The Benedict Courier du lieu suivant : Benedict, Kansas • 1

If If. i I (J 1 Established April 1899. BENEDICT, WILSON CO-, JANUARY 17, 1902. $1 per Year. i ABOUT BENEDICT.

Hearst assisted by Dr. Riley of Coyville dressed the hand and at this writing he is doing well. The case in court of Rogers and Wilson against the Missouri Pacific railway company for some hogs that died during shipment last summer took several over from here to Fredonia Monday. They were J. L.

Rogers, S. S. Wilson, Salem Nigh, S. A. Knaus and E.

N. Class, Missouri Pacific agent. Stolen: From hitch rack in Fredonia, Kansas, January 5, 1902. A brown mare with white star iu forehead. Right hind foot white, shire cut on one.

About 15 hands "high and a little thin in flesh. Heavy mane and tail. She had on heavy riding bridle with reins about 7 feet long with double sich-saddle with one cloth and one leather girth. Finder please -tify X. J- F.

Richardson, Fredonia, Kansas, and receive reward. paper comment concerning what governed the action of Ex-Senator Ross when he voted in the United States senate against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Wus it Indian contracts and greenbacks as was charged against him, or was he governed in that vote by the purest patriotic motives? As Senator Ross vote prevented the impeachment, it has been a subject of controversy in Kansas ever since. It required a two-thirds vote of the senators to impeach and the vote stood 35 to 19. Ross moved from Kansas to.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he now lives alone in poverly, broken a tottering old man. The press generally agree since 34 years have passed and gone with their fading memories, that whatever the motive that governed Senator Ross, in the light of subsequent events, it would have set a bad precedent to have impeached Atulrcw Johnson. A mute named O. Nelson, living near Medford, was taking some hogs to market in a wagon in which there was January Clearance Sale of wintor goods of all kmds such as Comforts, Blankets, Duck Coats, Men's and Women's Arctics, Felt Boots, Caps, Mittens, that we will sell for cost rather than carry over, Several pairs' of Women's and Children's Shoes which you can have for less than cost. All Standard Prints go at 5 cents per yard.

Full line new Trunks, Telescopes, Suit Cases and Grips at low prices. New car Polar Bear and White Crow Flour, every sacka bargain which you know. We are still in line on groceries and will continue to be so. Yours for Bargains, C. A.

SPRAGUE Su SON. We guarantee U. S. flour equal, if not better, than any other flour made in the state. Try a sack and be convinced.

Barnett Bros. 'Mrs. G. R. Prunty and Miss Myrtle McLaren were Fredonia visitors Wednesday and Miss Myrtle was over having some dental work done.

John Knaus can furnish you farm loans at 64 per cent straight, annual interest paid any time in the year. See him if you- want a loan. Miss Helen Gould passed through Benedict Sunday morning on her special but we failed to learn of. her arrival in time to interview her. It is reported that Chanute struck one of the strongest, gas wells Saturday they have struck in the field.

If so it will set them up bigger than ever. Mrs. Dora Earloy of Chelsea, Kansas, came in Wednesday to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.

S. Wilson, and other relatives for a week or so. J. Cktibouine of Coyville was in town between trains while on his way to Fredonia he being attorney for de-fendent in the whisky casa from that place. Dr.

W. Craig, division surgeon for the Missouri Pacific, of Osawatomie, performed an operation on Mrs. A. L. Hearst ast Tuesday.

Mrs, Hearst is doing well. Had Wilson of Fredonia with three or four buyers from Iowa were in town Saturday. The woods seems to be full of land buyers now. They are around n'early every day. Buy one pair of Selz shoes and the limit of the purchasing power of your money is reached.

It represents the greatest shoe satisfaction possible to realize. For sale by Burnett Bros. Just got in several new lines of men's Selz shoes. Come iu and look at our new Armour Calf ltoyal Blues. Also our winter calf and police shoes.

They can't be beat for the price. Burnett Bros. Dr. D. B.

Morgan is treating several horses here for different ailments. The doctor seems to know. his business Shreded biscuits at Burnetts. Go to Fatty for your fresh meat. We desire to thank the teachers for their work on the paper last week.

Williams, the chicken man, comes once a week after chickens and eggs. Don't fail to see Mrs. Tarter's new goods. T. C.

Divis was a Fredonia visitor Saturday. S. S. Benedict was over to Fredonia Monday. Mrs.

IdaPalea was over to Fredonia yesterday. W. II. Cramer of Neodesha was here Saturday, Get your feed ground at the new feed mill. School books and tchool supplies at J.

W. Hyler's. Lloyd Sprague hauled potatoes from Fredonia last week. Patty will have fresh meat all winter from now on. Colorado potatoes at Sprague's at per bushel.

For livery business don't forget to go to the old reliable. tf All kinds of tablets, ink and pencils at Ilyler's Drug store. Mrs. W. P.

Rogers was visiting in Coyville the first of the week. T. is off to Kansas City this week. He went up Tuesday night. For Sale 30 or 40 bushels good seed corn.

Inquire of J. C. Stazel. Guy Orendorff and Joseph Roberts were Fredonia visitors Tuesday, Insure your property. See John Knaus for old line insurance.

The Courier guarantees its job print ing. It is your home office, too. The basket supper Wednesday night netted them $.23.25 besides a good tim3. T. C.

Dannels of Altoona was up yesterday looking after soini collections. Mrs. George Djnney spant one day with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Pruaty. Just opsned up new line of men's R.

F. D. No. 2. Notes.

Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Dawson went to Yates Center Monday.

Jesse Wire visited in Webster township Saturday and Sunday, Messrs. Neal, Wright and McKaughn went to Fredonia Tuesday. An enjoyable time was reported at Ben Shoop's dance last Friday night. A protracted meeting has been in progress at Bethel for some time past. B.

Murdoch drove home several head of cattle from A. Rogers' sale last week. T. O. Xeal returned Friday from an extended trip on the road as salesman for a buck-wheat flour company.

some straw. A spark from his pipe set the straw on fire and before he could release the hogs they were scorched and himself painfully burned. The wagon was consumed. If there is a moral to this story, and there is, it is very plain what Mr. Nelson should do while hauling hogs to market hereafter.

i The hose company at Fredonia will give a dance on January 14 and everybody is invited to attend. Quite a number of companies are traveling about over Kansas giving entertain, merits at so much per, but of course they are unlike Fredonia's und similar kind of hose companies. There is a strenous effort now biung made in Washington to prevent the continuation, of General Metcalf as United States pension agent at Topeka, upoa the ground that after the battle of Caloocah Metcalf had deliberately shot to death a Filipino prisoner who had surrendered. This was investigated at the time and Metcalf was School Notes. Mrs.

Grace Thompson visited our school one, day last week. We have spelling school every evening after school. That is everyone that whispers has to stay in after school and spell. It's too bad. We are going to have an entertainment January 29 Kansas day.

We're going to have a good time and everyone is invited. BENEDICT Some of the pupils are preparing to thoroughly and anyone haying dis entirely vindicated by the war. and later he was promoted to the colonelcy of the Twentieth Kansas. This story should carry with it its own refutation and it should stand at that; so mote it be. take the January examination.

There was a spelling school Wednesday night. It was a grand success. STORIES ABOUT ItANSANS. Terms $1.00 Per Day, WILLIAM PALMER, Proprietor IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE GO TO THE. eased slock would do well to consult him.

He will be in Fredonia the next three weeks. He has done a good bus. iness in Benedict treating horses, particularly in treating their teeth. D. Bowman started Sunday to Nevada, Missouri, to be treated for rheumatism by the Weltmer institute and Miss 'Annie Irown ell writes that he shall have the very best attention the institute can give.

S. S. Benedict returned Saturday of last week from his trip to Topeka. He stopped over in Chanute and he reports a great deal of excitement there in regard to their gas and oil and that land buyers are thick in the tovyn. John Kmbh of Jfickerson, Kansas, formerly from near Coyville was here this week after some cattle that he had sold to someone oyer the river and had failed to pay for them and he had to take tkem back.

John Bell who represents the Mutual Benefit Accident Association of Kansas City, Kansas, has been iu toivn a day hats. Coma in and see them. Burnett Bros. Mr. and Mrs.

Butler spent Sunday in Altoona returning home in the evening. Mrs. G. McFadden of Rest was spend' ing two or three days in town this week. Get your repairs for your old sewing machines of F.

M. Dawdy, Chanute, Kansas. George Miller was in town yesterday and says he has not sold his farm as reported, Clark Ingle came in yesterday from New Mexico where he has been since last July. I We handle good goods and our prices are right as is everything we handle. Burnett Bros.

AVilson Rogers' suit against the Missouri Pacific has been postponed till the May term. John Knaus can give you lowest rates ou farm loans. See him if you Facts Culled From the Newspapers of the State. The suprtrne court last week rendered its decision on the mayoralty light at Topeka. Hughes, the Republican, had been holding down the place since the election, pending an appeal to the higher courts.

Parker, who was the candidate of the liberal element, got the decision, is sworn in, and now the "fellers" who run the joints, which havo been closed, are going around with broad smiles on their countenances, getting ready for the Mid-Winter fair, the conventions and divers other things and hope to make up soma of their lost time. Now, what will Topeka do about it? It's up to the capital city once more to iu the never ending fijrht. US BARN OLD RELIABLE In an American beauty contest in which a number of Kaiiisas towns had their beautiful contestants. Its headquarters were in St. Louis, a newspaper of that city being the judge and distributer of the prizes.

The representatives of the different towns of the state were selected by a popular vote of tlio citizens, and the award made upon photographs. Mrs. S. F. Cravens, a music tea'-hcr with the Ottawa university won.

This city is not willing to rest its superiority in the beautiful women line on photographs alone. A shadow is well enough, doubtless; but Neodesha, has the real article in flesh and blood and when it ooines to points of the Jr.na kind und Titian lmic or any uthcr kind of hair, and bluo eyes, or any other color of eyen, it has its entries in all contests and will bat its mun and wiy, too. New Century Comfort. Millions are daily finding a world of comfort in Bucklun's Arnica Salve. It kills pain from burns, scalds, cuts, bruises; conqucrrs ulcers and fever sores; cures eruptions, salt rheum, boils and felons; removes corns and ISi-st pile cure on earth.

Only 25c at J. H. Hyler's drug storj. All accounts must be settled the first of every month. S.

Down at Wichita all the big mills have closed down because of their bility to secure the necessary wheat at the present prices. Farmers are onto their jobs now in Kansas and are hold-them down with ease. A' few years ago they could not hold on to anything they had to sell. They can row and are doing it until they can receive the best prices for their grain. Su inner county, joining Sedgwick on the south, was the wheat county last year, raising nearly 10,000,000 bushles, and Sedgwick, of which Wichita is the county seat, raised avast amount, but the mills at Wichita are compelled to shut down because of a lack of that cereal.

It may ha hard on the millers, yet it gloriously good state of affairs for the farmers, THE DUNCAN LUMBER CO. B. C. WILSON. Manager.

We carry a complete stock of everything usuolly kept for sale in lumber yards and will meet competition from any quarter. Let Us Figure With You When You Are KeadY To Build BENEDICT, KANSAS. FROM NEODESHJV REGISTER. or two looking up busiucss ipr ms company which wo think is a good thing as the costs are very nominal. We are in receipt of the Herford book issued by F.

D. Coburn, secretary of the state board of agriculture, giving the merits of that breed of cattle it being his fomth report for the year 1901 and contains besides other valuable matter. Uncle Sam's registry business may be all safe enough but it is sometimes pretty slow. For instance, a register was mailed at Columbus, Iansas, on December '13 for Emporia, Kansas, on the road 23 days. How is that for swiftness? J.

C. Harvel returned to his horne in Oklahoma yesterday after two or three weeks in this vicinity, lie got word that his son, has been iu the Philippines for the last three years had returned home and he could not be held any longer. Mrs. M. E.

Flantt of Fredonia, will give a free illustrated lecture to the ladies of Benedict and vicinity on Tuesday afternoon, January 21, at 2 o'clock in the Christian church. All ladies cordially invited, Subject: "Woman's Right to Health." For Sale A good farm of 215 acres 110 acres in cultivation rest in meadow and pasture four room house, some orchard, good cistern at door, creek crossing corner of one (SO, 40 acres black loam bottom. Price 1.500. Inquire of need a loan. Farm loans at 8 per cent with com mission or 63-j straight, John Knaus Benedict, Kansas.

If you have anything to sell put a local in the Courier; or if you want to buy do the same, Mr. and Mrs, S. A. Knaus spent Sunday with Wesley Knaus up in Clifton township near Roper. C.

A. Sprague was a Fredonia goer Wednesday. He has bought the Roger drug store in Fredonia, The new feed mill can grind your load of wheat or corn in 25 or 30 minutes so you will not have long to wait. Wanted To sell a piano or organ and take good horse or team in part pay. F.

M. Dawdy, Chanute, Kansas. C. W. Mullenour, relief agent, was here a coupie of days while Mr.

Class was oil to attend the Rogers Wilson trial. Charley Farwell, who has been in Oregoii and Idaho for the last year got home yesterday looking well and hearty. Adolph Singleton is down this week from Greenwood county toattend the trial of S. Singleton against the Santa Fe. My pianos range in price itrom 8130 to 050; organs, new, 35 to $100; "second hand, SCO to S50.

M. Dawdy, Chan Riverside Stoves and Ranges A Trip to Dodumont. A fjuintotte of Neodesha ''gas" men pot the idea into their "noggins" that, although they lived and moved and had their being in the finest gas and petroleum field on earth, they must see the famous Spindle Top at Beaumont, Texas. So these five Neodesha citizens, no more, no less (they couldn't be more nor much low to save their lives) went duvi to. the Gulf coast to see iiyindle Top, The party consisted of J.

C. Eastman, A. Bailey, George Perry, G. W. Clayton and W.

A. Nceley, They tell some "whoppers" about Spindle Top that have the merit of being truthfiil, and if anyone to whom they re spinning their "yarns" has the least doubt about it, they haul to AH the old officers of the State board of agriculture were re-elected lasj, week. This was a deserved compliment to deserving oilicers and especially is it complimentary to Secretary Coburn. He is a particularly at,) officer and is making a tme showing of all the agricultural resources of this great state. Litt'e Mrs.

Annie Diggs, whose voice was a potent factor in Populistic F.Vlr-tics for a long time and who was a rcg-lar middle-of-the-xoader, has now declared herself in favor of taking the whole Populist party into th3 lemo; NONE BETTER. view the photographs showing th' no exaggeration. intende' Spindle top, di-rrtok htand closer than oak tree i diana forest. In fact cratic party iaelliQQ herself, soul, Xhe ,8 an oil wilier on or about uouy a.n oreecnes, ak. l.i'a fry on ohn Knaus, Benedict, Kansas.

Arthur Orendorff returned home ast week from the regular army having FOR SALE BY V7V ss for the I'op- every nine feet Kiuare of ground, and the value of that small tract ranges from to 875,000. It is almost Incredible, yet it is a truth, that nine been mustered piit at Ft. Vancouver, i tr. has already forgotten. It is a Mpst pf the time of well understood conclusion that the feet square of mother Carti.

on tne -ient has been speqt jn JO- Democratic party has never been espe- famous Spindle lop at He will prob- cially enamored of women in politics. Texas, is worth nearly a goia piece ieturn there as he has an intereat ute, Kansas. The feed mill has got to work. can grind 51 to T5 bushels per hour. Bring in your gran and you wqnt ha? long to wait, George Millar has sold hi farm of town for 240 i acre t0 JIr- kamb of FrwW nenry Polson has so.d out, so report saith.

Guitars 53.50 a voliDg cents ,0 i0 nd all kinds of brings for all kinds of instruments at F. M. Dawdy's, Chanute, Kaotas, BROS. DAVIS It is our belief that when Annie go's lor eacn square -thoroughly ensconsed in the comfort- makes one almost dizzy to think about able rocking chair of that party, she it. Ail the party returned home will be firmly, but politely, told that Wednesday except J.

h. Lasttnan, is needed for the 1 who secured an excellent portion at in several mines in that country' and expects to return and develope them. Joe. Tarter met with a very serious accident Tuesday while working at the saw mill. By some means he let his left hand come in contact with the saw and had three fingers severed between the knuckle and the hand.

Dr. elect and Annie will then be elimi- Port Arthur, Texas, at 8100 a month He will remain there and send for hib Kansas. Benedict, nated. Jubt now there is considerable news family to join him,.