The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-01
cdssrY NEWS.
Lewis items.

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John Snyder is clerking for A.
Hardy & Son.
J. 81. Jackson went to Kinsley
Tuesday on business.
I1lph Bidwell was doing business
in this city Thursday.
Mrs. Martha J. Hoilingsworth has
her new house enclosed
Frank Mulholland has begun erect
ing 1882 residence in town.
II you wish to insure your crops
against hail see w. 81. Israel.
A. J. BraddeH has completed the
improvements On his residence.
G. W. ellison is building a new
house 14x28 on his farm east of town.
F. Sturdeyant and family moved
into their new residence Saturday of
last week.
Mr.. Pratt is building new house
on the place recently purchased from
G. II. ellison.
An extra section gang of 25 men
arrived last week and are surfacing
in this vicinity.
A little Bookkeeping is attracting
attentio on here. 1t may get the offend
ers into court soon.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with
Mrs. DIR. Hestes Thursday. They
were engaged in quilting.
The trustees of the Methodist
church met last Saturday and decided
to build belfry on their church
Frank Chalk and John Olsen killed
eight young coyotes last Sunday.
hot fho 6ou 10 t,n
deed.
Jess Gray has completed his new
carpenter shop. 1t is located on the
Farmers Elevator property east of
the lumber shed.
s. L. Dusher had valuable horse
hurt this week. The tendons on one
hind leg were cut completely off by
stricking a sharp pillow share.
J. D. Mccormick and Fred Huck-
step have bought new Minneapolis
threshing outfit. They will run cook
shack and full crew OF hands.
j. M. Kinney is building small
residence on his section south Of J
w. McClaren's. His son, Nj. d.
Kimsey, is experimenting the work.
J. Mason Mckenzie and Mrs. Min
ME Mckibben were married at the
residence of David Gibson on Wed
nesday evening. Rev. Pierce officiated
James Switzerland and family
moved in with A, E. Hardy and
daughter last NJ onday. They are un-
able to get a house as vacant houses
are very scarce.
A. E. Hardy's trip-hammer for
pounding out plowshares is quite a
Il 1@, . l.
ness and despatch. 1t is operated by
gasoline engine.
The snow storm on Wednesday was
3. sight to the natives. On Thursday
morning the thermometer registered
81 degrees above zero. Tt is feared
that much damage has been done tc
the wheat, and that all vegetables aid
fruit have been lost.
A special ell, ction is called in
this district for next Monday, May
at p. M, to vote on the question OF
building Il new schoolhouse or enlarg,
ing the old one The present structure
is entirely too small for the needs oil
this community.
While hauling feed last week, a son
of Ellis Nc Carly was accidentally
shot with a 22-calibre rifle. The gun
was leaning against feed rack and
in shaking the rack the gun fell and
was discharged. DR.. Alexander oil
Kinsley was called by phone and he
and DIR. Hestis dressed the boys in
juries. Up to Thursday the boy was
getting along nicely.
Mr. Radcliffe has his turning lathe
and engine set up and is liking up his
elevator to connect with his fed
grinder. The latter will have ca.
pacity of $50 bushels per hour. He
expects to put in Universal wood
| worker in the near future and will be
able to turn out all kinds of planning
and lathe work. He also expects tC