The Oberlin Farmer from Oberlin, Kansas • 3

vers, 111., and Mrs. L. Johnston of Howard, are th guests of Oborlin Parmer. Pubtibltvd the luurth hutunlay in evey month. Olll RUN, KANSAS, Thi-ie been inure l.uitj tmyn In our etly the jrnsi ei-k Hunt yr belt.ra In (be mma lenjjtu of time.

The city was lull strangers this wctk in Colby lust Thursday. Ool. Dcane represents the L. C. Ky.

and is an active worker. Owing to his effective efforts the L. C. Ky. Frank Dickinson thin week.

his Ihrry 6iJuS in running order and bis hotel on the road for Bel Jen. Perry Douk and wife, of Alton, Osborne county, old time friends of ours, are visiting with N. F. Boyera and wile, who are also old Will Kimball's father and sister, and It was almost Impossible to find room ha received such aid in all the for thvm or to furnish them anything to of Waverly, Iowa, dropped in upon him unexpectedly last week. counties between Thomas and Os All Communication, let tern or other papers designed to appear in eat.

borne that it can and will be built D. W. Ballard was In the city yester Mr. Kimball, predicts for Ub a prosperous people not mauy years and piiBhed to completion as far day and says that corn will go seventy- acquaintances. The Fakmku any month should reach us not later than Wednesday preceding the third Saturday of the five bushels to tbe acre on the North west as Colby this year.

Work Is Solomon. chartered us a htaie bank under the laws of Kansas, with a capital of $23,000 of which is paid up. The directors are H. 8. Kirtland, J.

K. Otis and E. K. Rtannard 0' Ludell, Sardis Otis of West Granville, N. and W.

L. Town of Fair Haven, Venuout, with E. S. Kirtland as president, J. K.

Otis, cashier, and Sardis Otis, vice-president. Herman Danker bought a bill of lumber of the Chicago Lumber Co. this week, amounting to some 17,000 feet, besides shingles, lath, etc. Mr. Duuker moved out from Nebraska this spring, having previously purchased a splendid farm on the north divide which he now month.

This does not apply to Oberlia Herald, May jut. E. E. French is building a neat The new bank building Is getting under way in good shape, and In two months items of news, or new arrivals, new improvements, condition and yield the order all along the line. We congratulate Col.

Donne on his successful campaign. The townships voting aid we believe will never have cause to regret their frame residence on his lot just hence. Hoiie Democrat, June td, Mrs. Schlicker of Benson, 111., mother of M. Schlicker, arrived in the city lust Thursday, A Bice refreshing rain fell on last Tuesday, wetting the ground no city In the north-west can boat of a better or more expensive building than of crops, etc.

Such may be sent in west of the school house-Clark son are making arrange to reach us on Wednesday precede lloxle. II. E. Colby bas fenced In a pasture, action, as the benefits derived ments to bulltT a two story brick ing tho fourth Saturday. The paper will more than counterbalance the adjoining their present location.

is a monthly, consequently our suit- and doing an immense) amount of stopped a road and Is running water Into bis pasture from tbe wind mill, lie has built a good barn and expects to put op expense. Ed. Klndig has commenced the scribers must not look for it tcceMy Obertin Land District. good frame bouse this summer. Mr.

A. W. Baker and W. S. Carter of erection of a bnck dwelling house in the north-east part of the city.

Colby Tribune, June 7th. J. Alcott, the hardware man, is Blakeman Rcgitter, Jun 11. proposes to improve in good style. M.

G. Langmade and O. S. Per Leabanon, New Hampshire, were in the city this week guests of E. K.

Streeter. He will erect a large residence Wool coming into market; the first load of the season coming in They are very much pleased with this city building a 22x40 iron clad building in the rear of his store on Franklin avenue, which he will use as a warehouse. and bam at once. last Tuesday. good.

Gove City must be a very peaceable city at present, or else it is not doing any business, as the marshal is in our city molding A letter from II. Carey, one of our old settlers, says that he will soon return here and he is sorry that he ever left. A. WuBler of MfcFhersou is in snd county and have made some very extensive investments. son, of Yorshire Center, New York, came in on Tuesday's train on a visit to the Langmades of Logan township.

blakeman Democrat, June elh. Telegraph poles are beginning II. A. Saatboff of Benson, Illinois, is J. B.

McGonigal is putting a new Selden Timet, June ti. 8cldeu needs a barber. Who to loom up on the hills west of this John Brothers of Lyle market visiting Mr. Harms, and has purchased some real estate in this county, and will, fence around his residence property on South Franklin avenue. It will be the first to make a break town.

ed seventy bushels of potatoes here ilfonday. He received ninety-five cents per busuel. Bro. Eno informs us that when improves the appearance greatly, of the already beautiful property. the town company is ready, the the city looking for a location as Messrs.

Royalty and Allen, who not C. H. Burt of Beloit, is erecting baker, He is a young man and has people of Celia- will move with hardly a dissenting voice to McDonald, the new town three miles Ion since emigrated to Washington Territory with view of locating there, a 20x30 frame building just north of Canfiefd's hardware store on a No. 1 reputation, and would be quite an acquisition to our city. write to friends In tola county that they are coming back to Sunny Kanaaa just as Messrs.

J. D. Euns and C. E. South Franklin avenue, which he will occupy with a notion and produce store.

If you are looking for a location for a furniture store, Selden will offer you some good Inducements. Who wants to start a harness business in a good growing town 1 Selden is just tne place you are looking for. It is pretty generally understood that the Central Branch will be extended immediately from Le-nora to Oberlin. The company has been organized and the survey is being made. west.

Mr, Hnddleson of north divide has in a crop this year of 80 acres fast as they can travel. Tbey found Washington Territory not as tbey bad of Mcpherson, Kansas, were in our city this week pictured It In lltelr dreams, but quite the of com, 11 of wheat, 15 of oats, Zella Hatcher commenced teach opposite. looking for an opening for a hard perhaps. In a short time, make this his luture borne. Mr.

L. C. Pennell, of the S. F. 8..

was In town this week and reports as lust having finished his new residence. He says be will commence making buy In about two weeks. Mr. Pennell cams to Sheridan county a few years ago a poor man, and to-day be Is a well to do farmer. Henry Patterson was In the city three times last week and began again on Sunday and Monday of this week to break the record.

Pal Is one of the live men ot our county and Is always a welcome visitor In tbe city. He says be bas one hundred acres In corn, and he thinks he can afford to spend a little time and money among us poor people. Hoxle Sentinel, June 14. Men and teams continue to arrive dally to work on tbe U. P.

Mr. W. M. Langley assisted by his dog captured a young bald eagle on his place ing a three month's term of school Colby Tribune, June 14th. James L.

Loar. of Jacksonville, 111., ware store. They will perhaps buy out one of our men, if not, in district No. 20, on the 29th of 25 of rye, 8 each of millet and cane, besides quite an extensive garden patch. A pretty fair showing for a man of 60 years.

Mr. has been In the city for the past week they will start another one. looking over our town with a view to last month. The school was opened in the new school house lately built in that district. Iluddleson came here in the fall of locating.

Mr. Loar Is an attorney and bas decided to make Colby- his future Held of labor. Alliton Timet, June 15th. Mr. Evans brought in a bunch '79, with thirty-five cents in money Birdie, the 14-year-old sou of C.

and a large capital of grit. To-day of alfalfa clover last Saturday. W. Bobbins, deputy register of that measured twentv inches. Atwood Joornal, June 13th.

D. E. Whelfleld's father Is here from deeds, has this spring put in forty When such nutritious grass can Malvern, Iowa, on a visit. acres of corn, five acres of truck and broke five acres and planted he is one of the best fixed farmers in the county, having large herds of cattle and horses, besides ample farm buildings. All this country needs to make the now barren be grown so easily, why depend Mrs.

Josie Llmbird, slsterof J.C. Ar- on buffalo grass for hay. buckle, and ber two little children, of just south ot town, Sunday last. It meas Coljr Democrat, June tut. The first Russian mulberries we ever saw raised in Thomas county grewv on George Friend's place seven miles north-west of here.

He brought in a sample and we can say that the berries are very palatable. The trees have attained a growth of over nine feet in heighth and are doing splendid. This should be an incentive for others to pay more attention. St. Joseph, are here this week visit it to cane, all by himself.

This is doing exceedingly well for a boy of his age, and he deserves much praise for his industrious prairies blossom and wax lovely, Blakeman Democrat, June to. T. W. Cochran has sold twenty ing with Mr. Arbuckle and rurally.

Mrs. Llmblrd's husband is attorney lor the is men of this character. acres of ground for a mill site. Kock Island at St. Joseph, Mo.

roller mill of 200 barrel capacity W. K. Loofbourrow will lease Beaver Oberlin Opinion, June 9th. Over 100 teams from the coun Lake, build a boat bouse at once, and put will be erected on this site by the twenty oar boats and one steam boat first of November Colby Democrat, June 14th. Geo.

Lyou was in town Jlfonday try in the city laBt Saturday. Bird City celebrated in a be last on business. He is one of the Oberlin Opinion. June 16th. Mrs.

Frank Bacon is enjoying a upon tbe water, Mr. L. Is conceded to be one of the best business men ever In Atwood, thus the enterprise is assured, lie will make arrangements with the B. A M. here also the Bock Island at ured five feet from tip to tip of wings.

Mr. B. F. Cobb of Lincoln, Nebraska, an attorney who has had fifteen years experience as an abstracter, has accepted a position In tbe office of Mr. J.

M. Wood-worth and will move his family here, baying rented tbe Phil Kleman residence In tbe southwest part of town. Mr. John Elnlff of Jamestown, Kansas, who is quite- extensively Interested in real estate in Uoxie, was in the city this week. He informed us tbat It is his intention to build a brick business block of seven store rooms fronting on Third avenue, one half block east ot tbe iUllthorpe House.

OaMey Prett. Thirty-six cars of ties were side-tracked prosperous, pushing farmers of coming manner the arrival of the cars last Saturday. A roasted ox, visit from her friend ilfrs. Warner and children, of Leavenworth, our county, having 100 acres in crops of all kinds and all doing splendid. this week.

Colby Tribune, June aitt. Hattingi Items Walter and Frank Barker sold their farm to James Moorley last week, taking some Colby property as part of the consideration. The farm is valued at $1600. Mr. J.

It. Harris of Norcatur, Kansas, was married at Burling- Colby to run weekly excursions to Atwood. The passenger train now leaves twenty kegs of beer and other necessaries of life were fed the multitude. The citizens turned themselves loose to do proper honor to the occasion and most of the visitors turned themselves at 6:30, instead of 6:45 as hereto Blalcemao Regitter, June 7th. Our merchants report trade much St.

Francit Kuttler, June 14th. A sister of A. L. Heard, from better. fore.

Bemember this or you may get left. New York, whom 2lf r. Heard has 8. T. Horn bas returned Irom the not.

met for twenty-twfr ir. Shrader, a friend of "TJouTP" wilds of Colorado. loose afterwards. Even some of the "profess" is said to have come here Sunday tor Colby. here on a visit.

Every one is boasting of tbe splendid ty Attorney Geiger and the nopps, out of the festivities with colors appearance of the crops. was' in town the first of the week. C. B. Johnson, accompanied by flying and a sore fiz.

Mirage township sends In a live foot iss Carrie King, of Farming- Mia. Johnson, retumed from Iowa last week, where they were lately bunch of rye that Is said to be a fair Miss Cady Chadwick is teaching tou, Iowa, a friend of Jlr.and Jrs. E. E. French, is in the city visiting.

sample of tbe crop down there. The sample in question was grown on tbe a two months school at White Lily, united in marriage. with an attendance of twenty-five. News reaches us that the rail farm of Ilenry Loveless. Our two brick kilns are unable ton, Colorado, last week, to Miss Maggie Suitor, of that place.

They with friends stopped at the Rock Island House Wednesday night, en route to Norcatur, their future home. i W. A. Pratt sold his farm to his brother, C. L.

Pratt, of Iowa, for $1150, and bought the relinquishment on the south-west quarter section 28, town 7 south, range 36 west of O. F. Medaris for $500. The three gentlemen named went to Oberlin the latter part of the week to make the necessary change in title. to supply the demand for brick.

Mirage Itemt. Earnest Beat caught an Immense turtle road will reach Bird City this week, and they expect to lay the Colby Cat, June 7th, Mrs. T. J. Anderson and four Jladdox, Potter and Art Allen are In the south Beaver while Ashing the track from there to St.

Francis in all waiting for brick. children arrived on Tuesday even other day It weighed near flfty pounds. eight days. Crops between Oberlin and ing from Seward, Nebraska, their He had turtle soup on toast for about a week. home.

Mrs. Anderson is a daugh ter of our esteemed fellow towns Atwood Journal, June oth D. P. Berry of Eotate, is prepar Hern don are looking splendid. Several fields of rye will soon be ready to harvest and fall wheat is not far behind.

Colby Cat, June 14. Mrs. McNeil and daughter, mother and sister of Mrs. E. A.

nail, arrived In Colby from Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday lust. Mrs. McNeil will visit ber daughter for a number of weeks. The foundation of the new brick at the corner of 4th street and Franklin avenue, has been laid. Dr.

C. H. Martin and family now reside at their handsome country residence one and a half miles south ot Colby. B. L.

Chambers has purchased 321 acres two miles south ot town, and will at once proceed to Improve It. His farm lies just south of Dr. Martin's. Geo. W.

Smith, returned from Kansas City and St. Joe last evening. Mr. Smith bas been purchasing a large mid complete stock of goods for the Arm ot G. W.

Smith A who will occupy the old Huntley A Bebne store, with the name of the New York store. Quickrille Newt. Crops look splendid in this part of tbe country, especially small grain, which is nearly ready for the harvest. Colby Democrat, June 7. Mr.

Otto Foster, from Coronado Beach, man, M. D. Beau, who met ing to engage extensively in the California, ten miles from tbe Lower Cal the party at Oakley and accom manufacture of sorghum from su B. A. Beasoner and family are panied them to Colby.

ifornia line, was in the city a day or two visiting bis two nephews, John and Tom Ackard. gar cane, lie nas a sorgnum mm with a capacity of seventy-five gal The official figures of the assess enjoying a visit from Bob's father and mother, Mr. and ilfrs. S. Beas ment of the Oakley Colby rail The Rock Island has established a de lons per hour, or eighteen hundred oner, of Beasoner, Iowa.

They pot about eight miles west of town, on gallons a day. He has three hun arrived Tuesday. 2-8-35. It Is on S. W.

Waters' farm, and way were handed us by the county clerk this week, and we give them for the benefit of those who are a tbe town will In all probability be called dred acres of sugar cane and one hundred acres of corn now in the J. Q. Bathbone, auditor of Waters. The site is a tine one, and some little skeptical on the subject of ground undergoing cultivation, be day will find a sprightly village estab- tlahail thnrn. Hardin county, Iowa and father of G.

G. Bathbode of this office, arrived in the city Tuesday afternoon. He will remain for several days. Mrs. W.

A. Reynolds and children left railroad taxation: The total assessment is $116,908.08, and the number of miles of roadbed is 21.22. That is surely a fair valuation of a Friday evening for Colby, Kansas, where Mr. Reynolds has been tor some time. sides which he expects to have a thousand bushel of cane seed that will market at from $1.50 to $2.00 per bushel thus r.

Berry is a public benefactor as well as the most esteemed of private citizens, Oberlin Herald, June at. MaJ, Pearman harvested Ills rye crop this week. He bad an excellent piece of We understand tbey will take up their The brick is on the ground for a residence at tbat place, and tbe people of stub. Mr. Win.

Huestis and daughter Atwood Citizen, June ead. County Superintendent Elder informs us that the Normal Institute for this county will commence on the 30th of July. The gratifying announcement is also made that Prof. W. M.

Davidson, well known to the teachers of this county as a competent educator and a gentleman, has been secured as instructor. Mr. Davidson was principal of the Atwood school for one term, and he has among the boys and girls of Atwood, as among us all, a solid phalanx of friends who will welcome him when he comes. i Tuesday evening the west part of Rawlins county had the heaviest rain in its history. In the south part there was also a good rain, but on the Middle Sappa there was big hail, which we learri did grain.

new residence on the lots northwest of J. A. Newsome's. It is that town are to be congratulated upon this accession to their citizenship. -The Dr.

Shaver's new residence in East Oberlin is being pushed rapidly toward Sarah Darby shire of Emporia, Kansas, Bister of Mrs. O. II. Strat- wonderful how many new resi Brnnswlcker, Hew Brunswick, Mo. Gilmoce Itemt.

Oberlin Eye, June eitt, Some thirty odd of Oberlin's or- completion. I 1 tou of this city, arrived in Colby dences are being built in Oberlin this season. Mr. Sherry lias planted sixteen acres of ators have been engaged as W. A.

Frasler ot the First National, was ahead of all competitors this season ricecorn. 'v: D. Speenburgh, proprietor of last week. Mr. Huestis has finally concluded to make Colby his home.

He has arrived at the age of dis screamers for the cities and towns surrounding us. on all kinds of early gardening. Mr. Hurner, assisted by his brother, lately arrived from Nebraska, bas put in nearly 70 acres of crop. Hon.

Van B. Wiggins was in cretion being 74 years oldand the Bound Front Livery bam, at this place, was down to Selden, Tuesday and purchased four lots in the new town. He intends from Lyle this week. He brought has made the best choice of his life in selecting a home. He is li St.

Francis Ruttler, June 7th. Charley Woodward' parents are out sample of blue grass which on a visit to Charles and bis family, ar able to live to see Colby the largest shows a strong growth and measures three feet and eight inches. city in He says his small grain looks well little damage. Here there was a From Judge M. L.

Lacey it is riving here Wednesday evening. A. U. Pcnland has returned from bis trip to Oregon, fully satisfied tbat Kansas is a long distance In advance of the western country, D. J.

Smith Is starting a cheese factory good shower, but it tapered off and his corn, though somewhat learned that in Barrett township there is planted and under cultiva backward, is now making rapid into nothingness in the east and northeast. growth. tion this season the following starting a branch livery at that place in the near future. June jd. understand a move is on foot to make Oberlin a city of the second class.

We hope it will be accomplished. Miss Carrie Steel of Sparta, sister of ilfrs. J. O. Hofius, arrived in the city Tuesday afternoon.

She will make quite an extended visit before returning. Selden Timet, June 14th The local board of insurance will, upon the completion of water works, lower their rates on buildings. Mr. Noble bas the contract for tbe erection ot an addition and a swallow-tailed portico to Geo. H.

Hand's residence. Prices of town lots have enhanced in value in tbe Summit addition to tbe city, by reason of the voting of water works. F. D. Peterson called ohThb Hkrai.d Menday and requested us to announce that the new Swedish Baptist church, two and one-half miles west of Enne, will be dedicated Sundav next.

Everybody Invited to be present. Dr. U. I. Ward Monday of this week brought to Thk Hkhald office a tine sample of alfalfa, raised on his farm.

The average heighth of this forage plant as shown by the sample is twenty-seven inches. It would perhaps repay our farmer friends to pay more attention to the cultivation ol alialfa. It Is exceedingly bardy and yields abundantly. crops Winter wheat, 257 acres and it will be but a short time before the people of western Kansas will be sup Colby Cat, June 21st. Allison Timet, June d.

spring wheat, 156 acres rye, 598 'Jesse M. Smith succeeded plied with a very superior article of A lovely shower on Tuesday, supplemented by another still getting the first grist ground last acres corn, 6,750 acres oats, US acres buckwheat, 12 acres potatoes, 129 acres; sorghum, 1,155 cheese made at St. Francis. Hoxie Democrat, June 15. week at the Allison mill.

Mrs. H. Davis Is fencing in her farm more lovely and refreshing at noon on Wednesday. T. Brickey of Beatrice, ka, called on us to-day.

Mr. Brick Lndell r.aiette, June ifith. south of town, acres; millet, 317 acres; broom-corn, 110 acres. All crops are look A good rain on the Driftwood E. U.

McCracken Is having a wind mill Monday night, ing fine. This is a fine showing Teams are at work hauling the brick for the two story bank ey has purchased a quarter section erected on hit farm east of to wn. 1 Samuel Shoemake says be bas one bun A good rain in the vicinity of tor Barrett. Let us hear from which Mr. Gilen proposes to erect.

Achilles Monday night. other townships. dred and twenty-live acres in crop and It of land near Colby. North Colby Notet. J.

L. Dickinson of Dan looks well. Jlfr Jackson, of Shibboleth, has The Bank of Ludell has been Col. G. A.

Dcane and son arrived.