Hodgeman Agitator from Hodgeman Center, Kansas • 3

tto to 3. E. Vanoorhis -forXumber iLatb, Shingles, Sash; Doors, Posts Eta Speareville, Kansas Mr. E. Attortc'y-at-law, THE AGITATOR Fuller 'Hart, Charley failed to'gct a new trial here.

He will now bo expected to 'pay that Wholesale and Retail D'EUGGiSTS-. Dealers Ya WINES, LIQUORS, 'CIGARS, TOBACCOS, OILS, PAINTS Stationery, Toilet Articles, Blank Books, Etc. BY T2S CUHCS 03 VQVSdt We havo now on hand seeds of ercry place or business, SIXTH JZ1NSLEW TrtMbioii: Grocery Honse Iiocal Nctrs. See things grow. The town Well needs' curbing.

flow do you (eel since the rami Itet'i haVe a Four th" of July 'fioV; Lbu Hubbard baa ftioved Into fitf hew 'bouse. The blacksmith teenis to be Italy 'these The eoftimlssfoners "will "give' "dr'a Irest" till July. The' principal amusement in tlihilpart "of the ceuntyMs fishing. EH Batoe'y, 6f Fordharti, Is -feating improvements on hnrpiaee. Travel Irom the east' to this section df 'the cotrntrjr is tin the1 Increase.

If fthd krs. Wrn. 'Emtrsoh vtm over Irom Kinsley lait Tuesday. ilea vy 'dews during the nights the $ast Week; the first of the season. We are under obligations to lion.

Thos. Ryan for public documents. Where doyouVattthVe county 'seat? You now bare (our places to choofce 1rom. Farmers are now rery busy finUhtcg ip the 'spring planting and breaking prairie. LudwTg Hartzhis traded his liorric Isfead 'near town to N.

C. Jones of 'Speareville. Tae' commissioners and tWOoyef nr "sty m'to'have a'nltch a'bolitthe'appbint- ing of officers. Everybody that could make the raise 'of a' team has been out breaking during tbe'p'ait Week. We understand Is a'cart- 'dlilat tor the county seat.

'Glad'bf It, tho more the merrier ComttiUMoner Etieldoh has quite a "lierd ot cattle, 'and cdritemplatSfs adding 'eorne Trixans tt It soon. Arties from flirierent parts bt the 'comity are "requested to send us the 16- xai news ior puuucawou. The'recerit'ralrts'rafeed the creeks In hls county quite "coh'slderably. The Sawlog was unfbrdable last Monday. E.

ft. Fulton fs' how "hanging out" Ssvlrh the boys at the Hodgeman CeiittVr restaurant, Kept Dy iierron oonnann. Thorn bs. Hauh and his 'father ahd brother returned from Camp Suppry nut Saturdaywhere they bdught some Texas cattle. We understand that J.

J. Jackson, G. DAVIS, SURVEYOR. HODGEMAN CENTER, KANSAS. rjUYLOR JA0KS6N, ltaife Hair Mm KINSLEY, KANSAS, Second door north of Leader ofllce.

E. I. Meeker Go. Wholesale and Retail And Dealers In FLOUR, FEED. GRAIN, i And Supplies of all tinds.

They teep constaolly In stock a good suppiy oi Stoves, Tinware, Nails And In fact of all 'IF YOU WANT Wagons. Cultivators, Reapers, 'or any kind of FARM ING IMPLEMENTS give them a call at their store in KINSLEY, KANSAS. They are Sole Agents lor the John Dbms' Plow. M. COLLAR, Farmers Settlers Store, GROCERIES, FLOUR, MEAL, LC.

Keeps everything a Settler wants Sells in -it as cheap as the towus east uougo. TRY IT I AND BE CONVINCED. DODGE CITY, KANSAS. Chicago Short Line And St. St.

Louis direct through line ot tuo EO AllOl I I THIS ONL LIKE Under one Ownership and one Man agement between Kansas City and Uiicago, iiansas anu Ht. Louis, and at. Louis and Chicago. run through Without Change From KANSAS CITY TO CHICAGO, And from KANSAS CITY fo ST. LOUIS.

Aud ST. LOUIS To CHICAGO. Hortan's Reclining Chair Palace Cars, Free of Charge. Pullman Palace Dining Cars. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars.

J. C. McMULLIN, General Manager, OMcajro. JAMES CHARLTON, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Chicago. For rates of fare, tuffps and time tables, apply to any ticket asrent or address D.

BOWES. Western Pass. or F. G. HIGH, Wcst'n Traveling MS Jlain Bt.

Kansas Civy, ilo. F. If has a card In ftis week's paper. We don't believe fci encouraging lawsuits, but if yenj will have them yoi had bet ter employ a good lawyer, and as tuch we reconrme'hd'Mr. Fulton.

fd ''Jones the lightning 'lahd agent" of Speareville, has traded for property near this place, and Will wove hit family here in a few 'days, Mr. Jcr.es Is a lire, energetic man, and wll be a good acquUIUon'to the county. T. B- VaaVo6rbls, of Speareville has started a bat'lc line jrom SpenrevlIIo to this point. Tills will bo a ConvenTence to1 the citizens of this place, and a good tHTng for Speareville, as It 'will bring consiaeraoie iraae rrora mis county to that place.

Now that Ifhasrainod and brightened tiluKS up' la Kansas, we wobld soy 'to our fricads the east looking for places for investment, that Hodgeman Center Is one of the best points In tho west. It is the seat fa Wge "county which is rapidly increasing in wealth and populations tt Is new town just starting u'p, and his no "bompctftor ot any size In tho county as yet In fact, this Is a new county, tvlth all branches of business yet open. 'If you "want to make soma money now is your time, and this your place to do It. 'County Commissioners. The commissioners 'were intrusion fist Monday, A communication was read from St John, expressing his regrets at being unable to appoint tho officers rec outmended at a previous meeting 'for.

appointment. Bids were received from Geo. V. Crano and B. Hamilton of Tdpcka, to furnish the county with boks and blanks.

Hamilton's bid be ing' the lowest, was accepted A contract was made with Johnson for some desks, and the'Loard then adjoumcdTo meet in July. P.O. 8. A. Hodgeman Center boaHts of the first organization of a society of any Kind wlthln'this cdunty.

Last Saturday Dis trict President Jerome Reeser, assisted byV. A. Frater, of Kinsley, organized Washineton Caihp No. 8. Patriotic Or dor Sons of-Xtnerfck, by inslaiueg the following officers: President, L.

Mack Vice President, Clark Past President. Mattk Iletren: Master 'of Forms A Johiisoh; Recording Secretary. A yhiteslde; Financial "Secretary, Treasurer, Painter; Conductor, A McCoy; Chaplain, II Mack; Riglit Sentinel, Fultotr; Inner Guard, Jos. Owens; Outer Guard, Mickey. The 'camp starts off with a good mtmbcrnhlp and will undoubtedly grow fast.

This is the third organiza-tidn'of the kind in the state. Uareua Items. The SawlOj was On the rampage this week. A. Hclihcr, ourvpostmater, has been making improvements in the way of putting in a new flodr and plastering his bouse.

A E. nelfer'is building a'a addition to his tor'd. This is a good fiigh of prospeiity. If. G.

Mack, about thite miles south. west of Marena, has one Of the neatest and most substantial residdnces In the bounty. Messrn. Fred Davis and G. A.

John-; son, of Hodgeman Crtiter, visited Ma- roha last Monday. They were highly pleased with 'the looks of the country, and say it is the nicest location for a town 'they havefseen in Kansas. A schbol has been started at this point, which has an average attendance of fifteen scholars. Mrs. Mary Oilliard is the teacher, and I have no doubt but that the littie ones who are placed un der her charge 'willl be carefully add thoroughly instructed.

This Is a step intheWfiht direction, and I hope a school will be started In every helgh-borhood where there are enough scholars to warrant it In conclusion I Would state that we propose to nave the county seat down here. A. B. C. From the Edwards "Co.

Leader. Oats are selling for 50 cents per bush el. rVheat has fceen on the Increase until the recen heavy rai a. Mr. Cain, from nodBemaft county.

was In town yesterday. Lou Hubbard, om Hodgeman coun ty, was in town yefcterday. Mr. Calkins has commenced to re build bis store room on Sixth street. Mr.

Rufus Edwards, father of the Arm of Edwards is Visiting in town. A rad road a projected from Hays to Dodge, via- Hodgeman Center. If this road is built it will be a good out let for the people of Hodgeman county. sixty-five cents. Services will soon be ordered on the new mall route between this place1 and nodgeman Center.

non. Wlllard Davis has promised to deliver an address on thelthbf July at Hodgeman Center. They had a flight hall storm over the river last Sunday. Tho hail was 'not largcrthan a ten pound canon ball. John Owens, of Hodgeman county, Is stopping In town.

'John, thinking we had no 6nakcs In this section of the country, brought One down In 'his ed Vitlihlra. Our "typo," in our absence on publication day last week, prayed for rain ttrou'gh a local In our columns. Lo! and behold! hl3 prayer was answered on the following day by a very heavy rain. Fray-somo more Lou. Mart durran, bnobt the best boys in Hodgeman county smiled on us last Saturday.

He said he was happy. That providence, kind providence had blessed that' land with a beautiful rain, and fn return they would have a bouri-tiliil harvest. Judge Davis of tho Graphic, vas a Httlo "down In the week. He made serious complaints about tho dry weather. people are 41 ways growling.

Now Judge, do not come out this week and say that everything will be drowned out, 'but when "yu want a change In the weather pray tor somo, as we good folks do. An Illinois man sleeps every rfijrlit, on a'erpot of ground left bare tor the purpose In his house, and 1ms an attendant shovel clean earth oyer him to take the fdace ot bed-clotlies. IIo believes that ii this way he guards against disease. Exchange. If he would comc to Kansas while the dust Hies, he could get covered with clean prairie soil free of charge.

Topeka Dally Capital. Mr. Kopnltz has removed this place rrom Kinsley, lie tins purchased hope, anil will move it on bis lot opposite the mill and enlarge K. tie has taken up his residence per-nianentlv und will civo liis ivholrt nr. tention to the', mill.

Speareville jNews. Our Wheat Crop, Our exchanges from the luteilor give the most flattering reports of the pros. cct of a groat wheat crop at the com ing harvest. The weather, during the winter nnd sprlns has been, most of thn time, especially favorable, and the indications how all point to a larger crop than the one harvested last year which was the greatest wheat crop ever gathered in the State. Kansas will doubtless ralso more wheat this year than thus place her name first on the list of wheat growing State.

Leavenworth Times. Chicago Alfoft Extension. The Missouri extension oT tho Chi cago and Altoo Uailroau irom Mexico to Kansas City is completed, and its en tire trains are now running turougn without change 6f 'curs of any c'ass from Kalpoak City to Chicago, alno from Kansas City af.d ot. louis. Hereto.

fore this company has done its business from Kansas City to Mexico over the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern, in connection with which line it has formed the popular "Chicago Short The (Jutcago and Alton Com paDV still intends to preHervothis title, which they now merit more than ever, and will add to it tho "St. Louis Direct Througli Lino," as ty means oT their new track from Kansas City to Mexico they will be enabled to carry pansen-gers to Chicago in much quicker tune than can be ule bv anv other route. and to St. LoPhis direct over their own ine in at least as qnick time as any of the other St.

Louis roads. The following are a lew of the advantages of Chicago and Alton: It in the only line under one ownership and one management ueiwecn Kansas and Chicago, Kansas City and St. Louis, and St Lotiii and Chicago. There is no change of cars of class between these point. The line will pos-itively run the finest equipped train out of Kansas City.

Horton's reclining chair cars wilt he run through from Kansas City, to Chicago and St. Louts, and no extra charge will be made for scats in thene cars. It ia the only line Tunulng Pullrtinn Palace Dining cars between the three creat cities of the West, Kaunas City, St, Louis and Chicago. Pullman Palace sleeping cars on all trains to Chicago and St. Lotiiik.

Trains on this line rtart from the Union Depot, Kansas City, where connections are made with trains of all Kannan, Colorado, Nebrag ka and California lines. With these facts in addition to the generally acCep. ted fact that the Chicago and Alton is the best equipped and best managed road west of Chicago, evtry pawenger who intends going North, East or South via. Chicago or St. Louis, should try this, the best road in the country.

Notices. When you go to Kinsley, don't tail to call Grocery Store on Colony Arenue. Go to J. E. I.

N. VanVoorhis for Great Western Condition Powders. Slearcville Kansas. "neir Buckner. has traded his claim for mule.

Real estate Is Btiil yaluable at Of SPEAREVILLE. We would say to tho citizens of Hodge man county mat we havo a General Stock of All Kinds 'of 'Groceries FLOUR AND FEED, SEED OF ALL KINDS, FRUIT VEGETABLE'S of all kinds in season. We aim to five our customers the benefit of tho host Roods at the very lowest cash prices. and to prove this to you conclusively come and see us when you como lo town bctore purchasing elsewhere Red Front Walnut Street, Speareville. When You go to Kinsley Lcavo your teams R.

JOHNSON'S LIVERY STABLE, On Massachusetts Avsnuo. Uatt'lo and horses boujrht and sold and a general livery business transacted. USE THIS BEAND (BES1 IN THE" WOULD i Better tlinii any salcratiis. One teaspoonful of this Soda use'l witk sour milk equal Four teapoonfuls of the best Baking saving twenty times, its cost. Bee package for information.

the4caspoonful is too Jaigi and doeTi not produce good results at first use lens afterwards. the "geographic." A rlrst-elass American SeIng ma Vshlne, with all the attachments, for 'sale' or trade for cow or pony. Inquire 'at Layenbiirg's store. i)bdge Cifiy Is building la number ot new hotels, and among'the bestn that town is the City Hotel, kept by J. 8 Kirk.

Everything about it Is new ahd nrst-class. "Old Mac" of the Summit House at iRpearevflle, reports business cool and Ills h6use overflowing, iliac always has made a good landlord, and desert es ls success. TKeareVlHeTewswIil, ft-bralnls date be printed all at home. That is Wirfess. We are glad Bro.

Burns li Veceiving 'the 'patronags to warrant the "undertaking. Fred. Davis, "surveyor, makes a specialty of laying out county seats. lie laid tout Buckner, ahd has Mareha in protf-fcect. Other points desiring a sarveydr should gire him a job.

Sunstroke will sdoii be 'th drder.oY the day, hence tramps had better take 'their Valuable carcasses to some country where shadto trees are plenty, and toot expdse themselves td the hot fe'un. Bockner jrlll berth to do sonwthttig as soon as news can be received frdni foreign shareholders. A telephone line from there to Lamed, to connect with points east and west Would sate travel. Last Saturday and Sandfly one 6t tie flnest rains that ever blessed any sec-1 tion ot country, fell mtbts cdunty. Some of the aimers stale that they wCl feave agood part Of their wheat, and teay that the spring crops are bow.