The Ozawkie Chief from Ozawkie, Kansas • 1

NO. 26 Sunday evening by, fire. His to ROCK CREEK. gether with all bis feed and hay. and two valuable cows were butriect.

Mrs. Joe Gentry and children, Mr. Wm. Ollnllen and Qilfillen and Miss Grace GilflUon spent Sunday with Mr, Samuel Gillillen, E. E.

KING, Ozawkie. Kansas, afore Buying Lumber, Cement, Lime, Stucco, Sand Coal. Or Anything Kept in a First Class' Lumber Yard. Wm. Peel, an old resident of this section, died Monday morning at clock.

He had been 111 for Beveral months and his death was not unex pected. Miss Josie Roelofhz of this eity and Dave Davis of Casper, Wyoming, were married Sunday at the residence of Rev. Father Fischer, at 11:30, and de The Ozawkie 111 and Elevator. parted on the afternoon train for their new home In Wyoming. The bride was the primary teacher here In our city schools and was quite popular and will be preatly missed in this commun ity.

Mr. Davis is a wealthy ranchman The Ozawkie Mill and Elevator still Buys Grain and Sells Flour, Despite the effort to down us. of Wyoming, his wealth being esti Mrs, Pettit has been ill for the past few weeks. Miss Maude Denner visited at home last Sunday. Mr.

James Patterson has been planting corn this week. Miss Ethel Martin visited her folks in Topeka last week. James E. Coffey has a nice line of summer goods. MIsb Pearl Turner was a visitor at Topeka last week.

Miss Pearl Turner has been very ill for the last few days. Mr. Fletch Long made a-business trip to Topeka last Tuesday. Miss Pearl Way was visiting her friend, Miss Mellie Dougan, last Sunday. Mr.

B. Barnes and family were visiting his brother, Eugene xiarnes, last Sunday. Mr. John Martin and Jos. E.

Coffey made a business trip to Topeka ktBt Saturday evening. Dr. Opre left for Cleveland, last Monday morning, where he will make his future home. Mr. Enrest McLure has purchased a new buggy from J.

Thomas Son. He knows a good thing when he sees it. There were three young ladle -lilted Meriden last week to lay full supply of millinery, of which they did. mated at $28,000. We wish them OZAWKIE.

S. E. Lake moved to town Wednesday. Lida Brown visited relatives here this week. J.

D. Frost is having his chimneys repaired. Mrs. Ira Puderbaugh visited in Mer-iden Saturday. Mr.

Fowler sold a car of hogs to Gardner, Monday. Wm. Langston sold a coming 2-year-old colt lor Tuesday. N. W.

Brammell Is building an addition to his residence. Mrs. Sheldon and Mrs. Sleeper came down from Topeka Tuesday. R.

S. Johnson and family left Wed-' nesday to begin work for Lonberg. IjV Mr. Connelly of McLoutli attended Mrs. Roger's sale Saturday.

Roy Lake closed a successful term of school at Kilgour last Fri'lay. L. T. Puderbaugh visited relatives at Leavenworth Saturday and Sunday. Steps are being taken for Hie organization of a gun club at this place.

F. P. Metzger is rapidly diminishing the number of logs in his yard. J. A.

Statler was doing business in Oskaloosa and Kansas City this week. Aunt Kate Ijams, who has ueen quite sick, is improving at the pivsent writing. George Firey, late conductor on the was a caller in our town Wed-'-nesday. I rw towmshln trustee. Mr.

Hawk, abundant success and happiness. VyiLLlAAlSTOWIV. Giles Webb Is quite ill. Burns was here from Perry Sunday. I.afe Ham made a trip to Lawrence Saturday.

Ben Wilson is home again from California. O. Carver was quite ill several days last week. L. C.

Bouton was here from. Lawrence, Tuesday. Lorin McCain has resigned his position in Lawrence, Lorin McCain and G. L. Ham spent Wednesday in Topeka.

Chas. Owens is enjoying a visit with his father, in Oskaloosa. Mrs. Lizzie Evans was up from Lawrence a few days last E. F.

Rayne returned Sunday from a trip through Southwest Missouri. Lafe Ham and Harlan Palnes were doing business at the county seat Monday, L. B. Smith is painting Pete Welter's handsome new residence this week. Mrs.

Gerry Wilkerson and daughter of Perry visited friends in our city Clyde Sayler was here from Pauline, Monday and Tuesday, looking after his cattle. Mrs. Gertie Jordan is here from Topeka; the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Starks.

A social dance was held it the home of Link -Parnell, Friday evening. A good time reported. Mrs. Jas. Conley and Mrs.

Pete WeU Jake Musselman is visiting relatives hero. i J. H. McQullken was in Ozawkie on business Tuesday. Wm.

Russell is planting 900 apple trees on his farm west of town. Mr. Chas. Hawk and his bride, nee Stuart, have moved to their home near Cskaloosa. The N.

A. are preparing an entertainment for their anniversary celebration, May 1st. E. M. Lake and Win.

Hutchinson attended commissioners' meeting at Oskaloosa, Monday. Morgan has resigned his posi-t'on he has held so long at Robert Fmith's store. We do not know what 1 om will engage in next, but wish him success In his next venture. There was a very pleasant dance at Ulnier Neiberger's Tuesday evening, in the absence of the expected musicians, music was furnished by McGar-i ity and England's anvil chorus. Mr.

W. G. Rees, having, concluded a uccessful term of school at Crescent drove, has enrolled at the State Normal for the coming but promises to be with us again next term. Rumor has it there will be a wedding in Olive Branch neighborhood in the near future. All not invited to the wedding are requested to be at the concert the following evening.

A stock company of fifteen of our nterprising citizens nas been formed lo purchase a very fine imported itallon. The stockholders are to be commended for their efforts to improve the horses in this vicinity. The city election resulted in the Bring Your Wheat and. Corn We Have tne Caoh. GKANTYILLE.

Charley Wilson was a Topeka Saturday. Bert Murphy and wife were Topeka visitors Saturday. J. A. STATLER, OZAWKIE, KANSAS.

Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals and Druggists' Sundries. The Kings Daughters met Wednes day with Lena Farbaugh. Edward and Evert Williamson were Topeka visitors Saturday. Burroughs is not Little Freeman very much better. He has pneumonia.

Everything found in a first class drug store, A special line of Toilet Soaps and Perfumes. Geo. Frlsbie and Joseph Haynes shipped some cattle to Kansas City last week. James Dooley, aged 73, died at bis home last Sunday night The funeral services were held at the Catholic church at Meriden. Mrs.

L. M. Crawford of Topeka spent Sunday with her brother, R. Wright, and family. Mrs.

James Able and daughters Nel tells us that he will finish assessing choice of P. A. Huber, mayor; D. H. Sturgis Hardware Co Successors to J.

M. Clime DEALERS IN Hardware, Stoves, Tinware. Tin Roofing and Spouting a Specialty Phone 382. 10-t4 844 Kansas Ave North Topska, Kas. this week.

rmelrr t( hta school lie, and Pearl Riggs were Topeka shoppers Saturday. ter visited Sunday in the country with Steve Welter and wife. We all know that the earth revolves Samuel Haynes' two daughters of I Its axis once In twenty-four hours. Jllions of years ago the day was tenty-two hours; millions of years Professor Rice and wife returned I'razier, police judge; A. Mosier, W.

W. Peebler, 0. T. Clark, Dr. L.

0. and A. G. Bolz, counclhnen. 'eemed contemporary, Mr.

A. E. 1 probably be chosen city at-lerk. James Dooley of Topeka spent Sunday with their uncle, Joseph Haynes and family. Sunday from a visit of several days in REPORT OF LINWOOD SCHOOLS.

Following is the report of tne Lin-wood schools for ihe month of March: Prof. E. A. White, teacher. Second year high school, rank 1, Mattie Wilkelman; second year high school, rank 2, Phoebe Holmes; first year high school, rank 1, Pearl Tud- Topeka and Valley Falls.

that it was twenty-one nours. we look back into time we find the th revolving faster and faster. Wm. Humphries of Topeka and Chas. Rev.

John Jackson and wife of Topeka visited Rev. Jackson and family 7, awhile last week. tV'iWaa a time, ages ago, when the Grey and Miss Maud McCall of Perry were guests in our city Sunday. James Haynes' Bchuu uJoauif I'rtdar. I yetf' church and a concourse ot friends and Among the prominent visitors in our tup.

Pliyslc'aa and Surgeon. OFFICE OVER MOSIKR'USTORE. MERIDEN. KANSAS, music April 4. He went to Holton Monday to attend school at Campbell university.

ECCSECCS. Thoroughbred stock CuS ComhTns and White Plymoth Rocks, 15 EGGS 11.00. Satisfaction guaranteed. J. A.

ROOT, OZAWKIE, KANSAS. city this week were John Trant, F. P. Simmons and L. B.

Smith, of. Perry, Kcny good in the open i expressed satisfaction Willard Bouton made alrip to Law Ctffith their firBt attempt to play In the rence Thursday and attended the, band dance in that city Thursday night foptn air. To give the people an idea of the iiKinfiss done by our rural free deliv- For Satisfactory Prices O. B.j Carver had some repairing COME it. done on his house thjs week, having it newly papered, new stairway built, etc.

and Excellent Work TO THE P. 0. GROCERY. Fare and a third round trip to To CALL ON peka, on May 7th, 8th and 9th; neighbors attended. The (deceased was a man of many estimable qualities, and ihe bereaved relatives have the sympathy of all.

Miliken school closed last week with a big dinner, a surprise on the teacher. An excellent program was rendered and the patrons went home feeling that they had enjoyed the and wishing that they may have the good fortune to secure the services of Miss Mahaffy for teacher again next year. Bolz school closed last week with an old-time school dinner; one of those it is so pleasant to remember. The visitors, after partaking of bounteous feast till they could hold no more, departed, regretting very much that Mr. Maxwell, the' teacher, is retiring from the profession, for in the short time he was in our school he made friends of all, and gave convincing proof that be is an able instructor.

return May 10th, account temperance union. The boys in our little burg have gone daffy" over foot ball, and one can A.M. CROSS, Jeweler, Worth Topeka, Kansas. ipiry, we will hereafter try give mo Monthly report of the same, following the report for March, 1901 and 1902: 1901 Deliveries Registered lettere, letters, 665; postal cards, 87; newspapers, circulars, 173; packages, total, 3,364. Collections Applications for M.

letters, 179; postal cards, 71; newspapers, 21; packages, 7. Total collection, 586 pieces. Total delivered and collected, ,3,950 pieces. 1902 Registered letters, letters, 714; papers, circulars, 197; packages, 94. Total delivered, 4.054.

CollectionsApplications for M. 17; letters, 584; postals, 56; newspapers, 23; packages, total, 694 pieces. Total pieces collected and delivered, 4,784. REMEMBER: We buy our GROCERIES in small quantities, but often, which insures them to be always fresh and nice. Bessie Jones and Hattle Cox returned Saturday from Valley FalU, where they went to attend the Teachers' Association.

The "King's Daughters "will give a "Straw" social at Burroughs' hall Wednesday evening, April 16. Everybody invited. Harvey Williams and Ernest Otting-er, who are working in Wabaunsee county, spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Roy Brlggs, of that place, was with them. Leah Shirley came down Friday evening from Topeka and remained until Sunday evening with her parents.

Prof. Will Rees' school closed March 28. He spent last week with home folks. He expects to go to the State Normal at Emporia this spring. Prof.

Hosford closed a very successful school last week. He left here for Lawrence, Wednesday evening, with the intention of attending the Teachers' Association at Valley Falls. From there he expects to go direct to Holton, where he will enter Campbell university for the spring term. look out any time and see the game going on. first year iiign stnoof, rank Mabel Orme.

Scholars not tardy nor absent Mat-tie, Elsie and William Lewis and Edith Harbaugh, Fnoebe Holmes, Birdie and Willie Phillips, Pauline Wetzel, Claude Warring, Nannie Johnson. Miss Ansil's room Neither absent or tardy Jessie Pricks, Nellie Har-haugh, George Wetzel, Emma Gan-snell, Nealie Harbaugh, Theodore Parry, Willie Tudhope, Eva Ward, Daisy Reed, Nord Polete, Verna Hough and Patti Sankee. PattI Sankee, rank 1. Miss Adam's room Neither absent nor tardy Nellie McMillen, Nellie Phillips, Lucille Hicks, Ruth Mei.ott. Claude Petty, Roy Serviss, Gladys Thompson, Clarence Maggie Frederick, Frank Polete, Ruth Sankee, Harry Wright, Virgil Allison, Nora Brown Willie Frederick, Clyde Heney, Phill Kapp, Kittle Phillips, Claude Skaggs, Lovie Winkelman.

Rank 1. 5th grade, Virgil Allison; 4th grade, Harry Wright; 3rd grade, Lucille Hicks. Miss Vleta's room Nither absent or tardy Blanch Serviss, Blanch Tmp-son, Arthur Karl Mienke, Frank Hicks, Jennie Wright, Ellen Sischoe, Earl Mallott, Cecil Petty. Maggie Kindt Jimmie Frederick, Lillian Wilcox, Byron Hough, Howard and Maude Martin, Dannie Anderson, Archie Meinke, Mary Caulk. Cirrlt Tompson, Leona Johnson, Ruth Lock, Omar Browning, Hazel Harbaugh, Ed-olyn Kline.

One fare for round trip to Salina, on May 12th, 13th and re GENTLEMEN'S Fine Watch Repairing turn May 16th, account Sunday school convention. Len Secrist and family of Lawrence Our Specialty. and Sherman Davidson and family of Furnishing Goods andOveralls, Gloves and Mitts, "Work Shirts and Dress Sirts. Kansas City, Kansas, are visiting with Mrs. M.

E. Hutcdison. The annual meeting of the Kansas A SNAP. I have on hands, two Ideal corn planters, all complete with check row, on which I am able to make you the low price of $28 and $30 each. prices can not he duplicated in Jeffer State Medical Society will be held at the University of Kansas at Lawrence Harness Supplies, Collars, or.

May 5th, 6th and 7th. 0R.ALO.L0p, Physician and Surgeon. Post Office Building. OZAVVKIH, KANSAS. IRA PUDE8BAU8H M.

D. Oziwkie, Kas. 3ay or night calls promptly attended. son county. Pads, Breast Strapss.

and Home Strap MRS. R. L. WINKLER The Ideal is one of the best planters made. 26 tt.

L. C. PARSONS. BOARDING AND LODGING. first Class Metis all boars, OZAWKIE, 1 i KANSAS.

In a Pullman to San Antonio. IS" For Up-to-date Filial Ceutun Figures. The final reports of the twelfth census give the total population of the United States on June 1, 1900, as 84,233,069, with a margin of error of possibly one million accounted for hy the uncertainty regarding the tion of the Philippines. Three countries only have a greater number of inhabitants China, Great Britain and Russia. The total area of the United States, Including all insular possessions, is, 8,690,923 square miles, about one-fourth the entire land surface of me earth.

The same three countries exceeding the United States population also surpass it in area. PHOTOS see F. LUTES, the progressive pho- tographer, PERRY. Mrs. Fred Hess spent Monday in Lawrence among friends.

J. J. Bouton was doing business in Topeka, Monday. Mr. and Mrs.

Matthews visited Mr. Hemme, Sunday. Mr. William Sample visited Mr. Chas.

Jones, Saturday. Master Pearly Crltchlow has recovered from his recent Illness. Mr- Whitegon returned from a business trip to Kansas City, Monday. Miss Edith Thompson visited in lAwrence the first of the week. Master Hugh Carver visiter friends in Newman the latter part of the week.

Barney Toungkamp has resigned his position in Ijiwrence and returned to Perry. Mrs. Holiday spent Sunday in Wil-liamstown, with Thos. Cherry and family. The new hotel proprietor arrived last week and the hotel changed hands Saturday.

Mrs. Stover and children visited with Mrs. Whitegon the latter part of last week. Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. Jones and Master Roy Jones spent one day last week with Mrs. Sample, near Perry. The Perry elevator has been sold to Mr.

Brown Hedge, who will take possession in a short time. Mrs. Jane Abel, who has been visiting PerryAbie and wife near Perry, returned to her home in Cisy Center, Monday. Sam Brown sustained quite a fcji The plant of the Nebraska Match company at Omaha has been completely destroyed by Are, Loss, $50,000. One hundred employes are thrown out of work.

The factory, manufactured matches in rivalry to the match trust Norman D. Conger, observer in charge of the local weather bureau at Detroit has been advised by wire that the ice went out of the Straits of Mackinac Wednesday night into Lake Michigan. Navigation is no open through the straits. James Brown, who was with Joseph W. Marshall when the first discovery of gold was made in California in Jan-iiary, 1848, died at his home in Salt Lake City, aged 73 years.

Mr. Brown was a member of the "Seventies," and patriarch of the Mormon church. He left twenty-one children and 126 grandchildren. Mrs. Len Secrist and Miss Maud Hutchison were baptized in Buck Creek Sunday morning at o'clock.

A number, of Willlamstown people attended the baptismal sacrament One fare round trip to Wichita, on May 17th to 21st inclusive; return May 24th, account meeting grand lodge; also account Republican state convention. May 26th, 27th and 28th; return limit May 31st Abe Brewer and family 'and- Lee Stanley returned Saturday from Texas, where they have been for ihe past three for' the benefit of Mrs. Brewer's heatthr We are sorry to say that Mrs. Brewer Is not. much Improve ed.

The "Automobile," edited by three enterprising students of the University of Kansas, has ceased publication, of which we are. truly sorry, It was bright, keen, clean and Interesting. Its successor, the "Jaw Hawk QuilL" has as yet not reached our exchange table. Services were held In WTlUamstown Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. Patterson, and Wednesday and Thursday evenings by Rev.

Martin of Win-field. A Sunday school was organized here and everybody, especially the country people, are requested to come and help make It a success. 1 Yon can get a Pullman at Kan-sas c.ty, 9:45 p. m. tonight, and can stay In it (except for meals) all the way to San Antonio, Texas, 8:40 a.

m. the second day. Also Through chair cars. South through Wichita, Ft. Worth and Austin garden ail the way.

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Ask for prices. 511 Kansas Ave Topeka. Santa Fe. A Laredo, Texas, firm has snipped to See local agent for rates, etc A canvass recently made in regard tc the vacation work of the negro students in the Atlanta University shows that, of the more than a hundred men nnd boys Questioned, all but one claim- the sufferer of Zapata county by way of ox carta a donation of pounds of flour, 764 pounds of beans and i to, J. D.

FROST ed to have done some remunerative quantity of sugar and coffee. It is expected that other shipments for the -FOR- or uuriuB uw relief of the drouth stricken district will follow. Clack andfiicli Bqi'iirL-, OZAWKIE, KANSAS. ed upon farms. Several taugnt coun-' try schools.

The rest found employment In the cities or at summer re-sort. The total amount earned oy these students will aggregate over "Tt gives Buffalonlans a queer feeling, as the deceased might feel, if permitted to contemplate the distribution of ker own wardrobe," saya the Buffalo Commercial, "to see the electric tower of the Pin-American exposition sold off to Denver and the Goddess of Light to a Cleveland popcorn President Roosevelt will spend part of his summer vacation at Oyster Bay and the remainder near Paul Smith's, Regis lake, Adirondack. EGG 3 Barred Piymoth Rock and Gnsnily strains; (0 cents eettiag; tor fj.J,-I'V) for fl.au. KB 3. E.

WTXANS. 31 male south of 04 rSb; 4 Blue north of state sniiool house. i 'Waiters-lip- would you liVe to hav-s your steak, sir? Frank Customer (who lud been waiting 13 Riant) Very mnt-ft "indeed, thank you; ,4 it isn't, too ram trouble. Presa, Hath bone and Reeves are in jail in Havana because their sentence to ten years d-x-s not permit them to gife fcaU psndag appeal Samuel Fowler, paving teller of the Hibernian National bask of New Or-leas Ms under Cr years sentence for ttwi'iinj t.c-rt th Itii. ernment tax on race course betting, has produced 113.139.403 during tbe part five yaars.

The Americas Beef eompaayjs about to establish retail meat nisrketa all over the republic of Meiiea, i.