The Buckner Independent from Buckner, Kansas • Page 3

1' 1) XT lowest possible rates, for scrip, until further ortittrs. On motion the Hoard adjourned. Attest: t. K. KOt'tillTON, ft.

M. VniNDLR, hairinnn. County Clei k. 833SS There was a large prairie lire last week which was principally to this part of the county, but up until the present writing hear of no serious damage being ine; excepting to the gra-s. Several gentlemen headed the lire oil' about seven miles northwest of this place, fir which they deserve great credit.

While on a visit leccntly to Walnut City, Bush county, we stopped at the Pennsylvania kept by Mr. tiuldin, a 1 erfect oen' lc num. and one who knows lnvw to i nter to the wants of his guests. His house is new, and everything is tirst-el is. We bespeak for him a liberal share of.fjUiblic patronage.

Mrs, F.lizabeth Knapp. wife C. It. Knapp, died on the oth day of April, 180, after giving birth to a little babe, on the ith, about 11 o'clock A. M.

Mrs. Knapp had lived in this county over two years, and hassulfered from sickness and neglect to an extent unknown, eveu to people on the frontier, and the whole community is sad to see so good a mother ami wife, ami so kind a neighbor go to her grave after enduring the hardships of so hard a life Mcelins; llonftl of timtiitssloiierH. Mofi.i.u.w I rvn.i;. r. l.nnir;.

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1 rnsh vt 'At ani'i if On en lion Tie innon, ot il.e b-oel of tbe Clerk of' the iil iet whs li.viilal THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF Tilt COL NT! TntBSDAT, Mav 20, 1980. Communications ami items of interest me sollcilc.tl truiu nil responsible, sources. tim-uuinieations. le be not iot't 1. must 1m iicctim-pauied by the lutlnc of tin- tiler, not ncees.

Nurlly lor publication, but as guarant'. of good faith. Support tin' home paper. Advertise iu the Inukpksdknt. Subscribe for the Itsijki'EXIikst.

See profc'ssionul cards on first page, i The Inmpkxdk.nt is sill printed at home. The races at Tcpeka wero largely at tended. Wheat has cone where the woodbine i twineth. Everybody busy planting garden sass and sk'h. Flax raising is on the increase in Miami county.

Major General Heintzleman died in Washington recently. 110,000 have been subscribed towards a new hotel in Emporia. W. A. Frush building a atouo dwelling house oil his claim.

ThCj Independent is the official paper of Hodgeman county, i The youngest child of Mr. aud Mm. John Bauglier died to-day. Quite a large number of ptsovle were In this place Saturday lut. Xovv is the time to sow your rice corn, millet, Ac.

Don't put it oil. Upwards of 7,000 iron workers are on strike in the Kngland. Tho recent showers have changed the countenance of the husbandman. Edwards Bros, believe in the free use of printer's ink. bee advertisement.

The shovt'rs of Friday night and Saturday last wtc welcomed by tverybody. The Great Western Hotel in Duds it a favorite report for the Have ling public. Mr. F. ilauu left for Iowa last week.

ill return soon, but not atone. R. JtJinsou's stable, in Kinsley, is the' "boss" place to leave your teams wln.li in that place. i The Citize ns' Hank of Paris a burglarized to the extent ol iu cash and bonds. Wright, Meverly Dodge City, supply fanners, ranchmen aud townsmen vrith everything.

The subset iption to the capital stock of tho Atchison Association Is going on brukly. The Kansas Editnml Association will take a trip to Sai.t'i -P and other Mexican points this nummcr. James Ainlcison's livery, rule and feed stable at Dud is the place to obtain uuything iu that line you may want. A itatcimv.n by County Clerk of the amount vf scrip issued by the lale wmmissioners will bu found elsewhere. A fleers taken from cue of Mr.

vin's tine Mareno slurp this week weigh-d pounds. Who tan beat it Optic. I. Jf Spearevillp, keeps constantly on hand a-full supply of drugs, medicines, paints, books and station-cry. The Hous committee rm post oilices and post roads has agreed In report favorably a bill providing for a double postal card.

G. W. Fougl.ty, of Cimtnuron. made us'a short visit llicothcr day. l'oughty ii always welcome and burc to drive away the blues.

We regTet very much that did not get to the pic-tili: at Mr. Bowlus's last week, but business of Importance would uot permit. Mr. Horace Tin ker is the authorized agent of Tun IsdU'Endkkt, and will transact any busineks couuected with this establishment. Mr.Dciffenb.vher passed through tliis place Saturday last with some thirty head of flue young cattle that lie brought from Iowa to add to his herd.

The New York senate, by a vote of 1 7 i to 14, passed the concurrent resolution to amend the constitution so a to extend the electoral franchise to women. Passengerc on the Santa Fo Kiprefs, i which arrives at Lamed about noon, dine i at tho Lamed House, and of course Isbcll Mts out the best the market alfordi. Tho dance at Mr. (J. W.

Sanders's, Aouth of this place, was a very enjoyable i affair, ind every one procsnt seemed to be at home, tho dunce being kept up until the wee sma hours. TL E. Shuinan is now the proprietor of the Summit House, Spoareville. The house has been thoroughly renovated. It is kept liist-class in every spi et, with reasonable ratce.

The Rev. C. Newcomb. of Speareville, preached nt Hodgeman Outer last Sunday to a large and appreciative audience. Mr.Newoomb will preach at the same place on the Pith proiVmo.

The bodies of two nu were j.innd hanging to a tree in Denton coiiuty.Tcx., recently, each hearing a placard that such wu the fate of cattle thieves." Both men are strangers. Dodge Time. Perns" the mammoth advertisement of Edwards Bros. This is one of the largc-est and most extensive business liruis in Western Kansas, and ccrtainlv ot the patronage of the general public. Tho chief clerk of the house of representatives has made an examination of all house bills of a public nature hich passed the house this congress up to last Saturday night, and finds that one-twentieth of them were bills introduced by Hon.

Thomas Hyan. This is pretty good in i Democratic house, and composed of near threo member. 10, Poard met anil was called to onter by the chairman. All the meinbom The chairman then stated that the Hoard mot a i a canvassing hoard for the purpose of conva.s'Miig the votes of the township elections held in Hodgeman county on the day of February, A. I).

1SH0. Whereupon it was -elatcd that iu Marena township A (' WlUut was elected trustee, A Ileitner, clerk: Wilson, treasurer; A Snyder ami Vilunt. justices of tho pence; Swope aiid A Scott, constables; II (Juance, road overseer. That iu Sterling township S. Curran was electfd trustee, Zii.gli.n.o, clerk; It Moore, tivasnni 'sl'onubf rgt-r and Hall, juslites die peace; A McCoy and Frank Cotl'man, Meyers, road overseer.

That in Center township ('Jones was elected liustce, Marsh, James Hoe.s, treasurer; Freeman and Waters! jus! iet of the neacn: Red ami Wagner, constables; Steiner. ro.nl overseer. That in Koscoe township YY Pinckney was elected trustee, 11 Young, clerk; niackbiirn, treasurer; Dilley ami Faulkner, just ices of the peace; V. Pills, bury and 'I Zotelioin, const. diles; (icorge MeNally, overseer.

On motion hoard of canvassers then adjourned to as a board of coinniis-i-ioticrs, anil to transact liny business that might ct.nie before them as The bonds of A Wilson, trustee; 11 Swope, constable; I tigers, treasurer, and Jones, assessor, were approved. On mi. lion the following bills were allowed anil the clerk instructed to isnm scrip for the Marsh, clert of rices Ion, A II. inter, ll-e el bill Id I nil el II Man. of cKc'Inii, I llclllter.

VV i K.t-luiun II) IU 'IV ti i iki 1 il 1. ll-on, i ill ele. llnn .1 .1 Cut brie. of elect ion 11 lli ainley. elt-rk of elect ion .1 A llite.l.le.

II li.ii, Jm Caiy, Jn.t sender II clei ol Ii I Imliie -t eltf't'oii tiuil I e. i ion lion lit-. tl Ttleker. Jlltliie oi lion in-d int sen fcr js hi molion the low tna Mirers bom I lol I at ll tllVV II! hip Vt IS lleii at motion it unsoldered that tin-item, stall niet.t of the intlclilcihicss of the eotiuly as by the st-rip book, ami made our by Ih.t cc.inlv eli-rk, be published in the lii issue of The Hnekiicr Independent. t'u motion I'maid join mil until 7 o'clock I'.

nrvi i.o.-K v. boil. I met puisiiiiit to adjournment. All mcnibeis pnsilit. Minnies of the meeting of Febniary 2 were lead ami a-provt d.

i in million K. U. Kuhoii wai author-i -a 1 lo Insure the count property in the Aaif'iean f'enlral Company of SI. Louis for tl.l.'.il I0, am! the premium mi the same to be in count warrant. On mot ion J.

L. hi and Charles II. llramley were appoiu.c I i v.iniiii. is to thi' eounty snpi rinli iidetil to exam-hie for teacher' The appoint im nt of api'i aist i by t'u- eoiinly i.upi i i 1 1 1 1 1 a 1 1 -1 1 1 til raise si lion! lam! was jecieil, a ,.1 on nit'tioii the follow iii names were subsl it utetl Mib-jeet to the approval of the sils i mtfinlf III, viz: Ilail.tr, V. II MiPln rson ami Pimki.ey, On mot ion i'ii: salaries of the county clerk was lin at i county trcan-uicr, tjoOt); enmity attoiiny, i In motion tin- county cleik was in-slructcil to notify the township trustees to give additional bonds as assessors on or before the day of March, IHst).

The following it-solution was olTerctl: Aftt a Hioroiigh examination of the Matilda in regard to special euinmissioueri ami tin ir iowt rs, 1 liinl nothing to warrant them in contracting tho present iu-tit htcdncss of our county, anil believing that, the light of the S'itplu may bi tter be maintained in court than through our i rtorts to, 1 1 igf i shis great wrong, and feel, ing 111. a the responsibilities may bit burdensome i without shouldering A Sheldon, Wilton and limber's ads as temporary commissioners, as then-) is some of k- i i that has not been registt it therefore, lie it t'cNolvcd, 'l'h. it vvt. declare our intention not to pay tine pailnf said scrip; wo there- foitt tceoniiiii'ii I the treiiKiirer ami other county to ciuintetiauce saitl seiipor wan ante. C.

K. Kociiutox, Mr. Houghton moved that the laid res. oliition be adtptcd; motion seconded by Mr. Howhis; motion put by l.a.ri ntii and Messrs.

Houghton ami How lus'vitt'il ati'l Mr. Stroud, On motion tlm Hoard adjourned. Hut jH'Iun, L. I. PuiMil.i hairmvi.

County f'U rk i tO 1 i 1 i ti 'Z. t. st ft i.a3 .1 ill s-3 ai ia 5 5 6 1 '41 3 Sir CO is CO ts is. a. v.

t- CD S. -1 09 02, CD 25 CO A a 3 a I 1 i 8- 1 Vj Vj rj a Ml 3 tk lor over two years. 1 i r.snox. Notvvith- I standing that thousand of our people are at present worrying tin ni.sclves to death I over this vexed iciest ion, even to the ex- tent of neglecting their their homes and their dutv to their families, there are Mill thousands upon thousands of smart, haul-working, imclligcrt men pouring into the Arkansas Valley, the ol the' West, where Atchison, Topeka iV Santa 1 Kaiiroail oilers them their olioi. of TitM).

int I acres of ilie fa i mini: lands in the world at almost their own pr.ecs. If you do not In hi ve I it. write to the umlei -igned. who will tell you von ran get a cheap land ex- plot iug i-'ke 1 and how. at a model ale i t- pense, you can -vo lor yoursi li' ami be con- inced W.

'ir i Pass, anil Tii Let Ai.eiit, Topek.i, Kas. OflTfAiiv. On Mareh 27. ISSO, at the at the residi'tic of her parents, in Scott towiiHhip. occurred the death of the wife or P.

H. Lincoln. Ki.if Alilfi vi in wai born iu Kitland, I'Lio. July 1'mI. ami moved vviiii her parents Iowa in She was mar ried to I erry I.

Lincoln Scptrinpcr I I. 1'vmi yea is tnjo this spring, tlnv sought a Inline in i. nit western K.ins. and rctiirni'il to Iowa last fall to be it her mother Lincoln in her last illness. Kiv.ni vv expect ing sunn Id join her husband in their distant home, and their future I bright and fair, when death Hiiddcnly Ciiled hcr avvav fr im this woikl to a bet-' py one on hi'jh.

Wo all think i.f In as a fiiitii'ul diiughter. loving sixler. (ii wife. Ilow desolate wi't be the ciiee happv western home, and how lonely tite life of her bereaved husband. Vet, vv must ail b-iw t.i tin' will of God, who ovilers all things for the hist, and whose vvavs are ever a mystery to his hildn u.

'Sto-pllH WI CllV lllf fill'll Will I'lcler ll. crri'in Saul lliotigh we I.e. t.nnii- vltl we Ihe name ot lie ilciul." a I. liy lonrnnl. When we came this country in 17.

in an of land, we met Mr. Lincoln an I his father on the same mission. Wo all selected land on the lii. between the Buckne and Pawnee thii county. Mr.

and Mi. Lincoln herein did up a horn and to ncc mutilate friernW in ail parts of our eounty. Our wiiolc pro-ple extend tlieir sympathy to the. oung husband iu is sad bereavement, ain't the good impics'sio. made hvthede-ciWb.

will never It avc of her friends. I. A II V. OITOriITU A AND I DUl'dT, l.ARsr.ii, IC.s. tiwit iiecotiini j'latloni for eoiiimercliil men.

H. Ihvei.i., Pao. i iu bki'ort, IU'ckskr. April ti. Iteceipts.

y. funil 4 ii 0 (HI 1 ilo -oif in iil.v sw lint 1 he fori'Knlnif 1 1 inir-terlv li'liort Iw'it true ami correct slntelncnl of the uriou inH hcivtotore speeiileU, to tllll lu st ol my Unnw leilue, brio uic W. a. KKfll. i ounty Trtjnsiii'r.

Sworn hint mbsri lti'i In my presence this yih iIhv ol Al.l it, Issu. T. 8. HACX, Noliuy Public. Merlin? lloiircl ut or.Ni vl i.eiik's Ofi'ica, llonilKUAN Cor NT v.

May 1st, IK.VI. To wtioin It may concern: N'otlec Is hereby given that tlie tloitrd of Cfiiiii.isionf-r of llod-emau county will incftt ct tin Clei k's otllce, In tlitf county Aeat ol hiti-i county, on Mn.M'Av, tiik rn Dv ay lft), 1 1 o'clock r. a lloarit of Kptializallon, v. lien ami wbcrcHO i inoiir vt l.o leei uuriev il by tlit. recent may appear ami tie iK befoi; sabl tvonril.

Vttues my tun i ami otileial eal iti Ituck-ner, the county miet ol county. tliU'llist (lay of May, rv SF.4I.. V. M. PltlNIII.F ountv letk.

tin n-riio, or'ten '1 latlf tovt if talp. e. ie.hlo. of a in I Iom-ii i be pleClnel. Ilie la 11 to be I.

Km III fill motion the I'Ioii mt til" 1 'iltee lor llol.tln" tie- t' Tli.it the norlii i'll-sHlik of tl.r v. J', lauiic -Jl, it Ininc.iit' i-i 1 i ion in the illstrlel ol Maienu On motion II nsorib il that town Iilnl town tl. HI. In Center ton lie set tilt all fleet lo II )p ci nt t. I' I ill I oc to be nrhl he liiiusn of II.

K. urtK oii -ce. tow la.i.re 'Jl. II llitillun II ti ill eblU InM rnete.l (oi-t. -wn hip elect Ions tl.e follow rt'sf Inl wu-Iktlopl, .1 Jlolior.M Coij.mt, rebrnnry iss-i.

Whcn-if, Tin Supreme Court ol Ilie Slate Of lanM, pi Helton t.r the Slate, ex. nh. vs. The of coiiaiy Couiuil.slonei i ol tin; coiriiy ot f. A.

Sin I. I. It. Wilson iiml v. Hunter, NH.

l.sij n. obi tlechle ihitt liiii'kntr, the eo. (-raphleal i 'i'ii-, bu Ilie pernmiirn! county sent, 1 her, mis. It is our eAprt-H tluty to lino, tli.il. local th county st al perinaiii htly it miI.I place; be 11 tlu reore ItcBolvtil.

That wo, the sal.l perinanent. Ileal. I of utility Commissi. no rs. In ii.i.lt!i now lisseinblt tl, hen by tinier lilel il'ljllilis that each I every county olllet.r liiiineill ntcly remove that eai e.

liter ol salt! eounty. an.l take anil transfer all prop erty lo t. conn!) to hi place. This shall their authority tl.ein,r. C.

Itol I. II On moUon thta bonr a.loiirni'. to mn lul Muck II er, lllc yeoernphn r. Ilia KVflt, 1 eh. lWt.

The Ilonr.l mt I pur-nant to uiljoin iiiuhiii. lit 7 U'clook 1'. All tilt tnellibers pratsent. On mot. tut Iht'boinl of VV.

II. setter, cirri, of I bit district court, was appro-, t-tt. On motion the entity clerk Has in It if. I tat repair ami strrr pilau Hie 'on tut it i ii tint recoril'i ami ami a line In the smne. 'I On motion a least I tr the I.

nil. Ih. I. iil. li the eounty ofii, tt arr kept a.ai ci pl.l II om Ellzaliclh Hiiini, that r.

-1. 1 tl Ji bt lii On unit Ion, M. II. Bai lo ami It. Mcl'her son were ap olnltj.l fat examine, In ctuifc tlon with the Probate the lec.nl ol the coiiuly tirtiriiircr for tin tj tiurti inlin the oeeonil Monti.

ty lit April. On motion T.tB Iti a kskii iNnttrKsiiKST was nifttltt tint oftlelhi paper of Die. count) On motion the county clerk was rt-qtie-tfil to make out an Itenilol slulen em ot Hi mount of oulstaii Imlcbti iltiea. tit the ounty, as Imllcaii il by tin: county scrip. On mutton tne county atttirney wa- tn-sli-netef! tt -einl for ami procure a copy of the ileeNI'iii-.

of ti Supreiiut On motion the county clttrk a- Instructd t4i pioeuitt all blanks for the tJllt'er-ent t-ouuty ami ton or.lt vrs, as rt-tiulrt'tl by law, to Hie bet Militate Hie cost. On motion thi-eoiintv clerk win lntructei to fihtain tsiul -tilbi I firromity 'ist" at the.