The Kansas Statesman from Atchison, Kansas • 1

The Kansas Statesman. VOL. 1. ATCHISON KANSAS, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1901. NO.

23. ALL AROUND TOWN Your Home News this Week Dished up in Short Paragraphs. Go to Geo. Barton for Pure Drugs. Pictures framed in up to date styles at Teachout's.

24 Hay sold for $19 a ton in Atchison today, in car loads. A Feldkirchner and son Robin have gone to Denver, Colo. A pension of $8 has been granted to Beverly Shiftlett, of Atchison. The Salvation army has quit business until after the hot weather. Tresa O'Keefe is in St.

Joe visitng her aunt, Miss Tresa Malone Allen of the Western Union has been transferred to Hutchinson Take all your jewelry and watch repairing to A Hooper, 604 Com'l. The Southern Stock Company close their engagement at Forest Park this week. A couple of hundred people from Atchison and vicinity will try for land in the territory. Sheriff Kiff captured a deserter from Ft. Leavenworth Wednesday.

He will get $30 for the capture. De. Horn insures wheat in the stack against loss by fire and lightning. 315 Commercial street. Elihu Root, secretary of war, passed through Atohison Wednesday night on his way to Fort Crook.

A crowd of fifteen or twenty young girls picniced at Bean lake yesterday, returning home this morning. Samuel Crump of Atchison has been granted a pension of $6. James Coleman has had his increased to $30. Hersey has been elected vice president of the Atchison Savings bank, in the place of W. 0.

Park, who resigned. All sizes of refrigerators of the latest improved patterns for sale et the lowest figures at Klostermeier 726 Com'l st. The 9-to-date Photograph Company at 414 street are Commercial making photographs mounted on cards for the small sum of 15 cts per dozen. About 60 people went to the Kiowa- Comanche country Tuesday night on the excursion. Another excursion will be run Tuesday night.

The rain all dries up and blows away before it gets here, but you will not mind that if you go to Poehler's of evenings for ice cream and ices. Catherine Howard, colored, aged 57 years, died Tuesday of paralysis at her home on South Seventh st. The burial occurred Wednesday afternoon. A little girl takes it for granted that she is going to get married and have seven or eight children, just the way a little boy takes it for granted he isn't. The Thomas Fuel Ice Co.

have received so many orders from out of town dealers for ice that they have been compelled to buy in Omaha 'n order to fill them. Numerous kioks have been registered lately with the police about the way an Atchison pawn broker does business, and trouble is looked for unless he changes his style. Hal Clem, who has been day man at the Western Union office in Atchison, has been appointed manager for the company at Blackwell, O. and left for there Sunday night. F.

E. Gilbert Co. dealers in GROCERIES, Flour and Feed Notions, Candies, Cigars, Both Phones 132 Cor. Sixth and Spring sts. Hundreds of Peopleknow that artistic cosy corners I and dens are not so much a matter of money as good taste in the selection decorations- and arrange- ment of -just SO with photographs and good position, expression and finish are what you get of Snyder, Photographer.

703 Commercial st; Barton's Ice Cream Soda is the best. Thirty five Atchison colored men are working for the Missouri Pacific at Boonville, Mo. You can buy a guaranteed top buggy for $40 and a good road wagon for $30 at Donnellan Rog. ger's, 821 Main st. Gasoline stoyes of all sizes and the latest and best patterns, at the lowest figures, can now be had at Klostermeier Bros.

726 Com'l st. The Christian church will be decorated next Sunday in honor of the 21st anniversary of the ministerial work of the pastor, Rev. Walter Scott Priest. After the county attorney gets through with the property owners who have not paid taxes on improved property for three years, he will tackle the unimproved. The county superintendent of public instruction has finished the grading of the teachers who took the examination at the county normal.

Of the 41 who took the examination 34 passed, Ten tennis players from Leavenworth will come up Saturday to play against the Atchison players. The games will commence at four o'clock, and the public generally is invited to witness the games. Jacob Haney, living near Rushville, went into his pasture Tuesday to get a drink from a spring, and was gored by a mad bull. His injuries consist of a broken arm and four broken ribs. Sam and John Pittman left for the Upper Peace river valley in Canada Tuesday.

They will take up homesteads and join the Atchison colony that went there in the spring. A Harvey of Muscotah has brought suit: in the district court for the possession of a crop of wheat off of forty acres in the possession of A Hill. The wheat 1s estimated to be worth $500, George Nesbitt and Miss Kate Bailey were married by Judge Hooper at his residence Wednesday evening. The young couple have gone to housekeeping in Spring Garden. Klostermeir 726 Commercial street, handle both the NewHowe and the Wheeler Wilson sewing machines.

Call and examine the machines and get prices. Will Harrison was found drunk on the railroad track in the upper yards Saturday night and when removed from his dangerous position he got hot and said he wanted to get killed so he could get damaages from the railroad company. He was fined $5. Arrangements have practically been made by Howe for the appearance of Bellstedt's famous band at Forest park on the afternoon and evening of July 29. The band has 45 members, and is one of the best bands in the country.

Mrs Geo Sharp, whose husband was killed recently on the Central Branch, has shipped her household goods to Irving where she will make her home. She settled with the Missouri Pacifio in the matter of damages and no suit will be brought against them. Cora Vandiver, 18 years old, who lives at Cummings, made a third un successful attempt at suicide Tuesday afternoon by drinking laudanum. She says she dosen't want to live because the young men do not come to see her and take her into society. The Franks were to have played game of ball last Sunday with a St Joe team, but owing to the nonarrival of that team they played the Atchison Strutters.

It was the most horrible thing that has happened here for a long time, and they are going to repeat it Sunday, Deaths. Dorothy Cecelia Bush, the two year old child of Mr and Mrs Bush, of the Byram, died yesterday morning of cholrea infantum and I pneumonia. The funeral was held at St Benedict's church this morning and interment made in the Catholic cemetery. Mrs Joseph Carter, aged 67 years, hiving on the Luther Dickerson place north of town, was overcome by the heat Tuesday afternoon and died that evening. "The funeral was held yesterday and interment made at Mount Vernon.

The seven months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ignatius Roth, living on Mound street, died Saturday of cholera infantum. The funeral was held Monday afternoon from St. Benedict's church. Morgan Gordon, aged 60 years, living on Sugar creek, died Sunday of consumption. The funeral was Monday afternoon.

Don't forget to call on T. B. Smith when in need of house furnishing goods. He carries everything to furnish house and his prices are always right. Give him a call.

Walter Hutchins and Miss Willie Anderson were married by Judge Hooper Monday evening. They were to have been married later but were down town Monday night and decided not to wait. While blasting at the city rock quarry Monday morning a couple of rock were blown through the roof of Thayer's foundry. John Kerr, an employee, was slightly cut by splining ters. The Klostermeier Bros handle all kinds of farm machinery, wagons buggies, carts, general hardware and the Wheeler Wilson and New Home sewing machines.

For any thing i in their line call on the and they will treat you right. The Central Trades and Labor council of Atchison expect to have a big celebration in Atehison on Labor Day, Sept. 2. Exoursions will be run on the railroads and several features and athletio events will be pulled off. As there is not enough corn for a corn carnival it is proposed to have this event take its place.

A warrant was issued Monday for the arrest of William Burnes, a farmer living south of town on Owl creek, charging him with violating the age of consent law, the girl being Christina Salchert, who is 15 years old. Burnes is about 26 and unmarried. Application was recently made to Judge Hooper by the girl's father to have her placed in the reform school at Beloit. He charges the girl with being incorrigible. In accordance to an order issued by the county, commissioners on May 7, County Attorney Waggener has filed suit in the district court whereby the county hopes to recover $9,067.59 in delinquent taxes, penalties and interest on real estate in Atchison.

It is the first suit brought under the law passed by the legislature last winter, which makes it possible for the county to sell and give valid deeds to property on which taxes have not been paid for three years. The suit is against nine pieces of property on which rents are being collected, and the county attorney has asked Judge Bland to appoint a receiver to collest such rents and hold them, pending the final disposition of the suit. The title of the suit is: The Board of County Commissioners, representing Atchison county, against Mary A and Challiss, Helen A Franz and. Sohaeff, Ermina David and Owen Digan, John Seaton, James Foley and George Storch, Jane MoKelvey, Peter 'Beardslee, Frank George, Charles and John Durst. Buy your Groceries of E.

Pearson, Who will give you good goods and prompt delivery Gor. 5th ave. and st. Telephone 622. For brooms go to Ingram, corner 6th and Spring.

Both the grocers and the citizens should patronize Atchison enterprise. Mr. Ingram is blind and needs your patronage. 18 John Mulhalland has brought a personal injury suit in the district court against Kroening for $1,000. He was working on a building for the defendant on June 27 when the scaffolding broke and he fell 27 feet to the ground, sustaining several injuries which he says are permanent.

George Hammond. a fisherman living in north Atohison, found a floater in the river yesterday morning two miles above town. The body is thought to be that of Martin Lehr of St Joe, a nine- year old boy who was drowned last Thursday. An exhorbitant price adds nothing to the quality of a photograph. A true likeness, of artistic and durable finish, can truly lay claim to superior merit.

These you get at 3 Snyder's and his prices are right. 703 Commercial street. Drs. Finney and Bogle have brought suit in St Joe against the American Bridge for $550 for services for treating wen who were injured in the reconstruction of the Missouri river bridge at this place. A derrick and a lot of lumber in East Atchison were An inter- state gun shoot will be held at Forest park Sunday, in which clubs from Severance, St Joe, Leavenworth, Kansas City and Atchison will participate.

The inter-city cup, which is held by St. Joe, will be contested for, and the Atchison club have hopes of securit. The mail carriers of Atchison will also have a club in the shoot. A couple of weeks ago cis, of Newark, N. a traveling man, came into Atchison, and being a little hard up for money, pawned his watch with a pawn broker for 15 days.

Tuesday he went to the pawn broker and was informed that the watch had been sold. He com plained to the authorities and the pawn broker will undoubtedly be arrested on a state warrant. He has his pawn ticket which shows that he has undoubtedly been swindled. Tuesday afternoon a man giving his name as Thomas Cook of Willow Springs, went to Sheriff Kiff and gave himself up, saying he was wanted at that place for stealing. He was locked up and the authorities at that place communicated with, who said he was not known there.

He was released. Wednesday Sheriff Kiff received word from Willow Springs that Cosk was demented, and to head him back that way. Nothing has been seen of him since he was released. Gus Hammond and Thos Thompson, who run a shoe shining stand on Third street next to Levi's pawn shop, were arrested Saturday afternoon on a warrant charging them with stealing about $1000 worth of goods from Levi. Their place of business was searched, but no trace of the goods was found.

They were released from the county jail Monday, there being insufficient evidence against them. This is the third time Levi has been suddenly and mysteriously robbed. and the authorities do not put much faith in his tales. Most of the goods stolen were in pawn. Levi is not responsible for pledges that are stolen or destroyed by fire.

Tuesday night on the road lead. ing to Sugar lake a fight occurred between Frank Lever and Harkins over Miss Hammond, a young lady Harkins was out driving with. Lever is of a jealous dispo. sition and was on horseback when be encountered Harkins out driving. He uttered a few preliminary cuss words and then pulled out a revolver and emptied the contents at the the couple, one bullet took effect in Harking' shoulder and the others were imbeded in the back of the seat between the couple.

Harking made a run and dragged Lever from his horse. A fierce fight ensued in which Lever was stabbed a couple of times in the breast. He would undoubtedly have been killed had not Miss Hammond interfered. Lever is an old beau of Miss Hammond's, and was to have been married to her about a year ago, but they quarreled and the engagement was broken. Lever has said he would kill any man who would marry her, and he carried a revolver wherever he went expecting to meet Harkins.

Miss Hammond and Harking are to be married in September. Call on ZAHN, For Fresh Beef, Pork, Veal and Mutton. Home made Lard and Sausage. 118 South Fourth st. Phone 139.

OUR SPRING and SUMMER GOODS are now in, Saitings, Trouserings, Light Overcoatings in great variety. Our styles and fits are right, prices right. 3 W. M. DAVIES.

We WEHAVETHE ICE are and earnestly solicit your patronage for the coming season. We will furnish coupon Jee-books payable 'The in possible Ice at the disputes lowest as to possible the quantity rates, of thus ice removing delivered. all Coupon Books issued in denominations from 500 to Ice 5000 Prices pounds quoted on for cash application. on receipt Phone of 550. Coupon Book.

Man' Thomas Fuel Ice Co. RE B. P. WAGGENER, PRES. C.

S. HETHERINGTON. CASHIER. R. L.

PEASE, VICE PRES. C. W. FERGUSON. ASST.

CASH. ESTABLISHED 1859. Exchange National Bank. Capital $100,000, Surplus $20,000. Atchison, Kan.

AF A 20 A EAT LEWIS Schulz. Coal and Lime 1116 Main st. Both Phones 66. Geo. H.

Painter, Upholsterer and Mattresses made and Repaired. Repairing Store and Window First -class work and Good Stock. 214 N. 5th. St.

Phone 628. Atchison, Kansas. Something New. -TheTwentieth Genturu Kitchen Set Manufactured from Crucible Steel and Warranned. One One 25 Gents.

One KNIFE All For Call and get a set as they are going fast. Also, Alaska Refrigerators and Lawn Mowers, will be closed out at cost, on account of backward season. J. H. NASS, 712 Com'l.

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