Osborne County Farmer from Osborne, Kansas • 8

i MATRIMONIAL East of Portis Clyde Paschal and Martha Blanche Robinson, both of Luray, were granted Mrs. Farnsworth attended the W. T. U. meeting in Portis Tuesday.

a license to wed last Monday. Mrs. Hill's house which was recently occupied by the Prestons. Mr. and Mrs.

Lovewell will be the teachers in the Adventist college. Friday quite a train of travelers in covered wagons and other vehicles passed through this neighborhood. We judge by the number of horses that they were traders. W. E.

Farnsworth bound corn for John Boomer several days last week. A few from this neighborhood at D9sL IP1 out forget frank Moyer has been putting up Ralph L. Winder and Hazel R. Goad, hay the past week. both of Victor township, were married Fred and Rudolph Miller took in the by Judge Groesbeck Tuesday.

Ringling Bros, circus at Concordia the Miss Elsie F. Ewing and Ernest Talley were married at the residence first of the week. Miss Lutie Abbott commenced teach of the bride's parents in Waldo on ing in the Thompson district Monday. tended the Methodist social at Portis Sept. 7, in the presence of a few rela Friday evening.

tives and friends. Rev. A. C. Daggett W.

H. Creamer was in Alton the middle of the week helping John Cor- Will. Farnsworth took in the Gaylord officiated. poron drive home some cattle. celebration Tuesday.

Edward J. Schuknecht and Amelia F. Bodeker, both of Natoma, were Mr. and Mrs. Dillon Kimble and little Mr.

Hulett and sons were at Plum daughters spent Sunday at the Henry Creek ranch Sunday. married last Thursday by Rev. Theo, Fink home. Rudolph Miller visited the Moyei Hoyer. Miss Hattie Abbott has returned to boys the first of the week.

Last Saturday Judge Groesbeck Sherm Irey and son Glenn spent Sun That we are still on hand with a big assortment of winter goods such as blankets, underwear, sweaters of all kinds, childrens' coats and hoods. Kimona goods in different grades. united in marriage Wm. L. Gearhart day at the Creamer home.

of Harlan and Sylvia B. Eller of Gay Mrs. Lovewell begins teaching the lord. primary and intermediate departments A license was issued Monday to Glen Cordill and Maye Nivison, both of of the Adventist school Monday. Mrs.

Cade and Mrs. Mclllvane called College View, where she will attend school this winter. Clyde McMindeg and Guy Presnell visited the Farnsworth and Akens boys Sunday. Kimble's new house was plastered last week. Wednesday Mrs.

Henry Miller visited her daughter, Mrs. John Selichnow. Mr. and Mrs. Lovewell and Mr.

Lovewell's mother have moved into this neighborhood. They will live in on Mrs. Akens Wednesday. A Historic Flag. G.

W. Forrest brought to this office Little Germany Monday a historical old flag, now the property of his wife. It was the first flag made in Osborne county. It was made at Bloomington in 1872 by Mes Misses Alice and Cleta Burgert of Warrensburg, arrived Thursday dames D. E.

Tilden and M. E. Tilton and their families. The material was to sign the contracts for their schools, brought up from Cawker. The flag Miss Alice has been engaged to teach was completed and used at a Fourth of School in district 28, and began work Monday July celebration there that year.

It is Miss Cleta has the Little Medicine 14x7 feet in size and it is in a splendid school, which opens next Monday. condition of preservation. The work Allen Bickel is back from Colorado Supplies for a visit with relatives and friends. manship on it is unusually good, even for these days, and it must have ex Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Burgert and cited much admiration in those far-off family of Osborne attended the taber pioneer days. Mr. Forrest brought nacle meetings Sunday. Ed Hofer of Downs and Mr. Williams of Lucas were the flag up to be photographed.

It will be in the flower parade today, also present. We have a nice line of likely on the G. A. R. float.

Some ar Chris Forney of southeast of Osborne spent a tew days with his brothers, rangements should be made for this Grant ana rank, last week. historic flag to always remain in Os School begins at Rosedale next Mon Cotton Bats of all Kinds 3 for 25c up to 85c per bat. Will have in this week a lot of comfort cretonnes. Leave us your order for a barrel of Jonathan apples. Fancy stock, good keepers; be in in about 1 0 days.

Will soon be in, a carload of blue plums. Leave your order for what you will want. 1 .40 per crate. BOTKIN LINDEN borne county. It will be priceless in day.

Miss Sylva Beck is the teacher. Tablets, Pencils, Pens, Pencil Sharpeners, Etc. years to come. It could be put in a Mrs. J.

11. raroni ot Havana came large glass case and kept at the court up Saturday for a visit with her moth house. er, Mrs. M. Gallatin, and other rela tives.

Pioneer Preacher Here. waiter Miscnier is building anew barn. At a very low price Rev. H. G.

Breed, who is kindly J. W. Chandler was taken quite sick remembered by the old timers, was Tuesday night of last week. He was here Sunday, the guest of John Van- able to be about in a few days. Gundy, a friend of fifty years standing, The Woolley Implement Co.

of Os ihey were young men together in Novelties in Glass and Enameled Ware borne dug a well for D. P. Zimmerman last week. Thev also reoaired Atchison county, Missouri. Elder Breed is now in his 83rd year, while Mr.

VanGundy is 82. Mr. Breed now the pump at the Rosedale school house. The tabernacle meetings in Walter Mischler grove closed Tuesday night. Much interest was taken ar.d several were converted.

The sermons at each lives on a small farm in Texas, but has been in Jewell county for several weeks visiting old friends. He was H. C. Nielson The Racket service were helpful and inspiring. The assisting ministers.

Revs. A. Solt pastor of the Methodist church here thirty years ago and during his few of Abilene and Dissinger of Lucas arrived Thursday. They left for their homes Wednesday. hours stay here a number of the old timers called on him.

He is not now actively engaged in the ministry, but preaches occasionally. Frank Kimble began teaching school Mt. Ayr in district 24, Twin Creek, last Monday. He dismissed today for the jubilee. Howard Curl of Mt.

Ayr, student at One Board or a Wagon Load K. who spent the summer working on the farm, left Tuesday for Law rence to resume his medical studies. W. E. Wiltse's big public sale in Cov ert township is advertised in this issue.

It takes place Sept. 27, at which time 107 head of cattle and 47 head of horses and mules will be sold. Mr. Wiltse is Osborne Tailoring Establishment If you want your old suit made to look like new bring it to the Osborne Tailoring Establishment. Clothes Cleaned Pressed, Repaired and Dyed All work guaranteed satisfactory or money going to move to Manhattan after the sale.

Mrs. Grace Homan of Portis was the first of the week from Lawrence, where they attended yearly meeting. It seems strange that after the frost killed the peaches several times last spring the women folks are now busy as bees canning and preserving peaches. Henry Beemis moved onto.Will Pickering's farm last week. We are glad to welcome them back to our neighborhood.

Mr. Donker's baby is very sick. C. E. Williams arrived home Saturday from Glasco, where he went for a load of apples.

Weather Report. Furnished by H. A. co-operative reporter for United States Department of Agriculture, Alton, week ending Sept. 12, 1910.

The instrumental readings are from government standard instruments exposed in the manner recommended by the chief of the weather bureau: Temperature Rainfall Charac- Date High Low in inches ter of day Sept. 6 92 61 Clear 7 97 64 Clear 8 90 63 Cloudy 68 64 PtCloudy 10 84 42 Clear 11 84 68 Clear 12 70 62 Cloudy Dr. Carter Ward was over from Almena this week visiting his mother, Mrs. Clara Ward. taken before the probate judge here Tuesday and found to be of unsound mind.

She was taken home by rela School opened Monday, with Wallace Seaman as teacher. Will Stanfield and wife and Harve Davis and wife took in the sights at the Stockton fair last week. Quite a number from here expect to attend the W. C. T.

U. convention at Stockton this week. Everybody is so busy cutting corn or preparing ground for wheat that other news is rather scarce. S. S.

Mendenhall and family attended Friends yearly meeting at Lawrence and go from there to Richland, to visit a brother and other relatives, expecting to be home about the first of October. Mrs. Aukerman and the children are visiting relatives in Nebraska. Owen Smith and wife of Natoma spent Sunday here with his brother Dave. Joe Hadley and wife will return to their home at Glen Elder this week.

Grandma Hadley and daughter, Olive Leek, returned to Glen Elder Monday, after several days visit with the family of Jesse Gregory. Saul Stanfield and daughter Eva, Frank Allee, Joseph Mendenhall, A. J. Bales and Prentice Curl arrived home No matter whether you want a little bill of lumber or a big one; one piece or a load; we will take just as much pains to please you; it is not that we want to make you a single sale, we want your trade; your little orders as well as your big ones. We want to make you so satisfied that you won't think of buying lumber elsewhere.

Our stock is second to none; it is perfectly manufactured, of uniform grade, thoroughly seasoned and well kept. Our prices are as low as you can get. tives and will be in charge of them until she can be admitted to the state institution. refunded. Ladies' Work a Specialty Joe Speyer Proprietor Gillette Lumber Company Phone 23 Garage and Repair Shop When the Farmer says "today" in an item it always means Thursday, This week the paper is printed Wednesday, but all items reading "today" mean the day of publication, Thursday.

Weflnesday is always referred to as "yesterday." The Shooting Clarks give a wonderful exhibition of skill with rifles. Their first exhibition excited the admiration of the crowd, and now every time they perform they have an immense audience. Don't fail to see them, for it doesn't cost a cent. The town will be sufficiently policed, as the mayor has appointed four assistants to Marshal Dan Arthur. Not a single gambling device of any kind has been allowed to open up, nor will there be any permitted to run.

The celebration is as clean as it can be made. J. W. McCulloch, who is here from Manhattan, is looking up the Hessian fly situation. He tells us he has found a trace of them in the county, but nothing serious.

If any of our farmer friends know anything about the presence of this pest in the county we wish they would inform us. The old soldiers are working on a plan to afford the people a lot of amusement Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock. They will pull off a stunt known among the old boys as "Robbing a Hen Roost." A chicken coop will be in the street and a number of chickens placed in it. The boys will form a square around it and the chickens will be liberated and the soldiers will go after them. They all like chickens mighty well and will scrap to the last ditch for them.

All old soldiers are asked to meet at the G. A. R. hall at six o'clock to get ready for the battle. Automobiles! Special Prices for 30 days Model Buick, fully equipped with lights, top, wind shield and speedmeter.

All for $950. Runabout, 20-horsepower, $800. 30-horsepower cars, fully equipped, $1350. Next 30 Days Phone or Write W. J.

MESSICK Osborne, Kansas. Miss Angie Skinner came up from Downs yesterday to visit until the end of the week with Miss Adah Hilyard. Charles Reece and daughter, Miss Ollie, of Atchison county, are here visiting at the home of his brother, George Reece of Hancock township. It is pretty hard work to get out a paper during a celebration, especially when the office is located right in the thick of the noise and demonstrations. That is what has afflicted the Farmer this week.

Ben Dimond and Sandy Williams, the Downs professional ball players, are with Smith Center. Smith Center arrived yesterday morning fresh from a great string of victories and will give the Natoma professionals a good run fpr the money. The workmen making improvements at the depot are putting in a cement curb along the tracks to retain the earth and cinders which will be used to bring the level of the new brick platform up to the same level as the floor in the waiting room. The brick platform will be twelve feet wide from the depot west to a point 220 feet from East street In front of the building it will extend from the track to the door of the house, something like twenty feet. Having purchased Mr.

Lee's interest in the business heretofore conducted under the firm name of Turner Lee, I will continue the business at the old stand, and will conduct a garage and general auto repair shop. I have the largest lathes in the city and can do all kinds of lathe work. I have put in a rubber tire machine for resetting buggy or solid auto tires. Will guarantee good work. Will also carry a good line of tires, high grade oils and auto supplies.

I ask a share of your trade in my line. F. J. TURNER, Proprietor.