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i 1 VOK VI. FKEEPOKT, HAEPEK COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1890. NO. 6. il II.

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The Freeport Bank, FREEPORT, KANSAS. -o- Interest paid on time deposits. Does a general banking business. Patronage respectfully solicited. EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.

Through the enterprise of Charley Myers and George Mulvey, the stars and stripes now float proudly from the belfry of our schooi house. We trust the young minds may daily be taught to respect and love the "glorious ensign of the republic," as loyal Americans should. Bluff Citv Herald. II. E.

Patterson, county clerk of Harper, spent yesterday and the day before in the city. Harper has a big breadth of wheat in and is otherwise getting ready for a new era of prosperity, but politically don't feel just exactly comfortable over the state treasurership. Casteen was the desire of not only his own people but of the southwest generally. Eagle. W.

F. Coulson met with a severe accident while attempting to board the Frisco at Neodesha, the fore part of the week. lie was on his way home from St. Louis and had left the train to get dinner, and while in the act of getting on the train he was tripped by a loose board and fell under the cars, his thumb catching on the rail, saved the rest of his body from going, and the moving train mashed his hand. Upon his arrival here physicians were summoned and an amputation was deemed necessary, and was performed by Dr.

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up a soldiers reunion to be held some time this fall. Remember, Col. J. R. Hallowell, republican candidate for congress in this district, will speak at Anthony next Monday.

Turn out and hear the issues of the day discussed from a republican standpoint. Ex-Probate Judge Montgomery intends leaving Harper county soon for Pueblo, Colorado, where he will engage in business and make his fu ture home. J. W. has a host of friends throughout the county who will regret his departure.

William Jay, a farmer living just north of Argon ia, was awarded the special premium of an Excelsior steel binder, worth $175, for the best five bushels of wheat on exhibition at the Southern Kansas fair at Wichita last week. The wheat was of the Fulcaster variety, and was pronounced first class in every respect. Following is a list of jurors drawn to serve at the present term of the district court: John R. Miller, Grant township; J. L.

McLane, Lake; A. Harold, Anthony; Peter Davy, Banner; T. II. Lones, Scohrville; F. T.

Little, A. Friday, Odell; Albert Watkins, Pilot Knob; T. E. W. Out-ten, Harper; T.

II. Bowman, Attica; J. W. Burke, Lawn. We are requested to announce that a deaf and dumb service will be held in the Central Christian church, corner of Second and Market streets, Wichita, at 11 o'clock a.

m. next Sunday, the 12th instant. The pastor of that church will preach, and Superintendent Walker, of the deaf and dumb institution at Olathe, will translate his words to the mutes. "Our next issue will be our last," writes the editor of a Georgia paper. We are satisfied the people of this town can get along without us, for we have been getting along without the people for some six months past.

There are some subscriptions owing, but we will not collect them, as the citizens will soon need the money to defray the funeral expenses of the town." We acknowledge receipt of a. copy of the report of the state board of agriculture for the month ending August 31st, for which we are indebted to Hon. Martin Mohler, secretary. It contains a summary of the condition of crops and fruit; also bulletin No. 12 from the Kansas experiment station, giving the result of experiments wTith fungicides for smut of wheat, and bulletin No.

13, giving result of experiments with oats. Following is a list of the republi can central committeemen for Harper county as reported to the recent convention: Anthony city, 1st ward, R. P. McColloch; 2d ward, F. C.

Raney; 3rd ward, J. M. Bent; 4th ward, J. R. Hammond; Anthony township, W.

A. Mock; Banner, R. C. Schenck; Berlin, D. C.

Lynde; Blaine, E. G. Bryant; Chicaskia, John Freeman; Eagle, Henry Krider; Empire, David Bowen; Garden, J. N. Sager; Grant, G.

W. Titus; Green, II. A. Betts; Harper city, 1st ward, A. II.

Baldwin; 2d ward, F. R. Zach-arias; 3rd ward, Fred Washbon; 4th ward, J. F. Darrough; Harper township, Alpheus Wisler; Lake, east, F.

W. Croxton; Lake, west, J. R. Echols; Lawn, W. Johnson; Odell, J.

C. Elvin; Pilot Knob, J. K. Clark; Ruella, C. E.

Denton; Spring, E. F. Burchfiel; Stohrville, W. R. Cam- erer; Silver Creek, M.

O. Cissel. R. P. McColloch is chairman of the committee, J.

R. Hammond secretary and G. W. Titus treasurer. Executive committee: R.

P. McColloch, J. R. Hammond, G. W.

Titus, F. C. Raney, C. E. Denton, Fred Washbon and W.

R. Camerer. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Since our last report marriage li censes have been issued to the fol lowing parties: Wm. R.

Tucker and Eva M. Wil lis, both of Stohrville township. Fred Colburn and Mary M. Berry, both of Attica. Charles E.

Walker ana Minnie E. Harris, both of Anthony. Otis M. Benedict, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Era M. Sayers, of Har per.

Wm. II. Jennings, of Streator, 111., and Alma L. Amey, of Anthony. T.

B. Smith and Mrs. Emily L. Boyer, both of Anthony. Wm.

C. Montague and Lulu Mor ton, both of Anthony. Geo. A. Vannaman and Maggie T.

Vanhook, of Bluff City. John Schon transacted business at Anthony Saturday. Irvin Ford and wife transacted business at Harper Monday. Mrs. Robert Elder visited friends in Harper a day or two last week.

R. S. Hammond, of the Fisher school, attended the Wichita fair Saturday. Doc. Hutchinson and wife, of Bluff City, are visiting the home folks this week.

A number of persons from this community attended the funeral of W. W. Clark at Harper Sunday. II. and S.

school house was crowded Sunday night, but Rer. Vaughn was not there. Cause not known. J. W.

Lawson and wife, J. M. Fulton and E. Malone are attending the soldiers' reunion at Topeka this week. Frank and Newt.

Hutchinson, Oscar and Albert Ford, Aaron Lawson and Elwood Green took in the fair at Wichita last week. L. Roudebush, Fiank and Newt. Hutchinson, Elwood Green and W. M.

Duffy attended the Hawkeye alliance Wednesday night. II. and S. literary was organized last Friday evening, with L. Roudebush president, W.

M. Duffy vice president, Mary Lawson secretary, Frank Hutchinson treasurer, and T. M. Deerwester sargeant-at-arms. The society will meet again next Friday evening, October 10th.

Come one, come all. Jexxie Jcxe. FAIRVIEW ITEMS. The farmers all look pleased, as their wheat looks fine. School will commence at this place next Monday, with Mr.

Heacock as teacher. The attendance at Sunday school was small Sunday on account of bad weather. Miss Maggie McKinley has com menced teaching school in the Cooper district. C. W.

Van Wye left last week for Missouri, where he expects to make his future home. John Preston and familv have gone to Washington, where they ex pect to remain during the winter. Our friends and neighbors who attended the Wichita fair, have returned, and all report a good time. The young ladies of this vicinity took a horseback ride Sunday evening, and viewed the city of Free- port. L.

B. Jones and W. W. Cantwell have gone to Osage county, this state, where they intend to remain during the winter. A birthday supper was given on Wednesday evening, October 1st, at the residence of Mr.

Ruby, in honor of Miss Effie's 18th birthday. Eddie Tucker intended to take his best girl to church Sunday night, but failed to get a team. Poor Eddie! we can feel for you, but can't reach you. Prayer meeting was rather slim Thursday evening on account of no one coming out. Brothers and sisters, you should not forget our prayer meetings.

Wild Rose. TOWN TALK. Mr. Miner has returned from his trip to Hutchinson. Frank Loshbough visited friends near Danville Sunday.

Mrs. R. Knox spent last week vis iting friends in Wichita. The republicans-will have speak ing at union hall Saturday evening. Miss Minnie Clark returned to Mr.

Bickford's, near Danville, last Sunday. Dave Turpin, an old time resident of the Cooper vicinity, was in town Tuesday. Freeport had only one representa tive at the holiness meeting at Ar- gonia Sunday evening. Abe Jordan attended services at II. and S.

Sunday evening; also, Ben-nie Hutchinson spent Sunday at home. Miss Julia Day and best fellow, of Anthony, were favored with a glimpse of our town Sunday in a brief visit here. Loren Johnson is 'earning his bread by the sweat of his brow" this week; says it's mighty warm where he is some times. Times are booming, inasmuch as one firm in this city reported a profit of ten cents, minus a dime, one day last week; hence his failure to attend the fair. The church members, with the ex ception of four or five, were evident ly visiting bunday, as some wno were at prayer meeting report a slim attendance.

The "people" are back from the Wichita fair minus a good deal of loose chink, but bristling with information; enough for the benefit of all during the next year. "School Bov," "Jennie June" and "Wild Rose," we gladly welcome you to our midst with your newsy budgets, and may you remain till the flowers come again, is wish of L. The Harper county teachers' asso ciation meets at Attica next oaturaay 1, i I. It is with pleasure that we announce to pur many patrons that we have made arrangements with that wide awake, illustrated farm maca- zine, the American Farmer, pub lished at Fort Wayne, and read by nearly 200,000 farmers, by which that great publication will be mailed direct, free, to the address of any of any of our subscribers who will come in and pay up all arrearages on subscription and on year in ad vance from date, and to any new subscriber who will pay one year in advance. This is a grand opportunity to obtain a first class farm journal free.

The Ameripan Farmer is a large 16-page journal, of national circulation, which ranks among the leading agricultural papers. It treats the question of economy in agriculture and the rights and privileges of that vast body of citizens, American farmers, wnose industry is the basis of all material and national prosperity. Its highest purpose is the elevation and ennobling of agriculture through the higher and broader education of men and women engaged in its pursuits. The regular subscription price of the American Farmer is $1.00 per year. It costs you nothing.

From any one number ideas can be obtained that will be worth thrice the subscription" price to you or members of your household, yet you get it free. Call and see sample copy. Local and Otherwise. Attica has a broom factory. Col.

J. R. Hallowell at Anthony next Monday. Over 80 pupils are enrolled in the Bluff City school. Daniel Joerger, of Harper, has been granted an increase of pension; District and commissioners' courts are both in session at Anthony this week.

President Harrison will be in at tendance at the soldiers' reunion at Topeka tomorrow. According to the report of the adjutant general, there are 100,000 old soldiers' in Kansas. At the interstate fair held at Kan sas City, Kansas took the first prize for the best corn on exhibition. W. W.

Ciark, who recently com mitted suicide at Harper by shoot ing himself, had his life insured for $6,000. According to the late census, Kingfisher, has 1,133 inhabitants, Oklahoma City 4,158, and Guthrie 5,311. A call has been issued for a meet ing of the Harper county alliance, to be held at Anthony next Saturday, at 10 o'clock a. m. At the recent republican county convention it was decided to adopt the Crawford county plan of nominating in the future.

Oklahoma City has been designat ed as the permanent capital of Oklahoma, the bill having passed last week by a vote of 14 to 12. Garver Brothers shipped over eighty carloads of watermelons from Attica this season, and it was not. a very good season for melons, either. The ninth annual state convention of the Young Men's Christian association will be held at Leavenworth October loth to 19th inclusive. A- bout 800 Melegates are expected to be present.

The Anthony Republican closed its eleventh volume last week. The Republican is one of the best papers that reach our exchange table, and wre are glad to know is in a flourish ing condition. May it continue to prosper, Is our wish. The democratic county convention which was held in Anthony last Sat urday, made only one nomination, that being for the office of county superintendent. Miss Wells, the present incumbent, was the lucky one.

The remainder of the ticket was left blank. Jerry Simpson, the people's candi date for congress, and Van B. Prath-er, assistant state lecturer of the farmers' alliance, will address the people of Harper county on the issues of the day, at Anthony, on Tuesday, October 21st. Turn out and hear the farmer candidate. SILAS IIENDRIX, BLACKSMITH FREEPORT, KANSAS.

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The case of the petition for cancelling the permit of the Lund drugstore at Harper, was before the probate court on Wednesday, and was put over until Oct. 15. From Argonia Clipper. A. K.

Horton, of near Albion, threshed 2,500 bushels of wheat this year from 125 acres, an average of 20 bushels per acre. He has sown this fall 180 acres and says he never saw the ground in as fine condition for the growth of the crop at this season of the year as it is now. The wheat crops of this season and last are playing havoc with the farm mortgages; If the large crop that is being sown this fall yields as well and brings as high prices as the last two crops, mortgaged farms will be as scarce in this country in a year or two as unencumbered farms were three years ago. According to a report in the Sumner County Standard one-fourth of the farms in the county were clear last spring. At the rate they are being paid, less than one-half will be encumbreed next spring.

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