The Oakland Blade from Topeka, Kansas • 1

The Oakland Blade. VOL. 5, NO. 9. OAKLAND, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 5, 1909.

WHOLE NO. 217. The Blade is an Oakland Paper, Devoted to the Upbuilding of Oakland. Announcements. RAD M.

LEE hereby announces that he is a candidate for the nomination of clerk of the court of Topeka, subject to the Republican city primaries, March 2, 1909. NATE B. THOMPSON announces himself as a candidate for the nomination of clerk of the court of Topeka, subject to the Republican city primaries, March 2, 1909. Will the present legislature season end with a fight or a frolic? No man knows what a secret service agent may bring forth nowadays. "Councilmen should be paid a salary," says the Pittsburg Post.

As a sort of compensation on the side? The esteemed Congressional Record must look back on its more mollycoddish days in sheer amazement at times. Talk about sympathetic illness. E. H. Harriman's liver went bad for a day, and all Wall Street had a billious attack.

The Jacksonville Time brutally observes that what the democratic party needs is more initiative and Isss referendum. Judging by the boquets the solid South is throwing to President-elect Taft, Dixie is trying to make him forgive and forget. Now that 80-cent gas has been declared legal in New York, we suppose that big gas companies expect every meter to overdo its duty. With Mr. Pulitzer and Mr.

Bigelow both in Panama, the president doubtless expects to hear of many new discoveries down there. "Spanking never stimulated a boy's conscience," says a magazine writer. Unanimous and concerted from the juvenile contingent. A southern state is considering a law compelling pistol toters to wear badges distinguishing them from ordinary citizens. We suggest convict stripes.

Several thousand miles from the Venezuela revolution, Castro proudly and defiantly exclaims that in his bright lexicon there is no such word as fear. Occasionally a United States Senator allows himself to be imposed on by financial tricksters in a way that makes the man who answers a green goods circular seem wise by comparison. Johnson, of Minnesota, is said to be thinking already about 1912. He has the support of McCarren and the opposition of Bryan. Seems to be a tie.

When all of the nominations for Mr. Taft's cabinet are in we shall have a pretty complete list of the people of political prominence in this country. Senator Lodge fears the people do not comprehend the exact meaning of the word "sleuth." They are rapidly acquiring infor-514, mation along that line, nevertheless. No free goxernment can survive a people's indolent sense of political duty. No truly republican form of government can be perpetuated if depending upon a sleepy public conscience- or a decadent sense of individual duty and consequent responsibility at the ballot box.

Deaths. John M. Herron, of south Kellam avenue, 70 years of age, died last Friday night. The body was sent to Osawkie, Kansas, for interment in the old family cemetery. His son John accompanied his father's remains to their last resting place.

Mrs. Ida Herron, wife of John Herron, died at her father's home, F. H. Minnix, on lowa and Winfield avenues, at 9 o'clock, a. Monday, Feb.

1, at the age of 22 years, 10 months and 16 days. She leaves a husband and two little boys. Funeral services were held at the Dunkard church in this city, Wednesday at 11 a. m. Rev.

Josiah Reinheart and Rev. Wm. -the former from Willow Springs, Kansas, and the latter of Richland, Kansas, officiated. Deceased was laid to rest in Pleasant Home cemetery, at Menoken, Kansas. The entire community join in heartfelt sympathy with the bereaved family.

Presbyterian Church Notes. Preaching services next Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. John Brown will see that someone speaks that evening. When this paper is published we will be in Chattanooga, Tenn.

S. B. Lucas. Pastor. The Blamed Ground-hog.

If the ground-hog came out of his hole Feb. 2d, he saw hia ow, unless he was blind, for a brighter or nicer day could not have been possible. According to an ancient adage the hog goes back into his hole if he sees his shadow and stays six weeks. Ex-Police Judge Tillman says the groundhog theory won't do for Kansas, but will count pretty correct in Indiana or Missouri. First published in Oakland Blade Feb.

5, Publication Notice. In the District Court of Shawnee County State of Kansas No. 25342. Mary C. R.

Kleint, Plaintiff, VS. C. A. Kleint, Defendant. To said defendant C.

A. Kleint, greeting: You will hereby take notice that you have been sued by the above-named plaintiff, Mary C. R. Kleint, in the district court of Shawnee county, Kansas, and that you must answer the petition filed in said action by said plaintiff, on or befort the 20th day of March, 1909, or said petition will be taken as true. and judgment for divorce, dissolving the marriage contract between you and said plaintiff, will be rendered accordingly, and barring you from any right, title or interest to lots 508, 510, 512 and on Mulvane Street, in Williams' Addition the City of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, together with the improvements thereon, and in the household goods and furniture now owned by the said plaintiff.

E. R. SIMON, Attorney for Plaintiff. Attest: R. L.

THOMAS, Clerk of District Court. First Published in Oakland Blade Feb. 5, 1909 Publication Notice. No. 25324.

In Shawnee County, Kansas, District Court. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Mary I. Barnes, has filed her petition in the District Court of Shawnee County, State from of Kansas, for the change of her name Mary I. Barnes to Mary I. Richardson, and that said application will be made to said District Court on the 5th day of April, 1909, at 9 o'clock, A.

of said day, or as soon thereafter as the application can be heard. MARY I. BARNES. Attest: R. L.

THOMAS, Clerk Dist. Court. published in Oakland Blade Jan. 22, Notice of Appointment. State of Kansas, Shawnee County, ss.

In the Probate Court of said County. No. 5518 Notice is hereby given, that on the 19th day of December, A. D. 1908.

the undersigned was, by the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas duly appointed executor of the last will and testament of Malinda E. Muth, late of Shawnee county, deceased, by the probate court of said county and state. K. MUTH, Executor. Attest: W.

F. SCHOCH, Probate Judge. January 21, 1909. H. WARD PAGE, Attorney for Executor.

White Anderson Real Estate. Houses and lots and farms for sale or trade. Houses and lots to trade for farms, or horses or anything of value. Better come and see us. We sell cheaper and trade quicker than any firm in Oakland.

412 Thomas Avenue. Bell phone 551. Winter is Here It is time to look after your stoves. I am prepared to connect up your stoves on short notice. GAS FIXTURES and BURNERS always oh hand.

Prices right. Mantles 10 and 15c LOOK AFTER YOUR PUMPS before it freezes up. Shop open at all times. 410 Thomas ave. Bell phone 853.

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L. Heller, M. OAKLAND, KANSAS. at Residence-lown and Avenues. Ind.

Phone 1788 All calls answered day or night. G. H. ENSIGN, M. OAKLAND.

KANSAS. Office at drugstore Residence 302 Forest. All calls answered day or night. Bell phone 633 Black. C.

Hammond, 1. 9. TOPEKA, KANSAS. Office, Residence. 704 Kansas Avenue, 1028 Clay Street, Bell Phone, 95.

Bell Phone 832. Ind, Phone 1102. Ind. Phone 1103. The Mutual, Topeka's Soft Water Laundry, Solicits your patronage Our wagon makes Oakland Tuesdays and Fridays.

C. S. CONLEY, Cement Builder. Builds cheapest and best walks; guaranteed five years. 257 Chester Ave.

Ind phone 2307-ring 3 J. A. ROSEN, Attorney Counselor (n Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Causes. 423 Kansas Ave. TOPEKA.

KANSAS J. DUNN. Carpenter and Builder, 159, Michigan Avenue, OAKLAND KANSAS. Estimates furnished. Satisfaction guaranteed.

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