Ottawa County Democrat du lieu suivant : Bennington, Kansas • 1

County KOL 30. BENNINGTON, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 27. 1903. NO. 6 Local News.

Horse bills at this office. Eary fruit trees are blooming. We Shell Free! Miss May Hawkins returned to Salina Monday. And charge for grinding as follows Hans Nelson went to Abilene Mandt Weber. Mrs.

Dillinger visited Solo moil: Monday, Crescent Mrs. Jay Clark returned to her home at Salina Tuesday. Arthur Wood assumed charge of corn'for feed 2c per bushel. Grinding i and bolting meal 5c per bushel. Grinding rye into feed 10c per hundred.

Grinding wheat into graham flour 10c per; bushel. Grinding oats into feed 10c per hundred. Weight price and quality guaranteed. Ms 'school work Monday Miss Ida Barker went to Delphosj Friday where her uncle lies very Mrs; Barringer was taken to the hospital at Topeka the first of the mm week markley Roller Mills, BENNINGTON. KANSAS.fl Rev Kathermaa of Ionia passed through here Monday on his way to Keystone Corn Shellers and I.

H. C. Grinders fTtie Gas Engines, Sharpies Cream Separators, Oak Slat Corn Cribs. We handle the PARRY, the best buggy on the market today. All kinds ot' machine oil; YOURS FOE BUSINESS W.

0. Ostranden Niles. Warren; Shepard and wife of Big premium givtsn away by W. Chapman spent Friday and Satur day here. N.

Johannes Co. Verdi, the day before Easter. Watch for next The Nelson Bros, made a hurried week's announcement. trip in their automobile to Salina Roy. Butcher is stationed at Mc- Wednesday.

Pherson where he is employed as M. E. Conference is in session at Salina this week. iMk Hill visited her' parents at Ada Thursday. Mrs.

Ed Nelson and little Thelma are visiting relatives here this week, Mrs. Wing and children returned to their home at Luray, Kansas, Monday. Mrs. C. E.

Vineyard left Tuesday for Beverly to speud a few days We understand Bennington will olerk( and operator under '-Henry have two more automobiles in the White who was formerly agent here. near future. We are are glad that Hoy is in such good hands. a. btruoie who has oeen in KANSAS.

BENNINGTON, Oklahoma the past month returned The Baugh Bros, are sawing lum Saturday evening. ber in town this week. The logs Club Meeting. Card ot Thanks. We wish; to thank our friends The Woman's Culture Club'pass- Miss Mabel Nelson and Miss on which they are working have Vivian Crosthwaite drove to Min- been accumulating some months, neapo(is Tuesday, some of them being of large propor Messrs.

Binns, Stratton ns, making fine lumber. -i, of Bennington fop- the many acts of kindness during our illness Don't fail to be out' to Lyceum to- and Cleveland of Minneapolis were and bereaveriieritr JVla. and Mas. J. B.

Lockard, Arthur Wood. hight as there is promised a good visitors here Tuesday. Miss Maggie Werner spent Satur program. Next Friday will be the last meeting of the Lyceum for the day and Sunday with her sister Watkins of Niles. Lloyd Parks and sister of Del year and special efforts are being made for the rendering of a program which will eclipse all others with relatives.

W. E. Straight is at Lamar this week where he is putting down a couple of wells. Chas. Russell has been fixing up and making some changes'' in 5 his residence south of the tracks re.

cently. The Presbyterian manse is -un dergoing repairs this week. The building has been reshingled and a new porch is being added. Horace McCullcm of Topeka is spending this week with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.

W. E. Straight. Miss Wolfersperger is being checked in as P. agent at Verdi today Mrs.

Nellie Scott was formerly agent there. phos were guests at the Ostrander Mafon. Xhft'5and has I 1 .1. I- I ed a pleasant evening on Thursday last at the home of Mrs. A.

T). Blanchard and 'the following program was rendered: Call Quotations' from Tennyson. Biography of Tennyson Mrs. Rowe Music Trio Mrs. Rowe, Mrs Swanson and Mrs.

Washburn. Reading Just for Kansas Mrs. Crosthwaite. Muaic Duet Margaret Blanch, ard and Nancy Nelson. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs.

N. Nelson on the evening of March 3lst instead of April second, having been changed because of the last number of the lecture course being on the regular uoiiib me ursi or me ween. been engaged for the occasion. Elect Officers. The Christiaq Endeavor held their annual election last week and the following officers were President Eva Blanchard.

Vice President Naomi Boyle. Cor. Secretary Joy Lash. SecretaryJMary C. Wilson.

Treasurer -Mrs. Swanson. Pianist Margaret Blanchard. Mrs. R.

M. Barber, and little Rev. J. A. Templin delivered his daughter Lea returned to their farewell sermon last Sunday.

Rev. home at Blue Rapids Friday. Templin has been pastor of the Ben Mrs. Hazel Lowman spent Sun nington charge for the past four day with old time friends here, re years and under his supervision has turning to Niles Monday morning made progress both spiritually and Arthur Beach who has been here materially. Rev.

Templin and his I a ur.nbe ro.irnei fn wue ar earnest, conscien nous ihe past two Christians and we sincerely hope it Psedena, California Tuesday morn- Club evening. may be our good fortune to have them with us another year. May Play With' Topeka. Charles Farrell, the Galvestoq outfielder, who has been working out with the White Sox, has secur cd his release from Galveston -aad free to sign any place. Farrell is said to be a good outfielder but he did not like the Gal veston climate and refused to play there any more.

He may be given a tryout by ooley. Topeka State Journal. F. J. Honious has moved to the While 'Genr Casselman and wife, Jerry Knoll farm near Wells where Presbyterian Church.

March 29. Sunday School at 10 a. m. Public worship 11 a. m.

Subject Mrs. Will Markley and Nella Mark he has engaged to work this sum mer. ley were returning from Salina a Temperance. short time ago the rear axle of the Miss Cecil Halberstadt who has carriage broke down throwing the Junior Endeavor at 3 p. m.

Endeavor Prayer Service and Bi been here assisting Mrs W. H. occupants into a ditch, Mrs, Mark- Shepard returned to her home in Icy receiving severe bruises and a Minneapolis Saturday evening. ble study at 6:30 p. m.

Subject Hume Missions. Progress in the Philippines. Malt. sprained wrist. The other mem Mrs Heury Crow who has been Ders of the imrtv came out of the in poor health the past few months affair uninjured.

A spring wagon Leader, Mrs Osgood. Public worship at 7:30 p. rn. went to Kansas City the brst of the wa3 borrowed from a farmer nearby The Pastor will give the 4th in the week where she will receive medical anj the drive homeward was made Write The Examination. The following parlies wrote upon the county examination held here Ola Novis, Ralph Crow, Bertha Harry Carper, Frank Hamilton, Hubert Spohn, Vera Lash, Florence Lott, Clay Cat per, Earl Bct, Effie McFarlane Examining committee: W.

Peck, Joy Lah, Edgar Doom. treatment without further aonident. series of talks on "The Way of Sal vation" and will place 3 additional Charlie Fisher is going to When an examination of the ef The Good Templars Lodge will meet on Monday evening, March 30th, instead of Tuesday. A pro-pram has been prepared. Adrain Smith, formerly of this place but who has been making his home in Michigan for several years past returned to Bennington terday.

Ed Lott's new house is nearing completion. When completed -Ed will have one of the best arranged and most commodious residences in the city! Rev. and Mrs. J. A.

Templin and Mr and Mrs. A. E. Lockhart are attending conference at Salina: Others from here will attend later in the week. The Odd Fellows are attending the funeral today of Wm.

Avery, who died yesterday of cancer of the lip. Mr. Avery lived north of the Santa Fe railroad, not far from Wells. Clean up around your premises. Good walks, nice lawns, clean streets and good, well painted residences go a long ways toward making a town worth living in.

Strangers coming in here comment on the good walks, fine streets and pretty homes of Bennington. pieces in the illustrative monument things right; he has imported a fects ot the late lamented Ed Brady pair of pea fowls to ornament his was made it. was found that his farm. Wonder if he has the geese watch was missing. The watch The Mid-week Prayer Meeting and Bible Study on Wednesday evening at 7:45 All are welcoio.e, F.

H. Osgood, Pastor. and the noisy guineas? was of unique pattern of solid gold, We forgot to mention last week and wa9 t0 Mr' Brady'8 mother or her brother Joseph. Bi the arrival Herman Reinhardt's new automoo le. he car is a very sonnett.

The chain was still at. tached to the vest last worn by showy one and Herman is having Mr. Brady, but the watch had been taken. Notices were sent to the the time of his life. Mr.

and Mrs. C. Kibblejof Min neapolis were visitors wtih C.Wood jewelers of the several towns about The postoffice ruhng requiring payment of back subscriptions goes into effect April first We sincerely hope that we will not have to take a single name off our list. As an appreciation of your immediate payment we have arranged to give that excellent farm and home paper the Missouri and Kansas Farmer and our own for the price of ours alone. Our friends who are back one year or more will confer a great favor on us by renewing their subscription at once.

Belleville which led to the discovery Sunday School Organized. Sunday School was organized at the Clayton school house last Sunday. The following officers were elected: Mrs Karry Tate; Asst. Supt Mrs. Will Crow; Secy Lulu Kephart; Organist.

Mrs. Frank Walker. Supplies have been ordered and the school will hold its first meeting Sunday, April 5, at 2-30 p. in. A cordial invitation is extended to all.

Tkn ruff the first of the week. CJ of the watch at Scandia where it were on their way to Medford, Ore. had with a ieweleJ. for old gon, and Mrs. Kibbler, who is a valualion.

A days ago Miss sister to Mr. Woodruff, wished to receved the watch spend a few days with her brother Impress, it being in good order with before leaving for the west. the exception of a broken jewel..