The Sharon Advocate du lieu suivant : Sharon, Kansas • 1

Entered April 25, 1903, at Sharon, Kansas, as Second-class Matter, Under act of Congress, of March 3, 1879. VOL. I. SHARON, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JUNK 19. 1903.

NO. IX. Fllirr, TUB CHIEF l'KODUCT, IjOcuI News. Knun Items. Mr.

Cusbenbery who has boon very ill, has recovered, Mutt Huff is contemplating making a visit to California. Mr. Romi(, tho blacksmith, has been very busy the last few weeks. Hiram Cushenberry and Will Jarvls Attica, zS; Sharon, 19. The baseball game played last Tuesday afternoon between Attica's and Sharon's first nines, on the former's ground, resulted in a victory for the Attica boys by a score of 28 to 19.

Our boys were not in good practice and consequently did not go over play Attica with the expectation of defeating them, hut went merely to have a game to see as to just how good they could play. We think that the Sharon boys done excellent well for what little practice they have had. However we think they will comu back with a more satisfactory result the next Medicine Lodge Items. Mrs. A.

U. Honnold Is visiting friends in Blackwell. W. E. Miller went to Kansas City last week on business.

Mrs. Ed Iloyt went to Wichita this wck for medical treatment. Minnie Boswell returned to her home near Sun City Monday. A. L.

Noble and daughter, Rachel, visited In tho Lodge over Sunday. Mr. Titus ha; a fine cement walk from the front of his residence to the street. Ed Adams who has been visiting at Lankin returned home Wednesday of last week. Mrs.

II. II. Case and son, Milton, are visiting with relatives in Win-tield this week. It. S.

Bisby opened a short order house in the rooms recently vacated by Dr. Hammond. John Merrill returned home from Situ Stewart was la towa Moo-day. Bruce Gibbs was at Attica last week. Fresh refrigerated beet twice a If you want a good- knife or razor call 00 T.H.Trlce.

J. M. Hunmiors of St. Joseph was in town yesterday. We can Intersst you in a Sattlcy disc plow.

II. H. Fair. List your farm with Gibbs Wat-kUs if you want to sell. G.

W. Cavanaugh took two cars of lion to Wichita Tuesday. W. E. Ellis has nearly completed the painting of his residence.

Mrs. E. Solf went to Carmen Tuesday 00 a visit to her son's. Make your wife glad. Get a sack or silk patent flour at II.

H. Fair's. V. IJ. Eauiesof Wichita registered at the Globe Hotel yesterday.

Elmer Wood was over from Medicine Lodge the first of the week. If you want to buy or sell a farm correspond with Gibbs Watkins. Fresh car Polar Bear flour Just in. beats all how it sells. E.

S. Rule. When the weather gets warm Attain come and see our fans. E. S.

Rule. Eben Steele made a business trip: to Harper the latter part of last Iu Defense of the Medicine Lodge bdbag From the Cressett of June 2T, 1880, we take the following defense of the Medicine Lodge bedbug written by T. A. McNeal, then editor of the Cressett, now editor of the Mai! and Breeze of Topeka: The Index, last week, made an unprovoked attack upon the bedbug of Medicine Lodge. Now so far as our observation goes, and we have had personal dealings with a good many of them, the bedbugs of this village) arc as enterprising as any we have ever seen.

They lose no opportunity to be social, they sit around on woodpiles and hitching posts and chat od politics until the shades of evening are falling and then jump on the' shoulder of the passing footman and ride home with him to supper, and when they get there they don't sit the parlor and look at the pictures and put on style, but they get right down to business immediately. A Medicine Lodge bedbug never stands around with his bands in bis pockets waiting for a job; be just gives bis trousers a hitch, turns down bla shirt collar and goes in. He is a carver by profession and isn't very particular about his subject. While he prefers the tender flesh of Infants, yet if be gets his jaws set on the leathery hide of an old timer he will break every tooth In bis head rather than spit It out. Now don't let us hear' any more slang thrown against tbd Medicine Lodge bedbugs.

For our' part we do not believe there is a town in southern Kansas that supports a better class of bugs, or one where each bug makes himself more! generally promlscous than right here; 3 In Texas, Cherokee anil Smith Colmtics sent oat Cars Last War, fi he Proceeds Auionuting to Over $8011,000. From an article appearing In) the St. Louis Republic, of Juno 5tb, it would seem that the peoplo of Texas are coming to a realization on the fact that cotton is not the only crop that can be raised In that state with profit. Eight-hundrcd-thousand dollars Is stated to be the amount of the In crease In profits to the farmers of two counties, viz: Cherokee and Smith. These counties are located In the north-east part of the statcand south of the Sabine river, and tho cause of this enormous increase in profits to the people during the last seven years, was the result of a gradual change from cotton as a staple crop to fruit.

When land that is producing from twelve to twenty dollars per acre can be made to produce one-hundred and sixty to two-hundred dollars through growing peaches, it is high time to make a change. So thought tbt people of Texas and they made it at once. Last year there were over tbree-hundred cars of peaches and vegeta-ables shipped from town of Tyler. Twenty-thousand acres have been cleared in Cherokee county since 18'JT and probably three times that many have been turned to the culture of fruit and vegetables In Smith county, being an Increase of something like 300 per cent of the area under cultivation in each of the counties in six years. The article states further: "It Is estimated that at least five new families a week are going to the vicinity of Craft, which is said to be the largest exclusively tomato shipping point in the United States! One-hundred and forty-two cars were sent out of there in less than two weeks last year, and the average protlt per acre to the men who produced them was $178.

"A net profit of $8,650 was made by James G. Boles on a farm of one-hundred and five acres, four miles east of Jacksonville, last year and the year before in peaches. Mr. Boles paid $2,750 for the land seven years ago, and after the crop was gathered last year, he sold the premises to Wesly Love of Jacksonville for $8,000. "Five-million dollars it Is estimat ed arc being spent in Hopkins, Smith and Cherokee counties by St.

Louis and Ohio capitalists on the showing of fruit culture since 1897, and the expenditure is being made after a careful investigation of soil condi tions and of products. In 1809 only 273 cars of fruit were shipped out of Texas. The value in the market, the buyers being unac quainted with the quality, was a lit tle less than $60,000. "Last year there were 1,860 cars, and the proceeds were more than $800,000." If there Is such an Immense de mand for fruit as this from Texas it seems strange that Kansas with all her vast resources cat. not do some thing in this line.

It Is true that in the east part of the state where set tlements were made long before the middle and west parts were thought of as anything but a grazing country that fruit is being extensively culti vated with eood results. There are, in the state of Kansas, localit leg, that are more favorable to fruits than others. In some, fruit trees grow -in differently, while In others, there is every indication that the business can be made more profitable, When the people in this locality come to a realization of the fact that there is no such thiog as over-production of good fruit, just that soon will they realize that the very land they are now planting to corn and sowing to wheat would yield, if planted to peach trees, ten times what tho cereal crops would bring from a like acreage. We are actually in a good fruit pro ducing section just as good as Texas or any other state, California not excepted and it only remains for us to take advantage of our oprfrtunlt week. Flinch Is all the rage.

It's a new game. You can buy it at Rule's store. Biggest lln of perfumes ever shown in town; anything you want. T. II.

Trice. If you want your hand saws dressed up In good shape, call on C. VL. Huffer. The finest line of work shirts ever shown at prices that will startle you.

T. II. Trice. A new lot of shoes on the bargain counter. Look them over again.

E. S. Rule. S. II.

Owen and family visited with relatives at Nashville Saturday and Sunday. Dr. C. L. Sparks, dentist.

Rooms over Citizens1 State Bauk, Medicine Lodge, Kans. Marlon Fox of Hazelton purchased a header of II. II. Fair and took it out yesterday. Mayor W.

R. Wilson and Judge Jl-B. Hayes drove over to the county last Friday. Foil Sale: 125 bushel cane seed. Call on J.

T. Schnclle, two miles northeast of Sharon. Joe Robinson and J. R. Dunkln were In Medicine Lodge between trains last Saturday.

W. H. Prise wcut to Harper the latter part of last week to buy repairs for his threshing outfit. Good prairie hay for sale. Call on Joe Robinson.

3 miles east and one balf mile north of Sharon. deparied Tuesday for Woodward, Ok. Elmer Haff of Woodward, Ok. has coma to the valley to help in the har vest, Mieaes Oaa and Lilly lvogers visited with Mrs. Solf and Mita Bertha Demotl Mouday.

J. P. Duncan, the school director, liaa en quite buey the last few daya eolic-ing nainea. J. A.

Rogers and J. Brown have their healer machine prepared for the harvest field. Emmett Naughton is exercising every effort to have new potatoes aud flying cbicieDB for harvest. Mr. Rogers drove ovor near Attica buggy which he Saturday in his new uis furcliasrd- A.

E. Ellia drvo ovjr to Sbnron Wed nesday. He was by bis nephew, toa Ellia. There wa quite a large attendance at tho Cbildiea's day exereiees at the Baptist church last Sunday, Nicholas Brovu of Oklahoma has been up iu the valley for a tew da. visiting witn his fr eada.

ia yoinn to be a celebration at Dwight Brow L'd tho 4tti ct Jaly. Everybody is invited to Ralph liecdiiefei, aud Jo9 Robinson, tire going to start Saturday, up in the north part of the Kate to harvest. Baptist Church preaching every lir ani third Sunday, young pcopla'd meet ing every Sunday eveninicg at 7 p. m. Jrif per KuijjerH, of Wichita, who has been making hia parents and friends 8 visit, deputed Thursday on tho noon train.

Mrs. 8. Bron of Oklahoma, who has been up in thj valley visiiiat; rela tives and frienda returned to her home Monday. Miss Lizzie Naughton of Sbaron val ley woo has bnea living with bar father in Oklahoma wai married two woeka ego to Herbert Himpaon. Mrs.

E. Solf who has been up from Carmen, Ok visiting with relatives and friends, returned home Tuesday, accom panied by C. Solf and Miss Bertha Demott. Mrs. Bob Frazer arrived yesterday from California for an extended visit with home folks and friends In this vicinity.

Bob came as farasChanute where he continued his trip to his old home in Tenn. He will return in about a month and visit awhile with his old time Sharon friends. Mrs. Frazer had intended to surprise her parents by paying them an unexpected visit, and when she arrived borne she found that her mother and brother Herbert had left a few days pre vious for Virginia. The first load of rock for the new elevator came in Monday and those who have been skeptical as to wheth er it would be built or not can now be assured.

It is an Improvement that has long been needed and when completed will give Sharon the same advantages enjoyed by other places with no more grain to handle than is oroduced in this community. It will be of the regulation size with a ca pacity of 12,000 bushels and all mod ern improvements. The next thing in line is a bank. We can support one and it is bound to come. A paragraph from Friday's Star In which Congressman Vic Murdock tells of the state of affairs, as seen af ter the flood, between Lawrence and Topeka: "A house stood on a knoll, cata wamnus with the compass, its chim ney down, its veranda askew, its win rlovvs staring blindly, and the house hold furniture strewn far.

Thelittle home was surrounded by water and was desolate. But uot deserted. For tho family, apparently plunderd of everything, still bad courage, and in the hour of misfortune they had gathered heart from the forces of pa triotism and bad put aloft above the wrecked and mud-covered roof, in defiance of all disaster, the Star-Spang led Banner." time tkey go away to play ball. The McCormick one-half-inch tooth, self-dump rake, rakes hay, cane, kalliir and any old thing. Will shock but won't stack.

E. S. Rule. New stock of dry goods to be in this week. Laces, embroideries, ribbons, trimmings, etc.

Here's the place to buy them. E. S. Rule. My binding twine is here.

McCormick Sisal and Standard Manila. I am "out of the wet" on twine and can do you good on prices. E. S. Rule.

We have been cleaning house the past two weeks, but are about doac and over our mad spell. Come In and see how you like tho job. E. S. Rule.

Misses Bessie and Ruth Hewitt of Mum ford township, took the train Monday for Woodward, where they will visit with their sister Mrs. Frazicr. Miss Eva Morgan of Enid and Mrs. Mary Johnson of Geary O. T.

are visiting with their brother Dell Morgan and other relatives near Enon postoflice. County Superintendent Lake advises that the courses of study have arrived at last and that some arc on sale at his office for 10 cents each or by mail 13 cents. The Attica Rebckah Lodge No. 4.14, will give an ice cream social in Hamilton's park in Attica the afternoon and evening of June 20th. Everybody invited.

A man who Is afflicted with Saiut Vitas' Dance was in Sharon last Friday selling shoe laces. He had been a ship-painter and tho disease is the result of using white-lead. Sharon's first nine base-ball club is certainly a hummer. They went out to practice Sunday, and didn't do a thing but break two Urst-class bats. If this is the damage they do while practicing, for the "Holy what will they do when they go to playing in earnest? Wanted at once: Canvassers and sub-agents to canvass or to travel for Columbia Publishing House.

Salary, from $40 to $50 per month guaranteed. Reference: Dunn's or Brad-street's Commercial Report. For futher particulars call on or address, Claude E. Walter, Sharon, Kans. The remodeling of the store building occupied by T.

II. Trice has resulted in quite a change in the in terior. Mr. Trice now has double the room he had before and has arranged his stock in a neat tasty manner which Improvesits appearance great ly. It certaiDlypays to be up to date E.

S. Rule has added a system of waterworks to his already com modi ous apartments over his store. He has put iu a new pump In front of his store and run pipes to the upstairs rooms and has placed a taotc into which he can store a good supply of water for domestic purposes and for protection in case of tire. SrMcMurtry. wife and two chil dren, left for the mountains in Colo rado last week.

They left three chtl dren with their grandparents and one with their aunt Mrs. Ged Cun nlngham of near Alva, O. T. Mr McMurtry has been a hard worker and a good manager and it is a sad thing that he has lost his health while in the very prime of manhood He is well fixed in Oklahoma, having a good farm, well improved, with var ious kinds of buildings and a good or chard with about one-hundred head of cattle. It seems that he has be come discouraged and his only hope Sallna, Kansas, Saturday.

John has been taking a course at the K. W. B. at that place. Miss Alien Rudolph returned home from Wichita last Friday, where she has been attending the Mt.

Carmel Academy the past year. Frank Hough of Wichita and Mrs. Clapham of Woodward, arrived last week to see their sister, Mrs. H. T.

Woodward who is very ill. On Monday County Attorney Tincher entered suit against County Printer U. C. Herr, of tho Index, to recover $1,400, which Is said to have been overcharged by him during his last term as county printer. Died Georgia Stevens, the little nine-year-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry W. Stevens of this city. She was taken ill sometime ago with scarlet fever and suffered painfully until Wednesday afternoon at five o'clock when she died. The remains were interred in Highland Cemetery, Wednesday night at 10 o'clock.

The sorrowing parents have our deepest sympathy. The boys around town have the base-ball fever and are practicing daily. They will probably be heard from later. This is tho time to buy your disc corn sleds. Come and see my disc before buying, as 1 can save you money.

T. II. Trice. There is a good store-room for rent under Woodmen hall, just completed. This room is a good place for a hardware or drug store.

Ernest Kennedy has been visiting the past few days with his sisters Mrs. Wm. Myers and Mrs. Geo. Myers at Medicine Lodge.

Harvest is somewhat later than usual this season which fact is accounted for by the unusually cool weather this spring. The following were callers at the Advocate oHlce last Saturday: Misses Rintha Rule, Abbie and Alpha Tincher, and Hope Neal. Mrs. J. R.

Newsom, accompanied by bcr son, Herbert, left Tuesday for her old home at Roanoke, Virginia, for a visit of about a month. Misses Ruby Craig and Dora Ellis went over to Medicine Lodge Satur day to attend Children's day exercises. They returned Monday. Fob Sale: A new Champion binder; has cut about 125 acres. For particulars call on A.

T. Tincher, two miles southeast of Sharon. Gentlemen: Your wife can make good bread out of Polar Bear flour, whether her mother did or not. It's better than other flour, but we sell it at the same price. E.

S. Rule. Thfr Misses-Myrtlfr-UlbbSr-Lora and Edna Trice went to Attica Tues day to witness the ball game played therebetween Sharon and Attica 00 that afternoon. Leonard Smart writes U9 to discontinue his advertisement for a rat tlesnake, as be has received one as result of putting a local in the Shar on Advocate for Just one issue. Ad vertising works.

Mrs. E. Kennedy and daughter, Grace, went to Medicine Lodge, Mon day. Mrs. Kennedy returned with her son, Ernest, but Miss Grace will probably stay over there a few weeks Cressett.

C. A. Blackmore brought us sample of bis Mont Morency Ord King cherries Monday. This is not the first fruit that' Mr. Blackmore1 has had this season as some of the earlier varieties have already been picked and disposed of.

The sample1 in question was very nice and Mr. Blackmore has our thanks. We hopd he will take the hint in which case he can have a continuance of the same. At the Annual school meeting which was held iu the school build ing yesterday afternoon, Joseph Stol-ebarger was elected clerk to succeed W. E.

Ellis. The tax levy was fixed at 10 mills. A motion was made to relieve the Board of the matter of improving the school grounds by plowing and planting trees, which lost. The reports of the treasurer and clerk were not made owing td blanks not arriving. The meeting then adjourned until Monday, Jane! 22nd, for the consideration of unfin ished buisncss.

In every city and town are to be1 found 6ome men who refuse to. aid any enterprise that is for the city's good, unless tbey see in It a prospect of making a dollar directly and quick-' ly for themselves. In proportion, is the wide-awake, unselfish business men In a town outnumber this other class, so docs the town prosper. The short-sighted man who sits down on proposition of public Interest because some other man expects to make something out of it, ia akin to the man who cut off his nose to spite bis face. Anthony Bulletin.

$2 Reward Will be paid for the recovery of each of the following described cattle which strayed from tbe Scbnelle pas--ture last summer: One red cow and calf cow branded 2 on right side, other brands on left side; one white-' faced, 3-year-old heifer branded (the letters are connected, part of forming one side of the H) on right jaw. Address, Henby -Hanson, Medicine Lodge, Kans. ies. One lone town took nearly all of our output of peaches last year at good prices. Our fame has gone abroad and nearly all of our peaches and apple were sold right at tbe orchards.

We are not egotistical in tbe least and It Is not our intention to leave false Impression. We have the conn try but we lack the enterprise. Thar former we are proud of. The lattef we are going to "fix." Notice Is hereby given that no hunting nor Ashing will be allowed on my premises. D.

Clough. -T. C. Roup of Wellington is in the city in the Interest of the Champion Harvesting Machine Co. County Attorney J.

Napoleon Tincher was in Sharoii on business between trains Monday night. A very Swell line of shirts, collars, ties and hosiery. Summer underwear till you can't rest. T.H.Trlce. We" have cleaned the platter on corn sleds, but still have a few culti- vttoM to sell cheap.

S.Rule. Att- E- Glenn of the Kiowa Jour- Jl passed through Sharon on his lr.Ji.i .1 -i way iucu''ue lAiuge oitburuay. iude Tripp of Winfleld was In town a TPW days this week In the in terest of ue Harvesting macnine dus ness. All you chines and your order Rule. neP repairs, bring me before harvest.

E. 7 Several race horses ha been taken through here to be on tand for the races-? Medicine this is try the mountains. and attend Normal. ween..