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HERE AND THERE, Mr and Mrs Russell Pever of Geary, Ok, have been in Keokuk, 4- 'A Continued from page 1 Mrs Loa Graves has been a la grippe victim. Will Klaus and family of Harper county have been visiting bis parents here. Mrs A Gourley and little daughter of Hazel Green, Mo, are visiting the former's daughter, Mrs Bickford. Mrs Chris Smith has been among the many victims of la grippe, but isbetter. Smith was a Chetopa visitor Friday.

Gpssard was down from Oswego last week helping Del and Jake count the nails and measure the wire in the store here. Del is going to Kansas City this week and says he will see the implement convention and other sights on Gossard's plan. 1 50 per cent. Gut Take Advantage of It Bigot Now never have so good chance may Lifetime. again in pr get jour' share of the bargains.

Iowa, on business. Davis and Bendure went to Girard "Sunday evening to transact business in the Craw ford county probate court. Mr Davis was appointed guardian of the estates of his minor sons, who are heirs in the estate of their grandfather, Smith, a wealthy citizen who died in Gi-rard. Tullis and Fritz put in Monday moving. The former went to his new Oklahoma holdings and Fritz took pos sesion ot bis lartn vacated by Tullis.

TP O'Brien will move into Fritz' city property and Jarrett will move into his own place from Fugate's. Louis Wiley's family have been housed up with sickness, but have recovered. Fritz, Smith and Barron were Oswego visitors Monday. Will Vance's family are sick. Walt Kallenberger is the first purchaser of a spring hat at Lu- geanbeal's and thinks he got it worth the money.

Albert Lerch and Edmund An-thon were the guests of friends in Edna Snnday. Howard Byvinger was a business visitor to Coffejville Monday. Smith of Seymour, Mo, was here Monday to deliver three fine thoroughbred Percheron mares he had sold to Knowles. Mr Smith is a nephew of Bickford, and enjoyed a short visit with his relatives while here. OfQcial Statement of the Financial Condition Of the CITIZENS STATE BAM BARTLETT, lal i.f Knnnnn.

at I ho clow til business on Ihc3ll (Id)-of Dwinbcr, KkftOCHCKH lwtmmul fllM-outiM Mn on real rnlHl? 3AH7.O0 Ovcilmli unwcuml 07. 60 rumluirv and Iouj Other Iximl mid warrant 600 09 Utiamnty fund with Mule Irr-u- tirrr. tini ow.uu fiwli mid itiht oiuhatigp, lKl rrarrv) Total I 1.1 ABtl.lTllH apltal slock paid In HO.OOO.OO Hiirfilua lund 7.OUO.O0 I mlirldi-d proWa I tti-ma WI fc! KhatiB SW.2I current cimii. and paid l.l.sl 1.015.80 MtMssu rostra; Individual di'poalta, mil.Joot in rhi-a IVrtinratrs ot rtrptwtt, dun (n lr than da) Tt imriiaitat rf.t-lfflfwlf.ant driMtlt. due tin or alter 83 955 24 Hllli rtHllacwitilrd Total.

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mlnmnly awpar that the almro taiiMnrnl la liur; that said Iniiia baa no llatllil-. and la not itiriorwr on an)' riiite nrnlilltralton, r.thir than ahoan on thi- alv' lairnwi't. tflim lKt ol mi knoarlt-d? and hflirf wi liHp mi' God. T. Ca.hlrr.

ttutwrtitiH and awrn In Intuit" thin Vdda ol January, II MX mi. Volar jr riilillP, n.mmlifi ciplfra on lht Jfih dajr ol IM-olr. Ivl.t Corrwl. Atlo.t: KM. rtai M.limM I A.

I i.aa VlMnrtf. II tiana lr. T. rTlJ.rHii T.rilr,,. liana 1 Although the item is rather belated we know that the many Bartlett friends of Dr Porter will be interested to learn that he was acting as a surgeon in the war zone in Europe the past summer, returning from there in October.

Mrs Guthrie has been in a serious condition with congestion of the brain, but Monday was a little better. A fancy-work club has been organized here and is christened the Cro-Tat-Emb Club. It met last Wednesday with Mrs Walter De-Cow and this week Miss Artelia Bishop is the hostess. The officers are Mrs Keed, Pres; Mrs Dowell, Mrs Ballard, Trcas, and Mrs DcCow, Sec. Miss Pearl Hobson went to Tyro Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs Bolton.

Harve Bcndure came in Monday to visit his parents and other friends, all of whom were glad to sec him. KOTICE TO STOCK HOLD KUS. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Lake Creek Cemetery Association will be held in the directors' room of the Citincns Slate Bank at Bartlett, Thursday, Pel). 8, 1916, at 2 p. to elect officers and transact such other busines an may be brought up.

J. I. IIANLKY, Secretary. Bartlett, Jan. 10, 10 Hi.

GOOD COW FOR SALE. J. A. Bristow 1) miles south of Hartlett. Building and 2 lots on cast side Main, at 5th, Bartlett.

Building in 20x40, with addition 16x40, 3 upstairs rooms. J. 0. WILEY. FOR SALE CHEAP: Pour month-old high-grade HOLSTEIN RllLL CALVES JIM McNEAL 3 mile est and north At the first meeting of the 1916 board of county comruisnionen, Monday, VV Thurston of Parsons was elected chairman.

Charges containing about 25 counts have been filed in the supreme court against A McNeill, a Columbus attorney, asking that he be debarred. They were brought by Elmer Wilef, formerly a Columbus merchant. The outcome will be awaited with interest, A complaint was sworn out against Foley, at Parsons, charging him with corrupting the electorate. His trial was set for January 15 and bond placed at $2500, which was given. II Lawrence, living near Salem school, in the north part of the coun ty, pared a corn with an old razor, i and it is supposed cut too deep.

Blood poisoning developed, and it became necessary to amputate his leg above the knee. ackson has resigned his position as cashier of the Bank of Welch, to take effect March 1. Booton will succeed him, and A Frederick will become assistant-cashier. The criminal docket of the January term of the Cherokee county district court is light, but the civil docket is unusually heavy. Mary Estabrooks of Md Valley fell in a cellar at the home of Mrs A Lneanlieal at Angola and cut two gahhes in the back of her head.

Jim Valliere has been transferred from an Indian agency in Wisconsin to the Quapaw agency, near here. The government is going" to build a blacksmith shop at the Devil's just Kouth of this city, and Jim will have charge of it for the Indians of the agency. Baxter News. Mr and Mrs Parsons, who live 12 miles southeast of Parsons, celebrated their wedding anniversary lately. Mrs Charle Kieler of Scaiuinon fell and broke her right forearm.

Joseidi Smith, a colored farmer resKling went ot elcli, was acquitted of the charge of on Klias Adam, with intent to kill. The Kansas beet sugar crop for 1915 was valued at $000,000, of which the farmers got 1282,475. The Fellowship club at Oswego decided by a close vote tlmt the speakers in favor of Preparedneau put tip heller talks than those op posed to it. The comniisioncrs of Montgomery county will at-ll (he county farm 1 hey say it doe not pay to main tain it. Aside from the expense of the (hi in, they have an annual bill vt about 125,000.

I Itihl a stote at l.lucj.ickcl was robbed the other night of worth of merchandise. fMcr.iroy ctieiiratei ins Kith I'iilhday at hia home wesldf Kdna January 4. The referee in bankruptcy aoM the Martin harnes shop at Col itn I a a ims to ni iMugias. Ccmo to WARWICK'S and buy KVKUYTIIINU you wntit nt (mil 'nvi Fresh Meat, Crocerlos and Bakery Goods and lUf iM-hi isiuvau you ate. PHONES 7B A 1901.

Dr. K. R. Scott, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Ofce aver Che'opa Slat Bank Horn piioMiw O. B.

CARPENTER CoDtracl hloUci tad Faptting To save money me hefore letting onnttafU. lpe orders at I Anderaon'a or i'unninghamV. Mare 4 Mule Colt For Sale. Mare at 10 years tM wotVs dmitite of if and ts tn (L PRATT 4 Mm1i aoolh of rpera honse, ofpotit Wm Muthj a. j( IV Gall and THE COMING YEAR you will do well to purchase all of your Feed and Flour from our excellent stock.

You will find that OUR floUr aNd feed not only have superlative qualities, but also bear money -saving prices. If you don't know us, beirin 1916 by becoming acquainted. There's both pleasure and profit in the acquaintance. W. H.

CLOUD Vasco Pay ton informs us that Pease, aged 83 years and 2 months, died at Citronelle, Alabama, the third day of last March. He lived on the Josh Hendricks place, three miles east of Welch, for many years, and did his trading in Chetopa, being well acquainted with nearly everyone in this section. He went to Citronelle, Ala, about 15 years ago, for his health, whera he purchased a farm, and did well at dairying, and other farming opera tions. He leaves his wife and two sons. A paper was sent to an old friend near Welch giving the newa of his death, but it was mislaid ithout opening, and as not found until last week.

A Gaddi, 82, Altamont Primm, 05, Parsons. Wm Stephens, 72, Parsons, James Kinslow, Independence. Mrs Sarah Higbee, 73, Coffey-ville. Aliueck, fit, Parson. COUNTY SEAT NEWS, Coroner A Hamlin wa summoned in 10 cases dining 11)15, but inquest were held in only three of them.

The 1 0 case of questionable death were a follows: Claiborne Ltisk, Dennis. Suicide by hanging, Jan 3. Lydia A Smitlt, Chetopa, Death from heat failure, Jan 8. ha King, Parsmta. Murdsred Match h.

Fergus A Logan, Atlam Killed by Fiisco train, May H. Ciursn, Md Valley. Suicide by diitiking carbolic acid, July IK Margaret Line, Parson. Suicide by slmoting August S. Conger, hetop.

Death from H.plexy, Sept II. CnideiitifiVd man, Angola. Killed by Katy train, Sept 17. Johnson (colored), Parson. Kille I by Katy train, (Vt 25.

A shell, Kichland Township. Suicide by hanging, Oct 31. Probate Court. Administratrix of the estate of Parka, deceased, brought proof that a during hi life time entitled to 40 acre more homestead under aection 3306 revised statute of the United Slat, and that Louis Glati of Washington, had offered 160 for uc4 right Court order I tmm Bart Merrill, aged 18, and Chea ter Merrill, aged 15, stole two horses from their uncle, Wm Merrill, of Iollow, Wednesday night of last week, and rode tltem to Stranp, Okla. The boya had been work ing for Mr Merrill and had left a few days before the horses were stolen, stating they wore going to Nowata.

A deputy sheriff of Mayes county made the capture and Merrill went to Vinita, Monday, ti get his horses, lie says one of the lorses is ruined. The hoys made the horses sw im the Grand river to avoid hcitig detected. The younger of lie has been in the reform school and is now out on parole. They are both sons of John Merrill, living near Strang. Welch Watch man.

Frank Ford, colored, of 1 'arson, and Henry McDonald, a etranire negro, were arrested at I'arsons on a charge of robbing a store at Big Cabin. They had in their possession live lady's cloaks, a plush collar and several yards of silk, which the owner of the Cuhin More identi fied as his projerty. The docket of the January term of the Montgomery county district court contains 335 cases. There are 4S criminal, S3 jury and 204 court cases, Here are over ill) amis tor violation of the prohibitory law. Harry Armstrong, a farm hand, was sentenced in the district court at Nowata to live years in the penitentiary for stealing a horse and saddle.

A Mr May field from Missouri has puK'hased the Dr Walker farm, two tnikt west of Melrose, that ha been occupied by (Irani North. In Nemaha county, 45 year ago, C'hiistian Nisseii sowed ft field alfalfa, the at-ed having been brought from Donmark by him. The alfalfa lias lived through all of these ear and is slill producing. 1 he Missouri Ian lie depot at Wiiilleld wa burned Thursday evening. on building, on content, $2000, Mis Klla Aim ick wa adjudged insane at Parson, Friday, and ill be taken to tin asylum at Osawato- Hue.

iS Moody li.ii moved from Col-umbiia in Texarkma. Lon Blaine a severely burned while attempting to put out a grass file near a pow der house at West Mineral. Scott Mount has purchased the Fiatik Yadon tract of d'l acre along the Katy light of way at Uussell Switch. f0 acre farm wanted in exchange for a good 6-room house and brick blacksmith chop, liftnHOj cash on hand to pay for balance. Property rent for 200 jer year, ad Ciwk, CitKTor, Kan.

Walter A. von Trebra, ATTORN KY-ATLAW NOTARY PUI1L.IC MARRIED, (ieoive Keed and Lottie Surr of Centraliu. II Holden, Traer, Io, and Adda Conrad of Md Valley. John Arnold of Joplin and Sun shine Humphrey of Md Valley. Claude Gray and -Myra I (art welt of Altamont.

Wheeler of Altamont and Kdith Ilarkness of Parsons. Double wedding John Ingram and Mary Foster and Oswald Houck and Kllen Foster, of Altamont. Clyde Craig of Ithaca, and Helen Hill of Oswego. It Dunham and Charlotte Knapp of Oswego. George May and Hester Pierce of Chetopa.

Leonard White and Bertha Gaston, of Mineral. Holder and Bessie Kowland of Baxter. White of Vanderhoof, 1J and Edith Wiseman of Md Valley. John Tucker and Ida Taylor of Welch. Virgil I ward and Katie Stone of Kdna.

DIED. Michael Mcllale, 50, Columbu. Howard llopkin, 80, Coffey ville, Mrs A 1, Harvey. Spring, after an opeiation for appendicitis at I)e Moines, Io, where she was visiting her mother. Mr Schermeihiirn, Galena.

Jacobson, Baxter. Mia A Morrison, 04, Md Valley. Klmer Morris, Parsons, burial in Klslon cemetery. Wm II Webb, Parson. Kstber Barton, t0, Parson.

Mr A Hibbard, (10, Lowell. Mr Louise Olden, Baxter. Shelby Johnson, "3, I Inter. Janie De Moss, Baxter. Mr John Bow south of Baxter.

Jacques, 69, Bluejacket. Janiea Black, Ml, CoiTey ville. George Iovell, Tli, Coffejville. Mr Lticrelia (ray, CI, Coffey ville. Kldiidge, 39, non-in-law of Judge George Campbell ot Coffey ville.

Mr Waster, .74, northwest of Melrose. Mrs, Cowley, GS, Columbua. Mra Chrislmor, 32, Tren ton. A.hby,74, Md Valley. ANNUAL REPORT OF TREASURER of Hackberry Township, Labetto County, Kansas.

TOTAL HKCKIITS. Jan. 10, 1915, received from preceding lonahip IreMurer fl.L'i Jan. Irt, rounljp ircaourer June Jin, Oct. 21', IeC, otiUtanding arranU 4 Total reitipt, TOTAL UISHUKSKMKXT.S KIJO.M JAN.

NJ, IS1 1 5, to 1)K( 27, Outstanding warrant I lO.VJJN Klection epene and salary vt preceding loard 13.00 IjiW, hauling material for liri ltfesjuiilding bii lgpa and rnlverU 4:5.1.73 aalyy and fund a for road work hand, chat and cement 5J7B.2" Lumber toads 3t4.6ti Kosd slips, Owenaburg ditcher, Uwla, nails lllacksniithing 17.2l Treasurer's and trustee's record 7.00 Ad vet Using 1 .70 Tow nship board's salary 4 MO and viewing loads ai.J hiidges 15. 50 2,212.55 Pec, 27, 1 91 5, balance H. I. BHAL'BUHV, Taum rr..