McCracken Republican from McCracken, Kansas • 5

I1 Capt. Edwards states to us that he REPUBLICAN WALL PAPER Hormal Hoteg. According to the roll we now number eighty-two. Miss Agnes Wilson was a visitor Monday. Tuesday we received visits from Mrs.

Semple and Prof, Clark. Prof. Clark made an interesting talk to the Normal-ite's. Wednesday Mrs. John Purcell and Miss Ethel Brown made us a visit and Thursday D.

Conard of Pawnee coun The Pan-American Exposition will be' held at Buffalo, New York, from May 1 to November 1. On April 30 and daily" thereafter the Chicago Great1 Westerm railway will sell through excursion tickets to Buffalo good to return within fif-" teen days, at a fare and' one-third for" the round trip. A special rate for every" Tuesday in May- will be one fare plus for the round trip. These tickets will? be good leaving Buffalo until midnight-on Saturday following the day of The lowest rates will: always be in force' on the Chicago Great Western railway and its-equipment and accommodations'1 are unsurpassed. The company has issued a neat illustrated folder giving a map of Buffalo and the exposition-grounds; a' list1 of hotels; time-card of its trains and their eastern connections, and other valuable information.

For' full information and Pan-American folders, address any Great Western or J. P. Elmer, General Agent, 113 Adams street, Chicago. Kinnebrew Bros vaudeville have been' entertaining our people this week and have been drawing fair audiences. The show puts up a fair entertainment, andi for the money charged, it may be classed': as good.

A great deal of the specialty' is good, especially negro and Dutch com--, edy, and the acrobat features does very" well, while the clown horseplay could be easily cut out and nothing would be lost. They are a-clean, gentltmanly lot-', of well dressed young men and are nei- ther mashers or sluggers, while the exhibition given is free from valgarityor' anything that would wound the most-sensitive. They are polite to their patrons and no one would withhold-! the money they take from the While the show is not overpowering, for no one could expect an allstar exhibition for the small admission charged, itt is worth the price asked at the The people are pleased that they The company travel in their own car and the exhibitions-are giyen under a tent. The railroads of the state-have made" a new ruling regarding the-supplying of cars to shippers. The move has been made to show the public that cars are'' furnished to all classes-of shippers alike and that one firm can not get ahead of A record will be kept in af.

book placed where the pablie may examine it; of all the car orders, the time order is received and the time cars are set on side track for the shipper. If the railroad commission can compel the'' roads to put oa enough cars to handle the grain, and the elevator men.dother right thing by not ordering.mere cars than they can use, probably the small shipper can be supplied. Kinsley Mercury. League Following, is the League program for Sunday evening June 9 Title of How-to enter Christ's family. Leader, Dosia Fudge; Recitation, Milly.

Wilson, Ruby Salvation by way of adoption, does not know whether he is going to get some of bis family home from Ten-' nessee or not. Some six weeks ago Mrs. Edwards and Miss Grace started for a visit to the old home down there, and have become so fascinated with the country that they have forgotten they ever lived in Kansas. Mrs. Edwards had not seen her friends there for many years and her time has been taken up with them, while Miss Grace, who has been raised on the prairies of Kansas, is so charmed with the provincialism cf the people and high mountains that she has concluded to stay until she gets a good ready to come home.

They are at Elizabethtown 120 miles east of K-nuxville. Mr. Sultzer met with an accident Saturday that came near disableing him for some time. hile putting up a wind mill for Lon Irvin, some of the timbers above him on the struc ture above him Dooke loose and came down. One of the timpers struck him in the head cutting a gash some two inches in length.

Another piece of timber stauck him ort the leg and pounded it black and blue, and together the force of both knocked him from the structure to the ground some twelve or fifteen feel. He came to town and Dr, Dutton took a few stitches in his scalp and bathed the limb with a necessary preparation. Brother Sultzer went to work, Tuesday, however, but says he is pretty sore, and thinks it it will be some time before he has trouble with another wind mill. in some way a miscalculation was made and it has been found the new mill foundation sets on the Mo. Pacific right of way four feet and will have to be moved When the foundation was started a city plat was used and meas nrements made by iit, which was 6iip posed to be correct, but difference seems to exist, and the railroad claims four feet occupied by the mill, whils meas urements show the foundation in the right position.

The railroad now refuse to build a switch at least one that would be acceptable to all along the route unless the change in the founda tion is made and this week all the available stone men were put to work making the desired alteration. As soon as the mill is up the switch will go in or probably sooner, rostmaster uveiiy states to us that probably- mail service will be put on the fast trains July 1, and that we will get what is termed a "crane" vice, unless the company find it to their advantage to make this a stopping sta tion, which is altogether improbable although the east bound- train can be flagged for passengers, but such' is not the case with the west bound. The only stop in a 172 mile run between Hoising ton toHorrace, is at LaCrosse, and that is only long enough for the engineer to get out his tar bucket and put grease on the axles. This important feature had to be looked after somewhere on the road, but why LaCrosse should so greatly favored over other good towns along the road; we can not see, unless it is that the Chieftain has a mighty pull with the engineers and railroad company and has secured this great concession for this place. However, we are glad of one thing, and that is this, LaCrosse ill not be the only potato in the row, and while she will be a grease up station, we have got the "crane serviee cinched.

Bully for McCracken. A petition was circulated Wednesday to be presented to the city council giv ing the sanction of the taxpayers to the council to issue one thousand dollars in city scrip in aid of the new mill. The proposition of the mill company, is to secure the city against loss by giving a fire policy for the amount stated. The bonus is to be given by the town in accordance with an agreement with the mill company that the town would put something like $1,900 to get the plant here, and it was thought that the mode of direct taxation to raise part of the fund rather than by general subscription, would meet the approval of the people, hence this means was resorted to. People are generally afraid of taxation for obligating the town for any amount, but this proposition seemsto meet with pretty general favor for the reason that many would rather pay their pro rata by direct tax rather than go down in their pockets and produce theeoin.

The petition with the signa tures of a large number of tlie taxpayers of the town was presented at a special meeting of the council and that bodyiwill likely take the necessary. steps-to issue the scrip. The Howard Courant' would like" to has- a worse time than an industrious, hardworking1 man wiVo is handicapped by a foolish, extravaawat; trifling-, That is easy-as dustrious, good woman tied U-JSJ- toa jfrifling, on Hand. CHEAPER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. AT J.

R. STOCK'S George Fear is on the road from Okla homa here and is expected in in a few days with his He is traveling by wagon. Seth Walker says he' has been doing a land office business in the jewelry line for the last few days. Mr. Cheney is traveling out in the western part of the state.

Uncle Jimmy Start says the recent hail storm whica struck him will not damage him to any great extent as his wheat survived the pounding it got and is coming along nicely. This office and the medical department attached to it, acknowledge with kind ness, the receipt of a handsome boquet from Mrs. Jennie Reed. Our thanks are returned for the same. Clarence Kline is home for a few days from Hoisington to recouperate.

He hurt his shoulder lifting some heavy machinery, and took a lay off until the sureness is somewhat lessened. Scott City News-Lever Marion Law son of McCracken, spent a few days last week visiting at the home of N. Connor in Keystone township. He is a son of ex-Commissioner Lawson who formerly lived in this county. See here I have assumed control of the Haag stock of goods and will close out all dry goods and notions, gloves underwear and gents furnishing good3 at cost, for cash or produce.

See me be fore buying. Hayes Floyd. The mill machinery in the way of boiler arrived last week and has been unloaded at the mill, and will be placed in position as soon as the stone work has been built up to- a point where it can be put in. Frank McCorey showod us a hundred or more pictures of scenery around Ma- nilla and of the camps and troops on the firing line. He has an interesting col lection of pictures of notable events going on around that city, in a military way, two or three years ago.

Great Bend is getting ready to smash things open in the way of a Fourth of July celebration. If the town will just add to the ball game, foot race, and other amusements, some of Ellinwood 's Best on ice, all the short grass country will fall over one another gettin' there. Great Bend Register: Salina is mad because the new Mo. Pacific train does not go by way of that town and Me Gracken is out of humor because the new train does not stop there, not even at the coal chutes. It is hard to please everybody.

Even a newspaper can't do that, much less a railroad company. Ness News The telephone company is experiencing a little delay getting the line between Ransom and this place in operation on account of obstacles in terposed by the Missouri Pacific rail way and the work of con struction will not be completed until the linemen of that corporation arrives to superintend the crossing of the wires. Ness City is entertaining the old set tiers of Ness county, this week. We are glad to" see the people ot Ness en joy themselves in these reunions, for as an old settler we know of the trials that they experienced in the "making of Kansas," if we were a youth and a small one at that. Qav memory iff yet good on this subject.

Head Camp Modern Woodmen of America; St. Paul, Minn. For this biennial meeting the Chicago Great Western will on June 8th to 10th, sell excursion tickets to St. Paul good to return June 18th, at one fare for the round trip. For further information address any Great Western Agent, or J.

P. Elmer, general passenger agent, Chicago, Wednesday afternoon a fire-was no ticed in the west end of town and from Main street it was thought to be the Ford property, but such it did not prove to be. A stable and other out buildings on an adjacent lot was in some manner set afire by some little children and were' The property belonged to Mrs. Anderson and the value was about thirty dollars. Scott City In response to a telegram announcing the death of his father, John Brevoort, of Omaha, Dr.

Brevoort left on the Tuesday night train for' the above place to attend the funeral services. His father was 81 years old. The doctor wi.li return by the end of this week, Mrs; accompaniedlier husband as far as Mc- (Jracfeen where' she stopped to visit har preo-tffi 0. P. DTJTTOK, Proprietor.

Missouri Pacific Railroad MOUNTAIN TIME. GOING WEST. Mail and 10 34 p. Local Freight 10:20 a. GOING EAST.

Mail and Express. 8 :50 a. Freight 7 :30 a. Local Freight 8 :30 p. Peanuts for seed at Hastings.

See the Battler $2,25 Shoe Hastings Cool walking shoes get a pair at Hastings. Straw hats are ripe wear one. F. Star re tt. F.

R. Newton arrived here Tuesday evening. Set of new Dress Fabrics, just arrived at Hastings. The best stock of wall paper in town at J. II.

Stock's. Tycoon tea leads all try the new crop at Hastings. See the mammoth stock of hats, all patterns, at Hastings. Bitters, for tired and debilitated wo men. at Dutton's.

Try our family blend coffee we know It will suit you Hastings. For sale or trade, a twelve foot header; call on J. R. Stock. Judge Stock's business house is now safely landed up on Main street.

Cash Stock and James Wilson putln a new wind mill for John Fear Wednes- day. Belgian hare at the One Hoss Sunday for dinner. Dinner 25 cents and all are invited. I have a large line of parasols and umbrellas ranging in price from 50c to $2,25. F.

P. Starrett, Dr. H. B. Smyser and wife, painless dentists, will be in McCracken, June 20 and Brownell June 19.

Sam Twistleton has been improving his shop by rearranging the door and windows in front. 4 Ladies ready wrappers in both light and dark colors. Prices from $1.00 to $1.50. F. P.

Starrett. I have a bran new line of summer hats for men, girls and boys see them Deiore you buy. Jj if. btarrett. Mrs.

Keyser and Miss Pressing Swa Iiey are among friends in attendance at the old settlers reunion at Ness City, Lehman the drayman, was severely Monday unloading some heavy machinery. He is able to be about. A good line of men's and boys suits They're going like hot cakes Come in and examine them. if.tf. Starrett.

A chance to get a photograph enlarged free. Come in and see our samples and inquire for the particulars, P. Starrett. i Mrs. Rush, who has been ill for some weeks, is somewhat improved, but she is quite poorly.

She has a fever of ty phoid character. The friends of Mrs. DeWerff, nee Emma Tank, of Ellinwood, will be glad to know that a bady arrived to bless her home May 30, Eugene Ford, a young man raised and known here, graduated from a tho-1 gical school Wednesday, at Ottawa, and will enter the ministry, Mrs. Will Starrett accompanied by Miss Madge Starrett, left Monday for Cimarron on a visit of several weeks duration, with Mrs. Starrett's mother.

The postmaster at LaCrosse, has re ceived notice from the fellows who are running the Empire that he will get 200 increase in salary per after July 1. The railroads have made a harvest rate of half fare for two persons and one-third fare for three persona to points in Hie wheat belt. Tickets will be -on sale from June 12 to The LaCrosse Republican says Julian Refer, who lias' been attending School at Salina, returned home Saturday night and is getting ready to take an active part in the coming harvests. Mrs. Hollingsworth.

of Mt. Eitoa, Tow sister of Mrs. C. Mi Walker, id visiting hen She came in Tuesday, but lh previously visited a week with her dSi'5xt at ty, looked in upon Miss Lank and Miss Wellman were also visitors Thurs day. Prof, Barnard, who has been unable to be present before on account of ill health, arrived this week.

He has fitted up the northeast room up stairs at the court house as a study room for the stu dents of the normal. He has a fine col lection of books which he permits them to use, his only request being that the books be handled carefully and the room remain quiet. He has also brought along his gas organ, and the evenings are pleasantly spent in this room. Prof, John Mills was called to Hatch inson on business Thursday. He ex pects to be back at work again Monday.

Prof. Lank's class in arithmetic held an "extra session" at the school house Thursday afternoon. An interesting and profitable session was had. In our notes last week we did not quite say what we intended to say about our institute being one of the two in session in the state at that time, but the fact was that only one other besides ours was at work in the state and that other one was miles away. To the G.

A. I desire to acknowl edge the receipt of the purse presented to me the Old Soldiers of the G. A. and while I say that I truly appreciate the gift, I hold in much greater esteem the spirit in which was given. Iam glad you appreciate the service I was enabled to give you.

May you all live to see many more memorial days, and finally die in peace at a good old age. Yours in Christ. W. E. Through the courtesy of its editor we have received the July number of the Delineator, We are not conversant with women's flubdubs, but have referred the matter to a lady friend, who says the flowers, embroidery, lace, ete.r are just "perfectly lovely." So that settles it.

The magazine from a literary point of view is excellent, and color printing of the sketch of the Pan- American is highly artistic. The Ryan Lumber Co. commenced moving their elevator this week. As we stated last week, the build ing was not De torn down, Dut a contract was made with a Salina firm who did; the work. Their ma chinery and takle arrived and work was commenced putting the building on timbers Wednesday, and the work was completed Friday, We are informed through County Superintendent Lank that the following named persons passed successfully the examination for common school daplo- mas: Myrtle Shaffer, Emma Maerz, Stella Bizek, Maggie Wilhelm, Anna Stelter, Pearl Fish, Edith Curtis, Adam Schmidt.

John Westermeyer, H. R. Barnard. The graduation exercises will take place June 27, at which time President F. C.

Demorest, of Winfield Col lege, will deliver the address. 1 Editor Torey has taken a trip out in Fairview and other townships in the! county and prints it in the Chieftain that the wheat won't be worth cutting: When you come again bring along your glasses, brother: We have plenty of wheat, good wheat, and when the returns come in the figures will prove the statement. John Kiiffer, a young man aged about 2S; died suddenly at 4 o'clock Thursday morning at the residence of Mr. Keyser. His parents live in Switzerland, but the young man had lived in this country some years, coming here some two months ago.

Two or three weeks ago he was put in the care of Mr. Keyser so that he might have proper medical attention, but it was apparent at first, from his frail condition that he could not survive long. Early in the morning he called for a glass of water, and was in the act of reaching for it when he fell back and expired. The cause of death was Brights disease and affection of the heart. Undertaker Stock has charge of the remains and will ship them today to friends at Wilmanville, Ness county.

It seems that the- rain Tuesday night pretty well covered the state east of Sallnaand reaching as far asTopeka. Around Salina and throughout tiie-coun- ty wheat suffered badly tronr hail. While we need x- good raiJ tt is the opinion of manyvthat we can hold ou some days yet before any actual damage-' ia done.to.,;tbe.crp8"., look's well but needs rain. Mrs. Baldwin who hag been vei'y ill i for some time, is improving.

Also her? daughter Letitia, under- the careful at-- tion of Dr. Dutton, Carl Newcomer left Thursday 'for John. Mr. James CoddingtOn and sisters i Eva and May, spent Sunday with the' Hunt family. Come out at 10 a.

m. every Sunday a Alexander to Sunday, school Preaching; at 11. Joseph Whorton has -a machine which i runs by a crank for clipping hairfive cents a cut curly, headed people He will ship the wool. Mr. D.

Newcomer has moved from the depot to the house recently, occupied by Elder A. Neese. Miss Myrta Stephens, is employed at the home of Mr. Frank Newcomer. The store at Alexander-is now run-- ning in full blast under Mr.

T. Ai Grum bein and his brother Percy. Miss Clara Kittle is-staying with thes Wilson family near Quite a number from Alexander aniil vicinity spent; the 30th of May at Mc Cracken, Mr Henry Yost -has. been oivtha sickx list this week. Mr.

and Mrs. Coddington-' and family were the ouests of- the Shryock faniilj-v Born to Mr. ami Mrs. New-'-comer, the 1st, a girl. Quite a number from this vacinity are going-to Ness City to take In: the oh', I old oettler't reunion.

The party Mr. James Codding-, ton the '29tthy. was vell aW tended and quite an enjoyable time- wa34 had consisting of gamesf nitsic.s It.wav lus birthday 1 i.