Stevens County Sentinel from Woodsdale, Kansas • 8

Beautiful weather. Immigration is lively. Farmer's Restaurant. THE DEMOC RAT Prepare for our boom. Farmers are busy plowing.

Encouraging railroad news. Abner Fox will probably start for Colorado in a few days, on a prospecting tour. J. W. Johnson, and E.

P. Ludwick, have each erected an I. X. L. wind mill on their farms.

iered at the Postoffice at oodsdale, or transmission throe the ma as second-" Aer. Wednesday is Washington's biithday. Taylor Fox lost a valuable cow, this week. Real estate is looking up. Three railroads for Woodsdale.

Aley Dunmire, report real estate booming. TEEMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Oi copy one year, 1.50 copy six months, 75 Oe copy three months, 40 Advertising rates made known on application. Read the communication in this issue, headed Springfield. Sheriff Cross will move his family to Woodsdale next week.

Postmaster Buchecker, of called this week. C. TV. Eaton, of the firm of Eaton fc Walker, started this morning, on a business trip to Richfield. New is the time to invest in Woods-dale, if you would double your money, in the next sixty days.

C. S. Rockey, county treasurer of Meade county, is in the city. Come to Woodsdale to do your trading. S.

II. Marquis of Woodsdale, was in our city from Monday till Thursday of this week. Appomattox Standard. I. o.

o. IF1. WOODSDALE LODGE No 334. Meets in their hall, every Saturday night at 7 p. m.

Visiting brothers in good standing, cordially invited to attend. Yesterday was a busy day with our merchants. J. II. Stanley, made this office a pleasant call yesterday.

Remember the band boys' ball next Wednesday evening. D. Lemonier, started his teams to the road this moroing. Take your best girl to the ball next Wednesday night. II.

C. Gibson, and Jodn Hurt, of Ulysses, were in town to-day. Don't forget the ball next Wednes Having bought the Farmer's Restaurant on the north side of square first door west, of Note's drug store, with the intention of running a first, class Restaurant, and Lunch counter, I beg leave to ask your patronage when it is convenient. I don't give free meals, I want your money, I am not keeping restaurant for the fun in it. I will assure you, I don't want, your money in advance, but I do want you to pay at your earliest convenience.

Jaw-bone don't work. Our terms are $4.00 per week, or 25 cents per meal. TV. D. Jackman.

KNOTE'S BULLETIN. I have a Clydesdale horse, for sale three years old, sound, weight, 1400, and well broke, for sale, cheap. I have a quarter section of three miles from Moscow, for sale cheap. I have a fine resident lot, with good house and barn, within one block of the public square and one-block of the well, for sale or trade. I have two small barns, for sale.

I have a first class drug store, for 6ale or trade. I have a good Brightwater wagon for sale cheap nearly new. Eight good lots, for sale. I have a fine set of double for sale; also two good riding brid-dies. Wanted, Applications for farm loans we have plenty of money.

Ellis Webb. W. O. Robinoson, is now devoting his leisure time breakin broncos. The supper prepared last Tuesday evening, at the City hotel, by Jackman company, was a most elegant repast.

J. D. Murray, D. D. G.

M. J. TV. Johnson, N. G.

W. D. Sec. The well on the east side of the square is being dug deeper, and the tank repaired. We would like to see the hotel day evening, February 22nd.

LON DAVIS, Local Editor. Nails! Nails! For sale by TV. O. Robinson. The City hotel has changed hands, Housley and Smith having retired and TV.

D. Jackman and company TV. F. Luik, of Valparaiso, was a company pushing their building a pleasant caller this week. have taken charge.

little more rapidly. Col. S. N. Wood, has just arrived Our canning factory is "busted" from a business trip to Topeka.

The drama to be presented by the baud boys in the near future, will be the best ever presented to the people of southwest Kansas. and the "most high mogul" -has emigrated to foreign climes. The boys are busy filling up the If you want Valentines do not forget that they are for sale by TV. O. Robinson and very cheap.

Bacon and lard, pickles, kraut and everything in the grocery line at TV. O. Robinson's cheaper than ever before. old cellars, on open lots around town. Herbert Tonney, and George Sheafer, made a flying visit to south Judge Watrous, has located a claim about two miles west of town Grant county yesterday.

James Williams living seven miles Forest Trees. Just received by V. O. Robinson the best Havana filled cigar that has ever been brougnt to Woodsdale. northwest of Woodsdale will have a big sale, February 25 th.

We feel proud of our correspondents' page. It is the best in Southwestern Kansas. Let the good work go on gentlemen, one and all. Our live real estate man J. T.

Note has bought the residence property formerly owned by Mr. is painting and otherwise improving it, TV. A. Cox, started Tuesday for Garden City, to attend a contest case. J.

A. Ferguson, and J. J. Ward, made a trip to Hartland this week. Misses Jennie Foz, and Laura Byers, were pleasant callers this Attorney F.

A. Aley, has been on Now is the time to subscribe for the Democrat. his claim this week plowing, at the To Contractors. rate of four acres per day. J.

D. Mathews, I. Rhoads, and week. I have bought a car load of forest shrubs etc for spring planting. Will sell them to set out in the city of Woodsdale and on roads running out of the city at cost, which will be from two to five cents not to exceed five, and will not sell over 200 at cost to one-man, thev must be set out in Woods-dale or along highways leading to-and from the city.

Orders received at once, to be paid on delivery next spring. S. N.TVood. A. A.

Kimsey, have been kept buisy the past week, viewing roads. We have been unable as yet to find a contractor to bore for coal, oil or gas. It is time the coal hole was started. F. E.

Sircolomb, of the firm of Sam RobinsOn and wife, arrived to-day from their old home in Ken-iucky. E. P. Ludwick, will start for Pratt County next Tuesday, after his cattle. We would call the attention of our readers to the new "ad" of Baker Ives, in this issue.

They are experts in their line of business, and guarantee all their work in every particular. Sircolomb Co. took a trip to Voorhees and Lafayette this week. Why don't the city council take some step toward fixing the well on For the next thirty days I will sell boots and shoes at cost to make room for new goods. Come and see me and take advantage of this grand opportunity.

TV. I. Lynn, at Chicago Boot Shoe Store. Hereford Bull. M.

M. Wells, arrived Monday night, from a business trip to Lamar Colorado. west main street and erect a wind mill. E. C.McLane of the Woodsdale Democrat, and by the way one of the best papers in Southwest Kansas, made us a pleasant call Wednesday, while on his way to visit his father at Trinidad Colorado.

Appomattox Standard. C. M. Hamshaw, has severed his We are under obligations to A. A Dunmire, for valuable services rendered.

connection with the band at this place, and took his departure yester-dry morning. Ellis TVebb will close your loans ten days after proof. Come and see us. Hugoton. I have for sale or trade a thorough: bred Herford bull 3 years old, imported, "Rosaline," bred by E.

Griffith of Bersley imported by T. J. Lewis of Beecher 111. His sire was Bertie No. 6870 England Herd book.

Rosaline is recorded in sixth volume of American (Hereford) herd book as "Rosaline." Is a beauty and no mistake. Warranted as represented and good in every respect-Price $600. S. N. Wood.

C. E. Cook, J. W. Calvert, and A.

A. Dunmire, made a flying trip to Springfield this week on business. William O'Connor, prominent cit izens of Hugoton, were in the City the first of the week. Our Police Gazette is read bv nearly every man in town. It is the only one received at this place, and by the time it makes the rounds it is badly used up.

Seward county Democrat. Same here Brother Talbot. Mrs. Byers and Mrs. Fox were pleasant callers at this office one day this week.

Matt Brown, a promineut farmer and stock raiser, living about eight miles north west of town was in the city the first of the week. For Rent. I. Custer, formerly of this place, now living on a claim near Voorhees, is in the city. C.

F. Whitlock, formerly of this place, will arrive in a ew days with his new bride. W. G. Oliver has lately made To Rent.

I to lease to some good party 160 acres of good, broke land, three miles nortn of Woodsdale, all broke the past summer, a wind mill with on the place. t-f S. N. Wood. OUR CLUB RATES.

some extensive improvements in the way of new machinery, in his blacksmith shop in the east part of town. I want to rent on shares the Windes place, with house and forty acres under cultivation. Here is a good chance for some good man. S. N.

Wood. Harlan Brown, of Moscow, after a long spell of sickness, was seen on our streets todav. The way our blacksmiths' shops are over run with farming implements for repairs, looks as if the farmers intended putting in a big crop this spring. J. B.

Johnson, of Garden City, inspector of the Walton Loan company, of Harper, Kansas, is in the II. Young, traded for the Bolen farm three miles west of town one day this week. J. Q. Burbank, one of Garden City's prominent business men was in town today.

The ball next Wennesdav eveniiiG; promises to be the most enjoyable event of the season. Blessed is the man who sitteth not on the seat of the kicker or mingles himself in the congregation of the mossback; but his delight is in new railroads and brick blocks, and in schemes to build up himself and his town. And he shall be like an evergreen tree planted by rivers of water; his leaf shall not wither in the early fall like the cotton wood. For the Eli of the boomer shall get there but the kickers shall be left to hold the basj E. When you go to Hugoton and tyrant a good meal at 25 cents and good clean bed at 25 cents with everything clean and home like, go to the Western hotel, kept by Dr.

L. L. Miles. It is the best place to stop in Hugoton, Mrs. Miles looks after everything herself.

Try the Great Western, and we know vou will be pleased. To whom it may concern. Times are hard and money is scarce, but Ellis Js TVebb are still prepared to make choice farm loans. Give us a call. A Story by a Kansas Woman.

The story of "Esther, the Gentile," which is being printed in the Sunday Capital, written by Mrs. J. K.Hudson will be published in book form Feburaiy ist, It is a well wretten interesting story of more than o--dianary power, having the great Mormon iniquity as a basis. It is a Kansas book written by a Kansas woman, and published by a Kansas publishing house (Geo. W.

Crane Co) It is printed in plain type, on heavy laid paper, with handsome cloth binding. The price is per volume, sent postage paid to any address. Order may be sent to Geo. W. Crane or to Publisher Daily Capital, Topeka, Kansas.

For sale at all book stores. Don't fail to call on us when wanting a loan we can furnish you money quicker than any firm in Stevens county. Ellis TVebb. Having opeend a real estate office, one door east of drus; store on north side of square, I sak a liberal patronage from the public, assuring all they will be treated fairly and their land bought and sold. J.

T. Note. 3ity. This company is represented here by Ellis Webb. We learn in strict confidence by grape vine telegraph from Trinidad, that James Peter Stevenson will soon be here an take Miss Josie Fox back with him as his bride.

James was always noted as a successful Fox hunter. To all those who are in arrears to-us on subscription for one year, or any one who will pay us one years subscription in advance will receive the City and Farm Record published at Topeka, for one year free. The Farm Record is an eight page monthly agricultural journal and should be in every family. The Kansas Fanner, published at Topeka has been enlarged to a 20-page 80-column paper, and reduced in price to one dollar a year. It ranks among the best agricultural papers in the country, and for Kansas farmers it is the best, because it is mf de up specially for them.

It is now twenty-four years old, is conducted by practical farmers, and published wholly in the interest of agriculture in the broadest sense of the word. The Farmer publishes full crop, stock and weather reports for the entire State seven times a year. It also publishes, weekly, a list of all the estrav animals taken up in any part of the State. We have arrangements whereby we can offer the Democrat and tin Kansas Farmer, both papers one-year for 2. This is an opportunity to get two needed papers for a very small outlaw The Washington's biathday ball to be given by the band boys, promises to be a grand success.

A. E. Milam, who has a fine claim ssven miles north west of town, has arrived from a pleasure trip east. Sheriff Cross, and his deputy J. C.

Garrond, and Constable C. E. Short, were called to Ulysses yesterday on business. We neglected to mention last week, anything regarding the organization of a Presbyterian church in this city. It was organised by Reverends Clark, of West Plains, and Fleming, of Wichita.

Rev. Flem-ing preached a very eloquent sermon, after which the organization of the First Presbvterian church of Woods- ml dale, was perfected with TV. W. Kilpatrick as elder. We are promised, for the present a minister half the time; as but one minister can be furnished for this and Grant counties.

However, as soon as possible we will be furnished a resident minister for Woodsdale alone. We received a letter from E. C. McLane of Gillette, Colorado, last night, stating that his father was still alive, but at the point of death; the doctors say there is but one chance in ten of his recovery. We sincerly hope for the best.

A. L. Sanders, started this morning for Fulton Illinois. Mr. Sanders made many warm friends in Woodsdale, who regret very much to see him leave.

Stevens County not only looses one of her old bachelors, but one of her best citizens. Everybody should attend the ball next Wednesday evening, and give the boys a lift. The best of order will be preserved. G. A.

Pearson living 5 miles north of town, while discing a well on his place, found a bone 6 inches long at a depth of 118 feet, Or we will furnish the Democrat and both the above valuble journal for the exceeding low price of $2.2 per ywar..