Butler City News from Blaine, Kansas • 1

BUTLER CITY jilaine, Mlaivafamie- Co, Kansas November 8 in. no. WHOLE NO. 128 M. JQ3.

KAVANAQH. SUBSCRIPTION, ONE DOLLAR PEH YEAR. iommcreiaf II etc I M. BROWN, PROP. A new house, newly furnished Commercial CGYftRTTHIHG- DE COPARTNERS HIP heretofore existing between Graves 4 Marsh in the law business at mutual consent.

March 19th, WOP Wm. Marsh. J.A.Bell. Marsh Boll i Have formed a co partoerehip tor tim purposH of carry iu ou a L'an. Lhw, aod n-ft estate and InsurHtioe bunineas.

with rfflcea at Blaise and Vfritmnreland KaD.tBel and Uarkradnr will be fonod at tbe Blaine WietmorolBDd oflice, wlilch wai formerlyjncupied by Thog. A rairCblld. A II bdnlntififf entrusted this firm will recieve prompt attenlioo. Call on ui a', either of tbe above placi n. Very reapectfuhv, I28tf MARSH, BELL HARKRADErV JOHN WELSH.

WELSH 'Well Drillers PUMPS AND We are prepared to drill wells on short notice. Satisfaction guaranteed' Your patronage solicited. Terms reasonable. t7ill in exchange" for wotk. Windmills and Pumps to order.

BUTLER CITY, KANSAS. PUBLISHED KYKKY FUIDAY BY The Cronin murder trial still cocq pice tt.e attention of the pub'ic. St. liouU end vicinity was visited by a slight earthquake shook Satur day morning, The king of Sweden hus denatod three hundred vol meg to tbe Bo ha ny College libiary at Lindsborg. Ghas, Holm and Andrew Chelsou went over to Ljeonardviflo Saturday evening, returning Sunday evening- Worth and South Dakota were formally admitted into tho Union Nov.

2nd, Both statos ondorsed tho pro h'bition artic'o in tho proposed con sttutions, Tho party who carried away the nly lady this tfHoe aftbrds- an iron one east for a paper weight will plcaso bring her back at oooe, 'Tie not good for man dwell alone. M. Gbilcott and Kmper oi Louisville, wero welcomo callers Friday. They blow in with tho eno storm. Thoy roport the future county seat 'uking on considerable business activity.

Query: It the same amount of labor expended in handshaking by the county candidates had been ex pended in getting acquainted with tho corn rov how many bushels ot corn would it hare husked? The Butler Ci News tbinjfcs that any man wh' will deliberately break up his home and move to Westmwe land to hold office, ig entitled to a re election. And we more than half be lieve Bro. Kavanagh is right. The station of Elk, between Hoi-ton and bas been changed to Drake, in ho ior of Geo. Drake, one of the most extensive farmers and stoefcrarsers in Kansas, and who makes that sta' ion his shipping point.

it Olsburg continues to improve in the next five years as she ban in tbe last five, despite the hard times, she will be a city of no small preten tions, and thr to is no good reason why tbe present healthy growth should not continue. Tbe meeting ct the Northeastern Kansas Edito -ial Association at Hoi-ton has been postponed until May Qolton citizene think it only fair that they sboultLhavo a little time to stock their larders- before the des cent cf this ravenous band, Now that the season of stores is upon lis, we would suggest that the citizens who bum coal use tbe cinders in const rttcticg walks instead of scattering them around promiscuously, Of course, this a small matter, but, like life, the appearance of a town is made ftp of little things Mft Knudson, representing Chap, man Bros of Chicago is in town this week collecting data1 for the propos ed issue of tho Jackson and Pott aw atomie counties Biographical ditetion ary, It a good' work and we are pleased to now that Mr, Mnuddon is meeting wih encouragement in his worK, M. K-K-eeney deserves the thanks ot the night-prowling public for that fine street lamp in front ef bitfplaiJe oi business, lhis spirit of enterprise is very commondablj; and it! is to be hoped several more will son bo placed along Commer, cihl street. IIow Aiany "cus words' they vruid saa 6fl a rhUcfdy nifeh, Our f6h'd' hoptSs cf a hangd' In the Kjfnfltts Oentyol' ti'rtie table were' rais ed'ottly to b4 Cast to the gfound agaiti. TfajB passenger, trains Come And grtfaS'Ot yore and have to put tip wi'h' dhe mail a day.

It muy be, however, that a change will take place about the 8th inat. as at that time a change may be made the Blue Yal ley time oardb, Since tho election Sylvester Fow lor is in tho predicament of the ce'ebrafed Shakespearian char aoter, Othello, his occupation's gone. Tho Manhattan stars of Manhattan shut down last week on account of financial embarassments. The citixens ot Manhattan gave tho company a big bonus to locate there and much benefit wasexpoced from it It is bo hoped the enterprise will be reorganised on a sound finan cial basis. Wht has beeorao of the editorial association 7 Now that tbe smoko of buttle huscloured away it might be well to talk Up another meeting.

Fico spreads are distress tngly unfroquent amongit tho jou-nalistio lights of the great north end and it behoves tho brotfiei to tslK up another meeting. Ed. News LtxTEit According to the papers a movemint Is on ot in Vermor to got colonist! froin Swed en to settio on the abandoned farms of certain localities of tha state; One of the thne places that have been selected for colonics by tbe commissioner and tbe Swedish agent is a part of the townsite of Weston and the town cf Mt. Tabor adjoining on tbe west. Tho townsite of West on is where I came from, also A Coleman and family and Lor an Wo cock.

A. T. Patch and family also were from there, as my iana lay within abont three miles from the Mt, Tabor line, that I lived on. I presume it is now included in the tract dosiguod for the colony, 1 teel inUrislcAin the plan cf trying to settle that locality. I bo liovo that those people do well there, I know they will if they will only be contented) Thy will find the winter long with deep snow; thai is tbe greatest draw back, but substantial dwellings and barns aro a'rendy thore, tbe best of timber for fuel ia there too, it is a ntturalgraso region and! ifco climate is favorable for butter making and as good batter is made in that re gion as amy placo 1 sttppose in the 'it ia a good1 country for vegetables.

The land1 is pretty rocks-ovey where Abound, but that cjoes not hurt much' for a dairy country, Splendid1 tirA'fctor grows there, the principal hard' wo.dtt are B-sach Jlf pie and1 extensive maple sugar orchards ate WaSer pow6? can be used on of th'O btfoams; and every school district can have a1 saw mill run by water power" within its limits if need od. The prinel'pa'l soft woodl ate spruce, hemlock and balsarh fir; springs of pure soft watfei aro plenty so there is no need of well digging; The waHe- if generally Brought to the houne a-nd olrftf throirgh pipes from1 thtt' swings, TB5 stVca'md are ear Soft water tne principal jfish aro tho speckled The game is sqfuimllj; coons, fifeh- cats, minks, toxoB, and gome times a black boar is billed There are also hares and plenty of pUrrldges. 'i'hd jwesterrf foVei1 that gets" hold of the) of men in the along jWith' thte doaire of many to get intbl thS la-gd cities, 's the Cause of these loca'litt becoming depopulated, and1 knoW tilv many tdntaway from homo whh thdy left adnlit ft find ot'hers will not. even when they hardly know w'he-G the nejft meal is commg ft-oril' in their new homes. The winters back there are lcn and deep snows fall; thd soil ia" ntfti Urally rather poor.

These are thd i. il 'J urawuuuKs. aw giwus uuu vag ia-b'es do well. Whero tbe laud is ma nured good small grain is raised, small patopes, Trom O'sburg tftwc-Letter. John Marsh bundayed at JJIuirn.

Th holiday season; approaches, How do you tike the oev ofllcors? "Politics raaite strange bod fel The first sno'V of the season fell Novembor 1st. Election brought many eoplo to sown yesterday. Work is progressing nicely on the Eocky Ford Dridge, 1 Mr and Mrs G. Hein.s wont to Westmoreland today. Kev Grinnear preached Sunday to A good congregation, Rumor says Olsburg is to hare Another dressmaKing shop, OlBburg is going to have a Sun day school convention soon, Perry Jackson was over from La.

Clcde a couple ct days last week. llomer Boles and Ed. AH.n made the UBual weekly trip to Manhattan. ThanKSgiving is comming and the turtceys are begining to roost higher Pi DiedSunday afternoon, $ov. 3rd the infant sou cf Mr, and Mrs A.

gwAUBoa MV J). Keeney bas been spouting H.Cooper's handsome new residence in Myers Valley. Mark Keeney bas been under the weather this wcex with "that goll durned Ilavormale's new holiday goods are beginning to arrive. He will tell you about them next weeK. Andrew Soutberland bas rented a faria in Greenwood county and will remove there in tne spring, 5, Walker, general traffic agent lor the Kansas Central, was in town today on his way to Mi' ton vale, JRey.

Olson writes that they reach Galesburg all right but were de tained on the way by high water. The Kansas Central folia now run A height "yallcr" coach on the accom jaodation train. It is just from the hop. Clareson, N. Christensen's new town, is to be made a legular freight And passenger station on the Blue Talley road, Conductor Gambia, of the Kansas Centrel passenfter train, spent Sun dry in town the guest of Mr and Mrs.

W. Allen. Postmaster JJyberg takes pity on as Saturday nights and1 opens up the mail, although keeps him at bis post of dnty ver late. The most striking eight in town is Dr, St swart' 8 new house on Com mercial painted a brilliant Canary coler trimmed iff hite, Mwtin $Wpe, ths genial exponent of Jftbmocracy from BuckBnort, livened our ofiSce' with Mfe presence, Ionday afternoon, atfd1 ditrettssed the political situation, B. tfolm Bro'ff.

iuffloer" ftusi noss is increasing at erilch a fafte that Another man bas been empry ed to kelp in the yard, four men are" now kept busy at tttis establistoli'ent. Thoi. Mbxley Hair jSiirchased1 the interest of Bert JWdriith in and Landrum'drmeatf maritet. Mr. Landrum bas rOttJVnfld to hi) old Lome in county, fry ing Leader.

J. P. Anderson Started overland Tuesday for iiia new home in Cloud county, We1 are sOrry "Hose Mr, Anderson and his estimable family out hojje thVy will be pleasantly sit tihted in iWrnovf hWe, If this item1 irieets the eye of anv knight of tile road4' be will db well to put down In h'i little book tbe fact that Otsbut-g lias two Ot the best hotels to bo found on tho Kan ias Central and that Olsburg is the place at which to Sunday, BLAINE, KAN throughout. customers especially solicited, 23aST CLASS. Blaine, Kansas, has been diwMved by 1889 WH.

JMABSHi S. K. Harkr (fflcn Wm. luatah wilt be found at Lu SAMUEL TROSTLE, TROSTLE, and Jea'crs in- 4 6M sale'- jtuxjtf POINTS MORtH SOU' nrlor QUCI PRMFAL aw At Downey CoXs new Store Wo have mot ed In (mi new1 miildln wnre we will be pleaded to feieive i visit' focVyod. Cfat l6cS Is nSw and coAileto In every arti6ular.

(Art clerks are i eu-' tlcMoI atid' we don't consider it' a trouble to riiow cir our pricesT are tae 1' wOst ta the city, ejua'ftjl o' fobdf pay trie est price for eofintr rr6du6e, grain, Cattle and1 fiogsj' we keep" Id Btoifi a complete line of gti" cerlep," queeDwa're, dhiriaand glWwWe, ilotlhn, dry i'obtls, notlSns ttncf fancy1 ar-' Utiles, hats andf Cap's, thbXs and ahoeS, tr'niti and valines, Oti.J atoci1 o( boots and( e'aoes is the most domplct'e 1'n the City. 6ur prices art t'e lo'weV, 6all on us. A tttY Kansas, 1ST. BlSHOi DEALER Drags anil Medicines, ToliadCOf Nfofiotis, tc (Jont'octions, lemons, UrxngeB, uts. SCHOOL B0QK8, etc.

Mixsd Faints Iu cans, readv for use. Pcrfcriptions carefully compounded dav or N. BISHOP. STALER CITY; KAN," BLAlNI) Station Wcdcrbroolc Ag.