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ARKANSAS CITY REPUBLICAN
[FROM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1886, THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 1886.]
WAGNER & HOWARD, Editors.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886.
City Primaries.
Last evening at the appointed hour, the Republican voters of the city convened in their respective wards and elected delegates and alternates to the county convention to be held in Winfield Saturday, and the Representative convention to be held in this city Oct. 4, in Highland Opera House.
In the first ward the meeting was called to order and Judge Kreamer elected chairman, and R. C. Howard, secretary. The election of the following delegates and alternates to the county convention then occurred.
DELEGATES: W. D. Kreamer, Jas. Ridenour, C. P. Jeffries, Chas. Bryant.
ALTERNATES: W. S. Thompson, A. D. Hawk, J. S. Lewis, E. Baldwin.
On motion the delegates were instructed for Tansey, Swarts, and Overman.
Delegates and alternates were elected to the Representative convention as follows.
DELEGATES: G. L. Sudborough, A. E. Kirkpatrick, R. C. Howard, W. S. Thompson.
ALTERNATES: Frederic Lockley, C. P. Jeffries, Chas. Bryant, E. Baldwin.
No instruction and the convention adjourned.
In the second ward F. J. Hess was elected chairman and I. H. Bonsall, secretary. The following were the delegates and alternates elected to the county convention.
DELEGATES: F. J. Hess, Z. Carlisle, W. E. Moore, T. Fairclo.
ALTERNATES: I. H. Bonsall, U. Spray, G. Mott, Geo. Druitt.
To Representative convention:
DELEGATES: T. Fairclo, W. E. Moore, U. Spray, G. Mott.
ALTERNATES: I. H. Bonsall, Ira Barnett, C. Dean, D. W. Stevens.
No instructions voted.
The third ward meeting was called to order and Judge Sumner chosen chairman, and John Mott, secretary. The following delegates were elected to the county convention:
L. E. Woodin, H. T. Sumner, and S. P. Burress.
They were instructed for Tansey, Swarts, and Overman.
The following delegates were chosen to attend the Representative convention:
Dr. Loomis, A. Bates, and John Mott.
In the fourth ward G. W. Herbert was made chairman of the meeting and W. D. Mowry, secretary. Following are the delegates and alternates elected.
DELEGATES: O. S. Rarick, W. D. Mowry, D. L. Weir, S. C. Lindsay.
ALTERNATES: G. W. Herbert, D. L. Means, W. A. Nix, T. Fairclo.
They were instructed for Tansey and Swarts.
Delegates and alternates to the representative convention were selected as follows.
DELEGATES: C. T. Atkinson, Thos. Watts, J. Taylor, M. L. Williams.
ALTERNATES: G. W. Herbert, W. A. Nix, D. D. Bishop, D. L. Means.
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
Creswell Township held her primaries yesterday afternoon. As the committeemen failed to publish the call for the township, there was a mistake about the hour of meeting, and consequently Creswell held two conventions, and has two sets of delegates.
Committeeman Vaughn called the primary for one o'clock, although it was not published in any of the papers. The county central committee recommended that it be held at two o'clock, and it was generally understood by the Republican voters of the township that that would be the hour. The first convention was over and the participants had gone home before two o'clock.
When the second convention voters arrived, they were indignant and accordingly met and elected delegates.
The delegates of the first convention are as follows.
Messrs. Priest, Vaughn, Guyer, Sanky, Abrams, and Stanbury.
The delegates of the second convention are as follows.
Marshall, Lowe, Daniels, Allen, Lewis, and Hammond.
We are informed the last will contest for recognition. There were more voters present at the last convention than the first. Many who started to the convention at two o'clock were turned back by the first parties returning home and telling them it has been held. The delegates were ininstructed.
[PHIL SHERIDAN WILL PRESENT MEDALS TO RIFLE TEAM.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
Phil Sheridan.
LEAVENWORTH, Sept. 29. Gen. Phil Sheridan arrived at Fort Leavenworth today and will present the medals awarded to the successful contestants in the rifle team tomorrow. He will remain at Ft. Leavenworth until Friday.
[NOTICES.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
Public Sale.
I will sell, at my old farm, 2 miles west of Arkansas City, in Bolton Township, on Monday, October 11th, 1886, twenty-six head of yearling cattle; one corn and cob grinder; eleven head of colts, one and two years old. Will sell on one year's time on good bankable paper, with 10 percent interest, or 5 percent discount for csh. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock. JOHN W. BROWN.
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
One of the lumber yard firms of Arkansas City informs us that his lumber trade last month amounted to $5,835. It is safe to say that each one of our other yards did a like business, and as there are four of them, the combined business for the month would amount to almost $25,000. There is not another town in the state that can show as good a record.
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
Farmers and Stockmen.
We have for sale, two hundred bushels of choice home grown rye seed.
GEO. E. HASIE & CO.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
SALISBURY & CO., are now offering the most attractive bargains in Boots and Shoes ever shown in the west.
Men's Kip Boots ............... $1.75 to $3.00
Men's Calf Boots .............. $2.50 to $4.00
Men's Calf Dress Shoe ..... $1.50 to $3.00
ALL STYLES.
Have also a nice line of Ladies' Kid Button Boots at $2.00.
Just received! Another invoice of our $1.00 LADIES' KID BUTTON BOOT. The cheapest Shoe in America. SALISBURY & CO., ONE PRICE SHOE MEN.
Highland Hall Block.
NOTE: FOR SOME REASON OR OTHER, THIS ISSUE DID NOT HAVE ANY JOTTINGS FROM SATURDAY'S ISSUE. MOST CONFUSING!
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
A movement is on foot to establish electric light here.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Mrs. H. C. Nicholson has returned from her Indiana visit.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Miss Ploma Beck is visiting relatives and friends in Wichita for a few days.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Samuel Dalton, of Winfield, was in the city today and called on the REPUBLICAN.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Prof. J. E. Earp came down from Winfield and filled the pulpit at the M. E. Church.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The railing on the Commercial Block was blown down during the storm of yesterday afternoon.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Chas. Coombs, of the South Haven New Era, came over to the city on the Sand hill Saturday evening. He returned this morning.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. P. Hunt, of Keokuk, Iowa, who was here last Spring with intentions of opening a pork- packing establishment, has returned and is using his utmost endeavors to obtain a store room.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Saturday afternoon the Riverside Base Ball Club, of Bolton Township, came in and played the second nine of Arkansas City. The result of the game was 24 tallies to 16 in favor of the Riverside Club.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Yesterday afternoon this vicinity was visited by a severe rain and wind storm. The wind blew a perfect gale. Trees were broken down in various parts of the city and several out- houses were blown over. No great damage was done in the city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Cad. Allard, of the Winfield Tribune, came down to the great Sand-hill yesterday to visit his friends, the family of M. A. Thompson. This morning Bro. Allard called at the REPUB- LICAN sanctum and indulged in a few moments of journalistic social chat. Mr. Allard informs us that he is making the Tribune paying property.
[MISS ELLA KELLY.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The Burden Eagle: "Winfield's electric light man has skipped by the light of the moon, leaving behind him a wife, one child, and an unpaid board bill. Before "pulling out," he purloined $10 from the porte-mannale of Miss Ella Kelly."
The REPUBLICAN advances the opinion that Miss Kelly in her candidacy for the county superintendency should leave electric light men severely alone. Moonlight men should satisfy her.
[SHORT REMEMBERS KILLING OF U. S. SURVEYORS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
M. F. Short, book agent, who has been in the city for several days past, informs us that he was on the townsite of Arkansas City some 13 years ago. There were only about a half dozen houses. He was with a corps of U. S. Surveyors. Out west a short distance, the Cheyenne Indians killed two of the gang. The remains were brought here and interred in Riverview Cemetery. Perhaps a number of the old settlers will remember the event.
[LIGHTNING HIT FRISCO TELEGRAPH WIRE.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Lightning struck the telegraph wire over on the Frisco yesterday afternoon in front of Thos. Watt's residence. He and Joe Hoyt were sitting on his porch. They noticed something resembling a large ball of fire running down two of the poles and when it reached the ground, it exploded. Tom says Joe was struck on the cheek, but the shock was slight. Joe says Tom began to talk to the lightning and it faded away. Both of them felt the shock. The telegraph poles were completely shattered.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
MARRIED. Another of Arkansas City's fairest daughters has taken unto herself a husband. Miss Ida Bishop, daughter of D. D. Bishop, who has been engaged in the Girl's Industrial School at Mitchellville, Iowa, for a number of years, was united in marriage to Hon. L. D. Lewelling, Sept. 20. Mr. Lewelling is among the best known of Iowa's public men and has been at the head of the Industrial School for several years. Many of our readers are acquainted with Miss Bishop and the REPUBLICAN joins in with them in wishing them well. The happy couple went to St. Louis to attend the Knights Templar Conclave on their bridal tour.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Alvah Shelden, the editor of the Walnut Valley Times, El Dorado, paid us a call this morning. Mr. Shelden is a bright and thorough newspaper man, with whom it is a pleasure to meet. He keeps the Times right up to a No. 1 newspaper week in and week out the year around. Like all newspaper men, he thinks his own town best and is not paid to say so when away from home. If El Dorado possesses many such citizens, she will do. He went over to Caldwell this afternoon to visit relatives and hunt chickens. We wish to inform Bro. Shelden that chickens roost high over at Caldwell as well as at El Dorado, unless it be prairie chickens and they roost very low. Mr. Shelden bestowed many words of praise upon our city, as do all our visitors.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Some of the "boys" had a big time Saturday night; and this morning they are paying the penalty. John Grogan, James Hamilton, Chas. Wolden, Pierce Doyle, and Jas. J. Burns were in Blubaugh's indulging in drink, billiards, etc., when they adjourned to the rear of Newman's dry goods store and there had a fight. It seems the crowd was endeavoring to do Grogan up and he objected and used a knife to advantage on his opponents. The result was Burns was pretty badly cut in the stomach by Grogan. This broke up the fight. Burns' wound was sewed up by Dr. Morris. All were arrested except Burns. The four were fined $5 and costs each for drunkenness by Judge Bryant. Grogan is held by the state for cutting Burns.
[I. O. O. F.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The reports of the grand officers of I. O. O. F., the sovereign lodge of the world which is now in session at Boston, show that the order has grown since its inceptioN, twenty-two years ago, from 10,000 to 510,310 members, with an increase in the total revenue of over $4,000,000. The order is prosperous in foreign countries. The figures of the various "Odd Fellows" Beneficial Associations show receipts for the past year of $1,050,905; paid to families of deceased members, $873,363; deaths, 1752; money on hand $578,820. The report of the grand treasurer showed a balance on hand August 20, 1885, of $15,673; receipts for the year $49,043; expenditures, $42,420; available assets of the soverign grand lodge, $78,096.
[BOGUS CATTLE KINGS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Bogus Cattle Kings.
It is not frequent that any of our merchants get taken in, but Saturday a couple of well dressed cowboys played a sleek game upon some of them. They first visited the Eagle Clothing Store, became acquainted with the manager, and introduced themselves as the sons of a couple of cattle kings; that they had just brought up a thousand head of cattle to Cale for shipment, and that while waiting for cars, they would make all the necessary purchases. They ordered a bill of about $100 worth of goods. Some things were not in stock at the Eagle store, so Mr. Johnson procured them elsewhere, paying the cash for them. Upon the completion of their order, the boys took their departure, saying they would send a wagon after their goods in the morning and settle for them. They went into the Diamond Front Grocery and there introduced themselves in the same manner to Johnnie Kroenert. After taking up about four hours of precious time, they purchased about $300 worth of groceries, smoking cigars and drinking cider all the time at the expense of the firm. One of them saw a handsome cigar holder, which he concluded to buy at $2. He took the holder and told Johnnie to attach it to his other bill and departed, telling him to have everything ready by morning as he would be after them with teams. They visited Sept. Andrews and C. E. Salisbury & Co., and went through the same programme. The Diamond Front worked hard the greater portion of the night tying up groceries. Sunday morning Wallace & Huff backed up their drays at the rear of the store, ready to receive the goods and convey them to Cale as soon as they were paid for. The wait was long and patient, but no cowboys came. They have not been seen since and are now perhaps a few miles on this side of the Texas line enjoying the discomfiture of our merchants.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
T. D. Warren and J. B. Corder, of Alma, Missouri, and Wm. Fletcher, of Odessa, Missouri, were in the city Saturday on a prospecting tour. The party had visited Medicine Lodge, Harper, Wellington, and Winfield, and said none of these places exhibit the thrift and enterprise that Arkansas City does. Mr. Warren said that he thought Arkansas City was soon to be the Kansas City of Kansas. With all the railroads that were building into our city, there was no doubt in his mind but the time would be short until Arkansas City would have a greater population than Wichita. This appears to be the prevailing opinion among visitors to our city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Let a citizen of Arkansas City go back east and he will manage always to get in a good word for his home town. The Farmington, Illinois, Home Visitor says: "We had the pleasure this week of looking over several fine picturesviews of the business streets of Arkansas City, Kansas, the home of Mr. C. W. Terwilliger. It is certainly a handsome little city and has sprung up in a few years, from a small town to 6,000 inhabitants. A number of Farmington folks visited there a few years ago, we are informed by Mr. Terwilliger, and priced land with a view of buying. What could then be bought for $2,000 is today worth $7,000."
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Republican city primaries next Thursday evening.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
C. M. Parsons has returned from his trip back east.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
W. P. Wolfe is reported sick in bed by his business partner, J. B. Hubbard.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Mr. Wellington, the inimitable rapid calculator, is the marvel of the 19th century.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Wellington Bell Combination will appear at the Opera House Monday evening, October 4.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
G. L. Brown returns this morning to his Illinois home. He will come back to Arkansas City in a month or so.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Mrs. Matilda Randall, of Illinois, is visiting in the city, a guest at the residence of her father, G. W. Spruill.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Dexter Township Saturday afternoon instructed the Republican delegates for Alberts, Swarts, Mauer, and Overman.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, of Marcy, Illinois, are visiting in the city. They are accompanied by their niece, Miss Emma Miller.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Mrs. R. T. Fitzpatrick was taken down Sunday night and is now reported to be quite sick. The trouble is an attack of malaria.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Battles are visiting in the city from Illinois. Mr. Battles is a son-in- law of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Spruill of this city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
A representative of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is in the city, writing the future Kansas City of Kansas up in grand and flowing style.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Will E. Moore has purchased Thos. Kimmel's half interest in the store building and business lot now occupied by Kimmel & Raney.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Fairview Township had its Republican primary. The delegates were instructed for Lee, for Probate Judge; Overman, county superintendent; and Dalton, for county attorney.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
E. E. Meeker was taken with a congestive chill yesterday morning, but today he has recovered sufficiently to make his appearance on the street.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Marian McMackin, Wm. F. Levering, Robt. Levering, and Jas. McMackin, all of Ohio, are in the city prospecting. They are well pleased with Arkansas City and will no doubt make it their future home.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Hutchinson Reds and the Emporia Maroons played four games of ball at Hutchinson last week for the championship of the state. The former carried off the belt. They won three games out of four.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Ira Barnett bought 61 head of hogs from Searing & Mead Monday, for shipment. The bunch weighed 20,075 pounds. The average was a little more than 329 pounds. Five of them weighed 2,550 pounds.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
John Harbaugh, of Piqua, Ohio, has located in the city. Mr. Harbaugh and eight other Ohioians arrived in the city yesterday on a prospecting tour. The first glance convinced Mr. Harbaugh this was the place for him and consequently here he has pitched his tent.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
There is trouble in the Democratic camp over representative. Both the silk-stocking and drug-wump democracy thought their only salvation would be Prescott. But that gentleman declines the honors. Democracy is therefore indignant and are looking for other timber. The REPUBLICAN would suggest the name of Peter Wyckoff.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Last evening at the opera house a REPUBLICAN representative noticed the promiscuous placing of the feet by gallery gods upon the railing. A wager of $1 was made with Jim Ridenour that every man was a democrat who had put his feet upon the railing and on examination it proved to be so. Jim refuses to pay up now; he claims one was a prohibitionist.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
We see by the Wellington Postal Card that the two "bogus cattle king's sons," mentioned in yesterday's daily, "took in" Wellington's merchants last week in the same manner as they did ours. Johnnie Kroenert informs us he is getting all the glory, while in truth it belongs to his congenial partner, Frank Austin. It seems that Frank let them have some meerschaum cigar holders on trial, and the cowboys are still trying them.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
MARRIED. At Piper City, Ford County, Illinois, September 22, Mr. W. J. Lundy, of Arkansas City, was married at the residence of Mr. C. Jennings, to Miss Helen M. Wirick, daughter of Mr. Peter Wirick of Manville, Illinois. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. H. Ferguson, pastor of the U. P. Church, of Piper City. Many valuable presents were received. The happy couple arrived in Arkansas City, Sept. 25th.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Shooting of Jack Gilbert.
Yesterday afternoon between the hours of 4 and 5 o'clock, word was brought up from the railroad camp of Taylor & Gilbert that the former had shot the latter. The camp is about 45 miles down in the Territory; the shooting occurred at about 8 o'clock in the morning and was about the division of some tools. They were going to dissolve partnership on the completion of their contract on the S. K. Road. Gilbert claimed that he owned the tools and Taylor thought he was entitled to them. In the dispute which followed, Gilbert struck at Taylor, when the latter pulled his revolver and fired three shots at his antagonist, only one taking effect, and that in the shoulder. The quarrel was interrupted here by parties. Gilbert got on his horse and rode to his camp some two miles away from where the shooting occurred. Dr. J. A. Mitchell went down to attend the wounded man; officers also went down last evening to arrest Taylor. Gilbert's wound is thought not to be serious.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
M. L. Williams, C. T. Atkinson, and son, were out riding last evening in a two wheel vehicle. When arriving on South Summit street in the vicinity of the Grady block, the horse scared at something in-visible and shyed, upsetting the vehicle. The party were thrown upon the ground. Mr. Williams cut his leg badly in the fall, upon the curb-stone. Mr. Atkinson and boy were slightly injured. The animal ran up Summit Street in front of the China Hall, the wheel struck a post, and detached the vehicle from the horse. The horse kept on, running around until it brought up over at the Frisco depot, where it was caught.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
F. M. Simpson, a prominent citizen and merchant of Viena, Illinois, arrived in the city this forenoon and is looking for a suitable business location. He says that for the last two years he has heard the most flattering reports of Arkansas City, and finally decided to take in the town and seek a permanent location.
[INDIAN RAIDS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
An official letter from Fort Shaw, received at Ft. Snelling headquarters, gives strong evidence that the Crows, Grosventres, Bloods, and Piegans are preparing for stealing raids and war, both against whites and among themselves. Four hundred and fifty Bloods were at one time said to be moving on the Crows, but claim to be moving on the Grosventres. In the meantime, the Grosventres have struck a war party of six Bloods and killed them. Horse stealing still goes on and the report of the commanding officer at Ft. Shaw shows the probable beginning of wide spread Indian troubles.
[TRIAL OF JOHN GROGAN RESULTS IN ACQUITTAL.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The trial of John Grogan, for cutting Jas. J. Burns, before Judge Kreamer yesterday resulted in a verdict of acquittal. The verdict was given this morning. The trial adduced sufficient evidence to have Jas. Hamilton, Chas. Wolden, Pierce Doyle, and Jas. J. Burns arrested for assaulting Grogan with burglarious intentions. Their bonds were fixed at $500 apiece and they were remanded to jail, unless given, until their trial comes up in the district court. These four worthless appeared before Judge Bryant yesterday for drunkenness, and were fined.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The businessmen's excursion to the St. Louis Fair next Monday promises to be a very enjoyable affair. A Pullman sleeper will be engged if enough can be secured to fill it, to run through without change and to stand on track during the time parties wish to say and to return in same way. Call and see N. T. Snyder and get full particulars.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Hamilton & Pentecost, who used to be in business here, but later at Winfield, have dissolved partnership. Mr. Pentecost retains the business. We predict that Mr. Hamilton will return here, as we saw him on our streets yesterday looking wistfully at our booming town. Come on, Bro. Hamilton, we await you with open arms.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Last night six prisoners in the old city calaboose broke jail and are now as free as the winds which blow over this beautiful Arkansas Valley. There were seven in confinement for drunkenness, etc.; the seventh was too sick to pick up his bed and walk.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
C. Gall, of Bradford, Pennsylvania, and A. Marck, of Maxburg, Ohio, are two well-to-do- eastern prospectors sojourning in the city. They are stopping at the Bradford Restaurant, and will most likely make Arkansas City their future home.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
H. Lovald, of Lime Springs, Iowa, has concluded to locate in Arkansas City. Mr. Lovald is an experienced tailor and will enter into business here. He has rented rooms on Central Avenue.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
J. B. Taggert, one of the purchasers of the Wright & Stanford Furniture business in this city, has returned from his business trip down to St. Louis. His partner, Mr. Hays, has also arrived.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Kansas State Soldiers Reunion will be held at Emporia next week Oct. 5, 6, 7, and 8; to all who may wish to attend, the A. T. & S. F. have made a rate of one fare the round trip.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Chas. Schiffbauer is in the city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Work on the City building is progressing.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
E. F. Barron has returned from his trip up in Wisconsin.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
W. D. Bishop left this afternoon for Philadelphia, where he goes to visit.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
G. W. Butler, of Gulva, Illinois, is in the city looking for a lot to erect a business block.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Phillip Hoffman and Enos Goodrich, both of Maple City, were over today attending to business matters.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Mrs. H. S. Heap, the wife of our new hardware merchant, will arrive in the city tomorrow from Walnut.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
J. E. Hamilton, of Winfield, is in the city again today. We will bet a $1 that J. E. makes this his future home.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
T. J. Taylor, the man who shot Jack Gilbert, is still at large. A reward of $50 is out for his capture. He skipped out soon after he did the shootng.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The livery business of Smith & Crocker has increased to such an extent that it has compelled them to commence building a large addition to their stable.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Otoe Nichols, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. L. G. Sutherland, left yesterday afternoon on the Santa Fe for Ottawa, Ontario, on a few months' visit.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The demand for storerooms in this city is so great that several parties who recently came here are offering a premium to merchants for their leases if they will move out.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
J. J. Jones, wife, and children, of Washington, D. C., are visiting in the city. They are guests at the residence of J. L. Huey. They visited the Knights Templar conclave at St. Louis on the way here.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
H. X. Devendorf, of Topeka, one of the chief moguls of the G. A. R., was in the city today in the interest of Kansas State Reunion, which takes place at Emporia next week commencing on the 5th and continuing all week.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The Chicago Dry Goods store has been open a short time only, but customers begin to realize that there is a good place to buy everything in the line of dry goods, clothing, etc. Mr. Davidson seems to take particular pains to see that everyone goes away satisfied.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Lean Editors.
It is an undisputed fact that most all editors are possessed of a lean physique. Why they do not enjoy a large avoirdupois and a mammoth rotundity of the stomach has always been a mystery to the writer. Since our advent into newspaper circles, we have observed this proverbial leanness. We do not wonder at Democratic editors being lean, for have they not been without "government pap" for a quarter of a century. Prohibition editors are expected to be lean; but why Republican editors should be doomed to the same fate we cannot exactly understand the justice of it.
We are led into the above remarks principally by the anti-fat condition of the editors of the Arkansas Valley. Now, there is Murdock, of the Wichita Eagle; he is pretty lean, notwithstanding the "good" beer obtainable in Wichita and his re-submission ideas.
But coming nearer home, there are the long hungry Greer Bros., of the Winfield Courier. They are good illustrations of our subject. It was only last week that Frank Greer swallowed a pin and the head was so much larger than his body that an extra piece of cloth had to be put in the waistband of his trousers to admit of the bulging out of his stomach. The Hon. E. P. G. is almost as lean as his younger brother. They say he is capable of sliding between any two questions without creating a jar.
We thought the above personages were lean, and were just in the act of recommending them to Barnum as the walking, talking Tanners of Cowley County, when Berkey, of the Geuda Springs Crank, dropped into our sanctum. Oh, but he is lean. He can double himself into a V shape, slide down the neck of an ordinary beer bottle, absorb all the "malt" in it, return to his "observatory" at Geuda Springs without bumping his shinbones, or creating the usual gurgling sound.
But, Tom Richardson, of the Wellington Press, lays it over Berkey. His Wind-field girl tells us that he has become so emaciated lately that she is compelled to twine her arms around him seven times in order to discover his manly form in her embrace. We blush for poor Tom.
Henthorn, of the Burden Eagle, was in our city recently, in the interest of Miss Ella Kelly. He is personified leanness itself. His height is 7 feet from the top of his head to the tip of his toe-nails and 11 inches in circumference. His tailors say he is so lean that he still wears long dresses instead of trousers.
There are other lean editors in this valley, but we won't mention them. Time is too precious and life too short. We feel sorry for their shortcomings, and console them with the remark that the editors of this journal are so lean that all the hound pups on the sandhill bow down their heads in deep contrition and weep as we pass them by.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The Republicans up to Winfield are having a high old time. They are divided slightly in that town. Bill Hackney and his gang insist that Miss Kelley shall be put on the Republican ticket for the office of county superintendent or Hackney will defeat the it. [? Sentence does not make sense...also, article says Kelley...at other times paper says her name is Kelly???]
If we know anything about the matter, Miss Kelley says she is out of politics; that she will not submit to the will of the Republican convention anyway, unless they nominate her. Now, right here on the verge of the great earthquake, we wish to remark we are Republicans and if Miss Kelley would only take off her coat and walk into the Republican convention on the same plank with the rest of the boys, and abide by the will of that convention, we would have a great deal more faith in her reaching the desired goal. As far as Hackney is concerned, in this part of Cowley County the Republicans will not submit to the "dog being wagged by the tail, especially when it's put on with Democratic glue." It is time that the Republicans of Cowley County should show Mr. Hackney he is not the only man of the party. His blasphemous mouth should be closed.
[SANTA FE EXTENSION.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Track-laying on the Santa Fe extension from Douglass south has begun. Monday's El Dorado Republican says: "The Santa Fe construction train and boarding cars, containing one hundred men, under charge of Supt. F. M. Bisby, passed through town last evening on their way to Douglass, and commenced track-laying this morning. Mr. Bisby informs us that he would run 200 men in the track-laying gang. A long train loaded with ties and iron, for the extension, went through yesterday morning. They will lay from one to two miles of track per day and before the last of October we will have through cars from here to Winfield."
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Fred H. Brinkman and C. H. Hunt, of Keokuk, Iowa, who have been in the city for several days with intentions of opening up a meat market and a packing establishment, have been unable to secure a room in which to do business. These gentlemen shipped two carloads of machinery here the first of the week and this morning they shipped them to Wichita because they could obtain no room. They inform us that they regret very much leaving Arkansas City, but the above circumstances compelled them to do so.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Jack Gilbert, the man who was shot by Taylor down in the Territory Monday morning, was brought up last evening to his home in Bolton Township. He is in a bad condition. As yet the ball has not been found by the physician. The swelling is so great in his throat that he is unable to take food except in liquid form. He has not partaken of food since the shooting occurred. The wound is liable to prove more serious than at first anticipated.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. R. F. Fitzpatrick is convalescing from her attack of malaria.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Hereafter the post office will be open on Sundays from 2 to 3 p.m.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Henry Wood, of Little Rock, Arkansas, was in the city a few hours today.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Many of our citizens are constructing handsome fences around their yards.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Dave G. Carder and folks returned this morning from their visit to Illinois.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
D. L. Means and family came home this morning from his trip back in Indiana.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
C. C. Sollitt came in on the morning train from Chicago, where he has been to accom- pany his wife to her home.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Rev. Barker returns from his trip to Missouri tomorrow. He will fill the pulpit Sunday in the Baptist Church.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The Traveler informs its readers that Al. Horn has stored away in his drawers a heavy consignment of boots and shoes.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Rev. T. W. Woodrow, universalist, will preach in the Highland Opera House, morning and evenings, at the usual hours on Sunday. Everybody invited.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The Wellington Reds have decided that they will be here next Tuesday afternoon and play the Canal City base ball nine. The game will be for a purse of $50.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
It will now only be a few weeks till our trains will be running through to Arkansas City on the Walnut Valley line. This will mean sleeping cars and two trains each way, daily.
El Dorado Republican.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Thos. Potter and wife, of Jersey City, are visiting in the city. They are friends of N. T. Snyder and family. Mr. Potter is a well-to-do gentleman and is out in Kansas on a prospecting tour. We hope he will locate with us.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
C. T. Thurston and wife returned today from a visit to Indiana and Illinois. Combining business with pleasure, Mr. Thurston purchased, while there, 19 lots situated in this city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Bill Hackney was arrested and fined $11 for the part he took in the caucus held in Winfield Monday night. A warrant is out for W. M. Allison. He espoused the cause on the opposite side. Allison has left town; when he returns, he will be arrested.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
MARRIED. Married Wednesday evening in Swarts addition, by Squire Lindsay, Geo. Burton and Miss Maggie Kennedy. The couple have commenced housekeeping at their home there.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Miss Nellie Cunningham returned to this city last evening from St. Louis. She supposed that school was to begin in a few days and came to enter upon her duties as teacher. She will probably go over to Geuda and remain there until school commences.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
J. A. Pierie's pony, attached to his express, ran away today noon. The animal became scared while hitched in front of a residence and started on the run. The wagon was com- pletely demolished and the pony's legs were badly cut. No one was injured.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The El Dorado & Newton branch of the Missouri Pacific has located its station at McPherson, and will soon have its line completed to that point. Through trains on the Santa Fe from Arkansas City, and through trains on the Missouri Pacific to El Dorado will commence running at about the same time. El Dorado Republican.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Why should not El Dorado people go to McPherson, on an excursion, when the Missouri Pacific is completed to that point; and why should they not go on another excursion to Arkansas City, on the completion of the line between Douglass and Winfield?
El Dorado Republican.
Come down, neighbor; our portals are open ready to welcome you.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The bridge on the Galveston extension across the Arkansas River at this place is com- pleted so that crossing with trains is possible. At present the bridge gang is engaged in putting in braces. We are informed that the track layers, who are putting down the Douglass extension to Winfield, will be transferred to this point as soon as they complete their task there.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Court news has been slow for ten days past. Yesterday there was only one case. That was before Judge Lindsay. It commenced at one o'clock in the afternoon and lasted until eight, when the jury brought in its verdict. It was a suit brought to gain contract money by W. F. Spruill against Al. Hurst. Spruill contracted to build a house for Hurst for $225, and before he completed it, he was stopped or quit work. The jury returned a verdict, awarding Spruill $75. John Kreamer and W. H. Jenkens were the attorneys for the plaintiff and C. T. Atkinson and C. P. Jeffries for the defense.
[FRISCO PURCHASES HALF INTEREST IN GEUDA SPRINGS TOWN CO.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The Frisco Railroad Company have purchased a one-half interest in the Geuda Springs Town Company, which comprises a large amount of occupied as well as unoccupied lands and will at once proceed to erect a $50,000 bath house near the springs, as also is a $100,000 hotel near the old Salt City townsite. C. R. Mitchell, the former owner of the lands, is now $75,000 better off than he was some days ago. The wife of Rev. B. C. Swarts, presiding elder of the M. E. Church for this district, owns eighty acres near the townsite, which is now valued at $5,000. Winfield Visitor.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Badger Lumber Co. has just received a carload of Pierce City lime.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Mrs. Jas. Chapin left last evening for a visit back in Indiana and Ohio.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
FOR SALE: A good Singer Sewing Machine for $10. G. W. MILLER.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
New lot of Mixed Paints cheap. BADGER LUMBER CO.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
For good hay press call on GEO. E. HASIE & CO.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Judge H. T. Sumner went over to Wellington today to attend to legal business.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Edward Grady and wife have returned from their visit to Hamilton, Ohio.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blubaugh returned last evening from their trip back in Ohio.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The Badger Lumber Co. have received 35 carloads of lumber in the last three weeks.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Wanted. Situation as bookkeeper. Best of references given. Apply at this office.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
F. Danks and his sister, who have been visiting in the city for several days, returned home today.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Reports from Jack Gilbert inform us that he is recovering from the pistol shot wound quite rapidly.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The Veiled Prophets will appear on Tuesday night instead of Sunday night as published in Wednesday's daily.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
We are agents for the best hay press in America. GEO. E. HASIE & CO.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
J. P. Musselman and family are visiting in this vicinity. They return to their Bolton County home in the morning.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Found. A watch near the Santa Fe railroad bridge. Owner can have the same by calling at this office, describing it and paying for notice.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Information was received here this afternoon that T. J. Taylor, the man who shot Jack Gilbert, has been arrested at Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Lost. On the streets of this city on Saturday, Sept. 18th, a pair of gold rimmed spectacles. Finder please leave at this office and get reward.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
"Exchange for Kansas real estate," for wild land or city property A VALUABLE PATENT RIGHT. Call at the Republican office and see cut.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
For Sale. An eight horsepower engine, with steel boiler, all good as new. A great bargain.
W. M. HENDERSON.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
John Ingliss has got back from seeing his "Kentucky Belle" at Milton, and is now devoting his entire devotions and attentions to his "Sunflower."
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Miss Jennie Leach, of Keosoqua, Iowa, has arrived in the city. She is one of the new teachers employed in our city schools and a cousin of Joseph Hutchison.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
H. B. Calef was up from Chilocco this morning. He brought up two runaway Indian boys from the school at Lawrence, who had been caught there. He sent them to Lawrence on the train.
[ARKANSAS CITY WATER COMPANY ORGANIZED.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Last evening the Arkansas City Water Company was organized. J. B. Quigley was elected president; Maj. L. E. Woodin, vice-president; L. B. Andrews, secretary; and Theodore Plate, treasurer.
[PAWNEES IN TOWN FROM BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
About 30 Pawnees were in the city yesterday. They were on their way home. They were with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. They purchased an immense amount of provisions, clothing, etc., from our merchants.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The many friends of Mrs. C. C. Sollitt will be pleased to learn that her health, since going to Chicago, has greatly improved. Three days after her arrival in the city, she was better than she had been here for over a year.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
M. C. Baker, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is in the city. He is an old time friend of Will S. Thompson. They used to tent out at night on the Sand Hill when there were but three houses. His surprise at the growth of the town can better be imagined than told.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Reports from Charleston, Atlanta, Mobile, and New Orleans say the weather there was fine Wednesday. No sign of an earthquake, which shows Wiggins to be a failure on earth- quake prognostication. The above cities were to have been entirely destroyed.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
For Sale. Farm of 80 acres on State line 5 miles south of this city, adjoining Dr. Carlisle's farm on the east. All under cultivation with good house, 500 forest trees, 150 to 200 fruit trees nearly all bearing, 2 wells, small pasture fenced with stone, lots fenced for hogs, etc. Must be sold. J. T. Willis. Inquire at this office.
[WINFIELD PAPERS GIVE WRONG INFORMATION ABOUT RAILROAD.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Railroad Rumble.
"Col. Henry Wood, general manager of the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railroad, called at this office today in company with M. L. Read. His corps of engineers has been at work several weeks on the route between Van Buren and Winfield and he has located the road as far as the forks of the Verdigris and Caney. From that point one branch will be located up the Verdigris direct to Coffeyville and another, or rather the main line, will be located either up the Caney or up Bird Creek on the way to Winfield. If it should go up Bird Creek, it would naturally come by way of Maple City or Otto; but might bend to the west at the head of Bird Creek, cross Duck Creek lower down, and come by way of Arkansas City. In that case, trains would run into Winfield over the present Santa Fe track; but Winfield would be the terminal point all the same. The corps of engineers are now examining that route and Col. Wood will meet them tomorrow at Arkansas City, get their report, and then proceed to examine the Caney route through to this city. The whole matter will be settled in three or four weeks."
The above unusually bright (?) effusion is from Wednesday's Courier. It is growing weak-kneed. At last it admits that Arkansas City gets the Ft. Smith road direct. It tries to lessen the weight of the blow by telling its readers that it will get the terminal facilities. It knows this to be false. Arkansas City already has the division of the Santa Fe and always will have it. It is a fact that Col. Wood was here and shown over the city. He left this morning for Little Rock. He expressed himself as highly pleased with Arkansas City and was agreeably surprised with the evidence of our growth and general prosperity. Did it never occur to the Courier that if Winfield was to have the Ft. Smith road direct that it would never come to Arkansas City, and that the first town the road strikes upon entering the state will be the town that will get the terminal facilities? All Winfield will have will be the Santa Fe connection with this road.
[AD: CRESCENT JEWELRY STORE.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
A LARGE STOCK OF C-L-O-C-K-S Direct from the factories at the "Crescent Jewelry Store." Call and examine them.
Small, large, round, square, striking, and alarm nickles. One and eight day time, strike, alarm, gong, and calendar, in walnut, ebony, ash, and cherry cases. Plush stands cases and plaques. American and Imported marble. Imported French bronze statues. Grandfather's clocks; nearly one hundred years old.
[RAILROAD BRAKEMAN KILLED.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
Friday evening a west bound freight train was switching on the Southern Kansas at the depot in this city when the front brakeman, Dennis Lambert, was thrown under the wheels and ground to pieces by the cruel wheels. The train men gathered up the remains and putting them on the train, conveyed them to Wellington. The spot where the accident happened presented a sickening scene this morning. Fragments of flesh, and hair was strewn along the track. Not a person in this city knew of the accident until Saturday morning. The supposition is that his foot caught in the frog at the crossing of the Frisco track. The victim's home was at Dalton, a small place between Wellington and Oxford. Winfield Visitor.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
Pursuant to recommendation of County Central Committee and call of Committeemen for township, the Republicans of Creswell met at the Stone House, one mile north of Arkansas City, at one o'clock, called to order by Committeeman Vaughn, and organized by electing J. B. Guyer, Chairman; and F. M. Vaughn, Secretary. The following delegates, west of the Walnut, were chosen to attend the convention.
DELEGATES: S. C. Priest, A. Abrams, Jessie Stansbury.
ALTERNATES: I. L. Wade, G. W. Ramage, W. Allen.
West of the Walnut.
DELEGATES: A. B. Sankey, W. C. Guyer, F. M. Vaughn.
ALTERNATES: J. B. Tucker, Boen Louis, R. L. Marshall.
Pursuant to call of the Dist. Committeemen, at the same time and place the Delegates were chosen to attend the representative Convention.
East of Walnut.
DELEGATES: A. G. Kells, J. B. Tucker, R. L. Marshall.
ALTERNATES: [INITIALS LEFT OUT] Campbell, S. E. Maxwell, Samuel Pollock.
West of Walnut.
DELEGATES: S. C. Priest, J. L. Wade, A. Abrams.
ALTERNATES: J. E. Roseberry, Jessie Stanbury, Wm. Cunningham.
Our meeting adjourned. J. B. GUYER, Chairman. F. M. VAUGHN, Secretary.
[DIED OF CONSUMPTION: GEORGE I. BEACH.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
DIED. The home of Isaac Beach in Pleasant Valley Township was visited by the Death Angel yesterday, and George I. Beach, a young man of about twenty three years of age was called away. That terribly fatal disease, consumption, has added another to his long list of victims. George has been a sufferer for two years and last fall went to Florida and stayed all winter, but on his return it was seen that there was no help for him. It was thought that he would live until spring, but about two months ago he was compelled to take to his bed and he never got up from it. He was a young man of sterling worth and will be missed by all. His two brothers and sisters and aged father have the consoling thought that George was a consistent Christian.
[WINFIELD PAPERS.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
"Open confessions are good for the soul." And an "honest editor is the noblest work of God," quoth the poet. We have heard the Winfield papers howl themselves hoarse with the cry that the Santa Fe shops were to be located there, and we knew it was a lie and said so. The Winfield Visitor now comes forward and admits it. In speaking of Hon. E. P. Greer's candidacy for the legislature, it hoots at the idea of his election securing the shops and says: "The cry is simply to scare the people into doing something which they do not want to do. We think that it is about time for the bug bear of the railroad shops to be dropped. It looks childish to always raise the railroad shops' cry upon every question."
[PROHIBITION.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
SKIPPED PROHIBITION COLUMN BY T. V. McCONN.
[AD: LOWE, HOFFMAN & BARRON.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
We have a fine farm of eighty-five acres on the Arkansas River bottom, 2 houses, stable, and good young orchard, and about 40 acres of timber consisting of walnut, hickory, elm, and cottonwood. This farm is situated in a bend of the river so that it is irrigated from the river but does not overflow. The corn crop this year will average 50 bushels to the acre. If this farm can be sold in thirty days, will sell for $23.50 per acre. This is a bargain.
LOWE, HOFFMAN & BARRON.
[PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 2, 1886.
Prohibition campaign will be opened in Cowley County, Kansas, at Winfield, October 6th, by Gov. John P. St. John. And at 2 o'clock of said day a prohibition convention will be held to make arrangements for the nomination of a county and district ticket, and any other business that may be deemed necessary. By order of Arkansas City Prohibition Club.
S. P. GOULD, Secretary.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Mrs. Theo. Fairclo has returned from her eastern trip.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Mrs. C. R. Sipes has returned home from her visit to Alma.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
S. B. Adams has purchased the Geo. Ford property in the First ward for $1,800.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Tomorrow the Santa Fe changes time. Trains come in ten minutes later and depart ten minutes earlier.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Mrs. Sarah J. Carey and Miss Helen E. Stanwood, of Portland, Maine, are visiting in the city. Mrs. Carey is the mother of Mrs. J. A. Mitchell.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
The Arkansas City Bank has just put in a new time-lock safe and it is a fine one. It is dynamite proof, burglar proof, and fire proof. Besides possessing all these qualities, it is a beauty.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Editor Berkey was over to see us today from Geuda Springs. He reports his town booming, but the sight of Arkansas City and her large business was a pleasure he could not refrain from enjoying.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Dr. Tinker, who recently located here from Kansas City, has entered into partnership with Dr. C. S. Acker for the practice of medicine. Dr. Tinker and family are residents of the first ward.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Mrs. Andrew Leech and Miss Emma Leech of Bloomfield, Iowa, and Mrs. Nannie Trimble and little daughter, of Keokuk, arrived in the city last evening on a few weeks' visit to friends and relatives in this vicinity. They are relatives of Jos. Hutchison's family.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
J. K. Storer and wife, of Williams County, Ohio, who have been visiting in the city for a week or so left this morning for Kingman County to pay a visit to relatives there. They were accompanied by Lafe McLaughlin and wife. Mr. Storer is a brother-in-law of T. H. McLaughlin.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
A. A. Abbott has concluded that Arkansas City is the place for a carriage and wagon factory and accordingly has begun to establish one. At present he is erecting a building for that purpose on Central Avenue. The first floor is to be used as a blacksmith shop and for wood-work, the upstairs as a paint shop and trimming department. Mr. Abbott is one of our most substantial citizens and when he puts his shoulder to the wheel, it always turns. This is another industry in the establishment of the monthly payroll.
[CONCERN ABOUT CITY CESS-POOLS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
The fact that several businessmen have sunk cess-pools in the city has caused quite a number of our citizens to enter a protest against it. They claim that it taints the water in the wells, and cite as proof of what they say to an old well being filled up last summer with manure near the Star Livery Barn. The water in the wells in the neighborhood became so tainted that many property owners ceased to use it. We have never investigated the matter, but we think the board of health should before permission is granted other citizens to sink cess-pools. The health of the city demands it. The water of Kansas is none too pure at its best.
[ATTEMPT MADE TO DIVIDE SILVERDALE AND LIBERTY TOWNSHIPS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Word reaches us that an attempt is being made to divide Silverdale and Liberty Townships. The scheme is advanced by Winfield parties. They desire to cut off a portion of Silverdale and a portion of Liberty and organize it into a township and call it Badger. In this way they hope to be able to vote railroad bonds and thus obtain connections with the Ft. Smith road running into this city. Poor old Winfield. How hard she does try to become somebody. But she cannot, even if she does own two of the county commissioners body and soul. The new township of Grant was created because they thought the Ft. Smith road would strike the state over there; but alas, Winfield proposes and Arkansas City disposes. Now they foresee the Ft. Smith road coming into the state at the mouth of Grouse Creek and onto Arkansas City, they are endeavoring to prepare for connections with it at the expense of the townships mentioned above.
[CORRESPONDENTS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Grouse Creek Items.
October 1st, 1886.
We were visited last eve by "Jack Frost." He came in glowing terms, too.
The Territoryites have returned and sorghum making postponed for another year. They took the long hair off as soon as they came back to the state, to stay. That's right, boys, fool them if you can.
C. T. Perkins returned yesterday from his eastern trip to commence school Monday.
I wonder if the ring will fit her finger. He says it is just a fit. I wonder where they will live?
J. P. Musselman and family have been in our midst visiting old friends. Returned to his home today. Mr. Musselman lived here in former days.
D. Bunnell has sold the farm of 80 acres, which he bought a short time ago. Dan is one of your go-ahead men.
D. Coburn is gathering his apple crop. Some fine apples among them too. The writer can tell good apples when he samples them often.
Mr. Ely has got his pension. Glad to hear it. Mr. Ely is a hard working and industrious man for his strength. And he is deserving of what he got.
Coburn School is filling up. We understand from the teacher that they have nearly 40 enrolled, and more coming. Some of the pupils seem to be sweating over a monthly examination that takes place the latter part of this week. The school room is the place for business. Mc gives them solid work too.
Preaching at the Coburn Schoolhouse Sunday. JUMBO.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 2, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Enough has been learned in regard to the complexion of the different delegations to the convention today to form an idea as to the result. Tansey, Overman, Swarts, and Pate will undoubtedly be nominated. The only possible show for a fight seems to be on County Superintendent, but indications point toward Mr. Overman's nomination. The result, if it results as we anticipate, will not be at all surprising to those who have watched the campaign.
[EARTHQUAKE.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886.
The Earthquake of 1811-1812.
In the southeastern part of Missouri, the country which was once capable of cultivation became, after the earthquake of 1811-1812, marshy. This district contains, on estimate, 1,517,287 acres, and extends south from the neighborhood of Cape Girardeau into the northern portion of Arkansas, a distance in Missouri alone of 108 miles, and westwardly as far as the river St. Francis. The land is well located as regards facilities for transport, * * * and the greater portion can be and at some not very distant period will be reclaimed. * * * The probable cost of reclamation is estimated at one million of dollars. DeBour's Unified States. [NOT REALLY POSITIVE ABOUT THE TITLE OF THIS PUBLICATION...VERY HARD TO READ!]
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
G. B. Mead, of Brooklyn, New York, brother of C. Mead, is visiting in the city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Chas. Coombs came over from South Haven Saturday and remained over Sunday.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. H. Hilliard went to St. Louis yesterday afternoon to see the "Veiled Prophets."
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. W. Heck and family have removed to the Fairclo residence, opposite the city building.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Mrs. M. S. Hasie and daughter, Eva, left this morning for an extended visit to the eastern states.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. T. Shepard and wife have become grangers. They have removed from the city to their farm.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
H. O. Meigs is building one of what is to be the handsomest residences in the city. Work is progressing on it.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Miss Florence Patterson has returned to the city after an extended visit in Ohio and the northern part of this state.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
You can save 10 to 15 percent on your fall purchases in boots and shoes by buying at Stover's new shoe store, Bittle Block.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
T. V. McConn left this afternoon for Emporia, where he has gone to attend the Presbytery. He will be gone about all week.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
N. T. Snyder and wife left this morning for St. Louis. They will go on to New York for a short visit to friends and relatives.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
"The democratic party in Kansas is made up of the rapscallions, the scum, and the dirt of the Missouri River bottoms." Col. Tom Moonlight in 1868.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. F. Martin was nominated by the Republicans of the 5th district. Hon. E. P. Greer was defeated. We suppose that this will cause the Santa Fe shops not to be located in Winfield.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Just as we go to press, the Representative convention adjourns. Hon. L. P. King was renominated on the first ballot by a vote of 32 to Rev. J. O. Campbell's 23. The nomination was made unanimous.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
H. C. Dent has purchased the drug stock of O. J. Dougherty. Mr. Dent is an enterprising young gentleman. He will continue the business in the Creswell block. The REPUBLICAN extends its best welcome to Mr. Dent.
[RAILROAD NEWS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
N. Parisho and J. W. Jones, from the eastern part of this district, called on the REPUBLICAN this morning. They inform us the Santa Fe surveyors are running a line to Winfield; that it runs west from Cedarvale up Cedar Creek until it strikes Crab, and then down that creek until it strikes Grouse. It passes then to the south of Dexter about three miles and then on to Winfield.
[ACTION TAKEN BY CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The commissioners of Chautauqua County have ordered a lot of balls and chains and in the future will compel parties found guilty on petty charges to work on the public highway instead of laying in bunks in the county jail and having their grub carried to them. This is a good move and will have a tendency to improve the morals of scalawags who had rather bunk at the county's expense than to work for a living.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Republican Convention.
The Republicans of Cowley County met in convention in Manning's Opera House at Winfield Saturday and effected a temporary organization by the election of D. L. Weir, chairman, and F. J. Hess, of Arkansas City, Secretary. After examination of credentials, the convention adjourned until afternoon.
In the afternoon when the convention reconvened, Dr. Cooper, of Spring Creek Township, was made assistant secretary. The temporary organization was made permanent by motion.
The chairman of the committee on resolutions, W. P. Hackney, submitted the following, which were enthusiastically and unanimously adopted.
"The Republican party of Cowley County, in convention assembled, send greeting to their brethern of both the state and nation, and pledge them anew our devotion to those grand principles, the successful carrying out of which, by our party, has made ours the greatest nation on the globe.
"We believe in the doctrine enunciated by the fathers in their Declaration of Indepen- dence, that all persons were created both free and equal, in all that these terms imply; and we reverence the constitution of our state and nation for preservation and perpetuation of these great principles.
"We are opposed to the passage of any law which will make any distinction, on account of color, either in our schools, churches, or politics.
"The Republican party of this nation was formed in the interest of the poor man and the laborer. Its legislation has been for the amelioration of his condition, and the enhancement of his happiness. And we are in favor of legislation that will restrain organized capital, and prevent its oppressing him. And while this is true, the Republican party has no use for, nor sympathy with, anarchists, socialists, political parasites, or characterless demagogues who emigrate to our shores to carry on their infamous intrigues against organized sobriety, and who seek to use laboring men for their unholy and traitorous purposes.
"The Republican party of Cowley County endorse the Republican platform adopted by the late Republican state convention, and we favor such legislation as will make drunkenness a crime in fact, and with penalties sufficient to enforce sobriety and prevent drunkenness, in order that wives and children of drunkards may be protected; in other words, we are in favor of a schoolhouse upon every hill and a church in every valley, a home where all men may in order, peace, sobriety, and happiness so conduct themselves as to secure these great ends."
The convention then proceeded to the nomination of officers.
Ed Pate was nominated for District Clerk by acclamation.
W. E. Tansey and H. F. Alberts were placed in nomination for the office of Probate Judge. Capt. Tansey was elected by a vote of 95 to 55, and his nomination made unanimous.
Cal. Swarts and Samuel Dalton were placed in nomination for County Attorney, and a ballot resulted in 109 for Swarts and 41 for Dalton. His nomination was made unanimous.
S. F. Overman and Miss Ella Kelley contested for the Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion, resulting in 93 for Overman and 57 for Miss Kelley. Overman's nomination was made unanimous.
The convention then named the members of the County Central Committee, which organized by electing L. E. Woodin of Arkansas City, Chairman; E. A. Henthorn of Burden, Secretary; and W. T. Madden of Winfield, Treasurer.
On motion the convention adjourned.
There was a hard fight made for Miss Kelley, but it was wrangling in good humor.
[KNIGHTS OF LABOR.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The K. Of L.
RICHMOND, VA., Oct. 2. The approaching meeting of the national assembly of K. of L. has been the one absorbing topic of interest here some days. Already many Kinghts have arrived, including delegates from New Orleans, St. Louis, Kansas City, Amsterdan, Cohoes, Lebanon, Pa., Blossburg, Pa., and Brooklyn. Each incoming train brings new accessions. It is expected by Monday all the delegations will have arrived. All the hotels are filled and many delegates have private quarters. The sessions of the assembly will be held at the drill hall of the First Virginia retreat, the largest hall in the city. There will be accommodations for seating about 2,000, although the convention will not number more than 1,000 or 1,200. Grand Master Workman Powderly arrived tonight. His headquarters is at Ford's Hotel. Grand Secretary Turner arrived yesterday. The assembly will have open session Monday when Governor Lee will formally welcome the Knights, and Grand Master Workman Powderly will respond and deliver the annual address. Subsequent sessions of the assembly will be secret, but the press will be furnished with all records of the business done, which it desires to make public.
[RAILROAD FROM FORT SMITH THROUGH INDIAN TERRITORY.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The Ft. Smith R. R.
Henry Wood, of Little Rock, general manager of the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railroad Company, was in the city Friday. This is the company that has the charter and is building the road from Fort Smith through the Indian Territory to Arkansas City, at which point it will connect with the Ft. Smith, Wellington and Northwestern, thus forming a direct line from Ft. Smith to Wellington, and thence on to the northwest.
Mr. Wood came here from Arkansas City, where he met the engineer and received a report of the line as far as surveyed. They find a fine route and are now within thirty miles of Arkansas City. The route has been located as far as Fort Gibson and five miles of grading has been completed. Mr. Wood is enthusiastic on the subject of this new road and says it means great advantage to Wellington and all southern Kansas. He says work will be pushed rapidly on the line and that they are sure to build it. Wellington Postal Card.
[NEWS FROM GREELEY COUNTY.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
A letter received by his wife, from Dr. Parsons, who is at Greeley Center, Kansas, speaks very enthusiastically of the crop prospects there. Greeley County is one of the Colorado border counties of this state, midway between the Union Pacific and Santa Fe lines of railroad, and this season has been its initiatory one as regards agriculture. Dr. Parsons says that he has seen several fields of sod corn that will go forty bushels to the acre, while millet, oats, potatoes, and sorghum are equally successful. Greeley promises to be one of the best counties for the farmer in Kansas, and its vacant lands are being rapidly taken up while its future county seat, Greeley Center, is building up very fast and substantially.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Miss Viola Bishop is sick with an attack of fever.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
For blankets, robes, etc., call on T. R. Houghton & Co.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Mrs. J. D. DeTurk is reported quite sick with an attack of fever.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
T. R. Houghton & Co., have a beautiful saddle. It is valued at $85.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Sifferd are over from Wellington visiting friends and relatives.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Thos. Baddles and wife, who have been visiting Geo. W. Spruill and family, returned to their home in Illinois this morning.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Levi Leaf has just secured his back pension money, some $2,000, for the disabilities he received in the "late unpleasantness."
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
5,769 was the number which drew the pitcher given away by the Union Square Company, and Miss Annie Haney was the lucky person who held it.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Rev. Witt and wife, accompanied by Mrs. J. A. Howard, went up to Wichita this after- noon to witness the laying of the cornerstone of the Garfield Academy.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Mrs. Mary Blankenship, siister of Mrs. C. T. Sifferd, who has been visiting in the city for some time, returned to her Illinois home this morning.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Y. M. C. A. have prepared a lecture course to be given this winter. It consists of Geo. R. Wendling, Laura Dainty, Dr. Jas. Hedley, and the Alpine Choir. Wendling will be here the 22nd of this month.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Rev. T. W. Woodrow, Universalist, will preach at Highland Opera House next Sunday, October 10, at 11 o'clock a.m., and 7:30 p.m. Subject for morning: "Kindness." Evening: "If Universalism be true, what is the use of preaching." All welcome.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Farmer Witt, who resides north of Winfield, was in the city today with a load of corn. He hauled it right through the streets of Winfield to Arkansas City. In that town he was offered 30 cents per bushel; in this city, 37 cents. Theo. Hill bought the corn and it was weighed on the scales of Howard Bros.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Wellington-Bell held the "boards" in Highland Opera House last evening. A very small audience was in attendance and the exhibition was poor, very poor. Mr. Fred Bell advertises that he is endorsed by Mr. Gladstone. It would be a common act of charity to the American public if Mr. Gladstone would sail across the "briny deep" and take his friend in charge. As a lecturer, Mr. Bell is a failure.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
An employee of the City Meat Market, while driving a cow to the slaughter house, requested a man coming to town on foot to head the animal off. He attempted to do so and just as he got in front of her, she made for him. The man in turning to run, fell, and he was gored badly in the back before he could be rescued. The unknown man was taken to the home of Roy Holt, where Dr. Fowler was summoned to attend him.
[SCHOOL BOARD TAKES ACTION ON HIGH SCHOOL, ETC.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The School board met last evening. Considerable business was transacted. After considerable discussion, it was decided that High School should be held in the first ward. Austin Bailey was employed to be the janitor for the first ward building; E. Stewart, second ward; and Thos. McDonald, the fourth ward. Seats were purchased for the new school building. School will commence November 1. The entire corps of teachers, 17 in number, have been employed.
[CORRESPONDENTS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Grouse Creek Items.
October 4, 1886.
Mrs. Bone is on the sick list. She has been failing all fall. It is hoped she will soon be restored to her usual health.
The Sabbath school at District No. 62 is still in a prosperous condition. The Sunday school element is talking of having a picnic. We hope they will. We like to see life in a Sunday school.
Farmers are busy with their fall wheat. Splendid fall for work.
Some of our farmers are still in the hay business.
Mr. Arthur will move to the city in the course of a couple weeks. We are sorry to see our best citizens go, but such is life.
Sunday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., while the family were attending church, the house of D. J. Coburn was entered by burglars. They apparently came empty- handed and empty-stomached too, for they went through the cupboards and cellar and devoured a goodly quantity of provisions and jellies. Then they made a raid on the contents of the house, rumaging bureaus and drawers. They broke open the trunk of J. W. McDonnell, a teacher boarding there, by means of a claw-hammer, and went through its contents, taking things that suited their taste. The money in the trunk was overlooked and left. The trunk was a fine one, worth from $10 to $15. They also took his overcoat, which was a dark coat with a black velvet collar. Mrs. Coburn's portemonnale was ransacked and $2.50 taken that she had knowledge of; she knew not how much more. It seems like the work of someone well posted, as the house was entered when its inmates were all absent. JUMBO.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
THE DISTRICT CONVENTION.
A Very Harmonious One. Hon. L. P. King Renominated Unanimously.
Yesterday afternoon the Republican Representative convention of the 60th district was held. Major L. E. Woodin called the delegates to order at 2 o'clock in Highland Opera House and on motion S. G. Castor, of Liberty Township, was made chairman of the convention and R. C. Howard of this city, secretary.
On motion the chair appointed five pesons each on three committees as follows.
Credentials: M. H. Markum, J. R. Sumpter, T. Fairclo, A. H. Miller, M. S. Truxall.
Permanent organization: M. S. Teeter, U. Spray, J. W. Jones, N. Parisho, S. Johnson.
Resolutions: C. T. Atkinson, D. P. Marshall, A. E. Kirkpatrick, Jas. Gilkey, C. Roseberry.
The convention then adjourned for 20 minutes to allow the committees time to prepare their reports.
At the expiration of the allotted time, the convention was again called to order and the committees reported.
The committee on credentials reported the delegates elected in the repective townships, entitled to seats in convention. The first set of delegates elected in Creswell were recognized.
The committee on permanent organization reported that the temporary organization be made the permanent organization.
The committee on resolutions reported as follows.
Resolved, First, that we re-affirm our allegiance to the principles of the Republican party, as set forth by its honored statesmen, Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield.
Second, That we heartily censure the Democratic administration.
Resolved, That we are in favor of such legislation as will open to permanent settlement of the public lands within the Indian Territory.
Resolved, That we are in favor of, and demand, such legislation by our legislature that will equalize tariff on railroad freights. Also, that no county shall have the right to vote aid to more than two railroads, and no township to more than one.
Resolved, That we are in favor of such legislation as will forever close the liquor traffic, and
Resolved, That such business houses as are in the habit of selling intoxicants to one and all, should be closed up immediately.
Resolved, That for its partisanship in displacing Union with Confederate soldiers, and especially the action of the President in vetoing the pension claims of worthy Union veterans.
Resolved, That last we pledge our undivided support to the nominees of this convention.
The above reports were unanimously adopted followed by the nomination of candidates.
Chas. Roseberry, of Beaver, in a neat speech, placed the name of Hon. L. P. King before the convention and was loudly applauded.
C. T. Atkinson followed in an eloquent but short speech, placing the name of Rev. J. O. Campbell before the convention.
No other nominations being made, the convention proceeded to ballot. The first balloting resulted in Mr. King receiving 32 votes and Rev. Campbell 23. On motion Mr. King was made the unanimous choice of the convention. Mr. King was called for and greatly surprised his hearers in the neat speech of acceptance he made. He was lustily applauded. At the close of his remarks, Mr. Roseberry, of Beaver, introduced the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, The Hon. L. P. King has shown himself an honest, capable legislator and eminently loyal to the best interests of his constituents, and
WHEREAS, We, the Republicans of the 60th District, State of Kansas, in convention assembled, deem it wise and prudent that he should be returned for the ensuing session of the State Legislature.
Therefore, be it resolved: That Hon. L. P. King be, and is hereby nominated for re- election by acclamation.
The following district committee was elected.
Bolton: D. P. Marshall.
Liberty: Jos. McLoy.
Arkansas City, 1st ward: G. L. Sudborough.
Arkansas City, 2nd ward: W. E. Moore.
Arkansas City, 3rd ward: A. Bates.
Arkansas Citty, 4th ward: C. T. Atkinson.
Cedar: J. J. Smith.
Grant: J. B. Callison.
Silverdale: Jeff Darnell.
Pleasant Valley: Z. B. Meyers.
Beaver: M. S. Teter.
Spring Creek: Dr. Cooper.
Creswell: A. H. Abrams.
On motion the convention adjourned, the district committee remaining and electing a chairman and a secretary. C. T. Atkinson was made former and Geo. Sudborough the latter.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
W. D. Mowry went over to South Haven this morning.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
BIRTH. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Levi Leaf, a ten pound son, yesterday.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
F. M. Chambers went to St. Louis this morning on the Santa Fe.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
W. H. Nelson is building a handsome residence in the second ward.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
T. W. Gant has commenced the erection of a residence in the second ward.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Miss Ella Austin will make a canvass of the city for "Platform Echoes" by John B. Gough.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Mrs. M. J. Murphy went to St. Louis this morning to make purchases of millinery goods.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
E. L. McDowell went over to South Haven today to attend to business matters. He will return tomorrow.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The cry in this city is very great for houses to rent. Newcomers here find it impossible to obtain a place in which to reside.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
J. W. French has erected on the rear of his lots in the second ward, on 4th avenue, a storeroom. It is to be utilized for a feed store.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Dr. Cobert and wife, of Indiana, relations of Geo. Allen, are visiting in the city. Dr. Cobert will invest in Arkansas City real estate.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Mowry & Sollitt have just put in a unique and very commodious money-changer. All you have to do is press a certain button and the correct change rolls out in your hand.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Orvin Ellas, formerly of New York, who has been in the city for several weeks, settling up his affairs, will soon return to his native home. He is the father-in-law of Capt. Owens.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Wm. Mercer has recovered his horse and buggy reported stolen in yesterday's daily. The horse unhitched himself and took a ramble over the city. He was taken up by one of our citizens.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
J. Barnthouse left Sunday for New York. He goes by the way of Chicago, and will return by Columbus, Cincinnati, and St. Louis. While absent he will buy a $1,500 bottling machine to start a branch house at Arkansas City with. Winfield Visitor.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
W. M. Wilson has sold his dairy business and purchased a half interest in the Red Front Meat Market. Alex Wood retires. The firm is now Wilson & Childers. Mr. Wilson's many friends will be glad to meet him in the business circle.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The local editor of the Winfield Courier, Frank Greer, recently wrote up the biography of two "soiled doves," who were arrested in that city. Now one of them comes back at him in the Visitor, and lays her downfall "to him and such men as him." Oh, Frank, how could you?
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The great unwashed democracy held their county convention Tuesday at Winfield. Amos Walton was nominated for probate judge; C. A. Roberts, of Walnut, for district clerk; C. I. Forsyth, of Winfield, county attorney. No one in the party was deemed capable of filling the office of county superintendent; therefore, no one was nominated.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
F. M. Halsy, of Atchison, was in the city Monday and Tuesday. He went to Wichita this morning. Mr. Halsy was here straightening up some business matters. He loaned the Connecticut Cattle Co. money in 1883 and until the present time had failed to get it back. He had made several trips here before, but had failed to effect a settlement. This trip he levied an attachment on three carloads of cattle and shipped them to Atchison, notwithstanding representatives of that company protested with vigor.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
M. C. Baker and wife, who have been visiting old friends in the city, returned home. Mr. Baker was here when letters came directed to the mouth of the Walnut River via Douglas and it was carried through in a two bushel sack on mule back. Capt. Norton was postmaster then. The mail-carrier sounded his coming by the tooting of a horn. As he came along the people hailed him and asked for their mail. The carrier would stop, go down in his two bushel sack, and give them their mail. This was about 15 years ago. Today we have all the mail facilities possible and we are proud to say that it was given us by and under a Republican administration.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The season has approached when everybody should begin to think of the condition of their flues. Cold weather will soon be here and the stoves will be blacked up to look nice and placed where they will do the most good, but to see that the flues are cleaned out and in a safe condition is a very important precaution, one nobody should fail to use.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
I. N. Dodd is building in the first ward.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
S. C. Lindsay is in Emporia this week.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Geo. Whitney has returned from his Boston trip.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The Santa Fe road has arrived within several miles of Cedarvale.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Dick Nugent, section boss of the Santa Fe at this point, is quite sick.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rheinhart have both just recovered from an attack of fever.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Farrar returned last evening from their visit back in Maine.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
John W. Kreamer, of this city, was admitted to the Cowley County bar at Winfield yesterday.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
E. Crew, and family, from West Branch, Iowa, are visiting his brother, J. B. Crew, of this city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
For the best smoke in the city, try the Fumas and Rose Sharon at Steinberger & Morris.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. E. Nash have returned from their extended visit in the Atlantic coast states.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The head-gate on the canal will be completed in about two weeks and then the water will be turned on.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Manager Gresham, of the Golden Eagle Clothing Store, is in Wichita, attending the state convention of the Christian Church.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Rev. T. W. Woodrow, Universalist, will preach at Highland Opera House Sunday, October 10, at the usual hours. All are invited.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The famous Japanese opera, Mikado, will be presented in the Highland Opera House Oct. 12th by the Andrews Opera Company.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. S. Heas, of Cairo, Illinois, arrived in the city on the Santa Fe noon train. She is here visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Rheinhart.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
F. M. Anderson came down from El Dorado yesterday to figure up the increase in value of his sand-hill possession since his former visit.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
W. R. Burnett, of Cedarvale, is in the city, visiting and seeing what Arkansas City was doing toward becoming the largest city in the valley.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
A. M. Bryson, a jourrnalist of Ackley, Iowa, was visiting in the city yesterday. He called at this office and complimented Arkansas City upon her enterprise and growth.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
MARRIED. John L. Howard and Allie Bowe were issued a document of wedded bliss today. The groom to be swore Judge Gans to secrecy, but the distance seems to warrant safety, so the newspaper fiend lets it out. Winfield Courier.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Chas. Roseberry, the Conkling of Beaver Township, called on us today and in conversation with us informed us that his township would give a bigger majority than ever before for the straight Republican ticket.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
H. Waldo, wife and daughter, Miss Laura, arrived in the city last evening from Sherman, Texas. This is to be their future home. Mr. and Mrs. Waldo are the parents of Mrs. T. H. McLaughlin and our Frank Waldo, who is united in marriage this evening.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Leonard Arnold, Randall Richards, and Chas. Cobbs, all of Abington, Massachusetts, are visiting in the city. They came with Jas. Nash and wife, and will remain in the city several days. They are gentlemen commanding considerable capital.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Prof. A. Fisher, of Wichita, was in the city yesterday. He was here for the purpose of making arrangements to establish a class in dancing. He has issued invitations to the terpsichorean disciples in this city to come Monday evening to Highland Opera House.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Capt. Thompson was up to Winfield attending the Democratic convention Tuesday. He watched the street cars, of which Winfield blows so much. They made 12 trips past the hotel and in the 12 trips they only carried six passengers. It does seem that the street car business in Winfield is not a paying one.
[PUBLIC DEBT.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The public debt statement for the month of September shows a reduction of the debt during the month, or $10,627,013, and total cash in the treasury at $465,375,714. The total of interest-bearing debt including interest is $1,193,691,123; net cash in the treasury $67,896,321.
[ST. JOHN AT WINFIELD.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Yesterday St. John orated in Winfield. There was a time when St. John came into Cowley County and the whole county turned out to meet him. Yesterday a small delegation went up from here. At the depot St. John was not met by an enthused crowd; in fact, he was unwelcomed. He got off the train, got into the bus, and rode to the hotel without notice. How the mighty have fallen.
[STEAMBOAT LOADED FOR FORT SMITH.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Recently a steamboat was loaded at Arkansas City with a cargo of wheat, corn, and other produce and shipped for Fort Smith. The trip was successfully made and proved a profitable one to the owners of the boat and cargo. We mention this to call attention to the great Arkansas as a channel of commerce, which it will be when opened properly for navigation. Little or more money has been appropriated for or expended upon the river in the way of opening it for navigation. When this is done by appropriations from the government commensurate with the importance of the stream and interests of the country, the growth and development of the commercial and agricultural interests will be proportionately exchanged.
Wichita Eagle.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
A CARD. We desire to return our thanks to our friends who attended the grand opening last evening and also those who so kindly offered their services. That all may see our grand display, we leave it stand one day longer. Respectfully, Steinberg & Co.
[PROHIBITION.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
SKIPPED PROHIBITION COLUMN, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY ARTICLE.
We, the undersigned, a committee chosen by the prohibitionists of Cowley County, Kansas, desire as many prohibitionists as can possibly attend from each township in the county to meet in mass convention in Winfield on Saturday, October 16th, 1886, at 11 o'clock, for the purpose of placing in nomination a county prohibition ticket and appoint delegates to the central committee.
Dr. Holland, Pleasant Valley; T. V. McConn, Arkansas City; W. A. Lee, S. W. Curns, and M. Wagner, Winfield; L. Walton, Beaver Township.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Clothing at The Chicago Dry Goods Store.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
R. R. Phelps was over from Burden today.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Wendling the 22nd at the Y. M. C. A. Hall.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
N. T. Snyder returned from St. Louis last evening.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Dr. Parsons returned last night from his western trip.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
S. Stinberg returned to his Lawrence home today. [?Steinberg?]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
After Nov. 1st, you can shoot the quails according to law.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Mikado, next Thursday, Oct. 12th, in the Highland Opera House.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Ask your grocer for A. C. Honey-jumbles. They are delicious.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Klopf has been quite sick for several days past.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ridenour leave this afternoon for St. Louis on their wedding tour.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
There will be no preaching at the Y. M. C. A. Rooms Sunday evening. Rev. T. W. Williams.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Rev. J. P. Witt performed three marriage ceremonies last evening in the space of an hour and a half.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Messrs. Baldwin and Howard, real estate agents, have been dubbed the "Two Johns" of Arkansas City.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
A. M. Prengle, of Washington County, Iowa, was visiting in the city today. Mr. Prengle was looking for land.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
A Republican meeting will be held at Arkansas City on Wednesday, Oct. 27, to be addressed by Col. A. B. Campbell and others.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
MARRIED. Married October 7th, at 7 o'clock p.m., by Rev. J. P. Witt, at the residence of Jas. Moore, L. W. Clark and Miss Stella Moore.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Miss Sallie Ewing of Williamsville, Illinois, is visiting with the family of T. J. Mitts. She will probably spend the winter here.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Last evening a horse belonging to Johnnie Brown was run over by the Frisco train. The animal's leg was cut off, and the horse had to be killed.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
LOST. Somewhere between the residence of Dr. Fowler and the Baptist Church, a garnet breast pin. Finder please leave at this office and get reward.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Johnnie Daniels, while cutting an opening in his hedge, met with quite an accident. A dry stick flew up and hit him in the eye as he struck with the ax. His injury is very painful.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Owing to the fact that some repairing in the High School building has become necessary, school will not begun until Nov. 1st. Respectfully, J. C. WEIR.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Wild geese have been observed flying south during the past week, and cool weather, particularly cool nights, has followed. As weather prophets, they are much more reliable than Wiggins.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Mrs. Wm. Young and daughter, Miss Minnie, arrived in the city this morning. They will make this their future home. Miss Young comes to fill her position as teacher in our public schools.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
J. B. Taggert and family, of Augusta, arrived in the city today and have commenced preparing to begin housekeeping. Mr. Taggert is one of the proprietors of the new furniture establishment.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
P. L. Snyder & Co., have rented the storeroom of the Grady building and will open up a feed and flour store in connection with their coal business. P. L. Snyder & Co. are getting their Eli, and don't you forget it.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The manager of the "Two Johns" comedy troupe informs us that on comparison of the receipts of the two evening's entertainment at Winfield and here, he found that they were twice as great in Arkansas City.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Hurrah for the Pan Handle. Word reaches us that the bond proposition in Spring Creek Township (Reece) carried yesterday by a majority of 86. The Kansas City & Pan-Handle is booming all along the line.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The contract for completing the Indian Territory extension for the Santa Fe railroad, from Red River to the Canadian River, a distance of 115 miles, was Monday awarded to Morgan Jones, he guaranteeing completion by May 1, 1887. Mr. Jones is president of the Ft. Worth & Denver road, and is the partner of Mr. Burns in the construction of the Santa Fe from Gainesville to Red River.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The whole cost of the railroads of the world has been more than $24,000,000,000, which however, is only about $24 per inhabitant. In this country the expenditure has been about $133 per inhabitant; in Great Britain, $167; in Germany, $47; in France, $57; in Austria- Hungary, $33; in Italy, $19; in Belgium, $41; in Sweden, $15; in Spain, $29; in Russia, $14; in Canada, $89.
[COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The county commissioners, at the present session, are allowing four-fifths of the July claims, laid over owing to lack of funds to pay, and all the claims filed up to October 1st. The script will be ready for claimants in about two weeks, when they can be presented to the treasurer and thereafter draw seven percent interest. None can be paid till January 1st and the banks will likely do a lively discount business. Winfield Courier.
[ATTORNEY: GEORGE E. HASIE.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886.
Hon. George E. Hasie.
It is with great pleasure that the REPUBLICAN announces to its many readers that the gentleman mentioned above will soon enter upon the practice of his profession, that of an attorney and counsellor at law. Since his location in this city, Mr. Hasie has refrained from engaging in the practice of the legal profession, principally on account of his other business demanding so much of his time.
Mr. Hasie is an exceptionally well read lawyer. He is a graduate of Union College, New York. In 1873 he was admitted to practice; later on he served two terms in the Mississippi legislature with honor and distinction to himself and his constituents. He holds "sheepskins," which entitles him to practice in all the courts of the states of New York, Mississippi, Colorado, Kansas, and also in the Supreme Court of the U. S. at Washington. In conclusion of this brief mention, we wish to state that Mr. Hasie is a gentleman of high legal attainments and will win for himself many honors in the practice of his profession in this great commonwealth.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886.
MARRIED. Last evening at the home of the bride's parents at 8 p.m., Miss Clara Barnett and Frank A. Waldo were united in marriage by Rev. J. P. Witt. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a large number of invited friends and the presents they showered upon the new couple indicates the high esteem in which they were held. The bride is the daughter of one of Arkansas City's most respected families; the groom, well, we can say no worse for him than he is a gentleman. The happy couple at the conclusion of the festivities wended their way to their new home in the fourth ward, which Mr. Waldo had fitted up in becoming style to receive his bride. This morning Mr. and Mrs. Waldo partook of their first meal. The REPUBLICAN extends congratulations.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 9, 1886.
MARRIED. Last evening at the residence of Henry Bowe, Rev. J. P. Witt united J. L. Howard and Miss Allie Bowe in marriage at 8:30 p.m. The ceremony was performed in the presence of the members of the family and at its conclusion, the newly wedded couple adjourned to their home in the fourth ward and entered upon the duties of their marital life. The REPUBLICAN sends its best congratulations to the new couple and wishes their joy may ever be unconfined.
Blest is the sacred tie that binds,
In union, sweet, according minds.
How swift the heavenly course they run,
Whose hearts, whose faith and hopes are one.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
Rev. T. W. Woodrow, Universalist, will preach at Highland Opera House next Sunday, October 10, at 11 o'clock a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Subject: Morning, "The Law of Kindness;" Evening, "If Universalism be true, what is the use of preaching?" Those desiring to ask questions can present them in writing; they will be respected. All welcome.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
There will be a mass caucus of the voters of Creswell Township at the Stone house, one mile north of Arkansas City, on Saturday, October 30th, at 2 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of nominating township officers.
W. C. GUYER, A. B. SANKEY, T. M. BILYER, Township Committee.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
The Frisco makes the best time, is the shortest route, no changes, good connections for St. Louis and all points east. By taking the Frisco at 8:25 a.m., you make connections at St. Louis with the limited expenses; a train of solid Pullman cars for all points east, north, and south.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
THE CANAL PLANING MILLS, Sash and Door Factory. Will open up for business in about 30 days. H. T. ROBERTS, Proprietor. Save your orders for him.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
G. L. KIRKPATRICK, AUCTIONEER. OFFICE: At the Star Livery Barn.
-IF YOU WANT YOUR- horses, cattle, household goods sold, call on him.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
A perfect blend of Private Plantation Java and Pure Arabian Mocha. [ILLUSTRATION SHOWING ... AT THE TOP "CAUTION. IF THIS PART OF" ... APPEARS AS IF THE REST WOULD APPEAR ON THE BACK OF COFFEE CAN. NEXT APPEARS THE LINE "JAVA & MOCHA" FOLLOWED BY "THE C & S BRAND TRADE MARK" ... on the next line "COFFEE." NEXT THREE LINES: "IMPORTED ROASTED & PACKED BY CHASE & SANBORN, BOSTON."
Under illustration: Always packed in two-pound, air-tight tin cans. Never sold in bulk.
For sale by Geo. E. Hasie & Co.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables every day at Geo. E. Hasie & Co.'s.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
T. M. FINNEY, Books and Stationery, ART GOODS AND ARTISTS' MATERIALS.
Seaside, Monroe, and Lovell Libraries. SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
SUBSCRIPTIONS SOLICITED FOR ALL PUBLICATIONS
-AT THE- City Book Store.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
THOS. D. RICHARDSON, Practical Well Driller. Guarantee Satisfaction.
Will drill you a well for Cash, on time, or TRADE. Call on HIM.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
CHEAP JOHN.
-If you want to buy- FURNITURE at half price, call on Cheap John. If you have any furniture to dispose of, call on Cheap John on Summit Street next to the McLaughlin Block.
Furniture repairing a specialty. JOHN A. PIRIE, Cabinet Maker.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
DRESS GOODS, Carpets, Clothing, Ladies' and Children's Wraps, Boots and Shoes, Jerseys, Comforts, Flannels, Blankets, "Biled" and Work Shirts, and Notions, etc.
AND WE PROPOSE TO SELL THEM ON THE NIMBLE NICKLE PLAN; QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS. Call and see if we don't Lie!
O. P. HOUGHTON, AT THE GREEN FRONT NO. 503.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
We are ready for you whether you want Farms, city property, vacant lots, acre property, suburban, or anything in real estate in Arkansas City, or Cowley County. Lots on easy terms in the Alexander addition, Swarts addition, McLaughlin addition, Oak Grove addition, and Pleasant View addition. Come and see us; we can do you good. No charge for telling you of the good things we have for you.
BONSALL, STUART & ROSENSTEIN, Land, Loan and Insurance Agents.
Corner Summit Street & Central Avenue, Arkansas City, Kansas.
I. H. BONSALL, U. S. Com. And Notary Public.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
OLIVER BROS., DEALERS IN Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Doors, Windows, Lime, Plaster, Hair and Cement, etc. North Summit Street, Arkansas City, Kansas.
Edward Grady, Manager.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
FALL MILLINERY. To the Ladies of Arkansas City and vicinity, I extend a cordial invitation to inspect my Stock of Fall Millinery Goods. Semi-annual display will occur on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of October. MRS. W. M. HENDERSON.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
This space reserved for Steinberg, the King Clothier, Who is too busy To write an Advertisement.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
ARKANSAS CITY FEED MILLS, ALLTON & LEACH, Proprietors.
Feed and Corn Meal For Sale. One Block Northwest of Santa Fe Depot.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
L. McLAUGHLIN & CO., DEALERS IN STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES.
Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies, etc. 507 Summit Street, Arkansas City, Kansas.
Telephone Connections.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
Geo. E. Hasie & Co. Wholesale Grocers. Dealers in Produce and Fruits.
Geo. E. Hasie & Co., -DEALERS IN- Agricultural implements, Jackson and Studerbaker Wagons, buggies, Esterly Harvesting Mowers, and counters and platform scales.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
D. H. S. FRINK, CUSTOM TAILOR.
Suits Cut and Made to Order in the Latest Style and at reasonable Prices.
CLEANING, REPAIRING, AND PRESSING DONE IN THE NEATEST MANNER.
All work Warranted and finished when Promised.
Call at one door north of F. E. Balyeat & Co., drug store.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
W. R. HERNIMAN & CO., DEALERS IN FINE PIANO AND ORGANS, MUSICAL MERCHANDISE, SHEET MUSIC, ETC. West end Bittle Block, Arkansas City, Kansas.
We keep a Full Line of All Kinds of MUSICAL GOODS And can Supply Anything You Want at Lowest Living Rates. OUR GOODS ARE STRICTLY FIRST CLASS And Guaranteed as Represented. Give us a Call and see for Yourselves.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
MRS. L. C. FUNK Keeps a Full Line of ARTISTS' MATERIALS For Sale, And gives Lessons in All Branches of Painting. Call and see Specimens of her work.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
This space reserved for Houghton and Upp, Grocers.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
F. E. BALYEAT, EAGLE DRUG STORE. DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, Dye Stuffs, Perfumery, Fancy Articles, Cigars, etc.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
You are cordially invited to call and examine our prices on Boots and Shoes.
S. D. STOVER. Bittle Block.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
MEIGS & NELSON, LAND, LOAN, AND INSURANCE BROKERS, Arkansas City, Kansas. Office under First National Bank. THE LEADING REAL ESTATE AGENCY IN THE CITY! WE HAVE A COMPLETE SET OF ABSTRACT BOOKS OF COWLEY COUNTY. Bargains in Farms, City Property, and Ranches. Agents for the Alexander Addition. Double your money in from 30 to 60 days on investments in this addition.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
CITY BAKERY AND GROCERY. PATTON & WANNER, PROPRIETORS.
Successors to Gould and Houston.
-DEALERS IN-
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, PIES, BUNS, CAKES, FRESH BREAD, ETC.
Arkansas City Republican, October 9, 1886.
MOWRY & SOLLITT, DRUGGISTS.
DEALERS IN Wall Paper, Stationery, School Book and Supplies, Notions, etc.
[INVOLVEMENT OF SEDGWICK WITH JOCKEY CLUB SCANDAL.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 16, 1886.
The Sedgwick Scandal.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14. A Times, Dallas, Texas, special says: "J. M. Martin, an American, engaged in business in the city of Mexico, arrived here yesterday. He is a man of fine address, apparently of character and veracity. He says he was one of the committee who called on Special Agent Sedgwick at the time of the Jockey Club scandal. Martin avers that the most extreme account did not exaggerate the facts of the scandal and that secretary of state finds as limited an amount of respect among colonials as Sedgwick himself."
[MISSIONARY SUNDAY.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 16, 1886.
Sunday next is Missionary Sunday at the M. E. Church. At 11 o'clock a.m., sermon on Obligation to Missionary effort. At 7:30 p.m., Missionary Mass Meeting, L. S. Baugh presiding. Program for evening as follows: Singing, Prayer, Reading the Scriptures, Singing. A 10-minute speech on "Church Extension," by Rev. W. C. Lacy. A 10-minute speech on "Difficulties in Missionary Work," by Rev. W. H. Cline. Singing. Address on the general subject of Missions by Rev. James Hill. Collection; Singing; Benediction.
All are cordially invited to attend. W. H. CLINE.
[CIGAR FACTORY.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 16, 1886.
H. H. Landeraft, who recently located in the city from Missouri, has located one window of the Grady room, and will establish a cigar factory as soon as he can get his operating paraphernalia here.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
J. W. Defever, father of Mrs. R. C. Howard, is visiting in the city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
L. Farr, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, is visiting in the city. He is a friend of D. D. Bishop.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
A party of Pawnees passed through the city last evening to join Coles Circus at Winfield.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Postmaster Andrews, of Maple City, came over today to attend the democratic district pow-wow.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Wellington's base ball club failed to materialize yesterday afternoon. Hence the game did not occur.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
The Democrats are already out electioneering for their county ticket. They do not expect to lose any time.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
I. D. Doverspike and wife, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are visiting friends in the city. He is a friend of D. P. Marshall.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Ike Harkleroad, the straight democrat of Silverdale, was propelling his pedal monstrosi- ties over Arkansas City's asphalt pavements today.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Jos. Ewing and John Dean, of Bitter Creek Post Offfice, were in the city today and called on us. Mr. Dean is Bitter Creek's genial postmaster.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
C. M. Scott left today at 5 p.m., to be gone ten days to attend the funeral of his father, who died at Cadiz, Ohio, on the evening of October 8.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Miss Adelia H. Stratton, one of the most efficient teachers in the public schools of Chillicothe, Ohio, is visiting at the residence of her sister, Mrs. T. J. Mitts.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Miss Sarah C. Ewing, of Williamsville, Illinois, arrived in the city last week and is visiting her brother, John Ewing, over at Bitter Creek. Miss Ewing will remain all winter.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Louis Dragoon, wife and daughter, of Kansas City, are visiting in this city. They are guests at the residence of C. P. Jeffries. Mr. and Mrs. Dragoon are the parents of Mrs. Jeffries.
[CLEVELAND FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGES CHARLESTON CATASTROPHE.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Cleveland has at last heard of the Charleston catastrophe and has forwarded one sixth of a day's salary ($20) for the sufferers. He hadn't time to fool with sufferers while trout fishing was good.
I find the next item most intriguing. What are they referring to? MAW
[CHESTNUT BELL IS PAST.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
The chestnut bell is of the past. It is being superseded by the silent hand shaking. Whenever anything that is a little old, dry, and musty is told, the company advance and silently shake hands with the narrator.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
This afternoon in the city offices, the Democratic delegates of this district convened and nominated F. P. Schiffbauer for representative. He was the choice on the first informal ballot. Ed Green and Geo. R. Westfall were also brought before the convention. The vote was Schiffbauer 23; Green 7; and Westfall 2. The nominee is a bitter pill for the straight Democracy to swallow.
[BAPTIST CHURCH. INTERESTING SERVICES.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
There are two very interesting services announced for the Baptist Church tomorrow. In the morning the pastor will preach on "Nothing but leaves," and in the evening he will discuss the important subject of "Schemes of Moral Reform." All the seats are free except the middle front row, which will be reserved for a special purpose.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Hon. Frank Bacon, the people's candidate of congress from this district, will address the people of this community, in Highland Opera House Monday evening. Wonder how he will explain away his intimacy with Jeff Davis, and the tears they shed over Independence Hall at New Orleans? After election the Hon. Frank will find out that the voters of the third district have no use for Bacon, except for greasing their boots. Had too much bacon during the war, is probably the reason.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Bob Howe was in the citty bright and early this morning. He informs us that he has been "doing" the eastern portion of the State. He found that there were more railroads heading this way than he could count. There were bonds being voted for the Fredonia, Howard & Southwestern, in Elk County. The intention of the road is to run from Fredonia southwest into Arkansas City as its objective point. The Santa Fe cut-off from Chanute to Longton via Cedarvale to Arkansas City is rapidly materializing. The road is already constructed from Chanute southwest through Wilson County and bonds have been voted almost entirely along the route. Again, the Santa Fe is building from Howard south to Cedarvale via Moline. The D. M. & A., and the C. K. & W., are both coming this way; our readers are already acquainted with the work which is going on, on them, in Chautauqua County. The general opinion over east in the Territory when these roads are being constructed is that the Santa Fe cut-off from Chanute here is to be the main line of that company's extension to Texas.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Ootsy, Tootsy.
One of our fourth ward girls, who has rosy cheeks, brown hair, and ruby lips, having a solid mash, who is a stayer from away back, concluded about last Sunday night that the time was approaching when it might be necessary for her to know something about housekeeping, and so forth, so she concluded to take a hand at cooking, commencing on a cake. She knew that flour and eggs were two of the ingredients, so she mixed up a stiff batter of these, the object being to make a sponge cake. Thinking that it should rise, she stirred in a handful of soda, and knowing that it must be short, she turned in a dose of lard. About this time she concluded it was a marble cake she wanted and in hunt of something for coloring, she found a jug of sorghum molasses. This would answer for the brown streaks, but somehow the mixture didn't look exactly right so she thought she had better make a full fledged fruit cake and be done with it. Finding some raisins and currents, she chucked them in, adding some salt, some more soda to make it rise, and proceeded to convey it to the oven. An hour afterwards she was seen streaking it down the street with a plate covered with a napkin, under which was a slice of the cake to show to her neighboring companions. It was duly tasted and pronounced very fine; but after she was gone, the said cake was thrown in the back lot. A cat coming along, tasted it, and had a fit in five minutes. The next morning two dead dogs and some dead chickens were foundin the back lot.
[The young man who is the cause of the above will please take notice what is in store for him after he gets his lovy dovy.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
The delivery team of Geo. E. Hasie & Co., ran away last evening about supper time. Without any apparent cause, one of the animals began kicking when opposite U. Spray's house, causing the other one to start on a run. The wagon was upset and Montague Hasie, the driver, was thrown to the ground with considerable force. His ankle was quite badly injured. The horses ran around until brought up near the residence of Wyard Gooch, where they became entangled in a wire fence. One of the animals was badly cut by the wire. Groceries were scattered promiscuously all along the route.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Will McConn is visiting friends in the city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
A. B. Johnson returned from New Hampshire Saturday evening.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
BIRTH. Born to Wm. Jenkins and wife, Saturday morning, a girl babe.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
BIRTH. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wallace are the happy "parents" of a new girl.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
D. C. Smith, of Ohio, is visiting in this vicinity. He is a friend of M. Gee.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
E. G. Gray and wife of Winfield, visited in the Canal City over Sunday.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
A. V. Alexander has returned home from Chicago, just the same live and genial Alex as of yore.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Jim Ridenour has appropriately named his jewelry establishment to be the "Fifth Avenue Jewelry Store."
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The firm of Wallace & Huff, Arkansas City Transfer, has been changed to Wallace Brothers, Mr. Huff retiring.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. C. Conklin, traveling passenger agent of the Vandalia road, was in the city Saturday attending to business matters.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. T. Atkins, commissioner of Indian affairs, was in the city this morning en route for the different agencies south of us. He was accompanied by his son, who is his private secretary.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
C. M. Coff, Randall Richards, and Leonard Arnold returned to their home in Massachusetts last evening. These gentlemen were friends of Jas. E. Nash. They were greatly pleased with Arkansas City.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Spence Miner has located at Ashland again. He will enter the dry goods business there, he having already purchased his stock for that purpose. Ashland, since she has a chance of getting a railroad, is booming.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
A people's mass convention was called to meet Saturday evening in Highland Opera House. At the appointed hour the people failed to materialize. But three or four people were there, and they adjourned sine die.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The Hutchinson News informs us that the C. B. & Q. Road is to be brought into Hutchinson and extended on south. Arkansas City is directly south of Hutchinson and if it comes anywhere within two counties of us, we will have it don't you forget it!
[NEW MANAGER: ALEXANDER, LAMPORT & CO. LUMBERYARD.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. B. Adkinson, of Cale, is the new manager for Alexander, Lamport & Co.'s lumber yard at this place. He is a very pleasant gentleman and will no doubt make many friends for the company he represents. South Haven New Era.
[STANFORD ARRESTED FOR GAMBLING.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
W. F. Stanford was arrested Saturday evening on the charge of gambling. Before Judge Kreamer this afternoon he was bound over for trial until Friday afternoon in the sum of $500 on account of the prosecuting witness was not being found.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. B. Tucker and family leave in the morning for a visit at Leavenworth and cities farther east. Mrs. Tucker will remain at Leavenworth and Mr. Tucker will go on as far as Buffalo, West Virginia. He is called there by the sickness of his father, whom he has not seen for some nine years.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The Wichita Eagle says there is something good going to "drap" in railroad circles down here in this part of the Arkansas Valley. The editor further says that after the "drap," he don't want his readers to tell him he didn't tell them so. This reminds us very muchly of Wiggins, the weather prophet.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
E. L. McDowell, of Arkansas City, opened up a fine stock of jewelry, watches, clocks, etc., at Baugh Bros. Drug Store this week. South Haven New Era.
"Mc" is branching out. He goes over to South Haven once a week, gathers up all the broken watches, and brings them over here and repairs them.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
F. K. Higgins, of the firm of Healy, Bigton & Co., was in the city last week en route for the Pawnee Agency to obtain some Indians. Mr. Higgins returned here yesterday, accompanied by 20 Pawnee braves. They went on to Philadelphia this morning. The Indians are wanted to advertise the patent medicine business at the above firm.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The nominating of F. P. Schiffbauer by the Democrats, for representative from this district, reminds us very forcibly of the old story about the woman going out into the wood and praying for a man. When an owl interrupted her "divine worship" with his plaintive "oo," she replied, "Anything, oh Lord, in the shape of a man." Our readers can draw their own inference.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Winfield is in a hades of trouble about her college. Subscribers are refusing to pay up, and the building is liable to be moved by the conference. The president of the institution had intended building himself a fine home; but we are informed his intentions have vanished. He informed a carpenter friend of ours that the college was about to fall through and that he would postpone building.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The firm of Kroenert & Austin has dissolved, Mr. Kroenert having purchased the interest of Mr. Austin, in the business. He will continue the business at the old stand. Mr. Austin has not determined what he will do yet. He will rest up for a few weeks. The REPUBLICAN regrets to lose so good a man from active business life as Mr. Austin. We congratulate Mr. Kroenert on becoming the sole possessor of such a lucrative trade, which the firm has enjoyed in the past.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
More trouble in Winfield. Two fair damsels recently sent to jail in the city of church spires, in default of the payment of fines, are giving many prominent citizens of the recently fated city away most beautifully, and declare they could pay their fines if they could collect what is their dues on running accounts. When misfortune once strikes a proud city like Winfield, it seems never to get enough. We hold our breath for the next sensation from the wonder of the Arkansas Valley. Oswego Republicn.
[CORRESPONDENTS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Bitter Creek.
The corn and potato crop will be very light in this locality.
Farmers are about done sowing wheat. There has been a larger amount sown this year than last.
We are all glad that Wiggins is no earthquake prophet.
Miss Ewing of Logan County, Illinois, is visiting her brother, John Ewing and family, of this place.
Our District School is in progress again under the management of Miss Rena Bliss of Hunnewell.
Mr. Lowe is building a new house on his farm, lately purchased of H. O. Meigs. J. H. Easton will occupy the house and superintend the farm the coming season.
I. Stewart has his sorghum mill in running order, having made several hundred gallons of first class sorghum, this season.
A. B. Hollenbeck spent last Sunday among the fair sex of East Bitter Creek.
O. H. Marshall and family spent last Saturday and Sunday among friends in the city.
George Nichols left last week for Canada, accompanied by his niece, who spent the summer here.
There will be a basket festival at the Johnson Schoolhouse, October 15th, for the benefit of the Sabbath School. All are invited to attend.
There is not much sickness here, more than chills in a mild form.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Julius Behrend leaves in the morning for a trip to Cincinnati.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The McDowell Bros. have sold their interest in the meat market to Hays Love.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Chicago base ball club has won the championship; Detroit's came in second.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
W. J. Mowry and wife have returned from their trip to California. They came in today.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Democrats of this district are placing their trust in too much bacon, or sowbelly, so to speak.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
C. F. Wolters left this morning for Lebanon, Missouri, his former home. Mr. Wolters has been a salesman in C. R. Sipes' hardware establishment.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Mrs. A. E. Croninger left this morning for Ohio. She is the mother of Mrs. J. F. Hoffman, and has been visiting her for several months past.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
J. W. Dever returned to his home in Missouri this morning. He was much pleased with this city and surrounding farming country, and will likely remove here in the spring.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
C. M. Scott, who started for Ohio last Saturday, did not get all the way back. He came home Sunday evening. A wreck on the road prevented him from going. Mr. Scott was called back to attend the funeral of his father.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Wellington Standard reports that work on the Ft. Smith & Welligton road has been postponed for about 60 days. At the expiration of that time grading will be commenced and pushed as rapidly as the weather will permit.
[JOINTISTS ARRESTED.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
This morning two jointists were arrested by Marshal Gray. They were carrying on business in the basements of the Cresswell and Commercial blocks. Each were fined $50 and costs. They liquidated. Their names were unknown to us.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Kansas & Arkansas Valley railroad surveyors are making this way rapidly. They are down in the Territory some 25 miles, we are informed. They will strike the state line near the mouth of Grouse Creek. From Osage the survey is run direct to Kaw. From there it will come directly here.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
J. R. Sumpter and Hon. L. P. King were down from Beaver Township today. Mr. Sumpter informs us that wheat in his neighborhood never looked better. It has come up nicely and if no ill-wind blows next season we will witness a big wheat crop in this portion of the Arkansas Valley.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
DIED. Last evening about 9 o'clock a man came running up from the Santa Fe depot to Marshal Gray and told him a man down there was trying to kill off everybody. The Marshal went down and found three men holding the fourth down. He had a fit and it lasted until about 12 o'clock. At times it took the entire crowd to hold him. The man was completely drenched with water and everything else possible was done to restore him, but it was useless. He was a stranger here.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
C. L. Berry, of Cherryvale, is in the city. Mr. Berry came here to attend a meeting of the Memphis, Kansas & Western road. This road runs from Memphis to Cherryvale, then west to Arkansas City, and will connect here with a road soon to be built into this city. Already propositions have been submitted west from Cherryvale to Cedarvale. Bonds have already been voted at Cherryvale and as far west as Elk City. There was not a vote cast against the proposition at Cherryvale and only 11 in Elk City.
[DEPORTMENT.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
A young lady who arrived in the city will introduce to the young ladies and gentlemen of the city a most valuable work entitled "Our Deportment." It is a book which should be in every family and in the hands of every lady and gentleman. It is the latest work on the subject of etiquette and is endorsed by the most prominent educators in the country. Our most prominent ministers have examined the work and recommended it as being suited to the use of any family.
[CARD SHOWING "I AM SOMETHING OF A LIAR MYSELF."]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
THE LATEST. N. T. Snyder was up to Winfield recently. Of course, he found Winfield's citizens blowing with a vengeance about street cars, electric lights, colleges, railroad to the moon, etc. On the corner of Ninth and Main streets he was surrounded by a gang of hoodlums, who appeared to be very solicitous about Arkansas City and many were the questions propounded to him about here. When Nate began to expatiate upon the truths concerning the booming Sandhill, each man (a dozen or more in number) pulled from beneath his vest a small card attached to his watch charm, bearing the following inscription: "I am something of a liar myself." Alas, tis but too true. The average Sandhiller stands but a poor show in Winfield.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Geo. Cunningham came in from St. Louis last evening. He informs us that on the whole, St. Louis is not much larger than Arkansas Cityis going to be. He met Mr. Bud Weiser and Mrs. Ann Hauser, formerly of Kansas, well-known to many of our readers. Although they are doing a good business in the old town of St. Louis, they prefer coming back to this state. They hope to get in by Moonlight, at least. But their hopes are small on this point and they are already beginning to realize that their Bacon is cooked. George further deposes that Mr. Bud and Mrs. Ann were real glad to see him and insisted on shaking hands with him "too numerous times" to mention. When he went to bid farewell to the pair, his head was so turned by the confusion of hand-shaking he didn't know Mr. Bud from Mrs. Ann, and in his eagerness to be sociable he embraced the former for the latter. Such is life of a Sandhiller in St. Louis.
[POLITICS: DEMOCRATIC ACTIVITIES.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
We heard how Mayor Schiffbauer became a Democrat explained by a Silverdale man, who is dyed a deep red in Democracy and has been one so long that his spinal column has been transformed into a barbed wire. Recent disclosures have been made which show that the revered and time honored statesman, Sammie J. Tilden, was the proprietor of a pill factory somewhere in the east. It is very reasonable to suppose that this great man manufactured nothing but "Democratic blue mass pills," and our very efficient Mayor must have obtained one, by means unknown to us, and swallowed it. The effect of the pill is just beginning to be noticeable. It has been only two months since Uncle Sammie's pill factory was discovered by us western folks. If this be the case, Mr. Schiffbauer must be only a probationist in the Democratic ranks. Right here then the question arises: "What will Mr. Schiffbauer be when the effects of Uncle Sammie's pill will have worked off?"
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Hon. Frank Bacon.
Last evening Hon. Frank Bacon addressed the Democracy of this vicinity. Hon. Frank is the people's candidate for congress from this district and he came down with the intentions, we suppose, of taking the people by the seat of the pants and pulling their votes into the ballot box on November 2 for him. The Hon. Frank is also the candidate of the Democracy and spoke here under their auspices. This ever thoughtful party was very elaborate in their preparations for this "grand rally." They even went so far and opened up their hearts so widely as to secure the Mechanic's Band to dispense soothing syrup strains of music. They also engaged the large and commodious storeroom100 x 25 feetof J. L. Howard, which was freshly plastered but the day before. We are informed Mr. Howard gets the post office at Cale for this great service to the party. The aroma given off from the plastering and the dust arising from the dry lime as the audience walked over it was simply bewildering. It served its purpose though. The smell of their favorite "medicine" was completely killed off. The effect was better than the eating of cloves. And as Mr. Bacon is of the meek and lowly kind, he said naught of his shabby reception and niggardly treatment. At about 8 o'clock the venerable Judge McIntire escorted Mr. Bacon from the hotel$2 per day houseto the temple in which he was to orate. They were followed by right-bower Schiffbauer, in this campaign only, and left bower Thompson, and crowd of boys. Arrived without accident upon the improvised platform, the band fell over a few bars of Democratic music, which had been left down the evening before, and then Mr. Bacon was introduced to the few assembled by Mayor F. P. Schiffbauer. Mr. Bacon made a very short speech. He told his hearers how the poor people of this district were suffering for homes down in the Indian Territory. He gave a regular re-hash of one of Capt. Couch's old Oklahoma speeches, with which our readers are familiar. He never advanced a new idea. He never said he would work for the opening of Oklahoma if elected. His speech was made up principally of quotations of what renowned men had said upon the subject of Oklahoma. This showed that he possesses no mind of his own and that his knowledge is not limited beyond being a well-read man. In congress he would not even command attention. He is a poor speaker; has no eloquence at all. His diction is extremely poor. From the beginning to the ending of his speaking, he stood flat-footed upon the platform with his heels placed closely together and he did not move from that position during his address. Only once or twice did he raise his hand to gesture. Such speaking is exceedingly wearisome and quite a number of the audience showed their disapproval by getting up and going out before half of his speech was delivered. Amos Walton addressed all who remained at the conclusion of the address. He made a much better speech than Mr. Bacon and the audience showed their appreciation of the change of orators by frequent applause. It would have been better for Democracy if Amos had been nominated for congress and Bacon for probate judge. Taking all in all, the rally last evening was a grand failure. The audience at first would not exceed 125 persons and before the speaking was over, it had dwindled down to about 60 or 70. We are safe in saying that Mr. Bacon will run behind the ticket.
P.S. Mr. Bacon never said one word about the big time he and Jeff Davis had at New Orleans over the Independence bell.
[ANNUAL MILITARY REPORT FROM GENERAL MILES.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Gen. Miles' Report.
General Miles' annual report as commander of the military department of Arizona and New Mexico, which has been received at the war department, is a voluminous document containing a full history of his operations against Geronimo and his band, together with a statement of his position in regard to terms of surrender. On coming into General Miles' camp, Geronimo asked what terms would be given him if he surrendered. The general replied that he had no terms to offer, that if he and his band surrendered at all, they must surrender as prisoners of war, that they must lay down their arms and trust to the president of the United States. Upon this Geronimo laid down his arms and signified his willingness to surrender; but Natchez, who had in the meantime kept out of reach and refused to come in, sent word that he wanted to go to the White Mountains for a month, whereupon Geronimo went after Natchez and soon returned with him. Geronimo, in explanation and in justification of his conduct, said that he left the reservation for the reason that there was a conspiracy headed by Chatto to murder him. Geronimo, Natchez, and two others were loaded into an ambulance, followed by the rest of the band, in charge of Captain Lawton, and taken to Ft. Bowie station and shipped to Texas.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Maj. Hasie returned home last evening from St. Louis.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
J. H. Hilliard came in from his St. Louis trip last evening.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Dave Chapman of Bolton Township has an attack of pneumonia.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Mrs. C. Berger leaves today for Indiana, where she will visit until spring.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Geo. W. Earhart has accepted a position in the real estate agency of F. J. Hess.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Hon. B. W. Perkins will address the citizens of this community on the 20th. Don't forget it, Republicans.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Mrs. J. N. Huston left yesterday afternoon for Leavenworth, where she has gone to pay a visit to friends.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
L. W. Gooding, of Hancock County, Indiana, is in the city. Mr. Gooding is here looking for speculations in land.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
S. J. Beck received notification yesterday that back pay to the amount of $2,800 had been allowed him by the department at Washington.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
W. Ward has sold his transfer business to Levi F. Fye. Mr. Fye takes possession tomorrow. He recently moved to the city from the Territory.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
E. W. Leedy, of Wabash, Indiana, came in on the morning train. He is here on a prospecting tour and is being shown over the booming sandhill by his friend, C. F. Snowden.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The filing of the charter by the Santa Fe, reported elsewhere in our columns, places Arkansas City on the Chicago, Kansas & Western's main line from Chicago to Galveston.
[CESS-POOL.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The cess-pool is demanding attention. There is scarcely a day but what there are citizens coming into our office and complaining of the damage the sinking of cess-pools will do to wells.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Mrs. J. C. Rhodes and Mrs. E. M. Frick left yesterday for their Pennsylvania home. They were accompanied as far as St. Louis by Clarence Frick, who will visit in that city for a few days.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The storeroom of J. L. Howard has been leased by Frank Austin, late partner of the Diamond Front grocery. Mr. Austin and brother, of Leavenworth, will open up an exclusive wholesale grocery shortly.
[PROHIBITIONISTS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The prohibitionists of the city had a rally last evening in the M. E. Church. J. W. Forrest, candidate for congress from the 6th district, happened to be in the city and delivered an address. He was followed by Editor Berkey, of Geuda Springs.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Dr. C. S. Acker left this morning for Chicago. Julius Behrend accompanied him as far as St. Louis on his way to Cincinnati. Dr. Tinker will attend the practice of Dr. Acker. Will Daniels will attend the store of Youngheim & Co., in the absence of Mr. Behrend.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
H. Waldo and son, Frank, have leased the corner lots of J. H. Hilliard and will embark in the coal, feed, and grain business. Since Frank has got a family to support, he says he cannot afford to be idle and so has commenced business again. The REPUBLICAN wishes the new firm success.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
E. F. Shindle came in from his trip out in Stevens County. He has a tree claim out there. A year ago when Mr. Shindle was there the buffalo grazed in that county. This time he saw a 65 acre watermelon patch; corn that would average 30 and 40 bushels to the acre; millet that was five and six feet high; and other products in like proportions.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The REPUBLICAN job printing department has just purchased another job press and is now setting it up. The increase of work demanded it. We also have made purchases of several fonts of job type. Besides, we carry a large stock of stationery and can readily suit you, when you want anything in the job printing line. Our prices are reasonable. Call and see us.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
We are informed by city officers that there is a woman who lives in the upstairs of the B. F. Child's building, who is a fiend incarnate. She is the mother of an 18 months' old babe, and the brutal treatment she subjects it to is horrible. She appeared in police court the other day to answer to the charge of prostitution. She had the babe with her and its little face and body bore many bruises which the cruel hand of the unnatural mother had inflicted. Can this be a Christian community and permit such fiendishness to exist?
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Chicago, Kansas & Western Railway.
This charter has just been filed with the secretary of state and discloses one of the most gigantic enterprises that has ever been proposed and characteristically is one of the many schemes of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. The road in addition to its main line, which connects with its lines that already extend across the western half of the United States and a portion of the Mexican Republic, has platted out and within the one instrument provided for fifty-two branch lines, which will reach every county in the state of Kansas, leading from Chicago, and which will reach out towards every point of prominence and to every locality where there is any inducement in business. The estimated length of the system organized is 7,274 miles, and the capital stock is placed at the sum of $154,000,000, the largest capital stock of any railroad in the world. This system will be operated under the same management as the balance of the Santa Fe with headquarters at Topeka. The directors of this road are Jacob Mulvane and P. L. Bonebrake, J. P. Griswold, John C. Mulvane, and G. F. Parmalee, of Topeka; ex-Governor W. D. Finney, of Neosho Falls; G. A. Burdett, H. S. Burdett, D. L. Gallup, E. W. Kinsley, A. W. Luke, J. F. McKim, and E. J. Thomas, of Boston.
The following lines mentioned in the charter are of interest to Cowley County.
Line No. 4: Leaving line No. 2 at a point in Coffey County; thence southwesterly through the counties of Coffey, Woodson, Greenwood, Butler, and Cowley to Winfield.
Line No. 5: Leaving line No. 4 in Butler County, Kansas; thence southwesterly through the counties of Butler, Cowley, Sumner, and Harper to the south line of the state.
Line No. 8: Leaving line No. 2 in Wilson County; thence southwesterly through the counties of Wilson, Elk, Cowley, and Sumner to Caldwell.
Line No. 22: Beginning at Ft. Scott; thence through Bourbon, Allen, Neosho, Wilson, Elk, Chautauqua, and Cowley, continuing in the same direction through the Indian Territory to Wichita Falls, Texas.
Line No. 23: Beginning at Independence, at a junction with the Southern Kansas railway's line; thence southwesterly through the counties of Montgomery and Chautauqua, to Peru, to Sedan and Cedarvale; thence through Cowley and Sumner, and westerly through Barber, Comanche, Clark, Meade, and Seward, with a branch leaving this line in Chautauqua County; also a branch leaving the main line at Winfield; also at Arkansas City and Harper.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
A Protest.
That politics make strange bedfellows, was never more fully exemplified than in the action of the late Democratic convention in nominating F. P. Schiffbauer for representative. Of course, the rank and file of the Democracy, who are expected to do the voting, were not consulted in the matter, nor indeed were the leaders, if the party has any in this district.
Never were the earmarks of the "ring" more closely discernible than in this little piece of political strategy. Democrats will naturally ask: how long has Mr. Schiffbauer been a Democrat and what service has he ever rendered to the party to thus entitle him to be placed at the front over men, who for long years, through good and evil report, have fought its battle?
No one ever heard of Mr. Schiffbauer being a Democrat until he announced himself in the last issue of the Democrat, before the convention, as a candidate for representative. Did he say in that announcement that he was a Democrat; that he endorsed the doctrines of the party and would pledge himself to their support and maintenance? No, indeed, that announcement in the light of his past record, may be read between the lines and simply says to the Democracy: "I want to go to the legislature; it is true I am a Republican, if I am anything; but I am in bad odor with that party. I can't get their nomination and I want yours. I make you no pledges; but if it should turn out to be to my interest and to the interest of the "Republican ring," of Arkansas City, my masters, to be a Democrat, I will be one; otherwise, I will not."
Was he present at the convention to tell the Democracy that he had forever renounced and abjured his allegiance to the Republican party and hereafter he would stand as the champion of the Democracy and Democratic principles? No. He very suddenly discovered that he had important business in St. Louis on that day. It would be extremely awkward to have to stand up in a Democratic convention and be catechized and required to make pledges to support a party that he had all his life ridiculed and abused. And again when he should want to return to the Republican fold, it might be difficult for him to explain any pledges thus publicly given.
But, the question is, will the Democracy of this district ratify the bargain and sale, for such it was and is? Will they allow a small minority of their party, backed, or rather led, by one of the most unscrupulous of unscrupulous rings, to foist upon them, as their candidate and leader, this man whose past political and business record is of the most shoddy and unsavory character? I think not. I think I know too well the stuff that Democrats are made of to believe that they will suffer themselves to be thus led captive, to be made a cat's-paw of, to accomplish the selfish ends and designs of men who have always delighted in abusing them and the principles they love and cherish.
I have much more to say on this subject and shall say it without stint, Mr. Editor, if you will permit me to be heard through your columns. No Democrat in this district shall stultify himself and his party by voting at the polls for this candidate if the facts in the case will prevent him from doing so. DEMOCRAT.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Hon. B. W. Perkins will be here Oct. 20.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
J. C. Weeks has returned to Arkansas City.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Little Arthur Cavis is quite sick with typho-malaria.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
D. C. Dresback, of Moline, is prospecting in the city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Remember the dinner and supper by the W. R. C., on Oct. 20.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. L. H. Miller, dressmaker, leaves today for western Kansas.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
E. Baldwin sold his Silverdale farm to D. C. Smith of Ohio yesterday for $4,000.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Walter Scott, who has been visiting in the city, left this morning for New York.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
DIED. David Chapman, whom the REPUBLICAN reported very sick yesterday, died last evening.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Solomon Williams, of Maine, is in the city visiting friends. He is a friend of Bradford Beal.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. Geo. Howard and her mother, Mrs. E. S. Beavers, are in Kingman on a three weeks' visit.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Barnett leave Friday morning for Conway Springs to be gone several days.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
A Democrat informs us that the straight Democracy will put a candidate in the field to the legislature.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
We cannot forebear calling attention to Salisbury's new advertisement. Mr. Salisbury advertises according to his business.
[THIS AD ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO READ...FURTHER, IT MESSED UP EVERYTHING ON THE PAGE IT WAS PRINTED ON...PAPER CANNOT SEEM TO HANDLE ILLUSTRATIONS...IN THIS CASE A LADIES' HIGH BUTTON SHOE...AT LEAST IT APPEARS LIKE A SHOE THAT WOULD BE WORN BY WOMEN.]
AD. FIRST LINE ALMOST OBSCURED...LOOKS LIKE THEY HAD "CHAMPION HAS NO EQUAL." JUST NOT SURE.
Starting with second line:
ACE BUTTON AND CONGRESS, $2.25.
It will pay you to come to SALISBURY & CO.'S
And Spend your Money.
We are Headquarters for everything in the BOOT AND SHOE LINE.
And Lead the World in Low Prices.
SALISBURY & CO.
Highland Hall Block.
[COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REFUSE TO CREATE BADGER TOWNSHIP.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The commissioners have refused to create a new township off Pleasant Valley, Silverdale, and Liberty, and call it Badger.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
A. D. Campbell, a Chicago capitalist, is looking the city over with a view of buying a big pile of sand, laid off into town lots.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The post office is to be moved into its new quarters in the National Bank Building Sunday, and be ready for business Monday.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
D. C. Smith, of Ohio, who has been purchasing land in this vicinity, returned home yesterday. He will return here in the spring.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Thos. Kimmel purchased a business lot and building of A. A. Newman, yesterday, on South Summit Street. The consideration was $8,000.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
F. W. Farrar sold a lot on South Summit Street to A. C. Scott, of Ohio, for $4,000 yesterday. The lot formerly belonged to Berry Banks.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Steinberger & Morris, the enterprising druggists, ever on the alert to please their patrons, have been putting in an elegant electric cigar lighter.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
You can get cream loaf and pinafore bread baked only at the 5th Avenue Bakery, at Morton's fruit stand first door north of Arkansas City Bank.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The Daily Telegram has just been launched in Winfield. It is a real good daily for a Democratic paper. It has been gotten up for campaign purposes.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
A son of Judge John Martin, of Topeka, is soon to be married to Mrs. Minnie Walkup, of strychnine fame. It is hard to beat a Kansas man for bravery and pure sand.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Richard O'Gorman, familiarly known as Dick Gorman, the popular comedian, will appear at the Opera House on Oct. 20th in a play entitled "The New Conrad." Tickets at P. O. Jewelry Store.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Two gentlemen from Piqua, Ohio, were in the city today hunting up a business location. They were unable to find vacant business rooms so they returned home on the evening train.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
All members of the Y. M. C. A., who wish to attend the lecture course, are requested to call upon the Secretary and procure tickets as he is authorized to sell full course tickets to members at half price$100. By order of committee.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
E. B. Buck and P. L. Arnett are visiting in the city. Mr. Buck is from Illinois and Mr. Arnett is a real estate agent of Wichita. Both are looking up locations. They were well pleased with Arkansas City and its general appearance of thrift.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Citizens coming in from the eastern townships tell us that the State Line surveyors are making back tracks for Arkansas City from Cedarvale. They are setting grade stakes and we are informed that work on the construction of this road is to begin immediately. And we boom.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Chas. Danks went to Cincinnati yesterday to get rid of his Malarious attack. Since the first of June, Mr. Danks has been troubled with an attack of malaria every few weeks. It seems impossible to get rid of it here; therefore, he thought he would try a change of climate.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Austin Bailey is wandering wildly about the streets today. His face resembles a Russian war map with a barbed wire drawn across. The disfiguration was caused by Ollie Stevenson's little hand. Bailey called Ollie foul names last evening and the latter resented more forcibly than elegantly.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Says the Winfield Courier: The Florence, El Dorado & Walnut Valley railroad must be finished by November 1, to get the bonds. Twenty men are working on quite a large depot at Rock, with a three hundred feet platform; the rails are laid to Rock and four sidetracks are in and the layers are making good time.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Francis Murphy, who wages a persistent, consistent war on whiskey without hope or expectation of reward, says: "The political third party men have not got a man to sign the pledge." St. John and his bushwhackers are not in that line of business. Murphy is a temperance man. St. John is a democratic bushwhacker for $50 a night. That's the difference.
[HAY CROP.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Though it was thought during the summer that the hay crop this year would be exceedingly light, farmers inform us that a very fair crop has been harvested, and the supply will be much greater than anyone could have imagined two months ago. The late rains brought the grass forth in fine style.
[M. E. COLLEGE AT WINFIELD.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
We are informed that a few days since the professors of the M. E. College at Winfield were paid their first month's salary. They took the checks to the banks to have them cashed and were refused payment. Winfield's $90,000 investment in a college to improve the morality of the town is in a "bad row of stumps."
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The recent appearance of Jay Gould in Kansas is suggestive of a good deal in railroad matters. That Gould is determined to force from the Santa Fe a share of the Kansas business is clearly evident, and that the latter company will leave no effort undone to parallel his railroad projects and freeze him out is equally certain. What the end will be is impossible for us to say. It may result in one of the greatest railroad wars ever seen in the United States, for when Gould and the Santa Fe lock horns, it will be a case of Greek meeting Greek.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
E. W. Upton, the agent here for Wm. Garland, Santa Fe contractor at work in the Territory, informs us that there is a wonderful scarcity of hands. He just returned from Wichita, where he had been hunting up men to go down in the Territory and work on Garland's contract. He engaged 20 workmen and sent them down yesterday. Today he hired 7 more and sent them down. So far this week he has engaged 50 workmen and sent them down. He has also sent down to camp nine wagon loads of provisions, feed, etc., purchased in this city. Verily our merchants are enjoying a grand trade.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
R. T. Coglin, special agent of the Hartford Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, is in the city. This insurance company is recommended by leading men all over the Union. The costs of life insurance is but half what it is in most other companies, and the benefits derived are just as many. Bliss & Wood, of Winfield, recommended the company very highly. Mr. Coglin has just commenced operations in this city. Parties desiring to take life insurance would do well to see him. He is courteous and gentlemanly to one and all. He can be found at the Monumental Hotel.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
"Speaking of dead beats," said mine Host Kirkpatrick, of the Central Avenue, in conversation with a reporter, "they are a little scarce at present and nearly all my guests pay promptly. But, say, isn't it funny how nearly all my beats hail from the same place? Just look over that register. Now, those check marks opposite the names indicate that the bill is paid, while those without a mark will probably have to be charged to profit and loss."
We looked and in about two minutes had looked over seven pages and found ten unpaid bills, of which eight were registered from Winfield. They were not the most prominent citizens of that town, and, as we walked out, Kirk suggested that they might be some broken real estate speculators or the employees and teachers of the Methodist college.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Register.
All males who have lived in the state six months, and in the city thirty days should register without delay, as the books will be closed on the 23rd of this month, and all those who have not registered by that time will not be allowed to vote. There is an impression among a great many people that if they do not register to vote, they will not be required to work out a road tax. This is a mistake. All male persons between twenty-one and forty-five years of age who have resided in the State thirty days, and in the city ten days, will be required to work two days on the city streets whether they vote or not, and even though they are not legal voters.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
There will be a mass caucus of the voters of Creswell Township at the Stone House, one mile north of Arkansas City, on Saturday, October 30th, at 2 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of nominating township officers.
W. C. GUYER, A. B. SANKEY, T. M. BILYER. Township Committee.
[W. R. C.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The W. R. C. of Arkansas City will give a dinner and supper on October 20th, 1886. Your Patronage is solicited. MRS. J. D. GUTHRIE, PRESIDENT.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Wheat is 65 cents per bushel.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
THE BOLTERS: "We have got them on our list."
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
John Newman is in from New Kiowa again on a few days' visit.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Henry Simmonds has accepted a position in Mowry & Sollitt's drug store.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Wm. Blakeney and wife returned home last evening from their Michigan trip.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
H. P. Farrar went to Chicago on the 5 o'clock train. He will be gone a week.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
We are informed that Chas. Coombs has sold his interest in the South Haven New Era.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Chas. Wing and wife have become residents of the city. They are former residents of Bolton Township.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
T. R. Houghton will build an addition of 25 x 40 feet, two stories high, to his harness establishment building.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Levi Fye, who purchased W. Ward's transfer business, has consolidated with the Wallace Bros., in the same business.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
P. L. Snyder & Co., claim to be the first wholesale house established in Arkansas City. They wholesale flour, grain, feed, etc.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Yesterday the election to vote $20,000 of bonds to the Winfield & Wichita road occurred in Winfield. They were voted unanimously.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The flouring mills are to be started going again next week, the canal being completed sufficiently to allow the turning on of the water.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Already the M. E. people are talking of removing the college from Winfield and will do so unless the subscribers march up to the mark and pay up.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad company reports a total of 265 miles built in Kansas by the Chicago, Kansas & Western railroad company.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
It is said the Santa Fe road has 6,000 men at work on their new line down in Oklahoma, and the Indian Territory. Arkansas City furnishes supplies for them all.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
MARRIED. Married at the residence of Jas. Moore, in the second ward, John T. Simpson and Miss Ella Moore, on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock by Rev. J. P. Witt.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
MARRIED. Married yesterday morning at 11 o'clock at the residence of Rev. J. P. Witt, Lauren Nelson and Miss Nettie Herron. The contracting parties are residents of the 4th ward.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
DIED. In Springville, Erie County, New York, October 12th, of quick consumption, Sarah Crocker, aged 9 years, 10 months, and 12 days. The deceased was a sister of M. L. Crocker of this city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
J. W. Fox, residing seven miles east of the city, will have a public sale of personal property Thursday, October 21. The sale will be at his barn, adjoining Ike Harkleroad's, and commences at 10 a.m.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The trustees of the M. E. College at Winfield met Wednesday and passed resolutions demanding that the representative citizens of Winfield fulfill their obligations in regard to that institution.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Dr. G. M. Covert and wife, relatives of Geo. Allen, who came here to visit, have concluded there is no place as good as Arkansas City and have located here. They have gone to housekeeping in the second ward.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
J. B. Crew was uptown today for the first time in 15 months. Mr. Crew has been very sick for a long time. You can imagine his surprise on coming up Summit Street and beholding the magnificent new buildings which have gone up during his sickness. J. W. Hutchison had Mr. Crew in his buggy and was showing him over the city. The sick man has to be carried; he is unable to walk. His limbs are paralyzed.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
In addition to the exclusive wholesale grocery to be established soon by the Austin Bros., there is to be another one. Geo. E. Hasie & Co., will be the proprietors. Their present retail grocery house will be continued, but by other parties. Messrs. Hasie & Co., will have their business in the basement of the Hasie block and will carry about a $30,000 stock. They will do nothing but a wholesale trade. This change will occur in a week or ten days.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
There was a surprise party given last night to Mother Lorry, of Bolton Township. It was gotten up by the ladies of the Relief Corps, and a large number of the boys in blue accompanied by their ladies went out from here. The surprise on the good old lady was complete. As a token of their esteem, the guests presented her with a handsome dress. The event was an enjoyable one and all who attended are loud in their praises of the cordial treatment tendered them by the hostess of the occasion.
[CHICAGO STRIKE: ARMOUR MEAT PACKING.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The big strike in Chicago among the employees of the pork packing establishment still progresses. The strikers at first numbered about 2,000 men. Last night at a meeting of District Assembly No. 57, K. of L., it was decided to order out all employees in Armour & Co.'s beef department. This movement will add several thousand men to those already out. Y. R. Barry goes to Richmond in a few days. He says he has arrived at the conclusion that the packers are merely playing for time. He broadly hints that his mission in Richmond will be to institute, if possible, a boycott against Armour, who he is convinced is alone in the way of an amicable settlement of the stock yard trouble. The employers demand that the workmen put in ten hours per day, which the laborers refuse to do. A riot seems imminent. Chicago is having her full share of labor troubles this year.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
"Nigger in the Wood-pile."
"Frank P. Schiffbauer has made the best Mayor that Arkansas City ever had, and if elected representative, the district will have a good man that will do good service for the people he represents." Democrat.
The above item shows a great change of spirit by our cotemporary. It has not been more than a year ago that the Democrat charged Mr. Schiffbauer with selling the city out to one O'Neil on the water works question. Politics, indeed, do make strange bedfellows. If Mr. Schiffbauer did then what the Democrat charges, what is it he would not do, if occasion afforded, if he should happen to be elected to the legislature?
As far as the REPUBLICAN is concerned, we prefer working for a man who does not bear such an unsavory reputation. If Mr. Schiffbauer was such a bad man then, according to the Democrat, how can he be such a good one now, according to the Democrat, you know?
[ARKANSAS CITY ROLLER MILLS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
To Farmers. The Arkansas City Roller Mills will be running in full blast on and after Monday, October 18th, and will buy wheat and exchange flour for wheat. Come and see us.
ARKANSAS CITY ROLLER MILLS CO.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Yesterday morning a railroad outfit came into the city. It was composed of about 50 men, teams, and wagons. They were bound for the Territory, from Chautauqua County. They did a large amount of trading with our merchants while in the city.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 16, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Don't complain of high priced boarding when you can get a nice meal at a low price at A. Beards, near the Chicago Lumber Yard.
[AD: PETER PEARSON.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 16, 1886.
Schtop a Leedle!! Berhaps you peen going for dot ciddy of Argansas Ciddy to look at dot vurnidure peesness alreddy. Vell, I talks mit you about dot. You und your vrow goom in mine blace by dot Lelandt House and Newman's stchore by dot stchreet across mit der Bost office, und I shows you vurnidure as is vurnidure. NO SCHODDY GOO,S On dot blace by Chimminee, und I sells you dot stchuff yoost so scheap as neffer vas, you pet! A vord mit wise vas blenty. Dot Peter Pearson, VURNITURE MAN. In Gommershal Block.
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN: STORY ABOUT HIM.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 16, 1886.
A New Lincoln Story.
Among other stories told about Mr. Lincoln is one by Mr. Rosewater, who was a telegrapher in the War Department during the war.
"Lincoln was a queer genius," said Mr. Rosewater. "When I boarded at the navy yard, it was in the family of a fat woman who was a strong Southern sympathizer. She was short, and she weighed in the vicinity of two hundred and fifty pounds. One day she called at the White House to get a pass through the lines to the South. President Lincoln suspected her and did not want to give it to her. He put her off. She persisted, and he finally said: `Won't you walk down town with me?'
"They then passed out of the White House together and started down towards the Treasury. Lincoln took very long strides, and he kept the woman on the trot keeping up with him. At last she could go no further and grasped his arm and said: `Mr. President, I want a pass to Norfolk, and I want you to give it to me right away.'
"President Lincoln replied, as he looked down at her: `Madame, I think your face ought to be enough to pass you anywhere.' He then walked away, and the woman came home denouncing Lincoln and calling him a `darned baboon.'"
Ben. Perley Poore, in Boston Budget.
[MEDICINE MAN VERSUS SALVATION ARMY.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 23, 1886.
Slightly Mixed.
The most ridiculous thing of the season, with the exception perhaps of our Mayor trying to stand on a Democratic platform, was that witnessed last evening upon the street.
The great medicine man, with whose appearance many have become familiar, was there on his little stage surrounded by his musicians, discoursing upon the merits of his newly discovered unprecedented double-compounded extract of the essence of cure-all.
Upon the opposite corner was the advance guard of the Salvation Army consisting of a man, woman, and child singing religio-comic songs, and dispensing salvation as freely
As the wind that blows,
Or the mill that flows
Over the sandhill.
Sitting in our sanctum it was very difficult to avoid getting these things mixed. Sometimes the salvation man's and other times the medicine man's voice predominated and this is the way our audiophone took it in: "When the oppressions of this world bear heavily and the spirit is bowed down with grief""These troubles are caused by a disordered liver.""We may find relief only in repentance and prayer""And take a dose of my medicine three times a day. The celebrated California Golden Herb Cure.""Precious name: O, the peace it brings to the misguided soul.""Warrented to cure or money refunded."
Then the Salvation folks commenced to sing: "There's a land that is fairer than day." And the medicine choir chimed in: "Dere's where the cotton, corn, and sweet potatoes grow." Then Brother Salvation sang, "I'm a soldier of the Cross," and a cowboy in the audience shouted, "Rats."
The wind blew the light out and the audience dispersed.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 23, 1886.
The good compliments passed on Hon. B. W. Perkins' speech yesterday afternoon are many. Everyone was pleased, except the democracy. He showed Tom Moonlight up in his true colors. The administration he arraigned and criticized very severely. He denounced it for not fulfilling its many promises to the people. Many of our readers remember Mr. Bacon's accusation that he (Perkins) refused to urge the opening of Oklahoma for settlement, although he (Bacon) had requested it. In reply, Mr. Perkins said that Bacon had never lisped a word of Oklahoma to him. It was true Bacon and a committee had come from New Orleans and waited upon him, endeavoring to get his consent to work up an additional appropriation for Bacon to toast annd applaud Jeff Davis at New Orleans. The speaker said he had a record on Oklahoma. That it showed that he had worked for its opening diligently, and that the congressional record would prove the assertion. Mr. Perkins spoke for more than two hours. His entire discourse was replete with facts and he placed them so concisely before the people that even the most prejudiced could not fail to see the unfairness and injustice of a Democratic administration.
[OCTOBER RECITAL: PUPILS OF MRS. MEEKER.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 23, 1886.
Program of the October Recital
Given by the pupils of Mrs. Meeker, at her residence, October 23, 1886, at 8 p.m.
[SKIPPING ALL BUT NAMES.]
Miss Beck, Mrs. Meeker, Miss Lida Whitney, Miss Grace Keeler, Grace Love, Rowie Fowler, Miss Amy Landes, Miss Ploma Beck, Miss Mae Shindel.
[HARVEST HOME FESTIVAL.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 23, 1886.
Harvest Home Festival.
There will be given in a few days a "Harvest Home" festival and exposition in this city, under the auspices of the Lady's Aid Society of the Baptist Church. Committees will visit all the houses and places of business in the city and receive whatever the people may be willing to donate, not in money, but articles that may be sold at some price. The donors will be requested to put their names, and retail price, on the goods donated. The articles will be gathered together and arranged in an attractive display at some place in the city and then sold for the benefit of the church. There will be no "church gambling." All the articles will be sold at retail price marked by the donors. The farmers will also be given a chance to donate anything they may wish, from a dozen eggs to a fine horse. Some very generous donations have already been made without soliciting. There will be other attractive features which will be made public later. The time and place will be announced next week.
[EXCHANGE.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 23, 1886.
"The Arkansas City Republican is a pretty good daily newspaper and would be a sunflower button hole bouquet if its ideas were not placed in a vise, cut bias, and looped upon the ears of some of its best patrons. It does very well under the circumstances."
Winfield Visitor.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, October 23, 1886.
STEINBERG, The King Clothier. In Highland Hall Block.
STEINBERG has some Overcoats,
And they have velvet collars.
It makes the people laugh right out
When he tells the priceten dollars.
STEINBERG has some little suits,
And they are made of wool.
Mother says: "They're just too cute
To wear to church or school."
STEINBERG has some corkscrew suits,
In blue, gray, black, and brown;
Customers say they are the best
They have seen thus far in town.
STEINBERG has some ulsters,
They are overcoats, you know;
The style is late and bound to take
The swells will tell you so.
STEINBERG asks, before you buy,
To look before you leap.
And if you'll stop under Highland Hall,
You'll find Clothing good and cheap.
Arkansas City Republican, October 23, 1886.
This Space reserved for JOHN KROENERT,
[ILLUSTRATION OF A DIAMOND WITH WORDS, "THE DIAMOND FRONT."]
Wholesale and Retail Grocer. Telephone Connections. Free Delivery inside of City Limits.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Mrs. O. Ingersoll came home last evening from her four weeks visit back in New York state.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Corn in Wichita only brings 27 cents per bushel. In Arkansas City 35 cents. That is a pointer as to which is the best town.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Misses Lizzie and Alice McGrinty, handsome young ladies of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are visiting in the city, the guests of their sister, Mrs. Geo. McKeever.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Missouri Bill's trial came up before Judge Kreamer yesterday afternoon. He was charged with running a gambling house. His fine and costs amounted to $35. He paid up.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
D. L. Means has been enjoying a booming business. He has sold eight farm wagons this week to railroaders and other parties. That is an average of one per day a week and two on Sunday.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Tom Hernal and three other boys of color were taken in this morning for carrying concealed weapons. Hernal was fined $5 and costs. The other two were discharged. The trio were railroaders.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Jimmie Southerland returned last evening from the western part of the State, where he had been prospecting. He took a couple of claims out near the Colorado line. Jimmie says that is a fine country.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
The Republicans of the city are in a dilemma. Hon. B. W. Perkins is billed to be here next Wednesday evening to speak. Owing to the fact that the opera house is engaged by a theatre company for that evening, the Republicans have, so far, been unable to secure a place for the speaking to occur. It is impossible at this late hour to change the date.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
A perusal of the back files of the Democrat would prove interesting just now on Mayor Schiffbauer's record. Say about the time Judge Pyburn and he ran for the office of Mayor. It was about this time that the Democrat alluded to Mr. Schiffbauer as a thief, etc. The Democrat has a wonderful swallower. It will swallow anything no matter how bitter or choking it may be, so long as it is labeled democratic.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
A. A. Grant's railroad outfit pulled out for the Territory this morning. They were bound for Oklahoma, to work on the Santa Fe. There were 44 wagons, the greater portion of them having four and six mule teams hitched to them. There were about 100 men in the outfit. They were in the city all day trading with our merchants. They left several thousand dollars in our merchants' tills.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
"The Republican's comments on Frank Bacon's speech are too dirty and low to notice." Democrat.
And yet you did notice it and recognized every word of it as a great big truth. Our comments were not low and dirty. Talking about dirt and filth, neighbor, we would refer you to the columns of your own journal. For instance, we would direct your attention to that little squib which tells what Frank Schiffbauer said of us. It is the very essence of obscenity.
[CRAZED MAN.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
John F. Dugan, of Chicago, arrived in the city last evening. He came here on an emigrant excursion ticket. He took a room at the Leland Hotel. Last night sometime his mind became badly unsettled, and he left his room, went over to the National Bank, and upstairs, and in some way effected an entrance into Dr. J. A. Loomis' office. This morning he was found there and was crazy, but not violent. He imagined someone had him imprisoned and was after his money. Some boys told him, the crazy man, McClellan was his brother, and he was trying to get away from him. Dugan appears harmless. His intellect appears to have suddenly given away. The police took him to the depot and sent him back to Chicago, for which place he held a return ticket.
[HOTEL REFUSES TO ADMIT SICK MAN.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Last evening a stranger was brought up from the Territory, quite sick. He was suffering from an attack of typho-malaria. The men who brought him here left him at the Monumental Hotel, but that institution refused to take him in. Late in the evening Frank Thompson and Johnnie Brown, police, found him lying on the platform in front of the hotel. They took him in and secured a room over Godehard and Co.'s store, and carried him there, where he received medical treatment. What an uncharitable world this is. If it had not been for the police, the sick man would have remained on the hotel platform all night in the cold air, and perhaps this morning he would have been dead. The verdict of the world would have been: died of drunkenness.
[RAILROADER BECOMES A CRAZED MAN.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
"A crazy man in town," was the excitemenmt last night and this morning. His name was Donald D. McClellan, and he was a sub-railroad contractor under A. A. Grant on the S. K. Road. The railroad outfit was camped down by the Santa Fe depot. Thursday evening it was noticed that McClellan acted very queerly. Yesterday he grew worse and by last night he was wild. His friends brought him uptown and turned him over to the city authorities about 8 o'clock. He became dangerous and finally he had to be bound. It took six men to accomplish it and they were tired out when done. His wrists were bound behind him and his ankles were securely tied with rope. He lay on the floor all night in this condition, raving and cursing at the top of his voice. This morning he was so hoarse that his talk could scarcely be under- stood. At times he would desist in his ravings, turn on his stomach, and endeavor to bite the floor. Several years ago he was confined in the asylum and was cured and turned out. The police took him to Winfield on the early train.
[CORRESPONDENCE.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Saturday's Daily.
Grouse Creek Items.
October 16, 1886.
Frequent showers on the Creek keeps fall feed in good shape. Some of our farmers were down to the Territory last week and bought some fine cattle to feed this winter. Mr. Irons is one of our moving elements.
D. J. Coburn is acting as a cowboy, now in the Territory. He says that he don't like "cow- punching."
Farmers are busy cribbing their corn. Some give favorable reports, while others are not so flattering.
Smith Winchel is cribbing his corn. He has about as fine a corn as the Creek affords.
A Sunday school picnic at No. 62 in the near future. A good time anticipated. We are bound to maintain our Sunday school, and picnic, too.
The perpetrators of that hellish deed of theft a week ago last Sabbath, if they know when they are well off, will return the property, and that soon, too, for they are hunted like a wolf; and who they are and their whereabouts will be publicly exposed and they will get an oppor- tunity to peek from behind the bars, where justice demands that they should be. How despicable and despised is a thief! How can mortal man stoop so low and become so degraded as to blot his character equal to highway robbery? A timely warning heeded will save further trouble. The next warning won't be forgotten. We mean business in this matter and not trifling. There is considerable indignation about the matter through the country. We don't blame the parties in the least for taking the steps they are. We don't tolerate theft.
JUMBO.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
F. A. Waldo & Co., have opened up for business.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
BIRTH. Born to S. B. Reed and wife, a son, this morning.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Our present post office is to be a thing of beauty and a jaw for about three more years.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
C. H. Weir goes to Torrance today and takes his ponies with him and will remain all winter. He will attend to J. F. Henderson's cattle there.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. Tethrow was arrested yesterday for being intoxicated and the police cast him in the calaboose. This morning Judge Bryant fined him $5 and costs.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Geo. Whitney returned Saturday night from his trip back to New York. He was called there by the illness of his father, which resulted in his death last week.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
J. H. Hilliard, while back in St. Louis, purchased a wagonette for the use of picnic parties and eastern visitors, and also to show visiting railroad magnates over our city.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Henry Wood, president of the Ft. Smith Railroad Company, is in the city. Also, Chief Engineer Martin, of the surveying corps. They are both here on railroad business connected with their road.
[POST OFFFICE.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The post office has been removed to its new quarters in the extension of the National Bank Building. Two hundred additional mail boxes have been put in. Today the employees of the office have been having a "picnic" of work.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Since the removal of the post office, T. M. Finney will occupy that portion of the room vacated by it in addition to his present space. Mr. Finney proposes to have a book store in keeping with Arkansas City's great prosperity.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Jack Barnthouse returned last night from a trip to Columbus, Chicago, and other eastern points. While gone he purchased a $1,100 bottling machine, to start a branch establishment at Arkansas City. He also sold his gray trotting horse in Chicago for $800. Courier.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Branscombe & Coombs have sold their South Haven New Era to Geo. W. Halferty, of Oskaloosa, Iowa. Mr. Halferty has already taken possession of his newspaper property. Mr. Branscombe goes to Missouri this afternoon. Mr. Coombs will remove to this city.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The officers of the Alton road declare that the moment the Atchison begins to build a line to Chicago, they will commence the construction of a line from Kansas City west or southwest, as otherwise it would not be able to compete for traffic with the other roads, all of which have independent lines west of the river.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
DIED. The remains of E. M. Alter were expressed to Parnassus, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening. Mr. Alter died Saturday morning of typhoid-malariia at the residence of S. Artley. He was about 38 years of age and had been until his death employed as tinner in C. R. Sipes' hardware establishment. The deceased was taken sick about 21 days ago. He was a friend of the real estate firm of Artley, Andrews & Anderson.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
The auctioneering on 5th Avenue has grown to such an extent that it has become a nuisance to the people doing business on that street. All Saturday afternoon the sidewalks are so crowded that it is almost impossible to get along. Even the crossing on Summit becomes blockaded. Now that the Post Office is located on this avenue, matters will become worse. It is time that the auctioneering business be regulated to a back street.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
H. G. Norton, pedagogue at Rock, came down this morning. He reports track laid on the C. K. & W., from Douglass to within a mile of Akron, and that Akron will be reached tonight. The road will probably reach Winfield on the 25th. The depot at Rock is 24 by 62 feet and there are four side tracks, of a total of 5,000 feet. The company owns 40 acres of quarry north of the town of Rock, and will run a side track to it and use the material of the quarry for ballasting the road. Winfield Courier.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
We are pleased to note that as the campaign progresses, Republicans are warming up to the work. There are evidences that from now until the election a vigorous effort will be made to bring out a heavy vote. If this is done, there need be no fears of the result. The county central committee has made appointments for meetings in various part of the county, and arranged for able speakers to be in attendance. Every individual Republican should interest himself to bring out the largest possible vote.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Suicide.
DIED. Yesterday morning at about 9 o'clock, T. H. Lupton committed suicide at his home in the 4th ward. He left no word showing the cause for ending his life. Twenty minutes before he committed the deed, he had been conversing with his wife, but had given no intimation that he intended taking his life. The house where the deceased was residing is located on a ridge and under the rear end is a kind of a basement, used principally as a storage room. He left his wife, went out of the house around into the basement and crawled up in under the building and then, with a small pen-knife, cut his throat from ear to ear. Mrs. Lupton came down in the basement a few minutes after to procure some potatoes for dinner, and, as the room is somewhat dark, ran against the feet of her husband, which were sticking out from under the house. She ran for neighbors to come to her assistance. They came and found the deceased as above stated. He was removed to a room in the upstairs part of the house and word dispatched for the coroner. Coroner Wells came down last night and an inquest was held in Judge Lindsay's office. The verdict returned by the jury was, "Come to his death by a knife in his own hand." The remains were interred in Riverview Cemetery.
The deceased has not been having good health for some time past. He was about 40 years old. He has been engaged in running a huckster wagon for some time and his wife has been keeping boarders to aid in getting along. Their domestic relations are said to have been pleasant. Therefore, the cause of his death is a mystery as far as the outside world has knowledge.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Monday's Daily.
Fred McLaughlin was over to Dexter Saturday. He informs us the D. M. & A. surveyors are camped three miles south of Dexter. He was informed that the surveyors have run lines north and south of Dexter in trying to get into that town, but the big hill prevents them. The general opinion is the road will miss Dexter and there is talk now of moving the town over on the Gilbert farm, so that it will be on the road.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
School begins Monday, November 1, 1886.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Ed. Leonard is up from the Territory visiting relatives and friends.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
B. Bittle and wife leave in the morning for a month's visit to friends and relatives in Indiana.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Tom Tyner has again sold his painting business. This time the buyers were Roberts & Turpin.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Austin Bailey was arrested today on a State warrant for assault on Ollie Stevenson. He plead guilty before Judge Kreamer and was fined $5 and costs.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Peter Getto, Fritz Snitzler, and Chas. Snitzler were down from Wichita today buying property. They are all men of money. Fritz Snitzler weighs 350 pounds.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Rev. T. W. Woodrow (Universalist) will preach at Highland Opera House next Sunday, October 24, at 11 o'clock a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
J. W. Ruby sold the property purchased of Wm. Gibby on 5th Avenue a few months ago, last evening, to eastern parties for $10,000. When he purchased it, he gave $5,500. F. J. Hess made the sale.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
C. L. Newton, instead of returning to Louisville, as the REPUBLICAN stated yesterday, returned to Arkansas City. He came from Louisville. The typo who made the mistake has since died an unnatural death.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
S. C. Kelly was over from Grant Township today. He informs us that the Santa Fe surveyors are running another line from Cedarvale to Winfield and that they tell him that the road is to be built there.
[INDIAN AFFAIRS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Gen. C. T. Atkins, commissioner of Indian affairs, was in the city today, the guest of Peter Wyckoff. Mr. Atkins and son were shown over the city by Mr. Wyckoff and they passed many compliments upon Arkansas City's many evidences of prosperity.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Samuel Hartman, of Wakarussa, Indiana, has been visiting in the city. He informs us that he never visited a town as lively as Arkansas City. He returned home this morning. The REPUBLICAN will keep him posted in regard to our city. Mr. Hartman is a friend of D. L. Means.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Ft. Smith surveyors are to run a preliminary line to Maple City within the next few days from Kaw Agency. Should the route to Maple City be selected, that village will no doubt experience a boom never witnessed before in that vicinity. Nevertheless, we believe Arkansas City has secured the road, whatever route is selected.
[PROHIBITIONISTS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Prohibitionists have nominated T. V. McConn for representative from this district. Their county ticket is headed by Lee Brown, of New Salem, for district clerk; B. F. Wood, Winfield, for probate Judge; Miss Kelley has been endorsed for county superintendent. No one was nominated for County Attorney.
[AREA NEWS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
T. R. Love, Wellington's postmaster, died very suddenly, after a three hours' illness, at Las Animas, Colorado, Friday evening last. He left Wellington for Newton Friday morning on business, arriving there, he telegraphed his wife that he would be compelled to go to Las Animas, Colorado. Shortly after his arrival there, a message was wired Mrs. Love that her husband was very ill, followed almost immediately by another one announcing his death.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
E. P. Green, of St. Louis, is in the city, looking up a location. Mr. Green informs us that he has been traveling since last April and during that time he has seen no place he liked so well as Arkansas City. He thinks that we have a good outlook for the building of a great city. He desires to locate a wholesale grocery here. For 23 years he was connected with a St. Louis establishment of this kind. Mr. Green is looking our city over today, and the prospects are he will stay with us and enter business.
[CHICAGO STRIKE AT ARMOUR SETTLED.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Will Return to Work.
CHICAGO, Oct. 18. The strike of the packing house workmen was formally ended this afternoon. The strikers held a mass meeting on the prairie about 3 o'clock, at which between 12,000 to 14,000 men were present. A proposition to return to work on the ten hour plan was carried almost unanimously, and the strike declared at an end. Shortly afterward, Mr. Barry, the Knights of Labor delegate waited on Mr. Armour and said the strike was at an end, and that the men would return to work tomorrow morning without making any conditions. The packing house owners will keep all their new men, and by running their houses up to their full capacity expect to be able to retain in their employ nearly all their old men.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Democratic Call.
There will be a caucus of the Democrats of Silverdale Township Tuesday afternoon, October 26, 1886, at 2 o'clock in the Silverdale Schoolhouse for the purpose of nominating a township ticket. There is to be other important business transacted.
O. S. GIBSON, Committeeman.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
The Representative Question.
The coming political fight in this county is warming up considerably. The pot is fast beginning to boil. The principal contest has narrowed down apparently to which candidate for representative of this district will be elected. Our readers are aware who those are before them seeking the office. The Republican nominee is Hon. L. P. King; the Democratic nominee is F. P. Schiffbauer. The former is of Beaver Township; the latter of this city.
Many of our Democratic readers, who reside in this city, accuse us of a lack of patriotism for Arkansas City because we do not support Mr. Schiffbauer, claiming that Mr. King is a Winfield man and the latter a true blue Sandhiller. We deny this allegation, and of all who have made it, have demanded proof. As yet, not one could furnish it. Some assert that Mr. King does his trading in Winfield. We know this to be false. We have seen Mr. King a number of times buying provisions at our stores and the Daniel Bros., the blacksmiths, inform us that they have been doing all his work in their line for three years past. The truth of the whole matter is, this is a trumped up charge. In fact, it is a Democratic campaign lie made out of whole cloth and one which that party has sprung on every nominee of the Republican party since there has been a rivalry existing between Arkansas City and Winfield. We think it is about time they give us something new. That old taunt is too tame and won't wash down with the voters of this district. On the other hand, we assert Mr. King to be a strong Arkansas City man. He realizes that if this town is benefitted, he will be also. With this in view he has always labored for his constituents. Right here, we can hear some good old Democratic campaigner remark: "He didn't do us any good in the legislature; he didn't even get us a bridge law; we want to send someone there who will do Arkansas City some good." Well, we reply, he did do us some good in the legislature, and did us no harm. Will you be kind enough to tell us of some one legislator from this district who ever did as any great good since this district has been organized? There never was but one and that was Dr. Leonard. If Mr. King had been a legislator then, he probably would have accomplished the same end for us as Dr. Leonard. The gist of the whole thing then is simmered down to the bridge question. If our memory serves us well, we believe Mr. King in the last legislature made an exceedingly strong fight on this question. Many of our readers are not aware of the facts in the case, and so we repeat them. During the early part of the legislature, Senator Jennings introduced a bridge bill, which it was thought would suit us if it could be made a law. Mr. King refrained from introducing a bill at the time because from a conference of a committee of our prominent citizens he learned that Jennings' bill would do, and he and they thought best not to antagonize it by introducing another. The bill passed the house, but was defeated in the senate. By the time the fate of this bill was known, the session of the legisla- ture was so far advanced that it was useless to introduce another bill, and it would have been folly to have done so. At the special session Mr. King introduced a bill, which a committee of the city sanctioned as the proper thing, and worked hard for its passage; but it too was defeated. The reason why is very simple. Senator Jennings, Mr. Greer, and Mr. Maurer worked diligently against it. The first is our senator; the remaining two, representatives from districts in this county. We ask who could accomplish the passing of our bridges on the county when the entire remaining delegation from Cowley County was against him? There is no man who could have accomplished the task undertaken by Mr. King.
In regard to sending a man from Arkansas City to the legislature who will do us some good, we will say that by sending Mr. King from this district, more good will be accomplished than by sending Mr. Schiffbauer. The Republican nominee is equally as brilliant, if not a great deal more so, than the Democratic nominee. Then why should the Republicans of Arkansas City disrupt their party by voting for a man who has been in every political organization known, except the prohibition, and has no fixed political principles governing him. He has been in the Republican party; he has been an Independent; he has been in the Labor party; and now he is in the Democratic, so he tells us. Perhaps he is by this time a full fledged "Irishman's flee," and will rest content until after the election. Quite likely then he will hop over to the prohibitionists. Again, should the Republicans of this city vote against Mr. King and elect his opponent, a chasm would be created between Arkansas City and the townships of the district. At present the townships and this town are in harmony, and we must keep them so. It is conceded that this district is Republican; and should Schiffbauer be elected, it would be by Republican votes. In the Republican nominating convention, the delegates from the county, excepting Bolton Township, were solid for King and against the gentleman brought out by the city. We might sometime in the future desire to ask for railroad bonds from the townships which are urging Mr. King forward very strongly, and then we would be told to get our favors at the hands of the Democracy. Republicans, we cannot afford to allow this breach to be made. It behooves us all to get out and labor for Mr. King's election or else we will kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Our prosperity today is principally due to the aid which the surrounding townships have extended us.
Further, if Mr. Schiffbauer should by a chance be elected, what could he do for Arkansas City in a Republican legislature? He would be sent there as a Democrat. His principles would not be in accordance with the powers that be and therefore he would gain no recognition. Mr. King, as before, would be placed on many important committees from the fact that he is a Republican and could there serve Arkansas City, his district, and the State to a greater advantage. Besides, his first term experience would place him on any equal footing with the majority of his brother legislators. In conclusion, we say to Republicans, work and vote for Hon. L. P. King for representative.
[WINFIELD SOCIETY.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Tuesday's Daily.
Winfield society is never without a sensation. The latest is caused by an organ being placed in the Christian Church by a portion of its members. Another faction opposed it. On the Saturday evening preceding the first Sunday, the organ was placed in the church. The opposing faction, headed by Judge Gans and Wm. Hackney, filed an injunction against its use, and thus playing on it was prevented. The case was argued before a court of justice the following week, and the judge decided the case was not in his jurisdiction as he only acted upon cases of equity. The anti-organ faction changed their petition and the case came up before Judge Torrance this week. He decided that as far as the court was concerned, the organ should stay in the church. Hackney and Gans intend taking an appeal to the supreme court. In Arkansas City there was strong opposition to an organ being introduced in church, but the official board convened and compromised the question. It was settled by the organ being placed in the church. It is to be used during Sunday school and at all singing hours during church services, except at 11 a.m. Thus this question was settled without trouble. It is unreasonable to drag such ecclesiastical questions into a court of justice.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
S. C. Smith left this morning for Jamestown, New York.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Dr. S. B. Parsons and wife left on a tour through the western counties this morning.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The Santa Fe's Douglass extension has track laid several miles south of Akron in this county.
[AUSTIN BROS. GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The Austin Bros., will open up their wholesale grocery establishment about November 15. They will carry a $30,000 stock.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Jas. Hedley sold his south Summit Street property, consisting of three lots, yesterday to an Iola capitalist for $6,000.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The Frisco is having unusually heavy travel east and is making excellent time and connection at St. Louis with all eastbound trains.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Hollaway & Gilbert shipped in last evening 23 carloads of cattle from Colorado. They are to be placed on their ranch in the Territory.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
H. C. Nicholson came up from Pawnee Agency last evening. He will return in a few days, accompanied by his wife, where they will reside.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Rev. Wilson, who is located at Yates Centre, but who formerly lived here, was in the city today shaking hands with old acquaintances. Mr. Wilson was greatly surprised at the growth of our city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
C. L. Newton, the gentleman who came here from Louisville, Kentucky, has rented a room in the Eagle Block on South Summit street and is making preparations to open up a wholesale grocery as soon as possible. He has already purchased his stock and will endeavor to be ready to commence business next week. Arkansas City do boom.
[SALVATION ARMY.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
At last we are to be afflicted with the Salvation Army. The past two evenings the advance guard has been parading our streets and singing religious songs greatly to the amusement of our citizens. The novelty wears off in a few days and then the Salvation Army becomes a grand nuisance. The advance guard consists of a man, his wife, and baby. And they drive up and down the street singing at the top of their voices.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
A couple of men came into the First National Bank yesterday. They claimed to have been working for Price & McGavock, railroad contractors, and presented a check for payment for $75. Mr. Dean, to whom the check was presented, thought that it did not look correct and on examining closer refused to honor the check, because he thought it had been raised from $7.05 to $75.00. Whoever did the changing of the check did a very bunglesome job.
[POLITICS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Words of Wisdom. [NOTE: KELLY OR KELLEY...???]
Someone tells us that some Winfield Republicans intended voting for Miss Kelly instead of the nominee for Superintendent on the Republican ticket. We don't believe that there are any considerable number of Republicans who will be so foolish as to do this thing. Winfield cannot afford to do it. The Republican nominee is a resident of that portion of the county in which Winfield has reason to make friends rather than enemies. It will not be many weeks until Winfield will probably ask some favor from Grant Township, which we cannot afford to have refused. Think you that the citizens will vote a tax upon themselves to aid Winfield in carrying through a scheme which will advance her interests, if Winfield downs the only candidate that part of the country has ever had on the Republican county ticket? It is all very good for men to indulge in chivalric sentiment and aid a woman to throw off the yoke of disfranchisement, but when doing that they should not let sentiment bind their judgment and lead them into doing something which they will have every reason to repent of in the future. Give a majority against Overman and you weld the chain that will forever bind Grant and Cedar Townships to Arkansas City and set every citizen who resides within their borders against Winfield. They lean strongly that way now as Winfield has reason to remember. Their vote on the border road last spring certainly taught Winfield a lesson, which her citizens should profit by. These are cold facts, no matter how disagreeable they may be and our people will have to swallow them whether they want to or not. If Winfield goes back on the Republican nominee because a Winfield woman happens to be a candidate for the office, the townships interested will hereafter vote against any proposition that will tend to advance Winfield's interests and no candidate on the Republican ticket now or hereafter need expect to get a vote in those townships. Winfield Visitor.
Republicans, the above is applicable in this district on the representative question. Take hold in time and vote for King.
[WINFIELD.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Drinking From the Cup of Remorse.
The mugwump Courier has done more to down Winfield in the last eight months than all Arkansas City and Wellington combined. It is a fact among those who know the workings of the scheme, that we should have had the railroad shops here months ago had it not been for the utter want of sense that the editors of that paper displayed. It is an open fact that its insane blowings that Winfield was having a big boom during the early Summer months drove hundreds of men away who would have settled with us. They came in expecting, from the things they had read in the Courier, to see every kind of business flying high and finding that we were plodding along in an everyday sort of manner, they went away disgusted and cursing the town. Every such man kept a number of others from coming to us, and all may be laid to that paper's door. Through their unfair and unmanly treatment of prominent citizens in Spring Creek, Cedar, and Otter Townships, and Arkansas City, the bonds for the Independence and Southwestern R. R. were defeated just at a time when it hurt Winfield most. It has cost the city thousands of dollars by its insane booming when we had no boom.
Winfield Visitor.
[Y. M. C. A.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
The Y. M. C. A. Lecture Course will open tomorrow night by Hon. Geo. R. Wendling, who will deliver his celebrated lecture, Saul of Tarsus. In getting up this course, the Y. M. C. A. Committee have selected the best talents that can be procured. Their endeavor has been to bring before the people of Arkansas City a course of entertainments that are both interesting and very profitable to the best interests of the people.
[BASE BALL.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Yesterday afternoon the Kellogg base ball nine, composed of players from Wellington, Harper, Oxford, and Kellogg, visited this city and played the Canal City club. Two of the players of the last named club were not in attendance. The score at the end of the last inning stood 17 to 11 in favor of the Kellogg club. Our boys were in no condition to play, but as the visitors wanted to play so badly our boys accommodated them.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
E. F. Wilbur, of St. Louis, is in the city. Mr. Wilbur is desirous of locating here, providing he can secure a business room within the next two months. He wishes to open up a first-class meat market. He is exceedingly well pleased with our city and thinks we will be ahead of Wichita within a couple of years. The finger of fortune points directly to Arkansas City as the future Kansas City of Kansas.
[METHODISTS IN KANSAS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Kansas Methodism had at the close of last conference year, April, 1886, 673 Sunday schools, 7,392 officers and teachers, 53,720 scholars. An increase of 6,931 scholars over 1885. During the same period 68 churches and 25 parsonages were erected, with a value of $181,767. The increase in church membership was at the rate of 117 a week.
[WINFIELD.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
And now the Visitor charges the Courier with having done morre to kill Winfield than all the neighboring towns around. This is a serious charge, and if proven, should merit something awful. What does the Courier answer to this charge? Winfield Telegram.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Wednesday's Daily.
Hoover & Taylor drove their fine herd of cattle through the city this morning for winter quarters some 90 miles down in the Territory. There were 375 cattle. Hoover & Taylor are of Douglass.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
C. F. Wolters has returned from his visit to Missouri.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Ed Finney was up from Kaw Agency last evening on business.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
R. Rosenberg is quite sick. This morning his life was almost dispared of.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Messrs. Coleman and Bishop sold their North Summit Street lots to Mrs. Morse for $1,200.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
D. C. Duncan sold his 20 acres of land, north of town, to Joseph Sherburne at $400 per acre.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
H. B. Keeler, district passenger and freight agent of the Santa Fe, stationed at Wichita, is in the city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Dr. S. B. Parsons and wife have returned from their western trip. They only went as far as Wichita.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. F. W. Farrar and Mrs. J. L. Huey visited Anthony the first of the week. They came home this morning.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The Dick Gorman troupe drew a fair audience last evening. Dick himself is very fair; but his support, that is the greater portion, was very poor.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
G. B. Rogers, trainmaster of the Santa Fe, came down from Newton this morning. W. J. Byrth, of Newton, of the Santa Fe was also down.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Rev. J. C. Halleday and wife were in the city today. They were en route for Geuda Springs where they have gone to partake of the water of health.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
J. T. Cameron and family arrived in the city this morning and this will be their future home. They are friends of S. S. Lambert and family and are from Lime Springs, Iowa.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
There will be preaching at the Y. M. C. A. Hall next Sabbath evening, by Mrs. Williams, wife of Rev. T. W. Williams of this city. All are invited. Services begin at 7:30 p.m.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The bond proposition in Sheridan Township for the Pan-Handle road was carried by 11 majority. There are to be bonds voted in four other townships, when the line will be completed.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Messrs. Prescott and Beal purchased the T. V. McConn property on North Summit Street yesterday, through the real estate agency of Lowe, Hoffman & Barron. The consideration was $6,000.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Will McConn's new paper, the Iuka Traveler, has made its appearance. It is a neat five-column quarto and well edited. Like all other Kansas journals, it says its town is booming. We wish Will success.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Jim Ridenour says as he has nothing else to do, he will join the army until his room is ready for occupancy. We suppose Jim means the Salvation Army. Just imagine Jim signing a hymn or psalm, if you can.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The W. R. C. gave a warm dinner and supper yesterday in Summit block. They had a fair attendance at both meals. Hon. B. W. Perkins was served with his supper by them. The boys in blue and their wives gathered around their comrade and gave him a hearty welcome.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The boom in Arkansas City is greater than it ever was. We thought as many others did, that as fall came on, it would be greatly diminished. We were mistaken. Property is selling more rapidly and commanding almost twice the figures that it did four months ago.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
W. Root, a gentleman who came here from Ohio looking for speculation in real estate, has invested quite largely. Among his purchases are the two Wm. Blakeney lots on North Summit Street, which he bought for $3,100. They are located at the corner of 10th Avenue and Summit Street. Lowe, Hoffman & Barron made the sale.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
Says yesterday's Courier: The Santa Fe railway company has located the route for the I. & S. W. Railroad to Winfield and in less than fifteen days will be throwing the soil in Cowley County. The company, through its attorney, Hackney, asked that Winfield and Walnut Township subscribe the bonds they had voted to this line. The council has ordered the city clerk to subscribe the $15,000 voted by Winfield to the I. & S. W. capital stock, and the county commissioners meet Friday and will order the $10,000 subscription of Walnut Township to be made by the county clerk. No other aid will be required. The permanent survey just finished shows the route to Winfield to be four miles shorter than Arkansas City and the grade much less expensive. An almost natural route is found to four miles south of Dexter, and a good route from there on an air line to this city. It is now settled that the I. & S. W. comes to Winfield this fall.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
If Arkansas City will consult the columns of the Telegram, she will discover some interesting railroad news. We shake hands across the bloody chasm with our sister city, and are pleased to assure her that Winfield is feeling very well. We ain't mad. Winfield Telegram.
The above is written in reference to the Rock Island coming via Douglass to Winfield and then to Arkansas City. Winfield now realizes that the Wichita & Winfield road is not going to materialize and is seeking other methods to procure the Rock Island. You are too treacherous, neighbor, to trust. We have trusted you on other occasions to our sorrow. We wish to assure the Telegram that Arkansas City is feeling exceedingly well. We have no desire to shake hands. Let each tub set on its own bottom.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
P. LaSure & Co., of New Jersey, has been in the city several days past buying real estate by the wholesale. A. G. Lowe sold his home place to them, consisting of an acre and a half in Creswell Township, for $3,500. Dr. Shepard sold two acres to the same parties for $3,600, and Samuel McDowell sold 6 acres to them for $9,500. Lowe, Hoffman & Barron made all the above sales. Mr. LaSure is still buying. He has great faith in Arkansas City's glorious future and has plenty of capital to back it. May this town be over-run with such enterprising eastern gentlemen.
[WINFIELD COLLEGE.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The Courier says Winfield has only ten days more in which to decide about the college. Only $4,000 of the $20,000 annuity is subscribed. Unless the balance is secured at once, work on the college building will cease, and the M. E. College of the Southwest Kansas Conference will again be put on wheels.
[RAILROADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
The Santa Fe is making big preparations to commence the laying of track here. Several extra trains arrive daily with material. Today the noon passenger crew were sent to Winfield to bring down a train load of material.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Thursday's Daily.
In about another week through trains will be running from Arkansas City via El Dorado, to Kansas City. This will be another milestone in the history of our city.
El Dorado Republican.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Dr. J. Q. Hazelton has returned from his Indiana visit.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Rev. Cline and family have removed to the M. E. Parsonage.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Miss Clara Bryant has returned from her summer visit back in Illinois.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
BIRTH. Born to Charley Steel and wife, this morning, October 22, a ten pound boy.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
H. P. Farrar came in this morning from Chicago, where he had been on a week's visit.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Col. A. B. Campell will speak in this city next Wednesday evening. Republicans come out. [?Campbell?]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
John Doe and Richard Roe were taken in last night for being drunk. Judge Bryant find them $5 and costs each.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Rev. C. J. Adams, of St. John's Church of Wichita, arrived on the noon train and is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Fitzpatrick.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
B. H. Ober, an eastern capitalist, arrived in the city today and will invest in real estate. He is a relation of A. G. and C. F. Lowe, of this city.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
W. Ward is compelled to carry his left arm in a sling. He poisoned his hand while unloading some goods a few days since. His injury is very annoying.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Rev. T. W. Woodrow, Universalist, will preach at Highland Opera House Sunday, October 24, at 11 o'clock a.m., and 7:30 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
J. H. Eckert, of Belleville, Illinois, has located in our city. Mr. Eckert is an attorney and has taken office rooms with Judge J. Pyburn. He is a friend of C. Atwood.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
That the Winfield papers discriminate in publishing the real estate transfers is a fact. They not only do this, but in many cases they change the consideration of those they do publish.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Frank Fogle and family, of St. Joe, Mo., have removed to this city. They have rented J. W. French's house and will open up a boarding house. Mr. French and family will remove to the Ashton property.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
John Magill came in from Illinois last evening to attend to some business matters. He was visiting in St. Louis and thought he would make the trip here while so far on the way. He will remain here a week or so.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The Y. M. C. A. Lecture Course opened last evening in Highland Opera House with Geo. R. Wendling in Saul of Tarsus. The lecture was what was desired and expected. The audience was not large, owing to the bad weather.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Yesterday J. W. Fox's public sale occurred at his farm, seven miles east of the city. G. L. Kirkpatrick cried the sale and he informs us that the stock, household furniture, and everything put up brought exceedingly good prices.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Dr. G. J. Robinson, of Sedgwick, has located in our city and has purchased a half interest in the practice of Dr. C. R. Fowler. The new firm name will be Fowler & Robinson. Mr. Robinson has moved his family here and entered upon his duties.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Julus Behrend, the gentlemanly junior member of the firm of Youngheim & Co., returned from his Cincinnati visit last evening greatly imporoved in health. He had a royal good time, but found no place equal to Arkansas City in prosperity.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Rev. S. B. Fleming returned from Pennsylvania last evening. He will hold services at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday at the usual hours. While away Rev. Fleming buried both his father and mother. The father died first; his mother died 19 days after.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The grand united order of O. F. has disbanded for the present, and are vacating the J. Keck building. It is the intention of the Arkansas City and Winfield lodges to consolidate. F. M. Wilkinson will occupy the vacated rooms after the first of the month. Telegram.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Danks Bros., are beyond doubt the best machinists in this part of Kansas. Arkansas City was very fortunate in securing them as proprietors of the machine shops and foundry. They are now engaged in building an engine for Henderson & Co. They complete it entirely.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
The Republicans of this district might as well throw up the sponge. Jake Kreamer has gone to work to elect Mr. Schiffbauer representative. We are told Jake says he is promised the janitorship of the new city building for his labors. Jake's services come high, but some people must have them.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
There is a belt of land through the southern part of the county in which the chintz bugs seem to flourish better than common. Charley Longfeldt says that the ground on his place is even now literally covered with the insects. They destroyed his fall crops, which he has replanted, and he thinks they are going to stay and wait for the spring crop.
[AD.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Artley, Andrews & Anderson, Lawyers and Real Estate Brokers.
Over First National Bank, Arkansas City, Kansas.
[CORRESPONDENTS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Grouse Creek Items.
October 21, 1886.
[MUCH OF THIS IS ILLEGIBLE...SHEET ALMOST COMPLETELY WHITE DUE TO A DAD BURN AD!]
Mr. Fox has sold out and he is going to move to Michigan to live.
Our schoolhouse is undergoing repairs. We stand second to none in our school matters. Uncle Jacob Miller is doing the work.
Diptheria is raging in some of the near neighborhoods. Intelligence reached us the other day that the Silver Creek school was broken up on account of that dread disease.
Mrs. Miller is over to the city to visit with her daughter.
Mrs. Crawford has been sick; hope she is better soon.
State Line R. R. expected through this section. We expect to see the surveying parties along locating the route most worthy. Then Winfield, you can flap your wings and crow over Arkansas City's future prosperity. She will outdo you just as sure as you are in Cowley County. You can only exclaim, "It ought of been." Arkansas City can't afford to sit down and wait for any of you cities of slow growth. You are bound to see the Queen City of the southwest on that Sandhill. When a city does all she can to succeed and then fails, no blame can be attached. JUMBO.
[CRAZED MAN.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Says the Courier of the crazy man who was taken from here to Winfield last week. Donald McLenan, [THOUGHT REPUBLICAN SAID McClellan] the mad man, is dying by inches. He will touch no food and drinks only water enough to dampen his throat. He has got it into his head that the officers want to poison him, and placing a cup of water to his lips, scarcely touches it before he swears it is poison and dashes the cup at the officer's head or against the wall. He paces himself in demonic writhings, not stopping for a moment's sleep. Today he is so weak that he can hardly speak above a whisper; he froths at the mouth. Unless there is a change, he can hold out but two or three days yet. He is thirty-five years old and single. He has three mule teams and a full railroad outfit, which he was using on his sub- contract on the Santa Fe in the Territory. Contractor Grant owes him $2,000 on contract and he has some money in an Arkansas City bank. Allen McDougall, his brother-in-law, here from Sioux City, Iowa, went down to get Contractor Grant to act as guardian and administrator of McLennan, who is a Canadian and recently from Ontario.
[NOTE: FIRST TIME McLENAN; SECOND TIME McLENNAN.]
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Some days ago the Johnson Bros., cattlemen, contracted with John Kennedy to put up 100 tons of hay down on their ranch in the Territory at $2.23 [? NOT SURE OF FIGURE...COULD BE $2.25?] per ton. Kennedy hired help and went down, but returned without doing anything. He claimed that the hay was too scarce to fill the contract and that he was damaged to the extent of $100 by the trip, and accordingly, he brought suit before Judge Benedict. This morning the case was called and the verdict was in favor of the Johnson Brothers. The evidence showed that the Johnson Bros. had offered 75 cents more per ton than agreed if Kennedy would go ahead and filled his contract. He refused. The Johnson Bros. then secured other men to put up the hay off the same land. The court thought Kennedy didn't want the job and rendered his decision in accordance.
[GERONIMO.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Josh Billings very sagely remarked that the best spot on which to wear a boil was on some other man. Geronimo, it is true, is an untutored savage, but he is possessed of the same philosophical turn of mind. A few days ago the doctor of the garrison at San Antonio, Texas, gave Geronimo some pills to take and he made his squaw swallow them. It may have been that Geronimo had a dim suspicion that the pale face was putting up a little job to send him to the happy hunting grounds, and therefore determined to try them on his wife in order to ascertain the effect. Geronimo was never caught napping in his life, and he is not going to allow himself to slip up on a little thing like a dose of pills.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
MARRIED. Chas. Baldwin, the man who was arrested down on the State Line for assaulting Millie Campbell with lustful intentions, was made a "crush," figuratively speak- ing, upon the heart of Sheriff McIntire's hired girl while he was incarcerated in jail. Baldwin is out now on $200 bail and we are informed that this evening the couple are to be married in this city. The girl's name is Fannie Adair.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
Peter Pearson is busy unpacking a carload of furniture just received this week, consisting of beds and suits that for design and artistic finish surpasses anything that has ever been shown in this city.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
FIRST LINE ??? LOOKS LIKE: WE WILL CHANGE THE WORLD,
And Come to the Front with Choice Styles and Low Prices.
[ILLUSTRATION OF A LADY'S HIGH TOP LACED SHOE.]
Men's Kip Boots: $1.50 to $3.00
Women's Calf Boots: $2.50 to $5.00
Men's Working Shoes: 90 cents.
Ladies' Kid and Goat Button Boots: 90 cents to $2.00
SALISBURY & CO. One Price Shoe Men. Highland Hall Block.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
P. L. SNYDER & CO. Wholesale dealers in COAL, FLOUR, FEED, AND GRAIN.
OFFICE: GRADY BLOCK.
Arkansas City Republican, Saturday, October 23, 1886. From Friday's Daily.
We are Showing the best shoes for BOYS AND YOUTHS IN THE CITY. EVERY ONE WARRANTED! S. D. STOVER'S. Bittle Block.
