Pratt County Press from Iuka, Kansas • 3

I irt Harvested a fine wheat crop and has "-r1, 1 Go to the church for a good dinmt -Eetftbijsaa splendid promise of a good corn crop next Saturday; Only 25 Cur Hustler's Rambles una Notes Ta 1 be Saratoga Democrat, with an Formerly from Sumner county. H. J. WHALEY, CITY" X3TTC3- STOH ken fej the Wayside. ll I amount of call characteristic of tha one of Richland's oldest settlers, has i yu Li 1 I leadin spirits of that misguided ham Tiiuu-hdat, Aug.

13th t885 OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER. n. DICKUT, a beautiful place nine miles southwest let, charges the burning of Mrs. Raner' buildinir to the gentlemen from Pratt five miles north of Mt. Nebo, has 160 acres, 140 in cultivation; 80 in corn, 50 PEAK BREWSTER -DEALERS IN- of Pratt City.

Mr. W. has 40 acres in crops this year, a wind engine to pump his water aad owns SO head of cattle City who wont down to move the house. ANNOUNCEMENTS. IirKA, Aujf.

11th, 1885. acres in wheat, 5 in oats and three in millet; 600 forest trees. He is from Reno county and is a good looking It designates Justice Harrel as being one of the leaders in the unrighteous business. A ffw years ago the present and 12 head of hogs. J.

B. LATSHAW DB1T GOODS, GflOCEHS, BOOTS SHOES, Keep constantly on Band iii it. Krirn: riense announce my name a ffcfidi.Iato for th otlk-e of BtierilX of I faund digging a well. Mr. L.

has 60 leader in Saratoga's schemes" con- young backelor. J. E. MAYS. acres in crops.

Harvested 22 acres of cooled and carried out a schema to three miles north of Nebo, has 70 acres wheat that yielded 21 bushels to the i raitcoutuy, ai ui pominfc election. CllA.IU.K9 A. TAVLOB. OUR SCOUrS REPORT. steal the county records to hide the in broke out on his claim and 25 of wheat acre.

Formerly from Pennsylvania. famy of himself and companions in that will yield 25 bushels to the acre. He will read the Press in the future. crime and then accused the honest cit- Northeast of Mr. Latshaw two miles Also the largest stock of II.

T. Smith Is back from Welling Has from I ixens of the county who were after his PURE DRUGS Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles, Paints, OAs, Vamifches, Clsara and Tobacco, School Books, See, cc. Also a good oicrcrXiA.a7xjsrc3- jjieztz: Competent Prescription Druggist may bo found at the store at all hours, day night. ton. official scalp, with the theft.

Ills brought the pilgrim to the farm of FRANK ASHLEY. Also has a fine prospect for corn. 100 fruit trees growing. He is eastern Kansas. A.

PETEFISH, has 107 acres under cultivation. The water-melon season has fairly I downfall at that time was certain and Frank has quite a body of land with 50 disastrous, but no more certain and begun. Has acres in crops. Has an apple orchard speedv than his future fail will be in Jr. I.

Martin returned from his out. From Ohio and hansrs out with me nncsc Duiiding spot nave seen on my trip. Harvested 23 acres of wheat his attempt to secure a victory by per Visit to Ohio, last week. the democrats. L3 twratin? so black and detestable an PRATT CENTER, that will yield 20 bushels to the acre, KANSAS.

Mr. J. E. McMeen is visiting friends G. BROWX, as act.

Has 56 acres of corn, a good residence in Hutchinson this week one-half mile north of Ashley's, has 40 and is prospering. The stone foundation Is being laid acres in crops, good barn and Jwelling, In South-western Kansas- Incendiarism. J. W. GROCERTMAN, for new school house.

Mr. B. is dealer in Poland China hogs; Joseph Westermeier, one-nan mue east oi cuilison, Has a also owns a fine Norman horse. Mrs. James Raner, an old and re Quito a delegation from Saratoga 2ne farm, good story and a half house.

c. E. young, spected citizen of Saratoga, was the took In the show last Saturday. frame barn and is digging a welL -HEADQUARTERS FOR FARMERS C5PA FINE ASSORTMENT OF DRESS GOOD 3 JUST RECEIVED. owner of two small business houses at an intelligent young farmer, lives just J-Successor to S1I ALLEY GOWDT.

Came from Indiana to this county last cream, cake and lemonade from the oriental well Saturday night at the that place, situated upon lota belong the road from Mr. Brown. Has fall. I stayed over night with this fam ing to Mr. Saunders.

Mr. Saunders charsh. "ALL KINDS OF COUNTRY PRODUCE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE FOR ily and was royally entertained. 65 acres in crops, a fine young peach orchard and forest trees. Formerly wishing to get possession of his lots, -Keeps Constantly on Hand a Complete Stock of- WOODS AT HIGHEST MARKET PRICE Patroniza the Ladies Aid nest Sat J.

C. CONNOR, made an arrangemont witn Mrs. Raner from Missouri and a democrat in poll urday and you will hslp to seat the three milas from Nebo, has 60 acres in to move said buildings off within tics. KANSAS church. reasonable time after the 6th day of cultivation and 500 growing trees; has a well and a good house, stable, out SAM'L HAYS haro added over a hundred PUKE DRUGS, MEDICINES, PERFUMERIES, PAINTS.

OILS, PUTTY, CIGARS STATIONERY, lives in Kicniand township and has a July. Tho lady secured a lot at this place upon which she proposed to lo houses Ac Mr. C. is from Indiana fimi to our list of subscribers tn the fine body of land and the boss water )st month. cate the buildings.

She accordingly and Is jolly, good citizen. His corn and oats will yield 50 bushels to the melon patch. Sam is a jolly good fel Kyan Holland and Hamilton low and will-soon have a splendid acre. -And Everything osually found in- contracted with Mr. Robert Seward, the house mover, to move the said buildings Mr.

Seward, onlastThuis- Darnes made a trip to Comanche coun ty last week. home. Rambler. J. ATWELL, two miles southwest oL Cullison, has day.

took with him five or sit men and J- u. scates, of Seward county, formerly of Trait, was In the city the Aebo Hews. acres in cultivation, 16 acres of as many teams for the purpose afore first of thy wek. Wheat and 40 acres of good corn. Has said.

No sooner had the building be Hurrah for the Press and Pratt! FIRST CLASS DRUG STORE l-PKESCRIPTIOXS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED DAT or KIGHT- 0AUo a complete line of Flower, Garden and Field SEEDS. a good frame house and stable. Clarence Kennedy returned from "The Square Dealing Store" gan to move than a mob began to col Fire brands make no votes in this Ohio last wek and says that he could B. F. MILLER, township.

lect with the evident purpose of pre not now lira "back east." from Oxford, Kansas, is in the tubular several oi our dovs were down in venting ant further operations. The OF (m Barber last week after wood. well boring business. SgrCutnpIeto abstracts of title to first demonstration was the appearance In he absance of other fruit, sand farm or town property. Seo Mr.

Cald MILTON HATFIELD, of a constable with a pretended order plums are eagerly gathared in tbis part I met at J. McQuiston's, pitching well a card ia another column. 2-2t Mr. Story, who luw been looking of attachment, who in tho name of the oi toe country. oats.

Mr. II. has a quarter section and it a -mass convension denotes the law took possession of the building. over the western part of um state for throb of the public pulse, the old chron 40 acres in cultivation. Has forest whereupon the "movers" quietly un Have just opened an immense stock of ic om.ee seeKers will nave to take a trees, good well, frame house and sta back seat.

Good. ome tinM past, returned oa Monday. On grand feature about CoL Foster's show is, that he allows no gam hitched their teams and surrendered the building to the officer, who they ble. From Elk Kans. Report has it that there is one Sara Dry Goods, Three miles east of Cullison, I called toga man in Grant township.

Go east, supposed was clotncd witn proper blers or fakirs of any kind on the show neiznoor: yes, east. on A. X. BISHOP. authority.

At this time the house had iounda. liarber county "wood rats are haul MTHE PLACE TO TRADED I'JILSOi i HORN'S OLD RELIABLE CLOTHING GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS HOUSE where may be found Goods in Quality and Price THE BEST AND CHEAPEST! been moved out npon the public square. ing their brush up into onr part of the Mr. B. has 160 acres of hue land, well improved, good buildings and a large We will give the Press to the bringing In the largest melon.

This The mob, evidently by preconcerted vuuuirj vcjf jog iu iiaun jot oats.coru number of forest trees. He is from wheat or anything the gram line. arrangement, called together by a file is a ncbetae to ret a few wagon loads York State and is an old subscriber of Starvation will drive people to small and drum, collected to the number of of that luscious fruit at wholesale rates. dicKers. the Press.

thirty-five or forty, and proceeded, "The line needtth no survey" ouoth W. D. Moro and B. V. Ilk hard J.

MCQCISTON, the traveler, "between this and Barber headod by the said fife and drum, to Fancy Notions. BOOTS Shoes etc, we will offer I BED HeOCEI IFICCES I We have come to Pratt to stay, and hope by good goods, low prices and honest dealing to merit a fair share of the patronage of the people of Pratt county. titarted west last Thursday to spy out Che land. We will be indeed sorry if county. For as soon as you reach the surround the building.

Just then one of tho mob rushed through the crowd seven miles southwest of Pratt City, is formerly from Shawnee Kans. He has 70 acres in cultivation. Has 40 south line of this county a bottomless pit presents itself. Wonder if this is and dashed a bucket full of coal oil in the revised Hades? I saw demons acres of good corn, harvested 13 acres down there with long hair and white to tno outming, wnen matches were of wheat and 5 acres of oats. He is a hats.

quickly applied and the building was soon wrapped in ilames. All this time republican in politics. The dance at S. Hays', Friday night. This rum are constantly receiving additions to hei lready MAMMOTH STOCK, which includes: Clothing, Boots Shoes, Hats Caps, Gents' Fiirnishing Goods was not an nnquaiined success.

K. V. REED, Clark and bon are in the pony break the poor woman was inhido tho building with her son. making every ing business, or the ponies are in the four miles west of Pratt, is one of the oldest settlers in that part of the coun MAIN STB EST, OPPOSITE THE AU9 HOUSE, PR1TT, K1XSA man breaking bnsiness. Anyway, we effort to save the last remnant of her try.

He came to this county six years noticed some kind of a flying trapeze property from destruction, until some penormance over there last week. ago, has 160 acres of fine land, 69 acres A correspondent for the Medicine in a high state of cultivation, has 500 ono more humane than the rest forced her out, and thus, without doubt, saved her life. Lodge Cresset delights in parading be fjgr WIST A TTsT SXSSST, OPPOUll'S 2. TT- ggt A J. D.

HAns Cor. Main and First Pratt, Kans. peach trees, a young apple orchard. fore tho public smart sayings about 400 forest trees and 30 acres of wheat. these gcntlsuien conclude to "go west-M Mrs.

It. T. Peak and Mrs. B. B.

Coffey, of Carroll ton. mother and oistor ef Mrs. Judge Anderson and Dr. O. L.

Peak, are here vLdling their relatives. Chas. A. Taylor's announcement In the Fusss, this week, and we have only Urao to say that if elected lie would make a first rate sheriff. We print this' week an interesting ooonmunication from our old friend, Don Quillen, formerly of the limes, but now residing at Syracuse, Hamilton Kansas.

Our sand-hill farmers aro now presetting the superior advantage of their soil in that they aro not suffering particle from drouth, while iho heavier soils sire needing rain. The New Tork Circus was well pa-t ronized and seemed to give entire satisfaction. The troupt is composed of the people ox the southern portion of Since the day W. F. Gibbons headed Pratt fleeins: from the Indians.

Will From Edgar county, Illinois. a mob and carried a rope to hang IL say we have a few thousand bushels of J. I ROSS, James St Johx. President. Ilntchinson.

Kansas. Geo. B. Maksu. Vice Pres.

Chicago, I1L M. M. S. Mabsix, Sec. A Treas.

Chicago. 111. Edward Browxe, Supt. Hutchinson, Kansas P. Cooper, there has been nothing like gram to sell the long-haired "wood rats" as soon as they get money instead located three miles west of Pratt, has this in Pratt county.

And curiously 80 acres in corn. He came from Edgar enough. Gibbons and Cooper, the hang. For the next 30 days we will offer the following goods at the prices yarned, in orderto maJkp room for There are two or three men in this county, Illinois, and thinks Kansas far man and the hangee, headed the mob ST. JIM MARSH part of the county who are holding ahead of that state.

the other day which reduced a poor aown several quarter sections ot land. T. KEAL SON, claiming that they are deeded. Am woman's building to ashes. 1 he spir our fall stock: two and one-half miles west of Pratt, A -NTS.

inclined to think that a thorough investigation on the part of the govern have a tine rancb and i bad a it of lawlessness evinced in this, and other transactions, proves conclusively that there is a class of ruffians in Sara ment would disgorge fraud. Yes, can -Dealers in all Kinds of- very pleasant talk with the old gentle kering fraud. "1 urn the rascals out." man. He informed me that he had I he mass convention held at Mr. Best Lawns at 10 ets.

per yd. Light colored prints at 5 cts. per yd. i yd. 4 Dark brands of 6J Fancy Dress Ginghams at 10 and 12 cents per yd.

Men's and boy's summer hats less than cost Men's and boy's boots and shoes in some lines less than cost. A good stwck of CLOTHING on hand toga who have no regard for law, order, life or property. No man's prop clover, orchard grasr, timothy and Sootherland's, in Grant township, was well attended. In fact, all parts of the bine grass, all growing nicely. Has UMBER, AND township were represented.

The tick a fine residence and is what you might et is a good one and will, and should call "weh fixed." which we we will sell at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES to make room for new goods ordered. win. Ibe following are the nominees: For trustee, J. A. Gardiner: clerk.

Will DAVID JONES, erty is or can be safe whan the leading citizens of that town stand ready to perpetrate any species of vandalism for the mere fun of the thing. It is high time that the good people of that unfortunate town should come to the fore and insist upon the maintainance of law and order. CALL AID EXAMIKE OCR STOCK. WE MEAN BUSINESS! southwest of Ludwick two miles, has uendricks; treasurer, j. Ueliart; jus GENTER STORE.

I I I J. D. HAWKIBS tices. A. J.

Simpson and x. 1). Dean; constables, David Miller and Allen 80 acres ia crops and is prospering. Dave is a jolly good colored gentleman. Fitzgerel; road overseer, Samnel New THINEAS EDWARDS, bury.

General Building-Material. Having unsurpassed facilities for Buying for Cash, in the Lumber Producing Districts, we are prepared, and will meet Rail Road Prices with freight added. Remember WE KEEP EVERYTHING found in A FIRST CLASS LUMBER YARD! Good Grades, Low Prices and Courteous Treatment J. M. HUNTER, Manager, Pratt.

Kansas. I found throe miles southwest of Ludwick. Mr. E. is an intelligent, well-to W.

J. RANDALL, llanortd Ike Dead. BUSINESS LOCALS. do farmer, having 320 acres well culti JOBBER AH3 RETAILER IN LOST A gold band ring. Please vated.

Has 35 acres of excellent wheat, 40 acres of corn and 25 acres of oats. return to this office. AerDon't fail to call on Charlie the P. Ambrose, President. F.

M. Bnowx, Treasurer. i. J. EXTAKT, Secretary.

Mr. E. was candidate last fall for clerk of the court, and in my opinion would ROOBRIB hair cutter when you want anything in his line. He is a dandy in his pro- be an honor to any constituency. iession.

A. F. HCGILL S-Moncy paid borrower same dav Glassware and Queensware. resides ia the east part of Grant township, has 60 acres in corn and 6 acres application is made by the Lock wood TDf! B. C.

Kiuitiall Lnmlier Compauy, PRATT CENTER, KANSAS. Land and Mortgage Co. in billet, a good wind engine to draw I-Come and seo the "Wild Irish his water and 8 acres enclosed with man," the best snlky plow in the mar fence. Mr. M.

is formerly from ket, at ioats cc McDonnell s. FINE CIGARS AND TOBACCOS. Lock wood Land and Mort- McPherson county. I took dinner with this honest old granger. Ml kep contntly oa band a veil assorted stock of The Grant memorial service at the rink last Saturday was well attended and entered into with a spirit becoming the evasion.

che rink was richly and tastefully decorated with emblems of mourning. James Kelly presided and the exercises were opened with prayer by the Rev. W. II. Davis, of the M.

E. church. After music by a quartette composed of Dr. Douthart. Mr.

Smith. Mrs. Hunter and Miss Stiles, Rev. A. Axline was introduced and delivered a beautiful oration upon the life, character and ach levmcnts of Ulysses S.

Grant; paid a Uibute to the dead hero which will be excelled by few delivered on that day. Conveniently interspersed with music, short, but appropriate and often eloquent, addresses were made by J. C. Ellis. J.

XL Dumenil, C. IL Eagin, Chas. Apt and Judge Robt. Anderson. The benediction was pronounced by Rev.

W. IL Davis and the meeting adjourned. One Bay aid Klgkt Oily. gage Kyo. win lumisn you money as P.

PRATT soon as papers are executed. No de lays. has a beautiful claim one mile north of 3VE We keep constantly on hand everything to the Barber county line. Mr. Pratt is CarThe ild Irishman" beats them 2 all.

Light draft, easy management. a level headed old gentleman and or Come and see it at Coats McConnell. Lime, Doors, Lath, Hair, "Windows, Shingles, Plaster, Lead, OH, Paint, dered the leading paper of Pratt coun oe raves inspects vour ty for one year. be found in the Grocery and trade. Our goods are bought in large quantities, from first hands, at BoUom Prices.

Largest and most complete stock in Pratt County. We can sell to Merchants "at KANSAS CITY land, draws your papers and lends eSORGX CASS The Best Mixed Raints in the Market. IFfll DnpUeate Railroad Prices -freight! Added. yon your money. No delay.

tf lives just across the line in Barber A-Pastuke; S. D. Harris, adioin- county. Nr. C.

does all his trading at lng tne corporation on the north-west. BOOTT, or PBICES with freight- added, thus saving long nas a good pasture and will take stock at reasonable 52-3 1 delay in receiving goods. fTooth brushes, hair brushes. quite inouenmve performers and our fteople will be glad' to see CoL Foster's circus next, year. II.

8. Pcrin, our Jolly, fat butcher, returned from Indiana last week, bringing with him his wife and three children. Mr. P. will remain with ns now where ho and his family are always among friends.

The Marshal and a regiment of mall beys wre after an unlicensed dog on Monday. Several shots were fired but the dog paid no attention to the attack till somebody shied a brick him, when be very sensibly got up and dusted. Mr. Ephriam Trait was in town one day last week and called at the Press ofiko. lbs Is emphatically thankful to the people of the Center for their kindness to himself and family, during the late Indian scare, and desires the to so express it for him.

Mr. S. C. Haines is in receipt of a letter from his wife, bringing the sad intelligence that bar mother died on the 6th Inst, at Martinsville. Ohio.

Mrs. Haines went east last April to care for her mother and has dutifully remained with her to the last. She will bo home about tho 1st ot September. Gillasa Hopper and OUie Rich met with sHght tuixhaps on their return frorathepkuHOonSuttdar. Gillam's horse balked and he had to turn his girl over to tho mercies of a fellow pio-nicer.

Ollie tried to straddle a bridge west of town and damped himself and girl into tho limpid waters of the Kin-nescah. In tho easo of Henry Dougherty vs Jeptha Hornbeck', tried in Justice Kelly's court on. Tuesday, the Jury returned a verdict la favor of plaintiff for (14. Henry dug the well, the defendant was out time and money and the lawyers carried off the spondoolix. There isn't much money to litigants, lut a power of satisfaction in going to law.

A number of our youag folks spent last Sunday pioknicking on Turkey Creek. Tho party waa composed of he Messrs. J. A. Erwin, O.

Rich, E. L. Pitzer, C. IL Apt and Gillam Hopper, and the Misses Guatcr, Nellie FuV-lcn, Millie Hopper, Lizzie Stiles and Laura Jackman. They enjoyed a pleasant ramble under tho green tree and cowling shade.

Some of our democratic exchanges are vainly endeavoring to find a suitable exense for the hasty action of the administration in giving the cattleman in the Territory so short a time to remove their stock, and in refusing to extend the time upon a showing of the hardships of the order. Certainly the exigencies of the case were not such as to demand a hasty action that unnecessarily involves disastrous losses to the eauJcmea. Fairbanks stock and wagon Scales in con clothes brushes, fancy note paper. nection with store. .1 pens and inks in great variety at the Palace' Drug Store.

JSfElliott Graves have monev and don bavo any delay. Only firm in Walk PRATT CENTER, KANSAS. Lid, Id ill Insurance Apts. Pratt county that have money on hand. "Farmers, don't sell vour wheat at such low priues.

but if you need COME AND SEE US. W. J. EANDALL, money borrow it of J. A.

Stine at low The ladies of the M. E. church will held a fair oa Saturday, Aug. 15th, at the church commencing at 9 o'clock In the morning and continuing throughout the day and evening. A warm dinner will be served from half past eleven to three o'clock, for 25 cents.

Refreshments throughout the day, together with a nice display fancy and useful articles which will be sold reasonable. Rebecca at the well, The Flower Girls and choice music will be among the chief attractions of the evening. rates and keep your wheat for a better price. 51-tf wait for the Land Office to open. tet your money of Elliott NORTH MAIN STREET, PRATT.

KANSAS. Graves. Money delivered sme day SEVERAL FINE FARMS FOIt SALE mac papers are urawn. ti JQyOwing to the rush to our Oil at the City Drug Store. 50-6t ISy-Beautify your complexion by using the Gossamer Powder f-r sale at the Soda Fountain we are compelled to enlarge our front to make room for customers.

Please keep to the right. Palace Drug Store. Palace Drug Store. Pratt and wanted the Press one year. He has a good claim and would like to be annexed to the boss county of Kansas.

J. C. DAVIS, Mr. Davis has a quarter of school land and deals in cattle Stayed over night here and will say that Mr. and Mrs.

Davis know how to entertain their guests in tip top style. North of Mr. Davis' I met MRS. J. H.

WHETSTONE. I filed her name on mv list and she informed me that Mr. W. had 60 acres in crops Several large wheat and oat stacks were in view. Formerly from Reno county.

I ate dinner Friday with the Gibbens family, three and one half miles southwest of Ludwick. Mr. G. and three sons own a section of land and have 300 acres in crops this year. 50 apple trees, 50 peach trees and a young cherry orchard, all looking well.

Mr. G. is the popular justice of southern Pratt. From Sangamon county, Illinois. H.

SHERBCRN I met at Mr. Gibbens'. Is a carpenter and farmer. Has a claim southwest of Ludwick with 65 acres in cultivation. Formerly from Massachusetts.

HENRY WILLIAMS is a Simon pure republican and an able defender of his views. Mr. W. has a fine claim. 25 acres in crops, forest trees and shnibery growing nicely.

K. R. HUGHES, two miles south of Ludwick, has a splendid farm, 50 acres in cultivation. Insures Town and Farm Property Against Fire, Lightning and Wind-Storms. juatr.

k. uaiaweii nas completed a very fine set of abstract books. Call ABSTRACTS! Complete abstracts of title to any lands in the county, either farm town property, prepared on sho-' notice by the only exclusive abstractor in the county. Work done with 'neatness and accuracy. Call and see my books.

Office with neaucamp Huson, west have customers for three good and see tnem. ork promptly and farms near town, say 3 to 6 miles. If satisfactorily done. Office with Beau- camp and Huson. you want to sell at reasonable figures come in and let me have your farm for sale.

J. A. Fleshek. Challenge Accented. To C.

IL Dennis, Captain of Pratt City Base Ball Club: We, tho undersigned, accept your challenge "to play any nine men in Pratt county, on your own terras, except that the game be played on Christmas day, instead of Aug. 13, 1885. IL 8. Perin, c. D.

A. Moore, p. C. E. Huson.

2b. W. Anderson 3b W. B. II jpper, s.

Jas. Walker, f. J. Y. Bobbins, ct A.

8. Thomson, 1 W. A. SniRLEr, Captain. AS3Queen Bess and Olive i side of Main Pratt, Kans.

Blossom Perfumery are the 2-lf C. R. Caldwell. COLD best in the west and no mistake. For sale Fountain Soda only at the Palace Drug Store.

at the Palace Drug Store. ISyOnlv firm in Pratt countv that LOOK HERE. have money on hand. Don't wait two $50,000 at Robbins Mtmch's to minutes for your money. Sew Ball road.

THE PIONEER PAINTER! House, Sign, Ornamental, Carriage and all kinds of Fan cy Painting, promptly, accurately end scientifically done. A corps of the Best Painters in the County! employed. No daubs need apply. on Main, street, Pratt, Kansas. 0.

L.MOTT, Proprietor; loan on real estate at 9 per cent inter II X.LLIOTT URAVES. est. 44tf SHERIFF'S SALE. On the 24th day of August, 1885, at 2 o'clock p. at Haynesville, in Haynesville township in Pratt county, State of Kansas, I will sell at public sale, the following property, to-wit: One Keystone corn sueller and horse power belonging to same.

The property of S. D. McOsker, taken on execution in favor of Sheable Van Dever. Dated Aug. 5, 1885.

II. M. Nicol. Sheriff of Pratt county, Kansas. hice stock of Millinery and notions for sale.

Enquire of or ad FARMERS dress Miss E. J. Todd, 51-tf Pratt. Kansas. We have for sale this season 1 The Commonwealth says that articles of incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State, on the 3rd Inst, for the "Kansas and Pan Handle Railroad Company." The road starts from Halstead and runs through Kingman, Pratt, Barber and Comanche counties.

and three Pure Castor Oil, Lard- Oil, Eldorado Engine Oil add West Virgin your prescriptions to the Palace Drug Store ia Lubricating Oil. 16-tf Peak Brewster. Jos. Westehmeiek, Druggist..