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1 COUNTY STAFFORD DEMOCRAT. PURE THOUGHT, FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND AN HONEST BALLOT. VOLUME III STAFFORD, OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. NATIONAL OFFICERS. Grover Cleveland President.

J. Acting Vice President, Thomas F. Secretary of State. Wm. Fairchild.

Secretary of the Trea'y. Wm. C. Erulfcott Secretary of War. W.

C. Seeretary of the Navy. W. It. of the Interior.

Ang. I. Garland Attorney General, Don Dickenson. Post Master General. STATE OFFICERS.

John A. I. Riddle. E. B.

J. W. Hamilton. 8. B.

Timothy McCarthy. Governor. Lieutenant Governer. Secretary of State. Treasurer, Attorney General.

Auditor, Sup't Public Instruct'n. COUNTY OFFICERS. Frank Representative. W. McComb.

Commissioners. F. Putnam. A. Marteeny.

J. F. Guernses Probate Judge. 11. M.

Woolley. County Clerk, T. J. Treasurer. A.

M. Register of Deeds. Me. Dr. E.

J. Tucker. C. IL. Attorney.

Wn. Dixon. Clerk Distriet Court. Richard Birbec! Surveyor. J.

N. Salmon. Superintendent. CITY OFFICERS. J.

11. Tyrrell. Mayor, W. H. Smith.

City Treasurer. Rutas Porter. City Clerk. Geo. L.

Police Judge, C. B. Darr. City Marshal, -W. E.

Ball. M. T. Williams, F. D.

MeQuade, 8. C. Turner, W. S. Young.

RELIGIOUS MEETINGS. BAPTIST--Preaching every 2d and 4th Sabbath, morning and evening. Business meeting Saturday before second Sunday, Sunday school at 12, Mrs. 8.C. Turner.

Supt. UNITED BRETHREN- Services at Miss Crawford's bnilding, south Main every second and fourth Sunday of each month, at 11 o'clock a.m., and 8 p. m. Sabbath school every Sunday at 10 a.m. H.

S. RIEGEL. Pastor. METHODIST EPISCOPAL Services every Sunday at 11, a. and 7:00, p.

M. Sunday school at 10, a. 18. JEFFREY MARTIN. P'ANTOI CHRISTIANS -Services at tire E.

church every 1st and 3rd Lord's day at 3 p. M. C. L. MILTON.

Pastor. ASSOCIATE Services every Sabbath at 11, and 1, Pastor. CONGREGATIONAL- Severcises every and ad Sundays. at the Baptist church, at and 8, p. m.

SECRET SOCIETIES. R. A. No. 00--Meets 24 and 4th Wednesdays of each week, at the Masoule It.

Hoopes, M. P. R. M. Blair, T.

F. Halveson, Seribe: J. I. Tyrrell, It. A.

It. D. McQuade, P. E. M.

Broughton, Secret J. B. Cook. Treasurer. STAFVORD LODGE NO.

952 A. F. and A. Regular communication at Masonic Hall, every second and fourth Saturday of each montis. All Master Masons in good standing cordially invited to attend.

J. H. TYRELL, W. IL. D.

See STAPPORD LODGE No. 145 -Meet in Masonie, Hall every Monday night at 8:15. Brothers in good standing cordially lavited to attend. A. H.

W. H. MEAD, K. of R. aud LODGE 0.

Meets Tuesday evening each week. IL. L. WEBBER, See. A.

PEACOCK, N. G. HENRY HOPKINS PORT, No. 301. G.

A. R. Meets on the 1st and 3d Saturdays at 7 o'clock. and on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at o'clock. C.C.

WILSON, Adj. W. D. KELLY. Com.

C. W. CRONK, -BLACKSMITHING, NG. All kinds of work done to order, and satisfaction guaranteed. East Broadway, STAFFORD.

KANSAS. S. B. SCOTT, AUCTIONEER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS' PRACTICE. Can be found at the BON TON GROCERY HOUSE.

STAFFORD, KANSAS, B. F. JONES, M. Physician and Surgeon, OFFICE. -First door to the over show's stere.

STAFFORD. KANSAS, ED. STOEKLEY. Tonsorial Artist. Has the best equipped shop in the city.

Call, when wanting anything in my line, at Marshall's Cigar Store, STAFFORD, KANSAS. KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY Vote as you Pray. Come, put your slippers on, And cease your needless clatter; I want to have a word with you About a little matter. Now look me in the face: You know this town's condition, Yet you have never cast a vote Right out for prohibition. I heard you on your knees last night Ask help to keep from straying; And pow I want to know if you Will vote as you've been praying? You've prayed as loud as any man, While with the tide a floatin': Now you must stop sich work And do some better How long now must this be, We vote and pray 'gainst evil; You pray all right, for what I see, But vote plumb for the devil.

There now, I've had my say, and you Just save your amunition, And vote the way you've always prayed, For total prohibition. -Prohibitionist. C. A. R.

Memorial service, for the dead, will be preached by Comrade Smiley, at the Baptist church, Sunday, May 27th. All veterans and their families are requested to attend. As many members of the Post as possible are requested to attend in Uniform. S. F.

HOOPES, Com. Notice to Union Labor Party. central There will committee be a meeting be held of the county to at St. Stafford county, Kansas, on Saturday, May 12th, 1888, at one o'clock p. for the purpose of electing delegates to the congressional convention.

to be held at Kingman, Kansas, on June 5th, 1888, at one o'clock p. m. By order of N. A. COLLINS, Chairman Central Com.

Democrats of Stafford County. It has been suggested by many Democrats of Stafford that the members of the central committee in each voting precinet call a meeting to be held at their respective voting places in the county, on the 10th day of May, for the purpose of organizing Democratic Clubs, so that we will have a full club formed in every part of the county. I regard the suggestion as a wise one and hope the Democrats in each precinet will meet at an early day and thus be prepared for the war on monopolists. C.J, SHENKLE, Ch'n Central Com. Stafford Ministeral Association.

The Stafford Ministeral Association met last Monday evening at the Baptist church. Five of the ministers of Stafford were present and had a pleasant time. The constitution and bylaws for the permanent organization were first read and adopted. Bro. H.

C. Barton, who was on duty, being absent, Bro. L. Hull read a paper on holiness and its usefulness to the minister, which was full of good thought. C.

L. Milton was put on program for Monday, May 21, to read an article on "The work of the Holy Spirit in the christian: what does it do for the christian, and how does He do it?" The meeting adjourned to meet at the Presbyterian church, May 14th. All are invited. C. L.

Milton, Sec. Marsh Shootings. Kansas zephyrs have sighed at a great rate for a few days yast. Warren DeGraw and family visited relatives in Hudson over Sunday. G.

W. Scott visited Stafford and took in the examination at St. John last week. The corn planting time will soon be no more. The question agitating the minds of our people just now is not whether Cleveland will be the next president, of course they don't doubt that, but it is whether all the fruit has been killed by the recent frost.

Prospects were never better, but the scene has changed. Some excitement over land speculations lately. Guess our part of the county is not to be left when the boom commences. Prayer meeting has been discontinued until the busy season is over. Every body busy and news scarce.

SHOOTER. Advertised Letters. Remaining in the postoffice at. Stafford Kansas May 1st, 1888, uncalled for. Brooks, Miss Ida Coffer, Wm.

Cox, Calvin Davidson, J. M. Edmundson, Jas. Ellsworth. Edwin Foreman, Samuel Hume, Mathew Jones, Mrs.

Mary Jones, Chas. Kepley, Jno. LaRue, Frank E. Likes, Mrs. M.

D. Lamar, Rev. C. R. Mann, Wm.

Murphy, J. Morrell. Rob't. March, Francis Self. Sam J.

Shranner, F. S. Sims, Hiram 2 Thomas, Hugh Volk, John Williams. J. H.

Walker, Mrs. Elsa Wilson, Win. A. FOREIGN LETTERS. Hilmese, John B.

-CARDS. Clark, Wm. Davia, R. D. Edmonson, Jas.

Kelley, J. G. Lillard, J. W. MISCELLANEOUS.

Crocker, Mrs. A. J. Griffin Fritz. Parties asking for them, will please say advertised letter.

C. L. Mitros, Deputy P. M. 10,.

1888. Notice. All parties owing subscription for the DEMOCRAT prior to Jan, 1, 1888, will please call at this office and settle, or send the amount to me, as we have the old books and want the matter settled. Respectfully, L. M.

STEELE. Union Labor Mass Convention. To all whom it may concern: There will be a mass convention of the union labor party at the court house in the city of St. John, next Saturday, May 12, 1888, at 1 o'clock p. for the purpose of electing delegates to the congressional convention of the 7th district, which will be held at Kingman, Kingman Kansas, June 5, 1888.

All sympathizers with a reform movement are earnestly requested to be present as this is an important meeting. Come one, come all. By order of the convention held at St. John, May 4th. S.

G. RADER, Sec. The Sabbath School Question. It seems to me that much more ought to be accomplished through this channel of church work. Let us ask ourselves the question: Is all being done, that can be done, to bring the children, yes all the youth of the land, into the Sunday school? Would we not have a paradise on earth if all the children, yes all the people, would attend Sunday school and church services, every church or place of worship full of people interested in Sunday school work? No young people lounging around waiting, perhaps, until parents are gone, to engage in card playing or, perhaps, visiting billiard halls to desecrate the Holy Sabbath; or perhaps staying at though they might not be a blessing to others as well as being profited themselves.

What can be done to awake a greater interest along this line? 1. Let me say, the church members must awake. Bro. A. goes to his counting room, (his children to the play ground.) Bro.

B. has the Sunday headache. Bro. C. entertains visitors.

Perhaps Bro. D. gets there when the Sunday school hour is half gone. Is not the cause worthy our best efforts? Then let us turn a new leaf and become interested in this grand work of the Sunday school. 2.

Let there be no sterotyped rules, but variety, in presenting the truth, the teachers seeking preparation to impart knowledge, or to impress the young mind with the truths of the Word. Let all cultivate the voice in singing the beautiful songs of praise, which are published for 118e in the Sunday school, and let christians pray for help in all the work that is entrusted to our care. A. S. S.

WORKER. Proceedings of the Democratic Mass Meeting Held at St. John Last Saturday. The meeting was called to order by C. J.

Shenkle, chairman of the central committee. C. H. Higgins was chosen chairman, and J. B.

Hilmes and L. M. Steele, secretaries. The meeting then proceeded to elect delegates to the Wichita convention, to be held May 17th, 1888: T.W. Wampler, C.

L. Milton, E. Clinkscale and John N. Groves were chosen as delegates, and Ed. Weilipp, J.

M. Miller and W. 1 H. Smith, alternates. To the convention at Leavenworth, Kansas, July 4th.

1888: C. S. Mace, T. W. Scott, W.

R. P. Shaler and D. H. D'Armon, as delegates, and J.

R. Perry, C. B. Darr, Rob't Malone and J. C.

Brinkman, as alternates. To the convention at Great bend, July 18, 1888: John Blackwell, F.C.Shaler, B. F. Jones, J. F.

Guernsey, Descombs, Ed. Weilipp, J. M. Miller and C. R.

Burnett; the delegates to choose their own alternates in case they can not attend. The delegates to the Wichita convention were instructed to elect delegates to the national convention at St. Louis that would support Grover Cleveland for president and John C. Black for vice president. The delegates to the congressional convention at Great bend were instructed to support the union labor nominee for congress provided, they put up a good man.

The meeting passed off smoothly; 1 no squabbling, and everybedy perfectly satisfied; in fact we never saw a meeting of the harmonions. FINISHED TO CHICAGO. The Santa Fe Running its Own Trains From Kansas to Chicago. The Chicago, Santa Fe' California Railway, being the Chicago extention of the 'Atchison road. is completed to Chicago, and commences on Sunday, April 29th.

to run through trains from Kansas City, Topeka, Atchison and St. Joseph to that city. The trains of the new line will be of the Vestibule pattern of which so much has been said in the east, and will give the people of the west an opportunity to dip in and enjoy this much vaunted luxury. The idea of popularizing the line with travelers has induced the Santa Fe to make a notable innovation consected with its Vestibule trains: no extra charge will be made. All eastern lines charge extra for the additional occommodation.

Our people attending the republican convention in June will have a chance to test the new line. NO. 14 CITY AND COUNTY. Good rains. Plenty of water.

You can see things grow. Beautiful parasols and fans at Jones'. H.D.McQuade visited St. John Friday. Special prices on Robe dress patterns at Jones'.

Dr. C. N. Shelton fills teeth for from 50 cents up. Large stock of job material just received at this office.

Web. Miles, of St. John, was on our streets last Monday. Harry McQuade visited Hutchinson, last Monday, on business. Largest assortment of Ladies' and gents' fine shoes at Jones'.

Henry Maze has erected a neat barn and granary in the rear of his store. Mrs. Baker, of St. John, was visiting with the family of Mr. E.S.Hadlock, last week.

A. L. Sturtz came down from Bedford Mon Jay evening and remained in the city over night. Miss Wallace, of the firm of Scott Wallace, visited Hutchinson, on business, last Tuesday. Tom Kimbrough has charge of Mr.

C. W. Cronk's balacksmith shop during his absence in the east. J. J.

Carey has just got on a lot of new goods, He is putting his harness stock in good shape. Of course as an excuse to get out of that game of base ball the real estate men will pick on some day that they know we can't get off. The spring is rather late, after all; but it will make the corn come up evenly all over the county, and the farmers will get their crops all in before they have to cultivate any. Mr. J.

I. Tyrrell has gone in partnership with G. W. Fort, in the real estate business. They are two good rustlers and will, without doubt, get their share of the business.

We have just received a large assortment of letter head, note heads, envelopes, etc. Bring in your orders and get the best stock and neatest work, which you are sure to get at this office. A goodly number from Stafford visited St. John, last Saturday, to attend the democratic mass meeting, to elect delegates to the various conventions to be held in this state in the next few months. Frank J.

Cronk was down from Canton, the first of the week, to see his father and mother before they started east. He could not remain long, as Mr. Bentz is in the east, and Frank has the care of all the business. Mr. J.

C. Buckle brought us a sample of grass that the wind had flayed out and it resembles hemp or flax, only being of a finer quality. If it conld be gathered in sufficient quantity it would be a bonanza for rope making being fully as strong as sea-grass. Mr. Buckle says it is plentiful on the prairie about his place.

Last Tuesday morning Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cronk took the ball," on the Santa Fe, for Chicago, on their way to New York state for a visit.

This is their first visit to their old home since coming to Kansas, about eleven years ago. They will probably be absent six or eight weeks. There will be an entertainment May given under the auspices of the ladies of the Baptist church. It will consist of 'a musical and literary program, followed by an ice cream social. The ladies will spare no pains to make it the best event of the season; the best talent that can be procured in the city and elswhere has heen employed.

A full program with be published next week. At Gere's hall, next Thursday at 8 o'clock p.m. Every body invited. A democratic club was organized in this city, a short time ago, with Dr. B.

F. Jones as chairman, and L. M. Steele as secretary. They will meet on next Saturday, May 12, at 3 o'clock p.

for the purpose of perfecting the organization. We hope all will turn out, as we want to see a large attendance. The meeting will be held at Dr. Scott's office over Farmers' Bank, and will adjourn from there to some larger room which the committee will arrange. A full set of resolutions will be adopted at our next meeting.

At the meeting of the Democratic central committee at St. John, on May 5th, for the purpose of electing a chairman, they unanimously elected Mr. C. J. Shenkle, of Stafford.

Mr. Shenkle is a veteran of the late war, having entered the service in Jane, 1851 as a private in company 25th and participated in many engagements; was severely wounded at the battle of Gettysburg and bears the scars of several other wounds. He served his country for over four years and was astered out wander of his company. Another good rain this week. Seed peanuts 3c per lb.

at Jones'. Gents light summer coats and vests at Jones'. Wheat never looked better than it does now. Wonder if the real estate men are afraid to play us? Corn and potatoes are coming out immensely since the frost. The prospect for good crops this season has made things livlier already.

Carpets of all kinds at Jones'. Persons who may desire to stop their paper are expected to see that all art rearages are paid. Miss Anna McGonigal, of Trinidad, Colorado, is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. N. T.

West, this week. We have just received a new invoice of job material at this office, and are now prepared to fill orders for any kind of job work, from a visiting card to a full sheet poster. Give us a trial. Al. Roby went to Newton Tuesday.

We understand he will accept a position in a drug store at that place. Al's. many friends here do not like to see him go, but if he can better his finances by so doing, we all wish him success. This is now a presidential postoffice, and all letters remaining in the office one week uncalled for will be advertised, so there will be more letters advertised than usual and parties not getting their mail often had better take the DEMOCRAT to see if any letters are advertised for them. FOR SALE.

The S. 10. 4 Sec. 11, Tp. 24, range 11; in Fairview township.

For terms, and any information, address Mrs. A. E. BukouTz, LaMoille, Ill. t3eow A New Sunday School Contemplated.

On the second Sabbath of May we expect to commence a Sunday school in Miss Crawford's building, south Main street, at the hour of 10 a.m. I wish we could meet at an hour not conflicting with other Sunday schools, but we wish to give our influence with the Sunday school work, and shall try to cooperate with others in this great work. We all ought to awake to the fact that perhaps less than one half of the children and youths of our town and country attend Sunday school. Then let us all try to enthuse new life into our Sunday schools and toil on in this department of church work until the Master come. H.

S. RIEGEL. CHALLENGE. WHEREAS: Our real estate men seem, at present, to be in a state of torpor, and possessors of arrogance unlimited and, Whereas, we, the desciples of the art preservative of all arts, are brought to a realization of the fact.and Whereas, we, having the good of the W. W's.

at heart. wish to arouse them from their present state of lethergy, and Whereas: We fully realize the superiority of brains over wind and morals over imagination, we do hereby challenge the Windy Wonders (real estate men) of the city of Stafford to meet the newspaper men of the city aforesaid in the bloody arena of the sawdust diamond, at such time and place as they may see fit for the purpose of playing a match game of base ball according to the rules of the American base ball league. REP. MARRIED. very quiet and unassuming wedding took place at the home of Mr.

Wm. Price, Tuesday evening, May 2, 1888, at 8 o'clock. The contracting parties were Mr. John Y. Kellman and Miss Lida Henry, both of this county.

Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Martin performed a very impressive ceremony, after which a delightful supper was partaken of by all present. The DEMOCRAT extends congratulations. BENNETT- the residence of the bride's parents, three miles north of Stafford, on May 6, 1888, Mr.

Francis M. Bennett to Miss Ella E. Crane, by R. C. Webster, J.

P. The DEMOCRAT extends congratulations and wishes them a bright future. A CARD Te the Frople of Stafford Having severed my connection with the Bank of Stafford, (now the First National Bank), I have formed a partnership with G. W. Fort, of the old firm of Cothran Port.

We are engaged in the real estate business and are now ready to sell your farm, procure you a loan, trade your farm for eastern property. write insurance on farm and city property, in fact anything legitimate in our line of business. We represent some of the strongest and most liberal loan companies in the west and pride ourselves in giving satisfaction to the borrower by making low rates and speedy returns on all loans. I would say to my old friends, call and see as even if you have no business in our line. Don't he afraid of taking up our time for we alwars hare time to talk to our friends.

Yours Respt. J. H. Program. For the meeting of the Stafford county Teachers' Association, to be held at Stafford, May 19, 1888.

10:30, A. Mr. Music. Invocation. Music.

Recitation, by Edna Beals. High School," H. L. Brownlee. Discussion, led by 0, C.

Jennings. "School Discipline," H. J. Bell. Discussion, led by A.

J. Stormont. Music. PICNIC. Music.

"Value of Normal Institutes," Supt. Salmon. Discussion, led by J. E. Wiley.

"Use of Outlines in teaching," J. 0. Wasson. Discussion, led by Mrs. Mattie Wallace "What should the Common school seek to Accomplish?" E.

O'Connor. "The Teacher's Vexations and Pleasures." J. C. Garrigues. Discussion, led by Miss Logeay.

Music. Adjournment. COMMERCIAL. Read Carefully Every Week. School books cheap at the post office book store.

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Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has fled his petition to purchase the N. W. of Sec. 12. Tp.

25, 8, of range 13 will Stafford County, Kansas, and that said petition be heard by the Probate Judge, at his offlee in St. John, on May 12th, 1888. He names the following witnesses to prove his settlement upon and mprovement of the same: R.8. Shank, W. E.

Adams, G. G. Smith and M. Halley. J.

M. RIDENOUR, Totice of Appointment. STATE OF KANSAR, STAFFORD In the matter of the Estate of Arthur F. Harbison, late of Stafford county, Kansas. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given, that on the 25th das of A. 1888, the undersigned was, by the Court of Stafford County, Kansas, duly and as Administrator of the estate of Arthur F. Harbinson, late of Stationi County, deceased. All parties interested in said estate will take govern themselves ROBERT F. STEELE.

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R. Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City Narket Report. Kansas City, 1888. WHEAT-Steady. No.

2 soft, cash, 8te. CORN No. 2 cash, 47c bid. OATS From 304 HAY-Fancy small baled, $10.50, large baled, 810.00; medium, BUTTER- weaker. Creamery fancy, 24c; good.

fine dairy, store packed choice, poor and low grade, 834 roll fancy, 20c; good to CHEESE-Full cream twins, 130; full Young America, EGgs-11c. CHICKENSROOSTERS- TURRETS-100. SUGAR-CURED HI BREAKFAST BACON DRIED LARD LAVE STOUR CATTLE Good to choice, 10 medium, stockers, feeders, cows, HoGs--Good to choice. 85.305.40: common medium, slips pigs, to choice common to medium, $2.