The McLouth Times from McLouth, Kansas • 4

BANK of MOT. Children's Pay Eierole. Children's day exorcises were well attended nt tlm M. E. church filiLiCS.illiOICINKS.flllAf;;:; Funston Honored Jle hits won many glorious victoriei.

Thft nation HotiudifiK hit praise. 5uhie by the thouauida are given liis inline. The latent i a shoe manufactured in Kaiicas City, which is like the General inasmuch as it never rip, ravels on mna down at the heel, made of Manila, Calf, aewed with Spanish olid soles, inner houIs and counters entirely seniriless. 8. II.

HILL, GENERAL MERJMNDISE. MJYs eggs and poultry. Also Agent f'i Wells, Fufgo I'ix-prcss Company. piist office Building; Ackcrlnnd, KtinmiM. HelldSerylo.

At last bora Deem a ev'ry feiinon to believe (hut MrLoutb is to have telephone communication at home, Tho company furnishing thoser-vice is to bo known as tho McLouth Telephone company and in consideration of thirty-fivo patrons, petition is now being circulated to secure that number of patrons, tho company agrees to Ootahlish and maintain telephone t'irvico hero. When wo consider tho value of such a service to this community, especially to tho business interests, it would seem that no dillieulty at all would bo experienced in seeur Little Gents' i Youths' Shoe Boys' Shoes Men's Shoes EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED AT THE DAYLIGHT. A. J. BOWMAN, McLOUTH, KAN.

2S surreys, blackboards or dren's Use. They have all tho leading handsome designs for city or country use at moder ate prices. BROWN DARK TIIK MOWS OF THIS CAMPAIGN IN KANSAS. JK YOU WANT IT ALL WTIII.K IT IS i'KKHII AMI 1NTKRKSTIN0, HUHSCRlltE NOW FOU The Semi-Weekly Capital. From now until Jain.

1, for 25c Are proud of their elegant stock this season and are pleased to show For Sale at Hay, Grain, Seeds and Flour. Wt! keep on hand Pure FLAX Seed, Nebraska seed OATS, TIMOTHY, RED CLOVER, mammoth CLOVER mid ALFALFA. Wo also keep COKN CHOI', OIL MEAL, GROUND FLAX SEKI, lUtAX unci SHOUTS. iVt? also handle tho Willis Norton Diamond Flour Vnd other grades which we guarantee A. P.

Reardon Co. McLOUTH, KANS. ROOT'S BEE HIVES. ni lucil and Ae eire selling them At Factory Prices Hnmliiy evening, thoro being no other vorviccK in town. The children acquitted them-selves creditably, as usual, in their rospectivo parts on tho program.

Fawn Rogeri and Orpha Reardon showed how well weo tote can do in the role of rccitem. They were tho youngest on the program. A drill was one of tho pleasant features of tho exercises, and it was admirably executed. The regular disciplinary collection was taken amounting toSw.OO. the sumo to becoino a part of (ho general Children's day fund, which is loaned to worthy students in Methodist schools and colleges to aid them in acquiring a higher education.

Similar exereiso will bo held nt Wellinan M. E. church Sunday evening, June 17, at 8 o'clock. John Wilkina departed Monday for Merry England. Mrs.

A. Murker and Vi. Stal-lard wore Lawrence visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Charles Barnes is still very weak.

She has been bedfast for ten weeks. Will Bowman was upfront Kansas City tho first of the week to see his parents. Mrs. Thomas Ashbv, of Leaven worth, visited with Nathan Ridge way and wife this week. II.

M. Reynolds has put on green front at. his store, which makes it look cool and clean. Subscriptions taken at this of ttce for the hemt- eekly Capital rrom now unlii Jan. 1, for 2-u, Mrs.

CirtwcII and red retut net from Eflingham Saturday. She went ni to attend commencement and Fred moved his furniture home Monday. James Cross Is still in the Music business, handles the Reliable He Kimball Pianos and Organs. Seo him if you tire contemplating purchas ing a musical instrument. School Bonds Carried The election Tuesday for school bonds resulted in 225 votes being cast for the bonds ami 4 votes against tho bonds.

The sentiment in favor of the new school building is almost unanimous, speaking volumes for tho enterprise of our people. Llghtnlng'a Work Lightning played havoc with Wm. Dyson's residenco Sunday morning. The house was struck and tho family stunned, windows broken and shingles torn off, but no serious results are reported. Will Flit a Long Felt Want.

Wils Foreman, remembering what he has always heard about editors living on wind, btought in some tine new potatoes for us, for which wo are truly thankful, as they will fill a long folt want His Farewell Sermon. Roy. M. F. Barcafer will preach his tarewell sermon at this place next Sunday.

He is called to tho pastorate at Butler, which place will fully occupy his time. Bought a Gold Brick. A Nebraska banker bought gold brick in Leavenworth county recently for 13, Wo wonder if he found Jim McDowell with one gold brick too many i 'n Harding, Charley Pyle, L. Donaldson, Joe Donaldson and four other men from here left ves terdav for tho harvest fields of western Kansas, Editor F. C.

Scott of the Now Era, Valley Falls, was in town Wednesday, paying his respects to these newspaper headquarters during his sojourn. Grandma Rankin, Paul and Miss Eva Rankin and Miss Ruby Kim-niel'cniiie home from Ottawa Saturday, where the last three nieii-liotied attended school during the past winter. Anthony Brose, a popular voung farmer of Springdulfc, was in Tues-diU and renewed the allegiance of the Brose family to Tub Times. Ho saiil crop were looking fairly well in his neighborhood. W.

II. Nodine is very busy these lays. He has recently puintcd Thomas Edmund's residence nonih of town and is now working on John Mimiey'g residence. The Noi (orjville Newv said last week that. -as lh-' editor of this paper is enumerator he bad "'a gix-d chance to catch the wily do- The enumerator i not allowed to combine "hiisiri-n wiib pleiiJiire." in, We Ciiu'l tako re- veil voir CONSRRVATIVR, 5UNt.

rnnisnctH ii Qnnnrdl 15airkiii5 All Loans ronllited to home territory. I-'xcIiiiiikp and luafls furnished, payable lit any iolnt In America or ICurope. PlKKCTOlur Matt Edmonds, O. W.Olynn, Jl. II.

Klniniel, A. MeLoulh, W. Jl. Keener, CIihm. II.

Steeper Wm Stout. Okkickhh: Matt EkmoNub, I'ren. Wm. Stout, P. II.

STKHl'KK, OiihIi. I)K. I). II. HORNOR.

Physician and 5urgeon All Calls Attended Promptly day or night. Office on Union St. residence one block west of Bank. Mrs. H.

HORNOR. Dentist. OiTico on Union Street. If you want Windmiil, Pump, Tank, Pipe, Sink or anything in this line giv iih a call and sret our prices. Wo havo them in stock and sellgofxlHat 0 profit, hut don't want it all.

We still have some Furniture on hand which we want to dispone of! E. D. Bradford, Mc LOUTH, KAN. LOCAL NEWS. Miss Stalford has returned from a visit to Tongunoxie.

AVork was hernn on It C. Iles-so'et'big hay barn this week. Robert Davison was over from the county seat this week. Matt Kdmonds shipped fix carloads of tine, fat cattle Wednesday night. Will Clark had fronted tho in terior of his barber shop to a now coat of paint.

Mra. J. (. Dessinger returned Saturday evening from tin extended ttip in Illinois. Mrs.

Trot Harding and Miss Inez Glynn spent the day in Leavenworth yesterday. Hon. A. McLouth returned this week from another bridge trip in Montana and Wyoming. Miss Meda Adrewsis hoinefroln the deaf and dumb school at Ola-the, of which sho ia a student.

E. I). Bradford and Dr. Rankin with their families Sundayed in the country with W. (i.

Boyd's. Tho coolnesa of the atmosphere Ihis week is a refreshing change from the enervating heat of lust week. A. Bowman, C. H.

Steeper, Dan Whitmer and Ed Bradford were in Ot-kaloosa Wednesday on business. J. F. Gish erected a wire fence around Win. Stout's yard this week, the brand for which he is the agent.

Thomas Farrell, of Spriiigdale, took out a big load of lumber from our lumber yard to repair por-ebon, ele. Round trip tickets to all points on tho NW at one fare. Tickets tn sale July 3 and 4, good to re turn July Oth. Tho census enumerators of I-aven worth have found an old colored woman in that city who claims to bo 114 years old. Mrs.

Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Miller, both of Siuingdale, were in f'n Wednesday having some dolital work dono by Dr. Ilornor. Mrs. John Casobier and children returned to the farm this vrt'uk.

They have leen in Holton this winter, where the children attended school. Reynolds was up-f nun IJt'compton the first 'of the week visiting former friends. He has ('oii attending lne' university the past 'year. Airs. McLain, of near Winchester, was in lowh Wednesday to consult Dr.

Rankin in regard to her eves, and to see if Proctor could lit her with glasses. A very pleasant ice cream social was held at the home of Rf v. and Mrs. IVircafer hist everting. A nlirrther of the Baptist members iJiijHfU is f' vr ri? to hem ToiliM and Fancy Articles.

"A Kul I Lino df Cigars. aiiiinded "Ony Nim. McliOUTii. Kan. Uurestraincd Pleasure Can be enjoyed when driving in one of Brown Dark's new style fancy traps, spider phaetons, runabout wagons, pony carts for chil them to yu.

The Elevator! JL --vv-a i T-j' Wholesale Prices to Users. Our General Catalogue quotes them. Send 15c to partly pay postage or we'll snd you one. It Ins 1 100 pages, 7,000 iiliKitralions and quotes prices on nearly 70,000 things that you eat and nd wear. constantly carry ia stuck ad articles quoted.

WtOW'f OMEWY WARD sthl.an a.a-M D. P. HARFORD, DENTIST. Bank I'uilding, Ks. Successor to I)r.

Ileadv. Last fa'l 1 sprained my flip while handling mmiio heavy tioxex. The doctor I called on said at HYst it was a slight strain and would noon he well, liul'it grw worfifand th doctor then said I had llemiml ism. It com i ip ied to ircow worse and I eonld hardly aroirnit work. I went Ion drug storo" and -the druggixi reiiomiuenihl me tft try Cliiiiidn-1 lainV Pain Bitlm.

I -tried it and one half of a iri'l-cerit' lint tie cured me i'-norr recommend it tir nil my A. I'ahcock, Krie. I I jf(fr x-de ly O. M. Roosevelt Rough KidnrA rmirrion at OrilaliaiiH, ('iryf-via Santa- Ye' Koiiic, uii' for- fonnil trip, jJnnf July 4 ia a with freight Lumber Yard $1.35 1.00 1.75 2.00 USE OFFICIAL STATEMENT Of tho inancial Condition of tho Bank of McLouth, ut McLouth, Stuto of Kansas, at the close of business on tho 4th day of June, 1900.

RKSOt'KCES. Loarmand discounts Loans on ie.il estate 47.1M 28 3,000 1. Ill HI Overdrafts Ileal estate and bank bldg. Knniilure and tix lures Expense account Cash mid sitit exchange, le- Kil reserve Revenue stamps in 34.34H 08 IBS Total LIAIUMTIKg. Capital stock paid in Surplus fund l.iiuo Interest 2.U3I f6 Exchange 202 Individual deposits 54.32.i Time certiorates h4.il.

37 Cashier's and cert itled checks 1U.26U 2(1 Total U3 Slate of Kansas, County of Jefferson, fiS Chas II. Sleeper, cashier of said hank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true; that said bank has no liabilities, and is not indorser on any note or obligation, other than shown on tho above statement, to the best of my knowledge and belief. So help me God. Ciias H. Steki'er, Cashier.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 13 ill day of June, liiOO. Wm. Stout, Notary Public. (Commission expires on the 1st day of November, lLW.) Correct. Attest: Matt Epmoxus, II.

II. Kiiuinel, "-Directors. O. Glynn. Would Not Suffer 5o Again for fifty Times its Price.

I awoke lust mailt with severe bains in my stomach. I never felt so badly in all my lifo. When I cainedowii to work this morning I felt, so weak I could hardly work. I went to Miller McCurdy'sdrng store and In- recommended the Chanibei Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, It worked like magic and one doso fixed mo all right. It cortninly isthelinest Ihing I ever used for -stomach trouble.

I shall not bo without it in my home hereafter, for I should not again cure to endure hp suffering of last night ngain for fifty times its cost. (J. II. Wilson, Liveryman, Bnr-gettstown, Washington l'n. This remedy is for sale by C.

M. Rankin. A large number of teams were in town today hauling lumber for repairs on the iS tan wood church. Mrs. (J.

W. Sleeper's elocution class will give an entertainment at Glynn's hall on evening. June 30th. If Meljotith had a baseball nine equal to its spend id band we would challenge the world to a musical and athletic contest. Will Clark and wife will leave next week for Idaho Springs, and if they find a suitable location will remain in Denver.

The copious rains of the fore part of the wiekwere timely and did much good to gardens, small fruii-s, pastures and the hay crop. Second C. E. Convention w'dl lie field nt Nortonville, August IS mid Ji. Speakers of national reputation will aie COMSTOCK cfcs STOUT.

ling the required number of pa trons to vouchsafe (bin enterprise to our town and community. Tho cale of prices are us follows: 'Phone in residence, per month, 1.00; in place of business, per month, in both resiilenco and placo of business, ThbTimks trusts that thirty-fivo of our people will pledge themselves to support the enterprise. The company incurs tho expense of stringing tho wires and putting in tho 'phones. Miss Carrio Brua of Kansas City, who is a teacher in the schools in that citv, has been visiting Mr. and Mrs.

W. C. Bridges this week. She also visitod Jur-bulo friends a few davs. Brown Dark Keep on nand at all times, all kinds of Fresh and Cured Meats at the most reasonable prices.

Subscribe for Tn MoLouth Tim Dick Cain has been hauling out lumber for a largo burn. House and lot for sale im easy terms. See T. W. Glynn.

R. E. Courtney of Springdalo was a McLouth visitor yesterday, Mr. Riee and Rufus Courtney were oyer from Springdalo Wednesday. Misses Maude and Mary Williams returned home yesterday from Vinits, I.

T. Tho contract for tho school house foundation has been relet, this time to Shepherd Moss. (15 bead of ewes and 50 lambs, also 2 Hereford yearling bulls for sale. Cox Steeper. Miss Carrie CofTman of Tonga-noxie visited her sister, Mrs.

George Snow, over Sunday. I will bo in McliOtith Juno 20 and 21. W. II. Coi'KKY, Photog.

Tho United Brethren L. A. S. went out to Mrs. Cul Elliott's yesterday and spent the day sewing.

Joe Henderson left for the west yesterday and will probably go to California. Ho lias been with tho Tough livery firm for some tinio and has made many friends by his courteous manner and strict at tention to business. A new'titne table went into ef fect on the K. N. W.

Sunday, The changes in the arrival of trains here are as follows: West bound, No. 11, No. 1:1, 6:21 p. in. iioutxt, AO.

jz, p. No. 14, a. in. A large itivoice of irniture was sold by Bradford's' Ibis week to Frank Swover who lives four miles northeast of Winchester, who was recently married.

An ither evidence of good furniture and low prices in McLouth. Donl't forget to make your nr- t'sngeliu'lils to come to the I IS. church. Friday June 22. to hear a lecture by Professor Kirkpatrick on "Survival of the Strongest." lie is a brilliant speaker and state lecturer of the State Temperance union.

Admission free. An old and worn nnd dil ird dated fool 1 1 which looks like it might have been in sen ice when Colonel Adam was a bare footed kid and whose age would bi'dlethe census skiii in unraveling the ihvk lei ies of the an-tiqiiily of sge, affords a a great deal of nmusemetil to Mclvonlh juv- nile Mipuhilion during ti eyen- liws. AS lliev line op in the pigskin some rather old boys, iovs with bare mi'tn on lop or their intellectual domes, are observed in line. It fake a good venr to'uboMv eli-nlnafn ho i 'roik frhm s.iim' m-nV Bee Keepers' Supplies always in Stock. J.

R. COX, G. W. STEEPER, Auctioneer. Motary Publio- COX STEEPER.

Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Agents. Farms For sale, Kent or Trado. Also buy, sell or exchange on CommisMon, Rooks, Stoves, Furniture, Implement, Correspondence solicited. McLOUTH, KANS. A.

O. U. W. Leads Them All. Kansas has wen the $2,000 prize offered by tho supreme lodge, A.

0. U. to any jurisdiction of the order making tho trreatost net gain in membership between Juno 1, 1SSI9, and June 1, 1000. Kaunas with its usual push and vim decided they could not bobcat in a small mutter of that kind where hustling was tho main thing required, and its army of workmen, then strong, went to work with a will and left no stone unturned that would advance tho intorest ami numbers of tho best, strongest and safest benevolent society on tho fiieo of tho earth, with the result that it net gain of 8,500 in membership was attained during the past year, thus ninking the total membership for tho order in Kansas on June 1, lt'00, In thel'niteil States the A. O.

U. W. is 400,000 strong. The assessment principles of tho order are based upon tho classified plan, which foundation rests upon tho most approved mortuary tables and guaranteed to bo self-sustaining. The order pays out more money to the widow and orphan, in Kan sas each year, than all the old line life insurance companies combined, and at about one-third of the cost to its members.

Young man, below tho ago of is your wife and family provided for should you suddenly called? If not put in vour application for membership to this no-blo order today tomorrow may be too late. Committer. MeLoulh Lodge No. 126. An l-ditor's Wife.

Eastwood Homer, Mich. Gentlemen: 1 hayo given your famous dyspepsia remedy, Cream of Spruce, a thorough trial ami unhesitatingly pronoiinco it the best medicine I ever look. It, has completely cured mc of a bad case of dyspepsia, or catarrh of the stomach, and tins made my complexion clear and healthy. Ladies whoso complexion is yellow or muddy will find Ihis remedy just what is claimed for it. Yours truly, Mas.

L. V. Keslak, Duller, 0. Jf your druggist hasn't Cream 'of Spruce in stock sond to Eastwood Humor, and a box will be sent by mail. 25 or 50c post paid.

FoiTsALB. 3 fine farms of H50 acres each well improved nt bargain prices close to Tongunoxie. 3 farms lit I SO 40 at Stan-wood, One traction engino 15-horse power, FOR EXCHANGE. 160 acres near tow for 80 near McLnith. Town property in Kansas City or Tongunoxie for tarm near Mc-Ijoulh.

Harness shop and building only shop in town, want farm of SO i.cres. S. D. Hakuiw, Tongunoxie, Kans. i nnMominTinii A A A A A 3 A A A A A A A 2 uUlfuUilli I lull never rtopi because the wtather It warm.

Then "why rfop takin SGOTVS EMULSION limply became K'f wmmer? Keep-taWe H. It will heal your lun and make them itroeg for another winter. oe-hvi', tl Arm. 5 5fSf twsmxsstBansz "1 r-" he hfrcantile L'-iiltli'jj in the World, Owned iit fecnpicl Bj U. BO YEARS' If LArtHltNtt Tradc Maahi DtStGNS COPVRIOHT AC flnlrttly iwrprtun tmr optntctn free w'inthpr an lnpfitkm prnhnhiy pntnntnhtp.

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C. McLouth's Paeo. There wai eonniderarile irony in fin remark of a Irnvi ifnir man the rrlher dav who, im wi'ing thn stuck yurds te(M the WV depot, said: "1 prwnm tliatV what mint br termed paeo." Rose and MatieJ'Kini mi eanm in Satunl vV from' S'e-Ilicrnnri whi if tier tnv-lnrn at A 'i tiilm -It I 1.