The Madison Spirit from Madison, Kansas • 1

dresty THE MADISON SPIRIT. VOL 3. NO. 25 MADISON, GREENWOOD COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1910. WHOLE NO.

129 IT WAS A BUSY SATURDAY. Snow, Rain and Cold Wind Couldn't Keep Crowds Away From Pink Section Specials. Well, well were you here Saturday? If you were not, you missed a string of bargains that was just like putting money in your pocket- -book. But, then perhaps you were here. The dope Saturday morning was for a bum start for the Saturday specials.

Real snow, rain and a cold, raw wind and a cloudy sky didn't look favorable for a big day's business. The Spirit concluded that the weather man was getting even because we roasted one or two shipments of weather he sent laat winter. In the afternoon, however, the conditions changed somewhat for the better. By 2 o'clock the town was literally filled with the people. Where they all come from 110 one person seems able to say.

They were just here, that's all. It was by all odds the biggest crowd that has been 111 town since the holidays. People who haven't been in Madison for a year were here Saturday and took home big loads of goods. And everybody knew about the Spirit's pink section and the Saturday specials. There is one thing sure.

The pink section and the Saturday specials have come to stay. They are identical. This week there is another pink section ---guaranteed to be good for pale people, for people who know whats what and take advantage of the opportunity reliable merchants offer for them to save money. The pink section is the most interesting section of the paper, contains bargains you cannot afford to miss. Remember these specials are dependable goods, sold for one day only at ridiculously low prices, as an evidence of appreciation of your patronage by the wide awake advertising firms.

Read the specials. Read every word. Then come to town Saturday. It means money in your pocket. Remember also that produce in Madison brings the highest penny the market affords.

ICE SEASON OPENS Local Plant Is Now Turning Out Frozen Water Krueger Yonkers began the mnnufacture of the 1910 brand of congealed water last week. All indications point to a successful ice season and it is more than likely that the boys will soon be buried with orders. F. L. Kreuger stated to a Spirit reporter a few days ago that the plant will be able to take care of both the 1o- cal demand and a large amount of mail order business this year.

"'The plant is in good working he said "and believe we will have a nice ice business this summer." A. HARLAN PARALIZED Brought About as Result of Fall From a Wagon. A. Harlan, who lives north of town, was thrown from a wagon last Saturday and fell to the ground i in such a manner as to bring on a stroke of paralysis. Mr.

Harlan was standing in the rear of the wagon, when he spoke to the horses to get-up. They started forward and in some way Mr. Harlan lost his brlance and was thrown to the ground, alighting on his 1 neck and shoulders. Dr. J.

M. Moore 1 has been in attendance since the accident occured and the injured man is considered in a serious condition MUST CUT IT OUT City Kicks About Mo. Pacific Switching Up-Town The city council last week raised a loud roar because the Missouri Pacific insists on doing its switching up town. There is, the city says, considerable danger of an accident, and as the Pacific has ample yardage here, it will be mildly requested to do its switching out in the suberbs, Madison enjoys excitment but it doesn't need any switch engines on Main street in order to boost the town as a railroad center. Avenarius Carbolineum is the mite destroyer.

C. E. DEMALORIE'S is the only place to get the genuine, Carbolineum. We can prove it. Ask us, C.

E. DEMALORIE. Was Pretty Bad Those who attended the Holy Land lecture at the Electric Theater last week, have mouth had a dark of the brown taste in The their most time since, Houston came here highly recommended, but the opinion of those who heard his lecture is that if he isn't called off the platform soon, he will discourage a good many Kansans' desire to visit the ancient and historic Bible lands. ARE STILL BUYING THEM Demand for Benzine Buggies Increases As Weather Warms Up. The buzz cart fever still has a death like grip on Madison's idle rich and every few days a new prospect lines upin front the auto agents and blandly states he wants a car and don't care blankety blank much about the price either so the machine delivers the goods.

Last week Dr. F. D. Lose, as innocent appearing. mild mannered, unexcitable human critter as you would find in town became inoculated with the fever germs and walked right up and bought a Ford runabout.

Saturday, Dick Heidrick, one of the cattle kings of the community, became attached to the new Jackson car and bouhht it when it was offered in the auction sale. Dick has an unquenchable thirst for fast riding and he has been spending his spare time this week trying to break the speed records. At the present time there are twelve big, wheezy, automobiles owned here, to say nothing of Dr. Cranston's motor cycle, which can make as much noise as any of them. There are at least 8 dozen more people on the anxious seat who just can't pass a car without shuttIng their eyes and 1 turning green with envy.

It is therefore. a pretty safe bet that the benzine ageuts will enjoy a right lively business this summer. YOUNG FOLKS WED. Mr. Frank Aughinbaugh and Miss Mary Greenwood are Married in Emporia.

Miss Mary Greenwood was united in marriage Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock to Mr. Frank Auginbaugh. The ceremony was preformed by Probate Judge McCarty at his office in Emporia. Among those from here who attended the ceremony were: Leonard Greenwood. broter ot the bride, and Misses Nellie and Kitty Aughinbaugh, sisters of the groom.

Mr, and Mrs. Auginbaugh are among the popular young people of this community and have a large number of friends who wish the.n abundant success and happiness. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.

C. Aughinbaugh southwest of town and is an energetic, honest and capable young man. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Greenwood. She is an attractive and estimable young lady Mr. and Mrs. Aughinbaugh have begun housekeeping on the farm two miles west of town, where they are now at home to their friends. We are selling lots of "Red Brand Tea.

Come in and buy a package. Star Grocery Co. 16tf AFTER THE FRUIT Mr. Jack Frost Kept Peach Tree Owners Up Nights A cold snap struck Madison last week that kept the weather prophets working overtime and the fruit crop was toth saved and killed several hundred times in a space of three days. Following, as it did, a season of comparatively warm weather, the cold spell had a tendency to make people resurrect their last winter wraps and there was a a decided fallin the sales of garden seeds.

The thermometer, however, wasscarcely below freezing at any time and the general opinion of those who know is that the bulk of the fruit is still in good shape. Try a sack of Gold Bond Flour in your next grocery order at Milner's. TO THE PUBLIC The Ladies of the Presbyterian Aid Society want to ship their car of papers this month if possible. All who have papers, magazines, old books, they want to get rid of please phone the President Mrs. T.

B. Swain (phone 63) We ask the help of everyone in this undertaking. Committee. Carey Sowder, W. M.

Price, and W. A. Baysinger left the first of the week for Kansas City on matters of business. WANTS A NEW DEPOT Commercial Club Says Santa Fe Does Not Show Proper Appreciation TOWN PATRONIZES- THE ROAD HEAVILY Town With Less Than Half the Patronage Re ceive Modern Depots and Passenger Stations, the Club Says -Will Ask Company for Better Accomodations. Madison, through its business organization, the Commercial Clnb, hopes this year to persuade the Santa Fe that the town needs a new passenger station ---and not only to convince the company of this fact, but to get the station.

The matter was talked over seriously at the club meeting Thursday night. Men who have spent thossands of dollars with the local 1 Santa Fe offices were present at the meeting and expressed candid opinions of the local station that wouid not look well in the columns of a newspaper. A committee now has the passenger station question in hand and they hope to show to the Santa Fe that a number of towns in Kansas with modern brick passenger stations with tile roofs do not patronize the road to anything like the extent Madison does. There are few if any towns of a thousand or less inhabitants in Kansas that annually pay the Santa Fe as much money as the people of Madison and vicinity do. Yet the town has a depot that lacks a hundred years from being in keeping with the progress, public spirit and enterprise of Madison.

To commence with the present depot is inadequate as to capacity and many times patrons are compelled to stand in the rain and cold while waiting for trains. Both the offices and waiting rooms are crowded and crumped 'to such an extent as to be wholly inconvenient and uncomfortable. It was only last Saturday that people who were waiting for the Emporia were compelled to stand in the cold wind until the train arrived because there was 110 room on the inside. Madison has been kind to the Santa Fe. But its patience and long suffering is nearly at an end.

Tne Commercial Club expressed in no uncertain tones that if the company appreciated its local patronage, it would be well to get busy and make a showing. And the way the situation stands at the present writing, its the Santa Fe's next move. OLPE. Last Sunday being M. Sterbenz's birthday a few of his friends spent the evening with him.

Miss Jennie Coffman left Wednesday morning for her home in Thayer, Kan. She will go from there to Oregon to spend the summer. G. Lessman was in Kansas City the first of the week. Miss Martha Kirsch and Mr.

Fred Pimple were united in marriage Tuesday morning at 7.30 o'clock at St Joseph Catholic Church by Rev. Father Peter. Mrs. J. H.

Bradfield entertained the following ladies on Thursday at 12 o' clock dinner, Mrs. J. E. Bradfield, Mis Ida Chase and Mrs. Montgomery of Madison.

Mrs, Martha Krueger of Madison visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs, H. Vonkers, Sunday. Mrs. Vancleve visited her sister in-law.

Mrs. A. H. Bivin, Saturday and took Sarah Ann with her to visit with them over Sunday. Theodore Brinkman went to Kansas City Sunday to visit his son, T.

Brinkman. He came home Tuesday morning. Mrs. E. E.

Coffman and little son, Edmund, left for Thayer, Kansas, Saturday morning to visit home folks. There is every reason believe that there will be at least someeleric in Olpe before a year has passed. Some day not in the distant future this town will have an up-to-date electric light plant. Everything cannot be done in a day. Henry Wecker, the Olpe road -overseer, informs us that the stone culvert ac Eagle Creek west of town, that has been in an impassable condition for a long time, have been repaired.

This will be good news to people who travel that way. One day last week we walked out with Mr. Voeste to look at the tract of land that he had surveyed and laid in lots just outside the city limits on the east, He has already sold nine lots, As soon as enough lots are sold to justify the taking in of the tract, Mr. Voeste will offer to let it becume a part of the town. are being circulated, asking the city council to order new walks on First Street and Sherman Ave.

Already a large amount of walk has been built on Sherman. W. R. Burris and J. Thomas Son have put in new walks along their properties and the city has put in two new cement crossings.

Now other property owners are seeing the advantage of the improvements and want the work extended. MAKING RAPID PROGRESS. Work on New High School Building Is Moving at a Lively Pace. Work on the high school building has been progressing nicely the past two weeks. With favorable weather the brick work will be finished within a couple of weeks.

At the present time the brick masons have the south and east walls ready for the second floor window caps and the north and west walls are scaffold high. The carpenters have also been making fair progress and people can now obtain a crude idea as to the fine looking appearance of the district's new building. Elmer Elgin, who has been in chaage of the work here, expects to have the building enclosed by the middle of May This does not mean, however, that there is not still enough work to keep the carpenters, plasterers, plumbers, electricans tinners, and a force of common laborers busy until late in the summer. HILLTOP. New Walks Misses Susie and Freva Miller of Emporia are visiting their parents near Hill Top this week.

T. Winzler shipped a car load of sheep to market last week. A. Sauder also marketed a car of hogs. Both shipments went to St Joseph.

Rosa E. Hackler, a missionary church worker, of Tampa, Kan. preached an interesting sermon at Hill Tod last Sunday night, Mrs. L. L.

Coffman and son left for Clements Ks. Monday evening to join Mr. Coffman, who is engaged in the hardware business there. W. L.

Bowell, wife, and son of Green wich Ohio, spent several days in this vicinity this week looking after his land interests. The weather has been a little cold here the first part of the week. It is thought that the fact it, was cloudy has saved the fruit crop. Joe Imthurn left last week for Amarilla. Texas, and other points, west looking after cattle interests.

Al Burris received several car loads of cattle from near Kinsley, Monday, and Imthurn brothers received a number of cars Tuesday from Amarilla Texas. Chas Bersie is still 011 the sick list and unable to attend to his farm work. W. H. Hoffman, of Madison, is taking care of Mr.

Bersie's ranch work. Mrs. T. Sneider has been very sick for several days past but shows signs of improving again soon, Mrs. Frank Probasco has been very sick for several days.

An infant, which arrived at their home Tuesday morning did not live long and was buried Wednesday morning. They have the sympathy of all in their sorrow, Census enumerator, Ebel of Virgil is in our vicinity this week taking the census. There is said to be about 65000 at work in the U. al present for Uncle Sam. Jake Schneider holds the record for bringing in the largest number of eggs to Hill Top at once.

He brought in 67 dozen one day last week. Messrs E. W. Matherly and Bert Marcy conducted an examination at Hill Top last Saturday for a number of pupils who were trying to secure a county diploma. The following pupils took part Irene Probasco, from district 69.

Florence Hamilton, district 115, Robert tin and Sheldon Mock, district 102. We were unable to learn yet if all passed satisfactory or not. T. B. Marcy and hand helped R.

Wolcott build a reservoir for soft water over a bath room. Mr. Hamilton took a load of corn to Mr. Payne's for grinding. Susie Miller is home from Florence, where she has been visiting with friends If anyone has lost a boat up the river named, Kansas, write R.

Wolcott. Geo, Kepfman has a full force runnthe listers, plows and stock-cutter. C. C. Myersand family returned home Wednesday morning from western Kansas, where they have been visiting.

They expect to leave next week for their new home in Oklahoma City. WILL HAVE "CLEAN-UP" DAY Town will Renovate Its Back Yards Friday April 29th- Busy. Friday, April 30, will be clean- up day in Madison. The city council at its meeting last Friday night decided that the town should have a spring house cleaning that would extend from the front gate to the alley. There are very few places in town that will not pass through a general renovation with good grace.

The winter accumulation of tin cans and rubbish will therefore, be gathered up next Friday and hauled to the town dumping ground. The city will furnish teams to haul the rubbish free of charge. The only request Mayor Freeman and the city uads make is that you gather up the rubbish, put it in a barrel so that the teamsters may get to it easily and notify Mayor Freeman or Street Commissioner Dan Focht when it will be ready. In addition to the general clean-up crusade, the council is encouraging the property owners to beautffy their lawns. Therefore, S.

V. Bitler has made a special one-half price for blue grass seed tor Saturday, April 23. His proposition is for Saturday only. So buy your blue grass seed at the same time you rumage through the other Saturday specrals. The clean-up day is a good thing for Madison.

It means a cleaner, prettier town and there is little donbt but that the day will be made an annual event here. Clean up your yard next Friday, buy some blue grass seed and make your home more beautiful. 0. L. Bacome Sells Yesterday O.

Bacome sold his barber shop in Sturgeon Bros. pool hall to J. W. Dawson of Hamilton. The new proprietor took charge a.

once. Mr. Bacome has enjoyed a good barber business during his two years here and no doubt the new proprietor will receive the same patronage. Home made bread at Milners' Grocery Store. HAMILTON.

A very pretty wedding was solemnized Wednesday morning, at the St. John's church, the contracting, parties being Miss Ellen Mr. Arthur Anderson. Miss Tillie Gutman acted as bridesmaid and Mr. Tymon Berthot as best man.

E. South, Henry Ott, W. N. Barngrover, and C. Ott were in Eureka Wednesday on business in connection with the new bridge that is to be constructed.

Twenty cars containing about 950 head of cattle were shipped here Tuesday night. These cattle were received by Edwards Piatt, Ainsworth and Beal. Mrs. Walt Ulrich returned Wednesday evening after a weeks visit with her parents in Toronto. E.

S. Chartier and wife returned Wednesday evening from Hope. Blanch Beevers and Bessie Carson came home Thursday from Emporia, where have been attending school. N. D.

Stevenson was in Emporia Tuesday. in Monday. He intends to go to Charley, Downing, of Madison, was Cherryvale next week where he has a position in the barber trade. John Hutchens and wife of Hartford, visited with friends and relatives here a few days last week. Essie Woods came up from Madison Friday, returning Saturday.

Frank. Hassinger, of Americus, who has been working on the new bank, went home Friday to wait for supplies here. The Misses Margaret and Maud Rush of Eureka, came up Friday morning to spend a few days of their spring vacation with the J. W. Johnson's.

J. B. Quay, Assistant Superintendent of the Registry Postal Department was here yesterday going over the Registry books of the Post Office. Mr. Quay is a nephew of the late United States Senator Quay of New York.

Mr. Quay visits Madison about once in two years. P. D. Stoughton was in Emporia between trains yesterday, on matters of business.

L. McKean and Chas. Fankhauser left yesterday for Falfuras, Texas to look at land Mrs. J. C.

Gunkle went to Emporia Wednesday for a visit with her son. Miss Anna Yeager, who has been teaching at Prat', recently closed a successful term of school and returned home this week. Mrs. D. C.

Callen and Mrs. John Gilman went to Emporia yesterday to attend the celebration of the twepty-fifth anniversary of the W. R. C. of that place.

Spring Poet, The warm weather is making the high school students nervous and incidentally developing a talent for spring jingle. A few days ago the following contribution was handed in at the Spirit office by one of the students. Two more weeks and we'll be free, From this school of misery, No more Latin; no more French; No more sitting on a hardwood bench No more lessons; no more hooks No more teacher's crosseyed looks. J. P.

M. H. MARY HANNAH MILNER DEAD Former Resicent of this Community Died at Matfield Last Week. Mary Hannah Milner was born in Hancock Co, Ind. Dec.

9, 1846. She united with the Baptist church at the age of 13 and had been a faithful member the balance of her days. In 1858 she moved with her parents to Mercer co, Mo. She was united in Marriage to Joseph Power, Dec. 8th 1864.

To this union were born 4 children, one boy and three girls two of which are still living. Being left a widow in 1872 she was again married to J. R. Hamilton Feb. 5, 1874.

To this union were born four children, three girls, and one boy, all of whom survive her. She is survived by her husband and six children and sixteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. one sister, and four brothers. She died April 10, age 63 years, 4 months and 1 day. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

Arthur McClure near Matfield Green last Sunday. Funeral Services were conducted by Rev. W. L. Andrews of Salina.

Kan. The deceased was well known here. having lived on the north Verdegris for a number of years before moving to Matfield. District. 99.

Mr. and Mrs. David Cummings, near Hamilton visited reiatives in this district, returning home Sunday. Mrs. Chas.

Berthot, of Chanute, spent: a few days with Mr. Curry's. She returned home Friday. Miss Bessie Cook came up from Hamilton, to be present at the County Examination, which was held at the school house Saturday. Mr.

Kopfman, Pearl Yates and May Holland visited Sunday at P. W. Olliver's. Miss Mary Curry is visiting this week with friends near Hamilton. Miss Icie Olliver was an Emporia visitor Monday.

Dan Curry sent some fat heifers to the city Monday. He shipped with J. R. Holland. The County Surveyor has been at work in the district this week.

Miss Lena Pole spent Sunday at her home near Olpe. The ladies of the district will meet at Mrs. Miller's Wednesday to organize a Ladies' Aid Society. Come in and see uS before buying drugs, as we have been in busiyour nesss so long we can't help but treat you right as we have the habit. C.

E. DEMALORIE. LENA VALLEY. Now, its chilly Kansas. Trustee T.

A. Hester has finished his assessing. Grandpa Crotchett has returned from a visit to his son Alonzo and family, of Arkansas. Harmon Wynn and wife spent Sunday at T. A.

Hester's. Jacob Ott is nursing a very sore finger. Wright and Elton Horton are well again after a with the measles. Miss Lilly Ott has returned to her home after working for Mrs. Albert Blank, for three weeks, Mrs.

Wm. Kendall called on Mrs. Kelly Monday, p. 111. Mrs.

Marie Fletcher, who was visiting her brother John, near Hilltop, returned home Thursday. C. L. Baysinger was in Emporia on business yesterday. ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Blakley Cemetery Association, will be held at the cemetery the morning April 28, There is much business of importance to transact and everyone is urged to come early.

J. M. Butler The regular monthly reception by the Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church will be held at the Stolpe Hotel Thursday April 28 from 3 to 6 p. m. Everyone invited.

Elmer James made a business trip to Kansas City Tuesday night..