Fort Scott Daily Monitor from Fort Scott, Kansas • Page 5

i mannnn RnrUflranan 11 mind that we have the best draper In the city; that we make a specialty of Parlor Draping; that we drape every BOURDON GOUIiTY. pair of curtains sold the city trade free of charge; that we personally inspect k-cated on the Wichita railroad near the west Iin cf the county, and about twenty miles nearly due west of the county seat. It contains well stocked stores, excellent carpenter and blacksmith shops, a fine brick school building, churches, postofiace, and a very good grain market. It contains about coo people and supplies a Ia-g cus cr tss ss5? tzs stats, res- every carpet laid and guarantee all wot to be strictly first class in every respect," This statement is sufficient to warrant us in saving xnai me enterprise nas ocen successtul from the beginning, and that thev are now branching out in such a Cf ZL, Cinats, W.sr, Tin-cer, Ccal, ri TarietT lsnl scope of rich farming country nces sary provisions and articles of consump manner as to do our city more good than any one who is not acquainted with the The Exclusive Firm of Wing, Slusher Martin Add to Their Large Retail tion, and is enjoying a healthy growth. A Wf anA enterrrisin2 station on the advertising a wnoiesaie nouse coes ior its city, can possibly understand.

Every traveling men that goes out from a city is Wichita Western railroad, Ij in about seventeen miles west of Fort Scott, has a ooDulation cf 400. It contains all the con worth five hundred in population, we believe every citizen of Fort Scott is Xztersstirs Tacts. proud ot cur exclusive nojeic nu 1 it veniences of store, schools, shops Estimates based upon the recent state election show that Bourbon county stands churches, posiofEce, etc, usually four.o in a thriving country town. A good trsds from the surrounding country centers here m-i-hnt anrl business men are Carpet and Curtain House a Whole Ketail carpet ana v-uriain nouse. xu firm i composed of H.

F. Wing, T- S. Slusher and J. L. Martin, all Fort Scott bovs, and richly deserve the success with which they are meeting.

Their place of busine'ss is 113 Main Street Call and see them; they are sure to please you. The Monitor wishes them a very'prosperous New Year. pi -ntoi yi 1 prosperous and active. GARLAND. sale Department.

Etc. On the Snrinzfield branch cf the Kan sas Citv. Fort Scott Gulf railroad, lie- seven miles southeast cf Fort Scott, and about sixth In point of population among the xoS organized counties of the state. It also stands among the leading counties of Kansas as an agricultural region, and in no countv are better and more productive farms to be found- The land fairly distributed between bottom, second bottom and upland, and the abundant growth oi timber along the many streams is an ad vantage enjoyed to such an extent by but few counties In the state. The county is located eighty -eight miles from Kansas City, due south; ninety miles southeast cf Tcpeka, and f.f ty-seven miles a thriving and growing village.

Its present population is nearly 200, and its stcres arc well paTonized by the farmers cf the surrounding country. The best coal fields in the countv iie adjacei to Garland, and the place will some day be greatly ter.e fitted from this source. OTHER SMALLER TOWNS. Hammond, on the line of the Fort Sco'l Bv referring to the Monitor of July zd, 'So, the reader of this article will see STKP1IKNS Jt ALL1S. Charcoal Manufacturer at Uarneville, Kanu.

These gentlemen are manufacturers of charcoal and are reliable and responsible dealers and the Monitor commends them to those wanting to buy charcoal. They have ample facilities for shipping to all ports of the state, and make the very best grade of charcoal. It is used laigeiv by that we not only piedicted auccess for this new firm from the beginning, but that the enterprise was of great importance to the city of Fort Scott and community. Hov well the Monitor can rronhpsv vrill be seen bv what is to fol- Fort Scott business men. Messrs.

J. r. Stevens and W. W. Aliis compose the Gulf, sere seven mnes norn ton Scott; Devon, ten miles northwest, and and on the Kansas Nebraska Dakota railway, and Xenia, in the northwest portion of the countv, contain each near too inhabitants, trading places schools and churches arid are all important points to the country tributary.

In adci tioi to these there are the fallowing points where postotSces are located, and in most instances a stcre of some sort. from the south line cf the state. It also lies in the extreme eastern tier of counties nd joins Missouri on the east. It will thus be seen that Bourbon county lies within easy reach of the Indian Territory, northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. The county is twenty-five miles square, containing over 407,680 acres of land, including a fractional tier of sections on the east Aer five rr.i ia width.

Of this amour. cf land but little over 50 per cent Is under cultivation, and an abundance cf fine farming land can be bought at prices that sur- ii-s rnUVS RESTAURANT AND CONFECTIONERY, ON WALL ST firm and look sharply to their trade. They deliver charcoal in Fulton and Fort Scott in car lots, or sacked and delivered on cars, in any quantity from one bushel to any amount Special and prompt at-tention given orders in small lots and shipped to anv point in Kansas or Missouri. They are also wholesale and retail dealers in cord wood and stove wood, at lowest prices. Correspondence solicited.

References from Fort Scott merchants: Crain Nelson Hardware company. Warn Brunnv, C. C. Crain, Noonan Son, hotel and Huntingtbn house. low.

A member of the firm said to one of our reporters a day or two ago, "Our business has been very satisfactory. We have done more than we anticipated. We are under many obligations to the citizens of Fort Scott for their liberal patronage. We have found it necessary in making our Spring Purchases to more than double our stock; in order to make room for these goods we have been obliged to enlarge our storage capacity, which is now being done. Never before were the designers so successful in their patterns, nor the mills so happy in their Ithe newspapers the bargains he proposed GEO.

W. STEPHENSON. to offer. He knew his stock would bear scrutinv, and placed all articles at ngures calculated to invite trade. He did not lav in a stock of advertie it asfirst class goods.

He attempted no Sealer eople from the western states lard held at from to $125 These points are Earnesville, in the extreme northeastern corner oi the couny, Etrlir, about twelve miles northwest cl the countv seat; Clarksburg, six mi es southeast; Dav ton. some ten miles northwest near the N. D. railway; Gil-fillan, six miles west and at a point where the ereat flagtone quarries are located; God rev, five miles south on the Gulf railroad; Hiattville, near the scuth line cf the countv, and on the M-, K. T.

railway; Lakeside, twelve miles southwest and eight miles from the west line of the countv; Marmaton, a way station on the Wichita, five miles wet of Fcrt S- otr; in Zzj Shcss, Sits, V. liarnett deception, but on tne contrary, uu where Laiies' iml Furnish Money on Chattel Broker Collateral Securities. best oods at prices Fci reasonable profit. The lame of his honorable dealing and the excellence of his stock soon gained circulation among the peo-Le. and in an inconceivably short time his store was daily thronged with the best class of cash customers.

Since starting. Mr. Stephenson has made two changes, each time increasing 9pH nhih'fv to meet the de- colorings. The combinations are so rare in Ingrains Tapestries, Body Brussels, el-vets, Mcquetts and Axminsters that one is charmed with everv piece shown him. Our line of Velvets, Moquetts, and Axminsters will be very large this spring; in short, we will have the most complete stock ever before shown in Fort Scott.

We wish in a special way to call attention to our The firm of M-. V. Barnett at No. Mi.Wall street, do a general brokerage business, and make a speciality cf loaning money on chattel and collateral securities cf all 'kinds. Mr.

M. V. Barnett is the active manager and gives the business his entire personal attention. People who deal with him find him a thorough busi- ntss man ana -r jobbinu rniw his management the Amonrthe large and splencid dry mands his trade. Two year he oods houses of Fort Scott is that of joined with W.

H. Van Sickle Co. in goods nouses 01 opening up business on National avenue, George W. Stephenson, No. i w'hich was regarded bv some as expert-National avenue.

For a long time tni mental The reSult. however, proved hand-ome establishment has controlled both Mr stepnenson's well trde and attracted un- as his abilitv to draw trade. His estab-a most flattering tr-ue, and a lUthment is'one of the largest and most per acre. Fairly improved land can be bought at from $15 to $35 acre, depending upon location and nearness tc Fort Scott. TWe county Is so well supplied with tailroaJs that no porlion of it is above five or six miles from a station, pest-cfUce facilities, stores, shops and markets.

No state in the Union is better supplied wiih school than Kan-as, ar.d Bourbon is a tvpical county, bein thickly dotted over here and there with public school houses. In fret, they are nowhere in the county above threerni.es apart, and where ever new ccmer locate the can be assured cf schools within easy distanc- The same is true of churches, and in all the smaller towns of the county one cr more of the religious denominations have neat churches and regular services, and these are supplemented bv at least a dozen churches in the rural districts having large congregtions. The people of the county are of the intelligent, progressive and wide awake classes who make states and found empires. Their faith in the destiny of Kansas Is onlv equal. ed by their faith in them-, The as we do both a Wholesale and Retail bus- bsiness ha5 grown from a small begin- ran nrcommodate tnem wim tn iarire and lucrative one.

in 1I1V.OJ 1 4" fi 1 number of from one yara to as terrm are alwavs reasonable on loans anu manv rolls as thev may desire. the annovin2: exactions made by many loan Mill Creek, near Gih.Ian; Pawnee bta-tion, on the Gulf road ten rnhes south cf Fort Scott; Porterville, near the extreme southwestern corner of the countv; Red-field, nine miles due west on the Wichita road; Rockford, seven miles from the west line of the countv, in the southwest quarter, and Walkertown, five or six miles southwest cf the county seat. This brief summary of the development, resources and people of Bourton county, would not be complete without mention of the exceptionally delightful and healthful c'imate which its inhabitants enjoy. As mild and salubrious as that cf Italy, it is yet invigorating and stimulating to the mental and physical man giving health of bodv, mental vigcr and overflowing the brightest, brainiest and handsomest people on the globe. No wonder it has become an adage, a citizen, always a citizen," regarding her people.

usual attention He One frand point in favor of buying in are ROt indulged in on his part a tair Fort Scott is the saving ot n.u above such and stands oniy ior cvprv onnthpr the? nromDtness ot uem erv interest anu sair uujuhw nv. M- In this annual review the Monitor. time. Our line of Draperies L.ace, uk and Chenille, will be especially attractive. commending tne takes great pleasure reliable and trm tn the nubhc as one are making a great ettort to We TRADE, PLEASE the spring worthv, and the manager as an and public spirited citizen.

bear in would have cur patrons and MILK s-a PLAHiiiS MILL. siS? iirn A solid development cf the resources cf the countv, its schools, productive and beauti- fjl farms its manufactories and work shops, and no: least, its thousands of happy and beautiful hemes where plenty and cultu-e attend the success of life, and sing 1 FURNISHED TO THE CONSUMER BY a Zzterrr.ss ia Creiitab! System of Milk Delivery, Tie Hew countv. No state in the Union can offer more "or better advantages for every class of indust: than does Kansas, and no IS7i, 7et Leais. county in the state excels Bourbon county, So Irue is this that it is seldom that a man SWEET, CLEAN AMD WHOLESOME. i V.ai!-Hx.

and salu once accuiwuicu iu iiuj 1 brious climate, tne L-ee ana ea-y nwucs ui life and the unconventional society cf Kansas, can induced to locate in any A visit to the large majority cf our bus other state. He may sell out ana even return to Lis old home in the east, but nine times out of ten he fails to readjust himself to fcrmer conditions, and a few months finds him back in Kansas with all the old fever and enthusiasm which characterizes the dwellers upon its boundless prairies. In the majority of ca-es where men sell out (and with "a K.v-n everything is for sale) thev at once tu around and buy another "farm in the me neighborhood lines, houses as well as our most handsome private residences, reveals the fact 1 that the handsome interior work was exe-I utedby the Fort Scott Planing Mill com- pany, estaDiisneu in IE. I 1 111 m. v.

1 1 1 1 The elegance of the interior of our tne iu- 4rr0j It is impossible to contemplate I ture of this ccuntv without becoming en- -t j5 a Mattering comment upon the thusiastic over the prospects. nen we mechanics The artistic consider the density of population of por- DUltJ 01 our mecnan.tc. tn" of Europe and reELe the fact that nd exquisite designs, wamscotmgs and this section of country is much more caia- veneers from mahogany, rosewood, ble of sustaining a greater number of ird's eve and a score of other fine-people than any section of the o.d country vaf. ted woods, margue- ll some Cl Uie lUture ruw a rirt.irVirtn rnuntv miv be realized. Eng- try ucjor sei i un-a, 1 1 1 --A OR stars or to any design requircu uu wood, mosaic tiles in any ot the favorite woods wanted are visible on every hand.

Never before in any age cf the world was the builders' and decorators' art so thoroughly understood and fully represented in attention as now. The product of the Fort Scott Planing Mill to-day shows that the interior decorations of buildings is a tremendous advance on that rrr.prations Amonsr the THE BENNETT BUILDING, ON SCOTT AVENUE. MILK PRC THE L. A PROTECTS lard and Wales sustain a population of 446 people to the square mile, yet Bourbon county now has only sixteen people to the square mile, with nearly one-third greater productiveness than any portion of England. Its farm products are corn, -wheat, oats, rve and sorghum.

Apples, pears, peaches, crapes and all the smail fruits of the temperate and semi-tropical zones, are grown in profusion and of unexcelled excellence, and it may be added with less cost and care than' in any other country on earth. Within its limits Bourbon county has an inexhaustible supply erf excellent coal, an immense store house, not only of fuel, but of motive power; her quarries furnish flag stone walks for half the western cities, th finest walks In St. Louis t. a of. tnstilv arranged in the west.

He keeps a motn siock I -1 rnms fered. Mr. Stepnenson 'has had a life ''V. pverv detail of his From Stable Impuni time experience in his line of trade, and wM.n-sr nersonal attention. His trade It Keeps Oct Uair, dust, dirt, dandrnf, l-t-.

is a master of its details. Immediately -J 2 TT" is composed of citv iarmcrs from thp rountrv. and ladies and gentle on coming west ne recognizeu tun jl m. a CT manv edifices in this city and many at other point distant from this city, the I construction of the beautiful and elegant man from all surroundins towns. The secret of th success of Geo.

W. Stephen dried excrement, and the variety of snb-stances that sift into the open pail during the ordinary process of milking. 1 his is especially true in the early spring months, while the cow is shedding her old coat, and EOre or less besmeared by continued stable Xrt o.lor of the stable comes contac. Scott a thrifty and growing city, and, though the field appeared to be occupied bv strong competitors, with extensive capital and priority ot occupancy he had son is the fact that the goods offered for sale bv him are first class, are sold at fair prices and that customers are treated make their work conspicuous, not Xnly for strength and durability, but as we Ute above, beauty ana eiegancc tne iisi iui vvtrih th raillc i this rail is used. with Dleasinz courtesy, ana cvci SE jt "tS.

trade. His business education and I expe- ble effort made to please patrons. mnnumcnt of skill and a token of practi rience acquired in one ot tne most prosperous and wealthy counties of Indiana, peculiarly fitted him for the task before Till January 1, 1S90, Powell "The Ex- n-wJ(sr thit secures to the consumer muu" THE ONLY DEVICE JW for ReTtral dAJSt lUtely Pura Milk, mstxcia that this mUk ia furnish a good coat of cream an t-o handy to use. Ae excellent as a beveraSe and a WfcoiOSOmO Food Or Cf cltm Samples tested by the most powerful MiCrOSCOPO jere tod to eosuain gi him, and with every confidence in his ability to attract trade he purchased a well al art faculty that should and will ensure Ihe Orders of all who need their services. The organization of the company is such that they are enabled to practically bid upon any desired work.

John H. Gardner, the architect and draughtsman of the firm, is oneci the most competent the city of Fort Scott affords, and an sWIttmt of many of the hand and Kansas City, as well as those of the state capital. Here was first developed successful sorghum sugar making, which premises to change the sugar trade of the United States and to treble the profits of Kansas farming. Her schools and places of learning tae foremost ran excepting only state institutions. Her work shops, especially the product cf mining machinery and her flour-in' mills are famed throughout the west for the excellence of their work and the superiority of their products.

OUR COUNTY TOWNS. selected stock of goods, procured a store te Medical Profession mm r. Cnhetonrn. aii'd. hence pert, will present eacn with a desirable article each lady with an elegant silver plated, silk lined watch box, and each gent with a nice rolled gold plate vest chain.

If you want the very best outfit fcr the least money, this is the opportunity. room and started business. First of ail he recognized the vaue of their tmquaiifisd approvaL judicious advertising, and one of his first acts was to herald to the trade through Every Bottle thoroughly cleansed before n-ETl NEW SYSTEM some decorations projected by this mill, wiiifem TL. Cassell. the superintendent, is thAiish nractical mechanic who a 1 without a peer for having OP the work entrusted to the company neatly 1 i Mcfil erpruted.

Horace u. BLIY FCRT SCOTT- Is the county seat of EouruCn county. 4 Vrmrmla'Jon of about lbVxo Qrriith Kfrretirx and treasurer of this corn- pan is one of the progressive and trusty whom the people of the Third 111 souls- It possesses all the advantages of a city of the first-class and Is in way a The Covered Pail, The Sealed Bottle. THATCHER MANUFACTURING Postman, N. T.

commissioners' district have selected as a member of the county Doara. ane ousi-nessof this firm is indeed in worthy and The illlK is more uieauij, competent hands. All work entrusted to them 4s sure to be Truted in anaitistic and durable man- most delightful place to live, as wc article devoted especially to Fort Scott and its many advantage ns" tutions, a passing reference wdl suSce at this point. FXT1.T03. One cf the best of the Bourbon county towns, lies eleven mi es north of Fort cTtifm.ofthe Fort Scott Gulf Xct being to.

the odors JOJS handSf With the aid of the new and latest dust and dirt ot the streets; to me raiuj ix improved machinery introduced, they are nshled to turn out the most intricate and driver ITS QUALITY MAY BE SEEK AT ONCE substantial work, including doors, sashes, The cream at the top is a guarantee of its abundance. railroad. It has a population of about 500; I blinds, etc, etc They do ail kinas 01 in-Qrk- such as stairways counters, its purity WILL KEEP SWEET LONGER. to the Milk Frotector tne cover V. ti A A rf th rnw inc mu- pail keeps out all hair and dandruff, also filth and odor from the stable shelving, wainscoting and rasiae oecorai-ing.

OFFICE FCRXITURE. Th. cabinet work department is con- is then removed to the milk house, cooled ana Douiea nmnv a a v.t most comoetent mechanics. BETTER FLAVOR. bein- small at the top, and full, the milk is not affected by the motioir rwan, and escapes being churned, as in larger vessels, andisabso- The iars Vk A r0 tt They make to order under their personal designs, all kinds of ofSce furniture, such as desks, tables, panelinss, railings, etc.

tjir and railinsrs for churches and lutely free from the metallic flavor so otten noucea in a. I. 1 -M-trill school houses, doors, windows and chan- cooo stores, blacksm tn snops, Ichool and cu.chcs and a well conducted weekly paper, tl.e Fulton Independent. It urrounced by a thickly settled farming country, the great majority of the people In which do their trading at Fulton. Darin- the past year the town has grown considerably hown zn cl life.

M.ULETOX, Containing a population of something over 300. is situated about fifteen mOes northwest of Fort Scott, i an iPr sUtion on the N- D. nrozd. Itu a lively trading point, having shops postoffice, public schools, nd Eood weekly newspaper, the Mapletoa ftcT The trade of a large scope ot yerTrS farming country centers here. ISTlt Uta every way a prosperous and growing place.

1 ill mm; Do not open the jar until desired for use. Put in a refrigeratot nr on the "Uar bottom. If cream is desired for tea or coffee the jar can be wfth unsealed when wanted for use, or the cream can be poured off or Iwltha spoon If whole mUk is desired turn the jar upide down and cotton, tne cream wUl unite with the milk readily as it has never been exposed to MARK A In recommending Uiis company to the eeneral public abroad-for it needs no recommendation at home-the Monitor ri that it is doins a benefit to its readers sndto that public and for which it offers hut feel sure of receiving We intend to deliver milk in this citr in a rarer, rresnCr trr en accoaapnsnea oerore. iuc arm -n nil 4uv. Andwerxxntto It with pride as No brewer's grains, comes from healthy cows fed on sound and nutritious food bne of the institutions that has helped to tUf irood reoutation of the city as XTfF PFRRY VAN FOSSEK BLOCK ON MAIN STREET, OCCUPIED BY decaying vegetables or sour stops win dc icq mm iAPr innii.

t4 frt-f rhat mar be cone ia our THEFORTSLUH 1 1 1 iiaxi, I midst by Lve rM kind of rr.en. CO. DRY GOODb..