The Pratt Republican from Pratt, Kansas • 1

At rHjrv, i Vm lit: 1 I A I 1 vv AND THE PRATT COUNTYTIMES (Consolidated.) VOL. XVII. PRATT, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1895. NO 40. BflBBUflBB TTOflBI IIARISS GOODS STOVES ETC.

AT IIOPPEH ELLIOTT'S i i 1 PERSONAL. MHNTED. 40 HEAD OF STOCK HOGS, Ellis Eagin. J. C.

Ellis has formed a partnership for the practice of law with Chas. H. Eagin of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and will probably go to that flourishing city about the first of June. We understand that, the firm of Ellis Barrett will remain the same in Pratt and it is not definitely known whether Mr. Ellis' removal to Oklahoma is in-tended to be permanent or only temporary.

One thing is sure, the firm of Ellis Eagin will be a combination of two of the best lawyers in this great western country and Oklahoma pettifoggers will soon discover their power. Charley Eagin was for several years a resident of Pratt and is a brilliant young man. Mr. Ellis will be very much missed from Pratt during the long summer days but the Republi -AT- It was a Pleasant FIftleh. lesterday was the fiftieth birthday of County Commissioner J.

W. Parker of luka, and his friends quietly arranged a surprise for him. Mr. Parker was putting in a very large plum and cherry orchard and haanot the slightest intimation that a job was being put up on him until almost all the guests invited had arrived. An elegant dinner was served and everybody had a pleasant time.

The following persons were present: Thomas Parker and wife, BertPala and wife, Mrs. 3. W. Dunn and son, Orace of Pratt, John Hedrick, A. Maynard and wife, J.

Q. A. Shives and wife, J. A. Kutz and wife, R.

A. Tremain and wife, Mr. Biddle and wife, S. J. Bateman and wife, P.

Williams and wife, Tom Gwynn and wife, A. H. Brown, Misses Brown, Anna and Sad News. Mrs. Samuel Phelps of this county, received news of the death of her husband, whioh occurred at the residence of his daughter at Patoka, Illinois.

April 17th. She has the sympathy of her many friends. Missionary Social, The Ladies Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. church will give a social at the residence of Mrs.

T. E. Simpson this evening. A good literary and musical program has been arranged and everybody is invited. Advertisers Catch the Trade.

Three gentlemen from Greensburg came into the Cash Clothing and Grocery Co's store iu this city last Friday and each purchased a nice bill of clothing. Wyman is a regular advertiser and money invested in that way always brings good returns. Look Out for Him. The state fish commissioner has ap BARNES MARREL'S Moat Market. Parties having good, fat COWS and HEIFERS for sale will do well to call on us.

Local Market, Today: Wheat 45c; corn 37; potatoes 75 butter 10; figgs 10; turkeys chickens hoes $3.50 to 84.00; cattle $2.50 to $2.75. P. C. Reed visited relatives at Kingman the first of the week. -George Harrel returned from the land of the Strippers this week.

Chas. Stannett of Dowagiac, Michigan, Is at the Brlggs House today KoyDennl8l8 working in GloydBros. lumber yard. Alva Republican. Dr.

F. D. Toms came In from Canadian, Texas, yesterday morning. B. B.

Davis of Pratt came In Saturday hunting stray cattle. Alva Republican. lion. J. C.

Ellis returned last Saturday evening from a business trip to southern Oklahoma. James Jacks of Kingman was iu Pratt the first ot the week trying to sell a car load of baled bay. Vice President Parker and party of the Rock Island, passed through the city going west Monday. William Barnes is putting in an irrigation ditch on his bottom land about one mile west of town. Homer Hess came in from Kansas City last Saturday evening on a two week's visit wltn relatives in Pratt.

Attorney B. D. Crawford is transacting business in Cherryvale and other eastern Kansas points this week. F. A.

Lanstrum went to Emporia last Saturday on business and enjoyed a visit with relatives in that city. Mr. Lafonof Hannibal, Missouri, ar Alico Fast, Mary and Rachel Biddle, Stella Williams, Maersrie Bonham. can wishes him unbounded success in his new field. It will require some time for the people of Oklahoma to become acquainted with Judge Ellis but when they do it will be found that he is not half so bad as he looks nor one-fourth as mean as he talks when Nannie and Nellie Bateman and Messrs.

Will Gobin and Joe Bennett pointed C. Anderson as fish warden for Pratt county and Charley wants' us Arrangements had been previously made for Mr. Bennett to conduct a prayer meeting at Mr. Parker's home at 3 o'clock and almost everyone speaking of mean men and mean acta. It was a year or more after he came to to inform the nsnermen tnat ne proposes to see that the fish law is strictly Pratt before people began to know stayed and took a part.

Mr. Parker bas been a resident of enforced. This means that you must not fish up any black bass until after the first of July, 1895. Mr. Ellis as he is and they know him to be one of the most generous, chari OVER FIFTY KINDS of bark are now used in the manufacture of Paper.

Even banana skins, pea vines, coooanut fiber, hay, straw, water weeds, leaves, shavings, corn husks and hop plants aie used for this purpose. The component parts of some Clothing are equally varied, but the manufacture of Pratt county, on the same farm, since 1877, and is one of the oldest and best known gentleman in the countv. To Move. Geo. F.

Berry has rented the J. S. and everybody heartily wishes him many returns of just such birthdays as this one. W.T. Peel, Sole Agent for Colum HOME 1 1 msassmwr--m Barnes building, formerly occupied by the Pratt Hardware Implement Company, and arrangements are being made for the removal of his large stock across the street into that building.

Mr. Berry will have a much better location under the new bus Cigar. table ana public spirited men that ever adorned a Kansas town. At the same time he is one of the most vigorous, persistent and untiring workers against the men or measures which he believes to be wrong. As such we take pleasure in introducing Mr.

Ellis to Oklahoma, knowing fuI well that in time he will make himself known from the Arkansas line to Red River and from Woodward to Breakfast. An Important Transfer. One of the businessmen of Pratt "took a share" in a farmers alliance The Forum. About a dozen Pratt young men met rived In Pratt Tuesday evening on a visit to liis daughter, Mrs. Judge Bashore.

Hon. Frank Harlow, chairman of the at Attorney J. M. Dumenil's office last Thursday evening and adopted a constitution and by-laws and elected officers of an organization which will Disabilities Removed. By publication of the act in the Republican congressional committee, was up from Kiueman last Monday on business.

official state paper last week the polit Rev. Fraud McCormick came in Mon store which was stated in Pratt a few day noon from Mb Hope on a visit to the be of incalculable benefit to those who take part and earnestly work for its success. The society is to be known as "The Forum," and its object is im family of attorney J. M. Dumenil in this city.

Mrs.M.E. Orcutt arrived atberhome GUARANTEED BRAND, have decided that there is only ONE material, viz "WOOL, which is fit for you; consequently, when you get one of these Suits, you have the best that money can buy, for they are all made 'pon honor," and sold on the guarantee, and if they do not please you you may come and draw your money (the amount paid for the suit), just as you would from any of the best banks of the country. Is this good enough VL BRIGGS. DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. provement in debating and political and literary knowledge.

A. P. Dumenil as elected speaker, Orace Dunn, in this city, Tuesday, altera week's visit with the family of Rev. Glendenning Id Topeka. speaker pro tern, JNateKeece, clerk.

Mrs. Lou Troupe returned to her home Peter Ma wdsley, assistant and John W. JbiOff, treasurer. Meetings are to ical disabilities of Messrs. S.

II. Wool-folk, J. W. Howerton, Nathaniel Fisher, Frank Barker, Claybourne Jeffers, S. D.

Hensley, R. A. Barlow, F. H. Hobbs and A.

L. Farmer, all of Pratt county, were removed and they are restored to full citizenship. High School Commencement. The Sixth Annual Commencement of the Pratt High School will be given at the Opera House on Friday evening, April 26, at 8 o'clock p. m.

Reserved seats 15o, general admission 10c. Tickets on sale at Roe's Jewelry Store. Please be on time' The doors will be closed at the beginning of the first exercise and opened only between exercises. be held once a week on Friday in Wichita Saturday after a two weeks visit in the city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. F. Mason. The Republican believes that if the boys adhere to the object and increase Ed. Farmer and family returned the first ot the week to their home in St, Paul, after a week's visit with J.

F. Mason and family in this city. their membership, such a society can be made a great success. There are enough young men of intelligence in 1 i I i- Mr. Will Swan, who has been visiting in the city with the Misses Linton, returned years ago, for which he says he paid ten dollars.

For some time past he hasn't been receiving any dividends and he became troublesome. He thought there was something rotten in Denmark and virtually expressed himself in words to that effect. He couldn't get his money, however, but says he did get into a fair sized racket with the man at the head of the concern, and was compelled to get out of the store at the point of an iron poker. He talked about having someone arrested. He met a prominent alliance brother who is sucking the public teat with great relish and to him he told his troubles and tribulations.

The good brother said: "Well, you talk too much; I will buy your share, just to stop your racket, even though I never get a cent out of it." The business man said he would take eight dollars for the share and the deal was closed. We hope this will end the feud and that everything will glide along smoothly again. From Bourbon County. Mr. S.

J. Bryant of Garland, Kansas, is a regular paid up subscriber to the Republican and interested in the welfare of Pratt county. In a letter received this week, he says: on Thursday evening of last week to his me city Deiwecn me age oi lotozaio build up a representative debating and. literary society and the citizens should give them all possible encouragement. home In Haddom, Kansas.

G. W. Kipp, who has been running the Seventeen Flew Away. Last Monday evening a few of the shot-gun shoeters secured four dozen Diamond Hotel, is moving into the Married. James G.

Johnson and Olive L. Stewart property north of the place where live pigeons and went down on the the Methodist church was located. Puterbaugh, both of Springvale township, were united in marriage by Pro All those who have promised to assist In "cleaning house" at the Presbyterian church are requested to meet at the church next Wednesday merning at 8 o'clock. Dr. R.

N. McMillin of Pratt, has Fcnner's Kidney and Back Cure, A NEW CELERY PREPARATION, superior to an) in the market, A CELEBRATED RHEUMATIC CURE. Numerous References given in town. ILL GUARANTEED TO DO THE WORK. bate Judge Simpson at his office in this city, yesterday.

The Judge has a nice assortment of lithographed marriage certificates, one of which he gives to each couple who secure him to perform the ceremony. He can't give them the choice, as his predecessor did, of being married by the probate judge or a minister of the gospel, but he supplements his ceremony with a nice certificate and congratulations. creek to have I here were only four shooters and each had a chance at a dozen birds. Out of the forty-eight they managed to kill thirty-one. The following is the score: C.

A. Hopper 111111110 10 1-10 Ed. Ralston 11110110001 0-7 F. K. Gloyd 1111101C1010-8 T.

Cromer 1001 0011110-6 Ladles Aid Social. The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. church will give a social on Thursday evening, May 2nd. Refreshments will be served.

The social will be given in the Metz buikhug, east side of Main street. An earnest appeal to the public is requested through these columns; that in this dark hour, when 'Prospects for crops and fruit of all kinds are good. It Is and has been rather dry here. Please do not forget to tel) us when it rains, or li auyone raises gooa pocaio crop oy irrigation, or if anyone raises alfalfa or if anyone fails to raise alfalfa and why he failed. We learn a great deal through failure and of I Discount all my Bills for Millinery with spot cash and can sell good Hats ten It is through failures that we finally suc of the Latest Styles as cheap as any- ceed.

bodv in Kansas, and don forget this On sale at McELWAIN'S. We fear that it will be difficult to ladies, but come and see. keep Mr. Bryant, and the scores of 2t Mrs. H.

Black. we so much need linancial aid to help rebuild our church, you will lend us a helping hand. Everybody cordially invited. Com. other out of the county subscribers, posted upon all of theso topics unless John Chinaman bas received direct been looking over our city, and has con-j clnded to locate here for the practice of his profession.

Marceline (Mo.) Journal. Mell Roll of Pratt was in the city Thursday on his return from the Black Jack country where he had moved Mr. Adleman's building from Pratt. Alva Republican. Luther Burns, formerly a student at the Baptist College in this city, but now a resident of the Strip, came out from Welisford Monday on a short visit to friends in Pratt.

George Hopper, the boy who was taken back to the reform school last night, made an attempt to escape from Deputy Sheriff Hickman just before nis departure, but Jim soon ran him down, -Messrs. R. D. Newby, W. C.

Rich and N. R. McDowell and Misses Clara Lucas, Sue Kridler, Clytie McMurry and Jennie Laldlow took in a dance given at Wellsford last Friday night. Will Ludwick came up from the Strip the first of the week. He Is located twenty miles west of Cleo Springs In the sand bills and says they have excellent prospects for a good crop in his part of the country.

Mrs. Birdie Copeland, who has been dangerously ill for several weeks at the home of Mr. D. A. Talbott, in this city, is able to be out again, and a letter received tiiisweek from her husband, who has been at the from China a nice lot of genuine China Tea which he is selling at fifty-five cents per pound.

All those who J. F. MeMAINS those who are irrigating potatoes and raising alfalfa will from time to time write an article for publication giving their experience. We will always be pleased to hear from any farmer and publish a report of anything of this kind which is likely to benefit others bave tried it think it hrst-class. U.

S. Baking Powder, none better. One pound can, 20c at Talbott's FOR YOUR engaged in farm work. In regard to the ram we are happy R. A.

Hogg puts in Wagon Spokes The Sign Failed. It is a favorite theory of the "oldest citizen" that when the wind blows from the southeast and then goes around backward toward the east that it is a sure proenostication of rain. But his theory has fallen down. The wind commenced going around from the southeast Monday and quietly made the entire circuit with ne'er a drep. The "oldest citizen" theories and prognostications are all right only the exception sometimes proves the rule, you know.

Choice Dwarf Broom Corn Seed at Talbott's Exchange. GROGDRIDS for 10c and Felloes for 15c. to state that although it has been dry as a bone for several weeks, a nice little shower fell yesterday, but certainly not enough to do much good. New Carpets New Furniture. Ledgre Repp have just received A Bad Mouth.

Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes, Fruits, their new stock of Carpets and Furniture for Spring. Everything new, fresh, and the very latest styles. All Dad Harlan, an old soldier who lives in Naron township, was in town veslerdav to see a nhvsician in regard OUR- to a terrible growth of yellow, green kinds of Carpets, Bugs, Chenille and Lace Cnrtains, Window Shades, Oil America's Finest five Cloth, Straw Mattings, etc. Columbus, cent Cigar. ish matter which has lately appeared in the roof of his mouth Drs.

McCoy. Toms and Dr. Rogers the dentist held a consultation and it was decided that a severe suigical operation, re New Stock of HOIK Furniture? les; we have it in everything. Prices on both Carpeta and Furniture are way down. These goods are all in stock and ready for delivery at once.

We do not ask you to select a point of death in Ohio, states that he also is on the road to rapid recovery. Mrs. W.T. Sturtevant will render a contralto solo and Mrs. Grace Turner a piano solo, at the Kansas Musical Jubilee to be held at Hutchinson next week.

The jubilee begins on Tuesday and closes Friday night in a grand chorus of several hundred voices. Di. Eutchesonof Coats and William moving the sickening lump from the poor old man's mouth, was the onlv hope of relief. They call it "epulis." carpet from a small sample. It is not which, according to Webster 8 diction ary means "a small tubercle on the trums," but from personal observation FOR- Daily and Judge Gardner of this city were a satisfactory way to maKe a selection.

Call and see our goods and get prices. Lodgs Repp. we know that the "tubercle" in Dad selected by the Republican county central Harlan's mouth is not small. Ar committee last Saturday to attend the State rangements will probably be made to League meetiog at Topeka today. Daily and Gardner are unable to attend, however.

OrlenaZell Hobson. Mk OrlpTia ZpII Hohsnn. whosft bave an operation performed in a short time and we trust it may result and Dr. Hutcheson will be the only repre death has been expected for some in bis complete recovery. He Rode the Goat.

sentative lrom tins county. Garden Sass and Flowers. Yesterday evening a reporter of the ite Mulota Alpha PI. The above is the name of a young ladies' organization recently formed in this city. We are not Greek scholars and can't tell what the name means, but the society's object is improvement in general literature and social advancement.

The "Mu's intend to meet on Saturday evenings at the homes of the members. Following are the officers: President. Miss Mamie Fell; vice president. Miss Ellen Berry; secretary, Miss Hal-lie Myer; treasurer, Miss Emma Eggle-ston. Don't Do It Boys.

Complaint has come to the Repcb-licax that whenever a small party of young people from Pratt attend a literary society at either Cullison or luka they get into trouble, their wagons or buggiea are misused and they come home feeling mad at everyone We do not know who is to blame for this state of affairs among the young folks but it does seem to us that boys who live in the same county and have really been neighbors for years onght to get along without any such wrangles and especially in the presence of their yonog lady friends. G. Child, well known in this city, but who now lives in Wichita and publican had the pleasure of visiting the travels for an implement house, at tended a meetiog of the A. V. V.

lodge at Great Bend last week and the "Suburban Green House," owned and managed by N. K. Fretz in the western part of town. Mr. Fretzha a few very nice flowers and quite large number of house plants not vet in bloom, but this year he is devoting most of his time and Democrat of that city tells about an Ladies, Gents, Misses, Boys ana Children, lias arrived and contains all the latest 6tyles in Foot-wear.

We never hare been undersold on Groceries, and we have added a new line of Shoes to accommodate all our old customers and by low prices and fair treatment hope to gain others. Highest market price paid for produce. A GREAT STOCK OF Queensware and Glassware JUST RECEIVED. Four large crates of the finest Queensvrare and Glassware added to our stock. Be sure to call on MeMAINS for "BAKER'S DELIGHT," the Best Baking Powder on Earth.

Goods Delivered promptly. J. F. MeMAINS. days, passea away ar.

ner parent home in this city last Saturday night, at 11:30 o'clock. Miss Hobson was first seized with heart trouble which brought on dropy. resulting in a complication of troubles which caused her ceath. She was 15 years, 1 month old. The funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev.

Burns, of the M. E. church, of which Miss Hobson was a member, on Sunday afternoon and a lare number of friends were present. The fct that Mr. Hobson hs been at Airs and ws unable to be prceot.

added to the s2nes cf t-a to she tmrV.hT for the rclst-ives an f' interesting time the boys had initiating Mr. Child and several others into another degree called the "Ancient attention to gardening, lie Has put in a small Irrigating plant which be Is running Order of Adhesive Morullians." It wun a "Uutcn winamm ana win soon oe in shape to soak bis garden. He has planted about two acres of onion d. all of whicli might be well for Ed's wife to insist is up and locking fine, beside a large qnan- on a little more insurance if he per gists in taking these side degrees. The r-oat is a'wavs trained for such occa Hy of cabbage, tomatoes, radishes, lettuce, beets, peas, beans, nd has hW ditches arranged that he irrigates the who's business nicely.

He is having some trouble sions and is liable to jump throes. fourth-story window. with his pump, it being too small fr the windmill, but eTrtt to put in a larpor one in a few (lavs. It will be a nice sight to Smoke Columbus Perfect o) at Peels, Talbott's Exv! Mr. Fretz'g pisce aftr he get his punt in thorough working order..