The Johnson City World from Johnson City, Kansas • 1

THE JOHNSON CITY Volume 2 No 27. JOHNSON CITY, STANTON COUNTY, KANSAS. THURSDAY. MAKCH 15, 1888. GEO.

V. MECHLER, Proprietor. The Wayland (eli) postoflice will be discontinued this week and mail that has heretofore been sent to that office will ston here. Thus endeth forever zens and will probably be the M. E.

Minister for this city during the next year. The bride is a winsome daughter of Col. and Mrs. C. W.

Knapp, one of tho leading families of the city. The happy couple left on the noon hack for Syracuse thence to Wichita where they will attend the Methodist conference. Constitution and By-Laws of the Johnson City Board of Trade. CONSTITUTION'. Article 1.

This association shall be known as the Johnson City Board of Trade. Article 2. The objects of this Board of Trade are to collect, preserve and and circulate valuable and useful in How we boom! Johnson City needs a new school house. Don't fail to attend the convention the career and history of our erstwhile county-seat rival. the spirit of this section being to "pay as we and incur no indebtedness.

10th. The By-laws may be changed at any regular meeting by a two-thirds vote of the members present. The following shall be the order of business at all regular meetings of this Board or executive committee; 1. Calling the roll; 2. Reading of minutes; 3.

Presentation of names for membership; 4. Reports of committees 5. Miscellaneous business. D. II.

Kuth is authorized to transact any business connected with the ad vertising or job departments of the formation relative to the interests of World and all business entrusted to his care will receive the same attention as though transacted with the editor. We devote considerable space this week to the constitution and by-laws on tho 17th. More business houses is the demand in Johnson City. More houses to rent is the demand in Johnson City. Railroad meeting at Johnson City next Thursday.

Wilson Baker of Appomattox, was in the city Wednesday. Mont Tyler and W. T. Rogers were A Syracuse Tuesday. Geo.

V. Mechler is at Kansas City this week on business. T. A. Johnson made a business trip to Kendall last Saturday.

of the Board of Trade in order to let our people more fully understand the object and design of the organization and with the hope that hundreds of people all over the county may be induced to join A. B. Cooper will put in a general stock of merchandise at the new town of Gem City, in the Southwest part of the county. Miss Alma A. Galwaj-, sister of N.

C. Galway, living near Liverpool, narrowly escaped a serious accident! while in the city yesterday, the pony she was driving running away and badly demoralizing the buggy. She escaped with only a few bruises. No Cause for D. C.

Lewis, one of the best attorneys that ever practiced in Western Kan- it. The citizens of Johnson City were The best wishes of the community go with them and the World hopes that the sunshine of happiness, lore, affection and good fortune may always abide with them and that no clouds may ever obscure their pathway through life. The system of booming a town through foreign newspapers is becoming too prevalent. It is well known that the average sketches written are for the money there is in them and not for theexpectation of doing the country much good. If all the money which is spent for the "write ups" iu foreign papers were put into subscriptions to local newspapers to be sent to the libraries, reading rooms, principal hotels and every place where it is likely to be read, the ad vantage derived would be ten times as much as that coming from all the puffs written by paid writers imported for the purpose.

There is an aroma of truth in the writing of a man who has to stay iu the country to back what he says, which is not found in the letters of the boomer, and this is as easily recognized by the Eastern reader as it is by those familiar greatly alarmed one day last week by a man coming in from the north, he Johnson City and Stanton county. To correspond with parties seeking locations and investments and to strive in all ways to promote the general interests of Johnson City and Stanton county. Article 3. Any person of good business standing interested in the city of Johnson City and Stanton county may become an active member of this Board of Trade if elected by a majority of the members present at any regular meeting of the Board upon the payment of the fees and dues prescribed by the By-laws. Article! The officers of the Board shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall at the first meeting each iu January and July be elected by ballot, and who shall serve until their successors shall be chosen; a majority of the whole number of votes cast at an election by its members shall be necessary to a choice, the duties of said officers to be provided for in the By-laws.

Article 5. There shall be an executive committee elected at the same was a horse back and from appearance he had ridden far and hard. When he came in front of the Chrisman building, or the Real Estate Headquarters, he halted, and went right up stairs and made a loan with Doig, Edwards Co. because they were living up to their R. T.

Cummins made a trip to Syracuse the first of the week. I). C. Lewis of Lamar, Colorado, attended Court here last week. A lot of clean old papers for sale at this office 50 cents a hundred.

P. M. Starnes has a new and artistic s-iirn swinging in front of his office. If you want to just coin money this year invest in Johnson City property. C.

K. Coolidge is "settin em up" and says it is the finest boy in the county. T. S. Hunt Co.

are making the best terms on farm loans ever given in southwestern Kansas. Geo. Reidel left Tuesday for Trinidad, Colorado, to engage in the lumber business. Every building in the city of Johnson City is rented and the demand is hardly-half supplied. Farmers, if you want mouey to stock your farms with, T.

S. Hunt Co. have it for you on easy terms. An extra hack was run up to Syra-- cuse Monday, to accommodate the yTohnscn City people. ff A.

J. 'Tyler has started a city transfer wnn tue country written up. liive a liberal and hearty support to the home time the election of officers is held and in the same manner, consisting of six journals, and the foreign boomers will members in addition to the Presidents not be needed. The following good advice comes from a Kansas City real estate man: "The majority of your real estate men don't go at it in the right way. They don't club together and help each other along.

They want to use printer's ink liberally. Tbatis the way they do business in Kansas City and elsewhere. agreements with their customers. There will be a railroad meeting at Johnson City next Thursday, the 22nd. The following Rock Island men will be present and speak during the day: It, R.

Hudson, of Dodge City; A. T. Soule, of New York; A. W. Stubbs, of Santa Fe and J.

A. Grayson, of Hutchison. Everybody is requested to be present. Much of the work of the term of District Court held here last week was performed by Deputy Sheriff Neuuiyer and so well did he do it that Judge Abbott gave him credit with being the most efficient Sheiiff in this District. With G.

D. Sloan as Sheriff" and Geo. Neuuiyer as Deputy the work of the SherifPs office is performed with the precision and correctness of clock work. T. S.

Hunt Co. who have just located in this city are prepared to give better terms on real estate loans than any other company in Stanton couuty. They do their own inspecting, write their own mortgages, and can close out your loans, pay you your money the day they receive your application. Those wishing loans should not fail to hip thpm hefnrp fninc lsfvhfr sas, was in the city last week attending District Court and in all bis cases he was successful. Mr.

Lewis is at pres- -ent located at Lamar and is practicing before the U. S. Land Office. Having heard much talk of the fight that was beingmadeou the Register and Receiv- -er of the Land Office at Lamar, aud knon wing that Mr. Lewis was con vers--ant with all the facts in the case; a representative of the World inter- viewed him on the subject substantially as follows: ''Mr.

Lewis, what arc the real facts in the case of the fight that has been made on the Register and Receiver of the U. S. Land Office at Lamar? "Well, sir, from all lean ioarn, and I have given the subject much attention because of my connection with the office as an attorney practicing before it, the fight was wholly uucalled for aud the vesult has proven-most disas- trous to the parties- who brought it on while it gave the officials the very best opportunity of proving how faithfully and conscientiously they had perform- ed their duties. I have been connected with four different U. S.

Land Offices as an attorney and in all justice and fairness I must say that' Messrs. Ar--buckle and Shrock, as Register and Receiver, are as fair and pains--taking in their dealings with the settlers and the general public as any offi--cials with whom I ever was acquainted and the late investigation made by the Government exonerated them from all charges. I am glad to say. that the factional fight in our city is now over aud that Lamar is starting out on a new boom that will eclipse everything ever seen in the State of This pulling and hauling must be stopped, or you wout sell any of your property. Work together and you will win." Having their county seat fight over the Board who shall beex-offieio chairman thereof, whose duty it will be to supervise the general business of the Board, secure proper quarters for the transaction of business relating to the Board, and to attend to such other duties as may hereinafter be assigned them.

Article 6. This constitution may be changed by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any regular meeting, providfd a notice in writing shall have been submitted to the Board at least on week prior to the meeting at which the amendment is considered. BY-LAWS. 1st. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board, and call such special meetings as be or the executive committee may deem expedient, or as shall be requested in writing by at least five members of the Board.

He shall sign all orders on the Treasurer for disbursement of funds of the Board. 2nd. The Vice President shall preside in the absence of the President and the Stanton county papers are bending their energies to the upbuilding of the line, and will give prompt attention to all orders left with him. Forty acres of old ground, adjoining the town, to rent free of charge. Apply to VanNoorden Starnes.

Those wishing farm loans should not country. That they are succeeding is evidenced by the fact that a whole carload of new plows and drills went Hunt Co. before giving their appli down to Johnson City a few days since. The counties not afflicted with factional fights are going to make great strides forward this year. Gardej City cation to some one else.

T. S. Hunt A Co. of Richfield, has opened a new loan office in the build Everybody in Stanton county is ing opposite F. A.

iieatty's store. working with might and main and if Jasper Sipes has traded his farm six we do not have the best and most pros perous county in the State it will not miles southeast of town, forT.K. Corner's bakery, on south Main street. If you want money without delay, be their fault. If a carload of imple ments has been received here theparty receiving them has been very quiet call on T.

S. Hunt A Co. Their rates are better than the best, and there is no Lato News Items: The manner in which business is improving is surprising everybody. Money is easier than it has been for sometime, and the spring trade is opening much better than was anticipated. Merchants are surprised at the demand for goods and are carrying heavier stocks than heretofore Everything has the most encouraging appearance, and a prosperous seasons is bifore us.

The prospects of John Am City were never better and the future more promising than at the present time. Our railroad prospects, to express it mildly, are just splendid, and the people of the county will undoubtedly have an opportunity of voting on the proposition to issue bonds to the great Rock Island in a very few weeks. Messrs. Haas and Realty, the committee sent to Dodge City last week to confer with about it as we have seen no public newspaper announcement of it. Nothing like advertising, you know.

Who has those implements? perforin his duties in his absence, or in the absence of both President and Vice President the Board may elect a President pro tern, from among its members. 3rd. The Secretary shall attend all meetings, record the proceedings of the Board and executive committee, shall conduct the correspondence of the Board aud carry into execution all orders, votes and resolutions; shall collect all dues, assessments and other monies belonging to the Board and puy the same to the Treasurer, taking his receipts therefore; Khali keep account of its members; countersign all orders on the Treasurer for disbursement of funds From a copy of the World published at that place we learn that the great Rock Island railroad will run through Don't make a loan until you see Murphy A Tyler Bros, keeps the best Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos in thecity. VanNoorden- A Starnes have some special bargains in Main Street prop- -erty. Hay, do voti know that there is a Tin Shop at McFall A Royer's? Murphy Gibson are representing tbVee loan companies and have got the cash.

Insure your property with' Murphy Johnson City, Kansas. Everything is on the boom and our Casey ville colony there are happy and growing rich. Caseyville (Ky.) Enterprise. Yes, all the Casey ville colony are do those who have the managementof this ing well and are growing rich. They are portion of the line, returned Saturday and report that there is no shadow of a doubt that tho road will come through here.

We will give full particulars next week and several columns delay in getting your money. Mrs. Geo. V. Mechlcr, and sister, Code Moore, left Monday for Effingham, 111., ora few month's visit.

Recidence houses are in constant demand here and every building of every description is occupied. Fifty new buildings could easily be occupied. A. P. Carter and family of Kingman, arrived in the city Saturday, and will make this their future home.

They brought with them the first and only piano in the city, if not in the county. A quiet wedding took place last Sunday at the residence of J. Y. Callahan's. Those interested were Mr.

Marshall and Miss Hittou, both of Stanton county. Rev. Sprague Davis officiating. B. F.

Stocks, of the firm of Stocks A Miller, Garden City, had several cases before the Dictrict Court here last week and was success fill in all of them. He is one the leading attorneys of this district. The World has just received a big Ktock of new stationery, and it is tho best that ever was brought to the county. Wc are now butter than ever prepared to do all kinds of commercial printing. The absence of the editor this week throws the whole management of the paper and its general make-up on I).

H. Kuth, our genial foreman, and the increased Interest in our columns is due to ids efforts. Why make your application for a loan through a loan agent when you I glad that they are here and only regret that thousands more of the solid citizens of the grand old blue grass State are not here to receive part of the benefit of our boom and prosperity. The Wichita breeze says that the only men who are any worth to a town or community, are those who forget their own selfish ends long enough and arc liberal enough in their ideas to encourage every public aud private enterprisewho are ready with brain and purse to push every project calculated to build up the town and enhance its importance. The enterprise and push of a town or community, In Us infancy, is the foundation of it permanent suc and give proper notice of all meetings and perform such other duties as the Board and its executive committee may prescribe.

4th. The Treasurer shall receive and take charge of all mouies received by the Board and shall pay them out on the orders drawn by the President and countersigned by the Secretary. 5th. Regular meetings shall be held on Tuesday evenings of each week. 0th.

A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of seven members of the Board. 7th. The membership fee shall be two dollars, and must accompany application; dues one dollar per month, payable on first of each month next saccedelngan election to membership. of interesting reading in connection therewith. K.

B. Conklin arrived in the city Saturday and will remain several weeks, looking after his property interests here, which are quite extensive. In conversation with a representative of the World he stated that he had made considareble inquiry among Rock Island officials and others who are Interested iii having the road built through the Southwest and that from all he could learn the Rock Island will A Gibson who represent some of tho best companies in the wcrld. It you want to be sure to make a 1 success of a contect give your ease to Murphy Gibson who haveuuequaled facilities for contest Tyier Bros, keeps constantly.on hand all the latest Papers, Books, Periodic- ahy.ctc, Also receives subscription for aH papers. Murphy AvGibson-have a barrel of money that they want to let the farmers of Stantoneounty have.

Get their terms. Take your Tinware to "McFall A Royer's for repairs. Bee Murphy A Gibson for Insurance. For Sale; Fresh cows for sale by O. A.

Soper. Inquire at my place west of town. See the selection of Tobaccos, Cigars, ripe, Books, Papers, cte.i at Tyler one door houUi of Johnson City StatC'Bnnk. For 'quick return -on IxmiiH call on VanNoorden A Starnvs. Pee Murphy A Gibson before placing your loan.

If you want a good PIJxj go to Tyler Bros. They keep them from 6 c. $5. VanNoorden A Starnes are closing Loans promptly. If you want to sell your property list it with the old reliable firm of Van-Noorden A Starnes.

cess. A town might as well prepare undoubtedly build through this tier of counties in a very few months, lie is also favorable to the organization of a building and loan association here nnd suys that they have one in Kendall-vllle which has been of Incalculable benefit to the town. He Is now more favorably Impressed with Johnson City than ever. Cupid held high court at the M. K.

Church Monday last the occasion be The executlvecommittee shall appoint the following standing committees of five persons each 1. On Railroads; 2. Manufacturing; 3. Ncw Business Houses; 4 Agricultural Interest; f. Advertising; 0.

Finance. The Board at any regular meeting may appoint additional committees to perform mich services as will best subserve the Interests and facilitate operations of tho Board. 9th. No expenditure of any nature i all be Incurred unless there is sufficient money in tho Treasury to liquidate such out-lay, and no debt or debts shall tc contracted against tho Board, for its funeral as to become Indifferent to the enterprise in its midst. Men who come to a town to make It their future home who can't see far enough lcfore to fee that money placed Judiciously in a public enteiprlse of their own town will be as a hundred fold iu tho appreciation of their own projerty are to be pit led.

They are not the men who put their shoulders to the wheel and build up a town. They belong to that class who arc very ready to take all they can ofmmicbody else's building and enterprise, but not willing to do anything thcmsclvn. It is the town that has the most enterprising citizens that grow most rapidly, have a Joan company at nuuit. ill .1... Ai.tiitidnv'li ing tho uniting In the matrimonial ha ids the Rev.

C. E. VanMctcr and Mis Laura E. Knapp, Rov. Kprufiio liUCKWaitUr Ulliue in wiumj head office of Hon ih western Kansas.

It is no agency. It can close a loan ond pay you the money the day application taken if necefsary. Davis, of Syracuse, officiating. The groom is one of our most worthy, citi.