Stafford County Rustler from St. John, Kansas • 7

The Stafford County Rustler. Local, Personal and Otherwise. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, Subscribe for THE RUSTLER. --Band festival tomorrow evening. -Hutchinson had a $10,000 fire on Tuesday night.

Baptist Sunday school pienie tomorrow. North of town. -The attendance at the M. E. Sunday school, last Sunday, was 102.

Extra copies of the RUSTLER can be in a well known fact that the U. The Ticket Makers, J. B. Hilmes, of the Capital, was in The leaders of the U. L.

beparty L. party is largely in the majority in Outside of the St. John delegation, Kansas City on Monday. He is now gin to see that if they expect ever to this county as between them and dem- which is given elsewhere, the following more than ever in favor of resubmission. gain respect support of the the and 10 they must make a is ocrats, yet a handful of the latter has a list of the delegates elected at the pri- Willie the nine year old son of Frank fight for straight principle, regardless to results the audacity to assume to dictate to maries last Saturday, to the Republican Kramer has bad a desire for sometime as to who is, and who is not, elected them what to do.

convention to held at the to with gasoline, and to offices of a local nature, and in this county be court experiment see they are correct. ---RUSTLER, Aug.15. -Marriage licenses were fasted 01l house next Saturday, Aug. 31st, as Dear what it would do if poured out in a Saturday last to Gottlieb Habner and as we have been able to ascertain the cup and ignited, but the vigilance of This is the point we particularly wish to impress upon the minds of the Ida Mendenhol; and on Monday to names. his parents have, until last Saturday, dirty, lousy, lazy and bungry Union Charley Sanford and Mary Vice.

The Albano: N. Davidson and Ezra Web- been a barrier to his experimenting laborites: We know they want office, latter are of Stafford and were married ber. with the fluid. The coast at that time and by fusing with the democrats he took would get Capital. by Probate Judge Guernsey, Byron: J.

C. Armstrong and C. Harris. being clear, a cup, filled it with gasoline, and in with How do the Union Laborites like to be latest sebeme of the Democrats Cleveland: Gen. Cooper.

company is candidates his little brother 7 years old, took it called "dirty lousy, lazy and hungry" to nominate three at their Clear Creek: Wm. F. Johns and out in the yard where their mother office seekers by the paper which preconvention on September 7th, and Walker. tends to advocate their cause? office at five cents each. leave the other offices open for the U.

Douglass: John Fowler. had at the L. party. This indicates that the Farmington: J. S.

Welsh and J. M. Foulks is in the southern part "unterrified" are still determined to Woodford. of the county this week rustling for the fuse. Fairview: Win.

Horn, C. G. RUSTLER. -Wooley's band will give a festival John Me Comb and A. J.

Vansickle. -Mrs. Ella Johnson, of Inman, tomorrow evening, Aug. 30. Peaches.

Hayes: Henry Shrader, J. Charles is visiting with her brother, J. H. Scott. Cream, Cake, lemonade and ice cream and H.

D. Boyd. Mrs. Gaskill has been ailing for a will be served. All are invited to at- Lincoln will elect her delegates today.

few days. We are glad to hear she is re- tend. In the Fisher building. The York, we understand elected two sets covering. band will be in attendance and enliven delegates, with Cooper to hear from.

-Miss Maggie McKibben and Pearl the occasion with music. North Putnam: Tom. Province, with Strickland, of Richland, were in the city The sociable of the Ladies' and Pas- South Putnam to hear from. Tueaday. tor's Christian Union given on Tuesday Ohio: John Toland and Archie Robnight, of this week, was attended by erte.

-Stafford will receive $1686,16 state the large numbers. The ladies netted quite Richland: Joe Darling and E. L. school fund as per August appora little sum to assist them in their finan- Harris. tionment.

ces particularly in obtaining material Rose Valley: Phil. McWilliams and Right upon the heels of a convention for their fair to be this fall. John Lee. given the individnal known as "I told you so" -The Farmers' Alliance of Texas will Seward: J. Walters, Abe Francis and is most numerous.

consolidate with the other farmers' or- Shilling. -Judge Lamoreaux was the firet man ganizations "for protection against cor- Stafford: G. W. Akers, R. M.

Blair, to vote at the primary last Saturday, and porate power." The Alliance and Wheel H. D. McQuade, F. Cox, D. Farris, F.

M. Cowgill, second. of Missonri will also combine. Farmers A. Peacock, V.

S. Ridhardson and Ed. -By patronizing the St. John dairy, are waking up to the value of organiza. O'Conner.

you can get good, fresh milk delivered tion all over the country. -Topeka Cap- Union: Chas. Guinup, T. C. Webber at your door twice a day.

ital. and Frank M. Goins. -Swartz Bros. received, on Monday, -The re-election of S.

A. D. Glasscock two dozen trunks and valises and ---The days of the prophets are past. worth of clothing. as township an and the parties, who are making such committeeman of this is $2000,00 new honor worthily bestowed.

Doug. is an dire prophesies in regard to the ticket Mrs. Sarah Guernsey and children active and consistent Republican, and that will be nominated next Saturday returned from their visit to Colorado will no doubt be chosen chairman of the will in due time awake to the knowledge Springs on Tuesday's afternoon train. County Central Committee, to which that they lack a great deal of carrying Henry Booth, the contractor, is near. office we believe St.

John is this year the Republican party of Stafford couning the completion of a six room dwell- entitled. ty in their vest pockets. Notonly that ing on the farm of Mrs. Tyler, north of -Next Saturday will be a lively day but they are digging their own political town. in St.

John. Between the special graves for all time te come. -Kilrain has been arraigned and school meeting at 10 a. m. the Repub- -Every town and community is to placed under $2000 bonds for his ap- lican convention at 11 o'clock a.

m. and more or less degree cursed with a set of pearance at the next term of court in other matters of usual and unusual in- individuals who are determined to carry Mississippi. terest both in the forenoon and after- out a policy of rule or ruin, socially, -The elocutionary entertainment at noon the day will prove an more than morally, politically, and financially. the school house Friday night of last ordinary busy one. But the great world at large ebbs and on week well attended, and greatly ---A political surprise is next to an throbs placidly and undisturbed, in was enjoyed by all present.

impossibility in this county at this silent mockery, as it were, as does the present time, but there are many who great ocean, in utter disregard and de-How de the Union Laborites relish have not yet caught on to the fact that fiance of the strife and turmoil of the the idea of being called a set of "dirty office seekers Messrs. Ed. Hullhorst and Tom Brown- lesser lakes and seas. Individually we lousy, lazy and hungry" by the County Capital? ell are both spoken of as probable are but as a drop in the bucket, causing candidates for county clerk, OD the a small ripple for a period, then sink and -Capt. Jenkins has moved his house democratic ticket.

are forgotten. from the south part of the city onto his recently purchased 5 acre tract, in the -Ed. Weillepp is prominently spoken -The Independent, of Stockton, north-east part of the city. of as a candidate for township trustee. gives an elaborate and minute account Macks- The question whether he will be backed of the -Nagle tragedy, Mr.

and Mrs. Highland, of by the endorsement of a convention, or tracing the origin and causes which led ville, accompanied by Bell Pinney, atwhether he will be an independent peo- up to, and culminated in, the sensational tended the elocutionary entertainment ple's candidate has not yet been decided killing of Terry. Metropolitan papers of at the school house Friday evening. upon. In either event Ed.

will prove a the East, also, give in substance the is the greatest importance to formidable candidate. same account, and there seems no diman." will form the theme of discussion versity of opinion as to the justness of next Sunday morning at the First M. E. -The quarterly the action. One feature in the drama 18 missionary sociable of church.

Everybody cordially iuvited. M. E. church, will be held Sept 2nd, the effort made to induce the Attorney the Willing Workers' band, of the First on ---From all parts of the county good General of California to annull the war1889, at the old parsonage, near the men will represent the people at the rant issued for the arrest of Justice It is safe church. All persons having missionary convention next Saturday.

Field, based upon the information filed cards are entitled to be present. Reto conclude that a good ticket will be by Mrs. Terry, who, it is asserted, is simfreshments will be served after the renominated. is ply trying to carry out the deep laid ports are made. An interesting time the world getting better or scheme looking toward the disgrace of anticipated.

worse?" A question in the minds of Justice Field. The circumstances being many people, will be considered next -They say that the third time is the fully known, it is safe to conclude that Sunday night by the pastor of the First charm, and after having had three meet- the finale of this sensational episode M. E. church. ings the honorable school board of the will be such as will sustain the dignity -Last Sabbath the pastor of the First city of St.

John should certainly be able of the law and giving at the same time M. E. church was greeted upon his re- to place itself in a position to act. This justice to all parties concerned. satisfaction remains to the people: If turn, from the vacation granted him by -Did it ever occur to our readers AS the church, by large end appreciative they sat in quiet and undisturbed meditathe chosen board is unable to act the congregations.

County Superintendant county com- tion, contemplating the great maSe of and missioners can. readers will do us a favor if humanity as it sways and surges in when to advertisers or going -The examination for the St. John endless phalanx before their mental viswriting to their place of business to trade they scholarship has been postponed from ion, that those among that vast throng will say that they saw their advertise- Aug. 26 to Sept. 7, at 9 o'clock a.

in whose morals are in themselves very ment in this paper. order that those who fail in obtaining questionable to say the least, are most a certificate may have the privilege of invariably the ones who first set afloat -Rev. W. H. Honnell, Presbyterian taking the afore mentioned examination.

the vile waggings of the tongue of scanminister of "Mission near Mr. Salmon and Mr. Goodman will con- dal aginst their neighbors and fellow Burdette, on our on duct it, assisted by the educational comlooked in institute men and women; that those whose Wednesday, as he was passing to his mittee of the First M. E. church of St.

religions convictions are the most brittle farms in Pawnee and Ford counties. John. and insincere are the ones who are gen-In the report of the primary meet- erally in the front rank of those who ing where it says, M. K. P.

Dow seek to cast the shadow of doubt and J. G. Thomas and family left for amend the motion to ap- Milwaukee on last Saturday. From ridicule others trying to make moved to an thence they go to Ligonier, Indiana, on a upon point additional judges, it should read effort in the battle against wickedness that Rose Swartz moved to amend, etc. visit to relatives and friends.

They and Again, that it is expect to be gone about three weeks. temptation. gen-The Ladies' and Pastor's Christian their absence the RURTLER will erally the ghouls who vain to obtain During Union, of the First Methodist church, visit them week and keep them subsistence by and upon the misfortunes meets on Wednesday afternoons at 2 every and of others, who are ever ready to castings informed of the doings happenings o'clock every week. All ladies of the in St. John and Stafford We disparaging reflections and reports upon county.

church and congregation are cordially and safe those more unfortunate than themselves wish them a happy journey a invited to attend. financially, but who in most instances return. are more honest than themselves? The Mrs. Shetler Shepherd, on yester- There will be a Free Methodist camp- same condition of things may be obday, received a large, full and complete meeting at Neeland's grove, nine miles invoice of Millinery goods for the fall south east of Mackeville, and 11 miles served politically. The most persistent kickers are the disappointed office seektrade.

The selection is supurb, and la- south west of St. John, from Sept. 3rd ers and men who would sell their birthdies should not fail to see them before to 9th. Parties coming by train will be right for a mess of pottage. making purchases.

met at Macksville the first two days of Mr. D. Updegraff, proprietor of -Herr Youngheim, Prediger der the meeting and conveyed to the grounds Deutschen Methodisten Kirche zu Sand- and returned free of charge. Those the Grand Central hotel at Stafford wich, sprach bei uns vor am coming with teams will be furnished is an experienced hand at the busiDienstag in Gesellschaft mit Herr Hoff- with grazing or hay free. We extend a ness and keeps the only first class man, Prediger der Earsten Methodisten cordial invitation to all.

J. C. Whiting house in the city. Call on him Kirche in St. John.

in charge of the meeting. when in Stafford. 23tf could not see them, and touched lighted match to it. The flame litterally covered the little fellow, and caught to his clothing, and but for the presence of mind of both boys, would have burned to death. He commenced rolling over and over in the grass, while his 7 year old brother was attempting to extinguish the flames by whipping them out, which they did by the time help got to them.

Willie's legs and arms were badly burned, portions of the flesh being almost cooked. His experience was a sad one, and he is well satisfied to henceforth let gasoline Bend Register. The Judicial Convention, By wire to the Hutchinson News: Lyons, Aug. is a dead lock in the Republican convention which met here today to nominate a judge for the 20th judicial district. The convention organized by electing as chairman Win.

Dixon, of Stafford county. S. J. Smith of Rice county was selected as Secretary. Barton county presented G.

W. Nimochs, Rice County presented A. R. Clark, and Stafford county presented J. W.

Rose for nomination. Two hundred ballots were taken without a choice being made and the convention adjourned until 8 o'clock tomorrow The different ballots stood: Nimochs, 14; Clark, 19; Rose, 10. (As we go to press this (Wednesday) afternoon we are unable to give further particnlars this week.) Neola Items. From our own correspondent. Weather dry and hot; too dry to sow wheat.

Baptising st Rasmussen's pond last Sunday. Five persons were baptised. A large crowd was present. Dr. Blackwood's house has been removed from Neola onto the farm of R.

Mays, for a dwelling. This is the way to build a town. The people around here go to Stafford and buy houses and move them out here to live in. We had better go up and buy Stafford and move ber to Neola and have a town there. Why not? Mr.

James Zangher's sister, of Indiana, is here on a visit. James Allison and Newton Rose start Monday on a trip east of Wichita for load of apples Turn out next Sunday at three o'clock at new Neola and hear father Wall give us a good sermon, as he always does. YES. Our Turon Letter. Perhaps the location of Taron is not known to some of the many readers of your paper.

Will say for their information, that it is located in the southwest corner of Reno county, at the crossing of the C. K. N. and the D. M.

R. 32 miles west of Hutchinson, with a population of about 200. The business houses consist of five dry goods and grocery stores, two hard ware stores, one harness shop, one bank, two good hotels, one grain elevator, two railroad depots, two blacksmith shops, one good church building, one school house, one good flouring mill, just ready to start in business, one paper, the Headlight. With these facilities in a new town that is surrounded by as good farming country as any locality in the state of Kansas, and at present blessed with a bountiful crop of wheat, oats, corn, potatos and an immense fruit crop (especially of peaches. J.

C. Hubbard has already shipped over 500 bushels of peaches). Weshould be contented and thankful for our surroundings. There has been some interest manifested this week in a case of assault upon the person of an old man by the name of Ervin, the assault being made by Ervin's wife and daughter. The fine and trimamount to $23.00.

The parties were recently from the west part of Stafford county. The head of the family is a man by the name of Osgood, or as somebody has it, Dr. Osgood, Ervin being fatherin-law to Osgood. If Stafford county wishes the parties back, prove property, pay charges and take the same, and oblige the people of Taron. Married, at the U.

B. church, Sunday, 25, 1889, by the Rev. Cole, Mr. John Johnson and Miss Emma Winsor, of Taron: Mr. Sylvester is loading a car of melons at the C.

K. N. R. R. this week.

They are all large and fine melons. SPARSES. -MARRIED: Botham- the home of the bride's parents, in Sandiago, on the 27inet, Mr. Warren Botham to Miss Mary Jane Piper, both of Sandiago, Kan. The RUSTLER extends congratulatione.

-BELL MORGAN: Married at the residence of the bride's parente, Mr. Oregon Bell to Miss Leota H. Morgan by A. Hoffman, pastor of Frist M. E.

church, on Monday afternoon, 3:30 p.m. Mr. Bell has been favorably known in our community for years, as a an energetic, able, industrions, thorough business man, he being engaged with the firm of Gloyd Bros. Aitken in a general merchandise business. The lady is one of our best workers in social and religions circles and highly respected and beloved by all who know her.

She is the daughter of our present county attorney, the Hon. F. M. Morgan. The parties left on the 4:15 p.m.

train for a short trip east and will return in a few days to engage in house keeping, as they expect to make this their permanent home. We wish them much joy and happiness in this life and the life to come. Resolutions. WHEREAS, it has again pleased the Alwise Creator to call the only sister of Erie Mater, deceased, Ivie Mater, daughter of Brother and Sister Mater, and WHEREAS, our Sabbath school has again lost another faithful and attentive scholar, and her place is vacant, which she alone can fill, and that we regard her death a gain of Heaven and a loss of our school, therefore be it RESOLVED, that the members of the M. E.

S. S. extend to Brother and Sister Mater our heartfelt sympathy in this another great bereavement, and be it further RESOLVED, that these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the Secretary of the school and a copy, properly engrossed, be sent to Brother and Sister Mater. G. W.

C. SHUTTER, Com. ERMA SHALER, LEOTA MORGAN, Sec'y. Nickerson's legal light who eclipsed by being disbarred -the first instance in the history of the county--had theological tilt with Dr. Leonard, as followa.

E. C. Clark -Dr. did you ever see God? Dr. Leonard-No.

Clark-Did you ever see any body that did see Him? Dr. Ciark-Then there is a doubt about the existence of God! Dr. Clark have you any brains? plenty of them. Dr. you ever see your brains? Dr.

you ever see anybody that did see them? Clark---No! Dr. there is a doubt about you having any brains! Clark was hot and got up and dusted, leaving the field to the Argosy. How A Creamery Pays. The average daily receipt of milk at the creamery last week was 8,484 pounds per day, or a total of 220,584 pounds; this at 55 cents per bundred amounts to $1,213,21, which will be fally appreciated by the farmers to whom it was paid. Each hundred pounds of milk has made four and one-third pounds of butter or ten pounds of cheese.

About 1,300 pounds of butter was shipped Wednesday to New York, and the cheese has nearly all been sold. Cheese making will begin again next month and continue until the weather gets cool enough to make butter with out Anchor. Old Soldiers, Attention. C. D.

SHRADER, Com. A. S. MAXWELL, -Do not forget the fact that if you wish good work done and get harness, saddles, bridles, halters, whips, at bottom prices, you want to call on L. A- Burger.

An old soldiers picnic will be heid at Mr. Pound's grove, three miles south of Stafford, on Sept. 10, 1889. A good time is anticipated. Everybody is invited to come and bring baskets.

Good speakers will be in attendance. R. M. WALLACE,.