Settlers' Guide from Quinter, Kansas • 1

QuiH'retr? LIVE AND LET LIVE: J. H. BAKER, Manager. S. W.

BAKER, Editor. NUMBER 48 1 VOL. I. QUINTER, GOVE COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1087. Tohocro." A Parable.

circus was showing at Lawrence at tho time, which wo 'took in," there Then shall the kingdom of Satin be RAILROAD TIME CAMI. GOIXO EAKT. A HOEX Oil JiILILb likened nnto a grain of tobacco seed Xo. 202, Express a. which, though exceedingly small bcin -OF- No.

204. Passenger 1:10 p. in. cast into tho ground grew and became No. 21 1, Loral Freight.

3:53 p. in a great plant, and spread its wings rank 001X11 WKST. OUR TRIP. We Icf our homo at Qulntcr, on Funday morning, May 29th. 1PS7, at 0:23 o'clock.

Tho bright, ami prosperous liltlo city of Quinter was soon left behind, ami wo were flying for Ottawa at a rate of fifty miles per hour drawn by the t'nion 1'uciflc iron horse. Wc soon found ourselves in Wn-Kce-ney, which place was soon left behind. The next place we found ourselves was in K1IU whre wc stopped twenty minutes for breakfast. and broad, so that huge and vile worms formed a habitation thereon. And it No.

201, Express, .10:03 p. No. 203, Passenger 1 p. in, No. 213, Local Freight.

0:03 in, RAILROAD and SYNDICATE LAND For a homo in tho Golden Belt of Kansas, Come To Ouinter. fore tho weary hours were soou passed away. Tired, worn out and '-broko-up," we urrived at tho city of Quinter at 2 p. Wednesday. Thus ends ''our trip." Joseph 1L' liurkhead, who has been sticking typo for the Gcike for tho past two months throwed up his stick last Saturday.

Joe is a good typho, and wo wish him success where ever he may go. came to pass, in the course of time that one came to look upon it, am thought it beautiful to look upon, am THURSDAY. JCXB 0, 1887. much to be desired to make the youth look big and manly. So they put forth Holders of land tickets to Abilene can procure extension round trip tickets, Ra'n.

beautiful rnin. to Quiuter on main line, at Kansas tity ticKetoiucc, jso. 1UJ l.nion Avenue, by paying an additional amount of $5. their hands and did chew thereof. Mashes" in order.

And suic it made sick, and others to vomit inost filthily. And it further Wc hlill flew on, propelled by one of the great inventions of man, 'till wc stopped at the city of RuhscII. Here Ready for business at tho bank. Ico cold elder at tho postollico. came to pass that those who chewed Do your taurines at Bunk of Qulntcr became 'weak and unmanly, and said we arc enslaved and cannot cease from Laud bought and sold at Dunk of Quinter.

wc met an old acquaintance, but tho train stopping a very few minutes, conversation was limited-Many more stations were passed and wc came to the Ellsworth Hills. These hills drifted our miud back to chewing it And the mouths of nl "Wo Have 150,000 Acres of Cheap Lands For Sale, On and At $5 to $7 14 Per Acre that wore enslaved became foul, and Farm loan, no delay at Hank of John It. Zuek, of Lanark, 111., was in our city several day last week inspecting Govo county real estuto and, as a natural conscience, invested. They all do it lie says that we cannot say anything too high in speaking ot his estimation of Quinter and vicinity. On last Tuesday cvning wo were invited over to seo the cellar for J.

K. Wicki.er's new residence. We must say that it is the best cellar in the town, although there aro some good ones. Ho says that the building is to be in accordance with the cellar. J.

K. nevor docs anythig by halves. Qulntcr. were seized with a violent spitting J. II.

Baker went to Wa-Kconey last and thoy did spit, even in ladies' par Monday. lors and In the house of the Lord of hosts. I And the saints of the Most Last Tncsday was the warmest day the old Virginia hills. We can hardly conceive how people can endure to live in a place like this but being used to a nice, level country liko Gove county, wo suppose, the hills looked larger to us than they really were. High vcro grcntly plagued thereby of tho season.

And in course of time it enme also C. F. Walker, of State Center fowa, to pass that others snuffed it and they was in the city last week. were taken suddeutlv with fits, and A. J.

Miller, of Leavenworth Is now tcr passing several more stations, they did sneeze with a great and migh 30,000 Acres of Choice land For Sale by the Quarter Section, around the new and thriving town of Quinter at the same price as above. We have a few well watered sections for stock ranches, and a few relinquishments on slicking type for the Gcide. we came to Abilene. Wc hardly know the place, not having the pleasure of ty sneeze, insomuch that their eyes J. E.

Bakor, of Wa-Keeney, was in filled with tears and they did look tho city a few minutes yesterday. exceedingly silly. And yet others N. B. Miller, and wife aro in the city cunningly wrought the lcavs thereof Choice Homesteads And Timber Claims traversing it3 beautiful streets for over two years.

The Abilene of two years ago is not the Abilene of to-day. She has grown to be 'the city of the plains." visiting friends and relatives. into rolls and did look very grave and calflike and their smoke ascended up Miss Phebe Galaspie was tho guest How many farmers back east are cursing the burden of taxation weighing the down and keeping them gnawing at the cloth? To those we give this advice: If you have a farm worth SCO an ncro sell it if you get only if 30 an acre; sell it and come to Gove count, where you have no taxes to pay prior to your proving up, (live and eight years if you wish;) where no railroad bonds will oppress yon and where, nevertheless, you can have advantages of a first-class railroad Think it over, le a man and burst the iron fetters in the shape of burdensome taxation that will not allow you to rise. Ex. That can be had yet by applying at once.

of Miss Docia Baker, last Monday. forever. After passing Abilene, the first city And tho cultivation thereof became I am prepared, at my place on see to extricate teeth. Charges 25 cts a great and mighty business upon the I A flue opening in our new 4t2 Jonas Filbkum, that we took much notice of was To-peka. Here the train stopped quite a while, so we took a street car and ran up into the city and back, just earth; and the merchnts waxed rich by Mrs.

Hanna Stover, of Forreston. the commerce thereof. And it came to nass that the saints of the Most 111., is in tho city visiting friends and For Business 2en. arriving in time to catch the moving relatives. 4 train.

High defiled themskes therewith; even the poor who could not buy shoes nor Rev. J. A. Miller, of Sangersvillo Our next stop was Lawrence, at Lat Monday, as the loeal fruigt train bound weft, was neariisjr city, and is in the c'ty visiting friends and rel books nor bread for their little ones which place we changed cars for Ot Quinter is located on the Union Pacific K. known as Quinter station, mid about a mile distant, a 'bum" endeav sient their money for it.

And the atives. Ulr.dfcivid Plumb and wife, of Mary tawa. ot making connection here way between Lollycr and liuttalo Tarlc. lo all who wish to visit this golden spot ored to "jump the train." In so doing with the trains on the Southern Kan Lord was greatly displeased therewith and said: "Wherefore this waste: land. 111., are tho guests of Mr.

Samuel his foot caught on a cross tie, which road, wc had plenty of time to threw him violently against the end of Long and family. And w'jy do these little ones lack HE PDEH take a survey of tho city. We there THE another tic, knocking him sonsless, fEST. There is a number of temporary bread and shoes and books? Turn now fore took a street car and took a de Tho train men saw tho performance grass widows in town, and they are a and thought that he had been thrown tour of the city. Lawrence is surely sorry looking set.

your fields into corn and wheat, and put this evil thing far from you, and be seperatcd and defile not yourselves Should come to Kansas City so as to take the evening train No. 203 Pacifia under the train, and come on to this a beautiful place. The new meat market of iienry 7:30 found us again on board a Express, which leaves tue Union Depot at p. coming through to Quinter (Quinter station) without change cars, arriving at Quinter i p. rn.

next day. Dannie's looms up in fine stylo. Tbe city and sent the engine back after him, He was brought here where he recover ed sullicictly to pursue his journey, Southern Kansas extra train, bound any more and I will bless you and cause my face to shine on you." But first beef was sold in it yesterdry. for Ottawa, at which place we arrived Will Foose, of Salina. came up to our at 8:15 o'clock.

Here all was rustle, with one accord they all exclaimed, "We cannot cease from chewing, snuff His three partners were to "meet him in Grainfield, he said. After buying a ticket for that place he had live cents city last Tuesday and is so well pleased bustle and tumble. The crowd being "with it that he has concluded stay. BAKEB, SON, --LA1TD AGE1TTS, so great, it was every fellow for him He was no professional "bum," ing and puffing we are slaves." Ex If crops ever looked more promising in western Kansas than they do Qulntcr is under niauy obligations to the U. P.

Ry. for stopping their fast but runing snort in change, lie was self. We soon met the pilot, D. A. forced to beat his way.

train at this place for the Past week. now we have never heard of it Singular Smoke Sifrn. Crist, one of Quinter best citizens, and were conducted to Hotel De Monte, No. OC, Wydandotte Forest Park, where we were soon ill comfortable The beautiful rains of last Friday Hurah for western Kansas. Abilene Washington special: The poet of Dailv Gazette.

1 this city has this remarkable story this and Saturday nights have caused every thing to show up with a fresh vigor. M. Zealers and wife and daughter in quarters for the night. morning: "During the firing attend CHEAP LAND FOE ALL, Near the thriving little city of Monday was a great day in Ottawa, ant on the exkibitioa of fireworks at law, Mrs L. Zealers, all of Mt.

Morris 111., were in the city last week and it being Decoration Day, beside the the drill ground last ni'iht a most re Conference Meeting. Look this way, invested. markable phenomena presented itself. Senator Cullom says that Mrs. Cul-Iom's enthusiasm for the inter-stite commrce bill was simply intense until she learned, by the merest accident, that when it became a law she would not be able to ride on passes any more.

After that she turned a that way and the other way and nothing but people met your eyes there The smoke from the grounds drifted upward in a cloud, which rested im Daniel Moats, of Mt. Morris, 111. was in our city a few days this and last -week, and, like all others, he invested in real estate. being about 25,000 people present nere we nau tue pleasure or view regular somersault and became one mediately over the white house and formed a perfect profile of the head and bust of George Washington as was ever seen in any art gallery in ing a cyclorama of the battle of Get U. W.

Oblinger, Clerk of District of the leaders of the opposition. Ex. All kinds of land for sale in abundance. Deeded land at from $5.00 to $7.00 tysburg, which is surely a grand work Evfky lady will be interested in the of art On viewing it one would al the country. This reraarkablq sight June Number of Demohest's Monthly, most tninK lie could near the roaring as it is an exceedingly lnte.reecing one.

was witnessed by two members of the per acre. it. It. iianuat rromf a.ou to 7.tu per acre, ono, a and 10 equal aimual payments, with 7 per cent int also have several choice homestead and timberclaim relinquishments at from $200 to $500 per quarter section. All Brethren desiring a location in tho west should see this place.

Thetlate, "The Fate of Nydia," is of the cannon, it being so natural. Louisana rifle corps, C. I. Beyer and novel and very beautitul, both in ex The Marais cles Cygnes river flows Private Louis Dover, who were ac ecution and design, and the other illustrations are also very fino. through Forest Park, on which pleas companied by a well known citizen of The Fashion Department of this ex ure boats are constantly sailing, for Washington." The sale of intoxicants All Information Cheerfully and Truthfully Given the benefit of the pleasure seeker.

In cellent publication is so well edited as to lead many to suppose that it is a fashion but this is a great at the camp has been entirly prohib addition to this, there are dozens of ited. Ex mrstake: for in reality it is Literary MqrrflinA nf tha l-ncrhpfit. nrrtflr. with ftll small roe-boats for rent, on which we spent considerable time. There are numerous other pleasures, but space Set Up Your Bar at Home.

Office in Familton House, Yours Respectfully, its departments so ably conducted that evrev member of the family watches isarkcepers tins city pay, on an with interest for its arrival. does not permit a detail. Night We know of no magazine better de Court, was smiling on some of our citizens Tuesday. He reports his wife's arm improving. Mr.

Jacob Ikenberry and daughter. Miss Katie, are visiting their relation in this vicinity. They are highly pleased with Quinter and vicinity. Mr. Sol.

Lehmer, of Dillsburg, is in the city vis ting his son Supt G. G. Lehmer. Mr. Lehmer is highly pleased with our flourishing little city.

Miss Nellie-Martin, of Axtel, Kan, a daughter of Mr. Phillip Martin, living about eight miles north of this city arrived in this city last Friday. We acknowledged a pleasant call from Mr. H. Smith, of Coll.ver.of the firm of Phillips and smith.

Mr. Smith Js enthusiastic in his praise of Quinter. Messers Geo. S. Tkenbery, David Ikenberry and their cousin Miss Katie Ikenberry, of Darke county, Ohio, were the guests of the inmates.

the Baker residence, Monday afternoon. We have endeavored to give a person average, per gallon for whisky. One gallon contains an average of six- serving to be called a Family Magizine, and it ought to be found in ever? re- looming on, we sought ref nge again in the same place ahat we lodged on the night previous. household. That the publisher is poor man pays 50 per gallon fori a pvohibitionist, tells where it stands L.

I. Bargee, Manager. G. I. Verbeck, Prop, on the temperance question, published Tuesday morning broke with a lit his whisky.

In other words, he pays by W. Jennings Demokest, 15 East 14th Street New York. $2 for the whisky, and $4 50 to a man for handing it over the bar. Make vara- tle shower of raiu, but merely enough to lay the dust, but all the forenoon the sun was hidden by the clouds, which.made it much more pleasant your wife your barkeeper. Lend her The Western Boom.

Stranger tin Wa-Kconey real estate $2 to buy a gallon of whisky for a beginning and every time jou want We met many old acquaintances on office) Excuse me, sir, but what are all these pill boxes for? Monday, but met many more on Tues hey contain samples of Doors, Blinds, Sasbt Kansas realestate. Twenty-five cents day. One among the many, was the smiling countenance of our friend Mr. a drink go to her and pay 10 cents for it By the time you have drunk a gallon she will have 50, or enough money to refund the $2 borrowed of each. Wa-Keeney World.

Slungles, E3xo- Lime, Hair, Cement Plaster Paris, Etc. Thos. A. Ikeubery, in company with Groceries, cheap for cash, at post- al local of some of tbe many land seekers that visited our city this week, but his bright and amiable bride. you, to pay for another gallon of liq oflice.

This Firm bas changed hands and is now entirely under new management. We, being very tired, concluded uor, and have a balance of $2 50. She Overalls and pants to suit all at the postoflice. will be able to conduct future operations on her own capital, and when Wre will do none other than a square and legitimate business, always guaranteeing our patrons, to receive precisely what they order, both in quantity and quality, and if found otherwise, the matter will be investigated and satisfaction guaranteed. Choice 8 day clocks (warranted) at you become an inebrate, unable to the postoffiee.

that Quinter was the place for us, therefore at 4:30 o'clock, Tuesday, we aboarded the train for Lawrence, at which place we arrived at 5 o'clock, Not making connection with the U. P. train, we had to lay over until 11:55. find it an impossibility as they are coming by hundreds. Mr.

Wm. Gilraore has sold his residence to Mr. David Plumb, of Mary- land 111., Mr. Gilmore will build again on east Main street. These are the kind of sales we liko to see those that add to Quinter's boom.

Oils and paints, the cheapest place in town at the postollie. support yourself, shunned and despised by all respectable, your wife will have money to keep you until you get ready to fill a drunkards grave. -x Highest market price paid for hides, IUINTER, This is just what "str.uck" us, as a at the Qaiuter Meat Market. 2S).