Parsons Palladium from Parsons, Kansas • 1

id BY FRANK FRYE. EIGHTEENTH YEAR. PARSONS, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1901. NUMBER 51 MY TRIP TO FLORIDA. In Company with my uncle and aunt, J.

E. Walton, of Slater, Mo, we left our hotel that were dealers in the turpertine. One of them had three hundred negroes working for him on his plantation. We find Jacksonville PROBATE George D. Lyon presetted on December SOth a petition and ulloges that he is a resident of Chetopa, Kansas, and Slater, Nov.

1900, got into St. Louis at 7:30 o'clock on the morning to be quite a business place. It is said of the 30th, took break to be the largest city in Florida. The fast ut the Lindell Hotel and spent climate here, is changeable, very much one day in the city. In the forenoon like our spring weather in Kansas that Stephen Lyon, late of Labette county, died intestate on December 19, 1900, leaving its his next kin, Mary C.

Lyon, his widow, Audrew George and Carrie II. Lyon, and that the said widow renounces her right to act as administrator. The court finds the material allegations to be true and we went through some wholesale dry One day warm and perhaps the next day a wrap would be very confortable goods houses, in the afternoon went out to Forrest Park, and at o'clock Jacksonville has a population of thirty- we left Louis on the L. N. rail eight thousand, and I think I am safe Slot ft Tear Rl road for the south.

The country we in saying that more than half of this have often heard spoken of as a "Land numuer is colored. Jacksonville is George I). Lyon is appointed administrator. On December 29, appraisers of the personal property were appointed by the court. situated on the banks of the St.

Johns river which is' a beautiful stream and of Sunshine and Ml Mowers, but our experience has found it a "Land of Little Sunshine and many We is by the Atlantic and empties in to George D. Lyon presented on the passed through Evansville, which Lake Monroe in the Southern part of a petition and alleges that Stephen Lyon was acting as adminis is quite a nice place, and from there to the State. They have steamers that make three trips weekly from Jackson Louisville, is a very large trator of the estate of E. S. Hitchcock, deceased, and that he died without ville to Sanford, a distance of two hundred and twenty-five miles.

The river is one mile wide and ships come fully administrating on the estate. The petition was examined by the court and the petitioner was appointed ad in here from all points, one just come in from New York, had three hundred ministrator, who gave a bond of $100 place and a very pretty one. Tnen we traveled on down through Kentucky to Nashville, Tcnn. Those two States look as though they have not changed any, judging from what little I have read of them, in the last century. The old stone chimneys built on the outside of the houses from the humblest cottages to the most beautiful homes.

One can sea great fields of the white cotton as we glide along our way and the aged on December 27. On December 39, P. D. Lasey adopts passengers on board. There are a great many northern people come here for the winter.

We had a trip on the St. John's river, and we crossed the by using Standard Paper Patterns, for which we are agents. The best fitting, easy to understand, all seams allowed, prices, 5 to 25 cents. We also receive subscriptions for the Standard Magazine, one of the best Fashion and Family Publications. Price, $1.00 a year or 10c a copy.

Mary E. and Ada Cosgrove as his children with all the rights of a child born to him. famous Suwannee river on our way from Pensacola. We took a ten miles The expense account of J. N.

Rich drive around the city and the guide negro men, women and little children ardson, administrator of the estate of explained everything to us. The scen busy picking the tiny pods of the white ery was fine and the road beds are made of shells and' sand solid as cement. We then visited the ostriche farm and saw ostriches there all the way from the age of eight days to forty years old. When just hatched cotton, and all the while singing their old fashion songs seemingly happy. I could not help wondering if they really were, and.

hearing them sing carried my mind back to when they were slaves; I have read so much of them during slavery times. Then we wsnt through Alabama, where nature showed us beautiful scenery. We stopped at Birmingham, which is a very pretty place, nice streets and. some beautiful houses. We left this city and came on down to Montgomery, from thereto they sell them for two hundred dollars per pair, and when they are five years old they sell for five hundred and one thousand dollars per pair.

They are a very vicious bird, and fight with their feet, there were over three hundred H.rds on this one farm. They showed W. L. Ban led A Go. how they prepared the feathers for Flemington, where we again off, and from there to Pensacola, da.

We were well pleased with Arthur J. Denton, deceased, is set for hearing January 20. The bond of John F. Piper, trustee of the estate of Angeline Summers, was approved and recorded by the court. Jas.

Van Ausdal, administrator of the estate of Martha B. Campbell, deceased, presented his annual account for approval. The account shows that the balance on hand at last settlement was receipts since then disbursements, leaving1 a balance of $835,24. The account was examined and found to be correct. MARRIAGE LICENSES.

NAME RESIDENCE AGE George Richmiro, 25 Myrtle Laughltn, Altamont W. J. Ooppenbarger, Cherokee .....24 Mary ti. i'UUiips, CMiemk.ee Spcllman Hughes, Oswego 18 Lulu Brown. Oswego 16 Ohas.

0. Bedell, Joplin. Mo 21 Lottie E. Miettig, M7 J. A.

McOonnell, Labette 24 Mattle O'Farrell, Labette ........20 l'j. J. liltterbaeii, Labette 25' Ida 0. llobbs, Labette 24 Taylor Storms, 28 Anna lloolo, Edna 24 IT. II.

Brown, Parsons 25 Eudora Liekett, Parsons 23 Ohas. Itettag. Labette. 25 Lydla Konworthy, Labette 18 P. B.

Witt. Ohotopa ....28 Edna Sprouse, Ohetopa M8 AVin. M. "Chapman, Mound Valley. .39 Comilla W.

Ashby, Mound Valley 33 Lewis Helton. Oswego 20 Clara Padgett, Oswego ...19 place. Pensacola is the oldest city in the United was founded by the Spaniards in fifteen hundred and fifty-seven. Its population is 35,000 nearly half of them negroes. Pensa cola bay is one of the most beautiful bodies of water the eye could behold.

It is thirty miles long, four miles wide, the water is very clear and abounds with fish and oysters. According to 'iu'1" v'ch was very interesting xiiere are some very fine parks in Jacksonville, and in one of them is some very large alligators. Oas of them is J4 feet long and is said to bj seventy five years old and weighs over eight-hundred lbs. They crawl out on the banks when the sun shines and sometimes lay in one position all day, then at i ight they go back into the lake. They have some magnificent hotels in Jacksonville, but they are only open in seasons, and a number of them just opened since we came here, and are crowded already with tourists.

This is the greatest place for byciclests I ever saw; everybody, big, little, old and young ride a wheel. The live oaks and palmetto tree are the principal ones in the city for shade, and these grand old oaks hanging in great festoons of moss one would certainly have to see them to form any idea at all as to how perfectly beautiful they are. Expest to leave here for the southern part of the the army statistics Pescaloa Bay is the LEE CLARK, H. D. MIRICK, E.

B. STEVENS, President. Vice-Pres. Cashier First National Bank, PARSONS. KANSAS.

oldest harbor in America and the heathiest place in the world. The hotel where we are centrally located is on one corner of square. The P. O. an elegant stone building on the opposite corner and the National Bank.

On the other a lovely park and in the center of Receives Deposits, Loans Money and transacts Banking in all RUTHERFORD-CARSON. The marriage of Lewis W. Rutherford this park stands a fine monument fifty to Olive Carson was solemnized at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and its branches. Steamship tickets and Foreign JJratts tor sale at lowest rates.

Possessing ample capital, we offer to our patrons liberal accommodations and prompt attention. YOUR PATRONAGE RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. feet-high on which are the obituarys of some of the heroic Confederate Generals carved on it. It certainly is a fine piece of work. We went out to the Mrs.

Payton Carson, Dennis, Kans, at p. m. Jan. 1, 1901, Rev. John M.

U. S. Navy yard and Fort Barancas a state soon, so you may hear from me again. Mary K. Planck.

distance of about seven miles from Pensacola. This grand old Fort was built sixty years ago by Jeff Davis who was general under the command of general Scott at that time. From this place can look out on the Gulf of Mex W. C. HOLMSS DRUGGIST.

Corner Central and Johnson Avenues ico and just across the Bay opposite Fort Baranacs is Fort Pickens. There is about three hundred soldiers stationed here with some very heavy artillery. They keep it mounted ready to defend Fricker officiating. Promptly at the appointed 'time the bride and groom entered the parlor to the sweet strains of the wedding march executed by Miss Ida Carson. After the marriage rites were performed those present joined in offering congratulations to the newly wedded pair.

At 0.30 the guests to the number of 47 sat down to a magnificently appointed table loaded with things to delight the eyes and taste, and the evident en joyment of the guests was a tribute to the skill of those who prepared the table and its appetizing1 contents. The groom is a well knqwn young farmer of Labette County and the bride is the second daughter of Mr. Payton Carson. The happy couple were the recipients, of many beautiful presents and the many friends and acquaintances who witnessed the marriage of this worthy pair will join the writer in wishing them a long, happy and prosperous journey through life. A Guest.

the entrance of the bay from the enemy. Ships from all parts of the world are constantly going and coming THE HEW KANSAS CITY TIMES 1 into this harbor. We went on board a large steam ship being loaded for Liverpool, and it was a very large REGULAR JURORS FO II FEBRUARY TERM. Grant Elliott, Canada twp. W.

J. Neer, Abe Pefiry, Walton twp. J. Bradford, Chas. liana, Parsons City.

J. B. Gilbert, Oswego. J. M.

Cooper, Neosho twp. L. II. Pickering, Ilackberry twp. W.

H. Jardine, Oswego City. T. E. Lay ton, Ilackberry twp.

Wm. Gore, Richland twp. A. S. VanBibber, Elm Grove twp.

SPECIAL JURORS. A. M. Barcus, Chetopa. W.

II. Mcintosh, North twp. K. J. Hoag, Parsons City.

John Long, Labette twp. II. E. Brown, Parsons City. John Edson, Md.

Valley. Silas Jameson, Chetopa. Chas. Olson, Parsons. B.

M. Fitch, Frank Wheatley, Neosho twp. J. B. Ellis, Elm Grove twp.

A. J. Dingfelter, Osage twp. O. J.

Bicking, Parsons. W. K. Hayes. -1 Wm.

Creigbaum, Ilackberry twp. sets February 5th. The jurors vessel. From our hotel which is only four blocks from the docks, we can plainly see the masts of dozens of ships anchored in the harbor. The most amusing as well as pleasing sight that we see is the fishermen come in with great boat loads of fish of nearly every kind, but principally the redsnapper and trout.

Fish is very cheap and IS SETTING THE PACE AND A HOT ONE IT IS IN SWORN CIRCULATION we have passed the 33,000 mark, which means that over 33,000 homes are being entered daily by the most progressive morning daily in the Southwest. IN NEWS SERVICE The Times continues to offer all the news, more readable news and more news features than any other paper in the Missouri Valley. IN riECHANICAL HAKE-UP The Times is the best paper in Kansas City. Best equipped in modern printing apparatus owning the finest multi-color press in the West and every other facility for getting out a metropolitan newspaper. THE TIMES IS NOT ONLY A RECORD BREAKER BUT A RECORD MAKER.

WATCH IT GROW. is about the only thing we find that is cheap. Oysters about the same as we get them at home; also fruit is about the same price. We now leave Pesna cola, and start for Jacksonville, a distance of three hundred and sixty-five The local contest, to choose the Parsons High School's representative in oratory and and declamation at the meeting of the Labette County Oratorical association, which takes place at Parsons in the spring, will be held at the High school on the evening of Jan. 14th.

Walter Baggerly, Will Powell, Lizzie Boyer and Ernest Davis will compete for the honor of representing in oratory. The representative in declamation will be chosen from the following; Doris Bliss, Margaret Brady, Marcus Cowan, Lena Lynd, Ive Dietrich and Bessie Pollard. miles. Through pine and cedar forests are summoned to appear February 11. and we saw a great many cypress trees in the swamps.

Florida is a great lumber country and as we passed The county commissioners have ap pointed George Pfaff county high school trustee in place of C. II. Williams, resigned. This leaves one Republican on the board, and we will try to get rid of him at the nest election. SUBSCRIBE NOW through these grand old forests we could see hundreds and hundreds of pine trees tapped for turpentine.

There were several men stopping at.