The Ordway new era., 1909-09-24
King Center Msws.


Everybody Is busy these DAYS and
NOT even q rest on Sunday. Thanks
'or the rain that gave us day of but
made the roads awful To pull a load
over.
Beets look very promising In thI.
vicinity. and let us hope they turn
OUT IA we'll as they look and make ey.
eryoody concerned some money.
Before this reaches the press there
Will oe one more couple united togeth.
or 10 the holy bonds OF wedlock. Miss
Peari voorhees, and Oscar Griswold.
Miss voorhees, is IL very estimablc
young lady. has lived In this vicinity
lor several years, and Oscar Is the
head clerk at CumstOck's y general stor.
at Olney Springs. We, with the en-.
tire community, wish them mucl,
happiness throughout their welded
life, and hope all their troubles may
be little ones.
"Are there any apples In the or.
chards around Olney ?" has been asked
OF me . number Of times. Well, l
guess Some trees are Just loaded.
You can have them with or without
smudge-don't see much difference
where they have smudged and don't
believe II is a paying proposition. Too
much wind In this country to make 1t
effective.
Cantaloupes? Yes, they raise a
few around here-so mauy that 1t
takes every mothers son and daugh.
ter and old maids included, to harvest
them. Do they pay? Well yes, II
you work 1t systematically and don't t
let the express companies take IT all.
l, for one, believe there is money In
1t II you deal with responsible and
tried out flrms.
e. n. Drake and daughters, Ruby,
Myrtle and Hazel, have returned To
Wisconsin. Mr.. Drake has been here
for some years and we are very sorry
TO lose 81 good neighbor. He was
our Sunday School superintendent
for some time and spared no time OF
pains TO make the school a success, do.
lug his very hest at all times.
There Is some talk Of the farmers
aud merchants Of Olney organizing q
company for the purpose OF getting
cheaper telephone service. 1t Is real
ly outrageous the prices We have to
pay up here-s27 TO $50 year, enough
TO build one mile Of line, poles and
Instruments included. Let US work
this up, Brother Farmer, and see what
the company will give US switch ser
vice for. Own and build our own
lines. and l believe 1t will be money
10 our pockets. and every farmer will
have a phone like they have In the
eastern and middle western states,
and the advantage Of everybody hav.
Ing q phone Is so great that 1t draws
the whole neighborhood into one fam
lily, SO to speak, and everybody con-
nected with it will be benefited.
Now let US all boost and work for pri-
vate telephone lines out this way.
A tariff to protect labor Is what Ho'
race Greeley once called the United
States flag. A barren ideality. The
tariff protects employers OF labor.
Only this and nothing more.
A farewell surprise party was given
by the Ladies' Aid society to the
Drake family, at the home OF Jess
johnson. A goodly number came
strolling In on them about 8 O'Clock
and the "Old Gentleman Drake" was
Just ready to slip of his overalls and
20 10 bed. 1t was to be his last night
here and he wanted to put In full
time, but the crowd came just 10
time. The evening was spent In mu'
sic and parlor games and a lap supper
was served by the ladies, and every
bachelor present, at least that even
inR, had q woman or an old maid to
himself to teach him how to chew his
grub properly, aud it was amusing
how careful they paid attention. The
crowd dispersed In the wee small
hours aud everybody voted Mr.. and
Mrs. johnson royal entertainers.
Space will not permit mentioning
those present.