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The Kansas Patron from Olathe, Kansas • 5

The Kansas Patron from Olathe, Kansas • 5

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THE PATKON. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Elder was in Kan aaa City last Thursday, to meet an old schoolmate of Mrs. Elder's; Mrs.

Fay Baldwin, of Greenfield. Ohio. Mr. Baldwin came home with them and will be their guest for five or six weeks. Letter List.

List of letters remaiuiug in the P. September 20, 188. LADIES LIST Miller. Minnie Powell. Ella Sheppard.

Mr. N. GENTS LI8T. Bennett- S. F.

Baird. Ed Furney. Elbert IJIcks. rf. Millr John B.

Mashler. F. (foreign) Smith. U. Withers.

Bart Persons calling for above letters please state when advertised. R. A. A. Pilch er, P.M.

Save Tour Hogs. Farmers, look to your own interests and save your hogs. If we fail it will not cost you a cent. Use our medicine according to directions and we will insure from 50 to 75 pounds more pork to the hog and no sick hogs. We also refer you to some of our best stock raisers as to its worth as a preventative and a cure: J.

T. Studeba-ker, S. Wintermute, U. Zimmerman, D. McCauley, Hiram Mitchell, Geoge Black and others.

It is well tore member that an ounce of prevention Is worth more than a pound of cure. I will visit any call. Yours respectfully, J. L. Kino, 53-lm Gen.

Agent, Olathe, Kan. Hamlet. The great Warder Grand Opera House in Kansas City was crowded on last Thursday night, with the wealth and fashion of Kansas City and her suburbs, to see "Hamlet" by the Booth aud Barrett company, A special train went from Olathe, containing the following party. Judge aud Mrs J. P.

Hindman; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pettyjohn; Dr.

and Mrs. Yant; Dr. and Mr9. P. G.

Sawyer, Major aud Mrs. J. B. Bruner; Mr. and Mrs.

H. A. Perkins; Mr. and Mrs. J.

Meade; Mr. aud Mrs. F. R. Ogg; Mr.

and Mrs. J. T. Little; Mrs. Dr.

Stevenson; Mrs. Fred Gilbert; Mr. Phillips and daughter; Miss Heu-shaw; Miss Maud Deverell; Miss Mary Hendrixon; Miss Ada and Cora My-rick; Ed Williams; Frank Hurt; Sam Myers; Sam Allison; Willis Keefer, Frank Hulick; Chas. Ott; Mr. Lane; Dr, F.

F. Greene; Dr. J. Sturgus. In Memory of.

Died On the morning of the 6th of September at the residence of Luke Gorsuch; Fraukie O. Gorsuch, aged one year and eight months, only son ot William aud Hattie Gorsuch. The young mother came from Western Kansas a short time ago, seek-iug health for her child. But death came and claimed him aud the stricken mother leaves her fondly cherished babe iu the Olathe cemetery aud returns to her home and husband, bereaved of their only child, while kind friends and old neighbors tender to the bereaved parents their sympathy. The beautiful, th? gone before, Whose infancy of love.

Came like a messenger from God, To lead our thoughts above. Whose tiny hands made burdens light, Whose smile extinguished care, The pressure of whose velvet lip, Made rayless midnight fair. The gone before, the beautiful, We must not wildly sigh, Although the life blood of the soul, Is oozing through the eye. But take heaven's discipline in love, And meekly bow the head, Even tho' the hearth and heart are lone. And earthly hope be dead.

Free Trade Nursery-No Protection on Nursery Trees, My Raw Material free ot all duties. I work no Pav per Labor, therefore I am able to sell my fruit trees at the following low prices: City Couaeil. The regular settiiou of the city council ws held iu the couucil hail on Tuesday evening, Sept. ltsih i888, with a mil quorum present. The minutes lt the last regular aud artjoiirue4 meeiiug were and approved.

Mr. I). C. Zendier approve I before the council iu behalf of the resideuis iu SleveiiNou Pi-e akiug to have three street roiug8 built, aud West Lulu street gnuled wwt lo Hubbard's. On ruotiou of Mr.

Cooper the application was referred to the committee on streets aud alleys with power to act iu the matter. Mr. Lanning appeared before the couucil and complaiuud of the uuwhol-some comdition of Mill creek, and that part of the city adjacent there to, On motiou of Mr. Cooper the matter was referred to the committee on streets and alleys with power to act. The report of the committee favorable to a sidewalk on the street east of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum was received, and ordered that an ordinance be drafted in accordauce thereto.

The report of the committee favorable to opening the streets near Wm. Pellett's residence was received and on motion an ordinance was ordered to be drafted in accordance with the petit iou. A copy of the judgement the in Hay. good case was considered and on motion of Maj. I.

O. Pickering it was postponed until the next meeting. The claims of Mr, Swank against the city was referred to the city at torney. The matter of salary to be paid to the city marshal was laid over until the next meeting, on motion of Mr. Pickering, that the city attorney be instructed to investigate the matter.

The ordinance grauting a franchise and authorizitg Maj.Norvell to execute a contract with the Olathe Electric Light company was passed. An ordiuauce for the issuance of general improvment bonds was by suspension of rules placed on its final passage and passed. An ordiuauce for the retunding of certain bonds, known as the Haag bonds amounting to $3,500, was unanimously passed, and T. L. Houge was appointed a committe to negotiate these bonds iu couuection with the improvement bouds.

On motiou, the clerk was instructed to ask the city papers to hand iu sealed bids for the city printing. Mr. Liver more was instructed to take the scrip, grauted to the Kansas City Sewer Pipe company, lo the Treasurer, have the same cashed, aud send them the amount, less the freight. The chairman ot the committee on streets and alleys was instructed to have put dowu such sidewalk as he deems desirable. Petition of S.

B. S. Wilson and others relating to sidewalk on was referred to the committee on streets aud alleys. Big Meeting. At M.

E. church on Suuday Sept. 23rd at 7:30 p. m. Third anniversary of the Young Mens' Christian associa-tien of this city.

All the churches will unite and make this the big meeting of the year. Music will be furnished by a male choir of 25 voices under the leadership of Prof. S. T. Walker, ample accomodations will be made for all.

Mr. James D. Husted of Kansas City, Kansas chair man of the state committee, and a well-known business man, will be present, and tell us what Kansas has done to take the lead in the work for young men. President Elder will present a report of the work of the association for the past year and Treas. Metcalf will make a financial statement, all of which will be interesting to hear.

Good singing and short speeches will be the order of the meeting. No collections will be taken, but everybody is'invited to attend and learn of the workings of the Young Mens' Christian association. Prohibition Club. The Prohibs. met in the Grange Hall in Olnthe, on Friday evenlig, Sei-teniber 14, and organized with a membership of twenty-three.

Mr. Math-ew Cooper was elected President; A. O. Shinu, Vice President; J. A.

Farmer Secretary; John Lnnuing, Treasurer. A committee on construction was appointed to report Friday evening, September 21, at the Grange Hall. All who believe in and desire the success of National Prohibition are invited to be present. Good speakers will be iu atteudauce. For Rent.

A good barn ou West Sauta Fe Av euue. Enquire at oftW of 3-2t W. B. IlKNiii. Priest of Pallas Parade will come oil' at Kan a- City, on Friday evening Sep.

21, 18Stf. Iu order to accommodate tho who may find it impossible to spend rnor.i thau the or the one dav in Kansas City. The Fort Scott aud Gulf Uoad or Memphis Route will arrange a special train to leave Kansas City at lip. m. sharp, on Sept.

21. One fare for the round trip, good to return Sep. 23. A Runaway. On last Saturday forenoon, a team and Spring wagon belonging to Mr.

Lew Hammer of Lexington township, and which was driven by his sou, ran away over the new macadam ou Park street. The ocupauts of the wagon were his son, aged about 12 or 13 years old, who was driving, Mr. Ham. mer and Mrs. Johu Lyon.

The siu. gle tree broke, which let the tongue fall to the ground and broke it in pieces. The boy and the two ladies were thrown out of the wagon, but as near as we can ascertain u- (re not injured seriously. Mrs. Hammer and Mrs.

Lyon were cut and bruised about the face and arms but uo nones bro ken. Fall Attractions at Kansas City. On account of the opening wef of the National Exposition at Kansas City and the Firemens' Tournament and Prize Contest, which includes en-tries Irom the most noted fire departments in the West, to be held Septem-ber 10th to 18th, round trip tickets will be sold from all station on the Memphis route (K. F. S.

M. R. aud K. C. Ry.) except those south of Springfield, at the low rate of one and one-third fare.

Tickets will be on sale September 9th to 12th inclusive, good for return passage September 14th. For the great fall race meeting Sep. tember 17th to 22d inclusive, and for the magnificent displays and night en. tertainment of the Priests of Pallas, which occur during the same week, tickets will be sold September 17th to 22d inclusive, good for return passage 28, at rate of single fare for the round trip. J.

LOCKWOOD, Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent, Memphis Route, Kausas City. S. S. Pic-nio.

On last Saturday, as announced, a Sunday school picnic was held in a grove at Still well.in Aubrey township, Kansas. People were arriving all the forenoon and by eleven o'clock the S. S. children had formed iu line and marched to the seals prepared for them. Mr.

Cave, the Supt. headed the line of Aubrey S. S. children aud Mr. Slusher, that of the Stringtown Union S.

S. On the left of speakers stand was a beautiful banner. It read "Stringtown Union S. "In God we trust," and below, the word Outhe right, another beau-tiful banner. After wood singing by choir.

Chairman Cave introduced C. Shinn, Asst. Sec. Co. S.

S. Associa-tion who made a telling addrtss of half an hour. He was followed by Mr. Cave on the early religious history of Aubrey township Adjourn, ed for diuuer. Everything that heart could wish at that hour wa9 prepared, and everybody was kept busy for a little while.

Aubrey township has good lady cooks. At 2 o'clock, Dr. W. II. Lemon was.

introduced. He made an excellent address ou temperauce, his favorite theme. The speaker labored under great difficulty, as the wind blowed very hard, but he made himself heard to the large audierce for three quar. ters of an hour. Good singing by the young folks, was an excellent feature, When the mcetiug adjourned, it did so to meet at night in Aubrey, when a large crowd listened to thtse gentle-men talk upon the live issues of the hour in tho political world.

Reporter, Burglars and Horgethieves. Their was an attempt made last night by would-be burglars to open the safe at Morrow's Elevator. The tools used were taken from Cooper's shop in the east end. The city marshall made the' discovery to soon for success. There was also an attempt by part of the same gang to steal BUI Miller's horse, but was frustrated by the pre mature discovery of the city uiurshal.

No arrest as ye.t, THURSDAY. SEPT tt 8tbr Iumi Ballwjr. TKAIH8 NOBTH. Passeager 8:05 p. u.

IS .6:15 a.m. 202....,.,., 1:45 p.m. "Mi. 8:53 a.m. TRAINS SOUTH.

No. 1......... Passenger 1J :80 p.m. ...11:10 801 107 a.m. 205 6:48 p.

m. H. L. Phillips, Agent. LOCAL NEWS.

The Grange Store headquarters for machine oil. In repairing watches Willitt Rankin guarantee satisfaction. tf Mr. J. A.

Cnrry moved his family to Kansas City yesterday. For Rekt. Five room house close to square on Santa Fe street See 11. C. LlVERMORK, White Stiff have put up a very tasty sigu for their business in a very prominent place.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hulick of Kirk-wood, III. is in Olathe, visiting with his brother, Mr. Isaac Hulick.

Miss Jessie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Irwin of Gardner Township, is attending school in Kansas City. Ladies, if you want a good shoe for a little money, ask for the goods man-ufactured by Smith Simmons Pea-body. You who contemplate building this spring, will save money by taking bills to the Grange store for prices.

We carry the largest and most complete line of paints and oils, in the city. Give us a call at the Grange store. Willitt Rankin have the very latest desigus and styles in Set Rings, also plain Gold Rings warranted to be 18k. tine. Call at Willitt Rankin's nnd see the beautiful designs in Ladies and Gents Gold Watches, and prices so very low.

Ladies don't be deceived. Take no other shoes but the Smith, Simmons Peabody mauutacture. They are the reliable. Dr. J.

J. Sturgus, Hoinoeopathist, Room 10, Grange Block. Reeideuce, oulh-west corner of Chestnut and Poplar streets. Judge Rives of Greenfield, 111., arrived in Olathe on last Friday evening and it the guest of his sister, Mrs. J.

W. Robinson. Mrs. Charlie Glover and daughter, Ida. aud Mis Lottie ElUwortli, of Oskalobsa, Iowa, is visiting with the family of Mr.

Isaac Hulick. Call at Willitt Rankin's next week aud get one of their famous Campaign puzzles aud see if you can find who the next President will be. Hon. Delos Walker, Union Labor Nominee lor Congress in the 2nd district, delivered an address before their Convention on last Saturday. Mr.

Joseph Siuimerman of War-densburg, was in Olathe last Fri-ray visiting friends, aud made the Patron office a pleasant call, Mr. and Mrs. Ocheltree attended the Julius Caesar matinee by Booth and Barrett, at the Warder Grand in Kansas City, ou last Saturday. A real estate man will talk to the men at the Y. m.

c. A. Rooms next Sunday, at 4 p. in. aud every man iu the city is invited to be present, The best is the cheapest.

Come and see the celebrated John Deere plows, Cultivators, Harrows, Corn planters, stalk cutters etc. etc. at the G.range store. Willitt llankin still carry the largest and most complete stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Gold Pens ever seen iu Olathe and they sell them at prices that defy Honest Competition. Hon.

Moses Hull of Iowa, will deliver an address in Olathe on Thursday evening. Sept. 20, under the auspices of the Union Labor Party. Mr. Hull has the reputation of a line speaker aud will please his audience; Mr.

F. Winter has purchased the confectionery and fruit stand of Cart Swank and will continue the business at the same stand, making the hand. ling of fresh oysters a specialty; also confectionery ana tropical iruus.uovs Norman Frisbey of Kansas city, spent last Sunday with his parents and other relatives in this city. Norman was formerly foreman on the Democrat aud his mauy friends in this city were pleased to meet him. Rev.

Jno. A. Brooks, Vice Presidential candidate of the Prohibition Party, will lecture at Hayes Opera House, ou Saturday evening, Sept, 22. The proceeds of the lecture to be devoted to the Building Fund of the Christian church. Judge John Martin, of Topeka, spoke to a fair audience in the Opera Houae on last Monday afternoon.

He made the protective tariff his theme for discussion, aud it was generally couceded by all parties that he made a masterly effort. Hon. Oscar Foust delivered a very gcod address before a fair sized audience at the Opera House on last Saturday night uuder the auspices of the Republican club. He confiued himself principally to the discussion of the tariff question. Mr.

R. J. Henry, who is superintending the Coal mines at Admire City, Lyon county, came home last Saturday evening. He says that they are working quite a number of hands aud have a large lot of coal, mined. He returned Tuesday of this week.

Comrades of the A. R. and those who took advantage of the excursion rates to Ohio, have been retuiuiug all week." Messers. L. W.

Divelbiss aud T. L. Hogue were among the first to arrive on last Saturday, while Gill Seunett and A. A. Brown came in Monday.

The "H-U Crowd" went to Bonner Springs last Saturday, and made music for the Wyandotte Democratic county convention. The convention placed in nomination Mr. J. J. Swingly, a former resident of this city, as their candidate for county commissioner.

i In the case of the Stale of Kansas, Vs. Ed. Wilcia, charged with grand larceny, on account of stealing hogs and a road cart from Geo. Black. Wilcia plead guilty to the charge before the District Court on last Thursday and was senteuced to serve an eighteeu mouths term in the penitentiary.

English Spaviu Liniment removes all Hard, Soft, or Calloused lumps, and Blemishes from horsi. Blood Spavin, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Stifles, Sprains, Sore and swollen Throat Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of on bottle. Every bottle warranted be Whitney Armsby, Druggists, Olathe, Kansas. K.

1'. Edginglou left on our table yesterday some samples of his corn. The corn is of an early varietv, calico iu color, some ears weighing one and one-half pounds. Mr. Edgington has had some fears in accepting Will James' corn challenge in years past, but now he boldly throw dowu the gauntlet.

While Miss zzie Allison was driving to town yesterday morning, her horse became frijrhteued at a broken wagon beside the road and turning round suddenly overturned the buggy aud rau away. We understand that Miss Lizzie was not hurt and no damage done except to the harness aud buggy- Prohibition meetings will be held at the tollowiuv places at dates below. Do not forget the dates. They are given ahead, so that every body can get redy to come out. Shawnee; Mondav evening, Sep.

24. Holliday; Wednesday 26. Stanley; Thursday 27. Morrow School house; Saturday evening Sep. 29.

John A. Brooks Vice Presidentail candidate of the National Prohibition Party will lecture under the auspices of the Young People's Society of the Christian Church at Hay's Opera House, on Saturday evening. Septem ber 22d. The proceeds of the lecture to be donated to the building fund of the Christ an Church. Admission 25c.

Tickets at J. R. Brown Sons. The crund iurv at the nresent term of the District court befor completing lte labors on last Thursday, inspected the county jail, and went farther thun several ot predecessors. Thev not onlv coudemed it in the strongest term, but recommeded that until the countv should build a new jail that the prisoners be placed in some other jail tor sate Keeping.

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of I. C. Stuck. Mr. Stuck is an old, well known and popular citizen of Olathe township lie has been suffering from a stroke of paralysis for some lime and for a couple of months during the summer was at Hot Springs and was very much improved in health.

He came home and has been here about eight weeks, was feeling better aud expected to go back in October. He went to Kansas City on Mouday and came out to Shawnee and was the guest of Mr. D. G. Campbell.

Monday night he was taken with another stroke of paralysis nnd died at 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning. The remains were brought to Olathe on the evening train ou Wednesday and the funeral and, enterment will took place a 3 o'clock p. m. to-day. Apples, 3 year old 5 to 7 feet 71 cents each.

.2 4 6 5 Crabs 3 5 7 15 Pears 3 5 7 25 2 4" 5 20 Cherry 3 7 25 i. 2 4 5 20 Plum 2 5 7 25 2 4 5 20 Peach 2 5 10 Apricot 2 5 6 20 Evergreens from 2 to 6 50c. to $1.00. Grapes, Strawberry, Itaspbcrry, Blackberry etc. way down.

I will duplicate, any order sold in the county by other Nurseries (or by tree peddlers) at one-half their prices and guarantee my trees to be better in every way. I have all the leading varieties, and also grow all the new and good kinds, etc. Part, of my trees are growing upon leased land and they ipust bo removed-Nursery 1 miles north ot Olathe. 8-2t J. P.

Taylor. BARRELS OF MONET. To loan one to twelve months, in turns to suit. $500 to $7,000, at 8 per oeat.net. 5 to 7 yean I Q.W.SCOTT, Edgertoa Kansas..

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