Cherokee Strip Guide from Arkansas City, Kansas • 3

W. Hart came up from the Otoe For a good dinner or ihort order To Trades Unionists. Your attention is called to the fact CLOSED ITS DOORS. LOCALS PORTLAND, KftN.TT WHITE AND YELLOW PIKE, CYPRESS. FIR AND CALIFORNIA REDWOOD Cedar, Hine and Redwood Shingles, LINE.

CEMENT, HAIR Ptaster, Sash, Doors, Blinds, etc, PAINTS 4 AND 4 OILS. 4 OFFICE WEST JEFFERSON AVENUE ARKANSAS CITY. KAN. TELEPHONE NO. 13.

FLOCK CHEROKEE STRIP, Not in Droves, But in Handsome Trains by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Via the Gr.eat Outfitting Points KANSAS CITY, KIOWA AND COFFEYVILLE. Lowest of Rates, Quietest of I TV I To I I JXew Showing an elegant Map of the land. H. C. TOWNSEND, Gen'l Passenger Ag't, 8XXOU18.

The surest way to get a claim in the Strip is to buy your Nets, Harness. Saddles, BRIDLES AND DUSTERS OF HESS SADDLERY COMPANY meal go to Thompson's. 5-lt. Charles Hughes, camo down from Wichita, this week. Pennlck Ward, delivers Croam to any part of the city.

G. B. Farral of Oklahoma City, O. Is in this city for a fow days. The Guide Job office the cheapest and most complete in the city.

The grading and paving on Central Avenue is progressing finely. The Guide office 1b headquarters for all kinds of fancy Job work. Riverside Park was alive with pleasure seekers, Sunday afternoon. Go to the Misses Guyer, over New man's, for stylish trimmed traveling hats. The Guide can be had in single wrappers ready for mailing, at 5 cents per copy.

Pennlck Ward, wholesale and re- tall Ice Cream, cor. Summit and Jefferson Sts. The best place in the city to get cooling drinks is at the stand of W. II. Harrell, 319 S.

Summit St. The cheapest placein the city for grooerles of all kinds, 1b at M. Craw fords 419 Summit St. Call and see. Party orders a sbecialty at Pennick Ward's, Ice Cream Factory cor.

Summit Jenerson St. Uive us a call. Everybody can find what they want at Smith's 9c. store, 415 south Summit street. You can find everything you want there.

The Frisco will always give you the very lowest rate and the best acconv modation to the World's Fair. W. Doan, Agent. Go to the Racket store tor your millinery. Their stock and assortment is large, and prices about one- half less than elsewhere.

Wheat harvest is in full blast throughout the country, this week and the yield of wheat will be much larger than was promised a month ago For the Settlers' True Guide and Hand-book of the Cherokee Strip with sectional map, send fifty cents; or for map alone send twenty-five cents to the Guide, Arkansas City, Kan. Herman Persell, a Swede, met with a sad mishap this week on the Sante Fe, at Red Rock. He was traveling on a local freight. He jumped off the train and fell against the depot platform sustaining severe injuries about the head. He was sent to the company's hospital at Ottawa, Kansas, for treatment.

Look for the sign of the RED FLAG 413 South Summit, where Cunnick will exchange dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, fancy and staple groceries for produce of all kinds, Mrs. A. O. Hardingf wife of the senior editor of the Guide, arrived in the city Tuesday, from an extended visit east. They have taken up their residence at 403 S.

First street, Mr. H. had his home furnished for her reception when she returned, which was a great surprise to her. We received a subscription from H. Mullin, Lyman, Old Mexico, yes' terday.

The name of the subscriber sounds so familiar and is such a re minder of by-gone years, we would like to know more of him than simply a check for $1.50., Speak up M. H. M. It is again rumored that the strip is to be cleared of cattle. The proper way to clear it would be to declare the lands open to settlement.

The people would then see that no stock but their own fatten on the nutriti ous grasses of that much desired land. Norman Transcript. Vol. 1, No. 3, of thel Cherokee Strip Guide, published at Arkansas City Kansas, came to our exchange table this week.

It is a neat 7 column folio published weekly by Messrs. Harding Riddell. Its special mission is to give the news regarding the opening and settlement of the Cherokee Strip. Lathrop (Mo) Chronicle. Look for the sign of the RED FLAG 413 South Summit where Cunnick Co.

will exchange dry' goods, notions, boots and shoes, fancy and staple groceries for produce of all kinds. O. M. Flora and wife returned from Leavenworth last Monday and will take up their permanent residence on their farm east of town, where they will reside until spring. That does not mean, however, that Mr.

Flora will not go into the strip, no, Indeed, he is a typical boomer and is Secretary of the Cherokee Strip Colony from Leavenworth, Kans. Ourjpost office needs more help. There should be at least two or three more good active clerks in the mail and general delivery departments. It is very annoying for those who get their mail at the general delivery to wait for an indefinite period to get their mail. If Postmaster Nelson wishes to please the people of Arkansas City and the strangers sojourning in the city, let him take some action to get more help in the post-office.

We acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Fourth anniversary souvenir of Oklahoma for 1893, published by the Norman Transcript. It is a marvel of neatness and mechanical workmanship and could not be excelled by many metropolitan journals. It dwells chiefly on Norman and Cleveland county and is indeed something the people of that county and city should be proud of. Bro. Ingle deserves much credit for his enterprise in giving the people of that county such a fine production of the printers art.

Reservation this week and reports the allotments among the Pawnees nearly complete, Mr. Hart is a ploas-ant gentleman, an enthuslastlo republican and of course takes the Guide. He will locate In the Guide's county. For a good oup of coffee and lunch go to Thompson's 5-lt. Hon.

B. W. Perkins, Ex-United States Senator from Kansas and Hon. George Chandler, Ex-First Assistant Secretary of Interior from Kansas, have entered into practice of Law In Washington, D. O.

Their office Is in the MuGill building. Cox Harding. At the tmrsonace of the Finley Street M. E. Church, the Rev.

Ger-vaise Roughton pronounced the words that made Mr. James M. Cox and Miss Mayme Harding man and wite. It was a very quiet but exceptionally pretty wedding. Owing to the illness of the bride's mother, only a few in timate friends of the contracting parties were present.

The bride was charming in a tailor-made crown, and carried a great bunch of blood-red roses. The maid of honor was Miss Lewis T. Heck. The groom was attended by Mr, Lewis T. Heck.

Both the bride and groom are young and popular. Miss warding tne daughter of George W. Harding, the well known attorney. She is a petite brunette, and an acknowledged belle. Miss Hardine 1b the fortunate pos sessor of a pure contralto voice, and is prominent in musical circles.

The Broom is one of the telegraph editors of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and is as clever as he is popular. Mr, and Mrs. Cox will reside at 499 Court street. Commercial Gazette, May 26, '93. The Guide wishes them a life of happiness and prosperity and that they may fully realize their brightest anticipations in the new life just begun, and as successful years roll on may the golden chain of affection that now links them together become stronger and stronger 'till they have reached the last milestone on life's pathway.

Made One. At the Presbyterian church at 8 p. Wednesday evening, Mr. Harry Hatch to Miss Alice E. Hill, daughter of Thomas L.

Hill, all of this city. Frank L. Ashley, Denver, best man. Ushers: Messrs. J.

Fred Brown, Denver, Edward L. Lewis, Harry A. Coburn, Julius F. Behrend and John J. Blanchard, Arkansas City.

Bridesmaids Misses Pearl Newman and Daisy Stauber. Maid of Honor: Miss Claudie Hill. Harry Hatch is the general cashier of the Farmers' National Bank and one of its directors, and one of the promising young business men of the city. Miss Hill is the daughter of T. L.

Hill who is also a director and stockholder in the Farmers' National Bank. Both of the contracting parties are held in the highest esteem in social circles in this city. The Guide wishes tha newly married couple a pleasent journey through life, and hope their brightest and fondest anticipations throughout life may be fully realized. Accidentally Drowned. On Sunday morning the 11th inst, between one and two o'clock, Dr George A.

Robbins, disappeared from town and no trace was found of, him until his lifeless body was found in the Walnut river about a mile from town on Monday evening about 7:30. His body was brought to town and taken to" an undertakers, where a coroners inquestwas held. The coro ners jury decided that the death cause was accidentally drowning. Cash to the amount of $5.00 and a gold watch were found on his person. He was a dentist by profession, and it is said once enjoyed an extensive practice, but King Alcohol was his greatest enemy and on account of its excessive use, had lost all his practice.

Friends had tried to induce him to take the Keeley cure, but he declared he would take his own life before he would take it. He was formerly from Osage Mission Kansas, and has relatives there whither his body will be shipped for interment. Jumped From a Third Story Window. O. S.

Meikel, who has been boarding at the Bryant House for some time jumped from a third story win dow of the Bryant House on Tuesday evening about 10 o'clock, alighting on the flag stone sidewalk below and after falling about forty feet, sus tained no serious injuries. Michael had been in a half dazed condition for two or three days and had been locked up under the supposition that he was drunk. His room at the Bryant House fronts on Fifth Avenue, the window had a wire screen over it, and in his dazed condition he got up out of bed and plunged through the screen and fell on the sidewalk below, alighting on his back on the flag stone. The only wonder is that he did not break every bone in his body. Dr.

Chapel was sent for and administered to his wants. He sustained no injuries of a serious character, and is thought to be in no danger from the fall. Wanted. 100 young gents and ladies to learn telegraphy. You are surely now offered the beet opportunities at Arkansas City Telegraph College.

Write for circulars. Miss M. E. Coleman. They, all take it straight.

-The Guide, "The Fair" is head quarters for everything. D. 0. Ward, of Emporia, was in the city this week. Buy your boots and shoes at Leis ure's shoe store.

Walter Morris, of Wichita, was in the city yesterday. Boomers will And the Quiue otllce at 300 South Summit St. Clarence Smith, and Clarence Leg- gett, of Cedarvale, are in the city. The best line of boots and shoes in the city is at Leasure's shoe store. J.

B. Frayler, of McCune, Kansas, is in the city on business this week. J. A. Rummell, of St Joe, was In the city this week on business.

Oo to Pettyman for the finest pho tographs in the city. Over post office. T. A. Linley, and T.

S. Ward, were up from Guthrie, this week on business. Q. H. Olemmens, of Vinto, Iowa, were registered at the Bryant, this week.

Before you go into the strip don't forget to get your supplies at "The Fair" The Racket store sells overalls shirts, etc, cheaper than any house in the city. Milk shakes, lemonade, fruits and cigars at 310 S. Summit the popu lar place. Many cattle are being shipped east over the Sante Fe to eastern markets at this time. L.

M. Dolde of this office returned from a business trip in Oklahoma Monday eve. When you desire rings, breast pins, or anything In the jewelry line, visit the Racket Btore. Well, why does every one go to Smith's 9c. store? Because they get great bargain at 415 Summit street When you want a cold drink or a first class dish of Ice Cream, go to Uncle Henry's place, 106 Summit St, Morgan Crane, of Bernsall, and D.

A. Qood, of Ord, Nebraska, are im the city, taking a look over the country. "Don't forget to take plenty of suplus cash with you when you go to the World's Fair," so says O. R. Sipes he is now there.

A good many people from this city have gone to take in the big show at Chicago this week, and get rid of some of their surplus. Several fishing parties went out on the Walnut, Sunday some caught fish, so they say, others met with the usual fisherman's fate. F. C. Leethem, representing the firm of Schniedewend Lee Co, of Chicago, was in the city Wednesday selling printing presses.

The finest collection of Indian pho tographs in the country at Petty-man's gallery over post office. Send for catalogue and price list. Miss Lola Berry, principal of the First ward school house, left for her summer vacation east, this week She will take in the World's Fair. Mrs Schuhe, of Leavenworth, Kan who has been visiting her nephew, Mr Kroenert, of the canning factory returned to Leavenworth, yesterday, We would advise all of our readers to visit the Racket store when they desire to purchase either dry goods clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes and notions. We have reports from all over the northern states of hot weather and sultry nights.

Come to Arkansas City we can recommend it as a pleasant summer resort. J. E. Douglas did wonders in work ing up subscribers for the Guide in a three days trip to Oklahoma City and Outhrie. He is a rustler when he gets on the road.

J. E. Thompson, formerly of the Saddle Rock at Oklahoma City has taken charge of the lunch counter and dining room at the old Kelso bakery, 211 South Summit Street Look for the sign of the RED FLAG 413 South Summit, where Cunnick will exchange dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, fancy and stapl groceries for produce of all kinds Among our new advertisments this week will be found that of the Elzina Lumber Co. They are a live, wide awake business firm, and deserve liberal share of patronage in their line. The Fourth of July soliciting com mittee are meeting with good success Arkansas City never does things by halves, whatever is done, is well done Let the good work go on and let us have a rousing celebration.

Don't forget to examine samples of our job work. Anything in that line from a dodger to a fine wedding card, neatly and accurately executed. A large stock of job material always on hand Guide office. John W. Dalton'and B.

S. Barnes of Adrian, were pleasant callers at the Guide office this week. They represent quite a number of Michigan people and are looking over the country with a view to locating in the strip They went down into Oklahoma but will return In a short time and probably remain here until after the opening. They left the usual contribution fee with the Guide for which they have our thanks. Call again, that newspapers not carrying at the head of tholr columns this UNION LABEL Will not and are considered union not offices, and all work clone by them will not be recognizod as being done by union labor, and all trades unionists, as well as those who are friendly to organized labor, nre requested to de mand the same.

If your favored printing house does not have a union label, it is because (hey arc not entitled to it or have not made application for it. In either case they can get it by complying with the require ments governing its issuance. The offices who have complied with the regulations now carry the label in their papers. "Arkansas City Typographical Union No. 322.

A. O. Smith, D. E. Booth, President.

Secretary. The Republican County Con vention. A convention of the Cowley County republicans was held at Winfield, last Saturday, June ioth. We understand good ticket was nominated. We are not personally acquainted with any of the nominees, except Mr.

Skinner the candidate for sheriff. We may be better acquainted with the nominees before the campaign is over, as all the good and bad qualities of men are generally brought to the surface during a political campaign. News Epitomized. Ex Congressman reel is still figuring with the Cherokees. Liberal, was almost destroyed by fire this week, loss about $40,000.

Several persons were killed at La-mont Ills, this week. The sheriffs posse coming in conflict. All developments in the Lizzie Borden trial at Fall River, thus far are in favor of the defense. A train robbery occured at Cimaron June nth, on the Sante Fe Railroad. The robbers got about $1,000.

The many victims of the Ford Theater disaster were consigned to the grave at Washington on the 1 ith. inst. Dick Morris was appointed Internal Revenue colletor for the district of Kansas to succeed Cy Leland, Jr. A gocd appointment. President Cleveland could not have done better among the democracy of the state.

Attorney General Little of Kansas, has decided that U. S. Greenbacks are taxable. He is considerable of a states rights kind of a man. He ought to live in South Carolina.

A party of 25 Germans are touring the United States and will take in the Worlds Fair and the principal cities of the country. They should not fail to visit Arkansas City. Attired in a morning robe of delicate lace, she heeded not the bitter tears that chased each other along the bridge of her nose and splashed upon the fried eggs that lay with the sunny side up before her. Regretfully her glance rested on husband, who sat in his dressing gown and nervously toyed with his spoon. "No, Annabel," he was saying, "I do not care for any of the baking powder biscuit you builded with your own hands." A short grasp stirred her bosom.

"Plantagenet," she faltered, "did you not say before we were married-" A sob temporarily choked her utterance. th-that you would gladly die for me?" He started and turned pale. "Did I say that?" he eagerly demanded. "You did, Plantagenet." "Annabel," he said in a hollow voice, "I am a man of my word. Can I trouble you to pass me those baking powder biscuits? Thank you.

And without another word he courted death. Detroit Tribune. C. S. ACKER, M.

D. Physician and Surgeon. Office, Pearson Block. Residence, Gladstone Hotel. Day Telephone, Sollett Swarts.

Night Telephone, Gladstone Hotel. SMITH'S NINE CENT STORE. The Cheapest Place in the city. Ladies and Childrens FURNISHING GOODS. Everything in TINWARE AND NOTIONS No 415 Summit Arkansas City.

The Commercial Hotel Most Centrally Located. Mrs. H. M. Ellis, Prop.

40 Rooms. Rates $1 and $1.50 a Day. Restaurant in Connection. The First National Once One of Arkansas City's Permanent Institutions Gone to the Wall. No Particular Excitement Manifested.

The Failure Not Due to Any Particular Stringency of the Money Market. The Causes Originate! in Boom Days, The Failure Had Been Looked For, For Home Time Past. The Other Banks Not Affected by the Failure. Perfect Confidence Prevails. The failure of the First National Bank of this city is to be regreted and many depositors will loose what they deposited therein or a part of it at least, and have to await the slow process of the courts to get what little they may realize as dividends, if anything.

The assets and liabilities cannot be ascertained at this time. During the real estate boom in Arkansas City, the bank made many loans on real estate at boom prices, and owing to the great decline in real estate prices, are not able to realize on the paper held by them, hence this failure. The failure cannot be attributed to any short comings of its officers, but solely to the fact of its carrying too many unavailable assets. It is to he hoped that the bank may be able to meet all its obligations and open its doors again, to the business community. The following notice was posted on the door this morning: CLOSED.

IN THE HANDS OF THE COMPTROLLER OP THE CURRENCY. None of the other banks of the city will be affected by the failure, and the utmost confidence is had in them. It cannot be said that the stringency of the money market over the country had anything to do wiih the failure. The outlook in banking circles over the country generally, is better today, the gold reserve in the treasury hav ing increased over $2,000,000 in the last forty-eight hours. County Convention.

The populists of Cowley county will hold their county convention at Wrhfield next Saturday, June 17th If they should put out a strong ticket it will make the boys on the republi can ticket hustle to snow them under in November. Politics should be ig nored to a certain extent in county elections. It is the duty of every tax payer in the county to look more to the character of the men aspiring to office than to political parties. It would be well for every voter in the county to withold pledges to any one till all the candidates are in the field, then choose ye whom you will support. World's FairFrisco Line.

How to economize time and money so as to see the World's Fair to best advantage is a question that may have puzzled you. Avoid mistakes by getting posted in advance. Perhaps the illustrated folder just issued by the Frisco line is what you need. It contains views of World's Fair buildings, accurate map of Chicago, and other information of value to sight-seers, Address D. Wishart, G.

P. St. S. F. St.

Louis, and ask for free copy. Her Feminine Way. What is it that wears a woman out? It isn't work, ot hurry. Not gain of care or loss of hair. But worry.simply worry.

She worries whenever the baby's out And equally when it's in. She worries for fear that her hat's too laige- And her face a bit too thin. She worries when hubby goes out at night And doesn't return right early. She worries at sight of a new white hair And whenever the cook is surly. She's sure that there must be dreadful news At night when the doorbell rings.

And every alien telegram's Suggestive of awful things. She worries for fear it's going to rain When she's shopping a little bit For fear that the train wilt leave the track, And for fear that her dress won't fit. But in the great affairs of life, Where grim, relentless trouble preys, She puts her' petty woiries by And locks them up for lighter daysl New York Recorder. Go to Smith's 9c. Store for cheap goods.

The greatest bargains to be found in the city. Remember the place 415 south Summit street. SPREAD EAGLE SPEECHES. A Glorious Time Will be Had Patriotism Renewed. Let All Celebrate.

There will be the usual Fourth of July celebration at Riverside Park on the Fourth. Good speakers will be on hand and all kinds of fun and amusement for both young and old-married and single, the swell young man with corsetand the dashinir belle. the school children and all. Bring well filled buckets and eniov vour- selves on our nation's birthday. uU program will be riven next week this is no advertisement; Who keep the best and work Shoemakers' Supplies in Stock.

and see us. Hess Saddlery Company Time, Best ot Accommodations the Undersigned for Copy of a Folder on the Cherokee Strip, the best stock in the city, also Don't be deceived. Come SNYDER, CITY. KAN E. C.

Browns, Sec Capital 810,000. insurance business, loans negotiated couectea, nre ana tornado insuranoe KANS M. THOMPSON. STAR LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLE JjpSgTelephone No. 3.gJ$r The Best Rigs in the City.

Open Day and Night Careful Drivers Famished When Wanted ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS. OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE. FRENCH INSUSANGE. ROOM 8, COLORADO ARKANSAS Franr J. Hess, Pres.

THE FRANK J. HESS REAL ESTATE CO. Incorporated Transacts a general real estate and i on mrm anu cuv progeny, reuus -papers drawn and acknowledged, collections made. ARKANSAS CITY,.