CHAS. L. HARTER. (SHERIFF)

Charles Harter.

Charles Harter, age 25, was listed in the Winfield census of 1873.

The Winfield census of 1878 listed; Charley, age 30; E., age 54, and his wife, E., age 54; Joe N., age 27; Louis C., age 31, and his wife age 26; Virgil, age 27, and his wife Tillie, age 24.

Charles or Charlie Harter. Brothers: Joe N., Louis C., Virgil.

Charles Harter, age 25, was listed in the Winfield census of 1873.

The Winfield census of 1878 listed; Charley, age 30; E., age 54, and his wife, E., age 54; Joe N., age 27; Louis C., age 31, and his wife age 26; Virgil, age 27, and his wife Tillie, age 24.

J. N. Harter.

He was a druggist of Winfield for over forty years, and his death occurred in 1927 when he was seventy-eight years of age.

His daughter Nina E. (Nila Emila) Harter, married Martin Jarvis on October 14, 1902, and they had one daughter, Janet E. Jarvis, who was born September 30, 1904.

Winfield Courier, February 20, 1874. We walked into Ellis & Black’s last night, as we often do, to borrow a couple of peanuts, when we saw, what we thought at first, were a couple of ghosts; but on close examination we discovered them to be only J. J. Ellis and Charley Harter, who were so exhausted after the enormous sales of the day that they looked like ghosts.

Winfield Courier, March 20, 1874. Some half-dozen of the Winfield beauties, accom-panied by Miss Mowry, of Arkansas City, the bevy led by Charley Harter, paid us a visit last Tuesday, and circulated around to the consternation of comps. and “devil,” who full expected to see the entire office knocked into “pi.” Come again, ladies, it does us good to receive a visit from wit and beauty.

Winfield Courier, July 10, 1874.

Two runaways occurred on the 4th. Charley Harter’s horse ran away and broke his buggy all to smash, and Allison had a team run away with him, which tore things end ways.

Winfield Courier, October 22, 1874.

A. D. Speed has got back to Cowley again. Harter, Dick Walker, and Judge Saffold have our warmest sympathy, we know how it is ourself.

Winfield Courier, November 26, 1874. A small conflagration, which might have been more serious but for the energetic efforts of those present, occurred last Saturday evening at the store of C. C. Black. Shortly after the lamps were lighted in the evening, Charley Harter bethought him that the chandelier needed filling, and being at the time in the oil business, having just drawn some for a customer, he took a quart measure and proceeded to replenish the illuminator. While thus engaged the oil in the measure unexpectedly ignited from one of the burners, and Charley, with the blazing can grasped firmly in his fist, glided swiftly toward the door. The air from without upon coming in contact with the flames carried them back into the face of the torch-bearer, and compelled him to deposit his burden upon the floor. His somewhat excited tones brought J. J. Ellis to the rescue with a couple of blankets, which he spread over the blaze, overturning the can, and giving the flames a new impetus.

The excitement now became intense, as the window curtain went up like a flash and the fire started along the counter. Jack Cruden pushed the calico from the counter, and grasped a blanket with which to whip the fire into submission.

Tom Braidwood pulled down and dragged out the line upon which was suspended shawls, scarfs, etc., while Ellis leaped the counter and rescued the mosquito bar which hung in front of the shelves.

Just at this juncture a new actor appeared upon the scene in the shape of Burt Crapster staggering under the weight of a pail of water in each hand, a skillful application of which put a dampener upon the ardor of the flames, and quiet was soon restored.

The total loss amounted to about twenty-five dollars.

This experience goes to show that while blankets may be just the thing for extinguishing blazing coal oil, water is what is needed for gasoline. It is a well known fact, also, that as a fire extinguisher, water has but few superiors, and one pail-full at the commencement of a fire is worth a cistern-full when the flames are well underway, and as no precaution has as yet been taken by our citizens, we would suggest that each businessman follow the example of Charley Black by keeping a full barrel of water standing at their doors ready for use in case of an emergency.

We hope our citizens will attend to this matter without further delay. Remember the adage, “An ounce of preventative is worth a pound of cure.”

[ANNOUNCEMENT: FRANK GALLOTTI FOR COUNTY TREASURER.]

Winfield Courier, September 16, 1875.

TO THE VOTERS OF COWLEY COUNTY.

This is to certify that we, whose names are hereto subscribed, do most heartily recommend for our next County Treasurer, FRANK GALLOTTI, who has for the last year and a half faithfully and satisfactorily preformed the duties of said office while acting in the capacity of Deputy; and we do hereby further certify that his character during that time has been such as to fully entitle him to the recommendation. The records of said office kept by him, bears ample testimony of his capability and efficiency. We consider him well qualified to fulfill the duties of said office, and therefore cheerfully recommend him to the voters of Cowley County as well worth of their cordial support, and who, if elected, will most faithfully and systematically perform the duties of said office.

Jno. D. Pryor.

E. D. Kager.

H. C. Irvin.

H. D. Gans.

E. S. Bedilion.

A. J. Pyburn.

B. F. Baldwin.

J. M. Fahnestock.

W. M. Boyer.

T. K. Johnston.

G. S. Manser.

C. A. Bliss.

J. E. Saint.

N. Roberson.

W. G. Graham.

S. D. Cochran.

W. D. Mowry.

W. J. Mowry.

H. Godehard.

W. H. Walker.

K. F. Smith.

J. H. Bonsall.

E. D. Eddy.

E. J. Hoyt.

J. C. Evans.

Henry Mowry.

Albert Horn.

J. C. Mitchell.

R. Page.

L. C. Wood.

L. W. Currier.

John C. McMullen.

H. P. Walker.

James S. Simpson.

Chas. Harter.

A. T. Shenneman.

S. Darrah.

T. J. Jones.

J. A. Beck.

C. M. Sloan.

P. Hill.

Geo. Youle.

A. F. Tryon.

J. P. McMillen.

Joseph Requa.

A. N. Deming.

R. L. Walker.

D. M. Hopkins.

J. N. Beemen.

J. W. Curns.

J. Manley.

Jas. L. M. Hill.

H. Brotherton.

J. W. Johnston.

P. J. Copple.

Allen B. Lemmon.

David S. Brown.

T. A. Wilkinson.

Petyer Paugh.

Chas. E. Love.

R. Rogers.

C. L. Bliss.

Philip Stump.

M. L. Robinson.

M. L. Read.

W. C. Robinson.

S. H. Myton.

H. P. Farrar.

T. C. Bird.

D. M. Purdy.

E. M. Bird.

W. E. Gooch.

Jno. N. J. Gooch.

A. H. Buckwalter.

Antonio Buzzi.

W. G. Kay.

Frank Lorry.

Thomas Baird.

G. W. Harmon.

Samuel Kuhns.

John Annis.

W. E. Chenoweth.

Alfred Pruden.

C. R. Sipes.

A. W. Burkey.

W. S. Thompson.

E. R. Thompson.

C. J. Beck.

Charles Gallert.

Alfred B. Woolsey.

J. C. Topliff.

S. P. Channell.

W. M. Burkey.

M. Y. Hurst.

G. H. McIntire.

W. H. Speers.

D. R. Baird.

R. Hoffmaster.

Chas. R. Williamson.

B. A. Davis.

George L. Walker.

Winfield Courier, January 6, 1876.

Our “Courier” Patrons.

In beginning the “Centennial year,” with an enterprise like the one we have engaged in this week, it is but right and proper that we make honorable mention of the men who, by giving us their patronage, have greatly helped us in the “financial” part thereof.

Alphabetically arranged, they appear as follows.

BLACK, C. C., Merchant, City Councilman, and a “jolly good fellow,” graduated at Hampton College, Rock Island Co., Illinois, and came to Cowley and herded forty “cattle on a thousand hills” during the fall of 1875, engaged in the mercantile business January, 1873, with J. J. Ellis, whom he has since bought out. He now runs his mammoth store, assisted by the clever Charley Harter as chief salesman, and Fred C. Hunt as assistant, singly and alone. It’s useless to wish that trio success.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1876. Don’t spend all your money until you see those new goods of Harter’s at Black’s old stand. They will be here next week.

Cowley County Democrat, Thursday, April 6, 1876.

Look out for the Harter Brothers new stock, it is coming in every day. Dry goods, Groceries, Boots, and Shoes at Charley Black’s old stand.

[BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.]

Arkansas City Traveler, April 19, 1876. Front Page.

Full Report of All the Business Transacted by the Board of County Commissioners Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 10, 11, and 12.

COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE,

WINFIELD, KANSAS, April 10, 1876.

Board met in regular session. Present, R. F. Burden, W. M. Sleeth, Commissioners; A. J. Pyburn, County Attorney, and M. G. Troup, County Clerk. Journal of last regular session read and adopted.

R. L. Walker, Sheriff: $175.00

Harter Bros., prisoner bill: $5.60

Winfield Courier, July 27, 1876. We learn that our much respected friend, A. E. BAIRD, has sold out his store at Elk City and removed to Winfield, where he purchased an interest in the large mercantile house of Harter Brothers. We are well acquainted with Mr. Baird, and know him to be one of the very best businessmen in Kansas, and we heartily congratulate the Harter Brothers upon their good fortune in adding to the firm so valuable and worthy a member. We also congratulate the people of Winfield and Cowley County upon the addition of so good a merchant and citizen. May you never regret the move you have made, “Gene.” Courant.

[FOURTH OF JULY PREPARATIONS.]

Winfield Courier, June 1, 1876.

Last Saturday, pursuant to call, the citizens of Winfield met at the Courthouse and organized a meeting by calling D. A. Millington to the chair and electing C. M. McIntire secretary.

Committee on Invitation: D. A. Millington, L. C. Harter, J. B. Lynn, C. A. Bliss, J. P. McMillen, H. S. Silver, A. H. Green, S. S. Majors, C. M. Scott, T. B. McIntire, R. C. Haywood, J. L. Abbott, John Blevins, T. R. Bryan, H. C. McDorman, Mc. D. Stapleton, S. M. Fall, J. Stalter, Wm. White, S. S. Moore, Jno. McGuire, H. P. Heath, J. O. Van Orsdol, G. B. Green, W. B. Skinner, J. W. Millspaw.

Winfield Courier, June 22, 1876. Attention is called to the new firm of Harter Bro.’s & Baird, of the New York Store. They have added about forty feet of shelving and otherwise improved their store. They are selling their goods as low as the lowest.

Winfield Courier, July 6, 1876.

CHARLIE HARTER is out again with a 2:95 trotting colt. When you see Charlie without a fast driving nag, and a good appetite, you can just bet that the millennium has arrived. Jim Hill is authority for the latter clause of this sentence. Harter salts his onions at the St. Nick.

Winfield Courier, September 21, 1876.

MR. HARTER, of the New York Store, is now in New York City buying his fall stock of goods. He is making a very large purchase. He will be home next week at which time the New York will have an “opening day” and these goods will be offered to the public at prices that will defy competition. Mr. Harter’s acquaintance in the east has given him the advantage of buying at low prices; consequently, the goods can be sold at correspondingly reduced figures. Don’t make your fall purchases till you visit the New York Store.

Winfield Courier, September 21, 1876. From the Burlington Patriot, of the 13th, we clip the following.

“A week ago today Louis Harter narrowly escaped death on the North Missouri railroad, at the town of Sanisbury. Four or five passenger cars were wrecked, and he lost his hat and had his clothing partially torn off, but escaped without severe injury. Four persons were killed and a number wounded.”

That was evidently our Louis Harter, who is now east purchasing fall goods for the New York Store.

Winfield Courier, October 12, 1876. BIRTH. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harter, Friday, the 6th inst., a son. Weight 9 pounds.

Lou Harter, the senior member of the New York Store firm, arrived home last Saturday “right side up with care,” and found another clerk, weighing about ten pounds, bossing the home establishment. Mr. Harter visited St. Louis, Chicago, and New York during his absence, and in those cities purchased an unusual amount of goods especially for this market. His experience in the railroad disaster on the North Missouri is rather amusing. He says he wasn’t hurt much, but he lost a five dollar hat, consequent upon his hair trying to maintain a perpendicular position. He visited the Centennial, and now, like Messrs. Black, Fuller, Graham, and the rest, can tell you all about “that exquisitely finished, gaily ornamented, wonderfully proportioned, and elaborately carved bed-stead, in the Japanese department, that took a thousand men a thousand years to build.”

[EVENING STAR CLUB.]

Winfield Courier, October 19, 1876.

E. S. C., Which means “Evening Star Club.”

The above named social organization is just making its debut in Winfield’s fashionable “upper-ten” society. The need of a similar association has long been felt in this community. “Hoodlum dances” have become the rule instead of the exception and are growing very monotonous. Social lines are now to be drawn, and a new order of things will soon take the place of the old breeches-in-boots regime. “Hoe-downs” and their concomitant evils will pass into oblivion, and the big nosed “caller” who used to sing out, as he buckled on to the red-haired girl himself, “Grab pardners for a quadrille!” will be a thing of the past. Kid gloves and waxed moustaches are not to take the place of all these old frontier familiarities, but a jolly, fun loving, respectable class of our citizens who have been reared in the higher walks of life, resume their position in the social scale, and propose to conduct these entertainments in a manner that will reflect credit upon the management and the city at large. The world moves and we must keep pace with the hour, socially, morally, and otherwise.

The charter members, so to speak, of the Club are Messrs. Frank Gallotti, Esq. Boyer, E. W. Holloway, T. K. Johnston, R. L. Walker, J. B. Lynn, W. P. Hackney, C. C. Black, J. O. Houx, and A. E. Baird, as they were its organizers. At their meeting on the 17th instant, the following constitution was read and adopted.

Constitution of the Evening Star Club

of the City of Winfield.

Art. 1. An association is constituted in the City of Winfield, Kansas, under the name of “The Evening Star Club.”

Art. 2. The object of the Club is to give a series of Social Dances, and other entertain-ments as may be decided by the same.

Art. 3. The Club will have a regular meeting every fortnight, and a special meeting when-ever deemed necessary by a majority of the board of trustees.

Art. 4. All business of the Club must be transacted at the regular meetings.

Art. 5. The administration of this Club will be conducted by a board of trustees, composed of a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and three directors, to be elected by its members at a regular meeting.

Art. 6. A person wishing to become a member of this club must have his or her name proposed by one of the members at a regular meeting.

Art. 7. Every petitioner for membership shall be balloted for at a regular meeting.

Art. 8. To become a member of this Club, the petitioner must receive the unanimous vote of the members present at the balloting, must sign the constitution, and pay an admission fee of Two dollars, and a monthly fee in advance of one dollar.

Art. 9. A member in arrear of one month fee will have no voice in the regular or special meetings, and if in arrear of two month’s fees, will lose his membership.

Art. 10. The duties of the officers of this Club, and the order of business to be transacted by the same, shall be regulated by bylaws drawn as soon as the club is constituted.

Art. 11. None but the members of the club will be admitted at the regular Dances given by the same unless non-resident.

Art. 12. A non-resident shall be admitted at the dances of this club only when supplied with an invitation.

Art. 13. All invitations must be signed by the board of Trustees.

Art. 14. This Club will be considered constituted when the constitution is signed by ten persons who will be charter members.

The election of officers following, W. P. Hackney was chosen president; J. B. Lynn vice president; A. E. Baird, treasurer; J. O. Houx, secretary, and T. K. Johnston, C. C. Black, and

F. Gallotti as directors.

Frank Gallotti was appointed a committee of one on bylaws. Balloting was then had on the following candidates, resulting in their election to full membership: J. Wade McDonald, James Hill, Bert Crapster, Wilbur Dever, O. M. Seward, Fred Hunt, and Chas. Harter. The Club met last evening but we have not learned what additional business it transacted. We wish the association unlimited success, in its hitherto unoccupied field.

Winfield Courier, November 16, 1876.

A hunting party consisting of Jim Brown, Charles Harter, Burt Crapster, Geo. Miller, and Virgil Harter returned from the Indian Territory last Friday loaded with turkey, duck, deer, buffalo, kangaroo, elephants, and such other wild animals as that country afforded. That’s the way the story is told now, but the other Charlie Harter tells is that they took away a load of beans, flour, pickles, and provisions and brought back one large bird without any feathers, so that it was impossible to tell whether it was a turkey with a sir name or not. The boys had a good time visiting the Agency by moonlight.

Winfield Courier, December 21, 1876. VIRGIL HARTER, of the New York Store, will spend the holidays with friends in Burlington, Kansas. Secret: he won't be eligible to the Bazique Lodge after the 1st of January. There will probably be two of him after that.

Winfield Courier, December 21, 1876.

Messrs. Harter Bro. & Baird have moved into Manning’s new brick building. It is the finest storeroom in the Walnut Valley.

Winfield Courier, December 28, 1876.

VIRGIL HARTER left for Burlington, Monday morning.

Harter Brothers.

Winfield Courier, March 29, 1877. Editorial Page.

DISREPUTABLE.

The effort to precipitate a bond election for the Emporia road comes entirely from Arkansas City. And the men who are circulating the petitions tell all kinds of lies to obtain signatures. A gentleman from Crab Creek, below Dexter, was in town on Wednesday and at Harter’s store told that he was harrowing in his field when parties from Arkansas City came to him with a railroad petition and told him it was for a road from Independence to Arkansas City. Taking their word for it, he signed it without reading. Two gentlemen from Maple City were in town the same day and told the same story. Another gentleman from the southeast part of the county told Mr. Fuller the same story. Another petitioner from Arkansas City told Mr. Standley, who lives up the Walnut, that he was from Winfield.

Winfield Courier, April 5, 1877. Harter Bro. have sold their interest in the New York Store to a brother of A. E. Baird. The firm is now Baird & Bro.

Winfield Courier, April 12, 1877. The Harter Brothers and C. C. Harris having purchased the Tunnel Mills a few days since, will take possession of the same about the first of June.

Winfield Courier, April 12, 1877. Mr. Harter, father of the Harter brothers of this city, is spending a few days in the city this week, and we learn that he will in a few weeks locate permanently with us.

Winfield Courier, April 12, 1877. The “ad” on the fourth page, as will be noticed, has been changed from Harter Bros. & Baird, to Baird Bros., the Harters having sold their interest in the immense stock of dry goods, groceries, etc., to Mr. W. F. Baird, of Elk City. The latter named gentleman is a young man who has for some time past been in business in Elk City, Montgomery County, and who comes to our midst well recommended, and we therefore recommend him, as also the house with which he is connected, to our readers and the many patrons of the old reliable New York store.

AD: BAIRD BROTHERS, Dealers in EVERYTHING, At the NEW YORK STORE, WINFIELD, KANSAS.

The double quarter column ad. of Harter, Harris & Harter in this week's issue scarcely needs a notice—it speaks for itself. The Tunnel Mills under the new management is daily growing in public favor and it will not be long until it stands at the head of the list in the southwest. The flour turned out cannot be excelled, and as for gentlemanly and fair dealing men, the boys have no superiors in the Walnut Valley.

AD: HURRAH! -FOR- HARTER, HARRIS & HARTER, Proprietors of the Old Reliable

TUNNEL MILLS!

The above named firm is paying the highest cash price for Wheat. They Grind for Cash, They grind for Toll, They grind the best Flour in the Valley. GIVE THEM A TRIAL.

They exchange Flour for Wheat, Flour for Corn, Flour for “Corn in the ear.”

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1877. J. N. Harter, brother of our Charley, “lit” down on us the other day, all the way from Ohio. He is now in full charge of Green’s drug store. “Joe” is a druggist of several years experience and will make a popular and efficient salesman.

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1877.

L. C. Harter & Co., are sole agents for the celebrated Pearl Gang and Sulky Plows. They will give you plenty of time to pay for them.

Winfield Courier, August 2, 1877.

The Harter Brothers of this place have opened a store in Wellington.

Winfield Courier, August 2, 1877.

G. H. Crippen, who is handling so many agricultural implements for Harter Bros., was in Kansas City during the strike and threatened riot. He says nothing but the greatest prudence and nerve on the part of law abiding citizens prevented a violent outbreak and that during the last few days the ring leaders of the mob are being quietly picked up by the police and lodged in jail.

Winfield Courier, August 23, 1877.

Cash for Wheat.

Harter, Harris & Co. want 10,000 bushels of wheat delivered to them at the Tunnel Mills within the next thirty days.

Arkansas City Traveler, August 29, 1877. Harter, Harris & Co. have taken a contract to supply the Cheyennes, Comanches, and Wichita Indians with flour. This will make a home market for a large quantity of wheat and save a large amount of hauling to Wichita.

Winfield Courier, September 6, 1877.

The Harter Brothers have bought out the McMillen & Shields stock and propose to fill up and run the mercantile business again.

Winfield Courier, September 6, 1877.

Last Tuesday the Harter Brothers had their stock of dry goods, groceries, etc., transported from Wellington to this place. They say there is more business done in Winfield in one day than in Wellington in a whole week.

Winfield Courier, September 20, 1877.

Wilson & Harter have some new buggies. Try them.

Winfield Courier, September 20, 1877.

Harter Bros. & Co. are receiving new goods at their store, McMillen’s old stand.

Winfield Courier, September 20, 1877.

L. C. HARTER has gone to Kansas City for a new burr, a wheat duster, and flour packer for the Tunnel Mills.

Winfield Courier, September 20, 1877.

Harter, Harris & Co., are making extensive improvements at the Tunnel Mills. Stone masons are at work building solid foundations.

Winfield Courier, September 27, 1877.

HURRAH!

-FOR-

Harter, Harris & Co.,

Proprietors of the Old Reliable

TUNNEL MILLS!

The above named firm is paying the highest cash price for wheat. They Grind for Cash, They grind for Toll, They grind the best Flour in the Valley. GIVE THEM A TRIAL.

The exchange Flour for Wheat, Flour for Corn, Flour for “Corn in the ear.” No other Mill in the county offers to do this. Flour, Meal, Bran, and Chop Feed always on hand.

DON’T FORGET THE PLACE!

One Half Mile South of the City.

Winfield Courier, September 27, 1877.

L. C. Harter has returned from Kansas City. He succeeded in purchasing the new machinery wanted for the Tunnel Mills.

Winfield Courier, October 4, 1877.

Wilson & Harter’s livery stock earned them $375 in the last thirty days.

Winfield Courier, October 4, 1877.

Harter, Harris & Co. have got their Tunnel Mills well fitted up with new machinery and four run of burrs.

[WINFIELD ITEMS.]

Arkansas City Traveler, October 10, 1877.

Sid. Major holds the patronage of the traveling public, as well as that of the town. Wilson & Harter have lately purchased two fine top buggies at a cost of $300 each, and now take the lead in fancy turn-outs. They have eighteen horses and about a dozen vehicles.

Arkansas Traveler, October 17, 1877. RECAP: Judge McDonald elected Chairman; Amos Walton, Secretary. Present: 38 delegates. For Sheriff: Chas. L. Harter; W. A. Freeman; John R. Smith—Harter won.

Arkansas City Traveler, October 17, 1877. [Winfield Item.] Charley Harter and J. L. Hill are now managing the livery formerly owned by Mr. Wilson, and promise to keep up the reputation of the stable by doing as well as heretofore.

Winfield Courier, October 25, 1877.

SHERIFF.

Charley Harter, the Democratic nominee, is a good fellow, has no faults except such as are common to Democrats, and would possibly make a good sheriff, therefore it is to be expected that most of the straight unterrified Democrats will support him, but there is no good reason that any Republican or any Democrat who wants the best man elected should vote for him.

The Republican nominee for Sheriff, Leon Lippmann, was a candidate in the contest against two other Republicans, of acknowledged ability and fitness for the office, men that would have honored the party and the county had they or either of them been nominated and elected, yet the convention, composed of men of judgment and sagacity second to none in the county, selected Lippmann against the others, thus giving him such an endorsement as few candidates ever get.

Mr. Lippmann is not a stranger in this county. He is one of the early settlers, an honest, thoroughly educated, energetic, courageous, hard-working man. He has demonstrated his fitness for the office in his whole course of life and business in our midst, has earned his popularity by earnest hard work, fair, honest dealing, and pleasant, affable intercourse with all his acquaintances, and if any man deserves the office, that man is Leon Lippmann.

The only fault we have ever heard mentioned against him are the facts that he was not born in this country, and that he took out naturalization papers at the term of court last spring.

He was born in France because he could not help it, and the evidence we have that he would have helped it if he could, is that he migrated to this country at the age of eleven years, entered the Union army at the age of 18, and fought for our country during the war, receiving his honorable discharge three years later at the close of the war. Under the laws of the United States such service invests a foreign born man with all the rights and privileges of citizenship, hence in 1865, at the age of 21, Mr. Lippmann was as fully and legally a citizen of the United States as any other person, and had no need to take out naturalization papers, but to avoid all cavil he took the trouble to take out his papers last spring just as he would have done in 1865 when he had reached his majority, had he not been already invested with citizenship by his discharge papers.

No Republican, who desires the integrity of his party, no elector who has the interests of the county at heart, can afford to neglect to vote for Leon Lippmann on the 6th day of November.

Winfield Courier, October 25, 1877.

Read Harter & Hill’s ad. They are reliable young men, wide awake and full of business. Their livery stable is in every respect first-class. Give the boys a share of your business.

Winfield Courier, October 25, 1877.

Charley Harter’s democratic friends have perpetrated rather a good joke on him. They intended it for a joke, but we understand he takes it in good earnest. They thought it would be a good thing to get Charley out of a store long enough to tan his face and soil his soft white hands. Had they intended to do him a favor they might have nominated him for county clerk, register of deeds, or some other office suited to his tastes. The idea of selecting a nice, ladies’ man like Charley for sheriff, is simply ludicrous. Would it not be fun to see him called out of bed at 12 o’clock of a cold winter night to chase a horse thief? How long would it take him to get up? On such occasions wouldn’t he give the boys who elected him blue blazes. Where would the horse thief be by the time Charley had put on two overcoats, drawn on his tight kid gloves, and over them a pair of buckskin gauntlets, warmed bricks, and put them in his stirrups to keep his feet from becoming cold, placed the sheepskin in his saddle to make his ride as easy as possible, tied a couple of handkerchiefs around his neck, and pulled a very broad-brimmed hat low down over his face to keep the moonshine from tanning him? Charley, take our advice and do not spend much money in this campaign. Quit rubbing your hands on the fork handle so much trying to harden them. You will only make blisters, not calloused spots. Stay in out of the sun and keep your hands and face smooth and white. The people may elect you to a nice indoor office, when they have one to spare. They would not think, for a moment, of subjecting you to the hardships incident to the sheriff’s office.

Lippmann was a poor orphan boy. He has always been exposed to hardship and toil. The hard work of the office will not hurt him. Let him have it and you take care of yourself.

Note: On November 1, 1877, D. A. Millington and A. B. Lemmon were the editors of the Winfield Courier. Neither had much experience in the newspaper field.

Winfield Courier, November 1, 1877.

TACTICS.

Some of the leading supporters of Charley Harter are throwing out hints that a scheme is on foot that will beat Lippmann and are offering to bet it will succeed. From other sources we have hints that some yarn against him has been fabricated and been sworn to by some unscrupulous scamp, which is to be published in the Telegram and in hand bills and circulated on the morning of the election, when it is too late to refute it. Such tactics have often been practiced by politicians in desperate straits, but are too contemptible to think of. Every sensible voter should know that nothing but lies are ever circulated in that way.

As we go to press we learn that the Telegram has been printed but is still withheld, though it is now two days behind its regular time of publication. This confirms the suspicion that it contains something that the COURIER would disprove if published before the COURIER goes to press. It is possible that some similar game against Capt. Hunt is on foot.

Winfield Courier, November 1, 1877.

Notice the new advertisement of Harter Bro.’s & Co. This firm is too well and favorably known to need any words of commendation. They are reliable gentlemen, and always mean just what they say. Read their ad and act accordingly. If Virgil Harter cannot suit you with goods and prices, thee is no use of trying.

AD: WAR DECLARED!

For the next 60 days we will offer

GREAT BARGAINS in the prices of

DRY GOODS,

GROCERIES,

BOOTS AND SHOES.

If you want

More Goods for Your Money

than be bought at any other store in Winfield,

Go to Harter Bros. & Co.,

At the McMillen Stand.

Winfield Courier, November 1, 1877.

LOST.

Somewhere between Harter & Hill’s Livery Stable, in Winfield, and the Thomasville schoolhouse on Friday evening of last week, a pocket-book, containing something like $15.00 in money, 1,000 mile ticket, issued by the A., T. & S. F. R. R., a Stage ticket and pass, Discharge from the U. S. army, and other papers issued to W. M. Allison—of no value whatever to anyone but the owner. The finder can keep the money if he will return the book and papers. Drop them in the post office, addressed to W. M. Allison, Winfield, or leave at the Telegram office.

Winfield Courier, November 8, 1877.

THE RESULT.

The result of the late election so far as the offices of sheriff and county clerk are concerned is a republican defeat. The causes of this are quite apparent. In the first place the successful candidates, M. G. Troup and Charley Harter, are well known all over the county and their well known affability and obliging dispositions have made them extremely popular everywhere. In the next place Capt. Hunt and Mr. Lippmann were not so widely known, but that electioneering lies told against them had considerable effect.

The result does not show that they were not the choice of a majority of the republicans in the county, but it does show that they were not the choice of a minority of about one-fourth of the Republican voters, and that this minority voted with the democrats for Troup and Harter. Now that the election is over and the smoke of the contest is clearing away, we can look back on our course and the words we have published and say truly that we have done what we could honorably for the success of the whole republican ticket and have said nothing that we need to take back or apologize for. We can stand by what we have said.

Winfield Courier, November 8, 1877.

We have been unable to obtain before going to press the full returns of the election in this county last Tuesday, but we can give the result with sufficient certainty. Troup, Independent, is elected county clerk by about 150 majority; Harter, democrat, is elected sheriff by over 100 majority; the republican candidates, Kinne for register of deeds, Haight for surveyor, Graham for coroner, and Gale, Sleeth, and Burden for commissioners are elected by large majorities, and Bryan, republican, is elected treasurer without opposition.

Winfield Courier, November 8, 1877.

Total Votes Cast November 6, 1877, for Harter and Lippmann: 1,103 for Harter; 1,020 for Lippmann. Majority [Harter over Lippmann]: 88. Breakdown of Votes Cast: Creswell: 23 Harter, 20 Lippmann. Bolton East: 23 Harter, 16 Lippmann. Bolton West: 5 Harter, 23 Lippmann. Winfield: 333 Harter, 168 Lippmann.

Winfield Courier, November 8, 1877.

Skipped the official vote of Cowley Co., Kansas, November 6, 1877.

Total Cast for Harter and Lippmann: 1,103 for Harter; 1,020 for Lippmann.

Majority [Harter over Lippmann]: 88.

Creswell: 23 Harter, 20 Lippmann.

Bolton East: 23 Harter, 16 Lippmann.

Bolton West: 5 Harter, 23 Lippmann.

Winfield: 333 Harter, 168 Lippmann.

CONCLUSION: INDIVIDUAL VOTERS CAST THEIR BALLOT FOR THE MAN AND NOT ON PARTY LINES.

Arkansas City Traveler, November 14, 1877. Very few supposed Charles Harter would be elected over Mr. Lippmann, and he probably would not without the desperate fight made upon his opponent. But he was, and time will tell whether he fulfills the office faithfully and efficiently. We have always found him to be a gentleman and a good citizen.

Winfield Courier, November 15, 1877.

IRA McCOMMON and Jos. Harter have bought out the drug store of A. H. Green and will continue the business under the firm name of McCommon & Harter. Both are industrious, enterprising, and careful young men; with good habits and the good will of the whole community. Of course they will succeed.

Winfield Courier, November 29, 1877.

Mr. Lew. Carr, cousin of W. M. Allison, formerly of Chetopa, this state, is at present clerking for Harter Bro.’s Co.

Winfield Courier, November 29, 1877.

Harter & Hill are putting a 42 foot addition to the rear of their livery stable on Main street. The boys are doing a good business.

Winfield Courier, November 29, 1877.

We forgot to make mention of the party given by the Belles of the Kitchen at the residence of L. C. Harter, last week. Those who were there speak well for the liberality and sociableness of the belles. They have won a reputation for the handsome manner in which they treat their guests, and we say all honor to the Belles of the Kitchen!

Winfield Courier, November 29, 1877.

McCommon & Harter, at A. H. Green’s old stand, have a full stock of Drugs, which they offer at the lowest prices. Special attention paid to prescriptions. Give them a call.

Winfield Courier, December 6, 1877.

The new addition to Harter & Hill’s livery barn is 42 feet long instead of 30 feet, as stated last week.

Winfield Courier, December 13, 1877.

McCommon & Harter have just received a complete stock of paints, oils, and varnishes; also school books and new goods for the holidays. They will be found at the corner drug store, opposite the post office.

Note...three Harters at party...

Winfield Courier, December 13, 1877.

Winfield Socially.

The coming winter bids fair to be the most pleasant, socially, that Winfieldians have ever experienced. Many changes have taken place in the circle of young folks since the good old frontier days. New and attractive young ladies and gentlemen have settled amongst us, giving to Winfield an air of city life and gaiety when they meet “in convention assembled.” The recent Thanksgiving ball was followed so closely by Miss Kate Millington’s “dancing party,” and both so largely attended, that the indications are that those “who look for pleasure can hope to find it here” this winter. The last mentioned party, to use a stereotyped expression, was a “brilliant success.” Probably of all the gay and charming gatherings that have “tripped the fantastic,” etc., in our city, this was the most pleasant. The music was excellent, the refreshments good, and the polite and attentive demeanor of the fair hostess most agreeable.

The following persons were fortunate enough to be present at this party: Judge W. P. Campbell, of Wichita; W. W. Walton, of Topeka; Herman Kiper, of Atchison; Fred C. Hunt, W. C. Walker, Bert Crapster, Ed. P. Greer, Charley Harter, J. C. Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. J. Holloway, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Green, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Harter, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Baird, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Earnest, Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Thompson, Miss Ina Daniels, S. Suss, Josephine E. Mansfield, G. E. Walker, Mary McGaughy, M. B. Wallis, Fannie Wallis, Wilbur Dever, Maggie J. Dever, W. C. Root, Jennie Hahn, W. Gillellen, Mattie Coldwell, J. N. Harter, Carrie Olds, T. C. Copeland, Katie McGaughy, O. M. Seward, Nora Coldwell, Dr. Strong, Amie Bartlett.

Of course, they one and all enjoyed themselves; wished the occasion might be often repeated, and voted (in their minds at least) Miss Kate to be the most “social campaign organizer” in the city.

Winfield Courier, December 20, 1877.

Harter & Hill have a new phaeton, with spring back and seat, which cost $250.

Winfield Courier, December 20, 1877.

Winfield Courier, December 27, 1877.

McCommon & Harter have a new sign.

Winfield Courier, January 3, 1878.

Notice to Sunday Schools.

McCommon & Harter will supply you with the Sunday School Times, Scholars’ Quarterly, and Weekly lesson leaves; also have on hand a large assortment of bibles, testaments, and psalms. McCOMMON & HARTER, Opposite the post office.

Winfield Courier, January 10, 1878.

Harter Brothers & Co. have a large stock of goods, do a heavy business, and give their customers entire satisfaction.

Winfield Courier, January 17, 1878.

Commissioners’ Proceedings.

At the regular meeting of January 7th, the board ordered the opening of the Laubner, Loy, and Owings roads; rejected the report of the commissioners to locate the Arkansas City and Independence state road, and refused to pay the expenses; allowed various claims, amounting to $3,878; approved the bond of Chas. Harter, sheriff; approved the bonds of a large number of township officers; received and approved the reports of trustees of all the townships except Otter, Sheridan, and Silverdale; canceled county orders paid by the treasurer to the amount of $4,403.17; canceled $27.50 in orders that had been left in the county clerk’s hands three years uncalled for; and granted ferry license across the Arkansas River, near Salt City, to Henry Pruden.

Monday, the 14th. New board: R. F. Burden, chairman; W. M. Sleeth and G. L. Gale. Appointed John B. Lynn and Frank Williams to assist Judge Gans in counting the county funds; appointed Jas. L. Huey trustee of Creswell Township, vice Leonard, resigned; let the pauper contract to Butterfield, of Silverdale Township; let the medical attendance to Dr. Shepard, of Arkansas City.

We are indebted to the courtesy of M. G. Troup, county clerk, for the above items, and also for the following.

Total assessment of the county, $1,967,563; total tax levy for all purposes, $70,784.92, of which $18,793.20 is school tax and $17,633.07 is school bond tax.

Treasurer Bryan has collected about $29,000 of the taxes for 1877, which is about 41 percent. Winfield Township has paid over one-half of its taxes. Mr. Bryan has gone to Topeka to settle with the state treasurer. He will pay there about $7,000, including payment of all the school bonds that are matured.

PROBATE JUDGE’S OFFICE. During the past week Judge Gans has allowed claim of E. C. Seward vs. Estate of Wm. Robinson, $22.57; first annual report of Oldham, administra-tor of estate of N. W. Holmes filed and approved; sale of lands ordered in estate of B. F. Edwards; sale of real estate ordered in estate of Wm. Hawkins; ordered partnership estate of Darrah and Doty to prorate $700 to creditors, which pays 42 cents on the dollar; granted marriage license Sewal I. Onstodt to Lucinda Smith.

C. L. Harter, the new Sheriff, has gracefully and quietly assumed the office and its duties; Mr. Haight, the new surveyor, is also installed in his office without display; E. P. Kinne and M. G. Troup succeeded their predecessors without much trouble and the county offices are ready for the business of the term.

[COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGS.]

Arkansas City Traveler, January 23, 1878.

[From the Winfield Courier.]

At the regular meeting of Jan. 7th the board ordered the opening of the Laubner, Loy and Owings roads; rejected the report of the commissioners to locate the Arkansas City and Independence state road, and refused to pay the expenses; allowed various claims, amounting to $3,878; approved the bond of Chas. Harter, sheriff; approved the bonds of a large number of township officers; received and approved the reports of trustees of all the townships except Otter, Sheridan, and Silverdale; canceled county orders paid by the treasurer to the amount of $4,403.17; canceled $27.50 in orders that had been in the county clerk’s hands three years uncalled for; and granted ferry license across the Arkansas river, near Salt City, to Henry Pruden.

Monday, the 14th. New Board: R. F. Burden, chairman, W. M. Sleeth, and G. L. Gale. Appointed John Lynn and Frank Williams to assist Judge Gans in counting the county funds; appointed Jas. L. Huey trustee of Creswell township, vice Leonard, resigned; let the pauper contract to Butterfield, of Silverdale township; let the medical attendance to Dr. Shepard, of Arkansas City.

Winfield Courier, January 17, 1878. At the regular meeting of the Cowley County Board of Commissioners January 7, 1878, the new board (R. F. Burden, chairman; W. M. Sleeth, and G. L. Gale) approved the bond of Chas. Harter, Sheriff. C. L. Harter, the new Sheriff, has gracefully and quietly assumed the office and its duties; Mr. Haight, the new surveyor, is also installed in his office without display; E. P. Kinne and M. G. Troup succeeded their predecessors without much trouble and the county offices are ready for the business of the term.

[COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGS.]

Arkansas City Traveler, January 23, 1878.

[From the Winfield Courier.]

Winfield Courier, January 24, 1878.

J. L. M. Hill and J. H. Finch are the deputies our new sheriff has appointed. We think he has made good selections.

Winfield Courier, January 31, 1878.

Two stonemasons named Cady and Roberts on last Monday evening got into a fight in a saloon on Main street. Roberts gouged at Cady’s eye while Cady bit at Roberts’ finger. The result was that the eye did not come out but the finger came off. Cady was bound over in $1,000 bonds to answer for the mayhem in the district court. We don’t know anything about the parties, and don’t wish to. We suppose the law will do justice in the case, therefore we suppress our sentiments concerning the transaction to avoid creating prejudice before judicial investigation.

[FATHER ARRESTED/HAVING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH DAUGHTERS.]

Arkansas City Traveler, February 27, 1878.

HORRIBLE!

A Father Arrested for Having Sexual Intercourse

With His Two Daughters.

NICHOLAS HOSTETLER, an old man sixty years of age, living on the divide about four miles north of this place, was arrested last week on the complaint of his son for holding sexual intercourse with his two daughters, aged fifteen and nineteen years.

The testimony proved he had been practicing his hellish designs for more than two years, and he was bound over to appear at the next term of court for trial, and is now confined in the county jail.

His wife returned to Indiana, to the place of their former residence, several years ago, and he has been living with his family since then.

His preliminary trial took place at Winfield, before Justice Boyer, by whom he was bound over. The matter has caused considerable excitement, and his neighbors are wonderfully indignant at the prolonged outrage in their midst. What the trial will develop remains to be seen.

Winfield Courier, February 28, 1878.

A man named Nicholas Hostetler, living about four miles north of Arkansas City, had a preliminary examination before Justice Boyer charged with incest. The victims are two young daughters, fine looking and appearing modest, timid, and frightened. It is charged that the crime commenced against each when about twelve years of age, and has continued with the elder the last four, and with the younger the last two years under threats of death in case of complaint. The defense, supported by many circumstances, claim that it is a job put up by his children and others to get rid of the old man (who is near sixty years old) and get his property. He was held to bail in $3,000, in default of which he is confined in the county jail to await the May session of the district court. Public sentiment is very strong against him and there has been talk of lynching, but better counsels seem to prevail. We do not desire to prejudice the case in any way, and we avoid expressing an opinion as to the truth of the charge, but, if true, we have no words adequate to express our abhorrence.

Winfield Courier, February 28, 1878.

Harter & Hill are keeping their livery business fully up to the wants of our growing city and county.

Winfield Courier, February 28, 1878.

L. C. Harter returned Saturday from a trip up west on the Santa Fe road, where he went

Winfield Courier, March 7, 1878.

Harter Bros. & Co. have a large run of trade. They are running all of their stock at exceedingly low prices. Their customers are always pleased with their treatment at that house.

Winfield Courier, March 7, 1878.

WAR DECLARED!

For the next 60 days we will offer GREAT BARGAINS in the prices of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS, AND SHOES. If you want More Goods for Your Money than can be bought at any other store in

Winfield,

GO TO Harter Bros. & Co.,

At the McMillen Stand.

Winfield Courier, March 14, 1878.

Escape of Prisoners.

Young Finch went into the jail about 11 o’clock on Monday evening; his father, the jailer being absent at Wichita, to get the light and lock up the cells. On entering a cell, he was immediately shut in by the prisoners and two of them; a colored man charged with horse stealing, and Billson, the Arkansas City man charged with stealing jewelry, escaped. Hostetler remains. Says he did not want to leave. A good horse is missing from Dr. Davis’ place and a poker from the jail was left in place of the horse.

LATER. The white man has been retaken.

Winfield Courier, March 14, 1878.

Harter Bro.’s & Co. have a new stock of groceries on the way.

Winfield Courier, March 14, 1878.

Harter, Harris & Co. sent 21 yoke of cattle to Pawnee Rock and Larned on Monday morning.

Arkansas City Traveler, March 27, 1878.

Stolen Horses Recovered.

Friday afternoon two well appearing young men rode into town horseback, and stopped for the night. In the morning they attempted to sell their horses very cheap, claiming they were from Sumner County and needed money. In the meantime a postal card was received stating that two horses, a sorrel horse with white face and a bay horse, had been stolen from Thayer, Kansas, about 100 miles distant. One of the horses had been purchased in the meantime by Mr. Riddle, the dry goods merchant, who traded a suit of clothes for it. The postal card was directed to the City Marshal, and was handed to Wm. Gray, who, with constable Morgan, examined the property, found the description almost exact, and arrested the two men in the saloon without resistance. They had a preliminary trial before Judge Christian and were bound over to appear at the next term of the District Court to be held in May. In default of bail, they were committed to jail. The countenances of the two were not of the best, and their demeanor before the Justice’s court was such as to make anyone believe they were guilty, as they declined to give their names or answer any questions. Before taking them to jail, Mr. Riddle recovered the clothes he had traded them, but is out the $4 in cash he gave as booty.

Winfield Courier, April 4, 1878.

From the Traveler we get the following items.

Two well appearing young men not long ago stopped at Arkansas City and tried to sell two horses cheap. A card about that time came into the hands of the city marshal describing the horses as stolen from the town of Thayer. The young men were arrested, examined by Judge Christian, and committed to jail for trial at the next term of the District Court. They refused to give their names.

Winfield Courier, April 11, 1878.

There is a case on docket for next court entitled “Buck vs. Bright,” and the lawyers will “whoa, haw, Buck!” and “goe, Bright!”

Winfield Courier, April 11, 1878. Mr. E. S. Bedilion, District Clerk, furnishes us with the following list of cases which will probably be for trial at the next term of the District Court commencing on Monday, May 6th, 1878. Criminal Docket. State of Kansas versus—

F. G. Cady, mayhem; C. Coon, trespass; S. Huston, larceny; Nicholas Hostetler, incest; C. R. Turner, peace W.

Winfield Courier, April 25, 1878.

McCommon & Harter have received two large, elegant show cases, which show off to advantage in their well stocked room.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 25, 1878.

Harter & Hill also run a first-class stable.

Winfield Courier, April 25, 1878.

A. D. Speed has bought the interest of J. L. M. Hill in the livery business of Harter & Hill. The new firm will be Harter & Speed. They will continue to improve their livery stock and will add to the present array of nobby outfits.

Arkansas City Traveler, May 1, 1878.

LIVERY, FEED & SALE STABLE

Two doors south of Central Hotel, Main Street, Winfield, Kans. Harter & Hill, Proprietors. Horses bought and sold. First-class turn-outs furnished on short notice, with or without driver. Horses boarded by day or week. Charges reasonable.

Winfield Courier, May 2, 1878. Editorial Page. District Court. Mr. E. S. Bedilion, District Clerk, furnishes us with the following list of cases which will probably be for trial at the next term of the District Court commencing on Monday, May 6th, 1878.

CRIMINAL DOCKET.

First Day.

State of Kansas versus

F. G. Cady, mayhem.

C. Coon, trespass.

S. Huston, grand larceny.

N. Hostetler, incest.

W. H. Bilson, grand larceny.

W. H. Bilson, burglary.

C. R. Turner, peace W.

W. Steadman, grand larceny.

Tuesday, May 7. State vs. Coon; dismissed and defendant discharged.

State vs. Samuel Huston; H. E. Asp appointed by the court attorney for defendant.

State vs. N. Hostetler; defendant plead not guilty.

State vs. Nicholas Hostetler called and trial proceeded; Attorneys J. McDermott for State, E. S. Torrance and H. E. Asp for defendant. This case occupied the balance of the day and is not concluded. It is a case in which an old man is charged with incest. The details of the evidence offered are not fit for publication.

Winfield Courier, May 9, 1878.

District Court Proceedings.

Monday, May 6th, 10 o’clock a.m. His Honor, W. P. Campbell, on the bench. Present: C. L. Harter, sheriff; E. S. Bedilion, clerk; Jas. McDermott, prosecuting attorney; attorneys C. Coldwell, W. F. Hackney, Henry E. Asp, J. E. Allen, D. C. Beach, E. S. Torrance, J. M. Alexander, A. J. Pyburn, N. C. Coldwell, Jas. Christian, G. H. Buckman, S. D. Pryor, J. Wade McDonald, C. R. Mitchell, J. D. Pryor, C. C. Black, R. C. Story, L. J. Webb, W. M. Boyer, F. S. Jennings, and D. A. Millington.

The docket was called. The following cases were dismissed: Geo. Stewart vs. R. B. Waite, Jas. Renfro vs. M. J. Renfro, J. E. Cox vs. Mary J. Cox, State ex rel. Cessna vs. A. H. Thurman, Nancy McManus vs. John S. Harmon, Parker & Canfield vs. R. B. Scott, Margaret W. Vessels vs. T. J. Vessels, Houghton & McLaughlin vs. L. Maricle, S. P. Channel vs. L. Maricle, S. L. Brettun vs. Adam H. Beck, R. Crapster vs. Clara E. Houx et al, M. Harkins vs. Elizabeth C. Hunt, J. C. McMullen vs. P. F. Endicott et al., S. L. Brettun vs. L. D. Darnall et al, T. H. Barrett vs. W. D. Mowry et al.

Judgment for plaintiff by default was ordered in the following: M. L. Read vs. R. Hudson et al, B. C. Cook vs. W. F. Worthington, S. L. Brettun vs. J. C. Groce et al, Lizzie M. Martin vs. Peter Paugh, J. C. McMullen vs. J. Morgan et al, L. G. Yoe et al vs. T. E. Gilleland, A. W. Hoyt vs. Israel Tipton et al, E. Howland vs. J. W. Pearson et al, A. F. Faris vs. Julia A. Deming et al, Hackney & McDonald vs. W. W. Andrews, Mary H. Buck vs. M. Luckey, Samuel Hoyt vs. J. B. Gassaway, Buck, McCouns et al vs. T. E. Gilleland, Geysecke, Meysenburg & Co. vs. T. E. Gilleland, Charles Barr vs. T. J. Raybell, A. P. Dickey vs. T. A. Wilkinson.

The following cases were continued: H. Schieffer vs. J. F. Berner, L. McMasters vs. Nathan Hughes, Mercy M. Funk vs. Cynthia Clark et al.

The following cases stand on demurrer: H. B. Kay et al vs. D. B. McAllister, J. H. Hill vs. Geneva Jackson et al, J. C. McMullen vs. Martha Bowers et al, Elizabeth Meyer vs. W. H. Brown et al.

Motion was made by to admit M. G. Troup as member of the bar. Court appointed G. H. Buckman, J. D. Pryor, and L. J. Webb a committee to examine the applicant and adjourned to half past one for the examination and to 8 o’clock on Tuesday morning for the further business of the court. In the afternoon the candidate was examined and admitted.

Tuesday, May 7. State vs. Coon; dismissed and defendant discharged.

State vs. Samuel Huston; H. E. Asp appointed by the court attorney for defendant.

State vs. N. Hostetler; defendant plead not guilty.

State vs. W. H. Bilson; defendant plead not guilty on both indictments.

H. B. Ray et al vs. D. B. McAllister; demurrer withdrawn and judgment for plaintiffs rendered.

J. C. McMullen vs. Martha Bowers, administratrix, et al.; F. S. Jennings appointed guardian, ad litem, of minor heirs of Reuben Bowers.

Venire for additional jurors ordered yesterday returned served on D. A. Byers, H. C. Catlin, H. C. McDorman, Simeon Martin, W. W. Thomas, J. W. Miller, L. B. Stone, A. C. Davis, and W. S. Gilman; John Young, A. C. Winton, and Andrew Ross not found.

O. M. Seward is one of the Winfield attorneys in attendance on the court. Had we not omitted his name or some other in yesterday’s report, we should have made it too nearly correct for any use.

Winfield Courier, May 9, 1878.

The Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society will meet on Thursday afternoon of this week with Mrs. Virgil Harter, on Manning street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues.

The Daily Winfield Courier, Saturday Morning, May 11, 1878.

While J. H. Finch was on the witness stand in court, in answer to the question, “What official position do you hold in this county?” replied: “Constable, jailer, deputy sheriff, deputy U. S. marshal, and ex-deputy postmaster.”

Winfield Courier, May 16, 1878.

Charley Harter enters gracefully upon his court duties as sheriff. He has no bluster; but is always decided, prompt, and efficient.

Winfield Courier, May 30, 1878.

Sheriff Harter has returned from his trip to Leavenworth prison, where he left his charges: Bilson, Huston, and Steadman.

Winfield Courier, June 6, 1878.

Charley Harter says he saw A. H. Horneman at the state hotel, near Leavenworth, who seemed to be enjoying life at the expense of the state.

Winfield Courier, June 13, 1878.

Real Estate Transfers.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to W. S. Paul, sw. 14-32-4; 160 acres, $300.

The Daily Winfield Courier, Saturday Morning, May 11, 1878.

E. S. Torrance is the happiest man in town: and he has good reason to be, too. The winning of the Hostetler case has put a feather in his cap and will add much to his already good reputation as a criminal lawyer. He has worked hard and faithfully, and made his points with skill and sagacity. There are six criminal cases on docket in this court and Mr. Torrance is employed in every one. We believe, and have believed, that Mr. Torrance is one of the best lawyers in the state, and we predict a brilliant future for this gentleman.

The Daily Winfield Courier, Saturday Morning, May 11, 1878.

District Court Proceedings.

State vs. Samuel Houston. Plea in abatement overruled.

State vs. William H. Bilson; called and trial proceeded. Offense grand larceny. Jury empanneled as follows: J. M. Mark, J. R. Vandeventer, James Jackson, W. S. Gilman, M. A. Kelsey, J. W. Miller, John W. Gates, S. Elkins, J. H. Mounts, Abijah Howard, D. A. Byers, S. Martin. County Attorney appeared in behalf of the state and E. S. Torrance, H. Asp, and Amos Walton for the defendant. This case occupied the whole day and will come up again this morning.

Arkansas City Traveler, May 15, 1878.

[REPRINT OF ARTICLE IN WINFIELD DAILY COURIER.]

Our sheriff got some shackles for the “jail birds,” and locked them with some center spring, double back action padlocks—something that would hold them, you know, and this morning in escorting the colored prisoner to the courtroom they met with a difficulty in the way of the stairs, which the African gentleman was unable to climb on account of the shackles. He took in the situation at a glance and quietly remarked: “Mr. Hahta, will you please gub me the loan of your knife?” The knife was produced and was followed by the request: “Mr. Hahta, will you please hand me that little stick?” The stick was produced by the wondering sheriff; the dark colored gentleman gave it a few strokes with the knife, gently inserted it in the padlock, and in half a minute the shackles were off his limbs and handed to the sheriff with the remark: “Mr. Hahta, please take cah of des things. Much obliged fow de use eb you knife.” And now “Mr. Hahta” thinks of taking him to the blacksmith shop and having his shackles welded on. Daily Courier.

Winfield Courier, May 16, 1878. The Hostetler Case. It may not be exactly appropriate, after a prisoner is acquitted, to make comments favoring the idea of his guilt, but the verdict in the Hostetler case is, to say the least, remarkable. Among all the people in the crowded house who heard the evidence in that case, probably not one uninterested person, excepting the jury men, would say that there was any doubt of the prisoner’s guilt; at least every such person with whom we have conversed on the subject, and they are many, has expressed the profoundest conviction of his guilt.

It is true that the witnesses for the state came into court tainted; and it was easy to believe them capable of forming a conspiracy and, perhaps, of perjury. However, it is not reasonable to believe that four witnesses should testify positively, directly, and consistently with each other to a series of acts which never occurred, particularly when the testimony itself was of such a nature as to criminate themselves and make them odious.

It must also be considered that as a rule witnesses who know the facts in a dirty case like this are likely to be dirty witnesses; therefore, there could be rarely a conviction if such evidence was to be entirely ignored.

We think, in this case, that the witnesses for the state were of a character at least as high as usual in such a case, and cannot doubt that the main features of their testimony was true.

Winfield Courier, May 16, 1878. District Court Proceedings. [Wednesday, May 8.] The court has been occupied all day in the incest case of State vs. Hostetler. The evidence was all in about 2:30 p.m. The charge of the court was elaborate and clear, and the arguments of the County Attorney, McDermott for the state, and of Mr. Torrance for the defense, were eloquent, searching, and exhaustive. Mr. Torrance addressed the jury for over four hours, when the court adjourned until this morning at 8 o’clock, when Mr. McDermott will again address the jury, and the jury will retire to consider their verdict. Thursday, May 9. State vs. N. Hostetler. Hon. J. McDermott made his closing address to the jury, who retired, and a short time before noon brought in a verdict of “not guilty.” The defendant was discharged.

The Sheriff’s Sales of real estate in the following cases were confirmed by the court and deeds ordered to be made by the sheriff to the purchasers: M. L. Read vs. A. Menor, et al.; M. L. Read vs. O. Menor et al.; M. L. Read vs. W. H. Hitchcock et al.; M. L. Read vs. A. Menor and R. Menor; W. S. Pane vs. Benj. Bodwell et al.; C. C. Harris vs. William Bartlow et al.

State vs. Frank G. Cody called for trial. The prisoner is charged with mayhem in biting off the finger of a Mr. Roberts. James McDermott, attorney for the state. Hackney and McDonald for the defendant. The trial terminated in a verdict of acquittal by the jury.

State vs. Chas. H. Turner, peace warrant, was tried by the court. McDermott, Hackney, and McDonald for the State; and Webb and Black for defendant. Defendant discharged.

State vs. Samuel Houston. Plea in abatement overruled.

Motion to admit C. H. Payson to the bar. Court appointed S. D. Pryor, J. E. Allen, and L. B. Kellogg a committee of examination. Committee reported favorably and applicant admitted.

State vs. Wm. Steadman. Plea in abatement overruled.

State vs. William H. Bilson; called and trial proceeded. Offense grand larceny. County Attorney appeared in behalf of the state and E. S. Torrance, H. Asp, and Amos Walton for the defendant. The case occupied the whole day and will come up again this morning. Friday, May 11th.

State vs. Bilson. Trial continued. This was on the charge of burglary instead of grand larceny, as stated yesterday. The case was argued by counsel and submitted at about noon, when the jury retired and court adjourned for all purposes except to receive the verdict, to Monday morning at 8 o’clock. At about 11 o’clock on Saturday evening the jury returned a verdict of burglary in the second degree.

Monday, May 13, State vs. Houston: two indictments for grand larceny. Defendant was arraigned and plead guilty on both.

State vs. Steadman. Defendant was arraigned and plead “not guilty.”

State vs. Wm. Steadman, grand larceny. County Attorney James McDermott appeared for the state and E. S. Torrance and Henry Asp for Defendant. Tuesday, May 14.

State vs. W. H. Bilson. Motion for a new trial heard and overruled. Notice of a motion in arrest of judgment.

State vs. William Steadman. Trial concluded. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty of grand larceny.

Winfield Courier, May 16, 1878. E. S. Bedilion has posted large cards in the courtroom notifying witnesses that they must come up to the clerk’s desk and claim their fees or they will not be likely to get them.

Winfield Courier, May 16, 1878.

Charley Harter enters gracefully upon his court duties as sheriff. He has no bluster; but is always decided, prompt, and efficient.

Winfield Courier, May 16, 1878. Burt Covert was subpoenaed to appear before a certain committee yesterday appointed by the court, and was interrogated without being sworn, and as he was about to answer, he said: “Hold on here, must I tell this thing under oath or must I tell it straight?” He was told, “Tell it straight.”

Arkansas City Traveler, May 22, 1878. We noticed a board floor and straw bed in a pig pen near the courthouse. It is said some of the county officers sleep there when they are unable to get home.

Winfield Courier, May 23, 1878. Richland, May 14, 1878. Court damaged the corn crop in this vicinity several thousand bushels. Farmers can’t attend court and cultivate corn too.

Winfield Courier, May 23, 1878. Thursday was quite cool and a fire was a very comfortable feature in the courtroom.

Winfield Courier, May 23, 1878. While the bailiff had the jury in the jury room Saturday, they sent out for additional instructions from the court, and the bailiff was sent for Judge Campbell. The bailiff returned, unable to find Judge Campbell. The Undersheriff, Jim Hill, then attempted to go in, saying it was some d d little thing that he could tell them just as well as the court; but the bailiff insisted upon “holding the fort,” and the public will never know what Jim’s instructions to the jury might have been.

Winfield Courier, May 23, 1878. Mr. made a stirring and logical speech to the jury in the case of vs. . In fact, it was the crowning elocutionary effort of the term. He whispered and roared, he sawed the air and stamped the earth, he soared into the highest regions of eloquence, and, when he had concluded, a visitor gently touched the Sheriff’s arm, who roused himself and proceeded to awaken the court and opposite attorneys that the jury might be instructed. We did not learn who the above named orator was, but suspect it was either Buckman or Charley Black.

Winfield Courier, May 23, 1878. District Court Proceedings. Steadman and Houston were sentenced May 17th to the penitentiary for three years for horse stealing.

Winfield Courier, May 23, 1878.

Harter Brothers have sold out their stock of goods on Main Street to O. E. Kimball, of Oxford, who will continue the business at the old stand. Mr. Kimball is represented as an excellent businessman.

Winfield Courier, May 30, 1878.

Sheriff Harter has returned from his trip to Leavenworth prison, where he left his charges: Bilson, Huston, and Steadman.

Winfield Courier, May 30, 1878.

Last Saturday evening L. C. Harter was returning from Wellington in a two-horse buggy. When about three miles west of Oxford, two men presented themselves in the road and stopped his team suddenly; but Harter hit one of the horses with his whip and the team sprang forward, knocking down one of the footpads, and running away from them, leaving them defeated in the road.

Arkansas City Traveler, June 5, 1878. Cowley County furnished three students for the penitentiary at the last term of the District Court.

Go be Webb File for Murder...

Arkansas City Traveler, June 5, 1878.

SHOOTING AFFRAY AT WINFIELD.

One of the most unfortunate affairs that has occurred at Winfield for many years was the result of a quarrel between L. J. Webb, Representative of the 88th Legislative District of this county, and Page, the saloon man, who recently erected the new brick saloon on Main street at that place. It seems that the two had been gambling, and that Mr. Webb lost about $100 he had collected for his clients, and crazed with liquor, he walked into the saloon and shot Page dead, the ball passing through his heart. The affair caused terrible excitement and much regret. Mr. Webb is now in custody, and will be held to await his trial at the October term of the District Court.

Winfield Courier, June 6, 1878.

Charley Harter says he saw A. H. Horneman at the state hotel, near Leavenworth, who seemed to be enjoying life at the expense of the state.

Arkansas City Traveler, June 12, 1878.

L. J. WEBB had his preliminary trial before Esquire Boyer last week, and was bound over to appear at the next term of the district court, in the sum of $ . He is now in jail.

[EVIDENTLY TRAVELER DID NOT FIND OUT DOLLAR AMOUNT.]

Winfield Courier, June 20, 1878.

Harter & Speed have lately received a handsome buggy, the finest in their stable.

Winfield Courier, June 27, 1878.

Dan Faler, of Richland Township, was arrested last Tuesday for punching Mr. J. M. Bear’s head.

The Page-Webb Tragedy.

[NOTE: SHERIFF HARTER WAS INVOLVED.]

Winfield Courier, June 27, 1878.

Real Estate Transfers.

C. L. Harter, sheriff to Jay Page, lot 9, block 128, Winfield, $475.

Susan J. Ford to Jay Page, lot 9, block 128, Winfield, $1.

Winfield Courier, July 11, 1878.

[MORE ON JAY PAGE MURDER.]

A WOULD BE NEMESIS.

A Wife Attempts to Avenge the Death of Her Husband.

Mrs. Jay Page attempted to kill L. J. Webb on last Saturday evening. Webb had just been released from jail on bail, and in company with Sheriff Harter, H. E. Asp, and R. L. Walker, was walking from the jail west toward Main Street along the sidewalk, and when passing the house of B. M. Terrell, Mrs. Page ran out of the back door with a large revolver in her hand and passing along the west side of the house toward Webb, attempted to get a range on Webb to shoot him, at the same time using violent and threatening language. Sheriff Harter and R. L. Walker were between Mrs. Page and Webb, and under their cover Webb ran and escaped. R. L. Walker made some remark and Mrs. Page turned on and threatened him.

SHERIFF HARTER’S STATEMENT.

When I went to the jail to release Webb, I passed B. M. Terrill’s house. Mrs. Page was sitting on the front door-step with her feet on the sidewalk and Terrill was sitting in a chair just behind her in the house. When I returned with Webb, Terrill was sitting on the door-step with his feet on the sidewalk and a woman was sitting behind him in the chair. I do not know if it was Mrs. Page. As we came along the sidewalk, Webb was on the left of me, the side next to Terrill’s house. Just before we reached the door, I went to Webb’s left side and walked between him and the door. I did this to prevent a collision, which I thought possible. No woman attempted to come out the front door; but as I appeared between Webb and the door, a woman rushed back through the house. I heard her retiring steps and the noise of her dress distinctly. As we passed the northwest corner of the house, I saw Mrs. Page coming from the back door. I told Webb to “git,” and kept between him and Mrs. Page. She rushed up to within six or eight feet of me with a revolver aimed at me. I threw up my arm and said, “Don’t shoot me.” She called Webb a cowardly, dirty stinker, and talked in an excited manner, but I do not think she used other profane or vulgar language. Webb soon got out of her range, and R. L. Walker, who had been close behind us, said, “Don’t.” She said, “You are as bad as he is and I will fix you too if you interfere,” or words to that effect. Walker kept his arm up and moved rapidly away until we reached the post office, when she turned and went back into the house.

[NOTE: LAST PARAGRAPH SHOWS “TERRILL” RATHER THAN TERRELL.]

MRS. PAGE’S STATEMENT.

I intended to kill Webb and would have done so if I could have shot without hitting someone else. I will do it yet if he does not keep out of my way. It was not right to have

Winfield Courier, July 11, 1878.

Real Estate Transfers.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to John B. Lynn, ½ of lot 6, block 87, Winfield, $234.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to J. W. Curns, lot 22, block 129, Winfield, $156.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to W. S. Mendenhall, lot 21, block 129, Winfield.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to W. M. Boyer, lots 11 and 12, block 135, Winfield; $48.

W. M. Boyer and wife and M. B. Wallis to Richard S. Boyer, lots 11 and 12, block 135, Winfield; $115.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to Richard D. Johnson, lot 304, e. ½ of sw. ¼, 19-30-5; $327.

Winfield Courier, July 11, 1878. COMMUNISM. Some Scoundrel Fires Several Stacks of Wheat. At about 10 or 11 o’clock last Saturday evening, J. G. Titus, who lives about two miles southeast of town, returned home from this city, and seeing several of his wheat stacks on fire, seized his double-barreled gun and with some of his men rode on horse back rapidly to the scene of the fire. Finding that nothing could be saved, they immediately commenced scouting around to find, if possible, the incendiary. Soon Mr. Titus came across John W. Blizzard and fired at him. Blizzard, terribly frightened, held up both hands and begged for his life; and under the fear and excitement of the moment confessed before Titus and some of his men that he (Blizzard) had set the stacks on fire. Blizzard was brought to town and lodged in jail. There has been a bitter controversy and lawsuit between Blizzard and Titus, in which Blizzard was not successful, and we are told he had threatened revenge. We do not know the merits of the controversy, nor do we think that the confession is conclusive against Blizzard, but we have this to say: that if Blizzard actually fired the stacks, he can have no excuse and should be punished to the very extent of the law. The man that is so degraded as to destroy property merely for revenge has no right to live outside the penitentiary. We understand the loss is about 900 bushels of wheat.

Blizzard had his preliminary examination on Monday before Justice Buckman and was bound over to court in $800. Failing to procure bonds, he was returned to jail.

Winfield Courier, July 11, 1878. Horse Stealing. On last Thursday night were stolen from the residence of Martin King, west of the middle bridge, two horses and one mule. One of the horses was the noted pacer, Tom, from Indiana, said to have made 2:22 time and to be worth $1,600. He belonged to Martin King. The other was an excellent mare worth about $175, belonging to William King. The mule belonged to another man living there. All were newcomers. A pursuit was organized and the stolen animals were traced to the Indian Territory, but the horse and mare returned on last Sunday morning bearing evidence of having been ridden excessively bare back. The mule has not been recovered. Another horse was stolen from McBride’s house in this city at about the same time and has not since been heard of. Several other cases of horse stealing have occurred recently and it is time the owners of horses were organized for protection and pursuit.

Winfield Courier, July 11, 1878. There is now confined in the jail at this place a man by the name of Louis Tournier, whose father was a Colonel under the first Napoleon and fought with him at Waterloo. After the exile of Napoleon, Colonel Tournier was banished and came to America in 1817. He had been here but a short time when he was notified by the French government that he was at liberty to return, but he would not go back.

The son, Louis, was born in 1812 and is now sixty-six years old. He speaks and writes the French, German, and English languages fluently, and is well versed in ancient and modern history. He has traveled over the greatest portions of both continents, and is a well-informed man.

Louis Tournier came to Cowley County when the only building in Winfield was the “Old Log Store,” and settled on the Arkansas River about six miles below Arkansas City. His claim is on the strip, and he was about to enter it a short time since, when he learned that one of his neighbors, whom he had befriended and assisted in many ways, had secretly gone to the land office and entered on an 80 of it. The first knowledge the old man had of this fact was when the party who entered it began removing the timber and interfering with the crops, and in many ways annoying the old man, who at once took steps to contest the entry, and told the other party to keep away or he would hurt him. Thereupon he was arrested and bound over by Justice Bonsall, of Arkansas City, in the sum of $200 to keep the peace.

His friends proposed to give the bail; but the old man said he would not allow the prosecuting witness to trespass on the land, if he did so, he would hurt him, and rather than be bailed out and compelled to have trouble with the man, he chose to go to jail.

He has no relatives in this state, but has two daughters in Kentucky. When he was taken to jail he requested the privilege of keeping his bird dog with him, remarking, “I think a great deal of Caesar; he is my best friend.”

Winfield Courier, July 11, 1878.

Lew Harter has started down the river for Little Rock to bring up steamers to load with wheat and flour.

Arkansas City Traveler, July 17, 1878. SATURDAY NIGHT SOCIALS are now “the thing” at Winfield. They are held at the Courthouse, and from the reports we hear, are highly entertaining and productive of much fun.

Winfield Courier, July 18, 1878. The new buildings around the courthouse add much to the convenience if not to the beauty of the county property.

Winfield Courier, July 18, 1878.

D. M. Harter, brother of our sheriff and our druggist, arrived in town last Thursday. He is young, good looking, and if he is like his wholesome brothers, will find friends fast enough.

Winfield Courier, August 1, 1878.

WINFIELD, July 30th, 1878.

ED. COURIER: Please allow me to make known through your paper that I am wronged.

Last Saturday as I was sitting in the National Saloon, I was thrown upon the floor by one of the proprietors and struck several times, until Mr. Felix and John Beard rescued me from him. I had interfered to prevent a friend of mine from spending his money foolishly.

The marshal was sent for, who came and took me to the calaboose. On Monday I had a hearing before Judge Boyer on the charge of being drunk and my fine and costs were fixed at $7.50. I objected to the payment and was taken back to the jail. I would be allowed 50 cents a day to work it out on the streets and that would take me fifteen days to work it out.

I faired well enough for my dinner and supper, but was locked in a cell for the night. I had for my breakfast only two cuts of bread and a pint of water. I was told by Mr. Finch that he was doing as he was ordered by the city and that they intended to give me hell.

I did not know that I had so many enemies in the city. If I have wronged or insulted anyone in this town, I ask his pardon. I appoint Archie Stewart, Sheriff Harter, and Mr. Jackson to see Mr. Felix and his partner, and John Beard, and find out if I am right or wrong. If I am wrong, I will pay my fine; but if I am right, I will rot in jail before I will pay one cent.

Respectfully, DENNIS LYNCH.

We give room for Mr. Lynch’s complaint because it is respectful in tone and we know it is possible that some error may have been committed and that he may have suffered wrong. Of course, the judgment of the court is prima facie against him. We think if he is wronged, the city authorities will, when convinced of the fact, cause his release. We should advise him and his friends to keep out of the saloons, and then there will be little danger of suffering such wrongs or getting into the calaboose to be fed on bread and water. He is probably in error about what Mr. Finch said.

Winfield Courier, August 1, 1878.

Real Estate Transfers.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to A. J. Pyburn, se. 30-34-5.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to A. H. Green, lots 7, 10, 5, and 12 in blocks 92, 135, and 136, Winfield, $115.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to E. S. Bedilion, lot 9, block 116, Winfield; $8.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to John W. Curns, lot 5, block 87, Winfield; $8.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to John C. Allen, lots 8 and 9, block 115, Winfield; $13.

Winfield Courier, August 1, 1878.

Navigation of the Arkansas.

L. C. Harter returned from Little Rock last Saturday evening. We have since interviewed him and now give his account of the trip.

He went from Arkansas City to Little Rock down the Arkansas River on the “Aunt Sally” in twelve days. Some three or four days of this time was spent in laying up and delays which were not necessary had the boat desired to make the trip in as short a time as possible.

The boat went down without any load because the captain had doubts about being able to get through with any loading. The channel was very erratic and difficult to trace. Many times in following what appeared to be the main channel, the boat traced the windings until it ran onto the sand in water not more than six or eight inches deep. They then had to work off and return upstream until they found a better “shute.” In each case, however, they succeeded in finding a passage with at least 20 inches of water. The mode of hunting for the best channel was by getting off the boat and wading. Mr. Harter relates some of his exploits in that line.

He thinks the main difficulties of taking down a load at this stage of the water are the snags, which are somewhat dangerous. The sand is not very troublesome, for when they run on a bar they usually work off by the use of the cable and wheel in 15 or 20 minutes. He thinks that if the stage of water was still lower, the channel would be better, more distinctly marked, and much more easily traced than it was when he went down.

The “Aunt Sally” did not come up early enough. Had she come up two weeks earlier, she might have returned with a good load. She is far from being the kind of a boat that should come up here. She draws too much water and is in other ways unsuitable.

Mr. Harter thinks that a boat constructed like one he saw on the river named the “Big Rock” would be much better. It is about 120 feet long and wide in proportion, with engine and machinery on the bottom. He believes such a boat could run up to Arkansas City and take good loads both ways for three or four months in the year. It will draw 10 ½ inches light and 18 inches loaded. At present it would be difficult to get boats of that class to come up to Arkansas City, were the stage of water ever so good, because they are engaged in the cotton trade on the river below.

After awhile the large boats will be up and take this trade from them; and then if the stage of water is right, they will doubtless be glad to come up. Mr. Harter is of the opinion that a steamer of the class he speaks of as the best for this trade could tow six or seven barges, each loaded with about 30 tons, and at the same time carry 50 tons itself.

He says that the Little Rock millers and some steamboat men estimated that a stock company with $14,000 capital could get up and run such a fleet and make it pay. To insure business and interest in the project, they would require that one-third of the stock should be taken in this vicinity; and if that was done, they would venture the other two-thirds. The Little Rock millers will agree to take all the wheat that such a fleet can bring down at ten cents a bushel higher prices than is paid at St. Louis at the same time. If the fleet could make six trips a year, it could take off half a million bushels. Should it only take 300,000 bushels, it would be wonderful help to the farmers of Cowley. The present price of wheat at Little Rock is 95 cents; corn, 65 cents.

Mr. Harter fears that Pruden’s flat-boat will not get through and that they will suffer loss. He thinks it would be safer to load a flat-boat with flour because if they should get stuck, there is a market for flour at various places all the way down, the flour could be readily removed from the boat at almost any place and sold, while wheat would be a loss.

Mr. Harter returned by railroad via St. Louis. He is enthusiastic for river navigation and thinks it will be made a success.

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A series of events led to the poetry entitled “A Jury of Peers.”

Winfield Courier, April 18, 1878. They had a pleasant little riot up in Rock last week which resulted in a few black eyes and the arrest of four of the participants. The row grew out of enmities in the Good Templars lodge.

Winfield Courier, July 25, 1878. E. S. Torrance came across a Jenks of the male persua-sion the other day. Torrance was counsel for the defense in the Rock Township cases on trial all last week. An elderly witness in coarse, rude garments and make up, testified to having seen an assault by one of the defendants in the night. Torrance desired, on cross-examination, to show that the night was so dark that the witness could not have positively identified the defendant, and asked: “What kind of a night was it?”

Witness: “Oh, about so so.”

Torrance: “But how light was it? Was it dark?”

Witness: “Well, about an average of an April night.”

Torrance: “But how dark was it?”

Witness (tragically): “The sun had set behind the western hills. ‘Twas night: that is all there was about it.”

This brought down the house and the attorney let the witness go.

Repeating story told before...

Winfield Courier, August 1, 1878.

WINFIELD, July 30th, 1878.

ED. COURIER: Please allow me to make known through your paper that I am wronged.

Respectfully, DENNIS LYNCH.

Winfield Courier, August 8, 1878.

W. E. Dean is the witness spoken of in our issue of the 25th ult., as having baffled the attorney in a cross-examination. His garments don’t appear to be coarse or rude in their make-up, but are clean and of common style. He says that at the time of the court, he was in his dress suit, had a “biled shirt on,” and was clean and trim in every particular; that he is a wide awake, patriotic citizen, has never been in a hen roost or calaboose, admires the great eagle of America, hates tyrants, and considers himself the equal of other American citizens in every respect. He is a natural orator of the poetical persuasion.

Winfield Courier, July 25, 1878. Courting. Justice Boyer held a court all last week at the courthouse to try the four Lindley brothers for alleged disturbance of the peace. Large numbers of persons from Rock Township were in as witnesses, interested parties, and spectators; and with a strong array of attorneys on both sides, the courthouse was pretty well filled. The defendants were to be tried separately by juries of twelve men each.

The first case occupied three days and was submitted to the jury Wednesday evening. The jury were locked in the courtroom all that night—where they made night hideous with their shouts, bell ringing, and other infernal noises. During the next day the jury were discharged, having failed to agree.

The next case resulted in the same manner and the court adjourned until August 6th.

Our reporter evidently got too much hot weather on the brain and did not complete his report. He only gave an account of the proceedings of that first jury. We have since packed his head in ice and have hopes of his recovery. The following is his report.

A JURY OF PEERS.

“Give me soon a righteous verdict,”

Spoke the Judge unto the jury;

Spoke and told them they had lingered

Long in rendering a verdict;

And the Constable should see them,

See them to the room of silence,

There to ponder on the stories

That the witnesses had told them.

Then he beckoned to the Bailiff,

To the Bailiff, short and handsome,

Bade that he should close confine them,

There to rest through all the night time,

Rest upon the hard old benches

Till the verdict they had rendered.

And the jury, worn and tired,

Tired with their talk and wrangling,

Choked the rising tear within them,

And the thoughts of home and family,

Thoughts of mattress cool and springy;

Checked the creeping shade of sorrow.

Then the Bailiff, short and handsome,

Left them to their meditations

And the rend’ring of their verdict.

Then with a deep argumentation

Each man talked unto his neighbor,

Trying to convince the other.

But in vain they talked and wrangled.

Talked and argued all together.

For it was clearly six of one

And half a dozen of the other.

Then with silent steps and sadly,

Steps that led unto the courtroom,

Found and gathered round an organ,

Gathered round with hearts of sorrow.

Then a genius from their number,

Filled with sympathetic music,

Played a strange, unheard of medley.

A tune original, impromptu;

Filled the darkened room with music

Of a strange and wild description.

And the moon so round and golden

Gazed upon them through the windows,

Gazed and saw them gathered closely

In the light so dim and ghostly.

Then they raised their mournful voices

And sang the hymn of “John Brown’s body.”

Sang it high and loud as thunder.

Then the genius from their number

Stopped the music grand and awful,

Stopped and patted on his breeches,

Patted with his hands a measure

For the sad and mournful jury.

And the jury, in a circle,

Walked around in solemn measure,

Walked, and sang with trembling accounts,

The song of “Sixteen days in Georgia.”

Then the sorrowing, saddened jury,

Crawled upon a table, oaken,

Crawled, and “tripped the light fantastic,”

Danced a jig of solemn beauty.

Then a member, calm but tearful,

Found a stick of graceful portions,

Found a nail of right dimensions,

Found, and in the stick he drove it.

Then he poked it through the transom.

Poked it at the bell rope hanging,

Poked and caught and drew it toward him.

Drew the rope unto his clutches.

Then the jury smiled in sorrow,

Smiled and grasped the bell rope firmly,

Grasped, and pulled with mighty power.

Then from out the belfry lofty

Went a noise through all the country,

Piercing through the gloom of midnight,

Pierced, and filled the air with clanging.

And the notes, so clear and startling,

Waked the weary, sleeping people,

Waked them, while they swore condensedly,

While they swore in words emphatic.

And the Constable, reposing,

Heard the strange, unearthly racket,

Heard, and jumped into his breeches,

Jumped, and swore with wrathful power,

Swore the awful oath, “By gravy!”

And he rushed unto the courthouse,

Rushed upon the mournful jury;

But the noise had died in silence—

Through the transom went the bell rope,

And from the sad and sleeping jury

Rose a snore of mighty volume.

Long the Constable reproved them

For such unseemly demonstrations,

Talked to them in earnest language,

Talked, and then departed homeward.

And the Constable departing

Heard a voice behind him calling,

Calling like a wall of sadness:

“J. H. Finch!” “Come into court!”

While there floated through the window

Healthy whoops of Sioux extraction.

Then the kind, repentant jury,

Silent, made a string of chairs;

Called it Walnut Valley Railroad,

Called it Winfield’s bob-tailed railroad;

Rushed it on a dozing member,

Rushed and shouted, “Cha-n-g-e cars!”

Then from out the belfry lofty

Went a noise through all the nation,

And the Constable and Marshal,

Rushing both upon the jury,

Spoke to them of dire confinement,

Of the jail-house and the “cooler.”

Then the foreman, bowed with sorrow,

Spoke, and wiped the tear-drops gath’ring,

Wiped the tears and spoke as follows:

“Friends and jurymen and Romans,

We will go unto the “cooler,”

For this room is hot and hotter

Than the love of Dutch in August.”

But the Constable and Marshal

Only spoke in admonition;

Turned their backs upon the jury,

Turned their backs and wandered homeward.

Then a juryman among them

Felt the power of thirst upon him.

Felt, and climbed with desperation,

Climbed unto the transom window.

Then his anxious brethren watched him,

Watched him through the transom window

Squeeze his lean and lankful body.

Then they raised their noble voices,

Raised them high in acclamation.

And the Constable of trouble,

Watching from his open casement,

Saw the dim form pumpward stealing,

Saw, and cussed with awful might;

Rushed upon the thirsty member,

Gave him drink, then grimly led him,

Led him to his mournful brethren,

And the rend’ring of the verdict.

When the Constable, departing,

Let them to their sad reflections,

Came an idea quick upon them,

Came and claimed their deep attention.

And the brightest one among them

Found a pair of ancient breeches,

Breeches that were old and ragged

And had known much sad disaster;

Found a pair of shoes as olden,

Found and tied them to the breeches,

To the bottom of each pant-leg

Tied a shoe of sad description.

And the jury, e’en like brothers,

Helped each other in the labor,

Helped, and stuffed the pant-legs firmly,

Stuffed them with some things or other.

Then with sticks they made a body,

Made a body for the dummy;

Wrapped it round with cloth and vesture,

Wrapped, and put a head upon it.

Then with skillful hands and cunning,

Fashioned it a cap of paper.

Tore a piece of curtain Holland

From a window curtain hanging,

Tore, and fashioned it a neck-tie,

Made a neck-tie most becoming.

Then the jury, still like brothers,

Gathered round the graceful dummy,

Gathered close and cheered the foreman,

While he spoke to it the verdict.

Then they joined their hands in silence,

Joined, and circling round the dummy,

Chanted it a song of sadness,

Chanted loud a hymn of morning.

And the jury all the night time,

Rested on the hard old benches,

Checked the rising tear with them

And the thoughts of home and family.

With the morning far advancing

Came the Judge with steps majestic,

Came and gazed with gath’ring horror

On the dummy, loose, disjointed,

Hung between the earth and heaven,

Hanging, kicking, bobbing, jerking,

Worked above by unseen powers.

By the sad and mournful jury.

“Give me now a righteous verdict;”

Spoke the Judge unto the jury,

Spoke, and thus the foreman answered:

“Six of us believe him guilty.

Six of us will swear he is not.”

Then the Judge dismissed the jury

That had hung a day and night time,

Sent them out, the sad and mournful,

Hoping they would hang forever.

Hang sometime—upon a gibbet.

Winfield Courier, August 1, 1878. Announcements. We would suggest under this head that gentlemen who are willing to be called by the people to serve our glorious Cowley County, either as Representative, Probate Judge, County Attorney, Clerk of the District Court, or Superintendent of Public Instruction, should make an announcement of willingness in this column soon so that their names shall be before the people in good time. Sometimes the best man is defeated in the convention because the people did not know he was a candi-date in time to rally to his support, or until many of them have become pledged to other candidates.

Winfield Courier, August 1, 1878. WINFIELD, July 30th, 1878. ED. COURIER: Please allow me to make known through your paper that I am wronged. Last Saturday as I was sitting in the National Saloon, I was thrown upon the floor by one of the proprietors and struck several times, until Mr. Felix and John Beard rescued me from him. I had interfered to prevent a friend of mine from spending his money foolishly. The marshal was sent for, who came and took me to the calaboose. On Monday I had a hearing before Judge Boyer on the charge of being drunk and my fine and costs were fixed at $7.50. I objected to the payment and was taken back to the jail. I would be allowed 50 cents a day to work it out on the streets and that would take me fifteen days to work it out. I faired well enough for my dinner and supper, but was locked in a cell for the night. I had for my breakfast only two cuts of bread and a pint of water. I was told by Mr. Finch that he was doing as he was ordered by the city and that they intended to give me hell. I did not know that I had so many enemies in the city. If I have wronged or insulted anyone in this town, I ask his pardon. I appoint Archie Stewart, Sheriff Harter, and Mr. Jackson to see Mr. Felix and his partner, and John Beard, and find out if I am right or wrong. If I am wrong, I will pay my fine; but if I am right, I will rot in jail before I will pay one cent. Respectfully, DENNIS LYNCH.

Winfield Courier, August 8, 1878. Reason Treadway, the young man who was suspi-cioned as being the person who stole W. B. Hill’s money from his house recently, has made a confession. He says that upon stealing it, he at once took it some distance from the house and hid it under a rock, where it remained for one week. During the week he left Mr. Hill. Afterward he went back and got the money from under the rock and took it to Winfield. On the way over he bought a horse for $40, which probably led to his detection, as it was known that he had no money when he got through working for Hill. He was found in Winfield and brought back by officer McClurge, to Harrison Township. He has given the horse to Mr. Hill, together with $3.60, all that he had left, and his note for $14.00. On his arrival in Harrison Township, a party of masked men met the officer with Treadway. They took Treadway from the officer and told him that unless he confessed and made amends they would stretch a short piece of rope they had with them by placing one end around his neck and the other over a limb of an adjacent tree. At this time he confessed partially, but he made a full confession to Mr. Hill afterward. He will very likely be held for trial at the district court. Cedarvale Times.

Arkansas City Traveler, August 14, 1878.

[Article Taken from Winfield Courier.]

L. C. Harter returned from Little Rock last Saturday evening. We have since interviewed him and now given an account of the trip. He went from Arkansas City to Little Rock, down the Arkansas River, on the “Aunt Sally” in twelve days. Some three or four days of this time was spent in laying over and delays which were unnecessary had the boat desired to make the trip in as short a time as possible. The boat went down without any load because the captain had doubts about being able to get through with any loading. The channel was very erratic and difficult to trace. Many times in following what appeared to be the main channel, the boat traced the windings until it ran on to the sand in water not more than six or eight inches deep. They then had to work off and return up stream until they found a better “shute.” In each case, however, they succeeded in finding a passage with at least 20 inches of water. The mode of hunting for the best channel was by getting off the boat and wading. Mr. Harter relates some of his exploits in that line. He thinks the main difficulties in taking down a load at this stage of the water are the snags, which are somewhat dangerous. The sand is not very troublesome, for when they run on a bar they usually work off, by the use of the cable and wheel, in 15 or 20 minutes. He thinks that if the stage of water was still lower, the channel would be better, more distinctly marked, and much more easily traced than it was when he went down.

Mr. Harter thinks that a boat constructed like one he saw on the river, named the “Big Rock,” would be much better. It is 120 feet long, and wide in proportion, with engine and machinery on the bottom. He believes such a boat could run up to Arkansas City and take good loads both ways for three or four months in the year. It will draw 10-1/2 inches light and 18 inches loaded. At present it would be difficult to get boats of that class to come up to Arkansas City were the stage of water ever so good, because they are engaged in the cotton trade on the river below. After awhile the large boats will be up and take this trade from them, and then if the stage of water is right, they will doubtless be glad to come up.

Mr. Harter is of the opinion that a steamer of the class he speaks of as the best for this trade, could tow six or seven barges, each loaded with about 30 tons, and at the same time carry 50 tons itself.

He says the Little Rock millers and some steamboat men estimated that a stock company with $14,000 capital could get up and run such a fleet and make it pay. To insure business and interest in the project, they would require that one-third of the stock should be taken in this vicinity, and if that was done, they would venture the other two-thirds.

The Little Rock millers will agree to take all the wheat that such a fleet will bring down at ten cents a bushel higher prices than is paid at St. Louis at the same time. If the fleet could make six trips a year, it could take off half a million bushels. Should it take only 300,000 bushels, it would be a wonderful help to the farmers of Cowley. The present price of wheat at Little Rock is 95 cents; corn, 65 cents.

Mr. Harter fears that Pruden’s flat boat will not get through and that they will suffer loss. He thinks that it would be safer to load a flat-boat with flour, because if they should get stuck, there is a market for flour at various places all the way down, and the flour could readily be removed from the boat at almost any place and sold while the wheat would be a loss.

Mr. Harter returned by railroad via St. Louis. He is enthusiastic for river navigation, and thinks it will be made a success. Courier.

Winfield Courier, August 15, 1878.

Jo. Harter, D. Giles, M. B. Wallis, and Ivan Robinson left last Tuesday with tent and frying pan to go to Salt City and beyond on a hunting trip and try the pleasures of camp life.

Winfield Courier, August 22, 1878.

Messrs. Harter, Robinson, Giles, and Wallis returned from a trip to Salt Springs last Saturday and brought over twenty gallons of the “mineral water” with them. The boys are firm in the belief that the Springs are destined to be a great resort for invalids and persons seeking health and pleasure.

Winfield Courier, August 29, 1878.

District Court.

Met Monday morning, August 26th, 1878.

Present: Judge W. P. Campbell, Sheriff C. L. Harter, Clerk E. S. Bedilion, Attorneys McDermott, Torrance, C. Coldwell, N. C. Coldwell, Hackney, McDonald, Pryor, Pyburn, Allen, Jennings, Buckman, Black, Webb, Alexander, Beach, Troup, Jarvis, Asp, of Winfield; and Dennison, of Osage Mission.

Daniel P. Faler plead guilty of assault and battery. Judgment, nominal fine and imprisonment.

The following cases were continued: McMasters vs. Hughes, Brettun vs. Phenis.

The following were dismissed: Buck vs. Bright; Bliss vs. Bradfield; Maris vs. Gant; Nichols vs. Barton—appeal; Fonda & Gump vs. Walkers; J. P. Campbell & Co. vs. Walkers; Winfield vs. Lee—appeal; Cochran, Carroll & Co. vs. Walkers; Powell vs. Stout.

Winfield Courier, September 5, 1878.

Real Estate Transfers.

C. F. Paull and wife to H. J. Page, sw. 21, 32, 3, 159 acres, $750.

H. J. Page and wife to E. B. Gault, e ½ sw 21, 32, 3; 80 acres, $750.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to M. L. Read, s ½ ne 2, 32, 4; 80 acres, $150.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to M. L. Read, w ½ ne of sw 23, 32, 5; 20 acres, $100.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to Read & Robinson, se 21, 32, 5; 160 acres, $801.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to Read & Robinson, part sw 28, 32, 4; 10 acres, $450.

Arkansas City Traveler, September 11, 1878. District Court Proceedings. The following cases were tried before Judge Campbell during the term of court, up to September 5, 1878.

State vs. J. W. Blizzard, charged with burning wheat stacks; tried by jury; verdict guilty.

State vs. L. J. Webb, charged with murder in the first degree for the shooting of Page, the saloon man. Venue was changed to Sedgwick County. Defendant bound over to appear in $12,000, and witnesses recognized to be in attendance.

Louis Tournier, charged with illegal intercourse, or living with Kate Umbell without being legally married, was discharged.

Winfield Courier, September 12, 1878.

L. C. Harter, of the firm of Harter Bros., extensive mill owners of Winfield, Cowley County, is in the city buying machinery for their mill from the Great Western Foundry Company. They have a fine mill, and besides doing a large local business, are busily filling Government Indian contracts. They are live businessmen, and well deserve the success that attends them. Leavenworth Times.

Winfield Courier, September 12, 1878.

Real Estate Transfers.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to J. M. Alexander, se. 27, 31, 3; 160 acres, $200.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to Read & Robinson, lot 4, block 98 [? 93 ?]; lot 1, block 118; lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, block 134; lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, block 135; lots 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, block 136; all of block 96; lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, block 114; lots 2, 4, 6, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, block 115; lots 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, block 116.

[WEBB ACQUITTED.]

Arkansas City Traveler, September 25, 1878.

Webb Acquitted.

The Webb trial is over and Mr. Webb has returned home a free man. The evidence was all in by Saturday night last, the Court read his charge for the jury. At nine o’clock Monday evening the argument was opened for the prosecution by Mr. Stanley, of Wichita, who was followed by Judge Coldwell of this city, for the defense. The judge was followed by Col. Snoddy of La Cygne and Judge H. C. Webb, of Oswego. Jas. McDermott closed for the state, and the case was submitted to the jury on Tuesday evening at two o’clock. On Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 they returned a verdict of “not guilty,” which makes Mr. Webb a free man.

Owing to the large volume of evidence taken in the case, we are unable to give it to our readers this week, but will devote most of our space next week to giving it and the charge to the jury by the Court. We congratulate Mr. Webb and his family upon his acquittal. Telegram.

Winfield Courier, October 10, 1878.

MARRIED. Married at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. J. H. Olds, on Monday, October 7th, by Rev. J. E. Platter, Mr. Joseph Harter and Miss Carrie Olds, all of Winfield.

The ceremony was performed at half past nine o’clock in the morning and the newly married pair started immediately for St. Louis to attend the Annual Exposition now in progress at that place.

Winfield Courier, October 17, 1878.

Dave Harter is stopping in McCommon & Harter’s drug store while Joe is gone on his wedding trip.

Winfield Courier, November 21, 1878.

Fatal Accident.

DIED. A young man late from Illinois named George Bailey recently took a contract of Harter, Harris & Co. to excavate the earth at the mouth of the tunnel at the Tunnel Mills. While engaged at this work last Monday the perpendicular bank of earth above him slid off and fell on him, crushing him down and burying him five feet deep. Before the earth could be removed from him, life was extinct. He had noticed the first symptom of the slide and started to run from under but did not succeed. Another man at work with him was more fortunate. He was pushed over and buried up to his waist but not injured.

Winfield Courier, December 5, 1878.

District Court.

Judge Campbell came down from Wichita on Monday and the session of court commenced.

Present: His Honor Judge W. P. Campbell; C. L. Harter, sheriff; E. S. Bedilion, district clerk; J. McDermott, county attorney; and Messrs. J. E. Allen, C. C. Black, S. D. Pryor, A. J. Pyburn, J. M. Alexander, F. S. Jennings, C. R. Mitchell, L. J. Webb, E. S. Torrance, N. C. Coldwell, W. M. Boyer, W. P. Hackney, O. M. Seward, C. H. Payson, H. E. Asp, G. H. Buckman, J. D. Pryor, D. C. Beach, W. M. Boyer, C. Coldwell, M. G. Troup, S. M. Jarvis, A. H. Green, attorneys.

In two or three unimportant State cases, the defendants plead guilty.

Mendenhall vs. Kelly. Dismissed by plaintiff.

Craig vs. Pennington. Settled.

Hamilton vs. Pryor. Demurrer sustained; plaintiff amended and defendant required to answer instanter.

Jackson vs. Winfield Town Company. Demurrer sustained.

McClellan vs. Winfield Town Company. Demurrer sustained.

Porter vs. Coulson. Continued.

Several judgments were taken in default in foreclosure of mortgage cases.

Harris vs. Day. This case is on trial before a jury this Tuesday evening.

Arkansas City Traveler, December 11, 1878.

The District Court at Winfield dispatched business last week. The divorce cases attracted some attention from the fact that they took a double back action; the court refusing to grant a divorce in either case. It resembled Autumn in the icy chains of eternal snow.

“Beauty like the Aloe flower,

Buds and blossoms at four score.”

Winfield Courier, January 2, 1879.

Listed as a Courier Advertiser:

HARTER & SPEED are energetic young men in the livery business. They keep fine horses and gay carriages and can suit almost anyone with a team. C. L. Harter is the popular sheriff of this county. A. D. Speed is bright, active, and popular.

McCOMMON & HARTER are young druggists of character, industry, and affability. They were schooled in drug stores and understand their business. They pay careful attention to prescriptions, which they make a specialty. They have a newsstand and various other accessories to their trade.

[ADVERTISERS FOUND WITH ADDRESSES.]

Winfield Courier, January 2, 1879.

HARTER & SPEED. (SUCCESSOR TO A. G. WILSON) Winfield Livery, Feed, and Sale Stable, At the Old Stand, South of Lagonda House, Winfield, Kansas.

Winfield Courier, January 9, 1879.

C. C. Harris has leased his interest in the Tunnel Mills to the Harter Bros. Mr. Harris is now a “gentleman of leisure” and will spend his time doctoring his ears, which he had the misfortune to freeze one day last week.

Winfield Courier, February 13, 1879.

The Tunnel Mills has had another change in its management, Virgil Harter having traded his interest in it to his father for town property in Burlington, Kansas, where he will soon remove. We will be sorry to lose Mr. Harter, as he is one of our best men.

Winfield Courier, February 13, 1879.

One of Harter & Speed’s buggies was badly demolished last Sunday evening. The team was hitched to a post some distance in the country, and, seeming to think the thing was getting monotonous, broke from their fastenings, and were found next morning in the alley back of the barn with several pieces that might have belonged to a buggy attached to them.

Better take a wheelbarrow next time, boys.

[WINFIELD BUSINESS.]

Winfield Courier, March 27, 1879.

The following is a list of the principal business firms of Winfield.

LIVERY, FEED, AND SALE STABLES.

B. M. Terrill.

Harter & Speed.

C. W. Garoutte.

Shenneman & Millspaugh.

Arkansas City Traveler, April 9, 1879.

Charley Harter, our efficient Sheriff, gave us a pleasant call on Friday last. Charley was down on business as he always is when away from the 2nd. class city. Charley says Goldore is dying out, and they must strike a new lead soon.

Do not understand the following article...better not use!

Winfield Courier, April 10, 1879.

C. L. Harter was down and delivered a private discourse to P.S. from those humiliating and horrid documents for mistreatment of his “better half.”

He had sacrificed several of the best years of his manhood in an effort to gratify her desires and pacify her whimsical notions, and in the meantime sunk $9,000; but all in vain, there still remained an “aching void” and an extravagant propensity, which, like the restless ocean, would not be curbed. Consequently, being thoroughly convinced of the fact that she was not an angel, Al. Ralston, last Tuesday morning, departed for more pleasant but unknown pastures, leaving in the possession of his “bitter half” the entire accumulations of years of toil and industry, excepting a team and wagon, and a note saying she would never see nor hear from him again. Toll the bell softly, oh, ye creditors! Sensation is the spice of life.

[DISTRICT COURT DOCKET.]

Winfield Courier, May 1, 1879

The following is a list of cases that will stand for trial at the May, A. D. 1879, term of the District Court of Cowley County, beginning on the first Monday in May, and have been placed on the Trial Docket in the following order.

FIRST DAY - CRIMINAL DOCKET.

State vs. Charles D. Daniels.

State vis. Charles Adams.

State vs. Frank Manny.

State vs. Francis Small.

State vs. Thomas Gibson.

State vs. John Doe.

SECOND DAY.

State vs. David Creek.

State vs. same.

FIFTH DAY.

Slettauer Bros. & Co., vs. B. E. Johnson.

Chas. F. Bahntge, assignee, vs. C. L. Harter.

SIXTH DAY.

Burrough & Spach vs. Frank Manny.

Tootie, Hanno & Co., vs. B. E. Johnson.

Fortner & Cady vs. E. C. Manning.

W. D. Lester vs. Julia A. Ralston et al.

J. C. McMullen, adm’r., vs. Stephen Johnson.

M. L. Robinson vs. J. M. Midkiff et al.

R. L. Walker vs. C. L. Harter.

Rogers & Sanford vs. C. L. Harter.

C. L. Harter vs. County Commissioners. [4 different cases]

[DISTRICT COURT.]

Winfield Courier, May 8, 1879

The court commenced its session on Monday. His Honor W. P. Campbell presiding. Present: E. S. Bedilion, clerk; C. L. Harter, sheriff; E. S. Torrance, prosecuting attorney, and a full corps of local attorneys.

The docket was called and several cases were disposed of as follows: State vs. Creek. The defendant plead guilty to three indictments for cow stealing. He was returned to the jail to await his sentence.

The following cases were continued.

Mercy M. Funk vs. Cynthia Clark et al.

Sarah E. Aldrich vs. James A. Kerr et al.

Hamilton vs. French.

Lee H. Geer vs. Victor M. Geer et al.

S. L. Brettun vs. J. P. Sallinger et al.

Sherwood vs. Voit.

The following were dismissed.

Chicago Lumber Co. vs. J. C. McMullen.

J. C. Fuller vs. James Keith et al.

Fortner & Cady vs. E. C. Manning.

W. D. Lester vs. Julia A. Ralston et al.

Calvin Dean vs. John J. Clark.

Michael Harkins vs. J. W. Keffer.

Judgment was taken for plaintiff in the following cases in default.

John D. Pryor vs. S. J. Green.

J. M. Brettun vs. G. Titus et al.

J. C. McMullen, adm’r. vs. Stephen Johnson.

M. L. Robinson vs. J. M. Midkiff et al.

S. L. Brettun vs. Franklin Lindley.

S. L. Brettun vs. S. C. Winton et al. [2 cases]

A. W. Graham vs. McKnown et al.

S. E. Aldrich vs. E. A. Goodrich et al.

J. C. Fuller vs. Cowley Co. Ag. Society.

C. C. Harris vs. Levi Fluke et al.

W. M. Copeland vs. S. E. Requa et al.

All civil cases were continued over to next week.

TUESDAY.

State vs. Small, murder, set for Thursday.

State vs. Gibson, rape and incest. Trial commenced, and the testimony showed that the victim’s name was Manda instead of Amanda, as stated in the information. The court refused leave to amend the information at that stage, and the county attorney entered a “nolie,” the prisoner was held to await his action, a new information was made, and a new preliminary examination before Justice Buckman, and he was committed again for trial at this term of the court.

State against Frank Manny, shooting of James Kelly. Trial commenced and the testimony of James Kelly was in progress when the court adjourned for the day.

Winfield Courier, May 8, 1879.

McCommon & Harter now proclaim to the world that they will give a thimble full of lemon juice with four ounces of squirt for half a dime.

[DISTRICT COURT.]

Winfield Courier, May 8, 1879.

The following cases were continued.

Mercy M. Funk vs. Cynthia Clark et al.

Sarah E. Aldrich vs. James A. Kerr et al.

Hamilton vs. French.

Lee H. Geer vs. Victor M. Geer et al.

S. L. Brettun vs. J. P. Sallinger et al.

Sherwood vs. Voit.

The following were dismissed.

Chicago Lumber Co. vs. J. C. McMullen.

J. C. Fuller vs. James Keith et al.

Fortner & Cady vs. E. C. Manning.

W. D. Lester vs. Julia A. Ralston et al.

Calvin Dean vs. John J. Clark.

Michael Harkins vs. J. W. Keffer.

Judgment was taken for plaintiff in the following cases in default.

John D. Pryor vs. S. J. Green.

J. M. Brettun vs. G. Titus et al.

J. C. McMullen, adm’r. vs. Stephen Johnson.

M. L. Robinson vs. J. M. Midkiff et al.

S. L. Brettun vs. Franklin Lindley.

S. L. Brettun vs. S. C. Winton et al. [2 cases]

A. W. Graham vs. McKnown et al.

S. E. Aldrich vs. E. A. Goodrich et al.

J. C. Fuller vs. Cowley Co. Ag. Society.

C. C. Harris vs. Levi Fluke et al.

W. M. Copeland vs. S. E. Requa et al.

All civil cases were continued over to next week.

TUESDAY.

State vs. Small, murder, set for Thursday.

State against Frank Manny, shooting of James Kelly. Trial commenced and the testimony of James Kelly was in progress when the court adjourned for the day.

[COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.]

Winfield Courier, May 8, 1879.

Council met in regular session Monday evening.

Petition to stop the depositing of manure and carion on lots between the machine shop and timber was presented. City Attorney requested to draw a health ordinance.

Petition of E. G. Cole for druggist’s license was referred back for corrections.

Petition of M. Fleming for druggist’s license presented and referred back on account of incompleteness and for bond.

City Attorney instructed to prepare ordinance covering the licensing of auctioneers, etc.

Committee on wells reported in favor of sinking four or six wells within the fire limits. Report received and committee further instructed to locate the wells and advertise for bids.

Bill of C. C. Stevens for marshal’s salary presented; bill allowed to amount to $43.83 1/2.

Bill of Walch & Smiley of $17.50 for street crossings presented and referred to committee on streets and alleys. Bill from same for sidewalk referred to same committee.

Bill of Geo. Gray of $1.00 for burying dead dog and hogs presented and allowed.

Bills of Conklin Bros. of $53.76, and Allison & Crapster of $54.75, for city printing, presented and referred to committee on Finance.

Committee on streets and alleys reported finally on bill of Fortner & Cady for bill of $60, and bill allowed.

The city engineer reported that he had established the sidewalk grade on block No. 130, Main street, and placed marks on the buildings 3 feet above the grade—that some of the walks were on grade, and others above grade. Report received and filed, and street commissioner instructed to notify property owners to bring their walks to the grade.

The city engineer was instructed to inspect the street crossings of 9th and 10th avenues and Loomis street, and report the best and cheapest plan of constructing the same.

The marshal was instructed to procure temporary shelter and board for Wm. Fox, a pauper, at the lowest rate possible.

Bill of city attorney and city clerk for salary presented and allowed.

Application of the Citizen’s Bank for permission for their frame building to remain in the street until the new one can be erected was laid over till next meeting.

Council adjourned till Friday night.

Winfield Courier, May 15, 1879

Sheriff Harter had three teams out last Saturday and Sunday to get jurymen in the Small case. The Small trial is likely to last through the term to the exclusion of the other business of the court.

Arkansas City Traveler, May 21, 1879.

Sheriff Harter was in town yesterday looking up delinquents.

[COURTHOUSE NOTES.]

Winfield Courier, May 22, 1879

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS [IN THE CITY]

I. N. Fuller to W. S. Houghton, lots 15, 16, 47, 18, blk 66, Arkansas City. $80.

C. L. Harter to Wm. Hodges, lots 7, 8, 9, blk 187, Winfield. $402.

H. M. Kinne to Channel & McLaughlin, lot 13, blk 69, Arkansas City.

D. B. Meigs to R. C. Haywood, lot 23, blk 53, Arkansas City. $17.50.

D. N. Sleeth to W. M. Sleeth, lot 26, blk 81, Arkansas City. $600.

M. A. Millington to M. J. Wallis, lot 9, blk 111, Winfield. $275.

S. Mott to J. M. Holloway, lot 22, blk 132, Arkansas City. $15.

[JUDGMENT RENDERED IN CRIMINAL CASES: DISTRICT COURT.]

Winfield Courier, May 22, 1879

Judgment was rendered in the criminal cases at the late term of the District Court, as follows.

State vs. Frank Manny: fined $350.

State vs. Francis Small: sentenced to 5 years in the penitentiary at hard labor.

State vs. David Creek: 4 years in the penitentiary.

State vs. Henry Mount: fined $100.

[REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.]

Arkansas City Traveler, May 28, 1879.

Real Estate Transfers.

C. L. Harter, Sheriff, to J. C. McMullen, lots 4, 5 and 6, s1, t35, r3.

Arkansas City Traveler, July 16, 1879.

The firm of Turner Bros., who lately came from Lincoln, Illinois, and started in business at Winfield, have failed, and Sheriff Harter now has charge of their stock. It begins to look as if somebody besides the mechanics couldn’t make a living in the “boss town in the southwest.” How is it, Conklin?

Winfield Courier, May 29, 1879.

Sheriff Harter returned from his trip to Leavenworth last Monday evening, having safely lodged Small and Creek within the walls of the penitentiary.

[THE TUNNEL MILLS.]

Winfield Courier, May 29, 1879.

J. L. Horning has leased a half interest in the above mill, and it will hereafter be run under the firm name of Harter & Horning. Mr. Horning came here about one year ago and engaged in the grocery business. He had a heavy competition and a poor location and people slyly wagged their heads and prophesied “a bust” in the grocery line. But “76 Horning” didn’t come to bust, and he didn’t bust. Six months from that time Horning’s delivery wagon made daily visits to the houses of these same gentlemen who prophesied the “bust,” and Horning was doing the grocery business of the town. We don’t intend this as a “puff,” but as a plain statement of facts.

All that has been needed to make the Tunnel mill one of the best in the country is some good, practical hand at the helm. Mr. Horning’s twenty years experience in the milling business, and his characteristic “get up and get” mode of running things peculiarly adapts him for the business, and we expect to see the Tunnel mills flour quoted all over the State before a year.

Winfield Courier, June 5, 1879.

Mr. Joe Harter has captured a young wild cat.

[COURTHOUSE NEWS.]

Winfield Courier, June 19, 1879.

H. A. McLaughlin & wife, to A. Stanton, lots 21 and 22, blk 91, Arkansas City. $400.

M. L. Read & wife, and M. L. Robinson and wife, to L. M. Mullen, frac. lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, blk. 134. $172.50.

R. C. Haywood & wife to J. R. Finley, 1/2 lot 30, blk 63, Ark. City. $$900.

C. L. Harter, sheriff, to A. T. Farris, lot 30, blk 67, lots 22, 24, 25, 26, blk 56, Arkansas City. $258.

Winfield Courier, July 17, 1879.

Jackson’s Liniment is being used by Messrs. Harter & Speed, M. L. Bangs, and other horse men in the city, all of whom pronounce it wonderful in its healing powers. Mr. Jackson will remain here some time yet, with headquarters at the Central Hotel.

Winfield Courier, July 17, 1879.

Mr. Chas. Turner, of the firm of Turner Bros., came on from Illinois Monday to take charge of the stock now in the hands of Sheriff Harter.

Winfield Courier, July 24, 1879.

HARTER & SPEED. (Successor to A. G. Wilson) WINFIELD LIVERY, FEED -AND- SALE STABLE AT THE OLD STAND, SOUTH OF LAGONDA HOUSE, WINFIELD, KANSAS. Commercial Travelers conveyed to all parts of the Country. Charges Reasonable.

Winfield Courier, July 31, 1879.

Messrs. Horning & Harter have purchased the Hitchcock building next to McGuire’s store and will fit it up for a flour and feed store.

Winfield Courier, July 31, 1879.

Messrs. Horning & Harter contemplate erecting a large building on the property recently owned by Mr. Hitchcock to be used as a flour and feed store.

Winfield Courier, August 21, 1879.

Mr. John Moffitt has purchased Charley Harter’s interest in the livery stable of Harter & Speed. Mr. Moffitt will make a popular liveryman.

Winfield Courier, August 21, 1879.

Messrs. Horning & Harter have moved the building off their lot next to McGuire’s store and will immediately begin the erection of a stone and brick building thereon. They expect to complete it in October, when it will be occupied by a grocery store and the Tunnel Mills offices.

Winfield Courier, August 21, 1879.

We were pleased to meet last week Mr. R. M. Snyder, who has purchased the grocery store of Mr. J. L. Horning. Mr. Snyder is a pleasant and intelligent young man, has had years of experience as a grocer, and we think will keep No. 76 in the front rank as a grocery house.

He has leased the new building to be erected by Horning & Harter and expects to occupy it in October.

[DISTRICT COURT CALENDAR - AUGUST TERM.]

Winfield Courier, August 21, 1879.

(Commencing Monday, Aug. 25, 1879.)

FIRST DAY - CRIMINAL DOCKET. [STATE OF KANSAS VERSUS _______.]

STATE ATTORNEY: E. S. TORRANCE.

DEFENDANT LAWYER(S)

Chas D. Daniels Hackney & McDonald

Dan’l. Venator C. H. Payson

Thos. Gibson J. McDermott

Jno. Punkard

James Powers

Isaac White

George Paris Hackney & McDonald

THIRD DAY.

C. F. Bahntge, assn’e. Coldwell & C. Webb

vs.

C. L. Harter Hackney & McDonald

Richard L. Walker Coldwell & Coldwell, Webb

vs.

Charles L. Harter Hackney & McDonald and

Torrance.

C. L. Harter C. H. Payson.

vs.

County Commissioners. E. S. Torrance.

NOTE: THERE WERE FOUR CASES LISTED FOR CHARLES L. HARTER VERSUS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Winfield Courier, September 4, 1879.

Further down the street on the opposite side, Messrs. Horning & Harter, our enterprising millers, are erecting a brick and stone building, 25 x 60, 2 stories high, with a basement, which will be occupied some time in October; the lower story by R. M. Snyder’s grocery store, and the upper as offices for the mill. This lot they purchased some time since from Mr. Hitchcock, for $600.

Interesting!

Winfield Courier, September 11, 1879.

The litigation over the title to the old Tarrant property was decided at the last term of court, giving the property to Mr. Hitchcock; but Mr. Tarrant, with the characteristic grit of a “down easter,” still persisted in “holding the fort,” in defiance of law, order, and the decrees of the court, until Saturday, when Sheriff Harter brought matters to a crisis by lifting Mr. Tarrant into the street. We understand that Mr. Tarrant will again take his grievances before the court.

Winfield Courier, September 11, 1879.

The litigation over the title to the old Tarrant property was decided at the last term of court, giving the property to Mr. Hitchcock; but Mr. Tarrant, with the characteristic grit of a “down easter,” sill persisted in “holding the fort,” in defiance of law, order, and the decrees of the court, until Saturday, when Sheriff Harter brought matters to a crisis by lifting Mr. Tarrant into the street. We understand that Mr. Tarrant will again take his grievances before the court.

[DEMOCRATIC TICKET.]

Arkansas City Traveler, September 17, 1879. Editorial Page.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Sheriff: C. L. Harter, Winfield.

[DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.]

Winfield Courier, September 18, 1879.

The County Convention of Democrats met on Saturday, the 13th, at 11 o’clock a.m., at Manning’s Opera House, in this city.

It was called to order by Hon. A. J. Pyburn, Chairman of the Central Committee. Dr. D. V. Cole was elected temporary chairman, and J. C. Keenan, secretary. Judge T. McIntire, H. S. Silver, I. D. Hon, E. P. Young, and Wm. Moore were appointed a committee on permanent organization. R. D. Jillson, Robert Hanlon, and L. Weimer were appointed a committee on credentials.

Adjourned to 1 p.m.

Met as per adjournment, and the committee on organization reported for permanent officers, Dr. D. V. Cole, chairman, and J. C. Keenan, secretary. Order of business, Sheriff, Register of Deeds, Clerk, Treasurer, Surveyor, Coroner.

Report accepted.

Committee on credentials reported and report adopted. We did not get a list of the names of delegates.

Committee on platform reported.

[COURIER ABBREVIATED THEM AND CRITICIZED PART OF THEM.]

1. Renew our fealty to principles.

2. Oppose wiping out State lines. We are a Union of States.

3. We are in the midst of financial distress and yet the republicans wave the bloody shirt.

4. To save the rights of the states is to save the nation.

5. Substitute greenbacks for National bank notes.

6. Pay the national debt according to contract. Issue no more interest bearing bonds.

7. Condemn the resumption act.

8. Invite co-operation.

9. Pledge support to the ticket.

[COURIER: The first, third, seventh, eighth, and ninth are regular, but are worn out. The second, fourth, fifth, and sixth are half and half. THE COURIER WENT ON AND ON CRITICIZING.]

C. L. Harter was nominated for Sheriff by acclamation.

James Benedict was nominated by acclimation for Register of Deeds.

Mc D. Stapleton was nominated for Treasurer by acclimation.

G. S. Story was nominated for Clerk by ballot, 84 votes to 12 for J. S. Allen.

Eugene A. Milliard was nominated for Surveyor.

Dr. D. V. Cole was nominated for Coroner.

A Central Committee was chosen, consisting of one member from each township. This committee subsequently organized by the appointment of the following executive committee: R. D. Jillson, chairman; J. C. Keenan, secretary; A. J. Pyburn, E. P. Young, and T. McIntire.

S. B. Adams was nominated as Commissioner for the Second District.

Adjourned.

[A GRAND SCHEME TO ELECT HARTER SHERIFF BY FOUL MEANS.]

Winfield Courier, October 23, 1879.

A Grand Scheme

To Elect Harter Sheriff by Foul Means

Embracing Several Hundred Fraudulent Votes.

200 to be Fraudulently Registered in Winfied,

The Balance to be Voted in the Townships.

Lies to be Made and Circulated Against Shenneman.

Votes to be Bought for Whiskey and Money.

Stapleton, Benedict, and Story to be Sold Out for Harter.

A Deputy U. S. Marshal, a City Clerk, and

City Marshal Among the Schemers

To Share the Spoils of the Forced Election of the

Most Inefficient, Timid, and Avaricious

Sheriff Cowley County Ever Had.

We are reliably informed that one of the boldest and most vicious schemes is organized for the purpose of electing C. L. Harter to the office of sheriff by fraud, bribery, slander, and rascality.—The scheme embraces the buying up by whiskey and even money the hundreds of transients now in the county at work on the railroad or looking at the country, and voting them for Harter.

It is thought that most of them have democratic proclivities, and would readily vote for a democrat, if well supplied with whiskey, even to swearing in their votes, if need be, and thus some three hundred illegal votes are expected in the townships, while in this city we are told that near two hundred persons have registered illegally with a registering officer who is a member of this Harter ring. We are told that a City Marshal and a U. S. Deputy Marshal are members of this ring; that a pretended republican, who never voted a republican ticket, named Ebert, a saloonist, brags that he has taken up and registered sixty-four of these frauds.

The next thing in their program is to fabricate and circulate a large batch of lies against Shenneman. This was shadowed forth a week ago in the Telegram, which asked a dozen questions, like “Did not Shenneman steal a sheep?” etc. Each question containing a mean insinuation against Shenneman. Now we have to answer each and every question in that list with a distinct and emphatic No, and we boldly assert that there is not a fact in existence which is the slightest reason why Shenneman should not be elected sheriff. But the plan of the ring is to make lies and tell them, and they will be told.

We are informed that business has been so good the past year that Harter has a “bar!” and is to use it in buying up votes and setting up the whiskey.

The program includes every kind of a trade which will make a vote for Harter. His colleagues on the ticket are to be sold out. Stapleton, Benedict and Story are to be slaughtered to get votes for Harter. No stone is to be left unturned, no means however foul are to be neglected, all to make votes against a man eminently qualified and for a man totally unfitted for it in every particular.

We have liked Harter and neglected to speak the truths which ought to be spoken of him when he is a candidate for the office of sheriff, but since we know, by his own statement, that he made a bargain and sale with Allison, two years ago, we doubt not that such a bargain exists now, and such an attack on Shenneman would not have been made without Harter’s approval. Neither can we think he is not in a ring which aims at illegal means to secure his election.

So it becomes our duty to tell the following truths, which everyone who has noticed and examined the matter, knows to be true: that Harter is grossly inefficient as a sheriff, the most so of any we ever had, that he is deficient in moral and physical courage, and is by many called a coward, that he has never attacked and overcome resistance, but has backed down when resistance was threatened, that he has never run into danger, that he has been avaricious and made more money out of the office than any other sheriff ever made in the same time, that he has constantly charged and collected constructive mileage, that he charges full mileage from Winfield to the home of the taxpayer on each tax-warrant put into his hands, on one warrant for fourteen cents collecting six dollars, and sending down to Arkansas City, to another officer, a large batch of warrants, ordering that $2.80 be collected on each for his mileage though he did not travel a mile, and that a hundred other incidents illustrate the same fact. He is believed by the people here to be grossly immoral, among the other things that unfit him for the office of sheriff.

Now these things are not yarns got up for the occasion, but are susceptible of proof. We append a few affidavits, all we have room for, bearing on some of these statements, and there are plenty more to be had, even from the personal friends of Mr. Harter.

We appeal to the honest voters of this county to vote for Shenneman, a capable and honest man, instead of one whose unfitness requires the aid of fraud to give him any chance. We appeal to them that they see that all attempts at fraud in the coming election be detected and punished.

Here following some of the affidavits.

ROBERT HUDSON’S AFFIDAVIT.

STATE OF KANSAS, )

Cowley County. ) ss.

Robert Hudson, after being first duly sworn, upon his oath, says that he is a citizen of Winfield, in said county and state, and has been for several years last past.

That his occupation is that of house mover, that during the year 1878 James Kelly, then postmaster of this city, employed affiant to move the old post office building from Dr. Mendenhall’s premises. Dr. Mendenhall commenced an action in attachment against James Kelly, and the order of attachment was placed in the hands of Charles L. Harter, Sheriff of said county, to execute, and instructed him to levy upon said building. He came down to levy upon the building, affiant at the time being at work getting it ready to move away. James Kelly was present. Harter stated his business to him and said he was going to levy upon the building and for me to stop work, and for Kelly to get out.

Kelly ordered him to leave and told him he would put a head on him if he did not go and Harter taking him at his word left. Kelly told affiant to go ahead with the moving. Affiant did so and moved the building away and Harter never did get possession of the same, and further the affiant says not. ROBERT HUDSON.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of October, 1879.

HENRY E. ASP, Notary Public.

SETH W. CHASE - AFFIDAVIT.

State of Kansas, )

Cowley county. ) ss.

Seth W. Chase, after being duly sworn, upon his oath doth say, that he is a resident of Tisdale township in said county of Cowley, and has been for more than six years last past.

Affiant further saith, that in the month of July, 1878, Zeke White, William Baker, and Mrs. Wood committed the crime of theft in said Cowley county and a warrant upon the complaint of affiant was issued by George H. Buckman, Justice of the Peace of Winfield township in said Cowley county, and the same was placed in the hands of Charles L. Harter, as sheriff of said Cowley county, to arrest them. That affiant accompanied the said sheriff and showed him the said thieves. That said Harter called to them to come out to where we were. Affiant was unarmed, but the said Harter was armed. Bill Baker and White came up to where we were, and Baker told Harter he would not be taken. White made no resistance. And thereupon the said sheriff, after parleying with said Baker for some time, in a tone of voice not heard by me, turned to affiant and said, let’s go, and we left. Baker and White went back to where they came from. White was unarmed. I said to Harter on our way back, what are you going to do? He replied, what can I do? I then said, Go get Titus and I will get Chaffee and his shot-gun, and we will go back and get them (the said Baker and White). He said, no; I will get the drop on them tomorrow. I replied, they will be gone tomorrow; and he replied, that will be better than to arrest them. I then said, Give me the warrant and deputize me and I will bring them in tonight. He looked at me and said, No, damn you; you would kill him. We then separated. I went home and he came on to town. All the thieves made their escape that night, except White, and he came in and gave himself up, and the other parties have never been arrested, and no attempt ever made to arrest them; and further deponent saith not. SETH W. CHASE.

Cowley county. ) ss.

Seth W. Chase, after being duly sworn, upon his oath doth say, that he is a resident of Tisdale township in said county of Cowley, and has been for more than six years last past.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of October, 1879.

W. P. HACKNEY, Notary Public.

DANIEL GRAMM’S AFFIDAVIT.

STATE OF KANSAS, )

Cowley County, ) ss.

Daniel Gramm, after first being duly sworn, upon his oath deposes and says, that he is a resident of Pleasant Valley township in said county and state and has been since about April 15th, 1879. That some time in the early part of July last he lost a span of mules, the same having been stolen, and since then has never heard of them. That as soon as affiant heard of the theft aforesaid he offered a reward of fifty dollars for said mules and applied to Charles L. Harter, the sheriff of said Cowley county, to look after the matter and wanted him to make a search. He did not seem to take any interest in the matter and affiant could get neither counsel nor assistance out of him, and the only aid he vouchsafed to affiant was “That he would look around town.” Afterwards I went to him with a letter from one of the men who I think stole my mules. That the supposed thief stated that he was at Raymond in Rice county, Kansas, and for them to write him there. I begged him to go and arrest the thief, but he would do nothing, and the thief finally came down and gave himself up and was sent to the penitentiary. Whether his disgust at Harter for not doing his duty had any thing to do with his voluntary surrender, affiant can’t say. Affiant applied to Harter’s deputy, “Jim Finch,” with same result; and further affiant says not. DANIEL GRAMM.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of October, 1879.

W. P. HACKNEY, Notary Public.

J. C. ROBERT’S AFFIDAVIT.

STATE OF KANSAS, )

Cowley County. ) ss.

J. C. Roberts, after first being duly sworn, upon his oath, doth say that he is a resident of Walnut township, formerly Winfield, in said county and state, and has been for more than eight years last past.

That in the month of November, 1878, my son-in-law had a horse stolen in said county, and my son-in-law, A. B. Graham, and myself went to the city of Winfield and endeavored to get Charles L. Harter, the Sheriff of said county to go with us after the thieves. Harter not being at home I went to Finch, the Deputy Sheriff, and asked him to go with us. This he refused to do then and wanted us to wait until the next day as he had ridden all the way from Wichita that day and was too tired.

We then went to look for A. T. Shenneman to get him to go with us. He was absent with passengers brought from Wichita and taking them to east part of this county. Learning that he would be back that night, we waited until 12 o’clock, at which time Shenneman came home. We told him what we wanted, and notwithstanding he had the day before driven from Winfield to Wichita and that day from Wichita to Winfield and thence some 12 miles and back that night, he immediately got his shot-gun and borrowed a revolver from J. H. Finch, Harter’s deputy, and we went at once after the thieves, traveling all that night and all the next day and the day following and got home at 12 o’clock that night, and while we were unsuccessful in our search for the thieves, the facts show what the Republican candidate for Sheriff will do when he is elected, and what the conduct of our present officials has been and will continue to be if Mr. Harter is elected. J. C. ROBERTS.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of October, 1879.

W. P. HACKNEY, Notary Public.

Winfield Courier, October 23, 1879.

A BATCH OF LIES.

The Telegram, of yesterday morning, finally came out with its batch of full-blown lies, such as it had intimated by its insinuations being manufactured against Shenneman. After stating the lies without the least evidence in proof, the Telegram has the cheek to say: “If they are not true, let Shenneman and his friends go to Troup, Walker, Webb, or Hackney, and get their affidavits to the contrary.” That is their game. If they charge that Shenneman sometime stole a sheep or robbed a hen-roost, they expect it to be believed unless he comes forward and performs an impossibility for any man by proving he never did such a thing. Never mind. You will see affidavits enough, and your timid, namby-pamby, money-getting candidate will be somewhat shown up too, because of going into this contemptible mode of

electioneering.

Winfield Courier, October 23, 1879.

A good joke is told on Charley Harter about the Arkansas City bank robbery. After the news had arrived, Charley met Burt Covert on the crossing of Main street and Ninth Avenue, his face pale and hair disheveled, and grabbing him by the arm, said: “B___; B __Burt; Read’s Bank has been robbed; five hun__hundred dollars reward, get Dick Walker and go after them quick.” Burt and Dick went after them while Charley, after his “excitement” had subsided, learned that it was Arkansas City, instead of Winfield, that had been raided, and immediately took steps to capture them if they came within two blocks of Main street.

[“CRESSWELL” FROM ARKANSAS CITY CORRESPONDS WITH EDITOR.]

Winfield Courier, October 23, 1879.

ARKANSAS CITY, Oct. 17, 1879.

ED. COURIER: By a late Telegram I see that Allison is paying his respects to Shenne-man. Bill is at his old game, trying to make Democratic capital at the expense of the Republican nominees. Well, here is a conundrum for him and all other Democrats to wrestle with. When the Arkansas City bank was robbed, a general rush was made by all who could go to capture the robbers. “Where was Charles L. Harter, Sheriff of Cowley county, at that time?” Did he spend a nickle, or move a hoof to aid in the pursuit of these bandits? Not that anybody ever heard of.

One great, leading duty belongs to the office of Sheriff, to keep the peace, and to arrest violators of law, horse thieves and robbers. Has Sheriff Harter a record in this respect that any law abiding citizen can take pleasure in? Not that anybody knows of. CRESSWELL.

[EDITORIAL: THAT SHERIFF BUSINESS.]

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

Harter has made an amount of money from the sheriff’s office far in excess of that of any other incumbent in the same time, and below we give one of the ways in which he did it.

He received a very large number of personal tax-warrants, and collected them, charging full mileage on each from Winfield to the residence of the tax-payer and return, notwithstanding considerable numbers of the tax-payers lived in one immediate neighborhood. For instance, he sent some forty of them to Arkansas City, to be collected for him, and though the actual mileage on each would not have averaged twenty cents, he collected $2.80 on each.

Here are some of this batch, all in the same immediate neighborhood.

Taxpayer

J. J. Brown Tax Due: $.85 Sheriff’s fee: $3.55 Collected: $4.40

N. Edwards Tax Due: $.56 Sheriff’s fee: $3.55 Collected: $4.10

W. M. Simpson Tax Due: $.44 Sheriff’s fee: $3.55 Collected: $4.00

Wm. Hathaway Tax Due: $.30 Sheriff’s fee: $3.55 Collected: $3.85 J. T. Grimes Tax Due: $.37 Sheriff’s fee: $3.55 Collected: $3.92

Wm. Atkinson Tax Due: $.49 Sheriff’s fee: $3.55 Collected: $4.04 Total Tax Due for Six Taxpayers: $3.01

Sheriff’s fee for Six Taxpayers: $21.30

Total Tax Collected: $24.31

Other neighborhoods present similar illustrations.

Austin Fickle’s tax was fourteen cents. He paid Harter, tax and fees, $6.00.

But the list would be too lengthy for this article.

This is constructive mileage in its purest sense and of course illegal.

What shall we call such extortion? Had Shenneman been guilty of this, he would be charged with robbery and stealing.

[MORE COMMENTS ABOUT C. L. HARTER, DEMOCRAT FOR SHERIFF.]

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

Tuesday morning’s Telegram, to bolster up Harter’s fortune, takes over a column to try to make it appear that Harter once had the courage to take a man by the “nape of his neck and seat of his breeches;” and that Shenneman is stingy. Now if Harter ever did such a thing, we wager it was to a weak and decrepit or one-legged man. Such men as he are always tyrants over the weak and weak before the strong. Again, we will wager that the records of churches, schools, and objects of benevolence in this city will show ten dollars given by Shenneman to one given by Harter.

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

The Telegram shows that Judge McDonald is opposed to the election of C. L. Harter for sheriff. Everybody who knows J. Wade McDonald knows that his opposition to Harter or any other man on a democratic ticket cannot be from personal motives. He always supports heartily every democratic nominee except in case of one who is totally unfit for the office, and he has had as good opportunities to judge of Harter’s fitness as any man.

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

The Winfield Democrats are straining every effort to save one man on their ticket at the expense of the balance.

Had they selected Story or Stapleton or Benedict as that man, there would be more sense in it, but they have selected Harter, the very worst man on their ticket, merely because he is a Winfield man and has made money out of the office.

[MORE AFFIDAVITS RE C. L. HARTER.]

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

The following affidavits completely refute the charge in the Telegram in relation to Shenneman and confirm our former statements as to Harter.

A. T. SHENNEMAN’S AFFIDAVIT.

STATE OF KANSAS, )

Cowley county. ) ss.

A. T. Shenneman, after being first duly sworn, on oath says that he has read the affidavit of Amos Biddle, published in this morning’s Daily Telegram, and the facts in this matter are as follows.

Mr. Biddle came to me and wanted to rent my farm and buy a mule team I had in July, 1877. He proposed to pay a share of the crop as rent and buy my mules on one year’s time. I told him I would like to rent him the farm, but did not want to sell the team without the money as I needed it in my business. He then said if I would let him have the team, he would give me a mortgage on the team and crop to secure me, and would pay the same interest that I would have to pay to get the money.

With this understanding I came to Winfield and made arrangements to get what money I wanted for twenty percent of Mr. E. C. Seward. I told Biddle of my arrangement with Seward, and he said he would take the team and allow me that rate of interest. The papers were drawn up. I sold him mules, wagon, and harness, cover and bows, for $450.00, he giving me a note for $540.00, due in one year, and I borrowed money of Seward from time to time as I needed it, to supply the place of this money that I should have had when I sold my team.

When this note came due, Biddle had not threshed his wheat and wanted me to wait and said he would pay the interest. I, at that time, was paying J. C. McMullen 18 percent for money I had borrowed of him. I extended the time. Two or three months after the note came due, Biddle threshed his wheat, took his time to haul it to Wichita, paid me $110.00, and I gave him a receipt. About two months after this, he again threshed and again took his time to get the wheat to market, and when through paid me $150.00, and I gave him a receipt therefore. Some six weeks after this he threshed the balance and hauled it away as before, but failed to pay me any money. One of his neighbors, knowing I had a mortgage on every-thing, informed me that he thought Biddle was using the money instead of paying me. I saw Biddle; he said he had other debts to pay and had used the money, and wanted me to take the mules back, stating the time he would come in and we would fix the matter up. This I did not want to do, telling him that I had trusted him to haul the wheat away and pay me the money; that he knew I needed it, and he ought to pay it; that it was in the dead of winter, and no sale for the mules; that I could not realize on them, and must have money with which to meet debts contracted by me in anticipation of the payment of his note.

Finding that he could not pay me and that there was no chance to get the money from him, at his earnest solicitation I consented to take the mules and harness at his own figure: $280. He wanted to keep the wagon, it being worth $65 to $75. He brought the team in, his brother-in-law, Robert Kerr, accompanying him. I threw off a part of the interest, which left, as we settled, a balance due of $322 or thereabouts, I think.

I took the mules and harness at $280, and he agreed to pay me $25 thereafter; and I threw off the balance and the matter was satisfactory to him, and his said brother-in-law afterwards told me that Biddle said it was. The matter closed, and I gave him a receipt for $280. He took the wagon home, and five days after, paid me $25; and I gave him his note. I gave Biddle a receipt for every cent he ever paid me except that $25 paid when I gave him the note and he can produce them if he chooses. I kept the mules until the following April, and in my settlement with Millspaugh of our partnership, I allowed $20 for feeding them. I paid Benj. Cox, of Winfield, $2 to take them to Wichita. He placed them in the hands of J. F. Reese to be sold. He sold them for $270, kept $10 for his trouble and expense, and gave me a check on the Wichita Savings Bank for $260, and if anyone will take the trouble this can be shown by Reese’s check book. I sold the harness for $10, thus realizing but $248 on the mules and harness, for which I allowed him $280 in our settlement, to say nothing of the interest I paid for money during the time I had to hold the mules.

The note, when due, called for just $540. I got my money in installments, as above stated; and realized, all told, but $533, to say nothing of the interest paid by me for money during all these months that I was accommodating this man, and which amounted to certainly not less than $50.

Hearing that it was reported that I had wronged Biddle, I took Moses Teter and went to him and stated the facts in the case so far as our dealings were concerned; and he admitted to Moses Teter, in my presence, that they were true, and as I have here stated them, and that he had no cause of complaint against me except that I knew he was on the road and had procured another man to haul a load of coal from Wichita to Winfield, whereas I ought to have given it to him.

This is a full, accurate, and complete statement of all facts and circumstances connected with, or in any wise appertaining to each and every circumstance growing out of my trusting and befriending this man, Biddle. A. T. SHENNEMAN.

Subscribed in my presence, and sworn to before me this 23rd day of October, 1878.

HENRY E. ASP, Notary Public.

MOSES S. TETER’S AFFIDAVIT.

STATE OF KANSAS, )

Cowley County. ) ss.

Moses S. Teter after being first duly sworn on his oath doth say that he knows A. T. Shenneman and Amos Biddle, and was present in Winfield some weeks ago when Shenne-man and Biddle talked over the matter connected with the mules referred to in the affidavit of A. T. Shenneman hereto attached, and which affidavit I have heard read. That in the con-versation Amos Biddle admitted that the facts as stated by Shenneman in his affidavit were true, and I at that time asked Biddle if he had asked Shenneman for more time when the mules were given back to Shenneman, and he said he did not ask him for any more time. Biddle said the only cause of complaint he had was that Shenneman had hired another man to bring a load of coal from Wichita, which he might have let him haul if he had so wished. I asked Biddle whether Shenneman had done as he agreed to and he said no. I then asked him in what way he had failed. He said he had let another man haul a load of coal down from Wichita when he (Biddle) was going up, and that he might have let him haul it. Biddle stated in the conversation above referred to, that when Shenneman took the mules back that he did it at his (Biddle’s) request, and further affiant saith not. MOSES S. TETER.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of October, 1879.

G. H. BUCKMAN, Notary Public.

J. P. MAYFIELD’S AFFIDAVIT.

STATE OF KANSAS, )

Cowley County. ) ss.

J. P. Mayfield, after being duly sworn upon his oath doth say, that I was one of the hands, and helped Robert Hudson move the old post-office building from Dr. Mendenhall’s premises. I went there with the tools and went to work, the first man on the building. Hudson and Jim Kelly were present. Charles L. Harter came there and Kelly and he had some words. Kelly ordered us to hurry up and pay no attention to anyone but him. We did so, and we never stopped the building until we got it into the street. Harter left and never got possession, or levied upon the building at all that day, and the moving of the building went right along until we got it into the street, where we had to stop, waiting for the cattle to pull it away, and as soon as the cattle came we went ahead, and if Mr. Harter ever levied upon the building his levy did not interfere with our business, and none of us ever knew of it. It is certain he never took possession or attempted to do so. John E. Allen to the contrary notwithstanding.

J. P. MAYFIELD.

Subscribed and swore to before me, this 29th day of October, 1879.

W. P. HACKNEY, Notary Public.

[FROM “BOOTHE”, VERNON TOWNSHIP RE SHENNEMAN.]

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

VERNON TP., Oct. 28, 1879.

ED. COURIER: Since the combined energies of the Democratic party have been concen-trated to beat Mr. Shenneman, I have several reasons why I think Mr. Shenneman should be elected.

In the first place, the office belongs to the Republican party, and in justice to itself it can’t afford to let the patronage of the office go to the help of the Democratic party in the future as it has for the past two years.

Secondly, Mr. Shenneman was almost the unanimous choice of the Republican convention, a fact in connection with his peculiar fitness for the office, his experience in duties that especially belong to the office and his record in the discharge of those duties, should bring to him the hearty support of every Republican in Cowley county, assured as they must be that they vote for one who will be thorough and faithful in his duties, true to his own party, and gentlemanly to the people of the whole county.

Thirdly, his election will be a fitting rebuke to the lying spirit manifested in this county: a spirit that has sunk in shameful defeat some of the best men of the county, and show Allison & Co., that the reward for lying is in a warmer country than Cowley county.

Fourthly, it will put the patronage of the office in the hands of one who will disburse to the strengthening of sound patriotic principles and not to the help of discord, disunion, and

diabolism.

I was for Mr. Waite before the convention, but influenced by the foregoing reasons, and many others, am for Shenneman as heartily as I could have been for Mr. Waite had he been the nominee. I know the bottom of every charge made against Shenneman. I knew them before the convention. If they would hold water, I would have used them; but convinced that there was no truth in them then, I would not belittle Mr. Shenneman, the Republican party, and myself, by stooping to answer them now. They have fallen into the hands of an unscrupulous defamer of character, who for his own mercenary gains would caricature the Savior on the cross, and perfert his sermon on the mount into a batch of vicious lies, would such touch a chord in the popular heart and bring him bread and butter in the end.

Allison would as soon publish a lie as the truth if it would answer his selfish purposes as well. I wonder that gentlemen, in the face of these facts, sustain in any way, Allison’s slander-mill, the Telegram. I have but little patience with such a man as Allison in such a course, and hope ‘ere long to say “thank God, the dog is (politically) dead.”

I have no word to say against Mr. Harter nor any other gentleman on the democratic ticket because I know nothing against them. If others do, it may be their duty to say so. I shall vote the straight Republican ticket for mainly these two reasons, viz: First, I am a Republican. Second, The Republican ticket loses nothing in comparison with the democratic ticket either as a whole or individually to say the least. I know that Shenneman is a terror to other criminals beside Allison. The records show the many arrested and brought to justice by him, some of whom are today safe in the penitentiary. Perhaps Mr. Harter has done as well, or better. I don’t know. One thing I do know, the Republican party has been good to Charlie at the expense of its own children. Republicans of Cowley county: is it not time to stop this. We can stop it today; we may not be able to stop it two years hence. Victory now gives strength and prestige then. Think of these things, Republicans of Cowley, and you will have no regrets for your action next Tuesday, as many now regret their action in the past.

Yours respectfully, BOOTHE.

[CORRESPONDENCE FROM E. S. TORRANCE, COUNTY ATTORNEY.]

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

ED. COURIER: In response to your request for my opinion in regard to the qualifications of persons working on the railroads now being constructed in this county, to vote at the coming election for county officers, I have to say:

That no person should be allowed to vote who has not resided in the State for six months preceding the election, and in the township or ward where he offers to vote for thirty days preceding the election.

The term residence means more than the presence of a party in the state, township, or ward for the period specified in the statute. He should be a permanent resident of the state, and an actual resident of the township or ward, having come there for the purpose of making it his home and not for some temporary purpose. A person coming into the state, or a township, or a ward, on business or for the purpose of doing a job of work, with the intention of going elsewhere when such business or work is completed, is not a qualified elector. The fact of a man having his family with him is not sufficient to entitle him to vote, unless he has acquired a bona fide residence as above indicated.

The question is not whether the person offering his vote will lose the privilege of voting anywhere if his vote should be rejected, but the real point to be decided by the election board is whether such person has the legal right to vote in the township or ward where he offers to vote, under the laws of the state.

The judges of election have the right to reject a vote, although the person offering it takes the statutory oath to the effect that he is a legal voter, if in fact such person is not a legal voter. Hoping the officers upon whom the law imposes the duty of receiving the votes to be cast at the approaching election will have the official stamina to reject every illegal vote, if any should be offered, I remain, Very truly yours, E. S. TORRANCE, Co. Att’y.

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

One look at Harter’s face will convince the most casual observer that he has given up all hope of another $5.80 grab at a fourteen-cent tax-warrant.

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

‘Tis sad to see the forlorn, sorrowful look with which Charley Harter greets the little band of followers who still affect to believe that he will be elected. Charley knows their mistake well enough, and it is only too comical to see him nodding assent to their loud boasts of democratic majorities, while his face is as long as a broom-stick.

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

One of the most prominent of the “bread and butter brigade,” who are making such agonizing efforts to elect Harter, is Jim Finch. this the valiant gentleman who holds the position of Deputy United States Marshal and Deputy Sheriff of Cowley County, and who, by virtue of that position, started to Topeka last summer with a crooked whiskey man. He got along very well till they reached Newton, where he left his man on the platform of the depot while he crossed over to a saloon to get a drink, and on returning, found the prisoner had “sloped,” leaving his broken hand-cuffs as a keepsake for the brave officer. He returned to Winfield alone and you may be sure said nothing about the matter until it happened to leak out. This is the kind of a man we are to have for Deputy Sheriff if Harter is elected. A man who can neglect his duty, and “cat crow” with such evident relish, can never receive anything from the hands of the people of Cowley County.

Winfield Courier, October 30, 1879.

The new building of Harter & Horning, on south Main Street, is nearly completed.

[THE REPUBLICANS WIN...A GLORIOUS VICTORY...A CLEAN SWEEP!]

Winfield Courier, November 6, 1879.

RECAP: I DID NOT BOTHER SHOWING THE VOTES IN TOWNSHIPS.

We give, in a table in another place, the vote of this county as far as we have returns. It appears that Harbaugh is elected Commissioner in the second district by a very flattering majority, a result that was not expected. [Beat S. B. Adams.]

Shenneman for Sheriff, has a majority of about 300, notwithstanding that the most unscrupulous fight was made on him.

The balance of the Republican ticket is elected by about 600 majority, notwithstanding the fact that a Democratic Mayor and the executive force of the city, backed by six whiskey saloons and two breweries, worked hard at the polls all day. They carried the city for Harter by only 16 majority.

Glorious Dexter has proved herself “truly loyal.”

Cresswell township has wheeled into the line of stalwart Republicanism. It was claimed that this township would go Democratic this year or at least a part of the ticket.

The Democrats made a great many votes for Harter and against Shenneman by their system of trading off their other candidates, their whiskey work, their railroad votes, and other corruptions; but we do not think they made anything by their personal attack on Shenneman. That was a boomerang which returned and scooped Harter.

The election on Tuesday was “red-hot.” In the city the omnibuses were out all day bringing in votes, and large crowds were around the polls urging the claims of favorite candidates and tickets, but there was no disorder or bad blood exhibited. In fact, it is remarkable that in the heat of such a contest everything was peaceful. It seems that 125 of the voters registered in the city failed to get their votes in. There were many citizens who came to the polls to vote, having been voters here heretofore, but were not allowed to vote because they had not registered. Quite a considerable number of the electors of this city failed to register, and though there were many registered who had not the right to vote, we doubt not that there were 650 voters in the city had they all registered.

Among the many who have contributed to the glorious vote in this county, our young friend, Henry E. Asp, W. P. Hackney, and J. B. Evans are worthy of special mention. They have been at work early and late and their telling eloquence has been heard over the county. Judge Caldwell, Frank Jennings, A. P. Johnson, and others have put in many stalwart blows. Jarvis, Green, Chairman Johnson, Torrance, and many others did efficient work; and though we may fail to mention others equally praiseworthy in this hurried notice, we will not neglect to state that our contemporary, the Semi-Weekly, has put a stalwart shoulder to the wheel.

One of the meanest frauds practiced by Democrats at the late election was to print a lot of Republican tickets straight with the exception of C. L. Harter for Sheriff, and then procuring pretended Republicans to peddle them among Republicans, assuring them that this fraud was the straight Republican ticket. Harter probably obtained many votes in this fraudulent way. The man that is mean enough to peddle such a fraud does not belong to the Republican party. We have been told that John Hoenscheidt was one of them.

Winfield Courier, November 20, 1879.

Last Sunday Mr. Ex. Saint. started for New Mexico in the interest of Harter & Horning, and will place Winfield flour and feed on the western market. Harter & Horning are enterprising men, and if the people of New Mexico must be fed by Kansas, they propose to have a hand in the matter.

Winfield Courier, November 27, 1879.

Next Monday the Central Hotel changes hands, Mr. Vance retiring, and Mr. Harter taking his place. The new firm will be Majors & Harter. The house is to be enlarged and remodeled; and if completed under the proposed plan, will be one of the most commodious hotels in the country.

Winfield Courier, December 4, 1879.

On last Monday evening, Dec. 1st, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Holloway entertained their many friends at their pleasant residence in South Winfield, the occasion being the birthday of Mrs. Holloway. A most delightful evening was spent in dancing, social converse, and in partaking of the various good things prepared by their kind hostess. Among those present were Dr. and Mrs. Emerson, Mr. and Mrs. Jo. Harter, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Allison, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Black, Mr. and Mrs. Root, Mrs. C. J. Adams; Misses Coldwell, Meech, Holmes, McCoy and Millington; Messrs. Harris, Robinson, Goldsmith, Seward, Bahntge, and Suss. All united in wishing Mrs. Holloway many happy returns of this most pleasant birthday.

Winfield Courier, December 11, 1879.

Last Saturday evening Mr. Ex Saint returned from his western trip, where he has been in the interest of Harter & Horning. While absent he sold over eighteen car loads of flour and refused orders for twenty cars which the mill was unable to furnish. He brings back glowing reports of Las Vegas and New Mexico in general.

Winfield Courier, January 15, 1880.

CAPT. C. L. HARTER has vacated the office of Sheriff of this county, in which position he has served for two years with honor and urbanity. These qualities he will transfer to the Central Hotel, and add to its already wide popularity.

Winfield Courier, January 29, 1880.

Harter & Horning have put a first-class elevator in their store room for the benefit of R. M. Snyder, the “south end” grocer.

Winfield Courier, March 11, 1880.

A refractory steed caused sad havoc with one of McCommon & Harter’s awning posts Saturday. It took a V to settle the bill and convince the owner that it is cheaper and better to tie to the hitching posts.

Winfield Courier, March 25, 1880.

Mr. G. W. Ellsberry, of Mason City, has purchased the building now occupied by Snyder’s grocery, from Harter & Horning, for $2,725, and the lot next to it for $1,000. The sale was made through Curns & Manser.

[DISSOLUTION NOTICE: McCOMMON & HARTER.]

Winfield Courier, March 25, 1880.

March 18, 1880.

Notice is hereby given that the co-partnership heretofore existing under the firm name of McCommon & Harter is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The liabilities of the old firm will be paid by Mr. Harter. IRA L. McCOMMON, J. N. HARTER.

Winfield Courier, April 8, 1880.

Harter Bros. are repairing their store and “brushing up” for the spring trade.

Winfield Courier, April 29, 1880.

Major & Harter have sold the Central Hotel to Mr. A. H. Doane. He takes possession May 1st. Mr. Doane is one of our largest property owners and a son-in-law of W. L. Mullen.

[WINFIELD’S FIRE: REPORT TAKEN FROM WINFIELD TELEGRAM.]

Arkansas City Traveler, May 5, 1880.

WINFIELD’S FIRE.

About 11 o’clock on last Thursday night, as the citizens of Winfield were wending their way home from the Opera House, the alarm of fire was given, and soon thereafter our beautiful little county seat was the scene of a most destructive conflagration. The fire originated in the furniture store of Fred Leuschen, on Eighth avenue, immediately in the rear of the Central Hotel. The cause of its origin no one knows. Mr. Leuschen says there has been no fire in the lower portion of the store where the fire broke out. The supposition is that a spontaneous combustion of the material used in varnishes, stains, etc., and like stores was the cause of the fire. The flames spread rapidly, it being but a few minutes before the entire building was entirely enveloped. Mr. Leuschen’s family, who resided in the second story of the building, barely had time to escape with their lives. All their personal effects were entirely consumed.

Immediately east of the furniture store stood two frame dwellings, which it was impossible to save. They were owned by Messrs. C. L. Harter and Robert Hudson. The furniture being all carried out, these gentlemen sustained no great loss except that of the buildings. On the west of the building, where the fire originated, stood the livery stable of Hackney & McDonald. The contents of this place were removed, with the exception of a few bushels of grain and some hay. After this latter building took fire, it became evident that the Central Hotel must also yield a victim to the fell destroyer. The work of removing the contents began at once. Hurrying to and fro through the hallways of the building was a score or more of half dressed women, carrying in their arms bundles of clothing, and crazed with excitement and fear, presenting a spectacle that baffles description. Carpets were torn up, and with the beds and bedding, hastily carried into the street opposite the building. By the time this work was completed, the east wing towered up a waving mountain of flames. Harter & Majors had just completed the sale of this hotel to Mr. A. H. Doane, of Danville, Illinois; but as the transfer had not yet been made, the loss falls upon the old proprietors.

The Lindell Hotel, adjoining the Central, soon gave way before the flames, though, as in the case of the Central, all the contents were carried out of reach of the fire.

The value of the buildings destroyed was between $10,000 and $11,000, with an insurance of only about $4,400.

Arkansas City Traveler, May 5, 1880.

The particulars of our account of the Winfield fire are taken from the Daily Telegram. We think we can beat Winfield in most anything, but we yield the palm in this particular. You can have another one if you want it.

[CENTRAL HOTEL.]

Winfield Courier, May 6, 1880.

There is but one Central Hotel in the Walnut valley, and that is run by Charlie Harter and Sid Majors. There could not be two like it in one community. The house itself could be duplicated, but you could not find another Harter by a large Majority. Clay Center Dispatch.

Winfield Courier, May 6, 1880.

Mr. J. H. Stauffenberg, merchant tailor, advertises in this paper. His shop is next door to Sydal’s harness shop.

AD. J. H. STAUFFENBERG, MERCHANT TAILOR, MAIN STREET, WINFIELD, KANSAS. Keeps on hand a first class line of Worsteds, Cassimeres, and Fine Diagonals. Mr. Stauffenberg is an artist in his line, has had years of experience in some of the largest merchant tailor establishments in the country, and guarantees satisfaction. ROOM NEXT TO HARTER BROS. DRUG STORE.

[THE FIRE.]

Winfield Courier, May 6, 1880.

Last Thursday night, between 11 and 3 o’clock, Winfield was visited by the most disastrous conflagration yet happening within her borders. The fire started in the old log store, one of the landmarks of the town, and for years occupied by the COURIER, but was now being used by F. Leuschen as a cabinet shop. The fire is supposed to have originated from the old rags, oil, and varnish in the shop. The alarm was given before the fire was thoroughly underway, and had those first on the ground been furnished with decent appliances, it might have been controlled, saving thousands of dollars worth of property. The old log building was like a tinder box and made a very hot fire. Next to it on the east were two buildings, one belonging to C. L. Harter and occupied by the moulder at the foundry, the other owned and occupied by Robert Hudson. These buildings were both destroyed, but the contents were saved.

Immediately west of the log building, across the alley, was an old livery barn belonging to Hackney & McDonald, which was the next to go.

From this the fire was communicated to the Central and Lindell hotels. As soon as it was evident that the hotels must go, the work of getting out the furniture began. Carpets, bedding, crockery ware, and furniture of all descriptions were tumbled promiscuously out of windows and doors into the street, much of it being broken and smashed. The hotels being dry, pine buildings, burned rapidly, sending up large cinders which fell in different parts of the city, making the utmost vigilance necessary to keep them from igniting buildings three blocks from the fire.

When the two hotels caught, everyone turned their attention toward saving the buildings on either side of the street. They were covered with men who handled buckets of water and barrels of salt, and by their exertions prevented the fire from spreading and destroying the larger part of the business portion of our city.

The old part of the Central Hotel was owned by Jas. Jenkins, of Wisconsin. The new part of the Central Hotel was owned by Majors & Harter. They had sold out to A. H. Doane, and were to have given possession Saturday morning.

The Lindell Hotel was owned by J. M. Spencer, and was leased by Jas. Allen one month ago.

Our citizens generously opened their homes to the homeless people, and accommodations were offered for more than was needed.

The following is a list of the losses and insurance.

Captain Stevens, store, loss $1,000; no insurance.

Fred Leuschen, furniture store and dwelling, loss $1,200. Insurance on stock, in Home, of New York, $300.

C. L. Harter, tenant dwelling, loss $300; no insurance. Tenant had no loss except damage.

Robert Hudson, dwelling, loss $800. Mrs. Hudson removed most of her furniture. No loss except damage. No insurance on either house or contents.

Hackney & McDonald, livery stable occupied by Buckhart, loss $800; no insurance.

Central Hotel, main building: James Jenkins, loss $3,500; insurance, $1,500 in the Atlas.

Central Hotel, Majors & Harter portion: loss to building, $2,500; insurance, $2,100, as follows: Weschester, Springfield Fire & Marine and Hartford, $700 each. [Their insurance was on building and furniture.] The loss of Majors & Harter in excess of their insurance will be upwards of $3,000.

PUZZLING! $2,100-INSURANCE...AND YET $700 EACH ($1,400)...DOES

NOT COMPUTE WITH $2,100 INSURANCE...COULD BE THE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN $2100 AND $1400 WAS INSURANCE

ON CONTENTS!

J. M. Spencer, Lindell Hotel, loss $2,500; insurance $1,000, as follows: Fire Association, $500; Phenix, of Brooklyn, $500; James Allen, loss $1,000; insurance, $800.

Policies are in the agencies of Gilbert, Jarvis & Co.; Curns & Manser; and Pryor & Kinne. The companies are all first class, and the losses will be promptly adjusted and paid.

NOTICE: PAINT!]

Winfield Courier, May 13, 1880.

100 per cent. below cost. Good mixed paint $1.25; best mixed paint, $1.50; strictly pure lead, guaranteed, $9.00. For a few days only. HARTER BROS.

Arkansas City Traveler, June 9, 1880.

Charley Harter, ex-sheriff of Cowley County, was in town Friday afternoon, having brought down Mr. Brettun, who was on a tour of inspection through this part of the country.

Winfield Courier, July 29, 1880.

Charles L. Harter has gone to Cincinnati on a visit.

Winfield Courier, September 23, 1880.

Joe Harter has a baby at his house.

Winfield Courier, October 14, 1880.

C. Trump will open his tinshop in the building back of Harter Bros.’ drug store instead of near the bowling alley, as we stated last week.

Arkansas City Traveler, December 1, 1880.

COWLEY CO. DISTRICT COURT.

Trial docket for December term, commencing on the first Monday (6th day) of December, A. D., 1880.

FIRST DAY, CRIMINAL DOCKET.

State versus:

John P. Baden et al.

Alfred Conaway.

Thomas R. Shannon.

James Cunningham.

Theodore Miller.

John Land.

Thomas F. Ring.

Robert E. Lewis.

Conton Grimes.

SECOND DAY, CIVIL DOCKET.

Seymour Tarrant vs. David Hitchcock.

Seymour Tarrant vs. C. L. Harter et al.

Winfield Courier, December 23, 1880.

What’s the matter with our Cowley County girls? Here is leap year almost gone and several old bachelors still remain. It looks as if Charles Harter, O. M. Seward, Will Robinson, T. H. Soward, C. C. Harris, and a host of others will have to stand aside for another four years—and Tice says this will be an unusually cold winter.

Winfield Courier, December 23, 1880.

Winfield Courier, March 17, 1881.

Mr. C. L. Harter, of Winfield, and Miss Annie Davis, of Hamilton, Ohio, were married Tuesday afternoon.

Winfield Courier, March 17, 1881.

At last he’s done it. We have been watching him with our left eye for the last ten years and as he began to grow older and older and to get grayer and grayer, we about concluded that he would breast the storm of life alone. We were mistaken, for he was married Tuesday afternoon. One of Ohio’s handsomest ladies was too much for him and he surrendered unconditionally. The COURIER extends to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Harter its warmest congratulations and future well wishes.

Winfield Courier, April 14, 1881.

Mrs. Lou Harter breathed her last Sunday morning. She was buried Monday afternoon, the funeral services being conducted at the Methodist church. Mrs. Harter was attacked some time ago with that dreadful disease, consumption, and failed very rapidly, although everything that human hands could do was done to save her. She leaves three small children and many relatives and friends to mourn her death.

Winfield Courier, April 14, 1881.

We have heard it rumored that Chas. Harter would take the Brettun House. Charley is the most popular landlord in the country, and could run this magnificent hotel better any anyone we know of. We hope he will take it.

Winfield Courier, April 28, 1881.

Miss Anna Hess died Sunday afternoon. Her disease was consumption, of which her sister, Mrs. Harter, died two weeks ago. Miss Hess has been suffering for several years. The funeral was held at the M. E. church Monday afternoon.

[FRANK MANNY’S LETTER: PROHIBITION IN KANSAS.]

Winfield Courier, May 5, 1881.

Prohibition in Kansas.

How It Has Killed Winfield and Cowley County!

Statements of Businessmen of Winfield and Leading Citizens of Cowley County,

Kansas, in Relation to the Situation.

We have received many letters from Iowa and other states containing a letter written by Frank Manny, of this city, clipped from one newspaper or another, with the inquiry if the statements therein contained are true. We answered one of these briefly last week, but subsequently we learn that the Manny letter is being published widely in other states, not only as an argument against prohibitory liquor laws, but against emigrating to Kansas, and particularly against this city and county. It is known that Winfield and Cowley County are the

BANNER CITY AND COUNTY

for prohibition. The vote on the prohibitory amendment last November was in Winfield 443 for, and 121 against. Majority for: 322. In Cowley County the vote stood, 3,248 for, and 870 against. Majority for, 2,373. No other city or county in the state gave anything like such majorities for, and most cities as large or larger than Winfield gave majorities against. If prohibition is disastrous to a community, it is fit that this city and county be the heaviest sufferers. If it is a good thing, this city and county should come in for a goodly share of the benefits. This city and county are only eleven years old. In that time they have risen from nothing to a population of 21,539 for the county, and 2,850 for the city, according to the U. S. census of 1880, and the population of the city today is not less than 3,300. Of these eleven years, nine of them have been years of magnificent crops of all kinds, and two of them have been years of partial failure. The first year of short crops was 1874, and the following spring showed a decrease of population and a stagnation of business. The other year of short crops was 1880, which was even worse than 1874, and the result on the population and business this spring will appear in the statements which follow. Either in consequence of, or in spite of the fact that intoxicating liquors have always been sold here in any abundance, we have arisen from nothing to one of the best and wealthiest counties in the west in eleven years. Was it whiskey, or was it our wonderfully fertile soil, fine climate, and attractive surroundings?

Here is the famous Manny letter.

“WINFIELD, KANS., April 1st, 1881.

Herewith I send you a car load of barley, which please sell for me and remit proceeds after deducting all expenses. I have tried my best to dispose of it in our neighboring towns, but have not succeeded. I have invested $20,000 in my brewery, and I do not believe I could get $500 for it now on account of the prohibition law. I have over $1,000 worth of beer in my vaults and am not allowed to sell a drop. My barley and malt cost me 95 cents a bushel, but I cannot get 50 cents for it now. You have no idea how our people are upset by the new law. A year ago our town was prospering, not a house or store to be had, and now you will find from 100 to 150 houses vacated. Stores that brought $50 a month rent are empty. The state of affairs is such that even our prohibition people are getting scared and regret what they have done. If you should find anything for me there, please let me know.

FRANK MANNY.”

Below are statements of businessmen and leading citizens of this city and county.

HARTER BROTHERS, DRUGGISTS.

Our trade is good but not so good as a year ago. There are reasons why it should be less. Poor crops and less sickness, are principal. It is too early to tell what the effect of the prohibitory law is or will be. We shall not take a druggist’s license at present, but await a decision of the supreme court to define the meaning of the law, and in the meantime shall not sell liquor for medical or any other purpose.

HARTER & HORNING,

Tunnel Water Mills: We are making 20,000 pounds of flour per day, which is about the same amount we were making a year ago. There are six flouring mills running in the county while only five were running a year ago. There is plenty of wheat in the county to keep the mills running until the next crop. There is much less wheat being shipped from this county than a year ago. I suppose about 1,200 bushels has been shipped within the last thirty days.

I don’t think prohibition effects this business in any way as yet. I do not think the wheat crop of this county the past year was over 300,000 bushels. An average crop would have been over 1,000,000 bushels. The present promise is a very good crop for this year. The acreage is greater than last year and we may reasonably expect a crop of 1,200,000 bushels. Prices are about the same as a year ago and have been very steady for a year. We have formerly shipped much of our flour to Colorado and New Mexico.

[DISTRICT COURT.]

Winfield Courier, May 12, 1881.

The following cases have been disposed of by the court up to date.

Pat Harkins vs. D. F. Edmunds, judgment for plaintiff.

Harris vs. Day, continued.

Mars vs. Gant, judgment for defendant.

Kelly vs. Manny, change of venue.

Bolton vs. Arnold, continued.

Pryor & Pryor vs. Read—A. L. Redden, judge pro tem—report of referee set aside.

Tarrant vs. Hitchcock, change of venue.

Tarrant vs. Harter et al, change of venue.

Winfield Courier, July 28, 1881.

We peeped into the Brettun House Monday. Charley and Mrs. Harter, with a corps of lady assistants, are busy making the sheets, pillow cases, and linen for the establishment. It requires nearly a carload.

Winfield Courier, August 11, 1881.

We hope the two Charlies, Black and Harter, will not advertise the Brettun as a first class hotel. These are getting too common. Advertise it as the only second class hotel in the United States. This will be something new and the first fellows who have lived so long at first class hotels want a change.

[SOME ITEMS ABOUT WINFIELD: FROM LEAVENWORTH TIMES.]

Winfield Courier, August 18, 1881.

There are more than 100 houses in the city at the present time that are occupied for business purposes. The majority of these are built of brick with stone foundations and stone fronts, some three and some two stories high.

There are in the city:

Eleven grocery stores, three fruit stores, four general stores, two boot shoe stores, seven drug stores, four hardware stores, two saddlery and harness stores, three clothing stores, two firm banking establishments, one foundry and machine shops, plans arranged to build a large woolen mill, two large flouring mills, two furniture factories, two retail furniture factories, one tailor shop, four millinery establishments, three agricultural depots three lumber yards, two jewelry stores, three elevators, four barber shops, one brewery (closed for two years or during the war), four vacant saloon buildings, one large limestone quarry, which is furnishing the stone for the Custom House in Topeka, and the Brettun Hotel in Winfield, two bakeries, four restaurants, four express offices who ship more fruits and eggs to Colorado than any other city in the State, three fine stables, four hotels, one vinegar factory, one pork packing house, three photograph galleries, two marble works, one carriage factory that turns out twelve buggies per week, two gunsmith shops, and five large land agencies.

This, together with two railroads, namely, Kansas City, Ft. Scott & Gulf, and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe branch from Newton to Wichita, makes a good showing. The city has also a free library, containing nearly 2,000 volumes.

There are two large school houses in the city with twelve rooms, one having eight and the other four. Two companies have been formed for the purpose of boring for coal at no distant day, and $25,000 stock for each has already been subscribed.

Among the new business houses that are being built are the following.

Brettun Hotel: $35,000

H. Brown & Son’s drug store: $4,000

Wallis & Wallis grocery store: $4,000

H. Gridley, business house: $3,500

Curns & Manser (brick, stone front): $10,000

G. L. Rhodes (brick, stone front): $2,000

S. H. Myton will build a new house soon.

An addition is being built to the courthouse, and a heavy fire and burglar proof safe will be put in. The grounds are being planted with trees and will be ornamented with drives, grottoes, etc.

THE NEW HOTEL.

The Brettun House, just finished, will be in grand form next Monday when everybody, nearly, will be invited to be present. The house is built of native limestone, and has a porch on two sides, east and south. The building alone cost about $25,000, and when finished, its cost will not be less than $35,000.

It is heated by steam, has gas, has hot and cold water, and is furnished with the East Lake and Queen Anne styles of furniture, with different shades of carpet in every room. The building was designed by Mr. Brettun, from whence it takes its name, but his death prevented him from completing his plans, and his grandson, Mr. C. C. Black, has had them completed. Mr. Chas. Harter will manage the house.

[THE BRETTUN.]

Winfield Courier, August 18, 1881.

This hotel, the finest in the state, was opened to the public last Wednesday by Messrs. Harter & Black. They have furnished the house elegantly from top to bottom. Last Thursday evening the gas in all the rooms was turned on and the barber shop and billiard rooms were lit up. The sight was an imposing one and the magnificent building looked like a marble palace. Here can be found every comfort that the traveling public could desire. Pleasant rooms, good beds, gas and water, bath rooms, billiard hall, barber shop, telegraph office, a splendidly set table, and promenades, parlors, and verandas in abundance. Harry Bahntge is running the billiard room and Nommsen & Steuven the barber shop and bath rooms. The bath rooms are cool and pleasant, and furnished in good style and fitted with hot and cold showers.

Arkansas City Traveler, September 14, 1881.

The color line came promptly to the front last week at the Brettun House in Winfield. Mr. P. B. Andrews (colored) was sent as a delegate from Bolton Township to the Convention, and, when with his delegation, he went to the Brettun House for dinner, the proprietor informed him he could not take dinner in the dining room but must go to the kitchen. Considerable feeling was manifested for awhile, but Mr. Andrews, with several friends, retired to seek more hospitable quarters. So far, Messrs. Harter & Black are following the example of Judge Hilton in this questionably exclusive proceeding.

Winfield Courier, September 15, 1881.

Mrs. C. L. Harter got seriously hurt on the nose last Saturday by the falling of a cornice from a wardrobe in the Brettun House.

Winfield Courier, October 6, 1881.

Mr. and Mrs. Harter, parents of Joe, Charlie, and Dave, have been spending the past week in the city.

Pertains to Shenneman only....

Winfield Courier, November 3, 1881.

Cowley County, Kansas, November A. D. 1881 Term.

Judge: Hon. E. S. Torrance.

County Attorney: F. S. Jennings.

Sheriff: A. T. Shenneman.

Clerk: E. S. Bedilion.

FIRST DAY - CRIMINAL DOCKET.

STATE VERSUS

George Heywood.

J. McDade.

Quincy A. Glass.

James Jackson.

Robert E. Hicks.

Ewell Harmon.

Jacob W. Weakley.

Christian Geis.

Adolphus H. Green.

W. C. Baird.

Thomas J. Armstrong.

Lewis Albright.

Joseph Best.

Winfield Courier, December 1, 1881.

Would it not be well to form an association for the encouragement of onion culture? Unless something is done, the crop will fall short of the demand. We wish to call the especial attention of Amasa Speed, Oscar Seward, and Charlie Harter to this matter.

Cowley County Courant, February 9, 1882.

The boys should begin to console Charlie Harter. He seems to be losing his grip and is fading away as a dream since his wife has left him for a visit to her old home. Rouse up, Charlie, you shall be comforted.

Cowley County Courant, March 2, 1882.

Charley Harter has just received a handsome top buggy from Springfield, Ohio. It’s a daisy of the first water.

Cowley County Courant, March 16, 1882.

The Brettun House was the scene of quite a matinee this noon. Waldron, the young colored porter, who occasionally works in the dining room, made some impertinent remarks to one of the waiter girls with whom he had been quarreling for the last week, when the girl struck him with a goblet she was washing. The glass broke, cutting his ear severely and pene-trating to the bone. A little scuffling was indulged in after the blow, when Charlie Harter came in and called the house to order. Waldron threatened to shoot the girl and had a re-volver in his hand, which was snatched away from him by the head porter. The subject of the water girl’s vengeance then went to the doctor’s for repairs. The latest telephonic dispatch states that the excitement is gradually subsiding, and no immediate fears are entertained of another outbreak.

Cowley County Courant, April 6, 1882.

A number of the Creswell delegates to the Republican county convention held in this city last fall have been subpoenaed to appear before the United States grand jury at Topeka next week, to give evidence concerning a colored gentleman named Andrews being requested by the proprietors of the Brettun to not go into the dining room to eat when the room was filled with white people. Brother Harter says, “Let ‘em go in; that he is running his own shop and proposes to fire [missing words: torn from paper] he pleases.”

Winfield Courier, April 13, 1882.

Another Fraud.

Joe Harter has the reputation of being benevolent, helpful, and obliging, but the following circumstance will show that he can be wicked too. Last Monday evening after dark it became very cold and the men and boys on the street were shivering in their light spring suits. Jo lighted a lamp and placed in his heater stove in the drug store and the light shone brightly through the isinglass windows of the stove just as though there was a hot fire in the stove. Seeing this, the chilly chaps woud come in, stand around the stove, rub their hands, turn their backs to the stove, wonder why they did not get warm, turn around, feel of the stove gingerly, and then shoot out of the door to escape the jokes and laughter of the uninitiated.

Do not see how the following can be used...

Cowley County Courant, May 18, 1882.

THE COURANT family loaded itself into one of Schofield & Keck’s best rigs Sunday morning, and made what is sometimes termed a flying trip to the Geuda Springs. We won’t say “far famed,” “world renowned,” “justly celebrated,” for that would not be strictly accu-rate, and as the truth is all we desire to tell, the facts must be adhered to.

The ride to the Springs on a beautiful morning like yesterday is simply delightful. The road from the time you leave the livery barn, till the springs are reached, is as near perfection as it well can be, stretching as it does, across what we will risk to say, is the most beautiful township in Kansas. Cowley County, in our judgment, is one of the best looking counties in the state, and Beaver township is certainly very near if not quite the garden spot of the county. There are no hills to speak of, and the little streams are all bridged and unless it is immediately after a heavy rain, there is no more delightful drive in the west. The wheat is now headed and is of such uniform height and advancement, and so limitless in acreage, that it requires but little imagination to make it a shoreless green sea. But we must hasten to the Springs.

The Arkansas River is crossed on a good ferry boat, in charge of a careful boatman. Let us stop for a moment on this raging Arkansas, or as Vinnie Beckett would say: “this big rolling muddy.” We have had considerable acquaintance with this river for a number of years. So much so, that we are not afraid of being laughed at on the score of total ignorance on the subject. Thousands of dollars have been squandered—that’s the word—in making sur-veys of the stream by “competent engineers.” These surveys invariably follow the bed of the river on the old theory that nature knows what is best for us, which she don’t. The cutting across of miles of bend here and there, the advantage of crowding that body of water into a new and narrower channel never seems to have entered the “competent engineer’s” mind. The only competency seeming to be requisite was the ability to get through with the appropriation by the time Congress met again. But we are at the Springs. Scores of well dressed men and women, most of them for the first time, tasting this rare, mysterious, and to them not al-together pleasant beverage are here before us. It is considerable amusement to the old coons sitting around to watch the tasting process, especially the other sex, who for some unaccountable reason arrogate to themselves all the squeamishness extant. True, we couldn’t expect that seventeen year old girl to roll it down as Fritz does his beer, nor guggle it as Pat would his whiskey; but we can’t see any use in making such fearful grimaces, walling the eyes like a dying calf and wriggling the body like an eel, to get the blessed water down, when you can cut a basket full of slimy, boiled lettuce, two quarts of raw onions, and a skillet full of rotten tomatoes mixed with rancid butter without making a solitary wrinkle in your pretty face.

There are seven different springs or hydrants, each shooting up a different kind of water. A qualitative analysis shows Bi-Carbonate of Soda, Bi-Carbonate of Iron, Bi-Carbonate of Calcium, Sulphate of Ammonia, Sulphate of Magnesia, Chloride of Sodium, Chloride of Potassium, Iodide of Sodium, Bromide of Potassium, Sulphur, and Silica. In addition to these constituents, the waters are charged with Carbonic Acid Gas. There is no question as to the healing properties of this water.

Geuda, now let us get this name right, for few can, or do pronounce it. “G” is sounded hard, and “e” as in double “e” and pronounced as in McGee, and the whole is simply Gee-u-da. It is an Indian word and signifies healing.

There is a large and commodious bath house comnected with the springs, where hot or cold baths can be had for thirty-five cents. It is presided over by Mr. Bookwalter, an old friend; who is just the man for the place.

There are some fifty houses already built and occupied, mostly by those who are there for their health. It might be insinuated here that the surroundings of these springs conduce to the rapid recovery of the indisposed. The country is high, dry, and beautifully undulating, like mighty ocean billows, on three sides, while the Arkansas River, salt lakes, and numerous streams, clear as crystal, bounds the town on the fourth.

The air from so much medication, is invigorating and healthful. So, with the undoubted healing qualities of the waters, the facilities for bathing, the healthy atmosphere, coupled with the beautiful scenery, hunting, fishing, and boating, the patient is bound to get well if there is any vitality left for nature to work on.

The hotel accommodations are not of the best. In fact, we might say that the eating part, at least that part introduced to us, was decidedly bad. There was plenty of it, and, in its day, had been good enough, but it seemed to have been just through a sweating process, and then drowned in old grease or still older butter, which left a kind of slimy, milky way across everything on the table. There was one redeeming dish on the table that we saw, radishes, and they would undoubtedly have been spoiled had they been washed.

We suppose now, that the next time we visit the springs we will have something to write about. The art of catering successfully to the ordinary guest is no mean accomplishment. It is not everybody who has run a two cent bakery and lunch room who can please the palate of the health seeker at a fashionable watering place.

Geuda needs a good, first class hotel, and needs it bad, and with such an overseer as Charley Harter, of the Brettun, while there may not be millions in it, there is undoubtedly money in it.

Of course, we took a bath, and it hasn’t hurt us so far. The drive home was a delightful one, and we vowed to avail ourselves of the very next opportunity to go again. To those who are unacquainted, we would say that Winfield is the place to start from, as strangers can find a daily hack line to and from the springs, and the best and smoothest roads, through a beautiful and highly improved country, making it a luxury to ride over.

Winfield Courant, May 25, 1882. MARRIED. He kept it pretty still, but it got out at last as the following will show: -HARTER-FRALEY.-At the residence of the bride’s father, Slater, Missouri, March 5, 1882, by Henry Eubank, Mr. David Harter and Miss Sarah Fraley.

Use??

Cowley County Courant, May 25, 1882.

The social party at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Emerson Thursday evening was one of the most enjoyable affairs within the history of Winfield. The Dr. and his estimable wife seem to thoroughly understand the art of entertaining their guests, and on this particular occasion, they were at their best, as it were.

The guests present were Miss L. Curry, Miss Andrews, Miss I. Bard, Miss I. McDonald, the Misses Wallis, Miss F. Beeney, Miss Jennie Haine, Miss A. Scothorn, Miss I. Meech, Miss Sadie French, Miss Julia Smith, Mrs. M. L. Robinson, Will Robinson, Ivan Robinson, Harry Bahntge, Eugene Wallis, W. H. Smith, W. A. Smith of Wichita, E. C. Seward, O. M. Seward, C. Campbell, C. H. Connell, Sam Davis, Capt. Whiting, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Baird, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bedilion, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bahntge, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Harter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harter, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Speed, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barclay, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hunt, W. A. Walton, and Henry Goldsmith.

Winfield Courier, August 10, 1882. Tuesday afternoon Mr. Dave Harter and Miss Josie McMasters were married. The affair was a great surprise to their friends. It burst over us like a cyclone, having never heard a suspicion of such evil intent from either of the parties. The young couple have our best wishes and those of a hundred other friends.

Winfield Traveler, August 16, 1882.

MARRIED.

Tuesday afternoon Mr. Dave Harter and Miss Josie McMasters were married. The affair was a great surprise to their friends.

Case of Andrews against C. L. Harter...

Arkansas City Traveler, October 25, 1882.

The case of the United States vs. C. Harter for excluding P. B. Andrews, a colored citizen, from the dining room of the Brettun, has been continued.

Winfield Courier, November 16, 1882. The firm of Harter Bros., has been changed to J. N. Harter, Joe having purchased Charles’ interest in the stock. By the way, Winfield is witnessing a good many changes in firms in the last few weeks.

Winfield Courier, December 7, 1882. Charlie Harter has purchased C. C. Black’s interest in the Brettun House and is now the sole landlord of that excellent institution.

Winfield Courier, January 4, 1883.

We took New Years dinner with Charlie Harter at the Brettun Monday, and it was cer-tainly an excellent one. His boarders would not object to New Years every week.

Winfield Courier, February 1, 1883.

A Monumental Fraud,

With an Attempt to Make Anti-Prohibition Capital,

And Establish Glickeries in Winfield.

A PETITION AND REPLY.

The following petition was circulated last week by Frank Manny, taken to Topeka, and presented by him to Senator Hackney.

WINFIELD, KANSAS, January 23, 1883.

HON. W. P. HACKNEY, State Senator, Topeka, Kansas.

Inasmuch as the Prohibition Amendment, as enforced, has always resulted in injury to the material development of our town—it having signally failed to accomplish the object sought, the suppression of the sale and use of intoxicating drinks—we would respectfully urge upon you the necessity of so providing for the enforcement of the law that its applica-tion shall be uniform throughout the State. If this is impossible, don’t sacrifice our town on the altar of inordinate devotion to an impracticable principle.

D. L. Kretsinger, John Bobbitt, S. G. Gary, H. S. Silver, J. P. Short, John M. Keck, J. B. Schofield, J. H. Vance, D. R. Gates, N. [?] Myers, W. H. Smith, M. L. Robinson, Vic S. Mays, Geo. Emerson, M. L. Read, L. F. Hess, J. Birdsell, A. A. Jackson, J. B. Richards, G. W. Miller, W. K. Davis, V. B. Bartlett, Chas. Schmidt, Allen Johnson, W. S. Mendenhall, J. N. Harter, Quincy A. Glass, F. J. Sydal, R. E. Wallis, Jr., Geo. C. Rembaugh, J. B. Lynn, M. B. Shields, J. P. Baden, J. F. Burroughs, G. L. Rinker, W. J. Cochran, C. L. Harter, D. V. Cole, J. E. Snider, J. S. Mann, Henry Goldsmith, R. M. Boles, John H. Hude, W. B. Simpson, Hudson Bros., Edwin Bailny [?], Horning & Whitney, James M. Stafford, Alonzo Wharton, W. H. Shearer, R. Allison, J. Headrick, John Forguay, H. F. Miller & Co., R. Carter, August Kadau, Beuler Buck, L. L. Beck, A. F. Kroan, D. H. Long, D. M. Harter, Joseph O’Hare, L. D. Zenor, J. W. C. Springston, J. N. Hall, R. J. Brown, M. C. Adair, E. C. Sengby, H. S. Bixby, O. [?C.?] A. Garlick, Geo. Daily [?], F. C. Nomsen, G. D. Headrick, D. C. [?] Carr, M. W. Tamner, F. L. Weaverling, J. B. Goodrich, J. G. Kraft, O. H. Herring-ton, C. H. Mayler [?], C. C. Harris, H. L. Snivers [?Shivers?], E. F. Blair, John J. Zant, M. H. Mount, B. F. Harrod, A. G. Wilson, E. C. Goodrich, Dick Silver, S. C. Smith, L. C. Harter, S. S. Major, W. Kenell, S. Burkhalter, A. Herpich, J. Flickinger, H. J. Weaver, W. H. Hudson, G. H. Wheeler, Charles Wm. Keef [?], Geo. H. Ratzer, C. W. Nichols, N. S. Ollie, Wm. W. Fleming.

NEXT COLUMN: J. L. Horning, W. C. Robinson, Chas. F. Bahntge, Wm. J. Hodges, A. T. Spotswood, Sam’l Bard, A. H. Doane, Wm. Whiting, A. E. Baird, L. C. Scott, A. D. Hendricks, R. C. Wilson, N. C. Clark, T. K. Johnston, G. W. Yount, Geo. M. Miller, John Dix, J. W. McRorey, G. H. Allen, G. E. Brach, C. Callins, F. M. Bruge, Geo. Leiman, M. Hahn, A. J. Burgauer, Joseph Finkelling, J. A. Waggoner, C. M. Wood, John Fraser, W. D. Shotwell, J. Fleming, Wallis & Wallis, E. C. Seward, A. C. Taylor, J. L. Hodges, O. M. Seward, W. H. Dawson, L. B. Lattiff, S. H. Crawford, E. A. Cook, George Olive, C. W. Lathrop, Elijah Perigo, A. Bixbee, Devore Parmer, J. Batchelder, John A. Edwards, Isaac Behner, J. E. Miller, C. B. Dalgarn, Wm. Whitford, Ed Lamont, Wm. H. Fox, H. L. Wells, F. R. Hinner, Robert M. Woodson, W. F. Dorley, Brettun Crapster, A. C. Bangs, Berry Scrogin, G. J. Lockwood, E. H. Nixon, W. J. Wilson, G. J. Swind, Geo. F. Cotterall, H. C. Chappell, Edwin G. Fitch, Jas. McClain, J. W. Beard, S. L. Gilbert, W. A. Tilston, R. A. Lett, Jerry Cland, J. G. Myer, S. B. Stills, W. L. Hands, B. F. Cox, John D. Pryor, J. L. Littington, Harry Foults, Philip Sipe, T. E. Cochran, J. Heller, J. S. Mater, C. Seifert, John Fashing, J. S. McIntire, A. N. Emery, W. H. Allen, J. A. Patterson, Morris, T. W. Hambric, B. J. Mays, John Likowski, Ed F. Nelson, F. B. Clark, W. L. Webb, John E. Silany, W. H. Strahan, C. H. Limbocker, Samuel Layman, F. E. Sears, Wm. Kelly, M. G. Troup.

AN ANSWER.

GENTLEMEN: I am in receipt of the above and foregoing petition, and replying to those of the signers who are the sworn officers of the law, whose duty it is to enforce the same, I have to say: that were I to pay any attention to your petition, I would be as unworthy of the confidence and support of the good people of Cowley County, as you have shown yourselves to be, by signing such a paper as the above.

You do not seem to know what your duty is, and I will try and enlighten you with the information, that it is my duty under my oath to make laws, and it is yours to enforce them. What right have you to criticize laws, and parcel out those to be enforced, and those to be ignored?

Such petitions as you sent me, will do more to give aid and comfort to the band of outlaws now seeking to subvert constitutional obligations and duties in this state, than any one thing you can do. How is it your business, whether this or that law works well or not? You have taken an oath to see that all laws are enforced, and this coupled with your duty as men, should make you swift to throttle all infringements, and to punish all infractions. And I can assure you one and all, that I need none of your counsel or advice, and did I need any, I should look to men who have some regard for their constitutional obligation and oaths.

If you will devote your time to the performance of your duty as assiduously and vigor-ously as I do to mine, the discontent of the people at your pusillanimous duplicity and negligence of constitutional obligations would soon be among the things of the past.

To that portion of the signers who make their living by the sweat of other men’s brows, and who have no particular principles save and except schemes to amass wealth, I will say, that while the question of constitutional prohibition was before the people, you were unani-mous for prohibition; but, when you came to adopt facts instead of theories, and for the first time you realized that under the old system the drunken debauchee paid your municipal taxes, and that under prohibition you pay your own, of course you at once there and then lost all faith in your prohibition laws because such of you would rather the county would go to the diminution bow-wows if your taxes were thereby paid than to live in a heaven on earth and pay your own taxes.

Under the old saloon system, the people who drank liquor paid your taxes for you, be they residents of the city or county. Now you must pay your own, and hence “these tears.” Under the former system families went hungry for bread that you might fatten. Under the new system you enjoy no such franchises. What do you care for betrayed trusts or broken promises, whether made by me or the officers of the law, so long as you escape what you have so often by fraud and perjury, escaped—namely taxation. Hence your discontent, hence this petition.

Winfield is not suffering from the saloon system or of the want of it. What Winfield needs is more men of capital and less Shylock’s; men of large minds and fewer small ones; less money changers and more money makers. She wants manufactories, and business that will employ honest men at honest wages who have families to feed and support. That man who has money and will spend it in these enterprises is a public benefactor. You have none now, and the prospect for getting such is not flattering.

What Winfield wants is less such Christians as you fellows are, and more of the character patterned after Him who died on the cross; less cant, hypocrisy and double dealing; more honesty and earnestness of purpose. With all this change brought about, Winfield will prosper. Without it, all the saloons outside of Hell will not add one iota to the prosperity of your town. Either wake up and rub the mildew from the prosperity of your town, or continue to swap dollars and sit upon your own prosperity.

Others of you signed this because you are devoid of the moral courage to say no. Others for fear thereby you would lose a nickel, while a very few of you favor a change hoping that you might better your condition thereby. There are a large number of you who, I cannot believe, would have signed the petition knowing that it meant saloons in Winfield. I believe that many believed it only meant strict enforcement in the large cities of the state. Its lan-guage would admit of such construction to one who was off his guard.

Now in conclusion, permit me to say that until this Legislature adjourns, I shall continue to do all I can to make prohibition a success, though by so doing I “sacrifice Winfield on the altar of inordinate devotion to an impracticable principle.” And all petitions asking for a change, will only be that much waste paper. The people who voted for prohibition two years ago and whom I promised to help, will find me steadfast until my stewardship with them ceases—which will close with this session of the Legislature, after which they may select someone else to serve them. Until then you may look for no change in my conduct on this question. I, after reading your senseless twaddle in this petition, know that I am better pre-pared to take care of the interests of Cowley County than are any of you.

Trusting that time will soften the poignancy of your grief, the result of contemplating the possibility of having to pay your taxes yourselves, I remain your Senator,

W. P. HACKNEY.

Winfield Courier, March 22, 1883.

Dr. Emerson has purchased a new buggy—the one Charlie Harter had imported.

Winfield Courier, March 22, 1883.

The Council had a lively time on Monday evening with an ordinance letting the Brettun House block out of the fire limits. Charley Harter had erected an ice house to which Dorley, the carriage maker, objected, claiming that it added to his insurance rate. He had Harter up before the police court, so the matter was brought to the Council for adjustment. Holders of eight out of the twelve lots in the block were in favor of letting Harter have his ice house, so the matter was laid over till next meeting with the understanding that the suits be dropped and it be then passed.

Winfield Courier, March 29, 1883.

Council Proceedings.

CITY OF WINFIELD, MARCH 23, 1883.

Council met in special session, on call of the Mayor.

The proposed ordinance amending the ordinance relating to fire limits was taken up for consideration by sections and sections 1, 2, and 3 were separately read, considered, and adopted by an affirmative vote of the three Councilmen present. The ordinance as a whole was then submitted to a vote upon its final passage with the following result: Those voting aye were Councilmen Wilson, Gary, and McMullen; nays one, and the ordinance was declared passed and approved by the Mayor.

The Mayor stated that he would, with the consent of the council, remit the fine assessed by the Police Judge against C. L. Harter for a violation of the ordinance relating to erection of buildings of combustible material, for the reason that the erection was an ice house necessary for the use of the hotel operated by Mr. Harter. On motion, the Council consented to such remission by an affirmative vote of the three Councilmen present.

On motion the Council adjourned. M. G. TROUP, Mayor.

Attest: L. H. WEBB, City Clerk.

[CITY COUNCIL.]

Winfield Courier, April 26, 1883.

Council Proceedings.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY OF WINFIELD, APRIL 16, 1883.

Council met in regular session, Mayor Troup in the chair. Roll called. Present: Councilmen Read, Wilson, McMullen, and Gary. Minutes of the last regular meeting and of the meeting held April 6, to canvass the votes of the late city election were read and approved. Mayor Troup, Councilman Gary, of the first ward, and Councilman Read, of the second ward, whose terms of office had expired, then vacated their seats, and Geo. Emerson, Jno. A. McGuire, and D. L. Kretsinger, having filed their oaths of office with the clerk, took the seats thus vacated, as Mayor, Councilman from the first ward, and Councilman from the second ward respectively. Roll called. Present: Mayor Emerson, Councilmen Wilson, McGuire, McMullen, and Kretsinger. The council then proceeded with the regular order of business.

Two petitions in reference to gutters on Main Street were presented and were laid over until next meeting.

The report of the finance committee that the report of the clerk for quarter ending March 15, 1883, was correct, was received and adopted.

The report of the committee on streets and alleys was adopted.

The following accounts were presented and referred to the finance committee.

W. R. Davis, Med. Attend., City Poor: $95.00

Cal. Ferguson, team and hearse: $3.00

Courier Co., city printing: $22.50

L. H. Webb, elec. Exp.: $.55

T. H. Soward, Police Judge, office rent: $24.00

The following amounts were presented and allowed and ordered paid.

Judge and clerk of election: $22.00

Cal. Ferguson, room for election: $2.00

L. Wise, gutter, 10 Ave. and Main St.: $14.70.

The bond of L. L. Beck as Police Judge with C. L. Harter, J. M. Keck, J. S. Silver, and J. B Lynn as sureties, was presented and approved.

The report of the Police Judge for March and 9 days of April was presented and referred to the finance committee.

The mayor allowed the standing committees for the ensuing year as follows.

On streets and alleys: Wilson, Kretsinger, and McGuire.

On finance: McMullen, Kretsinger, and Wilson.

On fire department: Kretsinger, McMullen, and McGuire.

On public health: McGuire, McMullen, and Wilson.

On motion of councilman Kretsinger, councilman McMullen was elected President of the council for the ensuing year.

The committee on streets and alleys was instructed to secure the dirt from the excavation of Mr. Myton’s new building on the best possible terms.

Messrs. Black & Rembaugh and the Courier Co. submitted proposition to do the city printing for one year from May 1st as follows: Council proceedings without charge; other city printing except job work at rates allowed by law for public printing; job works at lowest schedule rates. On motion the printing was awarded to Black & Rembaugh for six months from May 1st, 1883, and to the Courier Co. for six months thereafter, and the City Attorney was instructed to draw a contract accordingly.

On motion the council adjourned.

Attest: L. H. WEBB, City Clerk.

Editorial Convention...

Winfield Courier, May 17, 1883.

Where the Money Came From.

The following are the cash contributions to the general editorial entertainment fund. More was raised than was used and those who subscribed first took more than their share, so that others had to be somewhat limited in their contributions to give others a chance.

D. A. Millington, $20; C. C. Black, $20; McDonald & Miner, $5; W. P. Hackney, $5; A. T. Spotswood, $5; J. L. Horning, $5; J. B. Lynn, $5; A. B. Arment, $5; J. H. Bullene & Co., $5; J. S. Mann, $5; S. C. Smith, $5; Hudson Bros., $5; Curns & Manser, $5; Burnett & Clark, $5; J. P. Short, $5; Geo. Rembaugh, $5; J. P. Baden, $5; Robert Hudson, $5; C. L. Harter, $5; Bryan & Lynn, $5; Ed. P. Greer, $5; Pugsley & Zook, $5; Tomlin & Webb, $5; O’Mears & Randolph, $5; S. H. Myton, $5; M. Hahn & Co., $5; Henry Goldsmith, $5; Winfield Bank, $10; A. H. Doane & Co., $5; M. L. Read’s Bank, $10; Geo. W. Miller, $5; Chicago Lumber Co., $5; P. H. Albright & Co., $5; J. Wade McDonald, $5; Wm. Dawson, $2; W. S. Mendenhall, $2; J. L. Hodges, $1; D. Palmer & Co., $1; D. C. Beach, $1; J. D. Pryor, $2; S. D. Pryor, $1; M. G. Troup, $1.90; Geo. M. Miller, $1; John Wilson, $.50; Whiting Bros, $1; Hendrix & Wilson, $2; A. E. Baird, $2; W. H. Strahan, $1; Miller, Dix & Co., $1; Lovell H. Webb, $1; Charlie Fuller, $1; J. E. Conklin, $2; Geo. Emerson, $2; F. S. Jennings, $2; D. Berkey, $1; H. Paris, $1; A. C. Bangs, $1; G. H. Allen, $1; McRorey, $1; Johnson, $1; J. O’Hare, $1; Frazee Bros., $1; W. L. Hands, $2; J. F. McMullen, $1; F. J. Sydall, $1; Dr. Fleming, $1; Dr. McIntire, $1; Atkinson, $1; Capt. Myers, $1; R. B. Pratt, $1; V. R. Bartlett, $2; Nomnsen & Steuven, $1; Albro, $2; D. Rodocker, $2; H. E. Silliman, $2;

W. J. Wilson, $2; E. H. Nixon, $1; C. C. Harris, $1; Lou Zenor, $1; W. H. Smith, $1; Brotherton & Silvers, $3.; Rinker & Cochran, $2; H. Brown & Son, $2; Q. A. Glass, $2; Holmes & Son, $2; Dan Mater, $1; E. S. Reynolds, $1; M. J. Stimson, $1; Rabb, $.50; O. W. P. Mann, $1; Jim Connor, $1; Dr. Green, $2; E. J. Brown, $1; J. W. Johnson, $2; Dr. Bull, $1; A. Herpich, $1; McGuire Bros., $3; Harter Bros., $1; H. G. Fuller, $2; H. E. Asp, $1; C. M. Wood, $2.

Winfield Courier, May 24, 1883.

J. F. Drake to Emporia Republican.

WINFIELD, May 10. The State Editorial Association, now in session in this place, and whose deliberations are noted in another place, could not have chosen a better place for its meeting. Right royally are we welcomed and right royally are we being entertained. To be sure, there is more or less of a hitch in things, caused by the trains being away off time. For instance, the entertainment last evening had to wait till midnight for its music, but it was good when it appeared.

Perhaps at this time a few items about Winfield will not be amiss, but they were hastily gathered and must necessarily be short. Cowley County, of which Winfield is the county seat, dates back to 1870, and I find that in its early history several Emporians figured quite prominently, notably among whom are P. B. Plumb, Jacob Stotler, C. V. Eskridge, and L. B. Kellogg. The county now has a population of over 22,000, and last year reported over 36,000 acres of wheat that averaged thirty bushels to the acre; 141,000 acres of corn, besides its other products. No better class of farmers can be found anywhere, and no better proof of this is needed than the fact that Cowley County is known throughout the length and breadth of the land as the banner prohibition county of the state.

Winfield was incorporated as a city of the third class February 23, 1873; has steadily increased, and was made a city of the second class in 1879, and the census just taken gives a population of over 3,000. Its better buildings, of which I might name the Brettun House, the Methodist and Baptist Churches, M. L. Robinson’s residence, and several others which we have not space to mention, with many of its best business blocks, are built from home quarries of fine magnesia limestone, the same as is being used for the government buildings at Topeka. J. C. McMullen and J. C. Fuller also have very fine residences of combination brick and stone. In sidewalks it boasts of fifteen miles laid out with fine flagging, which is also quarried nearby. Its two railroads—the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Kansas City & Southern—give it good shipping facilities. Three elevators handle the grain that is brought in. There are two flouring mills, both doing a good business, and we have had the pleasure of looking through hurriedly and gathered the following description of the Winfield Roller Mills, operated by Messrs. Bliss & Wood, who have been in the milling business about fourteen years. On the 18th of last August their old mill was burned, and believing that the best was none too good for their trade, they immediately started to rebuild on the most approved plans, and today no better mill or flour can be found in Kansas. The following brief description will give some idea of the work it is capable of doing. The building is of stone 40 x 60 feet, and five stories high. It has a double operating power—water and steam—and is so constructed that it can be run by either. The steam is of 125 horsepower. An elevator of 50,000 bushels capacity is within about a hundred feet and connected with iron tubes, the cleaning all being done in the elevator. Of the mill proper the basement is occupied by the shafting, pulleys, gear, elevator boats, etc. The first floor is used for the reduction of wheat to flour, there being thirty-four sets of rolls, 18 corrugated for wheat and 16 for middlings. Gray’s noiseless rollers and the packers, three for flour and one for bran, are also on this floor. The bolts and purifiers start in the second floor and run through the third, fourth, and fifth. To take care of and finish the work commenced on the first floor, are ten No. 2 Smith’s purifiers, twenty-six ordinary bolting reels, and four centrifugal reels. All the machinery above the first floor is run by a twenty-inch belt traveling from that floor to the top at the rate of 2,000 feet a minute. The mill has a capacity of 500 barrels per day and employs about twenty-three men. Their side-track privileges admit of loading four cars at a time, and many of these cars find their way east as far as Illinois.

Two banks, The Winfield and Read’s, have been largely instrumental in building up the town and county.

Of its hotels, the Brettun stands away ahead of any other in any town of its size in the state, and I have yet to see the city anywhere of its size that equals it. Every room is supplied with water and gas, and heated by steam. It is well furnished, with sample rooms, bath rooms, billiard hall, tonsorial rooms, etc., attached, and all under the management of C. L. Harter, who not only knows what his guests need, but supplies it. The traveler finds a home that is all he could desire.

The COURIER and Telegram are among the leading weeklies of the state, the former being under the management of D. A. Millington and Ed. P. Greer, with probably as large a circulation as any county paper in the state. The latter is now run by Messrs. Black and Rembaugh.

One thing has been lacking, that is soon to be supplied, to-wit: waterworks. The contract is now let, and in a short time six and a half miles of cast iron pipe will be laid, connecting with a reservoir of 2,000,000 gallons capacity, supplied by a Worthington pump. The reservoir is to be 108 feet above the level of Main Street, giving it all the pressure needed. The work is being done by a home company and will cost about $75,000.

There are other things that I would like to say about this town, but time forbids. Here is where the irrepressible Hon. W. P. Hackney lives, and near here, out on the railroad bridge, is shown the place where Cobb, the murderer of Sheriff Shenneman, dropped through the bridge and was only saved from falling into the water by the rope that was around his neck.

At the business meeting of the editors this afternoon the old officers were re-elected, except Hinkle, and Hon. D. A. Millington was elected in his place. Noble Prentis was elected as poet for the next annual meeting, and A. P. Riddle as orator. The excursion will leave this evening at 11 o’clock for Mexico.

[CORRESPONDENTS.]

Winfield Courier, May 24, 1883. [From Wichita Republic.]

A representative of the Republic was in attendance at the State Editorial meeting at Winfield for a very few moments only. The business of the session was about completed before the arrival of the last delegation from the north, of which we were on. It was really surprising to see the hospitality of the citizens of that city still buoyant under the pressure to which they had been subjected. Such a voluminous horde of ravenous editors coming in so soon after the late M. E. Conference at that place was enough to discourage a city of much greater magnitude and less magnanimity. But Winfield was fully equal to the emergency and the editors and their wives and their wives’ sisters, etc., were all filled with enthusiasm and other good things, too numerous to mention, that were furnished at that model hotel, the Brettun. Just imagine the feelings of a newspaper man, with a delicate appetite looking over such an array of good things as were represented on the bill of fare, and on either hand, by good waiting maids, who hadn’t time to wait, but were kept busily engaged trying to satisfy the demands of the robust newspaper man who “lives to eat.” But our views of matters were fully expressed by the resolution passed by the unanimous vote of the Association, so we close in order to avoid repetition.

Late on the evening of the 10th, the Pullman Palace cars having arrived, at 11 o’clock p.m., the hundred and forty-four berths were filled and the “sleeping beauties” passed out of our sight into the realm of dreams of the beautiful on their way to the land of the Aztec, in the famed country opened to civilization by the Santa Fe railroad, which has taken the editors to blaze the track where empires may yet be born, and where modern civilization will soon surround the haunts of ancient grandeur in the sublime gardens of nature. May they escape the scalping knife of the Apache and the more poisonous arrows of Bacchus is the wish of one who hadn’t time to go.

Mounted cannon guarding each street, located in the centre of the city, was one of the attractions at Winfield. A heavy stand of arms surmounted by a U. S. Flag.

The foundation for the new Christian Church building at Winfield is in and the structure will be pushed ahead as fast as possible. Winfield is well blessed with churches, all good ones.

[WINFIELD AND COWLEY COUNTY.]

Winfield Courier, May 24, 1883.

WINFIELD AND COWLEY COUNTY.

We clip the following from the Indianapolis Sentinel, written by J. C. McKee, who recently visited this place.

Winfield and Cowley County, was finally reached in good order, and I have put in some days investigating the town and surrounding country. It is a substantial and thriving city of not more than 4,000 inhabitants, situated at the intersection of the K. C., L. and S. K. Rail-road and a branch of the A., T. and S. F. The Walnut River bounds it upon the west and south and Timber Creek upon the north, while a line of bluffs guard the approach from the east. Thus it nestles in a pretty valley, and from the surrounding hills we obtained a complete birdseye view of the town. Many of the business buildings, churches, and residences are made of the fine stone quarried here, and others are built of brick, making the general appear-ance of the place that of permanence and solidity. The streets are wide, and the main side-walks are all paved with as fine flagstone as I ever saw. It is claimed that there are over twenty-five miles of stone pavements, and I doubt it not.

Just west of the city, upon the Walnut, is a large, fine, stone flouring mill, recently erected upon the site of one burned down. The mill was the latest improved, or roller process, and ships flour to all parts of the Southwest and West.

The Brettun House is the main hotel of the city, is also built of stone, and like the mill, shows grandly for miles around. It is a No. 1 hotel, this same Brettun, first-class in all its appointments. The table is as good as can be found in the best hotels of Indianapolis, while private gas and water works and steam heating appliance give the guests every convenience. Nor is it a fancy price hotel—$2 and $2.50, according to room, pays the bill. C. L. Harter, an Ohio man of course, owns the hotel, and is a young man who does his best with good success to satisfy all who call upon him.

All the Church denominations are represented in Winfield, and several have elegant Church buildings with thriving congregations.

There are two school buildings and the schools, which close this week, seem to be con-ducted in a first-class manner.

Secret orders of all kinds are represented and flourish.

Manufacturing does not make much of a figure on account of the high price of fuel, but grain elevators and stock shipping more than make up for this.

The stock of goods carried by the various merchants seems to a Hoosier unusually large for a town of this size, but I learn that they supply ranches and ship job lots as far as New Mexico. Dry goods and clothing are scarcely higher than at Indianapolis, but groceries, hardware, and farm implements are considerably higher.

The grain market is not as good as it ought to be, especially for corn, but the farmers are learning to feed grain and ship it only in the shape of stock, which sells nearly as high here as at St. Louis.

Among other attractions to be made more attractive are the two Parks, one at the south edge of town upon the Walnut, consisting of fifteen acres, and one north. Both in due time will be made as handsome as can be desired. At present they are in a crude state.

There are several billiard halls, but no saloons, not even on the sly, though I have no doubt the persistent can find what they want. I have not seen a drunken man nor a street brawl of any kind, nor an Indian nor a cowboy. Sunday was as quiet a day as I ever saw in a place of this size, and Saturday the liveliest. Considering that this is comparatively a border town; these things are noteworthy.

A great many people from Indiana and Illinois are here and in the surrounding country, hence we see the “Hoosier grocery,” the Indiana blacksmith shop,” etc., and old acquain-tances are frequently encountered.

The creamery is another mentionable item, which furnishes a ready market for the farmers’ cream, and gives them butter better and cheaper than they can make it for themselves.

Good houses are scarce, but when found can be rented for about $12 to $15 for a five- or six-room cottage in good condition.

But building is in progress this season more than ever before, and newcomers will be accommodated. In short, I have never seen a neater and more business-like town for its size than Winfield. Not booming, by any means, but of a substantial and healthy growth, backed up by one of the finest farming and grazing regions in the country, that proves it has not only a substantial present, but a prosperous and certain future. . . .

In circulating through twenty-three states, I never saw finer farming and grazing lands. I took an extensive ride over the country, and it would make some Hoosiers’ eyes bulge to see the valley and the uplands. The Walnut Valley I can only say is fully equal if not superior in its natural advantages to the famed Miami Valley, while the second bottom as a farming country is scarcely less desirable and for stock raising cannot be excelled. I cannot multiply words upon this subject, but when I see farmers who have paid for their eighties with the first wheat crop and bought another eighty with the second, you may comprehend what I mean. Much of the land is as yet unimproved—that is, as we use the term in Indiana, but there are some farms well fenced, with bearing orchards, fine vineyards, first-class buildings, and closely resembling some of the best in Indiana or Illinois. But such lands are high. The best farms near Winfield are held at $50 per acre, and from that down, according to location, improvements, and quality. Yet with but slight improvements, good land almost everywhere in the county is held at $10 per acre. Farmers with small means can do well here, but I wouldn’t advise anyone to settle in Winfield and expect to live by his wits. The people here are as sharp as anybody, if not a little more so, and the kind of incomers in demand is good farmers with a few hundred dollars and plenty of energy.

However, there is in one line a grand opening for capitalists. I mean in the stone quarries. There are several worked here, but on a small scale. They get out huge blocks of building rock which is sawed and dressed to suit, and shipped to all parts of the State. It is my firm belief that if some capitalist would come here and work this business in the best and most thorough manner known to the trade, a fortune could be realized in a very few years.

Cattle business is good, sheep is good, farming is good, but to my mind for the moneyed men there is here no better opening or profitable investment than in the stone quarries.

For personal favors I am under obligation to Capt. Hunt, County Clerk; Frank Raymond, one of the Indianapolis News Court reporters; Jos. Harter, druggist; Constable Siverd; Mr. Harris, of Bard & Harris; and not a few others, all of whom I found always ready and anxious to accommodate or oblige without stint. MAQUE.

Winfield Courier, August 2, 1883.

George Walker spent Sunday in the city. He was compelled to. Charlie Harter woke up the wrong man and sent him off on the 4:10 train for George. As the stranger has not been heard of since the mistake was made, he is probably going still. George has purchased an interest in a Wichita business and will hereafter be a resident of Kansas.

Winfield Courier, October 4, 1883.

On last Saturday morning a baby about two weeks old was found in a basket on the front steps of the Brettun House. With it was the following note, written in a neat feminine hand, without address or signature. “I leave the little babe with you because I think you will select someone that will be kind to it and raise it. I was married and deserted. He was a fine looking and talented man. I don’t know where he is and I’m too poor to care for it, unless I had a home. It breaks my poor heart to give it up. Keep a record of it in the clerk’s office, and if I get work, I will reclaim it, unless someone takes it to raise as their own. Its name is James Garfield, after our lamented President. I have some property coming to me eventually, but my people know nothing of my sad fate. They tried to keep me from marrying, and that is why I will not appeal to them. May the good Lord forgive me and watch over my darling child and bless those that give it sympathy.”

Mrs. Chas. Harter took the little one in and cared for it until Sunday morning, when Mr. and Mrs. Addison Thompson, from near Seeley, a childless couple, heard of it and asked permission to take the babe, care for and raise it, which they were allowed to do.

Winfield Courier, November 22, 1883.

Catholic Fair.

The Catholic Fair to be held November 27, 28, and 29 promises to be a grand success. Several articles of use, ornament, and value to be disposed of during the three days. Some of the articles are for raffle and some are to be voted to prominent citizens of Winfield. Among the many things to be disposed of is a pair of Piebald ponies which will be raffled off at $2 a chance, or number. A lady’s fine gold watch worth $150, beautifully and richly set with rubies, in fact the finest lady’s watch ever brought to Winfield by Hudson Bros., the part donors thereof. The watch is to be voted for the contestants or candidates, being A. E. Baird’s charming little daughter, and D. R. Green’s charming Lucy. A $40 gold headed cane is to be voted to the gentleman of Winfield receiving the most votes. The candidates as far as ascertained are A. T. Spotswood, D. L. Kretsinger, J. B. Lynn, Jim Hill, Cal. Ferguson, Charlie Harter, and Charlie Black, gentlemen well known to the people of Winfield and county; and also a neat and handsome office chair is to be voted for, the contestants being Fred C. Hunt and Will T. Madden; and a pair of lady’s gold bracelets to Jessie Smedley or Dora McRorey, whichever receives the most votes; also a fine wax doll to be voted to Mr. Hendrick’s little daughter or Mable Siverd. A handsome gold ring donated by our genial jeweler, Mr. Ramsey, will be baked in a handsome cake, and disposed of at 10 cents a piece, one of which pieces will contain the ring. Some of the articles for raffle are a handsome rug donated by J. B. Lynn, a handsome easy chair donated by Frank Berkey, a fine silver castor donated by our young jeweler, Bobby Hudson, and many other articles of ornament and use too numerous to mention, donated by Jim Hill, Mr. Arment, and other parties whose names will be mentioned hereafter. The Thanksgiving dinner spoken of will be the finest ever served in Winfield, and it is to be hoped that all will avail themselves of a delicious meal. The Fair will close by a grand ball on Thanksgiving evening, giving the young folks a chance to enjoy the day wisely set apart by our President for amusement and social recreation.

Winfield Courier, November 29, 1883.

The most delightful entertainment of the season was given by Dr. & Mrs. Geo. Emerson on Tuesday evening of this week. The guests present were: Mr. & Mrs. Geo. Ordway, Mr. & Mrs. J. Wade McDonald, Mr. & Mrs. E. A. Baird, Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Fuller, Mr. & Mrs.

M. L. Robinson, Mr. & Mrs. A. T. Spotswood, Mr. & Mrs. G. H. Allen, Mr. & Mrs. A. H. Doane, Mr. & Mrs. C. F. Bahntge, Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Wilson, Mr. & Mrs. D. A. Millington; Mrs. F. Mendell of Texas, Mrs. H. P. Mansfield of Burden, Mrs. Perkins, late of Australia, Mrs. Frank Barclay, Mrs. C. L. Harter; Misses Lizzie Wallis, Margie Wallis, Jennie Hane, Florence Beeney, Nettie R. McCoy, Huldah Goldsmith, Cloyd Brass, Sadie French, Julia Smith, Jessie Meech, Caro Meech, Jesse Millington; Messrs. M. J. O’Meara, D. L. Kret-singer, W. H. Smith, W. A. Smith of Wichita, E. H. Nixon, L. D. Zenor, W. C. Robinson, Geo. W. Robinson, E. Wallis, G. Headrick, F. F. Leland, H. Bahntge, E. Meech, Jr. It was an exceedingly lively party and the host and hostess had omitted nothing which could add to the general enjoyment. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson stand at the head of the list of those in Winfield who know how to entertain their friends.

Winfield Courier, January 17, 1884.

Now that the Holidays are over, the influx of drummers has commenced again. This makes Landlord Harter smile all over. There is nothing that will bring a broad smile to the wan face of a tired hash-man like a smooth, fat drummer.

Winfield Courier, January 17, 1884.

OUR FAIR.

The Stockholders Meet and Elect a New Board.

A Splendid Record.

On Monday afternoon the stockholders of the Cowley County Fair and Driving Park Association met in the Opera House for the purpose of re-organizing the Board of Directors for the year 1884, and receiving reports of the condition and doings of the Association for the year. About seventy-five stockholders, representing nearly all of the subscribed stock, were present.

C. L. Harter, 1.

Winfield Courier, January 24, 1884.

Council Proceedings.

The council met Monday evening. The ordinance repealing the fire limits was referred to a special committee of councilmen McMullen, Kretsinger, and McGuire. We hope the committee will go out with a spade and bury it in some quiet spot where it won’t be disturbed.

The bills allowed were as follows: Telegram, $6.50; Thos. Partridge, work on sewer, $9.50; C. L. Harter on board, $14.26; Thos. Waters, $3.50.

Winfield Courier, February 7, 1884.

Coal.

A coal company has been formed for the purpose of prospecting for coal here. Quite a large sum has already been subscribed to prosecute the work and it is the intention of the company to begin work as soon as the necessary boring machinery can be secured. This enterprise is a most important one for our City. There is no doubt but that our town is underlaid by coal deposits and all it needs is enterprise to develop them. The following gentlemen are the incorporators: W. P. Hackney, M. L. Robinson, B. F. Cox, J. L. Horning, C. C. Black, J. M. Keck, O. M. Reynolds, C. L. Harter, S. C. Smith, and Geo. Emerson.

Winfield Courier, April 17, 1884.

The Brettun is running over with guests every night. Landlords Harter and Hill are making the house deservedly popular with the boys on the road.

Winfield Courier, June 12, 1884.

Mrs. Charlie Harter and son left Tuesday for a short visit to Kansas City.

Winfield Courier, June 12, 1884. Dave and Joe Harter have about completed two neat houses on the corner of Eighth Avenue and Platter Street. Dave will occupy one of them as a residence.

Winfield Courier, December 11, 1884.

Charley Harter will soon commence the erection of two fine business buildings on his lots north of Myton’s new block.

Winfield Courier, December 11, 1884.

Charlie Harter now encases his portly form in a fifty dollar suit of clothes as a result of his time-tried, fire-tested, kiln-dried faith in the principles of Jefferson and Jackson. The bill will be paid by a sad-eyed individual who used to think he knew all about New York.

Winfield Courier, December 18, 1884.

Society.

A very pleasant entertainment was given by Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Robinson, at their splendid residence in this city, on Thursday evening, December 10th. About sixty to seventy guests were present, among whom we remember by name the following.

Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Kirkwood, Prof. and Mrs. E. P. Hickok, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Schuler, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Read, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Horning, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Spotswood, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Buckman, Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Emerson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Baird, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ordway, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harter, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mann, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Williams, Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. O. Branham, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Pryor, Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Hunt, Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Van Doren, Mr. and Mrs. H. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Millington, Mrs. Frank Williams of Wichita, Mrs. J. H. Bullen, Mrs. W. H. Albro, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Arthur Bangs, Miss Nettie McCoy, Miss Anna McCoy, Mr. W. H. Smith, Mr. Lew Brown, and Mr. W. C. Robinson.

Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, made up of rain, mud, snow, and cold, the guests enjoyed themselves to the utmost, and after partaking of a magnificent supper, music, and mirth, the guests separated with warm thanks to their host and hostess, who had afforded them so much pleasure, and with the aid of Arthur Bangs, most of them, we presume, found their own domiciles in due time.