- - . , . . Special Pric s AT WI son 9 S - - , - " . . . - . - . . . - - Fire Proof Cooking Ware Cheaper than yon ever bought it. All Our Indian Baskets - I at , reduced prices. I ) - - A full line of China and Queensvare . I in plain white and dec- . . . . . ' ' , ratec1. ) or I " Sec the goods we sell at ; 5 , 10 , 15 and 25 Cents t\ Examine I the stock be- fore - YOU do . "our buying C. M. Wilson I : I EGGS , , - lOcDoz0 1 . DOES THAT LOOK GOOD TO YOU Here Is Some = thing Better Our CREAf\S and CHOCOLATESNut Taf = fies and OLD FASHION ED BUTTER SCOTCH Oranges Bananas - - - = u-- ' And Our AGENT CiGAR i The best 5 cent Smoke on Earth. Try It. ; Sowles , . , v- i DON'T DO IT ! It dun't pay ! Don't send away for Nursery Stock ! ; The best trees , thc finest I fruits , thc best results are i ohtail1cd by purchasing trees ! of thc FAI.4LS CITY NUl : SERY. A large stock of : choice home \ grown trees to i select fro\11. Lowlpriccs for i High Grade Trccs. t \VM. nOHLER , Proprietor I ' . . Verdon. . John Combs of Missouri is here . visiting relatives. , - - - Mr.Vhi tman has sold his fur- niture store to Vcach & Son. 'I hey will move it in with their hardware store , and will invoice next i\Ionday. I. A. Kinse\ and wife were in Stella Saturday and Sunday. E. 1'1. \Vhcatlc\ was in Falls ] City on business 'I lTesd ay. \rivian Mayficl(1 and : Ha : ) ' mend Kinscy were Stella visitors Sat- urlay. Mcetings at the Congregational - al church commenced li ' ebruary 1 < J. An evangelist and singer are conducting the scn'icl's. Miss Dillow of Dawson was in town rl'uesday. 1lrs. Foutch is improving slow- ly at this writing. i\Irs. Clydc Harden visited thc high school Tuc'llay. Dan Griffiths , Clint and Chas. Burns attended the debate at Dawson Friday e\'cning' A debatc was held at Dawson Friday evening 1'cb. 1i , between the Dawson and Verdon high schools. rl'he question < ! for debate was proposed by Dawson and was Resolved-That the United State as a nation interested in the wel- fare of all natIOns should stop the It < ; so-J a panesc war Thc 1 : julges : were 1rs. Chas. Humph- rey of crdon , Mrs Judd of Daw- II son and Prof. Feuerstein of Sa- lem.t ' he attendance was large ; . I thc opera house in \ \ ' hich the de- I bate was held being : well filled. I i\Iany were present from sur- rouncli1lg' ' towns and country. The judges decidcd in favor of \rerdoti. Thc arguments'ere well presented } .1n both sides but it was evident Yerdon was too stroh : . ! for Da \'son. These debates - bates arc held as an educational stimulus and we think h they meet thc object for w-hich they arc held , when properly cunducted as , this one was. There is a great debating spirit now passing over thc country among the high schools and the rivalry ! is sharp but harmonious. 'Ye will hear the debate on the Railroad question - tion at Falls City , March 10. Ohio Precinct. Jennie Burk visited with Ethel Peck last Friday. \Vm. cichick went to Omaha Tuesday to attend a cattle salc. Mr. and \11'5. : Willis Yodcr and baby Sundaycd with Mr , Yoder's father. A. E. Knisley was a guest at Gco. \V. Pecks Sunday. \1rs. J. A Stouder was on thc sick list the first of the wcek. John Pappcnhagg'en was a visitor - itor i at \11' Peck's rl'ucsday. Sa m ' 1 Macotuber was a guest at O. A. Burk's , Sunc1ay i1rs , Lcopo1c1 F'et.ncr : is spend- ing' the week near Preston with her mother , Mrs. Dcuchlcr. Master Wilbur Falskcl1 is on the sick list. Daisy Peck was entertained at G. \V. Pecks , Sunday. \11' . and 1rs. Jas. Gilmore and son Allen of Verdun spent Sat- urda\ and Sunday with 1\Irs. Gilnorc's parents , David Yoder and wife. ? sIr. I and 1\lrs. Lloyd Morris of Stella spent \Vcdneselay at \Vm. Hoppc. 1\rs Ed Morgan spent a few in Falls City visiting with fricnds. Mr and 1\1 rs. Chas. Harkcn- y. . . - - . - - - - _ . _ - - - - Joint Stock Sale ! j . . \ \ ' , 11 ' ; : ' : : : : : : : - ; ; ; ; : , \\'c will sell at Yoek 1 Lippcld's farm resid ( nee 011 the \\'e St side of Fall ; ! = > ( 'its , on ' , I 'f , Saturday , March 4 , 1905 i At (0 i o'clock a. n1. , the following 'dcscribed property : . . . . . 13 Head of Cattle Consisting of 5 thoroughbred Shorthorn cow two of , which are splendid milkcrs , i yearling heifer , i Short- horn buH coming t.wo years old ; i bull calf , i heifer ' calf. Pedigrees furnished for above. 3 extra good milk cows , I steer calf. sa r 7 L' , .j iiV _ u ' 8 Mead of IIOrSeS c work mares comin ' 5 and 6 cars old , weight : t about 1100 t and 1200 1 pounds ; 5 colts ; , :1 : coming 3 y'ars ( if old , a : : ! bCo1. . \Vca\'l'r , f b\ . ' Frank \Vilson' line clriv- . " I t.1" " horse Ida\'an colts. ing" , 2 ' 5 Brood Sows due to pig ; in ApriL I . Two 1 2-horse carriag'cs , ( . . hainpioll I11U\y ( ' 1' good as ; 1 n'w , ncw hay rake , cultivator , harrow , lister and drill ' j combincd , cncl , ; atc sceder , ) -shovel g trclcn plo\\ ' , Wlr- ' den harrow , gTindstone , incubator and : brooder , hoh ) i r slcd , hay rack , wood rack and rock hed , bwn : ; \\'ing' , ! i ] awn seLlee" Lens hay < and housdlOld ! . ! 'oods. 1 - " . . . . . . . - - - _ - . . . . - . - ' . . . . . , - - - - - . - . - - . _ - n . . . . . . - . . . . . . . , . . . . rfl.nn. . . . . . . . s t TEl j1S OF SAL.E.- sums of $ 10 : and tinder I : \ cash ; all sums ewer $10 i a credit of q months will be given on bankahle note withouL interest \ ! if paid \vlull ] ' < : clue ; if noL paid when due lopeI' I cent will IH charie(1 / . fi oat date of salc. .1. I- p.r C'l1t off for cash. ; \ ( ) goods I to he removed " until settled I for. r , ' i W. P. Fers . J. A.Lippold 7r C II. MAi:1'JAct. . . 1. II. \i " aiiri.\I : " . Clerk - . . . . . ' ; r5A . . . f7"fl.l ! ( 'l.f . $ ! { um : :5 I dorff spent 'rhmsdilY at \\Tm. Kcn topps. \Irs. Emil Krau has bcen sick with the Lagrippc the past ; week. Freel Steinbrink b able to be up attain : after l severe sickness. Ivan Kellar and Han'ey Peck visited at g Pecks , Sunday. \Vm. Hutchison is counted among thc sick this wccle . Morgan and Greene ; uld shipped a carload of cattle to Kansas City I Wcdncsday evening. : Clay Peel spent Wedncsday in Falls City with his sister \lrs. : W. K Kniht. : \1r. and \1rs gph. Peek visited - ed with S. H Kniscly's \Vedncs- : day day.S. S. II Kniscly is very sick this wecl Louis \Verncr visited with his sister \Irs. cichick Sunday Fred Albers is able to go to school again after a few \vecks sickncss. A great many of thc farmers of this vicinity are shelling and delivering - livering their corn while the price is 'good. Ncttie O'1\ara went to Rube to attend thc funeral of her little nephew. G. \\l. Peck visited with his father WelIlesday. fl 'Ni ! i in. 111svi } re. \Vindel Gt'rwkk shipped two C ill' loads of stock to St. Joe Mon- da ) ' . \lessrs Scholl and lIerhster i hipped a car load of cattle to" St. Joe Monday. Will % ubrick wife , and children of Verdon s1elitSnnday re I- ' " at'cs at this place. Several of our young folks at- tell cle(1 a lance at thc Darada hall Saturday evening. : N frank Gerwick and family cn- 1 tertained a number of their friends at their home Friday C\- enin : . ! . 't ' he young folks spent " the evening in dancing' . All report - port a jolly good : ti lI1e , Several of the neighbors spent Sunday evening : at the hOll1c.of . H. inkc. I 'l'hc teachers rcading circle met at thc home of R .1. Dunn'p 'p Frilay c\'ening' y ! 1:11111Vlmeeler called on Byron Dunn Saturday c\'ening' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n \ _ _ _ _ Card of Than ks. \Ve desire to express our hcart- 4.clt thanks to all who so kindly offered sympathy and help to us in our sorrow for the death of our son and . - , \ . and ' 1lrs. ' 1' 1 . P. Naylor and family.