Walnut Valley Times from El Dorado, Kansas • Page 2

TAYLOR PATTERSON (From Friday's Daily) (From Saturday's Daily) (From Thursday's Daily) (From Monday's Daily) Ole B. Arntzen of Eureka, El Dorado Thursday. Arden Douglass is here from Kansas City. D. A.

Reed is in Augusta. E. F. Hersham is in Bums. Miss Una Patterson was married Thursday, March 25 to Mr.

Thos. Taylor. The wedding occurred in the parlors of the White House hotel conducted by Rev. W. A.

Sharp of the Baptist church at 3 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are popular young people of Augusta, both very well known in EI Dorado.

The Times joins their many frienBs in best wishes. Miss Jessie Perry gave a 7 o'clock dinner Thursday evening for Mrs. Ray Constant of Walton. The dinner was served by Mrs. M.

V. Lucas and was indeed delightful. The guests then went to Miss Perry's rooms at R. H. Cooper's and spent the evening playing Som R'Set.

Miss Inez Benson and Mrs. Constant received the favors. The guests were, Mrs. Ray Constant; the Misses Fern Springer, Inez Benson, Mattie Sharp, Agnes Robbins, Eva Whitmer and Susan Perry. Mrs.

S. E. Black charmingly enter tained the Five Hundred club Friday afternoon at her home on SouthWash-ington street. The club favor was a hand painted cup and saucer and the lucky favor was a haviland plate. The guests spent an unusually happy afternoon.

The club members are Mesdames C. L. Harris, C. W. Ewing, C.

Pattison, H. W. Schumacher, S. Clifford and R. H.

Hazlett. The guests were, Mesdames Wm. Dunn of Oklahoma City, Alvah Shelden, H. G. San- difer, V.

P. Mooney, C. E. Thompson, M. M.

VanDenberg and W. L. Hitch cock. LAND TRANSFERS Geo. C.

Nelson to S. C. Bull, hf nw qr and hf sw qr sec 17 and hf se qr sec 18-29-8, $3 750 Geo. C. Nelson to W.

H. Pow ell, hf ne qr sec 19-29-8, 1250 S. F. Hinchman to W. C.

And erson, hf sw qr sec 30-29-3, 3000 J. S. Kinzey to J. A. Bare, se qr sec 24-29-4, 8000 H.

L. Marsh to A. T. Fry, ne qr sec 6-26-5 C100 W. H.

Patterson to K. E. Lick- lider, lot 19 blk 8 west Lath am, 400 V. L. Rice to John Milner, hf sw qr and nw qr sw qr sw qr sec 25-27-3 7200 F.

Mitchell to Mary E. Neff, hf sec 12-26-5, 10700 M. O. Jarvis to G. W.

Parker, hf sw qr sec 4-23-4, 3OO0 J. Williamson toN. Tavenner, hf ne qr sec 36-28-6, 1500 J. A. Bradrer to W.

Andrews. sw qr sec 1-26-4, 4620 H. F. Johns to F. M.

Barr, hf sw qr sec 3-24-4 4000 S. E. Bull to John Erickson, hf hf see 30 and hf se qr sec 19-29-8 4000 W. H. Powell to John Erickson, 3560 acres twp 29 8, 70000 A.

M. McLain to J. J. Eldridge, 2 lots 1-2-3-4 blk 1 Knote's add to Douglass, 450 H. E.

Scott to E. B. Fountain, lot 53-55 Emporia st Riv add to El Dorado S. E. Shanks to S.

H. Harter, lots 9-12 blk Third add to Douglass, W. L. Johns to H. F.

Johns, hf sw qr sec 3-24-4, Guy C. Dunn to B. H. Marston, part lots 19-20 blk 6 Cooper Park add to EI Dorado 500 1600 40O0 1900 Ahgie Becker to J. B.

Temple-ton, part sw qr blk 7 Cooper park add to El Dorado 3600 THE CITY PRIMARIES Vote at the El Dorado city primaries March 25, 1909 Candidates, Votes Maj First ward-Mayor C. H. Selig 95 10 R. S. Miller 85 Police Judge J.

F. Glendenning 86 6 A. D. Pattee 80 City Treasurer S. R.

Clifford 137 Treas. Board of Education C. E. Thompson 133 Councilman G. W.

Stinson 65 A. N. Henry 106 41 Board of Education C. E. Hunt, long term 132 E.

P. Mabry, short 125 Committeeman at Large C. L. King 121 Ward Committeeman Frank Williams 125 Second ward Mavor C. H.

Selig 122 R. S. Miller 157 Police Judges J. F. Glendenning 153 50 A.

D. Patte, 103 City Treasurer S. R. Clifford 224 Treas. Board of Education C.

E. Thompson 223 Councilman High School monogam stationary the Times office. El Dorado High at the Times office. School stationary John and Frank Buskirk are guests of their brothi Buskirk. -f Latham, C.

W. Henry Sandifer has had a week of fighting with grip and the contest is not vet ended. The infant son of Mr. and Stephen Fowler is seriously ill catarrhal fever. Mrs.

with John Boyle of Fairview, who has suffered all winter from chronic rheumatism, is much improved. Mrs. A. Loncer and daughter Marguerite of Towanda, were transacting business at the court house Monday. James Knote of Douglass, was fined $20 and costs in Justice Dillenbeck's court March 26 for disturbing the peace in Douglass.

C. E. Florence will build a cement sidewalk and curb in front of his lots east of the telephone building. Sharp Brothers have the contract. The registration of voters is heavier than was ever known in El Dorado before for a city election.

The total number cann be ascertained yet, as the count is not complete. Court house visitors Monday Mr. and Mrs. L. D.

Riggs of Leon, Chas. Bruhn of Clifford township, N. A. Yeager, T. L.

Fry and John McCon-nell of Augusta, W. Warner of Leon, and Frank Lee of Richland township This paper intends soon, if there be no sudden flop to quick work by the congressmen of the Eighth district, to join the insurgents any old insurgents. This office has received no government garden seeds yet garden making time is here. DAULTON John Daulton died of pneumonia, March 25 at the home of Avery Rob-bins. He had been sick for ten days.

He was 59 yaers old and had been here only a short time. Burial was made in Belle Vista Friday. The Cooking School department of El Dorado's High School is making fine progress. Its members have lcarn- eu a lot including the concoction of some dishes so trifling that aftir man has eaten a quart of the delicioi ness he doesn't know whether he has eaten anything or not. The class wi! make sonic bread snon.

"Taxpayers Take Notice" is th title of an article in this issue which is of intense interest to taxpayers. It goes to the root of the matter of taxa ion, getting the property on the tax roll and getting the owner's valuatiot upon it. it may seem strange, even unfair that the system of assessment should be changed at this time, but changed it is. We Sell japalac Rogers' Stainfloor Liquid Veneer Johnson's Wax uCis whig COURT NOTES Court met in adjourned session March 29. Divorces granted: Ward Snider from Minnie Snider; Wm.

Beard from Rose Loreta Beard; Lillie Bolin from John S. Bolin; Emma Hedges from Steven Hedges; Minnie Hedges from George Hedges. Attorney Lou Clogston of Eureka is attending court. LAMB Died, at his home on Vine street, Saturday, March 27 about 1 :30 p. John A.

Lamb, aged about 48 years Mr. Lamb died of pneumonia. He had been ailing for some time but his condition was not considered very se nous. His death was a great surprise and shock to his family and friends who cannot realize that he is dead. Mr.

Lamb was born in Indiana. He came to cutler county with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Riley Lamb in 1872. He was widely known and was respected man and citizen.

He was married to Miss Emma Varner.daugh ter of I. D. Varner of Fairview. tiis wne and nve cnildren survive him, the eldest, Russell Lamb i married. No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES One division of the Freshmen gave good literary urogram Triday. Virgil Crook, Etta Oliver, Kenneth Benson, Lorraine Wackerle, Faf Piper, Glenn Iviser and John Bradley gave orations this week. This finishes the orations. Howard Nelson, who will have the class honors, will give his oration at commencement exercises. The Sophomores who did not take part in the Sophomore literary prog ram will entertain the High School in chapel exercises next week.

The Seniors have been having number of written lessons in American history. Mrs. Edward Butler and Mis Anna Bradley visited chapel Friday. The Freshmen closed their study of Ivanhoe with a te3t Wednesday. The Senior Physics class has been connecting cells in series and parallel this week.

The Freshmen take an examination Carlyle's Essay on Burns Monday. Ruby Johnson, Venita Foster, Edna Keeling, Roy Johnson, Roy Springer and Edwin Popkess were absent this week. The nominating committee of the Wisdom Literary society appointed Miss Murriel Spain as secretary in place of Miss Sarah Ewing. Miss Spain was sworn in Friday afternoon. The Freshmen have challenged the Sophomores and Juniors for a track meet.

The Misses Nellie Johnston and Kittie Green visited school Tuesday. The commercial and normal depart ments will be re-established in the schools next year. Katie Fowler and Lulu Garrett of vs. at W. U.

ton py the from Miss Addie in Neal. Stpehenson is visiting Mrs. J. D. Hull is in Wichita, visiting her son Ben.

Arden Douglass of Kansas City, is visiting friends in El Dorado. T. N. Purcell of Gordon, is a guest of his brother-in-law, Earl Forgy here. T.

R. Reed has the contract for a $3,000 cottage for R. Y. Taliaferro. H.

Cronk, who was injured at the stone quarry, is slowly improving. Miss Delia Eldridge of Newton, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. D. Lewellen. C.

Rasmussen of Towanda township, was an El Dorado visitor Friday. John M. Bruce vs John B. McGraw et al was a quiet title suit filed March 26. Earl Wheeler of Towanda, was transacting business in El Dorado Saturday.

Mrs. S. M. Hanna of Wichita, visiting her son R. G.

Hanna, has gone home. Mr. and Mrs. G. rusticating at their creek.

H. Pattison are ranch on Hickory John Lamb is very dangerously sick with pneumonia at his home on north Vine street. Mrs. A. M.

Price of Wichita, visiting Mrs. H. Cronk for a few days, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs.

T. E. Eureka, are guests of Mrs. M. E.

Jolliffe. Ditteman of Sheriff and Creed Hamilton of upper Cole creek, is building an addition and otherwise improving his house. Mrs. Cora Jackson and son Rupert leave soon for Aladin, New Mexico, where Mrs. Jackson has a claim.

Mr. and Mrs. Marion Secrest left Friday via the Missouri Pacific for Pasadena, California, their new home. The Santa Fe Railway company paid $8000, interest and costs in settlemen of the judgment in the Rucker case Mrs. M.

P. Scranton of Mt. Hoi here visiting her brother D. Wine garner, is visiting relatives in Benton T. W.

Randall of Newton, for several days a guest of Mrs. S. A Hawley, returned to her home Man 26. J. R.

Secrest and son Charles G. W. Hutchinson of Pontiac, visitors in the capital of Butler diy. and Fri Sumner Richard of Towanda town ship, will leave the farm and become a motor man on the street car line Wichita. Mrs.

J. D. Rearick and Mrs. S. B.

Allen are in Wichita to attend the dedication of a Trinity Episcopa hurch. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs reari reeman ot Kiverside, is very sick with measles, threatened with pneumonia. To Wichita Friday: Mr. and Mrs.

Ben Blevins, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Green, Mrs.

S. G. Pottle, Mrs. S. Smith and Miss Mary Broselg.

George and Charles Worrell of Ros alia, Thos. Boone of Spring township, and Charles Sweeney of Augusta, were court house callers Friday. Somebody told Keplinger that lot of pin heads" were nominated at the city primary and "Kep" was afraid to deny it for fear the asserter would prove it. "Kep" was nominal ed. Figure up and let us know how mucn money you would want if you had all you wanted.

Of course you can ten unless you schedule vour desires that will reveal vour char acter. borne people profess they have not yet had fun enough out of the city election and are endeavoring to get up another ticket, by petition. It i proposed to put A. J. on for mayor if he will accept.

The Butler County Telephone com pany has five repair gangs at work on lines in the country. It has received a large consignment of poles and wire and shipped two cars of poles to Augusta for use in repairing the lines there. NOTICE To patrons, voters and tax payers of school district No. 52, Benton, Kansas: The annual meeting of school district No. 52 will be held at the school house in Benton, on Friday April 9, 1909 at 2 p.

Frank Jan-ner, District Clerk. CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the township board of Prospect township will receive bids at the county clerk's office in EI Dorado, at 3 p. m. March 27, 1909 and award a contract to the lowest and best bidder for the construction of Two stone piers, eighteen feet wide at the bottom and seventeen feet wide at the top and four feet thick at the bottom and two feet thick at the top, on Eemis creek between sections 27 and 28 at what is known as the S. R.

Anderson ford in school district No. 101. The township board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. -Frank Kistler, Twp Trustee. ANOTHER CITY TICKET? A petition said to bear the names eighty citizens was filed Friday eyening late, nominating A.

J. Hold-erman for mayor against Dr. R. S. Miller the primary nominee and Jos.

Powell for councilman in the second ward against T. H. Keplinger the primary nominee. Friends of this movement declare that Mr. Holderman has said he would accept the nomination and make the race.

He left the city Fri day morning and efforts to reach him phone were unavailing. Persons very close to Mr. Holderman assert that he will not under any circumstances accept the nomination. He refused positively to be a candidate in the primary. It is said a petition was filed nomi nating C.

W. Harvey for councilman against J. W. Stimpson, the Citizens primary nominee in the tmrd ward. Mrs.

H. G. Sandifer is home Wichita. is it F. to and the I I you Mr.

and Mrs. H. moving to Augusta. L. Wilson are There was considerable church rivalry in the city election.

Marshall Warren of Emporia, is in El Dorado on land business. D. P. Block, now of Douglass, was a county capital visitor March 25. Mrs.

Wm. Austin of Burns, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Austin. J.

S. Roberts and wife, formerly of Rosalia, are in Topeka, prospecting. The little voter and hi little ballot sometimes accomplishes mighty results. Mr. and Mrs.

Gene Foster and Frank Healy have gone to Missouri, visiting. Miss Lulu Lines of Cassoday, a guest of Mrs. John Davis, has gone to Valley Center. Mrs. H.

Metcaalf is in Burns, visiting her mother, Mrs. R. S. Rand, who is quite sick. The Misses Pearl and Laura Hall have gone to Towanda township, visiting Mrs.

Rav Houston. Miss Jennie Thompson of Leon, visiting Mrs. R. M. Karnahan and Mrs.

K. M. Geddes, has gone home. Chas. Wiggington and family will moev shortly to Brighton, Colorado, where Wiggington has a position in a grocery store.

Mrs. V. Dexter of Winfield, has returned after a pleasant visit with her daughter, Mis. J. R.

Eike in Little Walnut township. The Frisco depot at Augusta was burned this, Friday morning at 2 o'clock. Origin unknown. It was a total loss. Chas.

Secrest, for the past year an employee of G. W. Hutchinson in Pontiac, has resigned his position and will become a farmer. Mrs. Geo.

Donaldson of Grecnsburg a guest of her sister, Mrs. Wm. Ham ilton of Cassodav, and El Dorado friends, has gone to Wichita. Mrs. V.

P. Mooney delightfully en tertained at luncheon Friday, Mrs, Alvah Shelden and her guest, Mrs Wrn. Dunn of Oklahoma Citv and Mrs O. Mooney. Mr.

and Mrs. Geo. Maxwell of To wanda. guests of Mrs. Sarah Maxwell returned home rriday.

lhey were ac companied bv their daughter, Mrs. C. J. Mossman. Work on the new court house progressing rapidly.

The steps to the main entrance are now being built. It will soon have the appearance of state house. Mrs. Wallace Peckham of Augusta and Mrs. Wade Brackett of Raton, New Mexico, are guests of Mrs.

Ida Robison. The ladies were Mrs. Roh iosn's school days chums. Thos. Dixon of Little Walnut, has just completed a new seven room house on his farm for his son-in-laT Perry Strait, who is moving back to Kansas from Oklahoma.

Leon Indica tor. The school meeting in districts par tially located in cities of the third class is changed to the second Friday in April, which will be April 9 this year. There is no change in districts outside of cities. Leander Warren, down from Cole creek this week, claims to be happy in a quiet life. He lives off the main road and about the greatest excitement that comes to him is the daily passing of Uncle Sam's mail wagon bringing the Daily Times and the world's news.

These young people enjoyed a pic nic supper in the country Friday even ing: The Misses Virgil Crook, Ruth Avery, Elsie Ow, Blanche Holcombe Beth Tolle and Ruth Stimpson; Mes-sers II. D. White, Glenn Jolliffe, Fred Wackerle, Arthur Lee, Karl Earp and Claud Davis. Col. P.

M. Hoi.sington of the Second Regiment K. N. G. inspects Company here Saturday evening.

The boys are expected to be right up to perfection. Visitors are welcome. The Company has hopes of securing one of the several armories to be erected under a new law. Wm. J.

Hill, formerly an Augusta business man, the Journal says is nominated by republicans for mayor of Cripple Creek, Colorado. The prime necessity of a good mayor in Cripple Creek as this paper sees it is a level head, a right iieart and a moral back bone stiff as a 100-pound railway rail. A Missouri paper shows a retaliatory spirit The latest thing in ladies' corsets (except the ladies) extend from the waist to the knees. We have ordered a collar with armholes which is to reach from our neck to our shoe tops. Gosh dinged if we are going to let the ladies beat us to it in every thing.

(First Published March 19, 1909.) NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT EX CUTRIX State of Kansas, Butler County, ss In the matter of the estate of Roselle E. Davis, late of Butler coun ty, Kansas. Notice is hereby given, that on the 11th day of March A. D. 1909., the undersigned was, by the Probate court of Butler county, Kansas, duly ap pointed and qualified as executrix of the estate of Koselle E.

Davis late of Butler county, deceased. All parties interested in said estate will take not ice and govern themselves accordingly. Marcia E. Pattison, Executrix. H.

W. Schumacher. Attorney. wlO-12 (First Published March 26, 1909.) NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT-EXECUTORS State of Kansas, Butler County, ss In the matter of the estate of L. J.

Wackerle, deceased, late of Butler county, Kansas. Notice is hereby given, that on the lath day of March A. D. 1909, the undersigned were by the Probate court of Butler county, Kansas, duly appointed and qualified as executors of the estate of L. J.

Wackerle, late of Butler county, deceased. All parties interested in said estate will take not ice and govern themselves accordingly. Wm. J. Wackerle, John J.

Wackerle, Executors. H. W. Schumacher, Attorney. wll-13 of by Louis Jossi da v.

was in Wichita Satur- Mrs. E. from Reece. J. Andrews has returned Miss Josephine Olberding is visiting in Burns.

Mrs. F. E. Wagoner Arkansas City. is visiting in H.

A. Haines of Rosalia. Times caller Friday. Mrs. George Rickard of Burns, is a guest of Mrs.

Samuel Austin. Miss Alice Shreve of Towanda township, is visiting Miss Pearl Hall. E. H. Eubanks and F.

M. Anderson go to Kansas City, Saturday night. The Fisk orchestra furnished music for a ball at Augusta Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

E. A. Riley of Lath am, are visiting relatives in LI Dorado. Ole Arntzen of Eureka, a guest of El Dorado friends, has gone to Augus ta. E.

S. Denny, right-of-way man for the Orient, is here on railroad busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Dace of Lath am, are in .1 Dorado locating here. with a view of Mrs. Wallace Peckham of Augusta, who visited Mrs. Ida Robison Friday, has returned home. The Misses Myrtle Green and Etoile Vaile are in Emporia and will enter the State Normal school.

C. C. Hall has returned from a suc cessful exploitation of his famous hog remedv in western Kansas. Miss Vada Barker of Eureka, a guest of her sister, Mrs. George Hay- man, has gone to Pueblo.

The Misses Fnye Scott and Allelic Schumacher are in Wichita, guests of friends over Sunday. Mrs. Worley and daughter Vera of Plum Grove township, were shopping in El Dorado Saturday. J. G.

Corey of Arkansas City, is an over-Sunday guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Corey here. Frank Crook and family will soon move into the McCatfree property on Broad street in north El Dorado. Prof.

H. D. White of Baldwin, made El Dorado friends a short visit Saturday on his way home from Pratt. John Manor of Fairview township, P. A.

Hull and M. A. Wait of Towanda, were El Dorado visitors Saturday. Ralph Gorman of Towanda, is a guest of his sisters, Mesdames J. W.

McLain, U. E. McDaniel and Marion Embree. This paper favors an instaneous change of the style in which women wear their hair. This "rat" business aweary ing.

A gang of eighteen men, making repairs on tne Bell telephone line has finished the work here and has gone to Wichita. Mrs. C. F. Hayes and daughter, Miss Sybil have returned to their home ni Bazaar.

Miss Svbil was teacher of the Snow school. Manager Harvey Ridge is in Augus ta, attending to the repair of the tele phone cable which was burned in the Frisco depot fire. Mrs. Wade Brackett of Raton, New Mexico, after a delightful visit with Mrs. Ida Robison has gone to Towanda to visit relatives.

Miss Grace Smith, a popular teach er at Uolden Uate school the past winter, has gone to Emporia to attend the State Normal school. W. N. Bigley of Perry, Oklahoma, is in .1 Llorado, buying norses and mules. He says there is no better than the Butler county variety.

The helpful hen has spent the win ter in singing her lay, but she is now spending her time in laying eggs. There are plenty of eggs now. Jas. Feeley has added a marble Root beer fountain to his cool drink tiispensry. reeley is a rustler and means to keep in the running in the soft drink business.

Mrs. J. W. Davis and daughter Pearl have recurned from Rosalia. Miss Pearl has just closed a term of school at Liberty that was highly sat isfactory to parents and pupils.

There are not enough business build ings in El Dorado. James Demo is looking a for location for his whole sale poultry and egg business, but so far is unable to find a suitable one. R. W. Tuttle and daughter, Mrs.

O. Nonken and granddaughter Mrs. Lottie Wilson, all of Bums, are guest Mr. Tuttle daughter, Mrs. H.

Birford. They leave March SO for Sar Francisco, via the Santa Fe. Wm. Price and others are asking the Times if it is illegal to use car- iages and haul voters to and from the primary or election polls. It is not llegal.

Legislation of this nature was attempted at the session recently closed but the bill failed. E. L. Donelson of Prospect, is fighting the gophers that, like that of everybody else, are destroyinyg his alfalfa. He says stryehnined Irish po tatoes with just a drop of oil of anise sure destruction to them.

They can not resist the anise seed smell and eat all. Not so many years ago mayors of large cities were active in seeing that poor people had the use of vacant town lots on which to grow gardens, sweet corn and potatoes. The idea is a very good one. It should prevail in El Dorado and many and unsightly weed patches would give way to a food producing spot. The Times cannot refrain from printing such letters as this from B.

Bourne, Los Angeles, California "My dear Mr. Shelden, I still claim be a citizen of El Dorado, Butler county, Kansas and I had calculated be home in time to make garden vote at the spring election, but powers that be have concluded that I remain awhile longer, therefore enclose a dollar as a renewal to what think the best paper published in Butler county, the Weekly Walnut Valley Times. I earnestly hope that will be careful and not miss sending it every week." 1 a a in iors Now, does El Dorado get macadamized streets or not? Roy Ramsey is home through southern Texas. from a trip Th bravest are cowardly enough are guilty. easy it is to build castles in th air; how difficult to maintain them anywhere.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. Scott of Colorado Springs, are guests of their sisters.

Mrs. F. E. Dillenbeck and Miss Faye Scott. S.

T. Mcintosh has purchased from the Sharp Brothers the new brick livery occupied by G. W. Williams on South Main street. The Goddess which is to adorn the new court house will be placed above the main (north) front of the building.

People not refined in art expression are expected to withhold their opinions until this exponent of delicate expression in statuary instructs them what to think. HUSTON HIGGANBOTHAM Miss Mary Etta Higganbotham was married to Mr. Wm. Roy Houston, Wednesday evening, March 24. Rev.

P. C. Herbert officiating. Mr. and Mrs.

Houston are nice young people of Towanda township, and have the sincere congratulations of their many friends. ADVERTISED LETTERS These letters remain uncalled for in the postoflice, at El Dorado, Kansas. March 25, 1909 Victor Shirving-ton, John W. Smith, Frank Miller, Robert Pearce, George Pearce, Pete Reece, K. V.

Hoffer, Mrs. E. Goist, John E. II. Ellet, P.

M. SEVERELY INJURED Dell McGinnis had his left knee badly crushed Wednesday. He was turning a switch in the yards at Yates Center, a lever failed to catch and the switch-stop hit him on the knee. His brother, Chas. McGinnis of El Dorado, took him to the Wichita hos pital where he will be cared for.

SECREST STAGNER Miss Ulive Mae btagner was mar ried to Francis Marion Secrest at the bride's home Wednesday evening. March 24 by Rev. F. J. Stinson.

The Stagner home was handsomely decorated and the ceremony was per formed 'neath a floral bell, hung an arch of pink and white carnations. The decorations all over the house were most elaborate and beautiful. The bride's gown was of creme de mousselaine trimmed in silk insertion and she carried a magnificent bouquet of lilies of the valley and an armful of white roses. She was a sweet and a beautiul bride. The groom wore the usual black and was handsome in it.

Miss Florence Frymire sang You, by Bourn, sweetly and Miss Myrtle Stagner rendered Mendelssohn's wed ding march as the couple took their places. Little Miss Mildred Sharp, flower girl, bore the wedding ring. The wedding ceremony was the Ger man Lutheran ring service, most beau tiful. congratulations and good wish es the company was served to a two-course luncheon, the tables elaborate ly decorated in pink and gold orna mented with carnations and lighted by candles in ancient candlesticks. The bride is a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. P. M. Stagner, residing some three miles southwest of El Dorado, respected and kindly people. The groom is a son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. A. Secrest, a fine young man of good principles and noble ambitions. Both have a wide circle of friends who hope their future may be all that fancy has pictured.

They go immediately to the Pacific coast, to Los Angeles, which will be their home. FROM WASHINGTON STATE Orillia, March 19, 1909. Mr. Alvah Shelden, Editor Walnut Valley Times, El Dorado, Kansas. Dear Friend: The pupils of the King county public schools have been requested by the superintendent to write to eastern people stating a few facts about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, opening June 1 and closing October 16, 1909.

The fair grounds will cover two hundred and fifty acres and are locat ed on a large hill between two of the most beautiful lakes in the northwest, Lakes Washington and Union. From the grounds can be seen on the east the beautiful Cascade mountains nd on the west the Olympics. Mt. Rain ier, the highest peak in the United States, stands above these eighty miles away, but so outlined against the clear blue sky of the Pacific coast as to seem much nearer. The cost of the fair wlil be $10,000,000.

One of the finest sights to the peo ple of the middle states will be the navy. The entire Pacific fleet will be in the bay and battleships from all over the world will be represented. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition will be the only world's fair to be complete in every detail on the opening date which shows the Seattle spirit. Five double track car lines and boats on the lakes for transportation. 15,000 gallons of water each minute will be pouring over the Cascade? The flag pole is to be one of the tallest trees in the northwest.

It will take five flat cars to bring it to the grounds. The Chamber of Commerce has charge of the hotels and eating-houses in Seattle so they cannot charge exorbitant prices. The purpose of the fair is to show the people of the east the products of the Pacific coast and South seas and acquaint them with Alaska. The exposition monument will be entirely covered with gold from Alaska and its splendor will be one of the features of the fair. The monument is 80 feet in height.

A stadium has been erected to take care of the field sports and the best athletes on the continent will compete for prizes during the fair. The exposition will amuse as well as instruct. What the Midway was to Chicago, the Pike to St. Louis, the Pay Streak Aill be to Seattle. It is not necessary to enumerate the attractions.

You will find what you are looking for on the Pay Streak. I hope we will have the pleasure of seeing you at the fair this year and also all of my old El Dorado friends. Yoursrespectfully Genevieve Lusk. R. W.

Long is in Oklahoma in the Osage nation. Miss Bessie MeClure from Wichita. has returned J. D. Bush of Douglass, Dorado March 25.

was in El Mrs. J. J. Johnson is visiting at their farm near DeGraff. R.

E. Frazier and F. M. Case are home from western Kansas. All fruit is safe except peaches the dictum of the wise ones.

Mrs. N. R. Constant of Walton, is guest of Miss Inez Benson. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Wilson are home from Missouri Valley, Iowa. Ray Davis is here from Coffeyville, visiting his sister, Miss Mollie Davis. Thos. Taylor and Miss Una May ratterson of Augusta, are licensed to wed.

Mrs. L. C. Bowyer of Arkansas City, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank Williams.

Mrs. George Dowe of Wamego, i guest of Dr. J. L. and Mrs.

Eyman, returned home Thursday. Rev. A. and Mrs. Mclntire DeGrafT, guests of Mr.

and Mrs. B. Templeton, have gone home. Miss Mary Betts of Colorado Springs, has gone to Augusta after at pleasant visit with El Dorado friends. The bloodless battle of the ballots was fought at a primary in El Dorado March 25 from to p.

m. The interest was great. H. W. Kendall has purchased two elk, one came from Colorado and the other from Wichita.

He says he expects to farm with them Leon Cousland, who is in a Santa hospital in Topeka is again improving after a slight relapse. His father, H. R. Cousland returns from Topeka tonight. A man claimed to the Times yesterday that John Betts and several of his friends "run" this town and that's why it doesn't go faster and better.

If this is all true, wish Mr. John Betts would loose his hold on things and let 'em become normal. The old sayings had it that the tree is known by its fruit and the tree with the best fruit was known by the number of clubs under it clubs thrown to knock off its fruit. The candidates for mayor may recall these now with more or less satisfaction. ine white flag with a black square in it flew from the weather service signal staff March 24 and scared all stiff.

That meant a cold wave with rain or snow. But it was cold a little, rained a little, blew a little, calmed down and frosted a little and the sun arose clear, bright, warm and genial as usual. Friday, March 19, J. C. Robison let the contract for a more expensive and larger barn than the one erected last fall.

The main building will be 70 by 100 feet with stalls all around it, and a sale pavillion in the center. This barn will also be lighted by the acetylene gas system, making, sales possible at night as well as day. C. Calvert of El Dorado has the contract for the new barn and work will com mence at once. Towanda News.

THE CENTRAL HOTEL ENLARGED F. H. Biggs is going to enlarge his hotel. The Central, adding 44 feet to the back of the building. This space will make nine bed rooms and a large hall up stairs and down.

The rooms will be large and the whole building strictly modern. Mr. Biggs has had for a long time to turn people jiway because of lack of room. This will add greatly to his already large busi ness. J.

T. Porter of Ottawa, has the contract for the work. He was one of the workmen on the new court house. At a party composed of adults it was proposed that the entertainment consist of the games that prevailed in the Good Old Days of Childhood "Tin-Tin," "London linage, etc. finally a prize was offered for the person who could make the "ugliest face." The judges wit nessed the contortion of faces for awhile and then awarded the prize to an old maid.

"You win," they said, handing herabox of bonbons. "I will thank you, she replied indignantly, "to understand that I was not playing." A. P. Ingram, remembered here as manager for the Natural Gas company, seems to be in it at St. Louis.

The Bradford, Pennsylvania, Era says: "The Oil Fields News, anew petroleum organ, is published in St. Louis, and claims that 'development during the last three years has made St. Louis the center of the oil and gas industry. In an article on the first page considerable space is given to a prospective oil field in the southwestern part of Illinois (Jackson county) and the information is given that test wells already drilled are making a fine showing. T.

T. Francis, son of Governor Francis, has leased a large block of land and will develop the property. A. P. Ingram of Bradford, has a half interest in the Francis property.

Mr. Ingram's friends here will be much pleased to learn that he has made a good strike in the oil business." Joseph Carr of Augusta, father of Mrs. A. L. L.

Hamilton was man of strong character and convictions. His conclusions were hard drawn and he believed that which was his heart's desire to the utter.nost. The Augusta Journal gives this pathetic illustration: "Only the last year has he missed regular trips down town. The explanation of these regular walks to town discloses the human side of his very stem character. In 1S92 his son, known here as Doc, was drowned in the Pacific ocean at the mouth of the Columbia river.

The father was unable to make the trip to the coast to attend the funeral and it was nec- essary to bury the son there. Mr. Carr has since cherished the hope that some mistake was made and that his son was not drowned but had gone to some foreign country, and that he would some time write back home. This spark of hope has furnished the motive for daily trips to the postofEce, as long as he was able to make them, and when feebleness prevented, he still went as often as he had strength to do so undeterred by the non-receipt of the expected letter." Carl Newachei Mondav. in Wichita H.

C. Loan El Dorado Monday. Miss Blanche Hall her home in Towanda. has returned to Miss Clara Fees spent Sunday 'with her parents in Wichita. Miss Blanch Hollinshead visited a sister in Towanda Sunday.

Richard Edminston of Rente an El Dorado visitor Monday. W. A. Kirkman visited Charles near Augusta. Sunday.

John Newman of Wu Mr. and Mrs. John Ross hit isitei! ratay. of his Arista Spencer Ostium was grandfather, S. J.

Sunday. Judge Ralph Ralsti from Towanda, where parents. i has returned he visited Miss Minnie from Burns wh party. llink'e re she atten.lt returned 1 a 'Use Dr. F.

B. I.aur i. where he will hear i day nij.ht. Jesse Uarriek Sunday with nii la Banuk. lr.

F. er and Roiu ita Sunday. r. a. it Vi Mrs.

Dan Ktte visit with El 1 i turned to Wo hit. Mrs. E. to nid (' S. II, Wanted aips, Shepki 1 pr.l, Mrs.

I-'ran: illo, Texas. An, r. .1. Jac Mrs. J.

C. a r.ton. Mr. har ti-e Ho it in now Soars ward bis pa, I- .1 Ier I lo ch; 1 i Kul! Mrs. 11.

-r ter Monday evening to clair Jr. (I bug: His ante W. 1 and team U.t- hlle an 1 1 Sir.dair from a business tri Mexico. He let, in. City where Hector.

Ne; ATTENTION Wm i Meet at the hail for the funeral of er, John A. Lamb. 1 Frank Willi nth- G. G. Da on of Chain after bu-thinks tbis rid for His country 1 the rewi-awav s-.

11. r. Okia--iruss mat-far north is too i'-, (I. veb he is i hotna, is ters hi re. He a little too fr much winter ing rapidly at ually wearing away well pleased v.

ith it. Your Grocery Or-k i en care of witn tht market if you leavi -1 at Ewing's GROCERY. Our prices are i iirl.t service the A lb. cans Monarch A per can Pickled Onion. S'M! Sweet Chow and Sour 1'ickb on jars, fr eaurt j- Horse Ka.li.-h, per Yacht Club per bottle Olives, in bulk.

i Canned per Cd'ish. package and le .1 Ma ii Ih if Fancy Whole our t. ver gf-' Prim bo 1 Tr Paper Hanger Painter i All Work Guaranty isfarlory ami done -1 to f.o Phone 2 Long and 1 Short on VICK OWENS. Good Workmen are known by their chips, except the plumber. The plumber's work is largely "out of sight" but that is no excuse for poor quality.

Give your plumbing to me and I will please you. Geo. Lewis I I Mrs. J. E.

Dunn is home from Kan- sas City. C. M. Salisbury has returned Anthony. from Supt.

Warren Baker is Great Bend. home from Frank Waer of Newton. Dorado Monday. was in El Miss Nellie Cronk friends in DeGraff. is a guest of R.

C. Loomis has Wichita and Winfield. returned from W. H. Bennett and wife of Benton, were in El Dorado Monday.

J. L. Thayer of Wichita, of his daughter, Mrs. J. rick.

is a guest Kirkpat- Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Burton and daughter Lizzie have returned from Augusta.

Richard Milbourn has bought a fine Percheron horse through Wm. Pennington. The funeral of the late Lamb will he held Tuesday at the Christian church. John at 2 p. Alpha Cron and wife of Augusta, were Sunday guests of their brothers, W.

W. and F. H. Cron. Miss Esther Herbert spent Saturday and Sunday in Towanda visiting her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. P. C. Herbert. The Misses Anna and Alma Kartels are home from Towanda, where they visited their sister.

Mrs. V. C. Herbert. Miss Eilie Barnes of DeGraff, aftei an enjoyable visit with her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith, has returned home.

Attorney attending ty seat and Bowman. Roy Cox of Augusta, legal business at there visiting his mule, Tl P. II. Allbright of Winfield. is here, a guest of J.

W. Robison. They went to the Robison Whitewater stock farm tixlav. G. W.

E'soii is contemplating the tvetion of a two-story brick building on his lot on Central avenue, opposite th. on i ho Attorney T. A. Krann-r and Master Arthur Herbert spent wanda visiting Mr. a Mann and family.

Sunday in id .1. Mr. "rs. Lloyd and Mrs. Ko.

returned to Wichita with Mr. and Mrs. Boss and I'iekerell have fter a brief visit Jossi. Mrs. S.

G. Pottle and daughter I.u-cile have returned from Wichita where they visited Miss Ethel Pottle ami Mr. and Mrs. E. A.

Makepeace. The Misses Gertrude Hoff, Ethel Morgan an-1 Aurilla Sharp, Butler county teachers, are in Emporia attending the State Normal school. A spider web social will be held at No. 8 school house (Guinn'sl on Fri day evening, April 2. Bring boxt-s with lunch for two.

General invitation. Mrs. L. R. Holmes of Cottonwood Falls, who has been a guest of her brother, F.

B. Holeomb, has returned home. Mr. Holeomb accompanied her. J.

F. Glendenning, his son Blaine and Fletcher Gunn have caught the Texas enthusiasm and have bought lands near Harlingen which Dr. Law ranee is handling. At last the Santa Fe is putting new crossings, since the laying ot the new, heavy steel, it has been hard on buggy and automobile springs when crossing the railroad tracks. R.

M. Kitzleman and Fred Seymour are near DeGraff, building a barn for Rev. E. E. Bates.

Rev. Bates' barn, built last summer, was totally des troved by the tornado a few weeks ago. Arch Wyman was fined $50 and costs Monday for disturbing the peace of his neighbors Sunday. It is said he was drunk and was verv quarrelsome and noisy. This was- not his first offense.

Carl VanDenberg has an instrument part of the equipment of the El Dora do Auto Supply company with which he measured a human hair. It is called a micrometer. The hair measured one-five-hundredth of an inch. That's getting measurement down pretty line. Dr.

F. B. Lawrance is home from southern Texas. He is feeling go and looking fine. He has ersuaded another lot of people that his land is the garden spot of the earth in proof of which he has brought a small cargo of fruit, garden truck and alfalfa hay from there.

A good, pound Belgian horse will be found on the Graper (Kresic) irm, 4J miles northeast of El Dorado. He will please the farmers and great-improve the horse stock in the neighborhood. The Belgians and Perch-erons are very much alike in their general conformation and are a superb draft family. John and Samuel Austin have re turned from southern Texas. They are delighted with the country and climate and in pr.jof of its influence have purchased 41 acres of land adjoining Har lingen, down on the Rio Grande.

J. W. Robison, the man who knows, has bought 110 acres of irrigable land at Harlingen. Mr. Robison.

who 'has some claims as a judge of sou and climate, is enthusiastic about that country will buy more land there. Mrs. Robison is still down there and her health is steadily improving. COMPANY K. INSPECTION Saturday evening was a Red Letter Day for Company says Capt.

C. Buskirk. The boys passed inspec tion with increasing honors and won compliments from Col. P.M. Hoising-ton.

Lieut. Kendrick of the regular S. army accompanied Col. Hoising and generously joined in expres sions of commendation. After the evening's duties were fin ished the company and its guejts greatly enjoyed a spread at the Del monico where felicitations on the hap conditions, circumstances and prospects of Company K.

were renewed. Combany K. is anticipating the pos- ibility of becoming the benificiary of new law which proposes of the erection of armories in towns where company and public spirit warrant it. El Dorado is quite proud of her militia company though it must be said she is a little shy on giving it the attention to which it is entitled. 1 John Ellis.

112 T. H. Keplinger 156 44 Board of Education A. J. Palmer 44 30 F.

H. Phillips 14 Committeeman at Large C. L. King 210 Ward Committeeman L. D.

Hadley 224 Third ward-Mayor C. H. Selig 112 R. S. Miller 179 67 Police Judge J.

F. Glendenning 201 119 A. D. Pattee 82 City Treasurer S. R.

Clifford 259 Treas. Board of Education C. E. Thompson 250 Councilman J. H.

Sandifer 98 J. W. Stimpson 187 Board of Education M. I. Morgan 93 P.

M. Binford 1S7 94 Committeeman at Large C. L. King 216 Ward Committeeman W. H.

Clark Fourth ward 235 Mayor C. H. Selig 36 R. S. Miller 38 Police Judge J.

F. Glendenning 20 A. D. Pattee 47 27 City Treasurer S. R.

Clifford 56 Treas. Board of Education C- E. Thompson 57 Councilman R. M. Kitzleman 39 6 A.

Metheny 33 Board of Education FredFultz 37 5 Marion Embree 32 For Mayor Dr. R. S. Milier. C.

H. Selig Miller's majority. 459 365 94 Potwin, were visitors Friday. The Senior Latin pupils are begin ning the fifth book of Virgil. Prof.

Smith complimented the Sen very highly on their orations. Eglantine..