Pittsburg Democrat from Pittsburg, Kansas • 4

CJIEROKEE. flASIIVILLE. On last Sunday our reporter took A-pril 13., 18S4. Mr. John Hale has again taken possession of her restaurant on Broadway, and will always be found ready to feed the hungry as of yorfev See her ad.

in this paper. Opolis is to build a handsome tw siory brick block this summer, which will give our enterprising little neighbor a big boom. The arrangements have already been made, and bu'lding will commonco as soon as the brick can be secured. Opolis may tyea-stradle of the state it is not a-stradle of the fence by any means, but is away over on the side of progression. While Opolis may never catch up with Pittsburg, her enterprising and pushing business men will whoop her up for all she is worth.and will keep in sight of Pittsburg if possible.

Ice Cream at the Tremont Rest and Bakery Sunday.April 1 3th. Burger Bros. Laat Friday about noon, a terrible accident occured in one of the mines at Litchfield, whereby Frank Pancher.a German had his leg broken which resulted in his death. The accident was caused by a mine discharge blowing through into a vaoant, room a small jaunt over into Missouri after all the scurrilous attacks and billingsgate that some of our esteemed republican contemporaries hurl at her, that grand old state still stands out boldly as one of the first states in the Union, and Barton Co. one of her best counties.

We noticed on this trip that a vast amount of improvement is going on in the way of I uild-ing and breaking out new farms not fewer than five new dwellings have been erected within the last three months between here and Nash ville. The rough rolling prairie that but a short time since lay open to the rapidly beingfenced.and upon every hand can be seen the marks of honest toil. Fine orchards of all the different varieties of small fruit are seldom lacking on any farm. Droves of cattle and hogs, large cribs pressed with corn, and many other tttings too numerous to mention are evidence of the prosperity of those those who have planted their houses oil Barton Co. soil.

Take it in al we have seen no portion of the we3t that is better adapted to the differ ent occupations of life than Barton County, Missouri, nor met a kinder hearted class of people than live there. If ever existence becomes an in tolerable burden it is to the sufferers with Hemorrhoids or if ev er life assumes "conler de rose" it is when he experiences the relief always afforded by the Tablers Buckeye Pil Ointment. This remedy needs no gaudy tinsel of language to attract he public eye but stands simply on its merits. If you suffer with Hem orrhoids, remember Tablers Buckeye Pile Ointment is a permanent cure ,000.00. That.

Aguine is the best remedy now in the world for all malarial dis orders. We guarantee it to cure every time. See adv. Miller Coughenour had the misfortune to let out a team and buggy last Monday to some unprin cipled being of the homo species who was to have returned with it that evening, but who evidently forgot it nd has not returned yet. He sails under the name of Courtright and claims to be a hardware drummer rom Kansas City, and also aent for mill on which to grind feed for tockj and hired the team under the pretentions of going into the country to canvass farmers in the interests of the mill.

Mr. Miller suspected that the fellow was practicing a little de ep tion, 'and in about an hour afier he left, hitched up and started to fol- ow him. After tracing him al' over the country south of town and west of Opolis he lost track of him entirely and was compelled to return un rewarded for his efforts. The man hid not tried to sell a mill to anyone, had made several enquiries concerning the road to Opolis, but instead of going there had by a circuitous route taken the opposite course. This only adds to the proof that he never intended to return with the has, no doubt, made good use of his time in making distance between him and Pittsburg more enchanting to his view.

We hope the gentlemen may be successful in recovering their lost property. Doubtless there are many who have never used Coussens Honey of Tar, but all who have tried it will testify to its efficacy as a cough remedj' For relieving Throat and as a means of procuring refreshing sleep at night, as Wf 11 as a per manent rare for serious complications fof the tliiOftt, Coussens Honey of Tar is the unrivaled remedy. Price 50 Cents. vWhat's the niattfr with "Nameless" of Opolis and "Stokes" of Nashville? Let us hear from you each week. L.

Carey has purchased the i Eagle Drug Store ot Dr. Hatch near Waite's livery stable and will pen up al.out next Monday. The pleasant gale last Wednes- dv evening lifted a portion of the mf off of Wnskey's hall, but did no damage of anv moment. sit. a be of on to Business in Cherokee is still on the boom as spring approaches business houses and residents are being trim med up and repainted, merchants are buying new and attractive stocks goods, lots are being inclosed with neat and tidy fencss.shrubbery of al kinds is being planted to adorn an beautify the yards of many of our mag nificeno cottage homes.

A. H. Malcom, Constable marshal and street commissioner whojhas been confined to his home for the last six weeks on account of serious illness is better and unless a relapse should oc cur will soon be around again attend ing to his official duties. J. W.

Venard who lives three miles south-east of here met wiiih a severe loss of his barn by fire on Saturday last at noon losing all his horses hay corn, self binding harvestoiyigricultu rat implements, etc. This is a very severe loss to Mr. Venard who is the other ticket was (tiled the labor ticket headed by J. M. Den nis for mayor which ticket was elected by large majorities.

The officers areas follows to-wit, Mayor J. Dennis, Councilmen, H. R. Curtis, L.Donnelly, Sherman Clugston James McFarland and T. L.

Webster, police judge, Cap. Jacob Jamison. The newly elected officers paraded our streets captives in wheelbarrows pre ceeded by a band of martial music and succeeded by some two or three hun dred yelling shouting and enthusias tic admirers after the street, parade all hands adjourned to Hainer where all newly elected officers set up the cigars to the "howling mob." JUast uigbt some miscreants not having the fear of God or the law be fore them took from Jones blacksmith shop a wagon belonging to William Rice and placed it across the Gulf R. R. track and this mornings early freight ran in to it kno king it into "Smithereens." It is to be hoped thai such work will be awarded to the full extent of the law if the right par ties should be found.

On Sunday night a bold attempt was made to rob the store of J. Fletcher by some one unknown about ten o'clock Mr. Larcom a neighbor hearing a noise got up and went down on the side walk and opposite the store saw a man standing on some boxes trying to force an entrance to side window, while watching him Mr. Larcom coughed when the would burglar took to his heels and as yet no clue has been found as to his idenity. Two new jewelry stores will open here this week.

Miss Mollie Grubs who has been a resident of Cherokee for the last two years leoves this week for her old home in Illinois. The Cherokee postoffice is now fit ted up in neat and attractive style, new boxes of the latest approved style has taken the place of the old ones and our postmaster is being congrat ulated upon the neat and tidy appearance of his office. Hawkeye. hard working honest industrious far mer. His loss in the aggregate will reach about $12000 and at this season the year will bo more Beverly felt than at any other.

A subscription li3t was immediately started for his benefit and our citizens responded nobly to his appeal for relief several hundred dollars was raised in a few hours for his benefit. J. W. Fletcher one of onr largest dry goods merchants left for St.Louis Sunday last and other eastern mar kets to lay in one of the largest and most atfractive stocks ever brought Crawford and upon his return proposes to inaugurate a war of extermination on high prices never before known in this city. Our city election came off yesterday which was quiet but earnestly conducted.

There were two tickets in the Held 0ne called the citizens ticket headed by J. W. Fletcher for Mayor- i -Frank Leigh had tha misfortuae his foot considerably mashed Wednesday by a horse tramping on Fine weather for work. Houeecleaning is in full blast. A.

D. Pittenger was in Carthage Thursday. The first question this week is dki you join the pledge. Alex, errifield contf mplates star ting to Oregon in a few days. Harvey Baker of Short Creek, Kan is visiting friends here.

M. J. Ralph has- been laboring for the great temperance cause at North Star this week. The billiard hall is now owned by Frank Wise and W. Hails formerly of Little Rock, Ark.

On last Sunday night Jacob Brou tons place of business was broke into and a small amount of cigars tobacco and candies were taken. Also a smal amount of money is missing. Jacob is on a sharp look-out for ihe thief, Mr. Garringer has bought a farm of 80 acres of J. Mayne which he fast improving.

Thomas L. Pea has been looking for a new location, and thinks, Bron son, Kansas, will be the place. S. D. Crouch is on the sick list this week.

Ed. Baker is suffering with a very fcore eye. Bryant Blurton had the misfortune te lose $10 last weok. Jno. Dyer, E.

T. Stewart, were in Kansas City last Wednesday on busi ness. Mr.Dyer.bought a lot of spring and summer goods. A Leap year dace was given at the residence of Mr. Bath.

A pleas ant time was had by every one. B. D. Jewit our wide awake and en ergetic young farmer has 50 acres of corn planted. D.

E. Pence, of Pittsburg, Kans, gave Nashville a call last Sunday. Rex. McCUtfE. Editor Democrat.

City election passed off very quietly here yesterday, The People's ticket was victorious by a large majority, so Uncle Jake Rog ers, a good old uemocrat, will be our mayor Lr another year. Ex-Sheriff McMurray and WTm Wells of Girard were in the city Monday. Miss Snider of Lancaster, is visiiing friends in this city. McCune is full of strangers looking for homes and places of business. And we expect McCune to keep right along, just the same as if we ud found six feet of coal.

The Mc Cuue Mining Company have procured a Diamond Drill and will go down two mndred feet more. The Crescent Reading Club will give an entertainment at the Methodist Church Friday night. They have been around several weeks re- miring.and we expect a literary treat. The K. of P.

will organize Thurs day night. The Masons instituted a edge here Saturday night. Fair Siles have commenced a two story brick on north Hamilton st. Quite a number of bricks will be erected in that part of town this season. Quite a number of our citizens have been in Girard the last two weeks attending court.

Dr. Davis has sold out his Drug store and expects to travel this summer for his health. We were glad to seo the improvements in the Democrat, and as it is admitted by evory one that sees it, that it is the best homo paper in the county, we are confident" that it will soon have the largest circulation, is the duty of eveiy democrat to give it his support, and it will be taken by hundreds of people who are anious for the news, who are not Democrats Oxide. The building boom has alxmt commenced. Pittsburg has passed its "mushroom" period and must soon bo recognized as a city second to none iu the state.

The entertainment given by the Weber family was not largely attend ed last Wednesday night on account of the high winds. BY THOS. P. MONFORT. A heavy snow fell at Dayton, Ohio last Tuesday.

Melbott is the new Mayor of Kan sns City, and he is a Democrat. Is StJoseph, the Democrats tade big gains in Tuesdays election Ws are going to make a guess that James G. Blaine Will be the Republi can's nominee for President. Lost, a Lady's fur collar. The find or will be liberally rewarded by leaving the same at this office.

The prospect for our future is in deed encouraging. Pittsburg will tuild, there is no doubt of that, and we believe we will get factories hers are the frost comes again. a -r i liOLMAN ot Indiana is the coming man for Democratic candidate for President, and the man who we be-liovo, will get there in fihe shape, and fce elected too without a doubt. Minister has been nominated by the President and confirmed by the eenate to succeed Minister Hunt, deceased, at the court of St Petersburg. Fkask James will be tried at Hunt-ville, on the lGth inst for complicity in the Mussell Shoals robbery.

seems to be having a tough time of it lately. Hk who cares only for himself, who does not laugh when othors laugh, and weep when others weep, has but Jew pleasures in life and these of the lowest order an extremely selfish. We believe yvith proper effort the Missouri Pacific could be induced to run a line through here this summer and we suggest to our folks the neces aity for a little work in that direction. Tin: Democrats were victorious in the Kansas City election Tuesday. All the city officials but one elected are Democrats.

Thus the Democratic boom of 1884 starts in Thf Girard HerahUast week claimed a new proprietorship. We do not know ho will run it this weak. We would suggest that that concern send out an advance sheet stating all the changes each week. Speaking of juries and riots, and so there is a jury at Laporte, that is liable to take to the woods. The jury sentenced a boy to four years hard labor for stealing a suit of clothes, and only sentenced a man to five years for murdering his uncle and cousin.

It is such verdicts as these that make mobs. Wmm the people up "in Minnesota are suffering with cold, and enjoying the luxury of a severe snow storm, mir fanners down hero are rushing around planting corn and early gar- Vluu, and otherwise whooping things wi'iierallv on their work. Oh. there is not in all the world such another land as Southern Kansas. Tin: firm of S.

F. Eldred Co. fruit and oyster dealers of Kansas Cily, with whom several of our merchants did business with failed last Tuesday. It is reported that Mr. Eldred left the city collecting all vf his avail iblf sir.c; which nothing has been heard of him.

lla is said to have rich wife living in New York, and doubtless he has gone there to seek consolation of her in his bite trouble in which the deceased at the lime happened to be. Drs. Gilbert, Reynolds, Magie, Fisher and Hillis all went over, but could not, under the circumstances, save the poor fellow's lifo. We are more than glad to be able to say that we are pretty confi dent now that the building boom is to soon commence in dead earnest. H.

Klock has already laid the foundation for a one story brick, 20 by 40 jnst north of Smelkers meat market, which we understand, will be used for a grocery house. Booker and House are putting in the foundation for the new ill, north of the Gulf depot. Chesney brothers will commence work soon on the new bank building north of Hurrah Bros, stre. Strykers will build on their dso will making a 77 ot front of two story bricks, the upper- story of two of which will be tin ned into an opera house. Some one representing the sme business as the shark who hired Mil- er's team and buggy, and on the same day lured a team and i-uggy from a stable in Cherokee which he orgot to return also.

It seems, is if there were an organized effort to wn iverymen, and we belie ve'it woullbo a good scheme if liverymen the urrounding towns would organize also to run these sharpers down and mete out to them the justice bey richly merit. Van Winkle the lumberman eps onstantly on hands, lumber, I itho shingles, doorp, sash and blinds, lime kair, paints, etc. Call and seo iim -Messdames Henry Bishop iiave removed their millinery goods the Lindburg building.east of Lind; ui g's drug store, where they are fitting up one of the nicest fashion bazars of the west. They are now recoiviug a splendid line of all the latest New York styles of millinery and to inspection of which the ladies of bunr and vicinity aro invited. the spaing a young nun's ancy lightly turns to though of n-v Tl- ove sings iennysou.

iin we would have smiled a smile tha; childlike and bland to have seen dm ittsburg swain express tajse the streets last hough i going up Wednesday night. l)r Gilbert was called to M- Cuno ist Wednesday night on profess ional business. School Entertainment There will be an entertainment given by the pupils of the Pitts i irg schools, at the M. E. church Friday evening April 11th.

There will be an admission foo of 0 cents' collected at the door All money beyond expenses io ve vx- ended for pictures or other orna- i meuts for the rooms in ina new school building. The pupils attending school will be admitted free..