The Haddam Politician from Haddam, Kansas • 3

The Investigator 1'ubliHLed weekly at Haddam, Kaus ALWAYS TO THE FRONT! HAY E. CHASE, Editor 250 BARRELS SALT, 60 BARRELS GASOLINE, srV 10 TONS ROCK SALT THURSDAY, AUGUST, 23 1888. ONE DOLLAR A YEAll IN ADVAKCE, Although quite early, we will announce to our patrons and the public that our fall goods are now arriving and will all be here ready for inspection by the 15th. of August, and from now on OUR TICKET. WE WILL SELL ILL Still GOODS AT COST FOR CASH 1 Pay "Cash For Everything and We expect" to carry a LARCrER and more COMPLETE stock of goods this fall than ever exhibited in this town and equal to any in the County.

CASH FOR SELL We make a specialty of Clothing, and buy our goods direct from the manufacturer. In BOOTS and SHOES We sell the celebrated C. M. Henderson goods, the best in the Washington: market. Be sure and call at ELLINGEU The leaders of styles and low prices.

W.H. IX5NO, K.E.BROWN, I. H. CHASE. PitEsiDKNT.

Vice plossiDBM. Cash i sit Haddam State Bank A General Banking Busit ess Transacted Foreign and Domestio Exchange Bought And Bold At Lowest Rates Principal Correspondents I Nat'l nank of Kimn City, I Kmtutli, Nuchod Kuliuu, (t oreijni. Hunk or North America, Now York; Suxtoti Nat'l littuU, bt. Jogcpli, HADDAM C. MORROW, I resklont.

A. J. Western Exchange Bank Haddam City, Kansas. A General Transacted. J.

B. CAMPBELL HAS III money to Loan! On Farms, from one to seven years. PRIVATE FUNDS for town property, J. W. Langdon.

Notary Public and Conveyencer, south side of square, Washington Kansas. ALWAYS VISIT Pickard McElhany's Fine General Store and they will welcome you when in Washington, it is without doubt the Best Store, Best Dry Goods, Carpets, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Gloves, and in fact General store in ash ington County, we know and speak for Pickard McElhany, of Washington Kas. This space belongs to E. N. Emmons.

He expected to tell you something wonderful this week but didn't have time, he has been so busy taking his customers around to look at land bargains that he couldn't eat and is falling away rapidly. He can't last long so you must hurry and take advantage of the bargains he can give you befor it is too late, if you will call at his office in the courthouse at "Washington he'll tell you about it For President GHOVER CLEVELAND. For Vice-President ALLEN G. TIIURMAX. The republican party isn't exactly harmonious in this senatorial dis trict.

There does not appear to be a great deal of enthusiasm to spare among the republicans of this representative district. We hear the name of A. W. Fisher mentioned in connection with the democratic ca ndidacy for state representative. Thertxi World of August IStli.

di-votfH a whole page to James G. Blaine, and only four columns to Sheridan. Mr. Ford appears to have forgotten what lie said seven years ago to the I'liiraed Kniglit the whole page teems with praise of that gentleman. He appeal also to have forgotten his own nationality of which he is.

ordinarily quite proud. The Republican Senatorial Cdnven-tion for the 2Jnd. district met at Hanover on Friday the 17th. and orcanized by electing S. S.

Longley of this county chairman and John Livingston of Marshall secretary. The committee on rules and order of business, composed of two delegates from each comity, brought in two reports, the "Washington County delegates reporting a rule to vote rii-a voce, the Marshall delegates by ballot; the committee was increased to five members and reported for a lira voce vote. The report was rejected by a tie vote one county voting for, the other against. The chair ruled to allow delegates to vote either way and on coming to a vote there was a tie Washington County casting her ten votes for D. E.

Ballard, Marshall ten votes for E. A. Berry. Sessions were held ou Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, the dead lock still continuing. On Tuesday the convention adjourned to meet ou Sept.

18. Wm. Keesetker, who lives one mile and a half northwest of town, Farm-ington township, refused $3,800 cash for his 80 acre farm last Saturday. This goes to prove that land in our county is lookingnpin prices, and that we may reasonably expect a good immigration this fall and next spring, in consequence of our line crops. Daily ltt.ittt.

Lon. Crafford, laid four ears of corn on our table today, from the dry section aboul 12 miles south of town, that are as fine as any corn we have seen this reason, and he says it will average 35 bushels to the acre, and he thinks he can stand tLe drouth if it never gets any worse than this. WaiJiington Daily lit yiAcr. M. Pa lt, etitor of the Morgan Title Htntinrl.

and formerly our efficient foreman, and" his wife are spending the week in the city, visiting Mrs. Padgett's mother and attending our reunion M'a'hiiiiton Daily KnjizUr. gentleman by the name of Mor- t.n his way east froiu Lilis County at i.l'll Saturday to Iiteixls Hlid while ht-ie made the i VlT OH a eail. He corn m-u-Ay ruined f-r a voii.sUler.d.k 1 M. OX HEAL ESTATE AND FARM SECURITY AT LOWEST RATE OF INTEREST.

Money Paid Over Soon as Papers are Completed and Sinned. Call at tha CXjIEPIFXIIEB office, About all the town folks are attend ing the reunion in Washington. Dr. Hoover is putting up a barn- on his lots north of Mr. Long's.

Frank Forry and J. II. "Yoder running a refreshment stand at the Washington Reunion. Miss Bertha Yoder visited friends at Washington Saturday. Old lady Foster, the mother of the Foster boys of this place, died Mon day at the residence of her son Sam.

Born: To Mr. and Mrs. Samuels Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1888, a twelve pound girl. Mr.

Sam Yutzy and wife, of Bartley, are visiting with Mr. Yutzy's sister, Mrs. D. M. Yoder of this city.

Mr. Wm. Cramer who has been sick for a couple of weeks died Sunday. Miss Oia Yoder returned Saturday evening from Iowa City, where she iias been visiting the past six weeks. Sherd Losher.

John Collier, Ford Lyons, John Lesher, Jim Hewitt, Frank Brick, and Will and Buck Campbell attended the picnic at Straw berry, Monday. Anything the farmer produces will be taken on subscription at thejiighest market price. The IrfVKSTiGATort and the Cldaujo Wedly Times until Jan. 1, 1800 for $1.00 auh. The Investigator one yenr and the Times till Jan.

1, 1889 for 01. cash. Either of the above offers gives you two good papers for the price of one. Come in and subscribe at once. The German picnic at Strawberry resulted in a number of quarrels in which it ia reported there was a case or two of We are informed that Haddam boys are not special favorites of the people of that locality, which dislike in this case was greatly augmented by the ardent.

Dr. Hoover's patrons who wish to find him during the -night will please take notice that he rooms at the F. E. Brown house just east of J. O.

Merritt's residence in the west end of town. Mr. Jacob Weaver has just received a car-load of Beatrice flour, which he will warrant to be as good as any in the market. He knows what he is writing about. Mr.

R. McLeod, druggist, Hemingford, says: "I keep in stock a great variety of so called cures for diarrhoea and cholera morbus, but from a personal trial of Chamlierlan's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, I 'regard it as the best of any medicine in the market, for diarrhoea and all bowel complaints. It saved the life of our banker here." Sold by Bales Taylor. Wo learn that John Lindsey's little boy broke his arm the other day. The member was set by Dr.

Hoover. Dr. Hoover has the foundation for his new house nearly completed. Gabe Ellinger and O. S.

Canfil visited the county capital Monday. If yon want to buy a good farm call at the Investigatoh office. If you have land for sale, call at the Investigator office. If your property is not insured, call at the Isvestigatok office. If you have accounts you want collected, call at the office.

We are told that Yoder Brothers' refreshment stand is the most attractive in appearance of any on tlie reunion grounds. The Dully lUyittcr does not iss ic during the reunion. J. C. Brace spent Sunday with his family here.

Th''ie hnve hero ivvera! at Fifty young unmarried men of Dodge City have formed a trust. Whenever one of them gets married each of tho others chip in $10 and makes" a comfortable sum of $500 for the benedict to start housekeeping with. A'x. When we first read the above we clipped it with the intention of recommending the plan to the young men of Haddam, but on considering further we ouiicluded that they would probably all get married within a jreek after the organization and we couldn't see that any benefit would accrue. An exchange says that "it iscurrent-iy reported hat a matrimonial epidemic has broken out at Junction City.

The old maids are on the war path and the young men are hiding in cellars and old sugar hogshead. There is talk of calling out the militia. "Wasli-ingtmx Duily JleyMer. j-' The Moses case that has aroused considerable interest among Haddam people, developed somo new features this week. Mr.

It. Moses, the father of A. was arrested as accessory to the swindling scheme with which A. was charged, and is now lying in jail at Washington. It will be remembered that A.

was supposed to lie concealing a considerable amount of money and that Mr. Alspaugh said he had admitted sending two thousand dollars to a friend at Haddam. It is claimed that this money lias been traced to it. Moses and that he is now concealing it. Mr.

Moses has always been regarded a most exemplary old gentleman, by the people of this community, and his arrest is by many considered very unjust. His examination has not yet taken place. Mention was made some time ago of difficulties experienced in sinking the prospect hole at Washington; the first trouble was overcome by introducing tubing, but at a depth of nine hundred and thirty-five feet a slanting slate as struck that pushed the tubing and tools out of the perpendicular and pre vented further progress. It has accordingly been decided to abandon the present site and sink another hole about a mile away, just across the creek south of town. Ray E.

Chase represents several good insurance companies. Get him to write you a policy. Dr. Hoover has vacated his residence in the east end of town and now rooms at the F. E.

Brown house ju 8 east of J. G. Merritt's residence. His patrons who may bate occasion to call on him out of office hours will find him there. When in want of watches, clocks, jewelry, call and see R.

O. Morrison, the jeweler, at Bales Taylor's drug store. Come in and subscribe for the iNVESTiaATOit. It is the only paper in Kansas that fearlessly discusses all questions from an indepenoent standpoint. O.

Morrison, the jeweler, is now prepared to meet all his old customers at his new with Bales Taylor, the druggists. Cliamberlasn's Cjlic, Cholera an Diarrhoea Remedy, the most si.ccesful preparation ever produced for Summer Complaint, Cholera Morbus, Dysentery, Diarrhea, Bloody Flux and Chronic Diarrhoea, as thousands of persons will certify that they believe their lives By request of the secretary we pub lish the following: Aug. 10, iTniidnni Tn. S. S.

Convention met according to appointmen at the church, ice President E. 11. Jane way me chair. Devotional exercises conduct ed by E. H.

aneway. Trt tlm Work. Address of welcome, R. Vincent; response, by E. Z.

Nason. Proceeded to UU vacancies in tho programme caused by absence. Mrs. M. Taylor elected secretary.

Song, There's a Work for Each of Us. What is the object of S. 8. conventions? Discussion opened by Mr. Nason, followed by others; adjourned for dinner.

m. Convention opened by singing, Oh Where Are the Reapers? Prayer fcy Rev. Hanson. Hong, Yield Not to Temptation; what ahould be the qualifications of a S. teacher? Question opened by Mr.

Hank-Lively discussion by several persons. The most unanimous verdict was: The most important is personal edge and experience of the subject to he taught. M'c hope to hear other points of the an mo question taken up and discussed in the future. Song, Tin- Light of the World is Jesus. Exercises by Fairview school.

Singing by llaildam girls, We Should HelD with Our Mite. A short address by Mrs. Janeway, showing the import ance of little things. Song, i ix our Eyes upon Jesus; shall the Supt. do all the praying? Question opened by L.

M. Jackson. Argued pro and con. Song. Report from schools represented.

Fairview school held in disk No. 61. Grant Township reports average at tendance of 40, divided Into 4 classes. Haddam schools, first the school at the church held at 10 a. m.

average about 100, No. of teachers 0, interest good. Second the M. K. scnool new uie hall at 2:30 p.

m. enrolled about 80 members. Average attendance 55; No. of teachers organized April 1st. 1888.

All neighboring schools invited to take part in these conventions, whether in the Tp. or not. Decided to liave an excursion for the S. a. children to Morrow in the near future, The snnerintendents of the different schools with E.

J. Nason County Presi dent to make all arrangements. All the wesi, half of Washington County invited to take part too saw cele bration. A committee of two i. e.

J. II. Yoder and E. II. Janeway was appointed to accept or reject constitution presented by E.

J. Nason. Decid ed to hold another convention in three months at Pleasant View church. Committee of three selected oh programme. W.

D. Skinner, J. H. and Mr. Butler.

Motion car ried that each Supt. appoint visiting committees to visit the families in the vicinity of their schools and invite them to attend S. S. Col lection 75 50 cts. of it paid for printing program, the remainder being in the treasury.

Hie minutes read, approved and ordered printed in home papers. Adjourned to meet in three mouths. Seciiktakt. Democratic Primary. There will be a caucus of the democrats of Haddam Township at Haddam on Friday, Sept.

11th. at 2 p. m. for the purpose of choosing delegates to the democratic county conventiou. I.

E. Campbell, Chairman Township Central Committee. There was a fight among the Concordia negroes attending the reunion at Washington, Tuesday evening. Some shoot ing took place but we U-lieve nooue was injured. The neeroes were quite-! with rnsMTable diuVully by a of militia.

Ai 1. mind tickets to Wath-! the fh.Vi. Ray E. LO-AbT and. A Haddam, Doubtful or Ihtd Claims a Specialty.

CITV, KANSAS. C. GOFF, Vice-President. O. L.

TAVJ.OF, Cushier LOffl! Chase, COXjXjECTXOILT T. Kansas All Busineas will Iteeive Prompt At WORK DOKB. IxkCRANCI AT LOWEST EaTKS. SEE US. tention, and pains will be taken to Protect the Interests of Customers CON VBTASCE8 WH1TTEN AND ALL KOTAHfAL MONEY To Loam At I IIMTOR lii.

At A Fair Rate. CALL and have been saved by this great remedy. It is the one preparation that every family and every traveling man tdjould be provided with, especially during the utnoier wont hs. Many cases of Chronic Diarrh'ea that had rcsibti'd nil other tn.Mtrfcent and Ki'Tlml the s-k'i'j of jxh1 i'! nr. 1 hvc 'v i 'irt-l I iuh.