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VOLUME XIII.
ST. JOSEPH, MO., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1919
NUMBER 3.
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Neither Did They Spare the
or Its
But Raped the Court House .Lawn Under the Spicious Pre
text of Doing Something "Artistic"
When the old Buchanan county
court house burned cnrly one morn
ing In 1885 the trees which adorned
the court ard were destrojed by tho
fierceness of the flames. These trees
were the pride of the people ot St.
Joseph and for that matter of the
county, and one of the first things
that the county court did was to or-;
Her other trees planted tn the jard
to take the place of those destroyed.
The Judges did not ccn wait until
a new court house was ordered, but
let tho contract for the trees first
then they built a temple ofJust!co
later and It still stands.
So much for what tho people of tho
city at that time thought of trees as
an ornament as well as a protection
and now as to something else.
When Judge Thomas B. Allen
walked up tho Sixth street side of
tho court house walk Tuesday he
stopped took a long look and then
said to a bystander: "I would almost
as soon sco a human being cut down
as one jf those trees, for I do ,iot
believe It would more nearly constltuto
a crime.
It gives me a pain about
the heart to see those beautiful trees
destroyed, and I know that other
people will think just the same is 1
do that Is .the thinking ones will."
JlaKiilflccnt Troon Dostrojcd
What caused this outburst of Judge
Allen, and what he saw was two of
the graceful hard maplo trees which
have been for years admired by thou
sands, lying prone in the cist court
jard, their trunks already ile;)ilei
of their limbs and the now verii;-ted
loaves scattered all oer the yard.
Tho wood butcher with his (rcbhly
sharpened axe had done the work.
And again on the south 'side of the
court house yard right In the direct
lino of Judge Forgraves' viow, anoth
er handsome hard maple giant wis
laid low and Its trunk was entirely
lenuded of its branches. Tho wood
yutcher had also been there.
' And on the west side lawn lay an
other beautiful specimen of the hard
maple family, its trunk likewise de
nuded of branches and Its leaves
scattered oer tho lawn the woo J
butcher had also been there and
like in the other places he had dono
his work well that Is the work that
ho was hired to do.
Wlij It Was Done
Why it was dono this butchery -as
explained by the Republican end
of tho county court, who ordered the
destruction was to beautify the court
house aid to make it artistic but
If there lives a man or woman who
can explain where the destruction of
a fine, lualthy, growing hard maple
tree a tree that had required nearly
forty years to bring It to Its present
Btate ot perfection will produce an
artistic effect, that person Is sure
some camouflage artist. The "artis
" tic" will not cover many bald spots
through such efforts. Had the trees
on the court house lawn been too
thick and close together which they
were not had they been a bad spec
is which they were not had they
yfehut out any sunlight or air from the
' temple of justice which they did not
had there been one reasonable ex
cuse on earth for their destruction
which there was not It might be
reasonable to destroy them but there
was not. '
Every man or woman who goes to
tho couit house except the Repub
lican end of the county court, for
Judge McClanahan voted against the
butcher- deprecates Uie butchery
and condemns the Idea but the
beautiful trees are now down, out,
and dead.
They round Some Mouny
Somehow, and from somewhere, the
Republican end bt the county court
dug up (713 of the taxpayers' money
which had not been spent and de
cl?d to do a little .landscape garden
ing with It, hiring one of t:ie best
firms in the city to follow its orders
despite the fact that some of the
tenants of the county offices had for
months been begging with tears in,St. Joseph natural gtui at the rate of Norton owned the tract from about Eighth and Olive streets and will first thing that they know, for they
their eyes to have jpjllttle paint or)9l cents per thousand. The gas com- 1850 until his death. It has a fino'have all modern improvements. It are shooting the pretty birds ln dl
kalsomlne put on some of their office ipany finally agreed to make an estl-jold brick mansion and all necessary 'will have a storage oapaeilv of 35,000 rect violation of the state law. The
walls which are actually dingj hut .mete of the cost of distributing the l buildings, and will make a good bushels and will ataofave a dally last lenlslature removed the onen sea.
there was nothing doing but uudw
the guise of doing something "art's-
ABE THAT TREE"
Next One or the Next One
Mate
tic" they allowed noble, green lawn
guardians, the pride of the people of
the county, to bo ruthlessly slaugh
tered by tho axe of the tree butcher.
MANY IMPORTANT CASES
Will be Ile-ard at the Term or IYdenil
Court Which Convenes
Monday.
If you conduct and deportment to
ward Uncle Sam has not been perfect
during the last four months. It might
be well, for you to take a vacation
and fight shy of St. Joseph for the
coming ten days when a federal grand
jury and a federat court will be In
session here, the term beginning Mon
day when Judge Van Valkenburgh
will charge the federal jury.
Judge Van Valkenburgh will chirge
the juiy to look out for profiteers
and violators of the liquor laws, and
It Is expected that there will be a
numb'cr of Indictments of that nature.
The transgressors who violated the
migratory bird law and other game
laws will also come In for a share of
ithe federal Judge's attention.
It is announced that the care
against Albert J. August, charged
with conspiracy to obstruct the draft
law, will not come up at this term.
but that of A. M. Lawrence, the Clin
ton county farmer who charges his
neighbors tried to hang him. Is set
for a re-trial. There is quite a heavy
docket for tho coming term, and it Is
expected that the full time allotted
for this session will be consumed.
HERE'S A CHANGE
Kor Some Knu-rprising Young Widow
Who Would Cluuige Her
State.
The following received by this pa
per offers an opportunity for some
St. Joseph widow who would change
her state and condition. The letter
speaks for Itself:
"Dear Editor I am dropping you
these few lines, though you might be
able to help me out. I am a youngi
widower and am very lonesome. I
would like to get acquainted with
some nice young widow or girl about
22 to 26 years o fagc, as I am 30
years old. I have a good home and
a good position have no objection to
one child, as long as the mother Is
good, as I love children, and have
none of my own. Please give this to
some nice voting lady and let her
write to me. Will send a photograph
if some nice young lady writes. I
remain Yours truly,
James A, Swlngholm,
4413 So. 13th St.. Omaha, Neb."
"I. S. You may print this If you
like."
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 16, 1919. r. ,
STIGALI, SAYS NO HHAHINGS
SOON
City Counselor Louis V. Stigall has
returned from Jefferson City where
he had a session with the stato pub'-
llc utilities board relative to the St.
Joseph street railway fare Increase,!''1 Christmas was never received by
and the water qifestlon, both of which n'm' maybe this explains it:
are scheduled for hearings. He also I Tne f'r8' consignment of more than
wont Into the question of telephone nve thousand articles, valued at $50.
rates while at the capital. Counselor 000 "''delivered Chrlstma- gifts to
Stigall Is of the opinion that there
will be no hearing In the near future
on the street car fare question, as the
commission will wait until It can see
how the Improvements tho street
railway people aro making, progress.
He believes that there will be a hear -
n f,.,
lng on the water question In
weeks. Tho telephone qustlon wHs'pc'ure" t0 razors, and rubber boots.
laid over until a week from yesterday. '
ST. JOSUIMI SHOl'l.U UVVIi 0
ci:nt gas
The Joint conference of city officials
and gas company representatives was
hold Thursday, and while It brought
no tangible results, yet It did bring
forth the Ideas of both sides and
neither side would withdraw from
he position that It first assumed. The
city representatives put forward a
plan which would give the people of
natural gas, but held out that
would not be beneficial to the city,
AFTER 26 YEARS
w.
Ii. Dixon nml UN Sister Arc Itcv
unltrd Tluougli a Nervv "paper
Story.
That It pays to advertise Is self
evident publicity will bring results.
This has again been exemplified
and In a manner which will Interest creased year by year, from tho corn
many St. Joseph people who know mencemont of 1916 to the e-oso of
the parties. W. L. Dixon, formerly of
Oils city, was through an advertise-
ment reunited with his sister whom
ho had not seen for 20 vears. Here,
Is tho story as told by a Seattle pa
per: "When Northern Pacific train No.
1 arrived ut tho King Street Station
In Seattle tonight, W. L. Dixon, con-
ductor on the Seattle Municipal Rail -
way, who lives at 622 North 65th,
and his sister, Miss Eva May Dixon,
were united after an absence of
twenty-six years, during which tlmo.tall worth. By Including an average
neither heard from the other nor of 15 per cent, the result Is what
knew of the other's whereabouts.
"It was through a story In a Kan
sas City paper that the union was
brought about. Twenty-six jears ago
the parents of Dixon and his sister Ifor their poultry, and 19.2 cents for,
died. Dixon, who was then 2 years, eggs. In contrast are the eight
old, and his sister, who was 9 months
, . , ...
to homes by a rhll-
old, were sent
dren's home association.
Dixon was
sent to the home of George D. Hall,
at present rate clerk in the Seattle
water department, but then living In
St. Joseph, Mo. His sister was sent
in fhn lir f nMf r. v o. i
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at Marshall, Mo.
"Tor many jears Dlion conducted stead ot a dally breakfast necohsitv 'properlv, and advised that he come
a search for his sister. As Miss Dix-The value of poultry In the wime rer- i bi' Moberly and get his wife's pollco
on also tried to find her brother. ioti went up 3.8 cents per pound, an record. Mr Greenwell was here yes
Nelther was successful. In 19 13 .Increase of about 19. S per cent. Iterday morning and got all the facts
Dixon came to Seattle and later mar-
ricd. ggs by jears, from the close of 1911
"Three weeks ago Miss Dixon, who to September 1, 1919, Is Indicated by
had continued to reside In Marshall, the following compilation:
Mo., went to St. Joeph and Kansas I'arm worth, 1918, chickens, 10.6
City, In another effort to find hrr.certs per pound, and of eggs, 19.2
brother. Failing in Uiat she appealed
to the newspapers and a Kansas City
paper published an account of the
case, stating the names. A friend of
Dixon In St. Joseph saw the article In
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mc jiaiicr, maiieu u io uixon. Dixon
at once wrote to his sister and per-
suaded her to come to Seattle, and
tonight she arrived here and the two
were united.'
WILL CALL COMMITTEE
State Chairman Ilen Nrale to Have n
Cnfi'reiiee to Arrange for
l'lvcuict Organization.
The local Democrats who last
spring were notified that precinct or
ganization was to be effected, will be
glad to hear that Chairman Ben M.
Neale of the Democratic State Com
mittee announced Saturday that a
meeting of the committee and the
women's State Committee would bo
caUed the latter part of Uie month to
decide definite plans for a precinct , the- "lamming" he wanted In the last0f FrAUk McCUln' whI:h -JoIm tho
organization of the entire state. The election and will not likely enter the 'aIr 8round"' nn1 at ,he llou- t 9
Plans contemplate a complete canvass ' race for tne nomlnatlon for g0Vernor 'clock iIl2S B1Ia Heftings of St. Jos
of tho state to obtain, as nearly as t thn renni.iirnn -t.,.,.. .. eph hocamo the wife of Alonzo S.
nVLulliln tkn i,Ui.. 1 1 . . .
rtrtt-ullllA Vt. liUn.a r0 . ...... I..11..I ...
r' '-"- '""" "' "" mu.viauai
uicr.
Neale said the members of the
commitii-f wnuM H.i.fu ilni,A. u '
,. ..UU.H uv.uu HlvTHl,! liiU
mcetlns would be in
St. Ix)uis, St.
Joseph. Kansas Cltv or Jpffepsnn
.
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WHY HI? riPT WAS I ncT,bUpreme court jU3tlee ne of
Wl-ir tili) Ulr-T WAS LOST strongest avAlUhto n.n....
Clirisunas rackago. Sent to A. Ii
Now In Dead Iicttevr
Office
WASHINGTON, Sept.
fountain pen, razor or
17. If Uio
wrist w
ratch
jou sent to your boy ln the A. E. F.
""Idlers In France, was received by."""6 not maJlne ch no.
'the deat' "" division of the post-
office department today.
Due to poor packing and oblitera-
I "on of addresses these und thousands
ot other packages went astray. In
i'"8 consignment received today from
France the selection runs from "her
WII,SON BUYS NORTON HOMC
me oil repeated rumor that Hon.
Francis M. Wilson, now federal dls-
trlct attorney for the Sixth district,
would leave the Fourth Congressional
district where he Is a political power,
and make his home at Kansas City,
U laid to rest thru the fact that this
week Sir. Wilson purchased the Judge 1
Norton home place of 80 acres In the
suburbs of Platte City, at private
sale, paying j:0,000 therefor. Judge
itjhorae for Senator and Mrs. Wilson 'shelling capacity of 10.0DU butheli of
'when he retires from public UfeJHtcora.
INCREASED 245 PER CENT
That Is Wliat tho llatscra 1)1 il I'm
Uio l'cojilc In Uio l"at
Tlu-co Years,
JEFFERSON CITY, Sept. 18.
(Correspondence.) How tho farm
valuo of chickens and eggs has In-
August, 1919, is shown In ndvanco
Information of the 1?19 lied Book of
the Missouri Bureau of labor Statis-
tics, given publicity today bv Corn-
mlssloncr William II. Lewis. In ton-
sldcrlng tho statistical facts Imparted ,
ay me Duiieini, it must, oe remem-
'bered that the prices given are what
the producers averaged for the com-I
modules considered, and therefore to
these figures must be added transpor-I
tatlon costs and the profits of whole-
salers and retailers to reach the re-
consumers paid for chicken and eggs
during tho period considered.
During 1915 Missouri farmers wcre'a
paid an average of 10.9 cents a pound
months of 1919, commencing with
iT , , .. , , .
'January and to the close of August
'when poultry raisers of Missouri re-'to
celved an average of 37.6 cents per
.dozen for eggs and 23 cents a pound
for poultry. The increase in cost of
e'gg". 1919, over 1913, amounting to
HK t..r. f ,o ,..t
- - w"- i cuittbiuiii tvrii iiiirai.
,make that commodity a luxury In-
The farm value of chickens and,
i
.cents per dozen.
Tarm worth, 1916, chickens.
12.6
21.8
cents per pound, and of eggs.
cents per dozen.
Tarm worth, 1917, chickens,
...
16.2
-jnui per pounu, ana or eggs,
31
19.6
3G.4
cents per dozen.
I Farm worth, 191S. chickens.
cents per pound, and of eggs.
cents per dozen.
Farm worth, eight months of 1919,
endlncr Aumist .11. phinLna si AAMd
per pound, and of eggs, '37.6 cents
per dozen.
A. T. Edmonston.
LAMM "LAMMED" ENOUGH
Ho Docs Not Curv to TuU Another
Cliancx.' In Ix-ndlng a I'urloni
Hop.
John Albus and alt of the other
gop medicine makers hrn vin h
' Interested In knowing that Judge
Henry Lamm of sd.sii -,, .. f
year, despite tho urging
of party
workers In many sections of the state.
In View of the fact he w.
as defeated
in 1 9 1 fi hv nnvornni r?n.n,. U. ni..
two thousand votes, while Wilson car-
, - j u4(u VJUI U11CI U UIUV
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ncu mo suite dj- tnirty tnoutand, re-
publicans had considered the former
the
When
'hsUpH hi .., it v. . i.
r.'&sKed nl8 wcek lf he would become
laimmdio juuii iamm cnaracter
lzed his governorship boom as a
"midsummer night's dream "
With Judge Lamm out of the run-
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w ivhuuiiuiui uaniiiaaiea afe is. r. ti.
McJlmsey, the Springfield litor, and
Arthur St. H de of Trenton. A. L.
Reeves of Moberly may get into the
race. But like democratic aspirants,
republican gubernatorial 'andidatcs
HACKSIANN'S OirnCKUlS AT
WORK
J. J. Forlstel, I, F. Dehnrt, Rolla
Timmons and E. E. Whltworth. with
State Auditor llack'mann arrived!
Monda' a" at oilce began a check of
Ith0 books ot 'h various -ounty offl-
r6" M ordere1 by the county court
(som " Auditor Hackmann'the whMler i Hotter Dry Goods Co.
"mu.eu a coopie oi daya and start-
d his men to work. Th. usual crop
ul rumors may noift bo expected to
begin to float about,
IIKUM GRAIN COMPANY'S BIG
IUiUVATOK
The construction of a mammoth I
'grain elevator will begin next week,'
to be occupied by the U W Helm
Grain Co. It will be located on
DERK PREACHED HERE
Now Is I'ntlcr Arrest Tor Hiing Too
1'unilliar Willi Ills
SJtlClT,
Many of tho traveling evangelists
(who always Insist on taking up a
collection) aro not what they purport
to bo and when tho facts come out
aro Just as common as many roally
"plain" people
Tho pcoplo of the South End will
remember Kev. T. M. Derk, who
held forth In a tent for several weeks
In that part of tho city last year. Tor
the further purpose of refreshing
wieir memory ns to me actions oi mis
great evangelist, the following fiom
the Moberly Democrat of last Friday
.will prove beneficial. It says:
"On June 20 of this ear there was
arrested at a local rooming house a
man by the name of T. M. Derk and
a woman named Mrs. Grecnwell.
'They were posing as man and wife,
'but after the arrest they admitted
the truth of their relations. Derk Is
preacher, living near Columbia, and
- was en route to Callao to preach. Ho
had been taking the lady with him to
his appointments, as his singer.
I "After the trial in the Moberly po
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"co court Mrs. tlreenwell went Lack
Illinois and has since brought suitl,' ""UJU "" """""" "" "-'-'""
for divorce from her husband and!'" "umoer as lne c,,5e OI lne yPar
alfo asked for the property he holds,
' "The husband has been In Colorado
for some time on account of
Porl
hnl.V. Itf f.tlv... .. .i ,
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come home If he wanted to save his
In the cao.
NO TIME TO WASTE
A Mnrjvllii Jinn MitrrU a M. Jovpfi
Girl and Kcppn llight on With
UK Driving.
The H. C. of I,, Instead of deterr
inir roimtps. vnimt. nml T.i r.nn.
m-itrimony in Maryvllle is th'e cause
for many marriages, accoiding to I.
V. Alderman, proprietor of tho I. V.
A. hotel. Alonxo S. Fordjce. who has
been boarding at the hotel for many
months, decided jesterday that he
I could no longer afford to pay the
price for hotel bc&rd, so he took unto
juniffeii a -who.
Fordyce, whose occupation Is that
of proprietor of a taxacnb station and
driver of one of tho cats, did not let
btisine-ss interfere with the matter of
marriage Ho "made" the S 35 Burl
ington train as usual last night. Af
ter taking his paengers to their re
spective destinations, he drove to tho
home of Justice W L. Johnson and
Induced him to toJe a rtde. Some
time before that he had taken the
brlde-to-bo Into the car.
The party Journeyed to the homo
Kordco. Immediately after tho cere
mony the newlyweds returned to town
'and the groom resumed his work at
the taxlcab station.
I This is the second time that Mr
Fordyce has been married, his first
., . . ,, , . " itm
i iianuK uieu several years ago,
i The present Mrs. Fordyce Is said to
be a former resident of this city.
i.N'odaway Democrat-Forum
capt. siiorsi: is unxn
At the last Confederate reunion
held here CapU J. W. Shouse of Kear
ney was In command. He was very
.. know hcro ,
earlier voars,
I where he frequently visited. He died
Sunday at his home near Kearney, at
the age of ninety-four years. Capt.
Shouse was Clay county's oldest cltl
'zen He served under General Alex-
ander W. Doniphan In tho Slexlcan
war and marched In a company from
e,iay couniy to uie .Mexican border,
He served with the Confederacy in
. .. . ... . 1
the Civil war under General Price.
WHIXI.T.R A MOTTl'.ll A ISO IN
VMir CtMI'ltOV
Cameron seems to be either
lucky place, or els it has a great
pun, for now comes tho news that
of thU city will put In a branch tic-
tor. at that plaee t0 employ fifty
girls. Tho matter is now about as
good as settled. I,ast week tho John
S. Brlttaln Diy Goods Co. of this city
i located a branch factory there to em-
ploy fifty hands.
NO DOVi: SllSO.V IiOOIC OIT!
There will be a number of dove Red Cros will hold a drive in the
thooters from St. Joseph ln court, tho'hapo of a raeniben.hU eaiivaw. at
son clause, and It is now unlawful to
shoot or In any"way capture doves. I
THE COLORED IAN AND
BROTHER IS CALLING
nd Loudly Demanding Places on I
the Gop Ticket Next
Year
WILL ASK FOR ONE
THIRD OF THEM
Tjtt.y will be Satl-flcU If Thej Aro t.
GIvcmi Uio Nomination for IJi-uten- was well under way the water co -ant
Governor, for Mate Auditor, Iny forbad tho city to continu
One State Senator IVom All) of the
MKsoiui Dlstilcts and Threw or
l'our McmluT. of the House, ami
If Not (ilven Thoo Tin I'roimw
to Raise
JEFrHRSON CITV, Mo, Sept. IS.
- (Correspondence.) Republicans
eager and anxious to patriotically
serve their party in the humble ca- (
paclty ot governor of Mifsouri for
four years for the Insignificant sum
i ujjjji uai;jit'3 cuiao! utrj v miiu auiiie"',v
hem fcorefl of Mlourl "nops with
nolftIp.il nmhltlntiK finrl vrArn.nu-t lin.v
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'l"eu iiivmevivw wuil mv iuw" ," " ppiTM-l It
that a Republican wave will sweep
tho state In 1920, and nothing can
convince these mlsluformed Individ-
luals to the contrary.
And the moie numerous the "cop '
gubernatorial candidates become th'e
fiercer will be the contest for the
nomination. Mud-sllnglng and muck-
raking promi-es to commence .is soon
as a baker's dozen of aplrants have
filed their declarations and it Is
known to a certainty who are all In
the race. It Is to be a fight to tho
finish, with signs, at present, tint
some gore will be spilled and much
(fur scattered to the four winds be -
fore the primary decides the issue
'm... in I. !... ii
..o i..,.. ..cinr, in.pv-H
TllO hll-ll Vllnri hnr.tu. f I,
hopes of the
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"gops" aro chieflj based on the er-
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democratic elector ctf nrm.in nvip.n.
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nuii win lorgei nis Americanism, love
Continued on Page 6
MANY DAMAGE SUITS
The Court" Will be Cluttered With
TIh'iii tlic Coming
Term.
When Judges t!len, L'tz, and Voriea
open their courts next month, they
will be faced with the largest array
of damage suits ever known here.
The docket will be literal!) cluttered
with them.
,Vmong the notable suits filed this
week Is that of Heibert McAllister
who wants 30,000 from the Santa
Fe and J. J. Brenner, whom he al
leges charged htm with stealing mo
tor tires and failed ta prove their
charges.
Lilllo Splllman chaiges Mrs. Jennie
T. Freyman with as-aultlng her while
kVi u.'rii tfvlnif 1 1 f.iti Vint .. l
i v. .....
anj 8he now as.Kli fof jiBt00g dam-
ages from Sirs. Kiev man.
Mar and John Jackson have sued
Morris & Co. for J3.000 damages for
tho loss of their son. who was kicked
to death by a cow which he was try
ing to shackle for the defendant
company. The cow kiukd the boy,
as wall aa the bucket.
HKAITH Dl'.l'AUT.MIUN'T .MUM
iu:rHr..cH
The health board has already ex
pended all but J4.3UJ of its S 15. 999
appropriation, and has seven months
mere to operate before another fls
Cal year rolls around. The council
agreed Tuesday night to add J5.060
more to the fund, but gave notice
'that there must be economv of ev.
pcudltures,
possible.
and retrenchment where
DUTIUCKSO.N SHCITHS WAR.
RANT FOR M).
When Roy Deitriokson and Carl
Swartz of this city reach Salt Like
'on their motor
car tour of the West '
If they do thy will be arreted i
'for on Mondav H C. Deitriokson. the
father of young Deltrickson. swore
out a warrant for their arret on the
charge of steal In
the car that they I
are driving-.
Hi:i CUOtS v.vrJ S2.,oim murk,
The week of Nov. 3 to 11th the
which time It is pronocMl tltm St.
Joseph and Buchanan county shall
dig up SS3,i0, that quota having,
been assigned to thU pwtbiv, Jtlm
A. MeGee will be in
drive bete. 4
charsi; of the
MAY HAVE AND MAY NOT
'I ln Whiit C'ontan) Trite llir CWj
Tlwt the letter Il- Bottfflit
tin Plant.
When Councilman Hunt asked City1
Monday nffht wlBOw w
of the water works question, be s
astonished when the engineer I i
him that the city now owned the
jter plant. Asked to explain. the y
engineer replied aa follows:
"We started to make an appr
of the plant several week
through tha engineering; firm . t
rns . McDonnell. After the k
Mr. Burns went to New York an !
tool: up the matter with tho horn
office, and was told that St Joseph
had purchased the plant that there
remained only tho small matter ot
agreeing on tho price.
The company officials hM that
when the council adopted a isola
tion notifying tho company that It
the city" proposed to take over the
water plant when tho present contract
expires. In December, It really
amounted to purchase and that n-
'ler the old contract of 1S7, the city
, , uij
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tap a Trice. Th contention of tha
f Water comtj&nv to thiit If thn u t
Jm(it . ..
would interfere with the right of th
company to force the plant upon the
city."
The city counselor has fltesl a com-
Plaint with the state public utilities
commission In order that the point
way he settled, for if St Joseph owns
'he water plant, the citizens who pay
the taxes would like to know the fact.
'io mx'i.ivi: iiamox.v in:
VAl,i:itA
A permanent organization of
Friends of Irish Freedom was formed
"l, a 1 mct'Uns ho,1 ln tne Uoc
'1"'"'1 bu"Jln'' Thursday night, pre
Biuea over by John J Dounev.
Speeches were made by Judge A. II.
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Habbl Bernstein, Itev. James O'Don-
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i noil, ery Itcv. Jamee P. Itrady
ri
ntflAra Tho nn.M.ni.i
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of-
,1'cer chosen are John J
Downey.
ohairman; Donald F. Byrne. ecre
tary, and Barney J. Lnmb, treasurer.
An executive committee of twelve
will be appointed and this body with
the officers will arrange all details
for the coming visit here of Uamontt
De Valtra, president of the Irlh re
public l'ouci: oiFicmts wn.i, hi:
INM'UCTOILS
If you see a police officer looking
nlong your sidewalk, do not think
that he hag lost something for he
has not he is simply doing his nw
,stunt ae sll'e'alk Inspector. This Is
the ruling made at a board of health
meeting held Tuesday night but that
does not end the grief of the patrol
man for he was also ordered to be
a sanitary Inspector as well ao keen
on the lookout when he goes Into
our alIty- The council hax alw
agreed to find $5,000 more money
for tho health department.
TO CHNTItAI.IZi: AT PAlHi:
MAitKirr
All of tho welfare organisations aro
now planning to unite their headquar
ters at Fatee Market houe. where ii
is planned that they can be mor
easily reached. It Is figured out that
If the organizations all have head
quarters at one place, it will be rou.-h
easlor to transact business, and Pue
Market house will be convenient for
all.'
PAID AM, BUT BOB GKOHGi;
The republican end of th county
'CU" relentt4j r "' the prw-Hire
ui (luoiic opinion MUltc!ntly H
Monday to pay the salarlws of Alec
Garrahan. George Hum and David
Ijwlor. deputies under county hlch.
way engineer Meyer but th ba'kad
on Bob George and refused to jr
him But they will and that bffora
lonB for there la a way that Ueorge
oan eet ''la ealarv and he will.
whjjiu: aim: my sfsimku'.
wagi;,?
In loss than a month wimw
will be here, and the hUNdrviVi
of St. Joseph oung men an4
women who are now- wearing
silks and the met cutl trf sr-
menls and have not a dollar laid
away, will be wondering what
has become of their wmnw't
waceu.
l)tlur eali a halt today,
man and young wmaH-HiBp
that Hen4iag ImwK ,.,ini4 ntl
iHBiiUMwf; laid-up for wiier.
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