The Stafford County News from St. John, Kansas • 3

1 a a a THE STAFFORD COUNTY NEWS. ST. JOHN, STAFFORD KAN. SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1879. NEWS ABOUT HOME.

Rain and all happy. -Another nice rain around the country Monday night. We need a good physician. Several cases of sickness on the list. -Tramps are quite numerous about the country.

They seem peaceable but auful hungry. We would like to hear any news from the different parts of the county. Send in the items. Come to St. John on the Slat of this month and hear the county seat question discussed and cussed.

The resurection of Stafford county brought back our friend Jas. Davis. Just in time for business. -Robt. Stewart of Fort Scott; is visiting his la Capt.

A. Morris and J. M. Morris. -Our ubiquitous friend C.

L. Hubbs, editor of the Kinsley Republican, passed Sunday in Larned. -Is it not about time for the street sprinkler to be distributing a little of the aqueous fluid on the atrects? -Breathes there a man with soul so dead, who never to himself hath said: "I didn't see the circus Sunday?" -A black and white cat, the property of Miss Nellie Pallady. died this week at the mature age of fourteen years. -We hear that a man named Bryan, down on the Rattlesnake, was killed last Sunday, by his dug-out caving in on him.

We heard that W. Z. Nu ting, at Stafford town, the finest 80 acre wheat field in the -estimated yield 18 bushels. Corn is looking splendid, wheat looks a little off, not as good as last ear; oats are big, with a much larger acreage than last year. On our last trip to Larned we had more pleasure than usual.

We met some of our old friends at home; among them Mrs. Morrison. We have noticed a decided improvement in the hand writing of all our voters. We can account for it in no other way than the cart load of petitions. Has the hope of our Stafford blacksmith come to pass in the matter of 'wheels." We heard Stafford had moved.

Did he manufacture the wheels? -The "bombay root" man is In town with the remedy for colds in the head or throat. It is a good 39 some say who have tried it for many years. We acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to the ceremonies of Decoration day, at Topeka, and commencement exercises at the State University. We would like to know the cause of so much smiling, it makes one call to mind our Ex. V.

P. Mr. Colfax has the future prospects anything to do with it. Township twenty-four South, Range fourteen West, has a population of hundred and forty, and votes ninety-seven. it be threca beat in our county? --Dwight Christy and C.

D. Townsend have acquired the name of the "Soda-Water Fiends." We will match them against any two men in the county for capacity. -The ministerial association of Larned District E. Church, in this commencing on Tuesday Evening, 27th inst', at half past seven o'clock. Capt.

Jenkins, living near St. John, has just started out big in the cheese and dairy basiness. Has 640 acres of land, 120 fenced-wish we had a few more such Captains. -Mr. Fred Lindeman, we hear, has gone to that beautiful country, California, he carries the good wishes of the entire community.

We say may you be happy and successful in your new sphere. -W. A. Irvine, having now no business, devotes his time to keeping cool these hot days. He will probably soon return to mercantile pursuits, as he is a man of WEIGHT among the business fraternity.

-That same little "cotton tail," continues to afford sport to sundry men, boys and dogs on Broadway, but always makes its escape at a critical moment, by dodging into some of the numerous openings under the sidewalks. For the information of our people we will say that so far as we can learn St. John, Livingaton, Stafford town, Kenilworth, Leesburgh. Antrim and Milwaukee are to run for county seat. Some of them are going to run on wheels.

We are requested by W. C. Betzer to announce that he declines to allow his name to be used for any of the many positions in the coming election. He extends his heartfelt thanks to those well wishers who "talked him up." -Base ball on the streets is the occupation of a few of our young men in their spare moments, and some of them are going around bemoaning sprained thumbs and bent fingers.Several windows have suffered, coutrary to the general rule in being relieved of panes. -The Phalanx Temperance Socioty of this place, will give a dramatic entertainment at Toles Hall, Friday evening May 23d.

Admission twenty-five cents, children under twelve years of age fifteen cents. Reserved seats, no extra charge, for sale at the Post Office. Of course you will sign to put the temporary county seat at St. John, it being situated upon what we consider the nearest available point, comprising 80 many advantages. The largest and best buildings in the county which is at the latters service as to beauty and location-judge for yourself.

-Mr. L. D. Heller, an educator of ten years experience, proposes to open a schoel for teachers in Larned, on Monday May 36th. He comes well recommended from those who are acquainted with him.

Mr. Heller has come stay he says, and will identify himself with the educational interests of Kansas. -Is there any reason under the wide expanse of the heavens why the fly should wake early in morning, and appropriate the quiet slumberer's forehead for a boulevard on which to take its constitutional walk, or crawl laboriously up one's nose, as if it were hill, from the summit of which it can "view the landscape o'er?" -The first quarterly meeting for Larned station, present conference year, will commence at the M. E. Church Saturday May 31st.

Preaching by the presiding Elder. Preaching also on Saturday Evening, at half past seven p. also on the Sabbath, by the presiding elder, at eleven a. m. Love Feast at three o'clock p.

-We have bad news for the young folks of the vicinity, of one Carter. Miss Ida Four man intends leaving for the summer, going to Sterling. Miss Lou Lindeman who has just been spending a short visit at home, also goes again shortly, and we also hear it rumored that Miss Stella Smith intends going too. We send with them our best wishes. Our modest Governor imagines, we fear, that the people named our town in his 1 honor to get the county seat.

We will say hear, that it done in his honor solely. We think it can hoo its own row, and that the people win it through even if A does add another lustre to his already good name. Do your duty impartially Governor, 'tis all St. Joha aka this and nothiug more. -The Ohio grocery has again changed hands.

This time into the Sheriff's clutches, having been attached The new firm of W. H. suddenly left on Friday night, leaving sundry creditors in the lurch. Among them are Mr. J.

M. McFarlan, who was formerly connected with the store. -We fool know of of himself." no law against a man "making a Forbes, a correspondent of the Kansas City Times, in speaking of the rush into the Indian Territory. to Oklahoma, "says: that all the available military force of the country cannot stop it. He will be about the first man to leave with his grip sack.

may talk about all your cough medicines hut there is nothing that wil' compare with Bullock's Cough Syrup. I came from Colorado a few days ago, unable to talk on account of a cold contracted there, I used half of a fifty cent bottle of Bullock's Syrup and was entirely cured to my great relief." Thus sayoth Andy Irvine whom every one knows. -Mary, daughter of Dr. C. N.

and Rispa Dartt, died at her old home, Wellsboro, 'Tioga county, May 7th, 1879. She left our place some time in March. hoping that the change would be beneficial to her health. She was a pure, gentle and sweet girl, whom to know was to esteem. The afflicted family have the sympathy of their many friends in this place.

understand from a private letter received from Judge Dusinberre, who is now in Geneva, New York, that the weather there is exceedingly dry, and that crops are suffering to a great extent. The same report comes to us from Minnesota, Illinois and other States east of us. Western Texas has suffered a drouth of thirteen months. Now chronic growlers, kick! -Last Friday we had every indication of rain, but, alas! disappointment hung on our banners. But Saturday the rain did come in a steady and sure way, and staid with us all day.

We feel so happy that we are almost inclined to write some poetry, but we restrain our muse, fearing that Providence would visit our sin up on the general community. We expect a vote of thanks for denial. -The Larned brass band is now under the efficient leadership of N. J. Krusen of the Commercial House.

Mr. Krusen was formerly leader of the Imlay City, brass band, and is a fine musician. The band is practicing very diligently to be in readiness for decoration day, and by the Fourth of July promise to give us some soul-stirring music. It is an organization in which the city takes great pride. -There was a school picnic on the island last Friday.

Of course our beaux and belles took advantage, and attended in full force. There was also a horse and cart, and some of the ladies wanted to ride, so they packed the vehicle full, and Mr. Reel undertook to drive them around, When they in his power, however, the wretch drove up through town and paraded the streets with his fair cargo, much the merriment of the spectators and the disgust of the girls. But it was fun anyhow. was it not, ladies? -Mr.

G. C. Dimm called upon us the other day and showed us a copy of "Hill's Manual of Social and Business Forms," for which he is at present, canvassing, the met city. with a We work must so comsay plete in all It abounds in useful matter to all classes, from the child to the prominent business man, and even the most learned can glean knowledge from its varied contents. It is a book should be in every house, and we can say with perfect sincerity that it will more than repay the cost.

--Oh them 'ere pestiferous bugs! How ex asperating they are. Settled comfortably back in a chair with an interesting book, the doors and windows open with the gentle breeze wafting in -a buzzing beetle comes sailing along and our peace is at an end. We shut the openings and swelter in the close atmosphere, we open up again and more bugs. We strike out frantically, the center of the material universe is changed, but the bug still exists. We rave but it avails nothing, and at last the lights are put out and we are in darkness, glad to enjoy the cool air and the solace of a good cigar.

-Glen Mead (no relation to the "flowery and Fred M. Mark (the man who left his mark) took their departure last Sunday night for the East. We are truly sorry to lose these two gentlemen from midst, for they have endeared themselves hearts of the out, community, by their pleasant gentlemanly Mr. Mark was well known as one of the hosts of the Commercial House, where he made every one welcome and feel at home. Mr.

Mead was forced to leave on account of his extensive oil business in theeast. We hope the gentlemen will return some time, for we cannot afford to lose such sterling good men. -The Pennsylvania House has returned to the hands its old host and hereafter will be under the management of Mr. John B. Bratton.

The name of this well known "tavern" will be the Bratton House. 'The establishment has received an entire new outfit, and now stands equal to our best hotels. As for the fare, Mr. Bratton's name is a sufficient guarantee that the table will be supplied with the best the market affords, and the meals will be served up in the best of style, Mr Bratton will also have a livery stable in connection with his house for the accommodation of his guests. We congratulate the traveling dublic in having such a resort, and hope they will bestow a liberal patronage.

-On Sunday morning, people who dwell near the depot, were awakened by an unusual and long continued tee-tet, Everybody of course turned out and their expectant eyes were greeted with a sight of Cole's New York New Orleans circus and menagerie. They stayed with us all day, and all the small boys took advantage of the coveted, opportunity "The elephant now The ludicrous performances of the Guyas-Cutis and the Whig-a-gig, reminded us forcibly of the old College song. "Now comes the Vulture, awful bird from the mountain's highest tops. He's been known to eat up little girls, and then to lick his chops. Oh! the show, it cau't goon, There's too much noise and confusion.

Oh! ladies stop feeding those monkey peanuts, it will injure their constitution." -A large and brilliant assemblage was that at the grand ball at the 'Rock' hotel last Tuesday night. Invitations were extended to many of the Larned people, but they failed accept them, and consequence missed a pleasant time. There were fifteen couple from the Bend and some twenty from the immediate vicinity of Pawnee Rock. The dance commenced about eight o'clock, and the Larned string band sent forth its sweetest strains for the unwearied feet that beat measured At twelve a fine supper was spread before the guests, and we must say that the repast was elegant in all its appointments. At any rate the company seemed to think so, for it rapidly disappeared, and one and all seemed very grateful to mine host, J.

W. Ham. After supper the dance was resumed and kept up till the faint streaks of dawn warned the merry throng that "time is fleeting." -We think the drouth is pretty effectually have fairly set in, and a succession of showers broken. At last "the rainy season" seems to has dispelled the fears of the farmers and given reLewed vigor to drooping vegetation. After a season of drouth a "rainy season" is welcome to everybody.

One gets tired of perpetual sunshine, weary of dust and glare, and longs for the interposing veil of clouds and the pattering rain-drops. It is getting to be the impression in the East that the sunshine and rain are not so well mixed as formerly. There seems to be a climatic change going on there well as here. Formerly, it is claimed, each season had its proportion of bright and rainy days, but of late years they have had a series of dry sossons, followed by a series of wet ones. The cause of this, like that of most meteorological phenomena, us obsor.re.

The clearing away of woods is an important faotor, have indisputably shown former article; and besides, the topographical features of country very materially modify the extent of the rain-fall. Trees are breeders of moisture, common sized maple throwing off in twelve hours more than six gallons of water. no Their extensive removal may well have the effect of producing a drier atmosphere. blessing of rain is by no means equally distributed over the earth. In the British Islands they get on an average onc hundred and fifty -six rainy days in the year, while in Siberia the number is but sixty.

Then there is the broad rainy belt of the tropics, one thousand wide, within which the rain pours periodically with torrent violence, and on the other hand, there are the great rainless districts of Africa, Arabia and South America. including many millions of square miles, on whish the music of the is seldom or never heard. At Mahableshwur, in India, three hundred and two inches of rain have fallen in a year, enough to cover the land with water twenty-five feet deep! One would think that in those regions there would be no difficulty in believing the Mosaic account of the And then again, what is so comfortable and cosy as a rainy day at home? How our thoughts go back, write this, to the years ago, when a boy, lying under the rafters of the barn in the -mow, we went to sleep by the lullaby of the rain drops on the old roof. We don't seem to have such rains now-a-davs as we nad then-real old fashioned three and four days' storms. How we recollect the sense of rest and cosiness, with the world and its cares shut out, on those rainy days of our bovhood, with a good book at hand to take us into other and fairer regions far away.

A rainy Sunday in an inn may be as dismal and gloomy a8 Washington Irving paints it, but a rainy Sanday at home is a very different thing. There is first excellent excuse for not going to church, welcome enough to most -and women, too, when they have not a new bonnet to display: or, as has been the case recently with a certain church not a thousand miles from Larned, when the sermons have been too too long. We write all this prosy stuff -which however cannot be accused of being -on a dull Sunday morning, which promises to be the beginning of a regular "spell of weather." On the whole, we hope it is, provided it does not extend its cloudy reign over the "glorious fourth" of July. We want sunshine on Independence Day, of all days in the year. Whatever clouds may lower over our political horizon, this must be a bright day for all--for the little children, whose golden holiday it is; for youth and manhood, to whom it brings sense of duties and responsibilities; for old men, who remember its glories in their yonth, and love to live over again its stirring scenes.

To stop moralizing on such still far off dates, we are glad of the rain. It washes the dust from the foliage, and brings out the leaves fresh and green; it revives the wilting tomato and sweet potato plants: gives new heart to the wheat and corn, and stops, for a time at least, the ravages of those villainous which prey upon the graden. Let it we, and let all men be insects, thankful. PRODUCTIONS OF AGRICULTURE IN THETOWNSHIP OF LARNED, FOR 1879. Number of farm dwellings erected during the year 33 Value of $10,537 00 Winter wheat and rye.

Number of acres sown in fall of 1878......8341 rye .286 Winter wheat winter ...1663 Rye .58 Winter wheat killed by noxious rye 8 Number of acres sown in 1870. Spring 6161 2485 368 1650 Irish potatoes 83 Sweet potatoes. 21 27 White 2 Flax 80 Broom Millet and Hungarian 1117 Acres of grasses in cultivation, and under fence, prairie, 112 Meadow 73 Clover. 10 Blue Pasture, 1045 FARMS. Whole number of 22,615 Value of of poultry products and of garden, 1879.......

1879,.... $1719 CO eggs, Pounds of Butter, made in family, 1879 15,295 Cheese LIVE STOCK. Number of 344 Mules and 01 Milch 316 Other 445 Sheep. 1976 Horses that have died 706 during the year 18 3 Milch 8 Other 10 400 33 Value of Animals $15745 00 Number of pounds wool clipped in 1878... 5517 HORTICULTURE.

Nurseries, acres of. 8 Number of trees in bearing Apple. 39 Pear 2 Peach 2620 Plum 1340 103 Number of trees not in bearing Apple 6527 Pear 418 Peach .12363 Plum. 5386 Cherry. 779 Small fruits, acres.

Raspberries, Blackberries, 1.. Strawberries, 1. Vineyards Stands of 3 Number of acres under cultivation 1879...15233 Number of 1803 families. 316 Increase in number of acres under cultivation, over 2616 Increase in acres of winter 2515 Decrease 273 Increase 4 6 653 in acres of spring 209 Decrease Barley, 37 Increase Oats, 970 Irish potatoes, 19 Sweet 17 11 Flax Decrease Broom 221 Increase Millet and 402 Larned township makes a very good increase of improved land over 1878. The acreage of corn is undoubtedly much larger than the returns show, as most of our farmers have plowed up their wheat fields to a considerable extent, and planted corn thereon, and are still planting, and we would not be surprised to see double the acreage of corn reported.

Regarding the population of Larned township (embracing the city), there is not the increase shown, owing to the fact that about March 1st, many living in the city moved on to their claims, and at that time there was pot a vacant house in the city, while now there are many. The population of Larned township, as reported by the assessor, is 1,803, showing an increase of only about 37, when, in reality, the city contained at least 1,300 inhabitants March last. The population of the county is, in round numbers, but if Pleasant Valley, which has nos made its statistical returns yet, has incre ed her population in proportion to her territo it cont ining about five congressional town ships, the population of the county will be abc at 6,300. The total number of acres under cultivation in the county last year was 47,115. The returns already published show 55,453 acres for 1879.

Pleasant Valley not reported, last year had 14,310 acres under caltivation. Her returns this year will not vary much from 20,000 acres, giving to the county fully 75,000 acres, an incrosse of over 50 per cent over 1878. Letters remaining in the Post Office at Larned, County of Pawnee, State of Kansas, unclaimed and undelivered, Monday, May 19, 1579. To obtain any of the following letters call for Letters" giving date of list. lf not delivered will be sent to the Deal Letter Office, June 10, 1879.

T. McCARTHY, P. M. Auld Theodore Jarboe D. F.

Beck Frank, Keefer Joseph, Crain Miss J. A. Leitch William Cooper A. E. Martin D.

W. Crawford Win Moorehead Daniel Evans Rev. J. R. Mattack Mrs.

A. (2) Endicott Nelson, Moorehead Clay Fisher E. B. Mason M. D.

Fox Miss E. Robbing Wm. W. Franklin J. H.

Templeton John Faulkner John, Templeton Mrs. L. Gott Laverdo, Wood Ezra (2) Henry Hamilton (2.) Wallace George, Hawley Rev. M. L.

Welsh W. M. Hayward Thos. E. Young Scott.

T. McCARTHY, P. 1 M. Advertised Letters. SPECIAL LOCALS.

TENo one is authorized to contract bills on account of the CHRONOSCOPE except upon the written order of the Publisher. Persons wishing to buy harvesters, selfbinders or headers, don't fail to call at Minor Bardrick's and examine the McCormick SelfBinder, Dropper and Mower, the lightest draft and most durable machines vet perfected. Also Hodges Header, which has no equal. Harnesses at bottom prices at Basiger's. Go to H.

Kling's for that pair of shoes you are about going to order. 200 town lots for sale by Adams Salmans. Call and examine our harness before purchasing elsewhere and save money. We mean business. Basiger Co.

Cash buys harnesses at bed rock, at Basiger's. Goodman's School Furniture for sale by Adams Salmans. Go to Doughty Bullock's for the genuine "Key West cigars." One set of second hand harness for sale by Adams Salmans. Wall paper in all shades and colors, at Doughty Bullock's. Money to loan on long time by Adams Salmans.

Toilet soaps of the sweetest scents, at Doughty Bullock's. Perfumes and ladies toilet articles, at Doughty Bullock's. Just received -a nice assortment of gentlemen's and ladies' saddles at Basiger's, which will be sold very cheap for cash. Call and see a them. A choice lot of team harness at Basiger's.

Cheap for cash for the next thirty days. Buy a sack of 'The Rose of Kansas Flour. The very best in the city for sale by White Conner. Buy youflour of White Conner, it will make your wife good natured and your children bappy. For bargains in land or improved farms see Adams Salmans.

Go and see the fine display of fancy note paper in Doughty Bullock's window. Young ladies, middle aged ladies and aged matrons, should examine Mrs. Hunt's fine stock of Millenery and Fancy Goods. She can suit the most fastidious tastes. "Laughing, dancing, and singing all the day." Go to Doughty Bullock's and examine their fine assortment of sheet music-just received.

Patten Stokes have some of the best mules in the market for the money. If you don't believe it, go and see. Mackerel by the pound at Dunaway's Corner Store. Go to the mill for the best summer coal at thirty cents per hundred. White Conner will sell you good hams and bacon at bottom prices.

Fresh arrivals of new goods daily at Krouch's. The stock of staple and fancy dry goods is complete and at lower prices than ever, and our new stock of ladies' shoes cannot be surpassed in variety and prices. Come and see if it would not be to your advantage to buy some cheap goods of Krouch. Coal cheap, and everything in the mill line delivered free within the city limits. VAN HORN BROS.

The largest, best and cheapest line of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes in the west, for sale at Dunaway'4 Corner Store. Those that want nice cabbage plants can get them by leaving their orders at the Blue Front Bakery. All orders must be in by Saturday night. C. CASPER.

Everybody buys the Walnut Creek Mills flour for sale by White Conner. H. Kling makes the most stylish and best fitting boot and shoe to be found in Larned. Chickens. Thoroughbred Dark Brahmas.

A few choice Birds of pure marking for sale now. Also eggs for spring hatching. Two miles southwest of Larned. All orders left at the CHRONOSCOPE office will receive attention. S.

HAWKINS. For Sale. A small House of two rooms, well finished with two good lots, will sell cheap for cash Enquire at this office, 1000 lashes and whips at Basiger's, cheap. Why 6 should we move slow. Don't Fail To secure some of those beautiful lots in Adama' Addition.

See W. R. Adams. Toilet soaps of the best varieties at Doughty Bullock's. Any thing you want in the drug line at Doughty Bullock's.

Doughty Bullock sell no intoxicating l1q uors. Pocket books--a large invoice just received Doughty Bullock's. Go and see the fine wall paper at Doughty Bullock's. The "Boss" prunes in the city, fresh and nice, at Lowrey Bros. Ice! Ice! Ice We will deliver ice to any part of the City every morning, except Sunday.

Any one wanting ice, will leave their orders, name and place of residence at the City Meat Market. Bracken Moorehead, Proprietors. Go to Dewey's tor rope. New maple syrup and sugar cheap, at Lowrey Bros. If you want anything in the grocery line, call at Lowrey and you can find it, and get courteously treated.

The co-partnership heretofor: existing between E. R. Van Horn and Charles Van Horn, under the name of Van Hora and is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons owing book accounts, are notified to call at the mil office and settle, as all unsettled accounts will be left with Squire Linn for collection, after June 1st, 1879. 193 CO-PARTNERHIP The undersigned, have this day entered into co-partnership to carry on the milling and coal business, at the Larned City Mills, under the name and style of Van Horn Bro's Co.

C. Van HORN, J. E. WALLS, R. VAN HORN.

193 Fine dried street corn, as good as garden, at Lowrey Bros, first olass grocery store. Fresh dried raspberries, the finest in the market, at Lowrey Bros. Headlight Oil at Dewey's. New cocoanuts, fresh from the south and ex tra cheap, at Lowrey Bros, faucy grocery. Bay your dried fruit at Dewey'A.

Fresh dried blue beans, new and nice at Lowrey Bros. At the cheap cash Chicago Store you find the best quality of all goods. Royal baking powder at Lowrey Bros. New goods at the Cheap Cash Chicago store. Cheaper than the cheapest.

Fine pearl tapioca, at Lowry at 121 cents per pound. Ohio cracked wheat, prepared for table use, at Lowrey Bros. Call and see them. Do you sing or play? 2 Go to Doughty Bullock's for anytl in; in the music line. Finest assortment of violin and guitar strings ever brought to Larned, at Doughty Bullocks.

Time is fleeting, and it will soon be too late to beautify your houses. Therefore go at once to Doughty Bullock's and get your wall paper. They have the only stock in Larned and at bottom prices. Attention Farmers. We have just purchased a car load of bacon, a large invoice of shelf hardware, nails advantage of the cut rates on freight, now going on in the east, and will give our custoners the benefit.

Call and look at our prices. Lowrey Bros. A Good Bargain A Timber claim two and one-half miles from Larned, south of the river -sixty-five acres in wheat. Apply to James Davis. FARMERS READ.

We take this plan of informing parties desiring to purchase Harvesting Machinery this sea son that we sell the Buckeye Mowers and Reapers, the Champion Mowers and Reapers, the Marsh Harvester and binder. We will sell 59 vou will be able to pay for them without cramping yourself. We will let the goods speak for themselves, as they are generally known to all Arst-class farmers. Call and see what we can do for you. Samples now set up.

LOWREY BROs. SOLDIERS! War of 1812! War of Mexico! War of the Rebellion. All kinds of bounty and pension claims attended to, and arrearages of pay procured. Any busine connected with the pension war departments promptly attended to. J.

P. DAVIS. Oflice in Brick Block, Larned. Kas. Repairing neatly and promptly done at Basiger's.

Call and examine Basiger's Pat. Turrett Pad, the best in use. A new stock of sadales, at Basiger's in en or twelve days. Chew Best Sweet Navy Tobacco. Perkins' Windmil's cheaper than ever, by W.

J. Colvin. Harness and Saddles, Cheap for Cash, at Basiger Co's. CO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. Chas.

Van Horn, late of the U. S. army, having purchased a third interest in the Star Grocery of -the firm will hereafter be known as Sella, Gleason Van Horn. The business will be strictly cash. Tho Wood's SelfMy hinder is the one that was conducted by Mr.

Arnold, the machine worked well, from the start, we had no trouble with it. My wheat went twenty bushels to the acre, wire cost 25 cents per acre. Would advise wanting a good machine to buy the Person's JACOB BOWMAN. The Wood's Self-Binder. We cut 300 acres, and we are well pleased with the machine.

Our wire cost twenty-two cents per acre. We can stack or thrash onethird more in a day than those of -bound grain. BALL Bro's Having purchased the entire stock and fixtures of the drug store of W. A. Irvine, we would respectfully invite a just share of the patronage from the people of Larned and vicinity We are fully prepared to supply all demands in our line of business, and will keep on hand constantly a large assortment of the purest and best articles.

N. B. -We sell no liquors. DOUGHTY BULLOCK. Spring! Spring! Gentle Spring! And everybody commences to clean house.

If you want any paper hanging, kalsomining and painting done, call at THAYER City Painters. Ice Cream at the Blue Front Bakery made expressly for family' use, put up in freezers from one quart to one gallon. Any flavor you wish. Go leave your order for a nice fresh dish for your family. Casper makes the best cream in the city.

Flour has taken another rise, but the Blue Front Bakery is still selling 28 one pound loaves for $1.00 or 14 two pound loaves for the same money. They bake every no stale bread to be found in the shop. If you want something nice. call at Lowrey Bros. and get some of those "Pitted cherries." Fresh corn meal, a good article at Dewey's Dewey has a nice fresh stock of Confectionary, Chocolates, Creams, Caramels ete, the best in the city.

Try them. Dewey has some of the sourest lemons in the country. One lemon warranted to make a gallon of lemonade. After all the crowning glory of a woman is a neat, well fitting dress, such as is always made by Mrs. Hunt for her customers.

one tree claim near town, cheap. Adams Salmans. The best wind mill made for the least money. W. J.

COLVIN, Agent. Money to loan in Pawnee and Edwar is counties on real estate securities. Long time, low rate of interest, and reasonable commission. ADAMS ALTDOERFFER. $650 Will buy a farm.

Adams Salmans. $25 Win buy a town lot of W. R. Adams. Acre Lots Very desirable and cheap.

See W. R. Adams. Money Made By purchasing some of those choice lots in Adams' Addition. See W.

R. Adams. For Sale. A two story residence and three lota, fenced, bear the center of town. Enquire at this office.

For Sale or Trade. A comber one piane, good as new. See W. R. Adams.

For Sale aall house of two rooma, well finished, with two good lots, will sell cheap for cash. Enquire at this office. Wells! Wells? I am prepared to dig, drive, and bore welie in this and adjoining counties. Terms reasonable, and gaarantee perfect work. F.

H. BAXTER Co. Yourself These Onestions Are you a despondent sufferer from Hick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart? Have you dizziness of the Head? Is your Nervous System depressed? Does your Blood circulate badly? Have You cough: Low Spirits? Coming up of the food afur eata ing? de. All of these and mere are the direct results of Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint and Indigestion. GREEN'S AUGUST F.

owenis now acknowledged by all Druggists to be a itive cure. 2,400,000 bottles were given away in the U.S. through Druggists to the people as a trial. Two doses will satisfy any person of itwonderful quality in curing all forms of Indi restion. Sample bottles 10 cta.

Regular 15 cts. Sold positively by all first -class Druggists in the United States. Children's etraw hats to be found at the following prices, 10, 15, 18, 20 and cents, at the Chicago One Price Clothing House. Remember the place. A fine assortment of gentlemen's, youths, Loys linen, alpaca, and straw goods, at the Chicago One Price Clothing House.

Go to Sells Gleason's and get a few pounds of concentrated apples and have some green ples pies. Also one gallon of tomatoes for 50 cents. One gallon New York apples for 50 Royal Baking Powder at Sells Gleason's. Call at the Kansas Harness Shop and see the new goods, new saddles. and new harnesses.

NOVEL LITERARY ENTERPRISE --Every person who has even a library of even a dozen volumes is sure to have some books, valuable perhaps, which have served their use with him. and which he would be glad to exchange for others. To meet such wants is one object of the AMERICAN BOOK EXCHANGE, 55 Beckman New York. They gather together such siftings from thousands of libraries, and each contributor then draws what he wants, orcash, if he does not want books. Catalogue No.

70. of an extensive collection of books in every department of rote literature, all offered to the highest bidder. cash, or for books on a c.sh basis, will be ready April 15th, and will be sent on application, for three cent stamp. Marsh's Tonic Astriagent Quickly cures Diarrhea, Dysentery. Cholera Cholera Infantum, and the Summer Complaint of Children, or protracted Diarrhea.

It should be in every household daring the summer months and Cholera seasons, 83 a few doses will promptly arrest the first symptoms of Diarrhea and prevent an attack of the Cholera. It possesses, in a high degree, those 35- tringent, carminative, anodyne, tonic and stimulant properties so necessary for the safe and speedy cure of all relaxed conditions of the Bowels. For sale by Doughty Bullock druggists. Don't forget that Marsh's Cathartic Liver Pills are the best for removing accumulated, or surplus Bile from the system. For Costiveness, Sick Headache, Bilion-ness, and Liver Derangement, they are unexcelled.

For sale by Doughty Bullock druggists. LARNED WHEAT MARKET. TO 1 bu No. 2 RED to include ail sound. dry, reasonably clean red or red and while mixed winter wheat.

103c No. 3 RED to include sound, dry red or red and white mixed, thin or bleached winter No. REJECTED WINTER to include all damp, tough, very musty, very smutty, shabby, dirty and damaged whoa. 55 PRODUCE MARKET. (Corrected weekly by Seils Gleason.) Butter.

per 15 25c Eggs, per loc Notice to Farmers! By the use of the Chicago Screw Harrow, vou can raise wheat at a cost not to exceed cents per bushel in your granary: twenty your land is broke 1, you can pulverize and seed your land at a cost not to exceed twenty-five cents per acre. The machine combines aix machines in one--a cornstalk cutter, a pulverizing machine, a broadcast seeder, 0 fiell roller, and two corn cultivators. It will sow any kind of grain, and cover any depth you desire, from one to six inches deep; in fact, it is a machine that no farmer can afford to be without. You need no other tools on Jour farm. You can see the machine work at any time by calling on subscriber, one and a-half miles west of Larned school-house.

GEORGE R. HALL, Agent. Try It. Yes, try it, all who are suffering with throat or lung affections. It will not only benefit, but it will cure acute, chronic or lingering coughs, severe colds, bronchitis, and incipient con sumption.

Try it at once. Its wonde ful power in soothing and healing throat and lungs, when they are in an irritated or ulcerated condition, gives it a pre-eminence over any other remedy known to medical science for the cure of bronchial and pulmonary diseases. 'Try it. Ask your druggist for MARSH's GOLDEN BALSAS, the great throat and lung medicine, and try it for your cough. Sample bottles ten cents; regular sizer, fifty cents and one dollar.

Two doses will give relief. A large bottle will do wonders. For sale by DOUGHTY BULLOCZ. SUPERIORTO ALL OTHERS. French Becan-e free from Burnt or all other deleterious conpounds.

Cream Tartar' the pri cipal Fulls endorsed by the GovernBaking ment. use it army and other purposes. Iris pure and Inore wholesome thart the tone strength' BURNT Powder DERS Ask your grocer for and take no others. RISLEY'S PURE DISTILLED. 25c.

EXTRACT 25c. WITCH HAZEL, OR, MA VIRGINICA. Equal in quality to any made, andonly halfthe price. 6 oz. bottles 25c.

50c. Relieves Headache. Toothache. Earache, Sore Eyes, Nosebleed, Bleeding Lungs, Painful Menses, Whites. Asthma, Reduces, Swellings.

Piles, etc. Cures Braises, Scalds, Burne. Sprains, Wounds, Rheumati-m, Erysipelas, Chiiblaias, Varicose Vein-, Neuralgia, etc. NATURES UNIVERSAL REMEDY FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USE. druggist has not got ithave him order Ifyour of the proprietor Charles F.

Risley, Wholesale braggist, 54 Courtland St. New York. m21-3m. Farmers Read HIS It Concerns You! If you want your Wagon or Plows Repaired in the Best of Order and on Short Notice, Call on C. Bower and Bro.

A First-Class Wagon and Carriage Work With an irainense stock will be on hand March 1 LABNED, LEGAL NOTICES. NOTICE. COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE LARNED, May 2, 1879. Notice is hereby given that the Board of ounty Commissioners of the County of Pawner, constituted as a Board of Equalization, will meet at the County lerk's office on the firat Monday in Jane, and proceed to fairly and impartially Equaliz: the Valuation of the Personal Prop rty of the County, and such real Property 36 has changed in value by reason of removal from or construction of improverents thereon. at which meeting all persons feeling themselves aggrieved with assessments made and returned by assessors can meet and have all errors in returns correctel.

E. A. HANON, Connty Clerk. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. THE STATE OF COUNTY OF In the Probate Court in and for said In the matter of of Lucinda HilLDeceased.

TOTICE is hereby given that of Administration have been granted the on the ate of Lucinda Inte 01 county. deceased. by the lonerable, the Probale court of the county and State afore aid dated the loch day of April, D. Non all peT8035 claims the are hereby nothiet that they must pre the same to the for allowance one front the date of -aid letters. or the.

may be precluded from nay benent or such and that if such claims be not exhibited withia three years alter the date of ters, they shall be forever barrel. I. Administrator, of tho tale of LUCINDA HILL. Larned Kansas Day 7th 193. ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the cretitore of thr estate of John H. Harlan, that I will on t' 25th day of August, 1579, tween the hoars of 9 a. and 5 p. andf-r two days thereafter, if necessary, at my office in the city of Larnel, county of Pawnee, and State of Kansas, publicly proceed to adjust and allow demands against the estate and effeats of John H. Harlan.

A. ALTDOEREPER, Assignee of John IL. Harl-n. Larned, April 25rd, 187. 159 LETTINGS.

Notice to Contractors. POSE OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Washington. D. May 10 1579. PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract Office of this Department until 3 r.

of July 10 1579. for carryin; th emails of the Unite States, upon the routes, anl according to the schedula of arrival and departure specified by the Department, in the State of Kansas, from October 1 1879, to June 30 1852. Lists of routes, with schedules of arrivals and departures, instructions to bidders, with forms for contrasts and bonds and all other necessary information will be furnishel upon applica tion to the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen cral. D. M.

KEY, 195. POSTMASTER GENERAL. White Conner, DEALERS IN Feed, Flour, Corn.meal, Oats Barley etc. Our motto will be quick eales and sinall andcash'for what we sell. Call and get prices before purchasing elsewhere.

171 J. INGERSOLL, Wholesale and Retail Dealer Lumber, I ALSO KEEP AN IMMENIE STOCK OF Building Paper SASH And a complete assortment of beat Init and seasoued DOORS BLINDS. Office 21 door below the Lained House, Larged Kansas. HOTEL FOR SALE I The one-half of CIMARRON HOUSE, And lease for six months of other half. Whole can probably be bought.

Good business. To be Sold Cheap. Proprietor wishes to go West. Furniture enough to run the house, and mostly owned by undersignel. This is a firatclass chance to make money with a small outlay.

W. F. DIXON. GIMARRON. KANSAS.

LADIES BAZAR! MRS. DILLARD and MIND: have opened their stock of Millinery, NOTIONS. -Hot! FANCY GOODS, la Tole's New 1:. next door to the Express Consistinrof MILLINERY, HOSIERY. GLOVES CORSETS, EMBROIDERIES, LACES.

BURTONS. LININGS, AND TRIMINGS. All the Novelties as they Come out. New every few days. We carry a full line of -ilks Material for Dolmansamicircular.

goods ordered at Kansas City prices, Buttericks Patterns. 1-i Laruel, Kans. Wm. M. BICK FORD Bricklayers and Plasterer Lu Masts.

All Kinds of Work Done on Short Notice. Plain and Ornamental PLASTERING A SPECIALTY. Cornices, Centers and Decorations Done in the highest style of the art. Addrees P. O.

Bar 271, or Leave Orders al Ilenry Salians, DARNED. 172 THE WAITER. A. WOOD Self-Binding Harvester. Improved and Perfectod for the Coming Harvest.

Manufactured by the J. E. Haynor Co. Walter A. Wood Cenerai MOWING Accats, Hoosick Falls, N.

St. Louia, Bio. The Walter Weed SelfHarvester is the ancrodited ho24 of the whole superior agement, etyle of finish. harvesting and manner, is acknowlelres. Walter A.

Woed Harvester bundle alone. from to 30 Binder bunt. The Walter A. Weed Harvester leaves ings, scion great compa atively fares labor and department ad in 11.0 The Walter A. Wood Colt-Bindin Harvestoris as great grain, time labor-: saving the nimort keep a cf inen tires out or ear ready and willing to it well.

Tho Walter A. Wood Harvester is fully stance an durable; 1 and the such part is capable faster. and as well Harvester hand bindere. do. Cai! cr send and giving containing a those whol ought Factory Prico List, bra as to prices, a plication.

AT THE LARNED IMPLEMENT Co BROADWAY, LARNED, KAN5. THE CALY GENUINE NO 3 0013 For Cane 1. a.