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The probate court was called Satur day to pass upon the sanity of Robot Higginbothem, an old colored nom of this city. vho had been acting rather queer for some time past. After hearing all the evidence in the case the jury decided that he was insane, and he will be sent to the asylum 118 soon 119 possible. Mr. 8.

H. Piper, of Elk City, was in the city Saturday attending the republican convention. Mr. Piper is a candidate for the nomination of probate judge on the republican ticket, and his chances tor securing the nomination seem very bright. We are sorry for this, as Mr.

Piper is 100 good a man to be slaughtered this fall. The Young America Brass Band gave its first open air concert of the season at the gas company's park Monday evening, and the large nun. ber of penple who were out to hear them highly appreciated the music. The concerts will be given weekly throughout the summer if satisfactory can be made, and many a long evening can be pleasantly spent listening to their choice music. Harry Brighton, of Caney, was in the city Monday evening on his way to Kansas City, where he went to purchase a new ontfit of type and presses for the Caney Chronicle.

Harry has resigned his position on the Times, and in comwith Mr. C. O. Taylor will assume pany the management of the Chronicle office. They will make it a first-class paper and we wish them much success in their new business venture, On May 3 Mr.

J. I. Brewster will open a beautiful park on his farm three miles east of the city. He has a space of' about thirty five acres, one-half of which is timber, upon which he has spent a great deal of time in clearing out the underbrush, establishing driveways and planting evergreens, and he proposes to do a great deal more work on it, and make it the pleasantest spot in the country. The park also contains a lake of about three acres.

A very pleasant event occurred Wednesday at the home of Mr. Jas. Record in the west part of Independence town-hip. Mr. Record is all old soldier, a veteran of the Mexican war.

and on account of poor health has been unable to put in his crops, and his neighbors, by whom he is held in high esteem, cred at his home, plowed his ground and put in his crops for him. They also brought along well filled dinner baskets and made the occasion one long to be remembered by all present. Sardius Hurst, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hurst, died at the home of his parents in the Second ward Tuesday morning of consumption, resulting from an attack of the grip a little over a year ago.

The funeral occurred this morning at 10 o'clock from the Christ ian church under the auspices of the Select Knights, and the Y. P. S. C. E.

of the church, after which interment took place in Mt. Hope cemetery. The many friends of the family will extend to them their sincere sympathy in their alliction. The various committees having in charge the Old Fellow's celebration to be held in this city the 26th of this month are busy with their preparations to entertain the crowd and give the visitors a royal welcome. There will be crowds of people in town that day, and several bands in the procession, which will without doubt be the most imposing ever witnessed in the city.

The vacant lots just west of the court house will be fitted up with seats and speaker's stand for the occasion, as there is no building in town large to hold the crowd anticipated. The Neosho Presbytery is in session at the Presbyterian church in this city this week and quite a number of ministers from over the district are in attendance. On Tuesday evening Rev. Bean was installed as pastor of the church here, itev. Jewell of Coffey ville, preaching the installation sermon, after which Rev, Hendy of Oswego, delivered the charge to the pastor, and Rev.

Wright, of Parsons, the charge to the people. Pev. Pershing, on behalf of the Ministerial union of the city, welcomed Rev. Bean and wife to their field of labor in this city. Nothing definite in regard to the identification of the dead burglar has yet come to light, although a St.

Louis tailor named Sif has informed the sher1ff that the suit worn by the man was made February 7 for one, T. W. Raymond, but that he knew nothing of the man. The name corresponds with the initials on the arm and Raymond is probably the right name. Sheriff Moses has sent photographs to the police headquarters of several of our large cities in the hope of gaining some information concerning the dead man.

The body was buried Monday afternoon aS it was thought useless to keep it longer. Monday morning about eight o'clock the residence of Maj. Nolte, about twelve miles southwest of the city, was totally destroyed by fire. It is not known how the fire started, as there was no one about the house but a nephew of Mr. Nolte, but it is supposed that it caught fire from the chimney, and as there was a strong wind blowing at the time, the fire made rapid headway, and little was saved from the house.

'The house was insured for $1,500, and the household goods tor 8700, but this will hardly cover his losses, as he values the house at $2,000, and his goods at morel DOO LOCAL ITEMS. Wanted- Horseradi-h sets, from 100 to 20.000. BARNES. The March term of district court ad journed Saturday. Mrs.

Watts can please you in the line of millinery goods. WANTED: -A renter for small house Call at this office. 'The County Teachers' Association will meet at Coffey ville next Saturday, Mr. Palmer, father of Billie Palmer. the west Main street barber, is very sick Judge MeGue left Sunday morning for Columbus where he opened court Tuesday.

The band boys will give another concert Wednesday evening if the weather is favorable. E. I'. Donne will have grand millinery opening on the 13th and 14th of this month. Several candidates tor admission to the Baptist church were baptized at the river last Sunday.

Vitality exhausted by overwork or disease is quickly restored by the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Measles have broken out in the city, and there are quite 11 number of persons 111 with the disease. Miss Ella Molitt, of Coffeyville, spent Sunday in the city visiting with her friend, Mrs. O. Wallace.

Ladies, you are inyited to the grand millinery opening on the 13th and 14th of this month at E. P. Doane's. Mrs. G.

L. Watts, millinery. opera house block, north Penn. avenue, will defy competion on low prices. Mr.

P. S. Hollingsworth, of Canes, has rented a house in the Third ward, and become a resident of our city. Mr. John B.

Elliott, of the Coffey ville Journal. was in the city Saturday and made this oflice a pleasant call. LADIES, try the Featherbone corset. Satisfaction guaranteed or money funded by the Little Giant Racket. Ed.

Greer, candidate for the republican nomination of congress-man-at-hip. large, was in attendance at the convention Saturday. Postmaster Wilson returned Friday evening from a short visit to St. Louis. His daughter, Mrs.

Arthur Stewart, accompanied him, An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Pink White died Thursday morning, and was buried Friday afternoon in Mt. Hope cemetery, Ex-Pension Agent Kelley was in the Saturday and addressed the republican meeting. He is out of the race for congress-man-at large.

200 beautiful pattern hats to be sold at less than half their value at Doane's millinery store on the 13th and 14th. Come and see them. Ex-Gov. Humphrey has just received from Governor Lewelling as a present the chair used by him during his tour years' term of office. To restore gray hair to its natural color as in youth and cause it to grow abundant and strong, there is no better preparation than Hall's Hair Renewer.

Thos. I. Kelley, candidate for the nomination of state auditor on the republican ticket, was in the city Friday making the acquaintance of the people. to know that the highest market price will be paid for butter and eggs in exchange for goods at the Little Giant Racket, leader of low prices. Mr.

Geo. Hill will be our next postmaster, he haying received word to that effect the first of the week. Mr. Hill is a good man and we congratulate him on his appointment. Mr.

Robert Black of Cherryvale, and Miss Mabel Underhill of this city, were married at the residence of the bride's parents in the 1st ward last evening, Rev. Wright officiating. Prof. J. H.

Dana, principal of the Caney schools, and candidate for the nomination of county superintendent on the republioan ticket, was attending the convention Saturday. Mr. J. M. Gravely, tormerly agent tor the Santa Fe railroad company at this place, is very low with consumption at his home in Boise City, Idaho, and his friends have no hopes of his recovery.

Sheriff' Moses, Under Sheriff Flack and R. M. Clary returned from Lansing Monday morning where they had been to convey the prisoners sentenced to the -penitentiary at the last term of court. Coffeyville suffered another heavy loss by fire Monday night, this time the milling plant of Ferguson Arter in the south part of the city being totally destroyed. Loss, insurance $6,000.

The gloomy fears and the weariness of soul of which so many complain would disappear if the blood were made more healthy before it reaches the brain. Ayer's Sarsaparilla purifies and vitalizes the blood and thus conduces to health of body and mind, The Rocky Mountain News. published at Denver, is the only daily populist paper in the nation, Its cartoon, apropos to the times. with every issue, is worth the subscription, and it is full, fair and strong for the cause of reform. Daily, 50e per month; weekly $1 in adVance.

Send 5e for sample copy than the insurance of $700. His barn escaped damage. For the benefit of our foreign subseribers we make the statement that the weather here for a few days has been very fine, but at this writing (Tuesday morning) a furry from the north filling the air with dust and making generally disagreeable, but looks though it would not last long. In conversation with a gardner a few ments this morning he stated that it was the worst spring for his work that he land ev. known.

His cabbage which he had transplanted was killed. This never before occurred, Much of the fruit is killed, and the wheat and oats is badly damaged. So the outlook for this season is not very promising. Sheriff Moses and County Attorney Ziegler went to Kansas City Monday night in response to a telegram from the Kansas Csty chief of police stating that they had under arrest a companion of our dead burglar. Moses and Ziegler returned last evening and say that there is little doubt that the man under arrest at Kansas City was here in company with the dead man, but was not the one seen by Burnsworth.

The fellow denies it, but was given away by some other rogue to whom he had admitted it. He gives his own name as O'Brien and says the dead man's name was Reynolds. O' Brien, as he calls himself, is wanted for burglary in Iowa and will go Reporter. We have just discovered that several mistakes were made in transferring the names from the old list to the new. All parties who have missed their paper will please to excuse mistakes and we will make good lost time.

The most of our subscriptions come due the first of May, and we would like to hear from all of you as soon as possible. We are giving away quite a sum in premiums. We are asking of each one of you only a mere pittance, and for that we have undertaken responsibilities which few men would like to risk. So knowing this we haye confidence in you that you will stand by us. We have received so much encouragement the last few days that we can promise you better work in the future than the past.

Our subseription list is extending into other territories. Mr. B. J. Dalton, our civil engineer, has been employed by a Pennsylvania oii company to survey a pipe line from Coffey ville to Kansas City, and entered upon his work Monday.

Should such line be established, the effect of it will be to rapidly exhaust our supply gas (as that is what they are evid. dently reaching after, there being no of any consequence this far down) and to cause the location of manufactories at Kansas City which ought to be built here. Mr. L. J.

Snarr informed us tew days ago that a strong fiow of gas had been struck seventy-five miles south Coffeyville. This ought to bring thousands of workers into the Verdigris valley to build up its towns and enrich by their toil. But instead this giant monopoly will, if it can get its clutches this region, rob us of our rich r'esources and tax us in return for the transportation of manufactured goods. Verily, the Egyptian task-masters are a hard lot. We must make bricks without straw.

Shooting at Violet Springs. PURCELL, I. April Physicians and officers have just returned from Violet Springs and give a correct account of the shooting of Deputy Marshal Carr at that place on Sunday by Bill Dalton and one of his gang called Slaughter Kid. Carr runs a grocery and' saloon. The two desperados came into his place and bought some canned goods.

Carr undertook to arrest them both and a desperate fight was the result. Carr is shot in the right arm and the abdomen and will die. He thinks Slaughter Kid is shot in the shoulder, but Bill Dalton escaped unhurt. Marriage Licenses. Licenses have been issued to the following parties since our last report: Clare O.

Warner and Minnie Love, Coffey ville. Stanton B. Hatcher, Chanute, and Mattie Cobb of Cherryvale. Thos. Wood and Julia Wood both of Coffey ville.

Samuel Reeves and Minnie Driver, of Coffey ville, Jas. F. Osborne and Elizabeth McGrath of Coffey ville. John Pollard and Sarah J. Woodman of Coffeyville.

Robert Black of Cherryvale, and Mabel Underhill of Independence. Seeeds Seeds! The largest and best selections of bulk Garden and Grass Seeds to be found in this county is at TRUMAN BROD. ERICK'S, THE IMPLEMENT DEALERS OF SOUTHERN KANSAS. FANCY RED CLOVER and ALFALFA SEED $7.50 PER BUSHEL. 'The finest seed corn ever brought to this city.

Be sure and look at their goods before making your purchases of anything in their line. We mean business. We are not Jews, but will sell our large stock of Books, Stationary, Toilet cases, Albums, etc, at cost, to close out the line. LEASURE BROOKS. The Human Electrical Forces! How They Control the Organs of the Body.

The electrical force of the human body, as the nerve fluid may be termed, is an especially attractive department of science, as it exerts so marked an influence on the health of the organs of the body. Nerve force la produced by the brain and conveyed by means of the nerves to the various organs of the body, thus supplying the latter with the vitality necessary to insure their health. The pneumogastric nerve, said as may be to be the most important of the entire nerve Bystem, as it. supplies the heart lungs, stomach, bowels, with the nerve force necessary to keep them active and healthy. As will be seen by the cut the long nerve descending from the base of the brain and terminating in the bowole is the pneumogastric.

while the numerous littie branches supply the heart, lungs and ach with necessary vitality. When the brain becomes in any way disordered by irritability or exhaustion, the nerve force which it supplies is lessened, and the Kans receiving the diminished supply are seguently weakened. Physicians generally fall recognize. the importance of of this fact, cause but treat the organ instead the of the trouble The noted specialist, Franklin Miles, M. LL.

has given the greater part of his life to the study of this subject, and the principal discoveries concerning it are due to his efforts. Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine, the unrivaled brain and nerve food, is prepared on the principle that all nervous and many other difficulties originate from disorders the nerve centers. Its wonderful success incuring these disorders is testified to by thousands in every part of the land. Restorative Nervine cures sleeplessness, ual debility, Vitus dance, epilepsy, etc.

It nervous prostration, dizziness, hysteria, sexis free from opiates or dangerous drugs. It is sold on a positive guarantee by all drug. gists, or sent direct by the Dr. Miles Medical Elkhart, on receipt of price, $1 per bottle, six bottles for $5, express prepaid. SOLD BY ALL.

DRUGGINTS. CORRESPONDENCE. WAYSIDE. Items are scarce this week. "I No has the lagrippe, but caught a few items as they came whisking in the strong March wind.

Miss Lena Roberds and Mr. W. H. Madison were married at the home of the bride's parents Easter eve, Rev, Moore officiating. The boys went several nights to visit them, but whether they succeeded in finding them at home yet.

we haven't heard. We extend congratulations and wish them long lite and much happiness. People are afraid all their small grain is killed, frozen in the ground, a great amount of it was just in good condition to freeze. One item born on the wind that we didn't run fast enough to catch was another wedding. Whose Miss Alice James, They're Here.

Henry Baden's new stock of dry goods is nearly all in. l'he nicest. the neatest, and the prettiest stock of dry goods ever brought to Inpependence. The most select and the cheapest. His now carpets are a sight worth seeing Everybody is invited to call and see them before buying elsewhere.

He is sure he can please everyone who wants to buy a new carpet this spring in prices, quality and styles. And they are selling fast. He has just sold three opening stocks to merchants, one of dry goods and gregeries is taken into the Indian Territory below Bartlesville, This week he expects ten more merchants in from the west to buy their spring stock of goods. Wholesale trade is rushing. This is his busy season for the spring trade.

The City Election. The election held in this city Tuesday passed off' rather quietly, and resulted in all the partisan candidates beJing defated wherever they had opposition. This is a republican city but the people are liberal minded enough know that it isn't to the best interests of the city to make its government political. The following is the vote: 1st Ward--For councilman: I. G.

Fowler 72, J. J. Wine 46. For school board: Thos. Calk.

(long term) 102, Mrs. Nevins 100, Mrs. Mason 36. 2d Ward -For councilman: Jesse Pinkston 144: For school board: J. H.

Taylor P. V. Hockett 3d Ward -For councilman: H. P. Wiltse 111, B.

Hurst 97; For school board: B. White 110, Mrs. Floyd Williams 83. 4th Ward--For councilman: John Truby 66, L. Fairleigh 55; For school board: G.

L. Remington 117. Ward -For councilman: S. Lewis 61, Jos. Jackson 59; For school board: Mrs.

W. P. Bowen (long term) 59, David Turner 55. Mrs. J.

H. Pugh short term, 63, N. Hole 39. In the Fifth ward there is some dispute as to who has been elected member of the school board for the long term, being claimed that David Turner is elected over Mrs. Bowen.

The council will canvas the ballot tomorrow night and decide the matter. Harness and Saddlery. Neither high tariff' nor low tariff' cuts any figure in the harness trade. There ie nothing that affects the prices. We interviewed Mr.

Thomas Harrison today and were surprised to see the large and varied assortment of goods in his line. Saddlery of styles to suit the most fastidious, harness single and harness double, collars by the carload. 'The celebrated Noxall collar and the new patent cork-stuffed collar. Whips of all kinds at reduced prices. The very best neatsfoot oil to oil harness.

He also keeps the renowned steck food. the very best food for stock and poultry, It will pay you to call and examine his stock. "Keep in the Middle of the THE FIGHT IS NOW ON. 'Ere's Your Rocky Mountain News." Cartoon with every issue. Leading Populist Daily Paper.

A Paper for the Dissatistied Crowd TRY IT Daily Weekly, 50 in cents a advance, month. $1 Dr A THE NEWS, DENVER. COLORADO. We want a live subscription agent in every town. Write n- Ta Headquarters.

The people are finding out that they call buy goods cheaper and get better goods here than elsewhere. Wel are giving special low prices on dishes and cutlery In fact, if you want to save money always go to Headquarters We have the only first-class stock of dishes in town and the only full line of groceries in town. Headquarters is the house that makes it a study to please you. Anything new in the market, they alway. have it.

Come, all of you. We want your trade. Don't forget. M. J.

Paul, Grocer. Bed Rock Prices AT THE PEOPLE'S New and Second Hand Store, Barguing in FURNITURE, STOVES, TINWARE, GLASS AND QUEENSWARE. ONE DOOR NORTH OF ULMER URNITURE STORE. J. H.

Moraign. Seed Sweet Potatoes BEST QUALITY, From Arkansas. AT Barnes'. FOR Buckeye Binders CALL ON G. W.

Kerr IN THE Opera House Block, 4th DOOR FROM CORNER Setting Out Plants. Now is the time to set strawberries. Stake the ground mellow. Be sure it is nicely leveled and thoroughly drained. Set in rows three feet apart, and fourteen inches apart in the row.

Take a clean trowel, make the cut deep enough to let the roots drop down into the soil full length, then push the dirt with the toe of your boot and the done. Do not cover the bud. Never set snch plants when the ground is either too dry or too wet. Do not use water in setting. The first season clip the runners off until July stirring the surface of the soil every few days.

Then in the fall or winter scatter well rotted manure through them until you almost cover the ground. Don't put on too much and don't put manure into the ground before planting Always choose the sandiest soil for the finest berries. When the crop has been removed then take a side plow and run through every three feet, plowing three and leaving three. Harrow the ridge thus made for a new chance for the runners to take hold. Books of all kinds at less than actual cost.

Our large stock must go. LEASURE BROOKS Farmers! You cannot afford to raise hogs without pasture. You cannot have pasture without a fence. We have the best hog fence on earth. It will pay you to come and see it.

INDEPENDENCE HARDWARE COMPANY. SOUTHERN KANSAS R. R. North bound West bound 9.55 a 1.18 a passenger 4.35 a ra 6.45 pm 11.59 a K. W.

RAILWAY. North bound West bound 3 25 pm 25 a stops MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY GOING EAST. No. 224, Little Rock K. C.

Ex. 10:46 p.m No. 222, K. C. Mail and Express No.

208. Fast p. No 212, Stock Express. ....3:47 p. No.

314, Local Freight a. GOING WEST. No.223, Little Rock K. C. Ex.

5:25 a.m. No. 221, K. C. Mail and Express 5:30 p.m No.

207, Express a. m. No. 211 Fast a. m.

No. 213, Local Freight ....4:38 p. m. Note--Nos. 213 and 214 carry passengers.

Independence Markets. EGGS 7e per dozen BUTTER to 15c per lb. per bu. IRISH POTA" dS per bu. SWEET PO ATOES per bu.

CARROTS 50c per bu. 40e per bu. 40-42c per br. OATS. 23e per bu.

WHEAT. 40-45 per bu. 3 00 per ewt HOGS 3 75 per ewt BEEF CATTLE-stockand feeders, $2.00 to $2.50 per ewt FAT CATTLE $2.90 to $3.00 per cwt CHICKENS $2 2 50 per doz. Fruit If you want the best grade of home grown fruit trees, and a premium on every $10 worth you buy, take this advertisement to Jacob Good's Nursery, two miles east and half a mile north of Coffey ville, W. S.

EVANS For Vita Ore Go to S. HECKMAN at the HECKMAN HOUSE, Iudependence, Kansas, W. S. EVANS, Gen'l Agt. Thoroughbred White Faced Black Spanish and Brown Leghorn Eggs, ONE DOLLAR FOR THIRTEEN.

Also Barred Plymouth Rocks, Yellow Legs, Yellow Beaks, Standard Dark Plumage, Large Size. All birds thoroughly fine. Also Cabbage. Tomato and other plants, large and of tne best varieties, W. A.

Lyster, Market Gardener. North Tenth Street..