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The Weekly Telegram from Mullinville, Kansas • 8

The Weekly Telegram from Mullinville, Kansas • 8

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1 INGMAN, PRATT WESTER IDBCXMBCR, 15, 1886. TiTWAL. A8TWARD. TCBSDAr. Wm.

Vogt departed for Morton to-day. Choice cranberries at McNown Leslie's. Slight rumblings of thunder this evening. Where, oh, where is the Kansas CANFIELD i 1U.Bi. Klnvman 4.57 p.

m. 1181" Cufka 4.aiB l(i" Mimceeah 3.S7" CUlp. Cairo I1.S7 K471 fiBtog 8.14" CM" J'lutt .4 ilM" Culiiwm 2.B4" At Cost for 30 days! FURNITURE, ORGANS. SEWING MACHINES. Railroads is what, the Gem City claims as an absolut certainty.

Here they are: Chicago, Kansas Nebraska Kingman, Pratt Western, ami the Kansas Southwestern. Bonds have OF IlrCAGO, KANSAS NEBRASKA. drouth? UOCK KoUTK. TOPKKA TIME CAKD. AVCANTlC KXI'ltlSS.

been voted to all of them, and thoy must all be here, this Fall. We have thus the positive assurance of moke urireg from Chicago 12:28 jteavaaforCldoairo 1:45 pm railroads than anyother town in south western Kansas. So if you want to in In order to make room for a large stock of new goods, I will sell my presntstcck My prices will make the chills joy cavort ap and down year anatomy in ecstatic harmony. 1 have goods for the maried, ta single, and the bachelor. It.

15. HffiR, Greensburg. Kansas A. P. AMBROSE, Prks.

F. M. BROWN, Vice Pres. J. J.

ENYART, Is' GHIT-GHAT, vest in a lively town of tlOO inhabitants cenie now to Mullinvillo. V. F. Bryan of Westland, called on us to-day. Lend me your umbereila, it's raining like hades.

Dan Hamilton, of Westland, dropped in on us awhile to-day. File, advertise, and prove up'before Judge A. A. Mullin. Fifteen pounds of the best sugar in town for at Iloilis Wallis'.

A full line of baby carriages at low prices, at L. B. Lehr's, Greensburg. Choice town lots for sale by Mer -ocrI. Circulation.

270. LET YOU LIGHT So thine men that the may 4 Parties from the country, when in the CREENSBUR.G Will dispose ef ytsr Real Estate quicker, and make yen a see your good works, and glorify tow in which you live. lie city, are respectfully requested to tall at our oflice and give us the news. We claim to be the PEOPLE'S aud all parties are welcome to ur oflice at all times. cer Son, South Main street.

WINTER'S LARGE STORK Room is under way, on the corner of Kansas Avenue and Main II will, when finished, be occupied by Mr. Winters as a general merchandise Isn't it immense to wade around in the mud? It reminds one of days store. Estey and Temple organs for sale cheap at Lehr's Furniture Store, Greensburg. B. G.

KIMBALL LUMBER CO, In this section Spring work is well 1 advanced, and the acreage under plow THURSDAY MORNING. Incorporated As a city of the third class. Who will be our city Peach trees are ill bloom. A new reai estate firm is in town. Straw hats are becoming fash'ona-bfe.

Rev. J. II. Smith perambulated our Streets to-day. The present blow of wind is the longest, on record.

is more than double of that last season Tne cellar for Olsen's bir.lding on South Main street, was begun to-day. LOAN LUMBER. LATH, SHINGLES, SASH DOORS, arOne Block JCastof the Queea City Hotel. REAL ESTATE VALUES Are enhanced mare by the judicious and tasteful planting of fruit and ornamental trees, than by an equal amount of money spent iu any other way. THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND Railroad is now running direct trains between Topeka and Chicago.

Soon the Gem City will be connected with this road, and our people may then ride to the Metropolis of the Great Che building is to be S4 48, and will be rapidly pushed to completion. Harmon Brown who went west re cently, has returned to this city. lie savs his father has located B-l miles Everything is on ihs boom, even the On SETTER TEHMS tbu otksrs. south-west of Lamar, Colorado. Another building will lie erected on grass is looming up rapidly.

Come and see the nice line of mllH-fjery goods at Mrs. E. S. Johns. Lakes without change of cars.

Notice time card elsewhere. i the lot north of Olsen's building on Main. It will be 24 48. and the prop I fsaia Telesrams. FA.VOH.AP.LK CKOL' PROSPECTS.

'i Whn Greensboro trade with erty of Mr. Steveni. Work on it has "those who advertise in this paper commenced. "Children of the eastern land, where your farms are spoiled, leave the wastr of bafeti sand, where your fathers toiled; leave the rivers and the rills, leave your spades and hoes, leave your worn L. 1).

Ward lias moved his mill to his Mrs. J. A. Holman will depart this BOUNTIFUL RAINS. During the past vteek this section has received a large raiuiall.

Rain fell nearly every day this week, and ill be of inestimable value. Farmers are jubilant at the prospect of a suc T. X. French as in town Monday. Clifton VUth is farming for J.

S. McMillan this Spring. Fine rains yesterday, which will make tlm farmers rejoice. place one-half mile north of town week for a few weeks" visit with friends where he will continue to do custom md rocky hills, where no harvest grows: grinding. Exchange days will contin ue to beSaturdays.

Gen. J. G. Fonda is having posts set i take your meager wealth in hand, take tocnclosehishoi.se with a neat fence. litiitis Ulgt; t0 tlic Kansas cessful start of crops.

Every moment is used iu planting, and an immense acreage of all el'ops will be the retiult. Coal has been discovered four miles J. J. Llarney uasrtmwiti ur. jj.

ii in-, Iil)Ul jn tl st Ye whose Uiilil a litiui iiiuiii nim id jirr- Last weik the Kansas Farmer presented a very full report of crops, stock, tihd weatln'r, in all parts of the State. It was a compilation of short letters from n-acttcable farmers in different counties. It shows everything in good condition, farmers arest work with a will, and enimigraliou is ceaselessly pouring in. Feed is abundant, and stock are going on to grass in good condition; an immense acreage of oats is sown, and many fields nre now green the corn area will greatly exceed that of any former jear; tarns grasses have done well generally, and more grass seed being sown this year thlin ever before; fnil prospect is good, except coffers gleam with gold, burdened with paring to plant corn. north of Ford, at a depth of 80 feet, and reported to be a vein of folir feet.

The owner has taken otit considerable coal already. -Boomer. KANSAS WEATHER. Prof. Suow in hi.5 March weather report says: Che temperature and raiuiall were a bow the avuraue value.

Mis. Dolla Han-ell and her daughter come wnere wm soon Mary wei-e visit.ing.Mrs. Dr. Hurley on rolled n.to miliionsniore; come when" Wednesday afternoon. land is selling cheap; come, ye favored Dr.

J. C. iUrrell and II. Sillct few, and a harvest ve shall reap, as ye-made a mg trip to Grceustmrg this ever knew; leave vour railway stocks week on important business. I.

lt t- omids, leave them to their rest. Dr. C. F. Randall has put in appear- si i.l.sPni.Poi' several weeks i iU er Wlse Wlllks- to tht nice al ter an absence of several weeks MONDAY.

Old papers for sale at this oQlce. Take the Tklegium at SI .00 The season is ratlier later than usual; In Burrton. Mrs. McConn is very sick at the resi-l fience of her son-in-law J. C.

Day i orthof town. At the recent election lu Syracuse, three ladies were elected as members its Council Board. J. A. Douglass, who has been quite low with rheumatism for the past few flays, is convalescing.

One of the best chances in all siiuth-Vest Kansas for a tin shop, is right here in the Gem City Ncwkirk wants an evangelist. Bet-, tergetSam Jones; he boom your town more than any thing else. The boom has evidently struck the Fonda Democrat, for it is donning the garb of neatness and legibility. White maples were in blossom on the per 1st, elms on the J2th, and dog-tooth vi- for peaches. The number of people oiets on the loth.

The abundant rainfall oi the past two months has brought the coil to its normal spring condition. beunal all prece- year. A. N. Reed has moved his family to town.

fc'Five pounds of roasted coffee for 51., at Ifollis and Wallis'. C'J'F'ive pounds of green coffrc for coming in is lar; dent. golden west. Maidens in the bills of Maine, maids 'with golden hair, coiae to when? the grassy plain, stretches ev eryw here; come where marriage fees are small, houses cheap to rent, and a-husband, smooth and tall, will not cost-a cent. Husbands throng this western plain, til! you cannot rest; there- down towards No Man's Land.

Corn planting is the order of the dav among tins farmers in this neighborhood since the showers this week. A. Jl. Blackaud, late from Omaha, Illinois, is preparing to build him line house on his claim, when! he expects to live in the future. J.

M. Howell is planting a crop oi' A SIMILAR NAMii; There is in Missouri a town called Muliinviiic." Now we'll wager a at ifollis and Wallis'. 0E COLLAR PER YEAR Is ask for tht Tklgua3i. Do you van I it It is all homc-priht full of the news, and ever hil to the intercuts of all our people. pop corn ibis Spring.

John wantsnfore take the quickest train, to the Step ladders of all slizhb at L. B. Lehr's Furniture Store. Greensburg. Books, magazines, and newspapers always on hand at Disbrow' Book tolks soiueliiiiig to amuse the little year subscription that said town has not the lOOdrlh part ol thfc boom that ours has.

There is but ois'i: Mallin-ville, and it is iu Kiowa county, Kansas, and the Gem City the brightest star of all Southwest Kansas' Store. Ikv. W. N. Haukins, who has been GRAXD ARMY POST.

A Grand At my Post has been organized in Gnensbnrg. meets the lt aud 2rd Saturday iu eacli month; iis next Jiee? ing ill occur on the hiih. Shall we have a I'ost in the Gem Citv? quite sick for the past few days, is con valescing. i EVER IN DEMAND. On Tuesday we received a letter from Borrv Oil Finish, best in the world, at Lehr's Furniture Store, Greensburg.

Leave vour land and lots in th hands A. L. Pratt, DaVidson Station Genesee Michigan, containing 1. and request that the tklkuua.m be nut him SONS OF VETERANS! Wliy not a Camp of the Sons of Veterans in this city? There in certainly a suilicient number to make an efficient camp. Let us hear froili you.

of (J. W. Snydfrr for sale, and go to him fan! loan. The foundation of Winter's store building was laid to-day, on corner one ear. It is ever a pleasure to receive such requests, especially livm Eastern parties, fur it evidences thai Kiowa county and tne Geiu City Is attracting atteiUion.

Kansas Avenue and Main street. lieV. Bradley, a Methodist Minister viM vi.ody busy planting corn, ahd sett'hg'Hit fruit and forest trees, late (f CulHsou, was in the Gem City for the far west. There are four words in our language which end with Of these ihree are succeed, proceed, and exceed; What is the fourth? F. M.

Ferster, who lived 9 niils onth of here called atjdiir oflice to-Uay. lie informed us he sold his claim yesterday to L. 1). Ward for $1,260, and will move in a few days to Bent county, Colorado. The Telegram will follow him.

A preacher cannot be a real estate agent and preach from a biblical text ht the same time. For instance, in cast? of this kind a minister rucent-y, read his test from Lot 1. block 2, In the 2nd addition of Petef. The Gem City was in Corpora ted Monday by the Board of Ceunty Vommifwioiiers. as a city of the thin! jjlass.

We have made inquiry as to tb-tinie of holding the election, of one ho ought to know, but lie don't. Will, however, occur soon. Mary had a littie lot, and thought abed better sell; slit? placed it oil thf tttarket, and the way that lot did well, it sold four times within week, and every time it went, the lucky man Who bought it last cleared ninety-nine percent. What makes town lots go flying so?" the rager buyers cry. "Oh, the Gem City's on a boom, you know." the agents do rep.y.

And so the own-tiers marK them up. yet buyers do not queal, but run impatiently about for fear they'll lost a deal. And so the eacher bought a lot, which made the children shout, "Oh, the Gem City is the place for all who knew what they're bout." Mr. Walti rs, of Shep. Coirianohe Cc.

passed It rough this city to-day enroutc goldenwest. Westward cwne, () gilded youth, from thy eastern home! Here thou may iu very tin th4 in a conn try roam, where your hollow breast will swell, swell with healthy breath, and you'll ring a chestnut bell, en the form of Death. Hither come, and upward grow, here your dimes invest, and you'll never want to go fr6m the. gtfldeu west Ancient man, with hoary hair, iu a world of gloom, looking down with solemn stare, downward to the tomb, you can live for riiiiny yeats. In a land of sun.

if you'll cast aside vour fears, and to Kansas run; here you'll grow and fatten soon, till you till yom vest. i om 1 ere the leafy td the Golden West." Globe. The bowu 1H8T in Kansas, will probably be matter of historical record. NevH- before as thelesucii a iivmia of an oversowing wave of inithigratiou siich a w'll! lipso all previous records, great though they may have-b mi. and fill our noble Saate with a good Class of people, wealth mid pros-' peHty.

FARM CITY PROPERTY FOH SALE We have on hand the following property. Parties having city or farm oroperty for sale are rsquested to leave sami with us. Out facilities for dispos' iilg of it are equal to any. No. 1.

A trm of Itf) acri, 'i mil. touthMut ot tfiitbitf. Will Uka ttk ol any kind lit pto payment. Kt.t. A fr: of Its acre! nlna milat louth of toi: fi-at dep With water; twa rc4ni iod fourntAt.1 ttabio; SO aoret under fctxia; ti Sore af Ul-eakiiiR-.

Priaa Sl.tiUi' Kn. T. A freed butlnesl lh thi.1 vlclolty. TELEGRAM OFFICB. tor KmslfV.

Mr; Walters is in the for-est b-isiness, end bad with him some very nice evergreens: A BOOMING BUSINESS! Last Saturday despite the high wind and thing dust, there was an immensely large number of traders in the Gem City. Teams were hitched on tevsrv street, and trade was heavy in all branches of business. Gem City is recognized by a largo portion of the people of Klow.i 'county, as well as of Ford, Clark and Comanche counties, as being equal iiiiyother, ami in some rest-ects superior, regarding tiwling inducement. SATURDAY. who call to see him.

Mansel Sternberg has been teaching the art of catting beef and making the butcher shops in Foid for a lew das past. Al Converse was rusticating among his many friends in t.n last Tuesday. His headquarters have bten at Kinsley for some time past. Leroy Bcatmau has sold tiis store in Fonda and went southwest as far as Corbitt. that he may be nearer his best girl.

It as too uiiicii Iiouhle to go so often to take lessons in astronomy. W.J. Howell Bil If, the rustler iu company with his betUr hail' is expected to anise to-morrow from the blue grass regions of old Kentucky, where he has been visiting his parents and other relations. Charles llenr.cr, lias received the appointment of po8imaslr at Ford which we tuiuk was a wise selection, as tney ivili iiad him the right man for the place, and it is tnougut Chas. I.len.er, our townsman, will be his assistant.

The mail back drivers are circulating a petition on the line between Dodge City and Greensburg to change the and make Fcrd the place to stop over night insttad of Dode tuid Greensburg. lt will throw the m.iil one day laUr to Fonda, Eugene aiid Mullinville. Dr. Hurley has been Cii the sick liet this week, bt cotnplalhs of beint; on gaining ground at present. He has a touehof gold fever and silver' mixed from the gold and silver regions of McDonald county, Missouri.

a few inure such papers as the corner atone last week, aiid he cannot survive Success to the TAlgbam and Its teachings. Jacksom LL IniqgliVi Permit Kstles. To Wrtoii It Mat V.utrct itx: Notice is hsreby U'Vn that the undersigned, a eithteu r.f the town of Mnllitivilie, county it Kiowa, and Ststo cf Kansas, ill on the 2nd dar of May, a) required by law, p-tition the Probate Judge of Said permit to sell iutoxicnting liquUil for nmdiciiul. mechanical, and acieTitiflc uarioss. ail that sld petition will be beard at the.

oflice of tb Probate Judgtt of said county, oi said tit the hoerof 10 a. in. IUuvkt M. Baook. A.

A. Kwing, dropped iuon u.4 a few moments to-uay. J. A. Douglas.

is reported being very low with rlaumatisin. J. Bafton, of Sumner county, was a caller at our office to-day. At protection) the Press and Kansan have combined, liiid the result is a neat spicy 0 column folio, all home print, (. ilninrn started back to Ohio, Ids fjiDiily; be will return shortly, Frank Jackson pun-based a new tetitn.

Frank Will trv batching for a wldit The Jones Brothers have returned from I asecou'ity. to l.heirclaim, and intfinl in earnest. l.nrton stopiied over Sunday with W. F. his way fron Sumner county to Ids claim inWead co.

a laige crowd attended Sab-bat a Suitrtas. That is what we wai a good turn out anil everybody, taU: in our scliool. John VVfiliacV is llduking of emrai-giatin now into Ford comity. John Says he dn't think Soil any moie iu than Kiowa, but then, well, we iv nut to say. The Hamilton Brothels went down on Kiown Saturday after cotton wood trevs.

ami brought homo iUout 2,500. v.M. K. ilamllton hUS S00 Russian mulbcry tre'is to put out this pring. Mi.

and Mrs. Kittittiell visited site. Hammers Sunday evening. Ji uurv Stout is som better at this writing! T.J. Alkile Is putting out a large crofHif potatoi's oli Jolin Shorer's place Wi stljitnlers lu.d quite a scare hy lire 'iist pist.wvston the Ford called the Ledger; It will doubtless do a good work for Protection.

A rOSTMASTKB'S DUTi' Is to seixl mail from his li'l'n to iis destination by the nearest most direct route; We draw tl; attention of our postmaWr to tiie following postals recieved at our office from Fonda; Fokia; April '8? En. TKLKiUAJi: Where ia a gone this week? Subscriliers have called for it, but "it no Suppose it is the same old story-sent via Kinsley and Dodge City. Q.J. llUKLKY.P Fonda, Aprjl 0, 'S7. El.

Tkt.xoham: What's the matter with the Tkmmkam this wcvk? It's a little si range we emi get niil 12 miles away. Pit n.st men' this The Dodge City Times has changed to an all home-print. It now prints 4 pages of 7 columns each at home instead of two. It iS a dandy sheet, and understands how to boom a town. In your in per, II.

a sinensis cms. StA Weeilj Capital and TftraerV Journal nd the Wskkly TeLK'inAif for $1.30. We offer the Weekly Cat.ital und Farftvers' Journal and the Tklk-uiiam one year for 41.C0. This splendid oitvr is for cash, and enables tvel'y citizen of our county to secure a valuable pHper from the capital of the slate, and his owri local paper at the price of oil!) subscription. Subscribe at once.

not ivW. tu crnsure a post- i miles In1eiitli We lo WIDNfcSKAf. Prove up before Judge" Railroad prices on Job work at this Mice. W. it.

llall, of Greensburg, was in the Gem City to-day. Advertise In tlieTEticGUAtf and teap large returns. Leave plenty bf potato to your eye if foil watt1, etrong plant. Miss Johns, and Mrs. A.

ITolmah, latere pleasant callers at this oflice to- C. H. Alexander Las movW his family from Kinsley, knd occupies the unn Residence. Elby Dixon sold his claim five miles fcorth-west of town to day, td ft Mr. JcoriJle, for $1,100.

A brass band was oitfanlMd in OemCity to-dny, consisting of ten Jtyeces. Listen patiently for the mil' jLife, Md watcn for the band wagon. Bitter, but io iespectftilly h'il Wk tf tiio'ftrntert hU our mail 'properly ei.l from tilor thah liunl off thisoillc. Fmidii is but short buicli from hero, and always pet I AVNtSalLV TkkKiiUAM ill this in r. time to catcli the mail not later than Satul'duy morning, so as to reach Fon-j WENT FIVE da the sarhe day; iindtheie is not ai l'lie best and chenpest tdood purifier TTaaiid A buuofcof Urea ky.

OwMef XT hAra iia tr ildwrililnj, and payu lor tlm rteltea. Apply ta L. O. Waro. Firf.eiafn44e al lowed rate.

inrloiftl1rief-' OH at Tiln-ua ia olee, WrH Job i'rintins; neatly executed at this oflicr. SfFan'cy arid Stapla jfrscsries rs cerve ditily at I. if. A car load of futniturt la an the way for Eur? Dixon. Puro niaple'syrnj? of finest quality at J.

A. llolmau'S faTA car load of lar, nice apple! Just received at the old rsliabla fro' eery stors uf If; Fowler, GreiW bnrf icasitun, reason why ll should lie sent aild liver regulator is Bt. PivtHca around about way bf nearly a hull- pills. Twenty-llvi Ortts hoxJ.W,!. Fou Sal umoNwxi tkks.

Orders received at this office for Cottonwood trees fr Spring plan. Ing. All thilt trees are ytai-olds, are grown in Comanche county, and will bo delivered in March. Guaranteed to be In good condition wheii uellVffd. Price 18.60 srltW4 Jon son, druggist.

A large variety of wall papers can now be round at Dixon's Furniture titore, West; Wall Street. Do you wsnt a livs local puper. oas which gives all local happenninjs, and all the latest teueral Tue uk the dollar wsskly. nre-j mnes hi order io iacn pmce. haVt complaints from other roints id this County, and we suggest that duty be dune in our mail service; It Xo Real tha fxLtoiUv; ssnS year frlssas yandtf;.

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