The McCune Leader from McCune, Kansas • 4

Elmer Welch reports that he The Kline Citv Mills McCUNE LEADER. I I- YEAR. M. F. SEARS EDITOR.

Published every Thursday in McCune, Kansas. JTintrred for transmission through the mails as sec-ca'E-class matter. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1x1 11 ruj Go to Roese Roberts for paints and oils. Miss Florence Hank went to Cherokee Monday. For toilet soap and toilet articles goto Roese Roberts.

A slight shower of ram fell Tuesday night. The two daily newspapers of Pittsburg are engaged in an angry news Comrhunjcated. McCune, Aug. 16, 1893. Eeitor Leader.

I see in your valuable paper of July 27th, one of the business men of your city says the way to make money cheap and plentiful is to repeal the exerrqition laws and make every dollar a man possesses subject to the payment of the debts he'' incurs. The editor says this suggestion is a good one to pon Makes the best grades of Flour by the Roller Process: Custom orders filled promptly. We pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE for a trial order Flour' Milling Co. FOR Gt Write of LONG-BELL our McCune Dealers In- LUMBER CO. Shlrujies, Sash, Ce Bricks, Leads, Oils- near Gulf De-- McCune, Kan.

I Lumber, Laths, ment, sand. and Office and pot. STOP -W" he yards Best Hotel in the city. Situated in the business centre, with good sample it is very popular with Commrcial men. JOHN FAIR, Prop.

Go to Peak's Lumber Yard K2X Red Cedar Shingles, Siding, and Finishing full supply of Yellow failed to notice on his trip to Cowley county many sections of the country with as goop prospects for corn as we have around McCune. He states that after he crossed the Neosho river the evidences of drouth were to be seen and the farther west he got the more damaged the corn an- i -t peareu to ue. A stranger called at Mr. Watts 1 livery stable last Wednesday and hired a pony to ride a few miles in the country. He gave his name to the boy in charge of the stable as Switzer.

He never returned with pony, and since then been searching for lieves he has tidings Mr. Watts has them. He be- of the pony at the Osage Mission, the abandoned it; rider having Program of the Christian. Endeavor Convention at Pittsburg. The annual convention of the Fifth Christian Endeavor district of Kansas, comprising six counties, will be held in the Christian church in Pittsburg August 29th and 30th.

The program, to be observed is as follows TUESDAY AFTERXOOX. 2:30 Devotional Service. 2:50 "Greetings''- Qn behalf of Christ. Rev. C.

Martin. On be half of Local Union C. H. Husband of Pittsburg. 3:10 Response.

F. H. Gamel, of Cherryvale. 3:30 Bible Study. Pastor F.

G. Mitchell, of Kansas City; 3:50 Adjourn. TUESDAY EVEXIMG. 7 :30 Praise Service. 8 :00 Address Rev.

S. Phillips of Topeka. Solo 8:30 Address Rev. J. A.

Rond-tnaler, D. of Indianapolis, Ind. WEDNESDAY MORNING. (5:00 Morning Prayer Meeting Mrs. Harlan, ot McCune.

Bible Promise Meeting- Mrs. Robert Carpenter, of Oswego. 9:00 Bible Study Pastor F. G. Mitchell, of Kansas City.

9 :30 Daily Conduct of Endeavor-ers Miss Lena Cox, Independence. 9 :40 Points and Pegs for CommitteesElder S. W. Brown, of Cof-feyville. 10 :00 10:10 Recess.

10:20 Business. 10:50 Why I am a Christian En- deavorer Dr. L. Jones, of Buf- falq. tl Enthusiasm Francis Black of Independence.

11:45 "Lift up Your Eyes" R. W. Chrichton, of Abilene. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 1 :30 Prayer for Pastor and Societies led by Mrs. E.

C. Reed, of Parsons. 1 :45 Business. 2:15 Free Parliament Rev. J.

A. I. of Independence. 2:55 Bible Si udv Pastor F. G.

Mitchell. 3 :20 Bible. Classes in our Societies F. H. Gamel, of Cherryuale.

3:35 Junior Hour In charge of Miss Emma S. Cooper, of Kansas Citv. 4 :35 4:50 7:30 8:00 Question Bpx. Social Reception. WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Song Service. Montreal L. L. Roby, of of Topeka. 8:10 Music.

Address Rev. J. A. Rond-thaler, of Indianapolis, Ind. 9:00 Consecration Meeting C.

Squier, of Chanute. -R. Lake View. "7 A good rain would be acceptable just now. Miss Lizsie Gregg, who has let-n visiting her parents in this vicinity, left for her home in Springfield last Monday.

She was accompanied by her sister, who will spend a few weeks visiting relatives at that place. Miss Luie Martyn of Pittsburg is visiting the family of R. Roseberry at present. Quite a number of our young people attended' Catholic services at Osage Mission, last Sunday. The ice cream festival in Mrs.

Woodman's grove, proved to be a very profitable and pleasurable event. J. N. week. Roseberry is in Parsons this Miss Rosa Saddler spent Saturday and Sunday in our midst.

Viewer. Island Items. Watermelons and chills are tho order of the day. O. T.

Hull, of Oak Grove-spent Sunday in these parts. Quite a number oru, Islandites attended church at New Hope. Sunday night. The ice cream, supper 'at Valley City last Thursday evening was well, attended considering the weather. T.

Y. Xeal and family expect to start this week to the northern part of Missouri where -they expect to make their home in the future. These will be an ice. cream festival at the residence of Mrs. Relecca Roseberry, on Wednesday evening, August 30th, for.

the. benefit of the Methodist church. Everyone invited to attend. J. Roseberry from Parsons last Sunday, Stranger.

The strike of the Pittsburg miners is practically at an end. The miners at Frontenac have accepted the Santa Fe's proposition of 50 cents a ton and a percentage for lump coal, the year round. The Santa Fe company employe about 1,000 miners and they will soon be lif ting great quan tities of coal. Under the new scale the skilled miners claim they can make more money than they did the change in thejereen law. Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat-1 dent business conducted for moderate Fees 2 JOUR OFFICE 13 OPPOSITE O.

S. PATENT OFFICE 5 ana we can secure patent in less tunc tiian those i remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or with descrip- 5 tion. advise, if patentable or not, free of I charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured.

A Pamphlet, "How to Obtain Patents," with? cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries sent free. Address, 2 IC.A.SNOW&CO.: F.W.Wohler, PRA CTICAL SILVER SMITH, Is now established in Roese Roberts Xh-ug Store, and pro-paired to do all kinds of Watch and Jewelry Rrepairinrj at rea-able rates. All Work Guaranteed.

Xat on's Restaurant t' Candies. Nuts and Fruits in stook. Meals and Lunches short order. Cool Summer drinks nnd leverages always on hand. MRS.

W. T. CATON, Prop. Montana Held Up. The little village of Montana, a few miles southwest of McCune, was visited by highwaymen last Saturday night, and they succeeded in getting out with a haul of alout $28.

Messrs Livesay Allen of this city have a branch store there in charge of J. M. Livesay. Mr, Livesay closed his store alnrnt eight o'clock, and startod to his sleeping room. To get to his an he had pass Freeman's store across the street.

A few feet west of Freeman's store and near his sleeping room he noticed two men standing at the hitch rack talking in low tones. He looked at them closely as he passed and made up his mind they were plotting mischief. He proceeded to his room and secreted his money that he had taken in that day and then came out to see if he could not yet a proodlook at the men. They avoided his gaze as he parsed them and he went on into Freeman's store. He immediately went behind the counter and told Freeman alout the men being there and of his suspicious concerning them.

Shortly afterwards the two men came in and asked to see some handkerchiefs. In going lack to where the handkerchiefs were kept Mr. Freeman succeeded in slyly re-1 moving a pocicet ihmjK containing a large roll of bills from his iocket and casting it underneath the counter. When he turned around to show his customer the handkerchiefs, he found himself looking at a revolver leveled at his head. Mr.

Livesay was also held up by the other bandit. The roblers demanded that Freeman hand over his money. Freeman told them that it was in the drawer, but they marched him to it and made him hand it out. The amount in the drawer was about They then made him go to the safe and get what money there was in that. Mr.

Freeman had in his safe alout 22 which lelonged to the Montana church. This they seeured, also. After asking Mr. Livesay to contribute his funds, but who convinced them that lie had none, they went out of the store and soon got out of town. Searching parties were soon out.

but no trace of them was found that night. The robbers were on foot, and if prompt pursuit had been made they might have been captured. Two men were arrested near Columbus the next day on suspicion but we have not heard yet whether thev have been identified. The rob bers wore no masks and -an reauily be recognized if they are cuxturcd. II.

Willey retiu-ned last Saturday from his old home in Missouri-He reports that the Democrats in that neck of the woods are almost ready to crucify Cleveland, and declare that he is a renegade to his partv. Many of them are free to sav they have voted the Democratic ticket for the last time unless the party carries out its pledges with regard to silver. The towns in Southeastern Kansas are visited by very few drummers at present except those who represent the grocery houses. Over in Missouri the same condition of affairs exists. People are obliged to eat or there would be no necessity even for the grocery men to Ik? out.

Many of those carrying other lines have leen called in by their houses and given a lay off until: trade conditions improve. The evidences of hard times are brought- so squarely before the people and the fact that but a few mouths ago under a different administration there were none of these marked signs of depression can not fail ta be productive of a wholesome lesson. The forsaken war cry of the Democratic party 4 -The Robler Tariff, 'and the radical change of rout pf that party on the silver "question, is even nick ing the old mosslmcks of Missouri wonder if their really is or ever has leen anytliing conijisteut about Bom-lxnisin. For once they are showing a determination to revolt against the party lash, and are not going to 1hjv down to tie Sultan of Eastern Democracy. They cannot see that the Sherman law is resiwn-sible for the mischief that Cleveland charges it with, but instead they are free to sav that Cleveland is in a conspiracy witli England and Wall street to place the West more coni-pletel in their iover.

Well, it i an ill wind that blows no one any good, and Republicans can afford to be serene about Cleveland's apostaey and the, row there is in consequence. 1 LOCALS. Bring us your job work. Subscribe for the Leader. Go to Peak's lumber yard for your iumbeiv See those Patent oil cans at Live- say AJlen, Itoese Roberts keep the finest perfumes and purest drugs.

The finest oil cans on earth. Some- Thing new at Livesay Allen. Wid Stater is again in McCune af ter a visit of several weeks, in Kan sas City. Mrs. File, of Sorento, 111., is visit ins her brother, W.

G. Willey in this city. M. H. Kennedy, inade a ousmess trip to, P'eabodyKansas, the first of tug.

week. Mrs. Charlev Wallace and her daughter. Miss Nellie, visited friends in Parsons this week. A good rain favored the needy localities north of McCune and gave the corn crop timely succor.

Misses Glen Clayton and Agnes Clayden, of Pittsburg, were visiting friends in McCune last Sunday. Willie Sayers is taking charge Tom Fairs transfer business during his absence on his southern vacation A. N. Winchell, of Monmouth, favored the Leader office with a cal and a dollar on subscription last Saturday. A.

H. Greg, of the Island, was in town Saturday with a load of fine watermelons, for which he found a speedy sale. JK W. Gordon and family from near Girard, enjoyed the paternal hospitably of Mr. and Mrs.

Judge Copes last Sunday. James Roselierry, of the Island, was in town Monday. He claims to have the finest lot of Polan China pigs in the state. A barbecue in which the colored people of Cherokee county are participating, is in progress a few miles south of Sherman City. I.

V. McCune was stationed on the barbecue grounds near Sherman City several days this week serving refreshments to the crowds. Mrs. H. Copes and children who have been visiting Judge Copes and family several days, left for their home' in Ft.

Scott last Saturday. Tom Fair took his departure Monday afternoon for an extended tour among the larger towns of Texas. He will be absent several days and expects to derive both pleasure and profit out of his. trip. The members of the Christian Endeavor society had a picnic at the Neosho river last week.

Quite a number were there and all had a pleasant time. Boat riding was the principal amusement. The Epworth League Social at the home of Carlie and Ida Perrine last Friday evening was a pleasant affair and all who were there speak in high terms of praise of the manner in which they were entertained by their young host and hostess. Wm. Croft is one -of the farmers near McCune who is not discouraged on account of the wheat allure.

He will try and see what kind of a yield he will get next year from 100 acres. He had in about 00 acres this year but did not cut but about half of it. Dr. Mahr of this city has been appointed on the board of examining physicians for Crawford county. It is a position he deserves, and will fill with credit, He has great popularity among the old soldiers, and ir-respactive of party they are glad that he has received the appointment.

Mrs. Anna M. Strahle, wife of C. F. Strahle, living two miles west and a half mile south of McCune.

died Saturday evening, August 19, of paralysis. The funeral was preached at the Pea Ridge school house Sunday afternoon, and the burial ceremony took plaee at the McCune cemetery. Large bills and posters have been distributed advertising the Crawford County Agricultural Fair which will be held in Girard September 12, 13, 14 and 15. The directors of the fair have made out a liberal premium list, anii (hiding its progress there will be many exhibts arid. attractions well worth seeing.

Tha financial question: is. being cussed in all-of it jhases dis cussed in various-phases by our citizens. Loyalty to party. cuts no figure these street debates. There are some Democrats that are gold standard (or Cleveland apostles) and others that have the courage to deny that, Cleveland is an exponent of Democracy.

Some Republicans are for free coinage of silver and others are worshiping the golden calf John Bulls pet animal. The Populists, without an exception are for free silver. The disputes often get very warm. H. R.

M. Ford received a letter from McGreggor, of Baxter Springs, j-i one day this week containing infor mation alxut the supply of tents to had at the Soldiers' reunion which takes place next week. His closing remark in the letter was "Thanks to Hoke Smith, we are going to have the largest gathering this year we have ever had," There can'bo no doubt of this. Hoke Smith has become a regular incubator and is hutching out Republicans even faster than he i diminishing the pension rolls. paper war.

Dr.Kyger and his Sunday School class enjoyed a picnic at the river today. Mr. Duran, friend of V. last Sunday. Elmer Ham of Oregon, an old McCune's visited him and, George Mahr went to Parsons Tuesday to witness a play at the theater, John Robbins who has been down in the Indian.

for a few days, arrived here last Friday morning. Mrs. Stater, who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. C.

F. Elerick. left for her home in Kansas City Wednesday morning, Less than a month until the Cherokee Strip is opened, and some of our citizens are already practicing to make the run. "Lige Howerton has a touch of the hay fever, yet can still, can, scent a finance debate from And, by the way, he has just as many "clinchers" as any of them. A news comnnmication came in during the, absence of the editor last week, and his attention not being called to it, was not printed, and of course is too stale for this week.

Mrs. W. A. Garrison and children and her father- Zimmerman, ot went to Hollowell Mon day to visit relatives. Mrs.

Harrison and the children returned Tuesday. Wid Stater's Lyceum Theater company has been playing all week in Parsons. Those who went over from here to see the company said they were drawing very good houses. H. M.

Ford says that as a recruit ing officer for the Republicaa-party, Hoke Smith, of Georgia, is a stupendous success, and has so informed the chairnianof the Keupbhcan county League. I. S. Boyer, of Mathewson, was in town yesterday and made us a call. He is one of Labette countv's promising young school teachers and will in a few days enter upon his amies as instructor at Dennis.

In It Again. Call on me at Miner Martin's old stand, east side Hamilton street, tor lemonade, milk shake, cider, oysters. crackers, candies, nuts and lunch. Come and i will try and make you happy. I.

V. McCune. MvKjHue.Xan. The editor of the Leader is patient and long suffering, and so far has refrained from saying in those columns that the "monetary stringency," has affected, his- business, but if some of the merchants do not get ashamed of themselves and put in their ads, we will have it to do. Removed, The public and patrons of the Farmers' Bank of McCnne are hereby notified that the bank has been moved from the building which it formerly occupied to the room jiist one door south of the postcffice.

Thos Evans. A Georgia editor in a fit of desperation dashed off the following: '-The wind bloweth, the water, floweth, and the farmer soweth, and the subscriber oweth, and the Lord know-eth Ave are in need of our dues. So. come a-runnin', ere we go.a-.gunnin' this thing dunnin' gives us the The Western Coal and Mining company's shaft at Fleming near Cherokee, was entirely destroyed by fire last Wednesday evening. It is supposed that the fire originated in the engine room, The loss to the company was about Jew buildings at the shaft will be built at once This is th first time in the history of McCune that two freight trains a day have passed through the town.

According to the progress made the first six months of the Democratic administration, we will soon advance from three freight trains a week to one mixed train every other day. Everything is getting mixed now-a-days. The only way we can get straightened is to elect a Republican president and congress in 1896. McCune, although not a large city, has quite a 'number of people who are not employed at anything, and what is to be deplored as much, they do not want to be. This class of course, does not include those who have investments or an income from past industry, but applies to those who do not work and no one 1 e-members ever to have seen working.

In these days of hard times when everybody is concerned about making both ends meet, people are beginning to wonder how they exist. The expected has happened. Hoke Smith's policy of retrenchment has leen set to work in the vicinity of McCune. Five pensioners tielonging to the 1890 class last week received notice that they had been dropped from the pension rolls until such time as prove a disability sufficient in the judgement of Hoke Smith to, entitle them to reinstatement. We are told by good authority that without exception, these unfortunate fellows were among those who A'oted for a change and against the party that had given them the only law that enabled them to get a speedy recognition of their rights.

One of the five has been heard to saykthat he has had a mess of the Southern confederacy, as he is now convinced that they never have quit fighting the blue coats. He hopes to live long enough to vote tho Republican ticket I der on. To this, I readilv acrree. I will ask a few questions Is it not a fact that we usually look at questions of this nature from a sel fish standpoint? For instance if a number of men are owing us ajid we think they are a little slow, and money is hard to get as at the pres ent, we think we would "like to have the exemption laws, repealed, and we would squeeze our money out of them. But the other, fellows set up the claim that thev have been disappointed.

They hold that the same laws are the salvation of the poor man. But to the question. If all the exemption laws were repealed would it make money plenty or cheap? If all the debts were paid would it make one dollar more? Is it not a fact that if all debts were paid and all exemption laws were repealed, is it not a fact that under the. same system it would be only a matter of time until the same conditions would exist? Do not say the people would not go in debt above their ability to pay. It is true that their judgement and not their honor is at fault.

I make this statement from my experience in the army. Money was borrowed extensively, and there were no laws to collect a debt, but all men paid their obligations promptly. And the men in McCune and vicinity would pay thejr. debts if they could. Congress alone has the right to coin money and regulate the value thereof.

Money is made to pay debts. When the debts of a country get to be greater than than the amount of money in circulation as is the case with ours, then it is hard to get money to pay the debts. Bear in mind that paying of debts does not increase or cheapen money. Don't forget that a debt contracted with plenty of money in circulation, and the money is contracted, the debt is increased in proportion as the money has been contracted. To this agree all writers on political economy.

The Earl Chatham, England's greatest once said me the laws of a country, and I will show you the condition of its people." In regard to the policy of contraction Professor Walker, of Yale College, who is not, a statesman or a politician, but a cool, unbiased writer and teacher says: "When the process of contraction commences the first class on whom it falls is the merchants of the large cities, who find it difficult to get money to pay their notes. The next class is the manufacturers. The sale of his goods at ence falls off. Laborers and mechanics next feel the pressure. They are hrowu out of employment; and lastly the farmer finds a dull side fur produce, and all unsuspicious of the real cause, have a vaguo idea that their difficulties are owing to hard times.

We have liecome so fa miliar with these ieriodical revolutions in trade that we look upon them as the natural phenomena of business, but it is not so." Ricards, another writer on political econoni3r says ''That commodities rise in price in proxortion to the increase or diminution of money. I hold this to lo a fact that is incontrovertible. John Stuart Mills says: If the whole volume of money in circulation were doubled, prices would double. The monetary commission created August 15, 1870, consisting of three United States Senators, three members of the house and three secretaries made a report March 2, 1S77, in which appear these words "The true and only cause of the stagnation in iudustry in commerce now everywhere felt is the fact everywhere existing of falling prices caused by a shrinkage in the volume of money." Again, Mr, Editor, let me say I agTee with you. Let us ponder over these questions, and by so doing we will be able to lay the blame where it belongs, and gain knowledge that will be useful in the future.

A FARMER. Little Jessie Todd, grand-daughter of John King, and who has Veen liv ing at his house for some time, start ed home yesterday with her father. Marion Todd, in a wagon. In passing some timber her father saw some squirrels and having a gun in the wagon he out to shoot them. He tied his horses to a tree and left the little girl in the wagon.

When he fired at a squirrel the team broke loose and ran away. The little girl jumped put of the hind end of the wagon and sustained serious iniur- ies. Her father picked her up in an unconscious condition ant I carried her about a half mile lefore she opened her eyes. One of her legs was broken and her ankle severely strained. Dr.

Trailor was called and set the bonesand at last ac counts she was doing well. The ice cream supper at the resi dence, of Mrs 13. Lt White, four miles north of town, Tuesday eve ning was largely attended, and those present had a good time. The pro ceeds 3. 50 were for the leenfit of the Protestant Methodist church, of which Rev.

Daly is pastor. Mrs. M. II. Keunadv returned Tuesday evening from her trip to Lmn county, where she and her children have leen visiting relatives some time.

Ed. Slain, who has leen visiting his brother Joe, who is quite sick, returned to his home in Parsons last Tuesday evening. Susie Ooelery is keeping house for her brother in the country, untill his wife returns from a trip to Mo-souri. N. M.

Smith and wife and W. E. Oregg and wife attended an ice cream supper at Mt. Pleasant last Tuesday evening. AT -J, rim Fir Fiimhin: botlo a prices.

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the" i-ituatioii, act iiiiklv. on wirt directly find our-i: a business, at which you ivm Mirelr and nrc larsc Minis ot niouey. I lie result ot hours' work will o'iteti jnal a week's Whether you are old or.younjr. man or woman, tiakcj iio'dilfereiice, do as we tell yon, and cess will meet vou at the very start. experience or capital iioceury.

I hose who wm -for us icre rewarded. not write to day lor full particulars, tree K. AM.KN Uox No I tO, Aujpil, Me. The.City Meat Market. door north of the potofiit-e i is the place to buy meats of kinds and at the lowivt, prices.

We als; nave a nne lot oi.i-je lor McNULTY- W. K. MOORE. Notary Public. Deeds.

Mortgages. Leases and Pension Papers Neatly and promptly executed. Legal business proir.ptly Atteuded to. i I i.