Marshall County News from Marysville, Kansas • 1

'Snrl'rfiTSetU(j MARSHALL COUNTY NEW $1 00 per year when paid in advance, otherwise $1.50. Entered at the Postofficeat Marysviile, as second class matter. MARYSVILLE, MARSHALL COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1904. VOL. 33.

NO. 31. metto, at the northeast part of the city and will build a neat cottage City Council Proceedings. All members except Samuel Butler were present at the meeting of the city council Monday evening. Eills were read and allowed to the there and move to town.

Dr. Folsom, Eye, Ear, Nose and Emancipation Celebration. We, the colored people of Frankfort and vicinity will give a celebration and picnic at the city park on Thursday, August 4th. There will be amusements of all kinds on the grouuds consisting of ball games, merry-go-rounds etc. Music will be furnished by the colored band of Atchison.

The following speakers will address the people Throat surgeon will be at Dr.Breeding's office from Thursday noon until Friday State Taxes Reduced. The tax payers of Marshall county will be glad to know that the state tax they have to pay this year will be over 116,000 les3 than what they had to pay last year. The rate of state tax that the Marshall county tax payer had to pay last year was ten mills on the dollar. The rate this year will be only six and a half mills and the valuation will be a little less this year than last. I amount of $281.67.

The bill of the water company for noon, August 4 and 5. Spectacles fit ted. Examinations free. LOCAL BREVITIES. Miss Edith Scott returned Saturday from St.

Louis. E. Miller left Monday for a weeks visit to his farm in Norton county. J. H.

Kahoa returned Wednesday from a business trip to Kansas City. Miss Nellie Wolford of Hiawatha is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas Lynn. S. C.

Schmidt returned Saturday from a few days visit in Kansas City. Will Wecker left Wednesday for an extended visit with relatives in Chicago. Mrs. J. P.

Farrant of Barrett has been visiting Marysviile friends this Lost: Small white fox Jerrier dog June and a resolution to extend the time for the company to make certain improvements were laid over until the next meeting. City Engineer M. W. Sanderson on that day daughter, Pearl, to Mr. Ollie E.

Maple of St. Joseph, Mo Rev. Danna officiating. The wedding was a quiet one, none save the relatives of the contracting parties being present, with the exception of Mrs. Theo.

Miller of St. Joseph, an intimate friend of the bride. The bride was charmingly gowned in white Persian lawn, elaborately trimmed in Swiss embroidery. After a bountiful wedding supper the happy couple were escorted to the depot, where they took the six o'clock passenger for St. Louis to take in the fair.

From there they go to North Manchester, Indiana, to spend a few weeks with Mr. Maple's parents. They will be at home to their many friends sfter September 1st, in St. Joseph, where Mr. Maple is assistant secretary of the Y.

M.C. A. The bride, although she bong, by the Glee LJub. Last year the state board required Marshall f-ountv to raise $44,210. and i made a rePort on the building of the i Opening Prayer Rev.

W. Magette. with black spot around left eye. Tan leather collar with brass tacks. Finder will be rewarded if returned to P.

J. Schumacher, Marysviile. Kansas The Green Tree restaurant was re-papered this week and a new system of gasoline lamps was installed. Chris Grauer, the proprietor, says he will make other improvements in a few in addition to this the county was short new sewers. He reported the com- Music by the band.

$5 000 in state tax for the previous i Pletion of sewer main No. 2 on Fourth Reading of the Emancipation Pro-year, the evy for that year having street from Center t0 Carolina, sewer 1 clamation. been too small to raise the amonnt of i lateraI No- 10 on Carolina from Fourth Opening Address, state tax charged against the county. t0 Seventh streets and sewer lateral Address W. A.

Calderhead, This made in round numbers $49,000 i Xo- 11 on Carolina from Seventh to i Music by the band. week. Mrs. M. C.

Peters and children went Address, kelson C. Cruise, Kansas to Greenleaf yesterday to visit her sister. Will Farrant was down from Oketo new sewers was $1217.81. The total City, Mo. length of the sewers now constructed Music by Club.

in the city is two miles, 393 feet. Address, Hon. E. W. Hoch.

The petition of John Bain and others i Everybody bring full baskets. Come for a sidewalk along the south side of one and all with the intention of hav- has been away from home for several years, is one of our most popular young ladies, having grown up here and was Wednesday and Thursday visiting days. Roland Montgomery of Barrett was visiting with Mrs. James Montgomery and family Wednesday and Thursday. He had been visiting friends in Nebraska for ten days and stopped here on his way home.

Bert Wakefield ani family, who have been living in Idaho the past two years, arrived here Monday. They friends. Rudolph Ackerman went to Hanover Monday in the interests of the Star always prominent in social events, being the possessor of an excellent voice which is but one of her many accomplishments. Her many friends join us state tax which had to be raided last year, and it was raised and the county does not now owe the state a dollar. The amount charged against the county for state taxes this year is $32,546, and a six and a half mill levy will raise this amount.

The valuation as fixed by the state board this year is $649,045 less than last year. The following assessment figures may be interesting: In 1903 the valuation of all property in the county as returned by the county clerk was $5,169,512. The valuation as fixed by the state board was $0,907, 867. Amount of state tax charged against bakery. ing a grand time.

Committee of Arrangements R. Hardwick, Clarence Smith, Henry Fowler. L. W. Coffey, President.

Reed Hardwick, Treasurer. Wm. Logan, Secretary. in wishing her a long and happy life. Arthur Potter was looking after matters in Lincoln from Saturday will make this their home.

Mr. Wake block 71, Palmetto, was referred to the improvement committee. The petition of John Prell for a sidewalk along the south end of lots 7 to 12, block 18, Marysviile proper, was referred to the improvement committee. The bids for furnishing the city lumber for the rest of the year were read. The bid of E.

O. Webber was the lowest and was accepted. field will take Hp his old business of until Monday. Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Meyer of Herki mer visited a few days this week with relatives here. Another Surprise. Once more the merry Afton crowd making brick in partnership with his brothers. Mel Cooley, who is playing with the Enid, Oklahoma, baseball team, writes to Frank WoodruS that he can secure five first class players for the Marysviile team next year.

Mell is manager Mrs. Paul Kinney of Lawrence is vis The mayor appointed C. F. Reinders i successfully planned a surprise and iting here with her mother, Mrs. M.

Lockwood. 573 Z32 Very unique invatations have been issued by the members of St. Agnes Guild to a Silk Stocking social at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C.

J. Brown Friday evening. Mrs. Geo. Berrier and daughter, Blanche, left Wednesday for Clay Center to visit relatives and attend the chautauqua.

Ceo. Smith of Marysviile was interviewing old friends here Tuesday, enroute for Irving to attend the annual meeting of the Old Settlers' committee. Mrs. G. L.

Nichols returned home succeeded in completely surprising their victims Sunday evening about seventy-five friends of John and Emma Hanke dropped in very unex of the Enid team and has been playing Floyd Hammet has been very sick with heart trouble this week but is the county for 1903 was $44,210. In 1904 the valuation of all property as turned by the county clerk was or less than the year before. The valuation as fixed by the state board is $6,258,822, an increase over the clerk's valuation of $1,175,263, but a decrease from the state valua some good ball this year. now improving. Mrs.

Chas Huber and three children Mrs. E. O. Webber returned yester of Weatherford, Oklahoma, arrived city assessor, and the appointment was confirmed by the council. W.

S. (ilass, as attorney for John A. Broughten, called attention to the pond on the Broughten property and asked that some action be taken to remedy it. The matter was referred to the improvement committee with instructions to have the street commissioner fix it. B.

Price asked for permission to build a work shop in the rear of his here yesterday and will visit for some weeks with Marshall county friends. pectedly and informed them, that it was their birthday anniversary, and to say that they were surprised only expresses the fact too lightly. They quickly recovered from the shock, however, and proceeded to entertain their guests." The evening was spent in playing all sorts of games. If one can judge from the merry sounds that Friday from Beatrice, where she had Mrs. Thos.

Morbacher of Home City who has been visiting Oklahoma been visiting her parents. friends for the past two months, re turned home with Mrs. Huber. day from a few days visit with relatives in Seneca. Roy Wilson of Kearney, Nebraska, visited hie brother, Rev.

H. C. Wilson, Sunday and Monday. Richard Cosgrove returned yesterday from a visit of several days to the the Fair, in St. Louis.

J. B. Temple of Axtell came up yesterday to look after some busines matters and visit relatives. A. 0.

Richey and John Dingman of Hanover were looking after business J. L. Poteet of Richland township was brought before the Probate Court Mon tion of last year of $649,045. The decrease from last year's valuation, by the state board, is a step in the right direction, but it is not enough. Members of the state board admitted that they had made a mistake last year and that Marshall county was assessed at least twenty per cent too high.

We ought to have had reduction enough this year to re-imburse the county for the over charge of last year. The efforts of Chairman Johnston and County Clerk Kern have succeded in saving the county several thousand dollars, but they are not sat day morning and was adjudged to be floated through the calm evening air all certainly enjoyed themselves. At midnight refreshments of ice cream and cake were served by several of Afton's fairest young ladies. The young people presented to Mr. and insane.

Poteet was very violent and hardware store. The matter was left with the improvement committee and they were given power to act. L. II. Hammett called attention of the council to the fact that the walk along the east side of the Methodist church had not been completed.

The council ordered three city maps from Wyatt Millikan. it took six men to bring him from Sum-merfield to Marysviile. Sheriff Guthrie and deputy Allen took him to the W. R. Lea is superintending the construction of the Irving Telephone Exchange.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Winter are entertaining about forty guests this week and next, the occasion being the annual reunion of the Winter families.

Mesers Loch and (Jano of Summer-field were Tuesday visitors in the Gem City. A ten foot brick walk is being laid in front of the Maple House. Miss Draper of Washington will give a recital here Monday evening, August 1st, under the auspices of the Boy Choir of St. Mark's church. asylum at Topeka Tuesday.

His insanity is supposed to have been caused Miss Hanke some lovely presents as tokens of friendship. After wishing these young people many happy returns of the day all departed, agreeing Old Settler's Reunion. by overwork and overheat. matters here Wednesday. Mr.

and Mrs. Jos. Mann arrived here Wednesday from Dalhart, Texas, for a short visit with relatives. YoA Riesen's stock of Tablets, Writing Paper and Box Papers is the finest in town. Come and see it.

Marriage Licenses. isfied and are laboring with the state board for a further revision which will place us on a proper basis with other counties of the state. The following marriage licenses have The executive committee of the Old Settlers association of Marshall county met at Irving Wednesday to fix the date for the annual reunion. The dates selected are August 31st and been issued since our last report: that this occasion was one long to be remembered. Mr.

Hanke and family are known to all as model entertainers, and this occasion only proved the correctness of the statement. One Who Was Present. July 21. John L.Anderson, Buchanan Mo. September 1st and 2nd.

The Reunion will be held at Irving in their excel Miss Edith Scott visited the fore part of the week at Oketo with her sister, Mrs. J. L. Brubaker. Henry Clark is again working as lineman for the Marysviile Light Power and Water company.

Percy Pulleine and Walter Draheim will leave Sunday for a two weeks visit at the World's Fair at St. Louis. J. M. Sheurer of Holton is visiting old Marshall county friends this week He was in Marysviile yesterday.

The annual log rolling of the Modern Woodmen of Marshall county will be held in Home City August 17th. Dr. and Mrs. J. R.

Shumway came Frida Lindeen, Marshall Kan. Clarence E. WTard, Irving. Nora Westcott, Irving. July 23.

Loyd Parks, Blue Rapids. Emeline Reed, Blue Rapids. July 25. Wm. Henry, Nemaha county.

Maggie Brewer, Nemaha county. Married same day by Judge Pulleine. George A. Kruse, Bremen, Kan. Minnie Brenneke, Bremen, Kan.

July 27. Alfred C. Alleman, Wells township. Lora E. Morrison, Wells township.

Wm. J. Nash, Blue Rapids. Stella M. Waters, Blue Rapids.

Married same day by Judge Pulleine. The New Railroad. It is coming. It will be completed from Topeka to Marysviile by May 1905. It will be some benefit to Marysviile but there is no occasion to get excited about it.

Don't put on boom prices on your town lots, for there will be no boom. Marysviile doesn't want any boom. Marysviile will continue tc grow in the same steady, substantial way it has been growing for years. It will grow as fast as there is any demand for growth. If you want to help along with the growth, encourage the manufacturing industries which we now have and the establishment of all kinds of new institutions that will give employment to men.

If you have more town lots than you need for your own sell them at prices that will induce people to buy and build. Put your prices at a figure that any citizen lent natural Park near the Blue river bridge. The people of Irving are united and harmonious in their efforts to make this the best reunion everheld in the county. There will be attractions enough to entertain all who attend, but the pioneer features will not be neglected and much historical information is expected and it will be collected and preserved. In addition to local speakers and entertainers good speakers from abroad will be present each day.

The local management of the reunion has been placed in the hands of a committee composed of James Wells, Frank Edwards, W. J. Kautz, T. P. Ward and J.

M. Lay ton. A complete program will be published Real Estate Transfers WARRANTY DEEDS. II DeWalt and wf to Duffy ne-24-5 9 $6 500 00 Zybach and hb to Webber lots 1-2 3-9-10-11 12 bk 21 and add Palmetto 2000 00 Hauffman and wf to A Myers 100x150 in bk 120 Frankfort 350 00 Warren and wf to Warren lots 6-7-8-9 bk 5 Ewingsport 1200 00 Warren to Warren lots 1-2-3 4-5 bk 5 Smith's add Ewingsport 300 00 Ford and wf to Bedwell lots 3-4-5 G-7-10 Ax tell 00 VanAmburg and wf to Po- lack and wf eH seU-ai-3-9. 3200 00 Something Doing.

After attending church and Sunday school regularly each Sunday and the Wednesday evening prayer meetings and the twelve weekly lodge meetings and the socials and parties and whist club meetings and other demands made on you by society, if your time is not all occupied here are a few gatherings you might attend. Swiss picnic at Fair Grounds, Marysviile, July 31st. Picnic in Latiterbach's grove, Bremen, July 31st. Republican convention Second Commissioners District August 15th at Waterville. Republican "Convention First Commissioners District August 16th at Marysviile.

Marshall County Woodmen Log- over from Greenleaf Saturday for a few days visit with relatives here. Mrs. O. Lonergan and children of later. Polack and wf to VanAm Kelley, Kansas, are visiting this week with S.

P. Levine on Walnut creek. Blue Rapids. Messrs. A.

R. Dean and E. L. Jones burg and wf nwi-36 3-7 G400 00 Short on Teachers. Rolling' association August 17th at of the city can conscientiously receom-mend to a stranger seeking a location.

Don't ask a hundred dollars for a fifty dollar lot, or two or three hundred dollars for a hundred dollar lot. Home City. Republican Convention 44th Bepre-sentative District, August ISth at and families have moved into the Johnson residence on Genessee street. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

C. H. Marcy has been quite ill, but is improving. Miss Josephine VanValkennurg vis The county examining board met last Saturday to prepare certificates for those who successfully passed the last county teachers' examination. The certificates were issued Monday.

Of the 129 applicants 101 were successful. Nine first grade certificates were issued. There are sixty-one third grade, eighty-five second grade, sixteen first grade and four life certificates now in force in the county. One hundred and eighty teachers are needed to supply the schools of the county exclusive of ited friends in Marysviile Wednesday Mrs. Lizzie Smith and children ar Burke and wf to Rhodes lands in 31-4-10 aDd 18-5 10.

1850 00 Wild and wf to Wild lots 5 to 12 bk 5 Hutt's add Waterville 1000 00 QUIT CLAIM DEEDS. Nutt et al to White lots 1- 2 bk 41 Marysviile 1 00 Parmeter and wf to White lots 1-2 bk 41 Marysviile 1 00 Fisher to White lots 1-2 bk 41 Marysviile 100 White et al to White lots 1-2 bk 41 Marysviile 1 00 Dougherty to Dougherty ef nwi-16 and se-9- Made Fast Time. To settle a bet Will Sipple ran one hundred yards last Saturday in 10 seconds flat. The bet was made by a man who recently came here that there was not a man in Marysviile who could run that distance in less than eleven seconds. The bet was taken by rived Wednesday from Beatrice for a short visit with her risters, Mesdarres Mrs.

J. P. Farrant came up from Barrett Tuesday for a few days visit with her daughter, Mrs. B. F.

Allen. A. W. Kirkwood, P. J.

Schumacher and J. E. McMahon have each treated the News office force to a basket of peaches this week. Mrs. Ida Fisher and daughter, Gladys, of Des Moines, Iowa, are visiting with the family of J.

W. Potter and other relatives here. Peter Lundgren of Deadwood, South Dakota, is visiting old friends in this vicinity. He is on his way home from St. Louis where he has been attending the Fair.

Harry Stafford, who has been employed as lineman by tfye-1 Marysviile Light company, left yesterday for Salt Lake City, Utah, where he-has a simi G. L. Nichols and W. Price. Mrs.

Newman of Marysviile was the guest of her sigter, Mrs. Florence Marcy last week. Married, Saturday, Miss Emma Reed and Mr. Loyd Parks, both Mary3ville Turner society 30th anniversary celebration at Marysviile August 21st. 1 Republican County Convention, August 23rd at Marysviile.

Co. K. 9th Kansas Soldier's reunion at Marysviile August 23, 24 and 25. Mission Fest of four German Lutheran congregations a Ernest Koeneke's grove oh Horseshoe, August 26th. Old Settlers Reunion at Irving August 31st and September 1st and 2nd.

Marshall County Fair at Marysviile, September 13th, 14th. 15th and 18th. Claim Number One'. tn the" drawing for "claims inthet: Rosebud reservation, Which began at Ch'amberfain', South Dakota, yesterday, Wfllfam McCormack of Lancaster," the first "name '3000 00 ,1000 00 Marysviile. The next county examination will be held the last Saturday in October.

Many of the schools do not commence until after that date, and Superintendent Thompson will make an effort to secure teachers from adjoining coun 1-9 Seaman to Seaman lots 9 and 10 bk 9 andM add Pal EXECUTORS DEED. Carroll Exe to DeWalt ne ,4500 oa lar position. 1 The wagon bridge across tbe 'Blae ASSIGNEES t)EET, 'A Litchfield Assigner to Rhodes lots 13-11-14 bk67Frank- Al. Therien and Frank Campbell. Sipple was the first one of the Fireman's racing team who was seen after the bet was made.

The crowd went out to the race track the same afternoon and the three judges caught Sip-pie's time in 10 seconds. Sipple is a sample of the material that composes the racing team of the Fire Department that will attend the tournament at Manhattan in September. Unclaimed Letters. Unclaimed letters for the following addresses remain in the Marysviile postoffice for the week ending July 28. G.M.

Booth, Frank Bier, Mr. Belt Hotell, John Kelley, Jas. A. Reeder, Henry Westervelt, John Wolz foreign, Mrs. Augusta Vogel.

These letters will be forwarded to the Dead Letter office in two weeks if uncalled for. I. B. Datis, P. M.

ties to supply all schools that have not secured teachers by that time. Helnke Did Not Sell Foundry. An item in the New? last week said that F. W. Heinke had sold the Marysi-ville foundry to Ed Jlrl Heinke says the itenxrwaa-a-rmifltake and that he still owns the foundry.

The item in the-Newwas-Jiiade Upon the information volunteered to "our reporter by Mr. DeNoyer Jt drawn. 4'4! 1:1 'WorM's Fair Notes. of this eity. Miss Alice and Mary Death are the guests of Mrs.

H. Vernson of Pleasant HUltbis week, Misses Mayano! Viola' Faulkner, who hare been Spending; a few weeks' with arid on their farm in Pleasant' Hill, returned' to Marysviile last week. iyinTniedietpf Wateryille visited at the yanVaJkeiiberg home Sunday. Married, -Wednesday, -July 27, in Marysviile, Miss--Estella Marguerite Waters to Mr; Will James Nash, both of this I Miss Gertrude Barne, who has been spending her vacation with her parents here, returned to Manhattan the first of the week. i Mrs." Minnie Vernson is receiving a visit from her brothers, John and Ellis of Exhibitions of tfte wonderful proper-" tie of the X-rays are given 'daily in the German' section of the Palace of Education at the World'a Fair.

ASSIGNMENT, Craig to Thorne Thomas1 sybefrand se-f i 6. Vataabfe' First Church of Christ Scientists Services next Sunday at 11 a. nr. Subject: Children's 'Sunday school at 12 M. evening' meeting iat 8 O'clock.

Free reading rooms No. 3 and 4 White building. Open daily from 1 to 5 Sunday 3 to 5 evenings 7 :30 to 9 :30 except Sunday and Wednesday. Fine Opera House. 'A large captive balloon is now mak riverwest of town is7.

undergoing 'repairs tbis week. A new floor has "been put in and new capstones put on the abuttments. A number of young folks held a masquerade party at the. home of Miss Mary Funck last night. The costumes were very comical, and everybody had a good Home-made, Quaker, Vienna and Steamed bread and all of, cake and pies at Ackerman's Star Bakery.

The quality and assortment can't be beat anywhere. Walter J. Myers of. Vliets wa3 examined in the probate court Wednesday and pronounced to be unsound mind and will be taken to the asylum at Topeka. Louis Merklinghaus of Mission Creek has purchased lots on Block 1 Pal We liad the 'pleasure of examining ing many ascensions every day at the World's Fair, carrying passengers and the new opera house at "-Waterville Tuesday and we can saj that it Is the finest we ever saw in a town the 6ize of Waterville.

It would be a credit to a city of three times their population. The people of Waterville are justly proud of it. Someone killed Roy Cottrell's pug dog Tuesday evening by" giving it poison. rising to a height of 800 feet. Col.

Shaler, of Panama, has ben appointed official delegate of the Republic of Panama to the World's Fair. Organ recitals by prominent organists of the country are given daily on the largest organ in the world in Festival Hall at the World's Fair. Notice. The picnic advertised to be held by the Swiss society in Seematter's grove next Sunday will be he held in the grove at the Marysviile Fair Grounds. A good program of music has been arranged.

Plenty of refreshments. Everybody invited. The Alaskan hide exhibit at the World's Fair includes raw and dressed hides of every fur bearing animal in that country. One skin of a polar bear measures 11 feet 3 inches. Married, Wednesday afternoon.

July 27th, at four o'clock, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Allerdice, their youngest.