The Times from Clay Center, Kansas • Page 1

SUM Historical Society Tnne'a Jfmf- tMke CLAY CENTER, KANSAS, THURSDAY EVI-NING, JANUARY 6 TlfJE 3IAKKETS. POLITICAL i'OIXIS. vseeicly nouyn-ur. JAJCUE BREVITIES. V.

V. iu Topeki. manngcrs. Grand mudc and a lively time were the main features of the rvr-n. ing.

It was decided to have a dance every 'I hiu sday evening until the close of the season. they ere fit subjects for congratulations and the testimonial of esteem that were showered in upon them by friends and acquaintances, lastnight. As testimonials of the esteem in widen they are held b' the odd fellows' Clay Lodge N. 115 preentd Mr. watt on with a gold headed cane and Mrs.

Str.itton with a pair of gold rimnir? 1 spectacles. Rev. W. s. D.ivis the premutation ad-dre-.

Among the' cth- were pair of spectacles by Hon. W. II. Fletcher, and a purse of 870 In gold, by the Strut ton family and count fiii 1 a purse of 870 in g. I 1.

mtribuie.l by several of onr citizens, with Prf. li. F. Merlon heading the li. The TlMlts cannot v.

ih Mr. and Mr-. Si ration many happy but it does wi-h them many more attached bv God bour-'v. IliEMycth Ilanhvare and Manufacturing (. of st Jo-cph.

one of the Inrgen concern of the-wct. extending iu nisinrt into th! section, having placed In the the ohhM. jnlllot and fullest drummer- of the Hue. athan D. IMmond.

u-itally calleil for i-hort, wh 1 now hi thecitv making It interesting forom h.udwarc mcrchaiitf. A Oliii Miller walking jiat the court house Tiieidav nftmioon he heard the cry or lb the Malrw nv. 1 ushlng up into the cun he that a gasolene stove had exploded throwing lu burning contcnl among the l.ulle ho were preparing for feMlvul. He extinguished uhat would soon have become a dangeroit affair bv rolling tip the burning matting and Mnotheiinir the Hume-. W.

Ei.1.1,. K.uis.as Uv Iron uiks. was In town on Wednesday and Thursday looking up the build lug intercst. pari cm Intending to creel lien stoic rooms the coming jeur, may order their iron fronts galvanized cornices, window sa.h. of this eslabli-hmem and feel as-nred they ill get Hivt class work and at prices as low as can be had in any city.

Clay Center boasts of or more iron fronts from this hoiiic hh far surpass In design, workmanship "nmt hnish anything in that line vet brou-dit here. si'hool district No. for tho month 'tiding Jan. L'th. Names of scholars that were not absent: Wlllhan ToJIcs, Meh in llo-s.

James Allio Martin. Jes.le Ilanna, May Tolmiuvou, hop. number- enrolled, 21; aerae daily att el'O. Davih. Teacher.

Wot lij Utath.t oi 'Hit O. Arinv, l.y tri.lrr IIIMIH. r. h. M.

T. 'Hj J.1.I li" I Vie run -ii'n h. U- I.K, oli iiK.J wit 4 a writ ef replevin for all the goods in house, and this lias been the kno -vledge that the wife had of any incumbrance upon the article. Household good should be as well protected by the law as the homestead itFeif. Let the law-be amended.

Shootiny Affair. Old Jimmy Coriei took in an over-dose of tingiefoot yesterday and got badly off his balance. IIo went to the Kagl Hotel where lie has been bearding for a long time, and without tha least provicatioa whatever drew his revolver and commence! a regular fii'ilade. Olio ball went through the ceiling of the ofi'ce. another passed through tlie door of the dining room and struck Mr.

Duffy, who wa5 silting at tlie taoi'? eating his supper, en the thigh making a had llesh wound. The city Marshall and Langworthy arrested him in P. Young's billiard hall and after considerable trouble him and phteed him in the cooler. -CJbi action on the part of Jimmy whs a to everybody, as he lias always counted one of the ipiiot nd inoffensive men in the city. Ii-1 a iv ay evcniti John Puivell was driving his black horse down Fifth street, a dog runout and seared him.

and he started off at a full run, Johnny being unable to hold him. In front of the Court Ilou-e he came in eontaet with another buggy, striking the wheel and upsetting both. Purceli was thrown to the ground but escaped without a scratch. Robert Fer-ril of IJlaine town-hip, the occupant of the other buggy as less fortunate, he was thro; to the ground ami received quite a bruise on his cheek. 1 1 as for-tuuate escape for all concerned, and a few dollars expense for the repairs on the vehicles ill make everything all right Shipment frItiuiri l't(f.

The movenicntof grain and cattle from this station to market tdiiimoes in a steady stream. It simply wonderful how ihe stuff goes tut and the monty comes in hen we have a good crop yenr Clay County. People who visited Clay County for the first time during the past summer, at first glance ventured the opinion that we were over-building, and wanted to know what there v.a to keep up the town and pay for the improvements that were being made. If the same people could look over our shipping record for the past three months they ould readily perceive that the country y. ould sland without embarrassment many more important improvement.

The follow ing is the shipping record for the ihsf twenty-live days in January, as show by the forwarding books at the depot i. II I tJ lo.i,-. .1 is -V ti it mv'v i A. 'f A. 1'.

it-u-r, Caul- -j .20 11 i urn. W'iiit. t.ii.'t'.r lO.iO IUmiis O-a-" f. -1 C. li.

li; 2 .3.1 1 IS 'tl II, Klrno lira Tehi! A F. IU M. I- Oat Z.V.V.- ear 1: O. 1 II II 1 1 I ti'ii liens. cur lomfs.

T.fil a C'l ear 1 Vaii'ni Cii a Wilder Lttri.liaiiit-Cirii 11 :l.ui.l r.r.aii;!o;i WJ.e it autllation. ('I ai 1 Wlit'ut 11 I liim- t'ltiiC Mi jcelliiiii-iiUs This 103 een cur is an average of over loads per day. and there are yet six days business left in the month. which ill perhaps swell the total for the month to near 230 car Card tifT.mnl.rn. The undersigned desire to return cur sincere thanks to the many friends who so kindly gave us their assistance and sympath- during the sickness and death of our belovedi May tha kind Father, whodoeth rdl things ever remember each of you a kindly, is the earnest ish of N.

Lee. ax Family. CI Center, Jan. 2ith. J.ixl of Lett.

Remaining iu the post-oilie; at Clav Cen ter, Kansas, for the eek ending Janu-uary 23rd. 188:1: Pi-inoe Emma E. Creek. David Corborn, Chas. A.

Erkson, Fi-k, Win. Ilird. Emma Iledmdn. Lucy M. Inger-son.

Josie Lew is. Sarah E. Millen. Hat Scott, Geo. S.

Wilson. Isaae Wing. Alva Portertield. G. M.

Stuatton. P. Sltaff'-r In Lack. The many friend of A.J. Shaffer, fur-meilycf the firm of Shaffer Dittmar, will be pleased to larn that he has made an engagement to represent a number one dry goods firm of Leavenworth, vte: Small," Ram-ey Vories.

The head of this notice says Jim is in lack, but dofot know that he is any more so than the Hrm with which he is engaged. He is a splendid dry goods man, and. will undoubtedly eurn his salary by extendiag the trade of his employers, in a private note to the editor Shaffer says he expects to Center soon "with an elegant line of "goods of all kinds, represent ing West, ing the largest of drv good in the finiJrn V.edii ing. Mr. and Mrs.

S. L. Stratton. celebrated their ilftieth wedding anniversary at the M. E.

Church, last evening. They were married at Lisbon, on the of January, and have lived to a ripe Oia sgf iu conjugal iCiicav, v.illi U. tu- ell- blessing, of Lcahh and coialcit, azd It looks as though Windom was doomed in Minnesota. His vote gets a little less every ballot. The eighth ballot for in Nebraska shows no material change.

It is not likely any of the prominent candidates can get there. McPherson was elected to the Senate from New Jersey, on the first ballot. Senator Plumb was re-elected on Tuesday. The Democrats supported John 3Iartin, the Greenbackers Bayne. John A.

Anderson received two votes. Glick one. The Representative from Clay County has introduced a bill locating a short-term penitentiary at Clay Center, also one enabling Clay county to sell bonds and build a court house. John Martin has been appointed judge in place of Morton, resigned. li.

G. Ingersoll got oft the following iu his recent speech to the jury In the star route trials: "The mail is not carried because it pays, but because there are American citizens to be served. There are twenty-oue states in which the mail is carried at a loss, ten territories in which substantially nothing is received in return, and in the District of "Columbia the mail is delivered at a loss of 658,000 a year. The mail is carried in Nebraska at a loss of 8223,000 a year. If you have never been in Nebaska you never heard the wind blow.

You have felt nothing but an atmospheric caress. A blizzard in Nebraska will blow: a hole out of the ground. Go out there and try a blizzard and you will be willing to have the mail carried to anybody who will settle there. In Utah the. government pays 8230,000 for carrying the mails, and the mails in the territory are mostly polygamists.

Laughter. mail trains are sent out from New York at a cost greater by far than the amount of the postage if every car was filled with Senator Hoar was re-elected from 31assachusctts by means of a little strat- egem on the part of his friends. A bogus dispatch was exhibited, said to have been sent by Crapo, one of the candidates, advising his supporters to vofc for Hoar, which they did. Hoar's friends deny this, and the matter is not yet fully settled, whether a bogus dispatch was really exhibited, or whether it was simply reported as being received. Anyway, it was a deception of some kind used, which elected the Senator, If it were the custom for the candidates to be upon the groune as it is in Kansas, this bogus dispatch business would come to an t-ud.

The State Veterinarian, proposed to be created by "Mr. Greever'a bill, (No. 291), must be a graduate of a Veterinary college. He I to be appointed by the and will have a salary of 33.000. The Governor is authorized to declare a quarantine agalnsi rattle coming from any portion oi the State liere epidemic diseases prevails, and the duty of the State Veterinarian in the premises are fully prescribed.

3Ir. bill, (No. 573), provides that County Treasurers in comities of 23.000 inhabitants hall have a salary of 64,000. In counties of 15.000 inhabitants tin public moneys may be disposed of iu any banking institution, selected by the county commissi oners. XMIG IlBOItUOOT).

Cora 33 ccnta at Clifton this The GktseoSun is a new venture in the newspaper line. A herd of deer have been seen within five miles ef Clifton. Two young men, former residents of Manhattan, are part proprietors of the thickest coal mine in tlie world, near Dura ngo, Col. It is 90 feet thick. Obitnary from Randolph Echo: 'Mrs.

McFadden lias gone from this life. She has left all its sorrows and cares; She caught the rheumatics in both of her legs While scrubbing the cellar and stairs. They put mustard plasters her in vain; They bathed her with whisky and rum. But Thursday her spirit departed, ami left Her body entirely dumb." We learn of the accidental drowning of Mrs. Jonas Carlson, on Sunday night lat.

It seems she was in a spring wagon, with her husband and others, crossing the river about four miles above Mariadahl. when the ice suddenly gave way. and she was carried under the ice by the rapid current before could be rescued Randolph Echo. Abilene Chronicle: Forty acres of land, without improvements." sold at sheriff's sale, week, for 8810 cash. Friday night while K.

J. and daughter were on their way to a so- i cial gathering north of Detroit, the night being dark, the team got off the road and tue conveyance was upset in a ravine. Mr. Thisler was severely bruised, but his daughter escaped unhurt. The horses became frightened and ran a short distance, but were slopped by the lines becoming wound around "a wheel.

No serious damage was sustained by the vehicle. Two or three weeks ago. a farmey Jiving a shoft distance west of town, went to Kansas City with four car-loads of cattle, disposed of the same, and received the proceeds, about 81.000 in currency. He failed to return home and has not since been heard of. Foul play is suspected.

J. C. I2ep. Agrientlmrol Convention. Washington.

January 21 The agricultural convention ojiened to-day with an address by Commissioner Loring. Dr. T. C. Abbott, of the Michigan Agricultural College was chosen teniiorary president.

A permanent organization was then effected, with Hon. Geo. Ji. Lorinr for president, L.S. Coliiu of Iowa, Prof.

X. Peabody of Illinois, and Geo. Ii. Wright, of Pennsylvania, vice presidents; and E. W.

Perry of and several other secretaries. a VXD it or a ha prr.xs tjl -v OATHKRICIt IX IiY TIMES R1ZVOR TERX. Eire GctArn Totenahlp. The frame hou-e of Thomas father of Mrs. J.

S. Sterling, on Stiekland farm, in Gcshen township, burned to the ground on Saturday morning last. The exact origin ef the tire is a mystery, but it is supposed to have been a defective line. Mr. Rogers son and his wife, had a veryn-irrow escape from being in by the llames in their bed chamber.

The old gentleman v. a in town on Tuesday, and had not thea recovered his He said that at that time his agitation was greater than when he Was in the midst cf the tire and smoke. The household effects era a total losi. the inmate of the house being able only to save themselves and some wearing apparel. 77 (up The Times now knows what a cap sociable is.

It is improvement on the necktie seeiable. The Jadies all wear fancy eap.s of divers shapes and lojs. and a duplicate of each cap is put into a bag. The gentlemen draw a cap from the bag and seek out the lady who wears mate to it. and take her to supper.

The Methodist ladies had a good attendance at their rirst cap sociable in the court house hall last evening and got up lots of fun for their guests. Their tables groaned under the weight of the tempting delicacies," and the gentlemen could well afford to pay for their caps, with such a supper and a 'iady companion" thrown in. We hope the cap soei.ible feature will be kept up. An O'd Lnmlmarh (iuing The old building within whose walls some of tlie largest land and loan transactions of the county have taken place, is now on wheels, and being removed out of the way of business. We ailude to tlie old real estate firm of J.

II. Piuk- erton Co. It was built by N. Lamb, in 1S72, we believe, and as lirst occupied by S. Armstrong, with a meat market on one side and the post ollice was in the other, with Mrs.

Huntress, (now Mrs. C. M. Anthony.) as postmistress. It has since been occupied as a real estate oiliee by Ruthrauff "Wilson.

Ruthrautf Pinkerton, and J. II. respectively. One by one the old landmarks give their place to the isiarch of Improvement. tenths' Dotntjg.

On Monday nignt, Jan. 2t. LsS3, Olive daughter of Mr, and Mrs. X. Lee.

ageu 20 years. The deceased gave from her death-bed full directions in regards to her funeral, especially that the pail-bearers should be ladies, and named those she desired to set in that capacity. The funeral services took' place at the M. E. church yesterday.

Rev. Gil! in the pulpit and the following young ladie.s ttuiihir tlje palj. as requested by deceased: Ida Fold, May McLaughlin. Mina Hosnier.lhnma, Dald. Allie Dexter and Lizzie Rothmau.

Johnie. youngest child of Sidney Hammond. Jaiuary 21.. He a bright h-oy not quite two years old. Hut two weeks ago their other son Oran.

aged two years was burled. Died January 10ih. of membraneous croup. Orrie, soii tf S. A.

Hammond and wife, aged years. months and 0 days. 2Iarriafje.it. At the home of the-brides parents, in Highland township, on January 23th. Mr.

John 11. liu-hnellto Mis's Saline E. Thornton. Mambieii In Denver. Tuesday.

January lth, lSstl. at the residence of Mr. C. II. Juneman.

Mr. F. M. Kurty. and Mis Josephine Pogue.

J. V. Hilton otiieiat'mg, Oh for the Grain 2Ien. On last Thursday the grain buyers paid for corn, at Manhattan, 30 cents, at Jun-Jtion City, 20 cents, at Abilene. 27 cents, at Wahiijgton.

.10 cents, at CLAY CENTER. 31 CENTS. It is now the grain men's turn to do a little kicking. They probably feel like kicking each I otiier for paying more for corn than any of their neighbors. Deuth of on Old Si ttler.

We learn that Aniasu Huntress died in Manhattan on Momhvy night. He lost his wife but a few weeks ago. The aged couple spent hist Thanksgiving among friend-! in thiscity. Mr. H.

was one of the oldest settlers of Riley county and had held the ollice of treasurer and other Important trusts. Mentally he was a bright man and at the old settlers" re-reunions be was hi great demand for a speech. One by one the old cottiers uvc passing to their long homes. Lanli Out f.r Hint. The latest swindling scheme is as follows: A wealthy looking old farmer appears in the locality who is anxious to purcha-e a farm.

After some negotiations a trade is made with gome one who wants to sell at a good price for cash and tiftv dollars is paid as earnest money a contract signed until the purchaser can return to his home an adjoining county and secure tlie rvst of the money. Soon i after that another party appears and is very much pleased with that particular farm and offers jsLOOO advance on the price. The farmer hunts up the purchaser and buys ia the; e.v.iintet for though the first purchaser is very sorry to sell. Then the victim waits "for his second purchaser with his 51. 000 ad vance, but he i never more visible to the naked eye.

and the two sharpers are I ahead S230 "apiece. It is a very nice trick and always succeeds. Our readers must on the lookout before they get caught. The law of rhattcl nvjrt attires or lilis husband could make a valid instrument of that character upon household goods without being joined by his ife. Lnder the law as it now exists, a married man may sell or mortgage ail the household furniture, musical Instrument-, sewing machines, without his wife's knowledge or consent.

Thus a great Injustice is perpetrated upon innocent families, who are often left penniless and houseless bv reason of the prodigality and rascality fl dissipated and uaworthy husban Is. Instances have occurred in i this city, where poor, iudutrloiis. hard-; v.orkl'!g wives have r.wakeucd ia the I morning to be greeted by a constable, It i announced in Chicago that the January corn' market is '-cornered' and ihe 'bulls" are waiting for their ictims to come around and settle. It probable that corn will now take a tumble as it did about the first of this month, yet it cannot stay down long. We believe the farmer who holds grain until May will realize 40cts.

for it. Yet the price which is now offered is about as good as 40 cis. next May, as corn kept six months will shrink all the way from ten to twenty per cent. The following were the quotations yesterday NKW TOKK MARKET. Wheat sales, bushels at 1.15.

closing at 1 47 7-8; February k.iIok, 300,000 bushels, at 1.13 1-da 1.1b 1-8, closing at 1.13 1-2; March tales, bushels, 1.17 5-Sia 1.18 1-2, closing at 1.17 3-4; Mav sales, 512.000 bushels, at 1.20 1-1 a 21. closing at 1.20 3-8. Cokn dull; la l-2e lower; receipts, 74.000 bushels; exports 50,000 bushels; ungraded, 03a75; Fo. 3, GSao; steamer. OS7-8a0; No.

2, 70; elevatr and steamer white, OS; No. January, (JJ It-fa CJ3-4, closing at GO 5-S; February, 03 3-0a GO 3-8, closing at C8 5-8; March, GS 1-Sa GO 1-4, closing at GS5-5; May. GO G-Sa G03-8, closing at 07. Oats Receipts, 74,000 bushels; exports. 320 bushels; mixed western.

42a 50; white do. 50a 53. CHICAGO MARKET. Wheat Demand active and unsettled. Regular, 1.02 January: 1.02 3-8 February; 1.03 3-S March; i.04 1-2 April; 1.0S 5-8a 8.083-4 May No.

2 spring 1.02; No. 2 red winter, 1.02 3-4a 1.03. Coitx Demand active and unsettled 150 l-2a G9 3-4 easli and January; 59 "l-4a 50 1-8 February; 57 1-2 March; 57 l-2a 58 May. Oats Dull; cash; 381-4 January, 37 1-2 February; 38 3-8a 39 1-2 March; 9 3-4a 39 79 May. Hte Dull, at G3.

jiA ULEV Firm; 82a 84. Fla. SEEl -Firmer, at 1. 30a 1.31 on track. Hog- lreased.

quiet and tinn; light, 7.1 3a 7.15: heavy, 67.25a 7.30. ax. tons MARKET. Wheat Steady; --05 --3 bkl February; 1.C7 7-8 March May. Corn Firmer; 1 January 51 3-8 February; 51 3-S Mart i "Wa 53 1-4 May.

Oats Slow; 38 4-8 h'id 30 3-1 February; 39e39 1-3 May. KANSAS CITY ARKET. Wheat The market weak and Mow. No. 3 cash 78 1-2 bid, 78 7-tt asked.

No. 2 cash 87 1-2 bid, 87 asked; February Stt bid, 87 3-1 asked; March sales 80. No. 1 cash. 01 1-2 bid.

Corn The market weak. Xo. 2 mixed cash, sales at 41 1-a 42 1-4; 41 1-2 bid. 41 3-4 asked; March 12 1-1 bid, 42 3-1 asked: Nay sales at t'l Xo. 2 cash, bid, 'At lt-4 asked.

I'lTTI C. It.V.tlUlfl I.IOV. lilt: HM1W.I at teadv. Native steers averaging 1180 to 1191 pounds sold at at 4.G5a 5.20; stoek- 1 191 pound ers and 3.05a 4... cows 2.75a Receipts' 3,015.

The market opened steady and bad. higher, and closed weaker. Lots averaging 221 to 307 pounds sold at 0.00' 6.40. Sheet Iteceipts, market quiet. Natives averaging 2 to 93 pounu Hold at 3.00a 3.50 CLAY CENTER MAJtKETa.

Wheat No. 2.70c; No. 3.C3c; rejected, 45a 55c. RYE 33c. Oats 25c.

Corn 30c. Butter 20c. Kr.os 20e. Hogs 83.73. A CHATTER OF UOltROJiS.

Ail explosion of giant powder in Oakland, killed twenty-five persons, and injured a number of others, on the 21st. Oil the Gorges Creek Cumberland railroad a coal train got away going the mountain. After running at a frightful velocity some distance the cars jumped the track and fell SO to 100 feet on to the track of the Cumberland Pa. railrood. There -were 15 persons on the train, not one of whom escaped.

Mrs. Jno. Zembrick, Milwaukee, suffering from religious insanity, disemboweled her three children and then attempted to hang herself. Is Guernsey county, Ohio, a teacher was attacked by two of his pupils stout, hearty young men in the school room, and in the battle which ensued he kitted them both. The teacher received a.

broken jaw, a broken nose and was terribly injured. Mhip't Crew Xurdtrett hy Savages San Francisco. January 24. Information has leen received at Rrisbone, Queensland, that the crew of the large three-masted schooner, lost on shore at the mouth of -Fly river. New Gninea, seventeen in number, was killed by the savages and their heads cut off and" distributed among the native villiagers.

Pennaffeather. of the schooner Peari, made a search, but found only a lot of wreckage with nothing to identify the vessel. His party was several times attacked by the natives. Oie old woman io Ihe murder of the crew. lait.

Pennafcather burned the native "Villages and destroyed their canoe-. Lyncher ixr' Shaneeimvn, lit, January 24. Karly veiterdav morning a mob of masked men ttemptel to enter the jail for the purpose of lynching tfit murderer Holmes. They ere repulsed the lirt attempt bv the sheriff and deputy. The mob brought up a cannon in front of the jcil and threatened to batter down th? walls, but a shot from the jail, ringing of the court house bell and gathering citizens frightened them away.

At RjrtruMlr Cuer-iu Wilkesbarre. January 21. An extensive cave-in took place this morning in the Deleware Hudson mine, at this city. On the surface cracks are viable for acres in either direetiou. A number of houses have settled from six inches to two feet, alarming the inmates, who have fled.

A cave-in has taken place under the surface and no less than two houses Jiave gone down. Lost. OnTftdii' last, a charm from a watch sea-bean. with a compass set in If. The flndr will suitably rewarded fby bringing it to Tk Times "otUee.

and Mies. F. V. Gav. have turned to Clay Center to reside.

re- Has Ivtd the puzIe pabli-h- O' I in 1 i. i i WccLs ng? Classy, of Sail Lake. I In rui- art. i iUng ster. Mr.

P. stt w- at ourfuil market reports II he ioteict to thi farmer thl A V.Y. leant that Mr. Mrert. it.

lend. eiveliiig yen i-ht dwelling to rent in thi- city t-prhig. THE Presbyterian Mile. Society will meet ft Mr. Gruhb's room-, to.

morrow. (Friday) afternoon. All the member r.re requested to attend. i. put hi Mock ofM-wing machines, hi the building fdrmeih eupied by Ihe Chi-Mgo Toy Stoic.

1 HE 'ystcr ujij.er given bv the iadien of t'f temperance Tnevl.iy evening i-t met iih fair tuct -e vy- revising the mailing li-t thl.v.vw. and if any one doe's not get Ttir.s arlglit please notify u-. Is being mnk- that the l.lte cold weather has badly damaged fall wheat. sjK.t iu old ground. Ai.r oneof th; old timer- and prosperous farmers of Mulberry tow nship made h' annual trip to to-div.

A i.i.i lKlt to a land agent an anvl iu, wetuld-be Immigrant hiqiiire-for -chep boms." cjjy County don't want him. M. Fuank arrived. Look om for g(iols. China and glut are and lots of canned jr( servc-t ami jejije Tni: Smart weed 4 and Juniper Rerrlea sh hands over the "bloody cha-iii" on Saturday night la-t and had' a of good things.

O. I. Lt'TT has completed th" on his ciigine and boiler, and coiumene cd runiHiig whli lull head of steam on i.i 'rning last. Map have made their npjieaianee ia counties around, nn 1 behoovcH ur farmers to look a leelle oiiet' or lhey may have rto bitten. Titi night last was a hard the.

v. ho owned house plants. Tin vdio escaped loss from Jack Frost's raid are few and far between. the new serial story ia this i-me. TIiomi wlio wish to read thc-'ory should subscribe at once a.s may not be able to supply back numbers.

Dr. occupies the advertised 1 ist week with advertisement written up in his ow immitahl. manner. The Doctor a very bu-y man and has it large practice. If the person receiving cane from e.ne cf the inaqucraders in the Oj-era Hoiis-e on la-t Tuesday night, will return the same to this ollice fie will rentlv e.bl1ge the owner.

Du. vv'icusays that the mere airy, touch, eel degrees be low 7ero" Sunday morning last. The Dr. must have Hulled down his thermometer in an cream frczT to get this result. a number of subset iber have paid uji fer their Iimes thi i wee and report more on the road.

They all say Tni: TniKs I the bet pajter ever published in 'lav rouiitv. Ex-Keuaior Harvey and -on-lo-law Mr. White, dropped 'la a few minutes Wednesday morning to TliK TlMFs iii its new "quarters. The Senator boars his yeais well and looj.n better than ever. Wi: learn that Mr.

If. Emiekwill phortly move from liahlujii t'itr to Junction City. He ought take' one step farther whil" he i'at If. Come back Emiek. and no one shall poke fun.

it you. Ann the peach trees killed. Itl. said that a temperature cf pj ft below zero ill not e.nly kill peach buds but the tree al-o and it has been nearly tw that cold. We should like lo hear from the fruit raiser-.

Tut: pa week is been tlie coldest known ia this section since p.7.;. as a glance at 'mr weather icport shows. Thirty-one degrees below zero is getting down pretty jw for Italian climate like Kt'nsa-. Tin; bridge across the rive at will be completed in ab mt two week and will be a grand thing for our Mulberry We hope the ice ill mel! gradually ami not come down with a rush thi spring. J.

M. "the Grocer." to the front, thi- week with an advertlseuif 11-which everybody will read. There many bou la this section which ciiry as irg- a stock good, or d' the that Frank Tin nr. i- a Mince Meat and Scrapple Company formed iu Lawrence, r.re girl lint om. futerpiSse enough to endeavor to teach the Ivausax heathe-mt what "Scrapple Net ene in a thousand knows.

Rtv. HOI.T wenttl Abilene the hr-t of to? week to as.j-i In tJjc ordination a minister. Messrs Eberly and Allaway were delegates from their church In Ihfs city. Mr. II.

Idted n.any of the line building the past year. Tlti: AtchS-m say- that Ihe Clay Cenur JJ'. paUh ntcaU it'lvgiL'ilive repoits and publUbs them as "Editori-l Coirti poiidt nee." The people hers were under the impression that the lilrfmf.h had been publishing WIen jwonal iary uud -r that head. Clav Lodcf. Xo.

I. O. O. F. have pmchated the lot owned by Sam Lang-w 01 thy 0:1 Court street, fronting public sqnare.

paying theref ore h0'). The lodge ta ins tn bi in a tro.iej0us condition financially, ami will probably for building a hand temple In the near future. The itoeial ehoj met GruVi new hnll on Fri Jay night cf bit week, tv.erty-o'ie couples In attendance. Ira A. Flo'nl wa-j cho-ea Jks riishniroi uud Trcuutvi.

II. Acht-bacu tad -a AJiiito, tLOvr Tim' umi lp '(ci. There will be a eaueu- in the North Exeter School oti Friday. Feb. 2.

at 7 o'cl ock, p. i nomhiate lowiioliip ot'ieers. Iiy order of litaiiie 'i'-nrnmUlp tnurtt i. The voters are hereby notiiied that tlu ill be a cations In Id at the Hand school house, in said town hip. for the purpose, of nominating town-hip icons, on Saturday.

Feb. C. C. i F-vvis, Chairman Tow n-hii Dem. Central Tt the Vvtrr of ii hlu Totrin There will be a caucus heid at the Seha ubel school hou-e.

on Thursday evening. February 1st. f-r the purpose of placing In nomination suitable person to till the several ollices to voted fr the 0th day of lSSth Ily order of Township Cen. Con. C.

f.n. h'r. S'crt -its ntj -rn. The second annual Eal Masons of the German Literary Society, has been the all-ab-orbing event of the pa-t wrtk. The first attempt in this line, which took place la! year, on Washington's birth day, proved to be sw a both to the amount fun yielded and the excellent order and model behavior preserved, that the prejudiced In the minds of cur society pee pie agaiu-t m.is-epi.

-rades gave way. and almost everybody entered into the second affair witj -pliit. Although what iu common parlance is called a mixed company. the fastidious on-1 ker could h.ne found no just a use foV in the deportment cf nnv merrv masquer on the lloor. The costumes were gt.od.

and in many insauicos elegant. Much taste was displayed by many of th. Loiie- in getting up their own colonics. Tliose lurni by I he cosiumer were geneially the same oid thing rehearsed, wnkh leads us to the suggestion that the committee em costumes in- the next annual affair wemhl lo well to ii a 1 a new eosiumer. with a little larger Jine from which to Hmose.

Tliis is not said f.r tia- purpose of injuring the business of any one, but simply in ihe iiiiere- of the Society, for it own tsaiiiaeiinu, secure the, best there i going. The street parade in the afternoon crcaicd quite a diver-ion. There were fifty or ia ore tmisqui r- paiy icipatiug in tliis. generally of tlie comical order. The Timi.s was iuviied join the procession which it did whh a lloat on which w.i a job pre-s, operated by Guttenhiirg.

a cmosIiig ami Oiir Neil." guar-eled by the lighting editor, armed and equipped. The society was unfortunate in not being able to secure a caller for their ball. They had to rely on volinteer? for this important service after eleven o'clock, which is about the hour Ron Selts insane ly gets "ali broke xy jj, temper. The following is a pariial list the masquers and the characters reprd entcd I s. lillll I ii.

pill I. Jessie Johnston school girl. II. C. Achenbaeh Irish gentli-iunu in riding costume.

Mrs. II. C. Aeheiibai Jady. A.

Roenigk of Chi ton lamp t. prim ef Denmark. 31iss Loop Daughter of the regiment. Miss Frank Pike peasant girls." Miss Anna Saffard infant. Miss Anna Lesrni frost.

R. T. Cut King Philip. Annie Sehaubel Tillie the foiiune teller. Miss Rebecca Lesem infant.

S. Langworthy Spaniard. Philip Young Gen. Wayne. J.

J. Altonthe sport. II. D. Seltz pop corn ghl.

Minnie Carles pink cc-turne. II. A. Ruthrauff the ape. Kale Kiilir!" Auder-ernvIUe pri-oner.

Mrs. J. S. Han i-: Spani.di girl. Gus Muselnian clow n.

Mrs. g. Comingoi cook. S. M.

Davis Gen. IJutler. C. Rreymau Ul.u Hawk. Mattie U.dlgypsie fortune teller.

Tdrs. Oazin grandmother, O. F. Lutt KingEenr. Y.

S. Lindey jacli and Gill. Canle Schauhol 1 corn girl. Theo. Mlttendorf Tnrkid! nohlcm.rn.

E. V'. Wvaut'ia-re, W. Miller Indian. Teddy Comingore big Indian.

Susie'D. bkins tureen Mada. Henry S. Alton a mulatto. Miss 'llattie Simpson tlie tamborine girl.

Mrs. M. Rh httidson-dui-y. Earnest limui Tn.hadoic. Lester Weidman one of Uie Ci.

J. J. P. Campbell -Gen. Grant.

i. P. Kchoe fat boy. J. A.

-ail r. M. S. T-utsey 1'rank O. F.

Italian Comt. Mr. O. F. Lutt handsome dress representing Irost.

Mrs. Mitieud rf Mrs. Kuhnle. peasant girls' Mrs. Huttle Peters and Mrs.

Mny Whhe. both dressed ia white Swiss and pale bhie satin, representing fashion. Mrs. J. A.

Moss. a costume representing night. Mrs. E. W.

U'yant looked handsome s-Joan e.f Are. 3Irs. llcnrj' Nlecd were thi richest costume ef the evening, representing a Turkish Trince ss. Den. C.

Alton, as the man v. as immf use. There were many is In but we were tmablc lo btain their names. There was a large number of lockers on. many of whom took part iu the dance after tlie unmasking.

The second anneal masquerade of ihe German Literary Society was a grand CU S. The ciiicest seleetioii i lumber ver i brought to this city, row in th tte JLti-nbcr Co. he Vardi ef Tin i.t;iy. i tin itIO it.t illmlri We IV 1 1 i -'tint furi-ii wlll'l 3 ID on I li J)l 'l'l'0' T.ifi.I oj upjfiiii II milts ir tuiir, ut Sivmv Mas lUpOEIl LUMBER CIO. Have just received an Invoice of the lh! grades of lumber.

They do not Intend to be undersold by any 'lumber yard In the valley. Call and nee them and get their prices, A VVgotubla JVaJuct, Only mod In Am Ct has proven itecjr i. never illing and rapid cure form of Malarial disorder. Fever and Augue, or Chills and Fever. No injury follows if u.e, and lu are-permanent.

il roii-es the y-tcui to a condition of Igoi oils health, Yleau-e-, the blood of malailal poj-oij, and Impart a ha ling of coioforti.tid sei ui Ily tuo-a ile. sirable in AgU" di-tilct. It I hii excel, lent tonic and p.ie ntallve, as well as cure, of nil complaint peculiar to malarious, marshy ami mla-matic i cgion. The great sujieriority AVKIt's Adi ('1 in; over any other compound that in contains no quinine, ar-enlc or mineral oon. cquciitly it iioduces no quinlma or injurious cfiect whatever upon the con-stiiution.

Thou- cured by it mc left as healthy as If they had ne'er liad never had the di.ca-c, Tho direct action of Amy. Cent: upon the Elver and Dirctive fr-gans makcH it a superior remedy for Elver Complaint, producing many remarks able mrc. uhere otlo medicines have failed. For sale by all di uiqi-t-. Ralmh are a dint' In the ihnho i.en-- krt.

Meade the f.ishh.ii in citv. The telephone ha been introduced at Dodge. AtchUon liackiiiir house is doiii" fo.ml bullies. A family oMx il4 of dlphlln riast WhdklU. Cattle did not sufier irrcatly from the recent stei in.

Galea, McPhcrson county. to lu.ve i. fine flouring mill. ire at Wichita burned out a saloon and house of ill-fame. G.

A. E. post at Frankfort will elve ball on the I'iud. Knight of Pythias of Oe City will give a ball on the FaroiH getting afp.r the hdatois of the amendment again. The snow hurl the stock but 1 a splendid thing for the v.

heal. On the day of thii mouth Knn.i will be twcnty-luo yeat old. ill-ox hn run il course at Great Eend and the unrounding country, A Down man paid a Cawkcr ill tfl.V) for falling to conic tip to the. matrimonii I mark. The iceen? lire flatted Liwreiico lo I alk about atci u-ork.

Norton clalm-i Ihe lined new Metho-di i hurch In the northwest. The Murysvilh' public school will observe, January I'luli "Kansa, Day," Forty. three uiauiage Jlccn-c wan 1iu in Hook county In the yenr s'2. Tlie coming township election' through -out th" state begin to agitate the mind, of Ihe pe'iple. Harrison w.

Workman, formerly of Xarned. as murdered by Indians In Wj os ming. Tlie Santa railroad will cive Mr. M. J.

Shave payment lor the death 01 her husband, who was crushed bv the accident near Nicker .011 lat summer. Two artesian well, are bring put dow by the government near tin; line Kansas. W. L. Miller, fold to Werdev Sndili.

sit Osage City, thn hogs that eighed lifteen juimircu and twenty iound. making an average of five hundred, six and tw. third pouudi each. They brought the nice little sum eif er.iJ't", 'ihehu hog, were one ye ar eld. Last Friday night the large barn.

In reared the Hall hou, Solomon City, wa destroyed by Uric, together with -K head of horse. Mr, Hall i los ums $1,000. The wind wan high, and It 1 supposed the fire originated fronj hpurk' from a chimney that 114 but tdug out fhort distance away. A brgyman fit Smith i nier declaim that CJiii'tlanity li th-j "bulwiuk of our nation, and the tutt defence a rahi-t atht'Iiim, cannibal! uuat chf. dercslAtJwn aod.