The Weekly Clarion du lieu suivant : Cherryvale, Kansas • 4

's-'-'- ''-V wer from Crawford to Stevens avenue was laid over until the next re pillar meeting. The mayor appointed John I. Sip- the publication of this resolution then the city shall proceed to construct the same in accordance with the provisions of law and assess and fax up the cost thereof to the owners of said deoeri-bed premises to bo paid as other PhsWseklg 6krien OFFICIAL CITY PAPER rUIlMSIIKU EVHUY Kill HAY AT PiRSONS. KANSAS The. Ci-ahion job department is better prepared than ever for the prompt and careful execution of all Klnns of print intr.

Our assortment of type is the best in the county and with pood presses anice selection of paper and pood printers we are prepared to discount thequaliiy of work done at any shop is southern Kan as. (Jive us your i orders' and pet satisfactory work none, Dr.Xee.lv paid John Leonard last Monday in the first National Bank in the neighborhood of $050 foi cattlo Leonard put the money In his pocket went out on the streets and in a shorttime noticed a Mg cut his where he kept bis plug ot tobacco. The tobacco was bulg-. edout and the wouldbe theif had cut the wrong pocket Leonard then deposited bis tnone, in the bank where it wa safe from all men with razors, taxes Attest A. F.

Neely H. I). Talbot Mayor ple ascity nssessc.ratid the appointment was confliir(d. There were two other applicants (J, T. Cavan agh and E.

A. Councilman Patterson opposed th eoiflrmntion of Hippie on the ground that under the la an' old soldier should be ap pointed to such positions. The vote on confirmation whs 5 to 2, McKee Baldridgtv Mopes Bennett and Pe ters voting tbe nflirmution and Patterson and Jones in the negative. On motion of councilman Patter L. A.

SHEWARD, Proprietor. City Cleik. Passed Feb, 18th Approved Feb. tilth 18H0. Published Feb.

21. 1800. Entered at the Ibstofflce at Parsons ax Somnd Class mail matter. Al vei-tiMiiiK ratcHiiiinU' known on application At Arkansas City and Harper saloons are operated openly. BSC It I PTI ON RATES One Copy One Year 00 son the council adjourned to meet Tuesday night.

fill Due Copy Six Months T'" Burlington Republican finds that the depression and du'l times in Kansas are due to a very natnrol cause, The State quit advertising Years ago when times were good ana the price of lands tending steadily upward Kansas was the biggest advertiser wost of Ev 'ry real estate firm every town company every railroad The City Council. I cannot tell how the truth may be I toll the tale as t'was told to nie A' B. Lemon once date school superiutindeiit of Kansas is to do census work in California. Galena Kas mines shipped 070, GOO pounds of zinc ore and 07,210 pounds of lead ore, valued at $7, E. S.

Woodyard Killed. One or those sad and distressing accidents which befall so many railroad men and which causes a gloom of sadness in tbe hearts of many households in this city whose male members are daily in the service of the railn.ad occurred on the Neosho section of the K. T. It'y Satur day. Local freight train No.

57 With Conductor Lou Hudson in charge ahd Engineer Little of engine No. ill pulling the train was coming south and when it reached Dun lap about 8:50 o'clock E. Woodyard head brakeman on the train was missed and on being inquired tor Kngiuear Little remarked; that the last seen of him was just north of Duulap that he had gone back io slow up the train for Dunlap and that iti alt probibilty he had fallen from the train or been knocked eff by the bridge over Rock creek. The train men at once star Ud in search of Woodyard and to their horror found his lifeless re The City Council met in adjourned session Tuesday night. The mayor and all the councilmen except Councilman McKee of the Second ward.

A petition for a sidewalk on the east side of lot 1 block Anderson's addition was granted and the orli-nance committee instructed to draft a resolution in accordance with th? prayer of Lie petition. 888. Severy Severyite; Workmen are working on the stone work of the canning faerory and the building will be commenced as soon as ps sible. It is sure to go. At Troy Alex Appleby aged The Wonmns crusade has broken out afresh in Mo For sev ral months Lathrop has been afili-rted with two joints of very bad re-luto.

Drunken boy and men were en on the streets the first Lathrop for several years. The reputa don of the town for order and sobriety was beinp injured. In a 'irunken row in oe of the joints .1. Ii. Crooks a well-known citizen, was stabhed by a young farmer named Scruggs.

Prominent citizens were preparinp to tako steps io have the joints removed when company every body interested in the growth and prosperity of Kansas vied with every body else in printing and distributing circulars pamphlets and ndders and the trains west of Chicago St Louis Kansas City and other principle points of travel were de-lugd carpeted plastered all over with Kansas literature telling of her fertile soil big corn fat cattle Dalian climate and all sorts of things. All this had a great effect upon the minds ot westwardbonnd emigrants and thousands of them dime and located in Kansas as a result. This was kept up ui til several successive crop failures caused it check and then sh quit all of a si den and has done very little of it since. The following bills were idlu'ved as approved by the committee on claims and accounts and the clerk instructed aw warrants on the died after an illness of several weeks with o() tie derangement of the iutes tint. For seven weeks he had no passage from his bowels.

Frankfort Bee: Tbe testing of the waterworks celebration at Marysville was a grand success, treasury for the several Hinouut: H. It. Lewis city nmrslml firm H. I). Tal hot 'ity elerlc 00 ('.

city cnslnpor 15H Taylor Itohcrts a ssinliiij? oily engineer I 2" K. Kiy labor 0:1 streets Wm. Hiiyiics labor 011 streets 330 The cemetery committee to uh was referred the applica tinn of fi, Smith sexton of tbe cemetery for an increase of salary asked and was granted further time to consid the matter. J. W.

Stevens an old soldiir was granted permission to sell notions from a stand on the street- he ladie took the mutter into own hands. About 71 ladies fier holding a prayer service marched to the shops of the joint- ts and destroyed their stock of liquors. One mans stock was worth $800. The band included the mothers and daughters of the most prominent citizens in the town itnd their work is endorsed by the est citizens. If this resubmission ckct is kept up much longer we nitty have similar scenes re-enacted Kansas, mains beneath the biidge with the buck ot bis head crushed and his face badly scarrd proving too true the surmise of Engineer Little.

Although no one saw the accident yet trom the position of the body and the manner In which it was injured it is almost certain that he was knocked off by the bridge which is low at that point and widt will not permit of one standing erect on the tram while passing under it. The remains of Woodyard were brought hereonjthe passenger train Satur day and taken to the undertaking establishment of A. H. Ellis to be prepared for buriai. Woodyard was Marysville has reason to feel pn.u.l ot her complete system of waiev works, Pawnee ock Leader: There has been 2,308 jack and cotton tail rabbits shipped lioni Pawnee ltock this season by our merchants.

A dispatch from Oakley of Feb, says Logan iounty and all through western Kansas was to-day visited by a heavy smw storm. Over 8 inches deep and slill snowing hard- A Sixeen Hundred Dollar Fire. The mayor appointed as a Hoard of Health councilman Peters, Ma pes and Nordyke Dr. A Ten Brook Dr. J.

W- Graves Newberry Cooper and 1, P. the appointments the son of Jas. Woodyard a promi nent farmer living 5 miles southeast of Dennis, lie was about 21 years old and has been in the employ of A iawrence special: The quar-teily meeting of the Kansas tate Association ol Waster Plumbers was held in this city. Representatives from every important town in Kansas were present. Lyons Tribune: Old settlers tell us that in their memory the country roads were never in such bad were confirmed, A resolution for a sidewalk along the south side of blocks 73, 74 and 75 was introduced and adopted.

On motion of councilman Nordyke the clerk was instructed to search the records in reference to the loca The barns of Dr. J. T. Tinder, Maj L- Coulter and J. M.

OaP.riath the Second ward together with wo valuable horses belongsng to Tinder were destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The total loss estimated at $1, COO with an insur-Mce of $2f)0. A few minutes after o'clock UatneB were seen issuing from the barn of Dr- Tinuer and a eneral alarm was given by the nging of the fire bell the blow-i of the whistles of ti M. K. s.vitch engines in the railroad ards.

The lire originated in the iuyloft of the barn of Dr. Tinder, which is located on the north side of How He'tl Teach. In one of tbe asylums wher are kept those unfortunates who know so much tiiat their fellow mortals are forced in self defense to regard them as lunatics was an old gentleman who in his day had been somewhat famous as a teacher. lie had been at the head of a school for boys in which had been educated some of the leading men of his part of the country, and it may have been the strain of training then unusually brilliant intellects that had so marred his own. lie was a harmless, pleasant old gentleman, only now and then doing anything which gave trouble to those about him.

and most of his time he passed in elaborating theories in regard to tho best methods of education. His theories had not always the advantage of being practicable, but they were generally at least ingenious, and it would be rush to say that they were not wise, since they have not yet been tried. "I have leen thinking a good deal lately," he observed on one occasion, "of the. difficulty we have nowaday in teaching boys the languages. There is an awful sight of work wasted somewhere, and I have concluded that after all we make a great mistake in not going back to the Bible method after all." "The Bible method" repeated his hearer.

"What is that. Mr. Hi" "Why, don't you remember how they learned the languages iu the Bible They just built a big tower and then they all got struck with the languages without any further trouble." It is a pity that no note has been made of the effect upon the linguistic the railroad fcr about four months He was well and favorably known here and was a favorite among his fellow workmen. His father and mother came to town Saturday to do some trading and while making inquiries as to whether their boy wa out on the road or in town learned the terrible news which had just been received here. The remains was taken to the home of his ents by Blake Sunday morn tion of the hydrant at the corner of Maple and 22d streets with the view of ascertainicg whether or not it was legally located thvre.

A petition signed by G4 ex Union soldiers remonstrating against the appointment of J. I. Hippie as asses sor on the ground that he was a con federate soldier and that his disabilities had nnver been removed was presented and read bp the clerk. Councilman Peters moved that the petition be placed on rile when coun ing and the funeral services took condition as during the past few days. They would be considered good however in eastern states, Atchinson Champion: Benj.

F. Mortou died at his home on Itock creek. Mr, Horton was one of tie oldest settlers in this part of the state. He came to Kansas in 18f5 and was one of the founders of ti town of Doniphan. Cedar Vale Star: The coal find at Peru is not being developed It requires mom capital ti.an the town feels able raise but there is no ylace from the Pleasant Hill church Monday at 11 o'clock.

Our City Fathers, The City Council met in adjourn cilman Ma pes to amend by plac ing the petition on file to be act ed upon at tbe next regular meeting clouht nut me uuny menus 01 kmj I'l. .1 4. .1 I 1 ilie alley running east anil west Ik-i ween Johnson and Forest avenues nd ICth and 15th streets and rapidly extended to the Ualbrlath barn adjourning on the east end to the larn of Maj. Coulter on the south side of the alley. The fire company responded promptly but their efforts were principly confined to saving the residence property ot Maj.

Coulter and tbe adjourning dwellings. The Tinder barn contained besides grain and hay six horser, everal sets of harness a buggy and a cart, Four of the horses were rescued bnt the barn two horses and the remainder of Its contents were lotally destroyed. One of the horses ii.e ame.Mimeni was accepu-u Hwaitir.tr the shaft Piters and tbe motion as IU II III tv 11 UIU.VOUiC, prevailed. On motion of councilman Bennett An Osawatomie special: A young the council adjourned. switchman named J.

C. Silks at this powers of the workmen which has been made by the erection of the Eiffel tower, for here was an opportunity of putting Mr. II. 's theory to a practical test. On another occasion he spoke of the attempt to invent flying machines, and observed with the greatest solemnity: "The way to learn to fly is to cat worms.

It's the wiggle in worms that does it, and if I wanted to teach boys to fly I should make them eat worms. It is iu this way providence intended them to learn." -Boston pluce wnile making a coupling was ed session Friday night. The may or and all the councilmen except Nordyke were present. A petition was presented for a wood sidewalk of the fourth class along the south sides of blocks 7:1 71 and 75 and on motion of councilman Mapes the prayer of the petition was granted and the ordinance committee instructed to prepare a resolution in accordance therewith. The following bids were allowed as approved by the committee on claims and accounts and the clerk instructed to draw warrants on the treasury for the several amounts: Resolution for Sidewalk.

Beit resolved by the Mayor and burned was valued at $100 and the Councilmen of the city of Parsons Kansas. That a wod sidewalk of the fourth otherjot $200. The barn hay grain bupgy cart and harness were valued caught under the car wheel in such a manuer as to cause the loss of his right foot- He was taken to the hospital for treatment. Moran Herald: M. Nelson brought into our office recently a specimen of marble which he found on his farm about two and one-half miles north of town.

It is a fine looking stone and iu appearance very much resembles the lola mar making his loss about $1,000 class be, and the same it hereby ordered consti ucted along, the fol with an insurance of $200, The Gal Joseph Oliver, team work I 2 00 Taylor KoberdH, labor 20 lowing described premise in the city of Parsons Kansas, to-wit: Uu.ltl, witness fees it 80 briath barn on the east was a small one and contained nothing of value The loss on it is placed at $100 with Along the south side of lots nine A communication was read from the publishers of the proposed city and county directory to know hew (9), ten (10), eleven (11), twlve (12), ble. and sixteen (1G) in block seventy many copies ot the directory the city would take and referred to the committee on ways and means. Stockton news. Miss Frank Williams has secured a position in the state department at Washington Miss Williams is well and favor ably known by our people who are pleased to hear of her success in securing so responsible a position. an insurance of $50.

The premises though owned by J. M. Oalbriath are occupied by G. K. 1 horn.

Maj. Coulters loss is estimated at $500 with no Insurance. His barn, together with his phaeton and harness and a large amount of feed was con sumed. The major succeeded in rescuing his horse from the barn but in doing so was horribly burned about the face and hands- A vtiff north wind prevailed at the A Steam Servant Girl. Mrs.

W. A. Cockran, of Shelby ville, has placed her name on the role with the great inventors of the world, the result of her genius being a practical dishwashing machine. She began experimenting ten years ago. Her husband left her financially unable for a number of years to complete her undertaking.

By the aid of friends, however, sue finally succeeded, and has a machine designed to do the work now done by the thousands of girls, and women the land over. The ma- chine is wonderful and intricate. It is made in different sizes, for and hotel purposes. It is also made both for hand and steam power, and is capable of washing, scalding, rinsing and drying from five to twenty dozen dishes, of all shapes and sites, in two minutes, the number, of course, depending on the size of the machine. Mrs.

Cockran has recently disposed of her invention to an Illinois manufacturing firm for a large sum, and will receive a good royalty on all machines sold. G.Smith sexton of Oakwood cemetery appeared and complained that by reason of the discount on city warrants hh present salary was not sufficient compensation for the labor performed and asked that bis three (78) and across twentieth street and the right way of the Kansas City Pacific railway, and along the south side of block seventy four (74) and block seventy five i75) and across the ri ght of way of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway and the right of way of the Kansas City Fort Scott A Memphis railway to eighteenth (lb) street. That unless the owner or owners of said described premises construct said sidewalk as above described, or so much thereof as is across or adjoining the premises owned by them within a period of 30 days from salary be incierscd from $43.10 per month to $o0 without a discount and on motion of councilman Peters the A Hiawatha special: Jas. Fry arrested here a few days ago fwr soliciting aih for a poor widow ho turned out to be himself has been sentenced to jail and on his release will be taken to Macon where he is to answer to the crime of matter was referred to the cemeterj time and for a while it looked as if the whole block of dwelling houses might go and the occupants hastily arranged things with a view of moving out if It should have become necessary. committee.

The report of the city engineer on estimate of extending the main se-.