Sabetha Herald from Sabetha, Kansas • 4

(ainty Summer Wash Goods LAWN MOWERS. For the balance of this week we will make a great reduction in prices. Gasoline stoves at Miner's $2 25 and up. Miss Sara Gabriel was the gutst of Mrs Guy Furnish Tuesday. A.

N. Falk, a tailor of St. Joseph his taken a position at Richard Savage's tailor shop. Lul Wenger is aving a gas p'ant installed in his farm residence and his home will be illuminated with THIS WEEK REGULAR $12.50 Jt.OO 8.00 6.50 5.50 4.00 We sell the Depend on line because they are superior to any other in washing qualities. Lawns Batistes Swisses Dimities Silk Ginghams Mercerized Tissues Madras Percales Soisettes French Zephyrs Wash Silks All Colors All Kinds All Prices Bring this ad with you; it will be a receipt for the difference in price.

REMEMBER. This week only. "'b'i" In liiiiiS im i PROCLAHATION OF BOND White Dotted Swisses Barred Swisses Persian Lawns India Linons Batistes Embroidered Mulls Shadow Embroidered Swisses Checked Madras Striped Dimities Etc See Our Line of Fancy White "Goods at 35 cents per yard Special Lot New Parasols, Umbrellas, Fans just received this week. McCall's Patterns HAZEN CHRISTANSON ELECTION feeble in mind aad bodv, was $10.00 f.00 6.50 5.50 4.15 3.50 iW liwJlflJi will ti and Susie Feldman and Sallye Constant as clerks of said election. The election shall be held in the Second Ward of said City at City Hall and J.

II Miller, Christ and Marshall are hereby designated to act as judges aad Nettie While and EtTie Haxton as clerks of said election. The election sla'l be held in the Third Wa-d of said City at Taylor's Paint Shop and A. Williamson, G. N. Benson and M.

H. Cubun are hereby designa'ed to act ss judges and Carrie Sherwood and Grace Divis as clerks of sa election. Tbe election shall be held in the Fourth Ward of said City at Jacob Hund's SbooticgGallery, and Robert Crowe, W. Cook a M. Rjllis are hereby desigi to act as judges, a Jennie Douglass and Lulu BiDghbm as clerks of said election.

Ana tbe election snail be held to t.hA tArritnrv nfarhMiT l.n cniil fiit.v Wft for school purposes at A. J. Trees 'i Residence and A. J. Trees, John by designated as judges and Mattie Trees and Ida Reese as clerks of said election.

Witness my I and and official seal oi saia uny mis a ay oi way, 1908 at Sa'ielbu, Kansas. Wm I. NEIL, Mayor of the City of-Sabetha, of tbe Slate of Kaunas. Attest skal P. M.

Sherwood, Clerk HERALD WANTS. Lost belwei-i. B. Church and I. Marburs, an a justuble bracelet with lurx olutt setting.

Finder please leave at Herald cSice. For sale, the W. Buck property on Washington avenue; 6 rooms, good well, plenty of nice, fruii. Apply W. H.

Cook If Lost, c'ass pin of tbe high school class of '08 Kindly return to Herald fflce. Fur sale; street po'a plants southern teen, red Bermuda, ard vellow Jersey: also cilioai'e aud to- mato plants forsale. Jacob Bougber Albany. Bell 'phone 272 25 2 1 Ij a plants also ta'ibage pl.Lt, several varieties; tmnato plants, fruit as near seedlhKttsan begotten. No weekly grern plants but well hardened ready to grow at tbe proper season.

Ccme and See for yourself. Christ one olock north of the G. I. depot. 23 4 For sale, wheat, corn aad alfalfa land.

Office at Citjuns Slate Bank, Longford, Clay county, Kansas. Oliver Warty. 234 Olve us to go bUthly on our business all this day, bring us to our resting beds undishonored, and grant us In the end the gift of sleep. Stevenson. Abolish SABETHA 51 ARRETS.

I'KODVCa. 23 KkK 10 Hens per pound gu Potatoes tl to tl.ai Cream Wednesday eitAiN. Wheat No. 2 8H Corn i Oats 4z LlVll 3TOCS, Fat hotfS 4 Fat Cattle fi (10 is Hutcher Stock cit to A 1 Btoik bter Mrs. J.

L. Musgrove went to Hiawatha this afternoon to visit a coup'e of days with her sister Mrs Jennie Houts. Mrs. Hoiits will go to City Saturday to visit her parents. A love feast was held at the PifBS-ant Hill River Brethren Church next Sa'urdav and Sunfa? a' 10 o'clock.

der Eugle and a-other minister from Dickinson county were present. Get your cleaned and pressed at Bird Kelley's Clothi- torium. We a-e agents for tbe New Process laundry at Horloo. Give us a trial. Goods promptly called for and delivered.

Phone 278 OiTie Lahr writes from Abilene that when ho walked through his Geld of a' fa' fa last week, the alfalfa is so high that it tickled him under the chin. Considering that Orrie Lahr is not far from six feet ta'lthis a pretty big story. Many conventioners, who have at tended all associations held the last half century, said that the Sabetba meeting was the most successful ever held; and marvelled tbe ease with which so small a town cared for so large a bunch of Mrs. A. S.

Riss went to Hiawatha Wednesday afternoon to attend an art exhibit given by Mrs. Champ of Kansas City. Mrs. Ross will be the guest of, Mrs. Dr.

Alexander while in Hiawatha. She will be a guest at several receptions given for Mrs, Chimp by tbe Hiawatha ladies. Dr. and Mrs George Conrad en- tertalned Tuesday evening with an Informal musicals, complimentary to Dr. Conrad's niece.

Miss Lauia Masheter of Oklahoma, and Miss Lelia Bennett of Seneca. The entire evening wa; devoted to music and eating refreshments. The occasion gave the many friends of Miss Effle Warner a chance to hear her play. She has been studying music at tbe NebraskaState university in Lincoln and bas made marked advancement. She will take tbe full four year's course, and ber Sabetha admirers predict a successful music career for her.

Interesting songs were furnished by Ernest Boxell, Harley Starus and Carpenter. Last Wednesday evening at the ho ne of Mr. and Mrs. John Soott, ocoured tbe marriage of their daughter, Mabel M. to Mr.

Robert L. Will ard. The guests were nearly all relatives. The wedding march was playad by Miss Effij Warner of Sa betha. The bride's dress was white pe krline, trimmed in lace insertion anl tucks.

Tbe bride is one of Brjwn county's best teachers. She Is a graduate of the Morrill Hgh school, aid bai a host of friends who esteem her for her excellent qualities. 'She is tbe sort of young wonan to make a home bappy. Tbe groom is the second sou of Mr. and Mrs.

M. W. Willard. He is a young man of splendid Ha is industrious and posesses exosllent business qua'ities. and Mrs.

Willard went immediately to their home which had been furnished and was realy for them. That their life may be prosperous and happy, 'Is the wish of their many friends. They reoeived many beautiful pres ents. Morrill News. Rain Record.

Inches Tuesday, March 31 ...0 25 Saturday, April 4. 0.30 Tuesday, April 7 1.10 Friday, April 17.. 00 41 Saturday, April 13 00.91 Total for 22 Sunday, May 3. 40 Tuesday, May 2 30 Wednesday, May 6. 0.40 Sunday morning and bight May 10........

140 Books are the food of youth, the delight of old age, the ornament of prosperity, the refutte and comfort of adversity, a delight at home, and no hindrance abroad, companions by night. In traveling, in the country. Cicero. Try Herald advertising. I the undersigned Mayor of the City of Sabetha of the Sta'e of Kansas do hereby proclaim and give notice that in put suance to tbe request of Tbe Board of Education of the City of Sabetha, of The State of Kansas, of date May 11th, 1908, a special election of the qua'ined voters of the City of Sabetha of tbe State of Kansas and territory thereto attached for school purposes, will be held on Thursday the 11th day of June, 1908, to be conducted In all re spects as are elections for city officers in said city, except that the returns be made to The Board of Edu cation of the City of Sabetha of the Sta'e of Kansas, for the purpose of taking the sense of said District upon tbe question of issuing tbe binds of Tbe Beard of Education of the Citv of Sabetha of tbe State of Kansas, to the extent of Twenty three Thousand ($23,000.00) Dollars, for the purpose of building and com pleting a school bouse insa'd City, said bonds to be of the denomination of Two Hundred and Fifty ($250.00) dollars each, and to draw interest from the date thereof at the rate of four and one balf (41) per cent per annum, payable semi annually, and to mature in from eight to twenty years from tbe date thereof.

Tbe eleotion be held in the First Ward of said City at C. Rook's Feed Store and S. R. Macba mer, H. Riffer and W.

Constant are hereby designated to act as judges, W. Dc aver returned last week from a visit with his daughter Clara at BolJwiu and with bis son Htilau at Manhattan. On bis way back be stopped at Topeka aud bad a talc with the attorney general regarding Sabetba's in schorl bonds previously voted. Tbe attorney general said the bonds were undoubtedly il egal and cjuld not be issued. This greed with tbe opinion of Well Wells, the Sabetha school board's attorneys, who sty the bonds were not voted sooording to law and are worthless.

Wells Wells write as follows; "Tbe one vital and we think fatal defi ot is the following: Under Suction 6832 Qeneral Statutes of Kansas, 1905, tbe authority which coot re la the schools of Sibetba aud tbe territory thereto attached for school purposes isTbe Board of Education of the City of Sabetha of tbe State of Kansas' and that is the only cams under which it can ot in voting or issuing bonds or in fact any other matter, and an eleotion authorizing it to issne bonds of joint school districts No's, 51 and 3 Nemaha and Brown juq-tiee, wonld not be good authority for issuing bonds of The Board of Educa'ion ot the City of Sabetha of the State of Kansas, as at the time the oily of Sabetha became a oily of the second class, The Board ot Education of tbe City of Sabetha of the State of Kansas, took all tho property and all the rights of said school district. are therefore of the opinion that any.boods issued by reason of said special ehoiion would bs void." i Morrill is to have a ta id. Mowers is it read Miner'sad. Tbe Congregational affair was such.a success, let us go hard after this G. A.

business. Did you read this? Three snapper mouse traps for a nickle at Turner's hardware. Wm Nickel spent Sunday in Kan sas City with bis sou Amos Nickel and family. You should not do to others that which you would not have others do to you. Confucius.

Both the farmers and their wives will be interested in tbe advertise ments of A. D. Hook this week." Tbe Sabetha high school boys base ball team won in a gane of ball over the last Fri day by a score of 13 to 6 in their favor. Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Felt of Good land Ka-isas who have been here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turne went to Seneca Wednesday. Harv Long went to Kansas City Saturday to see his mother. Mrs Long aad son who have been visit ingthere'a week returned with Mr.

Long Sunday Dight. Mr. and Mrs. Fraik Hamman went to St. Joseph Tuesday after noon to spend a couple of days and take in Maude Adams at the theatre Wednesday night.

Last week tbe Herald printed story of H. H. Lynn's thrilling experiences as freighter and pioneer of Kaasas in the early days. Tbe second generation of Lynns, Leonard Lynn, is now having some experiences as a pioneer of Montana. It will bo recalled that the telegraph recently related of the giving way of immense dams in' Montana.

The dams broke above Craig, Montana, the borne of Leonard Lynn and family. They were given warning tn time to escape with clothes, bedding and a few minor articles, and there-tors their lives were saved. But everything else was lost. Mr: Lynn writes: "There is no sign of our house and barn except tbe foundations, and the pump which was a drove pump, aid the root house, and the key to tbe bouse, which I have now On my watch chain to remind me that I once owned a house I Craig. I could have sold it al 10 days ao but refused to do so.

We supposed tbe dams were perfectly safe and I did not oare to sell tbe as we were renting We nevef dreamodof the dam break ing. The water came three feet deep in Mr. Stiokney 's house which is 16 feet above the river bank. It was two feet deep ia Jim Martin's old bouse on tbe farm, so you may know it was going some. Hod Martin lost everything they bad.

Ha stored some of his stuff In a neighbor's house aud that house was dis-troyed altogether not a thing left. Our furniture was at the ranch and it was In from 20 inches to three feet of water. brought to the county jail for lodge ment severs1 weeks ago. He was wandering about in Goff in a forlorn condition aad needed care aid attention. He says be bas been an inmate of the soldiers' home in Erie City, Pennsylvania No word bas been received from there in re sponse to the sheriff's inquiries.

Should no information materialize. he will probably be taken into tbe soldiers' home in Leavenworth. A. G. Con well who took the as sessment in Gilinin township has returned his work completed to the county clerk's office.

Personal property va'ues are named as $3J8, 090, with 131,800 of the amount exempt from taxation. Tbe persona property returns are nearly 1300,000 more than ast year. Tbe real this year is valued at $1,257,740 which exceels by over a million its worth as represented on the tux rolls of 1907 Gilrrai ba msdd the biggest jump in the valuations of tbe two years given in by any township so far. The average value per acre was 153 08 Neucha'el township does not scar so high in persocal property and real es'ato values. They have $225, 357 worth of the former aid $819,000 worth in the latter.

The 23,140 acres in this township gives an average value to ea jh acre of $35.40. At the accepted real valuations of last year tbe apportioned value for each year was only $5 60 The graduating o'ass of the Sen eca high school has twelve members six young women and six young men. Tbe scheduleof gayeties with which tbey close their school days comprises three reoeptions, a picnic for juniors and seniors, tbe class play next Tuesday evening and the commencement exercises Thursday. "As You Like It" bas been chosen to show what the class can do in drama. All tbe members- are in cluded in tbe caste.

Professor W. H. Johnson, of K. State High School inspector, will make the address to the seniors commencement night. The graduates are Alice Emery, Inez Thompson, Wills Schue-neman, Fiances Wheeler, Lillie Lincoln, Ptarl Ruse, Georgn Adrl-ance, Roy Vofbees, Edwin Mitchell, Fred McGeehee, Miltou Williams and Amos Smith.

Judge Campbell bad what be oalls a double wedding in bis office Tuesday morning. Ward E. Morlan 19, and Myrtle Brant, 17, drove from tbe neighborhood of Pawnee and were married in the probate office. Each had the consent of a parent on account of tbe age limitation. This marriage had just oo-ourred when Malcolm G.

Ward, 27, of Collinsville, Oklahoma, and Sulu DeWalt, of Centralis presented themselves before the judge with matrimonial intention. Mr. and Mrs. Ward left on tbe afternoon train for tbelr future home in Collinsville. The Herald aad the Balut Josepn News-Press mm row $4.

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1908 BAliPH TENNAL. Owner and Editor. Entered as second class matter De ember 11, 1905, at tbe post office at abetna, Kansas, under the act of Con areas March 3. 1879. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: vne year.

si-60 Mi months 76 Three months 40 Herald is purely a newspaper, published for the people who read it and pay for it. The editor's interests are in this newspapers only, and he Is making it as fair and reliable as pos sible. Politically the paper is Republican, and stands strictly for men the party, asking no favors of politicians, and Riving credit where merit leems to warrant it. 8ENECA ITEM8. Mrs.

R. E. Dee me arrived Saturday from Lincoln, Nebraska, for a visit in the borne of ber parents, Judge and Mrs. Abijih Wells. Superintendent Poland bas made Hmself the owner of a boms in Sen-ca.

Tbe property was purchased from Mrs. Samuel King and is east of the Gurnet borne corner. Mr. Xblind and family will move next Barney Hollhaus living near Kelly, tried our country three years for oitizjnship and deoided that it is good enough for him. He took the Brst steps in the process of last Mr.

Hoi t-fcaus Arrived in New York from JDamms, Oldeoberg, Germany, bis terth place, three years ago last March. He is about thirtyseven years of age and is engaged in farm mg. A quarter section of land owned ty James A. Brim is the subject of suit in district court on account of imo imperfections Id the title. The Sisd is a mile aad bait west of Qranada.

Benjamin F. Poston gave mortgage on it to Samuel Harsh as Eiustea for security on a note in The not was paid but tbe Manty records do not oontain the tilasa of the mortgage, making flaw in the title. In another frtsctlon in 1857 David M. Lock-sane contracted to convey this land i three brothers by tbe name of Shea. Afterward when these own assigned their interest in the MDtract to Joshua E.

Graham tbe of the Rhea brother's wives a omitted from the document of raofer. This omission is another is -ek in the title. The land after- "ri passed from Graham to W. A. and from him to Brim in use interest the suit is brought.

1: suit is entitled James A. Brim 7, st Dayid A. Starkweather, Harsh, trustee for and Henry, Albert, and Jrew Rhea and their a old man, Isaac Hederick,.