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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-10

New Orleans. May 9-Secrctary Hcsters
report OF tho cotton movement from scp-
tcmber to April 20 shows that compared with
tho crop movement Of 1895. the 1901 900 crop
year, Texas, including the Indian Territory,
has brought into sight this season In round
figures 600 bales less while other Gulf
States, which include Arkansas. Lousian1.
NJ Mississippi. Tennessee Missouri and Okla
homa. have marketed 7aSQo0 more. and thu
group Of Atlantic States. WHICH includes the
Carclinas. Georgia, Florida. Alabama and
Virginia show increases of $4,000. In other
words, all OF tho States outside Of Texas and
the Indian Territory havo increased over the
big crop year l,2l4000, against decrease for
Texas and the Territory of 223,0o0. leaving
keted OF .02O 600
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Fruits

APPLEs-Fancy Ben Davis, siI5; other va
rietcs. $500.
BhNANAS--s1 $4,000 per bunch, packed
for shipment.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 22an2o on
LEMONS-Cho $3.50; fancy. Ao0; extra
fancy. $3.50
ORANGES Navels s3.5Oa3.75; seedlngs
1900
STRAWBERRIES -75cdsl15 per crate. ac-
corGins to quality.
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Neportcd for The Post daily EXCEPT Thurs.
days aud Sundays by Albert Montsomery a
20. Limited. i've stock commission mer-
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r. W. Hunter & Co. received the following
from their New orleans correspondents: To-
day was another ono Of the many dull and
featuieess ones that havc been the rule for
so long Liverpool closing today Is practi-
caly the same as Saturday, with sales Of 5000
lalts. Some strength was shown here after
announcement that the bureau would be pub
lishoG tomorrow at IL IL. M, due 10 shorts
covering for fear Of an unfavorahle report,
and the market closed points up from SIT
urdny Roceipts at the ports 700n.
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COTTON,
Houston Railroad Receipts.

Ho IStuns russ recs'pt,ot cJt:on by tn, var, Gus
iau oadSenterin. tuo CITY WIS., u, follow.
Missouri. Kansas ANA Texas. .............. Al
Houston ana peSt. Central. ...... 49,, =
inlcfuationa. and ',rcat Northern II
San Anton. o and ARKANSAS Pass ...... a !,
CUT, Colorado ana >lnt,, lie, ........ D,
Galveston. iiarr ,auGrg and san Antono
Houston Fast and West Texas. ... ...... 4
Texas and New oreaHs .................. a
''''''''''
iotal ...--.''..,.. .......... ...,... =. 1919
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CargiII & Richardson's Circular.

Ccigill G. Richardson of Houaton say. 1t Is
sorry story that must be told. Not from
speculative standpoint does this wild advance
In wheat affect the world but from the point
that bread is a necessity everywhere and the
price means starvation. We can look ahead
and see a wonderful crop growing, but that
seems to make no difference now, and Ike
the thirsty sailor on a dcreict at sea--water,
water. all around. but not u drop to drink.
Ma" wheat sold at Sis today. Sc higher
than Saturday: July at $l.2l i5c higher; Sep
TENDER 95c, 1%c higher; December SSAc &c
higher Late Saturday appearances Indicated
that Letter had turned his attention to Sep
| thar month. with this TO urge them. the
| Oh cago people, with the help of Lverpools
| SNd advance made u wild scramble for
wheut. which lasted throughout the entire
session. Tho attention of the entire spe'u-
| lative world Is ccntcrcd there, and many arc
| they who are now trying to find the top to
| sell. The man who finds it and stays should
reap handsomely for his nerve and pluck.
| Shorts AFRO frantic and, so long as they cor
| time buyers to stem the tide, viii take IL
| ing which now Is not in sight
| Cotton followed the excitement in wheat
| with quiet little advance which was lost
| slelt of. There is nothing Of Importance In
| reference to this staple except that high
| wheat means less ability to buy clothes. The
cold nights are retardng tho young plant,
| which Is causing more feeling that another
bun per crop is very improbable Liverpool
clos eG ta-6;d lower, New York and New Or
| leans to up; spots unchanged.
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fancy Elein creamery. 2Ic; Texas country
butter, choice 16GliSc common. snioc; oleo.
margarine. solids, lie; prints, re: Elgin oar
bricks, 1fhc: Cyposuro fancy creamery w
and I0-lb pals, 23c.
CABBAGE--Texas, $1.15m2:25.
CEI,ERY-Texas. Soc per dozen. ,,o,,c.
cEEsEmNew York ;,t tgIl srs Yuuns amer nmsf
lea, EXC: Western skim loc.
EGGS-Per dozen, &c. -
ONIONS Fancy red. 2%@Sc per 10, aMm
PEPPER-chile. 17G2oe per To- o'"'"'
PorAToEs--california and Colorado, $50
eoc sweet potatoes S5a5oc per ousn n,r,s q ri,
az n, broilers s2.75GfS.0 co. Turkeys; mems a -
81 0odty 90. gobblers 50 .O0a12 10. Ducks @Z''o
o. %. Geese s3.o0d3.oo.
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.
APPLES-Fancy evaporated, oo..u ~ ~
sac; lib cartons, DC; choice oVnp oi hnxns
bulk 5o-lb. Sc. fancy sliced. IN oo-'o 'oNe''
ApRIcoTs-sisc per lb loose loAc In LID
cITRoN-ln lo.ib boxes. lsc .. :. ,ors,
clctned, bulk. Sc; in lib cartons, s.sc;
RAlsINs- California 3-crown H. L. boxes
crown j.. NJ raislns. 50-lb boxes. i%.aSc; j.
crown /, NJ. 80 IL boxes. ',sc: ~.
PRUNES-Ca California, 50-G0s 6ia16%c 6)-7os
s%e Ic-s9s 6.e s ,o 4St "a i,,ber,s Sicily
A.
| lie: Naples, 12hc. walnuis. lsSs:ic. peamu's,
| iH Gf5c; almonds California. )aWlAo per 10 VI
| sacks; recans, ?ladih9, italian ehestnu's
CoCoANurs-s3. so per ioC $50 90 per 1912
| GRAIN AND HAY.
| Carlond lots. Job cars. from mills; dealer:
| charge fiom stof1 l0c more Der lCo los VI.
| bran, 2di3c per bushel OF oats ana eo'b' ant
! 10nI5c rcr loo lbs On hay. ~ 49,.
| BRAN-S5a00c; corn bran, SOC per 100 los
| CHOPPED CORN--S5M90c per 100 lbs
| CORNING. sacked, 4I'S. ,oe
OATs-Texas. S6dt3sc per bu.; Kansas. 400
| 42c.
WHEAT sHORTS-sl.0O per 100 lbs.
WHEAT SCREENINGS per bushel
HAY--Alfalfa, sli.50Gi2.0O per ton timothy
sl3 75@liOO South Texas prairie hay, $o,5Ou
$50 North Texas, S900mlOOO
! COTTON SEED PRODUCTS-Menl ant
cake, SIS 90 per ton; huls, SL5C15.OO per ton
MILLET SEED--10d75c per bushol.
SORGHUM SEED-Sl l5G 20 per ousheL
RYE SuED--S5c per bUshel
| kAFfIK CDKN~-65c per bushel.
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Cotton on shipboprd. not cleared at Gnlvos-
ton today;
FGI Great Britain--Ss Engineer Siv
For FIance-Ss Forest Homo a0i5.
For The Continent Steamships Helen b56
Toledo 700; total G53G.
rctal oil fhipbo lrd, 1891 lg.cG.
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HOUSTON BANK cLEARINos,

Tho following are tho clearances OF tn,
Houston banks for tho week thus far and FOR
the corresponding unc last year. together
with the Increase OF decrease;
This year. Last year. Increase
Saturday ..,...., Si76, o55 $Sli. i36 'SliG.SSi
Monday ......... .ii,ds9 SoS,iio 'l5l ,,5i
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killing ~ Mndisouvillc.

Bryan Texas, May "a telephone mcs
gage has been received from Madisouvi,le
stating that man By the name OF plassers
was shot and killed yesterday. Plasters
leaves a family
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Cash quotations were as iolloWft
Flrtr-Sirong, foreign hid advanced inc.
standard patent quiet i.inn,do, Leading
brands no more than Friday,
Wt,nt No 4 spring iSopi65; No. red
l.10al u.
Ccrn--No .. 35saa37
oms- No, .. siNmS2H No. white 3iHr
35 No. white saap3iM.
kyt.-No. g. btqt1S.
rallcy-No =, l3ua2
Flax sced~No. l. 1,3s.
Timothy seed etiM27h.
Mess pork--por Dbl, 10 00df 10 9a
1.aid--Pcr loo lbs. 6a0Gf6oeh.
Short ribs sides Loose, o.85sIaao.
tiry sailed shoulders Boxed ii5fi1,00
Short clear sides--IloSed. 5N01Gi0,
t, nj
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f:EANs--W White, sNAJsItc. Bayou. lNfitNc;
p n s1tAc, Limas. ss.ss(t'S; black eyes
4UrrER,-Blus ssas, ~; dairy. ,.o,5e:
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GALVESTON COTTON RECEIPTS.

BY Gulf. Colorado andSanta Fc railway,
IN bales: International and Great Northern,
l2!. Galveston. Houston and Henderson, III.
i!ssnur kansas l~d Texas, "; Gail and ia
tcrataio. l. str Cumberland, = Total ~.
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New York May o.-The market for cottons
IL less interesting. Aside from the lines Of
goods included in tho needs Of the govern
ment there has been little movement lately.
Sttrle goods arc generally quiet and weak.
The print cloth markets are still in a de-
mornli1od condition They are quoted at TX
for lognlars but sellers refuse TO accept such
bids.
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Houston spot auotn,,on..
galveston spots.
closed quiet and unchnured
New urican. spots.

UNCHANGED ''
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HOUSTON wi,OI.issALE PRICES.
Quotations for Round Lots OF staple
Commod itIcs.


These quotations are revised daily, and their
correctness can be relied upon. The prices arc
those ruling in Houston wholesale markets.
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CLEARED FOR GALVESTON.

SIS Rrcckhcld. Shields. Anrl G.
SIS Engineer. Loekhart, Liverpool via SPIN
ish Main. April II.
SIS White Cross. Taylcr. at Antwerp. March
90.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations ere for less than carload lots
Special prices ON carloads
BARRED W1RE-Glidden, gal, 81 per lOO
lbs. Waukegan. So IS,
WIRE NAfLs-Rate. $500 per key; nd-
varces, l0d. l2i and led. Sc Sd and Cd, lOc;
Cd and I'd, 2Oc Id ana Sd. 2Oc; Cd. ioc, I'd. 10c.
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q 7sFed; b bid: nominal.
New Orleans FutureI
Futures opened dull, closed duh.
Month OF delivery.

h bid; sellers. value.
New York Fufurea
Futures opened quiet and stead
steady; closed steady; sales 69,7@
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Eggs are slow sale at &C. owing to reccipts
being IN excess OF supply.
Flour has again been advanced on account
Of the phenomenal upward strides of wheat.
The Galveston mills are up roc, aud the llous-
ton mills loo II barrel Another dollar would
be adntd. but for the fact that millers bs-
lievc there will soon be a slump In wheat.
Spring clip OF 1895 wool is arriving Prices
n main unchanged
There Is II good demand for poultry. partlc-
ularly spring chickens. All arrivals have
been cleaned lip
Tho undcrtone OF the butter market is
barely steady.
sIawborrcs sold at top prices today op
account Of light receipts.
panPhas. lemons and oranges ara all firm
ma advancing, H3licrs at initial points are
asung top quotations,
Meats are steady, but have not been I'D
NancCl.
sugar is down few points, but local Quota
tons are no, affected,
Rice IA extremely arm. due to he demand
created by the war
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These wishing to get rid Of rheumatism
should try bottle OF Elmer & Amends
Prescription No.. 28Sl g. r. Echmidt.
Houston. Texas, sole agent 4, I; "
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cash, rs; track. a3fiah My, S34. July. e7i,,
Sepiembcr, "a, No g 3a{aTsb Flnxsrcd
lilfher Timothy scod-- Prime, f0d2 g. Bran
,IliRhtr. Smoked, east track rSniO thu siio.
Hay Finn, prnirie 10 0oGJlO % timothy.
la.Oo' WILDLY LIZ Cotton tics and basgins
unchanged. Pork unchanged stand,id mess.
lUbmne II .00. Higher. prime steam,
$40 choice, hsU nacoi-I,oyen ,houlders
b.2l extra short clear. 6l2iA ribs, G.c5: short
N5t's, Dry salt meats Boxed shoulders as,
cstra short clear, j62h; nhr a.75: shartg
1i0n bushtls. corn. l32.0l1 bushels: olt4
~; 900 bushels
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st. Ioui. Grnin ana provis,on.

81, Louis. May 9.--Flour-Strong ana high.
or; patents, 6.ssNd50: s.rsights, 5,T5dr6.oO;
clear. 5o0df5.2S; medium. i..51fiis Wheat
Excited. closed at the top. with May lie, July
lSc. September ske and December lc hishs
than Saturdays figures; July opened &c high
err and after an irregular course advanced o.
more. spot higher; No . red. cash, elevator
l.s6. track; May. LAO; July, tiiis: September
Corn advanced with wheat and closed 1t the
top. July closed TX above Saturday s,et
higher: No. 2 cash. "a; May, S5N. July. % rs:
September. S6% bid. otts-liighcr, No. !
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New York Total sales OF stocks COO
shares, including st, iau, bS,62U; Union IA.
enc preferred. ,o,l-u. Sugar. tb 40.
acknowledgements Tor money, liu as; for the
account III l-l6, Mexican ordinary, lSA.
Mexican Central, new Is, 60. Bar silver
st,aiy % lo-lbd. Money, per cent Tn
rRte OF discount In tho open market Tor short
and three mintns bits l-l6aSA per cent
latis.--Thrce per cent rcntes, iJ4f, 52lsc;
exchange on London, 2at. &c Tor checks.
New York. --Clearances $9l .9iS.229 balances.
81 go, 3Sy,
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WIDEST PRIVILEGE TRADE
Ever known--sd,nncr Ina Mhcnt
Followed by an .GNcltch Inrb.

chicago. advlces by private wire to II, W,
Hultei & Co. gave puts on July wheat los,
1,o. and up In leaps Of u fun cont TO Los;
calls sold at ibi and in one jump up TO LIS,
amid the greatest excitement ever seen
around the board of trade, and finally sold
OIL TO las. The advance OF Zoe in july has
not cleared the atmosphere and l5O Is con
fdcntly predicted for the next day or two.
September wheat advanced TAe, aud the bulls
say that IL, too, will sell away above 100,
lust as the nearer months have done 40 easily.
The last corner was In September and that
option was put up to 200 Puts ON July corn
3oss, calls ioA Corn and provisions have
started to follow the wheat boom
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HIDES. WOOL AND nEEswAx.
Prices paid by Houston dealers.
COTTON SEED pRoDuCr,.

+, O.. D. mills. Texas Interior points, accord.
Ing to location: Per rnl,n,,
Primo crude oil. loose, ....... liIssp X
Prime summer yellow oil, Of
rttvic Gotten sesi cake. .,...... Si5 90 sri6 ~
Prime cotton seed neal. ....... Is 90 ais "a
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Kansas city, May 9.--Wheat Hard sold $50
loc above Saturday's clcso, slow soft strady
to 10 higher Ne hard, l80dI 81 No. e.
i.S0@ 10. Ma. sprinE. l.s5disS. Corn Act
i've higher. No 2 mixed 34A6a5 Olts.-
Higher No . white l3aaiia Rye Higher.
No. g r. Hay Firm, choice timothy. Loo;
prairie 10 2apio ~ RoceiptH Whcnt. $500
hu-hels; corn. ZOO bushels oats, 900
bushels. Shpments Whcat, 80 800 bushels
corn, iG, 100 bushels; nnts, 1000 bushels
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VESSELS IN PORT.
SIS Aslound. d. Ripley.
IS Electrician
SIS Forest lIoime. Y Mollcr.
SIS Hardwood. VIM. Parr e Co.
S. Lady Armstrong. W. ". Wilson.
IS Lauoubcrg.
- 'fIHnsit quarantine.
sch Basanez, Rcymcrshofror & Gu.
Sch Mary Y. Dow.
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), aliddt ng npi ,n ,,i, sis.n|
Amurican niiddiins iair.
liverpool Future.
Futures opened quiet, demand NJ
p. NJ, quiet and steady; clossx p
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NEW ORLEANS.

Market supplied with cattle and calvc,
oSerstoeked with sheep; hogs In demand.
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MARINE rNTELI,GENCN.

Port of Galveston May o.
ARRIVED.
SIS Helios. SalyonGen. Mobile.
CLEARED.
IS Uelios. Salvcnsen. Prnsreso
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-04-21

James k. Heskett came to Sumner county in
1877 rom Dewitt county. III. He lived one
year on the place now owned and occupied
by Mrs. Mary Conn. He then bought his
present home. II miles north of the Conn
place aud settled permanently. He has
work d had, managed well aud aid up
sulnclent competency to own MALT section
OF land free Of inCumbrance. He is quite
sure he could have done no better in lif
In any other section Of the United States
and will never entertain an idea Of reln-
eating Mr.. HCsk, tt was township trustee
for a number Of years, later Il member of
the hoard of county commissioners, and is
ut the present time sheriff of sunni er
county.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-04-21

PlOf. A. d. Noel was found at work
on his farm, aud gave Us pressing
Invitation 10 stay over night with
him. Sorry that previous arrange
mentS prevented our accepting his
hospitality.
h. a. Nawter had gone to Cicero on
business. He lives within few feet
OF the center Of section IS. His quar-.
ter Is taken bodily from the center Of
the section Leaving fUrtles and eighties
all around him.
Z. II. Howard was trying to break a
garden spot between showers. He i,
making mauy improvements on his
farm, laying the ground for IA good
home. He has 1870 acres of splendid
wheat coming on.
Rev. William Parker was away
from home looking after spiritual
matters. lie Is IA Baptist preacher of
many years standing Mrs. Parker
looks alter things about home and
Iuns the farm royalty.
NJ. Yersin had force Of CARPENTERS
at work building barn, the boay Of
which was to be 3Ox36. Mr.. Yersin
came here from Swi zerland ia 1871
and haS.acOmpetency. He has 200 acres
of fine looking wheat.
We have known j. Fl. McClin,ock
for several years, hut visited HIM un-
der his own vine and ny tree for the
first time. We found him hauling
feed for his stock and getting ready
to fire up his feed mill.
NJ. Schrepp"l had all hands busy
getting machinery Ready for opera
Jion. Mr.. \. has lately built quit an
addition 10 his house. lie has out
his year ninety acres in wheat and
will hedge with seventy acres Of corn.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-04-21

The aged Milton Brown has been
a sufferer from paralysis for eight
years. He, his aged companion and
their crippled son occupy aneighty ia
the bend Of the NinueScah.
We stopped long enough to eat
dinner with Samuel Chester. Mr..
Chester sticks to corn in preference IT,
wheat. He has bollom land and
never fails to raise goud crop.
We met Geo. Nixon at Zyba On his
road home from school. lie has taught
the Pleasant ValleJ school for three
years past and has been 81 succe
that the patrons will not give him
up.
&. NJ. COrbin, who used to belong to
the tribe of Seventy-Six is now A
resident OF London township. He is
farming and doing well 90 the old
Hetrick quarter now owned hy Mr..
Conn.
j. W. Thompson has leo acres Of
me wheat all put in last fall by him.
Self-5O acres of il the second time,
He is 62 years old. DUwneasrers will
not believe this but it is true just the
same.
l.. D. Ordway was putting potatoes
In rich mellow soil along tie Min
nescah, Mr.. Ordway only raised 5000
bushels of wheat last year; this year
If prospects do not deceive. he will
beat that record. He has in 300
acres.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-04-21

The first stop we made in London
township was al the home Of Mrs.
Mary l.. Carr on the south line. Mrs.
Carr is doing splendidly and with the
aid OF this years wheat crop will be
out OF Shylock's clutches.
A. T. Bailey owns two acres OF
ground adjoining the tOwnsite of "old
New Bedford" at Stunkel's mill. He
was blowing il up for potatoes. The
mill building and two or three small
weather-beaten houses are all that is
left OF this once promising metropolis.
j. R. Heskett's home is in London
township though at present he is
serving his second term AS county
sheriff and resides temporarily in
wellington. He has fine farm and
the full confidence of his neighbors
who never fail to give him generous
support.
Uncle Billy Roberts was welding a
saw about the intricate parts OF a
go devil" or something OF the sort,
and stopped long enough TO say
"howdy." Uncle Billy has been a
resident OF London township since the
memory OF the oldest inhabitant run
meth not to the contrary.
Henry Stunkel had his men busy
ground for potatoes, and
was himself slicing the seed. We
give a view Of Mr.. Stunkels home
elsewhere. 1t is one OF the hand.
soonest in the county. Mr.. Stunkel
owns nearly two sections of Mime
Scah bottom land all in a body.
We found Elmer Moffet cleaning
out a well on the old Burroughs farm
to which he expected to move 10 a
few days. He has been living at his
fathers old homestead while the
latter was farming in Bourbon county.
He returned few days since and
will again make Sumner county his
home.
j. VI. MOOmaw had gone to Arson
but was ably represented in the field
by his son who only few short years
ago used to be proud TO come out in
knee pants to see US. Mr.. Moo
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-04-21

J.N.HTkle and T. .NCel built houses
fronting each the other, and the
houses are exactly alike. They each
used The same bill OF lumber.
j. A. Cox was feeding eighty head
OF calves-fne looking fellows. Mr..
Cox Is a rusiler whom wheat thieves
will do well to avoid in future.
We do not know why Pleasant Hill
school house is SO named unless it is
because Of the fact that there is no
hill in five miles OF its location.
We stopped and took dinner with
our old friend and patron Alex Nc
Cafferty. We also took a kodak view
Of his home which we reproduce else
where.
We intercepted c. B. Mennell at the
home Of his son George, the old
Blakely place. He owns two farms
and has another big crop Of wheat
coming on.
J. |. Roberts has been absent 10
Indiana since last fall. He under
went serious surgical operation since
his departure aud is yet unable to
come home.
j. J. Bennett came out to talk a
moment but was called unceeemOni-
Ously by warning communicated to
his oIfactory organs that his bread
Was burning.
G. W. Apologize is coming back
from Oklahoma to occupy the old
Applegale place, Our Information is
that he will be le-installed perhaps be-
Tore this goes to print.
Al league had gone to yelling
ton. Likewise VIM. MCAfee aud
Elmer MCAfep. The latter lives on
the Madison Thompson farm, who has
recently moved to Wichita.