The Iuka Traveler from Iuka, Kansas • 5

I $100,000 lUUVCUIUllCll UKJo THE IUKA TRAVELER. BY W. V. McCONN. To loan on farm property.

(J. MINTON. Prof. J. II.

Vkntjshh. IUKA, KANSAS, DEC. 1887. the tall Ih as long as the head (which is 6 in) and half the body or 12 then the tail must be 12 plus 0 or 18 In, therefore the head is 61n the tail 18 and the body 24 in. CnAS.

RODClKltS. The fishes length. Head Oin, tail 18 in, body 24in, whole fish 48in. Fked IlAnms. F.

W. Ilagerman sold Mr. Kenton's store and residence Wednesday. We have the largest stock, the latest styles' of drew goods Homo Hiiy, Unit over 'Ktiiimt thtit Houston come Wherein our mivlour's birth lx cclobmtod, Thlft'blrfl of (lawnlntr ulnifolh oil night Ioiijj; Giving the Public Fair Notice. A Texas journalist who had been summer fallowing himself on a stock ranch for a couple of years, Huddenly assumed control of a rural weekly, and in the first issue after he struck the quarter-deck, ho published a small and unpretentious card, in which he said: "The former editor of this sheet is practically and politically dead, but the Sausage still survives.

It is just as well, though, and a mighty sight bettor, as I am a boss at editin' and sling one And then, thoy tuiy, no dpliit ntlr.1 ubroudi Tho night uro wholonomo! Hum no jiluuota utrlko: No 1'islry tnkeg, nor wlch liuth power to charm, So hallowed and ko (rniuooiin tho time, LOCAL CHIT-CHAT. The coal dealers are happy. We wish "a merry ChvistnuiH to all our readers. Progressive euclier parties are the and trimmings ana at prices lower than ever offered in Pratt county. J.

Bit ADEN Co. Tea dust at Taylor's lo conta I'01" lb- The largest line of under Nothing is easier than fault-flimUng. Deo 17, 'U7J SALE, No talent, no self denial, no brain, no diameter, is required to set up in the of the most caustic and ilmntest quins went of the Bed River. I have a STATE OK KANSAS, I I'rntt County. fSB F.

I'ltwr I I'lalntilT grumbling business. But those who are moved by a genuine desire to do VM. wear and the cheapest at Braden's. Large amount of stationery just arrived at Taylor's. good have little time for complaint.

Matthew Wllllamn, liOHHUT Wjsst, Diligence is tne stepping stone to all rage among our young people. Joseph Craig sold Kenton his farm Wednesday, through Ilugerman Do not forget the Christinas tree tonight at the Presbyterian church. Win. Tliler was down from Haynes-ville Township Monday to pay liin taxes. Alexander Nickerson and S.

II. Uicli- record behind me which doesn't need a new coat of whitewash every spring, liko that of the other editor which recently ped linked and drawed out of the game. "At gitten up obituaries, I'm a tossel top, and if there is any hitch in the program I can generally fetch a fresh corpse on short notice, and at the usual does all kinds of success. F. W.

llagcrman notary work. The United States Army numbers 21.2:10 men and 2,200 olllcers. Hatchet's Baking Powder always on hand at Taylor's. The Czar of Russia receives a larger DoreiKlmit. I Ily virtue of tin Exoutittoii to mo directed and rtollvorod, IsniidiI out of the liStli Jiullolal DlMtrlot Court of the State of KatiioH, Jltltnjr In mid for Pratt County, In suld Wnto, I will ou Saturday, January 21, 1888, lwtwo(Mi tho hours of 10 o'olock a.

in. and 2 o'clock ji. m. of xald day, at tho court house door In luka, In tho county and Slawi aforesaid, olTorut public Hiilt), and sell to tho hltfh-out bidder lor cadi In hand, ull tho rlyrht. title, and of the above named deli'inlunt lu and to the following ilenei'lliod real property, l.o-wits Lot Ten ilO) In l.loek four (4i and lot nineteen (1(11 In block tlve ifi) and lot thli'teen (lit) In block ten (Id) In the Kuilrond Addition to the salary than any other ruler now living, very cheap Toboaggana the amount being $10,000,000 per year.

at Braden's. slight advance on coat 'of insertion. I. merely throw this out as a feeler to the opposishun, which, I hear, is a-mass-ing its forces agin me and my paper, and, lv Mm box-leii'ircd. cock Saturday December 14, was the birthday of John G.

Whitlier. Mrs. Grunt has presented Gen artlsonwere in the city irom fsaraioga Monday. Burn: ToMi and Mrs. T.

J. Hate-man, Monday night, December 10,1887, a daughter. Wfl unrif'rst and our friend Joe Craig in town at the Befit line of cigars postollice. Grant's old war horse Claiborne to the Scribblinc tabs for school children city of Pratt, l'ratt county, Kiuinhh; also lot five () In block thlrty-Hlx W) iu tho town of J'reoton, l'ratt county. KansHH, according1 to the recorded platM thereof.

Said proportv will bo Hold to satlHfy judgment of One Hundred and forty-four dollars and forty 1.4!)) with Interest at 1 per cent from Deo. 1:1, and Ten dollars and forty cents ($10.40) costs and costs of this sale! Said property levied on mid to be sold as the TroneiTV of the above named defendant. eyed gods of war, there 11 be a power ot high priced opera music floating in the air if any of them try to clime me. "If there is enny corte-hoime ring in this sweet scented locality, I'll get on to it, sure as you're a foot high. If there is to be anyiunnkying with the free-born, uutranimelcd country delegates to Soldiers Home at Leavenworth Kansas.

The Kansas State Teacher's association meets at Topeka during holidays. The Pratt teachers met at the city of Pratt, Saturday December 17. About twenty teachers were present at the Traveler, 5 and 10 cents. Crayon School Chalk at Taylor's. "Window Glass, Picture frames etc at William's furniture Store.

will soon open a grocery xtorc in the building he lias purchased Ma uiti ED At the residence of the brides parents Monday Dec. 10, Edward Freeman to Maggie Sclioonover. The trial of D. M. Dull, in "Wellington Tuescay, on the charge of diposing r.f TvinrtfriurAii rmcrtv resulted in Mr.

Buy vour flannels when and a very prolitabio time was spent. Teachers, we hope you have not lost von can 'buy the cheapest the next county convention, 1 li no therewith my face washed and my hairjjemnbed back of my can. 'IVi' licked minv a irood man, and Dated at my ollltn In In kit, l'ratt county, Kansas, thin 15th day of December, A. D. 1SS7.

MAX LAMONT. 1-1 (S Sheriff. I'arslo don, Att'y for VI TIT. Notice of Hearing Petition to Sell Heal Es at Braden's. interest in these meetings.

livery teacher who expects to make success must inform himself, and we know of no better way to do this than to attend tate. To all whom It may (loncf'rn, but more Especially to the llelir-at-Law and Guardians Ad-liitcm of of A. Updotfraff, deceased, Into of Vrat county, Kau-'as. You are hereby notllled that U. M.

Knapp, Administrator of mild deceased, did on tne 1:1 day of December. A. I). IW. tile a petition in no l'robato Court of l'ratt county, Kansas, Jewelry at the post office.

HARDWARE is going cheap for cash at W. P. Smith's (the old Lawry stand.) Ca'l and see. BLANKETS The largest stock; the lowest prices at Braden's. Dull's acquittal.

Belle Plaine News. I Tli is week has been extremely cold and traveling has been intensely dis-agreeabe. Consequently Dr. Mcd says he has had more riding to do than for a month past. An eastern paper says Indians have taken to smoking cigarettes.

Now let them take to sucking the heads of their canes and the problem of their civil teachers' meetings. The next meeting will ne hold at luka, Saturday January 14, 1888. Let every teacher in the county be nresent. W. V.

McConn's bill ''to restrict the tnononolv in coal" was defeated in I've been licked once or twice in my variegated career, but I've always noticed that them fellers who whipped mo were not the same men afterwards, and drooped along for a while like a sun struck tomato vine, and finally dropped into the grave with a dull thud, having kinder outlived their usefulness. "I want it distinctly understood that I'm from the counties, and ain't up to nravimr that I mitfht bo authorized and cm- 1 i .11 1 In.wl powereu to sell wie juinnuiin-urnunijuu lain, tor flit! nurpOM oi paying mo uums mi'i i-usm the congressional society, the vote standing. 5 for and 18 against. of adiniiusl ration ol sum estate, to-wn All of south-west quarter or section Twen tne cote etiketof the strawberry blonde ty, township Twenty-six south, runjro Jtiir- Call and settle with Ke fc Son by Jan. 1, 1888, and save cost.

J. L. Kenton Son. ren ami Iiorin-wesi. I'wotity-nlne, township Twonty-six south, of or the pulpy dude.

If I make any mis-cucs it will be more an error ot the head range Tli i neon west. And Raid petition will bo heard at tho. office of the l'robato JucImc of said County, on the There are a great many teachers in Pratt county ho do not take any educational journal. Why not take the Western School Journal, the best school paper in the west? A very interesting recitation was rendered by Miss Emma Belle at the and D. Jan.

1, 1.SS8 McCov. Nettle by J. loth day of January, A. J), in, at i cioes h. in.

of said day. at which time and place each of you and all others interested uro notified to Call and save cost. ization is solved. The snow so blocked the trains running into Kingman that they had no mail for a day or so, and as a consequence the Daily Cimcr's telegraph(V) matter was nix. Arkansas City has finished an electric light and gas plant, a street railway and obtained the Mo.

Pac. ft. B. all within the nast sixtv thrya, and then bo present ami snow cause, any juu imvc, why an order of sale as prayed for should not be granted. than of the heart, but for all that I propose to run a jem up, sizzling hot, nifty little paper, and move along with the best kind of harmony; but if harmony bucks and tries to do any sort of dirt on me, harmony will have to git off the track and let me glide right inter the confidence of the public.

ic-iehers meetimr last Saturday. Miss Dated this rstn (lay ot useeiiuier. u. iooi. CM.

KN'AAV, 12-1)1 Administrator. Belie is a primary teacher who can bundle. Ct5 children. Pratt should be Notice. All Township and School District Treasurers must have orders signed by the proper Board before drawing money from the County Treasurer.

E. W. Farmer. County Treasurer. proud of Vis teachers.

SCHOOL NOTES. Of says "this is just a beginning such stuff are great cities built. Tho recent cold weather has consid erably lessened the attendance. On "If this journal says anything out of the way and grieves any metal faced tenderfoot, remember I'm the man he wants to see about it. There ain't no back-stairs or backwinddws to this ammtiim snnclormm.

I'm always in. A case of genuine leprosy is reported from Butler county, a young Swedish Tuesday there was not more than one third of ti scholars present in any of I.aNd Okkick at IjAunkd Kansas I Nov. 211, 1SH7. Notice Is hereby given that the following-named settler has tiled uotiee of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the or Iteelevor at Uirned, Kansas, on Jan. 2S.

18S8, viz; Hujfh M. Campbell O. D. S. No.

14113 for the 2 section J27 tp ot of ninire 1" west special notice Klven Robert K. Kurmun. He mimes the following witnesses to prove his continuous resilience upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz; Josonh Joseph rnifr, T. MHb, John Wilson, all of luka P. O.

Pratt Co. Kan. W. 11. Hrownlee, Eusister.

Land OrriCK at Larnbd Kansas I woman named Wariff, who has been the rooms. suffering from this dreadful malady Tie luka Traveler man, one named McConn, a man(Y) of much' belly and little brains, who has hcen in Pratt counly.iiboutayear, in last week's issue of his two foranicklc sheet, attacks the publisher of this paper in an unwarranted manner and enters boldly into matters which transpired in that Tho High School has adopfced Barnes New Complete Geography, This book i it new treatise on this subject and nearly three years and whose ilesh is said to be literally dropmg off in great pieces. Under a recent order of the Superin- I'm ever on the tripod, and now with these few brief remarks I cordially invite everybody's cooperation and subscriptions. The tone of the paper will be pure in sentiment, chaste in expression and typographically bang up and delirious." Texas Sittings. is complete iu every detail.

county two or three years ago anu Miss Mabel Gebhart visited the Iligl: about which ho knwvs nounng. ino attack is a persona! ono anu or no in tendent of the Dead Letter Bureau, section 500 of the postal laws and regulations will hereafter be enforced. This School last week. John Finger has gone to McPhcrson on a visit to his old home. terest to the Leader's readers, wmcn fact and the despicable character or rather want of character of the author Tiromntr.

ns to refrain from any answer. I Bro. Thompson of the Pratt Press NOV. ltW. I Notlco Is herebv plvon that the followlnpr-tiamed settler has tiled notice of his intention to make final proof In support of his claim, ami that said proof will be made before the Register or Receiver at I.arned Kansas, on Jan.

2, 18S8, viz; Alexander Campbell O. D. 8. 14U72 lor the 4 1-4 of section tp 20 of ramro 1.1 west special notlco Is given to Kobert K. Karman.

JIo names the fallowing witnesses to prove his continuous residenoe upon, und cultivation of, said land viz; Joseph Schoonover, Joseph Craig, T. Ellis, John Wilson, all of luka P. O. Pratt Co, Kan. W.

It. Browulee, lteaister. will explain away the apparent charge of boodle with regard to Morton Goo. Gebhart is doing duty ot janitor while Fred Finger is absent. We will put our arithmetic class against any in the county.

The class is composed of the following: Maud Lawry, Ivy Kenton, Sina Har-rebBurnie Gardner, Myrtle Gardner, Albaugh's oath stating that the "100 men's names" were a fraud, we will see what can be done in the way of producing another incident or two in the history of Pratt Center that need an ex Kingman Leader. The above hog-wash from Molt Albaugh's paper may go down in Kingman county, but here where he has been proven a perjurer and a liar, it will not do, We do not pretend to know personally that the names he swore were forged, were legally obtained, but we do know that more than fifty men swore section requires the collection of one cent in addition to the two cent stamp for all advertised letters. This clause of the postal laws has never before been enforced. The manager of the Thomas Iron Company, a large concern, is reported as saying: Most of the steel rail mills will shut down before Christmas. The demand was growing lighter, and the President's message drives another nail in our coffin." Up to December 1, he states, the association had orders for First publication November W.

1887.1 PUBLICATION NOTICE, planation to be classed with honest government. No doubt the wonderful STATE OF KANSAS, I Etta Craig, Park Smith, Amos Williams and Wheeler Phillips. Dr. J. N.

McCoy and Mr. S. P. Gebhart were visitors last week. The Arithmetic class is master Pratt County.

intellect that guides the quill of the Press, can make black appear white, Toe State of Kansas to Kltzu JMin uoon, he perjured himself in regard to that matter. Does not that give us a little but we doubt it. However, if the Press Marion K. lioen. liiancn uoon anu uhbh Elin Goen as the mother of the suld Marion E.

Goen, Nora Goen and Ulaneh Goen, minor heirs of one Milton Goon deceased; Greet- nrn lierehv notified that Eliza Elln fails, perhaps Jackson Kent Cochran knowledge of the case? Suppose McConn were ail belly and no brains, of the Pratt Center Preston Jieraiu could give the desired explanation. Goon, Marion E. Goen, Nora Goen and Blanche Goen have been sued iu the district court. Cullison Banner. ing the mysteries of square and cube root.

quiues. If a hole were made entirely through tho earth, (passing through the center) would a ball dropped in pass entirely through? Which would take the most fence, a within and lor me county oi rrau muie twenty-eiffhth judicial district of tho state of The Kilrain-Smith contest, which oc- Kansas in tne action wneieui uumi u. uiuu and A. M. Coffman, partners doing ousinoss cured Dec.

12, on the island ot fsc. Pierre, in the river Seine, France only 75,000 tons for next year, but not an order since. The engine wiper went to sleep Monday night and the engine died on his hands. As a consequence the pumps froze up and all of Tuesday was consumed in getting steam up after thawing out the pumps. Late Tuesday evening they started out but had to return on account of the snow drifted into the cuts.

Consequently we had no mail that day. under tho llrm namo and Htyio or uruwu ('off man. are plaintiffs and Eliza Klin Goon, Marion E. Goen, Nora Goen and munch Goen are defendants and that the said Eliza Elin Goen, Marlon K. Goen, Nora Goen and was for the diamond belt, $10,000, and square field containing 040 acres, that would that establish' Albauglfs innocence of the crime proved against him? The people pf Pratt county now know Albaugh to be a perjurer, and no amount of personal abuse will offset this' fact.

And the reason he docs not mention the matter at issue is not because it would not interest there readers, but became it is true. The despicable vaprant knows this. heavy weight championship of the world. It lasted two hours and 100 Blanch Goen must tuiswor tno petition nieu ip the said action by the said plaintiffs, Brown is S20 rd by 320 rd, or a field containing the same number of acres, 640 by 190rd? Jotl'man, on or notoro tno iiist uay oi l-iocum-1KH7 nr tho fiamo will bo taken as rue A person bought sheep for $94, hav rounds were fought. Darkness prevented its completion and the fight was md judgment will rendered nccordinglyt to ing lost 7, he sold 1 of tho remainder sum OI one nunureu uuu A ith Interest thereon at the rate of twelve per nrr nitnum from the 1st dav of May.

declared a draw. for $20: how many sheep had he at first 1887, and tor tho sum of thlrtr-flvo dollnrs with What Nations have no national debt? The Greensburg Signal says wo ap We realize that times are hard and Interest thereon from the 1st day ot jNovom- A and trade horses. A says "I'll McClelland traveler ber, 1887, at tho rate ot twelve per ceiuum per annum and for the foreclosure of the mort money scarce, and oaereu to tate corn take $50 between our horses." "No" propriated an article from his paper without giving him proper credit which was very unpretty, especially as gage given on i.ue isr uny mwyi.iiiui-i.nHA., BY SANDY JACK. by Jlllton (ioeu anu uie sum mm m.uu I l'nv-nr tho said Brown Ai Coffman, on the says "I'll take $100 difference. and hay for the amounts owed us, but have not had an ansrer yet from any of our subscribers.

We are waiting Thev sulit the difference. How did following described premises situate In Pratt county in tho state of Kansas, to-wlt: he seldom writes anything funny. Tor all of which we are sorry, and will keed -i they trade? ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK still, because we think they want to pay. What a beautiful snow just before Christmas. Protracted meeting at Golden Valley School House.

They are doing good work. Rev. Burleiirh is the minister. a sharp look out in the future, so that The west null Va oi tncnouui quintet (V,) of section one (1) and tho east half (54) of the south east quarter Oi) of section two (2) In township twenty-eight (28) south, of range eleven (11) west of the sixth principal meridian The difference between Sit. square in case he does "produce anything A Colored youth of one hundred and funny we may make special note of it and 3 square ft.

is 0 square feet. W. J. Stewaut three summers was married to a widow of thirty-three in Columbia, S. last The Lyceum held in the Carmi school house each Saturday evening is Sixty-seven Egyptian pyramids have week.

This is a union of June and Uncle John llutledgc came in Satur-1 day night from Stephens county. Mr. John Eubanks is confined to his bed with a lame back: There is to be a Christmas tree at been discovered and explored, all situated on the edge of the desert west of December with a vengeance. full of interest. We attended the session held last Saturday night and were The Saratoga Sun and Pratt Press the Kilo.

The three great pyramids of Gizeh built by Kimfu and his successors highly entertained. The exercises consisted of declamations, select readings combine this week, so says the Register, are the most celebrated. Tho great arwl a. short character dialogue, anu a under the proprietorship of Charley Warren and F. E.

Lanstrum. pyramid built in steps at Sakkarah and paper. The latter was edited by S. 11. said to date from the 1st and for salo or mo Mild premises sunjeci 10 me first mortgage now on said premises, given in favor of tho Kansas Mortgage and Investment Company and now amounting to one thousand dollars with interest thereon from tho 1st dav of November 1887, at the rato of seven per centum per annum, to satisfy the judgment so to bo rendered in favor or Brown Coffman and after such sale the said defendants and all persons claiming by, under, oi through them or either of them shall be forever barred lrom claiming any right, title or Interest in or to tho said premises and that after tho confirmation of such sale and the execution of the deed in pursuunco thereof, the sheriff of said Partt county shall assist tho purchaser utBueh sale to thb possession of tho said premises as against tho said defendants or any person claiming by, under or through them or either of them since tho joliimencement of Bald action.

WtnHS whereof I have hereunto L. S. set inv hand und oftiehi) weal this 7th day of November, 1887. CHARLES MeANAHNEV, Clerk of tho District Court within anil for Pratt County, In the KSth Judicial District of the State of Kanssas. Ily J.

W. Deputy. Okookkk 3c Not'TflKH, Attorney for Plaintiffs. 1Q There will bo reduced excursion rates nasty is believed by many to be the old Kutzandwasa most creditable effort in every respect, its "take-offs" being numerous but of such a character as on the Mo. Pac, during holidays, lor est 'monument in Egypt, and With the particulars inquire of the agent.

exception: of, the, ruins iff. tho Tower Prairie Ilelle school houso Dlinslmas eve. Jim Gilbert has moved his family back to Missouri. Mrs. Emma Good and her brother Seldon Itoaborough are back from Stephens county.

The Misses Alexander are going to return homo in a few days. They are here from Jackson Co. visiting their sisters, Mrs. John and Mrs. Lafe Heed.

Mrs. Lafe 'Reed will accompany them home. not to offend. The evening's program of the most ancient in the world closed with a debate on the question: If the fish's heftd'is 6 in long, the' tai "Resolved, that diminishes as long us the head and half the body crime," which was decided in the af Geo. Coburn, N.

a friend of II. Smith, is visiting in the city, and will perhaps locate. Mr. Anderson, of the' Real Estate Journal of Wichita, was in the city Friday. and tho body as long as the head and firmative.

All are invited to attend tail both, then the body must be half this society, and we promise you will be the length of the whole fish or 2tm and well repaid for so doing.