The Coffeyville Record from Coffeyville, Kansas • 9

It Looks Like Murder. On early Monday morning, Nathan Sheffield, a prominent cattleman living about ten miles south of the city, was found by the section hands on the Iron Mountain dead beside the track, with his hody cut into. They placed the body on a hand car and took it to Lenapah. All indications point to a brutal murder some distance from the railroad track and then the body placed on the track, as Mr. Sheffield used false teeth and these were found about three hundred feet from where the body was and also some bloody spots on the ground.

Gus Lowry, a young colored man living near Sheffleld came to the city Monday and he and Marshal Plunket went to Lenapah to investigate. Lowry does not sustain a very good character and it was thought by the officers that he knew much about the murder. Lowry was arrested and brought to the city Tuesday and placed in the jail. Two United States marshals came to the city late Tuesday afternoon and reported the arrest of another colored man near Lenapah and said that he had confessed as being implicated in the murder and also that Lowry was the main mover in the tradegy. Lowry was taken to the territory Wednesday morning.

Mr. Sheffield was a single man and lived with his sister on California creek. He was well off and dealt largely in cattle. He was in Nowata on Saturday, and we learn that some colored parties who were also there, had threatened to put him out of the way. It is earnestly hoped that the guilty ones will be found and justice rendered.

Charles Keyes, another colored man was arrested in the city Wednesday by Constable Baker, charged with being connected with the murder. Modern Woodmen Hunting Party. The members of Coffey ville Camp No. 665, M. W.

A. are going to have a hunting party on Thanksgiving day. Further arrangements for the hunt will be made at the next meeting of the camp on Tuesday evening, November 22. Parker township board met last Saturday and allowed the following bills: A. P.

Gorton, roadwork. $29 75 John Sargent, meals election 75 Slosson Co, 12 90 C. F. Hyde, roadwork .22 80 O. T.

Romig, ..........2 00 George Smith, ,4 00 A. U. Hadsell, .2 00 Did not Want to Live any Longer. A. J.

Raney of near Lenapah, shot himself last Sunday morning. He lives on a farm and was a well known and respected citizen. The only cause that can be found for killing himself is that his health was not of the best. The bullet entered his heart and lung and came out on the left side of his back. He leaves a wife and four children to mourn over his untimely act.

Marriage Licenses. Name. Age. Albert Moore, Cherry vale .49 Adelaide Rounds, ..41 Thomas Bracken, ..21 Gladys Keesler, ............16 16 Harry L. Thiers, ...20 Alice M.

Martin, Wayside. ......17 James W. Jorden, Coffeyville. ...41 Virginia A. Forth, ..45 Clyde B.

Barbour, Coffeyville ..24 Melissa J. Patchett, .22 Wm. Price, El Paso, Sarah C. Berryman, Elk City ..24 Isaac M. Cox, Caney.

...19 Rossetta Parsons, Caney, 18 Fayette Nelson, Cherryvale. .56 Martha A. Anderson, ...54 There were a good many soldiers in the city last Thursday afternoon from Chautauqua county on their way to Leavenworth to be mustered out. When they boarded the cars they immediately took possession of the sleeper and had a gay old time. Mrs.

Henry Hisey of Rutland township, was adjudged insane Monday afternoon before the probate judge and jury. The lady is about 35 years old and has two children of the ages of 6 and 8 years. She will be sent to the asylum as soon as an order for her admission can be obtained. Sam Porter, of Caney, was in the city last Saturday. The merchants of the city had a good trade Saturday.

The Star laundry was opened for business last Monday. Chetopa is happy over the finding of plenty of natural gas. The A. 0. U.

W's are happy this month on account of no assessment. Sunday was a fine day and many of the citizens were enjoying a buggy ride. The Reporter says that the cotton mill is a sure thing for Independence. Standard scale books for sale at this office, and they are the best in the market. Harry Levan led all others on the fusion ticket.

He was elected by 281 majority. Mrs. Watt Davis entertained a large number of her friends last Friday afternoon. Last Friday night the dogs belonging to Andy Curry and Joseph McCreary were poisoned. Edwin Rostell, the talented young tragedian, will render Othello at the opera house this evening.

To those who will bring their sale bills to this office to print we will Council Meeting. Sam Porter, of Caney, was in the Council Meeting. November 16. Regular meeting with Mayor Davis in the chair and the following councilmen present: Irvin, Metcalf, Roam, Stoneking and Wilson. The minutes of previous meeting read and approved.

A petition from J. J. Cromwell, asking the privilege to run a Buffalo cycling academy three nights and three days each week. The petition was granted on condition that Mr. Cromwell pay $15 for one year license.

It was moved and seconded that the city engineer be instructed to take the crossing up and raise the grade southeast of the M. E. church. On motion the street and alley committee to have said crossings to be made with brick. The city clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for the following sidewalks: Lots 9 10 and 11, block 2, Upham's south Park addition; lots 10 11 and 12, block 90; lot 12, block 84.

The street and alley committee were instructed to have a crossing made from the northeast corner of block 19 to northwest corner of block 21. Moved and seconded that the city attorney draw up an ordinance condemning the sidewalk and constructing a new one along lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, block 64. The walks on the south end of lots 9, 10, 11 be brought to grade. The street commissioner was inst. ucted to repair sidewalk north side 12th street across Spruce street.

The city attorney was instructed to draw up an ordinance condemning the sidewalk and constructing a new one along the west side of block 4, Osborn's 1st addition. The city clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for sidewalk along west side of lot 9, block 3, Osborn' 1st addition. The following bills were audited and allowed: WATER WORKS FUND. Dan Evans $3 00 Albert Short 50 Eli Zimmerman ..6 76 Harry ...6 D. M.

9 00 GENERAL FUND. T. A. Dean E. 37 63 T.

B. Fogg ...8 93 Wm. 4 05 The Powers and Annexation. It may and it may not be true that Germany will, at the proper time, protest against the annexation of the Philippines to the United States. It will make no difference to President McKinley, however, whether Germany, or any other power, except England, protests.

So far as he is concerned, he has no thought other than to annex them. The syndicates behind the presidential chair are too powerful for him to resist if he would, and he would not if he could. No administration ever had a more determined purpose. Unless the senate stops him, which is not likely, not only will the Philippines be annexed, but Cuba also. No other explanation could be made of the several Cuban spying commissions that are now overruning the island than' that they are gathering data for the president's information.

So far as to protests of foreign nations, Germany, France and Russia have semi-officially expressed a desire to have coaling stations in the archipelago, but it would be quite another thing to go to war to possess themselves of the desired harbors and territory. Nevertheless, President McKinley could be, and may be, aggressive to the point where there would be nothing left for the three powers named to do but to call a halt. That in reality is all there is to be feared, for should one or more powers enter a protest the president would be sure to snub them, and then trouble would come thick and fast. The weakness of the McKinley administration is in the influence of Alger, which seems to dominate in the president's home as well as in his foreign policy. Then, again, the president is not likely to catch the real meaning of the recent elections.

It was not an indorsement of the administration's foreign policy by any manner of means, but he is pretty sure to so consider it, the more so because of the influence which seems to direct his thought, and which are almost insanely in favor of expansion in all directions. The United States is not yet out of the woods of the Spanish- American war. Montgomery Co. Democrat. Entered at the Coffey ville, Kansas.

port of. as second -class matter. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER. J. VEDDNE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY One year, if paid in 00 One year, if not oaid in 95 Advertising Bates. One columa, one $50 00 One-half column, one year 25 One-fourth column, one year. 12 50 One Professional column, one cards, one 50 I Local notices, 5 cents per line. Ucantrip shoes at THE FAIR, For good clean job work try this office. Sam Barr of Caney, was in the city Tuesday.

J. S. Dana of Caney, was in the city Tuesday. D. Davis went to Havana, Tuesday, to visit frienda.

Mr. and Mra. Ed Rea visited in Kansas City this week. W. M.

Condon and his bride spent the Sabbath in Nevada, Mo, P. H. Fox one of the County High school trustees, was in the city Monday. A good many of the citizens went to Independence, Monday to attend court. Mrs.

Luther Perking and her daughter Jessie, left for Kansas Cily Monday. Bert Gillam came down from Toronto to spend the Sabbath with his friends. Bert Powell came down from Kansas City and spent the Sabbath with his parents. John Callahan, county attorney, was in the city Monday on legal business. Don't forget to drop in at Govett's and see his nice line of Rockers.

Prices to suit all. C. A. Rodebaugh of Liberty, and one of D. Heckman's clerks, was in the city Tuesday.

Mrs. Walter Staats who has been ill, is at this writing said to be very a little improved. A nine pound boy took up his abode with John Murray of the Missouri Pacific force, Tuesday last. The wife of J. M.

Start of Tyro, died very suddenly at 5 o'clock Sunday morning, aged 72 years. S. H. McMurtry has purchased a residence in Gillam's addition and will soon move into the same. Chas.

H. Wilhaf left Monday, for Jenny Lind, to take charge of a store belonging to a coal company. Prank Truby has become tired of paying rent and will build a good sized residence on North Elm street. A H. Boothby, E.

M. Kane, Chas. Hetherington and Billy Lewark left Monday for a hunt in the territory. The Independence Building company has received its charter and will put up: a building for the cotton mill. Liberty does not intend to be behind her sister cities, and has fixed up an opera house and entertainment hall.

C. C. Robbins is now a full fledged lawyer, having been admitted to the bar during the time of the district court. Winnie Scott. the popular barber, lost an infant child on Snnday last, the remains were buried at Iola, his old home.

Myer Wechsler a clerk in the Leader store, and who has been in Kansas City for some time, returned Tuesday morning. A new clerk arrived at the Willard House on Tuesday. He is not yet able to perform the duties, but it is hoped that he will in the course of time. On Tuesday night. Nov.

52. there will be degree work in the Odd Fellows lodge and it is earnestly requested that the Brothers attend this meeting. There is a movement on foot to get up a match game between the Coffeyville and Caney foot ball teams. The game to take place on Thanksgiving day. Marshal Plunkett took Miss Mattie Marshal, an insane lady, to the county jail last Saturday for safe keeping and also for a hearing before the probate judge.

All the railroads leading into this city are after the new southwestern road which is now being graded. The longest pole will probably reach the persimmon. W. R. Stubbletteld has traded his city property for the Hetherington place south of the city owned by Dr.

Baldwin. The place consists of twenty acres. C. R. Hazzard, captain of Company Twenty-first Kansas regiment, went to Parsons last Friday.

He informed us that as soon as he was mustered out of the service he would settle in this city. A small fire occured at the residence of H. W. Reid last Saturday night, caused by a burning piece of the mantle from a gas jet falling upon a table cloth. The fire was put out before much damage was done.

A very interesting crap game took place on the south side of the scales on South Walnut street near the Missouri Pacific tracks last Sunday afternoon. About fifteen white and colored young men were in the game, and everything went smoothly for a while and then it broke up in a row. The case of Clyde D. Barbour of Parker township vs. Sidney Smith of Independence, occupied the courts attention Monday morning.

This is a replevin suit for a team of horses sold ty Clyde's father and which, Clyde claimed as his own. The jury failed to find a verdict and were discharged. The board of Parker township at their session last Saturday allowed a bill of $3.75 for meals to the election board. This is the first case that we have known wherein the township was liable for the election board's grub while setting as a board. They are allowed so much per diem but the law does not state that they must be fed.

The county commissioners have concluded to wage war on the wolves of the county that have been doing a good deal of mischief and having a lot of fun out of the wolf drives that have from time to time been gotten up for their amusement. The commisssoners have made an order, good for six months, to pay $1.50 for the scalp of every grown wolf killed in the county and 50 cents for the scalps of wolf pups. If any smart game is attemped by bringing in scalps from the outside the county, the order will be rescinded. -Reporter. J.

H. Black, foreman in the Missouri Pacific elevator, met with a bad accident last Friday night at 9:30. While working with the wheat buckets his left arm was caught in the machinery, and it was broken just above the elbow. He went immediately to his room and Dr. Ryan was summoned and set the broken member.

He will be takeen care of while he remain idle, as he only five days before the accident occurred took out an accident policy which will pay him $25 per week and he also belongs to the Odd Fellows, and they will see that he comes out all right. ROYAL Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Alum baking powders are the greatest menacers to health of the present day. ROYAL BAKING POWDER NEW YORK.

2514 publish the same in the paper free. The teachers in the city schools went to Kansas City last Thursday night to visit the schools in that city. Mr. and Mrs. W.

P. Brown and their daughter, Violet, left last Friday afternoon to visit friends and relatives in Ohio. Murphey's celebrated Rock Island Storm Proof shoes for men. Each and every shoe is absolutely water proof, at THE FAIR. The "What Happened to Jones" company will appear at the opera house, December 7th.

This is a large company of fun makers. Mr. and Mrs. E. D.

Candry are receiving a visit from their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. -Dumm.

They reside in Boston, Mass. All dental work up to dateing a specialty, but if you want crown or bridgework done see me. F. E. DOERING.

The ladies of the Catholic church will give a fair at Perkins' opera house, November 21, 22 and 23, for the benefit of the new Catholic church. Mr. A. Cooper and wife left last week for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they will make their future home. They still own a farm here, and it may be possible that they will come back.

We see by the papers that F. M. Benefiel has an eye on the speakership of the legislature this winter. The soldier vote may change his mind on this subject, and his majority is not very large. A fellow who gave his name as J.

Jackson put up at the Howard House last week Tuesday and tarried until Friday, when he disappeared, and also did several articles of wearing apparel and a gold watch. How much business can a man do whose system is in a state of disorder? Headache is only a sympton. It is not a disease. The pain in the head is the sign of rebellion. There have been mistakes in diet and other abuses.

Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are a gentle, effective renovator and invigorator of stomach, liver and bowels. They assist nature without threatening to tear the body piecemeal. There are no griping pains, no nausea. One is a laxative.

Send 21 cents in one-cent stamps to World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, 1 N. and receive Dr. Pierce's 1008 page "Common Sense Medical Adviser," profusely illus- trated. School Shoes. Box calf, Willow calf for boys and Kant Rip, at THE FAIR.

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