The Decatur County News from Oberlin, Kansas • 1

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OBERLIN7, DECATUR KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 1384. $1.50 A YEAR. jyVORCE NOTICE. In the District Court of the 17th Judicial District, in and for Decatur County, Kansas, April Term, 184.

Edwin Ellis, riaintiff,) vs. Ann Ellis, Defendant J. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. To Ann Ellis, in the County of Brown, and of Illinois: You will take notice that Edwin Ellis did, on the 2h day of February, file his petition in the District Court of Deeatur county, Kansas, charging the said Ann Ellis with ahandonin the petitioner for more than one vear last past, without any just cause on the part of the petitioner, and asking that he may be divorced from ths said Ann Ellis, which petition will stand for hearing at the next term of said court. You are therefore notified to- answer said petition on or before the 1 th day of April, 1S84, or the petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered accordingly.

EDWIN ELLIS. By J. E. Cocheas, his Attorney. 2-27 MARRIED.

CARDS. LYLE DEPARTMENT. llje licrltn '(tout EWIS G. PARKER, YoHrtelfand lady are respectfully invial attend the Dmnce to be given at the SchooZ-Unilditig in Oberlin, on the evening of Febrcary 22d, 1SS4. committer or arrasgksktts.

Geo. Colby. W. D. Street.

J. W. Allen. IXVITATIOX COMMITTEE. R.

A. Marks, N. G. Adaleman Oberlin. Til as.

B. Sugden twood. Samuel Sol Mrtrsh J. W. Dawson- Lenora.

Geo. Hocknell McCook. RECEPTION COMMITTEE. II. O.

Douglass C. E. Chandler. C. S.

Maddox W. Allen. FLOOR MANAGERS. J. C.

Wilson. I. O. Wear. K.

F. Bliim. EDITED BT MRS. E. S.

MINER. GEO. H. HAND IN AND OUT OF TOWN ITEMS. (Successor to Bertram Parker,) ATTORNEY AT LAW, Land, Collection, Pension and Indian Claim Agent.

All business promptly attended to. Oldest law firm in the county. Success tells. Reference," Any of my clients. OUR BUSINESS EYE-OPENERS.

MISCELLANEOUS. Coal for Sale. 1 have soft coal for sale, in quantities to suit. Terms cash. John Rodehaver.

Bcckboards. I have for sale at a bargain some fine new buckboards. fall and see them. W. A.

Frasier. White Oregon spring wheat and German millet, for seed, at J. W. Allen Jt Son's. Call and see it before buying.

All Contests and Final Proofs, Free IVORCE NOTICE. Beal Miller. Ou February 14, 1884, Until further notice those paying $1.50 In, MINER, M. The whooping-cough is in our midst. Alfred Rector has returned to his former parish in Iowa.

R. W. Finley is the Decatur county member of the Congressional Committee. Ed. Page has traded with Wallace for the Railesback farm, and will move on it in the spring.

"Uncle John Wallace" has received a call to take charge of a mill in Idaho which he has accepted. s. Advance or The Ete one year, are enti tled to a Final Proof or Contest notice free. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, at the residence of Rev. Henry C.

Miller, Vallonia, Kansas, by Rev. John Wilson, Mr. Albert II. Beal and Mhs Laura E. Miller.

Among the invited guests present we Where The Ete i not wanted, only Fiftt Kansas. Professional calls promptly answered at all hours, day or night. Office at residence. Cents is charged for notice. TICKETS FIFTY CENTS SUPPER EXTRA "Mamma, may I go to the skating rink? Yes, my darling daughter; But mind the rollers, or quick as wink.

You'll sit where you hadn't orter." BANK OF OBERLIN. Calves and yearlings for sale cash noticed Ed. Randall and wife, Mr. Ulin M. B.

MEAD, M. Five Cexts. Hereafter extra copies and wife, Dan Beal and wife, Mrs. Jessie or on time. Call on the undersigned for Wm.

Railsback has traded his farm of The Ete, in wrappers for mailing, will PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Beal, Mr. Ed. Slayton, Mr. Oit Johnson. particulars.

W. A. Frasier, Oberlin, and some stock for Uncle John Wal- In the District Court of the 17th Judicial District, in and for Decatur County, Kansas, April Term, 1S84. Rufus A. Cole, Plaintiff,) vs.

Betsey Cole, NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION. To Betsey Cole, in the County of Harlan and Ktate of Nebraska. You will take notice that Rufus A. Cole did, on the 20th day of February, 1H, file his petition in the District Court of Decatur county, Kansas, charging the said Betsey Cole with abandoning the petitioner for more than one year last jwtst, without any just cause on the pirt of the petitioner, and asking that he may be divorced from the said Betsey Cole, wuich petition will stand for hearing at the next term of said court. You are therefore notified to answer said petition on or before the 10th day of April, ly or the pet ition will betaken as true and judgment rendered accordingly.

KUFL'8 A. COLE. By J. E. t'ociiEAN, his Attorney.

25-27 be five cents each, six for 25 cents. We have heretofore donated one quire a A sumptuous dinner was served at 1 Oberlin Office at Maddox's Drug Store. o'clock. The table didn't eroan it was ace's mill, on the Prairie Dog. "Chester Carrington will return from Kansas.

Money to loan, on five years' time, interest ten (10) per cent. jer annum, week to supply the demand. the guests, after the dinner ws over. Jewell county, where he has been spending the winter, about the middle of next Fire! On Monday evening last, just C. WILSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY, OBEBLIN, KANSAS- Practices in the Supreme Court.

on well improved farms and town property, at the Bank of Oberlin. as the merciless winds reminded one of month. being on board a full rigged schooner off I mailed my letter for last week's is OBERLIN LUMBER YARD. Lumber way below the regular price, at the Oberlin Lumber Yard. Don't go to the railroad fot your lumber, when you can buy il cheaper at home, at the Oberlin Lumber yard.

MRS. JENNIE CROW B. Go to Crowe for flour. Cash for eggs, at Crowe's. Go to Crowe's for crockery.

Jack- rabbits wanted at Crowe's. A. WILSON, sue or The Etk on the Friday previous, Cut bait or fish, Billy. Paul Meyer is in town. Pound party satisfactory.

G. A. R. this (Thursday) evening. G.

R. Beal has gone to Minden, Neb. Jake with Colby Hunt. Leatherhead has an article in the Cape Ilatteras during an equinoxial storm, the shrill and dreaded cry was as usual but it soruewhere failed to connect. LEGAL NOTICES.

heard from the western part of town, LAWYER AND REAL ESTATE AGENT, Land Office work done right. Oberlin Kansas. TOTICE 593. The cry was responded to with Diptheria has been raging to an alarm the usual promptness displayed on such BERTRAM DOOM. We want, for eastern parties 12 quarter sections of deeded land, 10 good fctock ranches, 15 good timber entries.

Bertram Doom. KNOWLES SMITH. Joliet barbed wire at railroad prices. Knowles fc Smith. Our goods are first-class, our prices are U.

S. Land Office, Oberlin, Kansas, ADDLEMAN, Herald. ing extent in Norton. There have been a few cases here, but it has not been prevalent. occasions.

Ihe editor ot Ihe Lte at once took a position in the cupalo of the at Read professional card of Lewis G. Cash for cliickcns and turkeys, Crowe's. Hides, furs and pelt wanted, courthouse, and by the aid of an elec Congressmen from our Slate voted NOTARY PUBLIC AND LAND ATTORNEY (Office with J. C. Wilson,) Obeblin Kansas.

Parker, Esq. at tric light proceeded to take notes. The solidly against restoring Fitz John Por Cap. Allen has attended church two last Sundays. RANK COARD, ter to the army, but they were greatly in the minority.

Crowe's. Parched cofVee, in bulk, a superior article, at Crowe's. alarm of fire proceeded from the residence of Ira Wear. During the fall Justice Wear had ouite a number of just. Knowles Smith.

eoruary to, iskl Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Oberlin, Kansas, on Wednesday, April 16, MM, viz: JOHN C. FRENCH, H. E. No. 10,463, for the ne of section 21, township 3 south, range 28 west.

He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: James A. Hughes, Luther C. Wilkins, of Oberlin, Decatur county, Kansas; D. O. Banta, of Vallonia, Decatur county, Kansas Geo.

B. Blake, of Altory, Decatur count Kas. A. L. PATCHIN, Register.

Lewis G. Parker, Attorney. The pleasant face of Frank Hunt is DENTIST, Died, of whooping-cough and lung again our streets. holes (about 4x4 and 4 feet deep) dug in fever, Thursday morning, Feb. 8, Mag Geo.

M. Simpsou starts to Red Cloud Kansas. Office at Coard Douglass' Drug Store. Extracting and filling of teeth only attended to until further notice. Front of and around his yard, prepara gie Bell, aged five years.

She died in a on business soon. paroxysm of coughing. tory to planting shrubbery in the spring. When the alarm was given Arthur Allen If you want a gun or pistol at bedrock prices, call at Knowles tt SmithV. We can save you money on stoves, hardware, tinware, etc.

Knowles Smith. J. B. COLT. Splendid line of stoves at Colt's.

Big stock of hardware just received at Geo. Key's lecture on valentines The new postal orders only cost three Remember That after our issue of tho 2Sth 25 cents will be added to the price of all papers with which we club. If you want The Ete and Chicago Xtws at $1.50, or The Eve and Kansas City Weekly Times at $2 a year, your orders must be in by that time. o. was not a success.

K. LIVERY STABLE. N. A. Clark, Proprietor.

cents. If all postmasters were permitted JMPLAINT- led off finely, but on the last half was passed by Rev. C. P. Stayton, who struck 793.

Rev. C. P. Stayton will preach at to keep them, it would add greatly to the convenience of the public. Lyle on Sunday next.

a hole in good shape, and went in in a demoralized shape; next came E. Tinder, First-class accommodations for horses. Emigrants and freighters will find a good cook stove in the office. Gen. Logan seems to be enjoying quite Ott Johnson sells more "toilet" soap who stood beautifully erect, with his head a presidential boom at present.

As far, BERLIN HOUSE, than any man in town. down. By this time Arthur Allen had owever, as my observation has extend Miss Ciirrie Patchin has left for V. S. Land Office, Oberlin, Kansas,) February 15, 1SS1.

Complaint having been entered at this of-ffice by John C. Fox against James Cameron for abandoning his Homestead Entry No. dated Alarch (Ith, 1879, upon the se1 of section 10, township 3 south, range 26 west, in Decatur county, Kansas, with a view to the cancellation of said entry: the said parties are hereby summoned to appear at this office on day -if 184, at lOo'clock a. to respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged abandonment. 2o2St A.

L. PATCHIN, Register. John Rodehaver, Proprietor, gained wind, and cushioning on Tinder, ed, the dark horse usually gets the Stockton," to attend school. Oberlin Kansas. struck Stayton and pocketed Tinder at Colt's.

"Standard cream and milk cans, at J. B. Colt's. Landreth's pedigree seeds are sold upon their merits, in bulk, at Colt's. Thirty thousand pounds of Joliet barbed wire, at J.

B. Colt's. Price as low as the lowest for cash. C. W.

Penny started to Norton "for a the same shot. A voice from below re In looking over the pension lists we load of seed wheat esterday. sembled My soul, be on thv cuard Commodious, neat, well furnished rooms. Guests will find ample accommodations. Good sample rooms for the accommodation of commercial travelers.

Convenient to the hotel is one of the most The language from the top layer sounded A Limited Offer, Until March 1, 18S4, The Ete and Kansas City Weekly Times will be furnished to subscribers at $2 a year. Having made special arrangements with the publishers, we are enabled to furnish our paper and the Kansas City Weekly Timet one year for $2. Asan important Presidential campaign is almost upon us, every one should subscribe for a good newspaper. The low price named above should be taken advantage of at once, as it will be withdrawn after March 1. Send all orders to this office.

If the dark horse generally wins," OTIcE-NO. 601. notice that there is a man in Nemaha county, by the name of Ephraim Miner, who draws $72 per month. Both of his arms were amputated. like selections from "Ten Nights in a Black John ought to get there.

commodious livery stables in the country, where rigs can always be obtained. Bar Room." Jake Culp and Ott John This time last year the editor of this GEO. CAMPBELL. R. A.

MARKS. son occupied, the berth to the left, in a Rev. Casely, of Kirwin, has returned paper had an acre of onions planted. IE BANK OF OBERLIN, twisted shape Bebb and Marshall tilled T' from England, accompanied by twelve II. 0.

Douglas is in Kansas City, JOHN MORalSON. Maple syrup, at Johr Morrison's. Tomato catsup at John Morrison 's. Salt by the barrel at John Morrison's. Good tea for 30 cents pound at John Morrison's.

the hole to the south. The southeast of his friends, who expect to become Oberlim, Kansas, after some new rigs and brood mares. corner was filled pretty eventy, and we Kansas citizens. Still, Westward the DOES A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. This paper stands by the Republican U.

S. Land Office, Oberlin, Kansas,) February 18, 1884. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Oberlin, Kansas, on May 5th, 1881, viz vm: a. hallowell, for the of section 7, township 2, range 28. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: J.

B. Allen, C. A. Allen, Joe Allen, C. E.

Corporon. of Oberlin, Kansas. 25-3t A. L. PATCHIN, Register.

"DUOOF NOTICE NO. 592. course of Empire takes its way." supposed it to be Bliss in an inverted position. During this time we noticed party. Ihe Ete is nbt apolitical junk S.

R. McKague has taught a four Drafts bought and sold, money loaned, de shop. the Captain of our Hook and Ladder posits received. Collections and business for Ed. Randall, we are sorry to say, is non-residents promptly attended to.

Land Co. struggling in the wind with a forty months' term of school at Star," and the probability is that he will teach an other month. Wages, $20 per month and board. Number of scholars en sick vet pleased to know that he is im A. J.

ALLEN. All kinds of feed, All kinds of flour, meal and graham, All kinds of groceries, at A. J. Allen's, foot ladder. At this juncture Mr.

W. warrants bought and sold. Purchases county and municipal indebtedness. proving. appeared at the front door and an Bliss is fencing in a few acres around nounced that a little salt in the flue had rolled, 35.

AGENCY FOR his residence, nd otherwise improving extinguished the flames. There was con The press, is very generally condemn THE GERMAN" AMERICAN INSURANCE New Gai.i.f.kv. The undersigned have opened a photograph gallery at the stand formerly occupied by J. W. Marshall, where they are prepared to accommodate ths public.

A call and a trial is solicited from all desiring Have Bros. Oberlin Restaurant and Boardinu Hocse. The undesigned having taken possession oi the establishment formerly occupied by Mr. Marshall, will continue the house as a boarding house and restaurant. A trial is invited.

Wm. Jackson. things generally. COMPANY, OF NEW YORK. siderable muttering to the effect that it was a tiut-up ioke.

and had Ira run Cap. Short the other day paid $c00 ing Fred. Douglass for marrying a white woman. The bride is reported to be pretty and only 35, while Douglass is 73. "HEE TIIE SMOKE!" for ustice of the Peace the next morning he would have been snowed under.

for sixteen head of young heifers and nine tons of hay. TJ. S. Land Office, Oberlin, Kansas,) February la; 184. Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Oberlin, Kansas, on March 29, 1881, viz: LEWIS B.

HALE, II. E. No. 9,810, for the of section 9, town-B lip 1 south, range 26 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residenc3 upon and cultivation of said land, viz J.

Powell, J. Hale, J. A. Brothers, G. Speake, of Lyle, Decatur county, Kansas.

25-3(t A. L. PATCHIN, Register. His first wife, who died about a year ago, 150 coal oil at A. J.

Allen's. Spring has commenced at A.J. Allen's. sron AT THE P0ST0FF1CE STORE! And examine our attractive stock of watches, clocks and jewelry of every description plated ware, violin, harmonicas, spectacles, e3'e-glasses, sewing machine supplies, violin and guitar string, etc. Also a complete line of THE 33.

te IVT. was colored. We took supper and breakfast with G. A. R.

There will be a special meet- Surely, sorghum cane promises to be J. P. Addis and Geo. M. Simpson, of the Is surely coming to ins ot 1.

-ti. U. Kansom Post. ii. A.

Beaver, this week. on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 21. All comrades are expected to be in at Babcock the other day sold a heavy OBERLIN 1 the most profitable crop of Western Kansas. Farmers in diflerent parts of the State have this season tested fatten-ing-hogs with the seed, and report the most satisfactory results.

Obe Allen, ou his return from church lately (when sacrament was administer- OTICE 554. set of harness to Matth. Demmer, of the tendance, as important business comes before the Post. Bv order. Swede settlemenl.

stationery and confectionery, cigars and ed) remarked Father, do they drink And as a consequence COAED te 3DOTJGHLiA.SS I We sometimes catch onlo locals before tobacco. I handle none but first-class California fever still raging in the L.G. Parker, P. C. N.

G.Stever, P. A. whiskey at church There is a subject for temperance poople to discuss in the above remark from a child. breakfast, in order to have something fresh in The Ete. Are preparing for a big trade.

Their place Is Ralph Cary, the typo, who has been It was Mr. L. Barr, of Oxford, who eastern part of the State. Three families, consisting of eighteen persons, left Sabetha for that State of fruit and sunshine, about two weeks ago. How few really contented people there are in this attending school at the college, left last bought Mr.

Addis' place. He is highly THE DEPOT I U. S. Land Office, Oberlin, Kansas,) January 28, 1884. Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Oberlin, Kansas, on Monday, March 10, 1884, viz: WILLIAM EMAHIZER, H.

E. No. 8,035, for the swJ4 of section 14, town 3 soutn, range 28 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz Lewis Anderson, Pat Gleason.W. R.

Mathews, of Oberlin, Decatur county, Kansas: Frank Bundy, of Stephen, Decatur county, Kansas. A. L. PATCHIN, Register. J.

C. Wilson, 1 tt N. G. Addleman, Attorneys. Monday for his home in Osborne countv spoken of as a citizen.

and was to start for Iowa last Wednesday. For everything in the Drug Line, and it's not world 1 necessary lor them to give Oscar Edward, a brother-in-law of M. C. Ater, came in Tuesday night on Ralph was one of the best boys in the The execution of Mat. Zimmerman, school, was liked by everybody, and we the Lenora hack, on a visit.

BONDS I are sorry he has left us. Harlan Chief. which was to have taken place at Min-den, Neb-, Feb. 4th, has been indefi 5 Bertram Doom sold the Short To sell the Best Goods at Reasonable Prices. Elisha Keach, of Illinois, a friend of ranch to Henry C.

Uollinger find W. N. On Saturday last Christian Graves was hammered up in a shameful manner by Geo. Reynold, who was arrested by Sheritl Bebb, taken before Justice Wil-sou, and fined $15 and costs, which was paid. Mr.

Graves is an old man, and the attack was reprehensible in the extreme, We received a villainous valentine, the poetry underneath b-ing the wort feature about il. We at once sent it to the drug store of Coard Douglass and it was hung up immediately under the Indian relics. If we knew the name of the sender there'd be mother relic in that collection. OTICE 546. Samuel Wilcoxon's, left Tuesday morn nitely postponed, his attorneys having filed a writ of error in the Supreme Court.

The Nebraskaites are terribly J. D. H. Andrews. U.

S. Land Office, Oberlin, Kansas, ing for home, well pleased with the prospects in this part of Kansas. Dunning, of Concordia, Kansas. Is it possible that the supposed railroad surveying party was a couple of men finding the corners for a wire fence! enraged, and there were threats of "EW GOODS! NEW GOODS! goods, and sell at way down prices. Wm.

a. Hallowell. COLBY HUNT. Try onr new tea; it is the "boss." Colby Hi Hunt. Greatest bargains in clothing ever offered in the Northwest it mvst go.

Bed Comforts, Blankets, Cloaks, Dolman's, Nubias, At Bottom Prices, at Cqlbt Hunt's. J. W. ALLEN Jk SON. As our Mr.

A. W. Allen will go east about March 15th, to purchase our im mense spring stock, also lumber for our new building, we will be compelled to ask our friends and patrons knowing themselves indebted to us to try and help us all they can, as we will then be in shape to help them. We shall need all the available means we can get. Thanking you for past efforts, we are, yours, J.

W. Allen Sox. Chicago Not Burned! As J. W. Allen lynching.

Dick Heatonis getting proud and his The cold weather for the past two wife had better be coming out to watch T. W. Cochran, of Jamestown, January Z4, ism. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has ftled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Oberlin, Kansas, on Saturday, March 15, 1884, viz: DAVID HAY, H. E.

No. 9,646, for the nwM of section 26. months has been more steady, the winter CONSTANTLY ARRIVING AT WICK HAM ANDREWS', LYLE, KANSAS. less fitful, than was ever known here so the old settlers tell us. The depth of township 4 south, range 29 west.

He names the following witnesses to prove his continu the moisture of the pround is unprece a friend of G. Webb Bertram's, has been visiting Oberlin, with business in his eye. Oberlin has a new attorney. In the Herald there is a divorce case, with G. F.

Rogue as one of the attorneys. Thompson also Sherrrard ous residence upon ana cultivation of said dented, and even the doubting Thomases land, viz: I. L. Peck, A. A.

Bell, Robert DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS, SHOES, CROCKERY, are hopeful of good crops the coming season, sprains, oi rsniDooietn, Decatur county, Wm. Collins, of Oberlin, Kansas. A. L. PATCHIN, Register.

J.C.Wilson, G. Addleman, Atttorneys. Qcert At the preseut rate of reform how long will it take to make a teetotaler of Mr. E. One dollar and a half a day for guarding him, and allowing him the exclusive use of a pint a day, may be a "soft yet the question arises, If Mr, E.

must be guarded, why can he not be attended to at home? The present mode strikes us as legalized robbery. are taking their stock down about Elder N. C. Workman died at his TINWARE, Wilsonville, tor the purpose of feeding, home in Missouri, Jan. 14th.

For about OTICE 552. The entertainment for Wednesday EVERYTHING THE COUNTRY DE MANDS, FOR SALE CHEAP. three years he was connected with the Dunkard colony in Norton county, and TJ. S. Land Office, Oberlin, Kansas.) him.

At the hotel, on Tuesday, he was mistaken for the editor of this paper. Cap. Short recently sold the Mrs. Colvin place for $300, spot cash. When the Captain has anything to do he cuts preliminaries short.

He will probably reside on his Prairie Dog place. Ernest Bariteau is now in this office permanently, and takes hold in a manner that promises well for becoming a good printer. Any fool can edit a small paper it takes brains, however, to make a printer. W. W.

Wolfe was in tovn last week and secured a fine fet of harness for a fine 6et of mules. Mr. W. is one of the best humored men in Decatur county, and "laugh and grow fat" is exemplified in his vigorous corpulency. evening of last week, was indefinitely post Jantiarv 2S.

1S4. was very generally known throughout poned on account of the sickness of Miss Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim. K9-AH kinds of Produce taken in exchange for Goods, and the highest market price given. this vicinity. He was an able speaker, Blanche Rodehaver.

Son received yesterday an immense From the Hamburg (Iowa) Xetcs wo and that said proof will be made before the Get out your smoked glass, boys an exemplary christian, had many warm friends, and the news of his death will Register and Receiver at Oberlin, Kansas, on The editor of The Ete will appear in a ouiurutfc, April itwt, viz: C. E. CORPORON, be read with sadness. CALL AND SEE US! WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO RENDER SAT ISFACTION. and elegant stock of dry goods and learn that at Richard Ilea ton's sale clothing dir.

ct from there. Everybody i fine Norman horses and mares, on the invited to call and examine them. 1 14th there were six head of mares Seed wheat, millet, rye, oats and corn, thatbrought the sum of $1,271, and some at J. W. Allen Son's.

younger ones went at from $100 to $195 Talk is cheap, but good goods and each. Some yearlings were bid in at new suit on Sunday, if the sky is per fectly cloudless. The "green-eyed monter" has again H. E. No.

10,513, for the nw of section 32, township I south, ransre 28 west. He names the Howing witnesses to prove his continu RANDALL, According to a late postal ruling. E.L entered the White House. This time the ladies are its victims. Mrs.

Justice Miller denies Mrs. Speaker Carlisle the ous resilience upon ana cultivation of said land, viz Wm. A. Hallowell, J. B.

Allen, Joe Allen, R. B. Wainsley, of Oberlin, mail matter of all classes will be held low prices are what knock. Call and be $150 and upward, each. Mr.

II. will for postage unless fully prepaid, either Oberin, Kansas, ireiaijir county, ivansas. A. L. PATCHIN.

Register. J. C. Wilson, N. G.

Addleman, Attorneys. by sender or addressee. bring a few young Normans out to thia county, to see how they will do. BOOT AND II MANUFACTURER Roe Griffin, just in from the Rick- OTICE 550. The aree, reports acclimated stock" doin Sieve DeYoung, who for a long time convinced.

J. W. Allen Son. We will meet any prices made on any goods carried by us if you want goods cheap. Give us a call.

Allen Son. J.W.Allen Son hare as full and And dealer in Leather, Findings, etc. trade at all times supplied. well, through Texas and eastern stock U. S.

Land Office, Oberlin, Kansas,) Norton is to have a new paper. The Courier will hardly be foolish enough to piint land office notices for nothing and the county printing at one mill, in order to starve out the new enterprise nip it in the bud," as it were. januarv 2K. ikx-i i THE xMISSOURI PACIFIC R'Y dying off to a considerable extent. Notice is hereby given that the following made a lively paper of the Cawker City Free lress, owns a place three miles south I of Jackson, visited Oberlin last week, i and while here gave us a friendly lift at Offers unsurpassed advantages to the trav named settler lias tiled notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim.

H.G.Potter and wife, of Baraboo, complete a line of boo (9, shoes and slip- eling public in the shape of last time, elegant equipment and superior accommodations. and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Oberlin, Kansas, on are visiting their son in-law, Ira Hartley, E-q a man esteemed in this This great system, embracing miles of road, runs its trains into the nion Depots of i right ot precedency. Great is the commotion, and most amusing are some of the scenes to disinterested spectators. A Mrs. President is needed at the helm.

Jealousy, thou art an evil guest, Destroyer of the spirit's rest; With baneful look thou com'st here To torment, and not to cheer. Think'st thou, that in my heart Thou cans' use thy fiendish art Unkind usurper! be thou tied Confiding hopes reign in thy stead. Honest men and men of honor, A jealous feeling never harbor 'Tis only In the shallow brain That thou art allowed to reign. Thus scorned, his airy wings he spread To find a more unguarded head. Which he could fill with the base thought That others did not as they ought.

Readers of The Ete, one and all. Should the imp upon you call. His subtle art let him not ply Resist the devil and he will fly. 'V G. A.

SMITH. community for his old-fashioned honesty. oi. uouis, ivausus 1 1 xianmoai, Atcnison, St. Joseph, Omaha, Parsons.

Denison. Fort H. E. No. 11.6W1, for the nw of section 21, township 8 south, range 2tJ west.

He names P. H. Lamprecht. representing the pers as were ever carried in Oberlin. As far prices, we guarantee.

Notwithstanding the advance in flour, we will continue to sell Horse Shoe at $2.80, Standard at $3.00, and Flower or the Plain at $3.35 no better made. J. W. Allen Son. Worth, Mineola, Taylor, Kan Antonio, Galveston, New Orleans, and all other of the principal cities of Missouri, Kansas, Nebras- case.

He will bring cattle and reside on his claim this ummer, when The Etf. will have another first-class correspondent. We're partial to able assistance it helps to cover our own ignorance, and, not being a candidate for office, we are honest enough to admit if. wholesale dry goods firm of Burke, the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land N. E.

Cpham, Clark Copeland, Taylor McNeil, J. D. Riggs, of Clayton, Norton coun- Walker Chicago, was in town this Ka, Louisiana ana exas. xneir coaches and Baggage Cars are of the latest and finest make, and luxurious Pullman Palace Sleeping and Hotel Cars are attached to all through trains. The novel Buffet Parlor Cars are run on dav week.

The best firms in Chicago now xvhii. --V- Lu rAlLlll.ll, -27t Register, We will receive one of the largest and L. M. Borthwick, of Scio, made us a friendly call yesterday. He was accompanied by Thos.

Bohrer, sheriff of Rawlins county, an intelligent and efficient officer. Mr. Borthwick denounces the evidence, as reported in the Herald, as outrageously incorrect, an disgraceful in not containing the rebuttal testimony. Dr. J.

N. Lyman, of Hastings, an old friend of J. C. Wilson's, came in last Saturday, with Mr. Caldwell, of the same place, father of Alfred and C.

C. court the trade of Oberlin. The Herald can now exclaim Eu TOT1CE 542. trains, and Reclining Chair Cars on night trains, between Kansas City and St, Louis. The rates via this line are always as low as finest stocks of hats and cans ever E.

II. Beckwith, of Rockdale, Che reka!" C. C. Reynolds is now in that any oiner, ana airect connections are made with express trains of other lines at junction brought to Oberlin to-day, at prices that defy competition. Elegant line of latest ftylea of stiff hats.

J. W. Allen Son. office as "entered apprentice." It wil General Ticket Agent II. C.

TOWNSEND. be keno until the novelty wears out, General Pass. Agent. Land Office Notices. New Land Office notices appear this week for the following persons: then it will be something else.

Important Notice. Commencing Fri- Mrs. L. G. Rider called yesterday nf this rnimtr Tt r.l.w.f vfidav.

February th. we will have full aA Final Proof. Final Proof. U. S.

Land Office, Oberlin, Kansas.) January 21, 18S4. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of her intention to make final proof in support of her claim, and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Oberlin, Kansas, on April 18, WKl, viz: LAURA H. HALE, abandoned wife of Warren Hale, H. E. No.

10,41, tor the sec 27, town 3, south range 27 west. She names the following witnesses to prove her continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, vis: George Blake. Floyd Pope, Frank Tacha, Fanny Henry, of Altory, Decatur countv, Kansas. A. PATCHIN, Register.

A. ilson. Attorney. 21-2tt nango county, N. is visiting hi L.

G. Rider. Mr. B. very agreeable, racial old gentleman, and, notwithstanding the sml circumstances attending his vUif, is pleasM with our ciiijen.

When The Eye fail to condemn in plain English such acts the murder of Lewis G. Rider, the editor will welcome death as a ter mination of Fhame to himself, mortinVa-tion to society, and disgrace to the coin-muniU he mi)repi-eMi, She is not backward saying that she his Hip was to purchase a stock ranch, coupon tickets on sale and through bag Final Proof, Final Proof. J. N. Nettleton Wm.

A. Hallowell, Jr John C. French Lewis B. Hale Wilson Miller Wm. H.

White Robert Tutt also some two and three year old-, for gage checks to all prinoipal point norti TIME-TABLE, LENORA, KANSAS. ARRIVALS. No. 63, Pass, and 2.30 a. No.

(ii). Freight, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 4.15 p. DEPARTURES. No. 61, Pass, and daily 12.05 a.

No. 70, Freight, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays .3.20 a. J. W. DAWSON, Agent.

Contest, the editor of the Hirali weie instrumen- Final Proof. Final PtojC i bnnimg about the murder of her feeding purposes. On Saturday, while on their way to Shibboleth, by a sudden jerk of the wagon, the doctor was thrown east, east, and south. First and second-claas, limited and unlimited. For rates apply to me.

J. W. Dawson, Agent. husband. Hence the efforts of that cm Per to d''srt the evidence.

DIV0RCK NOTICES Edwin Ellis Rums A. Cole out and had his cnlhr bone broken. Lenora. Feb. 7.

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