The Western Observer du lieu suivant : Washington, Kansas • 1

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WASHINGTON, KANSAS, JUNE 24, 1869. advance. (2 en HUSINESS CARDS. SELECT POETRY. have an order for the arms; but he said it was getting so dark that I could not every appearance of rain Wo got a pretty early start, but hud not got oft" the town site before it begun to rain, and that in carencst.

We hauled in at the parsonage and stopped until tho rain A MAIWK.VS 'PSALM OF JAMES F. TALLMAN, Attorney At Law, WASHINGTON, KANSAS. ANDREW S. WILSON Attorney At Law, Notary public, p8" AND Jp REAL ESTATE AGENT WASHINGTON, KANSAS Will practice in the Courts of the 2d Judicial District. Deeds, Mortgages, slacked up, then went on but had not gone far boforo it began to rain harder than before, and tho worst of nil, we did not have any parsonage to haul in at, and our wagon sheet was not stretched sufficient to keep out much of tho rain, and so wo went off tho road to Mr.

Tcllu.nnot in idle jiuglo 'Marriage is an empty dream!" For the girl is ad that's single, And girls ure not what they seem. Life is real! Life is enrnest! Single blessedness a fib "Man thou art, to man returncst," IIns been spoken of tho rib. Not enjoyment and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way But to act that each to-morrow find my way back, and if I would wait until morning he would go up me, nnd wc would start about day light; so I turned in for tho night. May 2Sth. Wo got started about 8 o'clock to return to the Swede settlement, accompanied by Dr.

Ransai'er, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Quick, nnd went to Seandanvia on tho double-quick, all the way on tho walk, arriving there about 12 o'clock, making the distance in about four hours, which, tho evening before, I rodo in less than two hours. Capt. Walker was very glad to see us, for he was anxious to move on.

I introduced myself to the Scandanavi llanshaw's and waited until the storm and all kinds of Legal Instruments drawn accurately. Taxes paid for non-residents. J. S. MAG-ILL, abated, then moved on.

A jolly set we were. There was Robert Smith in the back part of the wagon trying to sleep, and Captain Walker and John Keelan were setting down in the bottom of tho bed chewing and smoking for a bard time, and brother and I sat on the seat in front, both rather damp. Wo got about twelve miles from town and it Attorney at Law, Finda us uearur marriage day. Life is long and youth if fleeting, And our hearts, though light and gay, Still, like pleasant drums, are beating Wedding marches all tho way. In tbe world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle, Be a heroine a wife.

Trust no future, howe'or pleasant, Let the dead Past bury its dead! MARYSVILLE, KANSAS, an Agricultural Society, and lei icd on five horses, one wagon and ono set of harness, and sent my brother back homo with them. We got twenty stands of carbines and four hundred and fifty Will practice in the counties of Mar ihall and Washington, buy and sell real estate in both counties, and pay taxes for non-rcsident. Act act in the living present, began to rain again. This time we stopped at Mr. Bowman's.

He and some of his neighbors wero out on a buffalo hunt, and tho women wcro a little excited about them. Tho horses having finished their dinner wo started on. It stopped raining about 2 o'clock, CHAS. WILLIAMSON, rmm am surgeon, Heart within and hope ahta.il. Lives of married folks remind us We can live our lives as well, Special attei tion given to the treat meiit of Chroni diseases And, departing, leave behind us and the sun shown out.

At night we rounds of ammunition, and lef: Scan-danavia about 1 o'clock. The Republican was high and very bad crossing. It was about all that a team eould do to take an empty wagon across consequently four of our party had to wado the stream, but we all got across safe -eleven of us, all told aud reached Lovel's, on White Rock, about 4 o'clock p. m. litre we found ten men posted in the house.

They had been attaclfedtho evening before by tho Indians, who drove off tho last pair of horses they Office in the Drug store of A. touch examples as snail tell. put up at Swan's, in Republic county, Such examples that another, twenty-six miles from Washington, on Williamson, ashington, Kansas. O. E.

Dickinson, M. D. And RPffiT, Wasting time in idle sport, A forlorn unmarried brother, Seeing, shall take heart and court. mill creek, and in a nice country. May 27th.

Took an early start. Tho morning was beautiful and pleasant, and we traveled at a fair rate. We did Wfif.prvilU;. Kansas. Let us then be up and doing, ith a heart on triumph set Still contriving, still pursuing, And each one a husband get.

E. L. WILSON, M. Physician Surgeon, Watervillc, Kansas. (No specialty.) FROM WASHINGTON TO THE FRONT AND RETURN.

The Indian Trouble on the Frontier Scenes and Difficulties, Taken from a Diary Kept by c. m. Murdoch. not fear anything from the front until we had got near the Scandanavian settlement, where we met four men who had been out with the company to bury the bodies of the buflalo hunters and one of the settlers on White Rock whom the Indians bad killed. On arriving at the Swede settlement, about 12 o'clock, we met Mr.

Orlando Sawyer and a member of the colony, who told us that the colony was all right. There were thirty stands of Spencer carbines at the Swede colony belonging to the State, and wo tried to get a few stands to take up with us, but tho Swedes would not let us have them without an order from Capt. Saunders, and ho was down at Lake May 25th, 1869. Having some busi had, which made tho second pair they had taken from that place within a week. There was a man here who I will call "Buck Skin," for I do not know "nim by any other name.

The Indiar attacked him the evening beforo, and ho sought safety in tho woods. They were around him so thick that ho could not get in to a houso until about daylight this morning, lie had swum White Rock several times during tho night. He had been among tho Sioux Indians for eight years, and could talk their language and while they had him correlled in the timber he talked with them. They told him that this western country belonged to them; and that they were going to have it, and kill ev ery white man that they could catch. He got out of that and started up tho creel, and ran onto some more Indians, five of whom had been wounded down at Frazier's place.

One of the wounded Indians said to ono of his comrades, ness with the Scandanavian Agricultural Society, on the Republican river in Republic county, I left home after ft. A. Collins. W. A.

Hatch. COLLINS HATCH, BLACKSMITHS, Washington, Kansas. We take this method of informing the citizens of Washington, and surrounding country, that we have located in tbe town of Washington, nnd that we are prepared to do any kind of work on short notice. nfily CHAS. FLEINEFl, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, WATERVILLE, KANSAS.

fSisfmn work made to order. Re noon and went as far as Washington. While there tho mail carrier from the West came in and confirmed the report of four men being killed on the Repub- ican above the mouth of White Hock and while we were chatting about the Sibley, fifteen miles from there. We did not feel safu to go on without them, for wc had but two carbines for fivo of us; and on hearing that Saunders was to" be upthat afternoon, we waited to see him. The settlers were coming in all the time from the west, all bringing fresh news about the Indians.

One old mau came in who had buried his pairing neatly done- Chareres reasona. ble. a shingto FLOURING MILL. Situated on Mill Creek, one half mile East of Washington. 1 S.

PEMYELL, Prop. IP.Myr. movements of tho Indians, Louis A. Walker, President of the New York Colony, which had located on White Hock, arrived town from Watervillc en route for the colon', and anxious to learn something in regard to the safety of the colony and his family wife and three children. President Walker wished to get a team to take himself and two other gentlemen out and bring in "Friend, tell my cousin of this when you get back." continued xext week.

two little boys two days before in the bank, and hid himself in the brush, while the Indians were around among Custom work done on the shortest notice. Farmers, in an pares oi uie County, will find it to their advantage to natronize US. as we pride ourselves on ma kinir the be-t flour. 3y A Word for Boy a. Show mo a boy if you please who obeys his parents, who has respect for old age, and who applies himself dil-Iigently to get wisdom, and to do good towards others, and if ho is rot respected and be-joved, then there is no such his neighbors but a short off, killing and plundering them.

At p. m. we received a note from Captain Saunders stating that he would be ur the next day. Walkor did not think that meant business, so ho got a horse from the Swedes and started for Lake Sibley, but being a lighter man than he, and consequently easier on the horse, nursuaded him to let me tro. I John.

Landgraf, Saddle and Harness Maker, Walervilie, Kansas, his family. I offered the services ot my team and it was accepted, and arrangements made to start at dawn of the next day. I went homo and told my brother what the arrangements were and we hitched up the team and he went up to tho Grant House so as to be on hand in the morning. May 2Cth. I arose at 3 o'clock a.

saddled my horse and started. I got up to town about day light, and fowra all roaly to go as soon as breakfast Ha? a fine stock of Harness, Saddles, Bridles Collars, Ac. Highe-t i'rice paid for thing as truth in tho world. Remember thi.s, boy? and you will be respected by others, and will grow up and become useful men. went through" alt right, and got to Capt.

Saunders' a little after dark. I stated my business, and told him 1 wanted to Hide, Pure Wool. could be got and devoured. It had lt urn that Bight He told mo I could Repairing ine ln tly..