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THE WALNUT ADVANCE. VOL. XI. WALNUT, CRAWFORD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1905. NO.

14. WANTED: See TO G. F. FOR CARLTON CONTRACT TERMS at the aroused great indignation, and mob violence was threatened, and it was only through the shrewdness of the officers that they eluded the moh and got the prisoners landed safely in the Crawford county jail at Girard. The first public notice of the treatment of the children was when they applied to the Holiness children's home for the admission of the little boy.

When the boy was brought to that institution a week ago Monday the manager at once ordered him sent to the hospital. On arriving there a physician was summoned, and then it was discovered that the boy was dying of starvation. The physician succeeded in getting him to receive some nourishment, which at first seemed to relieve the little sufferer, but he soon went into convulsions and never regained consciousness. The father claimed to be innocent of the wrong treatment of his children, but the evidence is so strong against him that he is being held on an equal charge with the wife and step-daughter. The little girl was unconscious for several days, but she finally rallied and is now out of danger.

Applications are coming to Fort Scott from all parts of the country. from people who wish to take the little girl into their home, but the judge has not decided yet who' he will give the custody of the child to. This is certainly the blackest crime that has ever come to our knowledge, and the perpetrators of it deserve the severest kind of punishment. The preliminary hearing was to have been held in Fort Scott Wednesday morning, and the prisoners arrived there from Girard early in the morning in the charge of the Sheriff. but when the time arrived for the court to open.

there had assembled such a large crowd around the Justice's office, that apparently the officers were unable to get the prisoners through the crowd to the court room. It was soon discovered that this court room was too sinall for such an important trial, so the officers tried to secure Judge Simone' court room. District court was in session at the time, and it was impossible to adjourn that court at the time, but Judge Simons consented to them having his court room Thursday morning. so the preliminary hearing was postponed until 9 o'clock Thursday morning. We have not learned the results of the preliminary, but it is thought they will he bound over to the district court, and there has been A desire to SO A Calumet is the only High Grade Powder offered to the consumer at a Moderate Price It should not be confused with the cheap, low grade powders on the one hand, NOT MADE BY THE TRUST nor the high priced trust powders on A A the other.

Geo Martin CORN! PRICE CLOTHING STORE. AN AWFUL CRIME. The people of Fort Scott are terribly worked up over the criminal treatment of the two little children, a boy age six years and a girl age 3 years, in the Riggins family, by the father of the children, their step-mother and step-sister, which resulted in the boy dying last week, and almost the death of the little girl. The charge against these people is that the two women starved and beat the children until the boy died and the girl was unconscious, and that their action was sanctioned by the father. The father is James Riggins, a laborer.

in Fort Scott. The mother of the children died in October of last year, and Mr. Riggins married a Mrs. Shaw last spring, who had a daughter, Clarissa, 16 years of age, and it was charged by the coroner's jury at the inquest of the boy that he had been starved and beaten to death by his step-mother and stepsister, and sanctioned by the father. A charge of murder in the firs: degree was returned against them, with Mr.

Riggins as an accessory to the crime. A post mortem examination was held over the body of the boy by five of the leading physicians of Fort Scott, and it was their testimony that the boy had literally starved to death; that the bowels pere empty, and that the stomach indicated that it had not received nourishment for several days. One lady testified that Clarissa beat the little boy with a stick, and then knocked him down: that he tinaily got away from her and ran to his step-mother for protection, and when he was within reach of her, she deliberately knocked him flat to the floor. Then the daughter arrived and dragged him into an adjoining room, and beat him until neighbors heard the licks across the street. Another lady testified that she saw the little boy eating slop out of a pail in the back yard; another that she saw him picking up dry crusts of bread in the back yard and eating them.

The colored ladies of the neighborhood implored with the mother and daughter not to whip the children SO hard, whereupon the woman answered that her husband had told her to cut the biood out of them whenever they wanted to. and that they were going to do it: that they would make them mind if they killed them. The coroners inquest brought out many sensational features which get the case into that court next Monday. The woman. Mrs.

Riggins, has two small children, ages one and three years, and yesterday morning she and her husband were notified that these two children, together with little Gertrude, the three-year old daughter of Mr. Riggins, who was one of the victims of the cruelty in the home, and who is now at the hospital for treatment, would be taken away from them and be placed in other homes. SCHOOL RFPORT. Following is a report of the Walnut schools for the first school month ending October 6, 1905. Total enrollment, 181.

Below we publish a list of the names of those neither absent nor tardy for the month: HIGH SCHOOL. Hulda Neal, Arthur Lynes, Lola Ash, Hallie Kallenbach, Earl Cross, Sophie Kohntop, Bessie Cover, Irene Lambdin, John Carson, Burr Gregory, Oliver Cross, Jacob Kohntop, Edith Pucket, Earl Hill. N.S WELTON, Principal. GRAMMAR ROOM. Ruth Alexander, Aleta Burns, Hazel Clary, Cartie Damerell, Fern Martin, Svivia Morrison, Ruth Neal, Noland, John Doub, James Locke, Lawrence Locke, Charles Nay, Ted Mudd, Herbert Mudd.

MISS MYRA FRIEND, Teacher. INTERMEDIATE ROOM. Enrollment 55. Gladys Noland, Mary Bealer, Iva Morrison, Lizzie Clements, Gracie Wilson, Willie Petty, Irwin Linton, Paul Taylor. Clarence Morrison Leota Martin.

Ray Mudd, Harry Heatwole, Nora Greenwood. Roy Farris, Dorothy Jarrett, Georgie Harper, Josie Stelljes, Clyde Logan. Charley Martin, Loyd Bealer, Ernest Morgan. Philip Clark, Rose Linton, Harry Purdy, Lyndell Whitehead. MISS CORA MILLER, Teacher.

PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. Violet Alexander, Lavere Bates, Pluma Blain. Frances Clark, Dixie Heat wole, Meola Jarrett, Marie Mudd, Sereta Mudd, Lila Logan, Selma Stelljes, Midred Whitehed Vernon Carter, Chas Greenwood, Dee Lee, Gardie Lee. Johnnie Morrison, Vernie Romine. Cecil Singleton, Emery Wilson.

Clifton Wilson. MISS PEARL MAY. Teacher. John J. Gees and Mrs.

Laura Mudd. both residents of this city, were united in marriage at the Catholic church at an 8 o'clock Mass. Wed. nesday morning, October 11, by Rev. Pr.

J. J. O'Brien. After the ceremony the wedding party repaired to the bride's home, where breakfast was served, after which all arove to the home of the groom's parents east of this city, where the wedding dinner was served. The groom is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. H. Gees, and is an ambitious young man. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Darby, of this city.

She is a refined and cultured lady, and admired and respected by a host of friends who will wish them joy and happiness through life. The bride owns the millinery store in the opera block, and the groom is proprietor of an undertaking establishment in this city. They start out in life with bright prospects, and they have the wishes of their many friends for a successful voyage over the sea of matrimony. W. M.

President. J. W. HOLEMAN, Cashier. ORGANIZED 1898.

The Walnut State Bank. WALNUT, KANS. Capital and Surplus, $11,000.00. WE DO A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. REAL ESTATE LOANS A SPECIALTY.

YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. $50,000.00 TO LOAN Long or Short Time. In Large or Small Quantities. AT THE Farmers' State Bank. WALNUT, KANSAS.

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DAGGETT. Public Sale, I will sell at Public Auction at my farm two miles north and one-half mile east of Walnut, commencing at 10 o'clock, A.M., Thursday, October 19, 1905, The following described property, to-wit: One bay mare, 11 vears old; one black mare, 4 years old: four cows, giving milk: one low-wheel wagon; one spring wagon; one McCormick mower; one sulky hay rake: one Avery corn planter: one Champion binder: one Hapgood disc: two John Deere plows; one walking lister; one walking cultivator; one riding cultivator; one set farm harness: one set blacksmith tools: four stacks tame hay; one stack prairie hay: about 7 tons kafir corn hay in shock: other articles too numerous to mention. TERMS OF All sums of $5.00 and uner cash. All sums over $5.00 a credit of 10 months time will be given, purchaser giving note with approved security, bearing 6 per cent interest from date of sale; 4 per cent off for cash. M.

LEISMANN. B. M. WILSON, Auctioneer. D.

W. WHITEHEAD, Clerk..