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THE OLATHE MIRROR OLATHE, KANSAS, THUkSoAY, JULY 14; 1898 6 REMOVED TO NEW MILLER BLOCK MAKES No, No I'm Not Pretty AND NEVER WAS. But the House Furnishing-Goods I have are not only pretty-but good and lasting. The Royal Blue and White ware-triple coated or all purposes can not be surpassed. The Columbian Enameled Steel w-tre is the finest now made. Farm Mortgage Loans The Rome Nickel-Plated, Silver-Lined Water Pitchers, Nickel-Plated Coffee and Tea Pots in all sizes and styles, Nickel-Plated Tea Kettles, for less money than ever offered in" this market.

It will not cost anything to examine. For sale by A. J. CLEMttAN AGEtfT. Spring Hill.

Mrs. E. 4 Mathews of Kansas City was the guest of Miss Lotta Clavin Sunday. Miss Crist of Olathe was the guest of Misses Anna and Ella Gregg jast week. Dr.

Chenoweth of Clay Center was visiting friends here Friday. Charles Davis and wife of Osceola, are visiting relatives here this week. Miss Grace Gasaway has gone to Missouri to spend the summer with relatives. Prof. Simmons and wife of Sterling are spending the summer with relatives here and in Kansas City.

The Milton Comedy company has been here during the past week giving entertainments to large audiences. Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Morris of St. Missouri, attended the funeral of their father, Mr.

Hodgkins, Sunday. George Shropshire, and family of Moran have moved to this city and he will study osteopathy under Dr. Misses Ethel Heflebower and Anna Williams of Topeka are visiting friends and relatives here and in Paola this month. Misses Minnie and Bertha Foresman and Mr. Oliver Peterson of Paola visited Misses Maud and Bess Clavin last week.

Joe Null's baby is quite ill from being stung by bees Monday. It was playing in the yard and fell directly in front of the hives. Wilbur Shepard, who has been employed in Emery, Bird, Thayer's shoe department during the last year, is home on a short vacation. L. Hodgkins died very suddenly Thursday evening from apoplexy, He became overheated and fell in the yard at 5 o'clock.

His death occurred at 12. He wTas buried here Sunday afternoon. Summerfield Gasaway died last Tuesday evening after a prolonged illness. He never fully recovered from an attack of pneumonia be had during the winter and died suddenly of Stilwell. P.

Barrett of south Stilwell is slowly recovering from an attack of fever. Mrs. Allspice living south of Aubry is very seriously ill with but little hope for her recovery. Wm. Beaver is quite slowly recovering from the shock of paralysis received several weeks ago.

Prof. W. L. Rigney has quite recently returned from Oklahoma where he was visiting his brother. The fourth quarterly meeting of the M.

E. church south will be held at Stilwell July 30 and 31. There were preaching services at Stilwell M. E. church last Sabbath morning and evening.

One was united to the church at close of night service. Cris Ames is reported quite seriously ill at time of writing. He is stopping at the home of H. G. McKee in Stilwell.

Dr. M. F. Sloan of Stilwell is the attending physcian. Ettie N.

Mitchell was born in Mercer county, Illinois, May 10, 1866. She was was a daughter of Richard Shields of Aubry. She was united in marriage to Joseph Mitchell January 1, 1888. She united with the M. E.

church in 1896. Her death occurred at Excelsior Springs, Thursday, July 7, age thirty-two years. The deceased was a devoted member of the church at Bethany where she held her membership at the time of her death. Her daily walk witnessed to the truth that she was "but a pilgrim and a stranger here," that she sought a better and a Heavenly country. She died as she lived, peacefully, trusting Him who giveth victory over death and the grave.

She leaves an aged father, two sisters and one brother. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. L. Miller in Stilwell last Sabbaih at 2 p.

and. the remains laid to rest in the Aubry cemetery. The mourning relatives, and friends have the entire sympathy of the community in their sad bereavement. Subscribe for the Olathe Mirror and keep posted in vour own county WHEN YOU are taking; the Cuban, Manila, and Hawaii matters into consideration, don't lose sight of the fact that we are not 4 'shooting" off" nor trying to shell anyone. We sell more lumber than any other yard in Eastern Kansas have a bigger, better, and nicer stock.

We have facilities for handling Lumber at a smaller cost, pay spot cash for all our goods, To these three facts we are lnaeDiea lor our steady growing MONEY ON HAND. COUNTY NEWS ITEMS All the Happenings of Johnson County Pleasantly Reported. Lenexa. BY V. S.

The weather is simply awful fine. Harry Tuchman was in town Tuesday. Miss Jessie Bradshaw has returned to Kansas City. James Cameron has been seriously ill the past few days. E.

A. Legler will open up a meat market this week. Miss Fannie Snyder of Kansas City is here on a visit at present. Felix McGoogle is a Woodman and is learning the mysterious ait of chopping. County Attorney Frank Hamilton came down with the boys Monday night.

Rev. C. S. Warner and wife attended the musicale at Linwood church Monday night. Homer Winder and wife of St.

Louis came up Monday to attend the funeral of their brother Frank. Miss Leo Allen who has been visiting here the past three weeks returned to her home in LaCygne Friday. C. A Davis and wife on their return journey from the Omaha exposition, stopped off at this place Monday. Mrs.

C. H. Bagley and son and daughter of Quincj', 111., have been visiting the family of W. J. Robinson the past two weeks.

Mrs. James Bridges and children of Slater, are here on a visit at present to Mrs. Bridges parents, C. A. Bradshaw and wife.

A camp of Modern Woodmen was organized at this place Monday night by J. W. Simmons of Topeka. A large company of members from the Olathe lodge came down to assist in the initiating ceremonies. Judging from the noise they made it was evident that our boys were not accustomed to "good riding." J.

L. Connor, who has been employed with the Missouri and Kansas telephone company has resigned to accept a position as assistant line foreman with the Tri-state telephone company now engaged in erecting a line from Kansas City to Beloit, Kansas. Ferris Courson and Note Carver accompanied him as employees. The funeral services over the remains of Frand Winder, who died at Olathe Saturday afternoon, were held from the family residence north of town, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, July 11, and the lemains laid to rest in Lenexa cemetery. Rev.

C. S. Warner of the M. E. church conducted the services.

The family have the heartfelt sympath of the entire community in their sad bereavement. Jerusalem. George Rhoades was calling on friends here Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

C. W. Mitchell spent Sunday with A. Hamilton of Carroll. Mr.

Kind and family were the guests of their niece, Mrs. Fraker of Bonita, this week. Mrs. Hall and daughter, Miss Grace, of Mount Zion, were calling on friends here recently. Mary Foster of Gardner spent several days with her grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. A. J. Foster. Mrs.

Henderson of Olathe and Mrs. R. Limbird were visiting friends at Camp Branch Friday. Francis Moore threshed his wheat this week. The yield we haven't heard.

Chas. Pack did the work. Mrs. Henderson of Olathe visited old neighbors in this vicinity the past week returning home Saturday. Mr.

Zimmerman returned home Friday after spending several weeks in the great harvest field of the southwest. Mr. and Mrs. Will Ekengren passed through our burg on their way home from Gardner, where they had been visiting friends. The world would be gloomy indeed were there no light in the dark picture of ill health.

Get rid of your kidney trouble by using Dr. Sawyer's Ukatine. W. H. Wilkin.

FAR3I T.ANDS FOR HALE Gardner. A. H. Skinner spent Sunday at his home in Spring Hill. D.

C. Zerclier was transacting business in Gardner Friday. C. W. Chamberlain was a visitor at our county seat.Thursday.

Dr. J. B. Armstrong was transacting business in Kansas City Monday. Miss Daisy Hodges was the guest of Mrs.

J. R. Strongman last week. Moses Dean is visiting friends in Omaha and taking in the exposition. George Rhoades was a caller at C.

W. Mitchell's near Jerusalem last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J.

H. Speer were calling on friends in the country Thursday. Art Bigelow, Dunbar, Davis and Sharpe left town on a fishing expedition to Bull creek. Jacob Jameson of Clare and Miss Mize of Olathe attended church in Gardner Sunday evening. Misses Nellie and Rose Jewett of Olathe attended church in Gardner Sunday evening.

The farmers are all much elated over our fine harvest weather and they are making good use of their time. Rev. McFeaters of Edgerton will occupy the Presbyterian pulpit next Sunday morning and evening. J. W.

Jones, County Attorney Hamilton, Charles Sprague, E. A. Moll, William Morrison, and other prominent Republicans of Olathe, witnessed the ball game here Saturday. The Gardner baseball team is rapidly acquiring a reputation for fast ball playing. It defeated the strong Schmeltzer team of Kansas City Friday, and Saturday.

Friday's game was a very brilliant exhibition of ball playing lasting eleven innings with a score of 4 tQ 5 in favor of Gardner. Saturday's game proved to be a very uneven contest Gardner shutting them out with a score of 17 to 0. This is the most crushing defeat the Schmeltzers have suffered this season. The Armour's will try their luck Saturday. Gardner is ready to meet all -comers.

The following officers and committees were elected at the C. E. business meeting Wednesday night. They were publicly installed by Rev. J.

H. Speer Sunday night: President, F. E. Uhl; vice president, F. R.

Johnston; recording secretary, Elsie Uhl; corresponding secretary, Nellie Welker; treasurer, Mattie Hodges; lookout committee, Lil-lie Ott, Minnie Pearce, George Martin; prayer meeting committee, W. Coleman, Cora Martin, Mrs. F. E. Uhl; social committee, Bert Bigelow, Maude Smith, George Jewett, Rena Atwood, Carrie Wilson; missionary committee, Mrs.

P. J. Murphy, Rose Limbird, Nellie Smith; good literature committee, Anna Cunningham, Amanda Chamberlain, Rev. J. H.

Speer; flower committee, Minnie Mitchell, Bertha Stewart, Maggie Gordon committee, James Johnston, Oscar Ayers, Ralph Limbird; ushers, Fred Johnston, Tweed Shedden, Harry Ott, Clarence McCreary. Many People Cannot Drink coffee at night. It spoils their sleep. You can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep like a top. For Grin-0 does not stimulate; it nourishes, cheers and feeds.

Yet it looks and tastes like the the best coffee. For nervous persons, young people and children Grain-0 is the perfect drink. Made from pure grains. Get a package from your grocer to-day. Try it in place of coffee.

15 and 25 cents. Mirror printing is good printing. mm I suffered for years with tetter. On arising my hands were stiff and my fingers crooked. They would crack all over and the blood would run from them.

The doctor ordered me to give up work Then a friend said, 'Try AYERS I took in all eight bottles, which completely healed me." Mrs. W. SLOAN, Royersford, P. M8 Wo 7 per cent straight without 0t Shawnee Mission. Very cool for July.

Ralph Coppock was calling on friends-in Olathe Saturday. Since thrashing began the yield of wheat has exceeded expectations. Thirty bushels is the highest reported. It was painful information to her many friends that Mrs. J.

B. Coleman was a victim of the Bourgoyne. Mrs. Coleman was a Miss Rubottom. She was partially raised at this place.

Her many friends in this vicinity were horror stricken to hear of her untimely loss. The entertainment given by the Linwood Sunday school last Monday night was well attended and a financial success. The amount raised was $14. Every number was well received. Look! A gigantic effort will be made next Saturday afternoon at Miller's park at a game of ball between the- mcKory throve xmies ana tne snawnee Hard Hitters.

The Shawnee nine has been sweeping victory after victory, but next Saturday the Blues are going-to give them the Young ladies, we wish your attendance. Every one who wishes to see a brove, noble contest, come. Wilder. Potatoe digging is in full blast. Mann and Frisbie have employed a stenographer.

Will Wagoner who has been at home sick has returned to Kansas City. Wilder now boasts a station ageri't operator and a night operator at the depot. DeLeo and Mary Goddard have returned from a three weeks visit in Olathe. Mr. and Mrs.

Keepers of Olathe were visiting R. D. Goddard and family Saturday and Sunday. The Odd Fellows installed the following officers last Saturday night: Ed. Fisher.

N. Frisbie, U. R. L. Goddard, R.

J. S. Pettyjohn, F. G. W.

Eliott, treasurer. Ilellevlew. How does this suit you for summer weather? Mrs. Emma Ault and daughter, Miss Nellie, of Baldwin, are visiting relatives here at present writing. Several families from Kansas City picnicked on the Fourth in Grandma Kennedy's timber on Indian creek.

Our Sunday school decided last Sunday to give a picnic in the near future. Look out for date and programme and make your arrangements to come. Belleview Sunday school held its regular election of officers and teachers-last Sunday morning which resulted in few changes, most every one being well satisfied with the work of the old corps. You may hunt the world over and you will not find another medicine equal to Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints.

It is pleasant, safe and, reliable. For sale by Sam j. Kellyi During the yellow fever panic in the south St. Louis alone sheltered 7,000 refugees from the stricken states. Millions of dollars were lost.

It is time measures were taken to prevent the recurrence of this plaguel The history of our time might be written from a series of the picture fcjjreau upon fences and walls. They show wonderful versatility and artistic merit of no mean order. 'Mirror; Job Printing. bis as the face of it- Kilt' a cmn frrr ti nrt of economy she looks as nw irtrpott neao trade. Our business has increased while others have fallen off.

Prices and good stock make an increase in business. Our business is increasing. Lincoln Paint is Pure. HODGES BROTHERS. Lumbermen.

Monticello. Edward Lynn returned home from Centropolis, last Monday. Chas. Harper of West Plains was visiting relatives here over Sunday. Miss Annie Sutton of Olathe is visit ing Miss Hattie McClure this week.

Miss Maggie James of Gardner was visiting Miss Lettie Mize over Sunday. Will Jewett of De Soto was visiting at the home of J. S. Thompson last Sunday. Frank Coker of Stilwell was visiting relatives and friends here one day last week.

John Bowen of Argentine is visiting at the home of Dr. S. C. Parker this week. John Akin of Galena was visiting his daughter, Mrs.

James Coker, last Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Melvin Brooks and son of Kansas City are visiting her parent3, Mr. and Mrs. W.

Q. Hayes, this week. There will be an ice cream social at the Monticello school house Saturday evening, July 3. The proceeds will go for the benefit of the Kansas soldiers who are aiding in the present war with Spain. The ladies of Wilder give an ice cream social Tuesday evening.

July 19, proceeds to go to the hospital fund. Monticello and Wilder are going to do their part toward taking care of the soldiers who are fighting Spain. Miss Myrtle Hammond gave a surprise party at her home last Saturday evening, it being her mother's forty-ninth birthday. The evening was pleasantly spent in conversation and music. Those present were Mrs.

John Phillips, Mrs. Mary Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mr. and Mrs.

J. H. Mize, Mrs. Joseph Little, Misses Birdie Mettee, Annie Phillips, Mary Mangold, and Messrs. Joseph Little, Frank Nesbitt, and Lewis Phillips.

At 10 o'clock ice cream and cake were served and at a late hour the guests departed wishing Mrs. Hammond many more happy birthdays. Miss Lettie Mize gave a party last Saturday evening in honor of Miss Maggie James of Gardner. Those present were Misses Ethel Daniels, Vernie and Leo Mize, Laura and Fannie DuBois, Hattie McClure, Lucy Beaver, Jessie Wolfe, Kittie, Lena and Jessie Woodward, Edna and Jessie Mize, and Miss Annie Sutton of Olathe, Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Plummer, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Winninger, Messrs.

Hiram Smith, Robert Reitz, Amos Beaver, James McClure, Roland Wolfe, Keever Piper, and Chas. Hayes. The evening was spent in conversations and games and during the evening ice cream was served. Grand View. Clyde McGee of Mt.

Zion was a visitor at our Sunday school Sunday. Mrs. A. Riffie and Miss Bertha Haskins were calling on Mrs. Ernst Thursday.

Miss Green of Prairie Center was visiting Miss Fannie Bolten Saturday and Sunday. Ice-cream and cake at our school house Thursday evening. Every oody cordially invited. Proceeds to get new song books. K.

D. Bookout missed a lot of his tools the Fourth of July. Dave says it is a pity he was not close by or the fellow would have missed his breath shortly, The popularity of Dr. Sawyer's Ukatine as a kidney cure is far reaching, as it permanently cures all kidney disorders, and brings you back to the realm of perfect health that insures true happiness. W.H.

Wilkin. -J w. IV vj mm fx; doesn't look so V. wrmian "J- ir'iN cleaning loses sight "7z values hfr mntifv ai WCift en1 no enmrihlnB Largest package The K. I.

NSbv Cniearo. a Whr Mng to Bi. 32JiS Morse. Mr. Kain of the Memphis road was in our village last week transacting business for the company.

The "school marms" will soon begin to make life a burden to busy farmers who happen to be members of school boards. Farmers are now very busily engaged in threshing and stacking their grain. So far as reported the yield of wheat is not very good. J. O.

Hall last week week refused an offer of a position in the schools at Smith Centre, as he had some weeks ago accepted the position of assistant principal of the Olathe high school. J. A. Hall, who has been telegiaph operator for the Memphis road at Cherokee. for the last year, has been here for the last week visiting home folks.

He left yesterday for Joplin, where-he will resume work. It is rumored that there is one Spanish sympathizer in our midst. We would suggest to such a person if there be one (we hope there is not) that he be diplomatic in his as we have also heard rumors of various kinds of baths. After a silence of several weeks, principally on account of being very busily engaged, we come to the front once more and promise to appear more regularly in the future. In making our reappearance the first thing we want to say is "Hurrah for America!" W.

L. Hall, formerly of this place, now with the First National Bank at Omaha, met with, a serious accident last week. While crossing a street during a severe rain storm he was run into by fast express wagon and had the misfortune to have one rib broken and two fractured. From an Old Soldier, Knox, Jan. 14, 1897.

Gents: I have evry confidence in recommending your Syrup of Pepsin. I am 72 years of age and am broken down, the trouble having been brought on by my experience in the war. Your medicine has done me more good than a hundred doctors audi am just about well of stomach troubles. Yours truly, Jefferson Wilhelm. Sold by Sam.

J. Kelly. Holliday. There was a social hop west of town last Saturday night. Mrs.

Alta Alderson did business in Kansas City Saturday last. Harry Hickock left Saturday for Lawrence to work on a farm. Mrs. Armstrong of Bonner led the prayer meeting here last Sunday night. Andy Girard and Wm.

Smith of Holliday have been on the sick list for a week. Miss Myrtle Smith and her mother spent last Sunday with kindred near Wilder. Esq. S. R.

Cole had fifteen teeth extracted at one sitting last Saturday at Kansas City. W. F. Alderson and Geo. Elliott attended I.

O. O. F. lodge at Wilder last Saturday night. Mrs.

F. K. Smead's father and a cousin of Cincinnati have been visiting her for the past Master Sam Alderson for the last week has been visiting his uncle and aunt at Topeka, Kansas. William Kelly and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday with Charles Gailway and wife near Shawnee. S.

B. Turner, colored, returned from Topeka last Friday where he had been drilling for the army but was rejected by the medical officers. Our genial agent, Robert Murray.and wife, went to Bonner last Friday night and after a short visit started to return on their three-wheeled car and though they would make a flying trip across the river bridge, but before getting to the bridge Mrs. Murray fell off the car and rolled down a 30-foot dump and the car jumped the track. Mrs.

Murray was somewhat bruised, but no bones broken. She was brought home and at this writing she is able to be up. These flying excursion trips are more or less dangerous. Bucltlen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, ehilblans, corns, and all skin eruptions and pos ively cures piles, or no pay required.

It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 23 cents per (C Digap Rtoiraey I or a short time we quote the following low rates on choice farm loans. Company Money Privatp (IHnnpv cent' rIudiD? all-mna'8- 1 IVCllw iUIUiiwy missions and expenses. you are too busy Jto ccme to see us, write or telephone and we will ccme to see.ycu. Loans closed promptly.

J. L. PETTYJOHN CO. hAi An Vf 4. AVUUUOUUOC greatest economy.

Fairbanlc Comntnr. Louis. New York. box. For sale by Sam J.

Kelly. OLATHE, KANSAS. 'Phone 07..

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