Commonwealth from Sharon Springs, Kansas • 10

Hardware, Wagons, Buggies, Furniture IMPLEMENTS and HARNESS Saddle Blankets, Lariat Rope, Etc. South Bend Malable Saddles Steel Ranges, New Perfection Oil Cook and Heating Stoves, Stoves Cooking Utensils, Sewing Machines, Washing Machines, Wringers, Incubators, Paints, Oils, Glass, Etc. PUMPS WINDMILLS Pumping Engines, Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Irrigation Supplies, Repairs For all Kinds of Machinery. We do it TODAY- -the other fellows do it TOMORROW. You will find greater values on my 5, 10 and 25 cent counters than anywhere else in Western Kansas.

John Deere Implements and International Harvesting Machinery. QUALITY and PRICES ALWAYS RIGHT. Big Ben 50 W. H. RUTTAN Glidden Hundred Barb Pounds.

Wire, $3.45 pre Rope, 10c per pound. Wallace, Kansas Co. Correspondence POND CREEK Mr. Besack and his father-in law Mr. Clark of Thomas county were viewing our Valley this week and called at Rhem's and Gorsuch's.

Phil Hennick has purchased a new set of spring wagon harness from Josiah Gorsuch, most boys buy buggy harness, but Phil has an eye for business, he looks into the future, he says he expects to use them for years and in time a set of buggy harness might be too light for his load. M.F.Bigelow is sowing wheat this week. Chris Rhem and D. A. Wynkoop are listing corn.

Joe Enlow has planted about three acres of potatoes, with a view of having an abundance for family use. Chas Lacost is back from Colo. and will spend the summer in Wallace county. WILLOW CREEK Corn is coming up. Most every one is nearly done planting.

Mr. Flynn had the misfortune loose a fine three year-old colt Tuesday. Everyone in this vicinity attended the funeral of Mrs. Wheeler last Monday. Her death was an unexpected blow to the entire neighborhood and that she had many friends was verified by the attendance at her funeral.

W. C. Andrews was doing some breaking for Rev.F.J.Crawford last week on his farm south of Willow Creek school house. The high wind last Wednesday damaged some sheds and other outbuildings in the neighborhood and all that kept it from being a dust storm was owing to the fact that the ground was thoroughly wet and did not blow. Emery Petty bought a couple of fine milch cows of Mr.

Hol- comb last week. Emery must contemplate going into the dairy business. Co. Commissoner B. C.

Swisegood is preparing the ground to sow about 100 acres more of alfalfa this spring on his Willow Creek ranch. Bert has some fine alfalfa fields and will soon have more on land that people used to think wouldn't grow alfalfa. L. C. Leffingwell is helping Rev.

L. O. Smith put his crop in Mr. Smith contemplates putting out quite a crop on his homestead. Mr.

R.H. Friedly and family eft last week for Boise, Idaho. They have many warm friends in this community who regret very much to see them leave and all unitein wishing them well in their new home. Additional Locals. Sunday School Convention.

The Wallace County Sunday School Convention will meet in Sharon Springs June 14th. This meeting promises to be the best in the history of the organinzation as we will have in addition to the usual state worker one of the delegates to the International Convention with us. Every one who is interested in Sunday School work, no matter what your relation to the school to which you belong, or whether you attend any school, should make a special effort to attend this convention. If you are not interested, come and you will get interested. Definite announcement of the program will be made later.

W. D. IRVIN, President, OBITUARY George Chancey Knouf was born in Polk April 25, 1972; died at Ellsworth, Kansas, Hospital, May 4, 1911, aged 49 years and 10 days. Mr. Knouf came to Sharon Springs in April, 1910 and had resided here since that time.

He made many warm friends during his short residence here. He leaves a siser, Mrs. John Beeber, of this county, and two brothers, W. H. Knouf, of Hill City, S.

W. Knouf, of Humy, Oregon, and other relatives to mourn his departure. Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church last Friday afternoon, conducted by the Rev.

C. A. Davis, and the remains were laid to rest in the Sharon Springs cemetary. Miss Helen M. Walker was born April 14, 1853, died May 6, 1911, was married in 1870 to Isaac N.

Wheeler to which union was born 11 children, 10 of whom are now living, one having preceded her to the world beyond. Three years ago she removed to Wallace county and has since resided with her son, Jacob Wheeler, in Morton township. Mrs. Wheeler had not complained of feeling ill and on Friday evening retired in apparently good health. Not rising early Saturday morning in accordance with her usual custom, her son went to her room and found her corpse.

Four sons, one son-in-law and one daughter-in-law were in attendance at the funeral, which was preached at the house by the Rev.L.O.Smith at 9 A.M. and the remains were laid to rest in the Sharon Springs cemetary at 1:30 P.M. DOUBLE WEDDING. A pretty double wedding occurred at Nebraska City, Apr. 17, '11, when Durwood Bess of this county and Miss Della Stephenson of Nebraska City, and Frank W.

Kness and Miss Addie Bess, both of this county, were united in the bonds of matrimony. After the ceremony the happy young couples started on an extensive wedding tour, traveling through Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas, arriving home May 6, and are now at home (north of Wallace) to their many friends. Congratulations and best wishes for a long, happy and prosperous wedded life. The Commonwealth, 1 year $1 SALVATION ARMY DIED My Dear Editor: I wish to thank the citiztns of Sharon Spring for their kindness in helping the Salvation Army to lift up the fallen. The Salvation Army is now working in 57 countries and colonies.

We have in the United States 26 homes for fallen women, 1,533 girls were admitted to these homes during 1909. We have 23 slum posts, 79 workingmen's hotels 4 homes for waifs and strays and 312children accomodated in these 6 nurseries and children sheltered in these 3,916. Employment was found for 4,955 men outside our own institutions. 7,437 tons of coal was given to the poor of the large cities. This work is only accomplished by the help of the good people.

Yours for the fallen, H.5. NORTHUP, ENSIGN J.P.HAM, LIEUTENANT, P.S. I left Merchant League boxes as follows: Citizens State Bank, State Bank of Sharon Springs. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ids will be received on any or all of the following work in Dist. No.

7: Contract No.1. -To build three wire fence, posts two rods apart north side of road; also a woven wire fence, posts about two rods apart around school house (one acre) with two good gates, woven wire four feet high. Contract Number -Carpenter work. Repair coal house and build partition. Build two outhouses on opposite corners of lot, with deep vaults and anchor wires.

Contract No. -Build cement cistern 14 feet deep, 5 feet wide, with vermin proof top and filter. Contract No. 4. Cleaning and calcimining school house, black slack stove and plow fire guard.

Bids close June-15. Work to be done by Sep. 1. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. Address bids to Mrs.

Hugh Duphorne, Sharon Springs, Kansas. By Order of Committee. I have for sale about 75 bushels of choice. millet seed. Re-cleaned.

$1.00 per bushels. A. D. HONEYWELL. n-w30-15-38.

HUNTING NOTICE. I hereby give notice that I will positively allow no hunting on my premises. All parties will please take notice and be governed accordingly. S. P.

LEGER. FOR SALE. Or will trade for a good quarter of land, my two buildings at Wallace. One is 18x30 the other 16x30, both having store fronts; also ice house, and lots. See H.

C. Wolfenbarger, Walter Mears or Geo. McEwen at Wallace, Kan. or write me at Grainfield, Kan. J.

E. SMITH. HUNTING NOTICE. We hereby give notice that we will positively allow no bunting, fishing or trapping on our premises. All parties will please take notice and be governed accordingly.

H. A. Clark, N. B. Nealis, W.

A. Kyner, Evertt Kyner, N. T.Kellogg, J. E. Robinson, Chas.

Bower, Geo. Allaman, Peter Roobidux, Chas. Sprague, $50. REWARD Will be paid for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons stealing horses, cattle or other property of members of Wallace A. H.

T. A. No. 461. By Order of Commtitee.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given by the school board of Dist. No. 22 that sealed bids are wanted to reshingle the school house, size 1 18 x24. Old shingles are to be torn off and nails pulled. New shingles are to be laid 4 inches to the weather and roof to be painted.

Also the erection of a flag pole. All material is to be furnished by the contractor. All bids are to be in by June 1st. 1911. The board will have the right to reject any or all bids.

MRS. LAURA SIMMONS, DIRECOR. MRS. ANNIE HERMAN. CLERK.

MISS ADA HARMON, TREas'r..