Independent-Journal from Ottawa, Kansas • 1

''A y.T OUENAl AWA THE OLY DEMOCRATIC NE VVSP AP ER PUBLISHED F1IANKLIX COUNTY VOL. XXXIII-NO. 13. 0TTAA, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1899. EIGHT PAGES.

ESTABLISHED IS 1865. A SURPLUS SCHOOLHOUSE. NEW TURN IN TAX-DODGING MAY SECURE A FORTUNE. it. It is idiocy for the Populist leaders to think of running an anti-expansion campaign in this state.

A ticket on that worked in the state office and whenever there i3 an important or especially intricate piece of work to be done, the fore the body until it went into executive session. Lyman Reid was granted permission to terrace his premises on the corner of Third and Maple. The appointment of T. J. MoYey to platform will be defeated so overwhelm man invariably calls Luther up and turns SUPREME COURT DECIDES THE NORWOOD FIGHT.

SECURE A JOURNALIST ELDER SINGS A SONG TO THE COMMISSIONERS. RESERVE the job over to him. Luther is regarded INDIANS TO WINDFALL, ingly that the Populist party will never again be heard of. The rank and file of our party are in favor of expansion and while the politicians may be able to con 1 the office of assistant night watch failed a3 a marvel by Topeka printers and his skilled rapidity is the envy of all his shop-mates, so the colonel states. Luther is an After Listening to Complaints from trol the convention they will not control the votes of the masses on election day exceptionally bright boy, his father declares, and the sire may be pardoned County Assessors the Grand Old Man Lays Down the Law to the Hoard Says County Assessors are Remiss.

have hoped that those running ou; for his unbounded pride his accomplished offspring. When it comes to the party would see the error of their way and quit talking anti-expansion, but they are determined to keep it up. They are Old man Elder worked himself into the The Division of the District Declared Illegal County Attorney Chapman's Clever Workings Upset Norwood People Now Have a Schoolhouse to Burn. By a decision of the state supreme court, rendered last week, Norwood now has a surplus schoolhouse on her hands. A short time will probably see the while temple of knowledge transformed production of prodigies Franklin county heads the list.

of confirmation. The committee appointed to prepare a suitable inscription for the Memorial gate at Forest park submitted the following: "Erected in honor of company Twentieth Kansas volunteers, for distinguished services in ihe Philippines during 1898-9, by appreciative citizens of Franklin county." Councilman Lemon thought that preliminary to the work of improving Skunk run a survey of that stream should be made from Third and Poplar and an discussion of aseesment irregularities at the court house last Friday and under simply playing into the hands of the Republicans and arranging affairs so that the Populist party will be completely LOCATES IN THE TERRITORY. Settlement of Mancle Indian Claims in New York Divides About Two and One-Half Million Dollars Chippewa Hills Residents Will Secure a Share. The announcement made not long sinoe that the supreme court of the United States had reversed the decision of the oouat of claims and had ordered the payment of the claim of the Muncie Indians ha3 carried joy to the hearts of a number of Franklin county residents. For the division is a large on? something over $2,500,000 and the claimants took to inform the board of its duty in wiped off the earth in 1900 in Kansas." Ex -Postmaster Kessler to Again Take Up matter.

Doubtless the antiquated Roman labored under the impression that a COUNTY GRADUATES. into a place of abode, where, perchance, Newspaper Work. Mr. John B. Kessler, ex-postmaster estimate of the cost of the work prepar- will grow up young citizens to patronize county printing deal was on and it was time to assert his ownership of the Pop and ex-editor, this week effected the Commencement Exercises of the Connty ed.

The suggestion wa3 accepted schoolhouse, in opposition to schoolhouse, in the old Church Schools Held at the Raptist purchase of the Muskogee, (I. daily which the new structure was reared. This commissioners. Messrs. Costigan, Reh and others had is a life of strange reverses.

and weekly Times and will assume con are not many. It is possible that the tier capita division may amount to The attention of the health committee was directed to the condition of numerous closets which fringe the edges of Skunk run and to the filth of that already noisorn watercourse. called attention to what they considered Everybody in the county knows of tha trol of the paper Monday. Mr. Kessler leaves with his family for Muskogee some ridiculously low assessments on city $20,000.

fight that was made to secure a school house for Norwood. County Superin property and asked that a comparison today. Years ago a division of the Muncie tribe held valuable lands in northern New be made with country valuations. The Levi Shaner was present with a rec tendent Gentry was petitioned to move The publication of a newspaper will be the old schoolhouse to Norwood. But York.

They laid olaim to a vast acreage ommendation that when the vitrified brick are. purchased for a walk on the north side of the city park that a suffi no new venture or experiment for John Kessler. He is a newspaper man from board was asked to summon tax payers into court to take oath that their valuation represented forty per cent of the Friday. A large audience of interested friend greeted the graduates from the county schools at the Baptist church Friday afternoon. The class of this year numbers sixty-five and though not all were present, there was still a goodly gathering of young people who had finished the course prescribed to be taught in the common schools of the state.

Owing to the delay of railroad traffic State Superintendent Frank Nelson could not be present. In his absence the the other patrons kicked, and having possession of the building and a goodly and held undisputed sway until advance-ing civilization drove them westward training and years of experiment, and stock of argument their kick was sus were forced throueh threats his re-engaging in the work is simply cient quantity be secured for the construction of cros3 walks. Referred. real vala6 of their property. The reform commissioners were squirming uneasily under the accusations of unfairness, tained.

Then the Norwood faction to aban Ion their lands, and con getting back into the harness as it were. The council went into executive session trarv to the usual custom of the govern- sought to divide the district. This, lie built up and published the Ottawa again, was refused by the county super Herald for years, and was one of a very ment their title was not recognized made by their staunchest party followers, when Elder came upon the scene. He informed the commissioners that they to discuss the quality of the water that has recently been furnished consumers by the water company. intendent.

The commissioners were After the departure of the Indians the few men who made a success of publish called upon and a division was ordered. government issued patents to the land ing a Democratic paper in Kansas under address to the gradaates was given by were being misled and that the only way the old regime. It used to be a favorite to the early white settlers on the red man's holdings. A claim for settlement Hon. J.

L. Bristow. AROUND THE COUNTY. assertion of Governor Glick that there to secure proper assessment was to elect honest assessors. The old man gave the Rev.

Nusbaum opened the exercises The old schoolhouse people sought the aid of Attorney Gamble, and with the association of Judge Benson, the matter was taken to court. J. B. Champan, then county attorney, represented the com- was presented by agents for the Indians were only two Democratic newspapers in with an invocation, following with a-eolo. experience of his 'son Damar," who had Clover Kansas and John Kessler Ottawa Herald and an action, to'test the validity of the harvest is on.

The yield is was one of them. Sood. been held up as a tax-dodger. He didn't think it was right; that all of his son Miss Edith Howell and Mr. Rosa Atchison delivered orations.

Readings were given by Miss Ollie Rodgers and Mr. claim, was brought in the court of claims. The Indians received an adverse decision. The matter was then taken in the When Mr. Kessler was the second time missioners, whom he naa aavisea wnn The Williamsburg cheese factory has a muoh profundity that the division appointed postmaster of Ottawa by Damar's stock wasn't a3 good as it looked; and that at one time he had as much new press.

Bhould be made. national supreme court, where a judg President Cleveland, he. disposed of his Dean Davis. Music was furnished by the Orion quartet and a mandolin club com- Lane Woodmen will conduct a celebra Jndcre Risers was asked to grant a ment of 2.50 per acre an the land newspaper property and declared that he as thirty-five dollars worth of old stuff in his back room which he couldn't "work off tion in Lincoln park, July 4. claimed -was rendered.

It is announced I had abandoned the business for good and temporary injunction restraining the posed of Messrs. Haberly. Heck Johnson aivMinc th AU- andHeck. Superintendent W. H.

Ohn commissioners from dividing me ais on any one, and he had to sell it to John A Wellsville man with lot3 of lung and that the division of the money will soon all, but there is a fascination and allure of the Ottawa schools delivered the nerve will head a medicine show troupe. Nelson, and he didn't think he ought to triot. His honor demurred. Govern re made. An agent was at the Chip ment eooTzc newspaper wort that en- diplomas.

A scholarship in Ottawa pay tares on that kind of stock. Fur meshes its devotees in subtle bonds. The ment by injunction was not to his taste pewa reservation this week enrolling the MuncB deso endants, who are, by reason university was given to air. utto aaam, thermore, the journalist continued, there The injunction was not granted. Nor newspaper habit, disease, enchantment, who secured the highest average ex was a -vast amount of tax-dodging in the of their ano estry, to participate fci the or whatever else it is, once contracted wood people yelled derisively at their county.

There was the eleotric light there in no getting away from it and Mr. opponents and at onoe voted bonds for a amination, and a scholarship in ash-burn colloge was given to Ross Atchisonr plant, out Ottawa township; its as distributions. There are about eighteen heirs at the Chippewa reservation, the following families being represented: Kessler's return to his early love is sim A junk dealer is cleaning up the discarded farm maohinery in Pomona vicinity. Gcs Johnson of Wellsville lost fifty-five dollars worth of cow by lightning last week. F.

H. Teetor's residence at Wellsville wa3 struck and considerably damaged by lightning last week. new schoolhouse, sold their bonds to the state school fund, hired a teacher and who secured second highest average. below all reason, and the ply an inexorable fate asserting itself. old man intimated that Assessor Costi Caleb, Spooner, Killbuck, Vers, Super- Few citizens of Ottawa are more highly held school through the winter.

Now comes the court's decision declar AT THE NORMAL. gaa made the rating for good and suffi esteersed for their probity of character, nav, and possibly some others. ORGANIZATION PERFECTED. integrity and moral worth than bo. The ing the division illegal.

The schoolhouse cient reasons. If the governor had stirred up a rat Enrollment Reaches 150 and Interest In wishes of the whole conmunity for success in a new field go -with, him, but his is built, but the voting of bonds was illegal, therefore the bonds are not good. Pomona has invested in a new rock tier's nest while chasing contraband beef Merchants' Association Meets tend Eleets creasesPleasant Weather Effects in Evidence. The enrollment at the county normal pile and confidently expects the same to Moreover, Norwood can have no more departure is keenly -regretted by those over the western prairies he could not have experienced any warmer time than Officers Friday Night. be an incentive to goodness.

school of her own. ameng whom he has lived and labored for the past twenty years. has reached 150. The delightfully cool A meeting of the Ottawa Merchants' association was 'held at the "Commercial Next September, when school time comes again, Norwood children must weather of the week has had a very ben THOSE WHO DO NOT. patter off barefooted prodigals to the 3lub rooms Friday night.

The meeting old schoolhouse, bearing their humili -was called far the purpose of discussing ation with such fortitude as their little Williamsburg people have invested in an edition of the Bible with many pictures and words of one syllable. Mrs. Rawlin3 of Pomona, wife of Commissioner Joe, has 545 young chickens to care for and train up to become spring fries. Young Bert Wymer of Pomona, who enlisted in the army while under age and matters of intejest to the association and that which followed his remarks. Mesfs.

Costigan czd Reh and their followers were neither slow nor guarded in -expressing their contempt for the journalist and his journal. After the speech-making was done and the assessors had relieved their minds at the old man's expense a coterie of the county's strongest reformers wended its way over to the organ Office and said those word3 which the orran publishers have by this time nearts can summon, or in igno to elect officers. Chairman Skinner of eficial effect upon the work. Both teachers and students are manifesting the heartiest interest in the studies and well prepared recitations are the rule. The scare which resulted from the last quarterly examination is still in evidence, and many a normalite, fearful of another rance at home.

the 'Trade Extension committee of the The fault for all the expense, the What Is Tliougfct of Them By Those Wk-e Do. While most of the real estcte men tieir hands full in negotiating deals, renting houses and answering the questions of intending purchasers or renters, neighborhood fight which now only in tensified, and the legal entanglement, whoso discharge was earnestly sought by hij cuoiher, has returned Loiue from tan learned to know so well: "Stop my aper. arises, of course, from the blundering incompetence of J. B. Chapman, who was appointed county attorney at the request of old man Elder.

Francisco. Commercial under the auspices of which oommittee the association was organized, called the meeting to order. Messrs. George Lathroparad S. W.

Aber-nathy were elected president, and secretary and treaearer, respectively. At the suggestion of Mr. H. S. Topping the president was instructed to appoint a committee of four to confer with the The Williamsburg Republican, which SIGNED UNDER DURESS.

few Bit ia their offices and annoance that business is dull and that there is no demand for real estate investments. Commenting upon this fact yesterday, one of the prosperous agents said: You views everything through rose-tintea spectacles, discerns a mammoth brick ED SNOW'S VISION. Mescrs. Fraser and (J rift In Have A Sensa tional Set-to and the Matter Reaches and earthenware plant looming up on the horizon of the future. will find pessimists and croakers in very Co-art.

line of basiness, and there are iust as As a conclusive bit of evidence that 'Sign that paper or you're a dead there's something in a name the fact man!" The-statement accompanied by a vigorous examination, is giving to his oi hor 'trork time et? attention'' which would doubtless otherwise be spent in rscra-tion. The normal colony and the whole southeast end of town is a veritable ped-agogues's quarters is taking life good naturedly. It is hoped that the smoothness with which normal life and studies are progressing will be apparent in the country schools this winter, and that from the best normal the oounty has had will come the best year in school. The following is the enrollment for the week. Ottawa Caldonia Lister, Yertie Sears, Mary Marsh, Maude Stewart, Sadie Hamacher, L.

E. Rathbun, Laura Sheldon, Myron G. Brown, Charles A. D. Jacobus, Lucy E.

Lester, Bessie Cusick. Williamsburg Lillie Imes, Emma lines. Quenemo Lora E. Anderson, l'eoria Lou Thompson. Princeton Nellie Kious.

many of them in our lice as in any other. They sit back in their chairs, wisely shake their heads and tell you that the country, and Ottawa in is going to the deuce. They would make may be cited that Mrs. Hightower of Topeka was severely injured by a stroke The Ex-Pnbllc Printer Discerns Defeat In the Distance Lugubrious Prospect for Populism. Contrary to a prevalent opinion E.

H. Snow is not dead and buried. He is still on earth and seems to be taking an active interst in state politics. He was inter flourish of a weapon, was delivered bv of lightning last week. Mrs.

Hightower was formerly of Williamsburg. you beiiveif you listered to them long Mr. W. W. Fraer, Main street merchant, tc Mr.

J. H. Griffin, Main street merchant, this morning. Being thus urged A dog balonging to the Shaffer family enough, that everybody -wants to sell and Santa Fe ofEoials to arracge for a cnorn-r ing train up from the south, over the, Southern Kansas line. Messrs.

Sfcinner, Topping and Becker were appointed committee on constitution and The good roads subject wa3 discussed at some length and a aiianimoce sentiment favoring the improvement of the highways expressed. Varioss merchants reported satisfactory experience with out-ef-town purchasers who called for coupons entitling them to hrve their railroad refunded. The pirsi seems to be working smoothly and it is steadily enlarging the town's trade. STARTING EARLY. east of town, went mad Tuesday and bit nobody -wants to buy.

They tell you that Mr. Griffin signed the paper and then viewed Tuesday by the Kansas City JournaVs Topeka correspondent, and as the deals that are mad a do not emoant several dogs in the neighborhood before went in search cf the officers. to anything and have no significance The paper in question was a written being killed. Among the dogs bitten were those belonging to Mr. Decker, the Bunns, Pete Reed, Harry Wertz and Mrs.

"These particular gentlemen may be might beexpeoted his news are at var ianoe with those of the rank and file of statement setting forth that certain allegations made against a member of the right from their -standpoint. The con the so-called party to which he belongs. MoMillan, all which have been sent to ditions they piotare may be" realities with Fraser household, were false. Informa- themselves. But if yon will stop to con- However, the people of Franklin county have not lost all interest in the erstwhile the happy land of dog heaven.

Williamsburg Star. -n xt xl. i. ai. tion that discreditable reports were be- sider you vrill find the reason they n-nniaA ing circulated -by Mr.

Griffin was brought are noa aoin? any ocsmess is -liieoause to Mr. Fraser not long ago. The latter they have no time to go out and get it. Journal man and ex-state printer and anything coming from him or through him always attrtcts the attention of the local cohorts. The Journal said: gentleman did not wait to entploy dip They are too busy tailing abcat bad lomacy, but arming himself with a written refaction and a piece of ordnance times and 'dull business to hustle around and work cp trade.

When they fell down "Le Pache Charlie" whose cousins have sold exprience to the gullible public ever since the year one, got in his work at Wellsville last week. The old, old game of giving two dollars for one was so attractive that all the loose dollars about town were soon gathered up. Le Pache Charlie and his ilk serve a useful he hunted for Griffin at the Griffin Ottawa Infants Engage in Horss Stealing Remarkable Instance of Juvenile Depravity. Dallas Higgins and Bert Hatley, two negro boys aged eight and six respectively, are entitled to the pennant if such a trophy can be properly award-id for an on one trade they immediately retch the music store this morning. Griffin conclusion that there is 'nothing doing entered an emphatic denial of the author as the sleng expression goes.

While Ed H. Snow, for four years the state printer, and who has spent more money in the the interest of Populism than any other five men in Kansas, is one of the few leaders of that party who beliove3 in expansion. He predicts that the Populist leaders will sway the next state convention and resolve against expansion ship of any gossip. He knew nothing other agents are doing business, 1fuey are Uncle Billy Churth Dead. A telephone message from Williamsburg yesterday conveyed the announoe-ment of the sudden death, by heart disease, of William Church.

The announcement came aa a severe shock to the relatives in this city as the old gentleman, though of eighty years of age, was not considered in especially poor health. Messrs. D. S. and W.

H. Church and their wives left immediately for Williamsburg The funeral is held from Central cnurch this afternoon. With the death of Uncle Billy Church the roll of Franklin county pioneers loses one of its most prominent names the county itself a citizen who had Bided in coue: the Urness and but what a mercy it is that they about it, he said. But the gun was telling why there is so business. It is example of infantile depravity.

These brought into display and the statement not at all surprising that they are left in youngsters last Tuesday entered the barn was signed. Mr. Fraser was arrested thv lurch when thev indulge in this on the premises of Rev. Pugh and took this afternoon and will have a hearing pastime." therefrom the dominie's bugg? horse. tomorrow morning on three counts.

He is charged with assault with a deadly are not acoompanieb by the fool killer. Farmer Welsh, who is chief of the bureau of publicity and promotion of the Williamsburg fair, is reaching out for attractions. A request for his presence has been mailed to Willie J. Bryan and that gentleman, is now booked as one of the attractions. President McKinley.

They bridled the animal and rode it away MULCTED FOR WHISKEY SELLING. while the family was at dinner. Proceed weapon, aisusroance oi the peace ana and then the ticket nominated by the convention will go down in defeat, by an overwhelming majority. 'Just how the Populist party can oppose expansion I cannot understand" said he, today. "Our party has always contended that it contained the brains of ing to the stable of William Combs on carrying concealed weapons Druggist Youngberg Falls Itto the the north side, they attempted a repeti ClutoZies of the Law Monday tion, but were detected in the act by Good for the Pacific Queen Victoria, Pope Leo and other dig-nataries will be listed.

It is announced J. E. Youngberg, the north side drug members of the Combs family and put tG The Missouri Pacific railway company gist, wa3 ia police court Monday for flight, abandoning the animal first taken. Rev. Pugh soon discovered the loss of the state, but it is not demonstrating it I on this question.

Expansion is a nat-- ural thing. Everything either expand3 has given notice that it will deliver free selling mtoticants contrary to law. He that Funston will be invited; hence, Funston's name goes down. Mr. Wilber Home, son of J.

B. his horse, which he had left securely tied of cost the stone necessary to the con- was fined seventy-five dollars and costs. in a stall, and naturaly concluded that the and gave notice of an appeal. He wa3 loss was not without sinister featnres. The represented by H.

P. Welsh. matter was reported to the police, and William Frank and Marshal Smith ap it was not ion? until the missing animal peared as witnesses for the prosecution. strnction of the Memorial gateway at Forest park; furthermore that it oarry at half rate the lumber needed in the preparation for the forthcoming assembly. A few years ago the same company geneiously donated the 'city a largfl quantity of Joplin gravel for the construction of walks and drivewavs in was recovered.

The toys were not arrested, however, The marshal had appeared at the drug store Saturday and interrupted Frank in but the father of Hanfty was in probate the act of causing the swallows to home i court today seeking the commitment of ward fly. The glass of which Frank was drinking smelled strengly of whisky, the park, and by many other acts of hi3 offspring to the reform school. Mr. Casteel Goes Gunning. according tae marshal's testimony.

similar nature has proved that it feels more than a passing interest in Ottawa rant himself swore that he bought and W. Casteel, an old man, was before drans whisky. An effort was made to and the Chautauqua assembly. Corporations generally may be bet the his honor yesterday morning and after a impeach Frank's testimony, but the hearing was sentenced to pay the judge evidence was allowed to stand. who helped in establishing the best institutions in the commonwealth.

William Church was born in Green county, December 25, 1819. Thirty years ago he moved to Kansas with his family, settling in the southwestern part of Franklin county The white settlers were few and far between in that section in those days, but Mr. Church found suitable conditions of soil and climate, and spent the remainder cf his life in the neigborhood. D. S.

Church, sheriff; H. Church, A. N. Church, Miss Lucy Church and Mrs. Jack Hamilton survive their father.

The latter two reside at Williamsburg. Assembly Hoard Meets. Further detail in the work for the ooming session was considered by the Assembly board at its meeting Monday night. A contract wa3 closed with Prof. Henderson of Chicago to fill the only vacancy on the program with a lecture on "Prison Reform." With the exception of Patriotic day attractions the program is now completed.

The board continues its correspondence with some of the best known heroes of the Spanish war for the purpose of securing their presence for that occasion. Mr. W. T. Pickrell give3 oversight of Assembly police.

The committee on privileges, composed of Messrs. Wilkinson, 8mith and Brown was instructed to adxertise for bid3 for concessions. Missouri Pacific railway company i3 a notable exception. five dollars and costs, which he did. Mr.

Casteel was taken in Tuesday night in Evil That Men Do Lives After Them. possesion of a jag of generous dimensions and a dangerous looking gun. Dod Lummax died at his home in this IA. A. IT city yesiernay.

nis who is Advertised Letters. Following is a list of letters remaining in the Ottawa postofSce on June 13. After two weeks they will be forwarded to the dead letter oSce. Some weeks ago, it is said, Mrs. Casteel Home, living north of town, wa3 quite badly bitten by a rattlesnake, this morning.

Wilber was at his Uncle George's a short distance from home, gathering strawberries, when he was bitten by the reptile. He went at once to his home and a doctor wss summoned. He was bitten on the right leg just above the knee. The bite was quite severe but he is getting along all right now. Williamsburg Republican.

During the electric storm Ia3t week Mr. John Heiber was in his yard and about five feet from the lightning rod on his house, Mr3. Heiber was in the house and about the same distance from the rod with a burning lamp in her hand. One streak of lightning, one loud clap of thunder and Mr. Heiber was lying unconscious on the ground and Mrs.

Heiber wss holding a lamp in a dark room. It was somejtime before Mr. Heiber came to himself. The lightning had ran down the rod. Lane Graphic.

Mr. Marion Ogle and Ed Ramps who live on the same farm near Prairie Center got into a quarrel Monday, about who should use a certain gate on the farm and in the fight that followed Ogle was struck over the head with a single tree, crushing the skull and rendering him unconscious. He was attended by Dr. Woodard, who removed part of the skull. At last reports Ogle was still unconscious and the doctors had small hopes of his recovery.

Ramp3 gave himself up to the officials at Olathe. Wellsville Globe. and two hundred dollars disappeared or retrogrades. The human body Jgrows and expands for awhile. Then it comes to a standstill and finally dwindles away.

The same is true in all natural things. The same is true with governments. A government must either expand and improve or decay. It cannot stand still. This has been an expansion country since the time of the war of the Revolution.

It will continue to expand for centuries to come. If it doesn't the republic will fall." "There was a time in Kansas when the Populist party was the fiirst to start an issue. It has associated itself now for so long with the Democratic party that it has become a negative party. It 13 not for anything particularly, but is against anything the Republicans advocate. There are many thousand Populbt3 in this state who will not follow.

the leaders of a negative party. They want to be on the aggressive. If the Republican party i3 the aggressive, and the Pop the negative, then they will ally themselves with the former. The leaders may howl themselves hoarse in the campaign, but they will not bring the progressive Populists back in line. What will our party say when the Congressional Record of '97 ia drawn on us and it i3 shswn that all our congressmen were shouting for war, and then after it was declared, all of them switched to the other side and denounced the war as a crime and criticised the conduct of our government and the soldiers? Why, we will be made the laughing stock of the state.

We will be called copperheads of the worst eort, and no matter how much we deny it and fame about it the people will in a great measure believe rather good looking, brought a long obituary to this office to have published from the Casteel home. The disappear ance was coincident with that of Mr. and stated that her mother would buy Adkins. John Blair, Miss Amanda Mr. Wilse Border and since that time Mr.

two extras as soon as the insurance Casteel has been threatening damage to McBride. W. A. McKee, Miss Anna Meyer, J. L.

Monger, J. W. Slankard, Lewis (2) Sayman, S. O. money was settled.

Now that don't go. liunnell. tno. Jno. Eads, R.

Dannel, Mrs. Ea Farver, J. M. somebody. Tuesday night he started to We have been in town eight years and leave town to make his threats good but Dod Lummax has never paid a cent for Hickman, John Sittmons, Allen B.

unfortunately his enthusiasm got beyond tnis paper. Me toos it two weeks once, control before the bailiwick of the night rloptins, Frank Jt wife Van Camp, C. C. Johnson. Mrs.

Ilanna Wassen. G. R. but when the collector came around he said he had never ordered it and would not pay. I Johnson! Mrs.

Phebe watch was passed. Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Henry N. and find that he has never taken a Law icuuo paper. 11 uoa ioiks want an Persons calling for any of the above should state that the same have been advertised. J.

P. Habbis, Postmaster. obituary let them write it out and have it the postmaster paste it on the bulletin board. Lawrence World. A.

Record Breaker. Colonel Newcomb, editor of the Pomona Enterprise, was in the city Tuesday. The colonel 6tates that his boy Luther, who is employed in the state printing office at Topeka, is doing well and has already established a record-breaking reputation. Luther, the colonel states, ia the fastest compositor who has ever Conncil Proceedings. The city council met last evening in adjourned session, all members except cnariey and Edwin Bennett arrived $19 to Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo.

The Santa Fe route will sell excursion tickets to Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver at rate of $19 for round trip. Tickets to be sold June 2a to July 11, good returning until October 31. Remember the A. T. s.

is tb only line from Ottawa running in Colorado Springs and Denver over its own rails, and quick time and good service insured. for full inibrmattor. arply to S. M. Caxi-beix, Agent.

Wednesday noon from Yokohoma, Jap an, for snort visit witn their uncle. 11. uonncilman Chnroh hfinrr nrar.t- M. Bennett. Wellsville tine business engaged the attention nf A summer school i3 tn progress in the basement of the university building.

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