Belle Plaine News from Belle Plaine, Kansas • Page 3

and In a growing condition. It Is our 7 Peck Pickings. By "puck" May 20, '07 William Matthews' father from We Trust Doctors LV5 A Few Items uJllf rs vlyri-1 i 00 From Our vgA i Correspondents that has a good stand from the first I lanting. Lewis Hurst, Albert Busch, Wade Walton, Alice, Sam and Dick Stew-tut and perhaps a few others from this neighborhood attended the party ul Wm. Campion's Saturday night.

They report a line time. E. S. Walton departed yesterday on a three or four weeks visit. He, in company with his brother, J.

of tumansville, intend to go on to Illinois, It' and Ohio to visit relatives, a. probably go on to the Jamestown k. position before they I I I PROFESSIONAL CARDS O. FORNEY, Proprietor of tho ROYAL SHAVING PARLOR First class work and satisfaction guaranteed. Let us do your work.

is Shop on south side of 5th Avenue at the old stand. BELLE PLAINE, KANSAS W. S. FOSTER, SOUTH END BARBER Shop on South Merchant west side of street, opposite the new opera house. FIRST CUSS WORK GUARANTEED BELLE PLAINE, KANSAS Dr.

W. E. DAVIS, DENTIST Tuesdays each week at Belle Plaine As I drive office hours will be 9:30 to 5:00 p. m. HOME OFFICE MULVANE Special attention given to the saving of the natural teeth.

Call me up by phone at Muivane, Free exchange. a PELKY ELEVATOR nil v-r I I Is used Exclusively for K.I.KYAYOKS, MILLS, kactok 1 ks, in; I ES P. H. PELKY, Contractor and BetiHer rf Grain Elevators WICHITA, KANS. Wichita Daily Kagle and the News, both one year CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Methodist, Episcopal church Sunday school 9:45 a. preaching at 11 a. class meeting 1,, JuDiur League 3 p. preaching p. m.

Epworth League, 7:00 p. preaching Bp. prayer meeting Thursday evening, p. m. W.

Crouch, pastor. Presbyterian church Preaching every Sab- hath morning at 11 o'clock, In the evening at 8. Sunday school at 9 45 a. m. Y.

P. S. E. at 7 p. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, you are welcomed to any of oui services.

A. O. Alexander, pastor. Church of Christ. CommunioB serrlce every Lord's-day.

Preaching every 1st and 3rd Lord's day morning and evening. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening. W. B. Wallace, e.

N. Connor, L. V. Martin, elders. Wm.

Zumbrun, W. Q. Martin. Otis Broados. deacons.

W. M. Davis, Evangelist- CITY OFFICERS Mayor H. J. Workman Clerk T.

TJ. Andrews Treasurer B. U. Dumbauld Police Judge O. W.

Harrison G. M. Howard, Taylor Short, A. Councilmen B. Dodsun, C.

M. Connor, S. Jones. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS Trustee H. Hurst Treasurer s.

R. Price Clerk Alter Justice ol the Peaoc o. r-ture Conslabie Jas. Cross Constable. L.

V. Martin Railroad Time Table. GOINU NOHTH. impress, d.wl.v, Chicago aad K. 6:10 a.

Freight, mixed, duily Ex. Sunday ....4:65 p. Passenger, daily. Kansas City, Denver and California 4:08 p. r.OJNU SOUTH.

Local Express, daily, Woodward a. Freight mixed, duily, Ex. Sunday. a. m.

Pecos Valley mail p. Coupon tickets on sale tol all injiuts. D. I). best, judgment and observation, that the green bugs have had their day and that there are thousands of lady bugs and parasites which are getting In their murderous work upon what has proven to be the worst enemy of the wheat raiser.

The past week has been a week of continual wetness, accompanied bv warm weather, which has livened the hearts of many and started all kinds of vegetation to growing, especially gardens and truck patches and the trees and hedges are "again putting forth tiny buds, but tke old adage that has been handed down bv our forefathers, "the hedge leaves never are frosted," will have to be laid up on the shelf with old signs of tradition. All slgiis fail in Kansas. New Mexico News. BY "KSCHITOR." Mori akty, N. May 20, Homer and D.

T. Broadus '07. have besn doing more fencing. Glenn Bartlett was the guest of Harold Hatfield several days. Mr.

and Mrs. D. T. Broadus visit ed the Earner home Tuesday p. m.

We have had more moisture in the shape of rain and snow since our last report. Miss Dollie Groves, after a few days of business and pleasure, left for Belle Plaine Monday. Wilbur Markley boarded the train ast Wednesday and was soon speed-ng away toward Belle Plaine. Mesdames Bartlett, Cromwell and Sippy, also Maurita and Harry, spent the day at R. J.

Earner's Friday. Misses Spangler and Foster and Mrs. Baldwin were callers at the Broadus ranch Monday afternoon. Mesdames Hatfield, Wallace, Bart lett and Broadus called on Mrs. Cromwell and Mrs.

Sippy Wednesday p. m. The Mason, Cromwell, Shockey, Wallace, Bartlett families and Mary Alter went to the San Pedro mines last Sunday. Jos. T.

Noel and wife, Jessie, Bes sie and Eva Mountz took dinner at the Broadus home Sunday and wor shipped with the brethern there. John Bruncher made a short stay here this time. We once thought the attraction was here but the tide has turned as he went to Kansas last week. The writer, having inquiries as to the price of deeded land, had occasion to consult real estate men in regard to it. They have it listed from $10 to an acre.

How does that strike you for a high and barren region with only a few that have patents to land? A report came from Estancia on Wednesday of last week that a flow ing well had been struck on the farm of Edward Gouer about 5 miles north of that place. The well Is 80 feet deep and it Is said water gushes 14 inches above the ground. This report comes from a reliable source. Moriarty Messenger. The Hatfield and Broadus families have smiles on their countenances and gratitudes in their hearts on ac count of the ten pounds of butter sent them by Mrs.

A. D. Loer and Mrs, Andrew Hatfield. It is certainly quite a treat to us to get 10 pounds ana express prepaid, sumcent cause for smiling. Besides we know who made it.

Mrs. Bartlett visited In this immed iate vicinity several days last week Mary Alter was also in the neighborhood. Being about eight miles from the other Belle Plaine people they get a little lonely and, having many cor' dial standing invitations to visit, they occasionally visit them. The pleas ure of these visits are mutual. Jas.

T. and Jessie Noel, of Mcln tosh, were at the county seat on bust ness the first of last week. A box of freight started to them three months ago has not arrived yet. Railroad companies take their time in getting freight through. Wilbur Markley hid a shipment made in December and received it a short time ago Express gets through on time.

While she does not visit as much 1 some others, I know of no one of the B. P. colony that is enjoying it more than aunt Sally Loer. She under stands pioneer life. This is the third new country she has assisted in set tling.

She tries to persuade some of the "tenderfeet" that this not like old time pioneer life they live too easy. Aunt Sally is alright in a new untry. A steam plow that Is now running near Estancia is expected in this com munlty soon. It is reported that it is doing fine work. If some of us who have no teams naa some cash, we would have a few acres turned.

But it takes money to run a steam plow Michigan is visiting him at this pluce. Mr. Geo. Lauterbaufih was deliver ing wheat to the Peck elevator hursday. John Conn, J.

W. Heskett and Mr. Moore, of Riverdale, were in Peck hursday. Dr. F.

Richardson left Monday for Mttsburg, to treat a patient at that place. The Arkansas City elevator at Peck is installing a new l(i horse ower gasoline engine for use in their plant here. Chas. Roll and Dan Roy shipped ve car loads of their fat cattle from Peck Monday. Mr.

L. E. Schroyer is having a arn built on his lots south of the McLean lumber yards. Mr. F.

M. Watson, of Wilmoie, is among friends here and tak- ng treatment for an injury on his leg the result of a kick from a horse. William Matthews and wife will leave soon to visit relatives in Michi gan and will also take in the Jamestown celebration before returning home. Mr. A.

H. Ayers has bought the Chancel property at Peck and has moved his residence on the lots. Belle Plaine parties moved the houses for Mr. Ayers. The Spring Creek herd of Poland China hogs, Hebbard At Roll proprie tors, will hold a sale at Wichita May 24 at which time they will sell 50 head of their registered sows.

The Peck Bank is having erected for gentlemen of leisure awnings on the south and west sides of the bank; if business continuos good cushion seats will be furnished later. John Popp had out a force of teams and men Wednesday working the road though if you are needing exercise you might harrow down those ridges left in the middle of the road. Mr. Paullioe, of Wichita, who in the past few days took in peculating in wheat, seems to have been born under a lucky star. If he Is sensible he will quit the board now: the fellows that lost will probably have to quit the board whether they are sensible or not.

Girls, what do you think of your chances for a husband of young men who on Sunday, or any other day as to that, will unblushingly loaf at a joint and guzzle whiskey and beer? Don't you think it would be better for your happiness to trot the meander ing path of life single than to hitch up with one of those patrons of Simon Slade? Council Hill Cullings. BY "miss matilda syuius." May 21, '07. Fern and May Walton dined at H. J. Walton's Sunday.

Miss Dorothy Busch is visiting at Wm. Busch's this week. Mrs. Piatt visited Mrs. J.

R. Wood of Peck, all day Saturday. Alice Stewart entertained several of her girl friends at dinner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Allen took dinner Sunday at Mr. Schoeppel's. Mrs. fc.tta Hurst has been visiting for several days at G. W.

Winkle's Geo. Harrington called at E. S. and also at H. J.

Walton's Sunday after Doon. Mrs. John Williams, Ethel Henriet ta and John jr. visited at Ed Wal ton's Thursday afternoon. Aid Society meets today with Mrs.

Shinn to finish the work that was left over from the last regular meeting. Dollie Winkle, Edna and Roy Owens went down to Perth last week to visit at James Keir's for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Forney and baby Alice were calling at Wm Busch's and Henry Shinn's Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. Fred Williams and daughter Dorothy came down from Wichita Friday to visit Grandpa Shinn's They returned Monday. Mr. Piatt got his alfalfa cut and hauled io without rain falling on and now some people are awfully afraid dry weather has set in. Mrs.

Perry Hatfield visited at Ben Hatfield's Monday afternoon. She found Aunt Maria feeling a little bet ter though still quite poorly. rienry scnoeppei Hauls "Wood on Sunday. He brought Miss Jeanie out from Peck Sunday and they called at Garrett Hurst's in the evening. Marshall Hatlield, of Wichita stopped a few minutes at Perry Hat- field's Saturday morning as he wu on his way to Belle Plaine called by the Illness of his sister, Mrs.

Sara Gulnn. Most all the farmers have had to replant their corn. Billy Kraft who lives on Beu Hitchcock's upper farm If you are suffering from impure blood, thin blood, debility, nervousness, exhaustion, you should begin at once with Ayer's Sarsaparilla, the Sarsaparilla you have known all your life. Your doctor knows Askhimaboutit. Ton mnst look well aftor the condition of your liver slid bowels.

Unless ttmre dully action of the bowels, poisonous products are absorbed, causlnir hendnohe, biliousness, nausea, dyspepsia, and tlius prevention tile Hrir-saparflla from rioine: Its lwst work. Ayer's Pills are liver pills. Act Kently. nil vegetable. The dose is only one pill at bedtime.

I A by J. O. Ayer Lowell, Alao manufaoturera of lyers HAIR VlliOR. AfliJB cute. CHERRY PECTORAL.

visiting and I agree with you. I think some of them put off their wasti ng a week. The Belle Plainltes New Mexico will enjoy it till they exaaust their supply of provisiors then I think some of them wi 1 return to Belle Plaine to see if 'Jack Frost" and "Green Bug" have left anything for them: others will remain here and subsist on Mexican beans, mountain air, Ac, Mrs. Hatfield and Kathleen, and Mrs. Broadus spent Friday at the Wallace home.

D. thinking it hardly fair for the women do all the visiting, quit his work about 11 a. m. ana walked -r miles to get a square meal;" then, being of the masculine gender, he had to walk home, while Mrs. Wallace, with that fine, black steed, recently purchased by C.

hooked up to that rubber tired vehicle, conveyed the femaic part to their homes. Some one said to D. T. "Don't you wish you were a He replied, "No, I would rather walk than be a woman." Mrs. T.

H. Mason and Miss Phoebe Wood departed Monday p. m. the for California. They enjoyed their short visit here.

They, in company with a number of others, called on Mrs. Cromwell Friday p. m. From there they went to Hatfield's. By the time they reached there the number had swelled to fifteen.

About the same crowd called at the Broadus shack" Saturday afternoon. Horn- er, with Mrs. hippy a Kodak, took a snap shot" at the crowd as they were loaded on a wagon. Of course it was a jolly crowd, breathing pure air and enjoying the land of sunshine. The "Woman's Club" met with Mrs.

Baldwin last Thursday. There were 24 present and li 01 tnem were Belle Plainites: Mesdames Wallace, Will and W. L. Mason, Cromwell. Sippy, Bartlett, Hatlield, A.

L. and R. J. Barner and Broadus, Misses Richardson, Alter and Spangler. They report quite an interesting program.

Mrs. Mllby sang two solos and Miss Ethel May one. Miss Vei na Spangler rendered three instru mental pieces on the piano. Some of the visitors were Invited to take part and Mrs. Sippy kindly favored them with two instrumental selections.

And Miss Adah Richardson de claimed, "The Death of Custer," in a very creditable manner. Did you say, "Have yon pianos in that new wild country?" Quito a number of them. We are no "back woods" people. Mrs. A.

L. Shockey, Mrs. W. L. Mason and Mrs.

C. B. Wal lace are now members of the clnb. When your back aches it is almost invariably an Indication that something is wrong with your kidneys. Weak, diseased kidneys frequently cause a break down of the entire system.

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder pills afford prompt relief for weak kidneys, backache, Inflamation of the bladder and all urinary troubles. Sold by H. R. Funk. City Meat Harket QE1QER Prop'r.

aiisuinm, njaui Hi I is I Sjy Moved to tho Huffman bldg, on west side Merchant Lome aim see us. Only the Best Fresh Salt Meats. and CASH PAID FOR HIDES 1 1 9 .9 Rural Route No. a "UV JOVK." Replanting corn is the order of the day. II.

A. Greene has a new mail box on No. 2. Jim Allen has been hauling logs to the saw mill. L.

C. Markley had hogs on the market Tuesday. Wilbur Markley returned Friday from his six months stay in New Mexico. Miss Ethel Thomas returned from Crescent, Monday and is stopping at R. C.

Smith's. Ogle and Prances Stalcup returned Sunday from their visit with J. Scott and wife at Caney, Kas. There was a social gathering at Wm. Campion's Saturday night to settle the floor in the new house.

There is a culvert at the corner at J. A. Teague's that was broken last week by a traction engine going over it. The carrier would like to have some one 11 it. People have started to cultivate corn that did not have to be replanted.

Generally at. this time of the year they are plowing the corn the second time. Every day helps the wheat situation and part of the wheat will bo a nice height to cut and there will be little that will be too short to harvest. A few places will have to be plowed up; but the most of the crop will be left to harvest. There is also agoing to be a belter crop than the people were expecting a few weeks ago.

We don't think that Kansas will have to send off any where for her seed. often look as though there was no chance for any thing to be raised and then turn out and surprise everybody. That's Old Kansas. Rural Route No. 3.

BY CARB1EH. This is fine weather. J. W. Turkle has relatives visiting him.

Samuel Kerr is having an addition built to his house. J. S. Cox and J. B.

Lowery marketed hogs in Belle Plaine. T. J. Scott is having J. Powers and Martin Hall rebuild his house.

The Sunday school at Whitman is preparing exercises for children's day. The oats on number three is a total failure and the farmers are plowing them up and planting their land in corn. There was a big fishing party at the Oxford bridge on the Ninnescah. All seemed to be enjoying themselves but we are not able to say whether they got any fish or not. Speaking of Sunday school Mt, Zion is flourishing and a good attend anc Is shown by the fact that the house could not accomodate the num ber that is taking interest in it.

Prairie Garden (Jab. BY "GUINEA.1" Aube Howe has a new family car riage. Most of the farmers are having to replant their corn. Miss Ethel Gill is kept busy these days teaching music. Orvill Simpson visited friends pear Wellington Saturday.

Mrs. Schimilfenig and Miss Eva were Wichita visitors Thursday. Mrs. Lee, of Oklahoma City, visit el at the Cushman home last week. Born, to Mr.

und Mrs. George Gill, May the lout, a tine baby boy Ira Sence and Sam Ayers delivered logs to Belle Plaine market Tues day. Mrs. Clydo Ashmore and children spent Sunday with Mrs. W.

B. Suit vi 1. Mrs. Minnie Parker and Miss Anna Griste visited with Mrs. Ella Babb Friday afternoon.

Miss Pearl Ashmore of Anson, vis ited with her brother, Clyde Ashmore an! family, last week. Cloilio Parker is the proud possess or of a new buggy and all the girl are making goo goo eyes. The music committee at Salem met with Miss Ina Shade Saturday night and practiced for Children's Day Mrs. Eliza, Lou and Clark Parker, Joe Washburn and Loonard Hatter were callers at S. L.

Ayers' Sunday Joe Washburn of Waco was in this vicinity Sunday looking at his wheat on the Hlnkle place. He thinks the green bugs have got the larger par ot it and what left Is not worth cut Mrs. Doc Henderson is getting up a surprise on her daughter Mrs. Irvin loy for tomorrow. Mrs.

Roy will be seventeen jiears old then and a num ber of her old friends and neighbors are going down and have a basket inner. We hope the weather will te avorable as we know they will have tine time. A ladies fishing party went out from eck last Wednesday to Holmes creek. Dollie and Bessie Winkle, Edna Owens and Dorothy Busch were the crowd. They took their din ners and stayed all day.

Filiteen of the finny trioe were hauled in and cooked and eaten. They never said how large they were tho. Riverdale Reveries. UT JANICE." Fred Thomas was a county seat vis itor Friday. Andrew Swan was an Anson visitor Friday.

C. B. Ordway was among the Well ington visitors Friday. Dessie Walker is confined to her beJ threatened with pneumonia. Gertie Maine is spending a ftw days with Mrs.

J. M. Matthews. Mr. Geo.

Johnston was seen on the treets of Wellington Tuesday. D. G. Demuth and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Lizzie Trekell.

C. E. Demuth was a business trans actor at Wellington Wednesday. Verona Noel who was quite sick last week is again able to play and eat. C.

M. Connor and C. E. Demuth and families Sundayed at W. W.

Real's. Mrs. Schuyler Hood from Braman, is here vistlng friends and relatives. C. W.

Ordway, J. M. Matthews and E. Demuth were putting up alfalfa this week. John Heskett and Fred Strong were transacting business at Peck last Thursday.

L. A. Noel, T. A. Metcalf and E.

Thomas were county seat visitors Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders were visiting and shopping at the township metrop olis Wednesday. C.

W. Ordway and family visited with friends and relatives in the Peck vicinity Sunday. Elwood Connor, of Belle Plaine, is visiting with his sisier, Mrs. V. iu, Demuth, this week.

J. D. Swan, road supervisor of Dist. No. 2, is doing some needed re pairing on the roads.

The Anson camp of M. W. A. met Monday at the home of Wiil Lupton to have some robes made. Mrs.

Emma Noel was visiting sev eral days last week with Mrs. W. Sullivan of the Peck vicinity. Mrs. Geo.

Corbiu, of the Anson vicinity, was visiting her mother. Mrs. J. C. Sylvester Friday.

J. W. Alloway, the Riverdale butcher, killed his first beef Wednes day. Hope he will come often. Will Barker, formerly of River dale, will graduate from the Barnes Medical School in St.

Louis this week. Mr. Lindsay, of the vicinity of An son, was taken to a Wichita hospital BYiday morning, accompanied by Dr Neil. Walter Real and wife attended c'luich services at Wellington Sun day, visiting also with the Havens family. Will and Charles Trekell and Mrs.

Mary Trekell Bachman are here from Oklahoma called by the Illness heir mother. The Anson and Riverdale baseball teams crossed bats on the latter's grounds Saturday resulting in the score of 5 to 8 for Emery Trekell, who has been down In the Panhandle country of Texas looking after his extensive land in terests for a couple of months, came up on the Rock Island Thursduy Oight. John Dolson, who formerly lived in Seventy Six but now of the Wells Fargo Express at Wichl ta, Is down with his family visiting at the home of Warren Barker near Riverdale. UOIKU KAKT. Pussenucr p.

ui Freight "Ml u. ttl (JUlNlij WE.fl'. russeuscr 3:18 p. 111 Freight i-ot p. 111 Coupon tickets, on.

sale for all points S. C. Juxa. Agent. almost as much as horse plows.

Most of our bank accounts are balanced. That Is new country experience though and no dissapointment to us, You may tbluk this another wwk 0, he continued warm wet weather Your puU'oudgo solicited. ting. Is said to be tUe only cue near her bag kept the wheat plant full of sap.