The McLouth Times from McLouth, Kansas • 4

H. HILL, Dealer In GENERAL MERCHANDISE, BUYS EGGS AND POULTRY, Also Agent for Wells, Fargo Express Company. Postottice Building, Ackerland, Kansas. M. RANKIN.

Dealer In DRUGS, MEDICINES, OILS, Chemicals, Paints. Toilet and Fancy Articles. A Full Line of Cigars. Prescriptions Compounded Day or Night. MeLOUTH.

KAN. Uurestrained Pleasure Can be enjoyed when driving in one of Brown Dark's new style fancy traps, spider phaetons, runabout wagons, surreys, buckboards or pony carts for children's use. They have all the leading hand some designs for city or country use at moderate prices. BROWN DARK Are proud of their elegant stock this season and are pleased to show them to you. For Sale at The Elevator! Hay, Grain, Seeds and Flour.

We keep on hand Pore FLAX Seed, Nebraska seed OATS, TIMOTHY, RED CLOVER, mammoth CLOVER and ALFALFA. We also keep CORN CHOP, OIL MEAL, GROUND FLAX SEED, BRAN and SHORTS. We also handle the Willis Norton Diamond Flour And other grades which we guarantee. A. P.

Reardon Co. McLOUTH, KANS. ROOT'S BEE HIVES. Are Standard Goods THE and we are selling them STANDARD At Factory Prices with freight added. Lumber Yard McLouth COMSTOCK STOUT, Bee Keepers' Supplies always in Stock.

J. R. COX, G. W. STEEPER, Auctioneer.

Notary Public. COX STEEPER. Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Agents. Farms-For sale, Rent or Trade. Also buy, sell or exchange on Commission, Books, Stoves, Furniture, Implements, Correspondence solicited.

MeLOUTH, KANS. Wholesale Prices to Users. Our General Catalogue quotes them. Send 15c to partly pay postage or expressage and we'll send you one. It has 1100 pages, 17,000 illustrations and quotes prices on nearly 70,000 things that you cat and use and wear.

We constantly, carry in stock all articles quoted. The Tallest Mercantile Building in the World, MONTCOMERY WARD Owned and Occupied Exclusively By Us. Michigan A v. Madison Chienge. 50.

YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS Anvone sending a sketch and description quickly ascertain our opinion free whether invention is probably patentable. Communier Hone atrictly confidential. Handbook on Patente sent free. Oldest ngency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn Co.

receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir. enlation of any scientife Journal. Terma.

83 rear: four months, Sold by all newadealers. MUNN Broadway. New York Branch Office, 625 Washington, D. C. Dent a Chan a of Natue, A Paterson, N.

Jeweler named Rabinowitz made application to the court to have Iris name changed to Robinson becanse an insurance company refused to do business with him. The company Informed him that its invariable rule way to decline to insure the property of persona whose names ended with "itz." The lower court did not think this a good reason for changing the name and the state supreme court Has been apopaled to. BANK of MeLOUTH. SAFE, CONSERVATIVE, SOUND. Transacts a General Banking Business.

All Loans confined to home territory. Exchange and Drafts furnished. payable at any point in America or Europe. Matt Edmonds, O. W.

Glynn, H. H. Kimmel, A. McLouth, W. H.

Seeger, Chas. H. Steeper WM STOUT. OFFICERS: MATT EDMONDS, Pres. W.

STOUT, V. P. CHAS. H. STEEPER, Cash.

DR. D. H. HORNOR. Physician and Surgeon All Calls Attended Promptly day or night.

Office on Union St. residence one block west of Bank. Mrs. D. H.

HORNOR, Dentist. Office on Union Street. If you want a Windmill, Pump, Tank, Pipe, Sink or, anything in this line give us a call and get our prices. We have them in stock and sell goods at a profit, but don't want it all. We still have some Furniture on hand which we want to dispose of! E.

D. Bradford, MeLOUTH, KAN. LOCAL NEWS. Shirt waists at "The Daylight." Gauze vests be up at "The Daylight." The cherry crop in this section is quite large. Prof.

W. D. Ross and his father were in town Monday. Mrs. Steeper and Miss Irene have been real sick this week.

Perry Humphreys was a Leavenworth visitor Tuesday. Amos Leech and Bob Jones were over from the county seat Monday. A good, large red cow for sale. Call on D. D.

REYNOLDS. Childrens' day exercises at the Methodist church Sunday evening. D. D. Reynolds brought in the first new poattoes of the season this week.

Wilson Rice was in Eftingham last week showing them how to run a creamery. Daniel McGuire has bought the lot just west of his property of Charley Phipps. Mre. Heynen of Brook ville and Miss Knisler of Tonganoxie visited Mrs. D.

W. Blair last Friday. Frank Fox is still bedfast, unable to help himself and seems to be growing weaker every day. Subscriptions taken at this office for the Semi- Weekly Capital. From now until Jan.

1, for 25c. Miss Gertrude Stout entertained a few friends Monday in honor of her vocal teacher, Mrs. Barcafer. Mrs. John Kirkpatrick of KanAds City visited her brother W.

Pennington, Sunday and Monday. Willie Reynolds is helping in Blair's restaurant and will soon be a full fledged baker and ice cream dealer. There were nine tickets sold at this place for the excursion to Kansas City last Sunday, we believe. Miss Ethel Edmonds came home from Kansas City Saturday evening to remain during her summer vacation. Wm.

Snodgrass has some of the finest corn we have seen any where this summer. Part of it is over knee high. O. C. Kirkpatrick sold the Winchester Star to J.

E. Gardiner last week, but will continue with the paper as local editor. The old school house is torn down now and only the new room left standing. Vote for the new building next Monday. While playing with the other children, endeavoring to jump a ditch a little ways from home last Monday afternoon, a little daughter of John Black fell in head first, landing in the wud and going in to her shoulders.

She was 1111- consions until the next day. Dr. Jones thinks she will get along nicely now, however, Hay for sale--Cull on Clate G. Hummer. Another lot of new Shirt waists at "The J.

M. Pennington of Osawkie was on our streets Wednesday. Mra. W. Revnolds has been very sick this week with appendicitis.

E. D. Bradford sold a bill of furniture to an Oskaloosa resident this week. F. W.

Dickerson is at the county seat working the teachers for life insurance. A. R. Comstock sold a crate of five Root's bee hives to a lady in Osawkie recently. R.

C. Hesse took out a fine Sut'rey one dav last week. He pur. chased it of H. M.

Reynolds. Dr. and Mrs. Guilford Glynn and baby were up from Iola this week, visiting the doctor's parents. The Rogers restaurant has moved to the other end of town to the Viets building, recently vacated by Tone Cresse.

There is talk of purchasing ground just north of the present school house site, on which to erect the new building. James Cross Is still in the Music business. He handles the Reliable Kimball Pianos and Organs. See him if you are contemplating purchasing a innsical Instrument. At the Kansas state university A.

E. Fred Kiplinger and J. R. Mains of Oskaloosa graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Elder Huffman visited old friends here one day this week, while on his way to Lecompton from Meriden where he held services last Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Marr of Smith Center, arrived over the NW Tuesday morning and are visiting their daughter, Mrs.

C. A. Barnes. Elliott Reardon bought Mrs. Scott's summer kitchen and had it moved to his lot in the northeast part of town, and will fix it up for al residence for himself.

Mrs. Tom Scott purchased the tenement house of Charley Phipps, next door to her own residence, and had it moved up and joined onto her house this week. Dr. and Mrs. Rankin went to Ottawa Sunday and staid until Tuesday, attending commencement exercises.

Paul graduated from the academic course Monday. County normal commenced at Oskaloosa this week with quite a number from this place in attendance. With Professor Ross as conductor Normal will be interesting and profitable this year. The MeLouth band is expecting to conduct the Fourth of July cel'ebration at this place. A paper is in circulation for exchequer to help them out in this project.

Add your name and money to the list. MeLouth ought to have a telephone exchange. All enterprising towns our size already have or are figuring on having an exchange. Why can't we? It would be mighty bandy. Rev.

and Mrs. Barcafor will leave in a few days for a new field of labor in Missouri, near their old home at Clinton, when the Baptist church at this place will again be pastorless. J. F. Gish handed 118 three wheat heads he received from A.

Dittrich in Oklahoma, which are very fine specimens. Mr. D. has a steam thresher and a header and is doing a big business. When they went to get the Acad- emy telescope in Tongunoxie to view the eclipse last week, they found the instrument "nit." It is supposed to have been stolen several months ago, 'twas a $75 telescope.

John Wilkins expects to start next Monday for England, and will lay over about two days in do. He will meet Jack Laming, of Tonganoxie, at Montreal, and together they will sail the briny deep. Mr. Wilkins will call on Mr. Laming Ar.

in England and then go on to Redding, his mother's home. He is contemplating a trip to Paris with a party of forty or more while in the "auld conntrie." He will perhaps be gone abont three months. We wish hum a pleasant voyage and a safe turn, H. M. Reynolds made a business trip to Kansas City Wednesday.

Don't forget that second half of taxes are due prior to June 20. You can pay them at the Bank. Little Mary Williams writes that she is having a very nice time at Vinita, I. but is homesick. I will be in McLouth June 20 and 21.

W. H. COFFEY, Photog. A good many workingmen from this vicinity are going west to help with the barvest in a week or two. Spring chickens are ripe and the up to date restaurants are beginning to teed traveling men on them.

Elgie Jones is attending the normal at Oskaloosa. He is quite a young boy to be in attendance upon a Normal. Born to A. T. Stout and wife a son, June 1, at Spokane, Washington.

The little one died five days later. Mrs. Luey Woodhead and Miss Madge came home from Emporia yesterday to spend their vacation with George. CHOICEST BEEF MARKET Brown Dark Keep on hand at all times, all kinds of Fresh and Cured Meats at the most reasonable prices. Mrs.

Mrs. D. W. Blair and Sammy, William Williams and Fannie, and Mrs. Henry Kenyon and, Teco were Leavenworth visitors yesterday.

A. R. Comstock attended the state C. E. convention at Hutchinson this week and the lumber yard did a rushing business with Garf Sykes at the helm.

Thermometer readings for the past few days have been such as to implant in one's mind a desire to make a pilgrimage to the north pole, climbing to its frigid peak. Mrs. J. J. Groshong Wats at Valley Falls Wednesday visiting her mother, who has so far regained her health as to contem plate a visit here in the near future.

Miss Maud Kelsey is here visiting at Felix Rogers south of town. She brought Miss Myrtle Rogers, who has not been to town over a year, in with her just for the ride yesterday and she is improving rapidly. Miss Kelsey is a printer herself and made THE TIMES office a pleasant call. DON'T FORGET But come at once and settle that old account at the Drug Store. Resp'y, C.

M. RANKIN. Last full I sprained my hip while handling some heavy boxes. The doctor I called on said at first it was a slight strain and would soon be well, but it grew worse and the doctor then said I had rheumatism. It continued to grow worse and I could hardly get around to work.

I went to a drug store and the druggist recommended me to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I tried it and one-half of a 50-cent bottle cured me entirely. I now recommend it to all my friends. -F. A.

Babcock, Erie, Pa. It is for sale by C. M. Rankin. How To Gain Flesh Persons have been known to gain a pound a day by taking an ounce of SCOTT'S EMULSION.

It is strange, but it often happens. Somehow the ounce produces the pound; it seems to start the digestive machinery going properly, so that the patient is able to digest and absorb his ordinary food, which he could not do before, and that is the way the gain is made. A certain amount of flesh is necessary for health; if you have not got it you can get it by taking Scott's Fmuision You will find it just as useful in summer as in winter, and if you are thriving upon it don't stop because the weather is warm. got, and from, all druggists, SCOTT De BOWNE, Chemists, New York, Ladies! Attention! SHIRT WAIST! All Sizes, Shapes And Colors. AT "The Daylight." A.

J. BOWMAN, McLOUTH, KAN. THE NEWS OF THE CAMPAIGN IN KANSAS. IF YOU WANT IT ALL WHILE IT IS FRESH AND INTERESTING, SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR The Semi-Weekly Capital. From now until Jan.

1, for 25c The Ball Games. MeLouth and Oskaloosa played a hot game here Friday, the score being 8 to 9 in favor of McLouth. Monday a scrub game was played. A week from next Saturday McLouth expects to play Winchester at their town, and will beat 'em bad. Your Last Chance To procure a bird's-eye view of the city of MeLouth, as it appeared in fall of 1899.

I have the only negative from which this view is made and the high tower from which taken has been removed. The view is 7x29 Finches and shows city in panoramie form from schoolhouse to residence of Zeno Zabriski. Mounted $1.25, unmonnted $1.00. R. B.

GOULD. Mr. Bruce, candidate for county superintendent, circulated among the republican voters this week. Miss Dora Fetty returned Wednesday from a three months' visit in Pasadena, California. We presume she was not particularly in love with that country to make such al short stay.

Ed Bradford and crew have been working at Henry Kimmel's this week building another cattle shed for him. This one is 100x100 feet. Henry will soon have farm shedded in. District court is in session this week. Charles Zabriski.

Ed Bradford and several others from here were on the jury. The two former "had no money, but a good excuse, so were let off. Uncle Abe and Aunt Phebe Garrett came to town Wednesday and had Photographer Coffey take their pictures. It has been many years since they had them taken and are celebrating their 50th anniversary in that way. G.

M. Woodhead returned Monday from Emporia, having attended several entertainments of the most interest to him. He could not stay longer as his services are in great demand, everybody wanting papering done at the same time. Mr. Abbott, a prominent merchant of Holton, was in town yesterday looking over the situation with a view of engaging in the mercantile business.

He was escorted over town and introduced to our citizens by that prince of entertainers, Cashier Charles H. Steeper, and it's likely that Mr. Abbott was favorably impressed with. MeLouth, as no one could long enjoy Mr. Steeper's company without having a good opinion of our town.

One week ago last Sunday Lennel Knowlton had a bad spell and was partially paralyzed, and from that time he kept growing worse until Tuesday evening when he died about o'clock. He was 39 years old the 4th of lust April. For several years he had been in health and spent much time poor traveling, visiting different health resorts, but the boon of health was not. found and he derived bnt lit: tle benetit from his extensive trav-1 els. He has gradually been getting worse for several months.

Funeral services were held in the Baptist church Wednesday aftermooD, McLouth Will Celebrate. Be it known far and near that MeLouth will pull off the only big show in Jefferson county, and probably the only one in northeastern Kansas, on July 4th. The citizens have gone together in the matter citizens always go together, either to do or not to do, and this time it is to do--and concluded as we had no celebration last year that we should haye a celebration this year that will startle the natives, by its brilliancy. A large amount has been raised for the purpose. The town in general and the band in particular are working up the Trim your sails and bonnets to celebrate with us and we will insure you value received for time and money expended.

Large lithograph posters will soon adorn every public thoroughfare proclaiming the excellency of this pre-eminently colossal 4th of July blow out of the closing century. A few of the principal attractions will be published next week. In the meantime we want you to bear in mind that McLouth will celebrate and we never do anything by halves. Stanwood Items. Nettie Haworth returned from Washington county last Saturday, where she had been making a visit of several months' duration with Yer sister.

Samuel Pierce and wife of Tonganoxie, formerly residents of this vicinity, were visiting friends here last Saturday and Sunday. Children's day will be observed at the church one week from next Sunday evening. A good program is in preparation, and a welcome extended to all. A very pleasant sociable was given at Alex Carr's last Wednesday evening. Social games, ice cream and cake were indulged in.

Arthur Jones returned this morning from Wichita, where he has been attending school during the past year. Bertha Carey was visiting at Clyde Swain's the first of the week. Alton Swain and family of near Linwood were visiting at Byron Swain's last Sunday. Mrs. Bena (Nebrbass) George of Tonganoxie was renewing aCquaintances here last Sunday.

Rev. and Mrs. Cook will hold preaching services at Springdale next Saturday at 2 o'clock and Sunday at 11 o'clock. Everyone cordially invited to attend these services. D.

P. HARFORD, DENTIST. Bank Building, Winchester, Ks. Successor to Dr. Heady.

Nothing Personal Intended. When Lady Blessington sent D'Orsay to complain of some delay on the part of her publishers, Otley Saunders, he used very high language. A dignified man in a high, white neckcloth, who was listening to him, said: "Count D'Orsay, I would sooner lose Lady Blessington's patronage than submit to such personal abuse." was nothing personal," said the count; "it you are Otley, then damn Saunders; if you are Saunders, then damn Otley." Ancient Manuseript Heirlooms John Beutler of Wapakoneta, Ohio, has manuscripts and books that have been handed down from father to son since the ninth and sixteenth centuries. He has original manuscripts of the code of Justinian the Great, emperor of Rome, written in the latter part of the fifth century. He also has original manuscripts of the annals of C.

Cornelius Tacitus, the Roman historian, written in Greek. about the middle of the ninth century. Would Not Suffer So Again for fifty Times its Price. I awoke last night with severe pains in my stomach. I never felt so badly in all my life.

When I camedown to work this morning I felt so weak I could hardly work. I went to Miller McCurdy's drug store and they recommended the Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrboea Remedy. It worked like magic and one dose fixed me all right. It certainly is thefinest thing ever used for stomach tronble. I shall not be without it in my home hereafter, for I should not again rare to endure the suffering of last night again for fifty times its cost.

-G. H. Wilson, Liveryman, Burgettstown, Washington Pa. This remedy is for sale by Rankin..