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Wilburn Argus from Wilburn, Kansas • 4

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Wilburn Argusi
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Wilburn, Kansas
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A AB Wilburn Argus. J. II. CLAWSON, Editor and Pro prietor. Subscription Rates, One year, 6.

$1.25. Six months, 66 66 75. Three months, 66 50. Single Copies, 66 66 05, Terms, Cash in Advance. UNION LABOR TICKET.

Sheriff, Col. Strahn Dodge City. Register of Deeds. T. A.

Rothwell Wilburn, Treasurer. Prof. Akins, Dodge City, Clerk. John Campbell. Attorney.

Mr. Hendricks Dodge City Coroner. Dr. Rose, Dodge City. We hope to have our patents by next week.

A little misunderstauding is the cause. I. M. Rickman sold his farm last week for $1.800. He is off on a visit to Missouri.

Benjamin Hopper made us a call last Fryday. He has this year put in stack 160 tons of prairie and millet hav Ben dont intend his stock shall suffer for want of feed. Ves Bunyan called Tuesday and informed us that he has been considerable under the weather, He also states that James Fulton has been dangerously ill for about three weeks, but 18 now convalessing rapidly. Reverend Overstreet, Pastor of the Presbyterian church at Beaver City called on us Tuesday, Ile was oll his return from the Presbyterian Synod at witchita. Onr neighboring town of Wilburn is emulating Chicago.

It has a 'full fledge all wool double dyed double struck in the fillin' anarchist. The Argus last week contained an article from his pen full of the heresy as any of therantings of the condemned Parsons, or of George Francis Train. The writer winds up quoting Patrick Henry's "give Ine liberty or give me death." That is just the the way the authors of the Haymarket murder talked; and the courts have wisely chosen to give them the latter. Fowler Graphic. No brother Henly, Wilburn is not emulating Chicago," We have as good, and as law abiding community as there is any where, Only one man in it who opposes having justice met to those Chicago Anarchists.

Ile is harmless. Died. Lyde- At the residence of Mr Martin Thursday morning October 6th 1887 at 5 oclock of Typhoid Fever, Mr George Lyde aged 25 years. Mr. Lyde came here about lwo mouths ago and settled on a homestead two miles eastof the town of Wilburn.

Ie took sick about 33 weeks before his death. His father lives at Malvern Ohio. and was telegraphed for, but did not come to his assistance. He sent his family physician, Dr. Moffet, who arrived the evening before his death too late to do any good as a physician Funeral services conducted by Elder Mulkey of Dre christian church.

SCHOOL NOTES The new supplies including full set of The New American Reading charts. A McDonaugh Lunar Tellurian Globe, and a set of eight large and beautiful maps neatly including a very snbstantial case, were placed in the school room last Monday morning and adds much to the appearance convenience. of the school room. Thanks to the school board. The pupils who were neither tardy nor absent during the week ending Oct.

7. were Maggie Winnie Gertie Audrews Roy Clawson, Henry Fields, Garnie Gissel, Grace, May, Louis Horton. Mercella Lambert. Daisy Nora Norman Frank Schooler, Ray Felicia Smith, Bertha. Adah and Floyd Waring; Jef John Lewis.

The continuous winds of the past week were the cause of several tardies. Mercella Lambert one of the smallest pupils being only Five years old has in attendance here five weeks, has neyer been tardy nor absent only one day walks one half mile. How is that? ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN The world is older than you are by seyeral years; for thousands of years it has been full of smarter and better young men than yourself; when they died the globe went whirling on, and not one man in a hundred million went went to the funeral or even heard of the death. Be as smart as you can, of course, Know as much as you can. shed the light of your wisdor: abroad in the world, but don't try to dazzle or astonish anybody with it.

and dont imagine a thing is sum ple because you happen to think it is. Don't De too sor ry for your father because he knows SO much Jess than you do. lle used to chink he was as much smarter than his father as you think you are smarter than yours. The world has great need of young inen, but no greater need than the youn men have of the world. Your clothes fit better than your fathe 8 fit kina; they cost more money; they are more stylish.

Ile used to be as strai glet and nimbel as you are. He too perhaps, though his father old-fashioned. Your mustach is neater, the cut of your hair is better, and you are thereby -far prettier than "pa." But oung man, the old gentleman's ho mely scrambling signature on a check will drain more money ont of the bank in five minates than you could get with 20 ream of paper and copper- -plate signature on a check will drain more money out of the bank in five minutes than you could get out with a ream of paper and a copper-plate; signature in six months. Yonng men are useful, and they are ornamental, and we all loye them, and we could not get up a picnic successful ly without them. But they are no novelty.

They have been here before. Every generation has had a full supply of them, and wilt have to the end of time; and each crop will think themselyes quite ahead of the last, and to be called old fogies by their sons. Go ahead. Have your day. Your sous will, by and by, pitty you for your old fashioned ways.

Don't be afraid your merit will not be discovered. People all over the world are hunting for you, and if you ar worth fiuding they will find you. A diamond is not so easily found as quartz pebble, but people search for it all the more intently. NEW YORK WEEKLY COMPLETE CHOICE CANDIES STOCK CIGARS, 'O BACCOES, OF AND PAY THE STANDARD HIGHEST MARKET price for butter eggs and GROCERIES all kinds of country pro duce. Wilburn Kansas C.

H. BERRY PROPRIETOR Flour, Feed, Meats and all kinds of Canned goods T. A ROTHWELL W. A CLINE Notary ublic. WELL AND CLINE.

Wilburn, Kansas Loan Real -Estate Collecting Agents Town Property For Sale. ALL BUSINESS FOR NON RFSIDENTS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO CERN CAN PEN 2A 4 P. ERWIN, REAL ESTATE AGENT BARGAINS IN FARM AND CITY PROPERTY Loans at low rates CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED OFGICE WITH WICKS HARRISON EMENS BEESOM BUILDING FRONT, ST Dodge CityKs H. B. IT'S, Stables.

BEST ACCOMMODATIONS IN STABL Best Assortment of FURNITURE. UNDERTAKERS GOODS CONSTANTLY ON HAND. Prices always REASONABLE A Dod6e Citu Kansas G. R. Cochran, REAL ESTATES LOANAGI ALL BUSINESS PROMPTLY DONE MONEY LOANED AS CHEAP AS TIE CHEAPEST.

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About Wilburn Argus Archive

Pages Available:
414
Years Available:
1886-1887