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""tSf" lnti HMnrlciil Spi IHy Coin mliiti Mo. oil f iiitttf 1 & 4BTH YEAR. OREGON, MISSOURI, FRIDAY. MARCH 10, 10U. NUMBiTU 43. 11. MffHmi 1' V De Blackbird Fetched De Spring. Wln-n dn until tun U'lilies wml Utln, An' it tryln' Iit lilt lixwi'i An' de apples In de ctduli pn-s Had done turinsl Inter Julcct When d liliieklilnl (rut dnwnliniMed An' mitdi' up hi' mind trr isu, lilt was den de time ilN dlik's tn'iirt Was JtV piMmlM wld woe. Hi- wai wld me In tlif dories In ill Kuinniitli flrliNiitioo'n. An' iinuin' a-lumkln' clii'rrk'i 'Dfpil In1 w in, n)V ebhvrjr mu'ii, An" h lip'p tin- drllii-ilr horses, tMukl nn' fliiM trr mukr 'cm irn. list's why I 'lim dlsilithkj'n licurl W Jes' tmlilKillnl ttld wor Hut In- iintli-eilut di-yelli'tlli' Win a cumin' nn du Irsls'. An' di' win' miiimi'i ' wlilnln, tin. .Iii' like ii dnit dut arils'. An' ld iiumn' In de elii-try tree. Ktcepttiitf wlntiili href, dm' ilny In full In1 'lowed lie'd Ko Kit Jos' nklpout liltiui'lf. Ill kuln't HTMi'ly liliilni.'lin li.iv I'd unit i'f I wnolilitil 'dm In- kni'W ilf wlntsli wedder Would dimi' frri't Mm tndt- llmli. U'uv lii'i'iiiildn't Im'dly niivlituti'. Cri-outdn't I'liii'k iTilnit. .Kn mi hi' said i ''llnod-liy. ole mini. I'vriiinlii' kick In spring." Ill-, mnlinln', luini-y, Mini I liierd, Wln'ii -llTty 1'liiit winonlw, A nu dut trti'lii'il niiili ihi'iiIi' lii'.itt l.lki'nll nf uliiililest liiitin. An' wlm xlmulil I mv settln' ilur I 'pun ili' nil' hay Mirk, Hut ni:ili liliii'klitrd, sliiuili, mli lil.u'kliliil, An' V until, "I'm' JiV nut Imrk." I ii'ii lu'iipmed iiplil nutltle. wiii'ii di- arntli' linN u vi(t t'liiniMhiiii'ln' from di' lilllt"r. ilur An' o'er di' inrililali rmll. Aiulnnli liynrtiv nr.itiraliln '.11' lle-iou-im' lhi"ln'il lil wliii. An' pmlvil di I .m'iI nf ulnry. Kii" my lilMi'klilnl fi ti'lii'il di' spriim 111 I1 KIN" The Lorimcr Whitewash. I'nllcd Stales Senator Lordlier N six votes from being :t briber. Ily :t Mile nf lulu in tlii Culled Stales Senate ili'i'lili'il mi Wednesday la.( Ilia) Hit Illinois man not buy his scat anil Dial I lie members nf Hie Illinois legislature "In" swore they WOIO l.llll III VOtt fill' llllll lor M'll.lllll Mid. It nilu'lil I i.i vi' counted for lllilf If unit 1 1 1 1 1 1 il- legislator liail liranili'il himself a traitor by making alllil.ixlt to Hut fact tliat Ik had sold his vote In tin' lnti'ii'"t of a man who wished Ills inoni'.v In cairy him to the M'tiatti or (lit Cnltod SI at i' s. lint it Is 0011. trar.v to tin1 law of avfracs that i'. iTal int'ii .-lnnilil liavn tukt'ii this ?-t f (. anil that all should Iiiim' ifijnril thl'lllsl'Ut'.s, lit- It ald to tin- 01 i'il 1 1 of Mlssiinri, hoi 1 1 ItsMiiiators vottd In favor nf unseat Iiik Mr. I.oilmt'r. l.orlmfrV 4H votes const it ntn just half I hit normal sunatu inumU'ishiii of til', hut iIiitc an; only HI iiu'iiihi-rs at' prt'svitt , hucaust! the .vuranc.v caused liy the death of Senator Hughes, of ('oloiado, has nut been tilled. There were live absentees, in cludlio; .".r. Lorimvr, and the llfth one was ireseiil bul did not vote. It was the Old Guard Itepiiblloans ami Di'iiKHTats, who stand for t lie "s)t'clal Interests," who sustained Lorliuer, and these men voting as they dltl have no more regard for .political ethics than Mr. I.urlii.er. In a way, kuikI will come of the ac tion by which Mr. I.oriiner lias been lU'oclaliued tit. The public has had special evidence tending to prove that Lorimcr was fraudulently elect etl. As soon as Hie country Is made aware of the fact that a man need not Ihi honorable In order to occupy the position of senator, llieie will be (.lighter chance of success for those senatorial processes by which public. interests are ignored by the employ muni of hoodwinking and sophistry .lust what the effect will be at home Is dlttlcult to say, but. It wouldn'l be at all surprising It it Increased the sentiment for the election of senators by popular vote, or by the Oregon plan, or similar form. .-We are glad to learn that Charley Armstrong, of Mound City, Is now able to get down In to town again. It w ill be remembered, Charley had a slight stroke, about a month ago, and was on the ragged edge for a short time. Hut he Is now much better, and everybody that knows him. will lie glad to learn this bit nf news. Andrew Tochterinan has closed a contract for the building of a handsome residence for Will llragg, on the property lie recently purchased from the James Vaughn estate. Mr. Tochterinan Is also making plans for Ed Fuhrman, for a handsome eleven room house on .his north quarter, Just north of Oregon, havlngsoU his south 40 to his brother Dan at t)33per acre. Our sympathy Is extended Will Uankln, on the death of Iris father, which occurred at his 'home in High land, Kansas, on Sunday last, March ft, 1911. Will was with his father, Mid after a brief visit here witlt Un clu Qeorge Meyer and family, lie will ireturu to hie home, Burklaftea, Wjo. WIIKItK IT Ml COMKS FIIOM Collector Seeman Makes His An nual and Final Settle ment. For four years George F. Seeman has held the oitlcu of collector of rev enue for Holt county, and 011 Monday last he closed his career as such of ficer, ami tiled with the county clerk I lis' last annual settlement. As an of ficial, Holt county never had, and It Isour Judgment never will have a more capable, obliging otlk'cr. He hashed! watchful In every particular to the atTalrs of the oillce, thus ena bling lilin to collect every dollar possi ble of revenue due the county. He leaves his oillce wltli a clean ledger! with the consciousness of having (lone his duty to the fullest; a clean otlk'cr, whose every official act has not only been a credit to himself but to the l.Ko. I'. SKI! MAS'. people of Hie cnunl). Incspect le. ol pail or cu ed. Ihirlng the four Jens as culled or he has handled a total of I!'.VI I'.. of this sum i'.,ii:;.i'i'ii iMiiie from laud lav es, s;i,iit; 1 1 01 1 1 lailioad. telegiaph and li'lepliiiui'. and r.Vi.T1!' finin diainagecan.il taxes. Mr. Seeinan's annual repoit which he Hied with the county ciiuit this week shows his col lei'tious to have been the largest eer made hi the history of our county The revenue handled by lilin came from the following souices; He was charged with: Land hook 1 711,11' Personal ;il,HI,-i Itallnud. Tel.. etc t.-i.iitll Merch. and Mantif 4,48 Squaw Creek Hr li.'TI Mill Creek I r .I.4III IligTarklo lr .'..WJ MttleTarkloDr I.iut) Nodaway, No. 1 1,'jsu Nodaway. No. '- .VIU Total Ills total collections, as his monthly balance sheets, lows: Current laud Curieiil personal Uallroad,Tel..etc Merch. and Manuf Siiiaw Creek Mill Creek HlgTarklo Little Tarklo Nodaway, No. I Nodaway, No. 'J Imki laud book IIhii land hook Consolidated laud book Kuril personal I'rior to IDOfi personal I Mil Siiuaw Creek llKWS(tiaw Creek 190l Mill Creek I'ool I ice use Peddlers' license Ferry license Merch. and Manuf ..H-LIL'' shown by arc asfol .. 117, ICR! .. jii,nii:i .. I. '1,111 1 . . 4.4KS .. N,:t47 . . .1,071' . . 4,W4 7MI .. 1,10: .. 1 J 4ai jitt 87L' :m turn 207 U4 X'8 JO.') i;i .. 2,019 Collateral Inheritance Total annual collections. . . .I14.',087 During Mr. Seeinan's four years as collector his annual collections have beeu: llHW 104;tt WW U4,ao2 ui,a7 i Wifm Total WW.tl'.' Mr. Seeman is succeeded bv How- ard Tcare. a vounir man of clean lire and splendid fitness for the duties of the office, and ve have no fears'what ever for the reputation that has been c well maintained by Ids predeces sors in the administration of the af fairs of that offices he will continue to make It good in every nay, and al though not of our house of faith, we welcome him to the office, knowing (Continued on Fourtli Page.) It's Movin' Time. The past week has been a stren uous one for those who from circum stances have had to move. Lou King has left the corporate limits of the old town where he has abided for the past fifty years, and moved to the Heeler farm Just north nf the city limits, which he recently purchased. Will Markt leaves his '"mi anil moves to Oregon, having purchased the L011 King residence property. Thos.lteynolds, who has been living 011 the old Heeler place north of town has removed to his home recently completed In Glen Kchoc Addition on the north. Clrlch llurger comes to Oregon, having t lie in acre property of Dan Martin's hi thu southeast corner of town, paying Kilo per. lolin Markt moved to the Tom Foster farm, which he puichascd a few weeks ago. .1. W. Acton, who has been on this place, moves to the 0. W. Lukeiis farm In llickoiy town ..hip. Georgu Devorss. of Forbes town ship, is closing out his stock, etc., and will go to Colorado. Will Itlsk had his sale yesterday, and will leave the laud of birth, and go to Texas; only to come luck, we opine, a wiser man. Chils.lamlson has left the farm south of Fines! City, and moved Into that city. llowanl Tcaic. of Forest City, our collector now. lias purchased the M. K. Martin properly, and will occupy 11 as soon as It can be vacated. Mr. Mint in has rented the Fred Cook properly, which he will occupy until lie can build. K. I.. Mullen, a hiickmasiiii of Fill nunc, has moved to oiegon. and I le.tdy to cont ract w It h yon. Charley Schooler, of Maitland. the blacksmith. Is now with us, having icnled the Howell shop, ami he and family are occupy lug it pail (if I lie Howell lesldetice. Mr. Graham has rented the Genrgi licMll fill 111 east of Megou. Mis. M. K Noe. of I'oibes, afier :t li'sldenceof II jeais In I'mbcs town ship, has removed lo Oklahoma. The .lolui liou'.tu farm near the Khcufc r chinch will In in chaigt- of Will Murray this year. The L.issel farm will he run this year by Will Lang. Klvls Meadows has mined to Hit F. C. Meidowh farm hi the center district. Tom Armstrong will try farming, having located 011 his Hue fruit farm east of Mduiid City. The Miller farm, northeast of Craig, has been rented by Wilbur Kennedy. A. II. Ciiton has taken possession of the W. F. Cat on so In the Summit list 1 let. The Wilson brothers, It. and Kl mer, have moved lo the W. I'. Se crlsi farm. A newcomer, whose name we have not yet learned, has rented the Craw ford farm In the Kiiusey district. George Crittenden has moved 10 one of the Omer Williams' places hi the llrusli College district, George Klllolt will run the old Hurl Kvaus place in Klnisey. George llurrler is now a taxpayer In the Klmsey district, moving to the old Cromer place he recently bought from his father. Med Hoover recently bought the M. F. Kelley farm, and lie now has the nine points of the law in his favor, Monroe Springs goes to the Frank Walker place, known us the old I toss farm. Strother Field will farm the Hut ton place this year. Peter I toss has moved to the Hanks farm. George Kelffer's boys, Mace and Guy, are going to run the Frank Kieffer farm in the Lincoln district, Charley Herman has vacated the Kieffer farm and moved to town, oc cupying the Levi Hchulte place. The, I. W. Hendrlx family lias lo cated on the Selb Carson property, near the county farm. Wkci Was It Built? Our Naplercorrespondent has asked us to tell him when the first court house was built In the court house square. The foundation was laid In July, Uflo and completed In Novem ber, ItiVi. Henry Watson was the contractor. Will Noland, of lioise, Jdaho, has been here the past several days, en joying a visit with his mother, Mrs. Tlllle Noland. He is still manager of the Roise, Itaker and Walla Walla brandies of the Cudahay Packing Co,, and U prospering nicely. He's an other of the Oregon boys wlio lias In every way made good. TlltKl)FSINlil,KIU,KSSKISKSS Recorder Hibbard Breaks the Feb ruary Record for Marriage Licenses21 Issued. There surely must be a charm In .tohu Hibbard that catches the young men and women, who Just can't re sist saying, "will you" and "yes," you tiet, for he has only been hi the busi ness two months and hi that time he lias issued .'Hi marriage licenses, '.'I for February and li for January: this Is the largest number ever issued hi the mouth of February, and the total for the first two months ever before Is. sued. Ilaltle Hrlckey, Harold Markt, and llert Kusinluger, being under age, obtained their parents' consent. The following Is the 1 coord for Feb ruary, lull: Anderson, Geo., anil Maurlc Shoe maker, or Graham, Feb. 'J, by Klder s. I. Harlan. Andes. CIIITnid, and Myrtle Peters, of Mound City, Feb. '-'-, by Klder H. II. Dawson. Ciopp, Lewis, of Mound City, and Hose Weaver, of .lohusou county, Neb.. Fell. I.'i. by . I no. II. Steele. . I. P. Hreher. S. W.. and llattle W. Hrlckey. Flllmoic. Feb. I. by licv. G. W. Weldeinler. Kusinluger, l.olieil. and lloiule Hatman, of Mound City. Feb. JH, by llio II. Steele. .1. I'. I'liikblner. l ied V.. of Graham, iml Kutli Cartel, or H.iinaiil. Fell. II, liy licv . .1. Ilussell .limes. I'lemmiu'.'s, Wm. P., and I'rudle 1 mack, of Mound City. Feb. '-'I. by le. .1. K. Young. Golden. Hell. oT Craig, and Ht's-le M.fuy. af Mound City. Feb., n. by run. II. Steele,. I. P. Iiiiuau. .Inn. II.. of Graham, ami Miss Yinl.t ll.tll..irsklduinic, Feb.-. ot l!c. .1. K. Young. Kleppe. Ileiny ituil Ann. l Molluaie, 'if KU'H. K'.t'i.. Feb. . by II. S. Mc. Donald. .1. P. Mooit'i It.ilph I '. anil ('ma M. liay' ullli ol Oiegon. Feb. 1M. by lie..las. Walton. Markt, Harold, nf iieon.aiul Lucy It. Fiance, of Forest City, Feb. '.'J. by Klder F. I. Augustine. I'ohl. Louis, of White Cloud. Kan., and Mae Goldsheriy , of Mound Cllv, Feb. lA. by P.ev. .1. K. Young. Pciielt,.lotph. and Maty Walker, or Mound City, Feb. I'l. Kowlctt, Waltei. or Mound City, and Maud Keller, of Maitland, Feb. I.'i, by l!ev. W. It. Kuyearl. Itamsay, Latuloroiis. of llaxtum, Col,, and Llv.lc Cooper, Oregon, Feb. I. 't, by llev. .las. Walton. Ithetts, Fred A., or Omaha, Neh., and Hose Cotton, ol Fortosoue, Neb. Feb. W. by K. L. Craig. .1. I'. Shatter, Win., and Hulah Orendorf, or Forest City, Feb. '.', by llev. G. Weldeinler. Smith, Delliuil, and Louisa Kra mer, ol Oiegon. Feb. l.'i, by Itev.T. I I. Huberts. Tucker. LaurliiHire .1 , Forest City, and Cleo, Koach.or Maitland. Feb. I."., by Iti v. .I. liiisM'll .lones. Miss OHIe Hrakehlll and Joseph K. Hall, both excellent young people or Maitland, were married 011 Hut 1st lust, at Hie home or the bride's pa rents, A. J. Ihakeblll and wire, by Klder S. D. Harlan. The Sentinel congratulates. Lloyd Shull and Miss Lulu Weller came to-our city Wednesday last, March I, and Lloyd went over to the court house, had an interview with Itecorder .lolin milliard, then went over to the Lawn hotel, showed a U'autlfully engraved document to Miss Lulu, who suggested that It meant the "seelii"' Hie pieaclier, and the couple called on Klder It. II. Dawson at his home, who in his affa ble way, said the words thai made these splendid young people husband and wile. Lloyd ami Lulu, here's to you both: may you live, long and al ways proper. Clarence It. Lawrence, of Craig, ami Miss Alice A. Davis, of Mound City, were St. Joseph visitors on Thursday of last week, and while there paid a visit to the recorder of ituchanaii county, and the visit resulted hi ena bling them to hereafter write if: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H, Laurence," and may you both Ihi happy always. The German telephone girl gets her Job through a civil service exam ination and usually hangs on to it for life. Her average, on entering the business must be thirty. As she can stay until she is seventy, but no long er. One sees many operators whose age it would be tiriyallarit to guess. Miss Mollie Palmer, by reason of tlj6 feeble health of her aiother, lias been compelled to resign from the primary cnarge 01 me uraig pudiic stlwol-lwr place will be hard to tall. Taft Calls Extra Session. Less than two hours after the Sixty-first congress had closed, President Taft 011 Saturday afternoon, March 4, Issued a proclamation calling an extra session to meet on Tuesday, April 4, for the spcclllc purpose tif passing the Canadian reciprocity bill. Falling to enact either or I he Presi dent's favorite measures- Canadian reciprocity and the permanent Tariff Hoard hill the Slxty-tlrst congress shut up shop by constitutional limi tation at noon, Saturday, Maich 4, lull, and turned over the affairs of Government to thu new congress, which has a Democratic House and a greatly reduced majority of Kepiibll cans In the Senate. To the "old guard" the sound of the gavel or the Vice-President strik ing his desk, as Hit; bauds of theclock pointed to midday resembled no ilouht the thud of earth falling upon the political coltliis of their departed leaders and comrades. The list of men who have been told by the peo ple to "go way back and sit down," for the icason we believe that they represented the "Interests" rather ban their count rymen: defenders of capital rather than or the genet al imhllc good, are: Nelson W. Aldrich, Hhode Island. Morgan G. Hulkeley, Conned lout. I ulliis c. Harrows, Michigan. Thus. H. Cuter, Montana. t'liaiinccy M. Dcpcw. New York. duties Dick. ohlo. Frank P. Flint. CalKoinla. Kugeiie Hale. Maine. lolin Ke.tu. New .Icisoy , Samuel II. Piles. Washington. Nathan It. Scott, West Vhglnla. Ili'sldcs the uii'inbi'rs of the "old .'ii.uil" mentioned, the following also will lethe: Allien .1. Iteteililije. Indiana. Klini'i-.l. Hurketl, Ncluaska. William Winner. Mlssouil. .lames II. I'l.llel , Telltirs.ee. llvriMiidi.i ! !"ii"y, Ms'ni, .lame. P. Tallaferio. 1 loilila. Miattvrvd as the "old guaiil" llud 11 -ell', it is si III In pillion to make a desperate tight lo retain pot', el Its leadership will r.ill upon I i.tltlnger or I'eHliise, though Hell Iter has iualil lis In command siieli as Aldiicb pos. sessed. Pen 1 use. Is mi evcellenl or ganizer, bul is not an able speaker, anil displays Utile icadlness in de bate. Gallluger has not Hie catholic ity of Aldrich nor' his personal mag uetlsiu. Crane of Massachusetts, has IKipulailly, but Is not a speaker. Frye is too old, It must lie a dllfeient "old guaitl" In the Sixty-second congiess In older to command any real consideration. Its leader must In-a man of brains like I'ool or Southerlaud one who has Independence of thought, accurate Judgment and ability to speak. The leadership or Hie Senate is surely swinging towaid the p log less Ives who will Im the leader: La Fol ic!. Cummins or HorahV Peevish Bailey. I'nlled Slates Senator Joseph W. Halley . of Texas, In a III id peevish ness on Saturday of last week ten ilcied his icslgnallon lo the piesl dent of the Senate, and also to the governor til his state, both id whom "l-assetl," with the it'ipiest thai Jo seph immediately go over to the While Houe refilgciator and cool oir. The great constitutional lawyer or the greatest legislative body of I lie world got mad because a number of his Democratic colleagues did not follow his example in the Lorimei matter, and because they would not heed his advice and vote against the Arizona constitution, Halley is now out of the refrigera tor cooled off completely, and to the gratllicatloii of thu Standard Oil and the "special" interests, he will stay a United Slates senator for a while yet. Ills act has been generally charac terized as .extremely petulant and boyish, or Ion' surprising, In a man or his intelligence and prominence. It is explained only upon the theory of his overwhelming self-esteem, fol lowing the success of his light in Im half of Senator Lorimcr. K. W. Powell and son V. L have purchased the machinery of the old Lynds ferry at White Cloud, ami have built a new boat, ami what machin ery Is thought to iie serviceable will be used, In the new craft, and thus It looks as If White Cloud was to again have ferry service. The White Cloud Globe says: The lioat, when com pleted, will bu nixie feet on deck, and will accommodate four teams with out unhitching from wagon. Possi bly six teams could be accommodated by unhitching. There will be two gates on either side, through which teams cau enter. Kill KICKKRS' Ari'TIDN. D. A. Gelvin's Big r . Sale a SuccessHeavy t ,rs.. Big Prices. Dave Gelvin's great mi. ,,,,. place on Wednesday of la eek,and prices ranged stiff, and .(ies were, made In spans: they were principally browns and blacks and (hicou-ir- olds. There were H spau ;l singles sold, and the awinee .ir.... paid (Htr miilu was a little oter HV). The buyers were: Morse & Drago.or Mound t'lty, four spans, ll.'ll,',. ' Kdward and John Kauklu, W Tar klo. six spans for l7ti7.,Vl ollu single rorllWl-tnt.il, IU77..'mi alter Meyers, span, IXIU. J. I. Chappel, span, WiO. Arthur Ho.ich, three span, 171., mid me single, IHki total, t'liu. John Lung, span, 12;in. ueo. i.oiicKs, span, Ti'i. W. N llodgln. span. 1.170. Tom Hunker, of Fortesoue, eouihuf .'ycar-oui jack, io. The side aggregated l."i,ti.l7.'V, am , we believe the b!' ale or klck.r, ever made in the county, February Weather, The gioundhog 0.11)10 I on IhelM yet we hate had unuvially plcasan' February, and It he will hut cont Inn lo give lis such I'ebliiitiys In Hie fu lure, we will mil pmtcst It lie sec his shadow on the LM. Tin' month Just passed has V three degiees itbotit the uorut'i, glees above Zero wi. Iheculd-d ,. m was the wannest. The. mean heie w:is tu.JI deuices In -and the lowest was y below zee .!' ru.iry IT. I7, and the net i''; was 'J.'! below, Feliiuaiy ;'.. KiU. The lalurall for Fehiiiait. llTt'w l ':ii l'l'.iic""! Uhlt'h IsJ.dl Incites In cess of die iiAriHiil fall, Thlsh.isiie "vccvdi'ii hut once, which was In I" wlull '"...t" Inches-. Iml the :N-!iuiir f.i, for the mouth In lull was the great 1st ever liel'e, l.-il IlK'hCs. Twli'i; llnit' rain fell h (Iiiihu IVIirmtry Ihau iliiriug Hie uiiilllhs of 1 ii'tolter, Noii'iulier and Deceiiiher, lulu, and January, lull during these lour months we only had I..V Inches, while for Ft'liiiiiiry wehail l.::ii luclies. lulling these htur months the total liiufitll was only LM Inches wit should have had 71 Inches. Tlie snowfall for the mouth Just, passed was only li Inches, whereas we should have had 71 inches. In lV we had 'J7..ri luclies, and only .11 id an Inch In ISM -these, am Hie ex tremes In snowfall here for Febiuary. We generally have a snowfall here 011 1 lie ,'ld, 4th or.'ith of the mouth. This was the case this year, lull, when we had t Inch on the 4th. Our records show that snow has fallen here 'Si times on thu 4th, n times 011 the :td and 1'.' limes on the .ilh since livVi. We had thunder ami lightning on Hie Mill. Stock lus enjoyed good pasturing nearly the entire mouth. The extremes tor February, ltd I, have been: Max. Mln. I ill' 4-'.'.l 'i V! .VI 7 It i:t-l7 fm '.'o n l,' fi ui ., :t HI ,'7 L'7 1'J J clear Jtt '.' li l4--cloudy 17 14 SI 'J-2 clear 117 14 llalnrall 4'lil Inches; heaviest L't hour rail, I.hii inches on the lth. Snow rail 11 luclies. There weie III clear days, 11 cloudy ami 4 partly cloudy days. Thunder and lightning 011 the 4th and Hith. A two-days blizzard prevailed throughout the Southern states on the llith and '.Dtli, principally severest In Texas and Mississippi. On the 2'tth, snow fell at I'assadeua, Cal for the first time in twenty years. -Henrv Hosellus. Jr.. came In Tuesday mornlnc from St. Louis to see his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry kosciius, who are stilt very reeble. Henrv. Jr.. left Cornlm- Mav l.V IHUi. and has never visited at home during all lhal lime nearly nineteen years, lie lias continually resided since in St. Louis. He will probably remain several weeks and then return. Jits own folks could hardly recognize hint as he had changed much In nineteen years. The editor hud him as one of ins pupils in the i;orniug school mora than twenty-five years ago and lie knew us at first 'siuht when In town Tuesday, Corning Mirror. Dan Zachman Is now able to ba out on the streets after a ten days struggle with the grippe. '4 4t