The Parsons Independent from Parsons, Kansas • 4

FOR SUNDAY DINNER, VISIT it pays you Hfflis of i m-mm IV.H.Southv; oravs TO TRADE WITH US. SPECIALIST EYE, EAR, NOSE AND TWl-eOAT. 1 III Mil HI Will Positively Cure You of Your Vff" The larze rural and city circulation of the Parsons Independent makes It a superior (Formerly PERRY HOUSE.) niecilum for advertisers, ana lis rates are 6.6anoosesGo. Ailments, if Curable, T. B.

BLISS, Prop. PARSONS. KAN. WILL GIVE A Pair of Shoes very reasonable. Ve can turn trade your way.

You know we can. Glad to nee you any time. Rate 1.60 per day. DR. JOHN TINDER Now best popular price hotel In the State FREE CLINICS MONDAY OF EACH WEEK, 1822 1013 Johnson Avo.

Phones 6" and 98. The registration books closed today. Has for five years given special attention to all diseases of the Eye, Ear, id FOR THE BEST A son was born to Frank Workman One door west of Flynn-MorrU Clotliinir Nose and Throat. As a specialist in and wife on Sunday. II ID all forms or catarrhal Trouble Dr.

John lias no equal in the west A son was born to Fred Franklin From 1.30 to 5.30 p. m. Remember all patients will be treated free of charge every Monday afternoon, beginning September 3d, until otherwise notitied. Oilice JOHNSON AVE. Over T.

C. White Furniture Co anu one uoor east 01 iiite Furniture More. The Two Largest and Most Complete Stocks of Groceries IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. and wife on Saturday. 9 The Katy iron foundry force is lay Dr.

John has built up a large practice because he guarantees his work and his charges are reasonable. If your eyes are weak the doctor will tit your eyes with glasses. He can save ing off until further orders. All kind of chicken feed always kept Quality Away Up on hand by anMeter fcons. you money.

Dr. John Tinder believes in progression. Hence he has mastered LOOK AT OUR and AT THE STREET FAIR. rifPQ AfZI I lnVLrn nast ten days in painting the water the science of Snjjjjcstive Therapeutics and will guarantee to cure all Chronic Diseases. He can cure in a When in Chicaero this month we IvWtlt LOAKS The Butler mat Draws me First Prize.

i'rornpt attention. I'hone ordcrtt delivered without delay. few days all habits such as Liquor, Polar Hear Hour made from the best bought half a car load of Wall Paper, Tobacco, Morphine, etc, Call and see soft wheat. Sold by anMcter Sons which we will sell at Less than 50c. on 1H22 Johnson Ave.

1013 him. Consultation' free. at Uucper sack. the Dollar FOR NEXT SIXTY DAYS TED TEC First Stairway west Holmes Drue: Store. Brick is being put on the ground W.

TALBOT, Jr. A. BUCKLEY for a virtrified brick sidewalk around the Kimball Block. C. Hayes, who formerly run a- gro 1826 Johnson Avenue.

Tho well known EXAMINED FREE By H. lilSULHALLAND, cery store in the Library Building l-AND OTHER CLOTHING AT BOTTOM PRICES. The Palladium ofliccis now printing HARDWARE the ballots to be used in this county at in this city, but who last spring moved on a farm in Southern Missouri, B.F.BRIGGS the coming election. man, Invites YOUR Patronage and Optical Specialist. Will Treat You Right.

Phone VanMcter Sons your Fri has returned to Parsons and is now living on West Crawford avenue, where both he and his wife are very sick. Wl Johnson Avcnui', 'Phone 4 Glasses made to order for all diseases of the eve. 1 remove those terrible headaches day or Saturday order for fish and oysters. Prompt delivery. SPECIALIST FINANCIAL AGENT, INVESTOR, Millions to I oem.

Oftlce over Nordyke's China Emporium, caused by bad vision and astigmatic troub The new Katy shops were ordered A. II. Reeves, a former employe in The Independent. les. If you nave troume wnnyour eyes or if vour srhisses do not tit.

call and see us. All this olllce, is now editing The Sun, at completed in this city by the 20th two weeks ago, but owing to the non-arri 151 ue Wound, this state. Success work guaranteed to lie correct. Trices within reach of ail. Otliee over Model Clothing Store, P.O.

Box 141. PARSONS, KAN. val of material the work could not be PUIlLISIlKl) F.VKUY FRIDAY 11Y TUB INDfiPlINDIiNT PUBLISHING CO. R. J.

Charles and wife are in the completed by that time. An effort Corner Central and Johnson Avnues 1 FIRST-CLASS city from uia, i. visiting the parents of Mrs. Charles, E. C.

Savage and Parsons Kansas. PARSONS KANSAS. wife. A The Katy lias recently handled sev Lamar Floutr Reynolds Woodland, DEALERS IN PURE: DRU8S, Chemicals, Perfumeries, Toilet Articles, Fine Stationery Cigars, etc. Prescriptions Compounded with, care and Accuracy.

1825 Johnson Avenue. eral train loads of cotton, which will SHOP. YOU'RE NEXT will now be made to have all buildings completed by the first of the coming month. A Parsons hardware man offers a prize to the homeliest woman in attendance at their corning circus and carnival and appointed the editorsof the various city papers as judges. The newspaper men bucked promptly, claiming that they were unable to be shipped from New York to Liver Several grades 011 hand.

NATIONAL TICKET. For President, William Mckinley, of oi.io. For Vice President, THEODORE KOO.SE VELT, of New York. First Door East of "Katy" Depot. pool.

California Fruits General manager Allen, of the Katy, was in the city a few days ago and ii A consignment just received. J) Repair Shop, left orders to have the Katv Park The Gem1 dodge Independent fixed up. 1808 Johnson Ave. UPDYKE lwenty-eight men went soutn on The time for the distribution of extra copies of The Independent CHAS. SUPPE.

Prop'r. the Katy llycr on Sunday morning to ELY Anvthins: and Everything Repaired. I.m- I8IO JOHNSON AVE. 1810 17-19 worK in various construction gangs tnrougn tne mans is drawing to a close, but already we have begun a hrellas covered. Locks, t'ewinsr Machines.

ELY BLAKE on the line. Scales, Bicycles, Watches Clocks. Uuns. Re Un Pnnlrol systematic circulation of extra copies ii Ui uGiiuaii Has no ISi1 Mow to make and does not sell goods below tirst cost, hut he buys at volvers, typewriters, vioiins, BLAKE Geo. B.

Hunt, business manager of which will be worth fully as much to Knives, Scissors, Jewelry. UAi.L a.m) STATE TICKET. For Governor, W. E. STANLEY.

For Lieutenant Governor, ii. e. For Associate Jusjhro, W. A. JOHNSON.

For Secretary of State, GEORGE A. OLAKK. For Treasurer. FKAN'K GRIMES. For Auditor, GEORGE E.

cOLE. For Attorney General, A. A. GODDARD. "The Hell Jioy," is an old-time print advertisers and shall continue to give er, and wears a contented look amidst BOTTOM PRICES hem the best service for the least the rumble of presses.

money. Dealers in Furniture, Stoves, Crockery, Queensware, Tinware, Graniteware, BOOM and sells at a In five and a half years an alarm of An alarm or re was sounded at one fire has not been given while the hors o'clock wednasday atternoon, occa THE CARNIVAL es were out on exercise, and only one and in fact everything for Housekeeping, are Specially Well Stocked for the i Fall and Winter Trade you should by all means see them before buying. They will quote you lowest prices. fcT Finest lot of Souvenir high-grade while they were being shod. sioned by a small conflagration in the dental ollice of Dr.

Peak in the Schmet-zer building, on Johnson avenue. The Very Small Profit tlie best as well as the cheaper grades of GROCERIES, i China, with views of St. Fatnck Church and K. T. station.

The funeral of Mrs. Abies took AND STREET FAIR. lire had caught from the dental turn For Superintendent of Public Instruction, place from the family residence on ace use in the office, and the flames Sunday afternoon. The remains were extinguished before much dam were taken to Mound alley. Prompt and courteous attention at tlie age was done.

and pays the hiirhest market price for Jane Flynn, who was convicted in Last night Mr. Nordyke said: "I FIRST NATION AL BANK Parsons. Kansas. YOUR BUSINESS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. FRANK NELSON.

For Insurance Commissioner. SV. V. CHURCH. For Cong rcsstna n-at -Largo, CIIAKLKS F.

SCOTT. For Presidential Electors-at Large, A. W. SMI HI, of Mc-Pliersoii. I.

F. BRADLEY, of Wyandot to County. GENERAL PRODUCE. lave naci an tne trade i wanted or the district court of stealing a ring from Mrs. L.

A. Heath, was sentenced to the penitentiary for a year. Call and see for yourself KANDY 0 0 a ITCHEN ND LAUNCH FiOOAI, One door East of Flynn-Morris, 1SKS Johnson avenue. Try our Chilli. could handle this week: could hardly ask for more could So much, for Roland Blankenshin has crone to the News, anyway.

The Daily News. Little Rock, where he has ac Mr. Nordyke is mightily pleased with O. P. ERG EN BRIGHT, of Montgomery Co.

Patronize our advertisers. cepted a position as assistant store us handsome ad. in lhe Independent, I-I WISE, Proprietor and doesn't give the News all the keeper for the Choctaw railroad. credit for his big sales. The season for The Board of Education closed the "Wit and music galore will be found sshools today in order to allow the pu OYSTERS the sparkling farce comedy success.

pils an opportunity to take in the Carnival of rsationsand Society Circus A Ben Boy," which will be seen LAUGHLIN FOUNTAIN PEN lLJf WjuhtaJ 1 "tJ at the opera house this evening and it For Congress, Third Cong. GEORGE W. WHEATLEY, of Galena. COUNTY TICKET. For State Senator, A.

A. OSGOOD, of Parsons. For Clerk District Court, JAMES WEAVER, Jtt of Parsons. For County Attorney, T. J.

FLAN NELLY, of Chetopa. For Probate Judge, L. V. CRANE, of Montana. Is now here, and LEWIS The Hies are worse at this season of claimed to have the liveliest witti est and prettiest collection of singers, the year than anyother.

There may not be so many of them but they are mean enough to make up for lack of numbers. dancers, clever comedians and grace sell the BEST at the lowest possible price, also Fruits, Cljiars, Tobacco, Drinks. Sinn of the Kandy Kitchen. 1816 Johnson ave. ful girls that has ever been banded The Best at Any Price together in farce comedy.

The Edwards Opera House official Special arrangements enable The For Superintendent of Public Instruction, Parsons Independent to offer the cele program for the current season is a decidedly neat affair, and well patron Drateu ljaugiuin rn (see aci.) in con nection with yearly subscription to ROGAN'S BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY. The place to get best values. We make a specialty of Fancy Cakes. Wed-dins parties supplied. Try us.

ill do our best to please you. Choicest materials used. 1S23 Johnson Ave. liarr's old stand. this paper, at a price for the two that ized by the advertising public.

Each issue will be extensively distributed. The L. I. A. ladies will serve refresh" ments at Little Auditorium during Carnival Circus days (Oct.

2(5 and 27) seems incredibly low, $1.50. On A Seasonable Suggestion A gilt of never ending usefulness and a constant pleasant reminder of the giver. Your choice of these popular styles, superior to the S3.00 STYLES of other makes, for only ANNA M. ARNOLD, of Altamont. School Trustees, DR.

HENDERSON, of Labette. D. D. ST KG IS, of Edna. For Representative, J.

B. McDoNALD, of Parsons. HIS PROPHECY. this proposition several hundred new Exffliaiill rrri RYAN BROS. PROPS.

1929 Johnson Aye. Telephone 65. 2 First-class wor puarautued. ft Q3 STPBBETOWIM Jim lUM i 1 Pj 'S zoUi i a EI? ui i a n2 I 22 8 I Ll hi mfj patrons should be secured in short or der. We are going for theni consisting of coffee, sandwiches and soup.

ine rarsons jmks returned nome on Saturday morning, after presenting i ne elevators oi tins city are running day and night shelling the vast My i riend rom India" at Oswego M. YAWriAN, "If ricKinlev and the A i quantities of corn that is now being l'lttsDurg ana Mo. At al three places they met with excellent Republican party are sue brought to this city. A large amount of corn is shipped here from the Indian .00 REPAIRER, I808'4 E. Johnson Territory.

success. They played to large houses and were cordially received. The public and the press were loud in their cess in I and put in power Pli Alternative writ or mandamus was praise or the manner in which they "Work done to order promptly granted in the Supreme court Monday and satisfaction guaranteed. rendered tne piay. in the asylum case, and the case set W.

II. Sharp, a former resident of for hearing on the 7th, the day after Mound Valley, died from the effects election day. of a pistol wound at Carl Junction Mrs. Purcell, wife of Rev. J.

J. Tur it Wednesday. Sharp was city Try It a week. If not suited we buy it back, and otter you SI. 10.

We are willing to take chances on you wanting to sell, vie know pen values, vou will when you own one of these. The water company at Cherry-vale has asked an injunction against the city to prevent the building- of a municipal plant. cell, arrived from San Antonio, Satur marshal of Carl Junction and his day evening. She left Tuesday morn pistol fell to the sidewalk and was dis ing to return to her home, taking with charged, the contents finding lodge 1 her, her aaugnter Kuth. ment in his abdomen.

An operation was performed to extract the bullet The Brandon brothers are home Finest quality hard rubber holder, 14k. Diamond Point Gold Pen, any desired flexibility in fine, medium or stub, and the only perfect ink feed. Ona Pen Only to one address FROM THE PHILIPPINES. and Sharp died from the effects of the visiting their mother the eldest from Lucretia Borgia was by a float at the Wichita carni 1 operation. UKiaiioma, aner an aDsence or over for the next four years, wages will be decreased.

Hard times will come upon us and over the land. The price of wheat will go down and the price of gold will go up. riortgages on our homes will be foreclosed by the money lend- ers. Shops and factories will close. We will export no goods, and we will import from foreign lands all the goods we use.

Thus will ruin, want and misery be with us. Wm. J. Bryan In i896. Recent Experiences Among the La two years.

The younger has a fine Airs. C. A. Kasbach says that the 2 1 I wLUHIV IITBSSSBSS I double-bell trombone that cost $110, drones and Insurrection. val.

The poison in the flask was supposed to be drug store scenes at the stricken city still beg Howard llerry, the colored boy who gar description, lhe day she got A. II. Hammond, writing from whisky. there workmen took out twenty eight struck 31 rs. ai.

JJuvai on the head Santa Cruz de Mayo, Cavite, Sept. 15th with a rock, was convicted of feloni bodies irom among tne wreckage, and the day she left thirty bodies were on this special offer, by nail, postpaid on receipt oi $1.00, (registration 8c. extra.) Ask your dealer to show you this pen, if he has not- or won't get it for you (do not let him substitute an imitation, on which he can make more profit) send his name and your order to us, and receive free- of charge one of our Safety Pocket Pen Holders. Remember There is no says: Duty is very hard now. we ous assault in the district court, and DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE VIA have attacked twice since writing my taken out.

The bodies are cremated was sentenced to the reform school. THE CHOCTAW ROUTE. DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE VIA THE CHOCTAW ROUTE. A valve has been put in on Central ast letter, and we're just able to! hold our own and no more. We are not very strong here less than one as fast as they are taken out.

The gulf on the west of the city has encroached upon the city a distance of two blocks. avenue to shut the water oil from the On October 7th the Choctaw, Okla Katy station, providing any accident On October 7th the Choctaw, Okla occurs, instead of being compelled to company, there being only seventy- homa and Gulf Railroad inaugurates double dlilv service from Oklahoma fl insist oo it, take no chances. Mr. Littlefleld's visit was more shut the water oil trom central avenue til Arpeo and Indian Territory to Hot Springs, to repair any damages. homa and Gulf Railroad inaugurates double daily service from Oklahoma and Indian Territory to Hot Springs.

and Memphis, where direct connections are made with lines diverging for all points in the east and south east. ii than a republican argument to the city of Parsons. It clearly demonstrates the absolute necessity for an Audi Bill Gentry, the colored individual LAUGHLIN MFG. CO. and Memphis, where direct connections are made with lines diverging for all points in the east and who was convicted in the district The political situation in La- torium.

Extra seats were provided court of enticing a young colored girl bcttc county is by no means as and we sincerely believe at least twice south east. 275 laughlla Blook, DETROIT. MICHIGAN. irom an k. x.

train lor immoral purposes, was sentenced to the peni- as many more could have been utilized. In spite of all, Parsous IS growing in One Way Settlers' Kates to the Southeastern States. The Southern association of tenuary ior niieen monuis. size and importance and every effort should be put forth to keep abreast of forlorn as the Demo-1 'ops have pictured it. While locally everything is not as harmonious as could be desired here in Parsons, churches held On Ausrust 21.

September 4 and 19, James F. Harris, a well known citi Congregational her growth. Daily zen of this section, was stricken with October 2 and 16, the K. F. M.

at Parsons Oct. appopiexy on Saturday evening, and R. R. will sell one way settlers' ticK- its fall session 23 and 24. The passenger department of the died Monday.

His funeral took place ets to points southeast of Memphis at prospects in the county, district xuesuay aiiernoon rrom uis late resi very low rates, w. u. k.nigiit, Agii. Missouri, Kansas and Texas has announced that on and after November 1, ticket rates between points in In dence and was largely attended. and, state are decidedly bright and thousands who have been thinking' instead of spouting will dian territory will be reduced to 3 Two old ladies and three children who were trying to make their way to Lehigh, I.

were stranded in the cents per mile. Persons failing to procure tickets at stations where silentlv chancre fealty from the there is a ticket office will be charged lew York Wabash city Sunday. They appealed to the Mayor and stated that they had eaten 5 cents per mile by the conductor on untenable vagaries of Bryanism, the train, rom stations where tickets are not sold, the 3 cent rate will nothing since the evening before. Dr. Gunsaulus, who was to have an and the specious quibbles of state be collected on the train.

peared at the opera house Wednesday evening under the auspices of the Pop dissension to the solid principles and sensible policies of Republi In the case of Heath against the ular entertainment course, missed city of Parsons, tried in the district court the jury brought in a verdict canism. In savinr this, we do train connections at Kansas City and was unable to reach this city to meet not excuse or condone those who, the engagement. four men tit for duty out of one hundred and twenty-eight, many being sick, on special duty, etc. We have lost four men killed and seven wounded in the two attacks. My health remains pretty fair.

Would be very much pleased to receive The Independent. Reading matter is very hard to get out here now. I sent your photo home, as it is impossible to keep it in this climate, every thing gets so mouldy. Even the clothes we wear must be in constant use or else they quickly mould. My Regiment Commandant, F.

T. Harwood, sent me a box of cigars as a present, a few months ago. I have a year and eight months more to serve I don't like soldiering unless there is some excitement going on. Will have quite a sum of money saved up by the time I am discharged. A second letter, dated Novalita, P.

Sept 20th, says: We have had three small skirmishes with Insurrectios since my last etter. Our loss is two killed and one wounded; rebel loss -not known, but thought to be heavy. Our force in each case was ninety-five against probably three times that number. Ladrones also are very active. They fire upon us from mango and banana groves, causing us much annoyance.

Out of a year and three months I have only lost twelve days' duty; pretty good, isn't it? Mary Weathers and Bertha Brown, the two colored women who held up a Katy bridge carpenter at the Katy station Monday night, had their preliminary hearing before Justice Newton and were each held to the district court for trial in the sum of $150 in default of which- they were taken to the county jail. against the city of $1,250 damages. This is a cause where Travis Heath, a lad about twelve years of age, came in contact with live wire and was badly burned. The wire was a broken one belonging to the Telephone Company, under the guise of friendship for Parsons have sought to knife her Thirty members of the Degree of Honor were in the city from Chanute Tuesday as guests of the members of prosperity, for selfish ends. the order in this city.

A banqnet was Investigate Iook up the time via any route nd compare it with the Wabash Fast Mail it won't take long-and it will save you half a day if you are going- to New York. Wabash Fast Mail, Kansas City 6.15 p. New York 7.30 a. is the quickest train. We have figured every route before making this statement you can get on at Kansas City and get off at New York without having set a foot off the train not so via any other route.

Wabash Fast Mail which fell across an electric wire and became charged, and it is said that tendered the visitors, and after the Tlie Asylum. banquet members of the order enter the telephone company is legally liable to the city for the damage thus ob tained them at their homes. to A special dispatch from Topeka thfi Kansas City Times says: rne Kansas un ana lias company The Parsons asylum case will not be tained. In the district court at Greenville, Texas, Friday the jury in the case of has struck a million foot gas wel permitted to worry the voters of Kan- ah fi 4-1 on the Penfield farm, southeast of Jefferson, and about seven miles Through Service BETWEEN ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY AND Tur PRINCIPAL CITIES OF TEXAS.

CL'FFET SLEEPERS AND FREE RECLINING KniY cm cubs DINING STATIONS OPERATED BY THE COMPANY. SUPERIOR MEALS. sa again unui a hit uie cietLiuu Attorney General Goddard and C. II II. P.

Wood vs the Missouri, Kansas railway awarded the plaintiff northwest of the city. It is a big one and as it comes in a new field, it is of $5000 damages. This is a case of "first unusual interest. Coffeyville Journal Kimball, on the part of the -city of Parsons, commenced mandamus proceedings in the Supreme court to com impression" and will no doubt go to 6.15. evening.

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same evening. .7.30. morningl Leaves Kansas City. Arrives Detroit Wabash Arrives Niagara Wabash Arrives Buffalo. Wabash Arrives New York D.L.&W..

the supreme court. It is interesting, Smith Adamson, a well known far mer residing close to the city, had pel the state ooaru or cnariries to condemn the site for the state asylum to as it will settle the liability of a railroad for spreading diseases through stroke of appopiexy last Saturday be located at Parsons. carelessness or hospital employes, and fell on Johnson avenue, lie nn The mandamus will run against Grant Hornaday, chairman of the ally become better and was enabled to Judge Wood has filed suits for other members of his family also, which will go home. This is the second attack board of charities. The Supreme probably depend on the nnal decision of appopiexy that he has had.

court has made the temporary writ of of this case. His suit was for $95,000. Arrives Boston. morning. We can give quicker and better service to almost any eastern city or town than any other line running from Kansas City.

Tell us where you want to go. We will point you out the best time and connections, tell you all about the service, quote you rates which you will find to be the lowest. H. N. ALAND, H.

C. SHIELDS, Western Pass. Ag't. i Traveling Pass. Ag't Wabash Ticket Office, 9th and Delaware (Junction,) Kansas City.

mandamus, which was issued, return J. L. Wighton, master car builder for the K. says that forty WANTED ACTIVE MAN OF GOOD able November 7, the day after elec tion. The action of the court in mak character to deliver and collect In Kasnas car repairers are wanted at shops a for old established manufacturing wholesale house.

$900 a year sure pay. Honesty more Sedalia. There are a large number of ins the writ returnable at this time will leave the case in the Fame condi man experience requirea. uur reference, any bank In any city. Enclose self-addressed damaged cars on hand, brought from the Texas flood district, and there is tion that it has been in for the past stamped envelope.

Manufacturers, Third FlPTY CSfJTO, three months work ahead for the men. Floor, 244 Dearborn two years..