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VOLUME THIUTY-SIX.
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1928.
No. 12.
SERMONS IN
-XITY CHURCHES I\ SUNDAY A. M.
which we are come, save this simple thoUKh difficult way of ceasing to do evil and learnintf to do well. The oir ly ieiifrion worth having is a religion that helps on toward the glorious achievement of light living.”
A HUNG JURY IN THE MORGAN LIQUOR CASE
i:w FKATl’rtK or DAI1A HVN NKB ON MONDAY H ILL UK
BEVI£W OK SKKVK KS.
'astoh.s a*k t <»-oi*kkatin(;
Kev.
In
r ^ir. T*cIor t Kev. Kaphael and Bruner Heard W ith Interest
Sermons Sunday.
Beginning in lid issu<\ The Itaity ^(jotnner will have, each Momla> nftrtgon hereafter, a review of the set ms delive-ed in the churches f eenejistle . n Sundav morn ng. I'm- __. ,tors of three churche.' are co on ]0< st:ng wi'li the Banner todaj b) gi\
• eiir !• nders
t ley no'l ing sermons.
I. Itu) natd, pastor of tin l''e . n.n f.nitcli, Rev. B. H. Brune of ( in •'.•un Chine and Or ( h \. * Hi Taylor of the Methodist t'hune r> htuid witn intiuvst by good «o.i'•1' cgr.t iotia bunday. Their sermon . >
v.s at e as follow -:
^ The M. K. < hare It. ‘Speaking last evening on the text, to do evil learn to V well” - —-j|Jali I, 1C, Pr. Taylor cf the Met - ist Chutch gain in part:- "One, io through eHher ignorance or wil-
ny-:
•inn i.\ pi'Tnam tiittin col RT rAILED TO At.KKK IN
CRKKNCASTLK CASK.
KKI’I tlMKl) SEVEN TO ITVE Majority M us Said to Have l avore.d
Conviction. Jury Discharged
Late Saturday.
It-e Christian Church.
Rev. B. H. Bruner, minister of
The First Christian Church, spoke Sundayg.morning from the subject, '■ Burning for God.” The sermon was based upon Moses’ vision of the burning bush, and Rev. Bruner declared that this one experience gives us the key to the secret of the remarkable
and brilliant career of Moses. “Until the vision of the burning
bush came to Moses, he was a local character. Up ip that time he had ei tinted for little in the life of brown people, and for absolutely nothing in the history of his race. When Moses came close enough to the bush to hear the voice of God, he had already had a career. The story of his birth and life in Egypt is one
synop is of ihc.r t f th, ‘ - reat romance.- of the Bible, clock Satutday night by Judge James
llcv Vn Although he had lived in the palace p. Hughes.
of a king, he felt the intolerable bur- The caitt . started Friday morning dens under which ids own people were aml rcach ,, (1 th( , jury oarly Saturday
TWO CARS CRASH Two machines came together Sunday on the National Road, two milecast of Mt. MciidUn. Both machines were badly damaged a- a n ult of the era-h. It was not learned whether any one of the occupants of either car were injured in the collision. to DIVORCE SI IT FI LEO A complaint for divorce. Elizabeth
ANNUAL REPORT OF CLERK HAS BEEN COMPILED
Crawley versus Kenneth Crawley, has been filed in the Putnam Circuit
C urt by Th lor# Crawley, attorney SIXTI l N
for the plaintiff. According to the complaint the plaintiff alleges that the defendant i- of n »|U:iiielsome disposition, and hits stated that he has no love for her and that he corresponds with other women. It is further alleged that the defendant stayed out lute at niidit and on many
all night.
I " IMA FIVE MORE MARRIAGES OCCUR IN 1927 THAN
IN 1*117.
MORE
The Number of Civil ( a-es Larger
In 1927—More Criminal CasYk In 192ti According to Records.
GRANTED ( H INGE OK VENUE INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. Judge O. H. Montgomery today granted a change of vennuc to Gov. Jackson, George Coffn and Robert Marshal. The new judge will oe citosen irom Judge Carr of Monticello, Judge Ba'muu of Bloomington and Judge Dav-
idson of Grvensburg. o ;
(C)MEDIAN MARRIES.
DIVORCES HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 9. (UP) Raymond Griffith, screen comedian, and Bertha Mann, actress, were married here last night. They expect to leave for London in a few days.
H. S. DEBATERS TO HOLD OPEN MEET TONIGHT
LO( \I. TEAMS TO MEET TWO HIGH SCHOOLS THIS MONTH.
roMLLVsoN
COACH
Van Huron and Craw fordsOllc High School Irguerw To Clash With Locals This Month.
A jury in Putnam Circuit Court which heard the evidence in the case
of the State versus William Morgan, occasion- and some thrucharged with possession of liquor
which was appcalrd front the city court, failed to reach an agreement and was discharged about nine o'-
Incss has departed from the good
the feet of itu n by in trouble. H"
later
living in Egypt. There came a day when he struck one blow for their deliverance, and then in fear lied from
Egypt into the desert.”
•‘Moses saw two things of tremend ous importance in the burning bush. He saw God in a new light, and he had a new revelation of his own soul. .Moses had thought of God in obstruct terms. Hut when God said, '1 have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt,’ Moses began to see that God was not an abstract idea, but a living person who was interested in the welfare of His ehil-
afternoon. The most of Saturday was taken up by closing evidence of the defense and arguments by Pro-cuting Attormy Dickerson and Theodore Crawley. It was reported in tho corridors of the court house that the jury stood seven to five for conviction during most of the balloting and delib rations of Die twelve men who made up the jury. Morgan w as at rested s. verai week-
PASTOR SEEKS VINDICATION OF CHARGES
Twenty-five more marriage- nrcuired in 1927 in the county than in PJ2(i and sixteen more divorces were granted in 1927 than in 192(1 according the statistieions report of the Chrk of the Putnam Circuit Court which i- compiled yearly and sent in-
to the state office.
ATTORNEY FOR GIRL SLAYER IS BUSY MAN
JEROME \\ M s|| |)| mf.S “MOB M l I ING” PRI \ \ll s \(, m\st
HIS CLIENT.
MINISTER ( ONYH I ED III IN II MAt IKS " mi PRIM I ^
( HOIK SINGER.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9. (UP)— Unfrocked because of a story told by a pretty choir singer, the f.i \. John I. Warren this week will seek vindication from a Methodist rhuivh court
WORKS ON INs \NHM ( I.EM S Walsh Is In Kansas ( its faking Depositions lo \ id Defense. Talks
With Hickman’s I rieivds.
i.v laid cut for e great Creator, is
,y not know it. U., , , will disk-over the tact t at he has jt, ( , u tf|jetion of his people in Egypt, t th way that • and uh. •, iiii.i spoke, He was arnctei, fullness of lilc, ami peace j| iL , j n terms that Moses could under-
mind. There is no ultimate satis- * ction for any man in the direction
te”
stand. Hut the thing that startled Moses was the fact that while the in-
indifference to and violation of the j n ), is 1)0 „p|,. l )U ,-,„.,l we of right living which an all-wis burned and did not burn out, jr t like the bush, his own intere-t ' in a hung jury. Whether or not the in iiis people had burned and burned ease will be triid a -econd time prob-
ago at Id- home in south Greeneastle „f a p| ( ,, a | s
following a raid by the city p«lke, The Rev. Warrwi wa convicted be wild found a small amount of whiskey forP th( |{ ot .k River conference of ii a bottle of lysol and a number of t i mac i 0- , wjth Miss Hazel Lamb as ' mpty bottl 1 s ami one or two small (be result of her testimony, liquoi glasses. Since the trial lie has obtained tin Morgan was first tried in cits affidavit in which the girl i- alleged court, where he was found guilty by to have denied that she told the truth
Mayor Chailes McGaughey. He ap- (luring; the hearing,
pealed the lower court decision to the Throughout, Warren in isted h,
circuit court and the second trial end-
ed has instituted for tin gov. rnnn nt
mankind!
“To, one who hits lo t his way and in trouble, nothing i- mote to be .sited than a few simple, easily folded directions for fin mg his way it, unless it is a friendly hand to id him out. Some well intnuie i rcctions are so complicated and oh uie. as to confuse lather than iii.i; ,d some guide’s, Tiwrote+t rvierdly hi
and then burned cut. Moses had struck one blow for the freedom of hi- people and then had run away.” “The vision of the burning bush was God's way of calling Moses back to the passion of his youth. It was God's way of rekindling the old firein his soul. And the story of how Mdses went baoR and burned for God,
irit are so lacking in knowledge of and led a people from slavery to e way as td be utterly unreliable for greatness. D one of the great stories
(iclaner. Such directions and such of history.”
iide« .-erW only to aggravate th The Presbyterian ( hurch. 'tries- of pie Ic-t. Preceding the winter observance of
the I/crd’s Supper in the Presbyterian Church at the morning hour of worship, tho pastor directed the thought of the congregation to the
Vz-ieir religious lead* iin their el- communion meditation “Sharing the
i o-iliti* (nil :ic - r'... ’• rv i i i ... t»-
"In the first Ifhapler of the hook of ah we find the Prophet addre-.-ing people w ho hoi i ec-pai ted from the C 5 \fy i * o! Jehovah an . w. i. in u- ahl<
k'Tsei
A -ts to help, were in reality hut a. PtiJj to their Double Tlmy w. i .■ di;
•^^‘.ing them and 1c
sorts of religion firnmaTTimH mgli being form lly rcligiou w.i e way of e.-eape fiom moral fault d the way of attaining unto the ful • satisfactions of life. In marked ntmst to the confused and ei nfus- { directors offered by tie e blind ides, Isaiah gave to these lost ks this simple description of th" y of i>.scn|>e out of their trouble.-, ease to do evil: learn to do well.” \ "Progress in the wrong uiiection
ably depends on the state.
Trial for William M rgan on a charge of posession of intoxicating liiiuor which was scheduled for City court Tuesday morning, has been continued. The exact date for the
trial has not been set.
Former Resident Died Saturday
MRS. JOSIE M’KINLIM OF BRAZIL W A> BORN NEAR RKKLSVILLK.
was innocent and hi- wife hacked him. He also found ministers who believed him and several of them u icci as defense lawyers duiing his trial before the 1.1 ministos who unno.-' eel him. Warren eontended the charge- r. - suited from “a frame-up” instiga'e i by se veral members of his ehu:c in Durant, 111. EMBANKMENTS STRENGTHENED
LONDON STRIVES TO PRE\ EM I I TURK INUNDATIONS Ol RIVER THAMES.
The number of Civil ea.-cs weic* . . ger In 1927, ending with Drccmbc ; ;tl than in past year.- but the Crim inal ca-c's were in the minotity in eoinpai ison with 1920. I In following is the report showing the comparisons of the two years: For the year ending December ;>1,
1927:
Civil Cases
Number Civil eases pending Januaiy 1, 1927, 115. Number Civil ea.-Ps filed during year and originating in county, 274. Number civil cases venued from i ther counties, 21.
Total, 450.
Number Cieil t'ases Di.*|iosrd Of
Number venued to
10.
Number civil cases dismissed, 81. Number of case-.- judgments enter-
ed, 245.
Number ci\il ease.' pending December ill, 1927, 124. ’
Number letteis of administration „illingn. issued 89. | (| (jikc- its course.'’
Guar.iianships issuecl, 26.
Number decrees of foreclosures eli-
te red, 17.
KANSAS C ITY, Mo., Jan. 9. (UP) —Jerome Walsh, attorney for Wil liam Edward Hickman, prepared to day to take elepi.-ition to aid in ctnhlishing hr- client' insaiiitj cl •
fense.
He denied "mob feeling” against
>th r counties, j|j c k man j n Southern California, and
expressed hope for constructive results from the kidnaping and shiv -
ing of Marion Parker.
“Citizens of Los Angeles feel that Hickman should be given the death sentence," he said. "Ilut it is a calm
for the- law
Psychological and sociological factors of the Hickman ease, Walsh aid
9.
Number adjudged of unsound mind, r, ' ult in pD’venting such crime-
in the future.
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Cup.” The text used was Weymouth's translation of Luke 2‘2:18—
leading them into “Then, having received the cup and
giviui thanks, He- said, ‘Take this and
share it among yourselves’.” The Lord's SUppc-r is distinctly an
occasion of fellowship, peihaps more so than almost any of the other phases of our religious life. It began in an hour of sacred association between Jesus and Mis disciples which
has been its binding force ever since'
Possibly the word communion describes this particular idea better than any other since it includes what has
ist he stopped before advancement been previously -tated together with the right direction can be begun, the thought of participation. The rong doing is a habit which must be w riling of the text is stated in varoken, before right-doing a- an ait iou- way.- by the G |>ed waiters but n be achieved. When one lui- ccas- tin meaning is the same. The vi ry cluing the wrong way, he i- ready cup itself was the bilsi- for it combegin learning to do the tight way. moil u.-e among that first group. I* id often the ta k ' f breaking wit was pas eel among them w ith the ur-
gertion that ail were to drink from it. The cup has always carried with it the significance of sociality. Many large religious groups up to the present time have refused to give way, even for modern health ideas, to the use of mun> individual cups instead of the one cup in their sacramental
services.
There is something very suggestiv in the offering of the cup to the disciples by Jesus, it is the symbol of Hi- blood, His sacrifice, His death on the cross. It is a cup of sulTering, filled to overlie.wing, always full am!
LONDON, Jan. P. (UP) Embankments along the Thame- were strengthened today in an attempt t“ prevent a repetition i f the Hood that swept the city Saturday and Sunday. Barricade's prevented serious damage Sunday, although the rivet wa
Mrs. Josie E. Mc Kinley, well known
Brazil woman and formerly a resiec nt of Putnam County passed away at her home east of Harmony, on the National road, Saturday mornirg following a brie f illness of paralysis at
the age ef 62 years, Mrs. McKinle) , , ,
, ... , , r.'porled higher than baturdav whc’i
was stricken with paralysis Wednes-
, , , tremendous damage was done and at.
day and never ralhccl. ,
least 1a persons were killed.
Mi . McKinley was iioin in Reels- No overflow had been reported toville in 1865. She was educated in tie day hut along the entire eour.-c- of Putnam Cooiity public school.- and the river resident were waiy. Thorthen atte nded Danville Normal s.-n'cls rei ised to rrinm to tlo ii h. ,nSehool. She was married to George es until high tide liacl ic .dcsl tin
evil habit is quite a- difficult as e task of fofming ;c right habit. “Religion ts not a cloak to cover up o’s evil doing, but an active agc'iicy n the breaking of habits of wronging, and the setting up of new hits of right thinking and right •Ing and right doing in the life . It is Rower within ei ablmg the individuto lireak with ii past that has been II of faults and futures, and to set - face ste#dfa-tly toward a future progressively perfect alignment in the right a- God g'ves him to
e the tight.”
"It is tho glory of our Cluistian re- never empty. The first partakers of
McKinley in 1889. To this uniem were 1 born three- daughters two of which survive. She was a life-long member of the> Menlioelist church and an active worker. Surviving besides the husband unci two daughters, an ; one sister Mr.-. Flnienrc Lee of Reel-ville and four brothels, Thco ore and Pattiscm from well of Tc-ire Haute, Charlc-s of ( layton and Jo-eph of Putnamville. TWO PURDUE STUDENTS IN FATAL CRASH
( til PE ( (II.I.IDES W ri ll Mdl'OR HI S. I WO (.IRES 1! \ DLY HURT. BOTH MEN ARE KILLED.
morning.
vine hud fellowship i very real way in
the fruit of the with Christ in Hi* sufferings.
Soon the little group became a larger body assembled in the upper room where without doubt the 120 “in remembrance of Me” passed the common chalice amongst their number,
iat has been previously disappoint- Then we read als - in The Acts that g, and invites him ir‘o the ‘‘School -'lOOt) were added to the Church in f the Yolte’’, where he .-hull teach one day and that “they continued in to do will and shall find peace fellow .-hip and breaking of hr.ad or his soul.” the pray er;.” So the “sharing of tho
“In 'RtlgjMT)). thi- simpii- tint!.
T/Ik , ■ , ,
(ion that it offers to !e>.-t folks crywhere a great Helper in the ruggle to eCiiFc wiung doing, and a ntehlcss Teae er, faultlc-* exampand faithfu. friend in their udiouii endeavor to learn to do ell. Jems the Christ empowers th<nitent one io break with a past
to cup” begai, and little by little the
LAFAYETTE, Jml., Jan. 9 (UP)
Two Puniup University student- building,
were killed and twu gill companions _
were seriously injuied yesterday when 0 0 D (
an automobile crashed Into a motor
bus in a dense fog.
The (lead arc O. P. Shankncr, 21 of Chicago, senior in the school of science, who was killed instantly, and P. A. Williams, 22, Marion, senior in the school of civil mgineering, who died in St. Elizabeth’s hospital hospital, and Miss Helene Eker, 19,
School Board Of Brazil Examine Local Gymnasium
KE< El\ i; M \ .N 1 POIN I ERS HERE FOR I HE'D NEW
SUM ( I I RE.
Charles Keller, superintendent of Brazil City sehoi Is and the -chool hoard of that city, were in (irceneastlc Friday afternoon to examine the
high school gymnasium.
Plans aic being inaih- to erect a new gymnasium in that city and according to the members of the school board of Brazil, they received many valuable pointers as the result of carefully examining the Greeneastle
Marriages 19:1. Divorces, 42. Criminal C»*«.-, 1927 Number of criminal ca-es (lending Januaiy 1, !19. Xnnihtr ciiminal eases filed originating in county, PM. Numhcr vetiu:d from other counties, none. Vi nue I to thi- county, none. Dismis-ed, 49. Judgi'ments, 57. Nmnbi'r pending De< in lie r "il, 1927, 27. Km ye;! i ending December 31, 192(’>. Civil Ca-es. Number civil ca-e- pending January 1, 1926, 129. Number civil rases filed during the yi ar originating in county, 209. Numbei evil case- venued from other counties, 19 . Total, 417. Numhcr Civil Ca-cs Disposed Of Number venu«d to other eountie-,
6.
Numbei civil case- di-mi- ed, 12. Numbei of ju gmint- eiitcn I, 201. Numbei Civil Cases Pending D c-
embei 31, 1927, 151.
Number of administration
96.
Guardian-hips i-stied, 11. Nuinbi r of lirriff's -ales, 8. Number adjudged of unsound min .
a.
Mari l ing .-, 109.
Divoices, 20.
Criminal ( iisrs, 1920 Number eriminal eases pending January 1, 1927, 39. Numbei ciiminal eases filed, otiginating in county, 139. Number criminal case- from oth -i
counties, none.
Number Criminal Cases Of. Numbei ciiminal ea.-ca venued t'-
other counties, none. Numbei di.smissid, 32. Number jingeinents, 111. Numbei criminal rtasi s Deeember 31, 1920, 39.
W .dsh and James P. Costello, asistai.t district attorney of Eos Angeles, who accompanied him to Kan sas City, will take doi-'isitions from friends and former classmates of Hickman at Central high school. Depositions also will he taken from persons who knew Hickman in We-t Hartford, Ark., and from officials of the Arkansa- State A-ylum at Little
Rock, where Mis. Hickman, mother day.
The public i- cordially invited to at tend a debate this evening in the High School Auditoiium between the High School debate teams, with the subject “Resolved that the United State, should grant the PhillipineI mmediate Independence.” I’he High School Debating cla-ses, under the supeivision of Prof. Tom lin.-on have been doing some interesting work and the debate this i veiling prolllses to be of interest to the puli lie. The teams have two anangements with other schools for this month, on January 20th with Van Barren and on January 20tli with C.tawfordsville. RUTH SNYDER. JUDD GRAY TO DIE THURSDAY
CONDEMNED LOVERS HANK ONIA THREE MORE DU>
OE 1.1 FE.
MRS. SNYDER SHEDS TKUIS Both \re Placed Under Double Guard To Prevent Possible Suicide. Gray Vppears Unmoved. OSSINING, N. Y., Jan. 8. (UP) What may be the last week of life for Ruth Brown Snyder and Heim Judd Gray found the two convicted lover.- under double guard today. The guard was sti engthened yesterday for three reasons—to prevent suicide attempts; to prevent anyone from smuggling anything to the convicted slayers cf Albert Snyder; and to prevent any uncensoied notes from leaving the prison. The two were scheduled to die in the electric chair at midnight Thin--
of the hoy, months.
was confined for several
SEMESTER FOR STUDENTS IN H. S. WILL END
Mrs. Snyder wept and was in complete despair. Gray seemed more philosophic. He read a great deal, but talked little with his guards.
LAST (LASSE
MEsI ER I \ Nt \K4 21. ( OM-
PII.K GK \ DES.
O O (• O O (> 41 0 0 O O O O 0 HOKKLY 1 I..MPERA TUKE OOOUOOOOOOUOOO
Alaskan Coast Swept By Gale
serious condi-
*'wn age, l-aiah has poken to idl circle has eilargid until many, many of Lafayette, in the Willums Hospital
JiJ'gea. We are! us much in need of his millions Jiavt taken it in their hand
Wl" ssage as weie the people first u - and into thei- li\-s. n si ed. "We[like shi-ep have gone There i- a hit of idr--- in th>-
iV/rtray; everyone ha- turn- unto hi- mid-t - four j«\ that so many ha\-
wn. way,” •ud are in trouble. There drunk from ths loving cup. It is
no other way of escape out of the yS^'Klivi-Iual and social -Jstresse.- into
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ut Lebanon, both fn
tion.
William* wa- <liiving a coupe that collided with a Greyhound bus east of Thomtown, the bu- diiver said he
<lid not know whether hi
burning.
ITSillNG SHIPS. DOCKS, M\|tEIIOUSES DESTROY ED BY
LASHING STORM.
m. ... p. m. p. m.
. ..•itrti ...’UH . .32%
.34'
.38%
. .33Vi"
^a*/- and warehouses were damaged when
The first enie.-tei foi -tudents in the Greenc.i-I le city -ehools w ill end on Weiliie-day, Jainiary 21, m eoi d-
issued, juj, i,, -nipei nit- a-ieiit --t . - Moot.-. War-
ren J. Yh unt, Monday morning.
The second - -ne.-tei will start on Thursday and there will he no break in classes. Not many changes will he made in classes with the exception of the mathematic.- department as several of the courses are for one semester only and change with the
-tart of the second si mester.
Examinations for students in the high -chool are compile I on sj\ weeks averages and the grades i f the various students for the last six weeks of the semester will he determined by te.-ts on thi three days proceed-
ing the end of the semester.
No vacation will he given at this time hut a short spring vacation will In given th' udent- Although the
cm I mg date for thi rec-havi not as yet
been definitely dtcided upon, it i-
thought that they will be
Easter.
Tin second -emist r for students in the county schools started with the first day of school, following the Christmas vacation as the examination- for the first semester were hehl on the first three days before the student- in the county schools were dismissed, for the holiday va-
cation.
K\ \N ( LINE DIES
Evan Cline, age SO, and well known Putnam county resident, living west of Cloveixiale, passed away ut his home early Sunday morning a.- the
result of complications.
He is survived by several sons and |OR | IKSI SE- daughter.-. The funeral servici - will
be held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in charge of Rev. Willis Gill. Interment in Doe Creek
cemetery.
FIRE LOSS IN GREENCASTLE LESS IN 1927
I t) I \l. FIRE LOSS FOR Y E \K 1927 IN GREENt ASTI.E WAS S2.I10.
1926
U V-
Mil.HER
Dill in nee of 89,978 Between I lie two Years llowctcr Tl'crc "ire 'lore ( nils In Past Y ear.
WRANGEL, Alaska, Jan. 9. ( UP)— Small fishing craft along the Alas-
Kobcrt Stevenson, tural agent, Abbott,
.33 Mi“ ,33 V
THE 'Y HATH ER
Unsettled this afternoon and tu-
light.- weie night. Tuesday fail to partly cloudy.
Mode rate temperature.
kan coast were destroyed and docks agent and Roy.-. , agent from Terre
Haute, left Greeneastle Monday morning from l.afatette, where thet will attend the agricultural short course, to be held at Purdue University. A number of Putnam county farmers have signified their intention of attending the conference and left Monday for the opening - --ion.
Fire loss in Greeneastle for tinyear 1927 was .*9.978. les than it was in 1926 although three more runs wxTe made by the local fir- men in
around the year just passed, according to the
annual report just compiled by Fir-
Marshal John Goddard.
According to G.ddard several In", fires occurred in 1926 to raise the total of loss of property, but lie also said that much of the credit must he given the citizens of the city for the way they have co-operated in doing away with many lire hazards. Sixty-two runs were made during the |iast year with a total fire loss
county agritui- of #2,450 and fifty-nine runs in 1926 Clay county with a total fire loss of 812,128.
a 90-mile gale lashed the coast. Petersburg reported damage, and th" steamer Alameda brought report-
of damage at Ketchikan.
R. P. Mullins wa* a busines- visL
or in linliaimpnlis today.
William Smith, president of t senior das- of th- University read a report, n chapel Monday morning, of the business tran ucled ut the National 8tu ients Fedeiation meeting, which was held at lincoln, Nebraska, during the holiday.-. Smith was tlm delegate fn.in D-'Pimw