The Searchlight from Lane, Kansas • 3

M. L. Baker is hauling lumber to I will ship Laundry, Monday The Searchlight. BURNED TO DEATH. CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Methodist Er-iscor-At, Cnuncn Sunday school every Sunday at 1:45, p. prettying. Sundays at 3, p. to. tftoy.

It. J. "TCoon, Pastor. build a shed. Rev.

Wood will preach hero Sun day afternoon. April 7 th. Hakry Waitick. F. M.

Crow lias a full line of im plemeuts, hardware, harness, lunv ber and other goods at his new loca at the Postnlllce at Lane, Kims, as second-class matter, Nobody has started to drill a gas Advertised Following is a list of the letters remaining uncalled for at the Lane postoflico for currant nvonths. Miller, Frank, Flory, Joseph, Redenour, (). L. (postal card.) In calling for the above, please say "advertised." J. S.

ILuiwAY, TVM. well in Lane yet. Hogs in Kansas City have reach O. W. KINGSBURY tion and invites all parties to call Brakcman O'Byrne Killed in a Mo.

P. Wreck. LODGE DIRECTORY'. -and see him. TUBLISIIER.

K. fif ftLane Lodge, N. 47 i-'inee'ts ed $5.15 and no signs of a lower 31. B. Barker was in town Wed nesday 'On his way" home from Rich-mond and vicinity where he had SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Caught in an Overturned Caboose, Which Caught Fire From the Stove. 'been since Saturday, visiting his One Copy, one year. 00 One Copy, six months 00 every Wednesday tilght. at 7:30. iR.

T. McOmnxocf, 0. 6. of It S. M.

W. Camp, No. 2480, meets the 1st aud pijd.Tuosclay night of each month. B.iP.1AvKnii.,V.O. NBwiioristf, Qletk.

market. Tom Shephard has returned from Commisky ami will remain, Lane is good for him. Clarence Burner has been in the Richer store this week owing to the disability of Mr. DeVore. The Star has a new ad in this is son and two daughters.

One Copy, three months 3i We have received a fine lot of A brakcman was burned to death Single copy, ready for 5c. HTHK'ULY IN ADVANCE. dishes and for quantity, quality and cprice can give you as good bargains Indiana Rnlnlnir Wheat. 'The Crow Indians of Montana, who much wheat, have entered into a contract with the United States government to supply the Cheyenne Indians with flour. They ere rich in farms, flocks and herds.

This is the first time a government contract was ever let to an Indian at leust to a "blanket Indian" of the mountains. ADVERTISING RATES. Local notices, 5cwr line, week. on the Missouri Pacific between Le-roy and Aliceville, east of here, Monday evening in a collision. A work train was backing from a cut near Aliceville to Leroy to take water, when it met a freight coming sue that makes some largo pi-omises of good things for the people.

0. 0. Lodge', -Nq. 203, imeets every Saturday night. Ellis, N.J?.

8eo'y Prices of Display Advertising made in It would be a good thing if Carrie proportion to space and time. Mizpah Lodge, No. up. The men on the engines escap Nation would tome this way aud use her hatchet on our sidewalks. Many of them are in a dangerously HfWhen no time is specified, all ads ed without injuries, but the brake-man, Joseph O'Byrne of Topeka, locals will be run until ordered out, and charged for accordingly.

dilapidated condition. who was in the caboose, was burned Morocco MlnuA YVIreN. Owing to the stubborn resistance of the sultan the cities of the west coast of Morocco are. still without telegraphic connection. French SIave In Mnilnitfmcnr.

The French government has liberated in Madagascar during the last four years about 1,000,000 slaves. Mrs. Ida was a Wednes every Priday-night. MiHv Webeh, N. O.

Seo'y. A. F. -A. M.

Lane Lodge, No. 330, meets the first Thursday night in each month. C. 0. Crittenden, W.

E. Hunt, Sec'y. to death by fire started by the stove. as any one in Franklin county, Lane Racket. A mild faker was town Wednesday selling headache medicine and soap, lie secured very little cash here.

Too many of our merchants sell soap at lsss than 25c a bar. C. L. Dille, of Ottawa, general manager of the Forest Park Creamery was in town Monday to assist Austin Secrest in giving our skimming station a fair start. lie registered in Landlord Gray's big book J.

F. White has moved down near Greeley, but that's not a sign that he lias lost interest in Lane and her people. Saturday he dropped Mo. P. R.

R. Local Time Card. day caller. The chief topic of discussion was new gowns and it is It is said he was burned beyond recognition. Every effort was made to save his life, but without avail.

needless to say that's just where the lie was to have been married next editor don shine. re better posted on corn, cattle and "sich." SOVTII BOUND. No. No. 12:22 p.m.

No. 121. 7:50 a.m. NORTH BOUND. No.

a. m. No. No. 22.

.0:05 p. m. LIVEKYsss IlilHi The creamery started up Monday as announced last week, but owing Monday. The conductor, whose home is in Osawatomie, was thrown under a carload of cinders with only his arm out, but was rescued without suffering much injury. The 'T.

J. Bhown, Agent. -IN COSNBC'TIOX WITH- to the bad weather and almost impassable condition of the roads will THE BURNER HOTEL For first-class worh and lowest price for a Monument or Tombstone, buy of I. J. Baker.

Sf I GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. TIE run only on Monday, Wednesday, engines wers somewhat damaged and several cars were turned over. in to make sure of Lane every Friday and Saturday until warmer weather when it is hoped more milk will be in sight. The wreck was cleared away by the wrecker. I run a First-Class Livery Stahle and am prepared at all times to furnish gooid.

rigs and careful drivers at moderate prices, CHAS. BURNERS Lane, Kansas. week. Friend Shortridge, of Blue Mound, is running for Alderman. My, my, but what a sprinting match that boy Mr.

Allison's mother, sister and Don't miss the Easter concert at two daughters, of Ottawa, were Commercial should put up. The fellow that the M. E. church Sunday night. beats Frank has got to get below An excellent program has been here over Sunday and, sad to relate, returned through the snow storm, Monday.

No doubt there was much 2:01 and we know it. of pleasure in the visit which is'; Harry alters, The editor wife and son are just Some boys, not all of them small, more than can be said of the home recovering from the mumps. For raised a most unseemly disturbance at the Christian concert. Next day ward trip. the past week "ye" has been cook, I'lUilPlUETOK OP THE GITY nurse and printer and still -lives.

we heard a prominent citizen (not a Adam Loch, who will be remem Subscribe for Skakciilkidt. Chas. Miller -who has been night SHOP. bered as the man who crawled under the canvas and got his name first on our book, has ordered a paper sent to his brother, Henry Loth, at FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT. JSJPMect all trains.

Good ham in connection. Jgf Prices as Jow as consistent with good service. R. J. GRAY, Prop.

church member) say "If such a thing occurs again those boys shall be arrested." Better be good, boys. It is easy to be decent as to be a hoodlum and everybody in town will will think more of you besides. operator here has been promoted and will jerk lightning at Osawatomie. I lis many friends here are both glad and sorry. Glad lie lias Moberly, Mo.

Henry Loch is chief We use lhe Painless Process of Removing Whiskers. To disturbe any gathering is a painter for the Wabash R'y with lame, to raise a riot at a church is headquarters at Moberly. infamous. Childrens Hair Cutting a Specialty. KANSAS.

a better job; sorry he has left town. Fortunately the distance is not so LANE, Frank DeVore has been having fun with the mumps. He went to Paola to be treated for a diseased great but that he and his wife may: see Lane friends occasionally. Before another issue of Seakcii- jaw and was sent home as a plain case of mumps. He was out Sun- lay, but had a relapse to pay for i.iuiiT wre expect to cross over not Jordon but the street.

We have secured far better and more com Don't get out to soon if you have the mumps. D. Walker of llolton, D. Fin ney of Neosho Falls and J. N.

Fike modious quarters and hope to be able to put on a more respectable appearance. Meanwhile we will continue to take subscriptions whenever and wherever we meet the sub-J scriber. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. Chas. Heath was in the city Wed nesday.

Dishes? Yes, lots of them at the Racket. No corn planted the first half of the week. "Flam" of Soc Branch itemizes in this issue. How did you like the weather on all fools day? Mrs. Burkdoll was taken worse Saturday night.

Where, oh where is that early planted garden? John Townslee visited Osawat-omie, Wednesday. W. B. Long has bought a dollars worth of Skarchugut. II.

Ball went to Osawatomie Monday, returning Tuesday. Major Remmington, of Ottawa, was in town Monday on business. John Foster' and family, have moved into the residence. Mr. and Mrs.

Clark Luzadder visited their daughter, Mrs. A. Secrest, Saturday. Albert Averill tobacco at Smith Lalhen's barn, Monday and Tuesday. Lon Ellis let the light of his countenance shine upon the office force, Saturday.

Lloyd Bond came in Wednesday with enough of the needful to pay for a years subscription. P. Conditt, of Lacygne, interviewed Horace Grant relative to the real estate market, Monday. I will contiinie to handle the fam ous Blue Hibbon buggy. F.

M. Crow. Creek is to be represented hereafter on our correspondents page. We'll soon have that page in proper shape. R.

O. Bundytheuew night operator at the depot stretched his legs under the Commercial hotel table A. Eager has enrolled his name on our list and ordered a copy sent to his son-in-law, W. R. Snook, at Geo.

Rouss, of Stanton, saw Lane sights Tuesday. Re was casting his weather -eye on bargains in county dirt. A cordial invitation is extended ito the ladies of Lane and vicinity to visit Mrs. Bowman's IMUinery Opening Friday and Saturday April John Ballance got a hedge thoru Wm. Lafolette who lives near Princeton was a Lane visitor, Tues- lay and Wednesday, lie, of course was a caller at the Racket where his Lane is Once More the Centre of This Time With a Big, New Stock of Hardware and Machinery daughter, Mrs.

Allison, and son are interested, lie also called on his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Byrd. Mr, Lafolette is one of the old settlers in this country and hasraany friends OF TOWE We are pleased to announce to all our oldfriends and the many new ones as well, that we have added a whole department to our business and if you will call at the Miles building you will find usthere with a Complete Stock of Hardware and Farm Implimenis, all new, up-to-date, each article as good as anything made in its class, all bought fer cash, shipped in car load lots and to be sold at lowest living pri.cas.

who are always glad to see him. Horace Grant, next governor of Kansas, has moved his real estate office to the east side of Maine street, next to the barber shop, lie now lias a lobbv for the common herd, an ordinary for the select aud a rathskeller for putting on the final finish. If he can't do business now it is just simply the fault of the other fellow for Horace has all the necessary appurtenances. You have all heard, no doubt, of the woman who tried to sweep back the sea with a broom, but we can go that tale one better. Lane has a man that sweeps his pigs into a pen with a broom.

We know it for we have seen him do it. The first two letters of his name are T. D. Morrow and if you want to laugh, just get around some time when those pigs are out and see the show. The Good Enough sulky plow is good enough for any one.

F. M. Crow. of Colby, are the members of the new Board of Railroad commissioners. They can do much for the people or they can do much for the railroads.

It remains for the future to show whose hired men they are. Marker shipped a car of horses to St: Louis, the first of the week. If the market there is not satisfactory he will take them farther east. He has the kind of horses that should bring a good price and wo hope he may land them in the market that will bring him a profit. The Christian Sisters concert, Wednesday night was a very enjoy-, able affair.

The house was well filled and the audience was most appreciative. Miss Clark is an elocutionist of ability and pleased the people immensely. The quartette can and does sing in a way that wins applause, while the whistling soloist, Miss Dura, can whistle "to beat the band." AY. M. Pennington, who lives near Pomona caused the arrest, Saturday, in Ottawa of a young man by the name of Lewis Kirby, on the charge of being J.oo much married.

Kirby has been helping furnish entertainment for niillinery openings. It seems that he married a daughter of Mr. Pennington at Red Oak, about a year ago and later was joined in holy matrimony with Miss Lillian llittel, at Benton Harbor, Mich, lie claims that this latest wedding occured while he was under the influence of Michigan miasma and that. the party of thesecoud port had money. It would seem as though a man drunk enough to marry money ought to he just about sober enough to send to the penitentiary for marrying a second wife without the formality of getting a divorce, especially as the Kansas City divorce mill is so handy and so easy manipulate.

The Old Store- The New Store II Has just received a fresji stock and Summer Goods. Our Dress Goods 'We' have them all grades, from cheapest calico to the best the market affords. There's new-Ribbons and Lac.es, new Trimmings, new Shoes, new Koee, act everythijig' dear to of the ladies' is- in the list of our recent purchases. Come'nwi arid the. bargains.

Will be stocked with a complete line of Shelf and Heavy Hardware. If you want anything, from a stove bolt to a Steel Range (not the $69 kind) come in and see us. If you need a Corn Planter or a Corn Plow, a Harrow, Plow, Disc or Stalk Cutter, we can do you good-Later in the season you will need all sorts of Hay and Harvest Tools and we handle the World -Famous McCormick. his hand last week and straight way came to town and subscribed Six inches of extremely wet snow covered this part of the Moral vineyard, Monday and as much more melted as it fell. As a result some people said words and many others thought things that would not look in print.

The ground is, at present, just as wet as water can make it and farming operations haw; been at a stand Still all week. Had the same amount of snow fallen dry and cold there would have been at least 18 inches of it. Come and see us when in town. for a paper. Any niorehedgethorns around here? Mr.

and Mrs. J. M. Fort drove down from Osawatomie, Saturday, Mr. Fort returning Sunday evening.

Mrs. Fort is spending the week here and there is no sorrow at theStandi-ford home on account thereof. It has not been an ideal week for visiting, but Mrs. Fort has managed to see a good many friends just the a.