[SCRAPS.]

Joe North, commonly known as "Buffalo Joe," was taken from the jail at Wallace, Kansas, a short time ago by a band of masked men and hung to a telegraph pole. He was charged with killing a man by the name of Jones a year ago.

The Ross faction in opposition to territorializing the Indian country south of us has been finally overcome, and we expect that now before the close of the present session of Congress, a territorial government will be there organized and in operation--at least, it must soon follow. We regard it as a vast significance to Kansas, and think its effect will be desirable to us in the extreme. We shall watch the movement with much interest and report. Independence Tribune.

The law that has just passed congress allowing pre-emptors and householders who have been driven from their homes by the destitution caused by the grasshoppers to leave for a year without forfeiting rights does not apply to the Osage lands.

The bill pending before congress to establish a Federal court in the Indian Territory makes Fort Gibson the point of holding court. The circuit court of Kansas is made a court of appeal from the Territorial court.

One row of cells in the military prison at Leavenworth has been completed.

Orders have been issued from Washington, requiring every Indian to remain upon the reservations, and only leaves when given a written permit by the Agent. If found off the reservation, without a permit, he is to be treated as a hostile Indian.

In anyone thinks the Mennonites came to Kansas on account of poverty, let him be convinced of his error. We learn that a Russian gentleman of their persuason, with half a million dollars capital, is about to build a combined foundry and machine shop at Moscow, in Marion county.

Oxford township has twenty-four hundred acres of wheat growing, and claims to be the banner township of Sumner county.

["SCRAPS," CONTINUED.]

A dispatch from Tucson says very rich gold mines have been discovered in Sonora on Star Miguel river. The claims cover a surface of two miles square.

The editor of the Newton Kansan denies, vehemently, the report of small pox among the Mennonites at Newton. He says it is a lie made of whole cloth.

[BIG AD PUT IN ISSUE BY PAPER: JANUARY 7, 1875.]

THE

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More Reading Matter

Than ever. It gives more news,

LOCAL, FOREIGN,

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[PERSONALS.]

Floral grange has resolved to proceed against horse thieves.

The thermometer stood ten degrees below zero Tuesday

morning.

MARRIED. At the Baptist church in this city, by the Rev.

N. L. Rigby, Mr. Samuel D. Pryor to Miss Llewellyn Waite, all of this city. No cards.

The county officers elected last fall take their seats next Monday, at which time the present County Attorney, Probate Judge, and District Clerk step down and out.

The Masons have rented the upper story of Sam Myton's new building for a hall. They intend to fit it up in splendid style, and when it is completed, they expect to have the finest Masonic Hall in Southern Kansas.

The members of the Christian church gave their free supper last New Year's eve, at their church. A good crowd was in attendance, and from what we can learn we should judge that everybody was well pleased with the entire arrangements.

T. A. Blanchard, the Cowley county grange agent, has received notice that two carloads of provisions were at Wichita, subject to his order. Half of one carload is intended for the destitute granges of Sumner county, and the remaining load and a half is for this county.

The boys are making the most of the skating these days. We went down to the ice with a dull pair of skates the othe day and know how it is ourself. We have hopes that the numerous joints dislocated in those few hours will regain their rightful positions sometime during the summer.

A large number of the horses of this county are dying this winter, although there is no disease perceptible. Some ascribe the difficulty to the feeding of green wheat, while others (and we think they are right) ascribe the cause to the want of any kind of food.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, JANUARY 7, 1875.]

The icemen are in their element now, and they are packing away the frigid article at a lively rate. A. T. Stewart, A. N. Deming, and Joe Lekoski are among the packers. The ice is clear and nice and eight inches thick, being thicker than it ever was before in this county, within the memory of the oldest

inhabitants.

The Floral grange, No. 756 P. of H. will hold a public installation of officers on Friday evening, January 15th. The exercises will consist principally of music and speaking. Refreshments will be served, but the proposed oyster supper will be dispensed with. Everybody is invited to be present.

We regret to learn of the severe illness of Mrs. Greenlee, four miles south of town. Her daughter, Miss Jennie Greenlee, has been relieved of her duties as a school teacher, for a time, by Miss Mollie Bryant, in order that she may give her entire attention to the care of her mother.

Dexter Grange, No. 195 [NOT SURE OF THIS NUMBER], P. of H., at their regular meeting January 2nd, 1875, installed their officers for the ensuing year as follows: Jessie V. Hines, master; J. B. Williams, overseer, T. R. Bryan, lecturer; T. A. Wagner, secretary; R. Hite, treasurer; G. W. Jones, chaplain; O. P. Darst, steward; James Nicholson, asst. steward; H. L. Laplin, gate keeper; Mrs. M. E. Wagner, Ceres; Miss Lettie A. Smith, Pomona; Mrs. R. HInes, Flora; Mrs. S. A. Williams, lady asst. steward.

T. A. WAGNER, Secretary.

We doubt if a pleasanter party ever assenbled in Cowley county than that which met at the residence of Mr. Thomas

Braidwood, 4-1/2 miles east of Winfield, on the last evening of the year 1874, to watch the coming of the New Year. The party was composed of a few of the young people of this city, a couple of the young ladies of the neighborhood, and the family of the amiable host and hostess, and the time passed pleasantly with music, vocal and instrumental, dancing, talking and laughing, and not forgetting the delicious repast of cake, etc., which occurred just at the time when all were in a condition to enjoy it. The party broke up shortly after the entrance of 1875, and the guests departed for their homes satisfied of never having passed an evening more pleasantly.

[RESOLUTIONS PASSED: FLORAL GRANGE NO. 756.]

[NOTICE: TOWNSHIP RELIEF COMMITTEES.]

Township Relief committees which have not yet reported, should canvass their township and report immediately, in order that a full report may be sent to Topeka without delay.

By order of the County Central Committee.

[EDITORIAL PAGE.]

The Traveler is in favor of bonding the County indebtedness.

Congress has passed a bill granting the right of way through public lands to all railroads.

The commissioners of Howard county say there are five hundred families in that county who must have aid.

On January 10th the four-story stone edifice at Ottawa, known as Ottawa University, was destroyed by fire.

A jury has been obtained in the Beecher-Tilton suit, and the show begins. The front seats will undoubtedly be reserved for ladies.

The Elk Falls Journal says that five thousand people assembled at Elk Falls and passed resolutions asking congress to open the Indian Territory to settlers.

The question of herd law will undoubtedly receive a large share of public attention the coming spring. The COURIER has published two articles on the subject, one for and the other against. We have always advocated a herd law and have yet to see or hear anything to change our views on the subject. The columns of the COURIER are always open for a fair and respectful discussion of that or any other subject. And we will volunteer this much, that if there is anything to be done in the matter, now is the time to do it, for when spring opens up there will be no time to attend to such business.

The above named gentleman took his departure this morning with the view of locating in some eastern city. Anticipating his departure, the members of the bar met night before last and passed a series of very appropriate resolutions, which will be found on another page of this paper.

In losing Mr. Torrance, not only Winfield, but Cowley county, loses one of her choicest citizens. As a lawyer we may say, without disparaging the claims of any other member, that he ranked foremost at our bar. As a citizen 'tis enough to say that he was a gentleman in every sense of the word. As a friend he was invaluable. As county attorney of this county for four years, he was ever mindful of the public interests and managed his office with such skill and ability to say nothing of in-tegrity, that he left it with the universal commendation and respect of the people. Let him go where he may, E. S. Torrance will long retain a warm corner in the hearts of the people of Cowley County.

[EDITORIAL PAGE: ANOTHER RAILROAD.]

Tom Scott, president of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, is before congress with a bill asking aid for a railroad through to the Pacific. We hope he will get the aid. The road will probably pass through the Indian Territory, east and west, about ninety-five miles south of here.

Put life into this Atlantic & Pacific road. Give it a land grant through the Territories.

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We hope the legislature will have the moral stamina, to express what every sensible man knows to be public sentiment on this one question. Kansas is immensely interested in the construction of this southern line. Let it at once ask our congressional delegation to give this enterprise a helping hand. This will enable many a befogged politician in Washington to see his way clear. Gentlemen, speak out on this matter.

[CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS: DECEMBER 21 & 22, 1874.]

Council met December 21st at council room. Present: S. C. Smith, mayor, H. S. Silver, J. D. Cochran, R. B. Saffold, and S. Darrah, councilmen; J. W. Curns, clerk.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved after which the follwing business was transacted.

L. Lippman presented a bill of $20.63 for building sidewalks, which was referred to finance committee and reported unfavorably on.

The bill was rejected on account of its not being signed by Mr. Lippman.

C. A. Bliss presented a bill of $20.62 for building sidewalks along lots 4 and 5 in block 150 in Winfield, which was referred to the finance committee and reported favorably thereon. On motion the bill was allowed.

Bill of George Gray for removing dead dogs, was referred to finance committee.

A. Rich presented a bill of $15 for grading Main street, which was rejected on account of the city having no contract with Mr. Rich to do said grading.

A petition asking for a sidewalk from Main Street along the north side of lot 1 in block number 110 and extending across lots 17 and 18 in block 110 in Winfield was presented, signed by Mrs. C. M. Bradish and others, which petition was received and referred to the committee on streets and sidewalks, who reported favorably thereon; the petition was granted and it was ordered that the owner of said lots be notified to build said walks within 30 days from this date.

Messrs. C. A. Bliss and Enoch Maris appeared and asked the council to make provision for the purchasing of a lot in the cemetery grounds for the use of the city, in pursuance of which, it was moved and seconded that a committee of three, consisting of S. Darrah, R. B. Saffold, and H. S. Silver be appointed to confer with the cemetery committee in regard to purchasing a part or the whole of said cemetery. Motion carried.

Motion carried to adjourn to meet Dec. 22, at 4 o'clock p.m.

S. C. SMITH, Mayor.

J. W. CURNS, City Clerk.

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Council met December 22nd at 4 p.m., in pursuance of adjournment. Mayor Smith presiding; councilmen present, R. B. Saffold, H. S. Silver, and S. Darrah.

The committee on streets and sidewalks reported that they had contracted with John Austin to fill the grade on Main street at the price of $45, which had been completed according to contract and reported favorably on the work. On motion the report was adopted.

John Austin presented a bill of $45 for grading main street, which was referred to finance committee, who reported favorably thereon and on motion the bill was allowed.

The committee on (dog) pound was instructed to procure a pound at once.

On motion adjourned.

S. C. SMITH, Mayor.

J. W. CURNS, City Clerk.

SKIPPED: COUNTY COMMISSI0NERS' PROCEEDINGS OF JAN. 11, 1875.

[PERSONALS.]

The law firm of Fairbank, Torrance & Green has dissolved.

See dissolution notice.

DISSOLUTION NOTTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the co-partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the firm name of Fairbank, Torrance & Green has been dissolved by mutual consent. The firm has no debts, and all accounts due them will be settled with, by A. H. Green.

J. B. FAIRBANK,

E. S. TORRANCE,

A. H. GREEN.

Winfield, Kansas, Jan. 11, 1875

NOTE: FOR SOME REASON PAPER GAVE "Torrence" WHEN

FIRM NAME WAS MENTIONED...."Fairbank, Torrence

& Green" BUT SHOWED TORRANCE WHEN SIGNATURES WERE SHOWN.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, JANUARY 14, 1875.]

Judge Johnson goes to Cleveland, Ohio, after his wife next Monday. He expects to be gone a month.

There have been 301 Marriage Licenses issued since the organization of Cowley county, to the 1st of January, 1875.

Our County Treasurer, Mr. E. B. Kager, returned yesterday from his semi-annual trip to Topeka, where he paid over Cowley's share of the state tax.

The third public entertainment of the Winfield Institute will be given at the courthouse on Wednesday evening, Jan. 20th, consisting of musical and literary exercises.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, JANUARY 14, 1875.]

We hope for lots of hot weather next summer to make a market for the vast amount of ice that is being put up in this place. No less than six ice houses have been filled, amounting to about four hundred tons.

The carpenters are at work putting the counters and shelving into Sam Myton's new brick. G. W. Prater and Irv. Randall are doing the work. It is expected that it will be ready for occupation in about four weeks.

The Literary and Dramatic Entertainment, which was to have taken place last Friday evening, was, on account of bad weather, postponed until Saturday evening, the 16th inst.

News has been received from the Surveying Corps in the Territory, of which Tell Walton is a member, contradictory of the report which we published a few weeks since. According to the last report, being from Tell himself, he is well and his eyesight all right.

Rev. James E. Platter, chairman of the County Central Relief Committee, informs us that there is now on the road from Wichita to this place 5,000 pounds of flour and meal and three boxes of goods supposed to be clothing. The Committee have already apportioned the flour and meal to the different townships.

A heavy theft was perpetrated here a night or two ago. It seems that Sheriff Walker took a threshing machine from somewhere on the Walnut to town and left it in the yard attached to the livery of Morris & Bro. Sometime during the night the machine was spirited away, no one knew whither. It was finally found, however, and brought to town. We have heard of thieves stealing saw mills and such like, but this is the first instance on record of a threshing machine being stolen.

DIED. On Friday evening, Jan. 8th, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Margaret Greenlee, wife of Wm. Greenlee, Esq. The funeral took place last Sunday, at the residence of the family, four and a half miles south of town. The services were conducted by Rev. J. E. Platter. "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from henceforth; Yes, saith the spirit that they may not rest from their labors and their work do follow them." P.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, JANUARY 14, 1875.]

Last Friday will long be remembered as perhaps the coldest day ever experienced in the state of Kansas. The wind which was from the south was light and warm enough to cause a slight thaw at daybreak, Friday morning. But all at once in the very twinkling of an eye, it leaped to the north, from whcnce it burst a perfect tempest, and kept it up with increased vigor until far into the night, sending the fluid in the Thermometer down to 16 degrees below zero. Few casualties worthy of note happened in this vicinity that we have heard of. Doubtless many people suffered, as many are illy prepared for such intense cold. And we have only to thank Him who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb that we have yet no deaths by freezing to chronicle.

The new county officers entered upon the discharge of their duties last Monday. A. J. Pyburn is a lawyer of ability, and a gentleman in every way qualified to discharge the duties of County Attorney. H. D. Gans is a rising young man, courteous and affable to all who have business with him, and with a little experience will make an efficient Probate Judge. Although we opposed the election of both of these gentlemen, we have no doubt but that their official career will give universal satisfaction. As for E. S. Bedilion, Clerk of the District Court, he is the right man in the right place. With his peculiar fitness for the position, and long experience, his duties will be discharged with promptness, ability, and fidelity. In any event these gentlemen have our best wishes for their future success.

Last Monday evening as we were passing the courthouse, the cry of "fire" startled us and we followed Ed Bedilion and N. C. McCulloch up the stairs of Burt Covert's residence. As we entered, the table, from which the supper dishes had not yet been taken, and a board partition against which the table stood, were blazing brightly. Mr. McCulloch pulled the cloth from the table and let the dishes fall upon the floor, breaking the major part of them. The blazing cloth he threw out of doors after which the fire was soon extinguished. The trouble was caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Immediately upon noticing the fire burning down into the bowl of the lamp, Mrs. Covert grasped her babe and with her sister (the ladies being alone at the time) went to the courthouse and informed Messrs. Bedilion and McCulloch of the fact. While they were gone the lamp burst with the above result.

[MAPLE GROVE GRANGE.]

Maple Grove Grange No. 714, P. of H. at regular meeting on the first Monday evening in December, the following named members were elected to fill the several offices for the ensuing year.

Master, Wm. Orr; Overseer, T. J. Johnson; Lecturer, A. Frazer; Steward, A. Orr; asst. Steward, D. Ferguson; Chaplain, John C. Roberts; Treasurer, J. H. Land; Secretary, Chas. A. Roberts; gate keeper, G. W. Prater; Ceres, Mrs. C. A. Roberts; Flora, Mrs. A. Frazer; Pomonia, Miss Maggie Bush; Lady Asst. Steward, Mrs. Jos. C. Roberts; Turstees: Rev. Sol Ferguson, G. W. Prater, and J. H. Curfman.

JOS. C. ROBERTS, Sec'y.

NOTE: I FOUND THIS CONFUSING RE SECRETARY...PAPER SHOWED

CHAS. A. ROBERTS AS SECRETARY....SIGNED "JOS. C." ROBERTS.

[LOST OR STOLEN: two pointer bird dogs...L. J. WEBB.]

On or about the 10th or 11th day of January, 1875, two pointer bird dogs, one about 3 years old, white with several large cinnamon colored spots; also "double nose." Had on a leather collar with an iron ring in it, and a round brass tax tag for 1874. The other, a pup about six months old, same color and spots, with single nose, no collar. Old dog answers to the name of "Jack" and young one "Dick." Anyone giving information leading to the recovery of one or both of the dogs will be suitably rewarded. Call on or address

L. J. WEBB, Winfield.

[BAR MEETING: RESOLUTION HONORING E. S. TORRANCE.]

At a meeting of the Winfield bar held at the office of J. E. Allen, Jan. 12th, 1875, D. A. Millington, Esq., was chosen chairman, and J. E. Allen Secy. Col. E. C. Manning, S. D. Pryor, and A. J. Pyburn were appointed a committee on resolutions, who reported the following which were unanimously adopted.

WHEREAS, E. S. Torrance is about to leave us to establish for himself a more eastern home, therefore, we the members of the bar of Cowley county, state of Kansas, being duly assembled, adopt, as the voice of this meeting the following resolutions.

Resolved, That it is with deep regret that we part with a brother attorney so able and eminent in his profession, so urbane and gentlemanly in his deportment, so noble and generous in his instincts, so honorable in his transactions, so incorruptible in his integrity as is E. S. Torrance.

Resolved, That we lose by his departure one of the brightest ornaments of the Bar, one of the most promising of the rising young men of our district, true and energetic as an advocate and counsellor and faithful as a friend.

Resolved, That as County Attorney of this county for two terms, covering a period of four years last past, he has been ever faithful to the interests of the public, allowing no per-sonal or political considerations to swerve him from the strict line of duty, and has ever discharged his official labors with distinguished ability and scrupulous integrity.

Resolved, That we heartily commend him to all with whom his lot may be cast and that we earnestly hope and believe that he is yet destined to make a bright record in the history of our county.

Resolved, That the secretary be directed to furnish each of the county papers with a copy of these resolutions, requesting their publication.

D. A. MILLINGTON, Chairman.

J. E. ALLEN, Secretary.

NOTE: I SKIPPED THE COWLEY COUNTY TREASURER'S GENERAL

STATEMENT AS WELL AS SCHOOL FUND AND SCHOOL BOND FUND

STATEMENTS MADE BY E. B. KAGER, CO. TREAS., AND

M. G. TROUP, CO. CLERK, DATED JAN. 6, 1875.

[EDITORIAL PAGE.]

We understand that a movement is on foot to vote $10,000 bonds to build an addition to the schoolhouse in this district. Now while we would take as much pleasure in having a splendid school building with ample accommodations as any man in the district, yet we consider it the heighth of folly to vote that, or any other amount of bonds at this time. Nor do we believe the voters of school district No. 1 are crazy enough to let it be done. This district pays now a tax of seven mills on the dollar on a bond of $5,000, to build the one we have already got, and to double or triple that amount in the face of drouth, grasshoppers and everything else, would be sheer lunacy. We hope the movers of this thing will give it up at least until we have recovered from our present distress.

[EDITORIAL: RE ALEXANDER.]

The old Hog gets Down to His Wallowing in the Mire!

When the old carpet-bagger started his paper, he promised the public that he would not get down to the "dirty pools of blackguardism." We predicted at the time that the old male prostitute's life had been such that he could not keep up the "high moral" tone any great length of time. However, we were willing to give him a fair trial; knowing that the good book said that "while the lamp held out to burn, the vilest sinner might return." But our prediction was verified sooner than we ex-

pected. The old hog that was going to bring about a new order of things in the era of Journalism in Cowley county couldn't hold out any longer; but must return to wallowing in the mire, from which he was raised, and in which he has spent his worse then useless life. We did not intend to tell the good people of Cowley what kind of a man this Alexander was, who had made to them such fair promises to get their support for his bastard paper. Although there are a good many things we might tell on him were we so inclined, every word of which is easily susceptible of proof.

Suppose we should tell the public how this man Alexander had rented his Leavenworth property to prostitutes. How he had first starved and then abandoned his wife (if she was his wife); and how he came to Cowley with a young woman dressed in male garb, whom he called "Charley;" how he was convicted and fined for selling whiskey without license; how he got money under false pretenses; how he was the only man to be found in the city of Winfield who was low enough in the slough of degredation to rent a house in the city of Winfield to a couple of prostitutes from Wichita, where they might ply their nefarious trade and inveigle our young men to their ruin. How he kept in this very town, a woman whom he introduced as his "sister," and cohabited with her for months at a time. Should we tell all these things of this old reprobate, people would think we were indulging in something personal. We have a great many other things we could tell, but we do not propose to get down to the dirty pools of blackguardism, hence we will say nothing about it.

[EDITORIAL PAGE: A BAD LAW.]

Them's our sentiments.

THIS MUST BE THE REASON THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE TO HAVE

A FAIR AT WINFIELD IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR!

[COMMUNICATION FROM CHARLIE MANN - INDIAN TERRITORY.]

SURVEYOR'S CAMP, ELK CREEK,

Kiowa and Comanche Reservation,

Indian Territory, Dec. 31st, 1874.

EDITOR COURIER: Dear Sir: Since writing my last I have made one more trip to Fort Sill with pack ponies, for provisions. Found everything quiet there. There are about 2,500 Kiowas and Comanches camped at the agency drawing rations. There were about 500 ponies that were taken from the Indians shot according to orders, and about fifteen hundred sold at auction. The greater part of these were bought by Texans at an average price of $5 per head. That will probably cripple the Indians on the war-path to some extent. It is generally supposed that the Indian war is about at a close; as near as I can learn there have been 16 Indians killed during the whole campaign, and nine of them were killed in a party by buffalo hunters at the Doby Wells, up on the Canadian, leaving 7 killed by the troops. The different commands have about all come in, on account of not being able to carry on a winter's campaign. All of the Indians on the warpath have fled to the Gaudiloupe [? Guadalupe ?] mountains for protection. The government is starting a supply camp about 150 miles west of Fort Sill, as the Fort is too far from the seat of war to haul supplies. As I write we are having another terrible sleet; everything is literally covered. Our stock are suffering for the want of grass that the sleet has covered.

No more at present; I may write again at some future time.

Yours truly,

CHARLIE MANN.

[A NEW FEATURE: REPORTING STRAYS.]

For the year 1875 we shall publish a list of all the strays taken up in Cowley, Howard, Sumner, Butler, and Greenwood counties. We believe this will be of great benefit to those who may have stock to stray off.

Cowley County--M. G. Troup, Clerk.

[PERSONALS.]

James Kelly, late District Clerk of Cowley County, turned the office over to his successor, Mr. E. S. Bedilion, on the 19th inst.

T. H. Johnson started for Cleveland, Ohio, Monday morning last. W. M. Boyer will officiate as Police Judge during his

absence.

Miss Hawkins and Mr. and Mrs. Baker of Arkansas City have been stopping with Mr. Deming of the Lagonda house for the past few days.

The entertainment given at the courthouse last week for the benefit of the school organ fund, in which the Arkansas City dramatic club took part, lacked just two dollars of paying

expenses.

Rev. James E. Platter, Chairman of the Central Relief Society, has returned from Wichita, where he has been to appoint an agent and rent store rooms for the reception of relief goods sent to this county.

We take particular pleasure in calling the attention of the public to the law card of Major John R. Fairbank, which appears in this paper. Maj. Fairbank is one of the ablest lawyers in the state; a gentleman of rare culture, strict integrity, and an ornament to his profession.

CARD: JOHN B. FAIRBANK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WINFIELD, KANSAS.

NOTE: Address not given.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, JANUARY 21, 1875.]

A panther measuring between seven and eight feet in length, and three feet high, was killed at the mouth of Grouse creek this week by Mr. A. J. Reeves. The animal will be exhibited in this city next Friday and Saturday.

The play, "On his last legs," was given here last Saturday night by the Arkansas City dramatic club to a large and attentive audience. Seeing that they are new beginners, the company did well, and the audience seemed to appreciate their efforts to

please.

The Pleasant View school--Miss Nettie Porter, teacher, assisted by the Maple Grove school--Miss Kate Millington,

teacher, gave an exhibition, on a small scale, at the house of the former, last evening. The exercises consisted of declamations, singing, and spelling. The selections were good, well prepared, and usually well rendered. The whole affair was pleasant and enjoyable. These exhibitions or "spelling schools" as they are called, occur weekly, alternating between the two districts.

Esquire Ballou and other farmers living in the vicinity of Dexter, through the management of Capt. McDermott, are about to secure a large loan of money from a capitalist of Hamilton, New York, at the low rate of 12 percent per annum. This they propose to loan in smaller quantities to other farmers at a small advance and secure the same by first mortgages on their farms. If this arrangement be perfected, and it is probable that it will, sone of our 36 or 50 percent men will have to emigrate.

We neglected to note the fact last week that the examining board, consisting of Probate Judge Johnson, John B. Fairbank, and Wirt W. Walton, "went through" the Treasurer's office week before last. They found everything, we believe, as contemplated by the late law, except that Mr. Kager had in lieu of the currency which the law requires him to have on hand, some $700 or $800 in post office orders and bank checks. We cannot well see how the law can be complied with in this respect. Nevertheless it is the law. The committee will make their report to the county board at its April meeting.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, JANUARY 21, 1875.]

Seven granges along the Arkansas river have combined their means for the purpose of erecting a flouring mill at what is known as the big bend on the above mentioned stream, if it shall be deemed feasible by the engineer--county surveyor Walton--who is now surveying the proposed site. This looks like business and we would like to see more of the granges adopt the same plan.

If persons in the east shipping supplies to our county would take shipping bills from the railroads and send them to the committee here, we could trace goods which did not come forward in proper time. Simply saying in private letter, "We have shipped this day," or still worse, "We expect to ship next week, supplies for your county," gives us no information upon which we can act. Any persons who have railroad receipts for goods shipped as relief will put the committee in the way of helping them by sending them to us. Again, DO NOT have goods marked for individuals care of committee, for in that case, railroads will not ship free. Send them to the committee as heretofore directed and put the individual's name for whom they are intended INSIDE the box. You can also mark the box "for _______ blank township" (put the name of the township in the blank), then it will go to your township committee. Capt. Harrelson of Tisdale township will look after the interests of Cowley county at Wichita.

J. E. PLATTER, Chairman.

A young man named Joe Straidler, formerly in the employ of J. G. Titus of this place, took it into his head to raise the "wind" slightly, on his own hook a day or two ago. So being fully aware of the stringency in the money market, especially in Cowley, devised a by no means original plan whereby to replenish his much depleted exchequer. He drew up a note, and unlawfully, and feloniously attached thereto, such "filthy lucre" raising names as J. G. Titus, and C. C. Black. The note, so well endorsed, was presented by this young man to the Arkansas City banks for "shave." Luckily, however, the signatures of the drawers were well known there, and after a careful comparison with those on the note, they were found not to be identical. Whereupon word was dispatched to Messrs. Titus and Black, who struck right out in quest of Joe, and much to his discomfiture, found him, and brought him before Justice Boyer, where he waived examination and was sent to jail.

Joe certainly acted cutely in making the note. It was drawn for $114.69, the cents giving it the appearance of exactness. But Joe erred in offering to shave these gentlemen's paper so ruinously, as their paper is not the kind which goes a begging for buyers. No doubt Joe is well enough satisfied as he is boarding at the expense of the county.

[WINDSOR TOWNSHIP AID SOCIETY.]

[CEDAR TOWNSHIP: APPOINTS COMMITTEE OF THREE TO AID RELIEF.]

The following gentlemen were chosen as above named committee: S. E. Butler, Ira Patton, A. A. Metcalf.

[LAZETTE NEWS.]

[EDITORIAL PAGE.]

All last week, rumors were rife to the effect that an attempt was being made to divide Butler county on the twenty mile strip, take six miles off the north end of Cowley, and out of said territory, form a new county. Several gentlemen living at the north side of our county came into this office during the week and informed us of the fact, but at the same time we could not believe that the report had any well grounded foundation. Saturday, however, D. A. Millington, Esq., received a letter from Captain Shannon, of Augusta, Butler county, warning him that such a move was on foot, and asking our cooperation in frustrating the measure.

Mr. Millington circulated a remonstrance against any attempt to change the boundary lines of Cowley county, which remonstrance received three hundred signatures in a very little while.

A meeting was called the same evening at the courthouse, which was numerously attended notwithstanding the fact that only a few hours notice had been given. The meeting was organized with D. A. Millington as Chairman, and James Kelly, Secretary. A resolution was unanimously passed, opposing the giving away of any part of Cowley county. Speeches were made by A. T. Stewart, Wm. Bartlow, and others.

The meeting resolved unanimously to send Col. E. C. Manning to Topeka to watch our interests. Nearly enough money was subscribed on the spot to pay his expenses. A committee consisting of A. T. Stewart, Wm. Bartlow, and Wm. Rogers were appointed to canvass the town to raise the balance needed. These gentlemen, acting with their usual zeal and energy, did their work before they slept that night, and the result was that Col. Manning was in Topeka Tuesday noon. Now we defy any committee to best that time. The meeting acted wisely in sending Col. Manning. He has brains and experience and is perfectly able to cope with all the divisionists they may send from Butler county. We have not heard from Col. Manning, but expect to before going to press.

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[REPORT FROM J. M. BARRICK RE HERD LAW.]

I have been a citizen of Cowley county for most five years. I live near the Walnut river, which has more timber on it than all the other rivers and creeks in the county, and by strict inquiry, I can't hear of one man who will let timber to be split into rails on the shares, or any other way. Every sensible, intelligent man knows that the rail timber and saw timber is about used up, and what is left is of very little account for anything much less for rails.

How foolish and inconsistent some men do talk. Selfishness and self-interest causes a great many men to become dishonest, one side, all for me and mine. Longhorn well knows that there is not enough of rail timber in the county to fence one township against a Texas steer.

Do be honest and consistent, if you never accomplish your ends. After he gets through with his rails on shares, he then says there is such an abundance of splendid rock for fence building that costs nothing. He did tell one truth, there is an abundance sure enough. I suppose Longhorn has a good supply on his own farm. Suppose there is, who is able to fence his plow land with rock, put in his crops, cultivate and harvest them, all against the first of November next, pray tell me? I wonder if Longhorn is. I think not.

Talk about fencing with rock, supporting his family, raising a crop, and many other things to be attended to, all in so small a space of time, is not talking good sense; and just passing through terrible disaster and scourge, when starvation is staring nine-tenths of the farmers in the face, children crying for bread, thinly and poorly clad, not bed clothes enough to keep them warm at night, and nearly all their farms heavily mortgaged, paying a terrible interest, trying to get through this disaster so as to raise another crop to keep them and their families alive. And we are not one-fourth of the way through yet after all these hard things and hard times, in the midst of poverty and want and famine, still want to help a worse curse upon the poor farmers.

It is more than flesh and blood can bear only to please a few and only a few, selfish, designing, plotting, speculators, who, to accomplish their hellish ends, would drive three fourths of the people out of the county.

Talk about stock men helping to pay our taxes. Big cattle men, there is no truth in it. Those who own large herds of cattle do not pay any taxes on them. If they are assessed, they manage to run their cattle out of the county before tax paying time.

One of our township assessors told me that it was no use to assess these big stock men, for they managed to clear out before tax paying time.

And if some of us don't see fit to invest our means in stock, whose business is it? We all have some stock and may have more, if we please to. If you want to have large flocks and herds, go ahead, we can't all be big men.

One of our most successful stock men told me it always paid him big to hire herders, and corrall his cattle at night. It made them more gentle and tame and he always knew where they were and lost none.

And if we are so unfortunate that we can't have but small herds, four or five of us little one horse men can club together and hire a herder. And we can raise you big stock men cheap corn to winter your longhorns on. I believe it is possible that a man can own large herds and flocks and still be an honest man. Old Abraham, the father of the faithful, was rich in flocks and herds, and according to bible history was a very good man. Why was he? Because he kept herders all the time, day and night.

And you, who are rich in stock, must have herders all the time or you can't be honest. If you don't, your longhorns will eat us little men up. So how can you be honest? Some of this same clique calls little stock men paupers. I wonder if they understand the word pauper. I think not. I understand the meaning of the word skunk, and we have quite a number in Cowley county.

I have been a citizen of Kansas for fifteen years, have never left, never intend to. I made my way through the big war on our border, and the big drouth in sixty. I had to battle with the noted Quantrel and all the bushwhackers. I faced the music and am now passing through another disaster, and thank God, I am well and hearty and feel good for several more years of hardships. But after all my combats, I, with others, now have the devil to fight with his long horns. A cloven foot. I intend to fight it out on this line if it takes the next five years.

J. M. BARRICK.

[TISDALE ITEMS.]

Alexander Thompson had been charged with receiving 400 pounds of flour, and distributing the same among his needy neighbors without first hauling it to the north part of the township and turning it over to the chairman of the committee. Mr. J. J. Johnson, and allowing him to distribute the same among some of his neighbors who were also needy and who had been troubling him by intruding on his business and premises, by applying to him for rations, when he--liek the devil on the mount--had nothing to give. A motion was carried that the committee make a statement of what they had done with the sufferers of the township. Mr. Thompson was called and stated that he had received 400 pounds of flour and some clothing, and had also distributed the same to the needy, and had the papers to show who and what amount each had received, and further that he had visited thirty-two families and taken a list of their wants, and reported the same to the county committee.

Mr. Johnson was next called, and while scratching his head, stated that he knew there were some families in the north part of the township who were suffering but he had done nothing to assist them.

Other members reported the same except Mr. McGuire; who gave an account of 100 pounds of meat received and distributed.

But as Mr. Thompson was the only member of the committee who had taken any active part to relieve the needy and find out the want of the people; and as the Commissioners at their last meeting had made a new township off of the south part of Tisdale, it was moved and carried that the new township of Liberty take care of itself. As two of the committee lived in that territory, the chairman appointed two to fill the vacancy.

A vote of thanks was then given to Mr. Thompson for the active part he had taken as a member of the committee, and the good he had done in assisting the needy in his part of the township, while hisses loud and long went up against those who had been inactive and done nothing, and who were at the same time trying to censure the only member who had been true to his suffering neighbors.

But there will be no need of quarrelling now, as one of the newly appointed committee, E. P. Young, has decided to take care of all the relief goods received, and store them away in his fine stone dwelling where they will be as safe as the goods he swindled some men of the east out of a few years ago.

But just now I learn that a request has been forwarded to the County Committee not to issue any relief goods to the said

E. P. Young, as there is another meeting to be called and Mr. Young relieved of all the trouble he was about to be put to, in storing away what the people need, as the citizens look upon him as a man unfit to handle anything that belongs to a suffering and needy people. I presume they judge the future by the past.

We learn by letter that J. A. McGuire has begun his mission for the grasshopper sufferers in Clark county, Illinois. John is a worker and we may expect to hear from him soon.

JEFF.

[PERSONALS.]

It is astonishing to see how rapidly the sidewalks are being completed on Tenth Avenue.

A married daughter of Mr. J. Newman, who has been here on a visit, returned to her home in Cherryvale this week.

Sam Myton has taken the building which has stood so long in the rear of this office, and attached it to the back end of his new brick to be used as a tinshop.

A social by the ladies of the Presbyterian aid society will be given at the residence of the Rev. Mr. Platter on Friday evening, Jan. 27th. All are cordially invited.

The young "bloods," who had made arrangements to visit Capt. Norton's of Arkansas City, last week, changed their programme and had an oyster supper at Capt. Lowry's.

The city's exchequer received a handsome donation by a fine of five dollars each, imposed upon a half dozen members of the gambling fraternity of this city, who were called to account by Judge Boyer on Tuesday.

Col. Manning and Prof. Wilkinson left this city last Monday morning; Col. Manning bound for Topeka to oppose any scheme which may be on foot in regard to a division of Cowley county, and

T. A. Wilkinson, on a begging trip to Wisconsin.

A dog from the country made a flying leap through one of postmaster Johnson's front windows yesterday. The unfortunate owner of the canine went down in this pants and fished up and forked over the amount of damage.

The following is the total amount of goods received for distribution by the Cowley Co. Relief Committee up to January 27th, 1875: 2,925 pounds of meal, 2,900 pounds of flour, 9 boxes of clothing, 4 kegs of molasses, 1 barrel of hominy, 3 sacks of beans.

N. L. RIGBY, Treas.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, JANUARY 28, 1875.]

The County Board met last Thursday in special session and made an order to bond $15,000 of the county debt. As the entire indebtedness of the countty is something over $30,000, it seems to us that if we bond any, it would be wisdom to bond the whole amount.

A Winfield correspondent of the Traveler says that the teachers in the public schools of this city are Prof. Robinson and Miss Greenlee. That correspondent is well posted. Miss Greenlee teaches school four miles south of town. The Winfield teachers are Prof. Robinson, Miss Melville, and Miss Aldrich. Better change correspondents, Scott.

[MARRIED: DOUGHERTY - BUSH.]

DOUGHERTY - BUSH. At the residence of Wm. Bartlow, in this city, on the 22nd inst., by the Rev. McQuiston, Mr. Ben. Dougherty to Miss Maggie Bush.

A few friends were invited to witness the ceremony, which was simple and unpretentious. In the course of the evening, the company was called upon to partake of a rich and bountiful supper, which reflected credit upon Mrs. Bartlow's, and her handsome daughter Fanny's skill in such matters. The Cornet Band favored the company with a serenade and were liberally treated to wine and cigars. Altogether the occasion was a joyful one and "all went merry as a marriage bell." The party separated with profuse congratulation and well wishes for the future happiness and longevity of the happy couple, which will be echoed by all other friends and acquaintances.

[WINFIELD INSTITUTE.]

Dr. W. Q. Mansfield will lecture before this Institute at the courthouse on next Wednesday evening, Feb. 3rd, at 7 o'clock. Subject: Physiology.

Exercises will open and close with vocal and instrumental

music.

As is well known the science of Physiology is a specialty with the Doctor, in which he is fully posted up in all the latest discoveries, and in which he has ideas. Therefore, this lecture cannot fail to be of great practical value to his hearers. All are invited to attend.

Tickets of admission for sale at the Post Office, and at Mansfield's drug store.

Single tickets 15 cents, 2 for 25 cents, 10 for $1.00, admitting to any of the regular exercises of the Institute.

D. A. MILLINGTON, Pres.

[INCIDENT REGARDING T. A. BLANCHARD.]

One week ago last Sunday, Mr. T. A. Blanchard, feeling unwell, laid himself down on the sofa in his own house to rest, while the other members of the family went to church. The house was closed up, the curtains nearly all drawn, and the place had a deserted air, which by an outside observer, would have been thought to be real. It was under this impression, no doubt, that one of his neighbors was laboring, when he walked into the barnyard and cornering a fine ram, threw it across his shoulders, just as our friend Blanchard happened to glance out of the window and observed the proceedings. The neighbor having got the sheep safely secured on his shoulder tredged off home, and Mr. Blanchard, happening to be in sight of the law-abiding neighbor's house half an hour afterwards, perceived him making mutton of that ram in the quickest possible manner, and as he seemed to take so much pleasure in the performance, the owner of the meat couldn't have the heart to disturb his operations, so he said nothing about it.

[CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS: JANUARY 4, 1875.]

Cemetery committee asked further time to report on purchasing a lot in the cemetery.

[MEETING: CEDAR TOWNSHIP.]

[EDITORIAL: THE COUNTY DIVISION SCARE.]

Col. Manning returned from Topeka last Friday evening. Immediately upon his arrival at the capital, he ascertained that less was known of the division in the legislature than here. There was no lobby there in the interest of the measure, and representatives Bryan of this county and Ferguson of Butler county are both opposed to any changes in the county lines of either county. Information has been received at the legislature that the new county project would be presented by parties in the interested district and petitions to that effect were daily expected. Where Capt. Shannon, of Augusta, obtained his "creditable" information, we have not learned, but rumors from that locality should have considerable latitude.

Quite a respectable show is being made by those who favor issuing county bonds to take up the outstanding scrip of Cowley county. The county commissioners have asked for the passage of a special law on the subject, notwithstanding there is a general law whereby they can issue bonds by first submitting the question to a vote of the people. The county council P. of H., is said to have passed a resolution to the same effect. Some of the county newspapers are in favor of it, although the publishers thereof made political capital against Capt. McDermott a little over one year ago because he procured the passage of a law allowing the bonding of said debt. As for us, without discussing the economical features of the proposition, we still hold that a majority of the people of the county are opposed to bonding the county for any purpose. And as long as that is the sentiment of the major-ity, we shall not favor any bond proposition unless it be first submitted to a vote of the tax payers. We cannot advise any short cut to defeat an expression of the sense of the people. When the question is submitted in proper form, we shall have something to say on its merits. Perhaps the constitutionality of a law issuing bonds by a special act when there is a general law that is applicable, is worth a little consideration.

[ANOTHER EDITORIAL: WINFIELD COURIER, FEBRUARY 4, 1875.]

A proposition is before the legislature to issue $95,000 worth of state bonds, said bonds to be sold for not less than ninety-five cents on the dollar, and the money thus obtained is to be used in furnishing food and seed for the destitute in certain parts of the state. This is opposed by members from the eastern and taxpaying portion of the state. An amendment was voted down that required a pro rata distribution among the destitute in every part of the state. This should have been allowed; and in this way, the bill should pass.

Our warning to "go slow," is addressed to those members who are favoring a substitute for the above mentioned bill, which substitute proposes to sell the bonds belonging to the permanent school fund of the state, and then to invest said permanent school fund in county relief bonds. To make this matter more clear, we will state the whole case. Every 16th and 36th section of land in the state is given by the general government to Kansas for the support of its common schools. This land is sold and the money invested in bonds. The interest on the bonds is divided among the school districts of the state per scholar. The principal remains a sacred fund that cannot be diminished. It happens that over three hundred thousand dollars of this school fund is invested in Kansas state bonds, which are good, and the interest upon which is regularly paid. Now it is proposed by some members of the legislature to sell these state bonds and authorize the destitute counties to issue relief bonds which shall be purchased with this school money. We most solemnly protest against any such investment of our school money. The bonds of some of those western counties are not worth a farthing. Some of them are already overburdened with debt. They are liable to be depopu-lated any day by a hurricane, hailstorm, drouth, or grasshoppers. Already several thousand dollars of the state school fund is invested in school district bonds issued in said counties, which investment is a dead loss. School districts No.'s 2 and 3 of Comanche county have each issued one thousand dollars in bonds which were purchased by said state school fund, but no one lives in Comanche county nor ever did. These bonds might be given to the destitute of Hutchinson, where the fraud originated. Bonds have been issued in those barren counties for railroads, courthouses, bridges, school houses, outstanding indebtedness, and other purposes. It is the bond voters paradise. There is no limit to their ability to issue, but they should never find a market with the commissioners of the permanent school fund of the state.

[OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS: TEACHERS REPORT.

Intermediate Department.

Georgie Black

Grant Bodwell

Oscar Cochran

Charley Dever

Willie Ferguson

Frank Freeland

Robert Hodson

Joseph Hudson

Willie Leffingwell

John Likoski

Richie Mansfield

Bennie Manning

Georgia McDonald

Willie Prescott

Frank Robinson

Willie Tarrant

Alfred Tarrant

Willie Walker

Charlie Weathers

Robert Hubbard

Hattie Andrews

Mary Bodwell

Cora Bullene

Ida Black

Anna Bishop

Winnie Barnard

Luella Cowen

Sylvia Darrah

Ida Dressel

Julia Deming

Katy Davis

Lila Doty

Annie Hunt

Emma Howland

Alice Hill

Sarah Hudson

Ida Johnson

Edith Kennedy

Josie McMasters

Nannie McGee

Amy McQuiston

Lutie Newman

Minnie Stewart

Jennie Weathers

Effie White

Lillie Lappan

Mary Knowles

Emma Knowles

Leona Corkins

Iola Corkins

Martha Copple

Grammar Department.

Delhe Kennedy

Eddie Whitehead

Frank Howard

Holiday Menor

Addison Powers

Thos. Cochran

Robert Dever

Rolly Milspaugh

Frank Howland

Harry McMillen

Robert Deming

Isaac Johnson

Fred Hunt

Thos. Lowry

Wm. Hudson

Harvey Thomas

Willie McClellan

Harrold Mansfield

Eddie Likoski

Ora Lowry

Ella Freeland

Nettie Quarles

Belle Galbrath

Ines Griswold

Ella Manly

Kate Johnson

Jennie Hane

Jennie Lowry

Mary Cochran

Ida McMillen

Mary Hudson

Nellie Powers

Nellie Barnard

Cora Andrews

Bertha Lamb

Eugenie Holmes

Laura McMillen

Pella Bradish

Jessie Millington

Hortense Holmes

Mattie Minnihan

Maggie Dever

Lillie Ford

"Fred Hunt, Miss Jennie Hane, and Miss Ella Freeland are graduates in spelling, each having spelled 400 words in regular recitation without missing one. We wish those interested would freely visit our schools and remark about anything either satisfactory or unsatisfactory.

MISS S. E. ALDRICH."

[PERSONALS.]

BIRTH. A. H. Green is so happy because it is a boy, that he can hardly contain himself. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Green, January 22, 1875, a boy. Mother and child doing well.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, FEBRUARY 4, 1875.]

Curns & Manser have purchased the Dr. Egbert office, and have moved it to Main street, next door south of their present office.

Some say that Alexander has not stopped running yet. It must be a mistake, however, for we have it from good authority that he did stop--a stone with the back of his head.

Prof. T. A. Wilkinson is now in Missouri organizing societies for the relief of the destitute in this county. He will go to Wisconsin in a few days.

Old Alex, of the Carpet-bagger, sent a petition up to the Legislature, the other day, addressed, "To the Legislature of Kansas in Congress Assembled."

Notice is hereby given that Warrants will be issued on all personal taxes due and unpaid on the 15th day of February, 1875.

E. B. KAGER, Co. Treas.

There will be an examinantion of school teachers at the office of the undersigned in Winfield on Saturday, February 20th, 1875, at 10 o'clock a.m.

T. A. WILKINSON, Co. Supt.

Hitchcock & Boyle have closed their store and are taking an invoice of their goods preparatory to dissolving partnership. One of the partners intends to continue the business. Which one, however, is not definitely know at present.

Snow fell to a depth of five or six inches at Tisdale and Arkansas City last Thursday and the sleighing was good to within about five miles of town, either south or east, but strange to say not enough fell here to whiten the ground.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, FEBRUARY 4, 1875.]

From the Traveler we learn that our old friend, Wm. Steele, of Grouse creek, fell from a load of hay last week, while endeavoring to hold a team that was running away, the wagon passing over his back and arm, breaking the latter. Dr. Hughes was sent for, who reports him seriously hurt.

M. S. Roseberry, County Commissioner, while going home from town on a load of lumber one day last week, fell off while crossing the Walnut; the wagon passed over him, breaking three of his ribs and otherwise seriously injuring him.

One week from tomorrow (Friday) evening, the ladies of the M. E. Church will give a sociable at the residence of Mrs.

McMasters. This is the first of a series of sociables to be given--one by each church--the proceeds of which are to be applied toward paying the remaining indebtedness on the courthouse bell. The debt amounts to $120. Everyone is invited to attend these sociables and thus assist in liquidating this debt.

Two men after trying to steal corn out of the crib of W. J. Hamilton, near the mouth of Grouse creek, set it on fire. Mr. Denton, who was concealed under a wagon to watch for the thieves, fired two shots at them without effect. The fire burned four hundred bushels of corn, cultivators, hay fork, plows, and was quite a serious loss such a year as this. Parties are suspected, and will doubtless be brought to punishment.

NOTE: THIS HAD TO BE AN ITEM FROM TRAVELER...INVOLVED

ALBERT DENTON'S FATHER AND MATERNAL GRANDFATHER.

DIED. At his residence in Arkansas City last night, of pneumonia, Mr. L. W. Emerson. He was sick but five or six days. Our citizens will remember him in the enjoyment of health and vigor, as if it were but yesterday, in the character of "Dr. Banks" in the play of "On his Last Legs," rendered a short time ago by the Arkansas City Dramatic Club at our courthouse. He was a young man of good habits and blameless character, and in his death our neighbors of Arkansas City lose a valuable and exemplary citizen.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, FEBRUARY 4, 1875.]

S. H. Myton has got settled down to business in his new building, and we think we are safe in saying that he now has one of the finest hardware stores in the state. Everything pertaining to the building is fitted up in the best possible manner and kept in "apple-pie order." Sam is a reliable, capable, and energetic businessman, and he understands his business well enough to know that the way to control trade and make money is to keep handling the goods even though the profits are small. See his new advertisement elsewhere.

AD: S. H. MYTON, DEALER IN HARDWARE, STOVES, TINWARE, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, JOHN DEERE AND GARDEN CITY STIRRING BREAKING PLOWS, WALKING AND RIDING CULTIVATORS, BROWN'S CORN PLANTERS, WIER'S WALKING CULTIVATORS, AND AGENT FOR "BUCKEYE," "KIRBY," "WOODS," AND THE "MARSH" HARVESTING MACHINES. BAINS CELEBRATED WAGONS. GROCERS AND PLATFORM SCALES. A FULL LINE OF SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE. GLASS, PUTTY, PUMPS, ROAD SCRAPERS, IRON, STEEL, ETC. WINFIELD, KANSAS.

MARRIAGE LICENSES. List of Marriage licenses issued by the Probate Judge for the month of January, 1875.

Mr. S. D. Pryor to Miss L. J. Waites.

Joseph R. Perry to Phoma H. Spray.

Milton Timmons to Almeda Cartrel.

B. B. Dougherty to M. A. Bush.

S. Dixon to Katy Howe.

Chas. H. Eagin to Annie A. Akers.

Jas. T. Driscol to Mollie L. Jackson.

Milburn Peter to Minerva B. Dudley.

Joseph Furman to Francis Goodwin.

Reuben A. Houghton to Sarah E. Manton.

As the Jews were fed with quails and John the Baptist with locusts, so was Mr. Jennings and family fed with antelope. It was in this wise: Mr. Jennings of Rock creek with a large family depending on him for support in these grasshopper times, was reduced to a fearful strait. The other day he shouldered his gun to try if perchance Providence would not send some kind of game in his way wherewith his family might stay the pangs of hunger, and enable them to pull through until relief might come.

He had not gone far until he espied an antelope slowly dragging another by the horns. He noted that the other was stone dead. Getting within easy range he shot, and the antelope fell. On coming up to his game, he found, curiously enough, that the horns of the two were locked in such a manner that it required all his strength to separate them. He supposes that they engaged in mortal--or rather, antelope combat, and locked horns, and in the melee one broke the neck of the other. Not being able to travel without dragging its late antagonist with it, the progress of the live animal was necessarily such that our friend stepped up and killed it without trouble and now his family subsist on antelope.

[COMMUNICATION FROM "A TAX PAYER."]

ED. COURIER. This being an era of investigation, reformation, etc., I would most respectfully suggest to the Mayor and City Council that they inform themselves and the citizens generally as to the actual receipts and disbursements of money received from fines, taxes, and all other sources of revenue. The merchants and businessmen of this city are forced to pay a heavy special tax, and it certainly behooves our worthy solons to lighten our burdens as much as possible.

I find by reference to the Police Justices Docket, that during A. A. Jackson's term of office, which expired in April 1874, there was collected by him in fines, and accounted for by him on the Docket, $128.50, and a large number of cases the Docket does not show whether any fine has been paid or not. Be referring to the City Treasurer's books, I find that the aforesaid Jackson paid into the City Treasury $64.00.

This is too much of a difference for these hard times, and I think it is certainly the duty of some to see what has become of the balance. Will our worthy ex judge please explain. It is now nearly a year since he turned his office over to his successor, Mr. Wood, and he has had ample time surely to plce this money where it properly belongs. It may be possible that he has forgotten all about it. If such should be the case, I will refer him or anyone to the Police Docket.

In closing I would suggest to our worthy City Fathers that in the making and passing of Ordinances to remember that they are not legislating for their own personal benefit, but are supposed to do it for the general benefit of the citizens, and not for individuals.

More anon,

A TAX PAYER.

[ORDINANCES NUMBER 45 AND 46.]

That the owner or owners of the lots mentioned be allowed to construct the same at their own expense, provided the same be finished by Feb. 15, 1875, in default of which the City of Winfield will construct the same, and for the payment of the construction of the same, an assessment be made upon said lots, according to the number of feet that said sidewalk bears to the said lots.

[EDITORIAL PAGE.]

[MORE ITEMS: EDITORIAL PAGE, WINFIELD COURIER, FEB. 11, 1875.]

Hon. B. C. St. Clair, the senator from this district, procured the passage of a resolution through the state senate asking congress to secure the right of way through the Indian Territory, to a railroad down the Arkansas Valley.

We believe one of the much needed reforms in this state is the abolition of the office of township assessor. One assessor, with one or two assistants, ought and would assess the county at much less expense to the taxpayers, and give more satisfaction. There are twenty two townnships in this county, and be the men of ever so good judgment, they are bound to differ. For instance, the assessor of Creswell township assessed the Methodist parsonage, in the city of Arkansas City, for taxation, believing it not to be exempt, and yet no other assessor in the county did the same.

From Mr. L. J. Webb, who has recently returned from Topeka, where he has been attending to some suits in the Supreme Court, we learn that the bill for funding the indebtedness of Cowley county has been introduced in the house.

It provides for issuing bonds to take up the indebtedness of the county, said bonds to be sold dollar for dollar. Representative Bryan is industrious and keeps track of Legislation, always voting right, but saying little. Capt. Folks, as Secretary of the Senate, is very popular, and has great influence.

The bill to divide Howard county having passed the House, has been reported favorably upon by the committee on counties and county lines in the Senate.

The bill allowing counties to issue relief bonds has passed both branches of the legislature.

The bill authorizing the issue of $95,000 in state bonds to purchase wood and food for the destitute has passed the House and is likely to pass the Senate. Senator Peters from Marion county is the champion of the measure in the Senate. The democrats and opposition in the Senate are fighting the bill on political grounds, hoping to defeat it and then charge that a republican legislature refused aid to the needy.

[EDITORIAL: LOOK A LITTLE OUT - FROM "WARNING".]

ED. COURIER: A new characteristic in "four percent," jurisprudence has developed itself in Cowley County. Not long since eastern capitalists proposed to mitigate the four percent per month loan business in this region by loaning money on five years' time, at about twenty two and a half percent per annum. This was done by adding about fifty percent to the original amount, and then having the note draw twelve percent per annum interest. One provision of the mortgage is that if the annual interest is not paid promptly the whole amount shall be due. Another provision is that in case a petition of foreclosure is filed in court, an attorney fee of ten percent shall be due and payable. Of course, these stringent provisions were overlooked in the anxiety to borrow on long time at comparatively low interest. During the month of January, the first interest on a few of these mortgages became due. The hard times that are upon us prevented some of the mortgagors from coming to time with the required interest. Suddenly and unexpectedly there appeared among us a deputy U. S. Marshal, with summonses notifying the delinquents that they had been sued in the United States Circuit Court at Leavenworth and unless they answered by a certain day, judgment would be taken. This notification is all a farce. Judgment will be taken anyhow. There is no defense. The farms are gone up. The fifty percent interest which was added to the principle, and the attorney fee and the expenses will cut up every farm so mortgaged. The expense of hiring an attorney to defend the suit is useless. The terms of the contract have been violated. This is written to put people who have made such contracts on their guard. Their only safety is to pay the interest promptly.

WARNING.

[REPORT FROM JAS. FITZGERALD - SILVER CREEK ITEMS.]

EDITOR COURIER: Perhaps some of your readers would like to hear from Silver Creek township. Well, no one has died of starvation here yet, the people keep up quite a lively spirit despite the grasshopper panic. I take notice that a great many townships in Cowley county cry hard times, but in Silver Creek, which is the land of milk and honey, there are no hard times.

Here with us we do not have to work like we used to in days of yore simply because we are furnished with an abundance of food and clothing by the aid committee.

I consider Kansas to be the best country the sun ever shone upon, and I cannot see that it makes any material difference if the grasshopper eats us up or not. If we raised corn we would be obliged to eat our own meat, get our own bread, and buy our own clothing. While being as it is, we are provided with all these things by our kind friends in some eastern state.

Here in Silver Creek township, aid goods are distributed at the residence of A. P. Brooks, by the township committee each Saturday evening, impartially and regardless of politics, to those who cry hunger the loudest. The feed consists of flour, corn meal, beans, and hominy, four very substantial articles, indeed. At our last meeting it seems that the people were furnished with very poor sacks to carry home their week's rations in, for on the next morning there was a lady's dress found on the road that leads to Lazette. It was shown to me by the lady who has got it in possession. I am no judge of calico, but I pronounced said dress to be an alpaca pink. It has been cut and made in the latest style with a beautiful large flounce at the bottom. As I was out rather early that morning myself, and passing by Mr. Brooks, I observed an unusual amount of corn scattered around his dooryard, and on inquiry into the particulars, I was informed that E. Gatton's hominy sack bursted. As I proceeded on my journey, I soon came on to a bean trail. From the appearance of the trail, I would judge that some man was carrying home a sack of beans on his back. The sack must have had a hole in the bottom of about one inch in diameter. If the man had stolen the beans, he stood a good chance of being found by this means. I did not follow the trail to its destination, but a little boy who did through curiosity, informed me that it led him to the door of a large white house that stands on the right bank of Silver Creek. I would advise the people to be a little more careful of their goods. If we have got an abundance now, we may not always have. If the recipients of those goods had Bourbon on the brain or not, I cannot surmise, but something looks suspicious to me.

JAS. FITZGERALD.

[LETTER FROM T. A. WILKINSON: HOPKINS, MISSOURI.]

HOPKINS, MO., Jan. 20, 1875.

REV. J. E. PLATTER: I spoke at the M. E. Church today to the people of this place. We closed our meeting by organizing a relief society.

Every businessman and minister was made a committee to solicit supplies of all kinds, both in the town and adjacent country, and ladies to especially solicit women and children's clothing.

I find the people willing enough to give when properly approached. A car load of general supplies will start from here about Monday, February 8th. I shall organize societies from here on and do my main work by locally constituted committees. I had no trouble in my work here as my brother-in-law, John A. Stewart, is a merchant here, and he introduced me. I leave subscription papers, properly headed, at each store; and farmers will make their donations at any of them at any time between now and next Saturday, when the car will be loaded. I will leave all necessary instructions for shipping with my brother-in-law, and a freight bill will be sent to you on day of shipment.

Very respectfully yours,

T. A. WILKINSON.

[THE AID BUSINESS.]

The Governor has transmitted to the Legislature a detailed exhibit of the work of the State Central Relief Committee.

"The report of the committee states that it has received and disbursed during the sixty-five days of its existence $100,000 in money and goods, 124 car loads of supplies, and 12,500 packages, at an expense of $300."

[LAZETTE NEWS.]

Our town like all other Kansas towns has been agitating the aid question. Several meetings have been held and Windsor township has organized to obtain such relief as her people may need. A committee has been appointed to make efforts to secure all seed necessary for spring planting, and two agents have been appointed to go east to solicit help. One of them, R. W. Jackson, started for Winfield yesterday, intending to go directly to Indiana and labor in behalf of this township.

Our new mill ground its first grain on Saturday last. All parties pronounce its work excellent, and it is now ready for all customers with corn, wheat, or lumber. The gentlemen who have succeeded in building this improvement to Lazette deserve the thanks of the inhabitants of the entire Grouse valley.

Rev. J. J. Wingar began a series of meetings last week.

Mr. Oscar Morris, of Winfield, spent the Sabbath with Lazette friends.

It is rumored that we are to have a newspaper established at this point. All wish it a speedy appearance.

Julius Woollen has sold his upland farm to Mr. McDaniels, and now contemplates going to Arkansas.

Mr. S. M. Fall has purchased and moved on his farm the building formerly owned by the stage company.

Mr. J. Dudley, and family go this week to Missouri, in which state they will make their future home.

[GOVERNOR OSBORN ACTING: THE RELIEF BUSINESS.]

Under date of February 6th, Gov. Osborn sends a special message to the Legislature urging immediate action in the matter of doing something for the needy of the state. He says the impression abroad is that our legislature will do something to meet the emergency, and consequently the foreign contributions are diminishing while the wants of our needy are increasing. His suggestions are seconded by the State Central Relief Committee. We hope these timely suggestions will be heeded.

Gov. Osborn had Gen. Pope put Cowley County into the list of counties to receive government clothing for the needy.

[CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS: JANUARY 25, 1875.]

Bill of Z. T. Swigart for services as marshal for month ending January 24th, 1875, of $40.

Bill of J. W. Curns for services as clerk, for month ending January 8th, $8.33.

Bill of William Bartlow, $18.20 for building sidewalk across Loomis street, was presented and referred to committee on finance, who reported favorably thereon, and they were severally allowed and ordered paid.

The finance committee reported favorably on the ice bill of the City of Winfield against V. B. Beckett, and the following ordear was made. "That said fee bill be paid as per bill and not in excess of the amount therein charged to the parties entitled to the same, and that the same be paid under protest."

On motion the city attorney was instructed to draw an ordinance for the construction of sidewalks along the north side of lot 1 in block 110 and along lots 17 and 18 in block 110.

On motion adjourned.

S. W. CURNS, City Clerk.

[NOTICES, ETC.]

In the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas.

In the matter of Hiram Brotherton, Bankrupt. IN BANKRUPTCY.

By virtue of an order issued out of the aforesaid Court, I will on Monday, the 1st day of March A. D. 1875 at 1 o'clock p.m. of said day at the south front door of the courthouse in the City of Winfield, county of Cowley, State of Kansas, sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash, all the open accounts, and promissory notes against divers persons, remaining unsettled and unpaid, now in my hands belonging to said bankrupt estate.

R. BL. SAFFOLD.

Assignee of the Estate of Hiram Brotherton, Bankrupt.

Winfield, Feb. 8, 1875.

[PERSONALS.]

J. C. Weathers & Co. have closed up.

L. J. Webb has returned from Topeka.

Rev. Wm. Martin has gone to Ohio for relief. Next.

Squire T. H. Suits thinks of locating in Galveston, Texas, in the Spring.

Frank Gallotti intends to engage in silk culture near Winfield the coming spring.

Dr. John Headrick has gone back to his old town in Dansville, Illinois, on a visit.

H. Brotherton and A. A. Jackson have opened a general feed store in one of Jackson's buildings on Main street.

Mayor S. C. Smith contemplates visiting California next month with a view to locating in that salubrious clime.

An unusual amount of sickness has prevailed in this vicinity recently. Colds and lung fever are the common complaints.

Capt. Sam R. Peters, Senator from Marion County, has been confined to his bed at Topeka, but at last accounts was

recovering.

Joe Lipscomb has gone to his old home in Tuscola, Illinois, to reside. He was accompanied as far as Iola, Kansas, by Mr. Ireland.

Mr. Ira Moore, the owner of the Valley View cemetery, has donated the city of Winfield a portion of said cemetery, to be used as a potters field.

The Belle Plain Democrat office was attached this week as the property of the Belle Plain Town Company, at the suit of

E. C. Manning.

On the 19th day of January, E. S. Torrance was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of this state, and on the 8th inst., L. J. Webb was admitted.

Dr. Mansfield's lecture on Physiology, which was to have been delivered to the Winfield Institute last night, was again postponed on account of the weather.

Mr. A. S. Williams has returned from Iowa, where he has been for some time soliciting aid. What success he met with we did not learn.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, FEBRUARY 11, 1875.]

The sociable which was to have been given at the residence of Mrs. McMasters next Friday evening will take place at the courthouse on the same evening.

Mrs. T. A. Wilkinson is acting in the capacity of county superintendent in the absence of her husband, and attends punctually to all office business.

A new township was formed by the Commissioners at their last meeting, off the south end of Tisdale, and northwest corner of Dexter, and was given the suggestive name of Liberty.

Two young men of Vernon township named respectively Kimble and Copple, got into a quarrel last Friday, and during the melee Copple got Kimball's [? FIRST TIME...KIMBLE ?] finger between his teeth and bit it so badly that it had to be amputated.

Floral Grange has put up ice enough to last them through the coming summer. Wouldn't it be a good plan for the other granges of the county to go and do likewise. If only enough were put up to use in case of sickness, it would be much better than none at all.

In the trial of Dr. Mansfield, on Tuesday, for selling liquor without license, Judge Boyer ruled that it was no violation of the ordinance for a druggist to deal out intoxicating beverage to a customer when the receptacle was a spirit lamp instead of the nasal bottle.

A Butler county jury failing to agree procured an order from Judge Campbell for supper, upon which they proceeded to a restaurant in charge of the time honored "sworn officer," where they ordered a supper fit for a king, Oysters, wines, etc., being part of the bill of fare. For all of which Butler county foots the bill.

A man 63 years of age has made the trip between Elk Falls and Douglass, a distance of 51 miles, every day this winter, on a buckboard, delivering the mail with perfect regularity, never missing a single day, though the wind has been terrible, and the thermometer at times has been down three or four rods below the freezing point. When the time rolls around and Uncle Sam "comes to make up his jewels," will not this old stager and his weather beaten mule form a part of the central setting? Aye, verily.

[MORE PERSONALS: WINFIELD COURIER, FEBRUARY 11, 1875.]

Wm. W. Underwood, Esq., late of Wabash county, Indiana, bought the John Nicholson farm on the Grouse, near Dexter, last September, and paid $3,000 for it. After moving to his new home about the first thing he did was to subscribe and pay for the COURIER, as all good Hoosiers do, and then went to work improving his farm. He now furnishes employment for all the men of his neighborhood, who want work. One of the many improvements he has under progress is a fine stone fence around his farm, and many who would otherwise be calling on the "Relief" are receiving their per diem, or grain from his well filled bins, in payment for work in his stone quarries. Would that we had more

Underwoods.

Twenty wagon loads of relief arrived here last night for distribution among the people of this part of the county, and there is still a car load and more at Wichita. Augusta

Just so. Butler County has a lot of dead beat beggars in the east, claiming to represent Cowley and other counties as well as their own, and of course get more aid on that account. But not a pound of it has yet found its way to this county. We shall insist that just one-half of all the mony Dr. Mitchell raises east be turned over to our County Relief Committee. What say you, men of Butler.

NOTE: THERE WERE A NUMBER OF ARTICLES PRIOR TO THIS

ABOUT "MITCHELL" SOLICITING AID FOR COWLEY AND

BUTLER COUNTY....THIS MAN, MITCHELL, HAD NO

CONNECTION WITH COWLEY COUNTY.

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