Lakin Pioneer Democrat from Lakin, Kansas • 3

THE PIONEER DEMOCRAT. An KMStern Opinion, I will say at tho fewest words at my Established. J. Coram and Frank returned from the south on Tlmrwlny with ono hnwlrixl and fifty HllldiivitK, fiivorintr tli ro-rtabliHhiiii'iit of the old county linen. ft A.

BMJ, Furniture Dealer, GARDEN CITY, KAN. Mi 1 A nyiij- JOHN O'LOUGHLIN, Deah Oar etork of Holiday Furniture Urge, end onr piUm are at bed-rock. We ke jurt received aa otLr car load furniture, CITIZENS of LAKIM and vicinity will find this the cheepert and bast pltu in Southwestern Kansas in bay their furniture. Z3T North Main Street, Garden Chy. Cecil airJ We claim to lie the oldest homse in the tro If our twelve years ezp A.

i. IIOHINOTON. Pmidtnt H. P. jouisrsoxsr cos.

GRAND DONATION! FINNEY COUNTY BARK. Garden City, Kansas. Authorized Capital General Banking Business Transacted With Promptness. Any person purchasing 50 cents worth of free of charge, aim the one having the most tickets gets the capital prize, and so on until the prizes are jjone. 'Jick -ts must all in by 9 a.

in. on the Fourth ihiy of July, IAnt One hle'ant Crystal Scarf Pm One Hunt: ngCase Silver Wateh and Chu.u BOALD OF DEBECT0E3. A. BB5KET7, A. I.

HOSUiGTOS, FBKD. ri.NM'P, GtO. H. UeWATICIsa, Jne hroe'h-Loading Shot (Ttin and Loaa.ng Outtit 15 00 One Kiitt StsrPlug Tobacco One Elegant Meerschaum Pipe pi (m One Elegant Cigar Case 8 (i Fifty of our Best Ten-Cent Cigars 5 Five-Cent Cigars 2 50 DEALEE3 IN One G. U.

1). 1'ner Pipe One pound Gold Flake Smoking Tobacco Totel value, LAKIN, FINNEY COUNTY, KANSAS. METROPOLITAN HOTEL, Garden City, Sis. WE nAVE RESUMED THE MANAGEMENT OF THE METROPOLITAN HOTEL IN GARDEN CITY, AND PBXJPOSE TO GIVE HOTEL PATRONS First-class Accommodations RJCHA.RDSOH JUDD WWesal PIl Delen in Dealers in Flour and Feed, Lunch Room and Confectionery in Connection. FRESH BREAD constantly cn hand.

12 BVSaY RESPECT. 3" HEADQUARTERS FOH ALL STAGE LINES. LOO-US BROS, The Oldest in J. W. UCSn, PresiJenu ('.

F. M. SUES, Vice-Priilent. command, that each trip settled more fully in my mind that the State of Kanwu-is but partially known to the people of the older States. Again, to become fully known, would cause such a rush to the State as was never seen to any country during the last quarter of a century.

The healthgiving qualities of its climate, ib; long mmmiers and delightful falls and springs. F-iw people are aware that one man can perform more work on a farm during the yir toward bringing forth the product of the soil in Kansas than two can in any of the northern or eastern It ucok no arirnment to demonstrate this problem for the entire work of the fanner in those h'tntes is crowded into five month under the most favorable cir-cuniKtances in which to sow and mow, plant and hwrest, admitting of no lounging or waste of time cither. It is work early and late and then winter and snow find much work undone. Winter comes to stay till the warm May sun drives it away. While in Kansas the time for producing is from March to Octolx'r, and for gathering from Juno to the following March.

To secure an abundant crop the winter offers but slight resistance to this imjHjrtant part of our hu baudry. Then again, the roads in Kansas are nearly alike the seasons through. At any time after the gathering during the winter or fall the marketing le done with no inconvenience than in midsummer. Thus the one man in Kansas has fully ten months of favorable weather in which to secure and mature his crops, and two months, January and February, to be idlo and visjt his friend to recuperate, and be ready for tho March spring work. This is no fancy picture; they are facts well known to many in Kansas who have felt the full force of what I say.

Correspondence Jamestown (S. Express. Letter, Remaining in the Post Office at Lakin, Feb. 1st, 1HH6: Anthony, Emma Burke, (2) Connell, Dave Craveling, Harris. Hall.

May Holt, Henry Hartzol, Mr Johnson, Johnson. MrsMollie Johnson, Edward Kelly, William Krouland, Mr McCluskey, Pat Mines, Henry McDonald, (2) MeKennev. John i N'orris, N'ery Nicola, Leroy ewman, MrsLlla Neeld, II Parish. OH Parish, Oliver Powell Pearson. Ringler, Reese, Edward Stretch, Ethel Sullavan, Swifton, Southerlain.

Stone, I Tacket, William Thomas. Ed TalbottJohn Wall, CT Yost, Tony. In calling for these letters please say "Advertised." C. F. Boylan-, P.

M. Business Overcoats cheap at Tate's. Just received a new stock of clothing at Nseland Devers. For nobby suits at low figures go to J. 1L Watermans.

Toys for the children at the City Drug Store. Settlers can save money by buying their outtits at M. L. Swift Si Co. Mixed Paints and Wall Paper at Do-Water's Drug Stere, Hats, caps, boots and shoes cheap at Nceland ic Devers.

Try a sack of the celebrated Udall Flour at Logue Bros. Large stock of Blankets and Comforts at Tate's. The celebrated Queen Plows and Harrows for Kile at Watermans. A large stock of Groceries for sale at Tates. 35 A great rednction in dry goods and fu mushing goods at Watermans.

Coal by the car load or tun at Logue uroa. A new stock of ladis shoes just received at Tates. Go to Logue Bros, for your Feed. Hav, Coal, kc 8tf A full line of Clothing and Gents' Underwear at Tate's, If yon want cheap flour call on Richardson Groceries and provisions at lowest cadi prices at M. L.

Swift fc Co. A largo stock of hats and caps at Tates. We have about 100 bushels of com. which we will sell at 60 cents per hundred Richardson it Judd. Richardson Judd are selling their stock of liour and feed at oot Now is the time to buy.

Gents and Ladies Boots and Shoes at Tates. Men's Gloves and Rubber Goods at Tates. Fur and Scotch Caps at Tate's. Ladies Dress Goods and Underwear at Tate's. The best riotir in the market at Logue Bros.

Buy your horse blankcta at the harness shop. 3tf We have just received a nice lot of cheap feed which we will sell very low. Richardson and Judd. M. L.

Swift have received a car load of farm implements and wagons. hey will be in shape to make you as close tigiuvs as von can get anywhere. Give thtai a ealL Plow and harrows, at M. L. Swift 4 Co.

M. L. Swift fc Co is headquarters for stoves. You ought to see the stacks of them they have in their ware room, prices guaranteed. Wagons at M.

L. Swift Co. Punii of every style at M. L. Swift Co.

E. Dudley will move the entire stock from the Buffalo store to Hartland by the loth of Feb. He respectfully invites a continuance of your patronage at that place, with thanks for, favors the past John Phillips, our harness maker has on hand a full and complete dUk-k ol harness and saddles to supply the spring trade, which he wishes everyone to call and get prices and lay in their spring supplies. Hides for We are holding a large number of hides which will be in our posst3un 30 days for inspection, rhillips Appleby. HAY FOR SALE.

We have for sale 100 tons of hav, bailed or loose. Also tens of sheaf ants. Great Eastern Imputing Cou vxrs Craio. Snpt Published Every Saturday. THUMB, fiA Yiwr A.

B. BOYLAN', Eiitoh. Entiirml iw mmmd clum nmltur lit tho Olliixt ul Lftkiiii Fiuiin I uunly, Kuiimw. TIME TABLE. Atchison Topeka I Santa Fc WESTWARD No.

1. California Kxpruw 3:47 No. 9. Colorado F.xpm 4:40 V' No. 9.

IViivwunil Utah Eipniw 1.44 am No, 7. V.ml Vn-ixM 75 am No. Throuuli Freight 4:47 urn No, 1 Atlimtio'Kxiinwii pm No, 4. Ni'W York'Hipm urn 8. Vtvrn KxpreM ISM ani No.

8. KiiHtKmiulit -3" pn No. 10. Throuuli Kroinht 1:01 )im C. M.

Moiihihon, AdKHT, Hereafter the poftolHca will open at 1M a. m. and close, at 8 p. in. C.

F. Boy i.ai. LOCAL ITEMS. Tomorrow is St Valentino's day. B.

C. Parcells is still in Topeka. Mrs. J. M.

Neeland is on the sick list. The more rail roads, the more taxable property we will have. Garden City wants our Commissioners to pass a herd law. Rev. C.

H. Graniley, will preach in the town hall Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. A.

E. Cross was a caller at thin office on Wednesday. Mr. Harlan paused through Lakin on his way to Hugo this week. A.

Hurst, Hupt. of Public Instruction was a caller at our office this week. Rev. Father Begloy made a visit to D. C.

Sullivan's ranche this week. Ed. Drajfjfoo, from Valentino, In returned to Lakin this week. Authur Stayton, was on the east bound passenger train one day this week. John Etches is back again from the north.

He reports cattle doing well. Johnnie Edward came in from the Bar LIL ranch to look after his brand of cattle. The Bank of Lakin opened its door for business Monday. This is a solid institution. A good many freighters are in tliis week from Hugo, Ulysses, Brandley and Richfield.

Charles Coulter from Cheyenne Well came down to look after the C.N. iL N. bar cattle. The widow of the late J. W.

Ford has returned to her claim near Ulysses, She will prove up her claim soon. Kev. father JJegley held services in Lakin last Sunday. He will have services each month hereafter. The Lakin Building Loon Associa tion received its blanks this week.

They are now ready for business. P. B. Johnson Co. have d'slvel P.

B. Johnson takes charge of the business as heretofore. Major General Winfleld Scott Hancock died at Governors Island, Tuesday Feb. 0. He was in bis 61st year.

Dr. Sabine was called to Lakin this week to see Barney O.Connor'a young son Bernard who is very sick. F. C. Kennedy was a caller at our office this week, he intends making Lakin his home for the future having severed his connections with the U.

S. Land office. ames L. Swift and J. M.

Neeland done most excellent work procuring affidavits and petitioners to forward to Topeka in favor of our old county lines. F. T. Berkey came in on the Cannon Ball Wednesday morning from Topeka, he has been talking county lines for the past ten days. H.

E. Wentworth assisted the Tennessee ana in their last grand effort, as a gent of color he excells liinif'-lf. Come tip again Hermon. Parcellfl, Coram A Boylan have some fine bargains in real estate if you wish to double your money catch on to some of them. Frank Rheubottoin returned from his eastern trip this week, and has taken a hand in the restoration of the old county lines.

Mr, and Mrs. Bynier arrived from Abilene, Kas, this week, they are going to Hugo where Mr. Bynier has a valuable claim. W. D.

H. Shockey went to Syracuse this week to talk re-establishment of county lines to the good people uf that town. J. H. Waterman returned from Topeka Wednesday, where he has been looking after the re-Ktabhshmeat of the county lines.

J. M. eel and and James L. Swift returned from Hngo on Monday, with over two hundred affidavits and many more petitioners for the re-esUibhthjiitait of the old county lines. Alerter with the following addrws passed through the Lakin postoffioe.

"Over hill over level, carry this letter hire the devil; Lane, Ohio, leave it Sade O. Wnlkio will mw it. LT VI In- iLtEisilber le between Dodge City and Las Animas. irience is worth anytlting: goods at one time is entitled to one ticket Frizes: $50 00 i 40 ooj ifi 1 (i $Hi 00 Southwestern Kansas. W.

8. BISH. CM. $50,000. SOLD.

AND A GENEKAL BANEQfO BrSlXESS Timber Chaos. SjKcial attffltiua givf-a to Iic Hugo, Mail Stage Letm Huconwr Moadv, Wd-Bwlar id Friday MtinuBta) at am, aad arrim at Uljiwa ammrauii( at JO. Lean Clyiow Twy Torokj. Thomlaj asd Satanlar monuiuo and arriras at Lukin aad Hu go tie same eTcii. SIMrSWX DAVIS, Prop Fr Sale livnt.

I will sell or rent my shop. Will sell or rent either shop or tools eeperate. Any one wanting to in tlie bntoher busiutss can gA a larnun by calling on or aJiirwin the undt-nned. Jai)P. Fst.

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I iiiliM Mr. 0'Coimor'n son livnmrd, who linn very Hick for the iit wk, in a littlo better, and there are lios of Iiih recovery, Dr. Loviu utlondiuif jjliywiciiiiu Liikin townnhip ha paid all of lw-r in-d(il)Udiioa and still has money in the triviHiirer's bundn. Wo doubt if any other towntihip in the county lian an laro a balance in their treoHitry. Democratic rule.

Two trains came in on Fri day evening, onetrain had fiftoen ijihwii coaches and tho other had nine coach l8, it looked like times before the utorui, this was the flirt through jjuBHenjjcr train for several days. W. E. Naugle severed his connection with tho this lie goes to Morning Sun, Iowa, where he itwniiii os charge of a weekly paper. Mr.

Naiiglo leaves us with our bent wiflios, he hits many warm friends in Lakin who would liked to have kept him with them. The May Flower Club, is the name of a new club just started by the young pro-pie of our city. They met in tho town hall on Saturday afternoon and elected the following officers. Mins Lena Boylan President; Brad Boylan Vice President; MiKS Annie Scott, Secretary; Miss Lena Bennett, Treasurer; Charlie Loueks. Janitor.

The Tennesswans gave a farewell con. cprt at the hall last Friday evening which well atten Jed. Those present were treated to some very fine mimic and we are sorry that thin was their liist appear ance in Lakin for the season. After the entertainment several of Lakin's young people tripped the light fantastic too un til the "weesma" hours of the morning. It was a grand success.

Land Office Receipts Cannot be Final, Washington, Jan. 2G. Commissioner Sparks of the general land office today received delegations from Aberdeen (Dak.) and Omaha (Neb.) In each instance his visitors called to protest against certain rulings of the land office, and leam from the Commissioner verbally sometliing definite regarding his intentions. The Aberdeen delegation presented a long memorial, signed by Delegate Gilford and several other western representatives, setting forth the troubles of the land business. It was claimed that the withholding of patents and the cancellation of entries were inflicting hardships upon innocent persons and frightening capital out of the new settlemenns.

The burden of the address in effect was that the receipts given by the district land offices should be final, in order that money loaned npon such receipts would be secured. Another feature of the memorial was the statement that investigation of fraudulent entries after the issurance of land office receipts indicted injurylipim the innocent purchasers of the land. Commissioner Sparks met the various phases of the case in the following sentiment: "The land office receipts cannot be final under the law. If you wish the law changed you must appeal to congress. The decisions of the courts are plain upon this point This department cannot a-niend the law.

It is our duty simply to enforce it A person loaning money upon the land office receipt and taking a mortgage is perfectly secure if the entry was made in good faith. I apprehend that no man loans money upon public land in this stage without knowing something a-bout the improvements, the actual residence and the good faith of the pre-emp-tor. If he does he is nut ordinarily prudent The bona fido settler who is making his home upon the land, and has substantial improvements, will not be molested. The man who goes there with all he has, enters land in good faith, maintains a habitable dwelling, and does what he can in the way of cultivating his farm, is a safe person to loan money to. He is not going to be disturbed.

On the contrary. I mean that he shall be protected. It is the chap who is not making improvements or an actual residence, who has a worthless shanty or shack on his place in which he occasionally spends a night and who proves np by means of perjury and other kinds of sharp practice that this department is after. This is not a safe person toloan money to, for if the lam! is deserted as soon as the loan has been made, or if our agents discover and report, the manner in which the entry was made, no pat-tent can be issued. I would not advise anybody to loan money upon laud taken by a non-resident who leaves the country as soon as be has made his final proof.

but a loan would be perfectly secure in a case where there is actual settlement The courts have decided that the government has not parted with the land issued, but we have taken the position that when a claimant has secured his receipt it is equivalent to a patent for the purpose of mortgaging or alienating tho land, provi ded be has complied with the Li in obtaining his rei-eipts. In loaning money it is wise to ascertain that the borrower has made a proper residence and otherwise observed the law in good faith. Then it is perfectly safe to deal with him the same as if he had a patent Regarding the statement that patents are being withheld to an unusual extent, I can assort that they are being issued faster by 50!) or 1,000 per month than ever before in the history of this The visitors acknowledged the fairness and justice of General Scares' position. An Omaha banker stated that he considered the commissioner to be right on the subject, and he decared that he would not loan money to any man who wa6 acquiring land fraudulently. TVwfS vill anil tllnir chil: of Drugs at cost ho make room for their large stock of Clothing.

Boots, Sho, andDry that are now coming for the spring trade. Flour, Feed, Corn STeal, Bran Corn, Oats, Chop, Hay and Coal. Garden City Bank. Gardes. City, Kansas.

i. Si. AMJH.SOS. H. P.

KCTOS, H. SL TM'OEDOTi. Sz BELL. and Builders. Kansas.

SITH, MVTOS. Oa.pital, MONET TO LOAN, EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND TIUNSACTED. -3iANCTACTTEE3 OF- nFrTrRQ" J- w- Krra.of Firrt Xktiusal Ttitk. Larnwi Kaos: ('. the Firtt Jtncu I uno.

SMkoml Hank. Fisdlij. Ohio: 8. B. S-SEAnuuf t'omnxtriki Bank, Tifen.

Oliio: C. F. M. Sius. Aitompy at Law; W.

S. Uisu, Cashier. PTJfJCCFr.WnFMTQ Tnitwi Stat National York: Tra.linn Suional I nk. Sew V.uk; lSaiikutU.mmre,KniiMi I isy. Mo.

F. LOUCE, F. T. BEUKCT. LOGUE Sz BERKSY.

Government Land Agents. Lakin. Finney County, Kansas. ne ss Saddles, Bridles, Collars, Plow Gear "Orders from a distance or by mail promytl attended Piuti locaUUon Huiit(d, Preemption and SOLDIERS CLAIMS Bj- power ol Attompy. Attend to nil bus ioexe before the 0.

8. Locd OS at Gudtn City Kuhi Rai' Hoad Lands for Sale. Correspondence Solicited. R. nOLHES, E.

2L HATCHER. T. M. DICXZT. PrcaJect.

Secretary. tostit. JLFIT ATT $50.000 Bank of Western Kansas. Opened for business on the 21th of October with the aboT naiad oScera ia doing a serl banling buanesa. It the patronso ol Western Kansas to Thich most ol the stock SMITH Contractors Lakin, JAS.

H. WATERMAN, -KEEP en hand a fall Line cf BOOTS, SHOES, DRY GOODS, G-erjts Furnishing Goods, We hare a fall liu of DRUGS. also large stools, cf Flour Feed. We Sell as Low as the Lowest. Cor.

Main and Railroad Lakin. Kansas. Flans ani Srsrlictaicns fnmishei, aniSrisatss mads Oontrtvots taJtn and oomplatod cn Siiori. nctioat avxnd BENNETT AND R.eal Estate BtVBS AIUOlNLVi THK C. IMkD tiJTlt WMM Ail..