Greenleaf Independent du lieu suivant : Greenleaf, Kansas • 2

Linn Line. THE INDEPENDENT. H1UDCSTT BUSS, THE DIAGONAL. From our exh mges, we lenrn that To4he Editor of Independent. Woodford Warm, dry and windy mldaummer sure Notice' to Breeders.

MY FRENCH STALLION COEUR DE LEON, J. W. BLISS, Editor. the Diagonal road which is to mf.ke of this town, a city of at least. Ave thou enough.

ThewttckjiiPt past baa been a dry, warm and windy one. but I do not think the Land. Insurance Aqts. crops are in a suffering1 condition yet, but VHah to announce itre reader of th sand inhabitants inside of the next two years is booming right a'ong. Local good shower of rain wonld cause vegetation of all kind to the good It would accom I committees alcns? the proposed route, in Will be kept the balLnc? of th cji KANSAS.

GREENLEAF, "INDEPENDENT, of 1883, at the farm of Hcoii Tiionn a Kansas and Nebraska, are earnestly at work, while the Iowa end of the great plish is beyond tbo oomprehentioa of tho human family. Buidnesa Is fair, but news Items scarce. We bad an itenerant lgn writer here a few io Lincoln Township, here tin sa tl days boautifying some of our business houses. Dr. T.

P. Butler now displays sign In porfu- CEO. S. ELWOOD, 8ion, andhus had the inside of his building Diagonal system which will form the great eastern outlet, and Ci.mi.eUng line of all great linr of road running throusb that state is being "pushed" as fast as men and money can do it. 1 he Dispatch, published at Clav Center, the bead- QKEENLEAF.

JULY 27tn. 1883. Special Annoancment. We take pleasure In annotacing that we have made arrangements with the publishers of the American Farmer which enables us to furnish that magazine a premium to our subscriber. The American Farmer, a sixteen papre monthly farm magazine, will be sent for one year to all our subscribers who will pay their subscription to the INde-rEXDENT one year in advance.

This means jugt what it says the American Furmer one year for nothing. cireing liis services can be a modal on the following terms To insure foal This horn it too well known to need a d.aci iption but full infoimatlon includeing perforce can be obtained by applying tj Mr. pnlitcd and grained throughout. Mathews and Jones now display a neat front DEALER IK AND And tbo lulanro of mankind, that they hart just OPENED UP OS informing tho public that they deal in furniture, lumber and coal. STOCK, on Ur UVl man, at hit firm tone milts Souih quarters of the Kansas end of the system, has the following to say in reftring Mr.

Kenwood's new residence Is nearly completed and will soon be occupied. Miles Shed, who thought to travel some In of Greenleaf. to the enterprise, and its prcspects SHOW Cwner. The Diagonal road is now thourough- he spring ha arrived place like lot tbo eprteur trad with Cattle, Hogs, Horses, Mules and Sheep, ly organized for a distance of over seven Kansas on nw tonguo. hundred miles.

Local Companies have Eld- rs Curtis and Thorp are still with us, been formed in Iowa, Xe and with their pavilion. Ywterday was set apart Kansas. Much Interest IB manifested to discus the Sabbath questson: morning serv- throughOUt the entire length Of the linft. ices by Rev. N.

M. Mathews, and answered in The Frankfort Fair will be held in October; commencing on the 10th and continueing three days. OLD! The nrosnects for the Ullimate Duna- tnc evening uy umrturus. Aainre congrega- irur of this are eood. The local of tions attending, SWT j-pcciiii attention paid to furnhing tuttlo and Stock Hogs for feeding.

Also all kinds of ficers of the road at this co ut are re Doota, hoea, flat Of Dry Goods, Clothing, Mtoek nought and Delivered on Contract. No. 10-1 y. The Marysyille Fair will be held four days. Commencing on Sept.

25th, ending on the 28Mi. Harvest is fust winding up, and the farmers have taken advantage of the good weather and during the past two weeks, hundreds of stacks Caps and Xotfcma. C. S. LEONARD.

Chief Justice Horton, and Governor Their Grooery DeparUaerH alao A. T. MARTIN. TVT ceiving and answering letters daily in regard to the project. Many prominent men of the c.tieo and counties south tf us, aie interesting themselves in the matter and talking for the line.

The money Is beinr rapidly subscribed to av for the preliminary survey. The movement has life, energy and I ralr and we beleive it is safe to predict that work of Click will deliver addresses at the Frankfort fair this fall. COMPLETE of golden graiu arose on the prairies as if by mngic. Linn boys are ajfutn jubilant over tho result of the race in Oreenleaf on Saturday. They feel proud of their horse which ha never been beaten.

Our friends west of us are now on the eve of their oond election, and tho reports are vari-j CONTINENTAL, Fire, Learning, Tornado and Windstorm The convention of colored editors which met at St. Loais.a short time since In every department, of boh b-ry, liM mm de ided to spell negro, with a big N. a substantial character will Dein soon. If the new line will give us the competition, that is pledged by its orhzina- ons. Tuesday wUl toil the talo.

Bring along- the great Diagonal Kailroad. Kansns farmers lave acres tors, our locality can well aitord to reacn We had the pleasure yesterdny of shaking i Fancy Groceries. in corn this year, and had on the 1st of uu' i -1 in I nwvumr. Aiarcu uututia vi oiu vuiu aim hands with comrade, M.P. Izenberg, O.

D. of Stockton, Post No. 73, G.A.U. He in sheriff of Rooks county, and vtalting bia brother-in-law, Phin Foss. of tho Bates house.

Linn July 23th, Yours Wkccacoae. 0 0, 5 I unsold. Know yc II men by these presents, that wo wiU give a more liberal POLICY, better terms. Tbey have ralarred tterlr store re roota and AR we as 14 Yearly Payments without Interest. bavo on band an4 crv mostantly receiving In CAU LOAD LOTH tho best braaU ut The CONTINENTAL INSl.KANf'K York, has In the Puto Treasury The hail in Wisconsin recently, is re ported to have been so severe that it knocked the horns off the cattle in some localities.

That beats Kansas. 1.2OOO00.OO as a special guarantee for fanners protection. Erom Arkausaw. Editor Independent. P.

rhaps a word irom this land of flowers and flies may be of Interest to ome of your numerous readers. We live 41 miles southeast of Little Rock. Ther is considerable swamp bind hf re some talk of swamps IS feet deep, but I have not seen any so deep. Sickness prevails here to some extent, some hYe Total Cash Assets, Jan. 1st, IVX.ZUI.TIKr, Mau-t-r for Washington, Cla and Riley Countlei.

Reunion Convention. rioceedinga of convention of Commanders and Delegates from tho O. A. R. Posts of Washington county, Kansas, held at the Court llouse in Washington, July 21st, 1W3.

A farmer in Sherman township reports a yield of 500 bushels of Oats harvested from eight 62 bushels per acre don't seem to be a bad 3 ield. SUPERIOR COPPER MIXED TYPE Convention called to order at 11 o'clock a. by Commander, N. M. llarmer, of J.

O. Blunt, Tost No. 31, who stated the objects of tho convention to bo the fixing the time and place of holding the next reunion of the old soldiers of Washington county, and to make other neces Corn chills, and soma have died, but we are es Wtll as any one could desire. We arrived here Dec. 10th, 18S2, and bo fcr a week in the town of II iz-'B, which is a beautiful country village, and is Great WESTERN TYPE Foundry, Farmers through this part of the country, report the yle'd of win'er wheat to be from 23 to 41 bushe's to the see that is the kind of a country this is.

sary arrangements for holding tho same. Tho following delegates were present, and took part in tho convention: Kearney Post, No. 6 D. E. Evans, D.

8. Allen, N. Woodbery and C. W. Fitch.

HIE WELL KNOWN STALLION Broadway, Bet. 5th 6th City; Missouri S. A. PIERCE, MANAGER. The Register, ot last week, published a long list of nick names for American Cities, but we failed to see in the list, Stub town, Yville or Datclnver.

Bran, Shorts NICHNUBOTMA! Johnson IHtt No. 21 Capt. riavcrkorst, J. II. Howe, M.

Hummell. Sedgwick Tost, No. 24 Joe rimm, W. D. Ilar-uian, L.

W. Lynde and Joseph Blosser, J. G. Blunt ToHt, No. 31 N.

M. Harmer, Goo. C. FenvveU, E. J.

Weakly and J. II. Mother. Hollenberg Post, No. 78 S.

S. Welch, Pa-on Dunn, A. 11. Uouser and A. W.

Talcott. Will stand this prewnt season fur service And Feci, whk thej- enn and will aea at tb rapidly building up, and I don't know why the surrounding country does not build up fast jr. There are no schools in the country, itbting ro sparsly settled. There is here however some the grandest prairie I ever saw in any country. They have goad school, in Hazen Unpeople often move to town to educate their children.

The peoile here are temperate. I have not seen man cr woman drank siuC9 we came here. This country is not much for fruit; Carry a full line of Body and Display Type, also Job Presses; Power Prsc, Hand rrrwes. of inun-s as follows lowest possible prtcea, cither by the aa-k 04 Kansas has a population of 1,028,177, and has harvested this season wintei wheat enough to supply over 1,560 pounds to each inhabitant. No chance for a famine th's year Tuelays and Welmsd.iy, at Washington: Ptiper Cutters, and everything nM'Csary for printer's oxxtdatQ zx Specialty.

SlfSend for Specimen Book, Vol. No. 3 to No. he Imlnnce of the time at my place in Palmer. Wagon Load J3.

Proprlotor, Whllo tho Judge Maundek, of Kearny Post of Washington went to Watcryille last Saturday, to organize a Fot of the O.A.R tt THE OLD RELIABLE Millinery KiVby mith Post, No. 81 Frank Taylor. Oreenleaf Post, no. l.ll-J. W.

Bli-s, D. Ballard, A. F. Arnold and C. Hogue.

On motion, Commander, N. M. Harmer was elected chairman and J. W. Bites, Secretary After remarks by the chairman and several delegate, the convention adjourned until 1 o'clock, p.

at which time the convention was called to order by tho chairman. After some discussion, as to the tiino and place of holding the reunion, the following resolution was intro hi mac place, ine application ror a Charter, contained the names of over forty old soldiers. fri? sV Department Toor old Missouri is all tore up over the whiskey traffic.butitisarelief to feel Of tfc? establishment, under tbo mansnrmcs some black ben if some strawberries. We ate our first peaches on the 7th of June, but thry were very poor. Frui' does not hit here often, but when it does, people tell us lLat it makes it much more unhealthy.

They have very small farms herr; the country is best adapted to cotton some think it is a great placa for gardens, but I do not. It is a poor country for corn and oats, and then there are too many pet3 hera for comfort first theie was the buffalo at then the turkey gnat, thn flies innumerable and with unheard of names, U-sMea the common black fly. Web ivetokeep 33KTTCSr STORE GREENLEAF, KANSAS, B. T. Spradling Proprietor.

We carry a full stock of PUKE DIU'OS, Tatent Medicines, Paints Oils, Varnish Brushes, Stationery, BU'nk Books, Cigar aud Tolmecn, Druggists midries. Perfumery, Pure Wines and LlUor for Modlcal and Sacra mental Purposes. duced by the sec retary and on motion adopted by the convention Itesolved that the coming reunion of the old Cf tho Mrs. Wondford's, la now cotnpM If crcry particular. bclr roods ars all new from and Rtjluh, purcbaacd for and know, that sunny Kansas has rid herself of this vexed question.

We are a prohibition stale with a big are and have banished the demon rum, from our Livery Feed Sale midst. you bet yer butes. In tbe tar eastern market, an I with no ca- Dead dogs have, it is said, proved of great benefit, when planted under the BSC RED BAR.U With pure goods and lowest living prics, this house is Iprcparcd at all times to render satisfac- roots of trees, at Junction City, and we our horses in the lam, to ki ep them tion to all who favor with tin ir pt'tmnajfe. pcno for clerk niro and no rctits to pay they can sell at much lower marjrln evci first cost than any bouse In tbe county. JAJiLS FEELY, Frop'r.

soldiers and sailors of Washington county, le held at such town in tho county as will ralxc the largest amount of money to defray the expenses thereof. Bids to be put In within 20 days from date and the location decided upon, on the 11th day of August, 1SXU On motion. Commander Harmer was authorized to advertise for, and receive bids from the different towns in the county, and designate the place for holding the next reunion according to the locality which raises tho largest subscription therefor. On motion It was decided to hold the reunion on Thursday and Friday, September 6th and Tth, lSt3. On motion, tho commander of each Tost was instructed to appoint a committee consisting beg leave to suggest that everybody plant dog, and a tree on top of it, as it is certainly the best use we ever beard msde of a dopr, either dead or alive.

from ing eat up by the flies. The cattle herded together fight fiias all day and all night too. It is no stock country; therfl is a creat rana ht tpi. hut nothing Ko matter wbai ciaaaof coods you iay dealt AKNE'S yos will 1 JSl 1ST 1ST I'atcnt foot and ktk iw- running on it. There is more flowers here Mat ninety.

t'oTiitli tMut-(s iiits fur 1nul wot luisi- Money UM en-jlar mw, "rNI ftlrt lllj Col. W. D. Ilarman, of Palmer, we understand will be a candidate for Sheriff at the election this fall, and the Post, the democratic organ at Washington, very kindly remarks that there is no man in the Republican Party, whom it would Truotior, etc, etc. Muehtiieit oil trial If desired.

Ikrint- 11 Ivo catuliuruc and price hat By bestowing your upon tb than I ever saw before. There is a great many wild parsnips, rosin weed in abundance, weeds than grass. Some are putlng up hay, but it ij not a paying business; it is very che ip, and not much market for it. We are going to get away from here as soon as we We have 20 acrps of corh and some pota irvc. W.F.

AJOIIV MARKKA. JWkford III. Ko 2112 Main IS THE TO X3TJTg STOVES JhJSTTy OXJTJLiESIFL" Booner see elected to that position than Bill. Ilarman." of three members of his Post, to solicit subscriptions from their locality, and report to Commander Harmer at Washington, on Katnr-day, August 11th, 18K3L On motion, the convention proceeded to elect the following officers for the reunion: Com. in Chief, N.

M. Harmer. Col. of Infantry D. M.

Evans. Lieutenant W. D. Ilarman. Major, Joe Pimm.

Col. of Cavalry, Geo. C. Pen well. THE CREAM OP ALL BOOKS OF if ADVENTURE i 1 am fully prepared to do kinds of repnMnar a satisfaetory nrnnner.

I nlo manufacture all styles of Tin. Sneet-Imn, Copper and lirass waro. We pav sno-fal attention to Tin Kooflnsr. Chanrearo: xinahlel iatUtiu-tion guaranteed. We keep on hand a large and completa stock of 2) The Iowa Greenbackers have noml-rated Gen.

J. B. Weaver for Governor, but as the General himself has decided that the republican ticket already in the Pioneer I I Darinc: Kcroeo, in Bulk rixed Paints explor Tbethrininir of all tl hero Seeds -5TX2D OXXj toes to dispose of first. Well, I like the people here first rate, but do not like the country, and the amount of rvn fall we have here. We had Gvo hail storms this spring which injured Ihp growing crops.

There are many beautiful birda bete, fine flowers, and nice people, but the country is no good. Hazen, July llib, 1883. Mary Long. er and Monitor flsslitera with Indian, ouil field, was all that could be desired; it is probable that the people of Iowa will lock at it in the same light, and elect the FwL ..8. H.

Maunder. Woodbery. J. II. Green.

J. Weakly. A. H. Waters.

and wild lnKt, overonr whli country, from the earliest time to th present. Ijvos and Col. of Artillery Comodore of Quarter master Surgeon Itecruiting ollicer, Chaplain, On motion, Comrade, dmnun eiploits vt IjtSalte. Stundfh. entire republican ticket this Ml.

C. XV. I1ANAN, rrop'r. HBW bTONB BUILD LNG, GKEENLEAF, KAN. IVionc.

Kenton, urany, rriokort, ikiwe. itu-tnn. Carvnn. Custer, t'alifoniia Joe. Wi'd Hill E.

Ballard was ap- IluCnlo Iiill. Gi n. Miles and Crook, inr-nt In" Ulan Caieh and aeorea of other. lLL.itTUATf:n with 173 Hne enxralnritrt tbe pointed a committee to secure Cannon for use life. Aoknt! Waxtmi.

Ixw priccil ami tieat Dtn tbin? to fell. Adlre tanoarp liooa Co. LIVE AND LET LIVE at the Reunion. On motion, comrades A. S.

Wilson, Chas. Smith and J. w. Bliss were appointed a com Sheriff Dolan informs us that most direct, SU Louia, Mo. The Germans are kicking hard about American lard, which t' ey think is adultrated with cotton seed oil, Ullo, clay, water, and other harmless truck, but they forget perhaps, the v.le countrymen have been palming off on us poor deluded Americans for lo these many years under the seduc mittee to secure speakers.

On motion the commander In chief was au thorized to select his own Adjutant. 1 LUMBER. LUMBER LUMBER G. BEACH, MOUSE AND CARRIAGE LUMBER LUMBER I LUMBER THE LUMBER On motion the newspapers of tho were requested to publish the proceedings of tive name ef BEER. the conrcntlon, and the secretary waa Instructed to furnish each newspaper of the county" a copr of the proceedings.

On motion the convention adjourned to meet Coal IT Jl at tho court house In Washington, on Saturday likely he shall be an indepondent candidate for re-election this fall. It is but justice to Mr Dolan to say that he has made an excellent Sheriff, that he has paid strict attention to business, and has so far as' we have any knowlede pet formed his duties faithfully, and we have no besit ncy in expressing the opinion, th it he ill prove formidable rival to any can didate who may aspire to thd po.iliou this fall. Aod in this connection, we take occasion to remark that while we perhaps worked as hard two years ago any one to secure the election of Mr. Dolan. We are not married to him.or to any other candidate or candidates.

We have never asked, or received any speciaj El It la very gratifying to know, that the railroad Commissioneis have decided two important cases.brcught before them adverse to the railnad companies. One complaint was against tha Mo. the 11th day of August, 1SS3, at 11 o'clock a. m. N.

M. llarmer, Chairman. J. w. Bliss, Secretary.

LINN, MATHEWS JONES, KANSAS. GREENLEAF, KA5SAS. I will tak contract for all kind of pnlntl.it and will furnKh material if desired. CnrrliiK pnlntfnjrexeeuto! with neMtneM and dltpatcb. Will alto pay special attention to Paper Hanging.

Tour patronage Is solicited. S9tf G. XT, REACH, SABBATH SCHOOL l'ICSIC. and the other against the A. S.

F. I We are requested to announce tbathe Any one living within ten miles of this to cau save money by call ng ou us These decisions will tend to give the Sabbath School at the Cole School House. people more confidence in the commis-Eioncr3 than they have ever had before. will hold a basket picnic, in Tweedy' and getting our prices before purchasing elsewhere. We can and will convince you that we mean business, as we are the consumers friend Grove, miles south of Greenleaf, on Thursday, August 2nd, 1883.

A grand Agents Wanted to Sell good time is anticipated, ana an are cordially invited to attend, and bring a lormonism lunch, for a basket dinner. Unveiled! The moat Complete and Overwhelming Stephen Pickard, of UT as liiiisrto mu Ilanover is reported in the Washington post, rs having three thousand acres of weeds 10J feet high. It is no doubt a democratic lie, got up for the purpose of influencing the German vote, or else it Is a new advertising dodge but whatever the object in circulating such a report, we wish it distinctly understood, that Grcen'eaf has higher weeds, biger sunflower and more of them, and our 1 Kind readers, daring this hot weather, don't forget about the fair, to be at Greenl this fall! Tbe cfBctrs of the tirofi of tb Crime and Hecrct rraHiiaf MortnonHm. Include the life and eitifelom of tbe Mormon Jrthn l. Ixhi ad Has the largest and best leightcd store building and rttifrhara Veonjf.

ami thkiujko itFritt.ATios:; THorraai.r It4.rmaATk. A livel In ik to aelL bCAMUEIX carries the choicest selection and best stock. association are composed of some of the most prormn nt Agriculturalists, and stock raisers in the county. The committee bave been, and still are laboring AT TUB bL Louis, U. OF favors from Sheriff Dolan, or any other officer of the countv, or any other candidate-cither full fledged or in emlrjo.

We usually support, and vote for who we when the political friends of Mr. Dol.tn assert that the independent will fight him in the coming election, tbey do so simply because they are aware of the fact that we ho'd them utter contempt, on account of their low, underhanded trickery by which tbey seek to Injure us; not openly like men, but like sneaking cowards which they are, and they being professed, friends of Mr. Dj-lan, immagine that the Independent Will open its batteries upon bis devoted head. That would no doubt be the tactics of those Would be Statesmen and ring po'lUcians were in command of the ship, but that is not, and never will be the pol citizens like beer better, can drink more of it and keep sober than Hanover or any other man. Dunsmore Coopor, (Sueeeom A.

lleckert.) faithfully to make it the greatest success of any fair ever held in the county. Thif Great is an institution especially for the benefit of the farmers and stcck raisers, and is not got up for horse raceing purposes, Contractors Builders, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING HATS, Also a full stock of Boots, Shoes, Carpets Queensware, IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. And invites all the people to call and get prices, and every farmer in Wf thfngton county should see that the association be buj- GREENLEAF. KAN. TUrina- purchased the Intorert, and suoeood- tained.

Now is the time to make your Central calculations for exhibits, Tbe association have adopted a liberal policy In cd to the bualneaaof Mr. A. Heckert, wo take this method of Informlnfr the publio that we ar now prejared to Take Contracts for tho erection of all clashes of Imlldinjra, and fumlwhrrw material for tho same. llavlnj? bad aereral the drafting of the premium list, and it is hoped that no one ean fay after this years experience, we think we can makt it for your interest to see us before letting your "Washington, and other townships in this County, held tlm.it R. R.

bond election la3t Tuesday a yery harmless amusement; by the way we have not heard the result, but no doubt the bond proposition wa3 carried. The funniest thing connected with the affair, was the impression that a stranger (who chanced to be in Washington, on the day of election) got from the conversation of some of the citizens of that much-a-tali-a village, on mill creek. He informs us that he was under the Impression at first that thevwere voteing bond3 to kill Greenleaf, as that seemed to him, to I the chief subject for discussion on the streat and about the polls. How, we tope our 00d, kiad friends, up on the creek wont conclude to kill. Greenleaf.

It would be too lad, icy of the Independent. It will fight no man without just cause and will not fight Sheriff Dolan Bimply because some of his supporters and pretended friends are contemptable curs, for maty a decent man posesses the friendship of a worth less dog, and ought not to be blamed for it, whatever opinion one may have of tbe brute. fall that the farmers of Washington county, will not support an Agricultural and stock breeding association of their We hare alao leased the Shop and machinery own. Store. Merhandise Regulator.

vAOHincTorj, kanoao. Ta 73 TT. Fancy Groceries Confectionery, I Have a Full Line of Cigars and Tobaoco. Also lee Cream, Lemonade and Oysters In their Smmm. Call on mo oa Commercial St One door South of Journal office.

GREENLEAF. KANSAS" of tho Hockert Carpenter and repair shop, -wi main street, and with a full force of Carpenter Workmen are prepared to do all kinds of wood work and repairs. James Feely the South tide Liveryman rt turned from Kansas City last Wed The Publio are respectfully solicited to gire nesday evening, He bought while away Tho Independent Six Months, and us a call when In want of work la our. line. several new carriages for his stable, and The American Farmer One Year, for it is safe to say that he now has as Sue (Src Latest etylei ard lowest prices tl turnouts as there is in tb county.

ONL ONE DOLLAR la advance. Scott ax well's..