The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-01
COUNTY NEWS.
Relpre Items.


i'm Wilkerson spent Christmas
with his best girl at Stafford.
Mr.. Young, of Fellsburg, went to
Topeka on business Monday.
Mrs. Ingraham and baby have been
on the sick list the past few days.
J. w. Pharo has on hand large
assortment of ladies' dress skirts.
Clay McKibben and T. A. Harrison
went to Lewis Saturday on business.
Lyman Williams and family spent
Christmas with relatives at Stafford
Mrs. HeckeI's sister arrived last
week from Chicago to visit relatives
here.
Ernest McKibben aud his lady took
in the minstrel show at Larned Mon
day night.
DR.. O'Flyng was called to John
Rosner's Sunday night to attend their
infant child.
Dan Lance. VIM. Bulge and VIM.
Helfrich. went to Kinsley last Friday
on business.
Mr.. Goodwin and sister, of near
Larned, spent the holidays with Miss
Sallie Curry.
Mrs. Gillett spent Christmas with
her parents in ST. John. She return
ed home Monday.
Clay McKibben returned from Wich-
tia last Wednesday to spend Christ
mas with his friends.
J. r. Johnson and wife spent Christ
mas with Mr.. Johnson's sister, Mrs.
Willis Becker, near Macksville.
1. Spriggs and wife started Monday
for Chicago. They will visit relatives
there and in other parts of Illinois.
DR.. O'Flyng was called to Ernest
Montgomery's last Sunday to attend
their infant child, who is very sick.
The Belpre-Fellsburg telephone line
is being put up this week. 1t will be
ready for operation in about ten days.
Mrs. Ralph Campbell left Thursday
of last week for the eastern part Of
the state to spend the holidays with
relatives.
Mrs. Sam Smith, of Fellsburg,
spent Christmas day at St. John with
her mother, Mrs. Ives. She returned
home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Street came
down. from Stafford to spend the holt
days with Mrs. Streets parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. P. loops.
Nj. Curry gave dance at his new
house last Wednesday night. A large
crowd was present and every one
seemed to have fine time.
An oyster supper was given at the
church last Tuesday night. The ladies
served bountiful supper and Melted
quite a neat little sum during the eve
ming.
Belpre's base ball team began prac
ticing last Sunday in order to be pre-
pared for the annual game between
them and Macksville on Memorial
day.
Will Street is sick with the humps.
Oh, keep away, you little boys, il you
do not wish your faces to look as if
you had been awakened with a harsh
word and bed Stat.
John Miller returned from Finney
county Thursday where he had been
looking for land. He says he bought
a fine quarter of bottom land two
miles from Garden City.
Mr.. Shadwell has raised subscrip-
tion to build sidewalk from the de-
pot to Donavan's store. Mr.. Burk
has the contract for the work. This
is a move in the right direction.
It is rumored around Belpre that
the citizens here will incorporate the
town in the near future. 1t would Ger
tainly be a good thing for the town,
as we have no officers now whatever,
and the population is increasing so
rapidly that some such protection Is
necessary.
The invoicing of Mr.. Hardy's mer-
chandise was completed this week and
Mr.. Brumfield is now in full charge
of the business. Mr.. Brnmfield has
Occu III iHCrSohsiiC OuSiuSSS III euc
west and comes to US highly recon-
mended as merchant.
Mr.. Shadwell and Mr.. Byers have
satisfactorily completed their exchange
of properties. Mr.. Shadwell gets the
restaurant property and Mr.. Byers
the livery barn. The barn will be
conducted by MIR. Byers' son. Mr..
Shadwell will run the restaurant and
says he proposes to make it first class
in every respect.
While working on the new school
house Tuesday Ed Matheny, of Kins-
ley, fell from the top scaffolding to
the ground, distance of about 20
feet. His right leg was broken above