Clearwater Independent from Clearwater, Kansas • 4

Hi, I ft The Independent. GLASSI GLASS! GLASS! AX-CITS' DRUG STORE. HAMMERS Man flboub Jotfp, Hogs ore up, 4o. Now shoe shop in town. Dealers in all Kinds of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEM'NTS, BAIN, and other WAGONS, BUGGIES, ROADCARTS, ETC.

Adams and Eclipse Windmills, Tanks, Pumps, Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Also Barbed Wire, HARDWARE STOVES AND TINWARE! CLEARWATER, The City Drug Store! Headquarters for everything in the Drug line, embracing a LARGE STOCK OF DRUGGISTS' "SUNDRIES, PAINT OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, Etc. Special Attention and Close PHYSICIANS' PRESCEIPTIOXS COMPOUNDED ACCURATELY ANT PROMPTLY. WE SOLICIT YOUR TRADE. Respectfully. WHERRITT WHITSITT.

Cleai F. L. TILLINGHAST, CO. J. M.

CHAIN, Cashlar. Deposits received subject to check at sight. Loan Money on approved security, and discount good paper. Dealers In Forelirn and Domestic Papei. We draw our own Drafts direct on all the principal cities of Europe.

Agents lor Steamship tickets to and from Europe by Hamburg-American Line. We negotiate Farm Loans at the Lowest Rates without delay, and Write Insurance in the Rest Companies. CORRESPONDENTS: Ninth National New Your; National Bank or Commbrch, Kansas City; Citizens' Bank, Wichita. Publlihod Every Saturday Morning. CLEAR ATE It KsTnoVTTsM Entered at the Clearwater Pustofp.ce a.

Second-ClassMatter. tl-SoIrniRDUDVAXCS. J. R. MeQUOWN Editor and Proprietor.

K. W. (Santa Fe Route. Mail, west 10:27 am I Mail, cast 6:41 pro 1'reisht 9:00 am Freight, 11:65 tun l'ass. dully.

Freight daily exc, Sun. 8. A. Maxwell, Agt. FT.

SCOTT. WICHITA WEST'llN (MISSOURI PACIFIC.) Mail, east 12 pm I Mail, w'st 0 35 nm 9 3.5 am 4 20 pm J. V. McPeak, Agt. THE POST-OFFICE.

Arrival and departure of mail at the Clearwater I'. O. FHOM TO Mulvane, 11 00 am Mulvane, 5 25 pm Ashland, 0 00 pm I Ashland, 10 10 am Kiowa, 0 12 pm I 9 20 am Wichita, 9 82 am Wichita, 6 00 pm Tnos. Keller, P. M.

Ch fustian held in City Hall second Lord's day in each month. D. T. Buoaddus, Preacher. Methodist Chukch.

Preaching every alternate Sabbath in each mouth, tit 7 1-2 o'clock, m. Rev. Pouter, Pastor. Bact'ISt Cnuncii, Preaching ev ery Sunday at li a. m.

ana 7 p. m. Prayer meetingovery Wednesday night Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Elder G.

N. Ducky, Pastor. Presbyterian Church. Preaching each alterate Sabbath at 11 a. in, and 7 o'clck p.

m. by the Presbyterian minister in charge, the Rev. T. J. May; each intervening Sabbath at the same house preaching by the Methodist minister, Rev.

Union Sabbath school every Lord's day at 10 o'clock, p. m. Union prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7 o'clock, when the Sabbath school lesson for the following Sunday is reviewed as the Scriptural lesson. All are cordially and earnestly invited to nil these services. Let us be punctu-nal, brethren, that we may begin promptly.

SOCIETIES. I.O. O. F. No.

265. Meets every Monday night in its hall over Post office. T. J. Maciiedie, N.

G. M. A. Garvin, Secretary. Unity Lodge, A.

F. A. M. meets first and third Tuesdavs of eac'i month. Geo.

N. Drury, W. M. J. B.

Lawrence, Sec'y. McGovney Post, G. A. R. No.

356, Meets every first and third Saturdays in each month. F. II. Van Eaton, Commander. J.

B. Lawrence, Adj. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor i. F.

Ross Police Judge J. R. Center Treasurer C. I). Henry Cleric A.

II. Proctor Conncilmen: Van Ea ton, Magill, Hammer, Jacobs, Jones. 1 -City Council meeU first Wednesday ev'g of each month. Pure Castile soap at City Drug Store. Carpet and Rugs at Maeill Tomkins.

Hammer Mixed Paints at Citv Drug Clark's Hog Remedy at City Drug Store. Lady's Cloak for $2.50 at Magill Tompkins. lt Floor Oil Cloths, all widths, at M. Tompkins. When you pay your subscription, ask for a receipt.

Bring vour job printing to the Inde- I'ENDENT Office. 1 Overcoats cheaper than dirt, at Magill Tompkins. i Go to Magill Tompkins for Hats, Caps, and Gloves. Ladies'. Misses' and Children's cloaks at Magill Tompkins.

Ladies', Gents' and Children's Under' wear at Magill Tompkins. i Hair, cloth, flesh, bath and tooth brushes at City Drug Store. Clothing Mens', Boys' and Children's, at Magill Tompkins. Perfumes. Sachet powders, toilet articles, at City Drug Store.

The "Detroit Free Press" Cigar, kept by A. F. Ross is a dandy. For Sale. A good cooking stove, cheap; enquire at Jones' lumber office.

Slack (loal for sale at the Badger Lumber Yard, $3 a ton. Boss for hogs. Proctor Jones are prepared to make a few gilt-edged loans on real estate. A carload of No. 1 Choice Oak Posts, just received at the Badger Lumber Yard.

School Books and supplies for this and adjoining districts at City Drug Store. Canon City coal $8 per ton; Weir City coal $5.75 per ton, at Badger Lumber Yard. Magill Tompkins have a large invoice of Ladies', Misses' and Childien's Cloak Htid Wraps. Magill Tompkins sell the Celebrated Bradley Metcalf Boots and Shoes. Every pair warranted.

American Merchant Traveler. The woman who weds with a tippler should prepare herself to live with a drunkard. The Family Educator. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is a great family educator, and no family of children ought to be brought up without having ready access to this grand volume. It will answer hundreds "of questions to the wide-awake child.

It is an ever-present and reliable schoolmaster to the entire A. H. PROCTOR, Will make Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts, Leases, etc. lv-1 G. DYKSTRA, Barber, CLEARWATER, HAS.

Ladies' and Children's Hair Trimming a specialty, iv-1 j. b. Mclaughlin, v. Is prepared to treat Lung Disease and Consumption on the Bergeon System, and by. Inhalations.

Office at residence, East Clearwater. JAS. B. LAWRENCE. M.D.

Physician and Surgeon. Office and residence, No. 96 Ross Clearwater, Kas. i DR, VAN EATON Office in Evans' Block, Clearwater, Kansas, FURNITURE! CYRUS DIX. Clear-water, Peterson Do General Blacksmi.thing, AND WOOD-WORK ON WAGONS, PLOWS, Clearwater, Brick for Sale, Will also build FLUES and CI8T-EltNS.

Aspey, Clearwater, Kas. A. II. PROCTOR. E.

II. JONES PROCTOR JONES, REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AND COLLECTING AGEXT3. Farm Loans at Lowest Bates a specialty. iv-1 J. O.

KINOAID, Justice of the Peace, Ninnes-cah Township, Collections and all business attended to promptly. Also, trades in Real Estate and Stock made on commission. Office on Ross Avenue, opposite Tra cy brick CALL AT THE Clearwater Department Store. And look through the stock, and you will find over 300 different hinds of Useful Articles. HE SURE AND NOTICE THE 5-CENT DEPARTMENT, IO-CENT DEPARTMENT, 25-CENT DEPARTMENT, Also, Candies, Cigars.

Tobaccos, Oranges, Lemons, Nuts, Apples, Canned Fruits, Etc. CLEARWATER DEPARTMENT STORE, 1. L. SKINNER, RESTAURANT! W. M.

BIG BEE, Prop'r, CENTS. Board and Lodging by the Week. Candies, Cigars, Tobaccos, Clearwater, Kas. ReIeMBER-: mm (Opposite the Harness Shop) Is the Place to Buy all Your GROCERIES. PRODUCE taken in Exchange.

2 VVM. HURT, Prop'r. HAMMERS' LIVERY STABLE i We can accommodate the public with GOOD RIGS At BeaaonaUe Lates. Horccs and Hulc3 Bought and Gold, Clbarwatib, North Side A most welcorao rain is falling today. There was a pigion shoot, Thursday, Splvey goes $25,000 on a sugar im tory.

The dance Thursday evening was a success. 8. Doran lost a good horse last week, from lung fever. The A. extension from Dex ter to Arkansas City is finished.

Wednesday was our first introduction to winter. Sleet, but no snow. Dr. Van Eaton reports a fine boy baby at tjie home of Win. Tarterr Kell and Packer shipped a carload of hogs Saturdry, and another today.

Stafford county peanuts were selling in Wichita last for a dollar bushel. Morris and Massengill shipped a car load of hogs to Kansas City this week. D. Lumbeck has moved into the house formerly occupied by J. C.

Maire. The Bank of Conway Springs makes farm loans for long and short times, tf. Mrs. W. Shroufe, of Larned, is visiting with Mr.

and Mrs, J. T- Elli ott. B. F. Taylor was down from1; Wichita this week.

He has some good property thera. Sylvanus Dunkin and M. A. Carviu went west over the K. W.J last Wednesday.

F. comes down from Wichita occasionally, He likes our pure air and water. Co, Snpt. Pence has been visiting schools in Clearwater and vicinity for several days. i The Bank of Conway Springs loans money foi long and short time at low rate of interest, tf Out waste-basket isn't very large, but anonymous communications "get there" all the same.

Forest fires are reported as raging at Marshall, Anna and Cairo, 111. Sparks from an engine the cause. Three ships, at least, went down to the bottom of old ocean this week, and more than a hundred lives were lost. Every day the Hutchinson News makes tho startling discoveiy that salt has been found in that neighborhood. Mr.

Wherritt has returned from his Winfield visit. Says he had a fine time and he looks as though he might really be telling the truth. The public schools in Leadville, have been closed for a year for lack of funds, although there is the revenue from several hundred saloons. Tuesday morning's Hutchinson News came to this offiice Friday. Any man not as lazy as a lt.

R. P. O. clerk could have walked the distance in half the time. Thanksgiving dinner, everybody commenting on the immense sizo of the tiiikev.

An appalling silence fell upon the company when Tommy called out: "Mamma, is that the old sore-headed v' We should be kerf ul how we enctuv rage luxurys. It iz but a step forard from hoe-kake to plum-pudin', but it iz a mile and a half by the nearest rode when we have to go back again. Josh Billings. Mrs. F.

W. DeVore, of Wichita, spent Tuesday "at Maj. Proctor's. Through Mrs. D.

the Sabbath school at the Presbyterian church came to possess a box of nine books, the gift of the Presbyterian church at Beaver, Pa. Don Juan Rosenthal de Gomez's autograph is one of the week's additions to the Ross Avenue register, He is an intelligent, well-read young man of 19, from Santiago, Chile, 8. leisurely taking in the world, and, of course, that brought him via Clearwater. Landlord Maire is battling with a severe cold. Says he would stand the cold like a martyr if he could only enjoy his cigar.

Whereat Dr. Packer shakes his snowy locks in sadness, because of the dense smoke which maketh the head of man to swim, like unto a heavy sea in poor health. Frank Hartley, a man in the employ of D. A. Nickerson, was kicked bv a on the 17th inst.

He was brought to the Ross Ave. Hotel to be cared for, a short timo after the accident happened, but he died at Monday noon and was buried on Tuesday. He was about fifty years old. Drs. Van Eaton and McLaughlin attended him but could do nothing for him.

John Whitesell met with a serious accident Tuesday evening while driving home from Clearwater. The seem to be these: John Whitesell, Wm. Leseman and Malcom were driving along in the orde.i named. Malcom wanted to drive a little faster and undertook to pass Leseman. Lese-man's team started up rather lively and by some means ran into Whitesell's wagon, throwing the box off and the driver with it.

Whitesell's leg was broken above the knee. The first number of "Woman's Worn" greets us this It is a 16-page paper, well printed and illustrated which makes it pleasing to the eye, It is not an advocate of woman suffrage, but recognizes her place as wife and mother and In that sphere promises her her great help, We wish for Woman's Work a wide fielp and abundant support. Every mother and daughter in the land would be benefitted by reading it. The paper is published at Athens, Ga. T.

L. Mitchell is the proprietor and Miss Ella R. Tennent, editress. Monthly. 50 a year.

SCENE. TRESS COMMENT. Puck. A'building lot The beavers. New Haven News.

A big cable pool The Atlantic. Charleston Enterprise. Roped in The man who is hanged. Lowell Citizen. The school question Please may I g'wout? Burlington Free Press.

Simply to conceal the truth is to Me in ambush. Men who are a great deal inn after-Fugitives from justice. Boston Courier. Burlington Free Press. To make a long story short Send it to the editor of a newspaper.

Boston Post. The snake excels the rest of tho world in his ability to make both ends meet. Lowell Courier. There's nothing like an office to take the starch of independence out of a man. American Merchant Traveler.

A tear from the eye of sympathy becomes jewel in the crown of faith. Somervile Journal. -The violet is the emblem of modesty, and yet the rose is Ben Butler's favorite flower. Philadelphia Call. Education is good thing when it does not directl uLflt a man for working for a living.

New Haven News. Fashions for males do not change much, still there 8 always a new wrinkle in coat Church Union. The great high road of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast well-doing. The Epoch. Music, with some people, is like measles.

They have it in them, but it's hard to bring it out. Texas Sittings. Wife (to third hus-band)-If you feel so unwell, John, I think we had better send for our old family physician. Third husband (somewhat hastily) No, my dear, I would prefer to send for some one else, Senator Evarts has astonished Washington by appearing there in a new hat. is rumored that he contemplates making a speech composed ot short sentences some time during the winter.

Their Business Booming. Probably no one thing has caused such a general revival of trade at the City Drug Store as their giving away to their customers of so many free trial bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Their trade is simply enormous in this very valuable article from the fact that it always cures and never disapponts. Coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, croup, and all throat and lung diseases quickly cured.

You can can test it before buying bv eettinfj a tnai oottienee, large size Every bottle warranted. Patron What isthore peculiar about mat man As tar as I can see hedoes-n't seem to be different from anybody else. -Dime Museum Man That man with the tired look? Yes. Why he's the greatest curiosity we have. How's that? Snre he understands all about the Inter-State Commerce Law.

The Verdict Unanimous. W. Suit, druggist, Bippus, testifies: 'I can recommend Electric Bitters as the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has given relief in every case. One man took six bottles and was cured of rheumatism of 10 years' standing." Abraham Hare, druggist, Bcllville, affirms: i "The best selling medicine I have ever handled in my 20 years' experience is Electric Bitters." Thousands of others have added their testimony) so that the verdict is unanimous that Electric Bittors do cure all diseases of the liver, kidneys and blood.

Only a half dollar a bottle at City Drug Store, cm. i Mixed Paints" At i City Drug Store. i REMEMBER That Sale Bills are cash. Best printed bills in the county. School Books, At City Drug Store.

Clearwater P. O. Hours. Week days (except Saturday) 7 a. m.

to 8 p. m. Saturday, 7 a. tn. to 9 p.

m. Hun-day, 7:30 to 8:30 and 10 to Jl a. m. Thos. E.

Keller, P. M. FOR SALE. A complete set of Dickens's Works, late edition and new, can be bought at the Independent office, very cheap. Do not miss this chance.

"Spaniard Cigars" -'-At City Drug Store. The Kansas Farmer, published at Topeka, has been enlarged to a 20-page, 80-column paper, and reduced in price one dollar a year. It ranks among the best agricultural papers in the country, and for Kansas farmers it is the best, because it is made up specially for them. It is now twenty-four years old, is conducted by practical farmers, and published wholly in the interest of agriculture in the broadest serseof the word. Tho Farmer pub-lislies full crop, stock and weather reports for the entire state seven times a year.

It also publishes, weekly, a list all the estray animals taken up in any part of the state. We have arrangements whereby we can iter The Independent and the Kansas Farmer, both papers one year for (2.5Q. This an opportunity to get two needed papers for a very small outlay. A KANSAS AUNT, BECK'S ADVICE. Jedlah, put ypur slippers on And stop your needless clatter, I want to haye a word with you About a little matter.

I heard yod on your knees last night, Ask help to keep from starvin', And now, I want to know if you Will vote as you've been prayin'? Jediah, look me in the face; You know this world's condition, Yet you have never cast a vote Right out for prohibition. You've prayed as loud as any man, While with the tide a floatin'; Jediah, you must stop sich work, And do some better votin'I We women pray for better times, And work right hard to make 'em; How long, Jodiah, mustthis be? i We work and pray 'gainst evil, You pray all right for what I see, But vote plump for the devil. There now, I've had my say, and you Just save your ammunition, And vote the way you've alius prayed For total prohibition. ATTENTION, POST. The next meeting of McGovney Post Dec.

3d, will be of more than ordinary interest to all There will be an election of officers for the next year, as also of one delegate to the department. This is a matter of great importance, and it is urged that every comrade be present. Comrade Law-, rence will give an account of a naval engagement in Mobile bay; and Comrade Elliott will recount the adventures of a soldier at the battle of Franklin. Tenn. Do not forget the tme nor the impoitance and pleasure of the evening.

F. II. Van Eaton, P. C. BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns, and all. Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay rcquiied. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents a For Sale at tho City Drug Store. 1-ly Canon of England, gives through the London Times some cmious mission figures.

He says the Mohammedan population of India in- creasea rrom isu do ismi, or 25 per cent, in ten years, and they have no paid missionaries. Converts to Protestantism in same to Catholicism, The Church Mis sionary Society has 8-11 missionaries in that field who converted 297 persons last year, out of a population of at an expense of $250,000. this 297 seventeen were from a Mohammedan population' of 55,000,000. The Church Society has 109 missionaries 'in Persia, Palestino, Arabia and Egypt, who got one convert at an expense of $60,0001 In Ceylon 374 agents converted 207 at an exp.ense'of in mid China 71 agents converted 03 for' ui south China 148 converted 297 for $40,000. VIOLA NOTES.

Winter is here at last. i Writing items now is similar to mak-ing bricks without straw. Do they make bricks with V. There was a 'lhanksvivihg meeting" at the U. P.

church. 1 i A musical entertainment at the1. Presbyterian church, i N. O. ilrahara was in 1 Norwich, Wednesday, and reporls thjat toii 'as thriving.

For some unknown cause Mr. Grim-sley's last "order, for coal hasnOt yet been filled, consequently this "snap" catches some of us unprepared for It is expected that the MethpdiBts will have preaching in the U. P. cjiurch next Sunday at 3 p. nr.

We are informed that a cousin 4f the Rev. Turn bull is very sick at Wellington. This is all for this time, If yre; can't find more to write about next Week you. won't hear from us." A gentlemen invited Bix, young ladies to dine with him -and attend a thentric-al exhibition. Here his statement of the cost of his evening's amusement: Six orchestra chairs, $90; dinner for six at Delmonico's, $50; three bunches of roses, $15; twocarringesitSitatal, $163.

Is it any wonder, that people do not know which way to turn td Obtain the necessaries of lif for their lves and their families, should that there is something tyrong with laws under whicli the few an abiA thus jtt revel in luxury; whMe many h' 'e to work hard and i jtM may be no way correcting auch allty bylaw but a time is coming when those who hav uieiislir) fnrnle and tine linen, and fare sumpWoiiSiy evei'y day," without caring what bocom of poor around them, will be brought to a sense of their folly and sin in a very unpleasant way, If they do not repent before it is too late. Witness. a It to of is KANSAS. Figures on Large Quantities. LOTHING, of and Dealers in Blinds Lath.

and Hair. mmm uaaatm nam nan DEALER IN Dry -Goods, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, Men's Furnishing Goods, 1 Qiieensware, Gloves, Notions, Etc. i (IIenuion Building,) CLEARWATER, KANSA9 Cms. Dickers' Complete Works! In Five Volumes. PRICE.

ONLY $8.00. Inquire" at THE INDEPENDENT Office. BADGER LUMBER COMPANY, Manufacturers LUMBE Sash, Doors, We handle the finest grades ot Lime, Plaster Cement, Canon, City" Lump and Egg Coal, IIcALLIBTER, 7EIH3 OITT, FORT GOOTT, and 03AGB JLt V'vlf itA iwUi4fc.wtkJ Xi iT-3.