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Wallace County News from Wallace, Kansas • 3

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jr Corned beef by the barrel at Young Hughes'. Fhe Wallace County new 5. Excellent tree-claim and pre-emption for Everybody to get shaved at the HEW BARBER SHOP, sale by J. II. Mathers.

Be sure and look for the sign of the big coffee pot when wanting hardware cheap. -TnE- All kinds of surveying satisfactorily ex Rome very larrj3 hail is reported to have fallen about twb miles northeast of this place on Thurylay afternoon last. From the lump a eerfcan person that was out in it arries on his head, we are inclined to feink they as well as large. The county' commissioners of Wallace ranty, at the' time the legislature passed an act providiug for its disorganization, were T. S.

Hayes, Barney Day and II. W. Wheeler. Mr. Ruggles was the Wallace county representative in the legislature.

Messrs. fl. A. Piatt and J. S.

Taylor of wjkhita county arrived in Wallace yesterday. They have been out northwest of FELIX 7. GAUDY, REAL ESTATE AGENT. Buys and sells land of all descriptions and LOCATES HOMESTEADS, Pre-Emption and Timber-Culture Claims. ecuted by J.

II. Mathers. Finest in Town. UNION PACIFIC TIMS CARD. Trains run west of Wallace on Mountain time nnil cm st on Ci html time.

Mountain time is one hour slower than Central time. TRAINS No. 201, Colorado Express, 12.35 a. in. No.

l'ni'itic Express, 5.nop. in. No. 211, Express Freight arrives 9.15 p. in.

TRAINS EAST. No. 202, Eastern Express, denarts 4.00 a. m. No.

Atlantic Express, departs 10.00 a. in. No. 212, Express Freight, departs 2.05 a. in.

203 and 204 do not rim west of Wallace. 15. A. EVANS, Agent. The best Ellis flour kept, at Robbins bakery.

Try a sack. Our work talks for itself. Just received. A large stock of furni ture, at Shetterly, Lane Go to Alvin Bennett to have your contest Bath-room attended to at Wa-Keeney land office. u.

S. LAND OFFICE OFFICIALS, First-class pre-emption with good house her in Colorado, where they have taken YOUNG HUGHES, Mud. Rain. Cloudy. Good erops.

Wallace booms. Fine growing weather. Subscribe for the News. Western Kansas takes the lead. Mrs.

A. C. Carper is seriously ill. The editor is on the sick list this week. Another big rain on Wednesday night.

Rev. W. 51. Sedore was in town on Friday. Bert Ilornish is sick with fever this week.

E. B. and F. C. Andrews are better this week.

T. S. Hayes is having the roof of his hall painted. II. A.

Clark received a car-load of cement this week. Wm. Wallace is on the sick list again this week. Methodist quarterly meeting on Sunday, August 8th. Mrs.

Alvin Bennett is still suffering with to be sold cheap. J. II. Mathers. WA-KEENEY, K.AJN SAa Register G.Ij.

BEARD lloceivcr W. II. PILKENTON Just received a large invoice of mens' tinker claims. They have had quite an experience roughing it camping out in all the late stormy weather. Messrs.

Mathers, Strain and Metcalf, of in connection. E-Fresh fruit of all kinds always on hand. Vegetables, ice cream, lemonade, sodawater, K. D. LANG, Prop'r.

clothing and furnishing goods at Madigan' "Especial acquaintance with Sherman County Lands. WALLACE, KANSAS Real estate of all kinds, town lots and ranches bought and sold by J. H. Mathers. Wallace, and Messrs.

Piatt and Taylor, of Wichita county, took a trip into Colorado Those seersucker coats and vests at KOBERT EDMONDSOJT, STATE OPnCEES. Associate Justice 1. M. VALENTINE (lovcruor COL. JOHN A.

AliTIN Eieiilenant governor A. E. K111)LE Secretary of State E. H. ALLEN Treasurer S.

T. HOWE Auditor E. 1. MeCARE Attorney Ceneial S. H.

HKADFOKl) Snp't. l'uhlic Instruction I. II. LAM' HEAD rppppp p.p. o66 ocf j50p60p0P0p 60 3 6 on Monday last and returned on Wednesday evening.

Some of these gentlemen who had rot used their rights here-to-fore made Madigan's are just the thing for hot weather. For the best locations in Wallace, St. John or Greeley counties consult J. H. Mathers.

AflU FACTUREI application for tree claims. THE ROGERS-SMITH Land Investment and Cattle (Incorporated), General Dealers iaa. Land and Live Stock. Measrs. J.

K. Grover and George R. Al DRY laman have returned from the 23rd judicial For relinquishments of timber claims, OF convention where they cast their votes for Wallace county in favor of Judge S. J. Os- homesteads and pre-emptions, call on Al vin Bennett.

USES- COV1TTV OFPICEES. rotilitv Clerk, I1ANN Treasurer IAM ES KELLY of I Veils MISS ID LI FT County Superintendent I'EN J5IOII Eeiuesentative OSBORNE County Attorney JOHN A NELSON Sherilt UEOUliE DAKEK rrol.ate Jitc CONGER Clerk District Court AH BLAIR AW PUItlNOTON born for judge of this district. These delegates report having a fine time, and Judge 5pppppp1pp .0 pp 0.0.0 o.p.p BO OTS W. L. Dawson has town lots, relinquishments and deeded lands for sale.

Best of OPSICES: Coolidge, Kansas; Sharon Springs, Kansas; Room 2tt, No. 86, LaSelle street, Chicago, Illinois. terms given. WELCH Commissioners WE KINO The cheapest place for hardware this County Surveyor FERRIS Address any of the above-named officers at Wa-Keeney, Kansas. Osborrj having a unanimous support.

II. Flynt and A. C. Ely, of Axtell, have arrived to make some improvements on their claims near this place. We are glad to see these gentlemen on hand iij' time, for they have very desirable claims, and consequently cannot afford to neglect them.

Mr. Flynt intends having SHOE side of Kansas City, is to be found at B. Goodman A fine line of Ellis flour made expressly 250' 1250 BPECIAL APPOI1TTME1TT; COXTXT'X'-sr FOB for M. Kershner sold cheap by them on both sides of railway track. in live Western Kansas towns for sale on easy terms.

Superintendent Attorney County County Sheriff serious illness. Read the new ad. of Robert Edmondson, boot and shoe maker. Mr. and Mrs.

J. II. Miller, of Tribune, were in town Thursday. T. L.

Bellinger has been out surveying claims every day this week. Capt. T. J. R.

Perry is having a well bored at his residence north of town. II. Richardson is putting up a building on Second street for a blacksmith shop. A. Scott, manager of M.

Kershner store, is suffering from an attack of fever. Our frequent rains continue to keep the ground in excellent condition for breaking. Three hack loads of emigrants went out toward Sherman county on Tuesday his family follow soon. One hundred and sixty acres of school AVE1 A BKTl fi hitches I GJtOVKR II MATHERS II A CLARK i It A LLAMA SETTLERS LOCATED on GOVERNMENT Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. 1 oung received an land for sale within two miles of town and LAADS. RELINQUISHMENTS BOUGHT and SOLD. Clerk District Court.

Trustee Justice of (he IVace. REPAIRING invitation to attend the marriage of Mr. one-half mile of Smoky. Inquire of J. II.

Mathers. P. Youag to Miss Lizzie M. Springer, on Notions, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Gent's Furnishing Goods, the 13th at Washington, Pennsylvania. Call on or address C.

B. ADAMS, Sec'y and M'g'r, Sharon Springs, Kansas. Alvin Bennett will attend to all kinds of S. P. Young is J.

M. Young's youngest SCHOOL EO-fe-XOT- Director MADIGAX Treasurer II A CLARK Clerk (1 ALLAMAN brother. Owing to the distance interven ing between here and that place, and the press of business, it will be impossible for EAST END and X032CLptl37" them to attend. Notice. To W7iom It May Concern TJ.

S. land business before the Wa-Keeney land office. Ask the pleasant gentleman at the Union House for a Western Pride. The best five cent cigar in town. You will find W.

L. Dawson in the Star Land Office on Main street. He will survey your tree claims. Parties wishing surveying done, do not Two splendid rains visited our town and vicinity yesterday afternoon and evenin thoroughly saturating the already wet earth and leaving the water in pools on the Parties who contemplate lekinjt squatter's claims uiion the Fort Wallace iUililavy Reservation fre hereby informed that the occupants of the Wallace townsite about two mouths eo pe-thioned congress to allow all of section 10, township raume Lis anil the east half of section 24, township ratine not otherwise appropriated, for said townsite, and that persons build-intr thereon will only acquire title to lots. w.

Ci. Ill FELIX T. CAXllT, Secretary. Chairman. FEED STORE; surface.

rain fell in torrents and every draw became a running stream. The fail to on W. L. Dawson. He guaran tees satisfaction or no charge.

II. G. Boyle's house was moved from its foundation by the wind storm on Thursday last. The new XT. P.

agent at this place is Mr. Charlie Williams, formerly of Byers, Colorado. The land seekers are beginning to stop off more frequently than during last month. Col. Moonlight was unanimously nominated for governor at the democratic state convention.

Shop on Second Street, WALLACE, KANSAS. first storm was accompanied by considerable hail t.ad much damage to crops is ex Now is the time to get a fine piece of pected along its track. BUSINESS CARDS. JOSEPH ROBINSON, PROFR. W.

P. lierrick, of Millbrook, Kansas. 3E3E 0 3EES L. agent for the Western Home Insurance Company of Soux City, Iowa, made this office a call yesterday evening with a view THE- GROCERIES I FLOUR. W.

U. BECK, 11. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. KEEPS We call attention to the advertisement in another column of the Rosenberger sisters, to getting nsws pertaining to the town and surrounding, country. Mr.

II. desires to take land inthis vicinity and also do some business in the town. We welcome the WE HAVE A FINE LINE OF White House, WALLACE, KANSAS. majolicawnre with a Silver Star baking powder at M. Kershner Write to W.

L. Dawson for all kinds of information in regard to Government land, town lots, surveying, notary work, etc. Anybody wishing to purchase a good milch cow will do well to call on A. J. Phillips, at meat market on main street Call on Mrs.

J. M. Young when you want to buy an organ. She keeps the irestern Cottage. Easy terms if desired.

Bijou coffee to the front, Arriosa to the rear. Try a package of Gregory's celebrated Bijou coffee and you will buy no other. M. Kershner Co. Alvin Bennett has been engaged in real estate business for the past twelve years, and is a practicing attorney.

He gives spe gentleman to our midst. Hay and Feed LADIES' HATS OfEcG in Register Building, WALLACE, KANSAS. MILLINERY G000S. M. N.

Adams, of Lincoln Center, while on his way to Wichita county, stopped over HAS A pleasant location. HAS Large rooms. in this place from Sunday night until Tues day morning. Mr. Adams has here-to-fore of all kinds.

Best grades of Give us a call at the CASH STORE. been engaged in the real estate business L. BURROUGHS, M. now permanently located at Go with Waterman brothers at Lincoln Center. Is HAS Perfect ventilation.

HAS The best spring beds. HAS A large, cool ladies' parlor. HAS Clean beds. HAS Reasonable prices. Mead Hughes, the News compositor, is an Salina Flour.

old acquaintance of Mr. Adams, and en dress-makers. J. K. Grover had a well bored in his hotel yard the first of the week, and found plenty of water.

The well at the White House contains first-class water. If it is doubted it is easy to test the matter. It's common to see men get off the trains with their valises in their hands looking like land-seekers. W. A.

Coburn's house south of town was blown from its foundation by the storm on Thursday afternoon. On account of illness we were compelled to call on J. II. Mathers to write up part of our locals this week. Robbins Rogers have about completed the alteration made in the size and extent of the bakery building.

George Dunne came in town to-day from joyed meeting him so unexpectedly here; cial attention to contests. 3S pher, where he will be in readiness to attend to all professional calls at all hours of the day or night. The Doctor has had 27 years Active Professional life. J. H.

Mathers while surveying south of the N. Smokey was caught in the storm of HAS An orderly house. HAS Everything first-class. HAS The best nickel cigar in town. HAS A standing1 invitation to the rain and hail yesterday afternoon and bare of rices ly had time to take refuge under his wagon public to test the truthfulness of this advertisement.

when it burst tipon him in all its fury HAS The application for a charter to KANSAS. GOPHER, Some of the hail stones were as large in size as a man's fist. Many birds and snakes were killed. In some places the Give him a call. East end of Front street.

W. L. Dawson, proprietor of the Star land office has returued from a trip down the Santa Fee, and is ready to do any and all kinds of land and notary business. You will find the best flour in town for sale by S. R.

Kinch. He has a full and complete stock, and will refund your money if the flour don't give satisfaction. When wishing anything in the line of fruit, vegetables, ice cream, or refreshments of any kind, call on McBride Edward's fruit stand, on Main street. A fresh line of fruit and vegetables always on hand. Give hem a call.

hail was piled, in drifts six or eight inches start a ti. A. Li. post at allace. CSP'Call and put down your name.

JAS. GROVER, Pro'r White House. deep. Wallace, Kansas. "Several new towns are being started northwest of us in Colorado.

The country Teeters' ranch to have some pension papers fixed up in this office. Rev. M. M. Stolz, presiding elder of the Ellsworth District, will preach on Saturday night and Sunday morning.

J. M. Young and W. A. Etzel had the surrounding them is fast settling up, and it is all tributary to Wallace, as their J.

M. SANDERS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will Practice in the DISTRICT AND STATE COURTS. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN Collections and Land Contests. Deeded Lands Bought and Sold.

nearest and best trading point. The settlers who came in last spring have been in dustrious in putting out crojs and are now being rew arded for their industry. Corn, CAMPER, FRYMIRE potatoes, millet and other crops have nearly matured and are looking well. The statement of some that this country is too For Sale. 1280 acres of first-class land for sale in Barton county at $10 per acre.

Easy terms. Will sell all or part. Enquire at this office. Must Be Sold. Choice second bottom school land seven miles from Wallace and one mile from Turkey creek station.

Call upon or address LOOK! LOOK! KANSAS. WALLACE, -DEALKR3 TN- much elevated for the growth of corn is not verified here. Carter 1 Hutchinson, of the Greeley J. A. WILSON, lines of their claims run out on Friday.

J. II. Mathers was their surveyor. Judson Gardner, of Sharon Springs, made us a call on Thursday. He reports everybody encouraged in his vicinity.

A game of base ball takes place this morning at this place between the Wallace "Oddities" and the Leonard nine. W. N. Reed and his nephew called at this office one day during the past week. Mr.

Reed is among the News subscribers. L. W. Holmborg has returned from a trip down on the Haekberry. lie reports all kinds of crops in that country looking splendid.

J. W. Lawton has struck splendid water at only twenty feet. He says it has no taint County Tribune, was in our city on Friday Felix T. Gandy.

AT1T1 ICIXJTDS OF FANCY GROCERIES evening on his way to WaKeeney in com pany with Misses Belle Graham, Julia -A. ttox-M-oy a. Xi AXI) Notary 3E-iVtoXio, WALLACE, KANSAS. Graham, Laura Rodman and Minnie Smith b. 1.

go: ARE NOW EI THE FIELD WITH A FULL LINE OF also Messrs. J. N. Brown, II. J.

Proffitt and Dress Making! A TT3Z W. II. Hoffmaster, all of Tribune. The above named ladies and gentlemen are in W. G.

HUGHES, HAVING tending to prove up on their claims at Wa Keeney to-day. Thus the work of home- United States Commissioner, Dep CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE, steadinr? and pre-empting progresses and DRY GOODS, the public domain diminishes. We are uty Prosecuting Attorney for Wallace County, and Notary Public. to do prepared of alkali, but is pure, cold, water, out of a gravel bed. Lewis Winans, manager of II.

A. Clark's Another well has been put down in town OTTO all kinds of CXjOTHZNG, on North Main Street, by Messrs. Etzel Healey and M. T. Griggs immediately adjacent to their stores.

This well is 48 feet HATS, WALLACE, DRESS -MAKING KANSAS. in depth, and the water is 6 or 8 feet deep. On Short Jioiice WEAVER FULTON, Still t'ae good work of well sinking goes Positively TERMS, on. Capt. T.

J. R. Perry has had another ESS- 4S 33 GTV Second Street, "Wallace, Kansas. well sunk on his place. This well is 61 feet" deep and contains 11 feet of good water.

The water in the first well he sunk is pronounced by some to be the most will do all kinds of House ami Sign Painting. OF THE lumber, flour and feed business here, has returned from a short visit to Rochester, New York. C. R. Bennett, of Oberlin, superintendent of the Chicago lumber yards of central western Kansas, made Wallace a call this week in his rounds.

I. F. Teeters called in the News office on Wednesday and placed his name on our subscription list. This was a practical as well as a social call. II.

A. Piatt, who has been in and around Wallace for several days past started for his home near Coronado, Wichita county, yesterday afternoon. Thos. Madigan, our worthy postmaster, KANSAS WALLACE, wholesome in the state and possesses val LATEST STXLES AT EASTERN PRICES. uable, medicinal qualities.

We would not Kept constantly on hand, be surprised if sometime this should be come a noted health resort. Shop, one door east of Young' ROBERT SHARMAM, BRICKLAYER AND PLASTERI May be found at Albany House, BVSI1TESS LOCALS. IN CONNECTION WITH OUR STORE WE IIAVE THE Hughes', on SECOSD STREET. WALLACE. KANSAS.

5Locals under this head will be inserted until WALLACE, ordered discontinued. KANSAS. Call and convince yourself esrpeetfvilly, B. I. LOOK CO, ROSENBERGER SISTERS.

UNION vV anted. A girl for dining room and MARTIN SAPPINGTON ARE ItEADY TO was the Wallace county delegate to the democratic state convention held at Leavenworth on Aug. 4th. The editor and his sister en joyed a pleasant visit at the residence of the Misses Rosenberger about one and a half miles north of town on Sunday last. Dr.

Hatch has been making some sub chambermaid purposes at the White House. Embroidery and laces at Young Hughes'. The Ellis flour, handled by M. Kershner not only makes, but "takes the cake." XI lx. 3E rairio on claims on short notice and at reasonable STO-ZT WILL prices.

Soutli side of track, JOB DEPARTMENT Go to Young nughes for all kinds ofr WALLACE, KANSAS. queensware. FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS stantial improvements on his homestead near Sharon Springs. Among other thinga he has put up some fence. wm.

M. Rogers sells hardware just as cheap and just as fast since the late rains -AND- PETER ROBLDOT7X, as before. Mr. Chance, who has been stoppir.g THE HEWS OFFICE WALLACE MILLER, Carpenters Builders. Go to Young Hushes for millinerv in Wallace for some time, left for Sprir.g-field, Illinois, on Wednesday morning last, goods at cost.

13 but expects to return soon. Moderate Charges. Opposite Iron Block, on Second CARPER, FRYMTRE Ihree houses for rent Apply to Shet- Geo. R. Allaman, of this county, was ap Headquarters at Albany House.

NEW and COMPLETE THROUGHOUT. a a ISA ion 031 COX pointed chairman of the committee on terly, Lane Co Johnson Bros, keep on hand a full line of undertakers' goods. WALLACE, KANSAS. resolutions at the judicial convention held 3 WE MAKE A at Ness City on the 3d inst. Proprietors and Managers.

Caster oil for machine us $1.00 per gal -OF- The Superintendent of the Sabbath HO! FOP. DELINGER NE AL, lon at Young Hughes'. Tea cents itches a "Fly" cigar, at the Urrion House. school on last Sabbath appointed a committee to draw up bye-laws for the school, to THE op be reported next Sunday morning. Fresh bread, lemonade and cider at the B.

A. Evans and wife have concluded to Letter Heads, City Bakery of Robbins Co. CS-O TO return to Kansas City. He gives up his HAS A LARGE STOCK OF position as U. P.

agent at this place. May success attend his future endeavors. Note Heads, Bill. Heads, Statements, Circulars, Envelopes, Business Cards, H. E.

Maxson, of St. Louis, representing Contractors Builders, WALLACE, KANSAS, the FINEST WORKMEN I THE WEST, are ready to undertake and do all kinds of work on short notice. io look at the new building they have just completed nortli of Etzel Ifealev's drug store, ana you will have no others. THKIK WOHK BEARS INSPECTION. Give them a call and get your plans for your front.

General Merchandise, the Mutual Life Insurance of New York, made a call in Wallace this week to write up some risks for our citizens. Display Cards, The Misses Rosenberger have rented hing Miss Stella Hayes's house, on Second DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, READY-MADB CLOTHING, AND Street, where they will engage in dress Visiting Cards, Invitations and All Kinds of Plain and Fancy making. Their advertisement appears elsewhere In this issue. Go to Johnson Bro's for caskets and all kinds of undertakers' goods. Come in vrtth your "ads" to the News office.

Summer dress goods at cost at Young Hughes'. The BigB. of the big padlock is the best place to buy hardware, cheap. Go to Iiobbins for fresh cider and vinegar. Fresh eggs butter always on hand at Young Hughes'.

Choiue business house and lot for sale. J. H. Mathers. Go Shetterly, Lane Co.

for furniture, cheap. Fre sh bread constantly kupt for sale at the ity Bakery. anted. A good girl do dining room and chamber work at Whit House. P.l.ain and artistic job wo rk a specialty at GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, We received a letter from our old friend, JOB Pioneer Hardware Store, Dr.

J. A. Gafford, of Robinson, Kansas. The Dr. thinks of making a visit to this HATS, CAPS, BOOTS SHOES ALSO A country during the coming fall, may and Has enlarged his facilities for doing work by adding When wishing anything in this line, Full Line of Groceries Provisions possibly conclude to cast his lot among us.

Wm. ROGERS, Prop'r. give us a call4 and get our figures. The wind which accompanied the rain ILT IT ZH3 jF O- 3B SUCH AS FLOUR, FEED AND HAY. When wishing anything in his line he will be pleased to eater to the wants of his many friends and gives FIRST-CLASS WORK 1 Special Attention to Horse-Shoeing.

the News office. and hail on Thursday afternoon last was the strongest that has visited this section of the country for some time. It succeeded in scattering a few of the loose articles about town. noward Finley, of Grainfield, made us a call on Tuesday with a letter of introduction from S. S.

Reynolds, of Grainfield, for whom Mr. Finley came to do some surveying near Wallace, which he succeeded in doing without any difficulty. When in town rail on him whether you wish to purchase or not; he will be pleased to make your HARDWARE, QUEENSWARE, PAINTS. OIL AND sues. Three houses to rent Inquire at Chicago SADDLES, HARNESS, FARMING IMTLE MENTS AND WAGONS, MODERATE PRICES lumber company.

Bepairs wagons and does general wood-work. All kinds of branding-irons made to order on short notice, sar-IFOKK CHI ARASTEED FIEST-CLASS. Shop on Seeond Wanted. A good girl for general 7 hrmse work. Apply to 1I A.

Clark. Wal re- a'l kinds of job work and guarantees GUARANTEED. Kansas lace, Kansas. to 5SF-TERMS STRICTLY.

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