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The Burlingame Blade from Burlingame, Kansas • 5

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THE BURLINGAME BLADE. Eggs are no longer twenty cents a Wednesday was Washington's birthday The snow of last week soon dlaap peared, Mr. C. F. Davis, editor of tho Bloom-field, Iowa, Farmer, Bays: "1 can recommend Chamberlain's Cough Komedy to all sufferers with colds and croup.

I have used it in my family for the past two years aud have found it the best I ever used for the purposes which it is intended. 50 ceut.bottbs for sale by all DR. H. --y- HOMOEOPATHIC --PIIYSICIAX. 'Will promptly respond to calls In town or count.ry.

Oltlee over Anthony's Store, BURLINGAME. KANSAS' remount Paragraph. F. Huff went to Topeka Sunday. T.

W. Mitchell vudtud Scran ton Tuesday. x-lierlirFrunkhouur wailntowu Wndnei Mr. Whitberk wont to Kansas City Wednesday. Judge.

Thompson made atrip to Topoka Tuesday. N. McDonald went to Kansas City Wednesday, L.O. lloleouib made a business trip to Osage City Mouday. K.

Patterson of Osage Cit was In Burl In-game Sunday. Wm. VauR-un made a business trip to Topeka last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.

CbuH. Ohm visited friends In BurlliiKaino Sunduy. Miss Lhile liruwn of Baldwin City visited in Bunlngunie Monday. Q. J.

Adams moved Wednesday to a farm near Wumego, Kausas. Edward Morgan recently made a week's visit in St. Murys, Kims. W. II.

Davis canibiu Friday of last week from Eskrldge with liorsus. Q. P. Plenum and wife went to Topeka last Saturday to visit relatives. L.

L. Rudgley, a Westmoreland, Kansas, lawyer was In town Monday. Miss Jessie Colvlnof Qxa.no City has been visiting Katie Oliver tills week. Miss Cora Gookins went to Topeka last Saturday to see a niece who was slvk. Jack Wutts left on the 17th for Lawrence, to attend bis slster-ln-luw't funeral.

Mrs. Ed. Howe went to Linn county this week to attend the funeral of her brother. David Lewis of Osage City has been employed as harness muker by FUley St Son. H.

Lewis, seale Inspector for the Santa Fe K. U. wits ill town the 11 rat of tne week. Bert Colvln, of Tacoma, Washington, was A halo old man, Mr. Jas.

Wilson, of Aliens Sittings, 111., who Is over 00 years of age, says: "I have iu my time tried a great many medicines, some of excellent quality, but never before did I find any that would so completely i i.il that is claimed for It as Chambi tlnin Colic, Cholera and Diarrhu'a Remedy, it la truly a wonderful medicine." or sale by all druggists. Joseph V. Dory, of Warsaw, 111., was troubled with rheumatism and tried a of (iilf rent remedies, but says none of lliem seemed to do him good, but flti'illy he got hold of on- that speedily cured him. He was much pleased with it and felt sure that others similarly afflicted would like to know what the remedy was that-cured him. He stales for the benefit of the public that it it-called Chamberlain's Pain Balm.

For sale by all druggists. Mr. Albert Favorite, of Arkansas City, wishes to give our renders tin bine-lit of his experience with colds. He says: "I contracted a cold early last spring that settled on my lungs, aud had hardly recovered fr.ua it I caught another that hung on all summer and left me with a hacking cough which 1 thought I never would get rid of. Iliad used Chamber Iain's Cough Remedy some fourteen years ago with much success, and concluded to try It Bgaln.

When I had got through with one uoitle my cough had left me, and I have not suffered with a cough or cold since. I have recommended it to others, and all speak well of It." 50 cent bottles for sale by all druggists. iQxahani jailor. FINE 1MPOETED JNT DOMESTIC WOOLENS. CALL AND EXAMINE GOODS AND LEARN PRICES.

One dour curt of Burlingame Hunk, add vatt TTTTvrrmxro RED FRONT BAKERY, Fresh Bread. Confections. Liunoh. eit all. HCoxxjs.

Fresh Oysters and Celery Always on Hand. CALL AND SEE US. )cr dozen, The Blade subscription list is daily growing. Tl. Vnllai.nl IVI.n ha ilt VI r.iil.1 Itni-Mr Is on our tables Just as soon as our business wtll justify the outlay the Blade will all be printed at home.

Middangh's musical comedy and gold band at the Opera House, Monday evening, Feby. 27. Why not put the court house half way between Burlingame and Osage City and build the towns towards it? Bonn: To Mr. and Mrs. John Northern, February 10, a daughter.

Ditto, on same dato, to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Young. A flag Bhould float from the school house on occasions like Washington's birthday. We owe that, much to his illustrious memory.

Rev. II. F. J'erry is assisting at a revival In Sterling. He has already Immersed 27 converts whilo others wait the ordinance.

The meetings continue with increased interest. The Blade will be In the postofflce early every Saturday morning so that it can be delivered with the first mail Farmers who want a paper for Sunday reading cannot do better than subscribe. Scranton hns a "Shakem 'Em Up Club" that according to the Gazette holds Us sessions "just under the Cave of Gloom." Shake 'em up too often and gloom is certain to be In the neighborhood. The anniversary of the organization of the Prairie Center sub-alliance Is July 11. Last July they had a huge picnic to cele.

brate the occasion. It has already been decided that another will be held on the same date this vear. Last Saturday the Blade office was thronpedabout all day with farmers eirer to subscribe. Tart of the time the sub scriptions rolled In faster than they could be written down. TVh' approbation an! Ritbftnntiat assistance are very An amusing Incident occurred before Judge Thompson in chambers lately.

A prominent Kansas lawyer came from a distance on an important case ami forgot to brine the papers in the Riiit. lie had hlg "grip" with him that should have contained them but it was empty he had prepared the documents and done every thing but bring them with him. They were left on the desk In his office at home. Of course the hearing had to be post poned. The Judge didn't give "him away" but it leaked out The county seat removal question Is the carpet.

Lyndon as a measure strengthen her position has proposed to-donate to the. county the building now occupied as a court house subject to a mortgage of $5,000. The property originally cost $10,000. The county commis sioners have been in session Week considering whether to accept or reject the offer. We learn that a large crowd has been in attendance.

If the proposl tion Is not accepted it Is generally be lieved that Lyndon people will pay off the mortgage and then have the property deeded to the county. Later: The proposition has been re jected. The following extract is from a letter received Monday from Topeka, written by a man prominent in state affairs: 1 "Governor Lewelling has had his hands full for tho last four days, and to his coolness, moderation and patriotism we owe a bloodless solution, of the attempted revolution by republican manipulators. I looked for trouble last lhursday eveninir, and were It not for the fact that the Governor had at heart, the peace and prosper ity or tne slate, aiiove personal ambition, there would have been a bloody conflict. It was a republican plot to get control of the house and arrest the governor, senators and slate oflieers.

Most of the deputy sheriffs were the hardest lot of tmighs yoli ever saw, and if trouble commenced they would have pillaged the town. Most of the militia are republicans and were ready to turn on their governor. Hundreds of telegrams from all parts of the state show the feeling of the honest masses against the usurpers. The politi cal decision iu the injunction case was looked for. It has been circulated to our disad vantage that the editor of the Blade was the defendant in a libel suit iu Pottawa tomie county a year ago.

It is true that there was such a suit; a drunken physician who was guilty of malpractice and who had abused and deserted his wife had been roasted in the paper that we were then running the Pottawatomie County Times. He had us arrested. We were tried by a jury of our peers who said we were not guilty. Pottawatomie and Osage counties are iu the Bame judicial district and Judge Win. Thompson presided at the trial.

The physician, a characterless creature, one of those migratory quacks who come and go, left the county Immed iately after the result was known. We made money out or the persecution, for our subscription list was largely Increased as a result. The affair had nothing to do with our change of location we ran tho Times nine months afterwards and when we disposed of the paper it had the largest circulation of any ever published In that county and was liberally patronized by advertisers, a had the county print-in if, our contract terminating last month Though It was a people's party paper it bad Hundreds or republican subscribers. If we had been ashamed or afraid of our record we would not have re-located so near the scene of our former Our home has been within 00 miles of Bur lingame for 87 years; all but throe years or our are. with Its wild winds Is marching this way.

Drew Finch Invoiced their stock the firstof the week. Business was brisk lu the justice court Monday forenomi. W. II. Crouch (colored) died this week and was buried Thursday.

The streets were In terrible condition last Friday and Saturday. Davis, a Kansas City horse buyer wa8 iu town Sunday and Monday. Political intolerance should bo dis countenanced and discouraged. There are frequent complaints of petty thieving lu neighboring towns. Hicks hits the weather with a regular ity impoHBlble in a mere guesser.

It Is safe to say that Ave people read each copy of last week's Herald. The Uurliuguuie band practices per sistently. The boys are good players. The revival services at the United Brethren church are still iu progress. Weather wiseacres say the present is a dry moon.

That will be satisfactory. The Bcranton Gazette tayg that fruit buds are not injuted. That settles it. "Loquax" failed to furnish us with school notes this week much to our regret. Pure German millet seed for sale by E.

Palmer six miles northwest of Burlingame. The 'bus driver for the Shepard house will move his family to Burlingame from Alma soon. Tickets for the Musical Comedy Company are on sale at II tiller's drug store. The man who wenra his heart on his sleeve will always find plenty of crows to peck at it. There has been a lulling oh this week in the visits of commercial travel its to Burlingame.

"Our German Wurd" by Middaugh Musical Comedy Company Monday even ing will be a treat. Remember that cusn subscribers to the BLADKgit the Kansas City Weekly St a jear as a pienuum. There was a time in Kansas when peo pie pluuted potatoes and sowed oats the last week iu February. Judge Wm. Thompson culled on the Blade lust Saturday and chatted pleas antly for half an hour.

F. Berry who lives in Lyon county and gets his mail at Wilmington called Thursday and subscribed. Don't forget that the Blade gives a year's subscription to the Kansas City Weekly Starirce to cash subscribers. Rev. Foresman leaves Monday to at tend conference at Baldwin.

His con gregation has petitioned for his returu. Sunday had suggestions of spring- there was a vernal sun and a genial at mosphere. It was more like May than February. Miss Florence Kclleher had sore throat the first of the week. On that account she missed several days of school the first absence In four years.

The Christian Endeavor meeting at the Presbyterian church Tuesday evening was well attended and much interest was taken in the exercises. Three weeks ago there were three newspapers called the Herald published iu Osage county; one at Overbrook, que at Lyndon and one here. Clark Williams opera troupe arrived in the city Sunday noon and remained at the Shepard house until after the per formance Monday evening. Subscriptions due the Heiiald under Mr. McDonald's management should be paid to the editor of the Blade.

The books were bought with the material. Specimen copies of the Blade will be left again this week at Mayberry's newsstand for free distribution. Hereafter the paper will be issued only to Subscribers. The Middaugh musical comedy company treated the 'Crookston people to a nice entertainment last evening. The mtisical features were flue, and there was some splendid acting.

The company is a good one. Crookston (Minn.) Tribune. Alliance Meeting. There will be an alliance meeting at the school house in district number 2, Dragoon township, Osage county ou Saturday evening, March 4, 1898. A full attendance is desired and requested.

Prof. J. A. Parkinson, Superintendent of public instruction, who has been busy for some weeks past visiting the schools of the county, was In r-erauton eitnesday and Thursday. Ho reports our schools in a nourishing condition.

Bcranton Gazette. "Our German Ward," The Middaugh Comedy Co. produced the above corned last eveninir at the Opera House before one of the largest audiences that ever assembled in our town. The comedy is composed of four acts and is interspersed with a number of catchy songs, dancing and delightful music. The storm and fire scene are the best ever presented to a Glendive audience.

All the members of the company are good artists. The Gold band is handsomely uniformed and presented an attractive appearance on the street. Olendive (Mont.) EutoitMl at tliu post-ottleo lu Uurllutfiimu an uiscond-cliiMt matter. Terms, $1,50 Per Year, Ninai.NGAME, Fkjikuaky 25, 1803 R.R, TIMETABLE. i A.

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EASTWARD. "No. Atlantic m' No. 4. Colunililun Uuilti'd 1M p.

in. No. 6, t'lilcneo 8: p. m. No.

M. Missouri Rlvi-r express. 2:42 m. No. 114, Kansas Oily express 12:57 p.

m. No. 3rt. Block KxpTJKs 9:20 p. m.

No. 1M, ManliRttan accommodation ilfimrtM Jor 7:40 p. m. No. 44.

Way FreMit 10:1.1 p. m. WRSTWARD. Wo. Moxleoiuid Cal.

express 4:11 p. m. No. 3, CalirorAla Mmlted 3:4.1 p. m.

No. ft, Denver and Utah express IS: IK a. m. Otloriido express 1:07 a. ni.

No. 111. Texns exnress a. in. No.

4H T.ncnl frelRlit: 10:15 a. m. Noi'lKi, Toueka H'-r-ommn(lntlon norm rts for m. tV'No'a 4. and 8 io not stop.

113 and 7. and 114 and 8 inako all Btoim. Subscribe for the Bi.adk. Tuesday was rav and windy. Blapk illls long felt want.

Clark William's show went from here to Boycott la a two-edged Bword that cuts both ways. O. K. Stakebake, of the Scranton Gazette calk-4 Saturday. Henry Buck ma le a purchase of some valuable land last week.

We will jrlve five cents each for a few copies of last week's Herald. Finch Drew have closed out their stock of groceries to Nelson King. A. boy will be given an opportunity to learn the printing trade at this office. We would like for every subscriber to consider himself a committee of one to boom the Blade.

If the Bi.adk should turn out to be a keen cutter It will always be on the side of right and truth. We have given up the idea of mentioning in the paper the names of new They are too numerous. Sub alliance No. 506 in district 3 will have an open meeting this (Saturday) evening. Officers will be installed.

Men of manners do not speak slightingly of strangers in their presence bo-cause they do not approve of their It WYmuch of a man' who will take a newspaper1 out of the postofllco for six months or It' year and then order it stopped without pitying, for it. i vMia-JH- Middaugh'A musical comedy company that will appear at the Opera House Monday evening has Hfteen performers and a magnificent gold band. No petitions wie understand are yet in circulation asking for the removal of the county seat. However there is a feeling afloat that they are com lug. K.

Terrell moved the frame house Tuesday from the ground on which Frank Hunt will at once commence the erection of a brick business building. A great number of Osage City people were In Lyndon "this week opposing the acceptance of the building, proffered by the latter place for a court house. The. way new subscriptions have poured in on the Bi.adk hns greatly encouraged us. Last week we printed 200 extra copies and they were all gone before Satur" day night.

Burliujraine is the republican strong-hole of Osage county but that does not discourage the It Is the more reason jthat work should be done here for the people's party. There was a rumor on the street Tuesday afternoon that Governor Lewelling and thirteen others had been shot at To-peka. There was considerable excitement for awhile. AVanted: A good solicitor to canvass for subscriptions and advertising for this paper in Osage county. We will allow a liberal commission, The right person can make big wages.

If any of our cash subscribers fail to receive the Weekly Star they will please inform us of the fact. Subscriptions have been coming iu so rapidly that it is pos sible we have made somo mistakes or omissions. Those who had paid in advance for the Burlingame Hehaj.d will be sent the Blade for the time advanced for. Those who are owing on the Herald if they do not want this paper should not forget to settle their delinquency. About.

five miles wost of Burlingame itands a tonantless and dismantled stone building a dilapidated xuin. It was built thirty-three years ago for a distillery by St. Louis parties. It was never used for that purpose and someone must have lost money on it. Near at hand, across fields and through pasture land, winds the skeleton of the old Santa Fe trail.

Thirto-flve years ago it was a great thoroughfare; heavily loaded wagonB with canvas tops moved slowly along the route, bound for the Rio Grande country beyond the mountains, or for the more distant regions of. Arizona and the California coast. Now the iron horse neighs oh a differently constructed road thai runs almost parallel. C. M.

SHEL1X)X. O. O. EVERLY 1 Horse slioing, plow sharpening, ami all kinds nf Work triiftraiiteed satisfactory. I SHOE A HORSE' In such a manner that the shoes will not drop off, aud your horse will not.

"interfere." Also reiaa.u auu ulack smithing. ED. WOOD UW.DOTY, ATTORNEY AT LAW. PR03ATE COURT PRACTICE and Real Estate Law given special atteu tion. Ofllce one door west ot city hall.

J.T.PRIXGU:, ATTORNEY' AT LAW. Will practice in all the courts. Office in Bank block, over Lyons' drug skrre, Burlingame, Kansas. ir Burlingamt, Kamm. -o- 4TBY THE--- A.

O. B.E. PRATT. WincloW Shades, ebc. PAPER HANGING, Fresco, Water Colors, Carriage Painting Eto.

ALL WORK GUARANTEED! Bids Solicited. LIVERY, SALE at College, $29.00 for tin weeks. at $30.00 Wm. STRYKER.Pres. SHELDON SHARP, Real Estate and Loan Brokers, Do a general real estate, loan and insurance business.

Call and see lis. Slieldon Stictirp. shaking bands wltboid friends Friday of last week. Mr. and Mrs.

Cbas. Brown of Scranton visited the family of MaJ. Dubolse tiie Urstoftbe week. Clarence Stoddard, Will Cbatflold and John Young made a (lying visit to Topeka Saturday night. Mrs.

W. V. Drew and Grandpa Drewof Tope ka ure vlsitliinf friends and relatives lu the cliy ibis week. Clias. llaydeuof Holton, one of the promi nent lawyers of noi uieuniei Kansus was iu Burdugainu Monday.

J. W. Block, of rittsburR, left for home Wednesday. He had tMien bore looking after properly interests. Fred Ulies Iroin Unkrldae took the train from iluriinguuie Wednesday for 1'ituuur, to altenu a U.

A. It. meeting. A. Harper of Ohio, Is vIsUiuk wiihllie tauiiiy oi C.

Bracaney. Harp er is Mrs, liruokut'v's (iroiuer auu is in lue senior class in tuo Ohio Wo.ieyau University lie Is forced to take a vacation ou account of his heailh. The Methoditds had a supper at the rink yesterday evening. We ieply grct to learu that Hon. Max Buek has liven ill this week.

An interesting coiitiibutii.n eutitieU; Think of it" will, be published next week. There is money in feeding fifty cent wheat to hogs at the present price of pork products. The question ot who'll be postmaster at Burlingame doesn't appear to be disturbing the public miud to any great extent. A correspondent is wanted at every postotlice in thoi county. Mrs.

John Bowlter called ou the Blade Wednesday afternoon with her husband's subscription. Mr. Bowker has two fish ponds on his farm and has made a success of raisiug Mahried: Feby, 23, 1898, at the resi dence of the bride's parents, near Burlingame, Mr. Stephen D. Brace and Miss Ada A.

Bolton. Rev. O. Foresman performed the ceremony. In the Chronicle's kindly notice of the sale of the Hkiiald there was a slight discrepancy that we are certain was not intended, but that is liable to create a wrong Impression.

It said the editor changed the Pottawatomie County Times, that he then was running, from a repub lican to a people's party paper two years ago. The facts are that we favored the new movement from the start and the Times was one of the first papers in the state to come out ou the side of the people's party. Previous to that it had been republican but had fought the old republican ring in Pottawatomie county and when the county treasury was looted by a republican treasurer had demanded an investigation. I ji Tea leads them all, at Olivers' Hair switches for $1.00 at Mrs. M.

B. Cary's. Hats 40 and 50 cents each. and see them at Mrs. M.

B. Cary's. O. 3. BTJEHLKB is still at the CITY BAKERY.fc dealing out Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes, and all kinds of Bakery and Restaurant Goods.

Good board by day or week. Give me a Call. IN gj, C. E. WOOD.

WMlfcttW fAoQjpe8, T. P. WINDOW Leads in specialties of 111111(0 Henry Jacoby DEALERS Mi Finest Rigs in the City Always on Hand. CE1TBAL NORMAL 4 IT I I GREAT BEND, KAN. Telegraphing, Book Keeping, Penmanship, Type Writing, Instrumental Music, Shorthand.

1. B. H0LC0MB, HOUSE, SIEH ind CARRIAGE PAINTER Paper Hanger, Calsominer and G-lazier. 0 Box 252. BuriiRgame.Kinsas.

Tuition and board, with room Room ivith private family, board.

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