The Enterprise Journal from Enterprise, Kansas • 5

Local News WATERMELONS SATURDAY Mr. Carl Feil has gone to Abilene to stay for several weeks. Have your repairing done at A Terrble Explosion The scene of the threshing engine explosion in east Rhinehart was visited by throngs last Sunday- It ws estimated that more than 1000 people visited the scene and it was a sight to impress one with the mighty power that drives the engine It is the belief now that the boiler was not empty but that the steam guage was not working right and a. pressure of steam beyond the capac ity of the "engine, was raised and the explosion resulted. It does not seem possible that an empty boiler could create such havoc.

The main body of the boiler was blown into the air over a wheat stack and landed about 100 feet from the scene of Karr's. Miss Etta Smith began her school last week, in north Hayes township. Umbrellas repaired, recovered and Your choice for the first time this year, any size melon in the house for made to order. E. J.

BOTHWELL The Enterprise Lumber Co. reports the following improvements just completed or under headway: Fred Rathert, a new house. A. E. Jones, a new porch.

Mr. Hesselbarth, a new porch. Mrs. Wendt, cement walks. Melvin Smeltz, addition to his house on his farm.

Mrs. Nelson, east of town, a large barn. J. F. cement hen house.

Fred Field, repairs on the old Newcomer farm -which he'' recently purchased. W. P. Allen is adding a -'room 'to his residence in the east part of town. Mrs.

Kerr, two rooms and a porch to her house. Mrs. Baxtrom is putting in ce-. ment walk along her'place across the Rhine, For Sale: One No. 2 Remington Typewriter, first class order, just been overhauled at factory, and guaranteed by them for one year.

A Bargain. F. R. Pennell, Abilene Kansas. E.

V. Hoffman made a business 15 CENTS trip to Sag-maw, this week. Mrs. Leonard was down from Abilene one day last week. Stylish new box paper at the drug store.

Lantz went to western Kansas last week to look after bis claim out there. Two delivery wagons will be at your service for that dayj so send in your grocery orders and buy a mellOn at the lowest price ever offered. WILl HERRMANN Phone 10 Agency for Emporia Laundry the explosion. The large fly wheel and heavy drive cog wheels were broken in pieces and "scattered over the fields and pieces of the engine were found a quarter of a mile from the scene. The water hauler, who had both legs broken witnessed the whole catastrophe and gives the best account of it.

He was standing by his team about 60 feet in front of the engine when he heard the first concussion and his team started up. He caught the lines when his legs gave way under him and he went down, not realizing for a few moments that his legs were broken. He said just as he fell, a man drop-1 Colgate's violet talcum 15c a can at the drug store. W. C.

Grigg has secured a house in Navarre and is moving his household goods there this week. Miss Gertrude Mulvane of Tope-ka, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. J. Ehrsam.

IvYiViViV.VuY I Let Us Figure On Try the Wolfe 5c cigar. A treat for Enterprise smokers. John Howe, a young man of Chapman, was arrested Monday on a charge of forging two checks on Mike Ryan. Mr. and Mrs.

B. S. Karr of Pea-body, spent Sunday with their son E. F. Karr.

Your Loss if We Don't Figure ed beside him and this was the engineer, Mr. Kruger, who had been on the engine and was a mangled corpse Joe Schmidt was beside the separator which had just been pulled in between the stacks and he received a dangerous wound on the head from a flying piece of iron. There were only a few little scraps of iron lying about where the engine stiod and no depression in the ground. The engine stood between two stacks and these were blown I Our Loss if We Don't Sell oxru urnrLnxuT-Tu uuuu vuisuinfiruxrim The Navarre school opened Monday with Miss Ada Shippy as teacher. The S.

S. convention held at Belle Springs last week was well attended. Mrs. Elizabeth Engle and son' of Abilene, spent Sunday at the home of J. N.

Engle. W. C. Grigg is moving his household goods down from Enterprise this week. He will occupy the S.

Wingerd residence. Mr. and Mrs. J. S.

Boyce of Moonlight, Spent Friday and Saturday at W. G. Engles. Tom Issit's spent Sunday at Eli Hofftnans. See Buhrer's 10 cent counter of tin ware.

Enterprise Lumber Company out for 100 feet as if by a wind. Phone 1 MEAR5, Manager The engine flues weiv sticking in the ground all over the field, as if they had fallen hundreds of feet. -The "water hauler states that Mr. and Mrs. R.

TV. Hoffman visited Mrs. Hoffman's brother atMan-kato over Sunday. John Lawrence was in Kansas City last week and is now tne owner of an automobile. All who wish to take up the study of voice culture should see me at the College Friday afternoon.

when the engine pulled up to Mr. and Mrs Ben Shank visited change position, the steam guage registered only 50 pounds of steam relatives at Donegal Sunday. D. RiDDELL, M. D.

Enterprise, Kansas. COMMERCIAL HOTEL J. W. Prop, Mr. and Mrs.

W. G. Engle spent and the boiler had just been filled up, but that they had been having some trouble with the escape valve Sunday at J. N. Engles.

Gustave Peterson. The Dunkard love feast will be held at their church in Navarre, Henry Kinney is now the owner next Saturday and Sunday. Rates, $2.00 per day. Also board by the week. OOOD SERVICE GUARANTEED of an auto and his son Millard is in Abilene this week taking lessons along that line.

L. F. HECKARD obber Builder Repair ork Promptly Attended to and this together with fact that the lead safety plug in the bottom of the boiler was found unmelted, leads to the belief that an over pressure of steam caused the explosion. An Old Settler Gone. John F.

Leach, one of the oldest and most respected residents of Dickinson county died at his home W. L. HOKTON AUCTIONEER Miss Myrtle Holdsworth went to Hope Saturday to be ready to open THE her school this week General Farm Sales A Specialty. Terms FOR SALE DRURY BAKERY 1 span matched drivers coming 2 and 3 yrs. old.

Full brother and Reasonable. Make Sale Dates at this Office. Blood bay, black points. W. R.

Weeks. The public schools have started FR-ESTT BEEAD Pastry Home Made Candies off in excellent shape and Prof. Cole near Detroit. Thursday Sept. 16th.

Mr. Leach was born in Scotland 88 years ago. He came to Canada hen but ten years of age. In 1859 he moved to Indiana and from there came to Kansas in 1885 and has lived on the same farm near Detroit ever since. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the United Brethren church in Detroit.

Rev. Blayney officiated. The remains were interred in Bethel ce metery. man is starting out in his work in a H. E.

SOLLENBERGER Contractor and Builder Furnishes plans and specifications. very creditable and satisfactory manner. BAST BOUND No. 110 Denver Limited Daily 3:43 a. m.

No. 102 St. Louis and Colo, limited 4:38 a. No. 104 Atlantic Express Daily 11:43 a.

No. 108 Iv. Local daily ex. Sunday 2: 00 p. No.

158 Freight daily except Sun. 2:40 p. WEST BOUND Edith Lawrence, Pleasant Hill hello girl is sick at the home of her Detroit, R. F. D.

1 Phone, Buckeye CpafK Have a telephone put in your home. It will save you time and uncle in Junction City where she went to take medical treatment. money. When you want to talk To Owners of Vehicles Miss Emma Rathert, who has been No. 101 at.

Louis and Oolo. daily No. 107 alina Local excetp Sun. No. 103 Pacific Exuress daily No.

109 Denver Limitpd daily No. 159 Friieht daily except Sui. a. 2:00 p. 2:46 p.

9:55 8:00 a. visiting at Fred Ratherts the past Scientific Hydraulio 7X. to other towns use the Indepen dent Toll Lines. Brown Telephone Co- two weeks, returned to her home in Cold Junction City, Tuesday. Mrs.

Fred Rathert accampanied her. Eli Quilling received three Lew Trains 110, 102. 101, 103, 109 do not stop at Detroit. No. 104 stops for passengers for Leavenworth or 150 miles beyond Kansas City, and on Bnnday for Topeka and Kansas City passengers.

Freight trains carry passengers. F. (i. DENISON, Agent. Setter If you want your tires set quickly, patronize a Scientific Hydraulic Tire Setter We have just installed one of the latest improved type.

If is money" you can eave a lot of it by getting your work done by this wonderful machine. Tires Set While You Wait E. M. F. "30" Studebaker cars Monday.

He is thinking of erecting a building and openingf a garage and sale room here this fall. J. H. MANAHAN, M. D.

Office 'Phone 9. Res. 'Phone No.S ChaS. Reuter, Enterprise Amos Shettcr, who has been employed at Pleasant Hill, leaves today for Kansas City, where he will take a course in the K. C.

Automobile school. Kansas. Enterprise oultry-Butter-Eg John R. Clark DENTIST TRAINS LEAVE ENTERPRISE AS FOLLOWS North Bound 5' 5.47 P. 51, No.5(i5 ii os A.

Motor car 1:29 P. M. South Bound No 11.03 II No. 568 4 3o p. i Motor car P.

M. For sleeping Car reservations, tickets, tin tables, apply to HDy Hoc Is Island Ticket ifent. J. A. STEWAhT, O.

A. P. Kansas Otvy, Mo. E. G.

Billiards, Local Agent The Sunday school convention held at Rhinehart in the M. E. church was well attended A number of good papers were read and the following officers elected for the coming year: A. II. Diehl Calvin Hassler Vice Elmer Ilassler Sec.

and Treas. J. II En-gle of Abilene, and S. Y. Muenzen-mayer of Woodbine, gave special addresses.

We pay highest cash prices for poultry, butter and -eggs. Bring us your produce. Fresh dressed poultry lor local trade. Saturday morning. Phone.

I I 2 Permanently loetfed one block north past office. Enterprise, Kansas. D. O. KREHBIEL CO..