The Standard from Cincinnati, Kansas • 1

NO. 34. VOL. 2. APPOMATTOX, GRANT COUNTY, SATURDAY, MAY 2G, 1888.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. City, will arrive in the city to-day, arid will remain three days at the Grand New Goods! New Prices! Central hotel. G. BROWN I ti Iiifanticldo und Suicide. Last Saturday morning Mrs.

Alvin Spillman, living on her claim four miles southwest of Golden, cut her baby's throat and then her own. The following particulars are from the Dermott Enterprise: G. II. Peatce, who lives a mile from Spillman's went over to the house on business. He knocked on the door and receiving no answer went to one of the windows and looking in saw Mrs.

Spill-man on the bed. He asked her if she was sick and she motioned fer him to go to the door. Entering he saw that her throat had been cut, and asked her who did 'it; 'she shook her head. He then asked her if she did it herself, and she nodded yes. Mr.

Pearce ran to Mr. Chatham's, a neighbor, and told him what had happened. Accompanied by Mrs. Chatham they returned to the house, and found Mrs. Spillman dead.

Her eighteen months old child was lying on the bed also dead. Dr. Crandon, of Dermott, was sent for but could do nothing. The razor, which had been ti A small Jiro'was discovered Monday afternoon in the room north of the mayor's office, but was put out with a few buckets of water. W.

F. of Ilartland, was in the city Wednesday and Thursday. lie purchased 8. II. Iladley's quarter sec tion of land while here.

A social hop was given Tuesday evening at tho residence of Mr. and Mrs. George Khodes, and the young folks passed a delightful evening. It is rumored that the 1). M.

T. railroad company has purchased a section of land, two miles north of Santa Fe, in Haskell county. Jamison sells more flour' and meat than any firm in the city; therefore he can give you cheaper prices. Crosby's flour in all grades always on hand. Editor J.

V. Cover, who was shot at Goguac several days ago, is reported as 'Tiie new hotel is Hearing completion. Smoke G. Brown Co's. fine cigars.

Another iine'rain i'ell Thursday evening. A handsome stock of millinery at Jlrs. Merritt's. Everett Carter was down from Hart-land this week. (Services at the hall to-morrow at 11 a.

m. by Rev. Brown. The ilnest line of straw goods in the bounty at Jamison's. E.

Cros3, of the Goguac Telegram, was in town Monday. George Holland went down to Liberal the first of the week. John Baker leaves next week for Texas, to go on the range. You should subscribe for The Standard only $1.50 per year; TT. II.

Ames, loan examiner, of Dodge City, called on us yesterday. Have opened their new store, and are prepared for busines. Everything new, neat and clean. We carry a full line of pure and fresh drugs, perfumeries, paints, oils, brushes and dye stuffs; condition powder, tobacco and tine cigars, etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded.

Cor, Main and Grant. Appomattox, Kansas; improving rapidly. Xo clue as yet to the party who attempted the crime. used by the poor woman to commit the terrible deed, was found behind the bed J. A.

GILLESPIE Victoria and figured lawns, India with blood stains on it. linens, lace edging, ribbons in all styles Mr. Spillman, the husband and fath and shades, cheaper at Jamison's cash store than any place west or south of Garden City. er, is somewhere in Colorado, having gone there to look for work, but leaving plenty of provisions for his family Wishes to cajl your attention to one of the fmest lines oi A festival and entertainment was livsn at the opera house Tuesday even GENERAL METlCHlViOISE ing, for the benefit of Bev. Brown, which was well attended and a neat sum realized.

until his return. Mrs. Spillman remarked to a neighbor a short time before she took her child's ami her own life, that she didn't believe they were going to raise anything this year, and she wished that she was dead. Two children were left. Squire Dayis, of All contest business left with the Grant co.

Land and Loan will be EVER BROUGHT TO GRANT carefully written, and will have the at Dermott, held an inquest, and the jury rendered a verdict that Mrs. Spillman came to her death by a razor in her owrt hands, Dry Goods, Dress Goods We have tho largest and finest selec ted job stock, and our facilities for doing job work cannot be excelled in the southwest. The Standard. The best lh cent cigar in the city at G. Brown Co's.

drug store. Special rales on money by the Grant Co. Land and Loan Company. Anderson and George Brown were down to Ulysses Thursday. Gents, see those Mackinaw and Manilla hats just opened ut Jamison's.

Messrs. Struthers and Hodden were down from Shockeyville Thursday, Brown Co. have a beautiful line of toilet articles. Co and see them. Fran'; Flowers, of Stanton county, is visiting Lawrence bpease this week.

John Baker returned yesterday from a trip to Colorado and New Mexico, Will Roriek, of Ulysses, cama up to the entertainment Tuesday evening. Ladies' neckwear, dowers, hat trimmings, gloes, at Mrs. Merritt's. L. It.

Yi'hite is raising some tine vege-f ables on his place near Shockeyville. J. II. IIoss and Stephen Duhridge, of in the city Thursday. The latest styles and novelties in spring and summer hats at Mrs.

Mer-itt's. Got your loan at the People's bank stud pay it oil in three years in installments. J.V.Ferris has moved his barber shop to the corner of Main and Grant streets. W. C.

Calhoun, of the Zionville Sentinel, was up to the county seat last Saturday. Bob and Charlie Chown were in the city Tuesday. The boys are putting in big crops! Tom Duett and Gad Cunningham have been busy the past week plowing Live claims. Henry Cochran, of Ilartland, visited his brother Charlie, here, the first part of the week. j)r.

G. M. Roberts, of Ulysses, was in The Kansas aimer, published at Topeka, has been enlarged to a 20-page 80-column paper; and reduced in price to one dollar a year. It ranks among the best agricultural papers in the country, and for Kansas farmers it is the best, because it is made up specially for them. It is now twenty-four years old, is conducted by practical farmers, and published wholly in the interest of agriculture in the broadest sense of the word.

The Fanner publishes full crop, st ock and weather reports for the entire State seven times a year. It also publishes, weekly, a list of all estray animals taken up in any part of the State. We have arrangements whereby we IT'uiriiisliiiig' GJoodw, Groceries, Hals and Oapsi We call special attention to our mammoth stock of BOOTS AND SHOES; Call mid. 8ec XJ's. Corner, of Opera Block, Cincinnati; tention of a competent attorney at Garden city Kahs.

Wm, llenner, one of Grant county's oldest settlers, died yesterday at eleven o'clock, at his home four miles west of Appomattox. He was sixty-live years of age. The funeral will take place tomorrow. The baud is to be reorganized and put in shape. Four of our youm? ladies have signified their willingness to join and Mr.

Wylie says new instru-uentswillbe purchased for them immediately. A ball will be given at the opera hall next Thursday evening. Prof. Ferris will manage it, which is an assurance that it will be a very pleasant affair. Supper will be furnished at Mr.

G. S. Bhodes' parlors. J.J. Knapp, of the Dermott Enterprise, was in the city Thursday, and made Tins Standard oifice a pleasant call.

Mr. Knapp has purchased an entire new outfit, and will com meneesoon the publication of the Journal, at Cun-diff, Morton county. Wednesday evening Mr. James Pell and Miss Rosa Ott were married by Bev. Charles Brown, at the home of the bride, six miles west of Appomat-tax.

The young couple are well and favorably known in Grant county, and have the well wishes of I'm-: Standard and their many friends. and Mrs. will reside in Appomattox. DiKD. Lutie Richie, infant daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. L. C. Cash, yester can oiler Tins Standard and the Kan sas Farmer, both papera one year of This is an opportunity to get Lwo needed papers for a small outlay. THE PEOPLE'S BANK you want to 1J JU town Thursday and paid Tjiis Stan Ji now prepirrd to offer any number of dard a.

call. a il l' rxa- JilJ.lill.Ji. it! AH11 Jones, of the Commercial, lias taken the school. Miss Maggie Morris irie Lumber Go's. day at 12:30 p.

aged two years and GOOD 31 LOA-IS having resigned. 1T 3 Rev. A. P. P.

E. the M. E. LcUI 1 lUU tLb nine days. The child's death was very sudden, it having been sick only three days.

Lutie was a sweet little girl, very clever church, will preach at the ball Monday evening, at 7 p. m. 5 place, and M. McNoeley has moved his hard-wars stock into the Campbell building for leer age, was loved by all. It is a sad blow to Mr.

and Cash, and the next 60 days is the time. This Ouiek work gmutanieed. Papers drawn here when necessary. Rates as low at the lowest. Give us a call if you want a loan and want it quick.

L. H. POTTES, on east Broadway. they have the sympathy of the entire community. Fun era1 services will be Prescriptions carefully compounded utC.

Bi own Co's. drug store, corner lulJ at the residence this morning nt ten o'clock, and the remains will bo of Main and Grant avenue. means ana means business. interred in the cemetery west of the J. V'.

Clevcngcr's dwelling house on Grant avenue is being completed and city. will be ready for occupancy soon. Thirty miles of country is a big tiling to disapper; but this distance lias boe is said that, the election for the permanent county seat of Kearney dropped out between Kansas City and Chicago. I low it happened is thus lig county has been called for July 2d. iVll kinds of paint bushes cheap at ured out: The Chicago, Santa Fe California railway is completed between cOiiT al itv, Miiv 'CO Notice Is liorcliv given lliiil tin- wiiii-i(i si'ltliT i lili'ii miiiiro'' iii iiiti'irion miikr Una! proof in support of liis cliiiin, innl tltnl, pi onl will Iv Hindu I lie clevU ot tliiMlisll'iW I'omrof lli'skell oimntv, at Kniini Ko, on July isMi, viz; William Lyle, tor the mv qr, 'si'ft ion li), tp -'ti I'iuikc w.

lie luimi'sliit' following witnesses to prove Ills DoHiinuous residence upon, and eiilliviillon of, said Intnl. viz: W. 11. liallVnsperiri lIotiinKon.Jolui W. ltifiiuan, A.

1 Ualilen.all of Ulyscs, (', T. M. Nil.un, Kansas City and Chicago, and the dls G. Brown Co's. drug store.

Ilouwr leaves next week for Colorado. Charlie has many friends here, and lie will bo missed. tanco between the two cities is only miles, measuring from the union depot, Kansas City, to Dearborn station, Chi Mrs. has a new and beautiful Good rigs and horses at reasonable prices; ample accommodations for freighter and stock. line of spring and summer bonnets eago.

This is exactly thirty miles less than any of tho old lines, so you have to travel thirty miles less, your freight has to be hauled thirty miles less, and The ladies should call and see thorn. i toAJu 1 xAu ii ln intiili H'-'ciircly wnir.jicil, to nuy iuIvobm hi Ok United Ktiiti'H 'Ml Ijti f'1? 'J'liren Momhi on niivim nf vUI lino Gents' line dress shoes, kangaroo and gondolas; ladies' French kid shoes and practically the Santa Fe has made Iiir- prill discount nllowrd to l'ostmimti'rq, And (Jlntm, 'l'hn Til A IT ljT OAZKits ot. hew Is tho lMJM IjVjlt (imi.t'Ic-itllimHlr1lliiritPRtr.il Hpnrtln((aud Hotirait1otiAl.lourtia1 liulillBlr Sim tho American cuuliiiont. LI I in I Apply for (itmis to lluJJl slippers an the latest styles at Jarai "on's. ty miles disappear.

A few years r.t this rate and Kansas wi'l in New Fg- Kansas I Appomattox. Rii'haril Fox, rnuiklin Suimrc, civ 'ok land. Dv. H. L.

Shobe, dentist, of Garden.