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3 r. ELMDALE, CHASE COUNTY, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 15, 1901. VOL 2. NO 19. THE ELMDALE tales of Cown and County.

T- ST- ST. ff- tf. l- S- ff One of tho surest signs of spring is the advent of tho "Werrie Willie." Elmdalo is seldon botherd with tramps, but one who started out on his regu L. B. BREESE.

Breese A programme of tho Epworth League Groupe meeting is pub-' lished in another column of today's paper. The meeting will be in session this afternoon and evening. Everybody invited to attend. Willard Kline came up from Strong City last Saturday and Dealers in Vi ill BUY A DRUG STOCK. Gus.

Sohimpff and W. E. Hara-dor lias purchased a drug store at Burns, Kansas, and loft last Monday for that place to take charge of tho business. While Mr. Ilnrador is pretty well up in drugs, ho does not claim to be a registered pharmacist, but saw at a glance there was a splendid opening at Burns for that line of business if properly conducted.

Burns is today the best trading point in Marion county, and if the people of that enterprising little city will give the boys the proper encouragement they will build up a business that the city and conin. unity will have just cause to feel proud. This may come as a surprise to our readers, but not more so than it was to tlio boys when they found they were the owners and proprietors of a drug sture. Drugs and Merchandise. WALL PAPER CLEARANCE SALE.

In order to make or our Spring Stock we will offer what is on hand in this line atbaugain prices, would it not be policy to anticipate your wants and purchase now for spring house cleaning. Breese Gray, Leading General Merchants and Druggists. Elmdale, Kansas. lb Vi vi viz vw. Don't forget to where you can do tlie best, is our advice to you when you decide to buy Drugs, but you must also take ever) thing in to consideration.

What we want Of the People who arc in need of anything chance. people" If we cannot prove to buy of, it will be You have n. "rit)uu win uuy your goous, anil want you bear in mind that wc guarantee satisfaction on all (joints, and our prices are right. We have Confidence in your ability to know a good thing when you see It, and we propose to convince you that it is to your best interests to buy your Drugs of ENLOW Druggists. Remember we are rxclitsivc Druggists, therefore give all our time and attention to the care, preparation and dispells, ing of Drugs.

J. W. GRAY. Sc. Gray, (0 buy in our line.

Is to rive us a to von that wc are the "richt our fault. I Our Method Of Doing i Elmdale, Kansas. jj Tlio sick folks are improving. Washington's birthday, February 22nd. Say; tho shoes at Breese Grays nro selling at half price.

Win. Newley was nil Elmdale visitor from Clements last Monday. All kinds of job work done at Tlio Reporter office ut living prices. The home-talent play will probably be given on Saturday evening March Ilrd. J.

S. Doolittlo has added his name to our roll of puid-in-ad-vance subscribers. James Dickson was on the Kansas City market last Friday with a car of sheep. Hear Prof. Oles at the K.

of P. hall next Wednesduy evening. Admission, 25 cents. Considering how mean men can be they deserve credit for being as good as they The dance at Clements last evening was well attended and a pleasant time is reported. J.

L. Bashor was doing business in Strong City and Cottonwood Falls last Wednesday. R. S. and D.

W. Wood of Strong City, were inElmdale last Saturday looking ufter stock business. There isn't a vacant house in Plnidale, which is a pretty sure sign that it isa good town to live in. The snowdrifts in some of the lanes near town are quite large and travel is somewhat retarded. It will pay you to over our odds and ends in shoos, which we are offering at price.

Breese tiray. Harold Blackshere returned last Monday from a week's visit with friends at Kansas City and Emporia. A. W. Dean has joined the family of Reporter readers, Roy Wood of Strong City ulso enroll ed his name last Saturday.

Frank Gamer hm rented the house recently vacated by B. F. Oxley and family, and expects to move to town about March 1. Tallies vnn lire cordmllv invit ed to come and inspect our new line ol Early bprtng ImkxIs. Jkppuky Bkoh.

Mr. Oxley, who was in tin? drug business at Florence a year ago and moved to Elmdale, is now moving to Wichita. I'ealxidy News. Frank Arnold, horse and mulo buyer of Toledo township, spent several days in this vicinity the tirst of the week looking for stock. Beginning with the first cold weather, thei are some people who never get their hands washed clean until the warm days of spring.

Remember the poor during the cold weather, and provide them with food and clothing. It is not enough to remember them in prayers. Fred Harvey, lnaugurator and manager of the Sanlu Fo eating houses, died at his home in Leavenworth, Kansas, last Saturday morning. F. H.

Winters and family are now located in the Chits. Wright property In the north part of town, having moved to town on Thursday of last week. A number of sleds and sleighs were brought into use during the recent cold spell. count ed ut least a dozen ut one ti mo on the streets last Saturday. B.

I. Jeffrey of Edgorton, Wisconsin, arrived here last Tuesday morning in answer to a telegram announcing the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. Win. Jeffrey. A very good elephant may bo purchased in Siam for twelve dollars, und yet it costs some men in Elmdalo twice that sum to see tlio quadruped every time, they go to) Kansas City.

Messrs. und Mesdams A. J. Beveriin und A. H.

Upton und little son spent Sunday with friends inCleinents. Theydrofe down in a sleigh, and report a very pleusunttitne. Miss Moftit was down from Emporia lust Monday making arrangement to open up her millinery store. She will occupy the Joo Jeffrey building, just east of Klein a hardware btore. There will be a Basket Social at the Dluckshcre sdn .4 house Friday ovenmif, February 22.

The proceeds to lie used in purchasing an fur the school. Everybody invited to come. lar tour a little earlier than usual drifted into town with the recent i snow storm and made his usual plea at the back doors for a bite to eat. We hate to refuse a man a little something to eat, but as long as you feed those worthless tramns they will pay regular visits to your place. The ground hog is about as big a failure as a weather prophet as the goose-bone and the corn husks.

The little animal failed to soo his shadow in this locality on February 2, and yet spring lacks a whole lot of being upon us. The heavy snow of tw weeks ago still remains with us and the mercury in the thermometers has a tondahcy to linger alxiut the zero point. The roads, which have been in the best of condition nearly all winter, aro now in bad shape and almost impassable. Rev. MoKonzio has arranged for a high-class concert to bo given by Prof.

G. W. Oles, the great American Violinist, assisted by the best local talent, on Wed nesday evening, February 2i at K. of P. hall.

This entertainment is given under the auspices of tho M. E. church, and everyone should hike advantage of this opporunity to hoar one of the greatest artists of our time. Prof. Oles comes to us highly recommended, and you are sure to enjoy a rare treat.

On Saturday night of last week John Wilson, now of Wichita, was married io Miss Anisett Varner of Strong City. They were lo have been uitirried last Christmas, but on the day set for Unwinding Wilson mysteriously disappeared, and for a time it was thought that ho had suicided. A few days since Wilson returned -as inistciously as he disaeared and renewed his engagement with Miss Varner and surprised "lir friends by getting married last Saturday night. The home of Mr. and Mrs.

F. Gunter was the scene of a pleasant social gathering on Wednesday night of this week. The invasion wus tho celebrating of the birthday anniversaries of Mr. Gunter and I. D.

Rider, and a large number of their neighlmrs and friends came to hob) them celebrate. The evening was passed in music, games and agon'Miil good time. An elegant supper was served at a seasonable hour, to which all did ample justice. Mr. Gunter is just turning his forty-second year, while Mr.

Rider is six years his senior. It wus quite late when their guests took their departure, wishing them many happy returns. Did you get a valentine? I should say we did, they began pouring in ubout Wednesday! noon and every mail brought us from ton to twelve, until re ceived enough to paper a six room delling house. W0 were afraid would bo forgotten, but judging from the number of valentines we received still have a few friends left. The practice of sending valentines was not confined to the younger people, but was indulged in by the older ones, and considerable amusement was derived from the fad.

Many eomicaj ones were sent anil jiceivfd, yet overtone took them in good part and tried to play even with soininne else. The at tention of our readers is called to the advertisement of Win. L. Wood Sons, which appears in this issue of The lie-porter, and epecially to tho stockmen and farmers who desire to stock their farms with registered and high grade Hereford cattle and Berkshire hogs. They can fill all orders for stock in any numlx'r from one to one hundred, and would be glad to correspond with parties in regard to carload lots.

Their stock farm is located six miles north of Strong City, and if you aro interstod in high-grade stock it will pay you to make a visit to their place. All communications in regard to the stock, price and terms of shipment will be cheerfully answeri-d. They breed and raise all their own stock and when you buy of them you know just what you are getting. Young stock for sale at all times. For further particulars call on or address Roy S.

Wood, Munager, Strong City, Kansas. IDr.Fctincr'yROl.DFN PFUEF1 ii INFLAMMATION M.fi 1 1 in tif i -hi nil ih i.e i I -l'l frYiun i l. i lr "CVililn." Fornh; FrvT3, ANY PAIX INKIIlK 0H OUT I I III tinrlv I bvlA lrt. In. U.

tt "Mil Ufc. r. For Kule by kluu Kan. I uu'l Win, llumplou A C'Ioiiii ul. spent Sunday with his family.

He has a good position in a blacksmith shop at that place and may decide to move there at some future time. U. S. Grant Post No. 201 G.

A. R. held a regular communication at the K. of P. hall last Saturday, but owing to the bad weather the meeting was not as largely attended as it would have been otherwise.

Notwithstanding the fact that last Saturday was ii most disagreeable day the merchants report a heavy trade. Country people from all parts of the county were in town laying in their regular supplies. The late snow storm was pre dicted by Weather Profit Hicks, and it arrived on schedule time. He now predicts another heavy storm about the lHth or 20th of this month, so don't start to plowing for garden for a few days yet. We noticed Jim Gloyd in town last Saturday, which was the first time we have seen him for two months, and wo have about come to tho conclusion that there is some truth in the story that he hasn been outside the house this winter.

Mrs. Wm. Jeffrey, who has been quite sick for several days, is reported to be some better. She is suffreing with heart trouble and la grippe, and for one at her advanced ago it is rather doubtful if she will ever regain her usual good health. Miss Theresa Tillippii, who came here last summer to attend Mrs.

S. M. WomI during hersick-ness, and who is known to quite a number of people in Klmdale, has gone to) Kalida, to) accept a position as a nurse in the R. G. ruihoad hospital.

The weather prophet says that spring will open up in all itsglory in a few days, but we have let our coal pile diminish so uiany times on the strength of his prophecies they will have to show us this time, and we don't expect to be caught planting potatoes for some time yet. Charles K. Haglund and family returned last Monday from a ten day's visit with his parents at Burdick, Kansas. They will probably leave on Tuesday of next week for California, where Mr. Haglund goes in search of work, unless something should turn up here in the meantime.

ioooooocococcooooooooon MONEY TO LOAN. 8 Cheapest Money in the state on farms. R. 0. MORRIS, Emporia, Kansas.

On or about March 1st. The Roporter will move into its new home in the Chits. Wright building, were we expect to remain, for some time at least. We have waited for almost a year to secure a suitable location, and at last we have been rewarded. To our friends who enjoy the novelty of moving we exto-nding a cordial invitation to call on us when we move our presses, etc.

Miss Lena Join's, a full blood Creek Indian girl arrived here one day last week from the Indian Territory and will make her home with W. A. Wood and fami ly, Miss Jones has boon attending school for a number of years und has taken to our ways quite naturally, and from her appearance and actions very few people would recognize her as an Indian girl. The snow storm was general ull over Kansas, and in the southern part it was accompanied by considerable rain, which will bo of great benefit to tho wheat. Tho wheat fields in this county in many pluces had begun to turn yellow and needed moisture badly, but with the heavy fall of snow the prospects of a big crop next year never looked more promising.

From all indications it very probable that the Kansas City fast mail will be put on aguin in the near future. When this train was taken off thii turd, it was the intention to have the 1 California Limited to do work, but with the heavy equipments it is impossible for thw I train to mnko the time, anil In all probabilities the fast mail will be put on again between Kansas City and Wichita. Cash Does The Business! J. F. Shelley, II.

PHYSICIAN ASD SURGEON. EYES TT.STEP 1'OU GLASSES. Elmdale, Kansas. Have Your Building Done By S. D.

THOMAS A I) ELMDALE, KANSAS. The Palace Hotel E. ,1. OAMKK, Proprietor. The hotel la equipped with the luteal mid mid inoKl modern ImprovmeulB.

Hutti rooina hi connection. Special Accommoflations For Commercial Men. HATES. I.OO uiul 1.23 I'EU DAY. YOU AIIEXEXT AT B.

C. I 1o Flrst-cliiss work al the following Hair cut Kliiivhiu 1SHMIMM Hew funm ...25 ccnti. ...10 ct-ntN. ....10 n-ii m. cculi.

Razors Honed for 25 cents. Cull mnt tec me. Elimluk. Kuutui, STOP AT THE Grai Central Hotel, COTTON WOOD FAIXS, KAS. The entire houaehiia Intel heen eleana-ed.

rcfurnlshi-il nud eipiipprd with nil the modern ronveuieneea. Speeitd nl-tenlion puid to cniiinuTcial tnuiaientk. HATES I'EU DAY .1. II. WmiiKiiu, l'rop.

to A. J. STEWART Tonsorial Artist Tor anuMith ahnva and nobby liulreut. I'olite ttentntent und satisfaction uuiiriiiili'ed. Your patronage retpuctfully aoliilted.

lil.MDAI.F, KANSAS The Commercial Main Street Near Depot, ELMDALE. KANSAS. C. F. WRIGHT, Proprietor.

Rates $1 per. Day. Heals and Short Orders At All Hours. 1 hey immediately sot about rearranging the stock, and secured a competent man to look after the prescription department. V.essrs.

ShimplTand Harader left here last Saturday morning with the intention of finding some kind of a business location, yet the line which they have taken up was then farthest from their minds. The boys are shrewd and coservativo business men and we do not hesitate to predict for them a prosperousunder-taking, and we heartilycotnmond them to tho people of that community. Wo are sorry to lose Mr. ShimpfT and family from our city, ulso Mr. Harader, and their many friends hero will wish them well in their new home.

Teddy Outdone. Earl Blackshere Is destined to become a rivalof Theodore Roose velt, and is gaining almost as much notoriety as Mrs. Nations. Ijist Tuesday morning Earl demonstrated the fact that ho was entitled to gubernatorial honors by bringingdownalargo coyote ut adistance of 1200 yards at least that's tho way tho story runs, A number of coyotes havo been seen hanging about the Clover Cliff ranch for the past few duys, and Dr. Blackshere madourruuge- monts to accompany the men last Tuesday morning when they went out to feed tho stock, and try and get a shot at the coyotes, but Karl got onto the arrangements, und while the doctor was peacefully slumbering, he stole forth in the still hours of the night in search of the coveted prize.

After tramping ull over the west portion of this county and ubout half of Marion ho was rewarded by finding one of the animals laying in straw stuck, where it had boon driven by the storm und laid frozen to death. Ho shouldered his game and tar ted for homo with as much dignity as the Manila hero, and forthwith issued invitations for a grand iMi.iquot, and it is need less to say that Karl was somewhat disapiMiinted when the women folks informed him that a coyote was not good to eat. Business Changes. Mrs. Jennie Akers has sold her stock of groceries and notions to F.

H. Winters, the ileal having bconelosod last Wednesday. Mr. Winters will remain where ho is for the present, and extends an invitation to all old customers, as well us new ones, to call und soo him, lie will carry a complete stock of staple and fancy gro ceries which he will sell at live! 1 win li-t 11. ii The postoltieo ill moved to tho building now occupied by The Reporter on or alxiut March 1st.

and The Reorterill go into its new quarters in the I 'has. Wright building. Good business houses areata just now und there seems to bo a scramble for suitable locutions. Wo ulso uiidciistuud that Wjl Frank will branch out in his line of trade, and bus almost closed a deal with E. H.

Beck for his meat market and will move into the room now occupied by the latter in a few days. The building will 1st overhauled and the people of Elmdalo will receive the benelits of a first class meat market. There is some rumor of another restaurant being started in Elmdalo ut an early date. Man's Ingenuity. By calling at J.

R. Jeffrey's store and seeing his new Sewing Mai nnes, on which he has a copy-rilit, jou will see ingenuity, mechanism, skill and durability combined with beauly. Standard head, drop head, automatic und cuUoeU, Indies, don't buy until you see them. In looking over our sales of the past year we find that our Cash Sales have been larger than for years, which has been very satisfactory to us, and in the future we shall adhere to the Cash System as much as possible. We pay Cash for all of our goods, and when sold on the same basis we can and will meet any and all prices.

Come in and figure with us and we will save you money on Hardware, Lumber, Building Material or anything in our line. Yours for Business, CHAS. KLEIN, aaa, RATIS 1 ilii hum sum itti.iiutio- i 1W Is to buy the best, keep the best this method that has brought to We can please you in anything in the Genera! ZTEJ- 0. and recommend the best. It is our store a permanent, desirable -patronage.

Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions Merchandise line, and you will foul our prices right, lluy of us and you will be satisfied. Sessonahle Goois Arriving Almost Daily. JEFFREY BROS..