The Iuka Hustler from Iuka, Kansas • 1

THE IUKA VOL. 1. No. 34. IUKA, News from Gregon Newberg, April 27, Dear editor, friends and all.

We started March 21st and got here on the 25th. Found everyone doing nicely; like it here just fine. We certainly enjoyed our trip and seen many wonderful sights; also, many odd and queer-looking cities. Some were built on the side of large mountains, while others were built in and amongst the hills. We saw many large rocks that appeared to be just ready to tumble.

We saw the Castle Gate, and it is indeed worth looking at. We saw the states prison at Canyon City. It is built at the mouth of the Grand Canyon or Royal Gorge. Here we saw Pike's Peak at a far distance, which looked like the real picture. Going through the Royal Gorge, we crossed the swinging bridge, which was a very scarry looking place, where there was a large wall of rock on one side of the cars and a river running on the other.

The mountains are covered with cedar. We passed through Salt Lake City, which you all know is a Mormon City. We saw the large temple, although it was at the far side of town; crossed Salt Lake, which is indeed a very large body of water. We went through five tunnels, one of them taking two long minutes to pass through. We crossed one stream covered with ice, where they said there were lots of fish.

Helper is the finest city we seen in the mountains. All we have against it, they have open saloons, which is a shame to any community. We passed through the great desert, which is filled with sage brush and nothing else will grow. We came out of the desert into a beautiful country, landed at Portland, and came on up to Newberg, where we have made our home, and like it fine. ALICE E.

SUTTON, Late of Iuka. Announcement Charles T. Jeffery who, for sixteen years was a partner with his father, the late Thomas B. Jeffery, in the firm of Thomas B. Jeffery Company, now assumes complete control of the manufacture and sale of Rambler automobiles.

Mr. Jeffery is widely known in the trade, having contributed much to the development of the automobile industry since its inception. It is announced that the business of Thomas B. Jeffery Company will continue without change in policy, and Maynard Phillips of Iuka still remain the local agents for this best of all makes of automobiles--the Rambler. Brown-Sereke, Miss Mary E.

Brown and Mr. John W. Gereke, both of Naron, were united in marriage at the Iuka M. E. parsonage by the pastor, Rev.

Potter, at 6 o'clock Saturday evening, April 30, 1910. The bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.

Brown, of Naron, and a talented young woman. The groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G.

Gereke, of Naron, and is a young man of sterling worth. Only a few of the near relatives witnessed the ceremony. They will spend a few weeks in Colorado, after which they will return and make their home near Naron. The Hustler joins with a host of friends in wishing them a long and happy married life. HUSTLER.

KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY sas. They arrived ahead of the train they were to meet, and were waiting, Engineer Cram looking over and oiling around his engine. A very heavy grade and a sharp curve were ahead of them, shutting off a view of the track in just a few rods, and the first that danger was realalized was when the oncoming train was heard coming down grade at a terrific rate and almost to the curve. Realizing that control had been lost of the approaching train, and thinking he might save his train, Mr. Cram sprang into the cab, hollowed for his fireman to jump, threw the reverse lever backward, pulled the throttle open, blew the whistle and was just ready to jump to safety when the crash came and he was pinioned between the cab and the tender- as the hero that he was.

Our deepest sympathy is ex- tended. A Wind and Electric Storm MAY 5, 1910. $1.00 PER YEAR. "3. W.

Cram at Rest" From Mena (Arkansas) Star. "The funeral services over the remains of J. W. Cram, the brave engineer who died at his post of duty while trying to save his train at Page last Saturday night, were held yesterday afternoon in the M. E.

church, South, the Rey. M. K. Irvin officiating. "The church auditorium, the largest in Mena, was crowded to its capacity by those who desired to honor the deceased, and one of the most profuse and beautiful floral offerings ever seen in Mena was on and about the casket.

"'In addition to the touching words of the Rev. Mr. Irvin, which did honor to the one who had passed beyond and gave consolation to the wife and children, father, brother and relatives, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, of which he was a member, present in a body, conducted the services of their order. Practically all the vehicles in the city were pressed into service to accompany the remains to the I. O.

O. F. cemetery where they were, with touching ceremony, tenderly laid in their last resting place. 'J. W.

Cram was a little more than 37 years of age, and was born at Mendon, Missouri, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Cram, now of Iuka, Kansas. He came to Mena about eight years ago, and for several years worked as a fireman on the Kansas City Southern, being advanced some time ago to engineer. He was known as a hardworking, conscientious man, actuated at all times with an ambition to do his full duty and to climb high on the ladder of Success.

It was this impulse to do all be knew, that kept him at his post, endeavoring to save the property of his employers that finally cost him his life, after shouting the words of warning that gave his fireman the chance that saved his life. "Mr. Cram was a man of retiring disposition, and was given to attending strictly to his business during business hours and then spending his time with his family, consisting of a wife and seven children, the youngest but an infant. He provided these with what safeguard he could in the way of insurance, realizing the hazard of his vocation. Those who, outside his own family, knew him best, speak in words of praise of his life and qualities.

aged father, Benjamin Cram, proud of the son who died so bravely, suffered a similar loss two years ago, when Albert L. Cram, likewise an engineer, was killed on his engine on the Colorado Midland, and doubtless rejoices that his remaining son, the Rev. B. A. Cram, has a life work less fillec.

with hazard. He will spend some days here looking after the affairs of the widow and the orphaned children, before returning to his home in Iuka, Kansas. "Mena is proud of her distinction in having as her citizens the finest class of railway men of any city in the country, and will remember that J. W. Cram was one of the best among them." Our fellow citizen, Benjamin Cram, returned Saturday evening from his saddest of trips, and gave us the following particulars concerning the accident which cost the lives of three, among whom was his son: The train crew were on their way north from Mena, Arransas, to Stillwell, Oklahoma, and had received orders to pass a southbound train at Page, Arkan- Grocery Prices! A few every day prices from our grocery department.

The following prices are not 'special but prices we sell our goods at every day: Rice, Jap Style, 5 lbs for. Potatoes, Colorado Eating, per 50c Buckwheat, per 10-lb. sack Spices, ground or whole, per lb. Coffee, Java, per lb. 25c Teas, best grade, per 50c Apples, gallon cans, per gallon and 40c Baked Beans, quart cans, per 15c Salmon, Red, "large can" 15c Salmon, Pink, "large can 10c Peaches, quart can, per can 15c Apricots, quart can, per 15c Plums, green gage or egg, quart can, per can 15c Vinegar, cider, per 25c Corn, Vinton, 3 25c Kit Fish, per Peaches, pealed, per gallon 55c Pickles, sour, 3 -25c Cheese, per 1b -20c Honey, per 15.

-10c Taylor Dept. Store The quality of our goods is higher than the price. Halley's, comet's tail became furiously angry Sunday night at about 11:30 o'clock, and for some time switched itself mercilessly all oyer this part of Kansas, upturning outhouses, scattering loose boards, wash tubs, rain barrels and other unanchored things that happened to be loose, dismantling chimneys and doing other eratic things, and driving all denizens of Iuka and vicinity helter skelter to cover in their storm caves. Ye editor having no safe retreat, stood the storm bravely in the upper story of his shivering, rocking dormitory. Charley Maynard, after safely depositing his beloved ones in his storm cave, had the misfortune of being a little late in his entry, and was sent jumping and bobbing around like a toad, until finally he made a jump reaching saftey.

Many dangerous, though laughable things happened. Lightning struck the hen house on the S. S. Phillips farm, two and onehalf miles west of Iuka, where Art Parker lives, and about 130 chickens were killed and burned, the building being burned. As a rule we are no coward in a storm, but during this trying time we actually wilted and lost our nerve as well as our pants, shoes and socks, and lay cowering, shivering and thinking of the many whom we had roasted in the Hustler, and wondering if they would forgive, and in our minds eye we could see Will Yager, August Pohlmann, C.

D. Hatzenbuehler and William Eikerman, each with a meerschaum pipe in his teeth and broad smiles on their faces, gently lowering a form, shrouded in Hustlers, into the mouth of a large storm cave where a huge fire was brightly burning. A Response to Blue Bell 'I noticed the item inserted by our Bethel reporter in last week's edition of the Hustler, that 'there are people in this vicinity who live for and I wish to agree with the phrase of the poem which she inserted, 'live for self and you live in vain'. As to it taking more than money and broad acres of land to gain and keep the respect of the surrounding neighborhood, I will agree it does take more. But must I or anyone else give to my neighbor three or four acres of land in order to gain and keep their respect? I think that people who profess God, and try to live according to His Word.

and the Golden Rule, 'Do unto others as thou wishes to be done would not We Have Some more of those fine, large white fish this week. Also fresh Strawberries and New Tomatoes. Also other garden sass. We always keep a fresh and staple line of groceries, strictly up-todate, and guarantee everything. It will pay you to figure with 11S on your Harvest Goods.

Hudson Bros'. Supply Store. JUKA, KANSAS I ask such a gift, especially when the county surveyor has made the survey, and placed the stakes which I am sure is right, as I cannot call to memory that I bribed our good surveyor, as I think it impossible. Now my kind reporter (Blue Bell) I hope that this is the last of this very little affair, and I wish to extend my heartiest congratulations for the trouble you took to insert the item you did. I also wish to inform you and my surrounding neighbors that I am willing to have a new survey made any time you may wish.

Yours for your friendship and respect, "'BETHEL'S UNRESPECTED Inconstancy in Office In the case of the state of Kansas vs. Dora Bussart, defendant, wherein she was charged with assault and battery against John Mc- Fadden, the trial was held before a jury in Justice of the Peace Crow's court at Pratt yesterday, the defendant was acquitted. The controversy was nothing more than a boys' scrap, and had the county attorney complied with the request of over fifty reputable petitioners asking that the case be dismissed, the taxpayers would have been saved a good many dollars in costs to them. It seems strange to us that an attorney holding a charity office, should refuse to prosecute a couple of swindlers at the request of the one swindled, but is very ready to prosecute a woman for assault and battery when he surely knows, if he knows anything, that there was no merit in the case. We anticipate should this gentleman "bob up" again for this important office, that he can count all the votes he gets in Iuka township on one hand..