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frs Vg 'M'nr 'OLUME XXIII. THURSDAY, AUG. in, 1899. CLAY CENTER, CLAY KANSAS, THURSDAY, AUG 189Q. NUMBER A CONTINUED STORY POPULATION OF KANSAS.

UEWEY WRITES A LETTER. PUSH THE AVAR. COUNTY NEWS. Townships Of Clay cording to Latent Returua Huh 1 ,425,1 1 'i Inlmbit- County by Grant. Notes From The Times' Reporters Bound The Admiral Say It l- lmiHMKible Now to Fix the Date of His Arrival tn New York.

Set i Secretary of War Root Has Himself to a Great Task. 1 Uit BDon't You hink KecuiumeiiritMl ftir se iu the 1'ublic Srbtiols, it They Can He ISroiight to nu-teisitaoti the lniHrtanc of Home WIihI the Farmer are Doing, Likewise Their ml Daughter Note About flic siek Various lie Believe That With l'resnure Work All Along the Line Can lie KITcct ively llefore May 1 Next. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Washington. Aug-.

Chairman Moses, of the committee of 100 having1 ia charre the reception to Admiral Dewey on his arrival in Washington, which includes the presentation of the sword voted him by congress, has received from the admiral the following letter, approving the plans under consideration fur the affair: FluurMiii Oiynmia, Trieste. July I lime The first settlers of this township were Moses Jerry.Williani Yonnkin and John 1. King who came from 1'euusylvania in They settled on Timber creek in the south part of the town, la the fall of 157, Lorenzo Oaten, who had recently Washington, Aug. 8. Tin- complete restoration of peace in the Philippines before May 1 is the task which Secretary LI ill it Hoot lias set himself, according to a personal friend and business me uuner hi acknowledge trie rec-eml of ynur Topeka, Aug.

7. Kansas has trained 114.14:! inhabitants during the last year, according to the enumeration of the assessors made in March and just completed by the state tioard of agriculture. The state's population is i.4i"i,113. so that the gain is 2.r per cent. Tlie increase for last year was J2.8"s and for the year before, making a gain of in the last three years.

Eijrhty-one counties show an increase of Cherokee leading1 with a gain of 'A, 421, or 9.4 per followed closely by Shawnee with or O.ti per cent. Ainonj; other counties nhich have mada large-st population rowtln are Smnner, with an increase of l.t IS: Seiljrwiek, Montgomery, Allen, 1.57S; Atchison, 1.42; Barber, Harper, Ellsworth, 1, and Crawford, 1,027. Although having the largest number of inhabit nf the i graduated from college in Ohio, sought letter nf tlie 8th rue That j-cood, fresh groceries arc the best kind for you to eat? Of course you do. They don't rust any more than inferior Wuhinton. uIno of a t-le: port sent by tiie secretary my reecplie-n in of siuiiiar mint tlie iravv.

I um Safeguards the food against alum Alum baking powders arc the greatest menoccrs to health of the present day. yivl nAMNS POV-StR X1. NE VOIK. Exeter. Fred Tranter went to Saliiia Monday.

James Thompson went to Clay ('liter Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Atwood visited near Oak Hill Sunday. There was ijuite a nice rain here Friday, aho a little hail.

liizzie Mickleson has been visiting her sister, Mr. Frintz. R. A. Tubbs visited their daughter near Wakefield Sunday.

Mrs. F. A. Butler raid daughter drove to Clay Center Tuesday. The school board uiet at Frank Kiner's Monday; all three present.

Gertrude Lisle and brother Marion are vi-Mtiug their grandparents. Lizzie Butler has tl.e name school she had last year, with iuereased wages. ids. visions The stork of ijroei iies and pro-that we ran) are I lie best that seusiljle of the hi'h honor your eoin-miit'-e pri.poes to confer nioti me and have telezraphol to the serret-iry that the jir-raniienesils approyeit ty the preIeM anil by him are entirely apreeable to me. I note with pleasure that it is proposed to make tlie exercises as simple as possible.

It is Impossible at this time to lis the date of my arrival in Washington, but will not fail to trice you the iaronnatiuu on that point us soou us possible. the committee for the eri ut honor it has paid me. and you personally for your courteous letter. Iam. very truly yours.

Pkwky. An interesting historical fact, datin We want you to trade ieve that Vou will do so money can buy with us and be potatoes, tttenrr fear to broom corn, the only bit reported in the county, 215 to ants of any county in the state, Wyandotte shows the smallest gain, an in-creaseof six. The counties ranking next to Wyandotte in point of population are Shawnee, Sedgwick. Cherokee, Leavenworth, Cowley and Atchison, in associate of his, who is now in Washington. This man declares, moreover, that the secretary will carry out the proramiuu on schedule time if lie receives front the administration Ike support he has a riff lit to expect, and if his plans are cordially and energetically carried out by his subordinates in the various bureaus of the war department.

Secretary Hoofs hopes of bringing aliout the utter defeat of Ayuinal-tlo before May are based on the belief that up to the present the eajnpaign iu the l'hilippincs has not been pushed either at this end of the line or ou the bcene of operations with anything1 like the energy I hat should have been infused into it. This defect the new war becretary inrsns to remedy without delay by insisting that every branch of the service shall bo worked at high pressure until all the troops that can be utilized in Luzon in this winter's campaign are actually in the liehl there, thoroughly armed and-equipped and supplied with every con ven ience hat will tend to make them effective. With The storm Friday broke down the corn. I t. 1S-7t It.b after a trial order.

As special inducement the next few weeks a handsome picture will be given away with every $5 purchase. Step in and see them. and laid the sowed "iir corn and sorghum Admiral Dcwev was the central figure. the order named. The countv having the Regesters, Johez, Clark and Robert: from Tennessee came David and Robert Larmer; from Boston came S.

P. Burnell and Daniel E. Chase who brought with them altogether twenty three people. S. V.

E. Dixoii came from Missouri and hcated near the Gatesviite station. I. E. Chase bought the farm of J.

R. Regester and built thereou the big stone house now occupied by John L. Dunham. After living here about two years he returned to Boston and wt tit into the distillery busi nes where he is now engaged, being the largest distiller of rum in New England. Grant furnished more men for the army during the war than ail the rest of the county.

Among the number to the credit of the town were Moses Vounkin, J. 11. and John Simpson. Thos. Sanders, J.

R. Uegester, Lewis Latlin, Jacob Mall, Geo. Thomas. John Hemphill and Wm. Leach who served in the Eleventh Kansas cavalry uuder the late Captain Henry Rooth who recently died at Lamed, Harry Sanders, Joseph Worley and Wm.

Edwards o( the Ninth Kansas cavalry and Captain Gordon who was in the Sixth Kansas cavalry. Among the settlers in Grant who served in the inion army wt re Comrades Little, Moses Vounkin. Silas Vounkin, J. N. Humbert, Riley Elkius.

Percy McMann. J. G. liirden. S.

V. E. Dixon, S. P. Burnell.

.1. II. Simpson, John Simpson, JoseiuBrad bury, Ed B. Scott, Daniel Sanders. Robert Uegester, Jas.

Dalrymple, Lewis Latlin, C. m. Leach. 1,. J.

McGotlin. Sam'l Mall, Jacob Mall, Joseph Barkyoumb 11. C. Taylor, M. A.

Jones. Henry Huntzmjer, P. S. Loofborrow, Joseph Worley. H.

K. Dunham, H. P. Chase and A. W.

Schenberger. This accounts largely for the large Republican majorities in the township. Some othersmay have been overlooked in mak mg upour list of veterans. SiimiiiHrv. John P.

King, S. P. Hartzell and Wm. Vounkin are taking life easy living -upon the income of the farms. Moses Vounkin took a colony to Washington in isso and settled near Whatcom and married Mary Thompson as his second wife.

Moses was killed one night while on his way home from Whatoom, having been robbed by his murderers. Two men were arrested and tried for murder but were acquitted. Silas Vounkin. after the death of his wife, returned to Pennsylvania where he now lives. Grandpa Ingersoll died a few years ago.

mourned by all. He left three sons and two daughters. Theodore is now retired from the farm and lives as a plutocrat in Clay Center. George died a short time ago in California. Fred is iu Iklahoma.

Mrs. Smith died a few years ago ami Mr. Chapman lives in California. Simon V. E.

Dixon was killed by a mad bull several years ngo. lienben Kipp, Jos. Bauers, Aiken Sherbert. Cucle John Butler, John Gill. Cncle Geo.

Taylor, Moses Ladd. Thos. Davis, P. S. Loofborrow.

Reney McMann. 11. C. Taylor. Geo.

W. Taylor, Mrs. R. G. Bradbury, Mrs.

J. H. Simpson, Mrs. J. R.

Uegester, Mrs. Kipp and Wesley Fair have passed away. esley Fair for several years was an invalid aillicted with consumption. Three mouths before his death he called upon Dr. ar'en his family doctor and asked him to examine him and tell him truiy Wm.

Steward ana Fred Tranter came back Thursday from Salina where they had been to plow. The quarterly mi eting at Uethany was well attended. Kev. Williams delivered a very ahk discourse. Mrs.

Francis Stellin and her three sisters Ijizzie. UatUe and Abbia lintler visited at K. A. Tubbs" Friday. Mrs.

Johnnie Mct'hesney attended quarterly meeting at Ilethany and visited her sister, Mrs. Jas. Wood ham. lb'iuiveil August s. the simplest number of people is Stanton, with 2H4.

The largest per cent, of increase in any county was 28.2 in Barber; Harper gained 14.2t per cent, and Ellsworth anil Pratt each. Chase 11 and Allen 10 per cent. Twenty-two of the 1 li.l counties lost 7,1151, the smallest loss being 1. in Lane count-, and he greatest iu Franklin county. In the table of city population, published a few days a ltd, Wichita was reported as having lost population; the truth is Wichita has gained 1,281.

The following table shows the population by counties, with the increase the Kansas prairies to recuperate his health. He settled near the preseut Gates-ville station where he remained till his death iu 1S77. He served the county as commissioner and representative. John Gill came the same year from Boston under the auspices of the Emigrant Aid socK-ty and located on the farm now occupied by Norman Lull in. Mr.

Gill died in 1NMO, leaving the bulk of his estate to the M. E. church. Lorenzo Gates "after living the life of a bachelor for several years married Miss Lucinda Gill, sister of John Gill, to whom were born six children. In the spring of Kev.

John Bntler and James H. Simpson settled on what was then known and platted as the Mount town site. Cucle John Butler, as he was called, was the local M. E. preacher for many years.

A few years after the death of his wife he sold his farm to Jos. Bradbury with whom he lived until his death, about ten years ago. The farm is now owned by J. M. Vounkin, souof Moses Vounkin.

Uncle Jim Simpson, is now re tired and lives in Clay Center, renting the farm. In the spring of 1S5S D. H. Myers left his home in Pennsylvania aud joined the expedition bound for I'tah under Albert Sidney Johnston of the First I'. S.

dragoons, sent ont there by President Buchanan to suppress the Mormon outrages that were then hing committed. He returned to Kansas in 1 and located on the farm soutieat of town and since then has accumulated lauu lint he has about 2,000 acres and caHle to occupy the laud and is now the cattle king the county. He is president of the Fust National bank at. Clay Center aud the Bank of Wakefield and incidentally takes a hand in politics when ho has a friend to please or an enemy to punish. Several ears later the balance of the Myers family came from Pennsylvania and located in aud around Grant township -where they are now located, save Mrs.

J. A. Pogne who lives ou the farm recently bought by John Pogue near Clay Center. Iu the spring of ltU S. D.

Hartzell, after a few years sojourn in Texas from Pennsylvania came to Kansas with a colony of northern men who found the secession element in Texas too strong for them, and located on the farm now occupied by him. is now living ou his income and at 74 is well preservetl and good for thirty L. ADAMS, Agent. this object in view the secretary will in llewey, then a commander, was in command of the United States steamship Xarragansett on the Asiatic station, having taken charge of the vessel on March 1, 1S73. The vessel was on surveying duty when the Viiginius trouble was precipitated ami a war with Spain seemed imminent.

Commander Dewey wrote to the navy department requesting that in case war was declared he should be assigned to the duty of capturing Manila. The peaceful settlement of the controversy with- Spain avoided the necessity for a hostile demonstration, but the interesting fact is that the doughty oflicer had his eye on Manila over a quarter of a century ago. A search will be made for the letter in the tiles of the navy department, and, if found, it is expected an effort will be made by the citizens' committee to have it reproduced as a souvenir of the reception. A Sliulit Mistake. sist that there will be no more nncci in-ties and delays in the transport service at San Francisco and that everv ollieer here and elsewhere in the military es or dwercase in each, for 1st Lo- tablishment shall perforin his full duty and a little more if need be, energet County.

Ander-on Haiti. leiTS 81 l.l.V Otit Atrhis, ically, promptly and conscientiously. If the secretary's plans meet the suc lop. n.iii i Knowledge Concentrated miHet, thirteen to sorghum for syrnp. 2tt'i to sorghum for fit-d.

77-'. of kafir corn. There wt re 17.S0 bushels of old corn on hand last March, only of wheat. As to grasses there i one lone acre of timothy, twenty two of alfalfa and of prairie nnder fence or used for meadow. In hi i j.i that I.U'1 t.ns of tame hay ere cut ai.d omy of prairie hay.

The people it.atketed jflKi worth of ird, studs, i rt; of poultry and eggs, of I nttir made in families and worth oT milk. live stock there are horses, thirty tour mules, milk cows, LM'ili; other cai'le, three sheep. 2.14H hog-, of winch latter, or iu addition raMier lo the latter number. l.aOl hogs died from disease. The value of all animals fattened and slaughtered or sold for slaughter during the year ending March l'lar-t was There are apple trees in bearing, forty three pear, l.lLti peach.

11:5 plum. 7 17 cherry. Insider- which there are hundreds and huudn -ds of yonng fruit trees coming on rapidly. Seven acres are devoted to vineyards and gallons of good wine made, litis township sold more fruit than any other of the eighteen, amounting in the aggregate to tfVi.stia. Of honey there were 7') pounds gathered.

Only dugs divided among people tells the taie ot one year. ltrinktrliotrs I.H. Krinkcrholf. the new superintendent of the Leavenworth, Kansas A- Western railway, was oat on his oliicial tour of inspection over line last week. He went on to Miltonvale and made a careful examination of the needs of the road.

Speaking of the crops, Superintendent llrinkerltolT -aid. "1 he corn crop is simply going to be immense; iu fact, I don't beiiee that I ever sriW the prospects as good a they are now. Take it ail along the line it is the e. with the exception of he count ry around Miltonvale, where tin re are a few patches which have been burned out, bi not eiiottgh to the general acre if. One thiLg.

too, I found and that was h-i tnero is a great ileal "Of oats in that ctiou, iich more than 1 had any idea Speaking of the prospective improve-mints in tlie track he said. "We have ordered fori y-four niih-'. of i-tet-1 rails which wiil be i hough com pit te the road to cess which lie foinllv hopes tor. it is Fancy Creek, The music of the steamlhrt-shtr is heard in the laud. A good rain last week and the farmers are again happy.

Julius White had several aores of corn destroyed by the cyclone. A full church again last Sabbath and a good sermon appreciated. l.u Adams of the state historical society is visiting her grandpa, John Clark, for a few days. James Clark and daughter Estella of Clay Center were shaking hands with old friends ou Fancy Creek a day ortwo since. An ice cream festival at the Congregational church next Friday night for the benefit of the society.

Bring your dimes, boys. The festive cyclone visited il'Uey county one dav last week, picked up the Marine Marber Hurt on Mourl.on Hrow -r. Chase I 'haut I heroUee I 'lie enne fhii-k Clay Cloud Co if I Cowley I 'm wford Ileeituv i lit'Ulus. lit I Doie-las I "innev rr.iiiUin.... i I i ahaiii I boiled down, pressed together is what you get in the New Werner Edition of the ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA.

The facts contained therein are reliable, the statements authoritative. The index which accompanies each set of hinted by his friends that he may possibly be rewarded by being put on the ticket as McKinlev's rumiing mate in place of lloliart next year. Otis Will So.ni Ibt'w lli.ooo Men. Washington. s.

A staleiueiit prepared at the war department shows that by October there will be at Manila or on the way to the Philippines 4H.U0U men. They will reach the islands before the beginning of the dry fecason. The troops to be sent from this country are ten regiments of volunteers, amounting to le.ll'.Nl men: recruits for skeleton regiment organized in the Philippines, recruits for regulars, eight troops of cavalry. feli.V. marines, 400.

Tari-et rractlre to lie I-'cature. Washington. An jr. S. (im.

Miles is anxious that the new regiments being raised for service in the Philippines shall be especially ellieient with small itiiits, and an order was sent to the commander of each regiment, yesterday directing that target practice be the chief feat ure of the instruction given the soldiers. August 1, KniToii Timks In the account of the Clay county l'opulist convention to nominate delegates to the district judical convention at Manhattan in last week's Dispatch, a long list of delegates were published, leading its readers to believe that full delegations were present from all townships except Mulberry, Hayes and Uuiou. A full delegation of six is reported from Bloom (the banner township) when the facts are that on account of the small attendance at the caucus (only four or live being present) no caucus was held nor delegates elected at the time aud place advertised for said caucus. Vet the Dispatch names six delegates from Bloom, none of whom were aut horized to represent the l'opnlists or any other party of that township, aud one of said delegates could represent i.o one but himself unless there ate more dead bents in Bloom than we think there are. If the Dispatch did not want to say that or forty years more.

Hiley A. Elkius came here in from Vermont and took the claim he now lives on and takes life easy in his old age. His school building, scattered house and contents over the immediate neighborhood, passed on and disappeared. No one hurt but many badly demoralized for a few minutes. liy a vote of the people in his neighborhood the Congregatonal church in (ioshen children are living around him.

hree of them married and settled down. how long a time he had to live. The doc books enables you to find the information you want quickly, and you can refy becomes an annex to the church iu Clay Center. Hereafter one preacher will serve tor made the examination and fixed the time at one hundred days, during which time he made all of his arrangements for i r.e i the future, having deeded his property to 7sti li.miu -nw ai.TliS l.iiT.' IT.MI imj l.vsc.i 1.41-1 7T l.n-.T Tt-si aili rsG I ITS .1" 7 171 IOI-77 1.1s:! l.ti-'s li. i im 4.

till iiir I.l.'s um bvt lo i. Il urn 17.S74 -V) 1 IH1 II 47ti 17:1 I :r.re:i u-; 75 I I en r.io i tl nr. II." 1 .11 i-is SI 11 I Further up the creek we find among the early settlers Jacob Mall, Lewis Latlin. D. C.

Pierce, Father P. Iugersoll, Cucle Geo. Taylor. James R. Uegester, Reuben Kipp, Thos.

Playford, William" Leach. J. H. Hemphill, A. VanAustm and Captain Gordon.

Gordon lived on the land now occupied by his son John. The stealing of the two mile st rip and annexing it to oil his danehter, assiened to her all the notes he held, iaid for his cotliu, paid his burial expenses and requested that there be no ceremony over his body. His remains were followed to the cemetery at Hala, the largest procession of mourners that ever assembled in the township. J. (I.

Birdeii is now living in Oklahoma. HAVANA MERCHANT'S FEARS. lie Say That I niversul in Cuba Riley county set him with several ot tiers into Riley connty. both churches, and we shall alter next Sabbath have preaching but once in two weeks. A sad comment on the history of the church winch has had regular and faithful services for many jears.

Received August s. Tabor We enjoyed a line rain last week. Come to our silver medal contest Friday night. Mr. McConnell's sister is visiting him at present.

Miss Kerr expects to teach in the Garfield district. i touvalc and leave u- a little for replacing any def-ctne rails wht-ie the-y maybe needed. 1 do not know how suou we will receive these ralis, but as soou as they arrive the raeklnj mg gang will be put to work and the rails laid as fast xs possible. We now have a steel truck to from there the road is in excellent condition. "I have totmd only one drawback so far upon it, for even the courts do not question its statements.

You can secure the entire set, complete in thirty" superb octavo volumes, of the Encyclopedia Britannica for One Dollar Cash ami the balance in small monthly payments. roi: saw vy FULLINGTON HELD, CLAY CENTER, KAN. loseph Bradbury has sold his farm to his owing to a gross violation of pledges by a certain clique in Bloom township at the la-t election which sodemoralfzedtlie party that they had little interest, in turning out to the caucus, it, might have given the excuse that the people were too busy, etc. A reform party of all others should see to it that "its own door-step is kept clean." This can only be done by putting clean, competent and honest men to the front and in office, not incompetents, dead beats and men whose very names are a stench iu the nostrils of 'he decent people of township and county Yours for purity iu Vkiiitab. eon William and live-, in town.

11. K. Dunham after several years of Mckncss returned in ls77 to his old home and that, is the -carcitv of men to work on the road. I want to putou several section gangs once, to ballast up the road and Ilari-r Utirvcv Haskell Jfnih'rinnn illtlsiill Ki arm-y K'iinj until imva i.alict te Lane J.euvi'nwort li I.tnceln l.iim l.oan J. son Marina Mi-1 'lu-rson M.

aile Mituni MiWh'U AFunti'eiiH-fV. Mni'ti'ti Xosin Ness get evtrj thing in good shape, but 1 have been unable to get the men." Sandburr arrived last like they might, ruinaiii Mr. and Mrs. week. They look some time.

The W. ('. T. I' Superintendent Hi inkerhoff said that he contemplated itihkutg no immediate convention wiil be held Wonbl a Itlaek ltmbtle stallsticH of I'optilation. lavana, Aug.

A hading Havana merchant, a Cuban having business connections with most of thecitiesof the island and who claims to be posted regarding Cuban affairs, said yesterday that universal suil'rage in Cuba would mean a black republic in the near future, and thai the only iiuylrs of preventing it will be tin' incorporation of the islanTt as a possession of the United States as a state, territory or colony, leading to American ininiioratioii. intermarriages, the enrichment of in-fcnlar blood and the improvement of tlie population. In his judgment, Cuba is otherwise doomed to become another Ilayti. His assertions are based upon hattges iu the personnel of the road and We hope for August 15 and iu Idana I Irisli l-'r .1 uilje. Iii the nomination of F.

L. Irish of this city as the candidate for judge the Kepib-liean convention made a good selection. that any changes winch migjit make would be foi -tin betterment of the svsUui. a good attendance. C.

The executive committee of tlie T. held a very interesting meeting at verse in law, of judicial mind and Imposition A silk loom in full operation, I ncle George Taylor came here from Newark, N. where he had been one of the most prominent men in the state. He was for three years president of the Ctiion league of the state of New Jersey and upon leaving for Kansas was presented with the Hag that Hew at the headquarters of the league, which he presented to the Grant township Veteran Soldirs" association, and which is now in the custody of S. P.

Hurnell. Mr. Taylor served two terms as representative for ('lay county in the legislature aud a short One before his death sold his farm to his grandson, G. W. Taylor, and moved to Clay enter.

Later ou the population was again increased by the arrival of U. H. Dunham, ham, Joseph Bradbury, I (an I. add, Duncan MclSeth, Joseph Bluers, Aiken Sherbert, Moses Ladd. Titos.

Davis, Joe and John Barkyoumb, Perry McManu, Joe Keeler, Wesley Fair, .1. G. and Fritz Vogleman, Sam Mail. J. C.

Mall, P. S. Loofborrow, L. J. McGoflin, J.

A. Pogne, Joseph Worley, J. G. Birden, Martin Jones, better known as Pie Jones, Andy Worley, and M. Potter.

The first school house bnilt in the township was No. near John P. King's. The next on the list, was No. 5 near J.

0. Mall's, this was followed by No. 10 near the cemetery at Gatesville. In the summer of 1K84, No. 10 was divided upon petition of voters.

The boundary then ex absolutely impartial, he is well fitted for the responsible position to which he will showing threads tlie growth ot the many colon elected. into patterns of beauty. A Republican, not a partisan; a citizen Au iee-miiking ntaehine in operation. J. P.

STARKWEATHER. Special attention given to the Steam Trade. Customers waited on at night. I Ionic phone 161. above reproach: a scholar and not a dream he bed in which President Lincoln died.

0 A N'ortun er, isueh is the Kepnblicau candidate. The fauious Libby prison exhibits. The table at which Generals Grant and the home of Mr. Fulton Sunday. Tabor district held its annual meeting Thursday.

There were present eight male and six female members. Our chairman, Mrs. MeConnell, called the house to order and we found there were seventeen scholars enrolled. We are expecting to have new seats and the school house painted inside before school commences, which will be Uondav, September 1 Mr. Brown, living near Idana, teacher.

Received August ISC, i.i lsl Above and beyond the fact that his elec isare isbtirni' iltavra tion should be made certain because of the Lee arranged the surrender. the fact that, in a population not exceeding 1.2riO,U()0, with a voting capacity of 400,000, the Spaniards number only 50,000, the whit. Cubaas, Kelics from the Mexican war. political strength of the party, lies the higher duty to elect a man above the low A Filipino village. tciiM ttTiir.ie canning of a politician and one who will Cactus plants fifteen feet high.

those claiming to tea white, 1.1.000; Pratt not owe Ins support to the truckling neces- I he dive bv a itulv from a height of Ml iwlin feet into a lake of water. iary to secure the support of radically dif 1 1 Pennsylvania and died the 7th of September. He left a widow now Mrs. S. 1'.

Hurnell aud Ethlin now one of our popnlar -chool teachers and John now married and settled on hi--, farm. Jake Mall several years ago moved to town and lives upon his income. Mrs. Sam Mall died about two years ago. J.

('. Mall raised a family of six boys and three girls now all living and doing well save William who died in City a few months ago. The family now own about ,00) acres of laud. Joseph Uradbury raised a family of hree sons and one daughter. His oldest sou is now the representative from 'lay county.

His daughter I.i.zie is now living in California married aud the mot lu of two children. Daniel Ladd's wife died four years ago. He is at present one of the plutocrats of the town and owns about mmi acres of county laud. Walter Avery came here from Massachusetts in 1H7! as a farm hand for is nude, Henry, the present postmaster of Wakefield. Walter by close attention to business has fiso acres of Clay county soil aud is still rustling on the farm.

Mrs. Lilly Taylor, widow of Geo. W. Taylor and daughter of Moses Ladd is one ot the largest dealers in cattle of any farmer in the township. She has 200 head of steers, acres of land and good farm buildings.

Starting with a debt of she has cleared the farm of incumbrance, built a new house and barn and bonght another quarter section of laud. B. Baxter A. Son do a large business in cattle and hogs. Anthony Ueed and son now occupy the farm formerly owned by J.

(i. Birden. Sam Davis who was for several years our trustee, and R. Jones, his brother-in-law, are now in Colorado living on the fat, of the land. John I'.

Jones aud Henry F.slinger, our eno ferent elements of society. Mr. Irish is Leavenworth and Hagenback's trained wild animals. Mock Spi inj.s I Weir bVpublic Uiee not a time-server nor a follower of every The Venetian musical carnival on the while the black number in voting strength. The theory is that more than half the Spaniards, under a system of universal suffrage, would not vote and that the number who would vote must inevitably diminish each year.

hobby that bobs up in the political sea. Lagoon Hawaiian singers. iiley His nomination and election will do more Au immense camp of wildest Indians Kusli from all parts of America. to lift the office above political reproach than can otherwise be secured. His elec Hussell l.aptured cannon from Porto Green.

Mrs. MeCurdy aud two children of Lawrence are guests of W. K. Davies and wife. Kev.

Brown of Clay Center preached at the Baptist church Sunday morning and evening. Mr. Adams and daughter of opeka are visiting at John Clark's. She is a niece of Mr. Clark.

H. Ingram and wift returned from Abilene Sunday evening where they have been IMG tion will place upon the bench a man of i and the 1 1. la.w.-: 4.VV.I VA.4 IK :7 7. I 1.071 Ti l.i.MH 8. Siiti 3.W.1 2.413 JH l.i7 1.1 H.77.1 Saline Scott ScuVwick From the Clitton News.

Itepublicanism i- in demand iu Clay culni, judicial mind who will take the law liritvc Men ns his guide and who will bring to the oflice the ripened mind of an able judge. Kail liver and kidney county. If you doubt it, you should have seen the interest manifested at the conven S.EI 7l! If.7 3ir 1,1771 si; 1 17 turi Btii 21M Wt Victims to stomach. Sowanl Shawnee Sheridan he convention acted wisely and the troubles as well a- women, and all feel the tion Saturday. ami plenty of it.

Shormnn people of this district should see to it that The convention at Clay Center Saturday visiting their daughter. his election is made certain by an over Smith Stafford was the best convention in way of atten result loss of appetite, poisons in the biood, backache, ner lUsiii-ss, headache and tired, listless, rundown feeling. But there's no need te. itke that. Listen whelming vote.

Manhattan Nationalist. Koss Long of Manhat tan will teach the dance the Republicans have held in the higher grade. No teacher has been hired county for many a day. Stanton Stevens Sumner tended across the whole township and No. was organized by taking iu all the land lying east of Mall creek that had been in No.

10. That year two school houses were bnilt, the Gatesville sehool house, No. lo, being built under the management of the board, Mrs. li. G.

Bradbury, Mrs. S. P. Burnell and Dnncau McBeth, No. being built the same season.

Tfce first M. E. preacher in the town was Frank Cunningham, a graduate of Harvard college and a lawyer by profession, lie built the parsonage now owned hy Geo. Woodbury in Riley. This was before the loss of the two mile strip.

His circuit took in Grant, Milford, Mall Creek and several other points. He lived in Clay Center and walked from there to his charge to preach. Bro. Cunningham was an eloquent, orator, a great political cam at elevator Jwest of Shell's Mill. Telephone 135.

for the primary grade. while in Clay Center last Saturday we Tlie llest Kfiii4ly for Flux. Mr. John Mathins, a well known stock to J. W.

Gardner. Idnville, Ind. He says: 'Klcctric Bitters are j.ist the thing for a Thomas There will be no services in Green next were informed that it was only a question of a short time when Clifton would have Trep-o dealer of Pulaski, says: "Aftersuffer man when he is all run down, and don't Snnday. There will be a convention at the German church south of town. mg for over a week with nnx.

and mi another dry goods and clothing store. care whether he lives or dies. It did more to give me new strength and good appe W'abatmsiie Walla. -e Wichita The Populists of lay county who met physician having failed to relieve me, I wan advised to try Chamberlain's Colic, Will Mclntire of Flagstaff, visited in Clay Center a short time ago to select with his sisters, Mrs. J.

L. llainey and delegates to attend the judicial convention Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy, and have the pleasure of stating that the half of one tite than anything I could take. 1 can now eat anything and have a new lease on life." nly cents at Fnllington fc Held's drug store. Kvery bottle guaranteed. Mrs.

R. C. Maple, two days last week. Wilson Woodson Wyandotte paued some old tune 1'opnlistic. resolut ions 'X of Bethany, J.

W. llainey received a telegram last They demanded the adoption of the in it i bottle cured me. F'or sale by l'ioneer Drug store. Welch and German friends, have been here many years and have got together all the land in sight. John Lloyd who came here ative and referendum, public ownership of week stating that his sister who lives in the southern part of the state was not ex l-'usionists Indorse a Republican.

Fort Scott, Aug. 7. The demo paigner, and as a linguist at that time had all public utilities, arbitration between Onl etlt-rt lt-iini(). The old settlers of Clay. Washington and The BedweH private insane asylum at dividunls and corporations as well as na pected to live.

He started immediately for that place. no equal in the state. hue Seabury was the county superintendent, he look from aies has one half section of land and is one of our best citizens. Kiley counties will hold their twelfth an Kansas. lO 7kks Ot.ii.

Topeka has become quite well known the cratic and populist parties, in separate convention here effected, a fusion by an equal division of the six county offices. tions, and of course demanded free coinage of silver at the same old ratio cry. Ine nual reunion in Vic Gephardt's grove four lleceived August s. I wo ot the eons ot Moses lounkin are past few years, but every little while there have been whisperincs that all things miles nort and one and one-half miles eat passage reads: "We oppose expansion iu now among our largest cattle men. They have togetbiT about head of stock.

of Green Augu-t 17. and Is, The old the examination before the board as a teacher and wrote out his answers in five different languages, but one of which any one of the board could read. He was followed by the Rev. Wolpert who was after the Orient as un-American its nature, HOME SCHOOL FOR Fact. All are rejoicing over the good rain.

therein and therabouts were not as they should be. Recently the Capital investi and because it has for its object the con The populists took treasurer, register aud surveyor and the democrats sheriff, clerk and coroner, lloth conventions unanimously indorsed Judrre Walter L. Simons, republican, for re-election John married Lmma, the oldest daughter of John Mall, by whom he has six children, soldiers will have charge of the program on the 17th and will tell again of the battles of the fills. gated and concluded that while conditions The ladies of the Goslieu Congrega quest of a people who ought to be free and I Intlor Antiicea of tHtd 1 while Robert is looking for a wife independent. Ihey are therefore in svm tional church will give an ice cream social were not of the best, they were not of the worst by any means.

However.during the Music furnished by the Pleasant Hill ward killed by one True, the Revs. Brown, Scott, Glendenini, young Wolpert and a host of others since that time. Two sons of I.euben Kipp still live in the Friday evening. All are invited. Protestant EniscoDal Church.

pthy Agninaido and hi- people I mthnr thnn th Amnrimn tinvn who nrp in band and McVey. the ce'ebrated colored to the otliee of judge of the Sixth judicial district. investigation a Mrs. Biberstine, former town. Norman kept the homestead and the Philippines.

They want the Filipino singer Iroui oncordta wr.owiil be there on the I sth. The photograph car that stopped at Fact a few days last week has moved on searching for a more promising field of has hdded 1 acres. George owns 4'K) acres and a big bunch of cattle. The Tuition board, to HI per year. HjuM-iiii i.uIch for Special I'oursei.

to be free and independent, so prefer that matron of the institution, was interviewed and she told a story not entirely uninteresting to northwestern Clay county. She said: "A man named Rasmussen from Prominent speaker wii: help to enter Bauers farm is in the hands of Marton the I nited States army over there labor. i. mm tain the crowd, and Green and Leonard- who is one of the cattle kings of the conn either whipped out or ordered back that Chas. Baker departed Sunday evening vide will play ball for the 10 purse on I RtFiV.FraiiaR.Millspgli.D.D.PrES.

ty. lhos. 1 lay lord started here with a the great name of the Lnited States army the 1Mb. for Colorado. His object, is to see if he cannot better his health among the cooling raw prairie and is now odb of our pluto may be sneered at throughout the entire rtiOis- crats, having 4Kl acfres and a big bunch world.

That may be their desire but the Abl'kKSS- breezes of the Rocky mountains. MorganviMe. is in the asylum. He is not insane. Some of his relatives had him put in so that they might get his prop erty.

He had some money sent him by a sou to get meliciue, and Sir. Bedwell put the money in his pecket but did not get the medicine. Mr. Bedwell wanted me to of cattle and cribs filled. chances are not one man ho helped to I'rU(-liltIs Cured.

I have suffered several years wi'h bron Little 1och ot Want a Sword. Topeka. Aug. 7. Lieut.

Col. K. C. Little, of the Twentieth Kansas, has heard that friends of hisn Kansas are thinking of raising money and purchasing him a sword. He has written asking that the money be used for destitute families whose supporters are iu the 1'hilippines.

Klectrtc turn C'tilMrie. Saunderstown. 11. Aug. 7.

Two cars collided yesterday on the Sea view MISS AN Mi; J. HOOLEY, Principal. Next Snndav. August 1:5, will ba Miss write those resolutions will ever live to see S. P.

Burnell is hard at work attending chitis and catarrh of the throat. 1 have tcftoo acres of land and 100 head of the day when any other army can claim 4t eot Murphy's last Sunday with the people of Goshen. She has made many friends The Wilder brothers came in the early '70's and took claims at the north end of the town. Matthew was licensed as a local preacher and for several years was supplied to help the others out. Cncle Jno.Butler was one of the most gifted local preachers of his time and was always in demand.

The I'nited Brethren held services at several places in the town under the leadership of Cam England, under whose supervision many converts were made. It was said that Pap Simpson and Jim Regester were converted three times each under the influence of Bro. England who several years ago moved to Missouri to continue his work in the ministry. The next immigration from Pennsylvania brought us J. N.

Humbert, H. A. Elias, Sol Enfield, A. A. Ammerman and the Hostettler family.

They hnve settled in and around Grant and are doing well. cattle. victory over the American soldiers. Stand tried most all of the advertised remedies, consulted the best physician, without getting relief. Finahy I tried" a bottle of among the people of that vicinity and all Sam Mall is takil life easy in his old tell Mr.

Rasmussen that his-son had written not to get the medicine." up for America as against all other foes i one motto they should adopt. regret her departure. age, renting his farm to his son Albert who runs bis own farm as well Friday afternoon a small cyclone $100 Reward to Every Slipr or Buyer of Im Ml There is more catarrh in this section of About one month ago my child, which is Big John Brown from Pennsylvania is a dropped down near the Riley and Clay fifteen mouths old, had an attack of diar electric road, running between Wiek-fonl and Xarragansett pier. Merritt big corn raiser and has a fine bunch of loley Honey and Tar. The first few doses gave me relief that I continued to use i.

After taking several bottles I was cured entirely of the bronchitis and eafarrh of the throat. It is the most wonderful remedy I have ever used. Mrs. M. rhoea accompanied by vomiting.

I gave county line near Mr. Giles' place. It destroyed the Marine school house.blew down some corn and then it seemed to rise and cattle. the country than ail other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great it ench remedies as are usually given iB Matt Dietrich and Fritz Vogleman and Lyman Abbey, a inotorman, was killed.

Only one passenger was injured. I'iles! files! such cases, but as nothing gave relief, we pass out of existence. No one was ia J. G. Vogleman are among the most pop many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and sent for a physician and it was under hi L.

Keagsn, Mo L. Springfield Champaign, LI. Fnllington Held. ular 1 ranco German citizensot thecounty the school house at the time. Received August s.

oare for a week. At thin time the child au well hied and happy. hy be bothered with this annoying by constantly falling to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Sci had been sick for about ten days and In our report we have doubtless omit complaint when Banner Salve will cure ein to bo too l.irgi' mi iii.ln. i no nt lor any commission hoilso to offer for ti l.

y. w. cm truthfully say that iiiiiny imes that amount has been by uml for. It bu w-rs hose business we have handled. successlul commission tutu must be well equipped; no one can I A a large biisiiH'ss; it must grow, and growth is the result of Ml till.

If you want to buy feeders. are prepared to fiii-nUh mii homo at lowest interest rates. lieliiPtnher "stock wt II bought i money nm.le nt the stint." If y.m have much stock to sell, theahui reward would be a modest inducement compared to the advantage have to idler. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK COMMISSION COMPANY. J.

N. Hombert'taught several terms of school at districts No. and 10 but con The Republican -t of Clay coonty held was having about twenty-live operation ted many who ought to be mentioned but you. 25 cents. Fnllington Held.

tinued to run the farm. of the bowels every twelve hours, and we ence has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure. Are you Troubled with Dyspepsia? If so, do not nepleet until It is too late this pace prevents. their county convention last Saturday and nominated heir county ticket.

The editor of this paiier is personally aeuuainted were convinced that unless it soon obtained Chauney Phinney.oneof the early settlers In short Grant has the most cattle, the Do not be deceived by the Democratic relief it twould not live. Chamberlain least debt the most timber and the largest opportunity of riddlns yourself of It at once. Doctor Fenner's lyspepsia Cure as the whom we have nearly omitted, settled on the eighty now owned by John Bradbury itheach candidal ou the ticket, and in sympathy that is extended to yon because of the heavy burden of the war tax. How Colic, Cho era and Diarrhoea Itemed; was Republican population in proportion to manufactured by F. J.

Cheney Toledo, Ohio, it is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a t-easpoonfnl. It our judgment the Uepublicans have never its size of any in the county. name implies. Is Muiply for Dyspepsia and indigestion.

This is a preparation long and and lived for many years on the lay Cen ter town site. recommended and 1 decided to try it. I soon noticed a change for the better; by much of the tax do you suppose the poor man pays? If he has a bank account he The first postmaster of Grant was Lor made a better choice. Though Clay Center considered a Populist stronghold, it CHICAGU. BT.

LOUIS KANSAS CITY successfully used in private practice by one Rev. A. W. Schenberger located just enzo Gates who held the postollice for pays two cents toward it when be draws a is our opinion the Republican can carry of America's best qualified physicians, whose west of the Hartzell homestead and now several years and for whom the Gatesville check. If he is heir to an estate he con its continued use a complete cure was brought about and it is now perfectly healthy.

L. Hoggs, Stnmptown, Gilmer connty, West Virginia. For sale by Pio aevs directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Sen for circulars and testimonials.

Ad the county and elect everv candidate. writings are an accepted authority on all portouiee was named. He was followed owns the farm but for many years was presiding elder of a circuit in Nebraska, in Washington IlepubiicaB. DINKERTON HEMPHILdU, by i. It.

Uegester who served several tributes his mite. If he drinks whiskey in large quantities he may call himself patriotic for doing it because then he is medical questions. Get circular of dealer. For sale by Fnllington fc Held. neer Drug store.

years. Another office was opened at Deep the Evangelical church, lie is now engag ed in the grain business in Nebraska. The Rev. W. B.

Coetiey of StOckbridge, dress, F. J. Chenet 4 Toledo, O. by Druggists, 75c. treek with Geo.

laylor as postmaster while attending to Ms pastoral dntie C. Disbrow received some seed from The next accession to the ranks of Hall Family Pills are the best. Lorenzo Gates Rerved the county as coin For Sale. The old Kiner homestead at that state, whs attacked by cholera uiorhas. Ho says: Br chance I giving of his money to pay the war debt.

As a matter of fact, however, the poor man is not paying the war debt; the rich man is paying it, the man who can afford to Grant's contingent came in 177, 178 and misioner and lor two terms as represen about 'seven your Uncle Samuel early this spring and some of it was sweet corn of seemingly a new and specially good variety. The cob E. Need, who was one of the best From Indiana came Dan Sanders Real Estate, Loan Insurance Agent. tative for Clay county in the legislature. miles south and four west of Clay Center.

Two hundred and forty acres well im pay. 1 he gamblers of Wall street alone happed to get hold of a bottle of Chamberlain's Coiic, Choler and Diarrhoea remedy, and I think it was the means of saving lie wag an eloquent speaker and a great scholar and bis los was deeply lamented sheriff's ever elected by any county in the state, except when this county elected Ed Swayze, was nominated last Saturday by proved. Terms reasonable, and made have paid ten per cent, of the 102,000,000 is small though rather long, the grains large, plump and nicely set. When first ripe it is a rich yellow, when fully matured by a large number of citizens. my lite.

It relieved me at once." For known on application. For further particulars apply to this office or to Frank already collected. It was intended that they should pay it, and they have. Forty the Republicans of Clay county. Mr.

Need (irant township contains only eeventv- reserves sale by Pioneer Drug store. AND KBSTRKCTERS Mskes I onus at a Low 'Trite lustirinoe iu the Best of Companies, rmr-d t.n fnrul-h lie1 of any Rwii in Oo. nine farms within its boundaries, being it becomes almost black. Mr. Disbrow has earefally counted the ears and esti Am pr millions of the amount mentioned has been has served two terms as sheriff and was elected the last time when the ticket went down to defeat.

He was a splendid officer fewer number than any other in the whole The Kock Island playing cards are the Kiner, executor. 2J tt To Consnmplives. mated their size and weight, and it is his A fruits. Jellies, pickles or raaop are A more easily, more quickly, more jk jt healthfully sealed wlta Ketined county. The total acreage runs pretty- slickest you ever handled.

One pack will belief that if there was an acre which came be. sent by mail on receipt of 15 cents in As an honest remedy Foley's Honey and well up, however, being 17,645 which would indicate that the farms are large on up to his small patch, there would be one paid by the sale of documentary and proprietary stamps. Estates have paid twenty-six millions, and these estates are for the most part those of the immensely wealthy. The poor man of America has done much of the fighting that has been stamps. A money order or draft for 50 Tar does not hold out false hopes in ad wax loan oy any osiirr VaTl nietbod.

Dozen of otiier uses wUl be hundred and sixty bushels of corn to the an average. tnese acres ate cents or same in stamps will oecure four said acre. That is doing pretty well. lie vanced stages, but truthfully claims to give comfort and relief in the very worst cases, packs. They will be sent by express.

and regardless of politics deserves the vote of every man iB Clay county. Minneapolis Messenger. The Great Rock Island route is placing interchangeable mileage books on sale at all coo pon offices west of the Missouri river. These books are good on thirty- under running wild." This is a rich township, the present, cash value thinks the name of the variety is the Paraffins Wax although the wealthy have done their charges prepaid. Address.John Sebastian G.

V. A i Chicago, Kock Island Sc. l'acifio "Country Gentleman." and in the early stages to effect a cure. Fnllington Held. of all farms being while the value of the fanning machinery reaches MUS for taxing purposes.

Winter wheat sown railway, Chicago. part: but when it comes to the payment of the bills, the rich are the ones who are paying them. Lawrence Journal. hi every household. It ia clean, taxtelem and odorless air, watr and acid proof.

Get a pound cake of If wlta a list of Its many uaea Rubber type for sale at this office. OASTOnXA. Pna Mnndtiy niornine Bent. 8. Wnk br RurJ-Wn fnni.h .11 If yon want your loan renewed r.pply lo seven different railroads and will be a great I last fall amounted to 138," rye to twenty-1 Yfl II onSnt 4 know that when suffering F.

Parrott. Special privileges granted, from yoor dnunrutor groeer. advantage to commercial men and travel buldnrs. addresses young neoDle Interested In five acres. This spring the farmer I 1 from any kidney trouble that a safe, BOM everywDtfTC.

jaaue ny BttrttW Tha Kind Yin Hw Always Baughl ers. The net rate ia two and one-half If yon want your loan renewed apply to F.W. Farrott. Special privileg granted jit one. oh Weekly one yesr free.

Our new catalo tree to planted acres to corn, 1,013 acres to I sore remedy is Fotey Kidney Cure. Sigaatu wuui.iin bhubi, ite cents per mile in Kansas, Missouri, Neb-1 oats, five to buckwheat, which ia quite a I Guaranteed or money refunded. Faiiing- Take your bicycle to A. A. Wixom and have it overhauled and thoroughly cleaned.

nbiOtibe now. Oklahoma and Indian Territory. huim wuuiit, laivtareeiuxrisn win a. neiu..