The Lebo Courier from Lebo, Kansas • Page 3

Mr. Will Lynn of Ottawa, spent a THECOUR1ER. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY. R. J.SOPER'S J.

D. HOLLIES. HARDWARE GO TO THE PO-OPERATI VT7 1 Corner Main and Ogden FOR BARGAINS IN HARDWARE AND GROCERIES. JJOurmotto Is, fair dealing, good goods and low prices. Come one, come nil and give us a eail.

r.47tf J. H. MAHONY, President S. B. SENTER Seo'y agd Trgas'r.

MAN SON CO. DEALER IX DRY GOODS, Groceries, Queensware. Boots, Shoes and Notions, Coal, Flour and Feed. Country Produce taken in Exchange GENES AL Emporium. RCHANDISE.

The soil is mixed largely with red HAflflWARE-IMPLEMErVTS. Stoves, C3 IV Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps. Our Stock is well selected, well assorted and PRICES few days hers this week visiting with friends. Mr. Tom Bristow returned fron Uklahoraa last Friday nieht.

He lias had enough of a visit there. The thought of a county high school without a library and aparatus, reminds one of a would-be dude with kid gloves and no socks. Miss Carrie Hunt came down Wednesday afternoon from Osage City to attend the wedding of her sister, and left Thursday Morning to resume her duties. J. L.

Wiliams was home on a short vacation the fore part of the week He is making a specialty of the study of pen art. He showed us some beautiful specimens of his work. Pasture! Pasture! I will take cattle to pasture for 25c per month. One hundred and sixty acres five miles due south of Lebo. salt and water.

Enquire of Joseph Philips or T. J. Goodnight. For Rent Seventy acres of plow land one and one-half mile west of Lebo. Inquire of J.

K. Finley, of Emporia, or at Courier cffice. The attention of horsemen is called to the fact that cur job department is supplied widi the best variety of cuts in the country, and we can print Horse or Jack bills in the best manner and at reasonable rates. MAEKISD, On Wednesday evening, M2y 1st, at 8 o'clock a. at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr.

and Mrs Thos. Hunt, by Rev. W. M. Pcccck, of-Waverlv.

Miss Onal Hunt was united in marriage to Mr. Marcus Bowman. The subjects of the above sketch are too well and favoraply known to need much introduction to the people of Lebo and vicinity. Mr. Bowman has grown up in our midst, and excepting his 'absence at college and law school, has lived here.

His career so far has been very flattering possessing the many sterling qualities that go to make up the careful and prudent man, and these combined with a well cultured Intelect, has brought him professional success that might well be envied by many a lawyer much older in years. and it is safe to presume that as years gather on his head, the experience gained by him, will place him in the front ranks of his profession. Miss Opal has resided here about three rears, ana nas won social dis tinction, and many friends by her genial ways and friendly disposition, and her many valuable and handsome presents bore testimony to it, la embarking oa lifes' journey together, this popular young couple have the best wishes of all for their future prosperity and success, which will surely attend them. Mr. and Mrs.

Bowman left on the evening train directly after the ceremonies for the west on a short trip and the writer has taken the liberty of writing this notice and having it published without their kF.owledge and has no apology to make to them for it. W. P. To Voters. Voters of Ccffey county, you will be compelled to decide, with your ballots, on the 21st day of May, three important matters.

First who shall be the Hon. Tom Ryan's successor in congress. Second, shall the county issue $6ooo in interest bearing bonds with which to build a County Jail, ar.d third shall a County High School be established at Burlington. Of the first proposition, we have but little to say, of the tecond, and third we believe it cur duty as well as the duty of every voter to discuss freely and thoroughly. Many of the greatest wrongs that are imposed on the people are made possible by the people neglecting their duty, and failing to exercise their right at the ballot box.

Come out and vote that day, and be prepared to vote intelli gently. School Notes- The County Higb-6chool, By "Moxos." "Observer" writes in a Burlington paper, a long article in support ef the county high-school. Mr. Obser ver is probably some windy peda gogue, who delights in hearing reverberate his own windy platitude. We wonder, however, if Observer has ever paid one single dollar into the treasury of Coffry county.

We wonder if he ever will? We wonder if he has ever been connected with any county high school or any other high-school? If he has ever visited a couny high-school, seen or known of ons? We wonder what right or reason, or authority he has telleng the tax-payers of Coffey! county how they should vote on the question of increased taxation? If tax-payeys of Coffey county want is is a of of I is of ii. If. BOWMAN. Editor and Proprietor. Lett lusts, Pnaay, May 3, 1889.

entered at the post office in Lebo as second class mail matter. sr To Local Advertiters cals in this paper are strictly cents per line for each insertion, and will remain in undl ordered cut. We want a local correspondent at every postoffice in Coffey couDty. Everything of interest to the public will find a welcome in the columns of this paper. No matter what a man's political or religious views may be, the columns of this paper are open to the free discussion of subjects of public interest, but under no circumstance will we be responsible for anything said in any communication.

LOCAL XEWS. Eggs 6c. Butter 10c. Cool weather. Sell your tat Get out your duster.

Of course we smoke. Bsd weather on corn. In advertising is trade. Rain and hail Morday. Bring oa your job work.

Read our Oklhoma letter, Advertise in the Courier. Try Roberts Co. for meat. Decoration day May 30th. Go to SamutlB for wall paper.

Go to Minson's for plo-v shois. Fresh Lemons at Maxwell's. 43 Sweet potatoes for seed at Maa-son's. Lots of cattle are being put on grass. Mr.

Marc. Bowman will please set vp the cigars. New spring stock of straw hats at Manson's. Some of our boys went to Arvonia Sunday last. oar column.

Empvria ad. in another New and Manson's. fresh garden seeds at Maxwell is headquarters for Mor ton's cigars. 4'3 Many hard storms are prebicted this season. For fine cigars, go to W.

D. Howell's drng store. Jones brothers will ship a car of hogs to K. C. to night.

Quite a number of young people went fishing last Saturday. J. D. Holmes started on a trip to Arizona the first of the week. We are compelled to leav few scool notes this week.

out J. R. Samuel has just received a new line of readies for decoration diy. W. A.

McCarthy in company with lady frieds, made a visit to Burlington Siturday last. Stephen Ogden and J. E. Whildin went to Emporia Tuesday to battle for Gen. Keller.

Mr. rred Davis, 01 lexas, the son of our townsman, Geo. Davis is making his father a visit. Whildin, Stephen Ogden, Bakker ar.d Bowman, were in Burlington last Saturday. Howe the clothier, forrccr'y of this place, is now in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

He secured a good lot. Frank Trick was ill the first of the week, but as able to blow the bass drum Wednesday evening. One hundred years ago last Tuesday, George Washington has first inaugurated President of the United Slates. J. F.

KeiL-y, N. E. liakker, V. W. Davis and E.

L. Traylor went to Empoiia Wedusday to yell fcr Gen. Keller. Jjhn Houke, who has filled the positioa of section foreman oa the section, left Monday night for Strong City, on the main line, where he goes to take charge of a section, lie is succeeded by Mr. Fre 1 Cope-land at this place.

for the F. A. COLWELL, DEALER IN -LUMBERi- SASH DOORS, BLINDS, POSTS, LIME, HAIR AND ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIAL Call and Inspect my Stock aud Get Prices, which are as Low as the Lowest Quality Considered. Yards Located at the old S. A.

Brown stand Lebo, Kans. for Goods. LEBO, KANSAS. tvi eat 89 I 1 1 III 0 FI0 is I J. 31.

YOCUM, Proprietor.J- Fresh and Salt Meats constantly on hand. Cor. Main and Ogden sts. the WEW. MEAT MARKET Ut" ROBERTS Keep a brge stock of Frest and Sal meats always on hand.

Cash paid for Hides and Furs. Call and see us K0BEKT3 Co. Lebo Kans. J. R.

SAEV3UEL, -DEALER IN PURNLTURE, Picture frames, Curtains, Curtain poles. UPHOLSTERIFG REPAIRING No Extra Charge For Hearse When We Furnish Coffin. Try Our Prices And Be Convinced Give us a call. J. R.

SAMUEL. Lebo, Kans. -L J. THOMAS (9 Wishes to announce to the pub lie that he has purchased the stock of OF rWM. Leamer Son, and solicits a share of your prtronage, Produce Taken terms cash- For the delicate and ased and al in whom the vital currentis im poverished and sluggish, Ayer.s Sar sanarilla is the very best tonic.

It restores the wasted tissues, and imparts to the system surprising elasticity and vigor. Price 1 Worth $5 a bottle. THE FAMOUS STALLION. J4U BLACK JOE will make the season of 18S9 at our stable four miles south of Lebo. DESCRIPTION.

Black Joe is of Black Hawk and Mes senger stock: stands 16 hands high weighs when in good flesh about 1400 pounds, is a beautiful black with fine style and action. Terms to insure money due whep mare is known to be with foal. JjOWIJAN EROS. "EW a high-school, let them support it through the papers, or in any otner way they see fit, but this thing of some penniless wind-bag instructing the rural citizen how he should vote on such questions, is a little cheeky to say the. least, Does Observer know that many taxpayers are actually at this time, racking their already weary brains, as how they are going to pay the enormous taxes, they already have to pay? If he does'nt, we should like to inform his distinguished honor, that such is the case.

Some money-lending shy lock who can escape all taxation, will see no objection to saddling a high-school on the citizens of Coffey coun ty. Some glib-tongued school-dad who never paid a dollar of tax in his life, may think it all right to pile up mountains of taxation. Some county official who tees a "soft snap" some where will not mind howling for the county high-school. But why in heaven's name does any hard-handed, toil-worn, soil begrimmed tax-burden ed tiller of the soil, want of a high- chool. The County Hih-School and the Connty Superintendent, The County Superintendent is elected to look after more especially, the district schools of- the county.

His salary is paid from taxes levied on the whole county, lit has pralically nothing to do with the supervision of the Burlington city schools. la for mulating a policy, therefore it would seem that he should consult the in terests of the tax-payers of the whole county, rather than those of Burlington alone which constitutes but anr-a 1 fraction of the county, either ia assessed valuation, population or in any ether respect. The Superintendent makesjihe argument that a levey of one mill on the dollar, would make but one dollar's taxation on a thous and dollars worth of property, and that but few tax payers are assessed so much as one thousand dollars. A good tiling like the county high-school, he concludes, that can be had so cheaply, ought to be established at once. Reasoning by the same method it would be shown that every township could get a town hall, (something that is much needen in every township) for a tax of five or ten mills a very small tax on the dollar.

It could be also shown that for another very small tax a district library could be procured in every school district. A very small tax would procure maps, globes, charts and make various' improvements for every school in the county. A tax very small, would pay district clerks, for the vexation, labor and loss of time, for which they donot now receive a solitary cent while working for the districts. Indeed there are a hundred things, everyone of which is equally or more important than the county high school, which could be procured for a very small tax. But when those small taxes would be added together, their sum total would swamp the county, or bankrupt the golden streets of the new Jerusalem.

The line has to be drawn somewhere. It ought have been before. It not a question whether a high-school a good thing or not. There are thousand things that ia themselves are good things, which the public would have no more notion of procuring than it would think of providing diamonds, jewelry or mahogany furniture for the paupers of the county. We do not write this in any spirit critisism or ill-feeling.

From Oklahoma- Guthrie, I. April 25, 18S9. Editor Courier; As per agreement with mamy friends, I write my views of this part the great ball. So far as I have seen the land, it is inferior to Kansas. have seen, however, only that part which lies north of this place.

The northern part of Oklahoma certainly a broken, and rough country, having much the appearance those parts of Missouri, which has Jack oaks growing on the reeky bluffs. sand, which gives it the appearnce of not being very fertile. In less than four hours atter 12 o'clock cn the 22, Guthrie was a city of over 12,000 people. I unloaded my goods at ed Rock station, in the Cherokee strip, and when the honr came we drove through to Gutherie in four hours (25 miles) and when we arrived every lot was taken on the whole 320 acres. An addition was made, calling it East Gutherie, and we have secured good residence lots.

The excitement over town property cannot bj over exagerated; yesterday a man paid $600 for a lot, or at least a man claim to it. I do not think as much of the property as many do. The tents give the town a fine appearance in the evening when the lights are struck. There Is not as many people now as there was on Monday. I think that this is a very healthy country.

There is very little good timber in the northern part of this country. Mr. Howe is Hiere ana se cured a very good business lot. The excitement is so great however, that I think I shall wait a few days. Everybody is so wild about lots thit there is little use to try to do anything at prerent in my business.

I have sent for my goods, which I shall be prepared to handle as soon as they arrive. Yours Truly W. H. Penfield. A CEAL NECESSITY.

We presume there is hardly a lady to be found in our broad land who, if she does not already possess a kw-ing machine, expects some day to become the owner of one. But after the mind is fully made up to purchase one, the question arises as to what kind of a machine to buy. It should be so simply constructed that the most inexperienced can successfully operate it. The other points mainly to be considered, and which are the most desireable, are durability rapidity, capacity for work, ease of operation, regularity of motion, uni formity of tension, and silence while in operation. The "Light-Running New Home" nils the above requirements ana is said to ciinbine the good points of all sewing machines, with the addition of many new improvements and la bor-saving devices.

The price is no higher than that of other machines, and evejy lady who is the hapyy possesser of one may rest assured she has indeed a treasure See advertisement. Notice- All persons knowing themselves in debt to F. E. Burns, will please call at first door west of the Couri er of fice and settle: either by cash or note, as I have gone out of the furniture business and all aecounts must be set tled at once, as this may save cost and tronble to me. F.

E. P. My father, J. M. Burns, has bought the accounts and you can settle with him.

A safe investment is one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy from our advertised drug gist a bottle of Dr. King's new Dis-cowery for Consumption. It is guaranteed to bring releif in every case, when used for any affection of Throat or Lung disease. It is pleasant, and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and can always be depended upon.

Trial bottles free, at W. D. Howcl's. The best line of Farm Machinery and lowest prices at J. R.

Haight's, Burlington, Kans. 1-36 For the cure of coughs, colds and all derangements of the respiratory organs, no other medicine is so lelN -able as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It relieves fhe and consump tive, even in advanced stages of dis- ease, arid has saved innumerable Dry Goods CD BIO-HT. FWAKDS III! one Dollar up. you a suit to order on short notice ia EDWARDS.

Street, opposite Postoffice Emporia Kansas. For purif) ing the blood, stimulating the appetite and invigorating the system in the spring and early snmmer Ayer's Sarsaparilla is unsurpassed, Be sure you get Ayer's Sarsaparilla and no othen If your cough keeps you awake and restless by night, take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and obtain immediate relief. This remedy allays intimation, heali the pulmonary organs, induces sleep and restores fceUh. The sooner the better; CO LEWIS taailotsi DEALERS IN READY-MADE CLOTHING AND GENTS' FURBISHING GOODS, jBSJ-The Cheapest House in the 1 When yo visit Emporia it will pay you to bny a suit of clothes of LEWIS We carry a very large line of Clothing. Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps TRUNKS AND VALISES.

We are now showing the finest line of SUMMER COATS and VESTS, that can be fonnd in the State, from If we cannot fit you from our immense stock of READY-MADE cloth ing, we will for a trifle advance, make oui Merchant Taoloring Department. Call and see us. LEWIS 509 Commercial J. L. Fordice, Merchant Taylor, 1st door east of Central House, Burling ton, Kansas, has received his stock of spring goods.

It is a large and well assorted variety of coat pants vest goods. Good work and low prices. V. Ring, at the post office, Bur- irgton, keeps on hand a large assortment of wall paper, school books papers, pens, pencils, periodicals tops candies, fruits etc..