The Down's Chief from Downs, Kansas • 3

JOHN HALL, President. G. H. SKINNER, Vice President. R.

YOUNCi, Cashier Corinth. 1 tarns. OFFICIAL CITY PATEE, Kansas First National Bank of Downs 5 SURPLUS $6 OOO CAPITAL $50 000. People Diiensted with California and Anxious to get Back to JUntau S. Bi Isenhart, the attorney, returned yesterday from a month's visit to the Pacific coast.

He says the heavy immigration to Calif drrtia still continues. "There are thousands Of people going there," says Mr. Isenhart, "some go for health and climate and others expect to make that their home. The man who goes for climate is not disappointed; no one doubts that California climate in the winter is the finest in the country but the laborers, mechanics and others who go there with the expectation of bettering their condition, in nine cases out of ten make a great mistake. I heard expressions of disappointments on every hand, and already many of them are ready to come back, but the trouble i3 the majority of them have not the money to get back.

California has been overdone, and particularly in the real estate. The real estate business has already oEinsrss-ZL. bzettttietq- s-crsnsnsss EZ3 Receives deposits subject on England, Ireland, France, and to check at sight. Interest paid on time deposits. Bills of exchange of lj and all Gestnany.

Careful and prompt attention will be given to If T. G. DEALER IN Died. On Saturday, January 21, 1888, Mia. Davis Bates, aged 69 years.

The funeral services were held in the Pres byterian chuich on Monday, and she was laid to rest in the Downs cemeJ tery. Independent Band Last Tuesday night a number of our young people met at Poole's drug store and organized what will be known as the Independent Band. J. G. Poole was elected President; Car-mie Durfee, Secretary Geo.

MaGee, Treasurer. The following are the members: J. E. Davis, Durfee, flat; Charley Duden, solo alto; L. A.

Litel, 2d alto; John Poisal, 1st tenor Alph C'rum. 2d tenor Ben Baker, DRritone; Tom Hovatter, tuba; John Kistler, bass drum; J. M. Lipton, snare drum. The boys will begin practicing at once and will soon be open for engagement.

Immigration Annotation. Representatives from the different towns along the Central Branch, met in Beloit yesterday and formed an association which will be known as The Solomon Valley Immigration Association. There were about fifty present. Mark J. Kelley.

of the E'i-mond Times, was elected President; M. H. Johnson, of Kirwin, Vic-President W. H. Calderhood, of Beloit, Secretary; F.

Charisworth, of Beloit, Treasurer. The Association will meet at Beloit again on February 7. Downs was not represented at this meeting but will be there in full force at the next meeting. A Social Event. communicated.

Last Friday night ciccured a grand liop at the Palace Rink which, taking all things into consideration, was one of the finest held this year. The affair was given under the auspices of the Mohopany Hall Club, G. W. Leonard, president Hud Schurtz, Lipton's efficient and Kenilemanly porter, acted as lloor manager. One feature jf the entertainment was a lady violinist.

Peavine Leonard played second fiddle and acted as bouncer. The costumes- were varied and elegant. Your correspondent was well received by the management and several airs played in his honor. Camp Fire. On January 31, 1888 Ben Oreeman Post G.

A. 11. will hold a cainp fire in the rink in this city. All errand army D. LARKIN SONS.

(Successors to Pheasant Larkin. PBOPBJETOBS OF- The Banner Store, Drugs and Medicines, PAINTS AND OILS; The largest stock in the Oorthwest. Perfumerg Toilet Articles Artists Materials. Our stock consists of everything generally kept in a first-class store, We have a few cloaks and overcoats left. It will pay 3tou to get prices on them before purchasing elsewhere, We are prepared to meet any and all competition on prices.

Remember the place. Call and inspect my stock and new and fresh, and I can please facts in NORTH MORGAN DOWNS, ZE3- OZEeZEEZLTTIOIE Namely; 'Pheit S. PHEASANT SONS CARRY THE BEST AND MOST COMPL.XTE STOCK OF Real Estate and Downs, BY KAXSAX. A new boy at Oscar Bancroft's. This seems to be a time of general good health in our township.

Corinthians seem to be ignoraiit Of tne fact tnat the past has been a baa season, that there has been a failure of farm crops, for we see splendid and valuable improvements going on in every direction. The Corinth lyceum is in full blast with a. fill! niiQf flrpnr nirrht. pvpn when the mercury is hob-knobbing away down below the zero mark. The lyceum is conducted in a way that makes it both interesting and beneficial, and all seem to enjoy themselves immensely.

Wc are glad to learn that Mr. J. C. Hutchinson has succeeded in getting a road out from his farm on the north side of the river. He has been badly fenced in for the last two years, being obliged to cross the river twice to get to town.

He has purchased one acre of land of Mr. George Wright, paying him $50 for it. which gives him a way out to the public road. Corinth is doin something in the way of line stock raising. The Taylor brothers have a large herd of fcood grades.

M. P. Taylor ha3 a good herd. Frank Ingram, A. Williams, Nicholson Bancroft, James Kelly, Esq.

Pixley, Wm. Leizer, J. H. Hoover, Mr. Beevers, E.

B. Rathburn, M. P. Shafer, Albert Shafer, Dr. Dillon, P.

W. Kenyon, Mrs. Maggie Dillon, Geo. Wright, Smith Junson, J. M.

Kenyon, C. W. Ames and J. P. Rath-bun have all got good herds of cattle and are taking great pains to improve their stock.

Some of our neighbors have been fixing for making butter to supply the epicures of Downs with a lirst-clasa article. W. H. Nicholson and Oscar Bancroft have the finest spring house in the county, and there is no better butter made than can be found there. P.

W. Kenyon has the best arranged creamery on a small scale that we nave seen. A deep cellar ten feet under a building, one-half filled with ice and the rest is used for the creamery. The cellar is built with water, lime and stone and has a cistern to catch the water from the melting ice. There is where you can find a number one article of butter.

Harper uf Cawker City want to see you. 61w2 Pure New Orleans syrup at Eli Collett's. 8. Try the Grand Master Powderly cigar at the post-office store. 4-51 Before you buy your underwear see Harper Co.

Cawker City. 51w2 For anything in the line of Dress Goods call on Harper Co. Cawker. 51 w2 LRcy Kroetch sell the Gold Coin soft coal burners. Take a look at them.

46 The La Veta coal company is now selling large quantities of coal, and supplies all demands. 7. Anyone wanting pure apple cider for mince pies can get it at the post-office store at 40 cents per gallon. 3 Rember that LeRoy Kroetch handle the celebrated Gold Coin base burners, the finest heater out. 46.

Give Harper Co. a call when you are in Cawker and see their line of Ladies, Misses and children's fine shoes. 51w2 For fine candies go to Eli Collett's. He has just received a large invoice of the finest candies ever brought to Downs. 8.

D. Larkin Sons have just received a hogshead of light brown sugar which they are selling fifteen pounds for on dollar. 7. John Yost has opened up a boot and shoe repair shop at Will Blau's old stand. If you wish any repairing done in that line, give him a call.

4-52. Liberal inducements, unequalled facilities, and steady employment given to men of energy to sell trees etc. Stark Nurseries, Louisiana, Missouri. 39t4 Itch, Prairie mange and Scratches of eveiy kind cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. A sure cure and perfectly harmless.

Warranted by J. G. Poole, druggist, Downs, Kansas. 36-6m Stark Nurseries, Louisiana, Missouri, have paying situations for energetic men, to sell their old oak process, (trade mark) patented. These nurseries are the oldest, largest and best known in the country.

39t4 At Cost. I will sell at cost for cash, yarns, wool hosiery, gloves, hoods, shawls, ladies and misses cloaks, overcoats, felt boots, blankets quilts, flannels, linseys, mens, boys, ladies, and youths underware. 9. Ira Weaver. Post-office Confectionery Store, Haying bought the confectionery store in the post-office building I will keep on hand a fresh stock of candies, nuts, cigars, tobacco, apples books and periodicals.

4-51 D. S. Gardiner. Friends and Patrons. You will find me ready to wait on you for anything in the Hardware, Stoves and Tin Ware line, first door north of where my business house was recently burned out.

I thank you for your kind patronage that you so kindly gave me, and hope each and every one of you will continue favoring me with your trade, and invite your neighbors to call in and trade with me. A general invitation is extended to everybody to come and tiade with L. Z. Stump. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED, -a In the town of Down.

Our Stock is Fresh and Busted! Bankrupt! HARD TIME PRICES; "7jLILL 'STOTU JSSiBLve We have no hesitation in saying we can serve youjequally as well as anyone in town. Our motto is to treat people fairly and do a straight, The enow is fast disappearing. Trains are again running on time. i We learn that Wm. Duden's baby is quite sick.

jbhn Jackson renewed his subscription yesterday. S. It. Young's baby is reported to be quite sick. Our coal dealers are laying In a large supply of coal.

J. S. Durfee returned from California Tuesday morning. Mrs. It.

S. Graham is visiting her parents out iu Books county this week. Last Saturday morning the thermometer registered 22 below zero in this city. II. Meibergen returned from Lucas, Monday.

He reports trade good at that place. Ben T. Baker, of the Harlan Enter- Srise, was visiting friends in this city aturday. J. B.

Craney attended the Congressional Committee Meeting at Beloit Tuesday. The city council of Emporia offers 100 reward for burglars caught in -the act in that city. J. B. Franklin took the train laat Saturday for Chicago and will be ab-nent a week or so.

Conductor Branson and wife, of Atchison, were visiting with friends Jn this city Sunday. Geo. E. Cragln went up to Portis yesterday on buwinees connected with the Bank of Downs. 8.

O. Potter, who has been sick for the past two weks, is now able to be up and uround aain. On account of sickness in our family we are unable to give our paper proper attention this week. E. B.

Marsh, who has been back in Missouri for the past three months, returned to this place lust Friday. Fine May weather wo have been having for the past week. It is to be hoped that it will continue until Hprlng. Mrs. F.

W. mddleson, of Ktockton, who has ben visiting fri nis in this city for the past week, iv turned to her home Monday morning. A. Dillon boarded the train last Saturday for St. Louis, whf he v.ill attend a convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.

Lew neadlev, of the Gaylord Herald, Mark J. Kelley, of the Edmond Times, aad n. N. Boyd, of the Logan Freeman, passed east Monday night. II.

II. Run die came up from Green-leaf last Friday and has been visiting old friends In this city. j)ick has been under the weather for nearly two weeks. The seventeen-year-old girl of Win-fleld, who has been married and divorced four times, has succeeded the female mayor of Argonia as the popular newspaper item. Martin Mohlr, recently elected Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, took the train at this place last night for Topeka, where ho will it once enter upon his duties.

At the election of officers of the Bank of Downs lust week, J. W. Tugh was elected Cashier. This Is a recognition on the part of the Bank of Downs of true worth and merit. Lenora Leader.

One of our editorial friends talks right out in this manner. judfee by appearances. A shabby coat may contain an editor, while a man we rincr a tnurh-toued oluir hat and sporting dude cane may bo a delinquent suoscnuer. The quarterly examination for teachers certiucates will be held in the school house at Osborne Saturday, Jan. '28, 1888, commencing promptly at 9 a.

in. IIahn, Co. Supt. There will be two total eclipses of tne moon in visible in this section, one January 28th, beginning at 5:35 p. and ending at 8:13.

The moon risen almost totally eclipsed. The other Is on July 22d. and begins at 10 p. m. and ends at 2:33 a.

m. Mr. F. II. Deck had the two horses "Itichmond" and "Lucifer" weighed Inst week on Howell scales in this city.

"Richmond," I he Clydesdale, weighed 1,850 pounds and "Lucifer." the Norman horse, 1,760. They nie three-year-olds, and are the finest blooded horses to be found in the west. St. John knows a thing or two be-fldea prohibition. Hear him: "The blacksmith's sledpe-hammer is taxd to protect the American blacksmith against the pauper blacksmith of Europe, and the pauper blacksmith of Europe is admitted free in order to compel the protected Americ blacksmith to wield this taxed sledgehammer at the price of imported pauper." Two women and a boy hailing from Phillipsbuig, succeeded in extracting a good many quarters from the pockets of our soft hearted citizens last week to aid them in starting a laundry.

They claimed to have been "burned out," which nobody doubted after learning their true Record. Tho same outfit were in this city last week, but as it was their second trip hero they did not do aland office business. All the towns along the line of the Central Branch from Beloit west will have delegates at a meeting in Beloit IiortIv whlrh ftiiid tti 1 i rill held for the purpose of organizing and perfecting some system for bringing immigration into northwestern Kansas. The Missouri Pacific railroad officials promise to co-operate with this organization and render meterial aid in attracting the home meeker to this, the best portion of Kansas. The object of the meeting is a worthy and good one and we hope to see good results from it.

The Chief has received from n. Betton. commissioner of labor statistics, a page of his forthcoming report, which shows the increase of manufacturing industries in Kansas during the past three years. Commissioner Betton makes the capital invested in manufactures in 1885, Siu.ooo.ooo; at tho end of the next year, and this year, $25,500,000. This is an increase of $4,500,000 the past year.

An increase of 20 per cent is a good showing. Kansas is but at the threshold of manufacturing industries. Ten years hence the state will 6how hundreds of millions of capital invested instead of tens. "Thousands of dollars are raised annually and sent out of this country to carry on foreign missionary work, while thousands of little children roam the streets of all our cities, having no education or training, except such as is received in the dens of iniquity, that all citie- are infested with. Notwithstanding all this, we are enlightened.

Christian people, and have millions to waste in trying to educate and bring the heathen Into a state of responsibility in some far off land, while in our midst the little wretches of humanity are allowed to grow up In ignorance and to form a character of the lowest kind. It is no wonder that our jails are Oiled with criminals und our court register burdened with accounts of their crimes. Foreign work is all right, we are not opposed to it, but we do think that a little more of charity is needed at home. A little home missionary work needed. As Sam Jones savs.

Jr li' tie too much of the b-. a-iCi 't iY Cil UJl Of ip.o sweet collection. POOLR. It prices. My goocfa aro you.

The i 0 IAM SELLING AS KAXS and Sale Stable. square, Legitimate Business CALL AND EXAMINE OUB STOCK AT THE STONE STORE. S. PHEASANT SONS. IUT OWN quieted down, and I am of the opin-1 ion that in a very short time it win be at a standstill.

The trouble i3, prices are many times higher than thev should be. Everything is high a man must have a barrel of money if i li wiiita tr etflv in that: rru nti-v in I San Diego, a good house will cost 875 per montn. It is the last place in the world for a poor man to go to; there are hundreds of them without work, in fact there seems to be no demand at present for labor. Kansas is far ahead of California in every respect, except climate, and even their climate becomes monotonous. It will not be long before you will see huud reds of them coming back to Kansas they are disgusted with California already." Topeka Capital.

Letter LUt. J. S. Berry. Charles Berry.

Mr. Hensolth, card. J. K. Mitchell.

It. G. Sawyer. Will Wallace. W.

H. Wallace. D. S. GARDIJfKR, P.

M. Rev. Palmer is in Stockton this week. H. H.

Welty is taking in the sights of Kirwin to-day. Misses Mary Crum and Emma Bailey went up to Stockton last Friday. Several buildings in Clifton were burued on Monday, tho loss footing up over $20,000. S. C.

Briggs, of Portis, was in the city Monday. He has to come down every month to see a live town. There will be a mask ball at Osborne Thursday, Feb. 2d. Several young people from this city will attend.

For sale. A good house and lot in i good location for boarding house Inquire of W. A. Beery, Downs, Kansas. Ono evening last week a large number of young ladies gave S.

J. Hadley a surprise. WTe understand they had a great time, but Sam will give us no particulars concerning it. Some say he has not built that addition to his house for nothing. Jerry Dunkleberg, of Kill Creek, went to Downs the first of the week to take charge of the department of of the city schools formerly taught by Miss May Day.

Jerry's long experience as a teacher, with good natural qualities, renders the selection a very fitting one. Osborne Journal. On Monday a two-year old boy of Frank Carey, living south of the railroad, fell into a kettle of hot soap that was standing on the floor, and was burned and scalded in a shocking manner. The little fellow has suffered intensely, but will probably recover. He is burned from the hips downward, taking off not only the skin but portions of the flesh.

Stockton Record, The members of the sixth congressional district committee met in Beloit yesterday and decided to hold the Congressional Convention at Russell, the first Wednesday in May. Oberlin was selected for the place of holding the convention to select district delegates to the National Republican Convention. The meeting at Oberlin will be held Wednesday of the third week in May. A railroad man who should know whereof he speaks, assures us that contractors are at the present time, engaged in figuring with Central Branch officials for work on extensions of both branches to a junction somewhere in Sheridan county. From thence the road is to run to a junction with the K.

P. road- The Central Branch must have a Denver connection this year, or lose the territoLy it has always considered its own. Osborne Farmer. If we were to put a two line local in the most obscure corner of the sheet, which stated that a certain business man charged more for his goods, and kept a poorer grade of the same, than his competitors, that man would employ a bullheaded slugger to come around and kill us the next morning. But if we were to ask the same man for a two line local, praising his wares, he would say, "No, I don't believe in advertising; no one reads the papers." Such reasons would make an Egyptian mummy laugh.

On last Saturday as Mr. R. H. Gallagher was making some excavations preparatory to sinking a coal shaft north of this city, at a depth of about six feet from the surface the excavators struck a hard substance, which they supposed to be stone, but from its peculiar formation and surroundings they began to investigate, and upon removing all the earth from surrounding it found what proved to be a petrified buffalo. It i3 as perfect a specimen of the bison as you ever saw traversing the plains, and those who have seen it pronounced it one of the most wonderful specimens of petrification they ever saw.

Scandia Independent. The street was turned into great excitement this morning when it became known that coal had been found on the farm of David Trumbley, three miles south east of the city, in paying quantities. Great crowds gathered around Mr. Trumbley's wagon to examine the samples it contai ned. Mr.

T. says he was digging a well and at a depth of twelve feet struck the vein. At the time of his departure for town they had worked through eighteen inches and were not yet through the vein. In that distance nearly two tons of coal were taken out. The coal much resembles the Minersviile article in quality and its evident that there is lots of it.

At any rate its location will cause it to be of value and we congratulate Mr. Trumbley on his good fortune. A sample may be seen at this office. Concordia Daily Blade. Last night at about 9 clock the livery barn of John Bromilee.

at Clyde, burned to the ground and in making heroic efforts to save his property the proprietor became suffocated by smoke and dropped back into the flames. The conflagration was caused by several who in lighting or pipe carelessly dropped the match. As the flames burst furiously forth the alarm was given but in the short time before the arrival of the fire company the fire had gained such headway that it was impossible to control it. The barn contained some twenty-four or twenty-ive horses, twenty-one of which perished. It was in trying to save these Mr.

Bromilee met his awful death- As the fire died out his charred remains were brought from the ruins in a recognizable condition. Concordia Blade. IRA WEAVER, Proprietor. Best Coffee 25 cents Best Tripple strength vinegar 20 cents Jap Tea 25 to 40 cents Flannel 15 to 35 cents 50 per cent saved in 25 per cent on Boots and Shoes. 100 per cent on CLOTHING I DOWLS, -I HAVE JUST OPENED MY 8TOCK OF- G-eneial GOODS WHICA We traded for this stock and must close it out at your AVENUE, KANSAS.

Loan Broker. Kansas. IVING XPENCESl STARTZMAN. OLD STAND) W. A.

BERRY. BLACKSMITH -AND- WAGON-MAKER, I am better prepared than ever before to do any work in my line. I employ none but first-class workmen. I buy all my stock at wholesale and can give you the advantage in prices. AND BE GLAD.

Ton are bomsd to do It Jf too read THE CHICAGO LEfjGES. It -Will make roar family happy and liearty. an1 fill -your borne -with sunshine. It Will Mve medicine and aid oipestirm. very iaene teem Fun and elows with KM-t ion of a hteh character.

It the neatest and raont avritrhtly weekly Bauer In the United States. If yon cannot pet it of your ample cour to THE CHICAiiO LElXiER. Chicairo.IU. IllllI men. Sons of Veterans and their wives are requested to cook whatever they may choose and bring with them to the room under Bates' hardware store for a G.

A. R. supper, and we hope all will assist in making it a grand success. This is a commendable enterprise and we trust that all will join in making this entertainment one of the happiest events of the season. Supper 25 cents.

Speaking at the rink by the following mime-ed gentleman Col. W. C. Whitney, Cawker; V. H.

McBride, L. Hanback, Osborne; Andrew Jackson, Mayor Huff, Martin Larkin, Clarence Jackson, Robert Gilpin, Jas. SVorley. Rome Bower, Joho Pugh, Wm. Me'l-len, Ed Getty, A.

L. Pheasant, F. M. Wells, Chas. K.

Ware, Geo. Ortel, E. M. Jones, F. M.

Rust. By request of committee, A. JA.OKSOX, J. W. Hfff, W.

W. Dimosd. Tchr' Awxoola tlon. The program of the Joint Teachers' Association to beheld Saturday, Feb. 4 in the High School room in this city is as follows: 10:00.

Opening Exercises. 10:15. How can U. S. History Best be Taught? Leader, Miss Allie Brace discussion.

W. J. Jemison. 11 :00. Class Drill.

Miss Emily Hid- dleson. 1:30. Opening Exercises. 1 :45. Physiology, What to Teaoh Leader, E.

E. Bruce; discussion, E. M. Brockett. 2:30.

Why do I Teach Grammar? J. W. N. Whitecotton; discussion, Frank Gray. 3.15.

How can Country Teachers Receive Higher Salaries? J. D.Dunk-leberg. 3:45. Oiiostinn Box, W. n.

Cady. The Teachers' Association to be held February 4 promises to be entertaining. Teachers from Beloit, Glen Elder, Cawker, Osborne, Alton ami Portis have signified their intention to attend. Let. the people of Downs turn out in the forenoon and give them a warm welcome.

Canning Fartorlen in the Went. As it is probable that a canning factory will be established at Downs the coining summer, the following in regard to the business will bo of interest to our farmer friends: The canning factory in Blooming-ton, Illinois, according to the local paper of that place, was at the time of writing last summer, running to its full capacity. From five to six hundred bushels of tomatoes were daily hauled to the rear door, were picked over (and spotted ones at once reject-eel,) then scalded and piled into buckets to await the peeling process. The number employed in the factory is 150, nearly all of whom are girls. These girls had each a great bucket of scalded tomatoes before them constantly, and the speed with which the skins were hustled off and the tomatoes sent to the waiting cans, was re-murkable.

About 15,000 cans were filled daily from the beginniug to the end of the season. The seeds and plants were furnished in the spring by the canning company, and the tomatoes were brought, to tho factory for per ton. The two kinds of tomatoes used were tho Beauty and Perfection. The great est care, neatness and dispatch are used in canning, and the result is mountains of shining cans filled with the luscious vegetable, all contracted and awaiting a lull in the rush of business to have their labels pasted on and to be shipped. "I do not know of any investment which pays better than acanning factory," said Mr.

N. S. Storrs, of Vernon. a man experienced in the canning business. "Ordinarily thev will return from 24 to 40 per cent, and even more when judiciously managed." You can dispose of the goods just as fast as they are rady for market, and that feature enables you to transact the business with a comparatively small capital.

As the work is done in summer, a cheap building! will answer all requirements, and I that together with the machinery for i a large business will not cost over That amount or money would provide a factory giving employment to one hundred women and giris, and the disbursements each week for vegetables and labor would run from $800 to fl.ooo. An active woman earns about $1.00 a day. Tomatoes, corn and peas are the staples. One acre of tomatoes will ordinarily produce 400 bushels, which at 25 cents per bushel will yield $100. Sweet corn is bought in the husk at $7 50 per ton.

Peas are bought at 50 cents a bushel. In January the company sends a man out among the farmers and contracts for the growth of supplies, thus insuring certainty of prod uction. The eompany furnishes all the seed. A company can make all its own cans at less than two cents each, and one bushel of tomatoes will make twenty 31b. cans.

The cost of laboi, lables and boxiDg in canning is very Bmall on one can, and tomatoes are now wholesaling at $1.20 per dozen, a price unusually high on account of the scarcity of the present season's crop. But at $1.00 per dozen, the usual price, there is a large profit in the business. There is even a larger profit in corn than in tomatoes. Bi.ooded Stock fob Sale. I have a thoroughbred Polled-Angus bull calf and four half-breeds, which I will sell very cheap at my farm.

10 miles south of Downs, ew4 M- H. McKjeever. CHEAP As The CHEAPEST AND 8HALL ENDEAVOR TO KEEP THE BEST GRADES OF GOODS And shall spare no pains to please my customers. eerar country produce bought and sold- IHTTEXISSriES WOLFORT STARTZMAX'S COLLETT, proprietor, Having bought the grocery ntore of C. O.

Bigelow, and added a large stock to it, I am prepared to sell good, fresb groceries to tht people of Downs and surrounding country at a living pront. Call and see me and learn prices. Auction! Auction! SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, 21, 13S8, PARLOR RESTAURANT, J. B. HASLET, Proprietor ABOARD, $3.50 PER WEEK.i Warm Meals 25 cents Pine Dress Goods.

Call on Harper Co. Cawker City for fine Dress Goods and trimming's they carry the best line in this part of Kansas. 51w2 English Sbavin Linament removes all hard, soft or callonsed lumps and blemishes from horses, b'oo I spavin, curbs splints, sweeney, stiiies, sores, sprains, swoolen throat, coughs, etc. Save $50 by the use of one bottle. Every bottie warranted by J.

O. Poole, druggist, Downs, Kansas. 36 In connection with the Restaurant, 1 have the ateeC Oyster and Ice Cream Parlor in the city, and am prepai td furnish Oysters in season in any way desired. J. B.

HASLET, Fxogxietor Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between A. L. Pheasant and Martin Larkin, under the firm name of Pheasant Larkin has this day been dissolved by mutual consent, A. L.

Pheasant retiring from the firm. The business will hereafter be conducted by D. Larkin Son. All persons indebted to the firm of Pheasant Larkin will please call and settle by February 1st. Martts Larkin.

A. L. Pheasakt. Downs, Kansas, Jaa. 1, 1888.

Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between J. G. Baertsch and J. C.

Sample, under the firm name of Baertsch Sample, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent, J. G. Baertsch retiring from the firm. The business will hereafter be conducted by J. C.

Sample. All persons inbebted to the firm of Baertsch Sample will please call and settle at once. J. C. Sample.

J. G. Baertsch. Downs, Kansas, Jan. 18, 1888.

Coal at $3.50 Per Xon. At our Coal Mine, located 24 miles due south of Cawker, 14 miles southeast of Tipton in the northwest corner of Lincoln county. We now have 200 tons on hand and are daily producing about 40 tons. We can supply you all with a quality superior to eastern 3oft coal, as it is clean, makes neither soot nor clinkers. It is extensively used in Downs, Cawker City, Glen Elder and other towns on the M.

P. R. and gives good satisfaction. We produce none but second vein coal, which is far superior to the native coal formerly produced. Try a load and you will use no other.

Good stable, and accomodations for parties from a distance. Li Teta. Coax Compact. Livery. Feed THOMPSON WING, Dissolution Notice.

I have to-day, January 12th, 1888, bought the interest of Lewis Blau in the firm of Dittman Blau, Merchant Tailors, Downs, Kansas, and the business in the future will be conducted by Chaklzs S. Dittmax. I will say to my former and future patrons that I feel very crrateful for their liberal patronage and in the future it shall be my aim to serve my customers with the best of goods and guarantee the clothes made in my establishment to give perfect satisfaction or no sale. To my patrons I further wish to state that I have made arrangements for a first-class coat maker from New York city who will be with me in the spring. Hoping to receivea liberal snare of your prtronage, I remain Very resp't.

yours, CHARLES S. DITTMAN Merchant Tailor, 7 Downs, Kansas. DOWNS, Haviojr b-g'-it heLivj-r Sarn of L. Gatly A Co- we hariric 1 with efii 1 am of nd Horses, and a prepared to fonrfate pMivM wi first el is8 tan oats on short i.e&tee.