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Smyrna times., 1903-09-30

Olay oOn anu OneSLertoWn II, L. y. 900 AN.
and 3,20 P. NJ.
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
Short Items of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Garden and other seeds at J. B. !
Cooper's.
The Junior League will meet Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock.
Cosgriff & Reynolds have full sup
ply of threshing coal on hand of
superior quality.
The Normal Glass of Asbury M. 7.
Church will meet this evening di
rectly after Prayer Meeting.
DR.. h. A. COmegys, dentist, success
sor to DR.. Johnson, HAZEL building,
Smyrna, Del.
Cosgriff & Reynolds can supply you
with all sizes of the best grades of coal
at bottom prices.
Thomas Whitaker, a painter, of
BrenfSS 8r came to his death from
causes unknown on Sunday morning.
W. w. Jones while cutting corn at
his Farm near Kenton, procured a
stock with an ear of corn 30 inches
long.
The Smyrna Benevolent Society
will meet at the home of the President
Monday evening Oct. 5th, at 7.3O
o'clock. SEC'Y.
The committee of ladies who have
Glenwood Cemetery in charge will
give a supper in the Opera House
o. %.
Many of the largest business houses
in Philadelphia, New York and Balti-
more employ graduates of GOldey
College.
The Womans Home Missionary So
ciety, of the M. E. Church, will meet
at the home of Mrs. Vaughan S. Col
Inns, Friday evening, October 2nd, at
7.20 o'clock.
Now is the time to pick out your
paper for fall trade. Give your or.
ders early and avoid the rush. We
never handled prettier samples than
this year. Harvey Jones, Painter
and Paper Hanger, Smyrna, Del. =
Il you want to see your dollars go tC
good cause then we ask you to con
tinue to send your horses to be shod-
wheelwright work to be done and al
kinds of blacksmithing. 1 will con
tinue the business of my father, VIM
Phillips, deceased, and solicit you
patronage. CARRIE PHILLIPS.
The Executive Committee of tn,
State Federation of Women's Clubs
will meet in Smyrna, Friday Octobe
second. They will be guests of the
Twentieth Century Club of this town
and will attend the meeting and recep
tion, in the Club room, at three O'Clock
in the afternoon, of the same date.
Cor. Sec.
During the present week many o
our farmers have commenced to Gu
corn, and from the information OBJ
tanned from various sources, it is saf
to state that the crop generally will
be larger than was expected. 1t
true that in some cases the crop wi
not be so good as in former years, bU
when the unfavorable conditions ar
taken into consideration the yiel
surpasses all expectations.
Don't forget the oyster supper an
festival to be given at the Opera Hous
tomorrow Thursday evening, for th
benefit of the Smyrna Athletic AssC
citation. Supper, 25 cents, served fror
until II o'clock The Smyrna Tran
portation and Mfg Co. have donate
quantity of coal which will /
CHANGED off at cents a chance. MI
sic will be furnished by Watkins o
chestra.
The Kent county Levy Court met
special ession at Dover Monday morl
I lnnidod To 90 as q cOmmlttf
Smyrna times., 1903-09-30

Cosgriff & Reynolds can supply you
with all sizes of the best grades of coal
at bottom prices.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-30

The committee of ladies who have
Glenwood Cemetery in charge will
give a supper in the Opera House
o. %,
Smyrna times., 1903-09-30
Props Grand Opera House

Popular prices, general admission
25 cents, reserved seats 35c.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-30

Thomas Whitaker, a painter, of
Brenf~S .a came to his death from
causes unknown on Sunday morning.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-30

The Smyrna Benevolent Society
will meet at the home of the President
Monday evening Oct. 5th, at 7.3O
O'Clock. SEC'Y.
Smyrna times., 1903-09-30

W. W. Jones while cutting corn at
his farm near Kenton, procured a
stock with an ear of corn 30 inches
long.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19

EGGS FOR HATCHING BUFF oRPINGToNs,
8 Crowell, Granger, Mimi, strain; pure blooded
roses comb White -Leahorns, Barred Plymouth
4 Rocks. Eggs for table use. 1892 Nicollet NJ.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19
INVEST YOUR MONEY WANT
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Improved.
EDMUND g.. wALToN's CATALOGUE OF
house bargains and plats of suburban lots on
application at office. 800 Hennepin ay.
CALL FOR OUR ILLUsTRATED CATALOGUE
OF houses for sale on terms to suit In all
parts of the city. Barnes Bros. Oneida bldg.
0 $4,000 -E1GHT-RooM ALL MODERN 0
o cottage in Kenwood; large lot and o
o fine trees. O
o $S, Seven room house on Colfax ay S. o
inside OF Franklin o
,5C0-Nine-roon modern house on Colfax Q
o s. Z. o
o. 81, 70O--lO- room modern house on Park av. o
So, 000-10-room fine modern house on Ken o
wood parkway. 0
o Furnished house list av S to rent for o
!: one or two years. o
FRANKLIN BENNER, o
col Phoenix Building o
o o 90 o o O. o O. Q o 0 o
r. d. CONE & CO., SIT GUARANTY BLDG.
Is $l,SOO good house nine rooms; rented for 81 80;
corner on Cedar av, beyond Lake; this low
price Is made to close an estate. -
FOR SALE Al COTTAGE CITY.
One lot for3:... $I5
FL One lou Tor $l25
AHotAeF IOE ....'.. .$HDO
Ihree together Tor ......................$ $3.50
Two together for .......................$ $500
@ IWo otners ZOE .....$ $500
Four others Tor $4OO
Five others for -. ............. .......... 1925
Make an offer for 20 lots.
j. g. STERLING, so7 PHOENIX.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19
BOARD AND ROOM
BOARp .oFFEREn

YOUNG MEN TO BOARD And
room with private family; beginning March 30,
within walking distance. Address 61o1, Jour
~
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19

FOR sALE-soME GOOD FRESH MILCH COWS
J. and forward springers;l or trade for dry cows;
Al 1116 Bryant Ne Sss
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19
MINNEToNKA PROPERTY

u z
9 Q Q oo 900 o o o o o o o o 6
; BREEZY POINT = 1a.RooM COTTAGE, :
0 pump from lake; large lot, 1S2x412 feet I
0 porches all screened in: pastially fur Z
O nishedi to close estate, will make the
0 low price OF $4,000.
0 George H. Miller,
0 $50 Lumber Exchange {
o RECREATION POINT, BIG IsLAND--10- Z
room cottage, completely furnished;
asse pefeh soase
o man: two rowboats. tcehouse filed with
0 ice; also wood; ali m good order. for
0 the low sum of s1,50o; terms to.snit.
Q George II. Miller.
o $50 Lumber Exchange.
o CoTTAGEWooD - seyen-room cottage.
o modern, with lake water in house: fine
o lawn and shade trees. on lake front; all
o furnished; very desirable lake home.
o. e-'iIE = George III. Miller.
o $50 Lumber Exchange.
Q D-sUNNYsLoPE-six-roo cot
o. tagc; water In Fitchen; water closet;
Q porch screened in 130 feet lake shore:
gy fine and sade for hana small
o George H.. Miller.
-, $50 Lumber Exchange.
LAKE .LYpIARD-1s4 miles from Fern
dale station: 46-acre farm; 80 acres
o. under cultivation; ~ acres hardwood
timber: seven-roon house, stone base
% j ment; barn; a fine place; price 81 800.
o -| - George H. Miller,
e aT-a5 .-gs i.-s~ S20 Lumber Exchange.
o sM1THTowN BAY-2.5oe feet beautiful
lake front. with high bluff: 96 acres.
o with fine grove; for the low sum Of
$4,000.
O Il. -. ~ saz-< George n. Miller
o s3O Lumber Exchange.
a
Ia LONG LAKE-17 acre farm, S-room house,
o large barn; small fruit, Strawberries.
70 currants, gooseberries, fine apple orchard.
o bearing: lake front; a nice suburban
70 home: price $4,000.
% George H. Miller.
o $50 Lumber Exchange.
o NORTH ARM-6s1k acre beautiful hard
o wood grove. Lake Minnetonka choice
0 property: 4 500 feet of lake front; price
o $4,000.
o @,'.is. - George H. Miller,
O $50 Lumber Exchange.
o FERNDALE-12 acres near Ferndale sta
o tion, with Broom comfortable house with
o furniture, Groom house. no furniture;
O barn with stone basement: one double
0 carriage, one single phaeton, one dou-
O double heavy harness, one horse one
0 Jersey COW, poultry, one farm wagon
o one light wagon, ore light buggy TWO 1
o plows, one harrow, two cultivators, all
o, hand tools, small fruit, plums- currents,
Q strawberries. etc; windmill and tank,
| 0 four good wells, two running springs.
| o all included in sale at the low price
q Of ST. 600: near good school privileges.
| o Apply to e. 49,
GEORGE H. MILLER.
! 0 $50 Lumber Exchange. sa.s-
! o o 90 o o, o o o coo .
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19
AGENTS WANTED

49,: 'Ia AUGNl0 fWAN1 ELL EG$ $5- ss,,l,
-~~-~-~.~~-~-~~-~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~-~~>~~>~~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MAN, EXPERT.
enced, to present high-class proposition to
bankers, jobbers and manufacturers. No
"a books or insurance. Call room ia, Endicott
Arcade, st. Paul. iS5tE
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, CHI
cago; assets over ST. 600, 600; claims paid over
81, 900, 900; now doing the second largest acct
dent and health insurance business in the
M United States: experienced agents wanted
8 throughout the state. D. FL. Evans, state
& Woodnen of the World. Call write e. NJ
Well. 1908 Guaranty Loan lE7
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19
cows, DOGS, POULTRY, ETC.

WHITE wYANDoTTE CoCKERELs PURE
blood 4 year DID, for 81 so each. 3416 Hum
boldt ay s.. E.s IS,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.

J, m m n MovT To T1NNE1po1I op a.
Pani: will give my improved farm on nice
lake for house In city; give price and descrip-
tion. Box H., Sauk Center Minn.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-19
WANTED-REAL ESTATE

you, less CENTURY buyer or seller
worry too PLAN. OF real estate.
We devote our time exclusively to selling real
tate; estab. 1882. J. A. Walters N. Y.Life Bldg.
& = completely modern house large lot; good
netghborhood; inside two-nnile limit; must be
In good repair. Address <6407. JournaI I.Es-5
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28

stop biting long enough for you TO scratch
the flea bites. Ny husband and two neigh
bors went out and brought home seventy
five big catfish \ crowd goes next week
and win take their wives along. We have
planted Wild and tame grapes. black
berry and dewoerry. alfalfa. bermuda
grass tdon't know blue grass herel apple.
peach. PSum and cherry trees. roses and
everything The town IS populated al
together by southern people mostly from
Texas, There are not over a half dozen
northern families here The town used
TO belong 70 Texas. but the government
gave il 70 oklahoma. do all my own
work. as a girl Is not procurahle here
az IN yprice. and I would not have one
Have learned 20 make hot bread. % some
sort three times day. as nothing else
IS touched. No cold bread goes with the
old man / should enjoy your making
a visit AT any time. You would enjoy Il.
and have a great time. IL you can ever
find the time / should love 20 have you
write me. Ny love 10 your dear family
and to yourself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28

cabbage. onions. radishes. lettuce, straw
of apple trees three cherry trees and six
peach trees. and in the corner of the yard
was the chicken house
Continuing, he says: We inquired Of the
lady how many lots they had and were
informed that there were two, which gave
them 90 by 125 feet. The lady Of the house
told US that eight years ago they started
out by paying down $50 on two lots, and
them as soon as they got them paid for
the Building Association loaned them the
money to build the house. and that now
every cent was paid and they did not owe
one dollar or the place. She also informed
US that they raised everything for fam
lily use in the way of vegetables and also
chickens and eggs land she admitted that
they had some money in the bank. We
asked what her husbands wages were,
she said s1.5o day. and the family con-
sisted of FIVE children. two boys and three
girls, all attending school.
Happiness and contentment were seen
in the lady's face. She was not dread
ing rent day. We find that this home is
not an exception, but there are many
other workingmen in the city who have
bought their homes in the same way, and
are in similar circumstances. 1t is a Won
der that more workingmen do not secure
themselves homes and put themselves in
an indepedent position, the same as the
family we visited.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
a Narrow Escane.

The newspaper boys Of Arkansas City,
together with many of his friends, are
greeting George a. Roberts with unusual
warmth and congratulating him on the
luck and wcIl-directed haste which got
him out Of trouble at the Ponca Sun
Dance. Not only are congratulations in
order on his narrow escape. but joy more
ynstinted that he escaped at all, declares
the X-Ray.
Roberts went down to Bliss as a repre-
sentative OF fl st. Louis paper and one in
Kansas City. specially commissioned to
write up the redmens tripping of the
light fantastic. and in order to secure
illustrative features for his Teportorial
test. George took a kodak along with
him. that there might be recorded on
the sensitive film some of the bounding
contortions. The ricbocl1eting gyrations Of
the Ponca brave in all his terpsichorean
glory.
Weighed with the responsibilities of
his position. Roberts made his way from
the train to the dancing ground with
Iabored tread and slow, and took his
place in the outskirts of the encircling
crowd Of oniookers that hedged in the
bounding braves. He saw everything
that was to be seen. and took copious
notes on the personalities the garbs the
decorations. the facial beauties, and Won
drous choice of chromatic coloring in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
Its First False Alarm.

Lexington has had Is first false alarm
and + very mad The Leader has ne
following to say. from which Il draws a
moral.
Last Friday night three O'Clock the
alarm OF Ere was given The fire con-
pany. true 20 their duty ard with ali the
speed possible and closely followed b.
many merchants rushed 10 the scene q
the IRE only 70 End that they had been
the victims Of a practical Joke, and ~e
are sorry 70 say that the yoke vas per-
petrated BY the ones who should have
had the towns besf Interest al heart-
and whose means of livelihood are gain
ed from the towns corers Yet; Ike
The boy Fl Tire story q the wolf they
laughed in ;h@ir sleeve. and sailed for
the other hose cart IL repeated = Tray
happen 70 the town % Lexington - Z
aid 20 the boy xho called wolf woif.
but no cre responded. and the wolf cane
AID killed his own Pet Izmo a. vel ss
the sheep entrusted 20 bis care A. the
result OF the false alarm several Of iEe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28

trip, but a storm appeared as we ap-
preached the clouds. Just before we
reached Windy Point we entered a fear
The experience in this cloud was some
thing l shall never forget.
Within the cloud 10 did not rain. We
were simply saturated by moisture. We
were soon to the top of the cloud and
here was sight Below Us was the
cloud and from it lightning darted 10
and from the hills or neighboring clouds.
seemingly right al our feet Simultan-
eous with each fash was the thunder
which kept the valley in an uproar with
its reverberations. From above the cloud
which had looked so black from below.
appeared a glistening fleece in the sun.
Passing Windy Point we encountered
snow. There had been a hard snow the
day before and it had been drifted sew
erai feet deep in places just before get
ting to the top blizzard struck US. We
dug a hole in the snow bank and waited
until the short storm was over, then pro-
ceeded TO the top With heads bundled UP
TO keep our ears from freezing. At the
top We struck another blizzard that kept
us in the Summit house until the middle
Of the afternoon.
Il have always lived in western Kan
sas and have thought I knew a blizzard
when / saw one. but / never saw any
thing like that The air seemed almost
one solid mass of falling and blowing
snow. Suddenly the sun came out and
the thing was over. To give you some
idea Of how it showed. I'll just say that
on the west side OF the Summit house.
where snow was easily caught. II drifted
seven feet deep. entirely over the tops Of
all the windows on that side. Going
down from the top was easy. although
the snow came to our waists in many
places for the first mile. and thoroughly
saturated our clothing. The actual fact
is that the snow was drifted in some
places as high as six and seven feet
and that We sometimes foundered to our
necks. but l know you wouldn't believe
any such story"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
Freaks of a Boiler Exclusion.

Harry Hughes. the young land buyer
of Fit. Scott, was in Paris, Mo-, few
days ago and beheld with wonder the
freakish contortions of a monster boiler
that exploded. This boiler. which was in
an old grist mill. exploded and was lift
ed 200 feet in the air. Hughes says that
it weighed perhaps a ton. but that the
force of the explosion carried it through
space as though il was a straw.
In this little town of Paris there Is
frame building in which a drug store
is located. The boiler was hurled against
the side of this building with such force
that it crushed in the side as a bullet
would have done. A hole large enough
to admit of the entrance of the boiler
was made, and ii sank to rest in the CEN
ter of the apothecary shop, and. strange
to say, did no damage. aside from the
hole it bored in the side of the structure.
Hughes said that it was the most freak
ish thing he ever saw and that it worked
the people of that town up 10 high pitch
OF excitement, they believing that an
earthquake or some terrible thing had
happened.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
Tire Limit" in MARRYING,

Fort Scott has produced the limit" in
the marrying line. Elmer Coffman, aged
II. and Miss Anna Pavey, aged 16. a
young couple who were prevented from
getting married because of the interven-
ton Of the young mans mother. who
threatened to have her son sent to the
reform school If he did not relinquish
his determination TO get married, are at
last man and wife. according to the Mon
itor thus proving the proverbial adage
that Love will always find way" The
paternal objections which were registered
in such determined manner the pre-
ceding day, appear to have vanished and
the young people were not molested in
their triumphant march to the altar Mr..
Coffman is employed as a baker at
a city shop. He is a hard working
young man, though of rather tender age.
is confident that he can provide for his
youthful companion. II is thought that
the combined aged of this couple are the
lowest of any married couple in the
county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
Kansa. Girl In Oklahoma

A Kansas girl. who went 10 oklaho-
ma, writes 10 the editor Of the e Dorado
Republican OF her prosperity as follows:
Seeing so many OF your good ole"
pieces. for that is what they are. ! am
moved 10 write you You know l always
did love 10 read your editorials. snd l
really believe you would enjoy reading
a letter from ne. / was married last
winter. you know. and returned TO Okla
homa Ny husband is what you would
call a big, husky fellow. Born in Mis-
souri, and raised in Texas. part OF the
time a cowboy, but later and for several
years in the cotton business and. he IS
a cotton man from who laid the chunk.
We Own. at staring out in life. the dear
est little four-room cottage. my husband
having bought II before our wedding. IL
has $50 feet OF ground in front. We have
the finest growing garden YOU ever set
those double glasses on. II would do your
eyes good Our beans are the yellow
wax ones and we have had al least
dozen -messes: and such beans. We have
all kinds OF vegetables growing and plant
ed from cucumhers 10 tomatoes. We have
corn away up yonder.' We had for break
fast Strawberries and Taspberries. and
last night We had our first ripe toma-
toes. We arc both good feeders and
live very nicely. My little 7xi2 kitchen
IS big enough for my husband TO help me
get breakfast, which he always does, fry
ing the bacon TO the queens taste. To
say / am happy does not express IT, |
have lately set up in my front room
fine new Chickering piano. mahogany
case. rosewood finish. which I bought
with my own savings. and for which my
husband made the bargain. He Is
driver of a good bargain. kind. good
husband a hustler from the word go. We
have a nice horse and buggy and own
four of the best lots in town. kept my
typewriter and still have a bank account:
and We are thinking OF buying farm
apiece We have put UP a nice new
picket fence. which my husband painted
We will. In the near future. buy a nice
little Jersey COW. Now. l am just writ
ing this letter 70 you. You may show II
to your estimabIe wife and daughters, u
YOU wish. ] know how II vii. strike you
to know ell these things because you
know ! have worked hard. for several
years. and deserve the good things l
have acquired. This is a beautiful coun-
try and is fast coming 10 the front.
The buildings In course OF construction
in town amaze me every time ] go down
the street There are as many as Eve
large buildings around the public square.
which was built with small shacks when
l came here. year ago last April. They
have had several good fires. which has
been the making OF the town. We have
the Rock Island road. The first town
above here is located at the foot OF the
most beautiful and picturesque granite
mountains. and l have heard some say
they are the end OF the Rockies although
/ doubt Il. The town north serves as
summer resort for US. being about twelve
miles by drive. with numberiess small
groves and pretty little picnic hooks.
The rivers that lie 90 the south and
north are great. and We have twice been
out in the evening 10 take a plunge. But
talk about fishing Why. the fish never
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-28
Frank Gillette Heard From.

Grant Gillette. who was such a plunger
in Kansas and skipped to Mexico. is work
ing great confidence games down there,
declares the Douglas Tribune. Mrs. w.
P. Tucker, whose home is in the locality
where Gillette is now operating, and who
visited her sister-in-law at Douglas, tells
of the games he has successfully played
upon rich natives. One was the promoting
of a rich mining company to operate a
valuable mine. The mine was worth a
great fortune however it requires steep
revenue upon these deals, the revenue
being proportional to the consideration
named in the transfer. So Gillette got
the owner of the property to have the
consideration in the deed fixed at $1,000
with the understanding that the agreed
price should be paid. But after the deed
was made, Gillette took advantage of the
written consideration and claimed the
property was worth perhaps a million at
81 900. This and other tricks ne has work
ed, and seems to be prCspering.