Smith County Pioneer from Smith Centre, Kansas • 2

1 February I PACK TWO TUB SMITH OOONTT PlONEIU ia" OIVE "SYRUP OF FIGS" A Smith County Pioneer of At Board. a meet TO CONSTIPATED CHILD uday, tba 16th. Trustees held) Smith Center Kansas ctton was den condemning an irtlcle published In the last week's Delicious "Fruit Laxative" can't harm tender little Stomach, liver and bowels. J. F.

Hardacres Clean-Up Sale I will sell at the M. Hardacre farm 5J miles north and 1J miles west of Smith Center, commencing at 10 a. on NELSON, HEADLEY A NEL80N. Editors and Publishers Pioneer wherein the article stated that the Board of Trustees was alleged to bavs refused to accept the new Christian church. In Justice to $1.50 Per Year In Advance.

Mr." Penland. the Iioard of Trustees wishes to a ate no such meeting or ElUrwJ at tha Postofflra at Smith CanUr, Kam aarond claaa mall matter. action was aver taken as stated In laid article. Cy order of Trustees. Ed Miller, Chairman of Board.

Wednesday, February 25, 1914 A TALL H0S8 Henry Williams had a horse In OLD 8MITM COUNTY 80NO. A few dayi ago there appeared la the Kansas City Star, a poem furnished by Elsl- Perkins, of Kirwln, Look at the tongue, mother! If coated, your little one's stomach, liver and bowels need cleansing at once. When peevish, cross, listless, doesn't sleep, cat or act naturally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad; has sore throat, dlarrba-a, full of cold, give a tcaspoonful of "California Syrup ot Figs," and In a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and soor bile gontly moves out of Its little bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. Ask your druggist for a BO-cent bottle of "California 8yrup of figs," which contains full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups. from the Lane township ranch last 1.

1. tmrnt- ul.llVu that peat anything for height Home Whore the Buffalo Roam, that we ever saw In horse flesh. The-which ahe learned In 1874, but did animal Is seven years old and he not know the author. The writer ordinary flesh 1900 pounds JHe ts so tall that a man six feet reu.vun.er. whs song ha8 to iook upward to get ame out and was well and Intimate glimpse of his back.

When he Is bridled a man has to climb Into a manger to do It. When the horse Horses and Mules 1 black mare 6 years old, wt 1500; 1 gray mare 10 years old, in foal by pack, wt 1400, 1 gray horse coming 4 years old, wt 1400; 1 black horse coming 3 years old, wt 1100; 1 sorrel horse coming 3 years old, wt 900; 1 team bay horses 7 and 8 years old, wt 2200; 1 span coming 3-year-old mules, wt 2100; 1 mule coming yearling; 1 horse colt coming yearling. 7 Head Cattle 1 pure-bred Jersey cow 7 years old, will be fresh in April; 1 red muley cow 7 years milk; 1 Short Horn bull 2 years old; 1 red muley bull, 1 year old; 1 coming yearling bull; 2 calves. 16 Ton Good Alfalfa Hay Farm Implements 1 Moline wagon, nearly new, 1 Mitchell wagon, top buggy, old buggy, Oliver 6-shovel cultivator, Emmerson corn disc, nearly new, Sattley lister, 2-row stalk cutter, disc harrow, 2 McCormick mowers, hay rake, grain drill, feed grinder, hand corn sheller, 3 sets lj. inch work hainess, set single harness, 2 sets of fly nets.

Miscellaneous 1 heating stove, 2 extension tables, set dining room chairs, rocking chair, folding bed, bedstead, dresser, Davis sewing machine, Omega cream separator, cupboard, telephone and right in the Hummer association, set carpenter tools, grindstone and other articles too numerous to mention. X. Ik LETTER FROM OREGON Forest Grove, Feb. 10, 1914. I am writing this letter In response to your request that the old buyer got a glimpse of him he gasped, looked again and then said, "Not any for me." Afterwards he said the animal was the tallest horse be ever saw.

ly, acquainted with the author. It was written by Dr. H. Hlgley, who aa an early bottler In Smith county, having homesteaded In section Pleasant township, the land' being now owned by Mrs. L.

C. The poem was published In rhe Pioneer In the fall of 1873 and soon attained popularity among the younger people of that time; a tune was arranged for It and no doubt it was aung at every gathering in friends In Smith county may hear from those wlio formerly lived there but have moved away. In the first placoT I wish to thank in this way the many kind friends who remembered us with nice cards and other tokens on the, to us, Important event of our fiftieth wedding anniversary, which occurred on the 7th of November, 1913. I should like to write to each one separately, but owing to being crippled by rheumatism can hardly write eo that anyone can read it. Now I will try and give you a glimpse of this country as It looks and appeals to us.

Our town of Forest Grove Is located twenty-six miles due w'eet of Portland and now has about two thousand Inhabitants. It has the Pacific University, a $40,000 high school building and two fine BREEDERS, ATTENTION At the farmers' Institute which was held a short time ago, a committee was appointed to look Into the matter of organizing a "Smith County Breeders Association." This committee met last Saturday at the Rice Rice law office and discussed the merits of such an organization. It was decided to call a meeting In the near future of all breeders of pure bred stock -and poultry In this county and perfect such an organization. Arrangements will be made to have some one present from some of our neighboring counties where such an organization Is In operation to tell us the plans, objects, etc. Watch this paper, Brother LUNCH WILL BE SERVED BY DEWEY LADIES' AID SOCIETY TERMS: $5 and under cash.

On sums over $5 a credit of 10 months will be given with approved security at 10 per cent. Nq property to be removed until settled for. those early days. Its cheering words helped to dispel the gloom of the 'Grasshopper Days" and the writer can remember of bumming the fascinating words while traveling over, the'- desolate prairies and at the sine time wishing there was some way of getting back to the pleasant Pennsylvania home we had so recently but the fates were all against us and we are glad of It cow. t)r.

Brewster Higley was an eccentric character, rough and uncouth in appearance, but with a heart filled with poetry and compassion for suffering humanity. As a doctor, and there were few of this J. F. HARDACRE COL. AL HESTER, Auctioneer.

J. B. 8TEIN; Clerk. sum w4. Breeders, for further notices and come out and help boost an organl- profession In those early days, no Inn ti n.n amY KattAV iw u.

lw and poultry In Smith county to deter him from answering a de-. By order of committee A. Mont gomery, H. Dannenberg, A. W.

Dan mand for service and there are no public schools. Also there are about twenty-five blocks of paved streets with all the appurtenances thereto, two electric railroads, gravitation water system that furnishes all the water of the purest kind found anywhere that Is used or needed in the town, besides furnishing Hills-boro, the county seat, and the town of Cornelius with water when their systems get deranged, electric lights, etc. Forest Grove has always been nenberg, Allen Hammond, R. H. Ged ul, mDiiiuatw; ph An)recht A Cowan( ty who owe a debt of never ending Lambert, J.

B. Stein. gratitude for his timely medical at tentlon. He left this county some- WAKI- time in the early eighties, going we WANT TO BE A SOLDIER? think to Arkansas, well along In The state of Kansas is going Park Ogle's Big Sale I will sell at the Davis farm, two miles east and three miles south of Smith Center, and three miles north of Hummer, on Tuesday, March 3rd, commencing at 10 a. to.

a dry town. We live five miles north have years at that time. After a lapse a number of companies of and two west of the Grove and of more -than forty years we again the state guards In various towns soon and Smith Center has a chance offer to the readers of The Pioneer a steam road that runs two miles east and two miles north of us, running from Portland to Tillamook, the good, old time song it first pub lished in 1873. W. H.

Nelson. and another electric line from Port land to Tillamook now completed to within three and one-half miles of the Mo a Home Where On, Give Buffalo Roam. here, and a line surveyed from the present terminus on west running Horses within a fourth of a mile of us, and Implements expect to have it completed the Oh, give me a home where the buf- falo roam. Where the deer and antelope play, Where never is heard a discourag- i lng word to get one of these. A number of young men to whom the project has been suggested are In favor of the scheme and will enlist.

W. H. Nelson, who has the necessary papers, explains that If between sixty-five eighty men will join, the company will be organized and drill started within a reasonable length of time. The military board meets In about thirty days to consider placing these companies and our petition must be In by that time. The state will pay for a commodious armory and will furnish a complete equipment of uniforms, arms, and the men will De paid for whatever time they put coming season, we nave a nop yara of 160 acres within two miles northeast of here and two smaller ones Xad the Bky Is not clouded all day southeast of us.

ty To give you an Idea of the way that land Is selling I will say that the forty-eight acre tract adjoining One John Deere 2-row corn disc; one Western HI Belle lister; one riding cultivator, nearly jj new; one McCormick mower; one Weber 3i-inch wagon, nearly new; one 3-inch wagon with new box; one top buggy; one set lj-inch work harness; one set l-inch work harness; one set lj-inch work har- ness; one set single harness. Some household goods and many other articles too numerous to mention. One mare, 3 years old, with foal, wt 1400; One mare coming 2 years old, wt 1150; One gray mare, wt 1200; one sorrel horse, wt 1000; one gray mare 6 years old, with foal, wt 1050; one gray mare 7 years old, with foal, wt 950. One good milch cow 6 years old. About three dozen hens, good layers.

mine on the east, with fifteen acres cleared and part of the rest slashed A home, a home where the deer and the antelope Where never Is heard a discouraging word And the sky ta not clouded all day. Oh, give mo the gale of the Solomon Tale, Where light streams with bouyan-cy flow. i lnin the organization, Including a sold for $4800 about three weeks ago and there were no buildings on it, either. And now; here's hoping that Kan' two weeks encampment at Fort Riley some time next fall. He wishes a large number of men between the ages of eighteen and sixty-five to out and sign the petition that Bas will be favored with bountiful crops and much prosperity the com ing season.

Yours truly J. Ay delott. he has at his office. If you want in, get busy. On the banks of the Beaver, where seldom If ever.

Any poLsonous herbage doth grow. LUNCH WILL BE SERVED BY THE HUMMER LADIES AID SOCIETY TERMS: $5 and under cash. On sums over $5 a credit of 10 months at 10 per cent with approved security. No property to be removed until settled for. Chorus Over In the Davenport, con- Oh.

give -me the land where the week om I they held an election to choose a He Western Kansas Farmers' Meet. The program for the Western Kansas farmers' convention, to be held at Oakley, March 4 and 6, la pract Throws light frrom its lUttWS3 had died. Three tickets: Democrat, PARK OGLE stream, Where glldeth along the Republican and Progressive, were in COL. C. A.

MATHES, Auctioneer BERT LOOFBOURROW, Clerk. ically complete. Several local men who have been accomplishing things In the western part of the state will tell how they did It. The speakers the field. Normally the district Is white swan Republican by a majority of two thousand.

How do you suppose the tjM VHt: 4 from the Kanssas Agricultural college Like a maid in her heavenly dream Chorus I love these wild flowers In this election came out in a three-corner ed scrap? Tr 1 J- H. Miller, O. E. Reed, George The press report: Democrats won bright land of ours, I love, too, the curlew's n. htI.i.

lniQE 1 The first morning session will be vivits CL DCVuiiu wuu XV, 'sou, nuu the Progressives a poor third with devoted to live etock. President wi speac ontte of Lr 1- Vo.r stock In western agriculture, and every one In the last year in so far, waiia wji fii Mrs. McCarty's Clean-Up Sale I have rented my farm and will sell at the place 1 mile north and li west of Bellaire about growing beef cattle. In the afternoon the president will discuss co-operation among farmers. At this scream.

The bluffs of white rocks and antelope flocks That graze on our hillsides so green. Chorus How often at night, when the heavens are bright By the light of the glittering stars, Have I stood there amazed and asked as I gazed If their beauty exceeds this of ours. Chorus meeting O. E. Reed of the college as the Progressives were concerned.

It simply proved that the rank and file In a great measure refuse follow off a new party when they can get the legislation they want through their first love, the Repub-Ican party. is going to take a lttle time to prove to the deserters dairy department will talk on the Friday, February 27th, commencing at 10 a. subject of building up a dairy herd, Mr. Reed is the one who doubled the butter production of the cows in the their mistake but they are bound Fi otu tha Hcrttt DnATiAv sii lata. anH college herd, in three years.

In the evening an illustrated lecture on soil The air is so pure the breezes so when thev do lt wln be eood-nieht handling in relation to moisture light. .0 the Democrats. conservation will be given by Edw, C. Johnson, superintendent, of Insti tutes and demonstration work. Mr.

and Mrs. Wllmer Sims wel corned a boy baby to their home, The zephyrs so balmy at night, I would not exchange my home here to range Forever in azure so bright. Chorus Irrigation will be the subject of the Monday. This makes them a fam Thursday morning, eession. H.

B. Walker, Irrigation engineer, will be ily of a girl and a boy. present. Local speakers will dis cuss this problem, which is of such Hogs 7 pure bred red gilts, bred. Implements Western Bell riding lister, Bully Boy riding cultivator, 3-section steel harrow, field disc, John Deere corn disc, 14-inch sulky plow, 1-horse wheat drill, Champion mower, walking stirring plow, feed grinder, top buggy, spring wagon, two sets work harness, some hay in barn, some "household goods and other articles too numerous to mention.

Horses and Mules 1 span geldings, 5 and 7. years old wt 1300, 1 span browns, horse and mare, 4 years old, wt 1100; 1 span iron gray mules, 5 and 6 years old, wt 1000, well broke; 1 span mules, coming 4 years old, wt 1100, well broke; 1 span mules, coming 3 years old, broke; 1 span coming 2-year-old mules. Cows 1 good milch cow 5 years old, fresh by date of sale; 1 good milch cow, 6 years old, fresh by March 20; 2 good heifers, 2 years old, fresh soon; 3 yearling heifers. Importance In western Kansas. An Illustrated lecture on silo construe tlon will be given In the afternoon.

A special women's program also comes Thursday afternoon. A small child of A. B. Anderson if Comparative Statement of Conditions I Smith County State Bank J. A Smith Center, Kansas RESOURCES I 1 June 27th.

1911 June 27th. 1913 it Loana and discounts I 97.VO.08 $129,372.13 ac Orerdtaft 2.621. 1.168.40 a Expense 1,892.36 1, 850.51 ik if. Ca sh and due from banka a 8, 772.66 I45.2-.'6.87 Bank 4.M0.00 6,000.00 ajc Furniture and Fixtures ftOO.IX) 600,00 Guaranty bond 4tb Bute Treasurer 500.00 l.OoO.OO of Harlan, was reported critically 111 the first of this week with pneu monia. 10 CEJJT "CASCARETS" IF BILIOUS OB COSTIVE LUNCH WILL BE SERVED BY THE BELLAIRE LADIES AID SOCIETY TERMS: $5 and under cash.

On sums over $5, 10 months time at 10 per cent, with approved security. No property to be removed until settled for. For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, eiuggisn uvr ana ooweia i ney work while you sleep. MRS. J.

E. McCARTY COL. AL HESTER, Auctioneer. F. A.

HUTCHINSON, Clerk. Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, Indiges tion, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head A at aches come from a torpid liver and I ii a a Totals Sive.zuj.eu S285.U7.V1 LIABILITIES Capital Stock 20.000.00 20.000.00 Surplus 20,000 00 20.000 00 Undivided profits 62.90 200.SS Interest 4.821.72 .351.9 Exchange lM.Ol Individual 102.621.43 180.735.33 Certificates of Deposit 48.886.96 57,673.33 Totals 1198.291.60 286.117.l Th correct. G. A. Garrison, Pres.

1 clogged bowels, which cause your stomach to become filled with undi and revival MEETINGS CLOSE 'was large from night to night gested food, which sours and fermenttJ 111.. 1 mi of thanks' to Mr. Parker for his very faithful and efficient work in The union revival meetings closed the Interest unflagging. the revival. last Thursday evening, having been On the last evening, at the sug- one of the most helpful aeries of gestlon of C.

S. Buchanan, an or- un.e gwuBKB ia a. awiii parrel, inara the first step to untold misery Indigestion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow skin, mental fears, everything that Is horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret to-night will give your constipated meetlngs ever held In Smith Cen- rering wag taxen ror iae treasury oi Harve Cameron received a carload of yearling calves from Kansas City ter for many years. No word of crlt- tne Ministerial association 10 De usea lcism and no token of rivalry marred as the ministers may see fit.

This the genial fellowship between 'the was entirely unsolicited by any one churcheo. It waa said on all hands of the ministers. It amounted to toe first of this week and took them up to the Cora township farm. He will run them on the grass bowels a thorough cleansing and straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleep a 10-cent bo I Smith County State Bank i 1 that Mr.

Parker, who preached most about $20. of the time, proved a model evan- The Ministerial association, at a geilstlc preacher. The attendance meeting on Monday, passed a vote from your druggist will keop you feel-lug good for months. a th summer and probably fatten for market next winter If a bigf crop Is raleed. I HHIIIf i.