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Grant County Register from Ulysses, Kansas • 5

Grant County Register from Ulysses, Kansas • 5

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New moon. Quit This is not a cyclone country. The Denman family all have itgrip. Cedar posts for sale by D. C.

livan. 13 See James W. Gordon for stracts. 28tf Those who stick to Grant county will win. F.

M. Lenhart is visiting his famiLy in Colorado. Hides bought for cash at D. Elder's butcher shop. 23 The county clerk contest case up again this week.

Co. Supt. Brown wants an association formed. Elder George to -morrow evening; quarterly meeting Monday. J.

W. and Ed. Maddux have been laid up with la grippe this week. Hartland is now the sure enough county seat of Kearney county. Co.

Atty. Hutchison is at Topeka assisting in the county seat case. Postmasters appointed-E. S. Williams, Golden; D.

Holmes, Shockey. Geo. W. Crane, of Topeka, has disposed of all of his Kansas City interests. Some of our citizens have been the grippe bed.

Dr. Lucas reports no danger. Z. T. Howard and S.

E. Bollinger have been complaining of the meanness of grip. Dr. Butler and wife have returned to Grant county to stay. Their land is in north Grant.

E. B. Spurgeon, and Miss Nettie Dale were married at John-son City on the 14th. Commissioner McCracken was in town Tuesday and reported all his family down with 'the grip. Just received a fine line of shirts for boys of ten years and over.

13 D. C. SULLIVAN. We want two copies of the of Nov. 16, 1889.

Will two of our subscribers please accommodate rus? A new meat market! Dave Elder is there at corner of Main and Central aveaue, and so're low prices and good weight and tender meat. 17tf The Appomattox man who tried to keep the people of Grant from receiving aid failed to get an unani mous support from his own crowd. TER east should come and settle Those who are sending the up if they do not want bills sent to the persons to whom the paper is addressed. T. S.

Hurd and F. M. Dunlavy have formed a partnership in the publication of the Syracuse Democratic Principle, of which Mr. Hurd has taken editorial management. Success to the new firm.

Asa T. Soule, of Rochester, N. the Hop Bitters man, owner of Ingalls, Gray county, and proprietor of the Dodge died City Montezuma railroad, at his home on the 17th. He was probably worth 000,000. The publishing firm of Webster Spencer, of the Johnson City Journal, has been dissolved, the former assuming sole control.

Success to the postmaster editor. Never mind your enemies, Webster, but continue your course and remain a christian as long as possible. Dr. Seiler, the well-known throat specialist, does not favor the use of quinine or antipyrine for la grippe, and recently he received a cablegram from Paris that the doctors there had abandoned the use of these drugs. He uses benzoate of soda and whisky to stimulate the heart.

Hon. Martin Allen, commissioner of forestry, has written Co. Supt. Brown stating that he would be present and deliver a lecture before the next farmers' institute in Grant county The on the subject of tree growing. next institute will be held in Ulysses probably the latter part of February.

When Col. Hurd on his relief mission met the president of the Osage coal company the latter remarked: am willing to do something for "I you, but I desire to ask a few plain questions without offense on either side, you to answer in your own way." The colonel assented and the first question propounded was, "What LOCAL LACONICS. your d- business." "I guess that's so, colonel," said the president; "what do you need Journal. If you want the REGISTER, or are taking the paper and have no money to pay up your subscription, bring us something in trade. Anything eatable goes.

Big prices allowed for butter, eggs and chickens. We'll just run a little market of our own. If there is no money we'll eat butter, suck eggs and cackle sentiments to a Grant county chicken. We are about cross off the subscription list names of all not paid up. "Bismarck ees Bismarck und beesness ees beesness." In last week's issue there was an article conveying news to an astonished public that members of the Bear Valley G.

A. R. post had been elected officers of the Ulysses post. "Twas simply an error. The veterans mentioned were chosen officers of the former post.

At the Ulysses post the following were lately installed: J. H. Lucas, P. S. F.

Zornes, S. V. B. S. Fleming, J.

V. C. W. Olmsted, O. B.

C. Henshaw, Adjutant; Alex. Wood, Q. B. J.

Crumley, Chaplain; Wm. Anderson, Wm. Buckles, 0. H. N.

Fruits, S. S. E. Bollinger, Q. M.

S. Salter-Randebaugh. In Ulysses, at the residence of the bride's parents, Monday, Jan. 20, 1890, by Rev. Asbury Caldwell, Mr.

Wm. A. Salter and Miss Matie A. Raudebaugh were joined in holy wedlock. The marriage took place in the evening in the presence of the bride's family, Mrs.

Caldwell and County Attorney Wm. E. Hutchison. After the ceremony a handsome collation was served. The happy couple then repaired to their new home.

the H. G. King property on north Earl street. The bride is a lovely lady, daughter of Mr. P.

F. Raudebaugh, one of our leading merchants, and the groom a prominent banker of this city. May their voyage through life be a long, smooth and happy one. Teachers' Examination. The teachers' regular certificates quarterly examination for be held in Ulysses January 25, commencing at 8:30 a.

m. F. Co. Su pt. Oommissioners' Proceedings.

OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK, GRANT I COUNTY, ULYSSES, Jan. 14, 1890. AFTERNOON. All present. The sealed bids for a compromise of the outstanding floating indebtedness were opened: O.

A. Robinson, for $9,000, at 7 per cent. compromise; Wm. A. Salter, $9,000, at 5 per cent.

There being no bids to compromise the whole amount, $30,000, action was deferred. 'The clerk was instructed to receive any bids or propositions effecting a compromise of debt into funding bends. Recess. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15.

All present. The board called up and deferred or rejected propositions for the county printing. Sullivan being for the REGISTER, Green for the Tribune and McCracken for the Plainsman, no decision was arrived at, and the subject of county printing was deferred. Sealed bids on file for building room around vault were opened: H. N.

Wixom, to do work according to specifications, tin rocf $80, shingle roof $90; E. M. Henthorn, tin roof $78, shingle roof $88. Action deferred and clerk ordered to receive other bids. Board agreed to reconsider order for jail and the clerk was instructed to notify F.

F. Dinsmore that an injunction had been granted the board from accepting or paying for the jail cages, and that there was a misunderstanding regarding the jail order. County clerk instructed to give T. R. Hornaday al' orders for such job work as he is prepared to do.

Recess. AFTERNOON. Board resumed work. All present. E.

M. Henthorn having the lowest bid was awarded the contract to build house around vault, changing doors, put on shingle roof, etc. The Grant Co. Bank was made the official depository for one year; bond fixed at Claim of W. F.

Collins, for balance due 011 transcript work, was again deferred. The following bills were presented and allowed unless otherwise specified: Fruits, labor for county. 2 20 Lenhart, rent for court 85 00. 5 A Robinson,) bounty on 125 Brown, 25 Harbur, 93 00 Sorrell, 1 00 DM Wixom, 2 80 JJ Williamson, trustee, services rendered, deferred Lenhart, mdse for 3 25 4 A Dougherty, 2 00 I MoNutt, canvassing 3 00 Henry Bland, extra clerical 14 (0) Gen Earp, 3 00 Sims Ely, commissioner's fees in county sent 105 00 Recess. THURSDAY, JAN.

16. All present. The following bills were allowed unless otherwise specified: Williamson, trustee 6.00 The board examined and destroyed redeemed county warrants amounting to, with interest, $2,297.58. Recess. AFTERNOON.

All present. The following bills were allowed unless otherwise specified: Lowderman, services as deputy sheriff 60.00 00 Grant Co Bank, rent court 50 00 300 00 Lenhart, bounty on 143 55 Harbur, 34 90 Underwood, ex treasurer's 8 00 Olmsted, 8 00 JA Buckles, 8 00 Maddux, marshal in co seat 4 80 Lenhart, indse for 25 Green, sal as co 12 00 The bond of the Grant Co. Bank as the official depository was rejected bacause the bond contained as one of the sureties the name of D. C. Sullivan, who as a commissioner could not approve of his own bond.

Adjourned to meet Saturday, February at To a. m. FOR TRADE Good timber land in Missouri clear of encumbrance (abstract given) to trade for Kansas land or stock. Also land in southwest Texas for sale or trade. E.

M. HENTHORN, Ulysses. Look Here! If you want to trade your mortgaged land in Grant county for clear timber land in Missouri, Illinois or Kentucky, call at this office or write. If one or more can scrape up 1200 acres clear land i in Grant Co. or the southwest they can get in exchange acres 5 miles from Kansas City, worth $2,000 stock of furniture, and 9 lots and elevator store building in Norwood, near Kansas City, price all $9,500, all clear.

Hurry up if you want this snap. Nothing but clear I land want ed. Call on or address THE REGISTER. An Unnsual Club Offer. The Forum is the foremost review of living subjects, and it has more authoritative contributors than any other periodical (including nearly 300 of the ablest writers and most distinguished workers on both sides of the Atlantic).

The price of The Forum is $5 a year. We have made a special arrangement whereby we can fill orders for the REGISTER and The Forum for $5.50. ORDER. An Order prohibiting the running at large of certain Stock. OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK, GRANT I COUNTY, ULYSSES, Jan.

6, 1890. It is hereby ordered and directed by the Board of County Commissioners of Grant county that from and after the 6th day of A. 1890, it shall be unlawful for the owners or persons having control of any neat cattle, horses, mules, asses, swine and sheep, or any one or more of said classes of animals, to permit the same to run at large within the bounds of said county of Grant. It is hereby further ordered that this order be published for four successive weeks next after the date hereof in the GRANT COUNTY REGISTER, a newspaper published in said county, and that the same be entered upon the records of said Board. Signed: H.

H. McNUTT, Chairman Board Co. Com. D. C.

SULLIVAN, Co. Com. VIRGIL McCRACKEN, Attest: Co. Com. S.

A. SWENDSON, Co. Clerk. STATE OF KANSAS, SS GRANT COUNTY. S.

A. Swendson, County Clerk, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing instrument is a correct copy of the original now of record in my office. Witness my hand and seal this 7th day of January, 1890. S. A.

SWENDSON. Mortgages. Upon investigation I find at least three-fourths of the mortgages given to loan companies in south western Kansas invalid and void. My advice is not to give away your land but beat these mortgages. It will give you at least two years to see if the country is worth anything.

If I cannot beat the mortgages I make no charge for the same. Make your statements in writing, give the quarter, section, township and range of your land, when proved up, before whom, when you signed the mortgage, and all about it. As soon as you are sued, send me copy of summons and other papers served on you. S. N.

WOOD, Atty. at Law, Woodsdale, Kansas. "The Leading Western Newspaper." The A ansas Cuy Times has earned the above title by always being in the foremost rank of the metropolitan western newspapers in advocating the interests of the West. In the eastern money centers the Times is looked upon 28 the best reflector of the condition of the West, and this puts it in the position of being the best advocate the West can have. It has not let its opportunities pass, but on every occasion has done all in its power toward the upbuilding of this great Western country.

Among the principal things it has advocated, some of which have been successful, are: Opening of Oklahoma; Opening of the Cherokee Strip; Irrigation for the arid regions; Cheap transportation for Kansas In this good work the Karmas City Times solicits the support of every Western man. Its Dally is the brightest and best edited in the West, and its Weekly, with its twelve largo pages, ranks with any weekly newspaper in the world. The Kansas City Times was also the first to Inaugurate the system of fast trains out of Kansas City carrying the regular edition of the Sunday Times and distributing it over Kansas two hundred miles west by eight o'clock three hours before the regular train leaves sas City. Subscribe for the REGISTER. Z.

T. Howard having bought Gardner's HOUSE MOVING outfit, is now prepared to do good and first-class work. Call on him before contracting elsewhere Me can be found at Cyclone Livery Barn. Notice of Contest. IT 4 Land Office at Garden City, Sept17.

1890. Complaint having been entered at this offlee by George If Harris against William Minter for abandoning his homestend No. 16715, dated April 7, 1888, upon the northwest or of soction 1l. township 30 8, in county, Kas, with a view to the cancellation of said entry, the said parties are horeby summoned to appear at this office on the 34th day of January, 10 o'clock a. to respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged abandonment 28-26 JESSE TAYLOR, Receiver Drs.

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1529 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa, Please mention this paper when you order. THE OLD DOCTOR'S Cotton Root Pills LADIES' FAVORITE. Always Reliable and perfectly Sate. The same as used by thousands of women all over the United Slates, in the Old Doctor's private mell practice, for 88 veara, and not a single had rosult. IN DISTRACT SULLIVAN! D.

C. Sullivan has purchased the stock of JONES LEWIS! and has consolidated his stock with the purchase he has made. He has also Consolidated Both Stocks at the old stand of Jones Lewis. Now it must be distinctly understood that both stocks ARE NEW! That very little of the goods and what is old will be sold AT COST Beside the fresh stock already on hand, its extreme largeness owing to the consolidation, I have just ordered, paying cash therefor and securing the percentage off for cash, a large stock of Fall and Winter Goods, Which will be disposed of for at only small profit on the original cost. is my purpose to have no old goods on hand even if I have to Give them away.

Another matter I wish to be un dersfood by every consumer Grant county, and that is that I am to-day and will continue to Undersell Jones Lewis prices on all goods. No gentleor lady will leave my store dissatisfied regarding the price of goods. before closing I will state tha trade for merchandise I can give more goods and possibly some for what you bring me. I am to stay and do business on the square plan. Low prices and good quality of goods is what I go on.

D.C. SULLIVAN.

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