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OlfflM Ml I IPLI L. Fard, one of Edna's prosperous citizens, was on our streets to-day. The Masonic Lodge has not given up the project of building a new Hall. The hands on The Journal are working for a full holiday on Saturday. Mrs.

J. W. Davis is quite ill at her home DM in the eastern part of the city. That dreaded and dreadful disease The M. E.

church will be plumbed for gas IWhat shall stay its rayes TJwusands for heating and light this week. AAAAAAAAAAAA TRADE MARK' Mesdames Reynolds and Johnson, were 6fn; Norwegian cod liveH Mrtd hypophoshites of lime pleasant callers at thi office today. Two illegal vendors of red liquor were fined in the Police Court yesterday. sHid soda has cured us of, consumption in its first stages. Have you a cough or cold acute or leading to consumption Make no delay but take The boys have discovered a small patch of ice somewhere in the neighborhood.

Mrs. Davis, mother of Mrs. Jim. Jones, is IN POSTOFFICE ARE THE PEOPLE I quite ill, in the north part of the city. Boott's Emulsion cures Coughs, Colds; Consumption, Scrofula, sntf ll Anaemlo and Wasting Diseases.

Prevents wasting in Children. Almost as palatable as "1 "A milk. Ct nnl. Mnni-A I I The test of true friendsbsp is adversity The friend in is a "friend indeed." Make home bright and cheerful far the iiAlMTlMgllOini little ones during the joyous Holiday season. pored by Scott Bowne, Chemists, New Tork.

Sold by all Druggists. to Hard or 5oft Water this Soap work? so veil, that The students in the High School are pub-ishing their Journal" on the mimeograph. We are glad to learn that our dealers in Vomer) want NO OTHER Holiday goods are all enjoying a good trade. The Journal: The advertisers in this paper never com ceive." 1 bis work of caring for the poor should be shared by all good citizensjmd the AflONG THE RAILROADERS. advertised.

Our business men can get a plain that they do not get the worth of their money. XMpMUhed 1876. Little I May be supplied from our line of dolls, and suited to a T. From our assortment of these "Children of Santa Claus" we can promise you a doll at from five cents to five dollars- We can show some of the handsomest dressed dolls this year we ever had; both toys and girls, your rule in buying a present for a little girl may be: When in doubt, buy a doll. a pointer from this on the importance of keep TUESDAY.

Train No. I on the Pacific was six ing an advertisement in the local paper. hours A certain house in the main part of the FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1892. late last night. Harry Bird, recently local editor of the city is under suspicion and something is likely Lon Hook, night engine wiper, has taken a News-Broad-Ax, went to Hiattville this HOME HAPPENINGS.

lay-off for a few days. afternoon to spend Christmas with old friends. George Barndollar has purchased a new The Santa Fe is in line with one third fare He will return on Monday evening to take a home protector in the shape of an immense round trip tickets for the Holiday excursions. watch dog. position as local news hustler for Thd Telegram.

This means that the local depart Commencing tonight train No. 224 run Married on Dec. 24, by Rev. R. E.

O' Byrne, Items of Local Interest Gathered by the Journal Reporters. ning from Coffeyville to Van Buren, will car Christmas of 1892 should be made a happy day for every poor child in town. If this is done, those of you who are so fortunate as to need no such assistance will have a doubly joyful time, for in the midst of your pleasure, you will have no remorseful feeling that some neighbor is deprived of enjoyment the day. The Country Editor. The Kansas City Times has been telling its readers how closely the life of a country editor resembles Utopia; what a great man among his neighbors the editor is, and it pictures him in such glowing colors that every one of its many readers have no doubt "weep-ed" great big tears because they are not numbered among those fortunate people, the country newspaper men.

According to our esteemed contemporary on the "big muddy," at Fawn, Kansas, Wm. F. Dunbar to Miss ry an extra express car. ment of that paper will be even better than it has been, as Mr. Bird has a well deserved reputation as a localizer.

Julia L. Davis. No news from the Rock Island strike. The The opera house project is coming on apace. Bally Doings of Busy Hen and Women of the Business World in and The gift of a doll is alwaysappreciated and furnishes Chicago, Milwaukee St.

Paul are employ The feeling against the "country joint" ing the striking operators as fast as they ap The prospects for securing the much needed structure are good. has increased in intensity since our last write- more amusement than any other one gift. ply. Twenty were employed in Chicago last week at one time. AROUHD THE CITY OF CQFFEYYILLE.

C. F. Hurst, of Howard, has taken Charlie Matthew's place in the Wells-Farg The Missouri Pacific is practically doing no up. The spectacle of a man's wife wending her way through mud down to this place to beg her husband to come home, is one that ought to bring any man to his senses and express office. business at all out of Kansas City.

The road is nearly 2,000 cars short on this division and Make your children happy by eelebrating Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to the People of thia Fisee. Crisp Serxpi and Sage Sayings or Oar Pan gent Paragraphers, Et. reflect on the error of his way. Such was the Christmas in the bosom of your family with at Kansas City estimates a shortage of about a country editor is a creature nearly akin to a king; he sits on a little throne while about case yesterday. A young married man who seventy-five cars a day for grain and fifty holds a good position in this citv.

failed to your own around you. Grown persons teasing children, and chil him kneel in humble atitude the unfortunate cars a day for other freights It is refusing appear at his place of business and upon in people of his village who contribute to his dren teasing each other, are very annoying quiry, it was found that he was at this infant princely salary. and senseless practices. hell in a state of beastly intoxication. He This looks very nice on paper but distance The Chanute Tribune has been enlarged to had a considerable sum of money on his per Tin, Wood and Iron trains All varieties and prices Just the thing for little boy.

lends enchantment, and the greater the dis all freight offered for shipment excepting warehouse merchandise which is handled through the freight depot. Kansas and Nebraska lines will do more in 1893 than ever before to fill up their unoccupied territory with desirable settlers. All the lines have formed, or are now forming, a four column all at home size and is much son before entering this place, but when his tance between you, dear reader, and the wife "went through" him, not a cent could-r improved in appearance. position of country editor, the better off you will be. It is very easy for the Times' space be found.

That joint should vamoose. Policeman Ed Jackson is deserving of much credit for the good work he is doing in ar writer to sit in his "den" on the fifth floor of Harry Barndollar met with an accident this forenoon which will lay him up for some separate departments to deal exclusively with this subject, and experienced men have been resting tough characters. National Tool Chests. Special Line. I Miss Cornelia Davis will leave tomorrow, time but which might ave proven more serious "Diamond" building, and think of the odor of new mown hay which he imagines floats in at the window ferninst the desk of ye country selected to head these departments.

The on a visit to friends, and will be absent the field is considered so ripe for the movement He had a quantity of powder in a cigar box at the west side school at recess, and wishing remainder of the winter. that one of the lines interested thinks its va editor, but if his nose encountered the odor of rotten cabbage, superaauated eggs and de to get "rid of it, dropped a lighted match into A shooting match for turkeys will be the cant lands will be completely occupied by the the box while he bent over to watch the re ceased rats, which is a stern reality around attraction next Friday in Sterling's pasture, close of 1893. WEDNESDAY. the average country office, the Times man commencing at 10 o'clock. suit.

The powder exploded as a matter of course, and he was badly burned about the would make a roar that would be heard four Please favor us with personal and society W. L. Bullene, assistant general live stock miles. face and neck. Dr.

Wood dressed his inju notes. We gladly publish all such as are of agent of the Missouri Pacific, passed through If instead of the scene, that he pictures, ries. interest to the general public. this morning on his way west. where the editor is supposed to be holding a little court, he could see the editor begging Bud Rusher has decided to investigate the JiOTES FROM THE SCHOOLS.

u8 question "is marriage a failure?" by taking unto himself one of the main featares of the his way into the presence of the merchant princes of the village, beseeching them for a The following items of school work and progress are made up of notes handed in by two pupils from each grade in the High school, these reporters being question, in the person of Miss Rose Turner, small "ad" and receiving the response de The ceremony was performed in Independence Little Carts livered in tones of mighty and awful grand Everybody in Coffeyville eagerly looks for each issue of this paper, and a terrible roar follows a failure to receive it regularly. A couple of young sports were arrested yesterday for shooting craps. The tariff on this commodity is $5 a piece and trimmings. George Killcoyne visited Independence to try to find a butcher for his employers, Staats Sauer, of this city. He failed to connect.

TUESDAY. Old Santa is on his way. The blizzard has passed. The merchants are busy. Subscribe to the poor fund.

Ben Earnest visited Independence yesterday. Jesse Morgan was at Independence yesterday. They must have it. We mean the people And our paper. The' Eldridge will serve a specsal Christmas dinner.

A. P. Boswell transacted business in Independence yesterday. The mandolin club will give a grand ball during the Holidays. Thos.

G. Ayres attended to business at the county seat yesterday. Conductor Charlie Milliken went south this morning to take a hunt. Take a glance at our advertisements before you get your Holiday goods. Charlie Funk came in from Wichita Saturday evening and will spend the Holidays in this city.

Van Buren had another fire Sunday night. It is thought to have been the work of an incendiary. Several crap shooters were arrested yesterday, but for want of evidence they weie not convicted. After the Holiday rush is over we will have something of special interest to every good citizen of Coffeyville. Emmet Dalton's trial has been postponed ntil Tuesday of next week on account of the serious illness of Judge McCue's wife.

The Coffeyville Gun" Club will give a Holiday shoot the 29th of this month. American Association rules to govern. The O. R. C.

ball at VanBuren on the 29th selected by bupL Sinclair. In this column it is desired to give all notes which may prove interesting, and while the editor reserves the right to edit the last night and the happy couple returned this eur, "we don't need to advertise;" if he line inis at CZ3 25 cts. copy, use the blue pencil or alter as he may see fit. could see the editor hiding out when the red in so far as possible the diction of the school reporters will be used and we suggest that they study the gen morning to begin life in earnest. I si.

EUiott Shcpard. headed woman whose latest baby girl ha; eral style of the matter. whiCh appears in this paper and conform to it as closely as possible. Not that our been described as a "he:" if he could hear Tool chests at tbirty-flve cents to $2.50. Nice assortment.fjS3 You mu3tlookjat them if you want something for a boy.

The people are said to hate a hypocrite style is not susceptible of ereat improvement, but the editor apologizing at the point of a threat desire to maintain, a uniformity of style throughout and if this be true, Col. Elliott Shepard, of There are individuals in every community, to "stop my paper" for saying that Mr. Will tne paper. JK.d.J This week we had nine cases of absence. the New York Mail and Express, must come in for a job-lot of dislike.

The Col. was possessed of spirits of whom it may be truthfully said: "These are they which must be iam Smith was a close fisted hypocrite, when the paper should have said Mr. Tohn Smith Compton Hall was a visitor last Thursday shown in his recent law suit to be accustomed cast out with a club." who lives over in the next county," our friend afternoon. to getting drunk and riding home in a cab in Kansas City would think of William The second story of the new Watt Davis Students wonder why it is that Prof. Sin Shakespeare when he said "all that glisters is building has been supplied with a large sky clair hesitates.

not gold." light that can be used for the purposes of a at night, too full for utterance. It was proven that he was in the habit of bribing officials to get printing and in spite of all this he indulges in a Bible text every day, is the Robert Saddler and Charlie Tul lis were vis If the city scribe, who every Monday photographer's studio. itors Friday afternoon. morning gets his check for his week's work. Mrs.

Oswald was in town this morning on had to exchange places with his country Albert Etchen writes shorthand one hun her way home to Cherry vale from Nowata president of the Sabbath Union and sets himself up to be a great man. The Kansas City -4- brother who hustles around all week and suc She says that the new hotel at Nowata will dred words per minute. ceeds in inducing some of his delinquent sub not some days. Two boys while scuffling yesterday noon Star in commenting on this, gets off the fol lowing bright skit With so exalted a theme the Colonel should scribers to pay him two dollars and fifteen broke a basement window. Mrs.

J. Barndollar is the happy possessor of the finest music box to which we have ever cents, and then Saturday evening has to have unbuttoned his protected "Prince Al make this magnificent sum pacify three men Henceforth the High School Journal will bert," let out the straps of his vest and had the pleasure of listening. It is superb in and a boy who have put in the week getting be printed with the mimeograph. swelled his lungs with a few bars of David's style of workmanship and tone. ballanced sentences.

He should have hired the paper out, he would tear his hair and Among the visitors Friday afternoon were one of his God fearing young men to tear off on bended knees would ask forgiveness for Chas. Matthews has been jmimoted from clerk in the Wells-Fargo express office Kirby Long and Frank Truby, class of '92 a few lines something like this being such, a bloomtn' idiot as to imagine is Truly before His great wisdom and abund Miss Laird has been elected President of to the express run between here and Cherry- will be a large and magnificent affair. It is was good to ran a country paper. The Times the White Wash" club. Office near east ant understanding nothjiig shall prevail.

As the ace, king, queen, jack and ten spot cling together in a straight flush of the article is merely another example of how all thought that a large number will go from Frank Mahan. resigned. rumored on the streets yesterday wall of the recitation room- of us feel that the other fellows have the soft righteous, so do blessings flock together to Hobby Horses or Shoo Fly Itockers, both in large variety Don't forget to look at them when you want to present the boy or girl with something to and keep them still. evening that Henry Starr, the Indian despera S. O.

Hypes, of this city, received a telegram do who shot Marshal Wilson, had" been tar last evening from Galveston, Texas, announ them that are wholly exalted. Though the weak and yielding speak wickedly concerning the anointed, even then He wins His case in New York. rested at Talala, I. T. The rumor lacks con cing the death of his sister, Mrs.

Elva Cham snaps and we the tough times. WEDNESDAY. Miss Addie James is quite ilL Have you secured your Christmas tree? This is unquestionably a wintry December. What though the red jag and the jolting bers, a former resident of this city Emaaet Dalton's Trial. The case of the State of Kansas vs.

Emmet Outdoor work is suspended to some extent. Dalton, on a charge of murder, was called in District Court yesterday and the defendant firmation. Persons who are aware of instances where children are likely to want for something comfortable and cheery 'on Christmas, should report the same to some member of the relief committee. Charles Swartwood, of Howard, has taken a position as bookkeeper in the office of the Geo. A.

Adams Grain Company, vice M. Our city schools are moving along nicely. E. T. Murphy was over from Caney today was carried into court.

When asked if he was ready for trial, he replied that he was not and that he had no attorney. In response J. S. Lang is out of the city on a business Toy flanges. The little girl's delight.

In both tin and iron at 25 cents to $4.00 each. The large Iron ones will hold fire and are exactly like the large stoves, with cooking vessels, etc. Don't fail to see them. Vessels with all. J)" fir trip.

to a question irom judge iucvue regarding nis Mr. Aldridge, representing the Kansas City Business University, explained their system of shorthand to the school last Thursday morning. Belonging to the Junior class are several good debaters, as was "demonstrated in yesterday's recitation in Physiology, when the question arose as to the color of blood. Grade cards for the first month have been issued. In the Senior class, Mary Chapman ranks first, Albert Shipley second, and Maud Read third in the Middle class, Fred King and Cora Good first, Ada Stark second, and Walter Staats third in the Junior class, Jackson Dodd first, Lucy Stevenson second, Ossie Cooper, George Upham and Pearl Harris third.

Students should bear this in mind: Fight your own battles, hoe your own row, and you will succeed a thousand times better than one who is always asking aid and influence. No one can help you as you can help yourself, for none are so heartily interested back compass rlim about, tie is unanimously re-elected president of the American Sabbath Union in Chicago. Lo, though his enemies shall prevail against Him in the land, though they shall rio up and douse Him in the Foup with the tariff yea, even though they swipe Brother Harrison and get the scalp of Brother Wanamaker and hang it on the belt of the sachem, He will no wise be cast down, for did he not overcome the last obstacle and secure the first Columbian coins from Philadelphia. Surely the ways of the jury are known to him; verily Sabbath Union is His private snap, and ile has a string on the administration bigger than a grip car cable. Behold a lah-lah see even a jodandy in whom there is no guile.

And when He talketh to any of these, the jury, the union or the administration, His hat doth not intervene. For they are His meat. Sam Wilson was up from Nowata, yester Chamness who has resigned to take a position ability to get one, he replied that he could, and Judge McCue thereupon gave him until day. The reported capture of Henry Starr is a fake. Monday next to prepare for trial at which time hewill have to be ready.

Letter List. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the Post Of The gas did splendidly during the. cold snap. fice at Coffeyville. Kansas, December 19, 1893 Capt.

D. McTaggart was a visitor in town KnLJev. Miss. Cora Adler. Bern hart in a bank at Hennesy, Okla.

Some sports of the feminine gender are in the city. Their actions are mosttoo "raw" for even birds of their feather, so we would advise them to leave town by the first train. The police are "on to" them. Cashier Ayres may be found at his post in tha First National bank every day; He is still suffering from the bullet wound made by the Daltons and is permanently afflicted; much to the regret of his many friends. The.

Ladies Guild will have a sale of fine cakes for Christmas at Clark's second hand store on Friday afternoon, Dec- 23rd, 1 892, Lewis Ben Larkin, Nellie M. McDonald. J. C. -Miller, J.

Montgomery, Miss Ada Moore, George today. Passenger travel over the railroads is in creasing. J. R. Charlton "was down from Independ ence today.

LOOK HERE. A GLOSSY SHIRT dmitdfe. Doll settees and rocking chairs that match each other at 3o cents each. They are wood, decorated Si Dsns. Te rrv in your own affairs a3 yourself: Say "I Adkins, Dick Beans, Miss S.

B. Bolin. E. E. Burns, Geo.

W. Consdale, Miss Annie Clark, A. Davis, Mrs. Fannie Day, George Ferryman, Mrs. Mollie Funk.

Joseph Goodwin, Mrs. Lib. Harris, Charles Holstien, t. A. Johnson, Miss Kate Janes, Samuel Kinsley, Jahn Knave, Roland Kellv.

Win. H. J. Armstrong "was up from Coody's will," and some day you will reap your reward. -You have conquered.

Never let it Shields. Mrs. M. B. Sprinkles, John H.

Spruhler, Nicholas Turner, Leslie Van Tassel. Yoknew. Mrs. D. Wilson.

D.J. Waller. John Williams, Mrs. Dan with illuminated paper. Thev are from two to five o'clock.

All in need of beauties and will make any little Bluff to-day. Ed Clark, of St. Joe, is registered, at the Eldridge. O. F.

Smith, of Springfield, was in the city today. E. H. Farley, of Sedalia, was in the city yesterday. be said by man: "I have dragged you up." In one of the McPherson schools the children in answer to one of the superintendent's questions, unanimously, heartily and even joyfully shouted that they loved to take examinations.

Evidently they do not regard school as a tread-mill, where daily tasks re girl very happy. Parties calling lor the above letters will please say advertised J. McCkbary, P. M. The Christmas Poor Fm4.

fine cakes come early. Mrs. W. H. Clark, President.

We have concluded to resolve, on New Years Day, that we will not allow any scalla wag, living or -dead, to disturb the equanimity of our temper during 1893. At the same' time, we shall resolve not to allow any newspaper chump to "tread on the tail The fund for the poor of Coffeyville is F. Overfield, of Independence, '-was in volve under their feet in an endless chain of growing, and it should for it is a good cause the city today. ts The first real work since 1 nantsgmng day, Read Bros, will build a large brick stract- to make the fund respectable, was on Sun. i of our coat." uie in the spring.

J- Is a joy to the wearer, and a well ironed Collar, and every- thing else nicely 'dun up" IS WHAT A MAN WANTS, 'r We just want to give you a few "pointers" and here they are. Don't send your washing away. THE CITY STEAM LAUNDRY Located on Eighth street in this city has just been fitted up with good machinery and IS NOW IN OPERATION And all work is guaranteed to be strictly first class. We are sure we can please FOR GOOD WORKl The prices for family work run from 40 cts to 60 cts per dozen according to size. PATRONIZE HOME PEOPLE.

Remember, we call for and de--" liver goods when requested to do so by our patrons! GLASER BROTHERS. day night last at the Baptist church.when som Levan Selby are handling lots of pianos thine like Sid. was raised Today. Mrs' Two men, well mounted, came riding into the city yesterday afternoon, at a brisk gallop and organs this year. wearisome succession.

If all students were so ready for examinations, how much better it would speak for the school. Queries: The Caesar class wishes to know what authority the Latin grammar class has for accenting Latin words of two syllables on the last syllable The students wonder if the janitor is blind or afraid of the gas pipes under the stoves? If the visitors of Friday afternoon read the High school col M. Ball began a canvass among the busi We haye this year dolll carriages at 3-5 cents to $3.75, and are thus able to suit all customers! Some" elegant ones. See them sure. A each with an ugly looking gun in his hand.

ness houses and she reports great success, everybody, proprietors and clerks contribute J. E. Hefne, of Lenapah, is registered at the Southern. W. W.

Hampton, of Osage Mission, is reg istered at the Southern. Every man who saw them instinctively glanced around to see if his Winchester was within easy reach. They proved to be a pair of hunters returning from a trip down sibe Verdigris Every few days we have application from abroad for sample copies of this paper. The umn in The Telegram Why Miss Kirk Wells Bros. shippcdsomeJine- to objects to the art of whistling -If Burk Flagstaff, Arizona, today.

4 Sinclair's drum has not Cad long enougn va liberally. v. For thos citizens who. desire to donate provisions, clothing, etc arrangements have been made with Mesdames Cooper Gillam over thepostoffice to take charge of all Jttch contributions. Let- this fund and these contributions i be and generous and christian people' should especially remember that Vlt is more to give than to It looks as if it wasfafghty easy-j matter cation Why Hunt Bros, ad did not appear in the last column Why Miss Kirk's bell for some people to be piwMke requests are generally coupled with the sug is so slippery hy Prof.

Sinclair likes to JACOB BUSY SONS. have the thermometer at 40 degrees hi ho V. S. Upham shot "a wfld coon on his gestion that the parties are looking for a location and "want to see how the town is office and if he is trying to save gas premises on Tuesday morning..

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