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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
SHE WAS FOR PLAIN BUSINESS.
And Wanted No Beating About the Bush
If He Meant to Propose.

And Wanted No Beating About the Bush
If He Meant to Propose.
81 see, according to recent statistics,
that marriages are decreasing rapidly
IN number" he said, as he looked at her
so7lfully.
"Are they?" she asked, without much
ihow of interest
''They are, according to the statisti-
cian," he replied. Il think there must
lie something wrong with the present
social condition, don't you?"
81 don't know, 1 haven't given it any
thought" she returned.
"Of course, it may be the effect of the
new woman" he continued, "but |
wouldn't care to say so positively. Still,
think it's to be very much regretted,
don't you?"
She had become interested by this
time, and she Strengthened up and
looked at him sharply.
What are you driving at?" she ex-
claimed. What are you talking about,
anyway"
why, IL" he stammcred.
''It you want to PROPOSE" she inter.
rupted, speak up like man and do it,
and don't go beating around the bush
and talking about tendencies of HUI
mainly and all that. I'm a new woman
with business training, and believe
in coming straight to the point. Are
you after me?"
'Why, I-I-yes. 1 was just about
to"
well, then, I'm yours, and the mat
ter is settled. Now, never try any of
your foolishness again, and We'll get
along all right. All those old fogy,
roundabout methods are out of date.
I'll name the day after I've discussed
the matter with my bloomer maker
Chicago Post.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13

ping far short of the point Of wear.
ness. are also advantageous. Above all,
indulgence in depression should b.
avoided, as this may develop into a
chronic melancholia. and end in a men
tai disease of serious character. As a
summary of treatment, take plenty Of
fresh air, simple tonics, nourishing food
and laugh and enjoy everything that
comes in the way. Y, Ledger
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
HoMEsEfKERs ExcuRsIoN.

HDMESEt.kE KS EXCURSION.
The Rock Island Route will have on
sale February llth and March l0Ih
HOmeseekers excursion tickets %
points IN Southern Missouri. Arkansas
Louisiana and Texas. Arizona. OKLA
homa and Indian Territories at one
fare for the round trip plus 500 Tick
cts good fifteen days and final limit
for return tairty-one days from date OF
sale. HAL S. RAY
City Ticket Agent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
CRIPPLE CREEK

THE GREAT GOLD FIELD or THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Is easily reached Via. the Great Ms
souri, Pacific Railway. either Via Pa
eblo. Colorado Springs. or both
Colorado express leaves Wichita daily
al SO p. N. arriving - Pueblo or
Colorado Springs for breakfast Grip
pie Creek e. only few hours ride from
Pueblo or Colorado SprlnEs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
H0MESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS.
VIA THE

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY.
On March l0th. April eth and 2lst and
May 5th. 1896. the Missouri Pacific Rail
way company VIII sell tickets for one
fare for the round trip. plus $500. 10 all
points IN Arkansas. Indian Territory.
Texas and Arizona east Of and including
Maricopa- and 10 Lake Charles. La.
Tickets viii be limited 20 return to If
teen days. For further information
call on oI address
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
CHANGE OF TRAIN SERVICE ON
THE ROCK ISLAND ROIITE

Commencing Sunday. Dec. S. train
No. 3. leaving Wichita for the South
at 4:S2 a m. will run daily excert Sun
day and train No. 4, leaving for the
North at 1915 a m. daily except Sun
North at 12:l5 d. N. daily except Mon
day. HAL :. RAY.
City Ticket Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething- 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
diarrhoea. twenty-five cents a bot
tle. Used bv millions of mothers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
Something's . srh1Ie :

Sometimes subtle odor recans
some JOY or pain. sometimes the pulse
beats quicker with fzmIusr s;-sin.
Sometimes faded flower viii orinp
the unsSed sears, sometimes book or
gesture viii speak OF other Ycars.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13

Tighten the strain upon the good
housewife Of getting up good meal by
ordering meats. dressed fowls. fish, oys-
tiers, relishes, from Whitlocks market.
lOl-2t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13

Exchange stables at Orlando and Still
water. We make a speciality of carry
Ing passengers between these points.
travelling mems patronage solicited.
EHIVELY, VAN WYKE & SHIVELY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
HoMEsEEKERs EXCURSION

' ~ fl-N-N 7 = T = IA'FI- I
ON Mach 10Th viii sell round trip
tickets TO points in Arkansas. Arizona
Missouri. Oklahoma and Indian rsrrj-
tory and Texas, at rate of one fara
plus $500 For particulars call or a5-
dress TAGG & CARNEY.
City Ticket Agents.
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Take the Ferguson stage from Perry
TO Pawnee- Meets all trains. 143 If
GOI.n 81 CRIPPI.E CREEK

The fabulously rich gold mining dis
trict of Cripple Greek, Colorado, is at
tracing hundreds of people. BY spring
the rush bids fair to be enormous. That
there is an abundance of sold there is
demonstrated beyond doubt. Fortunes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13

when Bchy was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to Csstoria-
When she Lad Children. she gayethem Castoris,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13

City Clerks Office,
Wichita. March jth, 1886.
Notice is hereby given that the regis
fra ton books of the city of WichlJa
will close March 9th. a t O'clock p. m
ard remain closed until after the cleo
ton Of April eth, 1896.
q lot c. S. SMITH,
City Clerk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13

Joe's popularity with the cuisines
comes from the cleverness he antici-
pates their wants with in procuring
choice viands, fish, oysters and other
liable supplies-2l4 North Main. 101-2t.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13

Chase & Sanborn's choice Java and
bulk coffees So cents a pound. Dunn
Bros, North Main. SS-5t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13

BLACK First class plants cheap.
BERRIES Oklahoma parties write
me c. II. KNOX,
99-3t Wichita, Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13

Crackers, best soda. pounds % cents.
Dunn Bros. 9S-Jt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13

HE that IS uugrateful has no guilt hgt
one. a. other crimes may pass Tor virt4cs
In him.--Toung.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-13
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are being rapidly made.
THE BEST WAY TO GET THERE Is
OVER THE SANTA EE ROI-TE

OVER THE SANTA FEE ROUTE.
Leaving Wichita at 3:45 p. m. and ar
irving at Cripple Creek at II 10 the next
morning. The Santa Fe lands YOU
right in the heart of the city. For illus
1rated pamphlet descriptive of Cripple
Greek call on or address
oS II TAGG & CARNEY.
CITY Ticket Agents
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L. L. BLETELF
=. 4 I. A, No. Fac. Nv.
No. ia North Main St. Wichita. Kan.
ARE YOU GOING 10 KANSAS CITY7
RE3lEA Der THE MISSOURI PA.
ClEIC RAILWAY COAIpANY

CItIC RAILWAY COMPANY
IS the ony line that runs a strictly
Nichita-hansas City train. Leaving
Wichita at sos p. n. arriving at Kan
sas City next morning at 7:20 This
train Is made up at Wichita, and there
iore always leaves on time. Nice chair
cars and Pullman sl4epers.
Notice the leaving time. and the next
time you go 10 Kansas City take .he
missouri Pacific. Always on time
Never late. Fine equipment. Leaves
Wichita at reasonable hour and ar
rives az Kansas City neither too late
nor too early. Ticket Office ia North
Msln street Depot corner Second and
N-chise streets.
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Hack Line.

Messina lemons. Is cents per dozen.
Dunn Bros. 9S-5t
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Registration Notice.

Scotch oats, ) cents per package.
Dunn Bros. JS-3t
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06

Claude Skies went to Chicago, Mon
day, on business.
Lawyer Sweet of Dowagiac was in
town last Wednesday.
Present appearances indicate large
fruit crop of all kinds.
Amos Irish and wife visited relatives
in South Haven last week
Mrs. &. Leech of Chicago is visiting
at Mrs. Joe Conklings this week.
l.. p. Greenman has sold his barber
outfit to Roy Taylor and moved TO Law
renee.
S. Scott is among the unlucky ones
this spring, in having to bury both his
horses
Will Linsepmeyer and wife of Water
vliet are working for Alvin Coon this
summer.
l. Welcher and wife and little Alice
of Bangor called upon friends here last
Tuesday.
p. p. Skies has been appointed libra
rian of our town library, it having been
moved to his residence.
MIR. and Mrs. Leffingwell, who have
spent the past six weeks in Coldwater,
returned home Monday.
Mrs j. w. Scott of Kalamazoo spent
a part OF last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Amos Irish.
The cottages at Sister Lakes are re-
ceiving new coat of paint, which adds
materially to their appearance.
Claude Skies, who has been in the
employ of the Michigan Central has
completed his work and returned home.
A. Cuisine was in Benton Harbor,
Tuesday, for raspberry plants. He has
been setting out three acres to peaches,
strawberries and raspberries.
Arbor Day was observed in our school
by planting shade trees on the school
grounds, after which some interesting
rhetorical exercises were given by the
scholars.
The funeral services of Mr.. William
iced were held at the Methodist
church May 1st, ut 1870 O'Clock, con.
Quoted by German minister. The in.
terment was in Keller cemetery.
Mamie Smith, daughter of Estle
Smith of Nashville, Tenn, arrived here
Tuesday. She will remain for few
days and then go to Hamilton for an
extended visit with her grandfather,
Mr.. M. Byers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06

An Interesting card appeared In the
Detroit Evening NelOs, Monday While
the "kick' is doubtless true, we don't
see the difference between the position
taken by the state democracy and that
OF the Van Buren, County democratic
convention. Following is the card:
ITO The Editor:-In your Issue Of To.
day you give list of silver "back-
sliders," and state there we're three
from Van Buren,. Our county conven-
ton elected IA delegates, composed of
four who were in favor of the gold
standard, and ten free silver men. The
four gold men were present in the state
convention, while only three of the sill
yer men were present, NJ =. Carney,
A. Lynn Free and myself. Either one
of us would have spurned with con
tempt any overlures from the goldbugs
or their coadjutors. Mr. Carney and
Mr.. Free are strictly honorable and |
can vouch for their honesty. As for N.Y.
self, | have To say that / was disap-
pointed and disgusted and convinced
that "A free silver man had no rights
that the Cleveland Dickinson- Stevenson
gOldbug combination would respect or
concede. After the election of the first
delegate at large | left the convention
make this statement in justice 10 MIR.
Carney, Mr.. Free and myself | have
the honor TO he, yours for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, Is to /, first,
last and all the time.
"CHAS. S. MAYNARD.
Paw Paw, Mich, May l."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06

Indigestion is often taken for con
sumption The word consumption
means wasting away, and dyspeptics
often waste away as badly as consump
tives.
The reason people waste away is be
cause either they don't get enough tC
eat, or they don't digest what they dc
eat
If the latter is your trouble, take
Shaker Digestive Cordial This will
help you to digest your food and stop
your loss of flesh.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is made
from herbs, barks and the juices OF
fruit, by the well-known Shakers at
Mount Lebanon. 1t possesses great
tonic and digestive powers.
Shaker Digestive Cordial has cured
many supposed consumptives (who were
really dyspeptics), by simply helping
their stomach to digest their food, thus
giving them nourishment and new
strength.
At druggists. Trial bottles 1Oc.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06
BpoomingdaIe.

The stone wall under the town hal
is being repaired.
Mrs. Fox and son Henry left here
for Ohio last Thursday
The bicycle has struck the village,
ladies being in the lead. Eight u
twelve wheels may be seen on our vii
age streets.
Supervisor Smith and Village Asses
sor Sill will be around calling on citiz
ems for statement of their wealth and
dogs this week.
The Ladies and Knights of Maccabees
will give an entertainment in the FoS
hall next Friday evening, for the bene
tit of the cornet band.
Mrs. A. b Lane started for CASTLE
n. Y, Saturday evening, having re-
ceived a telegram that her mother
Mrs. Tolman, was stricken with par
alysis and not expected TO live.
Fruit trees are loaded with bloom
and the prospects now are that heavy
crop of all kinds of fruit and berrie:
will reward the owners and, should nC
frosts Interfere soon, a very large part
will have To be trimmed out before ripen
ing
DR.. Bruce, health physician of the
village, has issued notice To clean the
alleys, back yards and out houses Of
filth and to disinfect with lime al
closets and vaults and To burn sulphur
or coffee in all houses where there is OF
has been sickness.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06
WaverIy.

Will Shears and Grace Burdick were
married April 20.
Mrs Will Hayden has moved into
the McCarter house.
Chas. Dodge has set out a large num-
Der of peach and other fruit trees.
Alvin Coulson has moved on his farm
in west Waverly, and Will Carr on the
Green West farm in Arlington.
Mrs. A. e.. Dayton has just set a
beautiful monument at her husbands
grave, in the Glendale cemetery.
The little son of John Whitmore, who
was shot through the right elbow and
left hand the 10Th of April, is doing
well.
A little girl of Will Carr's lost one
finger and nearly another; got too near
her little brother while he was chop
ping.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06

Madison Orr was taken last Tuesday
with pneumonia. AT this writing he is
little better.
James Copeland will build fine farm
residence this spring Perk Lamphear
is laying the wall.
N. Wakeman and his daughter Cora
went to Covert last Friday to visit at
the home of Prof. Wakeman.
Mrs G.. f. Hill of Benton Harbor is
here caring for her mother, Mrs. j. T..
Christie, who is i'll with bilious fever.
John Mower and family and their
niece, Miss Frances Campbell, went last
Friday to Geneva to visit friends. They
returned Sunday.
Lewis Mallory, colored, who has lived
with Hobart Willard twenty-one years,
died May 1st and was buried May I'd by
the side of his wife in the Prospect
Lake cemetery.
Prof. Wesley May of the Chicago
schools was a guest last week at the
house of his brother-in-law, Chas. +
Christie. He returned Friday and Mrs
May, who has been here several weeks,
went with him.
Patrick Kelly, who lived alone, was
found dead last Thursday, sitting in a
chair at the table, with lighted lamp
upon it, his spectacles on and news.
paper in his hand. The remains were
taken to Paw Paw for interment.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06
Decatur.

Will DePue is home from the South.
"Dave" johnson of Kalamazoo is in
town.
Mrs. Hughes has returned from Grand
Rapids.
+. w Smith and wife were in Niles
last week.
Mrs. Geo. McOmber has returned
from Howell.
Il. j. Edwards of Dowagac was in
town Saturday.
Charles Robinson OF Lawrence was
in town Saturday
Miss Julia Cronin of Arlington was
in town over Sunday.
Mesdames Rogers and Birmingham
left Monday for Detroit.
Mrs. S. Ellis is visiting friends in
Kalamazoo and Galesburg.
Chas Ease of Goshen, Ind, was call
ing on friends here last week.
Messrs. Langdon and Clark White of
Hartford spent Sunday in town.
The X o. T. Nj. gave a party at the
opera house on Wednesday evening.
Decatur hive entertained % of the l..
D. L. Nj. from Lawton at its last meet
ing.
Mrs. Sela Ekenberger, Grace Bisbee
and Pearl Crane were in Niles last
week.
S. Goldburg of Kalamazoo, La Rue
MosIer and Misses Hudson and McCabe
were in Decatur on Wednesday evening
A colored man named Lewis, who
has lived in and about Decatur for
many years, died at IL. Manuel's on
Friday last.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06

The readers of this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it stages, and
that is catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires 4
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
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directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing its work. The propriefors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers, that they offer one hundred dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials free. Address,
+. j. CHENEY IL Co, Toledo, o.
sT-Sold by all druggists, 75c.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06

Seth Wilcox is visiting in Hastings.
Miss Lora Stanton Is home from Kali

Seth Wilcox is visiting in Hastings.
Miss Lora Stanton is home from Kali
amaz0o.
I'D. Holmes has moved his family 10
Kalamazoo.
w. +. Stedman was here Wednesday
To see his mother.
Bert Clark has engaged TO work on a
fruit farm at Douglas.
Jas. Parker and wife are the parents
of new baby girl, born Sunday.
Mrs Dustin of Kalamazoo has been
visiting her father, Harrison Bramblee
"Stoge" Howard has been on the sick
list. Henry Root has been driving the
dray.
Several members of the local Macca.
bee tent visited the Allegan tent Mon.
day evening.
w. II. Ferguson has been appointed
street commissioner, in place OF 4.
Baughman, resigned. He will also act
as marshal.
Ed. Bradley left for Chicago last
Wednesday, having received message
that his wife had fallen down stairs and
was badly hurt.
John Foley, who was brought from
Chicago, sick, some weeks ago, died at
the home of Nj. Dorgan last week Tues
day. Funeral Thursday; lnterment in
the Catholic cemetery at Paw Paw.
The bicycle fever has struck this
place with a vengeance this spring.
Nearly everyone has bought or will buy
new wheels, and almost every other
person is agent for 1.-THE best wheel
made"
Bush d. Everest evidently have an OPP
ton on all of the pretty damsels in this
vicinity, at least, the west wing of their
basket factory would SO indicate. But
good looks is not their only redeeming
quality, for the way in which they turn
out berry crates is wonderful.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06
Electric BitterS.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed when the languid, exhausted feeling
prevails; when the liver is torpid and slug
gish and the need of a tonic and Alternative is
felt. A prompt use of this medicine has
often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious
fevers. No medicine will act more surely in
counteracting and freeing the system from
malarial poison. Headache, Indigestion, Con-
stipation, Dizziness yield to Eelectric Bit
tiers. SOC and 800 per bottle at Longwell
Bros. drug store. /
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06
Marvellous Results.

From a letter written by Rev. j. Gunder-
man of Diamondale, Mich, we are permitted
to make this extract: al have no hesitation
in recommending DIR. Kings New Discovery,
as the results were almost marvellous in the
case of my wife. While / was pastor of the
Baptist church at Rives Junction she was
brought down with Pneumonia, succeeding
La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing
would last hours with little interruption, and
il seemed as if she could not survive them.
friend recommended DIR. Kings New Dis
covery; il was quick in its work and highly
satisfactory in results" Trial bottles free at
Longwell Bros. drug store. Regular size SOC
and $1.0O. II
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06
I1attawan.

A. H. Campbell and family spent
Sunday with friends in Texas.
The proceeds of the ice cream social
Friday evening amounted to eight dol.
lars.
The home where Miss Laura Wood.
hull has lived many years, burned re.
Gently.
Rev. j. II. Emmons exchanged pull.
pits last Sunday with Rev. II. II. Miller
of Vandalia.
The parents of Mrs. DR.. La Pierre
arrived last week, intending to make
this place their home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-05-06
Correspondence Department.


Chas. Marshall was in town couple
OF days last week.
Mabel Dowd of Hartford spent Sun
day with Eva Knowles.
Lena Ackley of Kalamazoo visited
Mrs. Nellie Phelps last week.
j. j. Bailey and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival of another girl.
Cora Henry and Mrs. lnez Tyler were
In Hartford ON business, Friday.
Belle Crawford is learning the mil
linery business with Miss Henry.
The excursion To Grand Rapids was
we'll patronized by Lawrence people.
Mrs. +. F. Rowland and niece, Nellie,
visited relatives in Hartford last week,
A number of the NJ. w. A. camp Wis
tied the Glendale camp Saturday night.
Geo. Northrup and S. F. Stearns are
building house for NJ futile in Hart
ford.
James Henry and wife of Decatur
visited his uncle, Ed. Henry, the first OF
the week.
The band gave fine open air con-
cert Saturday evening. The boys are
making excellent music.
The Congregational Sunday school
held a social at the home OF G. w.
Fisher, Tuesday evening.
A meeting of the alumni association
was called Monday evening to make
preparations for the banquet
The ladies' home mission society of
the Congregational church will meet
this week with Mrs. G. 5. Sutton.
Several from this place are in attend
ance at the Niles district conference of
the Methodist church at Hartford.
Mrs. A. II. Virgins and daughter
Zilpha have gone on an extended visit
with relatives in New Carlisle, South
Bend and Joliet.
Belle Maynard has gone to South
Haven TO attend the wedding of Nellie
Wilcox and Roy ellison. Miss Maynard
will act as bridesmaid.
The birthday party was well attended
at the K.O.T.M. hall last Wednesday
evening, and the Sunday school real
lied nice sum Of money.
A business meeting of the Epworth
league will be held this evening at the
home of the president. A flower guess
ing contest will follow the business.
The w. G. T. u. will hold services at
the county farm Sunday afternoon.
Anyone wishing to sent fruit, flowers or
anything to please the unfortunate ones
can leave the same with Mr.. +. f..
Rowland.
The hailstorm last week proved quite
destructive in many places near here.
A few miles northwest it is reported
that hailstones were picked up after the
storm measuring eleven inches in cir
conference.
The evangelist meeting at Mrs Ra n
SONS last Saturday afternoon was II
very pleasant affair. Mrs. Ransom
served tea TO the ladies, and the men,
bers of the W. g. T. U. presented her
with fine set of tea plates, the occa-
sion being her Goth birthday.
The second lecture of the Baptist lee
ture course was given Wednesday even
ing by Rev j A Johnston of Kalamazoo,
to an appreciative audience. When you
see one of these lectures advertised,
you should make it point to attend.
Such lectures are not only entertaining
for few moments, but will be of ben
eft to you all your life. Another will
be given the last of the month.