The Weekly Broad-Axe from Ottawa, Kansas • 1

i i i -3 VOL. I. OTTAWA, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1898, NO. 1. "HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY riAY." COMING TO OTTAWA every week! Young: people to attend the i Sh CYCLONE! We Reach the Climax of BARGAIN SELLING.

CYCLONE! 1 lbfl9uef! part8 ot CoUese in Lhem.Lrendcompiete. Students begin any time. WE HAVE THE FiiiEST BUSINESS COLLEGE ROOMS IN AMERiCA. Caf il sl Courses in Stenogrihpy, Typewriting, Book-keeping, Telegraphy, Law, Acadamic, or Normal. OTTAWA BUSINESS COLLEGE, Ottawa, Kansas.

Our Cash Bargain System has made us one, among the best stores of Ottawa, today. We invite every one to come and see the fullest store, and the best bargains ever offered. As it is our custom, we name in black and white our prices. You will clearly see why we are progressing so fast. We do not charge ioc for chair seats and throw in the nails, but 4c and a penny or two for the nails.

I i ') I 1 1 1 N. D. PARKER, Commission Broker, GRAIN, PROVISIONS, BONDS AND STOCKS. Private Wires Connecting with all Exchanges You can Buy or Sell Through me, for Immediate or Future Delivery, all Commodities traded in .1,1 Floor "brooms 8c 200 parlor matches lc All thread 2c Best tin cups lc Dish pans, large, 15c 50 best envelopes 5c Tablets lc Beats All lead pencil lc Ladies wool hose 15c Mens hose 10c Lace curtains 20c Pillow shams 10c Large towels 5c 10c handkerchiefs 4c And everything that other stores sell for 5c we sell for lc, such as eake cutters, pie pans, graters, tea spoons, shoe blacking, tin cups, stove polish and hundred of other things. Our stock of winter gloves away below cost, and in fact all our winter goods.

on any Exchange the Country. Booms, 6 and 8' Pickrell Building, Ottawa, Kansas. Telephone .9 Ifoiss jU3abetb Xingaro, Vi oo to Getty's Restaurant -TEACHER OF- -FOR THE BEST- Piano, Harmony counter? a. int, You are cordially invited to call and see us. CYCLONE STORE; S.

C. HA WORTH, Prop, Main Street, near First Street. 15 Cents Meal in TownCan 213 S. MAIN STREET, LOCALS AND PERSONALS. Special Auditor Jennings, of the Santa Rev Spears of the church delivered an eloquent sermon to the old soldiers on Fe, remained over Thursday night in this 5.

Abain Street, B. D. Bennett, GOAL, city. He was returning to Chicago from last Sunday. Getty's Restaurant.

213 Main. Drop, in and see us when in a trip to California Mabkied On Thursday January 27th, i The following Is the score of the Home- Mrs. Dent is visiting friends at Kansas 1898, Mr A Engwall of Paola, to Miss Mary Lundsturn of Salina, Probate wood shoot held last Friday: Persons wishing to secure employment can learn somethimg to their advantage by calling at this office. Mrs Baker and daughter, Miss Grace, are at Ratoon, New Mexico, vist-ing Loren and Harry. A Stanton, after a two weeks visit witb his parents in this city, jreturned New York last Friday.

Frank Preshaw passed through this city Saturday morning for Topeka to attend Martin, 23; Oelkers, Beardsley, 20; Judge Harrison Shiras, 14; Topping, 12; Fessenden, If vou are In search of employment, 1 City: i It is still a little winterish around the edges. II Li Skinner returned from Chicago Friday, WOOD total, 100, you wish to employ somebody, call at this office. We can assist you, and it don't Green, 18; Pruitt, 15; Braner, 17; Guyy 17; Masters, 19; Barnes, 19; total, 105. cost you a cent for our services. Hon Harris visited Lawrence last The reception given to Supt Winans on The many friends of Allen will be pleased to hear that Burrill.

who is a last Friday evening was a brilliant social cadet in the IT Navy, has successfully event. In the reception room Prof Sin clair and wife and Prof Olin and wife re Buell The Candy flan, passed the eemi-annual examinations cieved. In the other rooms a committee The board of directors of the Methodist the Day Club Banquet, The thirty-seventh anniversary" of the slate of Kansas was celebrated in our pub lie schools last Thursday. Frank Custer left last Sunday morning for Missouri where he goes to introduce the Jewett fence machine. Next week, at the request of a friend, we shall print Ex-Governor Lewelling's of students extended hospitalities.

Each church are actively engaged in making room was decorated with a special color. Proprietor of the A judge in a neighboring county in arrangements to entertain the visiting-ministers who are to be here in March. Rev. U. G.

Robinson, who has been engaged in delivering temperance lectures Ottawa Bakery and Confectionary. Finest Line of Candies in the City. famous "Tramp Circular." 126 S. MAIN STREET. structing a jury said, "Gentlemen, you have heard the evidence.

The indictment charges the prisoner with stealing a jackass. This offence seems to be coming a common one. The time has come when it must be stopped: otherwise, gentlemen, Perry McNeil and Chas McMurray were taken to the State penitentiary Saturday morning by Sheriff Church. none of you will be safe." We have started in on a small scale, Bill Posting Supt Winans delivered his very instruct thinking this the better way, but we hope to "grow larger" after a time. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Cunningham left for their home in San Barnardino, Cali ive lecture on "The Bible as a Book of Literature" at the Congregational church on last Friday evening. The attendance was good. The lecture was preceded by prayer by Dr Briggs, followed by the fornia, last Thursady morning. Sample Distributing and Sign Tacking.

For pri- ces etc. inquire at 311 HI0K0ET STEEET. C. Bosworth, of Wellsville, passed "Kansas Day Song" led by Supt Sinclair Friday. The county printing has been awarded to the Herald.

We keep a good supply of legal blanks at this office. Lieut Peary will lecture in this city on Saturday night. Harris transacted business in Lawrence last Friday. No assessment for the A for the. month of February.

Skinner left last Monday for a trip to the Mediteranean. Woodlief, went to Louisiana Saturday on business. The Herald appears to have it in for County Attorney DeFord. Smith transacted business at the state capitol last Friday. Lieut Peary at the Rohrbaugh tomorrow night.

Go and be ir him. What has become of the Salvationists? Have they quit us for good? C. C. Bowman entered upon his duties as clerk at Moise's last Monday. For the best 15 cent meal on earth, go to Getty's Restaurant, 215 Main.

The roads in this section are reported as being in a terrible bad condition. For the best 15 cent meal in town go to Getty's Restaurant, 213 South Main. The Broad-axe is a paper for all the people. You should subscribe for it. Last Monday night was the second adversary of the Rohrbaugh Auditorium.

On last Saturday Judge Riggs granted a divorce to Bell Crouse from Sam Crpuse. Fine confections, nuts, cigars and tobacco at Getty's Restaurant, 213 South Main. through this city Thursday morning on his way home from Kansas City. It is rumored that the American Volun a i assisted by the audience. The Sunflower Club sang 'I Want to be in Kansas Where the Sunflowers Grow," each member of the club representing a big sunflower.

A teers will soon make another attempt to HOWARD BROS. establish another Post in this city. si reception at the high school rooms was held at tne close of the lecture. The oom formerly used by the Singer -Dealers in Sewing Machine in the Burk block, I We have had the pleasure of attending is now occupied by Snyder the tailor. in the southern portion of the "state, re turned to his home in this city Thursday.

Married At the residence of the bride's mother, on Thursday evening, January 27th, 1898, Miss Jennie Coultis to Mr Hugh Burnside, Rev Hoover officiating. A number of the little friends of Florence Payne surprised her at her home on Ash Street last Friday afternoon. She was the recipient of a number of pretty presents. Wo send out upwards of 800 sample copies of our paper this week. It is our intention to place a copy in every home in this city and vicinity.

Advertisers will do well to make a note of this. The Broad-axe will 'hew to the line, let the chips fall where they may." It Is controlled by no corporation, trust, ring or combination. It -will be fearless, free and independent in its utterances, at all times- Our local columns are a trifle "shy" this week, but we hope to do better after we get better acquainted. We are almost total strangers to you all. We cordially Invite you to come and see us and get acquainted.

We have made very little effort to solicit advertising for this Issue owing to the fact that we have been rushed with other duties. Don't feel slighted, for we intend to call on each one of you. We hope you will recieve us kindly and patronize us liberally. Prof. B.

W. Vincent, who has been for Groceries, Dry Goods, Coal, Robt Atkinson, Jenks and the practice meetings of the band boys 'on three or four evenings since coming to Ottawa. For a new organization they Smart attended the Day Club Banquet at Topeka. which was held Saturday night are making rapid strides toward perfect WOOD and FEED. 503 NORTH MAIN STREET.

Fred Dobson recieved several painful, ion. They should be encouraged by every though not serious, bruises while jumping from a moving train last Thursday night. citizen in there is no institution that helps advertise a live town like a good band. We wish the boys success. Both The two A Lodges in this city are CHRISTIE STREET COM.

arranging for a musical and literary enter the editors of this paper are old band men, and they know that there are great possi tainment and social on the night of Feb. 18. Capital fully paid up tU.UUII bilities within reach of the boys if they III? will but stick together and keep up their 7 Chicago Qrain Provision and present deep interest. The following program was given last Friday evening at Music hall by the pupils of the Conservatory of Music. tJ-PRIVATE WIRE TO CHICAGO and NEW YORK.

The Best Service in the West. Give us a Call. Piano Duet, Misses Grace Johnson and Rooms 1-2 Smith Zellner Bldg. Ethel Blackstone. IK Serenata, (Moszkowski), Claire Esta- COR.

SECOND MAIN, F. A. DALRYMPLE, Mrg. brook. some time connected with the Business Vocal solo, Miss Maud Meyer.

On Blossoming Meadows, (Rive King), i. College as an instructor of penmanship, has been appointed to the position of clerk ii Warren Byrd had a narrow escape from instant death last Saturday morning while trying to mount the Santa Fe switch engine. Judge Rothrock, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, arrived in our city last Saturday to visit his old friend and early day chum, Dr Davis. We shall be glad to publish church announcements. Pastors will please Bend or bring their copy to the office by noon on Wednesdays.

On last Friday morning Judge Kiggs sentenced Chas. McMurray to five years and Perry McNeil to three years in the state penitentiary. Lieutenant Kerr, of the seventeenth infantry, professor of military science and tactics at Baker University, will be relieved on March 20th, and will be succeed-by Lieutenant Kerr, fourth infantry. Miss Alice Gerard. in the Navy department at Washington.

B. E. Stannard returned last Friday from an extended trip through the south. Supt. Winans was givan a reception on last Friday evening at the high school rooms.

Mrs. John H. Harrison went to Wells-ville last Thursday morning to visit with friends. flpWe want a correspondent In every town in the county! Send in your items. Oscar Okerberger will go to Paola next week to take a position in the Paola variety store, Jesse Getty has had neat and tasty new signs painted on his restaurant windows.

213 South Main. SPECIALIST Sweet Dreams, (Lange-Hessletine-Tur- He left for that place Saturday to enter 0- ner) Dance Impromtu, (Rathbun), Eula Dunn. upon his new duties. 1 Dr. A.

W. Melluish' Mr Frank Cain, who has been In Super Vocal solo, Mrs Skinner. 2nd Mazurka, (Godard), Miss Jessie intendent of Machinery Playte's office for Finley. the past eight years, has been promoted to IIS A Merry Song, (Ravlna), Miss Blanche Scientific and Danufacturing Optician, ICUtb Ottawa, XcaMng Jeweler, be chief clerk at Ottawa and will take up his new duties at once. He takes the place Bradshaw.

II of Robert Cunningham who goes to San Vocal solo, Mrs Payne- Fadette, (Bohn), Miss Mina Hampton. Bernardino, Cal. Topeka Capital. 316 Main Opposite Court Hoasc. Kan..