The McDonald News from McDonald, Kansas • 1

Devoted to the Advancement and pbuilding' of the town and Surrounding Country Vo1 McDonald RawlinS Cdunty Kansas riday ebruary 21 1908 No 21 Grand Prairie At Woodman Hall A fine rain visited this section and Nellie Simons Moving Picture's Read THE NEWS 3 100 per year to A Butler Clerk ket place and walketh i II 16 16 14 6 is nothing but a wart on the nose of nature: a bunion on the toe of time a freckle on the face of the How ann Values Grow A quarter sgctiou of land near Downs in Osborne county was sold recently for $10000 In 1881 the Downs Times states the same pjece of land was sold for $13000 In 1896 it was again sold for $2500 in 1900 for $3100 jn 1903 for $4000 and in 1906 for $8000 following property at Public Auc 2 1 2 miles east of Bird City and 7 miles southwest of McDonald commencing at 12 on fresh milch cows One cow 7 years old Three cows 3 years old One heifer 2 years old Three yearling heifers Six heifer calves One 2 Eggs liens Do You Read? We have made arrangemetns whereby we can take subscriptions to any newspaper or magiziue published in the United i and in nearly all cases can give our readers special rates We will ah so du plicate any combination offer made by any agency in the coun try Let us handle your subscrip tion money and save money for you and make money for us News printing Co sick with'La Grippe but is better at this writing Born to Mr and Mrs John Kacirek a pair of twin 'girls on list Sunday Maude Smith and Katie Burkett attended the Valentine sociol at Blakeman eb 14th jobber is starting a good deal of agitation and ptdmiseS to be a knotty 'problem No doubt there are points to be made on both sides but we take up the cudgel for the retailer and i i dealer was and is the man who A clergyman happened to tell his son one Saturday aftenoon what lesson he would read in church the next morning says an exchange The boy got hold of his bible found the lesson place and glued together the con necting pages In consequence the clergyman read to his flock the following day that Noah was 120 ears old he took unto himself a wife who here he turned the page cubits long 40 cubits wide built of gophers wood and covered with pitch in bridged the current when you were suffering from monetary prostration and permitted you to passover into more prosperous times when without credit you might have been forced 'the wall These concerns in the east do that you have to pay cash Think these matters over friends be honest and ask yourself whether you are toting fair with your retailer versify What is man but the blind worm of fate? Sorrow and travail follow him all the days of his lite In infincy he is affifcted with worms and colic a nd in his old age be is afflicted wifhrbcuma tismaml ingrowing toenails He marrieth a cross eyed woman be cause her father is rich and findeth she has not sense enough to ry the chuck steak His father in law' then monkeyeth with options and goeth under What is inamtfidt a op the neck of existence? IIr nlnvath the races and betteth all on the brown mare because he hath re ceived a tip The sorrel geldimr and Joe Kletchka wlhnetn by a neck Tuesday eb 25 The Jolly Entertainers 1 Luther Simons I i 4 gi ven puivimseis to give notes with approved security bearing theindispositioiiof their customers interest at the rate of 10 per cent fo own t)(d they have beengulled) pei annum from date hive per to protect them against recourse Cent discount for cash vvlipn tlu iiifuTinrif nf i Im fnmrls his strenirth in Tsrpnl nnrt to RAN DLEb are Shown ph i'i Baker Auctioneer man irom the Bloody Third He goeth forth to breathe the fresh air and meditate upon the vanity of eartii ly things and is1 accosted by a Bank cashier with a sight draft of $49732 BLINDOLDED The Markets Butter in lb prints Butter in roll or bulk per doz? per lb The retailer is at a disadvantage because his wares ary subject to inspection anjlare liable fo be re turned should he misrepresent them Then again there is a certain class of people who are wise all they ask is a catalogue and they are ready to brow beat the retailer down to cost and carriage Thoyseemto be'tof ally oblivions of the fact that there a thousand and one reasons making re tailer a necessity We do not speak in defense of extoition but we do say that the home merchant is entitled to the patronage of the community? We are not here to weary you by recounting tbe various for our belief We give every one the credit of having reasoning faculties of their own The growing tendency to under We wish to start you on the conclusion dealer and order direct from the however by saying that the home Agri Ash GVove Mutterings A snow fell in this vicinity the depth of 4 inches Wednesday evening Miss Alice Spears and brother Eugene spent Tuesday at Geo McKains Goldie and Walker Lillie vtsit ed with Sunday Mr Rubec and Joe Kletchka wlnneth by a neck 'Behold be made a business trip to Bynkblinan runneth for office and the dead Tuesday beat pulleth Iris leg ever and anon Della Meyers is visiting with eth for her sister Mrs Jbhri Wilkinson hllJlself his people arm Kwelleth with pride Mrs Herman Gerdes has been but when the votes are counted his name is mud He boasteth of eU What is Man? that is born of woman is of few days and full of microbes He hoppeth out of bed in the morning and his feet are pierced until ha iaftb 4 He walketh through the streets of One hlgh gra(le bnl1 Two good fhn i in flio vivmLi xn Uivpijuu aitu (JI his manhood and slippeth on the banana peel of misfortune and an TAintn Ino 1 1 I jMiHtvvu iuo ucvn ui biHOhein hold! it explodeth with a loud noise for it was loaded? He sli deth down the baniste of life and encounteretb manv slivers of tor tare He lieth down to sleep at and After reading the pas sage the clergy man read it again PUBLIC SALE tn VPrifxf lf Tkan knziL rn lastveek followed by about 4 his spcles he gvey foUow7 inches of snow This will put the the cohgregation and said: tion at his farm on setion 7 XXX vxxxxx vvxixxxxxuxx xox friendS) this spring worK Reneau purchased a new gang plow and a harrow from his father last week Mr Hastings is now living bn the Hight place Bastin has returned from the eastern part of the state Geo Hubbard spent Sunday in Uheyenne county visiting relatives Harry Reneau is visiting with his brother Clarence this week Mrs Charles Trueblood purchas ed a new Db Laval cream separa tor df Reneau Son Sat urday Helen Haley gave a Valentine party in honor of Ruby Reneau who visited tier the latter part of the week Several of the young people from town attended1 Several of our peop4e started to' 11 and is stung by the ul(s Air sale but found it quitoes of annoyance and his frame bad been postponed on account of is gnawed by the bedbug ot ad the storm John Knapp purchased a new buggy last week Geo Huffman has been acting as mail carrier on the route during Hfe illness of Mr Chswell A farmer living noturiahy miles from this town sent to Montgomery Ward for a piece of lumber to make reneh for his nwnn Tim A political enemv xi ueujuv uu iuc piece was ou cents wut for him the mar et place and walketh around at the house besides the expense crowing i acoc Aerily man of the money order making the cost of the piece of lumber in the neighborhood of 85 cents Besides it ivns ei arornarl onrl Mnnbhl iLaI rnnn hnrdlvLnn if Alz 1 LI Ins wnrrnh whi Ip Iia ume Koiilinr Ha Annin hflVA' mimlmarwl HllzHIlQOU the' same thing at the horiie lumber "yard for 35 cents and gotastraiglrf iw Mwai ouy ai nome 8 vler where you can see what you arb making the world better Work gettigit js oheapesEebon for a higher standard of morality Times in the community Lift your1 neignoors up and rise with them You can get up by pushing others estimate theimportanceof the home road to Jlffi right Shadeland 11 I I in fl 1 I I I "1 I 1 fl I I I I 1 111 flkX III Mil It Nine Head of Horses tuu vujuj cux 0111115 ui ull ollr' anti Recreation i li 11 jeais yld veigut 1190 both these mares are foal by Humphry and Baumann jack: One bay mare 14 years old weighs 1500 One span of black mares 9 and 10 years old weight 1100 One span ofgeldingr 10 and 11 years bld weight 1250 One saddle horse 12 years old weight llOOOne kwpanling colt' arm Machinery Etc tc a ga tig plo One disc One harrow One New Peoria seeder One McCormick ifiower One hay rake One stirring plow One corn weeder One 2 row new last year Two farm wagons our sets of' farm harness Two se'ts of driving har ness and many other articles REE LUNCH AT NOON Sums of $1000 and under cash on all $10 throw down the ghiu ntlet to the ad herents of Sears Roebuck or nnv nfhpr rnhi I urdnr rnnnprn whn 00 a credit of eight monthswill be transact business at a longdistance null IoiuhiI inmii fl itnnno qiwI A 11 race ot the universe unless he die aSSOClAtAq him ha with xxxxwvix jrivu MLUU1B ()1 his kind in an organized body and home wurKb on me theory that he is a multitude is the first timeJ'ever read that in this bible but I accept it as eviuence 01 me assertion tnat Timncniv rrisnm nv we ard fearfully and wonderfully THURSDAY EBRUARY 27 1908 25 Head of Cattle Two registered Hereford cows 5 arid 6 years Rowena No 115290 and Miriaril No 147743 Both these cows have heifer calves by their side sired by Beau of Shadeland No 233353 This bull will be in the sale also one pedi greed yearling bull from Rowena Itiustnrted Songs SktWi 141 II.