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Council Grove Republican from Council Grove, Kansas • Page 5

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All Premium Cards must be taken up by July 1st. As we wish to give everybody the advantage of securing one of our valuable premiums we give the notice now so that everybody will have plenty of time to fill out their cards. We also wish to state Besiripg Buy for rp WILL A Discount of 10 Per Cent 3SE 3 For spot cash on all purchases from $1 up exchange for goods. from our already established prices and not punch cards for premiums. Eggs taken in W.

H. White. Pres. B. R.

Scott, Vice-Prea. A. Moser, Cash. I II. Brigham, Asst.

Cash Farmers and Drovers Bank ooxrisrciXi grove, REPUBLICAN PRINTING COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. i i County Camp Fire. There will be a joint meeting of Wads-worth Post, the W. R. C.

and Sons of Veterans at G. A. R. hall, Tuesday evening, March 20, 1894. Supper and an interesting program will be served.

A full attendance of the members is earnestly desired. Committee. Birthday Surprise. Tuesday evening a large number of the warm friends of Mrs. Hugh Stewart called at her home unexpectedly to assist in celebrattng her birthday anniversary.

A delightful social evening was spent. All were glad Mrs. Stewart had a birthday and hoped she would have many anniversaries of that event. Wm. A.

Miller, J. S. Carpenter. MILLER CARPENTER, Editors. )' OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND COUNTY.

fl I FRIDAY. MARCH 9, 1894. Capital Stock Paid in, $80,000, Surplus, $20,000. general banking business. Issues drafts and bank orders on all principal cities of Europe.

Does a money. Board of Dirkcfoks: W. n. White. B.

R. Scott, A. Moser, Jacob Barth, A. W. Hlnchman.

C. It Whiting, T.W. Whiting J.W.Dumm. James Waiklns. Gedap Emporia is infested with burglars.

News was received Wednesday of the death of Mrs. George Sample of near Beman. J. M. Miller will address the republicans of Elm Creek township March 17 at Wilsey.

"Is man an angel?" was not fully decided Monday evening. Some ladies seem to doubt it. Dr. Harvey, Morris county's health officer, reports the general health of the community as improving. If Emporia has any more prizes to offer she will please announce it in the papers and we 'will send soma one down after them.

We are informed by Dr. Harvey of the arrival of a son at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Ellis on Four Mile Sunday morning, March 4. From the way Morris county captures Emporia's prizes the people down there will begin to think it is some of our boys who are taking things out of their kouses. The Regulator store, of Clay Center, is a sister of the Regulator of our town. The other day a. professional burglar attempted to purloin a coat in broad daylight.

He got six months in jail. It was only a few weeks ago that Morris county was pronounced the banaer teacher's county of the state and now she i rm i i i 1 carries on xne prize ior me Qesi aeoaior. If anything else comes in sight we will take it. We regret that no Morri3 county boy entered the state oritorical contest. If one had he would have captured the prize and given them something original; there would have been no question of plagarism hinted at.

The editors of the Council Grove Wm. A. Miller and J. S. Carpenter, place a sample of their chirog-raphy at the head of their editorial column, in the shape of aac simile of their signatures.

This is strictly a new departure and denotes enterprise. Osaitatomie Graphic. The man who wipes his nose on his shirt sleeve, picks his teeth with a fork, fastens his suspenders with a nail, deposits his money in his old last winter's They are CHEAPER than ANY OTHER, because you can lay them more to the weather, 'requiring less shingles, less nails and less time to make a much better and more lasting roof. They will not cup, curl up or split in either wet or dry weather. They do not shrink or swell from heat or cold.

They do not rust the nails, and there is no shingles blowing off your roof. There is no waste, and your carpenter can lay more of them in a day than he can any other shingle. A marriage license has been granted by Judge Moscr to August Roswurm and Lillie A. Pedigo. Dr.

Harvey reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Mat Curry, west of town, Saturday, March 3. The republicans of Wilsey are the first to enter the campaign and have invited the Hon. J.

M. Miller to address them next Wednesday evening. March 14. At that time they will reorganize their club. Farm renters have already commenced moving, and there i3 a general demand for lands.

A good many new comers are daily making inquiries for farm lands, and available places are in brisk demand. Sunday's rain storm was predicted by Prof. Hicks, as j'ou can see by referring to your Republican of Feb. 23. He also said it would pass from the west to the east.

"Watch him for the balance of the month. It is well to read both sides of all questions, and now the opportunity of knowing the disadvantages as well as advantages of California, is had in the book published by II. L. Williamsof Summer-land in that state; price of same is 25c. The best way to help the unemployed is to help them to secure employment.

Eucouraging improvements, both public and private, increases the demand for labor, gives an earning capacity to the idle, prospers trade and sets the whole community on the road to recovery. -o Sheriff Kennedy last Friday took Miss Sarah Gordon to the state insane asylum at Topeka. On account of her having just recovered from the measles, the asylum authorities would not admit her, and the sheriff was obliged to place her in the Bidwell private asylum for a probationary period. "Use the best paper first and take enough space to make the ad effective; use all you profitably can in that paper before you consider any other. I would rather have one good ad than two poor ones.

Twn short poles are not as good as one long one when you're after persimmons." Charles Austin Bates. From the appearance of things of late our popular probate judge is handling most of the matrimonial business of the county. Wheu it comes to tying a knot in true gordeon style Judge Moser is an adept and we can heartily recommend him to blushing maidens and bashful swains who are contemplating a move of this kind. The grandly bred horse 3Iarion Wright, that belongs to E. F.

Bell and was here at our fair last year, will make a short season here at the fair grounds. This horse showed world of speed and will be placed in training after the season and the season ana will no doubt make a very Republican County Convention. At a meeting of the Republican County Central Committee held in the office of the County Clerk Saturday, February 24, 1894, it was decided to call a conventkn to be held at the Court House in Council Grove, Saturday, March 17, 1894 at 1:30 to select delegates for the Congressional Convention at Emporia, March 27, also to select delegates to the State Convention at Topeka, which date has not been determined yet. The basis of representation agreed upon was one delegate to each 10 votes and a fraction cast for June Baxter, for County Clerk on Nov. 7, 18915, and that the primaries be held on Thursday, March 15th at from 3 to 6 r.

except Council Grove city, iwhjich will be held from 5 to 7 p. m. representation will be as follows: Council Grove, First ward Second ward Third ward 13 14 7 Council Grovo Township 7 Clark Creek Township 5 Diamond Springs Precinct 3 Bordlck i-recinct WUsey Precinct 10 Maple Grove Precinct 3 Four Mile Township 5 Garfield Township 6 Grandvtew Township 11 Highland Township 5 Muakres Crees Precinct 4 Kelso Precinct 3 Ohio Township 8 Parker Township 9 White City Precinct 14 Bkiddy Precinct 6 Valley Township 10 Warren Township 3 It is also requested that alternates be chosen at the same time. By order of Central Committee. A.

W. Simcock Secretary. LOCAL NEWS. The grocers are all getting ready to do a biir business in garden seeds. I The ceiling of Best Brigham's store jil room is being repapered this week.

I Advertise! If your business is not I wQrth advertising, advertise it for sale. I The dance by the S. S. club, Friday evening, was quite a pleasant social event. Don't neglect any and every opportunity For Sale Badger Lumber Shingles.

-E3- ly E3 Sunday Hen's Furnishing City Nominations. The republicans of the different wards of the city of Council Grove are requested to place in nomination one member of the school board and one councilman in the different wards at the primaries to be held March 15 for.delegates to the county convention. By order of the City Committee. DIED. ALLEN At the family residence in the south part Council Grove, Tuesday morning, March 6, 1894, Mrs.

John Allen. Mrs. Allen Was the daughter of Marion Kelley and leaves four young children. The cause of death was measles and congestion of thei lungs. The remains were laid to rest in Greenwood cemetery Wednesday morning.

At the Asylum. Gordon, an insane woman Miss Morris from county, who had been properly admitted to the insane asylum by the authorities of her county, was refused admission last night by Dr. McCasey, when she was brought to the asylum last night. The reason for the rejection was that Miss Gordon had been sick with the measles, from which she had not fully recovered, and the doctor was afraid the malady would spread over the institution. Miss Gordon was lodged in the North Side private asylum where she will stay till she recovers.

Overwork and sickness are the causes of her insanity. State Journal. Pleasant Party. Mrs. A.

S. Crowley gave a pleasant party Monday evening in honor of her daughter, Miss Lena, who wras home from the Presbyterian College at Emporia. Anna Jaggard and Loie Gale, Claud Finnev and Rubv Butler. Irv Tol- llaua inney ana UUDy UUtier, irv lOI Nellie' Mead and rma Bates, and Dr. and Mrs.

Corey. 3fBread and cakes at the Model Restaurant (U-tf) Scott Hafer. DUSTIN STEBBINS. (Successor to Stebbins Corbin) In DRUGS joa want the BEST TZX always And can afford nothing" else. I wish to thank customers of the firm for their patronage in the past and hope to merit a continuance of the same.

Next door to PostofSce, Coun cil -FOJt- Easter sock, sends off for his groceries when he Quite a number of young people were has the cash to pay, and asks his home 'asked in and a happy evening was spent dealers to carry him when he is short, i8 in dancing and enjoying appetizing re-the rooster who has no use for home Among those present were: papers. Exctonge. Frank Pirtle and Bertha Richter, Stanton Curtis and Bertha White, Charlie Schul- Dr. Starbuck was called to Dunlap jtheis and Katherine Bowles, George Wednesday where he assisted Dr. Elwood Gentes and Anna Wiegand, Earl Richter in removing a grain of corn from the and Lena Crowley.

George Livingstone windpipe of the little four-year-old bov and Mae Gustin, George Gibson and improve your property by planting out I Capt II. C. Finney is on his rounds 'Jlhls week sizing up everybody's accumu- flations. Sunday afternoon we had a great big NOW READY AT- having gone miles in work out in 2:24, the accident. mUe fcUow recovered bert and Belle Livingstone, Kirk Robin-last quarter inSecoHda 2:12 gate, niceiy from the operation and the doctor son and Mamie Gleeson, Frank Marks, Our town could be made much more attractive to strangers and enjoyable to; ourselves if every property owner would) Judge M.

B. Nicholson was in Tope-plant a row of trees along the front of ka yesterday on his way home from Mis-their lots and shape up the earth nicely 60u where he has been tojook up some and seed it to blue grass. These little matters Jn the Missouri, Kansas Texas green belts between the sidewalks and the case in which he is assisting the attorney streets would make our homes more in-) general. The road asked to have the viting and could be done at little expense. hearing of the case transferred to the Some have done this; notice how much federal court on the grounds that it is not nicer they look than those that are bare ja Kansas corporation.

The judge says of shrub or tree. he went to the railroad commissioners Always in the lead and this time we have the nobbiest Soft and Stiff Hats on the market. The few who continue to buy their hats at the old style general stores will not be it." Prices are just as cheap as the old style goods. Come and see them. We have them; you want them.

of John Gnyr of Rock creek. The child was nlavincr in ft onrn rrih nt thn timA nt thinks he will be all right in a short time. and the secretary of state and in neither office could he find anything to show it to be a Missouri corporation, and further than that Judge Nicholson says that in the federal court he found a pile of cases a foot high in which transfers were made from the state courts of Missouri to the federal courts on the grounds that the road was operated by a Kansas corporation. The judge thinks he has conclusive evidence that will hold the trial to the state court and the road will have to face the music, Topeka Capital. 1 Before buying see Stenger's new line of ladies low shoes.

down pouring rain that just drenched the whole country. T. II. McKorgill and Flora A. Tebow have been granted permission to marry by Judg Moser.

The farmer that can get in an early crop and miss the frost is the one who will pay off the mortgage. Another good rain Tuesday night. Farmers can't complain of the want of moisture to begin their crops with. This must surely be a storm scenter. Half the people who went to church last Sunday carried' umbrellas and escaped the rain.

The trial of the alleged hog thief In the justice court on Monday was indefinitely postponed on account of the absence of the thief. James Sharp, Morris county's famous nurseryman, has 'an interesting local in thi3 issue th'at should be read by everybody in the county. Everything from his nursery will be found as represented. Tho city election this year, it is hardly to say, will be conducted under 3 new ballot law and all candidates bo 'nominated in regular form at tea days before the election. I i Bt IB Last Monday morning while dinner, was being cooked at the Midland Hotel a report was heard in the kitchen that sounded like the explosion of a dynamite bomb.

The shock throughout the house was almost as great as the one produced by the blowing up of Hell's Gate in New York. The air for a time was thick with steam, ashes, fire, boiled cabbage, roast lamb, hot coffee, stove lids, cooking uten sils arid other articles too numerous to mention. When the debris settled it was discovered that the water pipes in the range had exploded. Fortunately no one was hurt. The only Exclusive Goods House in florris.

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