The Stafford Citizen from Stafford, Kansas • 3

Hike 8taffor6 CitizenJ James Struble, has the finest span 6f mules for their age; that Henry Sherman's Cash Price List. HADLOCK BROWN; THE CHECKERED FEONT. The Cheapest Store in Sterling; v-4 niHSRATIOH EI PIC5CBSS. One of the great contrasts between" the school books used by the fathers find mothers of the land, when young, and those now used by the children, is the use of pictures. As a curious instance of illustrating the meaning of words by pictures, look at the three pictures of a Ship on page 1751 of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, these alone illustrate the meaning of more than one hundred words and terms far better than they can be defined by any description of words.

on account of too much rain late in fall and early in winter. "When we have a dry fall the winter pasture is much better; it don't get bleached. Moisture in the form of snow don't have the same bleeching effect as rain. This year he has in increase of 800 and loss of 150. He is now in the midst of shearing, and nice fat mutton graces his table and sometimes that of his neighbers, for he does not keep all the good things to himself.

He had forty acres broken last year and put in millet, and in the fall xlrilled in to rye and winter wheat for pasture duf ing winter. This spring it was plowed and a part seeded to barley and the remainder to German millet. He also has ten or fifteen acres of spring breaking put in millet HOOPES -BEALS'. CHEAP CASH STORE. READ HOOPES BEALS' PRICE 5 lb Fine Coffee, $1.00 12 Dried Apples, 1.00 10 Currents, 1.00 11 "Rice, 1.00 Extra 1.00 8 Best Brown Dcmarara, 1.00 Good Imperial Tea; per pound, .50 Best Gunpowder Tea, 1.00 Sorghum, .50 Catlin's Shorts Tobacco, .45 2 lb Can .20 2 Blackberries, .20 3 Tomatoes, .25 3 Peaches, .25 Good Prints, per yard, 5 Unbleached Muslin, 7 Bleached Men's Hats, .50 COME and Loot at our GOODS'.

HOOPES BEALS. Pratt or any other county can boast of. The examining board has selected Stafford as the place for their next examination, which will be on the first Saturday in July. Arrangements are being made to hold a Teachers' Association, at Stafford, on the 20th of July next A programme of the exercises will be out in due time. Subscription for the Presbjtaian church is increasing rapidly.

Sufficient good pledges are already se cured td guarantee the erection of the church, such a will be a credit to both the town and the citizens. The first wedlock fieremony at Iuka was performed by Rev. A. Axline, on Monday; June 3d, 1878, at fifteen minutes to 1 o'clock, p. hi which were bound Wm.

Bruner and Annie Muskgrove, bdtb from near Haynesville, this county. Lux Fiat. LUTES FEOJi ItrmSTZS; Another painted house in this township, McKibber having invested in that article. Mr. Clark has word of the ship-menl from Chicago Of a car load of lumber for his hotel, that is to be built at Livingston.

Lately we have had several falls of rain; very acceptable. Equally acceptable is the habit Dr. Bowers has of "marking down" goods as soon as he leams that wholesale prices in Chicago have fallen. Though no school district is yet formed in the north half of the township, bonds enough are subscribed to buy the material for a school house and also labor promised to build it It will be up soon and Sunday meetings will be held therein. The walls are to be of sod.

Mr Pedro is about to build a domicile nenr Livingston, and it is understood that we are to have another Doctor, Mr. Chapman, of Iowa, who will reside with him. Dr. Reed is located on Section 6, and Dr. Bowers is our post master and "store-keeper at Livingston.

For a healthy place we are well supplied with Mr. Doctors. Joe Neeland has a capacious sod house on the northeast quarter of Section 14; Town 25, Range 14, about one mile south of Livingston. As Joe, though a handsome and steady young man, has not yet been appropriated by any oung lady he don't occupy his mansion much, and it is now being fitted with seats, to bo used as a place for public meetings. Sunday school will be held every Sunday an 11 preaching by Rev.

Hamilton every fourth Sunday after June 17. Some White Mexican spring wheat on Section 20, although put in quite late, is in head. This seems to be much earlier than any other spring wheat and certainly has an advantage in a dry season. The same parties have two acres of winter wheat the only winter wheat in the township west of the Rattlesnake Creek, or to the north or south for six miles, or to the west foi two miles. It was sown November 2nd, and is doing well.

Mr. Russell, of the firm of Russell Levett, of Illinois, extensive dealers in lumber, is about to establish a yard at Larned. Last week he and wife with a small child made an attempt to visit Livingston in a rig hired at Larned; when about ten miles out the vehicle was 1 almost totally wrecked by a half blind horse pursued by a dog, coming in collision therewith. The passengers, especially the baby were considerably scattered. Nothing daunted they procured another turnout and proceeded on their journey.

It is expected that Mr. R. will start a branch yard at Livingston. BASCH. About fourteen months ago Mr.

J. S. Chandler moved his flock oS sheep to our county, locating in the west part, on Sand creek, (a tributary of Rattlesnake creek) which has standing water for stock in some parts most of any ordinary wet season. He homesteaded and timber claimed the south half of Section 15, Township 24, Range 14, being the secoad settler in that township lying west of Rattlesnake creek. Late in the summer of 1876 he had started from Mis-sovri with hi3 flock, which numbered 1,700 and cost $2 per head, and were "common" Missouri stock graded with Cotswoldv His.fiibt cross on these was Cotswold but now he is using the Merino blood.

He arrived very late in the season at Larned, many of thef-heep being reduced by the long, late drive, and this reduced his first crop of lambs, made extra care necessary during the first winter and in spite of such extra care caused considerable loss in numbers, amounting in. the agrgegate to 250 head. They were herded on the prairie every day that winter and fed daily half a bushel of corn to each one hundred head, costing- about $400. At shearing time (June) of last year the flock contained 1,400 head (he having sold a few fat wethers) and sheared 5,250 pounds of wool which sold, delivered at Larned at 224 cents. Last year's lambs jiumbered only three hundred.

The dipping of the sheep during the first season cost $75, but as they are now about clear of the "scab" the expense in that line the coming season will be less. During the last winter, hay and millet were fed, to ctinvalids," costing about $150, but the main feed was the prairie grass, and those sheep that were in good order, as most of them were, came through the winter in good condition, despite the fact that the buffalo-grass was mixch poorer, as winter feed, than it was the previous winter STAFFORD, JXINE 7, 1878. AH VEJt T1S lyo JIA TES. 1 w. 1 mo.

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Single Numbers .0 50 1.00 Une Oopy Monies One Copy Six Months One Copy One Year 2.00 Hix Conies One Year 10.00 Ten Copies One Year 16.00 Twenty Copies One Year 30.00 A Club may fee made lip (if iuhscribers from Several post offices, bat mast be all ordered at one time. HOME NEWS. The sod corn is all planted. H. Zerr has bought a team of inules.

The new post office will soon be 'finished. The farmers are all busy harrest-ing their wheat. Landis Hollinger's lumber yard is doing a lively business. Mr. Ziba Vickers and wife paid Stafford a "visit this week.

Hoopes Beals are rapidly gaining friends and customers. C)i Crdnk is running two forges. He is having all the work he can attend to. The question now is, why don't Frank and Albert take a walk Sunday afternoons. The wheat is much better than the farmers expected.

They report the berry larger than any they have ever seen. First harvesting in this neighborhood commenced May 29th, by Mr. Hixon. Harvesting now 18 in full blast. Mrs.

H. N. Foster, who has been very sick, is gradually recovering under the treatment of Dr. I. N.

Pickett. Fred. Alhgrim brake twenty-sis. and a half acres of prairie in ten and a half days, with his ox team, a short time ago. Augustave Wagner, of Farmington, Iowai is stopping with C.

M. Johnson, while looking for a location for a butcher shop. Landis Hollinger have their new store in full blast and the Tyrrell brothers are" kept busy waiting on their many customers. The result of the Masonic meeting, last Saturday, was favorable. They are to meet again after harvest, when a permanent lodge will be organizsd.

We are glad to see that our farmers have sown a large acreage of oats. It is high time that the horses' should have something to eat besides corn. We presume if Wm. Smith gets in his 500 acres of wheat, he will sing for the next twelve months with anticipations mixed with hope and fear. Oh, what shall the harvest be The first spelling match in Pratt county, held last Thursday evening, at the Lulu Valley school house, had a good time generally.

Spelling singing, geography, was in A Methodist Episcopal society has been organised at Leesburg and a class containing eighteen formed, with LI. D. Castleman as leader. Meetings will be held every Sunday fit the school house. Teachers' institue will be held in Stafford, at the City Hall, the third Saturday in July.

The committee are, Mr. James DeGolley, Sir. W. W. Parks and Miss Annie Sweet.

All that are interested in education are invited to attend. Teachers in particular. Joel B. King, late editor; of the Cedar Eapids, Iowa, Odd Fellows' Banner, md Mr. Davis, who started the Ellsworth Reporter, called on is this They are making arrangements for starting a six-coulmn newspaper at Iuka.

The probabilities now are that Pratt county will have two newspapers before it is organized. A photographer would do a lively business at Stafford. We have heard many of the neighboring farmers say they would like to have pictures of their sod-houses and dug-outs, so they can show tko rising generation how Pratt county was started. Come the sod-houses are fast disappearing to make room for large, substantial, frame dwellings. Mr.

Ezra Crane gives his experience at "Kansas farming," this week, which, although somewhat lengthy, contains much information. As this is strictly an agricultural district, and, consequently, making agriculture one of the most important subjects, we would be pleased to have the fanners relate their experience in this important branch of industry. j.nis wees we eauea on JL. L. Vickers and took a walk through his garden.

His Snowflake potatoes were laoking.very promising, and his sweet potatoes, which were of several varieties, were growing very nicely, and, although Mr. V. sold 20,000 young plants last spring, he still has enough planted tosupply the entire neighborhood, should they yield as well as they now promise to do. Mr. Vickers also has a cood suftjIv of current and gooseberry bushes, blackberry, raspberry and grape vines.

His young trees, of which he has a large variety, is alse flourishing under his skillful management His vegetables are very thrifty and show plainly that they have never been neglected. COKRECTED WEEKEY. 5 lbs Fme Coffee for 4J Best Kio 3 lloasted 3 Ground Extra Sugar Standml (J Sugar 10 New Orleans sugar Good Imperial Tea pcrR Best 44 i4 Young Ilyson 44. Gunpowder Sugar House Syrup per gal Fine Imperial 44 44 Brooms, each Catlin's Shorts Tobacco per ft' Good Chewing, 44 4t Lorillard's Brlffhi Navy 44 2 lb Strawberries ner can' 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 50 90 90 1.20 ,75 1.00 20 13 CO Co 20 20 20 20 25 23 .13 20 10 1.00 riiackoerrk-s 44 Corn 44 Peaches 3 Tomatoes 44 Peaches 2 lb Gooseberries 44 Ovsters it it it it iC it ti lib 13 lbs. Drfe'd Apples 4 Bars Standard Soap Go to Landis Hollinger's for low prices in groceries.

Remember the Western Lumber Company, at Sterling. The largest stock of dry goods ever brought to Pratt county, at Landis Hollinger's. LUMBER FOR PRATT. Parties in Pratt county can now be supplied with lumber by calling on the Western Lumber Company, at Sterling, at the lowest market price. Those in need of lumber would do well to remember the place.

BONES I Six Dollars and Fifty Cents, per ton, cash, paid for Bones, by B. J. Pottek, Hutchinson, Kans. NOTICE. Winslow Allbright, at Hutchinson, are leefitimate druggists and carry a full line of drugs and niede-cines.

Paints a specialty. Special prices to citizens of Pratt county. tf Stose Dauc Stoke. AT COST. Being compelled to have the room our stoves occupy for a large stock of sash and doors coming, we will sell off our stock of stoves at cost.

Come early and get your pick of the best stoves iir the City of Sterling, at cost. Western Lumber Co. CVT THIS OUT And send it to your friends in the east, advising them when they visit Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, or the San'Juan mines, to take the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railroad, the new southern route through Kansas via the Arkansas valley to Pueblo, making direct connection with the Denver Eio Grande Railway for Colorado Springs, Denver, and all points in northern Colorado, Canon Cfty; Gar-fond, Del Norte; Lake City? El Moro, Ias Vegas, and Santa Fe. Trains leave Kansas City and Atchison every day in the year, with Pullman sleeping cars attached, and passenger trains equipped with all the modern For maps, circulars, ami de billed information ask them to send to T. J.

Anderson, General Passenger Agent, Tbpeka, Kansas. FOR SALE OR TRADE. I have a Wilson Sewing Machine, also a Singer Sewing Machine, either or both of which I am willing to sell or trade. Garret Edwards. S.

of 27, T. 24, R. 11. STAFFORD MARKET REPORT. rRont'CE, etc Beans Butter Fresh Cheese Dried 44 44 4i Beef jovjs Chickens Lard Onions Tallow 12 10 6 7 20 10 12 12 20 f2' 10" 2.50 12 1.00 1.00 1.10 0 8 GROCERIES.

Sugar Coftee A 15 44 141 Brown 10 Coffee 25 Floiuyper cwt 2.75 Tea 50 Canned Fruft 20 Coal Oil 35 Vinegar 40 Syrup 75 MISCELLANEOUS. Standard Prints 5 Sheetings 10 Lonst'ale bleached 14 12 Men's Kip Copts 3.00 omen's Shoes 1.40 Stirring Plows 12.00 Breaking Plows IS.00 Stovesand 7.00 12 3.25 1.00 25 1.00 7 11 5.00 2.00 15.00 24.00 35.00 25.00 80.00 75.00 75.00 Farm o.OO Two Horse 33.00 ia-00 Evaporators'. 40.00 Fanning 25.00 Gang Plows 120.00 Sulky Plows C0.00 Sorghum Mills 40.00 Spring Wagons 120.00 Corn Shellers (hand). 12.00 Hay Rakes S.00 Harness (double) 23.00 Mowing Machines 100.00 Common Chairs Tables 4.50 Bedstead's 3.50 5 BEELDING S1ATERIAL. 23.00 30.00 10.00 30.00 Common Boards, per M.

32.50 Flooring 44 44 37.50 Siding Dimension Shinjrles 44 44 20.00 44 44 32.50 44 4.50 30.00-5.50 3.00 3.00 Lath 6.00 Doors 2.50 Windows 2.00 Brick, per 10.00 GRAIN. litTCHISSOS, Wheat, Xd. 2 44 44 3.. 80 85 90 80 Go ......70 ......30 23 ......23 Rejected 40 43 25 25 15 2i Barley W1U Harness, Collars, Bridles; Saddles, Tinware, Cut-ilery, Cloelcs; GEXTS' Furnisliiiisr Goods, Yankee Aolions, Tenis; Wagon Covers ana niankcti; Den't Forget the Place, THE CHECKERED FROKT; TURNER BROS. DEALERS IN Hardware, Stoves, Hails, Glass, AXD Farm Implements; Sheet Iron and Tinwork Done To Order; Largest Establishment in WAXT THE VERY BEST FURNITURE FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, CALL OX M.

T. RUDD Y. HUTCHINSON, KANa fUntlertaking attended to. E. WILCOX deuxrs nf HARDWARE, Agricultural Implements, Stoves, TinWareV Etc.1 ALSO Matfactors of all ibis of IIiitcftinKoii, Kansas.

IE. HUE. ZETTTiT-j' DEALEE ES Finitirl! XEXT DOOB TO EENO HOCSE Hutchinson, ESTltewairiiig GREEN flt; HOUSE; HV SY G0SS SON, Proprietory STERLIXO, Jtici CO: ASS AS. The Urgsrt mi Scrt Eo.el la iti City. The rmnrietors.

boinir old inhabitants, are prepared to give any information to land explorers. There id also a R. Land Office in the House. Good Stables in connection with the' House T6nns always reasonable. TYPER HOUSE, East Side GERAT BEND," KANSAS.

COTTAGE HOTEL If. 31. JVILLI3T02T. STERLIG KANSAS." LARNED HOUSE. OFPOSiTE X.

T. i. W. BETOT. LARXED, XLA5SAS.

H.L.ISBELL.Rrop1. Sample Rooms for Commercial MeriV RENO HOUSE, CIIAS. CHAMBERS, lrdp. HUTCHINSON' KANSAS. GTT0 MATKZE, Watchmaker arid All work warranted to give satisfaction.

Shop next door north of Penney George's. HUTCHINSON, KANSAS lULLmEHY GOODS. EATS. BQNNET3. TKIMiTIMGS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS.

NECKTIES, PLUMES. SWITCHES, ETC. STAMPING OF ALL KINDS. Mrs. S.

C. Fisher, STERLING. KANSAS. gas To the Editor of the Stafford Citizen I broke with a voke of cattle and a twelvs-inch plow, four and a half acres of prairie in precisely ten hours. I finished at half-past five o'clock, put the same oxen to the wagon; drove to Stafford to get this in this week's issue of the Citizen, aud back home by dark, a distance of eight miles zi, id.

joe. ALCIjCIEE. We, the undersigned, do certify that we were present and saw and measured the ground that" Mr. Mc-Guire broke, and know the ab6ve facts to be true. Heney Huxkekfcot.

Jim. K. Moxemext. VALLEY Born, Friday, May 24th, at 9 a. to Mr.

and Sirs. Ggo. W. Bousman, a son. Our young friend, Ford Thomas, has taken unto himself a fine cow.

From past observations we conclude that to be only a preparatory step to something much finer. The prospect for an abundant crop of sod corn, to say nothing of the old ground corn, in this valley is very Battering indeed, with a larger acreage by one half than last year. Charles nowell, John H. Addis, and Samuel Boyd, are turning over the sod for G. W.

Bousman. From the 20th of May to the 20th of June is decidely the best time to break sod for fall wheat. Somebody has suggested the propriety of having a baby show at Stafford in connection with the celebration of the 4th of July, 1878, for "natives" only. The most handsome baby to be presented with a glass slipper, a gold rattle-box or something of vastly less importance. Talk it up; anything you know, to get our bachelor neighbors in the "notion." Observer.

HATOE3VILLS ITZX3. It is Barney, not Barney. Times are lively yet. The ground is damp enough. Lamereiix Tenry have a nice stock of hardware.

Wm. Yoe commenced cutting his fine field of wheat the 31st of May. Jacob and Jerry Haynes have each a harvester. Philip Haynes will ran an "Armstrong machine." The Sunday school on the 2d of June was rather slini, but interest good. llev.

Axline preached at the Haynesville scoool house in the evening- The Haynesville boys meet on Saturday afternoons and practice baseball. They are going to organize a club and then they will be ready for Iuka or Stafford. Last week Mr. Jacob Haynes' little boy was thrown from a horse and his left limb was broken above the knee. Dr.

Beams services were required to place it again. The boy is doing well. J. M. Clark and A.

J. Harshberger have been breaking sod on the former's claim, two and a half miles northeast of- the city. The rain of the 3Ut drowned them out and went home. Sir. Barney is very busy locating claims.

Ho located eleven men the 28th. Among those who have taken claims we notice Mr. Biddle, of the firm of Biddle Waggoner, of Hutchinson. His claim is a few miles north of our to n. The Sunday school on the 26th was quite interesting.

Kev. Hamilton addressed the school for a few minutes. He urged the necessity of punctuality, preparation and piety, to make a success of a Sunday school. After the scheol closed we listened to a very Interesting sermon by Rev. Hamilton.

At the residence of the bride's father, Sunday evening, May Miss Mollie McOsker and Mr. John Wier were united by Iiev. Hamilton, in the holy bonds of matrimony. We were told the supper was a good one. We "would like to have had stronger evidence, but, alas I we did not.

May life be long and pleasant to the married. Mother Grundy sdys there will be another wedding in this vicinity soon. P. llatt. 1-2A ITI3J3.

Harvesting is in Farmers are sowing millet. The Iuka House is doing lively business. Miss Long is conducting a first-class school in Iuka. Our prospects are very good for having a butcher shop soon. Mr.

Quinn is building his boot and shoe shop, just east" of. Mr. Damn's store building. Robert whb lives one mile west of town, has commenced his wheat harvest. The teachers' examination on the 1st inst.

passed off -satisfactorily. Eijrht teachers were examined. Three, of our carpenters have gone to the southwestern part of the county to erect Mrl Fratt's residence. Mr4 Pratt is one of our live business men; i To the Editor of the Stafford Citiieri: In your issue of May 24, your special correspondent, Max, alludes to a few items, which, with your permission, we will endeavor to answer. First, he expatiates on our three weeks' education and remarkable dullness.

Well, we are dull, we admit, for we fail to comprehend in all its varieties the fact which men of common sense ought to understand, namely, that old Stafford ought to be reinstated and that Max is a full-fledged game cock." Now, we thought all along that he was some kind of a romantic bird, but we thought he was bigger than what he is. We had set him down at not less than a crow or a turkey-buzzard, but we were badly mistaken. And, he won't even tell us what particular breed of "game cock" he is, but suppose from his article and general appearance that he belongs to the class of roosters called Bantams. His first defined "Why" is as he says that taxes will be lighter. He gives no reason, but simply says it is so.

Now, if he will take the trouble to review our first article, he will find that we have answered that subject, not by mere assertions, but by special given reasons, and until those arguments are met by something more than a general assertion, we "don't g6t" cheek enough to enter again into its discussion. His second reason is more sensible, and as he lives near Stafford, it is to his pecuniary interest to get old Stafford back again; but how about us fellows, that are so unfortunate as to live sii or eight miles from his adorable city His third reason is tfeat we may probably have a railroad. If as he says we have a country unsurpassed for agricultural purposes; will not it of itself bring a railroad for the simple reason that a suffieient demand always creates a supply? His fourth reason for a change is a sling at the south part of the county. All we have got to say about that is that although we are not working for the south part of the county more than for the north, still we will say that about all the fuss and trouble we hear of "coming from Stafford, every thing is laid to Iuka. His fifth reason is that our county Was stolen from "us" and we ought to claim our own property.

Stafford county was disorganized by the legislature, the proper authority, before Max saw Stafford. We came to Pratt county not Stafford. We never had a Stafford county, for it was disorganized before we ever had it, consequently it was not stolen from us and we havs no more right to it than Barton or Pratt counties. So, Max, alias game cock," alias (but then he is ashamed of his other so' we wonJt tell on Mm) come again for Yours truly John Tedford. CH72C2 DI2ECTC27; BAPTIST.

Gosh'en. Preaching in the Goshen school house every first and third Sunday of each: month, at II a. m. Sabbath Sehool at 9:30 a. m.

Duncklees. Preaching at the residence of W. Dunckrees on the second Sabbath in each month at 11 a. it. Pounds.

Preaching at the residence of Daniel Pound, every fourth Sabbath at 11 a. m. Rev. J. G.

Smiley, pastor. METHODIST. Stafford Circuit. Preaching first Sabbath of each month at 11 a. at the Lulu Valley school house.

Sabbath School at 10 a. at the same place. Iuka. Preaching every second Sabbath: at 11 a. m.

Kneeland's, on Rattlesnake creek. Preaching every third Sabbathr at 11 LA. M. Haynesville. every fourth' F'abbath at 11 a.

m. Rev. G. Hamilton, pastor. ZI0N VALLEY.

Elder Chambers, of the Christian Church-, preaches every third Sunday in each month, at 11 o'clock, at Zion Valley school house, Barton county. IUKA. Snnday School every Sabbath at 10 o'clock. Preaching at 11. LTV1XGST0K.

Duncklee Sunday school meets at Mr. Duncklee's every Sunday morning, at 10 o'clock. Mr. fi. S.

Riegle preaches at the same place On the first Sabbath' in each month. Go and see the Tyrrell boys in Landis Hollinger's new store. THE FRST BRICK STORE IX STERLING. Farmers will save money by giving Davis Taber, of Sterling, a calL They are selling Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes and Groceries: Don't forget to give them a trial. XNXX Flour for 5 pounds' of Coffee, for $1.00.

12 pounds of Dried Apples, $1.00. At Lixnis Holuxgee's; I. N. BUNDY, Aitorcey-at-IiT; I. A.

B'JNDY, SrUry PsVJc. BUNDY BROS. AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS. Collections made and prompt returns guaranteed. Having an agent at the local land office, we are able to complete Homestead and other filings on land with the least possible delay.

OFFICE AT STAFFORD, Pratt Kans. E. S. HADL0CK, Attorney at Law, InsurancG Agent. Collections Promptly AWei To.

STAFFORD, KANSAS. S. R. ESTLE ALL KIXDS OF Blacksmith Work Done at short notice aud at reasonable rates in a workmanlike manner." STAFFORD', KANSAS. F.

H. PICKETT, M. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, will be found at all hours, when not engaged upon professional business, at Vicker's Hotel. BLACKSMITH WORK. tv.

citoxic Has fitted up a blacksmith shop ohe-Lalf mile west 6f Stafford and is prepared to do all kinds of smith" to order oh bhort notice and at reasonable Notice. U. Si LaVb Omc Larne'l, March 25, 1878- rnmtilaint harina been entered at this Office by' John Williamson against Chas.C. Compton, for abandoning his Homestead Entry, No. dated April 3, 1ST7, upon the north-west of Section In, Township 25 south.

Range 12 wegt, in Pratt county. Kansas, with a Tiew to the cancellation of said entry: the said parties are herby iym-nnnwl tn unrvpar at this Office on the 13th day of July, 1878, at 9 o'clock, a. to respond and fam ish testimony concerning Earn auepei aoanuon-ment. A. U- S.

La-sd Office, Larced, April 25, lf78. HomDlaint harine been entered at this Ofilce kl.n.l flarlr ntrninat ITonn? klpin lot Vy iw .1 111 1 1 vim i weiMw abandoning his Homestead Entry, sio. dated vet. Z.Lnii, upon me Section 2, Township 25 south, Range 1 west, in Pratt couhtr, Kansas, with a view to the cancellation of said entry: the eaid parties are hereby summoned, to appear at thli Office on the 17th day ol June, i8iS.aiotiocK, a. yi respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged abandonment.

C. A. Mobeib, Repster. XATIIA1V C. LITTLER, MERCHANT TAILOR.

COEXER OF BIOIDTAT AJTD JtAIS STERLI53. done in the best style and at reasonable terms. DE ALER re-BeCf, Muttony STEEf-iTTTG-" JEWELERT STORE. A Large Block of Clocks, JTatches and Jevcelery constantly on hand. J.

YY. STANTON. STERLING, KANSAS, Attorneys-at-LaW.