The Pointer from Cedar Point, Kansas • 3

THE POINTER," Saturday, Aug. i8jS- BUY NOW John GRANT SHAW pyBySHER, A. B. EMERSON, EDITOR, Dealer in lubliahed'evcry Saturday. jfnterwl fla'stctnd class matter at the at Cedar Point, Chase, oouuty, Kansas.

Subscription, On Dollar a Yeaf, In Advance. FARMING IMPLEMENTS "We are making SPECIAL Prices on all SUMMER DRY GOODS If you want something nice, we can supply you Fop Little Money. We are selling Mens clothing right down at BED ROOK PRICES. Our GROCERY Department is always filled with fresh goods. HOLMES Bros.

Time Table. Of all kinds; and description. 1101X0 HAST. hardware- Noth. Only, the time of trains are given which will stop at Cedar Grove.

Nos. tfos. 114, 42 and 41 always stop. 7, 113 and 8 stop when flagged. llonry O'Noil camo over to mill Wed.

nesday, Rev. Bowles made a busiuess trip ta our thrifty town, Lfte Ice and daughter Dora, were trading here Thursday. Church festival at Cedar Point tonight. Come everybody. Mrs.

StHiie? uLci Lad been ailing all summer is still HO better. We were glad to ses Mrs. Mary Crawford able to come to town again. John Patton came in from Clements with three loads of wheat Monday. Slaybaugh Ileckendorn cast tbeir shadows over our town Monday.

Mr. Brigstocke came in with a Lamb on Tuesday, but he didnt look sheepish. Uncle Charley Lacoss was in town Tuesday and looks well for one of his age. Bert Emerson and family came down on Sunday and stayed until Monday morning. The Baker Bros took out two loads of crib lumber Wednesday.

Everybody aftor crib lumber. Every farmer seems to be getting their machinery ready to go into their immense corn crop, Mrs. Ostrander, who is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Dave Saublo, came to town Wednesday. Mr.

Root, of Marion, is still shipping cattle from this station. He shipped Sunday and Tuesday. Chas. Sayres is quite a gardner. His beets beat all and it wont take four for a measure, eithor.

The county Sunday School convention will be held in Cottonwood Falls, Oct. 18th and 19th. Bert Lacoss was in town early Tues day morning. He brought a traveling man from Florence, Tom McCollom came in to got some blacksmithing done and took out a load of lumber Wednesday. Guy Lee and friend who have been visiting Mrs.

Pinkston have returned home to Kansas City. Mr. Watson, a wealthy man of Dodge City, spent a few days with Miss Hattie Pinkston last week. Monday wus a busy day at the station and in town. Our merchants were footsore Tuesday morning, S.

RAN HELLS, M. D. physician and SURGEON. Country calls promptly attended to. Office at residence.

CEDAR POINT, KANSAS. Both heayy and. also a full line of COAL AND LIME. LUMBER till you Cant rest. Posts, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors, Blinds, paints, Oils, etc.

JUST ARRIVED SHOES! SHOES! An invoice which has been delayed for Boms time In it is a lot of Ladies Oxfords and Mens Low Cut shoes. We are not going to put any PROFIT them, but will mark them at prices that will close them out at once. OUR LUbs IS lUUK GAIN, so call at once and secure some BARGAINS you will not be able to find anywhere else, bb we bought thess SHOES before the advance in prices. 1 Lot Ladies Dongola Oxfords at $1.00. Worth $1.50 last, Opera Toe Pat.

tip. 1 Lot-Ladies Dongola Oxfords, at $1.00. Worth $1.50, EEE last, ex wide. 1 Lot Ladies OxfordB at 50cents. Worth $1.00.

1 Lot-Mens Low Cut Shoes at $1.75. Worth $2.25. 1 Lot-Mens Calf Congres at $1.25. STRAW HATS, Closing Out at COST. P.

fl. Osman Co. JOHN SHAFT. Clements, Kans. Lumber Lath, Posts, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Etc.

COAL, LIME and CEMENT.I FLOUR FEED WtiolaaaU or Retail. Dont think of buying elsewhere tilf you have seen me. save you money. F. B.

Holcombe. SEEDS IN BULK. Seed Potatoes, Garden seeds and Blue Grass seed, in any quantity. Dont Buy Harness Until you see my stock and get my prices. All goods deliv- erect -1 J.

O.BIBLER. FLORENCE. KANSAS Bed Li var Items. Our Peoples Pointers. Mrs.

Cy Talkington has a new top buggy. W. C. T. U.

met with Mrs. Haileck on Wednesday. Miss Hattie Pinkston went to Boston this week. I. D.

Johnson his 50 acres of corn in shock already. Mr. John Horner and son are consulting Doc Rannells. Sam Featherkile came down on Wed nesday for wagon repairs. F.

B. Holcomb is building a large granary on one of his town lots. Mrs. Wm. Reed was trading here Thursday.

Also Jacques Morgla selling grapes, Robert Reed, who has been working for Mr. Holcombe, is down with acute rheumatism. The wheat is just rolling into the Wyoming Mills, Wonder what Shriver pays his inspector? Cadiz and Opal Byram are busy clean ing out the store room ready for the refreshment tables to-night. C. A.

Sayres is busy hauling lumber for machinery sheds. Charlie believes in taking care of Sttch things. Doctor Rannells is almost sick, too much work and too littlo sleep. It frightens us to think of him getting indisposed. Services at the Presbyterian church next Sunday evening and every alternate Sunday until the weather gets cooler.

Rev. J. Viole. Howard Stephenson, who has been at tho Emerson House receiving medical treatment for his eyes from Dr. Rangels, is improving, He is now ajj m's fathers hoiisA Mr.

Smith our furniture man is ing some nice bedroom sets and other furniture, also mattresses way down cheap. Grant Jurigan purchased an outfit Monday. Announcement for the Presbyterian church. Sunday school at 2:30 p. Preaching at 3:30 p.

m. Endeavor at 8 p. in. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening. J.

P. Viele, pastor. Rov. McKenzie and family returned from Eureka Monday where thoy have been attending conference. Their parents reside there so they combined business with pleasure and made a visit also.

Mr. Haileck, wife and son went to Emporia Wednesday night. Miss Ada Whistler joined them Thursday, and they will go to their old home at 11a-vensvillo for a months visit. Mr. Ilal-lock will return Sunday.

Zoo Emerson came in from Sterling on tho midnight train Tuesday, took a young lady to see the ball gains at Florence Wednesday, and whilo there was ordered to Colorado, so ho had to rush homo for his grip and return in time to catch tho fast train. Announcement for the M. E. church: Preaching every Sunday, alternately morning and evening. Prayer meeting every Thursday night; S.

S. at 10 a. Epworth League, devotional meetings each alternate Sunday night; Literary meeting the first Tuesduy evening in each month. Attend. Pastor.

Messrs Byram. Hood, Ward, Fierce Huston, Qulliford, Emerson and others took in the ball game at Florence Wed-day. Mrs. Mary Taggart who is lying with typhoid fever at Mr. Bernard's is getting better under the skillful care of Doctor Ranneli.

Mr. Bernard returned from New York after seeing his wife safe on board the vessel bound for Paris. Mrs. B. will be gone a year.

Mr. Wm. Gulliford bought 82 steers of Harvoy Mowry and had them weighed Tuesday; they averaged 1201 pounds. J. P.

Kuhl, Sec'y of Chase county Fair Association, and son, stayed over night Tuesday. lie is thoroughly billing adjoining counties. John Sayre has hired to Mr. Shriver for the wbifir. Paul and hU sisters go to Emporia nest wook, to attend the Normal this winter.

M. E. Selo, district treasurer, is fixing thd school house up nicely, papering and uaintiug. Mrs, Arnold and pvtpiie friU suro fy have a delightful rodiil tox Winter, Mr. Feyette Parks whd has been Un-tod at Clay Shafts tho past year moved into one of Mrs.

Pinkstons tenement houses, and will work for Frank Byram this winter. Lem Byram came for crib lumber. He can't imagine what he will do with his corn. He thinks the Santa Fe will have to put on extra train service or else he cant have a place for his woodpile this winter. wmwmnfwflmmrwtirmmmmmmmwmmmmwnrw! GETTING READY FOR SCHOOLI Propounds the Queryn; WHERE TO BUY YOUR, SCHOOL BOOKS and SUPPLIES Cur Stock this Year contains Better Yalues than ever before.

You can get a better Tablet for the same money than before. PENCILS, ERASERS, SLATES INKS, And Everythin? In School Supplies. AVe also have a lot of second hand School Books that ive supply at a very low price used to be a hot one, but he is married now and keeps the even tenor of hie way. Peter Jackson resides at Roseville and the only knockout he has ever experienced was by the drouth last year. H.

II. Lusk, of the Pardons Sun, begail learning the printer's trade when he was six years old. His father was State printer of Illinois. Editor Baird, of the Cuba Daylight, came nearly having a fight last week. It is pretty hard for a Cuban to keep his blood cool during the revolution.

Louisville, in Pottawatomie county, is a pretty fair illustration of the vicissitudes of newspaper life. At one time it had three flourishing papers and they all made money. Now it has Done. Louisville used to be the county seat. Governor Riddle, who is sojourning in one of the northern states trying to keep cool, found such hot weather that the water in the swimming holes was warm, and when he went in bathing he wore his glasses so that he could see the water.

It was the only way he could tell the difference in bathing and sweating on the bank. In Kansas the people sleep under blankets. AtchiBon Globe: People never tell the exact truth. Modesty will earn a man more than ability. As a rule when a story is funny, it ig not true.

A picnic is not a success unless there is pie to throw aVfay. Most people Just drag along until it is time for them to die. A laugh is an awfully good bluff to( make when troubles appear. There is one thing to the credit of old maids; they accumulate no kin. When a man stops smoking, and be-gins agaiilf he feels mighty sheepish.

A man frith a future isnt as interesting to people as a woman with a past. If a man expects to amount to anything, he must accomplish it in spite of bad luck. Marrying men are beginning to remark that women have too much idle time on their hands. There are lots of men who are pretty in society, but who are as absolutely useless as dried Currants. Nearly ail' the women recite these days.

They frill simply have to quit it; the meh are shy enough as it is. No should give way to grief: let her keep her hair frizzed, and everything may come around all right. Much as people like to hear Secrets, they have the greatest admiration for the friends who have never told them any. The people should remember whefi eating, that Death keeps his white horse ready with the harness on in this weather. PICNIC.

on Dont encourage your children to tell their playmates. A tattler never makes a good citizen. We would have some bright things in this paper if the readers would tell us what they consider bright things. C. S.

Triplett, who was recently appointed guard of the Hutchinson Reformatory, published the Marion Record before Ed Iloch purchased it. Tho following will be the program at tho educational picnic in Barkers grove, August 30, 1893: 10:00 a. m. Chorus. Grace Griffiths and others, "Care of School Property.

George Shaquo. Discussion, led by J. M. Bell, F. O.

Ilobert and others. Recitation. Hattie Ousler, Music. Ladies Octette, Dinner. 2:00 p.

m. Order in and about School buildings. Dr. Cone. Discussed by JI.

Higgins and Wm. Hamilton. Recitation. Lottie Aves. Instrumental music.

How Patron can assist the Teacher. C. E. MeCroady. Discutsed by Walter Allison, R.

R. Mitchell and others, Music, Recitation. Callie Nogle. "Decoration and Improvement of School House and Grounds. W.

E. M. Ousler. Goneral discussion, led by J. Yeck Uniformity of Text Books.

D. L. Sears. General discussion, lod by II. P.

Riggs, and others. County Superintendents talk (thirty minutes.) Music and adjournment, Charles P. King will purchase a machine to thresh alfalfa. It will be here in a few days. Hold your orders for him.

He will be in shape to thresh, your alfalfa in good shape. at Florence preference KANSAS ITEMS. Inman Review: Down the Women ride donkeys in to bicycles Inman fleview: Florence has a man who is making a fortune out of bees. He ha3 150 hives of the little workers. I turns Citizen A Florence lady lost her hat near that town a few weeks ago.

People must be gettrng Very careless Florence. Gome and get our Prices THEY ARE UP TO DATE. QEO.W. KATES, FLORENCE, KANSAS. iiftifiirmiifiifnfiirmitrnfnriifmiiftmiFimiMmimmrtiMmir Chas.

Sayre, chairman of Chaso Co. Contral Committee, has secured the following gentlemen to address the convention: Congressman CharleB Curtis and Hon. E. W. Iloch.

Curtis is now in California resting up for tho occasion, but will sure bo there August 31st. Music Hall has been engaged and good muic will bo rendered between tho balloting for the different candidates. A special invitation to tho ladles to come and help to purify politics. The teachers of Neosho county edit the Erie Record this week. Edgar Napp, of Ottawa, awoke long enough to pass a teacher's examination.

There are more than a dozen Savages living at Thayer, Neosho county, but not one of them wears bloomers. Charles Hotkiss is teller in the First National Bank at Parsons. Charlie The kraut wo will eat this winter will be made back east. Atchisoh Globe. Atchison is a spry town.

Fall has not begun yet down here. It fs strange that people will insist on calling August a winter month..