The Seneca Tribune from Seneca, Kansas • 2

EVERYBODY KNOWS Summer Apparel mast be at once ceol, styUjh ani shape retaining. To be cool it has to be thin, and to male it stylish and shape retaining requires the skill of master tailors. Clothcraft tailors AIE master tailors and every suit they maKe shows their eKilL The Essex" model shown ia the illustration is an ideal sum-mer suit. It will retain its fit-yon can rely upon that and it will give good service for mere than ne season, 10 to ftS. NIXKTY-X1XE.

Another big rain Thursday mxl Sunday. Charles Newton spent Sunday at home. We understand that A. M. Butz has purchased a fine piano.

Louis Hazenkamp spent Sunday in the vicinity of St. Benedict. Mr. and Mrs. James Newton have gone to housekeeping on the T.

Newton farm. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C. A.

Jones, Monday, May 16, an eight and a half Dound girl. Farmers are greatly hindered with their farm work on account of the extreme wet weather. Frank Newton and family and S. F. Johnson, who have been siek with the measles, arc recovering.

Louis Hazenkamp's team became We sell Hardware, Farm Machinery and Buggies, but we also sell many other lines to which we wish to call your attention. D. J. GLASS DON'T FORGET We sell Sewing Machines, Pumps, Wind Mills and Tanks. PAINTS OILS Including the celebrated B.

P. ready and ready for Also the largest and most complete stock of Glass in the city. HARNESS We carry a full Jine of Harness manufactured by ourselves. L. mixed use.

SCOVILL General County News BRIEF BITS OF LOCAL NEWS PICKED UP BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Firstenterger attendance from the Eureka charge were Mrs. John Gurtler Mrs. Woliver nd Mis Well-. Miss Minnie Teitz from Chose county, Kansas, has been visiting relatives and i friends in this vicinity the past two w.PCsii cmrie i ni-iii llU tieir daughieis Wabaunsee county for over two wpeks. Editor 5i0Cum and wife started for gt.

Louis last Thursday to attend the Kansas Editorial association and take in the sights at the World's fair, William Frye of Kansas City and James Frye of Reno county were here the death and funeral of their sister, Mrs. J. S. Snodgrass, during the past week. I The United Brethren have bought a new organ ot vv a.

r.ncKson ana placed it in the Baptist church to be used by both societies as long as they use that church. Miss Anna M. McLauglin, who went to Goffs to visit friends was taken seriously siek and her uncle. Dave Stephens, and wife and her aunt, Mrs. W.

E. Lukens, of this place, have been down helping take care of her. Mrs. J. S.

Snodgrass died Sunday morning. May 15, 1904, at her home one mile east of town, where she had lived for over thirty years, being fifty-four years of age. She was born near Fort Wayne, Indiana, and with her husband came to Kansas in 1872. She leaves a husband, two daughters, two sisters and two brothers to mourn her death. Slw hud been afflicted with cancer for more than three years and an operation performed a year ago was supposed to have effected a cure, buiit again appeared and Anally caused her death.

She was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church in early life and remained a faithful and useful member to the last. The funeral was held at the Methodist church and was one of the largest ever held in Corning. Rev. R. J.

Elliott of Wetmore, her former pastor, preached the sermon and Eev. Butler of this place assisted in the services. The I. O. O.

F. lodge, of which her husband is a member, and the Ladies Helping Hand society attend in a body. The casket was profusely decorated with flowers and the church beautifully draped in her honor. The remains were laid away in the Corning cemetery. Reminder of Early Days.

Mrs, Ella Blancett-McCoy and daugh ter arrived i here Saturday from New Mexico to visit in her old home neighborhood out on Deer She left here thirty-three years ago and was then a school girl. Mrs. Thomas Gensler, Mrs. James Newton, Mrs. Irvin Johnson, Mrs.

John Walters, and Mrs. Lizzie Williams-Bare (now deceased) were her schoolmates. nr day in honor of her home-coming, and the guests were all old settlers and their families. Thirty-three years of separation were forgotten and the day was spent in relating happy incidents of the past. Those present were: Mrs.

Ella McCoy and daughter, New Mexico; C. W. Elrod and wife, Kansas City, Missouri; Uncle Dick Johnson and wife, Irvin Johnson, wife and daughter, Thomas Gensler and wife, Mrs. Eva Lehman and son Carl, of-Bern; L. B.

and G. W. Williams and families. Mrs. McCoy will remain'here week and then go to Denver, where she will visit E.

M. Williams before she returns i HUUlCl Her husband, William McCoy, is en gaged in the hardware and cattle business in New Mexico, and was well-known here in the early days. Her father, Moses Blancett, homestesded, the old Jim Parsons place and was prominent here among the law and der people in the days when men with iron nerves and staunch principles Were in demand. Motben I Mothers I Mothers I How many children are at this season feverltb and constipated, witb bad stomach nd besdscbe. Mother Urav's Sweet Pow ders for children will always out.

If worms are present they will oertalnlr remove (bea. At all drut fists, SB u. sample mailed FRlaV-' Addnss, Allen 8. Olmsted, LtBoy, N. T.

frightened Tuesday and ran away but no serious damage was done. Miss Jessie Gist, who teaches music in this neighborhood, was delayed last week on account of a sick horse. Misses Myrtle Newton and Blanche Neff and Messrs Ernest Newton and Milo Gensler and Oscar Clear and family attended the Clear-Newton wedding near Axtell Tuesday of last week. ONEIDA. William Marshall made a business trip to Sabetha, Saturday.

Miss Gola Boxell returned Wednesday from Parkville, Missouri. A few of our citizens attended the Lome talent play at Bern last Friday evening. Mrs. Dora Hanson of Price, was visit ing her sister Mrs. Cora Gilmore, on Tuesday.

Mrs. W. E. Sparling enjoyed a short visit with her sister, Mrs. O.

L. Brain-ard of Chicago. F. E. Wikoff, who has been suffering with the grippe, is again at his post as cashier of the bank.

Messrs. Guild, Collins and Ford of Sabetha, were inspecting the telephones Friday between trains. The family of H. Williams will move to Elwood on Tuesday, where Mr Williams is railway agent. Mrs.

Isaac Briggs has returned from Dfllar, Nebraska. She had been visit ing her son John and family. Mrs. Martha Reeder returned from Sabetha, Monday, where she has been visiting the family of Mr. Hazel.

Henry J. Boxell and family started Sunday to drive overland for the Eose bud Indian reservation, South Dakota- Miss Francis Harvey of Ponca, Okla-lioma, is visiting her friend, Mrs Brownlee. Both ladies arrived the first of last week from Oklahoma. C. N.

Benson has announced to the public that after May 20 his stock of merchandise will be found in the D. S. Gilmore brick, first door south of the bank. Dame Rumor says a new stock of merchandise in the Stevenson brick, also a new barber shop in the Turk building. New business men are al ways welcome.

May they be honest congenial, sociable and gentlemanly and we will guarantee them success. NEMAHA VALLEY. William Bendon finished husking corn last Thursday. Bill Bendon made a business trip to Dubois last Saturday. Daisy Walter has just recovered from an attack of the measles.

Quarterly meeting will be held at this point June fourth and fifth. Mrs. Gottfred Heineger visited relatives over on Deer Creek on day last week. George Michael had the misfortune to get one of his colts badlv cut with barbed wire Saturday. There was a social gathering at Clem Holthaus Sunday afternoon; those present report a good time.

The telephone line has been extended north from the Fitzwater corner as far as C. C. Bobbins' residence. Eev. Pontius and wife of Syaamore Springs and Miss Babst were guests at the Walter home Saturday night.

George Hansz returned to his duties on the road last week, after a pleasant visit of three or four weeks with home-folks. Mrs. M. Hansz has the best luck of anyone we have heard of so far with chickens, and don't use an incubator either. Mrs.

and Mrs. Frank Stoldt and daughter Minne, from East Deer Creek, were visiting at the home of William Ott last Sunday. If this weather continues much long er I fear we will have to do like Turkey Creek, build boats to get into the field and the trouble of it is, the menfolks will get so used to lounging around, they won't want to work when it is nice weather. Mr. Walter received a telephone message for Mrs.

John Clencey, Wed nesday, stating that her father, W. Orem, had died suddenly in Atchison. The message was sent here, as Mrs. Clency had been visiting at Mr. Wal ter's, but hai returned to BalleyvIIIe, Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Walters went to Baileyville to bear the sad news to her. i.J!l A CM Prospect lo iks favorable nw for a i T. G.

Myers srl.i a good draft horse to a Manhattan buyer last James Rasmiirsen marketed a nice bunch of hogs in Havensville Saturday, J. S. Armstrong and family visited with Edward Booth and wife Sunday, P. M. Burns and Mr.

Holliday are the high men in corn planting, having finished up. Holding church services telephone seems practical and all right, but how about the collection. Mrs. W. H.

Iliggins, accompanied by Grandma Butler, visited with Mrs. William Sholty near Havensville Sunday. Mr. Chase, a finestockman of Pa-donia, passed through America City Friday with his large herd of black cattle enroute to the summer pasture. Old America City, aside from the sweet notes of the little songsters in the apple tree and the low base of the bullfrog in the calf pasture is voiceless as a woodpile.

The Lally family who- came from Summerfield a few years ago and purchased the Robert Henderson farm, are reckoned among our best and most worthy citizens. Mrs. U. G. Iliggins visited with her daughter, Lena, in north Eed Vermillion Saturday.

She was accompanied by her on, Clifford, remained over Sunday with his sister. Farmers are getting along with corn planting weli considering the wet weather. With a good week the bulk of the crop will have been planted. First seeding is sprouting and coming up nicely. According to an old -sign, when it rains on Ascension day it will continue for thirty-nine days more.

It might be well to remember that the precipitation was heavy on that day, which was last Thursday. Those who will listen to L. B. Wick ersham Friday evening in Seneca will enjoy a rich treat. He is a great entertainer and is at home on the plat' form, and if the bronchos are feeling nimble we hope to have the pleasure of being present.

We hope to have the pleasure of recording another wedding before long The young folks are launching out oi life's matrimonial sea so rapidly thai we can lfardlv keen track of them. As in the days that 'were before the flood they were marrying and giving in marriage and the flood came and took them all away. COKXISG W. G. Fuller and wife were visitors Saturday.

Goffs Miss D. E. Funk is very sick at her home west of town. C. W.

Warrington is building an addition to his residence. Professor H. H. Loudenbach of Effingham was in town Saturday. The H.

E. Williams livery barn is being painted and J. Sams is doing the work. Miss Florence Frazier went to Lynn Sunday to help care for her sick sister, Mrs. EdgHutton.

County Superintendent Anderson was in attendance at the funeral of Mrs. J. S. Snodgrass. Fred Johnson of Wetmore was in town Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs.

J. 8. Snodgrass. H. Whitman has had a fine monument placed at the grave of his wife in the Corning cemetery.

Miss Wynie Goldsmith went to Havensville Tuesday to resume her position in a millinery store. Mayor Jacobia and family went to Atchison Sunday Evening and from there went to St. Louis to take in the fair. Presiding Elder Alderman held quarterly meeting at the Methodist churoh here hit Sunday. Those in 8 tt have another general merchandise If the Oneida merchants would wake up and advertise a little they could bring to their city much of the trade which now drifts to Seneca, Sa-lietha and Bern, but as it is they have already provided more hitching posts than they need.

We are not trying to tell them how to run their business, but we do believe there is wealth enough in the farming country near Oneida to make a good town if the merchants and all middle men would advertise and conduct a little honest competition. CLEAR CREEK CLATTER. More rain, more mud. Charley Dunn was a Dubois visitor Sunday. Hubert Eichenberger is building an addition to his residence.

A dance and party was given by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Korber "Friday evening. Anderson Hutton from Prairie Star vicinity was down on business Saturday. Corn planting is making but very slow progress during this unsteady weather.

The mail carriers have a "soft snap" these days, but we do not envy them their job. 2Like Keegan' is improving the appearance of his new residence by painting it. Certain politicians are booming certain candidates now whom they will boomerang later on. A few of the young- people indulged in a- social hop at the home of P. C.

Perciville Saturday night. A few certain farmers around here are preparing seriously for corn planting soon as the weather permits. This means we are in either for a wet or a dry season, for as a rule these same gentry do not start planting corn until almost everybody else is half done cultivating it. Now that one professor has discov ered the germ that puts people to sleep in a crowded assembly, we next expect some wise guy to find out the reason why your jaws begin to ache when watching somebody else's jaws grinding away on a wad of chewing gum. The existence of the jaw germ is just as inexcusable as the "crowd" germ.

A number of people in this vicinity are taking advantage of the unfavorable corn planting weather to finish house whatever that may mean. As your correspondent does not happen to be a benedict he is quite incompetent to comprehend all the horrors, real or imaginary, that some long suffering patriarchs embellish the ordeal with. The dainty maiden who is threatened with a feigned fainting spell at the sight of a smoking meerschaum pipe often gives other people reason for a genuine going off by saturating herself with all the known and unknown varieties of perfumeries which, when blended, succeed in producing a smell not unlike the animal noted for its rarity in some communities, frequency in others and popularity in none. Will Droge made a flying trip to St. Benedict before breakfast beg pardon, before daylight we intended to say-last Thursday with a lister share for the blacksmith to sharpen.

That overworked individual was up when Will got there but out on a holiday strike and sent his early patron on to Seneca. By the time William started back the weather elerk was awake also and pro ceeded to lay the dust and smooth the rough pieces In the roads a little Just to be doing something. John Simmons, whose wife is bringing him into the glare of notoriety, was once a resident of Clear Creek, where he was and minus the bottle. John is an all 'round good fellow, but the outlaw, Johnny Corn juice, gets away with the best of men, and we are inclined to excuse any helpless woman chained to such a man een if she doe run away with a section hand, provided of course that she can get a decent one to run away with. 8ABETHA This is the last week of school and no one is sorry it is about out.

These frequent rains are making the railroad tracks very soft again. Dr. A. Reber of St. Joseph spent Saturday and Sunday in Mrs.

Marie Walters has been visiting a brother residing at Topeka the past Week. Mary Keding has been very siek with pneumonia for several days but is im proving. A. R. Williams of Oneida was in town Monday, on his way to Horton to see his daughter.

Mrs. Ira 1 Collins has been quite sick the past two or three weeks, but is getting better now. Mrs. Mary Cotton and Mrs. E.

Holt-zschue went to Kansas City last week to be gone some time. Mrs. Nellie Roberts and children of Fairbury, Nebraska, are here visiting her parents and other relatives. Mrs. E.

W. Moorhead went to Seneca last Friday evening and remained until Monday, vising her friend Mrs. C. C. Storr.

The Sabethaband gives a concert and ice cream festival in the park on Wednesday evening if it gets warm enough again. The Epworth League served ice cream and cake last Wednesday night during the band concert and done a big business. Miss Florence Miner, who has taught in Phillipsburg, Kansas, the past year, is visiting friends here, at this her childhood's home. H. C.

Haines and wife, also Miss Belle Haines, who have spent the winter in Ohio, also at Hot Springs, Arkan-shs, returned hom9 last week. The indications are good for a first class celebration here the Fourth of July, an the committees are raising considerable money and everyone is in favor of a celebration. Our city now has a first class band of twensy membets organized and meeting twice a week to practice, and nearly $200 has been raised to give them fine uniforms before the Fourth of July. The rain Sunday evening prevented a large turn-out at the baccalaureate sermon and union service, but we hope they will have a better night for the commencement exercises Friday. The orator of the evening will be Robert Parker Mills, instead of Mr.

Eddam, as announced by me last week, as the latter will not be here. A number of pur leading citizens, last Friday afternoon, met a representative of a lecture bureau and deioded to get up a first class lecture course for the coming season, and will have Hob-son, Senator Dolliver and other prominent men on the course, which we hope will revive the drooping course here. Rev. C. L.

Taylor is president of the GOFJTS. Corn planting is pretty well finished in this vicinity. Mrs. Clarence Powell hss been quite ill the past week. Miss Katie Kerr of Corning is here -visiting old schoolmates.

E. L. Clelland has been here looking after property interests the past few days. Mrs. H.

S. Clifton is taking special treatment with Dr. Haigh of Wetmore at present. Attorney Wood worth of Seneca breakfasted here Wednesday enroute for Corning. It has been reported that Mrs.

Joseph Berry, formerly of these parts, is hopelessly insane. Clarence Powell arrived home Tuesday evening from one of his protracted teal estate missions. Xels. Juul shipped out two cars of fut cattle to Kansas City Tuesday night. They were fed by Mart.

Garvin southwest of town. Professor X. D. Culy, principal of the schools here the past year, has ae-eepted a position as traveling salesman lor some book company. Frank Berridge received the full complement of furniture for his new house last week.

It came from Kansas City and strictly up to date. The report that Wiggins Brothers (Irv and Ed.) had traded their tarm in the Puckerbrush country for Watkins' livery business seems to have been somewhat far-fetched. Jim Spears, having received his household goods one day this week is moving them into the Tankersley prop erty which he will occupy with his family soon as they return from the east. A new steel fire bell and flag tower is being erected in front of the city hall to take the place of the old wooden affair which has not only become a back number but a menace to the safety of the community. The railroad well drilling outfit which has been here the past week prospecting for a site for a new water tank, have finally settled on one just below the depot on the Northwestern.

In the case of other holes they have sunk solid rock has invariably been struck at a depth of ninety feet. At the present selected site gumbo is the only element found causing any inconvenience nd they propose to overcome that by resorting to a steam drill which is being kept ready for. just such an emergency. "KOCK1.EBCKS." The mail carriers have a steady job these days. Henry Boxell started for northern climes Monday.

W. W. Jones and family visited with J. S. Anderson's Sunday.

Corn Planting progresses very slowly in this part of the world. Sam Johnson and family are suffering from an attack of the measels. Mm. Dayton Bennedict has been on the sick Hit, bnt is now convalescent. Mr.

and Mrs. Wilti Elrod have been visiting relatives in this neighborhood. Miss Effle Johnson of near Seneca, visited at the home of P. W. Cox, first of last week.

Brother Granger is terribly wounded by what be calls the bolting of Harry Jordan. Jordan'! afflictions worry Granger beyond comprehension We understand that Oneida is to Mooiation. fir.