De Soto News from De Soto, Kansas • 2

cided to give the Dutch Mill Christ HONOR ROLL. Ethel Manning, Bertha Howell, THE DESOTO EAGLE EYE Published Every Friday by WIARD WIARD, DESOTO, KANSAS Mrs. Gants will, in the future, board at home. Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Andrew are contemplating a trip to North Carolina to visit their old home and friends, The protracted meetings closed Sunday night. We think, in the TmsiworuiD 1 If Tailoring mas entertainment which gave such satisfaction in De Soto last year. Herman Knope fetched the mill last Tuesday. Bro.

Batterson has taken care of it in his shop. The Cedar Junction Sunday school will give an entertainment this Christmas. The revival meeting at Prairie Center closed last Sunday. It proved a blessing to many although the weather hindered during the last week For Sale. Match team of bay horses, 7 and 9 years old; weight 1900; good pullers and drivers.

Will sell cheap. One-half cash; if desired, time given on balance. O. S. Wiard.

J. B. ROOMTREE, Auctioneer, Will cry your sales at reasonable rates. Satisfaction guaranteed. Give him a Trial.

Additional Local, Subscribe for the Eagle Etk. V7. Royer spent Sunday at Cedar Junction. Mrs. Endacott was a pleasant caller Monday evening.

George Abraham hss moved into the Kimbal Dow property. WANTED Some new sidewalk in the business part of town. Preston Baucom left yesterday for his home at Martin City, Mo. Do you want to save money? If you do, you should trade in De Soto. Lloyd Douglas of Prairie Center was visiting friends in town Tuesday.

Wm. Andrew and wife, of Prairie Center, went to Kansas City Thurst day, Mrs. Fred Laux made this office a pleasant call the fore part of the week. C. E.

Jewett has recently bad his house plastered and fixed tip in good shape for Winter. Our hardware men have been sell-inn; stoves like "hot cakes" for the past week or two. Miss Frances Morgan attended the Morgan-GantS wedding at Abilene last Thursday, Mrs. A. W.

Jewett, who has been visiting In tlliriois for several weeks, returned home Wednesday. What is the reason De Soto can't be improved a little in the way of sidewalks? They are" badly deeded. NEW STORE! O.K. Dealers in STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. I 1 I IP I 1 Full line of Coffees, Teas, Spices, Meats, Canned Goods, Can dies, Dates and Dried Fruits of All Kinds.

Come and see us, g-et Our prices and Buy of Us. Country Produce taken in exchange for Groceries IN Rough and Dressed Lumber. SASH, DOORS, COALj LATH, LIMEj CEMENT, In fact everything usually kept In a FIRST-CLASS Ltim ber Yard. OiVe us a trial order, and you will come again. T.

A. BROWN, Manager. means the best materials, artistic workmanship and honest values. means the purest wool, faultless fit and matchless prices. uijai Tailoring TitwertlTaUoni The Royal Tailors, Chicago, U.S.A.

C. S. Beecroft, Agent. Tirrrrm 7nr, rrrrn rrtrv, rmrr Is Some 4JA.KK Ul" OK City Journal, But no YELLOW THE REASON? jj 11 tu 7 The Journal Prints news and Jour- -ial is reliaWe jj the best city in the the JOURNAL is BEST newspaper. Tri-Weekly 6 months 75 (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.) Tri-Weekly 1 year 1.50 Sunday Journal 0 months 50 Sunday Journal 1 year 1.00 25c A YEAR.

Bop Tailoiii ft 1 i 1 I IF I and Myrtle Morgan. Eighth grade; Muriel Baker, Herbert Crooks, Sev enth grade; Cora Gilbreatb, frankie Bell, Charlie Nease, Fifth grade; Ellen Bell, Delia Mayberry, Freddie Kraus, Freddie Watson, Second grade; Alice Manning, First grade. The Roll, of Honor consists of those who were neither absent nor tardy. Visitors: Miss Edith Barnett, Ida Paxton, Bessie Howell and Wm. Warsop.

The attendance for this month has been lower than months preceding on account of bad weather. The parents are especially wel comed to visit the work as their in terest aids much in the good work and attendance of the pupils. Frances Morgan. DeSoto Packing: Association. Meeting called for Nov.

30th met pursuant to call. House was called to order at 8:30, and Wm. Hiddles ton was chosen as chairman. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Soliciting committee and committee on location made their reports.

The Sec'y was than called upon to read a letter from Geoi R. Spauld-ing of Olathe, giving estimates and plans for a packing house. It was then moved that we proceed to organise a packing association. Motion Carried. C.

K. Dow was elected president; Wm. Hiddleston, vice president; J. G. Lee, secretary and Leroy Gardner, treasurer.

J. M. Hadley, B. S. Taylor, C.

P. Dicken, J. T. Ward, John Poole, Henry Led and Ed Corliss were elected as a board of directors. House then elected F.

E. Miller assistant sec'y. On motion house adjourned. C. B.

WiARdi Wm. IIlnfitftsToN, Sec'y. Chairman. Marrifid. At the residence of the bride's pa rents, Thursday evening, Nov.

24, by Rev. W. A. Crawford, Mr. L.

M. Morgan, of De Soto, af.d Miss Anna Gants, of Abilene. The grdora is a son of J. L. Mor- gau) and is one tif our prosperous young faFrhefs, aHd tile bride is well known by our readers, havirig for merly resided in this county.

The young couple are at hotlle to their friends brl the old Dicken homestead. The Eagle Eye joins their many friends in wishing the young couple a happy and prosperous vdyage ddwri the" stream of life. CORRESPONDENCE, Willow Spring-St There will be an entertainment given at Willow Spring school hrJuse Friday eveniug, Dec! All arb cor dially invited. Wrili Carter is building an addition td his bouse. The toads are very sloppy at pres ent.

Mtss Lottie Laux soent Saturday and Sunday at Wilder with ller uncle F. A. Farris. Frank Wood went to Olathe Sat urdayt Myron Woodwdrth spent Sunday at home. Mr.

Miller and family of Salina are visiting his brother-in-lawj Orvil Gray. Laux returned to, Kansafi City Monday morning after spending Sunday with his family. Misses Blancne and Lewis Vaiyeir of Twilight Called on Misses Lottie and Helen Eauit Friday evening. N6V. Prairlfl darter.

Frey, our ge'nia store manager, spent Thanksgiving with friends in Gardner. Miss Delia Richardson went to Edaerton Monday td learn dress making. ri J. Boyd spent Thursday and Friday in Kansas CityV Thft Grangers will cive a "Match and Shingle" sociable the hall next Saturday night. Everyone is invited'.

Admission ten Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gants li'av'e purchased a hoVce and bugy, and Jntereii at th PoetoOIce at De Soto, Kansas, as teooDd-dass mall matter, Nov.

11, 1898. 8UBSCBIPriOI RATES. One Bix Months 50 Three Months 25 FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1898. Thi new Japanese miniRter to this country is a graduate ot Harvard fcnd a classmate of Theodore Roosevelt.

Spain has finally accepted the United States offer of 120,000,000, ind consented unconditionally td relinquish Cuba, and to cede Potto Rico, Guam and the Phillipine islands. The East was visited Saturday Sunday by one of the most severe storms it has experienced in inany years. Many lives were lostj and much damage was done to the shipping along the coast. Thb Olathe Mirror has the following to say of the hew school building dedicated at that place last Monday: "It Is a handsome two-story brick structure erected over a stone basement, in one room of which is located the furnace and boiler from Which the' entire building is heated by steam. The balance of the basement will be used as play rooms by the scholars; TherS are two entrances dti the first floor, one from the south atid the dlher from the west, opening intd large hallways; also five school rooms oil the first fioor.

On the second floor are five School rooms and a snialler room at the south of the hallway to be occupied as an office for the superintend 9ent. There is a seating capacity for over 500 studentR. An Old Time Hunt. Ah b'ld settler tells us that in the year l85dbn a bright beautiful morn Ing, wltli the sun shining bright and blear, Charley Pancake, on the between Wyandotte and Fort Leavenworth, mounted his pony and started out for a hunt. Just as hs 'entered Uie limber northwest of his homestead he shot a deer, and before he had finished reloading hi rifle three more deer came Vj'duHdihg upj knd seeing him, stopped and he killed bne of them.

Vliile he was loading hia gun the Sbcohd time a flock of Wild turkeys lit iii a tree near him and he shot one of them. WHen he Vent to get his turkey lie discovered bees cording out of a knot hole in Ihe tree. Going home and getting a man and team he returned to the limber. After l'dading his game, he but down the tree and secured a tub two buckets full of honey, bharley said it was "Heap good game ad heap good day." Communication. Dear Editor: I'm a little gm at bieiar Junction, illy name is Frankie faul and I am 9 years old.

I thought would write in time, and would you be so kind as to tell Santa ClauB to not forget me', I want a scrap book and a nice doll. My baby sis-lfir in A rears old. and slif wants a 'doll too. Little Dale wants a rubber ball. If Santa Claus don't know where I live, ask Dr.

Marcks or Dr. Lee; they know where I live. Vou know Mr. Hague who was nick so long; he wan down to the atore today' Did you know that Dr' Marcks and Dr. Lee cured him of aDDendicitis.

1 am raising money to get candy for the children to hang on the Christ mas tree. I have collected 110 There are lots have promised, me but not paid mo yet'. I guess I will close. Good bye. Franicib Paul bedar Junction, Nov.

28. Mill a.Iic.t fnini uadi rnovbiniiTM-ncferhM 'PROTECTION. Send model, sketch, or photo. for free examination and ndvlce. onnr nu niTCVTe fee before pAUmU Write n.A.suow&co.

i D.l.i.n.r UHutNr.TON flfi to two weeks they were held, a great deal of good was accomplished. Rev. Garritt will preach here next Sunday morning, and Rev. Endacott in the evening. Mrs.

Amos Hollowell, of Cbick- asha, Indian Territory, visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Douglas on Monday. J. M.

Boyd was in Olathe Tuesday. Bethel. More snow is predicted. George Reed is remodeling his dwelling house. Milo Grey has just finished thresh ing The meeting at Prairie Center js still continuing.

Bethel church has been newly pa pered. Come and see it. Mrs. W. J.

White has had quite a serious time with an ulcerated tooth. Robert Hay is seen quite often in this vicinity. Wondef what the attraction is. Miss Matid Green and Emma Jew ett visited Waverly school last Thursday. A Thanksgiving dinner was given at the home of Albert Smith on Nov.

24th. The Bethel correspondent has been on the sick list for the last week. Miss Mattie Lesueur and ftlfi. Jennie Darker, accompanied by Mr Allison of Olathe, fpent Sunday, Nov. 20th, with Mr, and Mrs.

Adams. George Paris and Miss Emma Jewett were quietly united in mar riage, Nov. 24th, at the bride's home in Olathe. The League social at Heruian Cook's was a success. It was attended by a large crowd, and all seemed to have a pleasant time.

Mrs. Edna Jewett and Mr and Mrs. Paris of Bethel attended the Paris-Jewett wedding. Idi Adams attended the League social at Herman took's. Mr.

Stewart of this neighborhood moved out by Olathe yesterdayi Mrs. Marcks still contiriitts Very poorly. Church Chat. FIRST CHRISTIAN- Rljv. E.

N. Phillips, Pitstir. Services alternate Sundays at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.

rd. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. P. S. C.

E. at Sunday School at 10 am. Rev. IL A. Kerr of Ottawa will occupy the pulpit of the Christian church Sunday morning and evening, Dec.

4th; irt the absence of Bro. Phil lips. He Is A strong speaker. Hear him. Rev.

Phillips' is in dttawa this week in answer to a call to that charge, with a view to locating there if the Work fihd'dld prove satisfactory. Ft-v. atid Mrs. Phillips will always Cherish a warni aiiection for the Do Soto church, and renieinber with pleasure their residence among the citizens of De Soto. The social Tiiesday night was a decided success.

The Social committee, with iss Belle Taylor, chairman, deserves rhWch praise for its efforts in planning for the Bbeial features of the C. K. The Christmas exercises are well under way. the Sunday school is planning for an enjoyable timek METHODISE Rev. J.

KndBCott, Taster. Services alternate Sunday evenings at 730 p. m. Siinday School at 10 a. m.

Epworth League at p. m. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at 7:30. The iunday school at De Soto decided last Sunday to omit the Christmas entertainment this year but to treat the scholars. The Ladies Aid Society will give Ruppec tonight (Friday) in Abbott hall for the benefit of the church.

Bro. KeeveV Piper gave good satisfaction in tne service last Sunday night. The Foiirth Quarterly Conference will be held in two weeks at P'e Soto. Rev J. W.

Alderman, D. will preach in the morning and Rev. John GartMt't at bight. Th'c Vt'bntic'ollo SundnV "school tfo- fl. BBEKItOFT, Dealer in DRY GOODS'GROCERIES, Shoes, Hats, Caps and BULL DOG Jeans.

ffl have the Best Line' of Mackintoshes, Duck coats and Underwear In Town. Our Stock is all New, Clean and Neat. We Give Vou Value Re- c.pived For Your Money. Your Patronage Solicited. S.

BEECROFT Manager, DkSoto, KAsbas. 1) Dr. Glover got mixed up in a wire fence" one nigbt the fore part of the weekend fell, hurting his back quite Severely; T. 13; Ott moved his family from Gardner to this place Wednesday, and they are now at home in Dr. A.

J. GIdver's new house. We are glad to number Mr. aiid v'rs. Ott with our citizens.

We Wave" added the following names to our subscription list this week. DkSoto: Thos. Mooney, Mrs. Wm. Mills, J.

f. Sluchbery, James Hamilton and J. W. Coleman. Enoch Shelton, Cedar Junction: Mrs.

CHas. Jessup, Argentine, Kansas; J. M. Kimlin, Uoocher Mills, David Riser, Milton, 111., and Mrs. G.

B. Mitchell, Carthage; Mo, There was a family re-iinion held at the home flf Mrs. L. J. Wiard the latter part of last week.

Those pres ent were Thomas Gibbs, Uf Russell county, Kansas, James T. Gibbs, of Lyon county, Kansas, Gideon Gibbs, df Kansas City, Mo. and Mrs. Eliza Campbell, of Olathe township, brothers and sister of Mrs. Wiard.

One brothel; Moses Gibbsyf Thayer, Iowa, telegraphed at the' last moment that he could not be here on ccount of ihe storm. Sonle of th'dse present had not seen each other for 28 years. School Reports. DK SOTO. Report of the De Soto schools for month ending Nov.

'Sotll: GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT. Enrollment for month, 24; aver age attendance, 20; cases of tardiness, 1 Those neither absent nor tardy: Hetty Linden, Blake Miller, Willie Hale'jAsbury Endacott; Arta Russell arid Grant 1'risIary department. Number of pupils enrolledj 37; average attendance 31; cases of tar diness, Those neither absent nor tardy: Arthur Endacott, Lawrence Endacott, Herbie Linden and Jake Bryant. Visitors for the montht Miss Edith Barnett, Ella Hale, Millie Smith and Mrs. Endacott.

V. COLEMAN. Ethel MAtin. notes. The schools are preparing fdr an entertainment and Box social for the evening of Dec.

17th. The proceeds will be expended lor the library. James Odel-kirk and Louis Rus 'sell aro the latest additions to the school; There are still some va cant seats for others. MOKJilSrj STAR'. Report of Morning Star school, Dist.

No. 75, for the month begin ning Oct 8 and ending Nov'. 25: Year enrollm-nt, 43; average duly attendance, HO; per cput of attend ance Gd.i nui liner absent nor laVdy, 14: cases if. There RED IN filK The Kansas THE JOURNAL ft I lias uiree nines the readurs it had a year KANSAS CITY is country to-day, and its BIGGEST and SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Daily and Sunday 1 month 40 Daily and Sunday 3 months 1.00 Daily and Sunday 0 months Daily and Snnday 1 year 4.00 Daily without Sunday 5 nios.

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