The Industrial Union from McPherson, Kansas • 3

NOTICE. The young people of Canton organized a social and literary club which has a large SEE HERE! attendance. I have four fine Poland Mrs. Ilaulenbeek, mother of Chas. Haul- China Boars that I will sell enbeck, died very suddenly Febuary 28, of heart trouble, cheap, on time if wanted.

Gharles Ferm Lindsborg, Kans. Score one more for Union Labor. Four democratic members of tho Arkansas legislature, from counties where fraud existed, have resigned and surrendered their seats to their Union Labor opponents. The associated press call these Union Labor men republicans, so the public would understand they are not democrats, we suppose. Girard Herald.

Kansas farmers are mortgaged to a totle of 285,000,000, at eight per ceut, exclusive of the extra cost of obtaining the loans. It takes $23,000,000 legal tender to meet this interest. Twenty-three millions a year WANTED 500 (f mir flnlinmiaiif aiiltunviliuta nivtn In. With a large stock of Ornamental and Fruit Trees. A pay up and a year in abrance.

By so do- The entertainment by Silas Miller Post on tho evening of Feb. 27th was a success, drew a large audience and was well executed. Dr. George instead of going to the Inaug-eral of Pres. Harrison March 4th, attended the meeting of the township trustees of the county (f McPherson.

The youngest child of James Buckbee was buried Febuary 28, tills Is the second inside of one week, the family have the sympathy of the entire community. W. O. Gray shipped several ear load of imi ua iU()iig juu 1115 UCRl local paper in central Kansas. TOWN TALK.

Last wj. was a dandy on the wheat. The wore crowded last 8 iter I. y. They talking about gold in Oklahoma.

F. B. Wcbester has returned from the east. Come in and pay u)i for a years pM'isrrip-tion. Sam Whitv.el returned from Topeka last week.

S. Bruvks returned from Chicago last Friday. The inr.rderers of John M. Clayton are still at la ly. C.

N. Nelson, of lialva, was in the city Wednesd iy." Kansas is waiting for Ben to use that gigantic broom. See els here notice to subscribers. Read It, it you. A Iran Bucceedsd in "doing" some of the boys Sunday.

Rock has been struck at Pratt at the deapth of 715 feet. i Blind tone gives an intertaiument in TIIE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. The Inaugural address of the Great Rock Fresh Stock Island Route, the Chicago, Kansas Nebraska Railway, is to announce that on November 18, solid vestibule trains will be run paid by overtaxed industry to the devil-god of usury by the farmers of one State alone This is 15,000,000 more each year as interest than is the value of the entire wheat crop of the State. If this one great object of our government is to run the Republic and all of its working wealth producers into debt it is the greatest success this side of II alifax. Advance Thought.

The following is a neat apology coming from a rural editor up in Iowa. "We apol Of all kinds of Garden Field and Tree Seeds. Also a fat steers, of his own raising to Kansas City last week which sold the highest of any thing on the market for some time. Billy feels pretty good. Canton takes the lead of McPherson on stock shipments.

Nix. new line of Farm Implements in connection with his HARDWARE BUSINESS. WIN DOM NEWS. ogize for all mistakes mad in all former issues and say they are inexcusable as all an editor has to do is to hunt news, and clan the rollers, and set type, and sweep Canton Kansas. between Chicago and Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo withoutchange, making close connection at the above points with all trains for Salt Lake, Los.

Angeles, San Fransisco, Portland, Oregon and all points west, and at Kansas City and St. Joseph eastward for Chicago, St. Louis and all points east, north and south. These royal trains, consisting of Pullman sleeping cars, restful reclining chair cars and magnificently furnished day coaches, wore built expressly for this service by the Pullman company and re without question the handsomest ever turned out by that famous estal lishment. The reclining chair cars spoken of are free to all holders of first class tickets, and a courteous attendant will be found with every car to care for the wants of our patrons.

Ask your nearest ticket agent for a ticket via "The Great Rock Island Route" or write to John Sebastian, GALVA ADVERTISEMENTS. Abercrombie We are looking to see the grass "shoot." Farmers are busy with their spring work. J. C. Pratz youngest child Is very sick.

The hooping cough and fever proved fatal to Mr. Hughe's and Mr. Halls' two sick children. Bert and James Wilson, of Alpha, were in town Tuesday. Mr.

Laniard, of Emporia, Is visiting with Mr. Williams. Mr. Hart has moved Into the old Wlek-lend house south of town. G.

W. Prior has over twenty acers of oati sowed. James Tudhope has recently moved Into his residence south of town. Mrs I. E.

Grimes, of Nickerson. Is visiting with Mr. J. WrUjhts. Mr.

James Schriner was in town Tuesday. Mr. McLaughlins have moved to Hutchinson. The world, it do move, verily. Russrl, DEALERS IN the floor, and pen short items, and fold papers, and write wrappers, and make the paste, and mall the papers, and talk to visitors, and distribute type, and carry water and saw wood, and read the proofs, and correct the mistakes, and hunt the shears to write editorials, and dodge the bills, and dun delinquents, and take cusslngs from the whole force, and tell our subscribers that we need We say we've no business to make mistakes while attending to these little matters and getting our live-ing on gopher tail soup flavored with imagination, and a patch on our pants, obliged to turn a smiling countinance to the man who tells us our paper Isn't worth 11 anyhow and that he could make a better one with his eyes shut.

To Our Kubncrlber( To those who owe Ouit Opinion on subscription and will remit some money at once will do us a lasting kindness. You may not think it much, but as there are several hundred owing us it amounts to a great deal. It will lighten our work and pave the way to greater benefits for both you and us. As you know, the editor, Geo. C.

Findley, has been confined to the sick room for the last three months and is not yet able to help himself, and that you should pay him what is justly due. Attend to this matter at onco. DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS. If you are behind on your subscription to this paper and can't pay up, please bring us some provisions on account. We don't eat anything ourselves but the printer boys and girls insist on at least three square meals a week, GENERAL MERCHANDISE: Dry Goods, Clothing, and Notions, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Groceries, and Coal.

SALE BILLS. At the lowest rates and In the best style at Our Opinion office. PI fill! MP Made to order. A fall line of ULU I nlliu Samples. Good Fits Guaranteed.

INGRAM'S MILL AT CANTON. J. A. Ingram's mill is now ready for business and will run Saturdays of each week and oftener if the trade demands. It grinds Graham flour, corn meal aud chop feed of all kinds.

LITTLE RIVER ADVERTISEMENTS. You can get anything in the patent medicine line you want of Bixby Lindsay, as they carry the largest stock in the comity at the Palace drug store. 2tf A NEW FARM MAGAZINE FREE. Bring your job printing to this office. We guarantee satisfaction.

H. CANFIELD, Variety Store. The biggest bargains in town at our 5, 10 and 25 cent counters. Don't fail to come and see us. HTffiTntronizn onr tulvertlaer.

The W. R. O. 107 of Canton meets the 1st and 8rd Friday in every month. Ella Munoar, DltaC Filkins.

Sec. Pres. Be sure and get Bixby A Lindsay's price on paint and oil before you buy. 2tf OBITUARY. Infant son of Mr.

and Mis. Birl Hughes, living one half mile south of Wlndoin, died Sunday morning at eight o'clock, March 8, of whooping cough and tever; aged three months. It was burried Wednesday In the Wheatland cemetery. Katie Waller Hall, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

R. M. Hall, of Windom, died March 2, 188t. Age 1 year, 2 months and 4 days. Sunday at 9:30 a.

m. a large crowd of sympathizing friends gathered at the home where exercises, consisting of singing, scripture reading and prayer were held, conducted by J. II. Baker. The remains were then taken to McPherson where Rev.

McChash conducted exercises similar to those mentioned above, after which the rcinslns were Interred in the McPherson cemetery. Asleep lu Jesus! blessed sleep I From which none ever wakes to weep I A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes. Asleep in Jesus far from thee, Thy kindred and their graves may bej Iiut thine It still a blessod sleep, Vrom which nono ever waken to weep. "Two precious ones from us have gone, Two voicos we loved are stilled Two places are vacant In our homes VVIneli never can be filled. God In his wisdom has recalled The boom His love has given; And though the body moulders hero The soul is safe In Heaven." II.

B. Latest reports are that Oklahoma won In spite of Senator l'lumb. Salt was struck at Kingman Wednesday at the depth of sixty feet. A mammoth cave has been discovered in Cowley county, In this state. The legislature is no more.

WI1ATMOIUSMONEY WILL DO. the city March tttli. Last Tuesday 11. A. Kerr left for Rooks county to visit his father.

Mrs. P. iftery won the gold watch at the Catholic fair Tuesday night. Benj. Robinson, of the New Merchants, left for Colorado last Saturday.

M. 1. has been re-appointed regent the State University. John Fern is in Chicago purchasing his usual lin stock of spring goods. The spring days that we are having knocks tiie ice business in the head.

The Grand Encampment of the Odd will meet in this city March 13. Senator Plumb was hung in efflgy by some unknown persons at Indapendence. All ties desiring horse bills will do well to i ve us a call. We guarantee satisfaction. Bonibiirger Moore have moved their cigar iclory from Odd Fellow's block to Cowgill'.

building. D. B. Whitinghill returned from New York layt week where he had been purchasing a stock of goods. The wolf hunt in New Gottland township last Thursday resulted In capturing about a dozen jack rabbits.

Last Tuesday, Mrs. Peter Dusa was moved to the county house. Mrs. Shields will rem un with her a few days. Farias for trade for Horses, Mules, Cattle or ciiy property, see Leksell Engs-troni.

fiice in Cowgill's building. 1-24 Oscar Stromquist, of Empire township, died at his homo Saturday, aged 38 years. He was hurried in the Garfield cemetery Sunday. On account of sickness, Mrs. Helen Gougar Iki i been called home and her engagements have been conceled for the present.

Any one wishing a copy of the Seven Financial Conspiracies can get the same at this office for ten cents, as we have a few left on 1 and. Last Tuesday night the fire company were oul practicing and succeeded in fooling sonic of the natives. They have got the down fine. Last Thursday evening, Mrs. 0.

A. Champliii gave her son Ilerbet a pleasant surprise party, It being the twenty-fUst anniversary of his birth. One night last week some one while stealing coal out of D. P. Bear's coal house was coi by the dog and had to shoot him before he could escape.

The land offices at Wichita, Indipendence and Concordia, have been discontinued, mid their respective districts annexed to the Topeka district. The legislature has passed a law, and is in effect, prohibiting the giving or selling of any tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, or any narcotic to miners under 15 years of age under ualty of not less than 15 or more than I2' "or each offence. At th. recent annual meeting of the Kansas Fanners' Alllancvield at Topeka, resolutions were passed h'emanding laws to preveiu and grain combine, and the control of the food products of the country by brokers. Thes also demanded the repeal of the State laws which permit municipal corporations to vote aid to railroads.

Senator Lockhart received the petition to Investigate the Coffeyville outrage, and was requested to present it to the senate. He refuse .1, got mad and made an ass out of deciarylng that the senate was composed of gentlemen and that they had no time to waste on such foolishness. What about the age of consent Ufiness? Last Monday a citiien of the rural dis-strict came into town about nine o'clock with a load of oats. On being asked what he would take for the oats, he said he was waiting for twelve o'clock to come and Harrison being enaugerated he would have an advance on the price per bushel. You will see by this that all the fools are not dead yet.

Cookinliam Sitts, STAPLE and. FANCY GROCERIES, Queensware, Canned Goods, Etc. Acnntinual arrival of New Goods. At ltiehardon's old stand. A SOUND LEGAL OPINION.

Bihinbridge unci ay County Clay Co, Tex. says: "Have used Electric Bitters with most happy results. My brothei also was very low with Malerial Fever rnd Jaundice, but was cured by timely use of this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his Mr, I. Wilcoxson, of Horse Gave adds a lika testimony, saying.

He positively believes he would have died, had it not been for Electric Bit, ters. This great remedy will ward off, as well as cure all Malerial iseanes and for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach Disorders stands unequalled. Price 50c, and 1, at the drug store of Scotield Lindsay, and J. H. Day Canton Kas.

We have received a copy of the new Kansan farm journal, the Rural Kansan, an elegant sixtetn page monthly, printed on fine book paper, handsomely bound in engraved cover and containing matter of Interest to every farmer, stockman, horticulturist and breeder. No department of agriculture or stock raising Is wanting, each being filled with well selected and carefully edited information. Its field of usefulness in Kansas 1m unlimited, It being the only monthly publication of the kind in the State. To all new subscribers to Our Opinion and all new ones who pay up arrears we will furnish the Rural Kansan free. Sample copies can be obtained by addressing the publishers at Marion, Kansas.

PROGRAM. Of Sunday school conTention to be held at the Groveland church the second Sunday In March 1889. 1 Singing. I Devotional exercises. 3 Singing.

4 Address of welcome by Sunday school Superintendent of Groveland school. 5 Respon se by president. 6 Song. 7 Topic. Is the Sunday school Iinstl-tute beneficial.

Speakers W. E. Fans and Royal Mathews. How can It be made more efficient. Speakers W.

T. Cheny and N. W. Bridgens. 8 Intermission.

9 Report of committee and S. S. secretary. 10 Childrens exercises. II Selection of place for next convention.

12 Mlscelaneous business. 13 Closing remarks by president. II. C. Zink, President.

ATTENTION STOCKMEN. BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. The best salve in the world for cute, bruises, sores, ulcers, ealt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chnppnd hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin erup-tione, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is garanteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. I rice Zb cents per box.

For sale by Scofield Lindsay and J. H. Day of Canton. Try Eoyal Poultry Food 2 pounds for 20ctsat 4-2tf Bixby Likbsay'b. Fresh California Fruits received every day by way of Denver, by McDonald.

2tf Bixby Lindsay sell absolutely pure Drugs and Medicines as cheap as the cheapest. l-2tf FINE JOB WORK. At Our Opinion office Is made a special ity. Satisfaction guaranteed. YOUR Assistant will be mor esntle In his efforts to get you over the fenna if you will eive the undersigned a job who is making a business of dehorning cattle, and all parties that wish any of that kihd of work doii will do well to give it to him.

He follows the method of 11. II. HaatT, the only successful method in use. Terms reasonable and will be given upon application. Address him at Canton, Kansas.

C. H. OWEK. MOSEY TO LOAN 1 J. E.

Batten ha money to loan on chat tel security. OflUc up stairs, first door north of post office, More money means work for the idle. More money means better wages. More money means better prices. More money means payment of mortgage.

More money means fewer triiBts. More money means more homes. More money means lifting the people up nearer equal footing with the capitalists. More money is what the country needs, and a proposition for more money is what receives the combined opposition of all the Sliylocks In the country. crD Less" money means more misery.

Less money means less wages. Le Uiuuty uit-ciiiB muic idleness and, as a natural consequence, more crimes and intemperance. Less money means less ability to pay the mortgage. Less money means taking more and more children out of the schools and putting them Into the factories. Less money means more ruin.

There is but one party that favors more money. The Democratic and Republiban parties, as run to-day, are in favor of less money. Chillcothe (Mo.) World. rra DON'T EXPERIMENT, Yovl cannot afford to waste time in experimenting when your lungs are in danger. Consumption always seems, at first' only a cold.

Do not permit any dealer to impose upon you with any cheap imitation of Dr. King'e New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and I but be sure you get the genuine. Because he can make more profit he may tell you he has something just as good, or just the same, Don't be decieved, but insist upon getting Dr. King's New Discovery, which is guaranteed to give relief in all Throat, Lung and Chest affections. Trial bottle free.

Large bottle $1. at the Drug Stores of Scofield Lindsay, and Day of Canton, BOARDERS WANTED. Board aud lodging in private family furnished two gentlemen at very reasonable rates. Enquire at this office. CANTON ITEMS.

Robins are here, so spring has come. Abe Chapin has gone to be a Granger. Considerable sickness among children. Mr. T.

Fletcher is spending the week in Canton. M. L. Drake has just received a car load of barb wire. Geo.

Schowe returned from Kansas City Sunday morning. Farmers are busy making arrangements to sow oats and spring wheat. S. C. Lyons Is out of town looking after his Interests in Harvey county.

The Benefit entertainment was a success, all due to Silas Miller Post. A GREAT CLUB OFFER. The Weekly Capital-Commonwealth as4 Ocb Opinion for t2.00. This offer is for cash and enables yea to have all the latest news from the capital of the state and your own local paper at the price of one. The Capital-Commonwealth will contain the most complete report ef legislative proceedings published anywhere Utf SCHOOL BOARDS.

Desiring the services of a teacher experience and who also holds a good cert! 11-cate are requested to coiTespond with this office. 13-2t J. F. Laderer "The American" PUZZLE. The "AMERICAN." I J.F.LADERER Co, J.

F. LADERElt "The Are selling their large stock of Overcoats at COST. We Will Sell You Better Clothing AND FURNISHING GOODS FOR LESS MONEY Than any other house in McPherson. Come and see. handle suits and overcoats for men, boys and children, hats, caps, gloves; white fancy and flannel shirts, underwear, hosiery, umbrellas, rubber coats, jeans pants, overalls, blouses, work shirts, suspenders, duck coats, trunks and valises, etc.

"We will give you Honest Goods at Honest Prices. Be sure and see our goods and get our prices before you buy elsewhere. We have the Big" Wire Sign. THE AMERICAN. Tbe puzzle is to make th above diagram with three strokes of ilia pencil without erasing any linat going over the same line twiaa.

By a (stroke of the pencil is meant as far at yon can go without lifting the pencil from the paper. An Elegant Silk Muffler Will be given to the psrten preneat-; the lint tahition of the pnzzle. 7.