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PRESTON, PRATT COUNTY, KANSAS," SATURDAY DECEMBER 1899. No. as. C. PEDIGO kine Christmas Presents at Buggies, Lamest Stock.

T. W. Dress Goods Town, and County. Blanket yuur horsos. DoBnrd Turon.

Blankets at Wallace's from 45c up. Uunry Sucrctit Is building tin udditloo to Lis residence. Ladies' Jackets at DeBard Keop-pie's In Turon. 19 lbs granulated Sugar nt DeBard Keopple's in Turon. Mrs.

11 Collier, who hns boon dangerously ill, is roportcd boltor. Highest market price for produco at DoBard Keopple's In Turon. MttMuins at the old post ofiice corner In Priitt is the plnco for bargains. Latest things in ladies cloaks find capes. Prices, $1 85 at Wallaoo's.

Men's and boy's heavy fleeced lined Underwear for 3,0 e(s at Wallace's. The latest things in Plaids at J. T. Wallace's Department store, Turon. XXXX Levering and Mokaska Coffee at 9 cts per lb, DeBard Keopplo.

Como In and soo thoso heavy soled shoes for 1 85 at Wallace's, Turon. DeBard Keopplo are Turou's leaders in Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes. See our line of skirts nud shirt waists at Wallace's ono price store in Turon. Everybody wants to congratulate Madison Welshoimcr bccaiisiho git out of it. See that Quo lino of Underwear at Wallace's in Turon before buying elsewhere.

In endless profusion direct from the Factories. Nothing but fresh Novelties. When in Pratt call and see us, we will cheerfully respond to your wishes and consider it a pleasure to wait on you. Department, riming MITCHELL WAGONS, Spring Wagons, and don't forget That we carry a fine line of Implements, also HARDWARE and Hardware Specialties. COOK AKD HEATING STOVES.

PEDIGO Go. Randall Building, North Main St. PRATT, KAN. an DEPARTMENT. PRACTICAL EMBALMER UNDERTAKER.

Prices Reasonable. PRATT. KS. Alb Complete Come and. see the Bargains! I Have To Offer.

mber Uea ei Visit our Store Bring Your produce. The top of the market at all Times. Preston, Kansas. C. E.

REPP, While in Turon tho other day, wo were shown through (lie immense building of tho Lumber Implement Co. anil found tho place crowded with goods of evoiy description in their line. Besides buggies, wagons, lumber nnd implements, tho enterprising firm has recently came iu possession of a fino stock of heavy and heavy and shelf hardware, which they are going to close out by the first of February, if inducements in the way of bargains will prove to be any attraction. When in Turon give the place a call. It will pay you.

Tho Nota Bene Hotel "at Sawyer is-advertised for sale. We never see or hear of that hotel, but what we think of a crowd of cattle men who were at tho houso some time ago and began discussing tho name and what it meant, when one of them, from Preston, remarked that ho thought it meauts Not a Bean." Tho joke of it was that the fellow was iu earnest. Tho term Nota Bene is from the Latin and means mark well give good heed." Tho Stafford Republican i ono of tho most welcome exchanges received at this otlioe, but wo regret to see that it still uses tho ye editor." That always mikes us fcol like going out back of the oflieo and throwing up." On and after the first of the new year, tho, Plaindenlcr will positively refuse to, exchange with any paper using that sickening expression. Those who are interested, will please take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. Tho masquerade ball Thauksgivjusj-night is still tho talk of tho towu.

It is said to have been tho grandest affair of the kind ever soeu iu this section of Kansas. Most of tho masques and cos-, lumes were shipped in this special occasion and the music was furushed, by the sous of Ham. Wes Williams and' led tho grand march. The fun came in at live o'clock in the morn-. ing, when all hands were compelled tu.

unmask. A tramp was arrested at Wintield tho other day and on being searched, sumo 000 in gold, $85 iu silver and in greenbacks was found on his person, besides he claimed that he had been held up for $200. Ho was locked up on the charge of being implicated in tho Bluff City bank robbery. Tho officer who made tho arrest, was none, other than Jake Harmon, who formerly, lived in this couoty and several year.i ago guard on tho Rock Isluud between Pratt and Horingtoa. Hardesty Herald says a traveling man's wife gave birth to triplets iu that, place last Sunday night, all living and doing nicely.

Tho husband upbraided the wife for ordering a stock when a sample would have been sufficient. Arlington Enterprise Our band boys and their ladies were nt Abbeville Tuesday evening and were royally on-lortained at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Havercroft, tho occasion being a suiv prise on Havercroft ono of tho mm. bors of the band.

They all reported; the best time of the soason, not evou, excepting the trip lu Fruit. Buggies, carriages big line to select from and wagons, a at II. C. Pedi- go's in Pratt. Judge Pnncoast made a flying trip to Preston.

His mission was a civil not a political one. A man cultivating land that belongs to the county ought to be made pay the taxes, at least. When it comes to getting shaved, Jim Alton savs every man carries his mug wiih him. Judge Bock, who is now practising law in Kansas City, was in Pratt 1 tst week on a visit. Just received a full line of ladios and childrcns hoods and faneinators at Wallaco's in Turon.

Quite a number went to Pratl Wednesday, some as witnesses and some to take in the court proceedings. DeBard Keopple will give away a genuine Phonograph. Call at their store in Turon for particulars. Henry Secrest nnd Williams Bros, only handle the Staflord Hour. That ic enoughs The people hanker oftor it.

II. C. Pedigo Co. are tho exclusive agonts in Pratt county for the genuine anil-rust tin ware. Nothing to equal it.

Woodward, tho Mo. Paoiflo agent who was relieved last week, has gone to Sedalia, probably to look for a location. Hawkins Fletcher shipped a car load of yearlings to Kansas Cily Monday, Mr. Hawkins accompanying them. A couple of II.

M. Nicols children began housekeeping hero Monday for tho purpose of attending our public seho The Message made just three pages of tho Topeka Journal, barring a few pa tont medicine ads that have to have position. The newest things in Millinery and the latest shapes in street hats. Just reeived at Wallaco's in Turon. Wost sido of the street.

Notice. Book accounts must be closed by December the 20th. Please call in and Bettlo. Respectfully, Do Bard Keopple, Turon. MIrs Cora Finger, a sister of Mrs.

Wes Hoskinson, came in from Vera, Kansas, this week, on a visit. It is her first visit to this part of tho stato. Cold weather struck us in groat shape Monday morning, but still not so bad as further north, where the thermometer registered twenty below zero. Miss Clytie McMurry, the accommodating assistant in the Pratt postotlioe, is at Florence this week, on a visit to her little sister, the wife of Lyle Crowe. The best, nowost and largest assortment of Dry Goods, Ladies' Jackets, Caps, Shoes, and in fact all lines it merchandise at DeBard Keopple's R.

E. Chears is the name of the new Mo. Pacific agent in Preston. Anybody could tell by looking at him that he is a nephew of Hank Williamson of Pratt. Will Pierpoint has returned from Hutchinson for the purposo of getting out his corn crop.

He came into this office Tuesday looking every Inch a farmer. We still think that oaeh district ought to furnish the text books for the public schools. Buying the books Is quite a burden on many poor families. Books lost or damaged are of course to bo paid fur by the parents of the children who lose or damage thom. The expense would bo trilling to tho Compo-boards, Lath, Shingles, Doors, Windows, Lime, Cement, and in fact everything found in a first-class lumber yard.

A Fine Grade of Every limo wo go to Pratt wo have to stop to admire tho new cement sido walks. It is the greatest improvement that has ever struck that place. How we should like to seo thom extended on the west side of Main street out to the Rock Island depot H. M. Nicol made a flying visit to Preston Monday and was in this ofiice about two-thirds of a minute.

He says he is coming to town again shortly and will not be on tho rush then. The Plilor boys, south of town captured an immense eagle in a trap Mon-Jay, by one of its talons, that measured nearly ton feet from tip to tip of its wings. A bird ot that size could carry off a full grown woman. The Stafford Republican has come to the conclusion that the Pratt papers iro both good publications, but they take up too much spaco in heading short local items." The Stafford Leader had a handsome turkey gobbler, in red, on its first page last week, probably a brother of the twenty-pound young hen we had for slinn cr on Thanksgiving day. C.

J. Halo loaded a freight car on the Rock Island this week and pulled out for Boise City. Ho rented his farm with only ono insertion of the little notice in the Plaindealur. Doesn't that speak volumes They had a disastrous (ire in Graua-da, which included tho postotlioe and the Times printing plant, besides several stores, We regret to hear that Judge Anderson, formerly of Pratt, was a heavy loser. Turon Press A.

L. Sooter's crop of apples this year aggregated some 1500 bushels and ho had no trouble iu finding a good market. Ho says he will clear nearly $1000 off his faim this year. That's what we call good farming and good management. A couple of Kansas City sports were here lust week and they took hume about six dozen jack rabbits.

Ono of the boys remarked that "there were; two things ho had never seen until ho camo to Preston a populist and a jack rabbit." Woodward (Ok.) Nows In prohibition Kansas evoiy town has a different name for booze. In Preston the Plalndealer says it is called 'belly-wash." Stafford Republican Joe Stivers re-oeived word Saturday of the serious illness of his father, a resident of Wilson county, and left together with his family, for that placo iu tho evening. While in Turon the other day, a sanctified brother tackled us about the propriety of having a ball on Thanksgiving evening said it. was just as great a deseoration as having it on Sunday. My, oh my I Wallace Center, tho grain men of Turon, are erecting two cribs near tho Mo.

Pacific el. vator, for tho purpose of storing corn on tho car. Tho ctibs will each have a uapucity of 10,000 bushels, which will give an idea of their length and breadth. The same linn has the elevator leased and run-I uitig It to lis full capacity. PRATT, KANSAS.

Aquitite, The new Plaster, something that nothing short of a Twister will fase, constantly on hand. Give me a call and get jmces if you contemplate improving. Estimates cheerfully- furnished. Hawkins Fletcher, FOR YOUR Family Medicines Blackwell's DRUG STORE. Preston, Kansas..