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The Telephone from Uniontown, Kansas • 1

The Telephone from Uniontown, Kansas • 1

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Xi HONE. -T i-J one. Chak S. i 1 UNlOXTuWX KANSAS. a Ml JOI3 PRIXTTINO of al! in.l- NKATI "IX GOD Wit TRUST." ALL 01 II Kits Entered in the po-H! i Kmnllfi.

second i l- 11 at Uniontmvn, Ut i r. CASH. 1 1 TIOTSTTO WIST, IBOXJELSOIT OOUNTY KITSS APRIL 29 1888 xo, SCBSf'RIIM'IKS, A YEA 11 Local ews. I'uttiTMon has built an adJition to his lioiisc, in the oast part of town, and is Patterson. X-S' Is Otferinj The Kansas Methodist reports over P.VHHl additions to the Meth odivt i hnrih in Kansas on pro! and a net gain of over full members, and ar irci mo i (H in co1 lection." for i-sirrs am! over for uiiiiistcn.i.

iij ort. This makes a splendid showing for I the Methodist church id Kansa. Monitor. We received a communication from our old townsman II. A Hill, of Conway Springs, which came too late fortius issue, but will appear in our next.

It contains considerable hiforinatson regarding that section of Kansas, and will he read with Interest. A very pleasant dancing party was given at the residence of Hobt. Clssna, on Ledbrok A Crifllth's farm, last Tuesday eveniag, for the young people of Union town and vicinity. There were quite a Special Bargains IN wsrvviw rl WW mm hi mm im YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED: FrodxxaQ of A.11 Kinds WANTED in unlimited quantities. Opposite the Jiiiiiocr Yard, UNIONTOWN, O.

S. STEEL, 1 WAGONS, r7CTQ PLOWS JOsTID FARM MACHINERY Bewared on mechanical principles, to how it should be done, free, wish good -security. "Worls. Don on Lone trSIST9WK, KANSAS. -Special bargains in lints, at Fat-teinon's.

E. A. Drake suWrllii'tl for ths Tei.k phonic last HuturJ)-. Champion Mtove and rainres, at T. W.

Lvnn () s. reach-blow potatoes, for seed, at Pattwrson's. C. S. Steel sowed a lot of alfalfa seed on his farm last Thursday.

A bank, bank, HAN a Irnnk is what Uniontown needs." Choice avrup, pickles and vine-par at T)r. J. II. Shoot mibscrilied for the Telephonic last Saturday. Pure Vermont maple avrup at .1.

Moorf s. II. K. (irifTith was Friday on business. in Fort Scott la-t A house and lot in Uniontown for sale cheap.

Moore Clark. 1). Relier, of lierliii, was in our city last Monday, on lauine. California npneots and plintu. for the sick, J.

Moore a. The towii'liip hoard met iu rgnlar session last Saturday, in this city. Trv that InicUet Japan tea at Patterson's. It is a daisy. n.nim.iuu, of Iledtield, sulmi rih ed for the Tki.ki'Ho.nk last Friday.

Cniiie an 1 sec our Jerseys. G. 1. EvkA Co. Call at.

the post-office, and e. amine and K) cent counter. -X. I). Hose and E.

W. Smith, of Lake iih', ralleil at this office last Lemons and oranifos, for sale at reasonable prices, at Kent Son'a. S(uiri Moore went to Fort Scott Friday evening la-t, returning Saturday. Watch for that cyclone. (J.

Kvks Co. Garden seed of every descrip-lion. at standard prices, at Patterson's. Pr. Elder, went to Moran last Sat-urilny, to see one of his patients, living at thnt place.

The! repairs for tho Gale Sulky 1 liinow an- kept by C. S. Steel, in I 'nii'iitown. T. Lucas called and renewed his subscription to the TKi.Ki'iioXKfor another yoar, last Monday.

-White fish and inacKerel, fresh from e.i.-i'eni market, at Lcdhrook A (irillitli's. Mrs. AV. F. VWlls, who has been sick for time, is now convalescent.

Mrs. lioush is building a new fence in front of her resilience, in the west part of town. James lllgley left for Wichita last Monday, lie say a he will return about the 4th of ul j. A jrood house and four lots in Uniontown for sale at a Call on Moore Clark. bronsoa wants a county high choo located at that place, neighbor, we fear You are a little too far went.

Parties widiinjr documents ilr0wii up will receive prompt attention at Moore Clark's. M. I). Elder has completed hi- leuce around his let, in the part of town, aad will it in blue grai. The Home, of Vork, is a reliable1 insurance company.

Moore Cli k. agents. -Mr. and A. Golf, of Ar-adh.

were in this city last week, T. L. Ledbrook and family. A party of our younir people spent Eatr Sunday at a pic-nic over ou I'aiut Creek, aud report a good time. If you have a farm or house aud lot for sale or rent, put it in hands of Moore A Clark.

The records of the Secretary of State iliows that 94 towna have been orgaaized in Kansas the past twelve months. -Th MisKua Maud Wolfe aad Ella Mullen have moved their millinery store to the old staad, in the Holt building. Another large lot of "Kurek Fancy," "Tip Top" and 'Russian" (lour just received at Iligley'a. J. W.

and W. F. Wells left last Friday for the west in aearch of antelope and land. They will be gone several daya. Be on the safe side, by having your property insured in the Home, of I1 ew York.

Moore Clark, agent. It Is indeed encouraging to hear from iome of our farmers that their corn is up, and will oon be ready for the ulivator. 'Ibis has been the mott favorable uprinjr Kama has had for years, and there in no mUtaking aa immeaae crop next fall. making other improvement on hi prem io. Mrs.

Edith Goff returned Monday from Fort Scott, where ulie has been speud- bis: week with her daughter, Mrs. E. W. liuiiwrt. -Mrs.

G. W. Khler, accompanied by hr daughter Lillie and Miss Maud olf, went to rort Scoot on cd nesday. We return many thanks to little Dollie Morse and Tot Patterson for a very beautiful iNtiiipiet of (lowers, presented to in jast Monday. hen von insure your property, yet your policy in the llonie, of New Vork.

Moore Si Clark are the gent at I'niontown. The J' ball his made it nppearnnc on i'iir i.treets. ui- hands of our men, catrti" in the eninr. fdlei their Work is done. (uite a number of our ciliei.s are siiwiug Hue gruss tn iheii loin.

This is commendable uoik, it will grently beau tify their homes. oorc A loan money (n and years time, in sums from $1C0 to at 7 per cent, interest, on improved fauns. Emmit Smith, of Ibplcr, was in our city last Sunday, and expressed himself as surprbed at the rapid growth of 'uion town iu the past year. Persons wishing 1o borrow nion rv on improved farms, on easy terms, will do well to call ou Mi 'ore Clark. Uniontown, Kansas.

N. A. Heber, of Springfield, an old resident of thia eouuty, was in this city last Monday on legal business, He subscribed for the Tui.Kruomi. We have bought a splendid stock of Notions and White goods for the spring trade. ti.

I Iiva i o. We Lave some very fine farms near Uniontown for pale at great bargains, and on reasonable terms. Mookk Si Cl.Al K. Try sack of that "Snow Pall" flour at Ledbrook Griffith's. It is tho best in the market.

It is highly recommended by all who have used it. Partiet wanting deeds, mort gages, leases, bills of sale, contracts, or any kind of papers made out, call on Moore Clark. Terms reasona ble. The county commissioners last week decided to build two bridges one across the Marniaton, at Foit Scott, and one across the Oaage at Mapleton. Our people are already talklag aliont the Fourth of July celebration at thia place.

They say it shall be a grand one. I'uiontowu can lay all other towns in the shade on celebrations. Uniontown would be a good location for a good dentist. Thers in lots of dental work to be done iu Uniontown and vicin ity, and il would be a paying business here for a go workman. "King of Karma" is t.hn host Flour in the market.

Kvery sack warranted to give satisfy' ion or r-l it i fiL G. P. Kvks 4 Co. Wi Hi -knowledge IliH receipt of colli pliticnhiry tickets to the Seventh Annual Exposition of the Ilitet State Fsir Asso ciation, to In- held iii t'i" bi-inirrk 'iron at Lawrence, on Srrt. to 11th.

-We have some town properly in our liaii'ls lor sale, in a oeautiiui location, at price that cannot help but suit purchaser. Terms, mot-half cash, balance in one year. Moore A 1 lark. iJr. liunnion, of Mapleton, was in our city last Sunday, and reports considerable improvement going on at that place lie says a number of in course of new business houses arc construction'.

Our enterprising llitle barber, Fred. Jlenler, has put new paper on the walls of his shop, and otherwise Improved its looks. Fred is full of enterprise, and deserves tha patronage of our people. Ilia shop is on the east side of the square. You will always find the old re liable brand of flour.

"White Swan" and "Zephyr" at J. W. Moore's. They have led all competito.s for years, snd are still in the lead. We won't be undersold in the county.

The time of year is fast ap proaching when the oily-tongued fraud will be at large peddling some worthless patent right, or a new kind of a liihtninrr rod. Parties should be careful about dealing with strangers. You are taking chances when you are dealing with strangers and deserve no sympathy when you get swindled. Ifatronize home merchants who are responsible for what they sell. Willson County Citizen.

1 I If I ff tA.MK 1ST Drags, iryXedioines Oliemioals Perfumery, Soap, Cowbs, DitwliM, Fancy Toilet Article, PAINTS, PUTTY and OILS Sfi STUFFS, PURE WIKES ASH LiQUORS rOR MEDICINAL PL'iJPOSIS, PATENT MEDICINES, ETC. UNIOHTOWX, KANSAS. Lemons are e-oiwi medicine rhMi used properly, and there is no sum mer drink more healthful than lemonade. When persons are feeling drowsy and languid, with slight headache and had taste in the mouth, lemon juice diluted with fresh water is ofien very good. The juice of a small lemon squeezed into a goblet of watei and drank on rising in die morning, the dose repeated at noon before dinner a.id again just before going to bed, is a good preventative of fever.

It is anti-billions, and will do good in most any ense of torpidity iu the digestive organs. Kansas Farmer. Degree ot Honor. Degree of Honor, auxiliary to the A. O.

IT, was instituted in this city on Wednesday, April 14th. by Lodge Deputy C. Steel, G. jurisdiction of Kinsas. The name of said Lodge was selected ia honor if Mrs.

Kliabeth Steel. The following officers were elected and installed for the term ending dune IbiSO: Mrs. W. F. Moore, Past Chief of Honor; Mrs.

Klunheth M. Steel, Chief of Honor; Mrs. Nancy Iligley. Lady of Honor; Mrs. Kate Hitter, Chief of Ceremonies; C.

S. Steel, Ke- ordor; W. II. Iligley, Financier; C. .1.

Ilalin. Heceiver: Mrs. Mary Halm, Sister Usher; Mrs. Sarah Fal coner, Inside Watchman; Mrs. J.

Tennyson, Outside Watchman; Mrs. Moore, Trustee, term endinar IlOih, I SSf Suruh L. Falconer, I'lti-'ev, trim ending Dec 111, ISSb; .1. W. Teniiv ion, Trustee, term end, ng June lit), I C.

J. Halm, Medical IC.vannnci Mts. Maty Me- 'iiiko" was appointed Advisor lo Chief of Honor, and Mis. Martha Holt was appointed to the position of First Maid of I fonor. ('mop Uire.

The following is the programme nf lhr Camp Fire to be held hy the G. A. U. and L'elief Corps of this itv, on Saturday evening, May 1st: 1. Music, by the Drum Corps.

Hrief history of the cause of llit war, and its termination, by C. S. Stcsd. 1. Sono, hy ().

Moore and fain- ilr. 1. Select reading, by Mrs. Clark. o.

Song, hy Post and Corps, ft. C'onnumlrum, by Mrs. C. S. Eliza ledbrook.

7. Stieech, by T. O. Moore. 8.

Music, by the Drum Corps. It. Ilecitution, bv Moore. ID. Eight lines of original poetry, by Mrs.

Josie Tennyson. 11. Kecitation, Alex. Wolf. I-.

Opinion of the Camp Fire, by G. P. Kves. Ul. Volunteer speeches.

1 1. Kssny, by Airs. T. H. Lusas.

lo. Questions read from the Quory llox, by Mrs. C. S. Clark.

Jo. Itecitation, by Stella Iligley. for Stile. A good farm of eighty teres, fiy miles southwest of Uniontowa, known as the Thomason farm. J.

V. Ualston, Administrator. Morgnn and Itluck Prince. The stallion Morgan and the jack Blsck Prince will stand at Well's stable, in Uniontown, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesduy, and at O'Neall Flake's stable, in Uronsoti, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, of each week. Morgan is familliarly known as the Heiulrix horse.

Terms: Horse Season, to insure Jack Season to insure to insure living colt, $10. T. 13. O'Nfall. Don't Want anybody to spit on my at I have taken it out of my office.

C. S. Stkbl, Notary Public, and Collector of 134 Notes and Poor Accounts. Strike in the Shoe Trade. For the next 510 days, I will sell Ladies Low Out shoes, former price 1.40 for 11.10; Misses' Toe Slippers, former price 1.00, now 73 cents; Ladies' Side Lace shoes, former price f.2 23, now 1.2o; Ladies' Growgraia IVitton shoes, former price 12.00, now $1.00 to l.oO a pair, and other good in the shoe line, too numerous to mention, at prices in proportion.

Now is tho time to tret bargains in spring shoes. W. II. IIiOLir. THE TKLEl'UCKE, 41 A Ys number present, all of whom had an en joyable time.

J. W. Tennyson, I. N. Wright, J.

Julian, M. I). Elder, Tims. Kent, J. Wolf and V.

S. thia city, went to Fort Scott last Friday, as witnesses before the County Commissioner on the damages of the Tennyson road, all return Ing iu the evening. There are several of our business houses and dwellings that are very much in need of a new coat of paint. This work should dune, aa it ill add mater ially to the looks of our town, besides pre serving the lumber in ihe buildings. Who will take the lead In thia direction? -More people are coinin: from other places to Uniiintowii to trade, and more will follow iu their footstep if our people will but make known to them the advan t-iges of trading here, by the me of print r'a ink.

The newspaper will reach more people in one issue than you can reach any other way la two mouths. Try it. It will pay you. The Directors of the Bourbon County Fair Association met at the city clerk's room on Saturday after noon and elected thoir ofhvers as follows: J. A.

Durkoc, president; C. Ultima, first vice-president A. K. Currier, second vice-president; .1. Cottrell, treasurer; K.

V. Ilulbort secretary, ort Scott tribune. The Sixty seventh Anniversary of the I. O. ').

in America, was celebrated by the bodge in this place on Monday even ing, the 'Jl'itli lust. There were a nuiiibe, of invited guestn present, ami the exercisi consisting of speeches, select reading, Ac, was much enjoyed. The Lodge at thb-place is said to he in a nourishing condition, and has for its members some of our best men. --Some time ago the following Iirobh'in was given to the pupils of lolton high school: A stone weighing forty pounds wan broken inti fo.n pieces of such weights that they could be used as weights in a pair of balances for weighing any exact number of poumls from one to forty, inclusive. What whs the weight of I I I each piece: Anyone who win hiioiv this problem an huur or two will find that there is nothing easy about it.

The farmer who produces broad acres of wheat nnl inaimneth cm of oomi, with notLing to beam if his home surroundings except perhaps a pig pen or a turnip patch, is getting but little of the enjoyment of life which a bountiful providence has made possible for him. If you wish to live to a good obi die hnppv and leave a valuable legacy to your children, plant an orchard. Pratt County Press. Last Sunday night, some sneak thief entered thu residence of W. F.

Wells, through the back door, tins' ransacked the bureau drawers and cupboard while the family was asleep. During his rounds he made a noise which awakened Mrs. Wells, who, thinking it was her little boy up after drink of w.iler, ciilb-d to him, causing tlih thief to rim nut of the house and es cape, ti ls our opinion that tills sneak knew of Well's absence, of the condition of the hack door, aud took advantage of this opportunity to plunder the house. An army of people Is now getting ready to move to Kansas. For several years Immigration luto that state has averaged 70,000 per year, but this season 1 is expected that it will al most double.

This, too, on the soil that was ten years ago characterized as "the great Aiserl' iin desert," and was supposed to he absolutely barren. Virginia (III.) Gazette. While we may well expect to secure a portion of this army hi aad around Unloutowa, our peo-pin should take energetic step towards placing our advantages ts-fore them. Now Is the time to act. Let it he done.

At the rneetinir of the Ihisiueas Men's Association, last Monday night, II. It. Griffith was elected permanent chairman. The committee on the Forbes road, northwest of this place, was made permanent, with instructions to take steps towards having it opened up. A committee was appointed, composed of Tlios.

Kent, U. S. Sherman aad L. A. Brake, to circulate a petition Ui have certain territory north of the Marniaton and west of Turkey Creek brought Into our school district.

Progres sivs action was taken regarding the Gardner hill, for the benefit of the farmers living south of us. Considerable other business of minor Importance was transacted, after which the meeting adjourned, to mest ujais Monday, availing. May 101b. KANSAS. 333.XX.S3-- au ar" A K.RI AitH S.

and In the best advantage. Counsel ftrr aTl kiwis of Country Produce Goods end Pm-sea KANSAS. STOKES KlSMMUi W. H. HIGLEY, a Qieenswar II ATS AND CAPS, ETC, the highest market price Call and Examine pay Mrs.

J. T. Statlkecr'a Old Sta.nci. UNIONTOWN, BH1CK. IEJD3PtOOKl ORIFFITH, Prop's.

GROCERIES AND All goods sold at bed-rock prices. Flour a Specialty. CoHJTBbPtBLIC SJTJABK,.

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