The Daily Times from Clay Center, Kansas • 1

CLAY CENTER, KANSAS. SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST 18. 1888. VOLUME III.

NO. 3. DOWNING THE PEDDLERS. NEW CORSETS! NEW STYLES! NEW PEICES BEST CORSET IN THE STATE Clay County Loan Land Go. It YK Bison Prexuirnt, O.

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CITY BRIEFS. Clay Center ought to furnish a delegation 100 strong to the Clifton rally Monday night. Everybody invited to Mayor Billings', Friday night, August 24th, to enjoy themselves. For some reason Mr. Burdette did not speak last evening.

He speaks in tbe park this p. m. All indications are to the effect that the fair this fall will be one of the best ever held in Clay county. Lost. A bunch of key on a steel ring.

The finder wiil please return rhem to the Quaker City Roller Mills. d2l A. Foltz, of Riley county, has secured the contract of thrashing the flax on Congressman Anderson's land west of town. II went to milk the spotted cow Onesiarrj nicnt to Jane: Til'' form and riasic row pasted on tne moon. The City Connetl Laj Coal OU Jack una Vinegar Bob by He Board, The coal oil excitement has culminated in the passing of prohibitive ordinance by the city council.

The ordinance knocks all the oil wagons and BobBew-ley's vinegar van out on the tirst round. The red wagon oil man, known as the Standard Oil Trust, has run his fancy turnout into winter quarters and opened up a kerosene store on Lincoln avenue, from which headquarters he sallies forth at lutervals to take orders for oil. which are tilled from his store later in the day. Dob Bewley expects to run he vinegar business on the same basis. To, ordinance is as follows: Section 1.

Every person who shall ll or offer for sale, in this city, any goods. are, mer. handise or article of trade, at any place in, upon or along any a tree lane or ail by going from place to it fue ainf (i woo boatl ffrfr sale from any vehicle, staud or otherwise sball be deemed peddler. -I TO WIST A THE REG-ULATOR. 'i K- it I A.

dard i in Topeka to-day. CLAY CENTER FLOUR rr AND- PROTECTION. lies. Leuton, of is the uest of Mrs. J.

W. Griswold. C. W. Jordan returned last evening from a visit to river towns.

H. G. Iliginbatham returned from a few hours in Topeka yesterday afternoon. Miss Alice Mansfield. Mrs.

Ham's sis ter, departed last evening for her home in Jacksonville, Illinois. Mrs. Brow of Clyde, who has been visiting John T. Woods and family, west of town returned home last evening. Mrs.

E. Craine, of Eastern Ohio, arrived in Clay last eveningaud will visit with her daughter, Mrs. F. P. Graham some time.

Mrs. J. W. Ham went down to Riley this morning to attend camp meeting over Sunday. J.

will probably go down this evening. Miss Lulu Burtis. a sister of Henry Selts, will arrive on the evening train from WaterviJie and visit with her brothers a few davs. KANSAS SALT Sec. 2.

It shall not be lawful for any peddler to exercis- his calling within tbe limits of this city without tirst obtaining a license therefor, and any person violating this section shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars for each day such violation may continue. Sec. 3 Any person desiring a license as a peddler may obtaiu the same from the city clerk by the payment of twenty-five dollars for each day. Sec. 4.

Any person licensed as aforesaid, who shall be guilty of any fraud, cheat, misrepresentation or imposition, hile acting in any such capacity, shall, on conviction thereof, be subject to a fine in any sum not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense. Sec. This ordinance shall not be construed so as to apply to any person selling produce of their own growing in Clay county. Sec. G.

Any person selling apples not grown within Clay county, shall pay a license of ten cents per bushel or twenty-five dollars per year, or twelve and one-half dollars per six months for each vehicle used, and no license shall be issued for a longer period than one year, nor a shorter period than six months, and all licenses shall expire either on the 30th day of June or the 31st day of December in each vear. These are the two great issues of the day, and you will find exponents and advocates of both on every street corner and dry goods box between now and November. The arguments on either side will be so convincing that the average citizen will find it a dificult matter to decide. In this predicament there is only One safe line to follow, and that is by buying your DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS and everything usually kept in a first clas3 Drug Store at Are the kind of goods at lien in, A U'Uf'in are tl il if supplies re sti oysters. tCe-ute tuber this is the only place in toicu to secure these uootls.

"i-'it Klostermier Bros nave received an invoice of flue oranges, the best in the market. First door north of Times office. One sweetly solemn thought comes to us o'er and o'er. The Clay Center fair is nearer to-day than ever it was before. A pearl of thought in galvanized iron poetry.

George Radley. the boy that was taken awav from Wm. Debbins at Wakefield, was placed aboard the Rock Island train this morning ticketed to New York City, the ticket having been sent here by the society that takes charge of these waifs in New York. Arrangements have been made to run a special car on the afternoon Rock Island train for Clifton Monday, returning on tbe night train. Fare for the round trip will be forty-five cents.

It is probable that about fifty people will so, including tbe glee club. F. B. Dawes is the orator and out of compliment to him a large delegation should go. Every one of Rev.

J. K. Miller's old friends should attend the Methodist church to-morrow morning or evening, both if other duties will permit, and show to him in what esteem he is held In this community. The subject for his morning discourse will be "Divine Transformation''; for the evening, "Marriage. Love and Home." Good music has been prepared.

A runaway by Frank Jenkins' dray team caused quite a commotion on Grant avenue this morning. ie team became lightened while standing ar Schiltz Bros', blacksmith shop, and ran east on Grant avenue to 7th street, thence north a part of a block, where they were caught. No damage resulted except a few slight THE SICK WILL PECEHAM'S. Peter Laflin is dangerouslj' ill. Mrs.

George Neil is suffering with malaria! fever. Juo. McKnight is flat on his back with JULY 411 CINCINNATI A OCT. iEliiPijlSiiojilfl WILEY OLD RELIABLE PHARMACY. At this old stand you can indulge in FREE TRADE to your hearts content, and at th same time relyon having PROTECTION Afforded you against high prices and inferior goods.

Call and be convinced. Street. itoHitf l'ubtir Satiare. To lb Voters of ity and County. 1 hereby aunounce myself as an independent candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Public Instruction.

I do not come up before a nominating convention for several reasons. One-is, am a woman and know nothing about the workings of such a body; another is that the office for which I am a candidate is not. strictly speaking, a political office. More than any other county office, this office needs, to till it successfully, a person fitted by long training and experience in the educational work. Feeling myself competent, notwithstanding my sex.

to perform all the duties of the position, aud pledging myself, if elected, to their faithful fulfillment. Very respectfully. 3 3t-wlt Mrs. Frank J. Baker.

8RAND JUBILEE celebrating the Settlement of the Northwestern Territory, UNSURPASSED DISPLAY. EXCURSION RATES FROM ALL POINTS. Blackberry AND- bruises on Mr. Jenkins, who got in the way of the wagon in his efforts to stop the team. The Union Pacific railway, the great 'overland is the short line to Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, and all points in Idaho, Montana, Washington Territory, and Oregon.

Two days quicker than via any other line, and the only line running elegant new free family sleepers through to Portland without change. For maps and information in regard to rates, route, time, call on or address IT. Need, city ticket Times office, or A. J. Sleeper, agent at depot.

An expedition was organized by about twenty-five couples last evening and surprise precipiia ed on the family of Charles Allen, five miles south of town. A dancir.e was to be the amusement of the evening the upper floor of a large barn was cleared of the hay by many willing bands and soon put in shape, and to the measures of splendid music the terpsiehorexn art was indulged in until tbe first streaks of day warned the tired clerks that a busy Saturday wa almost upon them. malarial fever. Mrs. Harknes has nearly recovered her usual good health.

John Barnes, of Springfield, is one of the sick ones in that neighborhood. Mrs. Eulah Head managed to get down stairs this morning for the first time in several days. Mrs. Anderson, living in the south part of town, who was reported quite sick a few days ago, is much better.

Mrs. Need is recovering very nicely, but as a natural consequedce is getting very tired of lying in one position so long. Little Gertie Mositr, ou whom was performed the surgical operation described a few days ago, is taking her meals regularly and is on tbe smooth highw ay to speedy recovery. E. L.

Johnson and Earnest Lindner tried to persuade people yesterday that they were individually indisposed, but nobody would believe it. So they are reporting themselves normal to-day. Mr. Jordan came in last night on the Rock Inland train very ill. Dr Morgan was called and spent the rest of the night with him.

This morning he was attending 1 1 busiu- ss usual, apparently little the worse for hi sharp engagement with the enemy. All of the pa? ient-at the Hotel Bon-ham are improving nicely, and the ehauces are that nex week wiil And them attending to tbeir avocations as usual. They are Landlord Heath. Bftea Brown, the housekeeper, Alfred Held. Mr.

Key-linger and Hattie Carpenter. Mrs. Higinbotham is improving very nicely. The chances are that within the next week or two she will seek some other clime for that rest and recreation that has been denied her the past year. There has been so much sickness in her family for several years that tbe strain has been trrriftc.

Under this head might be remarked that Flood, ho went to Ashland, Wis -onsin. quite an invalid, is now do-tng very nicely and feeling quite her own self again. She reports the weather delightful, fishing first-class, company good, and above all Ashland has been visited by a big circus and she attended A bill to authorize the President to appoint General Stoneman, of California, formerly Major-General of the United States volunteers, a Colonel of infantry on the retired list of the army, has been introduced in the Senate by Mr. Stewart. In the cases of the naval cadets who were recently t-rie! by court martial at Annapolis for hazing, found guilty and sentenced to dismissal, the President has modified and commuted the sentences to confinement for thirty days and deprive tion of one-half of the annual leave.

Rhubarb Arc lYGOgtntod by all bfing th beet tiling on earili for SUMMER COMPLAINT. Xtie T'usi ns to Summer's Rates. Wc took a vralk beneath the shod The drooping, friendly branches made; And as she glanced at me, arch-wlaa, I spied sweet kisses In her eyes. Could you roslstf I didn't try; Some blissful seconds passed us by. Next week, all framed in antique oak I saw the scene.

Oa I could I choke That "amateur," who like a spook Was lurkine 'round, and coolly took A negative of both. Ah, me! While her affirmative took me. AriMtim Anderson, in Tims CARR'S COMBINATION of thtM' articles in hU Celehrated Extract Of Blackberry and Rhubarb Jim! Hm thinp for this malady. Don't Try to Keep House Without it. NEWS NOTES.

Alexander Wood was hanged at Black-foot, Idaho, on the 17th, for the murder of his wife. The Walker saw mill at Grand Forks, was destroyed by fire recently. Loss, Tbe temperature at St. Vincent, on the 17th fell to 30 degrees, the first killing frost of the season. The next meeting of the National Firemen's Association will be held at Kansas City, September 11 next year.

Nelson Tibbetts, once a noted gambler, committed suicide in Boston recently to avoid arrest for embezzlement. The wheelhouse of the powder mill at Windsor, Province of Quebec, was blown up the other day and two men killed. The petrified tusk of a mastodon, measuring thirteen feet seven inches, has been found on a farm near Bismarck. Dak. Ttc children of Jacob Schwane, a farmer living near Greenfield, were burned to death recently during the absence of their parents.

A freight train ran into the rear of a passenger train near Nichols, N. recently. Two tramps were killed and two train hands injured. It is rumored in Chicago that the Northern Pacific railway has practically completed arrangements for obtaining an entrance into Chicago. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was celebrated in Detroit to the 17th with 2,000 members present.

Chief Arthur presided. Secretary Whitney has ordered Admiral Luce, commander of the South Atlantic squadron, to proceed in the Galena to Port-au-Prince, as the presence of an American man-of-war is needed there. Business failures (Dun's report) for the seven days ended August 16 numbered for the United States, 187; Canada, 32; total, 219; compared with 233 the previous week, and 161 the corresponding week of last year. The President has detailed Lieutenant-Colonel John M. Wilson, Engineer Corps, Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds, as a member of the Lighthouse Board, vice Brigadier-General James C.

Duaae, retired, late Chief of Engineers of the army. The American Bar Association, recently in session at Saratoga, N. elected David Dudley Field, of New York, president. Among the vice-presidents elected was General Harrison, tbe Republican Presidential nominee. A terrific hurricane has occurred in Upper Austria, Seventy bouses are re-ported to nave been struck by lightning, killing a woman and two children in the Ischl district.

An immense airftfaut of (iatnjfjgf to crtfp wfs fnfflVtyi. Major McDowell went down to Manhattan to-day to spend Sunday. He will return Monday and finish his work of superintending the stacking of the flax on Congressman Anderson's farm. He reports the stacking completed on section 22 and that the work will be finished on section 28 to-night. Monday the force will move on section 10.

In all there is oyer 700 a res that was in flay, and Mr. McDowell says the yield is splendid on two of the sections and tbe average on the three is good. Speaking of F. B. Dawes performances in Norton last week the Edmond Times says 'The response wa? by F.

B. Dawes, a son of a veteran from Clay Center, which was eagerly listened to, it being able and eloquent." In the evening Mr. Dawes, of Clay Center, addressed the assembled multitude, making a speech hat held his audience spell bound. He is one of tbe ablest speakers in tbe stats and our people would travel a long distance to again hear him." Sheriff Martin says that the effect of the latter was wonderful on tbe audience. Many were moved to tears while a perfect ovation was given the speaker at the close of the meeting.

ho Can Beat Tula? The Chestnut boys have won for themselves a name of being the swiftest of workers around a threshing machine in Clay county. Yesterday they pulled Y. Carpenter's yards and set th- ir macnines. getting ready to start by 8 o'clock then commencing on oats and threshing till noon on them. Then moved their machine to a timothy stack and threshed tbirty-ihree and oue-half bushels of timothy seed, moving again to the oats they worked until the usual quitting time aud for their day's work had threshed 2.000 bushel- of oats and the thirty-three and one-half bush Is of timothy.

Who is going to beat that this year? of Patents issued to residents of Kansas, Auggst 14, 18S3, reported by Hy. W. Stackpole, lawyer and patent solicitor, 39S Lincoln avenue. Clay Center, Kansas: F. F.

Duffey, Mound Valley, apparatus for moving houses; J. F. Gourley. T. Winey, and J.

F. Hertzler, Lawrence, core drill; E. P. New banks and J. Shiv-lar.

Beloit, wire fence stay binder; E. F. Kepler, truck: Jas. W. Steele, Topeka (2) railway bridge danger signal Idalia Weed, Leavenworth, corset David A.

Whiuery, Anthony, windmill. Tne passenger department of tbe Union Pacific. "The Overland Route," has issued a neat little pamphlet, pocket size, entitled "National Platform containing the democratic, republican aud prohibition platforms, together with the addresses of acceptance of Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison and Clinton B. Fisk; also tabulated tables showing the plurality vote, tbe electoral vote and an analysis of the vote as cast for Cleveland and Blaine in 1888. 'ibis book is just what is needed at this time and sbouid be in the hands of every voter.

It plainly sets forth what each party has to offer and every reader can draw his own comparisons. Sent to iny address on application. Address, J. S. TEBBETS, General Passenger Agent.

TTofon Pacific Railway, Omaha, Neb. both performances. Ibis look3 as though there were fair prospect3 for a pleasant fall and winter for her. One dose in time may saw eiy serio si kness. 25 CENTS A BOTTLE -AT- To ia rubella.

Tom from the cloudless sky, the hue Is given to thine eyes so blue. Her eyes: The colors of the sunset's glew Are mantled in thy cheeks of snow. Her cheeks: The richest ems of earth, dear girl, Are nvaled by thy teeth of pearl. Her teeth: Around thy marble brow so fair In golden ringlets waves thy hair. Her hair: Most lovely of thy charms.

I ween. Are thy sweet lips incarnadine. Her hps: Had I great wealth at my command Tdgrve It all for toy dear hand. Her hand: XJB Storm' in Iowa. DE3 Moixes.

Iowa, Aug. 16. The storms of Tuesday and yesterday were among the most severe that have occurred in this State for many years Washouts are reported on nearly all the roads and crops were badly damaged. Yesterday afternoon lightning struck among a group of threshers on Joe Armstrong's farm near Oneida, knocking aM down. One man was instantly killed and another so injured that his recovery la deemed imDrobabta.

uermany ana raoce. Berlin, Aug. 16. Emperor William attended the unvailing of the monument erected in memory of the late Prince Frederick Charles at Frankfort to-day. Tne Emperor was present at a breakfast gives in his honor after the unvailing and gave a toast to German unity.

He said thel fortv-six millions of Germans would die The Verdict Unanimous. W. D. Suit, dmsrsrist Bippus, ImL, testifies: UI can recommend Electric Bitters as the very best remedy. Ev ry bottle sold has given relief in every case.

One man took six bottles and was cured of rheumatism of 10 years' Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellville, Ohio, affirms: "The best selling medicine I have ever handled in my 20 years' experience is Electric Bitters." Thousands of others have added Iheir testimony, so that the verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters do cure all diseases of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only half a dollar a bottle at T. Gowenlock's druz store. The Corner Drug Store The Wade Powell LIVERY. -FEED AND BOARDING BARN, Corner of Court and Fourth street.

Fisrt -class KUrs at Reasonable Kates fnrn- Uhcd Promptly, and Driv- sent whenever desired. Telephone via tbe rnion A Woman's Discovery. "Another wonderful discovery has been made, and that, too, by a lady in this county. Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep.

She bought of us a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and was so much relieved on taking first dose that she slept all night, and with one bottle has been miraculously cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutm." Thus wtte W. C.

Hamrick of Shelby. N. C. Get a free trial bottle at T. GoVenTocVg drug store.

DYSPEPTICS REJO.CZ In the Sp.edy Belie: Until further notice the Union Railway. kOverland will sell round trip tickets to all summer resorts of tbe east and northeast at exceedingly low rates. For fnll information, time tables, tourist guide, call on or address u. E. Need.

City Ticket Agent, Tijces Office A. J. SLtKPirH. Agent at IJepot. OBTAINED DV USISO Tamnt'i Beltacr Aswricac.

rather than del i ver a ingle stone or ail teCa.N.T.. Franws..