The news boy., 1896-05-16
WOMEN'S CAB.


first Of the week.
-Rube Matthews was in Benton
Sunday looking for hogs
Quite q crowd attended the ball
game at Commerce Monday.
Pete Kuhn and Anton Amerhein,
OF Bleda, were in Benton Thursday.
Mrs. James McPheeters spent
severa! days at LutesviLle this week.
visiting.
--Mrs. Phil. y. Hafner spent the
first Of the week in Illinois visiting
her mother.
~" "Baled Pea Hay for sale by c.
c. Halste;td, Blodgctt, Mo, at 30
cents per bail.
Prof. Goodin will leave today to
take charge OF a summer school in
Mississippi county.
-Cncle Benedict Scherer was here !
Tuesday. He is the pioneer school
teacher OF the county.
C. F. Bonnefon now gets his ice !
from Charleston, Jos. Ports brought |
in ton Tuesday night.
The men who expect to get to
heaven because their wives belong to
church are quite numerous in this
country.
j. f. WEIGH stopped at Benton
Tuesday on his way to Paducah,
where he will engage in the barber
business.
Victor Scofeld, of the Dispatch
and W. E. Ward, OF Commerce, at
tended the St. Joseph convention
tLis week.
The editor has been engaged in
digging celler, and making prepar-
ations to build summer kitchen
this week.
The editor wife is in receipt OF
q setting Of eggs from blooded stock.
Thanks to Miss Allie Harper, OF
DiehlStadt.
Hon. Marsh Arnold, r. \. Kings
bury and Major Ward went down on
Little River on surveying expedi-
tion Wednesday.
reg Hall y Cooper lands for sale
in time payments. Apply to Albert
c. Davis, $40 Olive street, ST. Louis.
The merchant who thinks he will
advertise just as soon as his business
warrants it will most likely let the
sheriff do his advertising
: Although many of his friends
have urged him to become candi-
, date for the State Senate, Repre-
sentative DeReign says he is not in
= it.
After being out late man may
: be able to give good account of him
4 self, but the question is, can he al
ways explain things to the satisfac-
G ton of his wife?
g Fred Sandvos, living north of
Benton, was here Tuesday and says
the army worms did no material
r damage in his neighborhood, except
n to destroy meadows.
When hotel charges more than
5 a dollar day it is correct to say
that man is a guest there-and
not a boarder. There is a great deal
d in name these days.
L During the absense of his better
half the editor has been "living at
h home and boarding at the same place. y
Think of it-an editor feasting on
+ fresh fish, strawberries and iced tea.
G "A wise business man will nc
quicker refuse to listen to q sugges
tion for bettering his advertising
~ than middle-aged girl will refuse
. to listen to an offer of domestic bliss
: 1t is easier to get into debt thar
( to get out, 1t is easier to cover YOU
property with mortgage than tt
i uncover it. This statement will bt
vouched for by nine -tenths of tn,
~ people of the United States.
10 At Commerce and in the south
N ern part of the county there fell con
~ siderable rain last Monday morning
, but at Benton and in the north par
q there was slight sprinkle. Wed
"a nesday refreshing shower fell.
,s B. J. Tenkhoff left for St. Loui
II Tuesday to purchase his summe
,o stock of merchandise. He is ex
pected home today and the good
!" will at once be opened and exposes
,t for sale. See his card in this issue
+. N. e. Hall and wife, of Lutes
n. vile, came down Saturday visitin
le the family of County Clerk McPheet
,e ers. Mr.. Hall taught school at Com
H. merce several years ago. He is no,
in business at Lutesyille and doin
well.