Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Recap. District Court. Martha F. Worden, Plaintiff, against Linden O. Worden, Defendant. Date: April 23, 1885. Divorce action, Care, custody, and control of Lulu O. Worden, minor child, in hands of plaintiff. Hackney & Asp, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Recap. Sheriff Sale. Edgar Smith, Plaintiff, against Thomas A. Wilkinson, Anna C. Wilkinson; Hampton S. Story, and Story, his wife, whose real name is unknown; Isaac A. Camp and Camp, whose real name is unknown; Gibbs, Sterrett & Co., Gibbs Sterrett Manufacturing Company; G. and C. Merriam; A. P. Dickey; James A. Loomis; M. G. Troup; John W. Curns; Nannie J. Platter, Administratrix of the Estate of James E. Platter, deceased; Nannie J. Platter, Houston Platter, Belle T. Platter, Margaret M. Platter, Robert J. Platter, and Jane E. Platter, heirs at law of James E. Platter, deceased; and M. T. Green, E. T. Williamson, and George L. Pratt, partners, doing business under the firm name and style of the Chicago Lumber Co. Date of sale: April 6, 1885. Property to be sold: Southwest quarter (¼) of section twenty-eight (28) township thirty (30) south of Range six (6) East.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The rum power is being gradually paralyzed in Kansas.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Belle Plaine voted bonds week before last for the D. M. & A. road.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The G. A. R. in Kansas last year spent $7,000 for charitable purposes.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A forging ex-mayor of Adrian, Michigan, gets ten years in the state prison.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Robt. M. McLain, nominated as Minister to France, is Governor of Maryland.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The situation of the striking coal miners about Pittsburg remains unchanged.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Cheyenne Indians are said to be holding war dances preparatory to going on a raid.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The breach between England and Russia is widening, and the British arm is fortifying Penjdeh.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

E. D. Clark, of Vicksburg, Mississippi, the newly appointed Assistant Secretary of the Interior, died on the 22nd inst. of pneumonia.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Moody convention in Emporia opened on the 24th ult. with 1500 people in the audience. Great enthusiasm and deep interest prevails.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

General Grant is considerably improved. He drove five miles last Wednesday without visible signs of fatigue, and slept well all night.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

George Gray has been elected United States Senator from Delaware, taking the place of Thos. F. Bayard, who is now a member of the President's Cabinet.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Kansas has had another windfall. The Secretary of the Treasury has issued a warrant for $332,308 in favor of Kansas for expenses incurred by the State in expelling Indian invasions.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The busy mind makes the beautiful face. Each hour of mental work adds beauty-lines about the eyes and brow, adds unusual lustre to the eye and a brave, manly bearing to the worker.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Edwin J. Phelps, nominated for Minister to England, is a prominent lawyer of Burlington, Vt., about 60 years of age, has a comfortable fortune, and is ex-president of the American Bar Association.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Cuban and Chinese workmen who make our imported cigars use saliva to moisten the paste that fastens the end of the wrapper, and who knows what malignant and nameless disorders may thus be propagated?

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A Seneca Falls undertaker has copyrighted an "undertakers' burial contract," by which he agrees in consideration of the sum of $2 to furnish a person dying within one year from the date of contract with a $75 funeral.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Henry Roach Jackson, nominated as Minister to Mexico, is a Georgian of about 64 years. He was a colonel of a Georgian regiment in the Mexican war, and represented the U. S. in Vienna, Austria, before the war. During the Rebellion he was a Southern brigadier general and had a command on the upper Potomac.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Mr. Ryan, of Kansas, has been appointed on what a virtuous press calls a "junketing committee," which will put in a portion of the summer in inspecting the Indian training schools and examining the boundary lines of the Yellowstone Park. The economical Mr. Holman, of Indiana, was the mover of this committee, and consequently, is its chairman.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Time works wonders. It is historically the fact that when the last Democratic president retired, it was a felony to teach a colored person in many of the slave States, to read, and there was a lady of Maryland in prison for having done so. Now there are even many southern men who believe in educating the negro race. Twenty-four years of Republican rule has thus much civilized the country.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

President Cleveland has sent in the following nominations to be envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary of the United States: Edwin J. Phelps, of Vermont, to Great Britain; Robert M. McLain, of Maryland, to France; George H. Pendleton to German; Henry R. Jackson, of Georgia, to Mexico; M. E. Benton, of Missouri, attorney of the U. S. for the western district of Missouri.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Additional nominations by President Cleveland are: Henry L. Muldrow, Mississippi, Assistant Secretary of the Interior; Wm. A. J. Sharks, Illinois, Commissioner of the General Land Office; Daniel McConville, Steubenville, Ohio, Auditor of the Treasury. Mr. Muldrow is an ex-confederate colonel. Mr. Sharks is a Democratic politician who was in Congress from 1875 to 1883 and declined a re-election. Mr. McConville was the private secretary to Governor Hoadley, of Ohio. Samuel S. Cox, of New York, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Turkey; Postmasters, Wm. A. Wartham, Sulphur Springs, Texas; Robert O. Denton, Gainesville, Texas.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The "American Almanac" for 1885, which is edited by Mr. Ainsworth R. Spofford, the Librarian of Congress, is out. It computes the popular vote at the recent Presidential election as follows: Cleveland, 8,911,017; Blaine, 4,848,334; St. John, 151,800; Butler, 133,825; scattering and blank, 11,362; total popular vote, 10,048,061, or 79.9 percent of the voters indicated by the census of 1880. Plurality for Cleveland, 62,683. To arrive at this result, the Fusion vote in Iowa and Nebraska is counted for Cleveland, and in Michigan, only 753 Greenback votes are given to Butler. In Missouri, all the Fusion vote is counted for Blaine, and in West Virginia Butler is only credited with 805 votes.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Mr. Blaine, in his book, is seldom better; but it is evident that he has no great love or respect for the memory of Andrew Johnson. In his forthcoming volume he recalls the fact that, in what was considered as Johnson's inaugural address, the entire absence of eulogy of the slain President was remarked. There was no mention of his name or of his character or of his office. The only allusion in any way whatever to Mr. Lincoln was Mr. Johnson's declaration he was "almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event which has so recently occurred." While he found no time to praise one whose praise was on every tongue, he made ample reference to himself and his own past history. Though speaking no more than five minutes, it was noticed that "I" and "my" and "me" were mentioned at least a score of times. Senator John P. Hale, of New Hampshire, who was present on the occasion, said, with characteristic wit, that "Johnson seemed willing to share the glory of his achievements with his Creator, but utterly forgot that Mr. Lincoln had any share of credit in the suppression of the rebellion."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

From the day the Kansas State Temperance Union was reorganized and outlined a policy that foretold the ultimate extinction of Kansas dram shops, it became the target for the hostile arrows of the whiskey interests of the State. Its financial integrity was wickedly assailed, its political policy madly declaimed against, and its officers and members wantonly calumniated without reserve by the liquor leagues and their individual allies. These insinuations and calumnies, emanating from our natural antagonists, were taken as indubitable proof that the Union was accomplishing its work. The "galled jade" was wincing and these attacks came from a retreating adversary. These slanders, as the natural result of successful temperance work, carried with them their own refutation. The more vehement and atrocious the attack, the more convincing the proof that the Union's influence was felt by our common enemy. But after two years of harmonious work, filled only with the splendors of successive victories, a portentous crisis came. The Union was assailed not only by its inveterate foe, but by a faction of its own followers. The malign opposition of the whiskey influence of the State strengthened our cause and unified temperance workers. The line dividing the friends and enemies of prohibition was the only distinct line known. But for the past four months this faction of prohibitionists have boldly assailed the business management of the Union, and with a degree of fervor worthy a better and wiser cause, have attacked its political policy. They have not only impugned the judgment but the motives of the officers of the Union, who have worked side by side with them from the inception of the contest in this State. They bandy asperities with as much freedom and apparent satisfaction as though they were still fighting the old enemy. While these attacks were the product of the guilty malevolence of the saloon power, they needed no reply; but when they are made in the name of prohibition, they ought to be respectfully and logically refuted.

The published statements and reports of the Union ought to have settled all controversy long ago, but for some inscrutable design the war on the organization continues.

First. It has been charged that the funds of the Union have been improvidently expended and culpably diverted from their legitimate channels of disbursement. The receipts of the Union from its reorganization January 10, 1883, including the amount then in the treasury to the date of the last annual meeting, November 16, 1884, were $13,473.22, which has been disbursed in four departments of work.

First for the expense connected with maintaining the office at headquarters, including expenses of committee meetings, office work, rent, fuel, light, postage, expressage, Secretary's salary, and all incidental expenses for the two years, amounting to $2,721, of the total cost of keeping the machinery of the Union in operation for two years.

Second. The sum of $2,183 was expended for literature. The literature distributed by the Union, without a cents cost to those who received it, would have cost at retail the sum of $5,200. Through this department the people of the State have been given, free of cost (the Union even paying postage and express charges), an average of $450 worth of standard literature every month. That this literature has had a potential influence upon the temperance sentiment of the State will hardly be controverted.

Third. The local aid extended and the litigation carried on and assisted by the Union in various parts of the State involved an outlay of $3,094. In this way twenty-five percent of the Union's funds was sent back to the people, and was expended under the direction and control of local committees. Through this department of work, the saloons were driven from many of the towns of the State. Add this item to that expended for literature, and it will be seen that $5,277 (or forty percent) of the gross receipts was returned by the Union to the people who contributed to its treasury.

Fourth. The Union had one lecturer and organizer employed during the entire time, and about eight months of the time had two besides employing some fifteen others to do specific work. The salaries of these lecturers, their railroad fare, hotel bills, and incidental expenses amounted to $5,475. For this money the people were given over 350 lectures, and nearly 300 county and township organizations were formed. A constant methodological agitation was kept up, a system of organization effected, that has resulted in the most majestic temperance sentiment ever known in the State. This item of expense has been sneered at by a gentleman whose terms for lecturers are publicly known to be $50 a night, and whose expense account, according to the published statement of the chairman of his committee, was $825 for a less than forty days. At this rate the expense account of the Union's lecturers would aggregate $17,000. We do not question the accuracy nor justness of this expense but simply refer to it by way of contrast. For the amount we expended, he would deliver 109 lectures. The Union gave the people more than three times that many lecturers who are perpetual lecturers and literary bureaus that are doing valiant service for the cause.

In handling this thirteen thousand dollars, the committee has doubtless made mistakes; but when we are able to show that 40 percent of the gross receipts was returned to the people in money and literature, and another 40 percent expended in field work, in organization, and agitation, and only 20 percent expended in maintaining the machinery of the organization, paying rent, office expenses, and Secretary's salary, we feel that the Union is entitled to the respect and confidence of everyone who desires the success of prohibition, and the cooperation of every person who is working for the demolition of the liquor traffic.

It is not practicable to even enumerate the many advance movements made under the guidance and as the result of the Union's efforts. It was of inestimable value to our cause to demonstrate by the judicial determination of the highest courts in the State and Nation that a county attorney who corruptly shields violators of law must retire from office in disgrace. The State Union, desired by some who should befriend it, accomplished this in the Foster case. The redemption of the city of Topeka, from whiskey rule, largely through the work of the Union, was an example full of useful lessons to faithless city government, and the decision of the Supreme Court of the State holding that the subterfuges under which our cities indirectly licensed the traffic could not be tolerated was a consummation that met the hearty approval of all those who are now bewailing the futility of the Union's efforts. The two years' history of the State Union is crowded full of successive steps in the direction of successful and absolute prohibition.

Second. The political attitude of the Union has been the fruitful theme upon which orators (renowned and obscure), papers (metropolitan and local), agitators, (conscientious and hypocritical), have dwelt with peculiar delight. The executive committee has no apology to make for the political course of the Union. The Union in the last campaign, not in a clandestine manner but openly, publicly, and aggressively adhered to the Republican party as the intrepid defender and fearless ally of our cause. It stood by the Republican party because that party stood by Constitutional Prohibition in Kansas. It fought the Democratic party because that party fought Constitutional Prohibition in Kansas. The Kansas State Temperance Union is looking after Constitutional Prohibition in Kansas, and is not yet ready to enlarge the boundaries of its jurisdiction. We have plenty to do at home. What it did politically was intended to subserve the cause of Constitutional Prohibition. Already the course pursued has received its overwhelming vindication. George W. Glick, the Hercules of the whiskey power in Kansas, no longer disgraces the chief executive office of the State. We have an invincible majority in the legislature. Re-submission was defeated by a decisive vote. Amendments to the prohibitory law have been enacted by a vote of four to one that will make it in our judgment the most practical and effective law ever known in the history of prohibitory legislation. Suppose the Union had followed the leadership of its former president and enlarged the number of his factional following, what would have been the result? Glick would today be Governor of Kansas. The twenty-two saloon keepers recently in the Topeka jail would only have remained there until the outrageous usurpation of authority of the governor released them, and the school fund of Shawnee County would have been ruthlessly robbed of $6,000. Topeka, instead of being without a saloon, would have an alarmingly increased number, running in audacious defiance of law, with absolute immunity from punishment. Saloon keepers all over the State would be shielded and protected by the officers whose election was secured by the stupendous folly of prohibitionists. The legislature beyond question would be anti-prohibition. Instead of a perfected and strengthened law, we would have an emasculated one, or none at all. Re-submission would prevail, and under the genius and inspiration of these influences, Gambrinus would hold a Bacchanalian feast of two years' duration, and would praise the political course that ushered in such an era of vandalism and crime. Unbridled license would be given to the despoilers of home and the maligners of honor. This calamity was averted by the felicitous promptitude with which the Union met the political issues. A majority of the Republican party of Kansas believe in prohibition as a settled policy of government, and nearly all believe in the enforcement of the law. Whether prohibition is endorsed "as a principle" or not, the dominant party is, and will be, the dauntless champion of its enforcement. The enforcement of the law accomplishes all that is aimed at by prohibitionists, and whether that is reached through the medium of those who believe in the cause absolutely, or those whose loyalty prompts their acts, the result is the same.

The business affairs of the Union will bear the rigid scrutiny of every friend of prohibition, and the wisdom of its political course will be demonstrated by the emigration of saloon keepers, instead of their immigration.

This statement is not made with a controversial design. The Union has no desire to prolong a controversy between prohibitionists, but does desire to show that its management has been fair and honorable, and that its course in public matters receives a daily vindication. Nor is this statement made as a eulogy upon the organization, or to pay a tribute of panegyric to its officers. It is simply to convince prohibitionists who have been unduly influenced by false representations from various sources that the State Union is still entitled to the cordial good will and hearty cooperation of every person who desires to drive the drink scourge beyond the limits of the State. This is the fundamental desire of the Union, and whenever the decrees or acts of any party are at variance with that desire, that party will find in the Union a relentless foe. Our creed has but a single article: the enforcement of Constitutional Prohibition in Kansas by the shortest route. All who can subscribe to that creed are in harmony with us.

In conclusion we congratulate the prohibitionists of the State upon the auspicious condition of our cause. Prohibition has a firmer hold upon the minds and affections of the people than ever before. The crisis is over. The possibility of abandoning the policy of prohibition no longer exists. All that remains to be done is patient aptitude and harmonious and continuous work, and the victory will be not only complete, but perpetual.

(Signed)--B. Kelly, P. I. Bonebrake, R. Wake. H. W. Lewis, Geo. Morgan, Joab Mulvane, A. B. Campbell, Albert Griffin, G. W. E. Griffith, James A. Troutman, W. B. Slosson, Philip Krohn, J. Jay Buck, Executive Committee.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The sugar beet is excellent for sheep, being palatable and containing much solid and nutritious matter.

A recent Ohio law makes sixty-eight pounds of ear corn a bushel in that state.

A great mistake in tree planting is failure to cultivate the orchard, thus allowing the soil to become hard and crusted, and also covered with weeds and grass.

The average weight of carcass of American cattle has been increased over 3 percent of the weight of fifty years ago, while the average weight of milk is even greater.

A square symmetrical cow is not always the best dairy cow. The milker is rather wedge shaped, as seen from before and has plenty of belly, with great hips and thighs.

There are now more than 500 tile factories in Illinois and well distributed over the state against only thirty-three seven years ago. This is the very best indication of prosperity for Illinois farmers.

A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer says he has sown nothing but the Fultz wheat for years, as it produces well, stands up firmly, does not shell out, has nice plump grains, and makes excellent flour.

It is reported that there are 2,400 stables of cows in New York, the milk of which is sold in the city, and these cows from the time they enter the stables until no longer able to give milk, never see grass.

A fruit grower placed tobacco stems around the trunks of peach trees, and the borers did not touch the trees. He set the stems around the butts of the trees and tied them at the tops, and it kept off the rabbits in winter.

Raspberries and blackberries are hardier if planted on light sandy loam, but if large berries are desired a mulch should be used in July. On moist land mulching is not necessary, but the canes are more liable to be winter killed.

Over 500 carloads of peanuts were sold in Chicago last year. The peanut business may seem a small affair to some, but we can assure our readers that it requires a large quantity to fill 500 cars. And this for Chicago alone.

The winter pork packing season in Chicago closed February 28, and since its commencement November 1, the packers have slaughtered and salted 2,421,000 hogs, against 2,011,348 for the corresponding period a year ago.

Sir J. B. Lawes, of England, says that the largest wheat crops are produced in the seasons that are rather dry, though excessive drought would lessen the yield. When the summer is wet, an usual growth of straw follows at the expense of the grain.

A barrel of frozen apples, says the Germantown Telegraph, can be made all right and better than before by removing half a bushel, filling up the space thus left with snow pressed down and rounded up, and setting in a moderately warm room for a day or two.

One of the best preventatives of the chicken cholera is to soak corn in coal oil and feed the corn to the fowls three or four times a week. Another method is to mix a tablespoonful of coal oil with two quarts of corn meal. Moisten the meal and feed twice a week.

In building wire fence use more wire. Five strands are much safer than three, and the extra cost is money well spent. Ninety cases of injury in a hundred can be averted by this simple expedient. Put light scantling in place of the top strand to make the fence visible.

Special farmers almost always meet with discouraging losses. Where one confines himself exclusively to one crop, there is sure to be either a bad year or a fall in the price. Where one is raising stock, grain, cotton, and hay, there will be always something to fall back upon.

At the Iowa Agricultural College the relative money values of milk-producing foods weighed are given as follows: Corn, per hundred pounds, 50 cents; oats, 60 cents; barley, 55 cents; wheat, 65 cents; bran, 75 cents; oil meal, 45; clover hay, 80 cents; timothy, 50 cents; potatoes, 10 cents.

The first requisite after one decided to engage in stock breeding is to select a location suitable to the kind of stock he wishes to raise, as to soil, lay of land, water, etc., as well as proximity to markets. There is hardly a farm, however, upon which stock-raising may not be done profitably.

A bill has been introduced by the Connecticut senate providing for a state bounty of 10 cents to any person planting, protecting, and cultivating elm, maple, tulip, ash, basswood, oak, black walnut, hickory, apple, pear, or cherry trees not more than sixty feet apart, for three years, along any public highway.

In our experience in producing milk, says the Daily World, we have succeeded best by using from sixteen to twenty pounds daily of a feed composed of 100 pounds bran, 50 pounds wheat meal, 50 pounds buckwheat shorts, and 50 pounds corn chop. A ton of this mixture costs us at present prices, $10.75.

The Holstein (Dutch, Friesian, or Duch) cow, as the Netherlands cow is occasionally called, is the most uniformly deep milker of any of the distinctively dairy breeds, uniting a great flow of milk with lasting qualities, and milk rich in both fat and casein, as well as being the oldest established breed.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners of Cowley County, in the State of Kansas:

The undersigned resident taxpayers of the County of Cowley, in the State of Kansas, respectfully petition your honorable body to submit to the qualified voters of said County of Cowley, at a special election to be called for that purpose, a proposition for said county to subscribe one hundred and sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) to the capital stock of, and to take one hundred and sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) in the capital stock of the Kansas City and Southwestern Railroad Company, and to issue the bonds of said Cowley County to the amount of one hundred and sixty thousand dollars ($160,000), in payment for said stock so taken, to the said Kansas City and Southwestern Railroad Company, to aid in securing the construction of the line of railroad which said railroad company proposes to construct from Kansas City, in the State of Missouri, through the said County, of Cowley to the south line of the State of Kansas. The said railroad company proposing to first construct the portion of its said line of railroad from the Saint Louis and San Francisco Railroad north or northeast from said County of Cowley into and through said County of Cowley by the way of the city of Winfield, in said county, and the city of Arkansas City, in said county, to the south line of the State of Kansas as aforesaid.

The terms and conditions of said proposition, the subscription to, the taking of said stock and the issuance of said bonds are as follows, to wit:

The amount of aid intended to be hereby voted by said Cowley County to said railroad company, and the amount proposed to be subscribed to, and taken in, the capital stock of said railroad company by said Cowley County, and the amount hereby petitioned and asked for, is the sum of one hundred and sixty thousand dollars ($160,000). The bonds of the said Cowley County to be issued under the authority hereof, to be of the denomination of one thousand dollars ($1,000) each, to run thirty (30) years (redeemable after ten years at the will of the county) from the date of their issuance, to bear interest at the rate of six percent per annum, the interest to be payable semi-annually, and the principal and interest to be payable at the fiscal agency of the state of Kansas in the city of New York.

The said railroad when and as so built shall enter the said County of Cowley on the north side thereof and extend through said county in a southwesterly direction, as near as practicable, and through the townships of Omnia, Richland, Fairview, and Walnut to the city of Winfield, and touching the corporate limits of said city, and thence by the most practicable route to the said city of Arkansas City and touching the corporate limits thereof, and thence from said city of Arkansas City to the south or west line of Bolton township in said Cowley County, with suitable freight and passenger depots located, one in said Omnia township at the place provided in township proposition of said township heretofore voted on; two in said Richland township at the places provided in township proposition of said township heretofore voted on; one within three-fourths of a mile by an air line from the crossing of Main street and Ninth avenue in the said city of Winfield; one in said Pleasant Valley township; one within three-fourths of a mile by an air line from the Central Avenue Hotel in said city of Arkansas City; and one in said Bolton township.

The said railroad to be of standard gauge to be a first-class road, and is to be built and completed and have cars running thereon for the transaction of business through said county to said Arkansas City on or before six months from the date of the election herein prayed for, and to the south or west line of said Bolton township on or before nine months from the date of the election herein prayed for unless prevented by unavoidable legal proceedings. And provided that in case this proposition is carried at the election herein prayed for, that the said Richland, Omnia, Walnut and Creswell townships and said city of Winfield shall be released from their subscription heretofore voted and authorized to be made to the capital stock of said railroad company. And provided further, that before any election shall be called as herein prayed for, the said railroad company shall give security either by depositing with the county treasurer of said Cowley County a sum sufficient to defray the expenses of said election or by executing a bond to the State of Kansas, for the benefit of said Cowley County, with sureties to be approved by the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, conditioned that in case said proposition is carried at said election and said railroad company shall fail to build its said railroad as herein provided, that said railroad company shall pay all the costs of said election. And in case said railroad company shall build said railroad as herein provided, the said sum of money shall be returned to said railroad company, or if such bond is given, the same shall be and become void. And in case the said railroad company shall fail to comply herewith it shall forfeit its right to the bonds herein provided for and the subscription of stock made in pursuance of the election herein prayed for shall be and become void.

When and immediately after the subscription of stock and issuance of bonds of said Cowley County have been voted and authorized to be made and issued as herein prayed for, according to the terms and conditions herein then the Board of County Commissioners of said Cowley County, for and on behalf of said Cowley County, shall order and direct the county clerk of said Cowley County, in the name of and for the benefit of said Cowley County, to make said subscription of stock to the amount of one hundred and sixty thousand dollars ($160,000), to the capital stock of said Kansas City and Southwestern Railroad Company, according to the terms and conditions provided for herein, and the said county clerk shall make such subscription of stock immediately thereafter.

When the said railroad company shall have built or caused to be built its said line of railroad into said Cowley County ten miles from the north line of said county as aforesaid, and the cars are running thereon for the transaction of business, the Board of County Commissioners of said Cowley County shall thereupon immediately and without delay cause to be executed as the law directs the bonds of said Cowley County of the denomination, and on the terms and conditions hereinbefore stated and described, to the amount of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) and shall deliver said bonds when so executed to the President of said railroad company or to his order, and the said railroad company shall at the same time it receives said bonds make out, execute under the seal of said railroad company and deliver to the treasurer of said Cowley County, in the name of, and for the benefit of said Cowley County, certificates of full paid stock of the capital stock of said railroad company, in an amount equal to the amount of the bonds of said Cowley County so received by it, dollar for dollar, in exchange therefor and in consideration thereof.

When the said railroad company shall have built or caused to be built its said line of railroad from the north line of said Cowley County as aforesaid, into and through said county to the said city of Winfield, and touching the corporate limits thereof, and the cars are running thereon for the transaction of business, the Board of County Commissioners of said Cowley County shall thereupon immediately and without delay, cause to be executed, as the law directs, the bonds of said Cowley County of the denomination and on the terms and conditions hereinbefore stated and described, to the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and shall deliver the said bonds, when so executed, to the president of said railroad company, or to his order; and the said railroad company shall, at the same time it receives said bonds, make out, execute under the seal of said railroad company and deliver to the treasurer of said Cowley County, in the name of and for the benefit of said Cowley County, certificates of full paid stock of the capital stock of said railroad company in an amount equal to the amount of the bonds of said Cowley County so received by it, dollar for dollar, in exchange therefor and in consideration thereof.

When the said railroad company shall have built or caused to be built its said line of railroad from the said city of Winfield to the said city of Arkansas City, and touching the corporate limits thereof, and the cars are running thereon for the transaction of business, the Board of County Commissioners of said Cowley County shall thereupon immediately and without delay cause to be executed, as the law directs, the bonds of said Cowley County on the terms and conditions hereinbefore stated and described, to the amount of forty thousand dollars ($40,000), and shall deliver said bonds when so executed to the president of said railroad company, or to his order, and the said railroad company shall at the same time it receives said bonds, make out, execute under the seal of said railroad company and deliver to the treasurer of said Cowley County, in the name of and for the benefit of said Cowley County, certificates of full paid stock of the capital stock of said railroad company, in an amount equal to the amount of the bonds of said Cowley County so received by it, dollar for dollar, in exchange therefore and in consideration thereof.

When the said railroad company shall have built or caused to be built its said line of railroad from said city of Arkansas City to the south or west line of said Bolton township, and the cars are running thereon for the transaction of business, the Board of County Commissioners of said Cowley County shall thereupon immediately and without delay, cause to be executed as the law directs, the residue of the bonds of said Cowley County, upon the terms and conditions provided for herein, which sum, in addition to the bonds hereinbefore provided to be used, shall not exceed the sum of four thousand dollars per mile for each mile of main line, exclusive of side tracks constructed in said county, and shall not in the aggregate, including the bonds hereinbefore provided to be issued, exceed the sum of one hundred and sixty thousand dollars and shall deliver said bonds when so executed, to the president of said railroad company or to his order, and the said railroad company shall at the same time it receives said bonds, make out, execute under the seal of said railroad company and deliver to the treasurer of said Cowley County, certificates of full paid stock of the capital stock of said railroad company, in an amount equal to the amount of the bonds of said Cowley County so received by it dollar for dollar in exchange therefor and in consideration thereof.

The form of the ballots to be used at such special election for and against the proposition to take stock and issue bonds therefor, as above recited, shall be in the following form, to-wit: The ballot in favor of said proposition shall contain these words, "for the railroad stock and bonds of the Kansas City, and Southwestern railroad company," and the ballot against said proposition shall contain these words, "against the railroad stock and bonds of the Kansas City, and Southwestern railroad company," and your petitioners will ever pray.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Mr. Cook's subject was face to face with Mormonism. The Mormon country, he said, was 1,000 miles long, and the advancing threads of its vile growth are crossing Montana, Idaho, Arizona, and New Mexico, with its red roots ramifying in all directions from Salt Lake City, its center. Since he had stood on this platform before it had been his fortune, he said, to travel through, as well as around, the cancer, and the red rim was as interesting as the core. If Mormonism be allowed to grow undisturbed 25 years longer, it will exert a controlling influence in every State west of the Mississippi, possibly excepting California and Oregon. Where there were only about 15,000 polygamists, yet these were petty nabobs, and exerted a wonderful influence. The secret hope of Mormonism, he said, is to build a Mormon oligarchy, independent of the United States, in the States about Utah, just as it was the hope of the rebellion to establish a slave oligarchy about the Gulf of Mexico. Even now United States law in Utah was a sword without a hilt, or a Gentile sword with a Mormon hilt. In visiting Salt Lake City the last time he took with him thirty leading questions which he put to Federal Judges, prominent businessmen, and apostate Mormons, and there was remarkable unanimity in their answer. He read only a few of these questions and answers, saying they would all be printed. Among other things these men then told him that Mormonism was as dangerous without polygamy as with it. This, he confessed, surprised him, but its history in Missouri and Illinois seemed to confirm this view. Mr. Cook recommended the Cullom and Cassidy bills as the best remedy for this growing evil. If we could not get these, the next best thing to do is to enlarge the powers of the present Utah commission. All the men he consulted with there agreed that if Mormonism were left for the schools and churches to remedy, it would gain such political control as to compel its admission into the Union, as a State, and place polygamy under the shield of States rights. "The man who sits in Brigham Young's seat is an autocrat," said Mr. Cook, and his political dictation extends through all the Western Territories. The lecturer urged vigorous measures in dealing with the problem, including not only schools and churches but the sending of circulars to U. S. Ministers in all foreign countries, warning people of the disloyal character of Mormonism, to prevent their increase by immigration, and the putting of Utah under military law. He also advised a national divorce law. "Let us smite with a clean hand," said the lecturer, and the sentiment brought out a hearty cheer from the great audience. In concluding his Prelude, Mr. Cook read a letter from Senator Hoar, expressing his pleasure at the selection of the Mormon question as one of the subjects of his prelude, and his earnest desire to see the great evil adequately dealt with. "If Mormonism live and grew, the Christian family will not be an element in the civilization of the great Central States of the future," said Senator Hoar in his letter.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The following is a list of the appointments of the South West Kansas Conference made by Bishop W. X. Ninde.

Argonia, F. M. Romine; Arkansas City, N. S. Buckner; Arkansas City circuit, V. H. Brink; Andover, J. W. Anderson; Belle Plaine, N. Asher; Burdenville, C. K. Woodson; Caldwell, W. H. Rose; Conway Springs, Samuel McKibben; Dexter, T. C. Warren; East Wichita, J. D. Woods; Goddard, Emory C. Beach; Haysville, J. L. Rose; Mulvane, James Lull; New Salem, to be supplied by J. Q. Knight; Oxford, N. J. Burton; South Haven, A. B. Cluckner; Wellington, W. H. Cline; Wellington circuit, C. N. Bottorff; Wichita, T. S. Hodgson; South Wichita, to be supplied; Winfield, B. Kelley.

Augusta, S. Price; Augusta circuit, to be supplied by D. L. Knowles; Burton, Andrew Hocker; Canton, A. J. Bixler; Douglass, W. W. Woodside; El Dorado, D. W. Phillips; El Dorado circuit, I. C. Patton; Florence, J. M. Archer; Halstead, L. O. Mead; Leon, to be supplied; Marion, P. F. Jones; Marion circuit, to be supplied by H. Pracht; Newton, A. T. Burris; Newton circuit, to be supplied by Oldfield; Peabody, H. Wait; Sedgwick, G. W. Akers; Towanda, P. D. Lahr; Valley Center, A. H. Parker; Walton, C. E. Williams; Hutchinson, D. D. Akin.

Brown Grove, J. M. Clark; Chase, E. B. Abbot; Conway, J. C. Sutton; Dodge City, D. F. Owens; Garden City, S. Brink; Garfield, to be supplied by J. A. Vickers; Great Bend, S. H. Enyart; Great Bend circuit, to be supplied by R. J. Davis; Kinsley, J. H. Romine; Larned, N. P. Tedrick; Little River, F. P. Moore; Lyons, L. M. Hartley; Lyons circuit, to be supplied; McPherson, J. D. Botkin; Marquette, N. A. Porter; Ness City, to be supplied; Nickerson, A. P. George; Pawnee Valley, L. A. Drummond; Pawnee Rock, to be supplied; Rush Center, H. E. Fleming; Spearville, to be supplied by J. B. Handy; Sterling, J. N. Funston.

Arlington, J. L. Stratford; Anthony, B. C. Swarts; Anthony circuit, Cyrus Wesley; Attica, E. S. Hodsdon; Comanche, to be supplied; Cheney, R. Sanderson; Clarke, to be supplied; Hutchinson circuit, A. Hartman; Harper, L. J. Van Landingham; Hazleton, to be supplied by H. C. Bosley; Iuka, B. F. Wonder; Kingman, John A. Lucas; Kingman circuit, to be supplied by J. B. Dooty; Mount Hope and Eldridge, W. R. Rolingson; Medicine Lodge, W. H. Gillam; Medicine Lodge circuit, C. H. Burleigh; Mead, J. N. Stamper; Nickerson circuit, to be supplied by B. F. Rhoads; Pratt, to be supplied; Stafford, to be supplied by J. F. Clark; St. John, A. J. Taylor.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The amended law for the protection of native cattle against the introduction of Texas, Spanish or splenic fever, prohibits the bringing into the State or herding "any cattle capable of communicating or liable to impart" Texas fever, at any time between the first day of March and the first day of December. Section 2 requires the sheriff to take charge of any such cattle if he knows of them in his county, and section 3 requires the live stock sanitary commission to examine the cattle and pass judgment on their condition. If they are such as this act intends to prohibit, the sheriff must keep them quarantined until after December 1. Heavy penalties are affixed for the violation of the act and damages are allowed to persons injured by reason of the presence of the cattle which the act is intended to prohibit.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

WONDERS NEVER CEASE. Prof. C. Donaldson, New Orleans, La., proprietor of Museums, who suffered eighteen years with rheumatic pains, states he has spent ten thousand dollars to get cured. After trying doctors, famous baths, electric appliances, and legions of Liniments without relief, he tried St. Jacobs Oil, which complete cured him. It is a wonderful remedy, he says, and he has sold his crutches.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

There is more than $5,000,000 invested in the manufacture of roller skates in this country.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

St. Louis has 1,785 saloons and twenty-two breweries, besides wholesale liquor dealers and importers.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Miss Cleveland, who is now "first lady of the land," is opposed to dancing anywhere, and especially at the White House.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Bishop Johnson, who died in London the other day, had nine daughters, for whom he had husbands in nine vicars of his own diocese.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Jeff Davis will be one of the speakers at the New Orleans Exposition on April 15th, which will be known as Mexican Veteran's day.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Emperor Don Pedro, of Brazil, favors the method of preventing yellow fever by vaccination, and 500 persons have been vaccinated at Rio Janeiro.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The steamship Louisiana has just completed a trip from New York to New Orleans in five days nine hours and fifteen minutes, making the quickest time on record.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Being elated over the prospective visit with her parents to Chicago, a little Sandusky girl startled her mother by exclaiming at the close of her evening devotions: "Good-by, God; I am going to Chicago."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A frisky fellow in Connecticut aged 88 years has been tied to the bed-post by enterprising relatives because he wants to marry a ninth wife. They have concluded to draw the line somewhere, and number nine seems to have been the limit.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The senate met recently and immediately went into executive session. The committee appointed to wait upon the President reported that they had performed their duty and the President had expressed a wish that the senate should remain in session until this Thursday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Mrs. John L. Sullivan has sued for a divorce from the slugger, her petition alleging habitual drunkenness and cruelty. She further asks that his property, about $20,000, be attached so that she shall be sure of obtaining sufficient money upon which to live. The divorce and request should by all means be granted.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Pneumonia has assumed almost the force of an epidemic in New York City, the number of deaths from the disease during the first seventy-three days of this year reaching the startling figure of 1,210, an increase of 45 percent over last year. This remarkable mortality is attributed to the sudden change in the temperature and the foolish habits of laying aside winter wraps and flannels when the sun gave the first hint of spring.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

S. B. Hynes, General Passenger Agent of the Southern Kansas road, reports that an agent of that road, especially detailed, who has just returned from a trip of inspection and investigation along its line, reports that the area of winter wheat killed will not exceed 5 percent. Mr. Hynes also says that the Southern Kansas is earning from $700 to $800 a day more on its passenger business than it did this time last year, but losing on the freight business.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Henry Stull, aged 100, died at his son's residence, near Marathon, Ohio. He was born in 1780, in Montgomery County, Pa., two miles from Valley Forge, where Washington's forces passed the terrible winter of 1777-8. He served in the war of 1812, and was at the battle of Lundy's Lane and Chippewa, under General Scott. He was born before George III acknowledged the American Independence. He was a member of the M. E. church for many years; never used intoxicating liquors, but was a great lover of tobacco.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Arabs have shown in their fighting with the British troops that they have all the qualities for making as fine soldiers as could be desired. They have courage, dash, and spirit. They rush in by hundreds to almost certain death. As skirmishers they are rarely equaled, and as bush fighters and stealthy assailants, they rival the most romantic tales of our American Indians in that line. What they need is skilled officers and perfect drill, and with these they would be the equals, man for man, of the British. Their courage is admirable, and they are fighting for their own land against a foreign invader.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Col. J. R. Hallowell has resigned his position as United States Attorney and it is reported that Gov. Glick, who is at present the Democratic boss in Kansas, has designated Hon. Thomas P. Fenlon as Col. Hallowell's successor. This will be a good appointment, and will be in harmony with the traditions of the office. It has been the rule to have what is termed a "good fellow" in the District Attorney's office. It is appropriate that "Hal" should be succeeded by "Tom." The echoes of the good stories told by the Republican incumbent will not die away before the refrain will be taken up by his Democratic successor.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Jeffersonian simplicity was a very good thing in Jefferson's time. Democracy was pretty good then, too. But there is nothing Jeffersonian now among Democrats--not even simplicity. One may go about the White House grounds now at any hour of the day or night and not see a horse hitched in any of the fence corners, nor a man's saddle hanging to a stake, or a tanned sheep skin thrown over a rider. There are not mattocks nor dock diggers lying at the bar, and no grub poles lying along the path up to the house. No, nothing of the kind. Such things might have been seen when Jefferson was head man. But, as before said, there is nothing like that about the president's house now. Simplicity went under a cloud when Jefferson's light went out. Capital.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Governor Martin, having to appoint a Judge of the Superior Court of Shawnee County, was solicited by the friends of a respectable number of gentlemen, the leading candidates being W. C. Webb and J. C. Stonecker. Desirous of knowing the sentiments of the parties to be most immediately associated with the Judge, Gov. Martin requested an expression of opinion from the gentlemen of the Shawnee County bar. A vote was taken on Tuesday, resulting in a majority vote for Judge Webb, who was accordingly commissioned. We think the choice will prove satisfactory. Our reason for thinking the incumbent will make a good judge is that he has made one in the past. He served acceptably in that capacity in the Bourbon County district, and since he has resided in Topeka he has probably seen more service as pro tem judge than any half dozen lawyers on the circuit.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The forces of Honduras and San Salvador have had several skirmishes, the armies of Guatemala and Honduras acting in harmony. San Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rico have formed an alliance to protect themselves against the revolutionary scheme of President Barrios. San Salvador put her whole army in the field. Nicaragua provides 4,000 men, Costa Rico sends 2,000. Costa Rico at the same time contributes $100,000 toward the expenses of the war. President Zaldivar of San Salvador will assume the chief command of the allied forces. President Cardenas of Nicaragua will be second in command and Gen. Soto of Costa Rico will probably take third place.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

We publish on the first page of this issue the proposition in full submitted by the Kansas City & Southwestern Railroad Company in Cowley County. It is elaborate, explicit, and covers every point that will possibly be raised, as between the County and the railroad. The time in which the road is to reach Winfield is limited to six months, with a bond to pay the costs of election in case it does not build within the time. The townships which have heretofore voted aid to the road are released by the terms of the proposition, and the line is located down Timber creek as heretofore surveyed. The Burden people made a very strong effort to secure the road, but President Young would not consent to any divergence that would lengthen the line. The proposition has been unanimously accepted by the Winfield Enterprise Association and by the people of Arkansas City and all along the line. The petitions will be out for signature this week. The COURIER will discuss the proposition at length during its pendency. While there are some things in it that we would like to see modified, we know that this is the best that can be done. The line is attracting much attention, and promises to be one of the best roads for the people that has ever been proposed in southern Kansas. Cowley must secure it. It is a matter of vital interest to every citizen--not for a week, or a month, but for all time. With this line and the D. M. & A., our future is settled and our permanent prosperity assured. This is no time for vain croaking but a time when every citizen should go energetically to work to get every new enterprise that can in any possible manner be reached.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The City election will be held next Tuesday, and as yet no tickets are in the field. For mayor the names of D. L. Kretsinger, Dr. Graham, W. R. McDonald, and Mr. Ordway are prominently mentioned. Any one of these gentlemen are thoroughly competent, and would give the city an active and energetic administration. James Connor is mentioned for the council in the First ward. He is one of our best men, and should go in without opposition. Among others mentioned for the council in their respective wards are Arthur Bangs, Ed. Bedilion, A. H. Doane, J. B. Lynn, H. Brotherton, and W. A. Smith. All are good men, and would give us a clean and effective government. Let every citizen without regard to party or creed make himself a committee of one to go to any and all meetings or caucuses for the nomination of tickets, and see that first class men only are put on ground. There is much of weal or woe, depending on the class of persons selected to govern the city during the next two years.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A few cranky newspapers seem disposed to persuade the retiring saloon-keepers that they may still continue their establishment under the guise of "drug stores." These cranky newspapers have already cost the saloon men so much by their silly advice that we should think they would beware of them. The Champion would advise men who have already made the sacrifice of going out of the whiskey business in one shape, to keep out of it in every shape. The Champion is not disposed to discuss the morality of the matter; it leaves that to the preachers and temperance lecturers. The real druggists will make common cause against bogus druggists, and make it very hot for them; and, beside, the pharmacy act, which goes into effect as soon as published in the state book (which will appear shortly) does not tolerate amateur or imitation druggists. Besides this, the Legislature meets again next winter--the present Legislature in extra session--and if it is seen that the law is evaded by this "drug store" monkeying, a law will be passed which will place the whole liquor business in the hands of State agents. The time and money lost in attempting to get around the law had better be devoted to seeking other investments. On the whole, it would be better to let whiskey go to the devil--from whence many people believe it came. Champion.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The following regulations for the observance of Lent by Bishop Fink, of the diocese of Kansas, we give as a matter of general information.

1. All the faithful who have completed the twenty-first year, and are not otherwise dispensed, are bound to fast.

2. Every day in Lent is a day of fasting and abstinence except the Sundays.

3. By dispensation, the use of flesh meat is allowed once a day every day except Wednesday and Fridays, and Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of Ember Week, and the four last days of Holy Week.

4. The use of flesh meat and fish at the same meal is forbidden.

5. The use of lard, milk, butter, eggs, and cheese is allowed every day.

6. From fasting are dispensed the sick and convalescent, women in pregnancy, and giving each and all who have laborious work to perform.

7. Those who are dispensed from fasting may use flesh meat at their discretion on those days on which meat is allowed.

8. In all cases of doubt, the faithful should consult their pastors or father confessors, and be guided by their advice.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A duel was fought on the race track at the Wichita Agency, Indian Territory, between two men over a small bet, and both were killed. The particulars of the affair were received from a scout from Fort Reno. Frank Copeland, a cowboy and scout, became engaged in an altercation with a half-breed Indian named Foster, and after two or three minutes' wrangling, the men decided to fight at fifteen paces with Winchester rifles. The dueling ground was measured off inside the track and the men took their places. Many persons witnessed the horrible affair. At the call of three both men fired and both fell dead, Copeland receiving a bullet through the brain and Foster one through the heart. The men had been good friends for a long time and were well known at all the Indian agencies in the territory.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Whoever is responsible for the escape of Sandy Burge has a load to carry, the weight whereof he does not at present appreciate. That a man should shoot another down and never be arrested, or brought to trial for the crime, is something which the people ought not and will not tolerate. If Burge is innocent, he should be declared so by the court, and not remain an outlaw. If he is guilty, society demands his punishment.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Southwestern Kansas Teachers' Association began a two days' session in El Dorado, March 27, there being about one hundred teachers present. The first session was held in the afternoon. The discussions proved interesting and instructive. Professor Canfield, of the State University, was there and addressed the association.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The nation waits in breathless expectation of the death of its most distinguished citizen, General U. S. Grant. Slowly day by day he has been sinking until at this writing, news of his death is hourly expected.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

It is announced that Vice-President Touzalin, of the Santa Fe road, has resigned and will devote himself to his private business interests at Omaha.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Governor Glick seems to have been relegated to his "cave of gloom" in fact by the Blair-Martin faction in Washington. He failed to be Secretary of the Interior, got left on Commissioner of the Land Office, and was politely laid on the shelf as a candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture. He then sadly returned to Kansas accompanied by his tried and trusted friends, Gov. Ike Sharp, of Normal school land fame, and Sam Wood, the Great Unwashed. His "influence" is being eagerly inquired for by a large number of small fry who had attached themselves to the tail of his kite. It is doubtful whether Glick could get a fourth rate clerkship without General Blair or John Martin's endorsement.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The prohibition movement upon the saloons culminated in a street encounter at Atchison, March 27th, between Jesse Crall, a well-known saloon-keeper, and the Rev. D. C. Milner, pastor of the Presbyterian church, and an active prohibitionist. Milner was standing opposite the saloon, when Crall approached him and after a little preliminary talk, struck him several blows in the face. This fired the blood of the preacher, who fought back fearlessly. Finally they clinched and went to the pavement, the minister the under man. They were then separated. Crall came out of the battle in decidedly the worst shape, his features being both black and bloody. Crall claims that a bystander held him during the fiercest moments of the battle, and prevented a square fight. Another party jumped in to help Milner, when Beth Crall, a son of the belligerent, knocked him into the gutter. The entire party were placed under arrest. The affair created quite a breeze in all circles, but the sympathy of that community is generally with Mr. Milner. Mr. Crall says that Mr. Milner had been urging his arrest under the liquor law for selling a very fine brand of "Herb bitters." Mr. Milner, it should be said, has the use of but one arm, his left having been injured at the battle of Chickamauga.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Ninety counties in Georgia have partial or total prohibition.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Judge James Humphrey has been re-elected railroad commissioner by the executive council.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

British Columbia is willing to take all the Chinese that come along. So was the United States until they began to overrun the country.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Lamar, of Cleveland's Cabinet, is named Lucius Quintus Curtius. Because of his name, they call him the "noblest Roman of them all."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

When the Langham hotel burned in Chicago, $50,000 worth of the hand grenades, supposed to extinguish fires, were totally consumed in the flames.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The First Assistant Postmaster General has the appointment of 50,000, exclusive of the 2,500 presidential offices not touched by the civil service law.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

In response to an appeal from the managers of the Exposition, the management of the various railroads running into New Orleans have announced a one cent a mile rate.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

F. E. Warren has been appointed governor of Wyoming and as it is said that he gives satisfaction to the people of the Territory, it is supposed that he is a strong ladies' man.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Methodism began in 1720. In the sixth year its membership was fourteen, and today is 4,000,000, an increase of 25,000 members per year for the one hundred and fifty years.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The civil service association of Maryland are going for secretary Manning for making an appointment of a characterless scamp as appointment clerk in the treasury department.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Governor has appointed J. E. Bonebrake of Abilene, John Severance of Mitchell County, and Ed. R. Smith, of Linn County the committee to locate the new state reformatory.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The wrath of something or somebody seems to be after the Illinois legislature. Senator Bridges died of paralysis on the 20th inst., leaving the legislature again a tie on United States Senator.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

It is said that Mr. Cleveland breakfasts at eight o'clock; he shaves himself; he refuses to receive newspapers without subscribing for them; he declines to accept dead head theatre tickets. Washington is paralyzed in consequence of these discoveries.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The British War Department has approved the use of a smokeless gunpowder. It is called "cocoa" powder. The vision of the gunner will not henceforth be obscured by his own weapon; but his enemy will have the advantage of a more certain aim. The "smoke of battle" was as useful in deranging the aim of one side as the other.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

According to the London correspondent of the New York Times, cholera has already appeared at Toulon. It was brought by wounded troop transports, no care being taken to prevent infected soldiers from landing. Toulon is described as in a worse condition, as regards filth, than in last July. The outlook for France is very serious.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Dwight S. Spafford's majority for Representative in the Illinois Legislature from the Whiteside-Lee District, at the special election, was 4,514, according to the official returns. The total vote polled in opposition was only 761. Mr. Spafford has been formally sworn in, and taken his seat as a member of the House, thus restoring to the Republicans their full 102 votes on joint ballot.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Buchanan County Court House, St. Joseph, Missouri, took fire at 2:30 on the morning of the 28, ult. The inside was completely gutted, except the wing containing the office of the recorder of deeds and county clerk probate court and county collector's office. All the records and books were destroyed. The records of the circuit and county courts are safe in the vaults. The law library, valued at $10,000, is a complete loss. The county jail was saved. The prisoners were removed. The buildings cost $250,000; insured for $100,000. W. B. McNutt, chief of the fire department, was fatally injured.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Kansas City has a sensation in the expose of one Mott, a spiritualist who has been astonishing people by the thousands. The expose seems to have been the work of Maj. Lawrence, of the Journal, assisted by members of his reportorial corps. It was most complete and convincing, and should prevent people from wasting money in "feeing" people to impose upon their credulity.

The manner of the expose was as follows. Maj. Lawrence was called to the cabinet and asked to see his father (or his spirit). In obedience to his call, a face appeared at the aperture, which Lawrence recognized as being the familiar phiz of Mott; but to further stamp the thing as a fraud, he pressed a small rubber syringe, which he held in his hand, and sent a stream of aniline dye into the face of the ghost and against the opposite side of the cabinet. When the police forced open the cabinet, they found Mott, covered with dye, seated in a corner out of range of the syringe.

The Journal exhibits considerable enterprise in the manner in which it places the expose before its readers, and throws the Times so far into the background that it cannot be seen.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

An old man in Pennsylvania, recently appointed postmaster, committed suicide from worrying over the intricate duties of his new office. There will probably be a number of suicides before the year is out from no opportunity to worry over these same duties.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Senator Hill of Georgia, whose painful death from a cancer in his mouth, much like that which afflicts General Grant, it will be remembered, submitted to having his tongue amputated to eradicate the disease, but even that heroic alternative was of no avail. Though by no means so excessive a smoker as General Grant has been, his cancer was attributed to cigar poison, and began with a little pustule on the tongue. The tenement-house cigar making is no doubt a prolific source of malignant diseases. The probability is that General Grant's death, when it occurs, will be the signal for the inauguration of an anti-tobacco crusade of formidable dimensions. That his case will for some time lessen the amount of cigar smoking done as a voluntary precaution on the part of inveterate smokers is also very probable.

Emporia Republican.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Chronic diarrhea can be immediately controlled and permanently cured by the use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhea Remedy. It is made for bowel complaints and nothing else. This medicine can always be depended upon. It stops the pain as soon as taken. It is a vegetable compound--safe in all cases and pleasant to take. It should be kept in every house. Sold by BROWN & SON.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Gov. Martin has appointed the state board of health as follows: Drs. Charles H. Guiber of Beloit; A. P. Forster of Fort Scott, and D. Furber of Perry, for the three year's term; Drs. J. Milton Welch of LaCygne, and D. W. Stormont of Topeka, for the two year's term; Drs. H. S. Robert of Manhattan and T. A. Wright of Greenwood, for the one year term.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A company was organized in Topeka March 28th, under the name of the Western Telegraph company. Its object is stated to be the building of a telegraph line from Kansas City westward.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

27,500,000 bushels of coal were mined in Kansas in 1884.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Baron Van Lindorn, of Rotterdam, Holland, lately bought 6,400 acres of land in Rush County, and will raise a colony in Holland to settle it.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

4,170 persons were engaged in mining coal in Kansas last December, and $1,555,000 were paid for work. Of this sum $240,000 was paid in Crawford County.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Mr. Spafford, Republican, was recently elected a member of the Illinois senate from the nineteenth district, where there was a vacancy caused by the death of State Senator Logan.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A lad named Bradshaw, aged 15 years, committed suicide at Argentine, Kansas, by taking poison, the cause being his aversion to going to school, he having been punished for playing truant.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

J. W. Haworth, United States Superintendent of Indian schools, died recently. He was from Kansas, and an efficient man for the place. His death occurred in New Mexico from heart disease, and the remains were sent to Olathe for interment.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A meeting of the Kansas State Editorial and Publishers' Association has been called to meet at Wyandotte, commencing Wednesday, May 13th, and continuing two days. It will be entirely devoted to business, without any excursion attachment, which will be a disappointment to a majority of those who usually attend the meetings of the Association.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The surprise of the week was the nominations for the British and other foreign missions. The most important nomination of the list, and one of the most important in the gift of the government, that of minister to Great Britain, goes to Mr. E. J. Phelps, of Vermont, a man utterly unknown to the country at large. Senator Pendleton's appointment to Berlin was not wholly unexpected, and occasions no surprise. Governor McLane's appointment to France recognizes one of the bright lights of Maryland democracy, and returns to the diplomatic service a gentleman who has already won distinction in that line of duty. Kentucky gets another disappointment in the failure of General "Cerro Gordo" Williams to receive the Mexican mission, that prize going to Georgia. No name is sent in for the Spanish mission, but it is commonly understood that Mr. Foster will return to that country to complete the negotiations on which he has been engaged affecting our commercial relations.

Mr. Cox, who goes as minister to Turkey, has earned a holiday by hard work in Congress for a quarter of a century, but the country will part with him with regret. For some reason or other Congress of late years has been steadily becoming more and more uninteresting. It may be because there are no great emotional issues; or because a dreary industry has become the fashion as against the oratorical traditions of earlier times. But whatever the explanation, the fact remains; and now that Mr. Cox is to go, the proceedings will be more dismal than ever. He is almost the last survivor of a group of men of eloquence and ready resource, who ten or fifteen years ago were the principal figures in Congress. And the new men do not make good the vacant places.

The Secretary of War has a handsome daughter of twenty, who will be a great acquisition in official circles and an invaluable aid to her mother when they are settled here next season. As for the Secretary himself, I hear that the employees in the War Department who have come in personal contact with him are more than pleased with his unvarying courtesy and kindness. As one of the "unknown men" of whom Representative Reagan, of Texas, inquired so particularly a fortnight ago, Mr. Endicott is destined to become well and favorably known. I also hear from authentic source that the President at first wished to put Charles Francis Adams in his cabinet. Mr. Adams declined and urged the appointment of Mr. Endicott. So in this we are to thank Mr. Adams for what is already regarded in Washington as an excellent appointment.

Mr. Blaine is still busy on his new book. He expects to have it completed by the middle of the summer, and is very well pleased with what he has already done. He has a critical eye, and has the rare quality of being as able to criticize his own work as that of another. He expects this work to live and give him a name when a long line of ex-Presidents have sunk out of sight. He is reported to have been very well pleased with Mr. Cleveland, and to have expressed the opinion after his call upon Mr. Cleveland at the White House a few days ago, that the new administration would be a success. He thinks Mr. Cleveland meant every word he said in his inaugural, and that he is not to be moved or shaken in his determination by any amount of political pressure. It is the general impression here in Washington that Mr. Blaine feels friendly towards Mr. Cleveland and thinks it will be the duty of the Republicans in Congress to give the President every possible backing in carrying out the policy he has laid down.

Senator Palmer has earned an enviable reputation as a dinner giver. He is believed in Washington to surpass ex-President Arthur in this respect. There is so much perfection about his dinners that Mr. Arthur, upon the occasion of a Palmer dinner at which he was a guest some time ago, frankly expressed his admiration to his host, and personally complimented the chief, Emile, who is at the head of this department in the Senator's household. I am reminded of what a Senator said to me last winter about dinners. We were talking of the dinners at the White House, and in particular of that given to the judges of the Supreme Court, at which there were also several Senators. The table was said to be the handsomest ever seen in the state dining room. My Senatorial friend said: "Yes, that was an elegant dinner. But the most completely beautiful table I ever sat down to was at Senator Palmer's a week ago. Mrs. Palmer, herself, is a woman of taste, but Emile, the French cook, is the power behind the culinary throne."

The "season" at Washington is practically over, and the Senate will probably close up shop today. But there are many who expect a brilliant post-Lenten social display.

Mr. Arthur left Washington Saturday. L.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

One of the most important expenses in living is the cost of Boots and Shoes. We have taken advantage of the closeness of times in the Eastern market and spent some three weeks in making spring selection of

They have been bought for CASH, and it is our intention to sell them for the same as near as possible, which will enable us to sell them on a much smaller margin than were we to sell otherwise. In order to verify the above statement, we will quote you prices.

A Man's Calf Boot, $2.00.

A Man's Low Shoe, $2.00.

A Man's Plow Shoes, $2.00.

A Man's Calf Brogan, $2.00.

A boy's Plow Shoes, $1.00.

We have Ladies' goods in endless variety. Slippers from 15 cents to $3.00. Ladies' Button Shoes, Kid or Goat, $1.50. Bear in mind we are making no cut or doing business for any less profit than heretofore. The above prices are only some of the many bargains we have to offer. We challenge the world to

Give us a call and be convinced. It is our intention to win your patronage by selling good goods for LESS MONEY than can be bought elsewhere. Come and examine prices.

We have a first-class workman in connection with this store. Repairing neatly and promptly done.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

and "All Over" Edging, which I am prepared to offer to the trade at greatly reduced prices. I bought these goods from 25 to 30 percent cheaper than I could buy the same goods this side of the water; and that enables me to sell them very low.

Call and see them before buying.

Consider well this opportunity.

It may never come again.

I will also add that I have made up my mind to go out of the Clothing business. Anyone wanting a Suit, Pair of Pants, Coat or Vest will save from 25 to 50 percent by buying them of me. I have the goods and

I will say in conclusion that I have just returned from the East, where I found and bought the handsomest and cheapest stock of DRY GOODS ever brought to Winfield by any merchant. I earnestly invite one and all to call and inspect and price my goods, and if they don't agree with me they are at liberty to call me a fool for selling off my old stock at 90 cents on the dollar last winter. Respectfully,

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Globe says that a proposition partaking of the nature of an ultimatum was telegraphed by the government to St. Petersburg March 27. It requested at the same time that the Russian government should send answer that would reach Downing street, London, not later than Monday next.

The Globe also declares Earl Granville on March 16th proposed to Russia that both Russians and Afghans should withdraw from that portion of the country at present the subject of dispute and remain outside of it during the continuance of the negotiations then in progress in London. To this proposal Russia sent no reply until last Wednesday. She refused to accede to England's proposition on the ground that the withdrawal of her troops would be a source of humiliation to Russia. After this answer was received, the cabinet decided to embody the reserve and militia and the ultimatum already referred to was sent.

In the house of lords, March 27, Granville, replying to the marquis of Salisbury, said there was nothing indicating a tendency to flinch on the part of the government regarding the Afghan question. The government firmly adheres to the policy agreed upon by both political parties, while at the same time they were availing themselves of every means to arrive at a satisfactory solution of the difficulty. He was unable to fix a date when the negotiations will be concluded. Russia is now considering England's dispatch. England considered Russia bound to the recent agreement. In the meantime the ameer of Afghanistan has instructed his chief to observe the neutrality.

A dispatch from Korti states the last British detachment evacuated that point.

The Queen will start for Aix-Les-Baines Monday. The Queen's message of March 27, calling out the reserves and militia for permanent service, has been received by the country with great enthusiasm. The enthusiasm is especially marked at the various military stations throughout the kingdom. Everywhere active efforts are being exerted to get barracks ready for the reserves, and have areas and accoutrements at hand to equip them. Immense stores of arms are at the tower ready to be distributed when required. The war feeling is strong among the reserves, and many have already joined the guards before the orders summoning them to service were received.

Great preparations are being made at Aldershot for the reception of the army reserve forces and militia called out by the Queen's message. Quarters are ready in Chatham for a large force. The greatest activity prevails in the ordnance department in hastening the armament of vessels ordered for immediate service. Extra hands are employed and all available quarters at Chelsea have been made ready for occupation. It is reported that the naval service will be at once called out for service. The government has given contracts for 10,000 uniforms.

Active preparations are making to get available cruisers and iron clads belonging to the navy into condition for active service as soon as possible. It is known that the destination of these vessels is the Baltic sea and the Black sea; the entrance to the latter, however, being conditioned on the assent of Turkey. Members of the Third royal fusileers and Fifth rifle brigade, both military organizations, are responding largely to the Queen's call for volunteers to serve with the regulars.

The total reserve force of English navy in 1884 was 20,500.

In the event of war 25,000 militia will be assigned to garrison duty in Ireland and that number of regulars will be released for active service.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Permit me, through your valuable paper, to acknowledge with gratitude my sincere thanks to the pastor, deacons, and members of the Winfield Baptist church for their having made the Baptist church and pastor in Dayton the subject of prayer.

On the eleventh day of March, we secured the services of the Rev. A. P. Graves, D. D., evangelist, who was welcomed by a large congregation, that has increased until no house in town will hold the people, and very many precious souls have been converted. As first fruits sixteen were baptized last Sunday, eight more received, with many more saved, and others inquiring the way. Dr. Graves is a preacher with a national reputation, a bold, fearless defender of the faith, whom God has owned and blessed in almost every State and territory of the Union. When we consider that state of religion here six months ago, and then today, we can but say: "What hath God wrought?" and still infidelity is strongly entrenched. I have often been told that the people were too far advanced to have another revival here, but the best ever held in Dayton is the one we are having at present, so we have evidence that God hears prayer. I hope that my friends will excuse me for not answering their letters, as I am very busy, and am suffering from a cold that hurts my head.

All through February and March we have had the finest weather I ever saw. Cattle are doing well on the grass, and spring wheat all sown and looks well.

I must congratulate you on securing the institution for large bodies and small minds. I may come back again, and most people like a good large home, so thanks for Jennings, Greer, and other noble young Honorables--they have done well. We also congratulate you on the new temperance law. I think you have a sure thing on intemperance. May God bless the cause, and add to that impartial suffrage, so that the heart being right the whole nation may follow suit. Excuse haste; more anon. J. CAIRNS.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Secretary Endicott states that no orders have yet been issued to Gen. Hatch to clear Oklahoma. The President's proclamation ordered that all occupants of Oklahoma, whether settlers or cattlemen, should vacate, and a reasonable time will be allowed for them to comply. In the event of their failure to remove, the interior department will take steps to free the territory of all intruders, and if the assistance of the army is required, it will be given.

Capt. Couch received a dispatch from Washington March 27th, stating that the President had promised to examine the colonists' memorial carefully and consult Secretary Lamar. The dispatch also stated that the secretary of war says the proclamation means the removal of all cattlemen. The colonists issued a circular inviting the cooperation of home seekers. They say they are receiving encouraging advices from nearly every state in the Union.

Maj. DeWees is scouring the territory in search of the Coffeyville boomers, but nothing reliable has been learned of their whereabouts since they left Kansas.

General Hatch is at Chilocco to prevent any except cattlemen entering the territory.

At their meeting of the 27th ult., the colonists adopted a resolution thanking Hon. Sidney Clarke of Kansas, Congressman Weaver of Iowa, and Senator Van Wyck for their efforts in securing the resolution of the public domain from the use of the cattle kings.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The war department was informed that Oklahoma boomers intended to invade the Indian Territory next Monday and march direct to the Oklahoma lands. Hatch telegraphed that Couch had informed his followers they would not move at the time proposed. They are now at their old camp, and number about 500.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

"The World," a spectacular drama of more than ordinary merit, will be presented at the Opera House Tuesday evening next. Several of our citizens saw this play in Topeka last fall and can vouch for its worthiness. A leading daily gives this comment: "The World" was presented in a highly successful manner, and an audience never departed from the Opera House better pleased than the one of last night, all commenting on the great play in the most complimentary terms. The actors are good, and some of the scenes excite intense interest. In the raft scene, everybody gazed with breathless surprise, watching the party of three clinging to their rude support, which rolled incessantly in the great waves of the ocean."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Constable Tom H. Herrod re-arrested Henry Chavis Tuesday and the stolen lumber, nails, etc., having been found in his possession, he plead guilty before Justice Snow and got three months in the county bastille and twenty-five dollars fine, with costs of suit. He is a gentleman of color, and seems to have been following the pilfering business as a vocation. Numerous articles were found in his possession after his arrest, one of which was an overcoat stolen from Ed. Bedilion last year.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Wellingtonian: "Mr. D. A. Carr, who for the past seven years, held the position of salesman with J. B. Lynn & Co., of Winfield, has accepted a similar position with the famous one price clothing and boot and shoe house, to be opened in a few days in this city. Mr. Carr is a good salesman and if he proves as popular with Wellington buyers as he was with those of Winfield, his employers will find him a valuable assistant."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The awnings along Main street are being raised in compliance with an ordinance to a uniform height of fourteen feet, making a very favorable change in appearances. If we must endure the old rookeries on our principal street, it is commendable in the City Fathers to make them look as well as possible. A number of them should, and probably will, give place to handsome brick buildings this year.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

City Clerk Buckman clothed only about eight hundred and fifty with authority to wield the ballot at next Tuesday's election before the close of the registration books--several hundred less than our voting population. Some men don't seem to understand that a municipal election has more individual import than an election for president of the United States.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

"The scenery of 'The World' was grand, and was fully appreciated by the audience. The eighth grand tableau formed the principal feature of the play and was one of the finest examples of scenic effect ever put on the state in this city. Little's World is welcome in Dubuque any time."--Dubuque Times. Opera House, Winfield, Tuesday evening, April 7th.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Everything but wheat seems to be gradually climbing up in our local markets. Prairie hay is higher than for years, $9.00 a ton, and scarce at that. Corn brings forty-two to forty-five cents a bushel. Wheat still hangs at sixty cents, but is bound with the discouraging outlook for this year's crop, to move to a dollar before the summer rolls by.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Have you seen the latest improvement New Jewell and Adams Westlake gasoline stove for sale by Horning & Whitney? They are perfection and your wife should never give the "bald head end of the broom" a minute's rest till you get her one. "Absolutely indispensable in summer" is the verdict of all who have tried them.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A fine line of residences in the city for sale at prices to suit buyers. Farms for sale in all parts of the county. Insurance written on all classes of insurable property. Money loaned on farms and city property by H. T. Shivvers. Office in McDonald building, 2nd door upstairs.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Adams & Westlake gasoline Stove will bury your wife in smiles and straighten the cross eyes of your mother-in-law. Anything under the sun can be cooked with rapidity and perfection. Get one of Horning & Whitney, before the heated season sets in.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Grand Central Hotel, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, of which Ed Weitzel, formerly of Winfield, was landlord, burned down last week, consuming all furnishings. There was no insurance, and Ed's loss was heavy.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Chautauqua Library Circle will be entertained tonight at the Baptist church by a lecture by Rev. Reider on "David, King of Israel." The invitation is general.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Great attractions at the 9th avenue closing out sale. Goods received daily from our mammoth stock east. Call early and secure bargains. Sign, Red Flag.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The mad dog scare is still abroad in the land and everyone should examine the color of a dog's nose before he goes near him. If it is kind of a pale blue, you want to pass by on the other side of the street.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Brown & Son deliver gasoline to any part of the city, at 20 cents a gallon.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

District court convenes Tuesday next.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Next Sunday is Easter.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Capt. T. B. Myers, our city assessor, is on the war path.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Ray Oliver is a happy "dad"--a bouncing boy made its appearance at his house Monday night.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

P. H. Albright left Monday for a few days in and around Attica, looking after real estate loans.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The rumor that Frank Lockwood, formerly of Winfield, had killed a man at Medicine Lodge, Monday, was unfounded.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Frank Hall came in from Ashland last week. Ashland is having a wonderful boom and will soon be the official county seat of Clark.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Mrs. J. Cottingham, of Floral, left yesterday for Sharpsburg, Ky., in answer to a summons announcing the supposed fatal illness of her father.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Rev. Dr. Wallace, an old friend and school mate of Dr. Kirkwood, delivered two very able discourses at the Presbyterian church last Sunday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

G. M. Fortune, an attorney from Douglas, was here Tuesday and Wednesday defending a client in an ejectment case in Justice Buckman's court.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Ed Nelson, of the New York store, with Frank A. Cook, an old friend who is visiting him, leave today for a week's fish and hunt in the Territory.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A. A. Richards, formerly of the Wellington Press, but now an attorney of that city, was perambulating over the Queen City of southern Kansas Monday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

County Superintendent Limerick and Prof. Gridley, wife and sister, attended the Burden Commencement exercises Tuesday evening, the gentlemen taking part in the exercises.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Henry Chavis, a colored gentleman, was before Justice Snow and a jury of six Thursday, on a charge of jayhawking some lumber from a Mr. Moore in the west part of town. He was acquitted.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Mat Ewart got in Thursday last from a month's perambulation of the east. He took in the inauguration, the sights of Gotham, and various and sundry points of interest, and returns corpulent and happy.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Charley Dever has been honored with the position of clerk of the city school board, Lou Zenor having resigned. Charley is one of our brightest, most reliable young men, and will fill the position to the satisfaction of all.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

T. R. Bryan got off for Kansas City Thursday last, to engage in the real estate and loan business. His family will remain in Winfield during the summer. We all rest in hopes that our tow line will draw T. R. back again at no distant day.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Mr. and Mrs. George Ordway have returned from their six weeks' sojourn at the Crescent City, recreating and enjoying the sights of the World's Fair. They leave for California in May, to spend the summer, in hopes of improving Mr. Ordway's health.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

George Dilett, residing five miles northeast of the city, died Friday night last, of dropsy, in his forty-ninth year. He was one of Cowley's early settlers. He was buried Monday in the Catholic cemetery, just east of the city, Father J. F. Kelly officiating.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

General A. H. Green had an ingenious April fool yesterday--salt colored by sorghum to a light brown and displayed as "Kansas sorghum sugar, from the Lawrence refinery." Everybody was ready to taste this promising product. Very few escaped.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Miss Alice Thompson has returned from Jacksonville, Illinois, and will probably spend the summer with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thompson. She is a charming young lady and made many friends during her visit here last summer.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Mr. G. S. Manser got in Tuesday from his eastern tour. He visited many points of interest after taking in Cleveland's inauguration, and returns fat and happy. Mrs. Manser, after carefully taking care of G. S. nearly all through the trip, lost him on the road and came home last week.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Miss Anna Hunt, to the regret of all concerned, has retired from the money order department of the postoffice. She is a young lady of unusual business tact and affability and her nearly two years' service in that intricate position gave splendid satisfaction. Miss Eva Berkey takes her place.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Dr. F. A. Howland, son of our A. A. Howland, and well known to our people, has returned from Chicago and settled, for the practice of his profession, in Cambridge. He took a thorough course in the Homeopathic school. He is a young man of splendid ability and ambition, and will make a mark in his profession.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Capt. W. S. Tough, of Leavenworth, one of the foremost horsemen of America, called on the COURIER Tuesday, in company with Judge J. Wade McDonald. Captain Tough owned, at one time, "Smuggler," the famous Johnson County trotter, which he sold to a New Yorker for $40,000, and at present owns much fine horse-flesh. He will probably have a representation at our Speed Fair in May.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Luther J. Barnes, of Grenola, Kansas, purchased of McMullen and Silliman the fine imported stallion Matidjah, No. 997 (14,021). This horse is a direct descendant of the famous Arab stallion Gallipoli, which is said to have been the most celebrated horse of his race. The farmers in that vicinity can be congratulated upon so valuable an animal coming into their midst. The first cross of the heavy horse is the best general purpose animal, also the most saleable of any race known to man.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Cowley County Teachers' Association met in regular monthly session in this city Friday and Saturday last. Over sixty of the wide-awake teachers of the county were present. The meetings of the association have always been interesting and profitable, but this one was by far the most enthusiastic and beneficial. Among the prominent features was a lecture by Rev. Reider, on "The Teacher's Unconscious Tuition," at the Methodist church Friday evening. The various topics discussed by the Association were pointed and pithy--topics of much importance to school work in Cowley County. These meetings of teachers mean much for educational matters. Ideas are interchanged, modes of instruction compared, and conclusions arrived at that do much in putting the schools of our county in the foremost ranks. We are indeed glad to note the zeal and enterprise exhibited by our teachers in elevating and perfecting their vocation. Education is the bulwark of the Republic--the backbone of everything that enhances its facilities should receive the warmest encouragement from all. This is the last meeting of the Association until the fall schools open.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The high price of corn and low price of wheat is convincing our farmers that corn is the important crop in this county, and they are determined to improve the opportunity to plant a larger area this year. The heavy cattle interests of western and southeastern Cowley, with the large number of hogs and other stock all over the county, consume an immense amount of corn, and large quantities have been shipped in this year. Our farmers are learning that mixed crops are the more profitable, and that corn, hogs, cattle, and horses contain double the profits and far less labor than large crops of wheat.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Riverside Park has been nicely cleared up with the advent of gentle spring, the daisies and violets begin to peep up among the blue grass and the usual throng of "whispering lovers" and other folks wander around under the sturdy oaks and along the bank of the placid Walnut every Sunday afternoon. With the addition of a number of rustic seats here and there, Riverside will make a recreative resort unsurpassable. Its owners show commendable enterprise in furnishing to the public so beautiful and convenient a resort.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Clothes line fiends are abroad in our midst. The wife of one of our citizens put out her washing Monday, and in the tranquil hours of the night several articles disappeared. The articles taken would indicate that the purloiner was a woman, or had a weakness for women's wear. George Rembaugh, of the Telegram, lives in that locality, but that doesn't account for the disappearance of the three pair of ?!? and an old shirt. We think George has a shirt.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The first case in this county under the new prohibitory law came before Justice Snow yesterday. Thomas Copenhaser procured a pint of whiskey of L. M. Williams last week by filling out the required affidavit, and thereupon proceed to get "full." He was raked in for procuring the liquor under false pretenses. He was found guilty and fined $100 and costs and thirty days in the bastille.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Hose Company No. 2 gave a very enjoyable hop in McDougall's hall Friday evening last.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Arkansas City Traveler gets down from its usually firm perch of justice and accuses Winfield of "secret schemes," "hidden intrigues," etc., in trying to pull down that town. "The iron has entered her soul, rancor and hatred is in her secret thoughts, and like the cowardly Italian, seeks to plunge a dagger in our back when we sleep," says our disgruntled neighbor. These burning words were caused by the erroneous idea that Winfield was trying to deprive Arkansas City of any prospect of securing the Kansas City and Southwestern railroad. Quell your self-aroused wrath, dear brother. Keep on your shirt. All the envy has been exhibited on your part. Winfield has not made an utterance, never sounded a chord that would warrant the Traveler, or any body in the Terminus, in throwing such bitter wads of venom. The Traveler acts very unwisely in this matter--throws away the spirit of harmony and good sense that has heretofore characterized it. The idea that the prosperity of any town depends on pulling down its neighbors, is false philosophy--too thin to find lodgment in any sensible cranium. Our whole county is bound together as one municipality, and that which builds up in one part will help every other part. Every true, right-thinking citizen rejoices in the prosperity of every town of grand old Cowley, and would not lift a little finger to the detriment of any of them. Our mission is to build up and not tear down. The growth of Winfield or any other place, does not, and cannot, depend upon the ruin of others. On this broad and enterprising platform Winfield stands, ready to pull, shoulder to shoulder, for the advancement of our splendid county. And we think the people of Arkansas City have this spirit also, notwithstanding the Traveler to the contrary. The Traveler has always been one of the newsiest and soundest papers in southern Kansas, and this break on its part surprises its many admirers.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Our New Salem friends seem to be laboring under a misapprehension of facts in their resolutions condemning Senator Jennings and Representative Greer. The petition for the division of the township contained 139 names, the validity of which no one seemed to question. The remonstrance contained 167 names, but Trustee Sparrow certified in writing that 34 were either duplicated or not bona fide residents of the township. These deducted left the petition 139 and the remonstrance 133. In addition to this the names on the petition represented three-fifths of the taxable property in the township. So much for the "rights of the majority." That the action taken was in accordance with the wishes of a majority of the resident taxpayers of Tisdale township, there is no question or a doubt in the minds of either Senator Jennings or Representative Greer. Of course, it is perfectly right for Mr. J. J. Johnson to hold meetings, misrepresent the facts, and cause various good and usually fair and honorable men to feel themselves aggrieved and outraged. As for Mr. Baker, the writer hereof cares not the least what he may do or say. His importance is felt only by himself. There is nothing in his head to speak of, except what J. J. Johnson puts there. When Johnson kicks he squeals; and so far as appears, this is the full fruition of his uses here on earth. There are many excellent and worthy men in and about New Salem for whose good opinion the writer cares much. Upon their account, especially, the matter in controversy was most carefully weighed and the balances of justice evenly held. That it weighed against them was no fault of theirs. Like the fable of poor dog Tray, they were in bad company, and are the sufferers thereby.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Methodist Conference for this district, at its meeting at El Dorado last week, appointed a committee of seven to locate a college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church at some point in this section. Winfield, Wichita, Wellington, and El Dorado are the places in competition for its location. The committee meets on the 12th of May, at Wichita, to receive and consider propositions from these towns. The conditions are that not less than twenty acres of land suitable for the college site and campus, and not less than fifteen thousand dollars for building fund be donated by the citizens or corporation of the community offering the best inducements and advantages for the location of such school. An eligible site, ample grounds, healthfulness of location, convenience of access as regards the population and territory of the conference, the amount contributed toward the buildings and equipments of the school and the local patronage and support, will be chief among advantages having weight with the committee, under the instruction of the conference. That Winfield offers superior advantages is evident--the prettiest city in the West, people whose morality, enterprise, and intelligence is unsurpassed, unexcelled building material, and a climate whose healthfulness is renowned. The Winfield Enterprise Association has the matter in hand and will see that Winfield's advantages are made prominent and that her pecuniary inducements are such as will secure this institution of learning.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The writer had the pleasure of attending the first annual commencement exercises of the Burden High School Tuesday evening. Cowley County has always been foremost in educational matters, but the last few years have been marked by unusual strides. But a few years ago a little frame schoolhouse, twenty by thirty, was the seat of learning for our sister city. It was enlarged, additional buildings rented, etc., until demand and enterprise erected a handsome stone building, containing four departments, and being one of the most substantial and convenient schoolhouses in the county. Now they have outgrown this, and will add two more rooms. The past winter saw Burden's first graded school. Under the superintendency of Prof. R. B. Moore, one of the foremost educators of the State, ably assisted by Misses Mary Berkey, Alice Hardin, Ella Kempton, and Lizzie Burden, the different departments bore gratifying fruits. The first graduates from the Burden High School who "commenced," Tuesday evening, were Misses Effie C. Young and Lain Burden and Mr. Arthur W. Brooks, all of whom acquitted themselves nobly on this occasion. The entire exercises were very interesting and creditable. Burden has great reason to congratulate herself in her varied advancement--her public and private improvements and general air of thrift and enterprise. No town of her size in the West can exhibit a better growth, more public spirit, or more energy in everything that makes true citizenship.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Sandy Burge, the murderer of Charley Fletcher, colored, during the campaign excitement last fall, has skipped--quietly taken up his crutches and departed for parts unknown and pastures green. It will be remembered that Fletcher, before he succumbed to Burge's bullet, sent a forty-four calibre ball through the body of the latter. Burge lay for months at death's dark door. The wound was a terrible one, and until recently its continued discharging seemed to make death inevitable. But lately the wound began to heal rapidly--about an inch each week, and the last time the county physician called on him but about three inches of the fearful tunnel remained unhealed. Yet Burge was as weak as a kitten and had to be lifted in and out of bed and could barely hobble across the room on crutches. His helpless condition during his siege made official vigilance unnecessary. But Burge took time by the forelock and slid out before the officials though incarceration necessary. That he had assistance is self-evident, for at the time he left, Saturday or Sunday, it would have been impossible for him to walk without crutches. He will not be able to evade the officials with any rapidity, and they will no doubt rake him in by the time the District Court gets ready for his case. His wife and family left Monday for Sumner County, where they have relatives.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Marshal of Burden has posted up this notice: "All owners of dogs, whether with or without tax tags, must be tied up from March 26th, 1885, to the first day of May. By order of the Council." Henthorn, of the Eagle, owns thirteen "yaller" dogs, and kicks higher than a plumber's bill. And numerous owners of dogs, who are running around loose, earnestly protest against being tied up a month, with or without a dog tag, to save their lives. Almost every person in Burden owns a cur to two, and this little piece of legislation promises to make a wholesale slaughter of men and women. However, Henthorn thinks it would be a tough thing to find anybody "loose" in Burden. May the Lord save the doggoned dog owners!

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A committee has been appointed by the Winfield Enterprise Association, composed of W. G. Graham, A. H. Doane, F. S. Jennings, and Ed. P. Greer, to receive bids and look up a location for the Imbecile Asylum. Persons owning land within two miles of the city to dispose of for this purpose, should interview this committee. Forty acres is required.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Cowley County Fair and Driving Park Association has accepted a proposition from the horsemen of Winfield, together with some of her prominent citizens, for a speed fair on the Fair Grounds in May. Several citizens and horsemen have guaranteed an expense fund of five hundred dollars, to be used in preparing the speed ring, for purse money, etc. Horses from all over Southern Kansas will be present--the circuit which has exhibited an interest, embracing Parsons, Winfield, Caldwell, Harper, Wichita, and other representative places, at all of which exhibitions will be given in routine. Not only will a large number of splendid flyers from this section be present but a majority of the horses that have wintered in Texas will stop over for a few weeks' campaign before entering the eastern and northern climates. Many famous horses will be present, and an exhibition of speed will be expected that will far surpass any yet given in these parts. The Fair will hold three days, and over fifteen hundred dollars in purses will be offered. Cowley has a speed ring that can't be excelled in the West, and this commendable enterprise on the part of our citizens will be a very fruitful advertisement.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

[To Miss Florence M. Campbell, one of our city teachers, was assigned the topic: "What questions should be settled between the district board and the teacher, not included in the contract," for delineation at the Teachers' Association in this city last Saturday. She handled the subject handsomely in the following practical poem.]

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The second annual meeting of the Southwestern Kansas Teachers Association convened in El Dorado on the 27th ult. The largest delegations came from Wellington, Harper, and Arkansas City. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Superintendent Jay, of Wellington; Secretary, Superintendent Weir, of Arkansas City; vice-presidents, County Superintendent Hammond, of Wichita, and Prof. Olin, of El Dorado. For executive committee, Prof. Knowles, of Peabody; Raney, of Anthony; and Hubble, of Sterling.

Wichita was chosen as the permanent place of meeting. The papers and discussions were eminently practical and beneficial. Among the noted instructors and visitors in attendance were Prof. Canfield, of the State University; Prof. Saddler, of the State Normal school; and Prof. Sanders, President of the Fort Scott Normal school. Prof. Canfield's lecture was a rare intellectual treat.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Bring in your applications for loans; Thomas R. Bryan having this day taken the management of our general office at Kansas City, Missouri, will say to the people of Cowley County that we can assure you prompt and fair dealing. HARRIS & CLARK.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Flour, corn, meal, and feed always on hand at Kirks' mill, 8th avenue, west of Lynn's store.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The "Jolly Pathfinders" appear again at the Opera House on Friday evening, April 10th, in "Six Peas in a Pod." This comedy is an entire change from "Scraps," introduced here by this company a few weeks ago, and will prove fully as popular with our people. The company's fine uniformed band and orchestra is a great attraction, and the company itself is unexcelled.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

We present on the first page the proposition of the Kansas City & Southwestern railroad to the people of Cowley County. President J. N. Young and Vice-President L. D. Latham are now here and mean to push things with a vim. Mr. Young will rent a house here and remove his family and make Winfield his headquarters until the road is completed.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Louise Sylvester troupe, which was billed for Winfield Tuesday evening, will disband at Wichita this week, owing to the illness of its popular star. Miss Sylvester is convalescing and will soon return to her home in New Orleans.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Saturday was a "big day," so to speak. The streets were crowded with teams and people, and a better feeling seemed to prevail than for months.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A number from the Winfield Baptist Church will attend a reception tendered them by the Baptists of Wellington, Friday evening next.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The Presbyterians have no services Sunday next, owing to Dr. Kirkwood's absence at Presbytery, which convenes at Newton today.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Robinson Hose Company will give another of their pleasant hops in the McDougal hall tonight.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A Temperance Society has been organized here.

Our Sunday school is in a flourishing condition.

Corn is from 45 to 50 cents; hogs, $3.60; sheep--nothing.

Several cases of sickness in this formerly healthy valley.

J. J. Wilson was in this neighborhood recently trying to buy cattle.

Mrs. Hempy is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Yokum, in Harper County.

The farmers have alternate spells of corn stock cutting and plowing.

On the 18th Legrand Baldwin departed this life. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Webb. Dr. O'Connor, who was present, made several brief, fitting, and touching remarks.

Our term of spring school will begin on April 20th, Provided, First, the school board can hire a No. 1 pedagogue. Our district has now five students in attendance at Ft. Scott. If any district as small as this can show more intellectual power, please inform the whole world, (the valley of Otter), in case some Hawaiian heathen may want to know where to send for material for teachers.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

There are no saloons in Arkansas City, and only seven drug stores.

Since the cold weather has subsided, new houses are springing up on every hand. This promises to be the most prosperous year the Canal City has yet enjoyed.

Frank Lorry was arrested Thursday, charged with threatening the lives of his father and mother. He had a hearing Saturday and was dismissed.

The gentleman who was chairman of the secret caucus held in the fourth ward recently, and who distinguished himself at the last county convention, is making for himself quite a reputation as a ward politician. It is quite evident from his efforts to "pack" the school board, that he aspires to the position of principal of the city schools. May the good Lord deliver us!

Superintendent A. H. Limerick and wife, Professor Gridley and sixteen of the teachers in the Winfield schools, visited this city last Thursday for the purpose of visiting our schools. Unfortunately, the schools here were closed to allow the teachers to attend a meeting of the Teachers' Association at El Dorado. In the afternoon, accompanied by several of our teachers, the party paid a visit to the Chilocco Industrial school.

At a recent meeting, the city fathers accepted a proposition made by J. A. O'Neil to erect gas and water-works. Their action in this matter is to be highly commended. As it is we have no protection against fire, and if the devouring element should once break out, we could do nothing but stand by and see the destruction of property go on unmolested. Arkansas City has been very fortunate in this respect, but it is wise not to trust any longer to luck. With our proposed system of water-works, property will be comparatively safe. The Republican sends up a plaintiff little whine about the action of the council in this matter, but there must always be kicking somewhere, and the Republican will probably do as little harm as anyone.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

I "dreamed" that oats are all sown, and plowing for corn is all the go.

That S. E. Hanlen has hired the services of G. K. Burt for the season.

During last week I dreamed I would correspond with your valuable paper.

That M. S. Metzger purchased a fine nag of T. M. Covert, last week, for $125.

That E. L. Wilson has bought a farm in Harper County, three miles from Anthony.

That E. L. Wilson and wife visited Mrs. Wilson's parents near Arkansas City last week.

That Miss Lulu Rogers visited her grandfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Akers, last Sunday.

That S. Savage was soon wending his way down the creek to E. L. Wilson's, last Sunday evening, as usual.

That J. F. Malin, from Marion County, Kansas, visited at J. S. Savage's Saturday and Sunday. He says wheat is injured more up there by the hard winter than it is here.

That R. B. Corson's school was out last Friday. R. B. taught a good school. It might be said of him: "Well done, good and faithful servant; go in peace until another term of school."

That J. W. Hanlen has forty acres of wheat that is entirely winter-killed. He will plow it up and put in corn, so we don't think he should pull such a long lower lip, as corn is king.

That rumor says that F. M. Lacy says he don't want a Democrat for a son-in-law. If this be true, N. J. H. had better travel some other direction, and give some good Republican a chance.

That the kissing bee at Mr. Swan's, last Wednesday night, was a grand affair. The young Americans of Akron were well represented, especially the male sex; and oh! How the candy and popcorn had to suffer when they got their hands on it! And judging from the way it disappeared from the ladies' hands, you would think they were no slow feeders.

That the Valley Center Sunday school elected officers, last Sunday, for a term of six months. The following named persons were elected to fill the offices: W. Douglass, superintendent; F. Moore, assistant superintendent; A. Savage, secretary; S. Hanlen, treasurer; Miss C. Page, organist; Miss K. Mason, assistant organist; C. Page, chorister; Miss C. Green, assistant.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Capt. Gary's smiling face was seen on our streets Tuesday.

A social hop at Tom Boyles Thursday broke the monotony of last week. A pleasant time was had.

Mrs. J. P. Voorhees is visiting her hubby this week. Mrs. V. is well pleased with Wichita, but retains an affection for the queen city.

The blue front was moved west of its old location last week and now Steve Gerard occupies it as a residence in the west part of the city.

The A. O. of U. W. met at Akers' hall on Thursday evening. Dr. Knickerbocker was initiated in the J. W. degree. The society is gaining in numbers rapidly.

Thursday morning our citizens were startled to learn that the store of Smith & Hildebrand had been burglarized and their safe blow open. About $35 in silver and $150 in three cent postage stamps were taken. No clue to the thieves have been discovered.

The Udall Amateur Dramatic Troup, under the management of Ed Baray, gave an entertainment at the hall on Saturday night--"Ten nights in a bar room." Their acting and elocution was very good considering the amount of practice they had and their efforts were appreciated by a full house.

City election takes place on Monday. Who will be the mayor is the question. A live energetic man is needed; one whose interests will be identified with the entire business interests of the city, and who will labor to advance the common welfare of all, as questions of great importance will be agitated during the coming year; hence the very best man that our city can secure must be the mayor. Let all turn out to the convention on Saturday evening.

Mr. Snodgrass, who runs a lumber yard at Seeley, was here last week looking for a location, as he intends moving his stock of lumber to this place during this week. Thus, one by one the businessmen of surrounding villages are beginning to recognize the importance of Udall as the place to make their investments if they would reap a rich harvest in the near future, as Udall must eventually become one of the very best cities in Cowley County, if not in the southern part of the State.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

A barber shop in New Salem.

Col. Jackson has most of his garden made.

A party last week at Mr. Nichols with Miss Ellis as hostess.

A pretty monument marks the resting place of Oscar Martin.

Miss Berkey, of Winfield, was a guest of Mrs. John Davis on Sunday.

Mr. L. M. Dalgarn has a pet hand. A catarrh or something of the kind.

A good time reported from the social at Mr. C. H. Miller's, although the night was bad.

Dr. Downs has bought the pretty little house in which he lives, of Mr. Edron Hutchinson.

A slight of hand show at our burg, on Saturday eve last. A good turn out and a good time reported.

Mrs. Mansfield, of old Salem, is quite sick with intermittent fever. Dr. Newman of Burden is waiting on her.

Mr. Thornton Baker visited his last winter pupils on Friday last, now in the care of Miss Saunders, at Moscow.

Mr. Bryant has sold his farm to the father and mother of the late deceased Oscar Martin. We are glad they have found a nice little home nest, in which to spend the remaining years of life. Mr. Bryant has bought the village property of Mr. Martin. Can't say what he intends doing.

Some of our young people attended the Queen Village exhibition this last week, and were highly delighted with the exercises.

Mr. Orand will move his hotel into the main part of town this week. Dr. Crabtree has bought the lots of Mr. Orand and will build on them.

Rev. Knight of Burden is now the Salem minister, and is living in Miss Berger's home. We congratulate Rev. Knight on having such a nice little church to hold service in as the Methodist friends possess.

Mr. Hayes, brother-in-law of Mr. W. H. Lucas, accompanied by Mr. Skinner, both of Ohio, have been guests of Mr. Lucas; have gone west and send word back that they find no place like Salem. Mr. Charles Lucas, also Mr. Brown of Ohio, have been guests at the Lucas manor--have gone back home very much pleased with Kansas.

Rev. C. P. Graham tenders his resignation as pastor of our church in this place, and asks his members to unite with him in asking Presbytery to remove his pastoral relationship in this and Walnut Valley churches. May peace and prosperity attend him in his earthly walks, and "an abundant entrance be given in the life to come."

With sadness the friends and neighbors learned a short time since that Mrs. Wolf was cold in death. She had gone a short time before with her husband onto his claim not very far from Grenola; and grew very sick, and begged to go back to her old home with her son, i.e., Wilbur Watsonberger. Mr. Wolf complied with her request by brining her home, and medical aid was procured, but the grim monster would not b e stayed, and on March 18th she gently passed away, and the smiles of peace and rest, that rested on the quiet face told of the happy spirit free from trials at rest in the home of the blest. She anticipated death, and told those around the wish of her heart was to rest beside the husband of her youth, the father of her children. Her only son accompanied the lifeless form of his mother back to Ohio. Oh, the sad parting when loved ones go out to never return. The sad hearted daughter, Mrs. S. A. Chapel, was lonely, indeed, when the silent mother and sad hearted brother were hastened away on the train.

Oh mother dear, good bye! Good bye!

Rang out on the evening gale

This sad, pathetic, mournful cry

As she kissed the face so pale

Of that mother sleeping so peacefully

Unmindful of the daughter's tears

Like rain-drops from the heart and soul

Falling upon her face so cold.

She heareth not your sad farewell,

Oh Maggie dear, but heaven's bell

Rings out sweet music for her ear

While you and your loved brother here

Weep 'ore the lifeless form, and kiss the lips no longer warm

An cry "farewell," Oh mother kind,

Good bye; in heaven sweet rest thou wilt find

And there perhaps with death's sad warning

Will meet our mother with glad good morning.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

In view of the coming municipal election, at which time the voters of this city are to use the responsible privilege of choosing officers to govern our city, schools, etc., it being of importance to have men elected who will be on duty when our persons or property are in danger, a number of the ladies of the W. C. T. U., who help to sustain the treasury of our city and county by taxation (without representation), think it a duty we owe ourselves and those mutually interested, to use the only privilege given us, free speech, in defense of our homes and firesides.

We have been drawn into a discussion of the proper enforcement of the laws of chastity and temperance, not from any seeking of our own, but incidentally, and we believe providentially. Not wishing to injure anyone, but believing the transactions of all good men and women will bear investigation, we go to the public record and find the expense of the grand jury for November, 1884, to be $918. We do not object to the calling of the grand jury under existing circumstances; but we do object to the necessity of calling it, and are sure, if the city officers had done their duty, that much of the expense might have been saved.

We also learn in the investigation the astonishing fact that the salary of the mayor is one dollar per annum, making his services, of course, gratuitous. "The laborer is worthy of his hire." Much cannot be expected of any man performing his duty without remuneration. Pay the mayor an honest compensation for his labor that citizens may feel free to call upon him to enforce laws, and he to spend the time necessary to attend to the sanitary and moral condition of the city. Also, we would suggest a more critical watch over the city officers, with a proper remuneration for the services of all, and that when they have done their duty in arresting offenders and placing them in the hands of the court, that the law be strictly enforced, with due regard for penalties, that the law may become a terror to evil doers and the majesty of our court sustained.

This brings us to a disagreeable subject, but one which we think needs to be noticed, because of many false rumors connected with it. Our city has always, we believe, and nobly, too, refused to license houses of ill fame; nevertheless, they have been allowed to flourish in our midst, with frequent arrests for drunkenness and other intolerable misdemeanors. The offenders have been thrown into jail; fined ten dollars and costs, and turned loose to fester anew, until arrested and the same farce gone through with again. Thus it was at our last term of court with one Mollie Burke, who, according to the record, was brought before the court on the 20th day of January, 1885; the defendant was placed before the bar, was asked if she had any council, and answered in the negative. She was asked if she desired any council, she answered she did not; thereupon she was required to plead to the indictment of the grand jury, to which said defendant plead guilty. Her plea was, therefore, considered, ordered, and adjudged by the court that she pay the fine of ten dollars, the costs of the prosecution, taxed at $21.45, and that she stand committed to the county jail until such fine and costs are paid; and it is further adjudged by the court that the said Mollie Burke executed to the State of Kansas a good and sufficient bond with sufficient sureties in the sum of three hundred dollars, conditioned that she keep the peace for the term of two years from this date, and that she stand committed until such securities be given. On January 20th she was again brought before the court with council, when a motion was made for a modification of the foregoing penalties. Hearing an affidavit on the motion, the court sustained it, and she was relieved from giving bond for good behavior, to keep the peace, etc. She was therefore ordered to be discharged. With these facts before us, we beg leave to ask what has been accomplished for morality, good order, and the general well being of society by the large outlay of money by the county, as above mentioned? The prisoner found herself in the same position after all this as before, and with very little expense and trouble to herself.

Another question we would like right here to ask: by what course of reasoning was the account of the W. C. T. U. for seven dollars and twenty-one cents expended for Lida Vandermark refused by the council on the ground she was not a pauper, when we see one week later an account of seven and a half dollars allowed for the same person as a pauper? O, consistency, thou art a jewel!

Again we ask, what incentive can we have to labor for the advancement of morality, when such hindrances are continually thrown in our way by officials of the law elected by yourselves? And we ask all thoughtful, candid, law-abiding citizens to think well on these things. It is true we have no place to put these persons, either to punish or reform. Let us build a reformatory for women, enlarge the jail for men, and then mete out justice equally to all; and, with the blessing of God, we will begin the work of reform in earnest, and try to teach that virtue is as honorable in men of all ages as it is lovely in women.

Some time ago, when the engine was located for our water-works, one place was condemned because it was near pig-pens and a slaughter-house; nevertheless the water riffled by them as clear on the surface as at other places; but these wise men knew it was not healthy, notwithstanding its apparent purity and placidity. So with our city beautiful for situation, with every God-given advantage, and with, we believe, when troubled, "it casteth up mire and dirt," but like the chain pump in our cisterns, we believe agitation will purify, and with the disinfectants of honest officers and an equal enforcement of the law, the moral condition will be improved.

We find there are in the City of Winfield 1,488 children of school age and that the enrollment for the year is 1,150, which leaves 138 children out of school. We are told almost daily, in newspapers, from platform and pulpit, that education is the bulwark of our free government; that every child should be taught the genius of our institutions that he may compare with others and learn to appreciate the blessings he enjoys. We have also the figures of $9,000 as about the cost of the new east ward schoolhouse. So the cost of one grand jury is about one ninth that of a good school building needed to meet a crying demand for another to accommodate the 300 and more children, who are loafing around our streets learning wickedness. Now we ask a redress for these ills and believe there is no better remedy than to make our laws a terror to evil doers, which will produce economy in the outlay for criminals, and enable us to make a more liberal expenditure for education, with wiser laws to compel attendance at school, during the whole school year.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

To the W. C. T. U.:

From your article published April 1st, in regard to the administration of the city government in relation to the immoralities practiced in Winfield, I am irresistibly led to the conclusion that you are grossly ignorant of the facts or else maliciously intended to misrepresent. Now, if you desire light rather than darkness, and mean business rather than gush or twaddle, call at my office and I will give you such an explanation as will enable you to talk with some degree of intelligence on the Vandermark matter. GEORGE EMERSON.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

The following are the real estate transfers for the past week, as taken from the official records, and furnished the COURIER by the real estate firm of Harris & Clark.

J. C. McMullen and wife to W. H. Hamon, lot 7, block 245, Winfield. $65.00

Burden Town Company to Samuel McCarter, lots 4-5, block 5, Burden. $50.00

Samuel McCarter and wife to Mathew Cunningham, lots 4-5, block 5, Burden. $75.00

Hiram D. Kellogg and wife to Fred Bowers, lot 3, block 63, Arkansas City. $80.00

Leander F. Harris and wife to H. Greenlief, s w ¼ and n e ¼ and s ½ n w ¼, 15, 32, 7, east. $1,400.00

Samuel Greenlief and wife to Leander F. Harris, the undivided one half lots 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, block 12, Cambridge. $1,400.00

George B. Leidig and wife to Michael Lom, s w ½ n w ¼ ,33, 33, 5, east. $1,400.00

Charles R. Sipes and wife to Lizzie H. Benedict, lot 12, block 73, Arkansas City. $50.00

J. M. Steel and wife to Rachel W. Foster, lots 18-19, block 42, Arkansas City. $200.00

Henry Cogell to James F. Coffey, 10 acres in s e ¼, 29, 34, 4, east. $320.00

F. J. Hess and wife to George W. Spickelmier, lots 17-18, block 7, Arkansas City. $120.00

New Salem Town Company, to Medora M. Briant, lots 5-6, block 18, New Salem. $40.00

J. E. Huston to George W. Satterlee, 40 acres off the west side s e ¼, 15, 31, 3, east. $500.00

C. L. Butts to G. W. Satterlee, e ½ s w ¼, 15, 31, 3, east. $2,000.00

E. R. Moffet and wife to V. Burges, 11 acres in w ½ n e ¼, 5, 31, 3, east, Udall. $550.00

A. A. Knox and wife to W. R. McDonald & Miner, s e ¼, 12, 34, 4, east. $2,000.00

J. F. Irwin to V. I. Irwin, lots 12, block 4, New Salem. $200.00

Udall Town Company to W. G. McKinley, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, block 22, Udall. $200.00

W. R. Owen and wife to Fitch & Barron, lot 8, block 17, Arkansas City. $50.00

Lizzie H. Benedict to Fitch & Barron, lots 12, block 73, Arkansas City. $75.00

A. A. Knox and wife to G. W. York, 50 feet off n w corner of 27, 32, 4, east, and 32 feet by ten rods off s side 22, 32, 4, east. $1,400.00

J. J. Smith to B. M. Morehead, 10 acres in s e ¼, 21, 34, 8, east. $50.00

B. M. Morehead and wife to J. Murphy, n w ½ of n w ¼, 28, 34, 8, east. $180.00

J. M. Coe and E. S. Coe to L. E. White, s ½ n e ¼, 12, 31, 5, east. $2,000.00

C. Harader and wife to D. A. Mounts, s ½ of s e ¼, 33, 4, east. $1,400.00

F. W. Farrar and wife to J. M. Coffey, lots of n e ¼ of n e ¼ of 20, 34, 4, east. $10.00

W. H. Speers and wife to C. M. Scott, lots 3, 4, and 7-8, block 106, Arkansas City. $14.00

B. C. Sweeney and T. Sweeney to J. P. Johnson, lot 7, block 79, Arkansas City. $450.00

School District No. 133 to W. Emerick, one acre out n e ¼, 26, 31, 3, east. $150.00

A. C. Gould and wife to G. W. Ford, lots 3, 4, 5, 25 and 26, block 42, Arkansas City. $2,500.00

E. J. Ford and wife to A. C. Gould, lots 26, 27, 28, block 52, Arkansas City. $2,800.00

Nancy J. Cable to T. H. Lortin, n e ¼ of n w ¼, 28, 34, 8, east. $100.00

T. H. Lortin and wife to B. M. Morehead, n e ¼ of n w ¼, 28, 34, 8, east. $525.00

D. A. Mounts and wife to M. E. McDermott, n e ¼ of s e ¼ of se ¼, 36, 33, 4, east. $2,000

D. A. Mounts and wife to B. W. Dillin, s e ¼ of s e ¼, 30, 33, 4, east. $2,000.00

W. H. Day and wife to J. W. C. Hand, lots 3-4 and e ½ s w ¼, 31, 30, 3, east. $1,000.00

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

In calling attention to our stock for this season we do so with more satisfaction than ever before, for we are now bet ter than ever ready to meet the wants of all buyers of

There is ever going forward great improvements in the manufacture of these goods, so that now the nicest fitting, best made, from fashionable goods can now be procured from us; and we are now able to offer to you

ever brought to this market. Our prices are low, our stock the largest in the county. Our goods are good; and great bargains are being offered to buyers. Our line of

is full, and all we ask is a call from you and we are sure we can suit you.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

has just returned from Eastern markets, having purchased a large stock. Dry Goods were never sold as low as the prices he has marked on this stock. Everything in the

Nail-head Sateens, Cross-overs, Tricots, Plaids, and Stripes in latest colorings. In

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

What every house wants: Fire clay coffee pots and stew pans at less than cost, at Wallis & Wallis.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

I will sell on the streets of Winfield on April 4th, 1885, 10 head of high grade short horn bulls. E. B. NICHOLSON.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Lost. An overcoat between the postoffice corner and the south bridge. The finder will please leave same at this office.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

J. P. Baden wants all the poultry in Cowley County, dressed or undressed, for which he will pay the highest market price.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

I have sixty head of cattle, mostly two and three-year-old steers, good grade stock, for sale. Inquire at Berkey & Co.'s hardware.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Good Pasture. I have over 50 acres of pasture land well fenced and fine water three miles due east of the city reservoir for which stock is solicited. Walter Denning.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Pure Poland China pigs, 4 sows and 2 males, will be sold soon. Can be seen 2 miles south of New Salem on the Saunders farm. Address Thomas Worsley, New Salem.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 2, 1885.

Nursery stock as cheap as the cheapest and good as the best. 15,000 apple and peach trees at the very lowest prices. Good apple trees at $7. Per hundred. Two miles west of Winfield, on Oxford road. J. G. PIERSON.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

It is suggested that the size of Cleveland's neck is in part accounted for by the extraordinary quantity of bone in his back.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The signs multiply that the men who will get office under this administration will be the fellows who stay at home and don't ask for it.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A misogynist in Lemberg, Germany, leaves by will 1,500 florins to the handsomest woman in the town, morality not to be considered.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Secretary of the Treasury has issued a warrant for $332,308 in favor of Kansas for expenses incurred by the State in repelling Indian invasions.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Yates Center commenced the prosecuting of some of the druggists for violation of the new prohibitory law.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Edward Atkinson has figured out that 80 percent of the people of the United States must be clothed, sheltered, and fed on what forty to forty-five cents per day will buy for each person.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A report is sent over the country that the people in some of the back mountain counties of West Virginia are in a starving condition. The severe drought last year cut off their supply of food and now many of them are dying of starvation.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A speck of a Canadian war, much larger than a man's hand, has arisen in the northern provinces among the Indians (the notorious Riehl, who has headed former rebellions), and now troops and munitions of war are being hurried to the Canadian frontier.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

It is said that Osman Digna's original name was Alphonse Vinet, he being a full-blooded Frenchman. He was at one time sold as a slave to Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi, but quickly rose in that prophet's favor and became his son-in-law. He is now about fifty-three years old.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Norwalk, Ct., boasts of a 12 months old boy baby who weighs over eighty-three pounds. He has twenty teeth, wears a 6½ hat, his favorite toys are flat-irons, and when his mother dares to differ with him, he "hauls off" in true pugilistic style and gives her a black eye. He is not to be exhibited as a museum curiosity.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Nevada's new law against "treating" at public bars is iron-bound; it inflicts a fine of from $5 to $20 or imprisonment of from two to ten days for each offense, and doubtless the penalty where evasion is attempted by "any chicanery or subterfuge whatever." This is a unique endeavor in legislation and ought to have good results.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

James Stephens, once head center of all the Fenians, expelled from France and almost penniless, is the object of a subscription paper in Ireland. However mistaken he may have been in some acts of his life, he has always been earnest, and with better backing might have been effective. The prosperity of such men as Rossa is a bitter comment on the misfortunes of Stephens.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The County Treasurer of Ellis County had been advertising 20,000 acres of school lands for sale to the highest bidder, but the Attorney General has warned him to stop the sale--that the land must be sold to "actual settlers." This is right. There has been too much school land forced on the market, at $3 per acre, when if they had been held, they would have appreciated in value.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A young man by the name of Richard Roe arrived in Harper, recently, stole a valuable stallion north of town and started home. The officers overhauled the chap in Sumner County and returned him to Harper, where a preliminary examination was had before Judge Merrick, and he was bound over to the district court. Friends in the East can hereafter address Roe at Lansing, Kansas.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

It is estimated that if all the land in England and Wales were divided equally among the entire population, each person would receive 1.44 acres, of the annual rental of about $32, or a little more than sixty cents a week. When the population of this country increases so that the land averages 1.44 acres per capita, the labor question will have reached a serious condition. At this rate Kansas would have over 37 million inhabitants.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

It does seem to be a commentary on modern civilization--the science of war as cultivated by modern civilization and the inventive intellectuality of such civilization--that two great nations like England and France have been beaten in open conflict by the semi-savages of the Soudan and the semi-civilized of China--the one armed with the arms of medieval times and the other equipped with arms that would have been regarded as ancient in the days of the American Revolutionary War.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Ladies who aspire to journalistic success will find the following experience of Mrs. Helen L. Capel, who has just withdrawn from the Pleasanton, Kansas, Observer, interesting. In her valedictory she says: "As the editor and business manager of a newspaper, my business is more with men than with women, and my work, to be done successfully, must be done as men do it. If I do not follow the beaten path, the business must suffer. If I do my work like a man, I am made the subject of such a continual fusillade of malicious gossip that I choose to abandon a profitable business rather than bear it any longer."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A private secretary of President Buchanan used to amuse his friends by reading to them a letter that had been received from a rural Postmaster in Illinois. It appears the Postmaster had just discovered that under the regulations of the Postoffice Department he was required to "report quarterly," whereupon he sent the following communication.

"JULY 9, 1867. Mr. James Buchanan, President of the United States: DEAR SIR: Been required by the instruction of the Post Office to Report quarterly, I know heer will foolfil that pleasin duty by reporting as follows. The harvestin has bin going on poorly and most of the nabors have got there cuttin dun. Wheat is hardly a average crop, on rolen land corn is yallerish and wont turn out more than ten or fifteen bushels to the aker. The health of the community is only tolluble, and cholery has broke out about 2 and one half miles around from here.

"There is a powerful awakening on the subject of religion in the falls naborhood and many soals are bein made to know their sins forgiven.

Miss Nancy Smith, a nere nabor, had twins day before yesterday. One of them is supposed to be a seven monther, a poor scraggy thing, and won't live half its days. This is about all I have to report the present quarter. Give my respects to Mrs. Buchanan and subscribe myself, Yours Truly, "

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Last Thursday morning at 3:30 o'clock, during a heavy thunder storm, the residents of St. Joseph, Mo., were awakened by a terrible shock that seemed to shake the foundations of their houses. Nothing was known of the matter until daylight, when it was found that the powder magazine of the Hazard Powder Company of New York, represented by F. G. Hopkins, had been struck by lightning and exploded. The concussion extended all over that city, and hundreds of windows were broken besides much other damage. The magazine that exploded contained something over 6,000 pounds of powder.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

We wonder if the Deputy Collectors of Internal Revenue have any specified districts under their respective supervision, and if so whose district is the city of Winfield. J. C. Fellows, Dept. Collector, Newton, Kansas, posts his notice in our post office informing persons liable to special taxes that they must pay to time, and T. C. Jones, Dept. Collector, Chanute, Kansas, also posts his notice that such persons must pay to time. Now which is who?

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Wanted. A political guardian for the Republican party of Sumner County. Dick Walker nor Bill Hackney need not apply. Caldwell Journal.

It is very evident that some few of the politicians in our sister county need guardians. Chickens always come home to roost, which fact they will hereafter remember when speaking ill of those who have always been their friends when their backs are turned.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Our postmaster can furnish blank proposals and other papers to those who desire to bid on furnishing Indian supplies or transportation.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The San Franciscans are very proud of what they term their Golden Gate Park of over a thousand acres. Of all the great parks of the world, they assert that there is none as picturesque and none having so many resources for variety of arboriculture. Nearly all semi-tropical trees will thrive in it. For ten years the work of tree planting has been going on, and the park is rapidly becoming a most attractive spot. One of the best features of the place is the ocean view, the park being located on the shore of the bay, with a driveway along the beach.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

It is rumored that Secretary Lamar's health will not long permit him to continue in the cabinet. If he be nearly as sick as he made the country when he half-masted the American flag on the interior department as a tribute to the memory of the traitor, Jacob Thompson, he is a very sick man, and ought not to be kept at the arduous duties he must perform as secretary of the interior.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

William H. Vanderbilt has let the contract for a family tomb. The structure is to be erected in the Moravian Cemetery, New York, Staten Island. It will require about eight million pounds of granite, marble, and lime stone combined to complete it. The cost is estimated at $250,000. The tomb is to be finished by December.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Thomas Stevens, the author of a series of papers entitled "Across America on a Bicycle," purposes to make a trip of about 10,000 miles through Europe and Asia on his bicycle this coming summer. He will sail from New York for Liverpool April 9, and mount his bicycle May 1.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

It looks as though war between England and Russia would certainly result from the present complications. It does seem strange that great nations, boasting of high enlightenment and christian principles, should resort to the terrors of war.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The criticisms of Cleveland's administration with which the country is now regaled come principally from the Democratic press. The administration fails to "turn out" as well as was hoped by the hungry hunkers.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Philadelphia Times says: "The office seekers in Washington will soon be forced to conclude that so far as they are concerned the flag which indicates a cold wave is hoisted at all times."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

New York City has 500 churches. Of these 69 are Presbyterian, 81 Protestant Episcopal, 61 Roman Catholic, 61 Methodist Episcopal, 42 Baptist, 31 Jewish, and 9 Congregational.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Harrisburg Telegraph says: "The boys are sitting on the fence waiting for Postmaster General Vilas to get out his axe."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

There has never yet been a great and enduring white people in a land where the snow never falls. There have been powerful bronze races in regions of perpetual summer, and strong black races have grown under the tropics; but the white race deteriorates there. There is one thing about the gulf area you cannot reorganize, and that is the climate. You can't make a north out of the south. There will always be a fringe of territory in which the white race will deteriorate and the black race will thrive. Go round the world on that isothermal line and you will find no great cities built by whites. Bombay and Calcutta are bronze cities. The isothermal of forty degrees always rules the isothermal of sixty degrees. The white rules the bronze and the blacks. New Orleans will never be a great city, although its connection with the United States and its river system may give it some vigor. The enervating heat there is against it. When the wind is from the south there the brisk New England step is impossible. We are apt to think of the hardy Anglo-Saxon pioneers reaching out and covering Mexico and Central America, but this is a popular dream which we will never see realized. There will be important bronze races in those regions, but it is not a climate where whites thrive. We see from statistics that the blacks double their population in twenty years, while the white race doubles in thirty-five years. It is, in view of this fact, unreasonable to suppose that the question of the rights of the black race will vanish from politics. Nor are the negroes going to Africa in large numbers. Neither are they scattering through the northern states as was expected after the late war. Will they amalgamate with the whites? Some doctrinaires advocate this solution of the negro problem, but the blacks themselves do not believe in it. The mulatto is dying out, thank God. The black man, pure and simple, is the coming type. The average type of the black men of the Gulf states is more lethargic, less spiritual, perhaps more sensual then those found in the northern states. The black race will concentrate in the states about the gulf; the whites will gradually die out there, and in a quarter of a century or so, they will have advanced sufficiently to assert and maintain their own rights. At present many of the colored people of the south are practically disfranchised in states where they are in a large majority. This is the result of the incompetency of the blacks for political duties. I am proud of the Republican party for what it has done in behalf of the black race, but not so proud of its later record in this respect. As to the two parties--Democratic and Republican--they greatly misunderstand and underestimate each other. For instance, in the south Democracy is respectable and Republicanism isn't, as the rule. Here in the north, if you should range all the Republicans on one side of the street, and all the Democrats, including their main strength in the great cities, on the other side, a man who belonged to neither, but who was a little particular as to his company, would be apt to range himself on the Republican side. Now in the south that same man would likely go over to the Democratic sidewalk. The two parties are like two most excellent ladies walking in the streets with bedraggled trains, who looking back at each other and seeing only the soiled trains, will form a poor idea of each other's dress. I hope the better elements of both parties will unite in an effort to lift their bedraggled trains out of the gutter. The uneducated part of the negroes of the south have recently made grave mistakes in the use of their power. They have taken the wrong side of the temperance question, and other important questions. The vital importance of churches and schools are the best solution of the problem: millionaires, pour out your treasures into the laps of those institutions of the south devoted to the education of the colored race, as Peabody has done. Victor Hugo said: "The nineteenth century has made of the African a man. The twentieth century will make out of Africa a world." If I was an educated negro, I would go to the free State of the Congo to help lift up its people. From the colored institutions located in the climatic fringe of our country, I hope there may go forth a Moses, an Aaron, and a whole race of prophets to bless all Africa and lead its people to the promised land.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Every day from 12 to 1 Miss Cleveland receives those persons who desire to call upon her without encountering the crash of Saturday. As it is extremely quiet and informal, the gay and noisy people keep away. Cards are handed to the usher, who escorts visitors to the door of the glass screen separating the main hall from the corridor communicating with the east room, the green, red, and blue rooms. Here another usher takes the card, reads the name, inquires how it is pronounced, and, if there is a party, how the names belong, and he then shows the visitors into the East room. He taps on the door as he enters, so that Miss Cleveland knows someone is about to enter. She is particular to get the names right: a point of good breeding not always attended to, even in good society. Of her power of entertaining easily and gracefully, there is no question. She is very unaffected, and has an excellent and cultivated voice in speaking. Beside, she has a great amount of well-arranged information, and can meet people on their own ground. She remains standing, and her guests are not invited to sit. Perhaps if they did, they would find things so pleasant and social they would stay too long. The Red room is a beautiful and homelike apartment. Opposite the open fireplace is a singularly fine life-size portrait of General Grant, which at this time is invested with a pathetic interest. Everybody recognizes it, and stops to look at it. The room is never crowded, and Miss Cleveland's sensible way of becoming acquainted with the persons she will have to associate with for the next four years is universally commended.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The friends of Gen. Grant have been informed that he has expressed a desire to be buried at Washington, and they are consulting as to what action shall be taken when he dies. It is said General Sheridan will have the matter in charge, and that the funeral will take place. The hope is expressed that the necessity for this service may be delayed as long as possible; but when the time comes, they expect to have the funeral take place with grand and impressive national ceremonies.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Pueblos claim that their Montezuma was born through the immaculate conception of an Indian maiden of their own tribe in the village of Pecos, about thirty-five miles distant from Santa Fe. While a youth he did not exhibit any extraordinary qualities, but upon reaching manhood's estate showed himself to be a great hunger and possessed of supernatural powers. After dwelling with the tribe for a long period and performing many miraculous deeds, he departed, going southward. On the eve of his journey he is reported to have lighted a sacred fire, which he told his people to keep burning until his return. Although this was long centuries ago, it is said that the Indians have scrupulously obeyed this injunction and have never allowed the fire to die out. They have continuously through successive generations kept the slumbering embers aglow. At least this is their story, and it is largely believed, especially by those who have seen the fire glimmering in their old adobe temple.

In 1837 the Pueblo, or town, of Pecos was sold. It was on a Spanish grant, and at that period the Indians removed the sacred fire with great care to Taos, where it is still burning and viewed with reverential awe. Some of the Indians of the present day have so much confidence in the return of Montezuma that they get out upon their house-tops every morning with the rising of the sun and look anxiously into the distance for his coming. Even though many of the Pueblo Indians have outwardly embraced the christian religion, yet they maintain their faith in Montezuma, whom they regard as their savior or sovereign. They are a docile and industrious people, who live a pastoral life. As communities, they are far more prosperous and live far better than the majority of the natives.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Florida orange crop this season is reported to be much larger than the packing box manufacturers anticipated, and the shippers now find it difficult to get boxes for their fruit. The fruit is so cheap that it hardly pays to ship it to northern markets, and the owners of orange groves are greatly discouraged.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Yes, son, we call that kind of a hat a stove-pipe because it soots our clothes and makes such a draft--on our pockets.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The roller skating fever has struck Vassar College and the girls propose to convert the art gallery into a rink.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Ex-Secretary Robeson tells a story which illustrates alike Gen. Grant's common sense and his quiet manner.

"When I was secretary of the navy some hundred of the sailors of the better class came to me and asked to have some rank given to them. They didn't care about an increase of pay, they said, but they wanted relative rank. I couldn't do anything for them, but they came several times and were rather importunate; and I finally led a delegation of them over to the White House and let them present their petition to President Grant in person. They told him what they wanted, and argued for a redress of their grievances, plainly but forcibly. At last an old boatswain came to the front, and hitching up his trousers and turning over his incumbent quid, he said: 'Mr. President; I can put this ere matter so you can see it plain. Now, here I be--a parent; in fact, a father. My son is a midshipman. He outranks me, don't you observe? That ain't right, don't you see?' 'Indeed!' said Grant! 'Who appointed him a middy?' 'The secretary here,' the bo'sun said; and encouraged by the question, he went on. 'It ain't right; don't you see that I should be beneath him? Why, if I was to go on to his ship, the boy I brought up to obedience would boss his own father! Just think o' that! And he has better quarters than me, and better grub, nice furniture and all that; sleeps in a nice soft bed and all that. See?' 'Yes,' the president said. 'Yes, the world is full of inequalities.' The old bo'sun chuckled quietly, and gave another hitch to his lower gear. 'I know of an old fellow,' said Gen. Grant, 'who is postmaster of a little town in Kentucky. He lives in a plain way, in a small house. He is a nice old man, but he isn't much in rank. His son outranks him more than your son does you. His son lives in Washington, in the biggest house there, and he is surrounded by the nicest of furniture, and eats and drinks anything he takes a notion to He could remove his father from office in a minute if he wanted to. And that old man--that's Jesse Grant, you know--doesn't seem to care about the inequality in rank. I suppose he is glad to see his boy get along in the world.' The old bo'sun looked down at the carpet and tried to bore a hole in it with his toe, and his comrades all laughed at him joyously and slapped him on the back and filed out in great glee. It was the last I ever saw of the petition or the petitioners. The old bo'sun flung his cud into a cuspidor as he left. Probably he had concluded to give up thinking."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

There is a pressing demand upon Congress to open up a portion of the Indian Territory for settlement. Something will be done to that end.

The natural and correct thing to do is to remove the cloud which the Cherokee Nation have upon the title to the "Cherokee strip," or "outlet," as it is known in treaty vocabulary. Their title is slight at the best.

Then attach this "outlet" with the "No Man's Land," between the Panhandle of Texas and the southwestern portion of Kansas, both to Kansas. Mr. Ryan at one time had a bill before Congress to attach the latter tract to Kansas. Let that be revived with the "strip" included. This would give Kansas eight or ten more counties, which would rapidly fill up.

This plan, if carried out, would relieve all pressure for a considerable period for the opening of what is more definitely known as Oklahoma, south of the strip. What do our Kansas delegation at Washington think of this? Topeka Commonwealth.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The western fever is once more raging in Vermont, and from present indications at least 1,000 citizens of that state will effect a settlement beyond the Mississippi this year.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The stone sent by Switzerland for the Washington monument bears an inscription setting forth its claim to being one of the blocks in the chapel built by Tell in 1338 on the spot where he escaped from Gessler. Now the Historical Society of Switzerland has despoiled it of its romance by proving that no such person as Tell and Gessler ever existed.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A St. Paul dispatch, Winnipeg special, received at Chicago March 30th, says the Indians are on the war path, and settlers are preparing for an attack. The Indians held a pow-wow, from which a government interpreter was excluded. There were only six police at that post, and the settlers have applied to the government for arms, ammunition and reinforcements.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. Barnes advises farmers not to be too hasty in plowing up fields of wheat. He says as long as a spear of wheat even slightly resists a pull when taken between the fingers and lifted up, that it is not dead but will produce a crop. He insists that this the only way to tell whether the root has life or not. It may look dead to the eye, but a rain will soon restore life and make the man happy who does not plow the field. Clay Center Dispatch.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A young farmer in Sedgwick County made the assertion last fall that he would not get married until wheat was worth $1 per bushel. A neighboring farmer had a daughter who gave no uncertain evidence of a willingness to keep house for the young man, and her father, realizing the desperate situation, bought the young man's entire crop at $1 per bushel. This is given for the benefit of Cowley County folks, showing young men how to dispose of their wheat at a good price, and fathers how to make provisions for their daughters.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

England seems to be in great trouble just now, with half a dozen wars more or less on hand, and in far separated parts of her vast dominions. It is suppressing a rebellion in Africa,--the Soudan; is threatened with war in Asia by a Russian invasion of Afghanistan; has a rebellion to put down in the British possessions of North America; is concerned about French search of English vessels in the Sea of China, and is agitated over the acquisition of territory by Germany in Oceanica, where there are large and important British colonial possessions. Then there is Ireland! In fact, England has her hands full of contracts just now, which smell of gunpowder or have the odor of war about them.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The attitude of the Mormons at this time must not be misunderstood. On the surface it appears as if the leaders intended to abandon polygamy and lead their blinded followers into the path of law and order. This is not their intention. They intend simply to delude the people of the States into the belief that such is their intention, and by a secret understanding with the Democratic leaders have Utah admitted as a State, with a provision in their constitution prohibiting polygamy, but as soon as the State is organized, they will submit an amendment to their State constitution to the people, setting aside the inhibition against plural marriages. This will be promptly voted by the Mormons.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Ex-Secretary Frelinghuysen is dangerously ill and his death is momentarily expected. This gives occasion for the New York Journal to give a glowing description of his wide popularity and honesty as a statesman and the profound grief his death will produce in the heart of every American citizen. Now we expect that the ex-secretary was known in New Jersey and vicinity as a very good, noble, ever able man, but all the American people know of him is that one of the New Jersey Frelinghuysens was Secretary of State under Arthur. They do not even know his christian name or initials, do not know of a thing good or bad which he ever did, and know nothing to which he will be remembered. The people will regret his death as they do that of any other reputed good and able man of whom they know little.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The steamer Colon was seized at Aspinwall, March 30th, by the revolutionists, who demanded the delivery of a shipment of arms on board for the revolution. The agents refused delivery. Conner, local Superintendent of the Pacific Mail Company, was first arrested, and later the captain and purser of the steamer were placed under arrest on board. Subsequently Captain Dow, general agent of the Pacific Mail Company, Mr. Wright, United States consul, and a lieutenant of the American man-of-war Galena, were arrested and marched off to the auartal [?]. They were released at 8 o'clock, on the condition that their arms should be delivered, and the delivery is now going on. The American and British war ships did nothing to protect foreign interests because the revolutionary chief declared he would resist their interference by force. The Americans were indignant at the insult to the old flag and outrage to their persons and property. Troops went from there to attack the revolutionists, who, however, were in strong force, and with arms from the Colon would possibly be able to control events in their own way and in their own interests.

The above article I found most intriguing. Dr. Bottorff got busy and filled me in on some information relative to Aspinwall, which was later called Colon. It was located in Panama.

Daniel Azro Millington, editor of the Winfield Courier, was familiar with the isthmus of Panama. He wrote the following in his diary.

"Having come to the conclusion that I could not make money fast enough in Illinois, my adopted (home), I concluded to start for the famous land of gold, California. I made preparation for the journey and started on Monday morning, March 4th, 1850, on horseback."

Leaving his wife and daughter, Millington went by way of St. Louis, St. Joseph, and Salt Lake City. He reached Sacramento, California, July 19, 1850. He met with some success in gold mining. On September 1, 1851, he boarded a steamship to return home. On September 19th he disembarked to walk, or ride a mule, across the isthmus of Panama. On September 25th he boarded another steamship in the Atlantic.

In January 1848 when the miner, John August Sutter, found gold deposits in California, a radical change came about in the economy of Panama, inasmuch as it became the shortest route to California.

William Henry Aspinwall, Henry Chauncey, and John Lloyd Stephens started a railroad through Panama May 2, 1850. The above article tells of conflict in 1885: thirty-five years later. It is apparent that Editor Millington was interested in this news item.

It seems rather ironic to learn that the name "Aspinwall" was dropped for "Colon," the name of the steamer in so much trouble in 1885 due to a revolution.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

On the 31st day of March all the druggists in the county holding permits filed the applications of the persons to whom they had sold liquor with the probate judge, as provided by the new prohibitory law. The sales only covered part of the month, as the law did not go into effect until the 13th. Each druggist filed with his bunch of liquor applications an affidavit setting forth that they covered each, every, and all sales of intoxicating liquors made by him from the date on which his permit was granted to the 31st of March. The application which the party buying the liquor must make is to the following form:

My name is J. Michael O'Rafferty. I reside at Winfield, postoffice at Winfield; I want one pint of whiskey to be used for medical purposes. Said whiskey is not intended for a beverage, nor to sell or to give away, and is necessary and actually needed for the purpose stated. Said whiskey is for myself and is for medical purposes. The above statement is true. J. MICHAEL O'RAFFERTY, Applicant. Attest: JAMIE G. FAY, Druggist.

This, with the number and date attached, is the only document upon which Mr. O'Rafferty can by any legal construction procure "a drop of the crater" with which to wet his whistle these dry and dusty days. If he happens to indulge too freely, in other words, takes of his self-administered medicine an overdose, he is arrested and must dance to the following interesting passage which occurs about the middle of the new law.

"Every person whose statement as made for the purpose of obtaining intoxicating liquors shall be false in any material matter, or who shall sell or furnish any of the liquors thereon obtained to others as a beverage, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days.

In other words, he must pay and go to jail both. Then the druggist is made a party to the act and if he winks at Mr. J. Michael O'Rafferty in a suspicious manner and gives out liquor on the statement, is bounced. . .

Skipped the rest of this long article.

Druggists mentioned: S. A. Steinberger, Mowry & Sollitt, Theo. Fairclo, Kellogg & Coombs, R. . Butterfield, Grimes & Son, E. D. Eddy, at Arkansas City; J. N. Harter, L. M. Williams, Brown & Son, Q. A. Glass, at Winfield.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. Frank Manny has applied for a permit to manufacture beer for medicinal purposes. If he gets it, his "medical dispensary" will open up soon. He can only sell to licensed druggists in unbroken packages. As long as Frank "totes fair," no objection can be raised to his doing what he can lawfully with his property. What beer druggists need to retail had better be manufactured here than in Kansas City and shipped in. The only trouble about the matter is that the permit cannot be revoked as can a druggist's permit. If issued, it is for five years, and while Frank may be today a sincere convert to the idea of strict observance of law, he might get his heels over the dash board if opportunity offered. However, Frank ought to have a chance for his life.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The arrest and conviction of the man Copenhaser last week by county attorney Asp for having a pint of whiskey for medical purposes and then using it as a beverage has sent terror to the souls of some dozen of the thirsty who have been consoling themselves with the thought that they could hoodwink the law. The spectacle of a man's looking through the grates as a penalty for buying a bottle of whiskey comes upon them like a nightmare. The longer the new law is tried the more do we hear wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The part of the Indian territory known as the Cherokee strip has been the line of defense against the invasion of Oklahoma by Capt. Couch and his followers for some time past. The members of the Cherokee Strip Cattle Association have been quarreling among themselves, the more wealthy members seeking to dust the less influential, and possess themselves of all the land. The Standard Oil Company has been among the most aggressive and has suffered the loss of considerable fence and other improvements. The poorer members of the association have resisted the encroachments of these more wealthy associates, and of late a decided stand has been taken by the former and a strenuous effort is being made to shake off all allegiances to the association and take possession of the strip on the ground that it is public domain.

At a meeting held in Caldwell a few weeks ago, the board of directors by whom all the secret concerns of the association are directed and controlled, determined to enforce their claims for assessment against the rebellious members of the organization, and soon after notices to pay their assessments or drive their herds off the land were served on a dozen members. Since then an organization has been in the course of formation with a view to oppose and resist the claims of the board, and though the fight was conducted secretly, a knowledge reached the boomers, and the contest has been watched by them with eager anxiety. The result of such a domestic quarrel must, of course, be favorable to the colonists, and as a matter of fact, many owners of small cattle herds have already declared themselves in favor of the settlement of Oklahoma and the strip.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The various railroad companies of Kansas have joined in issuing a circular relating to the shipment of liquor into this State. After reciting the provisions of the bill on the subject, they give the following instructions.

1. All consignments must be to a party having a permit to sell liquors as provided by the law, or to individuals for their own use.

2. All freight charges must be prepaid through to destination.

3. The shippers to assume all risk of damage or loss by reason of delay in consequence of said law; this condition must be inserted in all bills of lading or receipts to connecting lines.

4. Receiving agents of lines signing this circular will not receive any consignments of liquor to stations in Kansas either from shippers or from connecting lines except in strict conformity with above instructions and conditions, and will receive same at stations within the State of Kansas only from persons who hold legal permits.

5. Delivering agents in Kansas will only deliver to such druggists as have permits, a certified copy of same to be filed with agent for each delivery so made, or to private individuals on their depositing with the agent an affidavit for each consignment, stating that said liquors are for their own personal use and will not be sold in violation of the law.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The DAILY COURIER may be a surprise to many. It is no surprise to the publishers. We have always intended to keep THE COURIER in full step with the enterprise, progress, and life of Cowley and our beautiful little City. Way last Summer we purchased the extra type and material, and it has been laid by simply waiting for the time when Winfield's present and future would justify this enterprise. That time has now arrived. Many new enterprises are knocking at our doors. They will come here if we will it, and in their train bring manufactories, machine shops, and kindred hives of industry that must form the very bone and marrow of our future life. Partly to aid in bringing this about, and largely because we feel that it will be brought about, THE DAILY COURIER is born. Whether the full fruition of its hopes and aspirations will be realized, we cannot say. It is here to stay.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The comments on our article last evening on the druggist and whiskey matter have been very wide, and many have been inclined to react severely upon our druggists. THE COURIER does not agree with them in this. Everything goes to show that the druggists holding permits here are fair and honorable men and propose to respect both the spirit and the letter of the law. So long as they continue to do this THE COURIER will defend them vigorously. When they cease to observe law, it will show them up without fear or favor. This might as well be understood now as again.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The first issue of THE DAILY COURIER seems to have settled its case. The unanimous verdict of the public is that it shall be received in polite society, and they have proceeded to "receive" it in a manner the like of which we did not expect. It went to press last evening without a subscriber: an orphan foisted upon the world without warning. Tonight it has four hundred and sixty-five bona fide subscribers, paid in advance. We raise our figures on its daily circulation now to eight hundred.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The petitions for the calling of the election on the Kansas City and Southwestern railroad bond proposition are being signed up rapidly and will be presented to the Board soon. Dirt will begin to fly as soon as the elections are called. With this road, Winfield is the metropolis of the southwest and Cowley's farmers are richer by many dollars. A competing line will add two dollars an acre to the value of every farm in the county as soon as it is opened for traffic.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Information received from the suffering districts in West Virginia says that the people are in a bad condition and on the verge of starvation. The people are asking for bread, animals are starving to death, and in many places strong men are begging for an ear of corn to keep soul and body together. The condition is distressing. In many parts of the suffering section, many of them gain a livelihood by running timber, but for months there has been no rise in the rivers or mountain streams; hence the people are suffering for food because no timber can be run, and unless a rise comes soon, there will yet be months of suffering. The people hold out well, trying to keep their suffering from going abroad, but the time has come when hunger pinches and they ask for food. In the northern part of the country great suffering is experienced among the farmers and timber-men. Matters are truly distressing. The children and women eat parched corn, when they can get it, and are thankful. The winter has been a severe one to the poor people, as there was no work. In many places stock have died in large numbers from starvation.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

It will require seventy thousand head of cattle for Armour & Co., of Chicago, to fill their English order for canned beef. Huge orders are also being received by American cartridge manufacturers from England and Russia. If these things are not strong evidence that a bitter and lasting conflict is imminent between the great powers of Europe, the signs are worthless. Between Russia and Turkey there seems a perfect understanding. The Porte has even gone so far as to ask Bismark in regard to the advisability of a Turko-Russian alliance.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Where one inch of rain falls on an acre of land, the weight of the water is more than 113 tons.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A misogynist in Lemberg, Germany, leaves by will 1,500 florins to the handsomest woman in the town, morality not to be considered.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

"The ex-Governor of Kansas is greatly depressed. With this last selection he will have seen his final hopes decay."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

President Cleveland is showing shrewdness in sending some of the most prominent Democrats abroad. They will not be in his pathway in 1888.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Vice-President Hendricks has been beaten in the fight over the postoffice at Indianapolis, as it is decided to appoint J. W. Creelman, the candidate of Congressman Bynum.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Caldwell Journal predicts that the new Texas cattle quarantine law will be likely to send more through cattle to that place for shipment this year than ever before.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

President Barrios, the Guatemalan usurper, married his wife when she was 15 years of age. He went to the convent where she was at school and commanded the authorities to give her up. He assumed so bold a front that they were glad to let him have her to get rid of him. He has seven children.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

General H. V. Boynton, the Washington correspondent, writes: "Altogether, the Democratic situation has many signs which indicate an open war on the President at an early date by the entire spoils element of the party. Such a 'war' is sure to come sooner or later, and, as in all wars, the only question is which of the belligerents is the stronger?"

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

It is said the champion lady skater of Wellington fell down the other evening, and, it is solemnly asserted by those who were standing near, that "O. B. patent" was seen to flutter to the breeze as she was trying to raise from her awkward position. Young ladies, when making their garments of flour sacks, should be careful to get the signs rubbed out.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Both the places which Phil Thompson, of Kentucky, has recently aspired to, the Solicitorship of the Treasury and the Commissionership of Railroads, were filled by the President contrary to the wishes of the Kentucky delegation. Mr. Thompson's friends are mad, and say that if Carlisle was the next Speaker of the House, they would elect him chief clerk over John B. Clark.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

"Now," said the bridegroom to the bride when they returned from the honeymoon trip, "let us have a clear understanding before we settle down to married life. Are you to be president or vice-president of this concern?" "I want to be neither president nor vice-president," she answered. "I will be content with a subordinate position." "What is that?" "Controller of the currency."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Missouri Legislature got down to business the other day and repealed the tax on dogs, after one of the liveliest debates of the session. Heretofore the owner of one dog has paid a tax of $1, with $2 extra for each additional dog, and double price for females. But the members from the rural regions, where it is not respectable not to keep at least three yellow curs, made a united assault on this unrighteous discrimination against the poor man's comforts, and abolished the tax.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

That gallant soldier known by the volunteers as "Old A. J." Smith, is, it appears, to have a pleasant and quiet place of retirement as Governor of the Soldiers' Home at Leavenworth. Gen. Smith had been in the regular army nearly a quarter of a century when the rebellion broke out. He brought into the volunteer service the rough tongue common to officers of the old school, but was, for all that, a favorite with his men, all of whom will be glad to hear that he is going to have charge of the old soldiers at Leavenworth.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The news we publish this morning of the condition of General Grant will be received in this country, as in his own, with universal regret and sympathy, a feeling which will be intensified by the knowledge that his last days have been made bitter and his distressing illness aggravated by the neglect, and worse, of some of those who were at one time glad to use his name to further their own political aims. With all his faults, and they have been many, there has been something about the personality of General Grant which arrested attention from the very first. President Lincoln, whose judgment of character was seldom at fault, staked everything on Grant at a time when he had more enemies than friends, and when the prospect of the Union armies were far from brilliant; and we know now the choice was justified. Although, perhaps, not a General of the order--it is impossible to give a definite judgment, as the circumstances never were such as to call for supreme qualities--he did the work that lay to his hand in a way that won the respect even of his enemies and of Europe, which had grown tired of tedious and indecisive campaigning. In civil life General Grant was less fortunate. Elected president, almost by acclamation, he left the White House after eight years of office, lower in health, influence, and reputation. The truth is he was in no sense fitted for such a post, and was from the first the unconscious tool of unscrupulous wire pullers. Himself above reproach, he allowed acts to be done by those whom he trusted and protected, which injured both himself and his party, and whose ultimate result we now see in the expulsion of the Republicans from office. It was his loyalty for those whom he had chosen as his intimates, and his refusal to believe wrong of personal friends, that damaged his position and alienated the country which he had saved from disruption. The want of generosity of democracies has become a byword; but we doubt if there has been a more discreditable example of it than the treatment of General Grant by the United States. When he visited Europe a few years ago he was received with honor in every capital; it was reserved for his own country to see him stripped of the savings of a frugal life, forced to sell even his swords of honor in order to clear himself from the effects of a commercial failure, and toiling during a weary and hopeless illness over his memoirs in order to earn his bread. It is little wonder that when he learned that congress had refused even to grant him a retiring pension he seemed, as our correspondent says, "to lose his grip on life." In the face of all this it is worth recording that we have had no words of complaint from his lips. He proudly refuses the offers of pecuniary assistance that are made to him, and, with the sentence of death on him, "continues to work hard at his memoirs." London Standard.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

It will be remembered that the great antediluvian legislature reestablished a county named Clark, lying along the Indian Territory and southeast of Dodge City, formerly belonging to Ford and Comanche counties. Near the center of this new county a town was located some six months ago called Ashland, near Bear creek, a beautiful, never-failing stream, skirted with a very scanty supply of cottonwood trees.

Ashland is on the government trail, between Forts Dodge and Supply, which points are connected by a telegraph line passing through the town. Although Ashland is scarcely half a year old, it already boasts two newspapers, a lumberyard, two livery stables, four hotels; and, in fact, every branch of industry is represented. There are some six houses erected, and the song of the hammer and saw may be heard in every direction. A bountiful supply of pure, sparkling water is obtained, at from thirty to forty feet. There are two public wells, and several private ones, none of which are over forty feet deep. Clark is in the Osage Diminished reserve; hence there are no timber claims or homestead land in the county. It is all subject to entry at $1.25 per acre, and although the tide of immigration is unparalleled, numbers of good claims may still be picked up in excellent localities.

The Governor has just appointed Thomas Berry, formerly of Winfield, enumerator, and he will immediately proceed to take the census, when the county will at once be organized.

Wichita Eagle.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The appointment of Mr. Edward J. Phelps, of Vermont, as Minister to England is due chiefly, it is stated, to the fact that he has been a warm admirer of Secretary Bayard and an earnest advocate of his nomination of the Presidency. The next strongest influence in his favor was the fact that Senator Edmund agrees with Mr. Bayard about his talents and fitness for the post to which he has been appointed. The following gossip is interesting in this connection. Mr. Cleveland met Edward J. Phelps some years ago and like him. When we asked Brad Smalley about him, the latter acknowledged there was such a person living at Burlington, but added enthusiastically, of course, that he would not accept political office. "I thought so," replied the administration, "he is the kind of a man I am looking for." Smalley's enthusiasm since the appointment knows no bounds.

It is stated at the White House that the rush of visitors to the President since the 4th of March, though large, does not compare with the crowds that besieged President Garfield daily after his inauguration. There is one caller now to a hundred then, it is said. The mails received are about the same size as those received by President Garfield, but comparatively few of the letters ever reach the President. A big bundle of letters is placed upon the President's desk several times during the day. He skims them over rapidly, selecting those he wants to consider himself and turns the bulk of them over to his secretary for examination, reference, and reply.

St. John's Church promises to be no less popular with the new administration than with the one just past. The pew of the ex-President will, at the expiration of the present quarter on April 1, be occupied by Senator Evarts. For some time it was thought that Vice President and Mrs. Hendricks, who, since coming to Washington, have attended the church as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Niles, would secure this pew. They have, however, almost decided upon identifying themselves with the Church of the Ascension. Secretary and Mrs. Vilas for the present occupy seats in the pew of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Leiter, at St. John's. Secretary and Mrs. Manning have the pew of Mrs. Frank Beach. Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Endicott have also attended St. John's Church several times in the last few weeks.

The presence of "Brick" Pomeroy and ex-Senator Pomeroy in the city just now recalls a story I heard some time ago. "Brick" was climbing his genealogical tree somewhere out West, and wrote to Pomeroy, then in the Senate, asking to know which of the Pomeroy family the Senator belonged to. The answer was: "Tell me which branch you belong to, and I'll belong to the other." "Brick" was very mad, and said: "I'll get even with old pomme-de-terre yet." I wonder if he has, or intends to do it in the paper he has just started here. If the tone of the United States Democrat is any evidence, I should say he could soon get not only even with the other branch of the Pomeroy family, but considerably ahead.

I hear that Pomeroy has his wife and two children with him, and that they have taken a part of the suite of rooms so long occupied by General and Mrs. Logan. "Brick" is not half so black as his own paper paints him, but in his home life is quite an example of temperance and good habits. The elder of his two children is a little girl of three, with large pondering blue eyes and fair hair, and his pride in this lovely child is very marked.

One of the employees of the White House was asked how he liked the new President. "Well, he has been a great help to us. When the crowds get so thick in the East Room that we can't do anything with them, the President comes down and shakes hands for an hour or so and thins them out. He said if he could help us in this way he would, and that he didn't mind shaking out 500 now and then," was the answer of this appreciative doorkeeper.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Recap. Suit in District Court. Plaintiffs: Camilla Bigler, Frank Robinson Bigler, Bertha Bigler, and Kate Willard Bigler. Defendants: S. B. Riggs, Albert Newman, B. W. Matlack, and Charles H. Searing. Concerned real estate: lots of it, all in Arkansas City. Kellogg & Sedgwick were the attorney for plaintiff. Attest: S. B. RIGGS. Clerk, ED. PATE.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. I. A. Funk, of Independence, and Miss Mollie Tulley, whom our matrimonial reporter noticed yesterday evening, were married at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the house of the bride's brother-in-law, Mr. C. Cohen. Miss Tulley is a young lady of excellent qualities, while the groom is one of Independence's best young men. Our premonition of yesterday will bear the atonement of a second congratulation. Matrimonially inclined people must keep mighty still about the "happy event" to evade the freshness of THE DAILY COURIER. We won't promise to give everything before it occurs, but will always knock the persimin at the earliest possible moment. Mr. Funk is a cousin of Geo. A. Black, W. A. Lee's handsome bookkeeper. The happy couple left for Independence this evening.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The festive burglar has again crawled from his little den and endeavored to make a haul. Burglars are about the only ones generally unsuccessful in Winfield. Our people don't leave much cash lying around loose--we have two good banks for that. They would rather lay it up where moths do not corrupt nor thieves break in and steal. The stores of Lynn & French and W. B. Pixley were entered by the back doors, Monday night, through the services of a chisel and hammer--but the thieves cared only for money and got only about eight dollars which had been left in the tills. No merchandise was disturbed.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Cambridge furnished a "bald headed" case this week; that is, the bald headed part of the community made up an attentive audience. Lee Bailes was the defendant and the State the prosecutor on behalf of Susie Sutton, who says he is the father of her four weeks old babe. Bailes has a wife and four children. The details were disgusting. The girl is fifteen years old. For some unaccountable reason the jury disagreed, after being out all night. They stood eleven for conviction and one for acquittal. The case was on trial three days and the costs run way up. There is something wrong about our jury system--or about the men who compose our juries.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Wellington Baptists gave a missionary feast on last Friday afternoon and evening, which, by special invitation, was attended by the following delegation from the Winfield Baptist church: Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Reider, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bliss, Mrs. E. M. Albright, Mrs. Anna Hall, Mrs. Spencer Bliss, Miss Lida Tyner, Miss Callie Wortman, Miss Maggie Herpich, and Mr. E. R. Greer. Those from this city are enthusiastic in praise of the many courtesies extended them by the Wellington folks, and shall take great pleasure in reciprocating at no distant day.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A complete system of scales, weights, and measures have been added to the object lesson apparatus in Miss Jessie Stretch's department of the city schools, the second ward primary. The attendance in this department was remarkably good last month, forth-eight being neither tardy nor absent.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

There will be quarterly meeting in the United Brethren church in this city the approaching Saturday and Sabbath. The Presiding Elder, Re. R. W. Parks, will conduct the services. A cordial invitation is extended to be with us on the occasion. J. H. SNYDER, Pastor.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A jolly party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whiting, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nelson spent several days of last week in the Territory on a camping excursion among the Indians, soldiers, and other strange sights.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Robinson Hose Company gave another of their pleasant hops at McDougal's hall Thursday evening last. They give another Thursday evening of next week, to which they invite all their friends.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

There are three applications for druggist permits pending before the Probate court. Phelps & Newman of Burden, Crabtree of New Salem, and one from Udall.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

THE DAILY COURIER may not be overly large, but it will be like the W. C. T. U., says Marshal Herrod--full at least twice a week.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The D. M. & A. directors meet here Thursday to transact business looking to the early building of the road.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The City Council meets Friday at four o'clock to canvas Tuesday's vote and declare the winners.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Sixteen road cases are pending before the commissioners this session, and still they come.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

L. D. Mayhew is in from St. Louis.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

George Whiteley was in from St. Louis today.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

E. E. Bell, of Sioux City, Iowa, is a Brettun guest.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

W. B. Hagins was in the city today from the Terminus.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

H. W. Stewart, of Arkansas City, dinnered at the Brettun.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

S. Artley, of St. Louis, a jolly drummer, is at the Brettun.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Frank Leland and Ed. McMullen took in the Terminus today.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A. Gerstele, a Kansas City cigar man, is doing the city today.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

N. R. Wilson and Dr. W. T. Wright went to Wichita this morning.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Dr. E. Thompson came in yesterday evening from Coldwater.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Lafe Sherrard's the happy dad of a 10½ pound boy. Good enough!

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. J. S. Baker of Richland township was in the city last Friday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Miss Anna Hunt is assisting her father in the County Clerk's office.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mrs. Arthur Bangs and mother, Mrs. Brettun, left yesterday for an Ohio visit.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

F. H. Price, a landlord of Cherryvale, is here as witness in the Lewis burglary case.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

F. C. Joslyn, general manager of G. B. Shaw & Co.'s lumberyards, is at the Brettun.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Miss Hattie Andrews has returned from a winter's course in the State Normal School.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

H. W. Gilbert, one of the old Southern Kansas railroad boys, was here on a lay-off yesterday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Jacob Hilty, an acquaintance of the Farmers Bank folks, is in the city looking up a location.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

W. W. Thompson, a dry goods "runner" from Philadelphia was dispensing his wares here today.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

S. J. Siddall and Elmer Mallette, Findlay, Ohio, friends of John A. Eaton, are here prospecting.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

C. C. Shawver, one of Wellington's real estate men, was over today on business with P. H. Albright.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

J. W. Griffith, of the Terminus, dined at the Central today, being in the Metropolis on "biz."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

President Schuler of the Winfield Bank looks more pleasant than usual behind a splendid new desk.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. Whitelaw, an attorney of Kingman and law partner of Hon. Frank Gillett, is attending court here.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Harry C. Huyck and mother, of Arkansas City, passed through here today, on a trip to Howard.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Dr. J. A. Houx, who formerly resided here, has returned and again opened a first class dental office.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Supt. Limerick created School District No. 144 this week. Cowley believes in schools. Let them grow.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mrs. W. Ferguson, of Arkansas City, is spending a few weeks with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Cal Ferguson.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mrs. Pierce, sister of J. L. Horning, left for her home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last evening after an extended visit.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Miss V. E. Hardin, of Cambridge, was in the city yesterday, returning from a two weeks' visit at Great Bend.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Ira L. McCommon came over from Caldwell Saturday to spend Sunday and attend to some business matters.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. Asa Wright, of Lafayette, Indiana, is visiting his old friends, the family of Jonathan Stretch, and may locate.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. M. L. Smock, of Indianapolis, Ind., is visiting his brother, S. J. Smock, who lives over the river south of this place.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

L. C. Scott, the barber, will enjoy the sweets of widowerhood, his wife being in Champaign, Illinois, for a summer's visit.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

W. B. Rhodes, traveling for Richards Conover Hardware Co., Kansas City, was bombarding our hardware men today.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. C. W. Taylor, the popular agent of Wells Fargo & Co.'s Express, has with his better half taken rooms with Mrs. P. W. Zook.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mrs. G. W. Miller, accompanied by her son, Joe, left for New Orleans Tuesday evening. They expect to be gone several weeks.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

B. W. Trout, of Sioux City, Iowa, is at the Central. He is looking up a locality and thinks Winfield the prettiest town he has yet struck.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mrs. F. M. Friend is on a Chicago purchasing tour. Miss Hattie Stolp is assisting in the millinery establishment during Mrs. Friend's absence.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Wm. Smith, father of our John A., has arrived with his family to locate. He is an extensive farmer, a man of means, and will be a valuable acquisition.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

J. K. Malley came in Saturday from a two weeks Chicago visit. Braced by gentle spring, he sports a doleful souvenir of last fall's campaign: a Blaine hat.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

M. L. Smock, a postal clerk on one of the roads running of out Indianapolis, is spending a thirty days' furlough in visiting his brother, S. J., residing just over the west bridge.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Whiting Brothers are taking water from the water-works for use in their Meat Market, in running their counter fountain. Our water-works are gradually spreading.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Captain P. A. Huffman, from Indiana, father-in-law of Charley Holmes, arrived last week, has rented the Burkhalter property on Manning street, and is permanently located.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. J. B. Corson, after a year's residence in Greenbush, Wisconsin, has returned to again take up his abode in Walnut township and the garden of Eden, Cowley County.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Judge McDonald met Capt. Couch on the train this afternoon to consult with him regarding his visit to Washington. The Captain will beard President Cleveland at the White House.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mrs. N. C. Myers, well known here, died on the 30th ult. of abdominal dropsy at her home, Odell, Nebraska. Mr. Myers owns property here and was expecting to soon return to reside.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Belva Lockwood caused a ripple to go over her audience last Thursday evening in the astonishing declaration, "These things have existed from time immemorial--ever since I was a child."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A number from Oxford attended the Belva Lockwood lecture Thursday evening last, among whom were Miss Millie Chandler, Mrs. Libbie Thomas, Everett Maggard, Bert Holland, L. F. Chandler, E. W. Elleman, and Will Griffin.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Frank McClain, Burden's musical man, was in the city yesterday on his road to Arkansas City, where he will probably engage as instructor of the Terminus' new brass band. As a musician, Frank has few superiors.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. H. G. Shelby, of Burlington, Iowa, has been visiting his old friend, Mr. J. W. Millspaugh. He is so well pleased with Cowley that he has bought a farm over the river just west of town and proposes to make it his future home.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Among the first to subscribe for the DAILY COURIER was James Jordan. Jim knows enterprise when he sees it and says this is what Winfield needs and should encourage. Go thou and do likewise.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Frank Conkright of Walnut, received by through freight this week two imported Clydesdale stallions. They are very fine horses and Frank is doing a good thing for the stock interests of his locality by the purchases.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

We understand that H. P. Standley has sold his Arkansas City Traveler to S. E. Lockley, who will take possession this week. H. P. is one of Cowley's pioneer journalists, always turned out a reliable, newsy paper, and it is with a tear in our left eye that we note his retirement.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Miss Anna Kuhn, one of Winfield's sturdy young ladies who is "holding down" a claim in Clark County, came home last Thursday and returned to her post of honor today. Miss Iowa Roberts is also at home after several weeks' sojourn on her Clark County claim. For pluck, intelligence, and true independence, we will put Cowley County ladies against any.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Judge Gans is enterprising. He draws business clear from Montgomery County. A marriage license was issued about an hour ago to Mr. I. A. Funk and Miss Mollie Tulley. It seems hard on a stranger to give this matter out so fresh, but then that's what the COURIER is here for. From the nervous state of the young man, we judge it will come off tonight. We extend our congratulations in advance.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. J. F. McMullen got in yesterday from a ten days southern trip, taking in New Orleans, and returned by Palestine, Texas, from where he was accompanied home by his oldest son, Frank, who is severely prostrated from lung disease. It is for the purpose of receiving better care that Frank has returned home. When disease overtakes us and lays his icy hand on the future, there is no place like home, no comforter like mother.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The old City Council held its last meeting Monday evening. The petition of J. N. Harter and ten others for sidewalk on north side of blocks 188, 208, 228, and 248; sidewalk petition of Levi Doty and fourteen others, for walk on west side of blocks 192 and 193; petition of L. H. Webb and fifteen others, for walk on east side of lots 5 and 6 in block 134 and on east side of lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 in block 135; petition of V. E. Bartlett and 18 others for walk on north side of block 202, and on east side of the property on Andrews street between Fifth avenue and Fourth street were referred to the proper committee. The committee on streets and alleys reported favorably on sidewalk petitions of Joseph Abrams et al for walk on south side of blocks 287 and 267; on petition of August Kadau et al, for walk on west side of lots 1 and 26, in block 222, and on north side of lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, in same block, and the necessary ordinances ordered. The Committee previously appointed to look up the matter of adjusting city order number 241, given to Winfield Water Company in July, 1884, recommended that the City pay one thousand dollars of the order, and issue a new one for the balance, due February 17th, 1886, bearing seven percent interest, which was adopted. The Committee on opening the street west of Courier Place recommended that the City purchase the ground and immediately lay out the street. Quarterly reports of City Clerk and acting Police Judges were found correct, and Clerk's statement ordered published. The following bills were ordered paid: Wm. Moore & Sons, stone for crossings, $90.50; J. C. Fuller, rent Council room for April, $30; J. C. McMullen, rent fire department building for March, $25; City Officers Salaries for March, $130.28; Black & Rembaugh, printing, $27.75; Leon Doroshee, work on street, $8; E. F. Sears, crossings, $33.04; Hendricks & Wilson, supplies, $30; J. A. Edwards, stone for City, $13.50; A. T. Roberts, dog tags, $2.25; H. H. Glanden, crossing, $67.30. Bills of W. A. Lee, rent for fire bell tower, $8; B. F. Harrod, services as deputy marshal, August, 1883, $37.50, were rejected. The following pauper claims were referred to the County Commissioners for payment: A. H. Doane & Co., coal, $15.95; J. N. Harter, goods and medicines, $12. O'Meara & Randolph, shoes, $1.25; George Emerson, medical attendance, $22.50; claims of J. C. Long, groceries, etc., amounting to $106.50. Fine assessed in police court on March 14th against Robert Brown was remitted. Letter from the Western Union Telegraph Company, asking a license franchise, was laid over.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Sunday last was a royal day and everybody who could muster up the necessary equipments was out riding. "Shank's mare," that wonderful convenient and cheap animal, was also in good demand in enjoying one of the most perfect of our Kansas days. The sky was as blue as the spring violets, and the air as balmy as though wafted from orange groves. The song of the bird was on the air, and down amid the green turf fresh green prairie grass was showing its invigorating spears, while the numerous plats of blue grass in the city appeared in their first beautiful spring toilets. Riverside Park was largely animated all day.

The DAILY COURIER starts off with a telegraphed order for a double half column advertisement from North, Orrison & Co., Kansas City. How is that for high?

The "World" entertainment at the Opera House this evening will be well patronized. The reserved seat chart is nearly full.

Ben Wells of the third ward was made "papa" some more on Friday morning last, the arrival being a bouncing girl prattler.

The ordinance of baptism will be administered on Sunday next at Floral, after the morning sermon, by Rev. F. A. Brady.

It is rumored that the Tisdale township division matter will be brought before the county board. Then there will be more "Wah." Look out!

The county board will let the contract for the erection of a house on the poor farm. It will cost about $3,000.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Winfield has been called a poor show town. She is: for snide shows. Our people are intelligent and cultured and the little one-horse show that comes along expecting their patronage will always get left, as it should. We have been afflicted by a number of these leeches this winter--none of them, however, carrying away much of our good wealth. We want none but first-class artists. Our people are always ready to patronize such. A guarantee fund could be raised at any time to start them, and after they find the appreciative qualities of our people, they will come without solicitation. That the Queen City has a high appreciation of merit was finely exhibited in the splendid, enthusiastic greeting given "The World" at the Opera House Tuesday evening. It was certainly the best thing ever put on the boards here, excepting, possibly, Sheridan in Louis IX. Every actor is an artist and the play abounds in thrilling scenes and realistic acts. The stage was too small, too, to admit all their scenery. The sinking ship, the raft at sea, and the rescue were scenes that beggar description. J. Z. Little, the star, is certainly at the head in his profession--such an actor and company as Winfield is glad to welcome at any time.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The primary duty of an usher at a theatrical entertainment, where a reserved seat plat is used, is to see that people get the seats to which their tickets entitle them, and the usher who isn't alert enough to do this ought to be unceremoniously bounced. The idea that anyone should be subject to embarrassment or be compelled to demand a seat reserved and paid for, is an outrage. These remarks are prompted by just this thing occurring in five or six instances at the "World" last night. Parties holding seats in section "B" were seated in seats of the same number for section "C" and similar mistakes, and the parties who held the rightful checks, finding their seats occupied, were given the alternative of going home or appropriating any seat they could find. And this same trouble is numerously occurring at different entertainments. Goldsmith brothers, who reserve the tickets, are sometimes blamed for this, but holders of tickets know that the blame is with the ushers. The checks are carefully and properly numbered, but the usher mixes the holders around at will. Let an usher post himself thoroughly, be alert, and all will be well. Winfield has no ill-mannered boors who will knowingly appropriate a seat someone else has paid for, so no trouble comes from this source.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Says the Arkansas City Republican: "Winfield is preparing for a boom. She is trying to absorb Walnut township within her corporate limits. She wants to extend her city limits to the river on the west, thus taking in the fair ground and city park. On the north to Dutch creek; on the east out past the mounds, taking in the reservoir; and on the south they remain unchanged. The city will be three miles wide by two miles in length."

Oh, we're a spreader, dear brother. The territory laid off for incorporation under the new law has long been our legitimate due. The persons embraced therein have been enjoying all the benefits of our municipality and yet swelling the population and wealth of adjoining townships. The proffered boundaries are equitable and have few objections. When they are established, the census will show our correct population--over six thousand. The Republican, however, makes us most too corpulent. We don't anticipate being solidly built up over an area two by three miles before January 1st, 1886.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

No violent or alarming exercise was exhibited here in celebration of Arbor Day. Gov. Martin failed to interview the weather manager, and therefore made a mistake of one day in naming the date. Gossamers and umbrellas were in much greater demand on Thursday than trees and shrubbery. But the beautiful days which immediately followed have been energetically utilized. All over the city can be seen the effect of the tree planter's labor. The city school board set out over three hundred maples on our several school grounds, and the number of private improvements in this line augur much for our future title of the "Forest City"--a cognomen we can already gracefully bear. Our people are firm believers in the adornment of home, as is evidenced in beauty all around.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Rev. William Fisher, an aged minister of the United Brethren Church, who moved into this county last fall, and settled near his son, Mr. Silas Fisher, five miles south of Winfield, died last Friday, and was buried on Sabbath in the Sumpter cemetery on the banks of the Arkansas. The funeral services were held in the Erwin Chapel at Constant. A large congregation assembled and were addressed by Rev. J. H. Snyder, pastor of the U. B. Church in this City.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Dr. J. G. Houx has fitted up his dentist rooms in the Torrance & Fuller block in first class shape. Dr. Houx was the first dentist Winfield had,--in 1873. He afterwards removed to Columbus, but after ten years absence, returns to his early stamping ground. He has a state reputation as a skillful dentist and we are glad to chronicle his return.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Winfield never experienced an election day like Tuesday. But one candidate had opposition--Capt. H. H. Siverd. Every man on the ticket was such as would honor the position for which he was nominated--representative men selected from the tried and trusted of the city by a non-partisan caucus--a caucus the like of which Winfield never had before and will probably never have again. There was nothing to draw out a full vote. Everything was as tranquil as a May morning. The only riffle was caused by the feeble attempt of a certain element to down the irrepressible Capt. H. H. Siverd. But the Captain didn't down worth a cent. The colored voters of the city made a mistake in allowing the whiskey mugwumps to cajole them into running their candidate after this honest defeat in the people's convention. Following is the vote of the several wards.

W. G. Graham, Mayor, 142; W. H. Turner, Police Judge, 151; John D. Pryor, City Treasurer, 153; G. W. Robinson, Treasurer, Board of Education, 152; H. H. Siverd, Constable, 112; T. H. Herrod, Constable, 129; Archie Brown, Constable, 55; G. H. Crippen, Councilman, 153; J. H. Bullen, Member, Board of Education, 153. TOTAL: 157.

Graham, 212; M. G. Troup, 1; W. H. Turner, 234; W. A. Tipton, 1; John D. Pryor, 223; Geo. W. Robinson, 226; H. H. Siverd, 176; T. H. Herrod, 199; Archie Brown, 51; James Connor, 224; A. G. Wilson, 224; W. O. Johnson, 218. TOTAL: 231.

W. G. Graham, 93; W. H. Turner, 91; John D. Pryor, 93; Geo. W. Robinson, 94; H. H. Siverd, 74; T. H. Herrod, 84; Archie Brown, 23; J. P. Baden, 91; J. N. Harter, 92; B. F. Wood, 91; W. H. Smith, 90. TOTAL: 92.

W. G. Graham, 127; Mollie Burke, 1; W. H. Turner, 131; John D. Pryor, 128; H. H. Siverd, 105; T. H. Herrod, 103; Archie Brown, 35; A. H. Jennings, 130; T. B. Myers, 132; G. W. Robinson, 131; J. S. Mann, 128; H. E. Silliman, 25; Archie Brown, 5. TOTAL: 133.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Last winter a year ago Judge J. Wade McDonald seeded about twelve acres of prairie in the bottom on his Liberty township cattle ranch, in Kentucky blue grass. He fed his large herd on this ground during that winter, feeding mostly corn fodder. Last summer but a few spears of the blue grass appeared here and there and the prairie grass had mostly been tramped out. The past winter he again fed his stock on this land, expecting, of course, that his experiment was no go. In February last the cattle were removed. The Judge hadn't been on the ground since, till last Sunday when, to his astonishment, he found twelve acres of beautiful, luxuriant, and nicely-matted blue grass. This experiment means that blue grass should be well pastured, and that when sown on prairie and thoroughly pastured, the prairie grass is tamped out and the blue grass properly set. This result can also be verified by others who have tried it. The idea that ground before receiving blue grass seed should be thoroughly cultivated is clearly shown to be a fallacy.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

A splendid audience of Winfield's culture and intelligence greeted Belva Lockwood at the Opera House Thursday evening last. Being the first female candidate for president of the United States is certainly a fine card for Mrs. Lockwood. A curious and expectant audience is one of the hardest to please, and hence her national note in one sense is a disadvantage. Her audiences expect too much. Her thorough acquaintance with Washington life, practically and socially, as woven into her lecture is highly interesting, though a reiteration of historical facts, only freshened by the peculiar standpoint of a lady lawyer. Coming from an attorney, her lecture was not as logical as might be expected, but in the statement of so many things in the form of a popular lecture other considerations take precedence of logic. Mrs. Lockwood certainly stands among our brained women, but as a lecturer our people think Helen M. Gouger superior. Helen possess an originality and force that at once captivates an audience.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Baptist Sunday School celebrated its seventh anniversary last Sunday evening. The anniversary report from secretary J. A. Smith made the following showing.

Anniversary attendance by years:

1st year 85; 2nd year 164; 3rd year 135; 4th year 148; 5th year 171; 5th year 203; 7th year 193.

The lowest number at school since organization, 19, May 26, 1878. Highest number: 321, May 6, 1878. The school missed two Sundays since organization: Sept. 21st and 19th, 1880, because the room was being repaired. Number now enrolled 285, average last month 175.

This shows a splendid prosperity. Winfield is noted for her churches and Sunday Schools. Our six churches are filled every Sunday, for all services. THE COURIER will take pleasure in publishing any items of church news that may be brought to its notice.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

In 1876 an appropriation was made by the legislature to refund the counties of the state the expenses incurred in caring for and transporting the insane, and allowing for future expenditures. The "back-pay" allowance was gobbled up without Cowley getting in her bill. Senator Jennings took hold of the matter in the last legislature and succeeded in raising the back appropriation to twenty thousand dollars and equalized the matter by reducing the appropriation for the future to ten thousand. County Clerk Hunt went over his books of years gone by and sent in our bill at once, about twelve hundred dollars, for which a draft from Auditor McCabe was received last week.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The wonderful outpouring of citizens at the caucus in the Opera House last Friday evening indicates that our people are fully alive to the interests of the city. When five hundred voters gather en masse to select candidates for city government, it shows that they mean business and propose to take a hand in future in the management of affairs. The persons selected by such a meeting should recognize the high compliment by the most assiduous attention to the city's interests during their term of office. They are all just the kind of men who will give Winfield a live energetic and active administration of affairs.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Court met this morning and went through a few cases. The term will last six weeks and the docket is quite heavy. A. P. Johnson was appointed to act as County Attorney in the case of the State against D. P. Hurst, Mr. Asp being disqualified by reason of his connections with the case before election. Case of State vs. Kimmell was set for next Monday. State vs. Isaac Frier stricken from the docket. The bailiffs for this term are T. A. Blanchard and R. Farnsworth. In the divorce case of Anna Mount against John H. Mount, the decree was granted; also forty dollars to Mrs. Mounts with which to pay costs.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

'Gene Wilber returned last week from a business trip to Indiana. He brings orders from the large manufacturing firm for which he handled wool last season to furnish them this year one million pounds. This means that Gale & Wilber will take for manufacture all the wool raised in southwestern Kansas, at a net cash price which leaves out the profit generally exacted for two or three sets of "middle men," and which the wool grower has heretofore had to pay. The manufacturers for whom they are agents say Cowley County will makes the best and finest of flannels, and it is all to be worked up into this class of goods.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The appropriation for the erection of the asylum will not be available until after July 1st. In the meantime the site will be selected and the plans and specification passed upon. The State Board of Charities will visit Winfield in a short time for that purpose.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

"The Winfield National Bank" will succeed the Winfield Bank and will be ready for business in May. Another evidence of Winfield's boom.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

D. P. Swan, County Treasurer of Sumner County, and a man universally esteemed, died Thursday last, after a long illness with throat and lung disease. The treasurer's office of Sumner is now closed, awaiting the appointment of a successor to Mr. Swan.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

John Bartgis has been on the sick list for several weeks.

Weather warm and farmers are hard at work plowing for corn.

Several new Hoosiers are stopping with Dan. Raney, and will probably settle in this county.

Mr. Andrew Young has moved into one of Aley Bros. houses, and will work for them this season.

George Hosmer has returned from Manhattan school, and will again take up his usual profession.

Our Representatives at Topeka, this winter, worked manfully, and should be returned two years hence.

Miss Kate Bond has returned to Columbus, Kansas, where her folks live, and many a sad heart she left behind.

Much of the wheat will be plowed up, as it is mostly killed. Some say the fly did it, others, that it froze to death.

The Cedar Creek Lyceum has adjourned sine die, after having had a crowded house to listen to our young Ciceros.

This week will end our school until fall. Miss Robins, our teacher, is generally liked by all and especially by the old baches.

Most every man in this section wants to use the county surveyor, but can't get him. He says that he has not time, as he is busy working on roads.

Our Commissioners should do something so that the people living on the Ridge, with a section 2½ miles wide, could get their corners established, so they could plow their hedge rows.

Uncle Billy Thompson's brother is visiting him from Allen County. They got separated 35 years ago, and each supposed the other dead until a few days ago. They killed the fatted calf and had a good time over their meeting.

Plenty of Railroad talk; most all say that they will not vote township bonds to aid the D. M. & A., while some say they would vote county bonds for the same. Of course, we will all vote solidly against the Kansas City & Southwestern.

Republicans are all rejoicing over the row in the Democratic ranks at Washington, and with one accord say that Cleveland is doing well. Peagan is mad because he did not get in the cabinet, and has taken the President to task over the silver question.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mrs. Reynolds spent several days last week down the creek visiting.

Several of our young people attended church at Burden Sunday night.

Mrs. Mat Jackson has a niece visiting here. She will stay with them this summer.

Miss Mattie Rittenhouse was quite sick last week with a sore throat but is all right now.

Quite a number of our young people spent Saturday afternoon fishing and boat riding.

Miss Laura Elliott and Lou Wilson were in Burden Saturday and had their pictures pulled.

The mite met with Laura Elliott Saturday night. Will meet down at Mr. Hall's next Saturday night. All are invited.

Mrs. Stephens, of Dexter, spent Sunday with her brother, Mr. A. O. Elliott. She was accompanied by her sister-in-law, Miss Stephens.

Mr. Henry and Link Branson left Friday morning for Eureka, having been called to the bedside of their brother, Mart, who is not expected to live.

Mr. Will Little of Sparta, Illinois, nephew of Mr. G. W. Wilson, arrived in our city Friday. He is quite a dandy and I have already heard of one girl who is smitten.

Our good people reorganized a Union Sunday School Sunday and elected new officers for the coming quarter. Now let everybody come out and help make it a success.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The gentle mildness brings forth greenness.

Perry Birdzell will soon depart for Maple City to fill an engagement between a breaking plow's handles.

Squire Broadwell let Will Holcomb down most awfully on about April 1st. Don't ask Will whether he kissed "a strawberry on the hill," or he will surely blush clear down to his stomach.

Jim Albert came to South Bend last week to talk circus business with Will Holcomb. These two models of grace and double beauty will probably torture Tony Agler's ten-cent audiences this season.

Al Mounts has sold his farm to a Mr. Dillo, from Illinois. Al says that eight acres is not enough land for so large a family as his. The excitement that has reigned for some time is owing to the arrival of several pound of Mounts. It is a "songster," and capacitated to squeal "ma" in a manner that would dislocate Paddy Ryan's nerves. "G. V." generally smokes a very strong cigar, but will in Al's case, be content with a very mild one.

Proctor was once considered as an unparalleled astronomer, but our friend "Mark" has knocked the foot garments off all former astronomical discoveries. "Mark" flourishes the wind-bag of rhetoric over "Neptune's" cerebellum, and ventures to assert that that star is composed of very curious materials. Let us place Hackney's much linear corpse upon a clapboard to rest. Henceforth, "Mark," if an enemy slug thee, even at the butt of thine ear, wax not wrathful, but turn to him the butt of the other, also.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

But little interest manifested in the prospective railroads.

Miss Ella King will commence a spring term of school in District 4 Monday.

Sam Watt has sent his surplus young stock in the Territory for summer grazing.

Henry Harbaugh has made his front yard more attractive by a neat picket fence.

Donahue and Jones started for the Territory on Saturday with their herd of hides and bones.

Another carload of corn is standing on the side-track for general distribution at 40 cents per bushel.

Lewis Brown has added considerably to the appearance of his premises by erecting about forty rods of woven wire fence.

Mr. West Holland and wife arrived home yesterday from a pleasant winter's visit to their old home county in North Carolina.

This morning Jack Whitzon sold 23 head of young cattle for about six hundred dollars to Beach & Co., who were taking their herd to the Nation.

Last Friday evening a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Stimson Beach. Dr. H. W. Marsh was master of ceremonies. The sexes are now represented in this happy household.

Ex-pedagogue Myron Cronk, having accumulated some capital the past winter from shooting ideas, is now investing the same in young cattle. He will soon be a bloated and polluted stockman.

There was a kissing and hugging exhibition last Monday night at the Holland schoolhouse, ostensibly in the celebration of the close of the school, but more particularly for the benefit of the bachelettes and bachelors of district No. 10, and some imported young bloods.

The Irwin Chapel Sunday School closed the past quarter by a general review of lessons. Several of the adult members and teachers were each assigned topics for recitation and explanation. A lively interest was manifested by the school and a pleasant and profitable time enjoyed. Superintendent Fisher is making this school a success.

Blair Ruth arrived last week with his wife and family from Pennsylvania. He is a brother of Ike and Mesdames Mumaw and Hughes. There was a family reunion at Mr. Daniel Mumaw's last Sunday, and the several members participated in a sumptuous feast. Your reporter "dropped in" long enough to sample the delicious viands. Mr. Blair Ruth is a practical gardener and will devote his time to that industry.

A. C. Cronk made several satisfactory horse trades this spring and naturally concluded that he was no slouch of a judge of horse flesh; but the past week, however, an oily-tongued sharper induced him to swap a good horse and $27 of hard cash for one that proves to have a strong constitutional dislike to wearing harness. A. C. anticipates lots of fun keeping the flies off of this fine (?) animal this season. Be calm, "G. V.," I will try to telephone you when the storm-cloud lowers and threatens your serenity of mind.

Last Friday a gloom of sadness passed over our community when the death of Rev. Wm. Fisher was reported. His funeral took place Sunday from the Irwin Chapel. Rev. J. H. Snyder officiated and preached an eloquent and pathetic sermon from first Corinthians, 15th chapter, on the resurrection. Although the deceased was a comparative stranger in our midst, arriving from Ohio but a few months ago, such was the impression made on our people that a large number of neighbors and friends followed the remains to the silent city. The bereaved wife and disconsolate sons and relatives have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their great affliction.

"Mark" regrets very much that his vocabulary of monosyllables is not sufficiently extensive for the comprehension of Bobbie Holland, alias neptune (lower case, typo), but consoles himself over the fact that he is not responsible for b. h.'s (lower case) ignorance. In last week's Telegram he asserts that I used 115 words "to tell me that I was a fool." If I had intimated as much, I should have used the present tense; and then butchered the Queen's English with 142 words in proving his foolship a fact. Before you indulge in personalities again, dear neppie, learn to spell the individual's name, and use some other weapon of defense instead of "you're another." Now, bobbie dearest, in the future keep your nose clean and your chin wiped off, then your superiors may have more respect for you.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mrs. D. D. Kellogg was suddenly called east to attend the sick bed of her father on the 2nd.

Mrs. E. B. Bradley spent the Sabbath at Wichita, the guest of Mrs. J. P. Voorhees.

We are soon to have a new boot and shoe store. J. J. Hancock, of Ohio, will open shortly in the old office of the Sentinel.

We have a new dress making establishment in town. Some ladies from Seeley have opened in the old Barber shop.

Geo. Gray seems to be magnetized toward Wichita lately for some unknown reason, but yet we always did believe "brown" eyes were magnetic.

Our new Methodist minister, Rev. Jas. Tull, preached a very interesting discourse at the Baptist church last Sabbath morning and evening.

Grain coming in quite slow. Our buyers are now drilling for a pedestrian tour, and will endeavor to wrest the laurels from Weston and the rest of the celebrated walkist.

Ye editor of the "Sentinel" seems to have struck it rich, from the singular placidity that pervades on his countenance, as he gently remarks, "It's a boy." Smoke, yes, thanks.

The Udall Brass Band have engaged the services of Fred Lindley as instructor. Fred is an accomplished manipulator on a horn, and our boys are to be congratulated on securing his services.

Our city election passed off quietly with the following ticket elected.

S. Moore, J. R. Staton, W. H. Gray, O. Jewitt, and Geo. Knickerbocker.

Rufus Huff can't keep out of the butcher business. There seems to be a fascination in the shedding of blood of animals for Rufus, hence he bought our young friend Geo. Winn's shop. George will return to Atchison ere long.

One of our most pressing needs at present is a first-class hotel. One where a transient guest or a regular boarder can and will receive respectful and courteous treatment, a clean, heated, and respectable looking office where guests can rest and refresh themselves with some degree of comfort. Such a hotel would not only materially assist the growth and welfare of our city but would be a paying investment from the start. We have nothing to say against our present hotel, except the city is too far in advance for them to ever hope to catch up with her in her rapid growth, and are very inadequate to the wants and requirements of an enterprising and flourishing city.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The citizens of Winfield and the farmers adjacent will not be delighted to observe that the drop worm has made its appearance. The cocoon of this worm is to be seen in considerable numbers hanging to the twigs of the shade trees in front of the Central Hotel. From these cocoons will emerge a perfect insect at the time of the appearance of the leaves, and after laying its hundreds of eggs, will die. These eggs will bring forth a myriad of worms that will defoliate the trees. They may now be destroyed by clipping off the cocoons and burning them, and it is to be hoped that this matter will not be neglected. This insect has come to stay and unless destroyed, will play havoc with the foliage of our shade, fruit, and ornamental trees. If any person desires to see the cocoon of this worm, in order to recognize it in the future, you may find it at the COURIER office. JAS. F. MARTIN.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The case of D. F. Best, for disturbing the peace of an Arkansas City individual some time ago, was the first case called in the District Court this morning. He was acquitted. Doctor Burge plead guilty to one count on charge of illegally prescribing liquor. Judgment deferred to Monday. The regular jury was dismissed till Monday. State vs. Dennis P. Hurst, assault with intent to kill. Defendant waived arraignment, and a plea of guilty to simple assault was accepted by County Attorney Asp. Judgment deferred. State vs. Lewis C. Rise, adultery: nollied. State vs. R. H. McGinnis, assault with intent to kill. Case continued.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The new shops of Messrs. Ostrander & Stayman in the Bryan building on north main street were surrounded with a very businesslike air this morning. Eight or ten men were busy at work putting the huge machinery in place and getting the bells and pulleys adjusted. They will be ready for business Thursday, and can turn out any kind of machine work from a locomotive down. The proprietors are thorough businessmen, and are putting an institution in our midst that will be one of much value to our people. They are arranging to build a foundry in connection with the shops. Verily, Winfield is booming.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Quincy A. Glass, druggist, will keep a stock of house plants during the summer from the conservatory of Wilson Keith, Topeka. Mr. Keith is generally recognized as the leading florist of the west.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The city authorities are putting up a new street crossing on Main and Ninth with a gutter beneath it. We hope they will build it high enough so that it will not be covered with slush mud six inches deep the next time we have a long and heavy rain. We also hope that the new city administration will have the ditches cleaned out and kept clean. Those along Main street are about a foot too high any way. The habit is to first fill up where the ditches should be and then they have to raise the middle of the street away above the crossings. It will not be long before the street will be higher than the buildings if this continues.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Mr. George H. Crippen was stricken with a temporary paralytic stroke last evening, and for a few hours his life was despaired of. He had been around on the street all day, though suffering with headache, and no premonition whatever was experienced. The physicians brought him through all right, and though yet unable to be up, he expects to be out soon.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Today's battle between the English barbarians and the Arabian gentlemen in full in tomorrow evening's DAILY COURIER. Full dispatches from all over the world. If the Czar of all the Russians suffers from indigestion this afternoon, he will be relieved tomorrow evening by a dose from the COURIER.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Everybody says "Goodness alive! But ain't it a daisy?" Of course it's a daisy. THE COURIER has always been a daisy. Not continually in full bloom, but generally budding. Take one for your sweetheart--and the other fellow too, if you like. Twenty cents a week, in advance.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The postmaster calls attention to the fact that all boxes in the post office, rent not paid for the current quarter must be vacated on Saturday the 11th, and the renters will find their mail in the general delivery. The postal laws and regulations are imperative.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

G. E. Bradt came in from Wichita Tuesday after a month's rustling of hen fruit for J. P. Baden. J. P. has had a branch egg receiving and shipping house at Wichita and Newton, now discontinued owing to scarcely any local demand.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Montford & Rogers carriage factory is putting up an immense grated animal cage for Craft & Dix. What their menagerie will consist of we do not know. They will probably add at least a monkey and a parrot to their two bears.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Look out for a rise in lumber. Ray Oliver and Byron Rudolf were in close conversation for an hour this morning. The marshal should keep these lumber men apart.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The Presbyterian Aid Society will meet with Mrs. Spotswood tomorrow afternoon. All are cordially invited.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The county seems to be in the sheep business. A fine lot of Merinos are pasturing in the courthouse square.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The "World" troupe plays at Caldwell tonight.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

The following are the real estate transfers for the past week, as taken from the official records, and furnished the COURIER by the real estate firm of Harris & Clark.

J. McCallister and wife to E. B. Bradley, n ½ s e ¼, 19 31 3, east. $2,000.00

Robert S. Johns and wife to J. L. Chenoweth, n ½ s w ¼, 35 5 east. $525.00

H. C. Endicott and wife to P. Endicott, e ½ of s ½ s e ¼, 31 34 4 east, $650.00

D. G. Wortman to R. Merrick, lot 1 and n ½ s e ¼, 15 34 3 east. $2,500

M. S. Williams to A. W. Snodgrass, lots 3-4, block 50, Udall. $70.00

H. D. Kellogg and wife to M. S. Mitts, lot 26, block 127, Arkansas City. $100.00

M. S. Mitts and S. J. Mitts to S. C. Smith, lot 1, block 65, Arkansas City. $245.00

H. H. Martin and wife to F. M. Amman, lot 12, block 21, Udall. $200.00

F. M. Ammon and wife to J. B. Baker, lot 13, block 21, Udall. $200.00

G. H. Clamans and wife to A. Gilstrap, s ½ n w ¼, s ½ e ½ n e ¼, 25-34-5 est. $1,200.00

W. G. Kay and wife to H. C. Wilcox, lot 12, block 21, Arkansas City. $450.00

F. J. Hess and wife to Q. W. Foster, lots 11-12, Arkansas City. $50.00

J. H. Sherburne and wife to C. N. Mosse, lots 24-25-26-27-28, block 59, Arkansas City. $1,500.00

N. W. Parlin and wife to W. Thomas, lots 5-6, block 51, lots 16-17, block 72, lots 15-16, block 133, Arkansas City. $2,000.00

W. Thomas and wife to N. W. Parlin, s e ¼ w 1.2 b e ¼ of ne ¼ 13 34 3 east and lot 2 18 34 4 east. $3,800.00

P. A. Ellemwood and wife to S. H. Wells, lots 1-2, block 6, Dexter. $50.00

H. Stillwell and wife to A. S. Kraybill, lots 67, n e ¼ s w ¼ 6, lot 1, 7-33-6 east. $900.00

F. S. Morton to E. Corman, n ½ n e ¼ s w ¼ n e ¼ s e ¼ of s e ¼ n w ¼ of n w ½ 29-33-0 east. $500.00

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received at the County Clerk's Office of Cowley County, Kansas, until Friday, April 17, 1885, to furnish material, build and complete, a two story house 30 x 50 feet, on the poor farm of said county, agreeable to, and in conformity with plans and specifications on file in said county clerk's office. The Board reserving the right to reject any or all bids.

Done by the order of the Board of County Commissioners of Cowley County, Kansas.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Pure Poland China pigs, 4 sows and 2 males, will be sold soon. Can be seen 2 miles south of New Salem on the Saunders farm. Address Thomas Worsley, New Salem.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Trees. Catalpa, Speciosa. A few thousand to spare at $5.00 per 1,000. Orders may be left at this office. JAS. F. MARTIN.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

For which the highest market price will be paid in cash. Sacks furnished or exchanged, by applying to GALE & WILBER,

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 9, 1885.

Notice is hereby given to all persons interested that the following tracts of land and town lots, situated in the County of Cowley, State of Kansas, sold on the 5th day of September, 1882, for the tax of 1881, will be subject to deed to purchaser on or after the 5th day of September, 1885, unless redeemed prior to that time.

The sum set opposite each tract of land and town lot is the total tax, interest, and costs, computed to the 5th day of September, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

A Kansas City Journal special has the following in relation to the Hon. B. W. Perkins, which will be of interest to the old soldiers and to the people of the third congressional district of Kansas.

The interest Mr. Perkins took in the bill placing Gen. Grant on the retired list of the army was very noticeable, and his position as a member of the committee on enrolled bills afforded him opportunity to render valuable service.

During the closing hours of the last session, the house was engaged with the Wilson contested election case from Iowa. About half past 11 o'clock on the morning of the 4th of March, a compromise between the two factions was affected by sacrificing Wilson. When it became apparent that its passage would be effected, but as less than thirty minutes was left in which to put the matter through, it seemed almost an impossibility for it to be done. But in this Mr. Perkins distinguished himself by performing what is perhaps the quickest work ever before done in congress. Hurrying to the other end of the capitol, he announced to Senator Sewell, chairman of committee on enrolled bills in the senate, that the bill would come up for consideration, and suggested to him and the secretary of the senate that an enrolled bill be prepared and ready for the signature of the speaker of the house and president of the senate. This was immediately done. He then hurried to the president's room, where Secretaries Lincoln, Teller, and Chandler were awaiting the arrival of the president, and suggested to them that President Arthur be telephoned the importance of his presence, and also that a message be prepared, in advance of his arrival, to be sent to the senate as soon as the bill was passed and properly signed, nominating Grant to be placed on the retired list. Secretary Lincoln directed the president's private secretary, Mr. Pruden, to prepare the message as suggested. In the meantime, the yea and nay vote was being taken on the bill in the house, and Mr. Perkins hurrying there, announced his vote, and then Mr. Boutelle of Maine cleared a passage from the house and had a messenger ready to run to the senate as soon as the bill was passed and make formal announcement there. In a few minutes the bill was passed and the announcement was made to the senate. The already prepared enrolled bill was at once submitted for the signature of Vice President Edmunds, and then to the president's room, where it was signed by President Arthur, who had driven rapidly to the capitol and had just arrived a moment before. The President then sent into the senate the previously prepared message nominating Gen. Grant, and the confirmation was immediately and unanimously made.

The whole time consumed in the preparation, presentation, and passage of the bill, the signing of the same by the presiding officers, and the nomination and confirmation by the President and the Senate, was less than thirty minutes, and almost the half of this time was taken up in the taking of the yea and nay vote on the bill in the House.

Whatever satisfaction ex-President Arthur may have felt in signing the bill retiring Grant, and in presenting his nomination to the Senate, he is indebted for this privilege to the activity and quick, thoughtful suggestions of the representative from the Sunflower state; and if the soldier element of the Republican party take any pride from the fact that Grant's nomination was made by a Republican president, it is attributed to the same source.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

It had been a day of triumph at Oklahoma. Couch, returning from the postoffice with victorious letters, had amused the populace with the sports of the variety theatre, to an extent hitherto unknown, even in Arkansas City. The shouts of revelry had died away; the roar of the cowboy had ceased; the last loiterer had retired from the free lunch stand, and the lights in the palace of the Arkansas City Traveler were extinguished.

The moon, piercing the tissue of fleecy clouds, silvered the dewdrops on the gingham skirt of the Boomer sentinel. In the deep shadows of a woodpile, a band of gladiators were assembled, the foam of beer upon their lips, when Couch, starting from the throng, thus addressed them.

"Ye call me chief, and ye do well to call him chief, who, for six long months, has met every form of attack, and has never yet lowered his arm. If there be one among you who can say that ever, in public fight or private brawl, I paid for my own liquor, let him stand forth that I may maul him until he feels like a pair of duck pants with the lining gone.

"If there be three in all your company who dare face me, say the word, that I may fall upon you like a pile driver. And yet I was not always thus--a hired crank, a savage chief of still more savage men!

"My ancestors came from Ohio, and settled among the mosquitoes and politicians in New Jersey. My early life ran as quiet as the brooks in which I washed my feet; and when, at noon I gathered my pigs beneath the shade of a barbed wire fence, and played upon the tin whistle, there was a friend, a neighbor's hired man, to join me in my sports.

"We led our hens to the same pasture, and partook together of our bologna sausage. One evening, when the Jersey red cows and Polled Angus sheep were folded in the neighbor's garden, my grandsire was telling of John Peter St. John and Belva Lockwood, and how in ancient times a little band of Spartans had filled upon Monongahela and cleaned out the whole ranch. I did not then know what war was; but my cheeks burned, and I longed to hunt up somebody and scalp him.

"Today I slugged a man at Coffeyville, and when I searched for his whiskey flask, I found it was my friend's.

"The same glad smile, that looked like the south end of a saw mill, was upon his lips; I told the proctor that the pilgrim was a friend, and I begged to carry away the flask as a keepsake, but they hauled me up, and I am now out on bail.

"Oh, Boomers, Boomers! You have been a tender nurse to me; you have given to the poor hired hand, who never knew a harsher note than the chuck of a setting hen, muscles of iron and heart of India rubber; taught him to drive the handsaw through plated boarding house pie and links of rugged sausage.

"I might incidentally mention that I have gazed in the glaring eyeballs of the fierce Numidian lion, but it was a stuffed lion on exhibition in Chicago.

"Ye stand here now like Boomers, as ye are. The strength of old rye is in your toughened hides; but tomorrow some government Adonis, perfumed with axle grease and plug tobacco, shall with his lily fingers clasp you by the Grecian bend and hustle you out of Oklahoma, and bet his sesterces that you will stay out.

"Hush, hear you the yon peeler roaring in his den? 'Tis three days since he tasted beer, but tomorrow he will break his fast at your expense, and a dainty meal you will set up for him.

"If you are men, follow me! Strike down old Hatch, gain Oklahoma, and there do bloody work, as your sires did at the November election.

"Is the old Irish tanglefoot frozen in your veins that you do cower like a scared hired man when the family mule is exercising its heels?

"Oh, Boomers, pilgrims, pards! If we must boom, let us boom at once. If we must drink, let us get drunk on tick. If we must be hauled up, let us figure on how we shall pay our fines." WATT MASON.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Recap. R. L. Walker, Register, Land Office at Wichita. Notice of final proof in support of claim: May 16, 1885, Freedom Jones, of Winfield, Kansas. He named as witnesses W. J. Humbert, J. W. Campbell, Harvey Miller, and J. C. Corbin, all of Winfield. Ed. Pate, District Clerk.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Recap. R. L. Walker, Register, Land Office at Wichita. Notice of final proof in support of claim: April 4, 1885, William J. Davis, of Winfield, Kansas. He named as witnesses: John Marks, David Marks, Mary Page, and Charles Norton, all of Winfield. Ed. Pate, District Clerk.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Recap. R. L. Walker, Register, Land Office at Wichita. Notice of final proof in support of claim: Richard Brinn. Witnesses: Casper Ralf, of Winfield, R. Q. Paugh and Peter Paugh, of Silverdale P. O., and W. H. H. Maris, of Winfield P. O. Ed. Pate, District Clerk.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Recap. Administrator's Notice. Re Estate of Nancy A. Randall, deceased. To be handled in Probate Court. J. B. Evans, Administrator. Date: March 15, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Chaplain McCabe has undertaken to raise $1,000,000 as a missionary fund for the M. E. Church.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Democratic power in several Ohio towns and cities was overturned Monday, the Republicans securing unexpected victories.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The Capital says the Republicans were defeated in Topeka because 2,000 voters did not register, and 500 Republicans did not vote.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Minister Phelps, having had his coat-of-arms touched anew with blue and gold, intends setting sail for England on the 29th inst.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

There are a number of Arabs receiving instruction in London, and a much larger number of Englishmen receiving some very valuable lessons in the Soudan. It is a beautiful illustration of the reciprocity in educational matters.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Events in Utah indicate that the time is rapidly approaching when a decisive blow can be aimed at polygamy. This institution is one of the few things which offer the present administration an opportunity for enduring distinction in the cause of honest reform.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The Canadian Indian is becoming decidedly warlike. Battleford, in Manitoba, is surrounded by a large Indian force, and seven people were massacred by the Indians at Frog Lake, northwest of Fort Pitt, last week. Wolseley is very much needed up that way.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The respect everywhere paid to General Grant's name and condition shows what a hold the old commander had upon the people's affection. As time passes and they have more time to study him, he grows in their esteem as he will grow greater in history as the years come and go.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

It is rumored that President Cleveland proposes to appoint Secretary of the Treasury Manning Collector of the port of New York, which is a more desirable office; that he will transfer secretary of the Navy Whitney to the office of Secretary of the Treasury and fill the vacancy in the Navy office with Joe McDonald, of Indiana.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Every Democrat of Leavenworth not elected to office on Tuesday is now a candidate for a federal office. We read that Tom Fenlon, H. Miles Moore, Tom Moonlight, and the rest of 'em are going to appeal to Mr. Cleveland at once on the strength of the majority the Democratic party rolled up for Dr. Neeley as mayor.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The continued majority with which Ohio has just gone Republican will not be forgotten at the end of four years. Ohio had innings that for long years formed the basis of innumerable jokes, but even when out and with no hope of reward, Ohio is steadfastly Republican, and will be, as we say, remembered when we get to banqueting again.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The whole of the Eastern continent is ablaze and lurid with war, or the preparations for war. Russia and England seem determined to forsake diplomacy for a trial at arms; and the result can be conjectured as disastrous to Russia. England has a long purse, and in modern days money has proved mightier even than the number of battalions engaged.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Barrios, president of Guatemala, displayed great wisdom in making ample provision for his wife and children. He purchased for Mrs. Barrios a handsome residence in Fifth avenue, near Sixty-first street, New York, and invested about $1,000,000 in her name in other New York real estate. His life is also insured for $250,000. One of his sons is a cadet at West Point.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Tom Hendricks declared during the campaign that there was a surplus of $400,000,000 in the United States treasury. According to Secretary Manning's last statement, this amount has shrunk to $22,000,000. Unless Tom Hendricks was an awful liar, the "hungry and thirsty" crowd have got away with $378,000,000 in two months. This is an excellent beginning, surely.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The evidence is accumulating in Chicago that Carter H. Harrison got the majority on which he claims to be reelected Mayor by ballot-box stuffing. The courts will take a hand in the business before Carter is again inducted into office, and the probabilities are strong that the penitentiary doors will yawn to admit some more of the Harrison-McDonald-Mackin gang of ballot-box stuffers, and thieves.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Notwithstanding the tragic death of President Barrios, Guatemala is determined to continue the war for the consolidation of the Central American Republics, and to this end is busily engaged in war-like preparations and equipping the people for battle. Meanwhile Mexico is moving and camping an army of 12,000 men on the borders of Guatemala.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

It is reported that Secretary Lamar, who caused all the horses used by his subordinates to be disposed of, has had an elaborate private bath fitted up in the Interior department. The Republicans will make no objections, but a large number of Democrats will consider it as indication that he, too, is going over to the Republicans. What does a Democrat want of a bath? It is an innovation which Democrats will not tolerate.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

GATH. "Among William H. Vanderbilt's grandsons is William H., Jr., fourteen years of age, and Cornelius, Jr., eleven, each of whom has a fancy for mechanics. They are bright, active, and lovable boys. Their present fancy has taken a turn to printing. I have received several numbers of a monthly journal called the Comet, which they print under the firm name of Vanderbilt Brothers, editors and proprietors, No. 1 West Fifth Seventh Street, the residence of their father, Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt. They write their own matter, set it up in type, and print it from a press they brought home with them a short time ago from Eureka."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Johnson and Montgomery counties in this state are getting famous for the many killings occurring therein. Each has a sensational murder just committed. Our telegraphic columns contain an account of another murder near Independence, almost as bloody and brutal as the Bonham horror.

At Aubrey, Johnson County, in an affray Saturday evening, John Kerner shot and killed Frank Harrison. Both were bright and promising young men, aged 22. Kerner was arrested at Olathe, Sunday.

He says that there was a party near Aubrey Friday night, to which Frank Harrison escorted a girl by the name of Jones. She was snubbed by some of the party because she lived on the Black Bob lands, and it was said that the Black Bob girls were bad. The sensitive girl found out what was being said and asked Harrison to take her home. He refused, and then she asked one Peter Ames to take her home, who complied. Harrison was mad, and charged Kerner with instigating the matter, which made a row and an agreement to meet at Aubrey the next evening. The result of the meeting was that Harrison commenced shooting, and Kerner shot Harrison with fatal effect.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The meeting held in this city yesterday was a most important one and will have a decided bearing on Winfield's future. The interest manifested all along the proposed line in Kansas was unusual. Every county, from Joplin to Larned, and several competing points, had delegations of their leading citizens on hand to present their claims to the Board of Directors. From the west Stafford County sent Frank Cox; Pawnee County sent Judge Strang and Hon. W. C. Edwards. The east sent Hon. J. B. Cook, Col. Creighton, and J. C. Edwards from Labette, Col. Marsh and J. M. Cooper from Baxter, and Hon. J. S. Gillespie, W. G. Bates, and J. T. Jarrett from the townships in Cherokee. All were anxious and eager for the road, and ready to pledge the faith of their communities for any sum in reason to get it.

Cherokee County, especially, is anxious for the outlet which the D. M. & A. will furnish. Her soil is underlaid with inexhaustible fields of good coal, in veins five feet thick. It can be mined and placed on cars for $1.75 per ton. At present they have no adequate market for it. They want to send it to us at half what we pay now. The D. M. & A. will let them do it. Then they buy first-class hard plus fencing at Baxter for $14.00 per thousand feet. We pay $20.00. We would like to have that lumber--in fact, must have it. Cheap coal and lumber means a very great saving here in Cowley and is one of our gravest necessities. With the D. M. & A. an assured fact, which will give us coal and lumber, and an air line to Kansas City with competition and cheap freight on our grain and produce, Cowley's prosperity will be the envy of all the west. Verily, Winfield's claims as "Queen of the Valley" will soon be established.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The effect of the war news from Afghan making war imminent between Russia and England was tremendous on change in the large cities of this country, causing foreign securities to go down and American produce to go up, up. We quote the scene of wild excitement at the Merchants Exchange, St. Louis, as a sample of the scenes in other cities.

"When the exchange opened a large crowd was in attendance, and then made an immediate rush for the grain pit. May wheat, which closed at 95 cents last night, opened at 98 cents, and then rapidly advanced to 99¼ cents. The pit was filled with a shrieking, howling mob of brokers, all anxious to buy, but none willing to sell. Occasionally some broker would bring an order from a country customer to sell 5,000, and immediately there would be a rush to secure the chance. Prices fluctuated in a manner never known before, and speculators could be found offering prices varying ¾ cents in the pit at the same time, regardless of what happened. The shorts worked heroically to cover and succeeded pretty well as there were but few who have dared to go short during the past few days. On Tuesday the market advanced 3 cents, almost a single bound, and this secured the shorts pretty well. The short wheat is carried principally on outside orders, and everyone is long as much as possible. The confirmation of the war news in the drop of consols from 97½ to 95 cents was received with tremendous excitement, and for a few moments a veritable pandemonium reigned. Brokers shrieked themselves hoarse and offered to buy at almost any price in their eagerness to get a deal. The day altogether was one of wild excitement, without any tangible results. Pork closed last night at $11.85, opened at $12.15, ran to $12.45, and finally settled back to $12.37½, at which figure it remained firm. The advance in prices today is estimated to have benefitted the market $750,000 on the staples now stored."

The excitement in Chicago the same day, April 9th, was even greater than in St. Louis and wheat went up 5¼ cents at a single bound. It was predicted that wheat would settle at $1 and some said $1.30 before the new crop comes in. Corn went up two cents and a steady advance was predicted. Pork went up 55 cents, lard 17 cents. Our farmers will please take notice and prepare to reap the harvest.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Twenty years ago tonight the telegraph announced the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The nation was paralyzed by the shock. Business was almost entirely suspended and for two weeks the excitement and grief of the loyal people of the whole country knew no bounds and everything else was neglected. Twenty years of cool thought and retrospect have not dimmed the luster of the character of this great man. History now places him on the highest pinnacle of greatness and fame, and his memory is still fresh in the hearts and affections of the American people. In brilliancy, dash, erudition, culture, and general knowledge, he has had many superiors; but in clear judgment, force, perseverance, integrity, and patriotism he never had a superior or even an equal. We regard him the peer of any man in history in greatness: great in the very qualities which enabled him to accomplish more for his nation and do it better than any other could have done. He was the right man in the right place.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Now that the new council and mayor are elected and ready for business, we want to see something done toward cleaning up and draining the city. Main Street needs attending to the whole length and the streets crossing it need particular attention. The way these streets have been managed has been radically wrong, and needs to be revolutionized. Some few years ago the grades for the sidewalks were established, and there was much grumbling then because the sidewalks were too high, but the buildings are erected to correspond with those grades, and now those grades should be considered permanent and the streets and gutters should be changed and worked to conformity thereto. This must be done, or the sidewalks and buildings must be raised about a foot to conform to the gutters and streets, or we must have all the mud and slush running down on to the street crossings every time we have use for them as in the past.

In the first place the new stone gutters should be lowered at least six inches, eight or ten inches would be better. The upper surface of the middle of the gutter should be at least 18 inches lower than the top of the curbstone and should be so graded that water will run off freely. The street should then be evenly graded from the bottom of the gutter to the middle so that the middle of the street should be two inches lower than curbstones. The street crossings should follow this grade but be at least two inches higher. Then the water will run off the street into the gutter instead of onto the street crossings. Thus graded, the water will not stand in the streets, and we should have but a very little mud in them at any time, whatever the weather, though without pavement or macadam.

The gutters on the streets crossing Main should be graded carefully at such depth as to run the water away from Main, and should be set with stone for the distance of one block from Main. Then the streets, and, very particularly, the gutters should be kept clean and all persons fined heavily who place anything therein which will not flow away. No one should be allowed to dump dirt from cellars in the streets except under the supervision of the city authorities in places where the streets need grading up. By adopting these reforms we shall have a pleasant city in all weather and have clean crossings and walks in the worst weather, instead of the mud we have so frequently waded in for the last six months. As it has been, the crossings and walks have been of no manner of use, for when it was dry weather we did not need them and when it was wet, the crossings were worse than the streets.

The vicious habit of continually raising the grade of the gutters and streets was inaugurated by allowing dirt from cellars to be dumped where the gutters should be filling them too high and then trying to grade up the streets to correspond. Thus year by year the streets and gutters have been going higher and at the same rate it would not be many years before the streets would be up to the second story of the buildings.

It is high time that this habit should be "set down on" and the place to begin is at the gutters, placing them at least six inches lower where they belong, and grading so as to draw off the water on the side street gutters. This placing gutters under the street crossings is needless and will always be a nuisance.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Mr. Manny says he does not want to run his brewery for medical purposes only, and protests against being classed as a whiskey mugwump. He says if he is anything, he is a beer mugwump. He desires to start his brewery for mechanical and scientific purposes also, and avers that beer is the best known liquid to soak leather in, preparatory to working it up into boots and shoes.

But in all seriousness, Mr. Manny's case presents a phase which should command the attention of every fair minded man. He came to this place and erected his brewery with the sanction and encouragement of the then existing law. In this he invested the savings of a lifetime. By birth and education he was a brewer and naturally believed it to be a legitimate business. Then came the enactment of prohibition, and before he had time to realize anything from his investment, the wheels of his machinery were stopped. The property was not such as could be readily converted to other uses, so for years he has been compelled to stand idly by and see his property eaten up by interest while beer manufactured in Missouri was being shipped in and consumed to an extent which, if he could have furnished it, would have made his investment profitable. Naturally of a belligerent disposition, under such circumstances he became restless, and made the serious mistake of trying to evade "the tam law," as he expressed it. It was a jump from the frying-pan into the fire: he was promptly convicted as he deserved, and in addition thereto placed himself before the public as a willful and apparently malicious violator of law. Hence he is looked on with suspicion and his assurances of good behavior received with a wide degree of allowance. Had he acted fair, square, and manly and respected the declared will of the majority as every true American citizen should respect it, however galling it might be, he could now come up with confidence, ask for such relief as might be granted under the law, and the public would cheerfully help him out. As it is, they do not feel like taking any chances and if Frank gets his medicinal, mechanical and scientific permit, it must be iron-bound; and if he oversteps so much as a hairs-breadth, the law will fasten upon him. THE COURIER would like to see him enjoy every opportunity which should legally fall to his lot, but its faith in his good intentions, based upon the past, is not overly strong. If druggists sell beer as medicine, or to soak shoe leather in, it had better be made here than in Kansas City, and Frank Manny has, in the eyes of equity and fairness, a better right to the profit arising therefrom, than the Missouri brewer. If the issuance of the permit can be hedged about with the proper "precautionary provisions," so that the sales will be made only in unbroken packages to licensed druggists, with power to revoke the permit in case of conviction, it ought to be given.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

At the last meeting of the Directors of the Cowley County Fair Association, the following special premiums were offered, and the county papers requested to publish the same in advance of the regular premium list in order that the farmers of Cowley County may, if they choose, plant and get in readiness their exhibits. The articles comprised in each of these displays cannot compete for any other premium, and must be grown by the exhibitor during the agricultural year, except when noted.

Best display of products from a single farm in Cowley County. Test to be, 1st: quantity of exhibit; 2nd: quality of exhibit; 3rd: taste in the arrangement of the exhibit. Premiums divided as follows: $25.00 to 1st; $15.00 to 2nd; $10.00 to 3rd; $5.00 to 4th.

Best display of grains and grasses on the stock from a single farm in Cowley County: $10.00 to 1st; $5.00 to 2nd.

Best display of garden vegetables from a single garden in Cowley County: $10.00 to 1st; $5.00 to 2nd.

Best display of Cowley County grown clover seed: 1st, $2.00; 2nd, $1.00.

Best display of Cowley County grown Timothy seed: 1st, $2.00; 2nd, $1.00.

Best display of Cowley County grown orchard grass seed: 1st, $2.00; 2nd, $1.00

Best display of Cowley County grown Blue grass seed: 1st, $2.00; 2nd, $1.00.

Best display of Cowley County grown English Blue grass seed: 1st, $2.00; 2nd, $1.00.

Best display of fruits from any orchard in Cowley County: 1st, $10.00; 2nd, $5.00

Best display of fruits grown during this year, open to all: 1st, $10.00; 2nd, $5.00.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The Board of County Commissioners met this morning in regular quarterly session. It appearing that R. Wickersham, of Liberty township, was erroneously assessed corn he did not own, to the amount of $41, for tax of 1884, the tax was remitted.

Lot 23 in block 126, Arkansas City, having been erroneously tax deeded to B. W. Matlack, said deed was declared invalid and the County Treasurer ordered to refund amount paid for tax deed, with ten percent interest thereon; Mr. Matlack required to make quitclaim to original owner, C. R. Sipes.

The M. L. Houser county road was granted as follows: Beginning at the sw cor., sec. 16, 34, 8, thence w on sec. line 40 chains to sw cor. of se ½ 17, 34, 8, thence s on ½ sec. line to intersect with the Winton County road, the first ½ of said road to be 60 feet wide. So much of the Winton road as lies between place of beginning and the place of ending of above road was vacated.

The Levi Weimer county road case brought out all the eloquence, brain, and chivalry of Liberty township today, and is yet raging. The County Clerk's office was full of sturdy yeomanry.

The dissatisfied formerly of Tisdale folks have filed a petition before the commissioners asking the re-establishment of the old Tisdale lines. Those who favored the change made by the Legislature have been notified that the case will be acted upon Friday.

The County Commissioners, as usual at the beginning of each term recently, are wrestling with county road cases. Cowley is getting populous and must have more roads.

The S. G. Caster road, in Liberty township, was granted and damages of $200 to Levi Weimer and $50 to George Klaus were allowed; also road of James Hanlen, and damages allowed to J. B. Holmes, $25, and Ed. J. Holmes, $35. T. J. Hughes' road adopted from mid. cor. of sec. 2-31-7, thence e to s. e. cor. of lot 31, sec. 31, range 8. No damages claimed or allowed.

In the grant of the A. Buzzi road, damages were allowed Joseph Bossi, $20, and Leroy L. Holt, $15.

Viewers' reports in the H. R. Branson, S. A. Bendure, A. A. Bowen, W. H. H. Rathbun and D. E. Standeford county roads were adopted granting the roads. No damages claimed.

The board stayed with the S. G. Caster county road till midnight last night, so deeply buried as to know nothing of the angry movements of the outer elements.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

WORSE THAN FIREARMS. The editor of an Omaha paper, in commenting on several cases in that city where children died from the effects of taking cough syrup containing morphia, remarks that opiates, poisons, and narcotics are more dangerous than firearms. Mothers should note this, and furthermore that different Boards of Health, after making careful analysis, have certified that the only purely vegetable preparation of this kind, and one that is in every way harmless, prompt, and effective is Red Star Cough Cure. Mayor Latrobe, of Baltimore, and the Commissioner of Health have publicly endorsed this valuable discovery.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Hon. J. J. Johnson, Mr. J. S. Baker, and others of New Salem were in the city Monday and Tuesday arranging to bring their township division matter before the commissioners.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Gardie Taylor is very sick.

The M. E. church has a new pastor.

Mr. Cain's brother, from Indiana, is visiting with him.

Mr. Noah Wilson is very low with typhoid pneumonia.

Miss Maxwell, from Arkansas City, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Wilson.

The new Presbyterian minister will preach at the church next Sunday night.

Rev. Mr. Graham has resigned his pastorate of the W. V. P. and New Salem churches. We are all very sorry to see him leave. We wish him God-speed in his new field.

Miss Lillie Wilson celebrated her twentieth birthday last Wednesday evening with a party. A very nice supper was served, after which they spent the evening playing games till late at night. Miss Lillie was the recipient of some handsome and valuable presents.

The young men of this neighborhood celebrated Easter by an egg roasting in Mr. Yeaman's grove Saturday night. Everything passed off lively until they heard a strange noise. They thought ghosts were after them; they all started for home in great haste; some were even afraid to go home alone.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

I dream again for your valuable paper. I dreamed that R. P. Burt has the first flower of the season--that the farmers are busy as bees trying to get out their corn crop. That E. L. Wilson was out in Harper County setting out trees on his new bought farm last week. That Noah Wilson is very low with fever. It will hurry him to pull through. That it would not be healthy for anyone to ask Tom Yeaman how his five cent pig is getting along. That Mark Metzger wants to trade the horse he has for one that won't go to Mr. Moores every time it gets loose. That N. J. H. still pursues his way down south regardless of "politicks." That there was some corn planted in this locality last week, but there will be a larger amount planted this week. That J. J. Tribby has his fine mansion almost completed. It adds much to the improvement and value of his farm. That oats are looming up like Kansas sunflowers after a shower of rain in August. That the Rev. Knight will preach for us next Sunday. Let everybody come and hear him. That T. S. Covert is enclosing his house and orchard with posts and board fence. He is also fencing 80 acres for pasture. That the building of a bridge across the Walnut river at the Dunkard mill, one mile west of Akron, is agitating the minds of the people in this locality at present. That the Rev. Bickford has been sent to fill the vacancy made by the removal of the Rev. C. P. Graham, and that he will preach his first sermon at this place next Sunday night. Let everybody try to surprise him with a full house. That E. E. Rogers and wife, of Grand Summit, visited their parents the latter part of last week. E. E. says Summit is on a boom. That your correspondent, with a multitude of others, was blessed with the privilege of attending the birthday party of Miss Lillie Wilson last Wednesday night, which was a grand affair. The guests began to gather at five o'clock and from then until the eleventh hour. At 9 o'clock a delicious supper was set, of which each one partook as they came, while tears of mingled joy and satisfaction meandered down their rosy cheeks. After the feast was over, one game after another was played until the late hour of two o'clock, when the crowd dispersed and started for their respective homes. Miss Lillie received valuable presents too numerous to mention.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Mr. Orand has a very sick child.

McMillen finished planting 60 acres of corn Saturday.

Mr. Lincoln Downs has gone to Colorado for his health.

City hash was too rich for Frank P. and he returned to the farm.

The New Salem merchants are doing a thriving business this spring.

Mr. Irvin Duman accompanied Mr. Cure to the Nation this week.

Spring has come and we hear the sweet voice of the little cricket.

Mr. Ford makes our plowing so nice that we are sorry the plowing is so near over.

The party to whom Cole Miller sold his farm last week knew nothing of the trade.

Mr. Joseph McMillen is going courting to Winfield this week, but his children object.

Mr. Watsonberger returned to his home and many warm friends after his sad trip to Ohio.

Salem is going to have a new butcher. Mr. Frazier will slash up the good beef for the hearty boarders.

A number of the young folks spent Thursday evening last at J. A. Shield's, and report a pleasant evening.

C. C. Chapel left for New Mexico. Good-by Chris., hope you will find your lady and that she has not run off with a handsomer man.

Miss Gay Jackson is doing nicely after the surgical operation performed by Dr. Downs, removing a tumor that had caused her much anxiety.

O. J. Truman and Shaw Doolittle left last week to be Texas rangers, with their full suit, leather pants, etc., fully equipped for the festive cow path. May they not forget their old friends and return some future day in safety.

"Olivia" has been quite sick this week and called Dr. Downs. Her suffering has been intense and her recovery is not as rapid as we wish. She regrets being unable to send her usual letter to the COURIER, so I come to her relief, but find I am a very poor substitute.

Rev. C. P. Graham attended Presbytery last week, accompanied by J. W. Hoyland, as representatives of their charge. They report a splendid time. Rev. Graham leaves us in a short time to work in a new field. May happiness and long life attend him in his good work. Rev. Balknell is the new minister assigned to us. We hope that he will receive a friendly greeting from all, and gain the good will of all the community. He will preach to us April 19th at 11 a.m.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The Cowley County Farmers' Institute held its regular monthly meeting at the COURIER office, Saturday last with President S. P. Strong in the chair. Secretary F. A. A. Williams reported having received the Kansas City Price Current as ordered, and read letters from wholesale implement firms relative to furnishing members of the Institute with machinery. The Secretary was instructed to subscribe for the Winfield DAILY COURIER, containing market reports, draw an order for amount of three months subscription, and keep on file, in the COURIER office, with the Daily Price Current. On motion of J. F. Martin, Ed P. Greer was elected honorary member of the association. The secretary was instructed to procure a safe receptacle for the papers, records, and other property of the association. Ed P. Greer was elected assistant secretary. M. H. Markham, J. W. Millspaugh, and G. L. Gale were appointed a committee to interview our implement firms and lay before them a proposition from a Kansas City firm to give reduced rates on implements to members of the Institute and see if they will do the same. The committee was instructed to file their report with the assistant secretary for members desiring information. Messrs. Strong, Perry, Gale, and others gave experience as to clover and wheat. Some clover and alfalfa had winter killed, but a good deal of it was coming up thick with young plants from last year's seed. All agreed that clover seeds much more heavily in this country than in the east. Dr. Perry thought the raising of clover seed would be a very profitable industry in this country. Dr. Millspaugh advocated deep plowing for all crops, especially for corn. [Cannot read next sentence.] Other members thought grass would do well in most places if the ground was properly prepared, and the wild [?] nature subdued. Mr. Martin had great faith in grass growing in Cowley County. Had shown his faith by investing nearly a hundred dollars in grass seed. Reported fruit buds generally in fine condition, raspberries somewhat injured. It was voted that the Institute meet at 2 p.m., and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. Mr. Markham and Dr. Perry were appointed a committee to see about a larger room for meeting.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Day by day are developments being made toward the early construction of the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic Railroad. It is a surety--and means much for Winfield and Cowley County. The St. Joe Herald inserted this article from THE DAILY COURIER, regarding the meeting last week at the Brettun of the officers and directors of the road, and made the following comments.

"Maj. Joseph Hansen and Col. John Doniphan returned to St. Joseph yesterday, having attended the meeting spoken of in the foregoing. They are enthusiastic over the prospect of the new road, as they well may be, as it will undoubtedly prove one of the best paying lines in the west. From Major Hansen a Heraldite learned that the contract for fifty miles of rail has been let to the Joliet Iron Company, of Joliet, Ill., and that the contract for grading will be signed this week. This work will be commenced at Baxter Springs and completed to Coffeyville at an early day, a distance of fifty miles. In addition to this, it is the intention to endeavor to complete one hundred miles this season, making one hundred and fifty miles in operation. The project was put on foot in November of 1883, and in 1884 a survey was completed to Kingman City. Starting at Baxter Springs the line passes entirely across the State, through the counties of Cherokee, Labette, Montgomery, Chautauqua, Ford, Pawnee, Ness, Lane, Scott, Wichita, Greeley, thence direct to Denver, Colorado. The people along the proposed route are bent upon having the road, and almost every city, town, village, township, and county has voted most liberal aid. At Chetopa the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic connects with the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, and at Baxter Springs with the Fort Scott & Gulf railroad. The country through which the line passes is as fair as any under the sun, and is settling up rapidly, with a most prosperous future before it."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The following slam on our youth and modesty, from the glass-eyed pen of our sparkling but wicked co-temporary, George C. Rembaugh, of the Telegram, must be avenged. Our heretofore unknown "recklessness and hardness" must have exercise. Pistols and coffee for two: place--in the jungles of the Walnut; time--4 a.m. We quote that all may see the justice of this duelistic determination.

"The demoralization attendant on the life of a reporter has never been more marked than in that of Mr. Frank Greer of the COURIER. When he first took upon himself the responsible, solemn, and active duties of a local editor, he was, to all appearances, fresh from the hands of nature; he was a rose, or to use the common parlance of this day, a daisy, whose petals were just unfolding, and hardly able to bear the glitter and glare of the world. His modest and retiring disposition was the glory and pride of his friends. But a change has taken place. His modesty and bashfulness have vanished and in their stead has appeared a recklessness and hardness that is quite painful to see. Last week he insinuated in a heartless and most cruel manner that the editor of this paper sought his shirt supply from neighboring clothes lines. In Tuesday's COURIER, this young man, with an audacity that his elder brother has seldom equaled, presumes to dictate to the ladies how they shall arrange their underwear. Hear what he says: 'It is said the champion lady skater of Wellington fell down the other evening, and, it is solemnly asserted by those who were standing near, that 'O B patent' was seen to flutter to the breeze as she was trying to raise from her awkward position. Young ladies, when making their garments of flour sacks, should be careful to get the signs rubbed out.'"

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Ed. Nelson is a mighty mean man. He caught a hen this morning and made it lay an egg for his benefit. A man who would make a hen lay an egg is fit for stratagem and spoils. If he comes out in our neighborhood and makes our hen lay an egg and then carries off the egg, there will be a serious disturbance. He owns, by right of discovery, the power to make hens lay. Farmers, take notice.

H. H. Harshe, a St. Louis vinegar man, was here today.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

A man who looked as though he hadn't tampered with the table in many moons struck one of Sam Myton's men for a quarter the other day. "Why don't you go to work?" said the besieged. "I can't get employment at my trade." "What's your trade?" "Well, I have been splitting rails out here in Comanche County all winter." He got the quarter--not as a tramp, but as the champion prairie liar of the west.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Mr. A. Hughes got in today from Ashland, for a few days on business. Ashland has nearly five hundred inhabitants, and is having a wonderful boom. The citizens give a grand ball there tonight in honor of the cowboys, and the C.b's will be there for a hundred miles around. Ladies are plenty out there now and "stag" dances have gone out of vogue.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Judge Gans issued certificates of unalloyed bliss Saturday and Monday to Cornelius Boyd and Parmelia Wade; Wm. Harmon and Christina Helman; John Mort and Mary Phelps; Henry Lukins and Josephine Pickering, J. W. Strohn and Alice Taylor. A pretty good two days grist. Matrimony is looking up.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Will Clark has the latest thing in the shape of a pocket pistol. It is a harmless and unique thing. He draws it down on the victim, who dodges just in time to see the pistol's wicked end open up, displaying a bunch of fine cigarettes and the pleasant play-card "take one." Nobody objects to being shot with it.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

County Auditor Troup scaled down the claims against the county nearly five hundred dollars for the quarter. He lets no guilty bill escape. The total allowed for the quarter was $10,039.50. The pauper claims cover a large part of it. When the poor farm gets to running, most of this can be saved.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Miss Nellie Light, after two weeks' visit with Mrs. H. H. Albright, left this morning for her home in Sedan. She is a charming young lady, and her future visits will be looked for with pleasure. Mrs. Albright accompanied her to Sedan for a few days' visit.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The handsome and commodious residence of J. W. Johnson, on the corner of Eleventh avenue and Mansfield street, is nearing completion. It is one of the finest residences in the city and an adornment to that part of the town.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

W. J. Wilson has opened a loan and insurance office over the postoffice. He is "fitting up" now and is working like a house-keeper on the first of May.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Carry Roberts left Monday for his Clark County claim.

S. F. Vansickle and Miss Martin were up from the Terminus yesterday.

Mr. Mercer, from Burden, was perambulating our metropolitan streets today.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Smedley are home after spending three weeks at Eureka.

Prof. R. B. Moore, of Burden, was in the city today arranging for a western trip.

T. F. Axtel's restaurant is indulging in the luxury of a splendid new hard pine floor.

H. P. Farrar, C. A. Howard, J. L. Howard, and C. R. Sipes were here today from Arkansas City.

Rev. P. B. Lee, of Vernon, was on the streets today. He is just recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia.

Thomas Hall is building a neat residence on East Tenth Avenue, COURIER Place, opposite that of J. W. Hall.

Uncle Jesse King seems to be getting young in his older days. He was riding a prancing young charger through the streets today.

Ham Hawkins and wife, from Vernon, were in the metropolis today interviewing our merchants before burying themselves in spring work.

Rev. R. W. Parks, Presiding Elder of the Winfield district of the United Brethren church, with his wife, is the guest of Rev. J. H. Snyder.

Dr. H. W. Marsh and family were in the metropolis from Tannehill Saturday. He reports wheat showing up better in that vicinity than was expected.

Mr. Axtel's bakery fell in Sunday night, and consequently his customers are breadless today. It's a bad bakery that will fall in on Sunday.

Miss Sarah Kelly and Miss Bransfield, and Messrs. James A. Cairns and Robert Hudson were among those who visited the boomers from here yesterday.

Miss Iowa Roberts left on the Santa Fe this afternoon for her Clark County claim. Her brother, Cary C., leaves in the morning for that place by wagon.

C. Trump returned Saturday night from Maryland, where he was called a few weeks ago by the death of his father. He was unable to reach there before the burial.

Commissioner Irwin came over this morning to attend the regular session of the Board which convenes today. He pays THE DAILY a high compliment. Thanks.

Hon. J. D. Maurer came over to the hub today and will attend the meeting of the Winfield Chapter, R. A. M. tonight. He has about recovered from his winter's legislative experience.

Ed. Cochran, Will Kuhns, Ike Martin, Charley Linn, Frank Harrod, Buck Hart, Berry Scroggins, Labin Moore, Ed. Mooso, and John Thornton all took in the soldier and boomer camps yesterday.

Mr. Harvey Campbell, of Door Creek, Wis., came in Saturday, and will spend a week with Earnest Reynolds. He is the father of Miss Floe M. Campbell, one of our teachers. He is wonderfully taken with Winfield, and we may get him as a permanent resident. Hope so.

Mr. T. S. Green, Fairview's big farmer, was in town today. He has five thousand bushels of wheat and four thousand of corn and his pocket-book is growing with the daily market report. He will receive THE DAILY COURIER for supper by the Douglas mail route.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Mrs. Spencer Miner left this afternoon to join her husband at Ashland.

Dr. S. Wilkins came over from Cambridge last evening, returning today.

D. L. Lusk, an old denizen of Cherryvale, came in yesterday evening, returning this morning.

Joseph O'Hare went to Anthony this morning on business in the Harper County District Court.

C. L. Swarts, one of Arkansas City's principal attorneys, was here today on business in the District Court.

Eli Read, New Salem's enterprising merchant, was in town today. Eli is as good natured as he is handsome.

Mrs. O. Branham is enjoying a visit from her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, of Lawrence, Kansas, who came in last night.

Mr. Joseph Stewart has sued his wife, Margaret, for a divorce, in the Barbour County court. Deputy Sheriff Herrod served the papers Tuesday.

Bassett & Bertram have bought the pump and windmill business of Cairns & Reynolds. James Cairns will soon depart for Washington Territory.

Eli Youngheim is out of town today. His clerks don't tell where. THE COURIER don't know where, nor when he will return. Anyway, he's out of town.

Mr. Chas. C. Black left Monday for Nebraska to meet the contractor of the D. M. & A. Final arrangements will there be made for the immediate construction of the first fifty miles out of Baxter.

E. W. Honold and wife, Geo. H. Honold and Lena Honold, from Mattoon, O., were received into the Methodist church last Sunday by letter. They are at present located two doors east of Miss Graham's.

Hon. H. C. Cook, of Labette County, came in Monday evening. Mr. Cook is the Grand Generalissimo of the Order of Knights Templars for Kansas, and is on the annual inspecting tour. He will remain in town until tomorrow. Mr. Cook was one of the leading members of the House last winter.

Mr. J. G. Williams, Dr. Mitten, and Mr. Halderman, of Columbia City, Ind., are in the city looking about. They are old acquaintances of Rev. Reider's. They are gentlemen of means and Winfield will be fortunate indeed if she secures them as permanent residents. Mr. Williams has long been a reader of the COURIER.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

D. H. L. Wells got off last evening for an eastern trip.

Mayor Schiffbauer and N. F. Snider came up from the Terminus this morning.

J. M. Napier, R. R. Ratcliff, R. Huff, and G. Winn were down from the city of Udall today.

Master Robbie Platter returned yesterday from a three weeks' visit among friends in Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Hess and Mrs. F. W. Farrar were up from the Terminus yesterday evening.

Mrs. Charles Hill, nee Ella Johnson, is over from Wellington visiting friends and relatives in this city.

Mrs. P. W. Zook has been appointed administratrix of the estate of her lately deceased husband, by the Probate Judge.

Senator Long is out in all the glory of a new spring suit, with derby to match. Dress Johnny up, and he's as pretty as a daisy in full bloom.

G. E. Bradt went to Wichita this afternoon in the interest of the Warner Manufacturing Company, to sell their lawn seats and step ladders.

T. V. Ray is under contract to build a residence house adjacent to Hotel de Finch immediately. Is also building a carpenter shop on Ninth avenue, west.

Miss Cora Sloan, formerly cashier for J. P. Baden, is now presiding over the cash drawer at A. T. Spotswood's. Miss Cora is a young lady of much business talent.

Mr. Will Thew and sister, Mrs. D. F. Owens, he from Oxford and she from Dodge City, left for their homes this morning, after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. Collins.

Cal Ferguson has received a paper announcing the fact that B. M. Terrill, his former partner here, is deputy Sheriff of Holbrook County, Arizona. Everybody remembers the jolly "Bye."

W. M. Allison, of the Wellingtonian, was over from Wellington last evening. He is turning out one of the prettiest little dailies in the West and making a success of it in every particular.

J. L. Horning is in clover. He has fitted up his office in the rear of the big hardware store--new carpet, new stove, new pictures, cat on the wall and fine chromo girl in the window. Aesthetic, isn't it.

John Case got in last night from a Barbour County trip, and reports things booming in the new west. He took in Hazleton, New Kiowa, and towns down the line. He thinks Medicine Lodge is ahead of Kiowa in railroad prospects.

Dr. H. J. Downey, of Caldwell, Ohio, has opened his neat and commodious office in the Torrance-Fuller building, where he can be found always ready for calls. The Doctor comes to us well recommended as a physician and a gentleman, and we have no hesitancy in commending him to the people of Cowley County.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

A number of the officers and directors of the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic railway company met Thursday at the Brettun, Col. Doniphan, of St. Joe, president; J. J. Burns, of Belle Plaine, vice president; C. C. Black, of this city, secretary; Major Joe Hansen, of St. Joe, general manager; W. C. Edwards and Judge Strang, of Larned; J. B. Cook, of Chetopa, and Col. Peckham, of Sedan, directors were present. Representative men from all along the line were present in the interests of their respective localities. Col. Creighton, of Chetopa; Col. March and J. M. Cooper, of Baxter Springs; W. G. Bates, J. S. Gillespie, and J. T. Jarrett, of Spoon Valley, Lyon, and Neosho townships, Cherokee County, and Frank Cox, of Stafford County were among these representatives. Mr. Long, representing the Joliet steel rail company, was also present to bid for the rail contract. Much business of importance regarding immediate work on this line was discussed and consummated. The D. M. & A. is an assured fact. The different contracts are being let, bonds are being voted all along the line, and this road will be traversing the fair fields of Cowley by fall. This splendid delegation of prominent men from along the route, to influence immediate construction, in the interests of their people, shows that no difficulty will be experienced by the company in getting any reasonable aid. It is unnecessary to reiterate the great advantages of this road--they have become deeply imbedded in the minds of our people. Cowley awaits with eagerness the entrance of the D. M. & A.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

There is nothing like legislation. It will not only curtail the obstreperous, put a tax tag around the neck of the family cur, and do various and sundry other things, but actually goes farther: robs dame nature of her power and raises the wind for the consummation of well-laid plans. But a few weeks ago the City Fathers passed an ordinance that all awnings on Main street must be raised. Property owners, unaware of the secret scheme lurking in the bosom of our "dads," went to work vigorously to comply. Now they are mad--some of the derelict are relieved of any foolishness with their awnings. A little "slycone" descended from the firmament Thursday about 4 o'clock p.m., and with blood in its eye, proceeded to "raise" the awnings in front of J. P. Baden's store, Martin's shoe shop, and several others south. But they went too high--some of them clear up over the building and lodging on the roof. The "whirl" came from the west, says Mr. E. D. Taylor, who rooms over the Millinery store. It demolished every awning it struck, smashed in windows, and made things exceedingly lively. It seems to have raised itself after attending to these awnings, and passed quietly until it reached the home of Capt. T. B. Myers, on east 11th Avenue. Here it swooped down and laid out the Captain's frame stable. His pony is missing and is perhaps yet charging on the bosom of the cyclone. It was a very wicked little breeze. The debris is being gathered up and replaced--the proper height.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The Cowley County Driving Park Association have joined the Southern Kansas Trotting Circuit and will give the first meeting May 21 to 23. At a recent meeting of the Directory, Messrs. Kretsinger, Spotswood, and Smith, for the Directory, and Messrs. J. Wade McDonald and Jas. Vance, for the delegates, were appointed to arrange and conduct the meeting. The Circuit embraces the following cities and dates, as follows.

Parsons: May 13, 14, and 15.

Winfield: May 21, 22, and 23.

Harper: May 28, 29, and 30.

Wichita: June 4, 5, and 6.

Each Association hang up $1,500 in purses--aggregating $6,000 for the circuit. From information so far received, all the meetings will be attended by a large field of horses. Among the lot will be some of the fastest flyers in the State, with records down in the "twenties."

Following is the program for Winfield.

1. Purse $150, 2:50 Class, Trot.

2. Purse $200, Free for All, Pacing.

3. Purse $100, ½ Mile, 2 in 3.

4. Purse $200, 2:33 Class, Trot.

5. Purse $150, 2:50 Class, Trot.

6. Purse $150, 1 Mile, 2 in 3.

7. Purse $150, 2:40 Class, Pacing.

8. Purse $200, Free for All, Trotting.

9. Purse $75, ½ Mile Dash.

10. Purse $125, Novelty Running, divided; $20 to ¼ mile, $40 to 1 mile, and $65 to 1 ½ mile post.

Our committee are live energetic men and will make the meeting a big success at Winfield. THE DAILY COURIER will post its readers from time to time as interest requires.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Circulars were sent out recently by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union to start the ball rolling for the celebration of the 4th anniversary of the prohibition, on May first. Arrangements were made to work in harmony with the County Temperance Union. A joint convention was held at the Court House Monday last, when a number of farmers were present. After thorough consideration it was declared that the season was too busy--coming just when farmers are headlong in spring work; so the celebration was postponed. This is the proper thing. The people of Cowley County are enthusiastic on the question of prohibition and are always making demonstrations. While this celebration of the advent of a law that has put Kansas to the front in the suppressions of the whiskey oligarchy would be a commendable move, business is business and it is not al all likely that the very element that backs up such legislation, from the outside districts, could or would be present. The backwardness of the season makes it absolutely imperative that spring crops be planted at once. One failure of a celebration of this kind would be very unprofitable to the cause.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Pesky burglars are getting too numerous in Winfield. They were again out on a forage Saturday night, this time entering the back window of Cooper & Taylor's grocery. They didn't find a fortune. Only about eight dollars were awaiting them in the money drawer. To this they added some of the best cutlery from the cutlery case and a Colts revolver in scabbard and belt--about twenty-five dollars in money and valuables. The mode of procedure shows these burglars to be the same ones who entered the store of Lynn & French and W. B. Pixley, last week. They are evidently amateurs. It is much better to stop their downward incline now than to let them get hardened to sin. Our officials have the scent and they must be collared.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Mr. H. H. Martin, of Vernon, planted one-tenth of an acre of maple seed two years ago. He cultivated the trees one year and let them rustle for themselves the second year. During the last three weeks he has sold seventy-five dollars worth of trees from the lot and has used twenty-five dollars worth himself. His stock of trees is now exhausted and the demand is yet large. This is another argument in favor of Mr. Jas. F. Martin's forestry theory.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

County attorney Asp and Sheriff McIntire were in the Terminus Thursday turning the crank of justice for T. M. Moreland and G. W. Estus, who were charged with stealing two horses from the boomers, in March. The thieves were found in Comanche County. They were bound over to the district court and now revel in the bastille.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The firm of A. H. Doane & Co. is this day dissolved by mutual consent, D. L. Kretsinger retiring. A. H. Doane will continue the business, assuming all liabilities and collecting all accounts of the firm. This 14th day of April, 1885. A. H. DOANE, D. L. KRETSINGER.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

West Winfield has grown in such proportions as to embrace four families, and yet there is room for others.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The team and wagon of a mover shied off and went head-over-heels over the embankment at the east approach of the west bridge yesterday. Fortunately no serious damage was done. This is not the first accident at this place. It is dangerous, and if Vernon doesn't make it secure by a strong railing, she will have the neck, limbs, or some other part of the animal or human anatomy to pay for. Procrastination is the thief of wealth.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Cal Ferguson leaves today for Dodge City with a half train load of horses, stage coaches, harness, men, and other paraphernalia for the equipment of his new mail route, from Dodge south through Mead County and the Indian country into Texas. It will go both ways daily. Cal is getting to be one of the big overland stage men of the west.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Harry Bahntge brought from the east Saturday three handsome and very valuable cows, two Rose of Sharon, and one Crag, to be placed on the Floral ranch of Bahntge, Kates & Co. This ranch is one of the best stocked and most valuable in the county, and is receiving additions weekly of the highest grade.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Beaver township was exhibiting her hoggishness yesterday. Eight or nine lots were marketed, bringing from $3.80 to $3.90 per cwt.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The case of the State against V. W. Akin, violation of the old prohibitory law, at Tannehill, was tried by the Court, and the defendant acquitted. This is a very peculiar case, appealed from Justice Snow's Court. Last fall J. H. Watts and Akin started to Winfield. When they reached Tom Poor's, Watts proposed to Akin that the latter go in and procure a pint of whiskey, and gave him a half dollar to pay for it. Somebody got wind of this and had Poor arrested for selling it. Of course, Watts and Akin were the principal witnesses, and the latter swore that Poor refused the money and merely loaned them the liquor. But Akin wasn't quite cute enough to engineer his story through and left the kink of his having kept the fifty cents given him by Watts, thus getting himself into Poor's shoes. Poor was then discharged and Akin arrested. Judge Torrance held that as both drank the liquor, there could be no delivery excepting on the part of Poor--the two being the receivers--and therefore no violation to the old law.

The bond of Alice Jeffries, charged with being an accomplice in the Smith & Zook safe burglary last January, was forfeited and her case continued to the next term. New bonds fixed at $9,000. The case against Lewis for burglarizing this safe will be dismissed, and he will plead guilty to jail-breaking. Having been caught emerging from the three foot tunnel made under the wall of the jail, he couldn't get out of that charge. The penalty is imprisonment in the "pen" not exceeding two years or more than six months in the County Bastille.

The case of David Hahn against Isaac Wood, sued for damages, was dismissed at cost of plaintiff.

In the case of the City against Henry Brown, jury was waived. Case pending.

S. T. Sheets, against E. M. Godfrey: case dismissed at cost of plaintiff, for want of prosecution.

B. W. Matlack against N. B. Beebe et al: dismissed with prejudice at cost of plaintiff.

The Standard Implement Company vs. Allison Toops: dismissed on motion of plaintiff.

J. A. Wallace vs. J. W. Henthorn et al: on plaintiff's motion, was dismissed.

Jeremiah Weakly vs. Burton D Guinn et al: tried by court and judgment for defendants. Judgment set aside and new trial ordered for next term.

Frances M. Mallett vs. Burton D. Guinn: same order.

Wesley Mallett vs. Burton D. Guinn: same order.

Isaac L. Newman vs. William H. Speers et al: defendant Speers was given leave to answer by Monday next.

James T. Shephard vs. Robert J. Maxwell: jury waived.

W. A. Lee vs. W. R. Branson: continued by consent.

B. W. Matlack vs. John W. Gibson: jury waived.

B. W. Matlack vs. Sarah Wycoff: dismissed at the plaintiff's cost, with prejudice.

B. W. Matlack vs. Wm. Vansickle: continued by consent and defendant given leave to answer by the 20th inst.

N. R. Branson vs. W. A. Lee, et al: continued by consent.

Grace May Weston et al vs. Eliza Cronin: judgment by default, and S. H. Myton, B. F. Wood, and J. W. Connor appointed to partition real estate.

H. E. Silliman vs. Edward Iles et al: dismissed on motion of plaintiff.

Court adjourned this evening to Monday next.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The District Court opened this morning after a few days adjournment, Judge Torrance being much refreshed by the cessation.

In the case of the State vs. W. I. Burge, illegally prescribing liquor under the old law, the defendant having plead guilty to the 10th count of the indictment, he was fined $100 and costs and recognizance of $250 required to keep the peace for two years.

State vs. F. M. Moreland and G. W. Estus, arrested last week for stealing two horses from the boomers. Defendants arraigned and plead guilty. Sentence deferred.

James Jordan vs. Winfield City, Walnut Township, et al: Walnut township given leave to file an amendment to its answer and plaintiff given fifteen days to reply.

Belle R. Williams vs. A. P. Johnson: Trial by the court and finding for defendant, plaintiff to pay costs.

J. A. Field & Co. vs. Brotherton & Silver: Continued by consent.

A motion for new trial in the State vs. E. Kimel, highway robbery, was granted and bail fixed at $500.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The District Court held only a short session today, but three cases having been set for disposal, and they were ground out in short meter.

The case of Arkansas City vs. Wm. Blakeney, violation of city ordinance, was dismissed on motion of plaintiff, to whom was assessed the costs, and the defendant was discharged.

Lewis Conover vs. Pink Fouts, an attachment appeal: dismissed for want of prosecution, plaintiff to pay costs.

James E. Allen vs. C. C. Waltz, action for $100, for work and labor, appealed from Judge Kreamer, Arkansas City. Dismissed for want of prosecution at cost of plaintiff.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The District Court is taking it easy this term. Four cases were up today, and not being ready for trial, were continued, letting the Court off with a few hours session. These cases were "Schuster, Tootle & Co., vs. G. B. Sigler, Smith Frazee & Co., vs. G. B. Sigler, and two cases of Stout & Wingert vs. S. S. Baker, et al."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The following notes from the Ashland Clipper regarding formerly of Winfield people will be of interest. "Messrs. Burt and Irwin, of Cowley County, have purchased lots in McCartney's addition, and have let the contract for a 40 x 60 livery barn, which is to put up at once. A part of their stock is here, and Mr. Irwin has returned to Winfield for more. R. S. Howard started to Dodge on horseback one day last week, riding a valuable animal belonging to Mr. A. Hughes. When near Five Mile the horse began to show signs of illness, and dropped dead. A. Hughes went to Dodge Monday to meet his family from Winfield and his brother-in-law, Mr. McDowell, from Pennsylvania. They reached Ashland last evening and Mr. Hughes is happy."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

"And now they have new fangled ways of getting married as well as doing almost everything else. A gentleman who came here a short time ago from Texas, and whose face is becoming quite familiar on Douglas avenue, was married by telegraph day before yesterday. The girl was at one end of the wire in Dallas, Texas, while the man was here at the other end of the wire. The vows were passed between the parties which made them one. The preacher also was in Texas. It may be a very good way to get married but it would appear to us to be a little cold. We prefer the old style." Wichita Eagle.

This novelty is all right. But if the gentleman wants to startle the world, let him experiment on raising his family by telegraph.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Teachers examination under the new law will take place in this city on the 25th inst. The examinations now are only quarterly, and the questions come from the State Board of Education. County Superintendent Limerick thinks the new law a big improvement. A first grade certificate will be good any place in the State when endorsed by the County Superintendent of the county in which it is used. Certificates granted in the past are yet good until the time expires for which they were granted. The law requiring all teachers to pass an examination in psychology and hygiene does not go into effect till January next.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

James Jordan is getting reckless in his meridian days. He leaves about May first for an all summer's visit on the northern lakes and in eastern meanderings. Yes, we can also see by the rosy cheeked modesty that bedecks his visage that his visit means more--a return with a charming bride. Can it be that some gentle lady has entered the heretofore cast-iron shell of Mr. Jordan's heart? We hope so. This trip is a treat he can afford with easy grace. It is some years since Jim went off on a first-class "bum."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

A new term of college opened up last Monday. The students are earnest and industrious in pursuing their studies.

Mrs. Kedzie, Supt. of sewing and cooking, started for Topeka this afternoon for a few days' visit.

The winter term closed last Friday, with a well delivered and instructive lecture by Geo. F. Thompson, Supt. of the printing department. His subject was "Some elements of success."

Mrs. Winchip, assistant to Mrs. Kedzie, was the happy recipient of a handsome work box Friday last, as a present from her class in sewing.

Last Saturday evening the Webster Literary Society held their third annual exhibition. The exercises were highly entertaining to the large audience present.

Thursday one week ago, Mrs. Kedzie received a handsome silver cake basket from her 1885 class in cooking, as a token of friendship.

The party given by Prof. Shelton and Mrs. Kedzie to their class in household economy and agriculture was a highly enjoyable affair. The luscious repast that was served spoke volumes for the culinary abilities of our girls.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Riley Constant planted corn all fools day.

Since Cleveland is president, Charley Whitzon sports a new wind mill.

Mr. Little, who purchased the Bess farm, has moved the house up on the hill where he will be in full view of the city.

In the absence of Mr. J. Muret, Mat Rails superintends the farm and looks after the widow.

There are some Oklahoma boomers leaving their camping ground with this inscription on their wagon sheets: "In Cleveland we trusted; in Oklahoma we busted."

The school closed at the Holland schoolhouse last Friday. The school gave an exhibition Monday night.

Quarterly meeting at the Irwin Chapel one week from next Sunday.

Owing to the death of Mr. Fisher, the Sunday school election was postponed until next Sunday.

It seems like Mark objects to what "Country Jake" made use of a short time ago, because he was absent. If I had known that Mark had been absent, I should certainly have waited until his return. "Country Jake" was not at all suspicious but had as square a look at could be desired. Now then, dear Markie, this is a sly way you have of giving correspondents slang to find out who they are. As this will be my last reply to Mark, he can find out who I am by calling at Hackney, on Main street, halfway between Buzzard's delight and toads' bluff.

The angels have visited our neighborhood, and taken from our midst one Mr. William Fisher. He was sick only a short time. Mr. Fisher was a minister of the gospel for 47 years; he was 72 years, 2 months, and 16 days old. The funeral was preached at the Irwin chapel by Rev. Snyder. The bereaved friends have our sympathy.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Wheat most all killed.

The weather is cool enough for our coats.

Mrs. R. E. Booth is lying very low at her home in Dexter with neuralgia of the stomach.

Mr. Z. Herrington is quite sick.

Planting corn is the order of the day.

Everything is lively and on the move at the lower ranch. Corn and cattle buyers visit us almost every day.

Easter is past and hen fruit is as plentiful as ever.

J. S. Booth has been having some friendly visits by his old time honored friend, the chills. Too bad.

Fruit in general is all right.

J. B. Harden will ship his fat cattle about the 15th of May. They are fine young cattle mostly two year olds.

J. Hutchison of the upper ranch was down on a visit the 8th, inst.

Corn planters are beginning to click on every hand.

The prairies are white with wild flowers.

Items are very scarce. I will close for fear of that fearful wastebasket.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Davis, Fairclo, and Rarick are the men who voted for the water works fraud.

Chas. Coombs and family were down from Wichita this week.

Petitions are being circulated calling for an election to settle the railroad bond question.

Jas. R. Perry died last Tuesday morning, after an illness of three or four months. The bereaved family and friends have the sympathy of all.

Herman Godehard is moving the small building just south of his present quarters to make room for a fine store building.

S. E. Lockley has purchased the Traveler and will take possession the next issue. Mr. Lockley is an old newspaper man, and will keep up the good reputation this paper has already made.

The Republican is righteously indignant this week, and is not to be blamed for it. "Fritz" is not one of the men who passed the gas and water works ordinance, but pleads, as an excuse for the item referred to by the Republican, that he had been misinformed by one of the members of the council. Since then he has investigated the matter for himself, and begs to be permitted to echo the Republican "howl."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Miss Alice Graves is on the sick list.

Demand for stock water has caused Kyle & McClung to dig another well.

Mr. Campbell and wife will return from Liverpool, England, about May 1st.

Mrs. Burt Eastman has been seriously ill, but is now convalescing under the excellent care of Dr. Rothrock.

The time has arrived that causes the alcoholic disciple to sign a death-warrant before he can trot down the street with his inwardness full of medicine (?).

Ves. Graves drove his cattle down from New Salem this week. He will probably sell them at this place, and after attending to his large interests here, will join his family in Edwards County.

Will Hudson returned from New Mexico last week. He now realizes what it was to sell a Cowley County farm three years ago for one-third its present value. He will probably remain in Kansas.

Mrs. Welman's house caught fire one day recently, and would have been totally destroyed had it not been that Mr. Holcomb appeared on the scene. Mr. Holcomb deserves much credit for the manner in which he applied pure, cold water to the flames.

April 7th witnessed the celebration of Ludolphus Holcomb's fiftieth birthday. He was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, and boasts of having been an intimate friend of "Honest Abe," Stephen A. Douglas, and Mormon Joe Smith. Mr. Holcomb was a staunch advocate of their every principle. Long may the veteran warrior sniff our gentle zephyrs.

Esquire Broadhead has fenced his north farm for pasture. While constructing this fence, his 'Squireship was unfortunately holding a taut barb-wire in his hand, which slipped thither, carrying away a vast amount of flesh therefrom. A valuable trotting filley of his was somewhat injured also. This barb-wire business has caused no little damage in this vicinity.

A young fellow, who has distinguished himself as an exceedingly smart printer, has caused many South Bend eye-balls to bug outward by his assertion that "a printer's business requires a great deal of upside down work." Some say "he doesn't mean it," while others offer to bet great odds that no living man can invert his anatomy and demand full time without ruining the organs of digestion.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Tom Jones is on our streets again, and will probably remain with his sister, Mrs. N. B. Holden, all summer.

Miss Flora Bedell left Monday morning for Parsons, where she will spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. Martin.

Mr. and Mrs. Woodle, the Misses Hoyland and Charlie H. of Burden spent Sunday in town, guests of Miss Harden.

Miss Allie Harden's school has closed, and she is now at home resting up for the World's Fair, which she expects to visit in about two weeks.

We have a new butcher shop in town under the management of George Watts, also a new millinery establishment owned by Mrs. Ford and Miss Todd.

Mr. Hedrick recently purchased the residence of Jas. Combs, and his family safely domicile there. Mr. Combs has moved to the George Watts farm.

Miss Ola Harden has returned from her western visit. Miss Ola is one of our leading workers in every good cause, and we are delighted to have her with us again.

I. B. Todd, our popular groceryman, Adams Express agent, and Justice of Peace, has gone to Missouri on a visit. He is missed from his several business vocations.

Ira Shryack, of Kansas City, was on our streets Saturday and Sunday, shaking hands with his many friends, and Jim Vawter is back again, shaking hands with Minnie.

Dr. Long and family of Howard have located here. The Doctor expects to practice his profession; but although some sickness still prevails, our M. D.'s will find our community distressingly healthy.

Died April 11th of membranous croup, a little three old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Fountain. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire community in this, their sudden and unexpected bereavement.

Steps are being taken to make arrangements to build a church at this place. The proposition seems to meet the hearty approval of all, and those of our citizens who are able promise liberal donations and ere long we expect to see a church edifice towering in our midst inviting the better class of immigrants to locate with us.

In last week's COURIER we noted the following: "Cambridge furnished a bald headed case this week--that is, the bald headed part of the community made up an attentive audience, etc." If you please, Mr. editor, the "outfit" that furnished that case live several miles north of town, and are not Cambridge people. We want your readers to banish that idea.

As the Dexter Eye says, "Still we boom," with the opening of spring has come an opening in business. Our merchants are kept busy waiting on their many customers, and none of the business firms of our town complain of hard times. Our population is rapidly increasing too, the latest arrival being a boy, since which times Rev. Jas. Lull [? Tull] has styled himself "papa."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The mite society met with Mrs. Peabody last Friday. All report a pleasant time.

Miss Lucy Hite is teaching the Crab Creek school this summer. We wish her success.

Everybody is busy with their spring work and consequently news items are as scarce as hen's teeth.

Our school closed last Friday. Our teachers, Misses Vaught and Elliott, have given good satisfaction.

Grandma Asberry is spending the week with Mrs. J. D. Salmon and other acquaintances in this vicinity.

Mrs. Walker and children left for Illinois a few days ago. We are sorry to see them leave Dexter. Mr. Walker will leave as soon as his business will permit.

J. J. Salmon has moved out of the hotel, and a Mr. Swartz, from Cedar Vale, has taken possession of the same and will hereafter be found ready to feed the hungry.

Another new store in Dexter. Mr. Harvey Service and Mr. Grey are the proprietors. Mr. Service has moved in the house formerly occupied by Mr. Walker. Still we boom.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Mr. Jim Haygood Sundayed at home.

Mr. O. S. Branson, of Eureka, Link's tall and handsome brother, came down Friday and stayed over Sunday. Come again.

Miss Laura Elliott's school at Dexter closed last Friday. She is now at home for the rest of the summer.

Mr. J. H. Reynolds has rented part of his house to Mr. Mohler. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds expect to start for Ford County soon. The children will stay at home and keep house until they return.

Quite a number of our young folks attended the musical concert at Dexter Saturday evening.

They all say "Lolly Pop" took the cookie.

On account of so many of our young folks going to Dexter Saturday night, the mite was put off until Saturday week. Will meet at Mr. Hall's.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received at the County Clerk's Office of Cowley County, Kansas, until Friday, April 17, 1885, to furnish material, build and complete a two-story house, 30 x 50 feet, on the poor farm of said county, agreeable to, and in conformity with plans and specifications on file in said county clerk's office. The Board reserving the right to reject any or all bids.

Done by the order of the Board of County Commissioners of Cowley County, Kansas.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Quincy A. Glass, druggist, will keep a stock of house plants during the summer from the conservatory of Wilson Keith, Topeka. Mr. Keith is generously recognized as the leading florist of the west.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Bring in your applications for loans. Thomas B. Bryan, having this day taken the management of our general office at Kansas City, Missouri; will say to the people of Cowley County that we can assure you prompt and fair dealing. HARRIS & CLARK.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

I have sixty head of cattle, mostly two and three-year-old steers, good grade stock, for sale. Inquire at Berkey & Co.'s hardware.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

12 short horn bulls for sale, all of the most fashionable families. For prices and particulars, address Josiah Johnson, Maple City.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

The case of the State against Lee Bailes, from Windsor township, which has enveloped the attention of Justice Snow's court during the past week, came to an end last night, the jury bringing in a verdict of guilty, on the first ballot. Bailes was charged with being the father of Susie Sutton's six weeks' old babe. He has a wife and four children and she is a young girl of sixteen. The first trial, last week, after three days' wrestling, ended in the jury hanging. Further developments were made in the second trial that clinched the crime and showed up the demoniac proclivities of the adulterer. It is a harrowing tale of a girl's weakness and man's perfidy. The imprisonment of four months and five hundred dollars costs is only a small legal punishment. The evidence showed that Bailes, with low cunning and criminal determination, set to work to accomplish the ruin of a girl whose sense of right and wrong, whose intelligence and opportunities to test the world and gain self-confidence did not exceed those of a nine-year old girl. She is a weak, unintelligent girl; he a strong, cunning, and designing man. The anathemas and scowls heaped upon such demons by the public are just and right. The girl may have been an easy victim--one whose worldly knowledge was so limited as to leave her speechless and helpless under the influences of a wily man. This makes the crime all the greater. The man who will premeditatedly take advantage of youthful innocence for the gratifying of a brutal passion deserves all the condemnation that can be heaped upon him by an outraged public. But his wife and innocent children are to be pitied. They must carry the stain also. The wife, like a devoted wife and mother, was present with her youngest child in her arms, in defense of her husband. The case has created a big stir in Windsor township and elicited the attendance of nearly the whole populace of that vicinity. The family of the girl, in the trial, was reputed as "loose." Is this any atonement for the adulterer who would take advantage of such training and disgrace his friends and family? Public sympathy, in that neighborhood, is largely against Bailes.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Special to the Daily Courier.

BEAUMONT, April 14th. A large force of graders commenced work on the Kansas City & Southwestern Railroad here at noon today. G.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

A team left yesterday with one thousand pounds of flour for the contractors at work on the Southwestern at Beaumont. This looks like business. Dirt and "grub" fly well together in railroad building. The K. C. & S. is coming right through.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

Weight 1950 pounds. Rich chestnut, white on face and white feet; foaled May 29th, 1881; bred by Robert McKean, Lumloch, Bishopbriggs, Scotland.

CADDER LAD is a horse of gay appearance, with a magnificent head and a bright, bold eye. His fine back and loins, deep ribs, and stands on good short legs. In his veins runs the best blood of Scotland.

Weight 1600 pounds. Bay, white strip on face; hind and near fore pastern white; Foaled May 1882; bred by Donald Black. Auchentoil Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

This is a genuine, old-fashioned Clydesdale, with all the characteristics of the breed. Sanquhar has won the Highland Agricultural Societie's first premium at Stirling, besides many other first prizes, and his services are in great demand, for which very high terms are being paid. In these magnificent animals is found the best strains of blood of the Clydesdale horse; and no finer specimens of their race ever trod the soil of Kansas. Their individual merits are such that they command themselves at once to all lovers of the horse; and no finer specimens of their race ever trod the soil of Kansas. Their individual merits are such that they command themselves at once to all lovers of the horse. Some of the reasons why it is more profitable to breed to the heavy horse than to any other: Their walk with or without a load is more rapid than that of the trotting or road horse. They move burdens easily and rapidly that would be wholly unmanageable by any other race of horses. It is not infrequent to see five tons drawn by one horse in their native land; and at the great breeding farms in Illinois and Iowa can be seen three or four tons drawn by an ordinary brood mare in cart. The get of these horses when two years past are as saleable as a bushel of wheat or government bond, at prices from $150 up--Eastern buyers purchasing by the car load. The first cross makes the best general purpose horse in the world.

TERMS OF SERVICE. Cadder Lad, $10.00 at time of service and $15.00 when mare is known to be with foal.

There will also stand at the same place Black Prince, Stock Messenger, and Black Hawk, a fine, large colt, 17 hands high, fine action; no better road horse in the country. Service, $6.00

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 16, 1885.

THE article or garment bought from us at the time this Legal Guarantee is given, is warranted to be in every respect as represented by the salesman. It is further guaranteed to be as low, if not lower, in price than same quality and make can be bought elsewhere in this State. Should the purchaser for any reason become dissatisfied with his bargain, we say bring back the goods inside of fifteen days and we will cheerfully exchange them.

What else can we do to show our confidence that our goods and prices are right? What more could we do to insure you full value for every dollar you spend with us. Our usually fine fitting

for Men, Boys, and Children is in, and we can truthfully say show as large a line as is shown in the State. Our Furnishing Department is laden down to the guards with every staple and novelty in

Come and see, everybody, the Truthful, Trustworthy, and Triumphant Clothier of

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and will be sold at prices which defy competition. Call and be shown through my establishment by accommodating salesmen, and notice some of the extraordinary bargains.

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Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The message that will intercept Maxwell, the St. Louis murderer, at Auckland, will cost $3.34 per word.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

"Push the gas bill," exclaims the New York Tribune. Does the Tribune know of any gas company that is not doing that very thing?

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

At Washington, Kansas, on the 15th, $25,000 of Washington County six percent bonds were sold at auction at $98.60 on the $100. Pretty good sale for Kansas.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Colonel Ingersoll was asked to reveal the secrets of oratory; and said: "Use small words to express the idea and be sure that the idea overlaps the word at both ends."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The site for the new Government building at Fort Scott has been selected and determined upon. It is a lot 100 by 120 feet on the corner of Scott avenue and Locust streets.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Governor of Kansas receives $3,000 a year; his private Secretary, $2,000 a year; the salary of the Executive Clerk is $1,500 a year; the Stenographer in the Executive office receives $1,200 a year, and the Messenger $745 a year.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Block Island, fifteen miles off the coast of Rhode Island, must be an exceedingly healthy resort. The annual income of a physician from medical attendance on the 1,400 residents amounted to the munificent sum of $2.25.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

It was Napoleon Bonaparte who said, when the conquest of the Chinese was proposed to him, "No, there are too many of them. Once teach them the art of modern warfare and they will overrun Europe and crush out our civilization."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

They say the wagons of the returning Oklahoma boomers are ornamented with the inscription: "In Cleveland we trusted; in Oklahoma we busted." A number of pedestrians walking westward from Washington can sympathize with the boomers.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Russia has two reasons for going to war. She finds England involved in other troubles at this time, and it is a good time to strike. But the most potent reason is that the militarists threaten great danger at home and can be headed off best by foreign troubles.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The grave of Wendell Phillips in the old Granary burying ground is literally kept green. All winter long evergreen boughs have lain on the top of it, and above the greenery lie wreaths of everlasting flowers, into which are woven the name of Wendell Phillips.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Riel, the half-breed rebel of the Northwest, seems inclined to harass the Canadian troops only, and not bring on a general engagement. His object, it is believed, is to get good terms for himself and the half-breeds from the government, without doing more damage or murder.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

In a Missouri court some time ago an illiterate person was sentenced to jail till he could learn to write, and another was sentenced till he could teach the former the art. In a little over three weeks the prisoner reappeared, able to write a fair letter of dictation, and both men were discharged.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Six days' roller skating contests are not likely to become popular unless the roller skaters are seized with a mania for suicide, for three of the winners in the recent New York contest have died since that match, and purely from exhaustion and other causes arising from the exertions they made.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Rev. Andrew J. Chambers, a colored minister of Allegheny, Pa., recently delivered a lecture on "England's Rule in Ireland," before the Patrick Eagan branch of the Irish National League in Pittsburg, which the officers of the branch characterized as "one of the most eloquent speeches ever heard in Pittsburg."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Some of our Republican exchanges are righteously indignant over the appointment of ex-Confederates as ministers and consuls. We suppose the reason they are so objectionable is because they vote the Democrat ticket, as we never know any of them to object to guerilla Mosby, who was sent to China by President Grant.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

In accordance with the provisions of the last Indian appropriation bill, Commissioner Atkins has ordered the removal of Joseph's band of Nez Perce Indians from the Territory. Of the 282 Indians composing this band, 112 will be sent to the Colville reservation, Washington Territory, and the remainder to the Lapwai Reservation, Idaho Territory.

Traveler.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

If Gladstone was a schoolmaster, and should sit down on a pie artfully ambushed in his chair, he would, on reflection, be disposed to accept it as a peace measure, and would "seriously modify" the hasty expressions which he may have used when he first experienced the sensation which the arrangement was calculated to produce.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Arizona officials seem to have been stirred up by the good example set by Judge Zane in Salt Lake City. They arrested two Mormon polygamists, who, to escape the penalty of bigamy, pleaded guilty to unlawful cohabitation and were sent to the penitentiary for ninety days each. If this sort of thing continues much longer, Mormonism will become unpopular west of the Rockies.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

A man named Williams is on trial for his life at Bethany, Mo. Twenty years ago, when a Union soldier, he was ordered to take a revolver from a rebel sympathizer named McCallam, who, instead of giving up his revolver, attempted to shoot Williams with it, and was shot by Williams. Williams has resided in the vicinity ever since, but has just been indicted by the Grand Jury for the killing.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

This is the chosen season for plowing up the country roads. Every shiftless farmer who has allowed his plow to stand in the field where it was last used, during the storms of winter, considers it a part of his right as a citizen to scour the same on the public highway. If gently reminded by a neighbor or acquaintance that the furrows injured the road, he invariably responds that he is working out his road tax. Just what part of the tax, a few uneven, struggling furrows pay, has never been decided, but the tendency of men to experiment with rusty plows on public roads has led the authorities to pass a law prohibiting the same. The road overseers have only to do their duty to prevent the nuisance.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The adoption of uniform standards of time all over the world, and of the twenty-four hour dial--which is probable within a short time--will make some changes in watches and clocks. The American genius for invention, however, has already discounted the change, and a "universal clock" has been constructed, or rather a universal dial, which tells the time at any given meridian on the globe. By an ingenious but simple arrangement of figures, the face of the clock shows at a glance over what meridian the sun is at any hour, and which half of the earth is in daylight and which in darkness. Longitude, of course, can be told by the clock immediately from one observation. It ought to prove of great value in navigation, and more especially in schools, where the subject of longitude and time is seldom clearly understood. This clock makes the relation between the two perfectly clear to the eye, as well as to the mind.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

There are no better judges of newspapers than newspapermen themselves. The kind words they have given THE DAILY COURIER are highly appreciated by its publishers. To show our readers how THE DAILY is appreciated abroad, we reproduce a few of the scintillations from cotemporaries.

Winfield has another daily paper--the "WINFIELD DAILY COURIER," D. A. Millington, editor, and Frank Greer, local editor. Cambridge News.

The WINFIELD COURIER sends us No. 1 of its daily edition. It is a lively sheet, and a credit to the town. We hope it will win the field. Fort Scott Herald.

The DAILY COURIER was issued April 7th. It is the best little local daily we have cast our "peepers" on. Its news columns sparkle like a cat's eye in a dark closet.

Arkansas City Republican.

The Winfield DAILY COURIER is the latest journalistic venture. It is a regular little daisy, all wool, a yard wide, an inch thick and on top. May success attend it is the desire of the Eagle. Burden Eagle.

The latest newspaper venture in this vicinity has made its appearance in the shape of the Winfield DAILY COURIER. It is a sparkling little six-column paper, full of local and foreign news. It is published every evening. Eldorado Press.

The Winfield COURIER company are now issuing a daily, which, in the COURIER'S own language, when speaking of such an enterprise in a neighboring city, "will probably prove more pleasing to the readers than remunerative to the publishers." Wellingtonian.

The Winfield DAILY COURIER is a new venture. It is a handsome, neat and bright little paper, and a credit to the fair little city that supports it. THE DAILY COURIER will be sent to Dexter subscribers at fifty cents a month. Dexter Eye.

Volume one, number one, of the Winfield DAILY COURIER is before us. It is a six column folio and well filled with business and news. We extend to the COURIER the right hand of fellowship and wish it unbounded success. Wellington Standard.

The Winfield DAILY COURIER is the latest venture in the field of daily newspaporial literature. It's a neat, newsy, breeze 6 column folio, and we hope that Millington & Greer will realize both fame and fortune by its publication. Sedan Times-Journal.

The Winfield DAILY COURIER was one of the bright things that illuminated our sanctum this morning. THE DAILY COURIER is a six-column evening paper, edited by D. A. Millington, and promises to be one of the substantial institutions of that thriving city.

Emporia News.

We have at hand Vol. 1, No. 1, DAILY COURIER, Winfield's new venture. Father Millington has for a long time had the best weekly paper in Southern Kansas, and the new baby gives promise of being its father in miniature. Success to the DAILY COURIER.

Harper Graphic.

THE DAILY COURIER, of Winfield, is the latest bold venture we have to note. When the Sentinel Daily was started, fourteen months ago, there was no other daily in Southwest Kansas; now every little town has one and Wellington and Wichita two. THE DAILY COURIER is worthy and welcome. Harper Sentinel.

The first number of the Winfield COURIER came to hand Wednesday evening. It is published by the COURIER company, D. A. Millington, editor, and Frank H. Greer, local editor. It is a neat, six-col. folio, well filled with good reading matter and well patronized. We X with pleasure, and wish success to the new venture. Udall Sentinel.

Hello, what have we here? As sure as the world it is the Winfield DAILY COURIER, a nicely printed, newsy, six-column daily, with telegraph reports and a good local page. It took in 465 subscribers the first day, and we judge it has come to stay. It undoubtedly fills a "long-felt want." Success to THE DAILY COURIER. Wellington Press.

The Winfield COURIER company issued Tuesday evening the first number of the daily evening COURIER. It is a six column folio, and handsome typographically. It no doubt fills a "long felt" want. A daily paper is of incalculable value to a town. It's some sacrifice even to support it and the sacrifice is rather apparent than real, but will more than pay its way.

Wichita Beacon.

Winfield can now boast of a daily paper, which may be regarded as another step towards metropolitanism. The initial number of the Winfield DAILY COURIER appeared on our table last week, a neat six-column sheet, with press dispatches and a good make up of news. Whether the town is far enough advanced to support such a journalistic enterprise will be a problem for the publishers to determine. We wish our neighbor success.

Arkansas City Traveler.

The Winfield COURIER reaches us as an evening daily, bright and newsy, of the same style of the Daily Wellingtonian, but not quite so large. These enterprises but go to show the great superiority and enterprise of the cities of Southwestern Kansas. For six years the Eagle stood out against an awful pressure to make it a daily, but so great was our love for a fine weekly that we successfully withstood it, and would again. Winfield, Wellington, and Harper all now boast their dailies. Success to all. Wichita Eagle.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Winfield DAILY COURIER, in a tabulated statement, shows how much whiskey it takes to preserve the health of Arkansas City and Winfield. The report was made up from the filings with the Probate Judge, the first of the month, therefore must be correct. Seven druggists have taken out permits in Arkansas City and four in Winfield. The report only covers the sale of about two weeks. During that time, owing to our city being located high and dry on a sand-hill between the Walnut and The Arkansas, someone has consumed 748 pints, or more than two barrels of whiskey to allay nervousness. Besides, 371 bottles of beer have been utilized to aid in digestion. Winfield denizens only got away with 282 pints of whiskey and 30 bottles of beer, not mentioning the "exercises" held at "back door institutions." The DAILY COURIER suggests that the miasma rising from Mr. James Hill's canal would breed sickness. It must be terrible. Winfield is more healthy. She required only one-third the "medicine" used farther south. Lord, won't it be simply awful in Winfield when she gets her 25 mile "ditch." But we will wager that the sales here of the "ardent" will be less this month than in March. If not, someone will get their eyes opened in regard to the effectiveness of the law. Arkansas City Republican.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

M. L. Robinson has a dog. It's a very queer dog: a setter brought by M. L. from the east a few weeks ago. Ever since the cur sat foot on our fair domain, he has stolidly held the fort in the beautiful grounds of Mr. Robinson's residence. The animal is sleek and pretty--a regular daisy, and readily attracts the attention of all passers by. Unlike his kin-folks, he is very quiet, "don't say nothing to nobody." He possesses all the qualifications of a perfect family cur. Then he is aesthetic. He delights in setting day after day on his tail watching with mute admiration the lovely flowers unfold their delicious petals, and he won't roll on and kill the azure green of the lawn. Several of our citizens have walked many blocks to take a peep at the animal. M. L. is very proud of him, and well he may be. He is the finest specimen of the dog species ever brought west. No admirer of valuable, blooded canines can afford the opportunity offered for inspection. Drop past the residence and satisfy yourself as to the rare beauty exhibited in his symmetrical composition. Would that all dogs were like M. L.'s dog: made of bronze and painted up.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

1. We observed the other day that Gen. Butler had gained a case in the Massachusetts courts involving $40,000, which had been left years ago in trust to Susan B. Anthony to be expended in promoting the cause of woman suffrage. Just how this money is to be spent in advancing this cause we care not, but just say it will be ill-spent however it may be expended for the purpose designated.

2. The facts are against the belief that $40,000 or any other amount of money will promote the cause of female suffrage, or make it popular. It has been talked and preached for years, and in some way, more or less limited and restricted. It has been enacted in many States and given without restriction in Wyoming. But the facts are that the women, whenever the privilege of voting is allowed them, do not vote.

3. At first there was interest manifested in Wyoming, but yearly the number of women voting have fallen off, and there is now in that territory as much apathy about voting among the women as if the right to vote had not been vested in them. The same thing is statistically true in Massachusetts, where women are allowed to vote for school officers, and where close attention has been given to learn to what extent the privilege of voting has been exercised. There are 500,000 women of voting age in Massachusetts, and last year 3,471 only registered, and of this number 1,783 voted. This showing surely is significant, and rather demonstrates the fact that the great majority of women, whether single or married, do not want to vote.

4. We believe thus: We believe that the great majority of women in the country, if allowed, would vote down the proposition to bestow upon their sex the right and responsibilities of the suffrage. Where women can vote, their indifference to it shows it, and we have other illustrations of it.

5. Recently, a bill was up in the New York Legislature conferring the right to vote on women, and thousands of women thought enough of the matter to petition the Legislature to defeat the bill. The best and most cultured, and wealthiest women of New York signed the protest.

6. Such illustrations as the foregoing, and the indifference women generally manifest about it, prove that they do not wish to vote, and that it is worse than useless to attempt to popularize the movement for women suffrage by the expenditure of $40,000 or any other amount. Kansas City Journal.

We quote the above from the conservative Kansas City Journal as a specimen of the better and fairer class of arguments against woman suffrage, and for the purpose of briefly answering them. We have numbered the arguments as presented and now take them up seriatim.

1. There is no doubt but that Miss Anthony will find ways to spend this money to as good advantage as other similar sums have been expended to promote other reforms.

2. The abolition of slavery was "talked and preached" in this country for more than a hundred years, during all which time slavery was gaining strength, before it was finally abolished. Who doubts that the talking and preaching and the expenditures of money in behalf of abolition would finally have accomplished the reform even though the slave-ocracy had not precipitated a war to preserve their pet institution. Every great reform which has ever been accomplished has cost years and even centuries of agitation before final success. This is because the common people are always very conservative, afraid of innovation, and are content to run in the old ruts whatever evil and suffering may attend them. All reforms have been combated on the prediction that such change would disrupt society, tear the world to pieces, and make mankind worse than beasts.

5. This paragraph is a great exaggeration. But if it were true, do not the number of men who are qualified voters and neglect to vote bear as large a proportion considering that there is no prejudice against their voting? In every part of the Union rarely more than half of the electors turn out and vote, and then only when there is some extraordinary interest brought about by an exciting canvass. It is exceedingly doubtful whether many more than 1,783 men voted last year in the school meetings of Massachusetts. What if it were a fact that more women than men do not want to vote. It simply shows that women also are conservative as well as timid, that they, too, deprecate change even more than the men do; that like men, a majority of women take little or no interest in public affairs. It is doubtless true that possibly a majority of the women are as ignorant and indifferent about these matters as are so large a class of men, more conservative and disposed to rely wholly on their husbands, fathers, and brothers. If all this proves anything against woman suffrage, it proves that a large class of male electors, almost a majority, ought to be disfranchised.

5. Possibly women would vote it down, as now constituted. It is because of the facts stated in the above paragraph. But it is a well known fact that there is a very large class of the noblest, best, and most intelligent women in our land who do desire suffrage and would use it more honestly and intelligently than nine-tenths of the present electors. It is no reason that these women should be denied equal rights and privileges because a majority of their sisters do not want them and are too ignorant, timid, and dependent upon others to want the privilege to express opinions in a way that they will count. If it is a good reason, it is equally good for the abolition of male suffrage and a return to despotism. It is like demanding a return of all the negroes to slavery because many of them want to return.

5. Yes, and thousands of women and men too, would sign a petition to hang the editor of the Journal, though they never heard of him. Petitions are usually very little indication of the opinions of the signers. The general rule is that the signers have no opinions on the subject matter.

6. Of course the $40,000 is but a drop in the bucket, but it helps to fill up all the same.

In short the arguments against woman suffrage amount to about the old argument against Negro Suffrage: "Do you want to marry a nigger?"

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Press is informed by several old farmers of this county that the outlook for the wheat crop is now more encouraging than was recently supposed. A couple of weeks ago it was thought by a good many farmers that the young plant was almost irretrievably damaged by the past unparalleled severe winter and early March weather, but the past few days of balmy weather has infused new life into the apparently dead plant in most places and it is now fast growing up with prospects of a fair crop. Many fields of wheat, only a few days ago thought to be entirely destroyed, are now greening up, and shooting up surprisingly, and as there is plenty of room for the plant to stool, these fields will yet yield a generous crop of fine, plump wheat berries, perhaps a better yield and of a better quality than if the thinning process of the winter had not occurred. Wellington Press.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Mr. E. A. Hoyt, a mechanical engineer of the New Orleans Exposition, was severely injured by a huge derrick pole falling on his foot. He was conveyed to his residence, and after only three applications of St. Jacob's Oil, all the swelling and pain disappeared, and he resumed his duties.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

A plot of the City of Winfield has been taken from the Council chamber of said city. The person who has it will please return it at once, as the city has immediate use for it.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

What would a city be without churches? What would a daily journal be without pious reporters? The churches are the great promoters of civilization that place us on the pinnacle of all that is good and noble--that tones down the greed and toughness in our natures and points us upward to the final day and the haven beyond. The pious reporter comes along, picks up the pith of the pulpit and makes a philanthropic distribution among the sinners always found, even in the most moral and church-going communities, who persist in staying from under the influences and teachings of the sanctuary. Thus all can be reached. As usual.

was filled at its different services yesterday with large and appreciative audiences; the music was excellent, and the sermons of Rev. Kelly eloquent and forcible. The announcements embraced the regular Wednesday evening prayer meeting: the Young People's meeting Thursday evening of the Ladies Aid Society with Mrs. C. D. Austin on Thursday afternoon; the lecture of Rev. Dr. Fisher, a Utah missionary, on "Mormons and Mormonism," at the Methodist church about the first Friday in May. Mr. Kelly made an appeal in favor of a larger attendance of church members at Sunday school. Too many thought it enough that they attend services morning and evening. This was not right. These auxiliary services should be looked after and zealously attended. The morning sermon was from John xvii:15: "I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil." This prayer exhibited Christ's great tenderness and sympathy for his disciples. He did not want them removed from the trials, hardships, and temptations of the world, but he wanted the Lord to guide them safely through all to the accomplishment of rightful ends. Christ was a man of the world--a man who commenced a useful career at the carpenter's bench, and was a fosterer of energy and frugality. The person who dwells in the weak sentimentalisms that no thought should be taken for the morrow, that life is fleeting and evanescent with no incentive for laying up future stores, knows not the teachings of divinity. Christ taught, in every walk, that a useful, active life was necessary for a thorough preparation for eternity. He knew what it was to be weary of body after a laborious day. He put himself on a level with all humanity in common industry and labor. He mingled with the rich and the poor, the high and the low, and had a fellow-feeling for all, pointing them to a higher life beyond, for which their life-work here should be a constant preparation. A man can worship just as well through honest toil at the anvil, the plow, or the carpenter's bench, as in the robes of priestly office. Everything should be done for the glory of God and the advancement of humanity. Gain riches, if you can, honestly, but do not hold yourself aloof from the poor. What would a church composed only of the rich be? The meanest church on earth. So with a church composed only of the poor. The two must come together to carry out the divine plan and leaven the world. The character that can't mingle with all humanity without contamination is a brittle thing. We should mingle with all classes for their elevation. The speaker had no sympathy with the anti-monopolists who are continuously blurting against such opulence as Gould, Vanderbilt, and other monied kings exhibit. Everyone of us would be money kings if we had the ability and opportunity. They have labored for it. From a poor boy Gould has grown to a millionaire, through years of assiduous labor and planning. Get wealth, if you can, honorably, but use it honorably, and not for the pulling down of those less fortunate. There wants to be a revolution all around. We're all too greedy. We want more of Christ-like frugality--money honestly earned for an honest purpose. The pecuniary troubles of the world, its toils and hardships are all intended by divinity as stepping stones to the great home beyond--as a school indispensable. We should all be men--fight life's battles with a vim unflinching, that will bring us out conqueror, with a home in the upper and better land for which our labors fit us. The speaker was down on the idea that the good all die young. Just as many bad boys as Sunday school boys are taken young to the other realms. Nobody ever gets too good for the world. When a man gets the idea that he is too good for common association, he is a bigot without the fear of the Lord in his heart. If he has any salt in him, he will show it in his walks. True religion reaches down to the lowest and up to the highest--recognizes all humanity and ostracizes none. Nothing else is Christ-like. The evening sermon was from Luke xvi:24: "Between us and you there is a great gulf." The folly of sin and the natural result and final end of a person who leads a life of sin and immorality was very clearly pictured and illustrated by numerous quotations and realistic life examples. He admonished his hearers to abstain from personal selfishness, and especially those who are able to make the poor more comfortable, that businessmen be less impecunious in business affairs. The worldly should try to overcome this great gulf of immoral self so there would be a future in store for them of everlasting happiness instead of the bottomless pit and everlasting woe.

is as fresh and pretty as a spring violet in its new, fresh furnishings and should be "a thing of beauty and a joy forever" to the congregation. The gas chandeliers are especially attractive, and the gas lights give a most cheerful aspect in the evening. Everything about the services of the Christian church is simplicity itself--patterned as near as modern surroundings will admit, after the Christ-like services of old. The services yesterday were conducted as usual by Elder Myers. The pulpit announcements were prayer meeting Wednesday evening, and the Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Sanderson. The morning text was from IL Corinthians, viii:7. "Therefore, as ye abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also." Christian benevolence was the grace required. Everyone should cultivate the grace of Christian liberality, giving as illustration Paul's letter to the church of Corinth. Without this grace religion fails of its benign mission. There can be no true religion without forbearance and benevolence. It is the great rock on which Christianity rests. Christ's benevolence and kindly spirit was over all and extended to all. None were so low and none so elevated that they were not served alike from his divine store. Blessed is the cheerful giver. Money is of no benefit if put to an unworthy purpose. It should be used for the elevation of our fellows and the founding of God's cause. No good cause prospers without liberality on the part of its followers. We should not only be zealous in giving of money, but long-suffering and full of tender mercy for the erring. The evening sermon was from the XV chapter of Luke--the Prodigal and his brother, and was most practically handled. The speaker showed the hardships of the lost sheep that had strayed from the flock and the readiness of the Good Shepherd to again receive him with rejoicings--not on six months trial, but immediately on his supplication. No church member should appear as did the elder brother with words discouraging and selfish. All should grasp the hand of repentance, kill the fatted calf, and again make happiness in the security of a now doubly appreciated home. Parents should make home happy and attractive for the children, with innocent amusements to drive off somberness and dissatisfaction. The church and Sunday school should be made more home-like. The prodigals should be received and given spiritual encouragement that will lead them onward in the straight and narrow path that leads to a home eternal. None can depart so far from the right; none can get so low and degraded but what the Heavenly Father is ready to hear an honest repentance and restore them to his grace. The parable of the prodigal son is a most beautiful one, and was very practically applied throughout.

is always well filled and its services most entertaining and profitable. Yesterday was no exception. The announcements were: Young People's meeting on Tuesday evening; regular Wednesday evening prayer meeting; Teachers' meeting Thursday evening; Social, by the ladies of the church, Friday evening; meeting of Chautauqua Circle with Mrs. B. F. Wood on Thursday evening. Rev. Reider's morning subject was "Home training," text 1, Samuel, 1:23. "I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord." In the study of such a character we must naturally turn to the moulding period of his life. Generally speaking, great men have been the sons of strong-minded women. The family is the most ancient and sacred institution in the world. It dates back beyond the Church and State, and is the mother of both of them. The whole history of the divine government shows that it is everywhere a practical and not an ideal administration. And so is all good government in the Home, Church, or State. God tolerated polygamy for awhile, as he did the evils of lax divorce, but the training of his providence and the teaching of his revelation was against them both. Judaism itself abolished polygamy from Israel; but that other twin evil--lax divorce--was severely handled by the Savior when he came. We see the mother here in her home life and in the tabernacle service.

I. The praying mother at home. The home is as sacred as the temple, if it be recognized as the place of duty. No one else can take the place of the mother. Duty is not to be measured by its publicity or conspicuousness. The best stones are polished out of sight. Mothers, undervalue not your throne because it is not in the highway. It is not so much what we do, as what we do it for, on which the value of our services depend.

II. The praying mother at the Tabernacle. To give her child to God and the temple was the greatest gift she could make, yet she does not plead to be exempted from other giving. She realized the privilege of sacrifice. This mother forgot not her vow in the tabernacle. Let us seek for the early dedication of our children to the Lord. They are a heritage of the Lord.

Trace the lives of such men as Samuel, Augustine, Doddridge, Payson, Edwards, Cecil, Wickliffe, Luther, Spurgeon, Lincoln, Garfield, and a host of others.

The evening discourse was one that should have been heard by every young person in the city--one that can be put on and carried about as a garment. It was from Rev. xxii:2. "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still." The leading thought was permanence of character. He thought that the moulding character was made in males between the years of accountability and thirty-five; in the females between accountability and eighteen. What they then were would cling through life. During the years of childhood and youth is the seed planted that will develop into crystalized character. No one, however, can ever get so low at any time that there is no chance for him to rise to the highest pinnacle of greatness and purity, if but the determination and spiritual ability is developed.

The sermon was followed by appropriate remarks from Rev. F. A. Brady, after which the ordinance of baptism was administered to Miss Louie Stretch and Miss Woodruff.

was filled yesterday for the different services with large and appreciative audiences. Mrs. W. H. Albro filled Mrs. Buckman's place in the choir. Following were the announcements. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening; Missionary Society Wednesday at 3 o'clock at Mrs. James Kirk's; The Ladies' Aid Society on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. H. N. Jarvis, South Fuller street, when all are requested to bring filled baskets for a social picnic; The Woman's Christian Temperance Union meets Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Col. McMullen. Dr. Kirkwood's morning discourse was from Zachariah xiii:7. "Awake, Oh sword, against my shepherd and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts; Smite the shepherd and the sheep shall be scattered and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones." The Doctor made a forcible declaration of man's proneness to believe that he knew all about God's revealed will, when the wisest biblical scholars after years of research confess that they have only gathered a few pebbles from the great ocean of knowledge. We are unwilling to attribute to man the foresight of having planned the redemption of man before the foundation of the world, yet we would think it the height of foolishness in man to build a house or railroad without first laying the plans and counting the costs. The latter perishes with the using, but the former reaches out and takes in our eternity. And so comes the fulfillment of God's mysterious plan. The shepherd is smitten and the sheep are scattered. Even Christ's own disciples did not understand the scriptures and were not able to comprehend that His death was the crowning victory of His life, and the hope of resurrection the most satisfactory anticipation of His followers. Christ came to the world as one who would redeem our overwhelming debt--like the fellow being who would relieve your farm of an irretrievable mortgage. He was bruised for our iniquities--by his stripes we are healed. The evening sermon was based on Luke xii: 51. "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you nay, but rather division." The conservatism of the Jews was the great hindrance to Christ's mission. They had fallen into the ruts made by their ancestors and divisions must be made to gain progress. They thought the christian religion an innovation. It was too new for them. Divisions have been caused by religion that has given the world its wonderful progress. Too much conservatism is a detriment. Differences of opinion bring out colors, produce thought and research, and are the most effective power in the advancement of the world.

had no preaching yesterday, but interesting morning and evening prayer meetings and well attended Sunday schools. Our colored friends have a small but zealous church membership.

The services in the United Brethren church were attended with the usual congregations. Sabbath school was held at the usual morning hour, after which the pastor, Rev. J. H. Snyder, according to previous announcement, preached a sermon to the young people on the subject of "Early Piety." Text, Prov. 8.17. The nature of early piety and its importance in moulding character, and fitting the heart and life for usefulness here, and for happiness hereafter, was set before his hearers, in a manner most beautiful and beneficial. In the evening the discourse was founded upon Bev. 22-5. "No night in heaven." In this is set forth a negative view of heaven, night being an emblem of all that is in opposition to harmony and happiness, heaven becomes a realm of perfection and bliss.

This church held its usual Sunday morning instruction services, but the services for the evening were dispensed with owing to the illness of Father Kelly.

The first quarterly meeting at Irwin Chapel, Constant, was held Saturday and Sunday, Rev. R. W. Parks presiding. Able sermons were preached to large congregations. Rev. P. B. Lee is the pastor in charge.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The State Board of Charities didn't come in last evening. They will probably arrive today or this evening. The local committee visited all the principal sites yesterday and received written propositions, but made no decision in regard to their preference.

The State Board of Charities, comprising Hon. Jacob Stotler, of Wellington; Hon. C. E. Faulkner, of Salina, and Hon. A. T. Sharp, of Ottawa, and Hon. W. S. Crump, of Clyde, arrived on the Southern Kansas Tuesday. They were met at the Brettun by the Mayor, a committee from the Connell and other citizens, taken in carriages and escorted to the various proposed sites. They completed their labors at five o'clock and left on the S. K. East.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

There is a hole in the west bridge two weeks old, big enough for an elephant to run its foot through. Look out for a damage suit.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Hay $10 a ton, poor hay at that, and corn 40 cents a bushel is the kind of a market our farmers have in Winfield.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The talk of the hotel lobbies is the decided change in the character of the office seekers who are now in the city. "At the beginning of the present administration," said a congressman yesterday morning, "every aspirant for official honors wanted a foreign mission or a consulship, or a berth in the Federal judiciary. Well, that class have gone home disheartened and disgruntled. They are in the mental condition of the man who, before he tried it, was confident of winning a girl, but afterwards found that all minds do not run in the same channel. Now we are besieged by another bevy of office hunters who are clamorous for anything they can get--the smallest nubbins in the row--even the little cross-roads postoffices."

It is understood that the policy of this administration with regard to appointments to places in the southern states, that are now held by colored Republicans, will be not to substitute white men for colored men, but to replace incompetent or dishonest colored Republicans by colored Democrats who are worthy and capable. In accordance, it is said, with this policy, the Postmaster General has just appointed Ex-Representative Tom Hamilton, of Beaufort, route agent from Beaufort to Jacksonboro, S. C. Hamilton was the leader of a small band of colored men who supported the Hampton government in South Carolina in 1876.

Information has been received here that Representative Morrison will be in Washington in the course of a few days. The object of his visit is not definitely known, but the belief is that it had some relation to the senatorial fight in Illinois. Just as soon as the Democrats of the legislature are reinforced by the successor of Mr. Ward, who recently died, it is the intention of that party to make a determined effort to elect a senator. It is understood that every influence of the party will be exerted to that end, and the presumption is that Mr. Morrison, at present the regular candidate of his party, is coming to confer with Gen. Black, Chairman Oberly, of the state committee, and other prominent Democratic leaders of Illinois, who are in Washington, as to the best means of concentrating all the strength the party can command upon some acceptable man. It is still thought that if Mr. Morrison gets out of the way, Pension Commissioner Black will be put forward.

"What do the Ohio Democrats think of the administration?" I asked today of Representative Wilkins, who has been among his constituents for the last several weeks. "They take it," he replied. "There is some grumbling among politicians, but the people, the voting masses, like President Cleveland and like his administration. This is especially true of the country or rural people. They are satisfied that everything will come round right for the Democratic party. The classes of people who are not agitated about office, but who survey the situation calmly, are pleased with the administration."

Hugh Grant, Tammany's defeated candidate for mayor of New York City, called upon the President this week in company with Thomas F. Gilroy and Judge McQuade. Mr. Grant said that they had come merely to pay their respects, and were not looking after any office.

While Mr. Grant and his associates gave out that they were not here after office, friends of Tammany in this city understood that the mission of the delegation was to look after several important government offices of New York City. The customs collectorship was mentioned as being the principal object of the visit of Tammany's representatives, but they deny it.

The Alert, which was presented to the United States by the English government to be used on the Greely relief expedition, will start from New York next week, commanded by Commander Coffin, for Halifax, where she will be turned over to the English government with the thanks of congress. She will be manned by about thirty officers and men, who will return by the regular steamers. There is talk by Canada of sending the Alert on the Hudson bay expedition.

The Central American difficulty has been settled by a treaty of peace between Salvador and Guatemala. Transit across the Isthmus is also unimpeded, and our noble marines can retire to their ordinary occupation of guard duty and appearing in spectacular dramas where soldiers are required upon the stage. L.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

What is being done in Wellington to secure the location of the Methodist college? We made note some days ago that it had been decided at the session of the Southwest Conference at El Dorado last month to locate such an institution at an early day. The competing points will probably be El Dorado, Wichita, Winfield, and Wellington. We understand the other points are at work, and it is now time for Wellington to be up and doing. It seems useless to urge the importance and benefit this college would be to our city. The remarkable thing about all the institutions of learning in Kansas is the surprising rapidity with which they have grown. Baldwin City today has about 500 students, notwithstanding all difficulties, and notwithstanding it is located in a small and out-of-the-way village. The State Normal school at Emporia, fighting for years against many obstacles, has over 500 students. The fact is, you cannot hinder the growth of a well conducted institution of learning in Kansas. The proposed college would have the patronage and help of a million people who are rapidly growing wealthy. In two years it would certainly have 200 students. At the lowest possible estimate, those would spend in Wellington $40,000 a year. This is making no calculation for the families who would be brought here directly in connection with the school. Neither is the incalculable moral benefit taken into the consideration. The fact is that the benefits to result can hardly be estimated.

Now we want to say that this college cannot be had without work and money. We can make up our minds to do this. If we succeed in securing the prize, we shall be repaid for all effort. The question for our citizens to decide is shall we have the college?

Wellington Press.

Wellington is a nice town and ought to have the college; but Wellington can't get it. In the first place the preachers would not encourage Methodism in such an un-Godly town. In the next place your people want to run the whole Methodist church, including the Bishop. They kick when the cream of the conference is given them, and elevate their noses at an ex P. E. This does not tend to warm the heart of the average itinerant Methodist minister. They are brave and spirited men, but their itinerancy breeds with them a love for open-hearted hospitality and tolerant brethrenship, and a hatred for the snobbery and selfishness which brooks nothing less than a fulfillment of its own demands. No, the Methodist College will not go to Wellington.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The arrest and conviction of the man Copenhaser last week by County Attorney Asp for buying a pint of whiskey for medical purposes and then using it as a beverage, has sent terror to the souls of some dozen of the thirsty who have been consoling themselves with the thought that they could hoodwink the law. The spectacle of a man's look-through the grates as a penalty for buying a bottle of whiskey comes upon them like a nightmare. The longer the new law is tried, the more do we hear whining and gnashing of teeth. Winfield Courier.

It must have been a little sharp practice that Mr. Copenhaser was convicted. The fact that Cope was drunk is no evidence that he was not sick when he took his medicine. He perhaps took an overdose. Many people take too much laudanum or morphine. The fault was probably with the druggist in not informing Cope what constituted a dose. Buying it of a druggist, he had no means of judging for himself. If Cope had bought whiskey from a saloon keeper, he would have known just what a dose was. If he did not, the bar-keeper would kindly inform him. Cope, no doubt, told the druggist that he was sick, and if he had told the Judge the same story, how could the Court arrive at the conclusion that he was not sick? The Judge, no doubt, took the benefit of a doubt, and sent Cope to the "Little Brown Jug."

Beacon.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The COURIER has found your dog, "Tramp," Mr. "R," of our lost column. Call early and get his whereabouts. The canine might get away.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Peace between France and China is on the eve of being ratified. England would do well to emulate France and make peace with El Mahdi.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

"The mysterious murder" seems to be taking the place of the "mysterious disappearance" of maidens, judges, and prominent politicians in St. Louis, as the sensation.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

St. Louis has long been regarded as an unsafe place for young girls to visit, but now that people are being murdered there and packed away in trunks, it will become a place that will be shunned by travelers, whether maid or man.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

England is being subjected to severe criticism for her action in reference to the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. It does look like a backdown, but fortunately has been made before the sacrifice of many lives. England has learned something by her experience in the Soudan.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The continued favorable reports from Gen. Grant's bedside afford the public relief, but they cannot be taken as any indication of the recovery of the old hero. We can look upon the favorable symptoms as indications that the worst suffering is past, and that the last hours of the great man will not be made unendurable, almost, by pain.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The worst thing about a war between Russia and England on Afghanistan soil, will be the expense American newspapers will have to incur in the purchase of consonants. There is no office in the country so well equipped with type that it can wrestle with the names of Russian commanders and Asiatic countries without a big lot of "zs," "ys," "ca," "ds," and the like.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The calm deliberation with which Gen. Wolseley announces that he expects to take Khartoum in the autumn should excite esthetic admiration. It is quite in the style of three or four hundred years ago, when a twelve month more or less counted for little in the flight of time. England and Russia may right a terrible war and change the map of Europe and Asia before Wolseley takes Khartoum.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The French have abandoned hostilities in China, and have practically dropped their claim to Madagascar. They have spent an immense amount of money, wasted thousands of lives, done a great deal of damage, and have nothing but defeat and disappointment to show for it all. Their piratical enterprises did not pay, and it is to be hoped they will now be content to stay at home for awhile and behave themselves.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Winfield, Kansas, is enjoying rink parties, at which all the girls are required to wear Mother Hubbard gowns. It is said the parties are prodigiously patronized by the boys and even the sedate businessmen, sages, and deacons of the city. Kansas City Journal.

The above is a vile slander. The wicked city at the mouth of the Kaw seems disposed to smirch our moral and thriving city in order to divert attention from its own rottenness.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

There is a complaint about the increase of tramps. Such an increase should cause no surprise. Great Britain is sending us yearly, through Canada, from 30,000 to 50,000 "assisted emigrants," who are people who cannot take care of themselves at home. It is the result of the British policy to make everything cheap, so as to undersell the world. Having made them paupers, Great Britain sends them to us to take care of themselves as best they can. Many of them are forced to be tramps.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The eminent sanitarian, Dr. Steinberg, gives it as his decided opinion that most of the disinfectants now in use, such as sulphate of iron, sulphate of zinc, carbolic acid, etc., are merely antiseptics and deodorizers. He claims that the burning of common sulphur is of more value for disinfecting purposes than all these popular agents combined. He also shrewdly remarks that "the best way to disinfect a sick-room is to ventilate it." These are useful and sensible hints.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The reports from Soudan that the forces of the Mahdi are rapidly disintegrating seem to have a basis of truth in the cessation of hostilities. Tribal jealousies and the influence of rival aspirants for prophetic honors are apparently more powerful against the Mahdi than the valor of the British troops. If these reports should prove true, it would be a great stroke of good luck for the English. Whether or not true, they come opportunely to relieve the discomfiture of the British retirement, which seems to have become practically necessary.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

A recent statement by Michigan Republicans in Washington throws a flood of light upon the Michigan election, and shows the cause of the defeat. Judge Cooley, the head of the Republican ticket, was a mugwump, and Republicans would not vote for him. The Republican convention nominated him because he was an excellent judge, but it could not make Republican voters support him. The Democrats forgot their late ally, and claim his defeat as a great party victory. That this is the proper view of it is shown by the count of the votes for the county tickets. This count shows Michigan went Republican.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The people of Chicago are in hot pursuit of the scoundrels guilty of election frauds on Tuesday. Two or three Democrats are in jail, and almost enough frauds have already been unearthed to wipe out Carter Harrison's small apparent majority. The good effect of the conviction of Mackin and Gallagher for similar frauds in November last was neutralized by their being allowed to go at large on bail. What is needed in Chicago is the passage of the bill now before the legislature at Springfield, taking from the city council the right to select election judges and clerks. The political hacks who have been selected for that work at the bidding of Harrison have been willing to connive at all sorts of election crimes.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Council will at its meeting tomorrow evening designate an official city paper for the coming year. THE COURIER will not be an applicant for the appointment. The Telegram has been the official city paper for years, has done the work in a creditable manner, and has received, as it should receive, the legal price for the same. THE COURIER recognizes the fact that the Telegram has been for years laboring to build up Winfield and Cowley County, has erected a handsome office building, and stocked it with a first-class, well apportioned newspaper office. It is here to stay, has paid many hundreds of dollars in taxes and is clearly entitled to a share of such patronage as the public has to bestow at the prices which the statutes recognize as fair and reasonable pay for the same. THE COURIER has no interest whatever in the city printing. It simply asks for its neighbor of opposite political faith the fair treatment which its services in the past merit, and which it is confident the Council will grant and every citizen endorse.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Formerly the leading newspaper in Topeka and the leading newspaper of Leavenworth were the widest circulated and best patronized papers in the state. Their subscribers were numerous in every city, town, and school district throughout the State. One of them had at least five hundred subscribers in this county. Now it has probably less than fifty in this county, and the patronage of these papers has so fallen off that they can only be called second-class papers, and other papers, particularly one in Topeka, have taken the lead and become the best patronized in the State.

And why is this wonderful change? The papers first above referred to are the same in politics as heretofore; there is no abatement in the enterprise and ability in which they are conducted, nor in the amount and freshness of their news. Such ability and enterprise as they display ordinarily would have largely increased their circulation in the last four years; besides, they had in their favor the well known tendency of patrons to stick by a newspaper which they have become familiar with as they would by an old friend.

Only one fact appears which can account for the change or any part of it. They have persistently fought the prohibition law and persistently done and said everything, whether true or false, which would instigate and encourage men to violate it. The people of Kansas who support newspapers are law-abiding people, and whatever they think of prohibition as a State policy, they are in favor of the enforcement of all laws so long as they are laws; are in favor of good order and opposed to the violation of any law; and when they read in their old stand-by papers article after article and squib after squib, for weeks and months, encouraging lawlessness, they get more and more indignant until they send the order, "stop my paper." Among a moral, law-abiding people, like those of Kansas, no newspaper can flourish for any considerable length of time unless its tone is moral and law-abiding.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Last evening the new city council met for the first time presided over by the new Mayor, Dr. W. G. Graham, who delivered an address to the members of the Council which had the ring of pure gold. He said that the members of the new city government had been elected practically unanimously without their solicitation, which was a high compliment as an expression of the confidence of the people of this city that they would attend to the interests of the city honestly, efficiently, energetically, and with watchful care. These offices were not lucrative, and none of those elected were compelled to accept, but the acceptance was the acceptance of a sacred trust, and a contract of honor with our city to do their whole duty with constant vigilance, and any neglect to do this would be dishonorable. That Winfield is in the most important era of its history as bearing upon its future greatness and prosperity which very largely depends upon the wisdom and efficiency of this city government. New enterprises are to be undertaken and encouraged, new institutions, new works of improvement, new railroads, new factories. The city government has to do with all these, to afford to all such reasonable assistance and encouragement as will secure them and render them successful. It has to reach out after and secure new benefits to the city and at the same time to keep down expenses to reasonable limits, and avoid all extravagance and prodigality. It has to husband its means with such economy as to make it do the greatest possible good. The health and good order of the city must be strictly attended to, and the city kept clean in more ways than one.

The above are not the words of the Mayor, but a condensation of their general effect, and we feel confident that they will be crystallized into actions under this administration. He is, to our mind, the right man in the right place. We have an able Council, too, which will second these views with energetic and judicious action.

The nominations made by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council show that they mean business.

The selection of G. H. Buckman for City Clerk was no surprise for it was expected and approved by all as the right thing to do. But the appointment of W. P. Hackney for City Attorney and of Ben F. McFadden for Marshal were real surprises to most people for neither of their names seem to have been mentioned in relation thereto, while other names had been prominently mentioned and urged by their friends.

But as the Mayor remarked, these officers were to be the trusted employees of the city, and the city should use business sagacity in selecting them by choosing those whose ability and energy would make them most valuable to the city and not because the appointee needed the office or had warm friends. These appointments are hailed with delight and show that the Mayor can practice as well as preach. With Graham for Mayor, Hackney for attorney, McFadden for marshal, and energetic businessmen for council, we have high anticipations for Winfield.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Among the urgent needs of Winfield is a first-class canning factory. "There's millions in it," in the words of Col. Sellers. No county on the globe produces more vegetables than Cowley--corn, tomatoes, beans, etc., which can be canned, and in small and large fruits we are rapidly taking first rank. A factory could run from thirty to fifty employees at least six months in the year. Such an institution would make a new impetus in the agricultural and horticultural line--the bushels after bushels of peaches that are yearly wasted for want of a market would be turned into profit for the producer and canner; a largely increased acreage of vegetables would be raised, and the attention to all branches of horticulture would be doubled. Who will take hold of this matter? Our citizens are ready and willing to encourage it. The man with the nerve, experience, and money to found this institution will find his earthly possessions greatly enhanced in a few years. Now is the time to do it.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

We have been favored by Maj. Wm. Sims, Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, with a copy of his quarterly report for March 31, 1883. It is an interesting and valuable document, giving the area, condition, and present prospects of the crops of the State and a large number of well written articles on various matters connected with the agriculture and horticulture of the State by men who know what they are talking about. One of the most interesting of these is from the pen of Hon. James F. Martin, the president of the Cowley County association, on the subject of grasses.

In the report on wheat, Cowley County figures as follows. Number of acres sown, 48,520. Number of acres killed or destroyed from all causes, 13,583. General condition as compared with March 25, 1884, 84 percent. Bushels of old wheat remaining in the county March 25, 142,498. Average price of wheat at home, 50% of corn, 32. Bushels of corn on hand March 25, 967,627. This compares very favorably with the rest of the State.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Frank P. Root, representing J. & F. Cousins, fine shoe makers, New York City, came in last evening on his semi-annual visit to O'Meara & Randolph, who have handled their goods for the past three years. Mr. Root is a son of the Hon. Thomas Root, Senator from Wooster County, Mass. He has represented his district in the house for the past twelve years.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

E. S. Bliss got in Saturday evening from a tour in the western counties in the interest of the Winfield Roller Mills. This institution has a very large wholesale trade in that section. He says that these counties are receiving a wonderful immigration, and boom--a different class of people, however, to those Winfield and Cowley County catches, those without money who are attracted by the chances to homestead. The older counties take in only such parties as have a thousand or two for investment.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Someone told us that there were no first-class clerks in this town, and that the best one was a young lady. We think the clerks and salesmen of Winfield average higher than those of most towns of its size; but we have had some experience as an employee of a business firm from which some hints may be derived for young men and young women in such employment, or any other for that matter.

When we were a young man, we had none of the tact and faculty which makes an accomplished salesman, but we had some ambition.

One day, in a western town not larger than Winfield is now, when we were out of business and wanting a situation, we called into a business house, and observing that all the clerks were busy with customers and that one of the proprietors was struggling alone with a wholesale bill, we offered to help him, and taking his bill book and pen we entered the goods as he called them off, then read to him our entries while he handled the goods to test the correctness of our entries. While he commenced packing the goods, we extended and footed the work on the book and made a bill. Just then the buyer came in and paid the bill, and the merchant receipted it with some hesitation; but we assured him that we would be responsible for its correctness, a guarantee of little use as we were but little known. He was then called off by another customer, but we finished packing the goods we had entered, wheeled the various boxes and barrels out, and helped load them on a wagon in waiting to haul them away. Then seeing a customer waiting, and no one to attend to him, we took him in hand and sold him quite a bill of goods, aided by inquiring prices, and when the goods were to be found of the honest clerk at hand. Then, as nothing else seemed to demand our attention, we were just leaving the store when the merchant came running from the further end of the room, calling after us, and the following dialogue ensued.

He. "Can you come and help us a few days?"

We. "Yes, sir."

He. "What will you charge?"

We. "Nothing. Pay me what you think I am worth to you after you see the work."

He. "Will the rate of thirty dollars a month do?"

We. "Yes, for the present."

He. "When can you commence?"

We. "Now."

He. "Well, please enter this bill I have been selling."

We did so, and kept entering bills, making bills, selling goods, loading goods, receiving goods, and doing any other work that needed doing for a month, at the end of which time he paid us $50 for the month's work, and wanted to hire us for a year at that rate. We told him that we were willing to work on at that rate and would give him a month's notice when we should want to raise our wages or quit, that we intended to earn more than that when we got our hand in; in fact, we intended to make him believe that he could not do without our services. If we should succeed, he would doubtless want to pay us more than $50 a month before the year was up, and if we should fail, neither he nor we would want to continue the contract.

"All right," said he, "I will now pay off and discharge our bookkeeper, and I want you to take charge of the books. I want a bookkeeper who is not too fine to do other work when needed, and who is not afraid he will earn more than his salary."

We worked for this firm three years, sometimes commencing at five o'clock in the morning, sometimes working until midnight, sometimes having leisure and laying off, but always on hand when there was anything to do, always doing our work when it should be done, and thoroughly well. During these three years, without solicitation on our part, our salary kept going up--up, until it reached $150 per month. During this time, too, many clerks in the establishment, smarter, abler, more popular and much better salesmen than we, but getting much less salary, had been discharged and others employed. Some were discharged because they drank, and the proprietors felt that they could not trust those who drank liquor, though they themselves drank. Some were discharged because they were too nice to do other work than selling goods. Some because they seemed to be afraid they would earn more than their wages. Some because their associates were disreputable in some way.

At the end of the three years, we were admitted as a partner in the concern with only the capital we had saved from our three years earnings, but with one-third of the profits. Our share of the profits, for the next few years, amounted to many times as much as our salary had ever been.

Whatever mistakes we have made since then, whatever losses and failures we have brought upon ourself, it was no mistake when we made ourself so useful and necessary to our employees that they would not part with us. It was no mistake when we refused to drink or to associate with young persons of fast habits.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Mayor and Council have been wrestling with the problem of the appointive officers for a week. The old Council met in secret session early in the week and recommended Joe O'Hare to the new Mayor for mercy. W. J. Hodges and others of the Council are working the wires for Joe's retention as City Attorney. Their claim is based on the fact of his having won the old script case in the U. S. Court. This was a good strike on Mr. O'Hare's part, but probably an accident, as any lawyer who has talent enough to win a case of that magnitude on its merits would certainly be a subscriber to THE DAILY COURIER. He will probably receive the appointment. There have been about a hundred candidates for Marshal. As Mayor elect Graham retired to his down couch after a severe strain upon his (patience) (patients)--take your choice, reader; his fitful dreams were broken by the supplicating voice of the vigilant candidate for Marshal. He finally hit upon a plan to escape them, and calling a "secret caucus" of the members elect to the new Council, put the matter before them and asked them to say who they wanted. While not exactly according to Hoyle, as the statute makes the Mayor responsible for these officers and gives him the only power of appointment subject simply to the approval of the Council, still it seemed to result all right. The meeting adjourned without final action, but with the general feeling that W. E. Tansey of Vernon township would receive the appointment unless something unforeseen should happen. The other officers were not discussed.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Wheat took a sharp turn upward yesterday in Chicago, closing at 92: 4 cents above Saturday. The market is strong with an upward tendency. Corn was active, closing at 47¼, about ½ cent over Saturday. Hogs were steady and firm with a slight increase over Saturday. The increased demonstration toward war in Europe continues to advance the market.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

There are at least four happy women in Winfield: Mrs. Dr. Emerson, Mrs. J. C. Fuller, Mrs. Col. Whiting, and Mrs. Millington. The latter we know most about. She makes a fire to cook a meal of victuals with as little work and trouble as it takes to light a gas light, much less than it takes to light a lamp. She changes her cook stove fire to little or much by a mere turn of the wrist, cooks everything nicely and as quickly as is desirable, with no trouble and little work, bakes, boils, broils, fries, stews, and fricassees with equal facility, does not have to handle wood, kindlings, coal, coal oil, or gasoline; but her fire is always ready and always goes out instantly with a slight turn, when she is through with it. She has no fear of explosions or conflagrations, but is perfectly secure, and cooks with half the work required for wood stoves, coal stoves, oil stoves, or gasoline stoves. Besides her fuel is as cheap as any other and no bother to get.

She has a gas cooking stove and her fuel is supplied by the gas company. We believe the other ladies mentioned are equally happy in the same way. Several other ladies of this city are going to join the procession to unalloyed domestic bliss.

Since our wife got her gas stove, four days ago, she has not scolded a single scold, nor asked us for a single dollar. She has found no fault with our clothes or our doings, and she even smiles when we come late to dinner. Who would not have a gas cooking stove?

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Wichita Eagle publishes a very interesting letter from James Redpath on the Jews of New York. It is made up largely of a conversation with a Jewish lawyer of that city, and the following paragraphs are valuable as settling a question which has puzzled many people.

"To begin with," I said, "will you tell me the difference, if there is any difference, between the terms Hebrew, Israelite, and Jew, and whether the term Jew is offensive to a man of the Hebrew race?"

"The term Hebrew, Israelite, and Jew," he replied, "are not synonymous, but represent distinct historical periods of our race. Hebrew represents the early Abrahamic or nomadic period. Israelite was the title of the theocracy founded after the Exodus and in the land of Canaan; while Jews was the remnant left in Palestine after the separation of Judea from Israel and the loss of the ten tribes. The word 'Jew' is not offensive unless used in an offensive way; just as the word 'Yankee' may be used as the name of a people or as an insulting epithet. We Jews call ourselves Jews among ourselves."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Last Wednesday the contract for the construction of the first sixty miles of this road was signed by Mr. Fitzgerald at Lincoln, Neb. This is the last link that insures the building of the road. Mr. Fitzgerald is an old contractor, and possesses ample capital. It will come here within a year. The successful confirmation of this enterprise will put a feather in the cap of two of Winfield's citizens who have stayed by it all these months with their money and their time. Anything that is leavened with Winfield enterprise seems sure to win.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Intense excitement in London.

England is hurrying up troops to occupy Herat.

Russia is rapidly rushing the northern rude forces into Afghanistan.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have been assaulted with stones and other missiles in Ireland.

Governor Martin has issued a proclamation quarantining Kansas against the introduction of pleuro-pneumonia.

The murderer concerned in the Southern Hotel, St. Louis, horror is being tracked and will doubtless be overhauled.

The Reil insurrectionists in the Winnipeg country have raided the farms all along the river, burned the improvements, and driven off the stock. Signal fires are seen in every direction.

At Hutchinson, Kansas, in the late storm, Robert Stewart, a boy, was killed by lightning, Capt. Spearwater's house was burned down, and Luther Dodge was killed by a kick from his horse.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

A regiment of French Canadians have refused to move against Reil.

The riots at Cork were greatly exaggerated by yesterday's reports and have entirely subsided.

Maxwell, the murderer of the St. Louis trunk horror case, has sailed from San Francisco for Auckland. He will be arrested on his arrival.

At Lincoln, Illinois, yesterday, the Lincoln Coal Company's shaft was on fire and a mass of flames with twenty miners at the bottom. Six of the miners made their way underground a mile to the encampment shaft and escaped. The fire is extinguished.

Gen. Grant has improved apparently, and is chatty and comfortable. Midnight: Gen. Grant retired at 9:20 p.m., and since that time has been dozing in his chair, having been occasionally disturbed by coughing and expectoration. He is now quietly sleeping after having taken nourishment. His pulse is 70, of good volume, and regular. Temperature normal.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Gladstone is for peace and the peace prospects are improved. Both consols and Russian securities have advanced slightly.

Three columns of British troops have advanced from Suakim on Handaub and Olao and expect to surround and capture Osman Digma and his soldiers.

Gen. Grant had a refreshing sleep last night. Yesterday he felt better than for many weeks. He took nourishment without pain and was not disturbed by coughing. Pulse and temperature normal. His progress toward convalescence for two days has been phenomenal.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Newton Firemen are arranging for a big Firemen's Tournament at that place on the Fourth of July, and have sent an invitation to our boys, which they strongly think of accepting. We can't afford to have them go. Winfield, of course, will have a big "blow out" on Independence Day, and without our hose companies there to play would be greatly lessened. It is a fact that our people don't encourage our Hose Companies as they should. Their entertainments should be better patronized: with money if attendance is impossible. They give their time and services to the city for almost no remuneration. Let the businessmen show encouragement that will insure their retention on the Fourth. The boys are for Winfield first, last, and all the time; but they expect rightful recognition and encouragement, as they should.

[Note: Had to guess at some words in above item. Had to skip two more articles that followed. Too much white-out in paper used.]

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Advertisements in THE COURIER seldom fail to bring a ten-fold return. Mr. W. B. Caton lost a hundred dollar bill Saturday. Monday he deposited eight cents with THE COURIER for its advertisement. The heavy rain of Tuesday morning was just beginning to slack when a little girl about ten years of age came around to his place of business with the bill. She was Pearlie Thorp, little daughter of J. H. Thorp, sidewalk layer and quarryman, residing in the northeastern part of the city. She had found the bill on 7th avenue, near the Lindell Hotel. Mr. Caton had dropped it while examining some trees near there, and the wind had carried it into the street. Pearlie lost it on the road home, but retraced her steps four blocks and again found it. "Mamma, I've found a dollar," said the little girl, "and if the man don't come for it, I'll buy little sister a pair of shoes." Of course, the parents recognized the denomination. Monday evening a neighbor told them of the "Lost" in THE DAILY COURIER, and next morning they returned it. Their honesty was justly rewarded. Mr. Caton placed in the little girl's hand a twenty dollar gold piece. Such honesty is a rarity and when found is worthy of such recognition as this. Mr. Thorp is a laborer of small means and can appreciate this valuable tribute to the honor of his family. All interested are happy over the result. Mr. Thorp came right down and subscribed for THE COURIER.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Our fat man, accompanied by his better half, and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fuller, took in Arkansas City, the boomers, Uncle Sam's dusty visaged soldiers, and the Chilocco Indian school last Sunday. Although the day was wet, the clouds threatening rain every minute, what we saw was well worth the trip. We were surprised to find how well the wheat fields looked. Along the route but two or three fields were seen that indicated a light yield. The "boomers" are camped one-half mile west from Arkansas City. On account of the rain but a few were seen. Straggling boomer wagons were seen here and there approaching camp. Everything seems to be "by guess and by God." Tarrying but a few minutes, we struck out for Uncle Sam's camp. Passing the State line, we passed two guards, who, viewing our size and our wise determined look, were only too glad to let us pass. Soon we came to herds of horses grazing upon the tender grass. These horses even seem to partake of the regular army order. They were of uniform size and excellent animals. The sight of these war steeds excited our better halves, who kept constantly punching us in the ribs and reminding us to hurry up or the daily drill would be over before we could get there. Taking our feet from out one of the numerous baskets at and around our No. 10's, we soon devoured the 16th sandwich, and felt better. Driving up to headquarters (the sutler's tent) we gave the military salute and went on to see Gen. Hatch. We found the General to be an old companion of ours in by gone days. Finally we asked the General how soon the battle would commence, as we wished to unhitch our steeds and turn the buggy upside down, so as to prevent anything from getting away. We were politely informed that Saturdays and Sundays were days of meditation and prayer. In the early morning and late in the evening of any other day of the week, the regular exercise of drilling was gone through with. No persuasion could get the warriors out on this day, and we turned our way homeward. We found the soldiers very polite, officers and all. Upon our way back, we stopped at the Chilocco Indian school, expecting to see something new at least. After much persuasion, the parties in charge concluded to show us some little of the building. The Government has 10,000 acres here, some 8o acres under cultivation. The children were out strolling around, and we saw but a few, but the ones we saw had a very neat and intelligent appearance. This farm is stocked with some good Cherokee cows. The grounds around the building are kept very neat and everything had the Government stamp upon its features. The building is a three story of stone. At the present time there are three teachers and about 200 Indians in attendance. The school rooms have a very neat and attractive appearance. Paintings adorn the walls. A new frame building is now being erected for the purpose of a boot and shoe shop; Indians to be the workmen. Staying here but a few minutes we turned our heads homeward, reaching Winfield about 7:30 p.m., tired but not hungry, wiser by what we had missed seeing. We would advise all sight seers not to go down there on Sunday, unless they are very dry.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The following are the real estate transfers for the past week, as taken from the official records, and furnished the COURIER by the real estate firm of Harris & Clark.

Arch McGrew to T. J. Kimmel and W. E. Moore, lot 24, block 31, Arkansas City. $200.00

E. R. Moffet and wife to S. R. Hill, lot 4, block 2, Udall. $25.00

G. W. York to D. C. Beach, 50 x 300 ft. off the nw corner of 27, 32, 4, east; 36 feet and ten rods 22, 32, 4 e. $1,000.00

J. G. Attam and wife to R. O. Stearn, lot 27, block 1, Burden. $75.00

D. Green and wife to J. W. Cuthesbet, lot 3, block 291, Winfield. $200.00

D. H. Miller and wife to J. McLain Hammon, sw qr, 11, 34, 3 e. $200.00

H. C. Blokney to D. H. Miller, undivided ½ interest in sw qr of sw qr of ne qr of se qr of sw qr 11, 34, 3 east. $700.00

M. J. Swarts and B. C. Swarts to J. S. Thompson, lots 15, 16, 17, blk 187, Arkansas City. $130.00

J. Hess to R. E. Fitzpatrick, lots 5, 6, 7, block 3, Arkansas City. $400.00

N. E. Gilmer and R. A. Gilmer to A. Haines, lot 7, 3, 35, 4 east. $600.00

M. J. Southard and J. B. Southard to J. H. Gilleland, lot 5, nw qr. Of se qr, nw qr se qr, 25, 31, 6, lot 1, 90, 31, 7 east. $2,500.00

J. A. Denning and wife to M. E. Vanscaik, e hf ne qr, ne qr of se qr, nw qr se qr, 25, 31, 6, lot 1, 90, 31, 7 east. $2,500.00

M. S. Williams to F. M. Ammon, lots 1 and 2, block 57, Udall. $80.00

E. B. Dalton and S. Dalton to L. M. Bailey and S. E. Bailey, lots 708, block 88, Winfield. $600.00

D. E. Mosk to Anna Mosk, ne qr 24, 33, 5 east. $650.00

Arkansas City Building Association to F. A. Raymond, lots 5-6, block 166, Arkansas City. $300.00

S. P. Gould to A. C. Gould, lots 25 and 26, block 42, Arkansas City. $90.00

W. S. Brown to S. R. Smith, 2 acres out of ne qr 27, 32, 4 east. $565.00

G. W. Beck and wife to Orin Kerr, 9 hf sw 6, 32, 9 est. $1,300.00

J. W. Wells and wife to M. E. States, lot 6, w hf, lot 5, block 290, Winfield. $1,160.00

N. B. George and wife to J. W. Cottingham, nw qr 23, 31, 4. $700.00

J. O. Pierce and wife to R. C. Mawes, e hf ne qr 26, 32, 7 east. $800.00

H. E. Mark to D. R. Grasse, nw qr 24, 33, 5. $400.00

S. R. Hill and wife to Hudson Brothers, lot 2, block 4, Udall. $1.00

R. Thompson and wife to C. M. Scott, lots 25 and 26, block 1, Arkansas City. $10.00

H. N. Hoyt and S. B. Hoyt to C. C. Rockwell, lot 7, block 122, Torrance. $75.00

N. S. America to H. C. Field, s hf of sw qr 17, 31, 4, certificate.

A. C. Martin and wife to H. H. Andes, se qr 28 and w hf nw qr of 28, 30, 6 east. $1,210.00

H. C. Blokney A. Goff to A. Miller, undivided hf sw qr of sw qr of qr 11, 34, east. $750.00

H. O. Meigs and wife to C. M. Scott, lot 29, block 129, Arkansas City. $20.00

A. C. Martin and wife to M. J. Bell, sw qr of ne qr of 28, 30, 6 east. $1.00

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The District Court is still grinding. The docket was reassigned Monday, extending to the 2nd of May. The case of J. N. Knowles against C. Ferguson was dismissed for want of prosecution, plaintiff to pay costs. John F. Hill vs. the Southern Kansas railroad: dismissed for want of prosecution. David McKee vs. Hull Bixby, suit to quiet title: finding for defendant and plaintiff to pay costs. J. A. Field & Co., vs. Brotherton & Silver: continued by consent. Bartlett vs. A. T. & S. F. R. R.: continued by consent. M. Ingram, et al., vs. P. Fouts, et al., plaintiff given to June 1st to amend bill of particulars, defendants given thirty days thereafter to plead. Marshal Lambert vs. Hiram Blenden: continued by consent.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

THE DAILY COURIER was honored yesterday by Mr. A. T. Spotswood with a box of "Our Seal" cigars, a brand manufactured especially for his trade. They are daisies: fit for the ivory of a Duke. We shall revel in luxury for a few days at least. Should the rarity be too much for our delicate nerves, Mr. Spotswood will bear the remorse. His compliment is highly appreciated by the DAILY force.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Friend's Temple of Music and Fashion will give a grand Millinery Opening on Thursday and Friday, April 30, and May 1. Ladies, please call and examine the largest selection, the best work, and most reasonable prices. "The Old Reliable always Leads."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

in French Balbriggan Fancy, White, Summer Flannels, Summer Marino, India Gauze, the B. V. D. Elastic Ankle Drawers, etc. Suspenders, Handkerchiefs, and Braces. We have made arrangements with one of the largest Merchant Tailor Establishments in New York, and will keep a line of samples of the finest

where you will find the largest Plate Glass Mirrors, and the best lighted sale room in Southern Kansas.

In fact, to be well dressed, you must buy your goods from the only one price clothing, hat, and furnishing house in Winfield. All goods marked in plain figures, and sold strictly at market prices. No old stock bought at high prices.

Our motto, a dollars worth for a dollar. Every article sold by us guaranteed to be as represented. And if you want to see the best equipped store in all its details, every Department complete in the latest novelties known to the trade. Be sure you are at the right store, on

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Periodically every community is infested by a gang of itinerant shysters, peddlers, and tramps, who, sadly lacking in capacity and honesty to build up a legitimate trade at home, contrive to carpet-bag it through the country, and even succeed in obtaining lots of money in every town they visit by most gloriously hum-bugging the people. They sell

Now it is a fact that the laws of trade FORCE the resident merchant to be honest or he can never succeed. If he sells pewter for silver, brass for gold, paper albums for leather, shoddy for all wool, chalk for sugar, etc., in the course of a week or a month it is discovered, he is publicly branded as a fraud, and of necessity must shut up shop. Now notice:

But the opportunity makes him a thief. He can lie with impunity, pocket your money gracefully, pay his hotel bill like a gentleman, say good-bye and assure you that he will "call again." But, like death, he never comes but once. If his pewter has a breath of silver on a body as black as a stovepipe, if his "gold" is 4-karat or brass washed, if the Peruvian, Brazilian, brick-bat pebble spectacles he sells for $3.00 are worth only 25 cents the

Is not likely to be discovered during the day or two he happens to be in town; therefore, he can ply his trade safely, rob you of your money and go his way rejoicing.

The success of these TRAVELING GORILLAS has caused a demand for cheap trash goods which look elegant regardless of durability or value. This demand has been supplied by flooding the market with black metal "silverware," 4-karat "gold" watches, brass jewelry, iron knives, forks and spoons covered with about 10 cents worth of silver to the gross, "leather" albums covered with poor pasteboard, etc.

They are too high at any price. It would "bust" them up in six weeks. But these sharks in human form come into a town, hang out the red flag, claim to sell goods as good as those of the home merchant at half price, and behold! The good people snatch the bait, pay their hard-earned cash, repent at leisure, and NO RECOURSE.

My contribution is respectfully dedicated to my fellow sufferers.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

And many other articles Less than Cost. Come and price my goods and see that I mean just what I say. Poor health is the cause of such a giving away of goods. I

My stock is all comparatively new and fresh and has been selected with great care. My experience in the business, and my knowledge of goods warrants me in saying that my stock in point of excellence and adaptation to the wants of the people is equal to any stock in the city, and will be sold at prices that will strike terror to all competitors, consisting in a full and complete line of

as well as Hats, Caps, Shoes, etc. Without enumerating Prices of the various articles I have in stock that are embraced under these general heads, I will simply say this is no scheme to dispose of Old Shelf worn goods. But having counted the cost, I propose to throw my entire stock on the market and the goods must be sold.

N. B.--I desire to settle up my outstanding business; and persons knowing themselves indebted will please call and settle.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The County Commissioners still have nearly a week's work before them. Since our last report lots 10, in block 2, 9, and 12 in block 34, 27 in block 28, 1 in block 148, 9 in block 62, and 20 in block 125, Arkansas City, having been erroneously sold for taxes to A. A. Newman, said tax receipts were declared invalid. Tax deed of Geo. W. Woodburn, on lot 26, block 133, Arkansas City, was also declared invalid. In answer to a majority petition from Winfield township a committee was appointed to appraise school lands embraced in the southwest quarter and south half and northwest quarter of southeast quarter and northeast quarter of northeast quarter of section 36, township 31, range 7. The petition of H. E. Silliman et al to vacate the alley running north and south through block 173, in Loomis' addition to Winfield, was rejected. Petitioners asking for change of boundaries of Tisdale township had not given the proper notice under the law, and the petition was laid over for three months. The official bonds of various township officers were approved. Dr. F. M. Pickens was given control of medical attendance on inmates of county poor house and paupers of Winfield township and the prisoners of the county jail, his bid being $132 for the year.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

There were no cases put through the mill of justice today. The only business transacted was the examination of T. J. Stafford and W. M. Jenkins, of Arkansas City, and P. Hills, of this city, for admittance to the bar. The committee of examination were James McDermott, J. D. Pryor, and Will T. Madden, who have not yet reported. W. J. Burge, having plead guilty to selling whiskey, came up from Arkansas City and paid his fine and costs today, amounting to $125. A petition was presented to the Board of County Commissioners yesterday, signed by a large number of Arkansas City people, praying that the order of commitment be rescinded, on the ground that he was not able to pay his fine and to give him a chance to earn it. The petition called him a man of "fair moral character." The Commissioners, one dissenting, refused his little request, and with the iron grates running through his imagination, he chose the better way, and "whacked up." There were ten counts against him, but in consideration of his pleading guilty to the tenth, County Attorney Asp nollied the rest.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

To some it seems wonderful how the growth of our city is kept up. Last year some four or five hundred buildings, business and resident, were erected and the town generally enjoyed a boom. When winter set in and building in a degree stopped, those who never see past the present predicted a relapse, but with the opening of spring the same activity is resumed and the music of the hammer and saw is heard from early morn till late at night, and a grand boom is in store for the best city in Southern Kansas. Each day brings new men with capital who after looking over the west decide to stop and risk their fortunes in Winfield. The fact is we are advancing more rapidly and taking greater proportions [?] than was ever dreamed of by the old settler. The future of the Star of the West is spreading abroad and ere another five years Winfield will be in the lead of all other cities in the Southwest. So mote it be. Wellington papers please copy.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Still they come. It is utterly impossible to keep the live businessman from advertising in the recognized best advertising medium in the county. Our merchants are here, they have large capital invested in immense stocks of goods, and the people must be informed in regard to the location of these various stocks, and the remarkably low prices; consequently the COURIER is called upon to do a share of this part of the business. There is not an advertisement in this paper that does not convey to the reader some useful information and those of our readers who neglect reading the advertisements are neglecting his or her financial interests. We don't publish any humbug ads, and our merchants don't say anything in their ads that they can't or won't back. Read, Investigate, and be convinced.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

A genuine Southern Kansas day was yesterday, good enough to make us forget that the wind ever blew or that the dust ever filled our eyes. Such a day as charms one and fills the whole being with a listless languor. The thermometer was soaring around in the eighties, and from the way in which everyone hunted the shady side of the street, there was evidently grave fears of sunstroke. Nothing more serious was experienced, however, than several severe attacks of the spring fever. The victims of these attacks are on the recovery since Iowa sent down one of her mid-Winter blizzards last night.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

One more fellow "monkeyed with the buzz saw" while it was in motion and now reclines in the Sumner County jail. He persisted in selling whiskey in bottles from his pockets in the streets of Argonia, was arrested, tried, and lodged in jail for sixty days, adjudged to pay $100 fine and costs, and all this within three hours. County Attorney Murray takes them in in a hurry when he gets a fair hold on them. A man who is fool enough to sell whiskey unlawfully in the face of the present law ought to be confined in full all the time to keep him from injuring himself. Press.

Still the good work goes on. Even Sumner comes to the front and follows the example set before her by Cowley.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Police News comes to the front this week with full illustrations of the affair between the young lady and the drummer at the Brettun a couple of months ago. The girl and the waiter tray are there all right, but the drummer looks like a ten-penny nail encircled by a horse collar. The News should have had Jim Hill and Charley Harter in the background; or rushing frantically into the foreground to rescue the ten-penny nail. Then the picture would have been the height of artistic elegance. The young lady is to be commended for her good sense. She ought to have put quinine in the drummer's coffee, too.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Young People's Social and Literary Society met last evening with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Curns. Dr. Kirkwood gave a sketch of the life and works of J. G. Holland, with a selection from his writings; beautiful instrumental and vocal music was given by Misses Mamie Baird, Pearl Van Doren, and Laura Hendricks, and voluntary performances of a literary and musical character were presented by others. Mrs. Curns provided palatable refreshments and entertained the company in a manner most agreeable.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Some of the boys, wicked boys, played ball on the commons all Sunday afternoon. One of THE COURIER force was sent out to report, but the wicked fellow couldn't hold out against temptation, and was inveigled into playing with them. His report was colored in favor of the side he played on, and hence it is suppressed--and so is he. The COURIER does not allow its reporters to play ball on Sunday unless it is absolutely necessary to fill out the nine.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The difficulties that beset a religious reporter are many and grave. Our pious man tackled five deacons of a certain church this morning for the text and drift of the sermon their pastor gave them last night. All "guve it up" but one. Old Morpheus overcame them. The minister should arrange an underground pred. His sermons are always carefully prepared, and for depth of thought and eloquence can't be excelled. Wake up, brethren.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

She was a book agent. She called in our office. She was very pretty and sweet, and we fell in love on the spot. "Sir, I am engaged " "Oh, we are so sorry. When is it to be?" She blushed and modestly withdrew. She was new to the business and would probably have told us what she was engaged in selling, only we had to act in self-defense.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

We took in Chas. Schmidt's stone quarry this morning. Mr. Schmidt is working about 30 men now and intends to put on 100 before the season is over. This enterprise is one of Winfield's chief features. The DAILY COURIER man will visit the different quarries soon and show up at length the great stone industry of Winfield and vicinity.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Miss Nellie Light, of Sedan, who was visiting here last week with Mrs. H. H. Albright, took for sick-headache, a day or two after returning home, what the druggist had sold her father for chloral hydrate. But a mistake had been made and corrosive sublimate given. Luckily only a small dose was administered and through the immediate remedies of physicians, her life was saved.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

H. L. Archer, traveling agent for Jarvis, Conklin & Co., who has been here for two weeks, left Saturday for his home, Columbus, Kansas. He was accompanied by his brother, Lou, from Marshall, Ill., who is visiting him.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The meetings which have been held at the Baptist church, under the management of the pastor, Rev. Reider, during the past week, have met with much success.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

F. M. Webber and wife are over from Elk Falls. Mr. Webber was present for the Millers' convention.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

General Grant was reported greatly improved on the 17th.

The New York Assembly has passed the bill making a public park at Niagara.

A number of colored Methodist ministers visited President Cleveland the other day.

A large tenement home was burned at Quebec recently, and three children perished in the flames.

Ex-Mayor DeBevoise, of Long Island City, was acquitted of the charge of embezzling $25,000 of city bonds.

Two masked highwaymen stopped the stage from Vulture to Phoenix, A. T., the other night, and obtained an express box containing $5,400.

Maddux Bros., wholesale grocers and dealers in tobacco and cigars, Pearly street, have made an assignment. Assets estimated $180,000; liabilities $160,000.

Two railway trains collided at the crossing at Plymouth, Mich., the other day, killing a large number of cattle and blocking the roads until noon.

At a recent Cabinet Council it was definitely decided that the executive could do nothing in opening the Oklahoma lands. The matter was entirely in the hands of Congress.

At a large meeting of Americans in Paris a committee of twelve was appointed to make arrangements for a complimentary banquet to Mr. Morton, the retiring United States Minister.

The business failures for the week ended April 16 throughout the country, were as follows: United States 204, Canada 23; total 222, as against 212 last week and 231 the week previous.

The President has issued a proclamation declaring that the Winnebago reservation in Dakota was still Indian land and that the settlers who recently "boomed" there must clear out.

Two persons named Reed and Johnson were arrested recently, by order of the Government, charged with fraudulently claiming $6,500 and interest as sufferers from the depredations of the Confederate cruiser Alabama.

In the United States Court, at Cincinnati, Hon. John F. McKinney, of Plena, O., was convicted of having received excessive fees for collecting pensions. It was proven that he received $130 for obtaining a pension of $1,700.

It was learned that fresh trouble would arise between the French and Chinese Governments in consequence of ex-Premier Ferry's having tardily instructed Admiral Courbert not to evacuate the Island of Formosa.

General Kamaroff recently reported that the Afghans had reoccupied all the frontier posts and the Russian outposts occupied their former position. The Ameer was willing to cede Penjdeh in furtherance of peace. The place had no vital importance.

Two St. Louis bucket shops went under during the "bull" in the wheat market.

Twenty thousand unemployed laborers met in Hyde Park, London, on the 12th.

The Stillman Hotel, at Cleveland, O., was partly burned recently. Loss, $70,000.

A treaty was reported as having been signed between Salvador and Honduras against Guatemala.

Rich gold fields have been discovered in the Santa Rosa mountains, one hundred miles west of Santa Rosa, Mexico.

Ex-President Fish, of the Marine Bank, recently on trial in New York, was found guilty on eleven counts in the indictment.

General Wolseley says he has no idea of abandoning his intention to recapture Khartoum in the autumn.

Representative J. H. Shaw, Democrat, of the Illinois Legislature, died on the 11th. The choice of a Senator appeared more hopeless than ever.

Three days' quarantine has been ordered at Marseilles against arrivals from Spain on account of the suspected prevalence of cholera at Spanish ports.

The strike of the employees of the McCormack reaper works at Chicago ended by the management offering to restore wages. The 1,600 persons employed returned to work.

Steel rails have been sold recently as low as $25.00 at Eastern mills. As this is less than the actual cost of production, the mills are all likely to shut down until better prices are obtained.

The ulceration of General Grant's throat was reported as having increased on the 13th, but the inflammation was not so pronounced. The day previous he had passed through a very distressing time.

A London syndicate has entered into a contract with Honduras to build and operate in that country an inter-oceanic railway. The concession granted the syndicate by Honduras includes land grants and mining privileges.

Fourteen hundred employees of the Barbour Flax Spinning Company, at Paterson, N. J., struck work recently for an advance of ten percent.

Both houses of the Connecticut Legislature passed a resolution fixing upon four p.m., of Thursday, April 23, as the time for final adjournment.

The dead body of E. F. Moore, a saloon keeper of Akron, O., was found in the canal near a house of ill-fame. There were evidences of foul play.

All the employees of the Brokers & Merchants' Telegraph Company in Buffalo, N. Y., have struck because they had not been paid their wages.

The colored people, at Washington, on the 16th, celebrated Emancipation Day in grand style, by parades and commemorative exercises in the Lincoln Memorial church.

A severe cyclone passed over the section of the State of North Carolina east of Hamlet, destroying timber, fences, and houses and doing great damage in other ways. No lives were reported to have been lost.

Prof. Wise, in a recent balloon excursion at Philadelphia, came down a couple of hours after, in Gloucester County, N. J., with such force as to break several of his meteorological instruments.

The express office and several other buildings at Buffalo, N. Y., were destroyed by fire the other evening. The loss amounted to about $250,000, and a large number of men were thrown out of employment.

The Rev. Thomas Spencer, a colored Baptist minister of Norfolk, Va., was convicted in the hustings court in Petersburg, Va., recently, of housebreaking. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.

The Indian excitement around old Fort Lapwai, in Northern Idaho, resolved itself into an assault upon a notoriously bad white woman, who associated with the Indians, by an old squaw.

The Teheran Gazette stated that the Shah had consented to the marching of Russian troops across Persian territory to reinforce the army now operating on the Afghan frontier.

Barney McAuley, the actor made famous by his impersonation of Uncle Daniel, in "The Messenger from Jarvis Section," was sentenced at Cleveland, Ohio, recently to thirty days in the workhouse for drunkenness.

At Union City, Tenn., Bud Farris (white) and Freeman Ward (colored) were hanged at the fair grounds by a mob of masked men numbering about two hundred. They belonged to a gang of thieves who recently committed many depredations on citizens of that place.

Judge Durham, First Comptroller of the Treasury, gave an opinion recently that Lot Wright's Deputy Marshals, on duty in Cincinnati last October, should not be paid by the Government. The reason given was that there was no necessity for their employment.

Deserters from the Mahdi's army report the rebels have evacuated Berti and Metemeneh, and that the garrisons of these two places have gone respectively to Berber and Khartoum. Members of the Bishareens were leaving Osman Digna's country and taking their families to Berber.

The Philadelphia Times says John Roach has been offered $100,000 more for the dispatch boat Dolphin than this Government has agreed to pay. The offer comes from the Russian Government and Roach has demanded an immediate answer to a letter, requesting final payment by the United States.

At Montreal recently a fire broke out in the large tannery of J. H. Mooney & Co., when the men working in the third story had to grope their way to the stairs and some jumped from the windows upon piles of tanbark and snow banks on the street. Loss on plant building and stock estimated at $100,000; insurance, $73,000.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

All over Cowley's fair domain farmers are erecting new and substantial residences, some of them very handsome and valuable. Just a short drive in any direction will reveal this fact. Farmers have undoubtedly pursued the right policy in the matter of house building. They have endured the inconveniences of small, and sometimes uncomfortable homes in order that they might steer clear of mortgages on their farms. Now that they have laid by a few of the shining shekels, they can better afford to improve and beautify their homes, and that without the danger of having to fertilize their land with two percent plasters.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Rev. Geo. E. Bicknell, from Parkersville, Morris County, called today in company with Rev. C. P. Graham. Rev. Bicknell succeeds Rev. Graham in the Walnut Valley and New Salem Presbyterian charges, the latter gentleman having been transferred by the late Presbytery to Malvern, Osage County. Rev. Graham has done a noble work during his seven years pastorate of the churches before mentioned. We regret his departure from Cowley. Rev. Bicknell is a minister of ability and experience--one well qualified to take up the mantle dropped by his predecessor.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Kansas has the best natural roads in the world, yet they must be worked a little in places now and then to keep them so. This is something more neglected in this section than any other public duty, and the sooner the people awake to the duty they owe themselves in the matter, that much sooner will we have excellent roads the year round. If the work provided for by law was annually performed honestly where needed, there would be no cause for complaint of bad roads at all.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The May races at Winfield will be a big success. Mr. Kretsinger, the Secretary and general manager, informs us that entries are coming in from all directions, and from the present outlook there will be fully one hundred horses at the meeting, among them some of the fastest in the State. The Fair Association is putting the track in excellent shape. In fact, there is no better half-mile track in Kansas, which is well known by all horsemen, hence the "boom" in the entry list for our May meeting.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Mr. Wm. Wright, of Southeast Pleasant Valley, was up yesterday evening and left the wealth for THE DAILY COURIER for two months, to be mailed to Arkansas City. Mr. Wright lives several miles from the city, but will have one of the family go for mail daily. He is one of our intelligent, wide-awake farmers and must take the news from home and abroad dished up fresh and terce.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The many beautiful lawns over the city are coming out in all their glory under the bright sun and balmy spring atmosphere. Handsome lawns are no longer a rarity in Winfield. Many citizens are taking water from the waterworks for irrigating purposes. It insures a luxurious lawn and garden. It insures a luxurious lawn and garden. In trim civilization and enterprise the Queen City always heads the procession.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The sterner sex will please not read this; its liable to hurt your pocket book. Ladies, do you want to save time, do your baking, cooking, and ironing with twice the perfection and ease? Then examine those wonderfully perfect, simple and safe Jewell Gasoline Ranges at Horning & Whitney's, then get your "hubby's" ear and pocket book and get one.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Mr. P. A. Huffman purchased, last week, twenty acres of land adjoining the town of Ashland, Clark County, for fifteen hundred dollars. Three months ago the whole quarter section off of which this was sold was purchased for fifteen hundred dollars, and the original owner thought he was getting a big price.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The COURIER has set on foot another new and important journalistic improvement for Winfield: something that will probably astonish the newspaper fraternity along the border. THE COURIER proposes to lead the band wagon. It delights in surprises, and intends to keep them on tap. They go off like a bottle of soda pop, Winfield manufacture

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

In the District Court today the case of A. H. Green against D. F. Best, action to reform a lease, was decided in favor of the plaintiff. David McKee against Hull Bixby et al: now on trial. The matter of taking into the city limits additional territory will come up in the morning. The kickers are prepared for war.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Fair Association is doing some good work on the grounds this spring. All the drives and avenues are being graded, and the entire grounds are now seeded to blue grass. The public is invited to drive and use the grounds at pleasure. We can assure them that there is no finer place for driving in the State.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

A little garden "sass" is beginning to appear in the city market. This is a considerable later date than usual in Sunny Southern Kansas. Three years ago, according to our antiquated memory, all our orchards and fruit trees were in full leaf on the first of April and early garden "truck" was no rarity.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

A gentleman presented a prescription from a New Salem physician to our druggists this morning, and they could neither read it nor find any pharmaceutical authority by which it could be translated. It read: "2 3 7, ext malt 2:, ; 3x's, take often after retiring." The doctor must have been a little off.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Sampson Johnson was in town Thursday, looking as smiling and pleasant as ever. Sampson has been with old Cowley in all her trials and hardships, and is coming out with her into the fields of prosperity and plenty. Long may he and his estimable family live to enjoy it.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Mr. Kretsinger, Superintendent of the Water Company, informs us that the Company is now ready to put in extensions of water mains, and will cheerfully do so upon the proper petition of the citizens and action of the Council as provided for in ordinance number 176.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Judge G. H. Buckman leaves this evening for Cherryvale, in answer to a telegram announcing the death of Mrs. Buckman's sister, Mrs. O. F. Carson, last night. Mrs. Buckman and Stella have been there for several weeks.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Mr. James Lord, of Lord, Mann & Co., of Quebec, Canada, is in the city. The firm is engaged in the export business, from Canada to Newfoundland and England. He is talking with our Roller Mills on flour for export.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

Parties wishing to secure booths or refreshment stands for the May races on the Fair grounds, had better see the General Manager at once, or it will be everlastingly too late, as only a limited number will be sold.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The circulation of THE DAILY keeps crawling up. Twenty-two new subscribers yesterday and twenty-eight so far today. It is met on all sides by good words and compliments.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

The Topeka Mutual Insurance Company is getting a black eye in this vicinity. Many of its members are departing it and more are seriously inclined in the same direction.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, April 23, 1885.

John Landes, V. M. Ayres, and C. H. Searing represented Arkansas City in the Millers' convention at the Brettun today. Mr. Searing was accompanied by his wife.

Winfield Courier, Th