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CORRESPONDENTS. Rock Valley. Martha Gunkel visited Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Ollie Chamberlen. Mrs.

Ike Burris was canvassing in the Valley Friday. Clara and Christie Jardinier -visited at Mrs. Vernois one day last week. The Misses Felicia, Lola, and Josie Wise visited with Lucie Wilson Tuesday evening. Ed Allen is visiting in the Valley a few days.

Jesse Wise was an 88 visitor Sunday. Mr. Coon returned to his home in Twin Mound Saturday. Mrs. A.

Hind's sister of Tacoma, Washington, is visiting in the Valley. Mrs. A. W. Filer visited at A.

E. Washburn's, Monday. Dr. Black visited the sick at F. Rockley's, Monday.

Summit. Miss Etta Martin visited at home Sunday. Frank French and family visited at A. Huggins Sunday. Miss Martha Johnson is dangerously ill.

Mrs. Ike Burris was out canvassing for the St. Louis Supply this week. Ruby Lyman visited Sunday with Kittie and Meda Martin. Seward Cole of Rock Valley called at Lorn Butler's Sunday.

Charley Jeanerette made a flying trip to Reading one day last week. Jesse Wise and Ed Allen had their pictures taken last Sunday. Pearl Filer did the work. Josie Wise called on Lucie Wilson Saturday afternoon. There will be a basket supper at the Summit school house Monday night April the 28th for the benefit of the Sunday school which has just been reorganized.

Let every body come and bring well filled baskets. Charley Day and wife visited at A. Hind's of Rock Valley Sunday. John Wiggam of Emporia visited in this vicinity Saturday Sunday. Items from Montano.

As I have just got back from Montano I will try and write a few items. I did not get back in time to send them in last week. What the matter with Rip Vanwinkle? He must have the spring fever. Mrs. Vannocker from Stringtown was calling on her daughter Mrs.

Milner Thursday. Bent Jackson was visiting his mother Sunday. Albert Bentley says if his trouble don't soon cease he will go to Klondike. Any one having any thing to trade will do well to call on John Clopton. Elmer Andrew had the misfortune to lose a valuable horse one day last week.

Miss Nellie Trumpower, visited home folks Sunday. Jonn Edwards seems to have some important business in String. town. Have you any more post to sell Sam? Charlie Stevens seems to be quite a frequent visitor at George Trumpower. Our mail man was rather late getting around with the mail Tuesday.

Has he had a break down? Well as I have my mind more on 14 than I have on my items. I I will bid farewell, promising you will hear from me next week, MONTANO. Verdigris. Fine weather for planting, this. Sunday and Monday were record breakers for wind.

The showers of last week brought the alfalfa up and the prospect is good for a stand this spring. Listers and corn planters are busy these days. Most of the farmers favor listing the ground and plantidg with a two horse drill. Mr. Furnace put out some barley that is just fine.

Would it not pay to grow more of this crop? It is reported up here that Mr. Warrenbarg has sold his Verdigris farm, It is not safe these days to price your farm unless you want to sell. Mr. Baker of the Mrs. Martindale farm was in this part last week looking for stock hogs.

Mrs. Davidson visited in Madison part of last week and this. Mrs. Elmer Emerick went to Emporia last week to visit home folks returning Tuesday. Mrs.

Sallie and Jennie Martindale visited with Josephine Lamoureux last Sunday. Mr. Furnace was at Emporia last Saturday to see Dr. Longnecker about an eye that has been troubling him for some time. The Dr.

says the muscles of one side of the face are partially paralyzed affecting the sight of one eye. It is the result of an accidental blow from a pole which Aaron was loading on the wagon. Timon Covert was a visitor at Emporia Saturday and Sunday. Wonder why he came home by way of Monk Byrd's Hilltop. Sun shine and cool.

The farmers around Hilltop are finishing their corn planting. The M. W. A. of Hilltop had one of the finest balls of the season last Friday night.

There was a big crowd and were all social and had a good time. W. H. Hoffman is here from looking after his interests on his ranch southwest of the city. A Koenig and family, Fred Lenthold and family Sam Ott and family went on a fishing expedition last Sunday.

They succeeded in snagging a few wails. W. D. Borton went to K. C.

last week and purchased a brand new thrashing rig, consisting of a 16 horse engine and a complete seperator, wind stacker and feeder. H. A. Truscott, A. T.

S. F. R. R. agent went out in the suburb last Sunday to catch a glimps of the farming industry and by the looks of his face he was well pleased.

Anyone wanting to catch on the ways of catching a large quantity of fish call on A. Koenig experiment station, Hilltop. N. C. Elder, the champion agent was in Hilltop a few days this week.

Imthurn brothers shipped a load of cattle to K. C. Wednesday evening Joe accompanied them. The blacksmith is now running a bachelors hall and a quick order lunch room. It keeps him busy day and night to do both of his trades justice.

Catching fish A. Koenig. The health resort on Wright Bros. ranch has reopened for the summer. And Albert Koenig is its first patient.

Let 118 go fishing A. Koenig. JACK. Harmony. Chas.

Jenkins and Anna Smith were Sunday visitors at Jacob Smith's, Mrs. Andrew Tatman, who was quite sick last week, is improving. Mr. W. D.

Austin would make a good sherif as no one would escape from him. Last Saturday morning he took a seat by the window to watch for the mail carrier who would come along about half past eleven and when he discovered his man he was about a mile and a half past his house. R. M. Gammell's Sundayed at Jno.

Watson's. Emory Tweedy and Artie Duckett attended church at Lena Valley Sunday. Is Hiawatha in Greenwood county' Ray Carpenter and Miss Young were out driving Sunday afternoon. Certainly something's going to happen in the near future as Mr. Henry Stevenson has been purchasing a package of needles, thimbles etc.

Well, Mr. Stevenson it is thoughtful of you to buy useful articles. Mra. Geo. Gardner is slowly improving.

Mra. Victor Thomas who died suddenly in Cannon City was brought to her parent's home last Thursday evening. Adelia was one who was loved and respected by all who knew her. Her pleasant face and smiles will be seen no more in this low ground of sorrow where she suffered the afflictions of this life and finally death and passed away. Her spirit to the God who gave it.

going She leaves to mourn their loss, a husband, father and mother. three sisters and three brothers with their many friends. The funeral sermon was preached at the Lena Valley church Friday April, 18, by Rev. Cullison of Madison. The body was laid to rest in the cemetery near by to wait the resurection morn.

The family have the sympathy of their many friends. Lena Valley. BY CACY AND GRADY. April 21, 1902. The early planted corn is coming nicely now and soon the cultiva.

will begin to move. Grady has changed his place of abode. He is now staying at the house of seven gables. Phillip Blanck started the fore part of the week for Billings, Oklahoma, for a short visit with his brother. He expects to take him a claim in the pan handle country if likes that country.

R. O. Gardner and wife of near Elmendaro spent Sunday at F. H. Hester's.

Etta Martin spent Sunday at home. It has been about three weeks since Fred Horton could get into field on account of the serious illness of his wife. On Tuesday the neighborhood went into his field without ceremonv, with plows, lis. ters, harrows and corn planters and put in his crop of corn, kaffir corn and cane. Fred thinks he would not change his home in the Valley a home anywhere.

Thus they fulfill the scripture where it says: was sick and imprisoned and came and ministered unto '3 Fred wishes to thank any and all who took so much interest in him and his. Arthur Ducket and Emery Tweedy, of near Hartford, attended church at the Valley Sunday. Clara and Mary Ransom spent Sunday with Zoe McCollough. Joe Blanck and Emma Storrer attended church at the Valley. Mr.

J. T. Braddock took his cattle to pasture Monday and now Guy a happy man. The young people of the Valley gathered at the chruch Sunday night and organized a Young People's Meeting. Now come out all ye young people and help make this meeting a success.

Wm. Miller of near Olpe came down to the home of E. V. Horton to see of his old patients who was not getting along right. Grady the Great, alias Mark Hanna, has taken a notion to embark on the sea of matrimony and is holding out a very tempting bait.

Last week he purchased two packages of needles and a thimble; he is making great preparation for a grand rush of girls to accept this generous start in life. Charley Jenkins left Monday for his claim in Oklahoma and now the boys are breathing easier, again. Henry Jeanerett on Miss Ella Braddock Sunday eve. Look out Walter for we saw Frank; Jeannerett smiling his sweetest smile at Mable Sanday, Mrs. Minta Horton who for some time past has been confined to her bed by blood poisoning is now able to sit up a little.

Mrs. Laura Martin spent Monday night at the home of F. J. Horton. Will Horton spent Sunday noon at the home of William Collough, Fred Austin sports a new buggy harness for the same old girl.

We hear to our sorrow that brother Grady is going to change his name. Good bye, dear old Grady, good bye, Good bye, we will see you no more; For the girls that you trusted Soon made you go busted, And sent you 1 to yonder bright shore. Your colored mustache was all that we found, And over it we all did cry, But we'll bury it ween the wind Has blown through it, Good bye, dear old Grady, good bye. George Smith and wife, Anna Smith and Charley Jenkins spent Sunday at Jacob Smith's. BY HIAWATHA.

Obituary. Died, in Cannon City, Colorado, of pulmonary consumption, Mrs. Adelia Themas, wife of Victor Thomas, April 16, 1902. Mr. Thomas, some time ago sold his farm and personal effects and went to the far west, hoping that a change of climate would improve her health but she gradually grew worse until the 16th of the present month, just on the morning they were to start back to Kansas to once more see her friends, but just before they were to start she bade farewell to earth and her lifeless remains were brought back on the same train.

Adelia Thomas age was 24 years and ten months. She was a consistent Christian and her last moments were calm and peaceful. Her funeral services took place from the Lena Valley Church, Tuesday, April 19, 1902, Rev. Cullison, officrating. Her funeral was attended by a large concourse of mourning relatives and friends.

Her remains were laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery, Lena Valley, to await the great resurection morning. Charley Austin will leave Kansas in about a week for Oklahoma. R. V. and Mrs.

Ransom went to Madison last Friday. Charley Nichols and wife were Madison visitors Saturday. Charley Jenkins is still in the Valley. Mra. G.

V. Ransom will visit her son in Osawatomie the present week. Bert Kendall and Raleigh Hackstead will soon be through planting corn on the G. V. Ransom farm.

The bop at Frank Jeanerett'8 Friday night went off pleasantly. Quite a number were present. At the present rate at which people are going, the people in the Valley will soon be through sowing flax, alfalfa aud planting corn. Late reports from Illinois are that it is very dry and cold. It is just as easy to always speak kind words as unkind words.

words always bring sunshine whilst evil ones only bring discord and naught but tares spring up. Kind words alone have been found to bring a wretched outcast back from all their fearful wanderinge to virtue's blessed track. Then always speak kind words which will be to you and others a blessing in time and eternity. Malan Millard said he made a dollar awful slick the other day. We suppose he greased it, did you not, Malan? We will ask you why a young lady is like a buggy wheel Answer, because there are fellows all around her.

An old fellow on hearing his chickens squalling went out to see what was the matter. When he found a skunk he said wife, wife, run to the meat ax and bring me the smoke house, I'd shust as leave live as to die, die any longer. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING When you take Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly Mcprinted on every bottle showing that it is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. 50c.

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Absolutely safe. Acts at. once. Sure cure for coughs, colds, croup, grip, bronchitis, and other throat and lung trouble have used One Minute Cough Cure several years," says Postmaster C. 0.

Dawson, Barr, Ill. "It is the very best cough medicine on the market. It has saved me many a seVere spell of sickness and I warmly recommend it" The children's favorite. C. E.

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S. Fuller, English, "It would not heal and gave me much trouble. I used ail kinds of remedies to know purpose until Itried De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes completely cured me." C. E.

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M. Cramer, a well known watch maker, of Colombo, Ceylon. "It has been some two years since the City Dipensary first called my attention to this valuable medicine and I have peatedly used it and it has always been beneficial It has cured me quickly of all chest colds. It is especially effective for children and seldom takes more than one bottle to cure them of horseness. I have persuaded many to try this valuable medicine, and they are all as well pleased as myself over the results." For sale by D.

Lovett. The doctor generally measures his success by his ability to collect his bills. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W.

Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Experiments were made in electic lightning by The Mas A. Edison in 1878 The Best Prescription for Malaria. Chilis and Fever is a bottle of GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC.

It issimply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price 50c. Lofter- He pretends to sneer at golf." men do." "A neighbor ran in with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy when my son was suffering with severe cramps and was given up as beyond hope by my regalar physician, who stands high in his profession. After administering three doses of it, my son regained consciousness and recovered entirely within twenty four hours," says Mrs.

Mary Haller, of Mt. Crawford, Va. This Remedy is for sale by F. Lovett. The boarding house mistress doesn't believe that an idle roomer gains cur- rency.

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Last fall I was taken with a very severe attack of mucular rheumatism which caused me great pain and annoyance. After trying several prescript. ons and rheumatic cures, I decided to use Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which I had seen advertised in the South Jerseyman. After two applications of this Remedy I was much better, and after using one bottle, was completely cured -SALLIE HARRIS, Salem, N. J.

For sale by F. D. Lovett. The first American library was founded at Havard college, Cambridge, in 1638 BETTER THAN PILLS. The question has been asked, "In what way are Onamberlam's Stomach Liver Tablets superior to pills Our answer is: They are easier and more pleasant to take, more mild and gentle in effect and more reliable as they can always be depended upon.

Then they cleanse and invigorate the stomach and leave the bowels in a natural condition, while pills are more harsh in effect and their use it often followed by constipation. For sale by F. D. Lovett. B.

D. Freeman, Auctioneer, 8 us. STOCK SHIPPER. Handles all Kind of Stock -Horses, Cattle, and Hogs. A.

WEHRMAN, J. F. STEINTORF, WM. FOCHT, Cashier. Vice President.

President. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, of Madison, Kansas. a Capital Stock Paid in $25,000.00. Directors. Wm.

Focht. J. F. Steintorf F. D.

Lovett A. Wehrman, A. B. Wood, J. W.

Hinshaw, S. Brumbaugh Chas. Burris, A. E. Focht.

J. W. WALKER, Carpenter, Contractor, and Cabinet Builder. Estimates given on work entrusted to me. JOB WORK 25 CENTS PER HOUR.

Shop 2nd door west of Madison Bank. H. S. KIPP, Livery, Feed and Sale Stable. Best Rigs in the City.

Farmers, when in town you should stop at Kipp's Barn. Central Stables Special attention given the Commercial trade. Horses boarded by the week or months FIRST CLASS RIGS MODERATE CHARGES JOHNSON NELSON..