The Student from Neodesha, Kansas • 2

Fifth Grade News. Edited by Mrs. lizzie Jones. Published Every lndar at the Bg later Office by J. O.

Morgan. Entered at the postofflco at Neodesha, Kan as, as second-class matter. ARTHUR L. H. STREET, EDITOR.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 1890. The County Contest. The county contest will be held in Hudson's Opera Hall at Fredonia on Friday evening, April 3. The program will consist of three essays, three senior and three junior declamations, interspersed wltbrmuslo by Singleton's orchestra, quartettes and soloists. The prizes to be awarded are two" International Indexed dictionaries, and a eombinatlon writing-desk and book These are the Authentic Webster's Unabridged dictionaries, published by G.

and C. Merriam and is the standard of the schools of the county and state. The Union Square "Theater company delivered' the comedy-drama, "Jerry the Tramp." Monday night with a large audience present The play was a decided success. This company plays all week at tho opera house. See Francis Green at opera house, all April 15 has been selected as Arbor f.

Day by the governor. J. H. White, the drayman, has been quite ill for sometime, altho' not con fined to his room all the while. Edith Keller was absent -all of last week on account of sickness.

Look out for your -hens' 'nests! The boy? are collecting eggs for Easter. Hardly a pupil in our room but that is suffering from a cold, and the teacher also. Anna Long was absent Monday afternoon. It is reported that she has the mumps. Essie Holland expects to go to Wichita Friday evening with her mother and aunt Frank Mc Bride leaves next Friday for his home at Winfield.

We are sorry to lose Frank. He was one of our brightest pupils. It is reported that Belle Vincent is one of the victims of the mumps. Quite a number of our pupils are absent on account of the scare, hence our low per cent of attendance. Charlie Martinson is absent this week.

He has been exposed to the measles, and his parents thought best to keep him at home, until after the time for the disease to appear, unless it prves to be a false afarm. A. FEW Mrs. Montgomery, of Marietta, Ohio, mother of Mrs. B.

W. Peebles, is in the city for the purpose of making'her daughter a prolonged visit. Elder J. T. Bays has brought his family downfrom Severy, and they are now at home In the first residence north of the Congregational church on Fourth The ladies of McPberson R.

will give a masquerade novelty box social at G. A. R. hall, Independence, this evening. A prize masked drill is one of the features of the program.

Mrs. J. E. Hale and her daughter, Myrtle Brown, went east Thursday. Mrs.

Hale expects to go to visit her husband at the Quapaw agency, and Miss Myrtle will visit relatives in Weir City. Notice to the public: There is an old red rooster stays around our house and whips our rooster. If the owner don't come and get him before next Sunday, we are going to eat him for dinner. Walter Smith, WHILE THEY UST. A good Corn 5 a can A good Tomato 7j4c a can A good Salmon 10 a can 4 cans Mustard Sardines.

6 cans Oil Sardines 25c 8 bars Silk Soap 25c 4 packages Oats 25c 10 lbs Bulk Oats. ......25 Bananas 15c doz Oranges (small 20c doz Oranges (large) 30c doz The following named pupils were neither absent nor tardy during, the month ending March 13, '96: Etta Bowker Henry Likes Willie Carter Eddie Moore Nellie Dorr Sadie Martin Clyde Ingram Josie Pettit Authur Jones Qrover Shutt Eva Klddoo Alice Velton Ethel Klddoo Charley Sumner Charley Killion Robert Shipley Anna Zimmerman Mamie Edwards, Teacher. The following named pupils were neither absent nor tardy duing the month ending March 13, 1896: Lydla Ford Emma Sherman Reuben Ford Joy Smith Albert Ford Guy Smith Emma Bates Edith Starrett Sadie Goodrich Myrtle Toler Katie Fletcher Aeo White Ethel Houston Blanche Young Joe Houston Agnes Flemmlng Ada Johnson Myrtle Jefferson Mary Johnson Ernest Bowker Ethel Johnson Ramsey Carter Joe Johnson Elmer Dart Annie Jones Orian Holly Leila Kapp Roy Keller RubyMcBrlde Guy Klddoo Edna Me teal Walter' Long Edith Metcalf Wilber Morrison Harry Metcalf JuneWee'dey Jessie Owen Dan Wassam Chester Farns worth Mrs. G. W.

Smith Teacher. J. F. Defreitas brought suit against the Rome, N. Y.

Sentinel for $10,000 damages The court awarded him the enormous sum of six cents for injuries done him by the defendant We. were unable to learn whether the latter went to jail In default of payment of damages or not During the last week the seniors have been making arrangements for the formal exercises which are to be given by tb em at the close of the term of school. The class colors are Nile green. Their motto, "VI vim," which means "From strength to strength." The commencement exercises will probably be rendered Tuesday, May 12, and the baccalaureate sermon delivered Sunday, May 17. During commencement week a class meeting and an alumni association will be Programs will be out in about three weeks.

SPOT CASH GROCERY STORE. lubbmW Opera house all this week. The Union Square Theater Co. Popular price. The power of dress is very great in commanding respect Steele.

Show in town all week. Proprietors..