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r-zr 8 I 4 4Sv IIU IV it rr VOL. 1. PRETTY PRAIRIE, RENO COUNTY, KANSAS, DECEMBER 14, 1906. No. 43 I il III OWNERSHIP OF NEWSPAPERS ft.

I i Official Statement of the financial condition of the State Bank of Castlefon at Castleton, State of Kansas, at the close of business on the 12th day of November, 1906. Official Statement Of the financial condition of The State Bank Prett Prairie, Kansas, At the close of business, Nov. 12, 19Q6 In blocks of from one-quarter to ten sections and from $2.50 to $10.00 per acre. Can arrange terms to suit customer. Have 'some fine wheat land I can give for one crop, and also have a list of HOMESTEADS on which I can locate customers.

GO WEST EVERY Railroad fare RETURNED to those who locate. For further information, call on or address PERSONAL S. B. Covele, of Wichita, Kansas, was here Tuesday on business. Miss Grace Kingsley of Hutchinson, was the guest of Mrs.

S. G. Demoret Monday. Mr. and Mrs.

J. R. Graves visited relatives at Hutchinson Sunday. R. D.

Sammons who has excepted a position with the Geo. W. Ultch Lumber Co. moved his household goods Saturday, Mr. and Mrs.

Sammons will make this city their home in the near future. Mr. Chester Field left Monday eve for Nickerson where he will attend school this winter. Miss Amy Foulk was quite ill recently but is much better now. Miss Rose Smith visited friends here Saturday.

Ray and Minnie Hanes were at Kingman Saturday doing some shopping. N. M. Constant shipped a car load of stock to Kansas City Tuesday. F.

C. Field spent Sunday at Hutchinson. Dr. D. Buhler made a business trip to Hutchinson Monday evening.

Mrs. Win. Rramwell went to Hutchinson Monday evening. Master Frank Winfrey, who was at a Hutchinson hospital last week has returned home and is improving nicely. Mr.

and Mrs. S. P. Sanders of Wichita are here visiting friends. P.

D. Krehbiel was at Kingman last Wednesday. Chester Day of Plains, Kansas, who has been very ill for the past week is improving. A surprise party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

W. F. Williams Tuesday evening in honor of Wilfred Williams' eighteenth birthday. The evening was spent at games. Mrs.

S. G. Demoret and Mrs. S. D.

Elliot will entertain Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Demoret in honor of Miss Jennie Shadduck. Mrs. D. Plankenhorn of Kingman, was here Wednesday evening attending the bazaar.

Kingman, Kansas RESOURCES. Loans and Loans on Real Estate Overdrafts Bank Building- Furniture and Fixtures Expense Account Cash and Sight Exchange, le $19,290.46 200.00 302.79 8S0.00 825.00 715.42 gal reserve 7,919.03 Total $30,133.35 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in $10,000.00 Interest 707.01 Exchange 88.50 Individual Deposits 14,222.84 Certificates of Deposit. 2,115.00 Bills Payable 3,000.00 Total $30,133.35 STATE OF KANSAS, County of Reno, ss. J.

A. Ijewis, Cashier of said bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true; that said bank has no liabilities, and is not indoraer on any note or obligation, other than shown on the above statement, to the best of my knowledge and be- lief. So help me God. J. A.

Lewis. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this ICth day of November, 1900. Seal Charles Horxbaker, Notary Public. (Commission expires on the 21st day of November, 1909.) Correct attest: J.

II. Tharp, Chas. D. Evans, John S. Smyth, Chas.

Hornbaker, J. A. Lewis. Directors. To Jno.

Q. Royee, Rank Commissioner, Topeka, Kansas. Come at 1st ijffZ. "TTT- tjr tgr gf yM SHAVED Lock box 575. Telephone No.

13G. FORH" Cjioocfs ind Sundries At Cot Price for Cas See s. i ft IT THE DRUGGIST Pretty Prairie, Kansas The Property of the Community in Which They Circulate The esteemed ElDorado Republican declares in favor of public ownership of newspapers. The Republiean, says Win. Allen White, is about forty years too late.

The time was when newspapers were private property and a man could da what he pleased with his own newspaper. But the days of private ownership of newspapers is The people Qf any community own the newspapers and control their policy more than they own any other property real or personal. About all- an editor has to do with his newspaper is to make the ghost walk Saturday night and pay taxes on it. But the people run it. The people pay the editor, the people say what he shall do and how he shall do.

If he gets proud, if he concludes that he is "running his own business, the public calmly shuts off his wind, stops the grease from flowing into the wheels of his machinery, and "the subsequent proceedings interest him no more. A grocer can pack his kit of mackerel and his box of soap, when he quarrels with the people and move to the next town; but when the editor quarrels with the people he loses his good will, and his good will is the greatest part of his capital. Success in the newspaper business is not type and machinery. It is not presses and personal property; but it is good will; the faith of the people that the editor is honest; that he is not purchasable, and that even though he is wrong he is expressing his own views and not the views of some one who paid him a dollar. And to get that kind of a reputation, a man must be true to his public.

He must be honest; he can't sell himself to the devil, and if he does not sell himself to the devil he is serving his conscience, and the people control him in the name of decency and righteousness. The fact that the newspapers of this country have influence in this country, proves that the people control them. For this is a peoples government, and bought-and-paid-for editors, orators, statesmen or writers have gone out of fii.shion, and soon will get oat of ness. If you want a home of your own, and haven't the money to pay the cash, see Rob't B. Smith of Kingman.

He can give you terms that will suit you. He also has a nice list of relinquishments at from $25 to. $200. Church Notice Beginning Sunday. Dec.

9, regular services will be held in the Church of the New Jerusalem, as follows: Sunday school at 10 a. m. preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:45 p.

m. Young People's League at 7 p. m. Lectures on scien tific subjects will be delivered during the weeks following by the pastor. The date of these lectures will be announced later.

Rev A. B. Francisco. Rev. A.

B. Francisco will begin a course of lectures on Astronomy next Monday at 7:30 p. m. in the new church. All are invited.

A Successful Entertainment The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church gave abazzaron last Wednesday evening at the Hall which was a very successful affair, both financially and socially. It was attended by a crowd of people who brought the various articles that were for sale and partook of the supper. They realized about $75.00. VHEN YOU SHOOT You want to HIT what you are aiming at be it bird, beast or target. Make your shots count by shooting the STEVENS.

For 41 years STEVENS ARMS have carried off PREMIER HONORS for ACCURACY. Our line: Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols Ask your Dealer insist on the Stevens. Ifyou canpet obtain, we ship direct, express prepaid, upon receiptofcata'cHjprice Sena a cts. In stair, pj uo-pae Catalog tfcorapiete output. A vaiuabiebook ofrefer.

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3 i' fM I via City Barber Shop Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. CHAMBERLAIN GRAVES, Props. JUST RECEIVED RESOURCES Loans and discounts 120,277.33 Overdrafts 184.57 Real Estate 1,000.00 Furniture and fixtures 1,000.00 Expense account 2,240.54 Cash and sight exchange, 8,751.91 Total $133,454.35 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in. 10,000.00 Surplus fund 5,000.00 Undivided profits 1,167.55 Interest 8,201.03 Exchange 396.44 Individual Deposits 60,309.72 Certificates of Deposit 47,980.95 Plains State Bank 398.66 Totel $133,454.35 State of Kansas, County of Reno i ss" Ella Demoret, Cashier of said bank, da to-emnly swear that the above statement is true; that said bank has no liabilities, and is not iadorssr any note or obligation, other than shown, on th above statement, to the best of tny knowledge, so help me God. Ella Demoret.

CAStutft. Subscribed and sworn to before in, this litb. day of November. 190ti. seal G.

D. Smith. Notary Public My commission expires July 31. lid Gorrect attest: John A. Collingwood, D.

F. Collingwood, Director-Ella Demoret, uirCtor S. G. Demoret. To Jno.

Q. Royce, Bank Commissioner, TopLa. Kansas. and get the 4r' dlb dfb Geo. VanVleet Contractor (EL Builder All Work Guaranteed.

j-leave orders at hotel. O. L. Sprousa Son Painters and Paper Hangers Please give us calL IT A now lot of Up-to-Date gji C9 and Shoes for the Holidays Come in and see thorn before you buy. Also received a nice lot of Christmas Candies and Nuts.

Come in and buy your' supply now and avoid the rush. Goeringf-Krehbiel Mercantile C6.nr PAINT! I do all kinds of frst-class painting" and paper hanging. I also have samples of up-to-date paper. Work Guaranteed to be First Class or no pay. Yours for business, E.

Ii. HOEBEKE Leave orders at Geo. W. Ultch Lumber Co. HOCH SEES FOR HIMSELF The Governor Makes the Reformatory a Visit-Spends Two Days Here IIch and Jolm Q.

"Ruyc state bank commissioner, were in Hutchinson the forepart of the week and spent two days visiting the State Industrial Reformatory. The ministerial association of Hutchinson and the former chaplain of the Reformatory, the Rev. Mr. Gates, have been asking for an official investigation of the Reformatory for some time. It is charged that the superintendent E.

C. Marshall is not conducting the institution properly and that the best interests of the inmates are not considered under his direction. The charge has been made so often that the governor decided to come to Hutchinson and look into the matter himself before he determined on an investigation. Sunday evening the governor attended the Presbyterian church, and delivered an address before the Presbyterian Brotherhood, which society had charge of the Sunday evening services. The governor is an Interesting talker, and for forty-five minutes he spoke with va clearness and effectiveness which was much admired by the large audience present.

The governor as far as learned has not expressed himself as to his opinion regarding the management of the Reformatory. If you are renting and want a home of your own you should see Rob't B. Smith of Kingman, for he can sell you one where one crop will pay for it. If you doubt this he give you the deed for one crop whether it be good or bad. Now it is up to you.

Under direction of State Supt. Day-! hoff statistics gathered in his office, show that, Kansas children of school age now number 503,730. During the year 12,234 teachers were employed in all the schools of the state, of which number 9,614 were women. Receipts for the use of the common schools of the state in 1906 amounted to and the expenditures were $6,309,808.36. The total taxable valuation for this year was $288,172,351, with an average mill levy of 12 mills.

The estimated value of school property in the state, including buildings and grounds is $12,893,944. District school buildings reported numbered 8,792 and of this number 192 were erected during the year. Rob't B. Smith, the "land man," goes north on the Hutchinson Southern every Tuesday night, on his way west with home-seekers. You'd better get on at Pretty Prairie and go out with him.

Phone No. 6. Is the place to buy your The Best Shoes in town are being sold at G. D. iSmitH's General Merchandise Store They are the HAMfLTON BROWN SHOES.

Call and them. Q. D. SMITH, Prop. Don't forget the place.

I .1 -7s. and 3 v. mplements and Hardware of all description. I windmill fixtures. -4 Also America's very best Dr.

F. B. Cornell Physician and Surgeon Phone No. 1. NoLice.

A. E. Lewis, who has purchased a new corn shelling outfit, wishes to inform the DeoDle that he is I their's for business at any time. Notice When you want your corn shelled call up Lawnie Lewis, phone No. 12 G.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Don't forget the place. Job Printing: at -Fhe Recor 1.