The News-Courant from Strong City, Kansas • 4

THE NEWS-COURANT Consolidation of the Courant, Strong City News, and Elmdale Gas Jet. J. LEONARD, Editor. Published every Thursday morning Entered as second-class mail matter January 18, 1910, at the post office at Strong, Kansas, under the not of March 3, 1879. Subscription $1.00 a year.

Office over Post Office. Bell Phone Number 36. RATE CARD. Display advertisements, 10 cents per Inch. Locals and readers 5 cents per line per 18810 THURSDAY, MARCH 81 1910.

ANNOUNCEMENT. I wish to announce myself as a candidate for the office of sheriff, subject to the will of the democratic primary, August 2nd. F. R. BEEDLE.

I wish to announce myself as a candidate for the office of register of deeds, subject to the will of the republican primary, August 2nd. MRS. BERTHA E. PLUMMER. Prairie Fires.

The vicinity of Middle creek was visited by a big prairie fire last Friday. The fire escaped while farmers were burning off the pastures and the strong wind drove it from Diamond creek to Middle creek, burning off a stretch of country seven or eight miles wide. W. O. and P.

S. Thurston lost several stacks of hay and alfalfa; Peter McCullam lost hay, and considerable alfalfa was burned on Probate Judge T. R. Wells's farm. Mr.

Rheeling lost all of his feed and it is said there are miles of fences which were burned and will have to be rebuilt before stock can be put on pasture. No buildings were burned, but some of the farmers were compelled to work hard to save their barns and sheds. It seems that there were several different fires which later came together. At Hymer there was a big prairie fire on the same day. Many fences are said to have been burned there and some of the farmers report considerable damage done to their orchards.

Fruit Prospects. The prospects for a big fruit crop in Chase county this year are very good. Peach trees now in full bloom and reports from different sections of the county say the trees are well loaded with blossoms. Apple trees are beginning to blossom and will all be out in a few more days. The only thing now that is likely to stand in the way of a good fruit crop is a cold snap or killing frosts which may possibly occur in the course of the next few weeks.

The farmers say fruit trees are blooming unusually early this spring and, while the indications for fruit are very good at present, yet they are a little afraid that frosts or freezing weather may come on later. Every one is very anxious for big fruit crop as last year was nearly a complete failure. An Unnecessary Expense. There is no need of being to the ex pense of sending for a doctor in any case of pain in the stomach or colic when bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy 18 at hand. No physician can prescribe a better medicine.

For sale by The Popular Pharin acy, Cedar Point Items. John MeLinden left Thursday for Texas. Jas. Mollihan, of Wonsevu, was here trading Saturday. Mr.

Bausman, of Peabody, was here fishing last week. E. F. McQuillen, of Cottonwood Falls, was in town Friday. Parson preached a fine sermon here Sunday morning.

Pockets Erwin is now in training for the featherweight championship. Just keep your eye on Pa Goad and see if he doesn't make a bore run. Clarence Tobin and another guy from Florence are fishing east of town. C. A.

Critser, of the West Side, shipped bogs to Kansas City, Monday. Mr. Wilcox, the traveling salesman of years ago, blew in here again Friday. Henry Casper, the new barber, will move his family from Emporia here in a few days. This town is kicking for a new marshal.

Dock Kidd doesn't seem to get all the drunks. Charlie Schneider of Elmdale was here last week doing some work in the insurance line. Prof. D. A.

Elsworth, of Emporia, was here fishing last week but only caught a dollar's worth. We understand that Mr. and Mrs. C. A.

Boblits of Clements will move back here after dog days. Mr. and Mrs. Sim Huntley of Wonseva traded with Pa and "dinnered" with John Goad Thursday. Tom Scott fumigated the meat market last week and will keep the place according to Crumbine rules.

It cost John McLinden ten dollars to have a Newton doctor tell him that he had Two cracks in his head. Henrietta Holmes, of Clements, came up Saturday to take the school examination and visit Auntie Pill. Uncle Alfred Pratt and Daddy Burgess were the only boys in town that weren't out Sunday with new Easter hats. Mr. and Mrs.

Razor, of Marion, grandparents of Mrs, Chas. Lutt, of Coon creek, were here Saturday to see the pill man. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Whitlock came up from Cottonwood Falls.

last week and are visiting Carl Whitlock on Turkey creek. Ikey has just finished working out his One for sparking a Clementa girl. and Marshal Kidd has his eyes peeled for Andy Cress. Willard Lawrence run a rusty nail in his foot chasing around Clements last week and is now working out his line on the Cedar Point rock pile. Pockets Erwin had a new barber blow in from Emporia last week.

03- borne, the old one, returned to his old job on Gimlet alley, Cottonwood Falls. Carl Troyer will move into the M. E. parsonage in the near future. Carl thinks of taking out a license and making a bid for the April weddings.

Both the Lawrence girls are taking Domestic Science at the high school. Cedar Point has more fine girls than any other town of its size in the state. Fred Bichet and three other bloods came from Burns last week on a fishing expedition but being unable to find any good bait in town, they only stayed a half day. Pockets Erwin, Cliff Goad, Glen Fisher, Harvey Osborne and Walter Pinkston, each accompanied by an Easter hat, went picnicking to Turkey creek springs Sunday mor ning. The boys around the depot will be on their good behavior.

A new justice came in Friday morning and is now stopping at Squire Tom Graham's, near the railroad. The new preacher on the Strong City and Cedar Point circuit, orated at the M. E. church Sunday evening. We understand that the parson is a Drew Theolog.

He has every indication of being an educated man, has a smooth easy delivery and our impression is that he will wear. Our people, how ever, had no grouch at Parson Myers. Harvey Osborn came up from Cottonwood Falls Sunday to see his best girl and take in the picnic. This is the best place in Chase county for a wash woman. Everybody in town is awfully dirty, but they would not be if they could hire somebody to souse their clothes.

Ma still has a change left. but Tommy and the little Jones's will hike to the river Saturday. Miss Lannie Fisher gave a party Saturday evening to the old crowd of boys and girls that were on deck here two years ago, eleven of which were present. Among those present from a distance were Hazen Kendrick of Sedgwick and Frank Self of Middle creek. Mrg Fayette Park, of New Hope, gave a birthday party to her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. O. A. Whitlock, ot Cottonwood Falls, who came up last week on a visit. They were both born on March 23rd and have been married 36 years.

A number of valuable presents were received and the party ended with a post card shower. Mrs. Park is an expert cook and everybody present was loaded to the guards. An Ideal Cough Remedy, "As an ideal cough medicine 1 I regard Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in a class by says Dr. R.

A. Wiltshire, of Gwynneville, Ind. "I take great pleasnre in testifying to the results of Chamberlain's Cough Medicine. In fact, I know of no otner preparation that meets 80 fully the expectation of the most exacting in cases of croup and coughs of children. As it contains no opium, chloroform or morphine it certainly makes a most safe, pleasant and efficacious remedy for the ills it is For sale by The Popular Pharmacy.

STRIBBY CREEK. Jess Sill's brother is visiting him. Otto Frey was in Elmdale Friday. D. May and wife went to dale Monday.

Francis Frey came home from Cottonwood over Sunday. Mrs. L. J. Frey and son, Frankie, were in Elmdale a couple of days.

B. Shipman came up from Strong to visit on Stribby with L. J. Frey's. D.

May and wife took dinner with Mrs. Badger on Middle creek Sunday. The Badger boys are fixing up the big dam at the head of Stribby creek. Elvia Stowers and Silva Rider came up to Mays on Monday afternoon. Mrs.

V. Wallace visited Mrs. May and Mrs. O. Smith Saturday afternoon.

A. Hegwer and H. Oehme are building a new barn on the Bernett place. Elvia Stowers, Bess Sheldon and Nettie Badger took dinner with the May young folks on Sunday. Fire, fire every where.

Lots of feed and posts were burned and other damage done on our creek by the fire last week. Mrs. Will Stenzel and children, A. Davis and family and J. Byram and family took dinner w'th Mrs.

Badger Sunday. Good Cough Medicine for Children. The season for coughs and colds is now at hand and too much care cannot be used to protect the children. A child is much more liable to contract diphthe ria or scarlet fever when he has a cold. The quicker you eure his cold.

the less the risk. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the sole reliance of many mothers, and few of those who have tried it are willing to use any other. Mrs. F. F.

Starcher, of Ripley, W. says: "I have never used anything other than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for my children and it lina always given good satisfac tion." This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may be given 88 freely to a child as to an adult. For sale by The Popular Pharmacy, Seigle Klous of Mound Valley, Kansas, who formerly run a billlard hall in Cottonwood Falls, moved to La Junta, last week where he owns a farm. Mrs. Klous and children have been visiting her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. M. P. Strail, in Cottonwood Falls. Sad Death of Young Wife and Mother.

Chase County Leader. Mrs. J. E. Bocook of this place and Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Calvert of Elmdale returned Tuesday from Bigheart, where they were called by the death of Mr. Calvert's and Mrs. Bocook's niece. Mrs.

Orson Bocook. The latter was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

Calvert and formerly lived at Matfield, She was a beautiful young woman only twenty-one years of age and has been married but two or three years. She leaves a husband, and a baby a year old. Mrs. Bocook's death is one of the saddest we have known. Last week she was raking and burning the dry grass in her yard and, stepping too close to the burning grass, her skirts were ignited.

Before help could arrive she was so badly burned that death resulted a day or two later. Mr. Bocook is heart broken over the death of his young wife, and the motherless little babe is all he has left to com fort him. Want to Cancel Leases. Morris County Advance.

The leases on many farms secured by Mr. Shaw of Elmdale, for the purpose of developing gas wells, seems to have proven a bad investment, especially those around Helmick. A letter recently sent out to those owning farms, on which leases have been secured, offers to have the lease cancelled for the sum of $25.00. It further states that the leases have passed out of the hands of the original leasee, Mr. Shaw, and the search for gas will not be prosecuted.

We have not learned of any of those, who receiyed letters, falling over themselyes in the effort to pay the $25.00 to have the lease cancelled. Some large fish are being caught from the river. AUDITORIUM Thursday, April 7th W. F. MANN PRESENTS Miss Marie De Beau AND Miss Bess Dunlop IN TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE A Dramatization of NARY HOLMES' Famous Novel.

A BEAUTIFUL OF SOUTHERN LIFE SECOND SUCCESSFUL SEASON Speeial Scenic Produc ion Prices 25, 35 and 50c Elopement. Emporia Journal, March 28. Miss Esther Hiatt, aged 15 years, who has been a student of the High school, and Harry Jones, who is about twenty years Miss Hiatt's senior, wondertully surprised their Emporia friends yesterday by quietly stealing away to the eloper's mecca, the city of Cotton wood Falls, and setting sail on the marriage sea unbeknown to relatives or friends. The marriage of Miss Esther is the second elopement occurring in the Hiatt family in the past three years. Mrs.

George Leonard of Texas arrived last week to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Lamar, in Cottonwood Falls. For Diseases of the Skin.

Nearly all diseases of the skin such as eczema, tetter, salt rheum' and barber's itch, are characterized by an intense itching and smarting, which often makes life a burden and disturbs sleep and rest. Quick rehet may be had by applying Chamberlain's Salve. It allays the itching and smarting almost instantly. Many cases have been cured by its use. For sale by the Popular Pharmacy, Sample Waists Two Big Sample Lines of Ladies' Waists We got our wires crossed, and instead of one line of samples, received two--one from St.

Joseph and one from Chicago. This is the largest line of Waists that ever came in to Elmdale. They are samples and will be sold at wholesale prices, Ladies' Sample Waists at Wholesale Price There are all kinds. The prices range from 45c to $6.00. The $6.00 kind are hand embroidered on linen.

Ladies, you ought to see them. This line is larger than our local trade demands and we are going to offer the return of your railroad fare from any town in the County where your purchase from us in any line, amounts to $5.00, or over. Customers from other towns are requested to come on other days than Mondays or Saturdays, as it will assure better service to you. L. B.

Breese General Merchandise and Drugs Main Street, Elmdale, Kansas.