The Oskaloosa Independent from Oskaloosa, Kansas • Page 5

The rain of last Monday night 1 to nave oeen tne neaviest on record out in Clay county. The Coy Mercantile Co. has so far shipped out over 500 barrels ot apples. John Danner is going to sell cut and go to Oregon. Will start next Housh and Noble are barreling and shipping apples galore.

The Democrats of Oskaloosa township nominate their township officers tomoriow. Round Mound district is to have a Pstlisied Ever Friday. new schooL-house, 24x36. with week. 12x16 front.

Ed. Worswick has the Mr. Kurth, of the new furniture store, has rented the Meeker prop contract for building it. John Roberts is an assistant tutor erty and is fitting it up nicely for Mrs. John Carter returned to To in Greek at Baker University thi year, having the second year class his residence.

pena last evening, after a visit to I her daughters, Mrs. James Eu The Store That Sqvgs You Monet) Miss Susie Chitwood has returned Housh and Noble are putting in from a six weeks visit to Buffalo. X. banks and Miss Mary Carter. a vitrified brick walk, deep bedded and well curbed with dressed Sag where she enjoyed boating on Mrs.

Hildreth Meeker and son of ging. the lake greatly. Wichita visited Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Jessie Blevins over Sunday, on J.

J. Transue. a well-known farm Robert Taliaferro was in Atchison on business and seeing the great 7 er in tne llhamstown neighbor their way home from St. Joseph. and only corn carnival, 'yesterdav.

hood, died Sunday last, of dropsy of He savs that is one of the reallv big the heart, aged 68 years. Low prices for good heaters at shows of the State, and that fortv Hensleigh's. He beats 'em all. Buy Your Goods and Winter Supplies Where your dollars will go the farthest. We assure you a saving' on every item vou may need in our lines.

If it is Dress Goods, Cloaks, Millinery, Underwear, Shoes or Domestics that you need, come and see us, we have the right goods at the right prices. Vou will surprised at the purchasing power of your dollars at this store. We know how to buy, it is our business to save money on our purchases, that the reason for our ability to save you money on your purchases at this store. T. 4 d.

V. Time Table Effective Nov. 3, 101. B. F.

Golden of Topeka, father of thousand people were there. Chas. Golden, gone on a trip to Mrs. M. E.

McCausrhan of Morn Eat, 9:1. a. West, 0:03 p. The ladies who were entertained by Mrs. Shrader, Mrs.

Pottorf and ng Sun, Iowa, is visiting Mr. Mc- EAST. Connects at Topeka. his old home at Dayton, Ohio, and to Washington, D. to be gone a Connell and family.

Mr. McConnell No. 11C, East :l.ip. month. No.

a. in. lived in ker home for some years WEST. during his boyhood. Mrs.

Shrader's country-residence yesterday afternoon, report a "lovely" time. There was a houseful despite the mud and the Miss Leslie Lane leaves for Kan No 17 at 11: Us fur Oklahoma and lowt points east of Newton. sas City next Tuesday, to enter the Queensware at reduced prices at No. 5, at 11 :40 a. for Colorado, Utah and Fisk Training School for Deacon Kice s.

California. clsuds, the refreskments were all Cloaks and Capes. No 113, at a. for Texas and Okla esses, to which work she intends to homa. Six of the young ladies of Oska that could be desired and the en tire occasion very enjoyable.

devote herself Colorado Flyer leaves Topeka poinff West at p. in. Coming East arrives Topeka loosa, between the ages of 15 and 18 years, organized the S. B. Club Miss Nellie Bell accompanied her a.

m. cousin Marian home to Muskogee. at the home of Miss Evanireline The Third Party Prohibitionists very small turn-out at their nominating meeting last week. We Ind. and will remain there for it.

It. Time Table. Insley last Friday evening. understand that they made some the winter and attend school at the Presbyterian college. For Sale.

-A small barn. L. R. Kay. nominations, but tne only ones we K.

C. N. W. OSKAL008A. EAST PA3SKNGMR.

Dress Skirts. Ladies' Tailor Made Dress Skirts made of Ox-for grey and black Melton, perfect hantrinir and tit-ting, value Special price .50. Ladies' Tailor Made Ores Skirts, a of nied. grey and black all wool skirting, with graduated circular flounce, rows of stitching on bottom, value j.3.5ii. Special price $2.50.

Ladies' Tailor Made Dres Skirts, made of grey and brown all wool F. C. Elmore, formerly cashier of 1 jt can hear of are Sam. Strawn of the Falls for attorney, Rev. Braden of juage uick issuea a marriage Mail 8:12 a.m.; MailAEr.

3:51 p. the bank at Winchester, is to be west passenger; icense on the 24th to James the same place for Representative From the largest and best manafacturers we have selected our Cloaks and Capes. We have the famous "Beiiield" garments, that are superior to any manufactured. We will be pleased to show them to vou. and have you examine anything and everything in our line Children's Jackets and Cloaks from 1 .50 to $5.00.

Misses' Jackets and Cloaks from $2.50 to $7.50. Ladies' Jacket and Cloaks from $2.98 to $15.00. cashier of a new State bank in Mail and Express. a.m. Coppinger of Winchester and Miss and Henrv Kimmel for commission do do 7:31 p.

North Topeka, of which Thos. Page Golden P. Boots ot Nortonville er of this district. the miller is to be president. Not golden slippers but golden boots Letters remain unclaimed in Post This is tfoing to be one of the wettest.

cloudiest Septembers in the Bran, shorts and chop at Hamil Get your tubs, pails, wash boards ton's. Office, Oskaloosa, for weekending Sept. 27, for: Mr. Owen and baskets at Hamilton s. State's history, isn't it? Frank Sharp has rented his resi Grady, Mr.

John Dick, Francis D. with giaduated circular Mrs. Wm. Hibpshman came from Snyder is shipping oodles of ap flounce. rows of stitch pies from his home orchard.

He dence to Owen Meredith and is selling off his household goods. He has filed suit for divorce atrainst his ing, value J1.S0. Special price $3.50. Stanton. These letters will be held two weeks and then, if unclaimed, will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.

F. H. Roberts, P. M. sent out a car last Friday and got Oklahoma a few days ago and is at her father's, Wm.

Gay's. She has been in very poor health and came up for relief, which she is already feeling. four cars of empties in. A'ife, Etta Sharp, on the ground of Ladies' Cloth and Plush Capes from 1 .50 to 10.00. desertion.

The walls of the new electric lijjhtingf plant are troinpf up. The I will receive hogs next Monday, Sept. 29. L. D.

Keefkr. big boiler arrived several days ago. Ladies' Tailor Made Dress Skirts, made of all wool Rain Cloth, deep 11-inch wile flounce with rows of stitching, a swell garment, value Special price $4.50 LadieV Tailor Made Dress Skirts in castor, grev and all wool Melton, made with circular flounce, trimmed with stitched bands of same cloth, very line garment, value Special price $5.00 Now's the time to sow alfalfa, lensleigh has pure, clean seed. Owen Johnston's sale Tuesday and is in place. It takes 1G000 Lon Robinson, who ran for the Atchison.

Sept. 24. Atchison's fourth corn carnival opened to day in a drizzling rain. It has been raining here for five days. The town is decorated in corn.

The Missouri Pacific has erected a corn tort: the Atchison. Topeka Santa Fe a giant corn Indian, and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific a bricks to "jacket" it. nomination for county clerk of Mitchell county on the Republican was attended bv a bitr crowd in James Spurlock has sold his 140 icketwas defeated at the primary. pite of the mud, and thiigs sold ery well. Owen is not going to Tailor Made Dress Skirts in black and 11 1 1 1 I And this in spite of his "fetching" Ladie: grev.

mad ui an vooi nanisoraiv tnra- leave the farm just "reducing acre farm at Dunavant, the old Hicks Jacks place, 40 acres to Ed. Goodman and 100 acres to W. C. JIcBride, at $43 an acre. appeal in his paper.

med with straps and piping of s-ame cloth stock" a little for the winter. circular flounce, value 17.50, Special $5.98 Wood heaters, coal heaters, and corn castle. There are 5.U0U visitors here to day in spite of the unfavorable weather. Te-morrow will the big day and the last day of the celebration. There will be eighty-four vehicles in the flower parade to-morrow.

Try some of that fine coffee, the a variety of the favorite air-tight own talk, at Morrow Rice's. heaters at Hensleijrh's. Petticoats. David Cook. Geo.

Davis, G. W. Tom Thornton, formerly of in from San Francisco, The loud reports of the bombs in Pain's big fireworks show at Topeka last week were heard in this vicinity and provoked inquiry as to what all the 'cannonading' was about. Lowraan and Milton Spurlock went Made of fine black Mercerized Sateen. with Shoes.

Are you after shoes that will give you satisfaction? Shoes that will wear, and stand rough use? If vou expect all of the above qualities in a shoe, tken you ought to buy our jood shoes. We guarantee every pair to be made of solid leather, no paper or shoddy goes into any of our shoes, and we are particular that they lit right. Give us a call, we guarantee satisfaction. Children's Shoes, solid made, lace and button, sizes 5 to 8. per pair 50c Children's Shoes, solid matle.with double sole, sizes toll, per pair 89c Sixes 111 to 2, per pair 98c Children's Shoes made of best box calf, sizes 81 to 11, per pair 98c Sizes Hi to 2, per pair 1 .25 Children's Shoes made of best Vrci Kid, double sole, back stay, solid throughout, sizes 8 to 11.

per pair 1 .25 Sizes Hi to 2, per pair 1 .50 Ladies' Shoes made of dongola Kid, solid made, with single sole, special good value, per pair $1.25 Ladies Shoes of dongola kid double sole, a very good and heavy shoe per pair .50 Ladies Shoes made of tine Telour calf, extra doible sole, bacK stay, best hoe made far rainy and g-uaranteed; pair 1 .98 Ladies' Shoes ot Vici Kid, a fine dress shoe, solid flexible sole, per pair 1 .98 to thti Wichita G. A. R. reunion ast Saturday on a visit. He went Monday night, and Lowman came flounce and row of flounce, value $1.73, Special price $1.25 Made of fine black Mercerized Sateen with accoulion pleated flounce anil rullles on flounce, value il.

75, Special price $1.25 to Idaho five years ago. then to the Philippines as a soldier, then back to 'Frisco, where he has a good back the next night, it being too rainy and cold for him to enjoy the occasion. business as a barber. Machiels puts good stuff into his Millinery. Winter is coming! Heating stoves are in demand! Hensleigh has a nice line.

See him before you buy. harness. And he makes it up good and strong, too. a Mr. John Brown left us three Ve just received some of the newest and best styles in Velvet and Reaver Hats from a New York factory.

Also some late styles in tailor made Street Hats. Come and see them. Leaverton Notes. Several went from this neighborhood to Valley Falls, Thursday. Robert Carter of Arkansas City is visiting his sons in this vicinity.

The weather of the past week has had a tendency to give corn-cutting a black eye. Chas. Carter brought in a fine string of cattle from Kansas Citv the last of last week. James Mains also unloaded a couple of cars at the N. W.

yard. Earnie Danner pave a party Wednesday night to the young people of the neigkborhood. Despite the bad weather a goodly number were there and a good time is reported by those in attendance. Chas. Elliott is building a new barn on his place recently purchased of W.

A. Johnson. Mr. Elliott started to repair the old barn, but soon found that the best way to repair it was to tear it down, and he did. big Jonathan apples, as pretty as a two mammoth pears, the other day, to show what his or a 9 3 The demand for the Coy Mercantile Co's improved leggins is rapidly increasing, and six hands are now engaged in making thein.

There were 13 orders on the hook yesterday. To meet the demands of the teachers we re publish the list of school terms, wages and teachers this week. It is oe the Sth page, and should be preserved for reference by teachers. A ''stunning'' procession left Os-kaloosa for Valley Falls last Friday evening Tim Payne's big traction engine drawing Speck's merry-go-round, five wagons and an engine, in one long, winding, wobbling ''strings" The First Regiment band of Ottawa refused to go to the Fall maneuvers at Riley, and have been dishonorably dismissed from service in the State militia. The State had fitted the band out, and it was not soldierly of them to flunk.

ses' Velvet swell street chard can do. Owen Johnston Ladies' and Mi-sreen and navy, a Special price in black, $1.98 thinks he has some Jonathans that will beat these, and we're waiting Ladies' and Misses' Reaver Hats in red. green blue, black, white and castor, the swelled to be Underwear. Infant's all wool vests in white only, Sizes: 1 2 3 ti is seasons styl Special price $1.98 Go to the "little shop around the corner tor your hardware and har ness. Machiels will save vou monev Mrs.

Casebier, mother of Abner Harness! harness! Light harness! Cheap harness! And always good harness! That's what you get at Machiels'. Wesley Duncan, an old-time and prominent citizen of Lawrence, died at his home in California the first of this week. He owned the large brick residence that overlooks the citv from the ridge in the southwest part of town, but had been living in Cailifornia for sme months. and the late Dudley Casebier, was on the re-union grounds the first day ot the old settlers meeting Prices 25c! 30c 35c 40c Children's ribbed yests and pants, fleeced goods, prices from 6c up to 30c Children's and Misses' Union Suits, ribbed and fleeced, sizes 3 to 7, per suit 25c Ladies' Union Suits, ribbed and fleeced, sizes 4 to 0, per suit 25c Ladies' 'Melba' Union Suits, heavy rood ribbed and fieeced. sizes 3 to 6.

per suit 50c Ladies' Wool Union Suits, fine ribbwd goods, per suit 1 .25, 1 .50, $2.00 Blankets. Cotton Blankets in all sizes and weights, colons, tan. grev and white: prices, 39c. 45c 65c, 75d 98c, $1.25, $1.50. All Wool Blankets, best good-; made, rn 10-4 and 11-4.

colors, red. rrev. tan and white: price S2.50. $3.00. $3.50.

$4.00. $5.00, $6.00. $7.00. C. Collins Lauded in Jail.

is hard to beat the Topeka II It gefl93or94. She is almost blind but was brought up from her son The contract for building the new school-house in Tibbott district, a 2x44 foot structure, has been let to W. D. Monroe. B.

F. Hoskinson has the job of moving the old building on to AI. Judy's farm and fitting it up for a dwelliug-house. Ab's. in Fairview township, for the re-union occasion.

Hardware, barb wire, net wire, cutlery, corn knives, gun shells, etc. at Machiels' Hardware, Harness and Fanner Was Liable Ahilene. SeDt. 18. William Gug- There will be services both morning and evening on Sunday next at St.

Mark's church, iostead of only a morniug service. runk Emporium, Oskaloosa. Mrs. Mary Fairchild of Wichita, ho had been visiting her sister, police force, lhey eaten one coming or going. Early yesterday morning a report came in from a man, who gave his name as Brown, but which was subsequently learned to be H.

C. Collins, that he had been robbed off 10 by a woman named Mary Anderson, living in North Topeka'. The police went over and the money was returned and then Collins wished the matter dropped. He became insistent so the police took him to the police station and placed the charge of disorderly conduct against him. The Anderson woman was turned over to the state and bond to the tune of $500 called for.

She was unable to furnish it. Her hearing has been set for Oct. 1. Topeka Capital. The Missionary Library Lately bought by the Methodist congregation, a fine collection of -0 interesting volumes, is now ready for circulation at the Methodist parsonage.

Anybody who wishes may obtain a book free of charge. No book to be kept out more than two weeks. This week has been a hard one on picnics, street fairs, Meriden and Winchester, with their farmers' picnics, Valley Falls with its carnival, Atchison's corn carnival, and the Wichita.G. A. R.

reunion, all got hard hit by the bad weather. The storm area extended over several states. Mrs. Stevens, for three weeks. left for her home last Friday night, ac eler, a wealthy farmer, was tound liable for f'J-5 damages in the district court tor injury done by a runaway team handled by his hired man.

Gugeler's team was driven by Ed. Jones, his hired man. Jones drove up a lane east of Enterprise and left the team near the fence while he went eighty feet away to enmp wnood choDDers Dull Going to build? Better let Machiels figure on your hardware bill. He will serve vou right and save you moiey. Try nim once.

A pair of interesting guests at the Oskaloosa re-union were Preston Wise and his wife, one aged 6 and the other 81. The Oskaloosa Independent says they have lived together in married life seventy years. It that is true, Mr. Wise was 16 and his bride only 11 at the time they were married. Kansas Topics.

For 70 read 60. The position of proof reader in this office is open to the "Topics" man. companied by her sister, Mrs. From this date Mr. Frank Icsly, local agent for the Kansas City Star, serves two daily papers for the one price, 10 cents pr week, the Times and the Star.

See that you receive them both. Hannah Standitord, and three children, who have been at the Stevens House since early last Spring. down a tree. The tree fell and Nursery Stock team ran awav into a ouggy unven bv the plaintiff, smashing it and m-inrintr her severely. She was under Cider.

I will make cider at my The Independent Land Agency has an oiTer of a good hotel property in an Iowa town to trade for a Jefferson county farm of liu more or levs. If interested inquire for particulars. farm on Wednesday ad Thursday care for weeks and You can save 2o per cent on nursery stock orders by dealing directly with The WLite Nursery Lawrence, and pet guaranteed, personally-selected stock, too. Price list, 'rder blanks, Otc, sent on application. the doctors brought suit.

of each week, beginning with next While on a ladder doing a little work with carpenter's tools on his porch, Wednesday, Horace Phinney fell to the ground and broke one of the bones in his left wrist and bruised one of his legs considerably. Dr. Smith was called and set the bone. That's what comes of a lawyer fooling witli working tools. ednesday.

Geo. Davis. The Valley Falls carnival is extended over till tomorrow because of the rainy week. There is to be a change in the creamery management the first of Order of I5tiines. Tha Hoard of County Commissioners of Jefferson county, Kansas, will meet in regular session on October A.

when the following order of business will be taken up: Oft. (ieo. Summcrfelt road case. Oet. 7.

W. II. Dias road case. Oct. 7.

J. II Low road case. Oet. Joe choner road tase. Bids- fer use of county deposits for ensuing year will be received until 1 o'clock p.

m. Oct. 8, A. D. l'A)2.

Miscellaneous business will be taken up from time to time. K. II. DEI BERT. County Clerk.

KVCERSIOM RATES VIA K. the coming month. Mr. Claypool, who has been taking a course in Farms Wanted. If vou want to sell your farm list it for sale with the Jefferson County Bank, Oskaloosa, Ks.

It will be advertised throughout the United States. We have arranged to bring buyers from other states where land is of higher price than here. Now is the time to make arrangements, as our facilities for handling and avertising Real Estate are unsurpassed. Call and see us. lectrical engineering for a year or lew Furniture Store How Ready.

wo past, is going to assist Mr. Jay Buck in the new lighting plant, and his place at the creamery will be taken bv Mr. Walter White, who has rented the Leaverton property N. W. Fall Festivities, Kansas City Oct.

1st to Hth. 1002. One Fare 45! for Round Trip. On sale Oct. 3rd to 7th, good to return Oct.

13th. Dedication of Sites for State and Territorial Exhibition, Louisiana Purchase Exposition. St. i Sept. 29th to Oct.

4th, 1102. One fare for Round Trip, on sale Sept. to Oct. 2nd. good to return Oct.

4th. Only for Round Trip. Special one wav Settlers Excur-IJ sion to the Northwest, Second Bi Stock of New and Second Hand Goods. Bought Very Low anl to be Sold Low and moved to town from the farm. THE OLD RELIABLE National Light Oil.

Best illuminating oil on earth. No smoke nor bad odor. No charred wicks. Bring coupon checks for i gallon free to Housh Noble, agents, Os In noting the prizes won at the old settlers meeting, last week, we unintentionally omitted the Dods-worth book-case, which was awarded to W. C.

Butts of Valley Falls, who was elected county commissioner in 180042 years ago. The case is a handsome one, though how a Democrat like "Billy" Butts can have books enough to fill it is not explained. Seven Ringlings with their three-rings show attracted a number of our people to Topeka Tuesday, and the boys say it was a big one, with 500 horses.nearly all of them white, and 21 elephants, none of them white. There were trained seals that came flopping and dripping frm the tanks to perform astonishing tricks for the crowd. And dignified elephants stood on their heads and sober horses "'cakewalked" and bowed to their partners.

One ring showed only white horses, another all black ones, and the third all cream-colored steeds. kaloosa. We are requested by Mr. Buffing- Class. Oskaloosa to tunings fio, Ogdn and Salt Lake $20.

Helena, Butte and Anaconda Spokane Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, 125. Rates to almost all Northwest points. Excursion to points in Indiana, Ohio. Kentucky, New York, Penn ton to announce that Rev. Deputy United States Marshal McGrath arrested Speed Bert, who lives southwest of Ottawa, the complaint of Postmaster J.

L. Stice for mutilating a rural free delivery mail box. He was brought to Topeka and held in the county jail pending his arraignment. The government officers are making an attempt to protect mail boxes and a number of persons caught tampering with them will be br't before the grand jury this fall. Capital 25th.

It is reported that several mail boxes on Oskaloosa Route No. 1 were lately shot through in two or three places each by a rifle in the hands of some mischief maker. The above shows what serious business such work is. The carriers and post-office people are required to report all such things. Emerson, the Prohibition candidate BED-ROOM SUITS, complete; Upholstered sets variety of Sicle-boards Dressers, Book cases, Bedsteads, Mattresses, Springs, Mantel Folding Beds, Sewing Machines, etc.

We Call Save You Money if you will give us a chance. Goods Bought and Exchanged, Repairing of all kins of Furniture and Machines, Upholstering, etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. JH. KURTH, east side square, oskaloosa.

for governor, will address the peo ple of Oskaloosa on Thursday, Oct. We are not informed as to sylvania, one fare tor tne rouna trip, plus tickets on sale Oct. 2, 3. 4 and 5. I place, but presume it will be the courthouse.

Mr. Emerson has the reputation of being a fine speaker Special Uue vv ay aas Excursion to California. Only $25, Tickets on sale during September and October, 1902. T. V.

Emionbs, Agent. and will probably have a large audience. We understand that his talk is on temperance rather than polit Absolutely Pur THERE IS A'O SUBSTITUTE ical topics..