Weir City Citizen from Weir, Kansas • 4

mix (fill) ttiicm MARRIED Calhoin McKixsihy On Tuesday, December 5, in Missouri, lituee as an able attorney and a reliable business man, He comes from Topeka. Thtne was a gotxl attendance of fir-t nighten at the Opera house last niif lit to sw adie liaymomr.s spli-nuid oouijiany. The play was well jendereU and was heartily applauded from the rise to the linal drop of the curtain. l-o-totljee a second The Largest Entered tLe fias wail matter. 'fUSlJAY, DLCEMBEIi 5, 18tl3 lit not survive Poor Charley Whinner i-oul' ihethot of his terrible injn nries, and at The of Weir City who an looking l'oi their Old Kiittid SANTA GLAUS tl.

Calhoun, of Weir Cilv, Kansas, to Mi-s Kate McKinstry, of Spriug-lield, Misscnri. The happy pair arrived in Weir City on Saturday lait, having made a brief yisit Louh. The many friends of Mr, Calnoun extend a cordial welcome 10 him ard his fair bi ide and i-h them all the joys and blessings that can corat to their home. about tl o'clock Wednesday niirht death Adveriisix; Rates: Locals, 5c per line. Display advs.jo cents an inch per per fo caienaar month.

Special discount iarge space anJ time contracts. Should know that ha has an immense came to his relief. His brother, J. Q.Wim-mer, of Edna, Kansas, had arrived to take care of him, and alter the IwMly was prepared for burial by Haskin liolwits, it was; taken to Edna for interment. The Sons of Veterans save au open meeting at their hall Monday night which was a moat eujoi able ailair.

We regret that we Pack oi Chrisiijias Presei)ti our ft nit lov eyes, we love you, oKl jiuuipkin, no well wc could eat you, for you ara a dimly when made tnto jies. Kx. The in this is all right, but the rylime is not in it to any great extent. Don't forget that Zmas comes on Monday, and that Saturday is the last day to buy Holiday gif ts Having abandoned intention to imitate the World's Fair features in Miniature, on account f.f the extravagant price charged for the materials to iilus-trat it, has Inspired us to make the best display ever seen in Weir City. Strvker "The Druggists." Choicest brands of jellies and hlh grade canned goods at the Cential Coal Coke store.

The CITIZEN will be found on sale at G. D. Shepard Stationery srore Do you eat oysters? Well, the place 10 get them served in the hrst sty le Is at John McKillop's. Stewed, fried or raw, the finest in the land. at Uolumbus, where ad vertising contracts may liev.

Chas. Hill, pastor of the Chrlttian church at Cherokee, was yitdting: Geo. Merriam and fundi Mondar. be made. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE, are uname to attend it ami give a more complete report of the affair.

We trust that the Iwys will not stop at this, however, but that this will be but one of many such pleasant and profitable affairs. At the Baptist business meetim? Saturday night the foilhiging officers were elected; li. C. Mills, superintendent: Will Goble assistant; Ilattie Goble, secretary; -Mrs. Bell Johnson, assistant.

Church, II. K. Sweet, treasurer; Will Goble, clerk; W. Sturgeon and Will Burnett, ushers. The church now has a pastor, and we hope will do much good to the people of Weir.

Glen Barton says he has a local for us that is of general interest. He says he knows Of a nlule that lately died a natural death; As he gives neither name, date or place we are almost afraid to accept his bare statement for fear It will not be believed, (lien declares however, that it is true so We will accept his statement this time. If you stand on your head you may be able to credit it. Make a guess on the numbi of seeds In the big pumpkin nt Moriison Rush's and see if you cannot get the inus-ie box. One guess for every cash purchase amounting to one dollar.

Mrs. Emma dgie. of Pittsburg, was visiting the fatnily of Biady Cro the first of the week. John McKillop is kept busy thete nights serving up oysters. His stews and firiea are famous and everyone wants them.

Try a dish: Ahrl they al'e now vn lie has bvoiight tli Largest Stock of H. M. Grandle, dentist. Office over Ktith Perry's store, Weir City Kansas, peg Accidentally Shot A son of Jaincs Mt'Quisney accidentally shot a displayed in this city, and will make his Headquarters lt little daughter of Andy Sullivan evening. The bov and a nuinber of Louis Liiy's Drug Store.

Ui1 Qreat TViumpli-. HE 0 it ife A 11 Victorious! other children were playing together hnd In some way he got hold of a revolver and was snapping it at the children. A Buy the best cigars at Stryker Bros, and draw trie gold watcli. Electric Hitlers This remedy is becoming so well known and so Dular a to need nospecial men-lion. All who have used Electrlb Bitters sing ths sftliie song pf praise A purer medicine U'Oes not exist and it'ls guaran-leed to do all that Is claimed.

Electric Bitters Will cure all dlseaces of the liver and kidneys; will remove pimples, boi salt rheum and Other affections caused by impure blbod Will drive malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all malarial fevers. For cure of headache, constipation and indigestion try Electiic Bitters Entirtjsaiiifactioii guaranteed Or irioney refunded. Price octs. and $1.00 per bottle at Stryker Bros, drugstore; The Racket, Cherokee, Kansas. cartridge in one of the chambers was at The wise old owl while flying by On all he see keeps an open eye daylight glare or iriidnight hues His eyes are open for all the news.

last reached and the revolver was fired, the ball striking the little fjirl and glancing along the abdomen. Fortunately the wound is not dangerous, and the child's The iisht Diploma Awarded ttie Stofy Sk CjlAifk Organ, life is saved by a hair's breath as it were. This is another warnlne ot the danger of allowing children Jtp handle firearms. We are too busy do ring, tile IrlQLlDA? HADE say much in regard to OUit l-iCW PlllOES, Our Customers are oilt'- best 9 0 Advertisers. Ask of them where tbev can 1 BUY THE UIIEAPIi'ST.

and they will tefl vou at TtfE RACKET, at CHEROIiEK. Night calls for W. Sniitli, the, undertaker, may be niade at the Coinniercial hotel; If. Did you say y6u would like to own that mdsic Uoi at Morrison Rush's? To Keep in Advance ami Let the Crowd follow Has Ever Hceii the Aiiii of The Story Clark Organ Company. Make a euefs on the number of seeds In Armour's delicies, such as canned trip, pigs feet, lambs tongue, oxtail, rarebits, tor sale at the Central Coal Coke store.

Try them they are ex-cellcet for the table or for a nice lunch. George At. l'avis is another stiffcrer from grip. the big punipkln and you liiav secure It. One guess for eter'y casli purchase of iaving a tussle one dollor's wprth of goods.

Swinney's oysters ai-j the most 1V. lierr.on lias been1 With the grip. li. Franks has just visit to Madison. popu.

This Week we are selling DRESS GOODS in SERGES, HENRIETTAS, BEDFORD CORDS and SUITINGS at 6, 9 and iSc a yard. That's Cheap Enough, Aint it? rned from a The s'adie liaymond Company goes horn laramong theyoniig Swinney's home made candles are the purest and the best. here to Webb City. The Register speaks ofthe popularity Of the company and says they will have a good Week's support. We can assure our Webb ity friends that the company is better than ever before, and deserves a fell house every night, in the Fine line, of holiday goous of almost any deScriptionVt the fJentral Coal Coke Co.ii store.

Come in and see The prices are alt) right. The RACKET, Cherokee, Kama. C. T. peafctu Co.

week. It Is one of the conscientious companies that plays as Weil It a sjiwll house as to "standing room They are a company of artists aiid Sadie and Fred are out of sight. 1 'i'he city is ikying some iieeded attention .0 sidewalks tills week. I Win. Beiiham and TheUrant, of Columbus, was In our city Thursday.

1 The.A. II. will J-rand ball at Baiter's hall on New Tear night i M. McDowell; ofi.Fdft Sco'tti is lit the jlty visiting friends and relatives. 1 Mrs.

Fred.DaunonUttrg lifts been (Jtiite ill for some timo, but recovering; 1. The Misses MylKjr, Of Pittsburg, are vis iting tlie family Of J. W. Bowersock. J.A.

JL Sdlrs; of the Monitor Fort Scott, was in town Monday night. 1 Wo will probably lie able to have tlie time tables in the paper in a few days now. The easiest thing purchased, the most appropriate Xiiias present, a gift most ap preciated, would be a Piano, or one of DEALERS IT Hardware, Stoves, those celebrated Story Clark Organs, Coitie in and tell us you want it, hnd We will make the terms so easy for you that you will be surprised and wdnder why everybody has not got one, of la grippe says he has 4r. King litis been victim fontwoor three days but he no time to be sick. Tinware, STKYKER BROS.

Musical InSt. Co. THE TEOPLE'S DELIGHT. JIINER'S TOOL Henceforth the name of the Story Clark will lie known from the rock hound shores of Maui to the golden gates of California, aiiil from the fronen seas in the north to where tlio pnhn tree grows in the south. This can be reasonably said to be a cleat- case of "I told you so." Wo have for a number of years believed the Story Clark the best organ made in the world, and it "does us proud" to have our opinion vindicated by such high authority as Sir.

Carpenter judge, (selected by the World's Fair Columbian exposition lo pass upon the merits o( the organ of 11 the leading manufacturers of the worl'11. We sometimes make mistakes, but in selecting the Story Clark as the one organ above all others to receive our rccomendation and guarantee it. is now evident that we did not err in our judgement. Wo would be glad to show our frL-nds and customers a copy of the original diploma signed by the president and' secretary judges liberal arts. We are now making preparations to devote one of our largo brick rooms to the music business, and ve shall still cciiitinne to furnish your homes it'll the pride of the borne, the Story ik Clark organs.

The lowest piicVs and the most liberal terms on all high grade pianos, or--, gans, guitars', 'banjos, or other mil. sical nterchandise. Yours, Truly, Strvkkk BWs. SIusioal Ixst. Co.

RIjnaway Bov Frank Cochran left GUNS AND AJiSlUN his home In Welr.Citj, Kansas, August 12; 1891, It is supposed he went west to The story called "Anthony by Charles Stokes Wayne, and contained in the December number of "Tales From Town is particularly bright, lively and drahlritie, with a variety of character and incident that holds the reader's attention 'from start to finish. Its opening chapter Introduces to us the hero' of the tale, a happy-go-lucky man of the world who, while strolling through a street in Venice, Is attracted by a pair of skirts, and by means of startling piece of effrontery forms the acquaintance a very beautiful and my slerlous woman. As it turns out, this Incident is trie turning point in the y'pung man's career. The woman that Anthony Kent meets in Venice pfay(s a Very important part in his life. She fs an adventuress who has known innocent days and has a past, She loves Kent, and devotes her life to him.

lie is hapyy with her until, in America, he lheets a young girl whose innocence appeals to his, somewhat sin-hardened this one his heart goes out, And when lie has learned to love her he fitids that she in the daughter of his mistress, the deserted child of whom he had often heard. Naturally enough this complicated and romantic condition of allairs is interesting, and as the author has treated his subject with great lucidity and the novel is one of decided force, 'The descriptive scenes in Venice and Monte Carlo are particularly vived, and altogether Mr, Wayne can be credited with the production of a strong piece of narrative work. Town Topice Publishing 21 West 23d street, New ork City, 5O cents, 5 TO Colorado, Utah or perhaps California or Oregon. lit; is 15 years eld and small for his age, Weighing perhaps sixty or 6ixty-five pounds; (fair complexion, blue eyes and light hair; upper front teeth 20 Easily Mad large and uneven and projecting sllghtlv outward; limps slightly when walking from having: his right ankle broken. That splendid family journal, The Detroit Free Press, is offering to send its famous twelve-page weekly four months oh trial for twenty cents clubs of eight one dollar.

No paper in America enjoys a greater reputation for jjehuiti'e humor and literary excellence. Our readers cannot invest twenty cents to better advantage. The address is Detroit, Mich'. Please send Information to his mother, Mrs Madah Coiphran, Weir City, Kansas. Those oranges In Stewavt's windows are sol sour.

We know for we sampled 'em. They are just fine, if On Wednesday night jjartleyi Campbell's rrcat drama, Galley's Sla ve," uy tlio Sadie Raymond Do, Bojjjf Saturday; December Frank Warco and wife, twin boys. All doing veil. Congratulation Frank. -Tli Ray rjiond'a have -some very catchy Specialties this season; which never fail to bring down the house.

t' Col, S. O. McDowell aiid wife, of Cohtm-ftna tislted.witii M. rye and wife last 'Thursday and Friday, Dr. I.

E. Stryker has been finite seriously Indisposed for the past few days, lie is onolhor victim of the grip. i John McKlllbp has. Insii had a new sign Mor his restauraufcfcainted. It is a stood one thatjie who runs; may read.

D'. lbft for hls hoihe at Pleas-1 'an tony liaUsaa, after Working af'hls trade carpeiiteriiig; ip this city this suilunel'. I Dr. W. j.

Linn, of Fort Stiott, medical Examiner of the. Grand of. Select V'riends Of Kansas, was iil the city Monday nlgUh Tlie toting1. Fedl Id's 'meetings at the 'Methodist and Baptist Churches vare in Western papers please copy, tf -We want many men, women, toys, and jfb-1 to work forus a few hours daily, right iniinii iii-m'siil their own homes. The business Is ensy.iili'Stuii mrictly honorable, iuid pays better Hum offered agents.

Yon clear field nn.i uv competition. Experience aiid special ability mi necessary. No capital e(iiip With cverythhig that need, treat, Jyou and lielpyou to earn ten times ordinary. Women do as well as men, and boys and pay. Any one, anywhere, can do tin; work.

All succeed who follow out-plain and iiu pie directions. Earnest ork will surely bi you a great deal of money. Everything Is m-w and In great demitnd. onr pami M-i clrculftt, and receive full Innjsmatlon. Np, harm Hone if you conclude not to go on the business.

George Box 488, PORTLAND, MAINE. Mrs, Lucas and daughter, of Columbus yisited her brother. Rush, over Sunda Try the Centrat Coal Coke Creamery butterine. Best In the( market. The prettiest window dlsplay vin this county is in Stryker tWs.

Annex. It is winter scene that we are wholly without words to describe. Ifyouhave not teen it or your children have bring them, It makes the little folks fairly wild just id look atiti It is a joint product of Mrs, Stryker and Miss Mamie Booker's aitistlc skill and taste, Anything in the way of staples, dry goods, groceries, quejmsware and shoes alays on hand at the Central Coal Cdfce store. fruit Ti'y Swinney's for oysters, fresh and bure home tiiade candies," The large hay barn at No. 8 shaft of the Central Coal Coke Company was burned to the ground this morning about 4 o'clock.

Tho. loss confuted of 3oo bushels of and about forty tons, of hay. Wind being northeast prevented the stables containing several head ipules, from burning. We did not learn the amount of the Ions. I'HK IULKUO WKF KLY Ht.

AII5. Ilarry flicks, an old-time printer of the Columbus Reporter, was -in our townrvls-lUhg his brother professors for a fewt hours and took in Sadie Kaymond's "Harbor Lights'' at the Opera house lost night The Memphis Route. HALF- RATE. HOLIDAY Ami ltojk Containing nil tliii Nasby LCttors Kor one Dol tur. In finSwer to a 'general demand Irom-all parts of the United States, tlae Toledo Blade has published in one volume, cloth boundi all of the "Nssbv On December.

23, 24, 25. 30, 31 RTHUR B. CALLA'HA, ever written by the late D. Attorney-At-Law. Practice In all Courts.

Office) Rearotf Weir City Pank, Vou want the. very best. Why mot try the Centra! Coal Coke Creamery butterine? It has no equal for flavor: and VUetyour notions dhd 'furnishings at," the Racket store. Its' the che'apest place intown to buy 1 There ia the place to buv your tinware. llow dear to otlr hearts is the old creasing in interest and they are well attended.

1 i O.F. Frauds altd Wife Mrs. Mary Hard-! and dailgliteri'Sallie, visited with Mi, "and Mrs. Metsder, Of Columbus, Tliursday and Friday. 'Times are perhaps a'little hard, blU'jtwt same Sid the 'JevVeler.

reports sale of Half a dozen fino diamonds for Christmas presents 1 Mr. 1, Bennett; was out again af-tter his' late'attack of pleurisy, lie is still: looking very badly, but we trust will soon be able to resume his duties. 1 Mrs. Ida B. Dennis Is Visiting her iar-f sills her old Home In Lebanon, Missouri, where she will spend thiJ holidays, lkej in: 'he nteantime, will keep Uatihelor's hall.

I)mo--beceittber'ii, ot 12:30 a. Mary A'ifeiOf aged 30 yfears. 1 ltemalns were held to rest In the WoiB City 11, at 11 o'clock V. v- 3. R.

Donnlfl is now weaalng star of marshal, lie also wtjars (4. ''look of becomlmr dignity to accompany the star, John will we predict ntake an efficient of-( fleer, 11 n' iv The Sadie Raymond Co. iia ve playod' to1 1 the largestbusiuess of com-. iiany on season and we attribute it to the fact that they are a first-class company with gow -play. i The Sadie Raymond tampan gave the best entertainnteut thatiwoliave ever sootl i In this city by aiiy reportolre oompanyriiej- omitting perhaps a few unimportant let.

local or forgotten topics. Only a few of these letters were ever published in book form Everybody has read some of them, but who has rend all pf them? The-book contains overoo lar.g '4 pages, and all the Nasby LetteVo written during a period oftwenty-five ySars) also a portrait of D. Locke from his last Hhoto- The Mo. PacBy The onlv direct tiftir ton. all yellow.

piiiiipkih wlieti qrchards and January 1,., the Kansas City.Ftir Scott Merriptijs R. R. Co. will sell round trip tickets between stations on its Tine's at rate of one' fare, With rnuiimilm rate of fifty, cents, limited to January 0J On DeceilibP.r 19, 20 Bn.l 21 tliisi coitlpauy also sell excursions1 tickets at ons. fare to points Florida, Tetuieape; Mississippi, Ala bama, GeolgiHL.and the Carolina) with linlit bf days for return! On dates last Jipnied and lot tlio es- pecial BCComriio'iliadoh bf sportstnert and homesdektfre jpiVnd trip tlcketsj at one faro.

(yt (thiVty-ilay return limit) vVill bd np4.Ut6 )dnn in soitii ah Al-JaEsa(i TBast of Hpring fldldt Stations north East and West Tbfdiigh trains run St. TOrEKA, WlGHlt A (i Ami PtfEBLO joy using thle i'oute tor tueiusi yo, avoid 5 over at Kctul our itime card lb another dolutan of tbh I HAVE OPENED UP A NEAT SI-IAVING- PARLOR. One door West ti 'Swinney's restaurant and Will be pleased to meed my Wends when they need the servicisof a first-class barber. J. (Bush) EVANS.

3W. L. I Whiter Glazier) rtlid Paer Hanger. VISIR CITY KANSAS Punur llanirliiif snoeliilty. 1 are barren of stuffing for ipies; when peaches anil apples ItaVe been a dead failure arid berries of no luncl gieute'd qur, eyes) lioiv fondly we tttfii do the fruit' of tile corn 'field, that allot' our are taught to despisei thd old yelloW pumpkin, the big belled pntnpkiu tliait' makes Oh, goltlon' -Iitied pump-ktii1, -you Btiiely arc 'h it, you jolly old rnsbal, so recently optirned, we bogyo'li forgiveness lor'lins having Wrortgotl yoli, wlldti froht -we gzornMly 'turned.

'Glotn rolKg 1 1 .11 1 1 graph. It would cell ut one dollar or more, but will never be placed on sale One hundred thousand copies' are now being printed and.bpund, and one copy will be sent postpaid bv mdll free to jfevery person who this winter remits one dollar for the Weekly year, jfiverybody invited to for a specimen copy of the Weekly Which Will give a full desqiptlbn of the book The Nasby Letters." 'he Toled6 Weekly Blade is, the blest arid most popular weekly newspaper pdbUshed in this country. the Jarye'st, peculation of weekly heWs-'pper, and goes to every Stale, Territory and nearly every county of Union. Or.ly one dollar a year, inpiudhg the above meniloned book free. Send postal Toledo, Ohio, a free pefiimsn copy, of ihe the 'of your triends also, eWIU iurnUKthe Weir aW n'or ledo jytefcly' Blade both paj en ono year tor only $1.50.

i uau mil nuu'" nuvi "nvn -ivvj as will assure full house1 all woek. J. .1 ii A tjliange in the time table of the route took the people ft. little by sur- prise last StindayM. TX dlty train north uowarrlves at 1084: and the, train south at Pucklen'a Arnica Salve is the to'st salve In tho cuts ulserB.

'EtUt f'ueuAif fever eoreir, totter chapped ha'ndUi 'ctlHWalas corns and all sit hi lively cures renlfed Is gunruhtoed to 'grve give perfect faction or JiieheVirefOndtsai L'rtoffc fv bi. YOt teio oy Stfyker BHt vvntu ciVV, 1 II .111 OFFICfeMnrtin'brug "flto, i and Dl Visioii. hctr-lVJof 'hil jttcluding Clin Ge'n'l raso. e.ntl Tlqljet, K.an'sks City. This Is a groat doftl.more convenient Yor our people-.

The card cf.lAr. Attliiit JJ, 'lal'iain will buowir niu', uii-we- nrooi "yon ana ooa tTwKiucTV Mm G. oomoii.W tis lllKhiy reconimondod by greet yoitj Jrotif li'iilld is a feast of both Sttit ft'd jyrttlonal prolnl-.