The News from Cleburne, Kansas • 2

come to salt down for a rainy day was about 2 per cent and this after paying the big fat sal-eries. What other business has done as well? Most businesses have had to go and dig up that which they had previously salted down. A. H. Henry, proprietor of the Commercial Hotel at Wheaton was arrested unpon information furnished County Attorney C.

A. Bandel and brought yesterday before Justice Warren Anthony and charged upon six counts of selling intoxicating liquors contrary to law. He gave bond and his case is set for trial Dec. 18. Westmoreland Recorder.

CENTER HILL Cold and snappy weather at this writing. Mrs. John DeLong has been staying with her daughter Mrs. Frank Johnston and family the past week, helping take care of their baby, which has been quite sick. Alf Vanquist returned from C.

Friday of last week. Mr. Vanquist marketed some cattle. and also visited with his sister and Ezra Groves bought himself a colt at a sale the other day. He is getting tired of driving one horse.

Emmet and Robert Hale went to Steven's sale Thursday and Emmet bought himself a fine horse. Mrs. Conaway and son. Joe, went to Blaine Saturday afternoon. The will soon behere.

We wish you all a Merry Xmas. PEAClTGItOVE About an inch of snow fell last Wednesday in this vicinity Runaway. ing of heart disease. She was 37 yrs. old and leaves a husband and two children, one but five days besides othei relatives.

Ernest Moon will soon move his family here from Manhattan and work in the Seavall garage Mr. Moon is said to be the most competent automobile machinist in several counties but on account of physical disabilities is unable to do the strenuous work in larger cities. K. T. Brandenburg underwent another operation Monday after noon.

He had not been improving for some time. It is hoped he will begin to improve again. SEVENTY SIX Geo. Blaney came in from K. C.

Tuesday evening. Louis Rasmussen was trading in Bigelow Monday, having gone down after Mr. Kerchner who is J. H. Hollister of Wabaunsee drove over Tuesday afternoon, and went to water his horse at We notice by our exchanges that the "Good Fellows" get in their work about this time of the year, and then die till the next Christmas.

If they would be good enough to furnish the needy ones a well paying job the year round or. whenever they wanted work, these "Good Fellows" would soon be classed as angels. One of our readers is of the opinion that our judicial depart the public tank, near the Iron Clad Store. He took the bridle off the horse, so it could drink, We recently overheard a conversation in which a railroad pro moter, who was out selling stock Jr an extension on their road, declare to the prospective purchaser and offer to prove it, that his company was clearing 28 per cent clear profit above all expenses and that the road would have to double its stock, i-e, give each shareholder new stock with out extra cost, so that the per cent of profit would not look so big to the public. We have had knowledge of banks which did this same trick.

One bank that we know of declared a. 42 per cent dividend one year, this abve all possible expenses. President Ripley of the Santa Fe, has a plan for the Government to take charge of the railroads. The card up his sleeve proves to be a sort of rental prop osition in which the Government guarantees to the stockholders the same profits for the next5 years that they have had for the last five and to guarantee 6 per cent interest on all new investments. This is not progress unless of the crawdad kind.

This paper does not favor any such measure, neither does it favor buying the watered stock. We suggest that the Government go to work and build a line or two where it has the most traffic, and try out the plan like they and the horse made a jump and "lit out" for the City Park with the buggy before he could stop it. The horse pulled the bug- This vicinity was shocked to hear of the death of Mrs. H. Potts, who died last Monday.

Henry and Fred Frauenfelder hauled com for John Dittmer Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Rev. Wendland returned to their home near Canada, Kansas, Thursday.

Rev rv over the iron seats in the nark, and a little further on hit a tree. Both front wheels of the vehicle were smashed and the I working for John Rasmussen. ment would be improved, to have each district elect the jury, to serve in all the courts held in that district, with the substitutes elected to fill vacancies that may occur on accout of sick ness, or being interested in the Wendland having assisted Rev. Glaze in a series of meetings in our church. horse freed itself from the bug' ev.

but was later caught. The Guy Slinch done some trading case. He says tnat ne arees witn buggy was almost completely de molished. Wamego Times. Howard Bayles, Co.

Commis their families while there. Enoch Everson and L. II. Schwartz made a business trip to Manhattan last week returning home on Sunday. Wm.

Richter and family attended the program and box social at Swede Creek school house last evening. Rev. J. J. Kliphardt was at Holton, a few days of the last week.

Miss Hazel Youngquist, the Center Hill teacher visited home folks at Cleburne from Friday until Sunday. Oliver Hawkinson was on the sick list a few days of the last week. The Center Hill Farmer's Union had a car of corn for its mem bers at Randolph last Thursday and Friday. Dr. Attwood of Randolph has made several visits in this neighborhood the past week.

The only big crop that may result from cold weather is the big ice crop. Miss Rosetta Toburen was given a pleasant surprise by about 30 of her friends Thursday eve, in honor of her birthday anniver sary. The evening was spent in games and at a late hour dainty in Paralell Wednesday. Henry Dittmer butchered a beef for John Dittmer Saturday. sioner says that the Garrison Henry Rahe returned to Manhattan last week where he is at women are the greatest rustlers along certain lines on earth.

The Ladies Aid Society of the M. church there wanted a place to meet and the town wanted a hall, so these women bought an many of the lawyers that the ord inary jury is imcompetant because of the lack of real business knowledge and legal points. He favors only eligible members of the bar to fill the office of jurymen. No Notoriety Here. What of the litte babies in our OWN COUNTRY who are pining and dying for want of proper nourishment? What of the mothers whose breasts are empty because the table is bare? What of the fathers who are walking the streets because of old store building three or four years ago for $300 and by spend ing $300 more upon it converted it into a fine hall and now own it did the rural carrier business years ago and like they started the business against the express companies.

Howard Bowser walked up from Fostoria, Monday and, accompanied C. A. Bronaugh and wife to Frankfort, Tuesday. Wm. Sparks helped Mr.

John Schenker to butcher on Monday. Chas. Fea spent Sunday with Geo. Blaney. Geo.

Murbach and wife visited relatives in Bigelow on Friday. Mrs. John Schenker and daugh ter Aletha spent Saturday, p. m. at John Rasmussen's.

Clarence Sparks was in Irving on Saturday. P. L. Rasmussen and N. F.

Klein each lost some cattle lately with the corn stalk disease. Geo. Blaney spent Thursday at Geo, Nester.s Aletha Schenker was shopping in Bigelow on Wednesday. N. F.

Klein and son Louis were trading in Cleburne Friday. R. A. Smith attended a sale near Fostoria. He bought four calves and brought them back with him the same evening.

Mrs. P. L. Rasmussen spent Friday with her son John. J.

M. Abbott went to Irving tending the K.S.A.C. II. Goffs visited with E. Swan son, Monday Mr.

and Mrs. Herman Dittmer R. Eversmeyer and Mrs. Edward Henry Dittmer and Mr. and Mrs.

Specht called on John Dittmer's Friday. Mr. and Mrs. F. Frauenfelder did some trading in Randolph Monday.

Henry Harberts hauled a load of corn from Randolph Mon. Only one week left in which you are given a special opportunity to get this paper, the Mail and Breeze, The Topeka Weekly Capital, and a Christmas package of 225 pieces for only $1.05. Three papers for a full year and a big- Christmas package fr only free of debt. At the dinner and bazaar held last week by this society about $200 was made. While this procuring of the hall was done through the church all helped and all have use of the hall.

Westmoreland Recorder. refreshments were served. The guests departed wishing Miss To buren many more happy Mayor Harrison of Chicago has a progressive idea, he has asked the city council to appropriate $5,000 each year for the purchase of pictures painted by local artists for the purpose of encouraging local talent. The pictures to adorn the walls of the public institutions, including the school houses. there being no employment for them? What of the young girls in the great cities who are dragged down to the depths because of Alvm Schroer from Paralell We have seen fellows work for two days on a gasoline engine try took dinner Saturday with Wm.

Toburen and family. their positions being gone, their board bills overdue, and they have nowhere to turn no great paper to head the campaign in their behalf? ing to find out the reason why it would not run and then after everything under the sun had BLUFF CREEK Frank Striffler butchered a been done to bring it back to act Saturday. fine beef Friday. Europe has our sympathy it ion found that the reason it did $1.05. Tenant farming is increasing each year, nearly two per cent according to the reports of manv Louis Klein attended the Lit P.

B. Allen moved to Blaine should have what assistance we erary at Bluff Creek Friday eve. Thursday and Friday. One of our exchanges is in fav or of proportional representation in Congress and the legislature which he declares does not exist today. He believes that political parties should be allowed to select members to those bodies in proportion to the number of the votes cast by said party.

not run was a lack of gasoline. The printer had that experience A man from Garrison moved the first of the week. RICHLAND i may reasonably extend. I BUT CHARITY SHOULD BE GIN AT HOME and the Lord I where is abundant call for it in on the old J. Allen farm one day last week.

governors at a meeting of the governors held in Madison, Wis. This is not progress, if you are looking for progress in the future you can get it easier by working with the progressives. The temperature has been hov ering around the zero mark for the United States today. Mrs. Geo.

Davis and Mrs. D. B. Myers called on Mrs. A Young Tuesday morning Elmer Grengard had the misfortune to cut his foot badly Henry Allen took a span of mules down to Wheaton Friday that he had sold to a man there.

But then there is no glory in the past week, between that and The railroad magnates are run ning a series of articles in the that no advertising for the 10 below nearly every night, There was a large crowd at and the temperature has been for newspapers, telling about their newspapers no notoriety the Lyceum Friday night. The Blakesley Dial. but a trifle above the freezing Henry Allen, not being point during the day. Miss Winnifred Blakesley of Blue Rapids and William Dial of present, the Vice Pete troubles. In the one last week the givers, they told how they spent their It is just charity and plain ncpjriQ, clear above all expenses charity that is not popular, and improvements, the net in- Monitor Cleburne were united in mar Leonard, took the chair.

riage at Kansas City on Dec. 15, Both Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hale are on the sick list at the present and are visiting friends and rel writing, atives at that place now. They Bennie Conaway and Dave Barksdale stayed all night at the last Wednesday while working in the timber.

We hope Elmer will soon be able to be out a-gain. Clint Hammer was shopping in Cleburne, Thursday. L. A. Young and family called at the C.

D. Harm's home Saturday afternoon. Chas. Lake of Des Moines, I-owa, visited at the L. A.

Young home with his brother Roy from Friday unil over Sunday. Ella and Elsie Shehi visited at the Elmer Greengard home Sunday afternoon. L. A. Young and family and will be at home at "The Cedars" the old home place, after Jan.

15th. Mr. Dial is well known at former parents, John Conaway and family, Friday night, this place having grown to manhood in this vicinity. Here's Johnnie Webster is helping1 his brother-in-law, Arthur Shehi to haul in his hay the last part of wishing them a happy and pros Our Xmas Gift to You Do you remember your friends at Xmas time? Of course you do and we want to remember our friends with something that is not only useful but lasting as well. Our subscribers are our real friends, and with such a variety of tastes it has not been an easy task to find something that all would appreciate.

We believe we have found it and here it is a 226-piece Xmas Assortment for making your Xmas gifts look attractive, an up-to-date dress pattern of your own selection and three first-class magazines' one an agricultural nubliration with a the week. They were all down to Lyceum, Friday night. perous lite. HILLSIDE Its nice to hear the sleigh bells ring and it makes it seem more like Xmas is near. Earnest Isaacson worked for They organized a Lyceum at Charles Lake visited at the Elmer Greengard home Sunday.

Blaine last Wednesday night J. F. Webster cut and hauled Harry Shehi and neices, Mrs. a load of dry kindling wood for J. V.

Swenson Monday. the school house, Saturday for Elmer Greengard and Tressie Shehi, Ella and Elsie Shehi, at Mr. Linder took sick Sunday National reputation one a fashion authority and the other a household magazine of genuine merit. We are tare these four issues coming to you every month wilt make this gift a lasting one something that will make you remember us kindly for a whole year These Three Magazines each one year starting fires with. but it is reported that he is bet Miss Prebble, the Bluff Creek tended Lyceum at Springside on Friday night.

ter at this writing. teacher, went up to Geo. Web Chas. Lake returned to his Mr. Alfred Carlson is going to ster's Friday evening, returning Sunday evening.

ship a hog Thursday. home in Horton, after a short visit here with relatives and friends. Mrs. Emil Isaacson is reported Joe Conaway and Emmet Hale on the sick list this week. were in Fostoria, last Tuesday.

Oscar Carlson has been laid J. F. Webster and son Johnnie M. and Mrs. L.

A. Young spent pleasant evening at D. up with a sore arm for quite a went to Blaine Tuesday for some lumber. Harm's home Monday. spell.

Chas. Isaacson spent Sunday C. L. Webster helped his fath at Emil Isaacson's. er, J.

F. Webster butcher, Tues. Sol Bardwell has returned Mrs. John Conaway was trad ing in Fostoria, Tuesday I from a political visit to Topeka in regard to the work of the com SPRING CREEK Mrs. Cyrus Mosher is slowly recovering.

Chas. Lake is here from Horton to visit his sister, Vera, and brother Roy Lake in the homes of Mrs. C. D. Harm's and Lou Young.

We had a Farmers Union man ing legislature. Our friends tell from Osborne City speak at the us that in reply to a question as to what Sol intends to do in the Bluff Creek school house Wed. evening and also organized a Farmers Union at that place. C. L.

Webster'r. baby has been about sick with v. bad cold and cutting teeth the last week. Farm and Home Woman's World is published twice a month. 24 issues way of legislation at Topeka this winter, that all he will say is that he does not intend to reform the state.

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Allen spent the afternoon with Mrs. Sam Coop. Grandma Linderman spent last Monday at the J. L. Davis home.

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Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McDonald J. F. Sidden has bought the'sPent last Friday at the Harm's rank Webster was a caller interest of Mr.

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We had quite a snow Fridaj' We have) tried to realize every want of our readera In thla assortment to make It snd of the beat quality. We have given a great deal of thought to a balanced variety. night but we can not expect any even including Xmas Postcards, so that you may "remember" those to whoa you will not Miss Dessie Beckman went to Kansas City Saturday night and thing better this time of the year "no guia. ii i wim grear Ksniiacnon mat we oner tnis assortment to our readers, realising that not only the quantity but the quality will favorably impress every recipient that everyone who receives this package will bo satisfied. 6 Lars Card's 8 Media Card 10 Snail Cards 2S Lart Stall 50 Medina Seal 50 Saull Seal 16 Stamps 2 Xaa Folders Roy Smith of Topeka visited with his sister, Mrs.

Harm's last week. The lights have finally been put in the Spring Creek school house. Mr. Young, John Mask-il and Mr. Harms put them in Saturday afternoon.

Lou Young and family spent Saturday at the Harm's home Miss Ida Dickman did not go Johnnie Wapp of Marshall 15 Pelf card Large Tag i 8 Mediae Tage 10 Seal! Tags 10 "Do Not Ofea" Stickers 10 "Merry Christ-as" Sticker was in this vicinity Friday eve. returned Monday afternoon with her mother. William Peterson has bought the F. J. Newman residence at Esch piece Is distinctly designed snd colored, beautifully embossed on fine white stock and fully equal in appearance and quality to the "very best" eubjecta offered ia the stores st "those high prices." A comprehensive assortment, a variety to Beet ovary waat and large enough for the whole family.

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Mrs. C. L. Webster spent Tucs home this Friday and went shopping at Cleburne with Mrs. J.

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