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At ShroBder Wulff's old stand. We offer from this date, the BALANCE of our WINTER STOCK at Greatly reduced prices. Wo Will sell you Goods at cent, cheaper than Other konses! So don't forget to come early and get these bargains while tliey last. CLOTHING AT REDUCED PRICES! BLANKETS AT REDUCED PRICFS! DRESS GOODS AT REDUCED PBICESI CLOAKS AT REDUCED PRICES! BOOTS SHOES AT REDUCED PRICESI HATS CAPS AT REDUCED PRICES! ALL WOOLEN GOODS AT REDUCED PRICES! And, in fact, we will SELL you goods so YOU CAN to our store, and get a nice Cloak, DltESS NOT HELP SAVING MONEY at OUR STORE. IP YOU WANT TO MAKE A PRESENT, coma PATTEltN, SUIT OF CLOTHES, Silk handkerchief, or ANYTHING THAT IS USEFUL.

mSl ONCE THESE BARGAi. COilE XOIUS. CHEAP STORE. 1 Chas. Thiele did have a good stock near the depot, but is now closing out under financial embarrassments.

Hardware. Henry Huhn ran the first hardware' store town. He has recently built a fine stone business house, and is fixing up for an immense trade. Aug. Neugabauer, south west corner square, carries a complete stock of hardware.

He runs a tin shop in con nection with his store, and enjoys a good trade. Mulligan Janicke. near the depot also have a well-filled store, and are nice men to deal with. AT Henry Menke holds the fort on North street, near the B. M.

R. R. He is one of the oldest harness makers in this part of the country, carries a fine stock, and has a good trade. Mr. Murphy is also on North Street, just east of the blacksmith shop of L.

Hautzenroeder. Mr. Murphy has been in Hanover for a number of years, and has the reputation of being a good workman. Paint Srior. CThis is run by Aug.

Thiele, a very nice young man and a good workman. August can be relied upon to do honest work every time. Brick Kiln. Wolf son manipulate this branch of business, and there is no discount on the quality of work which they do. Akricultural Implements Frank Hatke makes a specialty of this department of business.

His experience in this line enables him to give good satisfaction to his enstomers. Col. Marquard handles reapers; and Mulligan Janicke carry a full stock of such implements. Jacob Berns, and Helman have also handled these goods in the past. ELEVATORS, Jacob Berns.

who has been in the grain and stock business a long time, has recently completed a large steam elevator on the fit. Joe Western R. K. No man is better qualified for this kind of business than Jacob Berns. Gregg Bros, have also just built a fine steam elevator on the'B.

and they come recommended as square dealing business men. II. Hellman runs a grain house, and it is nnder-stood will soon build an elevator to accommodate his patronage. LUMBER YARDS. nanover has three lumber yards and prospects of a fourth.

Pinger Son, formerly Steff en Bros. have a large and well-filled yard north of St. Joseph Western depot. This yard has a splendid business, and under the able management of Mr. Steinmeitz, it will continue to prosper.

Tailor. M. Ilammacher, near Tenspolde's, is the only tailor in town. He does all kinds of work pertaining to his trade. Restaurant.

The City Restaurant, E. R. Briggs, near the depot, has been running nearly a year, and has a big patronage. Mr. Briggs deserves a good trade, and we are glad to know he is receiving it.

DRUG STORES. Dr. G. II. Aurner, one of the best physicians in the west, is the proprietor of a large drug store on the corner of Hollenberg and Hano ver streets.

They carry a full and complete stock of everything found in a first-class store of its kind, and so popular a place is it, that stores in that part of town are located by their proximity to Dr, Aurner's Drug Store. Dr. Jansenius also runs a drug store on the east side of the square. He has a good practice, and his drug store is well patronized. HOTELS.

Hanover House, the oldest hotel in the city, was built by Col. Marquard, In 1870. This house has been very popular evei since it was builtjand it has been enlarged at various times until it is now a very commodious building. The Palace Hotel, W. W.

Case, proprietor, was built soon after the Hanover house, by W. A. Gil-son, who also put up a fine barn in connection with the hotel. Being located near the depots, the hotel has enjoyed an immense patronage. Since Janua-rs 1884, Mr.

Case has been "nine host" and he deserves great credit for his abilities as a landlord. Mr. Case also owns a fine brick house on North street now occupied by the families of our bankers, Messrs. Taft Goodrich. Murphy's Hotel near the depot, has had a long continued tide of prosperity.

Mr. Murphy at tends carefully to the wants of his guests, and the location makes the hotel especially convenient for the Rail road men. In addition to the above, there are several boarding bouses that might be mentioned, but it would, perhaps, be impossible to mention them all, and we pass them for the present. Hellman Flaherty, (l; just north of Jacob Berns' elevator, also have a good yard. Mr.

Flaherty, a very genial gentleman, is manager. II. Hellman. near the St Joe. W.

depot, nas a well established yard, doing a good business. Ed. Bates is chief clerk- GENERAE STORES. Ed. Rink.

near Dr. Aurner's, has a good store filled with general merchsndise, with a first-class clothing department sepa rate. Rink is a jolly whole-souled fellow, liberal in his dealings, and has a good trade. Mrs. A.

Martin demonstrates that a woman can carry on business successfully. She has a nice store west of the depot, and enjoys a good trade. W. Wendel, on the west side of the square, is one of the "old settlers" He carries a good stock and does a substantial business. Aug.

Jaedicke, Co. This Is the oldest firm in the city, and one of the most substantial in the west. Mr. Jaedicke wa3 one of the builders of the first house in the town, in which he kept a store. It was a small affair, but it has grown to the present fine two-story brick, doing an immense business.

M. Triska is the partner, and one of the best business men we know. He attends to the general management of the store, and Mr. Jaedicke presides with dignity over the post-oflice, The store carries a very fine stock, and is crowded with customers all day long. Mr.

Jaedicke has been post-master ever since the town started, and a more worthy and efficient gentleman can not be found. He deserves a great deal of credit ror his liberality and enterprise in building up the city. If we were asked what two men had done more than any others for the benefit of Hanover, we would say, Aug. Jaedicke and Wm. Kalhofer.

J. II. Tenspolde, north east corner of square, has been in his present place about four years. There are but few better business men than he, and but few could have built up as good a trade in the same length of time. lie has at various times handled agricultural implements, and now has a large quantity of ood for sale.

He has recently added a separate clothiu department, and ket'ps about four clerks constantly employed. HANOVER, WASHINGTON KANSAS MARKETS. Hanover Wheat 45.... to 50. Corn 16 Oata 16.

Ryg 28 to 30 Hogs 3.60 New Hay 4.00 Potatoes 25 to 30 CHICAGO. Wheat 72 Corn 41 25 50 Hogs 4 30 to 4.50 St. Louis. Wheat 73 to 74 Corn 43 to 48 Oats 24 Rye 47 Marble Works. When you die, you will want to buy a nice monument, and the proper place to get it is from Aug.

Gerber, just west of Tenspolde's. He is well prepared to furnish everything in that line, on Bhort notice and in the best of style. Livekv Barns. W. A.

Gilson's livery barn is near the depots. It has been rebuilt and remodeled during the past year, and it it is now very large and convenient. Mr. Gilson always keeps first-class rigs at reasonable rates, and as a consequence, he does a good business. Mr.

Cleavenger has been proprietor of the O. K. barn for the past three years. It will accommodate about 30 head of horses, besides room for vehicles. A good patronage is also enjoyed by this barn.

HARNESS MAKERS. John Jenik. is yet quite a young man, but he is building up a splendid trade. He opened up ir hi9 present place on the 13th of March; but he had been in Hanover dining the past three years. He has invented several fixtures of harness among others a slip-tug backhand, and he will doubtless have some of them patented Jno.

Winkleman has been in the town for 15 years, and eight years in the mercantile business. He has always carried a large stock of goods, and has recently completed a fine brick block, but the hard times embarrassed him to some extent, and his store is at present closed. Wonder Bros. Co. have recently moved to Hanover from Blue Springs.

They come well recommended, and have already built up a goodtrade. They hold the fort at Jacob Herns' old stand. Furniture. D. Michelson came to Hanover in 1S72, and started the first store in the city.

He has succeeded by Bquare dealing and judicious advertising in building up an immense trade, and he now has the leading house in this part of the country. His business has increased to such an extent that he is at present puttiug up a large two-story stone building, which, when completed, will give him the leading house of the kind in this part of the country. There is also another furniture store in town, and M. Paepke is, we believe, the proprietoi. JEWELRY.

Frank Lobberding, near Dr. Aurner's Drug Stora, lias been in the business about twelve years altogether, in Hanover, Chicago, and in the old country. He is thoroughly competent in his trade, and carries a fine stock of jewelry, musical instruments, silverware, etc. John Mesing has recently opened up into business at Brandt's old stand near the St. Joe.

Western depot. He also carries a fine stock of goods, and by his gentlemanly manners, and square dealing is building up a good business. ICE HOUSES. Gottleh Messal has completed a very fine large ice-house the present seaon near the B. M.

depot. Chas. eber, and others also handle this kind of merchandise. Insurance can be effected in the offices of any of the following named gentlemen: John Buenting, Paul Wald, J. M.

Hood, and F. A. Meckel. 1 Manhood must be at a pretty low" ebb iu Prescott, A. T.

In the Palace Saloon, of that place, a few days ago, Fred lover, a gambler, knocked down and tramped to death with his heavy boots Nellie Coyle, his mistress. She had angered him by sending $i00 to her sister, whom she is educating and preparing for an honorable life. Fifteen or twenty so-called fighting men witnessed the brut murder, but no one interfered. Ex. The Rev.

James P. Smith, speaking at Fredericksburg, of "Stonewall" Jackson, told this story: "Jackson's power of self-control was wonderful. One day a warm friend and admirer ventured to ask hira which way the army would move the following day. 'Can you keep a secret, asked Jackson. 'Yes, said the gentleman, supposing he has about to obtain the desired information.

'Then, letorted Jackson, 'so can L'" Ex. New York elevators carried a hundred million people last year, or mora than the roads. Passenger elevators came into general use about eighteen yours ago, and the American invention has since become naturalized in all the civilized countries of Europe, aud is iu htrge demand in Australia and Mexico. The largest elevators are those of the Manhattan Storage Company, measming ten feet iu width and twenty iu length, while the Produce Ex-ch nge system is the most expensive, the cars costing The elevators in the great Mills building have carried persons in a single day, daily average being 12,000. The clevatur nted for building the Washington monument is nine feet square, runs to the height of 525 feet, and has a liitiuij capacity of ten tons.

Bureaus of inspection iu many cities help to injure the of pass nger elevators, bu. constant care is necessary to prevent accidents. Ex..