The Osawatomie Journal from Osawatomie, Kansas • 1

OS I sr ins, 7 0h iri firt tiP omnia! Osawatomie, Miami County, Kansas, Friday July 171896. Vol, 1, No. 10. By Whiting Luesing. Personals.

overcome by the heat and was quite sick that night and the next day. Mrs. John Haugo, after a two weeks illness, is able to be up. library and the directors appreciate his kindness in looking after the needs of the library hi this particular line of publications. Dr.

G. Lobbtui, of Warrensburg, has opened up dental rooms over J. E. Clark Go's hardware store and is now permanently located tit this place. The doctor comes highly recommended from his home town, both as a skilled workman and as a gentleman.

Kittie Nolan is at her in Nicely's again, after a ten days rest. The anxiously looked for rain ennie last night, and at this hour, 9 a.m. it is still raining. I Ay WELL! WELL! A Boy's WUh. I us gull.

Slid a'hwin it Uiy, Au( friz my hair an' eat iee eream, An rideahind mjr feller's team Like gurls duz Wish't I uz a gurl, I'd jes chaw gum an' talk. An' when out ter promernade I'd take up all th'walk Like gurl dux Wish't I wuz a gurl, All boy is good fer is't Ter tote up coal an do odd Au' git off th'walk fer dudy snobs Like I did tother night Wish't I wuz a gurl. An' if men foks talked 'bout me. An giv me any o' their sassy lip, I'd lick'em with a buggy whip Thats wat I'd du Wish't I wuz a gurl, If th'Lord d'made all Ih.vs gurls. An' made gurls hoys, tud Ix'ii th'same.

An I'd lH'n Lizy Ann by name. An' she'd ben Joe n'Htid of Jane, Wish't ho had Stolen from a thief. A. C. Hildebrand and wife returned from Burlington Sunday where they had been attending the funeral of her brother's child.

Mrs. Hildebrand was taken sick during their absence, requiring the attendance of a physician. She is improving very rapidly. The foUowing people witnessed the ball game between Gardner and Paola at the county seat Wednesday B. V.

Pontious, John Hartzell, Harry Fessenden, Charlie and Tom Youmans, Walter Van Nuys, Harry Hayes, Herman Churchill and J. C. Barr. Miss Lizzie Reed Martin, of Chapel Hill, N. who graduated last May from the Scarret Hospital Training School at Kansas City Mo.

is spending this week with Mrs. L. M. Hardin. Suturday she will leave for her distant home, and the first of August, will sail with seven of her associates for Japan to labor as a missionary and trained She is a lady of pleasing manner which will do much toward crowning her efforts with success.

A new sidewalk has been put down in front of A. J. White's residence on west Brown avenue. Notice. Think it over and see if yon do not owe us; and if so, come and see us with some cash.

Geo. Thomi'Sox Co. The 4th Is A little son was born to Mr. and John Ahlstrom List Saturday night. All doing well.

L. 0. Hauge received half car of watermelons Wednesday morning. The doctors are not in on this deal. Over.

John Hartzell spent Sunday in Kansas City. Frank Shawver made a business trip to Lane Tuesday. John Bell made a business trip to Kansas City Saturday. Miss Hattie Love spent Sunday with her parents at Cadmus. Mrs.

Clint Cosley, of Bueyrus, came in on business Monday. Miss Susie Lindsay is spending this week with friends at Paola. Harry Fessenden will spend Sunday with his parents at Ottawa. Miss Lizzie Myers, of Ottawa, is visiting the family of August Lofv. Miss Flossy Melton, of Ottawa, is the guest of Miss Lily Day this week.

II. Sullivan, wife and daughter returned from St. Louis Saturday. 0. T.

Smith and family returned Tuesday from their visit at East Lynn. Mrs. Hines, of Coffeyville, was in town a couple of days on business this week. Frank Pyle attended the meeting of the Bimetallic League at Paola Saturday. Harry Coyne and family returned home Tuesday from a weeks visit at Joplin, Mo.

Mr. James McClaren, wifeand daughter, of Wagstaff, are visiting relatives here, this week. Clate Johnson who is running a Ferris wheel at Iola, spent a few days in town this week. 4 Call Heeling. The Osawatomie McKinley Club will meet at the opera house tomorrow night to receive new members and transact other important business.

A full attendance is desired. 0. K.Liwit.s, Pres. D. L.

Youmans has made arrangements to have artificial iee, made from distilled water, shipped here and will deliver it at your door as cheap as Little Locals. With the Railroaders. We need a iire comjiuny. Smoke the "quiet tip" cigar at You arb next in one of my three chairs for a good, quick, cool, clean shave at any time. Opposite Dever House.

Mii.es E. Marsh. Miss Maggie Day is sick with measles. The boys had a good time -shooting off our firecrackers. Who cares for burnt fingers mi.d scorched clothes? The fiingers will soon be well and we can replace the clothing.

Here' some Sample Prices. suits at 7.75. suits at 5.75.- and all other grades in sume proportion, BOYS' SUITS And pants at actual wholesale prices to close remaining, stock carpenters compel the low figures they must have Tfoom to work. We are still sending out large numbers of sample copies of the Joubn'al, If you are not a subscriber and get one accept it with our compliments. Conductor Kinney is laying off this week.

Brakeman Mahoney is laying off with rheumatism in his hand. Grain doors are beginning to move. The local men like to handle them nit. Surface work was done on the tracks in front of the depot the first of the week. Charlie Shepherd is again in 'the Third District C.

E. Convention. For the District Christian Endeavor Convention at Osawatomie, Aug. 11 to 13, the railroads have made a rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip, certificate plan, providing 100 delegates attend by rail where the going tickets cost over 50 cents. We have always had 100 delegates by rail in the past few years.

Miss Lizzie Coult, State Superintendent of Junior work, ill be present and address both the Juniors and the Young People. The Junior period comes Tuesday afternoon. me for any desired information. E. F.

Richard's, Sec'y, Lawrence, Kan. This copy of the Journal will cost you nothing. We would like to have your subscription, this week. Charles Gale is suffering with rheumatism this week. After the regular morning services at the M.

E. church last Sunday, the ceremony of receiving the probationers into full church membership was performed. Miss Angie Mann of Garden Plains Kan. is visiting the family of her uncle, Rev. A.

M. Mann. Misses Zada Ringer and Olive AVright I want to please you and I will do it with a good cool, clean shave and haircut, if you will try me. Opposite Dever House, Yours in lather, Miles E. Marsh.

went to Paola yesterday to spend a few days among friends. W. A. McCarty came in from LeRoy Sunday night and left Monday. He E.

Devoe has a new sidewalk in front of his place of business. Mrs. N. B. Chambers who has been quite sick, is improving.

Stop Youmans' ice wagon and get a chunk of pure artificial ice. Cheat the hot weather by getting pure, solid ice of D. L. Youmans. New lot of white chip sailors at Miss Weber's.

For honest goods At honest prices, go to was looking for work. Clyde Grabendyke went to Council Grove Wednesday night for a few days Tom Scothorne is now agent for the Kansas City World instead of Edgar Ratcliff. It seems that Frank Wilson had no authority to sell his agency, and in consequence it was given to Tom. visit with old friends. James States, an old typo, formerly of this place, came over from Paola for A pleasant little surprise awaited Clyde Grabendyke for Tuesday evening at the residence of W.

A. Stover, and the only thing to marr the success of it was, he intended going to Council Grove too soon and had to be told of it to keep him here. It was a surprise party given by his friends but he acted his part well by appearing properly surprised and did not spoil all the fun, as tho yovng folks say they "had a time." Harmless and simple games were played and refreshments served by the genial Mrs. Those present were Misses Mabel Hamlet, DoraBarr, Lyda and Lottie HMdebrant, Eula Covy, Blanche Holmes, Mayllolthouse Bessie Pulley and Eluie Provin Messrs William Birchard, Charlie Birckell, William Sweeny, William Dunlap, Fred, Dick and Guy Naylor and Ed Holthouse. a short visit the first of the week.

Miss Mary Martin, of Tyro, Kansas Kay's cash store will bring you a sack of the best flour on earth for a dollar. is spending a couple of weeks as the guest of W. R. Berrian and family. A crap game, on the quiet, is the latest addition to Osawatomie's Mrs.

C. C. Swartwout and Mrs. Cora Galucia of Osage City, are the guests The joints are still closed, and as the city officials and temperance people of Osawatomie and Paola and the county officials are all pulling together in the matter, it looks as if the bars had been padlocked. The Garnett and Greeley boys consolidated to play the asylum boys Saturday afternoon, and tUe interesting features are all given in the score, which was twenty-four to twenty-five in favor of the asylum.

i of Mrs. James McClaren, this week. Dick Johnson and C. C. Youmans The W.

0. T. U. will meet at the M. E.

church next Friday afternnoon at 3 o'clock. went to Excelsior Springs Sunday and will spend a week there and at Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. J.

II. January will leave for Denver Monday, where they will spend about six weeks visiting their Hoy Dever attended the Holiness meeting a few nights ago. He went 'incognito." Sellers will give you a "quiet tip" for a hickle. Positively the best 5j cigar in town. son, Ed.

The case of the Pennsylvania Gas Mining Company vs. the city of Osawatomie which was carried up from the circuit court to the appellate court, has been tried and the decision of the lower court reversed. Mrs. Harry Neil returned to her home at Holden, Tuesday, after a train service here. His name is on the extra list.

Conductor Coyne has returned from his visit at Joplin, and took his car out this morning. Two more crews have been put on the chain gang in charge of Conductor Chase and Conductor Fry. Mrs. Joseph Little and sonj Elmer, of Butler, are visiting her parents, Roadmaster Kipp and wife. Clark Wise, a former brakeman here, returned last week after a short visit with his parents at Sedalia, Mo.

Conductor Winans was called to Garnett the first of the week by a telegram. His brother there is not expected to live. Engineer Garnett writes the Journal from ElDorado Springs, and says he is having a great time and his health is improving. Brakeman O'Tool is a new name on the extra list. Mr.

O'Tool made this office a call and visited the editor the first of the week. He is a pleasant gentleman. Brakeman Tuley, an old friend of the writer and a good all around railroad man, was in town looking for an office the last of last week. Tuley worked here some years ago. Engineer Arnell who left here some days ago without leaving his address, has sent from Neyada, to Master Mechanic Hill for a clearance, saying he hud decided not to return to this place.

John Mitchell, of the rip track, went to Grand Pass, Saturday to look after his business interests. He is one of the heirs of an estate there, and will realize a neat little sum in the near future. i Engineer Cooper, better known as "Oklahoma," has returned after an absence of fifteen days in the Indian Territory, where he has a claim, and is again on his regular run, the Council Grove local. Fireman Rhodes who was scalded in the wreck east of here some weeks ago, returned from the hospital Wednesday. He and his wife leave today for a weeks visit in Oklahoma, after which he will report for duty.

The Central Branch shops, at Atchison have received orders to equip ten cars a month with a new automatic coupler recently adopted by the Missouri Pacific. This will necessitate increasing the working hours; which have been so few that many of the A new sidewalk is being laid on Cronk avenue from the foundry west to the tracks. visit since the 2nd with Mrs. G. W.

Johnson. 0. T. Keif is taking a six weeks vacation and left Saturday for Hot Springs, E. Beckley, living a mile and a half south of town, has ordered a special shower for his corn.

Mr. Beck-ley is a prosperous farmer and makes his money by driving his corn to market in the form of livestock. to spend the time visiting among relatives. Mr. and Mrs.

Charlie Munson and daughter, of Council Grove, visited his sister, Mrs. W. J. Hill, the last of last week. Mrs.

Trunk Knepp and sons, George Lay George has put down a good two-inch plank sidewalk in front of the City Laundry. Mrs. William Billings has been very sick for a couple of weeks, but was some better yesterday. The whole family of William Nash has been down with the measles. Mr, Nash is just getting around again.

G. B. Agnew sold a house and lot in Yonmans' addition to John Atkinson. W. II.

Campbell closed the deal The candidates for county offices will be nominated by popular vote this fall. This is probably the result of a couple of high school graduates orating on this subject at commencement. The new plan will probably prove popular and become a permanent custom. robbery. He was taken before Justice Maynard for preliminary trial, but by the consent of all parties it was postponed till next Monday and Wright was released on a $400 bond, Gaynes and Stewart promising to appear then and prosecute the case.

The evidence seems to be direct and conclusive in fact, the play officer stands convicted by his own word and will probably be given time in the county strong house to meditate upon the way of the transgressor. Reception for Hrs. Dunaway. Last evening Mrs. W.

L. Dunaway gave a reception for her sister-in-law, Mrs. T. F. Dunaway, of Denver, who, with her husband and son, is visiting and old friends here.

A delightful evening was enjoyed by in social concourse, "and refreshments were served by the hostess, who as an entertainer docs nothing by halves, as the table and dining room showed by the care exhibited in the decorations with beautiful flowers. A souvenir of the occasion was placed at each plate for the guests, nnd music was furnished by Mrs. Dr. Craig and Miss Margaret Dunaway. Those present were, Mesdames S.

T. Shanklin, S. L. Mills, Aronson, 0. R.

Liddle, W. H. Beazle, II. B. Smith, II.

Craig, Dr. Craig, F. A. Maynard, W. II.

Campbell, Dr. Mann, O. B. Cunningham, C. A.

Humphrey, F. Pyle, A. B. Shepherd and H. C.

Loomis Misses Mattingly and Margaret Dunaway, A Favor. To all whom we have accommodated and Frank are visiting Mrs. Knepp' 8 The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give an ice cream social at the church next Thursday evening. Proceeds for the window fund. This is the first time the Presbyterian ladies have asked for the patronage of the public this season and it is hoped everybody will turn out.

Weary Waggles. A prominent young business man and a trusted employe of the Missouri Pacific, both belonging to the swell set, "hit the road" for LeRoy, one night last week, in true Weary Waggles style. They deposited their wealth in the bank, and without the price, ticket or pass, selected a strong scented side door stock sleeper as their private car. One of them got side tracked at Garnett, and the other was ditched at Lelioy, but both returned and gained their rooms before daylight. They came in in two sections.

The prettiest- one was nearly scared to death by seeing a number of really and truly "Knights of the road" on the train, but by changing his location, escaped without losing even a lock of his raven hair. Both are now eligible to the society of Never Sweats or Back Door Solicitors, but they are not pushing their claims and are keeping an interlocking padlock on their mouths regarding the whole affair. A Play Policeman. Last night Thomas Gayncs and Jap Stewart eame in on a side door sleeper and while strolling up the track by the depot were met by a person claiming to be an officer who' considered it his duty to run them in. They protested, saying they were honest working men who had been working in the harvest fields and were on their way home.

They said they were just passing through town and would Bother no one. The pretended officer asked them how muT'h money they had and being told that they possessed a dollar and a half between them he told them he would let them oil if they would whack up. Tlvey gave him. fifty cents and walked forth free men. This happened about one o'clock at night, and shortly afterward Charles Wright walked up to Night Marshal Hunt and began bragging about tho way he had bluffed a couple of bums, remarking "they were dead easy." Hunt repaid this bit of childlike confidence by promptly placing him under arrest.

The two victims did not leave ns they had intended, but learning how 'matters stood, swore, out a complaint charging young Wright with highway The Ladies' Sewing Circle of the M. E. church will give an ice cream social next Monday evening at the church. All are invited. mother at Ottawa.

They will stay about a month. Mrs. R. L. Jackson, of Holden, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.

0. R. Liddle, for a couple of weeks, left for her home Wednesday. S. L.

Bobbins and son George, of Paol, made Osawatomie a business call Wednesday. George is home on a vacation from Park College, Mo. William Hopkins, of Topeka, and an old schoolmate of Von Pontius, came in the last of last week to work on the asylum contract, putting on the slate roof. Miss Slay Butler, supervisor of the building at the asylum, is taking a couple of weeks vacation and will visit in different parts of the state during her play-spell. The Misses Bement, Libby and Cleo, of Ottawa, came up the last of last week for a few days visit with their relatives, W.

A. Stover and family. They returned to their home Wednesday. Mrs. M.

Beckley has enjoyed a few days visit from her two sisters, Mrs. E. L. Adams nnd Mrs. W.

B. Rossell, of Lockwood, Mo. Yesterday all three left to visit friends and relatives nt Independence, Iowa. Mrs. Beckley will spend the summer there and will get the Journal each week.

There was a platform' dance given Tuesday evening at the asylum from 0:30 p. m. until darkness, for the patients only. They enjoyed it hugely, The Christian Endeavor Society of the Congregational church will have a programme on "Books and how to use them," in place of the regular services Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. The A.

C. Stanley property east of Hamlet Bevis' furniture store is being papered and otherwise fitted up, and will be occupied by W. II. Batter-son and family. 11.

Stanley is doing the work. for the last few months we must respectfully request that they do their employes only made about $20 a part by calling and settling their month. 1 Smoke was seen issuing from the accounts this payday, as we must On Saturday morning J. E. Feather-atone hung his trousers out on the porch for some reason, and next morning when he went to get them they were missing.

After a long search they were discovered hidden between lumber piles near the B. B. department of the Missouri Pacific shops. We can't understand why they were molested as there was nothing of any great value in them and nothing was missing. They must have been hidden as a joke.

Our city library lias been enriched by the gift of over one hundred volumes from the State Historical Society at Topeka. The list comprises state publications of all kinds and contains a vast amount of vtiluable information. Tho volumes of "House" nntl "Senate" Journnlnwill doubtless be much consulted tnis year. It was through the efforts of Major J. B.

Remington that these books were secured for the reduce our book account and call in every dollar possible to enable us to buy our Fall Stock. We have extended favors in the past and want to con coal in the storage sheds Saturday afternoon and investigation showed that the coal was on fire way down at tho bottom. A large force of men worked on it all Saturday night and Sunday before they had dug down to the seat of the trouble and the fire was tinue the same in the- future. All we nslc is that you reciprocate at this time. iours truly, Jos.

F. Nicely, extinguished. About 2,800 tons of coal is stored in this shed and had the fire Ilev. Mann and wife drove to Linn county, Wednesday, where he married John L. Anient of Harrisonville, to Miss Mary B.

Burkhall, at tho residence of the bride's parents, four miles and a half north west of Parker. On the return drive Mr. Mann was nearly The Gardner farmers came over and wiped up the earth with tho asylum boys yesterday to the lively tune of 4 to 15. got a good fair start it would all have gone. Spontaneous combustion is supposed to have been the cause.

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