The Elk City Enterprise from Elk City, Kansas • 1

I Elk 1 hft priBOo $1.00 PER YEAR. ELK CITY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1893. VOL. 4, NO. 38 Council Proceed in Go to DAVIS WATERS' Council met in regular, session on Monday evening, April 17, with Mayor Stratton in the chair and all trie coun-cilmeri present.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved and Mayor Stratton then administered the oath of office t- W. P. Berry, councilman. The committee on occupation tax ordinance made tlieir report and recommended that the present ordinance be adopted with the olio wiug' changes: Druggist holding permit to -sell liquor, from 20 to $70. Bankers and brokers, from 810.

to $15. Lumber dealers, from 810 to 812. Trie committee: on -providing room for Police Judge reported that they had secured the room now occupied by A. R. Slocum as an insurance ofiiee, but asked for more time to close the contract, and' were given until the next regular meeting.

The committee on general ordinances Among the many entertainments the Alumni exercises at the Christian church to-morrow (Saturday) evening should not be orgotton. This is always one of the chief attractions of commencement week. We would like to have published the program but failed to get it. The Kansas City Commercial Club took a run through this part of the State last week. It is composed of the prominent business men of the city, and they were taking this trip to get acquainted with their costomers.

They visited Cedarvale, Sedan, Caney, and other towns, but missed Elk City. One of the most interesting literary entertainments to be given the coming week will be the children's exercises at the M. E. church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. This entertainment will be under the supervision of C.

G. Messerly, and the A class of each room, except the High School, will take It is impossible to estimate the The Biggest, Prettiest, Best and Cheapest Stock ever And get a fine life size Crayon Portrait, Free With every Ten Dollars worth of goods you buy for cash. Almost everybody would like to have a photo of someone of the family enlarged. All the charge is cost of the frame. The work is fine and guaranteed.

Ask- for -a Ticket. SlfetwS prices to suit the times. Children's suits, from 1.25 to SG Youths' from 83.50 to 12. Men's from 3.50 to 20. Prince Albert's, 18 to 25, and the largest line of men's, ladies' and children's SHOES in town.

A iine line of Dress Goods, Trimmings, Dry Goods, Latest Style Hats, Gents Furnishing goods, Groceries, Queensware and Glassware. Yes everything kept in first-class general store. Come in and get prices. Highest market price paid for Produce. shown in Elk City Now on Exhibition.

Come i 'l and see the goods, get damage done by the terrible hail storm of Tuesdav night. The early corn. prices and buy. Chambers Mctle Co. which was beginning to make the fields look green, was beaten into the ground, not a blade being left standing in some fields.

Fruit was also damaged to some extent, and numerous A necktie social will be held ati announced that they were not yet ready to make a report And were couthiued. Council then took up ordinance No. 127, relating to licence tax and passed it section by section, and. then passed it as a whole, the councilmen all voting yes in each instance. It was then approved by the mayor.

Mayor Stratton then instructed the committee on general ordinances to prepare an ordinance on general revenue, also one on dog tax and one on joints, and report at the next meeting. No further business appearing the council adjourned. Geo. Harrison, City Clerk. Circle Valley Items.

News scarce and hard to get. It A I WAY TIM TABLE. SOUTHERN KANSAS DIVISION. windows were broken. Fairview school house, 2 miles north of Elk City, on Friday evening.

April 28. Everybody invited. EAST BOUND. M. P.

FEELIGH SON. 10:55 p. uj. 5:10 p. m.

Several of our neighbors, from the WK8T BOrSD. fcBDfctt3 Ot country who came in to lodge Tuesday ni-ht were storm bound and compelled to remain in town over night. 5:12 a. m. freight 12:30 p.

m. Dr. McCulley came over from In dependence last week, and, assisted by Dr. Strawn, performed a delicate sur Jack Frost, got the first mess -of beans, potatoes and corn. The present Plymouth Rocks, Partridge Cochins, Buff Cochins, Leghorns, Wyandottes and Black gical operation upon Uncle Ed Owen.

A. L. DIVISION. NOBTH BOUND. Accommodation 9:05 a.

in. MakpiMlirect connwtion for Kanwt City and all points east, and Wichita and all points west. WEST BOUSD. Acco.nmolation Makes direct connections for Kana City and all points east, and for Wichita and all points west. Jesse Wilson, we are told, is thinking of entering the ministry.

In fact he has already announced that he would not refuse the offer of a pulpit, provided it were accompanied by a salary of SS00 per year. But he is very liberal in his views, and must have an understanding that he is not to be bound by the Methodist discipline. The time for the remembrance of departed loved and dear ones is now near at hand, so let us with one accord, join in with Elk City Post G.A.H. on the 30th day of May in strewing the flowers of early spring over their graves, and also on the preceding Sunday let us join with the post in paying tribute to the memory of the departed at the church. Judge Doster put in a bill for 8150 prosnect for the above is not very flat J.

II. Carney brought a couple of tering. hundred head of cattle up from his There has been considerable corn ranch near Cedarvale last week and plowed the past week. Lanffslians. will pasture them near Elk City this summer.

Grandpa Doyle seems to be a little better but D. P. Simmons is not any Local Happenings. The recent rain was death on the Eggs for Setting Now on Hand. M.P.

FRELICH ELK CITY. KAS. belter. Cinder Simmons moved back from Remember Denham's lecture, See J. W.

Love before you Oklahoma last week. He says he buy chinch bngs and it came just in time too, as the crops in several places were being badly damaged by the pesky little insects, The fee bill allowed by the county Published April 21, 1893. wouldn't give his bird dog for any board in the case of the state acrainst CITY ORDINANCE NO. 127. quarter section of land he saw there.

AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LICENSE for services rendered the state during Jim Blunk returned the latter part Asher, Jacob and Jim Davidson took Emmett Dalton amounted to $256.95. The expenses for guards, outside of this will bring the total" cost to the Tax and Repealing Ordi- nance No. 121. of the weetr romltma-here-- he has the "late war' in advising Gov. Lewel- 1GO head of their cattle to Chautauqua your twine.

Mrs. D. C. Paullin came home from Hamilton, Monday Remember the Alumni entertainment to-morrow evening. --Buy your twine of J.

W. Love and thereby save money. been visiting the past three or four county Monday. county of punishing this bandit up to He it Ordained by the Mayor and months. He likes Iowa and expects C.

Curlis is painting one of his houses about 6500. And the tax-payers can congratulate themselves, even at this this week. to go back in the fall. ling and defending the Dunsmore house. It was paid out of the Governor's contingent fund.

G. C. Clemens thinks his services were worth more, and has put in a bill of $1,000 for the same work; but Judge Webb was more James Davidson and wife, Harvey figure, that they got off wonderfully Our people will have plenty of en McCullom and Lena Simmons visited cheap. Had Emmett chosen to stand tertainment for the coming week, but at B. S.

Adam's Sunday. the chief attraction will be the grad The heaviest tain of the season fell modest in his charges, his bill being this week accompanied by a strong: Councilmen of the City of Elk City, Kansas. Sec. 1. That all persons and firms doing business within the city limits of said city shall on the first day of May 18U3 pay into the City Treasury as a license tax for the year ending April 30th, 1891 and thereafter on the first day of May each yeai, the following sums of money to wit.

DruggistB holding license to sell S70 00 Druggists not holding license to sell liquor 5 00 trial insteacT of pleading guilty, the trial would have broken down in a day or two when Judge. McCue fell sick; and Would have had to be recommenced uating exercises at the Christian church Monday evening. only 6200. Wind; JAC1I l'ROST. It cost Montgomery County kbout Sunday School Convention.

A postothce is to be put up at the at the next term. It would have been 8700 to help the Independence poor World's Fair and persons who desire Following is the program of the Rutland township Sunday School Conven like hunting for a needle in a haystack, through last winter; while Cofl'eyville drew on the treasury for about $500. The commissioners express a fear that trying to get jurors for the second tion to be held at Pleasant Ridge school can have their mail forwarded to them on the grounds. It is to be known as the World's Fair Station. trial: and by the time it was over the house, two miles west of C.

Curlis' on Dealers in general merchandise. 9 00 set of light buggy harness. Joe Harmon is treating his residence to a new coat of paint. Logan Bwatzell was doing business in Elk county Tuesday. Miss Mary Hatton, of Buxton, was visiting at Dr.

Blank's last week. Vinter lap robes and blankets are selling at actual cost at J. T. AyresV -Wm. Caiti (tikes the town cows out Monday and puts them on pasture, J.T.

Ayres Warrants every set of work harness that goes out of his shop. Mrs. J. E. Kemp, of is visiting at M.

Freligh's this week. out door relief on so extensive a sale is county would have found itself con the third Sunday in Mayj commencing Rev. B. Q. Den ham will preach at fronted with costs amounting probably at 10 a.m.

tending to create a class of professional paupers, who having lost their man Dealers in groceries Confectioners aud Restaurants Skating to not less than So.COO. Emmett's plea Song No. 122. liness and self reliance will hereafter worth several Prayer, by Mrs. Simmons, of guilty was certainly 3 00 3 00 3 00 15 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 3 00 the Christian church Tuesday night and on Wednesday night will deliver his celebrated lecture on "My Wife and Ilef Husband." Don't miss it.

Song, "Dare to be a Daniel." thousand dollars to Montgomery always be looking to the county for aid. Welcome address, Ilettle Morrison, county. Kansan Star and Kansan. con. uy M.

T. ilcCollom. Hotels Public Boarding houses Saddle and Harness Shops Two Horse dray or wagon. One horse dray or express wagon No iNO. Of OD I will deliver water to any part The Watonga Republican already Considerable apprehension was the city strictly for cash.

felt that the frost of last Friday night had ruined our fruit prospect; but, we Adjourn for dinner. AFTERNOON. Song, No. 99. Jb RANK HOPPER.

has the next presidential ticket nailed to its masthead. Here it is: For President, Wm. McKinley.of Ohio; for Vice 1 00 2 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 3 00 12 00 Born On Friday, April 14th, to Bob Davidson and wife, west of this city, a The most intelligent people of our Address to the childreri, Rev. Wolf. Physicians.

Attorneys at Law Real tate Ageuts Insurance Agents Lumber Dealers; President, John J. Iugalls, of Kansas. believe, very little damage was done and our crop will be abuudant. Cherries, perhaps, were injured the worst, community recoguize in De Witt's Lit Discussion, progress Geo. Hobsou sou.

Mrs. Isaac Broxson died Tuesday of Sunday School Rav. Culler. Volunteer speeches of 5 minutes. F.

M. Peterson was visiting friends 7 00 tle Early Risers pills of uneqnaled merit for dyspepsia, headache and constipation. Very small perfect in action. Sold by Masterman. night after a lingering illness and much but wre examined several trees Tuesday and found thatj.although the crop will Closing song by Pleasant Ridge school It is requested that each school pre suffering.

The funeral took place at east of Independence the first of the week. A number of our citizens are mak duced slightly, there will yet be abun pare their own program. Come with the Presbyterrian church Thursday at 10 o'clock, Rev. Culler delivering the The famous Buckeye Binders, dance of this delicious fruit; We cannot see that the peaches have suffered well tilled baskets. Cuiilis.

Pres't. ing calculations oh visiting the World's mowers and Buckeye twine for sale by II nrdware aud implement dealers Hardware implement and harness dealers Hardware or implement and harness dealers Hardware or Implement dealers Livery feed and sale stables Furniture dealers Picture galleries Circus shows per day. Olher shows per day sermou. Fair. J.

W. Love. A full line of repairs for MrSjBiiaqg, Sec'y to any extent. their celebrated harvesting machines Squire Peterson has recived a re J. T.

Ayres will sell 'you a halter Horses and Jacks. We have on hand with Lem Kuiffeu, Elk City. Squire Peterson brought a smali cheaper than anybody. Call and see bottle of oil to this office Tuesdav port from the weather bureau at Washington giving a general outline of. the condition of crops.

Ac printed horse and jack bills for the following this spring: Sam Drybread, two him. Bad complexion indicates an un which, he said; his son Frank brought Jacks, stand near 9 00 7 00 5 00 3 00 4 00 3 00 15 00 2 50 10 00 50 00 3 00 15 00 5 00 3 00 5 00 7 50 2 50 3 00 2 50 from the Brewster well, near Indepen To-day is the last day of school, and both pupil and teacher deserves cording to this report the prospect is Dr. Carl Schmidt, horse, stand at Grav healthy state of the system. De Witt's Little Early Risers are pills that will correct this condition. They act-on the liver, they act on the stomach, they act on the bowels.

Sold by Masterman. not very flattering for Kansas. Auctioneers traveling peraay. Auctioneers traveling per year. Auctioneers city per year.

Bankers and brokers dence. In appearance it resembles the ordinary black lubricating oil which is the vacation. en barn, Elk City; at 815 cash and S20 Osage City, which is about 100 Tickets are selling rapidly for J. on time; A. J.

Hancock, horse, stand miles due north 6t Elk City, was xit ited mile southeast of town at 66; A. R. For, the annual State convention sold on tha It is ah excellent oil for harness and other leather as it gives a nice polish. For machin YV D. Anderson's lecture at the Christ ian church to-night.

hy a cycloue Tuesday afternoon about Street brokers or money loaners. Root and shoe dealers. Peddlers traveling per day. Grain Smith, two horses aud twb jacks, stand Ladies of the G.A.R. at Newton April 25 to 27, the Mo.

P. will sell round trip four clock. Forty buildings were on Berringer place north of town at 310 The old frame house behind the totally demolished and three persons tickets at one-third fare on the certin- ery it is equal to the best lubricating oil. The well onlv Droduces about two Ewing building blew down during the Flour and feed Variety Silversmiths and cate plan. for horses aud $8 for jacks; Chas Dancer, horse and jack, stand 7 miles south killed and twenty injured.

storm Tuesday night. barrels of this peculiar stuff a day, but it readily 'sells oh the market at a It is a truth in medicine that the Read Duvis Watkins' ad in this If you want a good set of hand west Of town at 88; I. K. Ellington, horse; stands first three days of the smallest dose that performs a cure is issue and theu call and see a specimen good price. made Work harness it will pay you tb the best.

De Witt's Little Early Risers of the crayon work which they offer. call oil J. T. Ayres, Elk City week two miles north oy town and bal-lance of week at the Oravett barn at 86; A meeting will be held in this city are the smallest pills, will perform the cure, and are the best. Masterman; It is splendid work, and if you have a Steta Takashima will lecture at the to-morrow (Saturday) at one o'clock to photo of any friend which you desire C.

to. Clmgau; horse and jack, stand first three days of the week five miles E. church in this city on Tuesday; discuss the question of boring for gas, For the annual meeting of Grand to have euiarged this is your chance. southeast of town, ballance of week at Lodge and Kansas Brigade Uniform May 2d; on "Real Life in Japan." mineral of oil in Iiouisburg. Messrs.

Ivniffen's barn at 86. Rank. Knights of Pythias, at fealma, uuuej, uaiey ana juins nave maae a If you are thinking of buying a May 15th to 19th, the Mo. P. will sell r6und trip tickets at half fare.

carpet call at Bakers' and see the beau South Bend Items. Hailstones as large as -L walnuts were plentiful Tuesday night, and some even larger were found. We have heard of hailstones as large as quart proposition which, we think, is very liberal. They assume all expense and tif ul am pies they have in their exhibi The crops out here are looking fine but Jack Frost got our sweet potatoes Piles can be cured, piles will be cured responsibility, aud ail they ask of the tor. pile3 are cured with DeY itt Witch cups, but those of Tuesday night came Persons living below the high wat and beans.

Contractors and builders non resident 10 00 Sec. 2. Any person or firm failing to pay the sum specified in section one of this ordinance and taking out a license for same, who is conducting a business liable to taxation or who shall conduct a business liable to taxation without first having paid the license tax shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars (850.00) nor less than five dollars (85.00) and that each day such business 1 carried on without a license shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. Sec. 3.

Any an all ordinances and parts of ordinances conflicting in any way this ordinance are hereby repealed. Sec. 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its publication. G.

W. Stratton, Mayor. Attest: George Harrison, City Clerk, people of this township is a guarantee that no other company will be allowed Hazel Salve. An excellent remedy for the nearest it of any we have ever s'een all skin diseases. O.

T. Hay ward has lost several hogs er mars were extremely nervous over the appearance of the river Wednesday to step in and reap the profit should iapt. j. a. lAitz, ot Nowata, was lately.

The breaking up of the winter is tht they prove successful in their investi in town luesaay. ue mtormea us morning. Yv alter Myers must have some at that he received notice last week gations. Every man in the township the signal for the breaking up of syitem. Nature is opening up the traction out this way.

Ilev. J. D. Anderson vui de liver the baccalaureate sermon to the M. Peterson spent Sunday at In that his pension hatfbeen allowed.

He gets something over back pay should attend the meeting to-morrow i hi ii mt1 1 i 1 1 ii Tale Notice. dependence. pores and throwing. onv reinie. ue Witt's Sarsaparilla is of unquestionable assistance in this operation.

graduating class at the M. E. Church and 817 per month for the future. The wheat is looking fine on the on Sunday morning. bottoms now.

Grass Hopper. The Board of Directors of Oak The rain of Tuesday night was bad- Tickets for B. Q. Denham's lecture ori ihe 26th are now on sale at A Brownsstore. lm 5 A .11 1 Hill cemetery, viz Geo.

Harrison, Geo Following are the names of pupils ij ijccucu uui sim we cuuiu uuve wor Owen, Juo. II. Furse, W.C. Kewkirk ried along with a little lesi water and wno successfully passed the examina not quite so much hail. tion held at district No.

38, Chautauqua Elk City Post, Ko. 123, G.A.IL will observe memorial day, Sunday, May 28, 1S93, by appropriate serviced at the churches of this" City. Also observe decoration services Tuesday; May 30 A cordial invitation is extended to all the people to join in these services of commemoration. J. P.

Swatzeix, t'ost Com. uerryman ana m. ltuDie, are requested to meet at the furniture Several ladies were seen out in county, for graduation for district schools: Mattie Pickard, May Down-ard, Florence Brinkerhoff. Nannie store in Elk City on Wednesday, April their back yards, Tuesday night after Best Cough fcj-rup. Taetes Cro2.

Use I have for fcalefdr cash a lot of hickory and pecan stove wood, which lwill deliver in amounts of one half cord or more. L. C. Taylor! the rain dressed only in their night 1 2Gth, at one o'clock p. m.

Business of 1 ,1 I Al' llftn. tkai. littlA nliSU. i A 4. -n lit It Ziun, Cora Greenleaf ami Gertie Burns, XItovtv 1 Itt 'Pun V.

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