The Kansas Lever from Ottawa, Kansas • 5

J5 A Great Offer. The Preshaw business college was form A southern hotel adventises among" its attractions a "parlor for ladies thirty-five ally opened yesterday. it us us mbtt. The Christian Church is to be dedicated The Kansas City Evening News, without doubt the brightest daily paper that reaches our office, is making great inducements feet wide." We trust this paragraph will catch the eye of the woman who occupies three seats in a crowded car. Yorkers Issued Every Friday, at next Sabbath morning.

Mrs. John B. Shade has been quiet il for some days. OX Stat-esman. to new subscribers.

offer to send it one year for Two Dollars. This is the cheapest daily published, but little more J. Bod well, of Los Angelos, is tfawx itt Utters. than half a cent a day. St.

Paul Mother Johnny, don't put your in the city visiting friends. The Evening News is not the oldest nor knife in your mouth while eating that L. E. Fish of Moline, Chairman, the largest paper in the west, and these piece of pie. Head Finance Committee Modern Wood OSAWATOMIE.

I From The Graphic Harry Crane, the horn buyer from Ottawa, was in town Wm. Miller, father of Frank, our baker, came down from Ottawa ye.sterday Frank Pyle wpnt to Ottawa to close up some real estate deals Wednesday. He is sold his property at. Lane and will move here shortly. Secretary McMullen, of the Y.

M. C. A. at Ottawa, was here assiing Rev. Long-ton Tuesday and Thursday nights.

A couple of sign painters are talking of coming down from Ottawa and putting up a shop here. Joe. Nolan, of Ottawa, was in the city Wednesday looking for a location for his father, who is a first-class tailor. He will Johnny But, mamma, we all used to facts we think are largely in its favor. It is young in years and for that reason is men of America, was in the city portion of put knives in our mouths.

this week. active, aggressive and fearless. It is small St. Paul MotherThat was when we Judge and Mrs. Franklin entertained were living in Chicago.

Remember we in dimensions, thus saving the publishers a great deal of expense for waste paper Pay your subscription. Dickens Carnival. Dr. Smitb is in Oregon. Did you get a valentine.

Jakey Zellner has gone east. Did you attend the banquet? Remember the Dickens Carnival. Ellis M. Clark is in the city this week. some friends Monday evening.

are in St. Paul now. St. Paul Pioneer M. R.

Culbertson has sold his stock his Press. of Harry Dunn, of Lawrence. and the readers a great deal of the valuable time usualy spent in plodding through the labored columns of the blanket sheets which are fast becoming obsolete. The Good Citizen Did you dispense any J. W.

Frick, the grocer, is confined to charity the house with inflammatory rheumatism. Mrs. Geo, Eldridge has been quite ill. thirty -two columns of the The Evening Some of the wrind bags that love the Wife Yes, I fed three tramps. "Poor Who were they?" News are completely filed with condensed D.

C. Hanes still continues quite ill. undoubtedly locate here. dear workingmen "showed up" immensely news from which all the chaff and "slush" "Two coal dealers and a plumber when it come to do something for the H. Ramaly is getting ready to farm There will be preaching Sundav morn is carefully eliminated by experienced Philadelpyia Record.

again. boys in their mind. writers. As is alrady widelv known The ing at 11 o'clock by Rev. G.

W. Melton, of Ottawa. Baptists are especially invited to The orders to discontinue the work on F. B. White of Pomona has received a Evening News has laid the foundations of Tommy Traddles (threateningly) I'll pension.

attend. an aggressive policy without fear or favor, tell my father on you. the new freight cars at the shops has been countermanded for the better. Go oh with the buzz saw. Rev.

Jas. Sutton, of Kansas City, is vis so long as the public good is being served. Willie Waffles What do I care for your We cheerfully recommend this paper to iting friends here. Husband (a reporter) Well, I believe I father? He can't hurt me. could write better if 1 knew there weren't Mr and Mrs M.

Alanbaugh of Pom our readers." Send two dollars at once to the publishers, corner Ninth and Delaware Kansas City, or leave order with The Rock Island company will com Tommy Traddles Can't he? Can't he? any butchers' bills coming in. Philadel ona have-a new ten pound boy. My father is a doctor. New York Sun. mence to excavate next week for a foundry to be erected at Horton, if the weather your postmaster.

phia Record. Miss. Jennie Sherman begun a week of special service at Lawrence, last Monday. permits. Henery? W'y, Henery died 'mos' a The Capital Commonwealth publishes a Money to loan on farm land at lowest A very charming letter has been re year ago, wid a kyarbuncle." "what from a Philadelphia paper, Is Engagement a Failure? Mr.

Myers Now that all is over between rates. Will A. Curl. 32-tf "My! It's awful how many gits killed ceived from Mr. M.

P. Smith, who was formerly employed in the Boiler at J. N. Kirkpatrick, us, Miss Glubton, I presume it might not stating an interview with Mr. M.

F. Bon-zano or Bonanza sup't. of the Bound Brook division of the Reading railroad system, regarding the report that the B. of L. on dem kyars now days, wid de bilers bustin' an a scrunched 'tween de kyar-bun- the Santa Fe shops, Ottawa, Kan.

He is Kansas. Reference, Lever office. 42t6 be out of place to request a return of the cles." Harper's Bazar, baubles that I lavished on you in the deli A. D. Bell of Harrison township, has now working for the Mo.

Pacific at Omaha, Neb. M. P. is enraptured with the E. is in a bad way financially, and that sold his farm.

rium of a misplaced affection. here's tfreat dissatisfaction in the B. of L. Young Wife The paper says Rider country, eyery thing in the line of food and clothing being above Ottawa prices, taken Editor Pyle, of the OsawatomieGraphic, Miss Glubton With pleasure, sir; here hey are. Will you please give me a re E.

made in consequence of the strike. was in the city Wednesdsy. Haggard find that he can do finer work when he abstains from all animal food. in consideration. Tell one more like that.

ceipt in full? Buffalo Courier. Miss Frankie Little field return from school this week. Will Kerr is at Mercer, Pa. Meanwhile numerous compositors, carriers, boys, r1 are mourning. At the Opera house next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Job Smith is making arrangements to enlarge his Railroad Job is a hustler. From this date until MARCH 1st our entire stock of Miss Clara Oilleland is assisting in the I Lever Office. It is rumored that the Advents are ar OVERGO A and OMDERW EAR ranging for a ten- day meeting in Forest Park early in the spring. If appearences at home (our office) indi- cate anything, the long looked ior revival Will be sold AT COST. 311 our goods are marked in plain figures, no one need be misled.

SKINNER (SSI ypttrefrwii BSCS Farmers contemplating public sales will find it to their interest to see J. of business is about here. Jndge Elstun and his real estate and loan company, own over sixty lots in Ottawa. Mr. Jas.

Luce, of Sycamore street, en tertained friends last Monday night. The Christian Church was crowded to the doors Sunday evening. C. F. Dietrich is beautifying the front of his Maple Avenue home.

H. Houser, of Ceitropolis. has moved into the A. M. Bunn residence on Maple Avenue.

An infant son of Chas. Johnson, of Pop-lar street, died Sunday last of croup. The remains were taken to Paola on Monday for interment. Geo. H.

Thomas, Post G. A. R. met in regular meeting at their new quarters in Rohrbaugh building last Wednesday evening. Crawford has been seriously ill.

Gov. Anthony returned on -unday from his Indianapolis trip. Kirkpatrick before employing an auction. eer 4zto QUENEMO. From the Republican! Then the retailer takes the $500 pounds of dressed meat for $30.

He gets eighteen cents a pound for choice cuts and an average of seven for the rest, making a total of $48.75, an advance of more than sixty per cent. Mr. Chas Parker, of Detroit is the guest of his brother R. J. of this city.

Rev. Melton, of Ottawa, i3 in the city He Was Wrong. Can I speak to you a moment said softly as he called the chief clerk in the SOUTH CEXTROPOLIS. All well in the neighborhood. Did ground hog see his shadow.

Some people aie preparing to move. Good weather for moving. We understand Martin Miller's sale brought 12 hundred dollars. He will start for Oregon on Feb. 6th.

We are sorry to lose Mr. and Mrs. Miller from our locality. We did not learn the man's name that rented his farm. We were glad to hear from Shortstops again; we thought he was dead.

Died: Florence, Daughter of Jennie and Albert Brown, of diphtheria, age 4 years. The family have the simpathy of their neighbors. postofflce to the window the other day. "Certainly." "Thanks. I didn't know but you were It is said that after fifteen or twenty more interments are allowed in Westminister abbey the room will all be "John, dear," she said, if I were to die would you marry again?" "I might, my love," he replied, "but I should go a trifle less'recklessly than I did before:" Once a week.

Mr. Youngman (after long thought) Is there any way to find out what a woman thinks of you without proposing? Mr. Benedict (absently) Yes; make her mad. New York Weekly. Simpson (tremulously) Emma, darling, say yes, and there will be another Newsboys (outside) Big breach of promise case! Extra! Life.

The Young Union, of the Presbyterian church, had one of. their delightful socials on Friday evening, last, at busy. Two months ago I came here and asked for a letter. Remember it?" "I do not." There were seven immersions at the "Probably not, as you are always busy; I didn't get any. I gave it as my opinion that some of you had stolen it.

Remem Babtist Church Sunday evening. John S. Gordon of Anderson, county' has been visiting his brother, Prof. Gordon, a part of this week. ber?" "No." "Probably not, but I spoke very em The Building and Loan Associations is phatically.

That was my opinion, and I went away feeling very much hurt, re progressing and may yet be a reality. O. C. Hughes, of Pomona, has traded his property for a quarter section of land in Ness county, We understand Protracted meetings commence at Parkinson school-house Monday night. Let there be a good turnout.

Rev. Rains is the pastor. Dr. Inman reports a good deal of sickness among little folks, mostly colds and diphtheria. John McDonald will farm the John O.

this week. He will remain a short time and assist Mr. Armstrong in his work here. Mr. Knickerbocker drove over from Ottawa Sunday morning, and returned the same afternoon accompanied by his wife.

Rev. Asa Curl, of Peoria, Sundayed wTith relatives and friends here this week. He reports having had the best of success with his school thus far. L. A.

Payne is rapidly settling up the business affairs of the Quenemo Bank which will be moved to Ottawa soon and consolidated with the Goodin Bank. The deposits, collections etc, have been turned over to the Farmer's Bank on Maple Street. Mr. Davis, of Ottawa, brother of Harry Davis, was in the city on last Monday and accompanied by Clyde Bowman, made our office a short call. Clyde informed us while here that he would in a short time move to Ottawa.

He has made many friends here who will regret very much to see him go. the beautiful home of H. Gilleland on Maple avenue. About sixty or seventy young people enjoyed the social games, and refreshments to a late hour. member?" "No." "Probably not, as I am of no great consequence.

I now desire to ask your pardon. Will you forgive me?" "Of course." "Thanks. I believed you would. You see, I expected a letter from my aunt. None came.

She couldn't write one. She was dead. See? Therefori, how could I get one? I take it back. I apologize. I was wrong.

Shake." "That's all right." The Woman's Story. "The Woman's Story" is the striking and not inappropriate title which Mrs. Laura C. Holloway, author of "The La dies of the White House, "gives to a compilation of twenty stories, by twenty of the most famous of American women, in Kilgore farm this year. W.

L. Delano, we understand will not build next summer and remain in the Rock house. The Beach family will move on the ohn Lowell farm. Pshaw. Rev.

Jack Johnson preached at the Parkinson school-house Sunday night, Feb.3rd. Al. Harstman will farm Maggie Mack-inleys place this ar. Mr. Anderson will have a sale the 16th of this month, near Centropolis; Go every body.

Their is some talk of getting Rev. Za-briska back this year. We hope it will be accomplished. The following item we take from our esteemed contemporary, the Republican. cluding such names as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa M.

Alcott, "Josiah Allen's Wife" and Marion Harland. Each story was selected by the author hereself as the Only $1 for a county paper giving you all the news, general and otherwise. Just think of it! You can save one-half by tak ing The Lever. It has reference to the same set of bloodsuckers, the Lever has spoken of several times: one most highly esteemed, and each is pre Miss Minnie Letts, of Abilene, is visiting Miss Mary Ford. Jos.

M. Case, of Franklin township, sold his farm on Saturday to James H. Clark, a brother of Clark boys, of this city, who will reside thereon. The ladies of the North Ottawa M. E.

church gave a dime social at the home of Mrs. Fenn. on King Wednesday evening. Refeshments were served and a jolly good time had. The Franklin County Horticultural society met at S.

F. Jackson's, comer sixth and Sycamore, Wednesday. There was a goodly attendance, and much profitable discussion. Prof. J.

E. Henning has a large class in banjo and guitar at Baldwin, and expects to organize another large class at Lawrence. Night Watchman Jackson shot himself on Monday night, by the accidental discharge of a revolver he carried in his pocket, which forced a ball through the -fleshy, part of his left leg. Mr. Jackson and his confrere, Mr.

Kirby, were shooting at a dog, and the former had placed his weapon in his pocket, after the shot, and started after the canine. The weapon went off as he was walking along. The wound is painful though not dangerous. ceded by a concise and interesting biogra In conversation with one of our farriers, he told us of a case of usury that plainly sets forth the needs of a severe penalty for taking unlawful interest. He said, "I was called to the country to doctor a very sick horse but after about twenty four hours treatment it recovered from the at-tact- The owner asked my bill and then Hayes township.

Our literary meets Thursday night. Services were held at Norwood Saturday evening and Sunday last, and there was a big attendance. J. M. Conard has gone on a visit to his parents in Illinois.

Sidney Moore will move to the Mechem farm in a few weeks. Dr. A. A. Allen, a physician and surgeon, formerly of Kansas City, is now located in this city opposite the postoffice, and offer his professional services ot the phical sketch, and with one exception (that of Rebecca Harding Davis who will not consent to sit for a portrait even for her own children), an excellent portrait of the writer appears.

Thus the book presents a "composite" story which is characteristic of our ablest American story-tellers. Of course a book compiled upon such plans can not fail to be interesting on many accounts, and few books of half a thousand pages will be found more entertaining by the majority of readers. postage 12 cents. JohnB. Alden, Publisher.

New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta and San Francisco. told me his team was mortgaged for $27. He said his wife was taken sick and he had to have some money, and he made the mortgage for sixty days and received nineteen dollars in cash." people of Franklin County. OFFICES FOR RENT.The two front rooms, now occupied by Brewer Stan-nard, at 222 South Main Street, will be vacant May 1st. I will rent to good party at low rates.

G. II. Holt. John Sargent and L. Anderson were fin Mr.

Jonah Smith, of Ottawa, Kansas, is at O-awatomie doing evangelistic work. Jonah, tackle the printers. ed $19 each on Monday for stealing some. prize turkeys from I. L.

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