Claflin Clarion from Claflin, Kansas • 1

Histrical la Irfda CLAFLIN CLARION. BY BERT FANCHER. Entered at the Olaflin, Kansas, Post Office as Second-class Matter. Fifty-two Issues for One Dollar, VOL 12. CLAFLIN, BARTON COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1910.

NO. McCracken's Drug Store for Ice Cream, Sodas, Sundaes, and all Popular Drinks of the Season LOCAL ITEMS For Busy Readers Get a hot one at Watsons. Don't fail to get a hot one at Watson's. Insure your wheat against buil with H. Starr.

John Smith of Bushton was in town last Saturday. Mrs. J. Crum visited a few days in Hoisington this week. It will pay you to come many miles to get a hot one at Watson's.

The city bad the streets dragged Money which put them in fine shape. J. S. Dalziel went to Great Bend Tuesday to spend a few days with his wife. Call on H.

M. Starr if you want to insure your wheat against damage by bail. W. C. Schumacher was shown the mysteries in the K.

P. Lodge Tuesday night. Wm. Gerritzen has rented the Whitney farm on the erige of the Cheyenne bottoms. New awnings have been put up this week at the Miller building and also at the post office.

You will be served with a hot one at Watsons Friday and Sat turday, May 13th and 14th. The coal man had another inning last week and now the ice man is getting in his books. Dr. Jury was out in Seward county the first of the week looking at the prospects on his farm. Mr.

and Mrs. M. H. Wood left the first of the week for Preston for a visit with the Forney family. Dr.

A. E. Focht the eye, ear. nose and throat specialist will be in Claflin next Tuesnay the 17th. A marriage license was granted last Saturday to Henry Schwartz, age 32 and Miss Katie Krier, age 26.

A good sized crowd of farmers were in town last Saturday and the merchants enjoyed a good trade. Miss Pearl Cooney of Hoisington was married last Wednesday to Chas. Sneider of Council Grove. Mrs. D.

J. Rieman received the ad news the first of the week of the death of a cousin who lives in lowa. A. E. Wegleg and Frank Bloomer were transacting business in Hutchinson the first of the week.

Mrs. W. A. Engleman has been very sick this week but is reported as getting along nicely at present. For Sale 200 acres of land near Liebenthal, well improved.

See or write to Peter Robr, Liebentbal, Kansas. Mrs. H. C. Embry spent several days visiting her parents north of town while the Doctor was on his trip to Hot Springs.

Mrs. Ben Little left the first of the week for Macksville in answer to a message that her sister was not expected to live. Have you seen the comet yet? It is now visable in the early morning and will be worth your while to take a peep at it. A deal was made this week whereby A. E.

Wegley discontinues his garage business, having sold all of his supplies to E. R. Ruch. The Claflin Hardware Implement Co. store has received a new coat of paint this week which greatly improves the looks of the building.

Tom Marston will hold a public sale at the Whitney farm next Tuesday the 17th. The Marstons will move to Colorado to make their home. Miss Anna Scott went to Wichita Monday to attend the meeting of the Photographers Association. The meeting will last three days. Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Fairbair of Macksville came dp last week I and spent a few days visiting latives here. They returned home Monday. Miss Ruth Yelton, who up to a short time ago was stenographer at the Universal Mill office, left the first of the week for ber home in Harper, Kans, S. Soeken informs us that we made an error in the price which he stated be got for his mules last week.

The price should have been $790 instead of $785. C. H. Killian has moved his clothes cleaning establishment from the front room in the Ruch garage to the frame building back of the Miller hardware. L.

J. Bailey and wife will leave next Monday night on an excursion trip to Canada. Howard will join them at Kansas City and Make the trip with them. Next Tuesday the 17th is the date and Dr. Jury's office is the place where you Ran consult Dr.

Focht, the eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, of Great Bend. The Ladies League met with Mrs. Storks Wednesday afternoon A large crowd was present and a afternoon was enjoyed by all. There will be no meeting next week. On Tuesday afternoon of last week Mrs.

Henry Cully entertained for Mrs. A. L. Miller of Ellin wood. A pleasant afternoon was spent and dainty refreshments were served.

There are lots of rumors about things in a business way, but as rumors don't count for much we are patiently waiting to get hold of some real facts before springing them on the public. J. C. Cook, the painter from Bushton, was here last Saturday and had his name placed on the Clarion list. He expects to come over bere in about a week to paint Fred Hal's automobi'e.

Henry Dowse and wife left last Sunday for the eastern part of the state. They went down to the Dowse farm near Yates Center where Henry will do some painting and papering for his father. Mrs. Gleafon came in Saturday night from Kansas City and is visiting her tather for a few days. She will visit her mother at the Bend and then return to the city.

Aer son Colin will accompany her when she returns. Mrs. Alfred Roesler had the misfortune to run a rusty nail in her foot Monday which caused her much pain for several hours. The nail lacked only a little of going clear through the foot. John Woydziak was married Tuesday, May 3rd, at Tipton, to Miss Schreck.

They arrived hers Tuesday morning and went to the Woydziak farm north of town where they will make their futuro home. We understand that Mayor Gibler is laying for Haley's comet and if it passes through Claflin at a rate bf speed of over eight miles an hour he will serve notice on it to appear in police court for ceeding the speed limit. Last Friday evening Mrs. Henry Cully entertained at a six o'clock dinner, complimentary Miss Ruth Yelton. A jolly time was had by all.

The following guests were present: Misses Ruth Yelton, Anna Praeger, Agnes Praeger, Edna Rowan and Mar garetta West. This office has been pretty busy this week turning out a double page poster for the Campbell Mercantile besides some other work for them, and if the paper is a little shy in its news columns this week we will ask our readers to bear with us and we will try and do better next time. Frank Evans, who came out here from Moline, Kansas, about three weeks ago to work in the Clarion office went to Hutchipson a week ago last Saturday night to meet his wife and we have not feen nor heard from him since. It is supposed he changed his mind very suddenly about wanting to stay in Claflin. Contracts have been let for the rebuilding of the elevators at Red Wing which is owned by the Clattin Mill Elevator Co.

of this place and also for the rebuilding of the elevator at. this place owned by the Lindsborg Mill Elevator Co. of Lindsborg. The P. H.

Pelhey Construction Co. of Wichita have the contracts. Frank Bloomer this week purchased the Giles property adjoining town on the north. We understand that this tract of land, or a portion of it at least, 1s to be platted and sold in town lots. If such is the case there will be some very desirable building locations put on the market The deal was engineered by A.

E. Wegley and O. L. Culiy. John Poore has accepted a steady position in this office and we are going to quit trying to import printers to hold down the job as none of them seem to stick very long.

Mr. Poore is a first class printer, but has been trying tor the past two years to keep away from the printing business, but the temptation became too strong fo" him, and we are glad that it did, as his services are very much appreciated in this office. The mail carriers have requestec us to ask the question, "What has become of the road drags that the township had mede to drag the roads with The past few days have been an excellent time to drag the roads but they report that it has been neglected all over their routes, with -the exception of one case. This is something that should be looked after and there is no better place to do this work and where it will be appreciated more thar on the roads travelled by the mail caariers, This, from an exchange, 18 true in many cases: "He told his 12- year-old son to milk the cows, feed the horses, lop the pigs, hunt up the eggs, feed the calves, catch the colt and put him in the stable, cut some wood, split the kindling, stir the cream, pump fresh water in the creamery after supper, and to be sure he studied his lessons before he went to bed. Then he went to the farmers' club to discuss the question, 'How to keep the boys on the Lieut.

T. F. Moran, wife and son were here last week visiting relatives and left the last of the week for Fayetville, where they will make their home for a while. Lieut. Moran has spent thirty three years in the army and his term of enlistment expires in June and he will retire to private life.

He has been stationed in the Philippines for several years. The Lieutenant and family were here a couple of years ago and he says he was very much surprised at the growth and the improvements that have been made in Claflin since that time. He says that he expects to spend about a year in Arkansas and then he expects to return and make Claflin his home. Strange how forgetful some men are "hain't" it. The average man is liable to forget most any: thing, especially when his wife sends to town by him for something she is needing right quick, or gives bim a letter to mail that she is in a hurry to have get to its destination.

But the prize stunt in forgetting was pulled off last Saturday by Mat Ely. Mat lives only a little ways from town and has been in the habit of walking to and from home most of the time, but last Saturday he hitched up to the buggy and drove to town and tied his borses to the hitching racks at the Watson corner. Mat spent most of the afternoon at his favorite game in the club room and when it came time to go home to supper he walked home. Upon reaching home the folks asked bim where his horse was and that was the first he remembered that he had drove to town. so used was he to walking.

Of course Mat tries to make things look good for him by telling that he thought the women folks had taken the horse home, for which we don't blame him, as it is pretty bard for him to fess up that he is so forgetful. Coal Creek. Clawson and family visited with Mr. Cole Sunday. Ernest Kelley went to finish his operation Monday.

C. Davidson and J. Stolzenberg made a trip to Wilson Tuesday after the latter's graphophone. Paul Civuch spent last week visiting his father. John Redetzke spent Sunday with his niece, Mrs.

Ernest Miller, whose baby has been ill but is much improve at this writing. The wedding bells will soon be ringing in this community. For Sale. One of the most desirable sites in Claflin for a residence. There are 4 lots in the site.

For further particulars see, F. M. Campbell. For Sale. .60 acres of land with improvements, 2 1-2 miles northwest of Odin.

For particulars see, GERHARD BOOR. Is she good looking? Ask Dr. Jury. A ten pound baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs.

John Hoffman of Route No. 1, last Thursday. John Hoffman of Route No. 1, left Wednesday for Spearville to visit for a few days with his brother Hen.y and family. Passenger train No.

3 on the Mo. Pacific was derailed just east of Bushton Tuesday night and did not reach Claflin until after 6 o'clock the next morning. The work of ballasting the Mo. Pacific has been progressing rapidly and the ballasting gang is only a little ways west of town. There is a gang following the ballasting crew that is raising the track and putting in ties.

The track is being raised about 7 inches and about 1.000 ties to the mile are being put in. There are several bootleggers in town who are getting in pretty good time. They are class of fellows who look to us like they might be able to make a living without resorting to this class of business. They are certainly large enough and strong enough, but they don't aim to do any more work than is necessary to keep up the bluff and resort to the bootlegging business to keep their purse replenished. Some of them are making a business of turning stuff to the younger boys and then people wonder where the boys get the stuff to get on a jag.

There is a law which says that anyone handling liquors must display his license in his place of business. Wonder if these fel lows have their license on display and how long they will be permitted to keep this up. C. O. Sester of route one Bushton had his name added to the fast growing Clarion list.

Charley Oliphant is visiting his parents at Galena this week. His mother is reported as being in poor health. Dr. Campbell returned Wednesday night from Wichita where he had been since Sunday visiting his father who is sick. Wm.

Rawlings and Wife who taken to the county poor farm several weeks ago have gone to Chicago. The county sioners furnished them transportation. G. C. Gilstrap was married at Hutchinson Wednesday to Miss Mary Derby of Turon, Kansas.

Mr. and Mrs. Gilstrap arrived last night and will be at home in the groom's cottage in the northwest part of town. Miss Derby was a teacher in the Turon schools. The ceremony was performed at the Christian parsonage in Hutchinson by Rev.

Cook. A great many reports have been circulated in regard to the scarlet fever and diphtheria cases at Great Bend. There were only a few cases and they are now getting along nicely. The schools were dismissed for a few days but that was only taking due precaution. A phone message from there this morning stated there was no danger now and that no one need stay away from the big picnic on account of the scarlet fever scare.

Dead Letter List. Letters Frank Evaas, Hall Willis, Geo. H. Kroeger, F. A.

Lemer. Cards -Hank Sarell, Richard Kenwell. Horses and Mules FOR SALE AT THE R. M. Grizzell Farm Two Miles North and 14 Miles East of Claflin.

May 18th is the Big Day! That is the day that the Great Bend Business Men Want you for their Guests. Its our Second Annual Big Barbacue and Picnic. Bring your family and friends. Everybod is Welcome. Everything is Free.

Come to town early and prepare stay all day. There will be something going on every minute. The Automobile Parade will start promptly at 1A o'clock. The big Barbecue wilt commence at 12 o'clock noon at the fair grounds. The Races will be promptly at 1 o'clock.

Ballon ascention at 2:30 o'clock. There will be horse and pony races, mule races, big automibile races, all kinds athletic contests: Be sure and see the big cow boy races and the relay races. Concert's by Epperson's Military Band will be given throughout the dey. Don't fail to come and bring some one with you; bring the children by all means. Remember the Date, Wednesday, May 18, 1910..