The Lebo Courier from Lebo, Kansas • Page 3

FREE BLAiR ft GO a COLORADO. A Very Interesting Letter from Mr. F. A. Colwell.

THE LEBO COURIER M. BOWMAN, OrriCLLL PAPJtROF THE CITY. A HANDSOME OURTKIP. A Very Pleasant Visit To The New Countries, And How We Found Them- When you want a stove or anything For a short time we are goinr to boom and advertise our business by giving to every purchaser of $25 worth of goods a fine large three-fourth life size crayon portrait There is not a in the line of call and see us, we fife can save you money It is useless to mention our line of ZDIROOOIDS GROCERIES as it is full and complete. All tin work will receive promp attention.

Roofing and Spouting. LAIR CO our store headquarters for everybody. Call at once and begin your purchases, and when you have bought $25 worth, we shall be pleased to make you the portrait from any small picture ROBERTS CO. you may desire to have enlarged. We do this to advertise our-business.

Many people wonder If glf VR The BOSS Batchers KEEP a large stock of FRESH ind SALT meat always on hand, IGH EST PRICES PAID FOR HIDES AND PELTS. GIVE THEM A CALL. how Ave can afford to give a work of art like this with so small a purchase ot goods. We answer it is done as a big advertisement. FRAMES These portraits are complete and ready to hang on the wall, we have contracted with a large frame manufacturer to furnish us with frames at a very low price.

It is to our interest to have them framed, as many would lay them away for an in D. HOLMES DRY GOODS, Clothing, iocs LZEJIBO: 0000 NEW iamiiy out possesses a picture of father, mother, sister or brother, which they would like to have reproduced in a lifelike and durable manner. Call at once and see a specicmen at our store, our stock is always fresh and and our prices the lowest, and we are determined to make! unframed, but in order to make them not only injuring the picture, but de advertisement. When the portrait is could not buy one for less that $10 to a premium card. Kesnectiuuv.

T.J. THOMAS. GRAND CELEBRATION! It IN LEWIS' GROVE, ON COAL CREEK, under the auspices of Thomas Doane rost, No. 3H The people from Arvonia, Key West, Lebo and surrounding country will gather in the grove and the day will be spent in ajolifica-tion. There will be patriotic songs, toasts and responses, all manner of sports, martial music and a general good time all day.

Gocd speakers will be present and a fine programme will be rendered. H. H. KLOCK, Orator of the day. PROGRAMME: HE CITIZENS WILL MEET on Main street in front of G.

A. R. Hall at 9 o'clock a. m. and form procession.

Arvonia Glee Club with sar9 and stripes In the lead, G. A. R. post next, carriages, wagons, and horses bringing up the rear. The line of march will then proceed to Ed.

Lewis' erove on Coal creek, three miles nor hw-'st of Lebo. Music by Glee Club Prayer. Song by little folks Reading of the Declaration of Independence by W. Jones. Recreation Oration by Prof.

Jones Music by Glee Club Intermission for dinner Song by little folks Address Recreation Toast by M. M. Bowman, Music by Glee Club Recreation Closing address. Prof. W.

E. Samuel's Metripolitan Orchestra will furnish music throughout the day. During the day there will be dance-ing, swinging and ill kinds of sport. G. Chalmers and V.

G. Haer, Com. Olfl a oils Colorado City, June 26 Editor Courier; Once more I will for a little corner in your valuable laper. The weather has been very warm of iate, but is much pleasanter this mor ning, as the wind blows to us over the snow caped mountains of Pike's Peak The snow is from seven to twelve feet deep near the top in several places. I have not yet been to the top of this grand old mountain, but have been on top of mountains opposite where I could count the logs in the Signal Service building, which is built on top of the Peak.

The Pike's Peak railroad is almost finished, only a small portion at the top not yet graded, on account of the snow. This one of the greatest engineering feats ever accomplished. The ga.le is four inches to the foot. A cog rail is placed in the center of the and a corresponding cog wheel is on the engine to hold'the train in the decent from the Peak. The cars are all here and the first trip is to be made on the 4th of July, which will be open to the public.

You would hardly recognize these cars and engine to be built for a railroad. The Colorado Midland railroad is also a wonder and surprise to all, and very few people had any faith in the enterprise until the road was in operation. This road begins its ascent over the Rockies at this place and follows the line of the wagon road to Leadville. Thisis called Utah Pass. Its grade is very steep and one engine can not haul more than five loaded cars.

As the mountains protrude over this narrow Pass you will pass through a tunnel varying from one half mile to a few rods coming out where the mountain receeds from its base. Slightly to its apex the road bed is made on the side of the mountain, where you cm look from its dizzy height hundreds of feet below, while it is the same above you to the top of the mountain. Occa sionally you cross a bridge at some deep recess of the mountain where you would imagine you were making a balloon ascention. This road is cut through solid stone. We are all improving very nicely so far and expect tc come back to Kansas in the fall, all very much im proved in health.

Potatoes are 5c per peas 10c a pint, hull and all, cucumoers, 3 tor 25c, raddishes, ic apiece, and o'ther vegetables in proportion. Yours truly, F. A. COLWfXL. Eural Dale Items.

Mr. Editor; As I have not seen anything from this section of the county I thought 1. would let you know that we are still among the iving. The Farmer' Alliance of Rural Dale met on last Thursday evening and elected the following officersi resident, G. A.

Drestler; Vice-Presi dent, W. Porter; Secretary; Elmer Carpenter. Wheat in this section is extra good, is estimated that it will make 35 bushel per acre. Oats are not as good as was expec ted, as the rust has set in on them and they have not filled well. Quite a social hop was given at J.

Papst's on last Tuesday evening in honor of Mr. J. A. Conner's twenty third birthday. There were about 75 persons present and general good time is reported.

Kansas Jack. The following is the ticket nomina ted by the Republican county convention at Burlington last Saturday: Represntative. Tim Baker, Probate Judge, Geo. Antrim. Clerk of the Court, Thos.

Wiseman. County T. T. Wallace. County Attorney, H.

Rucker. The ticket seems to please every body very much, as every one we have heard speak of it laughed very hearti- VV. E. Samuel's orchestra gave an open air concert here Tuesday even ing. It was grand.

Following is the list of letters re maining uncalled for in the postoffice at Lebo, Kansas, for the month ending July ad, 1890; Barnes, Henry (2) Higgins, P. S. Leroy, Harry Martin, Jula Newcomb. T. B.

Smith, A. L. Thomas, H. W. N.

E. Barker, P. M. DeWitt's little early risers, most pleasant cathartic liver pills ever made. Sold by Howell Gregg's photo gallery makes a pecialty of fine cabinet work, and everything guaranteed.

Customers are thoroughly satisfied. Gallery over Sanford's store, Third and Neosho streets. Bacon, hams and bologna at Rob crts Jones'. 4i( Most farmers have thcii corn laid by. Read the big advertisement and get a fine portrait free.

Remember Manson Co. when you want fireworks, Last Monda was a scorcher. The mercury registered 980. You should see those elegant fly nets at Swindler Clawson's. Yon hnnM tint fail to see the fine crayon portrait at T.

J. Thomas'. To-day is our Nations natal day, end everybody should celebrate it. It is reported that the original pack age house will open up next Monday. This hot weather is calculated to boom ice cream, lemonadt and soda pop.

Mrs. Wilson and son Blair returned Friday night from the Ottawa assem bly. Chas. McMellin of Mel vera paid his iter Mrs. E.

C. Ransom, a visit this Carr Monjar had a horse killed in this city last Saturday night by Santa Fe train. Misses Louise Welk and Bird Jones returned Friday night from the Otta wi assembly. Miss Birdie Davis, returned Satur da from a two weeks' visit with Irlends in Ottawa. If your shoes need fixing take them to T.

J. Thomas', where they will be repaired reasonable. Mesdames. J. M.

and F. E. Burns returned from a ten days' visit to Marion Center Tuesday. Each square inch of the skin contains 3,500 sweating tubes, and every one of them' has been in use this week, Jf there is no big money in Coffey county offices why do so many dudes, who are able to earn their living by the sweat of their brow, aspire for an office? Kinsas may be called Heaven, but we will bet our old hat that the mur. eury never, gets any higher in the lower We are toannpuuce that Col.

Floyd, of Emporia, will'deliver an Address at the celebration to-day. He is an ablespeakea'ahd will say something good. The city authorities authorise us to inform all persons within the city limits to clsan out all alleys and outhouses as soon as possible and avoid trouble. ,1 j- The time is coming when the "ring politician" must take a back seat, while the men who pay them their salary do the work. Our sanctum was made joyous last Saturday by a visit from Misses Mary Williams and Ida Jones.

They called to see the Indian scalps that were reported to be in this office. E. Hoover, of California town-hip, made us a pleasant call last Saturday. He is an enthusiastic F. M.

B.A. man and has great confidence in the success of the order. Miss Ella Smith, pf Key West, has been sick Sot more than two months with rheumatism and heart trouble, and is now very low. She suffers a great deal, but bears It with remarkable patience and courage. Pull for the shore, farmer, pud for the shore: heed not the growling, but bend to the oar; safe in the alliance, farmer, "rings" will be no more, let the poor old gruablers kick, and pull for the short.

The time Is now drawing very near when the voice of the farmer you will hear; and the politician will be forced Into the rear, and will never gain in rank, we do fear. dearl There are two things in this world you will never find: A small boy who will not be a greater man than his father, or an old man who was not a better boy than his son. J. E. Whildin, of the Lebo bank, was In the city Saturday, and paid over J800 to fooo in taxes at the treuurer's office, collected from tax payers who do business with the Lebo bank.

Nonpar til. J. D. Lebo, was here last week visiting his father-in-law, F. F.

Edwards, our lumber dealer. Mr. Holmes may conclude to locate with Osaivatemit Grapluc. We have made arrangements to give two or three columns each week of select alliance matter, and our readers, by watching these columns, caa keen themselves thoroughly post das to the great civil resolution in the afaixs of our country that is now being effected by the organisation of the farmers and laboring classes of 15 Uoited States. Equiped with everything essential to health, pleasure and comfort, and all available means of protection against man, beast, reptile or insect, Drs.

Hood and Foote, Mr. W. L. and meandered forth June 10th, seeking health, wealth and pleasure wherever they might be found. Atter due consideration, it was agreed that "boomerdom" and its borders was the land that promised the greatest plenty of what we sought Hence we turned our way.

Our route was via. Eureka, Wlnfield and Arkansas City to the line. Ws noticed nothing of special in terest to our readers until we entered the Territory. We traveled along the main trail leading south from Arkansas City through the Cherokee Outlet, or "strip" as It is called, to the Ponca Reservation. There is great deal ot very pretty country in the Strip, and a considerable portion of it is good some very good.

At Ponca our venerable comrade, Dr Foote, on occount of indispositson. was compelled to take the train for home. The northern part of the Ponca Reservation is as fine a country as one would wish to see, but the southern part is not so good. South of the Poncas is the Otoes There is a great amount of poor coun try in the Otoe Reservation, but some good bottom lands along the Salt Fork and the Little Black Bear and one or two smaller streams. We passed through the Pan Han dle of Oklahoma, so saw but little of that coudtry.

At Perkins, a new town on the Cimarron river in Oklahoma, we met our old friend, J. L. Minor, who was principal of the Lebo school last year. He is engaged in the mercantile business. He has great confidence in the future growth of his town, but, the fact is, its future is a lottery with chances two to one against it.

At Perkins we crossed the Cimar ron river into the Iowa Reservation. A large portion of this country will oon be open to settlement to the whites. Taken as a whole, it is a very poor country. Sand stone ridges, partly covered in the more broken parts with black jack oaks, is about the best description wc can give of it. We were here on the border of the hunter's paradise.

The tracks of deer and turkey that had crossed the trail were frequently seen; a bobwhite whistled in every clump of bushes and chickens flew up from every sward of grass. We traveled about thirty miles in this country, but did not sec an Iowa Indian. A few cowboys and a lot of Teaxas cattle were the most homelike looking creatures we saw there. From the Iowa country we went into the Sac and Fox country. The suffice of which is very similar to that of the Iowa country, a very small por tion of the upland being fit for cultivation.

The farther east we went the more black jack oaks we found, and when we struck the Creek country we were in a wilderness of scrubby black jack oaks, sand and sand rocks covered the surface of the country, which is very rough. The eastern part ot the Sac and Fox and western part of the Creek country is a ventable paradise for the sportsman. This country is uninhabited save by a very few cattlemen, no indians. The creeks are all fed by springs and run rapidly, and the water is pure and clear. It is the joy of a fisherman's life to go there and ply his piscatiorial art.

We camped here and spent a half day in fishing and hunting, and it is suffice to say that our joy was unbounded, our pleasure being only marred by the fact that the weather was so warm that we could not take care of what we could take, and great large fine bass were caught but to be thrown back iuto the stream. We traveled on about forty-flve miles in the Creek country to Red Fork, on the Arkansas river, at which place we turned north toward home through the Cherokee Nation. From Red Fork north we passed through some very fine country. We arrived home on the 27tn nav ing enjoyed ourselves grandly, and having added much to the adipose tissue of our physieal.raakeup. After taking such a ramble and returning to Kansas one is prone to exclaim: Kansas, thou art the goal for the seekers of fortunes, beautiful Princess of the Americas! Sudden Death.

The infant girl of Mr. and Mrs. Wis. Owens died very cuddenly at Jlrs. Howell's on Wednesday, We Extend A Cordial Invitation To All Our Customers And Friends call and see us in our our new building and inspect our immense stock 0 0 000 00 000 OUR STOCK OF MUSLINS, CALICOS, TRICOTS, FLANNELS Etc.

is our pride. definite period, if not framed, thereby priving us of the full benefit of the framed in this handsome frame you $15. Come and see samples and get The celebration to-day promises to be a 3rand success. Thegrove is fine, and all arrangements arecmplete for carr) ing out the excellent program. From a letter just received from Col.

M. Flory, of Emporia we are in formed that it will be impossible for that gentleman to be with us to-day, a circumstance which he much regrets. H. Morjir has moved into the Lebo hotel and will endeavor to run a firstclass house. Gregg, the Burlington photographer ha3 the latest and most improved fac- lilies for taking views of stock and residences.

His work cannot be beaten in the west. Get your photographs at Greggs, Burlington, before the hot weather sets in. He is doing most excellent work and at very low prices. See Gregg, the artist, in Sanford block at corner of 3d and Neosho streets, Burlington, for anything in the line of photography. Order your work before the heated season.

Go to Roberts Jones' for fresh and salt meats, sugar cured hams etc. Gregg, the Burlington photographer solicits the patronage of the peopl of Lebo and yicinity. He has improved his facilitias for doing fine work, and is now prepared to do work which cannot be beaten in the west. Sugar cured hams, dried beef and pickled pigs feet at Roberts Jones'. If you want to keep posted on the world and its ways subscribe for The Courier.

Mrs Leander Wright informs us that she was cured of chronic constipation by DeWitt's little early risers Sold by Howell For Sale, a Wheeler Wilson sewing machine. Inquire at this office. Just received a full line of oils at the drog store. 4S Tickets will be sold to all points over the Santa Fe at one fare for the round trip for the 4th. Tickets on sale July 3 and 4, good for return Juiys-just received a fine supply of fine harness oil at the drug store.

48 Cleanse your breath and regulate your bowells with DeWitt's little early risers Sold by Howell DeWitt's little early Risers. Best pill for sick headache and sour stom-aeh. Sold by T. W. Howell.

DeWitt's little early risers are a little pill that do not gripe or cause pain; small, easy to take, safe Sold by Howell TWO CHOICE PIECES OF land, near Lebo, for sale at 10 per acre; easy terms. Enquire at this office. 44 Fresh Lemons at Maxwell' 1 160 acres good pasture land for rent; good water and good fence. Inquire at this office. io-tf Nurse: "Doctor! doctorl By mistake I gave the patient a spoonful of ink instead of medicine." Doctor: "Well, make him eat blotting paper right away." Look it through; and don't forget the quality and price of our COMFORTS ind BLANA'ETS, Mens' and Boys' Readv-Made GLOTHIKG- HATS.

CAPS an(1 GLOVES- The ladies are sure to be pleased wiA hosti fine SHAWLS, fascinators, Hoods. Ribbons, Laces, Embroidsriee, Thread, This line is comn'ete and prices right for hard time. BOOT SHOES and RUBBER GOODS of the best makes in Urge quantities and LOWBSTS! PBICBS, ffi Our stock of Groceries Queensware is large and complete. Prices 'wy DOWN. We handle crvil.

The best gradu sal MANSON Groceries, mil 1. 000000 00 a 00000000 00 GOODS. OOOOO 00 00 beautiful black with good style a ac-tior; is guaranteed a sure foal getter 8oper cent of last year's services beieg successful. TERMS: Six dollors to insure a live colt, pay. able when colt staids and sucks.

Persons parting with marcs or remor ing them from the country beiore they are known to be with foal, foririt the insurance ami the money becomes Bowman BrOl- The celebrated stallion, Black Joe, owned by Bowman will make the season of 1890 as Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at their farm, 4truls mi(H of Lebo; Fridays and SatnHar Congdou's livery barn, in Lebo. Don't fail to him before tjkmf your stock elsewhere. STORE. 00 0000 00 00 THE CELEBRATFD STALLION Will make the season of 1S90 at our barn, 4miles south of Lebo. DESCRIPTIONi Black J6e of Black Hawk and Messenger stock; stands 16 hands high auU weighs, when in good flesh, about 's V.

iX i i WrWIMIIHrTy1 Gerat care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not be rpon- ble should any occur. I am agent for the old reliable Phznix Insurance Company of Hartford, Cpnn. The Phcenix is one of ih sffoflgest and promptest to adjust losses of any of the old-line com-paniesln the United states. If you wanr four property insured, call and Se me and get terms. M.

M. Bowman. Old p-pers for sale at this office. New wall paper 7 l-2c per roll at Samuel's. DeWitt's Sarsaparilla will renew and purify the blood, eradicate disease and make digestion easy sell it, Howell Harness oil ot the Drugstore,.