The South Haven New Era from South Haven, Kansas • 8

Happy New Year to all. Errett Geeslin spent Christmas at Arkansas City. Ezra Troutman was a Wellington visitor yesterday. A. J.

Barker, who has been very sick, is reported some better. Heut Geeslin was up from Hunnewell and spent Sunday at home. Mrs. John Smith visited a few days this week with her sister at Caldwell. Mr.

Chester Barber spent a few days this week with his uncle Mr. Sam Barber. Mr. and Mrs. Will Harris, of Arkansas City, spent Christmas with relatives here.

The next number of the lecture course. Italian Boys," will be here January 18 Mrs. David Geeslin visited her daughter, Mrs. Payne and family at Blackwell this week. Miss Nettie Myres spent a few days this week with Laura Barber and Gertrude Benjamin Master Chester Herriford, of Wichita, is here on a visit to his sister, Mrs.

C. E. Whitfield. Will Dorsey, who works with a telephone gang with headquarters at Kingman, Kansas, spent Christ mas at his home in this city. Farmers, fall in line and improve your farm by using the International Manure Spreader.

B. M. LeGrande has the agency. Mrs. A.

S. Hamblet entertained her Sunday school class yesterday afternoon at her home west of town Of course they had a fine time. Arch Lamb, bridge inspector on the Frisco system, with headquarters at Neodesha, Kansas, was bere this week on a visit to his uncle, Arch Foy. Thomas Fleming this week sold to M. R.

Grapes and O. T. Elmore of McClain county, a half section east of town. Gile Bonsall made the sale. If you want the best and cheapest poultry and hog fence, a fence that will last and give perfect satisfaction, get the American.

It has no Proctor's. We are glad to see our farmers interested in enriching their land, and that our hardware man, B. M. LeGrande, is selling machinery for such work -the International Manure spreader. tf During the past week or two marriage licenses have been issued to David D.

Mullennax and Vickie L. Runyan, of South Haven, and Walter Douglass and Bessie 0. Rummell, of Hunnewell. Pius Richards and family, of Wichita, formerly of South Haven, came over to visit his son-in-law, Wm. Eihler, near Corbin, Christmas day.

While there their little girl, about eight years old, took sick with scarlet fever and died Wednesday night. Mrs. F. M. Merrill, of Asher, Mrs.

J. E. Beuson, of Wapanucka, I. Mrs. Geo.

Wolffrum, of Eddy, and Mrs. F. D. Atkinson and son Jack of Colorado Springs, are spending the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.

A. J. Barker. About this time eighteen years ago Dr. Hollingsworth began advertising in the NEW ERA, and he has kept his card in the paper constantly ever since, paying for it promptly on or before the first of each and every month, and that without being asked for it.

We wonder where there is another doctor with a record even nearly as good. Special Sale on Buggies During Christmas Week. A grade $85.00 Peabody Buggy now at $71.75 A grade $85.00 Sechler Buggy now at $71.50 I have also a stock of Road Wagons at cut prices for Christmas week. If you need a Buggy now is the time to save the profit. Remember after January 1st this price is withdrawn.

B. M. LeGRANDE. Christmas day was Mr. and Mrs.

J. S. Taylor's fortieth wedding niversary. H. K.

Galloup is doing some hanging and painting south paper of Haunewell Mrs. Laura Heeney, of Tonkavisited this week at the home wa, of N. E. Heeney. There are one or two cases of scarlet fever in the viewity of the Horne school house.

Sam Barber and family spent Christmas at Caldwell with his sister, Mrs. Sarah Fox. Miss Anna Myres left Monday for Terre Haute, where she will visit for some time. Mr. and Mrs.

Harl Gile's little girl, Tempest, is very sick with pneumonia, but 1s improving. E. Winter of Higginsville, spent a few days here this week visiting at the home of F. H. Niehuss.

Miss Gerty Benjamin will leave Mouday for Arkansas City where she will visit Mrs. Katie Clari for a few days. Hon. J. A.

Jeffries is on the pro gram for a talk on "Assessment and Taxation," at the Farmers' Institute at Rome today. Mr. and Mrs. L. B.

Smith's little daughter, Gladys, is very sick with pneumonia fever. As we go to press she is some better. A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. Proctor has full line of horse blankets and can suit you in style and price. Go and see them.

Rachel and Florence Musgrove accompanied their cousin, Miss Grace Musgrove, who teaches the Altha school, to Lawreuce, to visit for a couple of weeks. Have you bought that heater? If not, see those Imperial Oak beaters at Proctor's. They will furnish more heat with less fuel than any heater on the market. John Blecha this week sold his farm west of town to Thomas R. Cary, of Springfield, Ill.

Mr. Cary also bought 80 acres from Mis. Wannacott. Sale was made by Gile Bonsall. Rudyard Kipling, it is said, prefers the night hours for work, frequently sitting up until 2 or 3 o'clock.

He is most elaborate in his methods, and pronounces aloud every word that he writes in order to test its fitness. FOR SALE. 1 work mare 10 years old, sorrel, weight 1100. One horse 12 years old, weight 1600. One new buggy with pole.

C. B. WOLFE Co. C. E.

Childers was in Wellington today on business. Something New. That beautiful line of choice CANDIES, NUTS, ORANGES, BANANAS, ETC, ETC. at G. H.

Marquardt's, first door north of Park hotel. Also Popcorn and Fresh Roasted Peanuts constantly on hand. Give me a call and I will troat you right. Prices as low as the lowest. C.

H. MARQUARDT DT A Newspaper Bargain Offer. The Topeka Daily Herald has designated December 28, 29 and 31, as Bargain Days. On these three days you can subscribe for the Topeka Daily Herald for the entire year of 1907 for $2.00. Regular price $3.

Subscriptions received at the NEW ERA office. OLD GUELPH. Happy New Year to you, one and all. Who ever saw a more beautiful Christmas day than last Tuesday. H.

S. Leland spent Christmas with L. L. Brown's family near Geuda. S.

J. Kendrick spent Christmas day with J. E. Elliott and wife near Ashton. Allie Owens and family ate turkey with his brother-in-law, H.

C. Swan at Geuda. N. Hansen and Peter Peterson of Oklahoma City spent Christmas with 0. Olson.

Geo. and Ed Owen of Arkansas City are spending the week with their parents Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Hoover. Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Johnson, of are here visiting their sister, Mrs. Neal Pickett. Frank Kendrick left Thursday to be gone two weeks visiting vear Lamont, Okla. Henry Kincade and wife were visiting in Arkansas City Thursday.

Elbert Leland, brother of H. and wife of Ontario Canada, are visiting H. S. .0 WHIZZ. The lecture on prison life to be given in the hall this evening, Dec.

28, is highly spoken of where it has been given. Don't miss it. G. H. Marquardt wants to sbow you his fine line of candies.

Christmas and New Year holiday rates to all points on A. T. S. F. R.

One and third fare for ronnd trip. Dates of sale Dec, 22 to 25 and 29 to Jan. 1st. Return Jan. 7, E.

Whitfield, ageut. On account of Christmas and New Year holidays, K. S. W. will sell tickets to local points Dec.

23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 and Jan. 1st, at rate one fare and one-third for the round trip Good return Jan. 7th. To points off of line same rate is made Dates of sale Dee. 20, 21 and 22, good returning 30 days from date cf sale.

For particulars call on agent. FINE CONCERT. The band concert at the ball Wednesday evening was well attended, considering that there was a protracted meeting at one of the churches. The concert was very fine and the audience was more than pleased. The program was a splendid one and was well rendered.

Those who heard it will be glad to have the band give another concert soon. PRISON LIFE. There will be an illustrated lectare at Ryland's hall this evening, Dec. 28, on prison life, by Ex-Officer Black, showing you the exact life of con viets in the Kansas state penitentiary. What they have to eat, how they are punished, etc.

Pictures of the crib and dungeon, ete, are thrown on the screen. A vivid description of a convict funeral. Admission 25c, children under 12 years 10c. Christmas at School. The pupils of our schools enjoyed Christmas in a most ful way this year.

All the rooms received a nice treat from their teachers, and each teacher received a present from their pupils. In the primary and intermediate rooms a splendid Christmas program was rendered, and prettily decorated trees, from which each child received a present, gladdened the hearts of the pupils. A number of visitors were present. CHRISTMAS EXERCISES. The Christmas exercises at the Methodist and Christian churches were well attended and greatly enjoyed by all.

Both churches were handsomely decorated and had lovely trees loaded with presents. The music, recitations, were all good, showing faithful and patient drilling upon the part of those who bad the work in charge. Greetings were recieved at both churches from the Baptist Sunday school, which had no exercises because of the revival. RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, it has pleased Al- mighty God in his wise providence to remove from our midst Bra.

Watson Lantz, Therefore be it resolved, that we bow in humble submission to his will knowing that he doeth all things well, that the lodge loses a worthy and devoted brother, his family a kind and loving husband and father, the comunity an honarable and upright citizen. Be it further resolved, that the lodge room be draped in mourning fos a period of 90 days, that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the reeords of the lodge, that a copy be furnished his sorrowing family and a copy furnished to the South Haven NEW ERA for publication. Respectfully submitted. A. M.

MABEN J. R. BONSALL I. ELLISON 9 0 LONE STAR. Fine weather to shuck corn.

Many were made happy Christmas. The entertainment Christmas eve was a success. Everything was neatly arranged. The tree was a beautiful one. Barney Flick and family, John Flick and family and Walter Flick ate dinner at Tom Davis' Xmas.

Mr. and Mrs. Weekley of Portland attended the entertainment at Lone Star Christmas eve. We wish everybody a happy New Year. Italian Boys, January 18th.

This office for job printing. A. Y. Craig was in the county seat Wednesday. Attend the lectore at the hall this evening, Dee.

28. The meeting at the Baptist church is still in progress. Mr. and Mrs. Jonson, of Wichita, spent Christmas with Mr.

and Mrs. J. P. Richmond, of this city. Mr.

Isenhour and Hiram lames have bought the transfer business from Frank Smith and E. Childers. WANTED -10 men in each state to travel, distribute samples of our goods and tack signs. Salary $85 per month; $3 per day for expenses. -Saunders department 46 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.