The Osawatomie Progress from Osawatomie, Kansas • 1

OSAWATOMlli VOL. II. OSAWATOMIE, MIAMI COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 5, 1 903. NO. 2.

TRY OUR' JOB DEPARTMENT, WORK DONE NEAT, QUICK AND CHEAP. WE ARE HERE TO PLEASE OUR PATRONS. part of it in Catalpas, they have hadji fight for their lives on of floods, hail, ect yet- they have made a growth of from 10 to 12 fact and are now "flourishing like green bay-tree," catching and holding the trash and soil that is washed from the upland and using it for their own fertilizing. Why not plant trees? It is profitable. Iladdara Clipper.

Another Opportunity for Homeseekers to "New Lands Along the Frisco System," by Bryan Snyder, and for detailed information to R. S. Lemon, Secretary Frisco Immigration Bureau, St. Louis. Girl News.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Merys, Thursday morning, a bright baby girl.

Mother and babe are doing well and E. H. is strutting around after the fash-ion of an Indian game. Realestate Transfeas. Ida Cody to 0.

C. Clevenger Lot 14, Block 32, Osawatomie, consideration $800. Jacob Cook to Wm. Zimmerman house and lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 in Wm. Johnson's addition, consideration $700.

Wm. Kitchen to J. B. Remington lot in M. G.

Orane's addition. Campbell Anderson. Home-seek, The Frisco System again an nounces that it will sell tickets from St. Louis and Kansas City SherKf Takei Three Convicts to Lansing. The Franklin county trio, Otfa Iuraan, Harry BumB and Jeff Bestir were landed safely in the tentiary by Sheriff Costigan, Satur da Inman and Burns were, as huppy on the trip as though it had been a Sunday school picnic outing, but Hester was morose; there was no joke in it for him.

He has baen sick with neuragia and so'me-ingof a fever when he landed at Li sing. The prison authoritits instructed Sheriff Costigan to forward a health certificate immediately on his return to Ottawa. This was done today. The Sheriff was told at the peni-tentiary that it is costom to give life prisoners an easy job, and In-mia will, therefore probaply es-cij being sent to the mine. Burns and Hester will doubtless be sent down after coal Burns may, however, be able to develop some illness whicli will excuse him.

Sheriff Costigan says that Burns has iar-ly sworn off the use of morphine. The Sheriff and County Attor-ney Pleasant saw Preston, Ottawas former lumberman, who is doing time for the murder of his wife, which crime was committed in the and confirmed as city assessor for tie coming year. The bond and contract of Lang, W. were read and approved and the proper officials authorzed to sign said contract in behalf of the city. The following were appointed to act on library board: For the fours terra.

J. C. Chestnut, F. L. Guthrie, Mrs.

L. M. Harden, C. S. Bixby, Mrs.

J. Van-Voorhis, Mrs. G. L. Swartz; For the 2 year term, Rev.

Leonard, Mrs W. E. Brooks and Mrs. II B. Smith For the one year term, D.

W. Hays, H. O. Barker and Mrs. C.

C. Clevenger. Adjournment. The board in charge since early in 1901, was made up as follow: Mesdames H. B.

Smith, J.S.Johnson, S.J. Brown, L. S. Harvey, Rev. F.

W. Otto, Mesdames Walter Barnes, W. E.Craig, L. M. L.

Dunaway.J. Chestnut. F. L. Guthrie and Prof.

Baughman, and although they found the city library in a deplorable condition, they leave it in a condition of which they might well be proud. In the Right Place. to points in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Kansas and Texas, at the very low round-trip rate of $15.00. Opportunities for homes in the Southwest are still plenti PURELY LOCAL. Meeks for Photo Sundries.

Read the ads in the Progress. See the Kodaks at A. F. Meeks from $1.00 up. Guns to rent.

Ammunition of all kinds. Laing, W. W. The Edgerton News has suspended publication and the Olathe Mirror is supplying the old read-ers of the News with reading matter. Ilerschel Bundy is pushing the addition to his to completion as fast as possible, but the weather this fall is against building in general.

John Sims has purchased the Tom Dyer restaurant and proposes to run a first-class place. He invites you to call on him when you are hungry that he may convince you of the merit of his place. The engine and rock crusher for the city have arrived and will be set up and put in action as soon as possible, and judging from the amount of work that is mapped out by the administration the erusher will have a steady job for some time. Mary had a little followed her to church, and stood around the door like an owl upon a perch. Why don't the lamb come ia? the watchful people cried.

Why, Mary told the silly thing to watch for her outside. So you, gentle maiden, may one and all still find, some sheephead waiting near the door, if you admire that kind Rufwit. Editor Jack B. White of the Bandana (Tex) News is giving thanks for a contribution of welcome farm products. He says: "If it wasn't for the kind remembrance of our readers and their numerous donations of fruit and vegetables, the editor's shadow would certainly grow dim." Here of late however he has been sticking his teeth into so many good things coming from that source that his avoirdupois is causing a mighty strain on the waist band of his trousers; and if conditions continue Bandana will soon need a first-class tailor or an antifat doctor for 'hand-me-downs' won't be in it at all." Western Publisher.

The Progress One Year $1. frara house at the jog in North main street. Preston has been in that carpenter shop for a good Get the K. C. Journal at Slaw-son Eros'.

See samples of job printing at this office. many years. He is nearly blind Our republican exchanges from all over the state are congratulating Johnson county republicans for the manifest harmony existing between the boys. They have discovered that there is no trouble on now. Hindbaugh, the young man who stole the team of mules from Hon.

John Baker spent eight "The Kitchen Sweat" has comas 'Composite" foot now and that every republi months in the coalmine, but now given lighter employment 'H nbove ''an in tj "jmnty is expecting it ground. He seem 'to be faring $3. Pingree-Made to continue so. Mutual concessions have been made and differences have disappeared. The npublicans well.

The visiters saw Jessie Harrison. She was working on some kind of fancy work and had her of this county have begun to realize back to the corridor. that the party is broad enough for all and all are ready and willing On the way to Lansing Burns to encourage others to enlist in made a full confession of his theft in Ottawa. He told of making a the fray under the banner of harmony. And why should it not be If it i mi to life again.

Keep your subscription to the Progress paid up. Kodaks and Cameras all sizes grades and prices at A. F. Meeks. J.

F. Moalrankamp had a new front put in his cigar store the first of the week. Messrs. Tom Taylor and James Woods transacted business in Kansas City Saturday. A good printer in search of a steady job this fall looks about as trip along main street, pertending A woman's shoe so imprinted on the sole is as well made as the test of the kind, and besides, a little better and nicer We have ft full line of them to need a crutch, and from the offi so an over tne stater mere is nothing to fight about.

The nomination of President Roosevelt ces where he found no one to beg from. He said he found Mrs Mor will be unanimous. With such a door open and walk in and grand leader why should we not carried away the watch, "The sly all be united and join the glorious fo'x got canght at last," remarked and triumphant march to victory Burns. Inman had nothing to say No attempt to eliminate any re regarding his crime, except he had it in for Guard Smith, who testified publican or set of republicans in good to the average newspaper publisher as a chicken pie. to what Inman said at the jail.

"He never heard me say that;" said Inman. "for I never said it." the state should be thought about. Johnson county republicans are all right, thank you neighbors, and they expect to remain so until they hear the welcome applause which Capt. Reuben Smith, County Ottawa Herald. Council Proceedings.

Commissioner of the third district, has sold his farm in Mound town ship for $8,500 and will move to The city Council' met in ad Osawatomie. Western Spirit. journed session evening, Mayor Davis presiding. C. C.

Clevenger was present to consult Dress Skirts and Waists! will follow the election of Theodore Roosevelt. Olathe Mir-ror. Plant Trees. Contributed by W. B.

Macklin- Why not plant trees? I believe in the amelioration of climate by tree growing. Every tree grown in Kansas is a factor in preventing storms, drouths and sudden change of temperature, Therefore plant trees. If you don't want to plant on your good upland, plant in draws and in other waste land. Every quarter-section has from one to ten acres which practically ful, and the best lands are by no Something Different council about erecting a brick building on the lots now occupied by A. Lof v's shoe shop.

A motion was made and carried that the city advertise for bids to construct 500 feet, more or less, of sidewalk 5 feet wide and 400 feet, more or less, of sidewalk 4 feet wide An ordinance then past appopriating $187 as purchase price of the land to be used for quarry purposes. A motion was made carried to instruct publio improvement committee to aocertain the amount of sidewalk in need of repair and then instruct the city attorney to draft on ordinance for the repair of. same. Lang, means all taken up. Fxcursion tickets sold at this extremely low rate will be good on any of the Frisco regular trains leaving St.

Louis at 2:30 p. 8:35 p. and 10:00 p.m., October 20, and leaving Kansas City p. and 11:30 p. m.

on the same date. If you are looking. the Southwest for a future Kome'i this ex From the ordinary can be seen in our collection of fine Waists and Skirts. All have the charm of distinct indi useless, that would in this way become profitable. Plant Catalpa trees.

Catalpa are hardy, make besides the attractiveness which is given by good taste and excellent material Besides many styles of street skirts I am showing: cursion of Octocer 20 th is an excellent opportunity to investigate the country. quick growth and produce valuable timber for fence posts, telephone poles etc. Good fence posts and poles will always be in demand and above par price. I something above the ordinary in dressy apparel. While the new creations in waists are something beautiful.

W. W. was mesent and was errant- Your own home ticket agent ed permission to build a firenroof will be able to give you full in shed at the rear of his mace of busi formation as to rijrte and limits of tickets. H. E.

Crane. Miss ness. have a drawfon my farm which washed badly and was a nuisance. In the spring of 1901 I planted a H. S.

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