The Norton Weekly Telegram from Norton, Kansas • 2

1 niwluna Caunlv Clerk From Thursday' Daily report any case you feel should be Mrs. C. A. Cover who has been vis iting with her daughter Mrs. Charlie Campbell, left for a short visit in would do well to secure one.

The price is ten cents and besides the use you would make of it in the reported. EDUCATIONAL At Lone Hand No. 31 Miss school it will be worth more than St Francis last evening. Grace Bradley is teaching a very successful school. There were COMMENTS the small cost to you for conveni Mrs.

Williamson and daughter The probate judge married Elmer Ray Marshal and Mabel O. Crocker veterday. The parties gave Beaver City Nebraska as their po6toffice address. Mr. Marshal was onlv twenty years old and Miss Crocker was only seventeen so it was necessary for both parties to get the consent of their parents before the ceremony could be performed.

ence in locating schools and dis 26 pupils present. The attend left for Hill City this morning. tances when you are looking for a Topeka, December 22. Suit has been filed in the supreme court by Fred S. Jackson, attorney general, to compel Frank M.

Holccfnb, county clerk of Wyandotte county to turn over $1,028.25 which he has collected as hunting license fees up to June 30 of this year. All hunters must have license before they can hunt in any county. These licenses cost a dollar each and the county clerk issues them but Holcomb has turned over to Byron will follow them for a shor Tcrnixhcd By County Superintendent E. E. Nelson ance in this school is good and only one case of tardiness shown on the register.

This school was school without having to lose time visit in that place Sunday. in calling upon the county super in getting ready to meet Rosehil tendent Snr such information. have Since our last report we Mrs. L. II.

Hull returned home Lincoln, Ne I last evening. She school in a spelling and ciphering contest. Later we learned that in the column next week we in is reports that Mrs. M. B.

Lease improving in health. vite the attention of teachers, pu Lone Hand proved themselves the have pus and parents to what we sbal most rapid an accurate mathe Cattle In Stalk Jewell, Dec 22. We pastured our cattle in the fields for years aed so far have to say regarding your relation maticians while the Rosehill pupils Mayor Williams remembered al stalk have to the compulsory education law. visited the following schools: Pleasant Valley, Dist. No.

40 where Miss Mabel Conner of Bur-fiogame Kansas 'is teaching. 12 pupils were present and during cur s(ayof one and one half hours were orderly and quiet. At Prairie Home No. 14 Bessie Brown had 13 present. The man taught the Lone Handers how to the newspaper boys of Norton to never lost any, but that is no sign the state only a part of the money which he has collected during the three years ending June 30.

The state charges that he has no right to keep this monev and that it should be paid at once. An al. day with a Christmas present in io tne teacners, pupus, and our spell. At the Hard Scrabble schoo! the shape of a box of good cigars many friends of Norton county, we won't this year. We have al ways at husking time taken al! A Merry Christmas and Happ.

there were 21 pupils present Elsie Dopps left for Norcatur New Year. Bertha B. Bryant is the teacher i 1 I the mouldy ears to the house to this morning where she will spend for 6 months. oer in which these boys and girls -treat their teacher and visitors lemauve writ oi raanuamus uruer-ing Holcomb to pay the money at once or show the cause why he burn and the smut we Mr. and Mrs.

Will Snyder wil her vacation visiting friends. found. We would rather miss At Rosehill where we found 22 pupils under Minnie Ankenman visit in Lebanon over Christmas. proves them real ladies and gentle. Roy Wyatt lost two more head we closed our visit for vacation does not do so has been granted by the court.

The writ is rctprn-able January 9. v- getting a goodlear than one of the rotten ones, but there may be no poison in them, yet we had rather of cattle in the stock fields last returned home M. Sawyer men. The teacher and pupils eermUo have the entire confidence and trust of one another and so this morning. The officers and patrons of this District first set about their duty night.

This makes seven head that be has lost in the past week. the stock did not get them. We StoclcHoIders Meeting There will be a meeting of the The interior of W. H. Marsh's also aim to keep plenty of salt in to fix up in such splendid condi tion their school house, outbuild far as it was our ability to ascertain the patrons of the District are well pleased.

There has been The Prideaux house is plastered office is being repainted. easy reach of the cattle. and will soon be ready for the stockholders of the First National ings, and grounds that no other District in the cour.ty presents a JBmt three cases of tardiness in carpenters, Hickman and Renoe Bank of Norton Kansas, on Tues-" im Minnie Geary is said to be More Government Lotteries Uncle: Sam will have three to finish. It is a very cozy little nicer, more attractive and inspir proving from typhoid fever. about, three months in this school.

T7e listened to the best recitation house! personally conducted lotteries in ing place for school and other day, January 12, 1909 at 10 oclock A at their banking office for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the ensuing year, and in Civics we ever heard in this Miss Pearl Blakley gives a va public purposes. Their next in the state of Idaho next year, when, it is announced in semi Earl Blakeley writes home to cation and will be home today. terest was in the securing of a his mother from Grand Junction. such other business as. may come official reports from Washington, teacher in whom they knew they Colorado he has the mumps and jonn tnooK or Auourn is ex before them.

D. the government will open cannot come home for Christmas pected today to visit friends. Chas. W. Campbell, Cashier.

the Coeur d'Alene the Lemhi and 9 Norton Kansas, Dec. 4, 1903. Blackfoot Indian, reservations to could safely trust the development and training of their children. The board was on the lookout for such a teacher. They did not (indifferent to their children's Oberlin Mr.

Emma Hughes of Minnie Gay expects to leave for Wichita in a few days to visit will visit in Norton over Christ Notice of Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the with her aunt Ernest expects to homesteaders. It is also likely that the Spokane and the Yakimi reservations in Washington state will be opened within the next 14 mas. return with her as he has em ployment there. stockholders of the Norton Lieht. Miss Grace Boddy is home from best interest) hire the first teacher who came to them without convincing rroof of ability, but they investigated until they found Ice Cold Storage Company will months.

The Coeur d'Alene reserve, east of Spokane, contains Salin a college to spend the holi Gene Cheesman came over in subject in the rural Jschool before. The class consists of three young men, Harley Camp, Leo Doolittle, mad Willie Corns who condensed the substance of two chapters and it plainly and readily in one -ahort. recitation period. At HI where Miss Grace Ellis was closing her day's work we ar -rived too late to make thorough but if what we did -ebserfe may be considered a -criterion for. every day the 12 2oys and girls ust be progressing nicely.

After a night of rest and com-fort spent with Mr. J. F. Foleys wc visited, the Franklin school District No. 112.

Thirteen pupils were present and seemed to be doing good work in everything ex. 4 a. 1 1- 1 1 days. approximately 500,00,000 acres of a teacher who was giving value the big carriage Tuesday evening be held in the secretary's room of said plant in Norton, Kansas on Monday January 12th 1909 at 3 land, of which 310,000 acres will received in another school and as and took his sisters, Minnie and Driving gloves and mittens make Elsie home Wednesday to spend very acceptable Holiday pre sents o'clock p. m.

for the election of be awarded to settlers. Six hundred Indians on the reserve will receive 190,000" acres, having of course the Fairness have them. soon as the opportunity came they employed her services at 150. The District is reaping gratifying results of their extra labor the holidays and help eat turkey, Christmas with home folks. directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other also the first choice of location.

Mark Thompson, of New Mex Mrs. Ike Burgess was seen out ico is visiting his parents in Nor business as may property come and preparation Other boards should be more careful in the se 0. B. Towne. of Junction City, riding yesterday afternoon, after ton.

before the meeting. being confined to the house for lection of a teacher, What in M. A. Conklin, this week, we are informed, closed a deal for the Oberlin Times. Mr.

Towne was for some time a teacher several weeks with rheumatism. Mrs Arthur Saum was re ducements have you for a good teacher? Her friends rejoice to see her but Notice of Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the stoctv of elocution at Washburn college, ported quite sick last evening is greatly improved today. around once more. After visiting this school we but for the past few months has vepi arunrncuc wmcn is causing -eoine perplexity. Miss Bertha Greer is the teacher.

holders of the First State Bank drove about 4 miles through the been employed as a writer on the W. J. Bower and wife will en rain to stay all night with Mr. and Myrtle Blakesley went through Norton this morning on No, 27 to Junction City Union. Mrs.

Towne tertain all the Bower' family at Mrs John Perfect. To find a bet was for a number of years an in Christmas dinner tomorrow, with the exception of Frank and his ter place or nicer people than structor of music in Washburn, and these aged people to stop and en amily who are in Idaho. There visit her folks at Jennings. Mr, and Mrs. Bert Harmonson will spend Christmas in Lebanon visiting Mr.

and Mrs. was leader of an orchestra of which Mr. and Mrs Clark Bush were mem will be held in the directors room of said bank, in Norton on Tuesday Jannary 5th, 1909, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon for the election of seven directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, J. E. Gleason, Cashier." joy ones self with is an impossi would be twenty six members In No- 89 twenty pupils were present and Bertha Nutter of Decatur Co, in charge Miss has" some especially strong feature! and qualifications characteristic of a real teacher and a good school An atmosphere, of industry pervades the entire schoo! and earnestness is mani- bility.

rs during their student days. We present if they were here. We have just received a few cordially welcome Mr. Towne as' an Al Decker is expected to arrive copies of the State Association Oberlin newspaper man and sin in a few days from Canada to visit programs. A copy may be had cerely hope he may make, good in upon calling at the office.

The this.his hrst expeuence as a publish his mother who makes her home with Peal Decker. He is an old IBIUIU ill BVCrTLllIHM ULLKIll ULBU- er of newspaper. From what we have seen and heard of him we be settler here and will be glad to get back and see the great im provements Norton County has Select your trunks, suit and hand bags at the Fairness for Holiday travel. The mayor of Topeka sends out a very neat Christmas gieefing to the mayor of Norton this morning. Charlie Saum is still in town this morning but he says he will eat his Christmas dinner in Le- nora.

Stock Holder Meeting. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Farmers Milling Elevator Co. will be held in the office of the Milling Co. on Wed ieve he will be an accession to the orces that make for good. It is made since he left.

our understanding that L. G. Park Omer Swope writes he will not Association is heldfat.Topeka Dec. 29, SO and 31. The Bi-monthly questions have just been received and mailed to the teachers.

Any teacher failing to receive them should write me at once. The classic question in the coun. ty examination for common school diplomas will be based on the ninth grade classics, viz: Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Chrismas Carol and Snow Bound. Good method and' system in every thing directs the work of this echool without confusion.

The -leach er requires much composition work done, whv not every teacher? It is certainly needed. At Bethel Miss Bertha Garrison is paid $50 to teach 8 pupils and onlf 4 of them were present The average daily attendance is poor- Certainly $50 a month to educate four or five children when be home for Christmas but it is er and family will continue to resie'e i Oberlin. Later; It is rumored that a corporation has bought the Times and employed Mr. Towne as editor. Oberlin Eye.

not because he is not home sick enough but there is too much work to do- If they don't keep at nesday, January 20, 1 909 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon for the election of five directors for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may property come before the meeting. W. H. Marsh, Secretary. Mrs.

Lebo and daughter Julia were over to see Santa Clause-Miss Julia is one of, our school marms. it they won get done puting in the next crop. He says they don't lack for rain in Doniphan county. should be edu- ome better means of education Future Market Prosoects. The whole live stock trade is in health condition and outlook seems to favor active markets balance of the vear and early months of 1909.

It takes only a few days of moder J. H. Jones one of the tearhers the same salary eating forty or fifty is an ex- I along the more practical lines than of the Norton County High School is offered by some of our text books There will be a Christian Science" will visit friends in Clay Center lecture on-at Norton newhf i during the holidays. ate receipts of cattle hogs, and or January 1, 1909 at travagance that is unnecessary tinder the present school laws. Yet while there is not enough interest of the parents in the future welfare of their own chi'd- I.

G. Miller, of Norton, one of the present commissioners of Norton county, was in Oberlin last week on bis way to Wheeler, in Cheyenne county, for a holiday visit with his son. He made a torium, 8 o'clock p. sheep to start an upward move ment of prices. This denotes a free.

Many young people Viola Ayres and her brother Lloyd came in last evening to spend Christmas with her brother and family. 3jrjn 10 improve me average aaiiy healthy undertone in the trade. Packers are absorbing hogs right that caps. go All attendance to more than one half very enjoyable visit at this office Oberlin Eye. skating wear stocken colors at the Fairness.

without the truant officers haying to, enforce the compulsory education law we can hardly hope for a tep forward toward better conditions. Sickness is the only excuse recognized by the compulsory education law and if the truant has impressed me as I have listened to teachers vainly attempting to show their pupils how to locate by diagram upon the blackboard a cer tain place or tract of land in their neighborhood. We have found some instances in which the teacher when asked by the board for their assistance in locating an exact section, quarter section, township and range of their public school building could not do readily without difficulty. A pupil when required to show by diagram the outline of the school district with with each farm properly located on it, giving each student's home and distance to the school, or locate quickly the tract of land owned by his father giving township -and range should be able to do it. A county map on the wall of every school house in the county seems to be a good Miss Elizabeth Lott left this morning for Smith Center to spend Christmas with her parents and will attend the State Teachers Association at Topeka.

The Central State Telephone company has issued a circular letter to their patrons at' this place. It seems that they have decided I to make a change in A special session of the District court was held in Norton Wednesday afternoon at which time Hazel Walden was charged with violating an order of the court made during the September term. The defendant plead guilty and Judge Pratt fined her $100 and six months imprisonment in the county jail. The judge afterwards gave her a parole upon promise of AUCTIONEER JOHN PRIDEAUX or Uncle Sam Our Home Auctioneer will cry sales in all parts of the country cheap. NORTON KANSAS along and there is nothing suggestive of large increased supplies for the future.

Live pork values have fluctuated within a narrow range during tie recent weeks, current prices being practically the same as two months ago. Evidently killers see a bare spot in the cattle supply on the horrison as it requires only a short period of ligiit marketing to stimulate keen competition among puyers. That eai ly months of the new year will sec a scarcity in cattle is the general opinion and bullish sentiment will not be drown. collections from a quarterly basis, good behavior for the future. to a monthly basis, in advance Of course this advance payment The programs at the City consistently perform his duty in enforcing it you cannot reasonably blame him lor enforcing it in every case of absence where any thing other than sickness is the cause.

And if the teacher, or truant officer deems it necessary to require a physician's certificate to satisfy him that sickness when riven as the cause is a reason or may work all right in time, but Schools Wednesday afternoon DR. ETTA M. PATTON DZnTISl Office over Firnt 8teBank ed. Everything points to a sqent the telephone conditions here were just fine and Prof. Hemphill have been such that we anticipate and the teachers deserve great that the collector is going to have credit and praise for what they lots of trouble when he tries to i are doing for our boys and girls enforce that rule here.

We have and the good order in which every tried it in our business and know thing is conducted marching out what they have to go against. It by tos to the music of the tri- run of fat sheep and lambs and in the opinion of most traders the situation spells a good active market thing to help the teacher educate herself an.1 her pupils along this line. We have a map in the office obtained from H. Poe which would serve splendidly for this purpose. The commissioners have been asked to purchase a sufficient E.

L. WILSON. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON mere trivial excuse it is necessary for you to furnish such certificate. If this law is not being consistently enforced in your district investigate and see if your teacher is at remunerative prices to the feeder for the balance of the winter season. The live mutton marker is the custom in the cities for all telephone rent to be paid in ad has been full of aps and downs Office and residence over Sr.cw angle and was just fine.

The young band boys rendered some very nice music considering Bennett's hardware during the year just passing, but store, north vance and after the people get used to it there will net be any side. promptly reporting everv case as number of these maps for use in the required by law. And remember schools but if they are not provid-ths law makes it privilege tojedin this manner each teacher what short time they have been the present trade is apparently on Farmer trouble. Central Stat udying. j.

a substantially footing..