The Kansas Lever from Ottawa, Kansas • 5

Lucus and Shawver have the contract to rain has sjffnea tor thirtvr conceris in Ca.pt. Kuus. mYi and wife, A. Sharp and wife, S. L.

Patrick and several others Jbt Kansas "At bit. erect the H. B. Topping residence on South Main Street. Issued Everr Friday, at We have received an article from War $1 The correct way is to buy rwiAts inm the manufacturer when possible.

The So and So, of Such and Such, have no agents, make first-class goods and ship anywhere, etc. Ottawa Republican. In plain English, buy your harness of, some downeast snap house, and keep away from Pete Kaiser, C. F. Burke, John Ready and Mr.

Murphy. They are honest and skillful and reasonable in charges, besides paying taxes here and helping to keep up the town. Our misguided neighbor is evidently off its base again. Poor old stupid relic. It doesn't know any bet ter.

ren Starkey, of New Jersey, which will appear in our next There'are 2,750 languages. The Republican is edited in about one half of them, including platt deitsch. it is thought our legislature will finish up this week. The people are ready to see. the stopper put on.

S. Emerson, one of our successful came up to swap weather comments this country, beginning next December. Shewill.it is 'said receive the largest amount ever given her for the same number of performances. Rev. De Witt Talmage is an apostle of the "short editorial" movement.

In his sermon, last Sunday, when he received 540 converts in communion, he said that "men never pray at great length unless they have nothing to say." Garnett Eagle. Advance sheets of the sixth biennial report of the state board of agriculture are out. They contain articles on "Sorghum by Prof. E. B.

Cowgill, state sugar inspector; "Salt, its Discovery and Manufacture," by Robert Hay, state geologist: "Moisture Economy," by H. R. Hil ton, of Topeka, and "The Water Supply Val. Frost is home again. R.

W. Smith has gone east. Mrs. M. R.

Harris is convalescing. The city seems full of tramps now. started for Washington Wednesday. J. C.

Root, Lyons, Iowa, and F. W. Joslyn, Elgin, 111., who have been here on business, returned home -Saturday. M. E.

Springer, of the Osawatomie Graphis. joined a psychological society by mistake, thinking it. a piscatorial club. Ottawa Printing Co. have about 10,000 drug envelopes which they will sell at less than wholesale prices in lots to suit.

Just he thing for church, collections, drug or tat ion uses, The Ohio Township Association will hold a Sunday School Convention in the Presbyterian church at. Princeton, on Saturday March 9th. An evening session on Friday will probably be held. Fuitber notice next week. Committee.

The Rural Kansas is a new candidate for public patronage, and a worthy one too, it is. It is a 16 page, 4 column paper with colored cover, all neatly trimmed and bound in a very convenient shape. We trust it may meet with that measure of support which its excellence would deserve. Hon. J.

C. Root, Head Co Modern Woodmen of America, and Attorney Jos- of Western Kansas," by Martin Allen, of Thank You. At a meeting of Fidelity Camp; No. 499, Modern Woodmen of America, held Wednesday evening Feb. 20, the following resolution was unanimously passed: Resolved, That the thanks of this camp be and are hereby tendered to Mr.

and Mrs. E. H. Tipton, Prof, and Mrs. J.

E. Henning. Rev. F. E.

Bissell, Messrs. W. D. Detwiler, M. S.

McMullen and Prof. E. S. Snyder for the very excellent music kindly furnished on the occasion of our annual banquet held on the eveuiug of Feb. 14.

Hays City. At the next session of the Quebec Legislature a high license bill is to be introduced raising the license fee for hotels and saloons in Montreal from $500. to $1,000, and making it necessary that new applications for license must be signed by the majority of the electors in the voting district. with us on Tuesday. Born to Mr.

and Mrs. John Reed, of Sycamore street, Friday last, a cunning tittle girl tootsie wootsie. A. A. Holcomb is now working in the interest of the Wm.

Deering Harvesting Machine of Chicago. The meeting of the C. L. S. C.

was held at the residence of Mrs. J. A. Davenport, on Maple avenue Tuesday. Miss Annie Church entertained a number of her young friends Saturday afternoon.

A birthday party. Wheat and late sown timothy have stood the winter very well. Farmers are expecting an abundant harvest. Clarence Brown, cashier of the R. J.

Waddell Investment Ottawa, spent Sunday in our city -Garnett Eagle. Miss Dora McDuffie, of Maple avenue, returned Saturday from a visit down in the country Waverly, we believe. The lecture by Judge Tourgee Tuesday evening was well-attended and excellent. The subject was "Yours and Mine." Attention, Teachers It was decided at the Teacher's Associa lyD, of Moline, were in the city on The growth of the League of American Wheelmen is remarkable. In 1886 there were 10,264 members, in 1887, 11,939 and last year the list footed 11,948.

New York, or course heads the list with 2,467, Pennsylvania follows with 1,476 and Massachusetts is third with 1.236. tion, Feb. 16, that the school work to bo Friday, arranging fr a settlement of the exhibited at our next county fair, should be prepared Feb. 27, 28 and March 1st, or beneficiary claim of Mrs. W.

Jameson against the order. It will come up in the April 10, 11. and 12. O. A.

Geeseka was in town Monday. W. A. Follette was at home Sunday. E.

C. Bates has been xiown to Garhett. Miss Mary Cunningham is convalescing. Osage City is to have a canning factory. Hon.

H. J. Smith spent Sabbath at home. J. Cornelius, of Lane, has moved to Ottawa.

The I. 0. G. T. was originated in the year 1851.

H. A. B. Crowder went to Atchinson on Monday. H.

H. Patton has purchased the Lane lumber yard. S. F. Beeler and family have returned from the south.

Wm. Smith will soon move to Olive St. near Seventh. Jas. Morton is making a protracted visit at Fort Scott.

John Kirkland has moved from Richmond to near Ottawa. Smith Westfall has decided to call Kansas City home hereafter. Miss A. Reed, of Westphalia, talks of starting a paper at Lane Robert Stephens is enroute for Walla Walla, Washington Ter. F.

B. White of Pomona, is advertising a public sale at his farm. J. L. Hawkins went to Junction City Tuesday on business.

The Guild met with Mrs. M. R. Harris Thursday afternoon. Wm, Watson, Jr.

and Miss Janette Gibson are to be married. A case of quick consumption Railroad Innlipa hnrrfprllv pntpn xpril term of the circuit court There are Schools closing before April should take the first date to prepare the work. Those points involved in this case which are of great interest to every member of a bene Shorthand. Would you like to learn shorthand? If desiring paper and outlines of the work will please let me know immediately. so enquire at the Ilarhblin house for ficiary order.

Land to rent is wanted by many tenant P. A. HlLDE RERAN. Co. Superintendent.

Prof. E. L. Allen. 39 tl6.

farmers. IN From this date until MARCH 1 st our entire stock of AND OVERCOATS Will be sold AT COST. J. J. Harkness, of Colorado, has been visiting friends here.

L. A. Bayne, formerly of Quenemo, is now located at Ottawa. As all our goods are marked in plain figures, no one need be misled. 55 The Nobles dramatic company disband ed at Fredonia, this week.

J. Bliss is book-keeper for the Farm ers' Mercantile Association. C. L. Vrooman has sold his meat bui nes3 to R.

C. McOormick. Miss Laura Staneart home from a pro tracted visit at Denver, Col. OTTAWA. Money to loan on farm land at lowest Rev.

E. L. Allen has moved his family SOUTH OEKTROPOLTS. Ahem, pretty cold morning. from Garnett to this plaee.

rates. Will, A. Curl. 32-tf A country editor closes his financia Garden making has been postponed for Mr. and Mrs.

Jacob Story have gone on review with the remark, "money is close, a visit to Chicago and the east. but not quite close enough to reach." Ex. The Dickens Carnival netted the library the handsome sum of $120. Secretary Whitney has discovered that in calculating the capacity of a steel gun Will Dean left for Chicago and the east If there is to be a procession anywhere look for Kansas well up in front. Marshall's military band, of Topeka, will march at the head of Harrison's old regiment, and the inaugural parade at Wasli-i lgton on Tuesday.

General Manager Robinson, of the Santa Fe has issued the folio wing circular: "Mr. B. S. Crocker, assistant engineer, having i-esigned to engage in private business, Mr. Wm.

Archer, with the title of surpervisor of the building department, will have chaigH of all work west of the Missouri river heretofore handled by Mr. Crocker, including the superm tendency of the Sixth street shops at Topeka." Wprinesriav to rmrfhnsfi p-onds. its "bust measure" must be taken. Was ington Post. After much study our religious editor has found that the Bible contains 3,566,480 letters, 773,746 words, 31,173 189 J.

W. Ashcroft is now landlord of th; Staufer house at Williamsburg. In the spring a young man's fancy light ly turns to thoughts of Oklahoma. J. W.

Frick is still confined to his house by illness, but is slowly improving. rOMOKA. LFrom the Enterprise. Mrs. Wellington of Ottawa is visiting at Dr.

Topping's this week. There are very few empty houses in Pomona. Prof. Stimmel purchased some more new books for the public library Saturday last. The School will give an entertainment at the school building on Friday evening March the 8th.

Edgar Header is clerking for J. J. Whetstone, increased trade calling for more help. In Pomona, Kan. Feb.

20th. 1889 by Rev. L. Newcombs, Mr. Rodney, S.

Horr and Miss Leoma of Pomona. W. W. Roach shipped a car load of sorghum and millet seed to Russell county the first of the week. The Ladies Social Union realized $50 above all expenses by their supper last Thursday evening.

Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Centers, a few days. Wish there wasn't no such a "varmint" as a ground hog. The winter term of Miss' Armstrong's school will close next Thursday.

The spring term will commence March 18. The friends of S. H. Barnett will be glad to know that he is rapidly convalescing, and will be able to be around soon. Miss Sadie Smith is lying quite ill with fever.

F. Cole, of Ottawa, has rented the house lately vacated by Lewis Martin, who has gone to the territory to seek his fortune. Wonder if Dr. Foster won't stop work pretty soon and turn all his attention chapters and 66 books. The premises of Dr.

W. F. Wilkins was aided by the sheriff on Saturday, and a F. Burkdoll and Margaret Needham, of quantity of beer and whisky found there Bond was given for his appearance. The Modern Woodmen of America made nine calls during 1888, and had a hand some balance on hand at the end of the year to begin the new year with.

Stanton Rich, Elias Rich and John Lee State Historical Society. We have received from Hon. F. G. Adams, secretary, the Sixth Biennial report of the Kansas State Historical Society.

The report covers the period from January 18, 1887,. to November 19, 1838. During this time there have been added to the library of the society, of bound volumes, unbound volume were lodged in our jail Tuesday, by the to the medical profession. Joe Shibe is on the way to Texas. Look out for centipedes, Joe.

"Squire Hanna will take possession of sheriff of Coffey county, charged with the larceny of a lot of hogs from a man in that on Thursday eve. Feb. 14 a little girl baby. county. Our dealers yet pay 21 cents for corn, The five oceans of the world are and pamphlets, volumes of news 000,000 miles square.

This would indicate that these vast reservoirs are doing papers and periodicals, single news his new home next week. onder what has become of the singing school at Parkinson school house. Quiet seems to reign supreme now. This cold spell has seriously injured the peach crop in this locality. Elder Rains has just closed a series of papers, maps, atlases and charts, ousiness on a capital of 51.588,759.000,000,- 116; manuscripts, 662; pictures and works U00 gallons.

Lane, have been licensed to On, Monday, Mrs. Robert Chandler presented her husband with a boy baby. Louis Paul has rented the Hendrickson property at Lane and will keep hotel. Mrs. Joseph Maudlin has got back from a visit to relatives at Burlington, Kansas.

Mis3 Minnie Thomas entertained about a score of her friends Saturday evening. Kansas A. O. U. made an excellent record in 1888.

Only 13 assessments. Liquor selling is a masonic offense in Arkansas, andMissouri. J. N. Kirkpatrick, Kansas.

Reference, Lever office. 4216 Greischar Kepple have sold their store at Richmond to "Carson and Adams. H. D. Nichols, of Garnett, who has been visiting in Ottawa, returned home Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. James Denning returned to their home in Waukon, Iowa, Monday last. L. H.Nettleton left to attend the annual meeting of the A.

O. at McPherson. As easter will soon be here, we hasten to oil tVio nornlpYpd hniispmifo thot K-ro although they are daily expecting a fall in th.3 market. Consider corn is coming in, and that it is a better price than most localities are paying. Ten extra hands are at work on the Mo.

Pac. track, and board at the Pomona House. Mr. Jas. Parkinson of Red Fork, I.

T. brother of John Parkinson, is visiting in Pomona. The Sunflower state's crack military of art, 272; script, currency, coins and medals, 32; war relics, 12; miscellaneous contributions, 229. band has been selected to head President' Harrison's old regiment and the inaugural The library additions of books, pam parade on Tuesday. Neighbors, do you see any flies on us.

phlets and newspaper files, not incuding revival meeetings at the Parkinson school house. There were five accessions to the church. Bro. Rains is well liked, and Centropolis circuit 'would be well pleased to have him returned to this work. Betsy and why art thou so quiet Come, let us hear from thee once more.

duplicates, numbers 12,001 have been procured by gift, and 863 by purchase. In writing to friends here recently, Mrs. The whole number of volumes in the A. M. Bunn speaks favorably of the rush and activity at Pittsburg, Kansas, but the family, are a trifle lonesome for old Ottawa.

library at the present time is as follows, Mr. Bunn is doing well. RAILROAD TIME TABLE. namely: 9,971 bound volumes; 30,353 unbound volumes; 7,981 bound newspaper The call for a meeting of cattlemen on Saturday failed to bring out any persons DEPART. interested.

As the call was issued in an obscure daily that is not read by stock men the reason is obvious. files and volumes of periodicals; in all, volumes. Of the newspaper volumes, 5,757 'are of Kansas. The report contains a list of Kansas newspapers and periodicals now published, from which it appears that they now number 827 in all. Of these 45 SOUTHERN KANSAS.

FROM AND TO KANSAS CITT. TRAIN8 ARRIVE. TRAINS Passenger, 12:10 p. m. I Passenger, 11:35 p.m.

7:45 p. m. I MAIN LIME SOUTH. The United States Circuit Court has de Passenger, cided that non-payment of an assessment when due suspends the certificate and that and how the ancient town of Centropolis is getting on ot late years. Whooping cough is all the rage in So.

Centropolis at present. Wonder if local contributor from South Centropolis could not find any cognomen to attach to his name last week if such be the case, if he will call at our office we will loan him one, as we have a copyright on several. Mr. Editor, what about the canning factory? We have listened but echo answers nothing. Alas, the saddest words of tongue or pen are "No canning factory for Ottawa." Ed.

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3:45 p. m. Passenger, Accom. Accom. 8:05 p.

m. benefits payable to children must be shared 4:25 a. m. 9:15 a. m.

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m. 5:20 a. in, 7:50 p. m. 7:05 a.

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m. with his child born after the death of the weigh on pound. Including Forest Park there are 3,578,392 square miles of land owned and controlled by Uncle Sam. OFFICES FOR RENT. The two front rooms, now occupied by Brewer Stan-nard, at 222 South Main Street, will be vacant May 1st.

I will rent to good party at low rates. G. II. Holt. member.

Passenger, Passenger, Accom. are dailies; 733 are weeklies; 1 semi-weekly; 40 monthlies; 1 semi-monthly; 2 bi-monthlies; 4 quarterlies, and one occasional. They are nearly all being received by the society, and are bound and placed on the library shelves for reference. They come from all of the 106 counties of Kansas, and record the history of the people in all he communities. EMPORIA BRANCH.

9:05 a. m. Passenger, BURLINGTON BRANCH. 3:25 p. ni.

I Accom. 7:55 p.m. Passenger, LAWRENCE BRANCH. 12:03 p. rn.

I Accom. 8:10 p. m. Passenger Farmers contemplating public sales will find it to their interest to see J. N.

Kirkpatrick before employing an auction. Passenger, Accom. er 42t6.