The Winfield Weekly Visitor from Winfield, Kansas • 2

as be is ablo, in an Interview dot Alls Illegible Postmarks. scheme which he claims Springer and THE DAILY VISITOR HE FARMERS BANK Weavor attempted to put through. There is no reason why the postmark on a letter should not be as legible as tbe business oard that Is often printed on the corner of the envelope. It Is am in favor of opening up and organ- zih Oklahoma," ho says, "but I am A New Lodge, A seeond order of tho National Union was Instituted here Friday night by Senate Deputy D. lilaokm an There were 115 charter members and 91 were present for Initiation.

This Is about as large a National Union lodge as was ever organized. The order is less than ten years old. Col. Fink of H'LC. fURTBHil MUors and Proprietors.

not in favor of helping those land job frequently Important to know when and wbre an envelope containing a letter or bers In their scheme to make milljnns." He savs the biggest thing in the Okla manuscript was mailed, and tbe post homa bill 1 the towns'te job, 'a Job Hutchison claims to manufacture mark must be dependen on to give the information. In most cases tbe depen originated by one Serana of Ports the flaeit dairy salt on earth. WINFIELD, KANSAS Capital, $125,000.00. A General Banking Business Transacted. OFFICERS: JNOe A.EATON, President, THOS.

J. EATON. Cash! J. F. BALL1ET, Asst Cashier.

this city, was one of the original Incr-ators, In Mansfield, Ohio. It la a co dence vain. utlu and backed by a heavy Cinulnmtti Congressman Thb MuPberson Republican speaks operative Insurance order whose of a female woman. Hare you anj Tbe carelessness of hurried postal olerk puts only a blur where the postmark ought to be, and tbe publio Payson goes on to say: This man (Soranage) has gono down into No Man's Land aud p'oed others there growth has been marvelous. The officers for Win field's Union are J.

B. VanDewater, president; WHIT. Mad suffers, sometimes seriously, In conse- furrows and set some stakes around a den. ex-Dresldent: W. C.

Root, vloe Lore will accomplish wonders, hot ft can't hold a candle to keg of beer in president; W. C. White, speaker; A. quese. Yankee ingenuity ran certainly devise a oanoeling machine which will cancel stamps and postmark letters rapidly and Probably there is Kansas town.

B. Taylor, chaplain: F. W. Donne, fi -GO TO- nancial secretary, Harry Dullentf, Arkansas City is greatly excited over suob a machine already invented. Tbe the Oklahoma question.

A jollification pnblio should protect iuelf by Insisting guard; Kyger, sergant at. arms; Dr. Holoomb, medioal examiner; 0. J. Madden, reoording secretary.

meeting was bold (here last evening. that tbe postoilioe regulations, requir HARD EN'S For Cheap Goods of all kinds. He will sell as cheap as tbe cheapest for cash, large number of sections of land. As soon as this bill becomes a law they mean toperfoct the title to these lands, start towns on them and make fortunes in the sale uf lots. No doubt there will be a wonderful emmigratlon to that country as soon as the lands are thrown open.

These townsite jobbers know that well and are seeking to make fortunes put of it They have along the line of railways, built surveyed, p'owed their or ows ai i'd sections of land which offer the best Kites for future towns and All who wish to vote for the jail News Notes. ing legible postmarks, showing when letters are mailed and when they are received, shall be oompliod with, nd bonds should register. Those propos From The College Times. ing to vote against them can do as they Prof. Farr ia trying to raise a mus bymaking persistent complaints when and will exchange goods for all kinds of country produce.

Goods delivered to any par of the city, in connection with general stock of merchandise he handles please about it. ever carelessness Is evident. tache. If everyone who receives an envelope The late election showed a great ten Ohb of the chorus girls la "The King's Fool" company stopped a run. Oats, Corn, Bailed Hay, andBest Quality of Coal without a legible postmark will inolose it in a letter of complaint to the postmaster general, putting' tbe blame as dency toward 'politics." The society is fast tilling up with 'rings." cliques and orowdit, but still she booms.

way horse at Leavenworth and saved cities and have everything iu readiness the lives of two little girls. to jump In and buy these suctions and nearly as possible where it belongs. It I J. R. Cottingham, one of our best start settlements on them.

That is Equal, If not superior to the Canon City Coal. Try bim-once and you will go back again. You will find him in the Jeuuiug's building, 801. Corner of Main and Eighth Sts )s safe to assume that some improve students, has quit school -and com- Boulanoeb resembles three things ment will be made, provided of course. meced the study of law with 8.

Fink, what call "the ground floor," and a prominent member of the house, one a Kansas republican, a Texas demo one of the leading attorneys oi tne the postmaster general is not forever buried from sight by the avalanche of crat and a scared wolf. We refer only city. Though we are sorry to lose him of the Georgia delegation, came to me today and told mo one of the Oklahoma to bis running qualities, Ex. as a student we are glad that be is still bis first morning's mail. An Oyster Story connected with the Times and keeps As tie drop of; water upon the parched tongue of one famishing for his membership in Cadmus.

A few days ago a gentleman of this oity, who has lots of business Tne next term will begin on Tues water, so to dying industry is every EYsry Lady Should Enow It! lobbyists had offered to let bim in on the "ground floor" of the townsite scheme if he would use his influence for the bill and promising bim be should make a great deal of mlney thereby. I know of another member who has been approached by a similar proposition. It is true the friends of dav. March 12. New classes will be and in fact, is the head dollar added to the volume of money institutions, invited one in active circulation.

formed in several of the common English branches and also in the History of the to go with bim and take a dish of Constitution. A new class will also be oysters. They went to a certain res The A. c. business men set up a That we have just opened our stock of taurant and oyster parlor en Main formed in the theory and science of great howl in opposition to the new this jib have thrown out a sop in the leaohing to accommodate those who street and found the wife of the pro jail expense, and In tho same breath de prietor in charge.

Seating themselves may expeot to teach er pass teachers' mand the useless expanse of an elec HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES tion to keep the connty undivided. nature of a fixed price $20 an aoreon townsite lands, but what is that? An acre will make twenty business lots and and eight residence lots, and that is fl a lot for one and $2.60 a lot for the at the table, they waited a few minutes then noticed that tbe proprietress was examinations, This will be a good opportunity for teachers now who have closed their winter schools, and who want to make better grades next in no hurry to wait upon them. Mr If rou happen to read this it and Business man called again for oysters, are not a regular reader of the Vi-itor other. With a capital of $25,000 these eome around and subscribe. We want when the lady stepped up to tbe table Mummer.

men can buy the sites of twenty towns which they have already located in the everal hundred new subscribers, and can furnish ten thousand as easily as aud said, "Now look here if vou want oysters, put up the money in advance. You patronized Is It True? A gentleman stopping at the Aroa- raojt desirable and promising spots and with their hangers on, who are ready 600 readers. Which for variety of Styles, Qualities and Handsome designs cannot be excelled anywhere. As a special inducement to early buyers we will introduce our new line with a special MARK DOWN sale. Ladies! If you want to see an elegant assortment of Embroideries now is your time to lay in your supply, for such good values are not usually offered later in the season.

Here is a chance for you and the advantage is yours. this place with your presence once be num hotel arrived in the city yesterday to go in on the ground floor and open fore, but we have not seen any money from Purcoll, Indian Territory. He stores shops, saloons and land offices. yet." The gentleman answered tbat J. O.

Campbell, a state legislator from this county will resign, as soon as he gets a good grip on the oostoffiee ap tells a thrilling tale of riot and blood thirty days would not pass before th is he had money and would pay, but as shed which took place In that little oity syndicate could have possession of poiatment. The Arkansas City news Burning indignation, pulled out his town sites which the influx of settlers would increase in value from $1 a lot pocketbook and threw it on the table, paper brothers thinks Campbell is get ling to be a bog, aud a whole hog. to $1 and upwards a front foot. Of Thursday night. He says two intoxicated Indians made some disturbance in the town and going to the hotel began to fire their revolvers, making a door knob on the hotel the target for their shootiag.

The proprietor of the hotel didn't want the door of the hotel course there would be millions in it- saying that she should take that, until after they bad finished supper. The lady then set out the oysters, and was surprised when the gentlemon got up Ribbons Ribbons "Who shipped the dynamite?" and more millions, perhaps than even Mul other interesting stories are on top. berrv Sellers ever dreamed of. Rival from the table and started out without towns might bo started, but these men Wait until the faucet is turned and the facts begin to ooze out. Yes, the We also have on sale now a lot of Satin, Silk and Moire Ribbons at special redured prices.

Come and see them. asking for the book. She then opened perforated, so securing his reyolver whole business is coming, so we are slipped ont and shot both of the In the book and found it full of emptiness. A note sent' to a business office next dians. Exoitement ran high, and the morning, brought 50 cents to redoem hotel man resisted arrest, and a general the book, but it will take more than $50 riot ensued.

In the meantime th J. Padgett of the Salina will never succeed if he does not M. HAHN to suppress the guessing that will take hotel: man escaped. The gentleman place after the Visitor has been placed who was telling the story to a crowd change his ways. A gentleman makes an apology to him and he head it in in 500 homes this morning.

yestereay, says he witnessed the shoot' lO Main Street, would be first on the ground and could reasonably expect to bold their own and grow rich. That is the true inwardness of this persistent lobbying in favor of a bill to do in a wrong way that which would be all right done in a proper way. Congressman Payson has prepared amendments which he thinks will checkmate the jobbery First, an amendment to apply the homestead laws to the lands; and second, to allow the secretary of the interior to locate town sites at his discretion, a section for-each town, the same being bold in trust for municipal authorities. ing, and that half the town was in Ralph, the infant son of W. B.

arms when be left, and that he did not aj is EceaDia a ivssssj wa nu No gentleman would be guilty of suo a thing. Fixlev, died yesterday morning. The funeral services will be held at the remain because it seemed healthior in another place. We telephoned the residence today at 2 p. m.

Death in its solemn march through the- broad Arkansas City Traveler last evening in regard to the matter, but they had re Division. The talk at Arkansas City is over the division of the county. They have avenues and narrow lanes of this life, ceived no information as yet confirm touches with unfeeling hand upon all ing the report. a great many bumurous men down the world. Oft times are we surprised there and the following is a sample bf at tbe direful usage to whioh this dread YMO their efforts, clipped from an editorial ful event consigns its subjects.

With 0 A Conference The state conference of the Y. M. C. A. will meet in this city, and be in CARPETS.

in yesterday's Traveler: out any word of warning tbe fond PROG BAM. "In futherance of this feasible and mother is forced to submit her babe to Of fourth District oonferenoe to be session here on Feb. 15, 16 and 17tb in every way equitable plan, a bill has the cold embrace of the voiceless tomb; held at Winfield. February 15, 16andl7 A big time is expected. Delegates will been prepared which will be submitted youth, middle age and deorepit years be present from Wichita, Wellington, follow in its wake like the mighty rush to the legislature at once, providing for the division of Cowley county from Arkansas City, Cherryvalo, Harper, of tbe cyclone, or the seething waters FRIDBV KV1NIKU, FEB.

16th. In Baptist church. 7:80 Informal reception of delegates, etc. SATl'MAY MORNING. Christian church.

Anthong and other cities. They will in a ship's course. Sometimes it occurs SMYRNA RUGS, WHITE GOODS, east to west along the north line of Beaver township. This would give find good entertainment at Winfield sometimes only that the child of I 1:00 Devotional meeting- What can be done the new county', which some very earth is spared unto a good old age. A for young men in unorganized towns C.

K. We found it necessary to discharge properly suggest be called Oklahoma life of many years has carved upon the Malta, Arkansas City Good business management essential Henry county, a part of Pleasant Valley, Lib' our Fourth ward narrier, and the new carrier, not being familiar with the highway of time an epitaph of the deeds of the life livedo There beats not a erty Dexter and Otter, and all of Cress- W. Rule. Wichita. What can 'he Association do for boys? Geo McCelland, El Dorado.

route, may miss some papers this heart whose pulsations will not one day be stilled forever silent and tbe body morning but will find all of them in Organization and work of com mittees A. well, Beaver, Bolton, Silrerdale, Spring Creek, Grant And Cedar townships, all of which embraces 108 more square or house of clay in which the restless few days. When papers are missed they should be promptly reported at EMBROIDERIES. soul has been held captiye, will go down. Wilson, Arkansas City.

I SATURDAY AFTBRNOOS. Methodist Episcopal church, 2:00 Uerotionftl meeting. this down to mother earth, while the spirit miles than is required by law for a new It is possible that the bill may be so amended as to obviate the necessity of abolishing' certain town -Frank Hipelius left last evening Personal work, Its Importance and privileges will pursue its flight up and on through the dark valley into the light, theoeles-lestial light, and into tbe other world Geo. N. D.

Volt, Wellington. f5 for Red Reck, I. T. Where be will go How to study and use the plble. ship lines, but it Is believed that it will on the stage.

That is he will handle the Woman's part in our work D. Chapman. become a law, practical as presented. ribbons and carry the mails over a of peace and rest. Major Wilson has found it neoes Wiufleld.

Importance of work for ytmng men In eur col Of course it is not known whether route in the territory. Hi will be leges W. Tomllnson, Winfield, the bill will meet' with much opposi missed here, especially from the glee sary in bis profession 10 be represented tion from our friends at Winfield or lub. i at th county seat, and has associated Question' drawer. AtORDAT KV1MIKO.

Presbyterian church. 7:80 Song service. ets in New Patterns! wiih him William T. Madden, who is at not. If they will look at it dispassionately and meet it in the friendly and Carp Trousers are decoming so wide fraternal spirit ii Is offered, it will at The relations of the Association to th that the question whether the gentleman or lady should take the lead in rs- present city attorney at Winneld, and regarded as ond of the best in Cowley Now Major "let -V i.

least meet with their silent approval. cendinga stairway is further from -a settlement tlmneyej Harper Repub us have peace," and no more grumb Come in if you are interested. fhey cannot help but realize the use-Jess burden borne by this city and the southern halt of the county has for two ling about having "to go up to Winfield" to look after every lutlo motioa lican. Gospel meeting. ,1 SUNDAY MORNING, T.

V. O. A rooms, ft SO Consecration meeting for men. SUNDAY AKMERNOON 4:16 Gospel meeting for men, at Baptist Only a few more days before the or plea. A.

C. Traveler. rejfistra' ion books close. Every voter The editor of tbe Harper Republi years past been a barrier to their material prospei ity. They must and do know that a peaceable division if the couuty will guarantee to them a permanent county, seal for the tortbern county.

They do know that nothing 1 i l. L. I .1 I 1 tkofr nil i' church. Winfleld should be registered at 4: .6 Gospel meeting for boys, at Christian once so that no votes for the jail bonds ohureb. I can has been presented with a Bible.

The Home Missionary society is getting in its worfc. te lost. SUNDAY MVMfMTO. i 7-30 Mass meeting In opera house. Wait tor sale of Embroider j.

Will be announc- From tbe Winfield papers we see Tne largest crowd of farmers con gregated for months, were doing busi 3'i i "An Oklahoma Job Has the Oklahoma bill a job in its that the illuslrious Bill Haikney still lives at Winfield and practices law in tbe district court. Wichita Republi ness in the city sterday. ed in a few days. J. C.

Lewis, manager the tele make-up? This is a question which has never yet been completely answer can. phone exchange, returned yesceraay People wLo do not drive out some from Arkansas City. (I are enjoy en by every citizen 'of Arkansas Tbey feel st Just pride In its prosperity and were it not that the business interests of the community can be best subserved by a division of the territory no effort would be made in that direction. The pleasant social relation now existing between the two cities should be made firmer and more enduring by the manifestation of a spirit of liberty toward each other in every laudable ambition to improve their flnarioial interests. Arkansas City will, never withhold the hand of friendship, or words of cheer and kindly support to Winfield when can be of service to i ed." 'We are of the opinion, however, that the, bill as it was originally drawn by Congressman Springer basils ampl" D.

Ainsworth is in tbe city repre distancefroin our principal streets have have but little knowloge of the building senting D. Appleton publishing belly, at least the grouna work lor tne now going on. house. sucoess 'of a gigantia Congress J. U.

Freeman is enjoying a Miss Lizzie Howard, of Cberryvale man Parson, of Illinois, the ablest and J. LYNN is In tbe city visiting: Mrs. J. H. a visit from her father J.

W. Carson, of Cherrjvale, most coospiolous of the noose committee on public Jands, a man as incorruptible.