Chautauqua County Democrat from Sedan, Kansas • 3

LOCAL. DOINGS. Our correspondents are behind tin je Williais (Johrfsoit, Ctartaip County Beiocrat. The Sun. Tom.

Ball, F. C. Roes-sr of this city have taken the contract far huiling the Vale bank bu'yding Sor He wins," Dasbaukh1, Dale s. Company. Just received at J.

W. Primmer's, the lei Tailor Sty. JL A Oanofl Editors and Prop's. best five jjsax, iar in yfcautauqia scunty, Call Ml th-: "fihsmiwV TW St- called th: Trv it. SEDAN, MARCH tjlh, this week, hence we are comfallac to get along the best jray we" can without them.

Communications, io publication, must reach this office by" Tuesday noon. The Monday Night club will meet on Monday, MarJb. 10th at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J.

Bradley. The ajdo-ing is the programme; Music, club quartette; quotations, M. N. select reading, H. L.

Walker; essay, Mrs. M. Kilmer; recitation. Belle Light; oration, L. Maddox; reading, R.

8. Tbortburg; music, Nellie Liht; NEW YORK, 1 Gen era! Mmm Vote for the D. M. A ardan seeds at Fire in the city, Sunday night. Stoves and tinware at Ackerraann'a.

Theater UchelU, wagons a Acijerman'a. Krout at Hall Hait's. At the A U. W. hall! -Jdrden seeds in bulk at Ackerman's, Oranges and lemons at J.

W. primmer Eridr and Saturday, March 7th, 8th. Tom Ball will cry sales in either town or county. And Builder iM- is v. E.

8. Latsbaugh baa some odds and ends in hats, which he is almost giving away to make room for Spring Goods. Call in ancget some bargaiss. 1 T. J.

Wheeler, of Hune, Missouri made us a pleasant call in our new office on Sat Rates of Subscription, 81.30 par is ceats for tlx months. Rate of AdrrrtUing: 1 column, one Tear, 890; half 45 fourth year, $23; one month. 8. Half column, 45 a yean six months. 23( three months, $13 one month S3.

Quarter column, one year, $23; six months, $13; three months, $7: one month, $2.50. Law-yen and Doctors cards, 75 cents per month. Double width advertisements at same rates. Pay locals, in reading matter, ten cents per line each JoseiJi Topping, Proprietor. About 60 million copies of the Tfk Sth have gone' out of our establishment -Jrring the past 12 months.

i a. i recitation, Bessie Buck; recitation, P. SEDAN Mm Kansas. KANS. urday last.

Mr. Wheeler is looking up a i I If you were to past- end to end: ail the columns of ail ThbScns Drinted sold Scbermerhorn impersonation, "Mae Bruner; select reading Ray Comer; musie, Club Quartette. Estimates and Plans farnishe4 if reejuired. Contracts taken of storiie wbrk.wood work, iuuauuu, ana wui prooaDiy settie down in the county. I4you want to borrow money call on Lemmon Shartel.

Money always on hand at from one to Money is OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. plastering and painting. In fact, house complete in every particular. Shop, one iiomer woodward left on Monday for The that "misfortunes" never come singly" was especially true in' our his home near Wichita. door north of Mattmgly's hvery stable.

case last week. Monday we started to moving into our new office, came very near -Men-em" at Hall Waits. Call and paid over as' soon as papers are made out No delay! Will Write Ity an dverti see one. Jeph Tcppin has opened the it(0S8 Tailor Shop on Main street, and guarantees a good fit or no pay. Will make up your own goods.

Gents clothes pressed, cleaned, and repaired at reasonable charges. 4 The largest cow in America it is believ your oaies The order of things is reversed in the ROF. f. HERBST, ii- killing one of the workmen on the stairs, and did not finish moving until Tuesday noon. In putting up the newspaper press we had the misfortune to break ed, belongs to John Pratt, of Chase county, nan.

Cnited States. President, U. A Arthur. Pres. of Senate Geo.

F. Edmunds. Speaker of House, Jas. Carlisle f'hief Justice Morrison R. Waite.

Secretary or State F. T. Frelinghuysen. Secretary of Chas. J.

Folger Secretary of War, T. Lincoln. Secretary of M. Teller Secretary of Navy, Wrn Chandler. Attorney Brewster Postmaster General T.

Greshani Kansas. She is three years old, twenty, Best flour, $2 80 per hundred at Hall two bands high, and weighs thirty two one of the parts, which hindered us another GERMAN MUSIC XEAOHER, hundred, pounds. If you are buying land go to Lemmon FREE half day. After this we were compel: ed to set up extra matter, remodel the forms, run off the issue, and get the papers into the Wait's. Wm.

Johnson, contractoi ard builder, has a display card in this weeks issue. Car load of stoves just arrived at Ack erman's. Will give instructions in Pianoforte, Organ and Vocal Music. Shartel and get an abstract showing every transfer that has been made affecting V. S.

Senators. Kansas Congressman. mail by Thursday night, in order to be out P. B. Plumb, J.

J. Ingalls. Thomas Ryan. jjjit year you wouldget acontinuo Jstriplof vrfteresting information, common sfense wis Wm, sound doctrTne. and sane wit long inbugh to reach from printing house square to the top of MounrCopj.rnicus in the nrbon, tbfen back to printing Kou.e "souare, and then three-quarters of the Way hack to the moon ntrnin fj J'Bnt Thi Scn is written thainhabitants of the earth; this same strip of intelligence wonld girdle the globe twenty -savsn, or twenty-eight times.

IjBi If every buyer of a copy of The Six during the t.st twelve months has spent only one hour'dver it, and if Lis wife or his grand-father has spent another hour this newspaper in 1S83 has afforded tbeLncaan race thirteen thousand years of steady reauUng, nirht and day. It is only by little calculations likfe these that you can form any idea of tbe circulation of the most popular of American news-papers, or of its influence on the opinions and actions of American men and women ThiSunis, and will continue 'td be a newspaper which tells the trutb without fear of consequences, which gets at thy facts no matter how much the process costs, which presents the news' of all the world without waste Of words arid ih the most readable which is working with all its heart for the cause of honest government, and which therefore believes that the Repub iican party must go, and must go in fiis coming year of our Lord, 1SH. I If you know The Sun, you like it already and you will read it with accustomed dili on time. It would have been too much of the itle; also judgments and taxes. Chab GES RbaBONOBL.

SEDAN, KANSAS- Ulack Diamonds," a comedy, at the a bargain anyway, bu: when our devil run mi me a mi And CRY THEM at pies a nan aistriDuted ink roller over the type in the hecond Kansas district on last 3rd District, Judicial. Jude 13th State Senator. 26th Representative. Saturday, E. H.

Funston was chosen to fill E.8. Torrance. J. C. Long.

jJHAS. J. PECKHAM, haU this evening. Triple Extracts, warranted the best in the market, at J. W.

Primmer's. 1 Dun't forget when want an auctioneer to call on Tom Ball. tne vacancy occasioned by the death of forms, tilling up the letters and ''playing cain" generally, our anger knew no bounds. His satanic majesty was gently deposited in the ink keg to cool off, and we then set to work cleaning off the forms, after whi(h Hon. Dudley Haskell.

6th District, James Shaver State. Live and Lei Live ATTORNEY AT LAW, For Sale: In the northeast part of this city; one acre and a half of land mostly enclosed wi'h a good rock fence, with a good The Hutchinson, Reno county, skating they had to be dried, ere the issue could be turned off. This we think accounts for our SEDAN, KANSAS. -C Kilmer Merrill, lateness. new house of five rooms, and a no.

1 cellar For sale cb-ap. Enquire of Jas. Milton. Oovemor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General State Auditor, itate George Glick, D. W.

Finney, James 8mith. Samuel Howe A Johnston. E. P. McCabe C.

Speer rink has coilapsed for want of patronage. Sked Potatoes For sale at Dickman's bakery and grocery. The mad dog excitement has cooled down, both dogs peihg killed. The county comraissonere met on Mon Mr. George C.

Schatz, of Cedar Vale has aay last 'oi cc purpose of acting on the an advertisement in this issue. Read it TOHN E. BRUNER, SEDAN, KANSAS and woen in Cedarvale, remember that the Railroad Commisioners, petition calling for a railroad election. Af ter wrestling with the petition until Tues day afternoon they finally came to the con any tne (iermain Baking Powder at Real Estate and Loan Agents L. L.

Turner. Humphrey. H. Hopkins. THOMAS J.

C. KIN gence and pn.fi! during what is sure to be place to satisfy the inner man is at the 8t Louis Restaurant. elusion that a requisite number of names the most'interesting vear in its history. If you do not yet know The 8uk, it is high time to getlnto the sunshine. PRACTICAL TUNER OF PIANOS AND ORGANS, hed been procured to the petition and con A lad named Espich at Oak Valley, fell under a moving train some time since, and sequently directed the sheriff to issue his SEDAJf, KSAS.

Hall Waits, and you will have the best. Joe Brooks and family left on Monday for their new home in the Nation. Canned goods at Dickman a bakery and grocery a wholesale prices. We have added 28 names to our Sedan subscription list since our last issue. Buggies at Ackerman'3.

had one leg cut off below the knee, and the other foot crushed, from which he died at Terms to Mail subscribers. The several editions oiTHE Sch are 86i.t by mail, postpaid, as follows 1 proclamation for an election to be held Saturday, March th, 18 4. Extract, from last weeks Timet. This we presume is official coming from 6 o'clock the same evening- a yeai; DAILY 50 cents a month, with Sundav edition 7 QKMiMlMlist. i or qale.

Mr. William Magee, of D. STEVENS, J. SUNDAY Kitrht mK Thi. edition fur- PERU, KANSAS tne omciai paper 01 tne county" as it nishes the current news nf the Hendrix township, has 50 head of stock hogs good feeders for sale.

Parties wish world spec- ial articles of exrantional intei-oat in does, so that voters may go to the polls of every Theater at the A. O. U. hall night this week. ing to purchase will find it to their interest body, and literary reviews of new books of PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

their different precincts on the coming Saturday, prepared to vote for or against aid the D. M. A. to the extent of $100,000 in to call on him. The newly elected officers of the Mon Have a Complete set of.

Abstracts of Tnle to all lands in Chautauqua county. Will give special attention to furnishing Abstracts, writing Deeds and Mortgages, making filings and proopaprrs, or any business connected with 'the l. 8. Land Offifie. W'U Py taxes for nou residents.

Selling Real Estate a Specialty. Charges aiways reasonable. "'Reference giyen if desired. Will attend calls at all hours of the day building a railway through Chautauqua or nigut. Stone 0utte county.

This is a mixed up aair al day night literary club are as follows: L. itaddux, President; Mae P.runer, Vice President; Secretary, BaUe Light; Treasur me uignesi merit. i a Tear. 1 WEEKLY $1 a year. Eight pages of the best matter of the daily issues an Ag-ricutural Department" of unequalled merit, market rep rts, and literary, scientific, and domestic intelligence make The Weekly Sun the newspaper for the farmer's household.

WT clubs Of ten with $10. an extra copy free Address W. ENGLAND, Publisher Tuk Bin N. Y. City around.

Some of the farmers understand AN. M. PILE, er, R. S. Thornburg.

that the election is to be held on Tuesdav, others that it is to be Saturday, and others E. 8. Latsbaugh, Oub Clothieb. says he is too busy invoicing and marking New ATTORNEY AT LAW, Spking Goods to write locals, but look out think the 10th. No notice has been givan of the election to but one newspaper in the county, and the consequence is iiiat about two thirds of the voters will not know tor his ads.

soon, and if you wish anything A WORD OF ADVICE Coanty. Sberifr. Wm. Boyd. County M.

Knapp. County Treasurer, W. Davis, County B. 8. Henderson, Register of Deeds, a.

Kilmer Clerk DiRtrlct Court, Geo. Arnold Probate Judge, G. Dale xunty J. T. Bradley Oounty Surveyor A.

D. Woodman. Coroner, W. Jonts. 8hort, Ch'm'n.

'fM. Commisionere, 8. Holroyq L. C. Wait; Township.

SALT CRUSK. Trustee, Ira Spark? Clerk, Ross Payne-Treasurer, Wm. Tharp; Justice, D. Boy' er; Constables, G. W.

Davis and D. P. Roe puck. LAFAYETTE. Trustee, A.

W. Lord; Clerk, Garvin-Treasurer. Garton; Justices, Johnson and Jas Cannon; Constables, A Adams, Hopkins. CENTER. Trustee, A Humphrey; Clerk Peyatt: Treasurer, A Adair; Justices, Speed, Newton; Constables, A Dut-ton, Andrews.

CANAVILLE. Trustee, Maris; Clerk. Wells-Treasurer Hargrove; Justices, Jason Helnnck, Jas. Shaff, Constables, Wm Meadows, A Blair. I JEFFEBSON.

Trustee, Cox, Clerk, Marsh, Justice, John Wiley; Treasurer, Crocker; constables, Frank Maxwell, EHjay Wiley! SUMMIT. Trustee, A Cook; Clerk, Hobson-Treasurer, A Briggs, Constables, Robert Doty. SEDAN. Trustee. Dennis; Clerk, Acker-mann; Treasurer, Lewis; Justices, Frank Llaak Light, Constables, John Loyd, 100.

Astl. WASHINGTON. Trustee. George Battorff; Clerk. Cnn in he meantime call in and he will mak 1 you prices tbat will astonish you.

when to vote, or where. As badly in need Office oyer Webb's store. of a railroad as we are, it would seem as Will do work in city or country on rei sonable terms. Office and residence onv door east of 1 Ohurch. Sedan Ksui The Emporia Democrat speaks of a gang of sharpers representing the Jacksonville though our county officers should be more mindful to these affairs.

A Bargain. The ten acres adjoining.vhe City of Sedan, on the West; within 300 yards of the Court House fine dwelling sites, covered with beautiful shade trees offered for $1250. -fff J. Milton, Agent sulky plow works" who have been victimizing the farmers of that' vicinity lately, and thinks they have left for the south Besides taking bis Home Paper, every farmer needs at least one wide awake, reliable city journal, that will keep him thor oueh'y posted as to the different kinds of stock, and how to breed, feed and sell them to the best possible abvantage, also how to manage his farm to produce the largest crp8ofthe most profitable By all odds the best one of that class that we know of is the large eight page weekly western part of the state. The farmers of Ply Creek Items.

Warm and'sunshiny. The roads are drying up nicely. this vicin-'ty had better look out for them. GEORGE L. SHAW, JAMES MILTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, SEDAN, KANSAS.

The farmers are very busy talking about A car load of new Homo floar at J. W-Primmerie. Tulloss' is headquarters for hardware and drugs. A. Parmley's billiard hall and drug store was closed permanently on Monday.

Pure mustard, horseradish, and pepper sauce at J. Lemmon it 8hartel loan money on real estate at as low rates as any other agents. Tom Rail guarantees entire satisfaction in all sales he makes or charges nothing! C. A. Williams, of Cloverdale, visited the county seat on Tuesdav and made us a call.

Tom Bal will advertise your sale, free. Harry Graham, the genial proprietor of the West Main street stables, makes a specialty of the feed and sale department The Chicago comedy company is well spoken of by the press of the towns which they have visited. Job printing, in all its branches, done to order with neatness and despatch, at this office. Prices as low as the lowest. Call at the stables of Mattingly, op posite the Lindell House, when you want 's stylish turnout- L.

Walker, of this city, has the honor of being the first subscriber to the Demo CEAT. Lemmon Shartel do a general real estate business, make abstractsjoitn money, fcc. Give them a call. Good warranted flour at B. E.

Binns $2.70 per hundred. Another railroad prospectus for Chautauqua county this week, and the world moves slowly on. Kansas City Live Stock Indicator! Don't Read This I "ISiHVHy 3p NOMKHI 8rej 63AH0l U80J noA" it sn aas on jrRj i.uoq' 'emjj reay; ao wbo oq jAHWOK jiasopj 1 snii p-eea lua Dealer la Office over Turner's Bank. 52 THfS WEEKLY Kansas State Journal Its market reports are very accurately" ''published and are quoted ax fiiheti authority. The price ot JVte Indicator is very low $1 50 rer year but by a Bj eo al arrangement we can for a short time club it with OY HUGHES, Harness, Saddles and ff PRACTICAL AUCTIONEERS, The Chautauqa County Democrat.

Some who claim to know say that the great mistake made in tree planting is in putting them out too late Some of the trees are set out in May, after they have begun to show iheir green. Let them be planted not later than March. When in want of anything in the line of clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes, cotton or woolea cloths of any' description, or in fact anything usually kept in a first-class dry goods establishment, call in at the ojd reliable store of M. C. Webb, who will be nt the remarkably low price of $2.00 EOR BOTH and give a 16 34 map ee Sample cpies of the IrulicUor may be seen at this office.

plowing. Talking about it is all they can do at present. Railroad is all the talk in our neighbor hood at present writing. Miss Belle Webster is staying at Mr. Cole's.

Eokard has had a chill. Jim Hopkins has presented himself with a new wath. He says there is nothing like being on time. Miss Annie Ramsey and Mr. Harris were united in the holy bonds of matrimony 'a short time ago.

Times are good. Everybody seemed to have a pocketful of money at the sale Monday. I understand that Tom Ramsey and Frank Sears are going to leave Chautauqua county soon for parts unknown. They will probably get tired soon and come back. Wonder what those two girls wanted with J.

T. Triplet the other day. They were riding over the hijls in search of him. Look out young man, they mean business. Chautauqua is on a boom, snrely.

Such CUSTOM WORK AND REPAIRING DGNJb; NEATLY AND CHEAPLY. SEDAN, KANSAS. Will cry sales at any and all times, and at reasonable" prices. Call and see us when you wish anything in onr line, 4 ti, Notice of Final Settlement. sure to piease you in quality and price.

Don't fail to see him when in want of any thing in his line. W. F. Lemmon, C. M.

Shabtkl, An exchange says: "a couple of erooks Oil lways on Hand have been traveling about the countrv PUBLISHED AT THE CAPITAL. The Leading Democratic Paper of the State. PROSPECTUS FOR 1884- The political issues that are to be decided by the American people during the present year are the most vital ttat hare ben presented since thecivil war. The1 republican party, which arose nearly thirty years' ago as the boasted champion of free speech and free men, has become the willing tool of the advocates of class legislation, restrictions upon" trade, and commercial slavery; and is kept iu existence now by the organized appetites of its leaders for the emoluments of office, and the contributions that great capitalists are willing totnake to its coffers, to purchase the right to further plunder the people. Against this policy and the party it represents, the democracy have, in the organ-Zdiion of the House of Representatives, just taken a decided and unmistakab'e stand, showing themselves to be, in very truth, what their name implies, the part) of the people-As a Kansas newspaper advocating Dem ocratic principles, and published at the SEDAJjf, jEMMON SHARTEL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, SEDAN, KANSAS Will attend to all kinds of legal KANSA State of Kansas, 1 Chautauqua County, 88 In the Probate Court in and for said county In the matter of the E-rtate of 1 C.

H. Thompson, deceased Creditors and all other persons interested in the aforesaid estate are hereby notified that at the next regular ter of the Probate Court in and for said county, to be beuu and held at the court room in Sdan, Chautauqua county, state of aforesaid, on the Monday in the month of April, A. D. 1884, I shall apply to said court for a full and final settlement at -a estate. John Administrator, oft.

H. Thompson, Deceased Feb. 21st, A. D. 1884.

4-4w. changes of land have never been heard of I have for sale some desirable residence in Sedan and farms in various parts of the county. J. Miltoh. C.

Ackerman has a large stock of plows and harrows which he is selling very cheap. Do not be blinded to your own interests, but work early and late for the narrow guage road. W. Primmer will guarantee to save you in ore money by buying your groceries before, although there has not been much changing in our vicinity. Where was that broad ten pound ring going that was bought last Friday week? Window Peep.

ringham; Treasurer, Wm Hull; Justices, Samuel Walter-, Daniel Airhart; Constables Beaman, 0 Eaer. LITTLE CANEY. Trustee, Smith; Clerk, Peck; Justice, A Henderson; Treasurer, Jas. Mavfield Constables, Terrell and John Eeeder. BELLEVILLE.

OP'" Trustee, Jacob Kaufman, Clerk, Sip-pie; Treasurer. Fowler; Constables, Atkinson, Wm Burns. HENDRICKS Trustee, Mitchell; Clerk Henry Potter; Treasurer; Philip Cook; Justice, Wm Magee; Constables, Wait, Fred Raynor. HARRISON. Trustee, DS View; Clerk, 8 Hockett; Treasurer, Veal; Justice.

Pen Her, I lorer; Constables. Shuha, Van-a erven ter. Time Table. 1 (Moline) Eastward, ...7:30 a Same 8:00 Sedan Tost Office. Office hours from am to 8 Monev orders issued and letters registered it any ft8" honrt.

except' while distributing or making up mails. D. J. Moo3, P. M.

Charohes. tho 1st, and 4th SHnday of each month at 13 a m. R. Hahny Pastor vDI8T Services every sabbath morning and evening. Praver meeting every Thursday evening of each fl.Kk a Bner, Pastor, aboath school at 9 o'clock am.

Keenv, Supt. at T' Cha on ist and 3rd Sundays each month at 11 a and at candle lighting. 1 McBrian, Pastor. rJFuT' Services at the rn onh tnf Sabbath in each month at 11 a and in the evening E. L.

Walker, Pastor. MM. Church Preaching every Sundav gjM at tj o'clock every Spf and 5 Sabbath school each Sunday morning at Mo clock. A Mumaw IfeSt R. MADDUX SON.

SEDAN, And Still Another. KANSAS of him, than any other man in the county -Winter was endeavoring to "compro THE THROUGH fiOUTL Kansas City, Lawrence Soutft. em Kansas Railroad. mise wifh spring yesterday, and the result was a cold fog, NEW GOODS! And Lots of 'em New Prices at the Old Stand of J. R.

Butler. Having had twenty five years experience in the Jewelry business and buying goods of the oldest and heaviest dealers in the coun -J Mattingly keeps the finest Local Dentists. in the city, and his prices are always very reasonable. The following clippiwgs from the Yates Centre News and Elk City Globe explain themselves: A private letter from a friend living near E.k City, who is authorized to speak for tiie people of that enterprising city, informs us that they are very auxious to secure a connection with the Missouri Pacific svs tem; and in case of its extension southward from LeR are willing to devote their best energies, and their money, if necessary to secure the road. They suggest that dele swindling farmers lately with a so-called "cyclone preventative It is a lightning rod attachment, which can be connected with any rod, and, in fact, is only a hghl-nii attractor, having instead of one point a dozen or more.

It is reported, strange as it may appear, that quite a number of farmers nave purchased the preventative at $22 each. The United Telephone Company propose to put up a telephone line between Howard and Sedan, via Moline. The citizens of the three'places are to take stook to the amount of $1500 for which the company is to issue coupons to subscribers, which will be received in payment for messages sent, The charges will be twenty-five cents for five minutes use of the telephone. On Sunday evening a fire was started in George Angell's harness shop by some iive coals that were left in a wooden ash box, when the at hes were taken up. The fire was discovered ere the flames got under much headway, and was put out, after damaging the floor to some extent and burning up the ash box.

The citizens of Independence and Cof-feyville see the benefits to be derived from the D. M. A. narrow guage road, and each will make a strong fight far the fav ored posi'ion. Would that all the citizens ofChautauqua county would open their eyes and do likewise.

Robert Bay, bayed rather loud on the streets last Saturday while a little inebriat Lemmon Shartel collect and remit try, I feel warranted in saying that I car duplicate the goods of any house in this all interest on Joans made by them fbek of charge to the borrower. Prohibition almost prohibits in Sedan, gates from LeRoy Yates Center, Fredonia "Cil, A .1 -1 Is the Most Pleasant and Reliable Route points except an isolated case, such as the "scene" down the street last Saturday. section and discount their bills ten percent. Clocks and watches sold by me are oiled, adjusted, well regulated and warranted for two years. Talk is cheap, but if you want anything in my line call and see me, and I will prove to you that this is not mere jaw bone.

Respectfully, n8-tf. j. r. Btmvia. Teeth extracted without pain by the use of Nitrous Oxide gas.

Filling and saving your natural teeth a specialty. Fillings warranted 20 years. All kinds of plate work done in a scientific minner and warranted ten years. AH diseases of the mouth skil fully treated'. 39-Officeover M.

C. Webb's store. jy auu otuau, an points on an excellent line, should the extension ever be made, nuet at some central point in the near future, to the end that concert of ac J. W. Primmer and Hall; Wait oc oapital of the State, the State Journal will occupy a unique field; and it hopes to become not only the leading organ of the Democracy of Kansas, but an efficient instru ment in the work of thoroughly uniting and organizing the party, ITS NEWS DEPARTMENTS.

ith the facilities ot the associated press at its command, the State Journal will present with each issue, a sunimaJy of all tae most important events of the world during the week, including full reports of the proceedings of congress, and of everything that its readers will consider' the most import ant. Special correspondence from all pirts of the state on matters of 'general interest, and a full presentation and discussion 'of all questions of state1 politics will be made prominent features, while a careful condensation of the most important news of all parts of the state, from the local press, will enhance thealue of its pagefi to all Ean-sans. 7s: a A PAGE FOR FARMERS. Among the new features shortly to be introduced to make the paper mere attractive to the farmer, who form bo large a percentage of its readers, is an agricultural department, which will contain the latest and freshest of inforrnatton on the business of farming and 3tock raising in the state. It is expected to make this department alone tion may be Liad, and the matter properly cupy considerable space in our local columns this week.

EAST, WEST OR" NORTH aid before the Missouri Pacific railway company Tne proposed line is not oniv a For violins, accordeans, or any good one, but is legible in everv respect: musical instrument, call on Charlie and the proposition from our Elk City friends indicates very clearly, to our niiud. assenpea on this I ine bare at least, the best course to be pursued as a preliminary step in the enterprise, What John E. Braner, piano and organ tun urn Administrator's Notio. er, has a card in this issue, -Sffga- Mm Brick Church each jth at 3 m. Mrs A Kilmer, Supt En'ertainments.

lltBnrT dab meets 7ZZrlhfHJ TDiHg at th re8lden of club membrs, or of friends of the vlhf society meets at the fvpnL8011 bui.ldi?g. on each Monday evening. All are invited to attend. The Little Folks literary meets every Sa mg. All are invited.

nave our menus at points along the fine to say in tbe matter of calliair a meetim Call on Prof. Dickman. at his bakery Stats of Kansas, Chautauqua County, ss Do not tie bashful, but let us bear from you as this is certainiy a ruatir worth looking and grocery, for anything in the line of musical instruments or attachments. after. Yatea Cenre News.

ed, and was pulled by the city marshal, ai. NO CHANGE OF 1 The best and cheapest stock of table The above meets with our hearty approv and pocket cutlery in town at Hall and Wait's. Mr. A. Kilmer our Register of Deeds.

PKOFESSliOXAi CARDS. L. CRIPPEN, From Kansas City, and only one chanee to NewIYork, Boston and Philadelphia In the Probate Court in and for said county. In the matter of the Estate of) Chaeles Bunch, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Ad-ra nis-tration have been granted to the Un-d.

reigned on the estate of Charles Bunch, late of said county deceased, by the Honor the Probate Court of the county and state aforesaid, dated the 1st day of February, A D. 1884. Now, all persons having claims against the said Estate, are hereby notified that they must present the same to the undersigned for allowance within one year from the date of said Letters or they may be preclude from any benefit of such estate, and that, if such c'aim be not exhib ited within three years after the da'e of said letters, they shall be forever barred 27t4. G. W.

Stout, Administrator February 1, 1884. of the Estate of Charles Bunch, Deceased many times tne amount ot a years subscription to every farmer who takes it. THE HOME AND FIRESLDE. The tastes of other readers will be catered to choice miscellany and attractive stories, tales and poems, which will make the State Joubnal an ever welcome visitor to the younger members of the household. In short, to constantly improve each department, and to furnish each week an attractive and en ertaining newspaper, whose ar rival will be eagerly anticipated by every patrons and reader, will be the highest ambition of tbe publishers of the Statx Journal.

As an inducement to onr readers to in AUOTIONEBB, Ackarman has seed oats. Lots of handsome school marms iu town last Saturday. See that car load of wagons at Tul-loss'. Parties who have heard both are of the opinion that the Sedan band can far eclipse the Chicago comedy company band. Ackarman has onion sets.

Rev Bruner left the city Monday to attend the Methodist Conference at Paola, which commences Wednesday. you have anything to sell at auction, see Tom Ball. Weather? Rather changable, with the wind varying from north to south, mostly in the north, and with the mercury in the vicinity of 0 Tom Ball will cry your sales at prices to live and let livet Married: Iu this city, on Monday, March 3rd, Mr, Manford Lingenfelter to Miss Margaret Rector, J. B. Cannon, officiating.

Don't contract with an auctioneer until you get prices of Tom Ball. Fob Salk Twelve acres of finest residence locations in Sedan. Inquire of Jas If you make a loan of Lemmon Shar-tel you have the privilege of paying it off at any time. al, and uur ptople can be depended upon to take active measures in tne premises as soon as anything practicable appears. It has beea suggested that a meeting be caUed for Saturday, March 8ih.

to appoint three dele gates to attend a meeting at Fredonia some time during the last of March or first of April, and to there take into consideration the best methods of securing the extension, it it should be made during the coming summer, Ry next week we will be able 10 ascertain definitely When the proposed meeting will be, and we want every man in this commuuity to take an interest in this matter, as another ontiet by railroad is of vital importance. ElKCity Globe. The prospectus and proposed line of roed is good; in fact Sedan needs another just such an outlet as this would be, and we feel assured that our people wouid favor such a branch. But in our opinion this is not the time for them to take hold of the matter to do it justice. The old saying that "a bird in the hand is worth: two.

in" the bush" is applicable to this case. He we are on the eve of an election to vote aid to the D. M. ter indulging in a little pleasantry with Mr. Romine's face, the which was not very pleasant for Mr.

Romine He was taken before his honor and fined $20 on three charges. shs said to her escort as thev glided around' the rink, "I do love roller skating. When we are sailing around this way my soul seems to be floating with you towards Heaven; would that we could always glide along together on this turbulent earth as calmly and quietly as this, and the yonng man was blushing and smiling in one breath, thinking how nice it was to have leap year come once in four years, wben in making the magic curve around the coraer of the room, her feet became entangled in an orange peel and flew off towards Heaven and the rest of her smote the floor with a mighty smite. The young man turned aside and wept. The Chicago Comedy Company opened up in our city on Tuesday evening to a full house with the drama "Van, the Virginian" The play wss acted out splendidly, and gave great credit as to the company's abil PERU, KANSAS.

Will cry all sales in any part of the county, at reasonable rates, and guarantee satisfaction in all cases. troduce it to families where it: is not now Passengers for Chicago yja this rou Three hour earlier than by ony other Ui is the only line from SouthemlKanaM mTking clo8e conl'OQ for penrer, anon City, Lead ill. Pueblo, And all points in Colorado, or to San Knw-cisco and all points 6n the Pacific oast It is the shortest and best route to all points ir i BJBUWs, sner the folio wiag PRIZES FOR CLUBS, lsi Prize; To the person who sends ic the has taken unto himself a partner Mj. Merrill. We wish the new firm success.

When in need of anything in the livery line be sure and call on Harry Graham at the West Main street feed and sale stables. T. Ball, onr city clerk, has turned his attention to auctioneering, and takes the first step towards success, when he patronizes the printers. See his card. S.

Lorie has just received the largest and best stock 0 boots and shoes in the city and he is selling them cheaper than any other store. The Carey lumber company, who have several yards a'ong the railroad north of here, are contemplating putting in a yard at this point. Any article you may call for, to be had at any first class grocery, can be got at J. W. Primmer's; who guarantees everything to be just as represented.

We see by the Longton Times that James Price, Hiram Wells, Myra Wells, and Clara Davis, of Cove Valley, attended the teachers examination "here last Saturday. E. Latsbaugh has some bsokik lots in Clothing which he will close out at half largest list of yearly subscribers to the Weekly Journal- before June 1st, we will D. McBRIAN. BED AN, KANSAS, Administrator's Notice.

State of Kansas, Chautauqua County. 88 give a Story Camp Canopy Top" Organ, style no. 130, costing $175, which is now on exhibition in the Story Camp Wareroom at Topeka. 4 Iowa and Minnesota. ATTORNEY AT LAW, A- naarow guage railway, with the precious bird almof in our hands, and shouid our citizens turn their attention frsm the bird almost caught to the one still in the bush 2nd Prize: To the person sanding in the second largest list of subscribers in the same time, will he given a Sewiug 'Machine Has just enlarged his library, and is prepar-td for success in his business.

He means business. 4 ity. The orchestra played some exquisite botn birdg might fly iway, and we would For Sale. Horse-radish for 75 cents per hundred. Send orders to undersigned at Peru.

19-3m Wm. Watsos. R. J. M.

ENDICOTT, I In the Probate Court in and for said county. In the matter of the Estate of) John Dotle, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration have been granted to the on the estate of John Doyle, late of said countv, deceaied. by the Honorable, the Probate Court of the county' and state aforesaid, dated the 4th day of February A. D.

1884. Now, zli persons having claims against the said Estate, are hereby- notified that they naust present the sataeto tha tin-dersigned for allowance withjn' one' year from- the date of said Letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate and that if such claims be not exhibited within three years after the date of such let. ters, they shall be forever barred. 37-t4 Cornelius Bark ett, Adm'r. February 4, 18S4.

of the Estate of John Doyle, Deceased- VTA UiC ui or. c. 3rd Prize: To the person sendincr in the 3d largest list will be a Remington Breech Loadidg Shot Gun. 4th Prize: To the person sending in the fourth rareest list will be given a $25 Violha. 5th Prize: To the person send i the fifth larges list we will jgive an Elegtot Bibie.

TERMS OF SUBSCRLPTipN. INVARIABLY in ADVANCC Dailt, one $8 00 six months, 4.25 Weekly, one year, 1.50 three months 50 Specimen copies will be sent to any sd-dresB'apdn application to THE STATE JOTJPUAL, Topew, Kansas ROUND TBIP TICKETS Tc an the popular pleasure resorts on sa uunng all tbe sunmrer h.ontbs. Tains on this line are alvriys on time tjtas making connections sur. pd- Pates of dwayb es law at the lowest. airs, ana everybody seemed pUased.

Mr. Graves and Miss Clara Douglass, in the two leading roles of Van the Virginian and his wife Kate, done their part especially well: as also did the child Tbotie; and the characters of Lawyer Jiggle, Chas. the comedian. and Miss Jessup were the favorites of the ran loving part of the audience. Last evening they presented 'Nuggets," or the Lost Mine, a comedy-drama, and the house in Backed.

Tae comedian, Chas. WeUsfas Jube," kept tie house in a continual roar, and everybody left" jri' a good humor, yawing to go again to-night PHTSIOIAN AND STJRQEON. thus lose our chance 'for No; if the citizens of Sedan and Chautauqua county would act wiseiy about the matter they will take the railroad matters in small doses, one a time, if they wish to secure either Let us work for the narrow guage first, and then, after we have secured one cutlet, let us secure tie LeRoy branch, which is a very important outlet. Howevw, the D. M.

A. bonis most carry first. coiumn needs an article of about this to cll'zp on. What dp 70a think of this for a news item. prick.

Call before they are all gouts. A Bargain. The ten acres acres adjoining the City of Sedan on the West, within 300 yards of the Coar; House fine dwelling sites coyered w'Cix beautiful shade trees offered for $1250. Maroy, Agent. SEDAN, KANSAS.

Will prompUy attend to calls, both day ace a at. C. ft General Manager, Topeka For anything ic the jsrocey line pall on B. E. Binns Ee will sell as cheap as any other house in town and he keeps a general assortment of sl! kinds of groceries.

8. B. Hyb. Gen 1 Pass, and Fret. Ai.

Lawrence. -s IT m.i le.grapn iwrs,.