Scott County Herald from Scott City, Kansas • 2

Potomac aliiive Georgetown, and the new TAYLOR'S A NEW BOOM! Memorial liridge, Washington ill The Herald. SCOTT CITY, SCOTT fO, KANSAS. DEA-I when they are completed some approaches to tho city worthy the capital of the United State. GANNON BALL For years the bridges loading to the OFFICIAL CITY PAPER. lilni city have been objects of neglect and ugliness, as well as dangerous to life and S.

V. CASE, Editor and Proprietor. Stage Line limb of man and beast oucn a bndg? as the one known as the Acquaduct, leading -SELLING GOODS SO NEAR Subscription Rates: FROM DIGHTOH VIA. SCOTT CITT from Gwrgetown to Arlington teiuetry, would be considered a disgrace to any county of a thriving Btate in the west. T5 40 mail' known nn application.

tkt i month 'Ttiroa inuntha iUt of AJTertiMtv ToCoronado and Leoti. fcunei intendent Urates of the bureau of THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL engraving and printing. In order to ike the appropriation run until the end of the ANOTHER FUNNY IDEA! Leaves Dighton, daily, at 8 a. m. Arrives at Scott City, 11:30 a.

m. Is the Great Teachers' Training School of Kansas, Arrives at Jeoti, .4 p. m. Leaves Leoti, daily, at 8 a. m.

Arrives at Scott City, 11 :30 a. m. IN LOGAN CODHTY, KANSAS. The onlv one eko csivelt devoted to the train. use nl year has ordered his force to cease work at 8 o'clock each day, with corresponding reduction of pay.

The per diem men feel very much aggrieved over the order as the alaried employes are f.lso dismissed at the same hour, without si cor-resiondin reduction of pay. The fiYcal -CARRYING THE REST STOCK OF GOODS IN Arrives at liighton, 4 p.m. Four-horse Stages, First Class Drivers, itiR of Teachers. Total enrollment last year, sr. 81 Kansas Counties 16 Stales represented.

WPLOKA A LIFE CFETIFICATE TO IIACH. Hailroad fare in excess of SS.C0 refunded to all Kansas students. The building, including the new wing, contains 80 rooms, all devoted to the purposes of the Quick Time, aud every attention given to year ends on the afternoon of ite 30th of comfort or passengers. J. li.

Iaylor. s-hool. Ample facilities In the way 01 Apparatus, Libraries, etc. Write for Catalogue and Circular to the President. A.

S. SATI.SS, Xapori, Zu. June, much anxiety exists in the several departments in regard to the changes ex pected to take place in the clerical loree IDEA! at the opening of the new fiscal year, es M.DEISEM Handles Hard pecially In the Uuarter Master uenerai office, where the recent examinations took STOCK SALE place. The hrst of uly Is a bad time of the year to be anxious about anything, ccrtaiuly It is hard to be doubtful about 5 Having a Reputable Firm Guarentee the same to Include the Latest novelties aud Rest Rrands Manufactured in the Country. the source of ones bread and buttr at any time.

Obituaries. Unparalleld Inducements for In Unusually Low. President Cleveland, according to portions who have recently conversed with him, 1 planning an extended western trip. It will rover about fonr week in July and AuciMt, and may extend to the Pacific coHt. If thetrip tnnd the I'resident ill be acconii, anted ly Mrs.

Cleveland. Tho acreage of corn In Ness county, and of course in western is KHJ per preater than ever before. What Is true of western Kansas is true of the whole state, except that we always leat the state about 15 per cent. The crop and weather bulletin Issued by the state agricultural department June 10th, says: "Acreage- at least 23 per cent, in excess of the crop last year, which as larger than uy former period in the history of the state. The stand is generally good, and the outlook for a full crop as uever bet: tor at this season of the year.

Walnut Valley AVwft'wW. Fenbody GitifH: The man who comes Kansas instead of the northwest is sensible and lucky. JlehasU'u months of year ta work in. Any farmer knows much money there is iu that. His stock has ten months of milk weather and atnral food.

IIiscropncaa.be anything he chooses to plant. He does not have to Jook for five months on Jjare snow and tarring cattle. Ho dtxs not have to depend on wheat alone when wheat is too cheap to pay for the time spent in making the soil fit to pnniuee it. The Kansas farmer is alwnys in possession of a paying market. The people in a majority of tho counties iu this land district seem to be determined to have tho land oltieo moved from YVa-Keoney.

As far as He benefits a town will derive bv having the land office are AM NOW CLOSING OUT ALL STOCK, ON THE On the 5th day of July, 1837, the angel Qtk OF A of death entered the home of Jacob und GARDEN CITY, KANSAS. Phebe J. Logan and took from them their Also Sole Agent for HUSE CATTLE RANCH. little daughter JCynthia Jn aged 4 years, 9 months and it days. The little form so dear to the parents was laid away the following day in the Scott City cemetry to await the rem -rtction mini.

"The ire That Every Time Brady Brothers do You up a Bundle of Goods Large or Small it is Sure to Contain ANON CITY COAL. spirit returned to God who gave it." The A RELIABLE ARTICLE. FOUR MILB S03II Of SCOTT CUT. following lines express the feelings of the parents: uthti nn Ani? ECKARD BANTA'S 0 A LATE STYLE. 7 A REAL BARGAIN.

8 A SATISFACTORY PURCHASE. A SAVING OF 10 PER CENT, CASH. 3 A SURE VALUE. Fntire Herd to be Closed Out in Lots "ratner we will txj comforted: Tliou tlie KrwioiiH Giver; yield her tip, not cK-ad, not dead, To dwell willi Thee lorever. Take Tliou nr child ot itw for a day, Thine while the bum blossom, Thia little chining head we lav la Uie Rtuiei'iuer'g to Suit Purchasers.

Two Thoroughbred A FINE QUALITY. A GOOD MEASURE. Hereford Bulls. Eight High grade Hereford Bulls. About Font Hundred Fine Bred Cows, Heifers, Steers and Calves.

ilLUARD HALL Victor infant son of Dr. S. f-nd A Place to put Your Money S. E. Fisher, aged 6 months and 11 days.

SCOTT CITV, KANSAS, How stKm this opening bud, so full of promise wus to fade. -The Master has seen fit, in His wisdom, to take His own to THIS IS FUNNY BUT TRUE. Prove it by Purchasing your Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Shoes Six Heavy Work Horses. Where you can Realize IOO per cent. Profit in 90.

Days. Himself. Is the place to spend a pleasant eve ''tie shall (rather the lambs with Ilia aruia ut? concerned, it amounts to little; but the benefits derived by claimholdors are much. To compel a settler to go 150 miles to attend to his land business because a dead and Hats at ning. Oooti Lights, lablesand EVERYTHING All Kinds of Eight Saddle Horses.

BRADY BROS. old town like Wa-Keeney wants to retain the land otiiee, is not in accord with Farm Machinery. Three Quarter Sec- tions of Deeded Land on the Beaver, carry them in His "Ob. sweetest bnd of human love. How can oar fond hearts ear farewell? How yield thee to the borne above.

Though In a Savior's arum to dwell One thought contents ns only one Uod'a will la bent. Father th'v will he don? at. Isbel Items. Weather pleasant. tho policy of the administration.

The government can well afford to make many inducements to the men who are reclaim D. W. MATTOX. Supt. Huse Cattle Ranch.

Disosway ing the "(Jreat American To move the land office to Scott Citv would Toothache! materially help the settlers. Ness Citv Ner.s. HOUSE PAINTERS The heavy rains we have been having lately are helping to make our crops look hue. The people of Modoc all went to Scott the Fourth to celebrate. A very pleasi.nt -H-And Sign iters.

time was hud. The rain that fell last ihursday was noxiously lxked for by the farmers of this locality. The crops were iu such an excellent condition, and the corn crop promised to be greater than in all the years past. As Is always the case, some people begin to think the country is diiod up, but we should remember that only eighteen dava had elapsed since the hole The Mascotte of the West! The crops look as if we would not have Logansport.the Future County to starve next winter. RAISING, PAPER HANGING AND We can see the smoke and will soon see the cars in Modoc.

Then we can go to Seat of Logan County, the Cause of it all. Scott in a very few minutes. of western Kansas was flooded. We claim, There is Sunday school and preaching KALSOMINING 4 and rightly, too, that the sou of the western Kansas will stand drouth longer without in Modoc every Sunday, lasting from to till four o'clock p. and literary every Wednesday evening.

There is a large Injury to crops than the soil of the east 18 20 MILES NORTH-WEST OF SCOTT CITY, AND 28 MILES SOUTH OF mOHU- JJone short notice. or- attendance. iors at Johnson's Land Oflice. 45tf -M r. Irwin has been improving his store If that be true, we should not lead forth prophets when eighteen days elapse without rain.

Nevertheless the rain has come and the corn crop Is now out of J. F. BOND, M. NiENT ON THE U. P.

R. AND IS ON THE PROPOSED LINE OF THE hi 8c A. R. ALSO THE GROSSING OF THE K. G.

T. with a large line of dry goods. Mr. Frank McOrew talks of taking trip to Colorado for his health. danger, and the boom, which has been in the ascendant for tho past three Tears, Messrs.

Hutchcraft aud ill are going Physician and Surgeon, wjll be larger than alnut alley to Colorado soon. I hey will be grea'lv missed by their many friends. The Modoc young folks mset at one of Another Road for Scott. the neiifhboriuif houses every Suinlav evening to practice singing. I.K.

scar-j- crr. kta.ysas. "Office over West Wright's. Articles of incorporation of the Denver, Russell borings Southwestern railway Compnuv were filed in the office of the 1. O.

G. T. COLUMN. One of the boomingieBt of all the ecretary of state yesterday. The pur IRA W.

BQULDUJ, M. poses for which the company is formed boominsr new towns in the west at EDITED BY A COMMITTEE. ItOMKOPATIliC Is Surrounded by the Best Agricultural Lands in Kansas! It has already become idely known abroad that Soott County is corupoed of as good Agricultuial Lands as can be found anywhere in the State, and in the center of her best lauds, in the north-east part of the County, siU Pence City, a town that bids fair to become one of much importance in this Great New West. Tbe lands surrounding this infant city are nearly ail taken by energetic young men, who have come to cultivate the land and make for themselves ooon homes. There is uow built iu Pence City one church and school house," one' genoral merchandise store, and other buildings.

Two more stores, a hotel, livery stable, blacksmith hop, and other buildings are coutracted to be put up immediately. A well of good water, with wind pump, furnishes plenty of water, and the Beaver, a clear stream of spring water, six miles Butte creek about the same ELEPHANT: Mrs. I.athrop.the president of tire tem PHYSICIAN a SURGEON, Why don't you go at once to the City Drug House of Bloomer amt get Dr. J. W.

Lindsey to extract that achinrr tooth? perance convention just held at I'ort Huron, is witty as well as wise. SCOTT CT) KANSAS. It hapeiied tha some speaker referred the present time is the town of Loansport, this week connected with Scott City by a first-class stajro line. Stajres leave Scott Citv every morning; for Monument on the Kan-sas division of the U. P.

road, stop-at Pence City for dinner, and taking lodging over night at Logan- to the circus hich was in town, and Office 2nd door X. West Wrig-hts. are to build, maintain operate a railroad, with all necessary side tracks and witches of standard the city of Drnver, Col irado, in a southeasterly direction to Hnsell Springs, Logan Kansas, and thence through any of the following counties in tho state of Kansas: Line No. 1 tiove, Ness, Uu.sh, Barton, Pice, McPherson, Marion, Chase, (Jrecmvood, Woodson, Allen and IJour-bon: Line No. 2 From Russell Springs through Logan county, south through Scott, Finney, Haskell and Meade counties in a southerly direction to Fort Worth, Texas.

The principal plane of business of the new corporation will be at MePher-aon, Kansas. Term ninety-nine vears. Capital stock, I'he first 'hoard hoped that tli3 white elephant it advertised would not prove a greater attraction than the convention. distance north, and many springs of pure water along Chalk creek near by furnish excellent water foi- stock ranches. Good buildim; stone near town.

Lot are selling fast. Now i the time to invest proSt. COME AND SEE! COHERCIAL DR. J- D- DAVIS, Another speeker offset this bv ZST For further particulars, address any of the following officers of the Pence Town Company: II. B.

GRABLE, PiiEsrDEST, Scott City, Kansas; J. W. PENCE, Vic President, Pence City, Kansas; S. W. CASE, Scott Ctty.

cius that the convention had greater at Physician and Surgeon, sport, where the traveler is greeted tractions titan the circus, for, whereas the circus had only one white elephant, the Kansas; J. BLACK, Secketaky, Scott City, Kansas. convention had twenty. J8 Office on Sooth Main Street, 1 his reference to the executive borrd with a hearty welcome and first-class hotel accommodations. The cheapness of the through trip will reccom-end it to the public favor, the price SCOTT CITY, KANSAS.

brought down the house, but Mrs. La-throp was yet to be heard from. PENCE TOWN COMPANY! of directors contains D. M. Richardson, of Denver, Colorado; James Warden, 1 he lady advanced iu a business like manner to introduce Mrs.

Hoffman, of i rankfort, Kansas; J. E. liiltv, Russell of and hotel fair together be- Missouri, who had just arrived and ttn- CEO. F. LITTLE, PROP.

It. ROSEN BERG ETt, Sprinir. Kansas; nines C. Frasier. Ft.

KANSAS. Scott, Kansas, and II. Smith, II. L. Whit peared before the audience iu traveliug attire.

SCOTT COUNTY, PENCE CITY, ford, T. C. Sawyer, li. A. Allison and 1 am sorry," said the president, "to au-.

Having permanently Bi'ttltxl Jn Scott Cltr Will devote his time and attention to the practice of medicine. Special attention given to chronic diseases. Snrgorv liiaee of woman and children. Office over West Jt right's atore Sorth Main street. C.

A. Waller, of McPherson, Kausas. WASHINGTON LETTER. nounce that, after all, the circus elephant has the advantage of the convention ele phant, for that brought its trunk ith it, while our white elephant has lost hers on the railroad. From onr Regular Correspondent.

Wasuingtox, D. July 2. 1S3 First-class! Rates. $2. Word cornea from the Navy Department TllAIMNO FOIt A PROHIBITION EDITOIt.

the new eunboaf, "mlumore. now PERSONAL Ness City, Kan nne 20, 1887. mg reaucea to o.io. 1 he trip is a deliglitf ul one, boing made through the Beaver country of Scott county and the fertile plains of the land between the Beaver valley and the Smokey River. On reaching; sport your eye voluntarily opens wide to take in the preat amount of improvement going on in this infant city.

Logansport was platted but three weeks ago, and already has a dozen or more buildings, lumber yard, livery stable, store, already beiuer built at Cramp's ship yard in Phila Mil. Editor: I take your paier aud delphia if rapidly approaching completion The material for the dynamite cruiser has All farmers who contemplate making a loan-are requested to like it very much. I am twelve years of age. In my younger days I lived on a also arrived at the yard and the men have farm. I live now in Ness City, the county North Main St, Scorr City, Kas, call at our office.

The Lickwood Mortgage Co. commenced work on the substructure of seat of county. Karsas. a thrivinsr that craft. The use of dynamite in warfare is causing a complete revolution in city of ten or twelve hundred inhabitants.

rs ess City is a prohibition town. I have lived here only a short time, but whilo I the old system of attack and defense. No vessel of an enemy would dare enter waters where the presence of a small craft have lived here I have seen nothing that resembled intoxicatiou. Foi the last three ouilt to throw dynamite booms, was sus BLOOMER BROS. COUNTY'S OLDEST DRUG HOUSE! 83T We carry the Largest Stock of Proprietary Medicines, Drugs, Toilet Articles, Oils, Paints aud Glas, west of Wichita.

Prescription Department Is in Charge of J. W. LlHDSET, a Pharmacist of om IS Tear: Eiperiencefczz Respectfully, i BLOOMER BROS. years I have worked at type-settinir. I am pected even.

The buildinar of fortifica built and a fine $5,000 hotel almost 'TIS NOT A BOQRfll how at work on the ess City Times. I anticipate being an editor and defending the cause of prohibition. AVhen I become completed. The town is owned and managed by the Union Pacific tions about our principal harbors, can no longer be advocated, as the purpose of forts has been superceded by the use of modern explosives, so small they may be in the hand, so deadly that no man lives but fears their very existence. In the face of the horrible character that i own Vompany, a company that is au editor, I shall oppose the filthy and death dealing habit of chewing and smoking tobacco.

of our reformers sejm to overlook this evil: May the Lever ever live and be sent to' my address at Ness backed by much influence, as well as unlimitod capital, and one that modern ingenuity now gives to war, by Jesse Napier. City, Kansas. the manufacture of such totally destrov- will carry out all it undertakes to lnsr implements, mankind may learn to GOOD TEMPLARS OF CANADA do. They give liberal inducements ars ill abhor wars to such a degree that no nation -r, railing itself civilized will consent to en- The Grand Lodge of Good Tempi: i mpt Rt Ottnw nn 9m meet at Ottawa, on Juno 2S. to all who art to make a home gage in one there or build and go into business.

It announced that at the meetinff of A est irgiman of the conventional lean, long pe appeared at the pension and it is said by those who claim to But Business TO BUY PROPERTY OF THE RELIABLE SCOTT CITY Real Estate Co. Office: Cor. Main St. DeGeer Ave. wuico mis ween to give evidence in a the Executive Committee of the Ontario Grand Lodge, which was recently held at Toronto, that it was decided to call a regular meeting of that body, for the sa ne time and at the same place as the session pending claim.

He is one of a family of know that in no place in the west can a better place be found to put in your money, and make an im thirty-three children. Twenty- of this number were boys, sixteen of whom R. L. McNABB. G.

A. LAXDIS. or the Canada Grand Iodie. and the served in the Lniou Army. Fourteen of these sons survive and draw pensions.

Union of the two bodies in one Grund Lodc is confidently looked for bv Do advl mense profit in a very short time That she will be the county seat of minion Templars. By the death of two the mother is eutitled to a pension also. Gen. Black states that the records of the pension office fail to Logan County there will bo little It would not be a bad idea for the city McNABB LANDIS, to have ice water drinkinir fountains or no doubt, as she is the only town snow a paranoi case, where sixteen sons of one lather and mother served as soldiers The name of this family is Brown, and placed at several convenient places along Main street. Country people comintr to in the county that is located on the new proposed branch of the Union they appear to have in this instance, far the city these warm days would appreciate FOR THE OPENING outstripped their rivals, the Smiths.

it and uie city would bo well repeid for Pacific Railroad, excepting McAllis the expenditure necessary. Kimrn-an Morning News. ter, which is on the west line of the A conference of leading democrats is ipected to take place in this city about the first of July to discuss the reduction th revenue. Speaker Carlisle's arrivul ia daily looked for. II is coming will be the signal to other leading members on List of Letters county, and which can never hope for county seat honors.

The fertile -LAND- Bemaiuing uncalled for in the Scott the democratic side of the House to come. City pr st office up to July 1st, 1887. lands of the Smokey Valley are at tracting considerable attention jusi Adkinn, Wtu. Kndfpeth. X.

They hope by this conference or series of conferences, to arrive at some Bort of an Our list of Farm and City Property is made up of Bargains only. "We give Special Attc ntion to Investmeuts for Non-Residents, and give as reference any Bank in Scott City. "We are sole Agents jr Case's Addition, the Gem of the South Side. Sixty-three lots sold last week. Investors can get in on the ground floor now.

Dont be the last to catch on, for" the Biggest Boom that ever struck any city will strike Scott in less than forty days. We have property for sale in all parts of the Original Town Site and in all Additions. SCOTT CITY REAL ESTATE CO. Armstrong. Mrs 8 Barer, JaniPM Bitker.

Barlon aereement as to the beat methods to re now, proof of which we will state BRONNER ANGEL'S duce the revenue. These conferences are that while Logan County is still un organized she has increased in pop to be only preliminary to a party caucus to be held about the time of the meeting Bell, Julias Krsnd Breed, Fannie Csrrice, Cmlhoun. Charlotte Cut-in, Morri. Cliflon, Wm. 01 onpress.

i oniicniiie to oe met in reacnintr a NEW- ulatien more than 3,000 within tlx past year. This new town has roncluslon. on th question of reduction Chirk, Italia 1. 8 beautiful site on the banks of the W. A.

Thomson, Business Manager. Fbakk A. Capps, President. Chas. Clark, Secretary.

rf the tana are the different views held by members of congress who represent different sections of the country. ilr. Kandall hnn not moved from his old stand Cole, Smokey Hill river in the center of Curtly, I'li lidu-on. TXmd, Droliagcr, Mattic, Photograph Parlors the county, and arrangements are i.anaon, Iee, Sam l.iversood.'T Loyd, Willard Mast, Mrs 9 A Marshall, McDanil, McGowcn a Metz. MiuliW.

Miller, Mr. DelU Ptckle, Jahn Ployer, A KarDHbottom, Mr. Kay, Cliao E. Kahny, hhord Koacli, Thus. Mll, Thou, haw, Hmitnerman, Spickart, Mr.

Storr, Harvey Btuinp, I. Temple, Thatcher, Enrm Thorinan, ttophon Tolbert. Van Gordon, Jno Watoalla, Mm ill Walla. Jake Weeins, Woathereponl, Welch' JaU AND INSURANCE AGENTS. tux the tariff and there is talk afloat of much dissatisfaction with his leadership of the appropriation committee.

All are en a reductiou of the revenue, but now being made by the company to construct and operate a first class system of water works, to furnish supplies for the railroad and the en eo come to an unity of opmmn a to the JOB PRINTING. reject of taxation hich should be re IN SCOTT CITY, KANSAS, leawd. North Main St, Scott City, Kans. jm Eier, BK Erk. Geo.

Klias, Id Frlu 4 Campbell Orejror. Uart, Mr Win Mkky, John Horning Cur Hoffman, Wilson Hnll, Ward it into, AiilI" Johu8u, Mr. A tire town. iYopol for the new bridge to be. built 'be government acrofs tho Eastern Braneh ill bo for as soon as Anyone wishing to know more concernitifT this new Mecca, can be "me eit tl formalities to secur the validity -4-TH HER ALDht-- 87.

August 1st, 18 01 tae government utie to the approach on th eastern fide of the river are gone EADLEY HUEBELL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, SCOTT CITY, KAS. 3fOfBce opposite Scott County Bank. wfmioirs 8 supplied with an abundance of in formation by calling on or addres ihrourti with, ir.e rndjee willbeahanff WH, Frank 2 Wldner. Turney poroe structure. It will lead ti th tov r'artirs callioe for any of the above ill sing, i.mc L-ojranE-port, via erncitit iifsjbirn for the lni-ane.

hat the cr bti'l-o to be built eay "advertised. Vi W.TuKELEXtr), JL MAKES A SPECIALTY OF PLAIN fr FAIIOY PRIIITIIiC. On South Main Street, "Wett Sirls, Scott City. KaaM. Monument, Kansas..