Bunker Hill Gazette from Bunker Hill, Kansas • 1

i BUNKER HILL, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1888. VOL. NO. 14. TIME TABLES.

The playing of "Dixie" by the bands at the democratic convention A small cyclone put in its appearance south of Salina last Friday afternoon. The railroad company seem to at St. Louis last week was very P. Railway Train Schedule. WEST BOUND.

Uunlur (Oaicttc. J. C. GAULT, Publishtr. SUBSCRIPTION.

$1.00 PER YEAR. If paid in advance; otherwise, $1.50. No. so3, Pacific Express 7:17 a. m.

The street crossing and water be doing a good business at the present time. way between the drug store and Gross's store has been put in OFFICIAL DIRECTORIES. iso. 201, coiornao express 0.5 p. No.

213, Way freight 1 130 p. m. EAST BOUND. No. 304, Atlantic Express 9:10 p.

m. No. 202, Eastern Express 8:47 a. in. No.

314, Way freight 11:13 a.m. G. I. Knapp, Agent. and will add much to the comfort of Campaign documents are getting numerous.

About a dozen members of the Russell lodge were present at the entertainment Tuesday night. Times will necessarily be close until after harvest as the farmers have nothing to dispose of. Notwithstanding this fact the prospects are much more flattering than they were a year ago. Corn is doing well and with another rain such as we had Monday night there will be considerable wheat and rye. We are in receipt of the twenty fifth annual catalogue of the State Agricultural College at Manhattan for 1SS7-SS.

The report shows an enrollment of 472. Sixty-seven counties in Kansas are represented and fourteen states. The average pedestrians. -If the same amount of labor was bestowed upon the fertile soil of this state that is necessary to secure crops in the older states there would be less complaint of dry weather and hard times. County Officers.

Representative I. Corbett County Attorney W. G. Eastland Probate Judge J. S.

Chadbourne Sheriff James E. Smith Treasurer Chas. Smith County Clerk J. B. I limes Clerk of District Court L.C.

Riley Register of Deeds Nelson Wolcott County Superintendent. J. A.T. Dixon County Surveyor W.G. Russell Coroner N.

I. Sturdevant CM. Kellogg Commissioners Charles Shaffer Chas. Wolcott Arrival and Departure of Mails. DEPARTURE.

Going west, at 7:17 a. m. and 6:52 p. m. Going east at 9:20 a.

m. and 9:10 p. m. Going north, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 7 a. m.

ARRIVAL. From the east at 7:17 a. m. and 6:52 p. m.

From the west at 9:20 a. m. and 9:10 p. m. From the north very Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 6:00 p.

m. We give considerable space this week to the proceedings of the democratic national convention. We have no apology to make, as our readers must have the news, regardless of political bias. GAZETTE GATHERINGS. Center Township Officers.

Clerk A. II. Thomas N. Bartleson A. II.

Shaffer W. II. Biays C. Hoopman Treasurer Soon the wheat will begin to roll into the different cities throughout the states. The republicans will sport a red, white and blue bandana at the Chicago convention.

J. C. Best has a contract to furnish the railroad company with twenty car loads of rock. F. W.

Blackburn Co. can do better by you on real estate loans than any other agency in the county The number of wolves in Russell county is decreasing. Hartley Roberts killed a large one Monday. John Shearer has accepted a position in Kansas City and went to commence work at the same Friday night. F.

W. Blackburn moved his household goods Monday to his house lately occupied by Prof. Biek-erdyke. A. Hill returned from his trip to Scranton, morning.

He reports things no better there than here. A number of the boys went to the country Saturday ni ht to take part in a social party ami all report a good time The republican forces are gathering in Chicago and next week the Justices. I I 'AnctohlAD 7 0 McGlnness Bunker Hill City Officers. Mavor Bradbury Holm W. Shaffer F.

W. Blackburn Councilmon R. N. Bartleson 1). Gross John Hupfer aerk J.

C. Gault Treasurer H. Eyler Police Judge W.C. Hoopman Marshal R. Lynch Abilene is receiving many compliments over the handsome manner in which it took cue of the state Sunday school convention but there is a big difference between that kind of a gathering and the legislature of Kansas.

The Salina lawyers have petitioned Hon. T. F. Garver, of that place, to become a candidate before the republican convention for lhe office of district judge. It is needless to say that the gentleman has accepted.

Charles Fisher and family arrived from Germany last Saturday and expect to make this country their home. Mr Fisher's daughter has been in this country for some School Board. Director John Price Ira S. Fleck Treasurer Chas. Shaffer CHURCHES.

next president of the United States time and has been employed at the Methodist Episcopal. Meeting every alternate Sabbath at 11 a. m. Sabbath School at 10 a. m.

Rev. F. Cox, Pastor. Lutheran. age of all students is 19.36.

The next college year commences September 12. Although the political campaign that the country is just entering upon promises to be one of the hottest known for years there is no need of hard feelings being engendered. Let all arguments be carried on a manly way. We cannot all be of the same opinion, but there is no need of our getting angry or belittling a man because he does not see as we do. 1 There are some of the farmers who have such little faith in this country that they do not exert themselves to that extent which is necessary to secure success.

They think if the'season is favorable they will secure a crop if they only half farm and if the season is not favorable the less work they do the better they are off. While this theory may be all right it will not work practically. If a man does not work he cannot expect to gather successful crops. The advance sheets of the annual catalogue of the state normal school show an enrollment of 875 for the year closing June 14. Of this number 669 arc in the normal department.

It is an increase of 129 over the attendance last year. Eighty-two Kansas counties and fifteen states are represented. One hundred and twenty-five of the pupils were born in Illinois, 134 in Kansas, Nearly 300 soldiers' families were represented in the attendance on Memorial day. The Red Bandana. Kansas City Stir.

The red bandana handkerchief is will be nominated. A special train bearing Division Superintendent Palmer and Road Master McMahan passed through the city yesterday. Meetings every Sabbath at a. ni. and :30 p.m.

Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m. Rev. J. Schauer, Pastor.

Senator Plumb has the thanks SECRET SOCIETIES. Beulah Lodge, No. 291, A. F. M.

Meets first and third Thursdays of each month, on or before full moon. John M. Hammond, W.M. F. W.

Blackburn, Sec. I.O.O.F. Bunker Hill Lodge, No. 313, every Tuesday evening, at 7.230. StevKn Lewis, N.

G. Ira S. Fleck, Sec. Corn is looking fine. Harvest will soon be here.

Everybody is smiling since the rain. The judicial fight is growing warm. R. E. Shearer is working in Topeka.

Keep your ground thoroughly cultivated. The Dlainc movement is still in the lead. Keep your land well stirred in dry weather. We saw wheat in the shock last Sunday. Regular meeting of the city-council to night.

Mixed candies 15 cents a pound at the postoffice. Ready mixed paints of all kinds at the drug store. For cheap real state loans go to F. VV. Blackburn Co.

A. M. Mouncc's reputation as a weather prophet is not good. J. II.

Lucas returned yesterday from a trip to Marion county. That brave soldier, Sheridan, is still fighting bravely for life. Gold paint for gilding and ornamental painting at the drug store. Any school district needing blank orders can get them at this pfficc. Look out for Warthen's big advertisement in next week's Gazette.

-The republicans will nominate the winning ticket next week at Chicago. Go to F. W. Blackburn Co. for your loans.

They can give you satisfaction. -t-Supt. Dixon reports the attendance at the institute this week at about forty. The sailors' and soldiers' reunion at Cawker City last week was a grand success. Carriage paints, floor paints, building paints and all other kinds at the drugstore.

James G. Blaine is the first and only man to refuse the presidency of the United States. The issue in the Oregon election was protection and free trade. The result everybody knows. The Abilene Gazette makes us tired with its silly twaddle about a democratic governor for Kansas.

There are some choice residence lots remaining unsold in Harbaugh's addition. These lots are 200x55 feet and are situated in the most beautiful part of the city. G. A. R.

Bunker Hill Post, No. 152, Kansas division, meets the second and last Saturdays of each month, M. C. Hibbarp, Com. J.

S. MooDy, Adjt. The Order of the Eastern Star Meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at 5 o'clock p. m. Ella V.

Bradbury, W. M. J. M. Bradbury, Sec.

destined to be one of the emblems of Hill house. --The entertainment given by the Odd Fellows in the Lutheran church Tuesday night was a very enjoyable affair. The speeches were all excellent and the music was exceptionally good. The boys never do anything by halves, Contrary to the earnest desire (so expressed) of many farmers, Russell county will have an immense crop of wheat. One man told us that his crop this year will exceed all crops he ever raised in the county, including his immense yield of 18S4.

J. W. Mahoney, auditor for the railroad company, and VV. II. Montague, auditor for the express company, are in the city to-day checking up the office at this place preparatory to the change of agents.

E. M. Smith takes G. I. Knapp's place.

The Kansas Farmer has secured the services of Prof. Blake, the Kansas weather prophet. Prof. Blake has been very successful in his prognostications. Our readers who desire to keep posted on the weather should subscribe for the Farmer.

The water company expects to cut off the supply of water to the railroad company and thus be better able to supply the citizens with plenty of water and do it cheaper than at present. The rates received from the company does not pay the expenses of so doing. We notice our state exchanges arc very anxious about the whereabouts of Boston Corbett. We traveled on the train with him from Wilson to Beloit, and he made all the passengers' hair stand on end all along the lino with his queer antics. Boston is a little man, but he knows how to stir up the wildcats when he gets started, Wilson Hawkcyc.

Woman's Relief Corps. Democracy in the coming campaign from the fact that it is the -favorite of the candidate for the vice-presidency. Its history, so far as judge Thunmm is concerned, is soon told. He told the Enquirer correspondent that he had used the red bandana of this office for a copy of the speech of Hon. William McKinley, on the Mills tariff bill.

W. A. Marsh has the thanks of this office for some excellent strawberries. Mr. Marsh never forgets the printers.

Prof. Bickerdykc anil mother are visiting relatives in different portions of the state. They expect to be gone about two weeks. he democratic convention met here last Friday as announced in last weeks paper and elected delegates to the different conventions. Lewis Best took a trip to Salina and Abilene last Saturday.

He expressed himself well pleased with the appearance of both places. The Cleveland badges worn at St. Louis last week were made by Thomas Stevens, of Coventry This of course is appropriate. The annual school meeting will take place at the school house on Thursday, June 2Sth. Every one should arrange his business to attend.

Oats in Kansas are expected to yield this season from 75 to 100 bushels to the acre, depending, of course, upon the soil and the newspaper. Next Wednesday a big time is expected in Russell. Arrangements have been made to receive dispatches from Chicago and a regular jollification is intended. The Kansas democrats take kindly to the red bandanna because it meets the requirements of economy. It is possible to carry one for a month, and then carry it.

No. 134, Department of Kansas, meets the first and third Saturdays of each month. Mrs. G. Griswold, Pres.

Mrs. M. Shearer, Sec. hi I i MISCELLANEOUS. since 1845, when he began using snuff.

In the memorable campaign of Hon. William Allen for governor Bunker Hill Building and Loan Association meets on the first Monday of each month. J. B. Corbett, Pres.

W. Hoopman, Sec. his red bandana attained considerable celebrity. The history of the ban dana anterior to this time is not TheW.C.T. U.of Bunker Hill meets every alternate Tuesday at 3 p.

m. Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Visiting members welcomed. Mrs. F.

N. Cox, Pres. Miss Grace II. Biays. Sec.

known, even by Judge Thurman. REPUBLICANS. UNION PACIFIC. "The Overland Route," Will sell through tickets, at the rate The Band of Hope meets the second and fourth Sabbaths of each month at 4 p. in, Mrs.

M. J. Schauer, Supt. Miss A. J.

Rearick, Sec. of one cent per mile each way, from points in Nebraska east of North Phttc, to parties desiring to attend The Bunker Hill Cornet Band meets every Tuesday and Friday evenings for practice in the band room over Warthen's W. C. Hoopman, Pres. J.

M. Biays, Sec. the National Republican Convention to be held at Chicago, June 19th. good going June 16th to 19th, and returning June 20th to 25th inclusive, with continuous pas The Board of Directors of the Bunker Hill Water Company meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month. H.

Eyler, Sec Ira S. Fleck, Pres. W. H. Biays, Supt.

sage only in each.