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THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICIAL PAPER OF WALLACE COUNTY Vol. 3. No. 21. SHARON SPRINGS, KANSAS, FRIDAY, NOV.

22, 1912. $1.00 a Year LOCAL AND PERSONAL. District Court convenes next Tuesday. Mrs. Frank McClune is on the sick list this week.

Lee Herring is again employed the round house. W. A. Grant was transacting business in town Monday Oren Shafer made final proof on his homestead Saturday. Mrs.

Chas. Rogers was on the sick list the fore part of the week. Postoffice Inspector Elscton was in town the first of the week. Chas. M.

Hoyt made final proof on his homestead Saturday. Mrs. C. A. Rippey and daughter visited friends in town this week.

Tom Ooley was down from Weskan Monday and gave us a business call. C. W. Shull was in from Lake Creek Tuesday, the first time for several weeks. Jess Rogers moved to town last week and is now employed at the roundhouse.

Wm. A. Martin returned last (Thursday) night from a several weeks stay at Bingford, North Dekota. Mrs. Oscar Mills came down from Denver Tuesday evening for a visit with relatives and friends.

Rev. C. A. Davis went down McAllaster Wednesday to assis Rev. Gruver in a series of meetings.

Wesley and Mrs. Grover have moved up from Wallace and Wesley has taken a position at the roundhouse. Sheriff Thomas Price finished moving his house in from the country Tuesday. It will be a roomy residence when finished. BONES WANTED Bring me your old bones and receive the highest market price.

JOHN SCHELL. Quite a number of our town people expect to go down to Wallace this (Friday) evening for the Ladies Aid Bazaar and supper. Chas. Orchard has been bailing hay on the George Allaman and W. A.

Kyner ranches and goes to H. A. Clark ranch this week. Carl Hixson and family left Monday night for Denver and from thence to Omaha. Mr.

Hixson has been lineman here for some time. C. D. Drumm, of Weskan was down Tuesday with a load of pumpkins, and while in town brought us the prospect for some fine pies. Mrs.

Tracey and daughter MissBessie, of Melvern, Kansas, arrived Sunday morning to visit their daughter and sister, Mrs. Dr. W. J. Scott.

The V.A. Besack sale Wednesday was well attended and everything sold well. The family will not start for Nebraska until the first of next week. The surgeon who discovers an ointment that will give instant relief to the painful itching of after-election sores will no doubt reap a bountiful harvest and a name among the chiefest benefactors of defeated politicians. The contract was let Tuesday morning to J.

W. Thompson to re-roof the M. E. Church. Work began Wednesday morning.

James Madigan has sold one of his houses to Mr. Smith, who is employed by the railroad and who will move his family out to Sharon Springs soon. C. L. Harper had the misfortune to run a nail in his foot Tuesday and has been quite lame as a result.

Fortunately the wound is healing nicely. Messrs Ge o. Camp, W. S. Mears and Fred Rickets were up from Wallace Monday, and gave us a call.

Mr. Camp made final proof on his homestead. hay $8,00 per ton in stack this month, or will trade same for corn. JOHN HEALEY, Wallace, Kansas. C.

Optometrist will be at Sasnak Hotel Dec 3-4 Kryptok and Health Ray lenses, twenty years practical experience fitting the eyes with glasses. Alfred Lundstrom, Roscoe Hail, and Roy Whitson have work husking corn near Smith Center, Kansas. Al orders this official reporter of Wallace county news to keep him posted on home events while away. Allen the Dentist, will be in Sharon Springs Nov. 27-28, Wednesday and Thursday to do all kinds of dental work.

Crown and bridge work a specialty. Optical work: Glasses fitted to the most difficult cases. Prof. L. W.

Herman came down from Denver hospital the first of the week, but found it necessary to return last (Thursday) night. We are sorry to learn that he is not making as rapid improvement as was hoped for. Monday night the west bound freight pushed a refrigerator car off the track west of the depot. The car was thrown across three tracks, but was not upset. The recker crew worked all forenoon Tuesday putting it on the track.

The trucks were damaged considerably. FOR team, 2 sets of harness, one light and one heavy, sewing machine, 1 cook stove, 1 dresser, chairs, tables, etc. May be seen at the Schletsbaum farm 2 miles west and one-half mile north of Sharon Springs. J. W.

THOMPSON. Conveniently Arranged H. C. Bouslog now has a model office room as far as convenient arrangement is concerned. A back door opens into the engine and weighing room and another from this room into the feed room, all of which are just across a narrow alley from his coal bins.

Adding More Stalls For some time the necessity of additional stalls at the roundhouse has been talked among the railroad boys. Monday morning the addition became more than talk and a force of men began the work of excavating for a four stall addition, which will make this a very commodious roundhouse. This will also mean an addition to the force of helpers, and consequently an increased pay roll. The program given by the Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.

Church Tuesday evening was in every sense of the word a pronounced success. The entertainment was of high order and attendance good. The people of the community will look forward for another similar entertainment in the near future. Union Young Peoples Meeting Was Much Enjoyed The Epworth League and the Christian Endeavor Society will hold a union meeting next Sunday evening at the Christian Church, to which a cordial invitation is extended to all. The topic is "gratitude" and an interesting program is promised.

Service will begin at 6:15. S. S. Attendance Contest The Christian Sunday School is holding an attendance contest which will continue until Christmas. The contest is between the ladies and gentlemen of the Sunday School, with the gentlemen thus far in the lead.

Whichever fails to secure the largest increase in attendance for the time of contest is obligated to furnish free entertainment for the school at the close. Interest is reported good. Carlos McKinzie Much Improved Dr. Carter received a very encouraging letter Wednesday morning from the hospital at Topeka reporting marked change for the better in the case of Carlos McKenzie. Mr.

McKenzie has been given treatment to absorb the blood clot formed on the brain, and had regained partial consciousness, was breathing much steadier and had passed out of danger of death at the time the letter was written It was believed at that time that he was in safe condition for an operation should it be necessary to perform one. This will be good news for Mr. McKenzie's many friends in this, Logan and Thomas counties. MARRIED. Miss Hazel McDonald and Mr.

Paul Buckman were united in marriage in the Probate Judge's office Tuesday evening at five o'clock, the Probate Judge officiating. Miss. McDonald is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. McDonald of this city and although they have lived here but a short time, Miss Hazel has won many friends, who wish her a long and happy married life. Mr. Buckman is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

James Buckman of Newton. He has been working here in the shops for about six months and is well liked by all who know him. The bridal couple left on train No. 104 for a short visit to their old home in Newton, Kansas. They will be at home after Dec.

1st to their many friends, at Sharon Springs, Kansas. The COMMONWEALTH joins the community in extending hearty congratulations to the happy couple. Grace for Today. Show us the way to show the good, That comes into our lives each day, The blessings, dimly understood, That give us cheer along the way. Give us content, with gold and gearThough much or little we posessLet us be glad for what is here On this, our day of thankfulness.

3 3 But broaden, too, the soul and mind So that our thanks will not be found By custom's rule and rote confined Within this one day's narrow bound. Let us be glad for early rain That bids the flowers wake and creep, Let us be glad for snowy plain That holds them in their winter's sleep. Give us the heart to understand The graciousness of spreading trees; The changing seasons wisely planned, The storm and sunshine- -all of These. For all the brightness of the dawn, And cheerfulness of noon and night; And all that joy is builded on Give us the grace to see aright. Let us remember each kind word By weight of goodly feeling blessedEach gentle thing we've said or heardAnd blot from memory the rest.

Give us the grace to see and know The benefits along the wayThe many things that help us so. Let us be thankful every day. Wilbur D. Nesbit. Teachers Meeting Program Joint Teacher's Association Sharon Springs Kansas Dec.

14 1912. Wallace County Logan County PROGRAM FSRENOON SESSION 10:00 Music Paper-One of the most important yet most neglected subjects taught Mrs Cronk, Wallace County Discussion--Miss Matheny Logan Co Paper--The Rights of the Gifted Mrs Cook Logan County Discussion Mrs Rose Healey Wallace County Music Paper- -The School as a Center Mrs Etta A Cheshire Wallace County Discussion. Anderson Logan County Intermission Resolved, That corporal punish.ent should be abolished from our schools Affirmative, A Haas, Wallace County, Miss Lund and Brown, Logan County; Negative, Mr. Wallace, Logan County, Mrs Alice Duphorne and Steele, Wallace County AFTERNOON Music Roll Call-Quotation from favorite author Reading Frank Smith Logan County Address--The School and Prof Matthew, Emporia Basket Ball Game -Oakley vs Sharon Springs A Dispenser of Good Cheer Everett Kemp who will be the second number of the Sharon Springs Lecture Course for 1912 -1913, has become a leader among lyceum attractions. His scholarly attainments, splendid physique.

beautiful voices and charming personality, together with his wide experience, peculiarly fit him for his work as aninterpreter of human emotion. To meet Mr. Kemp is to be impressed that he has a consuming; purpose and that he must and will succeed. His art is to interpret life, and he does this withall the varying shades and sub-. tile emotions peculiar to thisgreat humanity of ours.

He is born comedian and brings to his. audience that rare treat--clean. pure fun. His humor is delicious. Everybody likes his funny people, but best of all they like him.

To have the blues while Kemp is around is out of the question. He is the smile that pushes back the clouds and radiates sunshine and good fellowship. Many have said, "it's worth the price just to hear Kemp laugh." But he is not always laughing and makothers laugh. His fine sympathetic nature, wide versatility and keen perception enables him to interpret the more serious side of life in a way to delight. the popular as well as literary.

audience. FOR SALE-70 pure bred Du- rocs for sale for one third less than their real value. 22 fall boars and gilts richly bred and. good ones at $15 to 40, just spring pig prices 40 spring and summer pigs rich red and beauties at $4 to 15 each if sold soon will exchange herd for pure bred cattle. TYSON BROS.

Rev. Davis reports a full house at Winona last Sabbath both morning and evening, and an offering of $90 for benevolences. This is ideal fall weather..