Comanche City News from Comanche City, Kansas • 3

Kiowa Furniture and Undertaking Gi. 1. Macindoe. Hie InhabUs of Comanche Ooitv. AUTIIUU TlCSVULLYANft Notary Public.

MACINDOE TREVELLYAN, Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance lilt You Want to Save Money Call on LaRO hirgh, KIOWA, KANSAS, Ashland votes on a 0,000 bond proposition to-day, to aid in the construction of a $30,000 court house; the remaining $20,000 to be made up by the issuing of county bonds to that amount. Geo. P. Hodkinson, one of Comanche county's wide-awake farmers, made us a pleasant call Monday. Mr.

Hodkinson is preparing an extensive fish pond which lie will stock with Ger BROKERS. or Di'y Gooils, Have Several Thousand Acres of Choice Farm Lands in "Cavalky Valley" for Sale. Money at Low Rates, And on Short Notice. Taxes Paid, Rents Collected, Agents and Gkneuai. Managkks FOll THE COMANCHE TOWN COMPANY.

Office: Town Hall. Comanche City, Kansas, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Gents' Furnishings, Notions, etc. All Summer Goods Now Sold at Cost. Jackson, Thornton Co As liters, Mi Tuos. E.

Ukuuy, Fuank M. Arnold, 1. 13. Kikkland. President.

Vice-President. Cashier. CAPITAL $50,000.00. MMMOT1TECTI BROKERS. Farm and City Property for Sale.

COUnVATElt, GAYLORD H0US Comanche City, Everything Neii Heat Rates Reasonable. Sample Room on First FioDr Special attention paid to the C. F. C. C.

McDaniel's Stage and Express Line Establishment. Special attention given to embalming Tiiounhuuo Fethekman, Kiowa I will trade town property for a good quarter section of land near town. Address or call on me at Comanhe City, Kansas. It. Wiliioit.

Claimants should call on Frak Meyer clerk of the district court, to have their filings and final proofs made out. Ac curate and careful work guaranteed. Charley and Joe. Slferman went over to Barber county last week and purchased fifty hed of calves. They are of the opinion that farming in this country is most profitable in connection with stock raising, and are, therefore, preparing to engage in cattle raising on a more extensive scale.

Charley Morrison, road overseer in the east part of the township, was in the city last Tuesday after township scrapers, plows, with which to finish up the road work in his district. Mr. Morrison informed us that a number of farmers in his neighborhood are sowing large fields of wheat this season. Misses Arnott, Bolar and Ward came down from their claims in Kio wa county yesterday evening to make a short visit with their many friends in this city. They all enjoy holding down claims and report evreything in good order.

The ladies favored the News office with a call while in the city. R. A. Muusou's sister, Miss Rose Munson, of Granville, Ohio, arrived in the city the first of the week and will make a protracted visit with Mr. and Mrs.

Munson. Miss Rose is one of the belles of Chautauqua, having spent the summer at that place, and will find many things of interest in her western visit. An exciting pony race occurred last Friday between, animals belonging to Zack Mulhall and Jim Donovan, the stake was fifty dollars and side bets amounted to one hundred and forty. Zack won the race by a nose or two, and Harry Hill is out a fifty dollar William in consequence thereof. Kio wa Herald.

Messrs. J. W. Dobson, A. W.

Rum- sey and Dr. A. S. Cloud will go to Ft. Scott in a few days.

While there they will visit the Parkinson Sugar Works The manufacturing of sugar is destined to become the leading industry of South ern Kansas in the near future. If the proper effort is made the indications are that works will be located at Kiowa Journal. Quite a large number of the young folks of this place a social hop at Mr. a few miles northwest of town, last evening. In coming home a part of the company missed the road and made extensive explorations In the Territory liefore they succeeded In finding themselves.

They arrived home at an early hour in the morning and report an enjoyable time. Standard prints, from 5 to Net. per yard at the New Store. Prof. Fuller will lecture at the following places: Comanche City Sunday, September 25th, 8 o'lock r.

and A villa, same evening at 7:30. As these discourses are given with free admission and a collection at the close a large attendance should be given him. His discourses are highly spoken of by the throughout the country as both instructive and amusing. Lexington Leader, B(tots and shoes cheap for cash at the New Store, A. B.

Cook's. County Clerk Overman left at this office last Wednesday several copies of his pamphlet containing all the taxable property of the county by townships and cities. Also county expense, laws relating to taxation and many other items of inteist to every taxpayer in the county. The book contains much valuable Information and was compiled and printed by Mr. Overman at his own individual expense, for which he deserves credit.

Copies of the Jxxk can be had free of cost on application at the county clerk's cilice. Try some of the new Hour at the New Hlore'i-the best on the malket. Boys' suspenders at the Xcw Store, 1 Sets, a pair. Temperance Lecture. Prof.

II. A. Fuller, the blind lecturer, will give a temperance discourse in the Town Hull in this city next Sunday at 3 o'clock r. i. A large attendance Is earnestly requested.

Ladies, see the nice gingham patterns at the New Store, Comanche City. Palace Hotel. Our leaders will find the aljove named hotel the best place in the city of Protection to get a good square meal or lodging at reasonable rates. JI. Ellinotok, Prop'r.

Carries Mail, Express and I'assengcrs front Comanche City Via Avillato Coldwater Dai! Fitst Time and First-class Accommodations. Tickets on Sale at I'oHtoftice at Coniancho City, Avilla, and Coldwater. Comanche City. Kans Clothing, Boots ii KAN'SA t4 Kansas; and. Strictly wants of the travelling public.

GAYLORD, Proprietor TREVELlYA Horses at ikoiini Pi Crow Restauran JOHN EIDSON.Pro Having taken charge of the id named restaurant, I now (lined t'i furnish lirsl-ehi -meals at all regular ia The public is.i-6 invited to call tr the meal in the ity. -G. E. WEST MAN Merchant Taih Satisfact ion iuaranU KIOWA KANS TOTft AO man Carp. These fish grow and in crease rapidily, and in a few years Mr.

Hodkinson will be able to supply the market with an excellent quality of fresh fish. Nescatunga Enterprise. The best grade of Head Light oil on the market ut the Jiew Store. J. M.Ict 'lain, register of deeds, and Couniy Clerk Overman were pleasant callers at the Nkws oftlce last Wednesday afternoon.

They are well pleas ed with progress of the campaign and are resting easy in regard to the future result of the election in November Thinking men all over the county, re gardless of political affiliations, will vote for them at the ensuing election. Republicans freely admit that no bet ter men for the offices of register of deeds and county clerk could be found in this or any oilier county, and many of them will not take the chances making a change. You can buy all-wool hosiery at the New Store for less money than you can buy the yarn to knit them. Nearly three months ago a stray dog that was then supposed to be mad stopped in this city a short time and while here bit a dog owned by Mr Gaylord, and one or two others. About a month ago Mr.

Gaylord 's dog showed signs of hydrophobia, and after biting a number of his cattle, the dog left the country. One dav last week one of the steers that was bitten went mad and lived less than twenty-four hour which time it seemed to be in terrible misery, and during mad fits tore off loth of its horns and otherwise sustained fearful bruises. This week one of the finest cows in the herd became affected hOhe same manner and to relieve her suffering had to be killed. Just how many mure were bitten is not known but it is feared that others of the herd may suffer the same fate. Munson's Winchester has since put e.

quietus on a number of dogs and others in the neighborhood should be served in a like manner. See the nice assortment of queens-ware and glassware Meakin brand, the best in the market at the New Store. We have been waiting for something reliable in the way of news regarding the building of the Friseo extension to give our readers, and now we throw up our hat and exclaim in four line pica that the south line connecting Bluff City with the main line ut Ft. Reno will be pushed right along as fast as possible, and In all probability the cars will be running thereon" he fore the holidays. The surveyors, sixty strong, are at work locating the line and they will soon be followed 1 the graders and track layers.

There is probability that operations on the line of here will legin this fall, but nolhiug definite in regard to it is known; but the south line can be pushed right through as there are no subsidi's to fish for and retard operations. When that link is coupled it will place us on the main line and give connection between St. Louis and San Frum-iseo, via Bluff City. This will be one of the main lines of the road and will run solid trains to St. Louis.

Bluff City Tribune. Full line of the Meakin brand of queensware and glass ware at the New Store, cheap for cash. The Nescatunga Enterprise, though formerly an independent republican paper, comes out this week for the en tire democratic ticket. It seems that Nescatunga was entirely ignored In tne republican convention wiiien met at Cold water last month as well as in all former, conventions since the organization of the county. The Enter prise declares war on the ground that the late convention was controlled by the partv -bosses'' in the interest of certain unworthy candidate, and with the object of slaughtering every can didate offered by Nencatunga, which they did.

The republicans of Nescatunga have ever been treated in this manner by the party leaders and the Enterprise ways they will stand it no longer, but will this time support the candidates on the democratic ticket, fMI of whom they know to be thor oughly competent gentlemen. The Enterprise could be engaged in no bet ter work under any crcnutslances than supporting the candidates of the democratic ticket, and irmVr the existing circumstances it is certainly justified in pursuing ft it cnre it he adopted; THE CITY LIVERY STABLE PROTECTION, DOES A GENERAL Drafts Drawn on all parts of WILLIAM McKEAN, Atto rn ey-at-Law. Collections promptly attended to. Oilicein Dobson's Block. KIOWA, KANSAS.

G. W. PRICHARD, M. Physician and Surgeon, Office: One Door North of Star Office, N. Cen.

Av. Coldwatkh, Kansas. J. F. HUTCHISON.

MANUFACTUBKIl OF Fine Cigars And Dealer in Tobaccos, Etc. Factory No. 145. Give us a Call. COLDWATEIt, KAN.

HAW MM till MRS CRflYEH, Proprietor. Good Sample Room. Accommodations First-Class. Corner of Fifth and Main Streets. KIOWA, KANSAS.

JOHN KERN. Merchant Tailor. All work done on short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. Prices reasonable. Give hh a call.

COLD WATER, KANS. STATIONERY. Pens, Ink and Lead Pencils. Also Fine Cigars and Tobacco, Kept at the Postoiliee. I will keep School Hooks.

Slates and Slate Pencils, Etc. R. A. MUNSON, Comanche ity, Kans. Europe.

C. the the on lui3 of last arm and the and get call is we her and for cue big feet her who two KANSAS. BANKING BUSINESS, Your Business Solicited. TOWN AND COUNTY. Buy a nice nobby hat at A.

B. Cook's. II. C. Miller's for Brick.

Comanche City. See how cheap tinware is at the New Store. The best Brick, in Kansas. At II. Miller, Comanche City.

James Jeffery is over in Barber county this, week buying cattle. W.J. Cameron will begin building a fence around hi3 farm in a few days. The best over-alls in the county for money, at the New Store, Comanche City, Joe Jarnigan, who has been quite sick for two weeks past, is now convalescent. Mr, Cooli reports his trade exceedingly good, and the prospects very encouraging.

Kiowa Furniture wholesale and retail house. Household goods, sewing machines and organs. Quite a number of the farmers in valley ere building fences and otherwise improving their farms. Fob Sale: A good farm adjoining town on the Address cr call It. King, Comanche City, Kanj.

J. W. Ezell made a business and pleasure trip to Harper this week, and will be absent ten or twelve days. Dave Ilolbrook and Daniel Welch accompanied by W. Clark and family, left for Trinidad, Colorado the first of the week.

George Macindoe, of Comanche City, bought a lawn tennis set and invites all lovers of the game to cull and play him. Review. Mrs, B.Cook and Jelliery, Ohio, visited the great salt plains yesterday, and were delighted with the grandeur of the sight. J. E.

Hall and Wiley Cowan, of Kiowa, stopped in the city over night Wednesday, on their return home from the Panhandle. Mr. T. M. Dunn, a young man of Cold water, one day last week, in throwing a baseball, broke his right above the elbow.

It. A. Munson sowed twenty-live or thirty acres to winter wheat this week, the Hopkins boys are sowing about same number of acres. Messrs. Cross and Kirkland, of Protection, were in the city last Sunday, drove down to the salt plains to a glimpse of that beautiful eight.

II. O. Holdei'by, democratic candidate for treasurer, made us a pleasant one day this week. Mr. Ilolderby confident of success and his chances, think, are flattering.

Mrs. Soj'ha Sherman went to Cold-water last Monday and made proof on pre-emption claim northwest of town. I. S. Dewees, Ueo.

Macindoe C. W. Sherman were witnesses. Men 'a suspenders at the New Store, i25ctt a pair. C.

W. Sherman attended the barbe given by John lluttmttn in Kum-sty town! hip last Friday, and reports a crowd and a general good time. He showed us two specimen of petrified cedar wldch he look from a log thirty long by about twerty inches in diameter, and wlsHi is as solid as rock. Mrs. Armstrong, of spent several days this week md last with daughter, Mrs.

Hart, of this place, hai lieen seriously ill for the past weeks, but Is now rapidly recovering, Mrs. Armstrong returned lion vis ColdwMer th wetk; MACINDOE W-tetaoab i Saddle Corner Main Street and Fourth Avenue, COMANCHE CITY, minvmcK, TiiIiIp Xuppiied with the Uest the Mai kef Affords. Acc niodation- East Mien Street, KAN. T. P.

RUBLE, Real fctate, Loan and Insurance Aicent. 4 orrefKimlence AV1ELA, KANS..