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rm A "CO 11 J-L DEX N0.13 DEXTER, KANSAS, THURSDAY JULY 21,1893, J. HjTE, -DEALEIi IN LOCAL NEAS, Buy buggies of Bryan Riggl. Call on J. Hlte for machine oil. Machine ells of all kinds for sale by CORRESPONDENCE, HOOSER.

1 Llghtjghowera last Tuesday, Farmers have bogun cutting hay RAILROAP TIME TABLE. IfitsocBi FACirio. KutBoaid. 4H Mall m4 Bipmi. a iSS a 1 481 Mll tnd Eipnu.

..8:65 18) 8:55 p. THE COWLEY COUNTY Normal Institute WILL BE HELD AT; Arkansas City Kas, COMMENCING St. Vt Ho j. LV Hlte. earnest.

IlrvflnoilR llMM'M UAUUU1AUW Grout Creek Branch, Biblor ii Son want butter and eggs In large quantities. Needles, Iplns, and threads of all kinds at Mrs. Nicholson's. 1 A nloe line of notions at Mrs. Nich BOOK SHOES, 1 MONDAY, JULY, 31 And Notions.

AND ENDING ABMVALS. 48f Aecomjpodtlon i' miHnn, 4 latiatUnl 10:00. 487 iecommodation 7:16 p. OHWSSIAN, Agnt. olson's.

Call and PRODUCE WANTED IN EXCHANGJE THE WORLD'S FAIR, it In qur former articles wo mentioned a few of the myriad attractions of 'Mid-way and will now speafk briefly of a few of tho attractions of the main Enterings from the east end of the Plalsanca we turned north la the direction ot the Kansas building as all trua Kansans As we mdunt-ed the br'pad flight of steps and passed through the spacious portal our eves were greeted by an exceptionally fine agricultural 'exhibit," Standing near the'entranoe, Is a beautiful g'raln-olad bower "covered with small pram jn ihi' 'In the'rear of tho 'biiHd-ing there la a'semleircnlar appartment containing a quito extensive collection of specimens from the deportment of natural history in tho State University, making one of the most notable exhibits of the 'Ftr. 'The base of the tower bears a base-relief representation of the 6tate at the time of its admission to the Union and in its' present prosperous condi Ko, 0, Wallace Is loading a. car of hay this week. Webster's pet squirrels are learning to clerk in the store, i- i T. J.

Nelson and lady went to Win-field on Monday. 1 Prairie fires are of frequent oocur-ronce about here of late. The congregation fallal to put in an appearance Sunday night at Lodl. i' T. Jouos and Eastman have llnn'i nclect the tree you planted in Hi i i I on the ichool feround last spring 1 Ed.

Stanford suippod four cars ot Dexter oattle from this plate last Monday. Read the Superintendent's annouce- SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, The Nerval wUl be conducted by Supt. Geo. W. kendrlck, of Clay Center, who is one of tho host eduoators in the state'.

Prof. Kendrlck' first introduced the system of gradation and graduation in the country schools, and Is highly recommended' by Ex-state Superintendent Geo. W. Winans 8. an efficient conduotor.

INSTRUCTORS. montofthe Cowley county Normal bought a bailer and are ready for CHURCHES, METHODIST EPISCOPAL Prachtnj rVice alternate Sabbath odtdmeno fog April' 8(fi at 11' ii. in. and 8 p. in.

Bible reading! each alternate Sobhalb a i Ypung Folk's prayer nieetin iach fuesday evpulng. General pray oi Meeting on Thursday evening of each week. Sabbath sehopl at 10 a. in. Riv.

J. A. Ikons, Fastor. Kansas mav be expected to turn Out yvwm. -poo, 125,000,000 bushels' ot Corn 1 this year.

The basket meeting held in Bolton's EATON. Liy Eair peed' raad- Good rigs always in eadSjUess at times. South pf the Commercial Hotel. I.J I v' 1 Church Sheridan, Prop's grove, last Sunday, was well uttend. ed, The melon colio days nro aimost Supeintendent, W.

Spindler, of tion. The inner wa)s of tho building UDTBTT 1 K.tnUl a nlld Rl'ealt OnltA n. number were over, from ww'. 61 irad, each Lord's Pay at 11 a. Cedar Vale, to meeting last 1 are nicely decorated with various at-tractive designs wrought with grain.

On the first floor a rather novel drinkine fountain has been construct the school the Winlield City schools; Prof. J. A. Wood, of the Southwest Kansas College, and Mrs, Alice 'F. Bridgman, principal of the Paola, Illinois, schools, have been engaged 9s instructors.

Henry Dold, of Great Bend, will conduot classes In penmanship and perspective drawing. ed, con siting of a circular pass, having a central column, around which are W. S. WUMS0N, SOCIETIES, A. A.

M. Dexter Lodge No. 'W, A. F. A.

M. meets in theip hall the first and third' Tuesdays of each month. All The course of study can be Secured by writing to the superintendent. No effort will be spared to make Franco has notified England qf er iutentiqn to blockade the ports of biam. Presidont Walters Is under arrest for tnoJUng the 'striking 'cbaT n'pers to yiolance.

J. T. Riggs will sell you a three hooped pail of A- No. syrup for seventy-five Nora England has been visiting friends at Conway Springs, Kansas, for several days past. Fourteen members of the M.

E. Church were taken into full membership! last Sunday night. Jgeuiberq in good standing are Invited a attend. J. D.

MavW W. M. hbre. Mr. and Mrs.

Cochran ore on the sick list this Wm. Smith went Wiofield on business fast Friday, Mrs. Kephart spent last Wednesday with friond8 in Wlnfield. Mr. and Mrs, Geo.

Hall will leave for Chicago in a few 'days. E. I. Johnson has returned from III. and reports a good time.

Mrs. Laura Twiggs and little son Dalpha spent last Sunday Jn Winfield. A large number from here are expecting to try for p. home in the new country. Mrs.

Drury and Earl, of Dexter, and 'Mrs, Chapman and daughters, of Cedar, Vale, spent last Friday with Mea Twiggs and family. Messrs, Corn, Hall, Terrill -and this one pf the most profitable and successful normals eyer held in Cqw- ATfO Dflaler Furniture. We.st Centra) Av.enue, iey county. M. K.

Littleton, Secy A. 0, W. Any infprmation will be cheerfully placed, on lie lower level, a number of bronze Prairie dogs upon their hind feet, in the attitude usually assumed when challenging intruders upon their favorite grounds. In front of each'aniraal is placed an earthen ware tray for receiving the water from the fountain, when the button is pressed a jej; of water darts from the jaws of the Prairie dog into the tray or Injo the vessel placed to receive it. On a more elevated part of the fountain sits a grqup, of jack rabbits, while the intervening spaces are filled with native plapts, making a fountain very suggestive of Kansas.

In the historical parlors on the sec DEXTER, ECiLntf pexter Lodge No. 157 meets on the furnished by Yours respectfully EVA L. KlEKl'ATUICK, County Sup' rs. Mqaaie Ricijolso. 'ft A naw lodge of the order of Select Miss Uattio Million returned Sun- i il i wUv.

Friend was oganized hera last week, it and 3rd. Fridaye of eacn raontn. jreren in good standing are cord-ally invited to meet with us, ny p. P. Darst, M.

S. VL Weixs, Rec I. 0. 0. F.

Dexter Lodged N. 257 meets Wcd-Eaidy at 8 in. J. P. Saprs, N.G.

0. Hrris.V.G. Has a complete stock ot miUi6ry goods, latest styles direct from New York. West side South Maiu Street with twelve members enrolled. The chief object being to provide life in ond floor, portraits of leading historic Kansans, are tastefully arranged, with Hall made the quickest trip to the surance for the members.

i othor decorations, very euggesuve or Strip, on record. They left Eaton at 2 p. in. last Mq'nday and returned at 9 p. m.

of the same, day. SunflQwor. the home comforts of the average well to do Kansan, ming a delight Financiers are at a loss to know ho the price of wheat can remain so low, while there is a-known shortaso ful place to rest. Blacksmithing of all kisdf and The state, educational exhibit is on of 100,000,000 bushels in the world's the gallery floor, ana is quite com' supply. fqr- In China a traveler wishing for a mendable.

It includes samples of work done in the various grades of schools in the state, suph- as woven stitched work from the primary grades to the more elaborate drawing and Firt-cto Shoeing passport is compelled to have the palm of his hand brushed over with fine oil paint; he then presses and The VVatonga Republiacn publishes the County Cjerk-'g report of receipts and expenditures of.Blaiue county. Oklahoma, from its organization to June 30th, 1893, in which the receipts are made up from saloon licence $900 other spurces $85. Quitea pqmpliment on tho county, whose chigf source of revenue is the salqon.Tho expenditures fpr the same perfod are given at $14,048,39. Here is a state of affairs, the county expending above thirteen thousand dollars more than it received. One thousand received and fourteen thousand of accounts settlod.

surely enough to satisfy thp most sanguine Populist. his hand. on thin damp paper, whieh retains an imprjessiot pf the lines. This is used to prevent transference of the passport, as the lines of no two hands are alike. Plow Work, Call on Geo, Drury, East, side Maip Street.

G. A. R- $eer. Post No. 133, ineota Saturday or before full each month.

Sam'i, Nicholson, Com. I). D. Adj, LADIES OF THE G. R.

Lftftkout Circle No. 38, nuti. 2nd fnd 4th Saturdays, Maggie Nicholson, president; Mrs. Florence agner, vice-president; Mrs. F.

Wil liamsqn, secretary. 0. E. S. pexter Chapter, No.

6, 0, E. S. greets Saturdays or before the full moon of each month. Mks. A.

M. Maueb, W-, I4rs, F. WiUimson, Secy, S. F. The Dexter Lodge of Select Friends $eets on the 2nd and 4th Friday of ach J.

A. Irons, C. Mrs. Watkins, Secretary. TO THE PUBLIC.

analytical sketches of the high schools, and the manufactured articles from the shops of the State Agricultural College and othpr industrial sohools of the state. The bound volumes of manuscripts from the various grades of the public schools compare vpry favorably with those of other stales. Quite a collection of photographs qf schools and school building is exhibited, in which Cowley county is not least. While the Kansas building is not so imposing as some few of the older states, the slate has a very credible showing and no Kansan need experience sense of humilliation, when comparing Kansas with other states. This is t3 infqrra flesiring to attend the World's fair that we have in stock, tickets reading via all lines to that point and return.

Our rates are a percentage Jess than from Ar, kansas City, Winfield, or other poinst neighboring. W. W. Chrisman, Agent, Mo.P ADVERTISED LETTERS, Remainino in tub rosT-oiaacE AT DEXTER, IQWLK1" COUNTY. KANSAS, JULY 1st, 1893, John Murdock, David Mullin, In calling for the above, please say Advprtised" and give the date.

S. H. Wells, Post Master, Dexter, Cowley county, Kansas, aay evenjng pypu a yiencnuv ft" friends in Sumner county. For a nice line of belts, ladies and Misses' hose, at bed rock prices, call on Mrs. Nihpolson.

i Go to the Drue store for machine and lubricating oils of all kinds at prices lower than all others, A half dozen p(r mpore young folks from Dexter, will represent district No.5 at tho Normal, next week. Call on Nicholson for tracing wheels, purling irqns, dres stays hooks and eye tape, dress shields, and embroidery silk. B. M. Brown, the west sido blacksmith, has returned to wqrk, artor a few days enforced rest, looking some what the worse for tyls alckneis.

We regret very much that through an oversight, the obituary of the late Geo. Sauce was omitted from last issue, and therefore appears in this. Dexter will be almost depopulated for a few daysUbout the time of the grand rush along the border, but most of the claim seekers will return in a few days. Mr. Chapman, a former business man qf (Ms place, pame over from Cedar Vale, his present home, last Saturday to join his wife and most; charming little girls in visiting their many friends here.

It is reported that Texas fever has made its appearanoe on the line bo tween this and Chautaupua coutitv. whether there is any grounds for the rumor or not it will Te but wise precaution for our cattle men aqd the county authorities to carefully investigate at once, Mr. Sauer, the father of tho ypnng man recently drowned near here, came up from the territory last week but arrived after the funeral, and returned to his home in Lincoln county, Oklahoma, the last ot the week. Arkansas City will be full of pretty school marms in two more weeks. The Cowley County Normal will be held here commencing Monday, July 31st, and endsag August 26th.

Arkansas Valley Democrat. Yes, and the prettiest school marms will register from Burden, Kansas. Spirit of the West Peahaps Burden may mar ch at the head, but only until the Dexter school marms arrive, however. r.lM- FOR SALE. A four room, oue story frame house, and a good bam, oooupying three lots C0MIV1TTEE MEETING A meeting of the Radublican Central Committee is oalled for Saturday, July 29tn, 1893, at the City Building, in Winfield, at 2 o'clock; p- m.

sharp. A full attendance Is especially desired, as much business of importance will be transacted. L. A. Wooden, Ch'n.

Ed, L. Peckham, Secretary. near the school house in Dexter, Kae, FOR BLACKSMITHING OF KIND Buggy Painting, Heavy Wacjon Wor -and HOESE A 'good well and other conveniences PROrBSSIONAL. Wagner, M. Physician, and Accoucheur PEXTER, KANSAS on the premises.

Will be sold cheap, on easy terms Inquire of A. Twiggs Eaton, Kansas. SEDGWICKC OUNTY FUSION, The Ps and the D's of Sedgwick county met at Wichita on the 22nd. and fused as was expected, The Demoarots nominated a Register of Deeds, then endorsed Populist candidates for the remainder of the ticket, This means tho Republicans against the Hold. And it will require some earnest work on their part.

OBITUARY. George fauer, a very promising young man ot soma twenty-five years. formerly of this place, but lately of Oklahoma, was drowned In Grouse creek on the 14th of this month, by being thrown from a mule which he Messrs. Willis and Norman Hall and F. Terrill of Eaton started to the territory on Monday, but learning from John Hite, of this place, who had recently returned from there, that the soldiers are making it unpleasant for those who would view the promised land they therefore concluded to go baok home and await the opening.

H.D. Cooper, M.D Physician i Surgeon, Office days Wednesday and Saturday, from1 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.

Office Opposite the Bank' DEXTER KANSAS. S. Ii. WELLS H-irne33 Maker and Dealer in HAND MADE HARNESS, BLANKETS WHIPS JETS, DUSTERS, AND ROBES- Repairing Harness a Specialty. In Post Office Building.

was riding through the water for amusement in company with a brother and some young mon, who, when the accident occured, were un able to render him any assistance as none of them could swim. He and his brother had recently oome up Hargis 3c Hargis, DEXTER, KANSAS from Oklahoma to do some harvesting. The other members of the fami THE WINFIELD Talk about embryo orators as much as you please, but you can not class A. Bryan of Dexter, among them. There's a man whose utterances are couched in well rounded terms, forcibly put and with the evidence that a sincerity of purpose Is behind them.

Courier. i Miss Kirkpatriok our most energetic County. Superintendent make the following very liberal offer, to the various school districts of the county: CHAMBK1M ENCYCLOPEDIA FREE. Chambers' Encyclopedia, complete in thirty volumes, containing over 12,000 pages, being a beautiful, clear reprint of the Edinburg and London edition ot Chambers' Encpclopoedia, a libary of uuiversal knowledge for the people, witii very large additions upon topics of special interest to American readers, and giving American statistics of population down to and including the census of 1890, will be pre-sented to your district if six names are enrolled in the Normal. Will you not have your district represented? ly being some twenty miles from tho STEAM LAUNDRY railroad, in the Territory, could not get the word and reach here before it became necessary to inter the remains.

Kind and sympathising friends lent helping hands to the last service Dr. G. Ml. Hawkins, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, DEXTER, KANSAS. of consign idg the remains ot their de turns out the" of "izrfOlK Gtt Mail orders roceive'prompt attention 2U West Uth Ave.

Winflold, Kansas parted and esteemed youn? friend to a final resting place. The bereaved The Wier City coal compan'es have shipped in several hundred najros to take ihe placees of the alrikers and, there will doubtless be more shoot ing dune, as both sides seem determined. Justice of the Peace, Office in Bahlt of Dexter DEXTKlt, KANSAS friends havo the sympathy of nil the Offlce over Bank of Dexter. Tuesday And jaturdayg devoted offlc practice town and community..