The Harlan Advocate from Harlan, Kansas • 2

and the Doctor and his wife are classed Vote for the bridge bonds, Saturday. We see by the Harlan Advocate THE HARLAN ADVOCATE. anions: the hannv citizens. The State Convention meets next John M. Bishop is building a new HARDWARE AND house-19 live in.

C. B. Marshall, Wednesday. Hope will be that Prof. Noble, President ef Gould College, at that place, will enter the race for the nomination for County Superintendent, on the Republican IIaulan; Smith County, Kansas.

S. Marshal Jos. 'Van Fossen arei nominated. iiacc The Timber Culture law has been repealed. The law never did what it was intended to do: coyer the whole prairie country with 'groves; for the simple reason that Nature does not give trees the first thiiig in a new prairie country.

First must come cultivation, then trees. Nevertheless there are many tracts of timber growing in the homestead country which; would I nlver have been there but for the timber culture act, and the act may be said to have "set the style" of planting trees, a ticket. There is not a person in Smith A young mau in town bought of the inediciue sold by the travel- using the tools. We suppose that the happiest man now in the Northwest is Wm. K.

Boggs, of Tyner, for the reason that he is the father of a new-born babe, whom, we understand, has been named Dan. We county better qualified for the position thau Prof. Noble. Downs Chief: ng troupe on the streets last week and went home and gave his aged mother one small dose of it. The next thing seen of him is when he is hunting up one of our resident doctors to "come right away" to bring his mother out of LAWRENCE CREEK ITEMS.

Pr. W. S. Hamilton and wife return nmgg uui i k.i i iuiii Th()ro will be a mags of tho Prohibitionists of Smith county, held nt tho Taberna-cloln8mlth Centre, Suturday July 10th, Et 1 o'clock p. m.

for tho purpose of selecting throe delegates to attend tho Prohibition State Convention to bo held at Bismarck grovo, July 23rd 1886. As tho party la not thoroughly organizod all, of. both sexes, who foci nu Interest In the success of tho Prohibition party are hereby earnestly requested to attend and assist In the perfection of an organization, A full delegation from every township Is especially desired. R. A.

CHANDLKn, Chairman. IMPLEMENT 'iamg jiJ ilk style that will prevail while' the coun try remains inhabited, lhe old-fash he cramps into which the newly pur ed home last week from their daughter's at Hoxie. ioned settler was an enemy of trees, the new settler is their friend. The influ chased medicine had thrown her. The doctor didn't go, but gave the young man a little advise, and he returned Doc.

Swank and the Eller boys are ence of the act will be felt forever. As extend our heartiest congratulations. Newt. Clemens has put in 200 acres of corn. Harvey Hammond, Henry McNealy, Oak McNealy, Albert Hunt and Warren Sweet have gone up about 20 miles north of Franklin, to work on the railroad, and others are talking of going.

Considerable political gossip is now on the breeze. Tliere are four gentlemen, or statesmen, especially mentioned for office in this campaign. They are a means of settling the country, the at home, from Thomas county. They don't like "batching," and came home. home and probably saved the old lady timber act has been of immense advan lie by notgivinix her any more oi the to get a "clean bite." Call for Prohibition State Convention.

medicine. Osborne News. tage. The idea of fraud having been beaten into the heads of the majority of Congress, a majority largely composed Noah Hand lost a very valuable colt There is a wife-beater at Clyde for ast week, also some nice hogs. ot men who had never seen a western whom the Mail of that city predicts a Rev.

Pembleton preached at the homestead, it- was impossible for the bright, indeed a blazing future, as fol- Stone Church Sunday night. Western members conversant with the question to make these Eastern wise ows ''The onlv consolation there is Everybody is in the harvest field, or in the hereafter when his soul is is acres believe in anything but fraud. cutting sunflowers. The timber culture act has defrauded nobody. "contest" system has John Martin lost his way last Satur burning in the land of the devil.

When this cruel wife-beater shall go forth day night, and was so bewildered when prevented that. Whr3 the holder of through the unkalsomined halls of hell sight of his own house that he did John Martin for Governor, Webb McNall for Congress, W. II. Nelson for State Treasurer, and Daniel B. Dyer for Probate Judge.

We have no doubt but that, with those four illustrious statesmen seated the positions above named, everything would move along nicely. Webb McNall. has made an able representative in the Legislature, and we believe would -make, an able man in Congress. Mr. iNclson' is the best Mayor that Smith Centre ever had.

While, as to Daniel B. Dyer, he is pretty well known the 'county over, and if elected the citizens know the sterling the "tree claim did not comply with band in hand and shriek shall mingle the law there has, always been con not know where he was. STORE testant ready to take the claim. The with shriek, bones burn with bones, and The State Convention of tho prohibition party of Kansas will ho hold in the city of Emporia. Tuesday and Wednesday, July 13 and 14, 1880, commencing at 3 o'clock p.

in. of tho 13th. Candidates for tho following state officers to be choson at the next general election, will te put la nomination, viz Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Attorney General, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Associate justice of the Supreme Court. 1 The apportionment of delegates will bo as follows: I 1. Each county will be entitled to one dele-Kate, whether organized or not.

2. On the basis of population, each county shall be entitled to onu delegate for every five thousand inhabitants, and additional fraction thereof. 8. All organized prohibition clubs shall also entitled to one delegate. 4.

Any W. C. T. Union, or other organization whether secular, political or ro iglous whoso members are in sympathy with the prohibition party in Kansas, and who endorse the platforms of the Nations! and State Prohibition conventions, are invited to send one delegate each. Smith county Is entitled to 3 delegates.

Prohibitionist throughout the Htate are requested to meet in their respective counties not Inter than July and appoint delegates and alternates, to 3'iid convention. Reduced rates will be granted to delegates by the railroads, and the friends in Emporia will furnish entertainment at low rates, of which due notice will be given. A. M. Richardson, Chairman Stats Prohibition Com.

Mrs. Hand is on the sick list. The Lawrence Township Sunday 'contest has done more to enforce the utter despair Eettle on the brain of and laws than all the "special agents" uch, then and not till then shall we school Convention met at Mr. Frank that ever have been or ever will be sent be Buck's grove, five miles south of Har- out. The repeal of the timber culture ct would have been, a 'year -ago, a seri an, Sunday, June 27, for the purpose The Fitz John Porter bill has passed ous injury to Kansas, but can probably of holding the first convention in Law- tho Senate, and the controversy over qualities the Ileamsvillc statesman possesses to execute the duties of the Probate Judgeship of-Smith county.

Ned Boots. encc twp. By 11 o'clock something Hardwaxe of all Kinds as Low as The Lowest. Call and See AND BE CONVINCED. Machinery of all kinds; from a shov is case, so far as Congress is concerned, do little damage now.

I Our members of Congress did their whole duty, however, in opposing the measure. Atchi over 200 people had assembled in the may be considered ended. The verdict son. U-ampton. of history, if there is such a thing, will beautiful grove.

Exercises were opened by singing, followed by reading a portion of scripture, and prayer. The fol- lardly be affected by the action of either Northwest 6ossip. Everything is putting on, the aspect ot Longress. lhe historian ct NOTICE FOR DBLICATION. Land Office at Kirwin, l11Rrt: June 29, 1SS8.

f1 Notice is hereby riven that the following- owing subjeccs were taken up and ably the future will make np his mind from of a regular boom up this way, and the el plow to a steam plowing outfit. discussed original evidence. He will pass by a "Puty of the teacher to the class," political decision made by the Congress by Leroy Weeks, of Osborne. ardent wishes of all that the boom will continue for all time to come until the northwest part' of the great county of Smith will be fecognized as one of the grandest plantations in all the West. of the United Stetes, and read the let named settler has fded notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Register or KeeH ver at Kirwin, Kansas, on Aug.

tth, 1886, viz: Hiram C. Buck, H'd 12463, for the n-w qr. section 33-4-12. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz- Geo. Cannon, John Wagner, F.

Hughes and Wesley i SGHUTTLEB WAGONS. ters written by private soldiers before TURNBULL an "Necessity of prayer," by Mr. Hard. Convention then adjourned for din- Doc. McNealy has erected a large Holmes, all oi Crystal Plains, Kansas.

john bissell, Register. the dead were buried on the field of the second battle of Bull Run. That evidence will never exculpate Fitz John frame mansion, which is a grand sight, ner, all having brought tncir Dasfcets well laden with picnic dainties, and all did justice to themselves. Porter. Champion.

At 2 o'clock the convention was open CITY RESTAURANT AND Columbus Courier: There is one ed with singing, and followed by the fol- Buggies and Spring Wagons. Woodmanse Wind Mill, and Several Kinds of Pumps. We are agents the Milwaukee ami Reliance Binders and which are greatly improved for this season. The Milwaukee being the lightest and most simple Binder in the market thing in outlaws that needs a complete mg exercises: overhauling, and that is the bungling "Relation of the Church to the Sun RY! aw in regard to the assessment of pro day School." By Rev. Matchett.

"She hath done what she could." By perty. The law may be all right, but we doubt it very much, when it is sub- Judge Walrond, of Osborne City. We also have the ESTEY and WESTERN COTTAGE organs A NEW AURA NGEMEXT. Owing to the fact that my other business requires nearly all my time, and deeming it best for all concerned, 1 Lave sold the Advocate office to Franz Druinmond, who takes entire charge, except that I shall still assist in the editorial work. I shall still devote all the time possible to making the paper interesting and enterprising.

F. S. Drummond has had about eight 3ears' experience in printing and newspaper work, and is well qualified to make the Advocate one of the best papers in the county. Asking a cont inuance of your patron age, I am Youra truly, I. S.

Prummond. As will be seen by the above, we liavc purchased the Advocate office and have taken charge of same. We have bought the office as a business venture, feeling confident that the business can be made a profitable one in this town. While the paper is owned and controlled by v.s, it will ever be found working for the best interests of Harlan and Smith county in particular and Northwest Kansas in general. ect to interpretation, as he pleases, by "Christ as a Teacher." Mr.

Christ any plug who may become an assessor. and Rev. Henry Collins. very low in price, and on good terms. We carry a full line of PAINTS and OILS of all kinds.

We will order any The present system of taxation, or "Use of the blackboard in Sunday WILL KEEP A FIRST-CLASS STOCK OF GROCERIES, CONFECTIONERY, rather assessment, is nothing more or Schools." By Mr. Frank Kiser, of thing you want, that we lo not liavc ia stock. ess than a system of guessing, and very Our motto is "QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS." Rather thai "How to bring out the older pupils." poor guessing at that. I here is nothing equal or fair about it as carried out, and it is a source of continued annoy By Br. W.

S. Hamilton. large profits and slow long time sales. Come Learn price, and be convinced that our prices arc the Zswof. "Lesson Helps in Sunday Schools.

TOGACCOS CIGARS AND- ance from one year's end to another. HARLAN KANSAS. J. McMILLEX CO- By S. S.

Smith. "The Bible in the. Sunday School." Will keep constantly on hand Breads Cakes, Pics, and Buns.J PLATFORM ECHOES. Mrs. Carrie Gledhill, of Twelve Mile By C.

W. Smith, of Port There were several speeches on each is agent tor "riauorm echoes," by DRUMMOND GERARD. subject. Mrs. Walrond, of Osborne, presided at the organ, Leroy Weeks John B.

Gough, and is canvassing the townships of Lincoln and Crystal Plains Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods. 1. II. KEY. and will probably secure this township.

taking the lead in singing. This is a. splendid work. John We can truly say that this was one Gouglfs name is one of tho most famil RsaiEs fate, Loan and Insurance I of the most enioyable and profitable iar in the world, and almost everybody Politically, the Advocate will be found on the Republican side of the house, although we are not so indissolu-bly connected with any party as to be days ever spent in Sunday School work. las heard him lecture, or read some of The Best Place to Buy Goods.

ED YOUNG, productions. We have examined We returu our sincere thanks to Mr. Kiser for the great interest and the the work, and can say that it is one of blind to the faults of that party or in work-he is doing in the Sunday schools dividual members thereof. Harlan, Smith County Kansas. Estate, Bought and Sold on ConiJilssien.

Iusunmee taken at th good On the west side of Commercial Street, HARLAN, KANSAS, keeps a great interest to and especially to those interested in the history of the temperance work. It is sold only by in this county. We trust that we shall be abb to There will be a convention in Grant subscription, and cannot be purchased mnlrn thrt nnnnr nnd TtrovtTnr assortment of DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, G-ROCERLES AND NOTIONS, township on the 11th of July, and one lowest rates, and in Relialh Companies. Collections attended to Prsmptty- j-V. Ml tf your patronage.

That is what we through a book store. When Jtfrs Gledhill calls on yon, give the work a thor arc here for. Should a sample copy of Correspondence solicited. at Centre school house in Hawkeye township, July 18th. Everybody cor ough examination before you refuse to look it over the Advocate reach you, buy.

Every family should have a copy. All 1 A and sells as low as the same class of goods can be purchased for in any town in dially invited to attend. sale. Below we give a description of some of the property we have for carciuiiy, ana it suits you, come in, the West. Also an assortment of The Iowa State Register, commenting subscribe, read the paper regularly, and -Some corn.

Call at this No. 1 320 acres, well good upon one of the pension bills recently pay for it promptly. If the paper don't suit you, and you don't want to read it, CLOTHING vetoed by the President, makes the fol improvmeuts. One stone house 11x20, a stone bain that will hold eight head of horses, 200 acres of tillable laoad with lowing remarks Which he is offering at specially low prices. Call and see him, and if you don't JAS.

P. PAYNE, hand it to your neighbor, perhaps he will be more favorably, impressed with "A poor widow, whose husband 20 acres irnder cultivation. It is situat No. 2... 1G0 acres lies North-east of Jlarltin, 109 acres in cultivation, has-some few improvements, and can be bought for 52200.

No. 18. 160" acres in Webster county Nebraska, ene well of good water, 120 acres uatler csltivatioa, and is Si miles-West of Blue Hill. Price per acre $20-Terms cf sale, cash, balance ia see what you want, ask for it. served through the war and contracted DEALER in the sheet.

Resp. yours, Franz S. Prummond. ed in the East half of sec. 35, town 1, range 13; 9 miles from Smith Centre.

there the disease which finally killed Price $3,500, 3,009 cash and the bal him, asks Congress for the paltry pen ance on 3 years time at percent. Danorcst's Magazine is always a wel Drugs 1 Medicines, sion which the government is giving in come visitor to the household circle, and No. 5. 160 acres three miies froaa the July number possesses much merit. such cases.

Both branches of Congress pass the bill, feeling that if she is una YARD! BROTHERS, Among the articles worthy ot mention Pure Chemicals, Harlan. About SO acres under cultivation. It is a gootl, upland farm, and ble to get all the technical evidence arc "Clara Morris, the Emotional Ac- LUMBER HOWELL HARLAN by Mrs. Croly, "A Dorsetshire Toilet Articles and Fancy Goods, needed to comply with the rules, th can be bought for $1,300. "The Irish Haunts of Oliver government can well afford to give her No.

8. Is a farm of 40 acres of miles Goldsmith, "Art Work in Metals," and CIGARS, TOBACCOS, the benefit of the doubt. The bill goes KANSAS. from Havlan, 25 acres under culti "Author Costumes. Mrs.

Hart serial increases in interest, and "From Pencil vation, cn creek bottom. The general character of the land is smooth. It has to the President. He vetoes it and decides that if anybody is to suffer it Fancy Soaps, Stationery, to Brush" is of value to art students DEALERS IN one house, stone front, one goetl well shall be the widow of the Union soldier. W.

Jennings Pemorest contributes "The Infancy of the Liquor Traffic," "Our Appeal to the Young," and "The CONFECTIONARY JSEast Side Commercial Street, Such is the brief history of an Iowa five feet deep. Priee 400, i cash; balance on time. Lumber and All Kinds Oi Building Material. ALSO HARD and SOFT Op AL. pension- bill that the President vetoed Press on the Rum laaffic.

lhetrontis yesterday." HARLiAN. KANSAS. piece is a fine oil picture, "Lear and the Fool." E. WOODRUFF, Manner SOLEMN FACTS. The Burr Oak Herald last week is No.

A farm of 144 acres, nearly all tillable land, 60 acres under cultivation, a stone house" 16x18 story and a half, with a frame addition 10x14, frame barn 14x24, two good wells of never failing water, a creek of running water passes through the farm, lined with a quantity of timber. This is a valler farm, one notice for Publication. Land Offick xr Kirwin Kaksas, 1 June 15, 1880. sued a six column supplement in order lhe county commissioners agree to give us the kind of a bridge we ask for if the township will vote aid to the GOULD COLLEGE. to make room for their advertisements Notice ia hereby ffiven that the following named settler has tiled notice of his intention one- year.

No. 4. 160 acres of good farming-land, part on river bottom, frame honse? and barn, some timber, one well, sixty-five acres fenced, sixty acres tinder cul-ti ration. Will give i of crop. Price $2500, 51000 cash balance on time.

No. 5. 160 acres bottom land, fifty under cultivation, 90 acres fenced. One-house, stone basement, two wells of" never failing water. Will give the crop-Price $2500, 1000 cash, rest on time.

No. 26. is 160 acre river bottom 2i miles from Harlan. Excellent farm for raising grain, lias some timber, river crosses one corner, good improvements. Price $2700r part on time.

No. 27. 160 acres ene mile from Harlan, 18 acres under cvltivation, 135 acres tillable land. Water can be had at a reasonable depth. Price $7 per acre.

No. 29. 4S0 acres ten miles from Harlan, One of the best improved farms in the county. 200 acres under 200 acre pasture fenced. Stone bouse 20x2S with an addition 16x24.

Barn 24x36, good granary and three good welll, one with pump, three mile of hedge, orchard started, never failing spring in pasture. All improvements in good order, near good school and church. Price $8500 Terms to suit. and the liberal amount of reading mat to make final proof in suDDort of his claim, and amount of $1,050. that said proof will be made before the Regis XT A A of the best ia the Solomon valley; ter which the boys find necessary to ter or Keceiver at Kirwiu, Kansas, on Juiy HAR1 AN.

This will make it a county bridge. give their readers. H. F. Faidley, ed 1886, viz: james Mclean, and it must be kept up by the county $2,500.

on Homestead No. 15,386, for the southwest FACULTY. xr at xrrnvrcv A AT Puksipkpt itor and proprietor of the Herald, is a rustler, and we are glad to note that he auarter. section 10. township 5.

range 13 west. It will stop all expenses for keeping the bridge in so far as the township No. 12. This is a 40 acre farm, with He names the following: witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said laud, viz Samuel Wiser, Henry Hall, iv QiTiWnV A Latin, Greek and Mathematics. is making a success of his paper, finan is concerned.

good, new improvements that cost $5oo, Six acres under cultivation two good MISS MAY WE iSTEB, M. Pi ecsptress ai.d Principal of Teachers Dp't P. Cox, A. AlcConkey, all of Aarlan, Kansas. eially and otherwise.

May your pros CZw8 JOHN mSSELL, KeglStST. Teacher of Ins't. Music. If this proposition fails, the proposi MISS F. E.

NEWELL, wells of water, eight acres fenced, plen perity continue, is tho wish Lecturer on Physiology. the Advocate. tion for a $4,000 bond and two bridges will most likely carry. This will force ty of stone for building purposes, i mile from town site. Can be bought Notice of Final Settlement.

EXTRA BRANCHES. Notice is hereby given that final settlement of tho estate of Mary A. Dewson will be made The Marsh Family Association wil Instuctions on riano or Urgan per this end of the township to take $1,000 more than it more than the J. S. BROOKENS, M.

TUITION. Fall term. Winter term Spring term Incidental, each term. before tho Probate Judge, at Smith Centre, Ks hold a reunion and basket picnic No. 3.

80 acres 4i miles from Har ...5.50 ...5.00 ...1.00 on Monday, July 19, 1888. All persons interest Lako Pleasant, Montague, from lan. 50 acres under cultivation; 30 acres ed therein will take notice and govern them term of 24 lessons. Use of Piano for practice, 1 hour each day, per term $2.00 Use of Organ for practice, 1 hour each the 20th to the 22d of thi3 month. An pasture, A.

creek of running water passes through the farm. It has a good selves accordingly. B. Hammond, 43w4 'Administrator. 'invitation is extended to all persons by county asks for, and saddles upon us that much useless debt.

If this proposition for $1,050 carries, we are in favor of giving the west end of the township the $2,000 they need frame house, stone granery, milk house, the name of Marsh, or who have de boardixg. In private families, $2.50 to $3.00 At Boarding Hall $2.50 Rent for rooms in College, to ladies stables, two good wells and other improvements to suit. Price $1,200. pcended from any by that name, includ dayj per term. Penmanship, 24 lessons.

2.00 Bnnkeenino- .3.00 Notice for Publication. Land Office at Kirwin, 1 June 17, 1888. inc their families. Those unable to at 4 only, per week Both sexes can board at the Hall, Notice i hereby riven that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make tinal proof in support of his claim, and that aid proof wiU be mode before the Proliate THE FOLLOWING ARE THE COURSES OF STUDY: Judge cr Clerk District Court at Smith Centre, for a bridge, and shall work for that cause. By doing this we will save the township $1,000, and get the two bridges all the same.

Which will you do pay $4,000 for two bridges, or get the sam-s for Think of these things, and vote just as von would if it were vour own busi- The County occupies the table land between the Republican river just north of our county line, and the Solomon river in the south part' of the county. Ia watered by a number of small streams emptying into each of these rivers, bv springs and wells, at the depths varaying from 20 to 100 feet. Its markets' are reached through, the Central Branch of the Missouri Pacific R. which runs, through the south part of the county, and the B. M.

R. R. running up tho Republican valley. The Solomon river af ords a splendid water power. There are in the county eight thriving towns' 138 school houses, three cheese factories, one creamery, five large grist mills, one woolen mill, and other manufacturirq on uly 30, isse, via DANIEL J.

BELL, tend are requested to send the geneolo-gy of their parents in writiug. Come to town on Saturday and vote and work to save the township $1,000. pon't pay a largor price for anything than nbsi.lutely necessary to secure a good article. Don't bito eff your own tinse in a vain f.ttfxr.t to rpite tpvne Preparatory, Teachers, Scientific, Classical, Business and Musical Fall term of 15 weeks, commences September 0, 1S5. Winter term of 11 tei D.

S. 21118, for the north half of northwest of section 20. township 5. ranee Vi, weeks commences weeks commences January 6, 1886. Spring term ot 10 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of.

bhM land, viz: jrod Huntley, is. v. uavis, jkshc Mamen, Meivin iteynoias, mi ox jiarian Further particulars cheerfully furnished by addressing Prof. V. M.

Noble. Prof O. Shannon, or Mist May Webster, Harlan. Kansas. establishments, but its real, wealth is in agriculture and stock raising- J.

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