Parsons Surprise from Parsons, Kansas • 2

THE SURPRISE. ISSUED KVJERY SATURDAY MORNING, CIFFORO WINTER, Editors and Publishers. Terms One dollar a year by mail. Fifteen cents a month, by Carrier; PARSONS, KANSAS. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1874.

Wall Paper, Chromos and Croquet Setts, at Hayei, Pierson Co's. Glassw re and Queensware way dos cheap, at tht post office. The finest soda water fountain in the Southwest, is at C. Holmes' drug store. To Patrons.

All subscriptions to the Surprise in the city, should be paid directly to Mr. Willis C. Coates, the carrier. MttSOURI. KANSAS A TEXAS R.

The completion of the great iron bridge over the Missouri river at Boou-ville, enables this popular line to offer still better facilties for the business be Uveen the Northeast and the great Southwest. Two daily trains will run between Jannibal and points in the great Neo- iho valley, in direct connection with dl lines. Also, two daily trains between Jt, Louis and points in Southern Kan-as. For the Texas trade, new and better acilities are offered. The rates have greatly reduced, and arrangements have been through Pullman palace sleeping cars are run from Chicago, Quincy, Hannibal and St.

Louis, to Galveston, without change, passing through the finest portion of Southwest Missouri, Southern Kansas, and Indi Natior, and the most desire- -able portion of Texas. Any one contemplating a trip to Southern Kansas, the Indian Nation or Texas, should address Thomas Dorwin, general posenger agent, Sedalia, for a correct map with time tables, rates of fare The Christian Church meets every Lord's day, at the City Hall for worship at 10 o'clck a. m. The ladies of the Presbyterian Church will hold an Ice Cream and Strawberry Festival at their new church building, Tuesday evening May 26th, and the public are most cordially invited. Business men and others, should remember that the "Surprise" Job Office is complete in every respect, and that we are prepared to do any and all kinds of job printing on the shortest notice.

From a letter from Auditor of State, D. W. Wilder, wc learn that Messrs. Donnell, of New York been appointed the Fiscal Agents of the State of Kansas, and their bond of $500,000 has been officially approved. Prof.

Amos Holt will give an entertainment at Uewe's Hall, Wednesday evening, May 27th, and will introduce his new invention, Pedal Moter, by which he plays upon the violin and piano at the same time. The entertainment is worth seeing, and Amos deserves a good house. The Surprise was made supremely happy yesterday morning, by a call from Miss Lena Duck and Miss Mima Morris. They were agreeably surprised at the mysteries of a printing office, and generously left a samolu of their knowledge of the culinary art, in the shape of a. stick full of "pi." Call again ladies.

Notwithstanding the fact that there arc two or three dozen workmen cm-ployed upon the new addition to the St. James Hotel, and that the kitchen wandered off the lot the other morning, Harry Post keeps the house in fine style and good order, and the bill of fare second to no other house in the city. Mr. W. C.

Douthett, the enterprising proprietor of the Fort Scott Daily Monitor called upon us Thursday. When the new time table goes into effect next week, the Monitor will reach here the same morning of its publication, and those of our business men who want a live, wide-awake daily should take it. Subscription only $0 a year. The Savings Bank. The Surprise mentioned a short time ago that there was a move on foot to organize a new bank in Parsons, and to-day we have the pleasure of informing our readers that such an organization was effected Wednesday last, with the following gentlemen as officers and directors President A.

Wilson. Secretary J. Hill. Directors D. B.

Wood, A. J. Dirr, G. W.Eveihcart, C. G.

Wick-ersham, S. B. Abbott, A. Wilson and J. Hill.

At a meeting of the Directors a committee was appointed to procure a temporary building for business, and to select a location for the erection of a permanent bank building. The new institution is a savings bank chartered by the State, with a capital stock of $100,000, and those of our business men who wish to make a sure and safe investment, should become shareholders. The Directors are gentlemen who stand high in social and business circles and are among the best and most influential men of the city and have the esteem and confidence of all. Our enterprising fellow citizen, Mr. A.

Wilson, the President, is one of the wealthy and energetic men of Parsons, is truly identified with welfare and prosperity of the city in every manner possible, and his association with this new institution is a guarantee of its success. Mr. J. Hill, the Secretary, has been long and favorably known in the business circles of Southern Kansas, and is president of a savings bank at Fredonia. lie has had a life-time experience in banking matters and will be an efficient and faithful officer.

The bank will be open for business within thirty days. In fitting up the Surprise sleeping room, we had in some manner accumulated a large rustic arm chair, and it had a habit of getting in the way and making trouble, in fact an ordinary person could not come near without stumbling over it. No difference where we left it when we went out, it was always at the door when we came and then there was an overture of profanity and a display of ground and lofty stumbling. The fellow who came in last one night seemed to be disgusted, and swore he would place that chair where it would do the most damage, and he calmly and silently left it at the head of the stairs in the hall. Tuesday night the first caller made some remarks, but wc guess they are of no particular interest to feminine readers or christians.

But about twelve o'clock we thought we heard an earthquake, and then it seemed to be a prayer meeting. A light, however, revealed the fact that a visitor had somehow intruded upon the privacy of the chair, and fell over it, and it returned the compliment and fell over him, and then it would rear back and charge around, and fall over him some more and that fellow was down on the floor a cussin' and crawling around with his mouth full of blasphemy and his hands full of tobacco quids, and above the awful din was to be heard the sad and solemn refrain of the old chair as it tried to "rock him to sleep." When he cot up he stated that the place where he buried hisdead needed one more victim, and he wished to commune with the inspired idiot who was the cause of all his woe. We did not like to see a person carry on in such a way over so small a matter, and it may have been imagination but we silently and firmly closed the door, for he seemed to insinuate that the chair belonged to us. Go to W. C.

Holmes' drug store for a glass of good soda water. Hayes, Pierson at the Post Office, are selling out their entire stock of Queens ware at less than cost. i Conductors in want of colored or white checks, can be accommodated on the shortest notice by calling at the "Surprise" office. Whenever you want any house or sign painting, walls whitened or paper hanging done, give J. Dyer a call.

Just south of Holmes drug store. Parsons Division No. 179 of Locomotive Engineers was instituted in this city last Sunday, by George Hopson, Chief Engineer of Division 81, of Kansas City, Mo. II. W.

Willis was elected Chief Engineer and D. II. Dunham, First Assistant. The membership here will numr ber about 30, and the meetings will, be held on the first Sunday and third Friday of each month. A man by the name of Daylong jumped a claim belonging to a settler in Neosho county, whereupon a party of men proceeded to the house and ordered him to vacate the premises, which he did.

They were arrested, thirteen in all, and taken to Osage Mission for trial, and Tuesday morning Messrs. Cory and Parkhurst, attorneys of this city, received a telegram asking to come to Osage Mission and defend the party, and upon a hcarincr they were discharged. About two weeks ago the City Council gave Mr. Galvin a permit to'movc a frame building to the vacant lot between Chas. Wirth's hotel and Conroy's store, Johnson Avenue.

When the building was ready to be moved into' position, some one objected, and went to the au thoritios, on the plea that it was against the ordinance defining the fire limits. The members of the council were called together at a special meeting, and the permit given to Galvin was rescinded and a notice served upon him to stop further attempts to move the building. But Wednesday it was moved in place upon the lot, notwithstanding the protests of the council and those interested. As we understand this matter, Mr. Galvin had a perfect right to move the building by reason of the permit given him at a regular meeting of the council.

No one would suppose for a moment that these city authorities were ignorant of the ordinance forbidding the erection of any wooden building within the limits of a certain district, which it defined. To make their present action consistent they would have to rescind three or four other building permits, 1 and cause the buildings thus erected to be removed. A bad precedent had been established by the preceding council, in issuing permits to erect wooden buildings or additions. But the present council had it in their power to enforce the law as it is without entailing expense and trouble upon those wishing to build. They could hive just as well informed Mr.

Galvin that there was an ordinance forbidding the erection or moving ol wooden buildings within a certain limit, and the whole thing would have been settled but instead they gave him a permit and when the property owners in the vicinity began to complain.thcy hastened to rescind their action by a meeting called for that purpose, and without a full attendance. Thatordcr was disregarded of course, and Mr. Galvin can and has moved the building upon the lot, and the city council cannot help themselves. SUP to and from the Great and Growing West, and all points in the northwest and southwest. This is the short line via INDIANOPOLIS.

The great through mail and express passenger line to St Louis, Kansas city, St. Joseph, Atchison, Leavenworth, Denver ana all points in Missouri, Kansas and Colorado. The Indianopolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette R. R. with its connections, now offers passengers more facilties in through coach servico than any other line iron Cincinnati.

Having the advantage of through daily cars from Cincinnati to Kansas City, St. Atchison, Hannibal, Quincy, Peoria, Burlington, Omaha and Chicago, and all intermediate points, presenting to colonists and Familessuch comforts and accommodations as are afforded by no other route. Through tickets and Baggage checked to all points. Fare as low as by any other route. Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains.

Be sure to purchase tickets via the Indianapolis, Cincinnatti LaFayette R. H. D. PACE, JOH1 EGAN, Gen1! Freight and T'k't Agt. Gen.

Pas. Agi Cincinnatti. BLANKS. A full line of Legal Blanks, such as war ranty and quit-claim deeds, mortgages, bond or deeds, leases, powers of attorney, tic, elt Also a general assortment of Justice's blank Orders by mail wilreceive prompt attention. Address.

SURPRISE, Parsons, Kansas. To Horsemen. Dr. C. K.

Gifford, of Tcrrc Haute, a vetcrnary surgeon, of over 30 years experience, will be in the city in a few weeks, and parlies having diseased or sick horses or cattle will do well to consult him. He is proprietor of a condition powder which is acknowledged by all horsemen to be superior in any manner to any in the market. Dr. Giflord has an extensive practice throughout IncMana, Illinois and Missouri, and comes to this portion of the state on a visit for a short time. His remedies are acknowledged superior to all, and parties having stock needing the care of a good reliable sunreon should call upon him when in the city..