The Courtland Press from Courtland, Kansas • 5

Buy your Christmas candies at A. J. C. H. HALL, From New Rodhella Life.

"I've turned highwayman," said the sof a. "What exclamed the chair. "Yes, I held a couple up last night" Bay your groceries at Freeland Andrew Campbell has returned to Missouri. Dr. Stewart is getting to be an artist on bis bike.

JEWELER Buy your christmas candies at A. J. Buy your christmas candies at A. J. San der's.

John Donielson has been busy crying H. H. Johnson and family left for Iowa, Thursday. They will reside there in the future, sales this week. The huntsman has been getting in his work the past week.

The snow of last Monday has somewhat revived the spirits of all. See Freeland for blankets and un derwear. Miss Adah Campbell, of Scandia, visit ed in Courtland the first of the week. If you have a farm for sale list it with us We have palls every day for good farms. ABffiUISTSATOB'S NOTICE.

STATE OP KAXSAS, republic County, In the Probate Court in and for said county. In the matter of the Estate of W. M. Douglas Deceased. Notice is hereby given that letters of adminttration have been grante to the undersigned on the estate of W.

M. Douglas, late of Mason Countv. Illinois deceased, bv the Honorable, the Probate Court of the county and stati aforesaid, dated the 8th, dav of December, A. D. IBM.

Now all persons having claims against the Kaid Estate are hereby notified that tbev must present the same to the undersined for allowance, within one year from the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of such estate: and that if such claims be not exhibited within three Tears after the date of said letters, they shall be forever barred. W. W. DOUGLAS, Administrator of the Estate of W. M.

Doug- Belleville, December 8th, 18M, C5D RINGS jjPW Repairing WATCHES fit JfffliER all kinds. CHAINS breast- Holiday Goods, of PINS, Santa Glaus Headquarters. liday 1 Hv Goods. charms ISrj THIMBLES, Buy now. Don't forget the auction sale of John Gunnerson i mile east of Courtland to morrow.

The pipe of peace is being passed around in social circles in Courtland. This is as it should be. Bert Parker returned last Tuesday Buy your christmas candies at A. J. night from Summerfield, where he has been for some time past.

Dr. Chas. Conaway of Cottonwwd. HOKE'S INDIAN POLICY. Falls, visited in the city Wednesday with Secretary of the Interior Smith last week his brother W.

S. issued his annnal report, a large portion of which is devoted to the Indian of the ter Miss Maggie Hennessy, left for Kansas City Wednesday evening where she will ritory, with recommendations of certain hereafter reside. legislations concerning Indian allotments, education, agriculture and many other question of vital importance to the red man. Bring in your advertisements. Holi-days are drawing near.

We have added several new farms to I have just received a full line of fine Holiday Goods such as Watches, Clocks, Rings, Chains, Charms, Breastpins These goods have been marked at prices to suit the times, Come in and see them. In discussing the question of allotment he our list this week. Come in and we will favores the taking of land in severalty by the tell you all about them. Indians as soon as they are competent to take care of and cultivate it. and recom Mr.

and Mrs. Dave Neil are now the happy parents of a bright little girl baby mends a more thorough schooling in that direction, so that the Indians may be able to take the proper care of his own property when it is alloted to him, and not become which arrived at their home on Tuesday C. Jri. HALL, Mr J. M.

Roush of Munden who has XT FIOTEERTOITS HABPWAST! been visiting M. John Washich -k several days this week, left for his home on the victim of speculators. Regarding free homes for the honest settler in lands which now belong to the Indians, bnt which may be treated for in the future Thursday. there can be no doubt as to the attitude of Mr. Tom Brandt, the gentleman who does the tonsorial work for the boys at the democratic party, if Hoke Smith Is to be taken as democratic authority upon this question, as evidenced by the following, Norway, paid us a pleasant visit last Sat which constitues one of the recommendations Gourffand urday.

of his report: The boys are having a great deal of fun "I urge a treatment of Indian lands based soieiy upon me purpose 01 realizing irora 11 for its own hiehest possible value. If the these days over a certain cape overcoat The story blends strongly with the "man that looks like me," story, members of a tribe have reached a state sufficiently civiiized to be able to progress still farther by-selling a portion of their land, the sales should be made; but the land should not be purchased from the Indians at the best bargain the United States ran make. It should be sold for the Indians by the United States, the department acting as a faithful trustee and obtaining for the Iudians Pharmacy Mrs. Cora Glover and Miss Daisy Whistman left for St. Joe.

Mo. Monday last where it is currently reported they will join a theatrical troup. C. N. Elliott is thinking of investins in a Colorado gold mine.

We hope Charlies fondest hopes may be realized, for if their Prescriptions Carefully Compounded Day or Night. is a man deserving of good fortune in is N. Joe Kackley, of Kackley paid us a pleas G. E. ELLIOTT, The Press fa now until January 1st, 1896 for $1, Proprietor, every dollar wnicn tne lanu win onng.

"The policy of the government should be to recognize the land of the Indian reservation as the property of particular Indian who owns it. The different lands should be studied to see how best their value can be increased. There are ample public lands-'in the United States for homeseekers: can we not be satisfied to allow the adminstration on behalf of the Indians the little we have left to them. He dwells at coniderable length upon the subject of the education of the Indian and appears to think that with proper training, he will soon be able to care for himself. On the subject of land contests, he recommends that the land office register and receiver be given authority to compel the attendance of witness at contest trials so that a more thorough and complete investigation in each case might be rendered possible.

Stillwater Gazette. ant visit last Friday afternoon. Joe's pleasant countenance and joval nature makes him a man whom it is a pleasure to talk to, and his visits cannot be too frequent. The Courtland public school is one of the best in the county. The principal Mr.

C. A. Capron is an instructor to be proud of and Miss Lillian Parker, of the primary department is giving the very best of Pointers. SIXTY THOUSAND PER CAPITA. An iimoria man, Mr.

James D. Holden, has devised a plan for giving the United States Government a monopoly of the real estate mortgage buisness. This plan has two purposes, the abolition of interest and the expansion of the currency. Mr. Holden calls attention to the fact that the money in the United States now represents but 1 per cent of the property values of the country.

He thinks his plan would result in giving a currency equal to 50 per cent of all the property to the country. The per capita circulation, then, would be about $1,213 instead of J24.27 as it was November 1, according to the Treasury report. That is what it would be on the basis of peisent valuation. But this plan is expected to make such prosperous times that value of everything will advance enormously. There is no reason why they might not advance fifty fold, so that the per capita circulation might be fifty times fifty times what is now or more than WO.OOO.

That would be a snug fortune for every man, woman or child in the country. But does Mr. Holden ADVERTISE IN THE -3 COURTLAND PRESS. 25 FLAG DBY PROGRAMME. The following programme will be rendered by pupils of the Courtland school, at the flag day exercise, to be held on Friday December 21st.

PROGRAMME. Song, Stars Spangled Banner. Paper, "France's Scott Key" Myrtle Schleigh. Recitation, Forty Four States, By children. Song Kingdom Coming.

Recitation, Mrs Cora Smith. Paper, Incidents Leading to the Discovery of America Lewis Shelton. Song, Primary Pupils. Paper, Struggle for Liberty and Restoration of Peace, Loring Marty. Song, Just Before the Battle Mother.

Paper -Our Nation otto day and its Future. Inez Emery. Recitation Nellie Burk. Song Marching through Georgia. Paper Our Flag Effie Dickerhoof.

General Remarks By G. A. R. Song Kansas Land. We will meet the A.

R. post and band at corner by lodge room, and march to the school house in the following order: G. A. R. with banners, band, pupils and banners, and citizens who wish to do so.

Pupils forming a circle with band around the G. A. R. who will form in the center and as the flag reaches the staff they will fire a salute, when the song "Red, White and Blue" will be sung. The rest of the program will be in the school building.

We will try and accommodate all who come out. or any other currency inflationist suppose G-et your job printing done at sg this office. Prices cut in two. 3 Subscribe for the PRESS. From now until January 1st, 1896, 3 for one dollar.

Subscribe at once. iiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii' Kne LIYEBY STABLE. that the 160,000 per capita thus obtained would be any more evenly distributed than the present supply of money is; or that the possessor of $60,000 of such money would be any richer than the possessor of $31.27 is now? Mr. Holden desires to abolish interest because, he says, interest is the disease of the nation. He ought to provide a plan also for stopping rent-paying and for pulling down railroad ticket offices and, while he is at it, make it compulsory on farmers and grocers give their foodstuffs to others free of cost.

Interest is merely the compensation one man pays to another for the use of his property. It is, economically condsidered, identically the same as the rent one man pays to another for the use of his house, to the money which a travler pays to a railroad company for the use of Its property and the service of its imployees. If Mr. Holden proposes to give to part of the people the use of a particular kind of welath free, why does he not evolve a plan for making all utilties without cost? Then we could pet along without any money at all, instead of being burdened with $60,000, more or less, per capita. C.

Star. May-be your head is your week spot; If Job G-ood buggies and horses. Special attention given to the commercial trade. ED. WHISrofllV, Prop.

Courtland, Has. A CARD OF THANKS. To the many friends who kindly assisted us at the time of our fire, also to those who have shown their sympathy by their kind deeds since. May the God of Love bless and reward them according to their deeds. We are sure He will, for "He That Giveth to the Poor Lendeth to the Lord.

W. Arnett and Family. Work The Press, $1 per year. so you need one of Freeland fur caps these cold days..