The People's Advocate from Coldwater, Kansas • 3

WWta Diejj: Mrs. Cora AUca In tire, m.Mi-l 6fjP AMXas. JB, p. ICooher, oe Com an- ehes oldest and Jftost respected citizens will remove to Pratt county the firstofnext week. The Advo N.

g. MOUNTS, EDITOR. rotn a njeage repoxt the tax-pay eis meeting, held in this city Saturday, March 21st, published in the Enterprise, a ring organ, wo cull tho following: ytnioii J. Miiler.one -f 'the heaviest resid-nt land owners and that the census of 1884 of jr township )vae not (e or root sqd C. 1.

Kern of forging ia connection there-with. Tho 'juotation misleading and false in every respect. Mr. Miller did not confine his remarks toColdwater township, He said: "gross forgeries appear in 1hc returns of 1883 and it does fj7 ii i iiii? wet'lv. AV.

V. JackKnn lost tlyoo Jieud ciitti -ur recent. mvv ctonn. Tin of iic.iiij Henry t'urson mm lining urn iv i ii tiui jjoniij child xloiritr wi-il. mi hiii Ut MCHttl Jiottd u't ef V.t.V.tr.v iM'utUf the way jruuto kvuuKvillj Mayo, la the neiir lvfi-, Tho' Curnm will succeed Miss Kose I)fulik-f u' confined to he bed several ebiya by k-v re on her buck and neck lv.ee hod in liuiii" f'tn a fracUfcu JirM ThnmlayV of lat) wet-it.

During the kiihu storing. S. De, I.nir'a eiu'tlivdiftcd toiilii the t.tornj until they were stopped by iho territory line Vjice. itwh hI of them be, fore Sir. discovered them.

AVeis Pierce has returned froia tcrrb tory uud ueriou.sly contempbitwi puking Comanche bus home iu tho fuyjr. A number of sod Iioums fiy Iti.d under tbe influence of the recent ruin)-. Shinier toW-fcify' cnp wlit-ut looking well Hud prospect itfu jrood f-r bountiful luuvett. The recent heavv rains mi rur for a jrood crop year aud th fmnKTvbo'xeour his plow aud goes to work wilj bo rewarded with a bountiful harvest. While the rain and snow of rt-ciit date htiva been ncliciul lo tho growing crop of Mnall grain the effect upon live has been ju.it the reverse njany farmery and raiu'hnien Iomujt heavily.

W'ui Horn a Mule Creek way in this neighborhoud a few day v.go l.iok, for his cattle that d.ifVd away Mrt ranch during the snow of ivcen; d.ite. lie found quite tlu'114 011 Win. li. Wm. having put them up and fed tin ia during thu severe weather.

Wild Koe. PHSI.ICATlo: NO'i'K'K. Ir. tlie DlstiK-t Court wilhiii vm f.ir tlm I'umt? of Comanche in tlif St of ilary V. Johiion i loirtiiY, VH.

Miirmou Vcati-li. Jvnr.it Wuti-li, .1. iohI Kmnlrii lii-i wllo vhi firet nanu i tiiis pl iintiif T. lt.stt-vt.u-sii.il, Ovaves, Tho Kiiin-ri" 1 r.u,i ir.i'i 'i'fuat i iimjuniv of Knnuij, O. I', lt'tcen, L'-vi l- U.

llobHiii ff tti ipii.t-rg I.wiu untj Trust tf kmip.i Di nrlahle. Tho ISliilo of Kinn to Uannini Vcat' ii, Jt-unin Watt 3. J. Kon'lrit untl ICi'iidrkk hia ifu li fciKlsnts, You anil rath of you will Ciku notice that Hit; unitl Miiry W. Jnhnson tal ntiif, tin tho ti'nth ri.iy of Jfumni 1HUI, tllu hvr in snirt 1ih- trit-t Court, within unrt for the County of Comanche in tlm Sliitt- of Khiipub, iiijiiliiet von m.d the other uhovo nainiMl (tt-femlHiiiH, and tliul you mu--t answer suid petition lllotl nnufinefftid.

on or liefore lhi? l'illi. dtiv oi liBI or paid ietitinn will ho hh truo, unci a n-ndeit-it in iail 10 tiou UL'uilHt (ti'fi i.daiit Huriniin Veilcll, Ji-tmiu Vealih mid the I-'armcrt 'wn enil Tinet Ctuiijmny of KuttFiiR for the sum i.f Two Ihoueau.l rioll.ti'D, will! iiitoit st llu ieon the rate of twelve per cent ixt imr.uin trom ll.e lin-t day of June aud f-ii i i.M.t unit; and a furl her judgment airuinot all of the delemlantB iu thin adieu; for thu forecliimro of a ct-iCdn upon the. following ilem rllitd real eatate, to wit: The south Imlf of Section II und the Kavt half of the North Weut Quarter and tin' North Went tiuarter of tho North V'eft iarter of Kertion 14 in I'owiiKiiip ttonth, of lianro 18 tvtul of the nixth principal iiiei idinu 1 iti is and pituate iu tho County of Comanche in the Slate of Kanana, and thut pnid plaintiff has the llrHt lien on said prolines, to the amount for hkli ill he taken as afor -Kttld, tjrderiirj aaitl premicei to he udd without appraisement, an.i the proceedB applied lo th payment, the coma of thia action: -of all tuxes that inuy he a lieu upon onid landn nnii tcnenientH und tlie r.mount due plaiutiir. and forever h.irriiu; and foreclosing bmiiI tli-fendantu, und each of them, of and tr all riKhi. title, etate, liitere.

t. properly, and equity of redemption, in or to naid reuilt', or liny part thereof. In witnefis whereof I hive hereunto set my hand and afflsed thu leal of raid Court on the thirtieth day of Miirrb, A. t. IHm.

It. W. DOTO, Clerk of the Hintrlct t. Ill and for Com who County Lewal.Mi Jonee, Attorney for I'lulnliff. l-'iiat puhlicatitm April 4th, KOTK'K.

In the Jilntrict Court within and tl County of Cniuantii in the of Oeorye W. Ilobiniion I'liiilitiiT, Willlani R. Heame, Lnura A. The Kanis Hecurity Coiuininy, The 1'aiiie-ii' l.na.i 'i ru, Company ol Kaiir-aa, and O. 1-'.

aeO-rn. Ltui H. Could, und K. C. JIoIimmi, iihHl-jiici The Farmer Company of Kitui'ii Defendant- 1 he State of Kutih la William S.

Jiearec aut Laura A. Hearse tie ft ndantB, Vou will take untie that (he said tieonje W. KoliiiiHon plalntiil, did oa the aTtli. day of 1MHJ. tile liin petition in eald iltrh tC'oitrt, within and fur tho t'ounty of Comanche in (he Htate of Kansas, anluBt yim mid Hie oilier aliovr named defeii lanU, and lliat you niuxt pi-titiou filed itforexaid.

on or lieforulhe liitti day of May or said petition ill he taken as true, and a judgment rendered In mod action anainet you uu I The runner Loan aud Trust company of Ki n-i'1 for the Bum of Seven humlied Doliara.wiih ii.l, est thereon at the rule of twelve per i i unnilin front the Itrnt day tif Oct'itier lU'W: ami cofts of fiiil: and a further judgment ai-njiHt i of the deP-ndants in thin action for the fort-riorum of a eertnin morteKK upon the following ticaciili. ed real ei-lale, to it he Houth West Onarter of Section a in Towin-liip ill South, of ffan-e 17 weft of Hid tub priin ipel mi rltliau lyinp and ait-ualed ill tlie County nf Comanche In the Stati of Kunaan, and ajudKin-j; that pl.iintin" Iih the lien nn faiil pn miHta. lo the auiount for which jmli-tnciit will taken as aforesaid, and ordering paid premises to be Bold without appraise, inent, anil tlie proc.ietla applied to tlie iiyment lat of the costa (if thia He lion vnd of all taxei that mnv be a lien on naid I.iiiuh and tenement and of the nii'Diint due end forever tmrrltij; and forocliaiiiu? said ili-feiiduntH, and each of them, of and from all I'ulit, title, retain, inlereat, prop, ertv, and equity of redemption, in el to eaid preie-lfe, or any part thereof. In witneea whereof I have hereunto ai't n.y haiid and the m-ul ot taid Court on thl 30th day of March A. D.

1H1. it. VV. DOIW. Clerk of the District Court iu mid fqr Comunchw County, Ksnmn.

U. l.nw-Ki.Tif Jonks, Altomer for Plaintiff. H'ii-Ht I'uhlicatioB April 4th. Published every Wednesday at Topeka, by The Advocate Publishing Co. 11.00 per year.

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Subscription price, fl.oo per year, in advance. Address ADVOCATE PUBLISHING Kansas. mer, wife of Harry E. Crumme, at her home in protection, Kan-pas, March 27th, 1891. Deceased had a largo circle of acquaintances who mourn her departure and tender their sympathies to the bereaved husband and motherless child.

Ben E. Page, an Ashland legal light, was in the city Wednesday attending to legal business for Mr. Hartwell, the Chicago gentleman who a large body of land in the south part of the county. Legal business thereby hangs a tale in which our county treasurer is mixed up somewhat appears in a very crooked form. A PECULIAR BOOK "Tbe Silver Question" Is a book that contains in condensed form and in plain words that any one of ordinary intelligence can understand, all that people who can devote but little time to the study of economic questions, need to know on that subject.

Each chapter Is a separate article and can be read without reference to the rest of the work. Price 10 cents. To bo had of the author Robert Schilling, 482 Market Milwaukee, Wis. Agents wanted. Things are getting troublesome over in Europe.

The Irish question looks bad, the Belgian neutrality is also hors du com bat, the French-nussian alliance looks ominous for Germany and Austria, The fall of Crispl premier of Italy, winds up the triple alliance and makes the great Latin state neutral. On top of all this New Foundland is kicking and threatens to secede. The world is on the brink ff a tremendous war compared with which all past conflicts will rank as skirmishes. Kansas Democrat. The treasury plundering prew want an investigation, but they want to select the parties to make the investigation.

The thief who is to be tried would doubtless like to select a jury from among his pals, but who ever heard of a court permitting such a proceeding; however It would be no more in consistent than permitting the gang of plunderer? to superintend an investigation of their missdeeds. We notice that the organs of the treasury blundering crew offej? any explanation as to why the tax-payers are compelled to pay 6 per. cent on county warrants amounting to nearly $20,000 when according to the statements of the county treasurer and cashier of the county depository the county has over $25 000 on deposit in the First National Bank. They seem to be just a little touchy on the Hubject. When llolnerby's claim was taken up I called the attention of Cola and Morton to the fact that he, Holderby, was claiming too much salary, but they said: will allow it to him any how, C.

E. French. does the above sound like "rectifying errors? No doubt, when the infant discovers that bis bosses did this thing he will censure them severely but he will never make the discovery; it would lose him his job, The register of deeds does not receive a salary, but collects fees for his work, from parties ordering work done. The items on which he is allowed to collect a fee are numerous and in each the amount of the fee varies, yet I. Deniston has never been accused of collecting an excessive fee.

Isn't it a little strange that Mr. Deniston should know the- exact amount he 13 allowed to collect on each Item upon which he collects a fee, and the county clerk and treasurer should be ignorant relative to the single item of the amount of salary to which they were and arc entitled to. Their plea of ignorance sounds fishy to say the least. We notice that H. 0.

Holderby has had the boot black or tonsorial artist blacken the hirsute appendage that adorns his upper lip. A mans' dress is an index to his character, but does not prove his mental calibre unless he goes to extremes; when In one case it shows forth the dude, the other, carelessness. But who of my Intelligent readers would not be surprised and mortified were he to find that a vermillion-faced, red headed respected friend had so far forgotten the science of colors as to dye his mustache and not his hair, eye brows and eye lashes also. A man with a sound mind will not doctor his mustache with pigment. ded that county attorney Jackson Itrin.

vn uc iiikuvrijr ui 1-1119 money, LT it ns nntntonce rotary-cd to tho it.n'npury. A nd nobody is a ccct poorer by about the 11. 00:) Holderby owes the county, whLcJa he received in the fchap of t-xciw unlarv uii si slufied census? If Holderby is tho boncst man you would baveuu be-tfev him; if h.e is no ready to reiUfy mistakes why has he not reuxibur. sed the count he forgeries in the 1888 cenfiis returns upon which Uolderby's salary was based are so plain that even Holderby can discover them, if lie desires. If Colo and Morton are honest, ever ready to rectify mistakes, why have they not seen to that Holderby reitu-bursed the county? If they are not dishonest, are not criminally careless, why did they base his salary on doctored census Of course, colicky, when you discover that your bosses are dishon.

est, "they will receive just censure from" you. But you will never make the discovery; it would lose you, your job. Last fall, ko wo aro informed the school board of district No 1 went through the lorm of receiving bids doing the Janitor work. Two parties handed in bids, namely Mr. Thomson and Dana Hutch, ins.

Mr. Ihomson bid to do the work for $10. per. month. Diifja Hutching bid was $15.

but he reduced it to $10. and was awarded the work. It now turns out that Dana was paid $15. per. month instead of 310.

Since Pana's departure for California brotherinhuv Chandler has been doing tbe work and drawing the $15. per. month notwithstanding the board lias a standing bid to do the work at $10 per. month. We received this information lrom a source that we consider reliable.

Thus a gang of paraRites are preying not only upon the county, but upon the township, city and school district, if it is not time the people were rising up in their miglit and ting a slop to such things, will tho time come? put-when THE PLOT EXPUSEU. Desperate Effort of tho Old Gang to Possession of Municipal Affair. The Secret revealed bv a Party Who is on the Insida. I ho closing of the resorts where liquid refreshments are said fo have been dispensed and arrest of the proprietors caused no small ripple of excitement and many were the inquiries as to who niadi the complaint and why It was made. Inasmuch ns these renorta had tefju running unmolested the past eighteen months, it was up parent that the party making iu complaint had tber object ui view than enforcement of law.

For i time the whole affair was enshroud ed in mystery except to tbe few who were on the inside, but recent developments, revelations made by a party who is on the inside has made all things plain. City election is near at bund, next Monday; a gentleman, who by the way does not belong to the gang that have been running city nffaiit to the detriment of the tax-paying portion of the city, has been urged for mayor and the chances of hU election were flattering. Tbe gang awoke to the fict, that if they re-taincd their grip upon the city something must be done. A poll of the city was made and they found that if t'ney succeeded in carying the election they must secure a large majority of the woman vote, and notwithstanding the members of the gang who are at the head of the city govern incut have collected 7.50 per month from each of the resorts commonly termed joints it was determined that prosecutions mut be brought and the regorls closed, at least uti-till after city election. Thi is the key to the enigma, liy working the temperance racket for all it is worth tbe many of whom are whisky guzzlern, expect to be able In elect their ticket ml thu retain possession of city affairs.

It remains to be Keen whether the ladies of fold water will be hoodwinked, gulled by euch a ruse. cate will keep him posted relative Comanche affairs. Mrs. T. H.

Bale has opened ihe old and popular Merchants Hotel and solicits a share of public pat. ronage. Mrs. Bale is an excellent cook consequently the Merchants ijS the place toget a palatable meal. Instead of informing liia patrons that Sample and Vickers are in the employ of Vernon Miller, Gor-ham Bro's and other resident and non-resident tax-payers, Weiler's kid seeks to lead them to believe that said attorneys are in the em-ploy, solely, of Dr.

Sombart. However the kid has some excuse for lying, he can't afford to tell the truth; it would lose him his job Why didn't some citizen or taxpayer of the county file the information against the treasurer, clerk, and commissioners, instead of a foreign attorney Weiler's Kid. Well you are a bright youth! Haven't discovered that county attorney Jackson filed the information! Well! Well! Wp have a great mind to dub you, the treas-ury plundering crew's colicky chump. But, you can't afford to discover the truth in these matters. Such discovery would lose you, your job, Wednesday the Sheriff arrested Emil Bowers, Johq Mclntire and Pete Clark on information filed by county attorney Jackson charging them with dealing In intoxicating beverages and maintaining nuisan-ces A large number of witnesses will be subpoenaed and the trials will doubtless be somewhat interesting.

These gentlemen have been paying $7.50 per month, each into the city treasury for the pnv-ilege of running their business and if they are to be plunged into the soup tureen can not see how the city dads can escape the same fate. County attorney Jackson seems determined to uphold the dignity of the law and we miss our guess it he don't taich the dads to walt2. We occasionally hear parties assert that the commissioners are alone to blame for the excess salary business; thajt Holderby anj Curry are not to blame for claim ing and receiving excess salary if they could get it. Just as well assert that a man is not to blame for stealing a horse, provided he does not get caught at In either case the parties are taking that which does not belong to them. It Holderby and Curry knowingly claimed and, received excess salary they are meaner than the thief for they added perjury to taking what did not belong to them.

If Ignorant of the amount of salary to which they were entitled, their ignorance is 6imply the result of criminal carelessness. When tba kid sees things in the above light be will censure his bosses severely; but he will never see that wav; it would lose him hes job. As a rule chief Weiler has his band of braves well under control, but occasionally one of the noble sons of nature will fill his hide with 1a bad grade of firewater, jump the reservation and go in quest of scalps. An incident of this kind occurred recently. An obnoxious pale face dropped into a teepe where three of the braves were having a hilarious time.

His presence and the poor grade of firewater with which theK hides were filled apparently made them wild for they set upon the obnoxious pale face and belabored him mightily, with their tongues. Considering discretion the better part of valor the pale face withdrew leaving the braves in possession of the rl 1 d. Flushed with excitement over the victory and thirsting for gore, one of the braves slipped a 45 caliber shooting iron, the common proper ty of the tribe, into hid pocket and togather they started in quest of the obnoxious pale face; failing to find him two of the braves soon gave up the search and retired to their teepe'n but the third secured one of the tribes Winchester and as late as 11 O'clock at nigbt was seen wandering about the reserva tion in a sort "of "how come i'ou so" condition, still looking for the offensive pale face. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, J89J. p.

K. VV. TIMETABLE, PA3SENOEE TUAIJTB DAILY. poing east, 7:50 a. ra Arrives Wichita, 3.00 p.

m. jGoing west, ...4:05 p. tOCAL FttEIpHT IHAIN8 DAILY. poing east, arrives 1:45 rn, poing west, 2:00 p. m' All regular trains carry passengers.

No Sunday Trains. J. A. Wright, Agent. Millet seed for sale at the flffice.

Selling out at cost at Sombart's jlrug store. The county alhanco will meet fo-day at the court house. Drugs, patent medicines, paints, pils, etc, etc, at cost at Sombart's jJrug store. The morning train stops here for breakfast. The tram men eat at the St.

Nicholas. All 81.00 patent medicines at 75 pents, others reduced propor. flon, at Sombart's drug store. Mrs. Pv.

W. Philips left Monday for Englewood, Illinois, to be with fier mother who is dangerously ill Why pay 91. 00 for a bottle of medicine when you can buy the same for 75 cents at Sombart's drug store. Hon. Geo.

W. Vickers went to Anthony Tuesday on legal busi nessj he will probably visit Topeka before returning. Save 25 to 60 per cent by buying drugs, patent medicines, all kind of artist materials, soaps, toilet articles, etc, etc, ai Sombart's Parties going east now, must necessarily be early risers on the morning of their departure. The east bound train arrives at 6:50 A.M. Sample went out to Meade Monday to attend to legal busi.

ness. lie returned yesterday morning. Eds extensive business keeps him moving continuously. Wm. Kimes, an Irwin township farmer called at this office Wed nesday and swapped lies with the pencil shover.

William is one of Irwins'" old timers and a 6tayer from Stayerville. Wm. II. Kimple, the South-end liveryman, at Greeneburg on Monday. He reports a very singular occurence as having happened In the vicinity of that city.

See hirn for particulars. A rumor la floating around to the effect that Coldwater's Brave Rifle Guards JjavQ offered their services to the government in case of an Italian war and are now dril- ling twice a day in anticipation of being called to New Orleans to defend the city. Mr. and Mrs. A.

W. Polley of Nescatunga township dropped in at Advocate head-quarters last Saturday and chattedwith the force a short time. They contemplate purchasing the D. C. Mills farm situated one mile west of Nesca-tunga.

S. K. Deniston successor to li. F. Melchi In the dray and transfer business is working up business for his line rapidly.

Sol Is a rustler and when it comes to handling heavy freight he is at home and asks no odds of the best of them. The Santa Fe. folk's are now running mixed trains between Englewood and Wichita which decidedly increases the pleasure of a trip over the road. Passengers can go on fishing excursions or play hide and eeek with the kids at the station while the train men are making up trains, The farmer can afford to sit by a fifty cent lamp and read his Advocate by the rich mellow light diffused therfrom, while our poorly paid down trodden county treasurer ia obliged to sit by an eight dol lar lamp and read the ring organs hv f.Tl tlillA. micorat.1t Alt i "glll Ull- fused therefrom.

Poor Holderby! Wont the commissioners please come to his rescue with another Invoice of excess salary. not require an expert to detect them." We understand that the forgeries appear upon the census returns of other townships besides Coldwater and that it is evident that one person did the job. Mr. Miller did not accuse Cliac P. Kern or anyone else of com- mittingthe forgeries and under existing circumstances it is just a little remarkable thpt the should attribute such language to The preliminary trial li.

yV4j the ilulvtine Danker, for recivlug money on deposit when his bank was in a failing Condition, was neld before a Justie of peace In Wellington Wednesday of last week. He was held for appearance in tho district ourt on the case tried. There were three other charges of hx saino kind filed against him. He waved examination on these and gave bond for his appearance. The total amount of bond Is $3,900.

The Wellington National Bank and ft. B. AVHr-ren are the bondsmen. The final trial will come up during the term of tho district court' Conway Springs St. Receiving moner on deposit when a bank is in a failing condition is a grivve offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of years, Some two or three cashiers now ornament the Kansas peniten tiary, which should be Bufliricnt warning to anj' cashier who is at.

tempting to bolster up an insolvent institution, to desist ere he takes a tumble into the yawning soup tureen. Tho weather manipulator got gay Wednesday and played a little April fool joke on tha folk in this neck the woods. He started out in the morning with weather warm and balmy as the day advanced clouds gathered and obscured sky and there wore promises of a genuine old fashioned April shower, but in the afternoon the wind suddenly veered around to the north and blew terriffic gale accompanied by rain, snow, gleet and all the loose rubbish that had accumulated to the northv ard. It being day vo will excuse the weather boss, but if he attempts anymore such foolishness before next M'inter tbe kid editor of the 'only republican" paper will re-quest "little Hen" to fire him ond appoint in his stead a nngster republican who is sufficiently up to snuff to genymander anything trom a political caucus to the weather service. County treasurer Holderby, county clerk Curry, and commissioners Mortem and Cole are under bond to appear at the July term of the district court and answer to the charge of non-fulfillment of duty.

These officers, like nil others, have probably made some mistakes, errors that have been rectified when discovered, and nobody a cent poorer by them. But we do not believe that any one of these men is guil ty of dishonesty. 1 they are, they will re. celve Just censure from us The treasury plnnderir.2 crew's infant. 'Have made some mistakes" Well we should smile! If mistakes they can be called, they are abun dant as grasshoppers in Egypt in he days of fharaoh.

Scarcely a clause in the statute, governing the offiices they disgrace, that they have not violated. Vet these fel lows and their henchmen would have the people believe they are honebt-that their records are clean. For pure, unadulterated, concentrated gall commend us to the treasury plundering crew. "Errors that have been rectified when The week fol-lowing the meeting of the commis-' sioners, at which Holderby was allowed excess salary the Echo and Advocate published articles showing that it was a violation of aw. Cole that they had allowed Holderby excess salary, and plead; "We forgot." Did they proceed rectify the Not much.

And the niistake(?) would not tod be rectified had not Sample and Vick ers in the name of the.