The Osawatomie News from Osawatomie, Kansas • 3

TIIK OSAWATOMIE NEW, Auinist 20, 1013. DOVT KNOCK ON 01 It TO WW II OH AW ATOM IK NKWH SIuwhoii Peurco, Proprietors to have proven a bad Injury, and might even caused a fatul accident, at any rate Mr. Howard fools mighty thankful that he escaped Injury, and says that he will never buy a machine of this kind again. The next time ho buys a pop-corn popper, it will be electrically driven. Application for entry as second cIuhh mutter ot tho postofflco at Osawato- mlo, ponding.

REED'S RUG STORE view of the sit mil loii and says thnt while his "picking" is a little hard just now, he will have quite a crop on his up-laud. Mr. Martin says that In his opinion Osawatomle Is one of tho best trading points In Kansas, "I raise a great deal of vegetables," said Mr, Martin, "and I never fall to II ml a good market for everything I raise hero In this town." He said that before he bought his place about three years ago, ho looked all over this part of tho country, finally deciding on this section of tho country, and has never regretted tho fact that lie located hero. Mrs. Martin Is at present near Brighton, where she Is visiting their son, O.

A 0001) PLACE Kill VISITORS. Jake" Anderson Hayt Thai 1M MIYSf'l VSI llir II in M. Knnn When Col. Rood had completed tho job of Hiu klntf Osawatomle, Mr. John The Store of Progress, quality, courteous treatment to all and quick service.

Make This Store Your Store Hharkcy. 11 dled-ln-the-grnln Democrat, and who had played tho roll of "printers' dovll" on tho Now Orleans ricnpuno took It upon himself to toll tho "bushwhackers" wherein OsiiMiiloiiile Render Scuds Poilrr In The News, and ItcqticO lis Publication Editor News: In reading your last weeks paper I was Impressed with t'lio spirit of It, and I hope It will eon-1 1 duo to look on the bright side of affairs and boost this town and community for all It Is worth. I believe a newspaper is a reflection of tho town, and Tho News has set an example (hat every man, woman and child In Osa-walomlo should emulate. Here is some poetry that I have been holding for some time, that I would like to see published Interested Render. If you want to live In that kind of town.

Like the kind of a town you like. You needn't slip your clothes In a grip And start on that everlasting hike. You'll only find what you left behind. For there's nothing thut's really new. It's a knock nt yourself when you knock your own town; It Isn't Your town It's you.

Real towns nre not mndo by men nfraid, Lest somebody else gets ahead. When somebody works and nobody shirks You can raise the old town from the dead. And If while you make your personal r.tuke Your friends or.ii make one too; Your town will be whnt you want to see; It Isn't your town It's you. The News Is very glad to receive any contributions thnt our renders may feel disposed to send in, and we hope that parties desiring to express opinions or views, will write them nut and mail or bring them to the office. they did tho wrong thing.

Though a member of tho party of tho thoRO Mlssourlans rellHhed thin not. and being In power In the burg, they Tho rainfall In this part of the state during tho past few weeks has been rather freakish. Lust Saturday night thero was heavy rainfall north of tho sheep ranch, nnd only about two miles north of town. II. n.

Pearce's government weather guage In town registered a very slight rainfall during the night, but Sunday morning farmers living north reported heavy fall, the roads being so muddy as to make auto traveling exceedingly difficult. W. L. Dunaway and John Slawson started to Rantoul In an auto, but encountered so much mud thnt they were forced to return homo and abandon tho trip. REXALL REMEDIES took faltliful John Sharkey and backed him up to a hitching rack that stood In front of Mr.

Harry Rood's drug store, and giving him some Onanutomle Visitors Should be Directed to John llrown Park. "Undo Juke" Anderson Is In favor of a sign being placed In the Missouri Puciflc depot to read something like this: "John llrown Memorial Park, I blocks west of depot. Visitors Waiting Uetwccn Trains Are Welcome." Mr. Anderson says that quite often visitors waiting between trains stroll out to tho park and In many cases they do not know before-hand that Miere Is even a park in Osawatomlc. One young lady a few days ago was going to her home In the southern purt of the state on a visit, and had to wait here several hours.

Slio walked west on Main street, and seeing the park went over to tho house. She was shown the historical buildings, spending all the time she had to wait In Osawatomle at the Park. When she left she expressed great pleasure for having found so interesting a place to while away a few hours, and told Mr. Anderson that sho wns coming back upon her next visit here. Mr.

Anderson believes that If a sign, as suggested above, was placed In the depot, the town would get some good advertising, and that It would be the means of getting a great many more visitors to the Memorial Park. During the year 1914 thero were 415 out of town visitors to the park, besides several hundred home visitors, but a great many more would call if a little extra effort was made to get them. At any rate It's worth the effort. "l'uko" advice, that ho loudly resented, they evacuated tho town with John still In soak. Some Aftermath of the Pop-Corn Topper Kx plosion.

A News representative, was In Howard's Ico cream and conectlonary WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT OSAWATOMIE parlor a few days ago, and noticing some broken show enscs, and other Corn Looks Good on Middle Creek. Johnny Brand, of Middle Creek vicinity, was in town Inst Saturday and reports tho corn crop In his vicinity as looking fine, nnd the farmers are expecting a good crop. TIIK NEWS WILL GIVK Fit EE SIB-SUMPTIONS TO THE MOST I ORR LIT ANSWERS. Works plant. IS.

How many electric lights on ho streets of Osawatomie, 19. Whnt will be the cost of the new lilk's Home when completed. 30. Name the officers or the Elk Lodge. In answering the questions, write plainly.

Answer by number, for example, write down No. 4, and after the number the names of the City Commission. Get your answers to this office as early as possible, but at any rate, remember that the first three nearest correct answers received will be awarded the prize of a year's subscription to The News. broken glass, Inquired for more definite information as to the pop-corn wagon's explosion a couplo of weeks before. Mr.

Howard took the paper man back to an old shed, at tho rear of his store, and opening a door, said; "There's what's left of my $.100 pop W. P. McCiiue Injured Tim nib. W. P.

McCune wns around town Thursday of last week with his thumb bandaged, having cut It quite severely while putting bottom in a chair. Since then the thumb has improved, nnd Mr. McCune will soon be able to use it as before. corn popper." It was a bad looking wreck, and tho pieces were so broken and twisted that about all the machine will bo good for Is a little reve imtiiek progkkss ex. HI HITS.

Committee to I'se Articles to Help Celebrate Half Century Freedom of Race. Located at Pueblo. Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

McGuire have written to Osawatomle friends hat they are now located at Pueblo, and C. F. Shawver Karl V. Shawver SIIAWVER ii SHAWVER Attorneys Stenographer and Notary In office Office over Churchill's store. Birth Report.

The following births are reported within the past few days: Mr. nnd Mrs. Guy Williams, a boy. Mr. and Mrs.

G. A. Richardson, girl. Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Barber, girl. where Mr. McGuire has secured em ployment in his brother's restaurant These two young people were unit Clillilicn Especially Are Invited to Semi in Answers lo Ouestioiis lie low. What do you know about the town In which you live? Could you tell a stranger all about your town, or would you have to guess. The News would like to.

publish some facts about Osawatomie, and in order to get these facts, we will publish the nearest correct answers to the questions below, and to the first three who send In answers, we will give a year's subscription to each. Read these questions over, and see if you can answer them; 1. How many miles of paved streets In Osawatomie. 2. About how many miles of cement sidewalks in town.

3. What is the population of Osawatomie. 4. Name the Mayor and City Commissioners. 5.

Name Hie City Marshall. 6. Name the Chief of the Fire Department. 7. Name the members of the Board of Education, starting with the ed in marriage Friday.

August 6th at Iola, and crime from Iola to Osa watomle on a visit, going from here P. W. ROBINSON Physician and Surgeon. Ear, Eye, Nose and Throat Office over Campbell's Jewelry Store. Office phone 198 Residence 182 Public Sale Saturday.

Lem Blackmer Is advertising a public sale of some live stock, farm Implements, household goods, to take place on the vacant lots at the rear of the Farmers Mechanics bank next Saturday. See the advertisement in this issue of The News. to Pueblo last week. They nre well known here, and their friends wish them unbounded happiness and prosperity in their new home. Exhibits for the Half Century celebration of the freedom of the colored rnce nre being received at 440 State street, Kansas City, by the Kansas Half Century Negro Exhibit association, says the Topcka Capitol, to be taken to Chicago for the anniversary which begins August 22 and closes September 16.

The committee receiving the articles for the exhibition urges tho colored people of Kansas to send their exhibits immediately. Colored schools, churchs, art clubs, literary organizations and, every individual who has literary, scientific, mechanical, agricultural and horticultural J. A. McConch, who lives about 20 miles southeast of Osawatomie was In town a few days ago on his way 'home from western Kansas where he A 1 1, It 0 A I) TIME TA HI. Country Correspondence.

The News wants a correspondent in each school district In the county, and we are in a position to make it interesting for correspondents in many ways, and will be glad to hear from any who will correspond. EAST HOUND. 104 Arr. 5:00 a. m.

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nue derived from old Iron and steel. It was Saturday afternoon, three weeks ago, that Mr. Howard and Chas. Carrlco were sitting In front or Howard's store. There were a great many people In town, and Mr.

Howard had been waiting on trade out in front. There was a few moments lull In trade, and the two gentlemen had sat down In conversation, when Mr. Howard noticed that the machine was not acting just right, and had started towards It to ascertain the trouble. He had not proceeded two stops, when suddenly there was a loud report, and fragments of glass and machinery were flying through the air' In every direction. Carrico did not stand on ceremonies, but proceeded In an opposite direction, but not until a piece of glass had struck him, cutting small place in his hand.

Mr. Howard was not touched, but a piece of the machinery flew pust him, through the front door of his store and struck a show case half-way down the room. Small piece's of glass from the machine's show case were hurled in every direction, and pieces were picked up quite a distance from the explosion. The big plate glass In front of Howard's store was broken out, also the glass in front of Grant's barber shop. A piece of wood struck the wood work casing in front of the store and buried itself In just as a shot from a pistol would have done, while there are all kinds of shattered and broken pieces about the store.

The fact that Mr. Howard was close to the machine when It exploded makes it seem almost miraculous that he was not hurt. From the position where he must have been, he showed the News man that one part of the machinery must have been hurled within a few inches of his head, and this part of the machine was picked up back near one of the show cases, having gone through the screen door. Had this struck him, it would have been almost certain had been working in the harvest fields. He stopped off here to visit his nephew, Chas.

McCoach. He has a patent pending in the United States Patent office at Washington, D. of a combination lock for doors, chests on which lie hopes to secure a patent within the near future. The lock is something on the order of locks used on safes, designed to be operated without a key. They are ro mado that each lock is different, requiring a different combination to open a door.

He expects to secure his patent within a short time now, and will either manufacture the locks himself, or let the contract to some manufacturing company. New Produce Wagon. Mrs. Andy Baker was In Osawatomle last Saturday selling all kinds of produce, butter, milk, etc. The Baker family lives south of town, and are Industrious farmers.

The wagon was only recently bought, and is an ideal outfit for handling country works is urged not to delay in sending them to the committee at Kansas City. "If you have moved to a new home" the letter to the colored people says, "send us a picture of both the old nnd the new. By the use of pictures improvements can be shown in many things. "Carefully label each nrticle with your name and postofflce address and send the same to the Kansas Commission, and the commission will be responsible to you for Its return. If the article has a history, state it briefly." Quite a number of Osawatomie colored people have received letters from the association, with Invitations to send in articles.

President of the Board. 8. How many churches in the city. 9. Give the name of the rastor of each church.

10. Name the Superintendent and Principal of the schools. 11. What is the amount of the monthly payroll of the Mo. Pac.

R. 11. Company in Osawatomie. 13. Name the Master Mechanic of the Osawatomie shops.

14. Name the Mo. Pac. local agent at Osawatomie. 13.

About how many inmates in the Osawatomie State Hospital. 16. Name the Superintendent of the State Hospital. 17. About what will be the cost of the new Electric Light and Water WEST HOUND 3 Arr.

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m. 93 Local Freight Arrives 7:15 a. m. Jim Orr Makes Improvements. Jim Orr has Just completed some substantial Improvements at his place In the northeast part of the town in Methodist Church Rev.

Barker returned home the first of the week from Ottawa, where he preached last Sunday, and will be In his pulpit next Sunday morning. Everybody invited to the services. the way of a new porch addition. The porch is 8x24 on the north, and Cxl2 on the east, nnd helps the looks of the Orr home greatly. Mr.

Orr al so did some remodeling last fall, and STORAGE COAL ARRIVING Mr. A. T. Powell, platform manager of the White Myers Chautauqua System, is about the busiest man in Osawatomie this week. Ho has entire charge of the chnutauqua here, and from the way ho keeps busy he is evidently trying to make good as a manager.

Up to date he is well pleased with the way the chautauqua is progressing and says that the audiences here are as appreciative as at any place he has been this year. says that he is about through now. He has one of the nicest homes In his part of tho city, and Is justly proud of it. Dr. A.

J. Walker has an interesting narrative of his trip to California in this Issue of The News. The Dr. re The Best Is None too Good That Is theReaso We Sell Geo. Iiarber Has Successful Sale.

Geo. Barber was In town the first of the week, and reports that he is very well satisfied with his big sale, which was held last Thursday on the Remington farm. Everything advertised was sold at good figures, and Mr. Barber Is well pleased. With his family he expects to leave about the first of September for Finney county, ten miles west of Garden City, where he will go into wheat raising on an extensive scale.

The Barber family aa many friends In Miami county who regret very much that they are leaving, but wish them the very best of fortune and happiness In their western home. Our Storage Coal has begun to arrive. We have a car of Illinois Coal now on track. Arkansas Semi-Anthracite and base-burner coal to arrive early in August. You will save from 25c to 75c per ton by buying NOW.

We are taking orders now at the following prices: ILLINOIS COAL $5.75 ARKANSAS SEMI-ANTHRACITE $6.00 ARKANSAS ANTHRACITE (Base Burner) $7.50 KANSAS COAL (Nut or Lump) $3.80 We have an imoroved Coal Shovel that we are dvind to cently went to California, and as he Is a close observer, he enjoyed every moment of his travels. Dr. and Mrs. Walker are now living at Greeley where- they are In the mercantile business, nnd are building up a good trade at their new store. Blue Ribbon Bread Chapln Fuller had his household goods packed last Saturday and shipped to Dodge City, where Mr.

and Mrs. Fuller will make their future home. Mr. Fuller spent a few days at Hoisington where he worked in a drug store, going from there to Dodge City where he secured a good New Bridge Northwest of Town. Owen Huntsberger, John Hays, and our coal customers.

Come in, leave your order and get your shovel. Dave Bartlett, constituting the Osa watomie township board, were all In With a Full Line of Pies and Pastry Fresh Daily. SANITARY DUSTITE town last Saturday, and went from here northwest of town to where they are putting In a new concrete bridge, near the Ackerly place. Ed. Walter is doing the work, which is progressing nicely, and will soon be ready for use.

A. B. Ferguson was in Kansas City one day last week looking after business. Mr. Ferguson Is about the busiest man In Osawatomie.

He has employed all the way from 50 to 75 men all the time, besides lie keeps three or four teams going. He looks after all the detail work of street construction, and cement work, besides finding time to personally look after affairs out of town. Phone orders in over either phone, and they will be given our prompt and careful attention. Your business will be appreciated. Respectfully, J.

W. SCHAFER, Manager OSAWATOMIE LUMBER CO. Deliveries made to all parts of the city. Call and see us at our new loca-J tion, No. 620 Main street.

The Model Bakery Graff Co. Call either phone. A. J. Martin, who lives about one mile east of the State Hospital was in town trading last Saturday.

He is one of the flood victims, having lost all his low-land crops by the high water, but he takes an optimistic Advertise your wants in The News..