The Monitor from Clay Center, Kansas • 1

IP liwff np iq) icysn "POT NEW SERIES, VOL, i. NO i CL CKNTEU, KANSAS, SATURDAY MORNING, MAC1UI 8, 1881. an in, mimh mwmi Kansas now has one farmer Congressman ut least. Funstou is a man of the people, know the needs of the people, and will, during his term in Congress, iu some good work in their interest. Iu Brow county iu this State a bushel of apples is exchanged for a bushel of potatoes.

Fine Tipin apples sell at Hi-' awatha for 05 cents per bushel. This is rathtr "femiusl" the theory that Kansas is not a fruit country. Tho fact is Kansas is one of the bett fruit countries tho in world. Sheriff Frank McGrath arrested Richard Wreuchy at Wichita and brought them to Beloit, where they will bo tried for the violation of the prohibitory law. These ai-e parties who openly and defi-andy ran the Senate saloon iu Beloit, last all, long enough to make several thousand dollars, and then skipped the county.

The '11 come to grief yet. Cajvker City Journal. C( mradd W. G. McGonigal.

who was appointed ou the committee of the Etdoii Post No. 117, G. A. It. ne time ago, to procure from the government bead stones for the graves of the ol-diers buried in the Beloi; cemetery, vesterdav thowed ns a letter frojn head-quarters, stating that thy stones would hi (-hipped iu time for setting up this spring as toon as frost is out of the ground, so that we iy expect them soon.

Courier. eajnm rmtrn nmraitry.ti... iMnaj rr LOCAL -o- How is your cold? "Wiuter loth to go. lilind Iloon is coaiinj. Spring, gentle spriug.npproacLes timidly.

Mrs. oocd is ttill confined to her bed. The foundry is having it big rim of work T. II. Jordou is again iu the Jlmii! oGico, The groundhog still retains his on the weather.

Louie Lord at tho Optra Iloase on the 10 and 11th. J. O. Sliockley.of Fancy, Creek will move to towu soon. Dr.

Stewart has rf-tnrued from the LouHville mediacl college. 'Irs. Miirgaret Custer Calhoun at the M. E. church on the 11th.

Blind the niuMcul prodigy, at the opera. ou the 11th. vV. Bewley went to Mt'tuvule list Wednesday ou Louiii Lord tit the opnra house next Monday and Tuesday nights. We hear that Mrs.

Anthony is quite pick with inflamatory rheumatism. Elind linen the musical prodigy, will he at the Opera Ilonsj on the H'li. We are to have a new awning ou our corner, including the Gramme ThoiU'is Kelly hns boupbt the M. E. Wddei'w iiiterci-t in th Coal bat-iness.

Several families of colored people arrived here from Missouri List Saturday, Next Idoriday nights the Loire Lord troup 'will appear at the opera house. Miss Mai Jolwtson, tlie popular teacher, was married Lift veek to Mr. Thomas Chestnut. Somebody left a switch open on the X. P.

track the other day causing a car to get off tho track. M.iKEir.i) Ey Trobate Judge X. Allen, February '23th, Thorns to Amihia Keith. J. 11.

llistine had his hand badly lmrt in a corn sheller t'is week. It will probably disable him for sometime. Mrs. Mary A. Erown, widow of John Erowu of OsowaUmie, died iu Sau Frausisco California, on the 27th last.

The township trustees at their meet- Plast Monday decided to assess all prop erty for taxation at per cent, of its cash value. Margaret Ouster Calhoun, whose husband and three brothers fell in the battle of Little Dig will appear at E. church ou th 11th. More wagon-loads of Dew furniture were taken from ojir town to the homes of farmers last Monday than any other town of tho aize in the State. The old Kuhnle place two and cue fonrth miles east of this city sold this week for 612 UOO.

This farm sold a year ago for $7,000. How is that for advance iu real estate? A sewing machine egent was recently attacked by a fierce catamount nert Milford. Stranga as it may appear, the catamount escaped without buying one of the machines. John Hall the colored gentleman, is one of the most prominent scientists in the city, according to the records iu a certain drug store. Scientifically and meshanically John is a propitious suc-ctss.

Leis Laflin, and old citizen of Grant townbhip in this county, now a resident of Leonard, Riley county, was in the city on business last Saturday. He is highly pleased with Leonard, and thinks it is going to be a big place in the near future, and in all probability tha county seat of Riley county. Business Directory. WES. AT l( KNE AT AW Office over Clay County BauL YT A.

STA11U, SLACKS MIT II nud X'i, iloresehhuer. Shop ou Grant Ave. A. 1). Fruiwll pioprii lor.

Corner Uth St. i Lincoln Avenue. D. VINCENT Hardware. i Tiuwaro, Stoves, Harness and Saddle.

South Fifth street, KA. BI.OSS, House, Sign hui! or- uamental painter. Shop on Fifth street north of Beegta's gallery. JKNilY SMITH, Houl-j, Slices, Fan- cy Grocei es, fresh oysters, ict etc. iii8en.Mu.

Sonth 5th st. TTILDER McALMOVNT dealeTl-in groceries, provision-, Hour, dele. Cor. 5tli tt. Grant nvo.

i pottaok house, n. s. barnes proprietor. Ou Court.street opposite Oera House. Good (urcomodations.

terms reaKfcuablo. S. LO0FB0UKROW, JUSTICE of the Peace, Collector. cer and Gen. Ins.

Aet. Oilicu iu the vtinmio Block, up CONTRACTOR and BUILDER, Contract work solicited and done- at the lowest figures. Country work nud I i Win buddings it specialty Clay Ceu-' Kansas. W. ARCHITECT.

1. i Plan, specific-idiocs, estimates, prepared on fdiort notice. Aho cut. for nil kinds of architectural iron jk. Ofiicfc with touniy tune or, urt.

boji.se building. -dr. m. I' Hdeuce and cfl ce corner i Idock west of Metbodint church, In ittd chronic, dismses with rooi! Fiic-vi if. i'i'oieasioLal cu)h attended to or night.

J. MILLER, J8STOS DF THE FSflCS. or 14 years li is own Hiici-ussor. JI. M.

(iKO. O. 1JLAKK. ATTOSYS AT LAW. "Will practice in all the court, and Federal.

I'rompt attention given to collections. Clay Kansas. AN A CTl'KEH OJf SADDLES AND HAPLESS, llcpairiiig Done onShortNotice. ray Center, Kansas. LAQj3 IklSUAMOE 11 OTt T1IU OAJYS On chattel security.

Oilice on Fift.li Street two doors Portia of the Tost Clay Centkk, Kasbas. Snow fell to the depth of two nr.d a ludf incites yesterday, and the weather is verv cold. Notice tlie new advertisement of Ir. Mclntyre on this page. Mr.

jlclntyre is fin energetic business man and is boand to succeed. Ye pnblish "week another juticle on Masonry from the pen of Eev. Ingersoll, the b. to the contrary notwithstanding. We defined nr position relatire to these articles last week, in the editorial columns.

The f. b. seems to have oiiis. Out of tha Estils Through the courtesy of Messrs Em-erich and Fullertou, of the Honorable Board of commissioners, of Clay county our distinguished citizen, J. S.

Harris, who has been shamefully persecuted of late by those wl are bo cranky and whimsical as to insist upon having the law respected and enforced, has been relieved from his unpleasant aud enibarrasssing confinement in tim bastile of persecution. Duke was poor and nnable to pay his fine. He was reduced to poverty by persecution. The law and order cranks had pressed him to tho wall. He had made many shekels by his innocent trade in whh-ky, but he was forced to upend them in his heroic struggles against the laws of the State that seemed to be bent on tin-ruiu of his busines.s.iind he was bank" nipt, penniless, Poor, penniless Duke.

Iu this sad condition he languished, lone, sorrowful, emaciated, forlorn. Unable to pay his fine, he languished all the weary days and nights for six months or more. But after the weary winter months were well worn away and Duke began to in Ks bones that spring was coming on apace, he pined to bo out. He asked the Honorable Board to let him out. The Board refused.

He sni-1 he would petition ti Governor if they didu't 'Mettimout." Then the sage of Fancy Greek and the sago of several other creeks, saw there was a ciifcis upon them. Hero was a chance to bo magnanimous, charitable, benevolent, aud Click was liable to improve it and appropriate to himself the glory therof. Besides, it was expensive to keep Duke in jiil. It would cost almost half as mucii as it would to look after him when at large. So they "Ict-tiout." Rut Mr.

Householder, tha other commissioner, was incorrigible. He couldn't see how the law could be better enforced and society better protected audexp-neses lessened by. turning criminals loose, than by enforcing the penalties of the law upon them. He still holds to the old idea that the law should be enforced, and the penalties provided to that end should Lot be withild or suspended. We would sr.ggest to the "majority" thut there arc a large number of unfortunate persons confined in a bastile down at Leavenworth.

They ali'waut out. They want or.t "bad." They will promise anything to get out. They'aro not able to pav out. Besides, it is an awful expense to the Shite to keep them there. Many of them are tnero for life, and it will b'e terribly expensive to keep them there so long.

Besides, they have not done anything much. Only ttole a Lore, or some othtr tiifiiig thing, or else killed sombody not witn whisky, for'killing with whisky is nit a crime aud wouldn't take thjinthere, but simply lulled somebody, and are there for no other reason. Can you do something for these fellows'? Perhaps thej'll never steal or kill anybody again if you can only get them and oh 1 what a saving it 'will bo to the State. Can't you organize a scheme for their relief? Carry out the principle you have inaugurated! Come, bo up ml doing, or Gov. Glick may anticipate you and reap the laurels that you migii wear.

E. L. Brower proprietor of the Clay Center preen house, has for sale as a variety of house plants as you cim find in any of the eastern greenhouses. and as for bedding out plants sua uaui.v out door 6hrubs nobody can beat him. No one who has not visited his magnifi cent greenhouses has the slightest idea of what an endless variety theyj con tain.

Every one who loves flowers or admires beautiful house plants, should visit this magnificent establishment and look it carefully through. It is a credit to our city and should bo liberally pat ronized by all. Mr. Brower is pleased to have you visit his greennouse, ana trill t.iVft nlensnra in showinsr vou through it, whether you buy or not. It is a grand treat to look tnrougu it anu admire the beautiful displays.

It uppenrs from recent investigations thut there are an unusually large number of kicieiitists and mechanics iu and around onr city. This information is chiefly obtained from Ding Storo liles. Mr. Funston, tho newly elected Congressman from tho fecond District, is farmer, and resides ou and cultivates hia farm. He is of ths people and will bu for the people in all Ids ollicial acts.

It is not neceys iry to comment on the Louie Lord truij), or Npeak of their mi-perior merit on the stage, as they are so well kiiKWii here that the simple announcement of their dates will draw full Waste now hippy. "Thf Firebrand" has given us over I enbiinns of fiee illustrated a We hoped for distinction. Now let the wide world was; as it will. We'll be gay and happy Mill. Judge Mcl'ord was summoned to his former home last week In- a telegram announcing the illness of his father.

He reached there iu time to aitcud the luuernl. The oi gentleman was 71 ears of age. i SheHiT Green lias got. the retrurk able idea into his head that the oath taken b- of the law jh.aijH(aie-tliiug.'Uidl hat an officer ought' to perform the (luti's of his ofiioe ueeoidiag to h'3 oath he has taken. Tohu O.iden, formerly of Grant ha moved onto his new fnrui E.uter township.

John is a gcod fame er and and wiil be a valuable acquisition to the neighborhood in Waieh he has cast his lot. Chaplain 0. 0. P.em of Fort Ililcy will preaeli at the 1'aptist, Cnurch next Monday TuesddV tliere, will be service. at tim 'same place morning ami evciiiog.

Participated iu by uuiueroU4 liciiiburiujr liaptit jKistors. J. C. Elkins, so w.ell ami' favorably known hen-, was 'drowned Tec ntiy iu Vvhitcom lake, Washington 'Terntorv. There are no Thi item, with others, was mi laid last veek.

and was supposed to be iu the paper until after it was printed. Sara Rigys and haui Wood hsve both been releu'ed to private life, and will probably not be heard from for many moons. They will likely bob up after a while when l.obody. i thinking about it, at the head of a now reform party of some kind. Blind iS.ione, tne colored musical prodigy, will perform at the opera mse on the evening of the 1-ith.

Boon was here a few months ago, and whs pro-nouueed by those who beard him the most wonderful b'ing they ever met with'. His mutijal powers are simply wonderful. ml Kellogg sold his fine residence property in. the north part of the city this week to Messrs Head, of the First National Bank; for It is intimated that the Judge, contemplates leaving Clay Genter and seeking a home elsAvhere. We hope this is a groundless rumor and that he will reinvest in the flourishing city that has so long been his home.

Donivau's Tenuesseeaus acquitted themselves last Wednesday night in a most creditable manner. Their songs were each and all finely executed, and received with vigorous applause, by the large audience, and many were encored. Tho entertainment was enjoyable in a high degree, and all present seemed to be well pleased. They will always draw a full house iu Clay Center. At Mr.

Lathrop's sale last Wednesday stock sold lively and at, good figures. A sucking colt sold for a pony for $G7, two year old steers for S'ST, calves for $20, cow3 $-15, He realized about fifteen hundred dollars from the sale. Mr. Lathrop has labored hard for many years, and now feel3 that he is entitled to a rest, and will remove to town and enjoy life at his leisnre. Ira A.

Flood has built a new house ou his farm in upper Five and is building a barn and otherwise improving the place. S. O. Long has rented it for a term of and will' have charge of it, and run it as a stork farm. Mr.

Flood is stocking the place with the finest stock attainable, both hogo and cattle. Ee has several cows valued at $lo0 each. Wheat is looking well in that vicinity, farmers are gathering and shelling corn, and doing such other work as tha weather will permit, preparatory to getting at their -gular spring work. In turniug Hams out of jail the two commissioners who shouldered the responsibility Lave placed themselves in a very unenviable light before the community. Harris was duly convicted, lintd and seulcuced to jail till fine mi I coMs wcro The community ud felt tht-y were now relieved from his cbnctoii.

presence. Bnt the, commissioners, wiser than Judge and people set asidu tha judgement of the court, disregard tho 'plainly evpress-td wish i the community, and turn the outlaw to resume his raiuors work. Such officials should he renin -ed to the private walks of life at the earliest possible date. Give them an opportunity to review the elementary principles of common Knse and com man propriety, away from the perplexities and cures of of iieial life. Notice i -a hereby given, there wiil be au election held iu tha city of Clay Center, Kansas, on Tuesday, April 1st, for the purpose of electing one cou'ieiluifm from the first ward to succeed P.

P. Kehve. One councilman from the second ward to succeed Ira A. Flood. One councilman from third ward to succeed J.

M. Grubs. Ono member of tho Board of Education from the first ward to succeed J. P. Stewart.

One member of the Board of Education f'-om the second ward t'a sncoeed W. II. Fletcher. One member of the Board of Education from the third ward to succeed Wirt W. Walton.

A proposition will be submitted to the electors of said city and the ad jacent territory attached to school purposes upon tho question of issuing twelve thousand dollars iu bouds, payable twenty years from the date thereof, bearing interest at six per cent, per au-num, for the purpose of purchasing a school site In the third ward of said city and the erection thereon of a suitable scool building. The ballots ou this proposition shall read For the Boxes or Against the Boxds Such election shall be held at tho following places First ward, at the court house; second ward, at the Farmers' Resort; third ward, at W. Miller's office; in tho territory attached to the city for school purposes, at Scott'd The following persons are appointed to act ns judges and clerks at Vach election First ward, judges, H. II. Bloss, George Martin, F.

P. Harkness; clerks, P. A. McPherson and W. S.

Beatty. Second ward, judges, rhiiip Itothmau, John Loader, Mr. Upham; clerks, Albert Law, H. Lncey. Third ward, judges, Jno.

Kress, Jno. Baker, James Hathaway; clerks, O. B. Bobbins and O. F.

Miller. In territory attached to the city for school purposes, judges, P. H. C. Bruce, A.

Kurtze, Nate Starr; clerks, Josh Scott, Jno. Dexter. The polls shall be open at o'clock and close at p. m. Attest: C.

E. Giffokd, A. A. God ard, Clerk. Mayor..