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Vol. 4. IUKA KANSAS, FRIDAY, 1, 1915 No. 28 lUKA Ji Real Estate Transfers By H. T.

ARBLE, Abstractor Pratt, Kansas. Tb.t'MeWvY?ar Samuel B. Howell and wife to iiV James S. Barnes. S.

E. 1-4 5-29 15 W. D. $8,000.00 Aud miy it bz tfye ipst prosperous Horn Remedy Danger. It is quite pleasing to hear pei praise the harmless efficacy of domestic remedies, but no one knows better than the physician In general practise that the Ignorant ujse of such remedies is a great feeder to the profession.

One of these remedies, popularly supposed to be innocent, Is turpentine, applied as a rubefacient. In the New York Medical Record Is given a case tending to disprove this assumption. When one year old a slight eruption began. To this a preparation of camphorated oil and" turpentine ws applied, as the child suffered from bronchitis. The eruption greatly increased, spread over the back, shoulders and chest and also to a less extent on the cheeks and forehead, and consisted morbid pustules, annoying and painful.

The lesions, as they healed, formed white pitted scars and fibrous thickenings dotted over with pits. Showed Wealth of Egypt. The Khedive's tour through the Delta, which he has now completed, Entertainment A unique little entertainment was given; at Dan Gobin's last Monday evening honor of Mr. and Mrs. William Gobin who are visiting there through the holidays.

Music was the principal feature of the entertainment, Dan and Wm Gobin playing 1st. and 2nd. violins, Mrs. C. W.

Tillery, 'cello, and Mrs. Chance at the piano. After the orchestra rendered several numbers, Gobin served oysters. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.

lohn Brown and daughter, Clara, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Tillery and daughter, Kate, Mr, and Mrs.

Will Gobin and Mr, and Mrs, Alva Chance. has shown in a remarkable manner the wealth of the land owners in the provinces. In many places private individuals decorated the roads over which the khedive motored for distances of several miles. Coffee was served in cups worth nnn. i i 1 James S.

Barnes and wife to Samuel B. Howell S. E. 1-2 Sec. 32-S.

1-2 Sec. 33 and W. 1-2 of S. W. 1-4 Sec.

34-29-15 W. D. $15,250.00 J. B. Hupp and wife, to Marie Honemann Lot 2 blk.

10 Smith and Rriggs add. Pratt W. D. $700.00 The M. E.

Home for the Aged to H. S. Mears Lot 3 block 2 Simpsons add. Pratt Corporation deed $1500.00 H. S.

Mears to Anna Mears lot. 3 blk 2, Simpsons Addition Pratt, W. D. $1.00 el at J. C.

Moore and wife to G. E. Martin, all land foremally lot 13 block 33 N. Cullison Kansas. W.

I). $1.00 S. W. Tabor, and wife to V. F.

De Vault lots 9 and 10 blk 4 railroad akdition Pratt W.D. $100.00 William J. Scantlin and wife to Valentine DeVault lots 11 and 12 block 14 Calhouns add. Pratt W. D.

$1100.00 Roy E. Quinn tend wife to C. A. Hopper lot 2 block 3 Simpson add. Pratt W.

$1,550.00 B. Morris and wife to Mary KilleyN. 1-2 of S. E. 1-4 Will Play at Pratt "The Shepherd of the Hills," Harold Bell Wright's novel, which has been accorded the largest sale in the history of publishing in America, has been made into a play by Mr.

Wright with the assistance" of Elsbery W. Reynolds. It, will be seen fur the second time in this city at the Elite Theatre, commencing Monday, January 11. It tells a beautiful story of the Ozark mountains, a story that holds the auditor by its thrills from the beginning to the end. It is unique in character-drawing giving to the stage a somewhat new atmosphere.

The beauty of tlie Ozark mountain region lends itself to some very effective stage pictures, and Gaskill McVitty, the producers, are said to have given the play an exceptionall beautiful mounting. Pratt Union. sat during brief visits to the country houses had in many cases cost from pouv lj ijuuu, mm uuc yasua wuu entertained the khedive for half an hour is alleged, to have spent $50,000 on the preparations, while another borrowed cannon from army and Everybody reports a splendid lime. In many places the. crowds were so great that the khedival motor car was unable to proceed.

Frequently the fellahin (peasants) kissed the car to demonstrate their loyalty. Christian Church Notes Preaching every two Cut His Ear Wednesday, morning, Walter Tregellas was in the act of cranking the Ford car belonging to Gobin and Wing's livery barn when the crank slipped out of the engine and" his ear struck the top of the radiator with, his whole weight behind it, and cut his ear into. Dr. Cochran dressed the wound. It is not liable to keep him from work but will probably be pretty sore for several days.

11 W. D. $5,500.00 Peter Mass and wife to James P. Ezell S. 40 ft.

of lot 2 blk 13 Morning and evening. -Christian Endeavorat7 o'clock every Sunday evening. Sunday School every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. 1 Riis's Tribute to His Wife. In, "The Making of an American," published two years before the death of his first wife, Jacob A.

Riis wrote of her as David Copperfield might have written of Agnes. He said: "I dreamed a beautiful dream in my youth, and I awoke" ad found it true. My Silver Bride they called her just now (1903). The frost is upon my head, indeed; hers winter had not touched with its softest breath. Her footfall the lightest, her laugh the merriest in the house.

The are all in love with their mothers the girls tyrannize, and worship her to- gether. The cadet corps elect her an honorary member, for no stouter champion of the flag is in the land." rscdig Minks for Fur. A contribution td the growing' in-dmury of farming has been' under-, taken' by the U. S. Biological Survey in the ehnp'e of experiments in breeding minks for size, quality of fur and disposition.

A mink farm has been started near Prichard, Idaho, in the Cofur d'Alene- National Forest, and similar experiments are under way in the National Zoological Park in Washington, D. C. Haskell add Pratt W.D. $1,525. W.

T. Peel and wife to Warren F. T3ee! lot 12 blyck 35 in South-add Pratt W. D. $500.00 R.

C. Johnson to M. Lilly blks 12-13-1417-18-19 and 20 of Springvale Ks. W.D. $125.00 Floyd Halfin and wife to G.

C. Deardoff lots 18, 19 and 20 blk 66 Fairmount Addition Iuka Ks. C. D. $800 00 Watch Party There was a watch party at the home of Mr.

and Mrs John Brown, Thursday night. The fore part of the evening was spent playing games and in music. About 10:30 "a delicious lunch was Served consisting of pressed chicken sandwitches and fruit salad. Shortly after 12 o'clock everybody went home feeling that they were up pretty early the first day of 1915. Mr.

Geer Entertaines On Christmas eve Mr, and Mrs. Geer gave a party to the children that went to school last year and; to those going this year. Games were plaed and music played an important part of the evening. Later lunch was served and then came the presentation of a nice water set to Mr. and Mrs.

Geer. At about 10:30 o'clock the boys and girls wen home feeling that they had spent Christmas eve in a very pleasing manner. The churches, schools and Surprised Mr. and Mrs. J.

C. Strobel were greatly surprised Tuesday evening when a few of their friends and neighbors came in, the occasion being their 27 wedding anniversary. Souveniers were passed out consisting of corn cobs tied with baby ribbon. The evening was spent quietly and everybody reports a goo time. shows will be in operation, Mon 4 Knew the Sex.

When a woman canvasser asked an old farmer to sign a petition in favor of a woman's movement, he eyed the document for a while with suspicion. "No, I'm agin it, sure," was the reply, with the emphasis of a man who had had some domestic infelicity. "A woman who's alius a-movin' is alius a-eettin' in trouble. If you got anything to keep her quiet 111 sign it." day at Pratt. These place? have been closed for some time on account of the small poi, and it will seem good to see everything going again; The Index $1.00 the year..