Osborne County Farmer from Osborne, Kansas • 1

THE OFFICIAL. PAPER OF OSBORNE COUNTY. ALL HOME PRINT. OSBORNE, KANSAS, APEIL 14, 1898. VOL.

24. NO. 14. $1.00 In Advance. OUR ALTON BUDGET.

This is our corner. Bids for Grading. We, tho citizens' committee of Osborne city, ask forbids on grad THE BRIDGE MATTER SETTLED. County Commissioners and Citizens of Os borne Reach a Satisfactory Agreement. Nem Concerning Alton and Vicinity Com ing the approaches to the Solomon river piled by the "Farmer's" Special Correspondent.

Many Interesting Items. bridge south of said city. IJids will be opened at the office of C. G. Euo at 2 5f OUR STOCK is sf m.

on April 18, 1898. The committee lhe board of county commissioners and the committee of three representing L. D. Gaunt came up from Beloit reserves the right to reject any or all Tuesday evening. bids.

C. G. Eno, John Fours, John McGuirr, Committee. the city ot Usuorne, after two or three conferences, arrived at a satisfactory agreement concerning the completion of the Osborne bridge, Wednesday morn John Shoemaker made a trip to Os borne and back Saturday on his wheel fit Wm. Crawford, who has been work ing, a meeting or a few business men Program of Teachers' Meeting.

ing on a ranch on Eagle creek, came up of the city was at once held in J. Program of Osborne County Teachers' to spend a few days town. Mitchell's office, and the proposition Association meeting on April 23, 1898, at 2 p. in the High School room, Os Jonn urawforu spent Sunday made by the county board, as reported Downs. by Mayor Ji.no, was unanimously ae borne, Music; paper, Time to In Another lot of Galvanized 10-qt.

Buckets, at 15cts each. Also 6 doz. 10-qt. Buckets at 10 cts. each.

A complete Lamp, standing 15 inches high, for 15o. (Of course we are selling this less than cost, hut while the 6 doz. last you have the chance to be brilliant for 15 while the oil lasts.) 50 doz. Cuds and Saucers John Nixon did business in the county troduce the study of Physiology, Histo We have determined to make 1898 excel all previous years in our business. For some months we have been carefully selecting the choice articles of manufacture in the various departments.

cepted. Tho county agrees to pay 200 for tho lumber which it appropriated seat baturday. ry, Government, 1'. 1). Scott; hd ward Eggleston, Jessio Hardman; mu from the old approaches anil the citi Combination of Elegance and Variety.

zens of Osborne will raise the balance of sic; recitation, Mabel Parsons; Impor Gus Burke and W. T. Brown drove over to Kirwin Monday and took the train from there to Lenora, returning the $100 which, it is estimated, will be tance of self Government in he School necessary to put the bridge in a passable Room, Nora Jackson; Current Events, Tuesday evening. T. M.

Walker and wife returned from their pleasure trip to Hot Springs Fri condition. The supervision of the work is to be in charge of the county bridge commissioner, A. A. Nolan, and the county agrees to turn over its share of the money as soon as the work is com Helen M. Benway; music; business; adjournment.

Ex. Com. Important Notice. The township board of Jackson town day evening. They report a very enjoyable time.

just received. Fred Arnold was up last week and as 500 lbs. Fresh Chocolate ship will receive sealed bids for the erec pleted and accepted by the bridge commissioner. The citizens' meeting selected a committee of three.consisting of sisted in turning over the city to the tion of a bridge across Coon creek, if Creams just received. Same old price.

new officials. Gene Cos, who succeeds Fred for the city clerkship, also succeeds miles north and of a milo west of Lu-ray. Contract will be awarded April mm as township clerk, so we can expect 25. Plans and specifications will be A guaranteed Fast Black C. G.

Eno, John A. Fouts and John MeGuire, to let tho contract for the work necessary to complete the approaches. These gentlemen were ap-iK)intedona committee to solicit cash to see uene out for register nest election. furnished on application to the board. Hose, worth 20 cts.

Our Miss Leila Johnson spent Sunday at The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. her home in Downs. price, iu cts. We had to buy 1,000 nairs to fret them Mr. Marrs visited in Osborne Sunday, subscriptions: W.

F. Vawter, John A. Morton and C. W. Baldwin.

Allen Clark was chosen treasurer of the bridge funds. as usual. for you. Miss Viola Hankins, who has been if J. C.

Bhunton, Trustee. M. O. Mowery, Trcas. J.

G. Rouker, Clerk. Luray, April 11, 1898. Teachers' Examination. The regular examination of applicants visiting her sister W.

S. McClellan, The conference committee C. Q. Ladies, don fail to see during the past two months, returned our lOet. Summer Vests.

to her home in New Market, Sunday Eno, J. A. Fouts and Allen Clark which had accomplished the purpose for which it was appointed, was dis Miss Viola made many friends here, who Yours, for teachers' certificates will bo held in the High School room, in Osborne, on regret her departure. charged. The work of grading the approaches will bo begun as soon as pos Miss Addison spent Sunday at her Saturday, April 30, 1898, beginning promptly at 7:30 o'clock a.

and closing 7:150 p. m. sible. Tho contract committee is adver home in Osborne. tising for bids this week, to be opened W.

C. Buttermore, who lives north of Penmanship and orthography grades Model Supply Store town, was married at Stockton to Miss Mattie Owens, of Woodston, April 6. will be determined from the appearance at 2 o'clock next Monday afternoon. Contractors are referred to the notice in another column. IN FURNITURE We have Chamber Suits from $12.50 upward.

Sideboards, Book Cases, Dressers, Dining Tables, Center Tables, Tabourettes, Couches, Lounges, Easy Chairs and Parlor Furnishings. CARPET Department Wool Ingrains, Brussels, Rugs, Moquettes, Art Squares, Matting and Window Shades. QUEENSWARE China, Porcelain, Glassware, Etc. Gasoline Stoves, Refrigerators, High-Grade Sewing Machines, Bicycles. of the manuscript submitted.

Forty per cent of the reading grade will be Rev. Vallette performed the ceremony. Long life and prosperity to them. based on oral reading, and fif tv per cent Attention, Farmers! CStoKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD. There are now a few vacancies in Co.

Albert Atkinson and Gene Cox trans TO acted business near Bloomington, Mon of the grammar grade will be given on the composition of the manuscript submitted. Geo. Rukde, Co. Sunt. K.

N. O. A limited number of young, able-abodied men can now be admitted. day. Apply to Capt.

V. E. Cunningham. DEATH OF FANNIE PEACH. It is with deep regret and sincere sym Information Wanted.

Horace Clark, an old soldier, who ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH. pathy for the bereaved ones that we record the death of Miss Fannie Peach, Parties wishing to breed which occurred Tuesday at 11 o'clock. Thomas Kocliford, a Pioneer Settler, Joins if Miss Fannie had been feeling poorly for sometime, but no serious result was an the Silent Majority. Thomas Rochford, a well-known farm mares are requested to call and inspect the three excellent stallions at my livery barn. I also have at ticipated until Sunday she became lived in eastern Kansas about 14 years ago, was taken sick and went back to Showegen, Maine.

Ho left behind him three children, Horace Leslie E. and Fred L. Clark, then boys about 10, 12 and 14 years old. Mr. Clark was sick for many, years and has lost track of his now about 24, 20 and 28 years old.

He thinks they lived near Oska-loosa, Kansas, but is not sure. Ho is er of Hancock township, died suddenly at 8 o'clock Thursday evening, April 7, death resulting from an attack of heart my barn the celebrated trouble, Mr. Kochfordwas born in Can ada, May 20, ISM. On May 24, 1854, he Jack "Grover." Service fees reasonable. Terms made known on ap very anxious to learn their whereabouts and should this meet the eye of anybody -If lllitl 1 Hill IIAUIJ' Ullliniy, iU LUOUl WUItl born eight children, six of whom are still wno can give information, Uiey are re quested 'to write to- Horace Clark, at living three sons and three daughters Tho sons aro: Thos.

Rochford, of Skag seriously ill and failed rapidly from that time. The cause of her death was catarrhal trouble and quick consumption. The funeral took place Thursday at" 11 o'clock at the M. E. church, Rev.

Clark officiating. It was a sad blow to the entire community. Fannie was well known as one of Osborne county's most successful teachers, and was laved '-and respected by all. Her bright, cheery ways had won her a place in the hearts of all, and an upright, christian life had the nobility of her character. Even to the last she kept longing with unselfish forgetfulness that others might be brought to lead better lives.

The stricken family have the comfort and sympathy of all who knew her. plication. 10-13 Manhattc-J, Kansas. Kansas exchange please this notice. nay, Alaska, 1J.

J. and J. 11. Koch ford the daughters are Mrs. Bert Smith, Mrs J.

K. Smith and Miss Rose Rochford Osborne Kannus. JOHN ROCHFORD. Company I. In Fighting Trim.

the last five being residents of this coun Osborne's company of National Guards ty. A brother, John Kochford, lives in this city. In the fall of 18W5 Mr. Koch has the reputation of being one of the most efficient companies in Kansas. It is composed of a gentlemanly lot of brave young fellows, who aro ready to ford and family emigrated to the United States, spending tho winter in Portage City, Wis.

The following spring they First published April 14 1898. Road Notice. march to the front whenever the order is given. The recent call for recruits has brought numerous responses, and Marble anD Granite Works HUBERT GRETHEN Proprietor located in reeborn county, re maining there until 1871, when Mr sectional, town 10, range 13, running east to township line. Whereupon, said Board of County Commissioners appointed the following-named persons, viz Clarence O'Brien, J.

J. Hays and Monroe Dawley as view Rochford canio to Osborne county, Kan the company nowconsistsof 00 members Salt Lake City, Utah. Begos Mfg. As a general thing I am down on all kinds of patent medicines, but am happily disappointed after a trial of Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup among my customers and patients. It sas, and was followed by his family in wnicn number will ue increased during State of Kansas, I a Osborne County.

1 Office of Counts' Clerk,) April 13, 1898. the spring ot Wz. lhe deceased em the next few weeks. At last Saturday braced the Catholic religion in early night's meeting these nine recruits were life. uneral services were hold Satur added to the company: Bertram relieves all throat and lung difficulties ers, with instructions to meet, in eonjwnc day afternoon at from tho Catholic Notice is hereby given, that on the 12th day of April, 1898, a petition signed Ayres, Robert C.

Galbreath, William at once. H. F. Ogden, M. D.

Baldwin IMPOKTKK ANU DKALKIt IN tion with the Countv Surveyor, at the church in this city. The obsequies Co. 9 Amnions, John M. Hammer, Jiidgar residence ofJ.T. Whitson in Valley town irgely attended by sorrowing relatives Sage, Claude L.

Cooley, Henry 1 Gioso, and friends and neighbors of the do Wasn't that a fine rain which foil ship, on Tupsi'ay. the 10th day of May William W. VanJVleer, James Connor ceased. Father Regan, of Cawker, con Tuesday? Lodolphus Boster and J. Edmund a.

law anu proceed to view ducted the services; interment was Niquette will write Hail insur said road, and give to all parties a hear American Barre Granite a Grubb enlisted at last night's meeting. City Council Proceedings. made in the Catholic cemetery north of ance on growing grain ing. By order of the Board of County the city. Specialty.

We are ready Mr. iloeliford's sudden demise was Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Skidmore will Council met in regular session Friday evening, April 8, Mayor Eno in the Commissioners. F.

A. Dawley, Co. Clerk to take orders for Decora leave in a few weeks for Aztec, New severe shock to the community in which he had resided so many years. The chair. Present, Councilman Tindal, Mexico.

sincere sympathy of a largo number of Knapp, ilillebrandt, Wright and Bush tion Day. Located in first room east of postoffice, A Wedding Reception. Minutes of the last meeting were read Another medicine fakir tooted his and fished for suckers in Osborne friends goes out to the grief-stricken It was our happy lot to be one of the family. and approved. These bills were allowed: many who were invited to the home of yesterday.

OSBORNE, KANS. Samuel Dick on Saturday, the 9 inst. CARD OF THANKS. Kobert Ualbreath, of Uaylord, is em to partake of an elaborate dinner in hon by Joseph Wilder and 17 others was presented to the Board of County Commissioners of the county and state aforesaid praying for the location of a certain road, described as follows viz: Commencing at the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of section 36, town 9, range 13 west 6th P. M.

thence east on one-half section line one mile to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of aforesaid section, town and range. Road to be 40 feet wide. Whereupon, said Board of County Commissioners appointed the following, named persons, viz J. C. O'Brien, J.

J. Hays and Monroe Dawley as viewers, with instructions to meet, In conjunction with the County Surveyor, at the residence of Joseph Wilder InCovert township, on Tuesday, the 10th day of May, A. D. 1898, and proceed to yiew said road, and give to all parties The widow, sons and daughters of the ployed in Bergier Allen's harness or or tneir son, ivi. u.

uick, who was late Thos. Rochford take this method of Wlls. Berber, labor $300 Farwell Ki Son, lumber and coal 10 73 (. W. Dawes, rent and repairs 1 W.

Cramptoii, merchandise i 75 K. Yoxali, postage 85 8. 25 00 First published April 14, 1MB. Summons by Publication. married to Miss Grace Boyle the 6 inst returning thanks to the friends and neighbors who so kindly rendered such Thirty guests partook of the many Osborne's new depot is to be a fine The State of Kansas to Harriett Piatt, William structure.

It will be completed in a valuable assistance after the death of choice dishes the tables were burdened with, the eenter piece being a mammoth rustic cake, made and presented the few weeks. o. nan, rraiiK reppen anu reppen, his wife, her Hist name unknown: You are hereby notllled that you have been the husband and father. John McKarland, labor 00 Jake Shafer, labor 3 51 J. A.

Snyder, labor 42 Judges and clerks of election 37 50 The committee asked for and was Dick Keys, we are told, has employ sued In the District Court of Osborne county. Kidney and liladder Troubles. Kansas, In an action wherein I.ydla Priest Is ment in Hiawatha. His family will join groom by Mrs. Akens, upon whose farm he has resided for several years.

The friends all joined in wishing this couple If you sulTer from kidney, bladder or urinary lalntlli and yourselves are defendants and that him there shortly. granted more time to consider the side walk ordinance. you must answer the petition bleu by the iroumcs, or i loin 100 ireoiieni or scanty urine. Dr. femier's Kidney and Backache Cure" Is Malnim in said action on or before the znth day a happy journey through life.

Follow Frank Denman's blooded Poland of May, 1KI8, or the same will be taken as trim what you mint. Hcd-wcltlnc Ii children in ing is a list of presents received, with China sow arrived by express yesterday The council then Adjourned and organized as aj'oard of canvassers to make an official canvass of tho vote cast the names of the donors: from Davenport, Iowa. generally cured ly one bottle of thin powerful remedy. Testimonial are dlxrcKarded. many people dmihtliJK the honesty or sincerity of them, we therefore avoid kIvIiii? any here, hut will furnish them on application to dealer whose Mr.

and Mrs. Boyle, table cloth: Mr. at the city election. The following can Sheriff Armsbury took Bartley and Mrs. John Dick, tea set; Sanford and JiKlKincnt rendered against you In the sum of six hundred fifty (ftttTiO.oO) Dollars, with interest thereon at the rate of 10 per cent per annum from July 1st, 1SM4, costs of suit aim the foreclosure of a mortgage on and the sale of the following described real estate situated in Osborne county, Kansas, to-wit: The southwest quarter of section twenty-nine (20,) in township nix Ifll south, of rantre fourteen 14 1 west of the Strong, the incorrigible Downs lad, to Dick, work basket and table cloth: Mrs, didates, as reported exclusively in the Farmer of last week, were declared name ih Kiven oeiow.

noi sausiiea aner us- a hearing. By order of the Board of lriK one bottle your r.oa3y wlii be refunded by the lopoka reform school Wednesday. Sherwood and Hope, fruit dish: Mr. and Baldwin Si o. 4yl elected: City clerk, F.

Yoxall; marshal Mrs. Willis, fruit dish and cake stand; Druggist Chan Baldwin expects to at County Commissioners. F. A. Dawley, Co.

Clerk. and street commissioner, W. F. Mills; tend the btate Pharmaceutical Associa fith I. barring all defendants therein and other relief will be rendered accordingly.

The Commissioners Work. The county commissioners have been Avis Willis, pickle dish; Frank and Anna Cooper, pair of vases; Mr. and Mrs. Sweet, table cloth; Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. constables, W. Bowen, Metzler; councilmen, J. K.

Mitchell, II, tion, which meets in Atchison in May. LOVAL.I. MIT.I.KKaiKl I1AKL1NOTON 61 STUB- okh. la Int Irs Attornevs. F.

Ilillebrandt, G. W. Dawes; members Owing to his badly impaired health, holding a very busy session this week, but succeeded in reaching an adjourn Akens, napkins; Ed. and Arthur Wil First published April 14, 1898. Road Notice.

Attkst; 8. J. Ckitkh, Clerk Dlst. Court. Board of Education, Allen Clark, F.

P. Wells, Israel Moore. ment to-day. The board has been be W. H.

Webster, the rort Scott attorney, has given up his intention of locating in Osborne. Mrs. Chris. Kissinirer has gone to Al coxson, vinegar cruet; Carrie Johnson, table cloth; Guy and Harvey Dick, tidy; Mr. Roadhouse, fruit dish; Mr.

and lhe councilmen-elect will take their ton to attend Miss Peach's funeral. Mrs. John Johnson, tea set; Mrs. Rake seats at the next regular meeting of the council, April 22. Charlie Henry killed a she wolf and sieged by road petitioners and bridge committees, but every member has escaped with his life.

The board paid a brief visit to the poor farm Wednesday, taking the noon meal with Manager Mc- Niuuette has sold the Graves farm in straw, pepper box; Clare Sweet, butter Winfield township to W. W. Ferris. seven young ones, Wednesday morning, and delivered the scalps to the county plate; Mr. and Mrs.

Granger, fruit dish; ForSai.k. Ilorso and carriage. In Alfred and Charlie Johnson, water clerk that afternoon. State of Kansas, 1 Osborne County, ss Office of County Clerk,) April 13, 1898. Notice is hereby giyen, that on the 12th day of April, 1898, a petition signed by J.

H. Paget and 12 others was presented to the Board of County. Commis Ljti-n: Jnue and family. We refer to some of pitcher; Laura and Alice Sherwood, quire of Elsie lilake or C. M.

Cunningham. 11 C. M. Niquette has rented the east itfiiiiinery the business transacted: J. M.

Uyrd was appoint treasurer of Tilden town room of the Herzog building, which will fruit plate: Clara Johnson, jelly dish; Mr. and Mrs. Will Roadhouse, sauce ship, vice S. W. Grubb, removed; Dr.

A marriage license was issued yesteiv necessitate the seeking of new office dishes: Mrs. Avis Shear, bread nlate: C. Dillon was appointed county quarters by Hindman and Moore. Joseph Buck, silver dollar. Guest.

day to Frank Thompson, of Missouri, and Frances Jones, of Downs. hysician and county health officer; E. Bergier Allen report the following sioners of the county and state aforesaid praying for the vacation of a certain road, JCoauhouse and U. (i. Ji.no were Strayed.

From my residence, in Os opening "Hot Springs at Home." The latest popular thing to strike Os named as associate treasury examiners for the present quarter. The Farmkr was again declared the official county borne, April 7, a black and white shoat about 6 weeks old. Any information of sales: Spring wagon to Frank Dunkel-berg; buggies to W. D. Jemison, Herman Schalk, O.

D. McMoran, C. W. Foster; surrey to R. Y.

Tidball; riding listers to Frank Bock, J. J. Maupin, G. W. Cooper and J.

F. Blauer; walking ng luiiuno, lit. JJCglUUIIIg SI the northwest corner of section numbei 11, town number 10, range number 13, whereabouts will be rewardnl by jajKT, the four newspapers of the coun ty entering into an agreement to do the running east to northwest corner of official printing at 75 per cent of legal ister to George and John Clark; harrow ates. Ihis plan gives the proceedings to L. R.

Shull and five sets of harness. the board and other oflieial informa A delegation of Downs citizens called tion the widest possible circulation. borne is the Hygienic Hot Vapor Bath Cabinet, which is highly endorsed by leading physicians and medical journals. John Pennington, of Minneapolis, was in Osborne the past week and disposed of twenty-five of these vapor bath cabinets. He went from here to Stockton, Tuesday evening, appointing Dr.

A. C. Dillon and. Dr. E.

J. Botkin as local agents. If you want one of these health-giving, invigorating hygienic baths see either of these gentlemen. The price for each cabinet is $5. on the county commissioners yesterday northeast quarter of section 11, town 10, range 13, this portion of road above mentioned being Impracticable and of no utility to the public.

Also that portion of same road, beginning at the southwest corner of southeast quarter Vf southeast quarter, section 1. town 10. The Farmer was also awarded the contract to do the county job work. The to again urge the necessity of having a bridge built across the North Fork at official minutes of the board will be I will have my grand millinery opening on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 14, 15 arldl My goods are all stylish, well se-lected and will be sold at the lowest possible figure. I also carry a line of Notions, at very low prices.

Ladies are invited to call and inspect my stock. 5 MRS. M. J. VIET0R.

J. W. Skinnkr, at A. li. Clark's.

J. C. Crunton, Jackson's assessor, made his returns to the county clerk, Tuesday. We gather these brief statistics from his books: Population, horses, milk cows, 227; other cattle, sw ine, bushels of corn on hand, 21,475. Some of Knapp's sales: nuies to Chris.

Neuschwanger and J. N. Elson; windmill job to F. M. liuck, five listers and about 250 bushels of seed of various kinds, lie has recently made new well and sold pumps to 11.

li. Smith, E. Y. Morris, W. H.

Smith and Tom Smith. the old state ford, three miles west of uhlishod next week. Downs. The county board will prob Stx-cial Easter HervieeH were held at ably lie in favor of building this bridge fhftnge 13, runuinz south 40rods: thpnee the county produces a fair wheat crop the M. E.

church, Sunday morning, participated in by the children. The church was tastffullv decorated. Sneeial ser this season. In the Downs delegation we noticed Adrew Jackson. John Fink, east to township line.

And to locate a road beginning at southwest corner of southeast quarter of southeast quarter, Langsnan Chickens. EgRS for settings, 50 cents. 7-3 Ii. E. Anderson, Woodruff Farm.

ies's were also held at the Christian E. M. Jones, W. W. Dimond, Jos.

De- i lay, Dan Harrison and Henry Jones. I church. O.SBOHNK, KA.VH..