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S. Veterinary Surgeon and DerpMat All diseases of domestic animals proper treated. Calls attended to day 01 THE ATHOL NEWS l-L'BLlSHlil) TIlia.sllAVS 110YD It. Vl. Kdltor mt mmr time is at hand when, if you would preserve your ountry, you must begin to serve that country and not a politicial party.

The next fifteen years will tell the story of preservative government. Within that time we must break the power of great corporations if we are ever to do so." Sena STATEMENT SHOWING GROWING SUKPLUS IN TBXASUKY. night. Fhoiie 99. Kens'iQton Keee 8 I'-ntt-red as secolld-i lass matter Nov.

In. lyoS at the postc ttu at Aihol, Kansas umler the ut Ctn gresS oi March 3. iSTy 5it tor La Folliette. Increase in Liabilities for Month of June Over $17,000,000 Cash Balance Is 328,08 7,283 Increase In Amount of Circulation. Terms: One Dollar per Year in Advance City Dray and Transfer MORT HATCH A school teacher says in tlie Clarion THURSDAY, JULY lit, 1906 Monitor: "On last Tuesday one of mv Goods delivered to ny p4rt of town.

Tl- phone the livery birn. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET boys came to school with two packages of cigarette papers. We put them in a pint bottle and nearly tilled it wit water; by Thursday it was so thick that the liquid would hardly run out tin- iui lit-st assortment, of lumber in Smith e-t i 1 1 i' V- a on i in' uiiirkot for a bill of Inm- "or ii or sinall. it will av you figure with o. e.

Rurtch, PHYSICIAN SURGEON. Phone call at night of a bottle. The boys caught a mouse us. IV. your lumber from away off when 4ft Athol, Kintal oilcan buy chenper and yet a better quality and gave him about a third of a tea-spoonful.

He never lived to leae the boys' hands. The boys wen convinced that it was poisonous but the girls declared that the boys squeezed tbeinouse so hard that it died. So on Friday the trader, and Prices Guaranteed boys came to school with three rows and two mice. We took them one RISUEY' MOROrVN Contractors and Nueboildefs Cisterns included. Let ut furolih foi -tinatei.

ATHOL, KUSiJ at a time and gave them a third of a 1 Long-McCue Lumber Co. teaspoonful. Tin' birds llew around Governor VM. A. HAkklS Lieutenant Governor HUtai P.

FAKKELLV Secretary ol State L. C. AIII.HOKN 1 i.h State Auditor AVILklAM HUWl-'N Vttoniev (ieucral OAVlI) OVEKMVKK Treasurer PATRICK (iOKMAN Superintendent of Public Instruction A. li. CARNEY Justice of the Supreme Court DAVID X.

DALE Justice of the Supreme Court A. M. JACKSON Justice of theSupreme Court V. S. GLASS Justice ot the Supreme Court LAI KENS HAWS Railroad Commissioners James Humphrey, Harvey McMillan A Cooper Insurance Commissioner J.

W. MORPHV tlie room a short time and tr.en fell helpless on the floor and died in ten minutes. They seemed to be in great pam. ne mice ran around tlie room The dailies report one Thoi. Knig-ht living near Abilene, who is now eighty years old but has not been sick a day in his life.

Another proof of the excel lence of the Kansas climate. as if nothing' had gone wrong, forawhik tleai fell in a ti win which they never recovered." Gr0dl Reduction i Summer TV ips REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET olorado. ilISS AND FLY NETS To Way Washington. At the close of business on June 30, 1'atiG, a statement issued by the treasury shows that the government's total debt, less ensh in the treasury, aggiv uated. a decrease for the month of A recapitulation of the debt follows: Interest-bearing debt, debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, 1.12S,13."i; debt bearing no intert'tit, Total, $1,292,522,970.

This amount doc not include in treasury notes and certificates outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of easli on hand which is held for their redemption. The cash in the treasury is classified aa follows: Gold reserve, trust funds, $1,044,038, 809; general fund, in national hank depositories, in treasury of Philippines, $4,580,047. Total, Against this total there are demand liabilities outstanding aKsresating thus leaving a cash balance in the treasury of A surplus of 1.772 is shown by the comparative statement of the government receipts and expenditures for the niuith of June. I'JUO, as compared with June of last year, and a surplus of for the fiscal year ending June 1900. During the month of June the total eeipts of the government were the total expenditures 2,309.

The receipts for the last, month were: From customs $20,259,205, increase internal revenues $22,007,387, increase miscellaneous sources increase For the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1900, the total receipts of the government were $594,914,715 and the total disbursements were $508,727,504, leaving a surplus for the year of against a deficiency for the preceding fiscal year of $23,987,052. A statement by the director of the mint shows that during May, 1900, the total coinage executed at the mints of the United Slates aggregated as follows: Gold $1,430,020, silver $324,904, minor coins $295,767. In addition l.OnO.ooo five-peso gold pieces wero executed for the government of Mexico. The total circulation of national bank as indicated by a statement issued by the comptroller of the currency was $501,112,300, an increase for the year of $05,392,554 and an increase for the month of The amount of circulation based on United States bonds was $517,847,749, an Increase for the year of and an increase for the month of The amount of circulation secured by lawful money was $13,204. HI.

an increase for the year of and an increase for the month of 097. The amount of United States bonds on deposit to secure circulating notes was $520,025,210 and the amount of bonds on deposit to secure public deposits was $99,575,725. For 10 taV'. i'cg'nnhig ,1 ULV 11 and ending July 28 we will all our harness and lly nets at 2 per cent reduction to move the stock- as we do not wish to carry them over. Conic in mul examine.

For Governor E. W. HOC II Lieutenant Governor V. T. EITZGERAI.O.

S.i retarv of state C. E. DENTON State Auditor J. M. NATION Suerintendent ol Piihlic I st ruction K.

T. EAIKClIIkn Attornev General I'KEI) T.JACKSON State Treasurer MARK 'IT'LL State Superintendent of Insurance CHARLES HAKNES State Printer T. A. McNeal Railroad Commissioners A. Rvker Geo.

Y. Kanavel Frank Ryan lustices of theSupreme Court For six year term W. A. Johnston, K. A.

liurt Justices of tlie supreme Court Up the "Turquoise Sky" it is clear and coolthe el. mate of the mountain country is the best on earth. There arc many things to the Rockiesno end of enjoyable pastimes. That explains why so many thousand people go to Colorado every summer. Wouldn't you like to try it for two, three or more Your health would be improved and you'd have a grand, good time.

Low rates daily throughout the summer, commencing June 1. About one fare for the round trip, with return limit of October 31. Special reduction on certain dates. Details for the asking, lieautifully illustrated Colorado Booklet free upon requeit. AMUELSQN ANDERSON I Gall And Examine ror rnvr 1 ear term C.

B. GraiCi -Has Poi ter Our line line Furniture consisting of beds, tables. N. W. HUBEL, Agent.

Kensington, Kansas. If chairs, wjird robes, trunks, suit eases, couches, in For Sale. The McCammon farm, 2li miles south of Athol. Terms easy. Ella McCammon.

fact every! himr carried in a lirst-class stock. Call and 2t fe) uel our pl'lce: 1 ATHOL FURNITURE STORE Miss Dora Douglass was a caller in Smith Center Friday. Ceore Green and Chas. Strickland visited at Mankato Sunday. Mrs.

(k V. Douglass and father, Mr. Whitel, were in Smith Center Thursday. Mrs. Samuel Thackery left Friday to visit her sister at Scandia a few davs.

Great Newspaper Bargain As a Special Inducement for New Subscribers aqd Renewals During the next Thirty days'wMl send The Atho! News $1.00 Kansas Farmer $1.00 Both for one year Address NEWS, ATHOL, KANSAS Miss Kraneis Calkin visited at the home of E. J. Xiedermeyer, Thursday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs.

Pete Lucas, of Ken To obtain tin highest market price or your era in call on the sington, Sundayed at the home of Mr. Mervin Ilobbs, east of town. 'ASSESS BRYAN ON $95,000 Mrs. Mort White, of Gaylord, has Alliol Co-operative Grain company been visiting her sister, Mrs. Scott McCallen, since Saturday.

Nebraskan Favored for Presidential Nomination Taxed on $G5 Worth of Hogs and $10 of Dogs. Mrs. Phillip Albrecht departed last Co '1 win at especially wanted. Thursday for an extended visit with relatives at Savannah, Illinois. A Mrs.

J. W. Joy and littk- son, Ed 1c-r ward, of Cora, visited Sunday and Monday with the family vfG. W. Buy the Best Flour Instead of merely ordering "a suck of flour" tell your grocer thit yu wit "BEST YET" -costs no more than poorer grades and you have the Mtisfaa-tion of knowing that youjhave a flour with a reputation.

All flour mllld from the choicest grain with the best machinery. Flour on sale Wle4ermytr Son's. KENSINGTON MILLING COMPANY Mrs. Otis Kisor returned to her home it Phillipcbiirg Thursday, after a two weeks visit among friends and relativ Lincoln, Neb. The material wealth of William Jennings Bryan in his Lincoln suburban holdings is over while downtown he has worth of property, according to the assessor.

Upon this he will pay about $600 taxes. This assessment is an increase over that of last year and is represe nted in large part by his real estate. Mr. Bryan's personalty is fixed at $10,950, including cash in hank, 16 head of cattle, $S00; hogs, $65; bees, corn, hay, $10; jewelry, diamonds and silverware, $500; household gcods, firearms, $150; dogs, $10; watches and clocks, $300; carriages and wagons, $700. The Commoner is on the assessment rolls at $22,500.

es at tiis place. Jo'nn Kerr took charge of the drug store Saturday and expects to remain here and conduct the business for him self in tlie future. Kdith Kainsey visited with Alma Leventrood Sunday and Monday. R. l'lemintr and Kmly Ikifer were in Cedarville Tuesday morning.

John Marley and son, Warner left Tuesday morning for Kansas City. Joe Wright, eiUtor of theSmith Conn-' ty Messenger, was in town, business. K. M. Koop returnc'l Thursday frf jin his two weeks visit with home folks at KvereM, Kansas.

Mrs. Ik-njamiu Hawthorne lias lieen quite siek the past week but is. much improved at this wriUujf. Chris. living nnr CVr- Jt'Im Kerr in SnuthtVntrc Sim-day.

Mrs. Maw ncnl In Di'ihit WcdiK'sil a Dan I-'It i si i i i.e'- uf Smith Centre, was an Athol caller Suiuiav. Tlieix' ro ami wife were in Smith Cuitiv. Suinlay. Miss Edna I- airbanks is visiting Willi Alma 1 Ihis week.

Misses Mali 1 i-'! i i-cie Kainsoy er c.ti!- i in Smith Centre Sunday Pete a carload of rattle. Tne-a! v. II" pa a them to Kansas i v. Three earh.ads uf e.dtle and three Heavy Sentence for Theft. Reno, Nev.

For stealing a nickel and two dozen eggs from a meat market James Mitchell must spend the next two years of his life in a prison cell at the state penitentiary at Carson City. Edwards pleaded guilty to the charge of housebreaking, for which he was indicted by the grand jury and was given a two-year sentence in the district court. Shortly after the earthquake Mitchell canto to Reno and was caught by the police while in the act of robbing the market. Since that time he has been confined in the county jail. At the time of the theft Mitch-oil was in a starving condition, stating that he had not eaten for several days.

The Great Paper of the Great West The Kansas City Star Everywhere recognized as the strongest and moit reliable newipiper in the most prosperous region of the United States Its unexcelled ntw itr i Associated Pre, with dljpatthi every hour the genera! and special service of the New York Herald. tS Hearst transcontinental leased wire service and special corrtspondtnet from Ike $Ur own representatives in Washington, Jefferson City, Toptki and Guttwrit, la W4i tion to the large grist of news that comes daily from several hnndrtd thr eltrt representatives. Its market reports and comments have an authoritative value that cause the to be telegraphed to all parts of the U. S. the moment the Star comei from thJfrM.

No western nun even indirectly interested in the value of food producti liettu, i securities can afford to be without the Star's daily record of prices a ad eoaditla. Its special feature include the Chaperons column, in which are answered pertaining to beauty aids and social customs and affairs, a department for Indirect other subjects and a wide range of miscellaneous articles throwing tide lljkti ftm tfc world's most interesting people and events-these in adeitlon to a vrgorotM Url page absolutely iudependent politically and aJSunday issue that It full of llt i4aJ matter and human interest. Thirteen papers each week for IDc The Kansas City Star was the first and is still- the only -newspaper to dellvef a plete morning paper The Kansas City Times to its subscribers without kwwt la subscription price. Daily Star and T. mes and thoKNews for price BUr, 0 vallis, was buried' Tuesday.

His di'ath was caused by heart failure. Ik K. Rice's brother. in-law family from San Diego, CiOUorma have been lure visiting for the past week. Chas.

Timroil bought house of Frank Yaryer, Monday, to move onto his farm which he recently purchased of k'ore Raining. Mr. and Mrs. I. H.

Fail st arted Monday Jennin-s, here they will visit (heir dan-liter, Mrs. who ha.s been ill fur func. Mrs. P. A.

Levengood went to Yes-pcr, Lincoln county, Tuesday of last week, for a three weeks visit with Mr. Levengood'-s sister, Mrs. Herman Willis. At the annual school meeting liekl here Tuesday. Theodore Windschell'el was elected clerk.

They decided to have a seven months term of school with two teachers and to levy a tax of twenty mills. Warren Lyon and Eva liurteh were clioseti the teachers for the ensuing term. Nate McNeal, of Smfth Center, came over Thursday to move the old school building for Mr. Douglas. He got it onto Main street when tlie axle broke.

We hope the axle will soon be mended so that the building will not have to remain in the street for teams to have to drfve around more than a week or two. The democratic county central committee held a meeting at Smith Centre last Saturday and fixed the date of of the county convention for Saturday, September Nth. The basis for township representation will be one delegate for every ten votes or fraction thereof cast for Dale for governc- in 1104 and one delegate at large. It is expected that a state candidate will be present to address the convention. carloads ov slii-ctl ui this place v.

Henry Tin went Sliennail county Wedii. av wil lithe expectation of I'tiyin- land Ih I'mv ret a ni i n' Walter I'ai t. v. 1 1. helped De-Witt in the 1.

returned hi nv II nidain. Kansas Nina l't v. II. i ii infr with her aiuit, K. -r ah rix in nih n-iai r.ed iii.me with her father.

C'h 's. T1, i rv fn tii IvYaei 11 i i'u- ih- was after ills III- -I' 1 V' i t.ip; 11, I a -a- in-. I Charlie Preachers Shoo Stork. Pittsburg, Pa. Rev.

George D. Lind say, of Greensburg, has written a letter to the Pittsburg ministers and laymen, making an appeal for highei salaries for pastors. He says churches are compelling race suicide by paying small salaries and are keeping (ho stork from the parsonage door. He declares that a minister cannot ni tti; those days unless he marries 11 won: with a largo fortune. Mrs.

Krapp. who has bee visiting 1" rtlauhter, Mrs. Wir. We llman. for ah ni' six weeks, returned to her home ait enter, Colorado, Tlmrsd; ty evening.

tieo. (ire.n retur tied home Monday evening from Mauk; ito, where he had been with his sot' Johnny, who is beintf treated foe rl lcumatism. He reports Johnny bettfj; ich better. S.I). Maley was hao from Imva, visiting his un.

le. Wherry and family- It: exp.elel ti iiny some hors.o; here but i'imuhI them too expensive. He left Mntulay for Alma, Xebr..