The Evening Courier from Independence, Kansas • Page 1

1 INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1879. PRICE TWO CENTS VOLUME 4. NO. 202.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. AN OU NO NT S- KIT rice of announcement TIIRVK HOLL A ItS. No attention will he paid to an announcement, nle.H accompanied hy the CASH. Marshal McLean yesterday re ceived a disnatch from Geo. Slos- The Courier desires to do.

no injustice to any one. We were called on to day by R. W. Meyers, the gentleman who married Miss Maggie Taylor last Sunday, and from his statement, and from other surrounding circumstances, the officer denying the substance of son at Coffeyville, telling him to 00k for a set of harness that had been stolen lroni his stable the Wc are requested to announce Joseph T. Tonkinson as an independent candidate for the office of City Marshal.

night before The 'arshal went to George H. Dresser has purchased Dr. Bender's Art Gallery, on Main Street. Mr. Dresser has been associated with the doctor for some time, and has gained quite a reputation in this city as a skilled artest.

lie is one of the best artists that has ever visited Independence, and his work has been greatly admired. His artistic skill is not confined to one class of pictures, for he is proficient in the entire photographic art. He invites his friends and the public in gener-sl to call on him, and guarantees satisfaction. Wells KainjhiM's stable to see his conversation with a Courier if any one had come from Coffey- representative being among the vilie. While standing in iron! of circumstances we say, in the lie stable, a baggy from Coffey light of all this, we think that We are requested to announce O.

MINER as a candidate for the office of City Marshal. ville went by, containing one pas- gross injustice has been done Mr. sender and two large satchels, and Irove. up to the Main Street Ho Meyers and the lady also. We make this statement, not that we fear any one, but because we are thoroughly satisfied that a wrong has been done the gentleman, prin tel.

But when the marshal got to that hotel he found that the traps had been removed to the Caldwell, where the marshal lound and arrested him. The stolen harness cipally by lying done by parties outside the Courier office. We Wo are requested to announce TOM MITOHELL as a candidate for the office of City Marshal, subject to the choice of the people. We are requested to announce R. M.

NEI.LSON, as a candidate for the office of City Marshal. was found in Ins satchels. The marshal then went over to the ex press office 4o notify Mr. Slosson, when M. D.

Henry, the express The following cases were disposed of in the District Court yesterday: State vs. George W. Summers, County Attorney given leavo to file an amended petition instauter. $tate vs. R.

A. Jones, arraigned and plead not guilty. State vs. John Love, on charge of grand larceny and plead guilty. State vs.

John Craiger and John Ward, action dismissed on motion of County attorney as to the defendant John Ward, who was dis agent, informed Mc. that there was a package in the office addressed We arc authorized to announce O. BICKFORI) as a candidate for the office of to S. T. King, the name of the man would we had the power to undo what has been done, for the simple reason that a wrong has been done to the man through this paper by the statements of outsiders, and we were wrong in publishing such statement.

The parties are strangers to us and comparative strangers in the city, and any blockhead knows we have no desire to injure any man, much less by the publication of such an article. We hope the gentleman will under arrest. A few days ago Mc. received a postal card from Marshal Rueker, of Fort Scott, inform M. I).

LONG'S ing him that a set of harness had GREAT charged. EASTERN been stob-n from that city. Therefore, Mc. and the agent proceeded to examine the package, and found the missing harness. They also found part of another set of bar ness.

King was evidently going to open up in the harness. They will probably put him to work on bar receive this apology in the spirit it is given that of one gentleman talking to another. It appears now that about the only correct thing in our former article was LtmiiNG House) "I propose to have some decent singing at my said Mr. Sam Cook, of Alabama, who was hanged on last Friday, and he led the singing himself. Buffalo Express.

The final strain, however, was too much. Phita. Bulletin. He struck the wrong cord. New Pork Mail.

Does a man's death warrant such chokes, gentlemen the names of the parties. The article was prepared by an employe will opened fur lusin-st in i very shrt time Th will -t hi of the office, but we oiler that as newest ami 'i In il made ness in the penitentiary. Jimmy, son of Captain James Smith, was very useful in assisting the marshal, for w-dcli he serves much praise vlotliin MKN1, HOYS AX!) YOUTHS OmO door JSouih 1 hlli Hunk. no excuse. The employe was acting in good faith with the office, as he understood the case.

We are responsible for the actions of our employes, and while we are sorry the article appeared in our columns, we attach no blame to our foreman. It is an unfortunate circumstance and for that reason wc I tnie l-ir'i co, Kju sns. UNDERTAKING In n'l its bnliclicH ly Uhnor Sinitl? regret it very much regret it. The tax is taken off of tobacco, and there is talk of putting a tax on sugar and coffee. We protest against such legislation.

They act like a lot of mullet heads. We cm afford to pay for our tobacco better than poor people can on sugar and coffee. Now that Prof. Ticc's broken wrist keeps him from fooling with Old Prol)3, we are having some weather. A man named Davis was arrest ed, charged with larceny.

lie stole twenty live dollars from a poor widow woman, living a short distance from the city. He was ide to confess the crime and re store the money. A man isget-ting pretty low down, when he be gins robbing widow women Two thoroughbred hogs were re ceived by express last night for J. Palmer, of this county. Ij'av yur onU'r i 1 1 1 C.

11. tor freli bread of all kinds vered at your loor The wagon is running every Talmage was denounced by his CDngregation at a business meeting on Monday, lie is charged with various misdemeanors. day now. Y01 will tin I him at hi" ol Bta.t(?. Ann 'ii- nl th" fiest.

I Ask for MuTa part's ''olteil meal. Cl Jr J.ieksoa's IJest Sweul Navv Tobacco.