McCracken Republican from McCracken, Kansas • 5

To those neighbors and friends who Secretary of War Root has been in JfoUfe Hnvtaon. Miss Nellie Hun toon Sunday A Yearlinjr. With tli is issue ends the first year of the existance of this A year. ago when we started the paper we did: not do so to supply a long feli -want but rather to supply the wantfof the editor and in this connection we would: say we have earned all we nave got. When we started this paper we did not expect to set the world on fire, but have; lone some- scorching in a local things a little warm for the fel-.

lows who have no love us, jollied 1 our friends, paid1 our-debts and have 8omethingdefw. A year ago when we purchased 'the Repdclican plant, we had fifteen cents in our pocket to pay for it with. Today we own the plant, and the next issue of the paper will be from our own building whichiis not- plastered with a mortgage-: insightout. The secret of our success, if it may be called such, is that we have attended to our own business placed the dollars we got hold of where they would do the moat good. Politi- -cally the Republican will continue to be republican because its' editor does-i not want to think any other way, but we shall try to make it as easy for other fellow as we can.

Personally we have never asked half dozen men to take the paper and have 1 never published a dun in its and yetvwe have a subscription list wer are not ashamed of At the close of this i first year if you know you owe this i paper anything we should like to have-? itr- 1 it. vv nave iumib uie paper aa guuu as the patronage would warrant. io those who have by word of encourage- ment, and in a financial way haveon--trbuted to its editor re-. turns hia moat gracious The 1 So. -far-as- we know no one from this' part of the county has gone to Oklaho- -ma to take land.

Many talked of goingi but haveyet not done so. The registra-tionst ElBeno and -Ft. Sill shew-that the people of. Kansas ape not taking as active interest i. the-opening, of the new country as- was expected.

LasU, week only abouttwo hundred Kansana-t had and while many times' that number will probably join the. homeseekers, but many of thera-may dc so mere- in the spirit ot- chance thair because they really want as, home in that country. The high, waters mark in registration waa. -reached Mod- -day when 10,976 names were placed on the books, but the estimate for Thurs- day was 12,000. The grand total for both districts1, it is believed was more than 80,000 on that day.

The Rock Island i road sent in twenty passenger trains for the twentv-four hours ending at 2 i o'clock Thursday morning; there i a i 1 not less man 100 coacnea. The following notes concerning the "opening" are given by the-capital It is ihe general impression that land "4 is free in the new country. Such is not the case. who secure home- steads must pay government $1.25 4 per acre. Thi.

can be-paid in fourteen months after the. entry- made orafc the end of five The new country is causing the-politi- cians some uneasiness. Oklahoma as at present jconatuted, is republican by a. small 'majority. Great numbers of pos-.

sible settlers from Texas and Arkansas are registering. If enough, of -them cure claims it may change the political i Btatus of the territory far. however, the northeners have outregistered the southerners afe.the ratio of two tn one. Good order is being maintained at El Reno and- Fort Sill. So pnly man has considered a gun of sufficient REPUBLICAN 0.

P. BUTTON, Proprietor. Missouri Pacific Railroad MOUNTAIN TIME. GOING. Hail and Express 5 P- Local Freight 18:20 a.

noma f.ast. Mail and Express 3:60 a. irasi reieni i local Freieht 3:80 p. Ill Large whitefish at Hastings. Get a cool bat at the Stone Store.

Masons have resumed work on the bank. Prof. Floyd of Ness City, was in town Monday. Another fine line of dry goods at Hastings. 4.

Straw hats are ripe wear one. F. Starrett. Millinery sold regardless of cost at Ms. Kline's.

See the new goods just received at Mrs. Kline's. Try the Old Reliable Sunflower. Shoe, $2.50, at Hastings. Twenty-eight teachers failed in the recent examination.

Large stock gents- furnishing goods just arrived at Stone Store. Some new and very pretty effects in ladies jewelry at Mrs. Kline's. Len and Floyd Temple of Ness City, are visiting friends here this week. Miss Vella Dutton has been ill for.

two or three days, but is improving. Dr. Chesney Dutton spent a day or soJ with friends near Ransom this week. Special reduced prices on all millin ery and shirt waists at Mrs. Kline's.

Frank Reed built an engine room and bridge for the Ryan elevator last week Mrs. Cuttler who has been visiting at Great Bend returned, home Thursday Pettyjoin Wharton have added a new Manhattan typewriter to their office. The Missouri Pacific depot at Hois ington was- destroyed by fire Sunday night. I have a large line of parasols and umbrellas ranging, in price from 50c to 2,25. P.

Starrett. Over six thousand people are in camp at the old soldiers reunion at Pittsburg Kansas, this Ladies ready wrappers in both light and dark colors. Prices, from $1.00 to Hi Jf. Starrett. Mr.

Eberhardtof Bethany Col lege, Lindsborg, was in town Tuesday in the interest of bis school-. Mr. James Starrett, of. Dies Moines Iowa, father of Mr. Freeman Starrett; is visiting him and his family I have a bran new line of summer hats for men, girls and boys see them before you buy.

jft a starrett. hen a says to you "is it hot enough for you," you can swat him on the spot and there will be no questions asked. A good line of- men's and boys suits They're going like hot cakes. Come in and examine them. F.

P. Starrett. Fred Campbell arrived here Tuesday in time for the funeral of ber sister; She will stay some weeks. Barton county had another disastrous fire at Pawnee Rock Saturday. Four thousand acres of wheat was destroyed A chance to get a photograph enlarged free.

Come in and see our samples and inquire for the particulars. F. rett. Pat McGraw has built stone. abut 'ntentsfor'a driveway to Doc Smith 'i elevator.

Pat is a very good stone mason, Mr. Hayes Floyd has taken a position offered him in the' offices of the Mo. Pacific at. Hoisington, and left Monday to go to work. Bro.

Kirch of the Walnut i Valley Standard, prints two columns an his patter giving reasons why they should bore a coal of hole. Miss Gertrude Grazier arrived here Monday and has taken a position in the bank. Her friends', who are numerous are glad to welcome her back. Mr. has about finished painting the mill: He says, there;" was several hundred yards of it; more or leB8 buUjfcdid.Wkha.ve, fTHE Kansas this week and gives out the statement that $1,000,000 will be spent on the Leavenworth fort Dr.

Raffington, dentist, at the Pacific Hotel, July 22 to 31. Teeth extracted and filled without pain or danger. The oldest and most reliable dentist in the west. In another place may be found the notice ot Miss Paush, instructor rn music. Miss Paush is a yoang lady of pleasing address, is accomplished and comes well recommended.

Capt. who was injured a week or so ago by having a team run away with him is improving. This we are glad to learn. The Captain has been having a bad time of it. We are under obligations to Mr.

Rodney Torrey for the statement that the "oil up station" will be connected with the "flag station" by hello system in about two weeks. Thanks. A traveling gun gallery is the attrac tion with those who would be marksmen. It furnishes a good deal of amuse ment for those inclined, and a man has to be a prettv fair shot to- makeany kind of a score- Dr. Robertson has made some ex ten sive improvements in the- cellar under under hk store.

He will use it for storing ice and for the making of ice cream and in the use of his cold drink department. A condition now exists which has not existed within the memory of men who are gray and aged. Corn is- selling on the market for more moneys than wheat; Corn and wheat' are going up, while stock outside of fat cattle' are on the de cline. The Rush Center Standard says that a big fire raged in Banner and Garfield townships Saturday and burned be' tween 4,000 and 5,000 bushels oi' wheat. The fire was eet out by the sparks from a threshing engine.

At the twelfth annual session of the Trans-Mississippi congress1 held at Crip pie Creek, Colorado, Tuesday, Congress man Long made a brilliant speech of more than an hour. He kept up Kansas end of the procession. Rains have falls this week for a cer tainty in Kansas, at Erie, Council Grove, Saliria, Hutchinson, Fredonia Ottawa, Quenemo, Great Bend, Empo ria, Ellsworth, Clay Center, Hiawatha Concordia, Wichita, Sylvan Grove. Messrs Frank Reed, Nim Swink Gaasius Stock, George Stock and Wm Wilson and the families of each spent Sunday at the home B. Bobbins at Alexander They were entertained in picnic style, and all say that they spent a most enjoyable day.

Miss Alice Paush of Utica will be at the residence of Mr, A S-nodgrass-in this city, on Tuesday, of each week when she will be prepared to instruct those who may desire, in both organ and piano. Call, at the house or ad dress her through the office. The thermometer has registered above the 100 degree mark, all week. It has clowded blustered around, and bluffed and still there baa been no rain If this thing keeps up and there is no change before this paper comes out well we shall telegraph aur troubles to "Mark." The new-millls getting aiong swim mingly. Nearly all the machinery has been placed and the engine will soon be in running order.

We understand the mill will be ready to start running in aoout ten days, ine mm company are to be congratulated on their quick work We shall soon have flour made from our own wheat ground by-our own mill and that is considerable satisfaction By reference to the list of teachers who earned certificates at the recent ex amination, it will be seen that Gertrude Swink received a two-' years certificate and there is no doubt she earned it or she would not have got it.i. This is compli mentary to this young and.places her on a footing with many teachers who have been teaching here for years A pienic through the invitation of the Misses Davis, was extended to a jiuni ber of young people at Rou-ndtree grove suoday afternoon, and some thirty were present Ness Mc Cracken and LaCrosse were represented. The young, ladies and gentlemen enjoyed themselves hugely. Mr. Louis Lindblom, the wheat baron ot northeast Ness, acted as master of LaCrosse Chieftain "It is evident that Gov.

Stanley knew what he was doing when he appointed the four new justices of the supreme Certainly, certainly, Rodney. He had the whole state to select, from and lrfcew just about what kind of material, Jie wanted. Now what's the matter with the supreme so kindly assisted us in the sickness and death of our darling sister Nellie, we return our heartfelt thanks. Carrie Htntoon, Mrb. Feed Campbell, Ellis News Charles Sessons of the Kansas City Journal and Fred Vander-grift of the Star, came up from Topeka Moday morning and drove over to the Smoky Hill gold fields on an exploring expedition.

The gentlemen seem to place considerable confidence in the richness of that part of the county and believe that before many months Smoky Hill City will develop into a great mining A report comes-here from; the county seat, writes- a- Blue Rapids correspondent, that a Maryville woman, after burying her seventh husband, has or dered a monument for the whole lot. The design consists of a marble shaft bearing a hand, with the index finger pointing to the sky, and on the base, instead of the names, dates, will be engraved the simpler but expressive words, "Seven Up." Train crews on the Mo. Pac. are work ing overtime and still are unable to do the business of the road. Engineers and firemen are doubling the road without sleeping, and some make three runs.

We suppose this is necessary from the fact that the company can not get a sufficient number of trained men and they do not want to trust their trains in the hands of amateurs. Agent Vincent has about quit going to bed and the same with Fisher and Mark Hayes. F. D. Coborn, secretary of the state board of agriculture, has issued a bul letin advising farmers to burn their wheat stubble as a means of destroying the Hessian fly and other insects inju rioua to wheat.

He says wheat stubble is a breeding place for the Hessian fly especially, and fire is the poly effective means of dealing with the pests. Mr, Coburn's advice may be all right, and as he says. this may be a remedy for these pests, but it would be a. dangerous experiment at this time, or until the wheat is in the bin. Mr.

and Mrs. Flemming left- here this week for points in Colorado, and will take in Denver, Colorado Springs and Manlteau in their itinerary, when they will return to their home in Washington, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Flemming came, here a few months ago as stran gers, but during their stay here have made lasting friendships.

We have found Mr. Flemming to be a gentleman otstrict integrity, while his wife is a lady of culture and refinement and altogether very pleasant. Ihey are pleased with the country and will in all probability return-here to make their home. The drouth been very hard -on the farmer in central and eastern Kan sas who raise corn exclusively. The early corn is- gone nr and and J.

no amount of rain would do much for it Reports indicate late corn would make a fair yield if rain comes within a week, provided the weather gets cooler. Grass is becoming scarce and dairymen have to feed. Hay. is scarce and high and alfalfa will make only half crop. Many are disposing of their stock at any price it will bring.

Heavy rains help out the stock feeder with rough feed, and enable him to carry hia-etock over without fattening. There isn't a pound of ice in Mc Oacken and has not been for week, notwithstanding the fact that it has been hot enough to melt. iron. But hn this is notsurprising; it is very generally that -way it was last year and the year before. Every winter someone announces that he will "play iceman," and that there will, be plenty of ice, cheap ice, good.

The result has been that when the real hot weather came we have had to drinkr hard, hot alkali water, that ordinarily horse would turn from with Let some of our ice-men get into the ice business now, shall not need any next winter. The first general examination under the direction County Superintendent Lank has occurred, and from the high standard maintained by him and his assistant examiners the educational interests of this county will not suffer. This county. have as good a corps of teachers the coming winter aa. can be found anywhere; and while the 'list of questions were furnished by lie Btate educational board, they have bwn along the line of study in the if xjeni normal session, and the teachers have- had to toe up to, the chalk mark; and no favor-iteism hasbeen shown.

As one of the brightest. teachers here- expressed herself "Superintendent Lank, if not the best, is one of the beet the county ever hacV' and we notdoubt her word if she is a at noon, after an illness of about three weeks. She had been in ill health for some time, and the direct cause of her death was heart failure. Services were held at the home by the Rfev. Walker, at which many friends were present.

Nellie Huntoon was born March 22, in Washington, Vermont, and moved with her parents to Wisconsin in May, -1874. In 1887, with ber parents, she moved to McCracken, where she died July 14. Miss Huntoon had many friends who were endeared to her, many of whom were present at the cemetery to pay their last respects to the departed one. Her remains were laid to rest in the McCracken cemetery Monday afternoon. Requiescat in pace.

Successful Teachers. At the recent teachers examination certificates were issued as shown in the following list: First Grade: Alice Davidson, Neta Anderson, A. D. Haas. Second Grade: Gertie Swink, Arthur Sinnett, J.

H. Mills, Carrie Odell, Josie Rixon, Daisy McCasky, Carrie Darkes. Third Grade: Mae Burlingame, Bertha Burtis, Susie Rose, Cecelia-Helmes, R. E. King, Joseph Basgall, Len Mills, Mabel Newcomer, Myrta Cooley, Mary Huenergardt, Sadie Query, W.

Lank, Lilly Greenway, Geo. Odell, Edith Bock way Henry Schmidt, Edith Miller, Ernst Kirkpa trick, Sebre Howard, Mae Rixon, Olive Kirkpatrick, Crock, Fred Tinnemeyer. Hutchinson News the corn crop looks scaley and the potatoes will be small and few in a hill there is yet hopes for the sons of men. Illinois is growing the largest popcorn crop in the world and with an unlimited Bup ply of 'that diet washed down with hy drant water the full stomach is vet within the possibilities. A few dried apples added to this would produce al dermamc proportions.

The only fly in this ointment of gladness is that it will be so hot before the norjcorn is har vested that it will all pop in the field and much of it be lost. A little two by four sheet termed the Freethought Ideal and Vindicator, pub lished by Etta Semple at Ottawa, some how or other blew into this office. On the first page the announcement made that a "that a thousand dollars .1 wm De given 10 ine rr.an woman or child who will furnish positive proof of a God, the Holy Jesns Christ as a Savior, the soul, Devil, heaven or or the. truth of the Of couse this is: big. proposition, but we haye Seven cents- in coin of the realm a residue of a year's subscription, which we will place-to Etta's credit is she will prove conclusively there isn't' a Jesus and a Ghost, and wills throw-in a big elegant breeches button--.

Missouriis burnt up from the drouth and practically all the crops are lost, Next Sunday has been designated by the governor as a day of fasting and prayer. localities in that state have not seenrain in two months, and parts of Kansas nearly the same length, of time, although local showers have come to many places in this state within the week. The Topeka Capital says of the drouth oi 1874, the people suffered for eight months, and ice sold at five cents a pound in that city and water at from five twenty-five cents a-bucket ful. The mercury stood at 116 Fourth of July. The spring of that year was as promising; as could be; there were heavy rains up to June and the river was out of its banks most-of the time, The last rain fell on June 20, and for eight months alter wards there was- an unbroken drouth.

Late i November, the ground was so warm, that the fruit treee blossomed and vegetation sprang up as though it was spring. There was practically no winter, the thermometer rarely going below freezing at any time The following spring the fruit trees did not bear and many of them died. The Pan-American Exposition will' be held at Buffalo, New York, from Jly 1 to November 1. On April 30 andJaily thereafter the Chicago-Greai Western railway will sell througfr'exeuisrion tickets to Buffalo good to return within fifteen days, at a fare ami oii3third for the round trip. A special rate for every Tuesdayjn May will be one fare plus $1 for the trip.

These tickets-will be good leaving Buffalo until mulwight on Saturday following the day of sale. The lowest rates will always force on the Chicago Great Wesiern railway and its equipment and Accommodations are unsurpassed. The- company has issued a neat illustrated folder giving a map of and the exposition grounds; a list, of, hotels; of it3lrains and their eastern cctmectiona, and othofc-jyaluable For fvtU.iiiformation and PtttiArtijircan fol-d4r8address any Greafr Wesiern agent, on J. P. Elmer, General Passenger Agent, 1,13 Adams Chicago importance to carry, it aroand.r.

At Lawton. water is sold -for tea cents a gallon. One man who is working as a notary publiomakealOO a day. Ninety per tcent the women are seeking claims are under twenty-five years old. The-Rock Island will run its road into Lawton September Jerry Botkin, Webb 0.

McCray will each try for a claim. The leading hotel at ElJReno calleu the Kerfoot. It. is generally thought that the.best- larul in the new country, is tlie-Lawtoii- district. The two districts contain, about the same.number of claims .) each.

A Cliickaaha man secured. fro government the, exclusive pravUcIo? supplying food, shelter and water Wit i Law ton crowd. He sublet the priviKi and will make. his. liandsyc..