The Champion from Norton, Kansas • 3

ma'am boards there bo it is quite Datura We own this space Ladies jackets aid Misses cloaks going at special prices, which means lower here than any where else at F. M. Lockard's. Beautiful marriage certificates for sale by the Probate Judge. No happy family should be without this diploma, tf.

Ladies suitings from 12i to 15 at Lockard's. Bergs' Little Giant Pills are surest.saf-est and best. Sold by Moulton. Alas, Solomon! The preseat ambition ef our officers to impair the fame of the Solomon by incas ing behind iron bars its time-honored malefactors, will not receive countenance from this paper. The glory of the Solo mon depends upon'the freedom of those now incarcerated: the fame of our bar-dockets rests upon the hostilities incident to that Solomon, and the bloody drama of life must have a villian.

Thus in the play if the knave bo too early captured the plot is lame. So let the villians of Official City paper. J. VV. Conway, Editor Prop.

EAST OPERA BLOCK. have made a special arrangement for 11 1 a' a a position to nonaays ana are in the finest line of for him to get near the "school ma'ams" as he is treasurer and often has to count money and hand to them. Farmers are generally husking corn. kphyh While we cannot describe or enumerate our great variety of elegant attractions, we are very glad to show them to visitors. We claim for our stock general excellence and reasonable prices.

A. M. Reeves, Jeweler. Card of Thanks. We desire to thank the friends and neighbors for their sympathy and assistance in the burial of our little son.

Mr. and Mrs. II. Harris. Notiee to Stockholders.

Notice Is hereby civen that there will be a meeting of the stock holders of the First Nation, al Hank of Norton Kansas at their banking house on Tuesday the 12 day of Jan. 1892, for tiie purpose of electing directors, and such business as may come before them. Dated at Norton Kansas this the 3 day of Dec, 1891. Chas. M.

Sawyer. Cashier. HOGS. Miller and Schaffer will pay the highest price for your hogs on Monday of each week, bee them before you sell. Office in First National Bank building Also buy at Almena on each Tuesday.

Nice, bright baled hay at Kahn Bros. Go to Poe for best selections of Ladies' and Gents' gold watches, chains, lockets, breastpins, pendants, gold specs, gold pens. Ladies necklaces, bracelets. Clocks and everything at prices so ou can af- lord to buy. JNo old goods.

If you wish Mufflers for Christmas pres ents, get them of Mrs. J. F. Kennedy's. Two thousand old negatives at Marsh's gallary will soon be destroyed to make room for new' ones.

Parties wishing duplicates from these will order early. Something for every one and every one is pleased who sees and purchases from our great line of choice selections of diamonds, watches, clocks, jewelery and novelties at A. M.Reeves'. 30 bars of soap for $1.00 at Carroll's. Shimeall's old stand.

GO TO MOULTON'S For Drugs, Books, Stationery. Filling Prescriptions, Etc. The reason C. M. Poe makes photographs cheaper than others, is because he does more of it and better work.

Go to W. G. Carroll's to buy youi Christmas Candy per lb. 10c. Nice, bright baled hay at Kahn Bros.

You can learn more about bargain's and you can see more Clothing at Calamity prices than at any other store in town at F. M. Lock ard' s. To trive hair a beautiful, glossy and luxuriant growth, try Beggs Hair Re- newer. Sold by druggists.

Buy the celebrated Koch Ladies' and Children's Fine Shoes. Tney are stylish and always retain their shape. For sale by M. F. Kansas.

Christmas Candy 10c. per pound at Carroll's Bruner' Block. The mildest, pleasantest, safest and surest laxative in the world is Beggs' Littie Giant. We guarantee every bottle. Sold by Lyons.

Call and examine goods. Over coats for $3.00 F. M. Lockard's. Get your Christmas presents of Poe.

Mrs. J. F. Kennedy's is the place to buv Silk handkerchiefs cheap. Nice, bright baled hfy at Kahn Bros.

We now have our stock of merchandise in store and it will do you good to see it. So come and see tis. W. R. Caxon.

Call on Marsh, Photographer. He will tell you why he can produce work which is superior to that ofhis competi tors. Don't forget that Marsh Photographer, in "in it." For hair that is fallin'g out or turning grav.try Beggs' Hair Renewer. Sold by Lyons The Grier House pays the highest price for quail, chickens and eggs. Carroll is selling good3 cheap in order to reduce his stock before invoicing.

A large Stock of Goods to be turned quick on close margins, at F. M. Lock- ard 8. "Oh! how horrid these blotches look on my face Well, do you know one little bottle of Beggs' Blood Purifier will remove them? Everj' bottle guaranteed. Sold by Lyons.

Nice, bright baled hay at Kahn Bros. When other houses offer anything cheap they feel that they must apologize for it by saving it is a. Special sale at Lockard's. Goods at bed rock prices at Carroll's before invoicing. Little Giants! Little Giants.

Bergs' Little Giants for constipation. Thev never gripe and no bad results follow. Sold by Moulton. CORN. Milieu and Schaeffer want about 4000 bushel of corn.

A fine line of Candies always on hand at T. I. Foster s. We sell and warrant every bottle of Beges Family Medicines. Moulton and Lyons.

Lamps: A nice line of Rochester Stand and Hanging Lamps just received. Come and examined them. M. F. Garrity.

How fearful those blotches on your face. Are you aware that one little bottle of Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood Maker will not only remove them but cleanse your blood so that they will not appear again? bold and warranted by Lyons. Wanted drivers. to trade work horses for C. W.

Possox Our Shoe department is full and com plete Call and we will take pleasure in showing you th ough the stock. The new new story See the goods go at Liockard We have not time to keep track of our competitor! prices, but we win meet any and all prices in our line. M. Liockard It is time to think of Chrismas presents. A nice photograph is very appropriate and Marsh is the man to produce them.

Hosiery and Lndcrwear in this space we cannot enumerate the qualities, but we have them all. i M. Lockard. Buy your Furniture of W. J.

Bower, 5000 bushels of oats wanted at the highest market price. C. W. Poasox. How's This WTe offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of catarrh that can not- be cured by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure.

F. J. Caexxey co Prop. Toledo. O.

WTe. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney foi the last fifteen jears, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West Trtjax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.

O. Waldixg, Kixxax Martin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting direct, upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 73c.

per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Nov. Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of an order of sale issued out of the District Court of Norton county, Kansas, wherein J.

J. Watkin.s was plaintiff and David Bils-land, F. M. Barton and Mrs. F.

M. Burton his wife. J. S. Martindale and Mrs.

J. S. Martindale his wife were defendant, I will on Jan. 1892, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. at the north door of the building now used as court house in the city of Norton, county of Norton and state of Kansas offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, all lie right, title and interest of the above named defendants in and to the following described real proper situated in the conntv of Norton and state of Kansas, to wit: The west half of the north-eastr quarter of section thirty-three (33), township twenty-one (21), range five (5) west of the sixth (6) p.

m.Said property will be sold without appraisement to satisfy order cf sale. Sheriff's oftiee, Norton county.tdansas, Dec. 2 1S91. HeakyJoint, V. J.

atteiisox, Sheriff. Attorney for plain tiff. Notice for Publication. In the District Court Norton county, Kansas. Willian V.

Baldwin, plaintiff, vs. George F. Coleman et al. defedant. George.

1'. Coleman, Lucy Coleman, Frank Gray, W. A. Otis enccesor to D. K.

Goode co. and Frank Gray will take notice thai the said William W. Baldwin plaintiff, did on the 28, day ef September 1891. file his petition in said District Court, within and for the county of Norton in the state of Kansas, against the said George Coleman et al, defendants, and that the said George F. Coleman, Lucy A.

Celemjn. Frank Otis successor to D. E. Goode co. and Frank Gray must answer said petition filed as aforesaid, on or before the 22d day of January 1892, or said petition will be taken as true, and a judgment rendered in said action against said defendants, George F.

Coleman and Lucy A. Coleman for the snm of four hundred dollars, with interest thereon at the rate of 13 per cent, per annum from the 1st day of July 1891 and for costs of suit; and a further judgement against said defendants George F. Coleman, Lucy A Colemrn, Frank Gray, X-V. A. Otis successor to D.

F. Goode co. and Grank Gray for the foreclosure of a certaiu mortgage upon the olio win g-descriDed real estate, to wit: The south east quarter of the south west quarter of section (22) twenty two, towuship (5) r.ve south of range (24) twenty four west of the 6th p. m. lying "and situated in the county of and state of Kansas, and adjudging that said plaintiff has the first lien on said premises, to the amount for which judgment will be taken as aforesaid, and ordering said premises to be sold without appraisment, and the preceeds applied to the payment of the amount due plaintiff and eosts of suit, and forever barring and lorclosing said defendants, and each of them, of and from all right title, estate, interest, property and equity of re demption, in or to said premises, or any part ttereof.

S. W. McElroy. Dan Hart, Att lor pfaiutm. Clerk of District jourt.

In the Dourt of couuty, Kansas Henry l. liiduie, pptiiitiri. vs Alary i. Holliuay et al, defendants Jiary iiollmay will take notice Uiat the Eaid lienrj 1. biauie i.laniuu, uiu on the iiotli uay of oeniember lttol.

Hits itis petition iu suiu District Court, wnnin and lor tne county ot Norton Iii the state of Kansas, against tue said Hilary lioUiaay, The Ouuraniee investment company and D. M. Davis receiver uetendauis, anu tual the said Alary H. noUiuay must answer said petition filed as aforesaia, oh or belore the Ainu uay of January ifc9, or ealu petition will Ue taken a-j true, ana a juugmeiit reuuereu 111 saia actum caul ae- icliuuul, inury uumauy tor uv tuui oi sii nun- urea lorty itto noiiaie, wun liiu-ieei. mereuu ut tne rale ot is per ceul.

per annum lruiu me lei. uay ot Oclouer lefo; anu lor cobIb ot suit; and a fur- tner juumenl aguiusi saiu ueieauante Alary iaoiuuu, lUe ciuuraiitee luvesLmeiilCompaay ana xvi. uu.ib fcceiter lor me loiecioouie 01 a cer tain mortgage upuu luc loilownig uescrioea real estrte, lo ma noun liau 01 lUe toutn east quarter; ana tat souili wet-t quarter or tne soum east quarter ot section (19) nineteen and tne uortn wesl quarter ot the norm taot quarter oi sections tfiiity in township (o live soutii of range izl) twenty-one lying ana siluaitu in tue County 01 Norton in the state oi Kansas, anu adjudging that said plaiutili have the first, lieu on said premises to tne amount tor whicu judgment will be taken as aforesaid, and oruering tne premises to be sold without appraismcnt, auu tne (irocoeas applied to the payment of tut amount due plaintiff and costs 01 sun, ana lorever Uarrmg ana loreciosing saiu detenuants anu eacfi oi tfiein, ot anu irom all right, title, estate, interest, property and equity ot redemption, in ana to said premises, or any part thereof. is. W.

AicEhoy, Attest: uan iiart, au tor piamun. Clerk District Court. In the District Court, Nortou coanty, Kansas. iNoiniau F. Thompson, pUiiuUii, vs.

John F. A. Smith, Louise M. Hodgen and a. F.

iiodgen, defendants. To the aoove named defendants. Yoa and each of you. are hereby notified that you rave been sued by the aoove named plaincih rn the above entitled cause of action and that there is new Ou tile in the office ot the Clerk of the above court tne petition of the pluinutt claiming of you tLe sum ot witii interest thereon ai the rate of 12 per cent, per annum irom Hie 1st day of April, lb9i -and all costs ot mis action. ITahititE alleges in said petition, tne execution and delivery to 'ine Kquity jiortgage co.

oy the detenuantft, ciobn F. smim and Carrie A. sunt ot one certain promissory note ot drawing interest at aoove rate and bearing date Apr. 1, 1300 wnictt is now due and owned by planum, 4so ol even date witn said note and lo secure tne payment Hereof, tue execution and delivery to saiu co. Dy the defendants binilh aforesaid ot a certaiu mortgage on tue following uelcrioed premises situated in JSorton county, Kansas, to wit: The south east quarter of section two, township live soutn rante twenty live wesibth p.

in. Kansas. that his interest ana lieu in ana upon tne said premises ure superior to tfie interest and lien of eacn aud an 01 ine sia defendants tnereiu and thereupon, i'laiuuil asus judgment tor tlie aoove amount with interest and costs as aforeaaid; that said mortuase be foreclosed that the interest and den ot eaun aud all or the said uetendauts in and non the said premises oe forever barred and cut utl that said premises be Eold and the proceeds annlied to tne payment ot costs herein and the haiaoce thereot toward the satisiaction of plaint ifl.8' judgment ana tor such otuer relief as equity may entitle planum to receive, on are further noiitied that you must answer the petitnon of uiahtulf filed herein on or netore January tne si, l9i or same will be taken as trae and judgment rendered as above set f-nth. A. Smith and L.

II. Wilder, Attorneys for plaintiff. First publication Dec. 10, 1891 in the District Court, Xorton county, Kansas. Normen F.

Thompson, plaintiff. vs David F. Beck, Matilda liaynie, George V. Haynie, A. C.

Orafiani and uran am. defendants. To the above named defendants. You and each of you. are liareby notified that you have been sued by the above named plaintiff iu the above entitled cause of action and there is now on file in the office of the clerk of the adove conrt the petition of plaintiff claimingof you thesnm of $01 1.

50 with interest thereon at the rate of 12 per ceat. per annum from the 1st day of Feb'y. 1891 and all costs of this action. Plaintiff alleges in eaid petition, the execution and delivery to the Equitable Mortgage Co. by the defendant, David F.

Beck of one certain promissory note of 5500.00 drawing interest at above rate, and bearing date Feb. 1, 18S6 which is now due and owned by planiS also of even date with said cote and to secure tbe payment thereof, the execution and delivery to 6aid Co. by the defendant, David F. Beck of a certain mortgage on the following described premises eitnatedin ISerton county. Kansas, to-wit: The south east quarter of section twenty six townsoip four south range twenty two west 6lh p.

m. Kaneas. That his interest and lien In and upon the said premises are superior to the interest and lien of each and all of the said defendants therein and thereupon. Plaintiff asks judgment for the above amount with interest and costs as aforesaid; and that said mortgage be foreclosed that the interest and lien of each and ail of the said defendants in and upon the said premises be forever barred and cut off; that said premises be sold and the proceeds of sale apblied to the payment of costs herein and the balance thereof toward the satisfaction of plaintiffs judgment and for such other relief as equity may entitle plaintiff to receive. You are further notified that you must answer tlie petition of plaintiff filed herein on or before the aid day of January i92 or same will be taken aa true and judgment rendered as above set forth.

A.I. smith and L.H. Wilder, Att'ys for Plff. First publication Dec. 10, 1S91.

HANDKERCHIEFS AND MUFFLERS Manufacturers' prices. FTTBLISHICD KVEBT THURSDAT. ubiciption one year -2? ix month three month .50 Entered the post office at Norton, Norton Countv. Kansas, as second-claet mail matter. VOL VUI.

Uec. 17. NO. 44 The Home Market. DAVIS, 11.

1.Klevntor, HARRIS, IS Klevtor, nay: Wheat 50 62; Rye Corn Oats 68 20 Corrected each Wednesday. A. Ji. OFT, DENTIST. Bruner Block West Door.

Foster Lumber Co. For Lumber and Coal Dr. White has drugs, for sale for cash Take your hard winter wheat to B. A. VanMeter's mill.

Baled hay Iuquire of Kahn Bros. The jail hn a bodyguard night and day. Ezta Wyatt is here from Nebraska on a short visit. Lulu Jones is home from Indianapolis to spend the holidays. All goods engraved free of charge pur-cc3ed of A.

M. Reeves. The club dance is inaugurated by Mr. and Mrs. Brown to night.

Art Kahn is in from Colorado to help the home team during the ruh. One week from to morrow will witness the greatest hanging of the year stock-inga. Bert Water's whole family have been all bedfast with lagrippe durms last week. Tuere will be a union Christmas entertainment at t'te court house Christmas eve. All are invited.

Norton county has an atrocious Jail, a criminal til. a cesspool of foul odors and 110 decent man will be caught in it. .1 V. Vinins is home from Phillips-burg after puUing down for the people there a citv well affording ample water. You will find the Paradise of Christmas shoppers at the old and reliable Jewelery store of A and see for yourself.

M. Reeves. Come The V. uoW iu reular natftlb'g at the home of Mrs. C.

D. Jones on Saturday afternoon Dec. ItHh. A full attendance is desired as it is the time for election of officers. All the Sunday school scholars of the Christian.

Baptist and Presbyterian schools are urged to be in their classes next Sunday, so a complete roll can be made for the Christmas, tree. W. K. Case and Ed. I.

Jones left for the Keelpy institute in Dwigl.it, Illinois where the lattex will go through the bi chloride of gold treatment. We says he has no habit necessary to be cured. In the coming term of the Norton city a commercial department will be shorthand, book-keeping, penmanship, typewriting and commercial ar ithmetic will be taught to begin with. II. L.

Grieb darted down upon us this week from Milwaukee where he is collection agent for a lumber yard, lie reports a qjirl at his and everything old fashioned otherwise. Re will return todny. You will find diamonds, watches, clocks jewelery of eyery description, silverware, cake baskets, castors, yases, card cases and card receivers, silver s.alt and pepers the original Rogers Bros, knives and forks the best manufactured, at A. M. Reeves'.

The present rivalry between the editor of this paper and its troops of advertisers to occupy the space of the CnAMPiov. is a war principles. Their theory is, Cheap goods. Dot rapes and murders, should pass for news; while we hold that good things to eat is better than a whole volume of gossip. The next day after election Frand Stoddard had the pleasure of eating dinner at Carmichael's with Jim Burwell and N.

Cheesraan who were going north to the railroad. If Frank was greedy for fame and bounty be could have earned both then. Cheesman is married to Jim's half aunt, we are informed, and was taking him out of the country after the Lenora robbery. lion. George A.

Spaulding. the Machi-ayelian diplomatist of Philiipsburg, was In the city yesterday on legal business. During an hour's wily interview he permitted us to surmise that while not in the hands of his frienemies himself, it is an opportunity freighted with big iwport so ghelf-woin politicians and subsidized statesmen will not be forced to run for office against their professed wishes. the Solomon continue until the end of the tragic chapter. Cummings dead, Estep Bectenced, the Biirweils eaptured! Nay, gentle reader, these are schemes to deprive us of sensations.

In the name of Mercury, patron god of thieves, we protest! Even now the lonesome Solomon rolls over its grumbling sands whining for the daring lads of old who haunted its secretive wilds, and if the last remnant of us thorough-bred braves be thus shut out from its murmuring waves, the Solomon with griet will sink beneath its pebbly bottom, cover its shame with alluvial and hide from view forever. A few of the Congressional Aspirants. Webb Mi Nall. W. II.

Nelson, A. N. McLennan. A. II Ellis.

.1. 11. Keedcr, Lee Monroe. J. R.

Hamilton. G. A. Spaulding, M. Chambers.

C. D. Jones, John Bisi-ell. Charle-i Hull, J. B.

McGonigal, W. S. Tilton. Frank Danford, E. J.

Turner, Clark A. Smith. and Any one of which will sacrifice his time to serve the Big Sixth in congress. Dr. White's mother of Wymore, Nebr.

is here on a visit' Vesta Kelscy is a reader of the Champion ia her own right. Remember the Art Studio in connection with A. M. Reeves' Jewelery Store. The lumber sold in Norton this fall makes a great hole in the Wisconsin pineries.

The snow that made the afterpiece in the rain storm of this week, was a roaring farce and it 13 now gone. During the holiday rush Link Drum-mond will help Monseigneur Franc Gar-retti. the Count of Italy, in the hardware store. The Cripple Creek Prospector, publish ed at Fremont. by our former Kan san W.

K. McCrea. comes to us stamped in gold New gold fields." A rain settleJ down upon us on Sunday morning continued its showers all day and night, all Monday and Mondav night, thus insuring a huge crop next year. Melbourne, avaunt! Dr. Turner has erected a Gag staff at the northeast corner of the square to sup port his weather signals, the courh house pole not being Jong enough to carry all the flags necessary to forecast our weather.

The greatest line of fresh new goods at A. M. Reeves Jewelery store making the matter of selection an easy and pleasant recreation. You will find appropriate and ussful gifts for old and voting. We are in receipt of a complimentary card to the 29th session of the Kansas Teachers' association at Topeka.

Dec. 29 SO and 31. An Excellent program is announced upon which are the names of J. H. Ely and D.

C. Nutting for topic discussion. John Cochran, a truthful and competent supporter of this journal, informs us that he killed a snake four feet long as it across, the road last Thursday, Dec. 10. John Is a sober man, this is prohibition Kansas, and while we do not brag of snakes we give this true istory as an object lesson on northwest Kansas climate.

It is with, a bouncing, diddle dee dancy papa's blue eyed pen that we record the advent of a little girl baby at the home of W. T. Shoemaker, on Saturday. The Kansas climate has been considerbly scandalized for its unseemly haste to in augurating the first baby of a properly ordained'household; hut the climate eoes scot free this time, for she is the initia tory after a timely marriage of ten years. Billy now goes about with a Mrs.

Wins low's soothing syrup air whistling (he can't sing) wootsy cootsy tootsey, little baby." Rockwell City MJss Effis Carnine, principal of the Rockwell City school, has resumed her labor's after a vacation of four weeks. Lewis Covey jr. is very sick, so low that he is not expected to live, Scott llolsingor had a "husking bee" for the young and an oyster supper at night; the oysters were pronounced splendid by all. as far as we have heard. They were prepared by Messrs.

J. II. Shuey. ard G. W.

Bishop. There were thirtyflve that partook of the bountiful repast, and all seemed to enjoy themselves while spending the evening in a social manner. The little seven year old son of Mr and Mrs. Geo. Reed was kicked by a horse and badly hurt cutting a bad gash above the eye, which nearly deprived him of his sight.

Rain! In tne winter time well this is what will make people all feel in a good humor, for it will be splendid for fall grain. Wesley Joseph came very near getting lost in the fog on mam 6treet, but be found himself just as he neared the post office building; but then the "school We .1 tne offer 5-- SILK At I AHN BROTHERS, i 1.