Benton Record from Benton, Kansas • 1

HP RECOBB. (J M. S. DcLONG Editor Pu'j. I'UUMSIIKD IN THE INTEREST OF DENTON AND BUTLER COUNTY, V.

S. DeLONG, Asst. Editor Vol. Ill No. 2 Benton, Butler County, Kansas, Thursday, Aug.

31 1911. SEELEY, FITTED THE CZAR of Russia, again at the hamilton hotel wichita. 1 Fresh Candies Nuts Stationary Wanted. To make, hair switces and hand cmbrordery for ladies. All work garenteed.

and Local and Personal Those who took dinner with Olin Shaffer and wife were Har-ve Weaksand wife, M. S. Delong and family and John Kipers. There was quite, afew ueoDle went to Goddard to 1 Post cards Glassware and Novel ties at C. E.

Itoblin's racket store, Wm- Halfhill Is Killed By Fall While groping his way through his darkened house about 7 m. Friday, presumably to find refreshments for his daughter and son-in-law, who was visiting him, Wm. Halfhill, 67, veteran soldier and pioneer of Butler Co. fell down a flight of concrete i I priecs reasonable. HOW'S THIS? A tl HI 1 a.li Aauress unioe uin or.

phone 376 green. Eldorado Kan. We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's SCHOOL NOTICE. cellar stairs causing almost insta The Benton school's in the city nt beath. skating rink Sat.

evening reported a good time. John Kipers spent Sat night with Willie DeLong. James Parks wa's in Wichita Monday. Those who. took dinner with L.

L. Lane end wife were Peter of Benton will open Monday, the The funeral was held Monday What Benton has; One State Bank, Three General stores, Two confectionarys, Three impliment stores, One 1 Drug store. One Butcher shop, One Lumber Yard, Two coal Yards, One Two-chair Barber shop, Three churches, One Thlephone Exchange, wp BlacKsmith shops, One Elevator, one Newspaper, One t'urnature store, One shoe shpp, One Hotel, one ftacket store, one physician. One Livery Barn. One Automobile Garage, One Real Estate Firm, One Live stock Firm, Two Rural Mail Routes, A six-room Brick school-building under construction.

And about 300 industrious afternoon at 4 o'clock from the 18. th, day of September. We wish to urge that all who expect G. A. R.

hall. Ceremonies was conducted by W. H. L. Wallace to be in our school enroll the first 1 T1 11 aay.

100 mucn empnasis cannot post G. A. R. Intrement was in atarrh(Cure. F.

J. Toledo Ohio, We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for tne last 12 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to caryout -any obligations made by his firm. Walding, Kinnan Mar in.

Wholesale Drugists Toledo O. the Pelle Vista cemetry. Six army I Faustnaught and family and be placed upon uhe right start ITT 1 ah comrades acted as pall bearers. Eugene Hammant and wife. we wisn to carry a lull 4 year high school course this comming Frank Watkins, his son-in-law Floyd and Audrie.

Roblin vis year. Providing we get the stude and Mrs. Watkins were sitting on ited relatives in Towanda Satur nts, to enable us to do so. the front porch when the accid day and Sunday. Those wishing- to come to Ben ent hapqened.

They heard him ton. please notify the school board cry out and rushed to him S. C. Hart returned to his home Stating the number of years He died before medical atten near Urich Mo. last week having visited J.

S. Cannon for several tion could be summond. Hall's Cure is taken internaly; acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfacees of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bcttK Sold by all Druggists.

taken. Parents we urge you unite with us in our efforts to to week's he had been down the cellar a make the next school year a sue short time before and met his L. Wright called at J. S. son- in-law after comming up.

Take Hull's Family Pills for con- Cannon' last Sunday evening. cess in every way. uome and visit the work, and confer "'ith js concerning matters of intrest A few minutes later he started brck down. It is presumed that stipatm. Bert Leach and wife went to CIENEY MEDICINE CO, to all.

Should your child be absent Newton Saturday. a sudden heart attact caused him to fall. His head was lying on the or tardy, send a written state TOLEDO OHIO. Carrie Fanning spent Sunday In Wichita Aug 31. 1911 Bufflo Bill ment at the earliest oportuMty.

cement floor, with his feet on the with Mira and Virgil McGrew. We need your help and feel we stairs. Surviving becides his wife Alvena Myersick who was sick Stringtown Items. may expect it. are these sons and daughters; is improving.

We will be glad to meet any Howard Halfhill, Elk city' Mr, Elledge wife, and daughter Nellie Leach called on Mary parent or pupil, before schoo Okla. Mrs. Lula Paulk, Hammon, Exile werwwichita visitors last 'V -4 Wallace Fridaw. opens to ulan for the year's work Okla. Win.

Halfhill. Jr. Wichita Saturday. Bryand Wallace spent Satur and Mrs. F.

P. Watkins, Eld. The old Benton cchool will Maude and Hazel Baird and day night and Sunday with home Mr. Halfhill was born June 4, in Monday the 11, th with Miss Edith Mason sncnt Sunday with 18-14 in Zaneaville. Ohio.

He en Lola McCallon as teacher. folks. Ira Rector, of Newkirk Okal. Bessie Baird. listed in Co.

13 th Ohio cava! Those. wishing- to tai.e, higher than the eighth gr-de work will Mr. Levering was a Wichita is visiting friends and relative ry and served throughout the Civil war. In 1879 he moved to Ciller Satuaday. in and around Benton.

please confer with Miss McCallc Kansas and worked for Alec Blair Charlie Armstrong had a valu Henerie Kipers and family 'Respectfully submitted School board Dist. No. 52. able horse to get cut in the wire spent Sunday with J. H.

Kipers in th first store in El Dorado. Later he went to Rosalia town Sunday night. ship and homsteaded a farm. Mr. Barret of Valley Center to Retire Col.

Win, F.Cody, theorigina' only "Bufflo Bill," traveh With the big exhibition and posi-tivley appears at every performance, rain or rhme, but this will be his farewell appearance in this sec don as he is soon to retire. MO PAC. POTTING IN NpW TRACK EQUITMENT Rails weighing 8.50 pounds each now are being distributed along the tracks of the Missouri Pacific between Kansas City, Leavenworth and Atchison, and work of placing will start within a few days. The new rails once in place, trains will, run easisrand faster time will be possible. This work is only ap riof the F.

R. Rush and wife returned He has lived in Kldoradv since spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. 1883 and has served several ter home Tuesday from Colo, reports a fine time. Bert Clark.

ms as constable during that time He was married three times. Will Bachelor and family spent Clark Henerie is going to put AUGUSTA WOMAN HURT IN RECK Mrs. Leppleman of Augusta, and Mrs. Holmes of Ilazelton. were seriously injured Friday morning when a broken rail wrecked, a Frisco pasenger train No He was a member of he Ch r- nis i wai Sunday with Charley Kneebler istian church, and wife.

S. E. Corey went to Wichita Tuesday. Mrs. J.

II. Kipers anci daughter ENGINEER IS FATALY HURT. Iazel, Henery Kipers and family Lewis Jossie went through on 309, five miles west -ii Augusta. the train Tuesday. went to the show in Lldorado Wednesday.

C. H. Train Jumps Track In Jim DeLong and Hance Peoples The pullman was the only car remaning on the track. Mrs. Leppleman sustained a Ohio Pasangers Escape Injury.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baird and wa in Benton Tuesday.

Piaua. Aucrst son Howard spent Sunday oven- Charlie McKnight is painting coaches were derailed and Engin ng at B. F. Bairds. Medworths porch.

eer Burton was probadly fataly or." Mrs. Camps son Don who was hurt in the wreck of a southbound We are glad to here th iend Mrs. Levering is abl op rated on last week forappend- assanger train on the Cincinnati, be up again at this writing. Hamilton Dayton railroad near icitis is improving. sprained hand and Mrs.

Holmes The editor recieved several nivalis for calling our new ichool building, a four room buil-ling. It will b3 a six room Louse deluding the two class rooms in basement. There will be an-ther room also, to be used as a ecitaLon room. Ed extensive now being made by President Huh. At present there s.re four stearr shovels working between Atchi son and Omah.i reducing grades All of the tracks are Le'ngre'ml-.

lasted with Jojilin tUlast, anc when comp'eated the stretch will te one of fir in the country. TRAIN WRECK FATAL To Mrs. Fanning and daughter? Kirkwood, todiy. Charley McKnight the Benton Mary and Carrie spent The train was traveling twen- painter and paper hanger has re with George Fannings. ty-live mnes an nour wnen turne(j from Rosalia where he Mrs.

B. F. Baird called on Mu was painting the building recently CDmpleted by the Riley Bros. struck a detective nil wnicn threw the engine from the track. It ran more then 300 yards be- Kipers Mondaj morning.

I Tr 1 T1 TT -3 Busy Bee. fore overturning dragging Lvj "ay nowara, uarn naase ana cxchei behind it. None of the Clyde McGrew went to Goddard coaches upset. Twenty five to have a skate Saturday night. members of a dramatic company anA vAnr Rnul Old Parliamentary Usages.

Members of the British parliament mi I AH native animals returning to the United States after a visit abroad, will have to pay duty. Thla may be paving the pay to Impose a tax on foreign bunting noblemen who come over here In Eearch of rich wlve3. were on board me train, ine ac- unvp sntnpA FSnrnn no longer howl down -each other tflth Band, tresses were bruh-ed. Although more than 100 rsons were on the train, few Imitations from the farmyard and the menagerie. Ono of these early nineteenth century scenes Is thus de Anyone expecting to build a brick building either public or vvcro hurt.

private, will do well to let Riley Dr. Howe says that 37 per cent, of the criminals could have been given a proper direction In life while young by operations on their skulls. Still, tho slipper applied In the usual place Is lc39 disfiguring. Bros, figure with them. Lome M.

E. CHURCH. 60 HURT Manchester N. Y. Probably 40 persons were killed ani C( injured when Lehigh psssengei train No.

into spread rab on a trusole near here Friday. two day coaches from the middle of the Irain plugged dow nward 10 feet. These conlainei most of the victims, but several Who Wore in the diner ware killed. The tiain was crowed with wai veterans and excursionists frorr the G. A.

Ii encampment 1 1 Eechester. Itv.w behhd timt and two bij engines were speeding the 14 cars along at a tcrffic rate-whn the crrsh came. to Benton andinspsct their work which has been very satisfactory There will be preaching next Sunday evening at 8 o' clock the scribed: "One honorable member near the bar repeatedly called out 'road to the members endeavoring: to address the house. At repeated intervals a sort of drone like humming, having the sound of a distant hand organ or bagpipes Issued from the back benches, with coughing, sneezing and irgeniouely extended yawning blended with other sounds. A single voice from the ministerial benches imitated very sccurately the yelp of a kenneled hound." young folks are especially invited residentes of this vicenity.

to be present. Mrs. C. M. Neal and daughter Rev.

W. V. Whir.ery A Vassar graduate la about to marry a young man who found and restored her lost purse. Yet this should not allowed to undermine the honesty of other young" men who End lost returned to their home Sat. night from a visit to the Eureka springs Arkansas, reposts a nice tin e..