The Oketo Herald from Oketo, Kansas • 1

VOLUME 14 OKETO. MARSHALL COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUAltt 30, 19C3. NUMBER 11. THE OKETO HERALD. orn in a IF 1AV1S Jfc DAVIS, Publishers.

A Subscription, $1.00 per Year. And Pre-lnventory Sale. 111 OUT. nnni anno rpprn And will commence invoicing on March 2nd. Now friends and pa To buy dry goods, notions, shoes, at prices unequaled in this territory.

During the first 15 days our sales were more than we expected, yet we have plenty of goods left and are making prices to move them. This sale is strictly cash or produce; "No credit to anyone." trons, between this and the above date yon will have an opportunity to buy merchandise CHEAP. We mean business and will reduce the stock as much as possible. We want all customers holding; due bills against before March 1st, No tickets during this sale, but Tbetter prices than you ever bought owing us to please call and settle. Yours truly, good goods for in Oketo.

Come in and let us convince you. J.W. ARSON. Entered in the post ofllce at Oketo, Kansas as second class mail matter. Union Pacific Tims Table Passenger north bound, p.

m. I'assenger south bound, 10:20 a. m. Freight north bound, 1:15 p. m.

Freight south bound, 12:20 p. m. OBIT Alt Y. Mrs. Caroliue Barnes.

Mrs. Caroline Barnes, nee Ester-brook, who died at her home in Oketo, January 22, 1903, was born in lverby, Calodonia county, Vt, Jauuary 0, 1828. He parents died when she was but a little girl, and a tew years later with her adopted parents she moved to Wisconsin. At Weatherland, in 1843, she was married to Alpheus Barnes. They came to Kansas in 1859 and took up a homestead, adjoining Oketo on the northeast.

They were the second white family to settle in this neighborhood. Her hus band, who died about twenty-nine years ago, was one of the pioneer preachers of Kansas. She was the mother of nine children, of which one daughter and four sous survive, namely, Mrs. Louise Grisswold, Al-pho, Roscoe, George and Marion. The deceased had been sick for the past twenty years and during the last two she was confined to the bed.

The cause of her death was consumption. In early life she accepted God and at the age of fourteen she united with the M. E. church, to which she remained a faithful aud consistent member. Coining here at an early day she endured without a munuer the hardships of a pioneer's life.

She watched this country de- velope from a raw parairie, inhabit ed by Indians and buffalos, to its present state of prosperity. During the early dys she performed many acts of charity; always ready to lend a helping hand to those in sickness or distress, and many a life today owes its existanee to her careful nursing. Grandma Barnes, as she was gen erally called, was too well and lav orably known to this community to call forth any further comment from us, and her life was synoni mous to that passage found in the Apostle Paul's letter to Timothy, which read "1 have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith, heuceforth there is laid up for me a crowu of life." Funeral services were held at the M. E. church last Saturday after, noon.

Another New Store. Lyon Brothers of Fairbury, were in Oketo yesterday and were taking a general look at the town The gentlemen were here, with a view of establishing a general mer chandise store and by tomorrow they will know ielllnently. If it's a go they will occupy Peter Duutz's stone building, now occupied by Robert Alves' restaurant, and the opening will take place about the middle of noxt month. Let the good work go on. It.

A. Dickinson visited over Sun day with his father in Beatrice. BRUBAKER. bridges, which the tourist can visit and return to the railway within half an hour. They are respectively 180 and 2(0 feet long, and the upper and larger is very curious.

On the beach near Santa Cruz Is a natural brldgeof imposing proportions and picturesvue formation into which the sea washes. The direct and most comfortable route to California is over the Union Pacific. Literature civing full information can be obtained by addressing II. C. Waters, Agent, Uuion Pucillc Kailroad, at Oketo, Kan.

CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of HUNTING NOTICE. No hunting allowed by day or night, with dog or gun, for game or anything else along Elm creek on nej of sec. 17, town 1, range 8. F.

A. Fulkkr. Yotce A. If. WITH NATURE'S WONDERS.

Till Tourist. Find. Much of Interett Among th. Cave, and Natural linage of California. California has numerous natural bridges, caves, of no little Interest.

The mammoth Cave of Calaveras was discovered by miners in 18j0. It contains, among other striking features, a rock shaped like a boat, and various apartments whose peculiar conformation or appurtenances have caused them to receive such names as Odd Fellows' Hall, Music Hall, Bridal Chamber, Cataract, etc. In Placer County, eight miles from the Central Pacific tract, Is the Alabaster Cave, containing large rooms, crystalline waters, and sn numerabU stalagmites, stalactites, etc. Id Tuolumne County is the Crystal Palace Cave, discovered in 1879. It has a number of attractive subterranean apartments, such as the Bridal Chamber, the Crystal Palace borne, and a 1 curious apartment called the Music Hall, where the deposits of aqueous origin not only have taken the form or organ pipes, sounding boards, ate, but they also emit, when or vibrations distinctly musical in quality.

Near this cave are two natural us to present them also all parties Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Mood. All the blood In your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes. 1 he kidneys are your blood purifiers, they filter out the waste or impurities in the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work.

Pains, aches and rheumatism come from excess of urio acid In the blood, due to nerlected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feci as though they had heart trouble, becauce the heart is over-working in pumping thick, kidney-poisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to bo considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their beginning In kidney trouble. If you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr.

Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy Is soon realized. It stands the highest for Its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases and 13 sold on Its merits by all druggists In fifty- cent and one-dollar aiz- I es. You may have a-iU sample bottle by mail nom. or Bwun-Root. free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.

Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer tt Binghamton, N. Y. Oyster Supper. The Ladies' Aid Society of the United Evangelical church of Mai-ietta will serve an oyster supper in the Marietta hall on Tuesday evening, February 10th, and at the same tine a fine assortment of their work, such as quilts, comfort, fail' cy work, will be sold to the highest bidder.

The proceeds of the supper aud the articles bold will go to the benefit of the church. Everybody is cordially invited. For Sale or Irade My house and twelve lots in Oketo, has stable aud all necessary outbuildings, has a good well, property all fenced. Wm. Doolkit.

For the greatest event of the sea son at the opera house on Saturday evening, February 14th, St. Valentine's day. Admittance free! Fine musical and literary program, with specialties by the Big Blue Male Quartette aided by Oketo's local choir. A basket social will be held in connection wiih the above. Baskets will be sold at auction, also a large stock of useful and fancy articles belonging to the Ladies Aid Society.

EVERYBODY' COM P. Oketo Band Reorganized. Steps were takeu at a public meeting held Tuesday night to perfect the reorganization of the Oketo cornet band. Over twenty have made application for membership. This affair is one in which every enterprising business man and citizen of Oketo should take an interest, aud if necessary financial assistance should not be long in forth coining.

Old Folk' Dance. The annual ball aud basket supper of the Marshall County Old Folk's Association will be held in the Oketo opera house, Wednesday night, February 4th. Admission 60 cents. Everybody come. Notice to Woodmen.

On account of import business to be transacted at the first meeting in February all neighbors of Oketo camp are requested to be present. in City Meat Market. All persons indebted to the City Meat Market will please call and settle accounts. It takes money to buy meat. N.

Brubakee, Pioprietor. George Rickell returned Wednesday from a business trip to Republic county. Having sold my meat market, and as I intend to give possession in a few days, I want all in debt to me to call and settle immediately. N. BRUBAKER, Prop..