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ilk TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. PARSONS, KANSAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1884. VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 6. Real Kstate Trans Iters.

The colored people of Parsons will Sheriff Lampoon was In town yester THE SELLS SHOW. THE LOCAL SCRAP-BAG. WO POISON IN THE PASTRY ip hold a grand celebration and barbecue at Forest Park on September 23d. The following speakers are expected to be present and address the meeting: 7, B. Townsend, Leavenworth; O.

Goins, Fort Scott; J. M. Brown, Topeka; W. D. Matthews, Leavenworth, and W.

A. Price, Peru. The Baxter Springs colored band will furnish music for the occasion. The Republican club of the Third ward, sixty torches strong, paraded the streets last night, headed by fife and drum. In passing down Central avenne the club halted In front of the office of J.

M. Ellis, and, after repeated calls for him, he appeared on the veranda and made a sensible and timely was well received. talkv which A match game of base ball was played here last Friday afternoon between tat Columbus Reds and the Parsons Reds, resulting in a draw game, dark overtaking them on the sixth inning. The score on the fifth inning was 10 to 14, in favor of the Parsons boys. The game was witnessed by a fair crowd of spec tators.

The pickpocket, who was caught in the act of robbing a lady during the circus procession on Monday, was fined $50 in the police court yesterday, and not having that amount of money In his clothes ho was returned to the cala boose. He gave his name as Charles Day. Prof. Tomlin has returned from Medi cine Lougo, whero bo has been for several weeks conducting a teacher's in stitute. Ho is in prime condition' for the fall and winter term of our public schools and reports the outlook fin, fdt an excellent school year.

S. E. Hyde and William Weddel, two well-to-do farmers of DeKalb county, Illinois, were in the city a portion of last week, the guests of E. II. Edwards.

Both gentlemen were well pleased with Kansas and think of locating here ia the near future. There was a pacing race at tho fair grounds last Friday afternoon between horses belonging to J. O. McKee, W. 8.

Hoke and E. Kyscr. McKeo's hors won the race and Hoke's came out C. G. Wallace leaves to-day on a bus iness trip to Cincinnati, Ohio.

He will be accompanied as far as Olney, 111., by Mrs. "Wallace, who will stop off there and visit among friends for two or thee weeks. J. M. McNamara, representing Callen uer Minstrels, was in the city jester day.

The company will appear at tho opera houso on the evening of Septem ber 13th. The new opera chairs will all be in place for this entertainment, A drunken man, whose name we were unable to learn, while at the circus on Monday night, had his pocket picked of a silver watch. Tho fellow, when he discovered his loss kicked up considers ble noise, but was finally quieted. William Coda, a resident of the south part of the county, was before the police court yesterday for carrying concealed weapons. He plead guilty and was fined $10 and cost.

Failing to put op he now occupies a cell in the calaboose. Anna wife of Elvin Swartz, died Thursday morning of typhoid fever aged 25 years, 6 months and 8 days. The funeral took place from the family residence at 9 o'clock Friday morn ing, Row McCabe officiating. Fully two thousand pooplo were present at the skating rink last week to witness the performance of William Ash, the champion boy skater of Indiana. Tho exhibition was a good one and delighted the audience.

Lemuel Showm, a laborer working at Whittaker's brickyard, was buried under a falling embankment last Thursday and sustained serious injuries. His left hip was dislocated and he was otherwise bodly bruised. Mrs. L. G.

Nichols, and little son, who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. lleifner, left last night for her home in Plaquemino, Louisiana.

The political fires burn hot on the streets this weather, and discussions pro and con mostly on the prohibition question are heard In every shady place. The Catholic school under the charge of the Sisters of Loretta commenced their fall and winter term yesterday morning with a large attendance. Miss Fmma PefTer, of Topeka, sister of Charles T. Peffer, and Miss Nellie Powers, of Coffeyville, are in the city, visiting Mr. and Mrs.

Peffer. Rev. Mr. Bates, of Crawfordsville, who has been visiting Rer. L.

Dyke for several days, left for his home yesterday. And yet a little while and the scholars will be hunting up their books prepara tory to starting in on the winter term of school. People who were prone to complain of too much rain, are now bewailing the fact that the dust is almost nnendnraUe, O. W. Altizer has been presented by a day.

Corn stocks sixteen feet high are plenty. Mrs. G. C. Hitchcock is visiting in New York.

The watermelon has tho bulge on the fruit market. Geo. L. Nellia and family have re turned from Illinoir. A daughter was born to Mr.

and Mrs. McArthur last Friday. Mrs. J. M.

Darrow has returned from visit to Kansas City. VT. J. Kinnird, of Lancester, Is visiting friends in the city. The mornings and evenings are cool, the balance of the day hot.

The katydids and the orickots have it all to themselves these nights. Mrs. Cooper, of Illinois, sister of Mrs. M. A.

Patterson, is in the city. reter uanson lias returned from a visit to his old home in Sweden. A great many of tho eggs in the ket just now are a little too ripe. Charley Hotchkiss has returned from a visit with relatives in Michigan. Tho moon was not near as full, as some of the boys were, last night.

C. F. Bowerfind enjoying a visit from a brother from Adrian, Mich. Miss Minnie seiiiiuug entertainou a few friends at ber home last evening, Cashier Clark, of tho First National, returned from his eastern trip last week. S.

J. LanilMirt and D. P. Fithian have purchased the confectionery store of J. 9.

Stare and will take possession next Monday. w. r. beth, ot independence, was fined $1 and costs in the police court yesterday for a plain drunk, and failing to liquidate he now languishes in the "cooler." There is a great deal of reckless driv ing being indulged in throughout the city by people who seem to have no con sideration for the pedestrians they en counter. Rer.

J. B. Graves, formerly pastor of the Christian church hero, is expected back in Parsons next week, from Win chester, 111., where he haa been located the past two years. W. T.

Neligh leaves to-day for a visit to his old home at Omaha, Nebraska. win is one or our cleverest young men and his friends will wiah him a royal good time and a safe return. Justice Talbot and L. O. Disbrow were out yesterday with subscription papers, raising funds for a Blaine and Logan pole, and met with good success.

The pole will be a handsome one, fifty or seventy feet in height Marriage Licenses. Probate Judge Case has issued a li cense to marry to each of the following couples the past week: Geo. W. Carter and Belle Marsh. Frank W.

Manners, and Clara A Hes ter. William B. Carter and Nettie B. Wal- Bcr. Jorden J.

Walters and Lettie Bishop. Thomas J. Ross and Rebecca Cunning- nam. James Baldwin and Mary Coleman. Benj.

W. Young and Mary Burk- bart. William A. Graham and Dora L. Sweet.

Warfield J. Garrett and Blanche Deron. S. C. Bull and Estella Chamberlain.

1. A. Faikerson and Josephine Gebal. Orson Gann and Rose Van Landing- nam. Alonzo J.

Smith and Nancy SilverheeL ItobL A. Kithen and Mattie Holland, John N. Den ham and Fannie RSetch- field. Warleld J. Gossct and Blanch Z.

Boron. J. J. Gillon and Mattie O. Hendricks.

A Parsons Watermelon. The forepart of last week our enter prising hardware merchants, Sullivan A Patterson, sent a huge watermelon. grown three miles from Parsons, to Lex ington, Kentucky, to be exhibited at the fair there, and the Lexington Gazette tbns acknowledges the receipt of the melou: "We received on Thursday from Sullivan 4c Patterson, hardware merchants, Parsons, Kansas, the largest watermelon ever seen in these parts. We sent it to the fair, but it was too late to compete for a premium. It was most artistically boxed, so as to show the size and shape of the melon, but not so as to expose it to depredations.

It came O. K. by ex press, and the charges were prepaid in a mot gentlemanly style, uur old mend J. H. P.

Sullivan, late of this county, is the bead of the firm that did the handsome thing. It is 20 inches long, 49 inches in circumference, and weighs 70 pounds net. We propose to discuss it with our friends in duo time." I am still in the field prepared to furnish pianos and organs cheaper than the cheapest. Call and see me, on east Johnson avenue. A.

M. Huntcb. Ayer's BarsaparllU will cure your Ca tarrh, and do away with that sickening odor ot the breath. of 20 i A. 'Wilkin A title abstractors, report the following transfers of real estate recorded at the officii of the register deeds on Tuesday, September 2.

Parsons Town Co to Edwards, lots and 87, block 38, Parsons, $150. Shlnn to 8 A Walters, i sec tion 3, town 82, range IT. $3,200. Snyder to James Hill, lots 12 and 13, block 11, Felix At Keuncdy's addition to Parsons, St John Memorial (P'Ki Church So ciety of Parsons to Ktlwards, lot 1, block 77, Parsons, $1,500. James Murray to Richardson section 11, town 3'j, mn 17 $3,000.

14 llugnes to nomas unowies, i lot 4, block 101, Panous, $100. Andrew Arnett to Albert and I Belle Moore, lots 14, 15 and 10, block 82, l'arsons, 1,500. Frank Norman to Oscar (J Hurry, seo 15, town SI, range 21, $22. M. Frank White to White, seise see 82, town 82, range 18, $1,000.

Isaac Brock to A Dunn, noise section 28, town 81, range 21, $000. Rachel Hurdle to Lucy Brasslleld, section 10, town 32, range 10, 000. James A Duvall to William Roasoner, 4 i lot 4, block 101, Parsons, $700. William Bickell to lsaao Brock, in i section 27, town 81, rang 21, SHOO. Parsons Town Co to azell.

i lot 1, block 148, arsons 930. li 1'ryor to Catnbern, i 4 lot 2, block 130, Fat-sons, fUOO. Lyman Lane to Jacob Fisher, net i and nisei section 29, town 33, range 21, $2,700. Lane to Jacob Fisher, nwliwi section 29, town 83, range 21, $1,000, Samuel Earnest, et al to John Carver, i i section 3d, town 31, range 20, quit claim, $100. Joshua Larkin to Geo Moore, lots and i i section 0, town 31, range 18, $1,100.

l'arsons Town Co to Hughes, 4 lot 4, block 101, i i and i i lot 3, block 162, and i lot 8, block 100, farsons, $575. Hughes to Abner Youer, i i lot 4, block 101, Parsons, $150. Elvin A cokes to Frank McFall, lot 13, block 11, Weekes' addition to Par sons, $25. Elvin A Weekes to Alonzo McFall. lot IS, block 11, Weekes' addition to Parsons, $35.

Tho Republican Primaries. The Republican primaries in tho several wards of the city Saturday, for lax session Tuesday night with Presidont tho election of delegates to the county convention, which moots at Oswego next Saturday, passed off quietly, there being no contest in any of the wards. The delegation ia solid for C. H. Kimball for state senator and S.

L. Coulter for pro bate judgo. The following are the delegates and alternates: FIRST WAllD. Alternates. Delegates.

K. D. Talbot, C. F. Uodgman, W.

L. Simons. R. A. Wier, II.

R. Waller, J. B. Morris, R. E.

Hallo way, n. Jbmerson, J. W. French. Terrell Perkins.

SECOND WARD. Delegates. Alternates. J. W.

Wilson, S. W. Kniffln, n. M. Carr, L.

J. Bigwood, J. J. Henderson, M. V.

Reed, II. II. Lusk, C. Rockhold, 8. O.

Fletcher, Steve Harris. George Thornton, J. R. P. Sullivan, George Smith, A.

Woods. Tiiiun WARD. M. A. Patterson, T.

D. Galnor. D. 1C Cochrane, J. li.

Enlow. E. C. Barnette, John Cunan, W. J.

Quick. J. Cook. Fd Doracy. Bun Nichols.

FOURTH WARD. Delegates. Alternates. J. M.

Gregory, Andy Arnett, A. H. Tyler, W. L. Fairman, Geo.

Foreman. 1. Wlufteld The School Hoard. Tho Board of Education met In regu- Gregory in the chair and all tho mom bers present. The committee on grades, studies and text books reported progress.

The petition of the Drum Corps for uso of room in which to drill was laid on the tablo. Tho resignation of Miss Herod as teacher was accepted. The following were selected as teach en for tho coining term: Miss Ruth Chapman, Miss Luella Ray, Miss May Carey, Miss Mamie Coffey, Miss Jennie Monroe, Miss Katie llorton, 8. D. Williams.

On motion 8. M. Baldwin was elected janitor of tho Fourth ward building, On motion the salary of teachers was fixed at $40 per month, and the exam i nation of teachers will bo held on Fri day the 12th inst. it was decided to oticn the schools on the 22d inst. The board then adjourned.

Matrimonial Contracts. Married at Oswego by Nelson Case, probate judge, August 13, Funton Fnlkerson and Josephine Geboe; August 20, George W. Carter and Belle Marsh August 23, Thomas J. Ross and Rebecca Cunningham; August 20, Warfield I Gossett and Blanche Z. Borcn.

at gin. Odds and Knds of News and Gossip Picked Up Here and here ttj "Son" Reporters. Fall goods beginning; to roll in. The calaboose has only one occupant. The heating stove trade will soon be The town ia full of strangers and land buyers.

County Auditor GlaRse was in the city yesterday. Fair tickets and programmes are nu merous now. S. B. Cary and wife have returned from Kansas City.

George Lyons and W. 6. Alexander are at Eldorado Springs. Everybody minding their own busi ness, ana items are scarce. Ten bands have already entered for the band contest at our fair.

J. Patterson, of Greenfield, is in the city visiting L. F. Dick. George II.

La Monte, of New York, is in the city visiting his parents. A picnic will be held at Mercer's grove, five miles southeast of the city, to-day. Mrs. Harvey Moulton, of Rattoon, N. is in the the guest of Mrs.

Al Loucks. Miss May Lohr, of Madison, in uic city, visiting Mr. ana Mrs. Henry More land has been plowed for wheat this season than ever before, and early seeding will be the rule. Me; chants report collections for this month an improvement over those of last month, but still a little slow.

Jack Smith was robbed of flO last Thursday night, the thief entering the house by cutting a window screen. Mrs. Lizzie Falconer was thrown from a horse at the farm of Dr. Van Meter on Friday and quite severely injured. Mrs.

E. Schmetzer, who has been vis iting relatives and friends at Frcdonia for several weeks, has returned home. Mrs. Frank Durgan got homo from Hannibal yesterday, whither she had been to attend the funeral of a sister. Miss Maggie Wright, of Princeton, who has been visiting Mrs.

John W. Ballew the past week, has returned homo. V. H. Coffey and Porter Moore got in from Illinois last Saturday one of the finest Holstuin bulls ever brought to Kansas.

Mrs. J. R. Creighton, of Leavenworth, and mother, who have been visiting Mrs. G.

W. Hawk, returned home yester day morning. An attempt was made to burglarize the house of J. B. Morris and several other residences in the First ward on Thursday night.

Jacob Schreiner, little son of C. Schreiner, fell from a buggy on Friday ana was run over, but lortunatcly sus tained only slight injuries. The infant child of James Taylor, living in the north part of the city, died Thursday and was buried in the Catholic cemetery at Ladore on Friday. Albert Neighbours, while at work at Barton's elevator on Friday night, got his right hand caught in the elevator and the three front fingers badly torn. Everybody is now looking towards the south in the evening to locate a comet which somebody claims to have seen in that direction.

It is said to be quite largo. The infant child of James Chitters, residing in the southwest part of town, which died on Wednesday, was buried ia tho cemetery near the Franklin school house on Friday. During a recent storm the barn of Henry Towles, in north township, and tho Franklin school house were struck by lightning. But little damage, bow- ever, was done to either building. L.

G. Bigwood has sold his interest in the firm of Rowland Bigwood to Jehn E. Buckman, and the style of the firm will hereafter be Rowland 4 Buckman Mr. Bigwood will continue a resident of Parsons and engage in another branch of business. On Friday afternoon a team laden with door and window frames took fright on Morgan avenue, in front of the residence of N.

McCreery, and ran away. The wagon was soon relieved of its load and when the horses were stop ped the wagon was also minus two wheels. At a meeting held August 10, at the office of M. E. Williams, in Oswego, for the purpose of organizing a Labette County Short Horn Breeders' Associa tion the following persons were elected officers for the ensuing year: President, Dr.

Van Meter, Parsons; Vice-President, Chas. W. Stoddard, Oswego; Secretary, M. E. Williams, Oswego; Treasurer, C.

Christian, Oswego. The next meet ing will be held on the 18th of September, commencing at 7 o'clock p. at the office of Dr. Klciser in Parsons. Fine Weather and the City Overflowing With People Who Came la From Every Direction.

Ths Street Parade In the Moral as sad the Afternoon antl levelling- Performance. Note anil C.om- alp Ete. Last Monday was circus duy, and the weather was all that Sells Brothers could have desired, from the break of day until the close of the performance night At an early hour people commenced coming in from the country in every direction, the morning trains all brought in great numbers from neighboring towns, and by 10 o'clock the sidewalks along line of the street parade were literally running over with people. The show came in Sunday morning and the tents were pitched on the vacant ground just south of the west side school house. The work of unloading the cars and removing the entire effects of the great show, although done on Sunday, was done In such a quiet and orderly mannor that but few people were even aware that the circus had arrived until after it had been completely unloaded and the four acres of canvass ere entirely up.

The street parade was made promptly at 10 o'clock on Monday morning, and was a fine one, meeting fully every ex pectation. The canvass was thrown open to the public at 1 o'olock in the afternoon and at 0 In the evening. Both performances wore well patronized, about 8,000 people being present in tho afternoon and fully as many, if not more, in tho evening. The show Is goodi There are fifty-one cages of animals and birds, and the crowd enjoyed looking at the blood- sweating hippopottami, the big elephant Emperor, the long-nocked giraffe, and other occupants of the menagerie. One of tho most artroctlve foatures, however, was tho llonoss and her baby cubs, tho latter Doing but uttio larger tnan a cat, -and as pretty as any pet.

The monkey cages also caught the children, as they usually do, and the old folks had to accompany them to see that they did not get lost in the crowd. The ring and platform performances were exceedingly good. The veteran bareback rider, James Robinson; Adolaide Cordons, the lady bareback and four-horao rider; Pauline Leo, bareback rider; Mildred Gardnor In her manege act, and tho jockey act of Frank Gardner won well- deserved applause. The dog college, under the management of White, was good, and the bicycle riding by the Stirk family was an exceedingly entertaining part of the exhibition. The part per formed by the little girl, Miss Flora, was difficult, but well done.

The contortion acts of Donaldson brothers, the triple brothers' act by Romalis brothers, and the mystio ladders by the Russian ath letes were deserving of favorable comment. The music and the clowns in the circus are hardly what the regular attendant Is accustomed to. The leading clewn, John Purvis, did not get off jokes that were all old and worn by constant rubbing against the sawdust. There were other clowns, and the usual laugh went around the amphitheater. The four-horse act ot Stowo was ftrstclass, but was fully equaled by the samo act by Millio Cordons.

NOTES AND GOSSIP. Harry Evarts, press agent, made Tub Sun a pleasant call and we found him the right man In the right place. George Hinos, press agent for the Doris show for the past three seasons, ia now with Sells Brothers and was just as handsome and clever yesterday as ever. A pickpocket, during the procession, attempted to rob a lady standing on the sidewalk, near Woodruff's, but was da' tec ted In the act and now langnisbes in the calaboose. Allen E.

Sells, son of tho senior mem ber of the firm, had sole charge ot the great show here, his father having been called home. Although a young man he handled things very successfully and clearly showed he was equaled to the occasion. The team attacliod to Lewis Si Lane's hack took fright at the show grounds in the afternoon and ran away. Two small boys were in the wagon at the time and were thrown out, but fortunately both escaped uninjured. The team was finally stopped in front of Dean Sc Bartlett's, and marvelous to say no damage resulted.

If you will call on A. M. Hunter, on east Johnson avenue, be will show yon soino bargains in pianos and organs. A good girl capable of doing general housework can find a good home at good wages by calling at Sun office in Parsonr. The durability of the "Davis" has been demonstrated beyond a doubt.

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