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and notwithstanding, no one can truthfully LOCAL NEWS. The new hotel Is rapidly nearing com JH -HL i JUL Mk IS COMING Mill iimnw mum nifiiwiMiiK'iii'iiwiniwwi nnmim i iiwiiiiiwiii A Legal Quest ion. It now appears that there is a legal question involved as regards the final disposal the Fort Dodge military reservation, which lias been raised in the Interior Department and will soon be upon, if sustained, will au.l -the present occupants in securing titles to their The question raised is that "the hind upon; which he Fort Dodge military reservation located was, at 'the lime of its Indian land, and tint the government had the right to it only so long ns it occupied it for military purpose', and that whenever this occupation ceased it reverted to its original condition and becomes the same as other Osage land." Should this hold good, then every settler who can comply with the law as regards Osage land ran secure title to the same. If, on the THURSDAY, JULY 16, 3886. Hot! 100 lu the shade.

J. was at Saratoga Monday. Howard Booth was at Lamed the first of 'the week. Jaiucs Barrett, of Iuka, was in tcfwn Tuesday. M.

E. Fowler returned from Topeka Saturday. John McAnanieyuas bought a flue sad-' ale horse. M. B.

Huff is helping Mr. Modsley In his harvesting. And in pursuance therewith lots IN THE TOWN OF Board only $3.50 per week at the South-side restaurannt, Messrs. Fowler and '-Gammon were at 'Saratoga Tuesday. J.

W. Taylor started to-day for -his home i in Stafford county. Go to Chas A. Blair, Saratoga, for the F. Ham mar paints.

It. F. Carr and G. W. Lemon wore at 'Gant's.

mill Tuesday. John "McAnarncy arid Tom Mclteady 'Vrere at Pratt Monday. A fine-well is being dug at the stable of Livingston Williams. D. IT.

Hakes went to Saratoga Sunday, G. Kinney accompanying him. Gammon Fowler have something to to the public this week in a "Notice 'A new platform adds to the appearance and increasesthe utility of the well." L. M-Beers is. in Hutchinson this week purchasing new stock for the Metropolitan 1 stable.

A. N. Fleming is digging the founda WERE THROWN tion for a-new house on the lot north of his other one. Died At Iuka, Tuesday, July 13, 1886, the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Max Lamont, aged 16 months. Some fine lettering has been done this "week by J. M. Horey on the front jf the Metropolitan stable. A large party of people from Iuka passed through town to-day, Friday, en route to pic-nic at Turkey creek.

Motion Albiugh, of the Saratoga Sun, drove out to the coming metropolis of Fratt county last Monday. A building is being erected at" the Pra! rie lumber yard to be used as an office at present, but as a lime, house later. 0. W. Vance is digging a well 'for Mr Gammon at his residence.

Ho lias just finished a fine one for L. M. Beers. (UPON THE 'MARKET ABOUT is D. P.

Kinney, of Austin, places us under obligations to'himself by forwarding late copies of Austin -papers. SATURDAY, This Town is say but that white lead and oil have Im proved the appearance of the postomce building, wlhilo his "one-hoss shny" has been given a surprise party in the shape of new set af wheels and several ccats of paint in black and red, Forrest Giililhiud the "artis ticus" artist who manipulated the bristles' and caused all this change on, the face of nature. (And it isn't the fust time, by aHong ways, that "paint" has been known to ause a "change on the Greensburg. In co-raj; iany with F. Kinney, we took trip to Greensbmg last Friday The road from Cullison to Greensburg, twenty- to miles in length, waa found to one of' the finest we ever saw in wo doubt that there are twenty-two miles continuous road in Kansas belter for either ft eighting or pleasure riding than these.

'-Greensburg has a fine town site and a fine surrounding country, is making many hr'provements, has as good a class of citizens as any town in the Southwest and bids fail- to become a city of no small im portance; among the sisterhood, While there, we had the pleasure of meeting o. B. Sproule, editor ot the Hustler, M. L. Lee, publisher of the Signal, Grove, editor of the Mullinyille Mallet, and Russell and Oldfather, foremen of the Signal and Rustler offices deserved reputation ofoewspaper men for hospitality and geniality under the most trying circumstances is safe in the hands of these gentlemen Mr.

Sproule is postmaster of Greensburg and has plenty of business in his two positions. Mr. Bolton, editor of the Signal, was iu Topeka attending the Republican State Convention and the annual meeting ot the National Teachers' Association. Mr. Leo is a New York State man, which, of itself, is a suf ficient recommend.

is noth ing if not original and, ns originality is a necessary qualification in editing an inter esting paper, this accounts for the success of the Mallet. We also met J. W. Davis and O.J. Greenleaf, the recently elected county attorney and sheriffof Kiowa coun ty.

If the remaining county officers are at all like these two, ivtowa is to oe congratulated upon having such men in charge of her affairs and should honor both itselt and them by re-electing each one to lus respective office this fall. Also, we met C. W. Myers, cashier of the Bank Greens burg and formerly postmaster of Kingman. He is always thesame, genial and courteous We cannot close without mentioning the Queen City hotel, which is a large, neatly finislied and well couducted institution We were indeed surprised to find such an excellent hotel' in so young a city.

If vou-wUU to ride over the 'finest natu ral road and pass lay or so: pleasantly at the other end, by all means go to Grecns- bura'. Mt. 'ebo. Mt. iNE.no, July 12, 1880.

E'Jt't'ou Banner Having seen nothing from this part of thi county in your paper, 'I thought a few items might be of interest, so "here goes." Corn is but from appcar- ai-ces don't think, it will need it long. Cutting oats and stacking 'wheat is the order of the day and if those grumblers who have been talking about the failure in wheat and oats wall come dovvu to Nebo. wc will guarantee a change in their opin ion. Mrs has gone east to visit friends. W.

S. Purdy is iu 'Wichita visiting his sou, Dr. A. Purdy. The Mt.

Nebo school' has closed for the summer. Mr. E. I). Shelton, who lias been teaching the school, will spend his vacation in Scott county, where lie has iu terests.

Grant Fowler has sold his threshing machine to Messrs. Barnes, Fleming and Bertram, who will run it this season. Mr. A. Kendall bought a fine oun mare last week tneplace the ouekilied by lightning not long since.

Windmills areoecoming quite cmun on around JNeho. Among tlioje who are having mills put, up are J. E. Cooky, II. II.

Luther. E. Hamilton, M. Gilmore and S. B.

Adriance. Nearly all of die children here are hav ing the hooping-cough. Itis a very mild form at least, it is milder than when the writer hn'd it, G. Eagi.e. "liepubllcau State Tirkt.

The' Republicans of Kansas met in convention at Topekr. Wednesday, July 7, 188(i, and nominated the following ticket: For Associate Justice D. M. Valentine, of Franklin comity. Governor John A.

Martin, of Atchison county. Lieutenant-Governor A. P. Riddle, of Ottawa county. Secretary of State E.

of Sedgwick county. State Treasurer J. W. Hamilton, of Sumner county. Auditor of State T.

McCarthy, Pawnee county. Attorney-General S. B. Bradford, -ol Osage county. Superintendent of Public Instruction J.

II. Lawhoiid, of Bourbon counlv. A l'ii-nic. The members of the Pleasant Rid ire' Sim-day School held a picnic at Turkey crtCl; last Saturday. The Cullison ball club attended and was accompfnicd by a Dumber of Cullison A tine time and a splendid dinner, is reported bv those foil-nnat enough lo hae beenjpresent.

I. II. Ray is superintendent of lite fchool and is to be congratulated upon the success of the picnic. A game ot ball between the Cullison and Spriugvale ninns resulted in a bcore of 20 to 4 iu tavor of Cullison, of and is it, ol pletion, the roof Is on, the outside Is being painted, the floors are being laid and ev erything is moving along "as merry as a marriage bell." Messrs, Euyart, Sbaw, M. Brown, W.

A. Byrd, John and Fred Goeller and For-rest Gilliliand attended an ice-cream festi val at Wellsl'ord last night, Thursday, and had a lip-top time. Chapman Bio's took a load of Poland China hogs, raised by themselves, to Staff- ord the other day. They were said by the buyers to have been the fluest hogs yet brought to that market. While here Wednesday, Mr.

Shenfleld, the railroad contractor, made arrangements with 0. Vance, Pratt county's well digger, to Jig for hliu a well two and a half miles east of town. The Prairie Lumber company has some. thing to say to our readers this week under the head of. "Lumber." The company means what it says and, in the care of Mr.

Hakes, is a reliable one with which to deal. The gentlemen who print the "outside" of this paper made a mistake last week in the date and number. 'They should have been July 8, 188G, No. 11, instead of July 1, 1886, No. 10 The correct date is found inside.

Mr. Geo. J. Barr, -who represents the well known boot and shoe firm of M. Pet-tingill Co of Peoria, 111., was in town Saturday last He sold a very large bill of goods -to Ilorton Son.

Mr. Barr is friend of Howard Booth. The F. Hammar Paint company guar antees that any building that is not satis factory when painted with their prepared paints they will forfeit the cost of apply ing and the value of the paint. For sale by Chas.

Blair, Saratoga. E. K. Hurlbut and W. D.

Whitmore came in Friday from Pullison and stopped over night. They report the corn prog pects as flattering, Cullison booming and everybody' happy in Pratt county They were en route home. Ninnescah. Herald. Jas.

E. Lytle, the special agent for the State Insurance company of Iowa ant for the Stir wind mill, sold -seven mills and nine pumps in this vicinity to-day, and it isn't much of a day for mills and pumps cither. So much for advertising in the BAHafCR. N. W.

Magruder. B. F. Coulthar, J. Ellis and J.

M. Duminel were the dele gates to the Democratic Congressional Convention They started Monday 'for Lamed. The convention was held Tues day nnd Tom George, of Wellington, was nominated. Sun. Geo.

II. Closson and W. C. GouHLT'ratt countv's delegates to the Republican 6lnte Convention, returned to Cullison Sunday. They were glad to escape from the heat o1' the streets Topeka and once more be where perpetual breezes neutralize the heat of the'sun's rays.

Mr. Bheufield.aK., W. contractor, was in town Sunday and oeaiu Wednesday. He has the contract for grading four miles of the road in this neighborhood and is making preparations to begin work as soon as orders are issued to that effect, Which will be done in a short time. Read the "Announcement'' of Ilovey Corson.

These gentlemen have lormed a partnership lor the purpose of dealing in city and co-untry properly itnd insuring against fire, -accident and loss of life. The firm consists of J. M. Hovey and Chas. A-Corson and is a very strong one.

The Pratt Press, mentioning a trip through this place last. Sunday, says: "We had a short tain with Mr. L. M. Beers, the.

popular liveryman of Cullison, and learned that our neighboring town still continues to prosper, The birsre hotel is nearly completed and prospaiiiy is on every hand." A running race occurred hut Friday between Geo. T. Fuller and Chas. Corson's horse, the hitter winning. Mr.

Fuller is member of the famous Wellsville, running hose team and a very fast runner. Wc understand that another race between the above "parties" will take place 'next Saturday, Pilot Knob is between fou and 'five' miles north-east (if Cullison arid is the highest point in Piatt county. From its summit i-me can see into at least two bord-ering-ounties. In addition, there is presented to Hie view a panorama of the prct-tic st -country in Kansas. A visit to the "Knob" will pay any one.

In its report of 4ih of July celebration at that place, the WelMbid Democrat and Watchman uses the following language in refening to the orator of the clay: "Words will fnil to express the people's gratitude for the kindness of Mr. Frank -K. Gammon, of Cullison, who sacrificed his own pleasure, to the urgent request of our committee, to come here as orator of the day. His speech on progiese very appropriate, and delivered iu his usual -pleasant and happy mood." Geo. II.

Clovson and W. C. Gould slopped here Sutuidny night on their return trom the conventioii Topeka On Sunday morning they gave this office a call. They report an old-fashioned love-feast among the Republicans of the State there assembled. Mr, Gould was honored with the appointment of State central 'om-mitteemau lor this judicial district Both our delegates deserve credit for the bold stand they took against third term.

From appearances, they had an enjoyable trip. Thoy ent on to Cullison on Sunday. Sua. O. G.

Boone is having paint "slung abmit his premises at such a rapid rate and in such extravagant quantities a will certainly end in bankruptcy if he persists in such conduct all summer. Nevertheless a is be other hand, the Department rules against no doubt an order wiil ''e issued ordering the preseut settlers to vacate. Dodge Globe. Honors' for Cullison. Cullison against the world At the Re publican State Convention W.

C. Gould, this place, was appointed to represent the twentietli judicial district o.i the State central committee. Gould is well qualified for the position and the commit tee is fortunate in securing so desirable a member. He, with his brother Frank, owns a well-stocked ranch of about eight huudrcd acres within a short distance of Cullison. They are also engaged in busi- nesf in Cullison.

Mr. Gould is a wide awake business mian and will be sure to look after the interests of this district so far as the Republican party is concerned and so far as he is able as a State commit teeman Snake Bite. The following erne for rattlesnake bite was handed us the first ot the week "As soon as possible after bitten take. a sharp knife and cut the flesh where bitten until blood Sows finely. The flow of blood runs the poison out.

Then fill the cut with bakina soda, bind well with cloths and saturate with kerosene, at the sani time rub well and rub down all the time until patient is ready to eat or drink. Al ways this cure instead of filling the ySteiu full of poisonous whiskey. Tins will 'never fail to cure snake bite, on ma or beast This I learned from experience W. P. WiTiutow, Click, Kas.

Sales of blooded cattle have been made very low this season, a three year old am mal of the fancy strains of Shorthorn, Jersey, Devon, etc, of good pedigree, can be bought in Kansas for from $100 to $150 It used to 'm said that it look some nerve to buy Shorthorns, But times have changed and now the seller who requires the ivrve 1o meet the low prices lie sees his f.ivoiites go for. However, the greatest nood to the creates! nnmbi-i', Lumber invite nil those desiring lumber to cult and get ettiimUes. Wc will not. he mi dersohl. )ur stock will soon be complete and our grades win compare with tiny stocks in the vcs-'l.

T'Vne c-ill and we will take pleasure showing you our stock. PiiAixru Lint Kit 12 Cullison, Kan. AuHttuueemciit. Hovey Corson will be on deck next week with a host of Good Farms and Claims for sa'e, also Town Lots, includin two residence lots Willi houses already erected. 1 hey also reowent a number of Fire, Accident iwl Insurance com panics.

Office next to Cnrr's store. 12 Contract to he Let. Notice is hereby given that the contract for plastering the new -hotel at Cullison will be be hstHKlnllhion Wednesday morn ing, July 21, 1880, at o'clock. Join? Koi.t.F.u, Builder. Notice.

On Sundays our drug store wPl be open f'-nm 8 to 10 a. v. ami from 4 to p. only. 12 Gammon ic Fowi.ek Col.

Trask, of Wellstor 1, is in town. 1 4 iW TV1 buil 7 ri II si- it. iyt attiss if -Stan We are indebted In IT. W. Brown, an extensive breeder of "fine stock and regid- i ns? north of town, for a pleasant call to-day.

Farmers are in the midst of 'he oat harvest. They toll us that oats will be a bet ter harvest than was anticipated -a month -ago, O. nns fitted up the room Occidental Town Company, of which T. O. Wales is President.

It is located in as as can be found in southwest -next to the postofficc for J. W. Taylor i wlio will occupy it in his land and loan 'business. A pump has been 'put in and a wind 'mill of the "Goodhue" make is being erect-; 'ed sit the Metropolitan barn by Chapman Lawry. Parties desiring property in 'Cullison should write immediately to Gammon Fowler, real estate and loan agents, Culii-eon, Kansas.

'3 Chas McAnarncy, of Iuka, has -been in town this week. His genialityand gondii fellowship always bespeak a welcome for him in CnlHsoti. The owners of the new hotel wanted the trimmings so painted as to be different iiom anything of the kind in this section. 'Success is theirs. An icecrenm festival wiil be held in the t- Mt.

Nebo school house Saturday evening, July -24, 1886. Those attending will-surely have good time. David York received word this week that some of the members of his family 'were sick and immediately started for his Amboy, Ind. Those who have, investigated the matter 'tell us that at a depth of no more than s-'ix inches there is to he found moisture in the Boil of the snnd hills. Builders can buy all Ttinds of lumber -OR- MAY 8, 1886, owned by the fertile a country Any Information WILL ADDRESS WALES, Kansas.

MANAGER ansas All Parties '-REGARDING IT C. Wichita, here at Cullison of the B. G. Kimball Lumber com puny and need not go elsewhere to have their bills filled. 2tf Walter Livictrston and J.

N. Muikey started to-day fur New Mexico. They expect to bo gone some time and, of course, their errand is of a purely busjness nature. James McCraner, of Girard, 111., a in "tOwn this week, lie is looking tor a location and is more than favorably impressed with Cullison and her surroundings At present if is the intention of ye editor to take a trip east next week. Should we Jo so, the Banner will lie in cKaree of F.

G. Kinney during our absence. J. S. Coo and W.

Wamir, of the P. W. surveying in'twn the first of the week. They were "leveling," hich, iii railroad butWing, precedes the grading. The dramatic club of Greensburg will present the drama, "Among the Breakers," at Wcllsford Saturday July 17.

The acting is s.iid to be unusually good fur 'etua'oura. GEO. H. CLOSSON, FOR SALE IJY CHAPMAN LAWRY, CULLISON, KANS i LOCAL.