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35 Communicated. The windows of Heaven are open and the ruin descend upon us again. We have had rain everyday since last Thursday, in more or less The ground is CHEROtCEE, KAN JUNE. -Srli, 1877 A new house, belonging to a son of Judge Hatch was destroyed. Tho.

Martin's house was destroyed, and a flying timber struck him en the head, knock ing him senseless. His injuries however, are not serious. In Baker the Smith school house was blown from its foundation, while full of children, but no one was injured. In Guard the damage was light. Mr.

Colton's hav shed was unroofed. Browns lumber shed was badly twisted and a lesv out-houses were over turned. I.OCA1V IXTELI.IGE.VCE. Set out our sweet potato plants. M.

C. Gates lias been building a I Walker Emerson per destroyer. have a grasshop- The Cherokee Lead have strucK mineral. Mining Col. Rhodes has built a neat little addition to bis residence.

Are we going to celebrate the 4tli of July in Cherokee? Will our Wier City crrespondent send us some items from that place? Mr. Obermati's stepson is jus recover ing from a severe attack of fever. Fresh peas were in the market, and soon fresh potatoes, cucumbers, will delight the physicians. The Cornet Band have been marching while they play Avery nice practice. The boys play very well.

William Hinkson who has been suffer ing from Injuries received on the Joplin K. 11. is rapidly improving. Miss Kate Butler who'resides at Ft. Scott came down on Tuesday evening to pay a visit here her many friends.

Mr. F. M. Cartright has been clean- ins: the street ditches. A very necessary opperation It we are to nave a saloon Our thanks are due Mr.

Charles Lucas foraconyot a popular work hels3elling; entitled aoteu ueuruias or war on we Border." One of the arguments at the Frandlent- Itcense trial at Girard whs that it uever had been proven that Mr. Schmidt sold auy intoxicating liquors. We are reliably informed that Jack Price will start a butcher shop in Chero kee next weerc. we believe Mr. rnce will receive a large patronage.

The grasshopper are thickest along the railroad embankment, and there tliev are not any thicker than we have seen native grasshoppers in Illinois. K. Wasser. one of the publishers of the Girard Press started tor Leavenwortn on last Monday to attend U. IS.

District Court, having been drawn as a juryman On what a small pittance of common civility do some people base a claim for gratitude, which they think ought to insure tlifcm against censure no matter how much deserved. Bill Metealr now rejoices in a nine pound addition to his family. He steps as high a- a blind horse ou a plank road Its a Kin and was born on Sunday even ing the4th, iast. The passenger train on the Gnlf road has but one coach The other is cut off at Girard to accommodate the travel over the Joplin railroad. We need the Mem phis Jwlaworth.

The platform at the Depot at Girard presents a buisv secene when the Gulf trains comes from the north. Every body goes down to see the passengers change cars for Joplin. This wet weather is the time to pull weeds oat of the garden, yard and lence corners, Hie Index garden will be one-rated on by proxy tho contract being" given to oiir bettei -halt. The square at. Girard is grown up with red clover which is in full bloom and about as high as it usually grows fn Illinois.

The reason it won't grow in Kansas is that it is never sown. K. A. Perry of the land finn of Terry Nichols, went to Kansas City on Wed nesday. He will return tins evening.

He went to meet ail excurssiou which was coming to the Neutral Lands. A mocking bir which was such an industrious minstrel lat summer town as again appeared. How much better to have tiees and allow birds to Inhabit (hem than to confine them in narrow ca ges. flalleek'a Minstrels hilled the city for an ent rtainment on Tuesday evening. it failed toeonie to time, consequently the printer and hotel man are short for printing done, and hash consumed by the tIvance agent.

The Gulf Road has changed its time table, and the morning mail will pass north at D-48, and the evening mail goinr south, 0:25. The freight will arrive at 10. M. going south, and at 0 in the evening going north. We received a communication from Wier City yesterday evening dated May lKth, and consequently can not use in.

We would liice to have the news from there every week, mid if possible un Wednesday evening. John Barter and family started for Dun can, Stark 111., on last Monday Mr. is a son-in-law of Joah Graves who lives near Cherokee. He had been engaged in carrying ou a wagon shop ne re tor tne past ear. The storm on Wednesday night was the severest of the season.

The rain fell in torrents almost the entire night. The thunder and lightening at times was fer tile, and tbe whole horizon was in a con tinual glare ot electricity. M. C. Xuet, a deaf and dumb man was in town yesterday selling Mexican Salve.

We were acquainted with Mr. years fro. In Sparta Wisconsin, and know that he Is worthy of patronage, and the articles that he sells are first-class. We were treated to the silly and senseless story thatthe saloon would be run differently this time than eer before. That minors and common drunkards could not get liquor.

But two minors have already testified that they got beer there. A storm at Mt. Carmel. Illinois, on last Monday, killed outright 22 persons, wounded 10, and destroyed buildings. We prefer remaining with the "ferocious grasshopper' than to dwell hi the much-used track of each terrible cyclones.

No writer can ever do justice to the cussedness of a Kicking cow. Billings in his happiest days never thought of attempting it. The next time our old cow lays us over in Ihe mud, we will tile the rinVlet off her horns, and sell her for vcaL Eds. Ixdkx: The verucloUH hopper has arrived, his ponderous jaws stronger than ever, ready to fall upon the helplesi farmer and destroy his entire crop. This he will certainly do, if vmiothing Is not.

done immediately to avert this threatened distruction. It takes the hopper sixly clays, after hatching, to get wings with which to tane himself away from the land that has, unwillingly, given hlni birth. During all of this time lie i not troubled with dyspepsia but eats every tiling from a pine plank to a jimpson or Jamestown weed. Ho hops every where pries into every thing, to find something do simmy ins rnvciiuuis umii- IUVI CRVITU nibling at it, nothing so hard but he will mastigate it. He withstands the floods with hearty independance and laughs the burning rays of the sun by day and the chilling dews of night to scorn, and through It all.

marches ruthlessly forward to destruction, a destruction too that is terrible, from the lateness of the season, in its consequences unless adverted by the genius and energy of man. Walker Emerson have on hand and prepared to furnish at actual cost a renie-, dy, if industriously used by the farmer for the terrible destruction of this pestiferous insect the cost is but two dollars and the insect will be by It entirely destroyed. Let every farmer immediately invest in the little machine and a little coal oiljwhich will also be furnished at ac-tualcost tor this purpose only to wit, at 27J cents per gallon and the crops will all be saved J. W. Fletcher has also in vented and is ready to furnish a machine that coinpletely'uses up these miserable insects.

So come forward every body and with a determined effort and a pull alto-gather and we will completely rid the pests and save our erops. There Is no use in becoming discouraged, let us try and we cannot tail of success. This little machine of Walicer Emersons and also that of Fletchers works to a charm and will destroy every liopper on your farm it you will but use it. Alfha Memphis Ellsworth Railroad Every day makes it more and more certain that the people are in favor of the above named narrow gauge. All the municipalities between here and Brown-ville have now lecorded their vote in its favor, except two, they will do likewise all the way to Memphis.

On the West, Cowley county has voted four thousand a mile clear through the county. As the people get more aud more enlightened on this subject, they are more in favor of having a road to Mempnis. A road to Memphis is just what we n.n.l nnA It nnlir rAnnirao that: HlPV should all understand the advantages ot such a road, and that moment they are ready to help build it. We ought to have this road built bo as to connect with Louis this fall, and through to Memphis by next. Parsons Eclipse.

UVCU, HUM IU vhv Every merchant and proviscm dealer in town sellsS A.tlour. A large stoek of Parasols and fans just ree'd at Walker Emerson. Big mineral. Ate to 7. that the old reliable firm of Walker Emerson will continue to do iustice to their customers.

It is Chcro- kee or burst instead i t. I I CI of Short Cieek or burst, with us. 100.000 bushels of com wanted at. Walker Emersons. Notice to Taxpayers.

The last half of taxes is nearly due, and if not paid or or before the 20th, day of June, a penalty ot five per cent, will be added. If the tax ou personal property is not naid on or before the 10th 'lay ot July, warrants will be issued. Do not wait until the last day, as all cannot be attended to then. W. B.

Culms, Co. Treasurer. Kmerson will exchange goods for 5000 pounds of butter and 5000 dozeu eggs. Hopper, Halt! Call at Walker Emerson's and see the simple little grasshopper extermina tor that co-ts but $2.00. One man with a few gallons of coal oil or coal tar can save his crop.

We will sell oil or tar for tne next tnirty days to farmers at cost. A full line ot Dry Goods and Notions ust arrived at Walker Emersons, List of Letters. Remaining in the Post Office at Chero kee, Crawford county. Kansas, for tne week ending June 9tb, 1877, which if nor called for within thirty days, will be sent to the Dead Letter Office, Washing on, D. C.

CookScldonS. HightG. W. Hanna Nancy A. Henkel Christian uowaru iaura.

tranna nniiinv for these letters will please fay advertised." and give elate. S. L. Maxlovk. P.

M. Highest cash price paid for corn at Walker Jfc Emersons. Notice. Tlmae nersons knowing themselves in- nhtai tn thn lam firm ofiFoster A Met calf will plase call upon me andettle the same immediately. Smith.

Cherokee, June 7th, 1877. Notice. On and after June 11th, I will not credit anyone ana wi i eu at prices for cash. To get a straw wool or fur hat cheap Fletchers. goto Get your Stoneware at Walker Emetc-oui.

again thoroughly saturated with water. much to the disadvantage of the farmers. Don Pedro expressed himself as much pleased with the New American fcewmg Machine on exliibition at the Centennial, although not exactly new to him. The machines, on account of the labor quir ed In lining them, are great favoiites In Brazil and all through South America Men who attempt to keep witnesses from attending court to which they had been supcenied, are in about as low business as they can well get. We advise them to carry a copy of those buncombe resolutions, and read them aloud that they may see the extent of.

their own The Andrews House at Girard has been refitted, renovated and rechristian-ed. It now bears the name St. James, and will be run by Mr. Joseph A. Marshall.

Better lord and lady can't be found than Joe and his wife. The place to stop hereafter in Girard will be at the St- James. Mr. Metcalf, representing the firm ot Dennis Berrv Cheroiree, called on us, Tuesday, He is looKing for a location to estab'lsh a hardware store and tinshop. Mining Echo.

Guess you got -that a little mixed, Webb; Dennis Berry have as good a location here as they can liud in Kansas or anyotlier State -i At the whiskey convention some resolutions were passed by which they pledged themselves in favor of prosecuting auy man who would sell intoxicating drink to minors Ac. But the very ones who got un those, resolutions and the secretary of the meeting hav? been the most ardent excusers of the illegal license. A petition is being circulated in Girard for the purpose of obtaining a dramshop if tne persons interesteu in dramshops should fail to obtain a inajori tv of the residents to sign the petition. we advise them to come down to Chero kee and learn how to get names on a pe tition, and how to handle oue even if it still lacks tifew. T.

L. Donnelly informs us that Mr, Pallate who lives a mile or two from Cher okee on Mr. Siddall's place in removing an old straw stable, killed 480 large, lull- grown rats by actual count. The young and small ones were not counted, besides many escaped. Altogether there must have been over a thousand rats un der that stable and it wasn't a good day for rats either.

Watch out A dead beat calling him self Prof. Owens is going over the coun try lecturing to empty lionses. and dead beating newspapers and hotels out ot their bills. He is about five feet five or six Inches high, hair and eyes'very dune, and complexion rudy. He is good look- has a ueiu macK musiacnc uiiu im perial He was neatly dressed and had all the appearances of a ntleiiian.

The subiect with which he bores his dead head audinces are Mesmerism and Phre nology. He got us to the tune ot and he neglected to pay his bill at the Eagle hotel. On Wednesday a severe gale of wind struck the town at halt-post ten o'clock. The smoke-stack at the Cherokee Mill blown down; a portion ot the stack was blown into the yard of Mrs S. E.

Weeb, fully two Wocks distant, and another large piece striking the ground near Sprague's livery stable. It will cost aboui loO to replace the smoke-stacK A number of chimneys were hlown down, among thein we notie that of Walker Emerson's, Mrs. Whitney's R. B. Raymond's and several others.

Out-houses were blown down, and in some Instances carried several hundred feet. The blow did not exceed over one minute's time. On Tuesdav morning in Girard, "Meteor," a correspondent of the Crawford Count News and Republican," a correspondent for the Girard Press met on the north side of the' square near Marshall's restaurant, when Meteor', step-ed up to the Press correspondent and told him in a low confidential manner that he was a and the words were ba'-ely said before Republican" struck Meteor" on the left side 'of the head. Both parties iinmediatly engaged in business in an energetic manner. They promenaded up and down in front of the restaurant, and retired within to do their work in secret like the Louisiana Returning Board and like the Committee which examined the petition, but Mrs.

Marshall objected to having the window fdaas, and show cases shaken so violently, and asked the bystanders to separate thern. Jam's V. St.Clair secured the "Meteor" and 'Republican" held himself. The claret was spuged off, and the two combatants repared to the breakfast table where the pros and cons were argued, each man contending that a few minutes more would have deprived his antagonist of enjoying his coflee and steak. After cooling their blood with a good square meal, (vou always get that Kind at Marshall's) they declared eternal peace and shoox han 's as a pledge that there folly was ended Verily this is an age of chivalry.

From the Girard Press we learn that the stonn on Wednesday did considerable damage, the worst being in Lincoln on Bone Creek where seven houses were more or less damaged, some of them entirely destroyed, and where several persons were severely injured. When the wind struck the house of Greenup Janes, tbe family run out, going with the wind. The root of the houe was blown oil', and 'caught three of family between it and a stone pig pen. Both of Mrs. Janes's legs were broken below the knee.

A 12 year old daughter had both legs broken helow tbe knee, and a 7 year old son bad both thighs Drowen. Drs. Warner and Cushenberry report the first two cases as very bad fractures. It will be necessary to amputate one and perhaps both limbs for each of them. The case of Mrs.

Janes is rendered still more critical by her being pregnant. The Kenlinger school house, while the children were In it, was blown from its foundation. No one seriously injured. The Sheffield school house was entirely dctroved. No one was in it at the lime.

a SCIENCE. How a Cherokee Chap Away with Old Time. We are sad. Information comes to us that in refei ing to McFarland who bought the cow with her horns pared and polish ed on, we nave alienated a menn, and suit for slander Is impending. But hear us.

We admire genius. Tl whole world pays homage to the genius no mat ter what great improvement he gives tbe world be it a valuable labor saving inven tion or some triumph of real science over the damaging effects ot time. 1 lie loco motive is an object of which the present age may well be proud. But think of a process by which Time himself can he halted. Cherokee can claim the gieat honor of having this great master of time lie who grasps a file and proceeds to where an aged cow stand tieel up by the horns which show that at least fifteen summers aud winters have added rinkle uponiinkle.

He take his position. He plants his feet firmly on the ground, and gazes around to see If anyone is close to molest or make him afraid, (all great in ventors are naturally modest, and dis fixe very much to have the prying eyes ot an unappreciative world looking on their great and unknown work.) The borrowed file flashes in the air, and a dull grating sound falls upon the stillness The animal struggles violently, but with the determination which characterizes the movements of all great men, our genius procures aid. and with a few dex terous strokes oi the file ten nnkles are removed. Then he pronounced his wore very good, and said. ''Le'h 'er go, 1 dl guess she'll do." and that cow was transformed from a fitteen-year-old to neat live-year-old.

Such a discovery cnaienges the admiration ot everybody Honor to whom honor is due. Monmouth Items Monmouth, Kansas, June, 7, 1877 Ens. Index: I again taKe the quill to inform your readers that we are not all dead nor quite drowned although it has rained so much lately that the farmers generally fear that their corn is in danger ot drowning, ft tney are not. Well may be we had better be a little more serious and tell something about our chances of escape from these earthly calamities. We have preaching in the church here every Sunday at 11 a.

m. and Sabbath school at' half past nine. Our S8bbath school is very interesting. We have the services of Mr. Frame tiates as superintendent.

And Ed. Turxingtou assistant; also Mr. Tom Vananda for principle teacher in iiible class, Air Vjinanda, is well posted on Bible history and makes us an excelent teacuer. Our minister ot the M. C.

Church sug gested the last time he was here that the good people ot Monmouth and vicinity have a special meeting and pray for the removal of the grasshoppers. We don't know whether they met or not. Hut we do know tlut still the hopper hoppeth. and eateth and seeraeth to grow fat. We sincerely hope the meeting will be soon, for we Know that the prayers of the righteous availeth But all we can do is to wait and watch as well as pray, hoping ever for the best JVEXO.

A Letter From B. W. Chadsey. Great Bend, Kansas, May, 28. 1877, Messrs.

Hoffman fc Meecalf: Three days and a fortnight have elapsed, since (yPsy UK') 1 began wending uiv wav westward from the quiet little city of Cherokee, And with no intention of murmuring or complaint would say to ye (senior Editor) and others who ex pressed yourselves as envying me the pleasure of mv journey, to you I would gladly resign the joys and cares Mut you might like tuem In reality and. 1 but In imagination. Of the seventeen days out, we have Dad thirteen days and nights of heavy rain. Traveling west through Crawford and along the divide of Neosho. Labette.

Wilson, Montgomery and then northwest through Elk, Butler, Greenwood and Reno counties to Xewton aud then west to Hutchison and up the Arkansas. noted good wheat prospects along most of the streams especially along the Virdi- gris and Kail Rivers and on the borders of the Arkansas. The farmers all regard "the Hoppers" as Having ended their career. In many places they inform me they hatched in abundance, but mysterously disappeared quite small, not doing any damage. Much of my line of travel has been on the proposed route of the "Narrow Guage," and every man I talked with was awake to the advantages of an East and West road but knew not what pro ject gave them the best assurance ot, sue cess.

A mvmg at Hutchison on the eve of the 23, I found that for three days the city had been inundated and the water though falling was then three feet deep in the streets and flowing through many stores and dwellings. Sidewalks, stables houses Ac, were scattered for miles over the valley, causing great loss or property and some lives. But bow we passed through lakes of water and bottomless quick sand I will not atempt to describe. For having been nearly inundated ourselves before this, we prefer to relieve the memory ct such scenes. So we will pass on forty miles up the river to the Rail Road wreck.

Our scene of the Ellin-wood disaster, of which yeu have already had the particulars. To me the greatest mystery was how the locomotive and three cars could be hurled from the track J. W. Fetcher will continue to deal fn grain at his new place of business. Don ell your produce before getting hU fig Remember you can set vour wheat ground at the Merchant Mills for oue eighth, and corn for one-fifth Go to M.

H. Bellomv's for vour Fun ulture he is closing out his present stoctr at reduced figures. Straw and chip bars in all varieties Cheap. Cheai'KR, CHEAPEST, at Chad The Mens Root Go's thing out. plow boots at Pronounced the best Our friends who are in arrears for sub acrlption will confer a favor by settling with ns.

M. H. Bellomy has just received large Invoice of Wall Paper. New styles lien and boys at plow shoes just arrived W. C.

Root Co. Anyone wanting to buy a fine Bible, will do well by calling at this office. A new stock of boots and shoes, cheaper tuan the cheapest at Chadsey Bro's. Buy your nursery stock of J. M.

Baird and patronize a home institution. Tbe ladles scarfs and ties at W. 0. coot are No 1. Latest novelties in drees goods at Chad- fey uro'a.

Plew shoes for $1 .00 at Chadsey Bros. My friend It von wish peace and quiet tide in your home circle's huv only A. flour, manufactured by the Anchor Mills. Forty acre of improved land only one fourth mile rrom Cherokee for sale cheap Will exchange for a good team and wagon. Apply at this office.

Assignee's Sale. "XTOTTCB Is herehv given toall creditors il of Lucas, Kemp fc Hitchcock, of Cherokee. Crawford Countv. Kansas. that I will on Tuesday." the 28th dnv of August.

1877, at the District Clerkrs office in the ritv of Girard, Crawford coun ty, proceed publicly to adjust and allow oemancis Rgainst the goons and effects as signed to me by Lucas. Kemp A Hitch cock for the benellt of their creditors. A. N. CHAnsKv, Assignee of Lucas, Kemp Hitchcock.

April 16th, 1S77. Any shade grass cloth for 1,0 ct. per yard. Poplins for 25 cents and all else in proportion at Chadsey Cottonadcs, brown duck, jeans and in fact every thing in the Dry Goods Hue can be found at Roots. A pood farm to rent near fbero-kf.

M. BELLOMF, 2i Highest Market Price raid for If heat at Cherokee Mills. Deeded Farm for Sale. I will sell, per acre, a first rato farm. 150 acres.

81 acres in cultivation a small house and stable, good well and neverfailitig stock water A. B. Walker. Cherokee, May 4th. 1877.

If Tbe Cherokee Mills grind corn for oae-fiftb; wheat, one-eighth Farm For Sale. Two and one-half miles south of Mun mouth and seven miles southwest of Cherokee. 170 acres of good farming 'and 90 acres in cultivation, a frame house one and a half stories high, sixteen by sixteen, 150 bearing fruit trees and three good wells of soft Centraley located between school houses. The land is fer tile and slopes gradually to tbe south. The location is unsurpassed for stock rais Ing or for grain.

For particulars, address I.EOROK MCt LURK Monmouth, Kansas. White corn wanted at the Chero kee Mills. It is the universal verdict or every one that has tried it. that 5 A. flour is snper- or to any In the market.

If you have not ried it, ret a sack, and test tbe truth of his assertion. Anchor Mills. White corn wanted at the Cnerr kee Mills. Boots md Shoes in endless variety at Wulxer Emersons. For Male or Kent.

A good Billiard Hall 20x40 feet on the most public strept In town wift sell or rent at bargain. Billiard table and fixtures complete. Apply to W. Bakks, Cherokee, Kan. Cnt this out It May SaTe Your Life.

There is no person living but what suiters mor or less with Lung Diseas. coughs, colds or consumption yet some would die rather than pay 75 cents for a bottle of medicine that would cure them. Dr. A. Brashee's Herman Svrop has lately been introduced in this country from German, and its wouderous cures astonish every one that try it.

If you doubt what we say in print, cut this and take it to your Druggist and get a sample bottle or JO cents and try it, or regular size -rtits. a in the present critical position and smashed as they are to "Smitheriens" with so little loss of life. Our Buffalo and Antelope sports are yet in tbe future. On fish and mall game we feast. More anon.

IB. w. Chadskt. P. S.

"Brother George" (colored) as cam pi st success, as a hunter, fisherman and cook he acknowledges no superior. Babiok. A new house, belonging to a sou of.