The Dillon Republican from Dillon, Kansas • 1

Dillon Republican Vol. 5. DILLON, KANSAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1897. No, 24. The The Wave of Prosperity.

It has reached the Salina Cement Plaster whose mill is the chief business interest of Dillon. So far this year it has manufactured and sold twice the amount of plaster that was manufactured in the corresponding period of last year. Last month it shipped 60 carloads more plaster than was shipped in August, 1896. This week the mill is running night and day in order to supply its product fast enough to meet the demand. Every indication points to a rush of business that has not been equaled since the organization of the company.

The Dillon mill is one of the largest in the country and its product is known and used everywhere. The enormous amount of building that is being done, necessitating this rush to supply the demand for plaster, maybe taken as an indication that McKinley prosperity is generally prevalent and is getting in its work in fine shape, Concerning Text Books. Parents of the Dillon school district will confer a favor upon the teachers and materially assist the work of the school by seeing that their children are supplied with the new books required, before the opening of school, October 4th. After consulting the records I find that it will be best for each pupil in the upper room to have the books which he has been studying exchanged tor others of the same grade. For instance, if you are now studying the Appleton's Fourth Reader, have it exchanged for an Excelsior Fourth Reader, and so on with all books.

When exchanging books simply call for; the 'same grade" and a mistake can scarcely occur. The dealer will know the author. All upper room pupils will need to be supplied with "The Roudebusb Writing System," No. 2. C.

F. Rumold. In the primary room all those using the -third, reader will need also the following books: Students' Speller. Tillotson's Elementary Grammar. Raud-McNally's intermediate The Way of It.

Now doth the editorial wight bethink himself a screed to write, and girds himself with double power to meet the problem of the hour. Lone in his sanctum he doth sit, while fiiendiy flies about him flit, and pens a leader with great care, to lay his thoughts and purpose bare. And as he writes his creditor doth pace the oflice, breathing war; and still his heated words do blight the quaking editorial wight, who writes the faster on his screed, although his riven heart must bleed. Oh, woe of woes! Oh, blight of blights! Here is the leader that he writes: To Our Subscribers: If you please, the Weekly Smiler's needing grease, and we have this to say, to -wit: Will those delinquents please remit, and. to assist them we will say, we'll take most anything for pay; for instance, wood, potatoes.oats, or even promissory notes, onions or barley, root beer, pop, alfalfa, carrots, eggs (first crop).

Our coat is through our pants the wind of autumn sighs and chants, and ever, ever seems say'why don't the darned delinquents pay?" Oh heed our plea; reject it nit. For God's sake, please remit. 7 The kid needs paregoric now. We've had to sell the blasted cow. The last lone hen has lost her breath alas, poor thing, she starved to death.

Our watch, in soak, is lost to hope. We cannot wash, we're out of soap; and when our last shirt's luster's fled, I guess we'll have to go to bed. For six weeks now we've lived on beans, and you who've tried know what that means. We had a dollar, but it went upon our January rent. Next week the Smiler must appear on wrapping paper-and it's dear.

Our raiment's dropping, bit by bit, For God's sake, reader, please remit. Tom Cordry. Elementary Arithmetic. Copy Book No. 1.

The first and second reader classes are advised to get only the readers until further arrangements are made. ScnooL Board Dist. No. 120. Ed Hoch Wiir Speak at Abilene.

The committee in charge of the Old Settlers' day exercises at Abilene Oct. 6ih, have secured E. W. Hoch, editor of the Marion Record, and oue of the best orators of the state, to make the principal address of the afternoou. Mr.

Hoch has been prominent in Kansas politics, was speaker pro tem of the house of representatives in 1893, and is one of the old residents of central Kansas. Mr. Hoch always has something good to say and his address will be devoted to the story of the Kansas pioneers. There will also be good music and a pleasant time. A basket dinner will be held at noon, and there will be an interesting program throughout.

The reunion will be held in the fair grounds. A basket dinner will be held at noon and all are invited. The Primaries. The Jefferson township Republican primaries were held Tuesday afternoon. Fallowing are the nominations: For Trustee, H.

Springer. For Treasurer, Ulrich Rohrer. For Clerk, A. Shutter. Banner township Republican primary will be held tomorrow the 25th.

The Ridge township Republican primary was held last evening. Following are the nominees. For Trustee, Davidson. For Clerk, W.H.Cook. For Treasurer, H.

F. Br inkman. Death of Mrs. Mier master. Mrs.

Wm. Miermaster died Sunday morning after a brief illness. The funeral was held Monday afternoon. A. husband and two children are left to mourn her loss.

While enjoying a horseback ride at Council Grove last Saturday John Snyder met with a very painful and severe accident. His horse fell upon him, breaking his leg just above the ankle. At last reports he was getting along nicely. His mother went to Cauncil Grove Monday. Attention! Dr.

Reese having left his accounts with me for collection I request all persons knowing their indebtedness to him to please call and settle and Brakeman Johnson was thrown off of a freight car just west of the depot Wednesday while doing some switching. He was quite badly hurt, sustaining severe contusions of the haad and limbs. The Mo. Pac. claim adjuster was in town last Friday.

When in need of fine tailor-made clothing and Gents' furnishing goods call on Edw, J. Lorson, who represents a great Chicago tailoring avoid trouble. B. F. Barnes, J.

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