The Coyville Star from Coyville, Kansas • 3

M. E. GARRISON, DENTIST. Teeth extracted painlessly without the use of gas or cocaine. Special attention given to saving the natural teeth by crowning and Alling.

Children's teeth a specialty. 80 Office over Briek Block, TORONTO, KANSAS. COYVILLE STAR. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1897. LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

J. T. Cooper of Fredonia was in town Tuesday. People are so afraid of rain lately that work is hindered. It is remarkable how little one office seeker respects another.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Steele, Thursday, August 5, 1897, a boy. Miss Laura Stryker has been employed to teach the "Tater Hill College," district No. 87.

Mr. and Mrs. Nate Baker of Toronto visited Mrs. Baker's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Bloom, Sunday The Wilson county W. C. T. U.

convention was held Wednesday and Thursday of this week at New Albany. Another "medical" spring is said to have been discovered in the Timbered Hills, besides the Deleware Springs. Little Leonard Schaaf, a son of J. P. Schaaf, druggist of Toronto, is visiting His uncle; F.

M. Robertson and family, this week. Quite a number of Toronto people passed through Coyville Tuesday on their way to Delaware Springs to camp for a few days. When people say they will have "half a crop" of any thing what do they mean? When was that wonderful time that an average crop was double what it' is now? Where cows are salted regularly their milk will keep sweet twenty-four hours longer than will milk from cows that have suffered for lack of salt, says a farm note. It is intended that every agency shall be supplied with school books before August 15, in order that pupils may be able to provide themseives with books before school begins.

The discovery of a process of extracting a certain valuable oil from cockleburrs opens up wonderful possibilities for this country. A cockleburr oil factory is said to be flourishing in Illinois. William Kriser who was arrested at Thayer for boot-legging, suddenly shot himself before he could be disarmed. He is in a critical condition. We get the above from Tuesday's daily papers.

H. E. Hassenpflug and family were visited last Thursday and Friday by Chas. P. Overman and wife of Melvern, Osage county, and Misses Addie and Jennie Hassenpflug of Woodson county.

Mr. Overman is a brother-in-law to Mr. Hassenpflug. Henry Saar's little girl, Abbie, fell from a wagon over a week ago, breaking one the bones in her forearm. Thinking it to be only a sprain, they let it go for some days without having it set.

Mr. Saar brought her in Saturday morning and 'Dr. Plumer reduced the fracture. Mr. and Mrs.

B. P. McCaslin of Monett, are visiting relatives in They will probably remain here for 30 days on account of Mr. M. having both ankles sprained so badly that he is unable to follow his occupation as brakeman on the Frisco Ry.

Mrs. McCaslin is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.

Claiborne. Through no fault of ours this paper did not contain a full report of' the peoples party county convention last week, and failed to announce that James Ridlon, one of the oldest settlers and most prominent farmers of Webster township; was nominated for the office of county commissioner for the 2nd commissioner district. A party of Rebeccas from Naomi Lodge, of Toronto, Kansas, came down last Saturday to meet with the Coyville Rebeccas and assist in some lodge work. Our ladies entertained them and served refreshments in' proper form. The names of those from Toronto are: Mrs.

Alice Dickinson, Mrs. Anna Lockard, Mrs. Thomas Owens, Mrs. Kate Kellogg: Mrs. Winnie Sample, Mrs.

Minerva Whightsill, Mrs. J. W. Becannon, Mrs. Clara Claiborne.

Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Virgil were also BeforeBuying That fall Suit it will pay you to see our Samples. No dealer in a small place could afford to carry onetenth the stock that is represented by our samples. Under our plan you can make your selections from a large stock without leaving home.

We guarantee them perfect in every respect, you take no risk whatever. You Will Make a Mistake' If you do not examine our Shoes and get prices before buying. We undoubtedly can interest you in Work Gloves. Prices from 25c to 50c. Call and examine them.

Suspenders from 10C to 25C. In Dry Goods We have goods that are worth buying and not the cheap trashy goods offered by some dealers and prices are as low as such goods can be sold for. In Motions We Lead, Others Follow. While buying ribbons one day last week one of our customers remarked that another dealer had asked her 20c per yard for the same ribbon we sold her for 8c a yard. You will find about that difference all through our stock of notions.

You should not forget' the little things you buy. We offer you: Stationery per box 5c. Envelopes, 2 bunches, 50. Writing paper, 24 sheets, 50. Largest Pencil Tablet.

5c. Large Ink Tablet. ....50, Lead Pencils, 5c kind, 2c. Pen Holders, 1c, DacE In Groceries: You can always find the Best' Bargains here: We had the confidence in our trade to buy more Fruit Jars than all the rest of the dealers here combined and we sold them too--and have had to order several times, and of course as prices advance we have to advance them too but we still have them as cheap as anyone in town. We have just finished a deal whereby we can give you 8 bars of Ark Soap and 2 Packages of Gold Dust Washing Powders for 25c.

No 1 salt 85c per barrel. Clothes Pins, per dozen, Ic. Rising Sun Stove Polish, Use On Time Soda. Large poky's. 5c.

Co A MOX Cyprus Tea and Favorite Baking Powders are all right. They are good sellers and are guaranteed to give satisfaction. TO Give us a call for anything you need in the grocery line and we are sure you will be pleased with your treatment. J. W.

White, CASH DEALER IN General Mrs. John Best left Thursday for Lyon county. Prof. T. B.

Northup has been engaged to teach the Row Valley school this winter. Seven months term at $35. Herbert Peyton'of New Albany has returned from attending a summer term at the Kansas Normal College, Ft. Scott. B.

F. Carter will address the Coyville C. E. society next Sunday afternoon, August 15. Subject, "State Convention." Marion Robinson of Elk county was in Coyville Saturday organizing an A.

H. T. A. lodge. It is organized and charter sent for.

Tom Hawkins, of near Rose. Woodson county, was here last week visiting his uncle, Dr. R. B. Wetmore.

He called and ordered the STAR sent to him at Rose. Geo. Means and family drove down from Toronto Saturday for a visit with Mrs. Means' parents, Mr. and Mrs.

James Steele. Mr. Means returned Sunday but Mrs. Means and three children remained. Notice an advertisement of the Kansas' Normal College, Ft.

Scott, in this paper. This school has been, and we trust will continue to be, at the head of the private schools of the state. E. J. Hoenshel has succeeded D.

E. Sanders as president. The Topeka Capital in its report of the state bicycle meet says: Hendricks, a young boy of Cherry vale. who was at the Topeka races two years ago and carried away all the boys' prizes, won the quarter-mile state championship race. He went the quarter in 34 seconds.

While A. S. White was helping care for the corpse of George Cordell, who was killed by lightning last week, he accidently burned his finger with carbolic acid. As it has been very much inflamed and painful since, he fears he was poisoned by the body in some manner. Earnest Trimmel, the nine year old son of A.

Trimmel, was kicked last Tuesday morning by a four months old mule colt which he was trying to catch, and painfully wounded. A deep gash was cut from eye to mouth on the right side of his face. Dr. Wetmore dressed the wound. The STAR has scarcely paid expenses SO far but the prospects are such after a trial of three months that we feel ranted in continuing its publication, You run no risk in subscribing for the STAR as all unexpired subscriptions, in case we should suspend, will be filled by another paper giving all the county news and Coyville correspondence.

It is not the intention to quit, however, but to make the Coyville paper as permanent an institution as any paper in the county. This will require your help. Fresh Meat. Fresh Meat. We will be in Coyville Wednesday and Saturday of each week with nice fresh meat at reasonable prices.

tf BLASS BROS, Fredonia, Kan. Specialist. Specialist. Dr. J.

A. Hottell, eminent specialist of Kansas City is now at Coyville until the 14th. Specialties: Catarrh, the Eye, (Ear. Deafness, Asthma, Bronchitis and all Pulmonary Diseases No incurable cases treated. Consultation free.

Attention. Old Settlers and Veterans will join in reunion at Singleton's grove near Benedict, Kansas on September 8th to 11th inclusive. The first day by the Old Settlers and the latter day by the 1st Regiment Wilson County Veterans. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody to be present. Program and more detailed 1 notice will be published as soon as ar ranged.

BY ORDER OF CoM. A society lady says: When people give parties where several people meet several other people for the first time the host or hostess should provide each guest with a card, bearing his or her name and address, which should be pinned on the front of the dress or lapel of the coat. This would avoid awkward mistakes in names and tiresome introductions. We made a mistake last week in saying that Mrs. D.

L. Wetmore of Newkirk. was a sister to Mrs. C. H.

Schaller: It is Mrs. L. R. Wetmore that is a sister to Mrs. Schaller.

Dr. J. A. Hottel, the catarrh specialist and little daughter of Kansas City are here this week. Chas.

Elmore is at Winfield acting in the capacity of inspector of carpenter work for the Santa Fe. Dr. Miles' Pain Pills, "One cent a dose." MAGILL'S HYDRAULIC CIDER PRESS. Will run Tuesdays and Fridays of each week CAPACITY 100 BARRELS A DAY. Everybody solicited to bring apples have them made into cider 1-2 miles northeast of ROPER, KAN.

NEW STORE Having purchased the Middletown store building of Puckett and placed on the shelves an entire, new and complete stock of General Merchandise, I solicit the trade of the people of Middletown and vicinity. All the old goods have been moved away and my stock is new and clean. I will not sell on credit but expect to sell cheap and treat everybody right. All kinds of produce taken in exchange for unw G. P.

STEELE, MIDDLETOWN, KANSAS. Lightning's Deadly Work. Last week Thursday, August 5, about 6 o'clock in the evening, during a rain and wind storm, the family of George Cordell five miles southwest of Coyville were all injured by a bolt of lightning, SO that George Cordell is dead and the rest of the family are now being cared for by the neighbors. For the past twenty years or more the family of Cordell have lived in that cinity- timbered hills, near Springs--and for the past eight years George Cordell, the father, has been of rather weak mind. They lived' in an old shanty which was about twenty feet from a cave.

When the storm ap-' proached they huddled into the cave. Lightning struck the house and branched off', apparently, into the cave, shocking into insensibility, the father, mother and five children. The second son aged about fifteen years recovered conciousness first and immediately dragged the others out into the rain where they all recovered conciousness except Mr. Cordell. The baby was in its father's lap' and is burned the worst of the six alive.

The oldest son was burned above the waist so that all of his clothing was gone except a silk necktie. Dr. Plumer of Coyville attended to the injured ones and kind neighbors are caring for them. Mrs. Cordell and two children, George and Myrtle, the youngest, are at Solomon Wimers; William, the oldest boy, is at J.

W. Willoughby's; Horton, the next younger, is at Joseph Ackley's; Fred, the next son, is at D. E. Willoughby's. The body of George Cordell was properly clothed and prepared for burial and was interred in the Hunter cemetery Friday evening at 6 o'clock.

Mrs. Cordell and children are all doing well and as soon as they fully recover will probably return to the place of their misfortune. Ice Cream Supper. There will be an ice cream and cake supper in the grove near J. J.

Puckett's on Little Sandy, next Saturday night, August 14, for the benefit of E. N. Montgomery, Baptist preacher: Everybody invited. Big preparations are being made: Obituary. Died, at his father's home two miles south of Coyville, Saturday, August 7, 1897, of bilious fever, John M.

Best, aged 33 years 5 months and 4 days. Mr. Best took sick at Madison July 23, while on his way to Coyville, with his family, for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Best. John M. Best was born in Morgan county, March 3, 1864, moved to Kansas with his parents in 1870 and settled near Coyville where he lived until 1885 when he went to Nebraska. He was married in Nebraska, April 3, 1889, to Mary Belle Elmore To this union two children were born. After one or two crop failures in he moved back to Kansas, settling.

in Lyon county, where he has since lived. Mr. Best was a hard- working, industrious man and leaves a wife and two children who have the sympathy of the entire community. The funeral took place Sunday at 10 a. m.

and, owing to the condition of the corpse, no services were held, in the M. E. church, as had been previously arranged and the procession, consisting: of thirty five vehicles moved from the house to the Coyville cemetery tie body as laid to rest,.