Bartlett News from Bartlett, Kansas • 1

H-2 no lett NO; 27 BAKTLETT, LABETTE CO UflTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1915. VOL. 1 Siduey Leonard Whiting For a Present for Wife or Mother The Domestic Vacuum Cleaner and Sweeper. The oldest vacuum Sweeper and Cleaner on earth. Guaranteed in every respect.

Priced for cash, 8.00. For sale by Whiting was born in Onieda-gua County, New York, March 24, 1833, and departed this life at 1:47 ni, December 6, 1915, at the age of 82 years, 8 months and 11 days. He is survived by his wife, six children, and one brother, Dayton Whiting of Mason, Mich. February 28, 1856. he was united in marriage with Mary Foster of Lapo'te.

Ind. To this union was born twelve children, eight boys and four girls, six of whom are living. They are and of Valley Center, Fred of Edna, Sof Sapulpa, of Bartlett and Mrs Geo Windle of Pittsburg. Io August, he enlisted in Com" pany Eighty-eighth Illinois infantry and served faithfully until the close of the war, when he was honorably diseliar d. At the battle of Missionary Ridge he was injured.

C. B. FRITZ. Christmas Jewelry S4 Prices Cheaper i'S RandafF Graham Drug Co, DRUGS AND SUNDRIES Prescriptions a Speciaialty Bartlett, Kans, Fulton, Kans. It was one of the great treats of life to Grandpa Whiting to attend a A encampment and whenever his I than ever.

Stock must be cut down to half. We have a full line of Watchesand Clocks, Chains, Lockets, Lavallieres, Brooches, Stick Pins, and RINGS OF ALL KINDS Including Diamonds G. B.FRITZ Large Type Poland China Pigs health permitted he answered to the call of his name with He was reared and educated in Washtenaw County, Mich. Ar the age of 21 he located in Kankaker County, 111. and carried on fanning there until 1873, when he came here and located and actively identified himself with industries here After coining to Kansas in 1873 he became the owner of Sunny: ide farm, located about three miles of here Was elected justice of tne peace and served in that copt'city for a number of years.

Was first permanent station ngent i Bart Will sell for $io each except few extra choice which are higher. These are all full-bloods. For a short time only. George Schuttler, Bartlett, Kan. lett, taking the pottili'ii December ZZZZZIZZZZZZZZZZ 20, 1880, and continued to perve in that capacity for svfii years.

Larn-. pays No Xaxes Helps bought pram for the Adams Grain Company and the e-Patterson No Churches, Paves No Streets, Builds No Roads Milling Company and has the distinction of building the first ele CREAM! CREAM! CREAM! My le.sts are correct and I pay you the highest cash price for Sweet and Sour Cream. Also am agent for the Beatrice Cream Separator. When in need of separator oil, see us. We carry the Standard Separator Oil.

Have a De Laval No. 12 Cream Separator for sale, at a bargain. N. K.BICKFORD, BARTLETT KANSAS. women, this firm does, to handle this business.

If the millions that pour into this concern every year were spent in the country towns, employment could be given to 3,000 more people in their home communities just in the handling of merchandise, besides the thousands of otners who would be indirectly benefited. This concern, which sells no goods in the city where it is located, pays vator and constructing the fiit The biggest building west of the scale in Burden. He continued this Mississippi River is located at Kan-work until eleven yearn ao Irs Srs City, says the Coffeyville Jour- August, at which time he retired nal It is 396 feet wide and 600 from active 'ife. jfeet long. It is nine stories high and Mr and Mrs Whiiipg celebrated contains a little more than 22 acres their golden wedding anniversary of floor space.

This building cost no taxes in the country districts February 28, 1906, at which time more than one and one-halt million nearly all the children were present. I dollars and folks who live in coun try towns and rural communities of CARD OF THANKS. Mr Whiting united with the Church in Mateno, 111. and has been a devoted member ever since For several years he was Sunday School superintendent in Bartlett from which it draws its trade. It.

supports no country churches; it helps no country schools; it paves no country town streets; it builds no public highways; it contributes to no rural charitable institutions; it does not heJp the farmer when his crop is short; it grants no favors; it takes the laboring man's money and has no further interest in him; it demands cash in advance and the southwest furnished the money to build it. If this sum had been spent at home it would have brought prosperity to hundreds of country towns. It would have made a home market in a great many places. It would have paid salaries to thousands of clerks in country stores. It would have made many happy Special services are ben held at the Presbyterian Church every evening this week.

Rev Homer Rhule of Nevada, Mo is in charge of the meetings, which began Monday evening. The, attendance has been excellent. Special music is a feature of these meetings. We desire to thank our many friends who rendered us the many acts of kindness during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father. Also for the many beautiful floral pieces.

We desire to especially thank the members of the Bartlett I 0 0 Mary Whiting, Whiting and family, Whiting and family, Fred Whiting and family, Whiting andfamily, Whiting and Mrs Windle and family. All the surviving ehildren, together with seven grandchildren and one great grandchild were present when the end came. Grandpa Whiting never had an enemy and he died, as he lived, a Christian gentleman. The funeral was held at o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist Church, Rev Rhule of Nevada, Mc. officiating.

Interment Was in sells its good sight unseen. It takes no chances. The risk is with the buyer. Mrs Fritz has leased her photograph studio to Joyner of Edna. Mr Joyner comes to us highly recommended as a photographer.

He guarantees his work and solicits your patronage. Noble, wife and son of Lamar, Mo. who were here attending Lake Creek Cemetery. homes. If you will take your pencil in hand you can figure out a great many ways in which this money could have been used to the benefit of the localities from which ir was taken and from which it is gone forever.

The greatest of all buildings west of the Mississippi is occupied and owned by a catalogue concern which uses every inch of floor space. It sells no goods in Kansas City this mail order concern. It gets all its business by mail, the greater portion coming from the We have some real chicken fanciers in our midst who continually add to their already large thoroughbred flock. Last Friday, a shipment of several full-blood White Wyan-dottes arrived from Erie, Kansas, for Mrs Minnie Trissell and Knowles, two local fanciers. the fureral of Grandma JNoble, re turned to their home Saturday eve- We desir to express our sincere thanks to the many friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our mother, Mary Preston Noble.

Noble and family. Noble and family. Noble and family. Mattresses have advanced 10D per cent. We have half a carload in stock, all sizes and quality, and we ars able to make you good prices.

Fritz. Ding. CHRISTMAS PHOTOGRAPHS. I have purchased the Fritz Studio west and southwest. Orders from A fight occurred Saturday evening in which Emerson Elliott was stabbed on the head by King.

Both men live at Grant Mound. At the Edna Opera House Saturday night will be the six act drama, "Judge Not, or the Woman the north and east are filled by the ana win uiuwem.c at w. concerns Chicago house. The bus Satisfaction guaaanteed. Kodak fin-iness of this house at Kansas City ishing, all prices reasonable.

Work -nnAflr Anne TT Tavtioi nnntnrf- Wiley and family, who some time ago moved to Wichita, have returned and will make their future residence here. of Mona Diggings." Admission 10 Roy O'Brien was a business Triday to Parsons. amounts to millions or dollars a ptwij jyear. It employs 3,000 men and rapher, Bartlett, Kans. and 15 cents..