The Piedmont News from Piedmont, Kansas • 8

Congressman J. M. Miller and the Lumber Trust. THE PIEDMONT NEWS PIERCE WRIGHT, Publishers Issued Every Friday Institute Notes. We now have an enrollment of one hundred and forty teachers.

This is about the limit it is tho't Jeffrie Clogston, L. D. Lynch, Blaine Gilbert and Mr. Barnard enrolled this week Phenis Oliver and Theodore Epp visited Institute Mr. Highbargain distributed his soda Subscription $1.00 Per Year In Advance Entered at the postnffice at Pied mi nit, Kansas, for transportinn through thu mails as second matter.

too many to rehearse now. Miller is all right. His record is the equal, if not the superior, of any man in the Kansas delegation. The Fourth district should think well, before it talks of any change. And' especially should Chase county do nothing: to hinder the return of Congressman Miller.

Chase county was the first one to go to Miller for his first nomination and has always endorsed' him heartily at the polls. When we lose Miller, we should lose him to the United States senate, where 3ou are going to see him some day. Chase Count Leader. I tickets among us again this institute. Congressman Miller, of this district, is responsible for the investigation that was started last winter in to the doings of the lumber trust.

There has been much complaint that higher prices are out of all reason and lumber dealers have no say, either as to the purchase price or the selling price. Both are fixed by the trust, and the dealers must abide by that price or be cut off from his lumber supply. It was in the1 early part of the last session of congress that Mr. Miller introduced -in the house of representa- tives, and had passed, a joint resolu-1 tion calling upon the department of: commerce and labor to make an in-1 vestigation into the workings of the lumber interests, and if it was found that these interests formed a combine cr trust, and were operating- in re-' After July 1, 1907, stamped envelopes will be sold at an advance of 4 cents per thousand. This advance does not effect the price in quantities of less than ,25 envelopes.

The following" schedule will be used for quantities of 25 and over: 25 envelopes 54c, 50 envelopes SI. 07, 100 envelopes $2.13, 250 envelopes $5.31, 500 envelopes $10.62, 1000 envelopes $21.24. He has kept up this practice for several years and we are greatly indebted to him for his nice treats. Tucker gave us a very interesting talk-Thursday morning-. Emerald Brown and Joe Fuller made a flying trip to Reece Saturday morning Mr.

Port- Western Park. Miss Hazel Loucks is visiting her sister, Mrs. Guffey, this Harry Jewel's gave a kitchen er visited at their home last Saturday niirht in Prof. institute Tuesday morning Ger is back writh us airain TT 1 a i honor of Mr. and Mrss.

Purl Hrinstparl. ndy wneaion went to itauorailo 1 Saturday' evening and return inir Mou- Games were played and refreshments I Tt i urtj uigiu. ne says ne macie a dusi- served and a fine time reported ness trip Mr. Lewis gave us a very Allen Moore came- up from Cedarvale interesting- talk Chapel Tuesday straint of trade, to immediately begin prosecutions. The department of commerce and labor had been hard work on other inquiries, already started, but Mr.

Miller kept his demands before them ana is now gratified to learn that the investigation has beg'un. Congressman Miller has always been alert to the needs 'and demands of his district, and while no congressman can morning-, and Alma Redmond and Blanche and Constance Campbell visited home folks in Severy over to attend the Honstead-Moore Wedding w'ill be no Sunday school at Western Park Sunday. Salem Street Mrs. Henry Johnson and daughter, Otha went to- Eureka last Thursday Mr.Bolenger of Piedmont was in Eureka Tuesday. Babb and wife live in one of Ed Ayers' houses Roy Rader is on the sick list this Ole Lee and Jim Lasater are on the sick list this week McCord is working" at Geo.

Ucnchfield's this summer. school at Harmony every Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. Frank Drake went to Eureka Monday. hope to get all the things he or his con- stituents want, because their interests 'often conflict with the interests of peo- pie in other parts of the country, yet I Mr.

Miller" has succeeded in accom-. plishing things far beyond most congressmen. About the only time dur-i ing his eight years of service when the people of this district thoug-ht Mr. I Miller should have voted differently than be did was on the question of Dr. W.

H- YaQdcll 7 Physieiar) and Surgeon, PiedrQont, Kansas J. W. KARR General Blacksmithmg! Does Not Have Last Words. Reaf Admiral Coghlan, commandant of the Brooklyn navy yard, whose reputation as a relator of. good stories has increased each time he has spoken at a dinner, lold a story a few nights ago which was given to illustrate his distaste for being the last speaker.

"Having the last vcrd," the rear ad- Green Valley. I Geo. Ravburn came home from Oklahoma statehood, and subsequent i that he took the wise: school Ray Whipple and i events proved -work a specialty Plow PlKDMONT, rtiifco it-i fhjf matfpr TTnn RirH Tf- Kansas Homer Armstrong traded buggies Guire said in a letter to the editor of Friday Billy Simons delivered two this paper that Congressman Miller's head of butcher stock to Severy Satur- I course was the only course which ever B. Bo wen had a show of bringing Oklahoma statehood. Mr.

McGuire also said that Does Gknkkal Hoksicshoeing! Blacksmithing ami Satisfaction Guar riral said, "reminds me of a story I heard not long ago. "A certain. man died and a clergyman was engaged to offer a eulogy. The 'worthy minister prepared a sermon of exceeding length and strength, but just before he entered the parlor to deliver it he thought that it might he advisable to learn what the dead man's last words had been. So he turned to one of the weeping younger sons and asked: 'My boy, can you tell me your father's last 'He didn't have the boy answered, 'ma was vith him to the end." anteed! Call and see him! Piedmont Kansas day.

Pearl Monical bought a new buggy last week. Mary Shed-vitz has accepted a position as clerk in the Racket store of Ferguson Son of Severy. members of No. 339 A. H.

T. A. of Cresco, are going to have an ice cream social Thursday night, the 11th of July. Come everybody and have a g-ood time at the Oklahoma never had a better friend congress than Hon. J.

M. Miller. Since Mr. Miller first went to congress it has been his custom never to leave the capitol during a session of congress unless it was absolutely necessary. He is always to be found in his seat or in his committee, working for the people of his district, and of the country at large.

Last winter Piedmont Livery and Feed: Stable wnen almost an me rest ui rne ivnnsHs preaching at Cresco next Sunday at I deleffation was at Topeka trying- to be 3: 30 o'clock by Bro. Parks of Howard. elected to the senate, Congressman and A Fudge, Prop. Miller alone made the fight which Elk -River Items. Rural Route 1.

Plenty of rain the past week, but saved for Ft. Leavenworth and Fort Riley appropriations aggregating over S300.000. crops growing- A 1 EE'S HARDWARE nicely. Mrs. is visiting old Gfl Briggs.of Piedmont, 13! FOR- Gil ft! El Cultivators, Mowers, Rakes and General Hardware.

Our Bugy Fly Nets arc Finet Will Close Out Harness at Reduced Prices Congressman Miller is chirman of the committee on claims of the house of representatives. This committee has the responsible duty of investg-ating the merits of all claims against the g-overnment. This is not a spectacular position, but is certainly a responsible one, and Mr. Miller has won such a reputation of carefulness and honesty that there is almost never a question raised concerning any claim Miller's 131 Oil neighbors in this vicinity the firstof the week Walt Pedigo, our old trusty, braved the high waters last week when No. 3 from Howard backed down on account of floods.

'Twas a sad and grevious mistake we made last week when' we said Children's Day exercises at Bethany was to be the 23. We learned afterwards it was to be held the last Sunday in June The heavy rains of the past week did quite a damage to the alfalfa fields in the vicinity as a number of fields were mowed and unstacked when the heavy rains set in Mrs. Jessie Maxey visited a few. days with home folks in committee recommends paid. Speaker Cannon-said he picked Miller for this chairmanship because he wanted an honest and trustworthy man, and he jumped him over the heads "of four Older members of the committee, all of whom desired the chairmanship.

Staple and Fancy Groceries Butcher Shop Miller has made a record in this committee. The work involves millions of dollars that come up to it from every conceivable source. The ship builders presented a claim of 84,000,000 this Ice Cream and Cold Drinks Ice 50 cents per hundred Patterson Yarbrough ASSESS Howard last John Olsen delivered hogs and cattle to Piedmont buyers last Saturday PMoyd Lock-hart's little boy who was kicked by a hrse a few days ago is getting along nicely now We notice several land seekers in this part of the country lately. Seems as tho' Elk count' will wake up yet. The heaviest windstorm for three years struck us Sunday night about midnight.

No serious damage done. Some timber blown session that was turned down. The fatalities in the Slocum steamer disaster presented a claim for S5.000.000. Big interests back such business The' were refused. Other claims representing more than 620,000.000 were refused by- Miller as not having- a just claim on the public treasury.

During the past two years Miller's committee has made the record of allowing- twice as many claims as any previous one. but requiring only half as many dollars to pay the claims, providing- that Ed. Hakkison, Pkks. U. H.

Wilson, Cashikk PIEDMONT STATE BANK Pikdmont, Kansas. CAPITAL STOCK 10,000.00. SURPLUS SfiOO. 00 Does a General Banking Business. from trees.

and some few outburldings za.urprrprp:..:nrnriApr:rir, wrecked We understand Robt. than the big ones which mi.ght not be leader sold his farm last Monday to a so just, but which were backed by all 4 Mr. Rader will i sorls OI aim wmiwi idieni, ifentleman from Iola. hoping tnis innuence couiu pun inem fc Hchi ns Grow: Watch us Grow! With votir heln we have doubled our business in 1906. With your help we hope to double it again in 1907.

Build up your business or farm by building up the institutions nearest your door. xjn leave for the northwest where he expects to move should the country suit him Mr, Kendall who has the contract of moving- the Star school house has the job about completed at the present writing, having been hindered some by the heavy rains. through the big door into the vaults of the States treasury. Nothing could show Miller's personality and worth. more than the marks he put upon the work of his committee.

The list of Miller's activities along reform lines and in line with every Roosevelt policy in voice and vote are -DIRECTORS Radkr Wilson Id Hakkison MUKDAY, (i Bakrows 41 AiiiiiAiiA A A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A A A A A A A.