The Scranton News from Scranton, Kansas • 1

Jo to t- ton Volume 1. SCR ANTON," KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1905. Number 6 SCRAM MEWSo vern were detained at home by run nail i ml sickness. Now is The Time These new routes means twenty six carriers' and deputies' places to be filled by Osage county Osage County to Have 13 To get' your horses in good shape for the spring work and there is no better way than by feeding Dr. Hess Stock Food.

people, This service when com INew R.ural Routes Vassar, 1. Barclay, 1. Total, 40. Mr. Fox believes the new service can be made to operate in May or June.

The new: routes created are Osage City, southwest, No. Osage City, northwest, No. 8. Burlingame gets three new routes extending north and west. Carbondale gets 1, Over-brook 1 Lyndon, 1 Olivet, 1 Quenemo 4.

pleted wilL furnish employment for forty regular carriers and In Operation By June i. forty substitutes. Forty carriers at $00 per month means $2,400 per month; or $28 'From tbe Osag. City Free Press. 000 per year, all of which goes' to By June 1, 1905, every family in Osage county will be reached by the rural free delivery of mail, At that time no citizen of this the upbuilding of Osage county's material prosperity and These are the public enterprises which benefit everybody.

The new routes were laid but by Mr. Fox, who was 'assisted county will be more than half mile from a rural route. What It will do for Horses. It increases the appetite, improves' digestion cures Coughs, Distemper, Dropsy and all blood disorders. Gives Life, Vigor and Energy, removes worms and produces a fine smooth gloss coat and is a wonderful flash producer.

What it will do for Cattle. It increases the quality and quantity of milk, "whets the appetite and Improves Digestion. In disease, condition and blood disorders of cattle of any age this food is of great value. It is excellent in preparing cattle for market. What it will do for Hogs.

This food has been fully tested and its value demonstrated in the rapid development and healthy growth of hogs. For indigestion, loss of appetite, low stunted condition or slow growth of pigs it is of the greatest value. Sold At and accompanied on the drives and trips necessary by Mr. Rosen Plans for the extension of the quist. The work was very ar present service were completed duous, but the fact that the con at a conference of the postmas ters of this county in the office of B.

A. Rosenquist, postmaster, in ference of postmasters app'roved, without change, the plans by these gentlemen indicates they performed excellent service. Mr. Jurors for March Term. The jury drawn for the March term of the district court are as follows Regular, S.

N. Hill, Burlingame; L. S.Griggs, Olivet; R. -F. Talley, Melvern; E.

E. Phelps, Lyndon; N. G. Osage City Ezra Fishburn-, Elk Wm. Stubbins, Scranton Joseph Moyle, Carbondale Amos Long, Melvern; A.

W. Granstrom, Osage this city last Saturday, The postmasters were here to so over Fox's work here has been very generally commended by the plans and maps with Geo. Fox, rural route agent. who have come in contact with Bunten's Drug' kStore. The present service of the him.

-7 twenty-seven routes Will be in The new service places Osage creased to an addition of county among the first in Kansas, thanks to congressman JT M. Miller. Daniel Strickenfinger Dead. The postmasters who were pres Days City W. S.

Barnhisel, Melvern Howard Richards, Superior; Special panel, A. Peterson, Dragoon; J. C. Neill, Junction; V. 0.

Bryson, Elk 0. T. Anderson, Grant P. F. Collins, Elk Andy Finlay, Ridgeway; W.

Cox, Elk; George Young, E. H. Davis, Junction; Carl Phelan, Fairfax; C. E. Cunningham, Olivet: B.

M. Dunn, Osage City. ent and approved the new service were t' Was Sick Only Few With Pneumonia. B. A.

Rosenquist, Osage City; D. S. Doel, Carbondale; J. H. Funeral Held Saturday.

thirteen, of which Osage City receives two, making a total of eight, the largest number in the county. The towns in this county will have the number of routes indicated in the following: Osage City, 8. Burlingame, 0. Quenemo, 5. Lyndon, 4.

Carbondale, 4. Overbrook, 4. Scranton, ii. Olivet, 2. Mel vera, 1.

Michigan 1. Buckham, Lyndon; H. A. Piatt, Overbrook: L. E.

Doty, -Burlin Oa Thursday, February 16 Daniel Strickenfinger died at his game; Jung, oi urate, ot Vassar, McDaniel, of Michigan Valley, Bodley, of Quenemo, and home, northwest of town, of pneu monia, at the age of thirty-eight 6 Months For 25 cents. We ere making a Special Rate on the News of 6 months, on trial, for 25 cents. Subscribe now." years. He had been sick only a Thomas, of Barclay," of Scranton and Thompkins of Mel- few days before his Mr. Strickenfinger was bora in Asbury Items.

Otho Markloy and wife came homo last week to spend a few days with the old folks. Jim Hilkey is having quite a tussle with the grip. Geo. W. Markley is on the sick list this week.

Luther Cell writes home that he weighs over 170. Luther is getting to be quite a boy. One of Will Rowe's children has been- quite sick this week." It is reported that George Barter has given up making the trip out to his farm in the-western part of the state this spring. Will Chalacombe is one of the boys in this neighborhood who does not have to hunt a place to work. There were three jobs offered him last week.

This speaks well for him as a farm hand. George Crisp has- been trying for a pension for several years and has finally succeeded in getting it. He received over $700 back Ohio and came with his parents to Kansas on March 1, 1871 and was brought up a typical Kansas Sellards Mercantile Co. boy, spending most of his life on the farm. He was an industrious youngman and had many friends.

He lived with his mother, Mrs. Kathryn Strickenfinger, northwest of Scranton. He leaves a mother, three brothers and a sister to mourn their His brothers William and Edward, who have been sick, Price on Flour! Special pay, Lreorge says lie is going to live easy' in his old age. Death, of Willa May Volk. Willa May daughter of were unable to attend the funeral services which were held Saturday morning at ten o'clock at "the Catholic church in Scranton.

The services we're conducted by Father McGreary. The remains were taken to Burlingame jmd laid to rest in the cemetery there; A New Hardware Firm. We have just received a car of the famous brand "Boss Patent" Flour and are sellling Mr. and Mrs. William Volk of Burlingame, died Wednesday February 15, after a sickness of but from two to three days.

Age two mouths and 4 days. She was born at Burlingame December 11, 1904. Lowes Buy the J. H. Bell About Monday morning it was oss Patent Flour decided that the little child had a combination of pneumonia and bronolutis.

All that loving hands could do proved to be of no avail At $2o80p and death soon claimed the little one. Scranton is to have a new "hardware firm composed of Robert Lowes and A. W. Little. These gentlemen have purchased the J.

H. Bell stock of hardware and expect soon to' open up for business in the roomwhioh has been occupied by Mr. Bell. These gentlemen have a wide acquaintance in this vicinity and the News pre er wt. The funeral services were held at the home Saturday morning, the Baptist minister, Rev.

Flan- I dicts for them success in their new undertaking. Tuev nave a public sale at Mr. Lowes' farm south of town next Tuesday at We make this price because we are overstocked. which time they will sell consid erable stock, implements, etc. Rev.

E. Gill Dead. Rev. Edward Gill, late pastor of nigan, officiating, The remains were laid to rest in the Burlingame cemetery. The News join the many friends and relatives in extending their heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved parents.

Mrs. Volk is a daughter of Mrs E. E. Chapman, an old resident of Scranton, and has a large circle of friends here who will be sorry tohear of her recent bereavement. IN MEMORt AM OF WILLA MAY.

Beckoning hands of a little one, see! Baby voice calling, Mother for thee Rosy cheeked darling, the light of th a home, Taken so early, is beckoning the Methodist church at Burlin- game, cuea at nis uome in tnai city Friday a Eter noon of diabetas. I Sellards Merc. Co. The body was taken to Manhattan for burial. Rev.

Gill was very popular in Burlingame. He was SCRANTON. KANSAS. an uncle of Dr. W.

A. Quayle of Kansas City..