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Jk XX fa NO. 24 COFFEYVILLE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1912. VOL. 20 I could hear my Princess calln', I could hear her loud "boo-hoo" An! you ought to 'seen me that ol' heathen-made Women always are th' same But don't always bag their game; If a man don' make his git-away he has himself to blame.

1 A a SANTA sJf I91 fewdsys. The three men in the aggregate were fined $3,800 and l.io days in the county jail. W. assistant attorney general, will receive a fee from the convicted men of $2,850. This is the largest fine ever imposed in the state for violating the liquor laws.

The costs in the cases are over $16,000. The young couple, Miss Louise Brown and Lester Johnson, who disappeared a week ago last Sunday, were located by Lester's father at Inola, the first of this ek and both are now back in Coffey ville. re appeirs to have been no wedding or theatre engagement, but just a visit on a farm near that town. The latest offence is from the man who goes around asking bow often will Washington see Attle One of the first things a girl should know about music is that it costs money for a license to pedal. There was a young man from Po hocket Who wore a gold watch and a lock- et; He went to the race And returned to bis place With naught btt his hands in his pocket.

The man with an "unloaded" gun is not much worse than the fellow who keeps nudging yon in the ribs while telling you a story. Jury List for January Term. Yesterday in the couuty clerk's office the officials drew the jury panel for the January term of the district court. Following is the list: Chas. Fredliue, Caney township.

Wm. Hobbs, Cherokee township C. J. Taylor, Cherryuale. H.

Ilallan, Parker township. Calvin L. Long, Coffeyville city. C. Laney, Independence cty.

J. W. Busby, West Cherry twp. Wm. Gleeck, Caney city.

Morgin L- Doebler, Coffeyville. F. D. Brewster, Independence G. M.

Peck, Caney city. C. Williamson, Independence Frank Hadley, Independence. Cley bourne Roberts, 'Coffeyville. A.

E. Goes, Caney city. Sherman Packard, Coffeyville. J. Q.

Anderson, Sycamore twp. Dale Hebrank, Independence. Walter McCray, Independence. 1 Henry Coffey, Parker twp. H.

H. Harry Teal, Coffeyville. Daniel N. McFarren, Coffeyville. Bert Wood, Drum creek twp.

Frank Ladadie, Caney city. Alfred A. Bayless, Coffeyville. Andrew Hawkins, Fawn creek twp. C.

V. Patterson, Independence. Alvin H. Sherman, Coffeyville, Aubrey Ball, Coffeyville. J.

M. Vermillion, Coffeyville. Ora Fitzgerald, Elk city. L. Carson, Cherryvale.

E.J Jones. Cherryvale. Henry E. Pomrenke, Coffeyville. Dave Dokes, Louisburgtwd.

"JEST AND JINGLES." BY FRANK L. WRIGHT. My Princess. We wus lollin' in the shadow of an ol' acacia tree. Just a South Sea Island Princess an' her Pa an' Ma an' me; When I turned to her ol' daddy, an' I sez to him, sez "Say! Your cocoanuts are dandy, but wish I had some pie," Then the Princess tossed her head An' right independent, said: "Pay your board before you kick about the way you are fed." Then I shut my trap right pronto, an' I put up with their grub, Cause I've boarded in Chicago same as any other dub.

They had kangaroo fer breakfast; missionary went for tea I could feel th' ten commanc ments stirrin' up in side of me. But I had to peg along Tryin not to get in wrorjg, An' to show that I was happy, I would burst in merry song. So th' Princess got to spoonin', an then ev'ry little bit, I could feel myself a-slippin', an' I didnt fancy it. She'd caress my cheek an pet me, right before her mother's eyes, An' I felt just like th' devil, for I knowed the king was wise. So one bright an' sunny day I just planned to get away 'Cause I knowed that if I didn't there would be ol' Nick to pay Darkness came on an' I beat it; I was guided by a star 1 That was hangin' over China, an' it very far.

Holdren to Be Deputy. Chas. D. Ise, county attorney-elect announced yesterday that Joe Holdren, who has been deputy under county attorney Hal Clark, has promised to remain with him in a like capacity until April or May and perhaps permanently. Mr.

Ise will move to Independ ence December 20 and occupy the five room cottage at 500 S. Second street. Independence Press. Another supposed incendiary fire occused about 8:30 ivlonday night at the corner of Third and Sunflower streets another barn with several tons of baled hay was destroyed. They belonged to W.

E. Brice, and he reports his loss at about $200. Blue followed by a spotted dog. has a spotted dog. For Shooting Into Car.

Jim Blue of Cherryvale was ar rested Thursday a ternoon by Sheriff Paxson on a charge of Shooting into an interurban car near Ceerry vale adout two weeks ago. Blue has not admitted his guilt but the sheriff claims to have a good case against him. Blue is about 23 years old and has been employed as a cellar cleaner at the Cherryvale smelters. The sheriff found a smelter lantern sitting by a camp fire near the place where the shooting had occurred. With this clue be began work, finding that Blue had taken lantern 0 similar description from tbe smelter and had not returned it.

It also was found that Blue had been 'possum hunting tbe night of tbe shooting and that he carried a gun of the same cali bre as the bullet that lodged in the side of the car after shattering the window. A passenger on the car told the sheriff that a man was seen to run from the camp fire soon as the car stopped and that he wis Biggest Kansas ''Booze" Fine. Pittsburgh, Kas Dec 9 The supreme court here upheld the conviction of John Dollar, Herman Kseuger and John Popeprehen for operating a wholesale liq or house at Yale in this county, and the men wili be taken to Girard to begin their jail sentences within a E. L. Deer and Earnest Green were fined each $10 in police court Tuesday for fighting.

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