The Monument Obelisk from Monument, Kansas • 1

VOL. 2. NO. 6. MONUMENT, LOGAN THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1889.

perienced workman and charges tea- P. agent at this place. Mr. Brown left LOCAL AND GENERAL. yard, when the buggy ran over a wagon U.

P. TIME TABLE. bast r.oimn. I WEST BOUND. At Exp.

a. m. 1 1 201-11 :25 p.m. PacEs. P.

m.I p.m. weat' I 3ia 12:85 p.m. LclFt. t-Don'Utop. -Daily, except Sunday.

J. W. Edwabds, Agent. G. A.

R. Jaokeon Morrow Post, No. 414, G. A. R.

Dept. Kansas. Meet the 4th Saturday in each month, at jp" Bjcabnbs, Commander P. HWDDLESTON, Adjt MONUMENT HOSE CO. NO.

1. Meel9tat Monday ineachmoth.BicK)CUef J. L. Ghbknfikld, Sec'y. -Official County Directory.

Representative, Probate Judfie, County Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, County Attorney, Register of Deedi', Clerk of District Court, gupt. Public Instruction 'County Surveyor, 'Coroner, R. I. RE A H.C. CHAPMAN J.

W. JONES N. G. PERRY MAN 1. B.

FELTS K. E. W1LLCOOKSON p. Mcknight G. C.

FLEMING J. W. D. FOOTS A. J.

MEIKR Dr. W. T. liOYCE COMMISSIONERS, 1st DistrWt, 8rd C. E.

BRADLEY A. J. SlM JAS. DEKMOT CHAS. PAGE, Justice of Ike Peace.

All Kinds of Legal Banks on Hand. MONUMENT, KANSAS. J. W. Taylor, Attorney- at law, MONUMENT, KANSAS.

II. BEAKNES, NOTARY PUBLIC. Justices and Land Offices Blanks on Hand. Collections Made. OFFICE, BAKEIt AVENUE.

MONUMENT. KANSAS. Or. 12. ZEg-g-ex.

LAND AND LOAN AGENT. Prosecutes and Defends Contests for Ac ual Settlers. HONEY TO LOAN FV; FINAL PROOFS AT LOWEST RATES. Attends to all Business before Land Office. Russell Speings, Kan W.

B. DICKEY. Blacksmith and Horse- Shoeing Done: Machinery and Plow Repairing, Al Work Warranted. Shop on YHIKD ST. OPPOSITE BLUE FRONT BARN, Monument, Kansas.

Monument City -PIONEER Dray Express Line. Aix Goods, Freight and Express De livered Promptly With Care. N. P. CHURCHILL, Proprietor.

Freed, Wagon ana Blacksmith SH P. Horse Shoeing and all Kinds of Iron and Woodwork done with neatness and dispatch. Work Warranted. Prices Reasonable. Mo it'MLNT, Kansas.

The POLICE DbLIUUie GAZETTE will be mai'ed, securely wrapped, to any addresB In the United Krufpa for Three Months on receipt ef One Dollar. jJltJb Liberal discount allowed to Postmasters, Agents and Clubs. The Pouck Gamstt of New wi 1 ar YoT ifi I be Only legltimata Ulna UlOimlKsKX trat Horn-tins' and Journal onblinbed onlhc American continent. Apply for terms to IlckardJL Fox. "ranklyn Square, N.

pole and tipped over. Twenty-five couts fixed all the breakage AN EXPOSE IN THOMAS COUNTY. Last week's Colby Tribune gave two the commissioners of Thomas county and the Cat a pretty severe shaking up an expose of the illegal manner in which the county printing is being done the latter paper. We have all along noticed that the proceeding and legal notices were leaded, but until wo read expose In the Tribune had always sup posed the leading was done to "fill up," never thinking a printer would overleap the bounds of right, law and custom by measuring leads in legal matter. As the Tribune puts it someone up thore not in western Kansas for his health alone.

NOTES FROM THE COUNTY SEAT. August 6, 1889. Candidates are making their rounds. Sheriff Perry man and county attorney Willeockson drove to Winona Sunday night. Dr.

A.M. Crawford and wife returned yesterday from an extended visit to the mountains. The hop giyen at the town ball last Wednesday night was well attended and a good time was had. A heavy rain is reported to have fallen north uf here last night, but for some reason we were left out. Frank Zeigler, of Oakley, was in towii Monday.

There seems to be some at traction for Frank down hero lately. A. J. Meier and T. B.

Thorpe went. to Leoti this morning to watch a game of ball at that place between the Leoti and La Crosse nines. Your oorrsspondent is being charmed by the daily appearance of the "school martus" on the streets. They are in- deed a happy lot with rosy cheeks, smiling countenances and with such in nocent looks they gaze into your bright ened eyes aud "mash" the most distant "masher" in town. For at least four weeks the boys will be perfectly contented to live at Russell Springs.

Last Saturday A. H. Hull, Western township, was taken- before Esquire Ed- mondson, of Winona, to answer to a charge of perjury. CotiLty attorney Willeockson appeared for the prosecu tion and J. B.

Gamble, of Wallace, tor the defense in the preliminary examination. He was bound over to the district Court in the sum of $500. Not being able to procure the bail he was brought to Russell Springs and lodged in the county prison. The county normal opened last Mon day with twenty attendants and is increasing in numbers every day. Prof.

Malaby, of Grainfield, who conducted the institute so successfully last year, is again the conductor this terra. His ability as an instructor is widely known throughout western Kansas: AH those who expect to teach the coming year should not fail to attend the normal at this place. Board can be secured at reasonable rates. Anon. G.

A. R. The National Encampment of the A. R. will be held this year at Milwaukee, Aug.

26 to 31. Agents of the Union Pacific railway will sell tickets to Milwaukee and return at the lowest one way first class fare in Nebraska, and Kansas August 21 to 28 inclusive; in Colorado and Wyoming August 20 to 27 inclusive; limited to return leaving Milwaukee August 27 to September 6, final limit September iO. For thosa who desire to return later thau September 5 the limit on tickets will be extended to September 30 on application to the joint agent of terminal lines at Milwaukee. Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming should be well represented at this encampment and all should go via 'The Overland Route." For further Information apply to any agent Of this company or E. L.

LOMAX, G. P. Omaha, Nkb on the evening ti ain for his homo at Fairfield, la. Ho has made many friends during his short stay among us and has our best wishes for his future. failed to show UP.

F. E. Canan, of Oakley, was in town between trains Tuesday. He expected to meet parties from Russell Springs and Winona to decide whether the Sun- day School convention would be held here or at Winona, but they failed to show up and the question is still an open ono. 5,400 BUSHELS OF WHEAT.

Those are the figures; 5,400 bushels of wbeat shipped from Monument by Mr. Horrigan in the last twelve days and the shipping season has only just begun. Already nine cars, bearing on an aver-ago of 600 bushels per car, have gone east from this point over the Union Pa cific. a new outfit. Superintendent Foote was in town baturday with his "colt and a new harness.

He came after a new road cart of the Cortland make. The liar ness was a fine one which he bought of A. C. Sims, of Winona, and the whole utfit was as neat and tidy as an old maid. A big yield.

Mr. Horrigan's 100 acres of wheat yielded him 3,500 bushels. This is not quite so big a yield as 40 bushels per acre, but considering that the seed was put in on sod the yield is highly satisfactory. This leaves him about $850 profit, and the straw, after paying $625 for the land. "KEEPS SAWING WOOD." People wonder how Mr.

Horrigan can afford to pay 55 cents per bushel for wheat when buyers at other towns are paying no higher than 51 cents for the same grades. He eyidenlly knows what he is about and if he can afford to pay that price the farmers can surely afford to take it. He says nothing, but "keeps sawing wood." HARD LUCK. I. B.

Felts has met with bad luck during the past week, having lost two of his pet antelopes, by being caught by R. L. Smith's pack of hounds. It must indeed be very provoking after going to all the trouble of taking care of them while young, and becoming at tached to them, and then have them run off aud killed by a pack of good for- nothing dogs Clipper. THE CLIPPER MANAGEMENT.

The management of the Winona Clip per has passed into the hands ot its creditors, who are mainly the staunch business men of that city and the firm of Marder, Luce Co. type founders. Park R. Mitten, who has been foreman of the office for about a year, will issue the paper until other arrangements are made. Wo hope to the Clipper put on a solid foundation of usefulness and respectability.

WANTS TO INVEST. J. B. Ennis, of Kansas City, one of the founders of Monument and for a long time president of the town com pany, came in on the noon train yester day. We understand the Object of his visit to be investment in Logan county lands and the making of arrangements to put a good deal of bis land into wheat this fall.

He was in Oklahoma when it opened and says that country is Dot hear so good as Logan county. Mr. his has the reputation of being a good Hgc lan(1 and 8oil- A RUNAWAY. Jas; Parrsh drove one of W. W.

Drury's teams to Colby Tuesday after noon and stopped at his claim on the way home. In getting into the buggy again the team started before he was iu, and not having bold of the lines the team threw him to the ground, ran the buggy over him. injuring his hand, and started for town, a distance of seven miles, on the run. Everything staid upright until reached the stable of in in is sonable. There will be a great scarcity of hay some parts of Logan county this year and fodder will play an important part in wintering the largo amount of stock that is now held Following arc the dates of the Union acifio half-faro excursions into western Kansas: August anil zu, bepiemoer iu and 24 and October 8, 1889.

A large number of excursionists have already signified their intention of coming. Eastern dailies convey the information that the Chicago and Alton is trying to purchase the Kansas division of the Union Pacific railway. This move is to protect itself from its rivals, the Santa Fe and Rock Island, which have lines both sides of the Missouri river. Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Drury were in town yesterday to meet some of her rel atives from Hope, Dickinson county. Kan. They were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.

H. Lay, and her sister, Mrs. Eddy, and the latter's two children. Mr. Lay an old resident of Kansas and owns and operates a large farm near Hope.

The Union Pacific iailway will sell round trip tickets to Washington, D. to the Knights Templar triennial con clave at the lowest first class rate. Tickets to be sold October 3 to 5 inclu sive, limited to going passage to Octo ber 8, and for return to trains leaving Washington not later than Oct ber 18, with final limit to October 25. E. E.

Hart, of Solomon, was in town last week. Mr. Hart is a tele graph operator and came in response to a letter from Mr. Horrigan to apply for the railroad agency at this place, but as Mr. Edwavdshad already returned to take the position back ha contented himself with looking the country over with a view of was well pleased with what he saw.

A CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS. D. L. Emeiy has withdrawn from the race for the office of surveyor of Logan county. COLBY GETS A MILL.

The Colby papers announce that the final arrangements have been made for the putting in of a goud flouring mill at that place. A BIG CIRCULATION. Bro. Guslus says the Messenger is the best advertised paper in Logan county. That's giving the Obelisk credit for a big circulation.

HAVE BECOME 9,000 BUSHELS. Those 300 bushels of wheat that Eli Cronin sold last ear for seed are now be ing hauled in for shipment. The 300 bushels, however, have become about 9,000. A WORTHY CANDIDATE. Silas Ebersole, of Lees township, we see by the Republican, is a candidate for commissioner of the 3d district.

Mr. Ebersole is a gentleman of sterling worth and would make an excellent commissioner. WILL BE HERE TODAY. Advices received from eastern parties show that quite a number of the solid business men of the east will be here to day on the land excursion. Messrs.

Neil and Horrigan went to Ellis last night to meet them. BUT WE CANNOT. The Messenger calls us the "stnpen dous literary Obelisk." We would re ally like to return that compliment, but as th style of the Messenger comes un der no literary classification we ever heard of we honestly cannot do it. special school meeting. A special school meeting of the voters of district 5 will be held in the school house in this place on Tuesday.

Aug. 13, at 5 P. for the purpose of furthering the arrangements for the new school house in the south part of the district. BACK IN HIS OLD PLACE. J.

Edwards was checked in and C. Brown chucked out yesterday as I Try the Monument tinner. County fair September 26 and 27. Anchor Flour, $1.25 at llarwood'8. Salt meats of all kinds at A.

J. Allen's. Dr. Southard was at Wallace Sunday. 14 pounds brown sugar for $1 at liar-wood's.

Foreman Conistock was down home Sunday. A few loads of wheat are coming in every day. If you have grain to sell bring it to Monument. Horse Shoe und Star Tobacco 45 cents at Harwood's. Mr.

Horrigan was down to Oakley Saturday night. Ladies' fine' shoes at A. J. Allen's. They are dandies.

Burton Smith expects to join the nor mal next Monday. Miss Morrison came in from Wallace yesterday evening. you want a good suit of clothes call on Weber Ruzell. The midday train from the east now arrives at 11:46 A. M.

A. J. Allen keeps a good stock of gro ceries, all standard goods. All kinds of dry goods, the best on the market, at A. J.

Allen's. Call for prices and terms on hoe and press gram drills at Smith Bros. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wegener, of Page, attended church here Sunday evening.

Willie Rolfe went to Wallace Sunday to stay awhile with his father and sister Last night's midnight passenger train west was a double-header with twelve coaches. Hon. R. I. Rea and wife, of Russel Springs, were visiting Geo.

Rozell and family Tuesday. Elsewhere will be found a notice to contractors to bid on the erection of a new school house in district 39. Miss Rodgers, whose One claim lies a few miles southeast of town, favored us with some fine swept corn last week. We this week ngfi.in have had the pleasure of sampling some of the fine vegetables from Mr. Ilanthora's garden.

Link Greenfield joined the bridge gang on its way west last Friday and went with the car to Wallace, returning Saturday. Republican township primaries, August 1C; republican county convention, August 17. Mrs. J. K.

Pressler and child returned yesterday from their recent visit to relatives in Missouri. Miss Annie Bixler expects to start today for Russell Springs, where she will attend the normal. Geo. Roebuck went to Kansas City Friday to stay several weeks. His wife is quite sick at that place.

A. S. Beymer, from near Russell Springs, formerly of this place, was shaking hands with frieud3 here Mon day. A sanple of the excellent cake served at the Wegener-Cay wood wedding found its way to our table. Please accept our thanks.

We are under obligation to Mr. A. J. Anderson's younger son for some fine apples which grew in Saline county, this stale. Mrs.

Jos. Swan, an aunt of A. T. Swan, and Miss Barrett, both of Kansas City, arrivett on the noon train yesterday to make him a visit. A very heavy rain fell here last Monday night and as it was quite general it may be safely said that a bountiful Crop of corn is now assured for this region.

If you have a watch that you wish re paired in any way leave it with Weber Rozell. It will be done by an old Ox.