very truly, J. W. Buchanan, Toronto, Kas. Stercopticen Sermon. Rev.

T. E. Chandler, who has been giving a series of sermons on the "Life of Christ," with beautiful stereopticon illustrations, will give the "Passion Week" study next Sunday night. ing. The only men who were receiving their salaries were the mayor and councilmen and other city officials The working men had to take due bills for their salaries.

A committee of citizens had to step in at this crisis and take charge of the city affairs. What a change in one yearl There is no need of the citizens committee at the present time. The affairs of the city are being managed by business men. The books are being kept the same as those of any business firm. Every man who works for the city gets his wages every month and if, in return for this, he does not work for the city as he would work for any other firm he gets his walking pap ers and some other man takes his place And there is another side to the pic ture: On3 year ago no business man would invest in Leavenworth real estate unless it was an absolute necessity.

There was no confidence in the city In one year not only our own people but outsiders have invested in Leaven worth. They are not afraid of the taxes now, and they are not afraid of the politicians. The work of the mayor and commissioners is away ahead of the expectations of the men who advocated the commission form of govern ment. It was expected that it would take at least three years to put the af fairs of the city on a business basis and establish confidence, and both have been done in less than eight months. Leavenworth will never go back to the old political form of government.

Our people have been fighting for years for cheaper taxes and a business adminis tration and they have got both and are going to keep them. If this much has been done in eight months what may we expect in three years. Better times than have ever had. This is what we may expect and this is what we are going to get. Leavenworth Post.

Real Estate Transfers. Transfers of real estate filed in the office of the register of deeds from Jan uary 3 to 9 were: Bain Connor and wife to D. F. Amick, lot 6, block 107, Paola, $500. Mary A.

Ewbank to Nancy J. Casida, lots 4 and 5, block 69, Paola, $1800. M.J.Kelly, administrator, to John W. Murphy of 40 acres in $1,320. Samuel N.

Cramer to L. N. Cramer, 334 acres in Ten except life interest, $1.00, love and affection. Amy M. Batterson and husband, Henry Batterson, to Jane M.Beaver, lot 6, block 6, Peery's addition to Paola, $500.

Thomas Shannon and wife to George Jackson, 8 acres in Sugar $80. Lee Jones and wife to 4.10 acres in section 15, lor road purposes, $25. Carson Lane, administrator of estate of L. Malmquist, to Fred M. Wells, lot 8 and west half lot 9, block 116, Paola, $560.

H. W. Hightower to Ben Hays, 26 feet off north side lot 11, block 1, An-gier's addition to PaoJa, $300. Lillian Peterson and husband, J. E.

Peterson, to W. P. Barkhust, 20 acres in $2,500. Laura J. Estle and husband, Samuel R.

Estle, to Leslie S. Estle, acres in Middle retaining me interest, $1.00, love and affection. City Business. An adjourned meeting of the city council was held January 8. Mayor Fordyce reported the sale of the following sewer bonds: No.

Lateral Main Bonds. Sewer No. Sewer No. Amt. Interest.

10 81 2 860 34 83.34 10 43 982 04 25 57 47 14 17 79 50 61 223 15 13 46 3 1,804 70 10 47 3 681 T5 10 44 3 1,861 88 Main sewer No. 8 8.743 C8 Total 69 It was ordered that there be trans ferred from the general fund to the water fund from July, 1908, to Jan uary 1, iyoy, Appropriation ordinance No. 241 was passed to pay to J. E. Maxwell, chairman of the cemetery board, contract price, $406 09, to T.

E. Oyster for block Paola, being the block just east of the north half of the city cem etery, which will now become a part of the cemetery. Other bills allowed were as follows: Abbott Cosgrove, excavating and pav ing Castle street $1,672 41 L. B. Petty, curbing Castle street 824 51 L.

B. Petty, excavating, curbing and paving Walnnt street 1,663 03 L. B. Petty, same Gold street 1,826 V5 Total 25,792 99 Well Known Man Dead. We are iu receipt of a copy of the Ft.

Smith, Daily Times, containing an account of the death of John McCarthy of that city. Mr. McCarthy was one of the early pioneers of Kan sas. He was a brother of the late Owen McCarthy of Middle Creek-twp. and visited here several times during his brother's life.

He was an educated, intelligent business man, of varied enter- Mind Reading, Course Tries to Get Cut of jail. Sunday an attempt was made by one or more of the prisoners to break ont of the county jail. There are four prisoners, and the supposition is that after breaking a lock off of a south window and removing several brick, it was impossible to make the hole large enough to get out. Williams, charged with burglarizing Martin Timken's barber shop, takes the responsibility of the attempted jail break. He wrote a note to Sheriff Tolman and passed it out through the pigeon hole in the kitchen door, which stated that he attempted to break jail, but that the other prisoners persuaded him not to.

Father Vaughn will lecture at the Mallory opera house Monday, February 15, 1909, under the auspices of Paola Council 1149, K. of C. Those who have listened to Father Vaughn will be glad of his comiDg, and all others will cer taicly not miss this opportunity of hear-irg this famous orator. Remember the date, February 15. janl5tf Last week Thos.

E. OyBter sold 80 acres of land in Stanton-twp. to Samuel Huffman of Richland-twp. The price paid was $35 pr acre. 1 giving 1 3 OFF AftKehler Paola, Kansas.

New County Commissioners. Martin Krumsick and Archie Lee closed their four years term ae county commissioners Saturday and their euc ceesors, Auguet Frank and Frank Shinkle, went into office Monday. The new board organized by electing R. Ham peon chairman. The new board has bean busy all week inspecting the court house and jail, visiting the county farm, making appointments, etc.

Dr. Jog. Fowler was appointed county physician, Dr. Haldeman health warden, Jacob Greer janitor at the court house The Republican was awarded the county printing for the ensuing year, its bid being the lowest. The superintendent of the poor farm fcas not yet been appointed.

The new members cf the county bsard are taking hold deliberately and intelligently and will give the county good service. Miss Jane Brownlee Will address the concty teachers meeting in Paola tomorrow afternoon. Miss Brownlee has been for many years a teacher of New York city and has de- veloped a plan of moral training, from which she has secured excellent results in her school. She was asked to visit the west and talk to the teachers of her work. Lsarnice that 6he would be in Kansas City, Mies Davis, the county superintendent, got her to come Paola and talk to the teachers of this county.

This will be a great opportunity, of which everybody should avail themselves. Patrons of the schools are cordially invited to hear her and learn something of the work being dors in the schools along lines of morality. Newest and most up to-dare line of wall paper in Paola. Miami Book and Ns Co. 15 2 6UT We are offering at wholesale cost.

In fact, EVERYTHING goes at a discount during the month of January. See our window for a few prices. W. Ed. The Clothier.

Northeast Corner Park. The funeral services were held Tues day afternoon, conducted by Rev. F. A Pasley, at Eden chapel. A large as emblage of sympathising neighbors and friends accompanied the remains to their last resting place in Scott Valley cemetery.

Buys a Building. P. H. Grimes has bought of the Oyster estate the brick building on the north side of the park in which his drug store is located, paying $7,000 for it. It is entirely fitting that Mr.

Grimes should own this building, as he has been in business there since 1881, whan he was prescription clerk for J. W. Price He bought out the business in 1S85 and hae continued it successfully since. Mr. Grimes came to Paola in 1876 and his career illustrates the truth that it pays to Btick.

He has always been equare dealer, and by strict integrity, industry and energy, coupled with thorough knowledge of his profession has built up a business that is worth having. He has never wavered in his loyalty to Paola, and it is gratifying to himself and friends that he now owns the building where he has been in busi ness so many years. The Floyds to be Here. The Floyd company of magicians, one of the test in this country, will appear at the Mallory Opera house, January 19, under the auspicies of the Paola Ly ceum Course. They guarantee a first entertainment of sleight of hand, mystical illusions and mental telepathy.

Curtain rises at 8 o'clock. S. C. Noland, well known in this county when a boy, and nephew of S. A.

Noland of was killed December 23 at Sioux City, Iowa, by be ing run down by a street car. He was on his way home about ten o'clock at night, and in crossing the street at a curve was knocked down, the trucks cf the car almost severing his head from his body. He was about 40 yeare o. age, a con of the idle B. Noland of Marys ville-twp.

He grew up here and attend ed the Paola high school. He left here about eighteen years ago and for some years had been manager for the W. A. Dean Piano Co. at Sioux City, Iowa.

Hia uncle, S. A. Noland, and wile attended tne funeral, lie leaves a sister, Mrs. W. H.

Smith, at KisingCity, and a brother at Coriena, Taxaa. About a yeir ago we put in the Ver Bailies pattern of Austrian China Din nerware. This pattern is an exact dup licate of Havilands Ransom pattern. These goods are so well made that if it were cct foi the name stamped on each piece, a great many people would not know the differ between it and the French China. Our sales in the pattern hav3 been so phenomenal that we were justified in makicg a direct impor tation of the largest quantity we ever bought in any one pattern.

If you want the newest, the most up-to-date set cf dishes In Austrian China, come in and inspect our VersrUIea. Peiker Scheer. Mas. D. Vaitdeehoop of StaEton-twp.

received a letter Tuesday from her son, Vernon Vanderhoof, cf Tea.pe, Arizona, which stated he was fatally ill with there was no hope of recovery. The letter was written by Vernon's wife and ogced by Vernon. bidding his mother good-by. Vernon about 35 years of age. He went to Arizona from Stanton-twp.

about fifteen years ago and was married there. He is engaged in dairy ranching. The Copeland hotel, the famous Republican headquarters at Topeka, was burned at 4 o'clock Thursday morning. No lives were lost, although the guests had many narrow escapes. Ths hotel bad recently been overhauled and pnt ia tide condition.

I V.v Cold Weather. After several days' cold weather last week, Friday and Saturday were mild. There was a very heavy fog all day Saturday. Early Sunday morning the wind changed to the northwest and all day Sunday and Sunday night the thermometer registered about zero. Some nnnuj foil Siimiaw nfrprnrwm anri nrfi i a i Monday, and the first time for several years sleighing is good, and the boys and girls with their sleds are having a fine time coasting.

Sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning the government thermometer, kept by Prof. F. K. Fergeson, registered ten degrees below zero, the coldest ef the season. Car Lot Shipments.

Car load shipments from Faola from January 5 to 12 were: Anderson Live Stock eight cars hogs; Bach man Lowe, one car cattle; G. M. Oyster, two cars cattle; C. T. Lyon, two cars cattle; H.

P. Beets, one car cattle; Henry Peckman, one car cattle; R. Ewbank three cars wheat Fowler Com. one car wheat, one car corn; Voglesong Hamlin, one car flour: Griffith two cars flax seed; Paola Brick Tile works, three cars drain tile; Paola Oil Refinery, ten cars oil; William Morgan, one car emigrant outnt. Box Social.

There will be a box social and dance at Sellers hall Wednesday evening, January 20, given by Paola Council No. 45, A. A. All ladies will bring boxes. A prize will be given the lady whose box brings the highest price.

The gentleman purchasing same will also receive a prize. A short program will be rendered. Over a Century Old. Fountain Shorts, colored, perhaps the oldest man in the State, died last Mod- day at the county poor farm, where he was taken about five weeks ago. His death was the result of extreme old age.

He was born in slavery In Georgia and reckoned his age from the battle of New Orleans, which was fought in 1815. He was then fourteen years of age, and at his death was 108 yf art old. He looked every year of it. He was taken to Missouri before it was admitted as a State, and came to Paola from Cass co. about years ago.

His wife died and his children scattered. He owned a little house in the south part of town, and for a number of years lived ioue, subsisting on his efforts at gardening and on what little aesietance was given him. Will Hightower, living in the south par of town, often looked after him and took him something to eat. One cold winter D.orning several winters ago Mr. High-tower went to his house and found him mixing up come corn with water and making tea out of hickory' bark.

Mr. Hightower saw he was provided for. He was taken ill five weeks age and was carried out of his eback to a wagon and taken to the county farm. His body urought to Pso'a Tuee day to Suit's undeitaking owe. It was the intention to send his remains to the maical department of the Kaoess university, but Uncle Shorts long ego expressed himself as wanting to be buried beside hie wife in the Paola cemetery.

Some of hie old acquaintances became interested, and Wilt Hightower 1 took up a subscription, which provided funds for bis burial expenses. Ths funeral was held Wednesday evening. TUtETTSiATiaM cured by "Bee Sting" Gaul-Cine.) Sold by all druggists, tf..