Reading Recorder from Reading, Kansas • Page 1

dtog 4 VOLUME VIII. HEADING, LYON KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 1G, 190G. NO Try) It 1 11 Another Slap at the Standard. Garden Seeds The Republicans Nominate County Ticket. The most harmonious Republican county convention ever held in Lyon county was the one last Saturday which nominated the following ticket: E.

Patterson Son's And investigate their Wire Fence proposition. I Are You i 1 Thinking? I Of getting a seperator and going 9 into the Dairy Business? ft I I Don't fail to get my proposition on the "Sharpies Tubular" For -which I am the Readiog Agent. Have one on my floor, Come See It The Hardware Man. The Webster refinery at Humboldt, Is baring a gasoline still added to Its equipment. It is almost ready for operation now, and the Webster peo pie believe they will have gasoline for sale here by next Monday.

The fact that they did not handle gasoline has handicapped the Wedster people here )nslderably. In fact, this Is the only thing that has compelled many Emporia merchants to handle Standard products at all. They had to depend oi the Standard for gasoline, and most of the merchants did not like to buy all their oil from the independent people and then depend on the Standard for their gasoline. They were even afraid that if they threw the Standard over in the oil business, the Standard would refuse to sell them gasoline. Gut now they will be In a position tc give the Standard the chilly stare.

Gazette. About a year ago some of the Reading merchants thought to leave the Standard, and began buying Webster oil. A Standard representative came here ana politely aod plainly told our meictunts that Standard gasoline was the only kiad to be had, and if they didn't handle Standard gasoline, they couldn't handle Standard oil. 'Clansman'at Emporia Thomas Dixon Jr's powerful play "The Clansman" Las been secured by the management of the Whitiey opera house at Eruporia for the nigh of Friday March 23rd. This thrilling drama of the da of "The Reconstruction" has had a wonderful power and has been the subject of comment from press, pulpii and public everywnere the play has been given There is no doubt that trie capacity of ihe Whitley will be tax-rd, and iu order to accomodate their out-of- own patrons the management has arranged to receive mail order tickets.

Prices will range fi to $1 50 and in order ing stale number of tickets and price, make money orders payable to Fred R. Corbett, Manager Whitley Opera House, and enclose self addressed envelope. About the largest crowd that has ever attended a public sale In these parts was at the W. A. Jones sale, southeast of Arvonia last Friday.

The Recorder printed the bills for this sale and it was advertised in the Recorder. Those two facts with one added, to have Col Tom Scofield as the auctioneer, assured a good crowd, good weather and a good sale. your bills printed at the Recorder office and have Col Tom Scofield for your auctioneer and you'll be happy after your sale. Hon. J.

M. Miller was renominated for the fifth time as congressman from this the Fourth district at the convention held in Emporia Wednesday afternoon. Strong resolutions were adopted and Congressman Miller was advised to vote and work for the ad mission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as a state regardless of the admission of any other state. J. J.

Evans Of Hartford is the new Lyon county congressional committeeman. While in Emporia Saturday the writer saw Pejry Hayes preparing to ship his tool chest to Garden City. He said carpenter work was slow in Emporia now and was brisk at Garden City. Perry will return to Emporia when things begin to liven up there. Ed Cowdcn now has a Reading phone number 37-2 "1 1 we have Sabetha Seeds 2 Packets for 5 D.

M. Ferry Seeds 1 Packet for 5c And also a full line of bulk seeds. Remember us when you are making your garden. A. W.

Hubbard Co. Mile Posts Being Renumbered. The Santa Fe is renumbering the mile posts from Chicago to the coast. When this is completed the part of the line from Emporia through Tope-ka to Holiday will be known as the Atchison branch, and what iR now known as the 'cutoff', from Emporia through Ottawa to Holiday, will be the main line. Also, when this renumbering is complete a passenger on a through Santa Fe passenger train, going from Chicago to the Pacific coast, will not hear among the stations called by the trainmen, the name of either cf the towns represent, in this great system's name, Atcnison.Topeka and Santa Fe, Atchison has been on a branch line for years, so has Santa Fe, N.

and now Topeka is on a branch. Frank Potter and family visited in Reading a few days last week with Cad Lawrence and family. They have been living in Oklahoma but will make their future home in Topeka. Bert Jacoby and family were up from Emporia a few days last week to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Jacobv and L. Earthart and wife They returned to Emporia Sunday. Mrs. C. A.

Officer, Mrs. Dr. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. J.

E. Hyde came op from Reading yesterday evening to attend the Eastern Star Lodge. Pub lic Opinion. The fines have been remitted to ai the boys who were in the charivari crowd Wednesday night of last week That matter is settled and the world moves on. The nrlncipal of the Americus schools, Bert Heasley, has been arrest on a charge of assault and battery for whipping a boy in the schools there The only evidence the Recorder has this week that Spring is close at band is three orders on our job hook for horse bills.

There are two candidates to take the Odd Fellows inititory at their meeting next Monday night. The cold weather this week has stopped all work on the Santa Fe water cranes at this place. On a 'test' paper a Reading scholar gave 'rats' as the plural for 'mouse'. glia ier tL ins: Btralerht for me like a shot. I was For County Clerk, Charles Pantle For Treasurer, J.

Morris For Register of Deeds, C. C. Rogan For Probate Judge, W. N. Smelser For Clerk of the Court, J.

Stewart ForSheriff, Stephan llinsnaw For County Attorney, W.C Roberts For Superintendent, Robt Henderson For Surveyor, Harrison Parkman For Coroner, Dr. J. Corbett For Com. First Dist. Eli Fowler For Representative, Geo.

Plumb Half of the ahovp candidates live outside of Emporia and the others iu Emporia, which is the largest per cent of 'country' candidates the Krpublicaii ticket of this countv has ever contained. Taken as a whole the tivket is a strong one, made up of good death, strong men. John Wiggam was elected chairman of the county central eommittee and William Breen secretary. Heading township's delegate to the state convention will be A. W.

Plumb, and thecommitte-man is L. B. Sheldon. Since our last issue Kansas has bad a visit from King Winter and the mercury was forced slowly down the tube until Monday morning it stood at 10 above zero. Rain and snow was the order Friday and Saturday, the latter freezing as fast as it fell.

The river was frozen over, from bank to bank in one night, Sunday night. It has been rain, sleet and snow all weed with the thermometer at about 20 above zero. The boys have enjoyed skating on the sidewalks. This has been the hardest week on stock of the winter. The coal man and the ice man are the only ones who wear a smile, for it really looks as an ice crop would be harvested.

Later As we go to press the weather is moderating and the ice crop prospects are gone glimmering. There is an epidemic of pneumonia at Hartford, and the doctors thare have been forced to sand to Emporia for aid. In a family named Zimmerman, there are seven cases of pneumonia. The Zimmermans had just moved to Hartford, and had not yet unpacked their household goods when they were taken sick, and the father died. Gazette.

Reading Camp No. 1765 M. W. A. initiated another candidate last Saturday night.

This order has taken in several new members during the past few months. They are considering a proposition to build a hall and will have special meeting Saturday night to discuss It. At a meeting of the Lyon county Democratic central committee Saturday afternoon, the date for the county convention was set for April 7, at 10 o'clock. The country primaries will be held March 24th and the city pri maries March 30. The freight rate on furniture, car load lots has been reduced from 57c to 27c, from river points to Emporia.

This waa just 'handed out' by the railroads. ri As" loon as a LaDD "baby is born a I i There is scarlet fever in Emporia. P. C. Reed shipped a car of cattle Monday night.

Amy Tucker and family have movi to a farm near Barclay. A. W. Hubbard shipped a car of hogs and one of cattle Tuesday. Emmit Carey was on Tuesday's K.

C. market with a car of cattle. Ed Cowden and family are now living on the Holiday place, just east of town. J. L.

Newman returned Tuesday from a several week's trip in West Virginia. The I. O. O. F.

supper has been post poned for a few weeks on account of the weather. Ladies auxiliary meets with Mrs. Raley, Saturday 2:30 p. m. Good attendance is desired.

Woodmen Attention. You are hereby notified of a 'special meeting of Reading Camp No. 1795. at the ball for Saturday night March 17. A full attendance is desired as.

important business is to be transacted. By order of Camp, B. A. Cox, C'erk. If you are a subscriber to the Recorder, and Dot to the Em.

poria Weekly Gazette, you can get the two one year for 1.50; or if you are a subscriber to the Weekly Gazette and not to The Recorder, ou can get the two one year for 1.50. Send iu your money or call at, The Recorder office For Sale. The Mrs. Tillippii residence property in this city, consisting of 13 lots, a good 6 room house, good well, cave, chicken house and nearly all fenced chicken tight. An ideal little home.

For farther particulars see Mrs. Tillippii or A. A. Torrance. For Rent 120 acres of second bottom improved farm in Arvonia township, 100 acres in cultivation.

Enquire of D. N. Thomas Barclay, R. F. D.

No. 1. For Sale 12 S. C. brown Leghorn Cockrels from exhibition stock.

Thos Stand if erd 7 Phone 98. For Sale. Two thoroughbred Brown Leghorn roosters, single comb, 75 cents each. Mjb. Jos.

DeBauge. For Sale Some good seed flax. Marshal Welch Hedge Posts. I hare some good hedge posts for sale. W.

C. Simkin8. $200 Reward! Will be paid for information that will lead to the conviction of the party who shot my mare, "Lolne on the night of Jan. 20th, 1906. T.

O. Brown Hunting or trespassing is possitively forbidden on either my land or the Plumb land under cay charge. Viola tors will be prosecuted. Henry Wamser. If you want cheapest and best Ffre Lightning and Tornado Insurance, et A.

A. Torrance write it lor you. Cash or Bote Payment plan. 11 hsia Tiwn nrmnlntprt to Tifl FOJ enerally a quart of where er way it ra il height, dim light reai isted, simply turned low without unbearable odor. this is saved ial burned at full height or turned low, it gives not the slightes.