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THE. mm VOL. KANSAS, OCTOBER 30, 1884. CLAY CENTER, CLAY COUNTY, N0.4G 11 lip it ciUll IWo -I Gov.Gliek is a bravo mini. IIo stands Vote for Ellis and resubmission.

Bo careful of your voto for state done as much, if not moro, to advertise Our old timo friend, 'Squire- Schwab, loft with Mat. Sohiltz, on Monday last for the old country. Wo wish them pleasant voyage and safe return. Tun Fihe-bkak) will follow them during their Our National Ticket, Full PltKHlDKriT, GROVEK CLEVELAND, OK NEW Y01IK. and talk un this county and her business interests, us any man in it, and you ull know that ho is untiring in this direction.

There is plenty of room in this commu nity for a good, opposition paper, and all wo auk is air share of your patronage. Wo promise you to be deserving of it. Every liberal man should constitute him self a committee of one to assist us in this undertaking. To our business men we would say that wo havo the circulation demanding a fair share of your advertising patronage, and wo will also keep on hand a good stock of paper for all kinds of commercial work, and will turn you ou as neat job work, at ms reasonable prices as can bo done in this part of the state. Fiikd Tiibib.

A son of Jacob Eiselc, of Athclstanc township, shot himself on Monday last. It is not known whether it was an ncei-deut or.whethcr he intended to commit suicide. We will get the facts for next week's paper. Since writing tho above we understand that tho young man was engaged in gathering corn, and had his double-barreled shot-gun with him. He had driven home with his load, and it is sur mised that lie took hold of the muzzle of his gun and pulled it towards him in tak ing from the wagon, when both barrels were discharged, tho contents tearing off the entire upper pint of the head above the nose.

When the body was found the hogs had dragged it a considerable dis tance. A telegram was sent to some relations, and an effort will bo made to keep the body until their arrival, D. Ellis Appointments, j. D. Ellis the resubmission candidate for Representative for this county, will address the citi.ens at the following places, on the cvoning of tho dates named: Morganvillc, Friday, Oct.

31. Center school house, Hayes township, Saturday evening, Nov. 1st. Clay Center, Monday evening, Noy. 3d.

Ben Adams comes to Morgan's rescue in tho last issue of the Times, and states the fact that he was at one time a first-class farm hand, and has risen to bo a successful business maV This is all cor rect. Garfield was a canal driver, but Morgan is no Garfield. Lincoln was a raftsman, but then Morgan is no Lincoln. Douglass was a farm hand, but Morgan is no Douglass. Geo.

Morgan is a good honest business man, with fair business qualifications, but then he is not the man to represent this grand, old county in the Legislature. Wo want a man that can get up and tell what he knows and what his constituents want. Ellis is that man List of Lktteiis Remaining uncalled for in the at Clav Center, Kansas, for ending Oct. 27, 1884 the week Albert Anderson; G. Bouchamp C.

II. Beattic; T. J. Clark; Miss Mabel Dyer: Mrs. B.

Dover; Rev. C. M. Deemer Miss Etta Davis; Wra. Evans; Elniff Guslallson; Olof Eriokson; 0.

E. Fraser Mary M. Gleason; Lester Graves; M. Had ilaller U. K.

ilaynes; K. w. lien nessey; 8. A. Johnson; Suther Jones; A VV.

Jenkins; A. V. Johnson; JVUcuae Kaiser; John T. Keene; II. E.

Larson August Lingren; W. Moore; Miss Sadie McDonald; Samuel McKinir; Harry Mc.Ewen (2); Andre Madson; Miss Carrie Nelson; Miss Nellie Olson; Minnie E. S. Perkins; Harry Raman Miss Flora V. Rardin; Mrs.

Louisa Stew art; John Sehryver; Geo. W. Swearingin Miss Dol. Smith; Miss Clara Stoddard Mrs. Clara A.

Seott; Andran Swanson D. II. Sumbards; Jas. F. Triplett(2); Jno 11.

Walton; JDva VVilKins; JN. Young. These letters will bo sent to the Dead Letter Ollice Nov. 24, 1884, if not de livered before. In calling for above, plea list.

dense say "advertised," giving date of li. M. STIIATTON, JV1 FROM MORGAN MEN! I have lived a neighbor to Mr. Ellis ever since he has been in the Oak Hill neighborhood, now something over fiye years, and 1 have never seen him under the influence of liquor to my knowledge W. II.

Davis, Trustee of Oakland township, I can say the sa.ne. I am a Morgan man. Jacob Milmoii, Onk Hill, Kansas, Judication Notice. Tho Highland United Brethren church near Elder Stone's residence, about five miles directly east of tho Clay Center High School building will be dedicated on Sabbath, Nov. 9th, Bishop E.

B. Kephart of the U. B. church, officiating. Seruicc.

to commence at 11 o'clock, a. m. All are cordially invited to come nnd hear an able and scholarly minister. S. D.

Bekoi.k. Dissolution Noiiet. The partnership heretofore existing be tween Rob'l E. Lowe and G. F.

Me Knight, is this day dissolved by mutu consent. Rob't E. Lowe, G. F. McKmoht.

1 lie business will be carried on in the same place by Rob't E. Lowe. before tho voters of Kansas In his man hood. They respect and honor his frank ness in dealing with tho Issues that lire now bel'oro tho peoplo; audit is this open sincerty of speech and actions that is the secret of his success. Tho people admire a brayo man, and Gov.

Click, in nil tho qualities of manliness, fills tho bill. Ho will bo tho next Governor of Kan sas. Voters, in order to get tho Prohibitory Amendment before tlio people, it will be necessary to elect 26 of the 88 members of the Btato Senate Resubinis.sionists, If the Prohibitionists elect 18 of the 38 wc will havo to wait four years longer, lie-member, Harkness and 13 moro will make 13, Tho Prohibitionists aro making a fight for thoBO 13. Remember to voto for Chadwick and Resubmission. MatSckiltz, of the Schiltz Bros.

Implement house, left for the Old Country on Monday morning last. His father, who has been visiting iu this county since lust spring; returns with him. The old gen tleman has spent a pleasant summer here with his sons and lias made many friends, and leaves with regret, We, with the numberless friends of the Schiltz Bros wish Mat a safe and pleasant voyage, happy and enjoyable time during his visit and his arrival amongst his friends in this coimtv in the soring will he hulled with delight, Jus, White and wife, of Blaine town ship, returned home on Saturday last from an overland trip to visit friends in Missouri. They took their team and wagon, and after the old fashioned way, made tho journey there and returned. They had pleasant weather for such trip, and enjoyed it very much Jim says that from Junction City to the Mis souri line ho found tho majority of peo plo in favor of Glick and resubmission, and in Missouri everybody for Cleveland and Hendricks.

Uiiio-On Tuesday, 28th, Thos. Whittlesey, at his residence on Court street, Mr, Whittlesey was a brother in law of J. W. Christmas, una lias been this country but a little over nine months. He loates a wife and seven children to mourn the loss of a kind luis-hand and indulgent father.

During bis short stay in our community he has made many warm friends, and the family have the sympathy of our entire community. The fuueral took place at the M. E. church, Rev. Miller preaching the funeral sermon.

A largo concourse of our citizens followed the remains to the grave. j. G. Lowe, the Democratic nominee forjudge of the 12 th Judicial district, "is a man who will perform his whole duty as Judge, let it bo the enforcement of the prshibition law, or any other law, when brought to law jurisdiction, but ho' will not he a partisan Judge, favoring the one party to a contest at the expense of the otherin other words, he would not be a prejudiced Judge. He would not bo a Republican Judge or a Democratic Judge, a Prohibition J.iulgo, or an anti-Prohibitionist Every person, from the ablest lawyer to tho most unpretending man before his court, would receive de- diiccnt and resoectful treatment at his hands." Wc want him for Judge because he is this sort of a man, and because ho is bv e-rcat odds the abler of the two men running for the ollice.

Thos. Chestnut, one ot the old timers of Blaino township, met with cpute a serious accident yesterday, on Fifth street, in front of the Court House. He was driving his team up street when a screen he had in the wagon fell out, and one end caught in the wheel, the other struck under the end of the wagon seat, and pitched him out; ho fulling beside the wagon on bis head and shoulders, one arm being run over by the wheels of the wagon, fracturing the hone just above the elbow. Tho team became seared and ran down Fifth street to Court and on to the city limits, and then turned south, and where they were caught we have been unable to find out, or what damage was done to the horses or wagon. The Jennie liowen Combination opened a season of four nights at the opera house, last night.

Tlieyr had a good house and gave excellent satisfaction, Jennie Uow-en is certainly worthy the praise her audience accorded. As the haughty, proud Alada Bloodgood, she proved to those in front that she is an actress of unordiuary merit. Appearing in a character, whose intent and aim is to make tho audience dispiso her, is not a happy vein, yet to lose her identity to that extent, to so assume as to encourage dislike, to convince that she is the identical being in short to he "somebody else," is the dellination of acting and Mi.ss Bowen is an actress Silas Robinson, the comedian, (only son of tho late "Yankee" Robinson), is the best we have seen in this city; his style of acting is new and laughable- In word Robinson is a whole show. J. of as senator, Mr.

Harkness has pledged himself to vote against re-snbmlssion. W. Chadwick has given his pledge to voto for it. Very much, and In fnct nearly everything, depends upon tho Semite Kansas on this measure of ro-submlslon which is agitating tho Tho House probably will bo for rc-submission it is a body which comes nearer to the people, rind tho Senate should not bo forgotten in this contest of tho poople. Had tlio Senate, which is but a fourth of tho Legislature in point of tho number of its menbers, been for ro-subision two winters ago, there is little doubt that the neonle would bo voting for re-submlsion at this election, John II, Adler, who has been for tho past two years a resident of Butler county, Cab, will start to-day for his western home, Mr.

Adler located in this county on the farm now owned by Wm. Keith, lii the sprmg of 1858. During tho summer of that year somo enterprising men surveyed and platted a town on govern ment land and named it Republican City. This city on paper was immediately south of, and adjoining the farm of II. Ris- lin.

Some tales were told to credulous persons east, who desired to invest in city properly west. No buildings were ever erected in tins paper town, and perhaps this scrap of Clay county history is unknown to our peoplo generally. Mr. was hired by the persons engaged in this scheme, and helped to carry the chain and stake off the town. The reader must not confound this place with the extinct Republican City west of tho river.

Clay county can boast of two cities that were not wrecked in tho lapse of ages. Both died a natural death they bogan. Mr. A. still owns Ids farm in tho Republi can valley, near piay Center, and is so delighted with our city, and so astonished at the changes wrought in tho county since ho left in 1874, that ho now contemplates relocating here in the spring of 1885.

The Place for Jiargaim. If you want the best of bargains in all kinds of Dry Goods, give mo a call. I must sell all my Dry Goods, as I will change my business before the 1st of January. DlTTMAll. Dry Goods at Cost! As I will change my business on-the 1st day of January.

I must close out my stock of Dry Goods, and will make great sacrifices to do so. If you want bargains in any line of these goods, give me a call. JJITTJIA11. Dry Goods of every description to.be had at my store from this date at almost your own price. A.

J. Dittmau. Carpets! Vurpets! I have the finest selection of carpets of all kinds ever brought to this market. TlIEO. Mittendoiif.

J. T. Conley has one of tho best select ed stocks of Drugs, Medicines, Oils, Pat ent Medicines, in tho city. Everything sold down to bottom prices. If you want anything in tho line of drugs, give him a call beloro buying.

Store on Lincoln avenue, opposite Frishman Sons' Double Store. Frishman Sons, at the Great Double Store on Lincoln avenue, are offering im menso bargains in fall and winter cloth-of all kinds. The largest stock in the from which to make your selections. Overcoats! Overcoats! If you want an overcoat, it makes no difference what style, quality, or price, give Frishman Sons a call. Their stock is tho largest in tho west, and they guarantee prices lower than all competitors.

For tho largest assortment of blankets, yarns, go to Frishman Sons' great double store. The Blue llibbon Garlands. I havo about closed out the last of the first invoice of the Blue Ribbon Garland Stoyes, but have more of the same kind coining. Come and sec mo beforo you buy your stoves. My assortment is large and my prices at bottom figures.

Emick. Everybody Como to the Nursery now and get your trees for fall cctting. We are now ready to deliver all kinds of fruit and ornamental trees. You that have given your orders for CO cent apple trees, come and see how much better trees we can furnish you for less than half that sum. It will cost you nothing to see what we have, and it may teach you better than to be so badly fooled again.

Nursery one-fourth mile south-east of Clay Center. 2w A. G. Smith Son. A.

G. Smith Son drive their team on Saturdays from the Clay Center post office to the Nursery, back and forth. Will you come ami see it or will you take a tree peddler's word for it and get beat again. A. G.

Smith Son. 2w Just Received, at Baldwin the finest slock of Brushes, all kinds, ever brought to Clay Center. Fine Perfumes and Toilet Articles nt Baldwin A complete assortment of Artists' Brushes at Baldwin Baldwin Perfumes arc the iiest. Try them. Famous Knickerbocker Shoulder Braces Ladies and Gents' at Baldwin Catholic Church fair, lasting three days the last of next month, The "sear and yellow leaf" is making its appearance amidst all vegetation.

Look out for your ticket and seo that the men of your choice are all on it. John Osborn sold to Mr. August head of cabbago that weighed twenty pounds, J. D. Ellis will efficiently represent this grand old county in tho House next winter.

Two good democratic votes lost to this county this fall Mat. tfchiltss and Sguirc Schwab. Remember that tho dity work in tho Times this week is attributable to the pen of Dawes. Tho members of tho Catholic church will hold their first fair tho last three days in next month. J.

D. Ellis at tho opera house, on Mon day evening, next Every voter should turn out and hear him. Mr. Valentine left his paper, editorially in the hands of Dawes, this week, We can therefore consider the source. Remember that J.

D. Ellis specks at the Opera House on Monday evening next, every voter should hear him. Our voters will remember that W. and Chadwick is a Clay county man, has resided in the county for years. F.

B. Dawes' is the managing editor of the Times this last issue, and is blowing his own horn, and abusing all opponents, Fun at the Opera Ilonso Friday and Saturday evenings Silas Robinson will make you laugh as you never laughed before. Robinson, at the Opera -House, Friday and Saturday night, you that wish to laugh a hearty laugh should not fail to hear him. Harkness is pledged against resubmis sion. It you should elect mm tie is uiiire to vote against it for four years, therefore vote for Chadwick.

On Friday last, John Osbom brought to the city a load of cabbage, 100 head, that weighed 050 pounds, an average of 9 i pounds to the head. John A. Martin is running for govern or on bt. Johns national prom union platform, but he is also angling Blaine and Logan votes. for The sidewalks in many parts of the city are.

in a deplorable condition Some one will break a leg somo of those days and the city will have too foot the bill. Harkness is not the worst man America, in fact is one of our respected citizens, but he is far from being a and lowly follower of the Lamb 'meek At last men are at work on the building for the waterworks. It is late to com mence this kind of work, and will certain ly freeze up before much can be done. J. W.

Chadwick will speak to tho voters of Cloy Center on Monday evening next at the Opera House. He is the re-sub mission candidate lor state senator. Married On Thursday, Oct. 16th, by Wm. Dowus, J- Mr.

David J. Brown to Miss Rebecca A. Lake. The contract ing parties are both of Gill township, in this county. The building boom still continues in our fair Besides the large business blocks now ncaring completion, wo no tice a great many neat cottages in course of construction.

Mr. Snell is building a larirc addition to his elevator. The immense amount of grain to handle in this county this fall de mands this outlay. John intends to keep up with the times. In Chadwick and Ellis the democracy of Clay county place before the people two practical temperance mon, and men against whoso moral character no one can have ought to say, Remember that the members of the Catholic Church, under the direction of Father Buechler, aro pieparing a rich treat for our citizens in the shape of a fair, lasting three days.

Harkness is no drunkard, und we are far from making such an assertion, but then again, he is no temperance man, nor prohibitionist. But he has promised to vote against resubmission. Tom Kelly has purchased the coal yards formerly run by Langworthy. tin the west end of Lincoln avenue, and will keep a full supply of hard and soft coal, and will also furnish cobs. Next Tuesday you cast your voto for or against re-submission.

A voto lor Mar tin, Harkness and Morgan ia positive voto for prohition; a voto for Glide, Chadwick and Ellis is a voto fr re-submission. David Goodwin, from Ohio, brother of Sam Goodwin, of this city, arrived here last Monday, llo will probably pureliase'pr'operty'and mako this his future home Jennie Bowen supported by one of tho best companies that has, over appeared on tho boards at tho Opera House in this city, will present two new plays Friday and Saturday night. She is a talented artist and cannot help but please. E. E.

Dodson has opened a depot for fresh native lime on 3th street, near the Foundry, where he will keep a good supply always ou hand. His lime-kiln is situated on the MeMann place, near the mouth of Deep Creek or Mall Creek. On Friday last a young son of Mrs, Ackley's was shot tho kneo by some unknown person, making quito a serious wound. This careless use of firearms is getting to be a serious question, and many lives arc lost or people crippled for life. Charley Ilesser is tho style of tho new firm that has started a butcher shop iu the building formerly occupied by the Fikeiskakd, opposite the court house square They have a neat shop, and will keep the Lest in the market.

Col. John A. Martin, in his speech at the Opera House, failed to enlighten the the people as to his position on the prohibition question, He is nominated on a solid prohibition platform, and will stay by it, P. Roberts, an old man of seventy years of age, residing in the third ward, a car penter by trade; fell from a ladder one day last week, and broke his leg near the hip. This' will be a serious accident lor him, as his age will prevent rapid recovery.

Voters remember a vote for Click, Chadwick and Ellis is a yotc for resubmission. A vote, for Martin, Harkness Morgan is a vote for prohibition. Which aro you for? Your vole will tell. Vote for Glick, Chadwick and Ellis and resubmission. Voters this is tho only chance you will have in four years to get a resubmission Senate.

The Prohibitionists arc making a desperate light all over the state to secure tho senate, and if they do they will stand resubmission off four years longer, Vote for Chadwick. We received a notice from our Wakefield correspondent in relation to his favors. Will state that we have not received one for two or three weeks. We would be more than glad to get them. There must be some mistake somewhere.

Please send them on. II. McCnlmont hiiS purchased his partner's interest in the grocery and. feed store business, and will continue the business in his own name. On the completion of the Lamoreaux building he will occupy the corner store room, and will greatly enlarge his business.

The new building that Mr. Pumphrey is pushing to completion, on I lttli street, will be occupied by Ruthrauff Mussel-man with their bakery and lunch room. They will have much more room, and will fix things up especially for the accomodation of their increasing custom. The younger brother of B. J.

Bitten, his mother and A. A. Newman left yesterday morning for their home in Michigan. Mr. Newman is highly pleased with our fine county and climate, and her industrious people, and will more than likely return to us next spring and invest.

One of the old time boys of Bloom township, W. P. Carnine, is here on visit to old friends, and is much surprised at tho change in our city during his absence. He is now located in Norton county, Nebraska. His old farm iu Bloom is worth more than double what he sold it for, and we rather guess that he would like to own her again ami become, as of old, one of the boys of this county.

The prohibitionists are beginning to realize how they have been hoodwinked and cheated by the Martin managers. First they were induced to compromise on the gubernatorial candidate, then they were asked to surrender the platform, and last of all, without by your leave, three-fourths of the candidates for the legislature have been stolen from them by the cunning Martin Republicans. Foil VlCIC 1'JIICSID'HNT, THOMAS A. HENDRICKS, (IIP INUIANA, STATE TICKET. Foil GEORGE W.

CLICK. of Atom ikon county. Foil LlHUTKNANT GoVKHKOH, K. HOLIDAY Foil Chief Justice, W. 1.

CAMPBELL Fon Ahkociatk Justice, T. A. HURD, Foil SuoillSTAHV OK STATE, EUGENE JIAGAN Foil Statu Tiihahuiihk, W. A. IIUTTiMAN Fon Statu Auditou HUGH V.

GAVIGAN Fou Attoiinky Gknwiai, 1'. SMITH Fon Suit, ov Puiiuc Instuuction, M. J. For Senator 32ud District J. W.

CIIADWICK For Judge 12th Judicial District. J. G. LOWE, COUNTY TICKET. Representative; J.

1). ELLIS A LIE. NAILED! It has been said lliat there were several temperance Democrat and Independent Republicans in tho city imd county that would not vote for 1). Ellis on account of 1 is resubmission views. Some of those same men will support Hariness for the statu senate.

Now gentlemeu, it is time lor you to be consistent. Mr Ellis is a practical temperance man in every particular, never using strong drink in any shape, imt is in ravor or resn omitting this question to the people. Mr. Harkness indulges to a moderate exjent, is an avowed unti -prohibitionist, and in principle, is in favor of resubmission, If yfm vote for Harkness with a clear conscience, you certainly can for J. I).

Ellis. There is no dodging this question. With temperance men Ellis should have the preference, FnuoiuiAKij of Oct. 2SW. Tho author of the above article we Jprc-suiue has a very short acquaintance with Mr.

Eiiis, or it' he knows Mr. and speaks from his record we are compelled to think his mouthpiece is a brass lined sinner, and contains more falsehoods to tlie square inch than any other man in Clay county, As to Mr Harkness we know nothing, but having lived neighbor to Mr. we speak from personal knowledge and assert the truth when wo stale that Mr. Ellis is Hot a temperance man in any particular. He is neyer without whiskey in his house and lias been seen drunk many times.

For the nroof of this statement I will refer the Captain, who is the author of tho item, above to all Mr. Ellis' neighbors, any one of whom will boar mo out in all we have said, AVo could say great deal more and not tell half we know, but deem this sufficient, Vorrwpomknt in Time-, J. G. We. the following nelgbors of Mr.

Ellis, 'having known him for years, believe the abovo statement to be false and malicious in every respect. Wo know that Mr. Ellis has been, and is yet counted a conseien-: tious temperance man, we have never seen him under the influence of liquor. Geo. Harrison, II.

F. Malcolm, Hammerli Geo. Lambkin. David Shivers, L. M.

Make, 0. S. Malcolm, E. W. Slepp, AV.

W. Hales. D. H. Allen, W.B.

Crawford. OLUl PAPER. This week over a thousand extra copies of the FiitKiiitANi) will be distributed throughout this county, to those who are not already subscribers, and we ask it a. careful perusal. As will be seen, it is a Democratic, paper in politics, but will denounce abuses of all kinds in or mil of its party without fear or favor.

We will always use our columns for the best interests of Clay county, and her enterprising towns and cities, without partiality, In local mailers it will be our aim to give our readers tho items of interest from all parts of the county. The markets will re ceive our closest attention, ami we will strive to be correct in nil our quotations We promise you to do our utmost to give you iod newspaper in every sense of the word. This city has supported three newspa pers, all Republican in principle, and no opposition. Thinking that there were liberal minded people enough in this county to support an opposition paper, we have undertaken the task, and ask out shine of the patr.miigc. Mr.

Pugli has been engaged in the work of this county for twelve years, is well known in 1he county, and we claim, has.