The Leader Courier from Kingman, Kansas • Page 1

Leader Couri I Hixtoncfil Society comp HE BY MORTON ALBAUGH. SUCCESSOR TO THE MERCURf udl.i. cnTjtJSM-REPUBLICAN, COURIER AND LEADER. TERMS. PER YEAR.

KINGMAN, KANSAS, JULY 25. 1895. NO- 7 3 REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE. GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS CUNNINGHAM. NORWICH THE WINNER.

ITEMS PURELY PERSONAL There will be a meeting of the Re SUCH WAS THE VERDICT OF THE JURY publican Central Committee at the office of P. B. Glllett In the oity of CAI.IIINU BALL CAME IN THIS CITY St. Asbbaugh, an attorney of Kingman, was in the city ibis week in consultation with the oity council In regard to the legality ofoertaln oity bonds. He returned home Thursday evening.

Anthony Republican. Miil Hattle McKinstrv la vl.ln IN THE DEL SHULTZ CASF. tUMINU AND COING OF KINGMAN BETWEEN LERADO AND NORWICH Kingman on Saturday the 8rd day of PEOPLE AND THEIR FRIENDS. August, important questions will Plenty of fine showers. Camp meeting still in progress at Lawndale.

School meeting next Thursday. Everybody attend. Much of the corn tributary to this place is practically made. For a first class dish of ice cream call around to the National. come before tbe committee for settle Lerado Far In the Lead Until the Middle uuaaip nnicn Kelates Mainly to People The Charges Against the Seven Others the Jutlce Ceort Dismissed bat Cemplaint Filed Against them In the District Court.

ment, and a full attendance is urged. When the Norwich Boys Wake Up and Rererse the Order Kingman vs. Cleveland Next. in Whom the Commnnlty Takes an Interest and Wants to Hear About. r.

a. uillett, M. W. Weeks, Secretary. Chairman FROM M.

F. BENEFIEL. old time friends iu this citv. She is the guest of Misses Mary aud Emma Haifley. Ben Harlow, who has been at Winchester, Kansas, for a few months working in his brother Bert's store, surprised bis folks by dropping into Kingmau last Friday.

Ben declared that he would not stay away from The jury in the case of the State Frank Doty was surprised on Tues day night which was bis 20 birthday Plowing has commenced for wheat ine game of ball rjlared In n.i vs. JJel Sbultz, who wa8 charged with jws rrom Former Kingman County city Tuesday afternoon between tbe 8. 8. Asbbaugh went down to An thony Tuesday. nei Eg id the moo that removed Wm ihe prospect is a large acreage will usrauu ana ivorwicn clubs bid fai i-eopie no Ought to be Back En-Joying our Fine Prospects, burner from tbe farm he was ren U0 suwu.

A. F. McPeek was in from Dresden to De a very tame contest up until the fifth inning. The Lerados seemed ins: Viiuta township, returned Billy Heath is flying around in verdict of guilty on all tour of the to nave everytblng their way. The mwuBuip last Saturday.

Mrs. Downing came out from Wich. ita yesterday to visit friends. Buuu wo it while you are counts in Justice (Granger's cou norwif-n ooys could do nothing with Kail. i.

yesterday morning. yuuujj, uuiy. Miss Nilson Berry made her usual ubiio, nunc tueir up pun ents batted Wills nrettv lively, ai it will be remembered that the Ed Blake is making a short visit in trip on xuesoay, giving 4 lessons an bearing of the case was continued rviujfuiau Deiore going to aedalla the end of tbe fourth inning Lerado had twelve runs while Norwich was returning on noon train. last week until Tuesday of this week The following from M. F.

Benefie), who left this county last spring and moved to Colorado, will be read with interest by his friends: Lkk Out, Jnly 15th, 1895. JJriend Albadgh: Have the kindness to send the Leader-Courier to this address. We arrived safely last Tuesday after a pleasant trip. This is a nice little mining town surrounded by mountains. It snowed a little one dav last cimer uragun was In from the oniy credited with two.

In the fifth "Nibs" Leftwich will rnn an anclna All. of the evidence was in bv noon nowever, commended 1. -L 1 1. i wooi, part ot tne county yesterday, Mrs. C.

E. Hoi brook IDftn nn Han tvingmau anotber week for Bert' store. J. Stephenson and wife, of Evan township, spent Sunday with the family of their daughter, Mrs. H.

H. Sanders, who live west of th6 city a few miles. Mr. Stephenson called oa the Leader-Courier Monday morning and reported that the farmers were ail feeling jubilant over the crop prospects out his way. Geo.

T. Almond went over to Wichita last week to meet a brother who was returning to hts home in Ohio after attending the teachers' meeting lu Denyer. They had not seen each other for nine years and both looked forward to the expected meeting with great pleasure. On aa. Tuesday, the defense only calling one imuugu turesuiug season tor Belt, -get mere, mey seemed to get ueiauu, tuey start monday.

night with relatives in Hutchinson. uLiiu.iiiiDvi mm triBHium twirls and from tbat on crraduallv irainaH witness, ne was one Whom tbe state bad summoned but did not place on the stand. No court was held in the lhe National has a good patronag uu meir uppuents, passing them It Frank 8. Foster went to El Dorado yesterday to put up a tabernaole tent. jmy uuumiug tor oreantast since afternoon on account of tbe instie no.

ion lays over minutes. too neveum. un tne other baud Wills Bitched better as he s-ot warm being sick. In the evening of Tuesday Ed C. Mateer has purchased a tn ed up and the Lerados went out with me attorneys maae their aivu Deering mower of L.

L. Michener. week. We keep fires moBt of the time. This is considered an unusually cold summer by the oldest res-idents, however.

We think we shall like it here very much. This in nn out sooring in the fifth, sixth an ments and the case was given to the hays he will baye an abundance of seventh Innings, but In the eighth C. R. Cook aud Charley Fowler attended to business in Wichita Tuesday. Tom Morton, of Rural township, was a yisitor to tbe county seat on Tuesday.

Miss Nettie Dsnmnn ft iney again took tbe lead. Norwich nay. jury, wnicn was auowea to seperate nnr.il mnrninn ntlian Vin. count of some misuDderstandlna- TUC-U bUQI uict nuu Miss Jennie inn made five runs in their half of tbe last, however, and then succeeded in arrived at the verdict eiven above. of the many pleasant Colorado places in which to spend a summer.

Very respectfully. M. F. Benefiel. sie Dots returned on Tuesday from The justice put the fine at $100 and again shuttlngout Lerado which gave a wee.s yisu among iriends at Hutch day for Webb City, Kansas, to visit sentenced Shultz to twenty days in u.piu iu0 game.

While it cannot be said to hv however, they did not meet, as his brother started east about the same time George got into Wichita. They were both greatly disappointed. Grand Master Wallace returned home from a ten dava tnnr in tha inson. me county jail. An appeal to the A i THE CORN CROP.

a kuuu aeai ot the com urom, district court was taken and the re been a good game, nevertheless it was very exciting after Norwich beiran Olcott is being damacred hv a lrn quired bond given. Promises to be 200,000,000 Bushels Larger iu gam auu was tnorugniy enjoyed Some have begun cutting their corn The cases against the other parties i nan Any utner Year's Crop. Miss Lillie McKee went over to Wichita this morning to visit her sister, Mrs. Ed Bonebrake, Ham Wilhour was up from Norwich Saturday attending to business and mingling with friends. uy iuv urowu.

T'l I tuuaer. were dismissed rjy tne state without north-eastern part of the state, visiting A. O. U. W.

lodges and attending picnics given by the order. Mr. Wallace is srettincr tha nrnmhin joeiuw is tne summary aud score It is airs. JJraoaman went to estimated that the NORWICH prejudice, and they were all then ar retted and gave bail for their appear 1 of the United States will amount to A. B.

B. ovuHsuoy to apeoa a week with IB. SB. P.O. of the order all over the state great H.

Wills 7 2 2 0 0 ner daughters, Mrs. (Jragun add Mrs. bushels. That is bv Mrs. N.

E. Hobion and baby went nuw ju me district court. CUPID'8 CAPERS. ly eutuusea aua ne states tbat so far durins- hi term thara hava hui. truwu.

mure mau two nunured million hush uuwu iu racuBsier Saturday to visit with Mr. Hobson's mother. els the largest crop ever raised in the Ibere was considerable bail with 200 more names added to the roll K. Kelley W. Jones W.

Klaver 2nd. E. Uoeh 3rd A Woods 88 W. Hall P. J.

Wills J. Green rf 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 3 1 10 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 country. A press dispatch from tne rain ibursday night which spli Pierce-Morgan. Wesley Kabler and Jos. Breese.two tnan in any whole year previous.

He has six or seven months yet to serve. He left on Tuesday to visit Tuias ashiogton says the enormity of it tbe corn blades but did no OTonl A quiet but very pleasant wed would, perhaps prove a detriment to damage. ding occurred at the home of Mr at Wichita, Topeka and Newton. LERADO. me farmers, if it were not for the fact nd Mrs.

W. I. Morgan in this city Finest pasture you ever saw. while A. B.

tbat already unusual charters for ex li. 1U. SB. P.O. last evening-.

ineir accomplished ELOCUTIONARY CONTEST. 7 1 4 2 port of corn to Europe have been our poor eastern farmers say their stock is suffering for feed. Long lane uaugnter, miss Alice, was united in 1 4 1 1 7 10 0 0 marriage to Otto A. Pierce. The cer Delsarte Drills, Good Music and an Excel signed, and others are in the course of negotiation, which indicate tha iugi uus uu turo.

mony took place at 9 o'clock in the A. 0 2 0 2 I 11 1 0 0 G. Cbeatum, c. J. Bolin, es A.

BradBhaw.rf. J. Cheatnni, F. Nail, list 8. Cheatnm, V.

Lee, 8rd T. Nail, cf U. Heme. If lent Prog-ram Throughout. lhe trees set out this an fin or Ktr presence or relatives and a few Intl largest corn export in the history of 0 2 2 0 1 3 6 0 9 2 1 1 6 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 3 8 10 12 Dr.

Jeffers and Geo. ft. nimnnann mate friends. Rev. C.

8. "ucbanm At the old onera hnnaA Ppiav iuih cuuutry. pronounced tbe words tbat united have made rapid growth. Some have Jnly 26. Miss Anderson's school of elooatioa me young people in bis usual I in grown over three feet thus far.

A Populist Wants to Know. H. ui uuniu tuwusuips rename rarmers, were in the county seat last Friday. C. C.

Waters and wife.of Lawrenoe, are visiting at the home of I. N. Hay, of White township, this week. Bob Elliott was in from Calista yesterday negotiating for a house to move on a farm he is figuring on buy-Mrs. Fllckinger came up from El Reno last Friday to yisit her daughter, Mrs.

C. M. Blanahard, in this city. Lou Seeley and wife were up from Hpivey Monday, Lou says the people in Chicaskla township are all happy. J- Ed Dawson has been op from North Enid this week visiting relatives and friends and attAnHInor tn presslve and beautiful manner, Jand win Kive mo lonowing program: Orchestra.

Score by innings: Norwich 0 1 Lerado 5 0 am JVlcreek and a aiatar 0 1 3 6 2 2 5-20 6 1 0 0 0 4 016 22 25 A leading populist of Smith countv iter congratulations tne guests partook of a tempting lunch. Sixteen children. Declamation. nf thA nhiMran. .1...

summary: runs-Hall. 1. Second base wrote to his home paper asking a few who has been rusticating among old friends and neighbors for several days returned to Kingman on Tuesday. No young oouple ever started out important questions, but no nnnnlmt .17 ii aI1 A- au 2, rl. Wills 1.

K. Kelley 2, W. Klaver 1. llnn l. Tambourine Drill Sixteen Young Ladies' Declamation Qoartette Thee" ont by H.

Wills. witn Drightor prospeots for a happy has been able to answer them. Ha v. S. Cheatum, 5.

Base on balls by H. Wills 5. Cheatum 4. Umpire John twain, of Kingman, is among wanted to know what had become nf Clair Cates. Bcoreman- Mesdames Kinsey and Wallace and A i n.

n. on bb. uiaineu me or wim more weil.wsn-en. They are both known to all King, man people and both are to be con. the plan by which the farmers were Sm.

te cannot stay away long, Declamation K. Kelley, tne oatober for Norwiob to deal directly with the mannfactnr Soni7 uni. it. gratulated upon their choice. They go in lueeaay's jrame.

had "rnno-h' ere. baid bis alliance raised money wine trom me scenes ol child, hood and prefers country to city life. H. H. Carrier and wife of Oraona- Messrs.

Hobson. Ritchie. Nnshanm iu nouseseeping at once in the 1, luck. One of the Lerado players let to help send a ship to Brazil for uie ui ny anu struck KelJev vouKiing properly. Got.

Morrill's Course. load or cottee and be would 1 kn to go'" Ber. C. S. Nosbaom.

Deolamatoin Decision of the Judges Drill "Nearer My God to Thee" business. burg, returned to their home on Saturday accompanied by Mr. Carriers bard blow on the leg. Right after that when he went to bat he was know what became of the shiD. the T.

8. Morris and S. ft Rran-iav Uoveruor Morrill is giving the parents, wno will visit a few days Sixteen Yoang Ladies." General admission, nftaan Mni. scrucK in the back with the ball. The atate a clean businesslike administra i i i coffee or the money.

And the Sub treasury scheme; what has become of it? It was tbe greatest pet of all their uiu7 jcuuu repurts or tne crops in the vioinity of Snivev while In tha n. last ana worst accident ha mat. wi.h vriiu mmr uuuuren. ed seats twenty centa. TinkAt on tion and be is the head of it, keeping oocured when he was running to Willis Rouse and family and broth eaten a ioui.

Kunnine at full anaad ms eye peeled on everybody aud everything connected with the state scuemes. men there was "The Mort Garnett Elliott, the nonnlsvr a van t. er Jim start for the strip in a few days. They have over 200 with his eyes on tbe ball, he struck a gage Protective Association" to which of tbe W. W.

at Cunningham, was ouggy wun torce enough to knock be bad put UD $10. vet niorta-ainiR ara corn laid away in fine shape here and 1 CJ nim nat ana nearly unconsciona. Ra iu nue unjr oetween trains last Bator foreclosed just as before. And the Tredick's Drag Store. Yonng Ladies Bessie Palmer, Bessie Harlow, Eva Allen, Edna Lawson, Bessie Hutto, Bessie Kirk, Anna Bozzell, Mrs.

May Downey, Gertie Harlow, Kittie Elder, Lillie Horner, Jessie Lang, Delia Fuller. Children's Drill Minnie Hanoher, Alma Terry, Marion Madole, Louise Harlow, Ger. aldine Wallaoe, Lowell Palmer, Lottie Dern, Luoy Buck, Pearl Sparks, Bessie Bea-ehel, Dwight Stewart, Carrie dolbrook. business. If there is scouadrelism in the office of tbe Labor Commissioner or bad business judgment shown by the Reformatory board or embezzlement oharsred in tLe office of the Rank uay morning uieua to put out a Dig wheat crop soon rained, however, and went on office seeking the man" business ia mo strip, xue ooys are hustlers.

witu wie game. P. A. Beckfcr rama nn frnm Rmm another dark subject to him. He has Batcliff Brower hanlerl fnnr Inada iuuuoiuruy nignt and returned The Cheney Sentinel thus fives tha feund tbe officers were just asgreedy for a second term as their predeces tue next morninsr.

His inn T.ewl. or wneat to tJairo mills this week at Commissioner, the Governor gives the ll cause oi tne aeieat or tbe Cheney uame witn mm nlnn I. I waiter uis personal attention and bis sors bad been. He bad noticed also iocts per bushel. These men have been fortunate in securing a annii Editor W.

L. Brown action does not depend upou or have DEATHS DOINGS. "inose swishlncr curves and n-at. that his party papers were denounc price for the wheat they held so long any relation whatever to tbe partisan uis lor state visit last Friday and reports the orona mnnh hat tar nnl ling guu balls thrown by Cates was what done the Olympics, together affiliation of tbe offender. This is uaving ai one time several thousand ing tue scneme as a nase fraud and calling for their candidates to come bushels.

tiere man cney are there, ltb the fine fielding of the Klnir- one of tbe differences between the out into the light and put ud $5 maus. The plain truth of the matter present administration aud tbe re Our ball nine went to Tiraarlan Mrs. iJrannaman ratnrnaH h. for an announcement In concluding The Infant daughter of S. S.

Galloway died very suddenly early ester- day morning of cholera Infantum. Mr. Galloway was away from hooM at tbe time, having gone up to Hutchinson the day before, intending to go ou east. A telegram was sent to bina form fraud. Gov.

Morrill was elect nome near Uunhlnrham last Mnnrlav uib tetter ne says: is our Doys were vastly overmatched and lost the game by inferior play, log." ed as a "redeemer" and he is redeem school house Saturday to play the second game which was ose but the talleys ran too high 80 to 31 in fa I would like to know if all the old ii witu uer uaugncers, Mrs. J. A. Cragun and Mrs. R.

L. Brown landmarks the eub-treasnrv. anti- ing tbe state from the hypocrisy and depravity of Populist misrule, both in tuis city, vor of Cunningham. Anthony has arranged for a tarn out ne aia not receive it in time tn othce seeking, paper money, etc. tbe management of tbe state chimin.

Mrs. Anna Fowler returned in aays case rjall tournament. Mnmlu San. Sbellman on last Thursday are to be lost sight of, what is the use of being a populist? Whv not ble and penal institutions which have home at Anthony last Saturday after oome down down on the train had to drive through. The funeral oocured this morning, services being held In the M.

E. Church. Rev. Nnh anm and Tuesday, August 5th and 6th. Two games will be played each day put a couple of mares and their colts iu C.

T. Cooly's pasture. During a pleasant visit of several weeks with relatives and friends in this nit be a democrat as I was before, and he commanded much of his time, and in the state printing work and other de lor two purses, $25 and $50. The done with it? Then what is all this iue Moiui mat nigut one olthe mares officiating. MUU VlUIUllJT, partments of the state government, in rkingman club has been invited and has aooepled.

Tbe other clubs will was killed hy lightning. new talk about silver money? Pop J. D. Humphreys and W. R.

eluding the metropolitan rjolice. Tbe Mrs. J. P. Graber died at har hnma Pola- unats don i want silver money.

When enemies of the governor have nut ue Anthony, Mediolne Lodge and Alya. man attended a Baptist Young Peo- A Neighbor. THE KANSAS JUSTICESHIP. Senator Peffer spoke in this conntv in New Murdock last Tuesday. She was tbedaughterof Mrs.

John Oarlno- been inactive; but they seem to have r-- vu vavu cv uvuusru IMHIOSE- urday and Sunday and rnnnrt oeen in too much of a hurry. They and leaves five young children. The heart-felt sympathy of all la sxlsnd. Tbe Kingman and Cleveland nlnh. uemoerats will Nominate a Candidate to UAUBlaUUlf tiiUlB, nave exhausted tneir strength right will play iu the oity tomorrow after ed to the bereaved husband and succeed Judge Martin.

Topeka, July 23. The five H. H. Howell, of Calista. rAtnmoH ing winumius.

The tremendous dis noon. Cleveland has an ldaa tha motherless little ones. did tie say anything about silver money? No. Jerry Simpson or Mrs. Lease or Governor Lewelliog' No.

I am busy on the farm and can't afford to make a trip to Topeka every few days and it is possible I am behind the times, but I know tbe pop-pulist party never asked for silver members of the democratic state com can beat the Kingman and will tiy oo Monday from Indiana, where he bad cone Anm a waaIt rm A 1. 1. Will Bteon met with a aavara kmI. turoauce iney were anie to drum up culminated with tbe frothy declamation of the Governor's critics at the uru tu ug so. ine uneney club, mittee, to whom was referred the question of the legality of electing a ran3 mother, who was sick, and who wnicn was annouuoed to play to uiou uu tu lotn chief justice to succeed Judge David fourth of July convention; and the morrow iu last week's paper, oould not come over.

dent Tuesday night while returning (o his home in Ninuescah township. He was riding horsebaok and the horse fell down. Will was in Martin at the coming fall election.have Mrs. Boldt. of Reno.

Illinois. stentorian whoops beard incessantly up to tbat time have dwindled to in out to Kingmau on Monday in hope Several Kiucmau rjeonle wan moiipy to my knowledge. What we want is greenbacks. Kansas City Gazette. reported unanimously to the effect that the law prescribes the election must be held this fall.

Chairman Klchardson mi im uiiuiate would oeuent ner to Lerado Saturday and witnessed a oeaitn. eoe la the rnsit nf Mr anri get his right leg out of the way and the animal fell on it, dielooatlng the anklo. The bone protruded out of the flesh fully four inches. He was near Frank Ramsey's home whan tha aiwi. Mrs.

E. L. Greenieaf. Tug Wilson in Downs Times: And game between tbe Lerado and Partridge clubs, which resulted In a via-tory for Lerado. Tbe Partridge club will.

play Kinsman In this nitv navt E. B. Poole returned to hla noma of the central committee 1s not In town but It is expected that he will return within three or four days and that very shortly thereafter he will call a oonyentlon for the nomination of a at Lamsr, this mornlnr. He has now the Kansas farmer who was beefin'lond and long has taken on new Tuesday, ueuiuea wnetner to move dent occurred, and Frank heard hi cries and went to hi assistance. He was carried home and Dra.

Raskin courage aud will sing another song; oacK to rungmaor not. but if democratic candidate. will be baok In about three months. The Kioir'iian and Olnntt lomnH and Laning summoned. They dieised huu tne ioies wuo lelt the country looking for a better lav have trivan nr nines crossed bats on the Kin Mr.

J. L. Rlimn whn want KANSAS WHEAT coherent and unintelligible muttering. Gov. Morrill has met bis detractors with a dignified course of cenduct, keeping out of tbe newspapers and taking no notice of the mountain of abuses heaped upon him.

He trusts to the result of his policy as Governor to provide a complete and satisfactory reply to the charges invented to prejudice the people of the state against him, and we believe that his course will be justified. To peka Capital. The union tabernacle meetings came close last Bund ay aud the tent was taken down Monday. About REPORT me injury ana tne young man 1 getting aluuir a well aa cnnlrl ha Wiohita recently to have a nannar grounds yesterday which resulted In victory for Olcott. the job and they're comin' back to etaj they're drilliu' back to Kansas Saata Fe Station Aa-ants Make Reports pected.

moved, returned home Tuesday. Her friends are glad to know that the Caverinc a Larare Area. since tne rain, for the oats are look Topeka, July 20. Detailed re Pratt don't have any hlnnmar o-irla better and tbe taters. have a start.

operationwas successfully performed. Furniture Building Destroyed. Abilene, July The Op-shaw Furniture double block was Jas. White returned to hla hfimA but one charming; young lady wears bifurcated skirts in the winter hnfc ports from station agents on the Central and Southern divisions of the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railroad, cov MoPherson Monday after vialtin ana tne corn is jist a hnmpin', gittm' ready for the mart, and the boys who left tbe country when the prospects all were bad are lookiu' as they're burned early yesterday morning, the she also wears her clothes at the same the family of his son, W. In this ering 1,900 miles of road, including ure Deing caused Dy spontaneous com- ry a snort time.

Will's two dauirht. time and hence the public don't know anything about it. Pratt Republican. DUBtion among paint and varnish. It ers went home with him to remain few days.

Mrs. E. 8. Wvkert laft tnr The number of animals fattanari 0 conversions were made during tbe meetings and great good accomplished. Tbe meetings havebeeu continued In the Baptist ohurch this week.

It is announced that tbe tent will be brought back in Bentemher and an. i i. three-fourths the mileage in Kansas and all of it in Oklahoma, show that 4,950,000 bushels of wheat was raised in tributary country and 714,000 bushels remain In farmers' hands and In elevators. The Southern division has bushels of the new wheat and 219,800 bushels of the old. These reports cover something less than half of and slaughtered or sold for (laughter in Kingman county during the year ini luursuay.

one received word tbat her mother was iriniiiD Ml enaing tne first of last March was 348,673. xeeiiu', aort they're feelin' mighty sad and they're driliin' back to KansaH since the rain. It is a great old state, is Kansas though she has funny ways, but the boys who stuck right by her are the ones who'll make tbe ones who got disgruntled, sour and sulky, sad and sore, and who pulled out from her borders swearin" they'd return do more will come driliin' back to Kansas since the rain. uui oiisr uer arrival wrote her husband that a change for the better other meeting held at which eight members of the Salvation Army will be present. uau uuuurrea in ner condition.

Morton Albanirh. who has ian was the largest furniture establishment in central Kansas. A small part of the stock was saved. Loss, insurance, 814,500. Blg Melon Crop In Oklahoma.

Guthrie, July 23. The recent wet weather has been very favorable to watermelon growth and the Oklahoma melon crop will be enormous. Melons weighing forty pounds and over are now retailing hare at 15 centa Tbat item about ber being tke first woman to perform a marriage ceremony in Kansas is likely to give Key. Ella Tharp aa mucin free advertising as the late unlamented Jerry Simo- Democratic Couaty Central Ceiamlttee wun mi wir and baby at tbelr old homes In Indiana elnce tb There will be a meeting of the B. T.

Pa'mer will make out pension rouoher and attend to all pension matters. First National Bank buiid- Tb reports from Kiowa county ara very good. Tbey ar having plonty of rain aud wheat and oat are inlfiaa condition. ine entire area in Kansas. Governor Morrill appointed tbe following new board of manager nf Hulobinaoh reformatory: 8.

R. Peters, republican; T. J. O'Neil. democrat and M.

B. Nicholson, populist. Secretary of State W. C. Edwarda county central oomml tte aturday afternoon, July 27, 1895, at 2 p.

m. at tbe offloe of J. E. Lydeoker. All member are earnestly requested to be present at that time to consider of Importance.

J. E. Ly-dooker. Chairman; C. C.

VaoBeveu. tar, Secretary. uiuuie at in moath, expects to tart for Kama to-day and will at home the first of next week. PeteDlederiohsen.th popular pharmacist, who was with Tradtok at Co. In this oity for ome time, oeme np from Caldwell, where ha ia now loca-ted, on TniMday, to make a short visit with hi many friend Id Kingman.

Judges. W. Leslie has been very seriously 111 at his heme In Hutchinson with typhoid fever for several weeks and it is feared that ha may not recover. Dr. J.

W. Light, J. E. Lydeokerand K. Holbroock went up to see him Tuesday afternoon.

Ths V. S. C-v't Hoymt lki- aon obtained by showing his bare dropped $300 into the Pawnee county treasury recently to pay the taxes on his big wheat farms. amies. i.