The Frederick News from Frederick, Kansas • 1

erick News. Th 1 $1 A YEAR FREDERICK, RICE COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1909. VOL. 1. NO 38.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL "AND NOTES WIND PASSES OVER NORTH LOCAL MENTION i Damage Done, RuS Jul One Hurt Union Sunday School Picnic The Sundav schools of Frederick will hold a picnic and basket dinner at Skile.s' grove Thursday, Mav 27. The schools will start from the various churches about 10 Conveyances will be furnished thos6 who have none, Program will include songs, speaking and games for the children. Kvervbodv is invited to come and enjov a day's outing, Stores will close from 10 a. m. to 4:30 p.

m. Fresh fish at the meat market. Best brands of cigars at postoffice, Cane and millet seed at Welflev Hall's, School tablets and stationery at the postoffice. i- Full line of straw hats at Welflev Kaffir corn, cane and seed corn at Schmidt's elevator, Ice cream Saturday and Sunday at Regnell's restaurant. Fresh groceries arriving al'y af Welfley Half's.

Who said it would be dry year? Porter Skilbp is reported somo better. Ask the fishing crowd who cr.ugb the biggest sucker. A partly new roof is being put on W. S. Bean's, residence.

C. D. Schmidt returned Mondav from his trip to Mexico, Roscoe Guldner returned from Kansas City last Saturday night. Miss Olive Van Dalsem spent Friday and Saturday in Lvons and I Tom Hays maKes a gocd bass drummer. Miller was made a fnember of the organisation laot Fridav night.

The new street lump purchased by the blind, gives general satisfaction. It illuminated nearly the whole town Saturday night. Silas Mohnev hnn purchased a fine clarinet and will now put in his time learning that instrument His brother, John, will fill his place in the alto section. We kindlv request the boys not to run around the ban while they are playing. It is a great annoy ance to the piavers as well as to those who are listening.

Capt. Leicester's bull terrier, "Mike," is a' regular attendant at band rehearsals, and occasionally shows his appreciation of the music by a series of discordant howls. He is a great friend of all windjammers A large crowd came to town last Saturday night to hear the band concert. The bovs plavcd well; everyone present enjoved the music and had a general good time. These concerts wiil be a good thing for the community by helping to bring people together and by that means Sterling.

Mrs. Bert Turner and daughter, Minnie, ppen Sunday vrith the Bidder'-. Hearing Set for May 31 The preliminary hearing of Mrs, Myrtle Brewer, who admitted the shooting of Fritz Arn at Little River last week, is set for Mav 31. She gave bond in the sum of $3,500 with, her father, K. Trover, as bondsman, Thecoroner's jurvheld that the shooting was with felonious intent.

Ice cream Saturday and Sundav at Regnell's restaurant. A heavy wind from the west car-lying with it a cloud of dust passed oyer town last Friday afternoon, but did not do anv special damage'. The section north of here was not eo fcrtuuate, as the following, from our Geneseo route 3 correspondent will show: Friday afternoon, when the storm strucK this vicinity, most of the peaple were unprepared for Mr, and Mrs. Dick Williams were in Frederick; when they arrived home they found a header barsje had blown through two fences, all the horses and hogs were out and things turned rather upside down. At Toddy Williams' the header barge blew over, the garden fence blew down and part of a chicken shed blew awav.

Mi-. Spangler and Louie were in the field hauling straw; the barge blew otit onto the stack and Louie jumped out just in time. Bert Seuberli's farm was moved plf thd foundation and things were thrown around in general, Will and John RosKatn were in the field with a header barge and John Biehler is home from Enter Band concert Saturday evening See program on last page. A large shipment of Star Brand shoes at Welfley Hall's. CJatlin was beaten at ITolyrocd last Sunday.

12 to 4. Brookville plays at Holyrood next Sundav. Next Monday evening is the time of the regular meeting of the Commercial club. A full attendance is desired. A motion for a new trial in the damage suit of Gustav Guldner vs.

E. Cramm was overruled in dis CHOIR NOTES prise business college for the summer vacation. Mrs, W- K. Leicester returned last Saturday evening from a visit in Manhattan. Tom Hays has finished the barn on the Nick Guldner place, occupied by Ed floli, E.JohnBton of Wichita was here a dav or two this week, leaving for home Wednesday evening, Rudolph Bronleewe returned home from Oregon Mondav on account of making tnem better acquainted everv wav.

Miss Turner assisted in the choir last Sunday evening. In a short time the choir will be able to render an anthem at each Sunday's service, The choir was out in full force Sundav night for the Ep worth league anniversary, sixteen being present. There weie a number cf aood voices singing in the congregation Sundav night, Don't be bashful, folks; join the choir. A new gasoline lamp has been placed above the singers, which is a decided improvement, due to the enterprise of the Ladies' Aid. Six of the new Ep worth league officers are members of the choir, They are Mise3 Ogden iev and Kitchen and Me3rs, Wright, Ben and Andy Ogden.

trict court, A good many things are happening that will be interesting to recall bve-and-bve A good wav to du will be to read the paper regularly and keep a scrap book. The Wichita Commercial club, traveling in a special train, will arrive in FredericK Monday, June 7, at 2:20 and maRe a stay of twenty minutes before leaving for the west, It would be well for the local Commercial club and citizens geuerallv to meet the visitors at the train and give them a suitable re ception. Glorious Rain A neavv rain began earlv Monday the illness of his father, Thomas E. Monroe left Tuesday morning for a trip to Denver and Wyoming. He expects to return in about a week, Rev.

and Mrs. J. W. Niell left Tuesday morning for Canton, to attend district conference, They expect to return today. Mrs.

Cornelia Young returned Wednesday evening from a three- Royal Neighbors Oiaanize Mrs. Avtillee Bement, state supervising deputy, completed organization o.f Sunflower Camp, Roval Neighbors of America, Tuesday afternoon, at van BoskirK's hail. Organization was followed by supper at the hall. The camp has twesty-six charter members, Following are the officers: Oracle, Caroline Leicester; vice oracle, Sarah Reg-nell; past oracle, Louise Mauser; chancellor, Sadie Muxlow; recorder, Alice Lake; receiver, Yaleria Bean; marshal, Miss Nettie Holmes; assistant marshal, Miss Rosa Welch; inside sentinel, Yiola Floyd; outside sentinel, Anna Trebbe; managers May Aliens worth (1 year), Lizzie Koch (2 vears), HarrvGroth years); physician. Dr.

Kroesch. evening and continued for nearly GENESEO Rovu an hour. The streets were running like a river, and it was the heaviest rain seen here in some time. It continued at intervals during the night, and bv morning it was found that 2, inches of water had fallen. It gave the ground a good soaKing and was of great value to the wheat crop.

It was general over the county and this section of the state, S. Spangler's spent Sunday with1 J. Framing's. Toddy Williams sper; Sundav with John Dressler's, Potter Skiles is reporteu very ill with typhoid Foyer it this writing. Hertn.in Roskam has been working for Chas.

iWgmeier the past two weexs. Ossie Caldwell shipped a lot of hogs last weeK, with Bert Turner and Hays. Miss Grace Cook, who has been home from Ellsworth, getting ready for her graduation, returned to Ellss-worth Saturday evening. drove home, getting home just as It Btruck full force. Thev propped the wheels aud were unhooking the horses when they saw the box waj blowing off.

John ran out of the way and into the path of a flying wagon-box and sideboard. He sprang to one side just as the header box struck the gronnd. Fortunately he did not get dire.ctlv under it and only received several severe bruises. The box blew over again and he picked himself up. By this time the horses had become frightened and ran away with the wheels of the wagon.

They ran about a quarter of a mile and into the fence. Tliev, however, escaped with only plight scratches, Jim Johnston's windmill was blown down, One of Will Dobrinski's header boxes was picked up and carried hit the pasture. Joe Holmes' chicken house was moved off the foundation and his hayrack blown to pieces. We hear that a great deal more damage was done further north and west, such as porches and roofs blown away. Memorial Services The various churches and minis Urs of Frederick have been invited to th.ite in a union memorial service at the Christian church next Sunday, Mav 23, at 11 M.

The services are under the auspices of the; few remaining veterans of the I Armv of the Republic at this place. Rev. W. C. Skihs will deliver he memorial sermon, A choir made up of singers from the three Frederick churches has been practicing special music for the occa don, Tie public is cordially invited weeks' visit at the home of her son B.

Young, in Attica, Kas. P. B. Lake Son arc buiMir; an addPicn 18x20 to the residence of Ely Fuson, five miles southeast of town, They will also build a porch. Mrs.

D. Hall is at Excelsior Springs, visiting her daughter, Mrs, M. D. Capps, who recently opened a ladies' furnishing goods store there. There will be no service at the M.

E. church next Sunday, all the churches uniting in Memorial day services at the Christian church in ihe moaning. Fred C. Godfrey of Lahoma, who had been visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs, A. J.

Hays, and with other relatives, left for home Damiimkranra AnnrorlfoH Mrs. J. wishes to express her thanks and appreciation to those who so helped to make her hhthday such a pleasant one. Probablv through some unaccount able mistake the names of some of those present were omitted last week. Those omitted were Mr.

and Mrs, Joe Speer, Mr. and Mrs, Mohnev, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wat-ters, Mr.

and Mrs. C. Ogden. The dav will long be remembered as one of the most pleasant ever spent. (Notice As I am expecting to move away soon, I would like all persons who have unsettled accounts with me to call and settle at once.

O. P. Harkness. Caught in Storm Fr'dav afternoon last weeK, as the wind storm came up, Mrs, Louis Splitter, who lives two miles west of Lorraine, was driving home from town in a single buggv with a young babe in her arms, The wind upset the buggv and threw her against a wire fence, cutting her arm in several places. The horse was blown over with the buggy.

Mrs. Splitter got out from under the overturned buggy and with the babe in her arms walked home, where she phoned her brother, Dr. Kroesch of Frederick, to attend her injured arm, The horse and buggy remained where thev were until after the storm. Read The ews. a year.

To Farmers 111 ..11 I to he store Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. II, E. GttQTH. Bring Your Cream A- 1 have put in a cream tester. I am prepared to handle all cream brought to me.

Cream tested and paid for as received. Highest market price paid for butter fat at. all time3. W. A.

Juno, For Sale Set of double harness Inquire of W. Leicester, PAT BURNS, AUCTIONEER. Six Years' Experience. Address Perth, or leave word at this office. Mondav morning, W.

H. Folk made an automobile trip to Great Bend last He saw, northwest of the town, some of the damage done by the tornado which passed over the dav before. Harry Groth left last Sundav morning for a trip to Aha, 150 miieg. in bit auto, taking with him Mr. and Mrs.

A. Sauberli and two children. They exppct to return the latter part of this week. Mrs. Wm.

Millard and daughter, Madge, former residents of Rice co. but now of Cimmaron, have been visiting friends and relatives in and around Frederick the past week. Thev will return home tonight, At F. C. Rainbow's, dn the Pen-tico place.

southwest of town the high wind of list Fridav nfternoon blew in tome window glass and uprooted several apiicot trees. No other dam ge is icported in that vicinity. FRED REG NELL, RESTAURANT; Short Order, Regular Meals Confectionery, Cigars Fresh bread and pies. W. B.

Leicester, Merchant Tailor. Suits to fit and fit to wear, from $12.00 up. Pants, $3.50 up. Call and look at our line of samples. Also Cleaning and.

Pressing. S. Bean, Cashier, J. E. JOHNSTON', Vice Pres.

Oko. T. Tremble, President. i tits CUwi iwrv 7LaiQ kwesim HALL'S Stop thereonce andOyou'd stop again. D.

F. HALL, Proprietor. First-class Accommodations Frederick, Kansas. Interest paid on time deposits. Farm loans at lowest rates.

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