The Clay Center Fire-Brand from Clay Center, Kansas • 1

THE VOL. 1. CLAY CENTER, CLAY COUNTY, KANSAS, AUGUST 14, 1884. NO. 35 l--riL.

km flu Wo culled Wednesday at tho ollice of REGISTER OF TEMPERATURE. Kujit by R. W. GOUCHER, JEWELER, From July 31st to Aug 6. They began moving Piunphrcys harness shop today preparitory to beginning work on tho basement of tbo new building.

Puniphrey says that ho will bo on whcols or on the lly as it were for the next few mouthy and that his customers can look for him most any where in tho street, Ho will still continue the business in tho old building, and those that desire to see him can watch for his shop as it glides around on wheels, the balance of the season. The pot The political pot "Tis lu'l lining to boll. The first gun fired The key-noto Hounded Tho enemy on the run. Tlio ciindldttto's coal; Is nil' He loves all mankind, And all womnn kind ns well. He Is shaking bands wllh (lie people He is anxious about their crops.

He watches the fat bogs feed, The following Is Ihe report in full of wild committee, RiHoUtd. That we recognize In tfover-nor Cleyelanda man whose name Is the synonym of political courage and honesty and administrative reform. His high sense of duty his absolute and unehiileng-ed official integrity, his Inflexible coinage in resenting party prossflft and public outcry; his experience in detail of administration nnd his commanding execulvc ahllty and indlpendence arepi0' lsely the qualities which the political situation demands in the chief executive olllcer of the government, to resist corporate monopoly, on the one hand and demagogue money on the The friends of J. L. Starkweather are rallying lo his Hiipport and it Is almost a foregone conclusion that he will ho nominated on llrst ballot at the convention on the J.

1 Is a worthy man, made a llrst class superintendent and deserves well at the hands of the Republicans of Clay county, The Duvls Sewing Machine Coinpan1' is a solid company, and when they warrant each of their machines for a term of five years, you can rest assured that they will make them of the best material, and with the greatest care. There Is no doubt that the "Davis" will wear three times us long as it is warranted. II a.m. 1 p.iii, 3 p.m. p.m.

l'ulr bight wind Ha HS I HI S1 S5 Wl 3 cloudy SO K8 H5 II fair 75 NS 4 78 MS 711 77 A 7,1 80 HI) 7(1 cloudy 117 07 Abilrne i unity. A few weeks ago, tho citizens of Clay Centre, under the care of the Christians and tlio Band, went by tho hundreds, to take the city of Abilene by storm, and instead of taking that city, Hi citizens there took them in and welcomed them right royally. On the IfJIh of this month which is next Tuesday, the citizens of Abilene under the protecting wing and bayonets of Co. K. Kansas state nielitia, will come over to storm our fortifications, and it stands us iu hand to be ready to receive them so as not to be caught napping.

Let us get together and arrange tho plan of the campaign, so as to be able lo give them a warm reception. Let welcome Abilene, be hung on the outer wall. Let us so arrange our business that we can spend the day with our neighbors, forming acquaintances. Let us make them at homo with us. Let not Clay Centre, be out-done in hospitality, Welcome O.

F. Lutt the grain dealer and miller, and iu conversation with him wuaskod the average yield per acre of Clay county wheat was this year us nearly as he could ascertain. He informed us that by in quiry inndu of nearly every farmer who had hauled grain to his elevator, ho found that the average up to the present time, of all the wheat threshed was fully 27 or 28 bushels per acre, Send this news back to your wife's relations. The thin of Fra.ier and Achenbach is no more. Dick and Harry have dissolved partnership by mutual agreement, liar ry will in a few days go to Miltonvale to carry on the sewing-machine and music business ut that place.

Dick will remain at the old stand on Lincoln avenue and continue the business same as in the past' They were a good pair, and trotted well In double harness, ami we think that Dick will make good time single handed. In other words we think him capable of playing a good lone hand. A new eleelionecrny scheme has been invented by one of the Clay county candidates. It is an open buggy with a large umbrella fixed in a socket, and on the umbrella is painted in large letters the name of the candidate, and the ollice sought. There are some advantages iu this new invention.

It riyes the farmer warning of what is coming; so that he can go and hide and thus escape being bored. The last seen of the umbrella it was in Milton vale, going down Slarravenuc; proclaiming to llio people of that burg that they must vote solid for About twenty live or thirty of the Clay Center boys chartered a car, and went to Salina pn Wednesday last to be present al the firing of the lirst gun of the campaign in Kansas, which took place there yesterday. In our imagination we heard tho gun go off, anu then we enthused and felt better. We would like to have gone with tho boys, but circumstances prevented. A speech from John J.

Ingalls is worth going seventy-live miles to hear any day, and John A. Martin is no small gun himself, as the Democrats will find out to their sorrow, ere the frosts of No vember. Verily our Democratic broth reu have a hard row to hoe iu Kansas this year. Let us again call the attention of the voters of Clay county to the fact that ou Friday evening August 32d ut the various voting precincts in this county, the Republican caucuses will be held, for the purpose of electing delegates to the county convention which meets the next day. Every Republican who loves his party and desires its success in this county should turn out and see to it that good men, men who represent the wishes of the people are sent to the county convention.

The way to have the men nominated whom you desire to support, is to turn out and take part in the caucuses, Everyone should be willing to devote one eyeuitig to tlio good of his party. E. W. McJimkin has been elected Vice President of the First National Bank of this city, vice F. A.

Head resigned There is no change in the management of the bank except the one mentioned above. Mr. Head still retains his slock in the bank, but retires from active work in connection therewith. With the additional stock taken by Mc-Juukinthe bank has now a paid up eapitol of $55,000. The bank is in good luck to secure the ser vices of as good a man as Mr.

JlcJunkin. lie is popular, honest and able. He is a good lawyer und such an attachment is of great value to an institution of that kind. Success to Mc in his new field of labor. W.

S. Wilson, of Blaine township, died at his residence, on Tuesday Aug. 12th. the victim of that fatal destroyer the can cer. Mr.

AVilson, came from Indiana lo Clay county, Kansas in 1800, and has therefore resided in this county for fifteen years. He was a plain quiet, good inoffen sive citizen, and was loved by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, He was honest and upright iu his dealings with his fellow man, and by his death, Clay counly looses one of her best citi zens. He was laid to rest by the side of the companion of his younger Mays, who died idiout ten years ago; he leaves be hind him Sons and daughters, who mourn this their great loss. His family have sympathy of a large circle of friends and acquaintances. AVhile their grief is great, yet are they comforted by the blessed tliotu'lil, that their loss is his 1)1 HI).

On Monday. Aug. 11th, John Moss- lander closed bis eyes in death. Inleb. last, while walking down Lincoln Avenue he slipped and fell severely spraining and bruising his ancle.

It was thought at first that the wound did not amount to much, and that in a short time he would be all right again, but it kept getting worse instead of better, until about the first of June, when it was found to be necessary to perform a surgical operafion Surgeons were called and upon cxamina lion it was discovered that the bones in his ancle were dead and decaying. A surgical operation was performed, the dead bones removed, and it was thought that the worst was over. For oyer two months he has lingered on suffering ter ribly all the tunc, irrtutunlly growing worse and worse till the tune, until on Monday cvcninir. at ten o'clock, be breathed his last, at ihe residence of Jos. Ga.in, on Court street.

He bore it all patiently and calmly, and sank to rest without a murmur. He was laid to rest on Tuesday, iu Greenwood cemetery there to await the call at the day. James Johnston Si grand circus and menagerie that was Idled for this city on tlio 12th. got here all right, It came across the country in a wheel-burrow. It was a daisy.

The ouly trouble with it was that it was small but small things are not always to be sneezed at. The menagerie consisted of one trick pony nnd a monkey the circus, of that same trick pony, and a monkey. The evening entertainment was very flue. Lavy, Campbell Si of this city, helped the clown out wonderfully, and often brought down the house. The clown frequently, during the entertain ment had warm feelings loward them.

Tho show was a daisy, but if we could have our choice between Johnston's circus and the Star Medicine Punch and Judy, we would say, give us Punch and Judy with a little of "over the gar-don wall!" Bayard Frazcll, is quite sick, but at last epoits he is getting better. Right here let us say a word for Bayard Frazcll. Some eight weeks ago John Mosslunder, bad an operation performed on his foot and has been lying at deaths door ever since. He was an acquaintance of Bayard's. Bayard undertook to nurse him through his illness, and for 00 days, day and night, without money and wi tliout price has he been at the bedside of bis aillicted friend.

He has acted the part of the good Samaritan, until his constitution gave way and he too is afflicted. There'is only about one man out of ten thousand that would have done for a comparative stranger what Bayard has done in this case. And we say all honor to Bayard T. Frazcll. He has the heartfelt thanks of the allicted and his friends, and the time will come when be will receive greater reward.

On ITU Alt Y. Another old settler has gone home to his rest. Ou last Sunday at 5 clock p. m. Wm, Bonsor of Five Creeks township breathed his last after a painful illness of about one year.

Mr. Bonsor was born in Leicestershire England in 1821, and was therefore 03 years ot age at the time of bis death. In 1859 he removed to the slate of Iowa where he lived for eight years. Iu 1807 he settled on his farm in Five Creeks township where he resided at the time of his death. When he settled up the creek seventeen years ago, there were but three families ou Five Creeks.

He bore it. all, Grasshoppers, drouth, hot winds and failure of crops. He grew up with Clay county. He owned ono ot the best farms on Five Creeks, but just as he be au to reap his reward, death cume und took him away. He had mauy friends who will remember him, and sympathize with his friends.

All unite in saying he was a good upright, faithful warm hearted, honest man- What more could be said. May ho rest in peace. MoitOANVlIJ.E 1TK.MS. There is better times up the Creek. The weather prophet says for the next two years we will have Htark-weatncr (for Superintendent).

Many photographs have lately been taken of parts ot Morganville. McKnight Parsons buy hogs and grain. Wm. Silver sells real estate and buys grain. The "Swede Mills" now are grinding three grades of flour.

The best, "Golden Crown," 2d, the Holler "Cyclone" flour 3d, "Ocean The capacity ot this Mill is 400 sacks daily. All things are now ready. Mr. Morgan is operator and agent. Wheat the best is worth 58 corn, 30 cents.

Some one said John Kiner and Flora Mann married Aug. 12. lOtt it ion Hint I'ieitie. The Third Annual Reunion of Old Soldiers and Pioneers will be held at Sanders' Grove, Hosevale, Clay county, Wednesday, Aug. 20th, 1881, commenc ing at 10 o'clock, a.

and continuing through the day and evening and will observe the following programme 10 o'clock Prayer by Rev. E. P. Ingcr- soll; Address of Welcome, by V. W.

Root. 11 o'clock Historical Address, by C. M. Anthony. to 1:30, p.

Music and Refreshments. 1:30, p. in. Address ny Rev. J.

K. Miller. 2:30, p. m. Address by Hon.

E. W. McJimkin. 3:30, p. Address by J.

S. Walker. 4, p. m. Toasts nnd responses by the following gentlemen: J.

S. alker, 1 P. Darkness, F. Ii. Dawes.

J. II. Pinker ton, Pret. Gates. ().

M. Pugh, Wirt Walton, D. A. Valentine, J. C.

Mall, R. W. Jenkins, C. E. Gifford and others: The Advance Band, Wakefield, will be in attendance also Roscvale Glee Club will be on deck ready for "biz.

A ircncral invitation is extended to all. Come early, and don't forget the yellow legged chicken. Tiiko. I Com. D.

P. Call. And tho short born steers cut grass. H(i "chuckles" Ihe Imby unilc the chin, And praises the good wife's butler, And takes liltlo Johnny on his knoe, And gives him a dime with ii hole in it. And tells him be is pretly and looks like ma And then goes out to the Held lo see the men plow; And sits down on the plow lieiim to praise his fnnn, And to tell the farmer Unit lie is a can didate for some ollice, And would like him to turn out to the ciuieufl and give bhn a boost, This wily, wircy, slick-tongued.

pol ished poli ticiiin. U. V. MoKnight is line residence on the and Clay streets. building another corner of Nintb Win.

Zeiglascb, and family, of Junction city were in town last Sunday, visiting friends at this place, Turn out lo the Caucuses on the eve of the 22, and do services for your parties good at least one evening' in the year. Every body should read E. P. Hustons, new song entitled "A political dream" it is the best one in the enmpaign, so far. The line rain on Monday night, insures to Clay county the largest corn crop ever raised within her borders.

Curry the news to "Hannah." Bohn On Thursday to Mr. and Mrs W. L. Jennings, of this city, a daughter. It is a fine girl, good-looking, red bended and looks like Jennings.

Died On Tuesday August 12th infant child of Mr. and Mrs Tom Moore of Ibis city: The funeral todk place on Wed nesday, Key. Miller oflicintiiig. Hev. E.

F. Hill, formerly pastor of the M. Church of this city, hut now of Baldwin City, was in town tins week shaking hands with old friends. Don't forget that on Friday-evening, the 22 ml of August, the Republican cau cuses will bo held at, various voting places in the county. Let there he a full attendance.

We understand that Geo. Grubbs is to take personal charge of the Dispatch Hotel. Goergc is a good hotel man and the present popularity of that house will not wane pndar his management. Remember the old soldiers reunion at Kuseyulo on the '20lh of this mouth. Every old soldier in the county should be there und meet -with (he hoys, who wore the blue.

Let all turn out and have a rousing lime. In the year of LSHl, if the farmers of Chiv County, bad had the making ot their own weather, they could not have furnished better than that wnielt has been furnished them right along ready made. it rains and the corn boonieth exceed ingly. Nettie S. Uouldin, the 18-year old daughter of John Uouldin, of Chapman township, is dangerously ill with heart disease.

She lias been sick for several days, and it was feared that she would not recover, but at last report, she was better. Born, Saturday August Dili to Mr. and Mrs. Fulweilcr a son. lis little life was but of short duration.

Two hours after birth the death angel called and its little spirit took its llight, The parents have sympathy of many friends in this, their first sorrow. E. W. McJunkinhas disposed of bis law practice transfcring it to C. C.

Coleman, Mr. Colcniau will take charge of the law ollleo with its business, and Mo will step across the street to his desk in the batik and everything will move on just as easy as if nothing bad happened. Another change has been made in the ownership of our neighbor the J)init'7i. Mr Campbell has sold his interest in that paper, and also the hotel to our towns man Geo. Urubbs.

The Dii)itfJiJrm is now composed of Wallim, Uuiiyan and Grubbs. Success to you boys. Mrs. Fra.ell, nnd daughter Mollic, ar rived home Monday, from their trip to Nebraska, where they had been visiting the fn.nilv of Charlie Drake. Uncle Jim is behaving much better since their ar rival.

His friends now have great hopes of his voting for Blaine and Logan. The Clay counly Fair will be held this year on the and 20, of Sept. This is earlier than last yenr and it is to be honed that better weather will prevail than last veur. Every one bear in mind ilw. -mil cvci one cmlcavo! lo place something on exhibition this veur.

Let all turn out und when the lime conies, ns.si.st the Fair association to cet onto a solid basis. A good county fair tends to build up a county more than any other tuingl uai we can mink oi. OUR NATIONAL TICKET. Foil Piussinrcrvr, JAMES (I. BLAINE, Ok Ma ink.

Fon Vice Piiusipknt, JOHN A. LOGAN, Op Ir.T.INOTR. Foil MUMIIKIt OF JOHN A. AN DEMON. Ok Uh.kv County.

state ticket, Foil GoVF.IINOIt, COL JOHN A. MARTIN. of Atchison COUNTY. Foil JillCUTKNANT GoVF.ltNOII. A.

1'. KIDDLE. Foil Skoketaiiy oi' Statk. E. 15.

ALLEN. Fon Static Acditoii E. P. McCABE. Fon Statk Thhasdheti, ST.

HOWE Fon Attohnky Gf.nkiiat, H. BRADFORD. Fon Supt, of I'ujiiiic Inhthuction, J. If. LAWITEAI).

Fon Cm hp A. IT. HOTtTON. Fon Associate Justice, V. A.

JOHNSON. ANNO UN VMM UN TS. I nm a candidate fur representative subject lo lie tlcclsiaiii oi Ihe Hi'iul)liciin county convention. IlKO, AlOHQAN. I am a candidate fur llio nlllcc ofOonnty Attorney subject lo the decision of the Hcpublican Convention.

F. Dawbs. I am a candidate for County Attorney eubject to the decision or llio Republican Convention. F. 1'.

llARKNKHi. am a candidate fur re-election lo thcoflleeof Covnty Atlonicy of Clay County, at tlio eunuoiiig 'election, W. U. DtWAWAY. I am a candidate for the olllcc of Counly Superintendent or Clay County, subject to the decision of Hie llcpiibllciin nominating convention.

J. L. STABKWKATUF.n, I dm acabilicliite for leo olllcc of Proliato Judge of Clay County, subject to the decision or tlio 1(0-liii 1.1 it an nominating eonvenlion. Geo O. Ulnko lam a candidate for ro-olcction to tlie oilce of Proliato Judge, subject to the decision of tbo Uc publican County Convention, Nrwt Allkn.

VOUCfiXKm. A delegate convention of llio Republican of Clay County will be belli at the Court llouso in the City of Clay Center on Saturday, yliifii 1SS4. nt eleven o'clock M. for the purpose of electing TiiuiiK additional delegates and three altern-ales to the Senatorial District, Conveutlon to bo held at Clifton August UD.tli, also to nominate Ciinndidateu for county olllcers, as follows." Ono Representative for TOtli District. One County Attorney.

One Probate Judge. Ono Clerk of Di4. Court, One bnperinttiiidaut of Public Instruction. Ono Commissioner for Firs commissioners Dislrlct. Also Republican County Central Com-luiltec.

(Tho delegates from the townships comprising the Kirs Commissioner District will meet In separate convention lo nominate a Commissioner, The basis of representation shall bo one delegate and one alternate for overy 15 votes, or any fraction thcreor of three votes, cast for lion. JameB Smith, candidate for Secretary of Ktato in 1SH4 according to the following, Schedule. Athclstano 4 (loshen lllaine ti Grant llloom Hayes Chapman 3 Highland Clay Center Township. Mulberry 1st Ward. 11 Cliflon Mil .11 Oakland Hxoter 5 Sherman 1 Five 4 Parallel dill Union 5 4 II Si I 4 3 4 7 I The primary elections shall be held on Friday August )J2il, from 7 to nine o'clock P.

M. except In Cliflon and Clay Center precincts, in which the polls shall beheld open rfom 4 o'clock until 7 o'clock P. M. of that day. It Is recommended that the members of the County Central Committee be choseu at the township primaries.

lly order of the Central Committee P.P. HAKKNENS, Tiiro Chairman. Secretary. OlaX Cbntkr, July 111 1H8I. Tin- place to buy boots mill slums cheap is nt llio Cliiy Center Boot Mini Shoe Store.

For first class watch repairing gotoGonolier's You ciin buy boots mill shoos nt the ('lay Center Boot and Shoe Store ut prices thai will nslonish you. gold and rolled plate jewelry at Goucher's. poods nt low prices is the motto of the Clay Center lioot and Shoe Store. Gold and silver watches at (Joncher's. 34-tt Al AV'riirlil'u Clov (Vlller Root Illlll SllOC Slore is "the place to buy food rnoth ciiK.vr! "lit Clay Center P.oot and Shoe Store, two doors north of the post ollice.

U-i-tf 9 Tho real estate firm of J. II. l'inkerton Co. has dissolved. Mr.

Coleman, rc-lireinx from the business, to iro into the practice of his profession. lie takC9 charge of McJunkin's law ollice. J. II. and Ernest I'iiikerlnn, we understand will carry on business nt the old stand.

Look out for Sharpe Si Cos new ad. next week. Sharped is fie phu-e to itit good blue grass, nnd orchard grass seed. Window glass, wall paper, painls and oils, machine oils, driurs anil medicines. In bis new ad next week he will Icll you just what he has at the old reliable drug "tore.

other, and hose financial views are In harmony with Ihose of the best men in both parties, We. therefore, pledge our support to Cleveland and Hendricks RcHolrt'il That recognizing in Gov. Glick the grandest executive officer that Kansas has had honest, fearless and ust in his notions active and energetic in his work, doing all things without, fear favor for the best interests of the State and her citizens, we would hereby request Ihe delegates to the State Convention to use all honorable means to secure his nomination for Governor of the State of Kansas. The question of re submission having been forced upon the State by the Republican parly refusing to rc submit to a vote of the people of the State, a vote on IhcProhibitory amendment to the Con stitution, RcHolml, That while we are in fav.ir of a strict enforcement of every law on our statute books, we do not believe it to be in the interest of good government to refuse to hear the voice, even of a mi nority. Now, while wo belieye that a majority of Ihe voters of Clay county ore in favor of re-submission, Reunited That, we are in favor of re submitting to a vote oj the people of this State the question of Prohibition; and that we will support for Slate Senator from this district, and for Representative such Mien only as are pledged to these views.

The report of the committee was re- ceiyedand adopted with applause and cheers there being but one dissenting vote. Nomination being in order for dele gates to the slate convention tho follow ing named gentlemen were placed, in nomination: II. M. Fraizcr, C. C.

Lew is C. E. Gifford and J. P. Brockway.

Alml-lot was taken which resulted in the elec tion of Mr. Fraizer and Mr On motion Gilford and Brockway were elected alternates to said convention by acclamation. The following named gentlemen were then placed in nomination for delegates to the congressional convention; J. u. Noble, F.

VaiiToiiglin, A. Lavy and M. E. Elliuwood. A ballot was then taken which resulted in the election of J.

L. Noble and F. VanTouglin. On motion Lavy md Elliuwood were elected alter nates to the congressional convention, The next business was the election of a county central committee. Tho follow ing named gentlemen compose said com mittee; AthclstaiH! township, Blaine Gibbs O.

C. Lewis Wheeler Wm Bouldiu Musselman ...8. Parry A. Schoonover Baur F. Jevans .0.

Shaubel Bloom Chapman Clay Center Exeter Five Creek Grant Gill Goshen Garfield Hayes Highland Mulberry Oakland Republican Sherman Adams Coll'ell VanTaughin II. Wade F. Mason Brougliton Ileusan A. Vannatta F.Lutt Sam Langworty Union 1st Ward 2nd 3rd City The reason Garfield township is left blank, is because there was no man in the convention who was sure that there was a Democrat in that township. One gentle man stated that if there was he was a new comer and they would have to wait until they could ascertain his name.

This end ed the business before the convention ex cept the discussion as to the advisability of nominationg a candidate for representative. Quite a lively discussion was had on this subject. Pugh took the floor and favored making a nomination. He said for one he was getting tired of hold ing back and playing a sort of tail to the Greenback kite. That it was time for the Democracy of Clay county to come to the front boldly and nominate their man and fight for him from the word go and if there was to be a fusion let the Green-backers come to the Democrats instead of the Democrats going to the Greenbackers.

Mr. J. P. Brockway also made remarks to the same effect. C.

E. Gigord opposed nominating a candidate so early in the campaign. Said it was not good policy to do so. That it would give ihe Republicans too longtime to find out everything that was bad about their candidate and thereby encompass bis defeat. J.

D. Ellis also said it was unwise to nominate ut this lime and lie thought it would be better wait until after the Republicans hud nominated their candidate. A vote was taken which resulted in postponing the matter asl nominatinga candidate for representative until a regular county convention shall have been called by the county central committee, when a full county ticket will he nominated. On motion convention adjourned, sin die. A Blaine and Logan club was organized at Hosevale, school house, ou Tues day night last.

C. W. Hoot, was elected President of the club. After tho comple tion of the organization, speeches were made by Darkness, Walton, and Walker and a good time was bad. All went away feeling that it bad been aood to be there.

This week Elder Holt issued the last number of his Kansas Baptist ever to he issued in Clay Center. He now goes to Topekn lo devote his entire time to the newspaper business. Mr. Holt is a thorough scholar and business man. Is an earnest energetic worker and we predict for him a useful and successful fu ture.

Miss Harriet Moulross, the dressmaker, arrived home Sunday last, from her trip to Columbus, Ohio, where she went to care for her sick brother. Her brother got better and she brought aim along in hopes that a change of climate would be bcniflcial to him. lie is suffering with lung trouble. He is gaining strength every day. Rev.

J. A. Pinkerton, D. of Beloit, will preach at the Presbyterian church, in this city, on Sunday, the 2-lth inst. There is some probability that Dr.

Pinkerton will bo the permanent pastor of that church. His reputation for worth and ability is second to none in the Slate, and Tun FinniMiANo hopes to see him a resident of Clay Center. The Dispatch Bund, on invitation of the Stiile Central Committee, boarded the train Wednesday morning for Saliua, to be in attendance at the grand Republican "whoop-cm-lip" at that place Wednesday afternoon and evening. Any Republican that could not enthuse on the music fur nished by the Dispatch Band, ought to be packed In ice until after llio election Geo Caviu, a son-in-law of Thomas James of Highland township, who got his broken in two places by a runaway, some ten days ago, is now in a very crit ical condition. The fractures were not reduced until Sunday last, lift' ninth day after the accident occured.

Dr. Limning reduced the fractures on that day, and it is hoped that be will recover, but he is in a very critical condition. A lightning rod peddler was putting up some rods ou the bouse of a Mr. Knight of Clny Center township ou last Tuesday and when climbing a ladder his foot slipped and he fell a distance of some sixteen feet alighting on a pile of stone. He was bruised considerably and was picked up ia a state of unconsciousness, but fortunately no bones were broken.

He was around again in a few hours. Work on Lttmmoureux three story brick building has been begun. The old frame building now stands on wheels in the middle of Grant avenue. Some twenty men with teams are at work excavating and next week the stone masons will begin work on the basement walls. It is a little late in the season lo begin work on a building of thiskiud but Dave says that it must and shall be completed before snows liics.

A man by the name of Geo. Bolbell, was helping lo thresh out on Five Creeks last Tuesday; he was using a short stick to feed some loose chaff and straw, when a spike caught the stick and drew his hand into the cylinder, badly bruising and lacerating his hand. It was very lucky for him that he got off as well as he did, ns a revolving cylinder full of spikes is not the smoothest thing in the world to come In contact with. Uncle Billy Johnson, whom we men tioned some weeks airo, ashavinuJiis hand idly mutilated by bis hogs, is still livinic, but is very weak and feeble, lie is able to talk some and is conscious of all that is going on around him. He is tretling quite old und if lie recovers, it will be by a lingering process, and it will be a long time before he is able to be out.

Hopes are still entertained of bis ultimate recovery. We hope for the best. A JtCHl. At her home in Blaine township, in this county, this morning 'at day-break Mrs. John Chestnut, departed this life after a short but very painful illness Every thing was done that could be done to preserve iicr life, but all in vain for the summons came, and she was called home, to her rest.

She aves youn husband, to mourn her loss. A few short years only have passed since they were made man and wife. Little did they then think that so soon would they be purled by the icy hand of death, but thus it is that "in the midst of life, we are in denlh." She lias gone home, but her mem ory will linger in theheari of her strick en husband, there to remain, to comfort guide and bless him. (iOJVii HOME. On lust Tuesday William Tripp, of Chapman township, was called home to his final rest.

Mr. Tripp moved from New York lo Clay county, 18 years ago, when he settled on the farm in Chapman township where he died. He braved all the hardships of a frontier life, and endured all the disadvantages of the lirst settlement of the county. He passed through it all, and just as he was be ginning to reap the harvest of 18 years of hardship and toil just as he was getlin ready to liye in ease and comfort, the death angel came and summoned him away. At the time of his death he was 43 years of age.

He leaves a wife and two children, a son and daughter, to mourn his loss, Ho was a useful citizen, a good neighbor, a kind father, and a loving husband, and, in addition to this, let us say with all who knew him, the best thing that can bo said of any one, he was an upright, honest man. Life's work being finished, he went home to rest. Tilt: Cttiiipaiiti Opened. The largest political meeting ever held in the state of Kansas, was the opening of the campaign by the Republicans at Salina, on Wednesday the 13th of Auir. The lowest estimate as to the crowd pros-sent was ton thousand.

Some placed it as high as lifteen thousand. Excursion trains and extras were run from every part of the state. Thirteen brass bands were on the I'Tounds, besides several drum corps. The Topeka Flambeaux were there and illuminated the heavens witli their hery display. A torch light procession over a mile long paraded the streets of the city.

John J. Ingalls was there and delivered a masterly speech. John A. Martin, the next Governor of Kaustis, was there and spoke in the evening, and from the cheers that went up from the throats of the thousands, at the mention of the name of Martin, there in the strong hold of the Gliekites, it was quite evident that brother Glicks cake was dough. The opening of tho Campaign in Kansas, in the year 1884, will long be remembered by all who were present.

I l)cmocvafe yow.wow. On Saturday last, the Democracy of Clay County met in mass convention at the Courthouse, and it was not a very big mass either. At two o'clock, the time set for proceedings to begin there were about fifty of the followers of Glick and Cleve land iu the court room. The call was read by the secretary, O. M.

Pugh, also the call for the Congressional convention. On motion of C. E. Gilford J. A.

Lowe was unanimously elected tcmpoary chair man of the convention. Mr. Lowe took the chair and asked (lie further pleasure of the convention. On motion of O. Pugh, B.

F. Jevans of Gill township was chosen temporary secretary. On motion of C. E. Gilford a committee of three was appointed by the chair on rules and order of business.

The chair appointed C. E. Gifford, J. P. Brockway and C.

C. Lewis as such committee. On motion of O. M. Pugh a committee of five was appointed by the chair on resolutions.

The follow ing named gentlemen were appointed as such committee. O. M. Pugh, C. E.

Gifford, G. Schaubel, J. D. Ellis and II. M.

Fraizcr, On motion of J. J. Ragau a committee of three was appointed on per- manant organization. J. J.

Ragau, J. Ellis and Sam Langworlhy were appoint ed as such committee. Here the conven tion took a recess of live minutes, while the committee were preparing their reports. When Ihe convention was called to order again, the committee on rules and order of business made the following report, We your committee beg leave to report the following rules and order of business. 1st.

Report of committee on permanent organization. 2d, Report of committee on resolutions, 3d The election of two delegates and two alternates to attend the State con vcutioa. 4th The election of tw delegates and two alternates to attend the Congressional convention. 5th The election of a county central committee. 6th Discussion as to the advisabilitfy at this time a candidate for representative.

On motion the report of the committee was received and adopted. The committee on permanent orgauiza lion, then reported in favor of J. A. Lowe for pcrmenant chairman and M. E.

Ellen wood for pcrmenant secretary. The re port was unaniiously adopted by the con vention. The committee on resolutions then an nounced that they were ready to report,.