Comanche County Citizen from Avilla, Kansas • 3

mi hi miKir wi W. Iff. Ilsairis. COMANCHE COUNTY CITIZEN Published every Friday by J. J.

HAliLOW, --AT AVIM'V, COMAKCHB COUNTY, KANSAS El LHB practical MARKS, AT There was quite a mad dog excitement at the residence of Mr. Wm Wilcoxen last week. His dug suddenly became mad, and chased the two little children into the house; while Mrs. Wilcoxen was some distance from the house, after water; sown as she came in sight they gave the alarm, when she went to the farm house of Oliver Gnss, and informed him of the fact, when he at onco started for the place with his Winchester, and killed the dog. (ireat caution should le used these warm day, jis there Is liable to be a mad dog, on the road at any hour of the day or night.

Items that should be published are often left out of local papers from no other cause thaa the Editor fails to hear of them until they are old and moss covered. Quite often someone regrets that certain news items were not in the paper. So does the Editor. A minister wanted to get some church news in, but he did not want it bad enough to come around and say so. Borne one has been away on a Think that fellow that ruir iu to tlu wire fence had better come around and "tet em up." M.

Sheldon and wife stinted for Anthony Monday morning. From there, Mrs. Sheldon will start for her old home in Missouri on visit, mid' 31 r. Sheldon will return to Avilla. R.

D. McBride, had the misfortune to seriously tvound his knee, with hatchet while working at his trade in Comanche City, "Me" you should be more careful, and always "hew to the hue." There appears to be considerable an. tagonism existing between some of the Coldwater papers, and the Nescatunga Enterprise. "Brethern should dwell together in uuity" wo have found out. We neglected to call attention In our last issue, to the sample of brick we received, which is being manufactured in Koller Flats, and men who should be authority in such matters nronouuee it a good quality of brick.

Mr. T. J. Xickson and wife, of Cold-water are in the city, visiting their CONSTANTLY ON HAND- iWincs and Liquors Ibi'Meid sScicnic 1'orpsj I A FULL LINK OF W. 11.

IIA1UUS, M. I), a brand new stock of Drills and Patent W. A. MANSFIELt), Where will be found And everything belonging MAtN STREET, ONE DOOtt EAST OF Drugs, Toilet Mansfield Harris, Proprietors. WM.

B. GREGORY, Hi-okcr siiut Attorney at Isiw. BUYS AND SELLS REAL ESTATE AND LIVE STOCK, MONEY TO LOAN, Physician ami Surgeon, SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO AND Office at the Pioneer Drng-stoie Avilla, Kaniaj Atorncy-nt-aw Kansas. 1 is If a t-4 1 -5 5 it 5 sr a a 3 tt a 5 a a Hi 3 3 ff 50 S. ILA.SMiTlI, N.WALLIS, Atiorney lit Law.

Xtrtnrj- I'uHi'. Hmlt It Walll LAW, LAND, LOAN AND ISSl'llANCE OFFICE, FiLtNiw ami Final Prtoors Taken I MONEV TO LOkti. All tmsiiioNS vi'll receive promj it and onreftd rolleetion tycrtiilty. 18 KlIllMlx. is si tf fa 6 Hjf 'z u.

T. in 41 let, Lemonade. Made iu the shade. Homebody fan me. Vote down the bonds.

Slake hay while the suu shines. 1 Jack Ashford, has become enamored. Cats for sale at the Red Frant Supply House. E.N. Weeden, Aiit to the Hub, on last Tuesday.

Thanks to Dr. Mitchell, for that treat of line melons. J. C. lluntoon, gave us an agreeable tall Wednesday.

W. L. Marks and wife, fished the county seat, Monday. Dr. Heinp-rtid, sold his "Old Dirk" )n Pratt Center for If you want to locate in a lire lui siness town, come to Avilla, Cutting corn for fodder" Is the ordei of the day at present.

Miss. Anna Jolmsori, was calling on friends in town, Tuesday. The farmers have been busy in the hay Melds, for the past week Wm. Oiler's, smilliug faco appeared in our sanctum Wednesday. S.

J. Korf, returned from a short visit to Hiee County, on last Sunday. Call on C. Straub, when you want a heat Shoe or Boot made to order. G.

M. Sheldon, returned last Saturday from a trip to Hodgeman County. Miss. Mellie Ilazen, is Visiting her many friends in the city this" week. Mr.

Jake UHhUM, mid lady attended church', iii Avilla, last Sabbath evening. Are you in favor of bonding the Coun ty for the purpose of aiding one small portion. The rate at wliich the prize melons are coming itl makes' it interesting for the Citizen force. R. D.

McBride has hll at the Burnett building, Hud a branch office at Comanche City. Augtiatits Darrow came in and ordered the Citizen sent to Dr W. II. Darrow, at Columbus, Iowa. Several ef our boys swore off this week but bow can a duck go to a pond without getting in the water.

One of our young men went to Comanche City, the other night," and had a pleas-n't ride ori the There is a new rail-road oh foot, and you will probably hear "more about the broken window" next 1 A new township had been organized in the south-west part of our County, and is chiislened Valley Township. How are your Sweet potatoes getting along Why not bring some to market, and get a good price for them Ex-County superintendent, Cury, is spending a. few days in Avilla, attending to some very important business. fhere famine In Comanche and Ice has to be shippod 50 or 100 miles, to supply the demand. Our, IMitor and.

I)r. II. Harris, went to Coldwater to attend to 6ome very Important business', on Tuesday last. Before you goto the trouble of hitching your horse up in a buggy to take your girl out driving, make sure that the girl will go along. Q.

It. (iarr, discourses sweet music mos every evening ou his violin, and we' must as (violinist he has few equals in this section. You will have a chance to express.your views at the polls, on, 21st, in re gard to bonding the County In a'd of the proposed rail-road. W. Pappert, informs us that he is going to Kansas.

next week, to buy a drove of cattle to place on his farm, in Hodgeman County. iias any one the nerve to announce themselves as a candidate for any office- We wouldu like to polish your, announce ment and and take y.mr money for It. have received a letter from Dr. Hempstid, and he reports himself as high ly pleased, with hi new location, and says his prospects for the future appears Mrs. fcadie.Rayl, of II T.

Ilavl. returned from an extended visit east, on last week, and she. and her husband, have gone to housekeeping at Protection, their old home. Mr. James 12.

Willinms, entertaining call this week. ynhy it is that "Jim" nlv gave us an We can't see ays happens round just at the time we are cutting large we near that the. name of Sanlanta Post Office has been changed, and in. the future, or at the beginlng of next quarter Jrill be called Comanche City; with I. Dewees, as P.

M. i ri 4 m. ni. uammon Ma been buy. for the past few da8 shaking bands ith his many friends is tnd about AriiJa.

will return to hi home liirtr. AVil'la. VT. 11. GHEGOllY, President.

old friends Mr. aad Mrs. Kuecht. Mr. Nickson declares himself well pleased with the country, mid says lie is confident wo Will get a rail-road in the near future.

We hear the democrats will have their County Convention on 24th. No use boys, you are simply tooling your time away, to make nominations this year for it is a loregone conclusion among some of your loadors that you are "left" this year, Mr. Kneeht and family, together with Mr. George and family, and others went to the grand salt, planes, Monday imd re-turned Tuesday. They report the salt being in excellent condition for use.

In dry weather the salt accumulates, and iu wet weather it disappears, Ha' Ila! Another man mistaken. Jim Burge, has found out by experience that can't sell goods aS cheap any other place, as he can at Oil Ravi's old stand lie says there is tht? PLACE to buy cheap goods for cash. Call and see liiin he will thank you for your oatronnge. The temperance meeting still continues to prosper. The followingnew officers were elected on last Friday night Mr.

Betts President, L. 1). Andrews, vice President, and Miss Ida George Secretary, This meeting has been the means of doing much good in, and around Avilla, nnd it is to be hoped that it will continue In well doing. 1 We noticed a party from Coldwater pass through our town, Wednesday, en-route for the Territory. The party consisted of, Frank Jennings, Robert Rich and others whose names we did riot learn.

As they are going especially for a hunt, we suppose that the Coldwater meat markets, will be amply supplied with wild meat, when they return, Do you think it right that you men in the Southern part of the County should help pay the tax for a rail-road, that will only benefit a few In the Northern part, when such road, if it. does coine, will only tend to delay any other line that may wish aid through a more central and advantageous route to all parties concerned, botii north southi east and west; Quite an enjoyable time was had sit the ball held at Comanche City on hist. Saturday evening. A number of representatives from Avilla, were present, and as sert, that everything was satisfactory both as to behavior, good time, uud espe chilly the supper, which was gotten up at the Gaylord Hotel As a first class cook mother Gaylord has put lew equals. hear It reported that three, ot our most prominent citizens started to the new town of Comanche City, the other day, for the purpose of investigation and perhaps, investment, but alter driving all over the country in that ueighborbood( they failed to fyid the town, and came home discour.iced.

We don't know whether the joke Js on the men, or the town. How is it hoys? Dr. Mitchell and wife, together with F. V. Brandoin and wife, Mr, Hatcher and wife, the Mios and Libby Ott, In in Ott, Qrandh-iotlier's Hatcher and Brandoin, went on a- pleasure excursion and sight seeing trip the Indian Terri tory last week, and.

while gone', took in the great Salt Plains, and other points of interest, and report themselves as fully repaid for the trip. When vou have a person in a crowd like Dr. Mitchell you may expert to have a "whvle bushel of fun." We have been shown a copy of the song entitled "Reply to the Sod Shanty," which is being extensively published and sold, by C. F. Frins, of Garden City, Kas.

and have been informed that ho has al ready, sold, ten thousand copies; but this is not all we wish to Say, the Bong wai composed and hung by Vixt. Nellie Hazen of this place, and tbey, fail to give her credit. If they were fair minded men, we think they would at give her credit, and divide their profiti in the matter. Xotice to All persons proponing to teach in the Common schools, of the county are hereby notified that ther will be a piiMfc exami nation of applicants for certijt pates held visit or has made some new improvement but does not think it worth while to uoti fy the hditor. A gentleman not long ago remarked that he might come and go for ever, but the paper wotdd never lueution it.

His ow fault. Hand in the local news if you want a local paper. Contuuche is bound to have two or more lines of rail-road shortly, and if our judgment is not at fault the section that is least liable to secure the first line 1b the one that is making the greatest noise and exertion to secure it, but this is simply human as it is characteristic of the human family to work for self interest first. Sec tions that are less favored than this sec- tiou of Coriiancho as regards, soil, practi- bility of route, future prospects of pros perity, and substantial developement of the count-, must surely depend on borne extra exertion of this kind, to give them a temporary boom, and a temporary boom is all we can at present see, but if it should be otherwise we say, amen Vote dowii the bonds as it is simply a schenie of lioii-resident capitalists to foist" a bonded indebtedness upon the tax payers of this County, and thereby create a temporary "boom" in a certain section of the County, where they have landed interests, but. their real object is to further their interests as stock holders in a certain branch road, that has a beginning at wherever they may suggest and is to run wherever they can get sufficient bonds voted to warrant tliein in incorporating, as it is a self evident fact; where bonds are voted" on a Couifly as wealthy as this County is embryo, there is no trouble in disposing of them above par.

We are surprised that some of our Co'dwater friends have been misled in tins matter, and have taken up the unpop ular "hue and cry" of others and given their influence so far, in aid of such scheme, as it is a self evident that there is no "bottom" to the proposition, and will only cause injury in the future, to any "bone fide" tail-road propositions; Think well before vbu act in the matter. Coldwater Bank does a gen eral Eankirig; Businss. Every accomodation granted with con- sistant safe banking. Interest allowed on time deposits. East Main Street, Coldwater Kansas; If ybu tvalit the latest, and only complete maps of Comanche County showing sill sections, and township lines, str'cai'ds, towns, mail lines, proposed railroads.

Send lOcts to the Protection Echo, Protection Kansi arid receive it by return mail. tV'heu it becomes necessary for you to make final proof, you want to have your papery cqrrertly drawn up, and as wc are in a position to know, who is the most competent would recommend, J. I). F- Jennings, Probate Judge; as his large ey perience in matters of this kind, coupled with his knowledge of the pre-emption laws, in. general, makes it evident to any thinking person that our advise is good.

6 CI9 2 2 ii' 39 03 a Jj a 1 0 3 THE AYILLA TOWN COMPANY. Incorporated Under the Latos bf Kansai. to a first class Drug Storoi KAYL IIUOTIIEHS', AVILlA, KAN8 Kansas. A. DAUKOW, Bee.

and Treas li TO BE THE GIVEN AWAY 'efact a building on the tamo 1 1 DESTINED XL I I Firs mb. mm Tin mm 1 in lssitv tod athoMOST BEAtiTlFtJLatid Hiclicst Scdioi of Iho Sa't Fcrk Valley Of the'Ciinarou Si er, anu rxly Fifteen Mies from tha GREAT SALT PLAIHS ofthe INDIAN TERRiTORY And Fifty Miles West of any Town In the Stato of Greater Importance. It presents the FINEST FIELD FOR INVESTMENTS To he Found IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS, And'cne that will eclipse any other offered In the State. GIVEN AWAY) 100 LOTS The Town Company are Donating Each Alternate Lot WANT PERSON who will For further particulars, a'ddresss at the school house -in ColdwnXer, on Friday after-noon and Saturday. 27th and 23th.

Applicants for fir grade certificates MUST applvonthe flr' day-of "vaminition 2X. Wallif. S'mithWmlent CHllSCJISlP. -Wren Men t..