The Dearing Times from Dearing, Kansas • 1

Vol i. Dearing, Montgomery County, Kansas, Thursday, December i. 1910, No. 16. House Burnd.

Leg Taken Off. Official Statement of th Financial Condition of The Dearing State Bank at Dearing, State of Kansas, at tht ramp -I A dwelling in Lanyons addition, Mrs. Petty, wife of Wm. Petty, belonging to K. C.

Peterson and who had the misfortune to get her occupied by James Seeley, burned ankle fractured two weeks ago, has Monday afternoon. been experiencing considerable trou- 1ST POM LADY! close of business on the 23rd day of November, 1910. RESOURDES Loans and discounts Tne fire started from an over ble because of the injured member, heated stove and was well under and on Thursday afternoon it was way before it was discoverd. None found necessary to amputate her cts. 31,512.10 2,934.01 75.81 300,00 1,800.00 of the furniture was saved.

Mrs. Seeley was asleep in the house at the time the fire was discovered and would have burned to death had not her husband run into the leg about four inches above the knee joint. At last accounts the unfortunate woman was apparantly getting along as well as could be expected. In fact she is getting along nicely that the attending Loans on real estate Overdrafts Real estate Bank building Furniture and fuxtures Expense account Other bonds and warrants Cash items and clearinghouse items 1,220.00 880.36 What's Her Name? We will leave that for our readers to decide, and then we are going to make her a present of a her 500.00 physician thinks she can safely be the removed to her home at Collinsville, burning building and carried out. There was no insurance on contents but the building partly covered by insurace.

Oklahoma, most any time now. was Cash and sight exchange, 16.47 2,465.58 legal reserve, Total Born, November 26, to W. H. Hicks and wife, a boy. 67,684.39 LIABILITIES.

Needs Hore Houses. Dearing is badly, yes, we might sadly, in need of more houses. Almost every day we meet from one to a half dozen people asking for tmpty houses. As many as two to three families are bunked up in four Mrs. M.

A. Spalding spent a few Capital stock paid in 10.0C0.00 hours in Coffey ville Tuesday. Surplus fund 1,500.00 Undivided profits 1.127.47 G. Banks, of Independence, vis- Interest 1,505.92 ited his farm south of Dearing Exchange 88.62 Will Be Decided By Vot ing Contest. Three Grand Prizes to be Given Free to Three Most Popular Ladies.

and five room houses, not ol choice, voujr' Individual deposits 36,517.63 Banks' bankers' deposits 2,678.52 Henry Fischer moved from La- Certificates of deposit 14,163.48 Lanyon addi-; Cashier's certified checks 1 00.75 mont's addition to tion Wednesday. but because they can do no better. Some one, or ones, could make a big hit by building a dozen or so neat 3 and 4 room cottages here to lent. They would be continually occupied. Total.

67,684.39 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Purkhiser are rejoicing over the advent of a fine new boy baby at their home.

Who Is Your Choce? B. F. Houck of Pittsbug, Kansas, is opening up a ten cent store in the building first door north of the livery barn. Otto an A. H.

Branson have returned from, Eldorado Springs, Missouri, where they were called last week on account of the serious illness of their father, The father is better. We print sale bills cheap. Fire in the woods on the south of town destroyed one of the outhouses of the South Side school house, last Saturday. STATE OF KANSAS, County of Montgomery, ss. E.

L. Runyan, Cashier of said bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true; that said bank has no liabilites, and is not indorser on any note or obligation, other than shown on above statements, to the best of my knowledge and belief. So help me God. E. L.

Runyan, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 29th day of November 1910. seal Martin Ladd, Notary Public. (Commission expires on 11th day of June, 1914. CORRECT.

Attest: W. B. Adams, Jno. W. Walker, E.

L. Runyan, Directors. To J. N. Dolley, Bank Commissioner, Topeka, Kansas.

The Publisher of The Dearing Times for the purpose of increasing the circulation of the paper, offers to the Lady securing the largest number of Vote in our Popular Lady Voting Contest a fine Gold Watch, valued at $30.00. To the Lady receiving the second largest number of Votes, we will give a Diamond Ring, valued at $20.00. To the Lady receiving the third largest number of Votes we will give a handsome Gold Bracelet, valued at $10.00. How They Stand, The 1 owinn canditates have so fa' bren nominated as contestants 11. ih- Times' voting contest: Tony Criswell, whose people reside west of town, came in yesterday from Soux City, Iowa, where he has been employed the past summer.

was city A. M. Parsons, of Caney, transacting business in this Tuesday. Pay your Taxes at The Dearing State Bank. Judge W.

C. Dickey is reported on the sick list this morning. There will be church services at the U. B. church Sunday at 11 o'clock in the morning, instead of evening, as heretofore.

Come and bring your friends. Lota Stiver 125 Mam it- Warren 40O Aim Wendlandt 100 Kdith Cox 100 Alic Smalley GOO Th.lma McCain' 100 Eva Palmer 350 Alice Morgan 100! Ethel McCully 100 Ivi Adams K)0 Adams 125 Anna Dalsing 100 Minnie Stacker 100 Dor Hixsoa 100 Nora Petty 100 Lillie LeMolne 100 Mrs. Mary Sulima 100 Mrs. Emma Clark 100 Cut out the fol'owing nomination cou- M. F.

Rossman geneal manager of the American Zinc, Lead Smelting company, was over from Caney Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Harrop of Chetopa, Kansas, spent Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mrs. M.

A. Spalding, and family, of this city. O. M. Watkins returned to his home at Mountain Grove, Missouri, yesterday, after a pleasant visit with his daughter, Mrs.

R. F. Cooper and family. pon, fill in the Dame and address of the lady you wish to receive a prize and send or bring to the Times office. You will be allowed to nominate but once.

O. O. Crane went to Batlette, Kansas, to eat Thanksgiving turkey with relatives. He returned Sunday evening and reports having had a good time. RULES OF THE CONTEST.

This voting meat will be conducted on strictly business principles, with perfect justice and fairness to all concerned. Any lady, married or anywhere, is eligable to enter the coniest. For every dollar paid on subscription to The Dearing Times the subscriber wdl be entitled to cast 500 votes for the lady of his, or her, choice; for 50 cents, 250 votes; for 25 cents, 125 votes. Names of contestants will be published each week in the order nominated, and the number of votes cast for each up to the hour of going to press. One hundred complimentary votes will be given with each nomination, Votes once deposited in the ballot box cannot be transferred to ano her.

The publisher will not tell who you voted for. Contestants should keep a list of votes turned in esch week and see that the publisher's figures verify it, A committee of three disinterested parties will be selected to make the final count and award the prizes. Every contestant in our voting contest who fails to receive one of the Grand Prizes will receive a cash ccrumii-sion of five per cent of all cath collected on Mibsciiptions by her and turned in to us. The date of closing contest will be announced later. Until further notice each issue of the Times will contain one free voting coupon, good for 25 votes when cut out and properly filled in ana brought or sent to this office.

BALLOT. Date Publisher Times, Dearing, Kansas. Enclosed find to pay for The Bearing Times months. I vote for Send paper to P. 0 State Dt Signed ($1.00 counts 500 votes, SO cents 250, 25 cents 125.) loo VOTES.

The number of students at the University of Kansas who are self-supporting has increased this year about seven per cent. Over eighty per cent of the men in the University are wholly or partially self-supporting. The number of men who use their vacations for recreation and pleasure alone is very small. I nominate. of as a candidate in your Voting Contest, for which count her 100 votes.

John Cooper, township trustee, informs us he has sold his farm five miles south of Dearing and expects to leave in a few days for Oregon, to look up a location. Name P.O.., D. F. Green, the harness and shoe man, closed a deal Tuesday morning whereby he becomes the owner of the Schockey property, next door south of his present locatioa Joe Kellar who was arrested some time ago on the charge of having participated in carving another Pole by the name of Tony Juras, plead guilty to assault and battery in Justice Crane's court Monday and was fined seven dollars and trimmings. The receipient of the attack is doing well and will suffer no permanent injury as a result of the knifing he received.

Until further notice one of the following Free Voting Ballots will appear in each copy of the Times. Cut it out and send in, properly filled, and it will count 25 votes for the lady of your choice. 2S VOl ES. 1 tote for of as being the most popular lady. The Times premium watch, ring, and bracelet are now on display at the Dearing Drug Store.

Call and see them, see whether you would like to be the possessor of one of them. All it takes to get one is a little hustling. We are still praying for rain..