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THE YATES CENTER AUG 27, 1909 See B. C. Lamb for Insurance. A TOWN TALK TAN THINGS, By Bunco ill JTf S3 mt .4 Carson Laoiborn i3 the new owner of i th steam laundry. II if Still it is hotter in Texas and one Jj We Know Our Soda Canon Mrs.

Winter returned from 13 City, Tuesday. other place. If we ever did knock on we will never do it again. cold weather SIMPSON COTTER DRUGGISTS Sundries, Stationery, and a Full Line of all 1 if visited friend9 in Miss Amy A 1 toon a last Dysert Sunday. ii i i nuoiuer ining 10 De mannrui for: fj The hot days we have had won't come I a business trip bark.

L. II. Wishard made to Augusta this week. Once in a while you hear a man blow Corn: To Mr. and Mrs.

Lon Depew, Sunday, Aug. 22, a boy. New Staple Drugs Northwest Corner Square about saying what he thinks. But he doesn't. John liolemquest and wire were in ii If you always do things to please from North township Tuesday.

'I If yourself you will rarely ever please anyone else. because we make every drop of it from start to and we know it is good. It is only in this way that we can keep it always at the high point of excellence our Soda has attained! For reeally delicious soda, refreshing and satisfying, come to for your sale now. If you intend to have a sale before March 1st, 1910, come in and book your date. We are prepared to clerk your sale and to make settlements in a way satisfactory to all parties concerned.

We shall be pleased to have you call at this Bank and get our terms before making other arrangements. THE YATES CENTER NATiOHAL BANK Miss Grace Childs of Buffalo, visited ast week with Mrs. T. E. Holliday.

Mrs. G. II. Lamb went to Lallarpe Some people never settle down until the grass begins to grow over the place YATES CENTER NEWS. of their final rest.

Tuesday night, returning Wednesday Subscription SI a Year Talk to a dozen married women and every one of them will say their washerwoman is no good. The dust is less than a foot deep, but Born: To Mr. and Mrs. J. L.

Way- i A A. Telephone No. 31 mire, or eminence rownsriip, 23, a daughter. LOCAL NEWS. YATES CENTER.

KANSAS Butler Southwest Corner Square Phone 27 Miss Lena Gregory of Centerviile, Iowa, is here visiting her cousin, Miss Bessie Gregory-Mrs. Laura Pryor, of Indianapolis, is here visiting her brother, A. A. Keck, See B. Lamb for Insurance.

C. just think what nice mud it will make when it does rain. There are innumerable things we have to learn, but it is best not to learn them by experience. There are a whole lot of us who study things to say when we 6hould double our efforts in studvinsr things not to Seed Rye for sale. Y.

C. Mills. of North township. The Lights. Editor News shirts.

Buy Geo Hill was in from Belmont Saturday. Several squirrels in the court house park. Frank Wyse was in from Owl Creek Saturday. Society Notes. Boys overalls and work them of Bill.

4 Will you tell the people through your paper why some of the men are kicking on accepting free street lights from C3 say. Whether a man tells his wife the truth or not makes not a particle of difference. It all depends on whether she wants to believe it or not. Dr. Smyser.

This is the first time this was trading in town Roll Redick Saturday. city has had anything given to it, and Mr. and Mrs. C. A.

Hale entertained the teachers and officers of the M. E. Sunday school Tuesday evening. Geo. Sheperd was down from Liberty Tuesday.

He says he will have some corn but his crop is cut half in two. D. L. Gregory furnished pop for the big Iowa Day picnic at Le K.oy this week, and it made him do some lively work. still the kicker is on hand.

If the city St. Louis Sat has money to spare, our streets, which A. C. Scarlett was in urday and Sunday. A popular new wedding song is "If I P.ut Knew." They should thank the Lord that neither one of them knows.

The 1909 Deering Corn binder is on exhibition at Lewis Sons. See it. It rained a few drops of real water on the streets here Tuesday afternoon. Miss Opal leham of Chanute, is here visiting her cousin, Miss Zell Stewart. Born.

To Mr. and Mr9. Cecil Kennedy of this city, August 25th, a daughter. Miss Julia Uri of Fredonia, is here this week visiting Miss Gettie Smith and other friends. es, i'read or Nebraska is here vis aing the Fread family.

Lawn grass almost all killed by the are in the worst possible condition, should be repaired. The town can get along without lights, much better than without safe streets to travel on. I hope next city election we will drop politics and get men elected who will at least see that the sidewalks are not covered with weeds, and that the streets are nut intn a safe nnnditinn extreme dry, hot weather. Miss Hilda Brady, Fern Thomas, Blanche Crimm, Amy Hudson and Crystal Wray of Fredonia. arrived this evening to attend a house party at the home of Grace Lamb.

They will sing Sunday night at the Christian church. Tuesday evening of this week Miss Clarissa Stephenson entertained a number of her young friends at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L.

Stephenson. The guests were Leah Phillsps, Leta Brady, May Trueblood, Esther Carr, Bessie Gregory, Dorothy Reid, Elsie Wright, Helen Lewis and Catherine Lewis. Mrs. F. L.

Stephenson entertained her Sunday School class at her homo Monday evening of this week. Those present were Cecile Davidson Stella Kerstein, Flora Wagner, Bernice Barrett, Esther Stout, Elsie Fry, Myrtle II. from B. Bruggerman was over If they did there wouldn't be any service. Dodd Gaston says thin men stand the heat better than fat ones.

Dodd ought to know. He is eothin he has to wear a chest protector to keep the wind from blowing through him. Every town, say9 Tom Thompson, thinks it is entitled to a better depot. Tom is off his trolley. Yates Center is Piqua Saturday on business.

Fred Jackson was over from Neosho Mr. and Mrs. T. Crawshaw moved in' before they buv lights for the streets. Falls last Saturday on business.

Errett and Grace Lamb went to Neo-desha last Friday night to attend a concert given by Prof. Lieurance of Fredonia. Col, Parsons, who has been quite sick for several days, was able to walk up town Tuesday morning, but was not feeling very strong. Stephen Ward is here from Melrose, Ohio, visiting his 'children and old friends and neighbors. He expects to return to Ohio next week.

Jfac uonneii ana wue were over from Cherry Creek Monday. to their own house in the southwest and thug spen(J mQney part of town Tuesday. foolielily. If Smyser will furnish lights A. A.

Seek and his sister, Mrs. Pryor, free, let him do so. If he wants pay of Indianapolis, were pleasant for them and thus increase our burden callers at The News office while in town of taxation, shut him off. Our tax is perfectly satisfied with its handsome and convenient depot. Herschei Keck of North was ia town Saturday doing some trading.

Wednesday. bigh enough. li. luingenuurg and wire were Citizen. S.

C. Sellers visited this week with in from Liberty township Saturday. friends in lates Center. Eureka Mes senger. Miss Lucile Graham returned Monday Reno, Catherine Letts, Blanche Gregory, Neva Heffelfinger, Rilla Pruitt, Elizabeth Battreal and Clarissa from a visit with relatives in Chanute.

to Eureka John Rosenberger went Mrs. J. W. Lewis and her granddaughters, Irma Lewis and Catherine Letts left today for St. Joseph, for a visit of a couple of weeks.

The greatest hay making season of record is drawing to a close, and Woodson county has safely stored the best article of hay she ever handled. Obituary. BOWEN Miss Iris Pearl Bowen was born near Highland Center, Wapello Iowa, on September 1G, 18S6. In October, 1895, she moved with her parents to Ottumwa, Iowa, where she lived until March, 1897, when she came the fair last Fridav morning to attend A. r.

Darst and Vm. Ilenslev at tended the fair at Eureka last Friday A. J. Huff, Dr. Leo and Malcolm Hon.

J. H. Bayer was up from Owl Creek Tuesday. He said we would have a shower that day, and it did actually squeeze out a few drop9. Have you noticed the electric lights on the streets of nights this week? They are the Smyser lights and make the town look quite metropolitan.

Jas. Beasley came in from Oklahoma Tuesday to visit his sister, Mrs. J. N. Denny.

Mrs. Denny has been quite sick for several weeks, but is improving Mrs. C. O. Stotts'and Miss Bessie West returned Tuesday from a month's visit to Colorado Springs, Manitau and Denver.

The rest of their party hasn't got in with her father and mother and two of her brothers to Vernon, Kans. After Mis9 Marguerite Conger of Yates Center, is here gisiting Miss Blanche Florence. Neodesha Sun. Miss Mabel Johnson of Yates Center is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ross Landee.

Eureka Herald. Mrs. Ezra J. Gordon of Yates Center was a guest of her daughter, Mrs. N.

L. Olds, last week. Eureka Messenger. Mrs. C.

A. Cox went to Yates Center Saturday to visit over Sunday with Mr. Cox, who is working there. Eureka Herald. Mrs.

N. D. Ricker spent all Jof last week in Yates Center visiting relatives returning home Saturday. Eureka Webb were up from Toronto Monday. Dan Cordell was a caller Monday living on a farm near Vernon for about two years, she came with her parents to morning to pay a year's subscription to The News.

Mrs. J. J. Allen and Mrs. D.

S. Bell and children are visiting relatives, in Pittsburg and other points in Pennsylvania. They will be away several weeks. Mrs. Bert Manifold returned last Thursday from a visit in Topeka.

Her sister, Mrs. David Carter, accompanied her home for a visit with relatives and friends here. Miss Mertie Millsou and Mrs. N. T.

Holmes entertained Tuesday afternoon from three to six in honor of Myrtle Rhodes. The afternoon was spent in tea towels for the guest of honor, after which the guests each gave her fa recipe for future use, which were combined in a cook book. Refreshments of lemon ice and cako were served, and a flower guessing contest closed the afternoon of merriment. Those present were Misses Cora West, Kate Litton, Pearl Muender, Mabel Thoroughman, Lucile Graham, Mertie Dysert and the guest of honor, and Mes-dames David Carter and Tj E. Holliday.

Misses Ruth Augustine, Verna Moerer and Lois Campbell 6erved tho refreshments. Oscar Elliott left for Lincoln, the latter part of last week where he will visit a brother. Yates Center where she resided until her death. She attended the Yates Center High school and completed 'the course, graduating with the class of 1905. She was a faithful andconsistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was the teacher of a class in their Sunday school when herhealth failed.

About six months ago she became afflicted with tuberculosis. The disease developed very rapidly, and on August 19, 1909, she passed away. She is survived by her father and three brothers. The funeral was preached in the All parties indebted to J. A.

Lowell for veterinary work will please call and settle in the next two weeks. He expects to return to college about the 10th of September. W. P. Taylor returned Wednesday morning from a business trip to Thomas county.

He left on the afternoon train Wednesday for Wapello, Iowa, on a real estate deal. Ernest Beanway went with him. Chas. Shedd returned Thursday from Olalhe, Kansas, where he had been spending his vacation. Lorenz Schmidt of Clyde, Kansas, came in Sunday to visit his friend, Ray Singleton, a few days.

Quite a number of Yates Center people attended the Iola fair Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Wm. Petera was in from Eminence township Saturday, and made this office a business call while in town. Messenger. Mrs.

H. A. Keck returned Tuesday, afternoon from a week's visit with her mother, Mrs. G. II Wright, at Yates Center.

Gridley Light. Miss Delia Lacy returned yesterday morning from Yates Center where she had been visiting Rev. and Mrs. M. Moore.

Garnett News, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mueller came up from Yates Center last Sunday and visited until Monday with the Hilde-brands and other LeRoy From Washington. Palouse Falls, Aug.

16, '09. H. Trueblood, Methodist church Sunday afternoon by Ernest Thoroughman was up from his farm in Belmont township last Saturday, and while here called at this office and set his subscription account ahead one year. Mr. and Mrs.

Daymude will leave Sunday for Columbus and other points in Ohio for a two months' visit with relatives and friends. Mr. Daymude's mother is 89 years of age. Mr. and Mrs.

Hubbell of Fredonia came up in a Ford automobile Tuesday and visited a short time with Miss Grace Lamb. They were going to return by way of Neodesha. 100 degrees in the shade is not calculated to make one feel very good, but think of the delightful weather we will have in Octobor, November and December. That may help some. W.

F. Chadwick was a'pleasant caller at this office Friday of last week, Mrs. Will Manifold, of Wichita, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stocker of this city this week.

John Baldwin came down from Gar- nett Saturday to attend the funeral of of his mother. His wife was with him. Mrs. F. M.

Campbell and three youngest children are spending a month with relatives at their old home in Randolph, Iowa. Fred Fricke is here from Mount Uncle Wm. Stockebrand was a pleasant caller at The News office Tuesday noon. Mr. Stockebrand is one of the best posted men on Jthe tariff rates in the county and is not very well pleased with the new tariff schedule, but thinks it was probably the best that could have been made at that time.

Jas. Ward, formerly of this place, now in the oil business in the Territory, was terribly burned on the hands, face and head Tuesday of this week. His face was burned to a crisp, his hair burned off of his head and his hands and fingers are in bad shape. He lighted a match too close to a gas well. The sad news has been received here from Yates Center telling of the sudden death of Miss Iris Bowen, caused by quick consumption.

Miss Bowen has visited the family of Rev. and Mrs. C. W. Bailey and also other people in this city a number of times.

She was well and favorably known among our young people and her friends will regret to learn of her death. Garnett News. Rev. E. W.

Spencer, and burial was had in the Yates Center cemetery. GRAY. Dan E. Gray, the seven yearJold son of Mr. and Mrs.

Albert of; Wichita, died at the home of Richard! Wright, 215 North Washington avenue, early this morning jof typhoid fever. Mrs. Gray, who is a daughter of Mr. Wright, came here with the boy several weeks ago to visit her father and the little one took sick soon after. Mr.

Gray was notified several days ago and; has been here doing what he could. The body was shipped to Yates Center this morning and will be laid to rest beside the relatives of Mr. Gray. A sad feature of the case is the illness of Mrs. Gray, who is extremely ill and grave fears are entertained for her recovery.

Iola Register, 20th. BALDWIN. Dorothy R. Stephenson was born in Wayne county, Indiana, une 30, 1829, and died at her home in Yates Center August 19, 1909, aged SO years, 1 month and while here ordered The News sent Lote Thomas, an old citizen of this county, but now of Guthrie, Ok'a. Walter Florence wa9 in Yates Center ast Friday and Saturday visiting old Mrs.

G. W. Paterson and Miss Bessie were in town Friday and Saturday on their way to Yates Center to visit relatives and friends. They returned Monday for a visit with Mrs. N.

L. Harris and friends here. Post. A Missouri Pacific switch engine went off the tracks in the yards of the Prime Western Smelter company plant number one at Gas City this morning. The engine was moving a string of cars when the rails spread and turned.

It will take a good part of the day to get the engine back on the tracks. It was in charge of Engineer T. E. Lowe of Yates Center. Iola Register, 19th.

School Opens Monday. Sept. 6. The following is the program for enrollment in the high school. Seniors (who have not enrolled) and all Juniors, Monday 9 a.

m. Aug. 30. Sophomores, Tuesday Aug. 31.

Freshmen, Wednesday Sept. 1. Please call at the superintendent's office and get your enrollment blank properly filled, so you may be ready for the opening of school. To be enrolled as a Senior you must have 12 units of credit, a Junior must have 8, a Sophomore mvst have it and schoolmates and friends. He was on Dear Sir and Friend: Please find enclosed $2 to apply on our subscription as wo like to keep track of our old friends back in Wood-eon county, although we haven't the least desire to come back there to live in the cyclones and lightning storms.

We sold our lumber yard in Was h-tucna some time ago and I bought an irrigated farm six miles from Wash-tucna, and although this is our first year irrigating: wa like it very much. Our crops, corn, potatoes, and watermelons principally, are good. Some of our Early Ohio potatoes are on exhibition at the Seattle exposition. Pleaso change my address to Palouse Falls, and oblige P. C.

Peters. Married. Millson-Rhodes. Wednesday evening, August 25, occurred the marriage of Miss Myrtle Rhodes and Mr. Warren Millsou, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs.

Carrol. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Moore in the presence of the relatives of the contracting parties and a few friends, after which a two course wedding supper was served. Later about twenty young friends of the bride and groom came in and gave them a kitchen ehower, and refreshments were also served to them. Mrs.

Mill-son has lived in Yate3 Center nearly all her life and is a splendid young woman. Mr. Millson is a eon of Wm. Milleon and wife, a graduate of the Yates Center schools and an industrious young man. He is at present employed as baggageman at the Mo.

Pac. depot. Pleasant, Iowa, looking after his farm north of town. He will return to Iowa in a few days. Mrs.

A. C. Gray went to Iola Monday evening to attend her daughter-in-law, who has been quite sick for a couple of weeks. Elmer Young and wife came up from Oklahoma the latter part of last week for a visit with his mother, Mrs. J.

D. Young. his way from Wichita to Iola to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.

F. From a letter received by C. C. Mc- Cann, we learn that S. R.

Shirley, who 19 located at Chanute, had a severe stroke of paralysis one day the latter Old Settlers at Neosho Falls. The attractions at the reunion to be part of last week, and was in a very Aaron Curry and Miss Richards of Altoona were the guests of D. S.Bell Monday night. Mr. Curry is a cousin of Mr.

Bell. serious condition. Guy Cox has given up his job in E. F. Wilson's barber shop and the first and 19 days.

She spent her childhood days with her parents near Marion, Ind. At the age of 18 she was united in marriage to Moses Baldwin. To this union was born 14 children, nine of whom survive her. In 1370 she removed to Kansas with her family, where she has since resided. Mrs.

Edith Camac, milliner in Stock "iffaods i'Kemtnerer's store is in St, held in Riverside Park, Sept. 2nd and 3rd are better than ever, and a large attendance is assured Senator Bristow will speak on the 2nd and Hon. F. J. Oyler and Hon.

G. H. Lamb on the 3rd. Two extra good ball games have been matched. This, with the balance of the program, insures a good reunion.

Schlichting's Store Burned- of the month will go to work for Ham ilton Prutzman, in place of Raleigh puis posting up on fall and winter Millinery styles. Burlingime who goes back to the medical college in Kansas City. Henry Stockebrand, Rob't Kemmer- Chas. Baldwin of Kansas City was er and Miss Killa Kemmerer left Mon She has been in poor health for more than two years. She was a patient sufferer during all these weary months, and remained uncomplaining to the end day night for St.

Louis to buv their in Yates Center two or three days the latter part of last week. He was called new fall goods. heie on account of the sickness land even while she suffered great pain. She T. Crawshaw and wife returned from Illinois one day the latter part of last week, and will make Yates Center their hijme in the future.

Mr. and Mrs. Millson both have a host of friends who will join The News in extending best wishes. They will make their home with the bride's mother, Mrs. Carroll.

all with less than four will be enrolled as Freshmen. As soon as you get the required number of units you will be enrol.ed in the next higher class. On Thursday at 9 a. m. in the high school assembly room, final examinations will be given.

Those wishing these examinations will please apply at the superintendent's office for a permit to take them. The sixth grade will be in the Lincoln (south) building this year. It is important that pupils be enrolled the first day, and that they attend every day, to get the best results. Yours very truly, L. H.

Wishard, Sup't. Schools. Henry Schlichting's big general store at Rose burned Monday night and not a thing was saved. The hay barn of Dumond Bros, was also burned. It was filled with baled hay.

The fire started in the Schlichting store but in what manner is unknown. The loss is partly covered by insurance in both cases. We are informed that Mr. Schlichting will rebuild at once and resume business. His friends here sympathize with him, and the others in their loss.

Mr. Schlichting says he will have a fresh stock of groceries, flour and feed on hand and ready to do businnss this Friday morjiing. Rube Jones and wife of Quincy spent a couple cf days the latter part of last united with the Methodist church at the age of thirteen years, and has been a consistent and faithful member ever since. The funeral was preached by Rev. Spencer in the Methodist church Saturday afternoon and remains were laid to rest in the Yates Center cemetery.

How we will kick about shoveling snow off the walks next winter. death of his mother. We are glad to state that Charley has a good business in Kansas City and is prospering. A. II.

Carmean of Waverly was here over Sunday and made a contract with F. M. Patterson to be his head printer in the Advocate office beginning Oct. 1. Mr.

Carmean was a caller at "The News office while here. He is a friend of P. C. Peterson and the Mathews 'family so that he and his family will not be "week visiting with the family of Phelps at this place. County Attorney Holcomb and Sheriff Martin were in the city on legal business Tuesday morning.

A couple of victims plead guilty to disorderly conduct and were given fines before his honor, Justica Blackwell. Post. Jehu Truman of Toronto wa3 in Yates Center several days the first cf the week, visiting with the family of Coun ty Attorney S. C. Holcorab.

See B. Lamb for insurance. looming among strangers..