The Kingman Mercury from Kingman, Kansas • 3

school will commence the first Monday in INTERESTING READING THEKiNGMAff-MERCURY. A IE i mm a a. 3 1 a a a 2. a so VICTORIOUOT HIGHEST BEST AWARD Ac4.0ncd ef ZXmot. Economy, Durability and Sapidity combined with perfect work A DittlnfitibhiuR ruuM cf (V celebrated Gfaat Fsna anS WsrcteEse Fans, A.

P. DICKEY, Raolrte, IVI. Now having many mle ImprovenMnfa, (bay at fully equal tt every demand clraninf a kind of Uratn, feaa, Boii, Cw Iiear.a, Cam a Kmull tcd. They jrtade v.rh't I-erfacfly by once luuKiling. hap.

rate Oat frj Wlirai, liartey and Rya. They Ha very perfect BTangemenn fur cleaning TimoJiy, tlovcr, Is fed, Orctird Oram, and all oihec Email feeHa Ihey Chaff pcafact'y, and ennhin rry quotation required to dt Ui Lt mink iht toorutt Atax Ml CQ' a 0 CULTIVATORS 1 Ivfi 'jR -a rin r'u MERCURY MELANGE. Items of news, society or of a personal na tare are solicited. All social matters, visiting strangers, winter parties, lm- Trovement etc will receive attention underthe above heading. Please be brief and to the point Ed.

Mercury. Merdow larks happy. Immigration is lively. Peach trees blooming. Bain, Saturday night; Poverty ia no disgrace, Travel never was better.

Fields and prairies green. Building ''boom" booming. Soda water is now in order. House cleaning now in order. Gee Fox's house is completed.

Sad havoc among tbe bed bugs. Get your wife a rew spring hat. Prairie schooners are numerous. BrWylie Brown called, Tuesday. Ice Sunday niht an eighth of an inch in thickness.

D. S. Dill, he of KnralSprings, called this week. Keep on planting corn. The corn crop is liable to be good Judge L.

Houk, of Hutchinson, was in tie city, K. J. Bliss informs us that several houses are going up at Cleveland. Chas. Ji.

Cook bas moved his house to town. And still thev come. We are pleased to see Frank Judsori on our streets after a severe illness. Corn wanted at this office. The regular market price will he paid for good corn.

Judge W. C. Little and Geo K. Parrisb, of Wichita, were in the city, Wednesday. This section was visited by a jood rain, Wednesday, which vegitation.

new vigor to Kev. J. P. Fulton, of Harper, will preach in Hall, morning and even ing, May 2, 1880. Hn, lHenry C.

SIufs, Senator from this djf tnct, called ednesday ITe was here on legal business. An exchange says the beauty a man parting hia hair in the middle appears to be that it gives both tars achance to flop. Wm. Gren, Esq has returned from the eastern part ot tDe state, aud has moved to! TT I a.n-man. jie is at present redinieg in the Thanks to Hon.

John A. Logan for a 1 I LUMBER, Come and see us, and compare our price" satisfy you that it "won't pay to go away from x4o extra freight from Hutchinson to Kingman on hardware, implements, alter this date. Thanks for past fevors and with a desire to bold our customers, We remain yours truly, Garrison, GBaboock Craycraft KINGMAN, KANSAS. copy of his speech in the Fitz John Porter I plume was assumed to hide a masculine with accompanvinc maDs It iaonAipen. You are badly mistaken.

We are! AIayt whh Miss osa Brahaman as teacher. Miss Nettie Mateer will teach the Netherland school. Quite a number cf the farmers around here are going to the railroad to work. The Mages brothers have brought their families. They are staying with Dr.

Wylie Brown. They are building a house which will be completed before long. Lorenzo Magee will start a boet and shoe shop in a I few days. Lorenza ia a jolly fellow, and i we wish him success in his business. Mr.

Stephens has ata ted a cattle ranche, on Painter creek. Mr. Bainum, of Langdon, came in this neighborhood, and is trying to take popes-? sion of two claims that has been upon. We do not know yet 'what the result will be. A Sunday-school is organized, known as Union Valley, to be held at the Bcheol one mile northwest from this place.

Dr. Dickason is superintendent, and K- Lakin, secretary. We hope everybody will turn out and make an interesting Sabbath-school. Kev. S.

Bacon will again spend part of I his ministerial labor among us, for the next coming year, lie will preacn nia nrst sermon, oh this year's work, Kunay; May 9, at 4 o'clock p. m. A good line of trimmed and untrimmed 1 ladiei' hats. Go and see them at Turner Hutchins'. Smoots Cbeee April 20, 15S0.

Ed-Mbscokt I have but httle news to write, but I want to ask question: Is it ever, ping to rain? A nice little shower jusbout now. would not hurt any one. We'are hear that the railroad will so soon be'huilt to Kingman. Then if we have good crops wont our county flourish. We -understand that Jobs Squash is on his way from Missouri to Kingman, with a herd of young ca.ttle; the.

ladies begin to smile welcome t6 our sunny home. Charley Keliey, and aisb Mr! Taylor, have gone east for the purpose of hringin back cattle." Thats biz. bcheol will ommence near the jun.ce oh Moadiy next. Ms Laura Saiith, teacher. Joseph Knapp, Phillip and Wiiliam flolbrook, with tbeir familief, arrived In Kingman county a ftw rince, add if any one thinks that ('ley don't like Kansas, ask them yourself.

In" spite of windy weather or sand, the Smoots "creek M. E. Sabbath-school Was on last sabbath. Kev. i.

Li. Boie Superintehden; John Schooley, assist ant euneriatendeut: M. Knacp. secre- tary anil treasurcf Frank Fraker. iibrarian: a Laird chorister The corresDondent from Kural Springs say's he would like to -shake hands with Pansy P.

did he not suspect that her norn personally acquainted with the same, beinj; a. near- neignoor, ana si-e is not only a feminine, but she is a perfect lady, and feel like" speaking highly of her for so gailatotly quelling the thirsty- desires 01 little Madde to assume so sympathetic an air at tne extjense of. bprnce.r come. 1-- 1 I 'r I oTer ana nanas wm ner, outDeiorei rlrlii. tv- hands, wih the plural," but i ft despair.

Lippte the verdict of all, That live yetiQ Kansas' gay whirl, That hereon Smoots creek you'll find Many girl, MarriedV at the brides parents', April 15, 880i" Miss Sua Johnson to Mr. Steven Sanders. Spbucje. I'' AS fine: lot- of ladies Tiat trimmings at Turner Hutchins'. Rochester, April 25, 1880.

A meeting of the citizens of school dis trict No. 27 was held at the above named 1 poytoffice, April 19- Jrhn Kichol wa elected director; Lewis Swingle, cl-rk; Wm. Chalk, treasurer. A room was provided in the house of Lewis Swindle, in which to 1 hold K(-hool for th nnmrner. and sv site sa gection for a to be built, cf stene the coming fall So the good work goes on.

This is a young1 one, hut is composed of a people that have faiih in the future productiveness of the southwest part of Kingm county, to raise good men and wbrrien, as well as god crops. The efficers elected are now open for bide from' those disposed to teach at a fair salary. A considerable number of claims have been taken in this vicinity in the last few months, and their are now about twenty -five children in the cistriet 1 here is stiil plenty of room, good land, between Chikaskia and Big Sandy creek. Some of the best land in the state. C.

Large assortment of cottonades end casim-res at Turner Hutchins. Treasurers' QsarLerly Report. I certify that the following. is correct exhibit of the funds in my hands as required by law, vide chapter 28 of the ses- sion laws of 1875: County fund f435 91 State fnnd 249 16 Poorlund 237 11 Interest on funding bonds 105 14 AUeri township 1 51 Ga esburg township 4 68. Kingman township 20 13 51 90 Vinita township White township Road fund 63 61 95 09 School land 142 37 Common school funf 2 50 Normal institute fund 20 CO rinsing 'Una, scnooi aisirjci xo.

i ooy Interest on bonds school dist. No. 1 -330 82 School district o. 1 110 71 bchoot disinct iXo. School district No.

7 Schfldl district No. 18 i School district No. 20 l4 87 4 48 4 47 jApail 26, .1889. L. W.

-Transurer of Kingman county. acd Fworn to tore me tnis 553tttfoay oi Apru, A. u. xozv. -V Phh Rir'tTM 1 W.

Cnnntv Clfxlc. I to Wbmon'sj misses and children's fine sewed shoes at Turner HutcbjosY The Healer of thdAga. Is Brown's Arnica Salve. "It has no equal for caring burns, cuts, bruises, and inflamed' eyes. Good for man or-bast.

Beyond all doubt, there was never a finer line of prints brought to Kitfginan county than isnow for Bale at JIu.tch.ina'. Xj. 'Almond is closing out qucenwre and- glassware at cost; A platform spring wagon for sale or will trade for young stock' ply to J. C. Martin.

An For sale, or will exchange for tock. One 3-inch Bain wagon and one two-soated buggy. Enquire of 2. S. 3 Itf Money to loan at from; 30 to 90 days, lowest rates reasonable and no commission.

Call on M-. Allbright, nine miles southeast Kingman. Stone! Stone! Stone! Thomas Bayliss has leased the stone qnarry of A. D. Culver, and is prepared to take contracts to lay foundations; build houses, and -do any work in this line.

He is also prepared to deliver the rock, and do the mechanical work. 4 15. Watches, clocks and jewelry re paired, and warranted, by D. Yeatch, Kingman, Kansas. Anstin Yanfossan continues to keep a good supply of fresh meats on hand, and can always accom modate the public in good style.

An excellent lei of bologna sausage ea band. Samuel Jfratber'uas opened a fine quary of-good stone on hi claim, 2 miles northeast of town, near the old Hutchinson road. He cart furnish an excellent quality of stone to parties who wish to build, cheap. Mr. Prather is also a practical plasterer and brick layer, and ready to do; work In his line at reasonable rates.

julySltf Turnei. have fine wliitej'colofed flannel and cheviot shirts' for sale, cheap. High Grade Bulls For Sale. By about 6 miles south-salt from Kingman, on the Medi-iae Lodge and Wichita road. 10 16 Brown's Pepsin Tonic CutSCfivIlyspepsia and restores ap-j petite.

Try ltj it cures. By C. W. Myers Co. Yaluable town lots for or trade.

Apply at this office. Read What a Physician Sa "I was afflicted with a severe attack of inflammation of the eyes, and could get no relief until I tried Brown's Arnica Salve. Since tber. 1 have ased it in my practice, and freely say that I think it is the nost wonderfnl-bsaling salve eref made and invaluable in every fam-" yv 1 W. Barker, 11.

D-, Hastings, Wanted, Cattle to Herd. will tako cattle from now on to hay 50 cents month, and after grass- at 15 cents per srionth. I hay on hand to feed. Good range and plenty of good spring water, as. Wanted, County- scriyf by N.

S. Arnold at 70 cents," cash, or .72 cents, in trade. ml9 tf Brown's' Liver Pills Cure sick head ache, arid prevent summer sickness and By C. W. Myers Co.

The Liver King. Sarsaparilla, J)andelion and Tod id Potassra invigorates the lifer and purifiesfho blood; it cures scrofula and rheumatism. All ol Brown'i Medicines for" eale" by C. W. Myers Kingman.

NOTICE; Notice is. hereby: given, to Golds-borough, Bishtp, tf Good, Rankin, W. Bicbey, John Geldsborobgh, Frank ohm, Demott, Daniel Shepard. Wallace E. David son, 8 Miller, James Wingartj Seno, XM Matson, Henry rot her.TJarney Poenish.

L. Good, Marshall Neuter, Morris; Samuel Shaver, Michael Becker, John Win gart, Jefferson Hodjman, Jerome. Tdrley," Siill- mail Schildf, Jarats White, W. A- Turner, Philip Gernard-and all other interested parties that I will, oh thed day of May, proceed to survey and establish7 all -linesjectiod corners and quarter section cornert, aeoorV'ing' to an agreement entered Into by aTmajority of owners cf the following discribed lands to-wit: scc- tions 1, 2, 11, 14, 23. .24," 25." .5, and 08, being in township 5S, south range Swnt.

nndtr ray hand -this 3d f'ay of April Jl.jp. 183 M. 4 8 8(5-1 Ccnnty Bnrveyor. a CD' 0 a DRILL with or Wichita, and we will home. loah agehts Kansas, 9.

per cent. Fisal vroofs takea. Houies 3-3Me-3m HTf! ItV It a a 9. a co tf CQ ta in tt co fcf OS 73 0 a GO cl 0 CD CD CO I If pi I nO I OOflinrr Vtnrn I II I rillllllll alllllr. IIIU LbUlilllH UlUlUl Highest Price Paid for Farmers Produce.

Wo hare a full and complete line-1 ot the finest groceries and the latest and cheapest dry goods, hats and caps. teta's Eats a SpMlj. Oar boots and shoos can't be boat. QOEENSWAUB 4 GIjASSWAKE Ready-Made $5 to a A 8TEICT CASn DUSINERS AT CASH VRICE LOCKE GRAIN, Reeves Block, Niekersnn, Knnsat. Edwards Bros, Fair.

W30LESALE AND RETAIL DfiALIBS IN Pine Lumber, Shingles, UTHJOOBamHaaOLUiCS LIXE and STONE, Osage and Colorado God. Keep a foil liuo of bnilders hard warp, carpenter's tools and nile. Jt-Dcalers in all kinds of Grain Nos. 9. 10, 11 and 12, west of th railroad track, Main Nickerson.

WATCHES. CLOCKS. at JEWELRY Wm. Kassf.l'h, Wichita. Km.

Acpirinf neauy ooe. Kext dnnr km i or store. ity rvt L. my I amU WafrroiiM, a wrefl aa Farm Mffli, ai largely tnmi truetcd. bai kiaa rwiutring riia Ue) aecooJ mxlitU the deataad, aad tdvf capacity of tr af Kiw butSela f- liour, aecordrre; tm ate cf iL it Key are ipped.

bnaed furocun trai ponjoi and t.p" or "kaocWd ow furwai4liei inlaid, rflquectcd; and in nil raa wt (V board Can or Steamer, ArCiUd aaena day 41 received. U'M "kroted am go balf tetfht na wn frvriirded mijU and itcv'-urt MtmiHed apitraoii. Itiaae) be q-jcttsi rte una tm ftbeitj tej, Cerrn. pnedence eoUcitcd. THE JC22SG3 REVCLY1K3 BCCK-CAJi roa Editor; Jiawhee.

rMekert, JJofc.Vaiif, auid a.l wUo reei twota. Holds mere boolce In 1hw than eny eOttv dviv IvotAtM a flinw Urttcii-Bkolad. JtiEUWe ftt tlraiitsJ ahtsf la Hirhew lr.ni.i-. holiluir uct vt XmtOO't (o(ttwli. Xititaof BauS- ruliyoreammtt.ullNtha4ew4ei nleee ft turulture.

Sai for boit I or tltrncf boot for floor S. hooka, aa dmirotf. fnd furdfwcriHe prto )ia. Send 25 cnntRf oroitr sw 1 uxm ti CATauxif, with ovrr '4 XUuatraliwMt vt iijujtkwuai uaeful aructt.4. nicsn, Mir? co 'akool rantUlim, td la rrwjlMBr; la Xkk a1 SUMary Urn H-AOQL'AITDIS fCR Alt SCHOOL lUrTJCi; let 144 ftriMid 5ew Tueea.

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It lei to toaa I ee 4ii.ai, at la aa sia rr-ni. g-anatMha. cacli iMitUa, LA JU MACTIX, rrtrtere, 111 MtcliM Mr, Calaea. nriik ye Pranii itt iVltk ymmr iirrr We It I IT A a. Wa Krfc tW Itf rytliUSrw, areaellaauta tm I rer-mnia" SRVtittiiri.

ORorKU mm XVIXU MCKCtUR ll ha. CRAY'S CPCCIFiO MEDICINE. WARS The Croat TRAOA iiatts.nptrmat- jfaji srwriTAria.t- iitmt fviow aa a ttcqu'NO of aa loan mt memory, unlreritnl Ucnitiide. pt-ii in tie bsck, dinmensol viniot: at re o4 ft, tnd many other dieaaeR that lad to Ihnb or and preiiiMture rrv. lorruii par wtui.tr in cur hit we d-ir rnd free by aiiil ry cue.

1 he Ibc mcHliclne is by II drupgiHta at 1 iter rat kage, or iz avk tes for S5, or will acrt irra by mail receipt of the money by eddrtmaliif ho Cray ffledlcln Cempsnr, Wet hanics' Block, Dvtruit, Mick. Sold In KinsKianssJ ever eke re kvM tlruggisU. fpi If CO. NURSERY. Seven miles northeast of Kingrnaa.

M. SMITir, 1'rcp-feMair CAUTION. ma wka arv tit tuim att nn rnm KAik mm! Kn ta Vk I lba auty nxxitmt a Uul mxta int a MOVKUftMICftY Hi AMP i fsre fr 'HI '1 A i 1 f' 1 0 1 l.SCf 0 0 3w i J. mm-m Kingman, Money to loan REM. at of the ablest ever made in ccngressi.

Wm. Green, who just returned from the eastern part of the state, informs cs that the wheat in this county looks as well as any that he has seen in the country through which he has traveled Harry L. rv. 111- 1. I uuuiiiu, nut ica ur locate in the practice of law Kingman to We recommend Mr.

Btrohni to our Kin man friends, as a youner gentleman worthv 01 tneir coacaence. VV ichita The Sunday-school convention of the eleventh district of Kansas, composed of the connties of Barbour, Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick and Sumner will meet at Wellington on the 13th and 34tb of next month. The programme is quite lengthy, ana all are iuvired to participate. The editor of the Mercury acknowledgf-s a serenade, at his residence west of the city, by lie Kingman Cornet Band, under the leadership" of Prof." Capps last Saturday night- Tbe band beys improved wonde fully vand a.re.no.w equal to any in thesouth-west. A serenade such as we received, Saturday niLt, is indeed enjoyable.

The chiof engineer of the. St Louis and I Wichita road rode is from the end of th I track, Friday last. He says mile of track ia in? down'MervilsT fl.r.d if fhro Ja nn drawbacks the road will be in Wichita the taiddieof next month. At any rate," the date nxed last Bummer by the EagteVth first of June; he says will find the new road completed.to the Arkansas river. Wichita Thecbrp pf engineers of the St.

Louis and San Francisco railroad reached this c'ty, Tuesday night, and put up jut the Lacle-Je Hotel." They will make. this city their headquarters 1. until- the enrvejs to Mediciae Lodge and Dodge City: are completed. They crossed the Ninnescah at the Boston ford, six miles east of this city, and have' driven stakes at: the foot of Brown street. The party is under cowcand of G.

H. Huggins. Vf THg PEOPLE'S DEPARTMENT. Correspondents "are reucUed. to send in their coujmnnicationa by Tuesday evening.

Not Short, pithy news arti cles are always acceptahle. The editor is not responsible for cbiamunicatiofl3 1 Cusal Springs, April. 26, 1880.. Eo. MEEcrjay One week ago last day ciht, this neighborhood wt raised to I big excitement by the sudden appear-1 ance of a stranrre dee.

pronounced to I mach. Quick as light uins the boys! armed them.elve?. with old guns and clubs, and proposed that Luther" Brown should act as captain to lead them in the desperate fight. Captain Brown and hia band made one charge upon terrible fee, which caused no great result, for inimeditftely after the fire the dog charged upon the. hand and set thena.

all. aflight. But the captain much fatigue and rallying got. the band to make one more desperate charge, which made the dog think he had met with an uuconquerable Aft several charges, and a couple -houTS of hard Shting. the dog finally gave up the ghost.

But Cap'ain Brown, the. brwe lad, not yet satisfied tht thedog wag dead, took good aim and shot hfm Hht; through 'the he.d. Thus ended the first greaf battle of Bural Springs. I District No. 23 agreed to have i' i i oaa term ei scnooi mis ecasor.

idc i would respoitfuUy snnnunr to the siti-teni of Kingman sndtdioInincrviiniia. a. etcck vonng to offer tor that wi-l eunplr- fruit and forcet trg, 'm frnlt and hrubber, st reaeeeaVIe ratea, from the iieutJ aV.iark. lUJu IS 4 Tilhngs aade, and legal pa pern made and acknowledged, rest sad forms for ssle. PHve as eall.

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