Weir City Daily Sun from Weir, Kansas • 3

Rates $2.00 Per Day; Newly Furnished' in Modern Style CITY DIRECTORY. HOTEL DEAN, J. I- Weir City, Kansas. VS' If you see your name in the Sun inverted, you may know you owe the paper, have been dunned and have failed to respond after being invited to do tf LOCALS. The Pomeroy Family stopped at the Cottage House.

Oysters and Celery. D. W. Marks will have oysters and celery on Friday and regularly thereafter. Call at his muat market for anything in that line during the winter.

204tr STEEKS STOLEN. A. W. Price, living in the Indian Territory, was in town yes Good Bargains. Hammocks at reduced prices.

Croquette Sets awful cheap. Our line of school supplies ie complete, consisting of books, slates, tablets, inks, pens, pencils, erasors, crayons, fcc. We call your attention to our fine line of face powders, perfumery and other toilet articles. Best Hotel in Southeastern Kansas. HARDWARE.

Come One. Come All To Compton the leading Hardware and Grocery Firm of Weir City. We want the people of Weir and vicinity to know, that to-day and from now on we are going to sell our goods at BED BOCK prices as you see below: Bulk Oat Flake, 10 lbs for 4 packngt's of Out Flake, 0 Iioxes of currants, 2 California peachfs, I lis of Navy beans, Ten, from 10c to 50 per porand. I cans of good corn, Good cofloe 20o and 30c. Krant, 20c per gallon.

Wucntel, 10c, 2 for 25c 25c 25c 25c 25c 15c $1.00 10c Sugar, 16 to 18 lbs Large can of baking powder Farmers! This is the place to bring your GGS and Butter; we will give you the highest price in the market. If you don't believe it, come and see. Don't forget the place. Lard, 4 lbs 25e Salt meat, 7 lbs 50c Smoked meat, 3 lbs 253 Soap, 10 bars for- 25c 3 cans of tomatoes 25c Preserves, good, 12c lb Potatoes, 50c to 60c per bushel. 5 cook stoves from $10.00 to $16.00.

17 different kinds of chewing tobacco. A Hue line of smoking tobacco. 6. McDLELLAN, M. D.

Physician Surgeon Office: Room 4 Hamilton Braidwood building, Residence: South side west Main street. WelrCtty Kansas We carry a fine line of fancy toilet soaps. Our prescription deportment is under the care of a careful pharmacist. Stryker Bros. Main Weir City, Kans.

Look Here. I am going to keep a good stock of Smoked and Salt Fish on hand in the future. 2l0tf. D. W.

Marks. WHY Are so many people buying- their goods at the North Side (jKOCERI Because Our stock is the best and our prices are the lowest. Small profits and quick sales is our motto. Call and be convinced. R.M.MarkhamJI.D, Scammbn, Kas.

Leave- calls at F. II. Martin Drug- Store, or No. 8 Shaft, Weir Kansas. RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

Memphis Route, North Bound. No. 304, Passenger, 12:47 a. m. 11:4 a.

m. 11:00 a. m. No. 302.

No. 406, South Bound No 301, Passenger, No. 303, NO. 408, West 4:14 p. m.

3 :59 a. 4:40 p. in. Frisco Line. Passenger from St.

Louis arrives 10:20 a. m. Departs for Pittsburg Girard and Kansas City 10:25 a. m. Arrives from Kansas city, via, Girard and Pittsbur Departs for St.

Louis Freight accommodation from Pitts- 5:20 p. m. 5:25 p. m. burg arrives 2:00 p.

m. Freight accoinmoda-leaves for tion Pittsburg 2:30 p. in, CITY Oi-HCIALS- D. W. Kino CHAM.KS SWPNKV Clerk.

E. E. Holt 7.7.1. James Morgan Polli-e Judfje M. F.

Comiton city Attorney AMES IIatton i of Police. 1. KBAUNET Physician. CITY COUNCIL. First Ward 1)o1noi Thud.

Down Second Ward Ward Fourth Ward Uuiuu, C.n. Jteatty W. MarliM Shaw O. W.Hiint LODGES- KNIGHTB of PYTHIAS. Weir City Lortgi No.

30 meet every Friday ingnt. inning njew bers in the City, cordially Jnvjwd. R. C. LiBBX, C.

C. J. W. McKix, K. of B.

andS. UNIFORM HANK, K. P. No. 84 nieetD every bird Saturday V- abbutx uupfc II, j.

KobinhoS. Racorder. I. O. It.

DeEmber Tribe No. 9 meets first and third Fridays of each month. T. C. Hiktbd, Sachem Dr.

J. K. BAUNcy. K. of K.

ETAWA COUNCIL, No. 13, Pocahontas meet Booond and fourth Fridays. Mrs. M.J. Varco, Pocahontas.

Miss Ada Mouse, Keeper of Records. RATHBONE SISTERS. Herron Temple No 8(3 meets every IlrKt and third Mondays. Mils. AKOHB Folios, M.

E. Miss Lizzie O'Neill. M. K. of U.

SKLECT FRIENDS. Weir City Loilfe No 4, meets 2d and 4th Mondays of each month. Mary Dodson, Chief Prot. fllXA Altenbaumkr Secretary. A F.

A. M. Blaclt Diamond Lodge No. 27. meets second and fourth Thursdays.

F. II. Martin, See. I. E.

SirYKKR, Master. EASTERN STAR, Kent Chapter 117 meetstnird Monday i Mrs. M. E. JACKMAN, W.

Mrs. I. C. Dennis, Secretory. A.

ii Gencral Crook Post. No. 820, meets every second and fourth Saturdays, at 2 m. J. B.

La Brant AdJt.JJASipnw.LCom: To V. SnielterCamp No. 17, meets every second and fourth Fridays. U. S.

Paxton, Capt. Pearl Robinson, 1st. Sergeant. W. R.

General Crook Corps No. 244, meets every Jirst and third Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. R. Camphew.

Pres. P. of A. Charity Lodge No, 11, meets every Tuesday night. Visiting Brethren welcome.

Sec. Mrs. F. L. Aut.ES, S.

P. A. O. U. W.

Rpeltor Lodge No. 19, meets every Wednesday. Visiting brothers welcome. JOKF.PH HAN1.ET, gec.W. M.

W- DEGREE of HONOR. Weir City Lodge No. 141 meets every Tuesday. Mauie Lbwis, Itec. Mrs.

C. C. H. tl. W.

A. Weir City Camp No. 714, meet every Wednesday night. 1L L. Robinson, Clerk.

J. H. Pace, V. C. I.

O. O. F. Mineral Lodge No. 1H3, meets every Saturday night.

Visiting brothers welcome J. B. LA Brant. Sec. T.

B. Simpson, N. p. RKBEKAH DEGREE Golden Rod Lodge No. (71 meets every Thursday night.

Visitors Invited. Mrs. Amies Riosius, N. G. Miss Marion Fulton, Secretary- ORDER OF EGIS-Coal CJty Lodge No.

142. C. H. Kohinson, C. Case, Sec, Superior Sec, Baltimore.

Md. CHURCHES- BAPTIST Sunday school 10 a. preaching 1 1 a. and 7:30 p. m.

U. Y. P. U. Mondi.y evening, t-iaver meiting Wednesday Rev.

W. K. Willia lis, Pasty LATTER DAY SAINTS. Church 2nd door north of M. E.

church. Services every Sunday. Sunday School at 10 a.m.and Preaching 7:30 Prayer meetuig 3 p. A. H.

Herke, PRESBYTER JAN. Preaching every first and Fceond Sunday in each month. Sunday school every Sunday at )0 a-m. C. m.

CANTiier.L, Pas M. P. CHURCH. Services. Class meeting at 10 a.

m. Preaching at 11 a. in. Sunday school at 2:30 p. in.

and preaching at 7:30 p. m. All ar cordially invited to uttend these meetings. J. M.

Bdktch, M. B. CHURCH. Preaching every Sunday morning and evening, at II a. m.

and 8 p.m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Class meeting at 8 p. tu.

Epworth League Tuesday evening. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. A. O. Lockwood, Pastor.

SANTA FE ROUTE. St S. F. Railway. Main Line Cennections.

No conncctR at Wichita. A. P. F. for points in Ch jrokee strip and Oklahoma.

Connects at Burrton, with A. T. S. F. for points in Kansas.

lias reclining chairs, seats free, and Pullman palace sleepers to Wichita and Burrton. No. 2 Connects at Monntt for points In Arkansas also for points in Indiau Territory via Neos'i. f'unnections at Moqett with the Texas Limited Vestibuled which has Reclining Chuir Cars i eats free and Pullman Buffet Drawing Room Sleepers through to Galveston, via Paris and Dallas without change. Conneotsat Grand Union Station St.

Louis with all lines for the East. North and Southwest. Has reclining Chntr Cars seats free and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeper to St. Louis. No.

8 connects at Burton with A. T. S. for points in Colorado. Wyoming.

Utah, Nevada. Iilaho. Mont, Washington, Oregon.New and Old Mexico, Arizona aud California. Has reeling rhalr cars, seats free, to Burton and Anthony. Kansas, Pullman drawing room and sleeper to Burton.

Throucb Pullmun sleepers from Burton to Pueblo. Denver, El Paso, Los Angelos. San Diago and San Francisco. No. 4 connects at Monett, for point in Arkansas and Texas.

Has reclining chair car, fieats fref-, ard Piiman buffetdrawing room sleeper Moneit Jallas, Texas, via, Pajis. Connects at St. Louis Grand Union Station with all linos for the east.north and southeast. Has reclining chair oars, seats free, and Pullman drawing room sleepers to St. Louis.

No. 74 and No. la to and from Weir has close ponnpetions with ixos. a ana 4. Through Uckiits oa sale to all points.

For ur iulurnuiilou call upon or addn-sn. R. MILLS, Agent ompion ores. WEIR GITY; KANSAS. Read the new ad of Compton Bros, and you will catch on to living prices.

For some cause to us unknown the Catholic Fair did not begin last evening. Fifty pound cans of pure Jard for $3.50, including can at D. Marks. 267tf Si Swinney went down to Col umbus yesterday to appear before the board of County Commission ers on a matter of business. This is Pension day and the men of 61 to 65, no longer young crawled out quite early to sign their draft on Uncle Sam.

City Treasurer, E. Holt, went down to Columbus last evening on business and returned on the 12:47 train this morning. Miss Daisy Forney has gone to McCune to stay with her father. There' is at least one young man who will miss her, but we will not give name. Those who did not go to the Baptist church last night to hear the Pomeroy Family missed a great treat.

Every one there was highly pleased and entertained. Clarence Aitchison, of Columbus the reliable lightening rod man was in tne city last night. Clarence is ready to rod candidates so they will be enabled to catch their party electrical current. AGENT. 'V I am agent for the Hygenia, or Williamson Corset.

Mrs. C. W. 280 lm. Cottage House.

Rev. J. Ev Brant of Ft. Scott, P. E.

of this district gave the Sun office a pleasant call yesterday. The Comrade served in the 85th Indiana Infantry three years as Captain, Major and Lirutenani He was with Sherman on his march to the sea We would be pleased to have all who owe subscription on the Daily Sun, to pav up to Jan-uary 1st. 181)6, as we are in need of money. tf. CREAMERY BUTTER.

I have made arrangements lor creamery butter and will have it on hands all the time in the future. 206tf D. W. Marks. The Church to be Re.

Modelled. Rev. E. Brant, presiding elder of this district, came in on Sunday. He is making an effort to get the -M.

E. church in this city on its feet. He proposes to give the church $300 of the'ehurch extension funds, provided the members of the church and others will raise the additional sum of $600. The proposition is to move the present church building and build an addition of 25 to 30 feet, paint and put it in first class condition, he will, when conference meets, send a brond-guage. up-to-date minister here to fill the pulpit.

ARRESTED AND GOT UGLY Tom Boon tanked up on "joint goods yesterday and was arrest by Marshal IIatton who started with him to the lock-up. When they reached Hamilton Braid-wood's corner Jim was getting pietty tired, Boon was on the pullback. George Caraway was ordered by the marshal to take hold of Boon and assist, he caught him by the right wrist. Boon Jerked loose and hit Cara-was a smart blow. George gave him one back in the face as quick as a flash that would have floored had not the marshal held him from falling.

George then took hold and Boon walked off considerably tamed. He was locked up and will be requested to contribute something like $11.00 for bis fun. iterday hunting for three fat steers that were cut out and driven away from his herd of twenty-five. He did not find them and then was losking for the hides. Lat week the Butler Company bought three tat steers ot a man who gave his name as William McRew.

He said he lived near Neutral in this county. Mr. Price is looking for him, 1 A SUPPOSED One week ago yesterday Msrion Asbell, living six miles south of Oswego, drove his 14 year old step son Willie Whitehead away from home. On Tuesday Maggie Whit8 head, the 16 year old sister, went to a neighbors on business. When she returned her mother was missing and the eight, months old baby wa3 crying.

She asked her step-father where her mother was and he said he did not know. Search was made. The neighbors houses were visited and at last the body of Mrs. Asbell found in the cellar and near by a Colt's re volver. She had been shot in the head, but the coronor's jury could not find any powder marks.

When the coroner's jury returned their verdict, Asbell was arrested and placed in jail at Oswego. Rumor says Maggie has told some very damaging things. Mrs. Asbell was a sister of Ben Mrphy and Mrs. Ed Crawley of this city and both Murphy and Crawley have been in Oswego and that vicinity for several days and when they return more facts will be given.

REGULAR COUNCIL MEET- ING. Council met in regular nession last night and was called to order by' Mayor D. W. King. The roll was called and -i he following councilmen answered to their Dowd, Dodon, Hargiss, Gould, Beatty, Shaw and Hunt.

The minutas of the last meeting were read and approved. The re pprt of police judge James Morgan was read showing the amount of fines, collected during' Jan uary and turned over to the city treasurer was a total of $402.25. The report was adopted. The city clerk made his report show ing that he had collected since last May to Jan. 1st.

la-it in icenses and occupation tax was read and approved. The report of the fire department Was read giving names of officers elected and recommanding the. appointment. of William Benton as chief and Thad Hargiss as assistant chief. The report was approved.

A communication was received from the county clerk in regard to election expenses and pauper coffins. An ordinance wan introduced In regard to awnings, placing goods for.exhibi'ion on sidewalk, post ing bills on-electric light poles on on Main street, and orderirg all electric light poles on Main street painted, read by sections and passed on a first reading. An or dinance was read in regard to a 6ide walk on east street, read by sections and the vote taken, it was passsd on first reading as a whole. A number of bills of various kinds were read and all bills except for salaries were le-ferred to the finance committee. The name of J.

W. Karrell was presented by the mayor for city assessor and he was unanimously confirmed. Costs vs Charles Ap-plegate to the amount of $3, was remitted by the mayor, which was approved by the council. Wm. Benton was confirmed as chief of the fire department and Thad Hargiss as assistant chief.

Thad Hargiss called the attention of the councilto the necessity of having new hose. The matter was referred to the committtee on fire department. A motion was made by Dowd to pay Mrs. Hurlburt $10.00 for keping pauper, motion lost. Motion to allow $7.00 to Mrs! F.

Thornburg for quilts lost while taking pauper to poorhouse, laid over. There being no farther business the council adjourned until Friday evening, Feb. 7th. E. W.

DOAN, D. Physician Surgeon. Office: Over Lay's drug" store Rooms 1 and 2. Residence: stieet, next to last house. Wcij-ntty, Kansas.

FreshGoods LOW PRICES. PROMPT SERVICE. Passenger train leaving Weir 5:25 p. ra. runs Joplin without change, passengers arrive in St.

Louis 6:50 a. time, Weir to St, Louis, 14 hours and 25 minutes, being over 7 hours shorter time than via, ay other route. Morning passenger train runs from Joplin to Weir and Weir to Girard without change, making close connection at' Girard with Santa Fe trains for Kansas City tnd all points north and west. A Pullman sleeper leaves Carl Junction every Sunday morning enroute from St. Louir to Los Angeles with out change, via Burrton, Albuquerque and Barstow.

Baggage checked through to destination. JR. C. Mills, Agt, MEAT MARKET Fresh and Cured Meats of all kinds, Dressed Chickens, Sausage, Bologna, Pickled Tripe, Butter, Pure Lard. Everything usually kept hi a Tirst-class Meat Market.

(live me a call. Second Door East of Lay's Drug Store. W. E. MARMONT, Prop..