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4 JHE DAILY COIULCJTApFH. WEDNESDAY MORNIXG, MARCH 5, 1SS4. PLEA TOR A PARDON. THE SCALES OF JUSTICE. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TRANSACTION'S IS THE SUPREME COURT.

WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 5. 1884. The case will be called for trial to-morrow. COURT PROCEEDINGS.

The Supreme Court met at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, with a goodly number of attorneys in attendance. On call of the docket the following cases were disposed of: John C. O'Donnell vs. John Reinecker. Error from Leavenworth county.

Continued to May. Phienix Insurance Company, of New Caught at the Capitol. The State Historical Society received a copy of the New York Tribute, yester- day, published in 1877, which contains that paper's expose of the Gra-merey Park cypher dispatches. Maj. Adams says he tries to keep a complete file of all the newspapers published in Kansa3, but so many spring up and then die right away he finds it hard work.

Hon. Sidney Clarke, of Lawrence, wa a caller at the Executive department yes terday. Only two charters were filed with the Secretary of State yesterday. They were the South Kansas Conference of thfc M. E.

church, with Emporia as its place" of business, and the Wellington Social dissipated and we "There's nothing true but heaven." From the North Side locals I see that Prof. Leaveli has been suffering martyrdom in consequence of endeavoring to maintain the dignity of his authority. Strange that parents fail to realize the unwise policy of upholding their children in rebellion to school government. The school here numbers thirty-five pupils, some of them grown to young men and women, all bright, intelligent scholars, and possessing in a marked degree that trait of Kansas pupil characterized as vim. On Thursday and Friday of last week there was an examination of the pupils, being the end of the first month in this term.

The school is not properly graded, but classified in the Wichita Implores the Governor to Release Two of Her Citizens from Confinement in Jail. Yesterday morning, at the break of day, a delegation of prominent citizens from Wichita marched into the Capital City and bivouacked at the Windsor. Shortly after having breakfast a Commonwealth reporter reconnoitred the headquarters, and was not long in learning ithat the party had traveled hither on an errand of mercy, in which the services of His Excellency, Gov. Glick, are most essential, and absolutely necessary. To obtain these the delegated apostles rode all night, undergoing strenuous fatigues of travel, and the wear and tear encountered by the loss of sleep.

It seems, from what information could be gathered, that at the last term of the District Court down there, Judge Sluss put the penalty of our prohibitory law onto two saloon keepers cold and hard. One of them, James Moon by name, was fined $600 and seutenced to serve a term of four months in the county jail. The other, Charles Gardner, was put down to the tune of $1,000 with trimmings to the extent of sixty days behind the bars. These imposed hardships looked to the citizens as being a little beyond the line of brotherly love, so the friends of Messrs. Moon and Gardner set about getting signers for a petition asking the Governor for their pardons.

Yesterday Hon. Wm. Griffinstein, Mayor, Rev. G. M.

Kelley, Geo. E. Harris, O. H. Bentley, John Stewart, John J.

Malone, A. B. Chambers, Geo. W. Steward and Chris.

Krum merle, got an' audience at 2 o'clock with the Governor and laid said petition, one for each man, together with their statement of the matter, before him. "Moon's petition has 011 signers to it and that of Gardner 578. The Governor accepted all documents and took the matter under consideration, while the delegation returns home and makes the publications that are necessary to be made before a pardon can be granted. AMUSEMENTS. Capt.

J. O. LaBrass, the advance guard of Rose Eytinge's dramatic company, arrived yesterday, and announces that his people will occupy the Grand opera house next Monday and Tuesday nights. The Capt. is doing all he can, of course, to make our people believe they ought to go and see the show.

Speaking of Miss Eytinge's appearance in that city the Philadelphia Ledger says: lne star received excellent support irom a careiuiiy chosen company. The scenery and costumes were of the most elaborate description, and the production throughout is of high order. i- Don't forget that "Six Peas in a Pod, or the Jolly Pathfinders," are coming back here, and will make their second appearance at Crawford's Opera House next Monday night. company is one that don't require any puffing, because it is already well enough known here to draw a full house. FOUR FIXE LECTURES.

Our people have before them four fine lectures two humorous and two serious for the small sum of $1.50. Miss Faithful, in her discussion of "Modern Shams'," and Prof. Canfieid in his portraiture of "The Nephew of his Uncle," will at once instruct and interest; while Dr. Krohxi and Capt. AVaters will wring the smiles from images of brass if any should be present.

Tickets (while any are left unsold) may be had of Kellam, or at the City Library. Pauline Items. Paulike, March 1, 1884. To the Editor of the Commonwealth The people of this vicinity being diligent readers of the newspapers, hail with joy the advent of the city weeklies, among which stands foremost The Com- MOXWEALiII. We are suffering slightly from that most wearisome of diseases, ennui Spelling schools are a thing of the past, and there is not even the excitement of a weekly Lyceum, which to some seems so inspiring.

The papers do not afford much solace on this score. There is a fine dash of news, foreign and domestic, seasoned with political hash for pater-familias to digest. But they also chronicle brilliant descriptions of "Opera, Ball and Rout." until we find it easy to imagine the entire city in a chronic state of merry-making. Celebrities come and go and there is a "good time all round and we are not in it." One blessing we have in excess, and that is the blessin? of a sound racket. Trains are constantly passing day and night and each one does its share of puffing and whistling to keep things moving.

The weather seems in league against us too. "Disappointment sinks the heart of man." I wrote that long ago in my little copy book. It was nothing to me then, but the pleasure of copying a long word. Now, after the lapse of a hundred years, it has attained to some significance in my opinion. About every third day "Old Father Boreos" comes shrieking from his Arctic haunts and shuts us within doors for a season.

Then the programme changes; the bright sun kisses away the clouds; a soft, delicious warmth steals over the eaith; blue birds hop jauntily round, and the lively sparrows twitter coquetishly. Although this is but one of many times, we are again deluded into the belief that the sweet Spring time is here, and we would fain put our ear to Mother Nature's heart and "list to the leaves and grasses growing" Alas, like all delusive illusions, it is soon BY THE COMMONWEALTH CO. Eastern Office at Room 05, Tribune Building, Jfew York, where all contracts for advertising, nast of the Mississippi river, will be made, and here flies of this pa per can be seen. N. B.

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The North Kansas Methodist Conference will convene at this city on the 25th of this month. Madame Muntefering, who has for years used a Chickering Concert Grand Piano, has replaced it with a Weber Upright from A. C. Bradley's music house. Another mark scored for the Weber, the finest piano in the world.

Mr. Parker, who keeps a livery stable on Sixth street east, lost the use of his fine family mare the other day, by h'er getting one hind leg broken. The limb was carefully set, however, and now the animal is recovering very nicely. The Lea veil assault and battery case is net for hearing in Justice Webb's court tins morning at nine o'clock. Judge Webb i has been ill for some days and spoke las" evening of endeavoring to induce Justice Hazen to hear the case.

Medical men here say that the mouth and foot disease, now raging among the cattle down in Woodson county, is called aphthous fever, and is very contagious, though it can be controlled much quicker and easir than pleuro-pneumonia. Yesterday afternoon Drs. McClintock AM unn, assisted by an expert, made a plaster! cast of the limb amputated the day before for Mrs. J. E.

Mans. The suppuration mentioned the day before as the necessity for amputation was the result of pyrcmia or blood poisoning. The jolice were in search yesterday afternoon of a lady who is deaf and dumb, and was said to have run away from her home at St. Marys. She was attired in a brown dress with trimmings to match, and had a satchel and an album.

She was seen in Parkdale, and told some one she wished to go to Dr. Kd It. Allen, the veterinary surgeon, received a letter the other day from tl. C. Heeder, a large sheep breeder out at Burton, in which he gave the particulars of a disease that is raging among his fine Merino bucks, and "killing them off like sheep." Dr.

Allen had a box of entrails sent to him, and on examination found that the liver of the animal was a living scathing mass of Bacterin, a sort of animal parasite, which is very fatal in its ravage. United States Circuit Court. Most of the time of Judge Foster was devoted yesterday to hearing the arguments in the Kansas City street railway jase, which however were not completed, and will be resumed this morning at 9 o'clock. Judge Usher and Mr. Tarsney are arrayed against each other, as attorneys in the casei The attorneys admitted to practice were Winfield Freeman, Wellington, and S.

B. Zimmerman and T. A. Vande-veer, of Hutchinson. To lteopen.

Poppendiek opens his hotel and restaurant to-morrow (Thursday) noon. He ill keep' open from 6 a. m. to 12 midnight all the time in the future. He takes boatders at $2.00 per day, and furnishes meals at a fixed price, or per as desired.

When Mr. Poppendiek kept a hotel and restaurant before, he had the name all over the State of setting the best table in the city, and we doubt not that he will have that reputation again. He certainly is one of the best caterers in Topeka. Joined in Wedlock. Mis Mary W.

Webb, youngest daughter of Judge W. C. Webb, of this city, was united in marriage on the second with Mr. Geo. L.

Walker, at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Bichard L. Walker at Wichita. Geo. L.

is a brother of Kichard L. and the son-in-law of the Judge. Many of our citizens knew Miss Mary well, she having lived in this city some time. The Judge and his son Linus went down to the wedding. The Commonwealth wishes the newly wedded pair a long and happy life.

Probate Court. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Edson L. Beach and Lucina Coblentz, of Shawnee county; Charles A. Richards, of Jackson county, and Anna Louisa Bolz, of Shawnee county. John Branner was appointed administrator of the estate of Susanna Kalsteir, deceased.

This is the old lady who was cars at the Second street crossing last November. Report of sale of real estate filed by D. W. Stolt, as guardian of minor heirs of a. W.

Kirkpatrick, deceased. Arguments of Motions in the Case or State vs. John Foster, a Trial to Oust Defendant from Office Disposition of Cases on the Docket Attorneys Admitted, etc. The Supreme Court this week is attracting more than the usual amount of interest, for the reason that a jury trial, something never before had here, is one of the features, and in the case under consideration, that of the State of Kansas vs. John Foster, prosecuting attorney of Saline County, wrho is defending a suit brought to oust him from office for refusing to enforce the Prohibitory law, a great deal of interest is centered, by both the Prohibition and Anti-Prohibi tion elements.

At 2 o'clock yesterday the case was called up for argument, on preliminaries, notions, with the attorneys of both sides arranged about the bar, armed with briefs, books and authorities enough to load a four-horse wagon. The legal talent engaged embraces some of the finest minds in the State, and a desperate fight is to be made, because upon the final disposition of the case rests the future of prohibition. Messrs. J. F.

Garver and R. A. Lovitt, of Salina, appear for the State, while Mr. Foster, the defendant, has entrusted his interests to the hands of Hon. I Thos.

P. Fenlon. of Leavenworth, and Jos. G. Waters, of this city.

As stated above, John Foster is being prosecuted because he refused to enforce prohibition in his county, and he sets up in his defense, among other things, that said relusal was based upon the ground that, to his legal mind, prohibition is utterly unconstitutional, and also that no complaints were properly brought before him for trial. Capt. Waters, for the defense, opened the arguments. He first touched upon the privilege of a jury in this case, and then passed on to the argument of constitutionality of prohibition. In that Mr.

Waters' already well known opinions were simply repeated, with nothing new added. A' great deal of the testimony that ha3 been taken he objected to as being incompetent and irrela-veht. Some of this testimony was of a nature designed simply to show the character of saloons, principally hearsay testimony, and some also to prove that the defendant, John Foster, had been seen going into and coming out of saloons himself. This the speaker claimed cut no figure. He had known of ministers going into saloons for contribution; phi lanthropist to collect bills, and lawyers to see a farmer.

Mr. Waters was followed bv T. F. Garver, principal attorney for complian-ant. He took the ground that the jury in this case had been given simply as a matter of courtesy, and not because the court had no authority to issue orders directing the County Commissioners to oust him from office.

He further thought that it is now too late a day to argue the constitutionality of the law, and took up the matter and character of testimony offered by the State. The evidence is offered to show that Mr. Foster's attention had frequently been called to the notorious existence of saloons running in open violation of law. Mr. Fenlon, who spoke next, had never liked the law and didn't believe in it.

borne years ago the Legislature of this State practically suspended the grand jury law. Prior to that time, a man charged with crime had to go throuh the grand jury room before he could be arraigned in a court of law for trial. After this suspension new powers were conferred upon the County Attorney. In 1SS1 our wise legislators saw fit to change even this power, and to confer anew powers unknown to common law, and unheard of in statutory law, authorizing the County Attorney to go nosing about and hunt up felons legislation abnormal and most astonishing. Who, from reading the title of the law, would have supposed there were any great duties placed upon the County Attorney.

It is not menioned in the title that powers unheard of, extraordinary in their nature, and never before exercised, only by a Grand Jury, had been granted to so unimportant an officer a9 a County Attorney. He claimed that the motion to suppress testimony offered by plaintiff was based upon section 12 of the Prohibitory Law, which unconstitutionally imposes an illegal duty upon a county officer. Counsel for the State, he said, claimed that this question had been raised and decided in the Supreme Court, but he denied having ever seen or heard of such a decision. Furthermore the question had never before been brought up in the Court, as he brings it up now. The testimony tending to prove that defendant knew saloons existed and liquor was sold, from his own knowledge and habits, is incompetent, immaterial and trashy.

He proposed to dispense with and throw out everything that seemed like trifling. 3 Jr. Fenlon argued this question of powers given to county attorney, at considerable length, to show its unconstitutionality. After he closed, a motion made by plaintiff's attorneys to suppress all testimony offered by defendant, was called up and occupied the balance of the afternoon. Sheriff Thomas, who was appointed Special Marshal for this case, has not yet made a return of his venire, so that it will not be known before some time to-day who have been summoned as jurors.

York, vs. Orrin T. Welch, Supt. Error from Shawnee county. Continued to April.

Home Insurance Company, of New York, vs. Orrin T. Welch, Supt. Error from Shawnee county. Continued to April.

Seth Jones, Administrator, vs. the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railway Company. Frror from Reno county. Motion to affirm sustained. W.

W. Winstead vs G. H. Hulme. Error from Barton county.

Continued to May. Chas. Fearns vs. Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railway Company, Error from Chase county. Continued to May.

William M. Jackson vs. The K. C. L.

S. K. Rid: Co. Error from Sumner county. Submitted.

C. H. L. J. McCormick vs.

L. H. Roberts. Error from McPherson county. Submitted.

The State of Kans vs. Edward F. Doni-van, Appeal from Wyandotte county. Continued to May. Wm.

L. Davis vs. J. B. Bullard.

Error from Harper county. Continued to May. J. W. Bailey vs.

The Kansas Mfg. Co. Error from Atchison county. Submitted and defendant given twenty days to answer. The State vs.

J. I. Bailey. Appeal from Reno county. Submitted and plaintiff allowed twenty days to file brief and defendant ten days to answer.

Gregg, Co. vs. Aaron Garverick. Error from Barton County. Continued to May.

The Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railroad Company vs. William Conklin. Error from Atchison County. Submitted. Jacob Brust vs.

Henry Green. Error from Clay County. Continued to May. John S. Cotton V3.

John J. Alexander. Error from Montgomery County. Continued to May. The folio wingattorneys were admitted to practice in the Supreme Court: A.

W. Callen of Junction City; O. Barker, of McPherson; Frank G. White, McPherson; George E. Morgan, Garden City; Hiram Root, city; John Rogers, city.

OUR NORTH SIDE NEIGHBORS. TYhat They Were Doing Yesterday A Red-hot Runaway. Mrs. Geo. Trout, of Wamego, is visiting friends on this side.

Mr. Charles Morse has returned from his visit of several months in Maine. Capt. Dowdell returned yesterday from his visit among relatives in Indiana. F.

C. Bowen was forty-one years old, yesterday and the event was celebrated by a tirthday party. Buffalo steak was on the bill of fare at the, Adams House yesterday. The buffalo that furnished this rare dish was the one formerly kept. in the Union Pacific Park, but lately at Bismarck Grove.

Persons walking on the bridge would feel safer when they meet a drove of cattle if the safety rod was placed on each side, thus preventing the cattle from occupying the footwalk. Henry Sanders has been appointed janitor of the new Government building. Mr. Sanders has been clerk at Sawyer's grocery for a long time, and was a faithful and honest employe. Mr.

and Miss Van Ness, are training the voices of one hundred little boys and girls betw een the ages of four and ten years, for an opera concert to be given in the near future, at Lukens' opera house. Some excitement was caused Monday 1 evening by the report that a telegram was received from "Cycloueville," stating that a cyclone was coming. Several merchants hastened home and informed their families to go down cellar and be prepared for the worst, but the reported jimmycane failed to materialize and no one is sorry. Adams House arrivals: B. Swearingen, Rossville; W.

C. Gibson, Salina; H. C. King, Silver City, N. Gus.

Kupe. Beardstown, P. A. Geidell, Frank Went worth, Silver Lake; W. J.

Bernard and wife, Denver; John Emslie, Strong City; Henry Williams, Albert Williams, St. Marys; E. E. Partlew, Georgetown; F. C.

Kennedy, Lakin; John D. Faries, Hoyt; Martin Helm, Nels. Olson, Clay county, A. W. McHare, Auburn; J.

Johnson, Kansas City, M. W. Coffman, Grantville, Wm. Omley, Kansas City, Mo. "'While Mr.G.

of Menok en township, in company with his niece of this city, was crossing the railroad track on Kansas avenue, the team became frightened at the switch engine and ran the wagon against one of the satety gates, breaking off the tongue and one of the wheels. The horses then ran, but Mr. Ward held to the lines and was pulled out of the wagon, but escaped uninjured. The young lady was thrown out onto her head and badly bruised. She was carried to W.

N. Angles' drug store, where her wounds were dressed, after which she was conveyed to her home at the corner of Eleventh and Polk streets. Science Club. C. Miller, S.

P. Flint, Wm. Trotter, Chas. Bennett and Ed. Kinney are the incorporators.

Its capital stock consists solely in maintaining a club for social enjoyment. W. H. Clark was appointed a justice of the peace for Mound City, Mound City township, Linn county, to fill a va cancy. Frederick A.

Burnham was appointed a commissioner of deeds yesterday for the State of Kansas, to do business in the State of New York, with headquar ters at New York City. The following notaries public were is sued by His Excellency, Governor Glick, yesterday: W. Minturn. Parsons. La bette county; N.

G. Gaylord, Helper, Crawford county; W. G. Freiday, Simpson, Mitchell county; G. M.

Martin, Med-. lcine Lodge, Barber county; J. H. Tag- gart, Walton, Harvey county; W. F.

Chalfaht, Emporia, Lyon county; F. Doan, Farisville, Ellsworth county; F. B. Anderson, Wyandotte, Wyandotte county; A. L.

Lyman, Afton, Sedgwick county; J. M. Lambert, Winfield, Cowley county; A. W. Livingston, Abilene, Dick inson county; L.

II. Pierson, Lawrence, Douglass county; F. Wade McDonald, Winfield, Cowley county. Real Estate Transfers. Reported for The Commonwealth daily, by Wm.

HaU Jenkins, loan agent and abstracter of titles. Office, north basement, 117 Kansas Avenue. MARCH 3, 1884. John Stoyell and wife to David cem, of of 11, 10, 13. east 1,500 00 D.

Eastman and wife 10 Charles N. Ela, lots 47, 4H9 and 4 Jl Lincoln street 550 00 B. L. Kastmau and wife to Theodore Heithans, lota 523, 525 and bfi Lincoln street 525 00 B. D.

Eastman and wife to Bryce MeMur- trie, low 4yy, 501 and 503 Laue street 525 00 Duncan Melvin to Robert Morgan, of 28, 10, 16, 2 500 00 Amanda D. Mack, et to Patrick Kir land, of 4, 10 16, east 1 00 T. P. Kodgers, et to Geo. VV.

Watson, center 2o leei, of lot 70 Kansas avenue, North Topeka 12,000 00 Frank W. Harrison and wile to Wargaict Elliott, of ot 14, 13, 14, 1,600 00 Joseph Middaugh ana wife to Isaiah Mc- Cleary, lots 411 and 413 Mimore street, North Topeka 250 00 Anna Al. Woolverton and husband to Maria Johnson, lot 4 in block 4, Silver Louis L. Palmer to Erskine M. Phelps Geo.

E. Dodge, undi ided of lo.s 49 to 59, inclusive, Jefferson street, North Topeka 500 0O Solomon a. Nonamaker and wile to L. W. Lawrence, acres in of 4, 12, lti.e 4,000 00 Sophia E.

Ogee, executrix, to Wm. and John King, lot of sec. 21, 11, 14, 8s0 00 M. J. iluibert and wile to J.

L. bheha-barger and J. P. Griswold, lot67 Tayior street 936 45 Lewis J. Miller and wite to Margaret B.

ilolcomb, lots and iSi) jacksun street, North fopeka 1,000 00 John Michael, et to Eliza A. Beard, 8 yi oiseof 24. 10, 14, east 1,500 00 Glark C. Mcpherson to Eli G. Nadeau, y2 of l4 of 29.

10, la, east 3,000 00 E. Bushor aud wife 10 Ell G. Nadeau, lots 77 and 79 Pearl street. Rosst-ill 1 noil no Ed ward H. White and wif; to Frank L.

..7 and of lot 16 Eighth avenue, west 1 450 00 Total 532 OG7 46 MARCH 4. 1884. Fairchild Higinbotham co Mary Ann loueKa uuU)iunj iresieru avenue. North James S. Auaerson andwife "to John 'Vvi 100 00 xiugues, of of 24, 13, 10, Elias Wright and'wife to ser, of J4 of 7, 13, 11, east 15.

o. Eastman and wile to Thoma a 1 00 840 00 bhillinglaw, lots 4H7, 4S9 and 491 Lane street B'ci V11. au wn to 550 00 iow 4y, 49j and 4y7 Lincoln si rt-pt Alfred Fisher and JamesTievin- 525 00 cjr, pan 01 54 of of 2, 11, Joseph Perry and wVfe 182 31 78uiw4oi of 15, 10, 13, R. Nichols and wii tn 6,100 00 1234 leet on Monroe street. North To.

tu xiuwei Janes, part of of 14. 1 15, east 100 00 Joseph Poymer and wife to GeoVge and nifMU- iwtw Wku. north or (iorvL bfri -mgni, iractionai lots Ui and t2 Western uv-nu John W. Hall atld Wife tr Tkn 450 00 00 1,700 00 Hutrhe- lot iQi Jshw V.Wft tfJhn Hal1' suaruian or Kirkpatrick heirs to WUham H. Wood, undivided 4-s of lCfif A nt -t in L.f, 1 G.

V. kiikuatriek. hrini tr.vni; .1,510 00 1,125 09 Wood, or oi Yo, east. Toral. 17,023 fel The Tecameh Tmnw.

The preliminary steps towards the hearing of the difficulties of the opposing factions in Teicumseh were arranged yesterday. The full Board of Commis-Moners were present, but nothing save the filing of motions and hearing of arguments on law questions and matters of a similar nature received attention. loth parties were required to give additional bonds in the sum of $500, which order they complied with at once. At present theie have been something over twenty subpeenas for the witnesses issued, but this number will be greatly increased. The contest court was adjourned to this morning at 9 o'clock, when the hearing of the testimony will be begun It is thought the case will occupy two weeks time.

It is well understood by the cnmm' ryJhat fflRS Las constituted for years past onenFfi? special domestic stanles S. the Uonably, if the oSoVchSSSST physicians and all classes of oSnSS? are worthy of accentanrH iuL nsuruers test Powder WSt and market. uereer Placed in OUr The Asset's co'nclndeTtheir delih order ABC. Not one pupil failed to pass eighty per cent, in any one study, the general average "of most reaching ninety-five per cent. The studies examined were grammar, geography, physical geography, history, physiology, arithmetic, reading, spelling and civil government Teacher and pupils are on good terms, and there is no visible reason why this state of prosperity should not continue.

Divine service is held at the school house on alternate Sabbaths, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Venable, a genial, wideawake gentleman. There is usually a good attendance. Respectfully yours, Cou Correlli.

Valencia Items. The cold weather, it seems, causes a good deal of sickness in this community. Mr. D. Shull is stricken down with cathar fever, and one of his children is convalescent; Mr.

Bush's smallest child is very sick; Miss Estella Hughes was taken sick very suddenly on Saturday eve, and has been keeping the bed ever since; and there are still more on the sick list. We will hope that no serious results will occur. Mrs. D. Hughes, together with her neice, Miss Alice Clark, started on last Wednesday for the latter lady's home in Wabaunsee county, where she expects to visit for a short time.

Mr. Frank Maken came very near having a surprise party on last Saturday evening. A gentleman, being confident of the company of a young lady, on his wav to Mr. Maken's dropped in at the lady's residence, asking her to accom jany him to his friend's, but to his sor row found that he was a little too late, (distance about forty feet.) In order not to surprise his friend alone, he took up his way for home sweet home. Try again old fellow; don't be discouraged; nothing like having a little pluck.

Get up a little sooner and you may succeed, next time. Mr. W. A. Yount found to his surprise, the other day, that he had a "guardian It would be hard to tell who might be the oldest, Mr.

Yount or his counsellor. Never mind, Walter; good advice hurts no one. Some young men in this vicinity must be "setters." It was 4 a. sharp. The horse traders made a trade twice in the last week on the same hoss.

Look out, boys, some one of you will get bit yet. R. II. Town i3 building quite an addition to his residence, which, when finished, will make it look quite cosy, and a little suspicious, too. 'Squire Nesbitt has a good time setting by the fire, studying law and spinning yarns.

it up a while yet, 'Squire. It is interesting and the weather is cool. J. You may rest in your easy chair or in the arms of Morpheus may be snoring, but the lion, through the North Topeka Mail, will soon awaken you with his roaring. Observer.

Mr. M. Lyddan left last night for Washington, D. C. E.

C. Robinson, of Ottawa, is registered at the Copeland. J. T. Herrick, E.

F. Henderson, and Robert Liter, of Wellington, are registered at the Copeland. Judge Bergen went to Garnett yesterday on legal business in the District Court of Anderson county. D. O.

Banker, one of MePherson's prominent legal lights, is in the city attending the Supreme Court. Hon. A. A. Horris, the great lawyer and Democratic statesman of Fort Scott, is at the Copeland.

lie came up to attend Supreme Court. Jack Frost left on the early train this morning for San Francisco. He will be accompanied as faTas Los Angeles by his sister, Mrs. George B. Palmer, and her son Paul.

Chancellor Lippincott of the State University was in the city last evening and called at the office of the leading paper of Kansas. The gentleman was on his way home from Emporia, where he delivered a lecture the night before. Tin Pan Social. Yourself and friends are cordially invited to attend a "Tin Pan Social," given by the young ladies in the vestry of the First Baptist church, this evening. Music by Prof.

Leeper's orchestra, and tin pan refreshments will help you to pass a very pleasant evening. Admission, 10 The law authorizing the killing of chickens in case they encroach upon the property of others, went into effect March first. The police are already being complained to of these disturbers of neighborhood tranquility and owners must look after them..