The Kingman Blade from Kingman, Kansas • 3

A Call. THE MEKCURY Ma. A. S. Lightwalter Pear Sir jHHiipd every Friday, at Kingman.

Sub- Recognizing your fitness and ability to rep $1,50 per year, in advance. PLAIN TALK! If you wish bargains in Clothing, Hats and Furnishing Goods do not forget that the resent us in the state legislaturet we respectfully nskvou to become a candidate before AC. MARTIN, Editor and Publisher. the primaries to be held on the 28th. hint.

for the nomination for the office of repre sentative. Simon UUey, pi DAY, SEPTEMBER LOCALS IN BRIEF. CHICAGO SOUAR E- DEALING CLOTH NG Champion Ridge Splinters. Probasco'i threshing outfit visited the ridge, and lots of ''yaller legged" chickens died with the threshers cholera. Gaither brothers and Smith are ofl for a buffalo hunt, exploring the wild regions of the far west.

The component parts of the prescribed Ball of White-Sugar are too consistent in their actions and would have no tendency to create a reform. The Mercury will have to enlarge to accommodate all the candidates for county offices in Galesburg township. They want "club rates" for their announcements. John one of Smoots creek's handsome bachelors, who has a heart as big and brave as that of a "Texas cow-boy," went to see his "beloved" not long since, and leaving at the eleventh hour, in his excitement he forgot his hat (or door key; don't know whieh). He followed his homeward course, meditating upon the greatness of his Hooker's letter crowded out, this week.

i dun nmd fur oats and corn. Apply to McCager Lakey, Hugh McBride, Jolm Denp, Win Holladay. Dodds. Jos Sanfortl, Joseph Woods, A Eaton, II Lakey, A II Wiggs, Allen, Pipkin, Joseph McClelland, nt his livery and feed is the places Call and see our stock, Hutchinson, Kansas, Wilcox's New Brick Block. in" Kinsman.

Uev. Mr. Payne will deliver a temper nee lecture at the school-house, in this city, Saturday n'ght, bept. 14. James Murray, Mr.

E. P. Dodds, northeas, of Stanford, has cut the corn on one hundred acres oi MYERS BROTHERS, Lakey, Thomas Park, COdum, James Holladay, Leby Qurtner, TF Trousdale, 8 Baker, Trousdale, Warren, James Warren, John Warren, Warren, A Russell, Gauss, Green Oldem, Newton Oldham, Wm White, Sammis, McDonald, John McDonald, James Asa Yarrout, 8 Hanes, Stevenson, Jas Martin, Louis. Wilson, James Cawthon. hus lvoeber, rod, and is now putting it in wheat.

This Dealers in Clarence Taylor, Wm Russeli, Weaver, is enterprise, Sibbnth-school everv Sunday at the res! future happiness, till within ashort Beth Allen, fie nc of lie v. A. S. Lightwalter, north of Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Patent Medicinesj George beifcrt, an ford, at p. and preaehincr each third Sabbath, at 4, p.

in. All are invited. ot his lonely cot, when, alas! unhappy thought, he had left his hat and was obliged to retrace his steps and go back three miles to inform the parents of the girl of what had happened. He has our sympathy. EXCERFTA.

John Seifert, Pipkin, Thomas II Tyner, Mason Lovell have shipped, within the Combs, Endicott, Monroe O'Neal, BUSINESS LOCALS. It Perry, hnoch Verby, PERFUMERY, TOILET ARTICLES, Pure wines and liquors, paints, oils, vnntffs, biui-Lep, window glans. dye Fluffs, etc. KsTPrescriptions carefully prepared. Oppposite the Laclede Hotel, Kingman, Kansas.

Messrs. Utley, Lakey, McBride, Dodds, San ford, and others: Eed-rock prices at Raff BroB. Beautiful drees goods at Raff Bros. Raff Bros Hutchinson, is the place. Choice stock of notions at Raff Bios.

For choice goods, of all descriptions, last lew weeks, head of cattle to tat. Louis and Chicago. They have 2,280 head more ready for the market, which tliey will nliip sot.n. Mr. L.

Kobcrts brought to this office this week a number of Bermuda sweet potatoes weighing three and four pounds, Also, a cluster of six on one stem. They are good and solid. The grans has become very dry. Persons should be careful how they handle fire upon prairies. Our people should prepare fire breaks round their houses and other prop-city, and be ready for the emergency.

John Sealbrt, residing one mile east of Gentlemen Your compliments in this netition are fully appreciated. In reply, I go announce mvself vour candidate for the office of representative. 1 havB eiven no pieages ana expeci to to Kan Uros. Hawk Co. for drugs.

A new supply st received. Ladies' gloves, handkerchiefs, hosiery, make none, farther than that if elected shall do the utmost in my power for the iiiriiitiire I PiiiiiitiiieS Good, Reliable, Durable and Very Cheap, interests of this county and the general good. at Raff Bros. Iftba editor of the Mercury gives me Cottage Hill, accidentally set fire to the jirass, last Sunday, and burned over a strip Raff Bros. Hardy are Rellingfarm im space, I will define my position on several plements rapidly.

ot prairie two and a halt miles long anu one mile wide- No damage. This is a Dry goods until you can rest, at Raff questions in next issue. Most respectfully, A. 8 Lightwalter. AT E.

M. HILL'S, Hutchinson. warning to parties to be careful. Notions of all kinds can be had at Kaff The Iuka Press, in speaking of Barbour Hutchinson. Next door to the Reno House, Hutchinson, Kansas county, says: "An active and vigilant deputy U.

S. Marshal is i.eeded, we suppose to keep Martin's subscriber from paying for the jeH Whitesides McKinstry, attorneys-at- We tender to Mr. Lightwalter the use of our columns and benefit of cur circulation to make any and all statements he may deem proper, free of all charges. Our acquaintance with Mr. although brief, Las been jdeasant.

We shall do nothing to mar the cood feeling existing between that law, Hutchinson, Kansas. Office over the Reno County State Bank. Mercury in wood." The Press will bear in mind that we do not burn scrub cedar. "We L. Guessaz, of Hutchinson, gives satis arabica." Ask udge S.

A. prefer "acacia Kinsman. faction, and is the best watchmaker in the Arkansas valley. Do not forget this. The Blue Ribbon Club will give a social gentlemen and the editor of the Mercury.

Although an aspirant for the same position, Mr. L. shall receive the courtesy due an honorable competitor, J. C. Maktin.

Our readers should bear in mind, that KINCMAN, KANSAS, bop at Myers Hall, on Friday evening, bept. Raff Bros, have an extensive establishment 13. Everybody invited to attend, and the gentlemen are requested to bringtheir ladies at Sterling, where they keep a large stock of dry goods, clothing, millinery goods, hats Dealer in Admission, 00 cents Music by L. 'ii which they are selling at bed-rock orices. When in Sterling give them a call, For County Treasure L.

W. Leach. Sir We, the undersigned voters of Kingman county, most Rockey's string band. L. Baker and J.

E. Mitts, floor managers. By order of the and see for yourselves. committee. respectfully ask that your name be used as ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The tesidenceof Mr. Merriman Woodrow, a candidate for the office of county treas Dfj (Goods, on the northwest section 14, township 27, urer, weo ii iney, Candidates will be announced under this Wm Smith, Arnold, range was destroyed by tire on the 5th just. with all the household goods and head, in usual style, for $3, cash. A Huffman, Myers, Off lighter, Lawson, wearing apparel of the family. The fire' Ed.

Mekcuby Please announce me as a Richmond, Joe McClelland, candidate for the office of Superintendent of liend destroyed everything. Mr. W. was absent from home at the time. The neigh Child, Roberts, Public Instruction ot Kingman county, sub GCrill.

Hicks, bors, in a most commendable way, endeaV' ject to the decision of the primaries on the Groceries, red to relieve the wants of the unfortunate Will Pierce, Chas Cook, 2oth ot September. family. andjmany others. Kespecttully, iS.f.U. WAY.

The election in Galesburg townghip, last Ed. Mercuby nease announce me a I candidate for the office of probate judge, Saturday, passed on quietly, lhe result will be found in the proceedings of the com Meeting of Cooty Kingman, Sept. 10, 1878. Board of county commissioners met as a subject to the primaries on bept. "is.

missioners. Bv a mistake, a number of votes were cast for A. F. Russell, instead of iartore J. XI, CROSS.

Land Agency. board of canvassers for the purpose of canvassing the votes of Galesburg township, A. W. Russell. A.

S. Lightwalter, K. given at the election held in said township, Dodds and Jospph Sanford were the judges, and Newton Hill and S. F. Utley.

After the polls, Newton Hill, J. C. Martin, A. Lightwalter. Malor J.

H. Bross, Charles D. I QUEENS WARE, BOOTS SHOES. Rickman and Wm. White responded briefly Sept.

7, 1878. Present Full board and county clerk. Following were the persons declared to havj. received the greatest number of votes, and the clerk instructed to issue certificates to the persons elected: Justices of the peace, Newton Hill and James Holladay, each 41 votes: township clerk, S. F.

Utley, 41 votes; to calls The Wichita Eagle savs: "On Wednes COUNTRY PRODUCE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. day, of last week, while Mr. Mitchell, a farmer tif Kingman county, was engaged in ISTotarv Public. lilowing, he was bitten by a rattle.sn.iKe from the effects of which he died within township treasurer, R. P.

Dodds, 41 votes; road overseer, A. W. Russell, 17 votes; trustee, Joseph Sanford, 41 votes; constables, G. FARMS twelve hours. He leaves a wife and five LANDS children in very destitute circumstances Oldum, 41 votes; Thomas Tyner, 40 votes.

KINCMAN, KANSAS. 9 C. D. Price presented a petition, signed and those charitably disposed can leave contributions of money or food at Bitting Brothers, who will forward the same." We by sixty-three other voters, asking the board to set off and organize a new township, to be have been unable to ascertain the residence called Vinita. The petition was granted Will do a general real estate business, will buv and sell lands on commission, locate of Mr.

Mitchell's family, or any facts con nected ith the above. 9 100,000 Are of Cloice He Lands at $1.25 Per Acre, by the board and the time and place of their first election to be held on the 28th day of September, 1878, at the residence of John Dewey, said.township sections claims, make filings, write deeds and mortgages, etc. NfcW OPENING. (72 square miles), township 28, south, For Representative. Messrs Leach, Stout and others: Gentlemen In compliance with your range 5, west.

The bonds of James Holladay, justice of the peace, and Joseph Sanford, trustee, of earnest request, I hereby announce myself Geo. E. ITilley. Galesburg township, were approved. as a candidate for representative, subject to t'ie primary election to be held September W- PORCH, The county clerk was instructed oy tne board to order 24 poll books and 4 justice 1 f.l.fi Uamlllnn Jtr Cr 28.

In doing so, I make no special pledges. Should I have lhe honor of serving our people in the legislature of. this state, I will UUUKCIB Ul LUC 111 LU Ii. Axaiuuwu UK of Topeka. labor tor Kingman county and the best interests of her citizens.

A road petition, presented to tne nooara, Dealer in Real Estate and The next leg'slature will be called upon by Geo. E. Filley, and sinned by 32 others, was laid over till Sept. 30, and Mr. Filley notrfied to have said petition published and to elect a United States senator, and the jepresentative from this county will be ex give the required bond, with the petition.

pected to aid iu such election. Before casting a vote for anv man for United States Groceries and Adjourned till Sept. 3U, is8. Chas. Rickman.

county clerk. senator. I trust our representative will ob Insurance Agent, tain a pledge to the following effect: That -aid senator will introduce and use bis in A Card. Ed. Mebcuby Dear Sir I wish to make fluence to cure the passage of a bill to ex- (pn-l t.liA tireiA nf na vmant: tha flPtt.lerK On the trust lands.

known through your columns that the report that is now being circulated in the vicinity of Kingman "that there is a ring formed in this corner of the county for the purpose of moving the county Seat; and that The benefits and advantages of such an Everything usually kept in a Kinsman, XiLJinsas. enactment are plain to every settler in King man county. Three-fourths of oar people need more time. Times are hard: money Air. A.

iS. iilgniwaiier i pieugeu iu mui effect," is a willful and malicious lie. There is no ring in this vicinity and never scarce. In many an instance, it becomes necessary or the settler to mortgage his Claims Located and Filed. has been for any purpose.

We have always been opposed to rings. February, First-Class Grocery House there was a petition circulated for the pur property, at a murderous rate of interest, to secure money with which to pay up and prova up. An extension of time, suffic ient to e.wble the farmer to grow one or two roos. would obviate this difficulty, and Will examine titles, furnish abstracts, pay taxes for non-residents, and attend to busi pose of moving the county seat to the southeastern part of the county, and would have ness in the U. Land Urace.

eventually keeD the wolf from the door of been successful had not this corner opposed it. all of which can be attested to by refer For Sale or Trade Farms and town property in Howard ring to the following named citizens of door Kingman: Chas. kickman, county clerk; can be found at my store. The first north of the court-house, Kingman. FORSALE, Cheap farm, 1 mile from Kirgraan, 320 acres.

House, 14x25. Good well, living stock water. 80 acres under cultivation, 72 acres' in corn. AH crops, with place. Warranty deed 20th of September, 1878.

Price $1,700. Mr. Buffington, Mr. Sugar, H. I Ball, Wm.

county, Indiana, for lanl in ningman H. Child and Mr. Park, our county re corder; and now such a report is being cir litany an iionest, hard-working man. If I am successful, I shall not only ask this extension, bnt shall also ask that such Jaw be so framed as to enable the settler to lay for hL land by installments. This, I believe, would be the most satisfactory and advantageous.

There are other matters of interest that mkht be mentioned, but at present the one jpoken of is of vital importance. Ail reader of the Mercury are ti miliar county, Kansas. Road Notice. Notice is hereby given that a petition will be presented to the board of county commissioners, at their meeting to be held on culated just on the eve of a county convention in order to draw support from Mr. Lightwalter.

with the avowed purpewe of defeating or driving from the field through Road Notice is hereby given that a petition will be presented to the board of county commissioners at their mee ine to be held on Sept. 30, asking for the board to lay out and open road, as follows: Commencing 80 rods west of section corner between sections Road Notice. Notice is hereby given that there will be a petition presented to the board of county commissioners, on Sept. 30. The beginning it representation mecanaiuaiewnose rignia to the candidacy ought certainly in fairness be given the precedence.

All we ask is fairness. Whatever is done, let it be done 4 and 5, township 23, south of range 7, west, and sections 32 and 33, township 27, south, of range 7. west; thence west 150 rods; thence have urged economy, and advocated judicium haudlin'icf the public mviey; and I continue ta do so, desiring to keep ihe out of debt and avoid the heavy lixation thai is liable t) burden our peoples ex predion of contidene, nf well as south 4 miles to the section line between sec open'y and above board, squarely and frankly. Troth is better than falsehood, even In ditics. A defeat, when the battle is fonght on pr.nt-iple, is far more honorable of th road to be at the coanty line between 8edgwick and Kingman, township No.

27, south, of range 5. weat, at the corner of sections 13 and 24, running west along the section lines of id section, 'eit miles, to Sept. 3), asking for the laying and viewing of a county it the south west corner of the county, where it will connect with a Barbour couity roi I rann'n? te Medicine Lodge town, siiJ ra-id to run in a northeasterly direction, oa the beit, sh rte practical route to the bridge, on I iln stre the town of Kingman. Chas. Kickxajt, county clerk.

tions 29 and 32, township 23, south, ot range. 7, west; thence east 240 rods to the section corner of sections 29, 28, 33 and 32. in town- and satisfactory to earnest voters than suo-cess that is bought by misrepresentation or ship of rang- 7, the-Pd sjut the cre of (cUjns 11; 22 na 3, in tocou Cha Kickjiaw, County Uerk, Chis. Kickjujt, coanty clerk, down right ly.ng. Hixosi.l md letter, urg me ti become candidate or representative, ar-; appreciated, JSespectfulIy, J.

MiEiur. Blanford, Kingman county..