The News from Green, Kansas • 12

A Bir Pile. Probably the largest amount of advertising ever sent out of this town was on Tuesday moraine Th noatof. mm fice was piled knee-deep with catalogues, from the mail order houses. They were soliciting the business, of this community. If our home merchants would use as much ammunition of that kind and as often as the mail order houses do, and aim as effectively, the business of this burg would increase, our farm community would prosper too as well as the merchant.

Business would pick up in all ines I venture to say that nearly ,200 catalogues went out that morning and at 93c each (the cost of printing) made the total cost about $175. If thii naner could nnlv aenri While east last week, H. A.McArthur succeeded in getting some hi the best bargains during his mercantile history and you will share in the benefits, to illustrate, he secured a lot of cotton bats fully twice as good as those we could get last year, yet we can sell them at the same low price only ten cents per bat. Our goods are ariving this week and We are displaying them as fast as we can. You will be able to find slenbid values in all of our Fall and Come in and look over our big assortment of splendid values, they will please you out that much advertising in one week or one month there would be something doing in this locality in a short time.

Surprise on Miss Rosa Frederick. The German Epworth League planned a surprise on Miss Rosa Frederick Mondav fiveniner. Ahrmt fnrtv vmiti'cr McArthur Wilson, people gathered at the Frederick home and completely surprised Rosa At a late hour refreshments were served. After midnight they all departed wishing Miss Rosa a safe journey ind success in her new work. She leaves for Kansas City Friday after visiting several days there, she will go on to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she expects to take the deasoness training.

AN OLD SETTLER. (Dedicated to the Old Settlers by Uncle Tim.) Flow onward Blue river, flow onward, Chase up your course to the Sea, And when you reach Garrison Crossing, Then tarry a moment for me. Thoughts in my memory linger Around the dear spot as I roam And when I reach Garrison Crossing I have reached the dear spot I call home. I love to stroll off up the holler, Mr. Van Sickle's.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Faubion spent Sunday with relatives in Green. Bert Lykins is tearing down one of his sheds and rebuilding it.

Mr. Pierce is helping him. School begins next Monday. 80 65 a. in cultivation; balance pasture, fair improvements.

$75 per a. Good terms on this 160 half tillable; pretty well improved. Price $75 per a. 320 fine pasture land, watered by never-failing springs. Price $22.50 per a.

Good easy terms on this. Desirably located. Write me. The council met in regular session Monday night. All members were Some Kansas editor, whose identity is not known, but who deserves a monmnent, says, "Do not attempt to ask the editor to write up and rebuke in evil in town, and com but when convinced that such articles need attending to, write i KNOB COLLEGE DISTRICT.

Quite windy and dusty again. The last of the week was also very warm agin. Oscar Houser and family were trading and visiting in Leonardville Friday. Clarence Webber of Deweyville visited relatives here from Monday until Wednesday. Mr.

Frederick has bought 40 acres of the Thomas Cox. place, paying $2,600. Mrs. Guy Dugan and niece, Emily Grundeitz, visited with Wm. Faubion's Tuesday and Wednesday.

Wm. Mabie and daughters, Jessie and Maud, autoed to Clay. Center Tuesday afternoon. Winters Hugenin took home a new corn binder last week. W.

F. Adams of Elk county was a business visitor at Wm. Mabie's Wednesday. Charley Mclntire spent Sunday with the Slingsby boys south of Green, i Mr. and Mrs.

Guy Dugan and Mr. and Mrs. Charley McBrlde spent Sunday with Oscar Houser. Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Mabie and sons and Ora Stribbling spent Sunday with an article for your paner and sign To the churchyard on the side iiill, your name to it for publication. The Where often and often I have mur mured present except O. A. Smith.

L. E. Wilcox's bill of $43.39 was al Against the Good Master's khid will. lowed. Sealed bids for furnishing pipe and fittings for the water system were Three little mounds and a large one Is all that is left to me now, My step every year grows more feeble opened, but nothing definite was done about it.

And my thin hair is bleaching my R. C. Harner and O. A. Smith were brow.

Soon the Death Angel will call me appointed as a committee to invest! gate and make a written report for To join them on that Bright Shore, the next. meeting as to the probable in come and expense. Then I will leave Garrison Crossing Never to visit it more. Obituary. man who is too big a coward to thus express an opinion is the very one who will stand on a corner and talk loudly about the cowardice of the editor." Ex.

MOUND MEADOW. Wheat planting is the order of the day. Mts. J. Arents and daughter, Mrs.

J. Leipersberger of Clay Center spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. J. Hage-man. Mr.

and Mrs, John Stone spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Mary Con-dray. A number from her attended the show at Leonardville Saturday night. We are glad to hear that Verda Harbes is some better at this writing. Mrs.

A. Schoonover and daughter, Hazel, and son, Earl, and Mrs. Alice Stone and children spent Sunday at Ed Stone's. Mrs. Sam Stone and children were Clay Center visitors lats week.

Mrs. John Bruns' mother and sister of Illinois are visiting at the home of J. Bruns. Bertha Greenfield spent last week with her sister, Mrs. A.

Wohler. Mr. and Mrs. N. Greenfield and Official Statement of the Financial Condition of BANK OF GREEN at Green, State of Kansas, at the close of business on the 28th day of August, 1911.

Mrs. Johanna Peterson was born in Ostergotland, Sweden, March 8, 1842, and passed away August 31, 1911, after Resources. about seven months suffering. Since her suffering began it was her greatest desire that she could be taken home to Liabilities. Capital stock paid $20,000.00 Loans and discounts $64,459.42 Surplus fund 10,000.00 Jesus.

She was converted in youth and was a devout Christian all through her life. She was married twice, both times Undivided profits 9.76 Interest 1,771.67 Exchange 55.30 Individual deposits 123,193.80 Certificates of deposit 31,922.25 Cash items 172.50 Reserve for repairs 130.11 Loans on real estate 35,311.50 'Overdrafts 151.62 Expense account 360.84 Guaranty fund with State bonds 500.00 Cash items and clearing- i house items 578.22 Cash and sight exchange, legal reserve 85,893.79 in Sweden. Three children were born to them by their first marriage. Frank Larson, who died at Leonardville February 11, 1908, and the two children now living are Mrs. John Olson of Randolph and C.

A. Larson of Riley, with whom she made her home for the last seven years of her life. In 1881 she came to' America with Total $187,255.39 Total $187,255.39 daughters, Mary and Dora, took dinner with R. Benninga's one day last week. J.

Benninga is quite sick at this writing. Grandpa Stone, and Will Uhlenhop her second husband who died in Texas in 1903. She has live in Cleburne, Kansas City, and Perry, but the great part of her life was spent in Cleburne. shipped hogs to Kansas City Mrs. Alberts and Mr.

and Mrs. Ein- State of Kansas, County of Clay, bs. W. E. Davies, cashier of said bank, do solemnly swear that the' above statement is true; that said bank has no liabilities, and is not indorser on any note or obligation, other than shown on the above statement to the best of my knowledge and belief.

So help me God. DAVIES, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 31st day of August, 1911. (Seal) PHILEMON SMEE, Notary Public. (Commission expires on the 10th day of January, 1913.) CORRECT.

Attest: W. E. DAVIES, Directors. IRMA DAVIES, WILLIAM DOCKING, A. WINGROVE, The funeral services were conducted genberg of Glenville, spent a at the Mission church of Leonardville few days of last week at the home of John Arents.

by Rev. Oscar Anderson and Rev. C. J. Algott September 3, 1911, at 10; 00 Mr.

and Mrs. Will Kllbourne and a. m. interment was made inthe Leon Mrs. Gustine of near Riley were the guests of J.

Arents last Thursday. ardville cemetery..