The South Haven New Era from South Haven, Kansas • 3

M. K. Steele is in town. Mrs M. V.

Cheatam is sick. vr 3 PI fTf Samuel Nutt returned Monday from Springfield, where he was attending an anti-mcnoply convention. Dave Clark was up from Oklahoma this week. Uo look a load corn and other necessaries back with him. Word was received this week of the death ol one of L.

Miles' chrilurcn at Plymouth, 111., where Lew is now living. Competition oagU to and does mean life in trade. WE AHE HERE TO STAY and what is tlie use kickin." We don't drive worth a cent. To my friends and customers I am proud to bo able lo say that we have taken --Evcrv Advantage tlie Viarket Affcrdedr In the very hest selection of goods that could be found and mean to continue to offer their. to you at sucli prices and quality to DEFY COMPETITION.

A Superb and Complete Sprinsr and Summer StoctC Is what we have got left to tell the tale, tickle the fancy, delight the eye and please the most fastidious, iilissmg to tained over my counters. Hoping to meat you one If you want the best Or the best "HEADER," Or the best "TWINE." Call on the best You will find a. ja ii -fsm. 1 1 i -w St Lem Musgrove was our citizens Thursday. interview in T.

A. Hill has had the scales the lumber yard repaired and a new platform laid. R. Brown of Opadyke, 111., will visit his brother W. II.

Brown of this place next week. The 11. E. Sunday school will give an Ice Cream Social Saturday afternoon and evening, June 7th. Everyone invited.

Mr. Vanfoseen overhauled his scales in front of Richmond meat market this week and put them in good repair. The festival given by the ladies of the Baptist church last Saturday even, ing was well attended. They made gome $20 above expenses. Ed Cornell will be called away next Saturday and Sunday cn important business and will be unable to attend to the wants of his customers.

Mrs. W. W- Lemmon left last Saturday for a visit to her old homo at Greencastle, Ind. Grant Lemmon met her at Beaumont, and accompanied her on the journey. J.

P. FauroU, of liunnewell, was a pleasant caller, Thursday. He has always been a constant reader of the Bird, and called to help us fortify ourselves against hard times. Thanke. Mocking Bird.

Mrs. W. N. Ilunnicutt ot liunnewell, taking advantage of the cut rates, started Monday over the Frisco for a visit to Washington, her former home. She --will arrange to return with her sister, Mr3.

Lemmon. W. Williams, appreciating the condition of the country editor, favored us last Saturday with some as fine garden truck as ever gladdened the eyes or satisfied the appetite cf a poor scribe. For which charitable act we express gratitude. C.

II. Fisk and Abe Black left on the train Tuesday morning for a trip into Iowa. They took along a photograph outfit and expect to do some work while gone. They will bo gone some three weeks, in the meantime the gallery will be closed. The soldiers are again on the north border of the strip.

A detachment are camped at Rock Falls, and aro making it rather unpleasant and inconvenient for fishermen. They conducted one party to the lino Thursday and told them not to return. We understand that the few farmers in this vicinity who plowed up a portion of their wheat early in the spring are sorry for having" done so. You can't always tell how things will come out under favorable circumstances when planted in Iho bost soil iu the world. Judge Pcffer made a short speech to a fairly good audieuce at By land hall Thursday, We do not think the Judge did himself justice in the speech he made, as his time was limited and hi rushed matters through in a hurry, consequently he made some rather questionable statements.

Uncle L'gc' Smith feels somewhat encouraged in his eujrU to have his pension increased. lie was ordered this week before the examining board at Wellington. Unc'e Lijc is really deserving of an increase, as are also several other old veterans in this vicinity, and we hope it will not be long before they realize their hopes in that line. According to the report of county auditor Rose filed in the county clerks oliice, the books cf the county treas ure from October to April 30, 1SS0, fail to balance by Mr. Sturm says he is confident Le has voushera for which he has not received and that the books will balance when proper credits are given Fred Jay has a hyphenated, Roman nosed, brindle dog which he has been trying to force upon several of the unsuspecting citizens of this commu nity by representing him as cf reval blood and offering to give him away at a great discount.

We would not have given his fell designs away but for the fact that he had the temerity to approach us among others in Jthis manner, when ho knows we pride onrselfoua thorough knowledge of dogology. Wounded prido must have revenge aDd we therefore state that Lis dog is a thoroughbred cur and we warn the public against taking him. The New Eea. man enjoyed the picnic Wednesday immensely, and would today be contented and at peace with the whole world, but for the fact that in a moment of recklessness he rashly bet his last fifteen cents on his ability to take a bigger bite out of a quarter section of pie than any person, on the grounds. Tho wager was promptly accepted by Miss Mollie Geeslic, aud to our great surprise won wilhease.

For the ben efit of those who have had no, exper ience aioiijnius line we win state that the size of a womans mculh is the most deceivinet thing cn earth. This case correctly is we believe As the four quarters were to the whole pie, so was the bite to the SATURDAY, MAY 31, LSOO. FRISCO-TIME CARD. Trains arrive and depart as follows. Passenper No.

East M. Passenger No. 3 West p. m. freight 29 :47 p.

m. SO East 3 A. T. S. F.

'Passenger trains sun on the following BchcduU: Wo. 291 Southbound lOr, pa. 2'M North am. SITUATION WANTED Dy a competent printer of .6 years experience. Address New Era.

fcouth Haven. Kanaaa. For Lemonade, Sod i Water, and Fresh Confectionery, call at 11. Wrights. B.

F. Fuller will meet all competition on carpets. L. Rvlaud ia making some special prices on white goods. Go to Boon and Gordon for first elaas meat and fish.

Gents, Ladies and Misses 6hoea a speciality at M. L. Ry land's. (jood ingrain carpeta all the way 43 cents to $1 25 at 1. F.

Fuller's. Black organdies were never more popular nor stylish than this spring. lines at Boyeh's Grand cost sale of window shades at L. F. Bu'h.

Kotico. All persons indebted to Dunaway Musgrove aro requested to make settlement within fifteen daj-e, either by cash or note. Dunawav Musgrove. Window shades as cheap as the cheapest at B. F.

Fuller's You can buy a first class percale shirt for 50 cents at M. L. Rvland's. W. K.

Kylaud Co. have a good stock of harness. Call and get prices t.nd examine goods if you think of ju rchasing. Musgrove Boyer sold several ingrain carpets last week. They have the cheapest carpets ever brought to this market.

Examine the lino of summer clothing at M. L. Iiyland's. W. W.

Miller's garden seeds arc guaranteed to bo fresh and of the best varieties. Millet 6ced 25 cents per bushel at Reids Hardware. Ebony handled gold tipped 20 inch parasols iu black are big bargains at use; hove Boy ai. few list corn cultivators at J. 11.

Keids. M. L. Ryland sold 19'.) yards of car pet last week. See his samples.

We guarantee all repairing et cur harness shop to he as well aud cheaply done as any where in the county. W. K. ttvland Co. Bichmond C'1.

sell 3 pound of -choice beef and pork steak for 25 cts. 3 lbs. pure lard for 25 cents. Everything iu proportion. W.

K. Ryland Co. are sale agents or tho Bidden wire. They have a supply just received. Only $5.00 to St.

Louis via Frisco line. PTW.W. Miller will meet all competition ana sell as Low as the Lowest for CASH. Go to W. Ryland Co.

for new harness and neat repairing. They keen a first-class workman. Farmers look to your interests and L. Iiyland's spring goods before yoa buy. W.

W. Miller is paying the highest pries for wheat. WANTED Stock to pasture. The best of pasturage. Inquire at R.

L. Wright's grocery store. Harness manufactured or repaired promptly and neatly at W. K. Ryland Co's, harness shop.

All accounts for drugs and medicines are required to bo settled by the All accounts not then closed will positively bs placed in the hands of a Justice of the Peace for collection. Dr. W. W. Lemmon.

-Cheap Rates. The Santa Fe route sells first class limited tickets as follows Chicago $7.77 St. Louis $5.00 Kansas City, Atchison and St. Joseph $1.77 V. Omaha and Council Bluff $5.77 Denver, Pueblo and Colorado Springs $5.35 Kates between intermedials points ito be no higher E.

T. Tucker agt. -JTireai tin's Ileutiion anil Tournament jac Tort Scott, Kansas. For this occasion the Friscoline will sell tickets at one faro for the round trip. Tickets on sale from Jnne 9th to 12 th, limited for return to June 15ih vm.

1 Harry Atticka visited Wichita Monday. J. L. Coyer is ia Ohio this week on business. L.

F. Baugh's two liUle girla have the whooping cough. L. F. Baugh went to Wellington Thursday on business.

Rev. Newman preached at the school house Tuesday evening. M. Musgrove made a business trip to Arkansas City Tuesday. Uncle Billy Clark will go to Illnois to visit his old home next week.

J. E. Cornell of Oxford, spent Sunday at this place with his brother Ed. Cornell. Prof.

Davis, a Scdgewick county pedagogue, was in town-thc first of the week interviewing our school board. Miss Lucy Frazee of Portland, who has been so seriously ill that her life was despaired of, is reported much rbeUcr. The ladies of the Christian church have wonderfully improved the ap-perance of the interior of the church building. Elder Woodside preached a good sermon to a crowded house Sunday night. IIo will return here the last Sunday in next moulh.

Chas Waldcu and Tom Bill have taken precautionary steps against the semi-occasional electric storms by having their houses roded. Lost A largo dark green veil, between Musgrove Dover's storeand the New Era office, ou Monday. Finder will please leave the same at this office. The estate of Milt Bennett, the late uotcd cattleman of Caldwell, when settled up by hi3 widow, amounted to $2, 000. Mr.

Bennett was thought to be immensely wealthy. J. T. moved into his property near the Santa Fe depot recently occupied by E. G.

Cheatatn. Mr. Cheatam removing to the property vacated by Mr. House. T.

II. Turner the harness man was called to Wellington this week where he will remain lor a week or tennlays. In the meantime W. J. Stullz will run the lnrncss business for him.

Mrs. J. J. (Jalyou, who is visiting in Missouri will not be home for some two weeks yef, and Jim has begun to look as though ho needed some one to look after him. Dve Hou--e and family came np from Oklahoma (his week.

Dave has 60ld his place there aud will take his wife, who is eick, to St. Joseph Mo. for treatment by Dr. Bishop. Messrs.

A. and C. II. Gambrill of the Sumner National bank Wellington, aud Messrs. F.

C. Ellis and C. II. Rood of Dysart, Iowa, were callers at the New Era office Monday. The ladies of South Haven, are requested by Commander Lemmon to meet at the M.

E. church at 2 i m. Saturday for the purpose of decorating the church for Memorial service Sunday. Will Roberts is wielding the yard stick at Musgrove Buyers during the absence of L. Boyer.

Will seems to be perfectly at home behind a counter, and always measures 30 inches for a yard. Richmond Co. bought another horse this week and fitted up a new outfit which they will run into Guelph townsihp. Jim says he sold half a beef Wednesday on tha naw route before gsttiug three miles from home Mr. Van Royan, of Elk county, father-in-law of Mr.

Phillips, section foreman on the Frisco, is visiting here this week. Mr. YauRoyan is one of the old having served four years in the late war, and he wears a G. A. R.

bad ire. Ben Gecslin arrived in town from Des Moir.es Iowa, Saturday, where he has been visiting with Mr. and Llarlin since leaving the Chicago medical college. Baa thinks of remaining in South Haven until the strip opeus up. The ex-Kansans who now live in Oklahoma still kepp up their reputations established before leaving this state, Word reaches us this week that J.

A. Mock and Jesse Richmond Jr. each have a bouncing boy at their house. The New Eea extends con gratulations. D.

M. Barringer, living north of town, has in 2C0 acres of wheat which is No. 1 and will he thinks yield more to the acre than his last years crop. Two hundred and sixty acres of good wheat at $1.00 a which from present indications he will get, isn't a bad outlook. John Hoppel.

late of Fort Cenncth, South Dakota, has returned to South Haven where he will go into business again and make it his future heme. Mrs. Iloppel is visiting in the east and will hot be-here for a Mr. Hoppers son is ccmirg overland with a team and will three weeks on the rod. a g-i call and see us means to miss roanv and all at no dUtantday -I am lwcijpcct fully, ItS Ml FTp4 i i 'A -J II Ll '1 c-: "Felio him at .1.

Huiiiiev. ell Pick-ups. W. Corey is fundus at j-ros. r.t.

aio mpt'd ut CluV-b was in t'twn w.i A. Walker, of 'J-x here now. -'ppinir i (uit' a cow hoys v. i--e in town tl.i v. i k.

Chr.s Kix rr.ored the bet heuss ti.i vei-k. llil. Tib- i.vo itt-ms or cuttle w. rc thr.studi here, gn.n ca-t, c-i'jortcd by i i T.ir. ty.

of S'-ut'i Il.ivea, hr-rl: a WU-; r.o rg eo.lisrr for tni Vafcdever dns v-ck. A. 1 west of i i ro.ui, I Only a nor; 1 'if t'u 1 Wni. IV vi ry hii.h i-cr: I. As wind Lou.s-jv.de I L.

L-idy lien-'. promised lo f-aw th it whfn I gava you dinner, Mad.m, 1 oi ore my prom ho. hC SiW von V5' a litch i harm'' i'-7. with i Uyt jn eitig when working. Either it? ff.w -r voice must be On ore I cmi work.

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impmv niood will diivo art t. uy jliitlcr.er.t; i bottle itl Flhi j. Iis For the mmmcr evitsou, ti Fiisco will fll round trip tickets from ioulli Iluven to (Jutda Springs at tho raie of CO cent Good on Sundav morning train T. Mo nt ague eg'. (First IMl'ciiion May 31, 1).) erit "V' ---s Jr Lis been and i-; fct e'juie? rid before "C-o the city cf iri jAL 0 oV.0..k a.

--d at that tint. Tfl pl i-. will Le intro-- by j-wxi cf; iili ti'ion TTsr L'F. J. X.

Sankr. Prob-tv Jm-g'. BE IS II 12 I I On Saturday J. S. Chenoweth, J.

S. Butcher aud Rev. Kendell and families made a trip into the strip Thursday, to look at the country and fish. Prof. Lightfoot of Mulvane was in the city last week seeing what the chances were for securing the South Haven school for the coming term.

Dr. Tweedy, visited theeounty teat Tuesday. He says the orignai package business has Lcgun there, but positively asserts that he did not locate the place of business. Dr, Pennypsck and family left Tuesday for Guelph, where they will make their future home. There many South Haven friends were sorry to see them go.

but arc somewhat consoled for'tkeir Tleparturo by the fact that Guelph ia only a short pleasure trip from here, and an opportunity to visit will be afforded thereby. The receiver of thcCouway Springs sugar mill will plant 400 acres of cane uear the town and will open up the mill for basiuess when the season arrives. He is a practical sugar maker and it would seem a practical business man, as he starts out on a cash basis, and ia that way will hava no trouble in getting all the cane he can use. cyclone visited Union school house last Thursday and tlid considerable damage. Soma six or seven houses were destroyed or badly damaged, barns were carried away and one or two persons slightly injured.

A team of horses were carried bodily through th9 air for some two hundred yards, aud one of the horses had a leg broken. There was a large crowd at the Sunday school picnic Wednesday, and a free and easy time was had by all. Everybody wore their everyday cloths and as a consequence felt no restraint. The children enjoyed themselves the best in the world. They waded, fished and ate ice cream to their hearts content, and will eagerly look forward to this time next year for another treat.

Mrs. Lucinida Pride of Missouri, is visiting with her son John Steele of his place and other relatives in ths county. Pride is upwards of seventy but she is po taken with this country tbat. it would not require any great amount of persuasion to induce her to immigrate to Sumner county She says on her return home she will use her iulluencc to hare a son aud other rel ition to come here. The Hale hotne, west of the Santa Fe depot at liunnewell was destroyed by lire Thursday afternoon.

Wm. Fiztgerald was occupying the build ing at the time, aud all hi household goods but a few articles were destroyed. The building was a dead loss to Mr. Hale, The cause of the fire is unknown. Vill Fitzgerald had one ol his hands severely7 burned while lying to save his household goods from the burning building.

The cyclonish looking clouds which our citizens saw north of town lasi week were sure enough "twisters." They dipped down to the ground several times near Belle Iaiue and Mulvane, and cut a few antics, such as yanking up an orchard or wo by the roots and chewing up a few barnes; but altogether they were very quit, peacably inclined zephyrs, and are to he complimented on their general good behavior while in the eounty. Prof. Fitzgerald stated all the first of the week that he was not going to attend the picnic at Drury, and on Wednesday morning to be out of temptation, he scoured up his hos with a brick bat and sought the seclusion of his garden with mind intent upon the destruction of the noxious rag. weed, lie tackled the first row df potutoes with great vigor, he pulled through the cccond like a sore shouldered horse and made a dead balk on the third; and 10 a. ii.

sharp saw him ou the pic nic grounds under the escort ol two good locking young ladies. All is vauitv atd vexation. John Hunter and Billy Jarvis have taken a contract for the removal cf about seventy-five miles of wire fence enclosing the Pryor cattle range in the and John will leave to-day with an outfit for the field of operations. These gentlemen also have sent bids in to Hewias Titus for the removal, spooling aud delivering to the Rock Island road one hundred miles of fencing enclosing their ranch near llennessy, and will probably be given the contract, as they bave an extensive acquaintance amcng the cattlemen of tho territory and is known to be trustworthy and reliable. They will also make bids on oJier fences in a short time, and will increase their facilites for business as the demands increase.

There will no doubt be a lively scramble to get fencing out of the strip as the first of October ap- these gpatlcrnen will Jave their hands fuih' hnnrams that can le ob- 0. I OFiOGKKAM i -r -r msura.ncc ot Conveyancing. Office at Clilvon Atticl.s. 1J 11. M.

JJAMUXUEU Is pr pared to do a'l kinds of dr.ijing to any pjint ia the city. Losvo or-icn at Galyon Ailicks' grocery stOTe. -5 RED FRQ 1.U 1 tAy'li'. Is aain ready for ILfSncsSa Fresh aud Salt Aleuts of dl kinds constantly ou hand, and at the very lowest prices. Hicliinoiid Co.

ii i i ii ii i hi i i ii imi in WALDEN HOUSE, 11. II. SKYJIOUK, Pro. C. ff .1 opecmi VllCUUOIl Ul VCU lO I Accommodation of Coi mercial ilen.

in- i i r. i km in tu 1 1 i i w- -T T. And From Ail Train. PAKLOK a JAV Vrcpr. S1LUARD AM3 POOL TABLES.

BEST HliAAliS OF CIGARS KEPT AH u-ua ly in 1 a call. 'y iWX l)f i Xi'. mm V- .4 It on LK OR TRAD! Also A good road-cart, pony. hirness. ALSLEY -TT Wednesday, May.

2S, at 6 o'clcrk r. m. at her home, southeast of town, in her 29 di year, Mrs. Mry F. daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. A. Hale of liunnewell. The deceased had long been a sufferer from consumption, and for weeks hope of recovery had ocen given up, and when ihe church bell tidied Wednesday evening it v.ra understood almost without further confirmation that Mrs. Rosell had departed this life.

The lile of the deceased in this community ha3 been that of a faithful wife and mother and kind i course Piic mauu intuii nu -1 with the husband and three little children left, sadly mourn her depart-1 ure. Tho funeral service took pi ace Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the M. E. church, Rev. Williams con- A 1 her of sympathizing friends followed the remains to thou-last resting place, a iunifry Thi-f.

irgc in WedueUv nifht the butcher shoo of Richmond Co. wasbr ken into by acarnivious ari'una' of the two species and a quarter of beef stolen. Tom Richmond had cut tip a iu the evening and left a quarter I on the rneit block, which choice piece of meat the thief -onio. was ellsctcd through the back door. Alas a lass is sometimes For false a maid is made Her waist is but a barren waae-Though stayed she is not sliid, Steve Davis a prominent CiCtchant of Perth committed suicide last Saturday by deliberately blowing Li brains out with a revolver.

His first attempt failed, as the cartridge failed to go off. He then replaced the dam aged catridge with a good one and nroceded with the rash act. lie i i claims family trouble as the cause cf lo au ii uou mis may concern: the deed, but the general impression Notice is hereby ivc-u that the peti-id that he was insane on the suojtct Ol L. F. Uuih for a permit to i-Buiide.

ctlsg on Let No. 8 iu Block So. 2) ia th city cf South Iluven, t-outh While cn the rosd 13 the ccmctc-ry Fii- Ikveit Tovtship, county, "in-day iaoriaig Rev. Wihiaxs' team to- sas for the purposes frtshteaed and ran tWAV. ovtriarn- 1 .7.

T-iaT ing the bagy ana causing mos, t-a overturn the Some, was done the two vehifeks but above a i.tmg up no ws ixurt. The 'ew Eka and the Leaven- worth Times, one of the beH papers iu the state, bth one vcaj.l'or i of ie. JT.