Syracuse Journal and Republican-News from Syracuse, Kansas • 4

LARGE INTERESTS. EDUCATIONAL NOTES- WILL NOT REFEREE 4 r-J ft Honie Occurrences, Two Missouri Men Buy Hamilton il ,1 Sill II ii ji CURRENT EVENTS DUR- I 1 INQ THE WEEK t) A Column of Interest to Teachers, Pupils, and School Patrons. The. Teacher's Association held at Coolidffe last Saturday was well attended and a (rood Interest manifested Tuesday, Five teachers were present, also a goodly number of citizens arid the basket bat teams from Syracuse, and CoolidtfH. Illness of Judge Qristlcbone Prevents His Leaving Home For the Game.

Accord i to ispa tches from Garden City, "considerable interest is manifest in the basket ball game which the Coolidge teams will play here and there is consid Heal Estate Brokers Buy or sell your LAND or city property. Collections made promptly Messrs. Luther and Willard Pearce, of Paoa, were among those who came in with cattle this week. Miss Loewen came in from the east Tuesday to visit her brother, Mr. Jacob Loewen, south of town.

Mr. G.P. Shaffer, real estate man County Property. Mr. Jasper McCrary left for Nevada, Sunday evening after spending several weeks here, ie will later move to Syracuse permanently.

During his stay here Mr. McCrary purchased, through the real estate firm of Smith, Anderson Co. the James B. Pratt farm in the valley, as well as a section and a half of upland. All told Mr.

Mc Crary's investments in Hamilton county total over tiaooo, Mr McCrary's son, it will be remembered, recently purchased the New New York Racket store through this same energetic firm. erable euros. ty to know whether or not Judge Adna P. Gristlebone will reicree or any ol the younger Grist. tbnr.es will take part in the game.

So far the line up of the from Dodge City, was looking after business in town the last of the Office Near Depot Syracuse, Kans The next meeting to which the eyes of Hamilton aounly teachers are turned is the district association to be held in Garden City at Thanksgiving time. Further notice of this wiil be given later, 0 The basket ball game on Saturday, witnessed by a large crowd scored 8 to ll in favor ot Ooolidge. Pamphlets on elementary agriculture published monthly and beginning with October 'Will be seiit from the agricultural college at Manhaltil. to grammar and rural grade teachers. These pam-phleiB, designed to be of service, are sent for use and not for the waste basket.

week. Messrs. George and Harry ller-rick brought up a bunch of fine SHUT OUT MONKEY-WARD II. POI.KY. visitors has not been learned but it is likely that this game will precipitate one of the heated quarrels in which Judge Gristlebone ami Major Osgood have upon the slightest pretext." Upon reading the above, the JOHN W.

IlEA I'ro hlcnt It. K. Iltl AY, VIcd-rivRMelH. vaelilcr. steers from east Stanton county the The Way Mail Orders are Handled Mr.

Charley Swords of Colorado first of the week. in Cimarron. has purchased through Smith, THE VALLEY STATE BANK Syracuse, Kansas. Anderson Co. the Kinsman Father Joseph Dogner was in town last week.

He was well Kepuulican-News man at once According to the Jacksonia Dean residence, and will make his General Banking Business Transacted. Interest Paid on Time called Judge Gristlebone by phone. pleased with the progress made come here. Cimarron merchants have learned how to fix the big citv mail order 1 'rl Depcsil s. Adna Jr.

answcied the call and i upon the new church. I I'RMKSrONnuNTs: Chnp Nmlnnfil uik. N-w York: Union Nations! Hunk. Rnn- stated in reply to a question that Musical Ability. iivjuaa.

i la ci simple miii iicii an Cllv. Mo firm mloinil Itiinlt. hihI Lli I i.tti-nt.il. Htlnni.1 llwnk. gone at in tne proper way, I lere nn.

the story: The other day M. J. Hopper I Messrs. J. F.

Make, of Grant county, and Reece, of east Stanton county, delivered cattle Monday to Mr. Brindlev. Miss Edna Menn, who bus been visiting her sister, Mrs. Richards, left for her home in Ohio Wednesday. Menn has made a host of Sons received a substantial mail T.

I.KWI8. j. w. wia O. I.KWIR In gi ving an account ot a great convention held recently in Kansas City, the Daily Drover's Telegram says: "Most excellent music was furnished throughout the session by the Misses Myrtle and Elizabeth Conaway, who possess soprano and his father was not yet sufficiently recovered from his recent illness to venture upon the journey to our neighboring town.

It will be re membered that the Judge had a stroke resembling apoplexy when it was reported that the appropriation for the cinder beetle quarantine was to be turned over to V. U. Stubbs, to defray the expenses of a state primary. Lewis Bros. order from Fierceville which was' enclosed in an envelope with the address of Montgomery, Ward it Co Kansas (Jity, printed on the KANSAS.

SYRACUSE, friends in I. akin duriug her visit face of it, but scratched out with a pen to be replaced with the address here. Lakin Investigator. Messrs. T.

J. Crist and Fred Ilavnes were helping this week to 'M. J. 1 lopper, Cimarron, Kansas-" This might have been a mere coin deliver Mr. llenrv O.

Holdreu's Gasolene Power Well Drilling. Casino; Wells a Specially. Drilled, llorerl or TuhuUr "Weill PU1CES ItEASONAHLtC. WE (JUAItANTKE WATKIl OK No PAY. cidence, or perhaps the sender of broom corn at the cars here.

Mr Holdren sold seven or eight tons of alto voices of rare quality and sweetness. They were accompanied at the piano by their sister, Miss Stella Conaway, and were recalled again and again. These young ladies are from Cottonwood Falls, Kas, and received the heartiest thanks of the convention." The Misses Conway are grand daughters of our townsman, Mr. Faris Mills. Look outifor (hem.

In visiting school it Is the duty of the county superintendent to examine district treasurer's records. These should be readv'at time. The list o' pupil? awarded shool prizes at thefair will be puollshcd next 'week. lit low Is the Hrst prize essay on Hamilton county. This was written by Miss Blanche QLauhach, of Ooolidge, and is worthy of attention.

Hamilton Co.nty. Mituated on the western border of Kansas. Bounded the north by Greeley county, on the east by Kearney, on the south bv JS tan ton, and oo the west by Colorado, lies a county about thirty miles square named Hamilton. It was organized in 18fG with a population of four hundred, and was named In honor of Alexander Hamilton. Zebulon Montgomery Pike passed through here.

When on the hill north of where the Coolidge High School now stands first caughtfsight of -the Mexican Mountains. Horace Greeley-in 1850 passed through here and camped for several davs along the Arkansas. White here he killed buffalo to furnish them with food. From herehe went on to Denver. Among the early settlers are John Bhanstrom, John Ounohue and Frank Crittenden.

There were many privations and struggles tn the early days. Food was scarce atidjso was water. The summers were hot and dry and the win U-rs werevery severe. There were many blizzards iuSwhich numbers of people froze tojd eat h. Dugouts and sod shanties were the mansions' of 1)10 early Utttfer.

Th? prairie dog ai)4 ooyolo tont. the sptrlpr's wife tiomtmn? Ulhj brush, and it was of a fine quality Syracuse recently closed a highly successful county fair, according to the Journal. If Hamilton coun ty can have a fair, why not Gray county? Better begin to talk the thing up and have one next year. the mail order did it in a spirit of humor, but it has a pleasing signi ficance to all those who believe in the upholding of home merchants against the octopus mail order houses of the large eastern cities. Cimarron is now freer from the mail order bugaboo than any other tow we know of, and this is largely due to advertising and quoting prices.

The order above referred to was a quotation from prices given in a Jacknian ad- JOE DILLON DEAD Look for the explanation in this issue of There is only one." W. SHIHLEYS Rurtoer Shop. FOUR 'HA IKS. Work Guaranteed. Ajrent.

Kivcrside l.aniiilry, Great Hend. Aent for Kailroiul Loan it Savings Notary Public. A Few Records Held by Kansas. Just a few records held by Kansas: Kansas has the largest improved stock breeders' association in the country, the membership being 1,000. Kansas has the largest home-bred herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle in the world, the Sunflower herd at Hudson, numbering 350 head.

Kansas has the largest Hereford cattle breeding establishment in the world, Sunny Slope at Emporia, numbering about 700 head, with an annual crop of 500 calves. Kansas has the largest Berkshire hog ranch in the world, located near Burlington, Coffey county, producing 1,200 pigs a year. Kansas has the largest herd of Galloway cattle in the world. Fhone lai. Samuel Yaggy LAWYER OmiiLV Attorney.

Off ce over Valley Stat. Uank. SYRACUSE. KANSAS. Cimarron Jacksonian.

Mr. and Mrs I. J. C. Guy and daughter, Mrs.

Eflie Jones, took train Monday evening for Topeka and the east. Mr. Guy expects to be home in the course of a week; the ladies will spend sometime visiting relatives in Iowa and Illinois. The High School girls' basket ball team went up to Coolidge ast Saturday. They had a hotly- Well Known Old Timer of South west Kansas Passes Away.

Vic L. HarriS. Real Estate and Location (3gent For Stile In Hamilton, reel v. Stanton, Mortom Joseph Dillon died at Kansas U. T.

TAPSCOTT, Citv Fridav. lie was an old tin: in Greenwood county, ID which westerner and newspaper man. In there are 400 head of registered contested game with the ladies of animals. Kansas has the largest COUNTIES. IVico and Term To Suit All PUKCHASICKS.

Svroonse Hamilton ('onnly Knnxtis, 1 879 Mr. Dillon published the Lakin I lerald, (irst newspaper in Will yractlce in all Stalo and Federal t'ouns. oiTI-o iti court house. that town, in which the Coolidge Perclicron horse-breeding establishment in the United States. Kan the state west of Dodge.

He later girls triumphed by a score of to KAX8AS SYUACUSE, founded the Garden City Iriigator to 8, Both Syracuse and Coolidge sas raised the largest fleece ever will plav Garden City this week. shorn from the back of a sheep. he wasJaway-CKattle snakes, too, were numerous. The Indian was occasionally seen, he did (but very little damage In this country. The cow-boy was a of the day, ever herding hi cattle (over the plain In warm weather orjculd.

He was as rough and hardy as his enemy, the Indian. There was a county seat fight between Syracuse and Coolidge, in which Syracuse was victorious. The railroad division, which is now at Syracuse, was once at Cool id if e. tit-re are eight townships in this county. There was a strip of land one hundred yards wide which belonged fifty-two pounds.

Kansas developed the highest-priced Percheron Aaron t'ole, ATTORNEY AT LAW PRACTICES IN A LI, THE COURTS Oilier III ily Hull Sum ruse, Kansas. Joe Dillon wasa Democrat, always active in politics, and nearly always defeated on account ol the Republican majority again -t him Hnlf.ilo Jones laid up to Dillon his defeat for the legislature wh-'n 1 tinning against II. P. Mvton. It mare in the world, Regina, which sold for $2,500.

Kansas has the Mr. Carl Flock, who lives ten miles southwest, brought to town this sveek seven heads of niilo maize that weighed in the aggregate three pounds. Mr. Flock said that he would have about six hundred bushels of the grain; it was planted on sod, and was of course largest field of alfalfa in the world, ELLISON SONS XA.S UFACTL'RERS 0i Artificial Stone and Brick. CEMENT STONE OF ALL KINDS MADE TO ORDER.

CEMENT WALKS HUT DOWN, I UKUINGS l'LAi'ED AND FOUNDATIONS LAID. IK YOU ARE FIGURING ON BUILDING GET OUR PRICKS. ALL OF OUR WORK. GUARANTEED. 01 firv and works '11 A i'S A' A AS.

i S. located in Butler county, and con taininu 2,100 acres Kansas lias to neither Kansas nor Colorado. There they built a city named Trail City, in is said that Dillon was responsible for the site of Lakin being chosen W. H. BROWN the largest agricultural experiment which criminals would go to escape pun as a candidate for county seat never cultivated at all- ishment, as it was notundtfr the jurtsdic Attornay at Law station in tne world, being 4,500 acres, at C'itv- Kansas has when Kearny county was sliced tion of any siaUi they could not be puu- Messrs.

I. N. and J.D. I'hrelkeld, isheu while tltt-re. out of Einnev and Hamilton Lakin am! Kearney county had a Examiner of Land Titles The present ipuUihm of Hamilton father and son, of Chariton, Iowa, were in town this week.

They had recently purchased land in county is about 2,000. There are but good wnteup in tne unuavtatp few cities in this county. The larger of loom il- Lor Lakin to claim ike the largest creamery in the world, with a daily capacity of 100,000 pounds of butter. It is located in Topcka. There are other things in which Kansas holds the record, but these will do as a starter.

State Journal Haskell county, and were looking which are Syracuse sud Coolidge. The Arkansas winds Its way eastward lclinne" is shameless stealin of Garden C'its thunder. over the west to get a general idea of how things lav. Mr. L.

through here. There arc quite a few creeks, most pf which How oulhwrd Legal Practice carefully made. POLICE JUDGE. Over 20 years residence in county, and have personal knowledge of every section in Southwestern Kansas. Notary Public in Office.

Offices near Court House. explanation in this See JOHNSON, THE PAINTER, For Estimates on Any and All Work in the Painting and Paperhanglng Trades. The sand hills on ill south of the Look for the issue I'here Threlkeld, who is an attorney, graduate of the Iowa State University, stated that he would probably is only river artt very hard to cross, especially on windy days, but 011 either side of It you wtuit to sell your land heller list with Smilh Anderson as that seems to be about nil the hu-iut-ss they have time to attend to. Look for the explanation in this isue of "There is only one." the sand hills the country is very pro ductive and farms are very numerous. be a resident of southwest Kansas before a great while.

The present occupation is farming and KANSAS. SYRACUSE, Mi. Myron 11. Hurd, whose s7 ir rrr IRON FENCE CHEAPER THAN WOOD cattle raising. While in the past nolh ing but cattle raising was carried on.

Farming will be the most extensive In recent removal to this county was chronicled in the Republican News a M. C. BOGGS thlislcinn 91)3 Surgeon, I 4 8. F.RlliSura' Columns, has just finished a new IlitHW IOWA HOUSE UN STAIN7 miOTIIEKS Proprs of Syracuse Cement, Brick and Block Works well on his place south of town. He has a new barn up, and will at once proceed with the building of We Sell Iron Fence: MANUFACTURED BV All Talis Promptly Attended.

FIRST DOOIt NoftTI? OE ELITE ItKSTAl'KANT. Svroauae Kamai a house. Upon his arrival here. dustry in the years to come. The pro ductious are hay.

(alfalfa and prairie) sugar bet't, cantaloupe, cattle, broom crn, wheat, hogs anu corn. We have some of the best educational advantages, having a four y.ar course of High School which prepares you ir college. Hamilton county has a very brilliant future. With Its good schools, Hue climate, productive soil and many artesian and soft water wells there Is 110 reason why it should not be one of the best countries In the slate, or even one of the best 111 the United Stales. MRS.

fl- COLE, Prop'r, ThS Stewart Iron Works Company 1 Mr. Ilurd received the pleasing intelligence that the day after he left home a new son come to his try A II kinds uf (Vnn-ttt work don. us Htfure with you on that Walk or KjuniUtiun. "Whose Pence roeHved the Highest i Award, fiold Jtledal," World's Mi'HIs hihI Firsl-cliiHH house in eastern Kansas. Naturally The moat economical IVnrA vnn mn the new house will be rushed to i buy.

Price ktw than a njec table wood fence. Why not renliice your old one completion, that the boy and his ikwim, D. Syracuse, Khuhh. ALL ERRORS OK REFRACTION CORRECTED Graduate of Southwestern Optluul Colleifu. just north up 1 1 dkpot mother may come out an brighten cow, with a uoat, attractive lttON kXi "tABT A l.IFFTIMK." 1 Over 100 tleHtmiH of Iron Penoe, Irua Flowsr i Vh, HU, Uv, i-hown fuouruutAlogiuM.

8YH At.USK, KANSAS. the home in the west. Section 2'J. Townsliip 31 Range 41 V. and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court of Hamilton County, Kansan, at Syra-uu -e.

Kaunas, on December HW7. He names the following witnesses to prove hia continuous ienidence upon, and cultivation of the land, viz: Albert L. Millard. Alfred M. Neptune.

Hiram L. Drapei.of Syracuse, Kannas. and Arnold Libirlis, of Stow-eil, Kans. 11. P.

Millikan Heglaler. Miw x-rice will Nurprfs IOU, CAJ.L AWD HUB US. Lecture t'iiii Oaten. The foiloitur are ihe llut's fof our Lectori I 'nurse, 11HI7 8: November 7 Mtirshall C. Crouch llrcmlief 18 Liilit'll-Kox Ooiicurt Co.

Jauuniy 14 tion 11, A. (learliart, February 13 -Roval Male Quartette. Tickets for the Course will be oil sale at. Duuifherty's Unijr store. Retried fully.

Samuel Yairy. Seoretary. For Sato One new buggy, one Singer sew alno ing machine as good as new. Will Globe-Wcrnike Book Caws. C.

T. Reid 6 Son Notice. I am selling my stock of monuments at cost in order to quit the business. I will sell you thirty per cent less than anyone in the state. Write me for designs und prices before I sell out.

S. W. STURGEON, Dodge City, Kas. Dr. p.

Jiarrisoi, sell for cash or exchange for cattle. Sawyer Oo, C. E. Baxter. THE OLD TIME Two doors north of Ki rut National Hank- PHYSICIAN AND SURGIiON Go to Will McMorrow'tt ALL CALLS PHOM PTLV AT TBNUKD TO.

BARBER SHOP Contest Papers And Leave of Absence On S. Homestead. Strayed. One grav mare, 11 years old medium size; scar on left jaw. Barber Shop West side of Main street.

First door i.nrth of First National Bank, Syracuse, Kansas. OtficA and tileepinfr Room uvur First WANTED Local representative for Syracuse ami vioinlty to look after renewals and Inoreabe aubiicriptloii libt of a prominent monthly maanlne, on a salary and commission basis. Experience desirable, but not necessary. Good npnorlur.ily for right person. Address Publisher, box Sti, Station New York.

for good work. sharp raxor and a clean towel for National Rank. MAIN STREET. Anyone finding and leaving at evry otuiumer. Agfiit fur Uarden Oily Laundry, ship Wednesday, return Sat urday, Manson's will be paid for trouble S.

L. BOYER. KANS If you want either of the above correctly Two doors North of H-ay's store. (First published Oct. 2.1, lu7) NOTICE FOR PUHL1CATION Department of the Interior Laud Otlioe at Dodge Cily.Kans.

yet, as, iu7. Natice Is hereby given that Albert Leis, of Syracuse, Kansas, has filed notice of his Intention to make final Commutation proof in support of hia claim, via: Homestead Kulry No. 27481 inaoe Supt 6th, taofl, for the N. W. Section DO, Township alS, Rang 41 W.

and that said proof will bo made before the Clerk of the District Court of Hamilton County, Kansaa, at Syracuse, Kaunas, un December 7, 1IHI7. He names the following witnessea to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of the land, via: Arnold Liblrtm, Benedict Pamey, of Htowell, Thomas T. Syracuse, Edmund Uaj-rison, of Slowell, Kana II. Y. MUllUan, Register.

and properly prepared and acknowl edtfed oaU uqon For Sale. l. f. iiASTYlDr. R.

H. Van Dnzei One new two seated platform Alonzo Gale, spring wagon ij inch axle at P. Worden Son at less than The Agent for American Steam Laundry cost, must be sold. Well Driller SRYACUSK, KANSAS (First published Out, 35, 11)07.) NOTICE FOK PUBLICATION Department of the Iuterior Land Ottos at Dodge City, Kans. Oct.

83, 11KI7. Notice la hareby giten that Noah K. McMlllen of Hyraouse, Kansas, bas Died notice of hia Intention to make final Commutation proof In support of his claim, via: Homestead Entry No. 27605 made tjept. 14, IVUo, for the Real Estate AND Abstract Co.

Dentist. Graduate of University Office in Rose building. 1 wo good residence properties for sale, bmitli, Anderson Co. First door south of court bouse. All work promptly done and satisfaction guaranteed.

Govs livery Tuesday od No 8 Have your work in br coon. Syracuse, Kansas.