Morton County Monitor from Morton, Kansas • 3

I 1 1 i HMW1-" "Ut 0 The Wichita of the West, is situated in the. EXACT GEM' Morton Ooiinty. And directly on the line of all RAILROADS seeking the great COALFIELDS of Colorado. This town is situated within one and a half miles of the i a aml is sllPilied with ii 1 a Ew 1 6 an abundance of A vUi VV bCi, iiHi Drawn from subterranean fountains by windmill pumps, and distributed through a system of Tanks and pipes. An altitude of Xjevel Sea SOOO Feet above Gives us cool nights and pleasant days during the entire summer, and produces an atmosphere so exhilarating and.hcalth-giving that Sickness is almost entirely unknown.

iilfssp mtm mm sani-W I in wis iimn "RiMS'i Si AS LOTS CAS BE BOUGHT AT FIRST SCHEDULE PRICE, BUT WILL BE ADVANCED EARLY IX THE SPRING OF 1889. tt prAT To TinEPlL TFIFNfCEBY STAGE OR BY THE YOU CAN MORTON BY THE ROCK-ISLAND RAILKOAD TO LIBERAL, THKNGLUX Si. auk, uu iun 3e? to Syraciis ca For further Particulars and Prices, address resident Morton, Morton County Kansas. WALNUT CrEOVE. CORRESPONDENCE.

THE MONITOR. T'lt MusiTun woulrt like to receive from pi rts of the county. Comnpond-entsshoutd get 1 their 'ropy' a enrly as Thura-rtny ot e.i.h week, to lizard jmWoalija the cert Satuniti'. I'LBMMIEO UVEHY SATL'BUA BY Ercs latered at the PohI oliice at Morton, Kaunas, as ncronil matter. BATES OF srSKCRTrTION'-IN ADVANCE.

Our old German friend, John Smith, called, this week, and had his name enrolled for the Monitor. Bob Price says "IIoll Center" will never get a railroad. It is astonishing how much some people know. The litcry paper, Wednesday 'evening, by Miss Yvilkersou and Prot. "Anthony, deserves special praise.

Sir. Neils and family avived from Taloga, Wednesday, and, will make Morton their home for the present. W. A. Mannah.au returned from eastern our lt issue and will remain with us through the summer.

ir.g the only monthly publication of the kind in the state. To all new cash subscribers to tl.e Monitor and all old ones who pay up arrears we will lurnish the Rural Kansas, free. Sample copies can bo obtained by addressing the publishers tit Miirion, Kansas HEM BEAUTIFUL DRIVING. A Humane Woman Wnnti to Know What Ailed Her Horse. "Woman corning driving a horse!" The word was quickly passed alonj the street Children screamed and scattered right and left, strong men shuddered and grew pale and some drew back into doorways.

Suddenly Bhe dashed around the corner. Then she "-as gone. A policeman crawled out of the street with a broken log and ruined countenance. She dashed on down tha street. Those who were warned in time got out of the way; the others were borne BV "PKOSPECTt'S'" Sc'io il in districtNo.

4 closed March 6ih. Ponn. Ge.trhart is ablo to sit up in a chair at last. Capt. Brennon's son, from Illinois is visiting his parents.

Population is on the increase a new girl at Georgo Cannon's. Mr. William Kern spout Monday evening in this neighborhood. James Heath inado a trip with Mr. Hemming to tho Cimarron, week.

Mrs. John Haines has been staying with her sistor while John was jiOne to Jowa. Tho pupils of tho school did Jisn I Throe months nc TO. I Sinile ropic IBc Onvyear Vlx mouths Mrs. George Stanton, of this place.

Mr. II. is much phased with our location and prospects for future developments and will probabiy locate permanently. A letter faom V. L.

Teubrook," who has b-en sojourning in Austin Missouri the past few months, informs us that he will return to his south-side Morton county homestead, nt xt month. Mr. Teubrook is one of our old substantial farmers and we gladly await his return. Program for literary Wednesday evening, March 13th. ling Ci.

S. YunGundy. So-ig Mrs. Aaclicr Cibnn S. Roadi ng Cymi Parrel! Harry Warner Frank VtinGundy Mrs.

Ilolmtiu l)cchmatior. Pre UV Bevitni Edith Boss Reading Mrs. Whitman Sot'g Lizzie Warner Reading Olive Stilt Declamation Kate Morgan. rates made known cu application. ELUB-STSM ViilLSY.

VX WBATZ." J. A. Dillon moved a house, Friday. Jsso Morgan is on th sick list, this week. Last Saturday w3 a regular lisszard day.

Go trgo Dillon was in the Va! loy Saitn'Jay. Miss S.tsio Miller was the guest of Jennie Morgan, Sunday. MORTON, 9 m. LOCAL ROUNDUP, Mr. Cline and fami! arrived, and will splendid Wellington's birthday, all Tuesday, from Taloga, of Morton.

hereafter bo residents It tving pieces ol inerit. Mr. Vickers drives nice span of ponies of muc'i life, which ho traded for. They are dandies. Young Berjitnine Harrison jlendric'cH now lives with'L.

T. Hen R'BCBSS. Debate: "Ri-slved that the siirfg of tin limes indicate the down-Sail There was ft part' at Anton Gore: lat-t Weiiuesday. Mr. Dillon is making sonus im-pi'ovementsxin his jire-'mtption.

Miller and family were visiting at E. liars-rove's, Sunday. II. A. Enldleon has gone to Liberal to lake his brother the rot'd.

James Ilardunan received a lctt few days ngo, inf 'rming him of the death of his brother who lived in Colorado. We had one of tho bo-U literacies Saturday, that wo have kid for some time. There were about fiity-livc in atle.n dance. of the Nation. down.

Uhe truck drivers and ice-wagon men hurried Into side streets. The passengers got off a horse-car and lifted it from the track and gave her the right of way. Was she insane or any thing of that kind? Oh, no, not at all. Sha was all right simply one of those ladies who "like to drive," and "can handle a horse totter than any man they ever saw," "dearly lova horses," and all that sort of thing. Occasionally sho turns a corner and snaps off a lamp-post or draws under a shade tree.

The horso is breathing pretty hard, so to take hi3 attention from his lungs she stirs him up with the whip. Then she comos to a hill and agitates the whip all the way to the top. She Is so foud of riding fast when she drives. And this horse just loves to go if you only' lot him know what you want ot him. She lots him know all right enough.

She allows the horse to rest ono in awhile of course not long Wichita Eagle: Atchison sends up a wail nt the discomlonuro it sust lined at the hands of the legislature and the new governor. Tho local papers lamont that Judge Otis dricks, in Chautauqua county. Several loads of lumber passed through Walnut Grcvo, going west, which indicates building being done beyond us, Mr. Irvin poisoned a birgo wolf on the draw whie.h must have come from the river, us wc have seen none there lately. We are informed that Mr.

Hol-bort and family are on thoir way hack to Mm ton county to hold down their homestead. Watt Heath lias gene to Colorado to superintend a latgn ranch. SUJPALO VALL3Y. was hoiaiod from tho board of regents of lu suit university; that Captain Bowman was left off the siutc house commission; that tho Orphan's Homo appropriation was de-feuied, and Unit tho beef insptetion bill miscarried. 'Hard luck, indeed, ut our sister see how it is herself.

EV "CLTEV Ploasant weather. at a time, hut, then, when wo consider that sho always htays for5 that -purpose at tho intersection of two narrow Streets and right across tho car-track. Ho kv bws how to herd cattle abrmt as well as anybody. Will Mannahiin from enstern Kansas lately. Bill is a Plant early.

Commissioners court next Monday. Miss Ella Gibbs was in the city Thursday. Joe Pool returned, Thursday, from Liberal. Dr. Bowers, of Richfield, was an the city Thursday.

Our boys rolled in from the foot-hills, Wednesday. Peter Neilson and brother came up from Taloga, Tuesday. Jas. W. MsClain and family were in the burg, Thursday.

Mr. Bevard and family were in the city Wednesday evening. Mrs. C. M.

Anthonv and sons were over to the county seat, Tues-lay. Prairie fires have been raging in the south part of the county this week. Miss Ida Kilbourn, daughter of Commissioner Kiibourn, was in town Monday. Attend the literary Wednesday evening next. It promises to be in-'teresting.

Dr. M. M. Miller and E. Brain of Taloga were up to see the Morton folks, Thursday.

Mrs. T. J. Whitman and daughter, Lizzie, were visiting, down the Cimarron, Tuesday. The would-bo editor of the Richfield Republican says he's "loaded." So is a big fat hog.

Wellington (learhart dropped a dollar-naf, infcb- -cue Monitor till, Saturday. Thank you, sir. Mr. and Mrs. F.

Young and daughter, Neta, were visiting in Morton, Saturday and Sunday. Immigration has began early this season several prairie schooners ware seen going west this week. perhaps it is long enough. Then she always drives fast enough to make up stirring, energetic iiirmer and finds Still they come. Do not confine yourself to one crop.

Plant cane, millet, broom-corn, Kaffir coin, and peanuts, besides yonr regular corn and oats crop. Mr. Mitchell, one of the sturdy young farmers of the south side, called, Wednesday, to exchange yarns with the Monitor boys. Come again. Our citizens are repairing the distributing pipes at the main wel this week, so our fanner friends wil have no trouble in getting all the water they want.

J. II. Wagoner and Superintendent Loy, visited our school, Wednesday. While in town Mr. Loy had his name placed on our subscription list.

Thank you. Fred Roach and Mr. York have each taken claims south of the river, and will, hereafter be Morton county farmers. That's right, bovs, we are glad you have decided to remain with us. Mrs.

Walter Pool, accompanied by the Misses Palmer, of Toneka, graced our office with their presence Thursday. The Misses Palmer have claims in eastern Colorado, where they will go in a few days. Our blacksmith, Mr. Graham, says he has all the work he can do. He is a fine mechanic, having had many years experience.

Any one needing work done in the black-smithing line will do well to give him a call. The people of the south part of the county assure us that there will be a big immigration to that locality during next month. Quite a number who went east to spend the winter will return, bringing with them reveral families each. Mr. Ilunkclford and wife, from Stanton county, are visiting their brother iu-law and sister Mr.

and Bjse Cox is working at Mr. porter's. Krank Branson has returned flora Tcsas. Miss Effie Moore is confined to her bed with rheumatism. Will Robertson is herding Por- freighting if there is any.

Chnrhe Haines has gono to the railroad after his parents and with the teams brought will freight down tho car load of miscellaneous goods. Bufore tic's is published we shall he under Republican administration again. Hurrah fot Harrison, protection, goml prices for grain, low priea for provisions rnd good times generally! tho lost tuna. She doing it now. See the steam lire engine got out of her way.

There goes the wheel off a Uose cart those hoso carts can't stand every thing. Then thore are a few more hills and tho horse again gets his attention drawn from th condition of his lungs. At Tenth street the horse lies down exhausted. "Oh, dear," Bhe says as a policeman approaches, "I really don't know what's the matter with my horse I Cover saw him lie down this way bo fore. I've driven him from One-Hun- dred-and-Twcnty-third street, and ha came r11 right to hero.

He must bo balky er somothing of that kind." "Is it a question of life or death.marjV am?" asks the policeman, as he approaches cautiously. "OS, dear, yes, pretty nearly. I am going to tho meeting of the Woman's Society for the Prevention of to Animals, and I don't see what they Ciin do if their president isn't thore, Can't you poke hira in the side a little with that Btick you've got?" red IU R'BUCATION NOTICE. In the Tli-trict Count v.iliiin and for the csnnty of Morton in the Sehu; of Kjiisk. The Southern Kaunas Mortgage t'omjiuny Plaintiff, Cyrn W.

Keed, IVfemlanr. Cyma VV. Jii-eil will take notice that the paid Southern Kamnn t'oirpany plaint iff dirt, the Si'd day of tue its petition in ('curt within and tor the county of Morton hi the Mate of Kausna. uuiiin-it tim Haid C'yrua W. lieed, defendant, and that the aaid Cyrua W.

liied must answer fain petition filed a liforcj-aid, on or t'Ci'ore the liitli day 'of FlIi-ruary, ll-Sit, or vaitl petition will iie t.kcu as tiue and a rendered in aetioii caiii ut femliint I'yiu W. Keeii, Ut the sum uf one huiidndiloliiirh Ime.vst thereon at the rateof 12 nt-riuut. per anum Ironi ttie let liny oC Jleeeniber lfsr, anil tor ihu inrtiitr uni'of lor exchynjfv and tor cvfX iff Mih ami a fur. tier judgment defenduiit, Cyrus W. Keed.

for ilie toicbS'iire of a ecatain inoi tirnue upon tl.e foilowin desriiiied real eMate. to.iit: South east quarter (H of Sort ion No. ten (10) In Township No, thirty-five cr) South, of liaiigc Xo. forty (40 WeM of tlie sixth (tilli) principal niaridiaii, eon-tHiiiliiL'one hundred and Fixty at situated iu the county of Morton i etaie Kansu, and adju that said pluiiitiff have tho second lein on raid premise, to the amount for which Judgment will be taken a HfnrcHuid, and ordi r-ini; aid preiniHM to he nold without appraifn-ment, and the proceed applied to the payment of the amouut due plaint iff and coMs o( suit, and forever harrini; and fureelosinir Kaid defentaiits and eacli of them, of and from all rlnht. titie.

ihterest. properly, and equity of redemption, in or to aid premises, or any part thereof, Hauuhuy McllHiKn, Att-ht: AttorueyelorPlaintif. O. M. Uavice.

flerk, 1al liy.L. C. Rohrliough, Deputy. tor's cattle up on the flats. Mr.

and Mrs. W. II. Branson were in the Valley last week. Mrs.

West and Mrs Boswell visited Mrs Porter last Monday. r. ft ikI Mrs Bolivian, of Mm, ton were visiting Miss Young, Sun-day. J. M.

Gibbshas gone to Grant county to plaster a couple of school houses. Smo thief entered the dugout of Rev, Uoss. ami helped themselves to what wus there. There is good deal of 'rustling' going on in the Vallty. Some one had better bj careful.

Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin of Der- mot and Miss. Eltie Boss of Cun-j diff visited at Mr. Gibbs this week.

A Nsw Farm HagsziM Frog- Wc have received a copy of the new Kansas farm journal, tho Rural Kansas, an elegant sixteen page monthly, printed on fine book paper, handsomely hound in engrav etl cover and containing matters of interest to every firmer, blockman, horticulluiist and breeder. No department of agriculture or stock raifing is wanting, each being filled with weil select and carefully, cd-lied information. lis fif 11 of use fulness Kansas is unlimited, it be-' CarruVt, in If. Y. Tribune..