The Kansas Standard from Mound City, Kansas • 3

3 "3r735i STOCJiJlEN'S COL, U3IN. before the S. Riggs, of Pleasanton, was IE KANSAS STANDARD. TH SltCLUHE DALLAS, Editors. Under this heading we propose to publish each week all sales, ehlpmeiita and prices obtained, as iar as practicable, of cuttle, horses, mules, hops and other Mock, and who aic feeding for marke and where.

If you have nnv stock to sel I. or want to buy, scud in the description hjkI ve will insert it in this column one wrck free of charge, provided you send in other items of stock news, or news, with it. We ask stockmen and farmers to co-o( erate with us, iu ortlet to make this column valuable to you. MOUND CITY, FEB. 20, 1S97.

5l 125 Si Mr. Potter was in Pleasanton Sat Offlccrs of Linn County. TP.KA8UBER..... Horace E. Bdbtok Clkk, William 11.

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KKDDICK. 8RKK.FF "VSSSS' or 3 1 SUCCEED ro JLLJ rW -X, AvMv CHESTNUT, Ot CLEKK DISTRICT UOOBT, IA COUNTY ATTOllSKY, HENRY P. court with his clients. W. R.

of Ft. Scott, seemed ro cut quite a figure in several J. B. Donaldson, of LaCygne, was among the busy lawyers. Lee Mathews, Wm.

Rich, and J. Ii. Wiley all were there ready and willing to give their professional opinion to the court and general the cases in their hands in their able manner. We also found F. J.

Scott, Clerk of the Court In his shirt sleeves seribblin down the proceedings, and saved his coat-tai considerably by leaving it off. In ail we have a very lespectable looking court. Judge Simons has a very conscientious aud positive manner which all admire. The Linn county court possesses the best legal talent in the rtate men who have state reputations, and whom we are proud of. This term of court promises to be in-teretting and sensational, but our lair minded judge and lury will no doubt deal justly with all cases.

WILL SOON BE Tilt. EURO COHOSKK, DEALR2 IS Chas. Wheeler attended business at Parker Wednesday. J. C.

Ball was over from Blue Mound on business Saturday. Mrs. Wroif, of Blue Mound, wus visiting in our city this week. John Lamoreau, should have some kind female friend ev up that hole in his pocket. W.

C. Broisnenbcrg went to Independence, Kansas, Wednesday, to return in a few dnys. Samuel Bowman, and sen of Center-ville township, was iu towu this week attending court. Mr. Reuben Rankin, of Parker called to feee us on Monday.

He is here altenJing court. Mr. Holmes, living south-east from Cadmus, ii in the city this veek attending court as a juror. Mrs. John returned to Kansas City Saturday, after a short visit j- v.

UAEEiius. CosiMissiojuiits FIRST DISTRICT '7, pygootiLs: Jg, Groceries, ii. F. STOW, tiBcoND i in ud District, 13. Twenty One Years Old.

Hats, caps, and the Time Table. MUT! INTERSTATE DIVISION. EAST BOUND. -AND SOLD- sijSKtXo. S50 5EfejBijSte5TCA -WK8T BOUSD.

At' the old corner jSlore. nuMS-U-yf' No. 349 9:45 a. 11. urday where he purchased nine head of horses.

Robert Flemmlng shipped a carload of hogs aud cattle to Kansas City Monday. Tom Marshall, buyer of was in our city Friday, buying mules for shipment. Tom is a genial, good fellow, and, as all such fellows do. subscribed for the Standard. We hope he will make a barrel of money shipping mules.

E. M. Harris, oonght several hore8 on Monday, to fill out a carload which he has at LaCygne. He got them at about $40. dollars each.

They were very good work horses. Fed Zimmerman sold 23 head of fat cattle one day last week at $4.10. John Stites shipped 1 car fat cattle to Kansas City last Wednesday. John Burkhead sold his fine herd of steers last week. Frank Holbrook, of Wall Street, shipped some nice eteers to Kansas City last wet k.

YyiV" C.B. YOTJXG, Local Agt, Mound Cily, Kans i i Twoaty-Seyen Thousand Dollars' TYortli of Goods Last Year. Wants to Sell Mors This Year. Will do Our Part, Parker Directory. M.

K. T. TIME TABLE. among relatives and friends. Louis White, who is employed on the Mo.

Pac. Bridge crew, was visiting at home Saturday and Sunday. Clarence Jones, who is teaching school near Centerville. was visiting at his home in this city Saturday and What Mound City needs is for all her el'izens, regardless of party, sex or color, to get together and work hnr-moniously for the interests of MOUND CITY, We have a good town now. We can make a better one.

Clean up your premises, fix up your sidewalks, paint your buildings. If any old, tumble-down building on your premises, which is an eyesore to the public, jull it down, and if you must have one in its GOING SOUTH, No.ll..-.. No. 13 No. 69, GOING NORTH.

No. 12 No. 14, No. CO, Local, No. 110, Stock train, ..11:10, P.M.

P. M. 11:25, A.M. 5:19, M. ...8:25.

P. M. 2:30. P. P.

M. Come and See Us. ED. BLAIR, Manager. Vrhen your pigs and calves want oil meal go to the Parker Lumber Yard and Good for that tired feeling, C.

C. A number of item are crowded out of this week's isue for want of room. place, put up a neat nice one. Paint TT VXT Parker Lodge No. I buy it jr $1.00 per 100 pounds Book J.

Brya it 331 meets ev it. 351 meets Hi A Cady sold his hogs to Dan XV. J. every your buildings, if you have to do it your Thursday evening. Members of the order al Stites '1 hey will appear next week.

ways welcome, J. J. hiullibs, jm. RATTLE CADMUS. PLEASANT HOME.

Orlin Johnson has moved on Mr. A---T? A Lodge 341 meets ev- JJ x- X'J-. ery third Saturday ev-ninpcof each month. J. STOUGU, V.

M. Walter Eearley, Secy. Lewis Collins was at Cadmus, Friday, Frazer's farm near Fiiullav. the time for several weeks ne is a tarn mm tfc. xr vxmu a bbim A LL who are interested iniurthering the sale oi Hon.

W. J. Bryan's nevbook should correspond immediately with the publishers. The work will contain Mr. Lee and family were visiting at recovering from an attack of typhoid 3Jr.

McMicheals Sundav. I. o. Parker Lodge No. 378 meets everv Friday ev- fever.

NUMBER 9 ITEMS. Miss A tha Limes, of Blue! Mound, is at home on a vacation Miss Lida Limes is quite sick with la-grippe at this writing. Misses Xona Herman and Etta Park visiv-d the school Friday. JSTo. 9 is one of the best schools in Linn county.

John Round was taken suddenly ill Monday night and required medical attention and careful nursing for several days; but at this time is very much improved. Little Carl Dotiney had quite a severe attack of troop" Suuday flight. Alonzo Applegate, one of the merchants had 1,000 lbs. of flour shipped from Pleasautou to Critzer last Tues, day. Mrs.

Dave Pruitt is lying dangerously J. C. Cow, becy. -ening. L.

Love, N. Q. H. E. Cad)' and wife were visiting John Collins left for Anderson county, Saturday last where he will at Foutana (Saturday.

They will go to house-keeping iu the near future Lodge No. 248 meet every week on Satur AjSTA BB1TDY, C. I. 0. G.

T. day evening. build a house on his farm recently pur self. It will look much better than a weather-beaten old shack. I'ull for better railroad facilities, we need that as bad as anything and perhaps worse.

Mound City people already have a happy faculty of making strangers feel at home, but should redouble our efforts in that direction. Make strangers feel as though they would rather come here to Hye than any otlter place In the state, and they will come. Use every effort to get them comfortably located when they do come. Don't ask them high rents. Don't price your property out of sight when they want to buy, and we will soon enter upon an era of prosperity which has never before been seen in Mound City, everybody will be prosperous and happy.

The Standard proposes to use on their farm. chased of Mrs. of this placed Moses Ellsworth is very feeble at Mr. Guru Ice has moved on An account of his campaign tour His blogr gphy, written by his wife Ills most important speeches The results of the campaign of 1896. A review of the political situation Ladies and Jni3hts of Security JParkcr Council No.

373 meets every 1st and 3d Tuesday of each month. W. L. Duff, Seey. W.

T. WARNER. Pres. present. His health has been very poor Sutherland's farm.

He will tend part of it. for the last two years. A. Armstrong will work for J. C.

Delia, Marble and Blonche Cady, Mclntire this summer. were visiting at A. 1. AicMichael s. A.

IT. McMichael has also hired a hand Sunday. who will commence work Marohlst. Ilenrv and Albert Lyons have iil at her home north of here. Shinkle will close his term of changed places.

Henry will farm Mr. J.L.Mackelvane and wife of Boicourt, CHRISTIAN: Preaci ing on Saturday night, Sunday et 11 and at 8 o'clock every alternate week. Sunday school every Sunday at lO o'clock a. m. Rev.

Brownrigg, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN: Sunday school every Sun. at lO o'clock. Christian Endeavor every Monday evening. school here Friday of this wek.

Mc, all its influence to bring this state of BLAKE It CO, PARKER, KAS. Geo. Latus, was home over Sunday from his work on the bridge gang," which is now the other, side of Westphalia. Mrs. Chas.

Whittaker.left for Laramie, Wyoming, Monday, where she will visit a few days before returning to Colorado, her home. Sheriff Mayfield came in on the west bound train Monday, and brought with him a herd of men wao he said he rounded up for court, And still the Standard subscription list grows. About seventy new names have been added to roll of honor during the past ten days. B. F.

Blakor Co. want to sell you Oats, Flax, Timothy and Clover Seed for Spring Sowiug. BLAKER CO, PARKER, KAS. John McQuitty says that the statement that the slick tramps workei him for a dollar's worth is a base slander, and that he was not worked, B. T.

Newbold and Harry Hill of Parker were in city, Wednesday. Mr. Newbold made us a call and said we got out quite a newsy paper, While the grip is raging about town and nearly everybody has it we understand that F. M. Mvers lost his the other night, and suffered much mental distress until he recovered it.

Mr.A. D.Moore, of Boiconrt. one of Linn county's old '56ers, who was here through all the border troubles, and afterward served in the Seventh Regiment during the war, was in the ige's farm and Albert the homo is a good teacher and gives excellent satisfaction. place. visited Mrs.

Mackelvane's parents, Mr. David Martin aud wife, the first of the week. I. X. I.c;non and faintly wore visit 3.

P. Wishart, and wif- left for Wise, Mr. Bryan has announced his intention of devoting one-half of all royalties to furthering the cause of bimetallism. There are already indications of an enormous sale. Address W.

B. CON KEY COMPANY, Publishers, 341-351 Dearborn ing at Mary L-jmon's of Cadmus Sun. Wm. Sproul and wife visited near Allen county, Monday, to visit their daughter, Belle Shinkle. D.J.

Siites shipped slock to Kans Pleasanton Snnday. MP Proaching every alternate Sunday I at 11 and every Sunday evening. Upworth League Sunday evening at 7. Snnday BOtiool at 10 o'clock. Prayer meetingThursday evenings.

B. F. Cargay Pastor. as City Monday liijrht. Dr.

Dallas i3 fencing in 40 acres of Miss Mary Bettes of Texa3 is here vis G. W. 'Goble and daughter have land for a hog pasture. iting her aunt, Mrs. Timothy Hubbert.

Otis Collins has rented a part of the been quite sick the past week. Last Tuesday night John Herman's A. J. Walters faini and will! build as- H. A.

Cady and wi'c were visiting flax-straw stack blew over on some of at Mr bles Sunday, his fine cattle, but fortunately none of soon as he can move his household goods from Woodson county, where- he farmed things about, and does not intend to let up until the result is accomplished. Prof. D. L. Newkirk, principal of the city schools, calle in Tuesday morning and gave us his name for the Standard, and wished us good luck.

He informs us that there are 230 pupils in attendance, and the schools are in a prosperous condition. Prof. Newkirk is a wide-awake progressive educator, is building up our schools. Every child of school age in the district should be in attendance, as no tjme should be lost in the attainment of an education. The uneducated man or woman in this age is sadly handicapped in attaining success in our present life, where competition in everv pursuit is so sharp and close and only those the most fully qualified are employed.

This is as it should De those who have worked the hardest and pre them were hurt. Osr-ar will tend the farm his father lately purchased. Wonder if ZEsT. 3D last year. Harry Herman, of Farhnville, was A brother-in-law of R.

T. Davis, from he is going to batch? Office Over Van Ness' Drugstore. SPECIALTIES: Surgery, and Chronic Diseases of Women. MOUND CITY, -J- KANSAS. buying fat cattle in this neighborhood on Elk county is visiting Mr.

and Mrs. OO Saturday. Davis. Mrs. Lou LcCompt went to Kincaid on Mr.

Geo. Shrake, will farm the J. I. Hunt plnce the coming year. This place At $2.25 Saturday to vifit her sister, Mrs.

L. Kiinpton. One Year, formerly belonged to Simeon Elliot. Fred Duff, Clyde and Gail Mallory were visiting wiih the latters brother Saturday thd Sunday. Miss EiT Sutherland spent Saturday night aud Sunday with Miss Mc I lyre.

Dan Kirkland has built him a house on the farm with Milt. A.A.Blair is wearing an unusually Howar Lock wood, who has been at broad smile this week. A nine pound tending 6chool at Kincaid tor the pa of B. F. Blaker trading lumber girl has taken up quarters at his residence vear, came home Saturday for vacation for horses.

He expects to start to Mem 1EGRANGE BROTHERS. Proprietor of EAST IT XIYERY, FEED St SALE STABLE, HORSES BOARDED the day, week or month. Special attention paid to traveling men. Caieful drivers furnished when desired. A grand wolt hunt took place near Quite a number of the young people of phis, next week with a load of Gleanings from County Exchanges.

From the Pleasanton Herald. Prof. Lowe has moved his baggage from the county seat to his farm in Goodrich last Saturday, and- resulted iu horses he has bought for the firm. ihis vicinity attended the dance at E. F.

Sll lion's Saturday night. All reported the usunl number of wolves being killed. The eounty normal is to be held in Oliver Wishart purchased a stove and a good time. Blue Mound th's year. The people of Sheridan township.

household furniture at the Grange Stori Miss Maud Moore has gone fo Pleas other towns heed not worry about Blue MOUND CITY, KANSAS. this week, and he and wife will commence anton to yisit friends and relatives. Mound properly taking care of the teach housekeeping ou the farra neat Parker city Monday attending court. L. D.

Paddock, returned from an extended tonr through Boston, and other parts of the. east last wees. He went to Kansas City, Monday, with a load of cattle for Robt. Fleming and says that he will be on the road again in a few days. Mrs.

E. 51. Harris, wife our rustling horse and mule-buver, made us a pleasant call on Thursday afternoon, for the purpose of subscribing for The Standard. She is a very sociable and pleasant lady, and complimented us on the appearance and newsiness of our paper. ers Those who attend will get as good E.

McGrew. from near Blue Mound, March 1st. i jt moved to the old Rev. S. BMcUrew accommodations as can be found any M.

GROYES, The young folks are getting up a good (arm last Thursday. where in the county. program for Grange next Saturday night, W. C. Hazlett, who has been living Robt.

Bettes, of Ceiitorville, visited in The lasr. one rendered was exceLtionally for several j-ears the old Sam'l Priest thU vicinity last wvek. fine. farm east of town, has bought a farm Master Harlee Ooborn is on the sick H. CenU rville, passed thro near Greeley and will moye next week list again.

here one day last week on his way to The Sun is sorry to see Mr. Hazlett Mr. Curt. Snyder purchased a baby fi C-- f' 'i 5v-i rieasanton. leave Linn, as he is a clever gentleman carriage for Everett this.

Curt will pared themselves the best should have the preference. Send your children to school, do your duty by them now, and and in after life they cannot, in possible failure, reproach their parents with having failed parental duty to them, in the matter of giving them an education. We are offering a premium of a barrel of dead cats, for the names of the populists whom the Kepublic spoke of as criticising Bryan's Book, in the last issue of the ptper. We will wager this valuable collection that the statements claimed to have been made to the editors of the Republic are the disgrunted mutter-ings of a jealous contemporary, aud have no more foundation in fact than Jules Verne's, "Journey to the Moon." Come over boys and get some seeds of the immortal plant of truth and by careful cultivation though it be in an unfavorable soil, you may raise plants for use in the improvement of your veracity. We want one good man (having horse), as permanent superintendent tor Linn county, to attend to our business, on Falary.

Must send along with appli cation strong letters of recommendation as to honesty, energy and ability. First-class man only. State occupation. Address P. O.

Box 1632, Pa. Jacob Perdue, of the West End livery stable of Mound City, was on our streets and a good farmer. will move into the residence now occu pied by Mrs. Funk March 1st. Smedley Drlington, of Pennsylva Friday.

RANKINSr Shoe Store is receiving a handsome line of Shoes and prices are a little lower than any other house. John Griffith Sr. had his arm broken Dia, who holdc maty mortgages on Linn AH work guaranteed first class. Char, ges reasonable to suit ttxe times. POST OFFICE BUILDING, PARKER, KANSAS.

J. A. SMITH, THE MOUND CITY, KANSAS. Clean, Careful and Accommodating. All branches ot'thetra-ie eriven special attention One door west of Restaurant.

Guy Lewis and Walter Latham, two of Mound Citv's snorts, were on our about two weeks ago from a kick by county farms, has been arrested for em horse, lie is still suffering intensely bezzling the funds of the Westchester Uuarantee, Trust Safe Deposit Com streets Friday. A grand masquerade ball was held Monday night In Pleasanton was well Editor Smith of the Observer, took his departure Saturday for a two weeks trip through the Lone Star state, R. B. Dennis is manager of the paper during his absence. A brand, new, bright silver boy arrived last week at the residence of Col.

and Mra. J. L. Brown, of Prescott. Mother and babe are well and the colonel is setting up the cigars, Mrs.

Mary Bruel, of Big Sugar creek, died on Thursday evening, the 11th of dropsy and grip; aged fifcy-six years. Funeral services were conducted by Elder J. W. Tucker, interment next day in Green Valley cemetery. Deceased was a German lady who resided with her son, and had been in that community but a short time.

Several ladies of Paola attended the funeral and sang a hymn in German at the grave. -Sam Hellard, the "old reliable" shoemaker, of the hub, was in the city Monday afternoon shaking hands with his many friends, Tuesday morning he boarded a train for Salina to attend the annual communication of the Masonia Grand lodge which met in that city on the 17th. Mr. Hellard. is serving his from the wound owing to the be ing so badly slivered.

Sam. Miss Jerufha Coppers, of Critzer, was pany, of which he was President before vit-iting friends iu this vicinity Thursday it failed. The failure and Darlington's aud Friday. News From the County Offices. PROBATE CODE T.

arrest may cause some litigation in Linn county over mortgages held by the com Mrs. Wm. Sproul went to Pleasanton last week to help take care of her father, pany. Feb. 19.

Mrs. Mary Rankin filed in the Wm. Fisher, who is quite sit court her bond fVr $2,000 on order of Joe Simpson, of Oak wood, was a JOB Hlllf MS. Galen Stearns, of Mound City, attend sale of real estate belonging to David pleasant caller Wednesday afternoon Rankin et. al.

minors for whom she is Mr. Simpson says there has been a good ed church at Wef-ley Chapel Sunday. -Mrs. A. Davis left Saturday for deal of tickness in his neighborhood this duly appointed guardian.

Card-. winter mostly bad colds, grippe and Mapleton to visit ana relatives Jacob Faber, "of Sheridan administrator for the Jaue Robinson es G. E. BARNES, OS A ATOM IE, KANS. SEWING MACHINES, ORGANS AND GASOLINE STOVES HE1A.TIIJEX malaria.

tate, filed his petition askiag that same Carroll E. Shaffer, a son of Senator EllVf'loppa, Letter Heads. Statement, Wedding Card. Card, Sale Bills, Etc Ed. T.

Shaffer, of Fulton, has sued Pat Gorman for 2.500 for defamation of character. He alleges that Gorman ac cused him of stealing feed from him and for awhile. Sam and Xoah Burkhead hauled corn to the Critzer mill last week. Joseph Gray, an old and respected ci -izeu of Critzer, was buried in the Weley Chapel cenn t-ry Friday. Funeral services will be held iu the uear future at Wet-ley Chapel.

Call not back the dear departed Anchored t-afe where etoncn ere o'er On the border-land we Icit them. Soon to meet and part no more. third vear as Worshiplul Master of wants damages for the injury done him Mound City needs and must have bet ter railroad facilities. From six to wight will, be admitted to the. probate court Tuesday March 9th, at 10 o'clock, which was granted.

20 Petition filed with the court asking the appointment of G. W. Young, guardian of the persons and estate of 3Ir3. Harrison et. of La Cygne.

Letters of guardianship were issued. 20ih.Wm. Andrews, of Blue Mound filed his petition asking the court to appoint his mother, Mrs. Hannah A. Andi wr, guardian of the estate of Dan'l aI.

Andrews et. minor heirs of Samuel Andrews. Petition granted and appointme nt made. 1 LOCAL. lilt TOUT'S 1111 ST BATTLE" AND THE 7 THE KANSAS STANDARD.

traveling men "are compelled to drive from Pleasautou to Mound City each day, owing to our aggravatingly incon JPAKIZEIi. Mrs. A. S. Stough and son, of Chicago are visiting with Dr.

Stough 's. Dr. W.T. Warner's wife left Wednesday for a visit with her paients at Fort Scott. One of Uncle Sam's pension examiner was, in town Wednesday.

A. L. Poole's wife is in Kansas City receiving instructions in the millinery. Wm. Chestnut is buying all the.farras around Parker.

He is becoming quite as proficient as W. T. Paul. The School gave an entertainment the 22nd in honor of Washington's birthday. The program was well rendered and the receipts were liberal.

Dr. W. F. Dallas and wife were in town today. The Doctor has a model Kansas home just east of town.

Grace Parker, of Chicago, is risking relatives and friends here. Grace once lived iu our little prairie tpwn, but since she has lived in the so long I presume she thinks Parker a small place. Eierick is moving his 6tock of goods from this place to Parsons, Kansas. We are sorry to lose turn. Wm.

Culberson has sold out his restaurant. v-. R. K. Lyon bought a building in Goodrich and moved it here for a residence.

Why don't the of Goodrich come up and be in town Steve Tucker was over to Greeley Wednesday. He reports a dull town. J. C. Cottle has purchased a location in town and will soon erect a handsome resideuee.V Jim recently bougtu out Adolph MeShane's grocery store.

"DISTRICT CO URT XE TS, -The. District Court will have very few jury cases this term the most of them having been continued until the Juue term, or dismissed. An inditement case of the State vs. Mound City lodge, and is one of the brightest and best posted men in the The following ii a copy of a bill which we have printed for "Ant unKle rUBin's big red barn show. "Fun att tha bArn.

aR aWl Axed tu Kum tQO a Korn Huskhi at Ant din A unKla rUBin's big barn on tHUrrsda nitE, febnary tha 25TH. Kum enD Hev sum Fund WiTh foalKs. FnnX beGins att halF pAst sEvEii inN Tha venient arrangement of trains on the Inter-State Division of the Missouri Pacific When we leave this world ot chaiseea. When we leave this world of care. We shall Pud our mifaitig loved one, Iu Our Father's mansions fair.

Ilium imuiu I.IHIH. j.tu.um i i wni. jp s. i 1 mm, Ms Jl kSo -v, i f- i 1 i which runs two mixed trains per day over the road, which meet here at 9 :45 a Grant Herman tisiled near JIapletcn We would call attention to those de-fli ing Bryan's Book to the advertisement of same iu another column, will furnish the book and The Standard one yesr at $2.25, when taken in connection. This being a low price for both, they should go into the hands of all who de-siie the book, aud are not already supplied, through this unusual offer.

Call m. This arrangement is an outrage on SaturJaj'and tiunday. 20th. Hannah A. Andrews guardian of Mound City, and every business man in John Herman has trected a new house the estate of David H.

Andrews filed her Mound City ought to protest against.it on his farm wet-t of ten ReZar- petition with the court for an order of and use All possible honorable means to influence, the company to give us a pas v'DseeTslo. eF inntend tU Kum, kumfArly aZ everYbody will Bee Thar. FLAX, OATS, CLOVER, and TIMOTHY, for SALE, by B. F. BLAKER PARKER, KAN.

Baud on the Street next Saturday. Soft strains of 8 wee test sound, by trained trumpeters shall abound, musio made by boys brass band bvi leader bade. Tunes triumphant, tunes of sung by angel choirs above. Tunes of peace and tunes of folly, the poet here is off his trolley. Dressed in garb unique and grand come out and hear our boys' brass band.

Prof. Ott's Lecture. Rev. Ed. Amherst Utt, of DesMoines, Iowa, will lecture at the Opera House on the eveuing of Wednesday, March 3, on "Sour Grapes; or Heredity in Marriage." For an opinion of a neighbor ba the ability of Prof.

Ott to interest an audience, we quote the following from the Kansas City, Gazette, edited by Geo. W. Martin One of the most brilliant orators on the American forum to-day is Prof. Ed. Amherst Ott.

He has gained a most remarkable position a public speaker, lecturer and author. His lectures "Reforms and Reformers," Dealing in Futures," and "Sour Grapes," are among the finest to be heard from the platform to-day. Tne one en tied 'Sour Grapes," is his masterpiece, and proves Prof. Ott to be a born orator. Every one should go out to hear him.

Admission 10, 15 and 25 ct. It will be a rich treat. Misses Olive Maud Herman, May Martin, Olive Barber. Ry Martin and Percy Boston attended church at sale to sell certain real estate in Blue Mound township. Tuesday, Mar.

8th, at 2 o'clock was set for hearing said in and see the book at The Standard! senger train in addition to the service we Ait KroKer'a oPPery hoWse. The "how" will be one of the best of the cilice over Mantey's store. already have, and which our city need and deserves. Our hotel and liverymen COURT OPEXS. season.

4 Ef intend tu Kum, kum arly. are the worst sufferers, but the inconve Dence and los flls on every citizen of Uncle William'K. Everett, one of Failinville Sunday. i We are sorry to lear that Fletcher Brann is lying daugerously ill at-his home south of here, with two doctors iu attendance. Alonzo Appleate and his went to Pleasanton Monday after the place.

Traveling men are alsoe.pe our braye men who defended his country Court was convened on Monday the 22d inst. by Judge Walter L. Simons, of Fort Scott, but owing to the fact that it was the birthday of the father of, his country, it Was, after organizing ad cialljr inconvenienced, and suffer loss in in its darkest hours, received a letter additional expense in making our town overland in all sorts of weather and over last Friday from Pension Commissioner Mrs. J. Q.

Adams was appointed guardian of the heirs estate, and given permission to spend $150 a year for the education of Lon Adams. MAEEIAGE LISESSES. M-" W. McDowell and Amanda Black, both of Farlinyille Kans. Horatio Gable, of Goodrich, and Maud Burnett, of Parker, Kans.

Fred Cooper age 18, of Goodrich, and Ida Himes of Centerville. Murphy, of Washington, D. inform journed in his honor oi Tuesday morn all kinds of roads. The company also ing him that his claim for an increase of loses money by the arrangement, as not ing at 9 o'clock. Adjournment was aho eomewhat influenced by a lurking fear pension was rejected.

Mr. Everett is a a week passes that from four to six car PSYCHE, the celebrated dancing Soubrette, Clayton Cometly Co. that any decisions or verdicts arrived at physical wreck and is receiving a pittance of onlf six dollars a month. Were loads of stock are driven from this vicin THAT CATCHES THE EYE EV Ell TIME. A i.

WORK DONE NEA TL PROM PTL Y. and A VIST I CA he justly treated he should have eighteen ity to Pleasanton, LaCygne. and other points on the Ft, Scott Memphis and Monroe Poland was settled easily, the ortwenty dollars permonth; but Grover, eO YEARS EXPERIENCE. K. T.

for shipment to Kansas City Grant Herman, of Centerville, was city Saturday, on business. the monumental wart of the nineteenth Stir the company up to the necessities of on a legal holiday would not stand the scrutiny of the Supreme Court. The lawyers are all as full of business as a pup is of play, and make their coat-tails crack as they cut the square corners around the court house. County Attorney Clay was a prominent feature iu the court and received the commendation century, is not doing business that way the case, and kep on stirring them until we get what we want. In Jess than two weeks the wart will go defendant withdrew his plea of not guilty, and plead guilty.

He was sentenced to 30 day3 in the county jail and $100 fine with costs of prosecution, and to remain in jail until fine and costs are paid. Jk It 3 I We sead out this week a number WE -HAVE ALL KINDS to Halifax We hope that Mr. McKin-ley will aopoint a commissioner who The Clayton Comedy Company will give one of their unrivalled entertainments at the Opera House on Friday and Saturday evenings Feb'y 26th ai 27th Go and Lear them. They come well recommended. -5 TRADE MARKS, of Judge Simons for having the witnesses and cases presented in a manner to ex I Clayton Comedy Company Fall cast Friday and Saturday Evenings.

Mr. I. C. Ball has traded his business property on Main street in Blue Mound, for a nice brick residence in Creighton, Slate vs." Allen Cnrran for burgnl-ary and grsnd larceny. Curraii plead guilty to graiKt larceny.

Fine not will treat our country's gllan defend ers honestly and respectfully. From the Blue Mound Scn: DESICMS, COPYRICHTS Ao. OF TYPE i fixed at this writing. A. H.

Ingersoll informs the Sun sample copies of the Kansas Standard, You who receive them please look them over carefully, and if you like the paper send in your 23c, 50c or $1.00 and have your pame put on the list. Mr. J. K. McCoy, of near Kincaid, is in town attending court as a juror.

lie is a very pleasant gentleman, which he proved beyond a doubt by subscribing tor the Standard. and April with State vs. F. Bowman, charged pedite matters. The familiar faces of J.

W. Poore, Snoddy and his son were at their usual places on the east side. J. C. Cannon had his ears pricked to all that was going that Use measles ana wntxpmg-cougfj are js to that town.

A Doctor The Clayton Company is' without ilouot the best and wrongest company we have ever had in our city. Refined play, magnificent music, and dnmriissf seldom equal'urd and nver -excelled. Erio Sentinel. Anrooe Mrxlinir a nketeh and description mar qu-etlT aseertain, free, whether an invention is protxibly patentable. Communications etrietly eODedentlaJ.

Owt eeeney f'jreecurlnst patent ta Ameriea. We have a WasbinKton oSce. Patot taken Muiiu A Co. reoaiva pecial cotioe ia the SCIENTIFIC fiMERICAM, beantifnlly lllnntrated. lartrest circnlntlon ot enrsoientlflc jrmrnal.

a rear; Sl-ta ruonthn. t-pecimen eopit-g and llAjrn ooit on atksts aect free. Address MUNN 301 Broadway, Mew Verk. FOR ALL KINDS OF WORK with assault with iutei.t to till, uis-missed on motion of county attorney. In he case of State vs.

Win. Kimble for iudictweut, Kimble was confined by consent. on, while he shook bands with a number paying respects to his neighbor- Ilendrick get-the property of Mr. Bail hood. John Powell's folks are d.wn!! Blue Mound, but' will, not move to wMi the measles.

our city ai-e extstt. return to lola, hi A-ruier home ainl hf-re lie owns Cha3. Barnes is now in the employ property. Blue Mound Searchlight. Of lrlends who came into the room..