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TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. PARSONS, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1888. VOUOMBXVJI. NUMBER 46. friends Friday evening? in honor of signed up the lease wrote lor his A DUsTraceful Kowt A fight oocttredat the school board Another Version of a Story.

The item taken from the Sedalia Democrat in regard to the alleged to the state convention to bo held at Leavenworth July 4. The basis of representation will be three delegates from each voting precinct in the county. The primaries will be hold in the country precincts from 1 to 6 p. June 22, and in the towns from 6 to 8 p. in.

of the same day. A Mother's Affliction. Tho (Mo.) Democrat of Thursday morning says: "A Democrat reporter was given a pointor yesterday to the effect that Mrs. 11. A.

Scott, the wife of an extra conductor running between Parsons and Dtnisou ou tho K. T. railroad, had boon robbed of her little daughter by her husband. It was irnnsi- Young People' Christian Union. The Young People's Christian Union convention convened at 830 o'clock Thursday morning and was opened with devotional exercises conducted by V.

II. Martin. At 9:45 the regular business was taken up. W. Godwin, editor of the Associate Union, made a report in regard to the condition of the paper.

The committee appointed yostordny to consider the feasibility of consolidating with the Society of Christian Endeavor reported in favor of the consolidation. The report was accepted and a motion parried that tho consolidation take eli'eet on linal tidjourniuont of this convention. Miss Dollin Konantz, of Fort Scott, road a pnper on the "tfouutj people's work as a scLooi to young converts." the Misses Anna and Emma Brant, ana tneir guest, Miss ISellie Uor-many; of Fort Scott. Mr. and Mrs.

L. D. Hitrcins en tertained a few friends Thursday evening in compliment to Misses Anna ana Kate Conner, of Osage Mission. Mrs. B.

M. Fitch (rave a fi o'clock lunch to a few friends Monday afternoon. Tho Picwick Club met with Miss Helen Bowen on Monday evening. Prohate Matter. The following business has been transacted by the probate court since our last report: Estate of MaryK.

Harnett, deceased: Claim of Rnht. Fareo fur 2Jn.H0 allowed. Mutate of Jaraoa M. McCartney, daoaaaed: Kx. wul presented aoooont far personal serrioes and other expenses incurred In tne administration of estate; natter mt for bearing Jnljr 6th.

"i ueoeaeea: Demand or M. Magi for 17.22 allowed. Estata of Joseph li. Weir, deceased: Adminls. trator promoted personal aoooont for his serrioes, attorney fees, and other necessary expense in administration of nutate.

Estate of Patrick Luoy. deceased Administratrix pi intuited her aoooont for personal service, etc. Sat for hearing: Joljr 6th. Ketateof Joseilios lieuUs, deceased: Lara Mint made application to determine who are the heirs of Luoinda Mahan. After hearina the eTidenoe the court finds for Isaiah Italian, Minnie Uelds.

berrjr, Lara Mint and Houena Mahan. eanh of whom are entitled to one-fonrth of lie balance in hundn tif the administrator for distribution. Estate of Mary K. ItawUnnon, duceaeed: Cltu-tion ianued to Ahrahmn ltawlinson and Sarah nniwn appear ani aaminister on mtate. k'ut 1 I A .1 l.

1 uiuwwu; caraiiHir filed expense aoooont, whioh was set. for hearina July luth. A DoinuHtio Episode. Mrs. James Mitchell, a colored resident 'of cokes' addition, called at the oity marshal's office Thursday night and complained that sho had been beaten in an inhnman manner by brr husband.

Her face was bruised and covered with blood. bna, declined to swear ont a warrant for his arrest and no arrest was made. Eye witnesses to the racket say that Mitchell knocked his wife down, when she got up and seizin; their hve-vear-old boy by the ankles used the little fel low as a club and knocked her husband down. Tho boy was not hurt, out naclly frightened. A liawdy House Hal tied.

A bawdy house run by Alios Con nor in the Second ward was pulled" last Saturday night and two young men from the rural districts, together with tho proprietress, Alice Connor, and Mary Stewart, an inmate of the house, -wero enpturod. The entire party gave bond for their appearance for trial Monday morn ing, when they appeared and plead guilty to tho charge of lewd con duct, mo women were fined ten dollars oaoh and costs and the men livo dollars each, which they settlod and were allowed to go hence. ArreRtctl mid Acquitted Agent Jameson, of the Union News Company, swore out warrants in tho police court Wednesday for tho arrest of a number of small boys who had raided his establishment and stolen a lot of bananas and other fruit. Tho marshal capturod one of tho loys, the nine-year-old son of George Maxwell, yesterday morning and he was taken before the police judge for trial. The testimony showed that he had had some of the stolon fruit, but it had been given to him by the older boys in the crowd, who did tho stealing, and he was therefore discharged.

I'eddllnK Without a License. Carl ippinin was arrested by Officer Story Thursday morning on a charge of selling goods on the street without a proper city license. He was fined in the police court ten dollars and costs. The mayor remitted the fine and Wippinin paid the costs and left the city. Paul Parchee was also arrested on a similar charge by Officer Roberts and was treated in the same manner.

The parties are foreigners and did not seem to know that a city license was required of thorn. Poultry liaising. The wives and daughters of many of the farmers of this section have gone into the poultry raising business on an extensive scale this season, and have been quite successful thus far in raising laree broods of young chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese, which varieties of poultry command a ready sale as soon as of suitable sizo for market. Acct'Uuktalty 8 hot. I'4 White, a gunsmith on East JOhusan avenue, was badly wounded in the left hand yesterday by the discharge of a cartridge which be was attempting to drive out of a small revolver.

The revolver was badly rusted and it was supposed that the shells in the chambers were empty, but one happened to be loaded, and whon tho punch struck it it won discharged. nxtrriaie ioemiai. l'vohate Jndge Calvin bas issuod a license to marry to tho following namod couples: T)anM Rohinet and Mary lildley. Htoart rowaoo and Ida tt. Lyons.

J. L. Ayr and lobhe I'firtram. Jainea N. Wilson and Nellie Chandler.

family to come at once, as he intended to reside there. They received the letter Sunday and a few hoars later a dispatch came that he was dead. The cause of death is yet unknown by the family. Finley conducted a store at Dennis several years and is well known throughout the western part of this eoonty. County Attorney Cory Dead.

Intelligence was received from Oswego at noon yesterday that County Attorney Cory had died, but a message from there at 5 dock stated that he was still alive, bnt sinking rapidly. Mayor Gabriel was at bis bedBide at 10 o'clock yesterday morning and regards his recovery impossible, but rays that whilo life remains there is hope on account of the wonderful nerve and grit of tho sick man. He bas been in poor health several years, and at one time was compelled to abandon his practice ana go at iarming to regain his health. About two years ago he became much better and was elected county attorney and has been active in tne discharge ol the duties of the office since. The criminal business of the presont tortn of the district court was unusually ot the cases for trial being bitterly con tested, and Had to be fought through by the hardest labor.

Last Friday his strength failed him and he had to place the business of his office into the bands of a deputy and go homo. Sinoe that day he has rapidly grown worse, until the desoaso has, it feared, taken a fatal turn. His ail ment consists of a complicated affec tion oi tne lungs, liver and stomacn. A message received from City At torney Talbot at midnight states that Cory is doad. Monday Night's Outrage.

The disgraceful row at tbo mooting of the school board Monday night was almost the solo topic of conversation on the streets Thursday, and there was no one bnt was loud in condemnation of men who would ho far forget themselves aa to engage in a rough and tumble fight in tho presence of ladies, and some even go so far as to say a demand should bo made upon the members of the board who engaged in the disgraceful affair to resign their positions. Warrants were sworn out in the police court yesterday for the arrest of D. Talbot, the president of the board, A. O. Thurman, tho olork, and Dr.

Tinder and J. D. Scott members. They wore all arrested and taken bo fore the court. Thurman plead guilty and was fined one dollar and costs.

It. D. Talbot, at first entered a plea of guilty, bnt afterwards withdrew it and plead not guilty, whon his trial was set for Friday morning at 9 o'clock. J. D.

Scott was acquitted. Dr. Tinder was in the country and will have a hearing this morning. The Good Ship Matrlmoay. Jesse IL Waters and Miss Cordelia Franklin were united in marriage at Sedalia, Tuesday evening.

The happy couple arrived here last evening and will remain a dayor so for a visit with relatives. The Sedalia Democrat gives the following account of the wedding: ''Last evening, at the bride's residence in this city, Jesse IL Waters, of Aspen, and Miss Cordelia Franklin, one of the fair daughters of the Queen City, were united in marriage by Itev. Mr. Farris. Only the relatives and intimate friends of the contracting parties were present.

The bride was the recipient of a largo number of elegant presents. Mr. Waters is general agent of tho express company at Aspen, and a live, energetio and popular young man. Several years ago he had a run between Hod alia and Denison, Texas, and was very popular with allclassos." The District Court. On account of the sickness ot County Attorney Cory the trial ot criminal cases in tho district court was suspended Monday and the civil docket taken up.

The second trial of Mrs. Troester against Joseph Eplee occupied the attention of the court yesterday and will probably drag through several days. Mrs. Troester brought suit against Eplee for criminal assault on her person and at the last term she received a judgement for 9142UO. Eplee secured a new trial, which is now in progress.

A Perilous Position. The little son of C. A. Uasback narrowly escaped sorious injury Tuesday night by the turning of a saddle while horseback riding. Ho was Bwfrpended by his left foot with his bead downward and was unablo to extricate himself until assistance-reached him.

His ankle is quite badly laeoeratod. A Good Addreaa. Rev. W. S.

Davis, the Presbyteriani minister at this place, delivered a lecture to the young ladies at Oswego college last Friday evening which is spoken of very highly by the QAwego papers. mooting Monday night which caused a very exciting session to become in tensely interesting. During the meeting it. V. Talbot, the president, arose to resent an insinuation that he did not know any more than the law allowed in regard to school matters, thrown out by Thoa.

Tuley, and during his remarks said that the schools in this city were the poorest in the state. He said further that be had been solicited by the brain est citizens of the city, particularly Senator Kimball, to run for mayor, and he thought he stood as high in point of intelligence as any man in town. and concluded his remarks by referring to some other matters which called Dr. Tinder to his feet. The doctor charged the president with Doing tne neaii center or a ring wnicn was tryinsr to bulldoze the remain der of the board: that he had voted for himself for president of the board and gave the fact away that it waa ont and dried immediately after hie election by taking from his pocket a list of the committees prepared previous to the meeting, and that he had secured a position aa a teacher lor nis neroe and the election of his nephew for clerk of the board.

At that point Talbot nertectlv livid witn anirer called Tinder, a liar and botn tuned, at each other and grabbed each other by the throats, and in an instant the wildest confusion prevailed. The ladies ran from ttie room, while the male members of the board and the spectators drew their coats and after considerable work managed to part tne belligerents. 1'ror. Tnurman then took a band in the racket and nronosed to wbin Tinder for havinsr at tne last meeting of the board ob- to uia oiecuua as Dnnoipai oi 1 1 1 A I 1 the Second ward school and styled mm a street corner loafer and pol ician, and that he was' not a stadent such as the people of the Second ward demanded. Tinder proposed to meet Thorman also, bnt the mem bers of the board interfered and pre vented a collision.

After quiet had been restored the lady members re turned and Dusinesa waa resumed. Ileal Estate Transfers. Tho following transfers of real tate have been filed with the rogiator of deeds the past week: Dondn A. Rath and Matt! B. Bennett to tros-teos of M.

K. 'hnroh. and It of lots Bad W. block lit. ClictoDa.

S10. Jks. A. Watson to It. O.

Uraor. a lot block II. rwnnu, aeuu no. Hall to 8. H.

Ooner. basdiuac a a mini on line of Labette county 7 feet of osnter of L. AlO. railroad, ranninit on ansnty line 17ft reet, xnu root, via reet, a sow to neatanina, aeo town Rl, ranan 17. ftt.

Chas. 1. Vine to J. A. Dlokereon.

lot 8, block frraoaa.tl.0U0. Jains ZTnk tod. A. Randall, lots and block 6, Oswoao, 1,000. Wlllard Hombanjrh to C.

M. Condon, lota 1 and block 17. Uswsito, 4. B. A.

Hmlth to W. Reamar, lota It, 14, IS and 16. block 21, Chetona, IIUO. Jno. W.

Cessna to E. L. Hkelton. lot 4, block 1M. Parsons, 1100.

no. W. Cessna to ltd Hkelton. and lot 1. block 1S4.

Parsons, HJ0. A. K. rUckenaw to as. Brown, lot Reatty' snbdi net a 14 11, Unto 11.

ranee U. J. M. O'Blimls to (too. HUtabidaL lot 14, block 27.

Osweao, ArtV). Fmderio A. Hnsppaer to Thoa. Boott. lota 1, 2.

14. 0. 7, 8. 0. 10, 11 and IX, block t.

feontaaa. 1." O. Ditsler to Wm. A. Brown, Iota I and 4, Mock 10, Chetona.

U0. Wm. Yoona to Henry and sec tl, town 13, ranae 20. tUtou. Wm.

Brtit to Teo. S. l'syne, iHltli sec. town M. ranae 20, fa.

Edna Town Co. to Mrs. A ma T. Tray, lota and block, and lots 1. 2, 1, 4, ft and B.

Uook 5, M. W7 tVters to J. H. O'Blenla, 'commencing tflS eet of cor lot ajtloek Oswsao, 3. M.

O'Blenis to W. H. Perkins, eommeooina 450 feet of cor lot ft. Monk 4S, Js as, M. L.

UoddrofI to Peter Way. a see. 10, town 84. ranae 18, A4JMU. KdnaTown Co.

to Peter Woy, Iota and block 21. Kina. 100. no. M.

Parka to Lse Clark, Vi lot 1, block 1S1, Parsons, tl. Wm. H. Porter to Chas. Posb, and UolvX lot 1, block 1S4, Parsons, flat).

William H. Porter to O. A. Davis, lot IB, block 7, Parsons. tl.M0.

K. H. Htevena to Edward Hers, lot 4, block tut, tl2. Ueo. H.

HcDole to KoBenry gmlth, bsaianlna fiet of cor block MeDole'a addition to Md Valley, 2rt3 100-10 feet, aa rods test, SM rods 10 feet, rods 12 fest. fao. K. B. HteTrnu to C.

C. Btcele. lot 1. block 204, Parsons, tl'A. KUaH.

Wilson to Ernest O. Cashlna, lota 16, 17, IN, 111 and iSO. block 6. Wilson ton, 12.000. Ella B.

Wilson to Andrew i. Kneor, lot 12 block 8. Wilson ton. tauo. Edna Town Co.

to Uaaial Goodwin, lot 8. block lulna. Aa AaeanJt and Battery. Stephen Hughes, colored, was fined five dollars and costs in Justice Hart's court Thursday for an assault and battery on Zip Canada last Sunday evening. Both parties were in the employ of D.

Stanley Hon. Hughes was discharged last Saturday. He blamed Canada with having him discharged and attacked him on West Johnson avenue in a violont manner. Hughes, not being ablo to pay his fine will be taken to the county jail to-day. A New MlnlntT Company.

Tbo Parsons loaning and Smelting Company was organized at the office of J. D. Slain Monday night, with a capital of forty thousand dollar, to develop and work a rich deposit of mineral five miles west of the city. Dr. W.

Holmes was elected president) IS. F. Swift, vice-president; 1L CL Bourbeer, secretary H. A. Wade, treasurer; J.

D. Main, superintendent, and A. O. Brown, J. 8.

Pfeiffer, D. Stanley and A. Buckley, direction. Death of W.H. Flnlas W.

IL Finley, a farmex Maiding west of the died an, Birmingham, He left home about a week ago to complete the leasing of a cotu mine, and having wrongs of Mrs. li. A. Scott, the wife of an extra conductor on tho K. At T.

between this city and Deniaon, which was published in The Son Saturday morning, gives only one side of tho story. Scott left for Memphis, last oclnesday to take a position on tho Tonnessoe Georgia railroad and could not bo seen by a Son reporter, but fho reporter soon learned by inquiry among the railroad men here that Scott was highly reHneotod by theuianJ Lad their unqualified sympathy in his troubles. From one of his most intimate friends tho reporter gleaned the following in reward to the affair: Lust full Scott wns acting as agent for the 'Frisco road it Carthago, and was tnkon sick with typhoid fever. Tho oilioo was left in the handa of a clerk and during his sickness the auditor found a shortage of about forty dollars in the accounts of the office, and although Scott offered to make the amount good out of his salary the auditor refused to let the matter go in that way and discharged him. The expenses attending his sickuess exhausted all of his money aud as soon as he was able ho started out in noarch of a job, whilo his wife went to hor friends at St.

Louis. At Sedalia Scott secured few weeks work as a train hand Itetween this city and Sedalia. His wife came to Sedalia and he made every possiblo effort to support her, but being again out of a job, by the reduction of tho train force on the road, he came here and made an application for a ponition as freight conductor on tho Missouri Pacific. While waiting for a vacancy he worked in Civil Engineer Thrus-ten's force, and in order to save money to send to his wife ho slept on a cot in a vacant room formerly occupied as tho engineer's oflico and hod only ono meal a day. Month before last ho got employment as extra conductor and niado several runs from this city to Denison and back to Eufaula without a bite to eat.

He received twenty dollars from the pay car for the month's work and sont sixteen dollars of it to his wife, keeping only four dollars to pay his personal expenses for tho mouth. In tho meantime his wifo sent hiui daily duns for money andup- lrnilod him severely for not sup-jorting her b.ittor. The other conductors learning the situation began at last to lay off as often as they could to givo him a chanco, and last month his prospects seemed to be so bl ight that ho concluded to removo lti3 family here, as their expenses would be loss and ho would have a place to stay when off of duty. He went to Sedalia and begged his wife to consent to the arrangement, but she refused and said that if he did not want to keep her at Sedalia they hud better part for good and get a divorce, as she hud long ago ceased to have any affection for him. Scott seeing that his place in the affections of his wife had been supplanted by another man determined to got tho child away from hor, and finally did so and brought it hero, where it re mained with some of his friends until his departure for Memphis, when be took the child with him.

The day after he left a flip young man camo hero from Sedalin as tho aguit for Mrs. Scott to get the chud and take it back to its mother, but when some 5 the railroad boys loarned that ho was not a relative of Mrs. Scott, but only "a friend," they told him that if he did not want the coroner to sit on him to (f.eertain the cause of his death ho had Ix-ttor go buck to Sedalia and he loft ou tho first train, and immediately on his arrival there sought a Democrat reporter and gave him the alleged points. The Week In Society. Mrs.

T. McDowell and Mrs. L. L. Bnird gave an elegant 5 o'clock tea Wednesday to the following ladies Mrs.

W. K. Maxwell, Mrs. I. J.

Heume, Mrs. J. W. Jenkins of Kansas City, Mrs. J.

F. Steele, Mrs. "Chick" Warner, Mrs. G. K.

Katliff, Mrs. Lee Clark, Mrs. G. Wickersham, Mrs. W.

C. Holmes, If. H. Lusk, Mrs. C.

G. Wallaco, Mrs. E. J. Hayward of Ol-nev.

111., Mrs. F. If. Snydor, Mrs. J.

to. Kloiaer, Mrs. B. M. Fitch, Mrs.

II. II. Brown, Mrs. Fitch of New York, Mrs. T.

H. Cunningham, Mrs. Allon of Ohio, Mrs. II. M.

Carr, Mrs. J. A. Brown, Mrs. O.

G. Harris, Mrs. K. Ellerby, Mrs. C.

S. Darlington, Mrs. M. F. Stevens, Mrs.

J. 8. Stanley, Mrs. Lucy Adkins, Mrs. J.

It Brown and Miss Grace Baird. 'fho menu was elaborato qp was very sharmingly served) A rrty comprised of Mrs. Ida Karr, Miss ltoso Reynolds, Miss Mabel Stevens, Miss Grace Baird, M. F. Kohler, J.

II. Owens of Kansas City, W. E. Hanson and C. B.

Hotcbkiss went to Burlington Friday morning to attend an evening reception at the residence of Orson Kent The party returned home Saturday anil were accompanied by Miss Mamie Kent, who remained hero until laylnight, when she left for Boston ta spend the Buinracr. Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Ballard entertained iafonnally a small company of bie to obtain an interview with tho lady, but a friend of tho Borrowing mother volunteered tho following information: A few years ago Scott wooed und won an urj hnn girl tho eity or bt.

Louih One eiuld. the lit tle girl referred to, blessed their home. For some cause or other Scott did not play the role of a lov ing husband and kind father to perfection and on one or two occasions deserted his wife, who is said to be a good and true woman by all who nave the honor of her acquaintance. A year ago at Carthage, Mrs. Scott found herself deserted and penniless, but through tho aid of kind and sympathetic friends she was enabled to return to her friends in St.

Louis. Last summer sho was informed that her husband win a resident of Sedalia, and, with her child, she cane to this city and obtained an interview with her recreant husband. Scott loft Sedalia shortly afterwards and located at Parsons, and since that time has forwarded small amounts of money to his family. Of late ho has been a little more liberal in money matters. Sunday last he arrived in this city, and Monday morning he informed his wife that he desired to take tho little girl to the hospital for a walk, as he wished to consult Dr.

Willis P. King. Mrs. hcott became suspicious at this and objected to the child going with the father. The latter, baffled in his designs, remarked that he would take the little one anyway to Dr.

King's oflico with him. Scott and the little one departed and never returned. Tho heart-broken mother is convinced that he has spirited tho child away and she is nearly frantic over her loss. Scott's mother lives in Virginia, and it is surmised that he has gone to his old home. Those aro tho facts related to a Democrat reporter and the friend of the mother, who mourns tho loss of hor child, deeply sympathizo with the victim of man's perfady." Bitten By a Dog.

"Toant" Ellis, driver of W. L. Bartlott Co's delivery wagon, was badly bitten by a largo shepherd dog at tho residence of T. M. Seaton on 13th street last Thursday morning whilo he was delivering some groceries.

The dog usually is exceedingly good natured, but Thursday morning its disposition entirely changed, and when Ellis stepped inside of tho gate it grabbed him by the calf of his right leg and tore out a largo pieco of the flosh. The dog renewed its (it- tack the second time and toro Ellis' clothes, but did not succeed in getting its teeth into bis leg again. Ellis returned ta tho storo as quickly as possible and had his wound cauterized and dressed, and is now anxiously wailing for the question whether or nnt the dog has hydrophobia to be determined. The dog has been tied up and wiil be closely watched uiitij that question is settled. The Lir.trlct Court.

O. L. McLain pleaded guilty in the district court last week to four charges of forgery growing ont of a mortgage which he forged on the property of W. S. Hoke and sold to Clark James for ffiflO.

McLain was considerably affected and was as pale as death when he stood up before tho court and admitted his guilt. Sentenco was reserved until the close or the term and he was taken back to jail. The trial of J. C. Brownfield, on an indictment found against him bjr the last grand jury for an assault with intent to murder at one c4 his meetings at Mound, Valley last fall, was concluded Thursday by tho Jury finding him guilty of an assault only.

Diversified Shape. Ladies' hats this season come in varied and peculiar shapes, ranging from an inverted boat shape to almost any kind of a land structure you can imagine. The crowns are considerably lower than those of several preceding seasons, some of them gently sloping from the front to the back like a pig pen roof, Lt the hats are "lovely" nevertheless two Horaes Killed. During the storm on Wednesday night of last week a farmer living in Montana township by the namoof Chambers had two horses killed by a bolt of lightning striking them. Tho horses were standing near a barb wire fence and both were instantly killed.

The barb wire was twisted and torn for several rods. which was followed by a discussion. A. T. Weaver, of Fort Scott, addressed the convontion ou "Musie in the young people's meeting," whu-h was also followed by a discussion.

Adjourned until 2:30 p. m. The convention reassembled at 2 0 and was opened with devotional exorcises led by W. M. Godwin, of Clinton, and a song service led by A.

T. Weaver, of Fort Scott. Kev. W. S.

Lowery, of Eureka Springs, spoke on "Vhat benefits have 1 derived from tho young people's meetings followed by a general discussion. The convention adjourned until 8 o'clock to enable the delegates to accept an invitation by the oitizons to drive over the city in carriages. At o'chxk the convention reassembled and alter devotional exercises A. M. Keen, of Fort Scott, spoke of tho social side of the young people's work, and Hev.

V. M. King, of Moran, addressed the convention on "Young ladies and their gentlemen friends," followed by Iter. W. S.

Lowory with additional remarks on tho same subject. V. M. Godwin submitted a financial report of tho condition of tho 8oc.iate Union, and he was appointed, with Chess Birch, ou a committee to arrange for continuing its publication. Congratulatory messages were read from tho Societies of Christian Endeavor at Boston, and Hamilton, Canada, and from liev.

W. 11. Claggett, of St. Ijonis. A resolution of thanks to the citi zons of the city for their hospitality was submitted by ltov.

Lowery and was adopted by a unanimous vote of the delegates. Rev. Davis oh behalf of the young people of the city bade the delegates adieu and tho conven tion broke up singing Blessed Be tho Tie that Binds." Chess Birch and Prof. Williams added greatly to tho interest of the convention by their songs, every one of which was a raro musical treat. Tho deletrates enjoyed their rido over the citv Thursday afternoon and were loud in their praise of its beauty.

Tho livorv men furnished the car riages for tho delegates Thursday rroo ana thereby gained a reputation for thoughtfnl liberality. A Victim of The frionda and acquaintances of Dick Kyser were struck with aston ishment last week to loam that he had been found guilty of embezzlement in the district court Z-lttt county und Bontencod to tho penitentiary for one year. The chnrre against him grew out of the said of a pieoe of land, which bo made agent. The owner of tho land authorized him to sell tho land for two hundred dollars cash or three hundred dollars on payments. He found a customer who pavn him a rjair of horses, a town lot ami two hundred dollars in cash for the land.

He called on the owner and gave her the choice of taking the team or the two hundred dollars for the land, and she chose the team and made the deed. Some time afterward she learned that Kyser had received considerably more than the team for the land and brought an action against him for embezzlement, and the jury found him guilty. Judge Hilfman in passing sentence on him told him that he was beyond doubt the victim of circumstances and he would willingly lend his aid in securing a pardou for him. The transaction is common among land denlors and Kysor'a friends maintain that he is punished for an offense he did not commit. A Missing Young Man.

Eugene Metcalf, a prominent mem-lnr of the Salvation Army, residing in tho Fourth ward, went to Oswego Wednesday evening, returning at noon Thursday. He left a note for his mother explaining his absence, but she failed to get it, and being unable to account for his absence she became greatly alarmed and caused a general search to be made for him Thursday morning. When hp. goes, to see hs best girl again he "will hmko the fact known at home at least. Democratic County Convention.

A delegate convention of the Democratic party of this county has been called to meet in this city on Wednesday, Jane 27, at 1 o'clock for the purpose of electing eleven delegates.