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Brown County World from Hiawatha, Kansas • Page 9

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Hiawatha, Kansas
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October 23, 1903 THE brown county world. IF YOU KN A Spot on Oregon Street Where You Could Pick Up Nickles and Dimes You would run for it Now, wouldn't you? Well, a nickel or dime saved is as good as one found any day. And there are certain necessities of life at our general merchandise store that you must have. And on certain ones of these certain articles you can save money by buying of us because you get the same goods cheaper or a better quality for the same money. Prices on the largest part of a general merchandise stock ruu about the same at all general stores.

If a man cannot meet competition he' quits business. But every store has its specialties. Goods bought cheaper and which can therefore be sold cheaper. Save your nickels and dimes by calling on us and looking at our specials inLadies Jackets, Wool and Cotton Blankets, Underwear, and "Climax" Flour the best value flour on earth for the money. telephone 118 L.

fJEEKER DEPARTHENT STORE HIGH SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kienhoff drove to Hiawatha last jwreek to attend theS D.

A. camp meeting. JFriday evening while driving to the livery barn a ruuaway team i i i 1 SCHOOL NOTES HERE AND THERE One old geezer is of the opinion that we are now having our equina mical rains. No doubt of it. If the horse buyers don't quit plying their vocation around here, jur farmers will have to go to buying automobiles.

This is true: A Hiawatha woman flavored a cake with headache medicine instead of vanilla. And the cake wasn't so bad either. The truaucy law is all right as far, as it goes, but it should be made to include a lot of loafers, compelling them to wor'c so many days each, month, The marrying story on one young man of this town reminds us that on the center table in his room are the photos of three girls, and it would puzzle you to pick The One. There is room in Hiawatha for just one more lodge and it should be called "The Ancient and Pesti Night Tack e. Blaine Bowren Guard Partner Center Melienuelmer Left Guard llateklo Left Tackle End Fuller Back Mathewsoo Ryan night Half Spence Hewitt Half Blaine Full Bck Stewart THE COLORED PEOPLE Kev.

Mr. Middleton preached for the Baptists Sunday. His home is at White Cloud. James Allen, who was shot by an officer in a joint fracas at Iola is much improved. "Grandma" Baker is sick.

Her daughter is expected every day from Katon, N. M. who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. J. VV.

Payne returned to her home inOtturawa, Tuesday. Mrs. House left for her home in Lawrence Thursday. She met her children who have been visiting coming from across the street ran over the buggy which Mr. Kienhoff and another man occupied, breaking it into splinters and injuring both men.

Mr. Kienhoff was hurt in the head and back and was unconscious for about an hour. He and his wife returned Monday, and we are glad to state he is again on the way to recovery. Wathena Times. Mrs.

A. McLaughlin went to Atchison Thursday, where she will' be joined by Mr. and Mrs. Wellcome, of Topeka. Today Mr.

McLaughlin wiil also join them and they will celebrate together their thirtieth- wedding anniversary there. Both couples were married The Freshmen still eat apples. The stairs have- been oiled recently. The Sophs have had two examinations in German. Miss Laura Story has been absent on account of sickness.

Changes have been made in the seats in the labratory. Botany and zoology note books were called in Tuesday. The Academy team backed out again on the football game. Earl Pieffer and Arthur Moody visited Thursday morning. The advanced English class is taking written composition.

The football team will go to Oregon, Mo in the near future. Arthur Eberly is at Fort Riley this week with the N. G's. The fumjgator has been used lav their grandmother in Leavenworth. Pres Thorton has returned from Barton county where he worked with a threshing crew.

Jim Hunn will probably not be home for a week or so yet. The item which appeared in the Kansas City Journal about Ruby Thornton, the. 16 year old colored girl who spelled down the high school, was copied in the Herald, published at Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. A copy of the paper was sent to Ruby Thornton. PUBLIC SALES Elizabeth Hoyt, as administratrix, will have a sale of the A.

W. Hoyt estate property on the A. W. Hoyt farm three miles north of the west line of Hiawatha on Saturday, October 31, at 1 o'clock. W.

Evans, of Fairview. will on October 23, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Allera will leave Saturday for Frankfort, where they will take charge of the Blodgett House, the only first class hotel in the town.

Their many Hiawatha friends wish them success in the business. The writer has often wished to run a hotel himself. The Lotus Studio, of Fair vie wand Morrill, will give a valuable present with every dozen photos taken before January 1, 1904. Please remember that this work is finished at the finest studio in the state and under my personal supervision. Judson H.

Holt, proprietor. Mrs. Mark Hill and her mother, Mrs. Silas Walters, are spending the winter at Silver City, New and Mrs. Hill is already feeling much better.

They are living in an adobe house, for the reason that nearly every house in the town is built of adobe. ferous Order of Billy Goats" A. P. O. B.

G. The eligible list to be all those who butt in. It is said by the telephone girls that nineteen times in twenty when Seth Benjamin or Captain Morrow calls up home, the answer is given that "Myra and Nadine are still talking." Atchison Glob3. We see by many papers that Chamberlain's Pain Balm was very comforting to a man at Three Mile Bay, who ran a ten-penny nail through bis hand. When we meet with a likeaccident we'll know what to do.

The Wells-Fargo express company will pension employes who have been in service twenty-five years, or more, after they have reached sixty or seventy years old. The pension will amount to about $25 per mouth. It would be a good job for some handy, pleasant chap to go around ishly throughout the building. Otis Graves presented two line specimens of snakes to the labratory. Miss Chamberlain gave us an instructive talk on Epic poetry Friday morning.

The Seniors say that Prof Ham-mitt would make a fine political speaker. Hammitt gave an explanatory talk on series Wednesday morning. The Freshmen are thinking seriously of having a class party in the near future. The Falls City nigh school football team will play us on the Academy campus Saturday afternoon. sell at public sale on Tuesday Nov ember 3, 30 thoroughbred Poland all over town the first dav of the China boars and a few Gilts.

Sale Miss Nowlin made an interesting talk on bees Thursday morning. Prof. Williams also told us of a few points. In the foot ball game between the second teams of the Academy and High school the latter was victor ious, the score being 5 to 0. The to begin at 1 o'clock.

Farm adjoining town. J. B. Davis, of Fairview, will sell 35 head of'Duroc Jersey swine, mostly male pigs of 1903 farrow, at his farm on Wednesday, October 28, at 1 p. m.

Free lunch at noon. J. G. Schupp is in receipt of a paper sent him by his son, Wesley Schupp, who is a sailor on the U. S.

Wisconsin. Tha paper is called "The Badger" and is edited and printed aboard the Wisconsin. The issue is dated Chefoo, China, September 9. Miss Gertrude Mills spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents in Sabetha. month and tear a' leaf off all the calendars.

We see by looking at-the one over our desk that it is still along in August. A friend tells of two little boys who asked their mother if they might play store in the dining room. "Yes," she replied, 'ifyou don't make much noise." "We'll be quiet about it, mom," said one, "we'll be store-keepers that don't advertise." line up was as follows: High School Line-up Academy October 26 to 28, Belcher's Comedians, Armory. End GUllipU tMftff.

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