The Benedict Echo du lieu suivant : Benedict, Kansas • 3

PERSONAL. T. L. CRAIG, M. D.

Rest Report. BY It. E. PORTER. Road Gur clubbing offer with the Kansas City Times and come in and THE ECHO.

C. 12. Sisson was in town last Physiciait jxd Msm subscribe. We noticed several loads of baled Office fliDrug Store, John Rife returned from Kansas broom corn iu town Friday which were being hauled to Chanute. City last Friday.

Some of the ploughed fields were badly mashed by the late rains. W. Knaus still drives over to this part of the moral vineyard each Sunday. To exercise his team maybe? UENUDICT, -K1S8A8. C.

A. Sprague was in Fredonia on Estray Notice: Taken up by J. business Tuesday. W. S.

Joyce commenced his select The streets of Rest presented quite a W. Carroll, one mile north of C. P. church, one steer calf. Owner can have same by proving property and paying for this notice.

J.J. REED, D.D.& DENTIST, TVcst Fourth Sticet. school last Monday. business appearance last Saturday. T.

C. Singleton, of Fredonia, was in Misses Ida Craig and Sallie Givens Benedict, Friday, April TIME CdSD SOUTHERN KANSAS. Freight west 8:30 a. m. Passenger west.

P- m- Passenger east 11:25 a- Freight east 4:5 P-lu Beskdict Extension, 8. K. Passenger Leaves Benedict. .4:30 p. in.

Arrives at Benedict 11:21) u. m. All of the above trains carry passengers. W. K.

Morse, Agt. the city yesterday. Our people had tho pleasure of lis were visiting at Wm. Roberts one day this week. CIIANUTE, KANSAS.

Dave Wilson made a business trip to tening to two very creditable sermons last Rev. Miller preached at Fredonia Monday. o'clock in the morning and Rev. C. G.

Ellis made a drive to Fredonia ASK ABOUT J. A. RIFE, M. D. Bennett at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

on business last Tuesday. Physician and Surgeon. During the month of March the Dr. A. X.

Perkins, of Fredonia, was over Friday to see Dr. Rife. "Office: West of Uaifsnyder's F. B. Wart hen went over to Fredo hardware; 'residence 1st door north of office Topeka Capital paid J1H0.25 for postage on dailies sent outside of Shawnco county.

The Capital is one of the very best dailies in the state and one that has the largest circulation. nia Saturday returning Sunday. Geo. Moore was the recipient of a first-class charivari Friday night in honor of George's bold venture into the matrimonial career. The boys, about twenty-five in number, made the world hideous with horns, bells, guns, and anvils for about two hours before Geo.

responded to the music. Chas. Colaw met with quite a serious accident last Friday, by getting his leg broken above the knee. Dr. Jones was called and set the fractured limb and Charlie is doing as well as could be expected.

Buffalo Items. Joseph Meyers came in Tuesday and BENEDICT, 5KA5J8AS. MISSOURI PACIFIC. Passenger north 1:10 p. m.

Freight 3:15 Passenger south 4:38 Freight 3:43 M. L. Whitmork, Agt. subscribed for the Kansas City Times. Candidates for tho offices of Probate M.

C. Cowdery and another gentle Judge, District Clerk, County Superin man of Buffalo, were in town Sunday. New Barber Shop! Mrs. A.J. and Miss Mattie Caler tendent of Public Instruction and County Attorney are already being tillked of in this county.

It is thought now that there can be enough men LOOK AT were in redonia on business Slaving, Shampooing and Hair Ccitliing to order. Give mo a calL S. M. Singleton went to Kansas City CEVUGJM DIRECTORY CFIRMTUN CHURCU. Preaching the Tulrd Lord' Cay iu each nioath at 11 o'clock in the morning and 7:30 iu the evening.

Thomas JIillkr, Taator. IT? WJTfo the first of the week with a car load C. G. ELLIS, Prop. JU.NSA8.

of stock. J. B. Hunt moved out into the country west of Altoona the first ol the week. Jarvis Blume, who has been attending school at Fort Scott was home on a short visit last week, but returned on tho 2 o'clock train Sunday evening.

L. II. Isliam is getting his new house in the south part of town painted and grained inside. A Mr. Frank from St.

Louis is doing the work for him. lie will move in as soon as completed. Mr. S. A.

and family left for BAPTIST CHURCH. Preaching on Saturday prior to the first Sunday in each month at 8 o'clock p. m. and on Sunday at 11 a. in.

In the Christian church. V. 1). Wartukn, Par tor. J.

W. Dunfce, of Grenola, was visiting relatives here the first of A. J. CALER, Blacksmith and Wagon Shop, this week. BUY Mr.

L. Recob from Dakota, was in UNION 8. 8. Meets every Sunday afternoon in the Christian church at half past two o'clock. All are invited.

.1. II. Kumkh, Supt. town Tuesday, lie was here to trade for Kansas land. Nebraska the first of tho week, where Drs.

Flack, Wiley and Perkins, of All work in iron and wood given prompt aud careful aitontiou. shine rtf the pultfic patronage sso- they expect to make their future home. S. A. Elliott while unpacking a bill ITEMS.

Fredonia, have all been in attendance upon Dr. Rife this week. of cigars from Kansas City, found a found to fill all the offices. Some time ago Chanute made a terrible blowout about her electric lights the same as she does about everything else, but the electric light, the same as the rest of her booms, soon played out aud they are now using coal oil to light their buildings. There seems to be no good reason why asecrot organization of some kind could not be organized here.

The upper room of the school house could probably be secured as a place of meeting, and it would be a very desirable place. Let our people talk this matter up and see if we can't have a lodge of the order of Odd Fellows or Masons. Rev. J. B.

Watts delivered three very practical sermons at the C. P. church last Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night that were listened to by good audiences. We understand that the Presbyterians arc desirous of socuring him as their regular minister to preach every two weeks. The courthouse cases which will be tried at the May term of the District Court, promise to be very interesting and there will no doubt be some startling developments as regards the ordering of different changes that were made from time to time in the plans licilod.

UE.VEMCr, KASSAR. Wm. Canblo was in town Frida gold piece made into a watch charm which some ono had lost while packing and subscribed for the Kansas City Times on our campaign offer. the goods for shipping. Dr.

Kellenbergor, of Yates Center J. J. Craig, of Pleasant I was iu town one day this week, the called at this office Friday and renewed his subscription to the Echo by pay guest of Dr. Jones. Dutch George will supply this with vegetables this suminer.

He TRY SPEAGrUE HUUBELL. has a fine place to raise them. Two ladies lroin (. lianute were in town Tuesday looking for a location Lion! Old papers for sale at this office. Quite a shower of rain last Tuesday night.

Fi thing is said to be good at the present time. Indications are that we will have plenty of rain this year. Call at this office and get a sample copy of the Kansas City Weekly Times. The Frisco railway is becoming noted for the number of accidents happening there of late. Rumor has it that thora will lie a wedding in Benedict in tho near future.

So mote it be. Messrs. Trunty Raifsnyder shipped a car load of hogs to Kansas City MinuMatlie Caler has opened a millinery and dressmaking estuh-lislnnenr, and will keep everything in tho millinery line at lowest possililn prices. Dressmaking done in a prompt and Hafi.sfactory manner. Call and InT.

ad duornorlli of P. O. llKNKIMCT. for a millinery store. We did not learn their names.

Jas. Johns made a business trip to Ft. Scott Wednesday and returned on the 4 o'clock train yesterday. wi i.sox co. citizen.

ing a year in advance. Probata Judge C. S. Wicks, of Fredonia, was in town Sunday shaking hands with his friends at this place, lie drove over in a buggy. Charlie Wilson came home Sunday from Brooks Station near Neodesha, to visit his parents and other relatives and friends, returning Sunday night.

W. C. Barber and family from near Earlton, have moved into the residence of A. J. Caler on Allen street.

Mr. Barber is a brother of 12. Barber of this place. Philip Young, of Xeodosha, stopped over here Tuesday night while on his way to Coyville. He is feeling of the political pulse with a view of running for comity attorney on tlie Republican ticket.

Frank Wheeler, a brother-in-law of L. (1. Norlhcutt, and his family moved into town this week from Lebo, and will reside in the K. Wood Yesterday was theeiglity-ninth anni- CROSS KEY HOTEL ersary or the mrtli or Mrs. JAdia Sexton.

The members of her family living in this vicinity and quite a niim lnr ol tho oldest ladies in the commu 1IUS. A. J. CALKB, Proprietress. and specifications.

There seems to be a chance for justice to yet be done. While in Chanute Friday evening waiting for our train to Kansas City we called on our old friend J. A. Colaw, proprietor of the City Shaving Parlor. Wo have known Mr.

Colaw since the fall of '79. Ho was then running a small barber shop in Erie, but afterwards moved to Chanuto where lie has built up a large trado and has ono of the largest, if not- the largest, nity, joined in commemorating the vent, vesterdav, at the home ol Mrs, Sexton's son, John T. Cox, in this city. The most important case to the in pie to he tried at tne coming Mav term of the District Court is tlie sni Heals al all Ite. of tho courthouse contractors against Wilson-co.

Tlie plaintiffs' petition shops in that city. tlleges a balance due them of a little over $13,000, while, the county's cross The best political paper that we have corner Heed street and eceivod at this office is Public Opinion, bill, or whatever it may be called, si Small ruff property. avenue. published at Washington and New Hoarding and Lodging try the day up a claim tor damages ol York. It contains the opinions of all Thus there is a difference of $2:1,000 or week at tho most reasonable rates.

leading journals on the political situa- between tho parlies in controversy. ion in the United States, copied from Quite a wreck occurred on the Fris papers ol all tlie uitiereut political co railway, one mile west ot icdonia. KANSAS. HENKDK'T, arties. It is a weekly journal and from Vilas the first of tho week.

C. G. Ellis was awarded tho contract for carrying the mails between the st oflicc and Railway stations. The littlo child ofS. M.

Singleton that has been very sick for several weeks, is now rapidly improving. Dr. J. A. Rife, wo are Sorry to state, is no bettor.

He has no appetite to eat and is gradually growing weaker. "We want a few more good correspondents in the county. Who will volunteer to write from Guilford or l'loasant Valley? Wanted: One hundred men and women to subscribe for the Echo and Kansas City Times. Read our special offer on the second page. We have a new correspondent at Buffalo this week and we hope he is of the staying kind as the items are very desirable ones well written.

Tho late rains delayed corn planting several days. There is plenty of time yet to plant a big crop and that is what our farmers are going to do. S. S. Wilson shipped a car load of cattle and hogs from Buxton to Kansas City over tho Southern Kansas yesterday accompanying them himself.

Tho Missouri PaciGc north bound Have tin- Liti'gfHt and 15est Selected slock of Tuesday afternoon of tin's wee: contains 20 pages of solid reading mat the eastern bound lreight tram, num ter. All who are interested in the bering about fifty empty cars, was the Missouri Pacific CLOTHING, HATS, BOOTS, SHOES, coming rresuionuai election snouici sufferer. Eight or nine cars, consist ing of box, stock and flat cars, were take this paper. Subscriptions received at this office. TEH QVLr ROUTE TO AND FROM thrown from the track, several being ditched and turned on their sides When a man comes into the office, FURNISHING GOODS We call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of Messrs.

Small Fredonia, Kans. They have an elegant slock of clothing and lurnish-ing goods, and are also proprietors of 1 the. Mascot grocery, and keep everything in the grocery anil provision lino. When our readers go to Fredonia to trade they can save money by visiting Small Bros, store. Tho Elder Branch Union Sunday School was reorganized last Sunday the election of the following officers: W.

P. McCain and W. M. Duekelt; Secy, and 1). ('.

Offen-baeker; Chorister, J. L. Kuans; Asst. Chorister, Miss Millie McCain. A man from Burlington rode, a pony to this place Suaday morning and left it in the livery stable here and hired a team to drive to Neodesha to bo gone while others were smashed up and All Points in Kans.

says an exchange, and planks down the cash and says, "Send me your pa badly demoralized. The task of clear ing up the wreck in time to let the per for a year," that means business. Trahu from Southern Ran vtu this Itoule inxku midnight passenger trains throngl When ono says, "I want your paper in (lie county, mid for jir'u'cs mid ijiialily of goods they lead all com- was a laborious one, but was accom ictition, and invite the people of Benedict and vicinity to call ami i i it .1 i ii but haven't the money now," that's all right. When ho takes it out of the of plished. No one was hurt in the wreck Direct Connections the cars which were thrown oil being examine llieir gooas aim pricen.

Having puraiawu uiu wiaMuii gro-eery they arc now prepared to furnish their customers with clean, fice for several years and then sends it back refusod that's meanness. When tho middle of the train. The loco fresh lirocencH anil rrovimons at nil limes, urns lucm a call. motive did not leave tho track. Tin a man spends from ten cents to a dol- accident was caused by a broken ir for cigars or beer, and says he can't wheel.

IN UNION DEPOT KANSAS CITY, OMAIIAA LOUI JW-U afford to take his homo paper, that's a lie. When a man borrows his neigh passenger train was an hour late yesterday, caused by two wheels on the For the information of the so who bors paper to read every week, that's may bo wondering why the town clock tender jumping the track this side of Ncodosha. cheek. enterprise has been abandoned for Tho dear economy loving board aomo time, we would say that the weakness of the courthouse tower. ST.

PAUL, It is early for candidates but they are beginning to come out in full two days and instructed the liveryman to return the horse to Burlington for him the next morning and he would pay him for it when ho came buck. A suspicion that all was not right caused the liveryman to telegraph to Burlington about the man and received in reply a telegram to hold tlie man and horse. The man returned with the of County Commissioners of this coun ty at their session last week awarded bloom and tho crop promises to bo very the county printing to tho Neodesha prolific and will doubtless ripen earli where it was intended to place the clock, probably occasions the lull in carrying the town clock project into effect. It is believed to be unwise to Register and Fredonia Chronicle pay er than common this year. ing tor tne same full legal rates, II.

Raifsnyder will have one of the when John S. Gilmore, of the Citizen, add to the weight which is now strain team Mondav forenoon, but as the telegram from Burlington as not signed finest residences in town when com (a paper having a circulation equal to ing the frame and supports of the tow by an oiiicer tne norse was iicki ncre and the man allowed to go. leaving on if not greater than any two papers iu pleted. The location is a pretty one and he is beautifying tho grounds by er by putting up the clock; besides, if the county), offered to do all the coun the tower should fall in, or decline, as the Mo. Pacini: that nllernwni tor CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS, CLEVELAND, BUFFALO, PITTSBURG, CINCINNATI and All Points East Tort Scott with Trln CM- setting out evergreens and other shrub ty advertising and publish the delin bery.

Yates Center. Monday evening the liveryman and Sheriff came down from Burlington and took the horse back quent tax list and redemption list in several mechanics assert it will unless it is taken down or to a great extent reconstructed, it would not prove very his paper free of citakoe. So far as The probabilities are that Benedict will soon be on tho main lino of the the Ecno is concerned we don't care with them and also went in search of the man. The liveryman stated that tlie man bad hired the horse to ride Santa Fe running direct to Chicago, wno aoes tne county printing as we nine miles. We are not prepared to say whether or not the man intended beneficial to such a heavy apparatus or instrument as the proposed town clock.

Meantime the money already secured for the clock migdl be put out at interest, and if it is not finally devoted to are not prepared to do if and don't want it, but we dislike to see a county board act so injudiciously for the pur it is saiu mat as soon as the line is opened from Kansas City Chicago they will put on a fast train that will make the trip from Wellington to Chi to steal the horse though wnnts nere nc offered it for sale. the object for which it was raised.it pose of gratifying their own sweet wills. Yet this is not surprising as cago in twenty-four hours. could be applied to some equally cred PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPEB the present board are notorious for An exchange thus fitly describes the meaning of the term "local enterprise:" such acts. This economical break If you can think of anything that can will cost the county about $700.

itable and possibly useful purpose. County Attorney Demoss, who has been in town this week, does not say anything to indicate that the county is only "fooling" in the suit involving a settlement of tlie courthouse expense At prices that defy all Competition. To Texas nd the Southwest. II. C.

TOWNSEND, Gw. Ticket Afit. 6T. LOUIS, IO. Now, then, Mrs.

Smith, Mrs. Jones be done to beautify or build up your town, go and do it; keep your capital at home; patronize home industries Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Robinson, we are going to give you a little piece of advice. We hear you asking every help your merchants sell more goods FARMING IMPLEMENTS question, as some people have felt that they may sell cheaper; always get littlo while some of the following ques justified in believing.

Mr. Demoss ev Rewarded Are tboHO your work done at home if possible tions: "Where can I eet the latest who read -this and then richly; Of all kinds at as low prices as any firm in Southern Kansas. ideas about furnishing?" "Have you idently seems in dead earnest, and he has never, to our knowledge, been ac-cusod of being a pretender or a double- act: thov will find hon subscribe and pay for your home paper. If you follow these suggestions and your town does not improve and Wc handle the favorite Newton Wagon. Be sure to get our prices on orable employment that will nofUke tbutn seen anything new in tarming implements before buying elsewhere.

dealer. The people want justice done Where can I get studies and information for decorative painting?" "Where bnild up, It will not be your fault. but at the same time they desire to from their aomea ana ummei. ne n'ro. St are Urge and aure for every indutiMl-oui tenon, many hate made and are now waking several hundred dollar a month.

It In easy for any one to make 5 ant! up. wardi per Ui-y, whole willing to work. can I get the latest points about house know all about the facts as to the al Ncodesha Independent: Died: On Friday, April 0, 1883, at her home in Altoona, Mrs. M. E.

Richardson, in keeping, such as its economies, ite leged blundering in planning or in the construction of the courthouse, or Klthcr aex, yeung or old) capital not lu-ed- etiquette, cooking, "Where ed: we utarl you. everything uew. No me sun year or ner age, or consump can I find out what women are in the management thereof on the part of the county. The County At tion. While this death was not nnex "Where find the best advice on all pei-lal aMHty required; yon, reader, can doUaiwoIlM any one.

Write to ui at once for full particular, which we mail tree. A4dree Stineon 4 for thud, Maiue. subjects interesting in the family, such torney has been firmly backed in his pected, It came bringing with it all the sorrow that death in any form could as health, amusement, instruction position from the beginning by County have brought. The patient, a con Perhaps you do not know that these and every subject of interest in Commissioner Becannon, aud there can be no doubt that the people of the county want the coming court trial sumptive for the paf two years, lived in the hope of recovery and failed to realize that she was slipping farther A full line of harness repairs. A-jciK-y of tlie SINIiEK and CUOWN Sewing Machines.

Aiw agent for the Celebrated CROWN ORGAN. Come and see us and we will save you money on everything in our line. tne iamny circle are all combined in co to i CO over the matter to develop everything of any consequence bearing upon the and farther away from those she lov ed until the time came for her to die one publication, furnishing a magazine worth many times its subscription price. The April number of this wonderful magazine (Demorest's Monthly) is Just at hand. Be sure and see it.

subject. This feeling is not local, but A Business Chance. A good business house and a. bout a $3,000 stock of hardware, all amounting to about $1,000, for sale. Fart on time if desired.

No incumbrance. For location and further information address, E. Pattow Co. Benedict, Kan. vet she bravely answered the call of general, for the palpable reason that the courthouse is the property of the the Master she had served for years, The sorrowing husband and friends Published by W.

Jennings Demorest, county, and the expense of building have the sympathy of all in this afflic- 15 East 14th Street, N. Yearly, $2. and maintaining it falls upon all tax I payers alike. tion. 1 Single copies, 20 cents..