The Americus Ledger from Americus, Kansas • Page 1

AME Volume 3. AMERICUS, LYON COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1887. Number J- jRXOTTS LEDCrER. LOCAL NEWS- A vessl loaded with naval stores blew np at Caswell's wharf, Wilmington, Connecticut, with a torrific M. W.

Gibson has McLean's Blood Purifier in 50 cent Bottles. M. V. Gibson has McLean's Blood Purifier in 50 cent Bottles. MIS33UEI PACIFIC TIME TABLE.

IswiiE'r, mail andcxiircxs train leaves Arner-Icufl, daily, as follows: lioing South p. m. ioing North m. Freight Triu leaves duily loing Sooth joiiiij North 45 p. m.

The recent rains havo little or no effect on the river or creeks in this vicinity. It will evidently take a good many more rains to make a good supply of water. Birckets have started their meat wagon out through the country this morning, to supply the farmers with fresh beef and other meats during LOTTERY 8WIND12. A prominent Chicago paper pub lisheathe following warning German residents in the United States: One of the most impudent and barefaced lottery schemes ever devised is now being operated throughout tho United States. The swindle is mainly-designed for victimizing the German speaking contingent in large parlies ana has already achieved a tolerable success.

A concern styling itself "Messrs. Thiclo bankers, Hamburg, Germany," through au agent in Baltimore, Maryland, has flooded the country with letters addressed to German residents in all the large cities. These letters contain a circular giving a glowing description of the "two hundred and ninety-second German lottery of the city of. Hamburg." They announce that any amount may be remitted by means of the American Express company's money order payable at Hamburg, Germany. Baron Von Xordenflycht, the German consul, said: "This L-one of the most palpable swindles I ever had brought to my notice.

Ther; is no such lotteiy as the German government lottery. The government of the German empiro has no connection or control any7 lot tery or premium enterprise whatever. This is not only7 a fraud but an insult to tho government I New Clothing New Styles! warranted to fit. Come and See. Trcssler Lowry Hundreds of people have been rendered homeless and an immense amount of property destroyed, by a cyclone in West Virginia.

We have on hand 6 per cent money to loan on good Improved farms. We write in papers the clause giving the borrower the privilege of paying any portion of the loan at any interest payment. Anderson Butler. Uncle Sam is preparing to make a determined effort to protect the seals in tho Arctic ocean. Trcssler Lowry have pure Early Ohio seed potatoes, come quick, only a few bushels left.

Colorado has quarantined against cattlo from many eastern states. Fresh seeds in bulk for sale at E. B. Lesh's. Jay Gould was busy going over his new lines of roads in Kansas last week.

Baled Hay on sale at the Ameri-cus Feed Mill. J. Wes. Lesh. The Canadian parliament has become divided over the fishery question and have quarreled.

A very large line of Glass and Qucensware now on hand at low prices. J. W. Lesh. It has been discovered that the old theory that freezing water destroyed the organic germs is a mistake.

8 bars of Q-ood E. F. Gould is in the city on busi ness. Salt kept under roof, at J. W.

Lesh's. Charley Loy visited in Council Grove Wednesday. A very small quantity of lie.il fell in this vicinity7 Thursday. A car load of bogs was shipped by L. W.

Sutton last Monday'. The pay car passed here Tuesday, making its employes happy. A car load of fiojir was received by J. Wesley this week. S.

L. Sargent, of Dunlap, was in Americas Wednesday on business. One car load of sand was received by G. II. Bigelow since our last issue.

We printed sale or rent cards for Dr. Royal's new business house tin's week. E. Rothschild returned home Wed nesday' from a business trip to Kan sas City. TI13 finest lino of Qneensware in the city will be found at J.

W. Lesh's." Mr. Davidson, of Council Grove, visile I J. S. Gibson and family, Monday.

Dcil Saunders, of Dunlap, visited his brother Henry, of ibis city, Monday. Mrs. John Bond visited her daughter in Osage City, a few days this week. Mrs. Dr.

Miller and child of Hart ford, is visiting Mr. Bortz, of ibis vicinity. We were pleased to see W. II. Egolf on the street yesterday, after his severe sick spell.

Willis Loy has been appointed policeman by the newly elected city council at Emporia. W. II. Egolf has hail a ditch plowed to allow the escape of the water from his ice barn. Miss Annie Reidcr, who has been visiting friends in Halstead, eturned home Thursday.

Simon Gaithcr has rented the old photograph gallery building and is using it as a carpenter shop. Work on L. Bircket's new house is progr. ssinr, the frame is raised and the house partially sided. Rev.

Collins, wife and child, form erly- of this city, but now of Philadelphia, is here on business. Irvine White moved into his new house this week, and now has as comfortable a home as the city con tains. Luther Ross has finished plastering Irvin White's house, also G. II. Bigelow's new" house is nearly completed.

The rains that have fallen this week have been general throughout Kansas, and the long drouth seems to have ended. The time of ihe hand concert has not been definitely decided, bnt will probably occur about the first or second week in May. Mr. J. Harris, editor of the Admire City Free Press, was in the city a few moments Thursday, making th? LEDoeR a pleasant call.

The J7. P. Ladies Missionary Sewing circle will meet on next week. Thursday, at 2 p. m.

at the home of Mrs. Hicks. AH arc invited to at tend. Mr. Hammer informs us that since inserting the pay local in the Ledger, he has bad more orders for sweet potato plants than he could fill at this time.

J. J. Frey, assistant superintend ent, and Messrs. Welsh and Mc- Encrny, officials of the Missouri Pacific, passed over the road south ward, TuosdaT morning. A rock quarry has been opened on tho farm of 1.

D. Fox, south of this citv, from which the rock needed at Emporia in tho construction of their new waterwoi'ks is obtained. J. J. Ellis has resigned his position as manager of S.

A. Brown lumber yard at this place, and accepted a position with F. Cullom at Hutchison. We are sorry to learn that Mr. Ellis contemplates leaving Americns, as he is a good citizo i and a pleasant gentleman.

explosion. The flouring mills of California are largely curtailing or entirely ceasing operations for the reason that the rise in wheat will not permit them to miil at a profit. At the municipal elections held in a large number of Illinois cities and towns Wednesday, a majority of the cities declared for license, but in the smaller places the anti-license ticket was uniformly successful. Another one of the survivors of the Jeannctti Artie expedition has committed suicide. Lieutenant John W.

Danenhour, tho Artie explorer, shot and ki.lcd himself, at tho naval academy at Annapolis, April 20lh. He had mental trouble after he came back from the Artie region. A fatal shooting affray occurred at Wilson's mill, about thirty miles north of Clarksville, Texas, between two half breeds named Wilson and two Indians from the Choctaw Na tion. Both Indians were killed and one of tho Wilsons seriously wounded in the thijrh. The Times of Clay Center warned that city7 against a gang of burglars which was undcrstoood to be en route to Clay Center.

It reached there according to programme, and the only successful venture was in robbing ona of the owners of the paper. Four other unsuccessful at-temp's were mat'e. John Ray and Wm. Carson, neighbors, living in James, were on very friendly terms until Wednesday afternoon when they quarrelled about a piece of land. Both drew pistols and fired simultaneously and both were instantly7 killed, Carson being shot in tho temple and Ray received a bullet in the heart.

The death of Alexander Mitchell, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul railroad is announced. He was a resident of the city of Milwaukee, and reputed worth 000,000 to 825,000,000. He had servid two terms in congress, and was possessed of large influence in l.is city and state, as was natural for a man of his great wealth. Queen Kapiolani, of the Hawaiian kingdom arrived at San Francisco, Wednesday7, from Honolulu on the steamer Australia. She was accompanied by Princess Lillinokaluui and a number of high officials of the Hawaiian government.

The prin cipal object of the queen's voy7age is to be present at Qaeen Victoria's jubilee celebration in London in June. A Lincoln, Nebraska, special says: There is a well defined rumor to the effect that the Union Pacific stockholders are quietly preparing to sur renier the old Union Pacific main line for the government debt and abandon their Omaha and Council Bluffs terminus, making tho several branche of the Union Pacific, which are owned by7 them independent of the government line a new svstem of with Lincoln as the eastern terminus. In the columns of one of ihe morning papers appeared an adve lisement for a 75,000 draft which had been lost or stolen. It was a draft of the bank of Xorth America of Philadelphia, on the Xew York National Banking association, of New York, and dated April 7, 1S87, No. 223, for $75,000, to the order of Dunn Brothers, and is supposed to have gone astray in the mails.

The letter which contained the draft was mailed at Philadelphia on April 7. Payment was stopped. Saturday night, constable Chas Barnfield of Butler county7, Missouri, went to Xeelyville, with a possee of half a dozen deputys, to arrest two outlaws and quietly7 took positions to await their coming. On the same night the Ripley county sheriff came to Xeelyville on the same mission Neither party knew of the others presence. The Butler county men had hardly taken a position when they heard the Ripley county depu tics approaching and supposed they were the outlaws who had increased in anticipation of trouble.

The But ler county deputies opened afusilade upon them witn inchester rifles The fire was returned and for several hours the deputies waged a desultory warfare, but at daylightthe besieged recognized the besieging party and a parley was effected, which ended the battle. I wo men were wounded though' not fatally7. The outlaws have left the country. Am trie us Post Office Nitet. Kouth mail doses 1:00 p.m.

North luiiil closes p. Tost oflire oien Sundays after church, at uoon, for a few moments only. At ji. in. kmi for one hour.

No money onler luisiness ou Pun1.iy. Outsi'lc mail lwx ill front exuiniued before cloMtix each uiuil. L. A. Ifn.U P.

M. CHURCH ANK0DSCEJCEST8. Methodist Episcopal church wrrlm every Sahl.nth at 11 a. in. Sahhnth schHl at 10 a.

m. I'ruyer meetini; every Thursday evening. Young people' meetiuj; each Tuesday a. l. Scott.

Pastor. United Presbyterian fhurch. Rev. A. R.

Rankin, Pastor. Vrenchins each Sabbath morning and evening save that on the hist saohath of each month. Instead of the evening sermon special Sabbath School exercises at p. m. Salibath School at a.

in. every Sabbath. J'rayer iiieelinf; Wednesday eveniiijf. SECRET SOCIETIES. A.

O. r. V. AMF.nicrS I.finc.E. No.

2S. Meets every first, third anil fifth Friday evening in each month, in Trcssler's Hall. All brothers in slaudiiiK are invited. Hckstkii, M. W.

A. N. Wise. 1. P.

Tke.ssi.ea, Kin. LlSEAKT RlJLZS. The Public lilirarv is ox-n for distribution of books everv wertnesdav ami Saturday afternoon end all books over regulation time. Inn weeks, are subject to a line of ten cents for every week or fraction of a week beyond that time. AVc have in stock the following cultivators: The Dandy Comhincd, The Decrc Universal, The Balance Frame, The Old and Xew Western, The Ellwood and Pckiii walking cultivators.

All of the above are first-class goods and must be sold. J. S. Gibson Co. A good 25 cent Tea at J.W.

Lesh's. Railroad officials have formed a to booia Lawrence, real estate. Xew trimmings of all kinds for liats, at the 31illincry Store. 1(100 bushels of corn to sell at Trcssler Lowry's. A negro ravisher in Tennessee was hanged to a beam of the court room by the audience at his trial.

Veiling in new designs and shades at the Millinery Store. Boston's lady banker has abscond ed with 850,000 of the bank's funds. FLO TR. FLOUI1. Five brands of the Golden Belt, II.

and S. Flour delivered FREE to Jill parts of the city. Tressler Lowry. Xo exaggeration to say I have the finest line of Dried Fruit in town. J.

W. Lesh. For a nice cup of coffee use Chocolate Cream. For sale by F. Homing.

Indignant Texans drove a part' Mormon elders out of the state; threatening to tar and ather them. Come and see the new slylcs in everything at the Millineiy Store. Over 3,000 rolls of Wall Taper, just in at Bond's. A small village near Washington, D.C., was almost entirely destroyed by lire. Millet SI.

00 a bushel. Posts 10.00 a hundred. For psts inquire of Trcssler Lowry. J. Van Voris.

Diamond Dyes at Bond's. A Wisconsin wholesale drug house lias been destroyed by fire. Total loss 150,000. SIIOKS! SHOES! Give us a call when 3-011 want a pair of Ladies or Gents recollect, we have the largest stock in town. Trcsr-Ior Lowry.

Texas cowboys and Kiowa Indians have fought a hard battle in which the Indians were whipped. "Winner" ping tobacco, 25 cents per pound. "0 cents per pcuud, and many of the best brands in proportion. J. W.

Lesh. Manhattan, Kansas, city marshal captured a burglar wish a complote set of tools near that city. A full line of choice dried fruits at Fred Ileuning's. Mixed Paints at Bond's. The entire luisiness portion of a village in Iowa was destroyed by lire.

White Dress goods, the finest in the cit Ladies come and see. Gibson's Pioneer Store. Tho leaking of a Standard Oil company tank in Xew York caused a loss by fire of $200,000. For German Millet seed, go to Tressler Lowry. Choice Candies at Bond's.

The headquarters of the Salvation Army located in London, have been destroyed by fire. 3 pounds good steak for 25 cents, at White Sheibley s. St. Louis has had a $230,000 fire Insurance 20,000. It.

is claimed that a German engineer has invented an electric bal loon that is a complete success, and can -be run. through the air like a railroad train. Eegg's Chcrrj Csagh Syrup, relieve that cough almost in stantly and make expectoration Acts Minuttaneousfy on bowels, kidneys atsd liver, relieving the lungs of soreness and pain, stopping the tickling sensation in your throat br moving tho cause. A trial will convince you it has no equal on earth for coughs and colds. Sold and war ranted by 31.

W. Gibson. A St. Louis election recorder has been sentenced to two years in the: penitentiary for frauds at the lato election. A fine stock for the season of 1887.

Red Cedar, Scotch Pine, Irish Juni per and Arborvita, for sale at 10 cents per foot. John A. Sims, 4 miles northwest of Americus. Cleveland has revoked Arthur's. ruling throwing open Indian lands some years and ordered the army to put settlers off with vio lence if necessary.

Shoes. Slioes. An immense stock of Gent's, Ladie's-and children's shoes at prices a little-lower than any other house in the county at Gibson's Pioneer Store. Terms Strictly Cash. The jury in the noted Haddock-murder case at Sioux City has disagreed.

Ealt Rhens Scistna. Old sores and ulcers. Scaldhead and ringworm. Pain in back and spine. Swelling of theknee joints.

Sprains and bruises, Neuralgia and-toothachc, tender feet caused by bunions, corns and chilbains, we warrant Begg's Tropical oil to relieve any and all of the above. 31. W. Gibson. A United States torpedo boat was, sank in minute and a half by the explosion of its own torpedo.

Wanted all the -BUTTER, EGGS I WUHRY. in the country have an order to fill, for 200 doz. Chicken? and 10,000 doz. Eggs, immediately-. Highest market prices.

Boettciier Kikk, Bushong, Lyon Kas. Pennsylvania has just had the-heaviest fall of snow known for. thirty years at this time of the year. 2sder Job OfficQ. In this department we have made some new addition, besides getting fifteen fancy cuts and inks.

We have made a large order trom a jor lot of envelopes, note heads, letter-, heads, statements, bill heads, on which we can make lower prices than ever before dreamed of, and do as good work as caa be done anywhere. -Ten languages English, Xorwegian, Swedish, French, Bohemian, Finn, Polish, Italian and. Chinese are spoken in Minnesota. The goveronor's message was printed in each of these languages. The overall that beats the world, a novelty, for sale by Tressler which is the only place yo.i can get them.

There is being a corner worked up on wheat, and the option gamblers aro getting greatly excited. Best cured meats at Hennings. Five children were burned to death in their homo in Virginia. Do You contemplate BUILDING If so, it will pay you to buy y-our Lime, Sand. Hair, Cement, etc.

of G. H. Bigelow. Two hundred lives were lost by. the wrecking of a Europeoii passenger steamer.

pine Segars at Bond's. BulIDogBre'ches at Gibson's Pioneer Store. Dakota reports the most destruc- -tive forest fires known for many years. Ayer's Cathartic Pills are suited to every age. They are mild and pleasant in action, thorough and searching in effect, and, being sngar-j coated, are easy to take.

These pills never fail to give" satisfaction. the summer months. Rev. Collins will preach in the U. P.

church Sunday7 morning (April 24) at the usual hour. EveryTbody invited to come and hear the former pastor of this congregation. W. II. Clark has been awarded a pension of two dollars per month, after battling for six years with ihe pension department of the United 6tates government, but no back pay- John A.

Sims has bought ground here in Americus, and is planting a nurseries of evergreen and i'ruit trees thereon. This wiil prove quite a convenience to tanners and town people. Henry Remley, wife and children, of Marietta, Ohio, arrived in this city, lately, and will make Americns their homo in the future. They are stopping with the family of her father, Wm. Myers.

James S. Crock, our popular and energetic harness dealer, purchased Dr. Royal's building last Saturday. Jim has been a steady advertiser in of tho Ledoer ever since it started, and has reaped the benefit in the shape of a largely7 increased business. Mr.

Hugh King, of Saiina, was in this city Monday. He was returning to Saiina from a tiip to Dakota, where ho had been to inspect a large public building in that state, and took the opportunity to stop and see his family. He has the contract to erect a similar one in Saiina. Maeried. On Sunday, April 17, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev.

C.J. Sntlling, Mr. L. W. Vandenbiirg and Miss Augusta Marx.

This young couple are now cosily fixed in their house, which Van had furnished before their marriage. MeAuh-y Ilea si ey, our enterprising real estate agents, had a hand some job of printing and tabletii 1,000 note heads, and 1,000 enve! opes done at this office this week. This is the second lot we have done for them since they commenced business a short time airo. Our new tableiing and printing material beats anything in the couniv. Numerous articles have been ap pearing the papers lately7 to the effect that the 31., K.

T. will pass into the hands of the Chicago if- Alton on tho first of June. This is very likely to happen, as the new-roads built and contemplated by Gould render the 31., K. T. of little use to the Pacific system, and Gould's lease expires about Jane 1.

We have been told that a gentleman living in this vicinity has came up from Wichita and reports the graders at work on the Kansas, Col orado Texas near Wichita, and that the surveyors are staking the permanent survey7 this way7. This is probably true as the Wichita proposition calls for the completion of tho road in that county sometime before the time in the Americus proposition. Makried. At the residence of the bride's parents in this city7 on Wed nesday, April 20, 1887, by Rev. A.

L. Scott, Mr. George II. Bigelow to Miss Mary E. Lambert.

We join tho many friends of this couple in wishing them years of peaceful happiness together, and a prosperous future. Friend Bigelow is one of our best young business men, popular with those who know him, and has doubled his happiness by taking a life partner. The Burlingame Chronicle of Thursday, April 14, says The surveying party for the Kansas, Colorado Texas road were in town over Sunday. Mr. Collins, the engineer in charge, informed us that they had run a permanent lino from Centropolis extending one mile into Osage county.

They returned to work Monday and are coming this way, expecting to reach Burlingame within a day or two. Since the above was published we have been told by an Admire City gentleman, who went to Burlingame to see where the surveyors were for himself, that the surveying party has passed Burlingame and are coming this way, and no preventing we may expect them in Americus about May 3 or A limited number 1 1 milch co.ws will be taken to pasture in the pasture near L. A. Wood's. For terms inquire of J.

L. Hopkins or Anderson Butler. While looking over the deeds in jured by the fire at Chicago, a deed was discovered that entitles Chicago to a strip of land valued at several millions of dollars. ENJor urs. What a truly beautiful world we live in! Nature gives us grandeur of mountains, glens and oceans, and thousands of means of enjoyment.

We can desire no better when in per fect health but how often do the majority of people feel like giving it up disheartened, discouraged and worn out with disease, when there is no occasion for this feeling, as every sufferer can easily obtain satisfactory proof, that Greens August lower will make them free from disease, as when born. Dyswpsia and Liver Complaint are the direct causes of seventy-five per cent, of -such mal adies as Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Headache, Cosliveness, Nervous Prostration, Dizziness of the Head, Palpitation of the Heart, and other distressing symptoms. Three doses of August Flower will prove its won- leriul effect. Sample bottles, 10 cents. Try it.

Two hundred boys in Pi.tsburg, glass works have struck. The employers say7 the boy7s havo the spring fever. PURIFY YOSTE BLOOD. If yon are thin or nervous. If you have no ambition.

If you have no appetite. If you are constipated. 1 1 your skin is yellow or dry. If your tongue is coated. If y7oti have boiis.

One bottle of Beggs' Blood Purifier nd Blood Maker will relieve the complaints. Sold and warranted by M. W. Gibson. By the failure of a light house keeper on the coast of Franco to blow the fog horn, a magnificent passenger steamer ran on the rocks.

Hi3.nd -Tor Bale 160 or 80 acres good Pasture Land with living water for 200 head cf stock, situated 11 miles southwest of Bushong, 7 miles north of Americus Inquire of C. Cook. Godey's Lady's Book for May is bright and attractive. The steel plate is a representation of the now-fashionable "Five O'clock Tea." The black and colored fashion pages are good and show all the latest novelties. A new7 serial by 3Iiss 3rarian C.

L. Reeves opens with much interest. Numerous other contributors add good short stories and poems. The latest Parisian fashionsare given by7 their special correspondent. The whole number gives suggestions for spring from cover to cover.

Price, 2.00 per year. Sample copy, 15 cents. W. E. Striker, 1221 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

A perfectly sound body and a mind unimpaired are possible only with pure blood. Leading medical authorities indorse Ayer's Sarsa-parilla as the best blood purifying medicine in existence. It vastly increases tho working and productive powers of hand and brain. Laundry Soap for 25 cents at Ilenning's. Tho new magazine rifle adopted by Austria for her army was invented by an officer totally blind.

Crinkled Seersucker, at Gibson's. Machine and HarnessOils at Boxrs. Tennessee officers have just killed a man who has the reputation of killing ten men. See those new spiral Bustles, at Gibson's. New trimmings, Touching, veiling, at the Millinery Store.

It is claimed Gould will soon erect the largest railroad shops in the United States at St. Louis. Gasoline the automatic-lighting attachment, for sale at E. B. Lesh's.

Saredo, Texas, has given ten acres of grounds for a smelling plant to cost 1.000,000. 28 Bars Good Laundry Soap for $1.00. J. W. Lcsb.

A number of Xew Foundland fish ing vessels were lost in the storm last week on the Atlantic. Spring I Summer goods now arriving, at Gibson's Pioneer Store. Wisconsin has the champion brute of a school teacher. He beat a pupil to death with a ruler. A full supply of Flour, bran, shorts, and ground feed, on sale at the Americns Feed Mill.

The Illinois Central is running a vestibuled passenger train. The open places between the coaches beiug covered. this time do our Painting and Buy your Paints at Bond's. En MAN MILLET SEED for sale by W. S.

McAuley. j.ne tvansas uity interstate air association has concluded to sell its grounds and disband. Onions 6etts for sale cheap at E. B. Lesh's.

School Books andCrayons at Bonds A returned African traveler says the missionaries make the Cono-o negroes lazy and noisy. CORN FOR SALE. Enquire of J. D. Gibson.

Bond sells the highest grade Coal Oil. A sea captain has been arrested on complaint of five sailors tor tying them up by the wrists with their toes just touching the dock. New styles in Flowers at the Millinery Store. Come and see the violets. Boston officers have exposed a spiritualist and his female assistant.

They were put in jail for obtaining money under false pretences. Choice California, Cabbage, at.