The Preston Pilot from Preston, Kansas • 1

4VKl! It it: BY CORA P. McNICKLE VOL NO. 8. PRESTON, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1906. Sf4r lit Will Pay You lie? Wis lie li Slj The Twain Are One.

At the home of the bride's parents i Great Bend, Kansas, on Monday of ttiU week occured the marriage of Mis Maria ISortz, of that city, to Mr E. Hoover, of this place Mr. Hoover is one of the young and prosperous farmers of this vicinity and has prepared a comfortable home for bit newly wedded wife 8 miles south of town where they have gone to housekeeping. The happy pair hare the best wbhis of a host of friends for a bright and prosperous voyage while sailing down the sea of connubial bliss. TO Tfl WATP.H THIS An ni ID MCA I IMC r- Items From Turon, J.J.

Lament spent Tuesday In the country visiting with relatives. Station Agent Uaker has been speckled up with chicken pox the past few days. Rev. G. A.

Gebhart and family are visiting with relatives and friends at Pratt this week. Mrs. Webber and son Arlie came down from Stafford Tuesday evening for a visit with relatives and friends. Remember Dr. Driver will be at the Potter Opera House on February 8th.

The fifth number on the lecture course Mrs. Ljbby Augustus returned to her home at Radium, Kansas, last Saturday after a weeks' visit with reU atives and fi'iends in Turon. Henry. Geesling had the picture of his handsome suburban home taken last Saturday. A nice thing to send to relatives in the east who still imagine Kansas a wilderness.

C) i rt i wit limn I FURNITURE I I'm) Obituary. Thomas Levens was born in Ireland la the year 1829, and came to America when but a boy, and landed In New York City, Being possessed of hustling nature be immediately sot to work to learn American ways and a few yoars later married. After taking nn-to himself a wife he moved to Lock-port. Illinois, where they resided for a number of years, and then moved to Murryville, Illinois, To this union was born four children, three boys and one girl, of whom all the boys survive but the daughter died years ago. Hie wife preceeded him to the grave some forty-five yearg.

Mr. Levon9 was of Catholio persuasion and lived true to faith until the end wh'ch came on January 17th, 1006. The funeral took place from the residenoe of hie son, Pete, with whom he had made his home, conducted by Rev. P. M.

Ilo, after which the remains were laid to rest In the Geist cemetery east of this city. The bereaved eon' and their fami. lleg ate tendered the sincere eympa-tbiea of a large circlx of fri mdj. IF YOU DEPOSITEITWITH US ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS For, a 4 Hanths1 Demand Deposit, 3 per cent per annum 6 4 (i Time 4 The last to persons only who do all theh- banking buiinees wllhus. Carpets, Rugs and Folding Beds What Became of a Kindness.

Here's a bit of philosophy which ha? drifted about until its Identity has bean lost; but' it's good juBt the same: "Vou are a great little wife, and I don't know what I would do without And as he spoke he put hie WE HAVE THE BEST DISPLAY OF It Will Fay You to Investigate arum Btuuuu uer auu aisseu ner, ana Most anv niirht that von irh hv WINDMILLS West of Hutchinson. Also she forgot all the cares in that moment. And forgetiing all, aha ean as she washed the dishes, and she sang as she made the btds, and the song was heard next door, and a woman there oaught the refrain, and sang also, the to homes were happier because he had certain house In west Turon, you can see a girl playing the piano in the parlor, and her best beau holding the lamp and tnrning the pages. "About the only way to get people to write to you these days," sadly re Our Method of Doing Business. i State lit of Preston, CAPITAL $10,000.

i Pumps, Hardware and Harness marks the Jewell Republican editor, told her that sweet old Mw iutonvci um biuj in ocurv is he contemplates his "please remit" of the love of a husband for a wife 1 A. 1- invitations, "is to owe them money. boy who call-and went out I oauK' "if on Miner ed for the order heard it, A party from the east has on ex Yours For Business, PRESTON CftSH Storg. whistling on his journey, and the To Be Or Not To Be. I'd rather be a Could Be If I cannot be an Are; For a Could Be Is a May Be, With a chance of touching par.

I'd rather be a Has Been Than a Might Have Been, by far; For Might Be is a Hasn't been, But a Has was once an Are. Also an Are is Is and Am, A Was was all of these; So I'd rather be a Hag Been Than a Hasn't. If you please. Robert W. Chambers.

PRESTON, KANSAS world heard the whistle, acd one man, hearing it, thought, "Hero is a lad who loves his 'wo tk, a lad happy and con. tentod." ibition at Hopper's barn a fine Stallion which he Is trying to sell to a stock company here for The animal is a fine looker and an active scamp. A fair congregation considering the 4 4 4 -ft 4't4s 4 i 4'i And because she sang her hearwas i.4. About McOsker's New Patent. As to Catalogue Houses, weather, turned out Sunday to hear mellowed, and as she swept about the the Uev.

M. Green at the V. li. DRck door. the cool air kissed her on Church.

Those wh'o braved the fierce each cheek, and she thought of a poor north wind were well paid by the dig- woman she knew, end a little bag-course listened to. ket went over to that home, with a Harry Ililler and wife were called to quarter for a crate or two of wood. Stafford last Saturday to attend the So because he kigsed her, and praised funeral -of Mrs. Hiller's half-sister, her, the song cime, and the influence Don't fail to send in any item of newB you may know of. If fach one will re-port a few items each week it will gieatly assist in making the Pilot one of the best local paper of the ftite.

went out and out If Year's Ereetiii. A great many well-meaning people have the mistaken idea that they can buy cheaper of Ihese "foreign concerns'' thaf. they can from their home merchant. Granting, for the sake of argument, that a few items may be i-onie cheaper are you giving your home merchant a square deal? Who is it that help build your public build ilgs, churches, kcIiooI houses, good roads, and helps pay taxes, and make improvements jn general? Is it I. D.

Liukin Montgomery Ward Company, Sears Roebuck or your home met chant? You would probably be surprised were I to tell yon the amount of (axes paid by the business men of I'l eston. to sav nolh Mrs. Minnie Geary. The funeral took place Sunday. Mrs.

Hiller has the sympathy of a host of friends. George Stallings will have a public sale of personal property at his residence one mile north and one-half miles west of Turon, tomorrow, Friday January 20th. We have not heard what he intends to do after the sale. i FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING. Hutchinson can get a thrashing machine factory if some of her citizens will take hold of what is claimed to be a good thing and help to pueh a little on the linte.

Fiailr of Turon, is the in ventorof a new.fungled mi: chine which he claims will put the old Btjle Ihraeh-er oi't of business and. will suve the farmer from one to three bushels of wheat or other grain per ncre. If there is anything the Kansas farmer is ir -tertbled in it i in getting more wheat for wi eat is hat has Dwelled the farmer' bunk aceountsiili they look like figures in the Slat dard Oil company's report sheets. McOsker is something of a genius in lha cf tools and in conceiving tm ehauical ideae, and if the model was thawing in Hutchinson a few daje is any indication of what a life yu-bine would do, ho has a good thinp. Register of eds Lninont's An exhibition of "broncho busting" was giver, at the base ball park in this city last Saturday afternoon by a 1 it couple of tho Ex-1 loll id ay Wild West 'a ing of the many ways they assist the public.

Some of then, have betn known to extend a little and "loan a little money to those in need." I have often wondered how much tuxes these foreign linns have naiu in show fellows. A large crowd of people -j witnessed the sport and all pronounced 7. it line. i i( The north bound Missouri Pacllc U- POTTER MERCANTILE Another New Year is at hand Biid once more tho Patter Lutn- 2 ber it Implement OVmpany embraces the opportunity to wisn each 3 and all of their many customers a Prosperous Xw Year's Greeting. 3 We feel especially gratified at the volume of increase in our bus- 3 inesa during the year j.n closed.

We attribute 'this 3- increased business to the fact that we have at all times maintained the 2 highest possible standard through ju', our lines, and will continue the j-; tame standard during the year 1900. why we have so many riends, to ail of whom we extend a Happy and New 3 i. 'dice that the mac! iue was hitohed to a small electric fan motor and made to TITROS, KANSAS. i if go through some of it's stunts. It nave a small Bized imitation of ''how to thrash." iltlililllillliliHlil illllPilillilliiliijilii The princiral points in ufrchtlis Year.

machine Is different in the fact that Soliciting ur business in the future as in the past, We Rem-iin Thark'ully, it hm two uiiiin cylinders, of Goodenough Poweison II pssenger train had a break down just south of town last Saturday and had to wait for the freight to come along and linish the run to Larned for them The old engine which went "all in," looked liked it ought to have been in the junk pile years ago, anyway. Miss Minnie Hellew returned from Hutchinson last Friday night and since that time has been critically ill at her parental homi. Her ailment borders upon appendicitis, but she is now reported to be some better and her many friends hope she will soon ecover. Dr. J.

F. Hammond suffered a par tial stroke of paralysis in the face last the one in other machines, and in a Sj tern of "beaters" which work on the straw after the cylinders. The wheat in passing inlo the machine goes- to the Pru county or how much they ever accommodated you in any wav. I have wondered how much they would contribute in case a paper was circulated to assist some neighbor in distress. Our merchants come down pretty liberally on different propositions that are frequently presented to them.

Try Larkin, Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck v- Company on the next proposition von present our business men. and we will double it. Mow. we are going to submit two prepositions to you. 1st.

How many know the class of goods they buy when buying from catalogue houses? Not one in a hundred Wl.at does the average man or woman hnow about ground spices, extracts, teas or coffees? They can send you a standard extract and charge you us much as we would for a double, and you don't know the difference. How many know the difference between a 30c and a (0c tea, or a 20c and a 30c coffee? And mind yoa they make er Uer lii HD GENERAL AUCTIONEERS. USTFarm Sales a Specialty. Terms Reasonable. Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Dates made at this office or in Langtlon. Don't Forget We are the Money-Getters. HP ft TURON, KAMSAS. sr week and immeoriately went to Hutchinson for treatment, but owing to urgent cases which he was attending here, could not remain long enough to have it treated properly. We hope he will Soon fully recover from the stroke, The revival, meetings which are being held at the United Brethren church this week are attracting large audiences and deep interest is being manifest.

Several conversions have AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA il me 1 VTlfrtll 111 FIlliiiA VnirAfM iliriA ii Miiui nine mm nine. A AAAAA Y- Dave Leahy sends buck the following story from Washington: A young fellow was' going with a girl named Mary Swartz. lie was greatly smitten with her charms, but was so bashful that he could'nt muster up courage enough to propose. The idea occured to him that he could propose by telephone and the following conversation is reported: "Hello, is this Mary Swartz?" "Yes sir, what do you want? "I want to know if you will marry me." Yes sir, I will. Who istalkinsf.

please?" Chase Register. up the order tor you. You usually have to take so much of this or that, to get these so-called "special prices." They are smart enough to get up a descriptive catalogue that will catch the uninformed. Did you ever notice that well posted people give these "catalogue houses" and "car-lot" folks the go-by? Proposition Xo. 2.

If vou will hrinor nnder the cylinder, over a beate then under il Becui.d cylinder, lh" cylinders being muiiiiy like those ir the modem thrashing machines no on the marke'. This, it is claimed, makes a combination that will thrash elote headed wheat and net every grain of the wheat. It is claimed that the machine wi 1 thrash kallir corn perfectly, and will thrash such things as millet. After the wheat or other straw and heads have passed back of the cyliu ders they pass on the carrier under a Berief-of about three "beaters," which ilail from the straw any stray grains of wheat or other art'clte that may rema in the straw. By the time the straw is passed to the Btacker it ig well pound' Under the beaters is a system of pan? and shakers which return all tho grain caught here back to the convey.

Olich r'ins it in with the rest of the gifln. Mr. MeOsker claims that he giAes from one to three bushels of gra'n per acre for all grina thrashed by hip machine. He has mr-de a model that threshed kaffir corn, and says it doeg a fine job. As soon as the patent which Mr.

Mo Osker has applied lor arrives he will be ready to talk business with someone who wants to put up a little capital against the now patent, and manufacture a machine which he thinks which will be a winner. In the meantime he is figuring with Corp, the machine shi man In Hutchinson, to make one ful sized machine which will demonstrate tbe abilities of the plan. Hutchinson Gazelle. already rewarded their labors and no douth much good will result from their efforts. Be sure to attend them each night.

Supt. A. W. Hamilton is planning a progressive spelling contest to determine who are the best spellers in the district schools in Reno County. The best spellers of each district will meet in a township contest, and the best in the townships will meet in a county test, where valuable prizes will be giv your order and your cash to any busi ness tu rn Preston and allow the order tilled as these foreign firms fill them, you will get the goods as chean.

if nut cheaper, besides you have satisfaction of dealing face to face with responsi ble parlies. I have been informed by different reliable people that in Kan sas City where chean groceries are en for the three highest scores. John Potter left Monday night for Kansas City where he will attend the Lumbermen's convention and then the lumber dealers have planned for a trip over to Cuba and of course John will be one of the number. lie expects to be absent some three weeks and will see all the sights and have all the un he can hile on this vacation. "Yes," said the old man to his young visitor.

1 am proud of iny girls and would like to' see them comfortably married, and as I have made a little money they will not go penniless to thier husbands. 'There is Mary, 25 years old and really a good girl. I shall give her $1000 when she marries. Then comes Bet, who won't see 3 again and I shall give her $3000 and the man who takes Eli.a, who is now 40, will have with her." The young man reflected for a moment and then inquired: You hnvn'tone about 50 have you? Exchange made up into lots and advertised as "great bargains," are intended for out-of-town customers, whom thev Cost Him a Hundred Plunks. never expect to see, and are not sold at all to "home trade" except to niggers and dagos and that class of customers.

Only last week a prominent editor of a paper in Chicago, said, "the catalogue houses sold cheap goods at high prices." It stands to reason, friends, that these "foreign houses" cannot, and do not, sell you nny cheaper than your home merchant will sell you the same class of goods on the same basis. Don't take it for granted that everything is gold that glitters. A VICTIM. SEWING I BUT. NOT WHEN YOU SPEND YOUR NIGHTS AND SUNDAYS UP THE RIPS IN YOUR SHOES WITH BINDING TWINE AND WIRE.

LIFE IS TOO SHORT, AND BARBED WIRETOO EXPENSIVE. A Kansas traveling man paid $100 the other day for an exhibltun he gave of vantriloquism. He was at the railroad station while a corpse that of a negro was being taken from the train. The box was being carried by several negros, and the drummer who was standing some distance away "threw his voice'' so that it seemed to come from the casket and said: "Lay me down easy, boys," The startled pallbearers dropped the box and made a rap id get away. At the cordial invitation of the marshal the festive drummer appeared in the Justice's court and the justice made a gutss that a contribution of $100 would about cover, the- case.tUeat Hewl Register.

The Kansas Debt. The debt of Kansas, including county, city, township and school district, is but 35.747,125. This remarkable fact looks small compared with the products of more than 400 million dollars during the past year, The recapitulation of the state auditor's report show counties owe $12,703,810. townships $6,040,412, cities $13,314,780, school districts $3.688.1 17. The Counties having no debt are Bntler, Crawford, Elk, (ipfe, Ilarvy, Jefferson, Jewell, if McPherson.

Miami, Osage, Fot-f tttomie, Republic, Russel Smith Woo'laoou Cltaae Better Buv Sunflower Seamless Shoes Some fellow goaded to despei rat ion sat down and wrote: "In the shade of the old apple tree, Iv'e waited so long love tor thee, that the voice once I heard, grows faint with each word, till its barley a whisper to me. There is no more buzz left In the bee, the blossoms are withered, ah me! and the tree that once grew, where I waited for you has changed to an old ch est nut tree. In the shade of an old apple tree where you could hear the blamed buzz of the bee, with a big' catving knife that I swiped from my wife, I am waiting and watching by gee. Of daggers 1 have two or three and ax and a cutlass, you see; and I'll stick all of these things in theiKxt guy who "In. the shM.d,e the old, fteev The Kingman Journal has been gold by Frank Weinshenk, the former editor and publisher, to a couple of gentlemen who have been connected wltrf the paper both editorial; and mecham tcaly.

Hope the paper will be kept ut Made they of one piece of upper leather They don't can't Try a. pair and sleep nights and rest rip, because Sundays. WILLIAMS BROS. to the high staorUv4 established, bj Mr. VTOUMHUtult i.