Ottawa Courier from Ottawa, Kansas • 1

I "i I II All! WW t' 1. NUMBER 18. OTTAWA, FKANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS, DECEMBER 23, 1892. VOLUME I. STATE GLEANINGS.

A bill has been introduced in the Ilouse HISTORY OF FRANKLIN CO. MILLER PORTER'S to rensal the disability pension law. One of the fruits of the late election. Gen. A.

T. Sharp. Imranes, Loan and Collecting Agencj Railroad taxes levied In Shawne eouaty Is -w The aggregate people's majority in the 209 S. Main Ottawa, Ean. Tirst Class Companies Always Represented wolf third, fifth, sixth and seventh districts was 5,190.

The republican majority in the Coffey eounty proposes to have a hunt December 161)2. rail road strikes, have been calmly persuing their several occupation nd their employ ers Interests, which they clearly perceive is their own in this city of their adoption; which contains thslr own pretty homes, reared by their Careful Industry which points with great certainty 1p th door closed against want. 1 when age shall dim their eyes, and frost and wither Iheir locks and weaken their now vigorous' and manly forms, which tell ihem that old age has come and that their work Is done. In my next paper I shall, tpeak a the interests of our agriculturalists, and ftsk some very pertinent and "proper questions, which relate solely to their prosperity, first, second and fourth was 7,423. A Topeka policeman has a pair of shoes that he has worn for three years.

DR. F. O. HERB, HY ISO I AN AND SURGEON, Office In Warren building, cor. Third and Xain-st.

Residence 509 Locust-et. Calls ans wered by day or nig-ht. Office hours 8:30 to 10 80 a. za a to 4 p. and 7 to 8 p.

m. the South, and uses these words. "An honest revision of the pension list, on the most laborious principles that should determine pension legislation, will probably cut down the annual expenditures ot the department to $25,000,000 or less." The annual expenditures of the pension department is. over $175,000,000. The plan proposed by this free trade organ, takes from the Union soldier, his widow and his orphans over $150,000,000, so that the foreign importer and manufacturer might have a market in this country, displacing the millions now employed in our factories, or suffer a reduction in wages.

The robbing of the income of the Union soldier and placing him upon the altar for sacrifice to the end that this country may be made the dumping ground for the foreigner to rid himself of his surplus stock and that they and the importer 1 might live and wax fat seems to be the policy of a tariff for revenue only. Santa Claus will engage the attention of the whole Christian world for a short period of time. Let us all do what we can to assist him in lis duties of makiDg every body happy. The State Penitentiary cost $15,840.10 to run it during the month of November. ---r -v There are 153 children in the Soldier's orphans home at Atchison.

They will all receive a good English education; CONTINUED. As you stood upon the banks of this River- of Swans, which the old French voyagers named, "Maries de Cygne" river, two hundred years ago. Looking at that magnificent landscape, which nature had formed and spread out before, you, your thoughts' were directed to the future cf this panarama of nature's grand, beautiful scenes which lay before you Visions of future wealth and greatness passed through your mind, that in the near future a city of business and influence, that would gather together men of.s wealth and business capacity and letters; would unite with you in. pushing forward enterprises of great benefit to a farming and mechanical emigration. This you saw and felt, this the farmers and mechanics said and felt; and you gathered together on the banks of this quiet untraveled Maries de Cygne river, and there expressed your convictions in the belief that here might arise a- city of vast importance to all the surrounding country.

1 You felt and knew that towns and cities become populous and rich from two A cor war, held by the democracy of the-secefnti district, was held at Olathe, last Tuesday, and it is given out on the sly that Moore will file notice to contest Funston's seat in Congress. SMART JBNKS, attorneyYat law, 221 Mala Ottawa. Kansas. O. E.

LATOHEM, ATTORN EY AT LAW OTTAWA; KANSAS. William" M. Carle will represent the state normal school in the oratorical contest to take place In Topeka in February. Col. Harris Watterson says it is plain that if the democratic party does not fulfill its campaign promises it will commit suicide.

It is very plain that if it does The average dally pay of Conductors on the Union Pacific Is $3.91. The road employs 1251 men, whose average dally wages are $2.84. carry them out, It will. 265,000 Russians died of cholera during the short period that it raged in that coun There is being made in the engineer's department, of the State University, a mp of Kansas showing the geology and numeral resources of the state. try, last fall.

We hope Congress-will take prompt action in preventing immigration for the next year, from any European port. MR. BLAINE BETTER. Washingtoh, DeC" 21. "Mri Blaine Is much better this evening," said Dr.

Johnston in reply to the usual inquiry. "I called to see him between and 7 o'clock to night, and found him exceedingly cheer- ful for one in his condition. His voice was much firmer in tone and his eyes brighter. In fact, he is so much improved that 1 shall not repeat my visit of this vning unless summoned by tha family," and that 1 do not expect." Mr. Blaine sit up daring any portion of the day?" "Oh, yes; Mr.

Blaine is much strong than the outside world has been led believe. In fact, his condition at no tin has been as serious as Las been painted the newspapers. It Is true that Mr, Blaii was for a few minutes a very sick man one time Sunday last, but he was not near to death as believed by some. Blaine Is still very ill, feu, he Is Into immediate danger of 7 "Do you think that Mr. Blaine's pref-In show of improvement will warrant removal to a more congenial climate Iris a near xf After meditating a few secondare I'vi doctor said: "I cannot say as to that.

Aion- useless to look that far in the While Mr. Blaine's physicians aazet discreet In their utterances as men eifie be, their manner of expression lmprnan. O.L. BOBBINS, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE And INSURANCE. Collections promptly attended to.

OTTAWA, KANSAS. DRS. J.A.& J.D. STILLWELL The Eye Ear Specialists, are permanently located In this city for the treatment tfEye and Ear Diseases. Office at residence, No.

103, S. Oak, near Mo. Pac. depot, Ottawa, Kansas. Germany is now building mills to grind American corn.

They have found oat Judge Solen O. Thatcher, the senator ekcti from' Douglas County, intends introducing a bill in the next legislature to amend the road laws of this state. OUR NATIONAL PROSPERITY. The following is from the pen of President Harrison, which is worth a dozen assertions of the calamity shouteri The source of his information Is authentic and the figures he gives may be relied upon. "The general condition of our conntry is one of great prosperity.

The blessing of God has rested upon our fields and upon our people. The annual value of our foreign commerce has increased more than $400,000,000 over the average of the preceding ten years, and more than over 1890 the last year unaffected by the new tariff. Our exports in 1892 exceeded those of 1890 by more than and the annual average for ten years by $255,000000. Our exports of breadstuffs increased over those of 1890 more than of provisions over and of manufactures over $8,000,000. The merchandise balance of trade in our favor In 1892 was $202,944, 312.

No other nation can match the commercial progress which these figures that bread made from American corn is a delightful and wholesome article of food, and they are showering blessings on Mc- Kinley for calling their attention to that fact. At the late election in Seward county, to settle the county seat trouble, there were not as many votes cast as there were names on the petition asking for an election on that question. 1 The Churches. causes. First, by location at such points as easily and naturally direct travel and business to its location from a large scope of country of rich and farming lahdSj, which would be sought by Intelligent and well to do agriculturalists.

Secondly, by the settlement of a class of men of such business capacity and foreseeing minds, as would direct them to grasp its surroundings, make and hold them tributary to the Interests of a point selected for a city? and you then and there pledge yourselves individually and collectively, both farmers, mechanics and common laborers to each other, to do all you could singularly and collectively, to forward this enterprise. And the word went out that this river must be bridged, and it was done by your united hand to hand labor, which distinctly said, 'we shall succeed for we are united." ''From thi3 stand point let us survey Ottawa and her It looks cheeky that the democratic party city after raising such a howl on pension legislation, should pass a bill to raise the Mexican war pensions from eight to twelve dollars per month. But when you 8unday services In the churches of the are held as follows: Morning strrice, 10:30 a. m. Sunday-school, 12:00 M.

Young- peoples meeting, 6:30 p. m. -Eveninar services. 7:30. m.

come to think of it, it is only those who The Kansas Improved Stock Breeder's Association will hold its annual meeting January 10, 1893. The Swine Breeder's Association will hold their annual meeting at the same time. Thursday evening, prayer -meeting, 7 :30. Congregational Hickory and Third, I. put down the rebellion that they are after.

those who confer with them daily tht" Blaine's condition is hopeless. Wh" We hear the cry of a depleted treasury by the opposition. One thing is certain, that since Harrison took his seat as presi THE INDUSTRIAL LEGION. A long time will elapse before the farm dent, the public debt is several millions I. N.

Goodwin, the people's party can dldate for Legislature from ifess county, has filed a notice of contest on his opponent, R. O. Eltlng, the republican elected from that county. in no immediate danger, his malady mus prove fatal, and his span of life is measured by the progress of the disease with which he is afflicted. ers of this state, who have been voting the less, the people get more sugar for a dollar, and fewer old veterans are in the poor- Vliuers, pastor.

First Baptist Hickory and Fonrth, Methodist Episcopal Walnut and Fourth, S. Parker, Pastor. Presbyterian Main and Fifth, J. S. Eden-burn, pastor.

Grace Church Locust and Fifth, Bev. Thomas, pastor. Christian Church Cedar street, near Third, Elder R. H. Sawyer, pastor.

English Lutheran cor. Sixth and Maple Sts. J. Kelson Lentz, pastor. Services on 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month.

United Presbyterian Walnut and Third, R. A. Gilflllan, pastor. North Ottawa M. E.

Church. Rev. M. TJ. Ramsburg.

pastor. M. P. Church, North Ottawa, Rev. D.

G. Bhirer, pastor North Ottawa Baptist Church, Rev. Harvey pastor. A. M.

E. Church, Oak near Fourth, Rev R. B. Guy, pastor. Pecond Baptist Church First at.

near Oak, Bev. J. W. Burdette, pastor. house than when Cleveland left the White House.

Each poor family in Sallna will be given a turkey for Christrnw by the charitable people of that town. There is not muck evidence of calamity or the lack of the milk of human kindness in that. In the name of economy, we protest against passing a bill in the legislature to erect a building at the World's Fair, for the purpose of exhibiting the Kansas Zoological display. Any one desirous of seeing the animal exhibit from Kansas can City Directory. As compared with 1888 the vote of Kan-sas this year, not counting the prohibition was 11,000 less.

The republican, vote shows a falline "off of 25,887, while the opposition made a gain of 15,000, go to Washington, and look npon the alliance delegation from this state, and see a purely Kansas product. J. Smith Louise Chapman E. A. Hanea H.

A. RicharJa E. Bolt wood Lemon Grant mih A. P. Elder CLOSE THE GATES.

Between June 80, 1891, and the same date thi3 year the great wave of foreign" immigration, according to the official figures compiled at Washington, tumbled on our shores the enormous of 579,663 persons. The prospects are that an army equally large will arrive here within the next twelve months, bo that eyery two years we are receiving 'from other countries more than a million of people, or nearly one one-sixtieth of our; pop ulatlon. Is it not time to restrict, if not to turn back totally, this gigantic annual invasion? At least one half of this immense horde can never become Americans in the true meaning of the word. They will hardly learn our language, will, never have a proper conception of the meaning of our Constitution or understand the complex character of the government to whose privileges of citiz3nship' they will be admitted. Self Mayor City City Treasurer.

City Attorney City Marshal Street Commissioner Nlzht Watch Chief Fire It seems to worry the people's party prss that Mrs. Lease should receive the support of the republican press, for senator. 4 The herd of deer at Blsmark irrove has been reduced by the killing of twenty cf the number.1 They increased so lfast that pastorage became short and the railroad officials concluded that a little venison steak would not be bad eating just COCNCIIh "irt Ward Rob't H. Seraple, Wm. Semple.

8econd Ward Dan'l Young, M. I. Ward. Third Ward, J. H.

Ransom, H. D. Crane. Fourth Ward Joe. Maudlin, A.

Peterson. Regular meetings of council, first Wednesday of each month. They seem to affect that the republicans are trying to guy them. Not so, the republicans do so for the interests of Kansas. If it has to be a populist let it be Col.

Mollie Lease. She has more brains than Directory of County Officials. the entire outfit. In gall's seat is vacant, Kansas wants more brains and less hair. A.

W. Benson. John Lamb. Judge District Court. Treasurer.

Gov. Humphry paid the reward of $350 offered for the arrest and conviction of the murderer- of Mrs. to Sheriff Flera, of Leavenworth. Flera will" probably have to divide this reward with others J. L.

Henderson. M. Wilber. Treasurer Elect. County Clerk S.

Robinson. Clerk of District Court Since the Rebel Brigadier has got into Probate Judge Samuel W. Case. republican ticket, will suffer themselves to be deluded inio joining secret societies which are promised by the oliticlans are for the benefit of the farmer. They have learned that Farmer's Alliance, Knights of Labor, and Industrial Legion are a deep laid scheme for a calamity party, for the benefit of the politician more than the farmer.

No matter how strictly the constitution forbids politics, and the scheming politician promises that this new order is to bring on the millennium, they know that the old familiar face of the old time greenbacker, socialists and political shyster, pulling the rope and will land them into a political party which ruins a ticket the first year, then fuses with some other party next, and dies out the next. While the wave is flowing, the shysters gather the. pluma and the farmers foot the bill. Two years ago the alliance started out as a non -political party, whose object was to benefit the down trodden and oppressed farmer, politics were strictly forbidden, it was to be the Moses that was to lead them out of the wilderness. Resolution after resolution was passed at its organization that any office seeker who marie appearance in its ranks was to be rel 'ira' ed to the back ground, no political buck could have any show.

Yet before jnn moons passed nominations were arid the honest farmer found himseif in poUtirs. supporting a hode of the roost office seekers the world ever mw. Th alliance was no more, the" order hut it influence and usefulness as a farmer' organization. After the campaign lis lemurs found themselves unable to keep heir hold as of two years ago, and for their success again it was necessary for the iu to fuse with an organization which had nothing in common with them except the spoils of office. The narrow margin by which they gained success convinces them that the farmer's alliance as a retreiver of their waning fortunes is gone, and we now sec them trying to revive new life into the people's party organization by starting a new organization, the Industrial Legion.

We predict its utter failure for the purpose which its leaders They cannot again dupe the farmers and laborers of this state into being made hack horses, for Willits, Pe-ffer, Simpson etc. i who helped to capture Benson. 1 the faddle, we begin to hear music of the war to be made upon the Veteran Union soldier and his pension, and of demands for payment of property, lost in the states lately in rebellion. We give below an ex County Attorney, rea a. aaaie.

Superintendent of Instrnction F. axey. Register of Deeds John T. Preshaw. J.

A. El well. Surveyor L. Service. Commissioners H.

Moherman, J. L. Hawkins, J. S. Tnllos P.

P. Elder, J. P. Stephens tract from the Durham, N. C.

Globe, as to the intention of those in rebellion as soon as they arrived in full power. Twenty-five years ago tfie buffalo roamed the hills and valleys, the very spot upon which our beauflf ul city is situated. Here teee of the Indian was seen, and his war-hoop was heard from the hills, echoing along the valleys, and the wolf made the night hidious with his dismal howls. How changed now; where Is the buffalo? Gone! Where is the Indian? Gone. Wbere is the wolf? Gone, never to return.

How changed is this scene from the time when a few self-relying, resolute, heroic willed men, stood on the banks of the Maries de Cygne river, twenty-five years ago, and determined to build a bridge across that river, over which they could pass, as well a3 the moving emigrant, to find a home in the then wild and far off Kansas. Small and natural as this bridge affair was, I have no doubt but It was the foundation stone of the future coming Ottawa. Yes, how changed is this scene from that of twenty-five years ago, when the fit st cabin was built in which the first white child was born that saw the light of thy within the proud city of Ottawa, Hich now contains between seven and t' ht thousand people, engaged in eallthe various industries that are attached to and manufacturing life. Ili'm' too, school houses and colleges lnv i is which place within the reach i I it child a finished education. CtniTt! M-ii-'- after spire have arisen, too! wi think, for it makes religion a very article.

The great founder of ii snys "It is without money and without prion." Telling that the occupants of this ci'y are' worshipers of that Being who ma le these lovely valleys; these silvery1 strt-nms nnd, giant forests which encircl our city, and spread out the boundless ti blooming prairies a panorama of xci-rdirig meat beauty. Diirsriji the ychrs that have passed and gone since -the first baby boy was born, i litre litis ht' a constant and healthy growth in business of all kinds, which furnishes employment tor thousands of laborers, which we are 'pleas to record Is of a high order of sharacttr and ability; whose prosperity and success is distinctly visible in hundreds of pretty cottages spread out all over our city, which distinctly says, that they are part and parcel of the business of our city and co-workers in the progress which our city has made, and is making towards wealth, power and influence. It is a note worthy of our consideration that our iaboring men of all orders, with the machine shops of that great and powerful organization, the Sante Fe rail road which are here located, employing a large force of men, and many not machinists, whose families are dependent upon them for the necessaries of life, have, during all the exciting scenes which have been enacted all over the nation, in these preservation commands a We are placing in peril the very existence of our institutions and risks which common ssnse, not to say statesmanship, should warn us to avoid. This the moral antl, political side of the question but there is another OKe Unrestricted immigration during the year before ui may mean the coming of a pestilence, which would carry death into hu n-dreds of thousands of homes. We hi narrow escape from that awful1 calam ity, ninety days ago.

Let us guard in time against a possible recurrence of it. Congress must close the gates at once The men who shall vote against the proposition will Incur a responsibility they may regret. New York Recorder. -J: 'f La Ctqnb, Dec. 17.

The La Cygne house, for over twenty years the leading hotel of this city, was destroyed by fire to-night. The flames started In the kitchen. The building and contents were the property of R. F. Thome.

Part of: the contents were saved. Insurance on building $1,500. r. "The southern people, who in the dark days, went over the troubled waters there A. M.

TURNER, Livery and Feed ITo. 103 North Main Street, (Opposite Mill.) Bead Team and Livsry Always Ready. Fred Helms, living in Labette county, was arrested on a United States warrant, charging him with perjury. About two years ago he made an affidavit in a pension case In which he claimed to have been an eye witness to an accident to the claim was no cry of "peace, be still," lost home, lost property, and their children lost almost their inheritance, and were even ravished by the miserable scoundrels who invaded our fair land, do not purpose to monkey with tellows who receive $14 a month, with the subsequent proceeding of stealing all that the republican party would allow. The fences which were burned and the homes which were plundered had, could decently talk, a commercial value.

It is our idea to bring before the American gople the real justice of our cause." -We make of- ent, which Injury was proved to have oc-cured four years before Helm was born. Feeding and BoardingHorses aSpecialty Sleepy Ben Clever has awoke to the fact that he has a divorce suit on his hands, We Invite people from the Couutry to stop with us when in the city. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. While Ben was rushing wild eyed over If business should be listless next year, the democratic party will have to take tht blame. i 10- -Should there be a panic In financial circles next year, the democracy.

must accept the responsibility for It. If any strikes should occur next year, ii will be the fault of the policy of the democratic party. Should the festive grasshopper eat up the crop, or hot winds blast it in the, state of Kansas next year, it will be the fault of the people's party. r- As the republican party was charged with everything that befell the country, the democrats and popuUete charged it i to the republican party, Now they are in powea, see if they can avert If not, they must accept it as their fault. the country telling the farmers how bad off they were, Ben's wife stayed at home run the farm and paid off the mortgage.

She now proposes to be rid of another encumbrance, and has filed a suit for divorce from Ben. The Rookery has a arge stock of large size boots, and we promise the consumer 60 per cent of their marked price. L. C. CliEMONS, Agt.

-t THE INTENTION. The pension list seems to be the mark that the free tride party seems to be shooting at. The reduction of the pension list is anterior to what they call tariff reform. It the expenses of the government cannot be reduced, there can be no reduction of any consequence made in the tariff revenue, "which is $00,000,000 less than prior to the passage of the McKinley bill. The Southern voters, which are the back bone of that party, declare and insist that the reduction of expenses shall be in the line of reduction of the pension 'list.

The Dry Goods Economist as The story that populists will organise the house with shot guns, If necassary. is Call and see the musical goods at Abernathy's music store. Before buying all your Jiresents come and see our ine. We have a large assortment suitable for Ohrist- about as much of a fake as the yarn that We sell a genuine Blue Beaver Overcoat for $10. You can't match It for less than $15 in other houses.

5-5 II. L. T. Skinnee. the republicans will unseat enough mem- bers to capture the United "States senator.

Populist victory is enough disgrace for Kansas without sending out such silly Wj show over 60 styles of Drees Suits for men, starting at $8 and running up to $25. Also 40 styles of Square Cut Sack Suits from $5 to $20.11 5-5 H. L. T. Skinkbb, Sunday Schools supplied with absolutely pure candies.

Fresh every day at Graham's, 126 Main St. Formerly Ottawa Bakery. stories for the press of the East to use to prejudice emigrants and Investors against Mirror, the organ of the importers of New York, comes to their aid, endorsing the views of 0. L. BECKER Go.

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