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Weekly Republican-Traveler from Arkansas City, Kansas • 3

Weekly Republican-Traveler from Arkansas City, Kansas • 3

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THE ARKANSAS CITY REPUBLICAN, ULY 24, 1 886. Jennie Parker, Mollio York and Mar ARKANSAS CITY REPUBLICAN 9. 1 tha Taylor, were arrested this morning a for running a house of prostitution. Beforo Judge Bryant they plead guilty 5 sSVkSaM) 3 "'CiasJsQ. and paid the fine of $10 and costs each.

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W. It, It. Contract Let ami Work to liegin at Onoo, We have from time to time for the past year told our readers that the Ft. Smith R. R.

would be built and the people of this county given a southern outlet to market. Of late it has been somewhat of an annoyance to be frequently confronted by the farmers who were always sure to demand of us an answer to the question "when is work on the Ft. Smith It. It. to be commenced For a time we succeeded in dodging the question but was finally compelled to admit that we did not know.

JJut to-day we are happy to say to our readers that we do know and we will tell you all about it. Wednesday, Mr. James Hill, princi The First and Only Successful Application of the BASE HEATING Principle to the 3oft Coal Heating Stoves. Jm of the larger cities, but the home paper is of far more value to tho community it serves. That the RiciTDUCANis appreciated is evinced from the fact that each evening's issue tlnds a host of ready readers awaiting its delivery, The advent of the newsboys is the Hignal for the feast to begin.

The impatient "tran sient" scans its pages and from its newsy spice sizes up our city at a glance. The drummer for a moment throttles his merchantlle gab to learn what you are giving us. Judges, lawyers, jury and spectators.released from the treadmill of justice, swarm around the portals of the city hall to learn what has been transpiring outside the legal The business man halts a moment to lap the local cream from its pages. The laboring man dives into the news budget so refreshing at the close of the day's toil. The weary house wife, "just too completely tuckered out to live," rouses up to learn the latest gossip.

Messrs. Editors, the above is no exaggeration, but facts gleaned from close observation by one who is not a stranger to newspaper work. Long may the Republican wave an able exponent of Arkansas City's moral social and business interests is the earnest wish of Ex-Ed. The Hutchison Daily News has teh following concerning the workings of the Ft Smith in that county: "The Ff Smith road is not so well known from the fact that only lately has it been The boomers have commenced ar-riving in this city. This morning eight covered wagons drove into town having several occupants to each wagon.

Thev camped over in the Jack Oaks. Pat Franey, this morning, set a large force of hands and teams at work upon the Canal extension, It is to be completed in 30 days and Pat says he will have it done by the specified time. The Mulvane state bank, of Mul vane, Sumner county, filed its charter yesterday. The directors are-William II. Egan, J.

N. Trickdy, L. D. Hill and C. D.

Beobe, of Mulvane, Sumner county; The capital stock is $500,000. The bids were not opened Saturday evening by the building committee of theM. E. Church. The time was extended until this evening, because several contractors did not have their bids ready to put in.

Julius Behrend was recreating in the territory last week. He speaks jn glowing terms of the beautiful Kaw and Pawnee maidens. They are so artless and natural, very simple in attire and never ruin their health by tight-lacing. Ery Milier and wife have moved to Conway Springs, Sumner county. Kry try CO a 9 ii pal of the firm of Hill, Mason one of the most extensive railroad builders in this country, visited this city, and closed the contract for the lilHTfl liT UH'b' UL'A'H 00 me Mil Stove UMj 11M111UT construction of the Ft.Smith,Welling-on Northwestern through the State of Kansas.

The surveyors will be on the ground next week and proceed at at once to survey and permanently locate the line. As soon as that part of the work is completed, which will be within thirty days, the graders will go HARD AND SOFT COAL. iSo-ward. Bros. Arkansas City, Ks possible for such a line to be built, but to work.

The company have plenty of ties and iron and all other material necessary for the construction of the line and work will be pushed as fast as in fact it means still greater things has a job there. One cause of his removal from here is that hey desired to play with the Wellington base ball club and could not do unless he was for Reno county than the Rock Island as it is a through line to New Orleans, money and men can do it. The con a resident of the samo county. tract calls for the completion of the giving us a market for corn, wheat, oats and all our products, while in return we get coal and lumber at less than one half of the present prices. Maj.

L. E. WooiViu exhibited the mammoth of the season. It weighs one pound and fourownces.and line and cars running thereon by the first of February 1887. This is the full text of the whole business and all we can do now is to remind our friends that the whistle of the engines on the Ft.

Smith, Wellington Northwestern will furnish you music by the Look on your maps and see the route aud at once you will say, "Hurrah for the Ft Smith!" From New Orleans the Huntingdon system now runs up Having purchased the grocery stock and bakery establishment of Traftlick Ulizzard I am prepared to accommodate everybody with Stape and Fancy Groceries, as cheaply as Any Firm in the City will have my BREAD WAGON ready to supply everyone with Fresh I5rpad 11 kinds of Cakes at their door. Hoping to gain a share of the pat-onage from the citizens of Arkansas City. I remain Most Respectfully, S. IP. GOULD.

measures 1U inches from the head to the tip of the hind leg. It was captured by his son, Lewis, liO miles down in the territory. The Major and hU pet are equal to a quartette of baso Red river to Ft, Smith. From Ft. agreed time.

Wellington Standard. Smith to Arkansas City, this state, the 4 dContin ued on page 6 Writing from Seattle, W. Ned Mitts thus speaks of the political state right of way has been granted to the same system, and from Arkansas City to Wellington, Hutchison, Nickerson of affairs at that place: Everybody and on to Nebraska chartered under here is now engrossed with the com the name of Ft. Smith, Kansas Xe ing election. It will be a red hot one braska.

This road will come into Reno on account of the Chinese trouble. There are two parties the laboring 0 0 county from the southeast and run northwest to Hutchison and Nickerson, running about thirty-five miles and asking $125,000 in the county bonds. men and the upholders of the Chinese. These two parties have very little loye for each other. The laboring men are well organized and I hope to see them Sherin-n Sale.

Statu of Kansas, I ss CowucyCouktv, (JtMirK'o E. Coourod, Plaintiff, vs G. W. White delemkmt: By virtue of an execution to me directed and delivered. Issued out of the District Court of tlic lutli Judicial District, sitting in and for the county of Vowlcy, iu the state of Kansas, I will ou SATURDAY, THE 31st DAY OF JULY, 1886.

lit tile hour of o'clock, p. m. of said day, at the south door of the court house, in the city of Wintleld, Cowley county, Kansas, otter at public sale, and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand the following deserllied property, to-wit: Lot eighteen (is) and lot nineteen (1) in block one hundred mid forty-two (1-til in the city of Arkansas City county, state of Kansas; said property will he sold as the property of the nkove named defendant to satisfy said execution. Given under my hand, at mv ofliee, In the city of Wlnlicld, this 24th day of June. A.

1H88. (5. II. MelNTiliK, Sheriff of Cowley County. Kansas.

By T. II. Hahuok, Deputy, ARMSTONG, OLDROY RUBY, Land, Loan and Insurance Brokers. Make collections, pay taxes. OFFICE room 1st floor in PICKLE BLOCK carry the day.

The troops are still 0 O1 05 CQ ct- CO Cfl CD a CD CO CD here and are likely to remain here for some time, as the state militia can not be relied upon. There are th ree companies of militia in this town. Two of them are almost wholly composed of working men, while the other, the "Seattle Rifles," is composed of dude and the like. I think if they were called out there would be a fight between the dude company and the others. You can not understand how bitter the feeling is between the pro-Chi Cattle Dying by UnudrnlH.

Colorado, July 15. The cattle interests of western Texas are in a deplorable condition. The drouth bus extended over a period of many months. In many localities there is neither grass nor water, and cattle are dying at the rate of a hundred a day. The banks of the Pecos river are strewn with the carcasses of cattle driven from the interior, having perished from dnnking too much water The loss will aggregate hundreds of thousands of dollars.

FROM MONDAY'S DAILY. CQ 6 Everybody Hails An Enterprising. Reliable House. E. Eddy can al ways be relied upon not only to carry in stock the best of everything, butto secure the agency for such articles as have well-known merit and are popular with the people, thereby sustaining the reputation of being always enterprising, and ever reliable.

Having secured the agency for the celebrated Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, will sell it on a positive guarantee. It will surely cure any and every affection of Throat, Lung and Chest, and to show our confidence we invite you to call and get a tria bottle free. nese and the anti-Chinese. At the time of the eviction of the Chinese, there were some five hundred put on board the "Queen of the shipped to San Francisco and else Mrs.

W. W. Brown is quite sick. A little boy of Alex. Wilson is on the sick list.

where. Those who were wounded by the troops had their pictures taken, L. W. Currier is building a residence showing the bullet holes, and they the 2nd ward. made very effective campaign docu Will V.

McConn and wife returned to Belle Flaine to-day. A Wise Father Never trifles with his family's health nerbuys patent medicines, who publishes testimonials of cures he knows Wad paper, all the latest patterns, at ments. The men who were killed were also photographed and the pictures distributed around. The wealthy men here are making every effort to have those convicted who participated, in the riot and I think thev will succeed. cost atIowry Sollltt's.

nothing about, but deals with reliable druggists who know wnlcn medicines has in reality cured. The undersigned At Olympia last week twenty-seven of the ring leaders in the affair over there druggists or Arkansas (Jity nave sold the following remedy for two years. and can truthfully say that Primley's Speedy Cure for Coughs and Colds has never failed to For Rent. The Hoyt gymnasium building. Enquire of J.

E. Hoyt. A. A. Davis is stopping at Geuda Springs this week for her health.

The little baby of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hoobler, of Silverdale township is very sick.

Mrs. Adam Traband, who has been very sick for some lime past is reported convalescing. were sentenced to six months in the penitentiary by the U. S. grand jury.

It was the lowest sentence under the law, and the judge remarked he was BEE-HIVE GROCERY STORE. WHERE YOU OaN BUY give relief in the most obstinate and stubborn cases of coughs and colds. Having won its high reputation, quietly, but rapidly, solely on its intrinsic 03 merits without advertising. Consump tives will please ask for special instruc' Mrs. J.

C. Topliif and her sister, tions, and if we do not help you.it will cost you nothing. Price 50 cts. and $1 sorry to be so severe on them. They are having the "Local Option" election hereto-day.

It is practically an election for or against prohibition. There is a strong feeling against it but as almost all of the women will vote for it and a good many men, they have hopes of carrying it. The people here hold up Kansas as a glorious example of sold Dy the tonowing druggists: 1) Chap el and 8 Steinberger. Miss aiton, are visiting menus and relatives up in Nebraska. Mrs.

A. D. Prescott was taken suddenly ill Saturday night. She is reported convalescing at present writing. what prohibition will do.

It's a pie Browii's RESTORE, nic to see the women vote. I saw the district grand jury last night. It was Composed of seven men and five ladies, The ladies seemed to be tully im pressed with the dignity of their posi FOB tion. They make good jurors, i As Others S.o Us. Eds.

Rkpublican: We have no de ti A 9 1 5 Aft 9 I. sire to flatter, but we do esteem it not 1 -OO only a pleasure but a duty to speak a word of commendation for your well directed efforts in establishing, and conducting the Daily Republican, Dr. Florence II olden has located in the City. Her office can be found in rooms above Steinberger Coomb's drugstore. Miss Ella Spurgeon, who has been visiting in Indiana, came home Saturday.

Miss Spurgeon is a niece of Mrs. J. W. Ruby. The Geuda Springs base ball club will play the Canal City club here next Thursday afternoon.

Game to be called at 2 o'clock. A. J. Sullivan has again assumed the proprietorship of the Independence News, daily and weekly, The daily is to be discontinued, The Ft. Smith Daily Tribune reports that Capt.

II. B. Barnes, of the steamer Kansas Miller, has been quite sick for several dyas, but is fast recovering. A. A Abbott has purchased a half, interest in W.

O. Miller's blacksmith shop Miller Abbott is the style of the firm. Both gentlemen are good machanics. C. C.

Sollitt has rented a cottage at Geuda Springs and Mrs. Sollitt will iro A local paper is never fully appreciat ed, and even its patrons who are most pleased with it are too slow in manifesting an interest in its success in the way of commending it to their neigh NORTH SUMMIT Arkansas 'City, Keeps a Full Stock of Choice Cigars and Tobaccos, Paints, and Oils, Drugs, Medicines, Toilet Articles, Perfumes, etc. bors or speaking a good word for him who shoves the editorial quill for the iH 2 rn CT Than at any other house in the city. Tryonesackof 0 FLOUR AT $155. I to CD jssal sqesI public good.

A reliable, live daily is of more value to a community than is generally placed to its credit. We express the sentiments of a large majority of our best citizens when we extend our good will and wishes for the prosperity of the Daily. Of course in CD in a paper so young and in a city the size of ours we can not expect to find over one day this week to nccupv it. She will remain there a month or more trying the effects of the springs. equal to tae old established papers.

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