Stafford County Rustler from St. John, Kansas • 7

The ItvmiMH ha always contended that what this country needed more' tbsn anything else was a larger circu- Our Turon Letter. KnfTOB Turon at present is one of the live towns of Kansas, as our streets are well filled with farmers, hauling in grain and trading. Grain is very The Fifth avenue Hotel is now opc-fi to the public, J. H. Scott is on a trading trip some forty miles west.

John Davidson is in Mieiojri and expects to spend the winter in that state. Mr. Ileno wag down from Emerson Monday and gave us a substantial call. Will Price, of Stafford's substantial citizens, was a visitor to our city Monday. A copy tbe Ri i.ii.ea ent to a liatant friend or rotative would make a moat acceptable Christmas gift.

We will make tbe price of tbe paer for that purpose $1.21 from now until Jan. IWI. Manter Johnny Dow was treated to an enjoyable birthday ovation on Monday evening by his many friends and schoolmates. Johnny ia a good and faithful boy and worthy tbe compliment. Read tbe advertisement of the New High-Arm No.

9 Wheeler sewing ma chine in another column, then call on F. C. Htialer for futber information. I'leane mention that you aaw tbe ad. in this psper.

Congrets will adjourn today until January fl. The different candidates for tbe St. John jotjfljce may as well make up their minds that they are fated to eat their Christmas turkey in unofficial xrb. Jainea W. Bell wanta a cook.

Here in a chance for some lady that "wanta a boy to ra'se." We suppose if the lady is "good looking and pert like" Jamea would not be so particular as to age say anywhere between 22 and 40. Miss Belle tbe popular, afTable and efficient deputy post, mistress, daughter of postmater C. Mae. is once more in ber umisI good spirits after undergoing tbe pains and torments of a felon for two weeks past. It should be borne in mind thst i fcVKKT tUL'BH4T.

Local, Personal and Otherwise. CmIi paid fur Hides at J. W. Belle. -OotoCJovIs A Pecker for furoi-lure-.

HwarU Bros, will pay 17 cent bubel fur voru in tr vJ. Hon Frank Co, of Stafford, waa in this citr last Saturday. Pumps, atorea anl building paper cheap, at Clovis it Decker's BaI the notice to tax-payers and govern yourself accordingly. County couitnisidoner Justin Cooper waa to tbe city yesterday. J- W.

Bell paya the highest market price in cash for butter and eggs' Extra oopioa of tbe Bcktxcb cau be tiad at tbe office at fire cent each. -Call tbe Postnffioe Book Store for periodicals and books of all kinds. it Remember tbe regular prayer meeting tbia (T'uursdsy) eveniDg. Clovis it Decker will supply all your demands in tte furniture line. The young people bad a splendid time at the rink last Saturday night.

Remember tbe 24th is the lstt day of grace to pay taxes without penalty. 2,000 yards of Royal A. Canton PJanoel, at 7 cents a yard, at Swartr Bros. When in quest of Christmas presents give the PoetorbVe Book-store a trial. 3t Albums! Albums, ranging in prioe from 150 to $7.00, at tbe Poet office book istore.

3t -Umetnber we are prepared to do job work of any kind. Call and see us and learn prices. Regular services will be held at the M. E. church next Sunday morning and evening.

Wasted: To trade a good work team for corn. Call on J. IL Soott, St. John, Kantta. A full line of stationery, inks, pens and pencils can always be found at the Post office look store.

3t J. M. Fotilks, solicitor for the Hutchinson Weekly New, gave our office a pleaaut call on Mondav. Read carefully the article on silver coinage. It is from the Irish World and is worthy of careful perusal.

Both the Methodist and Baptist Kumlay schools of this city are preparing for Christmaa entertainments. If you have poultry to fell call on Bell or Weeks. They pay the highest market pr ce. See their card else-where A full line of toys, albums, books and numerous other articles suitable for Christmas presents at the Postoffice Book-store 3t A. N.

Weeks was down cloe to Iuka.in Pratt county, last Fri.iay, and heughta srlemlid ha of cattle consisting of ten bead. We neglected to mention last week that Mr. and Mrs. Grant Dawson were the proud and happy recipients of a lovely girl baby. Grand opening and banquet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel December 25th for the benefit of Woolley'a Band.

Supper from 6:30 to 11:00. -The city of Hutchinson experienced the excitement of a murder in ber jail and the suicide of one of ber citizens all in one day, the 14. The Piano Sabbath school, in Rose Valley township, have decided to have a Christmas tree. This is right. The children should be entertained.

Dr. Limes informed ns Monday That the prospects were favorahletbat the pension examining board in would be appointed before many days. We should have said Hudson in place ef Freeman when we spose of J. C. Garrigues in connection with his lation of money.

1 here is not enough money in circulation to do the business of the country with. Contraction of tbe currency and scarcity of money always works againtt the farmer, tbe business man and tbe laborer, and in favor of tbe capitalist. In tbia connection Mr. Filch of Nevada, said in bis recent speech at the silver convention in ht. Louis: "I seek not to assail the rights of capitalists or aroune agiuatlbem tbe prejudices of povertv uiithrift, but for twenty years capital has tampered with the people's money and gathered to itself tbe illicit gains by increasing tbe burden of in-l dutry.

Tbe liiria for the restoration of silver is a fight of the debtors against tbe creditor, toe laborer agaiufcl tbe capitalist or tbe poor against (be rich. Now it ia idle for utonomet4lits to tell us that prices been reduced because of tbe increased production of wheat in ludia. Ibis may be tbe approximate cause, but 1 say the cause will be found in tbe silver demouctis tin alone. We can remedy this. By providing for tbe free coinage we can force eilver up 35 er cent, in value and that ia what it has twen reduced by tbe demonetization of silver wheat and cotton must in-erilblv follow.

Holland, iu control of tbe industrial, political sod aocial life Indi, ha Imhvuic pxlay tbe greatest ilver omeumer the world and yet die prlut- iu all ber vast empire les tbau 7 per cent, of the world's supply of silver; and tiermany, her co-con-xpiralor in tbe work of ilver demonetization priMlu cm lesi tbau 3 percent When in all history will youfindeuch a successful interference in American legislation aa that by which silver ws surreptitious! demonetized in England ia tbe bunco steerer of tbe world and Uncle axn is a gentleman from the rural district. How unub longer will our miners, planters ami farmers consent that senators and reoreentativea at Washington shall ntinue to legislate iu the interest ot Wall atreet and hold themselves subject to it eupbdty Ia it not time for the Americau eagle to nse and soake the Liverpool salt from bis taii. It may be that the sudden remonetiza tion of silver would produce some temporary disturbance in Wall Btreet. The kuife that cats away the caucer cauees tbe patient eome agony, but if it ia so the eaatern and wetern bound aries of this nation are not found between Pearl street and Broadway. We are here to represent tbe interests, not of the creditors, not of the capita -iata.

but of tbe debtors and -laborers of this land. We are here to represeut tbe cotages and the cabins of this country, and their iuterests should be protected though the bulls of Wall street buck and bellow with rage." Teachers Association. Tbe Stsfford County Teachers' Association met in this city last Saturday. About forty teachers from all parts of the county were in attendance, and a very pleasant and profitable session of Association wm bHd. The bouse was called to order at 1:30 p.

m. by Pres. J. E. Wiley, of Stafford, and A.

J. Stormont waa chosen secretary. Mr. Mosley being absent, Att'y O. C.Jennings, a popular ex-teacher, was prevailed upon to address tbe Association, which he did in his usual happy manner.

Although Mr. Jennings has retired from the profession still seems deeply interested in educational matters in our county. The psper by Mr. Bell of the Stafford schools brought out many good points in drawing. Mr.

O'Connor's remarks on psychol ogy were well received and showed the practical aide of tbe question in its true light. Mr. Wiley's recitation, "Asleep at the Switch." was the feature of tbe meeting. Mr. Wiley e.bowa more elocutionary ability than many of tbe so- called professionals traveling through the country.

Many of tbe young folks of 5ft. John were out to meet the teachers. Com mendable. UiaaVinla MtNutt and Mrs. Lizzie Gloyd, two of the facl-fui, were kept away bv serious illness.

The singing, "Mary's by th St. John schools, led by Miss lirma Sbaler, was excellent. Next meeting of the Association will be held in Stafford fire weeks from next Saturday. How would it sound to have an ic vo cation bv some pastor ofone of our city nhnrrhea once in a while instead of the stale, old "address of welcome" or more properly, th -taffy" usually giv en in such addresses? Some may wonder that more teachers attend the Association from Stafford when held in St. John, than attend from John when held in Stafford, All such we beg lesve to refer to ths time tsble of tbe C.

K. St W. Ry. cheap, yet the delivery exceeds the opportunity fr shipping as it it itnpOKMble to get cars sufficient for the demand for shipping grain. The levator has all the grain it will hold, and they ars filling every vacant boue tbey can get with grain, hoping the time will soon come when they can get cars to relieve them of what they have on hand.

S'nce the present crop-has matured, the book at the ele vator show, tbey have received 47,450 bushels of grain, and the mill shows to have ground to flour and meal 11,000 huhels of grain, making a total of jO bushels of grain that has leen delivered iw Turon of tbe present crop, yet this is a very small amount of what remains yet to come to market. Fanners' -Hie of the principal topic of conversation at' present. Let us wait and see what they will do. wishing them success-in every laudable undertaking. There is an effort being made to move the Catholic church house from near Lerado Tnron.

Tbe school teachers of Grove-and Bell townships meet every two 1 weeks at Turon to discuss educational topics, and their meetings are very interesting to those interested in the education of the rising generation. Everybody is invited to attend these meetings. Turon will have a Christmas tree at the U. B. church for the benefit of the Sabbath school.

Mr. Conner, our hardware merchant, id nine sick list. Corn, at tbe elevator, is now selling at eleven cents per bushel, shelled at thirteen. The Turon Headlight is siill shining for the benefit of Turon and vicinity. Its ediior has a young Gander to assist him in setting type and between them they are making a success.

Rev. Cole leaves this week for the eastern part of whefe he takes a new field of labor aa minister in the U. B. Church. Rev.

Dalby, of Sylvia, preached in the TJ. B. church in Turon last Sunday. Spasus. Items.

Pleasant weather. News scarce as snow. The dance at Luther DaviB passed off pleasantly. John C. Garrigues, of Hudson, spent Thlnksglving witti Herb.

lan chard and family. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Will Col-ton, a boy. Mr.

and Mrs. Waterman spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. H. D.

Blanchard. P. F. Carr has gone back to Old Mexico. E.

B. Savior and Miss Mollie Burgess attended the literary at the Pioneer school house, Wednesday evening. Will Cotton offers 1,000 bushel of corn at locts a bushel. Miss Burgess is going to have six weeks vacation. E.

B. Savior and Rot Maleome went up to Rush county last tek after the former's cattle. Frank Atchison, who left for Michigan some two weeks ago, writes that he is enjoying buckwheat cakes and cider. White Earnest Beards ley was thrashing for Mr. Beeves, Wednesday, one of the wheat stacks took fire from the etmine.

burning the stack to the ground and damaging the straw carrier so they had to stop threshing until they could send for repairs. Peabl. Notice to Tax-Payers. The Tax Bolls will be closed on De cember 24th. Take warning, as this is ths last day of grace before the pen alty is added.

U. Laxdsb, Treasurer Stafford County. f-heriff lect, Phil McWill. iatoe has traded for a span of fine roadsters and a buggy. A.

N. Weeks is building an addition to his residence. Sam Hunt is doiir the work. Next week's iue of the Rustler will connst of nearly 1.000 copies, advertisers fchould make a note of this. Additional improvement-, in the hhape of a stable and buggy shed, are being made on the M.

E. pareonage lot. We understand that Hon. J.W. Rose has concluded not to go to Kaneaf Cit but will with us and continue in the practice of law.

Metzger expect to visit her fister, Mrs. Kaufman, at Her-ingtoti, Kaneas, during the holidays. She will leave for that city on Tueedav next. Mist Emma Metzger and Miss Reca ward took todays train for Stafford from whence tiiey will to the home of the latter' parents in the north-eat part of the county to Fpend the holidays. The great Cronin trial has at last come to an end.

The verdict of the jury is somewhat of a surprise. It was gener-lly expected that at least three of the prisoners would hang. But instead they got life sentences There will probab ly be a new trial. Bro. Campbell cards the Capital again this week and gays has no political axe to grind.

We accept the statement. As far as the question with regard to Harrison's position on the service pension bill is concerned only a mi scon stniction of his mtssage justifiies Mr. Campbell's insinuating in er-rogatory. There is some talk at Washington of making l-ongressman Petebs chairman of the house committee on postoffices and post roads. This will give him the mantle of the late S.

S.COX of New York. Mr. Peters is one of the best workers in the Kansas delegation, and at the head of so important a committee as he post office committee will be given an excellent opportunity to prove that Kansas in the lower house can do something else than kick for office. Lawrence Tribune. Wanted.

Bell and Weeks will psy tbe highest market price rs cast for chickens and turkeys. Do not fail to sea them before selling. Call either at Bell's meat market in the Swartr Block, or at Week's on the north side of the square St. John, Kansas. COBNWELL BROTHERS.

If yon want anyhting in the way WATCHED, CLOCKS A JEWELRY, you should not to call at Cornwell Bros, and see their fine selection of goods. They have a good selection of Hampden, Waltham and Elgin Watches, and Gold and Silver cases of fine jewelry. You will save money by calling on them before purchasing elsewhere, as they are selling at very low prices. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Located on the west side ef the Square, St.

John, Kansas. 1 i th! sergeant-at-arms of tbe Honse of Representatives, who ab sconded with over $70,000 belonging to tbe members of Congress, waa and is a democrat a gentle reminder of CJeve-landism. as it were. J. M.

Foulks, of St. visited our town yesterdav. Mr. Foclka iscan- uniting Reno county in tbe interest of the HutchiiiM.n Weekly News. He is a plea eemMiian and a successful licitor, and while in Turon gave tbe Headlight a fraternal greeting.

Tu-roa Headlight. On Friday of last week we took a drive to Leesburg in company with J. II. Scott. Itiaa pleang sight aa one papes along the country to see the immense piles of corr on every farm.

And such road-! Duct flying in December. Truly Kanxas must be seen to be fully appreciated. Mr and Mrs. J. O.

Harria visited A. B. Kinchloe's family laat Sunday to enjor the celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Kinchlo's 20 anniversary wedding day.

They report a delicious dinner and a splendid time. The next day, Mondav, Mr. Harria celebrated his 39. birthday. Turon Headlight.

An extensive prairie fire occurred in Ohio township on Monday of this week. No other damage has been reported than the destruction of the nrairie era. In this connection we would remind farmers and others of the importance of plowing and otherwise protecting their buildings and feed. The "Voice of the People," of the cUvof Kineman, has been discontin and in its place the Weekly Jour nal rears its head John A. Maxey, formerlv of Peru, Indiana, la the edi tor and proprietor of t'ie new venture.

John is a good newspaper man and as a friend and acquaintance oflong standing we wish him abundant success. In company with Miss Emma C. Metr.eer. tbe following young ladies called on us last Saturday and proper- lv reeistered as follows: Mis Blanche Bakh, Chicago Miss Reca Steward, London; Miss Loise Gillmore, New York. For tbe present the young ladies are making their homes in Saint John, though during the holidays they tnect to visit friends elsewhere.

The RiPTLxa will try and report their visits. It is t-oine ths rounds that the Pres bytery of Cincinnati have voted that "all who die in infancy are saved." But the vol is rep rted at 22 to 18 which is not more than half the votes in the Presbytery if we remember aright and so tbe babies have a narrow escape. Tbe Cincinnati bretbern are not very successful in saving" the grown up people, but they had better stick to efforts in that line onlesa they can do better by tbe "infante" than 22 to 18. So much for our theology. Lyons Republican.

The Hutchinson News recently sent a reporter to Kansas City to in-view the brewers and saloon keepers. Ha claimed that he waa wanting to establish a resubmission paper in Hutchinson. Over one hundred of them i pressed great satisfaction and offered to subscribe for tbe psper, and aom of them offered aubstential aid, which hows that they believe their interest would be better subserved with open saloons ia Kansas. This refutes the argument of those who hsve been claiming that ths whisky men of Kan as City and Missouri are coining money off of Kansas. achool last week.

"It's human to err." etc. Woolley's Band will give a ball at the rink Wednesday evening, Dec. 25; number 50 cents, or. tickets including upper at Fifth Avenue Hotel, at $1.50 rer couple. Clovia A Decker are making a first class broom.

We are using one of their make and know whereof we are peaking. Call and see them, oppoaite the Rustles office. Zen Scott was up in McPberson last wek, and among other stock he brought home with him a thoroughbred Poland China pig which ia as pretty as picture. All the young ladiaa desiring to compete on to sal of tickets for the baaquet at ths Fifth Avenue Hotsl can have their choice of either a gold pen sat pin and eardrops, to bs seen at Moon's, at which place tickets ran Le had on and after Saturday, Dec. l-.