The Pretty Prairie Press from Pretty Prairie, Kansas • 3

WILLIS N. JOSEPH BAKER, President, BAKER, Cashier. The Pretty Prairie Press. T. G.

Elbury, Editor and Prop'r. Thursday, May 10, 1894. Postoffice Drug Store, H. C. GAULT, Proprietor.

A bran new sewing machine, not yet out of the factory, for sale at $22.00. Enquire at this offiice if you wart a bargain. A. D. Crotts is prepared to do house painting and decorating at nominal rates.

Get his prices before having vour work done. The Farmers State Bank. Saturday was a lively day with our merchants a large delegation from the rural district being in the city trading with our merchants and attending to business affairs of minor import. A noticeable fact was a broard smile and pleasant greeting among them which is plain evidence that everything is prosperous and promising in the country. BRIEF MENTION.

1 s. Fancy Stationery. Patent Medicines. Chop feed at the new mill. Picnics will soon be in order.

Machine oil at cost. D. W. Rice. Transacts a general Banking business.

solicit your patronage, promising courteous and liberal treatment. A supper will be given in the IT. P. church next Tuesday evening by the members of the Y. P.

S. C. E. Everbody invited. Chas.

5rovn, of the popular Brown company, spent the first days of the week looking after the interest of his yard at liuhler. Cultivating corn has commenced. Keep Constantly on Hand a Full and Complete Line of Pure Drugs, Patent Medicines, Plain and Fancy Stationery, and all other Goods usually found in a First-class Store. Mr. Kinder, of Mt.

Vernon, is quite sick. Fred W. Casner, who recently embarked in the law business at Hutchinson, has a professional card iD the Press. Mr. Casner is among the foremost lawyers of this country, comes highly recommended, and all business entrusted him will receive prompt and careful attention.

Call and get acquainted with him when in Hutchinson. PRETTY PRAIRIE, KANSAS. DIRECTORS: J. W. Mercer was in town on Friday and returned with a load of material with which to do some extensive fencing on his place.

D. W. Rice has 30 acres of oa ts 30 acres of corn and GO acres wheat out, all of which is doing well and promises an abundant yield. John A. Collingwood, K.

II. Stone, Willis N. Raker, Geo. W. French.

Joseph Baker. Blacksmith and Machine Shop. F. M. SPEAR, Prop'r.

Wednesday May 30th will be Memorial day. Mrs. J. M. Weaver was at Hutchin-yesterday.

School in Pretty Prairie will be out June luth. W. Foulk was in town Tuesday buying hardware. Sweet potato plants in abundance at F. C.

Field. D. W. Rice and wife were at Hutchinson yesterday. German Millet seed in endless quantity at F.

C. Field. Extra copies of the Press can be had at 5 cents each. As the carpet season is on and our stock is new and first class ia ever particular we invite your inspection before purchasing. We guarantee better bargains and better goods than our competitors.

We have just received another large consignment of new furniture all of the latest designs and at rock bottom price. C. P. Summers, Kingman. You should not lose any time in joining the Building Loan-Association.

For information call on PRETTY PRAIRIE, KANSAS. Chas. Brown Lumber Co. UMBEK BUILDER'S MATERIAL. GENERAL HARDWARE.

July Sebert is still confined to his home with a sick spell. The great Musical Jubilee is now in session at Hutchinson. The following is a report of the condition of the Pretty Prairie school at the close of last month: Number of pupils enrolled 30 Number of days taught 20 Average daily attendance 22 Days in attendance 441 The following pupils were neither tardy nor absent during the past month, Mable Field, Jessie Field, Chester Field, Clara Constant. Lyman Chapin, John Medbury, Mart Med-bury Geo. Schisler.

Ella Collingwood Teacher. of the Read the display "ad" Retail Yards at Buhler and Pretty Prairie, Kansas. XGX Our "Windmill IsFew Sliares $2.00. All Kinds of General Ulacksmithing Executed On Short Notice Wagon Woodwork, All Kinds Machine Work Done On Short Notice. Practical Horse Shoeing A Specialty.

Flow Work Is Also Made A Specialty. Call and see me if yon have a horse, or a buggy, or a wagon, or any arm impliments that you wish to trade; I will give you a spuare deal. the secretary T. G. Elbury.

We call especial attention to the excellency and strength of our Vanilla and Lemon extracts. They can't be beat, Postoffice Drug store. The South-west Kansas Band Reunion will be held at Ellsworth June 4th. oth. and 6th.

Quite a number of our band boys expect to attend. A beautiful life-sized photo free to all our cash customers who purchase ten dollars worth of goods. C. P. Summers, furniture store, Kingman.

If you contemplate buying an organ or piano call on the editor he can save you from forty to fif per cent on some celebrated instruments. The new school house west of this place has been finished and all indebtedness against it for mechanical services etc. have been fully satisfied. If the weather of the past few weeks continues to prevail, Kansas will not only redeem herself but take a prominent position in front of the Topeka weekly Capital. J.

X. Nutter and wife spent Monday with friends in the city. Mrs. Asher had the misfortune to dislocate a rib last week. PRETTY PRAIRIE, KANSAS.

ars Without Five Ye 0 S.E. Cogswell made the county seat a business visit Tuesday. Homar Marks and Fanny Marks visited Hutchinson Tuesday. A few old papers for sale at this office at 35 cents per hundred. Will Chamberlin.

of Kingman, was noticed on our streets Tuesday. F. Respectfully, CHAS. BROWN LUMBER Co. C.

Field's ents, Grain, Coal Etc. Implem KANSAS. PRETTY PRAIRIE, Diphtheria is again becoming prevalent, and it behooves parents to watch the little folks with every care. A recent article in one of the leading medical journals states that the germs of diphtheria have been traced to mouldy apples and other mouldy fruits. It says: "Scientists are now agreed that diphtheria is a fungoid disease that may be acquired from mould on fruit or from mouldy vegetable growth not uncommon to damp cellars.

Not only may mould upon apples or other fruit communicate this disease, but mouldy vegetables of any kind, or any article on which is the green mould so often found on -leather and other articles stored in damp cellars. It further says: "Keep the cellar dry and do not give the child an apple or any fruit until carefully rubbing off any substance that may possibly have adhered to it." These facts are worth We have secured the agency for the only seif-pronouncing Sunday School Teachers' Bible ever published. For particulars specimens etc. enquire at this office. Don't fail to see the famous The Albion Mercantile Company.

Undertaking and embalming a specialty at C. J. Summers, Kingman. F. C.

Field and D. F. Collingwood went to Hutchinson last evening. Lloyd gives 33 pounds of flour in exchange for one bushel of wheat. Thus far there has been no recruits in Pretty Prairie for Coxey's army.

Mr. Earnest, of Hutchinson, was visiting in this community on Sunday. Miss Minnie Chamberlin spent the Dealers in General Merchandise. a SUPERIOR, and BRADLEY Cultivators 9 We Carry a Full Line of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Gents Furnishing Goods. We have a line of New Millinery at "rock bottom" prices.

first days of the week with friends in town. PRETTY PRAIRIE, KANSAS. The Geo. Minnick residence has received a coat of paint since our last issue. Our line ot Groceries is complete and prices reasonable.

We have a full line of Garden seed, Onion Setts, Early Ohio and Early Rose A Fresh line of fancy toilet articles perfumed soaps etc. Postoffice Drug store. The M. E. Sunday school at this place has accepted an invitation and will attend and take part in the Sunday school exercises at Castleton on Sunday June 3rd.

Anthony chorus passed through this place yesterday for Hutchinson where they will enter the contest at the grand jubilee. Mack Ross of this place accompanied them. Two for nearly the price of one. The Topeka Weekly Capital and Farm Journal and the Press one year for 1.25. Come quick if you wish to take advantage of this offer.

Will Palmer and Win. Wingate, in company with their lady friends, of Kingman, drove over land to Pretty Prairie last Sunday. After attending services here they returned. Ivory tinted bristol calling and business cards at the Press office. These cards are die cut, round corners, assorted tints, and are in calling, business and secret society cards.

The Gault Bros, have fixed up their lemonade stand in the drug store and will soon be found prepared to serve all the popular summer ice cold drinks, ice cream etc. Give them a call. Mr. and Mrs. Orange Baker spent Wednesday with relatives in Potatos.

We have a limited supply of Club Headed Cane Seed. If you intend to use any Paint come in and see us before purchasing. Don't buy ready mixed paints. We handle a superior article. Be sure and see us before purchasing Hardware we are offering extra inducements in this line.

Lime, Hair and Cement away down. KANSAS. Obituary. Sarah Young, was born Oct. 12, 1821.

She was converted in early childhood, and united with the Methodist Episcopal church at the age of fourteen, of which ever afterward she was a faithful and zealous worker. Samuel Busset and Sarah Young were united in marriage April 10,1841. They moved to Kansas in an early day, and settled where they have since resided, on the Ninnescah south east of this place. She departed this life, May 5th, after an illness of nearly a month, aged 75 years, months and 23 days. She was patient during her illness and conscious to the last, and administered unto by many attending friends.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. II. P. Randall assisted hy Rev. A.

Fike, of Kingman; alter the funeral sermon at the house the remains were followed to the Cemetery near Mt. Vernon by an unusually large concourse of relatives and friends, and laid to rest. By her death, the bereaved husband and children, lose a fond and loving wife and mother. They have the sympathy of a host of friends, in this their sad hour PRETTY PRAIRIE, HAIL to the spring of the year! This is the time for you to be inquiring about hail. INSURANCE! You know from your oivn experience and that of yovr neighbors and friends that it IS A GOOD THING.

Don't you want some? JF'e represent the only RESPONSIBLE Companies doing a EIIL BUS-INESS. Our rates are cheaper than ever. You had better call or write to us about it. will take pleasure consulting with you at ami time in reference to 1X8 URflNGE MATTERS for we write all kinds known to the civilized world, I I Cor- P. S.

ire still make farm loans with privileges that dejy competition. Mrs. Randall returned last Friday from a week's visit with friends at Cheney. Mrs. Dr.

Barr and daughter, of Ierado, were shopping in the city on Tuesday, W. M. Minnick, of Rosco township, lias resigned the position of justice ot the peace. Constant Sanders, Read our clubbing proposition with the Daily and Semi-weekly Hutchinson News. erchants.

General The Postoffice Drug store makes a specialty of handling plain and fancy stationery. Sweet potato plants and tomato plants in great abundance at F. C. Field. They are of the best quality and adapted to this country.

Come soon. F. C. Field, Pretty Prairie, Ks. A number of young people of the M.

E. church will meet at the residence of Mrs. Hogue on Friday evening for the purpose of practicing vocal music and with a view of organizing a church choir. KANSAS. HUTCHINSON, Repairing the old corn cultivator is now the predominent "job" with our blacksmiths.

ot bereavmeut. WORK TOB Marion Lloyd was at the county metropolis on business last Sunday and Mondav. REMEMBER, We are now making a specialty of presenting our CASH customers with a Beautiful Life-Sized Crayon Photo with every 20 worth of goods purchased. Call and see samples of the work and be convinced of this Unparalleled offer. We are also offering a number of handsoixe works by Eminent Authors together with several Fine Oil Paintings.

We are selling out our Dry-goods, Hats, Pretty Prairie was lighted by electricity last Friday night elementary electricity. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd spent Tuesday in Loda township the guest of the former's sister. NEATLY BOjNt1j1 The members of the G.

A. R. at this place met at the school house last evening and took suitable action whereby Decoration day will be appropriately observed in Pretty Prairie. Ef Your Own Home Newspaper Caps, Boots, Shoes Etc. now at Greatly reduced prices.

PRETTY PRAIRIE, KANSAS. J. A. (Mlmo'woocl Bro. -AND THE- There will be preaching at the U.

P. church both morning and evening Sunday May 13th. Miss Clara Maud Sanders who has been quite ill for the past week is slowly recovering. A large consignment of groceries and provisions arrived on the II. S.

Tuesday morning. With the prospects Pretty Prairie has, it is impossible to hold her back she is bound to grow. The Wichita District Conference of the M. E. church will be held at Kingman May the loth, and 16th.

Great Family Newspaper of Kansas DEALERS IN- Read our clubbing proposition with the Topeka Capital and Farm Journal. You cannot afford to refuse our offer to send you the Press and this valuable twelve page paper one year for only $1.25, Subscribe now. Charles Bell, Butler Shores and John Weaver went to Lashmet last Sunday afternoon and held Sunda7 school and class meeting. They report an enthusiastic time and feel amply repaid for their efforts made in spreading the gospel. We want several agents in different parts of the county to solicit subscriptions to the Press.

Good liberal commission will be paid to the right persons. Here is a good opportunity to make considerable extra pocket money during your leisure hours. Call at this office for full particulars. For only $1.25. THE WEEKLY CAPITAL San tsi Fe Excursions.

We have made arrangements whereby we can club that desirable paper. The Hutchinson Daily news, with the Press, three months 75 cents or one year $3.00. This offer will not last long, and excludes the price of the Press. Santa Fe Houte excursion List Kingman to San Francisco and return limit 60 days $35.50 San Jose, Cal. and ret $35.50 Via A.

T. S. F. and Mo. Jave, in each direction or via Mojare going and return via Ogden if desired.

Los. Angelas, Cal. and return limit 60 days S35.50 San Diago and ret $35.50 Stop overs allowed at all points on So. Cal. Ry.

all above points one way 1st class S20.00 Piescott Arizona and return $47.20 oneway $23.60 Denning M. and. return limit 60 days 1st El Paso Texas and return $35.50 Same points one way. 1st lim. $20.00 Ogden, Utah and return 60 days limit.

Salt, Lake Same points one way. $20.00 Silver City, N. M- one way. Lake, Valley Magdalena $21.10 Carthage $20.40 Portland Ore. aud Puget Sound Points, one way 1st lim $45.75 Spokane, Fails, Wash.

ti $40.75 4 ki 2nd Helena. Mont. Butte, City, one way 1st lim $35.75 Silver, Bow. Same one way 2nd lim $25.75 Texas Excursions, ali points in Texas and return ore fare for found trip tickets on sale March 13th April 10th and May Sth limited for return SO days stopovers allowed en route. 1 Call on or address F.

A. Temple agt. i Kingman, Kansas. General Merchandise, Hat, Caps, Boots Shoes, Groceries Etc. Etc.

-AND- Miss Alta Ross is still quite ill but hopes are entertained by her many friends for her speedy recovery. It is about time to take steps if we expect to celebrate the Glorious Fourth of July in Pretty Prairie. -X- The Surperior cultivator takes the The exterior of the Press office is receiving a fine coat of paint. The color of paint used is not quite so artistical as it is durable and we venture the prediction that the completion of the first coat will immediately call for the second which will, no FARM Has for 5ears enjoyed the distinction of being the only weekly newspaper published which contained all the news of Kansas. "During the coming campaign it can be ralied upon to more than sustain its reputation.

The next ten months will be filled with events of supreme importance to the tate and no Kansas man can afford to be without a paper that will keep him fully abreast of the times. With over 200 special correspond ants and a thoroughly organized Kansas news department the Capital's facilities for gathering state news are unrivalled by any other newspaper in or out of Kansas. It will also furnish the full Associated Press news of the world and a vast amount of miscellaneous matter of interest to the home circle. By special arrangement with the publisher we are enabled to offer this well known weekly and the PRESS. For a Limited Time Only, For only $1.25, Cash in Advance.

We Make A Specialty of handling a Large stock of exceptionally fine Boots and Shoes, which we offer to the public at Rock-Bottom Prices. Our stock of Groceries will always be found to be fresh and at the lowest market prices. A share of your patronage is solicited. lead in point of duribility and price. Call and see them at F.

C. Field. G. W. Summers, the popular implement man of Kingman, was attending to bvisiness in the city on doubt, be of a more attractive and bril- I liant hue.

KANSAS. PRETTY PRAIRIE, The road running north and south, just west of town, has received some admirable grading during the past week. Kansas Wet-kly Capital and Farm Journal, regular price The Pretty Prairie regular price SJ.K 1.00 Dr. A. r.

George, of Tepeka. Conference Sunday School Secretary of the Metodist Epircopal church, has selected Castleton to hold a Sunday School Convention, Sunday June 3rd. The neighboring Sunday Schools have been invited, and with the help of the county and state officers a good time may be expected. 2.01 .1.25 Use Robinson's Cipher. Reference: Farmer's State Bank.

Pretty Prairie Grain Company, A. D. CROTTS, Manager. We have a large quautity of fine Seed Corn tor sale. Call and see me, PRETTY PRAIRIE' KANSAS.

Total We offer both papers one year for All communications, to insure publication in this paper, should reach us not later than Wednesday morning of each week. Address all orders to, THE PRESS, Pretty Prairie Kansas..