Oakley News Letter du lieu suivant : Oakley, Kansas • 1

1IM.AI, PUBLICATIONS. inal $4.00 Contests 3.00 VOL. I. JVOi 4. Job Work of all kinds executed with neat, nesa and dispatch.

Kates reasonable. J. P. Israel, Publishers and Proprietors. OAKLEY, LOGAN COUNTY, KANSAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1888.

$1.50 PER YEAR. LO Can you play checkers ATS A BOY. airs. Ben Walters presented her husband with a fine 10 pound boy last Tuesday and Ben begins to feel sometiing like a family Church dirctoby. T.

B. Powers has moved onto his claim east of town. man. was on our streets fern mm Mr. Pool of Elkader Monday.

WiD you subscribe for the Pk ess? Here' jour Oaklet Sattroat Pkess. We are having lovely Kansas weather. See John A. Goodier for School Furniture, We want every firm in Oakley to give us an advertisement. SEE IT COMING- Ere long Oakley will experience a boom time table.

Union Pacific Railway. Westward No. 203, Pacific Express 1205r. m. No.

201, Colorado Express 11:05 p. m. Eastward No 203, Eastern Express 523 a.m. No. 204, Atlantic Express 5:02 p.

it. OAKLEY COLBY RY. Freight and Passenger. Leaves Colby, 10:00... m.

Arrives at Oakley, 1130 a.m. Leaves Oakley, 5:15 p. m. Arrives at Colby, 6:45 i. m.

Daily except Sunday. Services by the pastor each alternate 'Sabbath, beginning with first Sabbath of the ye.r a and 7:30 p. m. e' liool every Sabbath at 10 o'clock a- m. J.

H. Clahjc, Snp't. Social meeting at 2.30 p. M. i Prayer meeting every Thursday evening.

was in the city C. W. Smith of Winona Monday morning. mat will Tar surpass anything ever witnessed in tins county. She is built ud on a solid foundation, being the great commercial Con Hess came home to-day to spend Sun day with Mrs.

Hess. center of northwestern Kansas. THE PIONEER MERCHANT An enormous lot of forest and fruit trees A cordial Invitation is extended to all to at- new assistant day DIED. B. Mestor is the operator at the depot.

are being set out In this locality this spring I lie infant babe of Mr. and Mrs Charles W. V. Dadds of Winona was on our streets Hyland died last Saturday evening and was 1 ramps are entirely to promiscous and previous and, our advice is to sSiow them no ounea sunaay. 1 ne heartstricken parents mercy.

tcna the services. Rev. T. J. H.

Tagoabt. Preaching every four weeks, in tfc.e rooming and evening, by Rev. J. R. Morgan.

Presbyterian Church Preaching every for weeks, morning and evening, by Rev. J. W. VanEj.san. sympar the in ttiis their sad affliction have the thy of the community.

ednesday af ternoon. J. S. Hamilton of Monument was in city on business Monday. Goblo Bros, have built a fine house their plaim south of town.

ii you nave any unruly horses -you want tamed Warren. McDaniel will be glad to take on 'NOT DEAD SURE. Tl.rt VI. Tf the job off your hands. auk j.

r. israei, is now publishing a new paper Oakley, the Saturday Press. We received Nos. 1 and M. S.

Ainslie took the early morning train 1 he Commercial House has a new card tor tlie east again this morning. planted in the Pkess this week. Mr, UeVoe Societies. Oakley Post, G. No.

405, meets the first Saturday in each month at I o'clock p. is running a first class house-. uan iiooert of Monument wag a social caller at these headquarters to-day. m. All members in good standing are cordi-1 Jim niggin oflco a lolly drayman of this city but nw prosperous, farmer north of CITY OFFICERS.

Albert DeVoe, 8. A. Stream, Judge. E. Canan City Clerk.

C. A. Treasurer. D. L.

Ringwalt, Marshal and Street Com. A. W. Snyder, C. W.

Winslow, II. Sutherland, Ira Webb, Geo. Beeler, C.W.W1N8LOWM. D. Physician, Surgeon and ACCOUCHEUR, mud has been west on a business ally Invited to attend.

F. E. Cak an. P. C.

Wm. Willsojt, Adjutant. town mad us a pleasant call to-day. trip and returned yesterday morning. 2 both the same day, but' we'll forgive him for that as they are both full of news.

Press Israel is a live editor. Obcrlin Opinion CRDOF THANKS. We desire to return our sincere and heartfelt thanks to our kind frieuds in Oakley and vicinity for the kindness and sympathy extended us during the sickness and burial of our little darling. Mu. and Mus.

HylaS'd. Warren McDaniel jis learning how to stick inest IClnio Hotel at WiDona took fire Notice to Onr Patrons type while whiling away his idle hours. yesterday morning and burned to the ground All subscriptions to the payable in i fte loss is considerable there beinir but w. Mudd from the south part of the' little insurance. county was in town on business to day advance, Sl.oO per yea.r.

All advertising bills must be settled monthly, Billa fay jab "1 i 1 County Attorney Willcockson had business uw uavu your name enrolled up J. L. GIESLER, PiiF.sioENT. at the county seat a few days this week. work, cash on delivery.

All advertisements run and charged for until ordered out. on our subscription book. The Pkess, only H. F. GIESSLER, Casiiiek.

T- ..4 1 1 $1.50 a year--the cheapest in the city, be uuius, ul ucaver JNCDrasfta is Businee locals 5 cents per line per week, and Promptly Attended Day or Night. I cause it give3 the news. here visiting his daughter Mrs. S. S.

Arn. TRAMP TIES THE CHAMPION. Tiie great ehoot content between "Tramp" of the Abilene Gazette and Captain Bogar-dus which took.place at Abilene yesterday resulted in a tie. The tie will be shot off some time during the corning summer at the M. to.

Amr-lio after several weeks absence OFFICE The grass is now getting dry and the ind are published until ordered discontinued. OAKLEY MARKET BEPQBT in ui.i cast returned last Wednesday to Oak you know is never still so be careful of Over D. Doering'a store on corner north ley. I prairie fires don't neglect to take every precaution to prevent one. DOES A GENERAL J.

B. McGonigal of Colby came in Thurs (corrected weekly by J. M- gamble.) option of Capt. Bogardus, so says the Abilene Gazette. "Tramp" can consider he lias wnn day trom a two weeks trip in the northern Bay your wall paper of C.

A. states. east irom H.IUK $1: IS weelss. a trophy in tieing the worlds champion. bmith.

He has an excellent stoofe J. W. Kerns went through the city Wed USINESS. the latest desi ernes. Paoer trin SWEETENED TOO MUCH.

In yesterdays daily we see where the Russell atteriioon from Russell Springs to med for eostomers. WaKeenev. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, se Springs Bu-lding and Loan Association had beeu chartered with a capital stock of $200, Mrs. Corett, postmistress at Grinnell visited i ue pace iur you 10 get a gooa square, OAKLEY, KANSAS. curely wrapped to anyaddress ir the united warm meal when in Oaklev is at the Oakley 000.

Don't VOU think thft nnnit.il stnnl; this City Thursday in company with some of her lady friends Ktatt'8 for three months on receipt of OnS DOTiTi tK Hay per ton $9.00 to $12.00 Corn, bu 55 cents Potatoes. 150 to 2.00 0ts 40 cents Chops. 4 cwt 1.30 1.10 Flour 3.00 to 3.00 Corn 1.50 Eggs 15 cents Poultry (live) .,..,.,,,.3.00 lb 20 cents Baeon.dry salt" 14 Butter 20 Sweet Potatoes 5 House. Mr. and Mrs Willson are so well Hod 6f oanefl on Long: or Tiie.

Deposits Received. i known and always give their customers Judge Teft made a business trip to Wal igared up a little too much? MORE; FAVORABLE. The deposits now being brought from the satisfaction that our recomendation is un Liberal discount allowed to postmasters, lace and Sharon Springs Thursday returning airents ana clubs, sample copies manettiree. necessary. Address all orders to K1UH.AK1) fUA, Collections Receive Prompt Attention: Exchange Bought euncX Sold.

raukliu Square, i. Friend Kleist of the Opinion had a stroke artesian well are a little more encouraging and the prospects are favorable and now -Ml .1, 1 r-1 01 uau iuck. mis anernoon lust as lie was going to press with the last page which was points toward the possibility of wealth. The auger has now passed through about 150 feet of soapstone and Col. J.

J. Sears Iijs RUSSELL SPfllNGS, Logan ConalT, KANSAS. accmentiy "pied." None but a printer knows how to sympathize with him in such R. P. M'KNIGHT, LUliBER CO just brought into our office specimen of misfortunes.

Oakley is the BEST town in Logan county. this soapstone and compared it to that from REGISTER OF DEEDS Our p.ld fviend Watson Zt-igler and his Try this office when you want neat the Pennsylvania coal mines and there is a striking similarity and the general belief is estimable lady nee Miss Kate Cavender, of job work. DEALERS IN Hays City have taken charge of the Eastern that coal in abundance lies just beneath 'his Official abstracts furnished at reasonable hotel at We say to our Grinnell deposit as such exists in Pennslyvania. yesterday morning. W.

E. Couser took the east bound train Tuesday morning and returned Wednesday. He was a Hoxie visitor. E. A.

Iludkins of McAlIaster, was in the city Tuesday buying a stock of flour and feed from J. M. Gamble W. N. Peircc of Colby came down to the bes town in Logan eountj- last Monday and returned the following day.

Treasurer Black was an Oakley visitor to day. He suffered some loss of clothing in the hotel fire at "Winona yesterday. John R. Gardner and John W. Rodgers both of this city have received their appointment's this week a6 Notary publics.

Lawyer Towne was successful in winning the litigated case tried before the justice 8 miles north of Grinnell last Saturday. K. E. WUleockson has been a sutferer the past week from, a pair of sore eyes. They Henry Teft departs for Chicago tomorrow morning.

FIISIIED TO CHICAGO. i people when visiting Oakley, stop with Wat and you'll be treated white. Grinnell Golden I Belt From Salina to Denver the best town mid ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIAL GglLJ. oh -uslss Toic The Santa Fe Rnnniiiz its Own Trains from prices. PACIFIC HOTEL w.

CCRDELL ProtriEtor. way is Oakley, Kansas to Chicago. FLOUR! This warm weather is bound to bring up The foremost thoropghfare Kansas City to oexcX low Yes, FLOUR, the very best at J. M. a good ram.

Gambles. Chicago and Eastern Cities. The Chicago Santa Fc California Rail The click of the corn planter will soon be FnrnisM House heard in the land. J. R.

Humphrey, Manager. The family of Jacob Patton arrived in Oak way being the Chicago extension of the At chison road is comnlSfed to Chicago and JTJCr CITY. The city has been lively all week with cr omniences on, Sunday April 29th to run commercial tourists. Oakfoy, No pains will be spared to entertain the trav Kansas. through trains, from Kansas City, Topel.a, ari( getting some better at this writing.

ley Thursday night from Ia Harpc Hancock County Illinois and Mr. Patton reached here Friday with a car of household goods and farm tools. They have a claim mites north of Oakley and have come to make this their home, eling public. Two blocks from depot. Several suits were docketed on squire Atchison and St.

Joseph to that city. The f. lurner arrived the fore part of the Goodiers doeket this week. trains of the new line will be of the Vestibule week from IndAanay and is now buildin house his claim- miles uth west. Keasonabie rates oy clay or weeK.

DR. KEENEY, pattern of whch so much has been said in There were two criminal cases brought be. the East and will ive the people of the west fore squire Goodier yesterday If you are going to paper your walls or J. C. Cavapbell is soa-ely and has almost the patience of Job-, He is now opportunity to dip in and enjoy this much ceiling's do not fail to call on J.

II. Ca vender. Sheriff Perryman is in the city to-day on vaunted luxury. The idea of popularising Physician and Surgeon, nursing the third boil is a painful pet. Eastern Hotel.

Full line of samples latest the lockout for the tramp shootist. J. It. Humphrey feeling Jolly Tues spring designs, from cents to $1,25 per double roll. My work'; may be seen at The streets are getting very dusty and of a Calls promptly attended day or night.

day because he had old a big bill of lum windy day are quite disagreeable. her to a party who intended to build south of Eastern Hotel. Call on or address, J. Cavender, Eastern Hotel. Qaklev, Kansas.

the Jine with travelers has induced tite Santa Fe to make a notable innovation connected with its Vestibule Trains: no extra charge, will be made. All eastern lines charge extra the aditioiial accommodation. Our people attending the Republican Convention in June will have a chance to test the new line. Office on Center Avenue, town. The Press increasing circulation and ad vertising patronage is very encouraging.

i)r. Wmslow reports a 10H boy at Chris For Sale A second hand No 8 LOGAN COUNTY KANSAS. OAKLEY, Business is rushing to-day which makes ISTO DELAY. MONEY READY WHEN PROOF IS MADE. COME TO WILLCOCKSON'S office in Bank of Oakley.

Acorn Cook Stove. Enquire nt Wcbershousea Monument, which arrived yesterday morning. We'll be up and smoke Chris. up for the week which was unusually dull Hartwell's harness shop or Snyder A large number of trees were ANDERSON BROS, planted on Snyder's hardware store. enterprising the church ground Tuesday by citizens.

Some of the railioad men feel that our When you go to Russell Springs, if you want to buy or dell anything, don't fool with any one horse agent but go to Hobert Smalley, the old reliable at No. 6 Grau Avenue. 4-tf. eat Market, The Deadlock in the national House of city docs not hold an employe in due respect in thrtt the scoundrel who shot the porter Representatives, Avas broken last Thursday on the direct tax bill 3'esterdny was allowed to get free. In reference to this with all kindly feelings we CALL Presli SaJLt, Call on John A.

Goodier for the i want to tuat Wi1s not through any Justice Defeated Meat constant best bargains in land. lack of having justice meted out that the tramp got away and our citizens regret it as and see Yesterday as the noon passenger irain 203 west-bound was pulling out of Oakley the We visited the city -of Grinnell this morning much as any. Because tho porter was a negro, it does not affect the matter iu any ly 011 hand. A. C.

TOWNE, 'iNTING and was agreeably entertained b3' our friend Capt. Houston of the Golden Belt. manner. porter, Jo Hoard, spied a tramp on the rear platform of the sleeping car between Supt Palmer's special car, and the porter ordered SAMPLES Settlers are com.ng into Oakley iu great When you want pickled corn, numbers. Two-thirds of the emanation to LAW, LAND, LOAN, IN western Kansas comes to Oakley.

chow chow and anything in the grocery line go and see J. M. Gamble. tf. the tramp off which order was not promptly obeyed and the porter to more emphatically express his demand gently kicked Mr.

tramp who instantly drew a 32-calibre revolver and fired, striking the porter somewhere in the ohn Goodier has been holding down his claim this week and made some improvements. John will make an A No. 1 farmer we think. Dan Modene was in the city Monday and purchased the lumber of our dealers to complete the hotel at Elkader of which he will be landlord. Mr.

Sweet was very unexpectedly called ty Byers, Saturday night to take charge of the U. P. station there leaving Agent Kaufman after one days service. E. A.

Hotchkisson a former Logansport merchant has taken a position in Frank Zeigler's store, Mr. Knapp retiring. Mr. Knapp will perhaps go to Chicago soon. N.

F. Turner and Jacob Bixler, with their families are temporarily occupying the A. DeVo property in the northeast part of town while erecting houses on their claims. C. R.

Bennett Auditor of the Chicago Lumber lias moved his. headqnarters fr in Obeiiiu to Colby which plaets him 1 tore centrally to their vast number of ards. ohn Goodier came moping into th offiee esterday looking so lazy and tired that we expected to hear of some great act or 1 gal ease he had decided but he only said "-ts hot." Mr. Woodford father of Dudley and Seth was brought in from the east Monday in a AT THIS Some of our citizens will perhaps nave SURANCE, AND COLLECTIONS. OAKLEY KANSAS something to say to the Russell Springs, Leader question in our next issue.

AN GET Some one has mailed Winlield Freeman back, inflicting a serious wound. The train which had not yet got out of the switch at Kansas C'itj-, ansas a copy of the Phess and M. Ainslie ys while in Mr. Free If our city could afford a Ftreet sprinkler this summer it would be a great enterprise OFFICE. man's office he was asked if he had seen a copy ot Oakley's new paper.to which question besides a great saving to chants.

PRICES. limits was stopped and the tramp who did tho shooting threw his revolver down and started on the run but was quickly overtaken and captured. The wounded man was con- UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY. The Pacific Hotel has a ne 'd in this Mr. Ainslie replied i the negative.

Mr. week. Mr. Cordell knows wl.at it akes to ve ed on to Wallace where the companies physician made an examination and probed Freeman forthwith wen down into the waste basket and pulled forth the Press which had never been opened and th caused Mr. Ains constitute a good hotel and is an ellent "The Overland Route." landlord.

The onlv line carrvinir the United States Overland mail. a deal is about to be made that will be of for the bullet buf without success and the latest reports we have was that Hoard had been taken to a Denver hospital and that the wound is liable to prove serious. The great benefit to Oakley's future. The parties Through Pullman Sleepers and Modern Day SNYDER SNYDER, DEALERS IN Hardware, Stoves, 1 Tinware. Coaches Irom the Kiver.

interested making the deal have it, aboa closed now. tramp who did this malicious and cowardly act refused to give his name or place of residence and was promptly placed under Direct Gonnections Col. Sears Intends to test the merits of Lo mm gan county's farming propensities this sea- J2 A.Y arrest and left in the charge of city marshal i helpless condition, due to a severe attack aim tens us ue nas acres 01 corn of dropsy. Our informant thinks hL re- already planted, ine season tor the foaming eoda water BUILDERS HARDWARE A SPECIALTY. LOGAN COUNTY, Denver, Cheyenne, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, SanFr ncisco, Los Angeles, Portland and all and ice cream refreshments is almost hei OAKLEY, KANSAS.

while linen su its, straw hats, palm leaf fans, hammocks are i demand. Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, "Utah, L. L. Woodhouse of Tlton Iowa, is vis itinghisold friend H. F.

Giesser.and is much (successor toj Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Calif u-nia, Washington Territory and Pacific Coast Points. pleased with the country and will locate here permanently in the near futu lie to ask of us if we couldn't publish a paper in Oakley that would not find its way into the waste basket witho being first unfolded, intimating that Mr Freeman's reason for hurling it into the waste basket was sufficient that the paper as uninteresting. In the first place how wo Id Mr. Freeman be able to form an idea of the unworthyness of the Pres if he never unfolded it? We dou know who sent it to him nor do we care but for the benefit of such intelligent(?) subjects as Mr. Free an we will simply state that the Puas has received, more highly complimentary tices on its superiority over all other country local newspapers than any paper published ia northwest Kansas.

Second, not one line in thi3 paper heretofore has-be put there "for Mr. Freeman. We are not the tool of any corporation, company or click and are not dictated as to how we shall publish a paper. If Mr. Freeman wants an interest iu this paper all he can get is $1.50 worth by paying his subscription in advance otherwise we will spare his office boy the painful necessity of transporting the Pkess from Mr.

Freeman desk to the waste basket. Mr. Freeman is one of those enterprising town site men. He formerly controlling large interests in Oakley and Winona and we believe Sharon Springs but we have never heard one word favorable of him said and have failed to find any newspapers in these towns were in any manner benefitted from his purse. We only wish that Mr.

Freeman ma- open, unfold and read a copy of this issue of the Pjibss, which we shall take pains to rnai', him and The State of Kansas vs HY S. Smith. 'Baggage Checked Through from all RUSSELL MILL COMPAMY FLOUR. AND FEED STO tried before Esq. Goodier yesterday, resulted in a fine of $2,50 and costs, taxed $17,75.

Smith paid the fine and Costs promptly nd was released Ringwalt for safe keeping, bat at abou 10 o'clock last evening he eluded the marshil and made his escape, just an hour before Sheriff Perryman reached here to take him in eharge. Indignation runs high over the prisoners escape and It is said a few ladies the city who could not control their motherly affections pleaded for the release of the prisoner ho seemed to have won their sympathy. Whether the ladies had any influenc over, he marshal or not we are not prepared to say, but we ari inclined to think the marshal pui too much con dencc in his prisoner and he qu tly and quickly gave the slip. The refugee 1 described as a boy 18 or 19 years of age, small for his age, ery 6lim, weighs about 115 uds, blue eyes peaked face, long sharp nose, sharp features, Tery delicate, dark brown hai -voe small black felt hat, short sack coat, ab Xo. 6 shoe, scarf and small pin.

The eherL. ffers a reward of $25, for his arrsst. Later. Just before going to press SberiS Perry-man and the prisoner have come into town with fugatives captors. He was captured at Mystic, in Thomas county, 18 miles northeast of hereby a gentleman named Went-worth and another party whose name we failed to learn who came down and received the reward.

rovery hopeless. arren MeDaniel wasn't laying ff a new addition Thursday he -was only exercising friend Willcockson's horse but if dear exercise when you have run a I orse into a lumber shed to stop it. V. Griswold of Marshal county, purchased thj W. P.

Smith claim 4 miles north of Oakley last Monday and r. Smith has purchased the Oakley propen in Block 18 and has become a city resident. James Stallons who is interested in booming Elkader was in the city the fore part of the week purchasing several loads of lumber to be used in erecting the new hotel and other buildings at Elkader. John Kerns, common John, the county clct an out and out Republican, made the Press a social call yesterday. He Lad been 10 vv'y and couldn't go back to the ri without first stopping in Oakley.

Mr. Winne, of the firm of Wmne Stewart, merchant tailors of Manhattan was in the city yesterday, calling on his customers. This firm has a trade here that would Justify a good tailor to make a permanent business. Get your corn of J. M.

Gamble. CUI1L3 111 IU JlicUab lO XTU1UUS named. Tamil? Sleepers FREE on all Ttrougli Trains. For further information regard Owing to bad managemet the flues of One door south of Bank. boiler of the enjrlne at the artesian well were badly burned so as to prevent their runnin A TiWY, they will soon be repaired so that the wor may not be delayed.

KEEPS ON IIAXD ALL KINDS OF ing the territory, rates of fair, des-c-iptive pamphlets, apply1- to nnarest agent of the Union Pacific Job Printing neatly executed at AND ALL GRADES OF this office. itailwav. or connecting roads, or CP address. ALSO A FULL- LINE OF Did you ever try a sack of the E. L.

LOMAi, J. 8. TlBBETS, T.J POTTEll, 1 GOLD COIN FLOUR? It is the best in town, for sale J. M. iiam- A.

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KAUFMAN, Agent, Oakley. bles. tf. then close the duui. at WHOLESALE or RETAIL at reasonable raUa..