Seward County Courant from Springfield, Kansas • 5

SAFE INVESTMENTS IN REAL EST ATI. PETITION. Staple ami fancy groceries at Murray Watson's. Hardware! Hardware I Hardware! Second door east fo postoffice. Statio KaaH THE SANTA FE Sl'riSCMl'TION, $1.50 PER YEAR.

tirward County TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY it 1 3 turn. All putd Uaialt (vnllumti until trtimU dis- COMMISSIONERS OF SEWARD COUNTY, KANSAS: E. M. Campbell will furnish the large bill of lumber necessary for the completion of the $10,000 hotel building on the north-east corner of the square. WK, the undersigned, elector of the tow of I 1 1 i a I I Kansas, Co tut now hert and give your honors- (bit body to nndenrtaud od be I formed; First.

That said Springfield, in aaid Beward county, ta an unincorporated town or village. ADDITION ad. That aaid town or village la altuated upon At the time the scheme to move the jMHstoflke from the south side of the square to the small building on the north wrst corner of the square, was put into effect, the postmaster gave as an ecuse that the department at Washington bad ordered the change. We always doubted this statement, and do yet, but if such an order was issued, it was done for cause, and in as much as Mr. Turner has seen fit to shoulder the removal of office upon his superiors, he would not be doing an injustice to his patrons by explaining the objections of the department to the former location, The old adage that "a poor excuse is better than none," does not prove true in this instance.

In fact, the postoffice was moved at the command of the posmast-ers local bosses. The department may have give consent, but an order of this character was not received by Mr. Turner. The real cause would hardly meet with approbation from the postmaster-general. Space in The Coueant is free for the publication of the order, but Mr.

Turner cannot produce it. However, in the near future he may receive an order the wcat half of the aouth-east quarter of arc Hon twelve (u), and the aouth-weat quarter M) of section number twelve (ia), and the aouth half of the south-east quarter 1) of atction number eleven (n), and the north-eait quarter (V) of the north-eait quarter (SO of aectlon num Smote the Sprinttit-W Boyg, For lime, hair or cement call oo P. Larrabce. Clotbing'at lowest pricet at Murray Watson's. Hardware at the lowest prices, second door east of postoflk.

Hats! Hats! Hatsl Bargains In hats at Murray Watson's. D. V. Welty has commenced the erection of a residence in the Santa Fe addi ber fourteen (14) and the north-weat quarter (tf) of aectlon number thirteen (11), In townahip There has been a query In ths minds of quite a number of the citisens of Springfield as to the Influence that was brought to bear upon the officials of the postoffice department that led to the belief thatM. L.

Trout, one of the most substantial men, financially and otherwise, in Seward county, was an nnsufficient bondsman for the present postmaster for $1,500. The Courant is the possessor of these facts, which will be, when properly shown up, unusually interesting reading. XJBZBAX ITKMS. The Jolly Dog of Oak City is running for deer (life) now, Sheriff Hixon was in Liberal a few minutes Saturday, en route to Oak City. number thirty-two (33), aouth of range number thirty-three (33), west of the sixth P.

M. 3rd. That the mete and bound of said town To Springfield, Kans. or village are described a follow, to-wlt: Com mencing at the center of the north line of the aouth-eaat quarter (X) of aection number twelve (11), in township number thirty-two (ji), aouth of range number thirty-three (33), weit of the tion. For lumber ot every descripton and builders' hardware call on IS.

M. Campbell, east side. For anything in the hardware line, lixth P. rnnlng thence west three-quarter 00 of one mile to the north-weat corner of the aouth-west quarter (J() of aection number twelve (u), thence aouth one-fourth mile to the center to attend more closely to the duties of call at the new store on the north side of of the west line of the south-west quarter of the square. Miss Lizzie Weatherspoon is holding down her claim two miles west of Lib aection number twelve, thence west one-hall mile to the center of the west line of the aouth-east quarter of aection Have E.

M. Campbell, east side lumber man, figure on your bills before buying eral. number eleven 11, thence south one-fourth 1-4 your lumber and builders' hardware. I. N.

Spencer is in Hamilton county making the necessary improvements on mile to the south-west corner of the south-east his tree-claim. Gammon Lemon have named their $10,000 hotel now nearingcompletionin J. V. Lycan and I. E.

Thomas, of his office. The department requires that a postmaster shall not neglect the duties of his office to attend to other business under any circumstance. We have frequently noticed patrons of the office waiting for ma'il while Mr. Turner was engaged with a customer of his confectionary and cigar store which occupies the front part of the building. Upon the arrival of the mail, the postmaster first attends to the express received before distributing the mail, and in many instances it requires a great deal of time to receive and take care of the numerous the Santa Fe addition, the Clarendon.

quarter of aaid section eleven thence east one-fourth mile to the center of the aouth line of the aouth-eaat quarter 1-4 of aaid section eleven 11, thence south one-fourth mile to the center of the north-east quarter 1-4 of aection number fourteen fu, thence east one-fourth Harry Crawford has just opened a Springfield, were in Liberal last week. These gentlemen have hosts of friends in the south part of the county. mile to the center of the east line of the north east quarter of aaid section fourteen 14, thence The farmers in this vicinity are busy sowing wheat and rye. The recent rains south one-fourth mile to the south-west corner new stock of hardware, stoves and tinware. and see his goods and get his prices.

Go to Murray Watson's and purchase a one pound can of Cut Loaf fhg powder and get a fine pair of nickle-plated scissors. of the north-west quarter 1-4 of aection num have put the ground in excellent condition for fall.breaking and sowing. ber thirteen 13, thence east one-half mile Liberal Inducements offered to parties who desire to erect residence or to the south-east corner of the north-west quar packages, sign the receipts and transfer C. C. Weekly, who has been in Grant ter of said section number thirteen 13, thence north one-half mile to the north-east corner the shipping bill from the driver's book to his.

This consumes valuable time of county enjoying the excitement of a county seat fight, returned home last of the north-west quarter of said aection thir Lthose who are anxiously waiting for teen 13, thence east one-fourth i-4 mile to the E. M. Campbell, the east side lumber jnan, will furnish builders with all kinds of building materia and builders' hard center of the south line of the south east quarter week looking hale andTiearty. A new real estate firm has just open their mail before leaving for their homes of section number twelve thence north one frequently many miles in the country. half mile to the place of beginning, all in aaid ed an office in Liberal Powell Blood; two energetic young business men who The man whose dearest object is a township thirty-two 33, south of range number thirty-three 33, west of the sixth P.M., and ware at the lowest possible prices.

W. T. Edwards, of West Plains, is in the city to-day. Bill is one of those jolly, nickle, is indeed a queer man. Spring will undoubtedly make a suxess of the containing five hundred and twenty 520 acres, real estate and loan business.

field is cursed with probably less of this ooen-hearted men that has hosts of more or less, according to the government survey thereof. class than any other town of five hun B. B. Gant, an old gentleman who 4th. That the number of inhabitants of said dred inhabitants in the state, but what is lacking in quantity is made up in quality town or village is two hundred and seventy-five 375 and exceeds two hundred and fifty 350 and has experienced the heat of the summers for many years more than half a century past, and battled with the storms of as The individual of this character can see and devise more plans for our future does not exceed two thousand (2.000).

5th. That a majority of all the taxable inhabi BUSINESS many winters, will prove up his claim in tants are in favor of the incorporation of said a few days. town or village. friends to welcome him wherever he goes. Tohnny Winn is able to be np again after a tedious and severe attact of malarial fever.

The little fellow is yet quite weak and shows plainly that his late Alness was indeed severe. Two appropriate and tastefully lettered signs grace G. W. Winn's building, occupied with his stock of hardware. Chrissen Shortman did the work and it is certainly hard to beat.

W. H. Blood, who resides on his farm Wherefore. Your petitioners pray that at your next regular session your honorable body do of 400 acres, two miles south of Liberal, orders through your correspondent, The make your order incorporating said town or vil lage as a city of the third class, under and by Courant for one year. Mr.

Blood has the name aud style of the "City of Springfield," eighty acres of his valuable land in culti and your petitioners will ever pray. vation, the larger part of which is this Dated at Springfield, Seward County, Kansas, season in corn. His place is made all the this 15th day of September, 1SS7, more valuable by the liberal distribution of fruit and forest trees, which in a very BUILDINGS- prosperity than any other citizen, but his public enterprise subsides entirely when a dime is needed for public improvements; he is deeply interested in the welfare and prosperity of the city, but won't spend a cent for its advancement he can easily detect the fault of others, but if his entire soul was rammed into a mustard seed it would have room to play hide-and-go seek his heart is so small and shrivelled that we fancy we can hear it rattle aronnd his marrowless ribs as he walks about. Yes, he is a strange man, and does not only reside in Springfield, but he live in every town and never fails to groan whenever an advanced step is talked of. An exchange says that it is an editor's duty to speak of his town as the love few years will furnish an abundance of fruit and beautify the surroundings with Hugh Burford, after several weeks absence with his family in Caldwell county, Missouri, returned to this city Wednesday evening.

The Courant returns thanks for a large head of cabbage which he brought from his garden in Missouri expressly for the editor of this paper groves. 1 M. Quad. SUNDAY THOUGHTS. Labor gives relish to pleasure.

7 He who is a stranger to industry may GAMMON LEMON, Proprietors. NAMES. VanVoorhis Theo Pierce Allen McKitrick John Miller A Myers Gee Juvenal NL Elliott Arthur McCune -IB Adams Adams Adams Barnes Arbaugh Arbaugh ias A North 1 1 North Denson Land Wright Leslie Ollie Jolliff Clara Story Cordelia Story Ida Story Hicks Tipton FP Sherman Nanie Tipton Sarah Tipton Goodwin A Wick NAMES. A Light ieannettie Light Myers Mary Myers Gusta Hixon Lycan Larrabee Ida Land Amanda Wright Ostrander Ostrander Moore Greenbury Buxton Mc Peck George James WillMRigsby Garrison A Garrison Welty Welty Welty Elmer McNeely Kley Emon Kley Milton Slade Dodd Wick Joe Kreut Story Story Sloan A Jolliff A Light McCune possess, but he cannot enjoy. liest place beneath the blue arch of The consciousness of integrity gives ease and freedom to the mind.

The acquisition of knowledge is one of the most honorable occupations of youth. The world is like a wheel incessantly revolving on which human things alter Murray Watson has the largest stock of clothing, boots, shoes, hats, gents' furnishing goods, dry goods and groceries in south-western Kansas, and they are prepared to sell goods cheaper than the cheapest. Call and secure a bargain. Jas. A.

Patton, after an absence of sev-' eral weeks, returned to this city Wednesday evening, looking much the better for his protracted visit. Mr. Patten is largely interested in Seward county real estate, and his hosts of friends gladly welcome his returd to booming Springfield. The first term of district court for Seward county will be held at Springfield, commencing Tuesday of next week. About one hundred cases have been docketed, and the term promises to be one of great importance.

Sheriff Hixon has secured Harry Nelson's hall for this occasion which will be in readiness at the proper time. John Alderts nately rise and fall. Mary heaven. Speak of deceased citizen as "a fallen oak" when he died of jimjams. Call a man a prominent and influential citizen when you know he is the best poker player in town.

Speak of a little street Arab as a bright-eyed youth on the road to fame, a big-footed newly married woman as the beautilul and accomplished bride. Call a man who has a few dusty bolts of calico and a soldier's blue coat, a prosperous and experienced dry goods merchant call a lawyer a leading light of whom the profession should be proud, when you know him to be only an ordinary pettifogger. 1 The wind-mill, pumps and the 1,200 barrel railroad tank will arrive in this Publication Notice. Neither human wisdom nor human virtue, unsupported by religion, are Stats op Kansas, equal to the trying situations which often occur in life. I'" the District Court for said County.

Seward County. John Buxton, Plaintiff, Old age never appears with greater dignity than when tempered with mildness and enlivened with good humor, it SPRINGFIELD BOARD OF TRADE Arthur P. Wood and Jacob Buxton, Defendants Said defendants, Arthur F. Wood and Jacob Buxton will take notice that they have been sued in the above 'named Court for upon two certain notes and one account and must answer the petition filed therein by said plaintiff on or city to-morrow evening or Sunday five acts as the guide and patron of youth. The world is unjust in its judgments, teams started to Cimarron for that pur before the 25th day of October, A.

D. 1887, or so it is in its requitals. Speedily effaces pose Wednesday morning. Upon their arrival work will be pushed rapidly along until they are in position at the ADVERTISEMENT NEXT WEEK. well in the Santa Fe addition.

Messrs. Gammon Lemon propose to furnish said petition will be taken as true, and judgement for plaintiff in said action for Two hundred and ninety-three and 30-100 dollars with interest, andjin.the attachment therein granted, will be rendered accordingly. Attest: J. L. Lunsford, Clerk of Said Court.

By Jok. S. KS.ECT. Capt. L.

K. Myers and family returned from their pleasure trip to the mountains of Colorado, Sunday morning. Their youngest daughter was taken sick on the road, and is now under the constant care of a doctor, but is slowly improving. The captain reports an enjoyable trip with the exception ot the sickness of his daughter. the memory of the greatest services and when we can repeat them no more, we are neglected and thrown aside.

Man is a pilgrim on earth. Were his path to be always smooth and flowery, he would be tempted to relinquish his guide and to forget the purpose of his H. D. Mefjutt, Attorney for Plaintiff, 16-3 an unexhaustable supply of water at all times, free of charge to the public. Farmers who have been put to the tronble of pumping their" water into barrels and portable tanks will appreciate the efforts of these gentlemen in supplying costly machinery that will enable all to secure a load of water in a few minutes and journey.

Caution and tear are tne shields Theo. Botkin, FARGO SPRINGS. KANS. of happiness. Had our first parents observed this rule, man might have been still in paradise.

Sunday National. without labor. The newspaper is the medium through which the people find out what is going on in the world. They receive the curses of the public, yet no matter how mean you have acted toward them, when death comes they are the first to cover up your faults, lay the laurel leaf upon your grave, and commend you to the mercy of God. Upon the arrival of the hack last Sun GEO.

JAMES, Kansas has built more miles of new day, Mr. Turner, who is supposed to at tend to the express, was absent, and railroad thus far during the year 18S7 than any other state in the Union, by many hundreds of miles. CONTRACTOR BUILDER, after the driver had delivered several packages of express and finding no one to receive them, continued on his trip BARK OF SPRMMELDKr Newspapers and railroads have done KAN. SPRINGFIELD, leaving the express matter in front of the more for Kansas than all other agencies combined. (INCORPORATED.) TEACHER'S EXAMINATION.

postoffice. Those who almost daily receive express by the Southern stage line, are not altogether satisfied with such unpardonable carelessness, and we do not believe that Mr. Plymell will sanction Plans Specifications Drawn. The $10,000 hotel in the Santa Fe addition will be completed by the latter part of next week. It is indeed an ornament to the city, and would be a credit to any city in the state.

The work throughout is first-class in every particular, and when the finishing touch is added, Springfield can boast of the best and most expensive hotel buildings in the south-west, south of the sand hills. All work left to my charge will receive prompt Attention. CAPITAL STOCK $50,000, An examination of the teachers of Seward county, will be held in Springfield on the 24th day of September. All who contemplate teaching, are requested to be present at nine o'clock sharp. Mrs.

E. T. Brown, Supt. of Public Instruction, Seward Co. DISEGTOK.S.

The salary of fifty dollars per year for city treasurer is rather high when we THEO. PIERCE. ED.HOSMER. ED. A.

WATSON. C. F. TURNER. this willful neglect of duty by his agents.

A Splendid Offer. We are prepared to furnish the Topeka Weekly Capital and Farmers'" Journal and the Seward County Courant, both for one year, for $2.00. This splendid offer is for cash, and enables every citizen of our county to secure a valuable paper from the capital of the state, and his own local paper at a very low price. The Capital is the official paper of the state. Subscribe at once.

Have E. M. Campbell, east side lumber man, figure oryyour bills before buying your lumber and builders' hardware. consider that the cashier of the Bank of M. L.

TURNER. G. W. EWIN, Contractor AND BUILDER, SPRINGFIELD, KANSAS. Harry Crawford, an experienced young buisness man, has opened a large and complete stock of hardware, stoves and tinware in the Wemple building, two doors east of the postoffice.

His stock is new, and consists of everything in the hardware line, all to be old at "live and let live" prices. Before buying hard ware of any kind he invites you to call, examine his stock and get prices. Tin roofing done on short notice and satisfaction guaranteed. Seward county proposed to act in that capacity without any compensation whatever. From the fact that city script under the present state of affairs, is worthless, the treasurer's salary will not worry the tax-payer to an alarming extent.

OFFICERS. C. F. MERRIMAM, President. JOHN F.

VAN YOORHIS, Vice President M. L. TURNER, Cashier. C. F.

TURNER, Asst Cashier. Bay and Sell Exchange. Drafts on all principal Cities. Loan money on Real Estate Security. CO! lections made and promptly remitted.

Special accoasiodstioas to our customers, iafomatiwa. I oatrangera visiting-our city cheerfully furnished..