THE WINFIELD COURIER.

[FROM APRIL 20, 1882, THROUGH MAY 18, 1882.]

D. A. MILLINGTON, EDITOR.

ED. P. GREER, LOCAL EDITOR.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. [FRONT PAGE.]

FLORIDA LETTER.

LAKE EUSTIS, MARCH, 1882.

EDS. COURIER: I met in the Florida hill lands an old acquaintance that I had not seen for years. I used to be well acquainted with him when a boy in the State of New York, and in those days of rural ignorance he had a bad character. When not amusing himself with driving oxen in a circle (it was always Ahaw@ with him), he would steal the newly planted corn from the field, until he came to be regarded by the husband-man as a veritable thief. I was really pleased to see him, and felt glad that public sentiment concerning his reputation had changed in his behalf, and that he is now looked upon as the farmers= friend and benefactor, in ridding the earth and air of destroying insects and worms. He looked as fine and sleek as fifty years ago; his voice only seemed to have changed. Instead of bidding his imaginary steers in the long, broad Yorkshire idiom to Ahaw,@ he gave the vowel a short, flat sound, styled the Italian. Whether he thought this style of expression more fashionable or had learned it from some old short-winded plowman, I am unable to say, but do say heartily, long live Mr. Crow.

Another agreeable surprise met me in this lovely lakelet hill land of Florida. In the triangle, two sides of which are composed of the loveliest of lakes, Eustis and Dora, and for a few miles outside of tthe imaginary line constituting the hypotenuse, is an area of gentle hills and gradual slopes reaching down to clear soft-water lakes, and dotted all over with groves of the orange, lemon, lime, guava, le conte pear, peach, plum, mulberry, shaddock, citron, fig, patches of banana, pineapple, grape, and small fruits; and stately undulating forests of the tall yellow pine, with the elegant palmetto gracing the shore fronts; and this elysian land is peopled by an educated literary and refined class of pioneers, from the northern states principally, but chiefly from the state of New York. The reader will not forget that the scene I have described is in Orange County. An officer from the land office at Gainesville informed me that while the counties of Sumper, Hillsboro, and Polk were settling up with a mixed immigration from both North and South, Orange County was receiving her population almost exclusively from the Northern states. And only see what a lake country it is! In this trianble and vicinity, bounded on the sides by the large lakes Eustis and Dora, and comprising an area of ten miles square, are lakes Saunders, Joanna, Gertrude, Trout, Eldorado, May, Swatara, Blue, Willie, Dot, Gracie, Morin, Alfred, Irma, Crooked Lake, Loch Seven, Katie, Woodward, Etowa, Juniata, Beauclaire, Olla, and Crown Lake. I may have omitted some. The land is measured only to the lakes, not to include them, and each home, however small, is generally accommodated with a ALake Front.@ How exceedingly pleasant this arrangement can be made. For instance, the charming little lake of Eldorado is bordered by the homes of several estimable families from Brooklyn, New York; among whom are A. J. Sembler, H. H. Key, H. W. Hore, and J. R. Blont, all first-class, princely gentlemen, having beautiful villa sites with flower lawns extending to the clear, deep waters of the lake well stored with excellent fish, and an alligator or two, or perhaps three, and each with a neat bath-house, and boat-house to shelter the elegant little skiff that takes the family on their evening pleasure ride. Can the imagination paint a more perfect paradise on earth than such a beauty-spot which it will surely become in a single decade?

In this favored locality I found Col. G. H. Norton and family, formerly residents of Arkansas City, Kansas. I know his old friends in Kansas will be glad to learn that the Colonel, by his industry, integrity, and good judgment, has accumulated a nice competence, and stands at the acme in the esteem and good will of all in his community. I found them delightfully located in the midst of a hill grove of tropical fruits, extending on one side to the waters of Crooked Lake, and on the other to Lake Gracie. I shall never cease to remember with keen pleasure my visits to their comfortable home, and the kind and generous hospitality extended by Mrs. Norton, whose amiable accomplishments and genial nature has endeared her to all her acquaintances and to the society in which she is a valuable ornament.

Fifteen years ago, an educated, talented young gentleman, a practical surveyor and civil engineer, left the State of New York to visit and study up the capabilities and resources of Florida. With no railroads, and the rivers poorly navigated, he procured him a mule and cart, and with his blankets and mess-box, he threaded the whole state, examining the lands and spotting the eligible locations. His foresight and judgment have been fully sustained, in his selection of Orange County, and this lake region, for his home. He returned to New York and became the editor of the Florida New Yorker, which has resulted in such an unprecedented Aboom@ for that State. This gentleman, Col. J. A. McDonald, having accomplished his mission, returned to Lake Eustis, where he now resides, owning large possessions, locating large numbers of immigrants, and ready at any moment to give more information to the stranger about Florida in one hour than he could obtain by books and travel in a year. Here is published the Semi-Tropical, by Benj. H. Vogt, formerly of New Jersey. It is a bright, newsy sheet, for $1.50 per year, and is devoted to the local interests of its section. In this vicinity resides, on an old plantation containing a fine bearing orange grove, Hon. J. M. Byran, a true Southern gentleman, and an honored citizens, serving a constituency in the Legislature, the most accomplished, intellectually, in the State. Here also, on the shores of the lovely Lake Joanna, resides with his family on his plantation stocked with tropical productions, Col. Alex. St. Clair Abrams, a true, generous, noble-hearted gentleman of Southern birth, a distinguished lawyer, and now District Attorney in the judicial district in which he resides; his practice is said to be worth $30,000 a year, and his abilities, indomitable energy, and perseverence have made him one of the most notable and, perhaps, the best known of anyone in the State. COL. J. M. ALEXANDER CONTINUES ON AND ON, MENTIONING WHAT HE THINKS OF AS WELL-KNOWN NAMES OF PEOPLE FROM PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, ETC., WHO HAVE SETTLED IN FLORIDA. SKIPPED THE REST.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

NEW SALEM.

Planting corn, making garden and soap, and cleaning house are among the pressing duties of the day.

The Misses Julia Bovee and Nannie Jackson visited their former teacher, Mr. Floyd, and wife, of Burden, last week. The old horse that don=t get tired took them, and they enjoyed their short trip on the train and the visit immensely.

Mr. C. C. Chapell has gone to St. Louis to consult physicians of that place. Mr. Chapell, Sr., is also quite ill, but is mending slowly.

Mr. McCoy visited friends near Arkansas City recently, and then came back and settled down to work in the interest of Mr. J. J. Johnson.

Mrs. Bovee, while in town, made a misstep and broke one of the bones in the lower part of her limb. She was taken to Mrs. Swain=s and Dr. Emerson carefully set the broken bone, and her daughter, Miss Julia, tenderly cares for the poor afflicted mother, while Miss Sarah stays in the home nest and ministers to the physical wants of those at home.

Mrs. J. J. Johnson is afflicted with erysipelas, but is slightly better.

Mrs. C. C. Crow has been on the invalid list for a long time. She is now receiving treatment from Dr. Irwin and declares herself much better than she has been for many months.

Mr. Marlow, living on the Brooks farm, is badly crippled with rheumatism in his ankle.

Mr. and Mrs. Miller have quit boarding and gone to housekeeping, and Mrs. Miller is very successful in overcoming many difficulties that at first perplex the uninitiated housewife. Perseverence conquers all things.

Miss Mary Dalgarn is home from attending Prairie Home school.

Rev. C. P. Graham will start on Tuesday for the Presbytery that convenes this time at Wellington. He is very desirous of Mr. J. W. Hoyland=s company, but farmers think business first and he has not fully decided to go.

Mr. Cottingham of Timber Cxreek has been putting h\in his time walling and cementing Mr. McMillen=s cistern.

A good and welcome rain fell on Friday night, refreshing the looks of all growing grain, grass, etc. A little hail fell but did no damage. Kansas zephyrs are on a tear lately the way they make music in the tree tops, but when well laden with the odor of flowers, it is not quite so disagreeable as the cold, chilly winds of December.

OLIVIA.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

ARIZONA LETTER.

EDS. COURIER: The Colorado River Reserve is divided by the Colorado River, about one-third of the reserve lying in California, the balance in Arizona.The Colorado River washes the western border of Arizona.It is a mighty river, and is the principal tributary of the Pacific Ocean on the North American continent south of the Columbia. It was discovered in A. D. 1540, by Captain Ternando Alarcon. It rises in the Rocky Mountains about 12,000 feet above the sea level. Its length is 1,000 miles. With its tributaries it is estimated at 2,000 miles. It is navigable 600 miles. Its waters are muddy, after passing the grand canyon, so well described by Major Powell, hence the name Colorado, or Red River. The main channel is constantly shifting, rendering navigation very uncertain. The average width is a half mile, the average depth four feet. It overflows the bottom lands annually. The rise commences the last of March, and by the first of July hundreds of thousands of acres of rich land are under water. After July 1st the water recedes, the planting is done, and the growth of vegetation is very rapid. The water is cold until late in May although the thermometer now stands at 90 degrees F., in the shade, for several hours each day. The coldness of the water is caused by its snowy source. The yearly rain fall at this place is one and one-half inches, at Fort Yuma about one inch, at Fort Mohave two inches. Without the overflow this wonderful valley would be an arid desert indeed. It is a delightful place to spend the winter. No snowCno mudCno rainCvery rarely wind. The scenery is grand, and the natives picturesque. A thin scum of ice rarely forms on smooth water; the temperature rarely changes. All the advantages required by consumptives are present, except good hotels. At Yuma there is a good hotel. The summer, however, is too enervating for that class of patients; although I have met two gentlemen who came here expecting to die of consumption, who instead of dying have regained their health, and Amade a raise@ which is generally considered of more importance than health in this section. Many men who have been here five, ten, fifteen, twenty years say they long to return to their native home, but would rather lay down and die on the desert than do so without making the long looked for Araise.@ A Araise@ means any figure above $250,000. $10,000 is small pocket change. Nearly all the inhabitants are millionaires without a dollar in change. Their wealth is in holes in the ground. An old timer in the golden days gambled away $50,000 in a single night. A few days after he concluded to start for another supply of pocket change. He managed to trade his share in a mine for a dilapidated burrro or jackass, and while passing through a mining camp was asked how much his animal cost. The solemn answer was, AA quarter of a million.@ Those golden days have passed, the loose change scattered in the sand has mostly been picked up, the Indians have done their bloody work, much of Arizona has been deserted, but glorious days are ahead. Soon isolation, the great barrier to progress, will be a thing of the past. The Southern Pacific R. R. has done much in the south, and soon the Atlantic & Pacific will do its part in the north, and then with branch R. R., Arizona will startle the world. Her Indian wars will be settled, her poverty stricken millionaires will be prosperous. The barbarous territory of Asand hills@ and Aimmense distances@ will take her place in the American constellation. Arizona signifies Asand hills.@

Respectfully, C. G. SMITH.

PARKER AGENCY, ARIZONA TERRITORY, APRIL 1, 1882.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

A PAYING INSTITUTION. [EDITORIAL PAGE.]

Warden Hopkins, of the State penitentiary, paid into the State trteasury last week $8,491.01, and drew out $8,470.36, the first time in the history of the State that the penitentiary has been self-supporting. The sale of coal from the penitentiary shaft and the judicious management of Major Hopkins are the causes that did the happy result.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

NEZ PERCES.

The COURIER job office has printed a AMemorial to the President of the United States, from the Synod of Kansas of the Presbyterian Church, asking for the restoration of the Nez Perce Indians to their home in Idaho Territory.@ This memorial was prepared by a committee sppointed for that purpose by the Synod, consisting of Rev. James E. Platter, Rev. Samuel B. Fleming, and Rev. James Wilson, and is as well written and as neatly printed as any pamphlet we ever saw. It covers the whole ground and shows from public documents and the reports and statements of officers of the army and Indian department that by the treaty of 1855 the Nez Perces were entitled to that territory in Idaho which they considered their ancestral home; that the whites came to want to occupy their territory for speculative and other purposes, and that the treaty of 1863 was proposed which would remove them to a reservation, that a portion of the tribe known as Joseph=s band refused to sign the treaty ceding their portion of the territory to the United States, but remained thereon, as they had the right to do; that the unjust attempt to drive them from this land brought on what was known as Chief Joseph=s war; that they fought bravely and finally surrendered under the stipulation that they should be sent back to Idaho; that instead thereof, they were sent to the Indian Territory and that sickness, caused by the change of climate, has reduced their numbers from 950 to 320; that now they are entirely supported by the government, while in Idaho they were, and the rest of the tribe are, self-supporting; that they have only the longing desire to return to their old home; that the Nez Perces have always been loyal and peaceable, and are very far superior to most of the Indians in morals and intelligence. In conclusion, it makes a most powerful and convincing appeal on their behalf and we hope it will have the desired effect.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

ABOUT MAIL CARRYING.

[MILLINGTON ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS ARTICLE CAME FROM THE ARKANSAS CITY TRAVELER.]

The mail carrier on the route from this place, via Silverdale, Maple City, etc., to Coffeyville, returned last Wednesday with the report that he could not cross Grouse Creek, and our subscribers in consequence thereof were deprived of the paper that we worked till eleven o=clock at night the evening before to supply them with. The day previous, when the water was still higher than when the mail reached the creek, parties were in town from Maple City, and we learn that if the carrier had gone one mile further up the creek, he could have crossed. The main trouble is the proper effort is not made. And the reason it is not made, is because the contractors pay such outrageously low prices to carriers that they can=t afford good horses and have not the disposition to do anything. And right here I want to give warning to carriers: Don=t enter into any contract unless you are amply paid for your time, horse hire, and expenses.

It will not be long now until agents will be about to talk you into taking sub-contracts. Before complying, satisfy yourself if the agent or contractor, himself, gets enough to pay you, and if not, beware. There are contractors here at home, well known and responsible men, and we believe in every instance these gentlemen have been more prompt in conveying the mails, extend more accommodation to the public, and pay better wages to carriers than any non-resident contractor we have heard of; but these men bid nearly double the amount of those to whom the awards have been made, and consequently, have quit the business. The following is a sample of some of the contracts let, and which it will be well enough for carriers to bear in mind and secure their pay before the work is done, or have a guarantee of it when it is done.

Wellington to Arkansas City, J. B. Emmerson, 35 milesCthree times a week, $498.00; from Sac & Fox Agency to Johnson=s, 72 miles, twice a week, $856, Sac & Fox to Muscogee, 100 miles, three times a week in 25 hours time, $1,870.

We may be wrong, but our opinion is on some of these routes, as well as many others, we have not heard from the carrier and the public will suffer because the pay won=t justify reliable men and good horses. However, we don=t expect to complain, only when it strikes directly at our own interests, and the interests of this community.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

TROUBLES IN THE TERRITORY.

The Indians in the Territory have been very much dissatisfied because Jay Gould has secured the St. Louis and San Francisco line running through that country, and have heretofore vowed vengeance. Monday, March 27, a brakeman who was on the top of a car was shot by several bullets while the train was going through a ravine near Muscogee. A few days after another brakeman shared the same fate. Sheriff Williams, who went to hunt the offenders, has not been heard of since the 5th inst., and he is believed to have been murdered. Lately an engineer on a train from Muscogee reports an attempt to wreck his train, and the firing of several shots into the engine. The ruffians escaped. Such experiences are reported almost weekly from that section.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

STATE NEWS.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road has 308 locomotives, and is constantly buying new ones.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

RECAP OF PUBLICATION NOTICE, DISTRICT COURT OF COWLEY COUNTY. S. E. SCHERMERHORN, PLAINTIFF, VERSUS SAMUEL T. ENDECOTT, NELLIE D. ENDECOTT, F. S. JENNINGS, TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD CONNECTICUT, A. D. WEAR AND S. M. JARVIS & R. R. CONKLIN DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF JARVIS, CONKLIN & CO.

To the defendants, A. D. Wear, S. M. Jarvis, and R. R. Conklin in the above entitled action.

SUED BY PLAINTIFF MARCH 5, 1882, RE DEFENDANTS SAMUEL T. ENDECOTT AND NELLIE D. ENDECOTT FOR $231.93 AND INTEREST THEREON AT THE RATE OF 12 PERCENT PER ANNUM FROM THE 29TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1880, AND FOR COTS OF SUIT AND FOR THE FORECLOSURE OF THE MORTGAGE ETC. WEST HALF OF SOUTHEAST QUARTER, AND THE SOUTHWATEST QUARTER AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER ALL IN SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 34, SOUTH OF RANGE FOUR EAST. ETC. [LATER IN PETITION SPELLING IS CHANGED TO AENDICOTTS@. J. F. McMULLEN, PLAINTIFF=S ATTORNEY; E. S. BEDILION, CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT FOR COWLEY CO., ATTESTED.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

PERSONALS.

The wind Tuesday was simply terrific.

Court convenes next Monday. The docket is quite lengthy.

About thirty schools will be in session in Cowley County this spring.

Dr. Davis has his office on Main Street once moreCover Earnest=s store.

The City Millinery opening will occur this week, 20th and 21st. All are invited.

Jim England is keeping store at Cedarvale now. He was over taking in the metropolis Tuesday.

Miss Emma Crippen, who has been teaching in our schools during the past winter, left Monday for her home in Illinois.

Justice Soward has opened his office over Henry Goldsmith=s and is now transacting business as Justice of the Peace.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

[MORE PERSONALS.]

Senator Pyburn ahs removed his law office from Kansas City to LeMans, Missouri, where he is enjoying a most lucrativ practice.

Some of the wheat in Cowley County is 30 inches high and beginning to head. All the wheat is forward, thick, and luxuriant.

Baden has his two stores connected by telephone now, and he can transact business at both places from his desk in the north store.

Soda fountains are springing up all over the city in spite of the scarcity of ice. It will be worth two bits a sizzle unless you take it warm.

Mrs. Henderson, one of Arkansas City=s leading milliners, came up Monday to visit friends and attend some of our millinery openings.

A fellow named Buckwheat has been engaged for the baseball season at St. Louis because he is a good batter. He will undoubtedly rise in the world.

Mrs. S. P. Strong was taken quite ill last Saturday on her way to town. She was taken to a hotel here and after resting, recovered sufficiently to be taken home.

Miss Mansfield will have an opening of her Spring Millinery Goods Thursday and Friday. All the ladies should be out, as the display will be exceptionally fine.

Mr. J. C. Roberts brought a 6-1/2 months old pig to town Saturday, which weighed 334 pounds, and brought $19.80. This is what we call hogging it along lively.

O. F. Boyle has been re-elected trustee of Durango. Tony always takes the lead: partly because he is a clear-headed citizen and partly because hs is Afrom Winfield.@

The old choir of the Episcopal Church, having become rested, have begun to sing again. The music at both morning and evening services, we learn was very fine.

MARRIED. Married at the residence of Dr. Green, in Winfield, April 17th, 1882, by Rev. J. Cairns, Mr. David Gamman and Miss Annie C. Maxfield, both of Seeley, Cowley County. [SEE LATER STORY...WHERE HE BECOMES AGAMMON@.]

A bus load of the young fellows of the city took in Arkansas City Sunday. We have not yet learned how disastrous to the city their visit was. We expect that the canal is dry.

School district boards should look out for a fraud in the shape of agents selling a mathematical chart. These fellows are on the wing in this state, and they should be watched.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

Ez. Nixon returned home from New Mexico last week. He came directly from Robinson and brings good news from our boys there. Ez. will probably remain at home during the summer.

Mrs. McCommon, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Platter, and Mrs. Sprague, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Cook, and Miss Hamill left for their homes in Chillicothe, Ohio, Monday.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

[MORE PERSONALS.]

The lady who has been canvassing the state for some kind of patterns, collecting half the pay in advance, and then disappearing, succeeded in swindling one of our milliners several dollars worth.

The Cherryvale Globe and News have consolidated. One good paper is a benefit to a community, while two poor ones are a positive detriment. Bros. Hinkle and Moore will make a booming team.

Dell Valentine, President of the State Band Union, has issued a circular announcing the premiums to be given to bands by the State Fair this fall and urging bands to organize, practice, and be present at the fair.

E. P. Kinne came down from Kansas City Tuesday and will spend several days getting around among his friends. E. P. Has been a Awiddy@ for the past two months, while Mrs. Kinne visited friends in Iowa and Illinois.

Dave Gammon was too much for his prospective father-in-law and last Monday he and Miss Annie Maxfield were united in marriage, and now the old man may howl his howl. There is nothing like being up with the times.

Mr. Chas. Campbell, of New York, has taken an interest with Mr. Thorpe in the Kansas Tannery. Mr. Campbell is an energetic businessman of considerable means and will be a valuable acquisition to ourr business and social circles.

Will Garvey and wife returned to their home in Topeka Monday. It seems kind of strange writing about Will Agoing home to Topeka.@ We have been in the habit of locating him here permanently, and hope some day to be able to do so.

George Williams, who lives one mile east of Floral, was seriously injured on Sunday evening by a vicious cow. His right arm was broken and he was cut and bruised badly. Dr. Irwin was promptly called and at this writing he is doing well.

The new council met Monday night. Mr. Read was re-elected President of the council and Mr. Beach, City Clerk. The Mayor nominated James Bethel for Marshal, but the council failing to confirm, the matter was laid over to the next meeting.

Will Allison is in shape to crow long and loud. He beat his opponent, County Attorney Wilsie, in the suit for libel. This leaves Mr. Wilsie in a very unenviable light before the people of Sumner County. He will certainly regret the day he tackled William.

The first picnic of the season was held at Riverside Park Saturday, it being the annual class-day for the public schools. About two hundred parents, scholars, and teachers were present. After the picnic dinner, the class favored the audience with music, declamations, and other exercises.

One George Phelps, for some time in the butchering business at Douglass, stole a horse from a man by the name of Smith last week, brought it to Winfield, and sold it for a small sum. He took the train for Colorado the next morning. The hourse was recovered by Constable Siverd and returned to the owner.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

Amos Walton dropped in to see us Monday. He reports things booming around Arkansas City, and money circulating freelyCalthough we don=t see how he found out about the money busiess. The canal is running nicely, mills grinding out the Astaff of life,@ a gravel train loading daily, and other enterprises going forward. In other words, the city is booming.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

Pursuant to call, a number of gentlemen interested in the organization of a Cowley County Agricultural Society, met at the Court House Saturday, April 15th, 1882, and were called to order by T. A. Blanchard. Thereupon, J. W. Millspaugh, of Vernon Township, was elected Chairman and T. A. Blanchard, Secretary. F. H. Graham stated that the object of the meeting was to organize for the purpose of holding a county fair this fall. On motion of J. B. Jennings, the meeting unanimously resolved to hold a fair, and a committee of six gentlemen consisting of J. C. Roberts, W. P. Hackney, W. J. Hodges, J. W. Millspaugh, J. H. Horning, and W. A. Tipton was appointed to draft articles of incorporation and report at the next meeting. The meeting then adjourned to meet on Saturday, April 22, 1882, at 2 o=clock, at which time all feeling an interest in the fair are requested to attend.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

The private schools, which take the place of the public schools for the summer, are prospering and seem to be quite popular with the people. In the east ward Prof. Trimble, Mrs. Caton, Miss Gibson, and Miss Mariam have all they can do. In the west ward Miss Allie Klingman, Miss Dunham, and Mrs. Hamilton are at work and will soon have full schools. With these schools at work there is no reason why the lack of funds to run the public schools should cripple education. Most any parent can better afford to pay $1.00 a month for the tuition of his children than to allow them to run at large for seven months.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

Rev. Mr. Cairns, of Winfield, preached in the Baptist Church last Sunday. He is an old pioneer of this country and gave some of his experience of his early days in Kansas. Among other things, he gave a history of his trip he made to Wellington eight or ten years ago to organize a Baptist society in what was then the village of Wellington. After a day=s hard work he succeeded in finding eight or ten members and they organized the Baptist Church of the city of Wellington. He seemed much surrprised on finding what was then a village was dedicating a church before his own town. His church in Winfield will be dedicated in about four weeks. Wellington Press.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

The subject of the location of a new union depot for both roads is now being vigorously discussed. It is probable that the Santa Fe will do something in the matter at their directors= meeting, which takes place soon, hence the present activity. Some want it across the river at the junction, others directly west on Ninth Avenue, while others hope to get the road from Douglass extended to this point and locate a depot for the three on Van Deventers= place, north of town.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

We were most agreeably surprised Monday by a call from Mr. Ed. M. Osborne of New York. Two years ago Ed. Spent several months of the summer here visiting friends and kiked it so well that he concluded to put in another vacation in Kansas. We warrant that he will go bck to the crush and the crowd of Wall street as bronzed and rugged as a native westerner before we get through with him. One or two camping excursions in the Indian Territory will do it.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

Judge McDonald=s brief to the supreme court in the Payson and McNeil case is one of the strongest legal documents we have ever seen. It covers twenty-seven pages of printed matter and the citations embrace the law in every phase of the case. The document was printed by our Job Department, and we flatter ourselves that it compares favorably with any work of the kind ever laid before the supreme court.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

The County Commissioners have under consideration the erection of a windmill and a large water tank on the Court House grounds, the water to be used in case of fire and to irrigate the grounds. They have been offered quite a sum for the water privilege for street sprinkling purposesCenough to pay 15 or 20 percent on the investment. They meet Saturday to receive bids for the mill.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

In another column will be found the list of claims allowed by the County Board at their regular quarterly meeting last week. The Board was very careful in its allowances and showed a decided disposition to run county affairs on the most economical basis.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

SKIPPED LONG ARTICLE RE MEETING AT COURIER EDITORIAL ROOM OF THE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE APRIL 15, 1882, BUT AM LISTING NAMES!

CEDAR, N. W. DRESIE; DEXTER, J. V. HINES; LIBERTY, JUSTUS FISHER; NINNESCAH, H. H. MARTIN; OMNIA, A. HATTERY; PLEASANT VALLEY, Z. B. MYER; ROCK, S. P. STRONG; SILVER CREEK, EDWARD PATE; TISDALE, W. C. DOUGLASS; VERNON, P. M. WAITE; WINFIELD (1ST WARD), D. A. MILLINGTON; WINFIELD (2ND WARD) T. H. SOWARD.

Beaver, Bolton, Creswell, Harvey, Maple, Otter, Richland, Sheridan, Silverdale, Spring Creek, Walnut, and Windsor townships were not represented.

Passed Resolution: THEY WERE AGAINST THE CALLING OF TWO STATE CONVENTIONS TO SELECT CONGRESSMEN FOR THE STATE AT LARGE AND STATE OFFICERS.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

On last Friday evening the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fuller was the scene of one of the merriest as well as the Atoniest@ parties ever given in Winfield. Mrs. Fuller has entertained her friends several times this winter without any of the young folks being present, but this time she honored them by giving this party, which was duly appreciated. Everyone invited, with but two exceptions, was present and never were guests more hospitably entertained. The evening was spent in dancing and other amusements, while an elegant collation consisting of cakes and ice cream was served at eleven o=clock. At a late hour the guests dispersed, all thanking their kind host and hostess for the pleasant evening so happily spent. The costumes of the guests were elegant and worthy of mention. We give below a list which we hope will be satisfactory to the ladies mentioned.

Mrs. Fred C. Hunt wore a pale steel blue silk and brocaded satin dress with fine Spanish lace trimmings, white flowers.

Mrs. Colegate, white nuns veiling en train, white satin trimmings.

Mrs. George Robinson, pink brocade satin, underskirt of black silk velvet, point lace.

Mrs. Joe Harter, black silk velvet skirt, pink bunting over dress.

Mrs. W. C. Garvey, of Topeka, white swiss muslin, red sash and natural flowers.

Mrs. Rhodes, silver gray silk, pink ribbons.

Mrs. Thorpe, very handsome costume of heliotrope silk and silk tissue.

Mrs. Steinberger, black brocade and gos grain silk, red flowers.

Mrs. Dr. Emerson, black satin dress, cashmere bead passementerie, diamond jewelry.

Miss Jennie Hane, fine white polka dot mull trimmed in Spanish lace, pink flowers.

Miss Clara Andrews, pink bunting polonaise, black skirt.

Miss Kelly, handsome black silk.

Miss McCoy, blue silk velvet skirt and blue and old gold brocaded polonaise, Honiton lace and flowers.

Miss Jackson, navy blue silk dress, lace sleeves and fichu.

The Misses Wallis were prettily attired in cream colored mull, Miss Lizzie with pale blue sash and Miss Margie in lavender.

Miss Ama Scothorn, cream colored cheese cloth, Spanish lace trimming.

Miss Alice Dunham, dainty dress of cream bunting.

Miss Julia Smith, beautifully flowered white silk polonaise, black silk velvet skirt, diamond jewelry.

Miss Ellis, elegant gray silk.

Miss Klingman, fine white swiss, and wine colored silk.

Miss Bryant, brown silk dress, pink ribbons.

Miss Beeny, blue and gold changeable silk fine thread lace fichu, natural flowers.

Miss Cora Berkey, black silk skirt, pink satin pointed bodice.

Miss French, black gros grain silk, very elegant.

Miss Josie Mansfield, black silk and velvet, Spanish lace.

Mrs. Bullock, black silk trimmed in Spanish lace.

Miss Belle Roberts, light silk, with red flowers.

Miss Curry, striped silk, beautifully trimmed.

Miss Bee Carruthers, cream nuns veiling, aesthetic style.

Miss Kate Millington, peacock blue silk, Spanish lace sleeves and fichu.

Miss Jessie Millington, black silk velvet and gros grain.

The following gentlemen were in attendance. Their Acostumes@ were remarkable for subdued elegance and the absence of aesthetic adornment.

Messrs. Steinberger; J. N. Harter; G. A. Rhodes; E. E. Thorpe; George, Will, and Ivan Robinson; Fred and Will Whiting; Mr. Colegate; F. C. Hunt; C. E. Fuller;

C. C. Harris; W. H. Smith; Will Smith; W. J. Wilson; Jos. O=Hare; Jas. Lorton; Frank and E. P. Greer; Eugene Wallis; Saml. E. Davis; L. H. Webb; Harry and Chas. F. Bahntge; Chas. Campbell; Ezra Nixon; L. D. Zenor; E. G. Cole; C. H. Connell; Mr. Ed. M. Clark of McPherson; and W. C. Garvey of Topeka.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

DIED. A dispatch signed by J. C. Cline, and dated Portland, Oregon, April 16th, says that W. T. Ekel, formerly of this city, dropped dead in the streets there, Sunday morning. Mr. Ekel was a prominent mason, and well known in Topeka.

Mr. Ekel is well known in this city as a former lumber dealer and was highly respected. His many friends will regret to learn of his death.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

IVANHOE PARTY.

The Ivanhoe Club, which has been holding regular meetings all winter, gave an entertainment on Tuesday evening to which their friends were invited. Over three hundred invitations were given and with but few exceptions were responded to by the presence of those invited. A program consisting of select readings, recitations, and music was rendered, after which the guests were invited to remain and participate in a social dance. Each and every part was well sustained and the entire evening was satisfactorily passed, the audience expressing themselves well pleased. The entertainment opened by a chorus by the club, entitled ABe Happy.@

Mr. Chas. H. Connell then recited in an excellent manner a poem by C. G. Eastman called AA Snow-storm.@ It depicted a New England scene in mid winter and Mr. Connell brought out the beauties of the poem in an interesting and spirited manner.

Miss McCoy rendered upon the paino, Mill=s ATarantolle,@ which was beauti-fully performed and well received, after which a short temperance piece called AA Toast@ was given by Miss Jessie Millington.

A duet, ATwo Loving Sisters,@ by two charming young ladies, Miss Jennie Hane and Miss Josie Bard, was beautifully sung. Miss Bard sings without any apparent effort and has a sweet, well cultivated voice which it is always a pleasure to listen to, while Miss Hane=s alto is superb.

Mr. W. H. Smith read AThe Chapel Bell,@ an excellent poem by J. G. Saxe. It is needless to say that it was well read.

Misses McCoy, Beeny, and Bard then favored the company by a finely executed piano trio AFra Diavolo@ by Czerny.

APaul Rever=s Ride,@ recited by Miss Florence Beeny, was one of the finest selections on the program and Miss Beeny did it full justice, her rendition showing a full conception of the subject and a perfectly cultivated voice.

A beautiful solo, AWhen the tide comes in,@ byu William Harrison, was sung by Miss Josie Bard and was received with enthusiasm. She was loudly encoured, which was responded to in ther behalf by Mr. Connell, by request of the club, with the charming Irish son of AThe Horse shoe Over the Door,@ which delighted the audience as well.

That grand old poem, AOh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud?@ was read in an expressive manner by Mr. F. C. Hunt, which was followed by a paino recitation by Miss Beeny, which was beautiful.

AAn Order for a Picture,@ one of Alice Carey=s sweet poems, was read by Mr. W. C. Robinson in a natural and expressive style and received many compliments. Mr. Robinson then made a few remarks relative to the proceedings of the club meetings heretofore and expressed much pleasure in entertaining the friends of the Ivanhoe Club, and announced the next meeting on next Tuesday evening at the residence of Mr. M. L. Robinson.

Messrs. Snow and Buckman and Misses Bard and Hane closed the literary part of the entertainment with a AGood Night@ song and the audience was dismissed, a large number of whom remained to participate in the dance, which with the excellent music furnished by the Roberts Brothers, was enjoyed by all.

The club wish to express their thanks to Mrs. Buck for the use of her piano, and to Messrs. Buckman and Snow for their kindness in lending their voices to perfect the music.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

Sheep Matters.

BOLTON TOWNSHIP, April 17, 1882.

EDS. COURIER: Thousands of sheep are being driven to the state line and Indian Territory for the purpose of grazing them in the Nation. The Cherokees, who control all the lands west of the Arkansas River, north of the Cimarron River, and as far west as the Pan Handle of Texas, charge the sheep men 15 cents per head for grazing privilege, and cattle owners but 50 cents. The sheep men in consequence thereat are complaining, inasmuch as a cow or steer requires ten acres to one for a sheep. The Cherokee authorities don=t seem to heed the complaints and order them to pay or leave, and many will leave, for when 15 cents a head is added to 15 cents more of Kansas tax, it makes a considerable sum on from two to four thousand sheep. (About $600, or $1,200). Grass is abundant and affords good feed for all kinds of stock. It contains much nutriment this year, owing to the slow and steady growth before the late rains. Water is plentiful and the buffalo wallows and small streams are full.

People living along the state line who refused to pay the Cherokee tax last year will be indicted for trespass and tried before the U. S. Court. A list of the offenders has been sent Hon. W. A. Phillips, their attorney, also a list to the Interior Department at Washington, and to the U. S. Marshal at Fort Smith. There are now, within a radius of ten miles of Arkansas City, over 25,000 sheep, which will give on an average four pounds of wool each, making 100,000 pounds of wool to be sold in this market. A little understanding exists among the large flock owners to hold for a fair price, or combine and ship to the best market.

The late cold rains destroyed the chinch bugs, but had a chilling effect on the thousands of young lambs only a few days old, that were out on the prairies unprotected. Many will die in consequence thereof.

Let me say, while talking of sheep, the remarks from Father Meech a few weeks since were worth reading. Have him write again.

C. M.

[RECKON C. M. SCOTT WROTE THE ABOVE ARTICLE??]

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

We have succeeded in securing an additional fifty foot room connecting with our main store by an archway giving us 160 feet of store room, the largest in Southern Kansas. We will use the new addition especially for Carpets, Matting, Oil Cloths, Window shades, fixtures, and fringes. Anyone in need of the above goods will favor us with a call. We will show them a very handsome line of the above goods at bottom prices. M. HAHN & CO.

BEE HIVE.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

THE MARKETS: Wheat is worth $1.18 per bushel; for best born 70 to 75 cents. Hogs $6.20. Eggs 10 cents per dozen. Butter 25 cents per lb. Potatoes $1.50 to $1.75. Spring chickens $3.00 per dozen.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

A Sunday School Supper.

S. S. Holloway=s Sabbath school class of girls will furnish supper in the lecture room of the M. E. Church on Thursday evening, April 27th. Supper from 7 to 9 o=clock.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

A Card.

WINFIELD, APRIL 17, 1882.

Having been elected a Justice of the Peace in and for the City of Winfield, at the late City election, and having qualified, my office is now open for the transaction of business. Respectfully, T. H. SOWARD.

Office over Post Office.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

NOTICE: Dr. T. T. Davis of Marion, Kansas, will be at the 9th ave. Hotel, Winfield, Cowley Co., Kansas on the 20th day of April, 1882, and will remain until the 1st day of May, where he can be consulted as a Specialist on the following line of diseases:

Tumors of all kinds.

Glandular Enlargements.

Hemorrhoids, or Piles.

Fistula and Catarrh, Cancers Malignant Ulcers, and all diseases of the skin.

No charge for consultation. Reasonable fees for treatment.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

AD. PREMIUM TEA: A. T. Spotswood & Co., have just received and opened up a new deal on family tea. The tea is sold at 60 cents a pound; with each package of one kind is a premium of a handsome decorated tea-cup and saucer. With another kind, a silver teaspoon, and with another a chance on a handsome watch. The tea is far superior to anything ever sold here for the price and carries the extra inducement of a premium with every package. Call and secure a pound before it is all gone.

A. T. SPOTSWOOD & CO.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

Ad. For rent or sale the most desirable building 18 x 35 with ware room also for sale the very best vacant lot both in Hunnewell. Hooker & Phelps, Burden, Kan.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

AD. FARM TO RENT. The S. W. 1/4 of Sec. 29, T. 31, south of range 4 East, in the township of Walnut, Cowley County. Will be rented on favorable terms to a good tenant. Possession given immediately. It is known as the Stump farm. Apply at the Winfield Bank.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

Persons grazing stock on my land, near Floral, are hereby notified to keep off or suffer the penalty of the law. E. Perigo.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

TRIAL DOCKET.

The following is a list of cases that will stand for trial at the April term of the District Court, commencing on the 25th day of April, A. D. 1882.

CRIMINAL DOCKET, FIRST DAY.

1. State vs. Lewis Albright.

2. State vs. J. W. McRorry.

3. State vs. George Ousterhout.

4. State vs. H. L. Wells.

5. State vs. John Headrick.

6. State vs. John Fleming.

7. State vs. John Fleming.

8. State vs. David V. Cole.

9. State vs. Thomas H. Bassywater.

10. State vs. Charles G. Thompson.

11. State vs. W. A. Irwin.

12. State vs. Charles F. Foults.

13. State vs. Charles G. Holland.

14. State vs. Frank Manny.

15. State vs. Henry H. Causey.

16. State vs. James T. Shepard.

CIVIL DOCKET, SECOND DAY.

1. Mercer M. Funk vs. Cynthia Clark et al. [Mercer??? Mercy?]

2. M. E. Bolton vs. Caroline Arnold.

3. M. L. Read vs. John J. Breene et al.

4. Oscar F. Weeks vs. A. T. & S. F. R. R. Co.

5. Hackney & McDonald vs. Bolton and Creswell Townships.

6. S. S. Brettun vs. Jacob G. Titus et al.

7. A. H. Green vs. E. F. Widner et al.

8. Daniel Sheel vs. G. E. Brad et al.

9. C. C. Stevens vs. City of Winfield.

10. Harrison Harrod vs. Moses Harrod et al.

11. Chicago Lumber Co. Vs. Bolton and Creswell townships.

12. Mary K. Hoyt vs. Charles G. Hoyt et al.

13. N. S. Burnham vs. M. O. Burnham.

14. John J. Clark vs. S. J. Rice et al.

15. S. E. Yoeman vs. C. Coleman.

16. Eliza Reihl vs. Joseph Likowski.

17. Elija Wells vs. Nancy J. Wells.

18. W. H. Treadway et al vs. W. C. McCormick.

19. Lillie S. Cooper vs. J. F. Cooper.

20. James C. Fuller vs. James Hardin, County Treasurer.

21. Mary A. Millington vs. James Hardin, County Treasurer.

22. Homer G. Fuller vs. James Hardin, County Treasurer.

23. Sarah E. Parker vs. James Hardin, County Treasurer.

25. Ben H. Clover vs. Robert F. Burden et al.

26. First National Bank vs. L. C. Harter et al.

27. James Jordon vs. B. H. Clover et al.

28. M. L. Read vs. Wm. S. Page et al.

29. E. B. S. Vanostran vs. Com=r=s of Pawnee County. [Commissaries??]

30. Ellen Scanlaw vs. Com=r=s of Pawnee County.

[??? NEXT ITEM SEZ IT IS FOR FOURTH DAY...WHAT HAPPENED TO THIRD???]

FOURTH DAY.

31. N. B. Freeland vs. Com=r=s of Pawnee County.

32. A. W. Miller vs. Com=rr=s of Pawnee County.

33. J. F. Troxel vs. Com=r=s of Pawnee County.

34. W. P. Carpenter vs. C. C. Pierce et al.

35. Hiram Veozy vs. Wm. Frederick et al.

36. Hibbard A. Tucker vs. A. H. Green.

37. Frederick A. Foster vs. Wm. W. Whiteside et al.

38. M. L. Robinson vs. George Easterly et al.

39. John S. Johnson vs. J. M. Boyles.

40. Assignment of Ellen F. Stump.

41 Julia R. Stevens vs. Wm. H. Dinwiddie.

42. S. D. Skinner vs. O. C. Skinner, 2nd.

43 Lycurgus Scott vs. Margaret Wear.

44. Geo. W. Chaplin vs. John Garrahee et al.

45. A. Furst & Co. Vs. F. T. Sanford et al.

46. A. J. Pyburn vs. N. W. Fitzgerald.

47. Missouri A. Mann vs. Adam Mann.

48. J. A. Cooper & Co. Vs. E. J. Cooper.

FIFTH DAY.

49. J. R. Cottingham vs. James Burns.

50. W. H. Riggs et al vs. H. M. Stransburry et al.

51. D. B. Meridith vs. J. E. Dickinson et al.

52. Assignment of Daniel Reed.

53. Jacob Binkley et al vs. R. Hanlan.

54. Jacob Blakley et al vs. J. Hanlan.

55. Jacob Binkley et al vs. S. Hanlan.

56. Jacob Binkley et al vs. W. Metzger

57. Houghton & Speers vs. Jas. Hardin (County Treasurer).

58. H. Jochems vs. R. Tegart.

59. A. W. Goodell vs. W. Gibson et al.

60. Charles Hutchins vs. F. T. Sanford et al.

61. Thompson, Wise & Co., vs. Wm. Whitney.

62. Ezra Bartlett vs. A. B. Steinberger.

63. B. A. Waldron vs. W. Warren et al.

64. Malvina Stocking vs. Horace Stocking.

65. W. C. Robinson vs. Andrew J. Cress.

66. John S. Parr vs. Wm. W. Ward et al.

SIXTH DAY.

67. R. P. Jennings vs. Martha J. Miller et al.

68. F. V. Ray vs. M. C. Ray.

69. W. J. H. Pallard vs. S. C. Cunnigham et al.

70. James Jordan vs. W. D. Clark et al.

71. E. R. Thompson vs. Jas. T. Shepard.

72. A. D. Wear vs. C. E. Victory et al.

73. Phoney Kirk vs. Andrew Kirk.

74. Joel Jackson vs. R. A. Robinson et al.

75. C. G. Oliver vs. Malinda Clay et al.

76. L. C. Harter vs. H. A. Pratt et al.

77. W. M. Haskett vs. J. S. Hawkins.

78. M. L read vs. Flora E. Covert et al.

79. M. L. Robinson vs. C. C. Pierce et al.

80. James Biggs vs. Sarah J. Biggs.

81 Mary A. Loomis vs. E. P. Greer et al.

82. Amanda J. Hanson vs. John C. Hanson.

83. Mathew Chambers vs. Peter Myers.

84. E. Downie & Co., vs. John A. Earnest.

SEVENTH DAY.

85. Joseph E. Lowes vs. Anthony Hanna et al.

86. Travelers Insurance Co. Vs. Chas. F. Snow et al.

[AT THIS POINT I QUIT. SHOWS THERE WOULD BE NINE DAYS OF COURT TAKEN UP WITH 137 ISSUES.]

No. 131. S. E. Schemerhorn vs. S. T. Endicott.

No. 135. R. C. Haywood vs. C. M. Scott.

Winfield Courier, April 20, 1882.

SKIPPED THE COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS HELD APRIL 15, 1882.

IT INCLUDED WITNESSES, COSTS, ETC., FOR ASTATE OF KANSAS VERSUS W. C. BAIRD, INSANITY OF THOS. J. SHEDDAN, CHAS. McCLAIN, GEO. RICE, SHEEL, THEO. MILLER FEE BILL, EDMUND LEWELLEN. ALSO LIBBY & MOODY VS. JAMES HARDEN

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

This time I skipped entirely letter from J. M. ALEXANDER. ALL OF IT PERTAINED TO FLORIDA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA! BAH!

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

FACTS AND FIGURES.

EDS. COURIER: Allow me space in your columns to make another statement concerning the herd law. No one has ever heard me complain very much that this county has a herd law. It has been a good thing, but the day has fully come that something should be done to change it for something better. I am not desirous of taking one iota of joy, comfort, or happiness from the early settlers of the county. To them belongs honor; they who have withstood the grasshopper, chinch bug, and drouth unflinchingly, are heroes. To that class of men Kansas owes her great name at home and abroad, and if these men have not earned enough of this world=s goods to support them in their declining years, Kansas should feel able to care for them.

The repeal of the law, by giving ample time to prepare for it, would injure no one, even those sons of toil who would have us dig all we get out of the earth, would not be injured in the least. Their farms would be much more valuable and convenient if enclosed by good fences.

I am well aware that this measure will meet with opposition, but what of it? Anything that comes before the people has its opponents. So did prohibition; but nevertheless, it met with the wishes of the people. Any man should be willing to sacrifice self and selfish interests where it would benefit the mass of people, but right here friend Fowler squeals. His elevator would not be so profitable if this country would raise more stock and consume the grain. Friend Fowler, what class of farmers have made money in this country, those who have wholly raised grain or the ones that have raised stock to feed what they have raised? Any careful, observing man will see it is the latter class.

He says this law protects Athe poor from the rich.@ It is a mistake, the poor man is already in the hands of the rich. If he has a colt or a calf, he must dispose of it before it matures on account of the inconvenience of taking care of it. AWe boast of the millions of bushels of corn we raise,@ and this is the first reason that this staple would bear shipping to any extent. And these Ahundreds of carloads of hogs@ can be produced and not interfere, with more cattle to eat the grass which annually wastes.

Your readers are sufficiently intelligent to know that there are counties in the state that have never had a herd law and they have plenty of good schoolhouses and pay their teachers well, too, and have good society.

There are a little over 20,000 acres of taxable lands in Sheridan Township, and it will average with any of the townships in the eastern half of the county. A little over 7,000 in cultivation and over 12,800 not in cultivation; add to this 3,000 acres of government land, making a total of over 15,800 acres of grazing lands, with over 800 head of cattle, or nearly 200 acres to each one head of cattle or about 60 acres to each sheep in the township. Now friend Buckeye, solve the above and say it is economy, With respect yours,

E. I. JOHNSON.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

ARIZONA LETTER.

COLORADO RIVER AGENCY, ARIZONA TERRITORY, April 7th, 1882.

EDS. COURIER: The agency clerk and myself having deemed it expedient in the course of human events to visit Signal, Arizona, set out for that place February 6, 1882. Signal lies, from here, 75 miles northeast, in the southern portion of Mohave County. The camp was established in the autumn of 1874. The famous McCracken lode, the ore of which is worked at Signal, is said to have few equals in the territory. The immense cost of transportation caused temporary suspension of operations; but the company will be in readiness to begin work when the Atlantic & Pacific is through. The Alta and Senator are the leading mines. They are opened by a shaft 367 feet deep, sunk on the line between them, and by 5 adit levels run on the vein. The ores are chlorides, bromides, and sulphides of silver, with some Galena. $200,000 have been expended in improvements, 24,000 tons of ore have been worked, and $800,000 of silver have been extracted. A ten stamp mill was consumed by fire. A twenty stamp mill is now being put in order by W. E. Stronack, the foreman. The cost of the twenty stamp mill was $95,000. The engine is 120 horsepower. The San Francisco and Atlantic mines are north of the Senator and Alta on the same lode. They have produced $200,000 of silver. The San Francisco has a shaft of 300 feet, and 300 feet of drifts and tunnels. The Atlantic has a shaft of 150 feet and a tunnel of 200 feet. The ore is hauled about twelve miles to the mill, which is situated on the Big Sandy.On this stream are some of the finest ranches in the territory; the opportunities for irrigation being excellent. The town, 1,450 feet above sea level, has a dilapidated appearance, having been nearly deserted in a single day, two years ago, when work shut down. Two houses are left doing business with the Mexicans and prospectors. Those old timers are whole-souled and generous to a fault. We were entertained in right royal style.

Our road lay along an arroya, over a succession of plateaus through a dark and narrow chasm, and by the clear waters of Bill Williams Fork, which receives the waters of the Big Sandy. Bill Williams Fork enters the Colorado 25 miles north of this place.

We reposed one night in AMurderers= Camp.@ Here a huge rock, projecting thirty feet, forms excellent shelter. Our dreams were peaceful and our slumbers undisturbed, notwithstanding the fact that many men had been riddled with bullets on that same spot.

The country is broken and, except along the streams, barren. We noticed seven species of cactus. Along the streams the cotton woods were putting forth leaves, which gave the narrow valleys a very cheerful appearance. During the day, overcoats were an encumbrance; at night fall fire and blankets were needed; but it was hard to realize that we were traveling and camping with so much comfort in February. We will probably get our just deserts in July and August, Respectfully,

C. G. SMITH.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

COMMENTS ON THE HERD LAW.

AGleaner@ says: AAs long as men do not have to fence, they are careless and will not fence; but if they know the herd law will be abolished, at the end of three years there will be but very few open farms.@

If AGleaner@ can grow a hedge fence in three years that will turn stock, he should turn his attention exclusively to that business.

Then he says: AMen visiting counties east of here notice the difference in stock that run where they please and those kept in close herds.@

Several stock men have left this country and gone where there is no herd law, simply because we have a law that forbids their stock eating up the farmer=s crops.

Then he says: AWhile visiting in Missouri this spring, I talked with parties who liked Cowley but would not settle in it on account of the herd law.@

I haven=t any doubt but what stock men would flock here from all of God=s creation, and a Aright smart sprinkle@ from Missouri if it was not for the herd law.

We now have peace and harmony among neighbors. Let us be wise and let well enough alone; and with prohibition and the herd law, St. John for governor, and W. P. Hackney in Congress, seasoned with the wise counsel of the COURIER, the people of Cowley County will continue prosperous and happy. A. HERDER.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

PRAIRIE GROVE.

EDS. COURIER: Wheat is looking splendidly.

Mrs. J. M. Barrick has gone on a visit to the north part of the state.

The M. E. Church at Little Dutch will commence the erection of a large and beautiful church if they build according to plans of specification.

Mr. William White celebrated his 36th birthday on Easter Sunday by giving one of the best dnners that time and money could get up. We would have given one hundred dollars if our legs had been insured, for we felt sure the table would break down; but as good luck would have it, she stood the pressure but kept up an awful groaning. We will bet five dollars that Her Rogers can eat more than any other democrat in Cowley County. We will name a few of the presents that were presented to Mr. White: A fine work box, W. B. Weimer; chair tidy, Mr. Swan; preserve dish, Mr. Douglass; fine chromo ABasket of Fruit,@ Mrs. Weimer; fine dish, Mr. Rogers. As we can=t name all the donors and presents now, we will name them next week.

Mr. Jack Frost visited this part a few nights ago and dined on corn and potatoes that were up.

James O. Vanorsdal says he will get done planting corn about May 10th, just in time for chintz bugs.

R. B. Corson has been down with rheumatism, but is slowly creeping around again.

We had a splendid rain April 18th. MOLASSES.

[NOTE: PAPER HAD AHER ROGERS@...KNOW IT MUST BE WRONG!]

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

KANSAS IN CONGRESS.

Thomas Ryan=s Official Record.

[From the Washington correspondent of the Topeka Commonwealth.]

John Logan mastered the whole science of finance in two weeks, but I must admit that, though I have been in Washington precisely two weeks today, I do not feel myself competent to instruct a yearning public in all the mysteries of that great and complicated machine which we call the government. You will be astonished at my modesty, no doubt, for you and I have known Aable@ correspondents to grind out vast grists of wisdom within twenty-four hours of their arirval at the capital.

The enthusiastic neophyte first turns his attention to the delegation, and his anxiety for an office may generally be measured by the generous ardor with which he distributes his Ataffy.@ If the scene is fresh and the zeal of the pursuer unchilled by disappointments, there is scarcely a limit to the extent or variety of his unctuous compliments and admiring constituencies are happily enabled to acquire valuable information, not only respecting the merits of their representatives in either branch of Congress, but also touching the dresses, the varied accomplishments, and unrivaled popularity of their respective wives.

My business having no reference to an office of any kind, what I say will not be inspired by Aa lively sense of favors to come.@ Nor will I ask space in your crowded columns to go over the record of all of the men who serve us so faithfully at Washington. It will serve my present purpose if you will permit me to express the gratification which I share with all responsible Kansans, at the sure prospect of the unopposed return of our capable Representatives, and to be a little more specific as to the record and services of the man who, for six years, has so successfully represented the Third District.

When Tom Ryan was first nominated, it was most wholly upon the score of his personal popularity, as he had but little political experience, and but slight opportunity to exhibit the peculiar qualities essential to success in Congress. It is not likely that even the warmest of his friends foresaw that he would develop into the persistent and tireless worker that he has since become. That he has always met reasonable demand upon him with resolution and a determination to succeed, the records amply attest. That these demands, coming from an immense district, rapidly growing in population and wealth, have been and are extensive and imperative, no observant man can doubt, yet all have been, and are confronted earnestly and methodically, and the claims of the humblest receive the same attention as those of the most influential.

If it were practicable to make a complete showing within the limits of a newspaper letter, I am confident it could be shown that Ryan has secured the passage of more measures of interest to his people during his service here than has any other member from any State. Let us remind our readers of a few of the more important of these measures.

The Cherokee Strip lands were brought into market through his influence, and are now nearly all occupied by settlers. The settlers on the Kansas trust and diminished reserve lands owe much of their success in obtaining their titles upon just and reasonable terms to Mr. Ryan=s determined and tireless advocacy. The Osage bill, which passed the House at a time when few dared to hope for its success, and which subsequently became a law, saved the homes of thousands of people from forfeiture, added thousands of acres to the taxable property of the State. His bill for the relief of colored immigrants became a law in spite of much prejudiced opposition; as also did his bill to create a land district in the southwest, the office now soon to be established. Mr. Ryan rendered an invaluable service to the people of the Western half of his district when he secured the passage of a bill to permit settlers whose crops had been destroyed by drouth to leave their claims for a year without losing any of their rights. By this timely and generous act, several thousand poor settlers were saved from a compulsory forfeiture of their claims. Mr. Ryan=s bill directing the Secretary of the Interior to certify to the State some fifty thousand acres of indemnity school lands, became a law, and the title of the State has been perfected. His bill to provide for the sale, at graduated scale of prices, of the residue of the Osage lands lying east of the sixth principal meridian, is also a law.

Mr. Ryan carried through the House in the last Congress a bill to give the right of way to one or more railroads through the Indian Territory, but it failed in the senate. This measure was of peculiar importance to the third District, as it could have enabled the Santa Fe road to continue its line from Arkansas City to Fort Smith. The subject has excited so much attention that it is not likely that the boundary of the Territory will long be permitted to serve as a Chinese wall against the carrying on of necessary enterprises. It was only recently that Mr. Ryan carried through the House, when it was at the mercy of a single objection, the bill providing for terms of the United States Court at Wichita, and attaching a portion of the Indian Territory to the State for judicial purposes. I doubt if there are half a dozen men in the House who could have put through so important a bill without objection. The result was a substantial triumph to Mr. Ryan=s personal popularity and to the confidence which the House reposes in his good faith.

In addition to these measures of a public character, and others that might be mentioned, Mr. Ryan has labored earnestly and effectively to advance the more immediate personal interest of his constituents. His vast district largely settled in recent years, contain a large proportion of ex-soldiers from all the loyal states. The just claims of all these people have always had a warm friend and advocate in Mr. Ryan and the collection of pensions and bounty money in hundreds of cases has been facilitated by his exertions.

Your readers are not unmindful of the fact that Mr. Ryan has persisteently sought to have the contracts for Indian supplies awarded at some parts in the West, rather than in New York, so far from the base of supply and distribution. It will be gratifying to them to know that his views have been adopted by the Indian Bureau, and that Kansas City will probably be selected as the place for receiving bids.

In a territory developing so rapidly as has that of the Third District, of course the demand for increased mail facilities has been urgent and incessant. That he has met his demand with characteristic vigor, is shown by the fact that during his three terms he has secured additional mail service to a greater extent than any other member of Congress, and by the further fact that his District is now admirably served by the Postal Department.

If we of the District have been so signally benefited by the labors of our Representative, you and the people of your own city have additional cause for joining in the acclaim Awell done good and faithful servant.@

Take your Government building, for example. With a single exception, it was the only one provided for by the Congress that made the first appropriation for your building. The Committee on appropriations and the house had, by resolution, declared against authorizing any new buildings by the Congress. The passage of the Topeka measure was only secured by the most extraordinary vigor and tact, and as a result of the exercise of those genial personal gifts which have made Mr. Ryan so popular with his fellow members of all shades or politics. It should be added that he was the only Republican who secured a building from that Congress, though over forty were pressed by Democrats and Republicans. The building will not cost far from $300,000, and will be an ornament to your city, as well as decidedly the best government building between St. Louis and San Francis. For years Topeka had struggled in vain to get this building, defraying the expenses of agents here to promote it, but it is not likely that the enterprise would have taken shape to this day, but for the effort of your own Representative.

Your free delivery system is also due exclusively to Mr. Ryan=s labors. True, Topeka was entitled to the carrier service under the law, but could not receive it until an appropriation was made to cover the expenses. An appropriation for the purpose was carried through the House in opposition to the Appropriation Committee, and in spite of the active fight of Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, the chief authority in the House on postal matters, Mr. Ryan=s personal effort, more than any other cause, brought about this result as Mr. Cannon afterwards declared with some feeling. This is a benefit which comes so directly home to all your people that they cannot be wanting in appreciation of the man who secured it for them.

THERE WAS MORE TO ARTICLE SIGNED AARKANSAS VALLEY,@ BUT I SKIPPED IT.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

SKIPPED A LONG ARTICLE GIVING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILROAD COMPANY TO THEIR STOCKHOLDERS.

ONE ITEM:

COWLEY, SUMNER & FORT SMITH: 91.93 MILES.

VERY INTERESTING ITEM...BUT VERY LONG AND VERY HARD TO READ.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

A BEAUTIFUL GIFT.

MR. EDITORS: Please allow us space to expose the Hudson Bros., who on Saturday evening entered the Baptist Church without the consent of the trustees, while the door was open for the convenience of the workmen, and then and there proceeded to hang upon the wall of said meeting house, a very beautiful clock, so that the mind of the church and congregation was much exercised as to where it came from, who brought it, etc. A detective traced it to the above parties and in view of this not being their first offense, was determined to expose them and warn future church builders to keep their doors locked.

We have determined to watch them, and let no opportunity pass to help them to get rid of all their clocks and watches. We, the church congregation and Sabbath School, say it is a beauty, just what we wanted and so over looking the manner in which it was done, we return our hearty thanks and invite them and all others to come to our Sabbath home and take notes of passing time, and use it to prepare for a glorious immortality beyond the grave.

April 24th, 1882. ERATER.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

GIST OF THE NEWS.

It is proposed to establish a Federal court at Muscogee, Indian Territory, with criminal jurisdiction.

The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe road will next week be completed to Lampasa, 276 miles from Galveston.

Neither Dakota nor New Mexico will be admitted as states at this session of congress. Both will have a fair chance next session.

The Japanese have concluded to remodel their army on the German military system as soon as competent instructors can be educated.

The Chinese bill now pending in congress, was stricken out those sections forbidding the naturalization of and immigration of skilled laborers.

The report of the massacre of eleven persons on the Gila, by Apache=s is confirmed. The Indians are said to be two hundred and twenty-five strong and are making rapid progress toward Sonora. Many other outrages are reported, but they are not authenticated.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

STATE NEWS.

Of the million people in Kansas, 348,000 are of school age; 210,000 are enrolled, and 130,000 attend school.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

PERSONALS.

Charlie France was up from Arkansas City Saturday.

Capt. J. B. Nipp came up to the metropolis Saturday.

Tom Bryan is out with a wide-brimmed straw hat.

Will Dawson has been over to Independence for several days.

The District Medical Association meets at Augusta May 2nd.

Professor Story is visiting schools in Bolton Township this week.

Do not forget the supper at the M. E. Church this (Thursday) evening.

Will Smith of the boot and shoe house, is off on a Atower@ through Nebraska.

The Commissioners at their meeting Saturday decided not to erect a windmill.

Col. McMullen is putting some improvements on the porches of his residence.

Editors Henthorn of Burden, and McIntire of Arkansas City, were in the city Monday.

Herve Cole is back from his southern trip. He took in Florida and Cuba during his absence.

The Winfield Bank has put in a telephone and can now have connection with the outer world.

Charlie Stephens returned from the West last week, and will remain at home for the present.

Mrs. J. E. Conklin is visiting in Labette County this week and Joe is consequently a Awiddy.@

The Hudson building is about enclosed. It is being pushed forward with the greatest activity.

Deputy Sheriff McIntire came up Monday and is assisting Sheriff Shenneman in the court room.

E. E. Thorpe and Mr. Campbell are in the East purchasing the machinery for the Kansas Tannery.

We notice the familiar face of Charley Beck on our streets after a visit of six months in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Miss May Hodges had one of her hands severly cut by running it through a pane of broken glass Saturday.

Mr. Tansey surrendered the records of his office to Justice Soward Monday and renounces all claims to the office.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

[MORE PERSONALS.]

Rev. McEwen, the Baptist minister of Wellington, made us a pleasant call Tuesday in company with Rev. Cairns.

Mr. M. L. Read is having a windmill put up on his barn to raise water for irrigating purposes, and to run a fountain.

Mr. M. J. Darling, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Van Doren, returned to her home at Decatur, Illinois, Tuesday.

Assessor Short suspended his labors Tuesday. There was so much real estate in the air that he couldn=t assess it properly.

An elegant new table filled with nicely painted business cards has been put up in the Brettun office. It is a very fine piece of furniture.

Dr. Emerson drew three buckets full of water from Jacob Kirch, who has been suffering with the dropsy, last week. Jacob feels relieved.

Mrs. E. H. Bliss left Friday for Leavenworth, where she will meet her husband and accompany him on his travels till he gets around home again.

If that strawberry festival at the Baptist Church is not all O. K., it won=t be the ladies= fault. They never do things by halves. Come and see for yourselves.

J. P. Baden has moved into the residence recently purchased of Dr. Davis and is building an addition, new fences, and otherwise beautifying the premises.

Mr. Davis has removed his family to the farm east of town and has had a telephone put up between the City and the house. Persons can call him from any telephone.

After this summer, at the rate improvements are being made now, Winfield will have more elegant, tasty, and home-like residences than any city of its size in the country.

O. O. Potter, James Deming, and J. J. Piffer, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, are among those who have been here looking over the country with a view of locating during the past week. We hope they will conclude to settle here.

This has been a remarkable week in the matter of accidents: two runaways, a man killed, another shot, a woman gored by a mad cow, and a boy inhaled steam. This seems to be a Abad time of the moon.@

Mr. Jones, please excuse me from going to the country with you next Tuesday evening. I am engaged to go to the Baptist strawberry festival. Wagon loads are coming from the country. Everybody will be there.

D. F. Best received the largest invoice of sewing machines ever brought to the county, last Monday. It was a carload of the ANew Silent No. 8" machines. Twenty thousand pounds of sewing machines are a good many.

H. B. Snider, representing the popular paper house of Snider & Holmes, St. Louis, was in the city Saturday. Harry is one of the best boys we know of. The COURIER has bought its supplies of Snider & Holmes for ten years.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

[MORE PERSONALS.]

Some talk is being indulged in of securing telephone connections between Winfield and Geuda Springs. It would be an excellent thing for the Springs, as it would give the people direct telegraphic connections. Let us have the telephone.

A team loaded with ladies and children was frightened by the train on the crossing south of the south bridge last Friday and ran away, scattering the folks around over the prairie. We could not learn the names of the parties, and conclude there was no one hurt.

The itinerant sore corn man, who is under bonds on a charge of stealing $45 from Al Hughes, appeared promptly at court Tuesday morning, clothed in a new plug hat and a silk necktie. His evident intention is to create a favorable impression on the court.

As a couple of boys were passing our office Tuesday, one of them dropped a beer bottle, which was concealed under his coat, on the pavement. It is needless to remark that the beer was wasted. If the boys must drop beer in front of our door, we wish they would do it carefully.

Mrs. Hill, living just across the river west of Bliss= Mill, was gored by a mad cow last week and her arm fractured. The cow also took after Dr. Davis and came near catching him. She was finally killed, and since three other cows and two hogs have shown decided symptoms of hydrophobia. Look out for mad dogs.

Mr. John McLain, a single man about thirty years of age, dropped unconscious in John Earnest=s grocery store Saturday evening. Dr. Wells was called in and after an hour=s work succeeded in bringing him back to consciousness. The attack was palpitation of the heart. Mr. McLain works for a Vernon Township stock man.

Judge Bard=s little son, Charlie, was severely injured Saturday afternoon by inhaling steam. He hgad a tin tube and was experimenting with the steam from the nozzle of a tea pot, when he inhaled a mouthful of the steam, scalding his throat terribly. He was in a very critical condition Sunday, but is getting along nicely now under Dr. Emerson=s care.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Mr. W. J. Kennedy, the Santa Fe agent here, is the oldest employee, in point of service, now on the road. He began with the company in 1871 at Cottonwood Falls and followed the road westward, being the first agent to open and operate the depot at Wichita. He slept in the depot there one night before it was enclosed, with $10,000 of the Company=s money in his pocket, and that when the town was overrun with desperadoes. During this eleven years of service he has ever been faithful to the interests of the company, and justly merits the confidence reposed in him by the management.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

W. L. Mullen has had on exhibition a heifer in this city, which for size eclipses all that we have ever heard or read of. She is a creamy white of perfect form and weighs three thousand pounds, and no one will ever regret going to see her. She measures seventeen feet from nose to tip of tail, ten feet in the girth, and stands seventeen hands high. She is simply a magnificent beauty. She was raised in Cowley County and is four years old. When lying down the tips of her horns are as high as a man=s head. She will be taken to Chicago and other eastern cities and will be a good advertisement for Kansas. Wichita Eagle.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

An additional venire of eighteen jurymen was ordered by Judge Torrance Tuesday morning. The following gentlemen were drawn: H. M. Branson, Windsor; Alfred Hightower, Dexter; W. W. McDonough, Otter; Wm. Rouzee [?], Beaver;

G. M. Moore, Walnut; J. R. Scott, Tisdale; Wm. Shrieves, Spring Creek; A. H. Miller, Liberty; Thos R. Carson, Richland; Geo. Homer, Otter; Thos. Baird, Bolton; Frank Weakley, Walnut; C. W. Frith, Liberty; J. H. Titus, Bolton; J. S. Mohler, Windsor; J. R. Tobin, Spring Creek; Pearson Coe, Richland; Thos. Cooley, Maple.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

The notice of the supper to be given by Mr. S. S. Holoway=s Sunday School Class of girls, in the lecture room of the M. E. Church this (Thursday) evening, was unintentionally overlooked last week until just as we went to press, when it was too late to give it as extended a notice as was intended. The class display energy and enterprise and we hope our citizens will give them a liberal patronage. Supper will be served from 7 to 9 o=clock, and we understand the proceeds are to be used in furnishing their class room with pictures, carpet, etc.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Mr. John Thompson, a young man from Vernon Township, had a run-a-way Saturday. He was driving a team of colt and one of them got his head under the cheek and began to rrun in a circle. Thompson jumped out, grabbed the bits, and was trying to stop them when the off colt gave him a heavy kick on the leg. This was more than he bargained for and he let the colts go. The buggy was picked up in a demoralized condition.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Mr. Whitney=s class, of the Episcopal Sunday School will take a picnic excursion next Saturday. They will meet at the Courthouse at nine o=clock in the morning, and proceed to Riverside Park, accompanied by their lunch baskets. We received a cordial invitation from one of the little misses to accompany them, but regret that we cannot go. We trust they will have a glorious old time and not fall in the river.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

This is Court week and our lion-like attorneys are in clover. The following gentlemen are present: A. J. Pyburn of La Mars, Missouri; C. R. Mitchell, of Geuda Springs; Senator Hackney, Judge McDonald, Judge Tipton, Jas. O=Hare, Henry E. Asp, S. D. Pryor, J. F. McMullen, D. C. Beach, O. M. Seward, J. E. Allen, A. P. Johnson, James McDermott, P. H. Albright, T. H. Soward, Geo. H. Buckman, M. G. Troup, and County Attorney Jennings.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Dr. Vawter, of Arkansas City, seems to have been about the most reckless physician in issuing liquor prescriptions in the county. In several cases he prescribed for individuals from one to four gallons. It has been suggested that he be prosecuted for Aissuing prescriptions with intent to kill,@ as four gallons of Arkansas City whiskey would kill the stoutest patient in the county.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

The officials of the A. T. & S. F. Railroad have notified the management of the K. C. L. & S. K. that they will take control of that road on the first of May, and instruct them to notify their employees along the line that after that date their services will no longer be required. Most of the old employees will probably be retained by the Santa Fe.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

DIED. Mrs. D. A. Millington started for Las Vegas, New Mexico, last Friday on receipt of a telegram announcing the dangerous illness of her little granddaughter, Jessie, child of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Saint. She arrived at Las Vegas Sunday. Little Jessie died on Monday morning. She was a bright, lovely, and loving child and leaves an aching void in many hearts.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

The Assessors= books are coming in rapidly. Nine townships have reported. Beaver shows a gain of 50 over last year in population; Dexter 161; Ninnescah 76, P. Valley 43; Sheridan 18; Vernon 151; Walnut 228. On the other side Rock shows a decrease of 31, Liberty 62, Fairview 35. Total increase over decrease in townships reported, 608. Hurrah for Cowley!

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Business in the Probate Court is rather slim this week.

MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses have been issued to:

Theodore Dillon and Aurilla M. Rorick.

W. A. Freeman and Mrs. Mary A. Anderson.

The will of Judge Evans, of Sumner County, was admitted to Probate.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

The Republicans of Tisdale Township are requested to meet at Tisdale, on May 11th, at 2 o=clock p.m., to elect three delegates to attend the Republican County Convention at Winfield, on May 13th. R. McKibben,

Chairman Republican Township Committee.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

The Republicans of Walnut Township will meet in caucus at Manny=s stone building Saturday, May 6th, at 2:00 p.m., for the purpose of electing delegates to the County convention. S. CURE, CHAIRMAN.

By order of Com.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

The Rt. Rev. T. H. Vail, D. D., L. L. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas, is expected to visit the parish of Grace Church, on Tuesday evening, May the 9th, for the purpose of administering the Apostolic Rite of Conformation. C. H. C.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

The prosecutions against the physicians came up Tuesday. J. F. McMullen argued a motion to quash, which was sustained by the court and leave given the State to amend. The cases come up Thursday morning again.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

At the meeting to consider the propriety of calling a fair, a strong organization was effected. It was decided to hold a fair Sept. 21st to 24th. We will give a full list of officers and directors next week.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Judge Buck came in from Emporia Wednesday. He is interested in the famous Ballou case, which has been to the supreme court three times. The court on this last hitch holds in his favor.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Dr. Davis has twenty acres of blue grass, sown four years ago, and which affords excellent pasture for his stock. He says blue grass in Cowley is a success.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Mr. T. K. Johnston came in from Durango Tuesday, looking stout and hearty. He will spend several weeks with his family and friends.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

An excellent eight-room house for rent. Good stable, well cistern, fine large yard, etc. Inquire at the Winfield Bank.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Cal Swarts appeared at the court room Wednesday morning, and is now regularly enrolled as a member of the flock.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

We are told that warrants are being issued for the arrest of six or eight retail grocery drummers for frauds on farmers.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Miss Lina Sams, of Sedan, who has been visiting with Mrs. Hackney, returned to her home Wednesday.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Al. Millspaugh, one of the youngest members of the bar, appeared at court Wednesday morning.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Hon. Timothy McIntire came up from the City Wednesday to see how court was going on.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Entire new stock of Dry Goods and notions at our store at Tisdale, Kansas. McGuire Bros.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

About one of the most necessary things at present for the city is a street sprinkler.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

We are still selling our famous Bell Tobacco at 50 cents per pound. McGuire Bros.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

MARRIED. W. A. Freeman and Mrs. Mary Anderson were married last week.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Hon. John A. Woods, of Wellington, was in the city Monday.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Bob O=Neil came in from the north Tuesday.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

A SAD ACCIDENT.

One of Cowley=s Old Citizens Shot Through the Heart.

John Wesley Snyder, of Pleasant Valley Township, the Victim.

Our streets were the scene of one of the saddest accidents on Saturday, that has ever happened in the county. A street peddler by the name of Wood, from Topeka, had opened out his wares on the corner of Main Street and Ninth Avenue, and was selling them from the wagon. There was quite a crowd of people in town, and as usual those who had finished their business gathered around to see what the peddler had to say. Before commencing to sell he pulled off his coat and laid it on the front end of the wagon. Afterward, finding it in the way, he picked it up, carried it to the back end of the wagon and laid it over a trunk. As he threw it over the trunk a five-barreled revolver fell from the inside breast pocket, dropped over the side of the wagon, the hammer struck the hub of the hind wheel, and the weapon was discharged. The wagon at the time was surrounded by a dense crowd. After the report the peddler asked if anyone was hurt, and receiving no answer, proceeded with his selling. When the pistol dropped, John Wesley Snyder was standing just back of the hub and about two feet from the hind wheel of the wagon. Those standing nearest to him noticed that immediately after the report he brought his hand up to his breast, but made no remark. In a moment he turned, walked around the back end of the wagon to the south side, and sank down on the ground, the blood gushing from his mouth in torrents. Drs. Emerson and Mendenhall were on the ground in a few moments and pronounced the sufferer beyond the reach of human aid. In a few minutes they pronounced him dead. Just as he breathed his last, his wife was led through the crowd with a little baby clinging to her skirts. Her anguish as the terrible reality flashed upon her mind cannot be described. Added to the terrors of the scene were the frightened cries of the little child, just old enough to lisp its father=s name. Strong men were unable to control their emotions and turned away. After a time the wife was quieted sufficiently to be led away, the body was picked up and carried to the Coroner=s office where an inquest was held. Upon examination it was found that the ball had entered the body about four inches below the left nipple, ranging upward, cutting several of the larger blood vessels near the heart. The peddler was placed under arrest, but upon the rendering of a verdict by the Coroner=s jury that Adeceased had come to his death by an accidental shot from a pistol belonging to W. H. Wood,@ he was released.

Mr. Snyder was a resident of Pleasant Valley Township, and lived on the old Brane farm, near Odessa Schoolhouse on Posey Creek. He formerly lived in Fairview Township, northeast of Winfield, and has been a resident of the county for about eight years. He was forty-six years old and the father of eleven children, five of whom are dead, a member of the Christian Church, and one of Cowley=s most respected citizens. His taking off is a calamity that is deeply felt by neighbors and friends.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Stop the Row!

The old Cronk-Constant feud in Pleasant Valley Township has broken out again. This has been altogether a most disgraceful neighborhood row, and it is about time for the State to step in and demand that her peace and dignity be respected. The affair began by one of Cronk=s hogs getting on Constant=s land. Constant shot the hog and was arrested by Crronk. Then Mrs. Constant slapped Cronk=s boy and there was another arrest and lawsuit. Then Fogg and Cronk=s boy, to use a vulgar term, Alaid for@ Constant=s boys and fought a fight with them, which was the cause of another arrest and lawsuit, and resulted in placing young Crronk and Fogg in the County jail, from whence they secured release at a heavy expense to Cronk. Then Fogg left, and it was hoped a permanent truce had been declared. But on Tuesday Cronk files complaint against Constant for breaking fence, or something of that sort, and the war will range once more as fierce as ever. We would advise these people not only for their own good, but for the welfare and good name of the community to let up on this business. It will ruin them all in the end and benefit no one but the devil. A man had better keep seven dogs than have a row with a neighbor.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Another Accident.

A very serious accident occurred to a thirteen-year-old son of Mr. Levil Wells last Thursday evening. Some one had told the boy that it would make powder much better to wet it and then dry in a pan on the stove. He concluded to try the plan, and putting a half-pound of damp powder in a pan, set it on the stove and began stirring with a stick. In about a minute the powder went off, flashing in his face and eyes, burning them in a horrible manner. The skin has all peeled off his face and he is likely to lose his sight. At last accounts he was suffering great pain.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Strawberry Festival.

They are coming. When? Next Tuesday evening, May 2nd. Where? At the new Baptist meeting house. Who? The strawberries and cream. Why? To raise means to furnish the meeting house. By whom? The Ladies= Aid Society. To which the citizens generally are most cordially invited. Don=t fail to come, this is the event of the season. Come early, stay late, and have a good time.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Senator Hackney=s letter to Fritz Snitzler is being quoted in Cincinnati by the supporters of a Sunday law, as against those who insist that Athe Germans@ should be allowed to run Sunday in this country as they were accustomed to doing in the old country. The Senator=s declaration on the Aforeign vote@ question seems to be exciting wide comment, and puts the matter in a new and forcible light before the people.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

THE MARKETS this week are not greatly changed from last. Wheat sells at $1.18, corn at 75 to 80 cents, hogs $6.25 for best. In the produce market butter falls 5 cents and is now quoted at 20 cents per pound. Eggs 10 cents; chickens, spring, $3.00 per dozen; hens $3.00. A little Agarden truck@ is coming in and is in great demand.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

The Board of Directors of the Cowley Co. Agricultural, Horticultural and Mechanical Society are notified to meet at the Courthouse on Saturday, May 6th, 1882, at 2 o=clock p.m., for the purpose of organizingg and transacting such other business as may properly come before them.

T. A. BLANCHARD, Secretary.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

DIED. David Walk, a nephew of >Squire Adam Walk of Maple Township, died Tuesday morning of consumption. He was 35 years old and leaves a wife and child. He had been ailing for a year past and was taken to his bed nine weeks ago.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

The town clock, which is to go in the McDougal tower, has been received and will be put up in a few days by George Schroeter. It is a very nice one. Those who wish to see the machinery of it should call at George=s.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Fred Nommsen was arrested Tuesday on complaint of John Wilson, for assisting pious gentlemen to make their Sunday toilets: in other words for shaving on Sunday. There will now be war among the barbers.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

J. W. C. Springstun, of Leavenworth, Indiana, has been spending a week with us. After viewing the country he returned home Wednesday and will sell his property and return as soon as possible.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

FRANK MANNY SHOT.

He Charges a Pole Cat and Gets Skunked in the Race.

Laid Up for a Month.

This has been a most prolific week for accidents. Frank Manny is the latest victim. For some time skunks have been catching his chickens and Monday he borrowed a pistol from a neighbor from which to attack them. About four o=clock Tuesday morning a chicken squawked and this being the pre-arranged signal for an assault, Frank jumped up, grabbed his pistol, and rushed out to the hen house. The skunk smelled the battle from afar and beat a hasty retreat with Frank in hot pursuit. He held the pistol in his hand and was pulling the hammer back when he stumbled over a pile of rocks and fell with the pistol under him. As he went down it was discharged, the shot taking effect in his side, ranging upward and striking a short rib, which changed its course and it came out about four inches back of where it entered, making a painful but not serious wound. It was a narrow escape for Frank. As it is, he will be laid up for a month or more.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

FARMERS, LOOK OUT!

Frauds are on the Wing in Cowley.

The farmers of Kansas have been victimized so often by traveling frauds soliciting orders fro some article of household use, that it seems strange to us that these fellows can still find victims enough to pay them for keeping at work. Still they seem to live and flourish in spite of newspapers and the light thrown upon their misdeeds in other communities. Just at Present Cowley is afflicted with a gang of these traveling salesmen. They arrived here Saturday night, and bright and early Monday morning five of them hired five libery rigs and started out in different directions, seemingly confident and happy in the realization that they had never yet found a place which did not furnish victims enough to afford them good picking. It remains to be seen whether Cowley will meet their expectations on this score or not. From a general knowledge of our people, we are led to believe that their game will not prove a towering success: at least not as much so as it did in Douglass and other counties.

[THEY THEN SHOWED A CLIPPING FROM THE COURANT RE SLICK SALESMEN, GIVING SUGAR STORY AS AN EXAMPLE...WE ALREADY HAVE THIS IN COURANT!]

Our advice to the farmers is this: Do not sign a note, order, or anything else, furnished and presented by a stranger. If they are not disposed to trust you, you certainly should not be expected to trust them, and the greater the inducements offered to sign a paper, the more evident it is that fraud is intended. Besides, it is always better to buy of home merchants who have their property here, pay taxes, and are in every way responsible, than to trust slick-tongued strangers who are on hand purposely to beat you, and never expect to allow you to get sight of them afterward.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Tribute of Respect.

DIED. At a meeting of the ladies of the New Salem vicinity and Sabbath school on Sunday, April 23rd, 1882, the following preamble and resolutions on the death of Mrs. Hannah Nichols were unanimously adopted.

WHEREAS, God has seen fit in his all-wise providence to remove from our midst by death, our beloved sister, Mrs. Nichols, we, her sisters, mourn her loss, not only in our social circle but mostly in our Sabbath school, where she has been one of our most eartnest and zealous co-laborers; and by her death her husband has lost a loving wife; the family an indulgent and affectionate mother; the community a good neighbor and an earnest and zealous Christian woman.

RESOLVED, That we, her sisters, benefit ourselves by the example she set us while here on earth by her Godly walk and conversation.

RESOLVED, That we, her sisters, give a mother=s care and counsel, as best we can, to her daughters, Misses Ella and Clara, and that we tender our deepest sympathy to the afflicted father and daughters, etc.

MRS. W. C. DOUGLASS, President.

MISS JULIA BOVEE, Secretary.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

The Ivanhoe Club met Tuesday evening at M. L. Robinson=s residence. After the program M. L. threw open his elegant parlors and for two hours the young folks had a jolly round of dancing and promenades. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are perfect entertainers and always make their guests feel at home. The place for the next meeting has not been decided upon.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Geuda Springs is in the midst of a boom of no small proportions. The town is overrun with visitors and no room is to be found to store them away in. A new hotel will be finished next week, and many boarding houses and other places of accommodation are in process of erection.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Mr. W. L. Mullen is still exhibiting his big heifer at Wichita. He received an offer of $2,500 for her delivered to Kansas City within two weeks.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Rol. Conklin came down from Kansas City Saturday and is putting in a few days very profitably among friends here.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

M. L. Robinson received quite a compliment from the Santa Fe management by his election as a director of the Cowley, Sumner & Fort Smith road at the recent annual meeting in Topeka.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Mr. J. G. Craft, who once ran a meat market here with George Miller, came down from Kansas City last week on a visit to old friends.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

BIRTH. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Brane, of Pleasant Valley rejoice in the possession of a bran new boy, born the 22nd inst.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Colorado Letter.

GARFIELD, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO, APRIL 20, 1882.

EDS. COURIER: Perhaps a few items from this camp will not prove fatal to your many readers. Work has not fairly started yet, as the season has not fully opened, but in two or three weeks more the busy miners will be seen on their mines in full force. Some rich Astrikes@ have been made in this vicinity, and this will be one of the leading camps.

A miner=s outfit consists of drills, hammers, picks, and some whiskey, sack of flour, box of matches, bacon, whiskey, and numerous other articles of more or less importance. Whiskey in this lofty location is spoken of as being a speedy cure in cases of difficult breathing. It is also said to be a great reliever of all Aearthly sorrows@ if taken regularly.

We have met several of Winfield=s citizens in our travels. Among them were Date and Theo Tansey, Clay Parr, Tom Nauman, and Jesse Stuller.

One of the many amusing sights here is to see the Atenderfeet@ strike drills. One can truthfully say that they could not strike a drill-head with a frying pan. When Atenderfeet@ are plenty, salve and poultice are in good demand. As gold and silver are not generally dug from the gold in pieces larger than a hen=s egg, I would advise all fortune seekers to come prepared and patient, so as not to meet the usual disappointment of many.

I remain yours, immensely, D. W. HOLCOMB.

Winfield Courier, April 27, 1882.

Valley View Gleaning.

How beautiful everything looks at this season of the year. The trees have taken off their sombre garbs of brown and donned their bright spring suits. The blossoms of the prairie are rivaling each other in beauty and fragrance, and in fact everything is appearing at its best. It is quite a luxury to have this change after the cold, dreary days of winter. The ladies are quite busy with their house-cleaning. The farmers are working hard to raise a crop, while the ground squirrels, grub-worms, and moles are trying in a sly way to destroy it.

Valley View seems rather dull at present, on account, perhaps, of everyone being almost overtaxed with their work. We, ourselves, are not so neighborly at present and do not have the opportunity to Acall around,@ being obliged to Astick to business.@

Prof. R. C. Story visited our school on last Thursday and remained until evening, giving a little talk to the people on the benefit of having a central high school. It meets our approbation and we believe the majority, if not all, are in favor of it. Our school under the tutorage of Miss Ella Freeland is getting along nicely. Many of the larger pupils have left, it being the busy season of the year.

Some of the young misses of our neighborhood are receiving instructions in music from Prof. Farringer, of Winfield.

Surprise parties have been in vogue for several weeks past, but the young folks are very quiet of late and we believe they have settled down to genuine hard work.

Improvements seem to be going on all around us. The people are improving their houses, their yards, or their farms by planting out trees, shrubs, and fruits of all kinds.

Mr. Thompson has been painting his house.

Mr. Stewart, the gentleman that purchased the Mullen property, has put up an addition, making it look very cozy and nice.

Mrs. Rhoda Nelson nee Cole, is on a visit here and perhaps will make it her future home.

A birthday party was given by Miss Maud Miller on last Saturday, to which many of her little friends were invited. We understand they had a pleasant time, and she received some nice little tokens of their regard for her.

Rev. Mr. Snyde