The Alma Signal from Alma, Kansas • Page 8

TO PMII IIM'IM: I ITT1R. All liiliircslinxr l.cllcr I rrm Prank Ocfimariil. ICniitlliiit-il 1 r'urii ht-t wrek.l The commissary is a tlio met leal Inspiration luit rks nut as follows: one week after pay four-lift lis of l.ho count ry's defenders are broke. (Jumbling has a rei. 1 1 i lua 1 force which put i the Mm liflh on easy street at a lagtinc tail.

I'm a fev (lays he lucky llflh live in clover, and t. hi: cuinnii-saiy (Iocs a regular canteen business. Put human nature has its limt in 111" army, as elsewhere. It, is hard to refuse a eoiuiade, es-Iiecially one you have 1 1 t. decked.

L1 WfciW Wttlf Vttrl I At OM FARM and CITY PROPERTY Lowest Rates of Interest in the State, Money Obtained Without Delay. Mr It was partieulary strong about 1G00 volts. I persuaded the powers that I was sober by Christmas, and they took the straight-jacket off of me, so I got around a bit and managed to recognize some of my friends, Hy moving carefully and avoiding sudden jars I kept out of the guard house until New Years day. but on that day 1 unluckily fell down stairs and shook up hat load of punishment, which ua- lying dormant in my and eyer since 1 have been leaving a trail bke a man driving geese. I don't know what hint is made of, and shall never try to llnd out.

1 have too much respect for its family seerets The nattvis have another drink ci.led is-a. This dope made of 'a and Pel te. and is llavoied with beef gall. The country people make it In large earl hern jai- they -tore lie del I'ue f.ugi-. It is never loft i v.

but. by that tine! lias si the stock, 'v You i'u1lc Expense 1y consulting us So the lucky IIKAlHJUAllTKKS FOR Deering Mowers, Rakes, Cultivator Weed mi' yinii Urei of i i 1 1 tr a one pound of a 4. Mlill I here I ro in. I ionce to I he a 1 1 I. olds ti tti ni knck IrlKAIJ.l'F.IJHlJDl ters, ano -BUGGIES and WAGONS.

lor fol- hen wo KANSAS. In ALMA, forly cents for butter and only to one -lice of bread the en i the wi nn i in; hand ciynne is broke riion hs. A i ii i grub i- well cooked as a ri fare lacks variety, geney rations hav. cand idates, i iend s-. Sfc, tirSa'Na-'- MoFiirlaiu Town Properly.

l.ieli also stay under I he le la (i.s two to 1 to hold the gourd and the i. one i ler ti in I whoh'-'inie and but our bill of The P. all pruiuim iit a nil cneiuie-. To E. J.

bold ye llai- III ll hi? KlOlil'S IX S'l'llt ta-l, it. -I Its friends it well, a i from ow erf II I cheap favorite bacon. To its enemies it i- ini- PERSONAL MENTION, ALBEKT MORE, if 101, Is. I. I i fit i ing.

All i I never exe rt it 1 be( ome maginary rations, condition iwders, Fresh BeeT, Pork, Veal 4 Mutton Fish, Game and Smoked Meats. BUYER and SHIPPER of LIVE STOCK. Highest Price Paid for Illilus. MAMilc (IK or tlrst aid to the hungry, ihc h. K.

from l'axico A. Strnwig was up is put up in a tin box about the size PLAIN and FANCY SHIRTS. of bar of simp, and con mother army beverage. 's to sudd" Geo. G.

Cornell has had stroke of paralysis and is no lined to bis bed at Storioont Ii Topeka. Phone 105 ed nesday. John Worsley of Mapel Hill, was In town Monday. jet tains a little cake of very black tea, two small boxes containing salt and pepper and three cakes of stud that looks like and smells like a very poor Sheriff Prey made a business trip to Tupeka grade of fertilizer. It's funny to see was a Topeka Last Saturday 1 1 little Pjlks in East, Alma were treated to a picnic In Clapboard ravine by Mesdames Sage and McComb.

Mrs. Iluckirighain visitor Wednesday. a liookie tangle up with a can of com WILSON McCRUMB, pressed yitality. Perhaps he is on a long hike and it Is raining so hard he KANSAS cannot build a lire. Mealtime conies and a halt is made.

"P.ookie" re Of marks that lie's hungry enough to eat better material and prices less than out of town concerns. a pole it, opens his box ot K. H. BLACKSMITHS, Machine and Wagon Work. Otto Drcbltig widle practicing before the game of ball between Alma and Halifax Sunday had the misfortune of being hit in the face with a My ball.

Mrs. Henry Graves living between Alma and MeParland has contracted rations, which is intended Pt one days rations, and says it is a in FIT GUARANTEED. hanietoask a big, strong man to make a meal from those three small wllh enlen pros, for the building of HOUSE SH0I(S A SPECIALTY. -42 Satisf action Guaranteed. cakes, He takes a few bites, drinks Mrs.

Frank Schniitz is visiting relatives In Topeka. Mrs, Margaret Kagan, of Mc Par-land was in town Monday. CO. Kinne and son Hewitt, were Topeka visitors Wednesday. Ot to Drehiug and wi fe from Halifax, were Alma visitors Wednesday.

Mi-s Arora Sulterlin is spending the wi ek Willi friends in P-kridge. Ilerman Artiilt and daughter of Alta vi-Pi. were in town Thursday. Hund of Newbiirv township, made a pleasant call Wednesday. A.

.1. Ske( n. (hi" of Ilock Creek's prominent politicians, was in the city Monday. some water and begins to swell like a a seven room stone residence on tin. homestead.

THE. poisoned pup, After eating two-thuds of a cake Hook ie" dedares othy townsman an 1 niiPi Hot Time Coming himself satislled a- to i i and Ml. P. rolls the inewlat'le cigarette, I lie trie Ii sfi.tir -is i 1 1 -brow i-i'irain ready to pay e-'t pt ice for heat and corn, pent quite a considerable sum ing he upper dam anil other- mo-t common complaint 1 heat of the i. ng is about l.e label liieh is Cool Wearing Apparel.

pair in, yellow ami too iiiick lo maiie guou ving the mill. Mrs. 1). M. Gardner went toMeriden Wcdne-day to vl-lt her daughter and 1 have some Nobby Patterns.

Call and examine. grandson. HP -TO -DATE HARDWARE STORE. I sell the best quality of Farm Wagons, Buggies, Road Wagons, Plows, Harrows and all kinds of Farm Machinery. ALSO A FULL LINE OF KITCHEN UTENSILS Such as Cook Stoves, Gasoline und He at us: Stoves, Tinware, Cutlery, etc.

GOOD GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES. CONRAD MUELLER. County Recorder Millison was a To peka visitor Wednesday and witnessed the parade. Mrs. Plenor Itngge nml baby i rl cigarette papers.

1 am prevented by common decency and the sixty second article of war from naming the favorite dish on a hike. Hut I will give you the recipe: soak hard tack In water as long as circumstances will allow and then fry It in a messpan, half a canteen or anything else that is handy. Add plenty of sugar and serve on a dog trot, should the commanding officer happen to give the command forward just then. Hikes are always hailed with delight by the epicures, for they mean plenty of chickens. Chickens and hogs are the only connecting links between this God-forsaken home of materia and insurrec Maas Pros, recently bought a 12 horse power gasoline engine of Kin-nard-Kains Minneapolis.

Minnesola, to run their threshing machinery. The machine was unloaded here Monday and Is a beauty. The boys paid PJ0O for the engine. DIED. Orvllle Stuewe, the twenty months old baby hov of Otto Siuewe and wife died Sunday from heart trouble and cholera-iii-fautuin.

The funeral was held from the Lutheran church and the baby was laid to rest in the city cemetery. The sorrowing family have the heartfelt sympathy of all. of Paxieo, are visiting with T. L. Guest and family.

ami He-pairing Neatly Executed. A. B. SORTER, THE Tailor. Dr.

W. H. II. Smith and J. IS Cassidav went to Topeka Wednesday to see the elephants.

T. J. Todd with his force were here from Maple lliU Wednesday looking after cattle Interests. EDISON north of Sutherland's First door harness store. The noted Col.

of the Topeka Ledicr. was an Alma visitor Wed tion and the states. Hut it is well nesday and Thursday. WRITING THE It has been rumored that nine of our boys stole quietly away to McFar-land Saturday afternoon expecting to educate our neighboring railway A marvelous invention for everj-one who writes. Improves your handwriting-One hundred per cent in a few da's.

Can be used with pen or pencil. For man, woman or child. Endorsed by Boarrts of Education of New York, Philadelphia and Boston. Sent postpaid for 10 cents. EQUIPMENT COMPANY Pied Seaman and wife spent Sunday and Monday visiting friends and relatives on' is-ion Creek.

Mrs. O. Chester and children re RING j3 brethren in the art of bass ball, but to the great astonishment of the ALMA RESTAURANT. FRESH turned Monday from an extended known that Filipinos don't recognize any breed of chickens but the game cocks, and they are game and tough, too. A West Point hazing bee would be more sport for an able bodied Filipino spring chicken.

I remember one instance in which I beheld a big, strong corporal just naturally wear out a three inch bamboo on a likely looking rooster. Mr. Hooster never looked around, but just kept on pick youngsters of Alma they were shown, visit in and near Minneapolis. Kansas. COLLEGE Mrs.

Kmil Times and daughters, WESTVILLE, NEW JERSEY ii a Carrie and Mabel, of Manhattan, 'ire and llnally announced to our neighbors that they had a plenty but would go home, practice up and return another day. JlcFarland Hi. Alma II. spendim: the week with the lamily of K. and other relatives.

Mrs. Tims. Kimball and son. Weller, ing up gravel, lizards and snails. Bread, Cakes and Pies.

Pake eve.iv (lay. We have a new oven and do all our own baking. Cull up 'Phone -10. Hill A Good Dinner, Lunch, or Short Order Meal. Oysters in Any Style.

call on ANNOUNCEMENT I'icniccrs. A Jolly crowd of women and chil in dren went to MeParland Wednesday on a llshing excursion. The ladies and I.eo Nicholson, of Chicago, are visiting their mother and grandmother, Mrs. Then. Spielman of this eitv.

Mr. lav, of Texas, brother-in-law of O. W. Kittle, was here Wednesday on his way to Mission Creek to visit his wife's people, W. Little and composiug the party were: Mesdames Fating one of these warlords is a good deal like chewing on a brand new Goodyear boot.

Hut at that it's a change and a relief. True, the chickens have one redeeming feature, they are handsome along the athletic line. Hut the hogs. They are a disgrace even to the half caste lot of savages that own them. 1 have seen Georgia We wish to say to our friends that we are in business again with a stock of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, ETC.

JOHN C. PIIIPPS, Morris, Linss, Heals, Meyers, I'hipps Davis and Miss. Thoes. The ladies promised this olllce a nice mess of tish but at this writing they have failed to materalize. Later-.

Due of the party got mixed up in a kettle of roasting-ears and the party disbanded in broken ranks. (Opposite E. Meyer's Store.) razor-backs but are models of beauty, veritable swine, apollos, in comparison with these, which are two-thirds nose, while their eyes resemble to which we are addding every day. Come in and see us. family.

Squire Cantrill, of Haryeyvllle, was in Alma Thursday. He doesn't get around as spry as he would like to be cause of a severe attack of rheumatism. Charles Smith and wife, 'Mrs. Aug. Faulk and children, August Meseke, Lilian Simon, Arthur and Charley Simon spent Sunday visiting Gus.

Tnbacco and dinars, best and llnest stock of Candles and Nuts in Alma. Temperance Drinks of all kinds always on hand. Itananas, Oranges mid Lemons constant ly in stock. beads in a cucumber, hut their in telligence is wonderful, so much PRIES CO. that will never order pen; chops in a Filipino restaurant.

It would seem Report of the Condition UK "1 11 ALMA NATIONAL BANK, Nn. at Alum, in tin' Suue ot ut lie dost ot tunings. July 1-iLli, 'Thierer and family at Yolland. OPEN EIGHTEEN HOURS EVERY DAY. too much tike cannibalism.

As to the American soldier buying popcoi balls and blue neckties from lie commissaries, it is out of the Km i Ii. Hue i-iiiit' iiiei. 'I 'liicst ion until 1 he same party who have made the canteen only a fond memory should succeed in mtting a a sort of Moody and Shankv lie Topeka Daily Herald 1. TO The ii a AND hold on i lie enli-ted men. inn of the cant ens ha- bee thing for u- fellows in beer at c.

a w.v. it is 1 With pos. Inn.I well for ii. sil to k.vp ib 8 1 A. AND he.

Aim i Si gna 1 lloth tomtlier l'rom now until Jan. 1, 100:5, FOR $3.00. 1 on i I a at! er ay dav. feel i ii-t Ik in using; "bi I Mill. I iain.

'x c-i i -i I I wont -ay it dr no i white Irink it. The only no-- peka laily Herald, Tope lid-en, will for iooi: 1 new ceiling paper, edited by i ii-to-date an news- Le Al ive St. I. ic led: 1 get on he out side of i I j. iii-O r.n.i'e a ml abs.ii it ii: be the organ of an) i in! of any candidate for n.

ano wul not be pub- otVce. will advocate The Ti den. .1. I p-i; m. li-'ned in what it Plan I the ital of oe vd form to sweep a to 1 III am am jini r.

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family newspaper. Veb iv' made arrangements with lie put e.i miTit hi the Her.i' 1 and the i only all i pt ions to whim ol DINING CAR. Office, Broadway ana Chestaat Streets. HII.Tl'.AllY. A.

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