The Dodger from Belvue, Kansas • 1

mm. Seep. VOL. I. BELVUE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1889.

NO. 11. BELVUE HOUSE. COMMUNICATIONS. The Dodger.

A bright, spicy, entertaining news THE ARBITRATOR. (Concluded from page 2) moment's reflection will teach us, as it has the inventor, that man will not organize armies to fight a machine of this nature, but will settle such difficulties as cause war by arbitration. Instead of life and property being destroyed, there will bo anew advent. The race will have taken this one step higher in the scale of civilization. Those great walls about a fortitied city that have cost great servitude, millions of money, and thousands of lives to construct, are of no farther practical use to man.

The emperor, realizing that a change has come, will say to his subjects, "I can do with 100 men what it once took 1,000 to accomplish; so to 900 I may say, go to your farms and your workshops, and enjoy the blessings of home, and rejoice in its comforts." With this description, and these .1 i Sample Rooms, Liveut Accommodations. B. F. EVERET i FltOrRIETOB. O.

BERNER, Teacher of VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL Music. O. 11. NAGLE, Notary Public. BUSINESS Of The Office Promptly EXECUTED OTTO W.

SHROEDER, Painting and PArsu Hanging. Interior Decorating. G. W. BA1R, CARPENTER AND BUILDER.

Estimate Furnished on Request. Bklyue, Kansas BELVUE MEAT MARKET. Fresh Me a GOOD CUTS, Down ig ii t. Cash Paid For Hides F. R.

FISH. Proprietor. H. WATT, all promptly answered day and nitfht. V.

A 0 ARTISTIC pllOTOGRAPHER, St. Marts, Kansas- All Work Strictly First Class Enlarging in Crayon, Pastel, India Ink Water Colors, etc. Work Guaranteed Satisfactory in all Cases. POSTS. I have 3,000 Fence Posts for sale, miles north of Belvue.

CHARLES GREEMOKE. REAL ESTATE. Choice Lots. Location ELIGIBLE. Address DODGE It, Belvue, A A.

S. CHURCH DIRECTORY. Kaln in Kansas. The weather prophets, Blake, Hicks, Foster, and Mansill, are all predicting plenty of rain in Kansas 1889. Jt is ut ignorance to nver that nothing can be foretold in regard to dry or rainy seasons.

We surely have the record of past years, and that record tells us that a drouth has occurred in Kansas every seven years ever since the country has been known to the white man. And it is safe to assume that whatever has been will so continue to come about. It has been demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that certain planets in their conjunctions with each other, and also with the sun and moon, have an influence upon the earth producing both favorable and unfavorable results. As it has been in the past, so may we expect it will be in the future. Judg- no past experiences, we may now expect four successive years with plen ty of moisture for all required ur eses.

The years of 1893, mi, and 895 will be years of and of hot winds in western Kansas. The year 1894 will witness a severe drouth in eastern Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and low. So it may behoove the farmer and all others concerned to make the most of the four abundantly fruitful years next to come. Lost Creek Items. W.

W. Shortt was in town one day last week Henrv Shortt and lady were visiting at J. M. Shortt's on last Fridav. Miss Leona Ashleyof -VVamego, was visiting on Lost creek last Thursday.

R. E. Powell has moved on to Mrs. Crabtree's place, and is ready to com mence spring work. Mrs.

H. G. Enclers. of Wamego, was visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Barron, Thursday and Friday. Mr. Worthing informs us that he has been disabled from work for a few days gast owing to a severely bruised fore-nger. Mr. Risinger agreed to build a house for Charles Gremore in the Indian Territory, and wiil him thither about the first of April.

The Dodger reporter attended the Lost creek lyceum last Thursday even ing. The exercises were varied, ana as usual very interesting, -ine readings and recitations were good, a number of them were faultless. Special mention may be made of Addie Tower, seven years of age, daughter of S. C. Tower.

Her piece, entitled "Little Prudy's Opinion," was recited as nearly perfection as it could well be. Miss Daisy Dodgion, teacher in Peake district, recited a peice, "Grandma's Views of Modern Fashions." She was dressed as an old lady in spectacles and with knitting in her hand. She performed her part well. The Misses Addie and Carrie Lambert sung the soul-inspiring song. "The Sword of Bunker and also with the assistance of the Misses Nevada and Lettsi Bates, "Tramp, Tramp, the boys are Next came the "Times," which quite voluminous, as the society had had no meeting for two weeks.

Next in order was the debate. The question was, "Resolved, that the negro has suffered more from the whites than has the Indian." The question was ably and animatedly discussed by both sides. Jn the reporter's humble opinion the preponderance of argument was in favor of the affirmative; but nevertheless, the decision of the judges was, one for the affirmative and two for the negative. There will be no more meetings of the society until November next. Call early Watt's.

to secure bargains at If you want spectacles that will suit paper, giving local, literary and selen itic matter in a readable form. Inter esting articles on agriculture appear in its columns. Topics on education, lit erature and art discussed. Subscription price 50 cents per year, 25 cents for six months, three months 15 cents. J.

S. Watt, Belvue, Kansas. Another cold snap. Look at our local and advertising columns. At this writing all the physicians icard from on the subject of organiza- MM I lion, are in iavor oi forming a medical association.

We intend keeping the n'ofession posted as to time and place of meeting to organize. Our brethren who attended the Edi torial Association at Onaga had a good time. We regret we could not be there and are doubly sorry to learn that on lv a few of the papers were represent hi. Let us not be discouraged, we will have larger meetings in the future. The new railroad proposed to run from Topeka to Marysville via St.

Marys, Westmoreland and Blue Rapids will be a good thing for this county. The territory through which it passes is rich in agricultural and. mineral re sources, and only -needs capital for its development. "With such men a Mulvane, Fitzgerald, Linn, andMerritt as officers we need not sav, success is certain. Salt, coal, iron, building stone and limestone are abundant along the proposed line of road.

To the enterprise we say, Amen. Mantels. Wheat, No. 2, 86 cents. Oats, 17 cents.

Corn, No. 2 shelled, 19 cents. Butter, 12 to 15 cents. Effgs, 8 cents. If you want to secure all the news of your neighborhood, subscribe tor the m- I Dodger.

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Hotel Arrivals. Robt. Stone and family. Valley Falls Kansas. Mr.

HayneS and wife, Valley Falls Kansas C. Pembleton, J. H. Carey, Ottawa, Kas. F.

A. Brown, When in St. Marys look in at viance Hoover's stock of wire. Pur The Triple Links. About twenty visiting brothers from Jttose Lodge, JNo.

l. u. u. ijoxus-ville. risited Wameffo lodre.

No. 80, Fridav night and assisted in confer ring degrees. Among those presen were: A. C. Merntt, A.

S. Kemper A. H. Brill. Geo.

W. Clark, E. D. An flfirson. O.

M. Brill. A. II. Knecht Frank Gilbert.

W. H. Lines, Samue Huo-hes. John Webber, Ch is. Webber Oliver Clark, John Pawling, Garre Ynninjr.

Wm. Baker. J. Balderson and A. II.

Davis; At the close of the lodge the party nroceeded to Stanley where a mag nificent lunch was tendered them by the Wamego brethren. Over sixty horses will be from Wamego Sunday night. shipped tnougnts ana renecuons upon this apparatus, we close, hoping it may do for the civilized world what its inventor is anxious it may accomplish. Wamego. Postmaster Lebow wants the public to bear in mind the change in time of closing mails.

Both mails now close -at 1:15 instead of 1:30 o'clock p. m. Mr. A. T.

Palmer and daught-r, Mamie, of Wallace, attended the P. C. ball at Jenkins hall Saturday night, which was very successful and largely attended Note the change of time. No. 201, going west, now leaves at 1:45 p.

and 202, going east, leaves at 1:48. Trains now meet at Wamego. The change went into effect Sunday. One of our prominent citizens Friday went out to water his hogs, but was so absent minded in the mean time that, instead of giving the water to the hogs, he carried it down to the business portion of Lincoln avenue ere he was aware of his mistake. Miss Bertha Lyman is actively engaged in drilling her pupils for a home-talent concert during the month of April Miss Ly man is of our best musicians, also, a splendid teacher.

Some of the pupils have made rapid advancement, and the public can look for something good. A. T. McMillan has enclosed his premises with the McMullen woven-wire fence, preparatory to seeding the lots to tame grasses, and setting out trees. The lots have been raised by the application of soil from the ditch.

The fence makes a perfect protection against stock, and will also turn dogs and small boys. Mrs. H. S. Limbocker, Mrs.

H. S. Limbocker, who died at Manhattan Monday night, aged 85 years, was a grandmother of A. D. Limbocker of 'this city and Lester Limbocker, near Louisville.

She was well known bv many of the old settlers of this county, who sincerely mourn her demise. I': -1 Died. Monday at 2 a. m. March "S89, of apoplexy, Mr.

Sales Barrett, aged about 80 years. Mr. Barrett levves a wife and one daughter, Mrs. Bert Bennett, who has been living in Nebraska. Deceased was step-father to Mr.

W. D. Embley. He was respected, and was an industrious citizen. To Horse Owners, I shall practice castrating in Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties this season.

GEORGE C. WELSH, St. Marys, Kansas M. E. Church.

Anderson Avenue, between Fifth and Sixth Sts. Services on alternate Sundays. Rev. C. N.

Riggle. Pastor. i M. P. Church.

nderson Avenue and Second Sts. Services every other Sunday at. 1 o' block. Rev. L.

C. Onvette. Pastor. ffr in Watt's your eyes, 7.