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ft-r -ft -ff A STRICTLY PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER. Volume 1. TROY, KANSAS, THURSDAY; DEC 22, WO. Number 12. an the young him on Miss Laura Hoe Charlie Cox sold a cow to Geo, Entertainment 6 Our RurarScribes- nounce his subjects this weekcome and hear the sermons and they Knight.

Mildred Miller, Mernie Lle, Catherine Roberton, Lilly Reinert, Iaa Clark, Willie Privett, Albert Wright, Dewey Bailey. Russel Blunt. Song. "By School." man and tbe evening was spent in playing games, and everybody en joyed themselves. At 11:39 refresh ments were served and shortly after wards everybody departed for home.

A Merry Christmas to all. Brenner News. Well, where are you going to spend Christmas? 9 Mr. Hess has purchased the L. Howard plaoe.

Mr. and Mrs. Bo werman spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Itler, of Troy.

There will be istmas tree at tbe sohool house Friday evening, Deoem ber 23. Come, Bessie Jones was a Troy visitor Sat urday. Agnes MoNemee and Lulu Bower- man were AtoLison yisitors Saturday. Mr. Coffey was in Atchison on busi ness Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Len Corf were visiting John Culp, of Atchison, a few days last week, John Medsker sold his home iu Breni ner to Mr. Therman. There will bs a shooting match at Brenner Friday, December 23.

Market To-day, Thursday. Hens 71-2 and 8 Springs, 712o Old Boosters. 512 Stoggy Young Roosters 7 Ducks, f. i. 9j Geese.f.f 7 Turkeys No.

1. 12 to 13 Guinas each 25 Cream pound. ......28 Butter pounnd .,25 Eggs, dozen .:.25 Church News. M. E.

Churcli Notes. The services Sunday were of much more interest than usual which was evidenced by the large crowds both morning and evening. The sermon in the morning was one appreciated by all who heard The subject was "The Effect of Temptations in Strengthening Our Spiritual Life." It brought out first the effect of adversity in the physical universe. Second the effect of competition in the mental ife, and third the, advantages of temptation in the Spiritual Life. The pastor said in part that in the growth of civilization the Anglo Saxon people were leading the world to-day because the centuries of war through which they passed and that for the same rea son they are leading in 'education, commerce and Spiritual influence.

They are to-day the leading civilizing power of the world in commerce they lead the world, in language every nation today studies English at the beginning of last century 30,000,000 of people spoke their language to dav three hun dred millions speak it. The last thing God has given them to do is to bring Salvation to the world, and they are'doing it. The Sunday School was good, bright and cheering, every one looking to the Christmas tree Sat-urday evening. Be sure and come. The Epworth League had a splendid meeting which was well attended.

The prayer meetings have taken on a new scheme and are studying the various uses of prayer, A goodly number were present last night, come. The pastor docs not care to an Triplet! last week. William Trant shipped hogs last Thursday. Will Bezona and family took dinner with Mr. Bauerlein laBt Sunday.

We understand the little child of Oscar Smith is very ill. Mr. Smith was called home from St. Joe where he is in business. William Trants cottage is receiving the finishing touches this week.

Will Bezona, William Trant and Frank McCoy made a big butchering all together Tuesday. BusscU Taylor and wife, of Sever ance, visited Mrs. Chas. Taylor last Sunday. The little child of Mr.

Fahye has been seriously ill but is slowly lm proving, Tom Stiles and Harry Norris helped Iva Stiles finished shucking corn last Friday and Saturday. Harry McCoy and Bern Taylor went hunting Sunday. District 49. Butohering and putting up ioe is the order of the day, Fred Boberton, George McGauhey and Arthur Corf visited tbe Odd Fellow lodge in St. Joseph Tuesday night.

Dee Wisler and Tedd Chappie at tended a sale near Liberty, Tburs day at their uncles. Paul Werner put up ice this week.fi Henry Williams, of Effingham, is visiting at the home of W. Mo-Gauheys. The following were Sunday visitors. Bud Graves and family at the home Will Charles.

G. W. McGauhey and family at Dick Meers. John Werner and family, Jim Brown and wife and Miss Fay Chappie witb Amerioa Chappie Mrs. Frank Chrystal with Mrs.

J. B. Zimmerman. Harry Maoomber and family at Sam Macombers. Mrs.

Shrp withher mother, Mn. Meers. District No. 10. We are having fine weather now for this time of the vevr.

Miss Katie Kesselhut spent Sunday witb bomefolks. Arthur Laroff made a trip to St. Joe last Saturday to do some shopping. M. Earhart was visiting relatives in this vioinity last week.

He is going to move on theL. Mann farm in the near future. We are always glad for a good neighbor to return Mr. Ab Sent was kicked on the arm by one of his mules last Sunday even-ing. Rev.

Hoeman and wife and Miss Laura Hoeman took dinner with Albert Benitz last Sunday. Gus Ganl made a trip to St. Joe on business last Saturday, S. A. and Emil Dubaoh are buying oorn from H.

Finklea, the price being thirty-eight cents. A. H. Dittemore and A. Dubaoh shipped a oar load of hogs to St, Joe last week.

Mrs. Carl Gaul is on the sick list at this writing. There will be a Xmas tree and a German and English program rendered at the German Lutheran church on Christmas eve. Miss Laura Hoeman left Tuesday for Nebraska, where she is going to spend the holidays with liomefolks. 0.

Gulp, has finished gathering oorn. He had some line oorn. A surprise party was gotten up by will interest and help you. BAPTIST. A sermon appropriate forChrist-mas at the church next Sunday at 11 m.

At 7:30 p. the sub ject. "Drifting." Dr. Lamkin, it is expected will assist the church in revival meet ings in the near future. Pastors; editors and others commend him as one of the greatest living pulpit orators, some even classing him as the equal of Spurgeon.

Watch the Republican for more about his great talents and work as an evangelist, to be published soon. Orlo Jeffrey, Pastor. Stops itching instantly, Cures pile3, eczema, salt rheum, tetter, itch, hives herpes, Bcabies Doan's Ointment. At any drug store. Farewell, We say farewell! Circumstances over which we have had no con- trol compels us to quit the newspaper business in Troy and prob ably altogether.

We have been in the harness for about 20 years and now that we have sold the Re publican plant, good-will and all pertaining thereto. We have not yet decided as to our future. We have much pleasure inintro during our successor, Mr. S. Sherwood, who will continue the publication and have every reason to believe will make the Republi can a better paper than it has heretofore been.

Mr. Sherwood a youngman of largeexperience, steady and upright in all his deal- ngs. He has been in our employ about three years and therefore we do not hesitate to highly recom-mond him to your favorable con- ideration. We bid you a kind farewell, W. Chas.

Hopper. Under the present management this paper will be Republican in politics; reserving however the right to express its jown views as to all matters and things. We are not however hero worshippers nor believers in the doctrine that the Grand Old Party can do no wrong. We believe in publicity of the management of public affairs and shall publish not only what should be condemned as well as what should be praised. Each And every citizen will be treated in the columns of this paper as we desire to be treated.

We believe that Troy is one of the best towns on earth, that with-in the next few years many public as well as private improvements will be inaugurated, that each and every, person should be interested in these improvements and shculd take a part in making them. 8. E. Sherwood, No. 55, F.

and A.m. Troy Lodge No, 55, F. A. M-, held their annual election and Installation Saturday evening, December 17, 1910. The following officers were elected, or appointed and installed.

Chas. Reeder, W. M. J. S.

Norman, S. W. E. S. Leland.

J. E. H. Sinclair. Treas.

Geo. Burckhalter, Sec'y. John Berry, S. D. Wm.

Townsend. J. D. Ed. Doughty, S.

S. II. Large, S. A. C.

Bell, Gyler. To be Given at High School, Fri day Afternoon, December, 23, 1910. The following is a program of the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth grades. Song "Christmas Song" by school. Recitation "Why Do Bells for Xmas Ring" Marion Kemp.

Recitation "Christmas Eve" Henry Eader. Dialogue "Christmas" Oscar Kinkead, Claud Tracy, Nina Blan ton, Vera Chappie, JuniorZimmer Goss, Edith Decker, Sylvia Scarbrough, Chris Cox, George Thayer. Recitation, "His Christmas Wish' Byron Dishon. Song "Silent Night" Hilda Scott, Louise Bassett, Christine Kendall, Nina Blanton, Edith Decker, Lucile Bailey, Carol Brew. ster, Eva Schroeder.

Recitation "Sleighing Song" Iffie Minten Dialogue "The Children's Day" orrest Hagenbuch, Cyrus Dishon, Montie Clay tor, Russel Nixon. Recitation "When Santa Claus Come" James Sherley. Recitation "The Night Before Xmas" Arthur Brewster. Solo "Santa Claus" Robert Newton. Dialogue "ThelReindeer Tale" Lawrence Theis, Carl Hauber, Ray bor," Geo Snyder, Otis Schuler, Eli Able, Irving Ricklefs, James Kloeppel.

Recitation "Hard Times For Georgie" Frank Sturgis. Recitation 'Wish You a Merry Xmas" Mildred Warner. Recitation "Old Santa' Claus" Glen Agee. Dialogue "The Truly Belie v-ers" Hester Judd, Rena Scar-brough, Margaret Lawrence, Flora Weeks, Irma Hambleton, Ruby Ricklefs, Gladys Wilson. Duet' 'December' MontieClay-tor, Frank Sturgis.

Christmas Song School. Recitation, "December Song" Inza Wykert, Recitation, "A Blessed Birth day," Mamie Tucker. Song, "A Letter toSanta Claus" Freida Willis, Leona Kemp, Martha Leland, Ethel Morehead. Recitation, "Jest Fore Christmas," Alexander Marble. Dialogue, "Two Xmas Dolls," Josephine Hagenbuch, Lola Ham-bleton.

Recitation, "When Johnnie Chops the Mince Meat'" Charles Cain an. Song, "Xmas is Coming," Mabel Schuler, Bertha Allison, Ma-mie Hauber, Mabel Conaway. Recitation, "His Xmas Gift," Mary Jenkinson. Recitat'on, "The Coming of Santa," Norris Bailey. Recitation, 'Santa Claus Airship," Luella Schuler.

Song, "Rock a Bye," Ruth Agee, Helen Butts. Recitation, "A Xmas Letter," Bessie Scarbrough. "Mother Goose Play," Frances Minter. Gladys Schroeder, Mabel Schuler, Florence Leland, Alva Calkins, Vern Yates, LouieHauber, JoeBriggs. Recitation, "Mary Wants," Ralph Ricklefs.

Recitation, 'Joysof Yule Tide," AmmaHale, Song, "Ten Little Helpers." Eva Bright' Crispy Items Fur nished by Up-to-date "Writers. Along the Road. Th nvoter BUDDer eiven by tbe Spring Grove school last Saturday aveniner was well attended Ad inter esting program was rendered by tbe oholars assisted by seme outsider. The oyster sonp was tbe real article with oysters in it too. Spring Urove is becoming noted lor its many sociable fairs.

On the 28th the P. will give one of their big free dinners to tie members and their families and invited guests. The roads are extra good for this time of the vear. A tear ago they were covered with sleet and ioo. This week will wind np'corn husking.

There ia more corn in the country this year than last, even though the prospects were pretty blue through the iummer for the crop. It haa been a fine fall for the farmers to get the crop out of the field, and they too have certainly been doing so. W. H. Etherton baa bought the Balph Elwood place consisting of ten ores, whioh.

joins the Book Island railroad just south of town. The road at Gunerious Thompson's house has been straightened which makes a big improvement. Round About. Tom Stiles shipped hogs last week. Harry Norris and Iyy Stiles helped haul them.

Mrs. O. S. Gondit and daughter, "Laura, spent the day with her sister, Mrs. John Trent, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Trent and son, Clarence, spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents and Mis. Meade, Mr. Sparks, of Sparks, was in our neighborhood looking at some cattle last week.

The people that have to go over the washboard, sure have our sympathy. Some are receiving Xmas presents all ready as Harry Norris presented bis wife with a very fine willow rooker. Mrs. O. S.

Oondit spent the day at Walter Akes last Friday. Mert Keller has moved bis family to Highland City where he is learning the blacksmith trade. Mr. Bailey, our saw mill man has moved back in Coon Hollow and has started sawing logs again. Shelby Davis shipped a box of fine apples to his sister, Mrs.

Simpson in Minneapolis, Kans. Mrs. Walter Akes was very sick last week. Dr. Oordonier was called last Thursday.

She is better at this writ-ing. Most everybody in this vioinity have a cold. Xmas will soon be here and we are hoping that Santa Clans will not disappoint anyone. Boy Sutton, Alex Smith, Ed and Evert Emory and Oran Norris went a foot and alone to tbe box social at Dis-triot No. 60, last Friday night, We have not learned whether they went over the wash board or not.

The sohool children of Distriot 72, are praotioing for a Xmas entertainment whioh will be given Friday afternoon. Sohool will bo dismissed until January 2. Over the Wash Board. Vaohel Lewis and Frank McCoy worked the hill in front of Frank's house Monday. That is the "steepest hill on the washboard.

Land Fairly Divided. There are in Great Britain ii onna holdings of over one acre, of which 67 per cent, are under so acres, whereas only per cent, are over 300 acres. DONIPHAN COUNTY Farmers Institute Held a Most Successful Meeting Wednes- day and Tharsday of last Week. The program was carried out as printed with but two exceptions. Mj.

Crabtree, from K. S. A. gave three lectures in the court room during the meeting and gave instructions in dairy judging on the streets. These lectures were very entertaining and instructive.

Any one of them was worth two times the membership fee. Prof. Gearhart, of K. S. A.

gave two lectures ofl the "Human Ration." In addition to the from the college, the 'armers had discussions on differ- ent subjects. Among these were 'County Demonstration Farai," Silos, Alfa'fa, Sheep and Dairy ing. On Thursday afternoon the la dies held a special session in the Sheriffs room, with Miss Brown. They report a good meeting well attended. The papers read by Miss Anna Mary Bohr and Miss Sophia Zimmerman were "simply fine" as one lady expressed it.

Miss Julia Forrest was elected. President of the Ladies Auxiliary, Mrs. Chas. Reeder, Vice-President, end Miss Anna Mary Bohr. Secretary and Treasurer.

Geo. Vogt was re-elected president of the In. titute, Paul Werner, Vice Presi dent andMr. MeckBrazelton, Sec retary and Treasurer. Prizes were awarded as follows: MEN'S CORN CONTEST.

1st prize, Frank Werner, $5.00. 2nd prize Herroan Gronniger, $3. boy's class A. 1st prize, Chas Werner, Trip to Manhattan. 2nd prize, J.

B. Groniger, $5. 3rd prize, T. B. Gronniger, $3.

boy's class B. 1st prize, Wade McGauhey, $6. 2nd prize, Emory Chappie, $5. 3rd prize, Maurice 4th prize, Haro'd Beeler, $3. girl's bread contest class a.

lst prize, Miss Ethel Dittemore, Trip Manhattan. CLASS B. 1st prize, Miss Minetta Nitz, $5. There is quite a delegation going from Doniphan county to theState Farmers Institute, December 26-31. Mr.

Geo. Vogt was appointed ofli- cial delegate. The others are Chas. Werner, Miss Ethel Ditte more, Mrs. Wiley Dittemore, Paul Werner, Herman Gronniger and T.

B. Gronniger. If there are any others who con template going, they should send word to Geo. Vogt so arrange ments can be made for lodging and entertainment at Manhattan, Sweeping Indictment. When a man has bfen acting- like the deuce he thinks It's magnanimous of him to forgive his wife for it New York Press..