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of a a of Mra. in and Rev. join is C. Brien, many Mrs. Upchurch has been very ill the past week.

For -A good five-room house. Inquire of R. J. Duncan. Miss Nellie Shaffer went to Topeka Friday, for several days' visit.

Mrs. Susie Williams, mother of Mrs. S. L. Potts, is reported on the sick list.

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hileman, of Topeka were in Meriden with their car Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Kendall, of Ozawkie, were over in their car Monday evening.

Bernard McDermed is very sick at this writing. We hope to soon hear of his recovery. Mr. and Mrs. A.

T. Harberson, of Topeka, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Taylor this week. Joseph Kane was in Oskaloosa Tuesday attending to business affairs in the court house.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Upchurch, of Topeka, were guests of relatives and friends here, the first of the week. FOR SALE- A four-room cottage in the east part of town.

Mrs. Grace Metzger, 1 N. Topeka, R. R. No.

The youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lake took suddenly ill last Friday, but at this writing she is much improved. W.

0. Warner, candidate for Register of Deeds, was in Winchester Tuesday, looking after the political standing. The Standard Mercantile Company has been very busy this week at invoicing. They are contemplating a big sale in the near future. G.

A. Swallow, postmaster at Fort Leavenworth, has a thirty days' vacation and he and his family have come to Meriden to visit with their numerous friends. FOR acres near Meriden, fair improvements; $65 per acre. $2000 down, long time on balance at 5 per cent. W.

0. WARNER Meriden, Kansas. Mrs. J. F.

Taylor and daughter, Esther and son Leslie, returned home Tuesday evening from Alma, Kansas, where they had been guests of Mrs. Taylor's mother since Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Metzger, of Topeka, who were called to Leavenworth Thursday by the death of Mrs.

Metzger's mother, stopped off here between trains Friday evening. FOR Three thorough-bred Jersey bull calves, on the Missouri plan. Write Alvey Meriden, Kansas, or call Independent phone No. 360, Grantville. J.

H. Allen, who is taking a fifteenday vacation, went to Kansas City, Wednesday morning, where he will Dr. R. A. TAYLOR will spend go a to few MERIDEN LEDGER Matered at the post through office the at mails as Meriden, second Kansas, clans LIZZIE SCHAFER, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.

BOTH PHONES, Rulesendent 10. Mutual 24. FRATERNITIES MERIDEN LODGE NO. 246. K.

L. of S. meets 2nd and 4th Saturday eve of each month. Visiting members always welcome. L.

Schafer, Sec'y. J. H. Allen, Pres. MERIDEN LODGE NO.

236. F. A. M. meets the let and 3rd A.

Thursday of each month. Visiting members always welcome. Sec. E. M.

Lake, W. M. Jesse Harvey. MERIDEN CAMP NO. 1491.

Meets on, Tuesday night. Visiting Neighbors welcome. V. C. L.

M. Eshom, Clerk. G. MeLucas, MERIDEN LODGE, No. Meets on Monday night.

Viaiting Brothers always welcome D. H. Frasier, M. W. T.

F. Martin, R. THE MERIDEN HOMESTEAD NO, 152 Meets every Wednesday night. All members are requested to be present 1 at each meeting. G.

A. Sams, Pres. A. C. Bonewitz, Sec.

State Bank of Meriden -Established in 1800- Capital and Surplus $80,000 Every Courtesy Extended Consistent with Safe Banking Methods. YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED. O. C. PAXSON REAL ESTATE Loans and Insurance.

Trades of all kinds CALL AND SEE ME. Meriden Kan various places. PHYSICIAN AND sister C. D. with Peck a on Wednesday 17.

all large and BOTH PHONES thanks to Mr. the kind Meriden, Kansas Mr. and Mrs. DR. 0.

R. PRESTON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Attention given to Diseases of the Eye and Fitting of Glasses. Both Phones Meriden, Kansas DR. E. A.

RIPPETOE Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist. Both Phones. Meriden, Kansas. F. J.

BOYLE'S Livery and Feed Stable Special Attention to the traveling publis W. O. WARNER General and Real Estate AUCTIONEER Sells your personal property or real estate at auction no matter where located. Write for terms and dates. Meriden, Kansas S.

H. CHACEY CO. REAL ESTATE LOANS, AND INSURANCE. Sells real estate no matter where located. Ind.

Phones: Office 30, Residence 537. Mutual Phone 37. Ed. Leave G. Moore Son, a East to be to- in The Baltimore Convention.

Children in the elm tree Slidin' down the trunk; Sweet peas bloomin' by the fence An' daisies in a clump. Robin singin' near me, Sweet as song can be; This might not suit everyone But's good enough for me. Corn's a waving in the breeze In a lazy way; Men are workin' in the fields; Guess they're making hay. Pansies' noddin' at me, Fram right beside the door; Mother's sittin' on the porch With papers on the floor. Read from two till half past four, News of the convention.

How Woodrow Wilson won the fight, Holds everyone's attention. And the platform seems all right. Every good intention; Think we shall not soon forget The Baltimore Convention. G. B.

Ira Ogen is assisting R. B. Gould in the depot. Get amunition to fight the flies at the Drug Store. Liniments, ointments, antiseptics and dressings of all kinds at the Drug Store.

Miss Susie Tripp went to Topeka Tuesday evening, to spend the week with Miss Reba Austin, Miss Viola Vance and children, of Lecompton, were guests Mr. and J. A. Watson over Sunday. John McDermed left Saturday morning for Excelsior Springs, where it is hoped he may soon regain his health.

Isadore Wiesner went to Topeka Monday morning, where he has accepted a position with the Pure Milk Co. The Kious school house is being given two coats of Lowe Bros. High Standard Paint. Ben Cowan is doing the work. Miss Margaret Byrne, of Kansas City, is spending this week visiting with Chas.

Cunningham's and T. F. McGreevey's. Mrs. M.

Welch, of Rock Creek, is assisting her daughter, Mrs. Carvin McDermed care for her son Bernard, who is very sick. Mrs. Jacob Wiesner and daughter Florence returned home Saturday evening from their three weeks' visit in Peoria, and Chicago. Mrs.

E. T. Adams returned home Friday evening from Topeka, where she had been the guest of relatives and friends for several days. Mrs. Fix and son and daughter, of Hoyt, arrived Tuesday evening for a few days' visit with Mr.

and Mrs. J. A. Watson and daughter, Miss Lucile. Mrs.

Thomas, of Jumbo, who has been spending past five weeks with her sister, Mrs. A. J. Spawl, left for her home Monday morning. Mrs.

Elmo Tripp and children returned home Friday morning from Valley Falls, where they had been the guests of relatives and friends for several days. The hot weather is the time to oil your floors. It drys in in an hour or two and won't track onto the carpets. Regular floor oil 50 cents a gallon at the Drug Store. Miss Maggie Johnson, who has been visiting with her parents east of town and her brother at Grantville, returned to her work in Kansas City Sunday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert and daughter, Miss Neoma, who had been guests of Mrs. Mills and daughter, Miss Mable for several days, left for their home in Miltonvale last. Thursday morning.

Miss Lillian Grooms, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Rob't MeMillan, left for her home in Wamego, Kansas, Monday morning. She was accompanied as far Topeka by Mrs. McMillan and little daughter.

Mrs. I. S. Keesling and daughters, Gladys and Blanche, returned home last Thursday evening from Topeka, where they had been the guests of Mrs. Keesling's daughter, Mrs.

Bell. They were accompanied home by Ruth Bell, who will spend the summer with her grandparents. PUBLIC MID-SUMMER DAIRY SALE Of High Class Dairy Stock. will sell at public auction at the Ed. Woodruff farm, two and one miles southeast of Topeka, threefourths mile southwest of the Colored Industrial school, on Wednesday, July 24, 1912, the following described property, wit: 68 High-Grade Cows and Bulls, Consisting of 1 registered Guernsey cow.

5 years old, No. 6997, giving three and one-half gallons of milk per day. Test 8-1. This test was made at the Producers and Pure Milk Companies at several different times. 1 highgrade Holstein bull, 18 months old.

high-grade Shorthorn bull, 18 months old. 20 fawn colored Jersey cows, fresh and coming fresh. 5 fresh Shorthorn cows, calves by side. 5 Guernsey heifers, 1 and 2 years old. 10 Jersey heifers, good colors.

25 stock cows. To buyers from a distance purchasing cattle, stock will be delivered at shipping station free of charge. Free lunch and plenty of shade and lemonade at noon. Bring your cups. Sale commences at 10 o'clock sharp, TERMS OF SALE: All sums of and under, cash.

All sums over $10, a credit of 6 months will be given with 8 per cent. interest from date of giving bankable sale, purchaser note. Two per cent. discount for cash on time sales, All property settled for before removal. CHARLES M.

CREWS, Auctioneer. orders for dates, with 108 Sixth 1352. Ind. Street. Phone THEODORE MUELER, Clerk.

JACK HAMMEL. Albert Huber, of Topeka, was town Wednesday, with his new automobile. Miss Hazel Sharrard, of Kansas City, is visiting with Miss Gladys Gardner. Mrs. Chas.

Becker accompanied her husband to. Nortonville Monday, where he is installing acetelyne lights. Misses Eunice and Bernice Reed went to Atchison Wednesday, where they will attend the Balie Waggener picnic today. Miss Nellie O'Brien, who is working in the sewing rooms atCrosby Bros. store, Topeka, came home Monday evening for a two weeks' vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Flemming entertained at their home Sunday: Mrs.

J. M. Huber and granddaughter, Miss Vera Huber, of Topeka, and Mr. and Mrs. H.

E. Huber, Mr. and Mrs. V. Portz pleasantly entertained at dinner at their home Sunday, Mr.

and Mrs. H. C. Gerber, Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. Landon, David McAfee, Miss Lizzie McAfee and Mrs. J. C.

Gerber. Ray Flemming, substitute for J. H. Allen, mail carrier on Route No. 3, has been making the route of twentyfive miles on his Harley Davis motor cycle in two hours.

Mr. Allen is enjoying a fifteen-day vacation. The building just recently vacated by the post office has been partitioned off in small rooms, nicely painted and papered and will be occupied by Dr. R. 0.

Preston. Dr. Lyman, a dentist of Topeka, has made arrangements to be in Meriden one day out of each week and will use one of the rooms las a dental parlor. The last meeting of the Priscilla Club for this season was held at the home of Mrs. Lowry, Thursday afternoon, July 11th.

In spite of the warm weather, most of the members were preset ad enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon. After the program, Mrs. Lowry served The club voted to adjourn for the summer to meet some time in September. W. A.

Gardner and wife and Mrs. John Moran and daughter started to Topeka last Monday evening, and when about five miles out from town one of the tires gave out and something, it, else Dr. went wrong, but as along luck in Taylor soon came his car and brought the party back to Meriden. The Gardner car was left at a farm house and later taken to Topeka for repairs. Mrs.

W. Mae Heaton, Miss Ethel McDougall, Miss Odessa McDougall, Miss Lollie Martin and Mr. Carl Banks, of Kansas City, arrived in Meriden in Mrs. Heaton's Cadillac Saturday night, making the trip of 81 miles in five hours. They were guests of Mr.

and Mrs. J. Bronson over Sunday. Mr. Carl Banks and Miss Lollie Martin returned to Kansas City Sunday evening where Miss Martin has a position as bookkeeper.

Mrs. Heaton and sisters remained for a week's visit with their numerous friends. Laundry Pressing. We have taken the agency for pressing in connection with sending of Laundry. Pressing and cleaning of trousers, 50 cents for a suit $1.25.

Basket goes every two weeks beginning Wednesday, July 3rd. Your patronage will be greatly appreciated. MYRL BECKER. Half Mound Store to Close at Five. The announcement is made that the Half Mound' Store will close at five o'clock in the afternoon all next week on account of the Chautauqua at Valley Falls.

This is done so that the store keepers as well as everybody else can attend the night meetings. Republican Central Committee Meeting. Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the County Republican Central committee held at Oskaloosa, Saturday, July 27, 1912, at 1 o'clock p. m. All members are requested to be present, and all Republican candidates are invited to attend the meeting also.

BASE BALL. A series of ball games will be played at Valley Falls next week, in part as follows: Sunday, July 21, at 4 p. Winchester against the 310's, of Topeka. Tuesday and Wednesday, July 23 and 24, at 4 p. Mayetta Indians against Winchester, Friday, July 26, 4 p.

Holton against Easton. Holton and Easton will also play Sunday, July 28. Other games will be arranged. J. W.

Layton and Walter O'Brien, Man- Death of John N. Anderson. After lingering unconscious for nine days, John Newton Anderson died at his home west of Dunavant, Saturday evening, from concussion of the brain, due to an injury he received July 4th, near Ozawkie, on his way to the celebration, when he was thrown from his buggy, his horse being frightened at a passing automobile. John Anderson was born near Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, March 27, 1837, where he lived till 16 years of age, when he moved with his parents to the state of Iowa. He resided in Iowa till 21 years of age, when he united with the Presbyterian church, afterwards uniting with the Congregational church at Old Fairview, Kansas.

From Iowa he came to Nebraska, where he met Miss Louisa Allison, to whom he was married December 25, 1861, near Highland, Kansas. To this union were born thirteen children, eleven of whom survive. They made their home near Hiawatha, to their present near Dunavant, Kansas, for years, coming thirty-four, Kansas, eighteen years ago. He departed this life July 13, 1912. The funeral was held from the M.

E. church at Dunavant, Wednesday morning. Rev. R. Williams, pastor of A.

the M. E. at Oskaloosa, officiating church at services the presence of the many friends. The burial was in Spring Grove cemetery. Threshing Coal Weir City Screened Nut Osage County Lump.

The Above Coal Will Produce The Steam. Just What You Want For Threshing. T. F. MARTIN, Manager, J.

Thomas Lumber Company Meriden, Kansas. CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11 a.

m. by Rev. F. F. Dawdy, of Topeka.

We regret very much to part with Bro. Walker, but he was given full time at Winchester, so he has taken up the work there. Rev. Dawdy is filling the vacancy, He is a very interesting speaker. All are invited.

Albert Best at Rest. The body of Albert Best arrived here Monday his evening from Maine, accompanied by mother, and the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the Catholic church, Rev. Father Joseph of Atchison, officiating in the impressive services in the presence of many friends. The burial was in Rose Hill cemetery beside the grave of his father, who died in 1896. Albert, the only son of J.

Reuben and Laura Best, and their first, was born at Valley Falls in December, 1875, and died in Maine, where he had gone on a fishing trip, Sunday, June 30, 1912, aged 36 years and months. The cause of his death was drowning. While Albert was well known here, he has lived here but little since he was five years old, his father having been elected county clerk of Jefferson county, moving to Oskaloosa in January, 1881, where they resided four years. The father becoming interested in the lumber business in Arkansas the family resided in that state a few years when they moved to St. Louis, Mr.

Best being manager of the Big Four Lumber Co. After his tragic death the family lived at Topeka and Valley Falls, finally going to Cambridge, where the elder children were educated. After graduation the mother and children located at Kansas City, their present home. In their deep sorrow the mother and sisters have the sympathy of many friends. Those from abroad who attended the funeral of Albert Best, held here Tuesday afternoon from the Catholic church, were the bereaved mother, Mrs.

Laura Best and daughters, Blanche and Virginia; her sister, Mrs. J. P. Batchelor, daughter Inez and sons, Harold and Marion, all of Kansas City; her brothers, Lew Beland land wife, of Guthrie, and John Beland, of Bearden, Arkansas, and John Q. Myers and Miss Ida Tutt, uncle and cousin of Mrs.

Best, of Holton; Thos Paxton and wife and Miss Metta K. Legler, of Topeka; Mrs. C. E. Bergson and Geo.

Legler, of Leavenworth, and also Henry L. Pierce, of Kansas City, a neighbor of Mrs. Best, who accompanied her to Maine and superintended the search for the body in the lake. Mrs. Swallow arrived here from Indiana Wednesday evening, to be the guest of her son, G.

A. Swallow, and other relatives for a few weeks. Dr. Jno. W.

Darlington, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON All Calls Promptly Attended Day and Night COMMERCIAL HOTEL Both Phones, Meriden, Kansas. DR. I. S. FOSTER, REGISTERED Veterinary Surgeon and DENTIST.

Prompt attention to all calls. Office at home, west of City Park. Phones; Mutual 89, Independent 29. Valley Falls, Kansas How to Kill Your Town. Buy from peddlers as much and as often as possible.

Denounce your merchants because they make a profit on their goods. Glory in the downfall of a man who has done much to build up your town. Make your town out a bad place and stab it every chance you get. Refuse to unite in any scheme for the betterment of the material interests of the people. Tell your merchant that you get goods a great deal cheaper in some other town and charge him with extortion.

If a stranger comes to your town tell him everything is overdone and predict a general crash in the near future. Patronize outside newspapers to the exclusion of your own and then denounce yours for not being as large and as cheap as the city papers. If you are a merchant, don't advertise in the home paper, but compel the editor to go elsewhere for advertisements and howl like a sore head because he does so. Buy a rubber stamp and use it. It may save you a few dimes and make your letterheads look as though you were doing business in a one-horse town.

If you are a farmer curse the place where you trade as the meanests on earth. Talk this over with your neighbors and tell them the men are robbers and thieves. It will make your property much less valuable, but you don't -Price Current. days, and from there he Missouri, where he will visit presented the editor and basket of fine red plums morning. They were fine flavored.

Many Peck good wife for remembrance. S. B. Wade, who have been spending the past two months with Mr. and Mrs.

P. W. Allen, went to their home in Topeka, Monday Pm expected morning, for here a the few last days. of the They week. are Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Metzger and sons, Dan and Ford, went to Topeka Saturday evening, where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Smith until Sunday evening. Mrs.

Smith is reported to be very sick at this writing. N. Zachariasen has the thanks of this office for a big basket of peaches which he brought to us last Tuesday. They were the finest we had seen this year and were sure pleasing to the palate. We sincerely appreciate the kind remembrance.

Dr. Taylor reports the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Harvey July 14th. Mother and child are reported to be getting along nicely and from the smile that Jesse is wearing we think with the proper attention that he may fully recover.

Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Fitzgerald pleasantly entertained at six o'clock dinner at their beautiful home Saturday evening: Mr.

and Mrs. G. A. Swallow sons, Lester and Dick, of Fort Leavenworth; Mrs. Mahala Clark, Mr.

Mrs. Chas. Becker and daughters, Misses Bertha and Lucile, and son, Jos. F. Becker, F.

W. Hines went to Havensville last Tuesday and returned home Sat- with urday morning, bringing him one of Fred Beach's high grade two-yearold registered bulls, which he bought for Hines Boyle. Mr. Beach is noted for having one of the finest herds of Holstein cattle Pottawatomie county. 81,000,000.00 to loan on farms in Shawnee and adjoining counties.

Privilege of partial payments given, Interest 5 per cent and a reasonable commission or 6 per cent interest and no commission. Money ready. No delay if title is satisfactory. Betzer Realty Loan Co. First Floor, New England Building, Topeka, Kansas.

A Pleased Advertiser. Editor Ledger: am well pleased with the sales of seed corn. Sold entire stock of seed corn besides a good share of 80 tons of alfalfa hay produced last year. The result of advertising in your paper. J.

W. CUNNINGHAM. 0'Brien-Bevelle. The marriage of Miss Jeanette O'Brien and Mr. Joseph Bevelle, of El Paso, Texas, formerly of Topeka, was solemnized Tuesday at the home of the groom's aunt and uncle, Mr.

and Mrs. B. A. Shutt, D. A.

Shutt offciating. Mr. and Mrs. Bevelle left immediately for El Paso, where they will be at home. The above clipping was taken from the Capital of Wednesday, Topeka 10.

Miss O'Brien the July ter Mr. and Geo. east town, has ing friends here who will the Ledger congratulations. in extending Mrs. Fitzpatrick and children, who have been visiting with relatives and friends here, left for their home in Republic, Kansas, Wednesday.

They were accompanied as far as Topeka by Mrs. Fizpatrick's sisters, Misses Anna. and Nellie Cunningham. THE ENTERPRISE MEAT MARKET Is still headquarters for Fresh and Cured Meats of all kinds, Catsups, Pickles and Cove Oysters. As soon as the weather requires it the Ice Wagon will make the usual rounds.

Open Sundays from 7 to 9 a. m. JESSE HARVEY, The Butcher. P. you have a Fat Cow or Heifer to sell don't fail to see me.

F. A. TRIPP, Meriden, Kansa. GENERAL AUCTIONEER Live Stock a Specialty. Independent Phone 71 Mutual Phone 31 Bell Phone 31 Topeka service free both ways over Bell and Independent.

agers. PALMBERG BROTHERS, Do General Blacksmithing IRON AND WOODWORK A11 Work Guaranteed Meriden, Kansas BOYD MOORE, HARDWARE DEALERS International Hay Tools Weber Bain Wagons On hand at all times. Meriden, Kansas..