The Verdict from Girard, Kansas • 3

juti wow Ai mhCK'trrmw. tun t.t"unt: Till: VliliUlCT. COURT PROCOHDINOS. Fnmleimp (ia au anti-iropcriiilistic, club. The Grist that tho Mill of Justice baa COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE By Our Regular News Reporters Robt.

Sharp who works at the smelters Oround out the Past Week. State vs. Jas. Q. Williams forfeiture of is on the sick list.

CRAWFORD COUNTY CULLINGS DOINGS OF THE WEEK AS GLEANED FROM OUR EXCHANGES Poq, Wortly has been helping E. E. recognizance set aside. Defendant or dered to give new bond In sum of $1000. Curtis tho past few days.

ST. PAUL SAYJNOS. I slept and dreamed that lift) was beauty, I woko mill found that Ufa was duty, I found the Vermot quite an interest Micah Vincent aud wife, took in the Bert Broadhurst, charged with grand sights at Joplin Sunday, larceny. On motion of county attorney case was dismissed, Mrs. S.

B. Wonder, of Chanute, spent Peter Smith has put up a wind mill at his barn in Cato. Sherman Janes says it beats pumping by hand. Lost Sunday we had a big rain with heavy wind which, did some damage to tho corn and oat crop. Some land buyers were in our vicinity this week but they said they wanted lanU not rock.

ing little paper and thought I'd pen a few lines if it would bo of interest to the R. C. Pvedlon vs Hoard of County Com Wednesday with Mrs. Geo. B.

Stricklcr. missioners of Crawford county. Appeal. Continued. people for most everyone in this vicinity reads the Vkrmct.

B. F. Spalding, a former citizen of this city is here renewing old acquaint- Mary P. Blair Parker vs W. B.

Craw J. N. George, who was accidentally shot anco. ford and others. Accounting.

by tho fulling of a gun from the wall, Is repurtod to be Improving at this writing. Travis IL Whitney, son of Mrs. J. The Wheell ng Corrugating Co. vs Cher Quite a nnmber of the young people of okee Smelting Co.

Damages. Contin Whitney will graduate from Harvard College today. ued. this vicinity attended the ice cream supper at Idell. All report a good time.

The National Mill and Elevator vs Miko Carney was sent to the soldiers' To Sheriff Vincent: Jonah swallowed Charles A. McLane and Anna JlcLane, home at Leavenworth Wednesday night enforce lion. over tho Memphis. the whale and the burgalars swallowed the saw. Mrs.

Ella Bush, who is visiting her mother, visited friends at Farlingtoii Sunday, Oa't harvest will begin the last of this woek Bugs caused a light crop in somei places. Mrs. C. O. Boyd of Farlington is visiting her brothers, John and Will Large.

Several of our young men are going west to work in the wheat bolt. Mrs. Garrison is Improving some but is still confined to her bed. Z. K.

Brown was home from Topeka a William II. Blair W. Crawford A. M. Smith of the Smith Implement Miss Emma Van Dyke of Indiana is in aud others.

On bond. Continued. this vicinity visiting relatives and friends. A. B.

Smith vs The Missouri Pacific Company was tt.encliiig to business in McCune Wednesday. i J. N. Dixon and sister visited their sis Railway Co. Appeal.

Continued. The work on the new Baptist church ter, Mrs. Dan Phulan Monday. John Beck vs Benj. P.

Nelson and is well under way and will soon be J. G. Reynolds of Parsons visilod J. M. Geo.

Walker. Replevin. By consent, judgment for plaintiff for cous. ready for Allen's the past week. Tho State vs J.

Martin and Charles E. P. Harris, otAtokao, I. ia spend ing his vacation visiting his parents, Mr. The heavy rains and winds are doing considerable damage.

Farmers are busy harvesting Pierson grand larceny, charged with breaking into a car of merchandise at Pittsburg. Tho jury found them guilty. and Mrs. D. M.

Harris. M. F. Brockman one of the smelter Don nell Goes Free. few days last week.

GOSSIP FROn GREENBUSH. Daly, J. Daly Joe Yilmcr, Ray Threfall, A. J. Laforge, Geo.

Hay-den, Lash Hayden, Molohn, Sprang" ier, S. J. Braail and Senator W. H. Ryan all made a trip to Kansas City Monday bent on pleasure and businesi combined.

men was over come with tho heat Wednesday afternoon. At 10:10 p. m. last Saturday night after being out six hours the jury brought Robert Hartsock arrived home last in a verdict of not guilty, in tho case of Friday from Emporia where he has been Matt O'Donnell, charged with murder attending the state normal. in the first degree.

county, sent up for five years for burglary was among the volunteers. Monday afternoon the force of men working under John Kabbitt, who has the contract for sinking a shaft on the Henry Wilson farm about three miles north of town struck a splendid vein of coal' at a depth of only 39 feet. The coal is 40 inches thick. Miners all say it will be splendid work. It is on the Santa Fe railroad between here and Girard about three'milos north of town' and quite close, to Cow creek.

It has a good roof of about six or seven feet of slate. Sam Allender, the Frisco's special service man, was in town last evening. He had been attending district court at Girard. In speaking of the robbery of the Frisco depot and the burglary of tho safe, he says that there is a possibility of the burglars who robbed the Ryan store at Iirazilton were tho ones, who broke into the Foisco safe here and who locked the night operator In a boxcar. The burglary of the llrazilton store occured a day or two after the burglary here.

-Tribune. Mrs, E. Damerell was brought to the city hospital from Walnut this morning to be operated upon for a cancer. She was not relieved and returned to her homo this evening in company with her husband. Her son who is one of the employes on the Bell Telephone line and was with his mother a part of tho day.

Mrs. Damerell is adaughter.of Mr. Hurst of Walnutvand she and her husband have lived in that vicinity for a long time. The family has the sympathy of a large circle of personal friends We hope to hear of her recovery from so painful and dreadful a disease. Tribune.

It is rumored that there are a few can. didates for county superintendent on the part of the fusion forces but We have no personal knowledge in matter. Wo were joking with one of the boys who pretends to bo posted on the number who have their lightning rods up and he namod over such a long list that we attempted to take it down. He gave us the following list and said it was incomplete but we did not believe him. Here it is: Jas.C.

Spegal, Lincoln; T.B.Mosher, Girard; J. L. Hutchinson, Frontonac; C. D. Huffman, Pittsburg; Robt.

Thorp, Girard; H. C. Kaylor, Pittsburg; Ed. Buxton, Monmouth; A. B.

Gregg, McCune: A. A. Bumgarner, Pittsburg; Robt. E. Gladson, Partington; W.

II. 'Connor, McCune; Tribune. Walnut will celebrate the Fourth at Horsely'o Grove, Modern of America have organized a camp at Yalo. The farmers throughout the county are busy iu the harvest holds. Trainmen are working up a big excursion to Bilont Springs for the 2-1 th.

Lucindiit A. Duohanan of. Arcadia lias beon granted a pension of $18 per month. Deputy Grand Chancellor Frank Strykcr of Pittsburg instituted a Knights of Pythias lodge at Yalo Saturday evening- A itew National bank has been organized at Cherokeewith a capital of $23,000. Dr.

A. C. Graves of Pittsburg was made president. Chintz bugs are becoming quite numerous in the north part of the county, and are bogining to' damage the wheat, oats and corn. Tho Iletail Clerks Union of Pittsburg are endeavoring to induce the stores to close at 0:30 p.m.

each evening and a number of merchants have signed the agreement. Miners Union No 210 of Pittsburg are to have a monster celebration July 1. National board mombers Fred Dilolier and Chas. Duncan will deliver addresses. It is expected that over ten thousand miners will be in attendance.

Shiloh Post No 50 G. A. R. are placing monuments to all old soldiers graves who were buried at Cherokee or Monmouth. Those having friends buried at either place will confer a favor by sending the name, numbers of company, regiment and date of death toC.

L. Norton, Cherokee, Kan. If you want to spend an enjoyable evening or Sunday afternoon, go to Forest Park at Pittsburg. Change of bill every week. The best Stock Company producing the best plays ever seen at the prices, 5o, 10c, 15o, There will be a big combination Fair August 14 to 18, good premiums will be offered for exhibits of all kinds and there will be big attractions offered in the amusement line.

tf. Some time ago it became necessary to repair the state penitentiary coal mines and as it was an extremely hazardous task volunteers were called for. Warden Tomilson has requested the governor to pardon the men who risked their lives in making the repairs and the governor has promised to do something for, them. George Peterson, of this O'Donnell shot and killed Wm. Dick Herman Bowman formerly with Mc- son at Yale, on May 15, 1898.

The case Koon grocery dept. has accepted a position with the Huber House. has been up for trial twice but both times it was impossible to have all the A. L. Wortley, of Stark, visited witnesses' present on account of the smallpox1 being prevalent In neigh his parents hero Sunday.

Mr. Wortley The trial was begun last reports the very finest of prospects for crops out his way this yoar. Monday morning before Judge Simons. The Missouri and Kansas Telephone A. J.

Cm-ran and J. J. Campbell prose company gave a mortgage to the Old Colony Trust Co. for $1,250,000. Undo cuted in behalf of the slate and T.

J. Widby was the defendant's lawyers. A panel of' 92 men was drawn before Sam gets $025 in revenue out of the deal. the following jury was selected: L. C.

Bigham, John Peak, A. Graham, J. H. Baptist Dinner. The Ladies Aid Roberts, Wm.

Brown, Geo. Walker, W. society of the 1st Baptist church, will P. Buxton, Wilkie Blair, W. T.

Grover, HITS FROM HEPLER. Frank Thompson and Ross Porter, who are attending normal at Pittsburg visited Saturday and Sunday at Quite a numbcrof tho Jliattvillo young people attended tho Ice cream social and band concert Saturday night. Mrs. Wilford M. Stroud, of Denton, Texas, is here visiting with relatives and her many friends.

The Children's Bay exercises at the M. E. church last Sunday night, was well attended. The ice cream supper given by the band boys Saturday night was a success. Miss Evelyn de Lambert, of Parsons, is visiting with her grandmother in the city.

Miss Daisy Stevens spent a few days of Jtist week with her sister at Erie. Miss Millie Selby, of Walnut, is visiting with relatives near here. Miss Belle Lycan, of Walnut, is visiting near here this week. Born to Mr. and Mrs.

A. W. Cosgrove, Friday June 15, a girl. 1 1 Miss Nellie Burlingame, of Erie is here visiting relatives. Nettie Horsch was on the sick list one day last weok.

Earl Owen spent Sunday at home with his parents. Mrs.P. Wonn was a Girard visitor one-day last week. CATO CATCHES. Sunday J.

V. Garrison drove into Dry-wood with his road wagon and when he got over he was well soaked. If he had not had a good team it would have been a bad thing as it took him down stream serve dinner in the Eastwood building, one door south of old Commercial notel, W. W. Evan, E.

C. Gould and R. Trask. on Saturday, June 23rd. Proceeds for X.

u. and wife are visiting their daughters, Nellie Purdum and Mrs. Julia Denira at Pittsburg. They will also visit their daughter, Miss Jennie Gallagher at Chicopee. Mesdames A.

J. Laforge and J. E. Brophy were Girard buyers Friday, Mrs. Laforge made The Verdict a pleasant call and secured a couple of the enlarged portraits.

The platform dance at the'- home of Dave Landers Thursday nigh't was welB attended. There will be another Tues; day night June 19.. Everyone is Invited. Misses P. M.

and Louise McDonald! and master Joseph McDonald visited at' the hoihe of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Laforge Sunday.

Misses Maria Laforge and Louise McDonald visited Misses Florence, Clara and Esther Brophy Friday. i Gus Laforge shipped 14 carload of fat) cattle and several carloads of hogs to Kansas City last Monday. Mrs. Ella HoSvlet Stevens, of Walnut, visited Mesdames Little and Laforge Thursday. i.

Miss Margaret Brazil and Pearlie Smith visited Mrs. A. J. Laforge Wednesday. Misses Lizzie Brophy and Nell O'Brien, of Hepler, spent Thursday in our city.

Gus Laforge made a flying trip to McCune on business Thursday. I. Marnell looked rather melancholy coming home from Girard, Why? Probate Court. new church building. Dinner 20 cents, Ice cream and cake served during the June 10 The last will of Jane Lewis day.

,,7 was proven and admitted to probate, John Lewis was appointed executor of Have You Mad Yours? the estate. Our Ite cream machine is running JunelO Anna Wiles, guardian of Al constantly now, and your dish 'will come fred Wiles minor. made third annual settle out of a fresh batch, whether you come ment showing balance of $921.57 on in during the morning, or afternoon or hand. June 19 J.T.Leonard guardian of the evening, or any old time. Thornell's, North Side Square.

List of Jurors Drawn for estate of Arthur Garfield Potter, minor made report of sale of real estate to P. List of special jurors drawn June 13th, K. Biles and George Biles for $83.33. 1900 for the June term of the District Juno 19 C. O.

Andorson appointed ad ministrator estate of Jane Lewis, de ceased. DIRECTORY OF PHYSICIANS. Marriage Licenses. Henry P. Sawyer, Pittsburg 2S Mattie Meyers, Pittsburg .23 TEL.

House OfficS Drug Store Bert J. Kecney, Tittsburg. 22 TEL- OffickiS I Dr. Cole Office Over First National Bank Emma L. McKray, Pittsburg 19 James Aren, Yale.

39 Ella Lewis, Fleming 25 Joseph A. Page, Pittsbung. .28 Lottie Irwin, Walnut .19 court. CCCockerill, Pittsburg A Ausemus, Cherokee Johnathan Schwab, Cherokee Peak, Girard John Holtman, Farlington Shnider, Pittsburg n.Bradcn, Pittsburg John nalliday, Pittsburg CB Bell, Pittsburg Nelse Parson, Mulberry Blair, McCune LC Bigham, Frontenac HCWillard, Pittsburg John Peterson, Pittsburg A Gaylord, Girard Vincent. Girard Able, Pittsburg A Craig, rittsburg II Rowan, Girard John Peak, Brazilton.

Santa Fe, Frisco Line Excursions V. T. BOctzj- Office Over Pearl Grocery. Miss Nellie McNally of the 'Burg ii visiting at the Marnell home. Mrs.

Lizzie Little and son, Raymond, were Girard visitors Friday. Miss Mary E. Brophy, of Walnut, -speni Thursday at home. Miss Nell O'Brien visited Lula Hayden last week. Miss Julia Purdum, of Girard, ii visiting here.

The census taker was around la! week. some distance but he came out alright. Mr. Wolferd is still alive but rto hopes 'for his recovery. He is one of the oldest settlers in this vicinity, having come from Kentucky in an early day and settled on the farm where he now lives.

H. S. Garrison and twoof his daughters. Miss Lucy and Miss Mable, are visiting in Missouri this week while it is too wet to farm. Mrs, Etta Morgan returned to her home in.

Chanute after a two week's visit with her many friends in this vicinity. William Cobb, Yale. 23 Margaret Buttrom, .20 Ollie T. Nelson, Joplin 25 Bessie Clark, Joplin 17 Dr. W.

S. Swart south side. DIRECTORY OF DENTISTS. Tho New Idea Patterns any style QC any size At The Chicago Racket. RES.TM..21 A.

T. HavelyJ ffl Over Phillip's Drug Store. nemphis Route Special. Monett, Mo June 27th. Acoount Southwestern Firemen's Association, the Frisco Lino will run a special tram to Democratic National Convention City July 4th, 1900.

For the Monett, leaving Girard 7:00 a. above the Rlempuis Koute will sell SUMMER GROCERIES AND SOME ARE NOT tickets at $3.75 round trip. Dates of Round trip, $1.00. Returning train leaves Monett 7:00 p. reaching Girard 10:55 p.

m. June 25th to 29th inclusive round trips will also be sold for regular trains i sale July 2nd, dOth and 4th. Return limit July 9th. at 83.2a. Return limit, June JOth.

Masonic Special Train Excursion to Ft. Scott and return Juno 27th, Ji)00 via Oklahoma, O. T. Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Second annual reunion of above the Memphis Route round trip 80 cents.

association will be held July 1st to 4th. WE'RE NOT AFTER THE WHO HAVE BOUGHT HERE BEFORE THEY'LL COME BACK But we want people who have been paying too much or haven't Train leaves Girard 9:30 a. m. returning Round trip, via banta Fe Route. leaves Ft.

Scott 7 p. m. National Educational Association Sell tickets June Mi to July drd inclusive, Return limit July 5th, 1900. Charleston, S. July 7th, to 13th, But the Groceries purchased of E.

E. Decker are of the very best quality. At this store you can find the best grades of Coffee, Flour," Meal, Cereals, Lunch Goods, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. In fact, anything in the Grocery line can be found at Kansas Citt Night of July 3rd the 1900. Round trip $30.00.

dates of sale been getting enough for their We want them to know that a Santa Fe will run a special train to Kan July 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Otn, 7th and 8th Return limit September 1st. sas City account National Democratic convention. In addition to coaches and chair car this train will have a tourist Fourth of July Excursion rates for dollar here will do uair again as mucn, or aouoie wnat uoes in other stores. Now is a better time to buy. See our Art Squares.

Just as cheap as carpets, more convenient and a later thing in floor covering. 117- A 1 tf -n 1. 41 fl nncU v. I. 1900 One and one-tlurd fare to all slooper.

Double berths for two persons stations no tickets to be sold for less only $1.00 or 50 coins per passenger, than fifty cents. Round trip, $3.75. Special service for National Democratic Convention-Kansas City July 4th, 1900. One return trip also arranged. lime of leav ing will be announced later.

See papers jare for round trip. and flyers for mvtner particulars. By Annual Convention Young People's E. DECKER GOOD THINGS TO EATPHONE 13 FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS At Prices "Which You Can Afford to Pay. Yours all the Year Around, Girard Furniture Co.

taking this train you get an all nights Christian union of the United Presby terian church of North America. Den rest as it will leave Oirard about p. m. July 25, 30, 1900, $20.50 round Cincinnati, Ohio-Pell July 10th, 11th it trip. Dates or sale July 2.ird and 21th Return limit 21 days frorrTUate of sale, Oscar Ray, Agent.

and 12th account Baptist Young Peoples Union. Round trip $20. Return limit i Bulletin Christian Church. Good August 11th, 1900. Chicago.

111. Sell June 25. 20 and 27 account National Prohibition Conven Sunday school 0:45 a. m. sharp.

IK III BLIND MAN'S BUFF 3 I tion. Round trip $U0. Return limit JulySrd, 1900. Topeka, Kan. Sell July 1st aud 2nd account Silver Republican Convention.

Round trip, fare and one-third. Return limit July 1900. R. J. Ciiawkoup, Agt.

One or morn of tho Physicians and Surgeons of the Medical Staff of the Chicago Vholesalo Prices to Users. Our General Catalogue quotes them. Send 15c to partly pay postage or expressage and we'll 8 Is a pleasant game, but you don't want to be blindfolded when you are buying 1 groceries and Queensware. The Lord's Supper at 11 a. m.

followed by a discourse on ''Equality In tho.i lowship. 8 p. "The Faith Once for all Delivered to the Saints." Tuesday evening Endeavor meeting. Thursday evening regular prayer meet-log. Es-cry member of the church, and every friend isdirectly interested in next Sunday morning's sermon and are requested by the officials and pastor to be present.

W. II. Williams Minister. We have arranged with the Pennsylvania Vaccine Virus and fill your orders for either fluid or Dried Virus at the most reasonable rates. Mosteb Fkazikr, Girard, Kan.

III ii -hvi'xm cend you one. Ithas 1100 pages, 17,000 illustrations and quotes 82y Curative Institute, who '7 cnii tell wIibI; yitir disease aflliction is withontask- 'v ins any Quesiions, will '4 I Keep Youi Eyes Wide Open prices on nearly 70,000 things -t that you eat and use and wear. rtnofnf1w in cfnrlf oil ft Ii And You Will Buy Our Groceries Every Time. articles quoted. ft .5 visit, Girard.

Friday, fS, Inly 30th. until p.m. at C' Vi' 7, liarker Hotol. I.indell Hotel in Cherokee Saturday, July 21th. t'onsullution free.

All Chronic and. special difiewses successfully treated. Cure guaranteed. T. F.

GREGG, The Tallort Mercantile Building In the World, N50NTCOMERY WARD Owned Occupied fcxclutiwlj Bj Ut. Mi.fciima At. Midi rkt, On East Side Girard, Kansas. rtirtv 3... 4 V.ir V.i.C.