Adams County Union-Republican (Newspaper) - May 11, 1927, Corning, Iowa Ten Home Print Corning Adams County Iowa Wednesday May 11 1927 SCHOOLS CLOSE HAY 20 Years Work of Corning Schools Ends Next Week ADDRESS BY SUPT BEVERIDGE Sermon to Graduates by Rev E 8 Menoher at M E Church Next Next week will witness the closing of another year ot work oy the Corn ing public schools A claes 65 will receive diplomas of graduation ot the exercises Friday evening May 20th when John B Beveridge super intendent of the city schools In Omaha will deliver the address Commencement week the sermon by Rev E S pastor of the 61 B church at a union meeting next Bun day evening at Uie usual hour for services The class play be given two nights In the opera house Tuesday and Wednesday evenings May 17th and 18th The title of the pay Is Polly with a Past The following Is the caste of characters for the drama which is under the direction ot Miss Shipley the dramatic teacher Harry Reese Rex Van Menoher Van Bile uncle Roy Conaway 4 Clay an interior decora Barry A Stranger Grouse Commodore Bob Barker f Polly Hill Mrs Martha Van Zile Bargenholt Myrtle Davis Doris Crouae Mrs Clementine Davis McCune Parker a Cupp Hutli Homan Business Manager the play comes the senior pic of schools The names of the graduates in this yews class are la the Junior senior writeup elsewhere in this issue nk Miss Nanny Russell received a tele gram last brother Frank had died Friday night May 6th at his home In Cal Wr Russell was born In Adams county December 12 1874 He was 52 years of age of his life waa spent In this community but florae ago ho went to Omaha and later to California has lived for the past three years Mr Rus sell leaves a wife and two children besides the relatives in this commun ity Albert Russell and family and Miss Nancy Many Adams county are ao with the deceased gentleman Rnd will regret to learn of his death At this we have no particulars special event In which a Coming boy took part This week Saturday May 14th the Soya go to Creston to take part in their annual Blue Grass Invitation Track aid Field Meet We are ex them to home another cup or two Vol No 19 WON LOVING CUP Corning Young Folk Secured Silver Cup the Second Time There waa a meeting of Coming presbytery at Greenfield Monday and Tuesday of this week Mrs B M Vernon Mrs Cliff and Bliss Sadie Shaw of the Corning Federated church attended the session Tuesday the young peoples rally was held In connection with the other sessions nml the Christian En of the Corning church se cured the fine silver loving cup for the second time The cup Is given to the young peoples society having the largest attendance at the rallies also for the ones traveling the great est distance Corning had 15 young folk at the rally recently held in Red Oak and 20 at the Greenfield meeting nnd their mileage was 950 miles for the Corning C B work ers Hope they the cup next year At the young peoples banquet In Red Oak a XX CB League was organized and Everett Thompson of Corning was elected president At the rally last evening in Greenfield he presided over the meeting and in the speakers Talks were given by Paul Schedd of Persia for 1 SESSION Judge Carter Presiding at May Term In Our County GRAND JURY STILL IN SESSION No Indictments Reported at Our Paper Goes to Press Wednesday Afternoon The May term of the Adams county district court is in cession this week with Judge H H Carter of Cory don presiding Up to the present time there has been little done of Import ance to he public the courts time be ing chiefly occupied in pro bate matters as Is usual at the begin ning of each term The grand jury was empaneled Tues day morning it IB composed of the following persons at Darrah foreman Leon W Ridor V E Crow Henry Eberle F E Gerard George Hays and X A Russell At this writ ing no Indictments have been made public C A Haynes is clerk of the grand jury and Isaac Van Wagenen Is the bailiff in charge The petit jurors are summoned for Tuesday of next week at oclock in the morning Some of the criminal cases have been disposed of already That of the against James Williams merly n Shenandoah resident Miss charged with stealing ah automobile of the home mission board in New York Mrs synodical president of Water loo Mrs Hammond president of Corning of Red lOak and Mrs C TS secre tary of Creston B M Vernon and Prof Curry ac companied the young folk to Green field and attended the meeting HAWSON SCHOOL HOUSE SOLD Sam Barren of Gets It for the Sum of school also for supplying seats for the auditorium of the new school building Sam Barron of Clarinda was high bidder on school building his offer of 675 for the building to torn down Other bidders were 9 R Quealy Ft Dodge 1 Cohen Bros Des The contract for furnishing 600 seats for the auditorium of the new school building was awarded to tho National Seating Supply Co One hundred Der seat are to a folding undergone an operation for citis which followed by itis resulting n his sudden death arm for which an allowance of 90 Pcr aedt la charged The Metropolitan Supply Co had a bid of to 468 fer and the Omaha j School Supply Co had a bid of j Por seat were alBo received for i Ing and the teachers nnd i desks In the present high f school also Installing them iu the new got the contract to loosen the was soon settled Williams pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the boys reformatory at However the court suspended sentence during j good behavior and paroled the lad to his parents B 73 Crow Prank Thompson and Carl Brokaw who were recently ar rested on a charge of stealing auto mobile accessories from the garage of Mart pleaded guilty Crowe and Thompson were sentenced the state reformatory at for a period not to exceed 10 years Bro sentenced to the boya re years I He Knows From Whence Help Must Come By Albert T Reid THE FARMERS BOUNTIFUL CROPS So THEY MAY FORGET WHAT t PROMISED TO DO FOR WHAT 1 HAVENT DONE dismissed as to E A Daugh erty und Blanche Daugherty Decree for plaintiff j Albert Wild executor vs William Buck et al Stanley Stanley with draw appearance for William Buck Default judgment and decree against defendant Byron et al vs H et to court at This court listened io the cause of May Allen seeking a divorce from her husband Cecil Allen The divorce was granted and the plaintiff given and an allowance of per month for ihi support of tbn five M cree for by referee vs vs Farmers and Mer tOlot e al report ol and dead to Rosa Hurd Reed approved of referee approved report Estate of Charles W Cramer Lee R Watts appointed guardian ad Judge Carter exonerated Sirs Allen from the charges brought against her by her husband and de livered quite a lecture to the parties Interested on tho sanctity of the marriage relations Other cases were disposed of us fol lows C A Haynes guardian vs Stephen Poison claim of Earl F Poison for for sale of real estate Tn tho guardianship of Franklin Heller insane annual report ap proved Tn guardianship of minora final report approved In guardianship ot Dorothy David report approved Estate of Juliette annual report for R D McCloud approved THE MAY DAY PAGEANT Corning Schools Put on Fine Enter In Armory PROGRAM ENJOYED BY CROWD In the pageant They all did ory well indeed and tho audience was delighted wn Train Charles Lyons James 170118 Procession oi Seventh and Eighth grade Touth Ruth The weather was eo cold on Tues day of this week that the May day for support of wards approved of C Kash report W A McKelvy vs W B Westrope settled and dismissed I L li I u L O W A Tutman vs R H de port approved fendant given 10 days In which to o Estate of Jo Irvin final ro plead nay money on or hand on doctor funeral ex J W Pearce va W IS nursing fault and judgment on one promissory i Estate of Lovina K Fisher ot F slier e note with Interest attorneys fees j to turn over funds and costs in hla vs Sherman Walton and judgment to city f Estate report Estate of Heller report TRACK TEAM BREAKS RECORD Corning High Loving Cup at Council Bluffs Meet Tho Corning high school relay loam composed of Captain Conaway Mur dy Gentry and Bycroft weat to Coun cil Bluffs Saturday May 6th and took the honors In the class B division ot the They won the relay without having to exert them selves In medley reiay which is run in the following distances two dashes one daah and one run they were pushed a little harder and as a result of their competition they set a new meet record for that record which was sat in 1324 by the now was 510 For winning these two relays the school waa awarded a large eilver loving which the boys very proud ly brought home with them Aa Murdy placed in the dash this time winning second In stead ot third as he did at Stuart a few weeks that rate he will soon be at the top la tbe dash with A contenders In large schools as Omaha Tech ana Central High The dash scats take to the new building remove M vs Eddie Sheridan dirt and present varnish put on four el nl default and Judgment coats of varnish and install In the j A L James vs Perry A James et new building for per hearing on receivership Ret for A The a May 17th Default as to Pern A j gram electric clock for 1273 This 1 and Martha B Jamos consists of a master clock connected nnd to or songs in each room j f j vs William Scha whore changes will be recorded i froth et al defendant given 10 Lynnm Unanimously Chosen for The clock is purchased from tho n to A B Turner et al vs Elmer Hoa report SELECTED SUPERINTENDENT Standard Electric Time Co Kansas City Family Reunion The family had a reunion on Sunday of this week at the home of C L Rogers in Corning A big dinner and a big visit were tho fea tures of the gathering Those pres ent were Mr and Mrs D B Eben Rogers and and Alma Rogers all of Chining neigh also Victor IP Gay and Tife of Council Bluffs Pleasing The Hatcher Comedy Company is playing in the present week to houses This company has been In our city oa numerous former occasions and Their repertoire for the present season IB tho best they have ever had etal defendants J J Hogan nnd Fred given 10 days In which to plead Default and judg ment against other defendants Wholesale Grocery Co vs C V Bakerink default and judg ment Alfred Andarson VM Pearl TImmerman default nnd judg ment Dixon tumber Co va Elmer Hog on note et al default and judgment as to H R and Olive A J H Longnecker va itt R Grace Norton Smith VB Ira A Tiit te et al default as to and Annie ns to other defendants H VB Joe Gourley defen dant 10 days in which to plead P J Cozad VH Cozad 31 granted 53 Schwab et held In Grove park In the armory building Something over BOO people crowded Into that building to witness the presentation of Spring or tho Queen of Touth by the children of the public under direction of Miss music teacher Miss cal training teacher In our schools The exercises began at oclock In the afternoon with singing by the community Mrs F C at the piano Then came the pageant and It present enjoyed It very much and tho little folk who participated In it got a lot of kick out of tho performance too We arc inclined to tho belief that the armory waa the better place to as some of the voices would not been hoard very far In tho open nir Tho plot of the pageant was given in our paper last ic First Hour Dawn Virginia Second Hour Sunrise Anita Scott Third Fourth and Fifth Hours personified as a beautiful young ludy who Is dissatisfied because she has no queen so the herald proclaimed to tho world that aho would make a choice The candidates for the honor arp Summer Autumn Winter nnd Spring Youth tho latter and Another Term Anna our efficient su then the golden houra come to cole Tho clouds and the of public Instruction was reelected to the position yester day by tho unanimous vote of the convention authorized by law to make such selection It Is a very nice compliment to MIsa Lynam nnd one that is deservedly bestowed too for the lady has made a very capable clal in every way The convention also elected throe members of the county board of edu cation The now members arc Jacoh Thomns of Washington town ship L tf Harrison of town ship ana Weaver Cooper of Carl township The members holding over are D H S M Richey and D W Van Houten The term ot office on the board Is six The term of the county superin tendent la three years Tn thla connection we note that the in Montgomery Tho nen produces apprcoii VK j TJ UL county and in union county wj ot wealth annually al default as Pickett by unanimous rotes county and in wore aTso raindrops appear after which come tho sunbeams leaving the rainbow In tho pathway Lastly come the morning glories daffodils violets and daisies Tho costumes wera mostly of paper bright colors representing tho various things enumerated Each contingent of the pageant did or a for her approval and Uib folk were graceful and beautiful Much ingenuity waa exercised rtn the making ot the costumes to carry out tho char acters represented MIBB Martha presided at tho piano during the presentation of the pageant which was undor the auspices of the educational committee of the Better Community Clab and the Association An ad mission fte ot 10 cento Bras charged to help defray expenses The admin Manolia Stott Ruth Fleming Blanche Conley Hour Chalmers Seventh Eighth Ninth Hours Afternoon Hours Eleanor Roland Ruth Craft VIrda Johnston Hour Madison Eleventh Hour Twilight Twelfth Hour Drew and Raindrops Fifth grade Sunbeams Fifth grade grade Rawson Robin Hoods Men Fifth grade Rawson Morning Glories Sixth Brown gradn Brown grade Brown grade Brown Violets Third grade Rawson Danco and Eighth grades io a over The Is the caate of cimr At the close of tho pageant Rev B S Menoher presented tho Ralston Purina hero medal to Master Carl Stanley Jr making a fine talk on what constitutes true heroism and pointing out to the young people that sometimes It takes even todo good Our people will remember that In February of last year Master Carl and his friend Keith iMoore skating and Keith broke through some thin Ice Carl pulled him to safety before assistance arrived The matter was brought to the attention of the Ralston Purina Hero aion of St and a special medal was made for Carl who was under seven years of age tho heroic act was committed It Is a of recognizing real merit and tho is pleased that Master Gart has her so well deserves Appreciation Tho members of tho committee of the dation and the Bettor Club desire to their appre cr by those who assisted in any day festival a
