The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-05
COUNTY NEWS.
BclOre Items.

Charles Newhouse last week.
S. B. Weber took in over 25OO
bushels of wheat last Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Lunz's infant son has
been quite sick for several days.
Robert Bailey passed through town
Wednesday enroute for Fellsburg.
Lunz Brothers shipped a carload
of hogs to Kansas City Thursday.
Mr.. Goodwin and sister spent Sun
day and Monday visiting at Manford
Curry's.
A son was born to Mrs. J. Nj. Nc
Kenzie Tuesday. DR.. O'Flyng was in
attendance.
Il. +. Hardy went to St. John Mon
day evening to help with the L. o. O.
F. celebration.
Mr.. ThOrnell arrived Saturday to
fill the position of bookkeeper at Don
avan's hardware store.
Charlie Wright started for Missouri
Thursday, where he will visit his
mother for few weeks.
Thomas Herod is able to resume
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illness of several weeks.
Mrs. Howard Marsh's niece has
been very sick with tonsilitis, but is
somewhat better to-day.
J. r. Johnson put down a we'll for
M. Curry last Friday at his new home
in the south part of town.
Mrs. S. B. Webber arrived at home
Tuesday noon from Burdett where she
had been for the last three weeks.
Abner Hager arrived Monday from
Illinois, where he has been visiting
friends and relatives for few weeks.
Miss Trina Hardy spent several
days last week visiting at the home of
Wilmer Martin near Prattburg. She
returned home Monday.
j. w. Pharo will erect a windmill
by his store and connect a feed-nill
with it to show how easily one can be
operated by wind power.
o. ID. Clark returned Monday to
resume his teaching in the primary
room. Mr. Clark has been very sick
the preceding week with congestion of
the lungs.
Belpre is very much alive just now
The streets are lined with teams and
wagons that are bringing in immense
quantities OF wheat from the country
around here.
The B9lpre Prattburg telephone
company will have their central Office
at the Harrison drug store. 1t will
also be equipped with switch board |
so that connections can be made with |
the lOng-distance phi one.
Montgomery Brothers have moved |
the barber shop into their new build
ing. The north side will be used for
a restaurant, which will be ready for
business the first of next week. where
yon can get good, spicy meal at a
reasonable price.
Mrs, Harriet A. Mather died at her
home in Burdett, January 30, 1904,
aged 81 years, IL months and days.
Mrs. Mather was a kind and loving
mother and neighbor. and was loved
by all who knew her. Six daughters,
mourn her loss.
Quite number. of the pupils here
attended spelling match at the Har
mony school house north of Belpre.
The pupils of that school were sup
posed to spell against Belpre pupils,
but they got as many teachers and
outsiders as could be present, to help
them, consequently Before pupils
were defeated. They. are now plan
ming match to retaliate.
Professor Mitchell, assisted by
Charlie Newhouse and she Lunz
Brothers gave an entertainment at the
school house last Saturday night.
The show was we'll rendered and very
we'll attended. Mr.. Mitchel's ven:ril-
oquism was simply fine. and the music
showed much talent on the part of the
musicians. Mr.. Mitchell's concert
WAS credit to many professional
shows that we have seen in larger
towns.
A subscription was taken among
, the citizens of Belpre to lay side
walk from the railroad south to Don
avan's store. Most of the money was
collected. The lumber was bought,
and for whole week, at least. has
been lying on the ground where it can
easily be carried away by anyone SO
disposed. Why don't the committee
get carpenters to build the sidewalk
when the lumber is provided for it in
stead of letting it lie around on the
ground: 1t certainly cannot be that
Belpre does not need them. for surely
no town in this vicinity needs then