The Centerville Courier from Centerville, Kansas • 4

i 3C 3.C or Buchanan. John C. Blain. Blain. Miss Lucy Parker of Mound City visited with Mm.

Lockwood from laet Saturday until Tuesday and will return to her home in Hutchison next week. Frank McClure, who attends the Critzer school won for his district the fine flag that was offered by the Mound City W. R. C. for the best essay on Kansas, 0 Make our store your headquarters for Wall Street.

Miss Della Stanley visited home Sunday. Mias Lucy Parker visited school Monday. There will be preaching at Wesley Cbapel Sunday by Rev. Allen. Mrs.

Morton Jackson who haseen quite sick is slowly improving. Mrs. Eugene Shoemaker and Bon are visiting her father in Colorado. Mr. Pierce resigned his position as teacher at Coffeybean and Miss Ida OHara will finish the term.

Miss Mama Simpson and George Clinesmith were married at La Harpe, January 19. Georges many friends extend congratulations. Lumber Hardware Implements Township Board Meets. The Centerville Township Board composed of Harry Dill, John Fish and George Walt held their regular quarterly meeting at the State Bank building in Centerville Monday of this week. No business of especial importance other than allowing the bills that were presented for payment.

Several parties were present at the meeting with their claims. Our goods are first-class and will please you LlMSI Co. b'j GSSSE Lrrsrrr- II. H. McGee, President.

J. C. Blain, Vice President. C. H.

Brown, Cashier. A. W. Cook, Asst Cashier. GenteruillB State Bank.

Triies Courier. Hill, Owner Publisher. Entered as second claas matter, Oct. 26, 1904 at the post office at Centerville Kansas under the act of tjongress March 3, 1879. .00 per yerr In advance.

Published at Ce.nterville Linn County Kansas every Thursday; Advertising rates' made known. on M. K. T. TIME TABLE-, SOUTH BOUND.

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p. m. pi. m. To the People of Centerville and Vicinity: Being desirious of extending our banking business, and especially in the territory which we feel naturally belongs to us, we are taking this method of communicating with our many friends on the subject, while we do not wish to be understood as having any special claim to present or any special privilege, or courtesies to offer that others have not been extending to you.

We do feel however that we have; to a certain extent; a claim to at least a part of the business of those in our own territory who do keep an account with some bank; provided however, that he can be assured that he will be given as good accomodations and his interests as carefully guarded. To whom we feel we owe our first and greatest obligation; to those who have never kept an account with any bank, whether old or young, we Would ask you to start an account with us, no matter how small and then add to it as often as you can, You are well aware that if a person carries loose change in their pocket they will spend it much quick-than if it were a ten dollar bill. Just so if you have a bank account. You will not check it out unless you need it, and when you pay a bill or debt with a check and the check is returned to you, you have a receipt from the party you pay. Many farmers keep no book of accounts.

Your bank deposit book affords you a complete record of all cash receipts, while the stubs of checks are a record of expenses and payments. Keeping a bank account is a great help to young people in a business way. If you have a check on some bank and it is not convenient for you to come to the bank, mail it to us and we will gladly enter same in a pass book and return it to you. If we can pursuad an individual to become a saver of money we feel that we have been of some benefit to him and to the community. Give us a trial, start an account with us and then add to it occasionally and in a short time you will see the truth of our statement.

In conclusion we wish to say that our expectations have been more than met since we started in this business and we frel very greatful for the patronage received, but we are desirous of building up one of the strong institutions of the country. With best wishes we beg to remian, Your Very Respectfully, C. H. BROWN, Cashier. Like a bashful lover when he goes to court his onliest of onlies and runs sut of subjects with.which to ke4 np his end of the conversation he.

-gins to talk about the weather. TuLjs sorter the shape the chief pencil posher of the Courier was la one day this week so well talk on the weather. Our idea is that if it gets any colder it is going to freeze harder and if it warms up to amonut to anything its going to thaw. If it doesnt do thus conditions will be different than we ever Baw them before. It? hardly safe to venture much of a prediction on the weather when you live In Kansas, and as weve lived in Kansas ever since we quit getting our principle diet from a bottle with a rubber mouth piece we 1 dont feel justified of course at this stage of the game, to run any risk with our reputation for truth and veracity, by branching out in the weather business.

Uncle Sam is paving people to do that. To be down right honest we dont know whether this kind or weatheris goirig to Bave the wheat crop, kill the young peaches or is detrimental to Roosevelt's anti-race suicide results or not. All we do know Is that its pretty chilly and that we are walking the floor trying to figure out where the next load of coal is coming from. The good Lord be wita'us. And for goodness sake folks donjgock your coal house.

The Lord loveth a cheerful giver and the printer loveth a cheerful payer and the most cheerful payer we have struck in many a day is a farmer who dropped in Monday and said he owed something and wanted to pay it. YVe found his name and told him it looked like he owed for ten years on the Plaindealer. Yes, he said, I guess that is about right. I paid np abont ten years ago and nobody ever asked me for anything and so I never paid auythihg. Then he reached for a pencil and wrote a check for $15.00 as cheerfully as many pay 30 cents.

And he didnt stop the paper either. If you want to see what a man is made of, anyway, just watch him part with his money. If he can let it go without roaring, he is all right to do business with, no matter how close a bargain he drives. Garnett Plaindealer. John Blain, one of the bright lights of Oentervilles mercantile arena is traveling with a good deal of discomfiture these days.

As a sympathetic friend as well as being out in search of news to chronicle to onr readers we veutured to ask John what the trouble was Tuesday and wefil be dinged if he didn't answer Oh! its my blarsted corns and they hurt too We tendered onr eymyathy and apologized for our ignorance in such matters, fol you know editors never have oorns onftheir feet, An Iowa sohoolboy was asked to write a composition on Rnssia, and wrote as follows: Rooshy is a country bounded on the north by ice, on the east by trouble, on the south by mobbs and the sooez kanal, and on tin west by England and Kipling. At the present time the country had cold feet, and the imperor has cold chills running down his back and is afraid some one is after him with knives and bums they throw lota of bums In Rooshy, The protracted meetings "which have been in session at Keokuk for ihe past few weeks closed with last Sunday nights meeting. Rev. MoAdams delivered the discourse. Few ministers to our knowledge have expended more time or energy in hard consistent efforts to advance the cause and teachings of religion than has Rev.

McAdams and it is a note-worthy fact that his work has not been without results. i A slight flurry of snow fell in Centerville township Tuesday night and vas accompanied by a decided fall in the temperature. Under such conditions the general, business is 'oif the quiet order. The ground all the l.v bile is getting a good dry freeze which gives rise to the theory that Eastern Kansas is going to roll into line thiB year with a flourishing crop. The M.

Ds. report the general health of onr people to be as good as might be expected, for this time of the year. Here and there a case of grip, a few had colds and some pneumonia. So far Centerville township has been fortunate in escaping any of the contagious diseases that seem to be visiting other places in the county. Drs.

Turner and Albright were called out to the home of Tilford Perry, who lives near Lincoln Chapel in Anderson county, Wednesday to perform an operation on that gentleman. About two weeks ago Mr. Perry Had the "misfortune to stepson a nail which pierced his foot and infected it in such a mad ner that made an operation necessary Wm. Dairy returned to Kansas City Sunday'. Go to M.

W. Lamb for nice clean groceries. Valentines, of all kinds at the City Drug Store. Mrs. M.

E. McAdams is numbered among the sick. George Dudley lost a valuable horse the first of the week. Dr. Myrtle Simpson, of Oakwood, Was in town Tuesday.

Corn od hands at all times at the Centerville Lumber Co. Just received by the Centerville Lumber Co 2100 rods of American Fence wire. Will sell at reduoed prices Special prices on Hot Blast Coal Stoves. The little daughter of Lon Shoemaker, liviDg west of town is very ill. Dr.

Tui ner, of Centerville, aLd Dr. Warner Parker met there in consultation Monday. This is the Ground Hogs day. The Courier is being printed this afternoon and before going to press we feel confident that scary animal has not as yet saw his shadow, The display of the pretty and comic valentines up at the City Drug Store are as varied In kinds and number as one seldom finds in towns several times larger than Centerville. Go and look them over.

Sam Hill left Tuesday for Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he goes to meet his daughter who has been thfete for several weeks past and whtre they expect to make their future home. The gobd old custom of sending Val entines on the 14th of February Is still being observed with as much enthusiasm aB if the custom was in its youth. The City Drug Store has a fine assortment. See them. The Courier desires a good correspondent in every vicinity adjacent to Centerville.

We are in a position to reciprocate to anyone who can furnish us with a suitable list of news of their respective vicinities every week. Henry McGee, or of the pioneer settlers of Centerville township and one of the bulwarks of Centervilles ship of business Buccess, subscribed for the Courier to be sent to D. E. Eshelman, of Ottawa, Kansas, this week. W.

Faucetts mother, Mrs. Mary Drlskill, who lives north of Farlinville is dangerously ill and W. J. was called to her bed-side Saturday, returning home Monday. Mrs.

Faucett went down Tuesday to assist in administering attention. You farmers, who need a starter to assist you in making better dividends from your hog business should attend Zimmermans Hog sale in Centerville the 13th and make a purchase from the excellent list of thoroughbreds that will be offered for sale. Mrs. Sarah McCollum came over from Bush City Monday and spent the day with her daughter, Mrs. Clark Reddick.

She returned the same evening accompanied by Mrs. Reddick and Master Herbert who will enjoy a weeks outing on the farm. The news was brought to Centerville Wednesday evening that in a very few days there would be a general quar antic a established in Miami county to prevent the spreading of small pox, as it is attaining alarming propen sities in that otherwise peaceful and happy county. Larry Higgins, of the firm of Higgins Bros, of Mound City, waB in Cen terville last Friday evening. He was Earnest Sproul of Koasouth was in Centerville Wednesday.

Squire Robbins was in town transacting business Monday. Several hundred gpod hedge fence posts for sale- C. R. Hunt. Sam Smith and Walter Mason were in Paola one day this week.

A car of White Loaf flour, A Bread "Winner at M. B. Weavers. M. W.

Lambs is the place to buy good cigars a now line just in. Pinueys ice house is filled with good Bupply of frozen aqua pura. A good many of our citizens attended the Hill-Dary sale last Friday. up in this part of the county making some desirable purchases in the horse and mule line. Higgins Larry and Peter, are the acknowledged peers in the horse and mule business of Eastern Kansas.

M. J. TUrnep, PHYSICIAN SURGEON. Diseases of women and children a specialTy. Office east of Hotel.

Phone-in office. Calls answered promptly daY or night from office. Mark Irwin. CONTRACTOR and BUILDER. Estimates cheerfully made.

Miss Ruby Crozier of near Oakwood ia visiting W. G. Scott and wife this week. A child of Mr. Brewer living near Bush City iB sick with broncnial pneu monia.

George Carey, of Findlay attended the phone meeting in Centerville last Saturday. Joseph Austin, of the south part of this township had business in Centerville Monday. C. II. Brown and J.

M. Smith attend ed the phone meeting at Summit Hill last.Thursday night. Almus Vinton came up from Moran last Saturday to visit with friends and relatives for a few days. Mrs. -Millie Mundell returned home Wednesday from Madison Kansas where she has been visiting relatives.

Chester Sutton came home from Fort Scott Wednesday where he had been with a load of horses and mules for Higgins Bros. Mrs. Anna Laney and son, who have have teen visiting her brother Dr. Albright and family, left Saturday for their home in Iola. hat l)o Yon Mean? There is something the matter down at the Hub.

That auburn-haired young sweetuess iba thumps the typewriter for Superintendent llarrin didnt know the date, or else the Superintendent was stringing her on one of his hot air stories, that caused them to make a slight error in the announcement which they despatched the Courier this week. They have it Saturday Feb. when Saturday is the 4th. We publish the article and pass it up to the Professor to straighten out. The Second General meeting of the Linn County Teachers Association will be held at the opera house at Mound City on Saturday 3rd at: 2:00 p.

m. State Supt, I. L. Dayhoff will be present to address the meeting in addition to the regular program. A full attendance of the teachers of the county is hoped for, and all interested in education are invited to a1 lend.

stands for Kincheloe, Who fixes your watch, He does the job, And makes no botch. G. T. Reddick. PAINTER AND PAPER HANGER All work guaranTeed.

He loves to work, And. does it well, He makes your timepiece Sound as a bell. Mitchell and Frear. BLACKS3UTHING AND MACHINE WORKS. Give uj a call.

Remember Kincheloe when your watch or jewelry need repair. He guarantees his work.