Republican Tribune (Union, MO), 1923-01-05

              L , - ...... .. ...... ,.. , ,, j--: V ,-' 1 fij)7r it diu . nrMj -j -fK K a -tea E scription, $2.00 a Year; Six Months, $1.09. CONSOLIDATION OF REPUBLICAN HEADLIGHT AND FRANKLIN COUNTY TRIBUNE, MADE MARCH, 1919. Franklin County's Best Paper. 4S1S3 3TABLISKED IN 1865. UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1923. VOL, 57. NO. 45. NTY COURT NEWS ;a of County Court eon- ..rimjRd from Tuesday. December 1S, 1922:) bonify Motor Co., allowed fl.75 r sapplies. K. j. Horsefield allowed 110 it kail rent of Liberty Hall from i'.ovt'djbftr election AiMrt Rabenneok allowed 116 f'-r Jbaii rent of liberty Hall lor ig primary election. Mr,: Carrie Adams la placed on i of Needy Mother with an the ;: C.'ii! e ot fit tor the three n. 1 . U ordered that Anton Sepp be R icd to the state insane boa- J;t,i at Fulton, Mo., after January 1, 1923 as a county patient. In the matter of trie assessment tof the Bank of Washington It is irf ound that property east part Lot .a, 32 V feet, main street x 132 ,;lt"'P block 6 Menses addition aa- r ysesnea ai JtDO.u was rociuaea in tUi ;r return, on capital, surplus and undivided profits on June 1, 1821, and it is therefore a double SKsusoment. The court order the same stricken from the list. it in ordered that B. F. Blom be exempt from paying poll tax tor a period of two years. . The contract ot A. P. Casey with the county through the highway engineer to furnish lumber for the Intiian Creek bridge te approved, Franklin County Publishing Co., allowed $92.75 tor 'supplies. itussell Grader Company allow ed 5255.03 for road machinery. The contract and bonds of the General Fireprooflng Company and the 8. G. Adams Book and Station ery Company tor furnishing turn! ture for new court bouse are ap proved. ;' . The account of C. L. Cunio for services as probation officer from September 1921 until July. 1922 is rejected by the court. , After due consideration of erroneous assessment affidavit of Wm. Bolzenius, the court finds the error in assessment does not exist and overrules action for reduction. - O. J. Meyer, superintendent road equipment No. 2, makes report tor November for work done and money expended in the sum ot $ 167.93. Allowed. . - Ed. Gerner, superintendent road equipment No. 3, makes report for work done and money expended for December in the Sum of 1214.86. Amount allowed. Dr.;E. A. Stierberger Is appointed county physician. .Contract and bond of E. A. Stierberger is approved upon presentation. The highway engineer presents affidavit of survey of certain piece ot land assessed for $1800 but which according to survey contains but 874 "acres all , belonging to Edw. Wilding. The court thereupon orders the assessment ot Edw. Wilding erroneous in the sum of J 3 IS and orders said sum stricken from the list The petition Of F. W. Schmidt, Wm. Blaue, Louis Keppelmann, et al tor public road in Lyon - township, said probable damages having been paid, the highway engineer is ordered to . view, survey and mark - out said road and report to the court within twenty days. -' In the matter ot petition of John H. Sehulte, Arthur A. . Reck, Chas. F. Rohlnag, et. al., for the establishment ot a road in' Lyon township, the probable damages having been paid the court orders the highway engineer to view, - survey and mark out said road and report to the court within twenty days, j H. H. Meyer, Wm. L. Steiner and Wm. Eime each allowed.. 125 tor holding court five days. , i L.. H. Gehlert, sheriff, allowed I IS for waiting on court three days. The court met - agi ' on jmaay, Dec ember 29th, and transacted the ro'.iiowing business: A. Johanning Is allowed 1217.15 fur building concrete culvert Bear .residence of John E. May. ' j - B. H. Gildehaus, road overseer trict No. 5, is given a checking nccoum ox see.ee.- - Norman B. Howard, V. C. Bon-k and H. 'J. Pearce, present bond I f S. G. Adams Book. Stationery t o., for furnishing light fixtures lor new court house , which is ap- roved. . .. .-. . The court finds tha personal prop-rty tax of C. F. Stahlmann i rronetius la the sum, ot $29.39 as aid Stahlmann lives in district No. la where the rate is 10c on the 100 nsteadfoc metrici no. iv wnere the rate is 65c. - i It appearing to the satisfaction if the court that C. J. Harvey has tsse&sed erroneously as a tit in the sum of $600 It is that this sum be stricken r e Merchant Tax book ot Vail la allowed $15 to pl. repairs on the St. - Clair I KuJivan road. . H, Vossbrink is allowed " 5 tor building Bidewalk along tr:schine shed block. I-uge Is ordered by the io i-urchas for the new fct.-e from the 8. G. Adams - k & Stationery Co., Uncandes-"mf for $187; 10 cabinets ,r $375 09; map ease for $148. 09t k v it nd 8 shelve for $78 od special Instrument cabinet for s . -may engineer' office-for about oo. - : ' j . I lis-n 1 appointed by the iM-t to i--Mnt Franklin coun-y an.l appointed commissioner to HI county property lot 8 block 6S, 4 T. to the City of Union for the n duration ot $2500.00. It is -o ordered by the court that said i d t-hall include the provision t the City of Union shall within resoDAblo time erect in place of j ua s - OPV M b vhuuih wm vwuw'ov , fit and suitable tor use of said city as city ball. A. J: Glosmeyer allowed $25 tor use ot right of way over land from May to October.,. Twin City Co., allowed $11.12 for road machinery repairs. It is ordered that L. H. Gehlert effective until December SI, - 1023. H. H. Meyer and Wm. Eime are each allowed $10 . tor holding court two days. L. H. Gehlert. sheriff, allowed $8 tor waiting on court two days. The new court of Franklin county convened Tuesday with H. H. Meyer as presiding Judge, Wm. Mueller, Judge ot the first district ', aLd Ed. J. Cole as judge from the second district. : The following business was transacted: , Wm. Dress, superintendent ot the county poor home, allowed $298.18 as salary and supplies tor month of December. August H." '' Lindner, ' Tecorder, presents his appointment of Henry C. Vossbrink, a deputy "recorder, which is approved by the court. . Edw. Brinkmeyer, guardian , for Arthur Brinkmeyer,, states , that said Arthur Brinkmeyer has been assessed for $500 personal tax., in 1922 and that this $500 is in U. S. bonds which are - not taxable. The court - therefore orders this stricken from the list. ' r, .."' Alonso Henson is allowed '; $45 for janitor services for u month . ot December. v, . . '. ,, The appointment of ' Emit ; J. Kanfmann as deputy county clerk, I. .nnroved , f w.i XTfA,i Henry C, Voesbrink as recorder of 5"?'-."!?.' I!.r'aTJr!deeds: in the time that Mr. Vo- Geo. J. 8. keller, circuit Vcierk7,Farmer presents his abstract ot fees tor November and December . which, fa approved by the court. - ; v ' The bond of Emit O. Griese, pro-ate judge,' is approved. ' Nick Card well, assessor, presents a statement to the court that due to a clerical error Wm. B. . Duckworth at St. Clair was assessed for $3000 instead of $2000 and it is thereupon ordered that the assess ment be changed to $2000.' ' B. H. Obermark is allowed $11,- 80 for road machinery repairs. It appearing to the satisfaction ot the court that the real estate property of Frank , Manion assessed at $120 as being located in St. Clair school district "where the - school levy is $1.25 on the $100 valuation is really situated itt district No. 01 where the levy Is 52c on the $100; It is found therefore that he's is assessed erroneously in the sum of $11.82 and the true scoool tax Should be $8.43. Skinner Kennedy Supply Co. is allowed $7.62 for supplies. John Hermann is allowed $3.12 a one half ot the water used by the county treasurer and . county clerk' office. - , , L. H, Gehlert, sheriff, allowed $43.50 tor conveying Emma Relch- enbacher to Fulton. Union Electric Co., allowed $18.- $1 current for December. - L. H. Oenlert, sheriff, present abstract ot fees for quarter ending iiAMtrnhnr St. 1S12 which la an-: proved. Mrl Gehlert la also allow- ed $10.10 as official postage. i A. F. Borberg allowed $212.09 for salarv and exnensea for mouin , of December. ' Jesse F. Ekey allowed $85 tor services as county surveyor - fori December. Henry Griefield allowed $120.00 , as salary for county treasurer tor December. ' Hope Manufacturing , Company allowed $13.26 tor coal for circuit court room. - ' Fred H Kasmann,- prosecuting attorney allowed $416.66 salary for December and $5.95 for telephone tolls, and $6.08 for official postage for quarter ending December 81, 1922, -' Geo. J. 8. Keller, circuit clerk, allowed $166.67 salary tor Decem ber and $4.50 for official postage for quarter ending December 81,, 1922. - Henry Vossbrink allowed $22.00 for official postage and recording. Asa Breckenridge shows affidavit to the court that ha is doubly assessed on real estate Wtt -SEi NWK sec 82-43-1. The court finds the allegation trun and or der that $900 be stricken off the land tax book. The regular Needy Mother allowance are made for Decembr, - - Emil O. Griese,. probate judge, i allowed $8 for official postage from August to January 1123. Ray Purschke allowed $2.26 for supplies tor road machinery. V. A. Ruge, county oierk, allowed $269.70 for services for December.Skinner Kennedy ' Printing Company allowed $2.48 tor stationery supplies. - .. John Sieges allowed $17.60 tor 6 load sawed wood. Union Water Work allowed $12.96 tor current in December. The bond of F. M. Weirico a constable ot Boone township is approved.F. A. Ruge, county clerk, la authorized to purchase from the 8. G. Adams Book ft Stationery Co., for the new court house building 74 cuspiders at $2.96 each; 12 oak baskets at $2.45 each; 3 No. 7 ink wells at $11.60 and 12 lino desk pads at $2.00 each. S. E. Wleneke is allowed $1.65 for merchandise for jail. , , 7 , 11 ,r. th.t hlP 1" read and commissioners Bolt is ordered by the court that I ,.. v the boiler in the new courthouse be insured for $25 009 and that the, policy be placed with the. fidelity New County ; Officials , Take Office The county officials of Franklin county elected at the election in November took charge of' their several offices last Monday, January 1st. August H. Lindner succeeds ty a recorder he conducted the af fairs of the office In a very creditable manner. We are sure that from the qualifications that Mr. Lindner possesses that the business of the recorder's office will be very well managed and as efficient service rendered in the future as in the past. The new county - court met in its first session Tuesday. H. H. Meyer is serving hiis second term as presiding judge. William John Mueller ' represents the first . district ot Franklin county and Ed. J. Cole, the second district. Mr. Mueller is from near Pacific and has long been identified with all progressive movements ot his community and possesses splendid qualifications for his position as a county Judge. . Mr. Cole, of; near Gerald, has been doing road work in Franklin county for many years and is certainly well qualified to sit on the bench from his knowledge ot road work alone. There is no one in the county with a better knowledge of the affairs and seeds of the county than Mr. Meyer, and this, together with his experience as an old member of the county court should give the people of this . county a splendid county court. Judge Wm L. Steiner, for two terms county J"" from the first district and the preaioeni oi me r ran mm county Associations, succeeds Clark Brown as representative in the state legislature. Mr. Steiner showed hi ability as a speaker in the last campaign and we have ev try reason to believe that he will make an enviable record in the state legislature as : Franklin ; County's representative. The other officers elected in November . are now serving . their second term.' ' Wm. J. Godt as collector; F. H. Kasmann as prosecut ing attorney, F. A. Rug as county clerk, Geo. J. S. Keller a circuit clerk and Emil O. Griese a pro bate Judge have all made enviable records as county officials. We can truthfully say that there ia no county in the state of Missouri that has a more efficient set f ofiiwre than has Franklin county. Ewry county official, elected to office in this county has beea elected on the Republican ticket. Their conduct and management of their respective offices justifies the people in their faith in the men representing the Republican party in this . county. County Collector Godt Makes Big Collection We believe the Christmas ot 1922 and the holiday following merely meant December 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 81 to Wm. J, Godt, county collector, and his deputy, George H. Meyer, The office of the collector wa crowaea wnn peopi taxing me last lew cave 10 pay weir taxes. Ana yet me couecuon were uauuieu very nicely and everything went along smoothly. (Last year the taxes col- looted In December were $246,852.84 This year the December collections were izbu.iux.vz quite an increase in December collections over that of last year. The taxes collected for December are divided as follows: Current tax $239,484.27 Merchants and Manufacturers Tax ..... u. Billiard and pool license.. Peddlers license Back taxes ............. .. Railroad and Telegraph 421.12 122.00 47.00 781.89 tax .;... ...v 29,258.24 Total $280,109.72 k Tariff in Simple Terms "Whatever ' goes up must come down," unless you put prop under it. The Republican party iias put a prop under the American payroll in the shape of a protective tariff. If you buy an- article made abroad that could be made at home, yon deprive an American workman of that much employment. Money paid for It goes to pay wage to workman In a foreign land. Most of the articles one see in the show window- of our mercantile establishments can b produced for less money in Germany, Japan or England, because wages in these countries are much lower than in the United State But which of these countries should w be the most concerned lnt 4 Casualty Co., of New York. Mrs. Frits Mann is allowed $2.00 for hall rent for general election at the Detmold precinct O. J. Meyer, superintendent of road grading equipment No. 2, makes report for December showing work done and money expended in . the sum of $80.07. Allowed. The bond of Edwin Hoemann as probate clerk is approved. H. H, Meyer, Wm. J. Mueller and Ed. J. Cole are each allowed $15 tor holding court three days. L. H. Gehlert, sheriff, allowed $9 for waiting on court three days. The petition ot Stephen Voss for a private road in St. John's town- Jnd Wm BerBBr " Conrt adjourBed ( to Mondav, January 16 XS23. Highway Commissioner Makes Annual Report According to the annual report of the State Highway Commission for 1922. 1,286 miles of foad ha been completed at a cost of $6,515,985, and 1,259 miles ot road to cost $13,-703,899 is now under contract and construction. -.:, , , , The construction cost of roads under contract will be approximately v $10,900 a mile, The cost ot roads completed was $5,272 a mile. They were built principally with the money allotted under the Morgan-McCullough law, which was superceded by the legislature in 1921 to carry into effect the $0,000,000 road program. ... . By March 1, 1923 thi commission expects to have under contract $18,-500,000 tinder the present building program, and 2,000 of the '7.000 miles of state highways mapped out by the flfty-flrBt general - assembly under contract and construction. The plan is to do as much grading first a is practicable so that the; road, bed may settle well before surfacing is begun. The commis sion has $7,339,865. or all allotments under the ,Morgan-McCuI-lough law under contract, which cleans up the - obligations of the state to the counties nnder that law. Therefore the commission Is ' now letting contracts for work unCer the $60,000,000 ond issue in sixty-four counties. This program has been attained despite the fact that 80 per cent ot the survey under the Morgan-McCullough law had to be abandoned in order to (obtain the most economical location" and grade for the new highway system. It being the policy of the highway department to build Missouri's road system on the best topographical locations and shortest -routes possible. ' ' . , ' .y i. The state has been-1 divided Into ten district tor the purpose of administration . in handling road con struction and a division . engineer is in charge of road construction In each group of conntfes. : M. W. Bauer reported the eom-Tne plans of the commission call pletion of his assessment books and for much bridge building, including "as allowed as follows; , foor across the Missouri river at Listing 1000 names $260.00 Olasgow, Lexington, Boonvljle and Listing 1000 name , , $200.00 Waverly, to cost a total of $2,768.; Listing 3618 names ..i.. $692.70 000. Another bridge will be built jCopy of real estate. book $178.80 across the Gasconad river in Gas- ' Total - , -. $1,221.50 eonade county. It will be of steel K Thr eoantjr treasurer iettles sud and cost - appN!mateIy:$109.0eo, M credited with amount as follows: of which the federal government I County warrant - $1,826.64 will pay half. Farmers Week Night Programs The night program of Missouri Farmers' Week, opening 11 n Columbia, Mo., at Jesse Hall or University Auditorium, Monday night, January 16, 1923, and concluding on Thursday night followed by the ni mat a w.uijud, vu . ui,ui, will be of worth while quality, and , " p.Til' . are being arranged in ch a '. way j g-mQ"f ?L " i . AnKanl that they will be aoraew-hat different Jfi'IS'.S t"!?. and shorter than in former year. HLjW.'J ,,er. .rinlSl5LT!TMm-3, Th8 109 on the Bourboise wa. Si?lrt!,i"0!I5i!i?:OTr eight inch, thick and the tlon withxhe' ColVe-ge'or AgrlTJture ot the University. While the schedule of the differ ent evenings ha been . tentatively arranged, the detail of name of speaker will be withheld, since .$.. .u.a... Jt.iM : i. -t.i- .1,.! ipenrng day. Ann7unc.ngTof name. In prior year ha. led to some crlt-: lrlm i.r.on. not nnder.t.ndlna from all over the United State, on practically a voluntary basis having complained that preliminary program, a. presented have always been as strong as the preliminary notices, but the names have-always been more or less different. Particular attention is called to Tuesday night. January 16th, which will be "Ladies Night" at 1923 Fanners' Week, Mrs. Helen Paul sen, "The Mother Goose Lady," presenting the evenings entertainment. Mrs. Paulsen will be on day programs on both Tuesday ana Wednesday also. . Wednesday evening will be "Live Stock Night," under special co-op eration with the Missouri Live Stock Association. Mr. Howard M. Gore ot the Packinghouse and Stockyard Administration ot the United States Department of Agri culture will be one of the feature has on thi program.. Mr. Gore promised to be present. Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace In.l, .lan hi, Mr fin., will come a the representative of the! The music of the four evening will, a. usual, be one ot the enjoy-. able feature, of Farmer.' Week. The program of each evening will be well worth the while of Farmer.' Week visitors. Regular Visit Saturday, Jan. 6th Leslie, at hotel. 11:30 a. m. to 12:30 B. m. - I Gerald, at hotel, 1:30 p. ra. to 6 p. m. Your health is a New Year', bless ing. The proper care is your duty. ?f vnnr mm fl nmirtah!. 1- ,knk iwt v ... (,.: a warning to take heed. :, Most dis eases of the eye come from eyestrain and bad blood. r Your regular eye refrectloniat, DR. W, E. FROELKER. Tranklln County's Best News- paper The Republican Tribun only $2.00 per year. A Looking Backward XRTx- FIVK YEARS AGO Wm. G. ' Collins, proprietor of the "Collins House" in Washington and Samuel Avery went to Texas with a view of moving to the Lone Star .state if they liked it. A play - given in the German language received much favorable comment. The stars were Mrs. Hesselmeyer and John Achenbach. V ; FORTY YEARS AGO Lemuel Crum drove ten hogs to Washington from his farm S miles southeast of Union which averaged 835 pounds in weight. - Ice was about one inch thick. . Chas. Hoehn came down from Berger' and paid the taxes .for 42 of his neighbors. He paid it all in cash. Leslie E. ' Wood took charge ot the recorder s office January 1, 188S. ' -r . v -- ' Rev. J. . J. Marks organized a Presbyterian' church In Sullivan Judge Hobert Hoffmann hung a large fat dressed turkey out of his 'chamber .window New Year's Eve. When he hauled In the sack ' New Year's morning, be found it half full of good cigars but the turkey was gone. . Wm. O'Donnell celebrated the New Year by moving into a fine new residence on his : farm In section 80-42-1 west. . f : A valuable horse belonging to Charles Sumner wa killed in the following . manner: n There wa a dance at Oble Gilcrease' home and a, young man borrowed the horse to ride to Spring Bluff for a Jug ot whiskey. He wa going as fast a the horse could go when the animal struck a limb that ' had fallen into the road and was killed. - There were 19 wagon at Noser' Mill before 10 o'clock a. m. one day during the holidays all bringing wheat to be ground. . THIRTY YEARS AGO Robert Hoffmann and Robert , Denny qualified as county Judges. Jury Script ,, . $1.00 Special road fund -warrants $1,731.37 County.vJpteresti' $60.00 :'-i'""."'t Total - . $3,617.91 The office was then turned over to Wm. H, Breckenkamp, the new treasurer.-There were thirty dram shop licenses issued. Marriage license: Bernard Ham- , .... . Tiv. nrilllHM , L S.XTehie, izlnJLr? T.allabl of space for storing ice. Miss Louisa Reinhard returned to Union from a two weeks' visit with her nephew, Benjamin Harri- eon Lwrfght, in Washington Frits BreBemann was tnsUntly . J" V"." .b' nb.6i"! v,V- ..rtti,. ho8' nls bead triklng load Of Indian Prairie News Mrs. G. B. Merten spent Monday and -Tuesday with ihometolk. , Mis. Iren. Cordell ha. returned to her school after .pending the holiday. with bomefolk. Mr. and Mr. Aug. Johnson and son spent Sunday at James Osborn's. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown and son visited Monday at James Wallace'. Mr. Grover Fisher and son returned from St. Louis Sunday where she had been visiting br mother during the holiday). Ray, Young of Pacific and Edw. Young of St. Clair spent Saturday and Sunday at James Osborn's. Clarence Jones visited homefolks Sunday' and Monday. Milsses Lydia and Edna Helling Pent Monday at Aug. Johnson's. Mr. ard Mrs. Orlando Helling and v-.vu J. HOUlng S. . " Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Wallace are spending the week with homefolks. Edw. Nolen and friend ot St. Louis .pent Saturday and Sunday st Jame. Wallace'.,,. Mrs. Nels Johnson and daughter., Misses May me and. Ellen, visited at Aug. Johnson', Friday. Mis Ailie Jone. visited with homefolks last week. Mrs. Aug. Johnson and son .pent Thursday -afternoon at C. R. Cur-dell's.James Osborn and family visited at i. Young's, Monday, . .uonuay iot ci. nr.u.. . , -, . m Louis, The nousehodd shower given Mr. and Mr.. Elwin Wallace wa. well attended, even if the weather wa. bad, and they were the recipient ot many useful presents. , - Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nolen and children spent Xruas week at R. P. Jones', Sir. and Mrs. Oeo. Otten spent Sunday evening at H. Ilenneken'a. School Notes School work - was resumed on New Year's day with a- large per cent of the pupils present. This Indicates a wholesome Interest In the school work on the part of the 1 pupils. If this were not so very many would have insisted on having holiday on Monday end would have remained away from school until Tuesday. A great many ot our - former pupils aid especially of the gradu atlng class of last year, took advan tage ot the fact that we had school on last Monday and came to visit us. Among these were the follow lng: Elizabeth , Thiaa, who Is at present attending The . Southeast Missouri Teacher's College at Cape Girardeau; Cora Bardot and Fleda Barbaud, who -teach the Excelsior and Detmold Schools in the wes tern part ot this county; and Anna Muenstermann a'nd Edith Ekey, who hold position of honor in St Louis. We were glad to have them return to visit the scenes and friends of former days. Capt. J. M. Owen, one of the members ot the Board of Educa tion, accompanied by John B Lamar, a nephew of Capt. and Mrs, Owen, who is at present a student in Westminster College at Fulton, Mo and wa spending the holiday here in Union, made it a point to see the high school in operation, We were glad to have them visit us, '' .,- , Miss Mary ; Clement Gavin, the new high school teacher, arrived from Kansas City Monday evening to begin her work of teaching Eng lish and history in the high school, And while she i. a complete Strang er to every body In Union she come. weU recommended and wa are eur. .he will prove a valuable assistant to the corps ot teacher. In the SChOOl. ' : The local ' Red Cross Branch Chapter did some very commend able charity work- here in Union thl. week by looking atter some ot the poor children in the grade school and providing, suitable cloth ing tor them so that they could be comfortable and healthy and con tinue their school work. , Without such help they would have been compelled to remain out of 1 school . In this way again the Red Cross organization has demonstrated it. claim to the support of every good hearted citizen of the community, We are glad to have the oppor tunity to have printed in the school note the following letter from the State Department ot Education at Jefferson City, Missouri, relative to our school. The letter is seit ex planatory and easily understood, December 22, 1(22 Board of Education,-Union; Mo. , . - , ' ; Gentlemen: 1 have examined the report of my high school Inspector, and am pleased to continue your school on the list of first class high schools. The only recommendation . that t desire to make Is that you should as soon as possible provide additional room for high school woili. since the building is becoming overcrowded at the present time. My inspector reports that there ia a large number of non-resident Btudents. attending your school and that the general tone of the work is of a very high order, and also that the discipline of the school is excellent. Hi. report show, that you have expended $250.00 on your athletic field, $100.00 for laboratory apparatus, and that you have purchased new desks for all the teachers. His report also shows that your library i. in excellent condition and that yon have employed a student to take care of the library books. His report further show, that your school building, are in excellent condition, are attractive in appearance, and that the teacher of your entire system a. a whole are doing a very high grade ot work. I wish for you- and your worthy Superintendent continued success with your school. . ; Very truly your. BAM A. BAKER City Buys County Jail The City of Union purchased the eounty jail property from Franklin county last Saturday for $2500.00. The county sold this to the city of Union with the understanding that within a reasonable time the city would erect a city hall in place of the present building. We believe this i. a splendid move on the part of our city authorities. Union need, a city hall and fire shed the very worst 1clnd. Union at present has virtually no fire department at all. In ease of a serious fire we hesitate to think what our hose cart would be able to do. A splendid building erected on the old jail site would improve our town' wonderfully and we believe when the opportune time arrives that Union will have a city hall to be proud of. APPRECIATION W desire to extend our sincere thanks to our kind friends and neighbor, for their patronage, our sincerest gratitude to the orchestra, Mr. Horn and the Knights of Columbus for their kind assistance in making our piay a success. Columbus Dramatic Club. State Department Trims Heavy Demands Various state department, and institutions have requested appropriations totaling $36,332,587 from the fifty-second legislature for 1923-24. Members of the State Tax Commission have trimmed the total down by some twelve millions in their recommendations to the general assembly, eliminating nearly the entire building program of the State University and other state eleemosynary institutions. The budget has been laid before Governor Hyde and the members ot the legislature for their guidance. The commission recommended appropriation, from the revenues for all purpose, aggregating $24,-019,792.54. It recommended appropriation, from special funds amounting to $4,705,461.93. These money, are derived from fees, etc., and do not come from direct taxation or the taxing of Incomes, inher-tance or corporation franchise taxes. The total receipt. Into the revenues of the biennial period for the next two years for which the appropriations are recommended, are estimated by the commission at $21,623,250. To this the commission adds $5,000,000, the approximate balance In the revenue fund January 1, 1923. This swells the total to $26,523,260. not including estimated fund, which are $4,705,-461.93. The estimated revenues, plu. the balance in the treasury exceeded the recommended appropriations by $2,603,457.46. . "All the requested appropriation had to be trimmed down," said Roy H. Monier, chairman of the tax commission, "In order to keep therrr within the expected revenue the-state will receive during the next two years. The cutting was dons' on an equitable basis in ait ot tlier appropriations." - The " commission recommended appropriations aggregating $1,725,-910 for the state eleemosynary institution, and the board of charities.' For the penal institution, for reward, and the transportation of prisoner. $828,700 was recommended; for the State Board of Agriculture including veterinary department. $631,425: for State Univer sity, $3,205,248; for public print ing, $362,000; for the judiciary, $1,013,264; and for the tate lire -departments a fotul of $800.-908.50,CHURCH SERVICES , Immaculate Conception Church Sunday morning -7:30, Low Mas.. 9:30, High Ma... - Sunday evening -7:30, Devotion and Benediction. Week days 8:00, Holy Mass. Al so Holy Communion distributed at 6:30 a. an. . Father Agatho, Pastor. - Evangelical Churches ( , ' - . ST. CLAIR ; ... ... 9 a, tn. -Divine worship. - 10 a. m. Sunday school. , UNION 9:30 a. m. Sunday school.. 10:45 a. m. Divine worship in English.; : 2 p. tri. Annual business meeting of the congregation. . You are most cordially invited to attend Sunday school and church services. H. E. Koenig, Pastor. Presbyterian Church The regular preaching services will be held by the pastor next Sunday. We begin the day at 9:45 with, the Sunday school, followed by the morning aervice at 10:50. Th Young People', meeting Is at 6:45 and the evening preaching service at 7:30. , . , ,-- By order of the Church Session the Week ot Prayer will be observed by holding a service each evening next week, except Saturday, th hour be ing 7:80. Plan are being made to have a new voice from the pulpit each evening. Local minister, have kindly consented to preaoh tor us, and some from out ot the city will be on the -program. The entire community s invited to join with us in making this right start for the year 1923. The church is utilizing thi. Week ot Prayer program a. a preparation . lor the regular quarterly communion service which will be held on Sunday, January 14. . Charles C. Russell, Pastor. St. Paul's Ev. Lutherait Church 9:00 a .tn. Sunday school. 10:00 a. tn. German service. 7:80 p. m. English service. You ere welcome. - ' Walter Ilofius, Pastor. First Baptist Church ' Service, the same us usual Sunday.Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching services at 11:00 a. m. B. Y. P. U. at 7:00 p. m. Evangeilstte service at p. m. All are weiedae. O. C. TlTurmond, "?astor. NO K,t TI.VG 4 No hunting oi trespassing by day or night on my tends. W. A. HAVENER .