ARKANSAS CITY REPUBLICAN.
[FROM SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1886, THROUGH AUGUST 7, 1886.]
WAGNER & HOWARD, Editors.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The Dexter Eye Put Out.
MAPLE CITY, KANSAS, JULY 21, 1886.
Editors Republican.
DEAR SIRS: The Dexter Eye of the 17th inst., contained the following editorial.
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Dr. Cooper and Mr. Andrews were over from Maple City Tuesday, and from their talk and actions, they are very solicitous of Dexter=s welfare. They seemed very much afraid if we voted aid to the Santa Fe that we would lose the D. M. & A., and they would get it. They pointed out to Mr. Truesdell the feasibility of that route going by Maple City and Arkansas City to Belle Plaine, how much cheaper, etc. Just as if Dexter and Winfield were not named on the charter and the bonds in both county and township did not call for these points. All right, boys, if you think the people of Dexter Township can be fed on such taffy as that, you are badly off. After you were fools enough to defeat the only road you will ever have a chance of getting, you come up here to imbitter people against the Santa Fe so you can or may have a chance to still induce the road you defeated to come through your place. We acted fair with you and did not mix with your affairs. But now you and Arkansas City are in with Burden to down us. Raising all kinds of tales and doing all in your power on the sly and every other way; working on men who are opposed to bonds from principle. Let me tell you, betrayed ones, you can=t come that game on Dexter Township, and we think that Liberty and Otter are onto your racket and we=ll down you two to one. Save your money and keep your hands off.@Poor old Dexter! Still pulling chestnuts out of the fire for the benefit of your
ABosses@ at the ADuck Pond.@ You have lived so long within the foggy influences of Grouse Creek that you are full of malarial poison, and therefore billious; and that makes you jealous--so much so, that if any person from a neighboring town visits your befogged burrough on business, your denizens rush out on the street corners and listen with jealous fear, thinking the visiting neighbor is working against your town. Trying to down you, bah!Now take friendly advice and come out on the broad prairie where you can enjoy refreshing, life giving breezes. It will cure billiousness. Come to Maple City where you can live without fear of being downed, and where you can enjoy the benign influences of a real live Rail Road Boom. The State Line will get there, and don
=t you forget it.It is true that Dr. Cooper and Mr. Andrews visited Dexter (God forgive them) on business. It is not true that they sought to influence men on rail road matters. In conversation, Mr. Andrews casually remarked, in the hearing of the drowning Dexterites, that he did not believe the Santa Fe company ever intended to build the I. & S. W. to Winfield, even if the subsidy was voted, and that if he lived at Dexter (and he is happy he does not), he would rather increase the subsidy of the D. M. & A., and thereby prevent that road from running north of Dexter by way of Burden to Winfield. Not one word was spoken by Andrews or Cooper about the D. M. & A. running by way of Maple City to Arkansas City.
Now, Mr. Eye, if you should have any more such spasms, please report and Dr. Cooper will administer an antidote for malarial poison.
MAPLE.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Tannehill Tidings.
TANNEHILL, KANSAS, JULY 22, 1886.
Very hot and dry.
The development of the corn is on the decline. Wheat that is being threshed is turning out from three to fifteen bushels per acre.
Some are complaining about the dry season, but we have been in Kansas thirty-two years, and we claim that it is only the natural course of events and is liable to happen in any country.
The irrepressible farmers continue to plow for wheat, though the ground is very dry. This class of farmers is nearly always on top, financially.
Oscar McCullock has just returned from Harper County, where he has been running a threshing machine.
John Hughs came in from Stanton County, where he sojourned for one year. He now speaks of his
Afarm out west.@[THEY HAD HUGHS...COULD THIS BE HUGHES?]
T. W. King has hauled an immense pile of stone preparatory to building an extensive milk house.
T. L. Shaffer has been quite sick, but is improving under the care of Dr. Pickens of Winfield.
E. J. Wright made a visit to Morton County. He seems to have been very favorably impressed with the appearances of the country.
J. H. Watts returned from Sumner County, where he was engaged in building a residence on one of his farms over there.
S. F. Overman, the candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, is undoubtedly the right man for the place. He is known by all the old teachers as a man of few words, but eminently qualified to fill the position to which he aspires. We have been acquainted with him for several years and know him to be a man of sterling worth to society. He has been teaching in Cowley County for fourteen years and we believe he holds more
AA@ grade certificates from Cowley County than any other person in the county. We heartily endorse him, and will strive to send up a solid delegation for him, from Beaver Township.LAPSUS LINGUAE.
[KAY...OVERMAN STARTED TEACHING IN 1872...COULD HE BE AN OLD TIMER?]
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
From Iowa.
WEBSTER CITY, July 17, 1886.
ED. REPUBLICAN: I will try to give you a brief description of the condition of the crops from Cowley County to this portion of the North. I left on the 13th, one of the hottest days of season, by way of the Southern Kansas route. All through the southern part of the state, corn seemed to look as good as could be expected from so little rain. I reached Kansas City at 6 o
=clock in the morning. We stopped but a short time there. Crops seem to look good in those parts. From here I went to St. Joe, Mo. Crops were not so good there. From St. Joe, we crossed the northern portion of Missouri. About 100 miles northeast of St. Joe, all along the route, is a rich country, with well-to-do farmers, and it looked as if they had had considerable rain; but above this point, near the state line, crops in general looked bad, on account of the lack of rain. After crossing over into Iowa, I saw very poor corn as far as Des Moines. Grass and oats looked good, for they got the benefit of the spring rains. The most of the day was spent passing through a country suffering from the want of rain. We got to Des Moines in the evening. The cry there was rain. During the evening it got quite cloudy and threatned rain, but no rain fell. I left Des Moines at 7 o=clock the next morning for Webster City. The further I got north from Des Moines, the better seemed the crops. Farmers were busy with tame hay and harvest. Some of the oats were hardly ripe enough to cut. I arrived at Webster City at 10 o=clock a.m. The town seemed to be quiet. I told them all they needed was a funeral. The people were quite inquisitive about Southern Kansas and wanted to know how I liked the country. I told them I liked it well enough to return. Take it all in all, the corn in Cowley County is superior to the crops here. Since I have been here, I have tried to answer the many questions put to me about Kansas and its people. One question I deemed quite laughable and that was AIs there any society in that country?@ The people of the north have some vague conceptions of Kansas.Yours, etc.
J. W. McCONNELL.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Grouse Creek Items.
July 21, 1886.
It is still hot and dry.
Dan Bunnell has sold his farm to Drury Warren for $7,900.
Mr. Bone is improving. Dr. Mitchell gave him some medicine that will soon straighten him out. He thinks Dr. Mitchell is the best doctor in town. Mr. Bunnell brought him a nice watermelon Sunday. It was a good one, as the writer can testify.
Messrs. Miller, Ely, and Show went to the Territory on a pleasure trip for a few days. There was a nice rain where they were Sunday. Perhaps it will be our turn next. We are needing rain badly.
Mrs. Shoup and son have returned home.
Rev. Blakey, of Arkansas City, preached last Sunday at the Coburn schoolhouse.
One of Mr. Drury Warren
=s teams ran away with a load of lumber last Saturday; and something serious might have happened, but for the timely assistance of D. Bunnell and Frank Allen, who caught the runaway team.Gilbert and Warren shipped six carloads of cattle to Kansas City today.
JUMBO.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
AD. THIS IS -TO- CERTIFY -THAT- STEINBERGER & COOMBS
Is the place to buy Drugs, Medicine, Cigars, Notions, Trusses, Oils, Paints, etc.
CENTRAL BLOCK, SUMMIT STREET, ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
AD. CHEAP MONEY! QUICK LOANS! No weary waiting.
Sign the papers and Get Your Money, Farmers!!
Call and see us and get the LOWEST RATES and BEST TERMS on FARM LOANS in Southern Kansas.
JOHNSON LOAN & TRUST CO.
Office in First National Bank Building, Arkansas City, Kansas.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
AD. This space reserved for the FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of Arkansas City, Succeeding Cowley County Bank.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY...AGAIN, WONDER IF THIS IS FOR THE WEEK BEFORE...JULY 17, 1886, OR FOR July 24, 1886...???]Miss May Mitts went to Bitter Creek today to visit the family of Ed. Ewing.
Mrs. A. A. Newman was taken sick yesterday. She is reported convalescing today.
L. B. Graham, the father of Frank Graham, of Ellsworth, is in the city, on matters of business.
W. E. Cline, a lumberman of Wilmot, is in the city and will remain until Monday. He is a son of Rev. W. H. Cline.
E. N. Stone, Dr. L. Parmele, and Albert J. Volz, of Batavia, New York, are in the city once more. They are seeking investments.
R. H. Cooper, a prominent citizen of El Dorado, is in the city. Mr. Cooper was attending some business matters pertaining to real estate.
Geo. W. Reed, Supreme Commander, S. K. of A. O. U. W., of Topeka, was in the city today between trains and called upon the REPUBLICAN.
The First National Bank has hoisted an elegant new sign. Meigs & Nelson and the bank are endeavoring to outdo each other in the production of signs.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The firm of Kingsbury & Barnett having sold to W. S. Thompson, parties who are indebted to them will please call on Ed. L. Kingsbury and settle.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
I. M. Pancake, a merchant from Chillicothe, Ohio, is in the city and contemplates embarking in the boot and shoe business here. He is an uncle of P. Q. Hayes.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The Rock Island people are delivering railway ties at Wichita, and it is announced that work on this line will commence there soon, it being the intention to build both ways.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Work on the canal extension has been stopped for a time, on account of the company being minus the assistance of a civil engineer. Work will be resumed as soon as one can be employed.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Geo. H. McCandless, of Independence, Missouri, is stopping in the city for a few days. He is greatly impressed with the prosperity exhibited in Arkansas City and will, in all probability, become one of us.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Louis Dragon, of Kansas City, arrived in the city today on a visit to his son-in-law, C. P. Jeffries. Mr. Dragon is looking for real estate investments and will probably make several here.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Rev. Ford, who is to preach in the M. E. Church tomorrow at 11 o
=clock, is one of Indian=s able men. He served in the Union army during the war, and practiced law a number of years before entering the ministry.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Will V. McConn, editor of the Belle Plaine News, came down today to visit over Sunday. Will informs us that the D. M. & A., is laying iron east from Conway Springs to Belle Plaine, and that Belle Plaine is booming in consequence.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Rev. T. W. Woodrow, Universalist, will preach at the Opera House tomorrow at the usual hours. Subject at 11 o
=clock a.m.: AInfidelity.@ Subject at 8 p.m.: AOne Fatherhood, One Brotherhood, and One Destiny.@ All are welcome.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The D. M. & A., is done from Conway Springs, in Sumner County, to Norwich, in Kingman County, and regular trains begin to run between the two places next Monday. Today, Saturday, a special excursion runs to Norwich and a big jubilee will take place.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Up in Montana the poor natives are sweltering with the mercury standing at 120 degrees in the shade, while here in Kansas the highest point yet reached has been 105 degrees in the shade. Near St. Paul, Minnesota, the thermometer stands all the way from 120 to 160 degrees in the shade. Kansas is a very good place to live in after all.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Two gentlemen from Cowley County, who put up at Councilman Hubbard
=s livery stable, informed him that the Santa Fe company were sending men and money into the townships along the proposed route of the Kansas City & Pan Handle railroad for the purpose of endeavoring to defeat the propositions to vote bonds in said townships in aid of said last mentioned road. Their opinion was, however, that the bonds would carry. Reece (Kansas) Sunflower.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Jas. Dougherty, from near Wellington, came to this city last Thursday on the wind-up of a big spree. This morning he was taken into custody, his actions denoting that he was out of his right mind. Fortunately for the poor inebriate, a gentleman here knew him and his brother was sent for. He arrived this afternoon and took him in custody and returned home with him. It is reported that Dougherty has been drinking since July 3rd.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The special train that went out from Wichita to Kingman Thursday morning had on board W. B. Strong, A. A. Robinson, E. P. Purcell, L. Severy, and Hon. George R. Peck, of the Santa fe; Edward Kinsley, president, and Mr. Wales, auditor of the Wichita & Western. Supt. Hill accompanied them to Kingman. The Santa Fe party returned to Wichita about 8 o
=clock, and after looking about for half an hour, proceeded south to Arkansas City. El Dorado Republican.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
G. L. Kirkpatrick, from the reports brought him by farmers, supposed that the corn crop in this vicinity had gone up. Thursday he thought he would visit his farm and see how great the damage was. Upon close examination of his corn, he found that as yet the damage done by the dry weather was very small and that if we have rain by the first of next week, the big corn crop of which we all have talked so much will be a surety. We hope Mr. Kirkpatrick
=s reports will prove true.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Alex. Wood, of the City Meat Market, now carries his right arm in a sling. Friday night he was driving some cattle in from across the Walnut. Just after crossing the Harmon bridge, some of the animals left the road, and Alex. started after them on his horse at full speed to chase them back. In his attempt to head them off, he ran into a wire fence, which was hidden from sight in some high weeds. The horse fell head-long over the fence, sending Alex. to the ground with such force as to dislocate his shoulder. Both were badly lacerated by the barbed wire. The cattle were taken to their destination and then Mr. Wood sought medical assistance. He is able to be around on the streets now.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
An election has been ordered for August 14, in Harvey, Sheridan, and Silver Creek Townships for a vote upon the proposition of the K. C. & P. H. R. R., when everybody will turn out and give an unanimous vote for the bonds. It is perfectly well understood that Winfield and the Santa Fe system would not be fighting the propositions were it not for the fact that the proposed new road will build up other towns, create new interests antagonistic to them, and will be of great benefit to the section of country through which it passes, giving the farmers and others a competing line to the great markets of the east. The people along the proposed route say they want the road, and it only remains with them to secure it, which we have every hope will be done. If they vote the aid asked, the road will be built and completed and the cars making regular trips through Burden within the next six months. The farmers can readily see by exercising the slightest judgment what benefit it will be to them when we have as firm a road as the above. Don
=t let Winfield and the Santa Fe use you as a tool any longer, but proclaim your rights and maintain them. Vote for the bonds. Burden Eagle.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Many of the readers of the REPUBLICAN will remember some pictures upon Winfield
=s Fourth of July bill of a railroad marked theM. B. & W. This road was to have been the Missouri, Burden & Winfield. Hackney was to have been president of the company; E. A. Henthorn, secretary; John Eaton, treasurer; Capt. Nipp, Soward, and other Winfield parties, directors. This road was gotten up at first--before the C. K. & W. scheme was invented--to defeat the Kansas City & Pan Handle. Winfield begged Burden to join them, but the latter refused. The road was to have run from Eureka to Burden, thence to Winfield, and on to Geuda, and was to be a Santa Fe road, according to Hackney. Finding the M. B. & W. wouldn
=t work, the C. K. & W. was invented. One by one the mighty schemes of the county seat take a tumble.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]One of Them Dead.
GARDEN CITY, KANSAS, July 16.
One of the murderers of Davis, the man found floating in the Arkansas River with a bullet hole in the top of his head, was riddled with bullets by a pursuing party at Frisco, about sixty miles southwest of Garden City, this morning. He had concealed himself in a livery stable at that town and was armed with a gun. The deputy sheriff of Finney County, E. S. Wirt, with a posse of eight men, surrounded the stable and commanded the murderer to surrender. He commenced firing and was instantly killed by a volley of bullets. He died game. His body was brought here this evening.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The Ft. S. & N. W. R. R.
Contract Let and Work to Begin at Once.
We have from time to time for the past year told our readers that the Ft. Smith R. R. would be built and the people of this county given a southern outlet to market. Of late it has been somewhat of an annoyance to be frequently confronted by the farmers who were always sure to demand of us an answer to the question,
AWhen is work on the Ft. Smith R. R. to be commenced?@ For a time we succeeded in dodging the question, but we were finally compelled to admit that we did not know. But today we are happy to say to our readers that we do know, and we will tell you all about it.Wednesday, Mr. James Hill, principal of the firm of Hill, Mason & Co., one of the most extensive railroad builders in this country, visited this city, and closed the contract for the construction of the Ft. Smith, Wellington & Northwestern through the State of Kansas. The surveyors will be on the ground next week and proceed at once to survey and permanently locate the line. As soon as that part of the work is completed, which will be within thirty days, the graders will go to work. The company have plenty of ties and iron and all other material necessary for the construction of the line and work will be pushed as fast as money and men can do it. The contract calls for the completion of the line and cars running thereon by the first of February, 1887. This is the full text of the whole business and all we can do now is to remind our friends that the whistle of the engines on the Ft. Smith, Wellington & Northwestern will furnish you music by the agreed time. Wellington Standard.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Writing from Seattle, Washington Territory, Ned Mitts thus speaks of the political state of affairs at that place.
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Everybody here is now engrossed with the coming election. It will be a red-hot one on account of the Chinese trouble. There are two parties: the laboring men and the upholders of the Chinese. These two parties have very little love for each other. The laboring men are well organized and I hope to see them carry the day. The troops are still here and are likely to remain here for some time, as the state militia cannot be relied upon. There are three companies of militia in this town. Two of them are almost wholly composed of working men, while the other, the ASeattle Rifles,@ is composed of dudes and the like. I think if they were called out, there would be a fight between the dude company and the others. You cannot understand how bitter the feeling is between the pro-Chinese and the anti-Chinese. At the time of the eviction of the Chinese, there were some five hundred put on board the AQueen of the Pacific,@ and shipped to San Francisco and elsewhere. Those who were wounded by the troops, had their pictures taken showing the bullet holes, and they made very effective campaign documents. The men who were killed were also photographed and the pictures distributed around. The wealthy men here are making every effort to have those convicted who participated in the riot and I think they will succeed. At Olympia last week twenty-seven of the ring leaders in the affair over there were sentenced to six months in the penitentiary by the U. S. Grand jury. It was the lowest sentence under the law, and the judge remarked he was sorry to be so severe on them. They are having the ALocal Option@ election here today. It is practically an election for or against prohibition. There is a strong feeling against it, but as almost all of the women will vote for it and a good many men, they have hopes of carrying it. The people here hold up Kansas as a glorious example of what prohibition will do. It=s a picnic to see the women vote. I saw the district grand jury last night. It was composed of seven men and five ladies. The ladies seemed to be fully impressed with the dignity of their position. They make good jurors.@
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]As Others See Us.
EDS. REPUBLICAN: We have no desire to flatter, but we do esteem it not only a pleasure but a duty to speak a word of commendation for your well directed efforts in establishing and conducting the DAILY REPUBLICAN. A local paper is never fully appreciated, and even its patrons who are most pleased with it, are too slow in manifesting an interest in its success in the way of commending it to their neighbors or speaking a good word for him who shoves the editorial quill for the public good. A reliable, live daily is of more value to a community than is generally placed to its credit. We express the sentiments of a large majority of our best citizens when we extend our good will and wishes for the prosperity of the DAILY. Of course, in a paper so young and in a city the size of ours, we cannot expect to find an equal to the old established papers of the larger cities, but the home paper is of far more value to the community it serves.
That the REPUBLICAN is appreciated, is evinced from the fact that each evening
=s issue finds a host of ready readers awaiting its delivery. The advent of the newsboys is the signal for the feast to begin. The impatient Atransient@ scans its pages and from its newsy spice sizes up our city at a glance. The drummer for a moment throttles his mercantile gab to learn what you are giving us. Judges, lawyers, jury, and spectators, released from the treadmill of justice, swarm around the portals of the city hall to learn what has been transpiring outside the legal den. The businessman halts a moment to lap the local cream from its pages. The laboring man dives into the news budget so refreshing at the close of the day=s toil. The weary house wife, Ajust too completely tuckered out to live,@ rouses up to learn the lastest gossip.Messrs. Editors, the above is no exaggeration, but facts gleaned from close observation by one who is not a stranger to newspaper work. Long may the REPUBLICAN wave--an able exponent of Arkansas City
=s moral, social, and business interests--is the earnest wish ofEX-ED.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Hutchinson Daily News has the following concerning the workings of the Ft. Smith in that county.
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The Ft. Smith road is not so well known from the fact that only lately has it been possible for such a line to be built; but in fact it means still greater things for Reno County than the Rock Island as it is a through line to New Orleans, giving us a market for corn, wheat, oats, and all our products, while in return we get coal and lumber at less than one-half of the present prices. Look on your maps and see the route and at once you will say, AHurrah for the Ft. Smith!@ From New Orleans the Huntingdon system now runs up Red River to Ft. Smith. From Ft. Smith to Arkansas City, this state, the right of way has been granted to the same system, and from Arkansas City to Wellington, Hutchinson, Nickerson, and onto Nebraska, chartered under the name of Ft. Smith, Kansas & Nebraska. This road will come into Reno County from the southeast and run northwest to Hutchinson and Nickerson, running about thirty-five miles, and asking $125,000 in the county bonds.@
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Cattle Dying by Hundreds.
COLORADO, TEXAS, JULY 15. The cattle interests of western Texas are in a deplorable condition. The drouth has extended over a period of many months. In many localities there is neither grass nor water, and cattle are dying at the rate of a hundred a day. The banks of the Pecos River are strewn with the carcasses of cattle driven from the interior, having perished from drinking too much water. The loss will aggregate hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.Mrs. W. W. Brown is quite sick.
A little boy of Alex. Wilson is on the sick list.
L. W. Currier is building a residence in the 2nd ward.
Will V. McConn and wife returned to Belle Plaine today.
Wall paper, all the latest patterns, at cost, at Mowry & Sollitt
=s.For Rent. The Hoyt gymnasium building. Inquire of J. E. Hoyt.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Mrs. A. A. Davis is stopping at Geuda Springs this week for her health.
The little baby of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hoobler, of Silverdale Township, is very sick.
Mrs. Adam Traband, who has been very sick for some time past, is reported convalescing.
Mrs. J. C. Topliff and her sister, Miss Lucy Walton, are visiting friends and relatives up in Nebraska.
Mrs. A. D. Prescott was taken suddenly ill Saturday night. She is reported convalescing at present writing.
Dr. Florence Holden has located in the city. Her office can be found in rooms above Steinberger & Coomb
=s drug store.Miss Ella Spurgeon, who has been visiting in Indiana, came home Saturday. Miss Spurgeon is a niece of Mrs. J. W. Ruby.
The Geuda Springs base ball club will play the Canal City club here next Thursday afternoon. Game to be called at 2 o
=clock.A. J. Sullivan has again assumed the proprietorship of the Independence News, daily and weekly. The daily is to be discontinued.
The Ft. Smith Daily Tribune reports that Capt. H. B. Barnes, of the steamer,
AKansas Millers,@ has been quite sick for several days, but is fast recovering.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]A. A. Abbott has purchased a half interest in W. G. Miller
=s blacksmith shop. Miller & Abbott is the style of the firm. Both gentlemen are good mechanics.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
C. C. Sollitt has rented a cottage at Geuda Springs and Mrs. Sollitt will go over one day this week to occupy it. She will remain there a month or more trying the effects of the springs.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Jennie Parker, Mollie York, and Martha Taylor, were arrested this morning for running a house of prostitution. Before Judge Bryant they plead guilty and paid the fine of $10 and costs each.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The boomers have commenced arriving in this city. This morning eight covered wagons drove into town having several occupants to each wagon. They camped over in the Jack Oaks.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Pat Franey, this morning, set a large force of hands and teams at work upon the Canal extension. It is to be completed in 30 days and Pat says he will have it done by the specified time.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Mulvane State Bank, of Mulvane, Sumner County, filed its charter yesterday. The directors are William H. Egan, J. N. Trickdy, L. D. Hill, and C. D. Beebe, of Mulvane, Sumner County. The capital stock is $500,000.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The bids were not opened Saturday evening by the building committee of the M. E. Church. The time was extended until this evening, because several contractors did not have their bids ready to put in.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Julius Behrend was recreating in the Territory last week. He speaks in glowing terms of the beautiful Kaw and Pawnee maidens. They are so artless and natural, very simple in attire, and never ruin their health by tight-lacing.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Ery Miller and wife have moved to Conway Springs, Sumner County. Ery has a job there. One cause of his removal from here is that he desired to play with the Wellington base ball club and could not do so unless he was a resident of the same county.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Maj. L. E. Woodin exhibited the mammoth bull-frog of the season. It weighs one pound and four ounces, and measures 19 inches from the head to the tip of the hind leg. It was captured by his son, Lewis, 60 miles down in the Territory. The Major and his pet are equal to a quartette of baso singers.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
We need some new amusement in town now, as the tabernacle has left with Bro. Kinney and his regiment of Salvation soldiers. We wonder if Winfield has not got a few soap men she could sent out to torment her neighboring towns? Winfield against the world for wind, and the Courier to niger with. Burden Eagle.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Cowley County has no competition at present in railroad matters. We have naught but the Santa Fe. The one corporation controls our great county. But we have a chance to introduce a line indirectly opposite to the ones we now have. The K. C. & P. H. is a Missouri Pacific enterprise. We must have competition in railroad rates before we can prosper to any great extent.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Dr. J. T. Shepard, this morning, showed us a small glass tube, about two inches in length, which, he informed us, had been taken from the craw of a chicken that he had killed on Saturday. The glass tube is supposed to have been a part of a medical dropper and was swallowed by the chicken. It appeared as healthy as any other chicken and did not appear to suffer any inconvenience.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Engineering News and American Contract Journal, published at New York City, says, under date of July 3, that
AThe State Line Railroad from Independence, Kansas, to Arkansas City, is making preparations to commence work at once.@By the above notice we know positively that the State Line road is to be built and built immediately. The News would make no note of it unless definite arrangements had been made for its construction.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
We are reliably informed that the Santa Fe company are amassing vast amounts of material at Independence, to be used in the construction of their road across the Indian country and down the Texas
APan Handle,@ and to Ft. Worth, a distance of about 400 miles. This confirms us in our belief that the road running through Peru is to be the main trunk of the Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad.Peru Times.
The C. K. & W. R. R. will come to Arkansas City.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The Winfield Courier of last Wednesday gives its readers two columns of editorial bosh in favor of the C. K. & W. Railroad and against the K. C. & P. H. Railroad. They may cry impossibilities until their lungs are sore, but on the 14th day of August bonds will be voted to the latter road and in six months from that date the keers [?] will make regular trips from Reece to Arkansas City, ignoring the mud-hole and their miserable attempt to defeat the bonds.
Burden Eagle.
[DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE WORD
AKEERS@...???]
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
An Osage boy is stopping with Maj. Miles for a few days. He is on his way home from the Carlisle schools to his agency. A few evenings since, in conversing, the subject of the Indian boys going back to the blanket as soon as they got home from school came up. The Osage boy declared positively he would not put on the blanket again, and on being asked for his reason for not doing so, said:
AI am a Republican.@ Even the poor Lo has begun to distinguish the difference between Republicanism and Democracy.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Saturday morning two tramps applied to W. Ward for work. He didn
=t have any for them; this made them angry and they took their departure, threatening him. Sunday Ward took his team to the Walnut to wash them, and there the same parties made up their mind to lick him. After a war of words, one made at him with an axe. Ward thought it was time to make himself scarce and so came uptown, swore out a warrant, and went down and had them arrested upon the charge of assault. This morning the trial came off before Judge Kreamer; and the prisoners were discharged, the court finding that the evidence adduced was not sufficient to hold them.[NOT SURE IF MONDAY
=S JOTTINGS ENDED AT THIS POINT OR NOT???]
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
As a Liar.
As a liar the Winfield Courier is entitled to the whole bake shop. The article on the Chicago, Kansas & Western, in the daily of the 14th, is a tissue of lies from beginning to end. The facts are that Arkansas City did not go to old man Reece until the businessmen of Burden, who have been looking up a connection with the Missouri Pacific railroad, had the arrangements for the building of the Kansas City & Pan Handle railroad from Reece to the State Line via Arkansas City completed, and suggested to them that they ought to become interested in the movement. The map of Kansas showed at a glance that the building of this road from Reece via Latham & Burden to Arkansas City was almost an air line and would give direct connection with Kansas City and St. Louis via the Missouri Pacific; also that it would be a very easy line built because of the level country through which it runs. Their people then became interested; and the major of Arkansas City, Frank Schiffbauer, and Amos Walton were made directors of the road, it being insisted upon that six of the ten directors should be Missouri Paciffic railroad men, two at Burden and two at Arkansas City.
To show the fallacy of the position of the Courier, we quote as follows.
A
Now any sensible man would decide at once that their Pan Handle road will never be built simply because no man with money would invest in such a wild scheme and no railroad company would expend three millions of dollars to build a road over such a country where the grading would be such a tremendous expense, when there is no prospect that the business of the road will ever pay six percent on one-tenth of the money.@Everyone in Cowley County knows that no easier line to build could be found in Cowley County than the proposed line of the Kansas City & Pan Handle. Here is the milk in the cocoanut.
A
If there was a reasonable probability that this road would be built, Winfield would Abe tooth and toe nail@ for it because it would surely come to Winfield as that it ever reached Silver Creek and because it would be of advantage to the townships along the line.@The Courier admits that if it came to Winfield, it would be an advantage to the townships along the line. Now if the road connects the townships along the line with Kansas City, St. Louis, and the Pan Handle of Texas, it would seem that the said townships can live through it, even though it does miss Winfield. Again, we quote:
A
What inducement would the paltry sum of fifteen to twenty thousand in bonds each from six townships not aggregating $100,000, scarcely $1,000 a mile, be to the building of a hundred miles of such road, costing $20,000 to $30,000 per mile?@Our readers will remember when the Courier, not three years ago, insisted that railroads could be built for $6,000 to $8,000 per mile through Cowley County, and now when the K. C. & P. H. proposes to build for $2,000 per mile, they say it
Aain=t enough money.@It is well known that Winfield
=s scheme is to vote every dollar the different townships can vote so as to tie them up so they can=t vote any assistance to any road that don=t point to Winfield.The Kansas City & Pan Handle road does not ask for the limit the townships can vote; but simply asks for a fair amount and propose to put up the balance themselves and build the road. Another point is that the majority of the directors are Missouri Pacific railroad men, and as is well known, that road has wanted for some time to get into Cowley County to compete with the Santa Fe for our business.
There is no intention on the part of the road to defeat the
D. M. & A., in Sheridan or any other township, but they do propose to build this road, and the friends of this road in Sheridan Township will also vote for the D. M. & A., Winfield to the contrary, notwithstanding. Burden Eagle.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Arkansas City.
At no distant day the city at the confluence of the Arkansas and Walnut Rivers in Cowley County, is destined to become one of the greatest manufacturing cities in the West and will certainly be far ahead of any city in Southern and Western Kansas. Located between the Arkansas and Walnut on the east with a fall of twenty-two feet between the two rivers, the advantages for cheap water power are unlimited. This power is now being utilized to a very limited extent only; but the canal, three miles in length, and at once to be lengthened two miles more, in order to do away with the dam on the Arkansas, affords ample power to run one hundred mills. The fact of the business is, that all the water in the Arkansas can be utilized for this purpose, making it the grandest water power in Kansas.
Arkansas City is also the natural gateway to the Indian Territory and to the Pan-Handle of Texas, making it the most desirable and accessible distributing point for all that vast, rich extension of territory. It is located in the midst of one of the most productive stretches of country in the Great West, capable of furnishing products sufficient to supply the necessities of a little world.
And now it has taken initiatory steps toward a new Era of prosperity. The Kansas City & Pan Handle railroad is reaching out in that direction; and the people of Arkansas City and of the eastern half of Cowley County are reaching out their arms, welcoming it with hospitable hands.
It
=s a glorious country, down there in Cowley County, literally Aoverflowing with milk and honey.@ The Kansas City & Pan Handle wants Arkansas City and the future great manufacturing city of Southern Kansas wants the Pan Handle. Reece Sunflower.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Ned Buntline Dead.
Stamford, New York, July 17. Ed Judson,
ANed Buntline,@ the story writer, died of heart disease at his home here yesterday afternoon. He was 64 years of age. When a boy President VanBuren sent him a commission as midshipman for heroic conduct in rescuing a crew of a boat down by Fulton ferry, which had been lost on east river. His first story was AThe Captain=s Pig,@ published in the Knickerbocker magazine, and under the name of Ned Buntline, in 1838, when in his fifteenth year. This sketch brought notoriety to the writer and fighter, who subsequently received as high as $60,000 a year from the products of his brain and pen. Once under pressure, he wrote a book of 610 pages in sixty-two hours, scarcely sleeping or eating during that time.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Chicago, Kansas & Western R. R. Extension.
Work on the Elinor and El Dorado extension is advancing rapidly, the grading having been completed to the new town of Richards, in Chase County, Kansas. The grading between Douglass and Winfield has been completed, and in a short time solid trains will be running from the interior of Oklahoma by way of Arkansas City and El Dorado, to connect with the Santa Fe at Emporia. On the completion of the line between Arkansas City and Ft. Worth, through trains will be run to Galveston by this route. It is expected that the Santa Fe
=s new outlet to Galveston will be open for traffic within six months.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Chas. Chapel is on the sick list.
J. L. Davis, of Newton, was in the city today prospecting.
Crutchfield Davis & Co., have leased Dr. Z. Carlisle
=s stone quarry.Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Fitzpatrick arrived home from Topeka yesterday.
E. A. Henthorn and R. R. Phelps, railroad magnates of Burden, are in the city today.
May Jackson was arrested yesterday and fined $10 and costs for keeping a bawdy house.
The Queen city base ball club is hankering for another game with the Canal city boys.
Geuda Springs will soon have two railroads--the G. S., C. & W., and the Ft. St. W. & N. W.
Mrs. J. P. Smith kindly remembered us this morning with a dish of Mikado Ice Cream. Thanks.
F. A. Homes, representing the Leavenworth Times, was in the city today in the interests of his paper.
If you want a pony, either wild or broken, call upon Frank McDowell at Smith & Crocker
=s stable this week.Ed. Parish was arrested for disorderly conduct this morning. Before Judge Bryant he plead guilty and was fined $1 and costs.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]C. E. Holcomb, a hardware merchant from Trumbull Co., Ohio, has been in the city a few days as the guest of Deming & Son.
Arkansas City will have three new railroads by January 1, 1887. The K. C. & P. H., the State Line, and the Ft. S. W. & N. W. How we boom.
A. A. Wiley arrived home today. This morning he sent 10 carloads of cattle out from Hunnewell. Mr. Harkness accompanies the shipment.
MARRIED. Yesterday evening at the residence of Mr. Evans in this city, Willis West and Susie Evans were married. Rev. W. H. Cline performed the ceremony.
Mr. A. Traband is closing up his business here and will return to his old home in Illinois. The change is made on account of Mrs. Traband
=s poor health.City Marshal Gray came uptown this morning carrying a double-barreled shot-gun. He is on the war-path for the festive canine. Pay your taxes and save your brute.
The grading between Douglass and Winfield is completed, and the bridges will be finished by November 1, when the steel will close the present gap between the two points.
The new line from Independence is completed to Havana, a distance of fifty miles, and by October 1 the cars will be running to Cedarvale near the west line of Chautauqua County.
The question,
AWhen is it going to rain?@ has been stereotyped by our citizens. The REPUBLICAN is no weather prophet, but perhaps if it don=t rain this week, it will next.For Sale. 1 span, good gentle mules, 1 Buck-board, 1 gentle horse, safe for ladies to ride or drive, 1 pony, gentle, but good traveler. Inquire at this office, must be sold immediately.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The sole and surviving resident of Cale was arrested yesterday for stealing bacon. Cale is one of Winfield
=s offsprings, and should not be depopulated for the Asmall@ crime of stealing bacon.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
A man by the name of Pack, a resident of Cale, packed off a box of bacon without the knowledge of the owner, and is now under arrest. His trial came up this afternoon before Judge Kreamer.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Dr. Kincaid and family, who recently located in this city, leave this afternoon for Cleveland, Ohio, where they will go to mke their future home. The climate did not agree with the health of Mrs. Kincaid.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Graders of the G. S. C. & W. Road are coming into this city to work on the canal extension. A large force of hands are engaged in clearing the stumps and debris from the land along the survey preparatory to the digging of the ditch.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Doc. Patton, of Creswell, says he thinks he is going to have fifteen bushels of wheat to the acre, and had in thirty-five acres; and will have twenty bushels of corn without rain, and fifty with a good rain tonight or tomorrow. Courier.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The Courier is responsible for the following:
AThe cattle shipping season has begun and three thousand head have already been shipped from Cale. The Frisco company have contracted for the transportation of twenty thousand head from that place.@
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Senator Hackney is home from his legal trip to Boston, New York, and Washington. He was absent two weeks and saw a good deal of which can
=t be told. Bill usually stirs something, wherever he goes. Courier.Yes, a cock-tail, just before breakfast.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Henry Harsom was arrested yesterday on the charge of assaulting Jas. Saunders with a file with the intention of killing him. He was brought before Judge Kreamer and put under bond to appear for trial this afternoon. Both parties reside several miles northeast of the city.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
This morning the surveying corps of the Ft. Smith & Wellington road began running the line from Geuda Springs, northwest through Sumner County. Grading and track-laying will begin as soon as the final survey is made. Jas. Hill, of this city, has the contract for building the road from here across the state of Kansas.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
E. M. Hewins, of Cedarvale, arrived in the city today. He informed a REPUBLICAN representative that Cedarvale would soon have two railroads. The C. K. & W. has the grade thrown up within two miles of Cedarvale and the C. M. & A. to Sedan. The surveyors of both companies are located at Cedarvale. Which way from there they are intending to head, Mr. Hewins was unable to state.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]MARRIED. This morning Judge W. D. Kreamer united in marriage John Roe and Sallie Doe, real names unknown, both of this city. The groom was 22 years old and the bride 18. The couple were accompanied by the parents of one of the contracting parties. To us this looks like preparations are being made for more Roe
=s in police court. The license contained the above names, but it is supposed that the marrige is to be kept secret.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
S. H. Myton, of Winfield, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Myton was awe-struck with the evidence of the great prosperity existing in Arkansas City; and the remark,
AIt is no use talking boys, you have got the best town of the two,@ which he let fall to several of our citizens came direct from the heart. Mr. Myton is one of the most prominent implement dealers in the Southwest, and his opinion publicly expressed of Arkansas City is to be valued.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
We clip the following deservedly complimentary notice of one of the Ft. Scott Wichita and Western
=s most able and energetic officials from the Wichita Eagle.A
Mr. Joseph H. Richards, the general solicitor of the Ft. Scott & Wichita railroad, and of the Wichita & Colorado, or Eagle Line, was at the late meeting of the directors elected first vice-president of each of these corporations. The promotion is not only deserved upon his part, but a wise one for the companies. The J. H. Richards referred to in the above is one of the most prominent members of the Kansas City & Pan Handle.@
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
T. M. Layne gladdened the hearts of the boys in the REPUBLICAN office this morning. He brought a mammoth Mountain Sweet watermelon in for us to test. It was delicious; the best we have tasted this season. Mr. Layne tells us that his watermelon crop is not as great this year as last. And, then, too, the boys are paying nocturnal visits to his patch and destroying a great many. Saturday night eleven green ones were cut open by the pilferers in their search for ripe melons; last night ten. The perpetrators of such outrages as these should be punished by law, if they should be apprehended.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Miss E. Grosscup is reported sick.
Mrs. Ed. Gage was taken sick this morning.
A very slight rainfall occurred today at noon.
H. D. Loy and wife have returned from their visit to Augusta.
David Anderson, of Springfield, Illinois, is in the city looking up a location.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]J. L. Howard & Co., have their real estate office in the upstairs of Central block.
The Frisco depot has put in seats and new office furniture in the waiting room.
Mrs. I. T. Miller returned from Chicago yesterday and reports a very pleasant visit.
Frank Waldo came up from W. S. Decker
=s store down at Ponca last evening. He will return Friday.Jas. Douglass, of the Delmonico Hotel at Winfield, has assumed the landlordship of the Monumental Hotel.
E. G. Oldroyd, of Shreve, Ohio, who has been visiting his brother here since April, left for his home today.
Tomorrow and next day Cowley County Sunday School Convention is to be held. Everybody invited to attend.
Cooper & Son have opened up a paint shop in the frame building west of Bittle block. Carriage painting a specialty.
Mrs. E. N. Andrews, accompanied by her mother, both of Wellington, are visiting in the city, the guests of Sept. Andrews.
E. F. Shindel hs leased the bakery of Dr. Z. Carlisle on 5th Avenue and has begun dealing out daily bread to his patrons.
One of the most beautiful serenades to which we have ever been treated was that of last night. The music was splendid.
J. W. Rike arrived home last evening from Ohio, where he had been called several days since to attend the funeral of his mother.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Santa Fe railroad grade is thrown up to about 12 miles south of Willow Springs.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Jas. Saunders, who was up for assaulting Henry Hanson, was fined $10 and costs by Judge Kreamer. James paid up without a murmur.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
L. M. Dailey and family, in company with Jacob Bumgardner, a merchant of Bluffton, Indiana, went to the Territory this morning on a pleasure trip.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Lieutenant-Governor Riddle has begun the publication at Minneapolis, of the
ASprig of Myrtle,@ a paper devoted to the Knights of Pythias order.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Rev. T. W. Woodrow took his departure yesterday for other fields of labor. He preached several very interesting sermons to audiences in this city.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Johnnie Patton has purchased a half interest in the City Bakery. The firm is now Gould & Patton. The REPUBLICAN wishes the new firm success.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The city council of Strong City, Chase County, has levied a tax of $180 per year on all druggists selling liquor under a probate judge
=s permit.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The contract for the M. E. Parsonage was let yesterday evening by the committee. It was awarded to J. D. Gunter. The contract price was $1,872.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
R. P. Miller and family, who have been visiting in the city for several days, return to their Illinois home tomorrow. They were delighted with Arkansas City.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
BIRTH. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allen of Creswell Township, Tuesday morning, a nine-and-a-half pound girl. Parents and babe are doing well and all parties concerned happy and contented.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The report reaches us that Gus Lendo was robbed of $35, between Ponca Agency and Willow Springs, Monday night. He was held up by three highway men, who took charge of his chattels.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Will Moore came in from Liberty Township this morning. He informs us that Winfield is making strenuous efforts to have the bonds voted to the C. K. & W. Road in that township, but the people are favorable to the Kansas City & Pan Handle.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
J. T. Cameron, of Lemi Springs, Iowa, arrived in the city today on the noon train. Mr. Cameron is prospecting, and is greatly pleased with his first sight of Arkansas City. He is a friend of the families of A. D. Prescott and S. S. Lambert.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The Mud-hole Visitor says the base ball club of that village sent the Canal City club a challenge to play ball Monday, which was accepted by our boys. We wish to inform the Visitor it is off. Our boys never received a challenge. If they had, they would have been on hand.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The jolly, fat Mine Host Brubaker, of the Monumental, has gone. He leaves many creditors behind to mourn their losses. The name
AMonumental@ was well applied to Brubaker and his outfit. He was the monumental liar of the city; he was a man of monumental cheek. He was the biggest monumental fraud that ever stuck this part of Kansas.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
DIED. Tuesday evening a mistake was made in administering medicine to the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Stringer, who reside seven miles up the Walnut. A big dose of potash was given him. He died this morning at 5 o
=clock in great agony. The remains were buried this afternoon. The accident was most unfortunate, as the child was only two years of age.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Jacob Bumgardner, of Bluffton, Indiana, is the guest of his former townsman, S. M. Dailey. Mr. Baumgardner is in the employ of H. C. Arnold & Co., of Bluffton, an extensive mercantile house, and comes west with an eye to business. He is so well pleased with our city, as compared with other Kansas towns he has visited, that he contemplates locating here in the near future.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The Winfield Courier says J. H. Richards, who is connected with the Kansas City & Pan Handle road, is not the vice-president of the Ft. Scott & Wichita road. When the Courier makes that statement, it willfully prevaricates. To prove that Mr. Richards is what we say he is, we refer our readers to the item in Tuesday
=s daily, taken from the Wichita Eagle.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Sheriff McIntire purchased of M. M. Scott, today, his blooded sorrel mare,
AFlying Eagle,@ for the neat sum of $10.50. George will probably enter her at the fall races and down anything from A. C. Flying Eagle is 15 hands high, very thin, with a dude eye, nimble as a cat, moves freely, and has done effective service for her country. George will use her for long and hard trips in order to save his other horses. Courier.[ARTICLE DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME...M. M. SCOTT?? HORSE COST ONLY $10.50...???]
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
A. A. Robinson, Chief Engineer and Vice-President of the Santa Fe road, has just returned to Topeka from an overland trip from Arkansas City to Gainesville, Texas, over the proposed route of the extension now being built through the Indian Territory. He says the line will run nearly due south from Arkansas City, crossing Deep Fork at its head, passing forty miles east of Reno, near Kickapootown on the North Canadian, and through Ft. Arbuckle to Washita River at Old Kickapootown, and thence directly south to Gainesville. He reports the route an excellent one and the country rich and well wooded and watered. Cedarvale Star.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Twenty-five years ago today the Federal and Confederate armies met at Bull Run. There was fought the first great battle of the rebellion. The Union army, commanded by Gen. Irwin McDowell, was defeated by the Confederate troops, under the command of Gen. Beauregard. Over 1,500 boys in blue fell upon the battlefield and 1,500 were taken prisoners. It was there that Jackson stood like a stonewall and got the name of Stonewall Jackson. The battle was fought on the south bank of Bull Run, about thirty-three miles southeast of Washington, and one mile north of Manasas Junction, a small town on the Alexandria railroad. The Confederate authorities called this action the
ABattle of Manasas.@
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Mrs. J. M. Wilson is suffering from an attack of malaria.
BIRTH. Born to J. M. Creger and wife, a boy, this morning.
J. R. Rogers was fined $7 and costs last evening by Judge Bryant for being intoxicated and disorderly.
Reports reach us that Geuda Springs and vicinity west had a splendid rainfall yesterday about noon.
Dr. Brubaker has been around setting up the debts of his brother, John Brubaker, at 50 cents on the dollar.
I. D. Wanner of Dayton, Ohio, has purchased S. P. Gould
=s interest in the City Bakery. Mr. Wanner is a relative of John Landes.Geo. Howard recovered sufficiently from his attack of sickness to go down in the Territory to attend to the branding of his cattle this morning.
Harry Hill was arrested this afternoon for disorderly conduct. Acting police judge Kreamer fined him $10 and costs; total $14. He paid.
Geo. Druit has purchased the fixtures of Adam Traband
=s establishment and has intentions of opening another lunch counter in the room where Mr. Traband=s cigar store now is.S. P. Gould and Mrs. Nannie Shadden are leaving this morning for a short visit back in Illinois among friends and relatives. Mrs.
A. C. Gould will fill Mrs. Shadden
=s position at Chilocco Schools during her absence.The city council of Galena, Cherokee County, has passed an ordinance taxing drug stores that have a permit to seel intoxicating liquors $300 per year. Drug stores without a permit will pay a city license of $5.
The Courier tells us Sam H. Myton says the REPUBLICAN lied when it published his remark that Arkansas City was the best town of the two. We don
=t believe that Mr. Myton says what the Courier says he does, but he did say what the REPUBLICAN says he did. The Courier is the falsifier.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Robt. Smith, a wealthy gentleman of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, has been in the city for several days, seeking investments in real estate and looking up a location. He made an offer on several pieces of property, and then went over to Wellington to pay a visit to some friends. He will return to this city the first of next week.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The Democrats of the city held their primaries Tuesday. From the first ward W. J. Gray and M. W. Hoover were selected delegates. From the second ward, Thos. Braggins and Jos. Finkleberg. From the third ward, A. D. Prescott and C. G. Thompson. From the fourth ward, Jos. Knowlton and C. T. Thurston. At large: T. McIntire, John Love, and Ed. C. Gage.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
We are sorry to see Dexter take it so much to heart, especially the building of the Pan-Handle Road through Harvey, Silver Creek, Sheridan and Liberty to A. C. People that live in glass houses should be careful how they throw stones, and they must remember that chickens will come home to roost. Burden Enterprise.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe company has placed an order for 10,000 tons of steel rails with the Cambria Iron Company. These rails are to be used in extending the road from Paris to Dallas, Texas. The new branch is to be called the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe road. The order is to be filled as rapidly as possible for the work is to be rushed right ahead.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Frank C. Deering rode a pony over into the grove across the canal Tuesday evening and hitched to a tree by the bridle rein. While he was away the animal kept winding around the tree until the rein was all wound up; then it became frightened and began to pull backward with all of its force. The consequence was, the pony twisted his lower jaw until the bones were all broken. Yesterday it was shot to relieve its misery. The value of the pony was about $25.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Danks Bros., have undoubtedly the best equipped machine shop in Southern Kansas. They have put in two new machines: a nut and bolt machine and a large size power press drill, manufactured by McFarlin & Nottingham, Cincinnati, Ohio. They are now repairing two engines from Winfield, the owners of which say the Winfield shop is no good. A first-class machine shop that employs a dozen men is better than a roundhouse with 76 stalls--all on paper.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The crossing on the Geuda Springs & Caldwell road, just west of the Arkansas River bridge, is sadly in need of repair. This morning F. Heisinger, U. S. Mail carrier between this city and Geuda, was coming in, and in driving across the wheels of the hack were caught in the ruts, breaking it so badly that it had to be hauled in. No one was injured. The attention of the railroad company is called to this crossing and we hope they will repair it before further damage is done to travelers.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Ed. Lindsey and Willie Lewis (colored) were brought down from the Winfield jail yesterday by Sheriff McIntire for their preliminary examination before Judge Lindsay. Ed. Lindsey was arrested a few days ago for cutting open a grip in the Nickle Plate Restaurant and stealing $10. He pleaded
Anot guilty,@ but the court thought from the evidence that he was guilty, and sentenced him to lay in jail and to pay the costs of the action. Willie Lewis was up for breaking into Wm. McDowell=s trunk in the Occidental Hotel and stealing a watch and revolver. The Judge bound him over in the sum of $500 to appear for trial in the district court. Both were returned to jail last evening.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Hackney, Siverd, and Asp are telling it about Winfield that if Ed. Greer is not returned to the legislature this fall, The Santa Fe company will not put its machine shops in Winfield. Good Lord! We thought Winfield had already secured those machine shops, and that the Santa Fe had paid therefor the sum of $22,500. If Arkansas City had only known sooner that this question was not settled, our people might have been working to secure these shops. Either Hackney and his detestable crowd have been lying all these weeks, or they are lying now. It strikes us, however, that this puts a rather comical face on Winfield
=s pretentions, and will have very little weight with solid thinking people.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Last night there was great revelry in police court. D. H. Millis had been brought in before Judge Bryant because he did not clean up the trash on his premises as he was ordered to do by the city. His two sons were also brought before
Ahis Honor@ because they had pummeled the son of old man Gabel. Judge Sumner was employed by the defense and Judge Kreamer was for the State. The first named Judge was in one of his Ahappy moods,@ and did effective talking for his clients. The case was about half done grinding when all parties began to Arow,@ and the marshal had to rush in and separate the would-be combatants. Finally, the cases were disposed of as follows. The two Millis boys were found guilty and fined $1 and $4, respectively, and costs. They paid. The trial of Mr. Millis was continued until next Wednesday.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
[JOTTINGS...FROM FRIDAY
=S DAILY.]Mrs. E. E. Meeker is indisposed this week.
W. E. Moore has gone over to Independence on a visit.
Wall paper at cost at Mowry & Sollitt for the next 60 days.
Arthur Ames is convalescing from his attack of diptheria.
Mrs. C. C. Sollitt went to Geuda yesterday to be gone a month or more.
Furniture at cost until the first of August at WOLFE & ROGERS.
Bob Howe had been over from Maple City for a couple of days trying to get cool.
DIED. The infant child of G. W. Kindig and wife of cholera infantum. The funeral occurred today.
Fine lot of Bureaus and Lounges at greatly reduced prices to close out. WOLFE & ROGERS.
Joe Smith, formerly with Kroenert & Austin, is now with Geo. E. Hasie & Co., where he will be glad to see all his old friends.
D. L. Means is having the front window of his implement establishment decorated with signs.
You can get more meat for the money at the City Meat Market than at any place in the city.
Work has begun on the new M. E. Parsonage and it will be pushed to an early completion.
If you want to loan money on business houses or resident houses, call on M. Rosenstein for rates at the Leland Hotel.
A large force of Santa Fe graders arrived yesterday from Hutchinson. They are stopping in the city awaiting orders from headquarters.
Will R. Stivers, representing the Farmers
= Loan & Trust company, of Anthony, was in the city today attending to business matters.T. G. Laros is in the city canvassing for key checks and umbrella plates with your name engraved on them. Get a plate for your umbrella.
The cracker factory building is nearing completion. The floor is being laid and the windows put in. It will soon be ready to receive the machinery.
Geo. Endicott presented the REPUBLICAN with a mammoth watermelon yesterday. It was elegant and we will be George
=s friend the remainder of life.Senator John Sherman
=s wife stays at home during busy seasons and superintends their farm while her husband is engaged in public duties at Washington.A gang of railroaders came in a few days since and have pitched their camp down by the Santa Fe depot. Where they will be put to work, we are unable to say.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
[MORE JOTTINGS...FROM FRIDAY
=S DAILY.]Dan Bunnell has sold his Silverdale farm of 230 acres to Drury Warren. The consideration was $7,910 for farm and Dan
=s interest in the crop. Dan will probably move to the city for a time.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
[MORE JOTTINGS...FROM FRIDAY
=S DAILY.]Wanted. To exchange 80 acres coal land, one-half mile from Scranton, Osage County, Kansas, for Arkansas City property. Apply for two days at Leland Hotel or address J. W. Edgar, Carbondale, Kansas.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The cheering news of copious showers in western and central Kansas this week will refresh the pastures and help out the corn a great deal. Stockmen generally will be benefited with the farmers.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
There will be a meeting of the base ball players of the city next Monday evening at Sam McNulty
=s room over Atwood=s Grocery, for the purpose of effecting a base ball organization. All lovers of the game are invited to be in attendance.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The contract for building the Fort Smith, Wellington and Northwestern railroad has been let to Hill, Mason & Co., of Arkansas City; and work commenced Tuesday. The work will be vigorously pushed and the line completed to Clearwater before Christmas.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Notwithstanding the very hot weather, the new Baptist pastor seems to hold his grip on the people as large congregations attend every service. On next Sunday evening he will deliver a discourse on
AJurymen as an Element of Power for Good or Evil in Society.@ Services begin immediately after second ringing of bell.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Messrs. Kimball Bros., of New York City, have been stopping in the city for a few days, prospecting and looking this portion of the country over. They are affable gentlemen and are of the firm of Austin, Kimball & Co., New York. The REPUBLICAN goes to their address to keep them posted on the future events happening in the city.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
The game of ball between the Geuda Springs and Canal City club yesterday afternoon was a one-sided affair in favor of the last named club. The score was 26 to 8 in favor of the Canal City club. The game reminded us quite forcibly of an old tom cat playing with a mouse. It would be real nice if some club would come along that could give our boys a closely contested game.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
This afternoon Tom Corline was arrested for assaulting Jas. Hedley and robbing him. The deed was perpetrated in the rear of the Occidental Hotel, shortly after dinner. Corline attacked Hedley and struck him with his fist, knocking him over a pile of wood and breaking his collar bone. He, then, it is said, removed what money Hedley had on his person. Marshal Gray arrested Corline and took him before Judge Bryant, where he answered three charges: disturbing the peace, drunkenness, and fighting. He was fined $5 and costs upon each charge. Not having the money to pay the fine, he was committed to jail. When he was arrested Marshal Gray found some $2.50 on him. Hedley is a stone cutter. Corline is a laborer and has been working on the various buildings going up in the city. He will be arrested upon state warrant for highway robbery.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
[MORE JOTTINGS...FROM FRIDAY
=S DAILY.]Certain Winfield parties are telling it around in Liberty and Pleasant Valley Townships that Ike Harkleroad, while in Winfield recently, said he felt like hiring some Winfield man to kick himself out of the country because he supported the State Line road and that he was confident now that the road would never be constructed. Ike was in to see the REPUBLICAN yesterday, and he was about as wrathy as a man could be. He desires us to say that the men who are peddling the above saying as coming from him are liars, and that he is as certain that the State Line road will be built as that the Sun rises in the east. Ike further said that he was going to Winfield to look up the originators of the lie and make them swallow it if he had to choke down them. And Ike meant what he said.
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Probably as outrageous a deed as could be perpetrated was that done by Dr. Holland and H. C. Scroggs, of Geuda Springs. About dusk yesterday evening Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Hess were out driving and just as they arrived at the crossing of 4th Avenue and Summit Street, along came the above named intoxicated individuals, driving at a rapid gait, and ran the front wheel of their buggy into the hind wheel of Mr. Hess
=s carrige. In attempting to turn their horse and buggy, Holland and Scroggs upset the vehicle with which they collided. Mr. and Mrs. Hess were thrown out, the latter receiving a bad bruise on the shoulder, a sprained arm, and a severe wrench of one of her lower limbs. Mr. Hess was uninjured and as quickly as possible conveyed his wife home and summoned a physician. She was carefully attended and at the present writing is reported improving. Holland and Scroggs had no sooner done the deed than they made a break to get out of town and an exciting chase ensued between them and Marshal Gray and Johnnie Breene in Ware & Pickering=s delivery wagon. They were chased down Summit Street to 7th Avenue, when they turned and ran down the alley between 6th Street and Summit, until they arrived at the rear of the Central Avenue Hotel. Here they were overtaken and arrested. Before Judge Bryant they were fined $10 and costs for disturbing the peace. They paid up immediately, highly elated to think they had gotten out of their difficulty so easily. But their hilarity was cut short, for they were arrested again with a state warrant upon the same charges. They were taken before Judge Kreamer, but that gentleman refused to allow them out on bond, so they were placed in custody until this afternoon. When the case came up, Scroggs plead guilty and was fined $20 and costs, total $48. He paid up. Holland stood trial and was fined $10 and costs. He proved that he had nothing to do with the accident, except that he was in the buggy riding with Scroggs.[BELIEVE THIS CONCLUDES FRIDAY
=S DAILY JOTTINGS.]
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
THE GREAT SPECIALIST.
Wonderful Cures Affected by a Physician Who Knows His Business.
There is no use in talking. Dr. Hazelton, the Specialist, cannot be surpassed in his profession. With fifty years experience in every part of the United States and across the ocean, and with the unparalleled success attending him wherever he goes, his reputation stands as a beacon light far above those who call themselves his peers.
DR. HAZELTON
came to Wichita a stranger to most of the people here, though his testimonials were of the best, and from some of the leading men and women of the country; and already those afflicted know his worth. His cures have been marvelous, and are beyond the comprehension of skeptics. He stands on his own merits, and the wonderful cures he has affected here in our midst ought to be enough to convince the most
Adyed in the wool@ unbelievers that he understands his business, and that when he undertakes to cure a case, he will do it in spite of all opposition.We could cite a number of cases given up by physicians as incurable, which he has taken hold of and cured and without keeping his patient under his care for an indefinite length of time for the purpose of getting as much money out of him as possible. He tells his patients in plain English whether or not they can be cured and if they can, goes to work and puts them on their feet without anymore words about it.
As we have before intimated, there is no use in talking. If a cure can be affected, Dr. Hazelton will do it, and with as little cost to the patient as possible. Wichita (Kan.) Daily Eagle, August 3, 1884.
[NOTE: 1884...CALLED HIM DR. HAZELTON...NEXT ITEM HAZLETON.]
Arkansas City Republican, July 24, 1886.
Honor to Whom Honor is Due.
There is no use talking, but the eminent Specialist, Dr. F. Q. Hazleton, who has been in our city for the past two months, is meeting with greater success than any doctor we have ever heard of. Coming here about two months ago he made known to our people that he could cure all kinds of chronic diseases and would guarantee a cure in all cases taken by him. About the first one to call on the Doctor was our friend, Johnnie Brown. It is a well known fact that he has been very deaf for the past ten years and that he has tried a great many doctors and spent a good deal of money for all kinds of catarrh cures and did not get any better; but on the contrary, continued to get worse. It is not to be wondered at, that when the Doctor told him he would have him so he could hear common conversation in 60 days, he shook his head and said he did not believe it could be done. But it has been done, and today you can step up to him and in an ordinary tone of voice speak to him and he will answer you. No wonder he has a broad smile on his face. If we had gone through what he has and been as near out of the world as he was, we would smile too, and think Dr. Hazleton the most wonderful doctor on the earth. Johnnie expects to be kept under treatment for about four months yet before he is completely cured. Mr. Brown informs us that he has gained 18 lbs. in flesh since he commenced treatment, and has not felt so well in ten years as he does now.
A reporter of the REPUBLICAN called on the Doctor at his rooms in the Central Avenue Hotel, on last Saturday, to hear Jacob Markley tell his wonderful experience with the Doctor. Mr. Markley said:
ATwo weeks ago my leg was so painful and was swelled so badly that I came to the city expecting to have it taken off; but hearing of Dr. Hazleton, concluded to go and see him. After examination the Doctor said he could save my life and also my leg. He immediately went to work and in a few minutes, took from my leg about a gallon of water. The leg immediately became easy and now I am able to walk all over the town, and a much happier man would be hard to find. When I first saw the Doctor, my head was swelled about twice its natural size, my eyes were almost closed, and my skin was covered with sores. The swelling and sores are now gone and my eyes are as good as ever.@ Mr. Markley is keeping a store at Cale and stands ready to take an oath to the truth of the above. There is no doubt in the mind of the writer that Dr. Hazleton is the most successful physician that ever came to this state and we would advise all afflicted with chronic diseases to go and see him. If he can cure you, he will tell you so; if not, he will honestly tell you he can do you no good. The Doctor refers, by permission to the following persons, who have been treated by him and can furnish the names of hundreds of others, if needed.John W. Brown, Mrs. S. M. Bristow, Mrs. S. D. Callison, Miss Maggie Copeland, M. Greenabaum and wife, Mrs. Geo. Haysel, Geo. Hunt, Mrs. I. T. James, Jas. Kendreck, Miss Rettie Kirkpatrick, John Linton, Mr. Pollock, B. W. Radcliffe and wife, C. T. Sifferd, Mrs. G. T. Sifferd, Ed. E. Rogers, Miss Bertha Utley, S. P. Ward of Geuda, Mrs. Maggie Wesley of Winfield, A. L. Hale, Mrs. Geo. P. Martin, F. A. McManes, Jacob Markley, and L. Small.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Railroad Remarks.
When the propositions were submitted to Cedar, Spring Creek, and Liberty Townships last spring, the submission was fully authorized; and if the bonds had been carried, the road would have been built over the route therein marked out, let it cost what it would. Since then by cursory inspection of the ground, they've learned more about the topography of the southeast townships in this county, than the route marked out, especially that part through Cedar Township, which would have been tremendously expensive, so expensive that it would have been far better for the company to have selected it after a careful survey of their engineers and built the road without bonds than to have built over that route and receive all the bonds proposed. So the defeat of these bonds was a kind of relief to them as it gave them a chance to first select their own route by actual survey before submitting propositions for bonds again. Winfield Courier.
The remark preceding the above would lead the casual reader to believe that the Courier was attempting to say that the I. & S. W. Company authorized the submission of the propositions in Liberty, Cedar, and Spring Creek Townships. That journal does not say so although it endeavors to hold out that this is what it is trying to say. The REPUBLICAN happens to know the I. & S. W. Company, or the C. K. & W. Co., as it is now, never authorized the submission of those propositions, although they may have been fully
Aauthorized;@ but it was by someone else. If the bonds had been carried, the road would never have been constructed by the above mentioned company because the route was impracticable for it, and, as the Courier truthfully states, would have been Atremendously expensive.@ We reproduce the above clipping principally to bear us out in the assertion in yesterday=s daily that the Missouri Pacific would never build the D. M. & A. Road to Winfield via Dexter. We stated that the surveyors had twice run the line and each time reported that to build it would be tremendously expensive, costing as much as $30,000 per mile, and that it would be cheaper to build the line the route they desire without bonds than with the bonds the route they do not desire.We hope the Dexter Eye will make a note of this. When the Courier and the surveyors both make the same report, there must be some truth in it. By this, it will be seen that Dexter has pulled with the wrong parties this time to secure a railroad.
Concluding we would say that we know the defeat of the propositions in Cedar, Liberty, and Spring Creek Townships was a relief to the Santa Fe or I. & S. W. Company. Simply because the company would have to antagonize Winfield by not accepting the bonds and no company wants to antagonize a town of any proportions without a just cause.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The Courier and the Visitor are both very much exercised because of the C. K. & W. propositions being withdrawn in Liberty, Dexter, and Otter Townships, and are trying so hard to explain why it was so. Both journals send up bitter wails. Yesterday we gave the Visitor
=s explanation. Today we present the Courier=s. Our readers will be surprised by the announcement of the withdrawal of the C. K. & W. propositions from the townships of Liberty, Dexter, and Otter, and there will be a disposition to kick somebody as having exceeded his authority in calling those elections. Now we do not understand how the mistake occurred, but we feel certain that the party who acted in the matter believed and had reason to believe that he was authorized to proceed as he did. Being anxious to have the road built as soon as possible, he may have mistaken the discussion of the details of the matter for instructions to proceed at once.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Yesterday afternoon between 5 and 6 o
=clock, J. F. Price was injured very badly by a team running over him. The accident occurred on Summit Street in front of the National Bank. Mr. Price is nearly deaf; and as he was passing along the crossing, could not hear the approach of the vehicle. The horses struck Mr. Price squarely, knocking him down and trampling him. His thigh bone and side were injured, and it is feared there are internal injuries which may prove serious. The injured man was picked up by his friends and conveyed home, where he is under the care of a physician, Dr. C. R. Fowler. The occupants of the buggy were women and they were driving in a trot. When they knocked Mr. Price down, they never stopped but drove on. Parties who witnessed the accident did not recognize them.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Burglars entered the residence of J. M. Grove and C. M. Scott last night. At the former home they obtained $14.75 in money and a pair of pants. At the latter they obtained only $1.75 in money. Money appeared to be all they were after, as they left all jewelry alone. At both houses an entrance was effected through the window by cutting the screen. C. M. Scott informs us that the burglar got the worst of the bargain at his house, and that he should have known better than to have entered an ex-newspaper man
=s residence. No clue has been obtained as to who committed the deed.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Winfield, Beaver Township, and Geuda Springs have combined to build an independent railroad from the first named place, through the second, to the third. The charter will be filed in a few days. The directors for the first year are L. F. Johnson, J. H. Watts, J. W. Browning, of Beaver Township; Chas. G. Furry and C. R. Mitchell, Geuda Springs; and P. H. Albright, S. H. Myton, J. E. Conklin, J. R. Clark, and J. L. M. Hill of Winfield. A glance at the directorship shows the standing of the company.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Yesterday, according to the Winfield papers, the deed for the 157 acres of land to the treasurer of the A. T. & S. F. Railway company, E. Wilder, was filed for record. This land, it is claimed, is for the machine shops of the Santa Fe. Perhaps it is and perhaps it is not. In our opinion, it is the latter. At any rate we shall see what we shall see--namely, that Winfield has no assurance of the shops, roundhouses, etc.; not even a water tank.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Strayed. A spotted cow, about six years old, branded with the Diamond Tail brand on side. Anyone furnishing information leading to her recovery will be amply rewarded.
BOWER & WOOD.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
For Sale or Trade: a 14 inch Cassiday plow, good as new.
W. D. FURRY,
5 Miles Northwest of City.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
[JOTTINGS FROM SATURDAY
=S DAILY.]Mrs. S. B. Scott is reported sick.
J. Kirkpatrick, of Kirk, Illinois, is visiting relatives in the city. He will return next week.
John Bates, a cowboy from Osage Agency, is quite sick at the Occidental with an attack of fever.
W. P. LeShure, of Springfield, Massachusetts, is visiting in the city, a guest of Rev. J. O. Campbell. He is a cousin of Mrs. Campbell.
The Central Avenue Hotel is being repaired and remodelled.
A. E. Kirkpatrick, the landlord, believes in having his house fixed up in
AApple-pie order.@Rev. J. P. Witt will preach tomorrow at the Christian Church. His subjects will be: At 11 a.m.:
AThe Scriptural Theory of Salvation.@ At 8:30 p.m.: APunishment of the wicked.@ All are invited to attend.One of our citizens received a dispatch this morning from a friend who is visiting in Colorado, stating that the Arkansas River there was higher than it was ever known to be before. It is due to the local rains.
Hon. Jacob Stotler, having sold his interest in the Wellington Press to A. L. Runyan, goes to Emporia to take charge of a new daily paper started by a syndicate of Emporia capitalists, who are dissatisfied with both the Republican and News.
The Canal City Ball Club is in receipt of a challenge from the Emporia nine to play a series of games. Owing to the fact that we have no fenced grounds, the challenge will not be accepted unless our boys go to Emporia.
TO BE MARRIED. We are informed that tomorrow night Miss Elsie Obenchain will be united in marriage at Parsons, to a gentleman who is a member of the legal profession. Miss Obenchain was formerly a teacher in our public schools. The REPUBLICAN congratulates.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
[MORE JOTTINGS...FROM SATURDAY
=S DAILY.]Dr. Holland, the Geuda Springs man, took an appeal of his case from Judge Kreamer
=s court. He filed his bond late yesterday afternoon. But a few minutes later, he was arrested with a state warrant for drunkenness. He gave bond in the sum of $100 for his appearance for trial next Monday.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Last night and this morning there was a copious fall of rain. It fell steadily for about six hours and was just the kind of a rain to do the crops a vast amount of good. The wind did not blow and the rain came down steadily but not heavily. It was a fine rain and everybody is rejoicing accordingly.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
[MORE JOTTINGS...FROM SATURDAY
=S DAILY.]There was a town--its name was Perhaps, on a sandhill down by the river. It got up a boom, then took a relapse, which is making the sandhillers shiver. Visitor.
Then the ducks of the
ADuck Pond@ did gravely convene: AThat we should be downed, God forbid! Perhaps we can get up a boom, too,@ quoth they, Aand perhaps we shall fail@--and they did!
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Beck, who was recently appointed by the Mayor to see that the dirty people clean up and and canine owners pay their taxes, is showing great zeal in the execution of the latter portion of his commission. Approaching Geo. Ford, he demanded that if he owned a dog, he should pay the tax on the animal immediately or suffer the consequence. Ford refused, and no alternative being left, Beck had to arrest him. Before Judge Kreamer Ford was proven to be the owner of a dog--but lo, it was a prairie dog. Beck is now paying the costs of the action in cigars. Prairie dogs are exempt from taxes.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The REPUBLICAN is a rattling good paper--an enthusiastic champion of its home and its home people; but the enthusiasm runs rampant sometimes. The habit, everytime a prominent Winfield man goes down to A. C., of quoting him of gloriously praising A. C., and giving it the palm over the capital, is too thin--lies that won
=t wash, with anybody. Stick to the facts--if you haven=t got many. Sam Myton didn=t talk to a man in A. C. when he came through, and the REPUBLICAN knew it when it maliciously wrote that squib. Courier.Oh, yes, Mr. Myton did say just what we said he did. We bear no malice against Winfield--too small an object, you know.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The Frisco Outlet.
The St. Louis and San Francisco has fully concluded the arrangement for a Pacific coast outlet, giving a through line to the Gulf at Galveston, Texas. The Frisco, which is working with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, has joint control of the Atlantic and Pacific outlet to the Pacific ocean, and when the line from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Paris, Texas, contracts for which were recently let, is completed striking the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, lately acquired by the Atchison, the direct route to Galveston will be perfected. This will give St. Louis another direct and short route into Texas territory. Globe-Democrat.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Arkansas City
=s Weather Report.A
Hot! Hot! Did you say?@ The REPUBLICAN reporter was just settling comfortably into the barber=s chair this morning as the above ejaculation from a remote corner attracted his attention. He quietly slipped a nickle into the barber=s paw, with a hint to keep his mouth shut, and turned his reportorial ear in the direction of the aforesaid corner. Two parties were discussing the subject of the heat in southern Kansas. One, a tenderfoot right from Canada, was complaining about the high altitude of the thermometrical mercury and had ventured the suggestion that it was hot. His companion was an acclimated citizen, whose only claim on our glorious free institutions consisted in the fact that he occasionally deposited liberal fines in the city treasury and paid tax on three worthless canines. He immediately entered upon an elaborate elucidation of the question of temperature to the ready-to-be-initiated newcomer.A
Hot! You don=t mean to insinuate that this caloric condition of the atmosphere is uncomfortable? Why, pard, we fellers what is used to it count this a tol=able cool day--in fact, really chilly. You oughter jist abin around this >ere sand hill last week. I reckon your taller would abin so completely fried as to be no >count, even fur soap grease. Darn my fool soul, if the sun=s heat didn=t rip one end uv a green sheetin= board offen the roof uv the cracker fact=ry, doubled it over, an= pulled the nails cleam thro= the board, heads an= all. Large pavin= rocks curled up like melon rinds. Where the sun had a clean sweep at the rear of the brick an= stone buildins, the walls >spanded so=s to h=ist up the roof and pitched it to=ards the street. Our ice men had to handle last winter=s solidified Walnut River fruit with tongs and gloves, the chunks was so hot. Every thermometer was tetol=ly wrecked, cept a few what was lowered inter deep wells for preservation. Even the merc=ry in some on >em clim up the well rope an= >vaporated. It gin a man an= two boys a right smart tussle to ketch a decent breath. Railroad firemen had to pack their fire boxes with ice an= fan the steam gauge to keep down the pressure. On Friday the 2:15 Santa Fe train struck a cut up north here a short ways, jist as the wind went down a bit, an= >pon my word, the heat jist swelled them >ere rails that shoved the whole track an= train a mile clean tuther side uv the secon= station north afore the engineer could sock on the air-brakes.@The fellow halted to take breah and his victim was about to ask how it was possible for a human being to survive such a roasting, when the infernal barber called out
ANext.@
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
O. H. Taylor disputed his meat bill with McDowell Bros., yester-day afternoon, and called De Witt McDowell a liar. This was more than the latter could take, so he proceeded to give Taylor a pummelling. They were separated by bystanders, and both parties arrested. Taylor plead guilty before Judge Bryant and was fined $10 and costs. He paid up. McDowell will stand trial. It will come off Monday. Taylor is a grading contractor on the Santa Fe in the Territory.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
[JOTTINGS...FROM MONDAY
=S DAILY.]St. James is to be the name of the new hotel.
W. S. Decker came up from Ponca Agency Saturday.
Frank Schiffbauer and wife came home from Arkansas Saturday night.
Adam Traband will not sell out and leave Arkansas City as has been reported.
Don
=t forget the base ball meeting tonight at the council rooms in the Bittle block.Two small children of Mr. and Mrs. John Bilyeu, living across the Walnut, are very sick.
Mrs. F. J. Hess is recovering from the injuries received by being thrown out of a buggy.
W. C. Chipps, of Cardington, Ohio, remained in the city over Sunday visiting friends.
Prof. P. A. Allen, Superintendent of the Bluffton, Indiana, schools, and wife, are the guests of S. M. Dailey and family.
J. W. Kreamer, of Chicago, is visiting in the city. He is a brother of W. D. and Jake Kreamer. Mr. Kreamer is an attorney.
The newspaper men of Winfield have to take coffins in payment for advertising done for the furniture men of that
Aberg.@Men wanted to contract for putting up hay on the A. T. & S. F. R. R., in the Territory. Apply to W. S. Decker at Occidental Hotel.
Houghton, Hill & Co., shipped 23 carloads of cattle Saturday night from Cale to St. Louis. They also shipped 13 loads yesterday.
Frank McDowell started north today with twenty ponies for sale. Chas. Wier, one of Arkansas City
=s best horsemen, accompanied him.W. T. Kirrtley and family left this afternoon for Benton County, Arkansas, where they will make their future home. They will go overland.
Dr. Brown was hastily summoned to the Willow Springs this morning to attend Bert McCormick. He was bitten by a rattlesnake last evening, so the messenger stated.
The Arkansas River is reported to be on a high again. One row of pilings is washed out although the flooring still remains. The water at this writing was not rising any.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
[MORE JOTTINGS...FROM MONDAY
=S DAILY.]On the first of August the First National Bank will increase its capital stock to $125,000. Calvin Dean, late of the Arkansas City Bank, at that date enters the directory of the First National.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The steamer,
AKansas Millers,@ has made the trip from Arkansas City to Ft. Smith. Her cargo consists of 200,000 pounds of Kansas flour. Of this 100,000 pounds were disposed of in the Territory.Harper Sentinel.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Hopkins County (Texas) Echo speaks thus complimentary of our fellow citizen:
AJ. W. Heck, who has superintended the work of putting in George & Co.=s new roller mill, is a nice gentleman and has the highest order of mechanical talent.@
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
A party of fourteen ladies and gentlemen from Winfield passed through the city today, en route for Osage Agency, where they will try the luxury of camp life for a week. Among the party were Rev. Rider and Profs. Wood and Inskeep.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Prof. I. N. Inskeep, principal of the Southern Kansas Business College, at Winfield, was the guest of L. M. Dailey over Sunday. The professor informs us that the institution is meeting with good success. The next term opens August 9.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The recent rains are bringing out the corn splendidly, notwithstanding some say otherwise. J. L. Howard brought us in some samples of sod corn. The ears were 14 inches in length and well filled. The corn was raised on an upland farm.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Thos. Givlin, the man who assaulted Jas. Hedley, the latter part of last week, was released from the custody of the City today and was re-arrested upon a State warrant. Before Judge Kreamer he was fined $20 and costs and committed until same was paid.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Friday evening, July 30, at 8:30, Miss Parabe White, principal of the high schools at New Castle, Indiana, will deliver the fifth lecture in the Y. M. C. A. Home Lecture Course, taking for her subject
AReading.@ Come and receive valuable information free.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
John Doyle came in yesterday from his work of bridging the Chikaski, to take charge of putting in the headgates of the canal. The bridge across the Chicaski is not yet completed. He informs us that the track of the Caldwell road was laid to within five miles of South Haven when he left.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Beck, assistant police, desires us to inform the businessmen of the city they must clean up around their premises once a week in order to comply with the ordinance. Unless they do they will be taken before the police judge and be made to pay into the treasury for the support of the city.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The surveyors are now at work on the line of the Ft. Smith, Wellington & Northwestern, having commenced work at Geuda Springs Tuesday. The work of surveying the line through the Territory is also progressing and ere long the graders will be at work throwing dirt.
Wellington Standard.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The latter part of last week switches and steel rails were received at Winfield for the building of the Douglass extension. We are informed work is to be begun immediately on this branch, and as soon as completed, train service will be extended to Arkansas City. This will give us four Santa Fe trains per day.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The Y. M. C. A., will give a Water Melon social, Tuesday evening, July 27, at the residence of Vincent Hawkins in the northwest part of town. A free bus will run from the Y. M. C. A. rooms to the grounds every half hour, after 7 o
=clock. All are invited. Come and get acquainted and enjoy yourselves. Strangers especially invited.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Today Capts. Siverd and Tanza, of Winfield, called upon the REPUBLICAN. The first named captain came in to tell us about how a prominent Winfield man had been struck by an Arkansas City idea, which produced concussion of the brain, and he died. The latter captain came along to take care of the genial sorrel complected gentleman and see that he did not get struck with an Arkansas City idea. By the way Capt. Tanza is developing considerable support in this vicinity for the office of probate judge, for which he is a candidate. Capt. is a mighty good man.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Saturday night Marshal Gray, J. J. Breene, and John Lewis made a raid on a gambling den in the Grady block. They captured 13 men; one got away in the darkness. The 12 were held in custody until this morning at 10 o
=clock when five plead guilty before the acting police judge, Kreamer, and were fined $10 and costs; total $21 each. The remaining seven plead guilty this afternoon and were fined the same. All have paid up except two and they are rustling for the money and will have it in the city treasury before night. The names of the parties arrested were John Boucher, Wm. Fullerlove, F. A. Hale, H. Armstrong, Jos. Rogers, C. Tuby, Chas. Harkins, J. R. Vanskye, Harry Gage, Clate Jones, Harry Hughes, and De Witt Moonhouse. The officers also captured some poker chips. Who runs the establishment is not known.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Courier Again.
In an attempt to answer an article in the Arkansas City REPUBLICAN, the Courier of the 20th says:
A
Again it says of the K. C. & P. H.: >In it are four prominent members of the Ft. Scott, Wichita & Western railroad and the positions they hold are as follows: J. H. Richards, general manager; W. P. McNair, assistant superintendent; Geo. Smith, and ___ Prosser, of St. Louis, directors.=A
Mind that these are the offices those four men hold in the Pan Handle instead of the Ft. Scott & Wichita. Neither of them were ever heard of before in railroad circles. Prosser is the only one of them we ever heard of before and he lives at Latham and has some town lots in that place, but he can do no more toward building a railroad than the average citizen of Sheridan or Liberty township.@The Courier wilfully and maliciously misrepresents when it says
Amind these are the offices those four men hold in the Pan Handle instead of the Ft. Scott & Wichita.@Everyone knows or can easily find out, that J. H. Richards is the general manager of the Ft. Scott & Wichita. They know equally as well that W. P. McNair is the assistant superintendent of the Ft. Scott & Wichita.
The Courier grows facetious when it says that
AProsser is the only one of them ever heard of before and he lives at Latham.@ It is true there is a man named Prosser living at Latham, but not one of the directors of the Pan Handle ever saw him. The Prosser who is a director of the Pan Handle lives in St. Louis and is the contractor who furnished the material to build all the Missouri Pacific extensions in Kansas for the past three years.The Courier maliciously lies when it says these are the four offices those four men hold in the Pan Handle. Mr. Richards is vice-president of the Pan Handle and Mr. McNair and Mr. Prosser are directors. The facts are that these men hold the positions named in the Ft. Scott & Wichita and the Courier knows it.
In this issue we clip from the Wichita Eagle a notice concerning this same J. H. Richards, showing that he has been recently elected vice president of two other Missouri Pacific lines. Still the Courier says,
AWe never heard of him before.@ As a first-class liar the Courier is a success.Burden Eagle.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Democratic Convention.
The Democrats held their county convention Saturday. Winfield, Arkansas City, Richland, Bolton, Creswell, Beaver, Spring Creek, Ninnescah, Liberty, Dexter, Pleasant Valley, and Vernon townships were represented by delegates. Capt. Gary called the assembly to order and Amos Walton was chosen temporary chairman and D. C. Young, of the Telegram, secretary. The committee on permanent organization recommended that the temporary organization be permanent, which was done. The following delegates were then elected.
STATE CONVENTION.
Delegates: John A. Eaton, J. B. Lynn, Chas. Schmidt, S. G. Gary, A. J. Thompson, J. D. Ward, C. C. Black, Amost Walton, Frank Manny,
C. G. Thompson, T. McIntyre.
Alternates: D. V. Cole, D. C. Young, J. W. Connor, John R. Smith,
J. M. Keck, J. Wade McDonald, W. P. Hardwick, E. P. Young, J. W. Ledlie, M. G. Hoover, A. D. Prescott.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
R. E. Howe, J. R. Smith, Arthur Smith, E. C. Million, C. M. McIntyre, Ed Gage, John A. Eaton, J. B. Lynn, Chas. Smidt [? Do they mean Schmidt?], S. G. Gary, A. J. Thompson.
Alternates: Robert Ratliff, J. L. Andrews, J. Wade McDonel [? Do they mean McDonald?], Ed Millard, W. L. Kreps, C. T. Thurston, Garm Primrose, Fred Krop [? Do they mean Kropf?], I. D. Harkleroad,
P. M. Bilyeu.
The state convention meets at Leavenworth, August 4th, and the congressional convention at Cherryvale on the 2nd. No resolutions were passed.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]A terrible cyclone visited the country along the Santa Fe out by Lakin, July 18th. Today Mayor Schiffbauer received a circular from a committee of the citizens of Lakin asking for aid.
The circular says:
AWe have had some fifteen of our buildings completely lost by that destroying element. The majority of the buildings destroyed are homes of our poor people, who are entirely destitute, and the loss has been so general throughout the entire community that those who are usually able to help those in distress are now unable to more than lend temporary aid to the sufferers= wants by reason of their individual losses. Not only the houses of many of these people have been carried away by the storm, but also nearly all their household goods and clothing, leaving many in utter destitution, and many of them wounded and bruised, so they must be cared for until they are able to care for themselves. All kinds of clothing for men, women, and children and bedding would be acceptable to these destitute people, as well as cash contributions; all of which can be forwarded to the committee appointed by our citizens to receive and disburse the same among our needy.@
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
SKIPPED A LONG ARTICLE RE
ATHE SELLS MURDER CASE AT ERIE, KANSAS.@ APPEARS THAT A SON KILLED HIS FATHER, MOTHER, BROTHER, AND SISTER, OR ELSE THE MURDERS WERE COMMITTED BY AL KERBY AND SAM RYAN, OF MACOMB, ILLINOIS.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Kansas and Arkansas Valley.
Van Buren, Arkansas, July 22.
A committee of the citizens of Van Buren today met Col. H. Wood, general manager of the Arkansas Valley route, in regard to the proposed line to Arkansas City, Kansas. The committee offered Mr. Wood sufficient ground for shops and yards on condition that Van Buren would be the terminal point of the Kansas and Arkansas Valley road. Col. Wood seemed much pleased with the land, and also with the way he was received. Work will be commenced at once. The corps of engineers are now ready to start.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Winfield is very dull. A lady dropped her pocket-book on the principle business street of that city a few days ago, and returning several hours later, found it undisturbed--so quiet and unoccupied was the street! Leavenworth Times.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Mrs. W. S. Upp is recovering from her recent attack of malaria.
The Harper club has challenged the Canal City Club to a game of base ball.
Dr. J. A. Loomis has been quite sick for several days past. He is reported convalescing.
C. H. Jackson and E. L. McDowell started this afternoon for a two days
=s trip in the Territory.The real estate records show seven transfers from Arkansas City yesterday and two fron Winfield.
Father Baker of the Topeka Commonwealth, is in the city today, selling goods to his
Aprinting boys.@Enos Goodrich came over from Maple City today. He says everybody is happy in his thriving town.
P. V. Lentil and wife, of Eureka, arrived in the city yesterday. Mr. Lentil is an insurance agent and contemplates locating here.
F. Heisinger informs us that yesterday at Geuda, the Arkansas overflowed the banks and ran over the springs. Today the water has gone down.
G. W. Burdette has removed his barber shop to the corner of Summit Street and Seventh Avenue. He intends putting in another chair and fit the shop up in first-class shape.
H. O. Chittendon, F. M. Anderson, and W. H. Gardner, three of El Dorado
=s most prominent citizens, are in the city assisting in making Arkansas City=s boom greater.S. Steinberg arrived in the city on the noon train today. He is the new clothier and is here making arrangements for the opening of his store, which will occur August 5.
BIRTH AND DEATH. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Carder Sunday morning, twin daughters. The death of one occurred immediately after her birth. The remaining one and her mother are doing well.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The game of ball yesterday afternoon between the second nine of this city and the club of Creswell Township resulted in a victory for the first. The score was 23 to 17. Frank Perryman was umpire.
John Love informs us his corn crop of 120 acres west of town will average 60 bushels per acre. Ye crop grumblers, who said the corn crop was to be a failure, paste the above in a prominent corner of your memory.
Last evening Dr. Pyle and wife, of the 4th ward, celebrated thhe 25th anniversary of their married life. A large number of their neighbors assembled at their residence and assisted Dr. Pyle and wife in passing a very pleasant evening.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Conflicting rumors touching what the Santa Fe people really intend to do as between Winfield and Arkansas City are flying about. Some people go so far as to intimate new arrangements and a new policy in which Wichita and the Santa Fe are to be more closely identified.
Wichita Eagle.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The Dexter Eye is knocked out entirely by the item taken from the Winfield Visitor and published elsewhere in the columns of the REPUBLICAN. The C. K. & W. propositions have been withdrawn and we wonder now how the poor Eye will explain its assertion that the
C. K. & W. was sure to be built. A. A. Robinson, vice president of the Santa Fe, places the Eye in a very awkward position.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Hon. J. H. Richards, of Wichita, Vice President of the Kansas City & Pan-Handle Railroad, is Vice President of the St. Louis, Ft. Scott & Wichita Railroad. W. P. McNair, one of the Directors of the Kansas City & Pan-Handle Railroad, is Assistant Superintendent of the St. Louis, Ft. Scott & Wichita Railroad, and whoever says to the contrary is a prevaricator and a scoundrel, and the word of truth is not in him. Reece Sunflower.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Winfield has always boasted that she don
=t interfere with any railroad prospect in Cowley County that don=t interfere with her interests. We should like to know what interests they have in a railroad from which they are not asked to contribute anything. The road don=t run within 10 miles of them and all they are asked to do is to keep their hands off. Still they are spending both time and money to beat the bonds. Consistency, thou art a jewel. Burden Eagle.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Henry Asp is telling his acquaintances in Pleasant Valley, Liberty and Sheridan Townships that J. H. Richards, vice-president of the Ft. Scott, Wichita & Western road, is in no wise connected with the Kansas City & Pan Handle; that he has it from Mr. Richards himself. To prove that Mr. Asp is not telling the truth, we refer the citizens of the above named townships to the charter of the K. C. & P. H. Mr. Asp will, no doubt, produce a letter purporting to be from Mr. Richards about August 13, stating that he is no member of the Pan Handle company.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Capt. Siverd, while in the city yesterday, informed a REPUBLICAN representative that Hon. Bill Hackney, the attorney of the Santa Fe, had no knowledge of the submission of the C. K & W. propositions in Liberty and other townships until after the elections were ready to be called. It is supposed that other Winfield parties drew up the propositions. This proves that the idea of building the C. K. & W. road to Winfield never existed except in the minds of Winfield men and is done to defeat the east portion of the county in getting a road.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
We are informed by reliable parties that the D. M. & A. surveyors have run two lines to Dexter from Cedarvale and each time they bring back the report that the country is so rough that a road cannot be constructed to that place at not less than $30,000 per mile. From the actions of the surveyors, it appears they have abandoned that route. They are now surveying southwest from Cedarvale to the mouth of Rock Creek. No one knows where the engineers are headed for, but it is generally supposed over east that their destination will be Arkansas City.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Rev. J. O. Campbell left this morning on the Frisco for Stafford Springs, Connecticut, where his wife has been spending the summer with her parents; after a few weeks
= visit there, in company with his wife, he will pay a visit to his former home in Western Pennsylvania, and return to Arkanss City in the latter part of August. There will be no preaching in the U. P. Church on the first, second, and fourth Sabbaths of August. Rev. A. J. Hanna of Sterling, this state, and brother of the Hanna boys of our city, will occupy the pulpit on the third Sabbath of August, the 15th. Prayer meeting will be held as usual every Thursday evening. Sabbath School will meet regularly every Sabbath at 12:30 p.m.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
A gang of Santa Fe graders came in from Hutchinson the latter part of last week and they are camped down by the depot awaiting orders. Another force is expected to arrive here daily from the same place. Both gangs will go down in the Territory to work on the grade. We are informed that shortly 4,000 feet of side-track will be laid in the vicinity of the stock yards to receive the material, iron, ties, etc., which are to be used in the Galveston extension from this city. The company will have when this is done some three miles and a half of side tracking at this city. Material for 200 miles of track will be shipped here then. It will be a gain day for Arkansas City, when track begins to go down on the Galveston extension.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The C. K. & W. Proposition Withdrawn.
The calls for elections which were submitted in Dexter, Otter, and Liberty Townships, have been withdrawn in accordance with the instruction of Mr. A. A. Robinson, of the Santa Fe company. Mr. Robinson, in his letter ordering their withdrawal, states that the propositions were submitted without any authority from the company; that the Santa Fe R. R. Co. never allow propositions to be submitted to vote bonds to any of their lines that they do not intend to strictly comply with. Hence the propositions must be withdrawn. He does not feel justified in agreeing to build on any line until a survey or investigation has been made on the line, and that a survey or investigation shall be made of this line very soon.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The Visitor is sorry that their propositions were submitted prematurely. But the mistake was made, and it is too late to cry over spilled milk. The town
=s prosperity did not depend upon the building of the line and its growth will not be retarded in the least by the withdrawal of the propositions. Winfield Visitor.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
To the People of Otter, Dexter, and Liberty Townships.
The petition for elections and the submission to you of propositions to vote bonds to the Chicago, Kansas and Western railroad company, was submitted without authority of any kind or character, from said railroad company, and I have directed the
ADexter Eye,@ in which said propositions are being published, to discontinue the publication of the same; and no election will be held under said call, or if there should be, you are requested to vote said propositions down, as the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad compnay, of which the Chicago, Kansas & Western is a part, never submit propositions that it does not intend to comply with, in letter and in spirit; hence it will be bound by no propositions submitted without its authority. And these companies will not be prepared to submit any propositions until the route shall be located or at least investigated further, which will be in a very short time.W. P. HACKNEY,
Attorney A. T. & S. F. R. R. Co., and C. K. & W. R. R. Co.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]M. M. Rhodes visited Newton yesterday.
Maj. M. S. Hasie is reported to be quite sick.
Mr. Isaac Ochs is sick with an attack of malaria.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The stone work on the new hotel has reached the fourth story.
Geo. W. Chamberlain, of Chicago, is visiting in the city, a guest of E. E. Meeker.
Mrs. Lewis Williams leaves today for a six months
= visit among relatives up in Minnesota.Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mowry will, we are informed, leave for a trip out in the Golden State next week.
H. C. Nicholson came up from Pawnee Agency last evening to recuperate up from his recent attack of malaria.
H. O. Meigs went to Wichita yesterday. He returned on the noon train today with a 10 gallon keg of Wichita
=s boom.Work is progressing rapidly on the canal notwithstanding the Traveler asserts otherwise. Teams for almost half a mile are busy daily.
Assisted by her many little friends, Miss Isabelle Terwilliger celebrated her sixth birthday this afternoon. The event was a most pleasant one.
Some fiend stole a spring wagon seat from Hilliard & Keeler last Saturday night. If the party who stole it will come after it, he can have the remainder of the wagon.
R. A. Boys and family are moving to the city today from Bolton Township to take up their future residence. They will occupy Mrs. Lewis Williams
= residence in the first ward.W. B. Thomas and his father, W. O. Thomas, leave in a few days for a trip out west. They intend moving to Kansas City with their families upon their return.
J. W. Ruby sold his 26 acres of land, half a mile north of town, to F. M. Anderson. The consideration was $150 per acre. This tract of land is set out in growing fruit trees and was a bargain.
The police of this city will arrest a businessman for not cleaning up his premises; but let a drunken individual take up the entire sidewalk to the annoyance of everyone, and no arrest will be made unless you file a complaint. How inconsistent.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]N. W. Parlin made a purchase of A. A. Beck
=s 70 acre farm down on the state line yesterday. The consideration was $3,000 and Lowe, Hoffman & Barron made the sale. Mr. Parlin, we are informed, will remove from the city to his farm and once more become a tiller of the soil.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
H. Kearns brought us four stalks of good corn yesterday evening. They were a first year
=s crop and were raised on the Davenport island down in the Arkansas. Each stalk contains two ears of good corn. They are fine samples and we should judge Mr. Kearns to be an expert at farming.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Col. Sumner has taken Capt. A. J. Miller as a partner in his law business. Capt. Miller is an old lawyer of Kansas, and was formerly a partner of Col. Sumner at El Dorado. The firm will practice in all courts, and are competent to give satisfaction to their clients. We speak for the new firm a continuation of the business of Col. Sumner.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Monday litttle Orvie Means, of the 4th ward, while playing in a wagon in front of this parent
=s residence, fell out of the bed and injured his head very severely. It was thought at first the wound was not dangerous and no physician was summoned. Yesterday the boy grew worse and three of our city physicians were called. At this writing the boy is improving.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Santa Fe railroad men are arriving in the city daily. A gang of some 300 go down along the route this week. Capt. Price, one of the grading contractors, informs us that the line from here to Galveston is to be in operation by Feb. 1, 1887. Graders are now working both ways and are strung out all along the route. Iron will go down soon. Preparations are being made in this city to receive the material.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Judge Sumner during one of his very happy moods last night went up to the Occidental Hotel. He made a mistake and got in the wrong room. He went into No. 2, but intended to enter No. 18. The consequence of so sad a mistake was that a couple of large young ladies from the country ejected the voluptuous form of the Judge very unceremoniously. The Judge is still looking for No. 18.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Yesterday afternoon the Canal City Gun Club held their weekly shoot. Four members of Queen City Club--Messrs. McIntire, McClung, McLain, and Handy--were in the city and participated. The shooting was at black birds; and the following hits were made in 15 shots.
McIntire, 13; Handy, 12; McLung, 12; McLean, 11; Sollitt, 11; Cox, 11; Thomas, 12; Prettyman, 6; Hess, 2; Wright, 10; Park, 6; and Fairclo, 8. The Winfield parties made the best scores.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
P. Hamil came down from Newton yesterday. He informs us that the Wichita Eagle
=s statement about the Santa Fe office being moved from Newton to Topeka is false and there was no cause for the publication of the statement. Mr. Hamil also tells us that as he came down he saw a force of Santa Fe graders at work two miles and a half north of Winfield putting in the long ties so as to merge the Douglass extension into their Arkansas City line. Mr. Hamil will remain in the city several days.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Yesterday afternoon Marshal Gray pulled five
Ajoints,@ under the new city ordinance for selling intoxicants. They were located as follows: Blubaugh=s Billard Hall; basement Nickle Plate Restaurant; Billiard Hall in the basement of the Creswell block; the upstairs of the Godehard block, and the upstairs of the Grady block. The names of the proprietors we are unable to give, because before Police Judge Bryant they answered to the names of John Doe and Richard Roe. They were fined $50 and costs each. They paid.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Bert McCormick, the gentleman whom the REPUBLICAN reported as being bitten by a rattlesnake last Monday at Willow Springs, was able to come up to the city today. His arm is still badly swollen and he is compelled to carry it in a sling. His arm was swollen until it measured 27 inches around Tuesday. It has gone down considerably today. The snake bit
AMc@ on the forefinger of his right hand, the fangs entering one on each side of the finger. He went to pick up an armful of hay and ran his fingers directly into the snake=s mouth. Fortunately Dr. Brown was soon gotten and removed the poison. Bert is recovering from the effects of the bite gradually, but still has a bad looking arm.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The Mudhole Visitor reminds us of the boy who rushed into the house and exclaimed to his father:
AThere are one hundred dogs fighting out in our front yard.@ AOh no,@ replied the father. AWell, there are fifty,@ answered the hopeful. The father shook his head negatively. AWell, I know our dog is there, anyway.@ A short time ago the Visitor announced with a triumphant flourish that fourteen new railroads were to be built into Winfield. Its readers were dubious and have been pinning that journal down until it is forced to remark, AThe K. C. short line will be built all the same as will the Opera House and other buildings contemplated.@ The REPUBLICAN anxiously awaits to see if this will be true.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The watermelon social given last evening by a few of the members of the Y. M. C. A. could hardly be called a success. The crowd was rather small and they looked as if they had been forever isolated from the rest of mankind. The affair was poorly managed. Melons were plenty, but knives were scarce. Some of the gentlemen had to use their pocket knives to carve their melons. Ice cream was served in a fruit dish, a platter, and a saucer. There were three spoons in all--two tablespoons (probably the ones Ben Butler got away with) and a big iron spoon. Some tried to eat their cream with forks. There was, also, no uniformity of prices. Our friend Decker was there. He was happy. He had a ladle to eat his melon with. The way he executed the melon act reminded us of scooping
Awine-sap@ apples into a cider mill.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The REPUBLICAN has a new office. Not exactly new, either, but altogether remodeled. In compliance with the health ordinance, we have been renovating--excavating, as it were. In addition to this, there has been a coat of paint, wall paper, and carpet applied, which helps the looks of the den very materially. In view of this if any of our friends wish to call at the office and favor us with an item of news, or the cash for balance due us on subscription, they may do so in perfect safety, and without fear of soiling their shoes or contracting any malarious affliction. We also have a coal oil stove which we can light for the comfort of our visitors in case the temperature of the sanctum is too low. And you, dear delinquent subscriber, are especially invited. Don
=t be bashful. Don=t stand on ceremonies. The REPUBLICAN is very anxious to see you and your coming will save someone a trip to your residence or place of business. We know that when you get here, you will be so pleased that you will pay for the paper five years in advance, but we won=t let you unless we think you can stand it.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Last night, says the Winfield Visitor, about ten o
=clock, as Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Matlack were returning from a drive to the park, the horses made a quick shy, breaking the bridle, and immediately started to run. They ran as far as the Santa Fe depot, when Mr. Matlack, catching up his wife, attempted to jump from the buggy, catching his feet in the wheel, and throwing them both violently to the ground, injuring Mrs. Matlack quite seriously, and bruising Mr. Matlack badly about the head and shoulders. Mr. and Mrs. Matlack are well known in this city.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The porter of the Occidental and Oscar Halsell, of the Territory, became involved in a dispute at noon today, which resulted in the latter breaking a chair over the former
=s head. Halsell pulled his revolver to shoot, but the gentleman of color took refuge behind Ed. Hutchison and prevented his epidermis from being perforated with cold lead. Halsell was arrested and fined $5 and costs. By the way, the Occidental is coming into prominence very rapidly as a place of notorious resort. The city officials should investigate a Aleedle.@ The treasury would be greatly enhanced, we are sure.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Picnic.
Tuesday, the 27th, being the 58th birthday of Mrs. K. S. Beavers, wife of E. S. Beavers, east of the city, about seventy-five of her friends from the city and country met on the Walnut, north of the mills, to celebrate the occasion in the very pleasant way of a picnic. All seemed to realize that they were responsible for a part of the entertainment and enjoyment of the day. Near the hour for dinner, a band of singers assembled, an organ having been provided; and sung a few appropriate and soul stirring songs, after which Rev. J. P. Witt made a few remarks stating the object of the meeting, and commenting on the kind manner in which Old Father Time had handled Mrs. Beavers. Although 58 years of her life have passed, yet she is young. Then came the substantial part of the picnic, the dinner, and only those who have enjoyed the hospitality of these good people can fully know what that was. A feast of good things. If I was a young man in search of a wife, I would explore that part of the country. They are certainly all good cooks. After dinner the time was spent socially, in songs, etc. Late in the afternoon we dispersed, feeling that it was good to have been there and wishing that Mrs. Beavers might live to have many other celebrations, and that we might be present.
A GUEST.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]A Dexter-ous Thing.
Poor old Dexter! Hapless and obscure,
Made to believe you had a railroad, sure.
What innocence betrayed! You
=re but the toolOf wily Winfield, by her made a fool.
O what a guileless, sportive, helpless lamb!
Winfield
=s your dam (if you are worth a dam).A goose you are, and let this fact be known,
You
=ll feather someone=s nest, but not your own.Go, prate with Winfield, with the Mud-hole shout--
You had but one Eye--and that is now put out!
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Probate Judge of Cowley County, subject to the decision of the Republican convention.
W. E. TANSEY.
I herewith announce myself a candidate for the position of Superintendent of Public Instruction of Cowley County, subject to the decision of the Republican party in convention, assembled.
S. F. OVERMAN.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Dr. G. S. Morris visited Wichita yesterday.
P. L. Snyder & Co., will open up their Coal business Aug. 1.
The brick work on the new schoolhouse in the second ward if finished.
A. H. Moore, of Independence, is in the city. He is the father of Will Moore.
Wednesday
=s real estate record shows one transfer from Winfield and ten from Arkansas City.Mrs. Sarah A. Hoffman purchased this morning Gardner Mott
=s property in Leonard=s addition for $1,200.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Canal City Club has challenged the Wellington Nine to a match game of ball next week. The game will be played at Wellington.
Mrs. J. W. French
=s canary bird got out of its cage a few days ago. Anyone finding it will be rewarded by returning it to the owner.Simpson Steinberg, of Lawrrence, is in the city, making arrangements for the opening of his clothing establishment, which will occur August 14.
How many railroad propositions did you say were pending in Liberty Township? One; only one, and that is the Kansas City & Pan Handle.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
S. B. Dorsey arrived in the city yesterday from Vinita, Indian Territory, with 75 ponies, which he is taking to his home in Caldwell. He will remain here a couple of days.
Yesterday afternoon the Santa Fe company sent a force of men down to the river with a sand-pump to make the necessary soundings preparatory to commencing work on the bridge.
The beautiful woman is to be supplanted by the intelligent woman, and hereafter brain and not beauty is to count among women, if we are to believe a learned philosopher of modern times.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]A refrigerator car has been put on by the Santa Fe Company for the accommodation of produce shippers. This car will leave Arkansas City every Tuesday for Colorado and New Mexico.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Today about 75 Railroad teams arrived in the city from Hutchinson. They are Price & McGavock
=s and are on the way to the Territory to fulfill their grading contract on the Santa Fe extension.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Do not forget the lecture by Miss Pharabe White, tomorrow night. It promises to be very interesting. The Misses Randall will favor the audience with some fine instrumental music. Admission free.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
C. E. Kalb, of Springfield, Illinois, society editor of the Morning Monitor, arrived in the city on the noon train today. He was looking up a location for a newspaper and paid the REPUBLICAN a short call.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Willie Frazier, a colored boy, was grasped by the minions of law this morning. He was accused of stealing $1 of Master Cecil Pickard. The evidence was very conflicting, but Judge Bryant ordered young Frazier to pay back the dollar and costs of action.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Judge McDonald was in the city from Winfield yesterday. The Judge is prominently mentioned as Democratic candidate for governor. He intends to leave Winfield. We are not qualified to state where he will locate, but believe with a slight effort on the part of our citizens, he could be induced to remove to Arkansas City.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
A Fredonia young lady was horrified at a social gathering in that city last week to learn that some of the big boys had stood a boot-black on his head and poured ice water down (or up) his pantaloons
= legs, remarking in the most excited manner that if anybody served her that way, she would be mad. Doubtless. El Dorado Republican.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
I. L. Wade, so far, is the boss watermelon raiser of the season. This morning he dropped into our sanctum with a melon larger than the cavity in which Jonah languished for three days. It weighed almost 50 pounds. Mr. Wade informs us that he has 11 acres planted in melons and has an enormous crop. Many thanks, friend Wade, for your treat.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
A warrant was issued last evening for the arrest of one Manning, charged with selling whiskey at Cale. The arrest was made, but by some means unknown to us, he escaped from the officers who had him in charge. The officers then turned in and arrested a son of Manning. He is now in custody. His preliminary examination was to have come off this afernoon before Judge Kreamer.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Ye reporter is informed that the K. C. & P. H. R. R. Co., has harmonized the dissatisfaction that existed concerning the indefinite location of the depot in this township, Pleasant Valley, as expressed in the proposition. The company have filed stipulations binding themselves to locate the depot within one mile of South Bend Schoolhouse. There is now a strong probability that the bonds will carry.
Hackney correspondent in the Courier.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Will Moore returned from his overland trip to Independence. He tells us that the D. M. & A. is rapidly materializing in Chautauqua County; that a large force of hands are grading there and also in Montgomery. As the survey now stands, the road will run a mile south of Cedarvale, striking Cedar Creek at the Cowley County Line, and coming up it. The Santa Fe have a larger force at work in Chautauqua County than the D. M. & A., and they will soon have their line into Cedarvale.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]We present the announcement of Capt. W. E. Tansey as candidate for the office of probate judge. Capt. Tansey was a soldier in the Mexican War, which he entered at the age of 18 years, and served to the end of the war. He was one of the defenders of his country during the late war, which he entered at the expiration of his term of office as sheriff of Morgan County, Indiana. He was First Lieutenant in Co. D., 70th Indiana Volunteers, and was afterward promoted to captain of the same company, which position he held until he received an honorable discharge at the close of the war. Since the war he has been a hard working mechanic. He is a true Republican, an honest, upright citizen, well educated, and in every way fitted for the office for which he is a candidate. If elected, he will make an efficient officer.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Whenever men of communities resort to villification and lying in endeavoring to carry their points, their case is desperate indeed. Endeavoring to defeat the township propositions in Cowley County to vote aid to The Kansas City & Pan-Handle Railroad, some of the people of Wind Field (especially the local editor of the Courier) have resorted to this gutter-snipe species of warfare. These lies and slander, however, will be of no avail. The people of Cowley County must by this time have learned the low character of the man and will treat with contempt his slanderous statements. We don
=t believe there=s anything too low to do, in the scale of human depravity, that the Wind Field Courier will not do in its insane attempts to defeat the building of the K. C. & P. H. Railroad through Cowley County. But the road will be built just the same! Paste this on your nose.Reece Sunflower.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The REPUBLICAN would especially like to turn the eyes of the city officials, as they appear to be blind, in the direction of the Occidental Hotel. Scarcely a day passes but what there is a fight or unlawful depredation committed there. Take a walk down the east side of Summit Street any morning early, glance to the opposite side, and you will see the awning strewn with empty beer bottles, the remains of a night
=s debauchery. As usual, the city officials are waiting for someone to file a complaint. We suppose that if a lady was passing along the street and a pickpocket was to snatch her purse from her hand, and rush off with it, she would have to appear before the proper authorities and file a complaint before she could get an officer to arrest the culprit, although an officer might see the deed perpetrated. This Afiling of complaint@ is about played out. It is the officer=s duty to arrest anyone who commits a crime, complaint or no complaint.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
AD. CITY BAKERY AND GROCERY!
WARNER & PATTON, Proprietors.
Successors to Gould and Houston.
Dealers in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Pies, Buns, Cakes, Fresh Bread, etc.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
AD. L. McLaughlin & Co., dealers in Staple and Fancy GROCERIES, Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies, Etc.
507 Summit Street, Arkansas City, Kansas.
Telephone Connections.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
AD. ALEXANDER, LAMPORT & CO., DEALERS IN LUMBER, AND
All kinds of building material.
Sash, Doors, Blinds, LIME, Cement, Plaster, etc.
Arkansas City, Kansas.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
HAVE LOOKED OVER PAPER TWICE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY JOTTINGS FROM FRIDAY
=S DAILY! PERHAPS IT IS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE!
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Winfield
=s Board of Trade Repudiates Its Debts.The Board of trade of Winfield employed C. Gaston Smith to write up that city in his
AGreat Southwest.@ He did so and now they refuse to pay for it. We have seen Mr. Smith=s effort and it is creditable considering the subject upon which he had to work. The reason pay is refused is because the Missouri Pacific was run to Arkansas City by Mr. Smith. Appended we present a clipping from the Courier.A
The Board of Trade refuses to accept and pay for the snide two dollar cut shown in the AGreat Southwest@ fraud, which was attempted to be palmed off for the first-class twenty-five dollar work of art contracted for. So the said contractor threatens, if the Board of Trade does not shell out, to sue, down Winfield and Cowley County by another fraud pamphlet, and to run the M. P. into Arkansas City. If he can do anything worse for Winfield than he has already done by his said cuts and write-up, we cannot understand how. If those were done for the purpose of benefiting Winfield, we hope he will take the other tack next time and work to kill her. Here is his terrible threat to do so.A
John A. Eaton, Esq., President of Board of Trade, Winfield, Kansas.A
Your favor of the 22nd inst., just reached me and to put the case mildly, I am paralyzed. The engraver followed copy very closely and for a bird=s eye view, it certainly is not a bad one. I have also paid for it and as per contract, forwarded you the electro. The cut of your building was made as per Mr. Smith=s instructions to me and is a facsimile of the litho we had for copy, and is not a bad piece of work. The space given to Winfield and Cowley County is all I agreed upon and the matter is certainly to the point and facts given in detail. The fact that the map shows the Missouri Pacific to Arkansas City is a matter for the future to decide, and I for one do not doubt but that it will be built there. * * * * *E. O. R. EDHOLM,
2733 Thomas Street, St. Louis.
@
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
County Superintendent.
M. H. Markum writes a communication to the Courier, which is worthy the consideration of Republicans in this vicinity. The following extract we take from it.
A
EDITOR COURIER. As you have manifested a disposition to treat the candidates for the office of county superintendent >fairly,= and to allow their friends to be heard through your columns, I wish to take exception to a statement contained in an item clipping in last Saturday=s Daily.A
Miss Kelly, in a proper sense, is not a candidate for the Republican nomination. She absolutely refuses to submit her claims for the office to the decision of the Republican County Convention.A
It is a well-known fact that she has plainly and positively asserted her determination to be a candidate at all hazards--regardless of nominations. It is true she has signified a willingness to accept the nomination, if tendered her by the Republican convention, but at the same time she assumes an attitude which makes her independent of the actions of said convention should the result prove unsatisfactory to her.A
This is one >good reason= why Miss Kelly should not receive such nomination. I confess that I fail to see the necessity of her seeking a nomination before any convention, since she insists that only the voters of Cowley County, regardless of party affiliations, shall decide her fate. Admitting the fact that she is a woman and the law debars her from the exercise of political prerogatives, this does not justify her using coercive methods in influencing Republicans. Other lady candidates for this office in the past deemed it right and proper to recognize the powers of political organizations of this county, and submitted their claims to the final arbitrament of their respective conventions.A
There can be no objections urged against Miss Kelly=s candidacy for this position before the people of Cowley County, but I, for one, must emphatically protest against her manner of seeking the Republican nomination by coercion.@[NOTE: THEY HAD KELLY AND KELLEY IN SAME ARTICLE!...STUCK WITH KELLY, WHICH MAY BE WRONG!]
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
Tannehill Tidings.
July 28, 1886.
The refreshing rain, in all its glory, has visited us in its most becoming style.
The corn crop will not be very extensive, but there will be enough for home demand.
There will not be so large an acreage of wheat sowed this fall as is generally sown. The farmers are tired of raising it without profit.
J. R. Sumpter has finished his work on the fair grounds at Winfield. He is general manager, and has been putting everything in readiness for the coming fair.
Mrs. Lester is preparing to build a large extension to her residence.
The Democrats held their primary convention in Beaver Township, preparatory to sending delegates to their state convention. Only five of their heroes put in an appearance at the primary and three of them were chosen as delegates. The married man of this delegation celebrated at Winfield on the third, and became so dizzy about the cranium, so weak about the knees, so shaky about the gizzard, that two kind friends were compelled to escort him out of the park. He said he was not drunk.
Ves. Byers will soon move to Sumner County, where he will make his future home.
Some of the
Aboys@ seem to think that Widower Brooks is very popular among the young ladies. G. R. Said Brooks was there Sunday.S. F. Overman was in this vicinity this week. We had a short conversation with him and being of an inquisitive nature, we presumed to ask him some questions, probably impertinent, but we were desiring information, for we had read the article in the Traveler concerning his certificates; so we called for them. The first one we examined was an
AA@ grade granted from this county in 1872, and so on till we came down to an AA@ grade issued in 1885, and still in force. Now we only have this to say, do not believe all the rumors you hear, but call on Mr. Overman and get the records.LAPSUS LINGUAE.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
STOLEN: On the night of July 29th, a note from W. D. Turner to Joseph M. Grove for $275. I hereby caution all persons against purchasing the same.
Joseph M. Grove.
Arkansas City Republican, July 31, 1886.
The largest, best, and cheapest stock of Boots and Shoes in the county will be found at the Old Reliable Green Front.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Tannehill Tidings.
August 3rd, 1886.
The old settlers here claim that more rain has fallen in the last ten days, in this township, than at any previous time at this particular season of the year, since the settlement of the country.
The railroad boom has just struck us. We believe this scheme has been under consideration for some time; but has just boomed upon us with all its power. The Winfield, Geuda Springs & Southern railroad company offer to build a railroad from Winfield through Beaver Township to Geuda Springs, giving us two depots in Beaver Township, one within one-half mile of Tannehill, the other just across the Arkansa River on the corners at section twenty.
They ask us in return for these benefits (?) To vote bonds to the amount of fifteen thousand dollars. Heretofore the taxpayers of this township have been strenuously opposed to township bonds, but a grand change is plainly visible. L. P. Johnson, J. W. Browning, and J. H. Watts have been made directors and are working for the bonds. These gentlemen are among the heaviest taxpayers in the township and their actions in the matter will have considerable weight.
Ye reporter has always been opposed to railroad bonds in this township, and we think we can produce several good reasons for our opposition; because of the peculiar location of our township with reference to railroad facilities already obtained, but we will not presume to take up the space of any paper to explain our position.
M. H. Markum
=s letter in the Courier of July 29th with reference to county superintendent clearly defines the position of the two candidates mentioned. We hope the Republicans of this county will give this question a fair and just consideration before they act.Elder Vawter and Prof. Wood of Winfield were invited to give a temperance lecture at Tannehill on last Sunday evening, but failed to put in their appearance. We were compelled to resort to home talent for the evening
=s exercises. Some excellent music was rendered, and Miss Balou gave a declamation which was finely executed, and illustrated in an impressive manner the death dealing powers of the demon alcohol.LAPSUS LINGUAE.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Sam Jones in Missouri.
Sam Jones, the Georgia evangelist, who is engaged in saying impudent things about religion at revivals, at a good salary, was disgusted on arriving at Carthage, at not being met at the depot by a committee and a band, and he made some remarks about the neglect. The Sarcoxie Vindicator, after publishing the remarks of the revivalist at being compelled to ride in a buss to a hotel, add:
AWhy should Sam kick? How would Christ, his master, have been received had he rode into Jerusalem in a palace car and have been met by a brass band and a committee of reception. No, no, Sammy, you should have walked in, and then footsore, with the dust of humiliation upon you, tramped to the foot of Mt. Olive and knocked at the humble door of some Mary and Martha. Take your own medicine, Sammy, for once. Whoever heard of Christ holding a camp meeting on the shores of Gallilee with a wire fence around and a two-bit admission fee, with a lemonade stand attachment--for revenue only. The man who signs a saloon petition is eleven-tenths dog, without hair or tail; and a man who follows Christ in a sleeper, at the rate of one hundred dollars per day, had better notify St. Peter when he is coming, so that he can put a watch over the pearly gates and other valuables, and be ready to entertain him in keeping with his importance when he arrives at the grand union depot in New Jerusalem.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Grouse Creek Items.
August 3, 1886.
Grouse Creek is past fording and has been so for several days.
Our farmers are encouraged about their corn since the rain of last week.
Dan Bunnell and family moved to town last Friday.
One of Widow Lish
=s fine mares fell into the creek last Sunday and would have drowned but for the timely assistance of neighbors.Mr. Scott has traded his land for cattle. Our farmers had better hold onto their land for awhile and if the railroad comes down here, and we are confident that it will, those that have kept their land will profit by it.
We had a splendid rain today.
The swelling under Mr. Bone
=s arm broke this morning and he is much bettter.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The Wealth of Kansas.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, August 3. The state board of equalization has just completed its labors. The total amount of taxable property in the state is $277,110,883, or 11-1/2 percent over last year.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The Topeka correspondent says in the Kansas City Journal: The Santa Fe is pushing work rapidly on the Texas main line running south from Arkansas City, having finished the surveyors through to Fort Work, let most of the contracts for grading and building of culverts and bridges, and have now finished twenty miles of road, which is ironed and ballasted, and rolling stock been placed for construction purposes. The work on the south end has not been finished for the reception of rolling stock much further than they had a month ago, but will rush work immediately.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
[JOTTINGS...FROM SATURDAY
=S DAILY.]H. B. Calef went up to Wichita today.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mowry left for California yesterday afternoon.
Jennie Miller paid $10 and costs into the city treasury for keeping a house of ill-fame.
The beautiful rain which fell this morning had a paralyzing effect on news items.
N. T. Snyder came home from Colorado last night. He enjoyed his visit in the Rockies hugely.
Dr. C. D. Brown returned from the Territory yesterday, having sojourned down there for nearly a week.
Geo. Haysel and wife will remove to Kansas City the first of next week. Dr. C. S. Acker purchased their Summit Street property.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Miss Emma De Knight, a teacher of the Chilocco Schools, left on the afternoon train for a visit up at Topeka.
Veal, Pork, Mutton Chops, and Dressed Chicken at the Oklahoma Meat Market; also all kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Drury Warren allowed us to sample one of his melons raised over on Grouse Creek, and we found it just as good as we have tasted this season.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Dr. Holland
=s trial was postponed from yesterday afternoon until next Friday. Holland is the man who ran into F. J. Hess= buggy, upsetting it.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Too much study is said to affect the mind, and we are of the opinion that the Courier has studied so much over the K. C. & P. H. that their minds are irreparably affected. Burden Eagle.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
T. M. Layne honored the REPUBLICAN office this afternoon with his benign countenance, carrying in his arms a huge water-melon. It was delicious and we are anxiously awaiting the next.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
We have no sand like Arkansas City and we have no mud, as they have at Winfield, but nice, high, and dry land that is never too sandy and never too muddy. Geuda Springs Herald.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Harrison & Ward have secured the services of Chas. Holloway to assist in the running of their new drug store. Mr. Holloway was formerly of Arkansas City and is a man of much experience.
Dexter Eye.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
J. W. Heck came home from Texas last night, looking as natural and jolly as ever. He brrought us a cotton plant of the Storm Proof variety. It is about four feet high and is full of cotton pods. It is quite a curiosity.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
This morning the larger portion of Price & McGavock
=s teams, Santa Fe contractors, broke camp in this city and pulled for the Territory to commence work on the Santa Fe extension. There were 56 wagons and teams.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Wellington Browns are to have a base ball Tournament at Wellington on August 5th, 6th, and 7th. There will be a series of three games between the Browns of the Slate Creek town and the Reds of Abilene, for the state championship.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
A
Young Woman as an Element of Power in Society for Good or Evil,@ is the important theme to be discussed at the Baptist Church tomorrow evening. Doors open at 7:45; services begin at 8:15. A good musical programme will be rendered.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The management of the Missouri Pacific company announce the opening for business of the Verdigris Valley, Independence & Western railroad are now ready for business: Vernon, Kansas, eight miles from Le Roy; Yates Center, Kansas, 17 miles from Le Roy.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The city marshal of Arkansas City on Saturday night last captured a den of gamblers, thirteen in number. One succeeded in getting away while the other twelve were taken before the judge, where they plead guilty and put up twenty-one dollars each for their fun.
Sumner County Standard.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
A series of six sermons on the subject,
AWhat Shall I Do to be Saved,@ will be delivered at the Christian Church by Rev. J. P. Witt one each Lord=s day evening, beginning tomorrow eve, first Lord=s day in August. Proof read from the Scriptures by eight young ladies. All are invited.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
As the Eagle predicted, the Clay Center convention nominated John A. Anderson for re-election. If no compromise is made which takes both Wilson and Anderson out of the race, there will be more fun, more bad blood, and ill feeling in the Fifth district this fall than was ever witnessed or experienced in a Kansas campaign since the days of Jim Lane. Wichita Eagle.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The prospects for the carrying of the bonds as aid to the K. C. & P. H. Railroad have never been more favorable than at the present time. The recent rains have raised the hopes of the average farmer above zero, and next comes the news that Winfield has exceeded her power in the railroad business in connection with the C. K. & W. Road, as stated in the Courier of the 27th under the signature of W. P. Hackney, and which was simply one of their old tricks to tie up the townships and prevent other roads that were liable to build through them from getting the required aid. We will have the K. C. & P. H. Road here as sure as fate, and Winfield can study some other feasible scheme by the time we want another road. Burden Eagle.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]In its two column bunglesome article telling its readers where the D. M. & A. And C. K. & W. Roads were going to be built, the Courier winds in this gentle hint against the veracity of the editor of the REPUBLICAN:
AIn the next award Tom Ochiltree will lose the belt as the boss liar of America, and the loins of the editor of the Arkansas City REPUBLICAN will be adorned with the wampum. The latter has already graduated with the highest honors in the school of Hades under the tutorship of Prof. Satan, the father of lies.@We are proud to publish to the world the above
Asheep-skin,@ so willingly granted us by our venerable instructor, Father Satan Millington. But our natural modesty forbids us accepting the honor thrust upon us without some show of appreciation; therefore, we are compelled to state that we have withdrawn from the contest in favor of the editor of the Courier. There are now only two boss liars struggling for the championship of America: viz; the editor of the Courier and Hon. Tom Ochiltree.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Frank Greer reports an interview purported to have occurred between C. B. Kilmer, purchasing agent of the Santa Fe, and himself. It is rich, rare, and racy; and we have been trying to make ourselves believe it. But it is an impossibility. It sounds too much like a general re-hash of what has been going on in the Courier for the last six months. Then again, Mr. Kilmer is purported as saying it was the intention of the company to do so and so, and not is. The local editor of the Courier, when he writes up an interview, should always take in consideration the tense of his verb. We are willing to wager one of the
Adollars of our dads,@ that the Courier outfit have never seen Mr. Kilmer.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
At present our people are thinking of nothing but railroad building. Fourteen new lines are now in progress in Kansas and more than one being sprung every day. Courier.
The above is an Extract from the purported interview between the local editor of the Courier and C. B. Kilmer. From it we should judge that either Mr. Kilmer or the Courier knows very little of what the Santa Fe Company are doing. For the enlightenment of our readers, we would state that under the C. K. & W. Charter alone, there are 19 lines of road in progress. None of them yet being completed, Frank, you should examine the charter when you write another interview.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
A
Arkansas City=s cats paw of Maple City, signed AMaple,@ is a sooner of the first water, and is so held and esteemed by the citizens of that community; the only redeeming quality about him is that he acknowledges enough to convince anyone that they did all the Eye accused them of.@The above is from the Dexter Eye, and is the resort of a blackguard when he can advance no argument.
AMaple@ is a gentleman.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]We are informed that Chas. Coombs has purchased W. J. Williard
=s one-third interest in the South Haven News, and now owns a controlling interest in the stock, having purchased several shares a short time since. The REPUBLICAN wishes Charles a brilliant newspaper success and the making of a mint of money.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Tuesday was the day of the special election in Bluff Township to vote aid to the border road. Several gentlemen from Winfield and Caldwell put in the day in the interest of the bonds; but when the vote was counted at night, it was found that 150 votes had been cast against the proposition and only 21 for it. Sumner County Standard.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Grouse Creek Items.
July 29, 1886.
We had a splendid rain the night of the 23rd. Some farmers are afraid that the rain came too late to do the corn any good. It will do everything else good and we should be thankful.
Most of our neighbors are making hay.
J. N. Badley has taken a job of bailing hay for C. M. Scott.
Samuel Bone thinks that the abscess under his arm will soon draw to a head.
Aleck Harvey has returned to Cowley County. He and his wife intend to start for Texas soon, their future home.
Mr. McAlister stopped at Mr. Bone
=s for a few days this week. He is an old acquaintance of Mr. Bone.Mr. McAlister is an agent for the Home Insurance Company. He has insured several houses on the Creek.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
This morning we were shown the prospectus of the new block to be erected by I. H. Bonsall at the corner of Central Avenue and Summit streets. It is to be three stories high and 25 x 132 feet. The block will be constructed entirely of cut stone and it will be one of the handsomest in southern Kansas. The third story is to be used for a Masonic Hall. Work will begin on this block inside of two or three weeks.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
We see by the Courier that the Chicago, Kansas & Western (Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe) railway has withdrawn its township bond propositions, which were recently submitted in that county to secure the extension of the Cana Valley road from Cedar Vale to Winfield. This means something, possibly very much more than is suspected by the average citizens of Winfield. El Dorado Republican.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]E. L. Kingsbury has been made the forwarding agent at this city for the A. T. & S. F. Contractors in the Territory. Ed. will give his employers satisfaction and they could not have selected a more competent man to attend to their business in this city.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]L. D. Simpson, of Terre Haute, Indiana, is visiting in the city.
Track is laid to within one mile of South Haven last evening on the G. S. & C. Road.
C. H. Searing and wife left for a visit out in Colorado Saturday. They will be gone several weeks.
Oscar Godfrey came in from Chicago today to visit in the future metropolis of the Arkansas Valley.
We are informed that Mrs. Archie Dunn is improving very rapidly under Dr. Hazleton
=s care and treatment.The Santa Fe surveying corps now at work in Illinois will reach Chicago with their survey in about two weeks.
The Cowley County Fair and Driving Park Association will hold their annual exposition at Winfield on August 30th to September 3rd, and days inclusive.
Dr. J. D. Love, in company with W. T. McBride, of Wellington, left for Ft. Smith Saturday in the interest of Love Bros. Cattle Ranch.
The Kansas Fair Association held a meeting in Topeka Saturday and completed arrangements for holding a fair here on September 28, 29, 30, and October 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Sudburough have commenced house-keeping in the First ward. Saturday night they were beautifully serenaded by the band.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Occidental Hotel has suspended operation. Saturday night it broke up in a dance which lasted, we are told, until away into the wee small hours of the morning.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
It is estimated at the treasury department that the public debt statement to be issued today will show a decrease for the month of July of about $8,600,000.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
J. Coombs, colored, was arrested this morning for disturbing the meeting at the colored church. Before Judge Bryant he plead guilty and was fined $5 and costs. He paid.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]At the request of the prohibition organization in this city, the REPUBLICAN surenders to it one column of its space weekly. It will be edited by members of the organization.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The Dexter Eye has this truth,
ANo railroad company will build a road that will cost $30,000 per mile.@That is what the REPUBLICAN has been telling Dexter all the time about the D. M. & A. coming there.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Saturday a gang of Santa Fe graders and trackmen came in and commenced work on their extra switches down by the stockyards. Four thousand feet of tracks are to be laid. It will be finished the latter part of this week and then work is to begin on the bridge.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
A Mission Sunday School has been organized with Maj. L. J. Miles as superintendent. It meets every Sunday morning at 9:30 in the
Y. M. C. A. Rooms. This school has been organized for the benefit of children who attend no other, but all are invited.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
A detachment of U. S. Troops has just returned from Oklahoma where they were looking for boomers. They report that that country has not been recently inhabited by that class of men. The grass is growing luxuriantly among the ruins of the boomer village.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The mud-hole Visitor howled Saturday because the REPUBLICAN announced that the Santa Fe had filed that 157 acre deed for record. By a reference to our back files the Visitor can see that we stated once before that the purchase, of which it talks so much, was made.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Dr. C. D. and Clarence Brown, while returning from the soldiers
= camp last evening in a buggy, found it almost impossible to ford Chilocco Creek. It was nearly over the banks and the water was running very swiftly. The horses were compelled to swim to get them across.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Frank Waldo is the company portion of the coal firm of P. L. Snyder & Co. Frank has concluded that he would remain in Arkansas City as he has gone into business. The REPUBLICAN takes pleasure in recommending this firm to the public. They are gentlemanly, courteous, and enterprising.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Daniel Fisher, of Harper County, was in the city last week and was so pleased with the place that he will move here with his family this week. Mr. Fisher has a complete wood working machinery outfit, which he expects to bring and put in operation here as soon as he can secure a suitable location.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Mayor Schiffbauer and A. B. Johnson went up to Winfield Saturday. Down at the S. K. Depot after the mayor had taken the train for the east, Mr. Johnson was approached by the red headed Visitor ninny, who asked where Mr. Schiffbauer was going. Mr. Johnson replied that
Aif he had considered it any of his business, he would have asked him where he was going.@ This made the Visitor man very wrathy and he grew saucy. Mr. Johnson politely informed him that if a stranger had acted as impudently to another stranger as the red headed man had to him in the county where he came from, he would have been spread all over a 10 acre field in double quick time. This enraged the red headed man more than ever and he immediately flew to his sanctum and Awrit up@ an abusive article against Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson acted gentlemanly and it would have been a proper thing for him to do to have boxed the Visitor=s man=s ears.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
We had the pleasure last evening of listening to a lecture delivered by Rev. Barker upon the subject,
AYoung Ladies as an Element of Power in Society,@ one of a series of Sunday evening discourses relating to the powers that rule society. He stated that, in a great measure, the morality of a community is in the hands of the young ladies, who, by setting up a high moral standard, will elevate others to their level. He believes that immoral men and women should be classed together and that it is inconsistent and wrong for a moral young lady to shun a fallen one of her own sex, and yet tolerate in her society a dissolute and corrupt being of the masculine gender, simply because he is handsome, rich, well-dressed, or possesses good conversational powers. But when he asserted that a kind-hearted and moral old bachelor would make a better husband than one of those puerile dudes, with whom many young ladies are prone to cast their lot in life, he noticed that his auditors were smiling and he hastened to remark, AI am not recommending myself--I have a girl back in Missouri.@ Next Sunday evening he will preach on the subject of AAmusements.@
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Hon. Amos Walton of Arkansas City, one of the Directors of The Kansas City & Pan-Handle Railroad Company, was a visitor to our city the first of the week. Mr. Walton drove with his team over the proposed route between Arkansas City to this city, and reports the line an easy one to build--no heavy grades and no acute curves. The sentiments of the people of the different townships, so the gentleman informed us, is overwhelmingly in favor of voting the aid asked.
Reece Sunflower.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Capt. Siverd was down today from Winfield. He informs us that parties up there are working up another railroad scheme. Bill Hackney, Ed. Greer, Mart Robinson, Bro. Kinney, and other Winfield capitalists have filed a charter to build a railroad to the moon. He came down to tell us, he said, so that we could get in our call for an election for a cross road first. We thanked the Captain for his information and wish to inform him that Arkansas City only deals in railroads possible to build. We never file any moonshine charters for railroads; but when there is a chance to secure a railroad, Arkansas City always get there first. We do not meddle with railroads to the moon, Captain.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
A
It is stated,@ says the El Dorado Republican, Athat the Douglass extension of the Florence, El Dorado & Walnut Valley road will make connection with the Wichita & Arkansas City line two and a half miles north of Winfield.@And we add that it is a fact.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The Chicago, Kansas & Western Railroad Company has withdrawn the proposition for aid in the townships of Otter, Dexter, and Liberty, Cowley County, and W. P. Hackney, attorney for the road, has caused notices to this effect to be published in the papers of that county.
Reece Sunflower.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Down at Winfield they are trying to invent a machine to take the stink out of the Walnut Creek water that the water works company is giving to the denizens of that town. When they get one that will work, we would like to borrow it if Wichita has not already put in a claim. El Dorado Republican.
We rise to remark that down here at Arkansas City, we need nothing to purify the water. The sands filter all the impurities from the water. This is the only city in the state where pure water can be obtained. No alkali at all.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Wm. Rowan, of the firm of Rowan & Fitzgerald, of whom we made mention a short time ago, called on us today and informed us that they had decided to locate here. They are practical plumbers, and steam and gas fitters. They have that line all to themselves and will no doubt meet with success. At present they occupy rooms on Central Avenue opposite Bittle Block.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Winfield has gotten out a charter to build a railroad from Yates Center via Howard. They claim the enterprise is backed by the Missouri Pacific folks and yet a glance at the names of the members of the company fail to reveal one of the M. P. officials. The company is composed of citizens from Winfield, Howard, and Yates Center. There is not even the name of an eastern capitalist in the directory.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]NOTE: FIRST TWO ITEMS ALL MESSED UP...LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE RIPPED AND TORN AND SOMEONE TRIED TO PASTE TOGETHER...AS A RESULT THERE ARE FOUR LINES MESSED UP IN COLUMN ONE, AND TWO LINES MISSING IN COLUMNS TWO AND THREE. IN THE FIRST COLUMN ONE OF THE ITEMS CONCERNED
AD. MORROW.@
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Robt. Phelps came in to see us from Burden last evening.
Mrs. C. C. Sollitt, who is stopping at Geuda, is reported quite sick.
Wallace & Huff now have their office at J. O. Johnson
=s clothing store.There has been no rain in Kansas City since June 13, seven weeks of drouth.
Oscar Godfrey sold his two first ward cottages this morning to Jas. Hill for $1,700.
Frank Loyd has accepted a position on the Democrat. Frank is a good compositor.
Mrs. John Clendenin, of Anthony, is visiting in the city, a guest at the residence of her parents.
Those who cried so lustily for rain the other day are now exerting their lungs to have it stopped.
Bert McCormick came up from the Willows today. He has almost recovered from his snake bite.
Rev. T. W. Woodrow,
AUniversalist,@ will preach at the opera house next Sunday; all are invited.Jno. W. Kreamer, an attorney from Chicago, has located in this city. He has office rooms above the post office.
Chas. McIntire, editor of the Democrat, is over at Cherryvale attending the Democratic congressional convention.
Wiley & Harkness and the Wyeth Cattle Company shipped a train load of cattle last night to St. Louis from Cale.
Campbell Duncan is just finishing a fine residence on his 10 acre tract of land adjoining the townsite on the north.
Last evening the men who will erect the stand-pipe for the Inter-State Company in this city arrived. They will commence work immediately.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]T. F. Hamblin, professor of the chair of Latin and elocution in the Ottawa University, was in the city today in the interest of his institution.
Forty-seven murderers have been hung at Fort Smith, Arkansas, since 1871. What an unhappy locality for Anarchists Fort Smith would be!
The county commissioners met Monday to make the tax levy for the coming year. It will take several days to properly arrive at an equitable distribution.
Baird & DeTurk is the new firm succeeding I. R. Deming & Son in the grocery business. They are nice gentlemen and the REPUBLICAN wishes them success.
The Beerhalter Bros, of Wichita, have arrived in the city and are making arrangements to open up their jewelry establishment. It is to be in the Creswell block.
The croquet party at Miss Ella De Bruce
=s last evening was a decided success--not as a Acroquet party,@ perhaps, but everybody there had a good time, and that made it a success.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]One of the brick pillars in the Post Office Building cracked last evening and if supports had not been placed in position, the result would have been that the front of the building would have tumbled down.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The night-watch Sunday night, as he thought, discovered someone in the Diamond Front grocery, but on examination could not find the festive burglar. The rear window was up and it is supposed he made his escape through it.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Jim Cherrie was arrested yesterday by Capt. Rarick and taken to Winfield by Sheriff McIntire, and placed in jail. The charge was cattle stealing. Capt. Went down in the Territory to make other arrests of other parties connected with the affair.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
F. J. Hess informs us that upon examination of the records at Winfield he discovered that the deed for that 157 acres of land, of which we hear so much in the Winfield papers, has been filed. The record shows a transfer of the land to E. Wilder, but that is all. Who E. Wilder is the record fails to state; consequently, it looks as if Mr. Wilder had bought the land for himself.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
We see by the Arkansas City Republican that our modest and youthful friend, Col. Henry Titcomb Sumner, formerly of El Dorado, is trying to find room No. 18 in the Occidental Hotel of that city, made a mistake, and got into room No. 2--Henry, you see, didn
=t have on his specs and couldn=t see very well--and the consequence was that two very robust young ladies fired our old Adonis out into the hall and down the front stairs in a jiffy. Of course, the mistake was a perfectly natural one and the colonel was forgiven by the aforesaid young ladies, as well as by the landlord. The Arkansas City paper says the colonel is still looking for room No. 18.El Dorado Republican.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Topeka has a young spiritualist, who however disclaims being a medium, but who at will, day or night, without any cabinet or other mechanical appliances, summon from the realms of [TWO LINES MISSING] the departed for solititous friends and departed spirits of relatives so materialized or rendered so visible as to be readily identified in form, feature, or even in the glance of the eye. We shall believe the story when in daylight, we distinctly behold the form and features of some dead one.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Council Proceedings.
The council met last evening. Present: Mayor Schiffbauer; Councilmen A. D. Prescott, C. Dean, O. Ingersoll, A. A. Davis,
C. G. Thompson, Jas. Hill, C. T. Thurston.
Bill of P. Brazier, dirt, $2; allowed.
Bill of T. Fairclo, oil, $5; referred.
Bill of Daniel Bros., storage, $4; allowed.
Bill of L. E. Woodin, $3.50; allowed.
Bill of O. P. Houghton, blankets, $3; allowed.
Bill of W. G. Gray, boarding, $2; allowed.
Bill of J. Dunkle, street commissioner, $20; allowed.
Bill of H. T. Sumner, Legal, $10; referred.
Bill of Hicks & Mitts, work, $5; allowed.
Bill of J. Danks, repairs, $11.90; allowed.
Bill of F. Lockley, printing, $81.02; allowed.
Bill of C. McIntire, printing, $23.19; allowed.
Mayor Schiffbauer appointed C. P. Jeffries city attorney, at a salary of $300.
Ordinance No. 38, in regard to tax levy of 1887, was then read and adopted, followed by the adoption of ordinance No. 39, fixing the salaries of the city officers. City Clerk
=s and City Attorney=s were the only ones changed. The first was increased from $15 to $30 per month; the latter from $200 to $300 per year.Ordinance No. 40 in relation to public heath, was adopted.
Petition of druggists asking that their occupation tax be lowered to $35; referred.
Petition of I. H. Bonsall to erect building, granted.
Bids for painting west bridge laid on table.
County bill of Dr. C. S. Acker of $65 reduced to $50 and approved.
Report of committee on draining slough read and accepted; and city clerk was instructed to make lease on canal property land for the right of way for drain and to procure a warranty deed for right of way through the Crocker place, 100 feet wide, for $400.
J. C. Topliff complained that hitching posts on 4th Avenue were a nuisance and asked that they be removed. Complaint referred to City Marshal.
Report of Police Judge for the month of July showing the amount of $265 paid into the city treasury in the way of fines, accepted and placed on file.
City engineer was ordered to advertise for bids for the draining of the slough. The drain is to be 10 feet wide at bottom, two to one on slope. Bids to be opened in 10 days.
On motion council adjourned.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Yesterday
=s Daily Courier devotes some two columns of spite writing up Arkansas City. It said a great many bad things of us and only one or two good ones. While some are true, the greater portion is untrue. The gist of the whole matter is, Winfield is a dead town. A great many of her citizens have been duped by the newspaper lies of that town about the Santa Fe shops, etc., and are becoming dissatisfied, loudly complaining of what a poor town Winfield is. Business is very dull there, a fact that the Courier and Visitor both admit, compared with the booming trade that Arkansas City enjoys. The Courier refers to these men as Acroakers,@ and has tried to whip them into line, and make them hold their tongues; but it is impossible. Every time a Winfield man comes to Arkansas City and witnesses our boom, he goes home tired of life and tells his companions, for the love of man, go down and see the amount of trade and building going on at the sand hill. This has been done so often lately that there has been a feeling worked up among the greater portion of the inhabitants to leave the sinking burg. The editor of the Courier has just discovered this fact and attempts to turn parson and by severe tongue lashings hopes to quiet the discord; but his efforts are feeble. He is further endeavoring to injure the fair name of Arkansas City abroad by willful misrepresentation. We are told that several thousand copies of extra Couriers have been sent out containing the defamatory articles about Arkansas City. Such underhanded proceedings will not succeed. The injury done will be greater to the town that resorts to them. We will not say more on the subject because any fair-minded man can see that all the efforts set forth in the Courier are prompted by jealousy. Therefore, we will bid farewell to Winfield and the Courier; and if our readers will pardon us this time, we will never more use space which should be devoted to news and Arkansas City, by reference to them.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Pap Millington, of the Courier, in imitation of Bent Murdock, of the El Dorado Republican, has assumed the life of parson, and in yesterday
=s Courier, printed a lengthy sermon, headed AThe Two Cities Contrasted.@ From time to time articles have appeared in the Courier about the so-called Acroakers@ or kickers of Winfield. Nearly every day some scathing squib is written to shut the mouth of some discontented Winfieldite, who is brave enough and honest enough to declare that Winfield is a dying town, and that Arkansas City is fast rising to opulence and influence. The majority of the Mud-holers have become discontented, judging from these Courier articles. The kicking has become so extensive that Brother Millington feels constrained to do something, and accordingly, turns preacher, Now these [TWO LINES OBLITERATED] Winfield men compare Arkansas City with Wichita and consider them equal in prosperity and power--unlike their own dull town. They observe that beer and whiskey extensively sold in both places and they infer that to be the cause of Wichita=s and Arkansas City=s thrift and prosperity. We hasten to undeceive them. We are sorry to say that much liquor is sold here, partly on account of the many railroad workmen in our midst. But whiskey and beer and brothels do not build business blocks and railroad and beautiful residences. They do not erect churches and schoolhouses and construct canals. They do not put up factories and mills, or increase business and business facilities. No, no; if we are more prosperous than you, Winfield, as your venerable leader admits, it is because we have the natural advantages and live businessmen to make this a thriving and influential city.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The school board met last evening and let the contract for putting lightening rods on the 4th ward school building to Jas. Benedict at 28 cents per foot with ornaments. It was also decided to make necessary repairs to the building in the first ward. A fence has been placed around the 4th ward property and the grounds are to be set in trees. The seats for the new school building are to be here in September.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
H. Y. Roberts and family, of Iowa, have recently located in our city. Mr. Roberts intends starting a sash and door factory in this city and yesterday morning commenced work on his building, down on the canal. This enterprise is much needed in Arkansas City and the REPUBLICAN bids Mr. Roberts and his enterprise welcome to the best city in the Arkansas Valley.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Mayor Schiffbauer has succeeded in disposing of the $11,000 worth of city bonds, voted for the city building, at three and a half cents above par, or at $1.03-1/2 for every dollars worth of bonds voted. By the transaction, the city gains about $400. There are very few cities in Kansas where their city bonds will sell at 3-1/2 cents above par.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Edward Connelly, an attorney of Carrol, Iowa, is visiting his friend, Geo. L. Sudborough, in this city. Mr. Connelly will locate in this city, we are informed, for the practice of his profession.
[THEY HAD CONNELLY AND THEN LATER CONNELY...STUCK WITH CONNELLY.]
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Mrs. R. F. Fitzpatrick returned from Topeka on the noon train.
Work on the canal has been stopped on account of the recent rains.
A. C. Gould purchased two lots in Swarts
= addition yesterday and three today.Gilbert & Holloway received six car loads of stock this morning from Kansas City.
Gardner Mott has purchased lots in View Hill addition and will erect a residence.
S. M. Dailey went down into the great state of Arkansas yesterday on a business trip.
P. Peters, road-master of the Santa Fe, came down from Newton on business connected with the company.
I. Eldridge made a purchase of three lots in Gilstrap
=s addition from F. W. Farrar, recently for $600.Newman & Co., have added another salesman to their already large corps, in the person of W. G. Scott.
H. H. Harsha and Hon. Rudolph Hatfield came down from Wichita today on a pleasure and business trip.
The Frisco passenger failed to arrive last evening. A washout between Atlanta and Latham was the cause.
T. M. McIntire went up to Leavenworth yesterday, drawn there by the magnetism of the Democratic political pot.
R. A. Houghton, accompanied by his aged father, left today for the former home of the latter in the state of Maine.
T. R. Houghton & Co., are fitting up their new room in elegant style. They intend opening up a very large harness establishment.
Mrs. H. F. Kennan, of Kaw Agency, Indian Territory, passed through the city yesterday afternoon for Huffington, Indiana, where she has gone on a visit.
The M. E. Ladies
= aid society will give an Ice Cream social at the residence of Mrs. Sanford next Friday evening. Everybody invited.Thos. Feagans sold his Sumner County farm to Capt. Owens yesterday for $3,000. Mr. Feagans and family will remove to Arkansas City.
Mrs. J. H. Berger purchased two lots in the second ward of Uriah Spray for $820. Mrs. Berger intends building a residence on her purchase.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Howard and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thompson, visited Geuda today. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are visiting in this city from Wichita.
Buel T. Davis has retired from the editorial management of the Winfield Tribune. He is succeeded by Cad. Allard. The Tribune is improved somewhat by the change.
J. G. Sands and wife came up from Kaw Agency yesterday and took the afternoon train for Indianapolis, Indiana. They are away on a visit to relatives and friends in the Hoosier state.
By the San Diego Union, we see that Will D. Mowry has just made a purchase of two lots in that city. Also, the Winfield gentlemen who are there are investing largely in real estate.
A washout on the Santa Fe up by Valley Center prevented last night
=s freight coming in until six o=clock this morning. Repairs have been made and trains are running regularly again.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Elsewhere in the REPUBLICAN appears the advertisement of Baird & De Turk, grocerymen, successors to I. R. Deming & Son. Wm. Kilpatrick remains in the employ of the new firm.
AD [FINALLY FOUND IT IN AUGUST 21ST ISSUE]:
BAIRD & DE TURK
(Successors to I. R. Deming & Son)
We keep a full line of STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, Provisions, Confectionery, Nuts, etc.
We propose to sell as cheap as the cheapest.
All orders promptly filled.
The old customers of I. R. Deming & Son are respectfully requested to give us a trial before going elsewhere.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]S. B. Zeigler, of Mt. Union, Iowa, is stopping in the city, investing in real estate. Yesterday he made the purchase of Dr. Jamison Vawter
=s resident property on North Summit Street. The consideration was $5,500.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Yesterday afternoon the Canal City Gun Club held its weekly shoot. The shooting was at Peoria blackbirds and resulted as follows: Prettyman hit 9 out of 15; Wright, 8; Sollitt, 4; Cox, 9; Fairclo, 7; Thomas, 7; Park, 8; Wells, 9; and Hess, 4.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Seven lots in the second ward belonging to Dr. C. R. Fowler and F. E. Balyeat, were sold yesterday to P. F. Endicott and David Baer, for $2,300. These gentlemen will each commence to erect soon a handsome two-story brick residence.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The mains for the water works are about all laid; work on the stand-pipe is progressing, and the boiler and pump house have reached the second story. It will not be many works until Arkansas City will have a first-class system of water works.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The State Board of Equalization has raised the valuation of Cowley County 15 percent, applying to real and personal property only. School boards in making levies for current expenses should take this into consideration, as the report came from the State boards too late to be included in the County Clerk
=s report. Courier.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
From the Topeka Capital, we learn that it is asserted that through agents the A. T. & S. F. has secured a majority of the bonds of the Chicago division of the Wabash. This, it is still alleged, explains the proceedings lately taken in the United States court before Judge Gresham--an application for sale of the road in foreclosure, and separation of that particular division from the rest of the system. The property covers about 245 miles from Chicago to Bement and is bonded at $4,500,000. It is an excellently built road and one of the best paying divisions of the Wabash.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
P. F. Haynes, the genial trustee of Silverdale Township, came in to see us this morning. He was highly elated on account of the abundance of rainfall which we have had, although he says it came too late to do his crops much good. Between the chintz bug and the dry weather, Mr. Haynes lost 50 acres of corn. It will not average 10 bushels per acre. He still has left 40 acres that will average 40 or 50 bushels per acre. Like the true Kansas farmer, this adversity did not affect Mr. Haynes. Instead of sighing over his bad luck, he is up and going, trying to raise a better crop next year.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Otter Township is quite indignant over the manner in which they have been duped by Winfield in regard to railroad matters.
ANovice,@ the correspondent of the Courier from that township voices the sentiment of the people. AWe see by the Courier that the proposition in this township has been withdrawn on account of being submitted without authority. Now, we are getting tired of this kind of work. This is the second time Winfield has saddled costs on this township; and if it has been done without proper authority, the men who got up this scheme should be compelled to pay the costs.@
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]REECE, BURDEN, AND ARKANSAS CITY.
Directors
= Meeting of the New Road.R. R. Phelps and E. A. Henthorn, of Burden; Mayor Schiffbauer of Arkansas City; W. S. Reece and L. V. Harkness, of Reece; together with J. H. Richards and W. P. McNair, directors of the Reece, Burden, and Arkansas City extension of the Missouri Pacific held an important meeting in this city yesterday. This enterprise is now well on its feet and its speedy construction, we are informed, will soon follow. It traverses a fine section and practically links Arkansas City and Burden by another line to Kansas City. The Kansas City and Pan-Handle evidently is no paper road, but one which will prove a very important link in the Missouri Pacific system and the Eagle congratulates the committees in interest. Wichita Eagle.
The above shows that Messrs. Richards and McNair, of the Ft. Scott, Wichita and Western road are interested in the Kansas City and Pan-Handle.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Redskins.
BUTTE, ARIZONA, August 3. The latest report from Sonora through army sources is that Geronimo with about twenty bucks has moved over into the state of Chihuahua and the remainder of the renegades are making their way back to the reservation. News has just been received here that three Mexican ranchers, whose places are on the San Pedro about thirty miles northeast of here, were driven out of the Santa Catalina mountains last Saturday by a band of eight or ten Indians. The ranchers abandoned their horses and equipments, which were taken by the Indians.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
When Vice-President Smith, of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, was in St. Louis Thursday, he held a lengthy conference with the
>Frisco officials, and it is understood both lines favored closer traffic arrangements than now exist, and it is believed that the >Frisco will be the St. Louis end of the A. T. & S. F. Vice-President Smith was very anxious to secure a conference with the Missouri Pacific officials, but as Vice-President Hoxie is in the east, he failed to do so. What the object of such a conference was is difficult to surmise, but the close of the present year will doubtless find the A. T. & S. F. with much more desirable St. Louis arrangements than are now possessed, and it is possible that Colorado may be included in the arrangement, although that theory is now said to be without foundation by all parties concerned. Topeka Capital.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Mike Lenon, a stone cutter, was arrested last evening on the charge of drunkenness. Before Judge Bryant he plead not guilty, but the Judge thought he was, and fined him $5 and costs. He filed an appeal bond.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]A grocer in an Indiana town, who ordered his goods from Chicago, was charged by an Indianapolis drummer with a want of patriotism in not patronizing home institutions.
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Will you give me ninety days credit?@ asked the grocer.A
Of course.@A
And then extend me thirty days further?@A
Perhaps.@A
And if I fail, will you compromise for eighteen cents on the dollar, and help me beat all other creditors? That=s what my Chicago house is doing for me, and about every third order they throw in a dozen bed-cords or a dollar-clock, as a free gift.@
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
An exchange says:
ADrop a dime into Jay Gould=s hat everytime he clock ticks, and you will have some idea of his income.@ This may be a very interesting mathematical problem, but the great obstacle to its successful demonstration lies in the fact that our dimes would become exhausted before Mr. Gould=s hat was a fourth full. And this also would give an idea of our income.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The Courier says the County Commissioners were in session yesterday and today fixing the tax levy for the coming year. The general levy was fixed as follows.
For county expenses: 8-1/2 mills.
For Railroad bond: 2 mills.
For County Poor farm: 0-1/2 mills.
For State tax: 4-1/10 mills.
TOTAL MILLS: 15-1/10.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
We are informed that Grouse Creek is on one of its
Ahighs@ again. Yesterday a party of travelers, two ladies and one man, attempted to cross it at Irron=s ford. The water was too deep. One of the horses was drowned and the man and women had a very narrow escape. We were unable to ascertain the names.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The pants stolen from Joseph Grove
=s residence one night last week were found yesterday in the street in front of the home of Rev. Cline. On examiation of the pockets, nothing was found missing except the $14.75. The pants were returned to Mr. Grove.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Arkansas is reported to be rising.
Mrs. A. V. Alexander is stopping at Geuda this week.
For a good square meal, go to the Central Avenue Hotel.
Choicest of Dairy Butter at the store of Geo. E. Hasie & Co.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]J. C. Topliff has commenced work on his residence on Fifth Avenue. It is to be two stories high.
BIRTH. Henry Clarence Hill is the name of the newcomer at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hill. Weight, 8 pounds.
The cracker factory booms up immensely. Many are the compliments bestowed upon the institution by visitors.
Kroenert & Austin sold a bill of $3,200 worth of groceries to the firm of Price & McGavock, grading contractors on the Santa Fe, last week.
Frank Parker was arrested this morning for running a dance hall down by the Frisco depot without license. He was fined $6 and costs.
Jacob Hight is in from out on the G. S. C. & W. Road. He and his men are now building a depot at Camden, the station west of Geuda.
A. E. Kirkpatrick, in behalf of the Central Avenue Hotel, desires to return thanks to the serenaders who favored them last evening with several choice selections.
J. Hesinger had his horse to runaway last evening over at Geuda. He stopped the animal and saved his life by running him into a wire fence. He was badly cut by the wire.
[ODD PHRASING ON ABOVE ITEM.]
Friday evening there will be a dime social at the residence of Rev. J. P. Witt. It will be given under the auspices of the ladies of the Christian Church. All are invited to be present.
A. D. Prescott conveyed Mrs. Prescott and Miss Marcia Beall to Geuda yesterday to try the curative powers of the springs. Mr. Prescott came home last evening, but the ladies will remain there for some time.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]LOST. A small leather pocket book on Saturday, July 31. It contained $30 in paper money with other papers. A reward will be given by the undersigned for its return to this office.
E. H. NUJENT.
[YES, THEY HAD NUJENT...WONDER IF IT SHOULD BE NUGENT???]
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The Frisco train came down this morning. It did not bring in any mail because it did not get up to Beaumont, being prevented by the washout. Trains are running regularly.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The Walnut is reported out of its banks. The mail carrier could not take the mail over east this morning because of the back water spreading over the bottoms east of the Harmon Bridge.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
F. Heisinger came over from Geuda this morning. He informs us that the Arkansas River has already spread all over the bottoms around the Springs and that the water is over the stone wall. When he left this morning, he could almost see the water raise.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]Miss M. A. White, who is a pupil of Prof. Robuski, and who has studied for the past two years under the best St. Louis and Chicago artists, will receive orders for crayon Portraits. A sample of her work has been placed in the windows of Peter Pearson
=s furniture store, Commercial block. For terms or further information, call at the residence of Dr. S. B. Parsons.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Postmaster Sinnott informs us that he is annoyed out of his life almost by parties writing to him asking about Arkansas City. One day last week he received 27 inquiries from people in eastern states who desired locations. There is scarcely a day but what he receives 10 or 12 letters of inquiry in regard to our city. Verily, our town does boom.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
S. B. Zeigler, the gentleman who has been in the city for several days investing in real estate, from Mt. Union, Iowa, was attracted to this vicinity by the red edition of the Winfield Courier. But instead of stopping at Winfield, he came on to Arkansas City and invested several thousand dollars in real estate. Many thanks, neighbor, for that one good turn.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
A gentleman who was stopping in the city a few days last week noticed 12 teams being loaded with groceries in front of Kroenert & Austin
=s Diamond Front. To a friend who was showing him over the city, he asked: AWhere is that store moving to?@ When he was informed that it was only a bill of goods, which had just been sold being taken out, he could scarcely credit it. That is the kind of a trade the merchants of Arkansas City enjoy.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Dr. Love, the gentleman who has charge of the surveying corps on the Ft. Smith & Wellington road, was in the city today. He has run the final survey from Geuda to Wellington and will continue the line on up to Hutchinson. Grading is to be commenced between Geuda and Wellington shortly. This road passes through as fine a country as there is in Kansas, and has bonds voted to the extent of $4,000 per mile all the way from Arkansas City to Hutchinson.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
The senior and junior of the REPUBLICAN were among the favored ones who were serenaded last evening by a band of lady singers. That
=s right, ladies, ABe Happy While You May,@ and we hope AIn the Gloaming,@ of even a little later, you Awill wander back again,@ and if the dog again disturbs you, AI will Take You Home, Kathleen,@ or whatever your name is, and shall regret very much when the times comes to say AGood Night.@ [SKIPPED THE REST...SOME POETRY WAS USED TO DESCRIBE THE SINGING.]
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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=S DAILY.]The Rogers Coal Company, of Wichita, has purchased 50 acres of land of Bud Beck, just across the Arkansas River. They intend opening up a sand-bed and the land purchased of Mr. Beck is to be used for putting in railroad switches. Work has already commenced upon them. The Rogers Coal Company has for years been operating a sand-bed at Wichita, shipping several thousand carloads of sand annually. Upon recent investigations they found sand here far better than that afforded at Wichita, and the facilities for conducting an enterprise of this kind, superior. So they have closed their business there and will establish it here. They employ some 12 or 15 men the year around. Besides establishing a sand-bed here, they will in all probability open up a branch coal yard. The REPUBLICAN bids this new enterprise welcome.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
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Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Arkansas City and Its Boom.
Mr. S. Steinburg returned last night from Arkansas City, where he has been making arrangements for establishing a branch of his large clothing house. He says he intends to make the store there equal to the one in this city, and if he does that, the people of Arkansas City can be satisfied that they are securing a business house which will be the best in their city. The store will be opened about August 15th. It will be under the charge of Max Straus, who will have an interest in the business, the firm name being Steinburg & Co. He will go to Arkansas City the last of next week.
Mr. Steinburg is enthusiastic ovr the people, the enterprise, and the prospects of Arkansas City. He thinks it has as fine a future before it as any city in southern Kansas. It is located near the junction of the Walnut and Arkansas rivers, four miles from the Indian Territory, 223 miles from Lawrence. The population is about 5,000, and rapidly increasing. The people are pushing, energetic, and pleasant. Water works are now being constructed, and in every way the town shows the spirit of advancement. The great rival is Winfield, but Arkansas City is rapidly getting the Indian Territory trade, a big thing in that country, and has better prospects for the future. The crops there are dong splendidly, having had plenty of rain and a rich, fertile soil.
A great curiosity to strangers is the canal about three miles long connecting the Walnut and Arkansas rivers. The Walnut is on a much lower level than the Arkansas and the fall makes an unsurpassable water power. Already flour and saw mills are at work and with their cheap power manufactories cannot fail to flourish.
Mr. Steinberg met a number of
Aformerly of Lawrence@ people in Arkansas City. Among them were Judge Christian, once judge in this city; Ben Nessler; J. Q. Ashton, who was burned out here and now has a contract on the government building; and G. M. Walker, Jr., now with a surveying party. Lawrence Tribune.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Supplement to Arkansas City Republican.
[SIX ROAD NOTICES.]
Road Notice.
Notice is hereby given that at a session of the Board of County Commissioners of Cowley County, Kansas, held on the 13th day of July, A. D. 1886, a petition signed by John Hillier and others, of Windsor Township, asking for a view and a survey, for the purpose of locating and vacating a certain county road, described as follows: Commencing at the W. R. Bedell county road at the northeast corner of se qr of sec 25, twp 31s of range 7 east, in Windwor township, Cowley county, Kansas; thence south on the section line and township line as near as practicable on the most practicable route to intersect the T. J. Hughes county road at the se corner of the se qr of sec 36, twp 31 s of range 7 east, in Cowley County, Kansas. And to vacate all of the R. Ricker and James Combs section line road from the nw cor of sec 36, twp 31s of range 7, east; to the nw cor of lot 3, sec 32, twp 31s of range 8 east in Cowley County, Kansas, was presented and granted, and that H. Marsland, W. H. Conell, and Wm. York, viewers, and N. A. Haight, County Surveyor, will meet at the place of beginning of said road, on the 3rd day of September, A. D. 1886, at 9 o
=clock a.m., of said day, and proceed to view and survey said road, and give all parties a hearing.Done by order of the Board of Commissioners of Cowley County, Kansas.
S. J. SMOCK,
County Clerk and Clerk of said Board.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
RECAP 2ND ROAD NOTICE: PETITION SIGNED BY J. K. WOODS AND OTHERS OF SILVER CREEK & WINDSOR TOWNSHIPS, ASKING FOR A VIEW AND A SURVEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING A CERTAIN COUNTY ROAD KNOWN AS THE B. H. CLOVER ROAD....J. C. HENDRICKSON, HENRY BEAMER, AND S. M. FALL, VIEWERS; N. A. HAIGHT, COUNTY SURVEYOR.
RECAP 3RD ROAD NOTICE: PETITION SIGNED BY P. A. JONES AND OTHERS, OF MAPLE TOWNSHIP, FOR LOCATING A CERTAIN COUNTY LINE ROAD. D. S. HAYNES, SAMUEL WINN, AND S. L. DAUGHERTY, VIEWERS; N. A. HAIGHT, COUNTY SURVEYOR.
RECAP 4TH ROAD NOTICE: PETITION SIGNED BY GEO. W. JONES AND OTHERS OF DEXTER TOWNSHIP, ASKING FOR A VIEW AND A SURVEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOCATING A CERTAIN COUNTY ROAD. C. W. DOVER, GEORGE ROCKWELL, AND P. A. ASBURY, VIEWERS; N. A. HAIGHT, COUNTY SURVEYOR.
RECAP 5TH ROAD NOTICE: PETITION SIGNED BY T. J. LIGGETT AND OTHERS OF DEXTER TOWNSHIP, ASKING FOR A VIEW AND A SURVEY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOCATING A CERTAIN COUNTY ROAD. I. H. PHENIS, J. M. JACKSON, ANND SHELTON MORRIS, VIEWERS; N. A. HAIGHT, COUNTY SURVEYOR.
RECAP 6TH ROAD NOTICE: PETITION SIGNED BY FRANKLIN BATCH AND OTHERS OF HARVEY TOWNSHIP, ASKING FOR A VIEW AND A SURVEY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOCATING AND VACATING CERTAIN COUNTY ROADS. JOSEPH SHAW, HENRY WILKINS, AND FRANK STALL, VIEWERS; N. A. HAIGHT, COUNTY SURVEYOR.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
SKIPPED BY ME...TWO COLUMNS DEVOTED TO PROHIBITION. GAVE THE PROHIBITION STATE PLATFORM FOR 1886...15 PROPOSITIONS GIVEN.
Arkansas City Republican, August 7, 1886.
Capt. Thompson arrived in this city last evening from Ohio. He came to take charge of the
AKansas Millers,@ having been telegraphed for by the Navigation Company. After remaining in the city overnight, he left this morning for Ft. Smith, where he went to take charge of the steamer and bring it up the river to this city. He intends to be here in ample time to run an excursion Saturday, August 14. On the following week Capt. Thompson will start for Ft. Smith with another load of flour. He will endeavor to make two trips per month. The navigation of the Arkansas from this city down to Ft. Smith has now begun in earnest.