The Evening News from Girard, Kansas • 4

r- CHKHOKEE. A Steel Range For a Guess. The Time WasT The INDEPENDENT NE VS will give a $45.00 Superior Steel Range to one of its patrons in May 1904. Kmi'i lln Soiitlnt'l Maude Dillard, cf Fort Scott ih ihitinn lu-r brother, J. E.

Dillard thf li u4iiU-- K. A. Brumlage is attending the Implement Men' convention at Kan-; Cuy litis week. Mia I etii-l Oarribon returned to tier home Woltut Wednesday, Hftra tveuk'a visit with Mrs L. The ujcmb'ersot the rural telephone coo) puny are all busy putting up the Before another week wV can hello out' in the country price- sold the goods when the cheapest regardless of quality.

The Range is a Superior, and equal to any on the market and are sold and warranted by Higgle Snlli-van. Guessing Begins The Time IS ui'iout night miles. The line will be con licet ed with the city exchange. January 1, 1004 The range will be given to the first person making the closest guess to the number fill rsif I of erains of corn contained in a two quart glass jar at the INDEPENDENT NEWS office. One guess will be allowed for each dollar paid 10 the NEWS office bttweeii the dates named.

At present the range may be seen at Higgie Sullivan's but later will be on exhibition the NEWS office. Coupons will be furnished at the NEWS office or you. u.ay cut them from the paper, but do not fill in the time lank at the bottom. GUESS COUPON. My guess on the number of grains of corn in the two- when people will not buy such sllwTdy goods, but with a little more money aTa bettef educated taste, demand, furniture that is well made and stylisftr furniture that is both useful and ornamentaL i That's why our store does an immense business each and every year! We have the goods the people want.

If you have not been trading with us so much the worse -for you. Try us once anyhow and if we dont hold you as a fixed customer wevill thinlt strange of it. Say, do you want a right nice rocker for $1.85, Next week we will give you a 'Spiel" on chairs. See what we will do for yoa. We are Yours.

There will be about sixteen subscri- V. 4 titers. i (J. P. Norton' and wife and Miss Bessie Bolitik visited at the Shannon home near McCune, the first of the week.

Joint liubof, who wao sick at the parsons Ja9t week, was brought home tbe first of the week. He is still quite sick. Frank Halley, a shot firer was killed and bis partner was fatally in-jurert by a shot breaking through into ihe room where they were at work, at a unite two miles south of Scam-moo on Monday. A paper is being passed around and is being signed by Republicans indorsing the formation of a Roosevelt and Hoch club. So far only two Republicans have expressed themselves as being Bailey men.

This township will pend a Hoch delegation to the county convention. The politicians need Dot fix things this year as they did two years ago. The rural voters are going to help 'do lliaC We'bVlieve tiiat a Hoch delegation will go from this county to the slate convention. quarts is grains, and is to be counted in those ontestin fori lie 5T1.EL RANQE. 1 Month Day Hour Further information will be furnished by the Independent News.

Go OOP ER'S I i to 3 for meats of all kinds, at all times and at LOW PRICES. Highes market price paid for 1 T' When You Build, Build Well. ARCADIA. rnniillwHiH-onl. Henry Vox and baby, Inez, have been quite sick but are much better at present.

Miss Maud Carter, who has been critically ill'lfor several weeks, is reported Hcticr. Butcher's Stock and Hides. 3 South Side Square, Girard, Kansas. HilltJUIiitUUiJUlUWliiUiillJilllUHiUiliilUUiUalUillUUK Sou may ham an ercellent foundation, and the best cbmui and yd fail to ytt suiostahliai J'tior war mntrrinl.il used. That does'nt vav.

You soon rearet your Geo. Green and wife entertained Arthur WiUner of West Plains, mistaken economy. I hindle all grades of lumber, and all other building materials, Let Me figure onY our Bills before You Buy Missouri, last week, Thos. Ourran, who recently sold his farm at $100 per acre, will go to GEO. IV CRAWFORD Texas in a short time The at the Hay nes.

Coal GIRARD, KANSAS. Northwest Corner Square, Co's shaft, exploded last week, but fortunately no one was injured. Want to Take aDrive? Mrs. Dobbins and Mrs. Strecker and grandson.

Juhns Pasley, spent Sunday afternoon w.th George Green Either for Business or Pleasure, see STAY AT HOME AND FREEZE Or go to California where you can pass the winter under conditions that leave nothing to be desired which will you do? Go to Cailifornia? Good! The way to go is via the Rock Island System. Through standard and tourist sleeping cars daily from Kansas City and Topeka t5 Los Angeles and San Francisco. Alf meals in dining car. Golden State Limited in service beginning Dec. 21.

Handsomest train crossing the continent. Steam heated electric lighted, new from end to end. Runs over the shortest line between the Missouri river and Southern California. If you are figuring on going to California, don't fail to obtain a copy of our book "The Golden State." Worth its weight in silver to anyone who has never been to the Pacific coast. Sent on receipt of six in stamps.

wife. Miss Ruth E. Louthan is making a two weeks visit with brother and Ed ore parent ther a weeks visit in Topeka hen she will return to Ft. Scott. The iveryman.

W. W. Marshall left Tuesday morning for Montier, Missouri, where he will take charge of a stock Elder J. H. Speer will preach, at farm, belonging 10 Frisco Conductor Underwood.

He will "return the last the Christian church in McCune on Friday uiight. All arc cordially vited to coaie out and hear him. doubt make business1 lively in the little town in Western Kansas. Mrs. Laura B.

MeKinney, died at her home in Leioy, January ,20, at 8:30 p. of typhoid- of the week for his family. A STEWART, General Agent, Kansas City, Mo. Miss May Parsons of Iowa camp is very low with pneumonia fever. pneumonia, afler a lingering illnews.

An infant child died of diptheria in Yale and was buried here Wednes- Us day' afterno6n. 5 Arthur Carpenter, of came Monday night to spend Short time with home folks. A Gas Well 250 Feet Deep; Miss Chandler came down from Miss Mary. Allen visited nil week with her parents at Mound Valley. Miss Allen cr.u row be found at her accustomed place in i'l'UtoxV store.

Edgar Garrison is nowja Parsoni engaged in the grocery business, having purchased nn interest in store on west Johnson. Wm. Beck-mnn, his broihor-in-kw is his par( -nor. While in Girard Monday wc dinner'wlth an old friend, Rush, proprietor cf the Hnber Hold. Mr, Rush is one of the few popular hotel men in Kansas.

He sets a meal fit for a Kin and rankes everyone at home. Kansas City and' spent a few days with her parents before they moved. There is a meetinc called at Mil McCUNE. From Francis Roese speut Sunday in Parsons. J.

W. Peak was doing business in McCune Tuesday. Howard Goodner was up from Mineral the first of the week. Mr. G.

been visiting Parsons' for the past ten days. He. was home on a visit this week. Dr. Walker, our popular dentist, spent Sunday, with friends in Cherokee where he was formerly in business.

Postmaster Garvey and Committeeman Gregg wont to Girard Saturday to atteud the meeting of the Coiuii Central Committee. leis hall Tuesday night to be ad; dressed bv acents interested in free homes in Canada. 1 or any other kind makes no difference when you have a BUCKEYE FORCE PUMP. 1 have these and several other kinds of pumps, gas pipe fittings, sinks, bath tubs and the most complete' line of building tin in the city. Come and see me before you buy.

I will do the square thing by you. () Yours for bizz, D. SPENCE, South Side Tin and Plumbing Shop. t) W. Chandler has shipped his houfeehold good to Rush Centtr, Kansas.

He left with his family I) Wednesday for a few days visit with friends in Paola, before going to their new home. Mr. Chandler is an enterprising man ant will Stenography typewrittea. -j. T.

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