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The Daily Advocate from El Dorado, Kansas • 4

The Daily Advocate from El Dorado, Kansas • 4

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HERETO ARE. Among those who took the Mo. P. The Daily Advocate. RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

special to hear the Messiah at Linds- So El tie MUSE! For almost three weeks the Daily Advocate has reached the homes of El ti JUI Dorado each eveniog, without cost to CEO. F. Ft'LLIK WIDES, Editor and Prop. MISS SADIE JAMISON, Reporter. borg were: Mr.

and Mrs. H. T. Brown, Dr. and Mrs.

G. F. Ambrose, and Mr. and Mrs. R.

R. Ley dig. Jesdames, Nettie Keller, Fred Betts, Geo. Abra ham, Flora Reynolds, W. A.

Ley dig, J. L. Hobbs, Mary Ellis, Ida Jeakins, Maud Ray burn, Ida C. Fleming. H.

M. Rich its readers and just to show what the flice could do by way of daily local pJlsjiii I if 1 jiC'Ti ii ViiWjJjrJff raj, ai Friday, April 5. 1901. ardson, S. Allen, A.

L. L. Hamilton, G. F. Ambrose, Emily Ward, Evans, Thia is Good Friday.

Lemon. Next Sunday is Eaater. Misses Pearl Ellis, Emma Parks of Benton; Metta Robb, Mary Gilimore, Every department in this store is showing new spring merchandise The hustle and rustle of an early spring business is already evident here and from one end of the store to the other, every counter and shells being filled with handsome new stuff for spring and summer. A stroll through the best store in Butler county will prove a mighty interesting treat, and even if you dont buy we like to have the pleasure showing you these handsome goods. They want to meet you.

Mrs. E. Fou5k is in Wichita. Harry Harris of Hickory, is in town. Another enow this morning April 5th.

GOING NORTH. No. 414. Kansas City ExpreaB 12:23 r.M. No.

452. Accommodation 2:35 p.m. No. 23. Stock Express 5:00 p.

M. GOING SOUTII. No. 413. Galveston Express 7:30 a.m.

No. 451. Accommodation 2:13 r.M No. 37. Fast Freight 12:23 r.

All trains earry passengers and baggage ex-ept 23 and 37. Freight trains some times leave Central avenue station ahead of time. Tickets on sale to all principal points In the United States. All regular passenger trains are daily. Locals daily except Sunday.

For far ther information call on or address H. AIMILXER. Agent. The five Rosalia schools cloee this P. A.

Fulton is out with a new ice wagon. D. W. makes a nice display of fancy candizs. Are you going to subscribe for the Daily Advocate? service.

It has given you almost as much news as both of the other good dailies in town. Many are the compliments bestowed, and words of commendation given, which are all appreciated by the Editor'and for which he is duly thankful. Many have urged that the service continue and that the town needs just such a paper as the Advocate is and will be if it continues. Now the question is, do you want the Daily Advocate to stay? You have seen it; you know just what can be done and what will be done, you have read and enjojed it three weeks, do you want it to visit you regularly each evening? If so will you become one of 300 more to contribute 25 cents per month? A decision must be made by Monday, April 8th. By that date if the requisite number of subscriptions have been secured, it is a go, If not, it will cease publication on the following Saturday.

To those who have been wanting this daily so long, to the many friends present and prospective, the paper is here, the opportunity is offered and if you want it subscribe at once. Please hand your name and money to canvassers or come to the office. Otherwise it will stop on time. Sixteen Years Service. Jake DbCou, claim agent on the Santa Fe, commenced work for the company sixteen years ago today.

During that time he has traveled a good many thousand miles and settled a number of peculiar cases. lie was relating a few J. P. Powells condition is critical. He la rapidly linking.

Miss Oreta Porter has gone to Tdwan-da to spend Sunday. Allen Case, one of Leon's merchants, as iu town yesterday. Orin Sinith of Wichita, is the guest of II. Martin south of town. "The Cannon road in Hickery was laid over till tbe next meeting.

Gus Thompson is an applicant for clerk of the Board of Education. New Silks. New Satins. New Suitings. New Dress Goods.

New Linings. New Muslin Underwear. New Wash Goods New Trimmings, New Petticoats. New Ginghams. New Embroideries.

New Laces. New Portieres, New lace curtains. New Hosiery. New Shoes. New Wrappers.

New Corsets. New Gloves, New Sun Bonnets. Laura Thompson, Edna Ow, Edith Becker, Anna Patterson, Olive Cowles, Alice Murdock, Alice Coggshall, Alta Carter, Wattie Scribner of Chelsea, Myrtle Shelden, Leda Douglass, Eva Sw ain, Lida Lou Shelden, Dell Patton, Sadie Jamison, Laura Wiley, Bernice Shelden, Ethel Bugbee, Flossie Leland, Pearl Johnson, Lena Murdock, Ada Castle. Jdssrs. R.

W. Jfiller, Harry Cooper, A. R. Messick, Olin Castle, Carl Co nley, John Hinton, Carl Selig, Fletcher Morrison, Prof. Anderson, E.

S. Stevenson, H. Parks, Walter WhiteFrank VanDenberg, Harry Taylor, Elmer Wiley, Warren Coleman, Walter Covert, Ross Thompson, E. 13. Smith, John Betts Elwood Hunt, Jos Thompson Fred Taylor, Irving Buchannan of Chelsea, Chester Shelden, Arden Douglaee, Aleon Cowles and Will Fountain.

A reorganization of the Board of Re-g ents of the University of Kansas, as a resnlt of the appointment of four new members by Governor Stanley, has been affected as follows: Uhancellor Francis H. Snow, president; Hon. William C. pangler, vicepresident; Hon. Frank G.

CrOwell, eecratary. The remaining members of the board are Hon. J. W. Forney on.

Thomas If. Potter; Hon. G. Scott Hopkins, and Hon. Ernest L.

Ackley. The new committees of the board arenas follows: Instruction, ilessrs. Hopkins, Spangler, and Ackley; buildings and grounds, 3essers. Crowell, Forney fand Potter; apparatus supplies, and library 3essers. Forney, Potter, and Crowell; University lands and endowments, Jeesers Ackley, Hopkins, and Potter; finance, Jliessera Potter, Hopkins, aud Spangler; reports and publications, ilessrs Spangler, Ackley, and Forney; auditing, Meeaera.

Crowell, Hopkins and Spangler. Sheriff Turner went to Andoveryester -d ay and arrested Harry Brady aged 18 and Duross aged 27 on a war. rant sworn out by James Duross, father of the young woman, charging them with stealing gome money. Brady is in jail and the girl is in the home of D. T.

Whitehead, there is more or less romance connected the affair.It Will ITou Give Us the Pleasure of Showing Them To You. Ft. Scott, Wichita and Western-R. K. EAST BOUND.

o. a. Kansas City Mailand Express. .11:15 p.m. No.

10. St. Louis 3:35 P.M No.122. Local 6:30 A. No.

452. Stock and Fast Freight p. No. 454 Stock Express 7:11 p.m. WEST BOUND.

No. 5. Wichitaand 5:40 A. No. 9..

Wichita, Colorado and 11:59 "a.m Local Freight 6:00 A. it No. 431. Fast freight 12:05 p. m.

No. 453. Through 2:55 a. Elegant Pullman palace sleeping and chair cars attached to passenger trains running be-ween El Dorado and St. Louis via Ft.

Scott, la connection with Missouri Facific railway to St. Louis, without change, arriving at St. Louis Union depot at 6 :50 a. m. daily, in time to get breakfast and make connection with trains on other roads for all points east.

No passengers allowed to ride on freight trains without tickets. Mcpherson branch. No. 457, Mixed, 6:55 a. m.

No. 433. Arrives .....6:57 p. Connections made at EI Dorado with all train of Ft. Scott, Wichita and Western railway.

Fa rates and further information call on or addre E. T. IIEDUER, Agent. pecularities be had experienced today and we give one of them. A cyclone visited the vicinity of Elmdale several year ago demolishing a number of houses.

A puce of weather boarding, from one of the houses, was driven through the grade of the Santa Fe foot under the ties. When the famous blanket mortgage, which bankrupted the Santa Fe system a few years ago, was made Mr. DeCou traveled over five states, with the mortgage, filing it with the different register of deeds. Whitewater Falls Stock Farm, J. W.

J. Robison. TO WflllDfl, Several trees in town were blown down by laBt nights wind storm. A met Morgan has bought the north lialf of southeast quarter 12-23 3. Miss Dora Dowse attends an entertainment at Towanda, this evening.

Win. Brown of Augusta has been granted a pension of 12 per month. John W. Page and Marion Daily were visitors at Riverside echool yesterday. Pirtle Wells had a car load of hogs on the Kansas City market yesterday.

Bliss Elva Golden, cashier at the Racket Is absent on account of sickness. There was a special service at the Episcopal church thia morning at 9:30 Eugene O'Dell who has been visiting Dr. C. E. Hunt, has gone to Colorado.

Dr. Fred S. Lawrance of Douglass is the guest of his brother, Dr. F. B.

Lawrance, Clarence Woodward has gone to Leon to spend the summer with his sister Mrs. Miller. Mrs. W. F.

Brill and children have gone to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she will make her home. Glen Lynde and Carl Barrick are authorized to take subscriptions for the Daily Advocate. Rev. and Mrs. A.

A. Parker have returned to Wichita after a visit with their parents here. The Leon Indicator heads a local, "A "Wet Bath," wonder what other kind of bath one could take. HAINES BROS. The Box Supper.

The Box Supper at the Christian Jission room last evening proved a v4 -v success indeed. The proceeds amounted seems the young man was in3 the em- to $12 above expenses. About sixty persons were present and all seemed to ploy of Mv. Duross and fell in glove with the girl. They left home together were arrested by the constable at An- enjoy themselves, the best of order was observed.

tri irfi in i mr i 1 dover and held for the sheriff. aimmmmmmmrnmmfrnnnwnminniHimfnnirammK Our KTew Goods I For spring have arrived and we can show any kind of Shoe 2 or Slipper yon want. 3 Come in and see them. Last Monday morning as Ikej'Jonrs was driving a spirited pair of colts into South Leon, two or three dogs ran out and frightened them so that they camo near upsetting the wagon. Mr.

Jones was thrown out into the solid road, alighting on his feet, but the concussion was so great as to break "one of his legs between the knee andthe ankle. This is the sixth time in his life that Ike has ben laid up with a broken bone. He stands it like a major; is getting used to it. Indicator. The Stephens road petition was not granted as records show there had been a road there for years.

Miss Maud Hill and Beulah Milbourn West Branch, visited H. E. Golden and family last evening. Miss Eva Brown of Pontiac, closed J.er echool today with an entertainment at the Karnahan school. Imported Fercheron Stallion REVEUR Stallions iirServicei.

FANTOME 25,972, Percheron VA VITE (44,633) 25,974, Tercheron. PAPILLON 24,017, Percheron, 12.00 to insure in foal, S8.00 season 5.00 single service. REV BUR, (30.216) 13,640, Percheron. KING WIL.K.ES Ilambletonian. 10.00 to insure in'jtoal; 8.00 season; $5 00 single service.

Mares parted with or leaving the county, service fee becomes due at once. Mares from a distance will be kept in alfalfa pasture, hedge fenced for 50 cents per week, All bills must be settled before stock is All accidents and escapes at owners risk. Positively uo business done on Sunday. Send for catalogue. Farm four miles northwest of Towanda.

The Ladies' of the mission are grateful to all who were present, for their kindness and liberality, and tuey are especially thankful to Rev. B. Meador for selling the boxes at auction. All will be kindly remembered. Mrs.

MattieGunn, Mrs P. L. Mizener, Mrs Frank Ellenberger, Mrs Ida Verbuyck. Committee, Water Lilies are Easily Grown All that Is needfd to grow water-lilies is a tub, sunlight from six to eight hours a day, some rich garden soil, and a little water. The easiest way to grow them is from seed, and the prettiest varieties are the African, or Zanzibar, they are purple, blue and red.

To sow them take a common bowl and half fill with finely sifted soil packed down level and hard. On the surface scatter the seed evenly and cover with not over a quarter of an inch of fine-sand; then very gently fill the bowl with water so as not to disturb or wash away the sand. Place where the water will be kept at a temperature of about eiphty degrees. In two weeks they will be ready for transplanting. April Ladies Home Journal.

Sinclair Long's, Exclusive Shoe Store Charles Austin Bates, the famous ad the well regulated hen, not only as an example of industry but as a persistent advertiser. She does business every day in the year and she lets everybody know it by her loud and vociferous cackle. When she? fails to cackle, there is nothing doinj. There is a lesson in thia that might be profitably studied by the merchants and business men. The reporter followed the crowd to Lindwborg, which will account for the lack of the usual amount news in this issue.

iE First door east of Ow's. zzz liiiuaiiuiiiiiiiniiiiiiuiiiutiiiiniiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiimuiiiiiK Coal Wood. Grain Feed J3 The tin roof on the state bank build-rig started with a tueIi this forenoon, ibut help was called and it was saved -with but little damage. J. W.

Freicoln and family have rone to Blaine, there home in future. Rev, Frescoln was formerly pastor of the M. E. church at Burns. Harness cleitced and oiled to order by Wm.

Spencer at the White Houe Hotel. Bet work, lowest price and -work done by an expert and guaranteed. In honor of the 75th Jbirthday of the Youth's companion the publishers have issued a handsome "75th Birthday Souvenir." It contains a series of striking maps and suggestive facts, showing the vast growth of the nation and the nations foremost family weekly since the day in April, 1827, which saw the first number of the first volume of the Youth's Companion come from the press. to Icq! Ice! Ice! Frank A. Fulton the ice man, is prepared to meet any demand for ice during the coming months and is ready for orders.

His prices 'are as low as any and he guarantees weight and service. Give your contract to Fulton. 17 40 California Mrs A. Godding and children went to El Dorado Friday to make that their 3iew home. The best wishes of their many attend them.

Burns Citizen. To the People of El Dorado and surrounding country: Have you solved the problem yet, why your coal has been so full of dirt and dust? It is easily explained. You have been buying of those dealers, who advertise that they handle their coal but once. Our yards are on the Santa Fe, down town spur and we would not necessarily have to handle our coal at all, just rnn it out of the car throggh a chute into our coal bins, but we find that the oftener we handle and screen our coal, the better shape we get it in for our customers. Send or yhone down for a ton and see how much superior it is to that you have been buying and while you are ordering coal, order up a bushel of corn or oats or a sack of mill feed.

This is the cheapesl place in town to buy your feed or coal. Don't forget the name and place. Phone 6. Bnrkholder Blankenship. Elder A.

C. Mizcnr has again been The weather took a tumble last night. It began with a thunder shower, the wind veered to the northwest, blew a perfect hurricane, turned cold and developed one of the worst blizzards and enow storms for years. The enow melted almost as fast as it fell. About 10 o'clock the sun came out and the clouds clearsd away, but the wind blew hard all day.

It is indeed typical Jirch weather. From El Dorado, Tuesdays to April 30. Tourist sleepers to San Francisco and Los Angeles; also chair cars. California offers the homeseeker productive lands, perfect clfmate, good markets. The Santa Fe Route appointed Chaplain for the County poor farm.

This certainly is a wise provision on the part of the commis sioners. One of the chimneys on the Advocate J3. Jl. MILLER, Agent. building was blown off and struck on the roof of the Central Telephone office.

The cover to the scuttle in the roof was also carried away. THE COMMONER, The meeting held at the Baptist churcn last night to perfect the arrangements for the House to House visitation on April 9th, 1901, was well attended. All seemed to realize the great good which may result from this work and are earnestly preparing for it. Geo. Ellis of El Dorado, probably Jiolds the record for shooting ducks.

ISSUED WEEKLY One day last week he duplicated the feat of a few years ago, by killing 57 ducks The Board of County commissioners, inspected the county farm this afternoon. The most important matter to be considered was the drainage, The low ground south of the railroad catches the water which runs from the hills on the south and east and makes it too wet at times for farming. The basin also extends on the farm of W. E. Stone adjoining on the south.

It is proposed to drain this basin on both farms with 10 inch tiling. Mr. Stone already has a 5 inch tile on his land but it is not large enough and besides he has no outlet. He offers to give $100 in cash and the tile now in the drain if the Board will put the 10 inch tile the full length of the swail, on both farms. His offer will probably be accepted.

A whole lot of people are engaged in "guessing" the appointments of E. N. Smith mayor elect. The general accepted slate is: For Clerk, Hector Sinclair, Jr; Attorney, A. M.

Brumback; Marshall, J. W. Heshley; Street Commissioner, D. T. Whitehead; Weighmaster.

A. D. Pattee. Sinclair Long, Jl show one of the prettiest and most artistic show window with Eister decorations ever seen in the city. Hector Sinclair of course is the artist.

William J. Bryan, A Full Line of at four discharges. Burns Citizen. Henry E. Cooper has purchased the Editor and Publisher.

Nebraska, Lincoln, Wall The board of county commissioners today designated the Farmers' and Merchants, bank, the State bank of El Dorado and the Citizens State bank, as depositories for the county funds at the rate of 2 per cent on daily balances. Fob Sale: A good span of work mules and a 6 year old driving mare. Inquire of W. F. McGinnis 13-19 southwest quarter of southwest quarter of 23 and touth half of southeast of 29 and northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of 32-28-8 Walnut township.

There is a possibility that Chelsea will fcave the next M.t"E. District Conference. Eev. Durham is very desireous of hav-rg this, and the dedication of the new Methodist church at the same time, and Presiding Eider E. C.

Beach has given bis consent to the arrangement and to be present for the occasion. TERMS Payable in Advance. One Six Months 60 Three Months 35 Single Copy 05 JTJIjI9L.3Sri I have some good city residence properties for sale at excellent bargains, also good nine oomed house, close in, for rent. 7tt B. F.

Meeks. No traveling canvassers are employed Terms for local agents will be sent upon application. All money should be sent by P. O. order, express order, or by bank draft on New York or Chicago.

Do not send individual checks or stamps..

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