The People's Friend from Athol, Kansas • 1

EOPLE' HATES OF ADVERTISING. Ono Column. 1 year, fl.00 4fiW One oolumn 6 month $46,, 14 Cel. month, ISfi.OO, and so on. fluBlnoss or Professional cards, otw lnoli or Icbh, per nnnum, Jfi.Oii Locnl notices dlspcrwd among the.

rudlii(f muttiT, live cent per line, each Insert Ion. I CAll advertisement will run until paid foi and ordered discontinued. Established at SALEM, May 20th, 188C. Located at REAMSVILLE, Kansrs, October 20th, 1887. VOLUME THREE, Live, and let live.

NmiUElt US. By M. L. Lockwood. REAMSVILLE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24., 1887.

$1.25 per annum in advance. HE FRIEND. The People's Friend What Our Exchanges Say, fami 0 Have much tho largest stock in the Northern part of Smith county to select from. They carry Dry Goods, Notions, Hats Caps, Queensware. A largo assortment of Patent Medicines Drugs; and as complete a stock of Boots Shoes, and Men's Gloves Mits, as is carried in Smith county.

We have the agency tor one of the comiad LOCAL, PERSONAL ETC. OCR DAILY BKCOKD. Call at the Valley House for your meals. 22 This fine Spring-like weather makes tho poor editor feel thankful to-day. r.

Pyle and T. L. Cook, visited Kensington, last Sunday. We printed Lckets for L. J.

Haire's singing class, this week. Brog Co. have just received Flannels, Yarns, and Ladies' Cloth. Those who agreed to pay their subscription within 3 tlay3 after our first issue, will please bear in mind tho timo has expired, and our paperbill and rent must be paid the first of each month. J.Kingdon, the shoe-maker, may now be found in the rear of the hardware store.

Go to Pjle's barn to get your team taken care of. Plenty good feed for your teams. 22 The smiling countenance of Leo Pyle, of the First National Hank of Smith Centre, beamed in upon us, Tuesday. A full line of Gloves Mittins at Prog Co's. Rev.

B. Prathcr, the M. E. pastor of this circuit, visited our humble sauc-tum, Tuesday. See that fine line of Lamps at Ransom's.

It is rumored that Mankato is toliave The Dr. McCammon Store Room Smith Co. Salem Items. Kind let me buzz a while. -Election day is past and gone, bringing sorrow to some and joy to others.

The republicans took the lead, in White Rock and the democrats were left out in the rain, talking over the labor question. We will just say, there is no use of setting a trap to catch the boys in blue, for they have been bit once before. A great many of our farmers have bought corn up in to feed their stock in winter. Head-quarters' for GLASS, and CARPETS, at the North-western Furniture Go. 17 J.

J. Clark and W. Davis, will feed cattle, this winter. Corn is very poor in this part of the county, I fear that yaller corn fcread will be scarce; but never-the-less, why should we grumble? Like the children of Israel, we have been blessed with bountiful crops, for a number of years, aud as our croqs have failed, once in ten years, we should not complain. Go to Slagle's, Salem, for School Books.

2-15 There is a great deal of sickness through the country, and the doctors are happy. Sallie Nussbaumer is sick with typhoid fever, and a great iny others are sick. Kchool will soon close at tho Cooper school house, for vacation. Marshy London had the misfortune of getting his leg cut, 011 the ft ire fence, by a horse running away with him. Mr.

and Mrs. London have returned from their Iowa visit. W. W. Carper, preached at the Blair school house, last Sunday.

We are iu great need of a church, in this vicinity. The cars arrived at Smith Centre, this week, and as luck would have it, the good Lord sent them a boumil'ui rain, so that the cisterns were tilled to is now filled with comprising the General mhm, Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions, Boots Shoes, Hats, Caps, Gloves, Mittens, Highest market price paid for Poultry, Butter, Eggs Traduce. J. BROG CO. Kansas Pioneer: Wo understand that most of the mer chants of Cora are intendidg to move to the new town of Blaine, the first station east of this city.

The new court house is nearly built up to the second floor. If the present good weather continues, Body aud Crandall, the contractors, expect to have the building ready for occupancy by the new county officers, Jan. 9th. J. W.

Henderson took possession of the probate judge's office last Monday. We are informed ty the county treas urer that more taxes have been paid this year up to the present tine, than were paid during the same length of timo last year. Tho turn-table to be used at this place, arrived last night, and is being placed in position for use. As soon as this is completed, regular trains will commence riming. I'hillpsburKh Dispatch: A Woman in Bridgeport, last Friday while cutting bread brought to sight from the middle of the loaf a set of teeth supposed to belong to the baker.

DlrdCity News: Other nations of this great globe aro struggling fiercely for the right that dmericain prize so lightly, tho right of freedom, with a free ballot, and a voice in the selection of their rulers. Give ti.ese people an opportunity aud see how gladly they will embrace it. But here iu free America there seems to be a host of people who refuse to exercise the right, that removes them so far above the people of other countries. For shame. Woman's Work: The nurse kills almost as many people as the doctor does.

Courtships are sweet and dreamy threshold of uuseen temples, where half the world has paused in couples, talked in whispers under the moonlight, passed on, but never returned. TO REDUCE FLESH. It is not necessary for a corpulent per son to vigorously deny himself every thing good to eat iu order to be leas bulky. It 13 positive that a cup of water taken after each meal will rapid ly reduce ilesb. Eat what you like; rich gravies, sweets, pastry, anything; but drink nothing at meals, aud in a few minutes after rising from the table drink the cup of hot boiling water and eujoy the light, relived feeling you will experience.

It is a little odd, but hot water taken before the meal, Increases the weight. Jacksonburgh Jottings. Nov. 20th, 1887. Weather quit changeable.

Mr. Lyon, of Highland, was in the burgh Friday eve. Born To Mr. and Mrs. George Zim merman, a tlaughter of the usual weight, mother and child doing finely.

A crowd of our young people met at the new residence of Mrs. Sheets, Sun day eve, and enjoyed themselves until the wee hours of mom. Mr. Johnson will quarter hi3 sheep upon George Zimmerman's farm, one mile and a half south-east of Jackson burgh. Mrs.

Clino, living south-west of here, died last Thursday, and was buried Saturday. Both and Dyers: Invitations have been given for the wedding of S. A Roth, to Miss Adie Dyer, oldest daugh ter of Mr. John Dyer, of Tyner. The cermony to take place on Thanksgiving ight, at the home of the brides parents We heartily wish them a prosperous journey through life.

Ed. Furkius, starts for Nemaha this week. C. C. Morgan is upon the wing once more.

We wish him a prosperous jour ney. Meeting last Sunday afternoon, at the school bouse. Rev. Baay.of Smith Centre, officiating. Smith Cannon took in cedarvillo, last Friday, and reports every thing on the stand still.

The Smith Centre R. R. don't agree with it, I guess. Our literary is still on the road of prosperity. The attendance is tho speaking better every night, and tho order can not beat Any where in rount- To is t0 uvo U8' iYxosr Rest and change are good for people, the physicians aver," said the wife, as Is published every Thursday, and entered the postolhce at immsrillo, as second-class mutter.

Church Directory. M. E. B. Frnther, Pastor.

Preaching each alternate Sunday, at 11 a. m. Sunday School every Sunday, at 10 A. m. Prayer Teachers' meeting every Thursday evening.

L. A. Fairchlld, Bupt. Eld. Franklin, Pastor.

Preaching, on 3rd Sunday of overy month, at the BCbool Sunday school, overy 8unday, at 10 AM. Mrs. Frank Lester, Supt. COMMERCIAL HOUSE Reamsville, Good fare and accommodations. Livery Feed stable In connection.

I). R. KlNDEED, lVop. MRS. M.

BAUTON, MilllnerDressmaker. Room, on North side of "Washington street, two doors west of Drug store. Rearaeville, 23 Kansas. Star Mills, C. G.

Schwarz, Proprietor, Reamsville, Kan. To whom it may concern. On and after Oct. 20th, 1887, the Star Mills will adopt the cash system of business. We will buy for cash and sell for cash.

At our mills will be found the best grades of flour in the market. Also Corn meal, chopped feed, Graluwn Buckwheat flour, which we will sell at the lowest possible prices for cash. We want your trade. Call and see us. Meal, one sixth; Custom rates: Chopped feed LiveryFcel Stalk I).

K. Kindred, Prop. Reamsville. Good Teams, Good Buggies, at Fair Prices. Terms Cash.

1 Wm, H. BRITTON Keeps constantly on hand a large supply of FLOUIi and COAL, for sale from 50 lbs. to a ton. Also, makes a spe ciality of fat HOGS. 23 REAMSVILLE, KAN.

JNO. B. DYKES, M.D. Cora, Kansas, Special attention given to the treatmeut of Chronic and Scrofulous affections The KaDsas Former, published atTojeka, Has been enlarged to a 20-pntre, 80-colunm paper, and reduced In price to ono dollar a year. ranks amonir the best agricultural pnpers in the country, and for Kansas Farmers it Is the best, because it In made up spcciUy for them.

It is now twenty-four rears old, is conduct by practical fanners, and published wholly in tho Interest of agriculture In the broadest seoso of the word. The Farmer publishes full crop, stock and wf-atber reports for the entire tute seven times ft year. It also publuws, weekly, a list of all the ettraj ftnlmali takeo up la euy part Gn Yalley PETER PYLE, best makes of Men's Boots. FAIECHILD CO. a new stock of following: House.

PROP. Reamsville, Kansas. Rvamsiillc, Qood accommodations, and charges Reasonable. A. W.

RANSOM, a flouring Mill, in the near future. Look out for Holiday Goods toys at Ransom's. The Chicago Lumber Co, have established a yard at the new town of Ezbou in Jewell Co. Poremoso, is the name of the new town on the, R. I.

R. R. in grant Jewell Co. which is expected to absorb and take the place of Omio. Nice Toboggans at Mrs.

Bartons, for CO cts apiece. 23 W. Reid of mith Centre, was on our streets Tuesday. Messrs. Brog Schwindaman have purchased the Drugstore and will soon open up in good shape.

These gentlemen-are both impeteht and reliable, and do a first-class business. Look for new "ad" soon. See those knobby glass sets at Ran som s. The ITarlan Enterprise has reached us. it is a well edited and well patronized paper, published by Ben.

T. Baker W. Ransom has whips till you can't rest. If we understand W. II.

hog man, rightly, it was a government sale that he cried on our streets last Saturday. The Smith Centre Bulletin still with holds an exchange, for reasons best known to the editor thereof. We would like to ex. with, at least, every paper in the county, as we do not expect to be able to subscribe for them. Linseed, Castor, Neatsfoot, Fish, Cylinder, Engine, Harness, 3 kinds of Machine oil, cheaper than can be bought elsewhere in Smith at the Hardware Store, Reamsville, Kan.

24 Notice; II. Rabb is our authorized agent at Salem, and all business with the Friend in that vicinity may be done through him. New subscribers may bring us wood, hay, grain, vegetables or produce of auy kind.iu paymeut for the paper. If you wautauew pair of boots, or your old ones rcpar'd ell on J. Kiugdon, of this place.

NOTICE! We are prepared to fill all calls night land day; Lo treat all chronic cases, es pecially leniaie trouu.es. Have cured a great many case that was given up by other We insure a cure for all casts that are brought here and left in our care. Good hotels and otuer accommodations. Home practice must be settled every 30 days, by note, cash, or liaUC. Ur.

J. A. MCCAMMOX. D. ij.

MooiiK, M. I). Reamsville, Smith Kansas. To the Public. Don't read this, unless you want to know that we can sell yon more llome-Grown Nursery stock for the than any nursery iu the Lnited states.

Ljopeman iV, HAuAx, proprietors of the Red Cloud nursery. S. B. LlUUTFOOT, Notice To Agents! Aew thing! Coal Oil utilized for fuel, saves its cost every mouth. Sells at Sight! Agents wautedl Write for tern at once, and be first in the field CLIMAX FUEL CARTUADUE Mt.

Joseph, Mo. 24-4w 'No. 1 of Vol. 1, of Woman Work, a 16 page monthly, edited ctpublished by Mrs. Ella R.

Tenneut and T. L. Jiiicit- fll! fit At Ill-nil finftrcrifl ut I'pntj Mir Dealer In overflowing, that thirsty visitors might cool their tnroats, with pure at from on high. We hone to tee Smitu Ceutre boom, as she never boomed before. iimes are dull and so are news; can we get up a literary society, to drive away the blues.

No doubt this letter will fall In to-Llio waste-basket, lfujfe and tall Don't blame me, Dear Fuikno, A.i this is my letter's end I would have done butter if I could, But Nature euid I never should. Voir No. Martin Centre Items. Nov. 22nd, 1887.

The weather has changed the balmy breezes of Autumn, for the chilly blasts of winter. Some of the boys from this "neck-o' the woods," attended the "sod laying," at widow Sheets' last Friday. J. A. Mercer, butchered a beef, last Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, and J. Brown, attended the M. E.

quarterly meeting, at Tyner, last Sunday and Monday. Mrs Johnson died at her home last Sunday, after a long and painful illness The funeral which took place on Mon day, was largely attended. On Dit. Thanksgiving. This is the day set apart for givina thanks, feasting, and doing acts of kindness to needy, those bereft of friends, victims of misfortune or those who are suffering tn beds of sickness.

If the day could be ob served strictly in accordance with the plans laid down by our Chief Lx ecutive, it would prove a blessing to all people, both high and low, rich and poor, in every degree of civiliz ation. Though our country is undergoing a severe scourge of chinch bugs, drouth and money-brokers, yet we have many things to be thankful for The life of the turkey is, no doubt, as sweet to it as our lives are to us, yet great armies of thera submit to the carving-knife to satisfy the crav iims of our vicious appetites. Wo may bo thankful that we do not be long to the turkey family. As a nation, we are at peace with with the world; and there are rtron ettortB being made to extricate us from the bonds of King Alcohol, the clutches of tho money kiugs.who tax us from 12 to 3(5 per cent per anuum for all the government money that we handle, taking lull control of our circulating medium, and the uis fraachisement of the female portion All 411 1 ,.,,,0 ai 111 ill I thankful that the great masses of the liberty that they eujoy; and we might go uu aui enumerate a column of tuiugs that we should be thankful Harness, Hardware, Queensware, Glassware, Our Hardware department eonsisteof Shelf and heavj llard ware, Wagon Wood, Iron, Nails and Builders' Hardware. We have a complete stock of Queensware of the best brands.

A full line of Glassware, Lamps, Burners and Flues. Also Table and Pocket cuttlerV, Shears, Our Harness department comprises a No. 1 stock of heavy ahd light Harness, collars, Bridles, Robes, Whips Ac. We manufacture all our work. Use none but the best of Leather, and employ First-class workmen.

A. W. RANSOM, Shoe Shop. J. Kingdon, lor; Dut auring tnese long evening, as sjie r0Seat night to rifle her hus-it is good for us each to think for our- bauJ(J p0ckeU had a rest, and selves aud consider the blessings that 1 God has bestowed upon without these Wet9 which we could not exist.

1 for a llUle r-X- of the Eta to. Webave arraugeuicnts wnroy --w. oanofrer tbo -Vumv," and the Kama c. on our table, and after exum-Frmcr. boU.

paper, oce year far O. TUI. i luailis to wccrUuu ltS moral cheerfully recom- 1 i mend it, to ihe pubiio as bemsr wonby HiM Capital TVT nor a a hW. Repairing and new work ofall kinds done with neatness and dispatch. AH rrpairing it cash, Satisfaction guarantied..