The Independent du lieu suivant : Kelly, Kansas • 1

H' A INDEPENDENT, KELLY, KANSAS. JULY 18, 1899, VOL. I. NO. I.

I THE Our office Is located on the east side of Main street, entirely surrounded by a luxurious growth of Kansas Bun-flowers and other nhrnbbery, in which the ohigger makes his home, and when we are not scratching for news we will be found in the back room scratcning chigger bites. Bert Brown, of Seneca, was the first caller at tbe Independent office. Ho wa here interviewing' the honorable KANSAS CITY NORTHWESTERN R.R TIME TABLE. (JOING SOUTH. No.

12 Dally Mall Ex. 12:48 p. ra. No. Dally except Sun.

5:16 a. m. No. 104 Daily except Sat. 7:43 p.

m. GOING KORTH. No. 11 Daily Mail Exp. 12:06 p.

ui. No. 13 Daily except Sun. 8:56 p. m.

No. 1 103 Dally except Sat. 7:45 a. m. No.

104 d038 not carry passengers east of Hoi ton. fNo. 103 does not carry passengers cast of God. E. J.

WELLS. Agt. As has already been stated, Kelly is on a boom, several houses being under way of construction and a number of other buildings contemplated. Kelly is much in need of seveful other lines of business, principally among these is a bank. Tbe commissioners cut down the smallpox bills to $2,035 and allowed them at their last session.

Owing to a. misunderstanding of an order made by the board the smallpox bills became somewhat entangled. The county commissioners may not be to blame but they should endeavor to attend the county's business with the same care that they do to their own. That Js what they aie paid for. The county Is plunged Into long litigation owing to the unfortunate smallpox cases.

Twelve years ago where the beautiful little town of Kelly now stands was field and prarle. Twelve years ago last winter the Northwestern rail road passed through the place where the town now stands. The depot was not built until the following summer. Not long after tbis tbe town company was organized by Messrs. Ssrafford, Miss Ida Keepers of Bancroft visited n-olly friends the first of the week.

Miss Jennie Bayles will goto Wet more this week. Wm. Worthy and wife drove to Wetraore Saturday, returning Sunday. Mrs. A I Roots returned from Beat-tie.

Kansas, Tuesday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L.

Thompson, a boy. D. H. Fitzgerald and boys drove to Wetmore Sunday. Ed Smith and wife were in Seneca Monday.

John Nofflnger was In the city Tuesday. Call at McGee's restaurant when you want a square meal. Mrs. John, Summers is visiting her parents in Kansas. We had quite a nice rain Tuesday morning.

Lum Root of Circleville was in the city Wednesday of last week. -M. Downey has his new Butcher shop nearly completed. M. B.

Downey moved into his new meat market this week. He has a line shop now. Len Best, Med Downey and Chas. Ford attended the dance at Goffs last Wednesday uight. Mr.

B. Wilson reports the wind Monday night nearly upset their corn-crib. It moved it off its foundation. The hail Monday night did considerable damage to the coi northwest of town. Mrs.

Ida Sturdwalt, who has been quite sick with fever is some better at present writing. Miss Mamraie Stebbins was taken suddenly ill Wednesday: Dr. Davis was called. She is some butter now. Mi s.

Ford is getting better. She is able to sit up now. She has been very sick for ah) months. Mrs. B.

Casey waa in Kelley Wed-nesday for the ttrst time in two months. She has been very sick and we are glad to see her able to be out. Frank Armstrong and Dr. D. H.

Fitzgerald attended church in Seneca Sunday night. It would be a good idea if every, body would mow the weeds in front of their lots. It would help the looks of the town. Gin Downey, H. Stoldt and Joe Fleirmlng left last Tuesday night for western Kansas to find work in the harvest fields.

Mr. Vickers Is expected here this week with a stock of general merchandise. He will move into the building of Dr, Fitzgerald where he had his drugstore. Quite an enjoyable time was had at the Universalis church Monday and Monday eight. After preaching and singing ice cream and cake were served About 56 Seneca people were pres Fine Stationary at the pobt office.

Wm? Cox, theN, W. R. isecjlon foreman needs two mot iron. MitCole, the Goffs survey man was in Kelley Tuesday. Len Best returned from Atchison Monday.

Jim Cranoy left for Kansas City Sunday night. John Stebbins shipped a car of hogs Sunday night. Geo. Cordltt went to Kansas City Thursday nigot. Jim Armstrong went to Goffs to dig a cave for Mr.

Wutkins. There is to be an ice cream party ul D. Brodt'B Friday night, Mrs. Lee and Mrs. H.

Stoldt attended divine services at Seneca last week. Walter Whitney was in Seneca Wednesdav. Kelly Is Booming. Something new starting up every day. For all kinds of job printing call.

at this office. Get your property insured with Vernon before it is too late. "Frosty" Shoemaker, of Wetmore, was in the city Sunday. Ed Best was down to Goffs Sunday morning. Miss Smitn, of Nebraska, is visiting her sister, Mrs.

Wm. Hendrick. Robbie Corden, of Wetmore, Is here visiting Herstieand Terrace Fitzgerald. Irve Isaacison, of the firm of Or-lander Isaacison, of Kansss City, was in tbe city Monday. S.

H. Vernon keep) a nice line of letter envelopes, inks, pens, pencils, tablets, at tbe post office. Miss Esraer Granger, of Centralia, gave this office a pleasant visit Monday. Mrs. Swarms returned to Bancroft Wednesday niter spuidinjr the week with Mrs.

Bay less. Miss Maud Wilcox of Bancroft visited Kelly friends last week, Saturday. Subscribe for the Indepeudeut and send it to a friend or relative in the east, west or south. For all kinds of blacksmith work and wagon and buggy repairing go to J. P.

Walker, More grain has been shipped from Kelly than any other little town between here and Kansas City. The Independent is $1 cash. Drop a "wheel" in our slot machine and see the home news for one year. Mr. Irland, of Holton, is visiting this week with his sister, Mrs.

Ed Smith. Charley Hunt was in the city Monday. Charley is now traveling for tbe Mount Candy Cracker of Kansas City. H. Carapmire.

F. Campmire, Ed Myers and John Stebbins left yesterday for southern Kansas to look at the country. John Ragaa came home frjm Bern Tuesday. We understand that be will gtay with his mother on her farm for awhile. Wm.

Worthy recieved a letter from Jim Craney stating that he had joined the army and wduld start for Manila in a short time, There is some of the finest fields of corn surrounding Keily to be found in the state of Mr. Zanhiser has a field just south of town that has school board for the position us prin ciple the coming year. Mr. Brown i one of the best educators in the county, having taught a successful term at Lincoln last year. The board would do well to secure blm.

It Is repo-ted that the bmr has. struck Centralia -but1, of the wingless two-legged variety. He caught a pretty 16- year old girl near the Opera house Sunday evenintr and kissed her twice before she could scream and the girl says that the bold fellow ran his tongue three times into her mouth the last time he Hobsonlzed her. There will be a grand ball given at the Kelly opera bail on Friday evening. July 28th.

Tbe best of music has been secured and a splendid time is expected. There is no possible harm in a social select ball, properly conducted. The active young people must baye some amusement and if they cannot be permitted to indulge in innocent ammusements at home they are often tempted to seek more harm ful sport elswhere. The people of Kelley were surprised at the way some of the young girls of Seneca acted here Monday. We think that they had better been at home with their mothers.

It was no way for ladies to act and some of them were rather young to be out it. company without their parents. They acted very unlady like. They stood on the platform of tbe town pump and took a turn about holding the tin-cup up and trying to see which one could kick tbe highest. The whole party acted a i uue uud the boys and girls went up the streets with their arms around one another.

The modesty of Kelly was very much shocked. JOHN STEBBINS Is one of the leaging grain dealers in the county. He began business here for Scott Spaulding a year ago last March and the amount of grain he has handled seems almost enormous for a place the size of Kelly. Last year he handled over 125,000 bushels of corn at his dump here and' about 5,000 bushels of oats. He also pays the highest price for live stock.

Surprise Party. About thirty young people gathered atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ridgway in honor of Rosa's 14th birthday.

The evening was spent in singing and games of ail kinds. Ice cream and cake was served and at about 12:00 o'clock each deparced for home wishing Rosa many more such birthdays. J. E. WILCOX.

This firm does a general grain busi ness and also have one of the largest buggy, wagon and implement houses in this part of the county. Mr. M. L. Best is the resident manager and is a good business man.

Of course it a Nemaha county man who has solved the problem of areial navigation. Prof Milton Todd, of Seneca, has matured plans for an aermotor that he is saguiue will prove a success. While of course the plan of construction of the areial locomotive Is kept secret yet the Professor has convinced his most intimate friends that he has touched the button that inventors have been looking for, lo, those many 'years. It will probably le several months before he has his invention in working order and when that time comes the professor Is Invited to fly over here and his many warm friends will tender him a most hearty reception, and will be pleased to sail around the moon a time or two with him. When In Kansas City stop at the Blossom House.

For job printing r.t reasonable rates and in the latest fttyle call at this up. to-dat print shop. Church and Society Directory. M. E.

Church Services at the school house every alternate Sunday Sunday School every Sabbath. A. Bennett, Pastor. Unlversallst Church Services In their church every alternate Sunday. L.

P. Jonks, Pastor. M. W. A.

Lodge Meets 2nd and 4th Saturday nights of each month in Thompson's Hall. Wm. Stude-vant, V. John Stebblns, Clerk. Introductory With this issue we present the initial number of the Kelly Indepetdknt.

It does not "fill a long felt want" but a present want, for when Kelly wants anything she goes, after it and gets it immediately. K.elly has been growing the past year or two as no Ollint iunU III ciuuim vuuiij is now one of the best little towns on the Kansas City and Northwestern Railway. It baa business men full of energy and push who realize that a good local newspaper would be advantageous to its interests. Them is not a better agricultural country anywhere id the world than that surrounding Kelly and there is no reason why this place should not make a city of much importance in the near uturo. There has been fifteen or twenty business aiid dwelling houses erected since the first of January and many more ate contemplated.

The business men of Kelly are the broad gauged kind that realize that advertizing pays whether it is lor the town of Kelly or for their various business interests. They also realize that it costs money to run any business and especially a newspaper and have shone a disposition to assist the new enterprise in way possible for they know as the town grows so also doos the value of their realestate and it is to their interests assist in the upbuilding of a The Independent is not a political paper, but is a Kelly paper and whatever is for the interests of the town and sounound-ing country will be found working for with its sleeves rolled up so to speak. The price of the Indedendknt will be $1.00 per year in advance. The price has been made low so that it will be possible (or everybody in this neck of the wood) to take it. Come and subscribe for it.

It will be to your interests to do so for what assists in the up building of Kelly also assists -you. With these few remarks we will drop our led pencil and go to setting type. Owing to non arrival of press and I other printing material from K. C. tliis week the Independent is not as large as it will be in a week or so, as soon as we get everything in working order.

LOCM XEWS. Kelly Wants A Bank. ACreamery. A Plow Factory. A Harness Shop.

A Millinery Store. IT. H. Romine will leave the first or the week for Colorado Springs. E.

Dorcas left Wednesday for Ottawa where he will make bis home. II. H. Roemine left Tuesday for Colorado. Kelly ha no cemetery, so pleanc don't di.j.

Settle, Keith and Wells of Seneca. They purchesdd land of M. A. Zahni-ser and George Stolt and laid out the town of Kelly in parts of Adams and Harrison towuships, and had the com- pany chartered for ten years, after which time tbe remaining unsold lots were divided up among the members of the original company. Grand Excursion.

Special train from Virginia and other Intermediate points to Kansas City via the Kansas City Northwest ern It. R. Sunday, July 24, '99. The train will leave Kelly at 6:56 a. m.

Returning will leave Kansas City at 7:00 p. m. One dollar for the round trip. Many attractions at Kansas City an this day. Falrmount Park Free band con certs and vaudeville peiioi'umuces afternoon and evening.

Troost Park Band concerts afternoon and evening. Low rate excursions on the Missouri River on Steamer Mollle. See local agent Wells for tickets and further Information. H. C.

Brown. Ass't Gen'l Pass. Agt, Kansas City, Mo. H. C.

Townsend, Gen'l Pass, and Ticket Agt. St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Fitzgerald Is moving Into his new store this week.

The Dr. will have one of the finest drug stores in this county. The more the country learns about the character of Gen. Leonard Wood the more highly It thinks of him. There Is no wonder the Rough Riders were a howling success, with two such Colonels as Wood and Roosevelt.

Gen. Wood's salary under the government Is $5,500 and he has concluded to keep on drawing It instead of accepting $30,000 to become president of the consolidated street railways of Washington. Gen. Wood's dry remark In decllnlhg the flattering offer was, "There are more things In the world than money." This should be generally circulated across the water, where America and mon ey are commonly regarded as syno nyms. The Chetopa Advance says that persons who allow cotton wood trees to grow on their premlsis ought to be arrested and fined under the provisions of the ordinance which prohibits the malntlnauce of nuisances.

A good many people will agree with him. The cottonwood tree Is a nuisance. It Is the favored breeding place of the festive and blood-hunting bed bug. The falling cotton is provocative of profanity, and the tree is not a good looker, any w'ay. There ought to be a law against allowing a cottonwood to grow within a hundred miles of a man's home.

Capt. William Astor Chandler, congressman from New York, Is the president of The New York Star, which Is giving awaj' a forty dollar bicycle daily, as offered by their advertisement in another column. Hon. Amos J. Cummings, M.

Col. Asa Bird Gardner, district attorney of New York, ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas, and Col. Fred Fcfel, of Now r-c the well knpwn nl of directors. ent. A large number of sample copies of the In-dependent are sent out tbis week.

Those wishing to subscribe can drop a letter to the Independent, Kelly, Kansas, or hand in your name to the postmaster. Under the floor of a mail car torn up in Deleware for repairs, thirty-seven letters were found dated la 1861. One of the letters contained the distressing intelligence that the baby had the measels, but it is to be hoped that the liitle darling has recovered by this time. This paper is non-political and will need the hearty support of all our citizens in order to do justice in show ing up the advantages of Kelly and surronding country- Remember that a little money given to your home paper is well invested, for what benefits your town and country increases the valuation of your property. Eugene Dorcas returned from Ottawa Monday, where he bad been visiting bis children who are living with their garndraother.

Mr. Dorcas shows the marks of smallpox, which will remain always, lie is arranging nis affairs to reside permanently in Ottawa ini will leave Nemaha county in couple of months. Lint Man.tel who first smallpox is working tbe old Doic farm north of GolTs. CoPs AdvaLtv ears too hard for roasting. Remember the excureion to Kansas City next Sunday.

Excursion leaves Kelly n. m. Returning special leaves Kansas City, (Central Kansas City (5th St.) at 7:12 p. ra. It is impossible for us print tbe news without first learning it.

If you know anything of interest call at this office and leave such news. That is the way to do. We notice that marbles is gelling to be a big in Kelly now. Tuesday all the "little in town were play- We noticed Jin MiGro, Bert g-.