The Florence News from Florence, Kansas • 1

NEWS. FLOES Vol. I. FLORENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1887, No. 25.

TELEGRAPH. Entered at the Post Office ftt Florence, Kansas, as second-class matter. T. J. CONBT, M.

B. MRR. A. O'BY, M. DBS.

OOXKT Jfc CONST, BUSINESS LOCALS. Desmond has a fine lot of picture frames which he is selling below cost. Editor. BERT DUNLAF, $09, Main Street, Local Surgeon Fiobknik, Kansas. A.

T. F. Kttihoad. Slightly diminished but still in the Four Hundred Lives Lost. Madras, January 7.

It is officially stated that four hundred and five persons were burned to death in the incendiary fire which destroyed the en English watches repaired at Ford's new jewelry store, corner of Third and Main streets. Gen. Logan's last words, were, "If this is the end, I am ready." Dean Howell have just received a'ar of fresh lime, cement and plas ter. Call and get prices. JAS.

ROBERTSON, ARTISTIC BOOT SHOE Makes KPAIlUNtt A SPECIALTY. The Santa Fu is now running regular trains from Arkansas City to Cow Creek in the Indian Territory. Fine watches, tine jewelry, fino work and low at Ford's jewelry store, corner Main and Third streets. 1 East side of Main street, Florence, Kan. A fresh invoice of new buggies and spring wagons, just received by Mize.

If vou want one call It is a fact that there is no place like Kansas, part icidary this part of Kansas. Our real estate agents here 1 will take "pleasure in showing the newcomers 'land, either arm or city properly, and give them terms that will be sure to induce thpm to sett le here. and see them and get' terms. closure in the people's park, last week, The Cold Snap. St.

Paul, January 7. The polar wave which has prevailed here for the past forty-eight hours extends over the entire north west. At St. Cloud and Aitkin, Minne-sota, this morning the thermometer was reported as registering GO degrees below zero; at Albert Lea, 40; at Bismark, 39; and at Miles City, Montana, 3G. Much anxiety is ex-pressed regarding cattle and sheep.

Stolen Packages Found. -Wasaington, January Bell, superintendent of. foreign mails has received information from the Brussels director of posts that on December 16, one hundred urn w- All those wanting first-class pho tographs should call on D. C. Desmond, at his old location on the corner of Main and fifth streets.

r4 J. SIKLKY, SURGEON DENTIST, Can found at hid Office, over Dr. Uickf Drag Store, Come to Elorenco The Farmer Valley, At Louis To join the rail jr. An exchange says that "Chinese statesmen are still buried under a heavy load of superstition. When the Chinese Minister at Washington goes to call on the President he carries his ring with him as a charm against evil influences." And at the same time the President of the United States is carrying a buckeye in his pocket.

lor bonds are voted; And railroads will conic, 8. MCLAXK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Offlco over Post Office, rLOBK.vtt;, Kansa. Now have your friendship Renewed anon. arid 'twenty-six of the United States registered packages, lost in the Bel-gin mail robbery of November 17, If you will call on Dean How ell they will give estimates on lum were found unopened under a sofa ber tor any building or tr the same completed, and iurnish plans and i in one of the parlors of the' Grand Hotel at Brussels. Fourteen packages found at the same time and place were rifled of their contents.

specmcations. SHELDON, HOMOEOPATHIC PHY SICIAN AND SURGEON. ALL CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED, Office over Graham Tacker store. Buggies and spring wagons for sale by J. S.

Mize, which for quality and cheapness can not be equaled anywhere. Before buying call and Public printer Benedict. Washington, D. January Hillsboro is trying to secure the Missouri Pacific at that town instead of Marion. The heavy, weights at the "hub" will have to stir themselves or the Dutch town will carry off the prize.

It is claimed that this road can pass through the county via Hillsboro instead of Marion and still gain the township subsidies of East West Branch, and if Lost Springs, Clark, Risley and Liberty offer aid to this road a change in the route is very probable. examine his stock. The senate committee on printing, If you want some place to keep it is said, begun thw morning a study of certain problems involved your coal from the weather and don't want the expense of a coal house, call at Dean Howell's and see how cheap you can get a coal box that PALACE in the nomination of Benedict to be public printer, and Benedict was himself before the committee for willhold irom one ton up to nve. examination, rso conclusion was BARBER SHOP, We noticed several cars of new reached, and another meeting is to lumber being unloaded at the luni ber vard of Dean Howell. They be held during the week.

It is understood that there are no formulat ed charges against the nominee, but there are people who claim that he In Basement of ANDERSON BLOCK is not a practical printer or book binder, and in these respects does not meet the requirements of the laws governing the appointment to this office. The committee finds itself called upon to not only inves tigate and determine questions of fact, but to interpret the law. It is HAIR DRESSING, SHAVING and SHAMPOOING, argued on the one hand, that to be a Size of Kansas. The State of Kansas contains miles of territory. The seven States of New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Dele ware might be included in the borders of Kansas and still leave room for the entire State of Indiana and a generous slice of Michigan.

Kansas is more than double the size of Ohio, and is a half larger thaiv Illinois, or Iowa. Kansas is nearly a half larger than all England and is almost as large as England and Ireland combined. If the entire population of all the southern and western states and territories was set down in the state of Kansas, the proportion -of land to each individual would still be larger than that of England Kasas is great in size, great in resources and great in the hearts of her citizens. 7i rain ml JChkhh. practical printer and bookbinder one have one of the most complete stocks in the county and you get what you buy.

They will give you prices way down, A -wagon is as necessary to a farmer as a railroad is to a community, and we believe that a farmer could get along better without the road than he "could without a wagon. -Of course when he buys a wagon he wants the best, but he does not want to issue bonds on his farm to get it. And this reminds us that T. P. Alexander keeps constantly on hand a full supply of the celebrated Bain and Caldwell wagons.

And it will hardly necessary for us to say that these makes of wagons are superior lto any others made in this land of liberty. We have not the space to expatiate upon their merits, but will advise all farmers and others who desire to purchase one to call on Mr. Alexander, who will be pleased to furnish all the information in regard to them that is desired. Ladies" and children's work a specially must have served an apprenbship at type-setting and have worked with his own hands at bookbinding. On the other hand, it is urged that the manager of an immense establishment like the government printing offices may be all the more efficient BSjT Prompt attention and satisfaction guaranteed.

lor not having passed his life in wrestling with the minutia' or mere mechanical features of the work on hand. The committee will gi ve Ben BRACKEN CUTTER, edict ample opportunity to reply to anything which may he said again PBOrBlETGESl him. (hmmnnwulth..