Marion County Democrat from Marion, Kansas • 1

7 V- YOL. I. MARION, MARION COUNTY, KANSAS, MAY 5, 1892. NO. 5.

TIME TABLES. J. Unitendon ot Caldwell is in Mrs. F. W.

Tucker of this city FLORENCE NEWS. A very important part of a country newspaper is the advertising of home merchants. It is important to the edi Mcpherson branch departing time. GOING "WEST. 431 Passenger, daily 3:56 487 Accommodation (except Sunday) 9:16 a.

m. GOING EAST. 436 Passenger, daily 9:56 a. m. 488 Accommodation (except Sunday) 4:13 p.

m. Coupon tickets for sale to all points in the United States, Canada and Mexico. All trains run on Sunday except Nos. 487 and 488. FRED V.

ROUSE, Freight and Express Agent. C. K. N. Rock Island Route.

GOING EAST. No. 2 Mail Express, daily a. No. 4 Night Express and Mail, daily.

.11:57 p. m. No. 92 Fast Freight, daily m. No.

62 Local Freight, daily p. m. GOING "WEST. No. 1 Mail Express, daily p.

ra. No. 3 Night Express and Mail, daily. 4:17 a. m.

No. 91 Fast Freight 4:17 a. m. No. 61 Local Freight ace, daily 9:47 a.

m. Nos. 91 and 92 will not carry passengers. Nos. 3 and 4 will carry a through sleeper between Wichita and Chicago.

Nos. 1 and 2 through cflair cars from Caldwell to Chicago. Through tickets on sale to all points East. West. North and South.

G. B. Stoner. Agent LOCAL NEWS. Growing rains.

Circus May 20tb. John McCsrty's suction. Frefeh pineapples in town. Plover are reported plentiful. Happy Dan Lindsay its a boy.

Strawberries 25 cents per quart. Marion has $5,000 in her treasury. House cleaning is under full headway. W. A.

Stanford went to Kansas Wednesday. Mrs. Torn Thumb is traveling over Kansas. In the midst of life we are in house-cleaning. Mrs.

Koush left Monday night for Chicago. Ira Boyce, of Gale, was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J.

TV. Scott have a very sick baby. A. J. Seiker, of Hillsboro, was in town Saturday.

For local news ihe Democrat takes the lead. A. Jacobitz left the first of the week for Colorado. Lee Riddle is improving his residence with a fence. Joe Stahl, of Florence, was in the city Tuesday.

J. T. Morse, of Peabody, was in the city Tuesday. Downes Bower have the lovliest e5imeE'9s We save you money on all kinds of Merchandise. Our stock in all lines is most complete.

We keep nothing but the best makes of each grade. All standard, reliable, trustworthy goods. The kind that always give satisfaction and our prices are unquestionably the lowest (o be found anywhere. An inspection of our stock will soon show you how much further your money will go with us than else where. We are the agents of M.

Born artistic tailors and drapers, of Chicago. Our custom department has met with great success. No old fogy, old-fashioned tailor ing about this, but nobby, tasty, neat fitting suits, cut and trimmed in style and a fit guaranteed or no sale. You all intend visiting the Worlds Fair at. Chicago.

It costs you less to trade with us than elsewhere, and you would be highly pleased to get transportation free. With every dollar you buy, you get a chance on ten tickets. Your chance is as gopd as anybody's. YOU may win one; it costs nothing to try. Ladies FURNISHINGS AND NOTIONS 500 Ladies' and Children's Col lars, slightly damaged, at 5c.

each worth 15c. to 35c. Ladies' Corsets, including tiie Royal P. JD. 2EdSf complete liie Of G.

D. Corsets and the Chicago Waist. Call and examine our special values in corsets at 50c, 75c. and $1 worth 20 per cent. more.

Carpels, We are doing the business on Carpets and House Furnishing Goods. An immense line of Ingrains, Brussels, Straw Mattings, etc. Call before purchasing. FURNISHING GOODS. Ask to see our handsome line ol Teck Scarfs at 25c.

each worth 50c. Our Unlaun-dered Shirt at our Fine Satine Shirt at G9c; our Domet Shirt at 35c. and our elegant line of Fine Neglige Shirts at $1.00 to $3.00. 300 Men's 2-Buckle Buff Plows at $1.00. 300 pair Women's Pebble Shoes at worth a big drive.

Women's Oxfords at $1.00, $1.25 and $1.72. An immense and elegant line. Clothing. Wood Browns, in all-wool oods, worth $12.00. Union Cassimeres at $3.65.

Home Spuns in elegant patterns, at $11.65. All-Wool Gray Plaid Cheviots at $9.75. Diy Goods. The finest and neatest line of Wash Goods ever shown in this City. Remember our World's Fair Proposition.

Steiner's. Steiner's. Steiner's Gents' Shoes. accompanied by Mrs. G.

A. Hartman of Fueblo visited Marion luesday, returning VV ednesday. Mr. Lalonde, the accommodating and reliable operator the Postal 1 elegraph Company, returned from Usage City Friday evening. W.

A. Stanford and Ferd J. Funk of Marion, were shaking hands with their many friends in this city. They were on their way to Eldorado. John Fetrow, an old Florence boy but now the tonsorial artist at Cedar Point, was in town Monday.

John reports a thriving trade in that busy little village. Misses Zelda Bell, Daisy Conry, Alice Bryant and Flo Reed left for Kansas City, ednesday as delegates to the State convention of the Y. P. S. May 4-fi.

Rev. Ray was very pleasantly sur prised by the members of his church baturday evening. On his return from pastorial duties he found the parson age hlled with guests, and a very enjoyable evening followed. A party of our sportsmen went out Thursday afternoon, and in a few hours succeeded in bagging 125 plover off of one field of burnt prairie. About 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon a fire was discovered in the carpen- er room in the repair shops of the Santa Fe here.

Prompt and efficient service soon extinguished the flames with but little damage. The following ladies and gentle men attended the Woodmen's convention at Wichita Thursday: Dr. Conry and wife Chas. Howard and wife, John Talbot and James S. Alexander.

The fashionable fad of this city at present is for the ladies to accom pany the" hunt ing- and fishincr excursions. THtisrT again does Kansas lead in granting the ladies pnvilesres which but a short time ago was conceded to be long only to the sterner sex. Mr. Arthur Penfield of New York brother of Mrs. J.

W. Starr, in the city Wednesday af arri ed city AY ednesday afternoon. Mr. Penfield holds a lucrative position with the Chemical National Bank of New York City. His health becoming enfeebled from overwork he will spend a month's vacation with his relatives.

The Y. P. S. C. E.

of the Presbyterian church gave a supper in the old Tucker building Wednesday evening. A number of our citizens patronized the society, and a neat sum of money was added to their treasury. The object was to raise money to defray the expenses of delegates to the State convention at Kansas City, which convenes May 4, 5 and 6 th. Mr. Bowles will soon cast his gauntlet into the newspaper arena and launch out as a ull-fledgfed edi-tor and proprietor of a non-partisan, non-religious periodical to be known as the Florence Sentinel.

Its chief object will be to promote the real estate interests of Florence and Marion county. Bro. Bowles has our hearty approbation. Anything that is conducive to the prosperity of this county will always meet with an earnest approval from us, and we wish Bro. abundant success in his enterprise.

A cyclone struck the southwestern part of Burns Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Religious services were being held in the school house, but on account of the threatening storm the congregation was dismissed none too soon, for the storm totally demolished the building. The houses of Joseph Tuttle and Charles Beebe were lazed to the ground, the occupants escaping injury by seeking the cellar. Many barns and out buildings were scattered to the winds, but fortunately no one was 'njuied. J.

G. Elder, the genial and popular manager of the Clifton hotel, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Victoria, left for Chicago Thursday. Just prior to his departure he was handed a legal looking type-written document, which upon examination he found 'it to be a resolution from the business men of this city, regretting his removal from the city, expressing in appropriate words the high estoem in which they held him and wishing him success wherever he may go. Mr. Elder was much affected by this unexpected token, and words failed him in expressing his appreciation.

Little acts of this kind cost nothing and do much good, lifting men oft-time from the slough of despond on to the pinnacle of hope. Let us repeat them oftener in the future than we have in the past. town visiting his nephews, the Donaldson boys. M. S.

Brayan, the banker of Lost Springs, spent Sunday with hia family in Marion. John McCarty's auction house is becoming a recognized resort for buyers and sellers. M. Danenfelser and Mary Sea of Florence, obtained a license to wed on the 28th. J.

W. Crane and Ella Banks, of Eox-bury, were married the 2Sth of April by Judge Greer. Mrs. Morgan Moliohan and daughter, of Gale township, were shopping in Marion Saturday. Mrs.

Hartman, of Pueblo, and Mrs. Tucker, of Florence are visiting at Mr. Jas. Staufords. The farmers in this vicinity report their oits doing nicely and with rain predict a large yield.

Mis. Dillenbeck, of El Dorodo, a sister of Cluis. Scott visited Mrs. Geo. Donaldson last week.

i i o. vr. uimson, a prominent uemociai of Peahodv. rtaid us a substantial and friendly viriit upon Weuneseay. The Democrat 13 now prepared to do job printing.

The latest of job type is now ours. Give us call. Ten per cent reduction on icv.ee posts for cash. Liucolnville Lumber Co. Hi.

CTEWAET. Jl'jrr. Miss Maude Davis, who has been attending school in Mariou the past winter, left Sunday for her home in Florence. A lady remarked that it always makes her feel hungry to pass the Elgin and get a glimpse of its refreshing dining room. In running to the.

fire last Saturday night Mr. Carpenter fell and fractured his kneo and is now going around with the aid of a cane. Mrs. Jno. Burkholder, wife of county commissioner was called to Thomas, Canada, last week by death of her father.

the St. the If3ou have property of auy kin sell or exchange advertise it in i i to the ia the count' you wiil find it. The street sprinkler started on Monday. Merchants whe are too poor or otherwise to support this laudable enterprise will be served for nothing. Wanted Services of an energetic lady or gentleman.

Salary $65.00 per month. Call on or address Glenn, room Young Block, Marion, Kan. Fred Tidyman was in Wichita Wednesday and Thursday of this week attending the semi-annual meeting of the Undertakers' Association of Kansas. For 30 days and spot cash, the Lin-colnville Lumber Company will sell genuine Glidden barb wire for $3.45 per cwt. J.

E. Stewart, Mgr. Steiner is doing the business in clothing this spring. Ask nine persons out of ten where they get their fine fitting suits and the answer is "Steiner's." On account of Mr. Staton's health they will sell most of their stock in the second-hand store in order to spend a year in the mountains.

This is the place to get bargains. William Austin is now the sole owner of the Cottonwood Roller Mills, having purchased Mr. Bozeman's interest. Mr. Austin has done well in securing our popular townsman, M.

L. Mansfield, as manager. No one will suffer with corns if their feet are properly fitted. Our popular boot and shoe manufacturer and dealer, Mr. Xeiderhauser, understands this thoroughly and personally attends to the wants of his customers.

A meeting of the school board was held Monday night at which M. S. Bryan was appointed to fill the. vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Dudley.

W. F. Hoch, was elected president; J. F. Knapp, vice president and A.

Farr clerk. The city council has appointed Dr. Rogers as chairman of a committee to confer with a committee of our fire an to ascertain their wants and requirements. This will no doubt result in our boys securing the much-needed rubber coats and hats, and will also settle the question of our firemen pay poll tax, as it appears there is as yet no ordinance exonerating them from such tax. The Knight of Pythias of Kansas will hold their annual contention in Pittsburg May 16, 17 and 18.

The Commercial club of that city has sent one thousands of circulars telling what a great place it ia, and extending Knights the freedom of the city. That's the way to advertise a town. The grand temple of Pythian Sisters meet also on the above dales at the same place. On Maj' 11 the grand chapter of the Eastern Star will also assemble day's session. there for a three tor, for upon his advertising patronage he ha3 to depend to a considerable de gree lor means to pay tor labor and material.

It is important to the reader, for the advertisements serve as a guide- board to those mercantile establish ments where he can find what he has to buy. An advertisement in a home paper is generally considered an evi dence that the merchant is "in it," to use a proper expi-essiou, that he is watching the trade and looking out for bargains for himself and his customers It also shows that he is not afraid to let the people know what he is doing. The public is invited, his doors are open, his are there for inspection, and his prices are marked in plain figures It shows he wants everybody to come to him to trade and will treat then1 in such a way that they will surely come back He is not simply after "suckers." but after the intelligent, reading and dis cerning pub'ic. The intelligent public understand this and generally patronizes the liberal advertiser. From ISnros.

(Special Correspondent to Maeio.v Co. Democrat.) This afternoon at 3:30 clouds formed in the southwest as though we would have a nice little shower, but were soon surprised to see a funnel-shaped cloud moving directly towards Burns. The dust it had taken from com fields looked like a tower from the ground to the sky. It first struck Mis. Ferrie's house taking part of the roof and everything else, including a nice barn.

then passed Jos. A. Stahl's hay barn a couple of rods, Striking the school house where at the time the U. B. Sunday School were in session, Jthey were warned in time to gei out out anyone beinar hurt, the building with all its contents was completely leveled to the ground.

J. S. Tuttle Lad the frame up for a house and it. to- gciner with Unas, smith's well drill, were blown down. Then it run across open land until it struck C.

A. BeebR'o. there it pulled up fence posts and lev-, eled his corn' crib, barn, and windmill. The path of the twister did not seem wider than five or six rods ai.d moved a.zigK?.g north-east- direcJUt a mile in two or three minutes. UI.SGLIXG BKOS.

CIRCUS. The Whole World Made Tributary to Tlii Marvelous Tented Exposition." The Jar-reaching enterprise of the Ringling Brothers, whose famous World's Greatest Shows exhibit at Marion, Friday, May 20th, is bounded only by the limitations of the terrestrial globe itself. In their efforts to give to the public each successive season some new and hitherto undreamedof novelty, they have compelled every clime habitable and uninhabitable to pay tribute to their enterprise. The jungles of Africa and the pampas of the southern hemisphere has giveen up their treasures for this vast concourse of zoological, ethnological and aquatic marvels. The famous circuses of Europe have sent thejr leading equestrian and acrobatic features.

Moscow, that-famed city of Russia, who bells belong to the annals of the White Czar's domain, furnishes fac similies of the historic Kremlin Tower, to make sweet melody in the dazzling procession that forms a daily feature of Ringling Brothers' stupendous aggregation. Science steps in, and in contributing to the grand processional, introduces a mammoth steam-engine, which running through the streets without tracks, or need of them, draws one of the many sections of the parade. Wildest adventure, tireless historic research and the most extensive knowledge of men and affairs have combined to make this the most comprehensive exhibiton ever presented under canvas. One of the distinguishing features of Ringling Brothers' World's Greatest Shows is the notable equestrian act performed by the world-famous Reed Sisters, two petite and handsome young horsewomen, whose surprising accom-p'ishments have made them the idols of the principal European capitals during the past three years. No other lady riders have ever won ecomiums such as have been literally showered on these graceful and talented young artists.

Even their professional rivals accord them palm of superiority. In their particular line they are superb and unapproachable, and they command the enormous salary of $SC0 per week. No prettier picture could be conceived than these two young girls, both endowed by nature with rare beauty of face and form, dancing and pirouetting upon horse-back with the same grace and abandon as a premiere behind the footlights of the mimic stage; or one above the other, in a living pyramid, defying the laws of -ravi'y and of centrifugal forces. The furore they invariably create is in itself something never to be forgotten. The Reed Sisters are, however, only one of a myraid features in thia colossal tented exposition, which in its entirety is without a rival.

TIMELY TOPICS ON TIMELY SUB JECTS. Full and Complete Report of This Busy liittle City and the Surronuding Conn try Fall of a Meteor Gtossip and News of all Kinds. Florence, May 5, 1892 Apel of Marion was in the city Sunday. Johnnie Stifer of Burns was in the city Monday. D.

Ii Sears of Fairplay was in the ty Saturday. Har.iv Koberts ot Urant was town Tuesday. Mr. McCready of Grant was in the city Saturday. Mahlon Riggs of Fairplay was in town Saturday.

S. G. Miller of Peabody was in town Saturday. Will Woner of Fairplay was the city Saturday. C.

J. Bowles made a business trip to Burns Monday. A Seamans of Cedar Point was in the city Tuesday. Mrs. J.

W. Hastings was visiting at Emporia Tuesday. Geo. Topping, of Chase county, was in town Wednesday. Uncle Geo.

Blackburn visited Cottonwood Falls Saturday. Claude Makin of Grant was in town a short while Saturday. Under-Sheriff H. L. Brown was serving papers here Thursday.

Mayor Morrison left for Topeka Thursday, returning Saturday. Mr. and" Mrs. W. S.

Lewis spent Saturday with Burns. F. C. Dwelle, of Cedar Point, was shopping in thiscity Wednesday Gen'l Supt. H.

R. Nickerson of the Santa Fe was in town Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas.

D. Riggs of Fairplay, were in town "Wednesday. IfNT-Pavev of Center was trans -Jmsiness her Saturday and I Tnsdavl 7 O. J. Bridgestock and wife of Cedar Point spent Sunday with friends in the city.

Miss Stroh and the Misses Simma of Marion spent Sunday with friends this city. Wm. Dannerfelser and Miss Far-rel were married last Sunday by the Rev. A. Hartman.

Father Fowler of the R. C. church exchanged pulpits with Father Bruno of Strong City. Mrs. W.

S. Lewis left for Kansas City, Wednesday to visit a few days with friends. Big Jolly Joe Stahl, the intrepid Democrat of Doyle, was at the county capital Tuesday. Henry O'Neill drove in from his ranch in Grant and spent a few hours in the city Saturday. Miss Daisy Hinkle left for Emporia Wednesday returning the lat ter part of the week.

Jos. A. Bent of Los was looking after business interests in this city Monday. T. M.

Potter, of Peabody, spent a few hours here Wednesday looking after business matters. Newt Griffith, one of Chase county's solid farmers, was transacting business here Tuesday. Uncle Johnnie Fisher left for Ohio Saturday where he intends to visit for several months. Mr. R.

T. Battey has added to the many conveniences of his handsome residence the water service. Mrs. A. Z.

Hamilton of Peabody arrived in the city Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs. T. L. Fenno. Ginnette and Irving Kendall and ladies were plover-shooting Monday, and brought home quite a number.

Kid Glove Kelley of the Kansas City Journal, was looking after the interests of that paper in this city Tuesday. The Misess Stetcer of Arkansas City spent a few hours with friends in this city Sunday while en route to Ellsworth, Kan. Attorney C.M. Clark, of Peabody, was in town Wednesday looking for some one to take the guardianship of one of his clients. Dame Rumor now has it that ere long the nuptial knot binding two hearts together will shortly take place in the southern suburbs of the city.

Charley Beymer has left his position at Peabody and accepted a more lucrative one with the Memphis R. R. Co. at Kansas City. olives in town.

i A lot of our young folks spent Sunday at Frank Day's. Mrs. E. K. Trenner went to Peabody I Monday evening.

Dr. Morrell, of Peabody, was in Maricn Tuesday. R. H. Baker, and C.

Stroh were in Hillsboro Friday. Mr. Joe Clark, of St. Joe, was in Marion Tuesday. The acreage of wheat in this state is over 3,500,000 acres.

Miss Edith Heath, of Burns, is visiting Mrs. A. E. Case. A.

G. Webster of Peabody was in the city Wednesday. Mr. Stephen P. Bown is rapidly fit-ing up his store room.

Farm sales amounted to $2,500,000 in this state last month. We are disappointed in not getting in our new office this week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lindsay on April 30th.

a little boy. Ed Freeland met with an accident by the breaking of a hammcck. Misses Julia Hardcastle and Tillie Kraft spent Sunday in Hillsboro. Mrs. Ira Cline and children went to Canton Monday to visit home folks.

Mrs. Ben Carter and baby left last Tuesday foi Eureka, to visit relatives. Mrs. James Bozeman left Tuesday for Carmi, 111,, to spend the summer. The gardens in town are looking nice and "sass" is appearing in our stores.

Winter wheat is reported in excellent condition from all parts of the county. John Downes, W. A. Stanford and F. J.

Funk were in El Dorado last week. The democratic congressional conven- tion will be held at Emporia, May 24th. L. A. Hartman and Marion Zercher, of Lost Springs were in the city Friday.

George Donaldson shipped a train load of fat cattle to Kansas City Tuesday. Eva M. Shontz, the famous elocutionist, at the Baptist church to-morrow night. Fred Lewis went to Hutchinson Wed-desday to attend the Republican convention. Mrs.

M. A. Arnold, of Florence, spent Sunday with her -sister Mrs. John Downes. Mrs.

Harry Mason and baby returned Tuesday evening from a weeks visit at Emporia..