THE WINFIELD COURIER.

[FROM MARCH 16, 1882, THROUGH APRIL 13, 1882.]

D. A. MILLINGTON, EDITOR.

ED. P. GREER, LOCAL EDITOR.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. [FRONT PAGE.]

TEACHERS= INSTITUTE.

The design of teachers= meetings and institutes is general improvement of teachers and making them feel a lively concern in the welfare of their profession; also to show the public (parents and guardians especially) what the teacher=s opposition is, to enlist their sympathy and cooperation with him and to engage every influence that will promote the success and respectability of the work of education. This is to be accomplished by lectures, essays, discussions, and such other exercises as the ingenuity of true and live education may conjecture.

Such persons always regard it as a labor of love to engage in any enterprise that looks to the accomplishment of this design.

From the report of the Fifth Northwestern teachers= meeting, the writer gleaned the following: AThe mistress of the Udall school had, as usual, left for parts unknown. President Wilson failed to put in an appearance, leaving the teachers like sheep without a shepherd. A part of the teachers had not seen the program in time to prepare the work assigned them.@

Now then, just such failures on the part of the managers of teachers= meetings as set forth in the above report, are some of the main causes that hinder the success of teachers= meetings and institutes are the following.

1. Dry and prosy addresses and other exercises that often amount to but little more than a play upon words, even when they come from persons who have great reputation as scholars and teachers.

2. The indiscretion of committees of arrangement in making business for the meeting, failing to provide in time a program of exercises that will afford matter for thought, that will be both interesting and edifying.

3. Persons attending such meetings merely to tgake some of the honors and to solicit fame for some kind of performances that will not interest teachers in this work, nor show to parents and school boards their duty to teachers and schools.

4. Lack of professional courtesy among teachers; some feeling as if they had attained the acme of proficiency in the business, and then being too proud to aid in elevating others to the same standard.

5. Not naturally considering what benefit may arise from such assemblies, and that when a teacher strives to promote a higher standard in his profession, and aid his fellow laborers, he greatly benefits himself, and sometimes gains a greater advantage than those for whom he labors.

All topics presented at teachers= meetings should come from practical educators, and they should have a direct bearing on the policy needed in common schools. Displays of sublime oratory and flowery composition are much less appropriate than pertinent and common-sense disquisitions on that kind of school management which will answer the wants of the coming generation.

Some of the most appropriate subjects, men of extensive learning may deem trite and commonplace; but those who would be instructors of the young must condescend to their capacity, take them as they find them, and lead them onward and upward. Young learners need a kind of intellectual food that is not known to men of profound erudition; and young teachers may be much benefited by the knowledge and experience of veterans in the profession. When teachers= meetings are wisely conducted, and appropriate and edifying exercises therein held, teachers will go from them nerved anew for their work, as well as better informed; and their influence may easily be made to reach parents and guardians, and show them what are their duties to the young, and their duties toward teachers and schools.

Vernon Township. J. S. BAKER.

[Yes, the paper had Anerved anew for their work.@]

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

FLORIDA LETTER.

PALATKA, FLORIDAY, February 2nd, 1882.

EDS. COURIER: I am quite sorry that I engaged in this series of articles, for I find it impossible to do justice to qualities and scenes in a simple communiation when a volume would scarcely be sufficient. My descriptions will necessarily be crude enough.

The city of Jacksonville when first located was singularly unpretentious; and now, with her additions of East Jacksonville, Oakland, Springfield, La Villa, Brooklyn, and Riverside, it is surprising to a Western man that she possesses a population of less than 16,000. And especially so, knowing her to be the Metropolis of a large and prosperous State, and having an extensive commerce by both railways and navigable waters. I must believe, however, that she must soon feel the pressure of the wonderful advancement going on in the interior of the State, and leap forward to meet the progress of an unprecedented immigration. If she does not, she will, like many an individual, have missed the opportunity of a life time. Jacksonville today needs a Board of Trade equal to the emergencies. And those emergences are, to control and secure forever, the retail trade of the State. The wholesale houses of Jacksonville ought to supply every retail dealer in the State on as good terms as he can buy in New York, and save that much freight to him. At present, a heavy portion of the State trade is done in Savannah and New York, and the former city is making great efforts to secure this trade. Jacksonville had better wake up. She is a beautiful city, with grounds rolling enough for good drainage; with good churches, schools, and hotels; and possessing in the main a good city governmentCwould be faultless if draymen were compelled to walk their horses, if street crossings were made and kept in repair, and the back yards of boarding houses were kept in better condition.

The St. John=s River from Jacksonville to Palatka seems more of a lake than a river. I suppose it will average three miles in width, and yet it is deep enough for large steamers, like the St. John=s of New York, now running between Charleston and Palatka. While there are several landings on either side of the river at which the mail is left, the only towns of much importance are Orange Park, Mandarin, and Green Cove Spring. The first named place is the town of the Winter Home and Improvement Company, and is really a very nice place, notwithstanding what thje land agents of other towns will tell one. For instance, I was talking with an agent of another locality, and casually spoke of the eligibility of Orange Park, as a pleasant place and where prices were reasonable. The agent begn to laugh. And he seemed to see something so exceedingly funny in what I had said that he nearly went into convulsions. As soon as he could catch his breath, and wipe the tears from his cheeks, he exclaimed: AWhat! That old grave yard of Benedicts down there, where every man who has set out an orange tree in that white sand has failed, and finally had to get out himself to keep from dying with the chills?@ Now, this is only a specimen. And from this it will be observed that each one must canvass closely with his own eyes, and talk with other people than land agents, if he expects to learn the true merits of any place.

A trip up the St. John=s on a pleasant day is one of the delights of a life time. Lounging on the upper deck and watching the hazy shores, studded with the Live Oak, the Palmetto, and Magnolia, hung in festoons with the rich living moss of the Gulf country, you naturally fall into reverie. It is dream life indeed. Only the romance of life has any business there. And it was in one of these delicious reveries that the writer one day on the upper St. John=s, had a singular visition. He had for days been visiting the orange groves in and around Palatka until the whole earth seemed almost turned to gold. You can have no idea of the sensation produced on a refined mind when first introduced into an orange grove in full bearing. I think I can say safely that no other earthly sight compares with it. Poor old Stephen saw a sight that transfigured his poor old bruised features into ineffable beauty. But that sight was in another world. I had been regaling on sights the nearest to heavenly that mortals are permitted to enjoy in this life. What wonder then, that I should seem to see myself metamorphosed into a statue composed entirely of perfect oranges! And as fast as fair women and beautiful maidens would pluck one away, another would appear in its place; and no dogs nor children were permitted to approach!

Mandarin is a pretty, cozy little hamlet on the east side of the river, where, nestled among the trees, could be seen from the wharf Mrs. Stowe=s cottage, less pretentious than others around it.

Green Cove Spring, like Orange Park, is situated on a high bank, and is a thrifty town and the county seat of Clay County. By far the largest part of the river shores are flat and swampy. Palatka is a town in importance next to Jacksonville. It is a place of large expensive hotels, has a good class of people, a good city government, and consequently has good order. But I was disappointed. I knew she was the head of large steamboat navigation; that one railroad had been completed connecting her with the Peninsular road and with the interior; that another road is already commenced which will connect her with the Indian River country; and that a railroad will assuredly be constructed along the west side of the river connecting her by rail with Jacksonville. I knew that any town with such advantages and prospects in Kansas would have not less than 150 buildings in process of erection. Well, after traveling every street in Palatka, and through her suburbs, the result of my hunt for improvements ws this: One large, rough building on the wharf for ice, one three-room cottage back in the town, and two nigger houses of one room each out in Newtown, the colored suburb of the city. J. M. ALEXANDER.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

FAIRVIEW GLEANINGS.

EDS. COURIER: After quite an extensive delay I will endeavor to communicate to you, for your periodical, some of the proceedings of this much noted neighborhood.

The open and almost exceptional winter with which we have been favored has added very materially to the advancement of spring work among the farmers.

Some of the real estate in this vicinity has changed hands since my last communication. Mr. John McIntyre has sold out and in a short time will migrate to Franklin County, Kansas.

Mr. Isom, our popular stock man, has disposed of his farm to Finley Graham, Esq., of Winfield, and expects to embark still more fully in the stock business somewhere within the confines of the State. Both of the above are good farmers and we regret to see them depart from our midst.

Hon. Joe Roberts has also disposed of his effects and will start for Washington Territory in the near future.

Mrs. Fanny Wilson of the Indian Territory made a flying visit to this place a few days ago and was heartily welcomed by her many friends.

Mr. James Cretaley of Elk County is visiting relatives here and seems highly pleased with Cowley. As he is a young man of prepossessing appearance, the young ladies of Fairview have become infatuated. Several cases of love at first sight is the result of his visit.

James Tweedie is now in the employ of Uncle Sam as mail agent from Arkansas City to the Sac & Fox Agency, Indian Territory. The girl he left behind him in the Territory is the incentive that caused him to take this new departure.

Mr. Cowan has removed to the east part of the county, where he expects to remain indefinitely.

Wilber Knox, who has been visiting in Ohio for several months, put in an appearance recently. Owing to his passion for ponies, he was induced to return to his adopted hearth.

The residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Orr was graced with the presence of a large number of invited guests on the evening of the 1st inst., for the purpose of participating in the party given in honor of Miss Mary Orr=s 16th birthday. A sumptuous repast was prepared of which all partook in a manner indicative that they were enjoying themselves immensely. Toward the small hours we all repaired to hour homes feeling that an evening had been profitably spent. May Miss Mary and all live to enjoy many birthdays of a similar nature is the sincere wish of your correspondent.

XINGUS.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

A LETTER FROM EGYPT. [SENT TO COL. McMULLEN.]

EDS. COURIER: Perhaps it is not known to many of our people that we have a highly accomplished missionary in the land of the Pharaohs from Cowley County in the person of Miss Anna Y. Thompson, who is a graduate of one of our best eastern seminaries. When we hear of what she and others have done, and are doing, to raise fellow humanity in other landsCspending the best years of their lives working for the elevation of their race upon unfriendly shores, we can realize how meager our yearly offerings are in comparison to their life-works. As the influence of the COURIER is always on the side of right, perhaps some of its many friends will desire to contribute something in addition to what is asked for, as that sum has already been secured. M.

AMERICAN MISSION.

CAIRO, EGYPT, February 13, 1882.

DEAR FRIEND: Last mail I received from my brother-in-law, Mr. McKitrick, word that he had sent the $25. The same day a letter came from the American Exchange Bank in New York, enclosing a draft on London for 5 pounds. Please accept my thanks for your kindness to me in the past, and also at this present time. It may seem bad policy to send home for the money, but I had a good many expenses last fall, and it seemed necessary to keep me from running into debt here. I will try now to be more economical.

I reached Cairo safely Sept. 28th, the same day we landed in Alexandria. We sailed from Philadelphia August 31st, and we only spent one night in Liverpool, as a steamer was to sail the next day to Alexandria. We anchored for some hours at Gibralter, Algiers, and Malta, and in Alexandria we had a short time after getting through the Custom House to see our missionaries there, and in Ramleh before coming to Cairo on the night train.

There were several changes for the better during my absence. One of them was the completion of our church, and this is much more suitable for our Sabbath services than the lecture room which had been used for some time. Some of the larger class of girls in our boarding schol had left it while I was in America. One of these was married to one of our best native church members, and two had gone to other towns to teach in our schools. One of these was a pupil whose father was not able to pay all the tuition required including boarding. I had helped to educate her, and still send her about the same amount, $2.50 a month, to suppor her as a teacher and manager of a girls= school in her native town, where she is doing a good work. Miss Conner, the lady who is with me in this school, went with me during the vacation at the beginning of the year to visit the town Sinneria, which is not far from the celebrated ancient labyrinth in the Fayoum, a place about 70 miles from here. I was formerly stationed there with one of our mission families, who are cousins of mine, and of course I feel interested to see the school I once had charge of successfully carried on by one of our pupils. Two of her former classmates are pupil teachers in this school, and one is in a town called Mansura in the old land of Goshen, where she gives satisfaction. We have now twenty-four boarders, besides two teachers, and we have ten or eleven different nationalities, one of them being a black girl, who was once a slave, but is now handsomely supported by a Swiss gentleman here, and another is a white slave from Constantinople, whose master is a Mohammedan boy. We have 80 day scholars this month, and they are mostly Mohammedans and Copts. Some of our boarders are supported by friends in America, either individually or S. S. Classes, and they pay on each, $50, for a school year of ten months. We have some few girls who pay a part, but not all of the tuition required, and some pay all. Miss Conner and I visit among the homes as much as we can, and quite a large work is carried on by Bible women, or AZinana workers,@ as some call them, who go from house to house teaching the women to read the Bible and explain it to them, and in this way many women are taught who never attend our church services from various reasons.

When we were in a part of Cairo called Bonlac on last Saturday, our Bible woman there again begged of me to open a school in that neighborhood for girls. She offered her court, which is partly covered, as a place where the children could meet, and she thought we could secure the services of one of our former pupils as teacher for the sum of $4 a month. Her talk had considerable effect on me, but I said to her, AWhere will we get the money to carry it on?@ When we hear the missionary gentleman say that the mission is doing all that it can afford for education in Cairo, and there is not much money to spare from private funds, it seems rather discouraging, but it occurred to me that this might be a good way of spending something over $14, which is being sent to me from a Sabbath School in Pennsylvania. That being only enough to carry on the school for a short time, I remembered that I was intending to write to you for today=s mail, and it seemed to me proper to ask you if you would not be silling to give a donation, however small, towards this object. Did you not ask me to write to you if I saw something that needed extra funds to carry it on, or is this all a dream on my part? You may think it strange, but it never occurred to me to write to ask you for anything until last Saturday night, and now you can use your discretion, and I would not wish to interfere with any of your benevolent work at home.

Our mission opened a boarding school for boys last September, in connection with the large boys= day school here in another part of this building, and it promises to do well and be self-supporting. They pay $12 a month each. We have also a large day school for girls in another part of Cairo called AHaret es Sakkaeen,@ which is superintended by Mrs. Watson.

I am afraid you will weary of my long letter and talk about our work. I would indeed rejoice if you could bring Mrs. McMullen and visit us some time in this strange old land.

I hope you are all quite well. How is your mother now? It makes me very sad sometimes to be so far away from my father and mother in their advanced years, but it seemed to be my duty to return to the work to which the church had sent me, and which requires sometime to acquire the language before a person is fitted to do anything, owing to the language and customs of the people. I was very sorry to hear in my last letter from home that father was not well, but trust he is better.

Please remember me to the Baptist minister. Give my kind love to Mrs. McMullen and the children and your mother. Hoping to hear from you soon even if only by a postal card, I am

Yours sincerely, ANNA Y. THOMPSON.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

MORE CANDIDATES. [EDITORIAL PAGE.]

The Anthony Journal would like to see Messrs. Sluss and Peters elected to Congress. Bothgood men for the place, Mr. Journal. Did you ever hear of a man named W. P. Hackney?

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

PRESIDENCY IN 1884.

Some of the friends of St. John in this county want him for the Republican candidate for the Presidency in 1884. Well, we will get another two year=s service out of him as Governor before that time, and perhaps by that time Plumb=s bill for a prohibition amendment to the national constitution will have strength enough to go through. In the whirligig of events which are crowding into the history of our country, many events occur that are much more strange than would be the election of St. John as the chief executive of the nation.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

GIST OF THE NEWS.

Three Indians were hanged at Fort Grant, Arizona Territory, for the murder of Capt. Hentry and Hireman at Beam Creek last summer. They laughed while the rope was being adjusted about their necks.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

PERSONALS.

Mrs. Bosley is very ill with lung fever.

E. W. Hovey left for the east last week.

The Foral Store for sale or rent. See J. D. Pryor.

W. P. Hackney is in Arkansas this week on legal business.

Commissioner Harbaugh was in the city Saturday.

Mr. W. H. Smith has gone east to purchase his spring boots and shoes.

N. W. Dressie, of Cedar Township, was in town and called on us Tuesday.

S. D. Klingman was offered and refused $4,000 ffor his farm in Pleasant Valley.

T. R. Timme traded his fast horse to Charlie Black for a quarter section of land Saturday.

BIRTH. Tom Myers has a bran new boy at his house. Born FridayCweight 8 pounds.

Mr. James Kelly arrived home Monday from New Mexico. He is very sick with erysipelas.

Mrs Dr. Holland came in from the west Monday. It is rumored that Doc. Will soon return.

Miss Mollie Majors is home again after having spent the winter attending school in Topeka.

Hon. Ed. Jaquens spent Sunday in our city. He will make his headquarters at Caldwell this summer.

Mr. H. B. Pratt has furnished the Walnut Valley Church in Fairview Township with an eight day clock.

Henry C. Hawkins has sold his farm in Vernon to Mr. Geo. T. Bacaston from Pennsylvania for $4,000 cash.

[NOT SURE ABOUT ABOVE...COULD BE $1,000 CASH...ALSO: WONDER IF BACASTON IS REALLY BACASTOW???]

Will Whitney=s new residence is about ready for the plastering. John Craine will put his best touches on it.

The Caney Valley Coal Co. have leased their mines for the summer and Superintendent Johnson has returned home.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

[MORE PERSONALS.]

Mr. J. D. Houston came down from Wichita Saturday, and spent the afternoon shaking hands with his many friends here.

S. H. Myton has laid out an array of cooking stoves that is appalling in its immensity. S. H. Is always abreast of the times.

DIED. Mrs. G. W. Humphrey, of Oxford, and well known to many of our citizens, died last Monday. She was fifty-six years of age.

Mrs. C. A. Hull returned to her home in Independence on Tuesday morning. Her friends here have been delighted with her visit.

W. W. Webb, a cousin of our Lovell H. and nephew of Judge W. C. Webb, of Topeka, has gone to Old Mexico with a party of surveyors.

Rev. C. W. Gregory has been called to the pastorate of the Baptist Church in North Topeka. He left for Topeka last week and his family will soon follow.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Chas. H. Payson=s parents furnished him with $250, with which to pay back the money he embezzled, but he got the money and skipped.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

S. M. Roseberry has sold his farm in Beaver Township for $2,000 cash. Hamilton Barnes, who sold in that locality recently, is the purchaser.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Rev. J. A. Hyden came down Saturday and spent several days with his many friends here. He filled the pulpit at the Baptist Church Sunday evening.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

J. T. Sheldon, of Arkansas City, was brought before the Probate Judge and adjudged insane Monday. He becomes violent at times, but is generally quiet.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Ed Nicholson returned to Cowley County last week, never more to roam. He brings his cattle and household goods and is satisfied with Cowley as a home.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

J. S. Mann is building a handsome residence on the lots just north of the Christian Church on 12th Avenue. Mr. John Craine has the conract for the foundation stone work.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Messrs. Huston and Nichols have taken charge of the Dunkard Mills near Little Dutch. Mr. Nichols is an experienced miller and will keep the mills up to the highest notch.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

A birthday party in honor of Mr. Savage=s 43rd birthday was held at his home in Fairview Township Monday eveningCone of the biggest social occasions of the season.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Mr. John Flint of Richland Township, an old subscriber to the COURIER, made us a pleasant call Saturday. Mr. Flint and the writer came from the same place in Leavenworth County.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Mr. A. B. Howard, General Manager of the Wheeler & Wilson M. F. G. Co., spent Monday with D. F. Best, their agent here. He is delighted with the country and its business outlook.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Abe Steinberger has rented the elegant residence of Rev. Rigby, near J. C. Fuller=s. He moved in Tuesday. The senior editor of this paper, who lives across the way, wants to buy a large dog.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

The United Brethren have purchased three lots in the Loomis addition on which they expect to erect a church. The lots tthey bought are the ones on which the Baptists first intended to build.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

The United Brethren have purchased three lots in the Loomis addition on which they expect to erect a church. The lots they bought are the ones on which the Baptists first intended to build.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Will Mr. A. T. Cooper please send us his post office address? We failed to give him credit for the subscription payment last week and have forgotten to which post office his paper is being sent.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

The Santa Fe has finished building the line from Olathe to Kansas City. It is also announced that the Wells Fargo Express will be put on the K. C. L. & S., by April first. These moves indicate something.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Hon. C. R. Mitchell is to be on the State Board of Charities. Bot will be as charitable as any gentleman who has ever sat on that board. If there is a larger hearted man in the state, we don=t know him.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

J. W. Hamilton has turned up in Emporia and the News says: AWe are glad to know that he will move his family here and become a permanent resident.@ The News won=t be so glad if it loans him fifty cents.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

W. L. Holmes couldn=t get up courage enough to leave old Cowley and Monday bought John Mehan=s farm near his old place. He paid $1,550 for the new farm. We began to fear we would lose W. L., but he=s settled now.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Notwithstanding the stormy weather, Elder F. M. Hains has been conducting a meeting of interest at Beaver Center during the past week, and the meeting will continue through this week.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

J. J. Tribble, of Fairview County, thinks that some of the wheat in his section is too far advanced for this time of the year, having already two joints and being too thick. He says the pastured wheat looks to him more promising.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

We publish on the first page an excellent letter from Col. Alexander, dated at Palatka, Florida. The Colonel is highly pleased with the land of the Magnolias, and his description of it will be read with interest by those who have never seen it.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Mr. Frank Finch, Sheriff Shenneman=s efficient deputy, will be a candidate for constable at the coming city election. At present it seems that Frank will have no opposition. He will make a splendid officer, a fact that is recognized by everyone.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

One of the porters at the Brettun, Lindsay Walden by name, used some insulting language toward one of the waiter girls Monday, when the girl promptly hurled a tumbler against his left ear, cutting it badly. The fellow then drew a revolver and things assumed a war-like aspect until Charlie Harter appeared on the scene and ordered him out of the house. The young lady showed her pluck and good sense. She ought to have hit him with every tumbler in the dining room.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

From the publiished proceedings of the council we clip the following: Resolved by the city council that the City of Winfield hereby agrees to pay her proportion of lawyers= fees that may become due to Sluss and Hatton under existing proposition made by the said Sluss & Hatton for representing said city and the other territory formerly constituting old Winfield Township, against the several suits brought to collect certain scrip issued by the old Winfield Township.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

A jolly party of Arkansas City=s people came up last Wednesday evening to see the show. Among those who stopped over were Conductor Miller, Lady, and Miss Wycoff, H. P. Farrar, O. Ingersoll, M. J. Captron, G. W. Abbott, B. W. Matlack, A. W. Patterson, H. S. Davenport, H. P. Stanley, C. M. Scott, J. L. Huey, C. U. France, and others whose names we did not get. The Santa Fe freight was held over until after the show in orrder to let the folks go home that night.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

THE MARKETS. Produce holds about the same. Butter 25 cents. Eggs have fallen2-2 cents and now bring 10 cents. Live chickens $2.40, live ducks $2, live turkeys $3 to $12, dressed 10 cents per pound. Potatoes $1 to $2.50. Hogs are a little down, being down at $5 to $5.40. Wheat is firmer at $4.15 for best and 80 cents for poor. Corn is going up, one load of white sold today (Wednesday) at 70 cents, and a load of medium yellow mixed at 56 cents.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Mr. John McGuire=s oldest boy had the last two fingers of his left hand shot off Saturday by the bursting of a hot gun with which he was hunting. The gun had been hidden away from him, but Saturday he got hold of it long enough to shoot two fingers off. Drs. Wright and Cooper wer called in and amputated the shattered members. The boy is now doing as well as could be expected.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

On the first page this week we publish a letter from a Cowley County lady who is in the Foreign Missionary work in Egypt. It contains many items of interest and comes from one who is giving her life to the work. The letter was addressed to Col. McMullen, who takes much interest in the work and makes large contributions toward carrying it on.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Rev. Hyden has been assigned to the charge of the church at Burlington and will go there this week. We congratulate the Burlington people on securing so thorough and efficient a pastor. No minister has ever left this charge with more united feeling of friendship and esteem, and we bespeak for him a warm reception by the people of Burlington.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

DIED. Mr. Hanchet, father of Frank Hanchet, died last week from the effects of a kick by a horse. He was quite an old gentleman and had improved his time by amassing a store of knowledge much above the average. He went into the stable to handle a vicious horse and received a kick in the stomach.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Brotherton & Silvers resigned the position of City weigh-masters and Mr. A. G. Wilson was appointed at the last meeting of the Council. Mr. Wilson is one of our most trustworthy citizens and will fill this position honestly and faithfully. Farmers will bear this change in mind.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

The people of North Fairview have formed a library association. About twenty dollars worth of books were donated and upwards of sixty dollars was raised, which will be laid out in standard works. A first class library is the highest indication of the intelligence of a community.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Mr. J. A. Hilsabeck, who has been teaching school at the Holland schoolhouse, was arrested last week, charged with being one of those who stoned the train. He will be tried Thursday and probably acquitted, as it seems that he had nothing to do with it.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Three gentlemen of brains and money arrived here Friday night from Kentucky. They are well pleased with the country, and say that prohibition was the first thing that favorably impressed them with Kansas. Good laws bring good men.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

We learn that Walt Smith, an early-day resident of this county and for the last six years sheriff at Colorado Springs, has been appointed United States Marshal for the district of Colorado. Walt was the first register of deeds of this county.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

The Board of County Commissioners meet the first Monday after the first Tuesday in April, which will be the 10th, and not on the first Mondy as some suppose. Those who have business before the board will bear this in mind.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

We should certin regret that such men as M. S. Roseberry and H. C. Hawkins have sold out their farms were it not for the fact that they propose to remain and invest again, and the further fact that the purchasers are valuable acquisitions to this county.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Our attention was attracted a day or two ago by a fine piece of calf skin hanging in the Winfield Bank. This skin is thoroughly tanned and was the work of the Kansas tannery, managed by E. E. Thorpe. The tanning was accomplished in eight days.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Mr. G. S. Manser returned from Cincinnati with his little daughter, Hope, last week. He took her to the famous oculist, Dr. Williams, whose treatment of her eyes was so successful that no further trouble is anticipated.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Rev. Jones, our new Methodist minister, made us a pleasant call Tuesday. He is a very pleasant looking gentleman and seems pleased with the prospect here. He has been three years at Eldorado.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Someone cabbaged seventeen yellow-legged chickens from Mr. S. P. Jennings Monday night. The heads were found lying in a heap near the chicken house. Revs. Hyden, Tucker, and Jones left the next day for other towns. [???]

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

The residence of Mollie Burke, once a denizen of this city, but recently removed to Arkansas City, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night together with the furniture and clothing of the inmates.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

76 Horning Robinson & Co., have a carload and a half of barbed wire in stock and are selling immense quantities of it daily. If you intend building wire fence, do not fail to call on them.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

The ANew Bakery@ at Mrs. Stump=s old stand favored us with a sample loaf of their splendid bread yesterday. The New Bakery folks are certainly adepts in the art of breadmaking.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

The agency for the New Domestic sewing machine has been transferred from Mr. Friend to Mr. D. F. Best. This machine will now be found on exhibition at his store.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Mrs. J. L. Loose has enjoyed a visit from her mother, Mrs. Hoig, during the past two weeks. She left for her home in Illinois Tuesday.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

S. P. Strong came down Wednesday. As there were not many people in town that day, S. P. could get about the streets comfortably.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Miss Alice Dunham, of Lincoln, Nebraska, a cousin of the writer, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Greer.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

A. J. Baurgauer returned from the east Monday.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

PAYSON TOO SMART

For the Topeka Police and Jumps Jail, Jailor, and Creditors.

From our Topeka correspondent we receive the following.

C. H. Payson, late of your city, has been figuring quite conspicuously here of late. It appears that when he was pardoned he came here from Leavenworth, and while here a young lawyer named Spencer took pity on him, and to Ahelp him out,@ gave him an account of two hundred and twenty-five dollars to collect. The debter was in Leavenworth County, and Payson was to go there and collect the claim and receive twenty-five dollars and his expenses. He went to Leavenworth, collected the money, and on his return here made no report to Spencer, but left for Winfield. Last week he was arrested in Burlington this state, and brought here. He telegraphed his brother in Washington to send him the money, and also sent a dispatch to his father in Illinois to send the following dispatch to his brother: APlease send Charlie the money he wants this once. FATHER.@ This was on Tuesday the 7th. Charlie was locked up that day, but on the 8th a dispatch came from the brother in Washington that he had sent the money. So Payson was allowed to run about during the day, but confined at night. On Friday the money was received by Payson in the shape of a draft. As soon as he received the letter he took the draft to a bank and got it cashed and has not since been heard from. The constable is now on the lookout for him. When asked what he did with the money he said he had lost it, but declined to state how or in what manner. Governor St. John is reported to have said that he should always regret having pardoned Payson.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

One of Winfield=s Industries.

Our fellow-townsman Frank Barclay, Plumber, steam and gas-fitter, has now on the road a car-load of the celebrated Wycoff water pipe for distributing water from windmills and pumps to stock, and for irrigating purposes, which is the most durable and cheapest pipe in use. He has the old reliable Halladay Windmill, also the Althoure and Wheeler raneless Windmill, and the low priced Hawkey Windmill, especially for stock wells, with the complete paraphernalia of tanks, Hydrants, Hose, Lawn-sprinklers, Ornamental Fountains and Jets, of the latest and most beautiful styles. Also a full line of Steam, Gas and Water fittings, Marble, Iron, and Copper goods, Earthenware sinks, Bathtubs, Iron and Lead pipe, at the lowest market rates. He has the agency of the Springfield Gas Machine, and Mitchell & Vance and Archer & Pancoast=s Gas Fittings and Bronzes, many of which are now in use in this city. He also has the agency for the State of Kansas for the low pressure Magazine Boiler Steam Warming apparatus, several of which are in successful operation in our city. Of all the above Mr. Barclay has gained sufficient proof of his ability to please his patrons in Winfield and in other cities in Kansas.

He has also a large stock of iron and wood pumps of the best make and quality at knock-down prices, in connection with which he will sell barbed-wire, iron and nails, hardware, stoves, and tinware at the very lowest cash prices.Call and see him; he warrants all his work and goods. Under Read=s Bank.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Farewell Sermon.

Last Sunday morning Rev. Tucker preached his farewell sermon to a large and appreciative audience. The sermon was the best we have heard him deliver and toward the close was eloquent and impressive. He spoke feelingly of his connection with the church here and of the friends who had assisted him in his work. After the sermon he devoted a few minutes to personal matters, severely criticizing the editor of the Daily for the attacks recently made upon him by that paper. This is a matter that for that gentleman=s own sake we wish had never been alluded to. The articles in the Daily could, in this community, where all are so well known, detract none from his character as a gentleman and a minister, and his criticism from the pulpit cannot possibly help the matter while it may impair his influence in communities elsewhere. Rev. Tucker has accomplished much in his labors here and our city is certainly better off for his work. In his zeal for the church and the moral advancement of the peope, he has said and done some injudicious things. We bespeak for him and his most excellent lady a warm reception at their new and important charge which is one of the best in the conference.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

The Attack on the Santa Fe Train.

There is a deep feeling all over Pleasant Valley and Beaver townships against the parties who disturbed the neighborhood by shooting and carousing on the evening of March 4th. The disturbance seems to have been made by three young men who resided in Beaver Township, all of them under twenty years of age. Warrants were got out for their arrest Monday, but they had left the county. The parents of the boys, as good citizens as we have in the county, were in Monday to see what course to pursue. The boys will have to appear and pay their fines, which cannot exceed $100. These boys have been going the downward road rapidly for some time and if this fiasco brings them to their senses, it will be the best thing that has ever happened to them.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Our Wholesale House.

J. P. Baden has rented the McDougal building, which he will use as a Wholesale Grocery House. His retail stores will continue as they now are and this new arrangement applies exclusively to the wholesale business. It is with no small degree of pride that we record thisCthe establishment of Winfield=s first exclusive jobbing house.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Teachers= Association.

According to appointment, the teachers of the North-western Division met at Darian schoolhouse on the evening of March 3rd. The night was beautiful, and the attendance larger than at any previous time. Little Dutch, Valley Center, and Darien schools were well represented, and the evening ws occupied very pleasantly with exercises from the different schools. The attendance at the Saturday meeting was small; but the program was taken up, and the different subjects discussed. Most of the work was retrospective, and the teachers all agreed that our monthly meetings had been beneficial to both schools and teachers. As an evidence of that fact, on motion it was decided to adjourn to meet again at Valley Center schoolhouse, on the first Friday evening of October, 1882. The vice president and secretary prro tem, were appointed to arrange a program for that time. The following is a list of teachers and patrons of the N. W. Division, who have attended one or more of the six Saturday meetings.

Messrs. Porter Wilson, A. H. Limerick, R. B. Corson, J. Martindale, R. B. Hunter, Geo. Wright, Albert Brookshire, L. McKinley, and J. E. Hicks; and Misses Villa M. Combs, Fannie M. McKinley, Mrs. A. Limerick, and Nannie Wilson. Patrons: G. L. Gale, Rock Township, and Mr. Meece, Ninnescah Township. The Association wishes also to express its thanks to P. W. Smith for the interest he has manifested in its welfare.

I almost forgot to say that the account of President Wilson and the mill-dam was false. We were rejoiced to meet him again this side of the flood.

L. McKINLEY, Secretary pro tem.

[NOTE: PAPER SOMETIMES SHOWS AMcKINLAY@...GATHER McKINLEY IS CORRECT.]

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

A Card.

EDS. COURIER: I wish to express through the COURIER my heart-felt thanks to my dear little scholars of the Valley View Sabbath School for a present of a beautiful toilet set by their class-mate, Miss Nellie Martin, in a very feeling and graceful little speech. I will prize while life shall last this beautiful memento of love and esteem, coming as it does from so many little children, of whom our Savior daid, AOf such is the Kingdom of Heaven.@ May each and everyone of you give your hearts to Jesus now in the morning of your bright young lives, that he may shield you from all the storms of life, is the prayer of your teacher.

H. CRAIG.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

DIED. SMOCK. Near Rock, Kansas, at 1 o=clock p.m., March 3rd, of inflammation of the bowels, Gertrude M., daughter of S. J. And H. E. Smock, aged 1 year, 11 months, and 6 days.

Mr. and Mrs. Smock have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. The loss of one of these bright little jewels is more keenly felt than any but parents can know.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Early in the week Hudson Bros., will remove their jewelry store temporarily to the building next to Brown=s drug store, where Best now is, and will begin the erection of a large and commodious store building on the site of their present store. Until this is completed, their old customers will find them at Brown=s old stand.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

F. V. Rowland wants every farmer and stockman in Cowley County interested in breeding and raising of stock to call at the post office and get a sample copy of the Breeders= Gazette, the best weekly stock journal published in America.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

The Messrs. Hollingsworth, formerly of Edwards County, and who sold their property there for $10,000, are here and will buy. They are highly pleased with our county.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Lewis Billings sold his house and two lots on Sixth Avenue to John F. Ellinger for $1,000.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

DEATH OF MR. SERVICE.

AIn the Midst of Life we Are in Death.@

DIED. Never before do we remember being so shocked as when a gentleman came hurriedly into our office Saturday and announced that John Service was dead. It was some time before we could realize that this was indeed the case. Only a short time before we had seen him strong, healthy, and in the full blush of a noble manhood, honored and respected by a large circle of friends and associates. It was hard to believe that such a life should be so suddenly cut off, but the grim destroyer knows no preference and brooks no delay.

Mr. Service and Rev. Platter had been at Wellington assisting in a series of meetings in progress there. They returned on the 5:40 train Saturday and separated, Mr. Service going to his home, apparently in perfect health and good spirits. He went home and into the yard to split some wood. After awhile he came in and laid down on the bed, complaining of a pain his side, and in less than fifteen minutes was dead. The trouble is attributed to heart disease. In a few minutes the news of his death had spread all over the city and deep and universal were the expressions of sorrow and sympathy for the bereaved sister.

Mr. Service was a native of Scotland and was fifty-eight years of age. He came to this county nine years ago, and during his residence here has earnestly labored for the moral and material advancement of the people. As a man he had but few equals. Quiet, and unassuming, he was yet a man of strong purposes and convictions, unfaltering in his advocacy of moral and social reforms, and lived a life of spotless purity. Though close in business affairs, he dispensed charity with a willing hand and no poor and needy one was ever turned from John Service=s door empty-handed. The loss of such a man is keenly felt by the community, and especially at this time when our county and state need men of sterling worth to battle with the great moral questions now coming before the people.

To the bereaved sister, his companion and co-laborer in the great field of humanity, the COURIER extends its most sincere sympathy in this hour of bereavement.

THE FUNERAL

services were held at the Presbyterian Church Monday at two o=clock. The church was crowded with friends of the deceased. The pulpit was heavily draped in black and Mr. Service=s pew was fringed with crape looped with knots of wheat heads. The services were conducted by Rev. Platter assisted by Revs. McClung of Wellington, Hyden of Larned, and Cairns, Canfield, and Tucker of this city. Mr. Platter spoke feelingly of the close fellowship existing between Mr. Service and himself, of his pure character and moral worth, and of the buoyant and zealous christian spirit which he carried through all his life=s work and across to the other shore where the speaker hoped to meet him bye and bye. Rev. McClung had come from his home in Wellington to pay a last sad tribute to the friend whom he had learned to love as a brother and who had spent the last night of his life under his roof. His remarks were touching and brought tears to the eyes of many in the audience. After the conclusion of the services, those who desired were allowed a last look at the face of their dead friend, when the casket was taken up, conveyed to the hearse, and as the bell toiled sadly the procession moved out to the cemetery, there to deposit the last remains of an honored citizen in the bosom of mother earth. APeace be to his ashes@ forevermore.

[IT APPEARS THAT SERVICE CAME IN 1873.]

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Tannehill Items.

EDS. COURIER: Mr. J. W. Browing will take his leave of Beaver Township on Monday morning next for Dade County, Missouri. His sale went off the 8th inst., quite lively. Property sold at good prices to be a cash sale on all livestock and grain. Milch cows sold from $35 to $61; horses from $76 to $95; oats at 50 cents; corn from 43 cents to 45 cents; breed sows from $14 to $18; fat hogs at about $5 per hundred, stock hogs about the same.

We learn that Mr. Barns has sold his farm of 80 acres in section 1, at $25 per acre to a gentleman from Illinois.

Rev. Mr. Rains is holding a series of meetings at Beaver Center this week.

Farming has been blockaded by the heavy fall of snow. It is pretty hard on chinch bugs, which are quite numerous in the prairie grass.

Some of our peaceable citizens of Beaver and Pleasant Valley Townships were grossly insulted on Saturday night last by a set of night marauders going from the literary held at the Holland schoolhouse. Several pistol shots were fired as they passed houses on the road. No particular damage was done, only the shooting of a cat belonging to Mr. Samuel Hughs. How long those lawless chaps will be suffered to carry firearms and shoot in peaceable citizens= dooryards without being handled by the strong hand of the law we cannot tell, but we are inclined to think the County Attorney will soon be engaged in handling them without gloves.

Mr. William Sipe has a farm of Joseph Abrams and has left Beaver Township and gone to Creswell. We wish Billy good luck in his new quarters.

Mr. James Coulter has his steam mill now in good running order. He says he can grind 30 bushels of corn per hour into any kind of meal a man wants, either fine or coarse.

Mrr. Knox has purchased the Johnson farm in the Arkansas bottom. We did not learn the price. He contemplates raising stock.

The boys at Easterly schoolhouse ran out of mischief the other night and destroyed a wagon shed belonging to Mr. Baker of Vernon Township, who informed them that if they did not pay for the same, there would be some business for Esquire Hammond to attend to. I guess they will ante up.

Mr. A. Clearwaters has bought Mr. Joseph C. Poor=s bottom farm and will move on it next fall. We hope he will be successful. Mr. Clearwaters is one of our industrious, careful farmers and is making it pay in Kansas. GRANGER.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Bolton.

I have deferred writing from time to time, till the old adage proved true that Aprocrastination is the thief of time.@

Well, dear friends, how do you like to see sullen, gruff old winter sitting in the lap of pretty, blushing spring? It may irritate you some, but remember, Awhatever is, is right,@ and do not murmur or complain.

Real estate is changing hands at a lively rate at present.

Mr. Stephen Rice has sold his farm to Mr. Burress, one of the cattle kings of the Territory. Mr. Rice and family will soon move to Oregon. We are sorry to see him leave us, as the place left vacant in society by the removal of his accomplished daughters and estimable lady, cannot well be filled.

Mr. Willis Feagins has sold his farm to Mr. Webster, from Illinois, but we understand Mr. Feagins does not intend to leave us.

[FEAGANS IS THE NAME THAT APPEARS AT TIMES...NOT SURE WHICH IS CORRECT: FEGANS OR FEAGINS!]

Mr. Beacham has also sold his farm, but I did not learn who was the purchaser.

All of the above named purchasers are men of wealth and influence, and who will be valuable additions to the neighborhood. We are always glad to welcome such among us.

Mr. A. D. Furman is farming Mr. Eli Young=s place this season.

MARRIED. At Wellington, March 7th, Mr. ____ Babcock, and Miss Lina Young of this neighborhood. Mr. Babcock is a prominent sheep man in the Territory.

School closed at Theaker Friday, the 3rd last, and the Bland, Friday the 10th.

Our school closes in two weeks. Our teacher very unexpectedly made a visit to his father, who lately returned from Mexico. It is thought that L. C. Will go with him when he returns, but I think it is hardly probable, for he is too much in love with Cowley for that.

The Limbocker boys are in this vicinity laying hedge for Mrs. Burnett and others.

The Sunday school at Mercer schoolhouse was re-organized last Sunday.

Wheat looks well, notwithstanding the snow and ice.

Farmers are happy and contented and generally jubilant over the prospect of an abundant harvest. CAESAR.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Texas Cattle.

For the benefit of those of our readers interested in Texas cattle, we clip the following from Texas newspapers regarding the prices and condition of stock there this spring.

James Livingston sold to Flippen & Hudson 1,000 head one and two year old steers at $10.50 and $14, to be delivered in the spring. Austin News.

We learn yearlings are being sold now at $10.50, and two year olds at $14.50. These are high prices: still, cattle are worth all they are selling for. Rockport Transcript.

Messrs. Smith and Thurmond of this place sold 1,300 head of cattle, ones, twos, and cows and calves, at $10 for yearlings, $14 for twos, and $20 for cows and calves, delivered 1st of May. Live Stock Journal.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

Prairie Grove.

EDS. COURIER: The late snow is the heaviest fall in 10 years in March, and will be of vast benefit to the farmers of Cowley. The earth is now drinking in a supply for the benefit of all crops the coming season; this is to be indeed the jubilee of Cowley County. The snow has disappeared and left the fruit crop in a splendid condition; also the wheat. The subsoil is full of water, which insures a good crop of corn. By the way, we see a dollar a foot offered for the first stalk of corn brought in raised in 1882. Why, sir, every farmer will bring you in a stalk, and if you want to see some big corn, offer $25 for the first hill of corn 15 feet high and it will be forthcoming at a very early date.

Mr. George Sapp, his mother and daughter, are visiting relatives in this vicinity. They are staunch friends of the prohibitory law, think our State will prosper much better without saloons. George is pleased with the country, is a young man of talent, and will be a credit to the neighborhood in which he locates.

James O. Vandorsol [? Vanorsdal?? Vanorsdol??] rejoices that he is again out of the hospital after six months illness of his wife and some five weeks illness of his daughter, who is now just getting about. It is no wonder he rejoices.

Miss Hattie Pontious is at home and will remain during vacation. R.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

School Exhibition in Vernon Township.

EDS. COURIER: The school in District 50 closed Friday, and Saturday evening we witnessed the final blowout, which was an exhibition given by the school, assisted by a party from Valley View. Our school has been a grand success. Much credit is due Mr. Rude for the interest he has manifested in our school, for his successful efforts to supply the school with suitable references, and for the success of his methods of discipline and instruction. Tom is a thorough, energetic and successful young teacher, and his short acquaintance in Vernon Township has made him many friends and well-wishers. In a grand Republic like this if there are any whom we should gladly encourage and assist, it is the honest, intelligent young men who have begun life at the lowest round of the ladder and are endeavoring by patient, faithful labor, to ascend. A PATRON.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

School Report, District 91.

Term report: Average enrollment 18, average daily attendance 13, number of cases of tardiness 398, number of months taught, 5. The pupils who stood highest in deportment and scholarship are the following: Chas. E. Daugherty, Fielda Daniels, Leon A. Jacobus, Mattle L. Daniels, Gertrude E. McKinley, Willie P. Jacobs. L. McKINLEY, Teacher.

Winfield Courier, March 16, 1882.

School Report, Dist. 93, for the Month Ending March 3rd, 1882.

A GRADE.

Ella King, Arithmetic 100, Geography 100, Language 100, General Information 95, History 90, Neatness 100.

Carrie Rosberry [?Roseberry?], Arithmetic 100, Geography 100, Language 100, General Information 90, History 85, Neatness 100.

Sarepta Abrams, Arithmetic 95, Geography 90, Language 90, General Information 80, Neatness 100.

Albert Fuller, Arithmetic 99, Geography 90, Language 90, General Information 85, Neatness 100.

George Rogers, Arithmetic 80, Geography 80, Language 80, General Information 70, Neatness 100.

B GRADE.

Abie Davis, Arithmetic 80, Language 100, Georgraphy 100, Neatness 100.

Daisy Roseberry, Arithmetic 75, Language 100, Geography 100, Neatness 100.

Cora Rogers, Arithmetic 100, Language 100, Geography 70, Neatness 100.

Abbie Wright, Arithmetic 80, Language 100, Geography 75, Neatness 100.

Milus Fuller, Arithmetic 90, Language 80, Neatness 90.

Monroe Rambo, Arithmetic 80, Language 80, Neatness 98.

Sammie Roseberry, Arithmetic 80, Language 80, Neatness 99.

Abe Mumaw, Arithmetic 90, Language 95, Neatness 90.

Clara Walton, Arithmetic 90, Language 90, Neatness 100.

Cara Gates, Arithmetic 80, Language 75, Neatness 99.

Christie Rick, Arithmetic 99, Language 80, Neatness 100.

Orrie Rambo, Arithmetic 80, Reading 96, Neatness 100.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. [FRONT PAGE.]

NINNESCAH.

EDS. COURIER: Items are so scarce I feel loth to attempt to send you any communication this week.

Health as a general thing is good.

Mrs. Lee, familiarly known as AGrandma Lee,@ had a serious paralytic stroke, but is slowly recovering.

BIRTH. Mr. J. W. Gibson is the happy father of a nine pound boy. He thinks more of Kansas than ever.

Grandpa Gibson was out from town to see his new namesake, and thinks him a fine boy.

The Ninnescah school closed last week. Miss Hicks gave the best of satisfaction, and all are anxious to have her again next winter.

The United Brethren have closed their meeting at Blue. Rev. Henergar conducted the meeting and was successful in forming a class of 20 members.

Mr. Crawford has returned from Missouri. Buying cattle was not an easy matter, as the farmers there seemed to think that as the winter was over they could get along with their stock until grass was gorwn. He succeeded in purchasing forty-six calves.

Mr. R. Brrown has commenced building quite a comfortable dwelling. There is some surmising that there is to be an assistant housekeeper, but Will won=t tell much about it.

The M. E. Members are much pleased to have Mr. Lindsay for their next minister.

Wheat in these parts continues to look splendid.

DIED. Mr. White, father of William White, died the 16th, aged 81 years and a few days. LADY MADGE.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

BALTIMORE ITEMS.

EDS. COURIER: It has been a long time since any of the productions of CAESAR have appeared in the columns of the COURIER; but, as I am at Baltimore for a day or two only, ADad@ has prevailed upon me to send you a few notes.

R. S. Thompson was taken severely ill on Friday, March 3rd, with inflammation of the spleen, and for some time his life was despaired of. His sons, George and Orator, who were at the agricultural college, were sent for, and arrived on last Friday night. George had been away about eighteen months, and finds things changed but little since he left. Orator began attending the college in January, ans was well satisfied with the institution; but as the father will not be able to do any work this spring, he will have to remain at home.

Miss Alice Stolp, who has been attending the graded school at Burden, has returned home for a two week=s vacation.

W. H. Gillard has been very sick again, but is now slowly improving.

Jerome Huff has sold his farm a few miles above Balttimore, and I understand has bought the Charlie Apple farm, about four miles east.

The melting of the recent snow has not caused the creek to rise much, but has made the roads almost impassable.

The lyceum at Baltimore has adjourned sine die.

Geo. F. Thompson returned to his post at the college on Tuesday last.

Some of the farmers are already complaining about the probability of being late with their spring work, because of so much wet weather. There are two corners to every person=s mouth: Some years one speaks and sometimes another.

The COURIER is a welcome exchange at the college, and the writer takes great pleasure in reading it there.

March 16th, 1882. X. Y. CAESAR.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

NEW SALEM.

Beautiful spring, like the rest of us, has taken a bad cold and was for a few days O so white that our eyes shrank from gazing long upon her snow countenance. No good Knight with prancing steeds came our way, so my sleigh ride is postponed indefinitely.

Messrs. McMillen and Dumaree are the champion hunters we believe in this vicinity, minus guns, as they went out one moring and broughtt in many rabbits.

[Dumaree??? Could this be Demaree?]

Mr. Griver [?Griever?] has rented the widow Crane farm and has taken possession.

Mr. Coot Miller has moved into the house lately vacated by the Gambs family, and there will be a donation party there on Tuesday eve., the 14th, for the benefit of the Methodist minister.

Mr. Townsend, brother-in-law of Mr. Christopher, will be a Salemite, and will occupy the house formerly lived in by Mr. Jas. Barr, and the latter gentleman will move into the house of Mr. Winn, deceased.

The Wells brothers have rented the Cayton farm, and are quietly pursuing their daily vocation.

Mr. Brooking had the misfortune to lose quite a number of sheep during the recent storm. Mr. Miller also lost several. Mr. Dodge had a horse die from simply getting a hedge thorn in its leg, then getting down and thumping around in the stable.

There was quite a surprise in Salem lately. A number of the neighbors wished to visit the Misses Bucks, so they thought it better policy to all go at once, and the ladies put on their thinking caps and set to work and prepared some goodies to entertain themselves and friends with, and on Friday evening, the 3rd, there was quite a crowd gathered to pass the time so very pleasantly with music, singing, talking fun, sense, and nonsense, and the good tea, coffee, etc., all went to make up a Aboss@ time, as the boys say. Then on Tuesday the Misses Nellie and Anna Bucks started for Colorado. Our best wishes attend them. To those with whom we have associated, spent happy and sad hours with, we are loth to hear or see that they are going away.

Messrs. J. E. Hoyland and Vance have bought six ffull blood Poland Hogs.

Mrs. Vance has recovered from her late illness.

Mrs. Edgar came very nearly being a victim to pneumonia fever, but with careful nursing is now convalescent.

The Misses Bovee have bought an organ. I, for one, congratulate them, for music is a link that binds or draws us to heaven.

Messrs. McEewen and Miller are shipping hay to Kansas City.

Mr. Charlie Gambs will travel in Illinois this summer as a gay and festive gent.

We miss the beaming countenance of Miss Etna Dalgarn in our Sunday school. May she soon return to home and associates.

Miss Amy Buck is now home from school and will be our organist in Sunday school. We bid her welcome most heartily.

Mr. C. C. Chappell sold a colt last week for one hundred dollars. Mr. S. A. Chappell is now contemplating a trip to New Mexico. Success to you, Sam.

I cannot trot around this muddy time to see what the neighbors are doing, so I=ll say goodbye for this time. OLIVIA.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

ARIZONA LETTER.

COLORADO RIVER AGENCY, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

March 3rd, 1882.

EDS. COURIER: The religion of the Mohave Indians is worthy of attention; it determines many of their customs. All human beings, it is generally believed, have their religion, Robert Ingersoll not excepted. Having formed the acquaintance of Hookerow, or AFast beat,@ I began cautiously to enquire regarding their customs and ideas. They are very taciturn about their dead. To gain his confidence and draw him out, I explained the burial customs of the AHICO,@ or whites. He listened with marked interest, and after a profound silence of several moments, he began.

AWe burn because our God tells us to do so. If we disobey, the dead are no more. If they are burned, they live and are happy always. We consider it a sacred duty to perform this service for the dead; we, in our turn, will need it performed.

AThe camp blanket, dog, horse are all sacrificed on the altar of love. Immortality does not depend on the burning of those things, but we love our friends and do not wish to look on anything that will remind us of them. Their names are never mentioned after death.

AThe earth and sky always existed; earth is the mother, sky the father of God. God made all men. He made the Mohave last and so he is naked; the other races took all the clothes. God had a son and daughter. The son took a stick, went to the Rocky Mountains, made a hole in the side of the mountain, and the Colorado River flowed forth. He then made fishes, then birds when the sky stretches to give the birds room to fly. The animals he made next, after which came forth the sun, moon, and stars. God=s daughter cannot be seen, but sometimes heard. She tells the medicine man how to cure, she tells the witches how to kill or cure. The witches know good and bad. Those who do bad we kill. We also kill our medicine men when they follow the advice of a bad witch. In heaven there is plenty to eat, and many beautiful maidens.@

The worst fate of a Mohave is to be no more after death. This belief deters them from war.

Respectfully, C. G. SMITH.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

LEAVENWORTH CORRESPONDENCE.

EDS. COURIER: As regular readers of your excellent paper, we can rejoice in your material prosperity, and as you both senior and junior were formerly of this county, you can no doubt join with us in our joy when we tell you that this county is now on the high road leading to wealth and permanent good times. From various causes in times past we have had our hard times, but the turn has come and we are safe in saying that our prospects were never better. As a consequence, the price of land is advancing, mortgages are being removed, improvements are being made, taxes are cheerfully and promptly paid, and there is an air of good feeling and cheerfulness all around. Our County town, Leavenworth, with which our interests are closely connected, is fast becoming a manufacturing centre and thus furnishing us with a home market for our grain, cattle, and garden sass.

Our two coal mines, able to furnish us an inexhaustible supply of cheap fuel, have and are contributing largely to this prosperity, the Leavenworth Coal Co.=s mine, just north of the city furnishing about a million bushels per annum and the Penitentiary mine raising in the first year of its existence about half a million, with a promise of doubling the product during the second year. It is this abundance of fuel that has given Leavenworth four flour mills, two foundry and machine shops, one glucose factory (said to be the largest in the United States), a wagon factory employing 300 mechanics, and innumerable other establishments, representing almost every art and industry known.

Among the new trades to be commenced this spring are a tannery, an organ factory, a paper mill, with several other enterprises not yet fully decided upon. Then we have one new railroad already built from Leavenworth to the county line, the Leavenworth, Topeka & Salina R. R., while the B. & M., from Kansas City to Nebreaska, and the Leavenworth and Olathe are being located directly across the county, and will both be built during the coming summer, and if such are not evidences of thrift and prosperity we might name others.

[SKIPPED THE REST] A. M. G.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

TO SHEEP MEN.

EDS. COURIER: I have been expecting to see some response to the good suggestion of Mr. S. S. Linn, published in the COURIER a few weeks ago, urging to the sheep men the importance of forming a district association embracing Cowley and the adjoining counties.

I would now suggest that a meeting be called of the sheep breeders and wool growers= association of Cowley County, already organized, at which meeting we can either re-organize upon the old basis or enlarge, in accordance with Mr. Linn=s plan. Any association which will bring the sheep men together that they may discuss their different modes of breeding and handling their flocks, giving their experience and observations, would, if properly improved, be of much benefit to those engaged in the business, also to those contemplating engaging in it.

While this part of Kansas is particularly adapted to sheep husbandry, and a well managed flocks show as much net profit, if not much more, than any other branch of business connected with farming, it is a lamentable fact that at least one-half of those who engage in the business fail to make it a success and abandon it. The cause of these failures is apparent in many cases from the first start, to the eye of those who have had experience in sheep raising. Many make a serious mistake in selecting their sheep, getting a poor, low grade of Mexican sheep, which at best yields very light fleece and the wool of a grade that does not command a price within several cents per pound of the best wool. Some go to the extreme and select their sheep from some high fed flock, paying generally high prices; one lot of 500 (two or three crosses from the Missouri) selling in the fall of 1880 at $6 per head or $3,000 for the 500. Many other lots that have come under my observation during the past two years have sold from $5 to $8 per head and those common grade sheep. The price is the only difficulty with this class of sheep, provided they are kept up to their accustomed feed and care. Some that I know of have failed to give this class of sheep their accustomed care and feed and the result has been disastrous.

While sheep men differ about which class of sheep it is best to buy, all I think who have owned the first named class will agree with me that they are not the sheep for Cowley County, while the selection of the sheep at the start, fixes the end in some cases. There is another cause of failure that is quite as common and as sure in its results: that is lack of feed. As a rule the sheep of this county do not get to exceed one-half the food their needs require to keep them in a thriving condition or a profitable one. It is not because sheep require less feed in Kansas than elsewhere, that renders sheep breeding and wool growing profitable, but because of the general cheapness of the feed. Many flocks of sheep are comfortably fed in the stock fields in the early part of the winter, but when they are approaching the lambing season, and they require the best care and feed of the year, they are in many cases fed on short allowance, ranging on prairie grass, with perhaps a half feed of corn. A flock of sheep that comes through poor, with numbers lessened by heavy losses, will raise but few lambs and give but little milk; consequently, the lambs are small, and if they survive the first winter (which is doubtful), they will be dwarfed for life.

Some think the scab is the greatest drawback to the sheep business, but it ought not to be as it is easily and surely cured. A bad start, short feed, scab or poor care, either if persisted in, will work ruin, and when all combined the end is near.

When I commenced, my object was to second Mr. Linn=s suggestion in regard to organizing a Sheep Breeders & Wool Growers= Association, but have run off the track, which you will please excuse, and tell the sheep men that the motto is, AFeed, or Fail.@

EZRA MEECH.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

CRAB CREEK.

EDS. COURIER: Dave Merydith has moved on the Creek.

Mr. Armstrong intends moving away soon.

More newcomers on Crab Creek. Come on, folks, plenty of room for more.

Mr. Will Merydith=s house has sprung a leak and water is coming in from all directions.

Mr. Blakey=s father-in-law has come on. They all intend living together this summer on Mr. Harrison=s farm.

Mr. Gardner has got his pension and has moved to Winfield to live on the interest of his money.

Anson Moore came very near gettng killed at Dexter the other night. He and Al Strickland had had some little difficulty, and Al hit him just over the eye with a sling shot.

Mr. Barnhart has rented his farm and moved to Dexter to live in the city this summer.

The dance at Dexter the other night came near being a failure. As they have a good hall and every facility for making such an occasion entertaining, we think the difficulty must be that the boys all go, and expect the girls to follow suit; however, they sometimes get disappointed.

The people anticipate havig a large crop of peaches on the bottom lands this year.

Mollie Callison is still having the chills.

Mr. Ridgway is enclosing quite a large pasture.

SISTER KATE.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

STAR VALLEY.

EDS. COURIER: Everyone is busy with their spring plowing.

Health is good in this locality.

Wheat never looked better than it does at present.

Rev. Graham held a series of meetings at Star Valley during the month of February, which were a grand success.

Frank Lane wears a new suit of clothes. Wonder what it means?

I will treat any lady to a cigar who will find out and let me know what that is that John Wilson drives around in his buggy.

John Lane offers to give a good boy $25 a month to herd his cattle this summer.

A number of immigrants passed through this place last week on their way to Red Bud. They were from Iowa.

James Brown, from Missouri, is visiting his uncle in Rock Township.

Peach trees are almost in full bloom.

Mr. John Lane will plant ten bushels of peas this year.

CAESAR.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

FLORIDA LETTER.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, February, 1882.

EDS COURIER: Sanford is one of the beautiful towns in Orange County, Florida. It has a monster hotel with an annex, which is always crowded with northern tourists. It is an enterprising town with many long, pleasant avenues, and several elegant residences that would be a credit to any northern city; and to prove the success of the newspaper business in this state, one of these nice mansions belongs to D. L. Way, Esq., one of the editors of the South Florida Journal, an ably conducted and newsy paper published in Sanford. Mr. Way is also the owner of a fine grove near the city.

Here, in the suburbs, resides a live Count, a Russian nobleman. Count Wassillieff, in the midst of a beautiful orange grove, named AVilla Shoora.@ I paid a brief visit to this princely gentleman, who delights in entertaining visitors, and enjoyed his entertaining hospitality of conversation and tropical fruits.

And let me advise the Sanford visitor to stop at the boarding house of Capt. Wm. Sirrine, if he wants the best meal he can ever obtain in Florida, and desires enlarged information about South Florida, for the Captain and his amiable wife are Connecticut Yankees who have lived several years in this part of the state and brought their enterprising habits with them.

The South Florida Railroad is now completed from Sanford south, through Orange County, to Lake Kissimme in Brevard County, its destination being, I believe, Charlotte Harbor on the Gulf. I visited Orlando, the county seat of Orange, by this road, passing through several new and beautiful towns, and over what is called here AHigh Pine Lands.@ Orlando has a delightful location and is surrounded by a rich country, and here I will digress long enough to give my readers, at least, a limited idea of this portion of the Peninsula. A look at the map will show you that a line drawn from the Atlantic through the counties of Volusia, Orange, Sumpter, and Hernando, to the Gulf of Mexico, passes through the narrowest part of the peninsula. It is claimed by old settlers, who claim to speak from experience, that these counties are so situated as to compose what the call the ACalm Belt@ of Florida. That is, that the cold frost-laden breath of the North, and the severe and heated gales of the tropics expend their force by the time they reach this latitude, and becoming thus tempered, produce this ACalm Belt.@ And, as the tenderest of the Citrus family, the banana and pineapple, can be successfully raised in this Abelt,@ it is claimed that south of the 29th degree, is Abelow the frost line;@ a decided misnomer, for how can you get Abelow@ a frost line while cold sinks the mercury, or while you approach the equator by ascending as you do in Florida? Now, while a slight frost will make its appearance occasionally above the 29th degree, I believe that this ACalm Belt,@ which is above that degree, does lie above the injurious frost line. Limes and lemons which flourish above the 29th, I am, I believe, authoritatively informed, cannot be successfully grown below or north of that degree.

Now, for all purposes, agricultural and horticultural, this ABelt@ is probably the garden spot of Florida. The surface is composed of lakes, rivers, swamps, flat pine lands, hammock, and high pine lands. The flat pine lands are useful only for grazing. The hammocks and high pine are the only lands that need interest us. The hammock, covered with jungle, water, and live oak and palmetto, are rich and will produce abundantly of fruit and vegetables, without Afeeding,@ as they call fertilizing here, but are more or less malarious to reside upon, and will cost from $30 to $100 per acre to get it in cultivation.

The high pine lands constitute the hill country and are delightful to travel over; no undergrowth to impede a carriage drive through the woods anywhere, and always dotted with little clear water lakes with no out or inlet. You rise from one lake over a beautiful high land swell, to as gradually descend to another lake, and this constitutes the most delightful and healthiest region in the world. Breathing this air is like drinking inspiration from an immortal world.

Consumption=s corpse if left to summer here, will come forth in the autumn and sell its grave clothes to a Jew pedlar. I have cases in point which I may allude to hereafter. Why a doctor in the Lake Dora country said to me with a lugubrious countenance that he did not know wheat he should do; that but one death had occurred there in six years, and that was an old woman of ninety, who had been dead a year with consumption, and had just come in from the North; that no sickness prevailed, and his only encouragement then was that a lady had told him that morning that she thought she might want him in about two weeks.

AWell,@ said I, Adoctor, stick to it.@ That sort of thing will become epidemic in such an atmosphere as this, and you will have enough to do yet.

I will tell you more about the high pine land in my next.

J. M. A. [ALEXANDER]

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Hon. James Christian.

Every old resident of Kansas remembers Hon. James Christian, who settled at Lawresnce at an early day. He is Irish by birth and has all the rollicking humor of that nation. He was a Democrat, but a staunch Union man at all times. He was for years a law partner of the Hon. James H. Lane. He took an active part in all the stirring incidents of the settlement of Kansas. Jimmy Christian, as he was affectionately called, was a friend to everybody and at all times would put himself out to serve a friend or anyone who needed assistance, and this always kept him poor.

A few years ago he moved to Arkansas City; and in the course of time became blind, caused by a sunstroke received while in the army. He is soon to start for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to have an operation performed on his eyes. To pay a part of the expenses of his trip, he will deliver a few lectures at different places in Kansas on AIreland, and the Irish.@ Those who have in old times heard him will not have to be told that he will not only give a great deal of information, but also keeps his audience in a roar of laughter.

Arrangements have been made for him to lecture in Wichita on the 27th, in Augusta the 28th, in Eldorado the 30th, in Emporia April 1st, and in Topeka, at Union hall, Tuesday evening, April 4th. We bespeak for Mr. Christian a good house, not only that it will be helping a good man but also because those who hear him will get their money=s worth. Many of the lawyers of the city and others of his friends will soon have tickets for sale at fifty cents. Mr. C. C. Holland was in the city lately making arrangements for the lecture.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Fence Your Farms.

We want to urge the farmers of Cowley County to plant all the hedge this spring that they can. There is nothing that adds to the value thereof, at the same cost, as fencing with hedge. Sixteen thousand hedge plants will enclose 160 acres of land by putting them eight inches apart. The plants can be had at a cost of $1.50 per 1,000, which will be $24.00 for plants enough to fence 100 acres of land. That is all the cash outlay necessary, as the planting and cultivation of the hedge can be done by the farmer himself, and at the end of five years he has his farm well fenced, which adds at least $500.00 to its value, besides the convenience and the security of crops from trespass under any circumstance. Enterprise.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Gould Shows Up.

Rumors have been freely circulated that Jay Gould was short of money, and was selling out his stocks in order to keep his head above water.

That gentleman on Monday last called into his office a half dozen New York millionaires, and made a display before them of a portion of his wealth, which amounted to $53,000,000. Of this enormous wealth there was $23,000,000 in Western Union stock, $12,000,000 in Missouri Pacific, and the balance in Wabash stock. None of this stock was indorsed by Gould, but consists of the original certificates issued to him. Of course, he has a vast amount of other property. The exhibit shows him to be the richest man in the United States, except Vanderbilt. Gould has determined to prosecute the men who have circulated false stories to injure his credit.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

KEEP COWS. [EDITORIAL PAGE.]

Mr. J. B. Corson calls attention to the fact that our farmers are paying too little attention to the dairy business. He thinks that the making of butter and cheese in a systematic way would pay here better than any other business. He instances some farmers in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, who have made money rapidly in that business. Hiram Conover, a friend of his, started in that business a few years ago with very little means and is now a very wealthy man.

Steps should be taken to start a cheese factory and creamery at Winfield and thus make a market for all the milk that could be brought here from a long distance around. This would help farmers with small means to get a start in the business.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

TRUSTEES VS. HERD LAW.

EDS. COURIER: As your paper always has been open to the people for the expression of their views on any matter concerning their interests, I take the liberty of addressing myself to your readers on a subject of great importance to every taxpayer in Cowley County. At the last meeting of the trustees of the various townships of the county, it was resolved to convass the vote of the county on the herd law question. Now I, for one, would like to know what right they have to spend the time that the county pays for, to satisfy a few cattle men. I do not propose to debate the question, but simply state my belief in a few sords, viz.: Cowley County owes her present prosperity to the fact that she has had a good herd law. To be compelled to fence would bankrupt nine-tenths of our farmers, and the repeal of the herd law would benefit a few cattle men only. Should our worthy township Dads devote any time to canvassing or discussing any question outside of such as may arise in the discharge of their duties as assessors, they simply violate their oath of office, and should be dealt with accordingly. There would be quite as much propriety in their ascertaining how many favored St. John=s election, should he conclude to run again. I do not wish to accuse the whole meeting with any intention of wrong doingCfar from it. I believe we have trustees that are above such trickery. The resolution was sprung on the meeting, and passed without proper consideration. I trust it will be re-considered, and that a few tricksters will find they cannot run the county to suit their individual interests.

TAX PAYER.

[We publish the above, and invite short, crisp articles on the subject. ED.]

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

RAILROADS.

A Chapter That Details Some Important Operations in Which Kansas People are Largely Interested.

There is no question that so readily enlists the interest of the intelligent reader of today as that of railroads, and the chief reason is, that the property interests of the county are so closely identified with them that on the success or failure of the men directing the operations of our particular lines depends our prosperity. To make clear this statement, the Santa Fe for the past three years has been trying to secure the right of way through the Indian Territory from Arkansas City to Fort Smith; and when success seemed well nigh certain, the sinister influence of rival interests defeated the measure, and today the accomplishment of the project appears more distant and uncertain than ever before. While we know and understand why we feel such an interest, yet our knowledge of their schemes and operations are only obtained after results are reached. What is said previous to that, as a rule, is only guess-work.

At this time the country west of the Mississippi is the theater of the most important railroad events that the world ever saw. There are two great rival interests. The first is the Santa Fe, backed by Boston capital; and the other is the Gould syndicate, backed by New York and foreign capital. Their interests are separate and distinct, and as long as they are controled by rival monied interests, so long must they be antagonistic. The rival heads are, like generals, engaged in mighty strife. They each use every means to further their road=s interest and defeat their rival. The attentive observer watches the various moves, and at one time it would seem as if the Santa Fe was going to win; and then again the victory appears to be with Gould. To cease being general, we will make mention of some of the later operations in which our section of the State is more particularly interested.

At the time when the Santa Fe purchased an interest in the St. Louis & San Francisco road, the stock was quite low; but with the prospect of its near completion to Wichita, it was advancing in value. For several years subsequent to the panic of 1873, the stock of this road had been valueless, but the rapid revival of business in 1879 gave it worth. The Santa Fe, fearing rivalry, purchased one-half of the stock, but it never did have a controlling interest.

With the completion of the Santa Fe to Albuquerque, New Mexico, it was determined by these two roads in common to build the Atlantic & Pacific west to the Pacific. The board of directors of this proposed road was composed of thirteen men, six of whom were Santa Fe and six Frisco; and one was a capitalist who held a block of a thousand shares of stock and who cast the controlling vote in case of a difference arising between the principal parties.

A very important difference did arise, which resulted in many changes of interest. The Frisco road wanted to complete their line from Vinita west across the Indian Territory to Albuquerque, to connect with the A. & P. This was plainly not to the interest of the Santa Fe, for if such connection was made, the continental traffic instead of passing over the Santa Fe, would seek the more direct road east from Albuquerque over the Frisco road, and the Santa Fe would only share in the benefit of the traffic. This ended the pleasant relations between the companies.

Gould, who controlled the eastern roads and Huntington the west, concluded it would be a good scheme to buy the Frisco stock that was not held by the Santa Fe, which was done as far as possible. Gould and Huntington then made a division. As Gould owned all the roads into St. Louis, excepting the Frisco, he naturally took the east and Huntington the west.

The Santa Fe management during this time was not asleep; they early saw their danger and made haste to buy the odd block of a thousand shares of Atlantic & Pacific stock, by which purchase they were enabled to control the latter road. It was the intention of Huntington to cease building further west; but when it came to a vote, it was seven in favor of building and six against. The road is now being built west as rapidly as energy, intelligence, and money will do it, and what is more, on the original line; and Huntington is completely Ascooped@ and is placed in the very unpleasant position of being obliged to furnish nearly half the money to build a road that will be the most dangerous rival to the Southern Pacific, which he controls. Gould made a good trade, Huntington a bad one.

As the interests of the Santa Fe and Gould were necessarily opposed to each other, the former determined that Gould should either buy or sell, and the result was that Gould bought all of the Santa Fe=s Frisco stock at a large advance over what the Santa Fe had paid, which accounts for the immense sum that the Santa Fe now has in its treasury. It will be seen from this that the Santa Fe has been entirely successful, and it was the other fellows that were Acheckmated.@

[MILLINGTON DID NOT GIVE ANY CREDIT TO SOME OTHER PAPER FOR THIS ARTICLE...DID HE WRITE IT HIMSELF???]

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

STATE NEWS.

Jacob V. Carter, of Kansas, has been appointed agent for the Indians at the Sac and Fox Agency in the Indian Territory.

Fred Harvey and associates are negotiating for the purchase of 150,000 acres of land south of the Arkansas River, near the west line of the State.

A fire at Fort Leavenworth on Wednesday evening consumed thirty-five horses belonging to the government in spite of all efforts on the part of the fort and city fire departments to save them. The buildings with forage, saddles, and other property were burned.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

GIST OF THE NEWS.

Work on the Atlantic & Pacific road west of Vinita, Indian Territory, is progressing.

The St. Louis and San Francisco railroad will have the right of way through the Nation.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

PERSONALS.

New Goods at the City Millinery.

Do not fail to attend the festival.

The George Naylor real estate brought $370.

R. D. Fluke has been appointed postmaster at Tisdale.

R. B. Corson has closed his term of school in district 125.

Sale of real estate in J. I. Cottingham estate was confirmed.

James H. Hildebrant has been appointed postmaster at Udall.

W. F. Holland returned from Soccoro, New Mexico, Tuesday.

The name of the Little Dutch post office has been changed to Akron.

Frank Limbocker and Frank Chappel left for El Paso, Texas, Monday.

Miss Emma Gridley winds up her term of school Friday in district 128.

Petition filed for the sale of real estate belonging to Chas. Fox, a minor.

Doctor A. Gridley has finished his school in district 57; and is now at home.

M. Hahn & Co., were opening up a large invoice of new goods Tuesday.

Order made for the sale of real estate belonging to Wm. Friar, deceased.

J. E. Harlan was allowed demand of $11.75 against estate of John S. Hardy.

Miss Shirza Dobyns closes her school this week in district 19, Tulin Village.

[Tulin Village???]

The inventory of the estate of Lewis Moore shows $2,170.74 personal property.

We expect to see hundreds of people at the Baptist Church this Thursday evening.

The indications now point toward an eight week=s normal institute this summer.

James Fahey returned from the west Wednesday. He found Mrs. Fahey quite ill.

A new schoolhouse is going up in district 120, L. S. Cogswell being chief architect.

BIRTH. Charlie Holmes has a visitor at his houseCa nine pound boy. Hurrah for Charlie!

E. A. Millard and Miss Mattie West, the Burden teachers, are enjoying a vacation.

District 121, Omnia Township, now boasts of a new, neat, and convenient schoolhouse.

Administrator ordered to compromise with certain creditors of the estate of John Brooks.

The Governor has appointed Seth W. Chase a justice of the peace for Tisdale Township.

The Floral school, under the management of A. Limerick, opens work this week with new books.

Miss Ada Overman has closed school in district 28, and expects to open work soon in district 102.

Col. McMullen visited Arkansas City Thursday and looked over the canal and other public improvements.

Dr. Schofield returned to Cowley Friday, this time to stay. He says this is the best country he has yet succeeded in finding.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

W. H. Smith, of this city, is summoned on the grand jury of the U. S. Circuit Court at Topeka, and O. M. Seward is on the petit jury.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

BIRTH. Mr. M. Ellinger and lady, of Tisdale Township, rejoice in the possession of a bran new daughter, born the 29th inst. Tally another for Tisdale!

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Saturday we were gratified to receive a call from Miss Anna D. Martin. She is the teacher of District No. 61 [?] and is a very pleasant and intelligent lady.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

H. P. Snow, of Sheridan, has purchased Mr. Wood=s interest in the firm of Jones & Wood, general merchandise, at Burden. H. P. Is a first-class businessman.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Hudson Brothers removed Monday, and they were hardly out of the building before workmen began tearing it away, to make room for the new brick and stone one.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

The Baptists have done a noble work in building in this city the finest church in Kansas. Let all turn out and encourage them at their festival this Thursday evening.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

The second number of The Visitor, the monthly published by the Baptist Church, comes to hand this week. It is if anything brighter and neater than the first, and contains many excellent things.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

A good many complaints are made at Arkansas City of young boys, from five to twelve years of age, who howl and swear around the streets until a late hour, disturbing everybody and making themselves obnoxious generally.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

The council is vigorously enforcing the sidewalk ordinances, and those who do not hereafter build their walks within the time allotted by ordinance will have them put down by the city and the cost taxed against the property.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Will S. [?] Smith returned from his eastern trip Saturday. He purchased a handsome line of boots and shoes, and attracted general attention as Aa man from Kansas@ on the streets of Boston.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Frank Manny has one of the best conservatories of plants and flowers in the state. If you want pots of plants, bouquets of choice flowers, or early vegetables of any kind, you will find them in the best style and in profusion at his greenhouses.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

John T. Denton of Harvey Township was in the city Friday and favored the COURIER with a call. John is one of Cowley=s boys who are laying the foundation for snug fortunes in the stock business. He came over on business connected with his stock interests.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Bryan & Harris are Aboss@ real estate agents of this county. They attend to their business thoroughly, are strictly reliable, and always give satisfaction. Their sales are being counted by the dozen. If you don=t want to sell your land, keep it out of their hands. Buyers should examine their new list of farms for sale in this issue.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Mr. Daniel Eastman of Pleasant Valley Township is making many substantial improvements on his farm this spring. He has fenced a large pasture field, built a new house, and last week Mr. W. A. Lee put him up a Stover windmill and he will hereafter have an abundance of pure water for his stock. We like to see these improvements going on among Cowley=s farmers.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following persons have been licensed during the past week to commit matrimony in the different townships of the county by the Probate Judge.

David Nicholson and Minnie B. Walworth of Vernon.

John Stout and Berthan Keorber.

N. G. Harris and Mary E. Adams.

Michael J. Riley and Mattie L. House.

Wm. E. Lynch and Fanny Barnes.

Moses H. Williams and Rebecca I. Elliott.

Thos. B. Bayles [?Sales?] and Lulia Hammond.

Saml. L. Americe and Ettie Hill.

Amos Tolles and Anna Right.

Will D. Mowry and _______ [we did not catch the name of the lady in this last mentioned case, but will try to furnish it in the near future. William will please give our cigar to Cyrus M. Scott.]

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Dr. F. M. Cooper leaves Saturday for St. Louis, where he will spend about two months, attending lectures, investigating hospital practice, and gaining general and valuable information relating to chronic diseases. The Doctor is one of the most enthusiastic professional men we have ever known, and pursues his studies with a zeal that will before many years place him in the foremost rank, as a physician, learned in all the arts and mysteries of the profession. This makes the third time since he began practice here that he has visited the east, and acquainted himself with the newest discoveries in the world of physic.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

The AEsmeralda@ entertainment was the best Amateur Entertainment we ever attended. Each and every character was represented in a way that was most commendable and earned the hearty applause of the audience, which was one of the largest ever gathered in this city. The receipts were about $85, and will net the Library Association about $50. Many of our citizens are urging the company to visit Wellington, and perhaps arrangements can be made to do so.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

We overheard two prominent teachers of Cowley County naming over the prospective candidates for County Superintendent, and caught the following names: S. A. Smith, H. T. Albert, Tom Rude, Frank Werden, P. B. Lee, E. A. Millard, R. B. Hunter, B. B. Limerick, and Prof. Atkinson. We failed to catch onto any more names and are unable to say how many candidates there will be. Burden Enterprise.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Will Robinson has purchased the residence of Hon. A. J. Pyburn, on south Loomis street. We=ve been expecting something of this sort, ever since Will came out with that aesthetic bouquet in his button-hole, at the AEsmeralda@entertainment. He looked handsome enough to own a residence, with morning glories running over the back porch, and a _____ (continued in our next.)

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

In another place in this paper will be found the announcement of Capt. H. H. Siverd for re-election to the office of Constable. Mr. Siverd has filled this office for the past year to the satisfaction of everyone, is an active, energetic officer, and fearless in the discharge of his duty. He should be re-elected without opposition, and from present appearances this is about what will happen. Siverd and Frank Finch will make a splendid team.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Col. McMullen intends making many neat improvements in residence grounds this summer in the way of trees, shrubbery, etc. The Colonel is a thorough home man, and believes in making it the attractive center around which other worldly things should cluster.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Superintendent Story expects to hold public meetings next week in Vernon Township. On Monday night, in district 48; Tuesday night in district 12; and Wednesday night in district 63. The patrons of these schools, and the citizens of Vernon Township, will please bear in mind these appointments.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Someone broke all the windows in the residence formerly occupied by Mollie Burk in the south part of town last week. The fellows who thus destroy property should be made examples of, and will be if they can be caught.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

The J. I. Cottingham farm in Richland Township on Timber Creek was sold last week to Mr. Hollingsworth for $3,200. This farm belonged to the estate, and is one of very few cases where the land was sold for more than the appraised value.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

BIRTH. There is another tramp in town. Our foreman, Mr. A. B. Sykes, took him in Sunday evening and his natural kindness of heart prompted him to keep him right along. He is large for his ageCweighs ten pounds, and keeps yelling for Acopy@ every few minutes.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Daniel Read has returned from Washington Territory. He says he likes the lay of the land there and the fertility of the soil, but the people indulge in shakes, neuralgia, rheumatism, and similar amusements, which he considers immoral in their tendencies, and so he won=t stay there.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

A minister in this city received a communication from Iowa wanting to know if the bar-rooms were kept open in this city. The minister replied that there was not a bar-room in Cowley County, and that the law was a success. Thou hast truly said.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

The present term of school closes in April. There will be no school this summer, as there is no money in the treasury with which to pay expenses. This is a very bad state of affairs, but there seems to be no way to get around it.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

The telephones are rapidly extending over the city, and from present indications it will not be long until every business house and many dwellings will be furnished with one.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Ed. Nicholson has purchased the Alfred Hightower=s place on Crab Creek, in Dexter Township. He bought the farm, stock, and farming implements for $3,000. Mr. Hightower will remove to Texas.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Mr. M. L. Read received on Monday the finest buggy we have yet seen on the streets. The boys gathered around to examine it in such numbers that a stranger took Mr. Read for a patent-right man.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

A regular Arctic wave came down upon us Monday evening, and finding all the peach trees in bloom, did its level best to pinch off the blossoms. We think it damaged some of them, and perhaps the greater part.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Rev. James Cairns preached last Sunday in the main auditorium of the new Baptist Church for the first time. We would judge that the sounding capacity of the room is first-class for the sermon rang out clearly and distinctly.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Mr. J. C. Fuller went industriously to work last week and put up a high picket fence between himself and his nearest neighbor, Abe Steinbarger.

Winfield Courier, March 23, 1882.

Ezra Meech furnished some excellent points on sheep husbandry in an article on the first page this week. Mr. Meech is one of the best sheep men in the county.

Winfield Courier, March