Elk County Ledger du lieu suivant : Elk Falls, Kansas • 4

THE ELK COIWY LEDGER. STOP PI AO TtS TRAIN. Township Officers. The following officers were electc IRV GOODS, BOOTS, SHOK3, HATS, CAPS, CLOTHIXQ, CKOCERIE3, ETC. SEWIXQ MACHIN1.

The following told by Mr. Atkinson be. I J.MMTA'OLDS, jr7w PublUh for LIk Falls township at the recen wo mis napiin stuiuay afnooiat (alls, Kan-1 K0YE3 BARBER. DAVID n. IIAINE3.

election For Trustee, Geo. W. Roberts The People's Favorite! ua, sovewoer 7th, 1S74.J The Baltimore-Ohio Rail rwd rum O'er chasms deep, Virginia bill among Near It a widow dwelt with her two sons, Ele Falls, Kahsas; 11, 175. For Co.tStat of Elk County, fur Justice of the Peace, P. Cum mings for Clerk, 0.

W. Ilambo fo I 3B Whole one prompt act Is iu these sWiixas lung. THBCKLKB RATIO Treasurer, Geo. W. Blackburn for Constables, D.

II. Alter and Francis The mouutaln torrent, strong with recent rain, El a Duhed down the roek na furious chargers go Hollingswortb Road Overseer, 3rd They norm and nuc the eulrert, where the traiu, L. Auwun. Cusiopped, must plunge Into the gulf below. Sewing: The Best in the World THE VOTE.

The following is the vote by townships is cast at the county seat election held on Tuesday. The figures may be relied upon as being substan How hall the train be Mopped The widow taw The following is a list of the officers The death threatened every aou) on board She gated into that depth with solemn awe, BARBER AND HAINES Have opened a Splendid New Btook of Fall and Winter dry goods; Consisting of Dress Goods, Prints, Piaonels, Cassimeres, Jeans, Bleached Muslins, Brown Muslins, Table Linen, Shawls, Toweling, a i Ladios' Skirts, And, fact, everything in the line of Dry Goods that could be asked for in this market. Then breathed a prayer to Him her heart adored. ilect in Chautauqua county: Repre ecntative, Harrison Berry Co. Attor ney, J.

D. McBrian Treasurer, W. tially correct. Kentucky precinct is SQ" Hundreds in ns in this gjprt of Kansas. 0 Lot Night approaches; In lu gloom What algnal can alarm the engineer God eent a boy to warn him of the doom W.

Jones Co. Clerk, Dr. Hibbaid Sheriff, J. L. Mattingly; Co.

Supt partially estimated but will not vary materially from the figures given by ns: Sing high nil praise who will the bumble hear. Rev. Rosa Probate Judge, Nathan 1 8ays Johnny, "Mother, I can atop the train. George, get aome coaU Oeorge ran and aoon neeier; surveyor, Abraham Coroner, C. W.

Mellurh Co. Com missioner 1st Ed. Hewins 2nd John Lee 3rd James wu back. They take the coals up to a higher place, A ud build a bonfire right upon the track. At length they hear a distant jarring sound.

Ppringer. tor Register of Deeds Tl 1 1 A in THE HOWE SEWING MA0HINE as perfected by ELIAS HOWE, Junior, Inventor of the Sewing Machine, Is THE BEST IN TEE WORLD I udte received tvt vows, iiemmon It nearathem 1 0 rowing louder coming tiigher. Like lightning wheels the train the hllla among, 702 regular and five irregular votes, 0 0 2 1 TotlngJPreclnchp. 3, Lonitoii 245 8S i jnT Kentucky 67 il P-iinterLood jg 59 40 liberty 86 J3 en 11 Paw Pjw loo ui Howard 1ST 18 4 Uuion Center 137 in 19 Greenfield 140 jj Wild Cat gl 72 B.wton 45 27 Elk fttHs, 241 23fl 4 1 Total Vote 1397 67 6Uf302 4 But bark I the watchers eye has aeen the fire. resulting in a tie and a contest.

Also a fin and carefully selectedjstoek of del OlotlxUas Which was purchased from first hands with a special view to meet the demands of this market. "Turn on the breaks!" the cnglDe'i whistle shrieks Sil coaches crowded dense with life make stand. Elk contains, all told about Then with the boys the Superintendent speak, And with the mother, Joyful now at baud. 1500 voters. Run a line through the center of the county from the east to to the west and more than two-tnirds Their tale was told the facts were plain to sec.

Joy swelled each breast for that heroic deed In th and Thus won the sons an education free, BOOT SH 23 With life-long competence the mother's meed. of the voters be left on the south side of the line. The county is 21 miles in width north and south a strip seven miles wide on the south Christian, you sec that like of burning fire In which your friend, unsaved must soon be The body of a man enclosed in sack was found floating in the Verdigris, at Independence last week. It was evidently the work of a murderer. The body had not been positively identified at the last accounts.

cast! IT PLEASES TEE LADIES And Does a'Greater Variety and Better Class of Work, with Less Labor, than any Other Machine. H. W. POND, Manager. Oh 1 plead with God.

Want him of certain Ire side contains 800 voters. These facta being admitted as true and they can not he successfully denied it is easy to see that EJ.k Falls is properly loca Live out Christ's love and win his soul at last. Department we are fully prepared to meet any and all demands that may be made upon us. Our 'stock of Is complete and we guarranty satisfaction both as to stvles and prices. 3 set 9 Oh 1 sinner, you are like lhat engineer; But in thee lilies a warning Is given ted tor tlie county seat of Llk county.

Repent. Oh I come to ChrM stop sin's career; i ncpcopie nave already given an in One week from next Tuesday will be the final election on county seat. Be saved from Death'sabyss to reignin heaven. N. W.

VmciST. dil ation of their views and on the 23d inst. they will speak in tones so loud I.IVKUY STABLE. and emphatic that even a resident of OUR NEW Howard City will understand that Elk Falls is the peoples' choice for Iu the line. of NOTIONS and FANCY ARTICLES We have a choice stock and challenge comparison and defy competition by any house south of the Missouri River.

Improved MacMce Let every voter go to tho polls and vote for the town of his eboico and thus forever settle this vexed question. The result of the uext election provided a fair expression of the peoples' will can be had will be taken as final. county seat. 0 5 is in a GO 0 Mr. N.

B. Cartmell, of Longton, made a most able and thorough can Lightest Eunniug Shuttle We keep an immense stock of ROGE.RZES& PROVISIONS Cm 53 vass of the county, during the recent campaign, in favor of the Republican fa Machine Made. a ticket. II is speeches were every Including where applauded as splendid efforts Teas, and tlie Judge added muiih to bis rep 'il utatation as an eloquent spcaKer and i ready debator, and without doubt a Call and see them, at 12, EAST MAIN STREET, INDEPENEENCE, KAN. 73 CO CO Kg CO cc NO.

i CO The Beacon insisted previous to last Tuesday, that Elk Fulls could not expect and would not got any votes for county sent outside of Elk Falls township. What docs that paper think now? Elk Falls received 340 votes outside of her own township and Howard City received 850 outside of Howard township. The differeHce between the two towns is found in the fact that Inst Tuesday Louqton received 302 votes, most of which will be throwu to Elk Falls on the next election. sr 3 Coffees, Sugars, Molasses, Canned Fruits, Dried Fruits, Oysters Lobsters, Soaps, Starch Sc Lye, Pickles and Spices, made many votes for the Republican ticket. We are thug pirtioular to give Mr.

Cartmell this word of praise 0 4 because Steinbarger took occasion to r-1 S3 T3 "1 TO -1 squirt an extra amount of filth at him S3 5 cr through the dirty little tbievcsV.organ called the Howard City Beacon. The Lueese, dec, oco. MR. LOUIS LIDFORS Tiriii -i C6 Flour, Judge ran console himself, however. ii in mac jjums iu auow yon Salt, with the reflection that an attack up- Coal Oil, c4 THE MANY VARIETIES OF WORK 9 CO ft) CO to which it is adapted.

32-4 ou nis character by steinbarg-r adds to rather than detracts from the respect which is held for him by decent Wild Cat and Greenfield townships Tolled up noble majorities for Elk Falls on last Tuesday. They will do even better on the 23rd inst. There people. Tcbaccos and Cigars, Earthen ware, Wooden And everything else in the line of supplies for family use. Goods Exchanged, for Country reduce.

Our Motto Good Goods, at Low Prices. is not a man in either township whose 0 THEi ELECTION, interests will not bo enhanced by per nianently locating tho county seat Independence Advertisements. BAXTER and WADE, Wholesale and Retail We extract tho following figures Elk Falls. They have a full annrecl pUBLIUATION NOTIOB. ation of the fact that it is better to locate the county seat at the center STATE OF KANSAS, Elk County, i Justices Tonrt, Township or Wild Cut, Elk county Kansas, W.

Y. Cretcher, J. P. of trade and business than to place it where but a small minority of the O-XI E3 0, I. S.

Olnty, Plaintiff, 1 Notice of Sum-vs. mons and people wii: ever co, except as the frnncts Siillvan. Defendant, ment. may bo compelled to go to transact C. IL AND E.

CANNON'S Francii Sutitan, the D'f nJant aioee namni. business with tho county officers. Pennsylvania Aenn4, INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS. TOV ARK 1IFRKRY NOTIFIKD That you have bren sued bv f. 8.

Olnev. leforc W. Y. Crotch- Great Closing Out Sale At J. P.

of Wild Oat Township. Elk comity. Kan- "Howard City is the nearest miitable location to the center that us: that the plaintiff did. on the 21th dav of Octo from the Howard City Beacon of last Saturday For the office of Representative, Win. Dnscoll received 733 votes, and Charles Barbour 547, Drisccll's majority being 186 votes.

For the office of Treasurer Frank Oshorn received G08 votes, and Nicholas Momma C54, Momma' majority being 46. For the office of County Clerk, George Thompson received 1259 votes. For the offioe of Sheriff John Q. Burchfield received 712 votes, and J. W.

Riley received 548, Burchfield's majority being 1G4. For the office of Register of Deeds, P. W. McKey received 616 votes. ber, 1876, flle herein In said court, his bill of partic- Longton, can be found.

Looking at this fact Inrs, nsking jmlirment nirainst yon for the slim of Ix dollnrs, interest nnd costs: that on the date trom a candid, judicial and nupartia HiiHinnuiiiviiiri-r KitrniKiiee sum- I mons was Issued by said J. to one John Miller. stand-point, where is tho man in Elk iwamsi you crenre a ninn or tne payment ot tlie TTAVING DETERMINED TO CHANGE OUR PLACE OF BUSI- county who does not suv that Howard iiinirmeni proven ror. Tnat tne sulci cause will he Keep the largest stoek of card on ths 29th dav of November. 1875.

at one City is the right and proper place for 'ciock. v. ji. oetore the said mentioned Justl JLX ness irom iiongton, as soon as we can get our accounts collected we will sell goods at COST and CARRIAGE, for "Spot Cash," or Corn at Twenty cents per Bushel. Corn will be taken at the above price for goods of the Pt'ace.

ine county seat tlSeacon. It seems that at least 882 of th WM. Y. CRETOIIKR. Jnstlce of the Peace.

K. J. Kbssbt. Att'y for Plaintiff. wr iiii 1 i I 4 From and after this notice no goods will be sold on time But we will south of Lawrsnc.

voters failed to look at fact "from a candid, judicial and impar HARDWARE OROCERIES. sell for Cash or Com, at the following prices and A Reynolds 020 (18 votes for McKey being thrown out by the Com tial standpoint. ALMOST. Boots ciyizL elaoe. JEO.

W. BLACKBURN, We invite all to eive ns a call missioners on account ot a wrong mi tial.) Reynolds majority being 4. For the offioe of Clerk of tho Dist fore purchasing elsewhere, as we Children's Shoes, Boy's Boots, Dealer In AND At the election last Tuesday there were 1397 votes polled. Of this and will sell you goods cheaper tht; Court, Asa Thompson received 679 ine cneapest, either it votes, and J. b.

Kamy 596, Thomp GROCERIES, number Elk Falls received 576, only lacking 123 votes of having a majority over all competing towns. This fact son majority being 83. East side of the Public Square Men's Boots, 1'or the oihee of Countv Rurvevor. Wholesale Retail J. S.

JIKOWN, ELK FALLS, KANSAS. j. vnopman received vZTZ votes together with the geographical loca or the office of Coroner. James A tion of tho 302 voterj who cast thoir I keep constantly on hand, for sale, a large and Lavcrty received 705 votes, and J. A.

Boutell reccivod 559, Laverty's ballots for Longton, indicates pretty conclusively what the verdict of the complete siocs. or Hardware Groceries, Including the Tory best majority neing I4U votes. Old Price, 25 New Price, 51 00 2 00 I 50 2 75 2 00 3 00 2 25 2 75 2 50 4 50 3 75 '4 75 4 00 5 00 4 25 5 50 4 75 6 00 5 00 1 75 25 2 00 75 2 50 2 00 1 CO 25 2 00 1,75 2 50 2 15 2 65 2 25 3 25 2 50 for Commissioner. 1st Dan people will be at the next election. It may do for the Legislature of the Ladies Shoes Leather, iol Hannegan was elected by 113 ma VARIETY OF GOODS jority.

2nd Geo. W. McKey 1 i State to assume the prerogatives of AT THE whs eiecrea unanimously. In the 3rd Dist John Hughes was elected bv onn Serge aaa muii FLOUR, BACON AND SALT. ALSO AGENT fOB Oriental Powder Company, and DUNHAM'S the peoplo in some instances, but when it (jomes to locating county seats, it is liable to make mistakes.

ovv majority. LOWEST-LIVING RATES I Elk FalUSchool. Report for the month ending Nov. for cash or dcsirnhle trado. G.

W. BLACKBURN. 5th Number of pupils 76 average dai- Celebrated Yeast Powder, ,1. II. IIECKKIiMAIVJ Quoonswaro.

airenuanco 04 Number of pupils who have not New Prioe, 0 65 neen ahsent a day lo viz GROCERIES, Sole agent for SHEPARD Ic HIGBY'S Joseph Blake, Nellie McLaughlin 0 50 THE LAW Governing county seat elections is, that on the Saturday following an election for locating the county scat tho Board of County Commissioners shall meet as a Board of Commissioners and proceed to canvass the rote. After having canvassed the vote if the Board finds that any town voted for has received a majority of all the votes east they shall so declare and proclaim that place the county scat but if no Cups And Saucers, Old Price American, Plates, 6-inch 7-inch 8-inch' CONFECTIONERIES, 0 50 wewcy nan, Linura Aowlin, Frank Ilulso, -Laura Webb, Horton Nichols, Metta Webb. 0 60 Celebrated Ft. Scott Flour. NOTIOiNS, Hruce Nichols, Maud Webb.

Willie Root, Olive Snraeiio, Slga of the CANDIES, STICK FANCY, NUTS JDjSZT Goods. 0 75 27 1-2 annie Allen, Kdith Haven. Jeans, Old Price, New Price, 0 80 0 65 0 60 0 80 0 90 0 35 0 40 0 45 0 50 0 75 0 50 0 40 0 85 Carrie Blake, Neva Johnson. RAISINS, lattio ilotcbkiss, Emma Carr. Visitors Sopt.

J. N. Young, Mis INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS. SUGAR, TEA COFFEE, 80 35 40 60 40 e. UTS.

ql R. J. HILL tresses M. W. Blnke, E.

K. Scott, II. C. Wood, M. J.

Young, Laura Nichols and and Misses Alexander, Evans and CtmOver. N. W. Vincent, Teacher. TOBACCOS, FINE CUT, SHORTS, CIGARS, A LARGE VARIETY OF Attorney at All Wool Flannels iKOKPENORNOR, KANSAS.

32 1-2 27 1-2 THE FINEST SMOKING 0. H. WARNER. V. S.

WARNER CALDWELL HOUSE. place has received a majority of all the votes cast, then the Board must declare which two places has received the highest vote and order an election to take place two weeks from the first election in which Bccond election the votes shall be cast for one of the two places which received the Lighest vote at tho previous election We are thus particular in stating tho law we have not given the exact words of the statute because wo find that a few eitizens are laboring under the idea that the town receiving the highest vote at the first election is the 'juntv seat, ALL TRINTS, TWELVE YARDS FOR ONE DOLLAR. Men's Hats and Caps at from 50 cents to 81.25 off. TOBACCOS IN THE MARKET. Call and examine for yourselves.

BOOTH SIDB OF SQUARE I INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, A ITntel. T.VI. Also a full line Millinery Goods, Ribhons. Neck Tics. wltli thed.

Ilcaclesofllicj.on. fvVultf lower rarcs than ever ottered bctore. Evans' grammar class is making a fine beginning. She is nppar-fatly a very competent teacher, ph-nissing the faculty of making the sindy of grammar interesting and practical. Her class is small.

Others are invited to join it. This is a good opportunity fur making the study 'f English grammar a specialty and a We are determined to Sell our Stock at the prices namod ahnve r1 ELK FALLS, KANSAS. COMMERCIAL HOTEL invite all persons in wont of goods to call and examine our stock and be convinced that wo mean business. REM EM BE 11 Indepindincb, Kansas That you can pet 12 vsrds of Stan-1 C. II.

E. CANNON. Vm. BRYANT, Prop'r, A FIRST CLASH HOUSE. lard 1'riuts for $1.00 at llOCt'HS.

N. W. Vincbnt. Otfj l'lETCHUR Rambo's. Longton, Kansas, Oet.

25th, 1875. XT Good Snmnle rooms for GmamU Bvm to trA fr.ro all Trtltit. i.