The Morganville Star from Clay Center, Kansas • 3

Star officeJob Printing. at George Pickett's returned WM. DOCKNO, Prtrident. A. N.

CRAWFORD, F. L. FLETCHER, Vice-Frerident A. J. Harris is still in it on flour yet.

Machine Oils and Gasoline at Swenson's. an A large number of our people attended the ball game and fireworks display at Clay Center last Saturday. The Miltonvale boys beat the Clay Center team in the ball game and according to reports of those who were there the fireworks display was not a brilliant success owing to the works getting wet and considerably damaged during the rain on the 4th. INCORrjOKATEU. DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.

AND DEALERS INo Sweet, solid butter for sale at the meat market. New invoice of goods, see them at Swenson Bros. Gus Swenson was here trom Clay Center Tuesday. Grant Stonebaek visited the hub Monday afternoon. Wm.

Silver shipped two cars of corn to Mohaska last week. Fly Nets, all kinds, all colors, latest styles at Christcnsen's. Great money saving removal sale at Case SlilTe's, Clay Center, Kan. G. M.

Stratton, of Clay, was on our streets the front end of the week. Car load of Minnesota stoneware. Uuy the best. Only at Swenson Uros. Mat Matson shipped one car of cattle and one car of hogs to market Monday.

The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mason was reported as very sick Tuesday. The Russian thistle is said to have gotten a strong hold in Thomas county, Kansas. J.

C. Johnston, the Clay Center hardware man, was doing business in the city the last of the week. Several loads of new wheat have been marketed here during the past week. Most of it is of good quality. Great removal sale.

Everything at reduced prices. Case A Sliffe. Clay Center, Kan. G. W.

Emerick, of Longford, candidate for sheriff of Clay county, was circulating among political friends here last Thursday. Dennis Underside, of Bloom township, is home from Oklahoma, for the purposo of running his threshing machine during the season. The 200-acre government wheat Celd at Ijeavenworth, put in by the prisoners last fall, has been threshed and the yield is thirty-one bushels per acre. J. D.

McMlchacl's elevator is now completed except the painting, which is being done by L. J. Tuttle. The carpenters and other workmen havo returned to their homes. The Old Reliable PARLOR MEAT MARKET.

HARRIS, Prop'r. MORGANVILLE, KANS. home. Many farmers are busy stacking oats. The annual harvest picnic will be held in Larson's grove, May Day, on Saturday, July 20.

Hog cholera is getting in its work in this community. Misses Mary and Alice Mullen visited Bodaville last week. Guy Knight celebrated the Fourth in a fistic round up. He got a few scratches and a thumb chewed off. Prayer meeting last Thursday evening was attended by about forty persons.

Rev. Brown will preach here next Sunday. Subject: "Church Ordinances." The big rain on the 4th and an other last Saturday evening made our corn look fine Zafnath-Paaneah. Green. Another fine rain Saturday night.

The voice of the thresher is heard in our land. A. D. Ashbaugh went to Ellis last week. W.

E. Davies attended the play given by the home talent in Clay Center last Thursday evening. The infant child of Wes. Carter is quite sick of Cholera infantum. Miss Belle Brown returned from Westmoreland last Tuesday evening where she had been attending the institute, Mrs.

lams is quite sick, of inflam-ation of the bowels, Mrs. Ingalls, sister ot Mrs. Lambert Clark, was up from Manhattan last week on a visit. Dr. McClintock, of Topeka, was in Green Tuesday.

J. W. Roberts and family left for Illinois Tuesday. If you get a sample copy of this paper remember it is an invitation to subscribe. But it you do not wish to subscribe, after having read a couple of free sample copies of the paper, hand it to your postmaster and inform him that you do not want it, or send us a postal card to that effect.

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E. K. P. Do you know what this means? It is that for the State Conclave Knights Templer and Grand Chapter, order of the Eastern Star, to be held at Wichita, May 14-16; for the annual meeting of the Y. P.

S. C. E. to be held at Wichita. May 23-26, and for the annual meeting Grand Lodge K.

of P. to be held at Hutchinson, May 21-25, the Union Paciflc, "The Overland Route," will sell tickets to Mc-Pherson ai rate of one fare for the Hound Trip. For information as to date of sale and limits of tickets, call on or address your nearest Union Pacific agent. Take Your Own Home Paper AND THE GREAT Farm Family Newspaper OF KANSAS. THE Semi-Weekly CAPITAL Is Just the paper for those who do not take a daily from the state capital.

It is published every Tuesday and Friday, and each issue will contain all the news of Kansas and the world up to the hour of goine to press, for the cost of an ordinary weekly paper. Eight Pages Every Tuesday Each Issue. And Friday. An up to date newspaper for Kansas farmers. Eight pages, fifty-six columns.

The latest news, choicest reading matter, twice each week for One Dollar per year. The Clay County Star has made, arrangements with the publishers whereby it can offer The Semi-Weekly apital and The Sta for the very low price of $1.60 per year. Subscribe now. Address The Stab, Morganville, Lansas. Travelers find a safe companion in De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure.

A change in drinking water and In diet, often causes severe and dangerous complaints. This medicine always cures them L. Brown. 'JEIo-well. and Goal Paints, Oils, Glass, Etc.

Populists in Clay county are at a loss to know just who to nominate for county officers this year except one man, D. S. Landis will get the nomination for sheriff. All the other fellows are serving their second term, and third terms are not in favor with populism. Getting a strong man for treasurer is the worst difficulty just now.

Last term they turned A. P. Fullerton down, and of course they will not resurect him, and Jobn McKee is not nearly as strong a candidate now as he was two years ago, so it looks very much as like the nomination will go to Wm. Silver, of Morganville. Clifton News.

A young man, recently married, sat one evening in the twilight soliloquizing, and these are his words: "Backward, turn backward, Oh time in thy flight, feed me on gruel again just tonight; I am so weary of sole leather steak, petrified doughnuts and vulcanized cake; oysters that sleep in watery bath, and butter as strong as Gohah of Gath; weary of praying for what I can't eat; chewing up rubber and calling it meat. Backward, turn backward, for weary I am! Give me a whack at my grandmother's jam; let me drink milk that has never been skimmed; let me eat butter whose hair has been trimmed let me once more have an old-fashiond pie, and then I'll be willing to curl up and FANCY CREEK FANCIES. It is now said that John Doe is too busy to write newspaper items. We are sorry for John. James Appleton and Will Murphy and less than half of the citizens of Green took in the ball play at the capital city Saturday last.

Harvest Home will be celebrated at May Day, Saturday July 20. All who love fun, frolic and a dance with the girls are invited. It is now said that the old settlers will picnic in Frank Spurrier's grove on Fancy Creek two miles east of the great highway leadiug from Green to Greenleaf. "What will the harvest be," is now the great question with railroad men and grain speculators. Mrs.

Engles and two daughters from Manhattan were visitihg Mrs Lambert Clark last week. Jacob Glace and a few others who wish to find a paradise on earth, are to go "marching through We hope they will find the desired location. Prof. Clark and Will Murphy made a flying trip to the Big Blue last Sat urday in quest of fish, but how many they caught is still a mystery. Thomas Appleton and lady who have been located at Colorado Springs for several weeks arrived at their home in Green last week.

Mrs. James Reed, who has been quite ill, we are glad to say, is much better at this writing. The good rain we had last Saturday night makes things boom again. Corn in this part of Clay county was never in better condition than the present. The harvest home picnic, it is said will be a grand affair.

J. H. C. For Sale ob Exchange. Good hotel property in a live town, with seventeen rooms, all in good repair.

One acre of ground goes with the building. Also good barn for twelve head of horses, and bay loft. Stock lot, good outbuildings, etc. Will sell cheap or trade for farm. Call at Star office, or write Star Real Estate Agency Morganville, Kansas, for nil particulars.

BODAVILLE RILEY COUNTY. There will be an ice cream social at Walter Simnet's Friday evening. Misses Minnie and Emma Boda were practicing singing for the harvest picnic last Sunday at Nat Os-born's near May Day. Mrs. Wm.

Cluckey visited the Wiese family recently. T. Wolfenberger has purcnased a new violin newly called the devil's instrument and spends his spare time making sweet music. Merlin Bevitt, of Barnes, has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Planck.

Mrs. Waite has been enjoying a visit from her mother and sister who live in Clay Center. Guy Knight is back from West moreland. Lew Pickett has finished his, job John Berggren shipped a car of hogs Tuesday evening. A good deal of sickness is reported in this vicinity at present.

A. J. Harris is paying the highest price for eggs, chickens and potatoes. Don't miss the great removal sale at Case Sliffe's, Clay Center, Kan. The little child of Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Cole is dangerously ill. It is about nine months old. H. L.

Taylor came back from his visit at Clifton Monday, and is again behind the counter at Mclntire's. Must move out of the building. Removal sale must move the goods. Case Sliffe. Judson Armstrong is very ill at his home near town.

A small child, of the same family is also under the doctor's care. Machinery! Bring your machinery to the blacksmith shop of A. Eversoll for repairs. In these times it behooves all to save every cent possible, and lots of machinery that is cast aside as useless, can, at a small expense, be made to do years of service. Yours truly, c.

EVEFSOlob. The Blacksmith. All summer dress goods and straw hats at cost. We must have room for fall goods. Swenson Bros.

Frank Kelley, of Bodaville, who has been visiting the Jerome family residing between here and Clay Center, was a pleasant caller Tuesday afternorn. Mrs. Lease will shortly make an extended tour through Texas, making political speeches. She says she will be back in Kansas in time for the fall campaign. Estray Notice.

I have at my farm, six miles north and three miles east of Morganville, one black sow; will weigh about one-hundred pounds. M. L. Olson. Rev.

Boyd, A. N. Crawford jr. and S. M.

Crawford started this week overland for a two weeks trip through the eastern part of the state to look at the country and seek pleasure. Texas authorities announce they will yet be able to prevent the Cor- bctt-Fitzsimmons prize tight taking place in that state, though it is not easy to tell on what law they rely to prohibit the mill. Did you know that II. W. Selts, of Clay Center, will sell you a watch, strictly high grade, for less money than you can even afford to trade for a poor one? He will.

Jewelry repairing of all kinds at way down prices. Free Thought Lecture. James Pontius, of Washington, Kansas, will give one lecture at Eagle Bend school house, July 26 at 8.30 p.m. (Friday evening. Bloom township.) Subject: "Demands of Liberalism." The public is cordially invited.

C. D. OSTERHOUT, DENTIST, CLAY CENTER, KANSAS. Office over First National Bank. Will be In Morganville on the first Tuesday la each month.

Office la Morganville at Klley's Restaurant. If you have a farm you wish to exchange for other property or i you have other property or business you wish to exchange for a farm, call on or write J. W. Mahaffey, real estate agent and auctioneer, Morganville, Kansas. County Treasurer Storer is an enthusiast on alfalfa growing, and has a fine lot of it on his Tilden township farm.

He tells us that while mowing the second crop on his farm, last week, his brother measured a single stem that had grown 50 inches in 45 days. Osborne Farmer. We didn't know but we were to be massacred by Indians, or something of that sort yesterday, as we walked down the street toward the depot and saw four persons, suspiciously decked out in what looked like black flags of piracy, and evidently hold incr an exciting consultation. Inves tigation, however, proved that the party was composed of four of our townsmen engaged in hiving bees, and that there was no danger, more than corning in contact with the bus ists ctid cf his beihip. When the breezy, blooming bloomers are the universal go, how will the tailors press the creases in them I should like to When the baby's head is nodding and it wants to take a nap, how can mamma lull her darling in a bifurcate lap? How can Bridget shoo the chickens with no skirt to flop and fling, when the creatures go to grubbing in the the question most annoying that our speculations catch: Can she vie with men in action when she goes to strike a match? A wicked poet.

CARPETS CURTAINS FURNITURE Everything in a large stock, and as complete as in a large Wool Carpet at 45c. Matting at 14c. Bedroom Set at $14.00. All goods new and very cheap. Pioneer Furniture Man.

R. PHILLIP. The greatest financial debate in the history of the United States is now taking place in Chicago, and will last for ten days. The contest is between ex-Congressman Horr, of Michigan, and W. H.

Harvey, author of "Coin's Financial School." The subject is the much discussed silver question, and the theories ad vanced in the little book. The practice of insuring the lives of small children, which is prohibited by law in many states, is still allowed in Kansas, and it is said in cities the practice is in vogue to an alarming extent. Supt. Geo. T.

Anthony thinks it should prohibited, as the tendency is toward the neglect of children if not in some cases to actual murder. The editor and wife spent Sunday at Concordia. The strip of country immediately surrounding Concordia is the dryest we have seen this year. About a quarter of an inch of rain fell there Saturday night, the first they have had for some weeks. We were informed that not a single good rain has visited that section this season.

At Clifton and Morganville the rainfall was sufficient to keep crops in fine shape for at least ten days, being reported at from one-half to one inch. G.e. TULL, JVI. Physician Surgeon, Offico Hours 11 a. m.

to 12 1 to 6 p. m. OFFICE OVER MclNTXRE'S STORE. Morganville, Kansas- There are always two ways to do everything, one is the right way, the other the wrong. If you want to make a town a good town a lively town you want to go at it the right way.

Of course if you want your town to prosper, you want to "kick." Kick at everything. Don't pay out a cent for advertising under any circumstances. Don't enter any deal that will help anyone but yourself. Never say a good word for your competitor in business; kick at the merchants, schools, preachers, doctors, banks, newspapers and everything else, just so you can make a kick. Never under any circumstances buy of your home merchants, if you can go to some other town or buy of peddlers, but always give the merchants your trade when you havent got the money to go elsewhere.

He will always trust you. Kick because you can't run the town, and surrounding country. Kick at everything and everybody, and when you get so you can't kick any more, go out in the back yard and hire some cheap boy to kick you. Ex. FLETCHER FINCH Clay Center, Kansas, FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

Open Day and Xlght. Embalming a Specialtv- if i rat Door West Pecam's. Lumber Lime, Cement, Plaster, XorgGLmrille, ANNOUNCEMENTS. We are authorized to announce the name of J. W.

Erickson, of II ayes township, for the office of Register of Deeds of Clay county, subject to the decision of the Republican county convention I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office ot County Clerk of Clay county, Kansas, subject to the decision ot the Republican county convention. J. II. Mkrten. No Hot Winds So Far.

The State Journal of yestercay has the following to say in regard to the weather: It is believed there are no hot winds blowing in Kansas today, even if the weather is hotter than we like to have it. The report from Washington county is believed to be erroneous. In the daily weather reports re ceived at the Santa Fe and Rock Island offices no mention whatever is made of hot winds. At the Rock Island offices the offi cials say the only startling weather report they have received was from Ellis, Kansas, where the thermometer was reported to have register ed 111 in the shade yesterday. All along the line of the Santa Fe the weather is very hot and but one mention was made of wind.

That one mention was from Nick- erson, where the agent said a brisk southeast wind is blowing. As hot winds don't come from the southeast it is not supposed the wind is doing any damage. A special to the K. C. Star from Washington, Kansas, says: Hot winds here yesterday destroyed some early corn.

The thermometer regis- tesied 102. There has been no rain here for five and a half weeks, except a quarter inch last Saturday night. The thermometer stood at 92 at 9:30 this morning. There is not a cloud in sight: the wind is from the southwest, and it is "feared more damage will be done. A special the Star from Sterling, Kansas, says: A man named J.

M. Ramsey while working in a field two miles north of town, was sun struck this morning and life despaired of. Heat almost unbearable. Sunday it was 90, Monday 92, Tuesday 100, today 105 in the shade. How Farmers May Save oney.

When a farmer has anything to buy or sell why, instead of coming to town and wasting a day making inquiries of the limited number he chances to meet, does he not advertise his wants in the newspaper? For twenty-five cents he can thus avail himself of the entire public and stay at home and attend to his business. The average country town is crowded with farmers on Saturday. They do not come to buy trom the merchants so much as to see or buy from one another. One of them will ride ten miles to find where he can buy or sell a mule, or an ox, or a calf and lose a whole day inquiring around; when he could put in the day profitably at home and secure his information much more effectually and cheaply and from a much wid er field through the newspaper. Why will not the farmers consider the suggestion and try it.

Ex. Corn all RlRht in Osborne County. WeKansans have been enjoying superb weather the past week. Since Sunday it has been decidedly cool, and most of the time the sky has been clouded. Corn throughout the entire county has made rapid advancement under the favorable conditions that have prevailed the past six weeks, and everybody feels confident of a great crop of this cereal.

While no section is suffering for moisture, there are some sections where rain would be beneficial. Osborne Farmer. De Witt's Colic and Cholera Core never disappoints, never fails to give immediate relief. It cures Just as sure as you take It. Geo.

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Ice for the retail trade. Cash paid for hides, furs etc. The mill has not done any grinding for several days owing to repairs and improvements being made in the machinery. They will be running on full time again in a day or two. Mrs.

Alice Thompson and Mrs. Wilder went to Clydo Tuesday evening to visit friends. The former returned today and the latter goes to Glen Elder to visit her sister who resides there. Well, what is the news?" "It's hotter than Wo have asked the above question probably less than five thousand times this week and received the answer following it fully three-fourths of the time. About two weeks ago one of the twin sons of W.

H. Itiggs, of Linn, was drowned in a pond, and within an hour the other twin was thrown from a horse and fatally injured. They were cousins of the editor of this paper. A great deal of speculation is being indulged in just now in regard to the crops and weather. The only information to be gained is that corn is all right so far and only a very un-looked for break in the weather will knock out a big crop.

I handle the celebrated Hamilton organ. None will equal them in tone or elegant style of finish and my prices are much lower than those of any competitor for a much inferior instrument. Call at the Star office and see them. J. W.

Mahaffey. Frank Melbourne, who is now residing in the east, enjoying the fortune he wrung from the people of the west by his rainmaking scheme, now admits that the whole rainmaking theory is a fake and that he can no more cause or produce. rain than nny tber man..