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Olathe Republican Tribune from Olathe, Kansas • 7

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1 SCHOOL SEATS Duffey Kean handle school seats and other school furniture not manufactured by the trust. They can give you trust prices if you want them, but they are selling goods that are not charged the extortionate prices of 1 the trust. More Divorces. Judge Sheldon held another session of his court in this county Monday and granted a number of divorces, He also overruled the demur in the electric railway case. The judge is kept pretty busy this hot weather, for his is an important district.

Mrs. D. H. Hefelbower Dead. SRING HiLL, Aug.

I. Mrs. Lucy Hefelbower, 65 years old' wife of D. H. Hefelbower, ex-state; treasurer, was skilled late this afternoon in a runaway accident near Bucyrus.

She came with her parents to this munity in 1858 and was married to D. H. Hefelbower in 1860. The husband, one son, six daughters, fifteen grandchildern, four great grandchildren, four brothers and three sisters surviye her. A Goodly Number Behind.

We have a number of subscribers who are behind in payment of subscription, some for several years. This is unfair to the publishers. You have been getting the Tribune all these years at the expense of the publishers and it is but fair that you pay up. We will be glad to send you a statement of your account any day that you may kindly ask for it and will be glad to have you settle up and start in new. H.

B. White pays the highest price for hides and all kinds of produce. tf McKoin- Hancock. Last Saturday, July 28, Mr. Harry MeKoin: and Miss Inez Hancock were married by the Bev.

M. A. Shedd at the home of the bride. These excellent young people, decervedly popular in this community share the best wishes of a host of friends in the consumation of this happy event in their young lives. Young MeKoin is the son of Prof.

J. J. McKoin, engaged for several years in the government service, as superintendent of a number of government schools. Miss Hancock is one of, Olathe's popular young ladies, sister of Councilman Hancock of the third ward. Mrs.

Lena McKee Graham. A little over year ago Miss Lena McKee was graduated from the Olathe high school with honors, in one of the largest classes to be graduated from that institution. Soon after she was married to Rev. Mr. Graham, United Presbyterian minister and with her husband settled at St.

Charles, Iowa, Mr. Graham being pastor of the church there. This community was shocked to learn of the sudden death of this beloved young woman which occured at her late home, at 5 o'clock Sabbath morning last. The remains were brought here for burial on Monday and were interred in Olathe cemetery. Impressive funeral services were held at the U.

P. church the pastor, Rev. Mr. Greer officiating. Her high school class attended and deeply mourn the death of their school mate and friend.

Mrs. Graham was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

McKee, who live southeast of the city. She leaves a little babe only a few days old. Her bereaved relatives are joined by a saddened community in mourning the death of this beloved christian woman. QUICK WORK bookkeeper keeps all of the books of our nine yards. The few records by our yard managers are so simple they take very little time.

Our buying is all done by a skilled buyer. Our lumber is handled quickly direct from the cars to our yards at one handling, one small expense for unloading. This lumber and building material is stored in our yards ready for your examination and selection. Economical handling makes small expense. Big cash buying makes low cost.

You get the benefit. HODGES Wholesale and Retail Building Material. Mrs. Williamson Dead. As the Tribune goes to press we learn of the death of Mrs.

Doctor Williamson at a hospital in Kansas City. She has been a sufferer for several months with cancer of the stomach. She was a most excellent christian lady and the community greatly mourns her death. Obituary next issue. Goes to Chilocco.

Prof. Wieland, who is one of the best band masters in the west, has received an appointment government in the educational service and is assigned to the large government school at Chilocco, one of the best schools in the service, at a salary of $840 per year with house furnished free. Prof. Wieland has had charge of the Olathe band for some time and has brought it up to a proticiency not excelled by any of the bands in the state. The Tribune joins the many friends of the professor in wishing him suecess in his new position.

For sale--a good 80 acre farm about six miles south from Olathe. For particulars see E. L. Caress. Reception to Mr.

McNutt. Rev. Mr. McNutt and family paid Olathe a brief visit this week as they were passing on their way north for a vacation. Mr.

McNutt does not enjoy good health and his church has granted him a season of rest. Wednesday evening after prayer meeting the Presbyterian ladies extended their former pastor a reception which was largely attended by the membership and congregation. The church was neatly decorated and an excellent social time was had. It was a mutual pleasure to the former minister and parishioners. Young Doctor Frank Stout, a son of a former pastor, was also present on the occasion much to the delight of his many friends.

Sunday School Convention. The Oxford township Sunday school convention is in session today at Morris. It will be in session all day, presenting an excellent program. A number. of ministers and laymen of Olathe are in attendance.

If you are thinking of making a farm loan call and see us. It costs you nothing to figure with us and we may be able to save you something. J. L. PETTYJOHN Co.

To COLORADO, UTAH MISSOURI PACIFIC AND PACIFIC RAILWAYS COAST POINTS The Missouri Pacific Railway offers an excellent route through Scenic Colorado, with service second to none. Through Standard Pullman and Tourist Sleeping Cars and Dining Car service all the way. The best Route to St. Louis and all points East Information by Addressing C. E.

STYLES, S. E. LOWE, JR. ASSISTANT GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT, TRAVELING PASSENGER AGENT. KANSAS CITY, MO.

Populist Convention. package coffee per lb. .150 Boneless bacon per .100 Breakfast bacon per Sugar cured Full cream cheese per 15c 2 pkgs 15c Large sour pickles 2 doz AM 150 15c cans sweet potatoes. 10e 3 lbs fresh Fancy new catch white fish 1 gal best country 35c Mocha and Java coffee. 25c blend Johnson county 15c 20c box toilet stalked 10c 20c can Boston 10c 25c cans baking powder 10c 10c pkgs best 10c pkgs washing Sibs best oat qt cans pure apple butter.

10c Pure N. O. Molasses per 10c W. C. ELDER CO.

Three doors south of postottice. Phone 123. Prompt Delivery LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Mrs. S.

E. Noble and daughter Maude are visiting in Stanley this week. The Rural Carriers will meet at the court house Saturday evening. Everybody invited. Mrs.

Milligan, her daughter and of St Louis are visiting Mrs. son Mr. and Mrs. E. Milligan's parents.

M. Hoge. Miss Lucy Stoltzfus, one of Johncounty's most accomplished teachson made the Tribune a pleasant call ers Saturday and ordered her subscription put ahead another year. Judge Hindman and family and Chas. Scott and family, with a number of young lady visitors, were camping for several days this week near Cedar Junction.

They report having had a fine time. No better way to get a rest than campingjin the woods. good Mr. B. A.

Hale of Edgerton was here attending the funeral of Dr. Wednesday and made the Lafeyth, Tribune a pleasant call, in company with Mr. S. B. Lafeyth of Kansas City, son of the doctor.

William Tibbitts of Ocheltree was in the county, seat Wednesday and informs the Tribune that Miss Skinner, teacher of English in the Olathe High school will be a candidate for superintendent of public instruction, in case Mr. Culp does not run. Mr. C. M.

Ott was down town Tuesthe first time for 3 month. He day is not feeling well but is taking treatthat will no doubt, put him in ment first class shape soon again. He honored the Tribune with a visit, setting his subscription ahead for another year. He is prompt in paying his subscription to his paper. About two weeks ago Mrs.

S. E. Bellar ate a piece of baker's peach pie made from canned fruit. She was immediately taken sick and has been quite ill from that time. Although she is now better she is still a sick woman.

The physician thinks. that she will soon recover unless some unforseen complications set in. The electric road took its first load of passengers from Olathe Wednesday to Kansas City to attend a picnic. Those who went enjoyed the easy ride the road very much. Trains will on not run regularly until the franchise matter is settled here.

The Tribune thinks that the ditticulty will soon be adjusted. President Hunt was here Tuesday conferring with our people relative to the matter. For the G. A. R.

National encampment at Minneapolis, the Santa Fe will sell round trip tickets from Olathe on August 11, 12 and 131 for $11.30, tickets good to return Sept. 1. By depositing the ticket and paying 50 cents the limit will be extended until Oct. 1. Choice of routes beyond Kansas City, H.

L. Phillips, Agent. Mrs. Martha Dripps, widow of James Dripps died at home 1622 Park avenue, Kansas City, of tuberculosis, aged 64 years. Funeral services were from the United Presbyterian church of Olathe at two o'clock, Wednesday.

Burial in Olathe cemeMrs. Dripps was a former resitery. dent of Johnson county and was well known in the eastern part of the county. Chairman Art Bigelow of the Republican central committee was in Olathe Friday on business and gave the Tribune a call. He is organizing a vigorous campaign.

By virtue of the congressional primary call, Mr. Bigelow is a member of the congressional committee, representing Johnson county. The county chairmanship carries with it more than the usual responsibility now. Mr. Patrick Gorman, candidate for state treasurer on the democratic ticket attended the county convention Saturday and in company with our fellow citizen Mr.

Avery, honored the Tribune with a pleasant call. Mr. Gorman is a genial gentleman, an Irishman, "begory" and enjoys life in a modest quiet way. He is the happly owner of 300 broad acres of Bourbon county land and of course can take things easy. He is making a personal canyass of the state.

The Tribune is under obligations to Mr. Hoge for the following account of the populist convention, held in the Grange hall last Saturday: The Populist county convention was called to order at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the Grange hall and a temporary organization effected by electing C. C. Hoge chairman and F. A.

Rhine secretary. A committee on permanent organization and order of business was appointed as follows: Harry Ward, H. G. Campbell and Joe Hibner. The chair also appointed a committee on resolutions as follows: J.

P. Hindman, Wm. Zimmerman and D. J. Ramey.

The committee on permanent organization and order of business reported as follows: "We, your committee on permanent organization and order of business beg leave to make the follow ing report: First, The temporary organization be made permanent. Second, That we nominate six candidates as follows: 1. Treasurer. 2. County superintendent.

3. Register of deeds. 4. Representative. 5.

Surveyor. 6. County clerk." The report of. the committee was adopted as read, as was also the report of the committee on resolutions as follows: RESOLUTIONS. We reaffirm our devotion to the principles of the people's party as set forth in the last National platform, and we indorse the platform adopted at the last democratic state conyention.

We fayor the election of Honorable W. A. Harris and the entire democratic state ticket, and we pledge our entire support to the candidates on the ticket. We endorse the honest and faithful a ministration of Miss Margaret R. McFarland, W.

T. Turner, Wm. Shinn, P. K. Hendrix, C.

C. Hoge and Honorable J. T. Burris, county officials nominated at our last county convention, and commend those who are candidates for re-election to the citizens of Johnson county as deserving the suffrage of the voters of all parties. We favor the election of Honorable John T.

Little as Judge of the Tenth Judicial District, believing that he would discharge the duties of that higher office with honor tand without fear or favor. D. Ramey, Wm. H. Zimmerman.

J. P. Hindman. W. T.

Turner was nominated for treasurer of Johnson county, Miss Margaret R. McFarland for county superintendent, William G. Shinn for register of deeds, Judge J. P. Hindman for representative and Harry King for county attorney by acclamation.

There were two candidates for the nomination for the office of county surveyor, Joseph Little of Monticello and Roy Weldon of Stanley. Mr. Weldon received the largest number of votes and was declared the nominee of the convention. Harry McKee, John T. Little and M.

E. Woodford were appointed a mittee to submit the above named candidates to the democratic convention for endorsement and nomination. A committee from the democratic convention submitted the names of the nominees of that convention and asked the populists to endorse and nominate the same, which was done. The convention authorized John T. Little to select his own delegates to the Judicial convention.

The new central committee was then elected as follows: Wm. Horner, Shawnee. Wm. Lourey, Merriam. W.

Hite, South Park. E. M. Switzer, Lenexa. E.

L. Miller, North Mission. Sam Hoge, South Mission. Geo. Collins, Monticello.

Homer Ainsworth, Olathe. Harry Ward, North McCamish. A. P. Williams and J.

C. Beckley, Spring Hill. A. B. Dille, Edgerton.

Ben Marks, Camp Branch. Jacob Ball, Prairie Center. Joseph Ward, DeSoto. Ed Bradley, Cedar Junction. J.

P. Lesueur, Olathe City, 1st ward, J. F. Nichols, Olathe City, 2nd ward. Chas.

Hoge, Olathe City, 3rd ward. J. H. Hibner. Gardner.

Harry McKee, Stillwell. Mart Cooper, West Aubry. J. W. William, Stanley.

Wm. Graham, North Oxford. Wm. Bradley, Wilder. The central committee were instructed and given the power to select the delegates to the congressional convention, after which the convention adjourned.

A Big Surplus. Attention is called to the big surplus of the Co-Operative bank as indicated by their new advertisement. Cashier Rhoades and his associates are making this institution one of the best in the country. Farm lands for sale. Farm loans at low rates.

A. H. Lott, office in Miller Building. FROM NOW UNTIL AUGUST 1 we must reduce our dry goods stock for inventory. You will find our large stock of Lawns marked at stock reducing prices.

We wish to make room for our fall stock which is already bought and part of it is on the way here. Take advantage of present prices, and buy Summer Dress goods. HOT WEATHER SPECIALS in Mens two- piece Outing Suits. Lines include fast blue serges and big assortment of fancy worsteds, cassimeres and other light weight fabrics. Garments are perfect in constructions.

Fancy gray cassemeres, $7.00. Fancy light blue semeres, $9.00. Fancy gray wosteds, $11.00. Fast color single breasted blue serge, $9.00. Fast color double breasted blue serge, extra quality, $13.00.

GRANGE STORE. I have the line of WI A HAMMOCKS in Olathe at prices to suit everybody. Lap dusters closing out at cost. Also a large line of fly nets. Double and single harness.

These goods were bought before the raise in leather, hence the low prices. I do J. H. DENT. Repairing.

MAPLE CITY A WASHING ILLINOIS SOAP Why is it so many write us they cannot get the same reselts from other soap. Try it and you will know. The Kansas Farmer. The "old reliable" Kansas Farmer, established in 1863, is the best genuine agricultural weekly paper tn the West. It solves the problems for the busy farmer.

It helps and interests eyery member of the farmer's family. It has 12 regular departments. Its contributors are expert authorities. It contains 24 to 32 pages each week. It is the best implement on the farm.

It is published in Kansas by men who understand Kansas conditions. Each issue is worth the price of a year's subscription in practical usefulness. Ask for sample copies. We have made arrangements with The Kansas Farmer Company so that we can furnish the Tribune and The Kansas Farmer for one year for only 50c; for both papers $1.25. Are headquarters for school desks wnd other school furniture.

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Write to-day for 64-page illustrated catalogue free, showing how to qualify for a good situation as stenographer or bookkeeper. Address D. L. MUSSELMAN, Pres. 10t Quincy, Illinois.

What a. Great Convenience is a Fountain Pen. Any person who will secure six new subscribers for Kansas City Weekly Journal at the rate of 25 cents per year each, making a total of $1.50, and send the amount to us, together with the names, will be mailed, as a present a beautiful Fountain pen; fine rubber handle, 14-karat gold point, fully warranted. Address the Kansas City Journal, Kansas City, No. This offer expires Oct.

1, 1906. Santa Fe Route. NORTH BOUND. No.204 Kansas City Chicago daily 6:00 a.m. No.112 Kansas City Acc'm, d'ly ex, Sun.

10:12 a.m. No.202 Chicago Fast Mail, daily ..5:30 p.m. Train No. 10 is taken off SOUTH BOUND. No.201 Wellington Express, daily 10:45 a.m.

7 California and Colorado daily 3:30 p.m. No. 111 Emporia and Fredonia daily ex. 5:15 p.m. No.

203 Southern Kansas Expresa, daily 11:15 p.m. No. 7 Through California train, connects at La Junta for Pueblo, Colorodo Springs and Denver. No. 10 connects at Holliday with No.

109 for Lawrence and Topeka. No. 111 carries a through chair car to Chanute and Fredonia. No. 112 best train for Lawrence and Topeka; makes good connection at Holliday with No.

1 for California. It is the morning connection for Leavenworth. to Wellington. Parlor car to Independence; No. 301.

carries through chair cars to Tulsa and No. 202 connects at Kansas City with No. 6 for Chicago, arriving the at California Chicago 9.15 a. m. next day, No.

9, and Colorado Fast Mail, for New Mexico, Arizona and California and for Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver. At Holliday connects with train for Leavenworth. No. 203 connects at Winfleld for Oklahoma, Ft. Worth and Galveston; carries sleeper to Independence and chair car to Wellington.

No. 204 connects at Kansas City with daylight train, No. 8, for Chicago, arriving at Chicago at 8:47 p. m. same day.

No. 204 connects at Kansas City with No. 5, the Colorado Express, arriving at Colorado early the next morning. H. L.

PHILLIPS, Agent. UNDER Frisco System. The right trains between Kansas City and all points east. west, and north; direct contections at Union Station. Memphis and all points in the southeast.

Indian Territory and Texas points through withcut change of cars. NORTH BOUND. No. 104. at 6:50 a.

arrives in Kansas City at 7:40 a 106, S. E. Limited, 9:07 a. arrives in Kansas City at 9:40 a. m.

No. 132. Local, 10:05 a. arrives in Kansae City at a. m.

No. 134, Local, 3:15 p. arrives in Kansas City No. 3 p. 102.

m. Local, 4:38 arrives in Kansas City at 5.30 p. 111. No. 108.

Frisco Limited, 9:39 p. arrives in Kansas City at 10.30 p. m. SOUTH ROUND. No.

101, arrives 11:40 a. local for Joplin, Pittsburg, Paris and Springbeld. leaves Kausae City at 10:45 a. m. No.

133. arrives 1:50 p.m., local for Belton, Clinton. leaves Kansas City at p. m. No.

131, arrives 6:85 p.m.. local for Belton, Clinton, leaves Kansas City 5:45 p. m. No. 105.

arrives 1:07 p. E. Limited, fast -through train for Memphis, Birmingham: cafe, observation, palace sleepers, chair cars; leaves Kansas City 6:30 p. m. No.

109. arrives 8:42 p. The Meteor. fast through train for Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Texas points, leaves Kansas City 8:05 p. m.

No. 103, arrives 12:19 local for Springfield, a Memphis, Pitteburg, Joulia, Eureka Springs, leaves Kansas City 11:30 p. m. 131 and 132 do not run Sundays. Other trains are Frisco daily, offers decidedly the best service at Olathe, and offers very low rates to all points.

Call either 'phone 44 and let us tell you about it. 9. E. FERGUSON, Agent..

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