The Lost Springs Courier from Lost Springs, Kansas • 1

Vol. 1.. LOST SPRINGS, APRIL 5, 1889. No. 39.

VAN PEJTTEN PETTTT of PEABODY, Will be in Lost Springs Apr. 6 to 13 with a complete Lineof Clothing, Furnishings, Dry G-oqds and Shoes and will offer for those dates only, Bargains never before seen in Central Kansas. i fine style clothing. Boys' suits Cassimere, 4.25 hats, shirts, Neckties, Suspenders, and other articles which we have not space to mention, All shall havo tickets on that will move thoi.) within tho time msutioncd. 'No attention will bo paid to cost, AVe tiro determined to turn stock into nionoy.

VANPETTEN PETTIT In HAETMAN BUILDING. GENTS FINE PRESS SHOES, $1.50, 81.75, $2.00, $2.25, and $2.75. Ladies' Fine shoes from $1.00 to S2.00 Mens' Union Cassimere pants, $1,50 E. DoNAi.psoN, Cashier, Union Banking Business is livening up little of late. There is strong talk of Organizing a farmer's Alliance in Lost (Springs in the near future, There has been Oystfll's.

discovered near Ramona. A man by the name of Eli produces Miss Xettio York took the midnight passenger train for Illinois, Wednes LOST SPRINGS, KANSAS. A treiieral hankinjf business transacted. tended find rcniittod mi day of payment. York and Kan-m ity STANFORD SON.

Marion, Dealers in STOVES BARB WIRE Have secured the agency of the Celebrated -STaR WIND MILLS" and have a largo stoek of them on hand and on prices, and terms that will compete with any competition on first-class mill. lutpp l.insfop in ih ounfg, rdcrs tclil ccdce Prompt and careful attention. Bills sold to parties not living in Marian will be delivered on their depot platform without extra charge. Don't fail to call on us before buying your winter supplier. Fine all wool pants, 2.23 We shall place for your inspection 100 Choice pew styles spring suits at such prcies that will move the putlyo lot in one week.

Come early and gitt a selection of choice, seasonable and lino style Clothing, Geo. G. Shirk, Acting Canhlw. Collections promptly nt Tssue exchange on New Barrows Tidyman Dealers in 1 urnitur And Undertakers, Rogers' Rlock, Marlon, Kansas. DR.

G. R. NORRIS, Physician Surgeon. Lost Springs, Kansas. All calls either day or night promptly answered.

M. NETTOUER, Lost Springs, Kan, WAGON MAKER and carpenter. window and door frames, house and screen doors, window and door sash, also does eabinot work. CLOTHING. Mens Uplon cassimere suitH, S3.75 One, all wool 0.75 Menu' ll)io worsted 7.50 Hoys' suits, 10 to 18 years, 2,75 SANTA KE.

Passenger east. 11 :22 Weight 4:47 p. 'ansenger west 4:30 a. Freight 10:50 AH trains carry passengers. B.

B. Black, Ag't. Chicago Kansas Neb. R. ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.

Time Card in effect Nov. 18 1888. Lost springs Station, TRAINS WEST. DEPART. Xo.

1, daily, mail and express, 5:27 p. S. dailv. niirht express. 8:17 a.

So, 01, ex. freight, TRAINS EAST, Va fii f. siiik1.iv.. treitrht. a.

DEPART. Xo. 2, daily, mail and a. Xo. 4, daily, night express.

12:25 a Xo. 29, ex. Sunday, freight, 0:12 p. A. P.

Parker, Vice-Pies, and M. no. Sebastian, G. T- P. A.

J. B. Beehy, Resident Agent. See S. Channon for bottom prices on 5arb Wire.

Plant your lots to trees. You can jfot them of James' McNicol at hard time prices. Tho farmers are laying close to their Hpring work. White Oak Plank all thickness at the Lumber Yard. Prof.

Mott went to Marion lust Sat urday evening. Geo. G. Shirk went to Hope last Fri day on business. James McNicol is shipping nursery Htock constantly.

Mr. J. O. Hartman gave us a pleasant call, Tuesday. J.

C. Padgett made a business trip to White City Saturday. Channon is getting well slocked up in the lumber business. A republican postmaster has been appointed at Ilerington. Notice Dr.

P. Strasser's card in our advertising columns. M. P. Shupe received a fresh supply of goods Monday morning.

A gopd garden cuts down the expenses during the summer. Johnson Ha Ire, of Marlon was in the city on business, Saturday, M. F. Shupe is getting on good supply of farm implements. feet long Wind Mill Tower lumber 1st quality at Lumber Yard.

White Oak Posts, 0J, 8 and 10 feet ut low rate at Lumber Yard. Terry and Padgett both' stand ready to seize the post office fixtures. Two more physicians in Lost Springs. Competition is the life of trade. MissMamio 1).

Harlmnn's birthday party was a very pleasant affair. Little Masten is visiting relatives in Council Grove this week. A man who don like the town he lives in had belter pull his freight. ,7. W.

Clark bad some fine horse bills printed at Ibis office last week. J. D. Andrews of Itamona, was in town Monday. Jim looks natural.

alt wool C.12J Childrens' two piece suits, $1.24 to 4.25 Mens' cottonade pants, .75 Mens' Jeans pants, .75 a selection of choice seasonable and Lost Springs is coming to thfl front. E. Mowrer, went to Kansas City Wednesday eyenlng. People in Kansas are like the winds that blow; they come and go, come and man by the name of Anderson was killed by lightning Saturday of last week in Marion. Dr.

G. It. Norris can be found in the west room over Coffman Mowrer's store. People should be more careful about allowing stock to run at large on the JI. F.

Shupe has started the second newspaper in the city. He calls it the Rustler. The steam hay baler has a carrier one hundred feet long that works like a charm. Prof Mott, J. officiated at the birth day p.wty of Miss Mamie I).

Hartman. Dr. G. R. young man.

Norris is an energetic lie says he don't fear competition. II. Snyder will make an effort to sell out his entire stock of drugs to-day at very low prices. II. II.

Rohrer lias moved his barber shop into the southeast room over Coffman Mowrer's store Look over James McNicol's nursery ad and make out your order and he will fill it with pleasure. It is said that Prof. Mott, J. wool make a very proli'io minister of the gospel with a little practice. The Union Town company put a pump in the new well in tho rear of Coffman Mowrer's store building Monday.

J. G. Hartman returned from Nc-braske, last week where he has been visiting during his absence from this city. Mr. Perry llidlebaugh says he will start for Oklahoma territory tho lat ter part of the week to look at the country.

If our business men would brace up a little in the way of advertising we could make the Courier a seven column folio. Mr. Sam'l Chorn, accompanied by his hired hand, (). L. Wilsey, was up from Lincolnvjllo Monday taking in the town.

E. U. fiobbs, real estate rusller of Lehigh, is in the city this week looking up a location, lie thinks he will locate with us. VanPetton Pettit. of Peabody has located a lino stock of clothing in the Hartman store building.

Rare bargains can be had. If we can have as copious rains during the summer season as we are having now Kansas will once more stand arrayed in her splendor. Coffman Mowrer will sell the remainder of their stock of general merchandise at a bargain to any one wishing to go into tho business. The president lias signed a proclamation opening two million acres of the territory of Oklahoma to settlement, but don't tie in a hurry to go. The Union Hanking Company, have transferred their business at Hope with all assets and liabilities to the Union Trust Company.

The business will be moved to this city for future transaction. If you ant a tino buiness or Residence lot, see The Union Town Company Wo ha ve about 100 lots loft which wo will sell at reasouablo prices and on easy terms for the next GO doys. Parties wishing Ids in Lost Springs should call early, while on can get tliein at a bargain. OHice with Lost Springs Courier. Reliable Fire Insurance Don't fail to see us before J.

G. Sinister says he gets all the work he can possibly do in the black smith shop. Miss. Lillio Bawlby, of Marion, is assisting Geo. G.

Shirk in the Bank. Business must be picking up. A train bound for Oklahoma passed over the Ilock Island road last Saturday. She was loaded with boomers. Had the stationery that Miss Mamie D.

Hartman received at her birth day party been of a variety she could have gone into the business. Miss Edith Ilalstead, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. G. Sinister the past two weeks, returned to her home in Enterprise Saturday.

Why is it that the Lincolnville girls all have fellows to take them horseback riding and the Lost Springs girls have to go it alone? There is a screw loose some where. Mrs. J. G. Sinister is making prepa rations to supply Lost Springs and vi cinity with millinery goods this summer.

Mrs. Sinister is a 'very pleasant lady in conversation and is very tasty and neat in trimming hats. F. K. Strasser, of St.

Louis, homooo-patlue physician and surgeon locates with us this week. He has a wife ami one child whom he says will bo with him in about three weeks. He says Mrs. Strasser is also a physician of about nine years practice, and well skilled in medicine. If Van Petteu Pettit are well patronized during their two weeks stay in this city they will locate They are runnim; one of most successful dry goods and clothing houses in Peabody in the state.

A branch house from such a llrm would be a credit to the town, Some think the openingof Oklahoma territory will.hurt business in this part of the country. We don't think it will. AH well-to-do farmers and business men who are permanently located will stay, Of course tho unsettled minds will pull for that country and will make room for better citizens. Our little city is'gradually increasing in population and business. Another physician Iooatfh in our midst this week, also a dry goods and clothing house and there are several parties who talk very strongly of starting another general store.

We will soon be able to draw our portion of the trade from the surrounding country, W. II. Beagle Is moving some of his billiard stock to Junction City. Says Junction is on tho biggest boom of any town lie lias seen except Hope. Hope Dispatch.

The editor of the Dispatch would never make a success trying to boom a town, lie says Hope is booming and in tho same issue says the bank is being moved to Lost Spring and the billiard hall is pulling for June tion Cfty. A certain young lady attending our school, whose word wo would not question, says Mr. Mott and Tominie Weston have a great deal of sport during intermission matching foot races and jumping matches among the little boys, encouraging tho winner by giving him a piece of writing paper or some such trivial premium. We presume-ho is giving tliein a' course in gambling. This looks like rather small business for a school teacher to participate in with his pupils.

We huvo no doubt but what the parents of some of these pupils are christian people and be greatly offended at such stuff being taught their little ones. day where she will visit relatives and friends. There are many things the people of this world cannot, and will never fathom. If such was not the case, thought and energy would soon cease. Ex-Congressman Neal, of Tennessee, died March 25th.

Several of our most prominent men have passed away of late. Time waits for no one. Two doctors were in the city last week looking up a but on learning that we were supplied with good physician, sought other localities. W. S.

Ilargett moved his barber ef fects from this place to White City Sat urday, W. S. is one of the boys and will get his share of the trade wher ever he goes. When Henry Rohrer gets tired shav ing he tells the boys to go to the other shop. Before the other barber left they would go out on tho street and catch a man and shave him.

Next spring will be plenty early en ough to go to Oklahoma. That coun try will not he settled up in'a day. Af ter we have had a good crop people can go there ami stay. Many who are go- ing now will lose their homes awl right of homesteading The band hoys make this proposition If the city will furnish them with new instruments, they will, out of their own purses, furnish themselves with uniforms, This seems to be a liberal proposition, and we will furnish all the wind and our share of tho wherewith to meet them. A Bargain: Any wishing to speculate or go into business, can pur chase my entire property in Lost Springs at reasonable figures.

For further information call on or address J. O. Hartman Wren Yost, of Marion, have ar ranged to keep one of their imported Clydesdale stallions at Glover's livery stable at Lost Springs during the com-ng season. They will bo pleased to show their horse to all comers and go ers. Fair treatment to all.

Itt-Ow Tho band boys met Monday night and by a unanimous vote of its members honored the Courier witli its title. In the future it will be known as the "Courier Cornet Band." We extend our heartiest thanks to the boys for the honor, bestowed upon the Courier. Under the management of Prof. II. II.

Rohrer our band has made rapid progress, and would be an honor to any Kansas town. A Card of Thanks. Miss Mamie D. Hartman desires to extend her thanks to the friends who presented her with those elegant gifts on her birth day, March 2Sth. The following are the names: W.

II. Mott, Geo. G. Shirk, Cyrus lihtipe, Henry Rohrer, Geo. Thompson, W.

II Sumner, UenrV York, T. Mowrer, En och Van Eaton J. 11. Snyder. Emma Hodge, Mr.

and Mrs. J. C. Padgett Mr. and Mrs.

Channon, Magpie Mt Nicol, Edith Ilalstead and S. M. Padg ett. Miss Maniit is one of the most fascinating young ladies of this city, and has a host of warm friends, many of whom were in attendance at the party. J.

II. PECK, Proprietor, BurekaHotel Lost Springs, Kan. Accommodations first-class, rates reasonable. The only lirst-class house in town. Furniture Dealers, MARION, KANSAS.

A Pine Hearse Always on Hand. II. L. ill'l'NDAGK, Undertaker. Wo are giving special attention to this department, and are prepared to furnish the latest styles, KM HALM ING A SL'KCIALTV.

Calls attended day or night. J.G.silL'STElUS Blacksmith Shop. Lost Springs, Kan. Dlacksniithing iiiul all kinds of machinery repaired on short order, (live him a cull, A. I).

Hillings. II. L. Ihu NnAOE..