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THE BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE PBINTS ALL OF THE OFFICML COUMY NEAVS AND BELLEVILLE FREEMAN GUARANTEED LARGEST FEDE CIRCULATION. Tliree Consolidations: The Belleville Telescope, 1870; The Belleville Freeman, Estblislied 1878; The Munden Progress, Esta blished 1003. YEAR. BELLEVILLE, REPUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 22, No. ST PRESENT SENIOR CLASS PLAYS.

'In The Sining A Y'oung Mans Fancy' 'Hicks at Mudh Enjoyed. Excellent PrIniaiT Worki An hour spent.visitingthe primary rooms of our school would convince the most Bkeptical of the value of directed play and dramatized games among the little people. Misses Gema Mary Collins Tuesday evening the senior class; excellent work along 'In the Spring a Young Mans and 'Hicks 'at given to a crowded house. Their this line during the past year. The Annual May Pole Dance attracts a sreiat deal qf attention and is only TilavR wprp both verv clever and school program, plays were both ciever ana weu dramatized games as Wilhelm acted.

W. A. Hollandsworth direct ed the plays and much crecjit is.giv­ en him for their success. Fol'liowing two selections by thei Belleville orchestra the playlett, 'In the Spring a Young Mans Mrs. Jack Hilliard as chaperon was taken by Miss Gretta Collins.

Miss EstherAingle took the part of Jane Laurens, Miss Jennie Howe, Jacqueline Vance, Miss Lucile Armstrong, Jo Struthers, Miss bf the "pupiis" as Vhe Blanche Osborne.Miss'through the grides an! out into Catherine Pierce, Janet Mason, Miss' work of the Alice Dawson, Marie a maid, and Tell. Little Red Riding Hood. Babes in the Woods, Rainbow Fairies and dozens of others, works wonders among the little folks In developing the natural expression of the things they feel and know. The child learns by doing and the diifficultjes of discipline are reduced to a minimum by these modern methods. Mlsi es Stoddard and Collins deserve a great deal of credit for the work they are doing for it undoubtedly yields permanen results in the lives Robert Hasty, Dicky Trent, the young man.

The girls with their chapeorn were touring Europe and the scene was in a hotel in Paris. The girls all handled their parts cleverly and Robert Hasty was very good at making love to them all. 'Hicks at College' was well acted and every one was well suited to their part. It w-ns a typical col- play and the first act was a scene in the 'Pal' cafe, the second act, a scene on the campus of Northem University, and third act, a scent in the home of the boys, following a basket ballH game. Louds Angle as Hiram Hicks, the 'Braino' man and Clinton Gregg as Tom Horton, Iiad the leading roles of the boys and were fine; Glenn Keith Jordon, also had a clever part and acted it welll.

Cur- tUs CoUims as Prof. Adam Biddicut and John WeWs as Dean fine professors. Robert Hasty as Percy Robbins, Svardrup Rust as 'Bastian Briggs, Clarence Hi'nckley as Josh Aitlerson, Wilton Anderson as Peter, the proprietor of the 'Pal' and Walterl5kniels us Walker, hand led their parts like professionals. Miss Frances was excep- tionaWy fine as June Grant NEW LAUNDRY STARTS. Under New Manngenient of Eason At Beineville Institution Is Ready to Serve Public, HARMONY MEETING IS HELD.

Twelve DcU'gates Elected to Republican State Oonfeaience at Topeka, June Si'd. The Belleville Steam Laundry opened this week for business under the new management. W. W. Eason of tMs oJty and J.

C.Fields,?' om eriy of Beloit, are the new proprietors. Mr. E'ason is too well known in this community to need any Mr. Fields is a practical laundry roan of much experience and comes to our city highly recom- memded. He has been in the laundry business for many years at OmM- ha and Beloit before mOvHTig to Belleville with his family.

The new management has spent tiwo months overhaulimg the laundry plant, putting in new machinery, installing city light power and water. In addition to the investment they have expended to put the plant in first class condition. A 'seven amd one-half horse power motor has been installed, new shirt and collar ironer, colter shaper, large new mangle, A delivery wagon will be added, and orders, will be called for and delivered. An up-towns station has been established at the Head Stocker Suitatorium, where orders Unes may also be left and called for. The new managemenit authorizes us to state that they will absolutely guarantee all work, being equipped to compete in price and quality.

IS June uraiiL sinu "tiai much in love with Tom dampener, neck baiid Hemphills acting would be a credit i to an actress of much experience.Mis' laundry work in first clas; Alice Dawson as Flora Bell Delmar-' tyr, a waitress at the 'Pal' was busy maMimg love and was very clever in her part.Mti/Ss CatherinePierce-made a cliever reporter and as Miss Pad- let on the daily Shriek staff, she was kept busy getting the Ethel Ball as Polly -Porter, Miss Ruth Sehafffr as Claire Jones, Misj Mae Swiercinsky as Susy Spriggims, Miss Mable, Walker -as Daisy Miss Lula Williams as 'Fluff as Mrs.Cob' and Miss Vera Peake as Lily, the maid, added much, by their clever acting, to the success of the play. About $185 was taken in which will be used to pay for the high school annuah School Building lor Lovewiell The town of northwest of here, is planning the erection of a new school building and has ap pointed the following c'ltizens, E.G. Morgan, M. Jennings, Ghas. Hendricks and John Renshaw, as a committee on securing plans and estimates with orders to report the result of their efforts at a future meei Ing.

R. B. Vs. Mutual After being out from Thursday morning until 12:30 A. M.

Friday morning, the jury inthe case ofWard vs. Republic County Mutual disagreed and was discharged. Mr.Ward brought an action the Mutual for the loss of a house, after had failed to agree upon an adjust-" ment of the loss. The case will either now go oyer to the next term of the Distj-ict Court or a have to be'Tiiade. LastSaturday Republ can harmony meeting was held at the court house.

The call for the meeting had been made by petitions signed by more than 100 representative men from every section of the equally divided between the two divisions of the party. The best of feeling prevailed at the meeting and a spirit of unity between the factions evident throughout the meeting.Four legates were elected to theTopeka conference and thebalance ofthe dele gation was divided between the two diivisions of the party. The meeting was called to order by W. R. Wells, county treasurer, and the purposes of the same stated.

E. S. Nelson nominated J. J. Smith of Scandia to.wnship for chairman, who was duly elected.

Geo.W. of Belleville was chosen as secretary of the mee.t'ng. Upon motion Chairman Smith appointed a committee of five members to retire and prepare a' list of twelve names to be presented to the convention as delegates, the same to be patiflied, if acceptibte to the meeting. The committee appointed was W. R.

Wells, Alex Scott, Tom Arbuthnot, E. Simmons, D. C. Bow.cr- sox. The committee made report, and after being revised by action of the convention, the liist of delegates as finally agreed upon are as follows, each delegate to select his own alternate: Mrs.

P. M. Bushong, Big Bend Twp. Mrs. R.

Cameron, Courtland 1 Twp. Mrs. Aaron Engle, Richland Twp. Mrs. n.

T. JelHson, Belleville City J. J. Smith, Scandi-a township. C.

H. Jewell, Uncoln township. F. N. Woodward, Belleville Twp.

W. B. Wilson, Washington Twp. C. A.

Baird, Elk Creek township. J. W. Berry Union tOiwns Leonard Haggnian, Beaver James Ramsbottom, Rose Creek Twp The meeting ini no w'jse tied the delegates with instructions, nor did the meeting attempt to pass any ing resolutions, 'but left each delegate free to attend the Topeka conference, upon h's own best judgment, wjth other men and framing up a program and policy for 'the future of the Republican party of Kansas, which, it is conceded, will be along ProgressivCf; LIGHTNING KILLS FARMER. Tlie (Jiiide Last Friday and Saturday evenings, the grades in the public school gave a conbination program in the opera house, to i good audiences, ent- than than the previous, years and the teachers and pupils had spent a great deal-of-ii-timie--inaking: preparati'ons.

They are all to be congralulated upon the success of the entertainment. Friday evening the 'Dream of and the farce, 'The Dressing a "vocal and violin solo, were g'ven and very much enjoyed. On Saturday evening, musical nuriibers, recitations and a comedy, entitled, 'King completed the program and the entertainment was thoroughly enjoyed by every one pre sent. Biucaliiuifate Sei-uioii. The baccalaureate sermon to the school was given in the Methodist church Sunday evening by Rev.

W. S. Lowe of the Christian church His subject was. "Lifes True and he delivered it in an impressive manner. The music by a special choir, was also very good.

The junior class decorated the rostrum with potted plants and Person having white or very light clothing to be dry cleaned will remember that Roberts is the man who isi prepared to handle this class of work. Phone 349. 37-lt. C. B.

Harvey Living Near Republic, -While Dc Clibiles, Mmulay. C. B. Harvey, living about a mile from Republic, was instantally killed about six o'clock, Monday morning, when struck by lightning. A thumber storm came up early Monday morning as and vey were doing the chores.

Mr. Harvey was standirg in cow shed, leaning against the side and iMrs. H.trvey was standing a short distance away, when the bolt came, it the side of the door above; Mr. Harveyg head and then passed dolj-n his body, killing' him instant- ally. Mrs.

Harvey was not even shocked by the bolt. Harvey a young man, 33 years old and came to Republic, com ty from Harveyville, Kansas, several years ago. He was an industrious young farmer and well liked. Four years ago he was married to Miss Louise Freund of Republic and one little child -with the wife, survives. Cheney Making The sporting editor of the Kansas City Star says of Lawrence Chen ey.

the Belleville star pitcher: "Darrry Cheney the iron man of the Cubs. Last year he pitched games, winning twenty-sis of them. This big spitball pitcher has not been fully appreciated.but this doubtlessly show bin ranWiinig up with Walsh Johnson and other stars. Last year he beat every team in the league and Brooklyn, Cincinnati nndBosfibn were the easiest for him failing to win a game. Pittsburg," Philadelphia and New York did the best of any by break'ng even with School Meeting.

The sthoolboard has calied a meei ing cf the voters of this school dis tm-t, to be held at the court house, Thursday evening of this week, at 8 p. ni. to discuss the question' of a site for the proposed new school, building and other matters pertaining to the public schools. If the voters have any sugigestions to make to the school board relatives to the bond proposition for a new dng this is the time and place to do it. I Meeting.

There will be a meeting of the Re public oti.aty Auto and Good Roiads Ass.ci.ili; helid in the City of Narka on Fi id; May 23, in the afters- noon. Everybody invited to attend this meeting. J.F.ANtiLE. R.M.ARMSTRONG, Secretary. President.

Eight Insane Cases Since Jan. Jst. Republic county since Jan.1st,has had eight cases of insanity, seven of which have come before Probate Judge Burk for trial, one from Was ington county, being dismissed. This is a somewhat larger number than the usual average. Three of these were tried-the past week, Wesley Colbaba.

aged 28, and Alfred Benyshek, 21, were ordered returned to the Hospital where they had been. Angelo Comarato, an Italian of Belleville, was also before the Judge but was released. Concordia Hounds GOIKI Work. The thieft of a quantity of grain from one of the Beloit elevators, required the services of Carl Moore's blood hounds from Concordia, in bringing the culprit to time- which the hounds are said to have succeeded in doing. The dogs followed the trail to the home of a man named Mayes, a former employee of the elevator.

Accordingly a warrant was issued charging him with burglary and larceny for which he be triedlater. BOY KILLED BY ROCK ISLAND. Ti-iiin No. 6, Driven by Laiitl, Kills Tim One MUe West of Belleville. Tim Warren of Cleveland, Ohio, was instantly killed by Rock Island train No.

6, at noon the bridge one mile west of Belleville. He, with two compar lions, were walking along the Rock Island track, and had fallen to sleep near the track at the bridge. The Warren boy was closer to the track than the others and as train No. 0 came down the grade into Belleville, the group of boys were awakei ed, the Warren boy, dazed, raised his head just as the engine came by and his head was completely sev- vered from the body. The Warren boy is eighteen years old and with his chum, Arthur McKinzie, who lived a few doors from in Cleveland, also Alfred Mosby, a colored boy, of Kansas City, were on their way to Denver and had been in Belleville since Tuesday They walked to the bridge, west of town and were resting before going on west, when the accident Young Warren is a son of a brick KANSAS FARMER AND TARIFF.

Some of tlie FVatui'cs of Inequality Pointed Out In a Wasliington Dispatch. Mrs. Clara M. Bram-well Retires as Grand Matron, O. E.

S. i ferns and a large '13' in yellow Ludteran Pastors at ScanUi flowers on a blue back ground. Rev. C. T.

Carlson for a number of. years pastor of the Scandia Swed Ish' Lutheran- church-r-has-resigned-! and accepted a call from the churcl' at Shickley, Neb. Rev. Carl Seger- hammar of St. Louis, fovmerb of Scandia and a brother of Ex-Res' Ister of Deeds.

A. W. Is the pastor and wMl take up his work in the near future. Family Reunion The W. H.

Bell family have been enjoying-a family reunion for the last The only Mary Bell Larkjn and' little daughter of Denver are here. Frank Bell of Minneapolis and Edgar Bell recently returned from Texas are also visiting their parents. Noinvay Fai-mjea' Peter Hammar, a prominent farm er, near Norway, was severely injured by falling down a flight of stairs His injuries however, are not of a cons.iisting principal ly dt a severe scalp and a br.uised rib. hung over the choir Loft. I Suicide At Slankato.

Word from tells of the Iria-VanDe- 'Sj -TGnter, one of-the oldest and most respected citizens of Jewell county. Long coneinued ill health is said tc have been the cause of the rash act 'l'w Garage For Belleville S. J. Saylor will build a new garage in Belleville, having bought the ground for that purpose last week. Mr.

Saylor has purchased lots of F. M. Bush, corner of Main and Jefferson streets, and we understand 'will begin work on his new building at once. He will build a modern buii( ing about 50 by 100 feet. The blacksmith shop on the rear of the lots will be moved.

The price paid for e-1 0 ts -wa 2,0 Notice of Public Meeting. There will be a public meeting at the Courthouse on Thursday evening May 22nd, at eight P. for the purpose of discussing school house site and other matters pertaining to the public schools. All voters of the city of Belleville and adjacent territory are requested to attend this meeting. By order of Board of Education City of Belleville.

Fifth District Editoi-s. Fifth District Editorial Asso- ci'ation will Clay Center, Fri day of this week. Prof. Merle Thorpe of-the-School-'of-Journalism Many wotests have not only reacb ed Congress relative to the new tariff bill, fom sugar interests, the cotton interests, the citrus interests, the sheep industry, bat protest has also been regi. a bjf the farmers of the country, whom believe the newtarii.

will work a hardship on them. Below is aWushingtpn d.t. pcial of cf the protests that are being made, and shows view taken by many farmers of tlitj Country: Washington. D. May just happens that a lot of cif'zeus Kansas are farmers.

In many pects they don't like the new tariff a little bit. They are writing to tell their congressmen about it. farmer denies the allegatiom with- plenty of argument to support his claim, that he is over prosperous He remembers the Wilson tariff bill of 1894 and the hard times that prevailed at that time. Crops were not anything extra In 189G but iii spite of this fact the farmer had to sell his hogs for about $2.75 per' hundred. the crops oC that cereal were not suprisingly larg for about 40 cents a- bushel, while the price paid for- corn on the market sounds like song as compared with the corDi price of today, The Kansas farmer rememberer distinctly what happened to that Wilson tariff for his vote helped to abolish that tariff.

But the surprising thing to the farmers of Kaa- sas who have made a comparisoa the Wilson tariff with the Wilsoa-Uf derwood ttuiff that is about to be- comie a law, is that the new tariffi bill proposes even lower duties oru farm prevailed during the hard times of the nineties- Take the tariff on cattle as an example. Theduty in 1896 was 2C- per cent and was held to be too low. The new bill' cnts the duty on cattle to per cent. Just one-half. Tlie duty on horses was 20 per cent; the new duty is 15, The new biU'pro- poses a cut in the duty of 25 peip cent under that of 1896 on mules-.

Kansas does not raise buckwheat extensively but it is interesting to the grower of buckwheat that duty under the old Wilson bill. layer in Cleveland and a message! been sent to his percent, while the bill them of his death. An inquest will probably not be held as an investigation was keld in the sheriffs office th'e afternoon and the companions of the boy told the above story. Engineer Charley, Daird of Fairbury was driving train No. 6.

Naa-iyowly The O. W. Blakesley home south of Narka, narrowly escaped destruction by fire caused by an incubator. A-wakening near midniight and smell- limg smoke, Mr. Blakesley on going down stairs discovered a mass of flames in the kitchen.

The, rest of the family were notified and formed a.bucket brigade, and quenched the flames.yet not before much household gfols had lievn ru'nt-d. Another Victory for Doctor. Tom Doctor, the Republic county, wrestler has just added aoother to his long list of victories by defeating Fred Young, of Kansas City.wlio challenged 'Doctors right to the we) terweight championship' of the state. The match at Scandia last week was witnessed by a large nuniber of the county's lovers of sport and was eas ily by Doctor in two straight falls. Meetintr Of (Jrand CJiapU'r of O.E.S.

The annual meeting of the grand lodge of the Eastern Star was held in Saiina last week and at that time the grand matron of Kansas Mrs. Clara M. Bramwell of this her term of office. Mrs. Bramwell was elected to the office of grand matron at the meeting held ii Topeka last year and she should feel justly proud of the work she has accomplished.

Many- honors have been conferred upon her and she is held in the highest esteem and is loved by members ofev- ery chapter in the state. Mrs. Bi-amwell has been a member of the Eastern Star lodge for twenty five years and attended her first grand lodge in 1899. The Bramwell clvaj ter atRandal. recently organized.was honor and she will of the State University, and Charles institute it in a short time.

Sessions, secretary of state will be, tlie meeting in Saiina she was he principal speakers. ay Cen- many honors and received rater will act as host upon this occas- Uy as tibn of her wiork. Among them were: A past grand matrons jewel the most worthj grand matron of the general grand chapter. Mrs. M.

Alice Miller.and is the first jewel to be presented to a grand, officer, an Eastern Star ritual, bound in calf, presented by the grand Hendricks, a leis or wreath fi -om the. Hawaiian Is lands, a cut glass vase from the Saiina cnapter. a bouquet of red ros es from the Ophel by M. L. Hill and many other beautiful bouquets.

Mrs. W. T. Perry of this city. wh.C was appointed by Mrs.

Bramwell as' grand marshal, also closed her of office. Mrs. Perry to run for associate grand conductress but declined the honor. She was al live tomato- fork by the grand patron. Mr.Hen­ dricks.

The grand matron elected at Saiina was Mrs. Mary Herrington, of Kansas City, and the grand patron was S. H. Kilgore of Wichita. liUnilMM- Coniimny E.

M. Ludwick of the Foster Lum bef Cbmiianv is completing liijj improvements on west -Main street.The yard is being extended through from Main to State street, and the driveways will extend the entire tance, m'iking a entrance from both streets. Everything in the yard will be under cover it wiill be one of the largest and best equipped yards in western Kansas. Woiiiii Doing Reports fromFortyeight, neighborhood east of Norway are to the numerous orchards in that and adjoining sections are beingprac ticaMy by what is known as worm. This, however, is fa'i' the only damage- from this source that has as yet, been, reported this season in Republic county.

Heavy Hail Stoi-ni BelJeville and adjoining territory was Monday afternoon, visited by quite a heavy ha'l storm. The hail- Btones were the size of good sized marbles, but fortunately the storm only lasted a moments, and it is believed the extent of but slight, so far as is known at pre sent. Bad Fire Narrowly A coal oil stove nearly caused a serions conflagration at the Fred iE- vertt home north of Courtland. Ait was all the lights were broken and the Window casings arid doors dvimaged considerably, before e-extingui she poses to admit duty Rye also goes on the new free while the duty in 18 90 -was percent. Broom com is on the I lisE't now, so is the co.n tlie farmer feete- to his hogs and The duty in, 1890 on corn 20 percent'.

The democratic theory of ing the tariff on fai'in products and admitting arti'cles of daily coinsump- dut.y free, so it appears to the opponents of the new ia is tiiat of disregiiirding tlie fanner in part and the manufacturer allogctlier Will the UToposod taiiff lower thc-i cost of living? Will it bring to t.me the trusts ire held guilty oi! nvaiin-taining the liigli cost of iiviu.t;? These are UI'-'B wliicli intelligent iieoijie oi' Kmisas are- asking themselves. The of the new tariff bill belli.ve there-, are too many jokers in it to make-' lit' safe. For example, look at the meat proposition. Meats will be adniittieA without the tarift'on cattle- is out in hall'. Recent" investigatio'ais have that, the 'beef trust' alleged to be composed of four packers already hasr numerous large packing plants in- Canada, and South What is to hiiiide'r 'ilie packers I'roiu 'uuy-; ing uu beet' on in Argeu-- -n7rr -th-o--tnii C0TTn tliey largely control now, then shipping tlie manufactured product intf this duty free and the indeiieinlent packers out.

of hus-- iness. If the big packers vire enabled by the new tariff bill to form ir huge world monoply where do tJie benefits to ilie consumer come the fiuestion, congressmen are try-- ingto answer. Those who oppose- the new tariff bill contend that if meat must be admitted real way to hit the trusts and keep'dowrw the high cost of Living is to hdmi'fc cattle free or else maintain a portionate duty on impoitP 'l products of ii pacicers. The house puts dressed mutton, dressed lamli. and wool on the free list.

Shewu'. and lamb skins have been on the: free list for some time. The Wilson Underwood bMl puts a duty of tea percent on live sheep and which wiJl make it very nearly im-- be-killed in-ther United States, it is calmed. but wSil be a big advantage to the- slaughter men in Canada Soutli' and Australia. The snialS dealer inthe United Stutes feels that, "in justice to himself live sheep, and lambs should be on the free listr or there should be a proportionatedus ty on wool and dressed meatSi Wheat is niade dutiable at ten per cent and wlieat flour placed on the: free list.

The farmer contends that the wheat duty is too low. and the- miller insists that it is too high flour on the free list. Similar ex- cepton is taken to the in the bill placing the grain, oats on; the free list, and admitting the rolled oats.of the Canadian miller with- Such disparatues in ratep through the thousand and oiie sch- edules in the new tariff bill. In the- A New Band at Courtland. Courtland has just organized a band under the leadership of Ro -I house right now the republicans and' bert Campbell, about tvfi -against: ty young men of the town.

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