The Torch Light du lieu suivant : Plevna, Kansas • 1

THE Hero shall the Press the People's rights maintain, XTnawed by influence and nnbribed by gain. RENO COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGURT 23, 1888. NO. 11. VOLUME I 11 1 Mrs.

L. I Ballard is visiting in OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Mr. W. C.

Cooper has just purchased a bill of lumber of the Plevna Lumber Co. PLE'VN the Stafford Items. From the Stafford Democrat. A nice shower near Leesburg Sunday. Cooper township had a tine rain Sun jPlevna, Kan3 NATIONAL.

OFFICERS. rover Cleveland President. P.ayard Acting Vice Presidout. Thomas F. Bayard Secretary of State.

Fairehild Secretary of tlie Trea'y. C. End icotl Secretary of War. C. Whitney Secretary of the Xavy.

F. Vilas Secret 'y of the Interior. B. Garland Attorney General," J. Hi.

justice of the Peace. OFFICE At his residence on West Broadwav, PLEVNxV, KANSAS SNSURANGE! WV'W Tins is in ever Glass Estaoixsiament. -1 1v Where You ca: 3 and Lodging at a moderate price. Also board bv (lav or week. WM.

CUSIC, Proprietor. JJa is he: mm yens5 T7 3 1 Examine jarawar6 fh. A Pels3 a i 17' -v. XIV El respect a I I I i- 3 good Meall 3. i STAY a A S3 .1 I 3 3 1 Shelf and OI 8, Build- KANSAS JXO.

F. SMITH. Loan Brokers. Insurance AVritten. John F.

Smith, Sec. KANSAS. TTrf WN CO Sec. Wm. Win.

W. V. Don P. E. .1.

S. J. p. (f Ai The rievna Lumber Co. has just received a new invoice of nice clear tank lumber, such as you will not find in other lumber yards, being the correct width and the proper material to use without waste; this is only handled in connection with the wind mill business.

Stock men, take notice. tf Mr John Andre is still hauling lumber for his barn, his bill will prbably reach $400, by the time he gets through building and every time he comes for more lumber, we see a huge smile play across the features of the manager of the Plevna Lumber Co. Handsel is a rustler and is working up a good trade. Mrangers coming to town are sur prised to see the manimouth stock of dry goods at the store of L. P.

Ballard Co, and the extremely low prices, they keep a general stock, almost very- thing from a fish hook up to a threshing machine, and their prices on dry goods can not be duplicated in the city. tf Walter Scott says he has sold at Plev na five wind mills and seven pumps, and only put in three days; that speaks well for our farmers, they are able to buy these things, and Mr. Scott says he lives to make the public happy, his of fice is at the Plevna Lumber yard, and there he will continue to deal out pros perity at the rate of about $3.00 a min ute. Wanted. To trade good residence property in Xewton, for a farm near Plevna, or city property in Plevna.

See the Plevna Lumber Co. tf parties wishing to attend the Ex position and Fair at Wichita Aug. 27th to Sep. 1st 1SSS; the C. K.

W. Ry. will sell round trip tickets to Wichita for S2.0S. Tickets on sale Aug 2Gth to Sep. 2d and good for return until Sept.

3d. W. E. Roach, Agt. Notice.

Taking eff ect July 15th, trains No's. 1 and 2 will make regular stops at this station. This affords good accommoda' tions for parties who wish to so to Hutchinson and return the same day These trains make good connections at Halstead for Wichita Arkansas City and Purcell I. T. and also with the eastern trains at Kansas City.

W. E. Roach, Agent. Attention. We have decided to make a handsome present to the readers of the Torch Light, as follows: Any one paying up one year in advance will be entitled to one years subscription to the Western Tree Planter, free.

The Western Tree Planter is an eight page monthly paper, published in the interest of tree claim planters aud othrrs interested in the growth of timber on our western prairies, millions of dollars have been wast ed all for the want of practical knowl edge on the subiect of tree crowinff. We have been trying for sometime to place this paper in the reach of all and have at last succeeded, You now get the Torch Light and the Western Tree Planter at the price of one, only one dollar per 3'ear. Leave the money and your name at the Torch Light office. This offer is crood to old subscribers who pay a year in advance of their or- ginal subscription. Horse-thieves Captured at Bedford In the evening of August ICth two colored boys, calling themselves Henry Collins and Henry Young, came into town riding two nice young horses and offered them for sale for $40.

Our doctor, Mr. Rupin bought the horses under the proposition that they give him a clear title, and cave a note that nobody would cash. Next morning they came back from Stafford, where they tried to sell the note and told him if he would not pay cash right away they would take the horses. This of course he refused, because they could not show a clear title. They tried to take the horses out of the stock yard, where they were put over night, but Claus Felhut, instice of the peace, arrested both or them and put them in the hand3 of Geo.

Hyant and A. D. Sturtz to take them to his office; they were willing to go, but wnile Claus was iasining me gaie, wuc of them broke loose ana tnea 10 gei hold of his revolver, wtiicn was in ms hip pocket. Lnder assistance oi our other citizens, finally they were over powered after a Hard struggle anu uau wrhPTft Ed Ileven oCnCtoM took thPm under his official rna Land St. John, put iron bracelets on their hands and invited both of them to pay him a visit in St.

John. Next morning a Mr. Snider of Sterling arrived and claimed the horses as his property. Soldier's Reunion. There will be a reunion of the 21st Illinois, (Grant old regiment) some time in the last part of September.

Correspondence solicited from all old soldiers of the reffiment. All corres pondence should be addressed to: of Col. Severance of Hutchinson has been spending most of the week in Plevna. Mrs. Falls, a sister of J.

J. Campbell, was thrown from her buggy last week and seriously hurt. The editor's wife and daughter are going to Iowa to visit relative's. They expect to be gone a month. Choice groceries, and a complete stock dry goods at L.

P. Ballard Co s. Also, boots and shoes cheap, for cash. Hansel Abbott says he dont claim to have a "Congress head'' but when it comes to figuring a lumber bill, his name largely Miss Josie Moodie, living four miles south of town, has been dangerously ill for the last ten days, but we are pleased hear that she is better. What has become of the new church building? That part of the program seems neglected to a certain extent.

Please rise and explain, Bro. Hull. Why don't some enterprising stock man ship us a few car loads of stock hogs? We will have millions of bushels of corn and but few hogs in the country. The fall term of school will begin at this place on Monday, Sept. 3.

Prof. Young has moved his family to Plevna and occupies the property of Wm. Cu-sic. Corn! corn! worlds of corn, Plevna township never had a better corn crop the largest acreage, the best yield. Our corn will average sixty bushels per, acre.

Corn in the vicinity looks uncommon fine, though the dry weather and hot winds have been getting in their best work. And the hay crop was never better. The Plevna Lumber Co. have just re: ceived a car load of choice fencing that they will sell way down for cash, also a fresh invoice of paints, oil and brushes, call and get prices. tf W.

Q. Elliot, of Sterling, was in this vicinity one day last week and we learn that he boueht some two or three hun dred tons of hay from G. W. Yeager, which he intends to press for the use of Uncle Sam's mules. Car load after car load of hay almost without number is being shipped from Plevna.

We have the best wild hay and in the state and our hay demands the highest market price, being the ex tra fine quality. We regret to learn that in many parts of the state the drouth has greatly in iured the corn crop, we think however that it is only the hard black land that has failed, the sandy land seems to be coming to the front. Mr. II. Bebee a former resident of this place, who has been spending the summer at Hutchinson, a little town on the Arkansas river about 24 miles east of Plevna, has made arrangements to come to Plevna to live.

If Reno county is divided Plevna will be the county seat of the new county, it now has the best location, the purest water, the most enterprising merchants and is surrounded by the best farming and of any city in western Kansas. Farmers bring your produce to Plev na! E. M. Blachly will pay you the highest market price for anything you have from a spring chicken up to an elephant and will sell you groceries and hardware at Hutchinson prices, tf E. S.

Bonham has been hauling lum ber all the week, from the Plevna lumber yard for his residence. Bradford Brown are doing the carpenter work and when completed it will be a model of neatness and perfection, as it will be finished regardless of cost. Mr. Geo White has completed his new residence on his farm four miles south of town. lie came in last week, settled his account at the lumber yard and started on a visit to his old home in Nebraska.

His last account was to subscribe for the Torch Light. The firm of J. J. Campbell Bro. have been doing a lively business in real estate during the past week.

Par ties in other and less favored localities are wanting to trade for land here, some offering a quarter section for an eiarhtv tract here, others wanting to buy, etc. There seems to be grief in the Metho dist camp, because the Rev. Mr. Bodkin allowed his name to be used as a candi date on the Prohibition tieket for Gov ernor. Mr.

Bodkin is quite a favorite among the people of this vicinity and will no doubt make a good showing in the cornlnsr election, and if some of the sore headed presiding elders, who per sist in making themselves a laughing stock, bv writing open letters, about the disipline and dividing the M. church and ect had received the tribute of honor paid to Mr. Bodkin, it is ou? belief they would h.ave accepted, a Oin.c day. Late corn in most places is looking well. The bank building is progressing nicelv.

W. E. Ball went down to Hutchinson last week. Frank Aldrich came home to sec the widow Saturdav. J.

II. Baldy of St. John was on the streets mondav. Mr. L.

C. Iliggins spent Sunday with Mr. Torter's Family at Leesburg. G. T.

Lowery, of Cooper township called at the Democrat office Saturdav. Kufus rorter'a baby leen quite sick for over a week, b. Ifr better now. The Ladies Aid Society of the Con. gregational church will hold a fair com mencing Dec.

13. 44 Vince Marshall says that he wasnt in any wreck but fell over a chair and bruised himself up. Miss Cleora Baumgartner left this morning for Kansas City to be gone perhaps all winter. Peter Blair's little three year boy fell from a chair and broke his arm near the elbow Wednesdav. Mr.

and Mrs. J. Y. Jackson, of Illinois are visiting Mr. Jackson's sister, Mrs.

Sommers of our city. We wonder what change is going to come over the Bob was at church Sunday evening. Ed Stockle says he saw a nose sticking out through the buggy top and upon investigation found Vince behind it. Mr. Daniel round's eight horse power sorghum mill is running every day, and is likely to be kept running all fall.

D. J. Nichols of Hayes township brought the finest load of melons in town Friday that wc have seen this year. T. Scott and Mrs.

J. D. San- difer started Monday to Ky. to spend a couple of months with their father's family. Prof.

L. 31. Powell, who is conduct ing the institute at St. John, spent Saturday and Sunday in the city, the guest of Prof. Bell.

Rev. J. II. Mize will preach at the Baptist church on Aug. 2Gth morning and evening.

All are invited to come out and hear him. Our old school house is being fitted up in good shape for the fall term of school, Which commences the first Monday in September. Wm. Wendling was called to Newton last Thursday, on account of the sickness of his mother, but left her much better Saturday. Mr.

John Craze returned Saturday from his trip in Arkansas, where he has been for about a week. He reports fine peaches and apples down there. On Friday evening, Aug. 24 at o'lock, Bro. L.

Hull will tell us what he things is "The best means we can employ to promote the cause of Christ, in and about Bro. Mauriilin alternate. Come out, everybody. From tlie Hejmblican. The amphibious pup of II.

is growing nicely. H. D. McQuade, resident partner of the Fair Shaak Lumber Co. is always at the front.

II. D. McQuade spent a day in Hutch inson recently looking after his real- estate interests there. J. G.

Slon acker was the guest of H. D. McQuade Tuesday. H. D.

McQuade and II. M. Blair at tended the Leesburg rally Saturday night. U. D.

McQuade spent a day last week at his valuable ranch south-east of the city. II. D. McQuade's new residence will i uc uuj -e-- McQuaue kindly took It. M.

jjlair, with his trotting horse BiUy and nt f0ad cal down t0 jegburg gaturday evening last to the republican club mceting I I I 1 cvjuaae ana r. o. were seen walking down Broadway with a friend one evening this week. I tt r. MeOuade will soon occupy his njce jj0USe on Camden street.

What Is the matter with H. D. McQuade being a candidate for Repre sentative this fall? Harry McQuade was shaking hands with some friends from Neola the other day. Harry McQuade was seen taking a moonlight promenade one night last week. Dickenson Post Master General.

STATE OFFICERS. A. ilartia (Jovernor. Kiddle (Jovernor. Allen Secretary of State.

Y. Hamilton Treasurer. B. Bradford Attorney General. Timothy McCarthy Auditor, II.

LawJiead Sup't Tublic Instruct 'n. church directory. Services every second and fourth Sunday of each month at 11 a. m. and 8 m.

Rev. Lyman Hull, Pastor Christians Services, every first and third Sunday at 11 a. m. also night. itev.

Crenshaw, Pastor. S.m'.uatii School- -Every Sabbath at 10 a. in. James Davidson Suit. DENTIST.

HAS HAD 1 Years Experience. And is prepared to FILL, EXTRA CT AND Make New Teeth Or do anything at a in his line All Work Guaranteed. Office in His Store; South Main street, Plevna Kas. Go to G. BUCKLE'S For all kinds of FLOW WAGON AVoidv, ALSO Expert Horse-shoeing.

Un corner ot 4m avenue, and Anderson street. Terms, Cash, Plevna. Kas. BRADFORD BROWS, Contractors and builders. All material furnished if desired.

Plans axid spec ifications made free of charge. Satisfaction guaranteed. Dr. Btachiy, able Price. BLACKSMITH NG.

INSURE IN THE Kansas Farmer's Fire Insur- ance YOUR STOCK AUD BUILDINGS, Against Fire, Lightning and Wind-storms. Arthur Severence agt. Plevna Kas. Contractor and builder of 27 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Plans drawn and estimates furnished free. Office at PLEVNA HOUSE.

CITY AND COUNTY. Another fine rain Sunday night. Cutting corn is the order of the day. See that solid fencing at the lumber yard. Choice groceries at the Postoffice store.

L. P. Ballard is filling his large livery barn with excellent hay. L. P.

Ballard has a fine lot of hogs that he takes pardonable pride in. Mr. Ai V. Childs is talking of selling his farm to Mr. Sagler, of Sterling.

Harry Bebee and wife have been visi ting their father, Mr. Cole for several days. E. Blachly, pays the higeest mar ket price for all kinds of country pro duce, tf II. Yeager's mules ran off the oth er day with his mower.

Too much oats John. Win. Fortner wonders if Prof. Young got that patch. big watermelon out of his Will Severance, an old time operator from the Grand Island road is here this week.

visiting E. Blachly keeps a full line of hardware and garden tools, with prices low as the lowest. The Plevna Lumber Co. has the best trade of any yard in the city. The rea son is evident, they advertise.

tf E. S. Bonham purchased a bill of lum ber with which to build a house on his farm three miles south of town. Examine our stock of TJoots and Shoes, we can fit you, our stock is the best, I. Ballard Co.

tf Dr. Blatchley, our worthy P. M. has decorated the office with a fine cabinet, it is quite an addition to the office. The post-office store has a new and complete line of groceries, cheap for cash, E.

M. Blachly Prop'r. Dry goods, groceries and fancy goods away down cheap for cash at L. P. Balltsrd Co's, tf When you are in town, please call at the Post Office and subscribe for the Torch Light, Yon will never regret it Mr.

Ames! little girl was thrown from a horse and her shoulder dislocated, Pr Weatherby was called and she ia now doing well. The Plevna Lumber Co. have just re ceived a good and complete stock of pumps. Call and get prices. tf Mr.

Local went to Wichita on Wednes-rtav. had not been there since 1SG9 when he whacked 'B-s" and drove cat P. McCOOL of is to ing material, Tin-waxe Garden tools, Implements etc. etc. Groceries are.

choice and fresh. NO STALE GOODS. Call and get prices on FLOUR, FRUITS, DRIED AND CAMMED. Ho Trouble to Show GOODS. PLEV T.

J. ANDERSON'. PUTBRBAUGH CO. leal Estate 4 i City Property a Specialty. T.

J. Anderson, Pres. PLEVEN ADDRESS: Number 1U1 South Main Street. Resident Agent of HUTCHINSON, L. D.

Abbott PLEVNA TOWN CO. with a loud W. E. Rowley, Neola Kas. Give Us a Trial.

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