The Alma Enterprise from Alma, Kansas • Page 1

Historical Socitr ALMA ENTERPRISE. SEWS, Established 1628. EKTEBPBIBJ3, Entibliahed 1884. AJjTA VIBXA BSCOBD, Established 1880. ALMA, WABAUNSEE COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1907.

VOL. XXIII. NO. 51. UPPER HENDRICKS CREEK.

McFARLAND. present were; Anna Smith, Flossie Mr. Oliver of Wichita was here this week visiting at Comstock's. He was on his way to Kansas City to buy sheep. Geo.

MeQuade, the round house foreman, expects his wife the 20th. They Texas Excursion PES MOINES Alfred Richards has gone to Texas to improve his health. Miss Amy Reynolds attended church at Pleasant Ridge Sunday evening. Boyd Neff has given the school house several fresh coats of paint. Louis Caley sold his mules to Mr.

Lamb of Dunlap for $350 last week. S. O. Eberhart from Kansas City To the Gulf Coast country, The New California Round Trip Only $20. Clear to Brownsville, Texas, and return, Tuesday, October 1st, WE WILL SHOW you the sights of Southern Texas.

Matured corn that will make 40 bushels to tho acre; cotton that will make from to a. bale to an acre; sugar cane 20 to 30 tons an acre, worth a ton Fine, rich land that grows these crops, at $12.50 au acre and up, on very easy terms. Register for your Trip and Berth not later tliail Sept. 29. Remeteber the Dte-Qctnher J.

J. B. FIELDS, The Land Man, ALMA, KANSAS. H. J.Hahn has anew delivery wagon.

Ed Theel was visiting Alma friends Sunday. Mrs. Herman Ringel was in Alma Monday. Gus. Kratzer was an Alma visitor Saturday.

H. J. Hahn made a business trip to Topeka Thursday. Dr. Robyler attended the races in Topeka last week.

Andrew Roark is working in the Starling barber shop. Gene Hasting was in Topeka the latter part of the week. Herman Ringel and wifj attended the races in Topeka Thursday. Mr. Hasenbank of Wells Creek is the new clerk at Noller Bros.

The Lutheran school began Tuesday with an enrollment of 32 pupils. Mesdames Beverley and Umbehr of Alma visited friend3 here Monday. Mrs. Etta Corle moved to Alma this week. She will be greatly missed.

Miss Vinnie Osborn of Coldwater visited with Mrs. Silverthorne last week. Mr3. Geo Wells is on the sick list and was taken to the hospital in Topeka Monday. Rev.

Degner made the address at the missionary meeting at Lincolnviile Sunday. Mrs. Kralzer of Alma and Miss Mary Kratzer of Volland, visited Mrs. Hanson Supday. Fred Walters Jr.

goes to Omaha this week to work for John Ash in the round house. Billy Wilbert is back from Clay Center and is again working at the depot nights. Patrick Donnelly returned Friday from a two weeks visit with relatives in Cincinnati. Geo. Negabauer has to move again.

He will go into the house vacated by Herman Gabler. Fred Wright the round house clerk, and his bride are living in the Herman Ringel cottage 2. About 40 Mexicans' make head quarters here now. 'Five of them go back to Mexico this week. I There is some talk of putting in a couple of new side tracks north of the round house for repair tracks.

I Mrs. H. C. Senne of Vassar and Mrs. Emil Senne of Topeka were here Mon day to attend Mrs.

Abel's funeral. DIED. Matie M. Vahsholz died at her home near Olpe, Kansas, September 9, 1907, of spasmodic convulsions. The funeral was held Thursday at the Lutheran church near Olpe, and she wa3 laid to rest in the cemetery near by.

Matie M. Droege was born at Alma, April 30, 1885, and was married to Herman Vahsholz in Jane, 1904, at Olpe. She leaves besides her sorrowing husband, a little girl two years old and an infant baby boy born September 7th, a (father and mother and four sisters, all of whom were present at the funeral. She was a sister to Mrs. H.

W. Steinmeyer of Volland. An unusually large number were present at her funeral, showing the high esteem in which she was held. Our County Reporters. Baldwin, Laura Smith, Rena Baldwin, Anna Kramer, May Bolton, Cora Grimm, Gladys Kanzig, Anna Picolet, and Pearl McKelvey, Louise Burt and Marie Coons of Manhattan.

Married Miles Osmer and Miss Victoria Anderson were united, in marriage Tuesday evening Sept 17th. at the Congregational parsonage, Rev. Unger officiating. These young people who are so favorable known in our community start on life's journey'with the well wishes of a host of friends who hope for them all the happiness and prosperity possible to anyone's lot in life. They will be at home to their friends at the home of his mother, Mrs.

Wm. Osmer, after Sept. 20th, where they will reside the coming winter. S. Mertz met with quite an accident last week by his team of mules getting frightened at the depot where he was loading: tilinsr on a stone waffon.

He was thrown under the wheel which run over his foot in such a way as to bruise but not break any bones. The team ran home and collided witn the side of the barn throwing the little four year old boy to the doubletrees, he havine hum to the seat through all the run. It certainly was a most lucky affair that the little fellow was not more seriously hurt, only receiving several bruises. Mr. Mertz will be able to get around by the use of crutches.

It seems unfortunate to be so handicaped when he was in the midst of building and so much depended on his presence and help. ALTA VISTA. Miss Hinshaw spent Sunday in Alma. Clyde Reynolds was in town Tuesday. Pete Johnson and wife are in Alma this week.

Wm. Addie left Tuesday for a trip through Texas. Percy Schilling was down from Her- ngton Sunday. Miss Garnet Stiers was up from Alma on a short visit. J.

K. McClure was a Topeka visitor one day last week. Otto Wolgast returned from his trip to New York Sunday. Fred Struve and Owen Andrews went to Kansas City Sunday. Mrs.

Olof Vinburg went to St Joe to visit her sister last week. Miss Amelia Paetke went to Alma Saturday to spend Sunday. Seventeen excursion tickets were sold here for Kansas City. Mrs. E.

P. Shaffer is up from Okla- homa visiting W. Kiger's. Mrs. Crippin and father left last week tor a visit in Harper county.

Mrs. E. Houghton and Miss Eleanor Arndt were Topeka visitors Monday. Wm. Kamisky came up from Topeka Sunday for a week's visit at his home.

Dr. F. C. Gale is spending a few days of this week with friends in Council Grove. Chas.

Weidner was up from Topeka Tuesday for a visit with old time friends. S. C. Scott the piano man from Coun cil Grove was delivering pianos near here Monday. Thoma3 Crist left for Manhattan Monday where he will attend the K.

S. C. this year. Olaf Vinburg and Fred Struve went to Dwight last week where they will put in cement walks. Presiding Elder Madison will conduct the quarterly conference here Saturday afternoon Sept.

28 th. The Aid society met at Mrs Ander sons Tuesday and knotted comforts for G. W. Alexander's store. A.

B. Morlan and wife left for their farm Tuesday having rented their residence in town to Prof. Mc Dougall. W. F.

Kahle and wife have returned from St. Loui3 where they had been purchasing their winter stock for the store. Frank Kruger went to Canada Wed nesday where he will remain some time if he ILies the country; his sister also lives up there. Joe. Hampton and wife and little daughter left Tuesday evening for Washington where they will remain a month for a visit.

The W. diss of girls to Dight Friday night and Miss Hilda Kistler won the medal. A large crowd from here attended. Rev. Julius Smith will give an illustrated lecture on India at the E.

church Saturday eve Sept. 28th and will give a missionary address Sunday morning following. He will also speak at Beman Sunday afternoon Sept. 29ih. and will give another address at the M.

E. church here at night. He spent two years in India and is a splendid speaker. Gus. Hafenstein lost a hor3e last week.

John Gardenhire and family called on Allen's Sunday. Ray Bellinger was buying cattle in this vicinity last week. Ed Anderson and wife are now locat ed in Mrs. Robinett.s house. Fritz Laging and Chas.

Oehmann bought the Neidfeldt pasture recently for S3, 200. farmers nave commencea to sow wheat. The ground is very dry and rain is needed Those attending the races in Topeka last week from here were Wm. Mar quis, Frank fig and wife, Geo. and Wm.

Hensel Via two of his boys. CHALK. Oliver Karnes is building house on his new farm. Charles Hilbish transacted business in Eskridge Friday. Don't forget the sale at H.

E. Eadsley Saturday afternoon. There will be an ice cream social at Parkdale school house next Friday night. John Crisp, wife and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Crisp's brothers near Council Grove.

Mrs. John Hawthorne who has been quite sick the past week is much better at present. The dance Friday night wa3 well at tended and all present report a good time. There will be another Oct. 5th.

Misses Ellen Sobke and Clara Button spent Saturday night and Sunday with the former's sister Mrs. H. Wingfield. Bunger and Harris of Eskridge were in this neighborhood last week digging the potatoes they bought of Sam Eby. WABAUNSEE.

Wilber Fridley and family visited over Sunday in Alma. Mrs. C. G. Willig went to Topeka Monday for a few days visit.

G. S. Burt, Sr. and son Sherman spent Saturday in Alma on business. Miss Rena Baldwin gave a recital of her pupils at her home Saturday after noon.

Laura Smith and Frank Kramer will attend college at Manhattan this winter. Mrs. Georgia Hartloff of Manhattan spent Saturday with her father H. Mc-Cutchan. Mrs.

Hattie Blenkarn returned to Wamego Saturday after a weeks visit witn relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Seacord and Pearl Mc- Kelvey went to Manhattan on a shop ping trip last Wednesday. Miss Marie Coons of Manhattan re turned to her home Tuesday after a weeks visit with Mr.

and Mrs. Mails. Mrs. S. A.

Baldwin left last week for a visit in New York State and other eastern point3 for several weeks. Miss Lillian Peterson of Chicago arrived Tuesday and surprised her friend Miss Victoria Anderson, who was married that evening. Prof. Terry Willard of Manhattan was down Sunday to see his father who is quite sick and has been confined to his bed the past two weeks. Miss Barker spoke Sunday eve to the young people and all enjoyed her talk very much.

She will address them again next Sunday eve. Come and en joy the meeting. Mrs. W. Hartloff, Atlanta and Irwin McCutchan went to Hutchinson Tues- iay to visit their brother Charles and wife and attend the state fair for a week.

Capt. Sterrett and wife of Manhat tan came down Friday to visit with Mrs. M. Frizzel and Mr. Sterrett did some repairing on the house for Mrs.

Frizzel. Mr. and Mrs. Bivins who have been in camp with the surveying party here the past weeks left Saturday for Chicago. The camp expects to move elswhere this week.

If we should have the railroad as surveyed, some people would have their homes all cut in pieces. The M. E. people here made an ex change with Zeandale for the seats used in their church. Zeandale church has not been in use for a number of years and is fast going to decay.

Their seats were more comfortable and roomy than those here so the change was arranged for and last Saturday Messrs Bolton, Day, and Hartloff with hay racks, took the seats from here and returned with the seats from Zeandale. A number of young lady friends of Miss Victoria Anderson gave her a surprise shower at the home of Mrs. G. S. Burt Sr.

Monday from three to five. Luncheon was served by Mesdames Burt, Woodhull and Robinson. Those will be located in the Ringel cottage No. 2. Mrs.

R. Silverthorne and daughter went to Olsburg Wednesday to visit her folks during the Doctor's absence at Ft. Riley. John Begemann and family moved into their new home, the E. H.

Corle property Tuesday, where they will run a boarding house. Dr. Silverthorne left for Ft. Riley Wednesday for a ten days absence at the Military maneuvers. Dr.

Beverley of Alma has charge of his practice. Harry Springston, G. A. Bauer and Pete Schoning went to Kansas City last week to stand the examination for fireman and all passed in good sh ape. Herman Gabler left for St.

Vermont, Monday where he will work for a railroad th.Te. B. G. Barshow lives there and has also returned to that place. A new pump wa3 put in at the round house this week with 100 lbs.

pressure and the boys are now washing their own boilers. They now have a six inch line from the round house to the creek. The pump is a duplex. About seven Mexicans went to Alma on a handcar Sunday to see the ball game and on the way home, the car jumped the track and jarred them up pretty badly. Dr.

Silverthorne was kept busy for a while patching them up, four being quite badly hurt. G. J. Comstock unloaded 1700 head of sheep Friday that he will feed 60 or 70 days and put back on the early market. He bought 33 acres of corn from Mrs.

Meinholdt for $16 an acre and now has the sheep in the field. He bought them in Kansas City this year as the fellows in New Mexico have put up their prices so high that it is almost impossible to buy there. A young man named Lyons, supposed to be from Memphis, Tenn. who worked at the eating house Tuesday attempted to get on a night train that night and was thrown under the wheels badly crushing one foot, cutting and fracturing hi3 skull. He had sma I chance of recovery.

The railroad bovs raised the money and sent him to Topeka Wednesday where he died that afternoon. Delbert and Dsnnis Mossman and Lawrence Brennan of Keene went to Manhattan Monday to enter the Agricultural College and were admitted to the freshman classes without examination, on their grades from the Keene school. This was very pleasing to their teacher Fred A. Seaman who went up with them to get them settled. The bcy3 are all excellent students and have done much extra work the past year or two, an hour extra morning and evening.

They will give a good account of themselves at the college and will waste no time. Wanted. A good competent girl for general housework in family of four. A good home and good wages. Address Mrs.

Harry j. Bone. 1415 Topeka Ave. Topeka, Kansas. Individuality, Ltyles that are abreast of the hour, and workmanship that is possible only where organizations as skilled as the makers of Kup-penheimer and Cloth-crqft is maintained, puts this Clothing far above the dead level of ready-to-wear of equal price.

The fabrics are all wool and of a stamp that will Appeal to the Particular Orercoals, $10 to $27.50 CLOTHING GO. ia visiting relatives in this vicinity. Boyd Neff went to Kansas City recently where he will work in the future. Wm. Gray and wife of Topeka are visiting their daughter Mrs.

Delia Richards. -41 TEMPLIN. Miss Agnes Kietzman left for Topeka Sunday. Rev. Wittrock preached Sunday afternoon at Egypt.

Robt. Weber was on the s'ck list last week, but at present is alright. Walter Perry from Egypt was in this vicinity buying cattle this week. G. Zimmerman and wife spent the day with friends in Alma Saturday.

Miss Hattie Zimmerman is helping Mrs. Wm. Wahl with her hoasework. C. Benkula and family from south of Alta Vista attended church here Sun day.

F. Slehuber and wife from Durham Park are visiting with Miss Bertha Wenzel. The high south winds the past week dried the corn up so fast that the binders could not keep up with it. H. Heideman, Chas.

Zerbe and Chas. Heideman with their families visited with F. Miller on upper Spring Creek Sunday. The block system crew'on the Rock Island is at work again. It will not take a great while before they put it in operation.

DOVER. Mrs Bessie Smale of Victor, is visiting her mother Mrs. R. P. Miller.

She arrived Friday and expects to make quite a long visit. Harry Perkins sells the Mayer Bros. custom made shoes. Satisfaction guaranteed with every pair. School shoes a specialty.

Call and examine them. Mrs. W. P. Snyder and brother Clark Denious left for Kansas City Friday to visit for awhile with relatives.

Mr. Denious has been visiting here for some time and has made many friends during his stay. James Tomson came home for a breathing spell last week between fairs, but went back again Sunday night to Hutchinson. He says things are coming his way in good shape and the stock are showing up fine. Nothing preventing, our new milli nery establishment will be open ior business Saturday Sept.

21st. Every body come and whether you are pre pared to buy or not, wish the new en terprise success. William Haskell has been visiting his sister Mrs. Lew Bond for a few day3. He has been sick for several weeks and unable to work at all.

His many old friends were glad to see him again and to find that his health is improving. Judge McGregor and daughter of Carthage' are visiting with Grandma Beach. Judge McGregor is a broth er of Mrs. Beach and he arranges to get away from his business once or twice a year to come up and make her visit. We are always glad to meet him at all times as are all of his many warm friends here.

While the railroad meeting last Wed nesday was in full session and one could almost imagine he heard the whistle of the first train, Will Beach's horse shar ing the enthusiasm, thought he sure heard the train coming, and breaking loose from where he was tied, lit for home to tell then about it. He succeeded in breaking things up pretty well along the road but no serious damage was done. Our Bank Cashier will be absent from business after Sept. 16th for about ten days at the annual shoot at Ft. Riley.

During his absence the affairs of the bank will presided over by our much esteemed friend Miss Gertrude McComb and her many friends will be glad to meet her again and extend to her the hearty welcome that is justly due her for the years of faithful service spent here while teaching our school. The advent of the railroad surveyors has already caused a movement in real estate and a very perceptible advance in prices. Two transfers were made last week; one was the lot owned by Frank Dutton known as the Odd Fellow lot for $150, and the half acre strip on the north of Tom Best's residence including the millinery store building, consideration $475. The building will be operated as a millinery store the same as originally intended. WELCOME.

Miss Maggie Campbell is improving fast. Ardon Zieber and family spent Sunday at Brabb's. Fred Cross and wife visited Sunday at John Clarks. Fred Fechner purchased a new corn binder the first of the week. J.

L. Johnson and wife spent Saturday and Sunday at N. C. Bently's. Wallace Lumb and sister Mary are visiting relatives and friends here.

Mrs. E. E. Helsby and daughter are visiting home folks for a few weeks. HARVEYVILLE.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thompson and Miss Viola took the train at Burhngame last week for a month's visit with relatives in Michigan. J. T.

Fields and M. P. Earley were in Burlingame last week to attend the fair. They stayed until Saturday and the papers say never missed a meal, horse race, ball game or show while there. J.

R. Turner's barn burned Sunday night, the 8th. Several other buildings near by caught fire and but for the hard work of the "bucket brigade" they would have been destroyed. He had but little insurance. MAPLE HILL.

See Mrs. Baker's millinery ad this week. A. N. Winkler attended the Mich-aehs sale at Paxico Tuesday.

Sen. Dolley says there will be a special session unless the railroads give us a two cent fare and that a primary election law will be passed. The C. E. meets Sunday eve at 7:30 at the Congregational church.

A 20 minute song service will be followed by a discussion of the topic. On July 4th Charles Miller of Maple Hill and Charles Metsker of Willard met at the celebration in Paxico. A quarrel developed into a fight and the honors seemed to go to Miller. The affair was dropped and it seemed the trouble forgotten. Saturday night a dance was held on a platform which had been erected during the summer half a mile south of Willard.

Miller fend the Metskers were at the dance. Trouble was expected but the evening seemed scheduled to pass without the second chapter of the fight. At a late hour, however one of the Metsker boys approached Miller and said something which at once put Miller on his guard. While the two talked the second Metsker boy is alleged to have approached Miller from behind and struck him several blows upon the head, knocking him down and continuing to beat him. A f-ter beating their victim the Metskers left the grounds.

Miller was taken to Willard where a physician dressed his wounds. Later he was removed to his home in Maple hill after swearing out a warrant for his assailants. The trial of the case will occur Saturday at snokomo. Mrs. Arthur Finney visited Dover friends a few days last week.

Several on Snokomo have threshed their wheat and report good yields. Carl Haubold come home Tuesday evening to assist with the threshing. John Clark, wife and Mattie and Delno were sight seeing inTopeka last week. School at Dist 59 began Monday with 8 pupils. Mr.

Anderson of Eskridge is teacher. Finneys and Strowigs drove down to Vera Friday eve to visit Ed Finney's and Newt Dickinson. Mr3. Lambert Anderson and daughter Olga are visiting relatives at Halifax and Alma this week. Mrs.

Olson and daughter left Wednesday for Hays City, where Mr. Olson is in business. All wish them success. Alva Lieurance and family visited home folks Sunday before leaving for their new home at Wichita. They have many friends here who are sorry to see them go.

a VERA. School began in Di3t. 57 Monday. Corn cutting is the order of the day. Mrs.

F. L. Raymond went to Topeka Monday. Scott Lister from Keene i3 cutting com for Ed Finney. Paul Jerrue is here visiting his sister Mrs.

O. E. Winkler. Newton Dickinson returned to Fort Cobb, Ok. Saturday.

Miss Jennie Fullerton attended the ball game at Paxico Saturday. Geo McGrew and Earnest DeArmond loaded a car of wheat Tuesday. Mis3 Helen Gray of Snokomo spent part of Friday and Saturday in Vera. Franklin Adams Jr. of Maple Hill made a pleasure trip to Vera Sunday.

O. E. Winkler is fixing up his scales. Geo. Bartholy of Paxico is doing the work.

R. W. Clothier is better and is out around again; his wife is here visiting this week. John Murdie was over from Keene last week; come again John, when you can stay longer. E.

V. DeArmond finished wheat threshing Tuesday which about winds it up around here. F. L. Raymond O.

E. Winkler and Otho True attended the Michaelis sale near Paxico Tuesday. Sorry to announce that there will be no preaching at Vera next Sunday; services are discontinued indefinitely as Rev. Crouch is going to take a vacation. Miss Florence Collins of Kingfisher, stopped over a few days to visit her aunts on her way to Illinois, where she will attend school at North Western University at Evanston.

CLOTHES THAT HOLD CONFIDENCE Copyright 1907 The House cf Kuppenheimef Chicago Suits and KNOSTMAN.