The discovery of the mine which has led thousands to seek this wonderful locality was made by Mr. J. R. Edwards, of the firm of Edwards, Powel & Hafford, on the 29th day of June, 1878, while standing in the shade of the cliff. Mr. Edwards knocked off a piece from the rock beneath which he was standing, and to his surprise found that it was quite rich in horn silver. The discovery was not made public until the first of July, when the company commenced the survey of the Racine Boy mine, located at the same time on the old cliff. There were three claims running parallel with each other: the Racine Boy, Silver Cliff, and the Wet Mountain Valley. They also on the same day stated, claimed, and caused to be surveyed the Horn Silver and other silver mines situated on a spur running north from Round Mountain, which is about a mile northeast of the city.

The minerals combine the various qualities of ore, both smelting and free milling. The former are found in carbonate deposits and galens with gray copper in fissure veins; the latter in mass deposits in the form of chlorides and horn silver in the porphyry formation.

The climatology and sanitary attractions do not differ greatly from those of similar localities in Colorado, all mainly deriving their usual salubrity from three general conditions: altitude, dryness, and temperature. While the conditions are generally beneficial to invalids suffering from asthma, consumption, nervous prostration, nervous dyspepsia, and ailments arising from kindred causes, some localities seem preferable to others for those whose condition renders a long residence necessary or desirable, and it is by personal experience rather than the name of the disease that the shrine of locality is to be decided.

Regarding the sanitary influence of altitude, it is well known that the air becomes lighter and thinner as we rise above the sea level. HE GOES ON AND ON LIKE THIS.

The West Mountain ranges seem to be scooped out from between the Sangre de Christo and the Wet Mountain ranges. The Wet Mountain valley is thought by some to be the basis of a primeval lake, which was drained when the Arkansas river formed its grand canon by passing through the mountains to the plain below.

[REPORT FROM "X. Y. CAESAR' - MANHATTAN, KANSAS.]

Caesar does not this year have the pleasure of attending the College, as he has a "sit" on the Nationalist, "ending up type."

S. C. Mason, a scientific student, found the remains of a pre-historic elephant near this place a few days ago. Two tusks, nearly ten feet in length, were unearthed; also two teeth, one of which was eighteen inches in length, and nine inches deep. This is a "big fish story," but seeing is convincing. The remains are in charge of Prof. Fallier, of the College. They will probably be given to the Kansas Academy of Science.

X. Y. CAESAR.

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NOVEMBER 4, 1880.

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Cottingham are still very sick.

Mr. Newt. Yarbrough and party have returned from their trip to the eastern part of the state. Also Messrs. Howard, Wright, and Goodwill have returned from Missouri.

A little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Stone is sick.

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NOVEMBER 4, 1880.

Mrs. Ida Johnson returned from a visit to Canada last week.

LOST! A buffalo robe between Spotswood's store and Posey creek. The finder will be liberally rewarded by leaving the same at Spotswood's.

Mr. Jones, on the D. Davis place, near Seeley, lost his house and contents by fire last Friday morning about four o'clock. The fire was not discovered until it got such headway that very little of its contents could be saved.

John M. Wilson has bought out the large stock of goods of Bliss & Co., in this city and is filling up with new goods. He intends to make this establishment second to none in this city. He is one of the most energetic and honorable merchants in the state. A year ago he came from Winchester, Illinois, where he had made a splendid record, and has since completed business in Douglass for a year and made a host of friends. He will make things move in this city and will be a valuable acquisition to the business of the place.

We had the pleasure of attending a social party at the residence of Mr. Huff, in Pleasant Valley township, last Wednesday evening. The "youth and beauty" of the valley were out in force, and were most hospitably entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Huff and their accomplished daughters, Misses Mollie and Lena. Among those present were Messrs. Wright, Roe, Wallace, Wolf, Graves, Mr. Will Moore and wife. Mr. Sanders, and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Broadwell. Among the young ladies were Misses Kirkpatrick, Hattie, and Alice Graves, Mattie De Turk, Miss Camp, Miss Kramer, and many others whose names we did not get.

The firm of Bliss & Co. has sold out. The members of this firm retire from the business with the respect and kindest wishes of their wide circle of friends. C. A. Bliss came to Winfield in 1870 and became one of the few settlers at that time. In company with his brother-in-law, Mr. Tousey, he purchased of E. C. Manning the only stock of general merchandise in the city, and has ever since been one of the leading business men in the place. Mrs. Tousey, now Mrs. Rigby, continued her means in the business for some time, and they have built the best flouring mill in the county and several valuable buildings, adding materially to the grandeur of our young city. E. S. Bliss and E. H. Bliss are straight, energetic business young men without a bad habit and enjoying the respect of all, such men as these cannot sit idly down to enjoy the fruit of their successes but will undoubtedly soon again be found in active business.

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NOVEMBER 4, 1880.

It is one of the wonders of the city and country, that men otherwise sensible will buy fruit and shade trees, flowering plants, and other nursery stock from canvassers from other counties and states, paying them twice as much as home grown stock of the same sizes and varieties would cost. This stock when transported from a distance must be received by the buyer whenever it arrives whether he is ready to attend to it or not. It frequently comes in a bad time, and in bad order, much of it out of the ground so long that it dies after transplanting to the place desired to remain. The experience of most people in this county is, that from one fourth to one half of this imported stock dies the first year.

It is not so with home grown stock which is allowed to stand where grown in the nursery, and when the buyer is ready to put it in place, it is taken from the nursery and immediately reset. The consequence is that with proper care it all lives. Of several hundred trees sold by R. I. Hoge from his home nursery, near Winfield, to one man last spring, all but two trees are now alive and have made a fine growth, and this in the dryest year we have ever had. Another reason for patronizing home nurseries is that you are more likely to get trees which are true to name. Your neighbor cannot afford to put a fraud on you, but the distant nursery is not your neighbor. It only wants your money.

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NOVEMBER 4, 1880.

Last Thursday Mr. Pat Kirby was in town with a wagon on which were high sideboards and above them a high spring seat. While driving home, he reached over from his seat to secure a bag of apples when a lurch of the wagon threw him off; and falling to the ground on his head and shoulders, he was so terribly injured that he died in a few hours. His funeral was attended on Saturday under the charge of Father Kelly of the Catholic Church. Mr. Kirby is one of the early settlers of this county, was a hard working man, and highly respected.

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[BOOMING WINFIELD.]

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[PAYMENT OF ELECTION WAGERS.]

WINFIELD BOOM!

Thousands Witness the Payment of Election Wagers.

The most fantastic and humorous performance that this city has ever witnessed took place last Saturday, at 2 o'clock p.m. The crowd of people assembled on the sidewalks, in the streets, in the windows of adjacent buildings, and on the awnings, was simply immense and the enthusiasm displayed was indescribable.

The procession was formed at the Brettun house in the following order:

1st. The Winfield Cornet Band.

2nd. The St. John Battery.

3rd. Hon. O. M. Seward, Chairman of the Republican Committee, on a fiery steed that looked as though he had just had a race of a hundred miles and distanced his competitor, bearing the legend: "This is the Maud S. that won the race;" and Hon. S. L. Gilbert, chairman of the Democratic Committee, on a used up mule labeled, "This is the mule that beat us."

4th. Hon. J. B. Lynn, Mayor of Winfield, bare-headed, in overalls and flannel shirt, wheeling a large load of rock.

5th. Hon. C. C. Black, editor of the Telegram, wheeling the editor of the COURIER.

6th. The working men on the Brettun House building, forty strong, with their trowels, hammers, saws, hods, and other implements of labor.

7th. The COURIER force with plug hats and canes, headed by Ed. P. Greer, each bearing an appropriate motto.

8th. Charles Kelly, representing the postal service, with the motto: "A clean sweep. No postoffices for rent."

9th. The Telegram force, mounted on a huge dray with a large job press printing Telegram extras and passing them out to the crowd.

Arriving at the COURIER office, the procession halted, and D. A. Millington mounted the chair on the wheelbarrow and addressed the crowd and prolonged cheers as follows.

I am following the first officer of our grand, young city, one of the merchant princes of Kansas, one who has done much to make our city what it is and whose fame for enterprise and honor is widely known.

My propelling power is the editor and proprietor of the best and neatest daily published in any Kansas city of the size of this, of the largest, most ably edited and most widely circulated weekly Democratic newspaper in the state, a man who has built the finest printing building and is every inch a man and a gentleman.

I have been told that if one does not "toot his own horn, it will not be tooted," so I will add that I represent the WINFIELD COURIER, the newspaper which has the largest local circulation in the state, and is the best patronized by the people of its county and especially by the businessmen of its city. This fact is the evidence that it is appreciated. For all this I thank you, my fellow citizens.

We claim that the two papers represented here today are the leading county papers of their respective parties in the state. They have by their enterprise beat all other papers in the state in collecting and announcing the returns of the late election. The full returns of Cowley county sent by these were the first to be received at Topeka. They united in the expense of having messengers at every poll in the county, who brought the returns to them as quickly as horse-flesh could carry them after the count was completed. They united in the expense of telegraph returns from all parts of the nation, and each kept bulletin boards to display the news to the anxious, surging crowds of citizens. And now they unite both the victor and the vanquished in pleasant, jolly humor in this celebration.

Charles C. Black then mounted the chair and addressed the people as follows.

MR. BLACK'S ADDRESS.

Friends, countrymen, and lovers: I came not here to talk. Ye know too well the story of our thraldom. I came with these brown arms and brawny hands to wheel 5,000 pounds (for I believe Mr. Millington weighs 5,000) of editorial wisdom and ability down Main street for your entertainment. I came in a spirit of conciliation. Many hard things have been said during the campaign, now closed. I came in a spirit of forgiveness. I forgive Bro. Millington for all the hard things I have said about him. I forgive him for putting this yoke upon me today. I even forgive him for compelling him to wear this thing (holding up a new silk hat) at my own expense.

I hope today's celebration will heal all the animosities growing out of the late political campaign in the county. Let us have peace. I am glad to see so many present today, helping us ratify. I congratulate everybody upon the general good feeling which prevails, and now, in the language of 20,000 or more orators and candidates, spoken four or five hundred thousand times during the last thirty days, "Thanking you for your kind attendance and attention," I will now step down and out.

The procession then moved on to the Williams House, halted, and Mr. Lafe Pence delivered a short and patriotic address, which we presume was on behalf of Mayor Lynn; after which the procession moved forward another block, counter marched, and dispersed.

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The following are the names of the enterprising citizens who brought in the returns from different townships on the night after the election.

Beaver: C. W. Roseberry, M. S. Teter.

Bolton: J. D. Guthrie, from both precincts.

Cedar: James Utt from both precincts. He rode 35 miles in 3-1/2 hours.

Cresswell: Ed Gray, C. R. Mitchell.

Dexter: H. C. McDorman.

Harvey: R. S. Strother.

Liberty: Justus Fisher, Capt. Stubblefield.

Maple: J. B. Johnson; also W. B. Norman, W. P. Heath.

Ninnescah: H. H. Martin; also Leonard Stout, A. A. Jackson.

Omnia: ______ _______.

Otter: C. R. Miles, F. H. Bartgus, also J. J. Smith.

Pleasant Valley: Z. B. Myer, Sampson Johnson, Henry Harbaugh, A. H. Broadwell.

Richland: S. W. Phenix, J. M. Bear, W. H. McCormick, M. Headrick, I. N. Lemmon.

Rock: S. P. Strong, J. M. Harcourt, W. H. Grow, W. H. White, G. L. Gale, R. Booth, H. Fisk, J. B. Holmes.

Sheridan: Charley Irwin, also E. Shriver, L. W. Graham.

Silver Creek: D. O. McCray, also S. S. Moore, ___ McComas.

Silverdale: J. H. Livings.

Spring Creek: Fred Nance.

Tisdale: S. W. Chase, also J. R. McGuire, Walter Deming,

J. S. Baker.

Walnut: J. C. Roberts, also J. S. King, S. E. Berger.

Windsor: A. J. Pickering.

Vernon: J. B. Evans, P. B. Lee, Oscar Wooley, J. F. Paul, W. B. Skinner.

Others ought to have been noticed, but we were so much occupied that we did not take their names.

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Since the legislature which is to meet next January is composed of men who will doubtless attend to business and be valuable to the state, we wish the house to have a first class journal clerk. We therefore recommend Fred C. Hunt, of Winfield, for that position. He is a bright, active young man, of unexceptionable character and habits, well educated, writes a neat hand rapidly, and is an ardent republican. He has had valuable experience in writing and book-keeping; has been clerk in the office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and deputy county clerk of Cowley county. We believe no better candidate for the position will be presented, and ask for him the favorable consideration of the members elect to the house.

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NOVEMBER 11, 1880.

The Wizard Oil outfit is at Arkansas City this week.

L. J. Webb came down from Topeka to save his vote.

St. John ran 7 votes ahead of his ticket in this county.

Rev. D. P. Mitchell ran 31 votes ahead of his ticket in this county.

The Rifles are talking of giving a masquerade ball during the holidays.

Dr. N. M. Schofield, postmaster of Maple City, was in town last Monday.

Capt. H. L. Barker is building a fine residence in the Northeast part of the city.

E. S. Torrance, judge elect, will soon build a fine residence on the Southeast corner of Fuller block.

Mrs. S. J. Ford started Thursday for Oskaloosa, Iowa, where she will remain during the winter.

Mr. Lemmon's residence on east 9th avenue looms up finely since the addition has been completed.

A snow blockade up about Topeka delayed the mail train on the Santa Fe road three hours yesterday.

Every township, precinct, and ward in Cowley county gave a Republican majority in the late election.

It is probable that Professor Gridley, of Oxford, will take care of the grammar department of our schools.

Mr. Palmer's new brick residence on 9th avenue toward the mound is nearly completed, and makes a substantial show.

The Young Men's Social club opened the season last Friday evening with a ball, which is said to have been a complete success.

The marble walls of the Brettun House are going up finely. This Hotel will be the largest and most elegant in Southern Kansas.

It seemed like old times to see the majestic figure of J. A. Paul "threading the airy mazes of the dance," at the opera house last Friday evening.

Mr. O. F. Boyle and lady and Mr. Geo. W. Melville returned from Leadville last Monday morning after a highly argentiferous summers work.

The colored people take this method to thank the Hancock club of this city for the use of their lamps, for their Garfield celebration last Friday evening.

Miss Birdie Godfrey, of Wellington, spent several days of last week in Winfield. She was one of the prettiest and most tastefully dressed ladies at the ball.

He is not a batchelor, has been married many years, and his name is not bachelor, but Batchelder.

Ed. Greer started on Saturday afternoon for Illinois to bring home his wife and baby, leaving us without a local again. Mrs. Greer has been absent since July visiting an only sister.

Our fellow townsman, Mr. J. W. Cairns, is enjoying a visit from his sister, Mrs. Smith, from Pennsylvania. We hope she will like Kansas well enough to remain at least all winter.

Miss Jennie Hane is expected home from Freeport, Ill., this week. She writes that she is enjoying her visit very much, but is ready to return. Her many friends will gladly welcome her.

Lemmon ran 29 votes ahead of his ticket in his district.

C. R. Mitchell 45. These are supposed to have been greenback votes. The greater portion of the greenback vote was polled in C. R. Mitchell's district.

Mrs. J. Wade McDonald returned last week from a long visit to her mother in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. A. D. Speed, her sister, preceded her about a week. The two ladies are looking well and seem to have enjoyed their visit.

W. H. Clay, the time honored trustee of Sheridan township, has been assisting Doctor Chapman in the dry goods business in Burden. Mr. Clay is well known throughout that part of the county, and the doctor could not have found in all the county a better assistant than "Hank" Clay.

Through the efforts of Hon. A. B. Lemmon, the Walnut river is to be stocked with trout and shad and perhaps some other kinds of fish. State Fish Commissioner Long has procured us 20,000. They are now on the road. J. P. Short will start today to receive them at Topeka, bring them down, and place them in the river. Telegram.

Married: At the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. Stewart in Winfield, Nov. 4th, 1880, by Rev. J. Cairns, Samuel E. Kephart and Ella L. Stewart.

W. A. Lee, agent for the Moline Wagon, advertising for a lawyer to do his business that did not dabble in politics, has an application from Pennsylvania oil region, from a lawyer who is agent for a colony, who says that after traveling over a greater portion of the United States, he has about decided to make our county their place of locating.

For Sale: 170 head of choice Merino Ewes, 2 to 4 years old in fine condition. Call on subscriber, 2 miles N. E. of Floral P. O., Cowley Co., Kansas. JACOB T. WRIGHT.

The Young Men's Social Club have elected D. L. Kresinger president; Fred Hunt vice President; H. Bahntge secretary; W. A. Smith treasurer. Members elected by ballot and admitted on payment of $3, initiation fee. Monthly dues $1. First meeting this evening. Prof. Fero is engaged as instructor.

We understand how Charlie Black could take his defeat for senatorship so cheerfully. On Monday he held up his head and stepped around as though he had been the victor. On inquiry we learned that it was a boy 9-1/2 pounds, mother and child doing well, father proud and happy.

Notice: We have at our disposal $50,000.00 which we wish to place on 5 years' time within the next two weeks. None but good security need apply.

For Sale: A fine heifer calf, from one of the best milk cows in the county. Inquire of John Forgey, butcher.

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[REPORT FROM "SIMON" - FLORAL.]

Dr. Woodruff has contracted to teach a second term of singing school at this place, and has also organized one at Queen Village. He is a number one teacher.

Mr. James Stephens and Miss Coe were united in the holy bonds of matrimony on Wednesday of last week, at the residence of and by Rev. Irving.

The Monitor and its correspondent at this place did our friend, Mr. Daniel Maher, injustice in last week's paper, by saying he gave aid and comfort to the democracy. I don't think anyone ever heard Mr. Maher say anything in favor of democracy; on the other hand, we all know him to be one of our truest republicans. He was not in favor of Mr. Hackney, but he did not electioneer against him or any other candidate on the Republican ticket. Mrs. Rustic hints in her items that he aspired to the candidacy of state senator on the temperance ticket. Everyone know, that knows anything about Mr. Maher, that he is as free from any aspirations to office as any man we have in the

township.

Our schools have an enrollment of about seventy-five pupils.

Uncle Tom Hart has not given up the election of Hancock, and says that he won't for a month yet.

Capt. Stevens has moved from Winfield to his farm near this place. We are glad to welcome him in our midst.

I saw the smiling faces of Mr. and Mrs. Hooker, of Burden, at church last Sunday. They have three in their family now, instead of two when they left here last winter.

We had a fine rain last night and this morning.

Wheat looks well.

November 9, 1880. SIMON.

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NOVEMBER 18, 1880.

Quite a number of new students are enrolled this year. There are now about 400 in attendance.

Mr. S. C. Higgins, one of Cowley county's citizens, has moved with his family to this city.

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NOVEMBER 18, 1880.

The historic Libby prison at Richmond has been sold at auction on a deed of trust for $6,725. It was used before and since the war as a tobacco factory.

It is said that Sitting Bull's band are nearly out of ammunition and meat, and propose to surrender so that they may be furnished with arms and ammunition by the government; when they can wage war again.

Sedgwick county gave pluralities as follows: Garfield, 934; St. John, 844; Ryan, 747; Torrance, 2321; Sluss, 1145; Prohibition, 152.

Sumner county gave pluralities as follows: Garfield, 654; St. John, 646; Ryan, 580; Torrance, 2,111; Sluss, 468; Prohibition, 1,193.

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NOVEMBER 18, 1880.

The costs of the late election to Cowley county was about $300.

Capt. Payne, the Oklahoma boomer, is ill with fever at Mulvane.

Prof. McKim has commenced a libel suit against the Wellington Press.

James Harden, county treasurer, has recently visited Iowa and returned.

Mr. S. S. Holloway has moved into the city, having rented his farm in Tisdale township.

Rev. T. H. Pryor, of Reynolds, Ill., is visiting his brothers, S. D. and J. D. Pryor, in this city.

The District Court, Judge Campbell presiding, sits in Winfield on Monday, December 6th.

Frank Weakly has been appointed administrator of the estate of Patrick Kirby, deceased.

Mrs. Jewell, the splendid vocalist, is a good writist, as appears at the office of Register of Deeds.

Messrs. O. F. Boyle and Geo. H. Melville propose to visit the old silver mines of Sonora, Mexico, soon.

Mr. Lemmon's vote for representative, 1538, is the largest we have seen reported for any member of the Kansas house.

Winfield got a moderate sprinkle of the excursionists who have lately visited the State. The railroads have no land for sale here.

G. W. Chapman, of Ligonier, Ind., a gentleman of the old school and a steadfast subscriber to the COURIER, called on us last Monday.

Col. J. C. Fuller is happy in the society of his mother, from Lockport, New York, and his eldest brother, of Grunnell, Iowa, who are visiting him.

Mrs. M. C. Tucker got hurt last week by jumping from a wagon when the team was running away. She was badly bruised, but is recovering.

Taylor Fitzgerald is having a very extensive correspondence in the pension agency business. He seems to be the center off the whole country.

When a man tells you that he will leave money at the post office for you, don't believe him. It is only a ruse to get rid of you for the time being.

The funeral of Jose, infant child of J. F. and Kate Holloway, will be attended today, Thursday, at 11 o'clock a.m., at the residence of Mr. S. S. Holloway.

Troup & Lemmon have increased their law library so much of late that they have been compelled to put in a fine, new, large book-case extra. They have a large and fine looking library.

Jennings & Buckman have come to the front, that is they have removed their office from the back room to the front room. We are always glad to see our bright young men move forward.

W. H. Doty, tobacco and cigar dealer on Main street, is about to dispose of his interest in the business. He has been made a liberal offer as engineer on an eastern road by his former employers.

E. S. Torrance has been buying a large amount of law books and probably intends to be fully read up on the questions on which he will have to adjudicate. He has one of the most extensive law libraries in Southern Kansas.

Ex Saint returned Saturday from Kansas City, where he had been spending a week, posting up. He remained in Winfield until Monday evening, when he started again for New Mexico, where he has worked up a very large trade.

The city schools will commence on Monday, Nov. 22nd. The completion of the new buildings will give a First and Second Primary and First and Second Intermediate in each ward. The High School and Grammar Room will be located in the East ward.

The seven miles by nine territory which was formerly Winfield township polled at the late election about 2,000 votes, viz: City 597, Walnut 277, attached to Pleasant Valley 78, attached to Vernon estimated at 48. The population of the old Winfield township is about 5,000.

We are informed that Judge H. W. Martin, who has been the right of way attorney of the K. C. L. & S. railroad, died of typhoid fever at Kansas City on the 7th inst. Judge Martin was a man of high personal and mental qualities and his death will be deeply regretted by all of his acquaintances.

The Ladies of the Winfield Library Association have got the institution to running again. They have done a great amount of work for the benefit of the city, for which they get no remuneration, only in the consciousness of doing good. We ask our citizens to assist and encourage them in every possible way.

J. F. Witherspoon, formerly of the Lindell Hotel, has succeeded J. B. Williams, of the American House, on Main street. He took possession on the 1st inst., has entirely remodeled and furnished it throughout, and it is crowded with guests. It is the intention of Mr. Witherspoon to make this one of the most popular resorts for the travelling and commercial public.

Rev. Isaac M. Frey, who was recently located in Winfield as pastor of the Protestant Episcopal church, has commenced the publication of a paper at Independence called The Parish Churchman. The first number is before us, containing a sermon and other matters of interest. It does not inform us how often it is to be published, but the price is 25 cents a year. It is small but neat.

We have neglected to give Jacob Nixon, our big hearted, energetic Register of Deeds, his due credit for attention to guests and visitors from distant parts of the county. On the morning after the election when there was a crowd from a distance who had come in during the night to get the news, Mr. Nixon took some of them home to breakfast and distributed twenty tickets for breakfast at Ledlies.

Messrs. Lemmon and Hackney paid Mr. Short's expenses to Topeka to receive from state commissioner Long about twenty thousand California trout which were to be used in stocking the Walnut. Mr. Short started from Topeka with them in good shape, but owing to delay of the train caused by eastern excursionists, he was unable to get them here alive. Mr. Lemmon has worked hard to get these fish, and he declares he will not give it up so, but will try it again. Monitor.

Fitzgerald & Co., publishers of the Humboldt Library of popular scientific works, in a letter to Henry Goldsmith, of this city, pay our county the following compliment: "We are surprised to learn how large a sale our 'Library' is meeting with in your town: a sale unequaled save in some of the busy manufacturing centres of New England. Evidently Winfield is settled by Yankess of pure type. At least such appears to us to be the only explanation of the intellectual activity of its people."

For the last few days there have appeared in this city a hundred or two of excursionists who have strayed from the main channels in which they were directed by the railroad interests. The whole number of visitors to Kansas on these late excursion trains from the east cannot be less than 15,000. The Kansas City Times says that in a single day the Santa Fe sent out sixteen cars loaded with them, the Fort Scott, 22 cars, the Union

Pacific, 16. Altogether the Fort Scott has filled about 50 cars, the Santa Fe 60, the Union Pacific 50, and the Missouri Pacific 40, making at least 200.

We expected that between Long and Short we should get 20,000 fish of medium length, but through the series of unforeseen circumstances, we do not get any. Commissioner D. B. Long put up at Topeka for J. P. Short to bring to Winfield 20,000 California trout of the size of about an inch in length. The barrels in which they were to be transported had been used for some other purpose, but were approved by Mr. Long. Mr. Short was instructed to keep ice in the water and keep the water cold.

He shipped with his fish on the regular train, but there were on board about 2,000 excursionists, which made the train so long, heavy, and slow that the ice provided got melted before the journey was half performed. Mr. Short could not get more ice on the way, nor water colder than the wells, and the fish died on his hands. This is the Long and Short of it.

Painters who want a large job of work, apply at this office.

Kill the Dogs That Chase Sheep. No man has a right to keep an animal unless he can prevent the animal from doing damage to persons and property. If a dog attacks sheep, he must be killed on sight. Such a dog was never reformed. Some dogs lately chased sheep belonging to John Stalter, of Rock, and did him damage to the amount of $300 or $400, more than all the dogs in Cowley county are worth. Four of Mr. Stalter's high priced merino bucks were killed, and four others were badly injured. The law should be put in force against such depredations; and if the law is not sufficient, it should be made so during the coming session of the legislature.

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NOVEMBER 18, 1880.

Winfield, Nov. 16, 1880.

This statement I make to show the farmers that I have been handling hogs in this county in very small margin. I have shipped to Kansas City and Chicago the following number of hogs from Cowley county. October 1st 1879 to November 1st, 1880, 18,224 head, 4,268,087 pounds, cost $168,250.85.

W. J. HODGES.

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NOVEMBER 18, 1880.

Died: Clarence H. Hicks, infant son of Henry F. and Mollie Hicks, on Thursday morning, Nov. 11th, 1880, aged two months and eleven days.

EULOGY FOLLOWED THIS.

Torrance, Nov. 13, 1880. R. E. H.

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NOVEMBER 18, 1880.

Married at the Baptist Parsonage, in Winfield, Nov. 14th, 1880, by Rev. J. Cairns, Mr. William P. Phenix and Miss Cora L. Cochran, both of Cowley county.

R. S. Beymer, of Union county, Iowa, called on us last week. He has land in this county, and will be interested in the sheep business here.

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NOVEMBER 18, 1880.

Our genial friend, Rudolph Huffmaster, has once more taken up his abode in our city after a summer spent at the Geuda Springs. He has taken charge of Terrill & Ferguson's livery stable on Fifth avenue.

Another party of hunters start for the Cimarron tomorrow: Dr. Chapel, Boon and Jasper Hartsock, George Allen, Will Barnett, and Frank Winans. They propose making a ttrip of about ten days' duration, and doubtless think they are going to kill something.

[NOT SURE ABOUT BOON HARTSOCK...COULD HAVE BEEN "POON".]

Somebody started a rumor Monday afternoon, in the neighborhood of the schoolhouse, to the effect that one of the horses belonging to the Wizard Oil troupe was to walk a rope up in town. So excited became the children over the prospects of such a show that it is said the teachers dismissed school in honor of the event. Good enough for the children.

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Winfield Courier, November 25, 1880.

While in Winfield last Friday evening, we enjoyed the hospitality and friendship of Messrs. Lynn & Loose, at their elegant and spacious store room for a half hour very pleasantly.

The firm of Lynn & Loose is perhaps one of the oldest in Cowley county: at least the senior member has been engaged in active business at Winfield for the past eight years. A country or town is judged by the inhabitants. The city of Winfield, the most beautiful town in all Kansas, or we may say the west, has a warm place in the affections of all who visit and view her beautiful streets, fine buildings, and become acquainted with her live enterprising people. Men build towns, and LIVE men build good substantial towns. J. B. Lynn, the mayor of the city, is one of the class that believe in enterprise, progress, advancement, and improvement. He is a man of high character, honor, and integrity, and the magnificent building which he has recently erected in Winfield, at a cost of many thousand dollars, will stand as a monument to his energy, enterprise, and progress of spirit. It is a credit not only to Winfield but to Cowley county.

No town in Kansas can present such a fine store room, as well arranged for a general merchandising house as that of Lynn & Loose. It is 25 x 140 feet, two stories with a basement underneath: full length. One hundred and ten feet in front is the dry goods department, and a better displayed stock of goods cannot be found in the State. Thirty feet in the rear is cut off for the grocery department, where everything is kept in a clean and neat manner.

The cellar is filled with heavy articles, such as sugars, coffees, queensware, crockery, salt, provisions, etc. The first one hundred feet in the front, on the second floor, is divided into seven suits of rooms, suitable for law offices. In the rear is a large carpet and clothing room, filled to its fullest capacity. In front of the basement is a fine room which is to be used by a tonsorial artist. A large elevator is erected in the rear of the building, so that heavy goods can be raised from the cellar or lowered from the second story. Altogether, this store is better arranged than any one in Southern Kansas. It is lighted by gas. From what we observed in looking through this fine business room, we judge it contains about $40,000 worth of merchandise. All credit is due to these enterprising men for their energy and push, and the people of Cowley County may well be proud of such substantial men. They are men of worth to any community and are just such as build cities like Winfield. Their fine stone store room would do credit to our large cities. We thank Mr. Lynn for his kindness in showing us through his building.

Burden New Enterprise.

NOVEMBER 25, 1880.

W. L. Mullen shipped five car loads of hogs Tuesday.

Too many quails appear in our markets. It is wicked to kill quails.

Pay your taxes before Dec. 20th if you can and save five percent.

Three thousand turkeys died in Cowley county last evening, the 24th.

Swain & Watkins have the contract for the wood-work of the courthouse wings.

A lamp explosion took place last week at the house of Mr. Sherburn, at Oxford.

Frank Manny talks of converting his brewery into a flouring mill. Good for Frank.

Wood, of the late firm of Wood, Jettinger, & Co., is now the sole owner of the Winfield mill.

W. T. Ekel was relieved of a fine gold watch in Topeka last week by some smart pick-pocket.

We are happy to learn that Judge Martin is not deceased, but is recovering; though slowly.

Max Shoeb has taken a partner, Mr. Brown, in the blacksmithing and wagon making business.

Why don't someone fit up an ice house? They might get a corner on it, as Jim Hill did in 1876.

We hear of cases of the epizootic in mild forms among horses in different parts of the county.

Bahntge & Bro. have sold out their splendid property, corner of 10th and Main, to a Mr. McDonald.

'Squire Kelly has moved his office to the rooms formerly occupied by Jennings & Buckman.

Skating is all the rage among the boys and girls, and the river above the Bliss mill is kept alive and noisy.

Messrs. T. H. Soward and Henry E. Asp have formed a law partnership. It will be an able and active firm.

Miller & Cox give a well-timed lecture on "deceased meats," in this issue.

N. C. Myers and family spent last Sunday with Hon. C. R. Miller and family, of Wichita, returning Monday noon.

Mrs. C. A. Bliss is home again at last. She arrived Saturday evening. We hope that her health is materially benefited.

The officers of the military company left for Topeka, Tuesday, to attend a meeting of state militiamen at that place Wednesday.

Wm. McGraw, whom we met at Albuquerque last February, has returned to Winfield to spend the winter with his family we presume.

Wm. R. Land, a former citizen of this county, but now residing in Arkansas, is visiting his father, James H. Land, and other friends in this vicinity.

Dressed chickens are selling at 5 cents per pound; dressed turkeys at 6 cents per pound. A great many quails are being brought in. They sell at $1.25 per dozen.

Miss Fannie Skinner, of Bolton township, has secured a position to teach at the Ponca agency.

Ex-treasurer Bryan settled with the County Commissioners last week, and it was found that his accounts did not agree with those of the County Clerk by one cent.

Tax paying commenced at the county treasurer's office a week ago, and Mr. Harden and Will Wilson are kept busy taking in greenbacks. If on going to pay your taxes, you find them higher than last year, don't lay it to the assessor, but remember that we had no bridge bond tax, and now have to pay for the two years.

Frank Barclay has put up a handsome sign, the work of Schrudl & Blomburg. Mr. Barclay has fitted up the basement of Read's bank building, in which his shop will hereafter be.

John Moffitt, wife, and baby left for Illinois Monday. John goes back to look after large property interests there, while Mrs. Moffitt visits. He will return in two weeks and she will stay all winter.

"Krets." has again taken up his Faber, and the columns of the Daily fairly sparkle with the productions of his lively imagination. As long as almanacs and exchanges hold out, Krets will make a good local page.

The ladies of the Baptist Church gave a social at the residence of Col. McMullen last Thursday evening. It was largely attended and the Colonel's elegant parlors were filled to overflowing with the elite of the city.

Frank Weakly, administrator of the estate of Patrick Kirby, will sell the personal effects of the deceased on December 3rd. Persons who desire to purchase cattle, hogs, horses, farming implements, or household goods on easy terms should attend this sale.

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Many persons do not understand the stray laws of the state. If a stray is taken up, it must be advertised in the Kansas Farmer. Every county clerk is required to keep a file of the Farmer in his office for reference. If you have lost a horse, go to the clerk's office, look over the Kansas Farmer, and if your horse has been taken up anywhere in the state, it will be advertised in the stray list. A gentleman from Sumner county called at the courthouse last week inquiring about a horse which had strayed from him and which he had been anxiously hunting for a week. County Clerk Hunt turned to his file of the Farmer and pointed out his horse in the first number. It had been taken up by a neighbor not more than a mile from the owner's house. So it is in many cases, and if all who read this will bear it in mind, it may prove of value to them.

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The Telegram urges the necessity of water works, or some adequate means of controlling fires. Its warning is a timely one and should be heeded. The season of fires is now upon us, and we may be called upon at any minute to turn out and help save our city from this devouring element. In what condition are we to meet it? Most of the wells along Main street are dry, hence the "soda-fountain" would be useless. We would just simply have to stand in the street and let the raging demon work its own sweet will. We have had one costly warning: shall we fold our arms and wait for a more disastrous one? Now is the time to act, we willingly join hands with the Telegram in urging this matter upon the citizens.

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When Ex Saint was en route to New Mexico last week, Wednesday, he called on Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Wilkinson, at La Junta. Mrs. Wilkinson was sick of the place and did not like her surroundings. It was snowing so the train was provided with two engines and twenty shovelers. About half way to Trinidad the train plunged into a long cut filled with snow, and "stuck". The east bound train was four miles ahead, "stuck" also. The shovelers succeeded in cutting a passage through in a few hours. At Trinidad he met J. B. McMillen, who was temporarily selling goods for a Chicago house. Mac goes on to New Mexico with Ex.

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S. M. Jarvis, of the great real estate and money loaning firm of Gilbert, Jarvis & Co., returned from the east last week, where he has been spending some seven weeks visiting and looking up business. He has been well fed and looks plump and healthy. He found money close in the eastern markets just before the October elections, a little easier from then until the November elections, and then the purse strings relaxed and money seeking investments became suddenly abundant.

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Levi is making a general stir in the clothing market. He has recently had put into his hands for sale a lot of clothing owned by a wholesale house in Philadelphia. They have concluded to go out of business, and have turned their entire stock over to Mr. Levi for sale at such prices as will most quickly dispose of the bgoods. He will receive and open them up in a few days, when some astonishing bargains will be given.

AD: I have in my possession from an Eastern Wholesale House, which are retiring from business, and I must close out their entire stock, which consists of over

2,330 OVERCOATS AND 144 SUITS,

which will be sold as follows:

SUITS WORTH $11.50 TO BE SOLD AT $ 7.35,

SUITS WORTH $ 8.00 TO BE SOLD AT $ 5.75,

SUITS WORTH $14.00 TO BE SOLD AT $10.25,

SUITS WORTH $18.00 TO BE SOLD AT $13.90,

SUITS WORTH $22.00 TO BE SOLD AT $19.50.

Good Chincilla Overcoats worth $10.00 to be sold at $7.50.

Very fine Overcoats worth $14.00 to be sold at $9.00.

Overcoats worth $3.50 to be sold at $2.50.

Single Coats worth $6.00 to be sold at $3.50.

A Good Working Coat worth $4.00 to be sold at $2.75.

The above goods must be sold out by January 1st, 1881, and there will be no deviation under any circumstances, as the above will sold for less than manufacturing prices. Call early and secure bargains. I can fit a man weighing 300 lbs. in the same goods.

Great Philadelphia Clothing House,

First Door North of Post Office.

I. LEVY,

PROPRIETOR.

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Dave Stump is working at the case in the Press office at Wellington. The first "typographical row" we ever had was with Dave, when he wanted to make up the old Telegram forms with a break line at the head of a column. Dave was foreman, our advice was gratis, and we got kicked out of the office for our pains. Since then our paths have been separate, and Dave can make up his forms out of the ______ box for all we care.

Business was very lively Saturday, and our businessmen correspondingly happy. The past few days have shown an upward tendency in the hog market, they being quoted at $3.80 to $4 per hundred. This has had the effect of bringing in a large number of hogs, and shippers are kept busy. Corn also commands a fair price, and is selling by the wagon load for 35 cents per bushel. Wheat is quoted at 60 to 75 cents and not much is coming in.

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The courthouse repairs are going on apace. The work on the new wings has been stopped on account of the recent "spell" of weather. The inside work is beng done by P. W. Watkins. He has removed the partitions and has made four rooms instead of six in the lower story of the old building. With the present improvements, our courthouse is one of the most commodious in Southern Kansas.

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Wirt W. Walton is a candidate for re-election to the office of Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives this winter. As no one else has been spoken of in connection with the place, we suppose he will get it. Will not the Clay Center Dispatch raise its voice in righteous indignation at this attempt at "third-termism," or is this "a horse of another color."

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C. Trump, formerly with S. H. Myton, has started a tin shop, hardware, and stove store first door east of Harter's drug store. Mr. Trump is acknowledged to be the best tinsmith in town. Give him a call when you want good honest work at 25 percent less than you have been paying.

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NOVEMBER 25, 1880.

A certain firm in Winfield makes a statement that meats from the packing house of Plankinton & Armour are superior to that of home productions, using this as an excuse for selling meats from this firm.

Just let us consider the proposition one minute.

Plankinton & Armour buy their hogs from all parts of the country, and as a result they get many that are diseased: some with cholera, and others with that still more horrible disease, the trichina spiralis.

Now we use Cowley county hogs; our customers know exactly what they are buying, and are assured of the fact that they run no risk of being killed by diseased meat. For it is a fact that Cowley county has no diseased hogs.

Another point. The foreign firm named uses a large amount of saltpeter, which injures the meat, and is unhealthy. We cure with salt instead.

In conclusion, we want to say to our patrons that we buy our hogs here. We pack our own meats and sell the products, and in patronizing us, you patronize a home market. Keep your money at home, and get meats that are cheaper and better than Plankington & Armour's, or other man's who packs in large cities.

We claim for our meats that they are better at the same price, and can prove it by customers who have used both.

If you want meats of any kind, we invite you to call at a home market.

MILLER & COX.

P. S. Wanted: Two or three good hands to pick chickens.

Butchers preferred.

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NOTE: FIRST TWO TIMES...PLANKINTON..LAST TIME: PLANKINGTON!

I DO NOT KNOW WHICH IS CORRECT!

NOVEMBER 25, 1880.

The Winfield schools are underway with ten rooms occupied and ten teachers, viz:

Mrs. Will B. Caton, first primary, first ward, north room, first floor.

Miss Mary A. Bryant, first primary, second ward, south room, first floor.

Miss Laura Bartlett, second primary, first ward, east room, first floor.

Miss Jennie Melville, second primary, second ward, north room, first floor.

Miss Alice Aldrich, first intermediate, first ward, west room, first floor.

Miss Allie Klingman, first intermediate, second ward, south room, second floor.

Miss Cook, second intermediate, first ward, north room, second floor.

Miss Sarah Hodges, second intermediate, second ward, north room, second floor.

Prof. A. Gridley, Jr., grammar, first ward, east room, second floor.

Prof. E. T. Trimble, high school, first ward, west room, second floor.

The schools will soon be perfectly organized, graded, and in the best working order.

Prof. Trimble is the principal and Prof. Gridley, assistant. Their departments receive pupils from both wards, in the other departments the pupils will attend the schools in their own wards.

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NOVEMBER 25, 1880.

[COWLEY COUNTY DISTRICT COURT.]

DECEMBER 2, 1880.

Miss Sadie McIntire is visiting at Mr. Yarbrough's.

Mr. Robbins returned from a visit to Emporia last week.

Miss Hattie Pontious is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hooker, at Burden.

There was a social hop at Williams' new house on Thanksgiving evening.

Mr. Read, our merchant, has purchased a fine horse. I suppose he is going to have a team as soon as he can find a match for him.

It is said that Mr. Allen cheated Robertson out of a horse. Some of the ladies say that Allen's horse cannot carry home a washing of soap.

Mr. I. N. Lemmon rides seven miles to school. He is teaching at Queen Village. SIMON.

Winfield Courier, December 2, 1880.

Major Powell has eight parties in the field engaged in making a study of the North American Indians: their condition, their habits of life, their languages, their history, etc., as well as taking a census of them. These parties, who are roughing it with tents, mule teams, etc., are scattered throughout California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, and Major Powell is going to visit them all to ascertain personally how they are progressing with their work; he will probably be absent about two months. The taking of the Indian census was begun October 1st, and will probably not be finished until next spring, owing to the scattered locations of the various tribes. The name of every Indian is written out in full, together with his age, sex, etc., and other statistics are obtained, just the same as of the civilized citizens of the United States, as far as practicable. Besides these eight ethnological parties who are doing this work, there are special agents of the census bureau, who are assisting with the various Indian agents. It is estimated that the total number of Indians in the United States will foot up over 300,000. One of Major Powell's parties has just discovered in New Mexico and Arizona a number of old ruins and pueblos, which means old Indian villages. These are now being carefully explored. In New Mexico they have discovered, west of Santa Fe, the largest collection of ruins ever found on this continent.

DECEMBER 2, 1880.

Capt. Dave Payne and other boomers do not succeed very well in getting up such a grand rush to the Indian Territory as to over power the government as they assert was done at the Black Hills. Concluding that their inability to repeat the Black Hill experiment arises from the lack of a gold excitement, there are now in circulation, canards about the discovery of gold, silver, and lead in the Wichita Mountains, and the boomers are being organized into mining companies.

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DECEMBER 2, 1880.

Fred C. Hunt, our popular and efficient Deputy Clerk, is a candidate for Journal Clerk of the next House. It is doubtful whether there is a gentleman in the State better qualified for the position. Winfield Monitor.

We cheerfully bear witness to Fred's ability and would be glad to see him succeed to any position his ambition aspires. The position of Journal Clerk demands a ready writer, prompt attendance on session hours, and a man with the patience of a Job. We know the young man well and think he would fill the bill. Clay Center Dispatch.

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DECEMBER 2, 1880.

The directors of the following named roads have made an arrangement to consolidate their stocks into one corporation and management called The Kansas City, Topeka and Western Railroad company. The terms of the consolidation are, that the stock of the Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern is to be taken up at 95 cents on the dollar, the stock of the Southern Kansas and Western at 75 cents on the dollar, and the stock of the Sumner county at 75 cents, and the stock of the Kansas City, Topeka and Western substituted therefor at par. This latter stock is to be taken at par and paid for by secured 5 percent 40 year bonds of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad company. The present Lawrence, Topeka and Western railroad is the line from Kansas City to Topeka which has been operated by the A., T. & S. F. under a lease. The K. C., L. & S. is the road from Lawrence (and we think from Olathe) to Independence and Coffeyville.

The S. K. & W. is the road from Independence via Winfield to Harper; and the Sumner county is the branch from Wellington to Hunnewell. It is the S. K. & W. in which Cowley county owns $68,000 of stock. The proposition so far as it affects this county substantially involves the sale of our $68,000 of stock for $51,000 A. T. & S. F. five percent 40 year bonds.

We are inclined to think that this would be a good operation for this county. The bonds would doubtless sell at any time at par in cash while the railroad stock may never be worth more than 75 cents on the dollar and in case of a financial revulsion, it might go down to next to nothing.

There never was a time when railroad stocks were so much in demand as they are at present. The scramble of Jay Gould and several great corporations to get control of so many railroad lines by buying in a majority of their stocks has so inflated railroad stocks that they sell much above their real value. How long this state of things is going to continue cannot now be seen but it is probable that some of these operators will before long get so heavily loaded that there will be a magnificent failure like that of Jay Cook in 1873 when the bubble will burst and railroad stock such as ours will not sell for ten cents on the dollar. At the same time first mortgage and other well secured railroad bonds will be but little affected by the money stringency that would ensue for they must first be paid. The sale of a road to pay such bonds has usually frozen out the stock entirely and rendered it worthless.

We suppose the consolidation will be affected by the directors, whether our county as a stockholder in one of the roads consents or not; but we suppose the exchange of our stock for the bonds cannot be made without a vote of the people. A proposition in relation to the matter has been sent to J. S. Hunt, county clerk, to be laid before the commissioners for their action. We do not know what will be done about it, but presume the commissioners would wish to have the matter laid before the people, and would desire to have an expression from as many as possible in relation to the matter.

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DECEMBER 2, 1880.

Wirt W. Walton is talked of again for chief clerk of the house. For that position we do not think he can be beat. He will get the place without opposition if he will accept.

Two human skeletons have been found in a cave near Silver Cliff, Colorado, and it is supposed that they are those of two of the earlier adventurers into the mines in that locality. Two bars of gold worth $900 were found with them.

There is now in the Cowley County treasury $1,100 of the old Winfield township funds, raised to pay the bridge bond indebtedness, and it is said that there is no authority to pay it out without an act of the legislature, notwithstanding that there are $2,000 of the old bridge bonds now due besides $200 in interest. If we were Gen. Jackson and had the management of this matter, we would "take the responsibility" and pay out this $1,100 on these bonds "quicker than you can say Jack Robinson."

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DECEMBER 2, 1880.

I notice that a new hand is wielding the pen at Fairview. I do not think Buena Vista was cut out for a newspaper correspondent. But think she would be better employed at the hard end of a broom.

John E. Mitchell, the "hogman," has removed his family to this burg.

Prof. Rounds, of Tisdale, has organized a singing school here. The Prof. is an experienced and efficient teacher.

Mr. Mitchell has secured the services of "Judge" Cunningham to assist him in buying hogs. The "Judge" has had a great deal of experience in the hog business, and "Mitch" could not have made a better selection.

PLANTUS.

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DECEMBER 2, 1880.

A new paper is to be started at Torrance.

R. P. Goodrich keeps a good hotel at Maple City.

Fred Nance is a wide-awake hotel keeper at Maple City.

Dr. Fleming is on the move with his drug store again.

Miller & Cox were displaying six fine deer last Saturday.

G. W. Childers, of Cedar, is wintering seven hundred sheep.

Will Finch has returned from the mountains and the mines.

The hog market is still brisk. The price is $1 per hundred.

S. Suss is an itinerant merchant from a Cincinnati house.

The Monitor understands that Windsor township wants to divide.

Senator Pyburn will be found at his old quarters in the Page building.

Henry Goldsmith went to St. Louis last week, but returned Saturday.

The Arkansas City post office has been made a presidential office with a salary of $2,000 a year.

The K. C., L. & S. are about putting up a wind machine to pump water for their tank at this place.

House to rent. Three rooms, well, cellar, etc., good location, $12 per month. Call at the COURIER office.

For Trade. A well improved farm for a good stock of store goods. Inquire at the Tisdale post office.

The bankrupt sale developed the fact tht we have a few sneal thieves in Winfield. Many goods were carried away Saturday without being paid for.

Wood brings good prices, ranging from four to six dollars a cord. A large amount has been brought into town lately.

A new warehouse for storing grain is in progress of building at the K. C., L. & S. depot. S. A. Brown & Co., are the proprietors.

Telegram: Conductor Miller, of the A., T. & S. F., had his hand badly crushed while coupling cars Thanksgiving morning at Mulvane.

Baird Bros. had a grand run at the Williams & Jettinger store last Saturday. The house was crowded all day and ten salesmen were kept busy.

The county superintendent is trying to locate and distribute the state fund, some twenty-two hundred dollars, now in the county treasury, but uncalled for by school districts.

Judge Stivers and wife, of Fredonia, Kansas, came over to eat turkey with their children, M. G. Troup and wife, and George R. Stivers. The judge is hale and looks in the prime of life.

J. M. P. Butler has gone into the service, for the winter, of a wholesale jewelry firm of St. Jo. His partner, George A. Schroeler, will continue at the old stand to attend to customers.

The Monitor calls attention to the condition of our bridges. That is correct. These matters should be attended to, and the press should keep up a noise about it until it is attended to.

Commonwealth: Eugene Bacon, of Winfield, a watchmaker, has come to Topeka and gone into that business. His office is with Stringham & Phillips. Mr. Bacon will be remembered by many as Docket Clerk of the Senate in 1873 and 1876.

Baird Bros. bought the full Williams & Jettinger stock of goods for $7,750 cash. They sold out the groceries to J. A. Earnest. It is considered that this will pay off the chattel mortgages and 67 percent on the other liabilities of the late firm.

Arkansas City Traveler: The Arkansas river bridge is reported to be on the move towards the Bolton shore. Mr. Parvin is our authority and states that by actual measurement the whole fabric has already receded some eight inches from the northern bank.

Dave Dix is the boss well digger of the county. Last Friday he pulled the wall out of S. W. Greer's well, sunk it two feet in solid rock, and had the wall partly in again before dark. The family were deprived of the use of the well only twenty-four hours.

Henry Goldsmith has struck a lead which will be of great benefit to the people of this county. It is the extensive information usually found in encyclopedias and scientific works at a cost of from $100 to $200, which is put up in a cheap form and can be had at less than one-tenth of the usual cost. The people are taking hold of this opportunity, and Mr. Goldsmith is the instrument of a higher culture and wide intelligence in our midst.

Next week Uncle Isaac Comfort leaves Winfield for Wisconsin, where he will hereafter reside with his daughter. Uncle Isaac has been one of the fixtures of Winfield almost since the birth of the town. His kindly face has always been welcome at our fireside, and his words of encouragement have helped many who were just beginning the battle of life. He always had a kind word for his friends, and although bodily infirmities weighed heavily upon him, he bore them bravely and struggled on without a murmur, until borne down by the weight of seventy years, he is compelled to give up, and will pass his few remaining years among his children.

B. F. Baldwin writes from Silver Cliff, Colorado, that he has been settled there a week and expects to remain permanently. He is in business there and likes the place very much. He has an excellent cattle ranch about eight miles northeast of Colorado Springs, which rents for nearly two thousand dollars a year.

R. F. Burden, the father of our town, brought in some young cottonwood trees last Friday and set out six in front of our office. He told us to state to our readers that a can of dynamite was planted underneath each tree, and the first fellow who had no more sense than to hitch a horse to one of them, would get blowed to Torrance. If this isn't sufficient, we shall plant three shot-guns in front of each tree, and then look out. Burden Enterprise.

G. W. Childers, while digging for water to supply his sheep, on his farm on Rock Creek, in Cedar township, cut through a vein of coal twelve to fourteen inches thick. Further investigation shows that the vein extends through a large tract of land. He immediately got out two loads of coal, which he sold at Cedar Vale for 25 cents per bushel. He has employed several hands and will supply the whole section. Samples sent to us are an excellent article. We think he has a bonanza.

The saloon men have resolved to test the prohibition matter and have opened their saloons again. They believe that the courts will hold that they have the right to sell until their licenses expire. They will be prosecuted and the matter will go through the District Court at this term, and a decision will probably be rendered by the Supreme Court by the first of March.

Among the COURIER graduates who have made their mark as editors are Vinnie Becket, of the Norton Advance; Wirt W. Walton, of the Clay Center Dispatch; Tell W. Walton, late of the Mulvane Herald; Tom C. Copeland, of the Elk Falls Signal; Abe Steinbarger, of the Howard Courant; and Frank W. Frye, of the Labette County Democrat.

Beyond a doubt some parties are stealing cattle from the different herds in the territory. Thomas Hill, on Bitter Creek, has lost twenty one head, ten of them branded O on the left hip, and eleven with a diamond brand on right hip, and we have heard of a number of others who have sustained losses. Traveler.

Charley Black paid an eight dollar water bill since the saloons closed, and he doesn't like water very much either.

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DECEMBER 2, 1880.

The Prohibitory Amendment to be Enforced.

Monday morning the saloons of Winfield were notified by the temperance committee that unless they quit selling liquor they would be prosecuted. The saloon men held a census and at 11 o'clock all the saloons in the city closed their doors and refused to sell liquor. It is thought that the four saloons will combine and make a test case. If this is not done, they will probably enter suit against the city for the amount due on their unexpired licenses. The temperance people are firm in their resolution to prosecute any and all infringements of the law, and money to carry on such prosecutions has been pledged. The matter is creating much comment.

LATEST. The saloons have opened and are selling again. It is understood that a special case is to be made against R. Ehret, which is to go through the courts as quickly as possible, and the other saloons are to abide the decision of the Supreme Court in this case.

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DECEMBER 9, 1880.

Though we have had occasion to say some unpleasant things of Judge W. P. Campbell, as a fair and impartial journalist we should say good things of him when we think he deserves it. We expressed our admiration of his course two years ago when he had the manliness to assert his clear and sound views of the currency question in the face of general popular clamor. He now exhibits the same clear, strong sense in an article in the Eagle on the Oklahoma boom. We give an extract. Read it. It will do good.

I wish, through the Eagle, to give my views of Payne's raid upon Oklahoma. My purpose is to do what I can to save a few honest, hard-working men from being entrapped into a scheme that is not intended for their benefit, and can only end in loss to anyone who has anything to lose, and trouble and difficulty to all who go to Oklahoma in opposition to the National authorities.

I echo the sentiments of a large majority of the solid businessmen and farmers of this city and county, when I say that no honest laboring man can afford to be used by these Oklahoma boomers. And it is the wish of all such that their scheme will fail, as it certainly will. There is a sense of justice and honor and a disposition to abide by the law characteristic of the American people that when the test comes, will knock the wadding out of all such business.

Payne and his coadjutors pretend that there is no act of Congress against his going into the Oklahoma country, so called. But the law is too plain to be explained away on a flimsy technicality. The law prohibits anyone going into the Indian country without leave, and makes it the duty of the President to remove all intruders, and for that purpose to use the army if necessary. A second intrusion subjects the offender to a fine of one thousand dollars. The phrase "Indian country" is one of long and well understood meaning and includes Oklahoma as much as it does any Indian reservation, within the limits of the Indian Territory. Payne and his crowd laugh at this penalty inasmuch as it is merely a civil liability, and does not subject them to imprisonment. But before they can succeed in this movement, they must have the cooperation of men who are not indifferent about such matters. The only hope they have of success is to precipitate into the country such numbers that the army will be powerless to remove them until Congress shall be forced to recognize and legalize their occupancy.

If they could find the precious metals to tempt the cupidity of man, their scheme, lawless as it is, might succeed. But when you ask a man to risk his little all, and go to hard work, plowing in the ground, he is in no haste to do so. The average Oklahoma boomer is little given to plowing, except by proxy. He expects to reap a rich harvest from the sweat of other men's brows, and unless they delude a significant number of poor workingmen into the idea that by joining the expedition they can better their condition and obtain a valuable homestead in this promised land, their speculations will prove fruitless.

If asked to give the best reasons for opposing the Oklahoma raid, I answer, because it is not right. It sets at defiance the laws and treaties of the National Government, and the President cannot, under his oath of office, permit it to be done, and is charged by every consideration of honor, good faith, and duty, to prevent it, by the whole power of the army, if necessary.

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DECEMBER 9, 1880.

On the second Tuesday in January Mr. Burden leaves the board of county commissioners and is succeeded by Mr. L. B. Bullington. For six years, Mr. Burden has been a member of the board and to his energy, tact, and splendid business qualifications, assisted by the counsel and advice of Mr. Gale, now the senior member more recently by Mr. Harbaugh, the people of Cowley county are largely indebted for the successful manner in which their business has been transacted.

Mr. Bullington, the incoming member, will prove a worthy successor to Mr. Burden. From an intimate association with him during the last campaign, we found him to be a first class businessman, a close observer, an open, outspoken gentleman, and one in whom the people may safely confide their interests. With Messrs. Gale, Harbaugh, and Bullington at the helm, the affairs of Cowley county will be in safe hands.

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DECEMBER 9, 1880.

The county Commissioners met last Tuesday to consider the proposition to change the stock in the Southern Kansas and Western railroad belonging to this county at seventy-five cents on the dollar for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe five percent forty year bonds at par. After a full discussion of the matter, they decided that they were not authorized to make any disposition of the stock without first submitting the question to a vote of the people, giving thirty days notice, and that it was impossible to do this in the limited time given. They however determined to investigate the matter to ascertain what our stock can be sold for, and to ascertain the value and security of the bonds offered, and then determine what is best to be done. The general feeling was that we should accept a cash offer or an offer of the bonds of our county at seventy-five cents on the dollar for the stock or even a considerable less. The commissioners desire an expression of the people as to whether they shall call an election in the matter and under what circumstances.

[CATHOLICS OF WINFIELD TO HOLD FAIR.]

[PERSONALS.]

[DIED: J. S. VAN DOREN, WINFIELD.]

[GRAND JURY.]

[A CARD: E. A. HENTHORN.]

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1880 - FRONT PAGE.

John W. Lane has just returned from Missouri with a drove of cattle and sheep.

Mr. McKown has moved into this township from Missouri. He also brought cattle and sheep.

Edwin Morse has returned from Missouri. He brought a fine pair of blooded Berkshires. They are beauties.

Joseph Kountz, on account of the ill health of Mrs. Kountz, has returned to Ohio. They expect to stay two years.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1880.

Fowler, (Ind.) Era, P. D. Corkins, Editor.

On the 12th inst. I decided to go into the south part of the state, hence took the K. C., L. & S. route, at 1 p.m. My first sight of Kansas was in Johnson county, which we traversed from northeast to southwest, through as rich farming country as I ever saw; the improvements through that and into Franklin county, to Ottawa, indicate wealthy farmers. Kansas City is their market. Fruit is grown in great abundance, but wheat and corn are the staples. Improved farms in Johnson county, I am told, can be bought at from $10 to $25 per acre. This is a desirable country in which to live. From Ottawa to Humboldt, in Allen county, the land along the route was rough and stony--not our "nigger heads," but a continued strata of limestone near the surface, jutting out along the brinks. This I would consider a good grazing county.

From Humboldt to Winfield we traveled in the night. The latter place is the county seat of Cowley county, 80 miles west of Independence, and about 250 miles southwest of Kansas City. The town was organized in 1870. Its nearest railroad point then was Emporia, 100 miles to the north, but now two railroads cross here, and it has a population of 3,500, well supplied with churches and other public buildings. The second school building is just completed at a cost of $9,000; the two costing $15,000. There is now in progress of erection a hotel at a cost of $25,000.

There are three weekly and one daily papers published here. One, the COURIER, weekly, Republican, has a circulation of 1700. They have a public reading room and the town is filled with live, wide awake, enterprising people. There are many residences far exceeding in cost and beauty that of Templeton's, in Fowler. The town is surrounded by hills filled with the best building stone. Many quarries are now being worked, giving employment to hundreds of hands. The country in the immediate vicinity is very rough and rocky, being fit for grazing only. The valleys, however, are very productive. About one-third of the county, in the east, is of this nature, a great portion being very rough and unproductive. The central one-third is rolling, with many small streams and rich valleys. The western one-third lies in the Arkansas valley, and is generally known as second bottom land, in appearance resembling Richland and Union townships in Benton, save there are no ponds or sloughs. Here I find all the land in cultivation. Many fine residences and barns, hedges, and orchards, indeed, I could imagine myself in Benton county, and that alone is sufficient recommendation. There is considerable public lands in the county, but of an inferior quality. Yet for men of some means there are chances for good homes at reasonable figures. The constant query with me as I travel over the country is, why are men so anxious to sell if the country is so productive and desirable? I am told that many by whom the country was settled came here without money, took their claims, and hired money with which to improve. Big interest and a failure of crops compels them to sell. Again, there are a class of men calculated only for frontier life, and are discontented. Others are shiftless or bad managers, and are being rooted out. As in all new countries, the third or fourth classes of settlers are the ones to reap the benefit. These good chances will not last many years.

The county has a population of 22,000. There are six flourishing little towns within its borders. There are splendid water facilities for manufacturing. Sheep raising is proving remunerative. There are already 80,000 sheep in the county, a woolen mill is being talked of at Winfield, and at no distant day will be in operation. There are 116 school districts in the county and a good school house in each, beside each town has one or two, making at least 125 school houses. The streams are spanned in many places by good iron bridges, public improvement is well advanced, so that taxes in the future will not be high.

There is no doubt a grand future for this part of Kansas. At this writing it is quite cold, yesterday morning the temperature was 6 degrees below zero, with three inches of snow, this, I am told, is very uncommon at this season of the year. The climate is mild, and my experience proves it is favorable for persons troubled with asthma, yet I don't recommend those having homes in old Benton to "pull up stakes" and move to this county. In fact, I think it would be injurious to come here without money. More anon.

Cowley Co., Ks., Nov. 19, 1880.

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DECEMBER 16, 1880.

Our stockmen have had a great deal of trouble with their cattle during the late cold snap, through the stock straying off. The Eastus brothers lost over one hundred head and other herds are in the same fix.

GRANGER.

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DECEMBER 16, 1880.

The Atchiston, Topeka and Santa Fe, whether it ever makes the C., B. & Q. and Vanderbilt combinations or not, is about the biggest institution in the country. In ten years from the C. K., Holiday engine No. 1, and an old second hand passenger coach off the I. L. C. R. R., running over 27 miles of road, she now runs hundreds of engines and passenger coaches over a line of road more than a thousand miles in length, besides a half dozen branches which are themselves important lines. The road is operated independent of stock jobs or politics, being run purely as a matter of business and on business principles. The earnings of the road for the last half of November amounted to $510,000, and the company has ordered fifty new engines, forty new passenger coaches, and two thousand five hundred new freight cars. Gould and Vanderbilt have a match in General Strong, the manager of the A., T. & S. F. railroad. In the absence of all consolidations or combinations, the road under the lead of Gen. Strong's genius, will in five years be one of the most gigantic enter-prises known to civilization. Upon the other hand, a consolidation of the Santa Fe and Burlington will establish a system of roads that will serve a community of interests embracing the entire western half of the United States. It would have lines from Chicago to all principal eastern points, including all the Missouri river cities. Such a consolidation would give a line from Chicago to Denver and the Pacific via the Plattmouth bridge; another from St. Louis via the St. L. & S. F. and

Wichita, and from Atchison and Kansas City to the Pacific coast by their own road, which will soon be completed.

This will give them two lines to Gould's one; but the last line possesses immense advantages, in that it reaches Guayamas, on the Gulf of California, shortening up the line to Japan, Australia, and South America, by one thousand miles. And still this is not all. Arrangements have been made with the authorities of our sister Republic for the extension of this line to the capital of old Mexico. The magnificent and wonderful results that will follow the completion of the last named line cannot be computed. Eagle.

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DECEMBER 16, 1880.

As we were not present when Judge Campbell charged the grand jury in relation to indictments for selling intoxicating drinks in violation of the constitution and dram shop act, and as what he said has been variously interpreted and has excited the deepest interest, we have interviewed the judge and got his view on the matter, clearly and tersely expressed in his own language.

In the charge to the grand jury the Judge said that he had reason to believe that the County Board were induced to ask for the summoning of a grand jury by citizens who felt a special interest in the suppression of the liquor traffic, and such being the case, he regretted that, entertaining the opinion he did, he was compelled to inform them there was no penalty in the state for selling intoxicating liquors.

This was sufficient so far as the grand jury was concerned. He was under no obligations to give any reasons for this opinion, but as the governor and perhaps some lawyers had expressed a contrary opinion, he would, out of regard to public sentiment, give his reasons, which were very plain and simple.

The constitution declares that "no bill shall contain more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in the title." The title of the dram-shop act is, "An act to restrain dram shops and taverns, and to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors." The act must be construed with reference to the title. The amendment to the constitution, lately adopted by the people, prohibits the sale of liquors except for certain purposes. The prohibition is irreconcilable with the idea of a dramshop or tavern. The act prescribes certain penalties for selling liquor without "first taking out and having a license as dram shop or tavern keeper." The purpose of the penalty is manifestly to "restrain dram shops and taverns," that is to compel liquor sellers to procure a license. The idea of such a license is wholly inconsistent with the prohibitory amendment. The reason of the law having failed, the law itself fails.

The amendment is equally irreconcilable with the latter clause of the title of the act. It would perhaps be in order for the legislature to pass a law to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors to correspond with the exception in the constitutional amendment, "except for mechanical, scientific, and medicinal purposes." But there is nothing in the dram shop act bearing upon this exception in the amendment. It does not contemplate any such regulation; on the contrary, the act plainly negatives any idea of such regulation; for under the dram shop act, though liquors were sold for "mechanical, scientific, and medicinal purposes," the sale was unlawful, in the absence of a dram shop or tavern license.

The constitutional amendment is two fold in its object. First, it prohibits the sale of liquors, which repeals all of the dram shop act, which authorizes a license and a sale of liquor thereunder. Second, it authorizes the legislature to regulate the sale of liquor, "for mechanical, scientific, and medicinal purposes" only, which there is no pretense of doing anywhere in the dram shop act. The adoption of the prohibitory amendment is a new emergency not contemplated by the legislature at the passage of the dram shop act, and hence it is not presumed that the legislature intended to provide for such emergency; and there is nothing in the title or text of the act from which such an intention can reasonably be implied.

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[THE OKLAHOMA BOOM.]

On Monday the boomers began to arrive and go into camp near Arkansas City. Capt. Dave Payne was on hand and in command. He impressed strangers as a large, good looking gentleman not very talkative, but evidently having a strong purpose, which he meant to carry out as effectively as possible without resisting the troops. Beside them were camped about thirty U. S. cavalrymen under Lieut. Mason. Gen. C. H. Smith, of Gen. Pope's staff was also present. On Tuesday evening the boomers held a meeting with bonfires and illuminations, and Capt. Payne addressed the assembly in a moderate speech. Mayor W. W. Bloss, of the Chicago Times was present and made a few remarks. A petition to the president was read.

The reporter was escorted by a gay company of young people, consisting of a versatile reporter for the Monitor, who amused the company on the route with speeches and songs. Mr. Ed. Rolland, Mr. J. Houston, a young attorney, Miss Grace Scoville, and Miss May Roland, Mr. and Mrs. Lem Cook, and Miss Summers were down from Caldwell to see the battle. These visitors together first paid their respects to the boomer camp, and were invited to remain and attend their religious services.

The visitors attended and furnished a part of the music for the occasion. The congregation united in singing, "Hold the fort for we are coming, Oklahoma still. Waive the answer back to Kansas, By thy grace we will." The sermon was delivered by the colony chaplain, supplemented by remarks from another boomer. The reporter forgets their names. A large flag was floating over the camp and the congregation sang, "Rally 'round the flag." Capt. Payne was called on and made a few remarks. The general and Lieutenant from the other camp attended the service by special invitation. After services the visitors were invited to partake of refreshments with the boomers, which they did with great relish, for camp life was new and interesting at least to the ladies.

Capt. Payne and others, including Major Bloss, treated the visitors with cordial courtesy, and made their visit very pleasant. They visited the camp of the troops where they were courteously received. There was found everything orderly and neat. There were a dozen tents looking trim, forty fine horses standing ready to be saddled and mounted on a moment's notice, and forty well clad and equipped soldier boys ready for action on like notice. One of the saddlers was asked how they expected to cope with so many boomers. He answered that the boomers were not well equipped or disciplined, and that no serious difficulty was expected. He did not think they would attempt to cross the line; but if they did, they would be easily disposed of. Some of the soldiers were practicing shooting at a red handkerchief on a bush, but all were civil and quiet. The contrast between the two camps was very great.

Our reporter thought Hunnewell a hard place to get anything to eat and in other respects. At about 4 o'clock p.m. the visitors left for Arkansas City, where they arrived at 8 o'clock in the evening, returning to Winfield the next day. The conclusion arrived at, is that the stories and press reports afloat about the boom are grossly exaggerated.

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DECEMBER 16, 1880.

We believe in following all good fashions to the reasonable extent consistent with one's means, occupation, and duties. We believe that the cultivation of taste and love of the beautiful has a tendency to make better men and women. When a fashion is beautiful, convenient, healthy, and not too expensive, we say follow it by all means; but when it is ugly, or inconvenient, or unhealthy, we do not give its votaries honor or credit for adopting it.

We observe that a fashion is coming into vogue for ladies to wear short dresses, so short that they will not reach the floor or dirty sidewalk by about four inches. We hail the advent of this fashion with unalloyed pleasure, and pray that we may never again see one of those foolish trains, so ugly, so inconvenient, and so disagreeable every way.

Another new fashion is for ladies to wear substantial "common sense" shoes and boots, with wide and thick soles and low wide heels put on where the heel ought to be, and we entertain the ardent hope that the various ills of the late thin soles and twenty penny spikes standing under the middle of the foot called heels will disappear from this glorious land.

Another evidence of improved taste and civilization within two years is the style of ladies hats now worn. Then we felt conscious smitten when we called the ladies of Winfield beautiful; now we can make the statement boldly without mental reservation.

[ON TO WASHINGTON.]