The New Leaf from Lane, Kansas • 1

The New Leaf. I. LANE, JOHN C. LOCH, Prescription Druggist. Don't forget that we carry a large stock of everything in our line, and always cheerfully order any thing our customers may desire.

JOHN C. LOCH. LANE, KANSAS. A E. F.

BURKDOLL UP-TO-DATE DEALER IN Fresh and Cured MEATS, Fancy Groceries and Confectionery, Fresh Fish Fridays, Butcher Stock Wanted. FRANKLIN COUNTY KANSAS, FRIDAY, AUG. 8, 1902. NUMBERI5. LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION.

A good lunch at Cummings'. Ice cold drinks at Cummings' Best cigars in town at Cummings', Garnett bread 4 cents at Cummings'. Fred Detweiler and wife moved to Rontoul last Thursday, Fred Walter spent Sunday and Monday with friends here. A long looked for wedding is billed to come off the fifteenth inst. Miss Ella Maloney is attending the county teachers' normal at Paola.

Horace Grant circulated among friends here Saturday and Sunday. Miss Dottie Eager arrived home from Herington Friday, Some people never miss an opportanity to talk but seldom say anything Miss Flora Showen and Frank Heath were in Osawatomie Thursday. County commissioner Martin was in town on businese Wednesday, Mrs. Allison, of Ottawa, visited her son C. L.

Allison here this week. Miss Florence Loch of St. Louis is here to spend a few weeks with cousins. Mrs. J.

W. Walter Is enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. Louis Paul of Kansas Oity. Mrs. Ballance, of Ottawa, has been visiting her brother Lilburn White for a weels, Asa and Ira Vint and Chas.

Cumber shingled a barn for Chas. Cutler north west of town this week. Mr. and Mrs. E.

F. Grandon and son Homer, from near Greeley attended the picnic Monday, The Hurst-Baker mandolin club furmished the music for the lawn social at the Baker M. E. church last week, Mrs. Eva Quick arrived Friday from Greenfield Iowa.

She will visit her mother, Mrs. Vint, a few weeks. Three Great Specials For the Ladies. Wrappers SKIRTS Petticoats $1.23 to $2. $2.23 to $7.00 $1.50 to $2 These goods are new -just opened up-are not shoddy, but fully reliable and made up in the most approved styles.

INSPECTION INVITED. THE LANE RACKET. But the man worth while Is the one who will smile When every thing goes wrong. -Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Notice--that line of hammocks and the low prices on same in F.

M. Crows show window. It is easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows alone like a song; Ote In Follette and wife went to St. Joseph, Mo. Wednesday for a two weeks visit with friends and relatives, The Misses Rhodes left Monday night for a three weeks visit with relatives in Newton.

Miss Emma Hess has gone to Kans, City, where she will spend three weeks trimming in a millinery house. Frank Walter is taking a rest from his work in Kansas City and with his wife and family is visiting home folks this week. Misses Mary, Annie and Nelle, and Messers Edgar and Tom Hunt, of Greeley, attended the Jones- Huffman wedding west of town Wednesday of last week. From the weather we have had this summer, one would think that what has been saved for a rainy day would be about gone. John Rhodes very kindly allowed the free use of Lincoln Park for the picnic Monday, tor which the old Soldiers extend thanks.

Nathen White brought to this office a monster cucumber weighing over four pounds, and measuring fifteen inches long and thirteen inches around. The difference between a plutocrat and a tramp is one of color only. One has plenty of greenbacks and the other of gray backs. Clarence Burner who is employed as bookkeeper at the rock crusher at Potter Ark. is taking a vacation on account of ill health and was here Saturday and Sunday, Some women turn off an immense a- inonnt of work on Monday, and put in the remainder of the week telling every body they ment about it.

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Berringer of Washington D. C. came to spend a few Weeks with Mrs.

Berringer's sister Mrs. Adam Loch. Mr Berringer is employed in the Government printing office. About nineteen out of twenty weddings that you read about in the newspapers are described as a "quiet wedding', Just as though if they didn't take pains to call it a "'quiet people would think it was a regular ca ra ra boom de ay" affair. Mrs, F.

M. Crow, Ethel and Della, and Mr, and Mrs, Chas. Miller came down from Ottawa Saturday. Mrs. Miller's friends will be pleased to know that she is regaining her health, although slowly, Claud Allison reports that George Nofsinger churned three pounds of ter and only had a half tea cup of buttermilk, when he finished churning, and then he cheated the hogs out of the buttermilk by drinking it himself, Mrs.

May Stagner, who has been visiting Mrs. Frank Rowe for the past three weeks, left Friday for her home in Ramona, T. stopping for a brief visit with friends at Elk City Kansas. Mrs. Stagner has made" many friends here, who hope for an early rejetition of her visit.

Cummings restaufant for fine fresh candies: We Are In a Hurry to Get Awayl We have sold tons of merchandise but have almost a store full yet. All broken sizes in all lines AT 1-2 FORMER PRICE. ALL STRAW HATS AT ONE-HALF FORMER PRICE. H. L.

T. SKINNER. OTTAWA ET Don't lift a red hot stove wait until it cools off. This is pretty good advice to follow but dont wait to visit our store and secure some of those red hot bargins we are offering in Lawns, Dimities, Percales, Batistes Organdies, Seasonable goods in the very latest styles and patterns at prices cheaper than you can buy elsewhere. Groceries, Shoes, Dry Goods, Clothing, Implements, Vehicles.

T. D. MORROW. Buy your Ice Cream Freezer of F. M.

Crow; they freeze in 8 to 5 minutes saving ice, time, and your temper, MrS Rebecca Cartzdafner wife of G. W. Cartzdafner, died at her home northwest of town Wednesday. The funeral was preached at the home and interment. made yesterday.

E. Lemaster and wife, of Ottawa were guests at the Commercial Hotel from Friday until Tuesday attending the picnic, Monday. Mr. Lemaster is an old soldier, and an old friend of Mr. Gray, they having been neighbors for twenty years when both were engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Last Wednesday, some one entered Frank Devore's house while Mrs. Roberts, the housekeeper, wag gone and appropriated twenty dollars which was in her pocket book. in her room. Suspicion points to two young fellows who were working on the section and could see her put the money away from the window of their room at Adam Loch's. They left town that afternoon.

Fishing just now is good and some nice catches are being inade, John Loch, Chas Jacobus and agent Brown have made the best catches, each landing several weighing three and four pounds each. George Hall brings a fine string to town every morning. Sunday morning church attendance is falling off. The joint convention of Democrats and Populists nt Ottawa Tuesday, placed in nomination the following ticket. County treasurer, A.

H- Slater; Sheriff, S. P. Costigan; county clerk, John P. Bell; county attorney, John W. Deford probate judge, John D.

Collins; register of deeds, D. Houston; clerk of district court, R. B. Petticord; superintendent, L. Rathbun; surveyor, J.

H. Giles; coroner, H. M. Lyle; A. Dobson was nominated tor the legislature in the west district and E.

W. Hume in the east district. The delegates from Potawatomie township were; N. Powell, Sheridan Hendrix F. M.

Crow, W. H. Lowry, Josh Hendrix, Thos. Nofsinger, Sherm Ward, J. S.

Owens, J. W. Byrd and Elmer Smith. F. M.

Crow was made chair. man both of the democratic preliminary convention and the Jo'nt convention. An exchange contains the following very pretty sentiment! People kiss their dead who never stoop to their they hover over open caskets with histerical sobs, but fail to throw the wealth of affection about those loved ones who are fighting the stera battle in life. How unheedingly we permit the opportunities for carrying sunshine into the lives of those of we love to pass by: A word of cheer to a struggling soul in life is worth more than all the roses in Christendom piled high on casket covers: The dead can not smell the fragrance of the flowers, but the living can scatter them broadcast it their pathway, therefore, and pluck out the thorns. A welcome smile, a cheery "well done," an affectionate look will taues rift to brealt in the lowering clouda and permit the gladden the lives of those tell 18 Fer of Perhaps you don't like some the 1 news you find in the papers We don't like it ourselves, but there are several hundreds of people wno pay for the paper, and each wants a little of his kind of news, hence there must be a variety just like a hotel bill of fare; Marriages, births, divorces and deaths are all matters of appropriate mention in every well regulated weekly paper but such mentionis often absent simply because information 15 not given the publisher, but who gets the blame for their non-appearance? Show some interest in the welfare el the local paper; get to the office such intelligence as the publie generally arr interested in, thus pleasing them well as accommodating the publisher, who works for the public good.

TI editor is not ubiquitous; he must and does depend upon triends to help him make an interesting paper, The Old Soldiers' Picnic The Old Soldiers' Picnic held in Lincoln Park Monday, was the most suecessful affair of the kind for some timThe day was perfect, and a largo crowd from near and far began to assemble early in the day. At ten o'clock the meeting was ed to order by the president, Rev. J. B. Cooley, and the following program was carried out; Invocation.

Rev. Tipton. Song Lane Choir, Address, Maj. Remington, Remarks, Judge R. J.

Lewis. DiNNER' Song, Greeley Choir. Recitation, Miss Randall. Remarks, W. E.

Kibbe, Song, Frank Jones. Address, Judge Benson. Song, Lane Choir. After this, the remainder of the afternoon was spent informally, in reminiscent stories by the veterans and The speeches of Judge Benson and Maj. Remington, the recitation of Miss Randall of Greeley, and the songs, "The Sword of Bunker Hill' by the Greeley Boy Singer, and "'Grea God of Nations" by the Lane Choir, received much praise, and all deserve special mention.

The nex: picule of the Old Soldiers will be held v. 4. Association in Lincoln Park, if the weather permits. First Month's Delivery. The mail carriere on our two rural routes have reported the result of tu.

ir first months work. The report shows more business done than would be expected considering the comparative smali number of boxes which are pus up Route No. 1. collected 239. pieces of mail matter, and delivered 2760 pieces consistiug of 233 letters, 28 postal cards, 5435 newspapers, 55 cire tars and 11 packages.

Route No. 2, collected 217 pieces and delivered 1 reg. letter, 284 letters, 26 postal cards, 2587 newspapers, 82 circulars and 1 package making a total of 2616 pieces, The total number of pieces of mail mutter delivered by both carriers was 5676. Boy News. A ten pound boy arrived at the heme of Mr.

and Mrs. L. W. Glinkman, Monday, Aug. 4..