Linn County Democrat from Mound City, Kansas • 1

Linn County Democrat. Official Paper of Linn County Excellent Advertising Medium MOUND CITY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1910. VOL. 23. No.

2. MISS SWITZER GETS $10.00 IN GOLD NORMAL INSTITUTE BEGINS SESSIONS Corbln-Fellerman Wedding. At noon on Wednesday, July 61 Miss Bessie Corbin, daughter GOOD YOUNG MAN PASSES AWAY Clarence Utis Furse Died Sunday at His Father's Home in Mount Carmel District. of Mr. and Mrs.

B. B. Corbin of Mrs. Clarence Morton Wins the Sec ond Prize of 5,000 Votes Another Special Prize. A Large Number of Teachers and Would-Be Teachers in Attendance.

Much Interest. News From the Court House. PROBATK COURT, June term of said court closed. July term of said court opened. In the estate of Jos.

Creighton, executors of said estate, are hereby notified to make final settlement of estate on Sept 5 1910. MARRIAOK I.K'ENSNB. Leonard L. Babcock, Blue 19 Dessie Uuffey, Blue Mound 17 DISTRICT COURT. The following cases were filed: Emmie Russell vs.

8. Russell, di this city, was married to Mr. John Fellerman of Portland, Oregon, the Rev. J. (i.

Aikman of the Congregational Church performing the ceremony. The guests in attendance were all relatives, being Mr. and Mrs. N. A.

Corbin and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kincaid ami The contest for the second special prize in the Democrat's piano contest closed Saturday at four o'clock p.

and after the judges had carefully canvassed the vote it was found that Clarence Otis Furse died at 5 o'clock a. m. on Sunday, July 3rd, of cancer of the stomach at the home of his father, S. A. Furse, of Mt.

Carmel district. The funeral Kathleen White, Pleasanton. Bessie Witeox, Blue Mound. Helen I. Wilson, Parker.

Leila Wilson, Mound City. Florence Peare, Pleasanton. Clara Priestly, Pleasanton. Lena Jones, Butler, Mo. Ina Stark, La Cygne.

Elsie Zimmerman, Centerville. MayWier, Blue Mound. Ethel Clark, Mound City. Daisy Kincheloe, Centerville. Avis Butcher, Mound City.

E. H. Ellsworth, Oak Grove, III. Grace Warnock, La Cygne. Florence Swan, La Cygne.

Hattie Wilson, Pleasanton. Olive Davis, Amsterdam, Mo. Almeda Estep, Fairbury, III. Alta Brown, Mound City. Opal Stansbury, Mound City.

Rush Brown, Mound City. Clara Switzer, Mound City, F. J. Snyder, Pleasanton. Laura Hazelbaker, Pleasanton.

Miss Hwitzer had won the Second special prize offered by making the school A. largest gain in votes for the past four took place at Mt. Carmel house, conducted by Rev. Odenweller and the 0. vorce.

Amos Hall vs. Ihos. Box and Sarah E. Box, Abstract of judgement. Tuesday morning the annual Normal Institute of Linn County convened in the public school building in Mound City with the largest attendance at this period of the institute ever known.

120 persons having enrolled their names during the first two days. The corps of instructors is as follows: Conductor F. J. Barnhill, mathematics and V. E.

Postma, history and civics; Miss Zella Cannon, primary methods; Supt. Lillian Potter, O. Court convened Tuesday morning F. he of Lodge of Pleasanton, of which was a member, as he was also with tho followingollicers and attorneys present; Officers J. C.

Cannon, judge; B. E. i. Bradley, clerk; John A. Hall, county family, of Blue Mound; Mrs.

S. L. De Land, of Olympia, Wash. After the conclusion of the ceremony and congratulations a dainty lunch was served. At p.

m. the wedded couple left for Pleasanton by automobile, where they look a train for their far Northwestern home. Mrs. Fellcrman lias many friends in Mound City who earnestly wish her and her husband the greatest enjoyment possible in their new relations. attorney; J.

C. Ireland, sheriff; Geo. the Rebckah Lodge of that city, which furnished music and olTercd many beautiful flowers on the occasion in token of their respect for his character and memory. Interment was made in Mt. Carmel cemetery, the exercises being attended by many friends of the reading, literature and orthography.

There will athletic exercises at The Fourth at Mound City. There was no Fourth of July celebration at Mound City tins year deceased and the family. so the Mound City folks who felt that they just had to celebrate some Clarence Otis Furse was born in Linn County on Sept. 22, 1874, Great is Kansas! There are at this time only 512 paupers in the entire state of Kansas. Twenty-eight county poor IT and was therefore Ab years of age at the time of his death.

He was a nephew of Mrs. D. C. Potter of this city. No young man in this vicinity bore a better reputation fciM ilT I IM farms have no tenants whatever except their official caretakers.

where, went to neighboring towns. Pleasanton probably drew the greatest number from here, although a great number went to Blue Mound and Centerville and other places. Some of our people spent the day with rod and line on Little Sugar while others passed our country's natal day in the quiet of their homes. MISS CLARA SWITZER Fifty-three counties have no pris Hay, under-sheriff and K. C.

Jackson stenographer. Attorneys J. O. Morse, C. Garrison, L.

1). Mathews and J. E. Wiley, Mound City; Chas. F.

Trinkle, La-Cygne; A. M. K'eene and J. I. Shepard Fort Scott.

KKOISTKR OK DEKDS. The following instruments were filed during the past woek: 12 warranty deeds, 3 quit-claim deeds, 5 real estate niortKHges and 10 chattel mortgages. During the month of June 1910, 203 instruments were filed, and in the month of June 1909, 188 instruments were filed. Attorney Crain, of Fort Scott, was at the eourt house on business last week. Judge Cannon delivered an address at Mapleton, Monday.

Officers Bradley, Moore, Wayniire and Campbell were in Pleasanton the Fourth. Jas. Mundell attended the eelebra-lion at Centerville, Monday. (1. S.

llickinnn, of Kansas City, a representative of the Dalton Adding Machine was at the eourt house Tuesday. Who now holds first place in The oners under sentence in their jails, for honesty and industry than Otis Demecrats Piano Contest. Furse, as he was best known. thirty-four other county jails containing no inmates of any descrip the school house grounds every evening at 6:30. Prof.

Schwegler, of the State University, will address the Normal students at the music hour, 9 a. July 13th. The following is the enrollment up to noon Wednesday: Margaret Armentrout, Blue Mound. Georgia Black, Emporia. Adah Bottrell, Parker.

Ethyl Burnett, Parker. Mary Brownrigg, Goodrich. Maude Bradley, Parker. J. D.

Bower, Mound City. Rha Brown, Mound City. Opal Brown, Prescott. Zora Barnard, La Cygne. Esther Curtis, Prescott.

Milton Cantrell, Parker. Mrs. L. E. Carpenter, Prescott.

Garnett Carpenter, Prescott. Ellen Carlile, Mound City. Clifford Cox, Blue Mound. Fairie Clantoh, Farlinville. Thel Greenup, Blue Mound.

Sadie Conover, Pleasanton. weeks. He had been ailing for the past Her vote All of the showed a gain of ladies made good 54,120. gains. To Mrs.

Horton was awarded the prize of a coupon of 5,000 votes. tion. For a state with a population of approximately million this showing as to the absence of poverty ami crime is one which older American commonwealths will contemplate with mingled amazement three years of the disease from which lie died, but up to a short time before his death it did not appear serious, nor was its exact nature known. He was a member of the Yeomen Lodge of Mound City, in which he carried insurance. 1 1 in Another special prize will be given to the lady who has not previously won a special prize and who secures the largest number of votes for new, ajid envy.

back and renewal subscriptions from Success Magazine. We have just concluded an ar presence will bo sadly missed by the members of the fraternal orders who knew him as a brother, as well as a large number of relatives and friends who have been July 2 to 4 o'clock, Saturday, August 6, This prize will be a -ladies' handsome gold wateh valued at $25.00. This watch consists of a 15-jeweled Elgin movement in a warranted 20-year gold-filled case. This is the rangement by which we can offer the Success Magizine and the Democrat one year for $1.75. This associated with and loved him most valuable special prize yet offered magazine is in the forefront of the Monday Mr.

0. E. Morse started for Melrose, N. for the purpose of bringing home his daughter, Miss Eleanor who has been there for some time in hope of benefitting her health. At Kansas City, Mr.

Morse substituted his son, Ted Morse to finish the trip, and returned home. Miss Eleanor with her brotherj started home Tuesday and is expected to arrive here to day Thursday. Rev. and Mrs. John Cook, of Harveyville, Kansas, father and mother of M.

P. Cook of this city, visited him last week. Rev. Cook has been a resident of Kansas since 1869, and an active Methodist preacher all the time he has resided in the state, having served the churches at Leavenworth, Topeka, Kansas City, Kansas, and various other places. When he came to to Kansas there was but one con in the contest.

his lifelong residence, in fight of the People vsV the "Inter Remember, ladjes, that all votes Linn County. ests," and if you want to aid in which count for this gold watch count winning the victory for the People also for the grand prize. GET BUSY. Mr. Clyde C.

Voting, one of our W. T. Crosswhite, Parker. Lois L. Cook, Parker.

Josephine Copeland, Ottawa. Amanda Calahan, Fontanar Pierson Carpenter, Prescott. Jessie Canatsey, Mound City. Erchel Canatsey, Mound City. Hattie Clark, Blue Mound.

Irene Dobyns, Farlinville. Lottie DeVoll, Mound City. Mae Dingus, Mound City. Blanche Douglas, Mound City. Lela Douglas, Mound City miss l.uia Honour, oi mi.

louis, a niece of Eli C. Lowe, of the Democrat loft Tuesday morning for her home. She was cajljod here at the beginning of Mr. Lowe's recent illness and in addition to being a relative is an unusually well qualified professional nurse. Upon her arrival she immediately took upon her self the duty of nursing him back to health and bis greatly improved health at the present time is in a large measure due to her skilful care and treatment.

By her many womanly qualities she made The following is the vote for this you can be of material assistance estimable young colored men, and week" Clara Switzer 94,550 lUDVl uaeiaa 73.145 Mrs. Clarence Horton 26,020 Anna Hartong 15,045 Lota Dollison. 9,585 a trusted employe of this office, celebrated the Glorious Fourth with his many friends in Pleasanton, where lie might get tho fight news over wire right off the hook. Mr. Young reports that Pleasanton This paper was in error when it a large number of friends here who regret that her duties at home demand her departure from their midst.

slated last week that Orville Spears just simply outdid herself in the by taking this combination. Send or come to the Democrat office and enroll your name. Mrs. Sue Coe returned Wednesday from Philadelphia to meet her son Harry, who is about to start for Korea, and wanted to see his mother before embarking on the long journey. Mrs.

Louie Butcher accompanied by David M. Jones visited the Van Buskirk boys at Kincaid from Sunday until Tuesday. lad died subsequent to an opera matter of furnishing entertainment D. Loper, general supervisor of for their visitors. Clyde seemed tho Singer Hewing Machine of St.

Louis, accompanied by Mr. tion to relieve strangulation of the intestines. It should have Baid Alva Spears instead of Orville, and ference district and that embraced the entire state. He is a pleasant, optimistic old gentleman whom it considerably excited while giving a Boner, the company's managing sales description of the merry-go-round which was provided with a compartment known us "Lovers' Tub," that it failed to do so is very much regretted. is a pleasure to meet.

Band Concert To-NIght- The following is the program for which our faithful Afro-American man of this district, with headquarters in Fort Hcott, were in the city Tuesday on business with Wm. Detty, the company's local salesman at this point, Wm. is a rustler and we believe the company will some day put him in a better position, which he de If a man could bequeath his exper reporter declares is the best tiling ience to his sons instead of his prop the band concert in the Court House erty, it would keep them out of fool what am, and in which we presume Mr. and Mrs. Galen Stearns, of Paris township, announced the birth of a son, on Friday July 1st.

ishness instead of running into it. he might have been found at almost any hour, seated beside his Park to night (Thursday): Under Arms, Hayes Cupid's Charms, Serenade Miller Roberta, Waltz Miller serves. Miss Lela Douglas delightfully en Officer of the Day, March Hall tertained last Thursday eve at a six lady friend." "I wish to protest," writes a woman, Mignonette, Overture Baumann o'clock dinner a number of her young Games of Childhood Days Dermott New Annapolis, March Taylor lady friends. Those present were Misses Marie Madden, Zella Cannon, "against a habit of saying in every notice of a party that 'Refreshmen ts Jessie Corbin, Kittie Carbon, Lucile Mentzer, Maggie Kenney, Bertha Van- were served. ui course tney were served.

If there had been no refreshments there would have been no Ness, Mary Burge, Florence Latham, Vrn Fllintf Ivn Prtllas, Maic Union Church Services. The churches of Mound Citywill hold union services during the summer months at the Court House Park. 1 he first service will be next Sunday evening, and the sermon will paitj', fuf that in all tiiu iiateB iiiilikn of, and is the first and last thought in The Democrat's Principal Prize The following is a complete description of the fine Piano which The Democrat will give. to the winner in its Voting Contest now in progress: The Hamilton Piano STYLE 203 Height, 4 feet 8 inches. Width, 5 feet 2 inches.

Depth, 2 feet 3 inches. the minds of the guests. Home men and women will stay out of bed till midnight, the men because they can't help themselves, and the women be be by Rev. S. A.

Ennefer, of the Jennie M. Ellsworth, Mound City. Elmer Evey, La Cygne. Jessie Frear, Blue Mound. Lavinia Finch, Mound City.

Hazel Fisher, Parker. Ray Fouts, Mound City. Geo F. Gear, Parker. Jennie V.

Giffin, Centerville. Grace 0. Hiatt, Blue Mound. Pearl Hime, Centerville. Letha Hunter, Mound City.

Alta Hubbard, Mound City. Bessie Hart, Pleasanton. Anna Hartong, Mound City. Eunice Hawkins, Mound City. Ethel Ingram, Greeley.

Bertha Jones, Pleasanton. Myrtle Jarred, La Cygne. Dorothy Jarred, La Cygne. Zola Johnston, Centerville. Catherine KlopfcnsteinvPleasanton.

F. D. Knight, Mound City. Edith Lehmer, Parker. Feme Lemon, Parker.

Fred W. Mooney, Blue Mound. Marguerite Maupiii, Mouud City. Clyde U. Martin, Kossuth.

W. Clay Morrow, Blue Mound. Maude A. Moody, La Cygne. Chas.

Montanye, Mound City. Maude Milton, La Cygne. Mrs. J. M.

Mundell, Mound City. Blanche McMichael, La Cygne. Pearl McMichael, La Cygne. Marie McNeil, Farlinville. Bula B.

McGee, Centerville, Lillian Oakley, Parker. Mamie Olmstead, Mound City. Ida Ohara, Blue Mound. J. Gage Pace, Mound City.

Ethel Post, Mound City. Ethel Richards, Centerville. Minnie Redding, Parker. Myrtle Rice, Prescott. Grace Rees, Pleasanton.

Ora Stump, Blue Mound. Orpha Stevenson, Centerville. Mae Stevenson, Centerville. J. B.

Steiner, Columbia, Mo. Lucy Stoddard, Fpntana. Pearl Shaffer, Pleasanton. Hamie Scott, La Cygne. David Stump, Blue Mound.

Henry Steinshower, Mound City. Isabell Shinkle, Mound City. T. Trigg, Dona Trigg, Parker. Elsie Tbyer, Blue Mound.

Mary Thomas, Lane. Yfillietta Upbam BoicQurtx Christian church. cause they want to see what there will be to eat, and the eating which I doesn't appear before consists of a dab of ice cream, a fist full of cake, and perhaps coffee to keep the M. E. Church Services.

Sunday School at M. E. Church next Sunday at 10 a. Epworth League at 7 p. m.

Union Services in Court House Park at 8 p. m. F. 0. Hesse, Pastor.

victims awake the rest of the night. Of course refreshments were served 1 That is all there is to a social affair." Atchison Globe. MADE IN MAHOGANY, VENEER BURL WALNUT, VENEER All Mouldings in Solid Mahogany, Quartered Oak, Veneer Walnut or Oak. Smith, formerly of the firm Kingsbury and Mrs. Leta Hellard Giles and baby.

Up to date, Henry Dingus appears to have distanced all competitors on height of oats and clover this year. Last week he brought In a bunch of oats that measured 5 feet and 5 inches, and another of red clover 39 inches, which was sown this spring. The productiveness of the soil about Mound City is well known and seems to be increasing. Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Reese, and children, of Kansas City, arrived Sunday and have been spending the week here visiting Roy's father, C. M. Reese, and other relatives, Mr. Reese is a salesman for the Evans-Smith Drug Company. They will also visit relatives at Topeka and Council Grove before returning home, DoctorB, according to Will Palmer, have an ornery way of doing business When they recommend beer it is nearly always for some frail woman who hates the taste of it.

While the fellow whose round, tender amplitude under his spreading vest is crying for beer, is advised to cut it out. Mrs. Leta Hellard Giles left yesterday for her home at her Granby, after a ten days visit with her parents 4 Mr. aaclMre 8a Hellard of Martin Hmith, Mound City, writes under date of July 2, that "yours truly is the father of a 9-pound Lawn Festival. The Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational Church will hold a lawn festival on the court house lawn Thursday night, July 7th, at which refreshments will be served.

SPECIAL FKATUIIKS boy, which arrived at 8:40, July 1. Mother, baby and old man doing well." Mr. Hmith is with the Aitken Lumber Co. at Cimarron, Kas. Overstrung Bass Three Pedals Three Unisons Continuous Hinges Triple Bearing Double Repeating Action 7 1-3 Octaves Tom Thompson says he would like Full Swing Desk Ivory Keys Solid Hardwood Frame -Full Iron Plate, Bronzed Compound Hard Maple Wrest Plank Nickel Plated Hammer Rail andErickets to know haw many girls who like to fill up on spring fry can yank the viscera out of a young pullet and cut Epworth League Social.

The Epworth League of the M. E. Church will have a social in the Court House Park on Tuesday evening July 19th, to which all are most cordrally invited. The Mound City Eagles "trimmed'' the Blue Mound base ball boys by -a tune of 6 to 3 on the Fourth, where they playod' for Bushed Tuning Pins it up ready for the skillet. Sustaining Pedal Patented Mouse-Proof Pedals Miss Ivon Dallas left Friday for Parker where she remained until Mon Warranted for Ten Years.

day, when she and Miss Laura Goble of that city, left for Colorado Springs V) spend the eutertaiamen of the, celebratory..