The Reading Ledger from Reading, Kansas • 7

i 4 4 -NEW SERIES READING, KANSAS, SATURDAY JULY 4, 1896. VOL- III, NO. 11 ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES. 1 1 II i HON OanU. u.

d. s. fisiiek7 TWO BEERS WITH EACH MEAL. READING, KANSAS. Franklin Street, near depot.

fifty-five Thursday and twenty-five Friday. Night watch Ogren reports that the number of "bums" passing through the city at night is great. Most of them are going East. Miss Nellie Hendrix leaves to-day for Chicrgo where she will enter the Columbian School of Oratory. She will remain during the kummer and probably the winter.

The Restaurants Compete with Saloons and Give Free Drinks. Out in St. Joseph, the keepers of restaurants have grown weary of the; competition of the saloons in the matter of feeding the hungry, says the-Courier Journal. The saloons are popularly supposed to devote their atten-r tion to quenching thirst, but they will' not stick to that in SL Joseph, anymore than they do in other towns. gus.

roup BRonrx, HEADING, KANSAS. Office opposite the school house. 7 A. STRATTON, NOTARY PUBLIC, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. READING, KANSAS.

1T W. J. A. STRATTON. J1.

REAL ESTATE AGENTS. READING, KANSAS. ITY BARBER SHOP. FIRST-CLASS WORK DONE. CslTLatest styles in hairdredsing.

CROSS BRO'S, Ppoprietors. DAT. J. KING, 1 TONSOItlAL ARTIST, Franklin street, Near Depot. Shampooing and Hairdressing, A SPECIALTY irjrEiz cross, rilCPRIKTOR OF Reading Dray Line.

All kinds of Draying done and promptly to. court Monday claiming damages to the amount of $15,000. Hia attorney is Ir. M. Carter.

The barber shops were all closed Monday afternoon, Tho artists wer down at the grove trying to knock the whiskers off of the clothing clerks. Ellis Johns and David PerkinsJ colored, who were sentenced to one and three years, respectively, in the penitentiary were taken to that place Monday afternoon by Deputy Sheiff O'Connor. John Collins who was adjudged insane last week was taken to the asylum this morning. The song service given at the Congregational church Sabbath evening was attended by a large audience. Mr.

Reed, of Jacksonville, 111., a nephew of W. E. Reed, of this city, presided at the organ. He also recited the hymns of "Jesus Lover of My Soul," and "Rock of Ages," in lh language of the of the deaf and dumb. Mr.

Reed has been employed as instruceor in the deaf and dumb asylum at thatplaoe for a number of years. Sunday afternoon about o'clock another name was added to the list of unfortunate victims who have met death in the Cottonwood river. This time it is Van Stout, the 11-year old son ef Mr. and Mrs. James Stout, who live their farm about six miles west of the city.

After dinner Sunday four of the boys living in that vicinity went to the river swimming. They had been in tha water but a short time when Van, who could not swim waded in beyond his depth and in his frantic efforts to wade out filled his lungs with water and strangled before assistance could reach him. The boys with whom he was with gave the alarm and the body was rescued by a party of men who were about a half a mile below there pt the mill. The corpse was taken to the home of his parents where the funeral services were hold at 11 o'clock Monday morning. The remains were laid to rest In the rew Cottonwood cemetery.

At about 1 o'clock Tuesday morning the affrighted cries of children awoke tht denizens of the patrican suburb of Hardscrabble to the fact that a fire was rpging in their district. In some apparently unaccountable way a fire started near the roof of the residency of Alderman Merrifield, directly at the head of the sli.irs. The children and Mrs. Merrifield escaped via the porch roof, and tlinir cries soon brought assistance. The fire department was promptly telephonad and in the interval the lawn h'se and buckets did goi.i service.

Mr. Merrifield and the neighbors fought the fire until the arrival of the firemen when the hose was attached to the hydrant on North State street and the fire confined to the upper floor. The roof and second story were bad ly fiamaged. The furniture was mostly saved, but damaged. The house is the property of Will Wayman of Admire.

Mr. Merrifield estimates the damage to the house and $500 to the furniture. Both are fully insured. MKLVERN. Melvera Review.

The fence factory has shut down for a lew day 8. There will be a big dance at the opera house on the evening of July 4. T7e understand that the S. of V. Camp contemplate disbanding On account of lack of interest.

Asher Smith baa his fence machine running by steam power. It runs very smoothly and makes a good fence. Miss Jennie Allee is spending a few days at home before assuming her da-ties at the asylum for the deaf at Olatha Quite a number of the town boys are eating tobaeeo antidote this week. A few of them are succeeding in affecting cures. D.H.Mitchell.who recently moved to Barclay, had buisness in our city the fore part ef the veek.

He reports all well with him. Alva Lambdin is suffering an attack of measles. We understand the disease was contracted during his recent visit to Kansas City. Orarbrook boastsof shipping the fln- bunch of cattle ever raised in this part of the country. Several of them weighed over two thousand pounds each.

We understand that the Loosbrook case at Rosemont was thrown out of court, but the prisoner was so exasperated that he could not refrain from directing some very strong language towards the in whose care he had been. For his little flight of oratory he was assessed twenty dollars for contempt, and as there seemed to be 6ome uncertainty about the costs in the first case being forthcoming- the j'jatice booked about twenty dollars more aganst him as costs, which. Le paid by selling his hogs. There's certainly some doubt as to the legality of tho proceedings in the case. ADMIRE.

Journal. A car load of ice was unloaded Tuesday morning for the creamery and the butcher shop. Ross Brothers will commence to press and ship hay in this neighborhood immediately arter the 4th of July. A6a Belts this week completed the foundation upon which will bo placed the building for the new feed mill, George Bullington, the gentlemanly manager of the Ration mnch, near Reading, was an Admire business visitor this week. Another milk route for the creamery was started this week which promises to furnish to that institution about 100U pounds cf mill: daily.

The farmers have already commenced to realize the benefits and profits derived by selling their milk to a butter factory. Stand the creamery, you will never egret it. Julius Gigpr, Thursday sent to Professor Snow a uumber of chinch bugs to be inOcolated. The healthy bug6 will think a cyclone has struck them when the diseased ones are set at liberty in their ranks. Everyone s-hould fallow Mr.

Giger's good example und help exterminate this little but dangerous pest that alone can make a corn fuld look like the hot winds had struck it. A wedding took place ct Coun -cil G. ure Tuesday afternoon officiated by Rev. Hill, of this city, which united the destiny of Mr. E.

N. Able and Miss Florence Woods both young people who are well and favorably known in this community. Miss Woods is a charming young lady from a good family and her paesence in Admire society will be greatly missed in the future a she was held in the highest esteem by everyone who knew her. EMPORIA. Kmporia Dally Kepuolican.

The city authorities were out Tuesday after degs which bear no evidence or having taxes paid on them. Francis Means, the colored tramp who had an arm taken off by the Santa Fe on May 22, near the in tbs city, filed i th- Every saloon sets one lunch a day and many set two, while some have a lunch always in evidence. Nothing is said of an oyster with each drink, always excepting a schooner, but it is likely that such a system prevails there. The restaurateurs are tired of this. They do not see why they should not offer a premium for men to eat their meals, as the barkeepers offer a premium for men to drink their liquors.

If meals are to be given away with1 drinks, why should not drink3 be given, away with meals? The restaurant keepers are, therefore, seriously discussing the question of giving away two glasses of beer with each meal. They think they can do this without a license as they propose to charge nothing fcr the beer. Whether they are well advised as to- the law may be a question. If this sort of competition be attempted, it will be interesting to see' how it will turn out. It would rather seem that the odds were in favor of the sa7aons.

As the saloons get a large per cent sprollt on their sales of drinks, they have a good deal larger margin of profit than any but the high-priced restaurants. the higher-priced restaurants change so much more for a meal than the saloons charge for a drink with a meal 'thrown in that the two beers would hariJIy prove an inducement to those inquest of cheap provender, which is presumably the class mostly found arouVid the lunch counter. Moreover the Saloonkeeper sets a free lunch in the hoiQe th.t those he feeds will come in between meal's to slake their thirst, which many of them actually do. No such hope as this is open to the keepers of the restaurants. The latter will, besides, run a serious risk of driving away their temperance customers, who are willing to pay more rather than take their meals in a place where liquors are sold.

Retaliation in trade seldom works well, but as the St Joseph restaurateurs have a real grievance they may try it. If so, all other purveyors of food in free-lunch towns will be anxious tc know how they come out. Total Loi of Memory. A very curious instance of those sudden end total losses of memory which raise such perplexing and appalling problems as to the nature of parson-ality cf man is reported this week from Brighton. While sitting on the se-a-front a woman felt something break in her bead.

She thereupon became unable to tell her Dine, address or anything connected with her past life. She is at present in the Brighton workhouse, her continual cry being: "Oh, shall I get my memory again?" Her clothing (es not contain a single mark or initial whereby she might be identified. She is a respectably dressed woman, apparently fairly well to do. The following is her descripiicn: Age about 53, dressed nsally in Hack, appears to be a nr.rsa or companion, well educated, wears a wedding ring. We hold, and it seems to ns art bound to hold, that the notion of a life beyond the grave, which wiil noc be endowed with memory cf this life is tantamount to annihilation.

But, 1 the state cf this poor woman is permanent, then she has already suffered a sort of annihilation; though, of course, death may revive her lost Still, if she goes on living, she will in effect be another person, and hew are these two personalities to be linked and reconciled? In trutli, the whole thing is one of the most mvsteries. The Spectator. Productive Sicil. The island of Sicily is the most productive center of southern Italy foi oranges and lemens. The exportation of these fruits to the United States frozu the bay of Naples is wholly Castellan re di Stabia and Sorrento.

Mr. C. V. Holmes and -family oi Emporia, will celebn.te the. Fourth with' II.

D. Pric and family. R. Roup r.rrivd in. th eitC last Sabbath, and will reffiuin fo: some length of time.

HjCjftn Fagan.Jr., went to Kmtss" City j-osferday, Wm. Phillips, who was convicted of shooting a inc. at Carbondale was sentenced to a year in the penitentiary. There are people who say that the man shot needed killing. La9tweek II.

Hankins of this ci' went down near Barclay and traded for a span of very large young mul. s. In roping them one threw itself and broke its neck. He hadn't owned them an hour when the loss occurred, Monday the 10-year old boy of Cary Thompson was playing with a toy cannon when it exploded, seemingly at both ends, full Into his face. He was brought to Dr.

office and It was learned that the wound, while disfiguring was not serious. Considerable burnt powder was picked from his eyes. Just before leaving Missouri ou her return home with her mother the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H- Belt met with an accident that will leave its marks through life.

Her little brother struck a match, threw it down when it caught fire to her clothing and before it could be extinguished burned her arm and face very badly. She is resting as well now as could be expected. To Our Kea tiers. We wish to call the attention of our readers, and to those who are out of employment, to an advertisement in another part of our the N. G.

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The Towi ship Sunday School Convention will be held at Reading, Sunday, July VJ. Every Sunday School of this towiithip should be represented. Some prominent speakers from Emporia, logather with local workers be-speuk a tiin of interest and profit. Sabb.it'i Services. Services next Sunday in the M.

E. church. Saqbath School, 0:45: Preaching at 11. Subject: "Recreati'jn or Flay Necessaay." The editorial in the evening will supplement the morning sermon. Theme of the evening sermon: The Democrats and Peoples Party, held their county conventions at Emporia, ou the 20th ult.

and nominated the following ticket: County Attorney, H.D.Dickson Probate Judge, K. A.Riyburn District CU-rk S. F. Bucher Supt. Instruction, R- S.

Spiker CoraVlst District, P. H. Hughes Representative 47th L. R. Wright Representative J.

W. Gray Mr. Gidly, Sucday School Missionary visited the city yesterday planning fvr the coming Township Sunday School, Convc-niion. He report, in his work for thi pa't fifteen months, S3 Sunday Schools organized, over 200 addess-es made, S3 srecial Sunday School In the work mentioned he has traveled over C.00O miles. By the looks some express matter arriving for the past lew yfVsu body is going have a good iipie today and they wU get it out og little ten gallon kegs which are bound arnur.d with iron hoops.

I I j' i READING, KANSAS' OF ALSO Wood Turning REPAIRING r-xza or FIRE CALL ON 2. Stralton. i READING, KANSAS. AND lixcxvin HEADING, KANSAS. horse-Shoeing artd Plow Work Executed to Perfection.

Ravin1- a ttt-nm outfit he is prepared "to GRIND FEED ON TucMlayrt Saturdays. Also, scouring by eme.iy of plowshares and all like repairs. us a call when in need ol anything in our line. C. A.

W. IIUBBADD mm I HIBBSRS -T OSAGE CITY', l'ubiic Opinion. People who bought corn last year for speculation are uneasy. 1 There are thousands of bushels of corn cribbed in Oiaga City. There is but little, if any, improvement in the condition of Dr.

Pierson. July 14 is the data set for the county Republican Convention. Wiil be held in Osage City. Osage City has many horses from 0 to 25 years old that are still doing service for their owners. Willie Powell, who had his arm broken some time ago in Tcpeka.is at home to stay untU it gals o.

k. Mrs. Ora Armstrong and children of Reading, were visitors with Mrs. J. M.

Jacoby Saturaday and Sunday. The fishing parties going out from Osage City seem to be more numerous than the fish brought back. Burlir.gnme, Quenemo, Lyndon Mel-vern, Admire and Reading are among the neighboring towns that will ciile -brate. Fifty-five miners shipped from to New Mexico last Wednesday, Live Sloclc Bikers Italers Want to buy your Veal Calve, fat Cows and Heiffers. Always pav the highest price paid for 'Hogs and Steers.

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