The Banner from Lafontaine, Kansas • 1

NNER A NO 24. YOL. 2. LAFONTAINE KANSAS EOYEMBER 6, 1908 NOTES AND COMMEHTS ELECTION NOTES CERTAIN-MITCHNER GOOD ROADS r. Married at the home of the brides Plenty of men are looKing joi a J1C elec tion passed off quietly J'llfM'd (111 Ijl inb.

but few are thinking 01 on 'j The weather ri' 1 Oil 1 I1PKI1.1V ll U'l 'I IIU' wio parents, T. L. Certain and wife, at gloomy in the liioriniig, but by 07 taming a better position. 5s man ever lost a job because his work noon Tuesday Miss Grace Certain of New Albany to Glenn Mitchner of tllO lllYlI.I. lllVrmo-ll (lir.

was done too Well, but thousands are tramping the streets because their work was done too poorly. The Romans were the greatest roadbuilders the world has ever seen. From the earliest times they saw the neeeessity of having easy and safe means of communication between all the cities of Italy and later, ns they acquired provinife in France. Germany, and England, they saw the greater needs of goods roads over which to transport their munitions of war, foodstuffs to garrison and armies and army trains. Bring one of those old war sons Fmlonia, Rev.

.1. If. Fadden officiating. Miss Certain is well Known in Lafotintain, she being the grand daughter of Mrs. Matilda Certain, and a neice of.I.G.

Cer tain- The Banner joines with her many friends in congratulations THE CARE OF BROOKLYN BRIDGE CENTRAL Very cloudy and cool weather Tom Frizell and wife of Elk City, visited their daughter Mrs Lewis Dry bread and family, One day last week. Remember the pie social at Central, Friday evening, Nov, 13, Ora lvimbrough returned Tuesday from an extensive trip to Idaho. -Mrs L. Lee is on the sick list this week. Eugene Stadler dined with Milton James Sunday.

A number of friends and neighbors surprised Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nickolsou last Friday evening by presenting them with a beautiful set of dishes. They were married twenty years Friday. RELIGIOUS NEWS Pray for the meeting.

Revival services at E. church begins Sunday morning sermon by Rev. Horner. Quarterly meeting at Sycamore Valley Sunday morning. Dr.

Niisoauin will deliver his great ser mon, "The World's Conquest." Rev. Henry lCoonce came ovef from Labetl Monday, Mrs. Koonct! who has been here visiting for two weeks returned home with him Thursday. Jiininie Wilson wentoutto Pratt last week. Where he Will assist an uncle in the carpenter business.

Ji inline had to give up the Salvaion Army work On account of his health. Cap), Horfon has left the lion Army and has gone to Texas l.i.vhii im lll'llw, which, as some one said, was indie-ilive of "Republican 177 votes were cast. Which represented with in seven of the full vote of the township. The vote was 84 Republi-can, 78 Democrat, 7 Socialist, One Prohibitum. TALLKVWAXI) TOWNSHIP Trustee, J.

E. Dec-Kcr 84 1 I. L. Swinney 78 For Treasurer Harry Hardinian A nigger and a white man were sent to the penitentiary from negro was charged with burglary and went for ten years. The white inftn shot and killed an Other man who was trying to steal his wife, he was sent for five years.

over to America today and let linn take a Iook at our roads, lie would wonder it it were possible lor a civilized country to carry anything No Nomination over some of our roads. In tin Sprirg and Fall the roads in many placs are impassable, making the An out of town girl, says an exchange, recently sent L5c for a receipt to promote and preserve beauty. She received the following bv the wav. is worth Clerk, or G. E.

Williams I), Allen 7(1 farmers the prey of speculators who BUXTON its weight in gold; "Mind your i 1. rills I list ire; Know that they can safely boost the mice of certain commodities lie mother ami siay ct A man passing along the sin in nPirro town Iieard an old woin an Extraordinary care is taken of the Brooklyn Bridge, which carries so much of the enormous tratlic between New York and Brooklyn. Every day in the year, summer ami winter, inspectors; bridgemen, and I iggers climb like spiders to every part of the great structure, testing the one million rivets, holts and splices, inspecting the cables and trusses, scraping and painting the weather-beaten parts that show signs of rust or wear. Nursing the bridge costs at least two hundred and lil'ty thousand dollars a year. This includes the pay rolls and cost of supplies, but not the expenses of the ware-houses and other tributary structers- Compared with this nursing bill of a quarter million dollars are two hundred and lifly dollars a day, or ninety-one thousand dollars a year tolls for the transit cars crossing il, and sixty thousand dollars a year from lolls for the vehicles in the carriage ways.

Ex. SOUTH FAII RIVER cause, though the crop is plentiful, never-the-less it is not available for the market on account of bad roads. The good roads commissions, now meeting in Paris should furnish Americans with a good many practical ideas and the results of the coininissoii will be watched with interest, MODES OF MARRIAGE 1, Joseph ('cats 82 Arthur Starns 7(1 I), .1 T- Johnson 75 I), A. Lamar 75 For Constables Elmer Keesling 81 L. I).

Logan Tit I), Wesley Kogar 7ti Elmer McCabe 7a DUCK. CREEK TWP. For Trustee If, W. L. Olingcr 50 I).

.1 ('. Neece 74 chanting a mournful tune. "Auntie, that is a mourn fill tune you an singing," lie said. "I Knows il, but by singing that song and tending to my own business I expects to get to Kleclioii is past. We had a very hard rain Sunday afternoon.

Ben McCabe went to Kansas City Thursday to attend a college. Mr. Hodge drove to Fredonia Wednesday. Mrs, Tevis and children visited at If. S.

Miller's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hall drove to Fredonia Saturday. Elsie Miller visited with her sister, Mrs.

Coleman, Sunday. This twp elected all democratic officers. Rev. Sunnier of Elk City held services in the Christian church Saturday evening and Sunday. Sharp, Myers Tyler shipped a car of hogs to K.

C. last Hallowe'en is past and not much For Treasurer If. J. 15. Huh.

40 1), C. .1. Ilartling 75 Those taking' the examination Friday ad Saturday for teachers' certificates were: lirtsv and Fannie Gildart, Thayer; Minnie Falls, Neo-desha; Archie Ilickox, Otto Badg-ley, Tearl Garner, Fannie Lyon, Kew Albany; Stella Howell, Lal'ou-taine; Brie Taylor, liuxton; W. Guilford; C. D.

Gibson. Buffalo: For Clerk If, W. W. Stover 49 I), If. A.

Wake 75 Now let us get over it as soon as lossible. Roy Gildard spent. Sunday with home I oiks, Medicine men are numerous now iuoreneao; IXivft Fiiik, Lnfonlaine; Wilson Spragu'e, Fredonia. damage done. To eat maize pudding from the same plate, or to eat.

in any way together, is a widely distributed marriage ceremony. In Brazil a couple may be married by drinking brandy together: in Japan, by so many cups of wine; in Russia and Scandinavia il used to be one. cup for both. The joining of hands among Hindoos is common to many pails of the world. In Scotland it is called "hand fasting," and couples live together after.

To sit together on a scat while receiving friends, or to have the hands of each tied together with grass, or to smear with each other's blood, or for a woman to lie a cord of own twisting around the waisl of the man, cont.itutes marriage in one part or another. In Australia a woman carries fire Champ Clark was rejected in Missouri. Mr. Hodge had a cow ami calf killed by lightning Sunday afternoon, Blake, Malonc, McGaugli and to do independent evangelistic woru, and will, no doubt drift hack to the kitchen, as he is; a trained cook Meetings still in progress at the Union school hoilse. Interest is good The pastor of M.

E. church, will preach the, sermon next Sunday night. J. R. McNabb went to Sedait Monday to attend the Epworfh League rally of the Independence' district.

Lester Davis of Le Roy Is papering the Methodist church in order to have every thing ready for the meeting that begins next Sunday Bear Bev. Horner in the morning the pastor in the evening. President so 1 set apart Thursday the -jil day of November as Thanksgiving The holiness meeting was wclf attended Thursday evening. Geo; Risinge-, the president, dclivcrd a very earnest exhortation. That all men might to die unto sin.

He repeat ed that old false Htateinent that, wc holiness people can not sin. Goo. said, "I can sin but I do not want to," and then plead with the people (o come ami get the ''want taken out of their hearts Girls are supposed to be more' reticent than boys, but a person whose; duly it is to pick up news' soon finds out different. If a fellow and liis dewdrop arc at the depot wailing for a train, intending to away to get married, iiinefiuics in' ten il is (he latter who tells the reporter where they are lie will slammer and turn red in' the face and give halfja dozen evasive answers, then fook at the girl and say, "Do you care if they know and the chances are she has to tell it. Of course by this' time everybody knows it.

all over the wailing room. If the girl gets the first whack at jt, she sits up straight, looks squarely ahead and with a lace as hard to read as tin! features, of the sphy she answers in a low firm toiie: There was a big fight on Love, 'or sheriff, in Montgomery county. others shipped a ear load of hogs but lie won out with votes to snare P. J. Wohlgemuth lost a good cow, one day last week, Lynn Wallace of Anderson Co.

is here visiting cousin Ralph La i aster. ne of John Cools hay stacks was struck by light ing Sunday evening. Myrtle Bollenberg spent Tuesdar with Mrs. Bertha Hudson. J.

W. Stover and Mr. Parsons I Amos Skinner got 45 democratic to Kansas Cily last week. There will be a Lyceum at Fair- votes in Louisbiirg two. Th at is oyalily to a man.

There was said to be, ipiite a little letting on local a i a in to her lover's hut, and makes a lire for him. In America she lays a bundle of rods at, I he dour of hi wen: 1 I' rei ion le i nesuay nigni 10 hear the election returns, Will Gilbert has been on the sick La I'on lain. Already il is suggested that Brvan and Kern may be senators, as the Henry Renhner who killed Tobe Sawyer last August was sentenced last week to hard labor in the penitentiary for life. Mr. Behner was a farmer and said to be a good peaceful and inoffensive to the time of killing Sawyer.

It seems that he was very much woried up oVer stories that Bill Lipsy bad told him about how Saw yer has mistreated his daughter, which have been proven to be false statements. As a result. Sawyer is dead and the oilier two lost to the World. Public Sale I will sell at public auction at the B. Loether farm, 3 miles south and 1 mile west of Fredonia on Monday, Nov.

16, 1)8, commencing at 10 o'clock a. the following-described property. 4 Head of Horses as follows: 1 bay gilding wt 1200; I roan gilding wt. 1150; 1 bay mare wt 1050; bay 3 year old gilding wt. about view school house criilay nighi.

A line program is being prepared for the occasion. Every one is invited to at, lend. The ailics Aid Will give; a ghost, social, on Saturday evening at. the Christian church at liuxton, each young lady will be robed and disguised as a ghost, and hold in her liaiul a pie, of her own baking. The ghost, and her pie ill be.

sold to the highest bidder. Oysters and other refreshments will be served. Each lady is reipicsted to bringa pie, sheet and pillow case. COURT HOUSE NEWS legislating both Nebraska ami Indiana are Democratic. lelli.

A Degress cooks two list, bill, is belter lloW. dishes for hi in in his own hut. I Miss Bell Cool isitcd several days Croatia the bridegroom boxes thcllhis week with friends at Noodosha. bride's ears, and in Russia W. W.

Stover will leave net father formerly struck his daughter I Sunday for Forih Send to serve as gentlv with a new whip for the jury-man in the I'niied States court. last, time and then gave the wca-, Mrs Kobt. Lainasters retimiel pon to her husband. Down to I he home Saturday, several days ii i i Unusual! Gov. A.

Johnson of was re-elected on th Democratic ticket and Taft carried the state by a large plurality. nresen 1 1 is a custom in 1 1 ungarv i vi-n hum lo.iue for the groom to give the bride a Swceiiv and family visited Iat Sunday ith Bagliy's near Fred in i i snd the rain caused them to Tt now turns out that r. Butler, ic present, Register of Deeds in kick after the marriage ceremony, to make her feel her subjection. Montgomery county, who ha been landed as 'au'old one armed soldier" Even with all civil.ed people the; stay till Monday. servitude of the bride is clearly in-! I leiiry I lobarl says he would be cjttcd glad if the fellow who fooK hN over (iibson vs Hopping action on contract Bmvau vs Railroad action for damage Steolo vs Torrill Transcript A.

Keitzcr to Matilda C. Saunders one lot NeodoBha 650. L. B. Mitchcnor to J.

K. Hliearor one is not as old as Amos Skinner and he was a five vcar old in 'til. i coal out ol his buggy last Saturday at l-'redonia would return ii No preaching 'cr ices at Epworlh next Sunday on account of piarlcily C. W. TricKctt.

assistant ally, gen-; era! in Wyandotte county, has done "My name is Susie Brown, live at I iidcpendonco, his name is more to (dean out the boozers and Sam Miller, he lives here, wu are .1, Republican victories are reported everywhere, Montgomery and Wilson counties elected every Republican candidate. Amos Skinner carried by 56 majority. J. R. Blackburn received the highest vote of any candidate in Wilson county.

The Socialist vote cannot be definitely given yet, but it will be larger than previous elections. I' nicei.iie' 1 7 gamblers in Kansas City, Kansas. than any other man. He drew the ''he man or woman who has lime fire of the brewers and I to keep up with every Utile hinis-and they have hounded him orse i piece of gossip about their' than a pickpocket. Their last was to 1 neighbor, about their town, about disbar him and the court appointed anything, anybody and cvery-Attorneys Eugene Ware, W.

B. such a man or such a' woman Sutton and M. H. Doiioho to taue i enjoy our christian sympathy the testimony. They examined every They arc usually no good and lot Fredonia $1100.

1 Annie Afhby to W. II, Matthews 4 lots and all of ISloek 5 Buffalo 400. W. II. Matthews to C.

A. Zook and wife 5 lots Buffalo 9250. H. P. White to 0.

A. Zook and wife Slots Buffalo $250. Frank Walker to A. II Cornea 1 1-2 lots Ncodesha $1100 VV. V.

Stover to Lafontaine Telephone (Jo. one lot Lafontaine 1. jj. W. Bedell to 0.

R. Woodruff Q. C. I). 100 acres Center $1.00.

C. B. Beard to Peter Atkins 120 acres Fall River $2850. Lillie Hamilton to Grave PiO acres Webstor 1 and other cons. Delia M.

Btazel to John F. Stazel 40 going to Fredonia to get married and will be back this evening," That is all there is to it, the story is told simple and and no one of the others present is any wiser. Talk about blushing' brides sounds nice, but in the try- ing moment the girl can be depend cd on to hold his colors, while tho features of her honey hoy are suf fused will) a roseate flush, Ncodc sha Suit. COUNTY PLURALITIES Taft B23 Stubbs 637 Campbell 631 Loofbourrow 374 Spong 66ft witness CooKsey, the tool of the ty harmless, yet their deplorable brew ers, on nineteen di 1200. Cattle: 4 cows all giving milk and all good milkers; 1 through-bred Durham bull, papers will he given for same; 1 coming two year old Jersy heifer due to calve in March, the same being the calf of a prime milk cow; I last spring lieifer calf.

Hogs: 15 sh'oats weighing ion lbs. or over. 1 farm wagon, 1 Steele lever harrow, wheat binder, 2 listers, 2 buggies, 2 disc 1 surface cultivator, 1 walking cultivator, I sulKy plow, 2 corn planters, one and one half sets work harness. Feed: twelve tons good prairie illy, 300 or more bushels coin or iliore in crib. Terms of sale A credit of 9 mo.

will be given on notes with approved securities bearing 8r intPrest from dite, 3 per cent off for cash. I0 and under, cash. Lunch on ground. H. A.

tally. J. Aiciioiifctr. condition of mind and despicable meanness should elicit our kindly feelimr While they are truely to erenl charges. All of them reported that sixteen of them were not sust- aincil, but Doiioho voted to detested yet they are entitled to sustain them.

This exonerates 0me sympathy. Mound Valley Trickelt. of all the charges the gain- Herald. acres Colfax 91.00 and other eons. T.

Forcum to II. T. Upshaw 80 "The wedding that never came oil" ought to have a rest That Caney lad got more free advertising than anyone in that town has for a long and not one word has ever been said compli biers could bring up. No one in the acres Guilford $1.00 and other cons. Joliti A.

Nelsoii Thayer Kans Charlotte Hampton Salt Lake City Cauble 245 Starns 537. Woodward 3s; Blackburn SIS'' McOrath 52s. Park fls.9 Stryker 6S1. Doughs Bales Will Davis. Charley Hayes, tim I boys, had to pay for their JLiHo-! wJ'en fun.

They hpent thirty six heirs ii j-ail and fhie. tate has been more persecuted and we rejoice that he comes out clear. Work was begun this morning in tearing down the old building, stands jiml west of the Banner ollice alo the old awning and mentary to his judgment, not-with standing the fact that the "write up" appeared over a medical ad with the sensational heading 'A Married Mart in Trouble." Mr. Bryan telegraphed to Taft: sidewalk in front of Surber Bill's 'Olfiiui. aivi.T,' icv eoiieratulaliotis store, to five wav for Glen Mitchner Fredonia Kans Grree Certhin New Albang Ks.

Claud Boone Neodcsba Ks, Aina Pearl Archer JTeodeslia ti.ri.ii. u.Tm nw ones. The walk will I of I'l ltf' tt 1 I cement. of your.