The Vliets Echo from Vliets, Kansas • 1

I fi 1 1 ii ii 0 Vol. HI. VL1ETS, MARSHALL COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, March 7, 1902. ii). hi oooooooxoooookxooooook The Fire Show us another community where its people are as liberal, kinji to one another and so willing to go down in anotiier ana so wmmg to go aown i3 An Opportunity L-rij m- OCAL JS WS.

to their pocket-booKS and contribute ft VVe Have a Fine Line of to unfort unate ones, and we will show 4 To Carlson Olson's Fine Shops Earned to the Ground Last Sunday Insurance. Good a Anderson 'a. flour r.t, J. B. Marshall's.

Dry Goods, Shoes, Felt Boots, Underwear, Overshoes, Groceries, Save Smoke No. cigar ana be happy you a good place to live. Tha people of Vliets are not tight-fisted by any means, find whenever money is being raised for a good cause, our people have no hesiteney in do-irg their duty. Vliet.s people are all members of the O. O.

which typifies Order Of Good People. Yes, we are truly thiinkful tliat we live in Mich a community. Such acts of kindness as have been shown on every tnd during the past week will be as "I.re'jd cast; upon the water." People Show Their I "yal Spirit By Contributing to the Amount of $645 C.us lleieker was in town yester- Us; The farmers are sowing oats in fall LUst. MONEY! AH new goods! ft0 Baits to offer, Jbut honest goods at hcnest prices. 1: tin'' b.

rool Chss. Foltz on his brun. ill with Last Sunday morning at about two o'clock the cry of fire aroused our citizens. At that hour Will Morton noticed from his room in the hotel that the west side of Carlson Olson's blacksmith shop was oa. fire, The alarm was given and in a short time a lorge crowd was on the scene, 6 Tom Robinson is very pneumonia.

DIED. Mr. Van Buren Thomas died at his 1 Unlph Hybsumnnn, of Seneca, was in town Sun-lav. home norih of Vermillion on Satur-Idav mornirg, 2, 19o2, aged 0. F.

ANDERSON, 'os on tennis flannel at An- Mr. Thomas hud beenjThe fire faad gained guch headway Cut pr i r-on i (10 years, iskk of pneumonia lor several i 1 I -I Hi Kickard has and a "ao to extinguish it were fruitless. On r(. against Ms recovery. iie 5 in a very criOal condition.

VLIETS, KANSAS. you are thinking of buying. Hardware, Implements, Tinware, Stoves, Paints, Oils, born near Columbia, and eat of tais shop was a small and WKOOSOCOOOOKX)XKMOCOOC 0KKK)0K00-00-ChOKK'0-0K after living there for a number of building used for a ware room and i tr, k-m- A boy was born to Mr. Tli os. rouse, icoainouse A tew leet rurtner to GEO.

F. WALKER, Cashier JOHN T. LAMB, Pn-s. Arr.old made a business trip srs and settled on the farm north of the east staoJ t)ld wooj 8h0p, fitteJ to apid. last Friday nlht.

I Vermillion where maty happy years throu hout with the lliteat and up to. THE date machinery for their lineof ork. otverified iiir) were spfni 10 inuui.iou were lx rn twelve cinldrn and all are J. T. O'l rien shii.jied a car of cattle from tli's place last Monday r.i-ht.

touav. Thorn-is was a This building, too, was soon enwrap- BANK TATE 'nihil wlo livpd a good, honorable life with two collsrs if any did. lie was an ex Fine dr fur 'K'c. at Amlerotrs. cellent jieLhbor, kind to his family, and wf.s id in high esteem by Or in fact anything to be found in a first class hardware store, Hans Ji hauled l.w corn 1o Of Vliets, Kansas.

ai.d Vednesd-iy VJ'fts Oil of tills week. DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINES3- Iw'uo knew him. Funeral services jv.ert: held in the Chrisiian cliurch Vermillion, Sunday, at 2 o'clock where a large crjwd assemb- I Nesrotiate Farm Loans on the Most favorable terms Arthtir Rrice, tli" young ar.d Organized ped in flames, Ve little was saved from the building as the crowd was making a desperate to put out the fire. A few few feet east of the wood shop is the livery barn. Had the bam caught fire practically the whole town would have been destroyed.

Men fought the red demon until they were almost exhausted, and at times it loosed very discouraging and that their efforts would be in vain. The wind was quite strong from the northwet which made matters worse. It looked as though the burning if the livery barn was inevitable, prm" cigar man of T-'ue was to pay their last respect to a mar. in town, We.inedv. i ho hud made the world better for Capital Surplus and Undivided Profits, April 1898.

IS INSURED AGAINST BURGLARY AND HOLD-UPS If i -S ft V-J Si 1 V. .1. Marshiill F.eloit flour. Y.vvy lK.u,ewife knows the i. Mali cf this i lived.

Rev. spoke words to the stricKen family, after which the Masons took charge of the services and at the grave thry ci, duet-d their beautiful and impressive burial ceremony. tJyinpHihy is extended to the be-reaed wife, brothers and sisters. We are gcing to 2 a strong'bldforpyour spri: he ringwus here. A previou-- t-fTcct that I-- .1 lire hcr -bv viith.lr.iwn Sells Money Orders, payable in all parts "of the Country.

The cheapest and most convenient form of remittance; nothrhg crn be safer. Will furnish tvery facility and accomodation consistent with sout'd banking. Directors. vV Eoftrvsox, T. Lamb, N.

P. Rosvall, i att Jay Smith. K. A JIechsner. Geo Walker.

Implement trade by making the right prices. We would be pleased to shaw you our line of but for the almost superhuman efforts of our good citizens the town was A number from tills place th funeral of Mr. Thomas in Vermillion afternoon. "Word comes to this office thai Death claimed another from this family. This time it is mother.

She saved. Velb wi'l trench hislat sr 1 Kfimjr Sty ii ...1 1w.ii lr.f-i-.rl n-iii i i Ii 1 lit.ir Cutters. comi to IjOmi.t- mon er.ee Land Wednesday afternoon. May lnv morning. WTOlffWUf WW WW WW this stricken fiu'iily look to their Maker in these hours of distress.

1 1 1 1 i 1 9 'i 1 I 1 T'i 'Viiyis Ilclio" cigar will be on the nmrket soan. Taylor it Magill sire at work ki the new brand. 1, The fire is supposed to have originated from a forge. Carlson Olson thought that part of their icsutun'je still in force, but they were sadly disappointed when they learned that the policies had expired only a few weeks ago. Their loss is about 1,800.

It was indeed discouraging to these two young men as th(y have worked hard and conducted a business which has been a credit SA Sentiments of Postmaster Morton, frein the 1 oslmaster'B Guide: "i'd rather shovel nilphur down in Toj het for a f-ptll, I'd rather tend The Concert Company wi! render their p-ogram in the Vtnuil Town Hall tonight. Call and Examine Goods ROSVALL BROS. oin ja furtiace in (he southeast end of Vi-- Anna Leupold returned well, I'm a deacon in the vestry class and p'raps I'll stop at that, Hut I'm Chicago this morning. She saw the great I'rinve Henry while there. to our town.

In less than six hours pretty mighty tired of the job that I am at I'm at work for Uncle Sam after the finest shops in Marshall Did It Ever Occur to You? That if Ycu Are Not Already a Customer at" this store, you are loosing, and if you are, that you are profiting thereby? What has become of the old fashioned woman who didn't believe hens would lay unless nest eggs were left them Blacksmith and Wagon Shops. county hal been reduced to ashes, a paper was in circulation and aid was asked for. Two hours work showed that oyer had been subscribed Lickin' stamps and sayin' pam Aging things about the us'ne. I'll confess it, yes I am. For I hadn't no Idee hat a pesky thing 'twould be To run a country oilier so's to keep stra 1 blaze face sorrel mare colt, 2 yrs old, weight 7' lbs.

Notify Henry Johnson, FranKfort, Sev- e'm pleased with me. The farmers and most of the amount paid come in and want their mail 'bout era! gave $2o and everyone was will I Have several teams of yojn tt o'cloeK at night; Then to Solicits the patronage of the public when in need of anything la their lice. Groceries, horses and mules for sale. I larun tee my stock to be sounu. J.

T. r.rr.KE. ing to aid these deserving young men in their great loss. Monday morning they started to re-build, and next week new machinery will be installed and the shops plca-e the patrons the carrier leaves 'fore light, And so I have to sit and wail and gottiihout my rest To shift the mail that's coming east and send it kitin' west. And davtimes all the We make's "pecialty oi making Shoes, I hat fow jiYiniire i ousneis oi Ml Texas Oats.

If you pure jii farmers round they get as as. sin be bigger and bet ter than ever. 4. .1 1- 1 .1 ra fs 4 Patent Medicines. will need seel oats, please leave your order ai once.

S- tune nappeu rounu An eiirht horse-power gasobne engine cannot fino I calculate from has teen bought, which will do befc- 1 1 a. ilS.ao.kJ Milis came hnroe from Cen- they say that ev'ry critter feels my ter service than the steam power. tru'ia SaHir.lay. She bad ex-1 ought to star there day and nights poseJtothc rnecsels there recently go without my meals. I cannot i very sick with them.

be a lark by day and be an owl by Oscar Fo ceno-r. ard Victor Swan- niont. And blamed if I can a vester- stone and dull my arpetite. For a'l and ifyoii need any work in this line, it wiirpay you tossps Our machinery is run by steam, which en-. ables us to do ycur work at very'loTf'prices While the loss by this fire has been very heavy, yet those who have suffered by it can congratulate themselves that they live iu a community where people are and kind-keart-ed to one another.

the stuff a man would esin a stavin' where thev have been fttending feiS v- A They came buck for spring work. Remember Anderson flour is the best E. W- BROWN, toere year Would hardly fat a wad enough to st uff a monkey's ear. They thinK I read the postal cards if secrets trickle out-TiiLy think that I'm the guilty one and flail me hot and stout, And if a letter doesn't come a they think it otmht They intimate I've eaten it, wirti loud and scornful snort. And hidging from the way The concert under the management of Miss Nellie YVood worth was given in the M.

K. church Saturday evening. Although the night Segerh. vr.FT of Galveston, i. tick 1W.T.B iOIlbOIidl about as stormy and dark as it could I he wpll fniprl tiriiise listpned to the will preach in the Lutheran cln.r -h next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and in the evening at 7 J.

Candies and Cigars Dealer in. program, which ws, carried out without a break of any kind. Many expressed themselves as being highly pleased with. the concert and that it was better than they bad expected. I carry the finest line in toTra.

I nut i 7iR Jellison ai.d another gen-1 whose nsK-e we did i.ot learn left ysterday ior their home in Brown county, feter viciting ttO a wck wiii: relatives in this vicinity. Don't forget me wherHnneed of anything in my ihe. 1 I if am here to please the public. (: John Osborn is now occupying the store building vacated by D. Granger.

Mr. Osborn has put in a nice assortment of dry goods and groceries. J. II. Marshall remains at ihe od sir nd.

COAL, and SEEDS they say, "'Now won't you look again?" And kep me nosin', peekin' round inside thit office pen, They thinK that I tribute mail with eyes bunged up, or that I cutf it, up. and fan it round that office with a bat. Oh, I want to dump the ofrle? oh, I'm achin' to Hut there uin't man will take it, and I g. less it's safely mine. I was thinking I would drep ii fhv.t 'Vr up get out get rid I was asKing the inspector what would happen if 1 did.

And he- said they'd come and nab me, luck me up and let me lie. And quite pron'ly I would stay thtre 'till iny time arrived to die. But I've iust about coil-eluded that I'd rather star in jail Than be sassed and jawed and at by the folks who come for maii Burke ThomDSon. ji .7. W.

Top 'is? h'is received from the hetd d' of the Royal Neighbors, a draft for $1,000 in full payment of amouut due him and his two n-, iron that insurance company on account of bis wife's devith. W. Ii. S.nith and family havemov into II. Bottger's building which was recently owncJ by Mrs.

Van Horn. 1 has recovered from the attack of Oklahoma lever and has decided that Vliets is good enough for him. tit -rt IGHEST MARKET PRICfc PAID FOR EVERYTHING IN MY LINE. Miss Vertie DeWalfc came down from Centralia Saturday- to be present at the concert hero that night. She was entertained at the Root home and juried to Centralia WW ii -PIPINGS, GASOLINE ENGINES, Call and See me before selling.

John Watson says he was only pat 3" For Information see T. 'Burke. I'm, at work for Uccle Sam And. a ching an old buggy curtain when the Geo. Van Vliet bought; a fine large mule from a man by the name oi Edwards south of Irving- last week.

A Olaen, of is visit- ing his brother, Dr, O.lsen, man must be a lamb For to run, a 1.. The Vliets Echo, $1 per i i If, 7 fourth-class ofSce without getting so's to dam-r-Age his soul beyond rer pair, For things, I tave to beas him at woik. Ths Eiho le tby Kpoiogies to John and we tL'in't the yaurg ladies should do i 83 such stxiries are rui.nuus W. F. Robinson of Fovtawatomie-' CCH0-00C0-C Job Work At" ihe Echo Office Always Elf res I'pFcr Yilcis Ecstlvitle tcact Are tough enough, by Judy, for to, Sundaed in Vliets.

make a deacon ewear." j. Call, for cay cov.pox.? a.t,And,prsor. vdom can's ftanoing. i.