The Enterprise from Utica, Kansas • 1

VOL. VII. UTIOA, NESS COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1006 NO 33. There are Oklahoma has succeeded In advertising their gas field the past week in a way that for reaching all parts of the country in tho shortest possible SPRING IS COMING Good, Medium, Poor nd Very Poor on the market being sold every day. 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Spring time, which generally conies about once a year in this country, will soon be here; it may, in fact, be said to be coming "on the wings of the wind," which ought to insure its early arrival.

And, of course, there will be the tisual accompanying demand for Spring Goods and we will have them, a good stock ot good seasonable goods at right prices, which it will be worth your while to investigate. But just because it's spring is no sign that spring goods are the whole show. There are the everyday necessities, which run largely to GROCERIES, to be supplied. That is where we lead in our ability to suptly you with the best Groceries at the best prices. We have a new, fresh stock, complete in every detail, and will make it an object to you to bring your grocery order to us.

Shoe Special for March 25 per cent Discount. Here la a cliance ti make a lJn anviim hd ahnca far tliu fuinilv a niwmnl of 25 (icr n-nt on evurjlliini; In tliis line (luring tliis mninti. Yon will not boor auaui iinve a like oporlunil). 0cerall3, Jumpers, Worli Shirts, GIoDes. Etc.

IT is difficult for the man not versed in the different grades of leather to distinguish the good from the poor. When you call to look over a set of harness it is our supposition that you want something good, and wu have the goods of quality to show you. If, however, ou desire something less expensive than our best grades of work, we are right here to supply you and shall he pleased to make you a price on any style or grade of goods ou want Our shop is fitted up so that we can turn work just as fust as as the best of them. Better come and see what we have. We can suit you.

1 he Harness Shop. euro yourself against poor broad Ness City Flour reason for buying an imported article when you can pet the beet tin home. We handle it in two grades, first and second. Bring Us Yur Prluc. Garner DeVault.

time and ie a manner that carried conviction that they were there with i goods has rarely beer, edualled. Last week the drillers strucli one the strongest lllows of has that lias jet been tupped and had t-enrcely p'll (1 the drill before the well n- by lightning which set fire to the cs taping gas. The well ipiilly increased iu force until it was estimated that between one and two hundred million leei or gas per Hay going up in Hume, while the terrific pressure tore the ubing out of the well and gradually enlarged it to a veritable vohano. spouting rock end nm well as flames, which shoot several hundred feet in the air; tho roar from the well miles away and was deafening at half a mile. It was found impossible to do anything with it by ordinary means, as workmen could not get near it, and expertsaccording-ly got their heads togethea and devis.

ed a monster hood, weighing 73000 pounds' with numerous small tubes leading in all directions from it, which is to be drawn over the well, when the tubes will be simultaneously capped and if successful the big blH.er will under ntrol. This is the la well in the history of gas production thut has ever caught fire and conquer iDg it accordingly tf'-i a n- extremely serious problem and a chance for gas experts to prove themselves. At night the country for miles around was illuminated by the t-ea of flame suspended a hundred feet in the air, and the past dios excursion trains have carried thousancs of peo pie to the scene to view the phenome lhe well is located a few mi.es miles south of Caney, Kansas. The bane of so many boys, both in town and country, is a seeming lack of ambition and desire to be some body. The law works very unerringly thut what the boy sows the in-in reaps.

If in youth ho is willing to drift merely, even if he is not posit ively immoral, the mature man is easy to forecast a shiftless, hopeless mortal with no aim, willing to eat although ho don't ei rn three meals a di.y, a dead weight ou his own family and the community in which he lives, con tributes nothing to the happines and prosperity of his time and slightly missed when in declining years he slips away. For the sake of yourself first, if you will, Mid for tho sake of your friends and tho age in which you live, braco up and be somebody. It is well worth your while and will con- muuie iinuieasuraniy to your own material welfare and happiness. A man from WuKeenoy dropped into Ransom tho firist of the week in quest of a horso that had been stolen from him it few days before. He went to Russicot's livery stable to post a description of the ihiml and unexpectedly came to tho end of his quest, as Mr.

Rassicot ut once recognized in tho discription a horso he lia-1 bought from a stranger, who had taken the freight east ufter selling the animal. The sheriff of Trego county was ut once wired for instructions but we have not learned what effort is being make to apprehend the horso thief. We aro selling a double coated enameled 10 quurt pail and a can of baking powder for 50e. Utica Meuc. Co.

arnes! Th Heritage. He toiled mid moiled To win tin' light; He wm kod by day. He worked by nlKht, Van loved by none He wfih unkind. Ten million plunks He left behind. He werked and mt.e4.

I.lKht hearted, eay; Wni friend to all Who passed his way. This heritage He left behind: "Gnd bless the maa! He so a New Tork Sun. Tecner' Association. P.oitram for Nes Countv elation to bo held at Ness city, Saturday 21. 1A p.

m. Solo, "The King of lhe Vlklna-s Am l' -Chas- u. -lily lor. Lesson In K.ifil.h history, ehaptcrs and Kdna Hobinson. Pspcr, "Derlces of School Ait-usta Carlson.

Discussion: l'earl Ta lor and Mr. Itecltatlon-Martha Horthwiek. Model class In pr mary rea Inif-Coru West Oenorul discussion. Union In I'odsitnity, chapters XI and XII Chas. B.

raylor. Roll call-Current events. An exchange prints tho following A man went into an implement house here the other day to inspect some buggies with a view to buying one. After looking at aorne good bunnies and pricing them, the man said he could send to Chicago and beat that price. hcreupon the implement dealer said that he had a buggy upstairs, a better grade than the Chicago ouggy, at a less price.

The prospective purchaser asked to see the buggy. 'No, you can't see it," said the deal er; "you don't sec the Chicago deal er's buggy before buying, ami you send your money in advance. You can't see my buggy until yon pay me tlie casli. lite man saw the p.iint and purchased a good bueirv, und went sway with tho resolve to patronize his homo town hereafter. Missouri Pacific Time Tabic.

I'TICA, KANSAS. So. 01, Local frviKht 5H. Thiouirh K.C. a 5T- ans-('l a.

w. Kt.LoulsH'ol... tSidsp.M. 7. rasgenjrer.

Colo. e. M. 4. 3f a.m.

East not'Ni). No. W. I.ocnl frela-ht 1 p. Stl.

ThrotiKh Irelitht, 2:15 e. 8.211A.M. rsenircr, St. Louis 3:24 a. m.

pt- Lou Is Special -Jle. M. Nos. 7 and 8 phmiiiiht trains stop for pas-aentrers al all Mntloux: Nos. 1 and iiu--i trains stop onlv for Kansas lily uml I'm passengers at this stallnn.

The local freliilils both wiiys carry pnsn-n-sera. No. through t'reluht eiirnea pa.si-n-crs between I 'ilea and Ilolslnaton. J. M.

HA UK. Aj-cnt. Clover Lawn Shorthorn IIiKh classed registered bulls for pale; also a few high-grades. Correspondi-noc nollclti-il. come and see lhe cattle, Loeaied on Mo.

I'ac. railway. c. w. Askew sons.

niCA, KANSAS NOTlCli FOR ATION No. lleparll hmI of Dip Interior, Lai il OHicc ut Seed Potatoes. I have some very nice Early Triumph seed potatoes for sale, at my pluce 1 mile west of town. Tim.man Peters. A DeLaval Separator for Only $73 I have for Bale on easy terms a new DeLaval Separator for $751 Call on or write me before March 25th, '0U as this offer will not be good after that duto.

F. K. Garwood, Utica. School port. ll'-port nf Ctfca Prltnary school for sixth momn.

eiMlhiK rebruary 2J, 11HKI. Kuiolluicht 2 AvtiinKd daily altundHUCti -I Tcainj mat taught HI Visitor! 4 Neither absent nortaidy: Mary I'eters, Or-vhI Vokhii, Allien Kvcl, and iiellaCltHl-felter, Violet and Kduin Kink, Holiy Milton, KinK, il-'raneos and Dewey Traylor, alter Tlioi iitiurv. Christie llirnbauni. ittilnh MuCaitee, Johu lioidoii. honk uabcock, ieaensr.

KiMiort of Kansada sohool. Dlst. 40. for fifth mimtli endliiK March liutl. iayt taiiKiu iu Knrollnifiit 15 A vuraare an ndanro Tardy marks Jtf 1 viHiiurt tv N-iilirr auaoui nor tardy: Myrtle and Ktta Clevlnrel'.

Oral. pKTKile, 'leauher. Kenort nf Grammar Dent, of Utlca School fur itiith molilh eudliiK February mm.iiiiiriii AveraKO atteadauce Days lau-lit ttu Taidy luaika 40 Neither absent nor tardy: Itfono narr, Kuy ll-ivard, Veruliai r. Itovard and Arthur King-. A lick M.

llAKTKl.a, Teacher. KrHirt of Olatrlet (or month ending Ob-Dial 24. (enrollment 7 layci tana-tit si ivi-rajre atlendalii-e auly marks ir Visitors ion Neither absent nor tardy: Wilbur, Ha; and Fay Klririto. I.l.iis K. Bmiih, Teacher, Keport of rioueer Hc-houl for sixth month, endiiu.

March 2. Knrollmeiit 34 lay taiiKhl IV i aidy ui-irka (, Average attendatiee 2i Neither ab-tent nor lardy: Irene Waltz. Karl Krovele, James rhiiilh, Carl Sherwood, l'blll Alieu, and Horace and Harold tit las. J-'lNHKH, Teacher. A call has been issued for a delegate convelion of tho Ness county Republicans, to be held tomorrow, March 10, for tho purpose of electing delegates to the Sluto, eongressionul and judiciul conventions; as no notice of it was Bent here we are led to the conclusion that the committee was either negligent about the mutter or they didu't euro whether the republic ans in this part of tho county fot.nd out about tho convention before it was over or not.

The township caucuses are to be held today. A Lively Tutslo with that old enemy of toe race, Con slipation, often ends in Appendicitis. fo avoid all serious trouble with Sum ach, Liver and Dowels, take Dr. King's New Life Pills. They perfectly regit lute these organs, without pain or His comfort.

2oo at Attwood's drug store. 8 8 ly Inning Ness City Flour, re is made right here at. Basis of Valuation FOR NESS COUNTY, KANSAS, As agreed upon by the Township Assess or at their meeting in Ness City on the Eih day of March, 1906. HORSES: ft mo. old and under 2 years.

8.00 2 Tears old and under 10.00 3 years old and over 15.00 MULKS: Same as horses. CATTLE: 0 mo. old and under 2 4.00 2 years old rod under years B00 3 tears old and over ft 00 Thoroughbred bulls 20.00 Stallions and Jacks. 20 times service fee. Sheep, per head, SI.00 Goats, per head, 1.00 Hogs, per cw 1.00 Land, per acre SI to 94 All other property not enumerated avove to lie assessed at one-third actual cash value.

It may be thai, the home life of the editor of the Garden City Reflector is serene and happy, but it must be admitted that the lollowing paragraph clipped from the columns of that paper has a decidedly hen-pecked jingle "There is a good deal of talk about re-enacting the law for a whipping post for wife beaters. Wouldn't it be a giod thing to revive tho old law for scolding, nagging wives, which provided that they Bhould stand in some public place for several hours with a corncob tied in their mouths? We sell 3 pkgs. of Aunt Jemima's Pancake Fiona for 25c- Tub Utica Mkuc. Co. Republican Judicial Convention.

Jiy authority of the Republican Ceu tml Committee of the Thirty third Judicial District, it is ordered that delegate convention be held iu the city of LaCrosse, Kansas, on Tuehday, March 27, IDOfi, at 3 p. for the purpose of nominating a candidate for district judge for the Thirty-third Judicial Dis trict. The basis of representation in said convention shall he one delegate for eacli 100 votes or major fraction thereof, cast for .1. R. Burrows for Secret iry of State in and one delegate at large from each county, under which rule delegates and alternates are appointed to tlie various counties as follows: Edwards 1 Pawnee It Hodgeman 6 Hush "'() Ness 7 Lane Seotf Wichita it (ireely Total 60.

The delegates to said judicial convention shall be elected by county conven tions called by the centrul committees of the various counties. it is recom mended that the names of the delegates and alternates be cert Hied to the Secretary of this committee at Scott City, Kuiibiis, immediately after such delegates and alternates are chosen. W. N. Bukzlky, Chairman.

E. P. RociiicsTEit, Secretary. After carefully considering the matter we have come to the conclusion that if we had a gas well spouting a hundred million feet of burning gas a day we wouldn't know what to do with it either. There seems to be no less uncertainty than ever as to whst will finally become of the statehood bills, the only certainty at 'he present time being that members of congress enter tain a good many different ideas as to how the matter ought to be disposed It is said that Dick Blue, one of Kansas' most familiar characters, is to leave the state and that he intends romoving to New Mexico.

He has been a factor in state politics since territorial days and the average Kan-Ban would note something wrong to have a campaign pulled off in which Dick Blue didn't figure. inter may now be said to be prac tically over and its general and com parative character may be sized up by the oldest inhabitant In a general way it may be classed as about the mildest thing in the winter line that ever happened and on the whole we don't just at present feel that we care very mucli wuetuer lucre ever is a milder one. Don't put off until next year what you can do tins, lor the clinnees tire that you will find yourself unublo to do 't then. The homeseeker who fails to awiil himself of present opportua itics ji hecomo tuo possessor ot western Kansas farm at much less than its actual value will find that his procrastination has cost him dearly. Victor Murdoek was nominated for congress from the new eighth district the other day.

Tho redisricting of the state will make it necessary for the seventh to hunt up a new As a general thing it doesn't involve much of search but up to date there doesn't seem to be any victims stick ing their heads out and proclaiming thomselves, and unless they get busy pretty soon wo are thinking seriou sly of "butting in" to tho game ouraelf, We observe, on authority of numer ous county exchanges, that "if a man doesn't own a home by tho time ho is thirty ho never will" and wo are there by reminded that it Is useless to strug gle on. By the way, wouldn't it bo better if such information were kept away from one, after the fashion thut tho boy is protected from eating too much jam, and let him plod along on his way sustuined by a forlorn hope for that which he is destined never to attain? So far as we have been able to learn it is not estimated that last week's wind did a great deal of injury to the wheat about here, but farther east, around Mccracken and in Rush county present calculation are that a great amount of damage has been done and the people of that section are feeling considerably depressed over it. The reason for this difference would Beem to be that the ground wrs drier there than here and consequently was easier disturbed, with the result that the young grain was blown out of the ground in some instances and covered up so deep that but little hope of its being able to force its way through lsentertained in others. There are, of conrse, some fields here that are affected in the same way, bui it is not at present considered that any very serious or extensive damage has been done, and it may prove that the damage in other localities noted is not, so great as estimated. Mrs.

J. L. DeVault has been quite sick this week, but we understnnd is somewhat better at the present time took quirk action on the part of those fortunate individual who pos- 1 sesnei. a pair ot runners to get any sleiahnding out, of Monday's snow. Bring in your plows and listers and have lays put on them, and points on your drills, ready for spring work.

The Pioneer Shop is the place to get it done. Susan B. Anthony is M.id to le dangerously ill with pneumonia at Rochester, New York. The great suffragist is now eighty seven years of ago. The Mere.

Co. has a full lino of bisk Anti Rust Ware. Fully guaranteed not to rust. Every piece that docs replaced with a new one free of charge. Mrs.

Wollner, mother of George and Will Wollner and Mrs. George Young, died at the homo of tho latter in PonDennis Friday evening, from heart deseaso. The funcrul was held Saturday, the body being laid to rest iu the WaKeeney cemetery. John Harmon returned tho first of tho week from Kirkville, Missouri, whore he had been to take treatment for a catahrrul alt'ecton; he says that ho now feels as well as ho ever did and believes that ho has been entirely delivered from the compluint. The time to paint Is.

now right here. Lincoln Faints are tho bebt on the market. It always pays to keep your buildings well paiuted, besides it makes them look so much better if not allowed to grow dingy and black. See tho Mercantile Co. foroverything in the line of paints aud Oils.

Lapd for Sate. NWVi 3-1G-25; $1000 cash, or $1800, half cash and balance on time at 7 per cent. 9-1G-25; $1000 cash, or $1800, one-half cash and balance on time at seven per cent. NVVV4 23-1G-2, located one mile from Ransom; $2000, one-half cash and balance on time at seven per cent. NEV 10-17-2G, price $d50 cash.

NEVi 18-1 7-2G, price $1700 cash. Money to Loan on Real Estate. J. S. WAGNER, Ness City, Kansas.

Colby, Kansas. F. hiuary 7, Hntiei) Is heio'iy trlvtm tli.it tho fnlluwlmr named settler lias lllod iiotlee of his iiiti uilun to make llnal proof In support of his cliiim, and that said proof will be mudo before lhe Probate mitre of (lovo county at Gore City. Kansas, on March D7, lisio, vis. John S.

Clud-felier, Homo-Head Application No. iBitiT, lor I ho ESiNWX and KHSW Sec. 28, Town, lis Itanire yaw. llo names the following' witnesses to prove his couiliiuos residence upon and oullivation of said land, vis: Millard Clndfeltor, folunum Clodtuitcr, Cyrus W. Uululiton aud Hud.ilph UhitT, all ol flics, Kansas.

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