Scammon Journal from Scammon, Kansas • 5

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SAPP, Custom Shoemaker, Caught at Carterville. Saturday afternoon word was received that the A. H.T. A. had located at Carterville, Frank Ben top, suspected of burning the barn of John Lundin the night previous and escaping on a stolen borse.

Under Sheriff John Aitchison took the afternoon train for Carterville, which is a village adjoining Webb City, nine miles northeast of Joplin. Mr. Aitchison soon found where Benton's wife was working as a domestic, and a short time after met the man and wife on the streets and arrested him. Benton is a small, undersized man with dark hair and clean skin and does not impress one as a professional criminal, but he has stepped at once from liberty to a long term in the penitentiary, He tdks disconnectedly of the crime of Friday night and has tried to give the impression that he had a companion, but this is doubted. He admits taking the horse, and says when he was a mile away he saw the llames of the burning bam, and thinks it must have caught from a ligeted cigarette lib threw down when he left.

Saturday morning he stopped at the Cupp farm east of Crestline and traded the Lund in horse for one of Cupp's which he disposed of in some manner about Joplin. Benton's crime is a most provok Considerably Scorched. Wednesday evening about 8:15 a gasoline lamp in Keiter's barber shop exploded setting fire to the in terior of the building. Tho flames were quickly subdued by the use of the Phoenix fire extinguisher powder in the ham's of Harry Miller and one or two others, but four tubes bein used. The hose cart was promptly on the scene but was notneeded.

Al Morgan, who was having his hair trimmed at the time of the explosion, lost a $5 hat. Mr. Keiter's loss is estimated at about $700, covered by a small insurance. None the of the building were injmed by the Hames but all the fix tures were practially ruined, the heat being 83 intense that every mirror was cracked and all the glass in the front broken. Within SO seconds after the lamp exploded flames leaped through the open door and a'crose the sidewalk but the Phoenix powder almost instantly proved its efficiency as a subduer of the fiery fiend.

Every business house and residence in the city should have one or more of these powder filled tubes as there is no telling how much damage would have been done in this instance alone had everything depended on the use of water. Among those who went on the excursion to Fureks Springs, Sunday, were: Ed McFadden and wife, Mrs David Keener, Chas. Quirton, Ed Hoffineister, Chas. Eisenbart, Clarence Gingrey, Henry Weigle, Peter Graham, Will Ivolly, Jan. Norris and the Misses Murray and Collins.

The train consited of twelve coaches and every body had a good time, I 0 I City Directory. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor Dr. It. M.

Markham City Clerk, J. T. Stewart City Treasurer, J. 13. Burke City Attorney, Jess F.

Wolfe City Physician H. Brookhart City arshal Wm. Grady Assistant arsbal, Tboe. Cheek City Engineer, Wilbur Cunningham City Assessor, J. P.

Pollock Police Judge, J. J. Wooten i i JB- Conrad Council, 1st ward, j. oj a Wm Groundwater Council, 2 dward.j Wa(er Edward Kelly Council, 3d waid, Frank Mont0J BOARD OF EDUCATION'. J.

N. McDonald, President H. W. Nunge.iaer, Vice President J. 11.

Hisle, Treasurer J. P. Pollock, Clerk J. P. Rafter, H.

H. Brookhart, David Ileid, C.W.Jenkins. llufus Miller. Scammon Sketches. All kinds of printing at The Journal.

Get your printing done at the Jour-nal oihce. Mrs. It. Mackie spent Monday with friends in Pittsburg. If you arf not already a subscriber to the Journal, why not? Peter Graham transacted business in Columbus, Wednesday.

The Scammon Industry 5 cent cigar is a home product. Try it. P. L. Keener and two sons took in the circus at Pittsburg, Saturday, Donald G.

Mitehel cent cigar is a Scammon product and a good smoke. D. Mackie Jr. was transacting business in Ilich Hill, Wednesday. 1 Try the Journal with your next order for letter hefdj, note heads or envelopes.

Mr. and Mrs J. W. Gracy, of Mc-Cune, spent Sunday in the city with their son Jess Gracy. If you ave anything to sell, adver-tise it in the Journal and see what will be the result.

Rev. Arthur Creasy, who has been holding revival services at Skidmore this week, was a Scammou visitor Thursday. Plenty of wall paper, splendid patterns. Come vuick while the selection is good. Markham Drug Co.

Chilli Jack has put in new counters and other fixtures in his restaurant and expects to go afte the lunch trade in earnest. The Markham' Diug Co.has as nice a line of wall paper as can be found anywhere. Call and see the handsome designs and get prices. John Vansant, of Oswego, has accepted a position as bookkeeper and assistant with the J. T.

Small Lumber Co taking the place of Miss Flo Dana, who will resign July 1. The painting and papering season is practically over for this season, but the Markham Drug Co. is prepared to furnish a nice line of wall paper to those who still have papering to do. Jack Swain, who was injured in the Cat mine several weeks ago and liai since been receiving treatment in the hospital at Pittsburg, was brought home Wednesday evening as incurable, FOR SALE at the second hand store. A few Poland 'China pigs.

Fnniture, new and second hand, odoora noith of Bank, Main street, Scammon, Kan. 43-4t At a meeting of the school board Monday evening the question of locating the new school building was definitely settled by reaching an agreement to erect the building on block K. west of the track, directly west of the Central Coal and Coke store. ORDER. satisfaction.

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Notices of exchanges to be held by either a church or society, 5 cents a line Notice of socials or entertainments given for pay by any church, lodge, or organizations, 5 cents a line, Notice of church entertainments for pay given by home talent, 8 cents a line. If eutertainment is conducted by outside talent and they receive part of proceeds rate will be 5 ceds a line. Wants, for sale andf rent notices 5 cents per line. I J. N.

McDonald was a visitor to Mineral, Sunday. Thos, Skeith is putting a new roof on his livery barn. Homer Daniels, of Oswego, was in the city, Thursday. Mis II; Bnrges3 and daughter visited iu Pittsburg, Sunday. Frank Burgess of Pittsburg, spent Sunday in the city with hia brother, "Chili Jack." Mies Grace Eeed, of Columbus, was the guest of J.

H. Hisle and family, Sunday. Miss Kate Mprphy was visiting her sister, Mrs. Jno. West at Quaker Valley, Sunday.

Miss Ella Brookhart returned Sunday from a visit with relatives at Harrisonville. Mo. Wm. Clinton wis a Monday visitor to Weir. What the attraction was Will did not state.

Mrs. Walter Bliss, of Columbus, visited with relatives and friends in the city the first of the week. FOR REN 1' Store building, good location on Main 6treet. Inquire of David Eeed, Scammon Kansas. 47 4t Work at the various coal shafts is picking up gradually, and before many days all expect to be working full time.

Thos. Cheek, in company with his brother in law, S. Swain, of Gales-burg, 111 was transacting business at the court house in Columbus, tew mm Ly 1 ing one and were it not for the stand the Autis takes for law, and order, a lynching would no doubt dispose of him in short order. It is impossible now for a criminal to escape and this patriotic organization is doing much to better public morals. Justice will be s-peedily measured out to the horse thief aud barn burner, Frank Benton.

District court will meet in adjourned eession on June 2(5 and his case be immediately taken up. But lor this early term of court a special term would be held to dispose of this criminal. He Will get a double dose, lor arson and horse stealing, and at least twenty, five of his years will be spent behind the bars at Lansing. Columbus Ad vocate. Home News From Abroad.

A marriage license was issued Monc'ay at Columbus to William Bath and Miss Lucy Courtney, both of this city. The wedding was set for today at the home of the bride. Both are well known among the young people of Scammon where they have a host of friends who join in the congratulations. John Maxwell and Mies Anna Horn, of this city, were married last Wednesday at Columbus by Probate Judge Wilson. The young couple have both lived iu Scammon for Bev eral years and are favorites among those who know them.

Th' will make their home in this city after a short visit with relatives. One of the pleasant features of the carnival last week was the absence of drunkenness, There was not a single arrest niade for that offense and not a drunk man was seen on the streets during the week. The best of order was maintained both by the members of the carnival company and the citizens alike. Scammon Chat in Wednesday's Pittsburg Headlight. There is at Getman's durg store a magnificent specimen of flowering cactus in full bloom.

There are G3 great blossoms of the brightest red coloring that makes the plant a gorgeous big bouquet. Its blooms an nually and is a thing of beauty for weeks. Columbus Advocate. The skeleton of the old house that stood at Mackie Junction for some time past baa been moved down to Scammon and has been nicely fitted up for use of the section men out of this city. A number from Scammon contemplate spending the Fourth at Turck where active preparations are being made by the Bed Men of Skidmore and Stippville for a big time.

The case of Pat Quinn, in Justice Byrd'a court at Columbus, has been appealed to the state supreme court, Terry Wade, aged 20 years, was drowned at the Baxter bridge, Tuesday, while bathing. The body was only in the water 30 minutes but all efforts at resuscitation were futile. He was an industrious young man and the sole support of his widowed mother. to the regular north-bound train, Saturday, was a special coach loaded with the Woodmen team of Columbus and numerous friends bound for Milwaukee to at-tend the head camp meeting of the M. W.

A. The Columbus Modern Light ex. pects to istue an illustrated edition next week. The issue was to have appeared this week but was delavei by tho engravers, hence the post ponement. Work on the extension of the Mackie building is progressing slowly.

The question of a new or enlarged opera house seems to still be a matter of uncertainty. The building occupied by the Fen-ate saloon has been raised, new sills and foundation put in and a new lioor laid, besides othor improvements being made. The demand for threshing coal is increasing. The demand consists mostly of nut and slack coal and is supplied by Cherokee and Crawford counties. The ball game at Quinn's park on Sunday afternoon between the Scammon Athletics and the Rose-land Browns resulted in a victory for the former.

B. H. Westfall, representing the Herbs of Health Medicine 'was in the city Thursday and Friday extolling the virtues of hia wares. A packed house is in attendance at the special meetings held at Skid-more every night, conducted by Rev. Arthur Creasy, of Oswego.

The Columbus band will furnish inspiration at Cherokee on the fourth. Walter Allen and wife have re turned from their visit to Eureka Springs. The city water works main is being extended to the north end of Main street. Send a copy of the Journal to your relatives or friends in the East. Try the Scammon Industry, a made-in-Scammon cigar..