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Official Statement of the Financial Condition of the Bank of Miltonvale, At Miltonvale, state of Kansas, at the close of business on the 21st day of June, 1897. LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in, $6,400. Undivided profits, $11.75 $1,695.95 Exchange, $736.5 1 Individual RESOURCES: Loans and discounts on personal and collateral security, $3,375.82 Overdrafts, Real $1500. Furniture and Expense account, $2,671.61 Other bonds and stocks at their present cash market value, $500. Currency $1,600.

Gold Silver coin and fractional currency $102.74 Due from other banks, sight exchange, Total $13,960.79 0 You Can't Make VLV a White Plume from a A A Crow's Tail, nor a good XiSsLssNl Bicycle from (testings. yyL MONARCH A Hgsaji i SPod all through, Look Under the everywhere. Asjtutijtijf MONARCH CYCLE -J, Chicago New York London. Total, $1396o 79 State of Kansas, ss County of Cloud, C. McDaniel, president of said bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, and that said bank has no liabilities of any character whatsoever not set forth in said statement; C.

E. McDANIEL, President, Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 28th day of June, 1897. D. H. ATWOOD, Notary Public.

(LS) Commission expires on the 16th day of June, 1900. CORRECT. Attest: W. L. BABBITT, W.

CALDWELL, T. C.BOND. To John W. Breidenthal, Bank Commissioner, Topeka, Kansas raj 11 C. Estep, the glass blower, will be at Bardrick's opera house, opening this evening.

July 8, 9 and 10. Art, science, beauty a school of instruction for young and old. Mr. Estep will manufacture in presence of the audience, without the aid of patterns or models of any kind, a great variety of parlor ornaments, ships, birds, pitchers, wineglasses, pipes, JgAll of which will be A. BRENNER, ARTISTIC Merehanfi falter I presented to the audience.

Glass 13 I .1 JESUITS $16.00 UP. PANTS $4.00 UP. spun at the rate of six hundred yards a minute. No extra charge Cleaning and repairing neatly and promptly done. Stratton Parrott office, CLAY CENTER, KAN.

11111 Dlder Franklin will preach here one week from next Sunday, instead of last Sunday, as was first intended. See those premium clocks at W. T. Bond's. They are given with cash trade until January 1st, '98.

A team hitched to a buggy ran away on the streets Tuesday, throwing out Mrs. B. Watson and Mrs. Coate, bruising Mrs. Watson's arm considerable.

W. T. Bond will soon show the finest and largest assortment of shirts and PANTS ever shown in the city. See him when in need. Miss Lillian Hinman, of Concordia, has organized a class in music at this place.

Miss Hinman is a pianist of repute. A great many celebrated at Clyde, some at Pacey's and others at Oak Hill. "Last summer one of our grand-children was sick with a severe bowel trouble," says Mrs, E. Greg-ory, of Frederickstown, Mo. "Our doctor's remedies had failed, then we tried Chamberlain's colic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy, which gave very speedy relief.

For sale by all druggists. Go to John Squires Co. for Implements, Windmills, Pumps, Pump Repairingand Coal, OBITUARY. CARD OF THANKS. for lovely presents given away each evening.

Wonderful experiments in chemistry and philosophy each evening. A large Turkish pipe made from glass to be given to the handsomest man Friday evening. A beautiful case of glassware to be given to the handsomest lady Saturday evening. The beautiful specimens of art to be given away each evening cannot be purchased at any storo in the country, so this is a rare opportunity to obtain a valuable and tasty ornament. Attend the grand matinee Saturday at 2 o'clock p.

m. Admission fifteen cents. No half price. Doors open at 7 :45. If you want to trade your butter, eggs, poultry or farm products for dry goods, shoes or clothing, take them to T.

Bond, where you can get the most for your stuff. W. L. Babbitt's youngest child: has been quite sick. Low shoes at low prices at W.

T. Bond's to close them out, I Nixon Sarah A. Springer was born in Cape May county, New Jersey, March 16, 1823. Was converted to God and joined the M. E.

church at age of 13, of which church she was a faithful member till death. She married Thomas Fowler June 4, '41, moved to Illinois in fall of '60, left a widow Nov. 6, '66, married Haymond Nixon June 17, '69, moved to Kansas in fall of '81 and since '84 have made their home in Milton ale. After a long sickness Sister Nixon was called to her reward July 1, '97. She left the evidence that "The Spirit of God beareth witness with our Spirits that we are the children of God," Several years "before she died she selected her funeral text 2 Cor.

5-I. Services were conducted at M. E. church on July 2, '97. Rev.

W. H. Course assisted in the service. The undersigned preached from the above named text. G.

B. WARREN. Pastor M. E. church, Through The Press we desire to thank the many friends for their kindness and assistance during our recent sickness.

May God bless you all. H. Nixon, Belle Fowler. Mrs. Fred Kosterand Miss Cora are Abilene visitors today.

Ike Hubbard and daughter Ethel returned to their home near Gar-nett today. 4 Charley Hubbard was on the sick list the first of the week. The Endeavor will have an ice cream social tomcow night out at Soren Smith'sr' Everyone invited. Now is the time! I have paints, oils, varnishes and wall paper cheaper than ever. Walls and ceilings 3c per single roll; nine inch border Jc per single yard.

F. T. Wood. Sam Harpin, having sold his farm east of town, has moved his family to this city and is now living in the Clary house. They expect to move to Nebraska soon, also have the new style and color You may hunt the world over and you will not find another med.

icine equal to Chamberlain's colic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy for bowel complaints. It is pleasant, safe and reliable. For sale by all druggists. The Kansas City Journal is now in its new home, the Rialto building, corner Ninth and Grand in Ladies Green Shoes. A crowd of young folks picniced and fished out at Uncle "Jackie" Lynes' day before yesterday.

They had a royal good time. Remember W. T. Bond has children's knee paut suits from diagonally across from the new Boys' oxblood shoes 13s to 6s at W.T.Bond's. 650 per suit up.

He is closing postomce Duiicung. 4t them out..