The Gem Leader from Gem, Kansas • 1

be March 30 1910 Gem, Thomas County, Kansas, Wednesday, 1.00 per Year VOL. 2 NO. 52 Iana Dearingii back in school after an absence of several days owing to Illness. We were glad to lavo Ardis Hull with us again last Thursday afternoon. nrs Bimiu ilint eVie will rmf.

Archie Summer came up from Rex ford Monday on the ersey, Flour $1.40 per Backhand potatoes 70 cents per bushel at A. J. Hurst Company. E. M.

Eaton and Zimmerman have formed a Real Estate partnership and have some choice farms for sale. Dentistry DOCTORS LARRICK MORRISON SURGEON DENISTS Will be in, GEM on APRIL 11, A 12 Remember DATE WW uu be able to attend school unjmoro this year. lit. Etna in Scicily is in a slate of Rock bland rime TableV 1 All trains run on what is knows mountain, western or slow Mm: EASTWARD. -No.

82, Local Freight 10: 30A.M. No. 316, Local Passenger 12:20 P. No. 8 Mail and Express 4:50 P.

WESTWARD. No. 81, Local Freight 1:05 P.M. No. Pasaanger 1:30 P.M.

No. 89, Mail and Express 4:52 A.M No. and Expnsi, 6:26 A. A. S.

JtABOURN Agent. eruption. Red hot wall of lava twen White has no organization behind bim, either "machine" or "square deal," but his personal acquaintance and personal popularity in the various counties and communities of tbe district is making headway Qfor him every day. In the state Senate Mr White was counted a 'square dialer," but he held the respect and friendship of every member of tfce Senate, and in bib preseut canidacy will have the support of many prominent republicans, who were not counted among the "square dealers." Senator White is a broad level headed republican; one whom many democrat admit could not bo defeated for election if dominated. He is congenial, sociable and has the ability to make a good represenative.

There is not the slightest reason why Hayes White should lose any element of the republican vote of the district, while the nomination of either of the other candidates mentioned would alienate a certain element. Colby Tribune. ty feet high and fifteen hundred feet wide flowing down its side and carrying destuction before it as it rushes down tbe mountain sides. The, taeterological station on Uhe mountain side has been destroyed and Walter MePherson failed to sell his horses last Saturday in Burlington on account of the bid weather. He will have the sale next Saturday.

August Nisson purchased a new sixteen hole drill of Jake Riblett this week. He mustbe intending to sow some spring grain on hit ranch. 0 On account of the big snow storm in Colorado, Eaton and Mr Flanigan were unable to ship their cars. They will go as soen as the roads are cleared. Miss Allie Tyler of Carleton Nebraska arrived last week for an ex several peasant huts.

The village of Borccllo is in serious danger as it is surrounded and the inhabitants have fled. High Ideals, In order to do our best work it is necessary to know what tkework ought to be. The man who never gets beyond chromos can never be a good artist or make the best it his powers. The man who thinks his town or community is only moderately good will never be its besi citizen. The man" whv is satisfied to tended visit with relatives.

She will spend the summer with her grand simply pass his Examinations will never make much, of a student. The best within us must try to reach the best without us. Every day duties parents, Mr and Mrs John Strayer. Miss Martha Ratzliff of Selden who has been visiting her sister, Mrs Frank Bryan, near Burlington Colo. must bedonerith a noble spirit and the little things must become glori FOR SALE-320 Acres, good land, all fenced.

75 acres cultivated, good house and out bides well and wlud-mlll, mile of depot. Thomas Co Kansas. A good chance. 240 acres 2 miles of Gem. Kan.

good land. 100 acres cultivated, well A-wlndmill. An opportunity. 160 acres 80 rods to school, 4 miles of depot, house, barn double corn-crib, sheds etc. Johnson Co.

Neb Will sell sell, good terms or take some exrlmng HENRY C. SMITH. Falls Citv. Neb. stopped off to spend a few days with Pastor and Mrs C.

E. Riblett while on her way home. When to Burn Chinch Bugs Prof A. Glenn of the State Uni versity of Kansas who has been working on the chinch bug problem, has secured from his experiments in Kingman county some important data upon the value of burning tht bunch grass at this time of tbe year. The chinch bugs, he finds, are now coming out of the roots of the grass and collecting during the day time on the south sides of the clumps of grass, tu order to test the effectiveness of burning, Pcof Glen burned a strip about half a mile long where she bugs were plentiful about 11 o'clock in the morning, March 12.

After the fire, by several "counts of the live aud the dead bugs he found that from 79 to 87 cent of th bugs were destroyed. The percentage of effectiveness was no doubt much greater than revealed as no count was taken of those entirely des troyed, Prof Glen reccomends that W. 0. Eaton received some thor oughbred cattle from Phillipsburg Monday. He will ship them to his big stock ranch in Colorado.

Heal-so purchased a draft stallion of Jones ous because of the way in which men meet Life is to become perfect, not through the single great acts of individuals, but through common effort of all. If we cannot reach the stars, we must get as near them as we can. Mountains do not show the general latitude of a country the plains must be above the sea level to secure pure air. Therefore if we must reach our highest, we must aim at the highest? We who are to be must carry forward the we who are and the earth as she will be, School Notes Lula Hemstrom was ill a few days last week. brothers of Colby which he will ship.

R. L. Flanigan loaded a car for Log Cabin Colorado Monday. Mr Allie Hardin has been absent from Flanigan came here several years Local Nem Chas Call want to Bnliagton last Thursday. Mrs Fay Gibba of Tully traded ia em Friday.

Tom Rice of Rexford was in town Wednesday; J. Riblett Jr. has a fine assortment garden seeds. Josie Queen visited at home Saturday and 6unday. Mr Kallman made a business trip loRexfsrd Friday.

Mr H. II. Wilson pf Colby was in town on business Friday. Fred Borquin was down from Colby Saturday and Sunday; W. O.

Eaton went to Phillips-burg Friday en business. Olin Riblett went to his homestead at Vona Colorado Saturday, Go to Jake Riblett' Jr. for Lee's eelebratfd poultry and stock food. Mrs Carlstedt returned from Vona Colorado Friday after a visit with relatives. MrHarwoodof Dellvale, a horse trainer, was in town Thursday and FiiJay.

Thn Gem Lumber and Coal Co. has Corrugated Carpet Lining for ale. Rev Bee sold his horse, bug -i gy and harness last week to Jacob Keifer. Several Gemites attended the master services at Halford Sunday Bertha Marshall of Colby visited Saturday and Sunday with home-folks here. Roy Plott and Will.

Scott made a trip to Colby Saturday through the -dust. C. V. Plott, and Mrs W. Hull were Colby visitors last Friday afternoon.

i Rev A. N. See preached his farewell sermon at the M. E. church school for a few days.

There was a very good attendance at the spelling school last Friday evening. ago and for a time was one of our business men later moved to his farm east of towo. They bavennde many friends in this community during their stay here. We ''regret to see tlierh leavu l.ul ui4i them abundant Mrs Wiseman, Lena and Phillipine Heuihiel were visito-s during the past week. the burning be done on afternoons of sunny days when it is dry and still Ex.

must be the iLspiration of our present work. So if you wish to do your best keep a high ideal before you. Don't be contented with the ordinary things but aim at extraordinary niFpogt'rt. ns foro'ir H-toits purposes more tutu iu. what we have done.

The character developed by our struggle toward higher things is our own. -Ex. bucet in tlieir The" spelling' school Lit uight at the school house was quite well attended and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Although some were rathjr backward about spelling when they were chosen, enough spelled to make it interesting, Roy Plott and Hugh Cunningham were the two last ou the door aud both went down on the samt word. After the spelling match was over tbe ciphering match took place which was interesting and exciting.

Chas Thompson had what might have been a very: serious accident last Monday afternoon. He had four mules hitched to a rack and was just going to drive out from a car where he had been loading hay, when the Well Drilling I am prepared to do any kind of we'l work at low rates. If you need any thiug in this line, give me a call or drop a card to W. Borquin, Gem Kansas. V' A financier is a gentleman who photographs a dollar, uses the photo in business and saves the dollar to use again.

An expart iu high fiaance photographs the dollar twice and uses both photos as collateral, A promoter photographs the photo and then takes a shadow of "it to utilize as stock in trade. Ex. mules became frightened at a freight train that was switching in the yards, arid started to run. They were in between the main line of the railroad and a side track and when they crossed the track, going as hard as they could run, Charley was thrown from the rack which was upset. When the wagon turned over it broke the coupling pole, letting the mules loose with just the front wheels of the wagon hitched to them They ran south to the livery barn where they were stopped.

Mr Thomp son escaped uninjured except for a few slight bruises that he obtained when he fellfrom the An English school master was one day greatly annoyed by not getting satisfactory answers to the questions he put to one of his schoolboys. At last he called the dunce to the front anding him twopence, said. 'Here's some money: away you and buy some brains." The master felt rather small when the boy turned a-round with the query: "And will I tell the shopkeeper they're for you?" -Ex. last Sunday night. Clarence Barnt of Selden visited with W.

Scott and family Saturdav night and Sunday. Last Saturday we had some of the March weather that we have been looking for so long. Sherm Houston and Cbas Hardin went to Burlington last Friday to attend the horse sale. D. C.

Houck, represenative of the Moore and Lawless Grain Company, was in town Friday. When you do your house cleaning, 'don't forget that has Cor-ugated Carpet Lining for sale. Have you anything to sell or trade or do you want to sell your farm? Let us know. L. S.

Zimmerman. Minnick brothers purchased a mule weighing eleven hundred pounds last week of Mr Marksbury of Rexford. Walter McPherson shipped a car oad of horses to Burlington last Thursday. They were to sell them public auction there Saturday. w9 Burned in Prairie Fire Mr Previs and Mr Friday were both very badly burned last Saturday in a prairie fire in the edge of Rawlins county northe ast of Gem.

It was thought that Mr Previ3 could not recover but hopes are (entertained for him. They are both men with families. Hayes B. White's Candidacy Wili Unite ail Elements In looking about for a successor to congressman Reeder many eyes turn toward Jewell county's favorite son, Hayes B. White, and it begins to look like he would be the congres-s ional nominee in the primary.

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