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ate I mlnimmilmimlmmmmmm J' III II II III I II 1 1 II II II fill 11 II II II II Locate on the OR WE BOTH Frisco System LOSE MONEY. i NOW IS TUB TIME to Investigate the resources and opportunity of securing good land at very low figures In the Great Southwest. Missouri, Arkansas, Southern Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Texas, are again to the front with a "Bumping" Crop, beating all Records. Ask your home agent for Homeseeker's Rates and Tickets, on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month, and ask us for descriptive literature, which will be mailed to you without cost. (G AA'feAA OUR MEN'S AA Are the talk of the town you cannot find better garments and neater styles at our prices.

They are honestly tailored and sure to satisfy. The makers' guarantee is behind every garment and our guarantee also. It will pay you to inspect our new fall styles in MEN'S CLOTHING. WE ALSO ASK THE PARENTS TO bring their boys to our store for their new CLOTHES. We are showing some splendid values that we guarantee to give good service.

We have selected these garments with great care as to Style, Fit and Wear, and we assure you that we can please the parent as well as the boys. We are always willing to show our goods, whether you come to buy or merely to investigate. YOU ARE WELCOME AT ALL TIMES. A. HILTON, Gen.

Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. i called on their friends C. M. Pierce and wife.

Born, to Riley Smith and wife, a son, August 14th. Born, to Wm. Grooms and wise, a daughter, August 10th. Seems that Stanberry Is much disappointed about the State Normal. It is not surprising, but it seems funny now sonic Alanthus folks take it Gueeg they think Alanthus ought to have it From Our Field Aent Mrs.

Whiteford is remodeling her house. Sam Allen is doing the work. Johnson Brothers were threshing for Mrs. Whiteford Tuesday. Jim Kirk was hauling bridge lumber from Bob Crockett's last Tuesday.

Mr. Brittain returned from Southeast Nebraska Monday evening. He reports good crops there, better than here. Carl Dakan is visiting home folks in the Star district. He has been attending the State University.

He teaches as principal near Kansas City this winter. Jilly Chilton is building a barn 32x64 John Reece is doing his work. James Temple holds the record as snake killer this year. He killed 13 rattle snakes and one copperhead in one week. Jess Mann delivered hogs in Stan berry Tuesday.

Charley How ard reports a good crop on his place. The Floyd district people are building the State Normal there. The Hcyde boys are doing the lathing, Chas. Gilleland does the plastering, and Mr. Shepherd did the carpenter work.

The college will be ready for school this autumn. Chas. Maupin and family attended the reunion at Albany Wednesday and Thursday. A fair crowd was in attendance. Mr.

David, road overseer, is doing some much needed repairs on the orads. xvxxxxxxxxxxxxx West Sager NXXXXXXVXXVXXXX A much needed rain fell in this section Sunday. Mrs H. C. Cranor spent Thursday at A.

Millers. Mrs. Sarilda Cranor's sister is visiting her at this writing. Miss filsio McLean took in the at King City Wednesday. Joe.

Canaday and wife spent sun-day at the itucker home. Quite a number attended the Island City picnic Thursday. Lee Sagcr was at King City Wednes day. Ask John Holly and Tom McLean what they pay for salt. Tones and children returned home one day last week.

Cottontop. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WILD AT. VNXXXXXXVXXXXXX Clyde Dakan returned from St. Joseph Wednesday evening accompanied by liis brother Clarence who is visiting home folks. Friday was one of the days we read about "the kind that makes the larmcrs rejoice." Clnrcacc Brittain and family and Prank Sliapard and family returned Monday from a two weeks visit in Southeast Nebraska near Falls City.

Clarence Davis of Payette, Iowa, cousin of Albert and F. M. Llpplncott, is here and will visit with the latter's families for a few days. Mrs. Tom Eoss has been quite sick the past week, but Is now convalescent.

Miss Daisy Dakan was visiting the past week with friends in Andrew county. Joseph Blount, of near King City, is visiting with his nephew, Mr. Webb and family. J. C.

LOVRIEN, Ass't Gen. Passenger Agent Kansas City, Mo. County ENYART Thomas Kerwin and crew took a car load of hogs to Ravenwood Monday to ehlp to St. Joseph. The moon had a watchful audience Monday night.

James Grantham and clerk and T. W. Grantham hauled hay to Stanber-ry Tuesday. The I-atter Day Saints have their tent at Enyart. Able speakers will present the doctrines of their church for an indefinite time.

Every individual who has some choice grain, fruit, vegetables, or live stock should be public spirited enough to exhibit same at Stanberry during the fair commencing October 3rd. Expert Judges in all the classes will be secured and a Farmer's Institute in connection will make a week's schooling that no one at all interested should fail to attend. Elmer Bresslertook a fine mare that he bold to a horse buyer to Stanberry Tuesday. We have heard the "simple life" ridiculed, but It is our private opinion that It is very, very much better than oneof hypocrisy and dissipation. James Faddis was transacting business In Ravenwood Tuesday.

Cread Pierce and Frank Powers were in Egypt Wednesday for their Ilea Polled calf. Cread secured a few grains of old corn from James Grantham. He seems to have a fondness for relics. J. H.

Hvten of Stanberry, and Uncle John Stuart visited friends and relatives here Wednesday and Thursday. 'W. P. Milsap and family were transacting business in Stanberry last Wednesday-Lee Miller had the misfortune to lose a valuable horse recently. Fine rains have come siuce the tent meeting commenced.

A buinber corn crop is now in sight. The last time the tent was here the river got out of Its banks. We hope that history will not repeat itself in this case. The Stork has been very considerate of the Smith family, leaving a girl at J. W.

Bmith's and a boy at Kiley Smith's. Why this partiality? Wonder what's the matter with Alanthus? Their correspondent to the Headlight stated last week that the moon hadn't been there for several years. Maybe the correspondent is "mooneyed." Cy Ralston and family returned from their visit in Holt county Friday accompanied by his Ina and husband. "Tenderfoot." XXXXVXXXXXXXXX CANAAN XXXXXXXXXXXXXV Pleasant weather with some showers Everything is nourishing. Most people are reasonably well.

Roasting ears, cucumbers are very plentiful. Most folks able to eat. Elmer Dressier was over in Canaan last week looking for fat cattle. BothCanaanites and Egyptians fur nish corn to grind at Enyart where friend Nelson runs the mill that makes the meal that is good. F.

Powers and Cread Pierce made a business trip to I. Russ' last Wednesday. J. G. Stewart and J.

F. Hytcn of Stanberry, were visiting relatives a part of last week. It was thought last week that Biley Smith had lost his mind, but It only proved to be overjoy caused by son stroke. Prank Powers has a yearning to see his father and mother in North Dakota and talks of going there soon. O.

P. Kuss and wife were out riding Wednesday afternoon, the iirst time Mrs. Ituss has been. She has been real sick, but we are very glad to learn be Is improving. While riding they jjM IH Lowest Prices.

Poultry Wanted Poultry Butter and Eggs at the Following prices for this week immd fi0 Turkeys flc Hens per pound ito Spring Chickens lOjc Geese 5c Ducks 8c Old Cocks 4c Green Beef hides 8Jc Butter per pound ie dozen 12c Old iron, per hundred cwt 25c Old rubber, per pound 4c Heavy brass and copper 7c Highest vrket price paid for all kinds of furs. A. W. Gilleland. Located in the rooms vacated bv the Democrat.

The ice cream supper at Lafayette last Friday night was well attended. Edd Painter had the misfortune to loose one of his best driving horses Saturday. Ira Short visited home folks Sun day. Missouri Girl. -You can buy your paints, varnishes, machine oils, harness oil, separator oil, or linseed oil at the Big 4 Hardware Company.

Remember their Monarch paint. FOR RENT-ROOMS. Rooms to rent, transient and regular. Mrs. J.

H. Ruxton, West Second Street. Phone 288. SlIHH The Big 4 Hardware Company states their heating stoves and their cook stoves and ranges have begin to arrive for their fall business. Be sure and see their line before buying a stove of any kind.

They make the asilAibAXAt Largest Poultry Wanted. LivetPoultrr.Butter, Eggs and Hides wanted, for which we will pay in cash this week: Hens per lb 8k Springs per pound 10c Roosters, per lb 4c Turkey, per lb 9t Duck, per pound 7c Geese per lb 4c Butter, lb 14c Fresh etrtrs. per dozen 13c Hides 8c No stale or held eggs wanted. Cream (Butter Fet) per lb 18c Cream to be delivered any day in the week except Sunday. Will also pay highest market price in cash for hides, beeswax, tallow, furs and iron.

JAMES YOGT F. M. Lippincott and wife and Al bert Lippincott went to Bethany last Wednesday returning Thursday. Glen Norman and wife of Stanberry spent a few days last week with Tom Hoss and wife. Mr.

Cooper's returned Thursday; evening from St. Joseph where they had spent a week. Mrs. VuiiIIorii ac companied them home. While there Willie got some repairs for his cane mill preparatory to making up the farmers "sweetness." Last Thursday evening a party of "hayseeds" mounted on a hay frame sought some better clime.

We know whereof we speak when we say "hay seeds," for it chanced to be threshing day and "all kind" of seed were flying, and as the day drew to a close, these young hay seeds were seen "hiking" for F. M. Llpplncott's where the evening was very pleasantly passed until the storm came and drove them to their several homes. Miss Mary Meeker of Stanberry, spent the latter part of last week as the guest of Miss Florence Lippincott, Mr, Chilton is erecting a new barn. LAFAYETTE.

More nice rain Friday. A few more rains and we will have plenty of corn Mrs. Meads visitedwith her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Sherry, Sunday. John Hudgens and family visited with Nelse Angles Sunday.

Charley Miller and family visited with the latter's father, Mr. Blodgctt of Empire. Miss Pearl Carver of Guilford, vls-11 ed with the Misses Oleavcs the last of last week. Ourtowa was well represented at the Island City picnic. 5 a.

CLOTHES EE XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Fairview. vwwnxxnxxxnxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Dear editor of the Owl, as I have seen no items from this neighborhood, I take it upon myself to write a few. We had a tine rain Sunday which was very badly needed especially on the pastures. Corn is looking tine considering the last spell of dry weather we had. Some of the farruei shave commenced to thresh, we have not learned how well the grain is turning out.

Quite a number in this neighborhood were disappointed to learn that Stanberry failed to get the Stato Normal, but we are glad to note that Stan berry has not lost much only hard labor In trying to secure it. S. II. Powers and son Charley of Stanberry, were out to their farm last week putting a new wind pump in one of their wells, They also tried to get water near their barn, but after boring in three or four different places they failed to get suftlcient water and unit. (ieo.

Hale of near King City, was visiting home folks last Sunday. He was accompanied by Jake and O. Cog-dill. Henry Beard and family attended church at Stanberry last Sunday. Sam Allen is repairing Mrs.

White-ford's house near the Star school house. Some of the farmers In this neighborhood and between here and Stanberry, have mowed the weeds along the road which very improves the appearance. W. H. H.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ISLAND CITY, xxxxxvxxxxxx A nice rain fell Sunday. The sick arc reported better at this writing. Miss Daisy Mann visited with her grandmother last week. Mrs. Francis Brooks of Kansas City, visited her parents Mr.

aud Mrs. B.F. Caster a few days. Mrs. Perry Allen and daughter May of King City, visited at P.

M. Gllletts last week. Manda Mann visited with Alma Clemruons last week. Clem Caster came down from Ilavcn wood to visit home folks. pa account of the rain.

Rev. LlnvlUe failed to preach at Island City Sun day. W. Joe Wood and wife, Mrs. Richardson and mother, were callers at W.

II. Richards Sunday afternoon. August the Is the day they meet to clean off the Lafayette cemetery. Everybody invited to come and assist especially those interested and should bring tools. AMONG THE CHURCHES.

UAPT1ST CHUKCII. The Olst Psalm for prayermceting. Thursday p. m. the Ladies Aid So ciety.

Choir Friday niht. Preaching next Sunday morning ar night by the pastor. All invited. SIETUODIST CHUHC'H. Revival services begins at the M.

E. church next Sunday. Services at 11 2:20 p. m. and 8 p.

m. Hugh E. Smith, Evangelist of Los Angeles, California, will be here and will speak and conduct the services. The public cordially invited to attend these services. "Fflt.hpr." sairl a Rav countv boy recently, "did you ever hear the story ol the bear iNO, replied the father.

"You lie there," came from the bov. The old man didn't see the joke till after the whipping was all over. J. C. Stockton Surprised.

Saturday being the sixty-first birthday of J. C. Stockton, his wife planned a surprise for him and Saturday evening twenty of his friends gathered at his home on third street and greatly surprised him. Those present en: invprl a nleasant. evenine.

De- licious refreshments were served at a late hour. 60 YEARS EXPERIENCE Traijc Marks 'It. DlSIONS Anyona funding a ukrtch and aatortptiqn may quickly onr opinion fnt wuethar an Patent taken thrtmeb Munn ft Co. recelv tptcUti notice, without chard, In toe Scientific American. A handsomely illnrtrnted weekly, tamat eJr eulatlon of any icIenUBo Journal, Ternn.

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