Newton Democrat from Newton, Kansas • 5

SILVERWARE in Silk Lined Drawer Chest Beautiful combination sets of every size, suitable for any occasion. There is no line so replete in every particular as the Holmes BRAND Beautiful Patterns Artistically Finished For Sale by Dickey's Reliable Jewelers Established 1871 S. R. McArthur Does a general land office business. Has a fine list of Harvey County farms for sale at owners prices.

Negotiates farm loans at lowest rates. Rents Properties. Does Notorial Work. Compiles abstracts with care direct from the records. Writes City and Farm Insurance.

Whether Buying or Selling Consult with S. R. McArthur, The Homefinder Real Estate Office 106 E. Broadway, Newton, Kansas Fugate Real Estate, Insurance Loan Co. Farm Ranches and City property for sale or trade FUGATE FUGATE Main.

Phone 1407 Santa Santa Fe Shaving Parlor O. J. Swengel Son Union Shop Hot Cold Baths 4 First Class Barbers Call any time Under First National Bank POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Advertisements) FOR SHERIFF I wish to announce that I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff of Harvey county, subject to the will of the voters of the party at the primary election to be held August 4. 1914. T.

C. ROBERTS Live Stock Insurance AGAINST DEATH FROM ANY CAUSE The Topeka Mutual Live Stock Insurance (Incorporated) Our Object To provide safe, reliable, stock insurance to the stock breeders of Kansas at a less cost than that charged by other companies, and under more favorable conditions. Merle Warren, Agt. at MERCHANTS DELIVERY Co. Newton, Kansas MONUMENTS We have just received three carloads of finished granite.

This, with our already large stock, makes the finest display of monuments in this part of Kansas. Decoration Day will soon be here. People like to have their cemetery lots fixed up at this time. We are prepared to fill orders on short notice. J.

J. NORTON STAR GROCERY The home of the "Faust Brand" Groceries Phone 127 REMEMBER Johnson's Livery when in need of a rig of any kind. Calls answered day or night. Terms reasonable! West 6th Phone 207 H. C.

ANDERSON Dealer in Groceries, Queensware and Graniteware Phone 27 302 Main St. A Share of your trade is earnestly solicited SHORT NEWS ITEMS John Linn of Halstead was in town Friday. Jess Crider, of Halstead, was in Newton Sunday. M. W.

Dey made a business trip to Kansas City last week. H. W. Reed made a business trip to Dodge City, last week. 1 J.

W. Trousdale made a business trip to Missouri last week. Miss Alma Johnson, of Hesston, was in Newton, Wednesday. Charles Shriver is here from Texas visiting at the Lander home. R.L.

Carter, candidate for sheriff, was over from Halstead Monday. Frank Cretcher was up from Sedgwick Saturday afternoon on business. R. E. Thomas of Burton visited in Newton a few hours Tuesday evening.

Clark Pollard and wife were here from Sedgwick Sunday visiting friends. Mr. Wales, from Oklahoma, is visiting old Harvey county friends this week. Dr. Buley and H.

Penningon drove up from Sedgwick Monday in the doctor's car. N. G. Perryman and wife are spending a few days at Excelsior Springs, Mo. John Mack and F.

P. Lane attended the farmers meeting at Hesston Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. N.

V. Napier, of Sedgwick, were up from Sedgwick, Saturday evening. The state conclave of Kansas Knights Templar will be held at Newton May 12 to 14. P. H.

Vogt and Miss Susie Kroeker, of Inman, were married Wednesday by Judge McAdams. Glenn Woods, John Guthrie and Otis Spangler, of Walton, were in Newton on business Monday. There was a slight frost day morning but so far as can be learned little damage resulted. J.D. Nicholson is having some extensive improvements made to his residence on east Fourth street.

Ellison Martin attended the meeting of the Eighth district Democratic Committee at Wichita, Friday. Frank Hannum and family left this week for Calexico, California, where they will make their home. The funeral of Mrs. F. Byron was held at the family home on east Second street Saturday afternoon.

The old floral hall at Athletic park is being removed down near the lake, to be used as a bath and boat house. A new tile front was put in at the Pearl theatre the first of the week, greatly improving its appearance. Building permits have been issued this month for five new houses, besides permits for a lot of repair work. There is no trade puller that can equal an ad in the newspaper. Read carefully what our advertisers have to say each week.

Robert Turner and Miss Bessie A. Millholen both of Newton were married by Judge MAdams at the court house Thursday. The county commissioners will meet May 18 as a board of equalization to adjust any errors that may have been made in taxes. By a decision of the board of directors, the Carnegie library will hereafter be open on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 6 o'clock. Dr.

and Mrs. O. W. Roff left last week on a little vacation which will be spent with the doctor's brother Tom, at Rosewell, N. M.

A. J. Coffman, a farmer near Sedgwick, was brought to Axtell hospital this week. He has been quite ill for several weeks. The Let nan Hardware store was bu zed Sunday night.

Entrance gained through a rear door. Several revolvers were taken. Newton chapter O. E. S.

conferred degree work Tuesday evening for the first time with the new equipment of furniture, emblems and lights in the Masonic hall. The work was beautiful and impressive. C. G. McGinn and Mr.

Montgomery were visitors from Sedgwick Wednesday. Mr. McGinn has recently purchased a new Chalmers six car and is enjoying life as only the prosperous farmers can these days. A Sale of the Best Rugs Your Money Can Buy A Stock of 62 Different Patterns These Rugs will be shown in groups as follows: VERY SPECIAL 36x63 size, Wiltons in 27x54 size Wiltons, 36x63 size, Axminis21x54 size: Velvet 3 tone, Plain and 1 Fig- full worsted wool, such ter in Plain and MotFloral, Oriental and ured Centers, Green, makes as Bundhar, tled centers, blue, Animal designs; Brown, Old Rose and Selkirk, Shuttleworth, green and tan. RegRegular Price, $1.75 Blue.

Reg. Price, $7.98 Latoma and Kremlin. ular price, $5.00 Sale Price, 98c Sale Price, $5.75 Regular price, Sale Price, $2.98 Sale price, $3.85 9x12 size, Seamless 9x12 size seamed 9x12 size; seamless French Wilton, 3 pat- worsted, Face Wilton; 9x12 size; seamless 7 Axminister; 8 patterns Axminister; 6 patterns terns. Regular price, patterns; Regular price, $39.00 Regular Price, Regular price, $25.00 Sale Price, $32.50 Sale Price, $28.50 Sale Price, $15.00 Sale Price, $18.75 Sale Prices on Linoleum, Window Shades, Lace Curtains McManus Dep't Store NEWTON, KANSAS J. L.

Buck, left Monday for Topeka, where he will begin active work work with the big trust company there with which he is connected. C. A. Seaman and D. E.

Congdo of Sedgwick were in Newton Thursafternoon and dropped into theDemocrat office in time to see the wheels go round. R. H. Stocking and family drove up from Wellington and spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

B. H. Downs. Mr. Stocking is manager of the Merchants Delivery system at Wellington.

The funeral of Mrs. Clara son was held at the home of her son, Phil Anderson, last Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. MeCuish of the First Presbyterian church. Floyd Taylor, a former Newton boy, was killed at Tulsa one evening last week by being crushed between two box cars in the yards there. He was a freight conductor on the Midland Valley.

Mrs. Martha Thralls, aged 70 years, 'died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Grimes, Monday morning. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Catholic church. Abe Dick of Burton was a caller at the Democrat office Thursday evening while enroute home from a business trip to Sedgwick.

While here he had his name enrolled as a Democrat subscriber. Dr. J. J. Sippy of the State Board of Health, was in town for a short time Friday afternoon.

He was enroute from Topeka to Hutchinson where he delivered an address to the medical men that night. Don't forget that we want the news from your neighborhood. Send in the items. We will be glad to supply you with stamps, writing material, etc. Write us about it, or call the nrst time you are in town Star THEATRE Mutual Movies "Make Time Fly" Shown at this Theatre Weekly Watch for our Special Bills Musie by First Class Orchestra Furniture, Carpets, Rugs Linoleums, Lace Curtains, Window Shades A complete line carried at all time; new goods, latest styles and prices always right.

15 years in Newton. Ask our customers. how we treat them. No trouble to show you our goods, and every article we sell must be as represented or we refund the money. Duff Son Furniture 518-520 MAIN Undertaking To Our Customers Asking their Co-Operation Our drivers will be required to turn in coupons.

This is a rule which we will enforce generally and impartially. It is no reflection on your credit It is necessary to the proper couduct of our business and to the service we give you. Our Coupon Book, properly used, simplifies bookkeeping. For that reason we can afford to give you more ice with the book than we could for cash. When customers run out of coupons and ask our drivers to credit them until they get new books they should remember that i if we allowed our drivers to do that a record of each case would have to be kept in our offices.

In addition to that misunderstandings would arise when customers settled with the driver after they got their new books. With this explanation we feel sure our customers will not ask drivers to disobey instrustions. The coupon book is our mutual friend. Let us all get the benefit of it. Newton Ice Company Fresh Fish FOR Every Meal AT Murphy's Restaurant Also perfect service and courteous treatment.