Benton Record from Benton, Kansas • 1

3 i v'MEOMD)o BEKTo'M PUBLISHED IN THE IKTEREST OF HENTON AND BUTLER COUNTY. No. 31 Benton Butler County, Kansas, Thursday, March 20, 1913; Vol. IV Groceries Dry Goods Summer Shoes We have our new line of low shoes for for 1913. They are low in price as well as low in make.

Will have all on display Saturday, March 22, Ladies Whitg Nu-buck, White Canvas, Patent Leather, Gun Metal, Vici Rid. Also have a good line of childrens low shoes and Mens also Come in Saturday and buy a pair of Shoes and get a 1-2 ounce of perfume free with every pair of Shoes you buy. We have the handsomest pattern in 16 quarter width Linoleum Jthat we have ever shown. Good quality 65c sq. yd.

We are showing some very nice embroid-eiied Voile Dress Patterns in white, consisting of 2 1-2 yds 45 flounce 2 1-2 yds banding for trimming and i 1:4 yds plain goods for the waist. Price $3.98 We have a good line of India Luibn.at 10-15-20-22 and 25c per yd. Also a line of Dresstinon in white at 30-35-40-50 65c per yd. We handle the Peerless Patterns, which are giving good satisfaction and in many ways are superior to most other patterns on the market. Prices 10 and 15 cents.

In Groceries we have a few items we are proud of namely our Pilgrim Cofifee, You can not buy any other coffee to equal Pilgrim Coffee, both! price and quality lb 25c, 2 lbs lbs $1 Another article'which iS the best of its kiak is our Colorado Russett Potatoes. They are higher in edst than others, but ythe quality more than offsets the difference in price. Just try them once and you will be very apt ti always want Russett Potatoes when they can be had. Pk 25c, 1-2 bu 50c, bu 90c. MNElQ) Prices Paid for Produce Good Packing 20c If the egg market continues to decline we may pay less in cash, but we'guaran-' tee 15c in trade, good to 3-22-13J Poultry Prices Hens.

Springs He Good in trade only. Old Roosters We pay lessin cash. SELLS EVERY THING o-o-o-o -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- o-oh-h-o--o-o---o-c-o Official Statement of Jthe financial Local and Personal Items Our Nei ghborhood Condition of- BENTON STATE BANK at Beaton, State of Kansas, at tk close at Nmi on the day of Mar, 1113. RESOURCES Of Seven. ays By Our Reporters.

Gathered by our Excellent Correspondents. o-o-o-o-o-o- o-o-o-o-o-o-o $68,314.75 166.62 2.000.00 1,275.00 399.14 2,500.00 600.00 Loans and Dieeounta Overdrafts Real Estate and Bank Building ft Furniture and Fixture i Expense Aosouot i Bonds to mure State dxwU -OtheTBonds aad Warrant Guaranty Funds with State Treasurer bonds or cash 600.00 Cash and Siht Eichaage, Legs! Reaerfe 40,116,01 GARFIELD ITEMS Chester DeVore called on Chas Kneibler Monday. Henry Erdwien was a Greenwich visitor Tuesday. 80 a farm for rent $200 cash inquire at bank. P.

Ramsey was out from Wichita the last of the week. Clyde McGrew made a business trip to Wichita Tuesday. A. J. Coberley made a business trip to El Dorado Friday.

Mrs. Chas. Lathrop of Burns, spent the last of the week with friends here, $115,700.52 $10,000.00 12,000.00 1,111.48 1,250.48 42.11 TOTAL LIABILITIES. Capital Stock paid in Surplus Fund Undivided Profit i Interest Exchansra was a Benton Lillie Erdwien visitor Tuesday. INDIAN0LA James Belford Sr.

is on the sick list. Carl Clark is quite sick with the whooping cough. Fred Hart had one finger badly cut one day last week. John Morison had a large hog die recently. has 120 little chickens and Mrs.

E. T. Harper has 166. Mrs. S.

E. Corey of Bcntoh Seed oats and seedcorn for sale R. Phare. L. L.

Lane made a business trip to Wichita Monday. S. L. Wright was out from Wichita Sunday. Homer Parks was a business visitor in EI Dorado yesterday.

Ihave a few ton of alfalfa hay for sale at $9. a ton at barn. Gerald Phares. Geo. Wilcox of Bellville is here visiting his daughter Mrs.

W. P. Engstrom. See Jas. Parks for Buggies, Spring Wagons etc.

Home grown closed Friday Garfield school March 14. S. C. Buff Orphington eggs for sale at 50c per setting. Mrs.

Jas. McCallon. Cashier's and CertiBedCheeks, 200.00 Individual Deposits $69,640.38 Certificates of Deposit 91,356.47 TOTAL STATE OF KANSAS, ocs COU.TY of BUTLER, Clyde McGrew Cashier of fluid bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true; that said bank has no liabilities, and is not indorser on any note or obligation, other than shown on the above statement, to the beat of my knowledge and belief So help me God CLYDE McGBEW. Cashiet. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17 day 1913.

JAMES PARKS, Justice of Peace. CORRECT. Attest: L. L. Lane I A.

Phares I Directors JameeParks, Clyde McGrew, I To Chas M.awyer, Bank Commissioner, Topeka, Kansas. spent several days with her Frank Thornton of Enid Okla homa preached at the Christian daughter Mrs. Eva McGlade last weekv. The Literary Friday night was not very well attended on account of the weather. The talk by Bro.

Browi on glass making was very good. Mr. and Mrs. L. Laiten-of Omoro returned to Wichita Sunday after a several days "visit with Mrs.

M. L. Harper. Church last Sunday Lash's stead. Rev.

Brannon and family of McCracken, visited her sister Mrs C. P. Parks and family the last of the week. NOTICE. The Enamel Sale atC.

M. Neals on Saturday, Mardh 22. 7oc articles at 50c, 25c articles at 10c, and 10c articles at 5c. 4 The Editor had the pleasure of being assulted again last week. Instead of two as before the biggest athlete in town assailed him Particulars will follow next week as the case has not been tried.

Frank Miller called on Mr. Brassfield Friday morning. Otis Dunham spent Saturday with Anton and George Hladik. Herman Young was a Greenwich visitor Saturday. Harry Erdwien spent Sunday afternoon Vith Geo.

Hladik. Lou Hladik and family spent Sunday afternoon at Epp Elliotts Mr. Dunham and family moved to the place vacated by Frank Doyle. Grai dpa and grandma Erdwien spent Sunday, with Henry Erdwien. John and George Erdwien spent Sunday with George Thomas and family.

Edd Williamson and KierBishop called on Herman Young Monday. Lon Hladik and son Louis called on Henne Erdwien Monday morning. Mesdames Borg and Thomis Erdwien spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Henry Erdwien. Louis and John Hladik, Robert Elliott and Thomas and George Erdwien spent Tuesday evening with John Erdwien.

Attention Poultry Raiser Seed Potatoes, 60c per bu. Will Catt, Ray Whitecotton and Tom Wallace spent Saturday and. Sunday with relatives and friends in Wichita. For Sale: English Blue Grass Seed at $1.90 per Nelson, 1-2 mile south and 2 1-2 west os Benton. AB.

Hestwood, Dist. Supt. also the President of the State Temperance Union will speak in the M. E. church Sunday 11 a.nv Wm.

Litson of Nevada Missouri one of Bentons pioneer settlers, came in Friday to attend the funeral of his aunt Mrs. Roy. Mrs. Isaac Melrose of Oklahoma City, came in Friday to attend the funeral of her aunt Mrs. Roy who was burried Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. George Carroth-ers of Wichita were out Saturday in attendance at the funeral of her aunt Mrs. Lenore Hardy and Hazel Mc G'aie returned to El Dorado Sunday after a days" visit with home folk. Hub Wilcox of Grafton N.

D. and Matt Wilcox If Concordia Kansas are here visiting their neice Mrs. W. P. Engstrom.

The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church will hold a Vked food sale Saturday March 22, first door north of Lane De Long's store. There is a big demand increasing every year for guinea squabs. By this we mean young guinea chickens that will weigh from 1 1-2 to 2 pounds each. We will guarantee to pay 30c each for young guinea squabs weighing 1 1-2 jto 2 lbs delivered to us any time up to October "15, 1913. We may be able to arrange to take them even later than this date, but we recommend that the young squabi be brought in just as scon as they are heavy enough, as we of course cannot pay this price for any old guineas.

The U. S. Department. of Agriculture have issued a parnpJet known as Farmers Bulletin No. 234, giving some interesting information on raising guinea fowl, which jou can obtain free by writing to.

the S. partment of Agriculture, Washington giving the number of this bulletin. For any further information, call on us when ie town. 1 A "Demorest Oratorical Contest" will be held in the Christian Church in Benton, Saturday evening. April 5.

The contest- ants will be pupils from the Eighh Grade and the High School jof Benton. Full particulars will be given in a later issue of the Record, Frank Janner.