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ounty yenne VOL. I. NO. 42. WANO, KANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 10.

1880. JAS. A. FAOKLER. BOB tOO NIB'S ORATION' A Southerner's Description of Its Ef foot on a New Englander.

Several months before the outbreak of the war, Robert Tombs was booked for a speech for Atlanta: When the 'Dealer night came for the speech, the streets swarmed witli the people streaming In the region of Osbornus in ancient Rome, there was a citizen who, falling to gather from the populace the sheck-els to build a palace by the ordinary honest methods of trade, conceived the idea of a great lottery by which, undef the guise of making a gift to the putyirj library of Rome, he could rob the poo people of their monejr. His plan prov ed a success and he accumulated thou-sands of moniiy for which he gave no" return: After that day, on through many years to the hour of his death his great ambition was to prove to the" citizens of Rome that he was an hoa- est mah. His failure remains a lesson eved down to the present day. up to the court hons6. It so happened Shelf eavy ant that I fell in with a 2Tew EnglanUer who was stopping at one of the Hotels THE RUSTLER.

OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER. Published Fridays nt Want). Kans. C. E.

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Hoffman for a day or two; and as he expressed a desire to hear the' great Georgian I took him along with me. HardwarE, fellow had broken his eye-glass. His glosjy beaver was the worse for the part it had taken in the" applause. Just then the Meeting broke tip( and I drifted off in the crowd. But I saw my nian again that There wa3 a torch light procession down town, and iii the very front rank rushed a b.ire-headed man.

waving his pich-pine torch and roaring at every fitepi 'Rah for Bob Toombs!" It was the sold undemonstrative gen-tleiliari from New England, The next morning I called at the hotel where the stranger stopped and inquired alter Him. "Asieep," said the clerk. "You see he got plumb full Of Toomb's speech, arid then fooled around with that torch light procession until he singed all his hair off, arid he got all mused up with hot pitch until he was a sight to see. Then he set' em up for the boys, arid I reckon hell want some seltzer when he wakes." I left and never saw the man again. Hut I atways wanted to get a chance to ask him what he thought 6f Mr.

Toomb's speech. Atlanta Constitution. "You never heard Edward Evertt; did you?" inquired riiy fcompanion, us we started out. "No," I replied, we think Very highly of him down "Yes, no doubt, but His style would not suit your people! He is alwdys Agricultural Implements, calm and dignified. lie never rants, His elocution is simply perfect, and no living man equals him in precision 0.

Cs RANDALL Will make your FINAL PROOFS as cheap as the Land Lawyers at Oberlinj or as cheap as atiy man in the district; Having had twelve years experience before the Local Land offices at Kir-win, Wichita, Oberlih, and the General Land office at Washington; D. is prepared to do yodr business correctly and in accordance with the late1 rulings of the commissioned. Give him a call, opposite the postofflcei At wood, Kans. of diction." Pumps, Stoves, Tinware, Cutlery, "I don't see how he can move the remarked. D.J.

The Xew Englander smiled supeN McHugh ior. "Tliere lies the difference between' your people and mine," he said. "Yriiir HEAL ESTATE AMMUNltf I OM. flur-teey "'Jh! give me a lock of your hair, darliug, Just give meone lock of jour Said a yellow-eyed dog to a rough-looking cat, Asleep on a tumble-down stair. But the cat wakened up in savage affright, And placing her fur upon end; Sharpened each nail, and loudly did wail, "Com, on! my fur I'll defend." Then the cur made a spring fpr the coveted fur, For he, and the cat were old foes'' But instead of the fur, that yaller-eyed pur, Found her nails stuck last in his knows." Bnt he let the cat go to gria a great grin, As he unto himself said: "Dog-on you; I see why A-mery-kee Don't want any more fur-in trade." -BUDDBELL.

talk about a speaker moving the masses. With us the masses moves the speaker. I mean that our masses are intelligent and lliir'k ior themselves. They would laugh at a speaker who addressed them in a spread-eagle fashion. XoWj I have been up under such orators as Evertts, i Mails, Iron, Stsel, and Builders materia! No.

40ioi Land Office at Oberlin, Kas. Feb. is, 1886. Complaint having been entered at this office by Frederick Metrser, against the heirs and legal reprei sentatives of Pbilip Eberhart, deceased, for failure to comply with law as to Timber-Culture entry No 1010, dated February 13, 1885, upon theSW section 18, township iange4ow, in Cheyenne county, Kas, with a view to the cancellation of said entry; eon-testant alleging that the heirs and legal representatives of Philip Eberhart dee'd, have failed to breafi the first 5 acres of sajd land during the first year and made no improvements whatever, cither in breaking plowing! cultivation or planting to timber, trees, seeds or cuttings, the said parties are hereby sum, moned to appeai an this olllce on the 13th, day o( May, i8i6, at 10 o'clock, a to respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged failure. 35-4 TILLY SCOTT, Receive No 4340 Land.Office.at Oberim, Kas, Mar, to, 1886, I Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of iiU intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made hefore judge or.

Clerk of Dis't, court of Kans. at Atwood on' AOrril-iSi 1886, viz: JACOB FREDRICK SCHILLING No 1130, for the sw Ti Row and tf, seC5-Ta-R4ow. He names the following witnesses to. prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, Air Notary Public, Election Ndtibe Notice is hereby given, that an ele ction for fixing the permanent county seat of Cheyenne county, in the state of Kansas, arid the election of Cuiinty 6 0 IT MADE A and Township officers, will be held on the 15 day of May, 18S0, at the places SPEI ALT Y. Summers; Winthrcp arid others of that school, and I must confess tliat, while I am a Democrat, I can not read the speeches of your famous southern orators without amusement.

Your speakers overdo the thing. They, are too florid rind grndiloquent. They do iiot deal in facts and logic. sir, no speaker living can move "Wait uiitil you hear Tombs," I broke oii "My dear sir," said my New England actf uantance, "I feel in advance that lie trill not please me. I am sb constitute, I have such a judicial mind, as' it were, that I can not help judging a speech simply upon its designated herein, as follows: Xol township, all cjuali- Aimon Kyan, Michael O'Laughler, Wm.

Mc Kay, L. Kallios, all or Wano, Cheyenne county, i 1 1 Tl 1 "('- 1 1 1 1 ned electors residing in Townships Deeded town Lots. DONE TO ORDER: No- 436X Ofjiee at Oberlin, Kan.Mar 15, 1886. I Notir? is hereby given that the fallowing. ni.l two (2), three (81 four (4 and (5); thirty-eight (38) also Townships three 3) four (4) and five (5) in Range thirty settler has lied notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that proof will be made before Registerand Receiver at nine (39), shall cast their ballots at Oberlin, Kas D.

W. Cave's office in Bird City, in We have 200 town lots sale the only deeded ones in Wano "rang on May 25, 1886, GEORGE CLARK, B. 3313, for the SF.J Sec. so, Tr R41 Hannah J. Mercer having D.

S. 378 on same land is noti-lied that ftnless she appeare at the same time, her U. S. will be cancelled. He the following said Township; Wano Township.

No. 2. All rfualified merits a logical argument. If it is only what you aoutheners call it lias no weight with ine." "All right" responded rather ing in pi'ice from $10 to $200; Satisfaction Guaranteed in Every Case ii.iicnnc: iu pruvc bin continuous residence nuu kidii anuu ui miiu iana, vir: William Kyan Felix O'Kiel, L. F.

Forrest, Atkinson, all ol electors residing in Township three (3 four (i) and five in Range forty (40), uaigier, neuraska, 138-43 Patchin, Reg, 1 4379 Land office at Oberlin. Kan, March 0, 1886. Notice eiven that the fnllowinfr-nami also in Township three (sj four (4) and five (5). in Range forty-one (41) and also Township two (2) three (3) four ftm i fnlv.lorrt ALSO'- acinar nas men notice 01 nis intention to make final Kans. WANO; proof in support of his claii and that said proo( will be made before the Beg and Recr at Oberl i 11 hi JACOB HOFF-J- Shall Cast their VOteS Ut the Office Of I MAN, number 6si, for these sw aec 15, an't- W.

McKay, in Wano, in said town ED. Land Atty UESfliY GIESKE, Clerk A number of relinquishments on i kiiu ne sec za, 13 ir 40W, ne names-the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, vizi John James Shaw, William Buck, and Jacob liu all of Wano, Kans, 39-44 1 A PATCHIN, Reg, both timber claims and homesteads. ship; In Hour-glass township. No. 8 All qualified electors residing; in Township one (1) Range thirty-seven (37), also "I trust yo will riot be bored to-nig'tit." We walked on some minutes Hi silence.

The New Englander Was a man of about 45, and his appearance sustained what he had said, of himself. He was as stiff as a f-guro cut out of cardboard. His eyes had a cold, tfxed stare. His thin lipes were curled in a perpetual sneer. He seemed to have atout as much fife as a marble "What is that noise?" he asked'.

"The crowd, shouting for Toombs," I answered. "They are impatient "There is where you differ from us again," he said "In my part of the country we ar not demonstrative. We never lose our heads, it is a rare thing to hear boisterour appluue at II04380 Land alTie Oberlin, Karifas, March 19, '8, Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler ha filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be maHe before the judg of district nourt, or in his absence the clerk at At- Will locate settlers on GbVerriment iii Township one. (t) and two (a; in Rang' tfiirty-eigb't, fn' Township one two in Range thirty-nine also land in Cheyenne and adjoining coun wood. Kans, on Miy 1 iSfh, John gap- t-N, 1J 3241, foe ths.nwSj' C.

Iii MM Tl sec 35, 4 r4ow. giesee Martin, Lai Attorneys and Abstractors, Atwood, Kansas. Attend To All Matters Affecting Government lands. ties. Having been residents of the county for the past six years and 111 lownsuip one ana two in ltan names the folloviine witnesses to nrnv.

his traveled over a large portion, extend ous residence urop, and cultivation of, said land' McKay, Charles Winebar, Hays Mitchell and A I) Vsrgon, all of Wano, Kansas, A PATCHIN, Keg, forty also Township one and two in Range, forty-one, also Township one Range forty-two 42j shall cast their ing at least 100 miles in every direction from this place, we can find for the ll; ballots at the residende of J. Ketcham. at the Hour-glass Ranch on Section thirty-three 33 Township lj new settler as fine and valuable lands us there is in the west. Pre-emption, homestead and' timber claims, with water in' abundance, are yet to be had. lake Testimony in Final rroofs, and Acknowledge and Draw Legal Papers.

Range in said township our public meetings. As for nieI never Save Ejtj ense in Your Proofs and Make Them at the Clerk's Ollloe In Atwood, BALLOTS: County seat Land seekers are respectfully invited 1 was disgusted' with this icy ego The ballots cast for the Ibcatirii of to call on or uddresj us at Land OTice at Oberlin, April 1886. I Notice is heieby mvrn that the follwing-named'. settler has filed notice of his intention4e aaake final' JHoofm support of his claim, and that said proof, will be made be ore the judge of the district or lit Oils absence the clerk thereof, at Atwood. Ks on May as, A.JL.

EMERSON for the sec as, town 3, r4ow. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence nrf cultivation of, said land vu John G. Long, wm McKy, John and Wil 1am Cue's, all of Wano, Kansas. 4S-47J A PATCHIN, Reg. 1 No.

4479" Lai.d Omce it Oberlin. Kansas' April 7, Notice is here given that the followi Bg-aamed aettler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of I is claim, and that said preof will be made before the rudae of the riicfrtrt tist, and relapsed into silence. Ar the permanent county seat shall read. riving at the court house we secured HALLACK HOWARD fj "For the county Bvjat ancf shall des seats the crown, Fortunately there was plenty of room, as the meet ignate the place. i.

i E'ectioh of ofllcers. PI PE ing was held out-doors. I gave my Wano Lumber Yard. ICAITS. ocii up iai ine enjoyment or tne occasion, and did not even take the At saiu election shall be voted for, persons to fill the following coAnty Lewis John Hbltzf.h, President, or in his absence the clerk thereof, at Atwood.

trashier. my companion, who DUNDY COUNTY BANK, I AMP'S nti lvr.u sr sat a seat or two back of me, Toombs irr.r. Bnk'i Collections for the wj neK t'A nwtf nw'v iwV. see SS.tf. sriow.

names the follnwin "mmuu, CorrespondeBts. was at hi bett. His indictment of Our Stock is Complete, fA A i prove his oontinuous residence upofi.and cultivation of, land vit.i Edward Ramsey, Columbus Ramsey, I. Hwodroa and A. btewart, all ef tfenkelinan, Nebraska.

i Chemical National Bank, New York. First tional Bank, Lincoln. Nebraska, the republicans and abolitionists were teritlic. His words seemed to have '-Go'v'ce, Osceola Bank, Ne- tnich as is kepi in all first 14-47J A PATCHIN, Reg. Nebraska, John Mickey, Osceola Bank, Nat wings of Barnes, and went straight to the mark, liaising higli9r and higher ofices.

Three f3 County coniinisionevs, One I Count Clerk. One 1 County Treasure. One LI? Probate judge. One(l) Sup't of Public Inctructiii. One Register of Deeds.

Ope Sheriff. Pne Coroner. 6ne Coiinty Altprney. One Clerk of the District Court. One County Surveyor.

-7 ucnueinian, Pleura: class yards. We will sell Wano House' CHAS. WINEB1D TlLASTKRaSTDWv v.cu with each flight of eloquence, he looked the very genius of revolution. The stone work or In 1 "IT? chfeap for speech was literally thunder and flame. driver to Chicago, Denver to Kansas' City, Denver to Omaha, Cmaha to Chicago, Kansas City to Chicago, Omaha to St.

Louis, DEST LINE FROM dASHf W.1to, Kansas The wild cheering of the audience did not annoy riis. It was music to my C. DONALD. A iUM at LAW. W.0.

Kansas, fire at ntsn ears, but toward the close of the speech One Representative. There shall also be elected Jn I camo to the conclusion that there F.E.RICH, JOHH LOKG; Proprietor: liri. Uealerin Liquors and must be a Maniac j'ust behind me. township: IcCartv Fiiarvin. rassr: ST TO EAST! One Township Trustee.

tU when in the citV' pool or Sucii delirious yells I never heard in my life. Finally I shifted my position VERCON BROS Wano, Kans. SURE CONNECTIONS LOW RATES BACCACE CHECKED THROUGH. BUILDERS, VDo all k.nd, of Carpenter work in Reasonable rates. Agents.

neat manner One Township. Treasurer. One Township Clerk. Two Justicrs of the I'f ace, Two Cuiisti.blt'S. Given under onr hand mid Bird City, this Tilt day of ik-, A.

Tin's Hotel is newly Jbullt and neatly furnished. Cleanliness practiced in every department. Affords the besi arcommodations in the eity, S3 L' WATERMAN, M. D. Through tickets over the Burling Kansas.

Wano, SURGEON, Wano Kans, Stk of DruKSMelicin" 2 1 Ollet Articles and lJrdsgi.t's and managed to get a look at Toomb's noisy admirer. Could 1 believe my eyes Standing on a wooden bench, pounding with his cane, and at the lop of his voice stood my Xew England friend. I stared at hi in paralyzed amazement. This was the man that eould'nt be moved, didn't care for eloquence, who never applauded. Knowing what I did the spectacle was ludi ton Rout ere for sale by the Union Pacific, Denver Rio Crando and D.

1880. O. C. R. RANDALL, all o.her principal railways, and ATTORNEY AT LAW, Atwood.

Kansas. Will practice in all the courts of the State and "lucu u7 aiio nig lit, TJACON ft BOD PLOW MANU- by ell agents of the "Burlington Routs." S- Courts Special attedtion eiven to the Crim Co. Commifsioners. J. M.Kctthfiu.

W. W. McKfiy. John F. Aim ry.

Uenerai tlaclcsmithing, Celia, Kan. U. 8. MAIL APASSCNCCR LIME. El MOLDS PROJUEIORS ro WANO, KANS.

TO BENKELMAN HEfi ZnlS Os, Frii 1 1 ,1, ttmnert with imm. I) inal Practice in Rawlins, Thomas and Cheyenne counties; also to land contests cases before the Local and GenerrJ Land Olliue. All kinds sf land business For. further Infc-mation, to GOODALL, BLACKSMITH. Does all kinds any agent, or to Attest: 13.

W. Knott. County Clerk oj iVsuo Xansas dona and collections promptly attended ta P. S. T'k'tAt, omaha.

to. Jn bit excitement the noor 'of Cheyenne county,.

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