Daily Standard from Wellington, Kansas • 3

A HANK SWINDLE. AN IMPOBTANT MOVE. yOODB' OFERA HOUSE. ONE NIGHT ONLY, Tuesday, "January is. Engagement of tlio Kminent Actor and lomedian, Geo.

T. Ulmer Supported By tlie Popular Artist, The Matter of Bonds. In this issue appears a report of the proceedings of the meeting held by representatives of the different salt companies last evening. They want bonds and the city council will be asked to call an election to ascertain the feeling of the people upon the question of their issuance, In judging as to the justice of CLEARANCE 1 Before taking account of Stock we sell all Goods I will Wiate? at Greatly Reduced time to buy Cloaks, Comforts, Dress Goods and Npvelties Cheaper Than Ever Before. Richardson Co.

Ik Best al Most Comnlete of fine Fruits, Candies, Oranges, Bananas, Mince Meat, Apple Butter and Preserves, all of first class quality FOR THK HOLIDAY TRADE, can be seen At THE NOVELTY GKOCERY. Prices. Now is your Furs, Blankets, KANSAS. $300,000, makes 11. Weaver, Secretary.

It. I. Fraiil. Treasurer. K.

llarrett, Oeul. txaminer. and consequent Mortgage Co. Also a full line of Staple Groceries as cheap as the best Goods can be sold for. Our motto is to keep the best and give a Square Deal.

Rabold Pemberton. Kansas Southern WELLINGTON, Capital, Does a General Farm Mortgage Business in Kansas -And A Specialty of Loans in Sumner Co. and Vicinity. Principal and interest payable at its office in Wellington, Kansas. Money always ready when title is perfect.

Rates always as low as the nioney market will warrant. Call and see. OFFICERS. John T. Sliuwnlter.

Prest. anil Gen. Manager Win. 1'. Ak-Bride, 1st Vice Prest Thus.

It. Hrown. 2(1 Vice Prest. Phil. H.

Hoffman. 3d, Vice Prest. A Whole Community Indignant at the Perpetrators. The farmers in the vicinity of Locke school house, twelve miles southwest, near Corbin, are considerably worked up over a land trade consummated in the neighborhood, about two months ago, the particulars of which have just come to light, and which has left penni less an old and highly respected farmer. who was pretty well fluid in this world's goods.

The entire neighborhood is now roused up, and should certain parties who took part in the swindle ever return a small dose of White Can medicine will undoubtedly be administered The story as told us to-day by a resi dent of the neighborhood runs as follows; oorue inuntns ago two men arrived in the vicinity, travelling under the names of Bolly and Annis, and announced themselves as preachers of the gospel of the sect of "True Followers." They opened up in the Locke school house and soon converted to their faith a number of residents of the vicinity. Among them were Joe Rogers and Bob Thompson, ordinarily well-to-do farmers, Mio at once made themselves prominent in the meetings, and Henry Grou-ban, a man sixty-five years old, in poor ncaitti ana witn a uinirt wile to care lor. Groubaji is a man of but a limited education, a ha rd worker and a person who invariably tends to his own business. In his slow going methods he bad prospered, and owned, free bl incumbrance well cultivated farm of eighty acres, with good house, barn, sheds, and well stocked with horses, cattle and hogs. Having almost completed man's allotted three score years and ten, Mr.

Graham was' preparing to rest the remainder of his life. Bolly preached the idea to his auditors that he was sanctified and incapable of any sin, and the simple mind oftirouban took hold of and believed it. But Bolly was not so Heavenly minded as he would have folks believe. Grou- ban's farm took his fancy. Taking Thompson into his confidence a scheme was hatched up, and by playing well their part they got the old man dissatis fied with his home.

Then with celerity Bolly offeredjhim an advantageous trade, He would give him one hundred and seventy acres in Arkansas for his farm, stocked just as it was. Blinded by the religious cloak under which the wcoundrel was working, Grouban accepted tlie offer, the trade was made, and he and his wife started for their purchase. On arrival at the place it was found that the land was under water. Iu fact he had traded his complete and comforta ble farm for a trifle over a quarter section of the bottom of a swamp. Grouban came back as far as lulu, iu Allen county, where hisinoney ran out.

From that place he acquainted his friends here with the trick that had been played on hirn. Meanwhile Posers, now a devout True Follower," has been put in pos session of the land, and Bolly and Annis have gone to other fields, seeking other victims. It is now learned that these men were refused every pulpit in Ar-kanss City on grounds of tlu-ir very unchristian preaching. That tlu-y'are scoundrels is evident, and should they ever again visit Corbin's vicinity they will hear from the natives. It is probable that an attempt will be made to oust the mail now in possession of Gron-ban's farm and replace him on it.

At Death's Door. Mention has been made in these columns several times of the continued and very severe illness of Mrs. Benton, whose residence is on East Harvey avenue. One of the jieculiar features of her case is that she will take no medicine, but de-peuds altogether on thesupposcd powers of Christian Science and wHl have none but Christian Science doctors in the house. Last Saturday her condition liecame so critical that all her friends wupposed that she would die, and about thirty persons gathered around her bedside and bid her a last earthly farewell.

Now the strange part of it comes in. From that time to this she has made the most remarkable progress toward recovery ever witness by those iu attendance upon her. In fact she is suid to be getting well. We dou't believe in Christian Science, but simply give the above us an occurrence of note. AROUND THE CITY.

Literary exercises were indulged in by most of the rooms in the city schools this afternoon, The Shakespeare Circle will meet at the residence of Judge Horrick to-morrow, Saturday, evening. Joe Purcell, th Phillips house, is fitting upubillard bull In con nection with his hotel to-day. The city of Wellington has a "hen an" at Topeka, and something is expected to come forth thin winter. A number of teachers from this city will go out to May Held to-morrow to attend a teachers' meeting there. The deacons of the Christian church request every niemlier to meet at the church this evening at o'clock', Look out KOII THK HEVKN DAYS' WONDER! WtiDNKHDAY BVKN1XU, February Will.

Given by Presbyterian ladies. Those desiring to improve their mii- tnanslilp can do so at a small rxiwiise at Beaty's Uusincns College. A Meeting of Representatives of the Diff erent Salt Companies, Last evfninean informal meeting of representatives of the nine newly organ' ized salt companies was held at the law office of McDonald Parker on North Washington avenue. The object of the meeting, as was stated in last eveninc's Standard, was the formulation of a proposition to be presented to the city council on next Monday evening. After an extended discussion of the matter, an agreement was reached which was in substance as follows: That the city council shall be asked to call an election for the purpose of voting in bonds to each of the nine com' That in case the bonds carry, eacn company shall be required before re ceiving any bonds, to show that it has $5,000 in stock subscribed and $3,000 of it paid in, the evidence of which shall be a certificate of deposit in one of the Wellington banks.

That active work on each of the plants must be engaged in in sixty days from the election. That each company before receiving any bonds shall enter in a bond of 000 with the city in which it shall be conditioned that they shall spend at least $10,000 in buildihg their plant, and that their liability under the bond shall not cease until that amount is actually expended. That the bonds shall run for fifteen years and bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, That the several companies making the proposition shall pay all the expenses incident to the calling and holding of the election. Before adjourning the following com mittees were appointed: Committee on Tax Statistics: Chas, E. Flandro, Dr.

L. W. B. Long and D. S.

Rose. This committee was appointed and instructed to prepare a list of the tax payers of the city, the list to contain the exact amount of tax paid by each individual. This list is to be pro duced for the delectation of kickers against the bonds, and no one is expect- to kick out of proportion to the amount of tax he pays. Committee on Salt Statistics: Col. Loper, H.

II. Davidson and W. S. Cow an. committee is expected to com pile statistics of the salt industry.

The total consumption in the United States, the amount imported, the market de mand and everything else bearing upon the subject. Ordinance Committee: W. A. McDon ald, Levi Ferguson, James Lawrence, C. E.

Elliott, W. M. Ready and D. S. RoRe.

This committee will prepare an ordinance embodying the proposition above stated and have it ready for action by the council. An executive committee, consisting of one member from each company was then appointed for general work and the meeting adjourned. Piano Tuning. Mr. J.

L. Sheldon of Topeka has come at the request of several persons for the purpose of tuning their pianos. He will stay for a day or two a nd those who desire his services can address him in care of the Arlington Hotel. The Whisky Case. After Esquire Cox had overruled a number of motions to dismiss, on various grounds, the case against Henry Hatpin, charged with selling liquor, the plaintiff's attorneys asked for a trial by jury, and this forenoon and the greater part of the afternoon were taken up in empaneling one.

Witnesses will probably be called this evening. Rounding Them Up. Gordon Lillie, better known as "Pawnee Bill," passed through the city this morning enroute to South Haven. To a Standard reporter lie said that he was making his final rounds before the grand march to Oklahoma, which would come off promptly and on time. If is special business we suppose is the collection of the $2.00 per head from his followers, due and payable before the first act of the show opens.

Got The Horse. The horse mentioned in yesterday's issue over whose possession there was some difficulty, is now held by Mr. Graff. There was a slight- inaccuracy in our items yesterday, the horse having been taken from Mr. Graff's stable by Mr, Berkley, without the consent of the former.

Mr. Graff had re-delivery papers made out at once ana following Berkley several miles into the country took possession of the horse anil brought it back to the city. Tegder'a Cftiei. The trial of John Tegdur, manager of the Cactus club, is being held in the conn. oil chamber to-day, before Police Judge Walker.

City attorney Reed, is prose cuting and Charles Wilsle and McDonald A Parker, defending. Tho witnesses ex a mined so far, hs re been memtwrs of the Cactus club, and their evidence is uniformly the same, For one dollar a member bought 'certificate of stock, which was punched every time he made a purchase, the rates being one punch lor a cigar, two for a gin of whiskey and five for a bottle of beer, each certificate could be punched twenty times. Judge Walker found Ti gdcr guilty on all five counts, The sentence was a line of 50 on each of the counts arid payment of costs, The raw will bpRxitled to the district court. in a bp of tr a Is of a Lizzie May Ulmer Mid tlie original John Raymond company, in the great comedy-drama taken from Mark Twain's Gilded Age, "Col. Mulberry Sellers" OUR MOTTO.

vioort Com pa Mainline my, ooa nays, megam iikiiiuiiim, out Scmiery. Popular Prices, Big Mouses, ana THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT l'rices as usual, Secure scats in advance Mahan's iJrug Store, Saturday morning. 18S9 Clean egg or lump Canon City and best anthracite coal at reasonable prices. Kansas coals at prices that defy cnmiistitioTi. If vou have money to nay for a ton.

eet our prices. There is I advantage i a delivering coal from track Fur some time 1 have been selling unscreened Pittsburg coal or $5.00 where delivered. With the money you can buv it at same rate yet. This is no nameless coal, but regular Pittsburg. City office first door south of Graff's.

Wilms; K. Folks. PERSONAL MENTION. W. A.

Black made a Hying trip to Wichita to-day. Geo. M. Miller bought a ticket to Har per this morning. Mr.

J. Hodses returned from Kansas City this morning. John Murray of Millerton traded with our merchants to-day. J. W.

Emerson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was in the city to-day. Dr. N. Stile of Corbin was attending to business in the city to-day. J.

L. Sheldon, a piano tuner from Topeka, is in the city to-day. S. P. G.

Lewis of Caldwell was attending to business in the county Mat today. Mr. Sinnett Rankin, of Lincoln, Illinois, is the guest of Wm. Rush and family in the city for a few days. J.

II. Roark, assistant cashier of the First National Bank at Harper, stopped in the city a short while last evening. M. P. Freligli, inspector on the Southern Kansas division of the Santa Fe, was quartered at the Arlington last night, C.

Everest Elliott went over to Anthony this morning on legal business before Judge Herrick's Court now in session at that place. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H.

Brumlcy on North Jefferson is very sick with an attack of congestion of the lungs. L. E. Daman of Newton, auditor of the Santa Fe road and W. M.

Quigg, an official of the same road, spent last night in the city. Ed Hickman, lately baggage master at the Rock Island depot in this city, was called to Caldwell yesterday as a witness in a car robbing case. Rev. E. E.

Shanta of this city, who has charge oi the Lutheran church at Portland, left for that place this morning to fulfill his appointment there Sunday. Miss Rena Ni.xon of Chanute arrived in the city this morning and will spend a few weeks visiting friends and acquaintances. She is the guest of Mrs. Al Early at present. Will Arnold, a former Wellington boy, but now of Kansas City, was in the city to-day renewing old acquaintances.

Will has just lately returned from an extended trip through California. Miss Minnie Braugli, a waiter at the Phillips House, who has just recovered from a serious illness, last evening fainted during the supper hour, falling to the floor and causing some painful injuries about her head and face. Rev. Gross, presiding elder of the Kansas distinct of the Methodist church, south, located at Council Grove, accompanied by Rev. McDonald of Corbin, were in the city to-day.

These gentlemen are holding a series of meetings at the Jordan school house, six miles south-oast of the city, During January Only. Furniture Positively at Cost! to make room for spring stock. CHISOLM, Standard Block. Bo wise and buy now. Richmond State; Geo.

T. Ulmer and the Raymond Comedy Company p-poared at the Theatre last night In "Col. Sellers." In assuming the role made famous by the lamented Raymond, Mr. Ulinerhaa undertaken a difficult job, Last night's perfomianoe, all things considered, was a success, and Mr. Ulmer is a capital comedian.

He received hearty recognition, and the night was a very pleasant one to all who attend. "Col. Sellers" again to-night. If you want to buy as fltio a quarter section of land as there is in rJumncr county, one and a half miles from Wel their demand or as to whether the city should vote the bonds, many things are to be taken into consideration before a decision is reached. The Standard, for one, is prejudiced against bonds on general principles, but at the same time is greatly interested in the city's welfare and would oppose no move made by its best citizens, having for its aim and object the augmented prosperity of its people.

The salt industry in this city is in its nfancy. We have one block in opera tion and possibly one or two more will be established, even if the bonds should not be voted. Now the question arises, can we afford, as a city to take $5,000 in stock in a number of companies, in order to make the development in our vast salt vein more rapid? We would answer yes if the companies are honestly nanaged and the city receives her just share of the profits arising from the manufacture of the salt. Right here we would remark that the companies are made up of home men. We believe them to be honest and upright citizens.

We have no doubt but that they will do xactly as they agree to do. Hie proposition that they will sub mit is a fair one. Five thousand dol lai'B of tho company's money against five thousand dollars of the city's money, the city being an equal sharer of the profits. Think deeply before you oppose the bonds. Weigh the matter well before you retard in the least a movement that cannot help but benefit the city.

We are all agreed upon the point that we want salt, blocks, themore the better. This is at present the only feasible plan for obtaining them. In times gone by, Wellington has missed many chances of pushing herself forward and rival towns have promptly seized their opportunities. Petty divisions in this city have frequently defeated moves that would have lettered its condition. In our judgment the time has arrived, when in order to make any progress, this city must stand united, its citizens shoulder shoulder, must work harmoniously, and when necessary spend some nioney.

AVhy It Sunt Up. Wichita, Jan, 10, '80. To the Editor of the Eagle: Dear (Sir: Is the inquiry pertinent of why the silence of the Eagle of late upon the subject of the proposed new court? It is not to be presumed of a change of sides, and if not, why the silence? No candid, intelligent person will assert that outside of a portion of tie lawyers (the most of whom expect to be the judge) and mortgagees or their assignees, whose greed traps were filled during tho inliution of prices, and the intoxication of the boom, desire the expensive experiment of another court at this time. Prudent, conservative men during the dclirnrn of the speculation went beyond their means who, a speedy foreclosure would hopelessly ruin ill in time be all right. As a rule, the venders got more ready money than the property at a fair sale was worth, and now areola mor-ous for the means of speedy foreclosures, hopes to gobble the proarty in time for the anticipated boom, soon to come.

Upon casual inquiry, among the bar; the offices and stores, and among business men, the fact is patent that a strong minority (including the better class of the bar), nine cut ten of the business men of the city and the populace solidly, are opposed to the experiment. Now it is conceeded there will be call for a constitutional convention, and that there must of necessity bo a general overhauling of the judiciary by the convention. Crocodile tears for the creditor classes are misplaced because, as a rule, they are hunted victims, and to lay in wait to find them with a lengthened calender of foreclosues would a bhick eye to the expected prosperity Wichita, it is potent to the writer. An Old Timkh. While theeditor largely agrees with his correspondent, it is a fact that a few weeks ago this paper most emphatically said that it did not believe that another court was wanted or was demanded by the taxpayers or business men of Wichita.

Afterwards, being waited upon by several interested parties, we agreed to say nothing further until the board of trade should discuss the matter and formally reach some conclusion which conclusion we should abide as being the verdict 'of tho business interests of the town which interest the Eagle is ready conserve and stand by first and foremost, always, when it understands what it is. At a meeting of the directors subsequently, there being twelve or four teen present, the matter came up and decision was unanimously reached which was practically against the position taken by this paper. At least such our information. While the action the directory did not convince us, it silenced us, for wo most thoroughly believe that an a rule in following tht dispassionate conclusions of that body of men is the greatest safety and the most prosperity for Wichita. We don't believe that that hoard has ever made a mistake and if this should prove one, we would not feel like throwing it up to them.

It seemed to us that by enlarging the jurisdiction of the justice's offices for cltltwof this class or at fartherest that by establishing a criminal court, would be all that was necessary, as it is condition that confronts us, an obnoxious state of thliiEs, which Is liable to be lifted or removed as suddenly as It came, Wichita Eagle, best is none too IF YOU WANT THE BEST value for your money, comfort, cleanliness happiness, buy CANON CITY COAL. Rock Island Lumber and Mfg. Co- 51 W. 8th St, Wellington, Kan. THOS.

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