The Viola News from Viola, Kansas • 1

f'l VIOLA NEWS VOL. 1. VIOLA, SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1901. No. 30 C.

E. WALTER I DEALER IN For a Clean and Quick Meal call at CHAS. BOYDS RESTAURANT All kinds of refreshments. Ice Cream in abundance. VIOLA, KANSAS.

Groceries, Dry Goods, Notion Boots and. Shoes Will try to please you Call Highest market price paid for produce. E. WALTER I 2 Who has had this space ever since this Paper was started Grandma Gooch is At Rest. Grandma Gooch, who has been ill for several weeks and who was so seriously hurt by falling a short time ago, died at the home of her son, J.

F. Gooch, just north of town, last Wednesday morning at 3:30. She had been unconcious for some time before death came. Grandma Gooch had lived here since the town was started, and while she lived alone until a few weeks before her death there are few people here who did not know her. She was a very interesting old lady because of her decided opinions.

In her there was no guile and her ways and customs wrere respected. Short funeral service was held at the home of her son here this (Thursday) morning, conducted by Eld. Rays, after which the remains were taken to Oxford on the noon train. She has a daughter buried there, the first wife of Samuel Butts of Mulvane, and it was Mrs. Goochs desire that she should he buried beside her daughter in the Oxford cemetery.

Evaline Williamson was born Nov. 7, 1824, near Culpepper Court House, Virginsa; was married to William Gooch and to them were born four boys and two girls, only two of whom are still living, Joseph F. Gooch of this place and John Gooch of Sedgwick, Kansas. She has remained a widow since her husband died about forty years ago. She came to Kans.

in 1870, and died at Conway Springs August 31, 1904, aged 79 years, 10 mo and 7 days. OPTICIAN. Prof. S. Smedley, the old reliable optician of Garnett, Kansas, (late of the C.

R. I. P. railroad hospital of Chicago) who has been visiting Conway Springs and neighboring cities for 20 years will be in Conway Springs from 29th until 4th and will examine the eyes of all who call on him for spectacles FREE: All persons who have failed elsewhere to get their eyes fitted satisfactorily can have them accurately fitted by Frof. Smedley.

His old customers are his reference. Call and see him and give him a trial. At Dr. JelTries office. J.

II. ROBINSON, President. MILLER DOBBIN, Vice President. Conway Springs tweutie 5h anni-versery day, September, Do not miss this great day. There will be no admission to pay at the big Conway Springs celebration, September 8 everything free.

Sometimes it is necessary to fight but it takes a wise head to decide just when the proper time arrives to begin. Mr. and Mrs. H. B.

Kenney were in Wichita the first of the week where Mrs. Kenney was taking medical treatment. Too wet to plow in the extreme eastern part of Sumner county and almost to dry to plow here. Sumner is a big county. The best time of all the year in Kansas is between September 1 and December 1.

The man who does not work during those three months never f-iols like it. Look over the list of prizes and premiums that will be iven free when Conway Springs twenty years old next Thursday, and u.en come and in get some of them. Geo. Grier moved to Olathe. Kansas, the first of the week.

Geo. is so well known and has lived in the vicinity of Viola so long that they will be greatly missed by the people there. The Belle Plaine News is bragging about the fine peaches that have been raised over there this year of immense size. But peaches are not as plentiful in Sumner county this year as they might be. About one oclock on Thursday mornjng of last week a very dis-tructive fire broke out in St.

John and caused a loss of nearly $40,000 beforei it could be brought under control. Stafford Republican. The Wellington Journal thinks Lichtenberger has a majority of the delegates and will be nominated for county clerk tomorrow. Mcdonald of Caldwell is the man who ought to be nominated at that convention. There was a grand supper given at Mr.

Will Griers last Monday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Grier who left Wednesday for Olathe, Kansas. Those present were: Mr.

and Mrs. John Small, Mrs. Andrew Small and daughter, Mrs. and Mrs. John McClure, Mr.

and Mrs. R. Hansbarger and Dr. and Mrs. T.

M. Goldsberry. Everybody reports a good time. According to the enumeration of inhabitants by assessors March 1, 1904, ns returned through their county clerks to the state board of Agriculture, Kansas has a population of 1, 533,049, the largest in the States history. This is a net gain in the year of 88, 218.

Seventy-seven coun-ties report increases. The population of Sumner county is 25,701. icli Ita Star says i is estimated that those who went to register for Dakota land, paid out more money to the railroads than the total value of the lAnd at a good figure." More money is paid out to railroads every day for anticipated pleasures than all the pleasures on earth are worth-after you have hod them. People are land crazy. After they get It they dont know what to do with it.

To many of them It is only good for the foundation of a mortgage. Advance. Sumner county is unusually well supplied with trading points. There aro in the county two cities of the second class, Wellington and Caldwell; and eight cities of the third class, Mulvane, Belle Plaine, Oxford, Gueda Springs, South Haven. Hun-newell, Argon la and Conway Springs In addition to these there are seventeen platted townsltes, Corbin, Drury Perth.

Home, Milan, Mayfield Mll-lerton, Cicero, Hamden, Portland, Anson, New Bedford, Peck, River-dale, Blackstone, Ashton, Dalton and Milton. Ail of these points have one or more stores while there are stores at a number of points like Zyba that are not on platted town ites. Dally Mali. VIOLf STflTB BANK ORGANIZED FEB. 26, 1903.

CAPITAL STOCK, $5,000.00. DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS: J. H. Robinson, Jesse Evans. Miller Dobbin, Mottle Evans, Win.

J. M. Jones A. E. Barry, m.

C. Nor-cross, John Schumerhorn, John Grier, R. H. Hansbarger, Byron Graham, Win. Grier, J.

W. Porter, C.E. Pealrs. Wesolicit your patronage in a genearl Banking business Fire, Tornado, Hail and Life Insurance In The Best Mutual Or Old Line Companies. NOTARY PUBLIC IN THE OFFICE STOP And Listen You may tiy elsewhere when in need of things in DRUGS but we know that our stock can not be excelled.

The quality is the best that can be obtained, no matter what you pay. The price two always pleases our customers. Polite and prompt attention to all, whether their purchases are large or small. We know you do not object to saving money. That is one reason why we ask you to inspect our goods Monnet Bros.

Corner Drug Store. CONWAY SPRINGS, KANSAS. Viola Hotel For a clean and appetising Meal we cant be beat. VIOLA SR. E.

A. EVANS. DR. E. O.FARRIS EVANS FARRIS, PHYSICIANS AND SURCEONS.

All calls promptly attended, day or night. CONWAY SPRINGS KANSAS Offlo Phon 9 .4 Rtthltno Phon S. IVAN MJ CONFECTIONERY ICE CREAM Saturday and Sunday. Cigars, Candy and Tobacco. MILTON, KANS.

Science Aids Fishermen. Fishermen along the German ocean jed to look on deep sea research as a ere scientific fad. They changed leir mind when, in consequence of tese researches, 700,000 cod were night in a few days on new grounds. JESSE EVANS, Cashier HIRAM NORCROSS.Atty J.C.Gillis,D.D.S. Office In Reed Block.

PflONESi Office 8A, Residence 2ft CONWAY BPRINQS, KANSAS. to 2LrsGTET2f or course: you arc going i Let ue furnish you with literature relative to the bulldlnire, ho tola, low rates, train sorvlce, etc. Ask your looal agent or address C. W. STRAIN, Division Pssscnocr Aocnt, WICHITA, KAN.

I. low Old Settlers Picnic We are Instructed by H. Dnrford, president, and Edgar Mathes, secre tary, to announce that the Old Settlers Picnic will be he'd in Mont Handys grove on Thursday, September 15. For Sale. My blacksmith shop, tools and material in Viola, at actual cost.

No proposition recognised aftorJan. 1, 1905. Respectfully, John L. Tinsley, Viqla, Kan. Gonwau Springs Anniversary.

September 8 Is the date. Thurs day, Conway Springs will put up the biggest day in her history. The program will consist of band and other music. A gorgeous parade of business and allied interests, fine display, of farm products, live stock, etc. Suitable prlr.es are pro vlded for the best offerings.

Amusements of many sorts will be indulged in and the day made mem orable in our history as a city. A list of prises and full program is being prepared and will appear in print In a few days, Fasnacht 'Bros. Carry a full line of Wall Paper, Picture Qoods, Music, and Window Shades UNDERTAKING A SPECIALTY. CONWAY SPRINGS, KANSAS. I 1.