The Kenneth Democrat from Kenneth, Kansas • 1

5. f- iili i NO. 28 SHERIDAN COUNTY, lNS AS, FRIDAY; JAN. 8, 1886. i i- jisr- sQXjTJsnrvE stock of A i WHERE YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND A COMPLETE STOCK OF LQCKS, LATCHES, BUTTa HAY-FORKS, SHOVELS, SPADES, AILS, BARB: WIRE, BOLTS, TABLE 1 it rf 1 A y' CUTLERY; POCKET KNIVES, RAZORS; AJOIUNITION, POWDER, SHOT, WADS PRIMERS, SHELLSfeCAlttRIDGES, REVOLVERS, i U-F 1 tnillu 7 la ANYTHING IN THE SHAPE OF TINWARE, COAL HODS, STOVE PIPES, ELBOWS ALWAYS ON HAND.

A. THiT SHOPIEir ZRIEHPAiHHsrO- AUD JOB WOBK A SFEOXA.XjT'Sr. see m'e when in town. I rV Everything at bed rock prices. Don't forget to come and RLES.

E. NOW CHA THE 3HE3 STORE, 'EBETrSATiBBnT TTJiiiTEK; T-ATTJDL'S, KENNETH, IvAS. Mrs. Susan Miller, has resumed citv life again. a a 9 Born.

To Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Pcrtcr, U. 1 last Tuesday morning, a daughter. OFPICEES.

Clerlr, Wm. G. Stevens. W. H.

Batchelder. Clerk of District Court, George Tatum. Attorney, D. U-juhart. Probate Judge, "-r M.

II. horton. Snpt. of Pub. Miss G.

Stevenf. Register of G. W. Duncan. Treasurer, G.M.

brooks. I. H. Print e. Commissioners First C.

L. Pearson. Second A. S. Morgan.

Whiteman. This was the hardest weelc to gather s. j' 4 STORM BRIEFS. A severe wind and snow storm reached this at about 12 M. Friday Jan.

1st, 'SC. and continued until early Monday monday. Fears were aroused that many sheep and cattle would perish, but with the clearing of the storm we are glad, to report that we hear of but very Last year wo had a similar storm, perhaps less snow fell, but the cold was more severe. The themometer showing 12 to 18 de. below.

During this storm it was nctcol- news we ever experienced. W. F. -Fav, has been confined to his bed for the ast few days, but is now convalescent. Mr.

A. L. Troutman is visiting his E. J. Donnell.

E. H. Talbott-. Senator, Repreeentative, son-in-law, Gus. Johnson, and looking iTmsTE foreign XiO-liT Attends to everything connected With the banking Your pat-xjnage is solicited.

Kenneth, Kansas. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. DATiV mOM GBAINIUXD TO ArrivOs from Grainfield nt 1030 aC hu Leaves Kennkto for Grainfield at 2 p. m. Leaves Kenneth for Obrlin at 2 p.

m. Anivee at Kenneth fsom Obevlin at 2 p. m. TEI-WESSLt KSXSETH 10 LEXORA. Arrives Tnesdays, Tlmr3days and Saturdays 5pm Departs Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday at 7 a KENNETH TO Arrives Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 m.

at p. n. S. P. DAVIDSON.

P. M. Kenneth gave a lot free to those who would build thereon; the new town, Lovcland, offers two; Mnllewdolf our, and JakeVanville, five acres. Billy Kibler, brought the mail from Grainfield on horseback, last Monday. He was compelled to break the roa'X through the show drifts on foot.

In one place ho waded up to hi? arm pits. The "Mite society.met at the residence of J. S. Turner's last; Friday -evening and snt quite a pleasant hour, and succeeded in raising quite a nice collection to. aid the Sabbath school to puv chase books arid lesson leaver.

G. K. Harwcod, of the North to town to meet his wife, whom he expected from Grainfield, but th snow cutoff his expectations as the mail did not come but the lady plucked up courage and hired a team team to briiig her over, "which made the heart of George very glad. Wednesday evening just before sundown. two large Sun dogs appeared in tbe west, prevgem a sudden storm, and at 8 o'clock the wind commenced to blow a fierce ale, the air was fi lh-X with snow, foJowed by falling thermometer, which reached 19 deg.

below zero Thursday morning. Miss Essa McGlasson, principal of the Kenneth school, reports to Dr. Freeman, county health officer, us follows: Number cf pupils enrolled, 37. Vnevcr vaccinated 25 W. F.

Mor.r.isosr, Cashier. -C. H. Dew, President, 1 ESTABLISHED 4:87.9 der than 7 deg. above John Jones lost five head of sheep.

Hai ry Rosencrans reports cattle on sou'h Solomon 0. The snow drifts around town are between five and six feet deep. Harry 'Rosencrans reports cattle all right on the South Solomon: This has been the mail-carriers picnic no anail in town for six The boys had lot i of fan snowballing. Mull got it in the neck; G. W.

Duncan had to burrT'corn in his stove during the late after his cattle and ranch on Sand creeK Harvey, Colby is in. town and will take charge of Moser Bros, lumber yard while Mr and Mrs. Mo3er make a trip to Iowa. i Two wagon loads of dressed hogs in town Wednesday, selling for 0 cts. per pound by the hog.

Ramey says he takes no stock in the new town, but we think he is not sincere, judging from the direction toward which ms stove pipe points. Charley Hook, during the performance at Place's Opera House on Tuesday night, got frightened and ado his exit through the window. J. W. Gilbert who owns a farm 2 miles north of town, arrived on Tues i A (OTATIJ3 PROP'R.

Keeps constantly; on hand' a laage assortment' of day from Grainfield and will remain a short Chas. of the firm of Fay 4 Cantral arrived home last Tuesday, and previously 44 .12. says that this snow beats anything he saw in his travels. NOTIONS, -HARDWARE, QUEENSWARE, And everything else kept in a first-class grecery store. Prices to meet of all kinds taken in, exchange for goods.

NO. 48, WEST SIDE OF SQUARE, Mrs. Thomas Armstrong, whom we reported sick in bed last week, is up PAIL ROAD TIME TABLE. UNION PACIFIC- KANSAS DIVISION. FROM GRAINFIELD.

Eastward Eastern leaves 64)S a. m. Freight tod Passenger 5:45. p. m.

Westward Colorado express, leaves 10:33. a. in. Freiglvt and 69 p. M.

D. Beiogs, Asent. 5 MISSOURI PACIFIC, FROM USXOBA Passenger daily, departs at 2:45 a. m. it 3:45 0.1a.

TERMS CF DISTRICT -i. MONDAY IN MAY. SECOND MONDAY IN NOVEMBER. i Cor rected weekly. Sugar p-anulated, 11 1 for $1.

i brown. 1 3 lb for $1. rCoffee'roasted, Coffee preen, 7 Ei for $1. 2575 cts. i Rice lb 10 ct-.

1 Borghum. gal 50 cts. Vgnl 0cts. Prunes, 11 lb for $1. Biackberriee, 6j H) for $1.

Peaches, 12Viet8I. Dried apples, 9 10 for $1. (Currants, 10 cts. -Hams. 15 cts.

Shoulders, 12 ctf. Bacon: 10 cts. Dried beef, 18 Corn. 45 cts. Rye, 45 cts.

Corn meal, 1.50 cwt. Flour, 2.15 it 3.00 Lard, 12 lV Topacco plujr, 40 to 50 cts lb. -Tobacco smoking, 25 S5 cts lb. Cheese, 15 cts. Graham, 2.50 cwt.

Bmn, vxt cts. thop, cwt 1.40. Oats, 45 cts bu. ajrain. bhe had lung fever.

Dr. Free man attended her. i kansah. G. W.

Duncan had two sleds built this week, and as long as this snow last he. will carry the -mail on them, arid keep them for use at other tunes. BBOTHSlBSj WAGON liKRSi: BLACKSMITHS AND Henry Ellithorpe left Jjenora list fcaturaay morning enroute ior mis W. A. Lewallen lost one hog.

The snow drifted in on'it and smothered it. Freight trains on all the roads in the west were abandoned during the storm. David Shafer, the Sand Creek sheep man, came to town after the big storm smiling and reports having lost nary a head. The K. P.

rail road was riot badly blocked; but it took five engines and a snow, plow to pull two coaches. "jj Isaac Mulholland kept, up Are last Saturday and Sunday with lumber which cost 30. M. A. Cressler lost one of his best ponies last week.

It threw itself in the stable and when found had chocked to death. Range cattle; during the late storm, stood humped so as to majje them appear somewhat like camels. W. H. Yates srys the next storm will find him with 'plenty of fuel hand.

Mr. Doubleday says he had got down to his last bedstead when the wind let up and enabled him. to come to town forcoah 'Jas. Grinnell and son, Frank, came to town last monday to see if it was drifted under, They report show drifts On the hew," imaginary rail i food, oh Sand creek, as being 25 feet deep. -W.

D. Har4ing was snowed under during the storm, Hi5 house was under five feet of snow, his hogs and chickens under, eight feet, Report says W. S. Carpenter, of Lu mnt After being out a while the big The Lyceum; last Tuesday evening was well attended and the performance was No. 1 in every respect Every one who had been assigned a part was prepared, and responded.

Those deserving particular notice were the volunteer pi formances of Miss Lorena Ward, arid Col. A. H. Taylor. Below will be found the programme for next Tuesday night.

The society extend to all a hearty invitation to attend and participate in tho entertainment. Programme Mcsic-Societyv Essay C. Siggins. Declamation Eugene. Stevens.

Or. -tiori R. Chambers. Dialogue J. B.

Hppfron, Geo. Tatum and Extemporanous SpeechJohn WinkJe-man. Declamation Edd ie Turner. Solo Miss Nellie Robinson. Essay Miss Mamie Stevens.

Recitation S. P. Davidson. Select reading A. D.

(Jrcpihart, SonCV. Caswell. itation A. H. Taylor.

Extempr-ranons sieech John Colgan. Recess. Debate HORSE SHOERS blizzard overtook him, making travel ling bad and obscuring the road and work promptly done and guaranteed. Wes side square Kenneth, Kansas land marks. He got lost and for three hours 'drove at random across the prairie when accidently he reached a house and staid over nig'at.

Next day-he saddled one of his horses and arrived here in safety with the mail fill GO Resolved, that circumstances make tho R. v' McDoweD Post No. 2C0, G. A. R.

meets th- Wed-nesday before every full of the moon, pt 1:30 p. m. All comrades in good standing cordially invited. man. All.

m. Gesford. A eg. M. A.

Chambers. Each to choose one assistant. Critic Miss G. E. Stevens.

-J i S.I 1 'I They rill buy your land, I Sell your farttt for the liighesi 9iarket price a Vi religious. Praachinst, every Sunday by the Reverends Ha-ney and Brown, alternately. Services begin at 11 o'clock a. Sabbath school every Sunday at 10 o'clock a. m.

CRAKD OPEKlNa CF THE YARIETf THEATEE. A large arid stylish audience greeted t'ontest Timber Entrie's or Homesteads for you. Pract ice law iu aU the courts of the State of Kansas. riiariager Scotland his show at rlaces opera house last Tuesday nighty. Man--, cerne has lost four, head of cattle during the storm, and has several other week A ones.

ager-ocoii; maae- a snon aaaress an i was cheered. Mess-'Jolgan and Cowser, in" their double song and Chas. Fabyunke could not get to town last Tuesday with bis pomes, so dance are among the foremost artists of the day. Mattao, the Mexican, in r- he- hitched up his oxen. He said that his slnllful throwing oi the knives beiu though he could not come fast.he'could come awful strong.

the audience spell bound and caused a thrill o'f terror to run thronghthe lxd-ies of some. -Among those frightened JU Jas. Cowser says he got so lonesome out homo that he had to come to toivn, he had not seen anyone but his wife were Morg and Harvey, who hunted the back door. Talbott in his strong man' act outdid anything of the kind since Friday until Tuesday. ever wituessed in this "country.

Pick John Costella came to town last ing up large sacks of fionr he hurled them across the stage with one hand, and so skillfully, that Clyde got "one the car. In double sommersaulfe and acrobatic feats Frank brought down the LATH, SASH, LIME, SHINGLES, DOORS, POSTS, IIAiR, BLINDS, CEMENT STONE CHIMNEYS, AND BUILDING PAPER. 0 0 Moaday during the big He re: ported snow arif cs between his iome and town two to four feet deep. Crossing Bow creek he had to break the drift "a foot" so that his horse could get over. The storms of this winter so far resemble those of 1877, and the year of 1878 saw Kansa3 reap the biggest crops she ever raised.

Therefore, if history repeats it is safe to prophesy good crops next season, and our advice to farmers is to plow and plant as much as vou can the cominjr season. house Ned, the contortionist, appeared to good advantage and showed that he can stand on his head as often as any one. ohn, in his six shooter actt entitled bad man from Texas" created much pleasure; but when it eomes "THE WHITE" MAGHII1ES so simple child can ru it. Mrs. M.

H. Horton, Ag't. Lucerne, Ks. OFFICE AND YARD EAST MAIN KANSAS. M'NETHi to cutting out wmaow ngnus iue iuca-ican beat3 the Taken all in all it" was a very instructive and highly moral show.

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