Commonwealth from Sharon Springs, Kansas • 8

D. R. BECKSTR0M, Mrs. McCabe was caught 'PUBLIC SALE. the hail and rain storm LAWYER.

Sharon Springs, Kansas, on return from Dprmgs. Ac I hto AicnnceA nf mv ranrft 1 will nffpr af niihHr sale, five miles north of Weskan and eleven miles northwest of Sharon Springs, weeds for Dick McClain, Friday, on the Willow Creek Ranch, commencing at 10 clock A. M. DR. W.

W. CARTER, The haiiwas so heavy at Mr. TnftartAv. Tune 25. Free Lnnch.

Brinff Ctros. I I uoswortn monaay, as 10 injure TUT? POT OWTMP. PRflPFRTY REPUBLICAN ANNOUNCEMENTS. For County Attorney I will be a candidate for the office of County Attorney, subject to the Republican Primaries August 6th, and solicit your support. J.

P. SmvELy. For Representative At the urgent request of a number of friends I have decided to become a candidate for the office of Representative, subject to the Republican Primaries August 6th and will thank my -friends for their support. T. L.

Carney For Probate Judge. 'To the Republicann of Wallace PHYSICIAN SURGEON. Office in Sasnak. Phone No. 18.

Sharon Springs, Kansas. the roof on their house. '--r SEXTON SAYINGS (Too late for last, week) We have had some fine show E. PLESSINGER, AUCTIONEER Over 20 years experience. Any Kind of sales.

For dates write or me at Cheyenne Wells, ers lately, that were very much needed for the growing crops. 18 HEAD OF HORSES 1 grey mare and cold 11 years old, weight 1200 lbs. 1 grey mare 6 years old, weight 1400 lbs. 1 grey gelding 9 years old weight 1300. 1 grey gelding 10 years old, weight 1100.

1 gelding 9 years old, weight 1100. 1 gelding 5 years old, weight 1100. 1 gelding 9 years old, weight 1200. 1 gelding 4 years old 1100. 1 gelding 10 years 1200.

1 filley 2 years old, weight 1000 lbs. 1 gelding 2 years old, weight 900 lbs. 2 geldings 1 year old. 1 filley 1 year old. 1 team of driving mares, 4 and 6 years old.

29 HEAD OF CATTLE A heavy rain and hail visited the eastern halt oi tnis com I wish to announce that 1 will be a candidate for Probate Judge subject to munity Thursday, which did vibe primaries In' August H. Odell. C. W. J0LLEY, DENTIST.

some damage to wheat and other For Clerk of the District Court crops. Water run in some of the neighbors to the I hereby announce that I will be a Sharon Springs, Kansas. candidate for renomination for the of depth of several inches. J. P.

SHIVELY, Mrs. A. Pancake returned Eleven fine milk cows. Two steer calves one year old. fice of Clerk of the District Court, subject to the Republican primaries in August, and will thank my friends for home Sunday from a visit with Ten heifer calves one year old.

Six suckling Calves. her sister at Jennings, MACHINERY ATTORNEY AT LAW. Practice in all Courts Both Statt and Federal. Office in Sasnak Building. Sharon Springs, Kansas.

whn is nuita sick. support. H. H. Yost.

For Register of Deeds. To the Republicans of Wallace Co. -i i One Corn Grinder. une aaaaie. miss iva tapper is on tne sick Four Sets of Harness.

list this week. Three Good Wasons. I hereby announce that will be a -candidate for fhe office of Register of Deeds, subject to the Republican Pri Miss Elsie Schlatter is visiting One Spring Wagon. One two hole Corn Shelter. One Manure Spreader.

Two Mowing Machines. One Hay Rake. Three Breaking Plows. One Riding Cultivator. One Dairy Maid Cream Separator home folks.

Z'njA FREE mary in August. C. W. Shull. A number of boys expect to One John Deere Lister.

One John Deere Disk. start east soon for harvest. I wish to announce that I will be a -candidate for re-nominatlonfor Register of deeds, subject to the will of the One eleven foot Harrow. Pair of Pants. Jim Bidwell visited with Joe 100 chickens and 30 Indian Runner Ducks.

Household Goods Republican Primary, August 6, 1912, W. L. Scott. Young Friday, and accompanied and other articles too numerous to mention. him to Sharon Springs, Satur TERMS All sums $10 and under, cash without discount.

All sums over $10. six months time will be given, purchaser giving With full suit or coat and pants. Free pants to be same quality and price as the suit, but any selection day. Mr. Edmond Hoss is sick with note with aooroved security, bearing 10 per cent, interest from date.

DEMOCRAT ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Probate Judge. To the Democrat voters: I wish to announce that I will be of corresponding quality which the purchaser may choose. typhoid fever, but is improving All sums over $10. a discount of 5 per cent, will be given for Cash.

Dr-stroupis w. b. Mccormick, Owner. candidate for re-nomination for the office of Probate Judge subject to the (JUL. J.

U. rbUb, iucuoneer. a. jvmdui, Democrat Primaries in August. J.

J. Huitt. Elk Tailoring Co. CHANCE COMMENTS Miss Maude Abernathv. of stay On his homestead.

Chas. the time of filing the affidavit, and make affidavit that no part of Co. Correspondence. C. J.

SWEEDLUND, AGENT. Sharon Sorings. is spending the says he hopes to be back in time such land has been aliemated, week with Burl Malev. to celebrate uly 4tft, at anaron MORTON MENTIONING except as provided in section i Mr. and Mrs.

B. F. Steohenson Monday night of the 10th, the twenty-two hundred and eighty eight, and that he, she, or they tion: Provided, that the above provision as to cultivation shall best rain for two years fell visited with Mr. and Mrs. Salis- Mr.

Renfro and Bert, took dinner at Josiah Gorsuch's, last Corn that was nearly gone wil will bear true allegiance to the uh4 i Miss Julia Brown was ill Satur- Sunday. revive. Feed can be grown. Goverment of the United States, fJeorce Haoner expects to George Price is working for then in such case he, she, or they, ua.y. -o- start east to harvest, this week.

Johnston. Hipps passed inrougn this neighbor-hood Sundav. M. F. Bigelow reports his alf John Cheshire has been cutting if at that time citizens of the United States, shall be entitled to a patent, as in other cases pro alfa that was sown this spring, the past week.

Mr. Rosendahl is very low not apply to entries under the act of April twenty-eighth nineteen hundred and four, commonly known as the Kinkaid Act, or entries under the act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, commonly known as the reclamation act, and that the provisions of this section relative to the homestead period shall apply to allunperfected ehtriesas well asentrieshereaftermadeup-on which residence is required: Provided, that the Secretary of coming up nicely since the recent rains. Bernie Woodhouse made the with typhoid fever. vided by law: Provided, that upon filing in the local land office notice of the beginning of such with the mail carrier, Geo Mr. and Mrs.

Chester Maley Anna Hennick and Edna Steele Wednesday. visited with Miss Hazel Stephen attended the S. S. Convention, absence, the entryman shall be Miss LenahGorsuch visited a son, Sunday, in Sharon Springs Saturday and Halsey home the past week Mrs. Olive Baker returned Sunday, as delegates trom our entitled to a continuous leave of absence from the land for a period not exceeding five months in each rom her eastern trip, Wednes school.

the Interior shall, within sixty, days after the passage. Of tins day. Phil Hennick, has ordered i Lorance Brown is very ill at act, send a copy of the same to each homestead entryman of new Rock Island buggy, and ex year after establishing residence and upon the termination of such absence the entryman shall file a this writing. record, who may be affected pects to have it ready for a pleas- hereby, by ordinary mail to his HARRIS0N HAPPENINGS ure ride next Sunday. ast address, and any i note of such termination in the local land office, but in case of commutation the fourteen months John Campbell had the mis- Evert Kyner and wite were ortune to have a run-away while callers at Gorsuch's, one day such entryman may, by giving within one hundred and twentv days after the passage of this act, by registered letter to the actual, residence as now required on his way to Sharon Springs, last week bylaw must be shown, and the ast Friday, damaging his bug Mr.

Arnold, of Scott City andj irrigation expert, accompanied by Dave Martin called at Mr. Halsey's and Mr. Cheshire's Sunday. Dan Morford and his--uncle Isaac, were through Goble, Wednesday. Charlie Mather cut alfalfa on Ed Mather's place the past week.

Jake Edmison's shearing machine being out of repair, completed his shearing at Mr. Halsey's. George Mather and Bob Dob-son sheared sheep for Mr. Halsey. Chas.

Mather's and Mr. Wil- register and receiver of the local land office, elect to make gy and leaving him with a sprain ed ankle. proof upon his entry under the person commuting must be at the time a citizen of the United States: Provided, that when the person making entry dies before the offer of final proof those aw under which the same was The ball game between Dinas made without regard to the pro THE THREE YEAR HOMESTEAD LAW. The new homestead law, a copy of which is furnished us through the courtesy of the U. S.

Land office at Topeka, is as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of and sunnyside, Saturday was visions of this act." won by our home team, 10 to 4. Sec. 2297. If, at any time af Mr. J.

B. Burris, who has been succeeding to the entry must show that the entryman had com visiting Thos. Price and family, ter the filing of the affidavit as required in section twenty-two hundred and ninety and before the expiration of the three years plied with the law in all respects of Sharon Springs has returned the United States of America, in home again. I cprnhM. That to the date of his death and that they have since complied with the mentioned in section twenty-two hundred and ninety-one disprov lard's visited at Cog Wileman's, Orvil Byram and his sister section twenttwo hundred and Sunday.

law in all respects, as would have been required of the entryman Mae, of Weskan werre in Dinas ninety-one and section twenty ed, after due notice to the settler to the satisfaction of the register of the land office that the person John Neff's little boy nv a two hundred and ninety-seven of had lived, excepting that they slightly burned when he fell in Saturday for the ball game. Orvil returned home Sunday, leaving Miss Mae to assist Mrs. the Revised Statutes of the Un are relieved from any require to a bucket of hot water, last ited States be amended to read having filed such affidavit has failed to establish residence within six months after the date of entry, or abandoned the land Tuesday, ment of residence the land. Provided further, that Lacey with her house duties. as follows.

We hear that Mrs. Albert "Sec. 2291. No certificate, Mr. and Mrs.

Ira Thompson the entryman shall, in order to comply with the requirements of Low has been employed to teach attended Childrens Day program at Carwood Sunday. the Cutler school, the ensuing however, shall be given or patent ssued therefor until the expiration of three years from the date for more than six months at any time, then and in that event the land so entered shair revert to the Government: Provided, that the three years' period of resi cultivation herein provided for, We had a good rain Sunday cultivate not less than one- of such entry; and. if at the sixteenth of the area of his entry, and Monday, besides several year. John Cheshire captured a beautiful weasel, Thursday. The stork left a fine baby gir showers last week, putting the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, beginning with the second year of the entry, and not less than at the "home of Mr.

and Mrs. O. one-eighth, beginning with the the person making such entry, or if he be dead his widow, or in third year of the entry, and un L. Walker, June 15. Grandma Cathcart is the nurse.

All are til final proof, except that in the case of entries under section six doing nicely. ground in good shape for crops. POND CREEK Rain in abundance after a long wait of about two years. John Steele's young folks and Pearl Gortuch attended the Boy Scout's picnic at Wallace, last week. iinm dence herein fixed shall date from the time of establishing actual permanent residence upon the land: And provided further, that where there may be climatic reasons, sickness, or other unavoidable cause, the Commissioner of the General Land Office may, in his discretion allow the settler twenty 5 months from the late of filing in which to commence his residence on said land under such rules and-regulations as he may Approved June 6, 1912.

of the enlarged-homestead law double the erea of cultivation Geo. Woodhouse accompanied by his daughters, Grace and Margaret, Miss Lulu and another herein provided shall be requir case of her death his heirs or devisee, or in case of a widow making such entry her heirs or devisee, in case of death, prove by himself and by two credible witnesses that he, she, or they have a habitable house upon the land and have actually resided upon, cultivated the same for the term of three years succeeding ed by the Secretary of the Inte young lady called at the ranch rior mav. upon a satisfactory Chas. KrummeL and Joe En- Friday. low have gone east to harvest.

Since George Fortin is stay showing, under rules and ref lations prescribed by him, re Chas. Lacost has gone back to ing at Mr. Price's "things" are duce the required area of cultiva- his home in Colorado, for a short picking up at Goble..