The Western Progress from Spring Hill, Kansas • 8

The Helmet lint. And all the latest and nobbiest styles, nil sl.es and colors and wonderfully the manufactory, Bit Main Kansas City, of JM I1Y4NH, Tno Artist Hatter. Be sure to call and see hint. Notice of Teachers Kiainlun-lion; A teachers examination will bo held In tlie Olathe Public school building, on October tith, tS77. Kansas City money ill not hu taken in payment of tho examination fee.

The examination will commence promptly ut ulue o'clock a.m. F.Muiumjcii, Mks M. E. Thomas, 1 Sup'U Nat Ross. Ass't exam.

If we ever live our three score yean and ten, the tlnio short compared with vast eternity awaiting on tho other side. But we are making this a moral lecture. We cannot refrain from It when our thoughts ouco drop ppon the certainty of our dissolution hen wo realize that the autumn of our life is so near at hand, when the winter Is so near upon us that will certainly scar the leaves of our lile. What a proof of tho inort ility of man Man wants but little hero below, don't want that little long. Inn (It Service.

Every Sabbath ut; tin; K. ('lunch, oiin.l.iy school ut 1' 1-2 clock n. in. mill preaching ut 11 iiml 8 p. in.

I'rajer Wednesday evening. All uninvited. Hev, T. II, Philips, D. Faster.

A ii ii ft in ut. To tli voter of Johnson county I hereby most rcspt-etfully aniiomieemyself as it candidate for tli otlice ut' MutIIV ut tllU CllSUlllg ll'CtlOII. John IIavkkty. wo learn that ouMdc the city limits ther are coloreil schools, with 41 teacher employed, and 7 white schools wlth 7 teachers employed In this county, und that 30 school houses for the colorud schools havo been fur Ishrd by planter ou their places free of charge, beside the hite citizen- glvingull the uld that could have been looked for to advance public education among ull classes for two year past. For tho better liil'ortiiuthiu of tho public "ehools hi tlie City of Xutchcy, will reK, to the report of the Board of Examiners, which you will Und in thir Natchez Weekly I) evtoerut and Courier July 1877, which I tinusmit herewith.

The report of Thus. Cruf'ton and James M. Fly for Institute White and report of John 1. Lynch, colored, (ex-member to Congress) A. Jueksou.eol-ored.E.

II. Kitchen, colored, and Loul J. Winston, colored, (Clerk Circuit Court) for Institute Colored scliool. The whites have (i churvhes and the colored people 2 in Xatvltf. There ure two public cotton gins ami one cotton seed oil factory doing well here, und there Is in construction a cotton factory which will probably be completed sometime this year, which will add to the prosperity of tlte city.

The work to completu the railroad" from here to Jackson is going ahead. The prospects Jl'or better times In tlur South ure somewhat encouraging ut present, notwithstanding the cotton crops, may he cut short. Very rcspcctfn, M. J. L.

Dbask. In man we reach the highest stupe of animal existence with which we ure conversant; tlie higliest degree life, iutelli gence, soul-tue being In whom the spirit shines form most clearly through the material veil. The higliest style of beauty to be found in nature, jwrtaiii to the human form, as animated and lighted up by intelligence within. To make these fact more clear, one must lie iu tlte enjoyment of health, am' to attain thrtt object, know of nothing better titan Dr. Jlarter'i hou Tonic.

It purifies and enriches tho blood, and Imparts a cleiu iu'SH to the? complexion that cannot be produced by any other -means. For sale at Lovull's. Mass Convention. The greenback voters of Linn county. Kansas, are respectfully requested to meet in mass convention ut Farl'uisvtHe, October lt7, at 11 o'clock p.

for the purpose of nominating the following county olUcersi County Clerk, Treasur. er, licglster of Deeds, Sheriff and Coroner. There will lie a basket picnic; alsu gitod speakers rlw will address tlie meeting upon tlie issues of the day. J. 1 HauuisoN, C.

T. Wuaiatox, Clm. Secy. C. B.

Co. Ceu Com. Advertise sn and subscribe for Live Sunday School Convention. A Sunday school convention will be held ut Spring Hill Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22 ami 113.

And On Sunday Sept. a convention will be held at Prairie Center, Lexington tow nship. All ure Invited, Scliool commenced last Monday and tho streets swurm mornings and evenings with bright eyed little boys und girls going and coming' from school. Mother's me 'lumpy because they don't havo to watch their Jelly and preserves during the day. Mr.

E. Dow, brother of J. II. Dow, and formerly a resident of Oluthe.return-ed Monday evening. Mr.

Dow went West Rome four or live years ago and lorn ted in Colorado Springs. He went to Colorado ou uccount of his health, which soon became good. He located there and expects to make twut his future home. Vestenlny was a very quiet day In town. A number of our citizens chartered a train on the A.

T. S. F. railroad for Kansas City. Three cars wero tilled to overflowing.

They left tho A. T. S. F. depot about eight o'clock a.

ni. and returned about midnight. Our citizens unite in returning thanks to the officers of the read who accompanied the excursion. One of our exchanges says that Dr. Cloldamnier has started on a summer vacation.

We will have to be a little careful about spelling the Dr's name. If we spell it right, he may only be mistaken for a greenback man, but If the "1" should accidentally be left out it will be thought that some profane man is referring to his mother-in-law. "Where was Goldsmith made?" was a question asked by many who returned from the Kansas City Exposition. We don't know what created such a sudden interest In the minds of the young people about the great Essayest and we will say that Goldsmith was raised and educated in Ireland; he was essentially a self-made man, and his name and history Is a brilliant Illustration of what many young men may make of themselves by industry, sobriety and perseverence. Yesterday while almost everybody was gone to the Kansas City Exposition, we took a look through Mr.

J. II. Dow's immense stock of goods. His clothing department is packed full of all kinds of clothing, also hats, cups, boots and shoes. In the dry goods department you will find everything from a spool of thread to a beautifully trimmed ladies cloak.

His stock of prints is the largest ever brought to Olathe. His stock of flannels, dress goods, sheetings, shirtings and notions is complete and will be sold for less money than the same class of goods can be bought for In Kansas City. Just Received. Understanding that Olathe's only merchant taylor, Mr. S.

F. Backmun, had just received a new stock of goods last Monday, we proceeded to investigate. As a Merchant Taylor's 6tock, we doubt if it was ever excelled by any stock ever brought to this city. His varieties of cuss-imeres English and worsted suitings, are as ell a selected lot as possibly could be made. He has an elegant variety of doeskins and broadcloths which be proposes make up into the cheapest and nobbiest suits.

lie has also an endless variety of cassiniere suitings which ho will make up Into suits, iu prices that are in keeping vvitli the downward tendency of prices. Every one wishing to get a winter suit made to order should examine this stock. Wedding suits a specialty. 48-5t Excursions to the Rocky Mountains. Tho Atchison, T6peka and Santa Fe Railroad has arranged with tho various lines in the country for special round trip rates to the Rocky and has secured the following rates to- Denver, Colorado Springs, Cannon City, Pueblo and return from Kansas City and Atchison, $45 St.

Louis. $50 Chicago $05 Quincy, $50; Cincinnati, $65; Bufl'alo, $75 and corresponding low rates from all point east, north, and south- These tickets are good for 90 days and to stop ut all stations west of the Missouri Tickets are on sale at all the principal stations throughout the country. This is the now route to Denver through the garden of Kansas and Colorado. Send for maps, circulars, time bibles, to T. Gen.

Pass. Agent. Topcka E. Meek, son of Squire Meek, living on Black Bob, Sept. Hi, of chronic diarrhea, contracted while In a Southern prison during the war.

Funeral services condui ted by Rev. Win. (Jans. Mrs. Judy, at Lawrence, Kansas, September 17.

Mrs, Judy was tho widow of John J. Jimy who was killed by Quautrell ut the time he made his raid on Olathe in 18U2. Mrs. Judy occupied her farm 1 1-2 miles cast of town for a short tlnio after her husband was murdered, and then bought property in town, where she has lived an honored and resected citizen. Her health had been failing for a year or more.

A short time ago she went to Lawrence for treatment, but the grim monster defied huiiian skill, and last Monday evening her spirit peacefully took Its flight to meet him who fell by the assassin's hand fifteen years ago. At the American House Sept. 10, John Tlenigun, a resident of Mount Vernon, Ohio. He came to Olathe some tw weeks ago in bad health. He continued to grow worse.

His wife who had been Informed of ids condition, arrived last Thursday. Everything was done that could possibly be done to relieve th sufferer, but ithout avail. Ills remains wero taken to Mount Vernon for burial. This morning, at 2 o'clock, Floyd II. Dow, only son of J.

II. Dow, aged 4 years 2 months and dayH. The funeral will take place tomorrow at one o'clock at Mr. Dow's residence over the store. From Our Own CorrvupondiMit.) Florence McCarthy has not yet struck "lie," though upwards of fifty feet under ground.

The corn juice will suffer in Kansas City this week, so will some of the boys with headache. John McCarthy, returned home from Kansas City a few days since, where he had been having his injured eye doctored. The eye is better. This year will witness the most extensive com crop ever grown in this part of the country. There is vast oceans of it.

Our district school commenced Monday the 17th and is presided over by Ben. West, formerly of Kansas City. C. M. Dickson is building a line residence about one and a half miles south of Edgertou.

It will be a fine structure when completed, costing about two thousand dollars. A German by the name of Jacob Hag while returning home from town with a hay rack on his wagon one day last week, met with a severe accident. His team became frightened, ran away, threw him out, the hay rack falling upon sonic of his ribs and otherwise injuring him. Dr. Armstrong of Gardner, paid our town a visit a few days since, and consulted with Dr.

Addy in the case of sickness of Miss Ware. The Doctor (Armstrong) looked as though he bad been at a Fourth of July had his head bandaged so that one could not see that ho had any hair ou it (his head.) We understand though that lie fell down stairs a short time ago. Your correspondent's "frou" and another lady of our town paid Olathe a visit on last Saturday. They went a fine "turn As for their doings while in your city we know but little of as yet, but probably will in the next issue of the Pkogkkss. It is pretty hard for us men folks to tell what two women might do when they go on a 'spree" of that kind, but they returned home in good season, with a whole buggy, and they apparently straight, and in a line though they had enjoyed themselves 'hugely." We hope they did we do when we go.

The woods and prairies show the approach of winter. The autumn of seventy-seven is upon us; the fall of some of our Ilve8i8justasnear as winter is. llow many of the readers of this item will have passed over the river ere another year rools round, before the feaves on the trees are scared with the.approach of the winter of 1878. The writer may pass- away before that tinio. Kcadcr, how many of us ever gives a thought to that greatest of all subjects How many of go on in our every day routine of business, not thinking that to-morrow we are liable to be wept over by our dearest ones as dead; dead to this world bub living In the next.

Mt. PLEASANT MUTTERINGS- From our own Comiomloiit. titterings ure very scarce. Wheat sow ing mostly done, and fanners have put their ground lu excellent condition, it is about time that fanners would follow up the adage that what worth doing at all, is worth doing well. We expect to Incorporate tho city soon.

We think that our friend G. W. Groves will be the first mayor. The cross roads are improving; Mr A. Smith has put a store there and opened out a line stock of goods.

Cash paid for all kinds of produce. As we said, Mr. Editor, everything is still at the corners, but Madam Rumor says tho political camp of Olathe will soon receive marching orders. Then what well more news. The religious war upon this side of the water (or at Mt.

Pleasant) has slightly subsided. Perhaps, though, it is only a lull of hostilities for more decisive action. The brethren hero have a thorny road to travel. They make war upon the sinners, the devil und themselves, but largely upon the latter. Wo have been informed that our reforming County Commissioner is a candidate for re-election.

We believe in reform und people laboring at living wages. We believe in like justice to all, but we li'ite to see a poor old hoi thy like Mr. MY reform rode to death. We understand that he refused to pay our hoard of county examiners of teachers, lielieviug that they must live reform in imictiee a well as in theory. Although he prefers reform in the latter, I wonder if he reduced the salary of County Commissioner any '2 We think that McCatuish is entitled to- a member upon the board at least once iu fifteen years.

Let some good man come out and we will make it hot for our reform brother. The Sunday school convention for Uanmer und McCamish townships was held here Saturday night and Sunday. Although the storm king spent his fury upon us with torrents of rain, our eu-vention was a success. It was well attended by friends at home and also abroad. Mr.

Bartlett of Olathe, gave an excellent address upon the subject, "The Kingdom of God." It was filled with beautiful and deep thought, such as would cheer the tailoring, raise the fallen and mouse the careless heart. We fed that the Master needs many more such able christian heralds. Col. St. John gave an address in the afternoon upon temperance.

We feel that anything we could say would scarcely be suitable to express our admiration of his talent, or our appreciation of his well selected and forcibly delivered thoughts. Ills words caused many of our young to think very strongly upon their course. Mr. Carpenter followed in his usual jolly maimer, portraying to bis hearers that this was a heart work, and that his heart was wholly enlisted in it. Lkstku.

Natciikz, Sept. 9, 1877. Eds. Bhogkkss After a few weeks visit to Olathe and vicinity, got home on the 3d of August last iu good health. Found the merchants and planters in better suirits than common in the dull season.

Crops Hue. Corn matured and fodder saved. Most ot the planters were plowing their cotton the last time, some were done and had commenced picking, and in a few days a bale of new cotton was reported in market. AVithin tho last three weeks there has been great change iu tho prospect for a yield in the cotton crop. It has shed the farms for fruit the worms have iiowput in their appearance in such numbers that they will most likely cut the leaves off within ten days, which would leave but little more than half a crop for the planter.

We are now in tlu midst of the sickly season have some chills and fever, but no epidemic. The City Sexton's- report shows 12 deaths within the city limits the last four weeks, ending Sept. 6. "Of 444 deaths which occurred In Natched in three years, ending September 1st, 1877, only 180 were white and 204 were The tax report of Adams county, for 1S77, shows a reduction of 25 per cent, on bix report of 1876,. and Concordia rarsh, about the same.

From the county school superintendent (an avowed and well known Republican) Please unnounco tho name of K. L. Cures as candidate for re-election to tlm olllce of licgUtcr of Deeds of Johnson county. K. L.

Cahkxs. LOCAL-C1T1' AXD COVSTl'. A. McDonald, on Muck Hob, lost tine cow a few days ago from eating tooniucli green corn. James McCartney came up Saturday to Visit his niiiny friend.

He reports Anderson comity till light. The Rev. Win. JI. ISnilth pave us a friendly cull Tuesday.

Ho reports everything prosperous about DeSoto. T. J. Hartley, of the Mining Echo untl postmaster ut Empire City, is up attending the Exposition und visiting friends. There is no truth the report that Henry Ward lleecher is to take the place of lirlgham Young.

'In the swo-e-cat boy and boy we shall inee-ton that bu-tea-fnll is popular song with the new organists of this city. The report of the Sabbath school convention ut Mt. rieusuiit Is unavoidably left out this week, but will npiicar in our next. Messrs. J.

II. Blake hikI C. Tillotson have purchased a line stock of drugs and will open out in a few days ou the southeast corner of the square, ii. II. Lawrence Son are coming to the front with the largest stock of dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, huts and caps that bus ever been brought to Olathe.

Sunday school convention at Vrairic Center on Saturday and Sunday the 29th aiid 30th days of September 1877. Wm. H. Smith. V.

1 The regular social of the M. E. Church will be held next Tuesday evening, September 25th at the residence ot Mrs Doty. All are cordially invited to uttend. Miss Josie Henderson, a former teacher in the High Schools of Canton, Ohio, has charge of the primary department of the Olathe Academy and Business College.

The place to buy school books to the best advantage is always ut the book store. Mrs. lirlfiln gives a beautiful chro-ino with every lot of 6chool books that Is purchased at her store. A new supply of fcchool books, slates, school crayons, rulers, and in short.cvery jiecesgiiry article for the school room, can now be found at Mrs. Grlflln's at the most reasonable prices.

The large amount of spice taken up by Col. Waugh's address and other addresses delivered at the old settler's re-union, a number of locals will have to go over to next week. Mr. F. E.

Henderson has been quite nick for a few days, but is gettinjr better. His many friends hope to see him out a few days. Leckman of Iltinoiti will preach next Sunday at tho Baptist Church, morning and evening. All are cordially invited to attend. Sunday school at I) 1-2 a.

in. Maj. Bowles, principal of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, returned home a lew days ago from St. Louis. He is looking well and says lie is enjoying better health than he has for the last year.

Mr. G. II. Lawrence returned from the east last Saturday, where be has purchas-ed a stock of drygoods and clothing that promises to make a lively competition between himself and) eur other merchants, in prices. A scientific exchange says: A single lioiise fly will produce in one season ever of eggs.

Heaven preserve us Whatwill a married one do "What is It darling Is your ma coming in?" said he as she sprang from her comfortable seat, and began to clutch wild ly at her collar and neck-tie. "No dear." ftikl she, 'It was only a maple worm down my neck," and the conversation on echoed government was at once resumed. a a X. li 0 It 0 li 11 1 li I 11 K. 8 11 It 8 It The Local paper in Eastern Kansas, only $1.50 per year.

Queensware- A aew stock jast received! toy T. J. MuiwcH. Call and see it. Cott Show.

An exhibition of spring colts rom my ssSulllou "-Noruuin" ar.d Jack, will be held ou Samuel Myers' promises, south ttje city on Saturday JDctolter Gh. Tlie following premiums will le given. For tho best colt, $10j00; third best, For the best mule colt, second best, $4.00. Colt owners andborse-raisers In general are- respectfully invited attend. Samuel.

Watson. 474t. Money to Loan. At from eight to nine per eeu.t according to ammount borrowed, by Wilson UUdijcy. Olllce over Grange Store, Olathe Kas.

41-tf Remember that T. J. Maxwell has just, received a well selected stock ot' queens-ware. Money to Loan. I have whkh I will loan on farm kind within the next 20ulays ut 10 per cent interest.

lehtirgp only 2 per cent commission per annum. If you want money don't neglect thi opportunity J. A. Rajskin. OflXce Jback ot'- People's- Savuigs Bank np tairs.

BEN1. W0COWAR0 H. D- PHrSWIMndSWGEOIV plat He Kansas. Examining Smgconfor.