Sunday Morning Mail from Pittsburg, Kansas • 7

THE PYTHIAN CONCLAVE is a 'rlxe'd and" immutable' law that to have good, sound health one must have pure, rich and abundant blood. There is no shorter nor surer route than HEK STORE. Fifteen Hundred Knights iS. Eat 'tf." Tie township trustees give Girard a population of 2,471. Judge J.

S. West will deliver the address at Arcadia, Memorial Day. The Pittsburg Artificial Ice Co. ship ice promptly via local freight or express A Masonic lodge has been instituted at Scammonville, with nineteen charter members. will be in Pittsburg Next Week.

by a course of De Witt Sarsaparilla. Elliotts Drugstore. One of of the largest orchards in this country will be the one of seventy-rive acres recently set out by M. E. Pum-phrey, near Pittsburg.

The Frisco line will sell tickets to Dallas Texas, and return at one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 21, 22, and 23d, limited for thirty days for return. Account Seventh Annual Convention of the Butchers Notional Pro Please note the following bulletin ic of diction extending into every state and territory of the country. The Uniform Rank, the uniformed branch of the order, was instituted in 1878. There are now over fifty thousand Sir Knights of this branch of the order A member doubles in excess of the United States Army and comprising as well drilled and diciplined men, the tactics being the same.

In other words Geueral Carnaham, who commands the Uniform Rank of the Knights of Pythias, is at the head of a uniformed and disciplined body of men, greater in number by 23,000, than Genergl Slooum, who corn-commands the S. Army. The first lodge in Kansas was institut-April 1872. The order in Kansas began to grow rapidlv about 1880 and since then has been builded until to -flay there A GH.IXO TUB EXJ'ECTEO. Wanted To'rent a driving horse for tho spring and summer.

Inquire au the Mail office. BATRftATrJS of Km if It tit of Brief Ph-etrh of the Order Pythian tective Association. O. M. Conlev, Agent.

The arch at the corner of Fourth and No event in the life of Pittsburg The personal property of the railroad companies at their stations will hereafter be taxed. The Mail is indebted to O. S. McDowell for a short history of the order of Knights of Pythias. Miss Belle Clungh.of Cherokee, spent several days in this city visiting friends and relatives this week.

A. W. Gifford is back from Phoenix, Arizona, where hehai been in the interest of the Chick Silvvr Smelting Ladies' Dongola Patent Leather tip Lace Oxfords, nil sizes, 50c Mens Lawn Tennis English Oxfords, all sizes 75o are about 13,000 Knights and 230 lodges in the state. It is a very popular civic society with young men the military or Broadway was finished Monday evening and when the eighty incadescent lights were turned on at night it presented a beautiful sight. Alex.

Graham, living at Lone Oak four miles northwest of this city, met with an accident Saturday evening while returning home from this city in a farm wagon. When about two miles from this city on his way home, his team frightened and started to run, and in crossing a ditch pitched Graham out of the wagon, where he fell on his left side, and in catching with his arm caught his weight on the left elbow, which was Kid Lace or Congress 83.00 uniform branch being a good attraction. Mens Vici The men who will be in Pittsbnrg this week are from every town and hamlet in Among the decorations for the grand encampment K. of will be the twin the state, representing an order that has in the past and will continue in the future to do great good for humanity- It was founded for that purpose and is tilling its mission. Ladies' Dongola Patent leather tip Button Shoes, sold everywhere at 82.00; our price.

81.75 Infants' Dongola Button Shoes, sizes 1 to 5, no 1 eel 25c Ladies' Ecru Jersey Ribbed Silk Vests at the very low price of. Ladies' Black Topsy Hose, a special number and quality that cannot be found elsewhere 10c Cru'shed by Slate. Albert Ledbetter, a driver at shaft No 1 of the Santa Fe Coal company at Frontenac, met with quite a serious accident Thursday evening about 4 o'clock We have left a few very handsome Spring Jackets which we are closing out at marked down prices. Willie Clayton, the 8 year old son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. J. Cl.ivton, living on west Fifth street, received a severe electric shock Saturday evening by catching hold of a brace wire on an electric light pole. Ed Norton and J. M.

Kinder, two switchmen employed in the Frisco yards, engaged in a controversy Sunday evening, and Norton, to emphasize his last remarks, threw a coupling pin at Kinder, breaking the hitter's arm. Both men were arrested and fined 65 for disturbing the peace, and are now good friends. Kinder thinks Norton very striking in his remarks. The ladies of the W. R.

of Pittsburg, paid a visit to the Wornans Relief Corps nt Cherokee last Sunday and report a grand stood time. It took a transfer wagon, one hack and two carriages to accommodate the VBitors. Mr. Eld ridge, of Girard, goes to Springfield tomorrow to make a 81.25 Tennis Coats ing of the colors of the order around one hundred telegraph poles. A postoffice has been established at Fleming and Felix Samuelson appointed postmaster.

Mr. Samuelson has charge of the company store there. EarlyRisers, Early Risers, Early Risers, the famous little pills for constipation, sick headache, dyspepsia and nervious-ness. Elliotts Drug store. Miss Welch, of Topeka, the most noted singer of Kansas, and daughter of Orin T.

Welch, ex-superintendent'of insurance for Kansas, will sing at the Eva Wright concerts. Miss Welch is a sweet singer. If dull, spiritless and stupid; if your blood is thick and sluggish; if your appetite is capricious and uncertain, you need a sarsaparilla. For best result take De Witt's. Elliotts Drug store Mrs.

L. R. Pdtton, Rrockford, 111 writes: "From personsal experience I can rescommend De Witt's Sarsaparilla, a cure for impure blood and general debility." Elliotts Drug store. W. E.

Pierce has a mammoth stock wall paper. Some choice patterns show the highest art in their design and manufacture. Don't fail to see them before buying. "Liate to bed and early to rise will shorten the road to your home in the skies," but early to bed and a "Little Early Riser." the pill that makes life Boys Fancy Percale Shirt Waists, sold everywhere as leaders at 'J5o; our price 15c A handsome line of Ladies' Waists in various grades of Madrass White Lawn Fancy Button and Silk. will be of greater importance to our people than the session of the Grand Lodge Knights of thias, of Kansas, which convenes in this city tomorrow.

Pittsburg has become noted as a convention city; several Grand Lodge gathering have met here in the past, and others are fixed for coming this year, but none are of greater importance, or will bring more active energetic men of of the state to our city, than the organization that will be in session here this week. The Knights of Pythias is rapidly becoming the favorite and the most attractive to the unnitiated in gatherings of this kind. In addition to the Grand Lodge representatives of about 300, which comprise the Grand Lodge proper, the Uniform Bank, the higher or uniformed branch of the order always assembles at the same time and with their bright and tasty uniforms, their parades and competitive drills, create an interest that is not excelled by any civic society in existence. Pittsburg is to be congratulated on securing a session of this grand body, which of late years can only be entertained in the larger cities of the state, so great is the attendance at these annual gatherings of the order. From present indications the number of Knights and Sir Knights that will be in Pittsburg this week will not be less than fifteen hundred.

The Sunday Mornino Mail for itself and on behalf of all our people bids them a hearty and chivalous welcome to Pittsburg. Our houses may not be as palatial and our convenances for their entertainment may not be as great as other places they have visited, but our hospality is unbounded, and our welcome as sincere as the tenmantsof the order teach. Pittsburg has not had time to grow fine things, but we are getting there very fast. It is but a few brief years since this city was but a coal shaft station on a forty mile railroad that started from nowhere and ended at the same place. Today we number 10,000 have four of the great railway systems of the west, and as will be noticed have all the conveniences of city life started and in operation, electric city railway, elect rio light, telephone, waterworks etc.

The greater majority of us live in our first tem all the 75c, our Fancy Figured Chjna Silks, popular shades, worth price 41c map of Green county. John R. Lindburg's house plans hav come. They show a beautiful residence, He will erect it on west Luclid avenue The K. T.

Coal Company will hav some beautiful souvenors to give to every Knight of Pythias next week. While in the country Wednesday while walking through an entry into a room to assist a friend. Ledbetter is one of the drivers, which position he has held for some time past, but formerly mined coal, and is an experienced miner. He has friend djgging coal at this shaft who after putting in his shots of evenings calls Ladbetter to examine the shot and see if it is all right, and last evening just as Ledbetter entered the room a huge piece of slate rock fell from the roof, striking him and knocing him down pinning him to the earth. His friends summoned help, and it took five men to lift the large piece of slate off of him.

They found him unconscious and seriously injured. The only thing that saved him from being crushed to death was a pile of slack that a miner had piled up in the room, and Ledbetter fell with his head in the slack. His body being lowerf the heavy weight crushed his head in the pile of slack, which caught part of the weight. He was carried out of the mine and taken into the engine bonse, where ne remained for about an half hour, when he was brought to his home in the south part of the city still in an unconscious condition. Five of the miners accompanied him home.

Dr. Boas was called and dressed the wounds, but was unable to ascertain the extent of his injuries, as he had not regained consciousness until late that night. The doctor called on him Friday morning and reports him in a very critical conditition, having recievee internal injuries. W. M.

Ledbetter, living in Barton county about 15 miles east of this city, caine to the city Wednesday on business and on arriving found his son in a very dangerous condition. He returned home Thursday morning for the mother of the unfortunate man. Ledbetter is a married man and has a family living on south Broadway. His head and shoulders are severely injured, and his lower limbs and chest are bruised and lacerated by the slate. His external injuries are not thought to be of a serious nature, but it is feared taat the internal injuries are of a fatal character.

Mail reporter visited and was enter ta(ned at dinner by Lewis Butzer and wife. They only live a little to the southeast of Pittsburg and have model farm house, two barns, black smith shop, milk house and all those Silk Crepone (Crepe de Chim) evening shades, worth 81.25; our price 81.00 The largest stock of Umbrellas and Parasols in the city. Prices from 25c to 81.00 All Wool, Two ply Ingrain Carpets, worth 75c; our price 50c 10 Dozen Summer Corsets; all well known brands. Regular price 75c, our price 49c The K. and T.

Store Sole Agents for BUTTERICK'S PATTERNS. apprutenances that go to make a beauti tiful home and a succef ul business. The Butzers' sell milk and butter from thir teen graded cows and fruit from many longer and better and wiser. Elliotts Drug store. Col Lew Gingor and Geo.

W. Keaghly mot yesterday in the First National Bank, the first time since the war, and held a 'camp-fire" at once, talking over old war times and their many experiences during the time that tried men's souls, rehearsing many trials and narrow escapes during the four years of the darkest time in our country's history. They were neighbors and Doys together before the war in the Hoosier state. Comrade Keaghly is a "Rustler" and a member of Russell Post Mo. 65.

i Oapt. J. T. Barker has gone visiting again. He will be in Wyandotte, Allen and Anderson counties before he returns.

Isreal Bros, will move into the south room of the old K. and T. building, June 1st. acres of choice orchard and vineyard. A.

L. Chaplin's lesidenoe caught tire Wednesday from a defectiva flue, but was extinguished without trouble. Frank Lanyon was in Newton attend ing a meeting of the Grand Command ery Knights Templars Quite a number of our citizens went to Memphis to the bridge celebration this week. Account general assembly of the Pres byterian church at Memphis, Tennessee THE PRACTICAL TINNER May l'Jtb, the risco line will sell round porary houses, the board shanties and humble cottages, but there is peace and plenty in these homes. The miner, the trip tickets to Memphis Tennessee, for one fare for the round trip.

Tickets on The local lodges Knights of Pythias have commenced decorating. Preparations have been completed for Memorial services on May 30th at Pittsburg. The Weir City Theatrical combination gave an entertainment at Scammonville the other evening. Dr. I.

Stryker as a comedian simply outshown the stars. Perry Row. one of the prosperous sale May 1G, 17, 18, and 19th, good for smelter and laborer gets his money return to and including June 1st. O. M.

Conley, Agent Coal Shaft, regularly every month; is laying by money and by and by when these Knights come again, as they will some and get prices on Roofing, Guttering and Galvanized Iron Work. Repairing of all kinds. All work guaranteed. day, they will see one of the grandest Parties at Fort Scott have leased 100 cities in Kansas. Look around you acres of land at Englevale and com Pittsburg, Kansas 2ast 4th Street, South Side.

SERIOIS SHOOTISO AFFRAY. Ed Schrandt and Fred Delta, two smelter-inen, created quite an excitement las evening about 9 o'clock in the northe 1st part of the city, by engaging in shooting mutch, uhU'h resulted lu one man being seriously wounded and the other receiving a slight scalp wound on the top of his head. It seems that the two men had soma little trouble about a year ago, and iiad never settled the difficulty. Fred Deltz is furnace foreman at the Gran by smellers, which position he has held for several year, and also served one term as City Marshal. He is considered peaceable and" te strictly to his own business.

is also a smelter man, and is employed at the Weir City smelters in this city, where he has worked for several months, uast evening as Fred Delta was on his way home from the smeller for somethin he uassed Herbert's house on menced the work of prospecting for coal, with a view to sinking a coal shaft. brethren while here and you will see that the foundatiou, for the truth of this statement has already been made. 1 Grand Treasurer. It is altogether proper in view this be Frank W. Lanyon was elected Grand ing Knights of Pythias week to make a Treasurer of the Grand Commandery few observations on the organization and Knights Templar of Kansas, at the farmers south east of.

Pittsburg will en ter a couple of thoroughbreu racers at meeting this rummer. John M'ogle, an Eastern Star sister of Girard, enjoyed the reception and banquet Tuesday evening at Masonic hall. The patriotic business men of Pittsburg are coming forward with as tine a list of presents as have ever been donated to a Grand Army Fair in the country. The money raised by this Fair will bring six or seven thousand people to Pittsburg to the Encampment, and they will leave at least thirty thousand dollars in the city besides advertising it as it never has been before. The following is the ROLL OP HONOR.

state convention in Newton Kansas (his growth of this great secret order. The week. Thw is an honor of which Mr. Knights of Pythias as a civic society is Lanyon, Montioie Commandery and only a little over a quarter of a century Pittsburg are justly proud. It is a position of much dignity and puts him old.

in line for Grand Commander of the Its originator and founder was Justus state. H. Rathbone, a native of New York, but who at the time of the institution of the ll I Knight of I'ythlae. The following is the program for the order was a clerk in one of the departments at Washington. It was while teaching school in Michigan that he first A Burchfleld Lit eroigan 750.00 17.00 Grand T.ndrra nf Knnnna.

-first I2S.00 i2s.hu 1 e. caritou city lot 11 cnv 101 Frauk Flavter city lot. 12.VOO annual session at Pittsburg, May lb, 17, conceived the Idea of a fraternal order, north Kl hi sire t. crandt, who was sittsng in the house driukiiw bjer with same of Ills friends, opened the Trout door And onto the poarch, drew a revolver and tired at Deltz. 1'he ball passed JustoverDeitz's bead, iutlicting a sligbt scalp wound, cutting a gash about two inches long, shaudt stepped back into his house and LeiU run to tils house, which is near the place of the shooting.

On entering his house his wife noticed his head covered with blood, and asked what the matter was. He told her nothing, but got his revolver and left. His wife suspicioned that there was smtls trouble up and followed him, but kept behind and did not let him know of he presence until tbey were iu Iront of Herbert's bouse, when Schrandt s'epped out with revolver in band. Mrs. Deitit rau and caught Schrandt to keep him from snoot but failed to accomplish her purpose, as h0 cauiht her and held ber between him and ber husband and commenced tiring at him over her shoulder, firing three times, but missing his aim.

Tbe third shot frightened Mrs. Deitz, who1 gave a scream. Her husband thinking his antagonist had shot his wife rushed to bis house and shot gchrardt in the left side, making a serious wound, sjchraudt fell to the ground. Dietz and bis wife returned to their home, and Schrandt was carried, into a bousa. Drs.

(ieo W. Williams. Win. Williams, M. L.

iioas and ('. A. Fisher were summoned and dressed Sohrandt's wound. Dietz immediately sent for Marshal skinner. n.

iuapiiD cny lot jzo.uu 1 ana iv. ib'jz: I a. i 1, r. 0, Ik. i 1 I founded on the hree great principles PROGRAM.

of friendship, charity and benevolence, Monday, 10th Representatives and members of the Grand Lodge will assemble at the Hotel Stilwell at 7:30 p. taking tor his first and foremost principle friendship as exercised by Damon and Pythias. and escorted by the Second Regiment U. R. will march to the Opera house, where a reception will be given to the On the 15th, of February, 18(31, at a aivn.i-nnuig nidi iiiuu u.f.w Geo Kilaro silverware 4.M.0 Ramsey Broa hat and dret.ii 85.00 Smith silverware So 00 Wright broil merchandise Mosteller fe Staley gasoline stove S5 00 Baker baby cab 25 0U Hminan Crayon Portrait 25.00 Bowman pillar 25.00 Champion Co silver watch lti.Oi A Wimmer gun and loading 15.00 Joe Ennls clipper plow 15 00 Tom Elliott bisque BUtalea 12.50 Sara Harris 5enter table 10.00 TJ trowel I 10.00 Roderick A Carlton glass set 10.00 A Beardsley fine A.

suit 10.00 Ruts fin pantaloons 10. Ou Pierce merchandise 10.00 house, No. 309 F. street, Washington, D. a number of kindred spirits, known H.S.BOWMAN stating that be was ready to givo bimtelf up as the Anon Glee Club, of which Mr.

Rathbone was a member, met for a social evening. Mr. Rathbone in the course of the evening made mention of the matter he had in view and on pledge of secrecy, Grand Lodge, Grand Temple, Pythain Sisters, and visiting brethern. EXERCISES OF RECEPTION. Music by the Glee Club.

Invocation By Rev. Hudson Sawyer. Music By theGlee Club. Address of welcome on part of City Goverment and Citizens By Mayor Geo. 0.

Gilbert. Address on part local Knights and Sir Knights By Knight P. P. Campbell. Response By Grand Chancellor WiH T.

Walker. Response By Brigadier General J. H. to me law if it held anv claim ipainsi mm. Tbe ball had entered Schrandl's left breast fisssing through the left plural cavity and odeed in the back near tbe shoulder blade.

The 10 00 Merrill washer and wringer 10.00 tiogeooom Co jewel case 7.0U The 'lea Store merchandise 5.00 I Trusts that the Farmers and out of town peojile will call at his Mammoth Furniture Establishment on East Fourth Street while read to his friends the work or ritual he Tbe surgeons extracted the ball aud pronounce it a dangerous wound. had prepaired. So pleased were the friends with the work, that they insisted Arbuthnot A Walton- 500 Isarel Bros ft 00 1 Roderick lamp 5 00 Willard- merchandise 5.00 Hanley Mat reus Co matreas 5.00 Dims swore out a warrant for tbe arrest ol Schrahdt, charging him with deliberately shooting at bim with iutent to kill. Both men are well known in this city, and have fmuilirs living near tht place of the in the city the coming week to ec the grand on bis immediate institution of a lodge to be known as Knights of Pythias. So Presents worth from one dollar to fifty dollars each, donated by Prof.

on the Friday evening following, Febru uirade of the Uniform Hank, Knights of Marcellus Piatt. th K. T. Co- Mc- Kim. Whittaker and many others 1 Lyon.

Music. At 9 p. m. Meeting of Grand Lodge in special eetwion at Masonic Hall, Tuesday 17th, 9 a. rti.

Meeting of Grand Lodge in annual session at Opera ary 10th 1804 at Temperance Hall, Washington, the first lodge of the order was whose names and Hie articles will appear soon. Remember this fair will be greatest success Pittsburg has ever had. Pythias. Every article of Furnitvre, Stoves and Carpets in his store are installed. That was twenty eight years ago last February.

1 house. Compositors who work hi the thous 5:30 p. m. I l8e Parade Regiments and ems often complain and with good reason becauoe of the bad copy from which they have to work. Those who write for a newspaper perhaps never stop to think that some poor typo has to lose his time trying to read their copy and that means a cutting down of his A New York man who was a candidate for a certain political office, wa badly beaten at the polls by one whom we will designate as Brown.

The next day the defeated candidate strolled into a saloon where he owed a considerable bill, and, with an air of deep de- i cot ion. called for a toddy. After drinking It, le remarked to the bar-keener: 'Don't you feel sorry that I was defeated yesierdav?" Not a blamed bit," replied the vivacious talnwi-keeper 'But don you see, if I had been elected I could have paid ray bill, but now you will bave to wait 00 me a spoil." "Yes, that's all right enough." paid the saloon-keeper; -but if yon had been elected. Brown, who ran against you, would have been defeated, and Brown awes me twice as big a bill as vonrs." "Ureal ht avens! ran this be true? Alas, too late I have discovered tbe secret ol Brown's popularitv! He probably owes all the saloons and everybody in town, and they are all anxions to gel their pay. liive me another toddy.

I'll Irv and make np for lost time, and when the next election eomes off, I'll be neck and neck with him. if net a little aheadf" Dealer Iq and Manufacturer of earnings, which are none too Rood at For a number of years the order did not grow very fast and it was not until 1878 that it may be said to get a hold on the public. It is purely ati American or United States institution that is to say while it has since branched over into Canada the Sandwich Islands and Mexico and probadly will embrace the world in its scope in tbe course of time, its foundation was in this country, there being nothing like it instituted in any country in the past. There are now in the neighborhood of tnirorm Rank. Wednesday 18th, 9 a.

m. Grand Lodge session. 2 p. m. Grand review on Broadway of Uniformed Rank in presence of General Lyon and staff, and the Grand Lodge.

4 p. m. Parade of Uniform Rank and Knights through the principal streets of the city. 8 p. m.

Grand Band contest. 9 a. m. Grand Lodge session 10 a. m.

Prize Drill in base ball park. 9 p. m. Grand Pythian Ball at Opera House. the best.

The person who writes his or ber copy so that it can be read easily, who dots his i's and crosses his t'a loops his l's and in ofhor ways tries to make pis manuscript readable, often geta the blessing and benediction of a ooor strug IGHT and HEAVY HARNESS, Saddles, Whips, and Saddler's Hardware. Hand Made Harness he cannot be undersold. Open House Knights of Pythias week. Call and see him. (t gling compositor, ho is thereby enabled to get op a few hundred more ems during the day.

1 400,000 members of tbe order, ita juris.