The Gray County Times du lieu suivant : Cimarron, Kansas • 1

7 AY COUNTY TI VOL. I. NO. 11. CIMARRON, GRAY COUNTY, KANSAS, MARCH 19, 1903.

S1.00 a eer. THE GK St. Patrick's Day was properly ob From Northeast Gray. Melvia Ferrell visited with home served by John Welfrey, Gus Inrnv roth, Tom Morris, Amos Dixon and folks Sunday. One of the most disgraceful things that occurred in the proceedings of the house during its late session was the attack made by Cy Leland, the boss, upon the war record of Senator Miller, of Osage county.

It seems Miller was Bunoh of Little Looel. C. M. Weeks received a car of lumber this week. The city schools will close Friday of next week.

Agent Thompson's baby is doing other Irishmen in the city. Ina Fisher drove home Sunday and Wilson Smith, of tho Larned Chro-noscope, is visiting with John Harper. Mr. and Mrs. B.

F. Clem, of south Gray, were Cimarron visitors Tuesday. Granger ought to scratch out that "Meat Market" sign on his bank front. spent the day with parents and friends. John Rowton was up to see our Our school marms are teaching Sat cylinder press Thursday.

John says candidate for governor before the urdays to make up time lost during the he likes our engine better than well at present. Wichita convention, without the con storms. Otto Lemert will come home from sent of the "boss." The Osage sena Garten's, as it is not so liable to blow up. Some of our boys were chasing Salina next Monday. tor had a bill before the legislature to Will Earle came in from Kansas build a soldiers' monument in capltol Bird Williams, of south Gray, was Andy Button is arranging to put up coyotes but failed to have dogs fast enough to catch them.

square at Topeka. While consider in town yesterday, City Sunday night. He has had to a telephone line from Cimarron to In galls. Ing this measure in the house Leland We thought last Friday night and abandon the road as a traveling sales Claude Deal will work for Clarence man on account of the failure of his Mackey this summer. used the opportunity to punish the senator for his presumption in run- Saturday that Hicks and the ground hog knew their business.

A number from Ingalls attended the health. Loss Crouch was visiting his sister, services at the M. K. church Sunday Ing for governor contrary to Cy's Rob English ha9 been looking for The ball in honor of St. Patrick at Mrs.

Olstan, Snnday. night. wishes. The fact is he had been his horses several days this week. the Luther opera house Tuesday night Mrs.

L. H. Burns waa visiting damping on the Osage man's trail. Lei Fob Salk Fine Short Horn bull, to They were badly scattered during the was well attended, and is said to have friends in towm Sunday. and read a statement from the records be seen at Henry Strait's ranch.

Fine storm. been one of the most enjoyable of the Miss Goldie Baker is visiting her in Washington showing that the senator animal. We notice in the Times that there season. sister, Mrs. Hollembeak.

had not enlisted in the army until in Is a wedding on the tapis, two young Judge Naylor is considerably under Anywhere near wain street one February, 1805, a few weeks before the Elder Vanghn preached at the society people of Cimarron. Well, we the weather, caused by stomach may hear strains from one of the most war closed. The "boss" considered Christian church last night. have stroug indications of the same trouble. noted bands in the world.

We shall his arraignment a "squelcher, but Jim Brock has returned from a visit thing in our vicinity. next expect to see the band as well as on the contrary, it has proved to be a Oscar Cotton was in town yesterday to his "Old Kentucky Home. hear It. boomerang. The records show the and reports that the storm did him no Our farmers are never pleased.

Now they growl because it is so wet that senator was only fifteen years old damage. The following query is sent to the when he enlisted. He had made three they can't sow their barley and oats, but they will probably be growling be Times: "'Who was the woman look Agent Willis, of Howell, was a Clrcr unsuccessful attempts to enlist when arron visitor Tuesday. Came up for ing for No. 3'g mail? Too bad.

cause it is too dry about July. only fourteen years old. The G. A. Mrs.

W. A. Ficken has a sister visiting her from Keokuk, Iowa. E. T.

Saylor brought several stand of bees from Jefferson county. Miss Rosa Marshall, of Inaglls, visited at Geo. Price's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Baker were visiting at Dr. Hollembeak's Sunday. his check. Woman can't get along without man." Andy Sands has been breaking colts post to which the senator belongs first took up the matter and gave the Miss Lydia Barger, of south Gray the last week. He said he thought he would break them to ride while he had viitd friends in town Saturday and boss" a most withering rebuke When Prof.

Dunbar don't make his Sunday. good soft places to light, should the school report out to suit some of his This has been followed by other posts denouncing Leland 's action, and many old soldiers are expressing themselves colt take a notion for him to get off The sale of the tinsel bankrupt What's the matter with Gray county pupils, they don't do a thing but help him out especially in padding out the all of a sudden. stock of hardware takes place next property coming up? Let 'er come. In terms far from complimentary to One of Will Robins' cows dislocated "Honor Evans Wettick got In a car of Saturday. New Garden seeds and tree seeds 1 the "boss." Everybody except Lel her hip in two places.

Henry Strait lumber and a car of posts this week. Mr. and Mrs. LI art Invited in a num bulk at Thomas Morris' store. Also S.

H. Nay, of Higgins, Texas, is her of Miss Lena Steinkuohler'i and, think the senator is to be commended for his persistent effort to serve his country, and that he was im was called and he suid he could either pull it in place or pull it off, which resulted in the bones being put to their onion sets. here looking after pasture for cattle. friends last Monday night, and gave her a pleasant surprise. The guests W.

N. Deal and family will soon go Ueunion at Dodg proper place and the cow is doing tine. bued with a spirit of patriotism beyond his years. Patriotism, hertosm and eport a very enjoyable evening. for the second week to Colorado to remain permanently.

The Soldiers' City is scheduled iu September. We are of the opinion that the editor J. A. Hoadley and daughter, Miss School will soon be out. Why don'i sacrifice count as nothing with politicians of the Leland-Long stripe.

They of our Times is in error about our Grace, were in town last Wednesday. some one start a kindergarten school allow no Interference with their pla ns and schemes. Absolute obedience to Representative Einsel and family for the spring months? It would teach the children to be industrious, amuse returned from Topeka Monday night. their will Is the price demanded of K. T.

Suyler shipped in a car of emigrant moveables from Jefferson county this week. Mrs. Jessie 1 trice leave Saturday for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. E. A.

Moore, at Burden. 1 them and keep them out of mischief, folks starving their calves to death and shipping their cream, but we think we should be very lenient with him, for we are confident he has operated more printing presses than he has separators or feeding calves, either. Mistress every appointee. Chet Long's re There was no mistake made in elec moval of J. L.

Bower from the Ingalls Republican papers not obscure ting Charlie Kraft as clerk of the sheets, but the leading organs are say district court. Charlie's office is a postoffice is a piece of the same damn a-ble sooundrelism that prompted Lei ing meaner things of the legislature and's attack on the senator from Osage just adjourned, than has been as yet The New at Ingalle, Miss Stiener, who has been teaching in Logan township, is visiting with Mrs. K. V. Miller.

county. suggested by the opposition papers. Mr. J. E.

Goddard has a new clerk Dr. C. S. Grant, of the firm of After all that was a good Joke sever mod-il of neatness and-order. He has a place for everything and everything in its place.

One good Republican informed us a few days ago that more than a dozen Republicans had informed him that the attempt to graft Gray county on to the Leland-Long machine could not be made to work in this county. Miss Mattie. J. W. Johnson returned from Mis souri Monday night.

Shobe Grant, dentists, of Garden Miss Ella Elera will have her millinery opening next Saturday in her shop east side of Main street. City, will be In Cimarron next Mon' Joe Burns visited friends or rather day, Tuesday and Wednesday to give attention to dental work. Will be at We do not believe the effort to hitch Cleveland hotel. a friend in Cimarron Sunday and Sun' day evening. Mr.

and Mrs. San Francisco, of In Gray county to the Leland-Long-Bailey machine will prove a success. We have as nice a line of wall galls not of California, were visiting paper samples as can be found any The united services of the League friends in the country Sunday last. al young misses played on the "per-fessor" last week. They did not like his school report of the week before.

One lone pupil showed up on the "roll of honor." This did not speak well for the school, besides she was not any "gooder" than some more of 'em they thought. The matter was considered in committee of the whole and an amended or supplemental report agreed upon, which added several more names to the "roll of honor." The supplemental report was handed to the Jackson lan as coming from the "perfessor," and was published. To where this side of Kansas City, to se and Endeavor Societies Sunday night, lect your choice from. Produce taken A law passed by th legislature at its late session forbids the killing of prairie chickens and quail for a period of three years in a number of counties in the state Gray county among the number. The penalty is a fine of $10 for each bird killed.

Ingalls surely must be on the boom were very interesting and well attend in exchange. Call and see samples at ed. Real estate is changing hands and all Thomas Morris' store. sorts and conditions of plans being Mr. and Mrs.

Hart made a business laid for the near future. trip one day last week to Hutchinson, Our baby boy, Jack, has two teeth John Irick, of Cimarron, is in town just coming through. Just as soon as leaving Will Hopper in charge of the doing some work for Mr. Goddard, store. we are able to get out we'er going to and before returning will add some hunt up Lemert, Rile Fisher, Charlie say the "perfessor" was warm expres-es it mildly.

That Is a laudable undertaking on the part of Captain Lemert in having a more space to Francisco's store. Dillman and some more of the fellows and tell them all about It. public well put down in front of his John JoBserand and Wm. Day were Elder Morrison tried to secure the chaplaincy of the Soldiers Home at Ft. Dodge on a salary of a year, but as his appointment would perhaps stood In the way of some other appointments it is hoped may be made from Gruy county, the elder pot left.

OM soliliers need not apply in Gray couuty. store. A lady friend says if we do not up from the south Monday. Mr. Day was accompanied by his brother, W.

H. Day, who is here for his health. Phil Miller, T. J. Patterson and Ike soon get rid of our rheumatio trouble she will bring her cream separator in Culp are each planting an acre of po tatoes on Lomert's place south of the Mr.

White leaves for California, to river. and run us through it. She thinks if it will extract butter fat it ought to jar a fellow's rheumatism loose. Receiver Russell made his report at Geo. Howell, of Springfield, well known here, met with a serious accident last Saturday.

He and three other men were in a cold storage room, filled with barrels of apples, all except the aisle in which they were standing when the barrels began to fall from the upper tiers. They ran but the barrels caught George before he could get out and piled upon him, burying him. When he was taken out, his face and hands and limbs were badly cut and Frank Hopper hag gone into the bee the adjourned term of the district court night. Too many marriageable ladles around the country and next year, you know, is leap year. Sam is afraid to risk a longer stay.

business, and has a row on his hands, Saturday. It is said to be full and A Cimarron woman thinks some of carefully prepared. Action on it was as his wife Is afraid of the pesky var ml run. Mrs. Burgess and Miss Delia Burns deferred, until the April term, to give these people who live in the country ought to get on to city life.

One woman stopped over night recently, Mrs. M. Weeks has been on the were viewing our town Monday. Miss creditors a chance to examine it and Timks' reportorlal staff this week Delia has but recently returned from got out the next morning and woke and the lady has our thanks for much California and has grown so handsome file objections, if any. Aside from this there was no business except a few confirmations of title.

bruised. He was taken to a hospital half the town up before daylight. assistance. where 27 stitches were taken in his face we didn't recognize her. Since our weather has Bgain assum It was so very nice to go to To peka Come in aud see Lemert's new line and head.

He is getting along very nicely, and is very thankful to at he is of men and children's spring hats ed its normal pulse, Sain Harrier re and spend the winter and ride in the bandwagon and squander the people's alive. George's many friends here the best hats in town, and strictly this will be sorry to here of his mishap. spring's style. money, but now that the members of the legislature have returned home they are not finding their pathways strewn with roses. A horse buyer named Davidson, marks In his most pleasing tones the words of the great patriot "Give me Kansas or give me death." Stick to it, Sam.

Fred Dodson and Arthur Burns were at Cimarron Sunday eve. Mon "Mistress O'Klatherty" thinks she's One of his last acts as congressman from this district, was tbe removal of Comrade Bower from the Ingalls post-office by Chet Long. If L. D. Einsel, Ellin Garten and John Harper had protested the removal would not have been made.

In future issues we shall discuss this matter and fully show up the workings of the Leland-Long machine, and the plan to attach Gray county to the combine. pretty smart. If she dosen't think the from Kansas City, is gathering up a bunch of fine horses here, and is pay Ing good prices. editor of this paper knows anything about cream separators, she's grea'Jy day morning they were both at the mistaken. When a boy be could go into a milk house when the rest of the Dick F.nds.'ey waa in from the west Bide yesterday.

He says be only lost one cow during the late storm, and folks were gone from borne, and "uep he committed suicide. postotllce looking for letters and when none came declared they should return to Cimarron on No. 8 to see what was the cause of it. Mrs. H.

D. Swift has recovered and Mr. Swift says "turn about is fair rate" tbe cream from several crocks C. M. Weeks has just received of milk, and with purloined cake, pie and preserves have a "spread" that would tempt the gods to leave their nectar.

Guess we know something choix stock of spring goods shoes, dry goods and notions. He is selling play, so he has a beautiful speckled complexion pronounced by Dr. Miner goods at reduced prices, No doubt Cy Leland considers the 145,000 expended in the employment of useless employes In the legislature well invested, as every one of the loafers will go home, lay off his coat and see to it that the Leland-Long-Bailey machine is kept in repair in his county. The state legislature, just adjourned, bad 300 persons in its employ more than were necessary for the transaction of business. At $3.00 a day this was $900 a day, or $45,000 for the fifty days of the session.

This sum $45,000 was deliberately stolen from the taxpayers of the state. If the representative from the Gray-Haskell district opposed this steal his protest is not of record. about cream "separating! to be measles. Ho is compelled to be at the cilice however until some one The bouse of representatives had 263 euiployus, and the senate 146, a total of 409. Making tbe most liberal allowance for mxnled assistance la the two bouses, there were at least, 300 useless employes in both houses.

At $3 a day for fifty days here was a clean-cat steal of $45,000, paid out to pets of the members for loafing at the state capital during the session. It Is gratifying to know that Die decent Republicans of the state do not intend to be the apologists of such reckless ext. Another surprise was rung on the Kathbone Sisters Monday evening Tbe late storm has taught our farm' erg and stockmen valuable lesson with refreshments prepared by Mes oomes to relieve hint. He goes to and from work wrapped in the bewitching folds of a gunnysack. Guess Who.

Those who bad plenty of feed for stock dames Irick and Brice. came through the storm with slight or Several Republicans have already informed us that the attempt to attach no losses at all. Those who had i scanty supply of feed suffered losses Shelter for stock is a matter that can not be neglected. Preaohln at Eagle school house next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. All Invited, John Hull, Gray county to the Leland-Long ma cliine won't work iu this couuty..