The Leonardville Monitor from Leonardville, Kansas • 1

LEONARDVILLE MONITOR Published in the interests of Leonardville and Community $1.00 per year, Leonardville, Riley County, Kansas, Thursday, April 14 1910 Vol XXVII No. 9 LEONARDVILLE MONITOR. Dudley Stone, Owner. George C. Hall, Publisher.

Entered at the post office at Leonardville, Kansas, for transmission through the mails as second class matter. Office Days Monday at day. Wednesday 11 a. m. to 3:30 p.

m. Thursday 7 a. m. to 3 p. m.

Saturday all day. Hog Dip at Stafford's. Chas. Hubble was up from Manhattan Monday on business. Oman Bros.

shipped three cars of cattle Monday to Kansas City. Albert Nordstrom purchased a new touring car recently. Eggs taken on trade for Hardware at John Fear has joined the auto craze too as he has a fine touring car now. Did you see Carl Anderson's new buggy he got it at A. H.

Chaffee's. Miss Lou Pratt of Clay Center is visiting with her friends the Diefendorfs. Bili Newman opened his ice cream and soda fountain parlor to the public Saturday. Will Olson spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Manhattan with his brother, Dr. A.

Olson. Gene Burke is reported to be loafing around town yet on account of nothing to do. A full line of the celebrated Jno. Deer and Rock Island Inuplements at A. H.

Chaffee's. Wm. Bohnenblust is putting a good cement cave in at his place in the east part of town. A big lot of new post cards at Bill Newman's and a rack to put them in for display. See Chaffee before you buy that buggy.

He has some up to date buggies and Prices Right. Rev. Harry Colwell will preach at the M. E. church next Sunday evening.

John Shanahan went to Salina Tuesday on account of his daughter being sick. J. R. White was over from Clay Center Monday and spent a couple of days with Bill Turner. G.

J. Holzapfel went to Miltonvale Saturday to spend Sunday with friends. F. C. Braley and Elmer Rose made a business trip to Kansas City Monday.

Mrs. C. C. Lindstrom is visiting in the with her son Richard, this week. Sig Johnson is improving his property in South Leonardville by putting in cement sidewalks.

The School Meeting. At the school meeting Friday all the officers were elected as all places were vacant. Chas. Swart was elected director, Ed Nicholson, treasurer, and H. Diefendorf as clerk.

Resolutions presented by Mr. Shillerston were not approved and then they adjourned till a called meeting to be about June 15th to consider the tax levy. Council Proceedings. At the council proceedings Tuesday evening the council laid over till the next meeting the proposition of the extension of the city limits. John Ford presented a request to have the city jail moved, which was referred to a committee.

The appointment of H. Diefendorf and B. L. Bredberg by the county assessor as tax reviewers was approved. H.

Diefendorf was appointed by the mayor to fill the vacancy on the council caused by H. F. Condray leaving town. A few bills were allowed but nothing of further consequence. Adjournment.

To the People of Kansas: Topeka, April 9. The State Banking Department has established a bureau for the purpose of giving information as to the financial standing of companies whose stock is offered for sale to the people of Kansas. If you are offered any stock, and want information as to the financial standing of the company offering the same before investing, please write this department and I will furnish it. J. N.

DOLLEY, State Commissioner. Card of Thanks. We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the neighbors and friends for their kind' assistance and sympathey during the sickness and death of dear little Cora. Also wish to thank the Leonardville schools and other friends for the beautiful floral offerings, and the choir for music and singing. Mrs.

Ella Johnson and family. Mrs. M. A. Chaffee and little son of Lasita was in town Saturday between trains.

Mrs. Chris Hock went to Broughton Tuesday to spend a day with her son, Henry Hock, returning yesterday. Dutch Louie died (pretty near) last week of pi-e-tis because it seemed as though everything he ate want to his stomach. Aug. Peterson has bought a new touring car and will now ride in the regular style with all the other fellows.

B. L. Bredberg has recently moved a house on to one of his lots in the east part of town and is giving it a course of improvements. Art Young went to Riley Sunday to meet his wife and two childreu from Kansas City and they have rooms at for light housekeep- Mrs. H.

F. Condray Dead. Word was received here that Mrs. H. F.

Condray died Sunday at her home near Idana, and that the funeral was held Monday. Mrs. Condray had suffered a long time from consumption. She leaves three small children a husband and a host of friends to mourn her untimely death. Mr.

Condray and the children have the sympathy of all. Obituary. Obituary. W. H.

Kendall was born in Warren county, Virginia, May 11, 1845. At the age of 13 he moved with his parents to Illinois. In 1862 he entered the army enlisting in Company Second cavalry, Illinois regiment, and served faithfully th remainder of the war. He was married November 9, 1865 to Miss Mary Blacker. To them were born eight children-two died in infancy.

He came to Kansas with his family in 1883 and settled on a farm lived till six years ago when he moved to Clay Center. About a year since he moved to near Howard, Elk county, Kansas. Last October he moved to California, where on account of a severe accident he passed away April 5, 1910, at the age of 64 years, 10 months, 24 days. He was converted about 30 years ago. He first belonged to the Methodist church, but when the United Brethren church was organized at Fact in 1890 he became a member.

He remained a faithful Christian member till death claimed him. The body was brought back to Kansas and to the home of J. A. Glace of Clay Center. The funeral was held in the Congregational church of Clay Center Sunday, April 10, at 2:00 p.

m. The sermon was preached by Rev. J. D. Stevens, pastor of the U.

B. church of Green, Rev. Brown, pastor of the church where the funeral was held, assisted. After the services the interment was made in the Clay Center cemetery. He leaves to mourn a wife, four sons, two daughters, one brother, one sister and many other relatives; there are also a large number of friends who extend their sympathy.

Dr. Isaac Sundberg, the Riley dentist, was in town Friday looking up a place which he could use once a week as a dentist office. Highest market price paid for butter and eggs when taken in ex. change for meats, etc. at the City Meat Market.

Green is going to have a home celebration the Fourth. What are we going to do here? Don't, you think that we better have a home I celebration? The Safety Corn Shaver, "AntiCorn," gets the corn. It is the article to buy if you are suffering any from corns. It does the work easily quickly and fearlessly. Get it at Anton Horling's, the jeweler.

Singer Sewing Machines Of the latest improvements at C. E. Turner's Piano Store Best by test. They need no recommend. They have proved years ago their quality above all others.

The best is none to good. Call and see them. FROM AUSTIN, MINN, April 9, 1910. Dear Friends and wish to thank you one and all for the many beautiful post cards I received on my 84th birthday. I was so surprised and glad to get them.

Received 106 in all. We are having fine weather here away up north, only it's getting a little dry. Haven't had any rain since November, and but about 18 inches of snow all winter. We also had a very cold winter like every place else. Gardens all up and the grass is green now.

Austin is a beautiful little city of about 8,500. We are all well up here. Will close and thank you all again as I can't answer them all. GRANDMA REID. Notice.

It any of our readers fail any week to get the paper, we wish you would notify us by postal as we desire to. trace up the trouble. We want your to get it regular and shall do our best: to see that you do. A Notice to Correspondents. I now have printed stationery for you and if you will call at the office: on office days you can get it.

Would like to see you and have a talk with you anyway and Don't Fail to sign your name at least your initials to the correspondence as I can give you no credit for same unless you do, Old Settlers to Picnic. There will be a meeting of the executive committee of the Old Settlers association of Riley, Clay and Washington counties in 0. A. Smith's office in Green, Saturday afternoon, April 16, at 2:00 p. m.

for the purpose fof making arrangements for the celebration to be held some time in August..