The Benedict Courier from Benedict, Kansas • 1

1 BENEDICT COU Rtt ii j-H 1) BENEDICT, WILSON CO-, MAY 3, 1901. $1 per Year. Established April 1899. ABOUT BENEDICT. DO YOU WANT SHOES? A Ballad in "C' Eugene Ware in'Topeka Capital.

1. A man with a marvelous mug Rode out of Fort Scott on a nag Ho carried a jug in a bag And many and many a swig Buffalo Squibs. By Patsy. X. C.

Elder, "the Buckeye" man was in town this week. Agent Callannan has a new gum slot machine in his office. E. B. Green is sellincr tickets to Jleposeu in that corpulent jug And a cob fitted in as a ping As snug as a snag in a bog.

The nap had a wi'fflety vz the Which churned up the iu Yates Center the latter part of last week on account of the serious illness of her sister. The sack supper was a success. We made S3. 40 and several that were not out said they would do their part by donating money. S.

S. Benedict treated himself to a uew buegy and harness. He bought the bupgy of Davis Brothers and the harness of Dannels. Prof. Caldwell is here gathering material for a history of this county which is being gotten up by Duncan and Scott of Iola, Kansas.

C. W. Tarter is loading a car with corn this week which he sold to Adolph Singleton and it will be shipped to Quincy as soon as loaded. See the Buffalo items in this week's Courier by Patsy. If Patsy will kindly send me her full name she will get a copy of the Courier every week.

jug And along by its side went a dog Which jiggled alon in a jog With a narrative shaggy and wig Which he wearily, warily wug. That jig, and that jog, aud that Job printing at the Courier office. Mr. Evans is reported a little better. Mrs.

Butler was in Fredonia Thursday, Nice German millet seed at Davis Bros'. vf Bob Rogers of Roper was in town Thursday. S. S. Benedict was over to Chanute Tuesday.

John Ellis is having a well dug at his residence. Steve Singleton went to Woodson county Wednesday. George Blackwood of Buffalo wa in town Thursday. Don't forget to go to Davis Bros' for Millet seed. T.

Ci Singleton was over from Fredonia Friday last. ra trie off a $75 buggy. E. E. Fullmer of west Buffalo makes frequent visits to Benedict.

S. C. Carley's house is almost finished. He wiil move in a few days. Charlie Wagner came down from Yates Center Saturday morning.

Grandma Jones is at this place visiting with friends and relatives. The fishing season is now at full blast, you can hear most any kind of a story. There will be a match gaiuo of ball betweeu Buffalo and Rest Saturday, May 4. or and 4 IICIU tUIII lliilt Jfel that jug. Road Overseer Hall has been grading ou Depot street, getting ready for the crushed rock.

The man shouted "Whoa" to the nag Then took out the jug from the bag Then took out the plug from the And then from the jug took a ig A terrible, horrible jag Which acted as quick as a drug. He fchouted to the nag And dug iu his heels with a dig And the nag who would never renig Sprang off with the speed of a stag Then the man with a marvelous mug Began a voeiefrous brag "Whoo-pee, I'm a bird on a crag I'm a thief, and wolf, aud a thug Miss Darnell's room will give an entertainment at the Woodman hall Friday night, May 3. The first ice cream of the season 4 xm Mrs. Conner nee Sale took the train here Wednesday for her home at Tuck-ahoe, Missouri, after visiting for a week or more with frieuds near Roper. Cephas Bowman writes home from Eureka Springs that he is getting better.

He is taking both hot and cold baths. He pays five dollars for twelve baths. J. W. Hyler and S.

A. Knaus attended the K. P. doings at Fredonia Tuesday night. They say the Fredonia boys know how to make it pleasant for visitors.

will be given by the second Buffalo Mrs. McFadden came down from Rest Friday evening. Mrs. Carrie Enaus 4s the possessor of a bran new gold watch, Mr. and Mrs.

Walt Gwin of Larimer are here visitiDg relatives. Fred Ruth bought a new cultivator of Davis Brothers Thursday. M. P. Davis is cultivating his corn.

He commenced last Saturday. For livery business don't forget to go to the old reliable. tf Miss Rica Prunty is spending the base ball nine May 4. mm Mr. and Mrs.

Webb Stevens of near I in a buir-cater huntinji a bug 1 can hold more than a kag Rest were in Buffalo visiting friends and relatives. And I have boodle and swaif Mrs. Nettie Winthrop of Fairland, That that my grave don't get dug," fi. Indian territory, is visiting with her mother Mrs. J.

L. White. Copyrighted Mrs. Nannie Isenburg from, near To the front with a yelp went the dog Prof. John Cawdvvell of Chicago has Vilas was in town Tuesday doing some trading.

Mrs. Isenburg is one of the successful farmers of Pleasant Valley township. And shouting Yip-yip. to the nag-Pell-mell with the iuir and the bag been in this city for a few days writing up the history of the residents. His book will not be delivered for about one year yet.

DO YOU WANT THE LATEST If so go to Sprague's and see his new Spring Line from Brown's. Went the man with the marvelous mug. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Roberts got And there in the road lay a hog As still as a bum on a log.

The crusher which was tested 'lust Then down in a pile went the nag week was run Friday and it is reported back Monday morning from their Oregon immigration. It is no use to get away from the state for any length of time, at least. And the dog and the hog and the jhtf And Hint was the end of the hog And that was the end of the dog by Street Commissioner Lay that it crushed five tons an hour. The rook crushed was placed on Main street. A car load of Paige wire fence was And vain were his efforts to wag unloaded here last week and taken up I lie narrative previously wug There will be quite a number gradu HARNESS AND SADDLES on tne old Aeit rancn.

was an nvc And limber aud limp as a rag In a wad on his lug lay the nag. ate at this place this year. They are: J. Carlev Blackwood, Lillie S. Lay, feet fence.

There were also several wire gates in the car. 4. Katy C. Whitaker, Thomas L. Bush- Snake stories as well as fish stories And then the man with the marvelous field, Mary Fullmer, Elsie V.

Carlev, week at McFadden's at Rest. Call in at Davis Bros' and ask to see their welded wire fence. Miss Ethel Stark returned to her home in Altoona last Friday. Davis Bros, are selling millet seed but it is not all gone yet. Miss Grace Stark is visiting her sister Mrs.

L. W. Butler this week. Are you a subscriber for the Courier? "Well, you'd better hurry." It jumped out of winter weather right into summer weather. Insure your property.

See John Knaus for old line insurance. Elmer Walker bought a new cultivator of Davis Brothers Thursday, The Courier guarantees its job printing. It is your home office, too. S. MTSlngleton Was out wolf hunting Tuesday and caught two wolves.

Miss Maud Johnson visited several days last week in Independence. Albert Bowman purchased a new riding plow of Prunty Son Thursday. T. C. Davis was over to Fredonia Friday looking after the telephone business.

Dr. James Alexander of Emporia is are in season now. we saw a loint Flora Hatch and Ellen Canty. mug Hulled up like a cavalry Hag snake about ten inches long wriggling around in the barn the first of the week Done up like a family rug Lay there with his head in the bag Guilford Guessinga. Hurrah for our new telephone.

Mrs. Harry Ponsor is the proud and did not "have to order a jug either. And twenty feet off stood the jug Tho ing I am now prepared to furnish you anything' found in a first class Harness Shop at prices to suit the times. Lap Robes and Horse Blankets. Whips and Collar Pads.

Repairing Done to Order. Lee Prunty went toNeodesha Satur Lulim-ino'l, while the loyal col) plug possessor of a new top buggy. day evening to visit his daughters Miss iieia down what was loft of tile jag. Mrs. Carrie Koewn from Benedict is Aud this Is the song of the jag Rica and Mrs.

U. F. Carter. Miss Rica returned with hiin. She can't stand it staying with Mrs.

John Huraphery, Aim the jug, and the and the jiff- all at once, she has to get weaned away Mesdames Nellie and Julia Furwell Aud this is the song of the nag from Benedict by degrees. were visitors at Fredonia Saturday. tit the nag that would never ivniir Its getting the time of year for fish And the dog and the hoir and thelitis Lin Miller's smiling face was seen on (11VK MK A CALL. stories to be in order so here goes for our streets last Sunday evening. the first one of the season.

Bentleyup A song of the swag and the swig. She Married a Convict. Kansas City Journal: A divorce cult Miss Maggie Isengurg is helping T. S. DANNELS.

Mrs. D. C. Lugeanbaal clean house this Benedict, Kans. at the saw mill above town caught a cat the first of the week that weighed week.

85 pounds. That will do for a starter, filed at Fredonia reveals a curious story. The plaintiff is Lillie Shelton. She says here attending- the funeral of his A. J.

Lusreanbeal from Fredonia will it not? brother. visited relatives in Guilford Wednes- Mi. Monroe over in Prairie township that she was taken to Lansing by her husband's mother when she was less than 10 years' old and married to Robert Come in and see our line of Burg day. has a curiosity which is a three legged buggies, surreys, and spring wagons. W.

K. Morse and George and Charley calf. It was born that way having Davis Bros. Isenburg are putting up the telephone Shelton who was a convict in tho penitentiary. The plea of the mother was onlv one fore lei? and two behind.

It poles this week. Mr. Hunger is having his new house plastered. Underwood is doing hops and skips around almost as well as if it had four instead of only Mrs. John Messncr from Fredonia the work.

visited with her ueice Mrs. John three. Humphrey Wednesday. John Knaus while visiting the that if Lillie should marry Hubert, Robert would be released from his term of service. Lillie's petition then goes ou to say that she was not strong intellectually and had never been from birth, and that Hubert and his mother had no dilVieulty In enticing her into the marriage, Miss Eva Fincher was away most of last week being out in the country at Mr.

and Mrs. Ben Dewees from the insane asylum at Little Rock, Arkansas, found a young lady from Toronto, Mr. Hall's. south side visited their parents, Mr and Mrs. S.

S. Wilson Sunday. Dick Willowby is hauling lumber Kansas, a Miss Mills, as one of the attendants. All of the employes are from here for an addition to his hotel C. A.

Sprague and son LoyJ, Bene IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE GO TO TI1K OLD RE LI All I J' KNAUS BARfli (All accounts must be settled the lirst of every mouth.) S. -A- KHSTA-TTS, at Roper. northern people and of course things diet's popular merchants, were down Reul Estate Transfers. John II. Simmons, to I).

Coats, lot 0. would not go if Kansas wan not rep If you have anything to sell put a in our vicinity Wednesday fishing. resented. local in the Courier; or if you want to Mr. Ditmoss and family from t'ha buy do the same.

Dr. Alexander, a brother of Mrs. nute yisited with Mr. Ditmoss' sister The Misses Laura and Fannie Green Mrs. S.

II. Ruggles and family the Joseph Hull who practiced medicine along in the early seventies and resided first of the week, from Tredonia-way spent Sunday with Mr. Tarter's folks. We have been requested ro announce at Guilford for a while but lor some time has been in Oklahoma, was found block 5, Vilas, iio. Danial Cuatu, to II.

Dodge lot 0, block ft Vilas, C. P. Swank to Daniel Coats lot 5, block 5, Vilas, Si. G. W.

Scott to T. ,1. Hudson, lots (I to 14, block 2, Garlield park aildn to Frc donia, 8100, William Miller to Ben j. .1. V.

Stewart, hf block I Altoona, Kansas, (fuoo. Robert L. Tevis wf to M. E. Atwell sw hf sw (jr 8500.

A. C. Flack to U. Astor Seem. 10 that the people in this vicinity are Mrs.

Tarter has just received a new supply of spring millinery, all good dead in his bed Tuesday morning. Mr. going to organize Sunday school Sun Hull started Tuesday night to bring goods and up to date styles. day, May 5, at 10 o'clock, Everybody the body here for interment. take due notice and act accordingly.

A Mr. Caldwell is here this week getting material for a history of Wil Home News by Special, From the Galesbvirg Enterprise son and Neosho counties. Mrs. Hupp is going to have her house A Pleasanton farmer got $100 for papered this week. John Ellis, the blacksmith, says he load of eggs.

wishes the party that borrowed his bi Farmers of this place are pretty near A man who detected a piece of hark cycle pump would return it. THOMAS, all done planting corn. in his sausage visited the butcher's shop Misses Minnie and Myrtle Risler of John Miller bought a new cultivator to know what had become of the rest of Fredonia visited with relatives in Ben Wednesday of the Davis Brothers- edict Saturday and Sunday. UNDERTAKER, FUNERAL DIRECTOR Andy Palmer was up Sunday from the dog. The butcher was so ftVetcd that he could only give him a part of the tail.

acres in sw cor cf se 9401). C. S. Reed to R. W.

McGrath, lots to 14 block 1, GarHeld I'ark addn to Fredonia, W. Y. Jenkins to T. B. Newland, sw qr Chicago, Kansas Western R.

R. Co. to A. T. S.

F. II. Co, a linn of railroad extending from a point of connection with the line of railroad of the Atchison company to Chanute, Kansas, by way of Benedict Fredonia to Loiifrton in said state and from Raid Benedict to Madison, all in said state, a distance of Ha. Cm miles, more or less and known as Chanute and Benedict extension anil other lines of railroad. See notice of Missouri Pacific and Neodesba where he Is hauling walnut AND EM BALM ER.

Santa Fe railroad in this week's issue logs. A colored preacher who had been if you want to go anywhere. All Kinds of FURNITURE, Frank Prunty is having his house papered this week. Mr. Stewart is do holding a protracted meeting in a Georgia county was asked how he got along withthe meeting.

"First n. Gordon and wife of MountPulaska, pent a few clays the first of ing the work. AT BED-ROCK PRICES. the week with Lee and Frank Prunty Noah Dannels and family near Al was his reply, "I made- seventy convicts the first night" Mrs. Mammie Treeinan of St Louis, toona spent Wednesday with C.

E. at the old stand of SHLETS BMLEY. daughter of W. K. Morse, of Crooked Liggett oftthis place, A Butler county farmer, in advertis Creek ranch, is here visiting him this R.

Stewart has been doing some ing for farm hands, guarantees 81 a day, Sundays off, feather beds, three FIMilDOlSTIA, KANSAS. Marring Licences Issued. T. E. Richards, New Albany, Eflie Brannan, Allen Elder, Benedict, Cora A.

Williamson, Benedict, week. painting for Davis Brothers on their new house across the river. We need a good gentle rain to soften the top of the ground. If one would meals a day and a lunch of custard pie and milk at bedtime with the privilege John Ellis is having a well dug at his of kissing the hired girl. come now you could just hear things place this week.

Frank Fincher and grow. MACHINE ASD REPAIR SHOP. Jim Whitehead are doing the digging. HARNESS SHOE REPAIRING Peter Fry was relieved of his position as Missouri Pacific section foreman Very Low Rates. West and northwest.

During the last Saturday and a Mr. Gallager put month of April the Santa Fe will run a The legislature enacted a law last winter designed In its inception to compel the registration of the voters of the counties of Sumner and Montgomery, but the attorney general has just found out its text gives it such broad scope that it really iu a law re-fjuiring the registration of the voters of all the counties of the state. in his place. series of excursions to Colorado Wyom for repairs ing, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington F. H.

Burnett and family and Lloyd Sprugue and wife took their dinners Call and sec mc in either line. All Kinds of Machine Work. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Our Prices are Right. LodgeDlrectory.

Modern Tonties meets second nnd fourth Thursday evenings of each month. D. C. OfFeubatkcr. I'resident; J.

W. Hyler, Secretary. M. W. A meets second and fourth Saturday evening's of each month.

T. C. Davis, V. A. E.

Tatty, Clerk. The Fraternal Aid meets first and third Wednesdays of each month. President, Dr. A. L.

Hearst; secretary, E. 2f. Class. Church Announcements. Methodist.

Preaching every two weeks at 3 p. m. Sabbath school at 10 a. in. Y.

P. 8. C. E. meets every Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.

All are cordially invited. The Rev. R. M. Cullison, Pastor.

and California. Less than half rates. and went up on Elder Branch fishing chair ears tourist sleepers; palace Sunday. sleepers, dicing cars; only one change of cars to the pacific oast; best time; a There is more buildiDg and repairing Two things all Fredonia women going on in this vicinity than ever be best track; best equipment, best every thing. For fnther information call lore since the town nas been in In Dr.

Johnson's old office on Main street, Benedict. C. E. LIGGETT. at ticket office and let me tell yon all apologize for: The way their hair looks when they try on hats at millinery stores, and their home made candy, which ia never as "good a usual." i existence.

DAVIS BROS. Benedict, KaqsaS. about these low rate excursions; J. I Mrs. S.

M. Singleton was called to Travis, local agent. i.