Conrath Bros. Have Skipped

Charl s and Emanuel Conrath are two brothers, wbo, under the flrm name of Conrath Bros. have been working a 35 acre fruit farin just outside the city limits on Geddes ave. Their Jaad is very heavily mortgaged and the interest has not been paid for five years. On Thursday night of last week the men skipped the town, leaving a large unsettled indebtedness behind thern, considerable of which was due to children in sums of $1 to f 10 eaoh, for pickiug berries. They had harvested a large erop of berries this year, over 150 bushels having been picked aud shipped Saturday week. It is not known where the brothers have gone to. All the property has been attached by Sheriff Judson in the interest of the creditors, all of whom have agreed to let the claims of the children for work done be settled first.