Kingman Weekly News from Kingman, Kansas • 7

In the states which have been organ A reporter of the News called upon THEWEEKLY NEWS. a number of business men last evening M. A. HULL. Manager.

A niece of Mrs. Judge Whitelaw is in tho city from Dodge on a short visit. Rev. Hoffman is authority for tho statement that at the next regular meeting of the council a petition will be presented requesting council tomake ordinances relating to the liquor traillc conform to the requirements of the to ascertain the feeling in the matter of applying the metropolitan police law to Kingman. The unanimity of sentiment is remarkable, and while Work Is progressing on tho Catholic church.

some are inclined to favor the measure The Clifton house of Saratoga is be under certain circumstances, the are openly opposed to it. ing raovea to rratt. tedto sell it without being prosecuted. I believe in treating all alike. John A.

Cragun. If it is necessary in order to secure an enforcement of the law I say give us the metropolitan police. I believe in giving the city officers further time to enforce it, and if they still fail I should favor more severe methods, even though it requires the Murray metropolitan police regulations. Goode Thomas. It is almost impossible to get a drink now, and with the "Mets" it would be even more difficult.

From a business standpoint I am opposed to the law. Dr. Drake. I consider the officers of Kingman vigilant and active, and cannot understand how the temperance law would be more rigidly enforced by changing the form of municipal 4 Let the city fathers turn the channel Ex- County Treasurer, N. S.

Arnold was rounded up and after wiping the ized since my zi, iwh, it is requireu that the state central committee name two members of the national committee and send a record of such appointment to this olllce. In the case where a member of the national committee cannot attend the meeting of the committee on the 16th of November a proxy may bo appointed, but such proxy must be a resident of the state he represents. On tho 17th of November a general conference of prohibitionists will bo held in Chicago for suggestions and consultations, and an invitation is hereby extended to them embers of the party to be present. Signed. A.

J. Judkens, Corresponding Secretary. W.II. Finitii, Chairman. Wolves are reported in southern Reno county, and hyenas in of the I'okomoke.

and the marshal kill state law. W. A. Westbrook, residing seven miles west of Kingman, is the happiest man in Kingman county. Dr.

P. J. M. Burket was called to Mr. Westbrook 's yesterday upon the arrival of a seven pound girl, the tlrst addition to the family in nine years.

the howling dogs. perspiration from his forehead, pro' ceeded to deliver himself as follows: At tho last council meeting not one Mr. Arnold. I have no use for the metropolitan police in Kingman. I don't think that is the wav to do bus! One of the Graham county papers ness.

Taxation and representation are speaking of a Republican state ticket mentions the name of Hon. F. E. Gillett in connection with the govern orship, winding up a lengthy article as follows: "So far as Mr. Gillett is concerned, the party might go farther and Mr.

Hodgson. It would be very pensive to the city, and I fail to now it could be of any Qbenefit. I not in favor of it. Capt. Almond.

I know no touch ex-see am of tare worse." Messrs. Ilaynes Combs have the contract for the Catholic church, and ap- it and will not sign a petition for plving the law to Kingman. are at work thereon. They have just completed a neat barn for the resident priest, and will soon begin on the priests house. These improvements inseperabie in a tree country.

Arthur Mears. I regard Kingman as the most orderly town in the state of its size. Even the little town of Saratoga has more violators of the temperance law than Kingman. I am opposed to the commission. I.

W. Rush. Some candidates for oilico might hesitate in placing themselves upon record in this matter, but I do not. Turning our officers out would give the town a bad name, and I cannot see where the benefits would come-in. The present policemen are active, and 1 know of no instance when they have refused to execute the law.

The metropolitan system would entail a heavy expense upon the city to no purpose. Set me down as favoring home first, the world afterward. Geo. F. Berry.

I dou't think we need it. The bill is an outrage upon common sense. As the News has well are located on avenue west, near the residence of Dr. Yancey. Joel Parker's "History of Religious Denominations," page 437, says: "Tne officers of the Presbyterian church are bishops or pastors, ruling elders or deacons.

The general assembly is the T. N. King, of Sedan, Kansas, wants the address of old members of the second Kentucky cavalry. Several wagons of movers passed through Kingman yesterday eastward bound. They had been out west proving up claims.

W. W. Oaks, of Kingman, contractor and builder, was in town Thursday, looking over the specifications for the new school house. Penalosa News. The Macksoille Times has a correspondent by the name of Xerxes.

He is the fellow who licked the Hellespont about 50 years B. C. Evidently "Zerk" is an old timer. While a Nebraska town was swept by a tornado Friday, and half the buildings were destroyed, Kansas towns are just now rejoicing on account of the copious rains of the last few days. W.

A. and J. J. Ritchie have bought word was spoken for the Toko-moke. Poor old Pokomoke.

0. 13. Jordan is having two handsome cottages erected in Thornburg's addition in the northeast part of the city. W. M.

Wallace, of Illinois, is the guest of S. K. Howe. Mr. W.

is looking up a location, and admires Kingman. A little moisture now and then is relished by the best of men, including residents of Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Kansas. Since the News opened a broadside the police commission, the peddlers of the petion have "taken to the woods." Mr. J. M.

Troutman, of Kingman, accompanied by his sister, Miss Flora, -are recuperating at the Sheard Ai'si-nescah Herald. Hon. Isaac W. Rush informs us the new three story brick on avenue A will be ready for occupancy by the first of September. L.

B. Amirman sold his farm near Mabel to Wilson Toms and has opened a grocery store on North Main between avenues and C. He will erect a handsome residence and remove his family to this city. Our esteemed cotemporary up the has another lesson for the News. It is not history this time, but the "critic'' is as far off as usual; and to add insult to injury, he spells "Greek" with a little 'This may be correct, but it looks odd to a printer.

Several more candidates make their in this issue, and more will follow in the near future. One thing is certain, and that is that the people of Kingman will have plenty of good timber from which to select their officials at the coming election. A. D. Holstein.

In Fort Smith we have the genuine moonshine goods and are not annoyed about metropolitan police. I have no objections to applying the law to Capt. Almond, Geo. Ruddy and Billy Child, but have no spite towards Kingman, and think the law would injure the city, therefore I am opposed to it. Tredick Sawyer.

From the head of the house to the "coon" who sweeps the lloor, all are opposed to the measure. Tom Hutto. I am opposed to it be-, cause it is unnecessary. Itev. Cooper.

I have not been here long enough to fully understand the status of affairs. If it is necessary to a rigid enforcement of the law I am for the "Met," otherwise opposed. Merchant Robinson. We now have all the expenses we can carry and all the policemen necessary. The magnitude of violations does not warrant highest judicatory the Presbyterian church.

It is constituted of an equal delegation of bishops and elders." said, it was passed by the crank end of an unsatisfactory legislature. The last man who is found short in Ike Levy I hardly think we can af his accounts is a school tax collector ford law is being enforced. in a small town in Pennsylvania. He regard tne bin as a republican out is short about $10,000 and from a pair rage. of shoes found near the river it is sup Burt Venable I am going to Omaha posed he committed suicide a very wise move on his part.

Will people in a few days, and if 1 don't get some beer it will be because the metropolitan affliction applies to Nebraska as well as Kansas. never learn not to use money which does not belong to them? F. E. Dovie I am like the little bov The enterprising livery firm of Engle Jones made some handsome sales the art gallery formerly run by A. the severe measure of a state police.

Kingman is one of the most prosperous and orderly towns in the state, and Mead, and will continue the business of livery stock yesterday, one trade at the old stand. They have the rep we cannot attord to jeopardize our good amounting to over $600. These gentlemen contemplate increasing their al utation of being excellent photo name by placing the city under metropolitan police regulations. ready spacious quarters, ana adding graphers and we wish them success. new turnouts second to none in the Omar Gillette.

we cannot secure a The Kingman Daily News has sev more rigid enforcement of the law un city. That merit has its own reward is demonstrated by the prosperity of der the metropolitian svstem that at eral beer advertisements in its columns have nothing to say. Dr. Thompson I am positively opposed to the measure. When Kingman gets so degraded that it cannot manage its own affairs without calling on the state we had better close our doors and emigrate.

Judge Bross Examine my docket, for "by their fruits ye shall know them." James Smyth I do not want state officers running a little, orderly town like Kingman. We are amply able to take care of our affairs. No "Mets" in mine, if you please. Dr. Light.

If Kingman is placed under the metropolitan police I shall si this firm. present, and I consider the movement from Missouri firms. This would indi unwise and ruinous. Uur officers are F. J.

Westfall, the carriage builder discharging their duties, and if "joints" and blacksmith, is erecting a two-story cate that perhaps the joints had a quiet-us-ut on them in that burg at last. brick shop on Sherman street, and will exist those posted can have them closed on application to the police court. Plame News. occupy it as quicKiy as it is completed. He has employed a first class carriage The Mulvave Becord tells of fish near Many other gentlemen were inter John Kimmerley and J.

J. Christ, proprietor and architect of the new brick block nearly opposite of the Laclede, both of Wichita, were in the blacksmith and also an expert horse- shoer. Special attention will be given viewed, all of whom agreed that Kingman had no use for the "Mets." Also Mulvane that are crawling out of the lakes to adjacent groves in order to keep cool. This is pretty tough, but to shoeing track and carriage horses. city yesterday.

They promise to hur ry the block forward to completion at the earliest possible moment. The several prominent ladies were seen by the reporter and they were unanimously opposed to turning the city government over to foreigners. nothing to Sparks' hogs which had to be soaked in the creek before they would When in need of any work in his line call and see him, as he guarantees satisfaction or no pay. The Kingman street railway company is now trying to make arrangements with C. D.

Wright Co. of the torrid heat does not appear to interfere with active work. hold swill. lently fold my tent and spend the summer in some lone and pleasant dell, some valley in the west, where, free from and "cops," the berry soul may rest. J.

E. Ferguson. I am in favor of the city taking care of her own business. With the thermometer 102 in the shade and a standing army of parasites heaven would be preferable to Kingman. Dr.

P. J. M. Burket. Every man can attend to his own business better than is it not limn time mat a stop was Lerado Ledger: The Rock Island put to the driving of droves of bron was completed into Arlington yester -choes and heards of cattle at full speed along the principal streets, as fias been done in several instances within the past tew lias been caus his neighbor hence the city of Kingman can attend to its "joints" and sun- press the liquor traffic more successful In yesterday's Courier ''Dan" Rice bobs up with the following beautiful little speach: "Yesterday's News contains an article over the signature of "A Methodist." This signature implying a supposed connection with sacred things, was used, I suppose, to lend force and character to a position as illogical as the long-ago exploded promises upon which it is founded.

"Methodist" says, if the law is violated it is done very slyly. To this I demur. The law is violated, as of our citizens know, immediately south of the Main street bridge. There is certainly running from one to three joints of the very loAvest and filthiest order, and judging from the appearance of the motiy stream of humanity ly than state officers. I am not tor he Aiets.

M. D. Libby. The law must I 1 ft?" it a i s- i -'A Kingman Electric Light Company, to have that company furnish the power to propel the street cars of the city by electric motors. We trust that, some arrangement of this kind will be made, for we are living in entirely too fast an age to ride in street cars drawn by mules or horses.

C. D. Wright informed a News reporter to-day that cars can be propelled in this way at a velocity of from 12 to fifteen miles an hour if desired. The Topeka correspondent of the Hutchinson News has evidently been drawing on his fertile imagination quite "extensively. The statement made by that party recently in the News to the effect that on June 80th Frank Gillett, Dick Bill Hackney, Jim Ilollowell and Mr.

Kel-ley met in Topeka and made a "slate" is entirely without foundation. Mr. day. Capt. W.

A. Watkins, of Loda, was visiting his son in Kingman last week. B. F. Fallis and Mollie Sullen, living nearOlcott Junction, were married at Kingman Sunday.

The Lerado Ledger has inaugurated a war on the Reno county bond election to be held August 16th, to vote bonds to the U. P. road. At a public meeting recently held at Lerado seventy-eight prominent farmers signed resolutions endorsing the course adopted by the Ledger. Hon.

Geo. F. Crumby, of Little Falls be enforced. If our present officers cannot enforce it and close all the "joints," I am in favor of ed to life and limb at every crossing and it is the general opinion that the time has arrived when an example should be made. In our announcement columns appears the name of Charles Eickman, who is a candidate for the Republican nomination for county clerk.

More words could not convey the high reputation Mr. Eickman enjoys in this county where he was one of the pioneers, lias been favored with responsible official positions and never failed in his trust. Should he receive the nomination the Democracy will have to hunt up better timber than is now in sight in order to beat him. trying the metropolitan police law. I would not sign a petition for the mets" however.

Mr. Nathan. I don't want the met ropolitan police. Am satisfied with Kingman as it is. Summer clothing verp cheap.

N. an old school-mate of Judge Peter Miller. We don want it. pouring in and out or these uens or iniquity, some of our "prominent business men," and even occasional "esteemed member of the Methodist Episcopal church" may be seen in company with the utterly depraved wending their through the old livery stable, cow shed, hog ten and whiskey palace. Geo.

W. Willis, of this city, died last Gillett has had no business with those gentlemen, or any of them at Topeka, This is one of the most orderly cities in Kansas. The bill was never'intended for Kingman and I am surprised to week at his home in New York. The A petition has been filed in the district court setting up a queer cause of action. It seems that in 1878 one E.

G. Boardwell, aged sixty-three years, was married to a widow with eight within four months, in fact he has not seen those parties since the legislature adjourned, and that portion of the cor papers of Little Falls came out with turned rules in honor of the distinguish learn that anyone should seek to place so orderly a town under so obnoxious a law. ed dead. Mr. Crumby owned consider respondent's statement which connects Mr.

G. with "slate making" is wholly Dr. Wier. I know nothing about children. In 1884 the family removed to Kingman county, where they now able property in this city.

the matter, but if it will cool the atmosphere by all means let us have it. Mr. Weaver. We are certainly com The sluggard of a week ago has shaken off his drowsy indolence, and gone to work; the trees which hung untrue. KINGMAN AETEIl SIX MONTHS ABSENCE.

From an excellent article in the Fort Smith (Ark.) Times, written by A. D. Holstein, we take the following extract: "A few hours more and our destiny is reached Kingman. Warm grasps Let it be admitted that the operators of these joints sometimes stanil before the police judge, but it can be demonstrated that the fines imposed upon them do not even approximate unto the amounts paid by licensed saloon keepers in the state of Missouri, and so the laAv of the state is violated under the shadow, and we may add authority of the municipal law of Kingman. These joints are not licensed, yet they are fined, but not sufficiently to drive them from the business.

The fines Ave learn from the editor of the News, being an important factor in the economic affairs dispondently, now rear their proud leaves; the flowers smile with ten fold fragrance, all because the copious rains of Sunday night infused new life in all terrestial things. petent to manage our own business without importing state officers. Peter Becker. Kingman don't need afford the Murray law is being enforced now. What improvement would the metropolitan police be? If anyone knows of a "joint" let him file a complaint.

We certainly do not want the city disgraced with the bane of metropolitan police. Dr. Yancey. The people are fully reside on tne nortneast quarter or section thirty-six, township twenty-seven of range six. The petition alleges that in 1S65 said Boardwell was married in Dent county, Illinois, to the plaintiff, who was seized of considerable prop-perty at that time, amounting in the aggregate to some $50,000, which Boardwell persuaded her to sell; that he then took the money and left the plaintiff, and that without having procured a divorce married again in Missouri and finally removed to this i county.

The petitioner seeks to secure the land, alleging that it was her money with which it was purchased and that she is the only lawful wife of Boardwell. The attorney who commenced the action resides in Missouri. The defendant, Boardwell, is now 74 years of city government. We want no joints nor tne revenue able to take care of themselves. We have no need of foreign officers to en or friendly bands greet the wanderer return to this bright and pretty city.

The changes are numerous. But tile world moves in Kansas, and this is the typical towrn of the state. An imposing hotel and opera house, electric lights, water works, miles of street railway and hundreds of business blocks and residences have been built during my short absence of six months. To-night an open air concert one derived therefrom. But if we must force the law, when it is already amply have them, to Avhat better purpose G.

W. Hill of the D. M. R. R.

was in Coldwater Tuesday filing mortgages given by the road. He left the next morning for Clark, Meade, Seward, Stevens and Morton counties where he will transact the same business for that road. He says the D. M. A.

will be built parallel with the stringent. coold the fines be applied than to the Henry Wiles. I don know whether education or tne poor wretched chil it womd be good policy or not. nave no complaint to make of our present officers. of the regular weekly series was held in a pavilion furnished by the city, of Santa Fe through this part of the shite.

Morton Albauerh. Kingman is out of the most moral towns in Kansas, and Coldwater Echo. as high order and well performed as one would hear in many of our city old. The number of new buildings that have been commenced in this city during the last ten days and the new pro parks. Afterwards we were kindly invited to attend a private concert of The Richfield Southwest is authority for the statement that Morton county jects of ail kinds that have been gotten under way and pushed far enoug to in will have a telegraph line within twen classical music.

Each one of the performers is an artist who might assume with ease a place in any orchestra in the land. sure their being successfully earned dren of the unfortunate joint patrons. In conclusion let me say to "A Methodist." It is not the purpose of those circulating the petition to shut down and prosecute offenders. We have officers for that purpose, and when they fail Ave will appeal to our last remedy. All this gush about liberty, "respectability," and "business standing" will do Avell enough in its place.

But wives and children have some rights as well as joint-keepers and judging from my observations of the last three weeks, mechanics and laborers have just so much "respectability" and business standing" at least in as far as patronage of these joints is concerned, as other "business men" and "prominent members or the Meth tydays. this county lies in the ex out is indeed wonderful. The citizens seem to have entirely forgotten the treme southwest corner of the state, being bounded on the south by No How marvelous the changes, of this any intermeddling by state ofheers would cripple our business. Besides there is no necessity for state police. I have no personal knowledge of the location of any saloon in the city, and if the temperance law was flagantly violated we certainly would see unmistakable evidences of it.

D. JI. Rhoades. It may be well enough to apply the "gag" law to large cities where violations are flagrant and the liquor traffic difficult to control, but there is no need of it inKingman. I've been in many cities in Kansas but no where have I found a more great state, uut two decades ago tne wild Indians roamed at will over these prairies.

To-day a hundred cities, fitted with all the inventions of modern civilization, thousands of miles of railroads and happy homes, schools and churches without number cover the land. Its history is a tale of odist Episcopal church" let the peti orderly and law-abiding class of people than in Kingman. Man's land and on the west by Colorado. The soil is fertile and the county is rapidly settling up. Frisco and Richfield, competitors for county seat honors, are making things lively in Morton county.

T. A. Butler Son were awarded the contract to complete the grade on the K. P. W.

railroad between Greensburg and the county line and they have sub-let the work in one mile pieces to be completed in thirty days. Graders are at work on most every tion go around. 7 The foregoing is a crank's idea of Air. sale. we can get along without NATIONAL PROHIBITIONISTS.

it. We don't need it and I am opposed to it. warmest of weather and buckled on anew their armor for a determined fight to win new trophies. This, to those who are ncquainted with the signs which fortell the future, is most significent. On the streets, beneath the shade of the awnings, can be heard men in animated discussion about real estate and projected buildings; scores are busily engaged grading for the street railways and putting down- the ties and iron, while still others are putting up the electric lights.

It requires no prophet to foretell the meaning of all this. It means that Kingmanias no time to waste; that the not powerful enough to, even for one day, check the tide of progress which has set in. Be wise, therefore, and grasp opportunity by the forlock, for it has well been said that to alllow an opportunity to pass is to, in the most allow it to pass Now is the time to invest. Cell For a Sleeting at Chicago. Chicago, July SO.

The national Rev. Hoffman. I think we ought to prohibitional party has issued the fol- have the metropolitan police. So long as officers cannot enforce the law 1 am in favor of getting some one else to do it. We will present a petition to the owmg: The national committee of the nro- enforcing law.

If brother Mills knows so much abount joints, Avhy does he not inform the officers? Why take away the liberties of the people when one little affidavit by brother Mills would bring every violator before the district court? Probably brother Mills has not the moral courage to face the music and wants to dodge behind an obnoxious commission. We are satisfied that not ten fair-minded business men in the city favor metropolitan, police. council asking that ordinances be made hibition party are hereby called to meet in Chicago. 111., on the 16th of November, 1S87. at 10 o'clock a.

for the purpose of fixing the time and place mile and the indications are that the work will be completed on time, when we may welcome the iron horse of the to comply with the state law. W. T. Peal. I think we ought to have the "Mets," because it is not right construction train very shortly after of the national nominating convention of 1S88, and transacting such business as pertains to the national committee.

to haul up one man for selling liquor andfine him $25 while others are permit- wards. MullinsYille Mallet..