The Wheaton Advance du lieu suivant : Wamego, Kansas • 4

HOTEL AND CONFECTIONERY. The Wheaton Advance, A. TOOTHAKER, Editor. 1 To Lumber Buyers, Pleasani Hill. Thj6Crollowing yaung folks of this viciuitattended Xfi spelling school at the Dutch Crook school house Wednesday Daisy, Lily, Ear ther, Peter and Hpnry Allenj-Minnie' and George Davits May and Sarah Wells.

All report good time. i Lillie, and Daisy Allen went tgr Onaga hist Monday, I Warm meals lunches at all hours. Fregh bread for sale, Fresh and salt meats constantly on hand. 3 The fiuest line of cigars and tobacco to i found in the city. Temperance drinks in season.

Give ub a call. Eli MOHier was in town Thursday. Thos. M'Gerty able to bo around again. C.

E. Morris ajjd Henry were jp Wednesday. Po not forget Dr. Rogers' dijie, from 11th to 13th inst. The Putnam show troop have been in town for the past few days.

Dr, ConiBtock did considerable veterinary work in town this, last week. Mrs. Will Smith and Mrs. Biakely visited with Mrs. Van Vliet Wednesday, Mr.

Mahar Mr. Murphy, of Blaine, were in the city on business Wednesday. There was meeting of the exec, utive committe of the Christain Endeavor last evening, Mrs. Jos, Canfield went to Onaga Tine manufacturers oi 'lumber in the norih where the White Pine-tree grows, and the mil- 3 lionaire who control Yellow Pine forests of 3 the south, alio the Red-Cedar men of Pa- 3 cific coast have the strongest combination to 3 control prices that has existed for years, and .3 thpy are going to make lumber dearer. The 3 consumer can get betters prices now than lie will 25 jg get later on.

3 The Star Lumber Yard I Ej has big stock and can compete in price and 3 Jt: quality with anybody, C. A. Ingalsbe, H. TUNISON, Blacksmith Wheaton, 'Kan, We. have just received A Car Load of Elour and Feed! Every sack guaranteed; a full line of J.

IXast Farming Implements! And a full'line of Dry 'Goods consisting of Erintsi, Xrinliams, Percale an I Furnishing Goods! I have just received a Jot of, Shares, and before you go elsewhere it will pay you to call and see me and get -my price. Having recently purchased a gasoline engine, I anVjprepared to do your Plow Work jin first class order. We have also iniCon nectipn with our shop a grinder, and we are prepared to grind chop feed. Wit will pay you to got our prices. Wederbrook Hale.

We expect another large shipment Woven W3 re Fence in a few days, ranging in twenty-four inches. It still remains cold but we have a good warm fire in Eatorud in thu pcwtnlflos at Wheaton, Khusiik, bn uecond ulaKH matter. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. AdvortiHing jqtou made kfiown on application. Friday, March 10, 1809.

K. 4 W. TIME CARD. PuiwenKor, East, 7:14 a. m.

West, 9:04 Freight, East, 1 :10 m. Wont, 4:40 p.m. F. L. CoorEB, Agont.

Local News Items. pffice on job work. Maggie Smith went to Onaga, Monday. Cera Wolf kill, js working for II. j.Bunyan.

JJepry -Brown is lor Eli jBoardgian. Kent visited friends in Whea-! (ion, Monday, JEJditor Palmer, of Blaine, was in ptown Monday. Stella- Aslepinder a Jtrip to Monday. Bobn Xo Albert Bruokew and vife, 7, a girl, Stella. Alexander, iejsiteiwith her Sunday.

Mre. jflHliper shop Is Hearing completion. Edw. Toothaker was in tow.o, furniture. Kev.

J. Wilson went ta.Topeka, short, visit. Fred Kheul, of Dutch Creek, was jn town Saturday evening. A fine boy was born to L. Robbjns wife Feb.

30. C. Johnson sold Will Kufahl a set new harness Rev. ChaB. Bently anjj brother were Mr.

Soden is visiting with H. E. bobbins and wife this week. Most of the men near town attended John Langkarts' sale, Tuesday. Bobn To Mr, and Mrs.

Frank Kent, Thursday, Mar. 2, a big hoy. C. Koentz filled his appointment at this place Saturday and Slonday, Sadie Maskil is working IngalBbe, this week. She began Inon-day morning.

All parties desiring seed potatoes will leave their orders with me. "St" J. Miss Iva Goodman Suudayed with her parents. She Havens-ille Monday. The school visiters" W'witeiday were E.

F. Cronan, Farmer Fesce and Stella Alexander, C. M. Cooper did some carpenter work for Wederbrook Hale the iore part of the week. Mert Can field i moving his goods ito a farm near Wamegu.

He will Jarm there the coming year. We wonder who it was that locked ithe door and left a notice stating ithat the key was under the barrel. At this writing Mrs. Jas. Goodman is lying seriously ill at her home in this city.

All hope for her speedy recovery. Owing te the liuclement weather last Sunday tie communion services at the Congregational church were postponed unillpe.t "Sunday. F. Kufithl will have her first grand opening in millinery from March 13 to April 1, and invites everybody to inspect her fine stock dl Owing to the severe weather the morning services at the Congregational church were not held last This is the first omission in the morning for about three years. None to my Customers The rules of my business are for every Uur Samples bet iin every department.

We invite your inspection while you have ileisure time before spring work opens. 1 1 rf height from nineteen to -our store and have i i KUFAHL, Stock WILSON Great Sacrifice In the line of HARNESS, WAGONS and BUGGIES Come and examine our hand-made HARNESS. All Work Guaranteed! We have a large stock of Wagons and Buggies which we are selling almost AT COST. 2nd harness for sale. C.

JOHNSON SONS, Wheaton, Ks. Mr. and Mrs. JJeeon visited Mrs. Allen one day last week.

Mr. A.i Graff and -sister went to Onaga last Tuesday. A certain young lady of this vicin ity says George is the flneBt young man she ever saw. It you wish to. now who she is ask eorge.

Mrs. J. Canfield anA son Carl spent Tuesday evening at Mr. Well's. Daisys and Esther Allen and May Wells visited at Mrs.

E. Sherman's last Wednesday. Aunt Hannah is the jfinest looking old maid I have ever seen. Shelhas light and light eyes, rather tall and the worst of all is, all the hpys are after her. John and Moses Shockey got lost last Wednesday night.while going to the spelling school.

Say boy's, next time you go to Dutch Creek, go north instead of south. Susie earae very soar seeing spatks last Wednesday night. If theiPleasant Hill school keeps on improving'they will all be teach ers by 1UUL Two of them are teach -era already. If you don't believe me ask Carl apd Lillie. May and Sarah Wells attended a play Tuesday night at the Arispie school house.

The play was lTen Nights in Bar Room." Charley Sale's called at E. B. Sherman's Saturday. Is it Lilly blossoms you love so dearly, Aunt Hannah May and Sarah Wells visited at Mr. and Mrs.

S. Shockey's Saturday. E. B. Sherman end wife visited at Allen Graff's Monday.

J. Canfield and -wife spent Mon day at Mr. Wells'. A certain young man lost his mind while going west Sunday. Blossom.

Westmoreland. On Thursday lest Ed Mills, tnear Louisville, attempted to descend into well whioh he was engaged in dig ing and tbe eaten on the windlass having broken he was precipitated to the bottom. Had hie partner not ttempted to grab the windlass, he certainly would have been dashed to death. As it waa, he sustained seri ous and possibly fatal internal "iniu ries. It will be a miracle shouid be recover.

A feW'Oays -since John Leiihart, while blasting' in a well at Eenry Furguson in JJnion township, suf fered the loss of one and possibl y'both his eyes by a premature explosion of a blast which he had placed. Dr. Cave was called and has hope of saving one eye, though the other us entirely gone. Thirtydive pieces of rock were picked from his face and hands by a nurse, and the story is not yet told. John is a member of the Select Knights of this city, and in event of the loss of both eyes will get half of a policy calling 4or fi.OUO.

He had better lose the policy tee. J. Shiner as received a letter from H. D. Pattee, of St.

Louis, offering to build a railroad from Kansas City to Westmoreland, via Topeka and St. 'arys, and offering that Westmoreland shall be the nd of the first division. Bismark, Dakota, is to be the terminal of the road. In the name of fate, wtat are wa coming tof The townskSp trustees wf Potta watomie couaty met at tfce office of the county clerk as board of equalization. They did the business required of them by law and repaired to their respective homes, much sed with their doings.

There was a very small attendance, owing to the bad roads. It is said that the Catholic citizens of Myers Valley are contemplating the building of a cathedral at that point. It appears to ua that West moreland is the natural point lor tne building of such a structure. By so doing the Catholics of Blaine and Myers Valley would alike be accom modated, We hope that the powers that be will seriously consider this matter before the erection of a struc- ture of so much importance to the people of two communities, We are sorry to say that Thos. II Brown and wife, of this city will, in the spring, move to Spokane Falls.

Washington, where they intend to make an indefinite stay. That they may return ia good health and feel-ins: much better for having made the trip, Is the wish of all our good cm zens. Miss Anna Garrison died at Kan sas City, Monday, and the body waa brought here for interment, Tuesday. She died of tho measles, while at a hospital being treated. Miss Anna was 16 years old, a bright young lady, and greatly admired.

We are pleased to announce that Col. T. J. Hava hat been appointed tnwiird of tha OssawatoimB insane asylum Originally Col, Tom hailed from Fbttawatomie oountv but OI recent years ho has called Kansas Oitv his homo, He is all right how ever, Had Govi Stanley made no mis takaiUiaaj)WiiUttHU Just received my Wheaton, Ks. and Wagonmaker.

lbest corn Arispie. Miss Elliot, of Saline county, ris visiting her aunt, Mrs. Wm. A Ilea, this week. John Clark went to Onaga last Saturday, I suppose he found the roads a little muddy.

John Biakely and family moved itto a house by themselves last week. A. J. Cornelius had the.misfortiine to lose a sjioat weighing about 250 pounds last Saturday night. John Neely purchased.a cow from Hines last'Week, John Neely is now batdhing on his; new farm he recently puiicbased.

Miss Ida Tunison was to leave cc-hool on account of the mumps. Carl Fjgge and wife were seen iin this vicinity last Thursday. Mud, mud, mud, nothing but mud. Sammy Clark went to Wheaton last Friday. The sncw that came last unday morning kept the people from going visiting.

Mr. Figge butchered several hogs last Monday. John Neely waa hauling SiogB last Monday. The mail came is quite late Saturday evening on account of the mud. ir.

Hetzler's went to Onaga last Thursday. Will Clark made a flying trip to Pleasant Hill, Tuesday af teraooa A large crowd was entertained Tuesday evening by the members of the Arispie lyceum, by en titled "Ten Nights in a Bar Room." It was a grand play and nicely acted out. Praise is due those who took part. May and Sarah Welliattended the lyceum at Arispie last Tuesday eve The Arispie lyceux closed last Tuesday evening until next Winter. Several of the Arispieites attended the sale at John Langhart's last Toesday and reported a large crowd present.

Railroad Rumblings. W. H. Washburn received a car of Beloit flour Monday. Wederbrook Hale received car of Junction City flour Tuesday Swickard received a car of coal Friday.

McGerty also one Monday. ucMurray Robbins will ship hogs Thursday. Local freight business is very heavy now-a-daya. Mr. Draper's household goods arrived Monday evening.

Eli Boardman chipped stock Wednesday. Abe Washburn ia in Kansas City purchasing a spring stock of goods. An Opera troupe arrived here mod day evening. We understand they will entertain us Saturday evening. R.

C. Buchanan received a car of cattle Saturday evening. J. H. Cooper passed through last Friday with four cars of stock cattle which he unloaded at Fostona.

The VV. 75 percent, rate ia quite a benefit to those wishing to ship stock cattle from to feed and pasture. The west-bound freight waa on time Tuesday evening. Make note of that. Nora Moslor and Florenoa Pomeroy viaiUd at A.

M. Oraff'l north tha it, Saturday tftd 8 uttdai this morning to see her mother, Airs. JaB. Smith, who is quite sick. Miss Villa Barnett, of Westmore land, Miss Jones and Mrs, Al Hark- wess, of Blaine, were in Thurs- Agnes O'Keeffe came up from Pnaga, Saturday evening, and expects to, visit home for about a Bobn To August Kolterman nd Wife, of Dutch Creek, Mar.

6, a pair of bouncing boys. Mother and chil dren doing well. Mrs. Nannie Colburn and two lit tle children in. Wheaton for a vipit with her pajonts, Rev and Mrs.

J. J. ilson. Dr. Rogers, the Onaga den tist, successor to Dr.

Benton, wijl be in Wheaton from Saturday evening until Monday evening. First. class work guaranteed. Judging from the number of trav eling men that have made their appearance the past few weeks, we are led to the belief that the business men have plenty to do. Jos.

Draper andwife and daugh ter Mary arrived in Wheaton last Saturday evenipg, from Redding, Iowa. They will occupy the resi dence recently vacated by J. Botten- berg. jThe boys, lues, and Willie, drove through. We are called on to record the death of two infant children in our city in night.

Those of Ed Ingalsbe and Jas. Goodman died Monday night, Mar. 6., 18U9, after a brief illness. Mr. Inealsbe's baby was about twr months old and was taken sick last Saturday.

The child of Mr. Goodman was only ona day old. They were buried in Baptist cemetery south of theity. We ex tend our sympathy tothe bereaved families. County Diploma Examination.

At the. qouaty. association held at Onaga, Feb. 24 and 25 a votes of the teachers present seemed te favor May 5 and 0 for the time of holding the next Diploma examination. Since then it has developed that many of our teachers favor ae.

earlier date kwhile some others a later date. it is my desire to favor the teachers and pupils concerned the very best I can and so I have selected two dates and herein designate the places where the examinations will be held. df point designated does not desire the examination the teacher can so notify this office and a board of examiners will not be appointed for that place. 1st. The first examination will oocur iViduy and Saturday, March dl a-afl April 1.

The seuond exam ination will occur Friday and Satur day, May 5 and 0. 2nd. Unless undesired, arrange ments will be made for examinations to Ihj held at ait. Mam, Bel ua, Wauicgp, Louisville, St. George, Westmoreland, Garrison, Ulsburg, Wheaiu, Onaga, Havensnille, Dist, 23 and Dist.

43. Will the principal or teacher at these places let me know at once which date is pre ferred Srd. Each applicant for diploma will pay a fee of zoo, provide nun self with pen, ink and legal cap pa per. I would gladly furnish the paper but the mail or express is ex pensive. Stamps will be furnished to send the manuscript to this ottice Be sure to use legal cap paper.

4th. Examinations will be given on Friday in orthography, reading, writing, geography and physiology; on Saturday in arithmetic, grammar civil government and history. 0th. No grades will be carried over. Entire examination must be taken.

Average required, 80 per cent. No grade below 00 per cent M. D. Wbltneb, Co. Supt.

I AM PREPAliED! To do first-class dressmaking at all times, STKLLA ALEXANDER.Kr Kllha Koltnrrajr H. F. Robblni ROBBINS oram aid iHirriii or Cattle and Hogs The highest market prloea paid at all times. W1UUXOM. Dry Goods, Shoes and Hats which will be sold at live arid let-live prices.

Butter, eggs, cow hides, horse hides, poultry, potatoes and corn will be taken the same as cash. If you desire any goods that I do not ear- Also make the Tery Dutch Creek. Lona Kolterman is working at Herman Hartwich's this week. The spelling school a vweek ago Wednesday night was well attended. Lillie Brunner proved herself to be the best speller.

One of the Dutch Creek girls is wondering how did he get that pic ture. Ferdinand Keuhl called on Aug ust Kolterman Thursday. Frank Brunkow walked part way home, spelling school nit'ht. That would be allnght, Frank, it it wasn so muddy. Mr.

Eichem visited with Mr. ZaWl Sunday. Ferdinand Keuhl spent a week age Sunday at Mr. Lindeman's. Fer-disand does not believe in procrasti- alion, even if the snow is deep.

Ji. Pansy blossom is the "1 test jtliing 9ut. 1 Always think twice before you speak is a maxim some should observe. The Hartwich Bros, 50 head of cattle for August Kolterman week ago Tuesday. Fred Keuhl was out wooing Sun day night, The ifollowing are the names of those (breaking colts last week: Ed, Chas.

and VVm. Kolterman, Henry Dean, Thos. Toothakejr and Henry Eichem. Messrs. John and Chas.

Zabel called on Albert Kolterman last Monday. We ccently heard of a teacher who thought it not best to spare the i rod lent you spoil the child. Dutch Creek was up three feet a week ago Thursday. The boys and girls at the Germpfe school had a face washing one day last weefk. The boys got worsted.

Miss Ida Kolterman stayed out of school last Thursday on account of sickness. Henry Eichem visited with his brother John last Sunday. Messrs. Kolterman and Eichem had a game of checkers Wednesday night. Kolterman says iiiicliem got the start on him.

Otto Hartwich visited with his un- (Ae, August Buoholz, last Sunday. Mr. Fritz Keuhl visited with Frank Hartwich last Monday. The infant child of Hermun Hart wich is very sick at this writing. Acnt Hannah.

Flint Hill. Little Alice Wicks is suffering with the grip. John McDevitt is staying on the hills for a short time. Mr. Lindeman is on the sick list this week.

Harvey Wolfkil is moving on Geo. Bennett's place this week. B. Sherman and C. Sale made a trade last week.

Sale is the proud possessor of a riding plow, and i. B. ia the possessor of two pigs. W. R.

Wicks is getting up Wood for Grandma Allen. Mrs, Lottie Bennett is on the siok list. We had another hard storm, but when we get good weather we will know how to appreciate it. As everyone la aiok with Grip or bad colds news ia scarce, anst. IS.

Aleiandor and wife came up front Irish Creek, Tuesday, to attend their daughter, Mr. Allira UwdttMtt. rv 1 win give an oruer on otner stores to tne same. JOHN GALLAG HER. one that owe me for blacksmithing to settle by catth or bankable note PHILLIPSm.

WHEATON, KANSAS 3 Can supply the trade with anything in the t)RUO LlE. THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO PLEASK '3 Customers and will please YOU if you will give them a trial, BE SliltE TO SEE THEIlt LINE 2 of PARLOR LAMPS for they are cheap and up to date. You can safely trust your Prescrip- tions to be filled there. i iaiiuiuauuiaiuiUiaiiuauuiuiuiuR the first of February of each year. I would liko if everyone would act according, as I mean it.

4t James McDermott. Word was received here Tuesday of the funeral of and Mrs. Lobby of Neuchatel, on that day. One of them died Saturday evening and the other Sunday. The older inhabitants of Wheaton and vicinity became acquainted with these old people at an early day and will much regret to learn of their death.

They were monjr Neuohatel's most highly re apocted citizens. Mr. Lobby was for auvoral years the merchant at that place, Mr! John Malone and Mr. Harring ton, who reside northwest of Wheaton each sold fat steers to Rosenkraos and ftartwell, Tuesday, that surely must have made some one some money Mr. Malone bad twenty-one head, and Hit of them would cot be two years eld until next May, but the lot aver god $70.00 each.

Mr. Harrington had twenty-two head, and the price mid for thorn waa I71.BU per head. These were big prloea and made the owners good money, but of course they were good cattle. "Frankfort KffM. Subscribe for the ADVANCE! ESTATE AND J.

W. SEENEB, If you want to buy, sell or loose don't fail to see the lead ing dealer itt the county before dosing a bargain. Fire, Lightiiihg, Tornado and Live Stock Insurance writ ten in th best oompauies and on the most reasonable Urtnlt Wutuiorclmul,.