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From: "James Laird" <>
Subject: [KSJEFFER] BROWN,GREEN,EDLIN,FRISBIE,GRAGG,PEMBERTON,YOUNG,WELTER
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 17:40:51 -0400


The Perry Mirror
Thursday
January 16, 1908

Bert BROWN was ill with hives the first of the week, being unable to attend school. Bert did not miss a day from school during last year's term and had not missed a day of the present term up to the time of his illness.

T.C. GREEN and Eb. EDLIN are the owners of a hog which has five feet. The extra foot is attached to one of the animal's front feet, and it walks upon this one same as it does the rest. They sold a hog sometime ago that also had five feet.

George FRISBIE of Grantville has been appointed by the county commissioners, assessor of Jefferson county. This make a new county office and it will probably place the assessing business generally upon a more satisfactory footing. Other Kansas counties also are appointing assessors.

Dr. GRAGG of Lawrence recently had a rather unusual experience in performing marriage ceremonies. It took place in the Bethel neighborhood down near Kansas City. It seems that he was on the way to church when suddenly he was stopped by a young couple, who said they wanted him to marry them. The minister said, "all right" and suggested that they go with him to the church house. This they object to replying that they were in a hurry and desired to be married on the spot. Dr. GRAGG, who was equal to the occasion, stepped into a residence nearby, borrowed a lantern and tied the nuptial knot, good and tight, by latern light, in the public highway and the happy pair went on their way rejoicing.

S.J. PEMBERTON had a little tilt with the governor a few days ago, that is, the governor on the gasoline engine in his blacksmith shop. He leaned over the engine to adjust a part of the machinery, when the cogs of the governor caught his jacket. Then began to set to, with the little speed equalizer gradually gaining ground Steve finally escaped with the loss of his jacket, and was will to come out even second best in the encounter.

We clip the following from The Morning Sun, published at Yuma, Arizona. It is an extract from a writeup of a character ball recently given in Yuma: "Mrs. John YOUNG, representing a Yuma squaw, was awarded the lady's prize for the best dressed and best sustained character. Miss Tilla WELTER, of Topeka, Kansas, who represented The Morning Sun, was announced as a very close second. Miss WELTER is a beautiful young lady from Topeka, who, with relatives, is spending the winter in Yuma. Her costume was a work of art, being made by herself from hundreds, of copies of the Morning Sun, of which the heading showed most prominently."

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