Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

"The strange, sad rumor reaches us that our dear but over-ambitious friends at Winfield, in the matter of the Methodist college business, bit off more than they can chew. It was awful funny to sail in and outbid the biggest town in the state, but it wasn't business, all the same. Wichita talked business, Winfield highfly. Highfly caught the impracticable, vain-glorious preacher's committee, but the trustees seem to be insisting upon business, a kind of talk that Winfield is not well up in, apparently. At least so unsatisfactory has their talk and action become that one of the trustees has resigned and another threatens to. A portion of the preacher committee accepted, with ill-grace, the assertion made before them by the editor of this paper, that from the absence of business sense and business action their college would fail, we citing the failures of Blue Mount College and the Baker University of this state, both Methodist institutions, one of which the church presented to the state, and which is now the State Agricultural college. Wichita don't want the college now, nor did she ever particularly hanker after it. It would be better to be a college town than to be nothing, and we hope Winfield will brace up to the demand that she make good her promise. That this hope is sincere, we have only to say that Wichita has had two college propositions of late, either of them more favorable than the Methodist proposition. And we don't think that the trustees, either, should weaken so easily, but brace up also and make the best of a bad bargain.

Wichita Eagle.

The over-anxiety manifested in the above article only evidences the deep and bitter disappointment still rankling in the breast of the Eagle man on account of Wichita's defeat and humiliation in a contest for the College in which they had put their job up and in which they were sure they had a clean walk-away. It's sore, isn't it? Poor Marsh! Winfield is sorry that you will persist in parading the soreness left by your blasted hopes. You shouldn't have gone into the College business. You are evidently not adapted to such work; you are better fitted as a base bulldozer to control the rabble and things of your commercially thrifty town, rather than to dictate to a committee of level headed, competent preachers. It brings the blush to the face of every intelligent reader of your paper who knows you when you parade what you told the preacher committee, and, we will add, you said many other equally foolish and prejudiced things that had as well not be repeated. Your story of having two other propositions offered you sounds thin and boyish on the heels of your M. E. College and Reformatory School efforts. You needn't be so apprehensive about the trustees and Winfield failing of their duty in this college matter, as they will live up fully to the letter and spirit of the bid from Winfield that secured the location of the College--the result so mourned--and this is what makes the Eagle man so strangely sad and jealous. Wichita's member of the board of trustees, it is true, did resign, but it came about in this way: At the first meeting of the board, this same gentleman offered a resolution to postpone action until the next meeting of the conference. His motion did not receive a second, yet the worthy president of the board ruled that he would entertain the motion without a second. The animus of the motion, on reflection, became so apparent that its author withdrew it with an apology. This same member was elected treasurer of the board, by the way--a fine scheme to have the treasurer of the Winfield College a resident of Wichita; but while this job was being put up in the interests of Wichita down here the officers of the law were levying attachments on the would-be treasurer's goods in Wichita. So at the next meeting of the board, a by-law was adopted that the treasurer should be a layman, not a member of the board of trustees. The Wichita treasurer at once appeared upon the scene and tendered his resignation as trustee, but he was promptly informed that unless his resignation of treasurer was also tendered, his resignation as trustee would not be accepted, so the only thing left for him to do was to resign both positions. And it occurs to us, for the credit of the Eagle's position, the less said about this College business, the better.

Now as to the facts:

The board of M. E. College trustees closed a three days' meeting in this city Thursday, and returned to their homes. It was the most important and satisfactory they have yet held. The warranty deeds to the two beautiful and valuable tracts of land, forty acres, donated by the College Hill Town Company and the Highland Park Town Company and the twenty thousand dollar subscriptions of these companies were accepted and the deeds placed on record. Various plans were examined and discussed, and the board adjourned to meet August 19^th, to give the contractors time to mature and complete their bids, when the contract for the building will be closed and the work of construction commenced. In the meantime several model college buildings will be visited and carefully studied by a committee from the trustees for the purpose of confirming their judgment as to the very best plans. The trustees are availing themselves of the results as to plans and furniture of some of the best institutions of the kind in the land, and the ability and patience they are putting into the work assures for Winfield a University second to none in the west.

Will the Wichita Eagle please copy?

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

THE COURIER has numerously chronicled the fact that work on the S., M. & A. "would soon commence," etc., but now that it has commenced is a settled fact. Walter G. Seaver, the Dexter Eye optician, came in Saturday from Belle Plaine and reports that grading is progressing right along, and that all the men and teams that can be secured will be put on Monday. The contractors have finished all delaying preliminaries and mean to boom the work from this time on. They have two large engines, flat cars, and all necessaries for operations. The grading will come this way from Belle Plaine, to connect the Santa Fe for a supply route. This is business, and with the arrival of the K. C. & S. W., must be followed with a boom. Let 'em come. We will open our arms with affection.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

And still the demand for agricultural products widens. A late industry, which promises wonders, to squash raising. The girls now use them for bustles. A young lady was passing along Main Street Friday, when something fell--a medium sized round Hubbard squash. Of course, those who saw the mishap recognized where it came from, and have made oath to the fact that it fell from its state of bustle. In the center of the squash is a hole for the fastener, which broke. As a bustle it certainly must be a big success, and is on exhibition in this office, where any lady wishing to consult the latest styles can examine it. President Martin will likely introduce this new squash field before the Horticultural Society at its next meeting, and urge the raising of a greater supply. This story looks thin, but we've got the proof. Squash bustles, however, must be securely fastened.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

American christians waste $5,000,000 per year for tobacco, and give $1,000,000 for the evangelization of heathens. In other words, tobacco, in their estimation, is worth five times as much as immortal souls. How many Kansas christians will have to meet that or even a heavier charge at the judgment seat? We wish the answer might be none, but alas, we know of many who are squandering many times more money for tobacco than they are giving to save lost souls. My dear reader, are you guilty? It will be an easy thing for you to turn a deaf ear to this statement now, but forget not the solemn truth, "for all these things you must render an account." What will be your excuse for non-attendance upon the services of God's house tomorrow? Take your excuse to God first ere you act upon it. R.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

E. M. Reynolds hands us his home paper, the Nora Springs, Iowa, Advertiser, containing this unique personal. The parties are probably well known here and their foreign rambles will be noted with interest: "Mr. Q. Cumber and his sister, Mrs. Belle Ache, have been guests of ye editor the greater part of the week, and all discrepancies which occur in this paper may be laid to their protracted and unwelcome visit."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Tell a man during the spell of weather to keep cool and he feels insulted, grows hotter than ever. We proffer no such advice. We simply say ditto to Irving. Teach yourself to be easily pleased. The best way to keep cool and serene is not by putting a cabbage leaf in one's hat, is not by putting ice water in one's stomach, nor yet by tarrying long at the straw that leads to mixed drinks. Such devices are not to be despised, but the most effective weapon with which to ward off the heat is the fine art of being easily pleased. The man who is easily pleased is a man who can rely upon his digestion, and digestion, as everybody knows, is half the battle of life even when the mercury is standing at a harrowing height. Thrice happy is he who has learned to be easily pleased--to take the world as it comes.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Our Cyclones went up to Udall Friday afternoon for a little exercise with the Udall "Dudes." They crossed hats for five innings, showing a little score of thirty-three for the Cyclones and twelve for the Dudes. The boys returned on the evening freight, having had a few hours acceptable recreation. The Udall boys received our club very agreeably. Met them with the band set up, the lemonade, etc. The "Dudes" pitcher got a bad hit on the forehead with a ball, and was spitting blood all night, supposed concussion of the brain.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The "Rough on Rats" base ball nine, of the Terminus, have challenged our "Exterminators" for a battle at that place on August 5^th, next Wednesday, for the championship of the State. The A. C. nine are certainly unaware of the real exterminating qualities of our nine or they would never offer to sacrifice themselves. But let the E's. blot them out and regain our "rep.," lost so ignominiously by the Cyclones. The R. O. R. are composed of staunch businessmen who can make such a visit immense.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The man who builds a good comfortable home for himself; beautifies and ornaments his grounds with trees, shrubs, and flowers, is a public benefactor and assists largely in the growth of the town. You may not be able to build a brick block, but you can brush up around your door-yard, and clear off the rubbish from the back alley. Let each one do what he can to add to the beauty of the town.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

There has been quite a sensation worked out during the past week implicating some of our most prominent citizens. We are requested by friends to withhold names for the present. It is quite rich and racy, and those who are not posted will no doubt be anxious to learn the particulars. We hope things may be straightened around without a tragedy, for we do not wish to chronicle such an act.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The regular quarterly meeting of the Free Baptists will convene at Liberty schoolhouse in Liberty township, on Friday, the 7^th of August, holding over Sunday. The place is 11 miles Southeast of Winfield and one mile east of the Magnolia farm. There will be a basket dinner on Sunday. A cordial invitation is extended for everybody to attend.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The large, branching elms next to Baden's Headquarters have been trimmed. They almost hid the building and made air very sultry in their neighborhood.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

WHEREAS, We, the members of the Cowley County Normal Institute, being about to separate for the work of the year after a pleasant session whose good results it is impossible to estimate, and whose influence must be felt in every school district in Cowley County, do realize our indebtedness to the people of Winfield for their aid and sympathy, and to the County Superintendent, the conductor and his assistant instructors, for their unremitting labors in our behalf, and

WHEREAS, We recognize and appreciate the high value of the mental training afforded us during the past weeks, the ideal of teachers, and teaching that has been kept before us, and are grateful for the acquaintance and leadership of persons possessing that best product of modern education--a well rounded christian character, therefore be it

Resolved, That we extend to Superintendent Limerick our hearty thanks for his patient and untiring efforts to promote our welfare, secure our comfort, and disseminate a spirit of good will among us.

Resolved, That we hereby tender Prof. Wilkinson, his assistants, Profs. Gridley, Barnes, and Miss Kelly, our heartfelt thanks for the noble work they have wrought among us. We are grateful for the stimulus to higher attainments which their presence and influence has afforded us. May Heaven's blessing attend them through life's school, whether in the shadow of the valley of examination or on the delectable mountains of a Normal social.

Resolved, That our sincere thanks are due the Winfield churches for the use of their buildings; especially do we appreciate the kindness of the elders of the Christian church in throwing open to us the church for our afternoon sessions.

Resolved, That to Prof. Merriman for the kindness in directing the singing; to Dr. States for his work before the physiology class; to Profs. Jay and Wilkinson and Dr. Kirkwood for their interesting and valuable lectures delivered before the Normal, and to the people of Winfield for the interest manifested, the thanks of the Institute are unanimously expressed.

Resolved, That we, the teachers of Cowley County, do go from this Institute fully determined to make this year's work the best of our lives, and to this end we ask the aid and support of every friend and patron of the common school, and,

Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the Winfield papers.

By order of the committee. H. G. Norton, chairman. A. J. McClelland, secretary.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Saturday was the 100^th number of THE DAILY COURIER. For a hundred day old youngster, it is lusty and healthy. Its circulation reaches into almost every home in the city, with not a single "delinquent." Its advertising patronage is excellent and steadily growing. Words of the heartiest commendation come to it from all directions, coupled with new subscribers and hard cash. It now employs thirteen men and nine carrier boys and its weekly payroll averages one hundred and sixty dollars. Sixty persons are supported from its salary list. And while the profit account is yet exceedingly light, the items of receipt even up those for expenditure. This is the direct result of publishing a first-class paper. After the first few issues, many citizens said, "You can't keep up such a paper," but the public have kept it up and made it a credit to the town, a permanent fixture. As its circulation and patronage increase with the age and growth of the city, new improvements will be added. THE DAILY COURIER will be up with the times and fully abreast of the progress and life of the "Queen City." When it can't do this, it will "turn up its toes to the daisies." It will never inflict on a suffering public the burden of supporting a concern that does not return value received in a measure full and running over.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The oldest deed given in Cowley was filed with Register Soward Friday. It was made, if it don't lie, in 1865, when this country was a howling wilderness. It conveys a lot in Arkansas City from A. G. Lowe to Fannie Eckert. As it wasn't acknowledged and the other day it would appear that the man who drew it had been partaking excessively of "medicine," a failing common at the Terminus. Of course, the deed is worthless with such a mistake. A deed was also filed Friday conveying property from A. F. Smith to E. P. Brooks, without a sign on the deed, farther than personal knowledge of the persons, to show in what place are lots 6 and 7, block 5. It is on the records, worthless. The parties live in Burden. Examine your deed with a keen eye, if you want no trouble.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The school board has employed the full corps of city teachers, excepting those for the new Central school building, which will not be finished before September 18^th, as follows: A. Gridley, Principal, $125 per month; Prof. W. N. Rice, High School, $60; Miss Louise S. Gregg, $50; Miss Lois Williams, $45; Miss Sada Davis, $45; Miss Maude M. Pearson, $40; Miss Iva Crane, $40; Miss Lucretia Davis, $40; Miss Mary Berkey, $40; Miss Alice E. Dickie, $50; Miss Mattie Gibson, $45; Miss Mary E. Hamill, $45; Miss Mary Bryant, $50; Miss Florence Campbell, $50; Miss Clara Davenport, $40; Miss Jessie Stretch, $50; Miss Fannie Stretch, $45.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Through the courtesy of Messrs. Bliss & Wood, our fat man procured a "dead head" ticket and joined the excursion down the muddy Arkansas last Tuesday. We left Winfield on the regular passenger train going south; our hearts were filled with gladness and our baskets filled with eatables that made the reporter drop all thoughts of trouble and feel like a school boy. We numbered ninety-five souls besides several children. We reached Arkansas City with care. Here the cars were run down to the second crossing below the depot, where we expected conveyances would be in waiting to take us to the river, but "nary one" was there, and half a mile of dusty road ahead that insured our landing on the "Kansas Millers," but equal to the occasion, we took our lunch baskets in our hands and faced all difficulties by starting for the bridge east of town across the Walnut, where the "Kansas Millers" was tied up tight and fast. Vast volumes of smoke could be seen issuing from the smoke stack. Like all such picnics, each and everyone ran, of the notion that hurrying was the thing or we would get left. We soon reached the bank and viewed the Kansas wonder. As it has been described heretofore in this paper, it will not be necessary now. Getting on board about 1 p.m., we were joined by some twenty from the Terminus. We now numbered 120. Now commenced our troubles. The drinking water failed to come and, of course, after walking through the hot sun and sand, we felt a "leetle" like imbibing. However, all we could do was to smack our lips and imagine there was a dozen cases of beer on deck, instead of water. About 2 p.m., the water came, and we sailed out of harbor at once, and down the stream so merrily. Everything went all right going down. The reporter's soul felt such joy as he has been a stranger to for a long while. We ran down at the rate of about twelve miles per hour, running twenty-five miles down the stream. We had been looking for some time for a landing place close to some shady nook, where we could land and go ashore and explore the mysteries of our lunch baskets. Some of us had been in such a hurry upon leaving home that our stomachs had been strangers to food since early in the morning. The reporter especially longed for the good time to come when some worthy individual would tap him on the shoulder and say lobsters, spring chicken, ice cream and cake, come along! And we wondered if the party would be scared to see how quick we would come. Finding no suitable place to land, we unfurled the table cloths and napkins and went to work. We partook of the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Parmer, Miss Rena Crampton, and Mrs. F. P. Nichols, four dinners in all, for which we are under many obligations. There was plenty to eat but little to drink. To be sure, the waters of the "Arkansaw" lapped the sides of our boat, and though water was all around us, we were perishing with thirst. Two or three ate this water--they parted it with a knife and swallowed without tasting. They reported some hours afterward a depressed, heavy feeling, like unto being weighted down by sand. About this time we struck for shore and quite a number landed in a shady place. It was found well stocked with the festive chigger and they (the excursionists), soon struck a B line for the boat, except one dude. We had fairly pulled out into the channel when we heard a piteous wail from the bank, and lo and behold, the dude was standing on the shore with a wild and haunted look on his countenance. We had to pull back and take him in, and this is where we got stuck--on a sand bar. Now our sticking troubles began and lasted off and on during the night. There was a colored deck hand, of the genuine southern type, that proved very handy. When we got stuck he would step off with a pole and wade around up and down the river for some distance. He did this probably to assure the passengers there was no danger of them getting into deep water and sinking. At least, we all felt that we were stuck safe and sure every time the "coon" took one of these walks. The capstan was in constant use with the trees along the shore. Several sand bars were torn up by the roots and were reported striking for the Missouri when last seen. If there had been any accommodations for sleeping, we could have got along first rate. As it was, we had to sit bolt upright all night, or stretch ourselves out on a board, and there was not much chance to sleep then, with the talking and laughing going on; and having no water made it worse, though water was found about 3 a.m., which alleviated our condition to a great extent. We reached the starting point at 5 a.m., Wednesday morning, and had to walk to the depot. We felt pretty well tuckered out, you can guess. The Winfield Juvenile band was along and discoursed sweet music. We had an organ aboard and had some good vocal music by E. F. Blair, A. F. Hopkins, Louie Brown, Mrs. Allen Ayres, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. C. A. Bliss, and Miss Lola Silliman, organist. The mills of Arkansas City were represented by the proprietors themselves. These gentlemen did everything they could, taking a hand at the capstan and working like truck horses. The Kansas Millers has made several trips when the river was much lower than now, and came up all right. We attribute the trouble to new officers. There was a new outfit in command, and, no matter how competent, necessarily they would have to have some experience with the channel of the river before running successfully. Again, we were too heavily ladened. No doubt this boat will run all right with the proper load. She has done it, and will right along. Though it was very hard to sit up all night, the jovial company caused the hours to pass away. The owners of the Kansas Millers made it as agreeable as possible to all on board. Though there were several things which were not in the programme, yet this was not the fault of the owners. The scenery as far as we went is only ordinary. Though the day was very hot, when the boat was in motion we got a good breeze. We don't feel this morning as if we wished to excurt again for two or three days.

We walked to the--

The stream was very muddy.

We got stuck on a sand bar coming up.

There were too many captains aboard.

We want to go again as soon as we get well.

The band boys took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich.

Ed. Pentecost dispensed ice cream and lemonade until it ran out.

Five ministers and the reporter were aboard--this was the trouble.

We advise the Wichita party to bring along some of "Adam's ale."

We were to be back to Arkansas City at 10 p.m., and take the train at 10:30.

The fat, heavy weights aboard are supposed to be the ones that stuck the boat.

Conductor Myers watched for our return until 1 a.m., and went home disgusted.

During the water famine Dr. Park was seen to step outside and drink a bottle of eye-water.

We had lots of good things to eat, but the water was some distance from shore that was fit to drink.

The ladies' white dresses were spotted with black from the smoke stack, as well as the gentlemen's clothes.

There was some talk of a moonlight dance, but the presence of five ministers and the fat man put a damper on it.

There was a mistake made in not having a sufficient supply of water put aboard when the boat left Arkansas City.

During the scarcity of water, some salt ice, left in the cooler, was found and devoured instantly. The cooler was not touched.

Joe Maus, of the Winfield Roller mills, showed the reporter many favors, as well as to others. Joe is a good man to have along.

The officers of the boat were: Alton, captain; Barnes, pilot; Clarke, engineer. Robinson Crusoe was aboard, but had no dog or gun.

Judge Gans sat in the center of the boat and held on to a rope during the entire trip. Since the Judge's Chicago experience, he don't believe in immersion.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The examination of Dr. J. S. Crabtree, late assistant P. M. at New Salem, charged with burning the Salem postoffice, fixtures, mail, etc., found its sequel Wednesday in the discharge of the Doctor. The case was before U. S. Commissioner, L. H. Webb, for two days, and was one of intense interest. Almost the whole population of New Salem, with many from Burden, were present, and six witnesses for the prosecution and twenty for the defense were examined. Dr. L. S. Downs and W. H. Lucas were the principal prosecuting witnesses, Dr. Downs having made the complaint. The case was ably conducted by U. S. District Attorney, W. C. Perry, for the prosecution, and Senator F. S. Jennings for Crabtree. P. O. Inspector Maj. J. M. Crowell, who worked up the case, assisted Perry with the evidence and Deputy U. S. Marshal O. S. Rarick was the attending marshal. Lucas, Crabtree's assistant in the drug store and postoffice, which were both in the same building, swore that he locked the store up and went home at 10 o'clock, leaving the light burning on the counter. After the fire he found the remains of the lamp and coal oil can some feet from where he had left them, and he was satisfied that someone had moved them. Dr. Downs swore positively that, at about 11 o'clock, sitting in the door of his house, one hundred feet across the street, he saw Dr. Crabtree unlock the door, enter the building, lock the door behind him, and carry the lighted lamp behind the prescription case. He saw nothing more until the alarm of fire. Shortly after he reached the spot, Dr. Crabtree came driving up, calling "fire!" A dozen or more witnesses swore that Crabtree didn't leave the Burden I. O. O. F. Lodge until about 10:30. The distance to Salem is eight miles, a good hour's drive, showing it very improbable for Crabtree to reach Salem before the fire broke out. Crabtree swore that he first saw the fire when a mile from it, and didn't know it was a building until very near the town, and that it was his building till he was in town. Crabtree's previous good character was established, and it was shown that in case the $1,200 insurance was paid, he would still be the loser seven hundred dollars or more. No possible motive was shown for the crime. Commissioner Webb's grounds of discharge were that while Downs was probably honest in his statements, and thought he saw Crabtree enter the building, and very likely did see someone enter, yet his distance away made it possible for him to be mistaken as to the person he saw, and when considered with the testimony of Crabtree's whereabouts, made that possibility almost an absolute certainty. That the fire was incendiary, there is no doubt from the evidence, but who did it can't be established in law. Sympathy has been very largely with Crabtree from the first, and all familiar with the case are happy at his discharge. The general impression is that the prosecution was prompted by professional jealousy, and much unsavory criticism is given Downs. All are satisfied that Crabtree is without a stain in the matter.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The revisers of the old testament must have lived in a cool climate and a continual state of tranquility or they never would have changed "hell" to "sheol." It will never work. After chasing an item this afternoon five miles over our parching sidewalks, with the mercury hugging 110, and then only run down three lines, we are ready to banish "sheol" for "hell." It may do for history, but as a means of expressing this weather, it's nowhere. Accosting a fellow sufferer a thousand times a day with "Ain't this hottern' sheol," would be entirely too lamb-like--too inexpressive, and the man with no more enthusiastic disgust ought to go to the regular old orthodox "hell" with a loud thud. Give us hell and take your gehenna and your sheol.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

One of the young bloods of this city was placed in a most trying position the other evening. He took his best girl to Sam's ice cream parlor and ordered two dishes with the usual confectionery accompaniment. The little feast proceeded in the usual merry way and at the end the pair arose, but, O horror! The young man discovered that his purse was somewhere else. What to do he knew not. He requested his fair companion to remain as security until he could go out and hunt up the needful; but to use a society expression, she kicked, and refused to be pawned. This broke him all up, and some say he left his hat and rushed up town bare-headed, but it is more likely that Sam, though a stranger to the young man, took pity upon him and allowed him to depart. Such an incident is likely to burst the cords of love, and this is written as a solemn warning to young men never to forget their purses when they go out with their girls.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Courier Cornet Band has been mustered by Captain C. E. Steuven, as the Regimental Band of the 2^nd regiment K. N. G., the particulars of which we chronicled the other day. The band now has seventeen members. This is a big feather in the cap of our band. Their triumph was scored over the Wichita, Emporia, Independence, Wellington, and a number of others in this district. But four bands in the State have received this distinction, there being but four regiments K. N. G. It shows the splendid reputation of the Courier Cornet Band away from home. Col. Woodcock, who made the appointment, is a Wichita man.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Wichitas will play the Border base ball club of Arkansas City a return game on September 6^th. The Emporia club will also play A. C. soon. The Wichitas won the contest, Tuesday, with the Borders only by a scratch. The Wichitas ran their score up with a rush to the fifth inning. On the sixth, seventh, and eighth, the Borders whitewashed them, and if it hadn't been for one reckless play by the Border first baseman, would have won the game. The Wichitas were uncourteous in allowing the Borders to pay for their own entertainment, when the Wichitas had the $100 purse and numerous wagers.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The first number of the Caney Chronicle, a new Chautauqua paper, has fallen into our paws. Its salutatory says, "a newspaper cannot live on wind," which will probably be a stunning revelation to many sheets that have stuck it out on this diet for ages, and are not very hungry either. The Chronicle is a neat paper and we hope its wind will blow up a big drift of filthy lucre.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Wellington girls are getting too nice to walk anywhere any more. A young lady promised to go to a party with a gentleman, and when he went after her, she peeped out of the window, and seeing no buggy, asked him how he was going. "Afoot, of course." And she said in a high, cracked voice: "Faix and thin ye can go that way and Oi will go wid me brother."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Ottawa's proposition to give $5,000 and 100 acres of land to secure the locating of the State Orphan Asylum, has been favorably considered. The State Board of Charities was there on Monday, in a formal visit of inspection, and individually expressed themselves as much pleased with the surroundings. A decision will be arrived at in a day or two.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Arkansas City's Border base ball club walked clear over the forms of the Wellington "Scrubs" Wednesday--24 to 3. This is about the worst "do up" that has yet been recorded. Wellington seems to have a very appropriate name for its club, this time. The Arkansas City boys are getting famous. Cowley always walks arm in arm with the celebrated "get there Eli."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Floral, since becoming a railroad station, is getting muscular and begins to move things. Harry Zimmerman let the contract Thursday for a good hotel building and Capt. Stevens the contract for a roomy and substantial business building, while numerous others are doing likewise, and Floral will soon be a city indeed.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Descendants of the slick fellow who first caused woman and then man to fall--the old original serpent--are said to be more numerous this summer in yards about town, than usual. The crop of hop toads is also large. This is a great country for live stock.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Fire Department, while out for practice Wednesday, turned the hose loose on the courthouse lawn, making it look as fresh as a blooming maiden. The 600 feet of hose stretched nearly all over the grounds.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Normal Institute closed Friday after a four weeks session unexcelled in the history of Cowley County.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The following notice made to our local college committee has the true business ring and betokens progress. All should read it and comply with the request of the Board of Trustees as to putting all matters pertaining to the college in an acceptable business shape. The Trustees are working with zeal and ability and what started in hesitancy and doubt is now assuming shape that will gratify the most enthusiastic and sanguine. Now let all come up to their part of the work and our hopes of a great university on College Hill will be fully realized. The following is the notice: "Winfield, Kansas, July 30^th, 1885. To W. G. Graham, T. H. Soward, W. P. Hackney, B. Kelly, and M. L. Robinson. Gentlemen: Having accepted the deeds from the College Hill Association and the Highland Park Association, and having made the necessary arrangements to begin at an early day the construction of our college building, we hereby give you notice that we desire the payment to the treasurer of the Southwest Kansas Conference College, M. L. Read, within sixty days, the one-third of the $40,000 as mentioned in your proposition to the committee of location. We also request that you put the remaining two-thirds of the $20,000 of subscription in the shape of acceptable obligations according to contract. B. C. SWARTS, Prs. Protem. J. D. BOTKIN, Sec'y, Board."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Prof. J. A. Wood, brother of our B. F., will open on September 7^th, a Normal and Commercial College in the McDougal Hall and rooms adjacent. He will be assisted by Prof. I. N. Inskeep, just retired from the principalship of the Titusville, Pennsylvania, commercial college. Prof. Wood was for eight years just past superintendent of the Salem, Indiana, public schools, and is an educator of large ability and experience. He starts this college as a permanency. A corps of first-class assistants have been procured and the institution will be an honor to the city. Prof. Inskeep is at the head of the profession in penmanship, bookkeeping, and drawing. Everything pertaining to a thorough normal and commercial education will be taught, and the tuition will come within the reach of all. A night school will accommodate all unable to attend during the day, and will likely be attended by many of our ambitious young men.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

If you want to invest, take a share in the National Guards Association, and have a say so in the building that is to be erected. It is the intention now to sell all the shares and then call a meeting of the stockholders and decide whether or not to build an opera house. Would this not be a good move? Will this city not support a first class opera house? It can be done and now is the time to do it. Twenty-five hundred dollars having already been subscribed insures the purchase price of the ground. Ten dollars cash will secure a share. Fall in and take a share and get fifty percent on the investment.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Watson Titus is somewhat exercised over his being fined a few days ago for injuring a tree, and makes the statement as follows: He lives in a house for which D. C. Beach is agent. Some days ago, while mowing his yard, he accidently cut off a little tree, fourteen inches high, which was hidden in the weeds. Although on the lot he had rented, a neighbor complained of him and the cost and fine is $7.25. He is a poor man and can illy afford the luxury of a fine for something that was purely accidental.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Udall Sentinel says: "Albert Roberts, of Winfield, is the new proprietor of the City Meat Market. He brings his family here and will at once become a citizen." Wonder if this can be our musical Al? Hope not.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

In the last issue of the Telegram, the editor, alias "linked sweetness long drawn out," makes the charge that our fat man was threatened with being lynched while the "Kansas Millers" was aground, the passengers having the erroneous idea that the avoirdupois of the F. M. sunk the boat. One thing; the spiritual shadow of the Telegram can congratulate himself on never being threatened with such a thing as sinking a feather. It is rumored around town that George has had the colic since the Fourth and he is not certain as yet whether it is the colic or the backache. If George is ever threatened with being lynched, it will be for pulling a hen roost, but never for sinking anything.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

We visited today one of the, at first, unnoticed institutions of Winfield, but which, on examination, becomes one of the important ones. We speak of the planing mill of the Warner Bros. Here, in one half day, work can be done by the applicable machinery that would take the work of two carpenters a week to accomplish by hand. In speaking of the other important institutions of Winfield, let us not forget this one.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, at its last meeting, elected the following officers for the ensuing six months: Mrs. C. H. Greer, president; Mrs. E. D. Garlick, Mrs. G. E. Raymond, Mrs. Albright and Mrs. C. Strong, vice-presidents; Mrs. F. W. Finch, secretary; Mrs. W. B. Caton, corresponding secretary; Mrs. J. C. McMullen, treasurer; Mrs. J. W. Curns, superintendent of literature.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The malady among the hogs in this vicinity has become very serious, says the Burden Enterprise. Quite a number have lost from half to all of their hogs. Judge Walton has lost five out of seven of his Poland Chinas and half of his others. He tells us that it is nothing like hog cholera, but entirely a lung disease--proven by a post mortem examination.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Some rapscallion relieved Mr. G. L. Gale's barn, east 10^th Avenue, of a good set of single harness Thursday. He could have helped himself to the horse and buggy just as well. It was evidently some fellow with a horse and buggy who merely borrowed the harness--to be returned when he gets ready.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The sportive propensities of Wellington are now being soothed by walking matches. L. H. Logan and Grant Hughes walked, in the rink, about twenty two miles in four hours, in a sweat bath and loud cheers.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Another metropolitan air has struck us: a hand organ with a monkey attachment. The monkey is attired in female style, and is the wonder of the small boy.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Floral is to be incorporated and have a paper styled "The Floral Daisy." Smart town that, with a depot prospect.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Wichita has closed all her beer "joints" and the town is experiencing a drouth.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The success of this meeting is largely due to County Superintendent Limerick, whose efforts to make the exercises both interesting and profitable, have been unrelenting. The teachers and citizens of Winfield have left nothing undone necessary to promote the happiness and comfort of the teachers in attendance. The arrangements for supplying ladies accommodations in the homes of citizens are admirable. We also consider this city highly honored by the presence of so large a number of that class to whose efforts society is so deeply indebted. We honor teachers, not simply for their individual attainments, but for the sake of their calling. I honor them as I do the minister of the gospel. I cannot know or judge how much goodness each member of that sacred profession may have, but his sacred calling demands my personal respect. So with the teacher. I cannot judge of his or her attainments in natural science, but I honor them for their profession, and for this they command my utmost respect. I look upon teachers as I do upon ministers of the gospel and members of the medical profession, all following in honorable aims. They are associated in my mind alike in the places they hold in the community and the learned professions. I think in this point of view they may claim precedence over all other pursuits in the world. They are engaged in a work which requires a great amount of personal sacrifice and labor in order to accomplish a great amount of good. In this connection I would grant teachers the first place if not the highest. Regarding these three professions, connected together as they are by unity of purpose and aims, the teacher's work is the first and most important. The teacher, it is said, has charge of the minds of the community; the physician their bodies; and the minister their souls. But without the teacher and his work, the other two professions would be lame and crippled in their influence for good. It is said to be easier to conquer disease than to overcome ignorance. It is the able, earnest, faithful teacher who lays the foundation for the others to base their work upon; and, therefore, I think the teacher commands our highest esteem, for without the teacher we could not get along at all. O. M.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The pretty school ma'ams held another of their lively socials in the McDougal hall Thursday. They were out in full force, with many of our citizens, arrayed in their brightest smiles and jolliest spirits. Besides the excellent music, led by Prof. Merriman, some appropriate toasts were given. "Our State Educational Institutions--Their Place and Power," was responded to by Prof. Wilkinson in a very neat speech. The Professor has taken part in Kansas educational matters for some time, and is thoroughly conversant with them and their great civilizing power, as his talk on this occasion evidenced. The pithy toast, "Our State Normal School--Its Attractions, Its Usefulness, and Its Successful Graduates," was thrown at Prof. Gridley. It was one nearest the Professor's heart, and he did it full justice. He is one of the first graduates of the State Normal School, has attended nearly all of its alumni meetings, and his speech was very happy and profitable. Alfred Wing, of Arkansas City, responded to "Our Common Schools, the Headlight of the Nation"--a subject as truthful, deep, and broad as the nation itself. Mr. Craddock, of Tannehill, did justice to "The Recruits of our Educational Army." These applicable toasts gave spice and instruction to the occasion and were happily received.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Headquarters Eighth Kansas. Atchison, Kansas, June, 1885. Dear Comrades: Twenty years ago the Eighth Kansas disbanded as a military organization. About eight years ago a few members met at Leavenworth and organized a Regimental Society, with at that time but few names on our Roster--and your Secretary is pleased to report that the Roster now contains of Co. A, 17; B, 30; C, 37; D, 41; E, 33; F, 34; G, 25; H, 27; 1, 27; and K, 3. Total: 274 names and addresses. There are many names yet to be added, and it is especially requested that all members having the report of our reunion held at Leavenworth two years ago, will examine the list of names and report all names known to them not on the list, giving company, and address to the Secretary. I take great pleasure in informing you that the Eighth Kansas will hold a Regimental Reunion at Topeka, Kansas, September 29^th, 30^th, and October 1^st, 1885, during the general soldier's reunion, and you are earnestly requested to attend, with your families and comrades, and make this reunion a grand success. You can obtain all necessary information in due time, as to railway rates, time of departure of trains, etc., from your G. A. R. Post, or the railroad agent of your town. Fraternally Yours, JOHN A. MARTIN, President, C. W. RUST, Secretary. Kansas papers please copy.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Wellingtonian, among all the gush about Wellington's greatness, gets in a little truth occasionally. It says: "The weeds have been allowed to grow up in Wellington in wild and picturesque confusion. Let us chop them down and cover up the dirty business and make the place look a little less like a candidate for the poor house." Poor Wellington! The cows are very likely pasturing on Washington Avenue, the main street of the town. There hasn't been any industrious feet tramping over that desert for many suns. Remember, brother Allison, that "git up and git" towns don't give the weeds a chance to grow. In Winfield, a weed hardly peeps up before a hoof, at a 2:40 gait, bent on "biz," comes down with a thud, and the weed is a corpse. Only deserted villages have weeds growing up among the cobble stones of the street. Don't give yourself away, Wellingtonian. It makes us sad.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Ed. Gray was up from the Terminus again Thursday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Judge McDonald returned from Washington, D. C., Saturday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Rev. N. S. Buckner and son, Harry, were up from A. C. Thursday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

H. G. Buford is erecting a roomy and valuable residence on east 7^th Avenue.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Frank Dale has been appointed to succeed Dick Walker in the Wichita U. S. Land Office.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Miss Maggie Taylor went over to New Salem Wednesday for a day or so among friends there.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

T. M. Hicks and J. M. Hinegardener were over from Cambridge Friday. Mr. Hicks is one of Cambridge's merchants.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

L. C. Fleming has made his first annual settlement with the Probate Judge as administrator of the estate of Alfred E. Huff, deceased.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

M. Hahn, of the Bee Hive, left Thursday afternoon for New York City, Boston, and other great trade centers, to lay in a full stock for the Hive.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Mrs. Billy Hand and family are off for a visit with relatives at Ellinwood, Kansas, and Billy is bracing for various single vicissitudes.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

W. G. Seaver and Major Fanning, chief D., M. & A. engineer, passed through Friday, from Dexter, on their way to Belle Plaine.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

U. S. District Attorney Perry, who conducted Uncle Sam's side of the Crabtree case, left Thursday for his home, Fort Scott, via Topeka.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

C. A. Shaw is painting a picture of a dude. Mr. Shaw has great artistic ability. Some of our clothing men should get hold of this picture.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Drs. W. T. Wright and C. E. Pugh left. They go to remedy a throat trouble on Thursday for a week in Cincinnati that has afflicted Dr. Wright greatly of late.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

John Cairns was down from his Omnia township stock farm Thursday, the first time in many days. He is the same John as of yore: jolly and energetic.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Capt. And Mrs. J. S. Hunt returned Friday from three weeks in Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Detroit, and other places in Michigan. Their vacation was very delightful.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

W. L. Moorehouse has nearly completed the forty foot extension to the Spotswood grocery. This building is now roomy and imposing--a splendid adornment to West 10^th Avenue.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Heat or no heat, they will get married--get shot with Cupid's dart and a matrimonial certificate. Ottis McClain and Harriet Covert are the latest victims, having procured the document last Thursday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Capt. Gardener and family, of Norwich, Connecticut, who purchased the T. B. Ware farm, in Vernon township, arrived Friday, and have taken possession of the place. They are a family of means and refinement, and a splendid acquisition to Vernon.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Arthur H. McMaster returned, Friday, from a month's rambles on the northern lakes and among the Michigan pineries. His divorce from his wife, O. J. D., of coal notoriety, wouldn't hold, and he comes back femaleless. This is as it should be.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

S. B. Hunt, of Pleasant Valley, has left in THE COURIER agricultural department, a bunch of millet that is simply immense--as big as any producer, even in prolific Cowley, can show up. It is seven feet tall, with heads nearly a foot long, with heavy stalk.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Aus F. Hopkins is acting suspiciously. He has bought lots in College Hill and Highland Park. The next thing will be a little brown front and--well, we promised to not give away the feminine part of it. He wants to live where he can educate his children conveniently, you know.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Capt. Nipp and James Cooper got in Thursday from a month in the western counties. They have now taken another world to conquer--started a new town in the Bear Creek Valley, old Stanton County. The town is called "Veteran," is a new-born babe, but yells lustily and will grow like blazes if enterprising men and good location count for anything.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Geo. L. Gale is not alone in the harness steal. Mr. Gale was speaking to his neighbor, J. P. Stewart, about the theft, when Mr. Stewart remarked that the thief could have got a new set by coming to his (Stewart's) barn. Mr. Stewart, going to his barn shortly afterward, found that the thief had acted upon his suggestion. His bran new harness were gone. Misery loves company.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Judge Gans filed his appointment at the schoolhouse last Sunday, morning and evening. The house was crowded to its utmost capacity, and some went home who could not conveniently get in. His sermon was full of straight forward, practical truths, and held the closest attention of the large audience. He will preach here again on the fourth Sunday in August. Burden Enterprise.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

"It is so hot in Atchison," says a local paper, "that a load of apples exposed to the sun Thursday were baked brown and done, as though cooked in an oven." Another paper vouches for the truth of this lie by declaring that the tires of the wagon got so hot that they set fire to the wheels and burned the wagon up, the apple man barely escaping with his life. No wonder John J. Ingalls is talking of moving to Winfield.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Mr. J. L. Kennedy and Miss Lizzie Moore, of Arkansas City, were united in the bonds of Cupid's weld by Rev. H. D. Gans, in the Central Hotel parlors, Wednesday. They are both splendid young people, not of flourish and trumpet, but a substantial, will-do-to-tie couple who will live a happy, useful life here and end up with honored gray hairs and Heaven. We throw our old shoe after them for good luck, as the cigar that is beyond our temptation is passed to the fat man.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

We learn that John McCoy and Clara Garner, of Barton County, Missouri, were married at Winfield last Saturday, remarks the Udall Sentinel. It was the same old story of undying love. Objection by the old man, who stood the lover off with a double-barrel bull dog, a vicious shot gun, and a No. 12 boot. The lovers met by stealth; dark night and rope ladder; a swift and dangerous ride to the nearest station. They separate to meet in "Sunny Kansas." Are wed. Go back to meet angry father and ask his forgiveness. Ground work for exciting book on romance. We congratulate.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Mr. G. C. Wallace has bought the interest of A. T. Spotswood in the grocery of Spotswood and Wallace. Mr. Wallace, during his year's residence here, has shown himself to be a thorough businessman, of large means, pleasant and reliable--one who is fast winning public favor. Mr. Spotswood is one of Winfield's pioneer merchants and has always commanded a patronage and esteem to be proud of. His enterprise and energy have shown themselves in everything for the interests of our city. Of course, he expects to remain in Winfield and will soon branch out in some new direction.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Dr. Emerson and O. M. Seward went out Friday and spent the night with Ezra Meech. The Doctor says Ez. has been entirely unconscious ever since the accident. He only exhibits restlessness occasionally. The Doctor says the blow that caused the concussion was received on and just above the temple. His long unconsciousness, without a rally, makes his recovery very improbable. His father, in answer to a telegram, said he would start from Michigan immediately, and will probably arrive Sunday. Of course, it is impossible to remove Ez. from Dr. Emerson's ranch, but he is receiving all the attention the people of that neighborhood and friends from here can give.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Oliver McRoberts, aged fifteen years, and Ed Cooper, aged eight years, engaged in a street fight Thursday. Ed's older brother came on the scene and soon had Oliver down with a club flourishing over his head. Oliver's father made complaint against Cooper before Judge Snow and after a trial Cooper paid a fine of $5.00 and costs. Cooper then made a complaint against Oliver, and Friday a trial was had before Judge Snow with a jury, who brought in a verdict of guilty. Oliver was fined $5.00 and costs, but could not raise the money and is now in jail. There are several other boys in town that need a small dose of this same medicine, and it is only a question of time when they will get it.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Our school board has been busy at their regular and adjourned meetings for the past few months, endeavoring to select or contrive a plan for the proposed addition of four school rooms to the Central school building, that will meet the wants in regard to capacity necessary, and at the same time make a building that will be in good style and proportion. Sketches were submitted to them at their meeting two weeks ago, which provided for the addition of two rooms on each floor, adjoining the building on the north, and was thought first to be the correct idea, but upon close study and examination it was readily seen that it would make an inconvenient plan, because of having two separate halls and stairs, with no communication with each other except by passing through one of the school rooms, and would also make as ugly and unsightly a building as the old barracks building or some old-styled asylum. At this meeting Architect Willis Ritchie, who came here from Ohio to do the work on Mr. Eaton's residence and bank building, was called in to see if he could suggest to them some plan which would fill the bill. Ritchie's first suggestion, which, though it would make the best appearing and most convenient building, was decided as impracticable because it would give only two additional rooms and would not accommodate the number of pupils we have. He then gave them the idea which they have adopted and are having plans prepared for. This plan will build the new addition on the south end of the building, which will be the same size of the new part of the present building, with the main entrance, with tower for bell above, fronting south on 9^th Avenue. The building will be built after the same design as the present one up to the top of the stone walls of building; there a stone cornice about four feet high will be built on, and a modern Gothic roof put on the entire new parts of the building. This will make the finest looking school building in this part of the state out of what is now one of the most ordinary looking buildings, and will not only be a credit to our city, but will make one public building that our citizens can take some pride in pointing out to strangers. Mr. Ritchie will also prepare a set of elevations for the same floor plans, which will provide for no change in the roof of the present new part of the building, and for a roof of same style on the proposed building. They will receive bids on both propositions, and the board can then let the contract for the latter building in case the proposed plan is too costly for the fund appropriated.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Ezra Meech, Jr., met with a very bad accident yesterday morning at Dr. Emerson's ranch on Silver creek. He intended to start to Michigan Friday, to a family reunion, taking along a number of horses. He was rounding the animals up in a rough pasture, assisted by a small boy, both mounted. Ez. sent the boy around a steeply inclined mound, while he went straight over. Both were at full tilt and collided at the other side, knocking both horses down and throwing Ez. to the ground on his head, it is supposed. He was unconscious, and the boy brought in assistance, had Ez. taken to a house on a stretcher, and a physician from Burden summoned. Dr. Emerson was also sent for. He went out Thursday afternoon and returned late last night, reporting Ez. still unconscious and almost motionless. The Doctor thinks it either very serious brain concussion or nerve paralysis, more probably the latter. No scars were visible. The case is undoubtedly very dangerous. Dr. Emerson went out again Friday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The ladies of the Christian church were very successful with their ice cream social at the red front building Thursday. These ladies, with their numerous successes in social giving, have won a reputation that always insures large attendance, pleasure, and profit. The room was filled chock-full all evening of youth and beauty, young and old. The young ladies of Winfield are famous for their ice cream eating propensities; and long before all were supplied, the cream ran out, though an astonishing amount was consumed. The ladies took in over seventy-five dollars. The ladies kept bobbing around at such a rapid rate that our reporter was stumped in an effort to get the names of those presiding over the six or eight tables.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Willie Doane's fine new bicycle was taken from the barn Sunday and ridden off. A few days ago a young man supposed to be one Alfred Brown was trying Willie's wheel and asking if it could be bought. There has been a second hand wheel at Adam's express office for three weeks consigned to Alfred Brown, from the east, which has never been called for, and this is supposed to be the fellow who got away with Willie's bicycle. He probably couldn't raise the charges on his own. He was tracked west and Sheriff McIntire is after him. Brown is a good rider and will probably be headed only by wire or letter. Willie was getting very proficient on his wheel and this mishap can't be taken with easy grace.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Some time ago Best rented from Green a lot on Main street, and for his own convenience moved on to the lot a small building, which he placed on loose stones. Green recently notified him not to remove it. Best consulted his attorney, who advised him to pay no attention to the notice, and at the end of his tenancy, he removed the building. Green at once caused his arrest for severing the building from the freehold and removing it. The evidence was heard on Monday before Justice Snow who, this morning, rendered his decision of "not guilty," as Best had a right to remove the building. Judge Snow further found that the prosecution was without probable cause, and adjudged that Green pay the cost.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Thursday was a hot one. A crowd of forty-five, coming from Tisdale, just as they reached the edge of town, keeled over from the heat of the sun, dead. No means could bring them to. They were in an open wagon, and no one of the party gave any signal of distress before it happened. The driver alone was saved. They all were young, and if they had only lived, might have reached a mature old age and graced the table of THE COURIER. So it is, the young will be cut down when they are least expecting it, and the old ones will be left. McGuire Bros.' are minus forty-five chickens, victims of the sun's fierce rays.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Police Court drouth had a refreshing sprinkle Thursday. L. Wise, charged with unnecessarily blocking Millington Street, plead guilty and got $7.25. He unhitched his team to feed them from his wagon in front of Dr. Mendenhall's house, and the Doctor kicked: didn't like a barn yard under his door sill. Wilson Titus dropped $7.25 for killing a tree, by stock, for D. C. Beach. Peter McCush was another $7.25 man, having partaken too freely of liquid refreshments.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Father J. F. Kelly and sister, Miss Sarah, got off Friday for a permanent residence in Wellington. This is a loss keenly felt by their many friends here, and Wellington can certainly congratulate herself on her good luck. As we have said before, Father Kelly goes to Wellington because of the better advantages offered for a good Catholic school, for which an experienced educator from Leavenworth has been secured. Father Duggan, who takes Father Kelly's place here, has arrived. He was in charge of the church here for a time before, is a zealous and influential priest, and will doubtless soon win the good graces of our people.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Protection, Comanche County, Echo says: "For the past four months we have been sending THE WINFIELD COURIER an exchange, but it has been impossible to get THE COURIER in return. We hear of it in an indirect way, however. We notice articles, going through the patent sides, credited to THE COURIER."

All innocence on our part, Echo. We have been resting easily in the belief that you were getting a weekly literary feast at our board. We hear thy echo and shall happily respond.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The town of Wilmot, in Richland township, is one of the booming new villages of Cowley. The stone is on the ground for the foundations of several new business buildings.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Emporia is discussing the question of discontinuing the Sunday evening services during the remainder of the heated term.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

We are authorized to announce J. B. Nipp as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Treasurer, subject to the action of the Republican county convention.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

We are authorized to announce J. S. Hunt as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Clerk, subject to the action of the Republican county convention.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

We are authorized to announce T. H. Soward as a candidate for re-election to the office of Register of Deeds, subject to the decision of the Republican convention of Cowley County, Kansas.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Among the list of postmasters suspended yesterday, we find the name of our friend, A. D. Brown, of Burlington, Kansas. We suppose he is an offensive partisan as a Republican, but there are lots of that kind of postmasters in Kansas, who have had no intimation that their resignations would be accepted, so that does not explain. We suspect that Miss Cleveland had a hand in this business for she is a prohibitionist and Postmaster Brown has been exceedingly offensive to the prohibitionists as an anti-prohibition partisan. Perhaps Shelton, of El Dorado, was a prohibition victim also. If is the true solution of the matter, Murdock, of Wichita, Ashbaugh, of Newton, and several others we could name, had better be packing their carpet bags, and Father Baker might as well prepare some other than a forest shade this hot weather. Now do not come back to us about the prohibition postmaster at Winfield. He had no intimation that his resignation would be acceptable, but felt slighted that he was not considered an "offensive partisan," and so resigned.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

We find the following in the Washington correspondence of the Kansas City Journal of the 29^th.

"J. Wade McDonald, of Winfield, Kansas, disappointed aspirant for the postoffice at that place, is still here and his signature has been sought by several Kansans among their endorsers for place."

We saw a statement in the same paper, and probably by the same correspondent, when J. W. McDonald first arrived at Washington, that he was an aspirant for the Winfield postoffice. Now we understand that he went to Washington on legal business for the Oklahoma boomers, whose counsel he is, and that just before he started, Geo. C. Rembaugh employed him to secure his (Rembaugh's) appointment as postmaster. Now how did the K. C. J. correspondent find out that J. Wade "went back on George" and "put in" for himself, is what we want to know. How did George get the appointment against the only Kansas politician in Washington at the time? But there is another suspicious circumstance about it. We have heard of nothing from J. Wade to George or anybody else about the glorious victory of pulling George through against the combined fight of Buford, Glick, the whole Kentucky delegation, and other great influences thrown in, no congratulations, nothing about his great influence with the president, as is the regulation way. What is the matter, J. Wade? Have you lost your grip on politics?

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Susan Coolidge contributes to the very beautiful midsummer Wide Awake a long ballad based on the traditions of the famous "Luck of Edenhall." The ballad has four full-page illustrations by E. H. Garrett.

"How the Boojums went Down the Crater," by Ton of the Boojums, is the singular title of a story of adventure in the superb midsummer Wide Awake.

Success, is the captivating title of a book intended to furnish useful hints to young people as to the best ways of getting on in the world. Its author, who is to be congratulated on having made a book at once so interesting and instructive, is O. A. Kingsbury, and the publishers D. Lothrop & Co. (12 mo. $1.25.)

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Thurston, who will be pleasantly remembered as the editor of that delightful book of selections, "Mosaics of Life," has edited a new and even more valuable and pleasing book of similar character, entitled, "Echoes of Many Voices," which will shortly appear in D. Lothrop & Co.'s popular "Spare Minute Series."

A Commonplace Day is the latest of the bright and breezy books which no author so well as Pansy knows how to prepare. D. Lothrop & Co., publishers.

Tent V. Chautauqua, is the title of a fresh, bright story of Chautauqua, by a new author, which gives an agreeable impression of life at that resort and is sure to interest a wide range of readers.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Judge Aldrich, of Boston, Mass., while recently trying some liquor cases, said to the jury:

"When we are dealing with these cases, we are dealing with the very head-spring of the current of crime which is constantly flowing onward deeper and deeper. Four-fifths of the crimes are the direct result of the use of intoxicating liquors. If the traffic in intoxicating liquor and the use of it should cease, the business of this court would in a very short time be so inconsiderable that the juries would have to stay only one or two weeks to dispose of the cases presented to them. If the juries' experience should be what mine has been, they will observe during the next three weeks of their continuance in court how many crimes are ascribed to the use of liquor. They will hear the young man who comes before the court charged with larceny saying, 'I was intoxicated.' When the man charged with assault and battery on his wife is brought forward, he will say, 'I had been drinking.'"

If the taxpayers want the taxes lessened, let them dry up the very "head-spring of the current of crime." The saloons more than double the expenses of every city and county in the State. Remove them and the heaviest burden upon American industry will be removed. The liquor traffic and prosperity never go together. The one is a cancer which eats the life out of the other. The only remedy is removal.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

"Rural" has an article in our e. c. in which he attempted to instruct the editor of the COURIER in relation to chess in wheat, by repeating a part of the same matter which the COURIER gave, in relation to the classification of these grasses by botanists, and their opinions expressed in past years in favor of the theory better expressed by the writer in the Dep. Agricultural report of 1884, that, "under no known circumstances can wheat change into chess," and then concludes with: "but what we want are cold, cold facts by persons who have sown absolutely clean wheat in exposed places, on ground known to be clear of foul seed for several years in succession."

This is the true doctrine. A single fact of this kind, proved beyond question, is worth more than all the theories of all the scientific men that ever lived. All men fall into errors and mistakes of facts, whether scientific or otherwise. A scientist is one who has made some branch of natural history a study and is supposed to be better acquainted with that branch than most people. Such men collect such facts as they can, and from the facts, reason and formulate laws, make classifications, and compile works and text books on the special branch which they have studied. Their conclusions are accepted as science without question and would undoubtedly be true science were they in possession of all the facts. But unfortunately, man is not omniscient or immutable. New researches are continually being made and facts, unknown before, are continually being discovered. These newly discovered facts are continually refuting old and established theories, making new classifications necessary, causing the adoption of new ideas of natural laws, and the steady advance in science.

But we scarcely expect any new facts in regard to wheat turning to chess. There are plenty of facts reported. Almost every wheat grower of the present and past generations has observed facts tending to confirm the idea that wheat may produce chess. Thousands of statements are made and undisputed, like the following: One farmer says he sowed wheat which he believed to be clean, and if there was chess in it, he could not discover it; sowed it on new ground, prairie newly broken, knew of no means by which chess could get in, but the crop was mainly chess. The weather had been unfavorable to the production of wheat. Another says he sowed clean wheat in a large field, a small portion of which was afterward pastured down close. In that part which was thus pastured down, the crop was mainly chess, while in the balance of the field the wheat crop was excellent and practically clear of chess. These statements with variations could be collected by the thousands. Such circumstances have been known in all ages and in all wheat growing countries; and the natural conclusion has always been that chess came from the wheat seed. But the botanists had formulated a law for the growth of plants, which was substantially that plants of varieties as wide apart as what they had denominated species could not amalgamate to produce hybrids and could not produce each other; no species could advance to a higher species by any kind of culture and improvement nor deteriorate into a lower species by any kind of unfavorable environment. This law had been enacted by Frederic Cuvier centuries ago and had been approved by succeeding generations of botanists. So when a botanist has been questioned on the possibility that chess is produced from wheat, he has invariably referred to this law and answered that such change is impossible; that change cannot occur from one species to another much less from one genus, order, tribe, or family, to another. So this arbitrary classification of the botanists and this equally arbitrary law which they have made has ruled them, and they have decided all such cases accordingly without reference to the facts; or if they notice them at all, they make a supposed explanation, but so exceedingly thin that, in comparison, the explanation that the devil came and sowed the chess in the night, would be respectable.

But there is another branch of science, that of biology, in which many discoveries have been made of late years, thousands of facts hitherto unknown with regard to the origin and succession of plants from the lowest orders up to the highest. Few persons of any pretensions to science now dispute the idea of the evolution of species or that wheat had evolved from a vegetation of a much lower order than chess. It is now generally conceded that a plant in the processes of germination and incipient growth goes through all the forms of the lower orders through which it has been evolved during the countless ages of the past, and that an arrest of the development of the young plant, by unfavorable environment, may cause the plant to mature in the form of the state in which the development was arrested. In most cases of arrest of development of the embryo plant, it dies and never shows what it would have become had it lived, but there are some cases in which the embryo lives and produces a plant of a warped, stunted, and degenerated form, more widely different from the seed sown than some species differ from others. Biology is fast accumulating such facts, both in the animal and vegetable kingdoms, and formulating new laws in conformity therewith, and we would advise "Rural" and "Mark" to study biology awhile if they have any time to devote to natural history. The trouble with them is that they have gone no farther than botany as formulated with the imperfect knowledge of forty years ago. A few years hence will come the "New Botany," which will be as unlike the old in some respects as the "New Chemistry" is unlike the "Old Chemistry," of forty-five years ago, which taught that heat, light, and electricity were imponderable substances shot through space like cannon balls, instead of wave-like or molecular motions, merely motion or effect and not matter at all, as is now known to be the fact, or as unlike as the old astronomy, which taught that the sun, planets, and stars revolved around the earth, is to the newer astronomy of the present day.

The trouble with "Mark" and "Rural," the Ag. Rep. Writer and others, is, that they are conservatives, they hang on to this old in scientific matters and do not "keep up with the band wagon" in the march of discovery and progress. Probably the "old man" has held to the old botanical idea that chess cannot be produced from wheat, more years than either of them have or will, but the old man is a radical and don't get so badly stuck in the old ruts that he cannot get out.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Capt. J. S. Hunt announces, this week, his candidacy for re-election to the office of County Clerk. The Captain is too well-known to need endorsement from this paper. He is now serving his third term in that office, and his integrity and efficiency have never been questioned. He has now hosts of strong friends who are earnest in their desire that he should retain the office.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The announcement of Capt. J. B. Nipp as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Treasurer appears this week. His careful and efficient administration of the office has received and is receiving the hearty endorsement of the people. He will be returned almost unanimously--a compliment of which he is eminently worth.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Democratic administration are making a pretty mess of it out of the cattle lease business, the Roach matter, and the seven hundred thousand dollars of money lost in transmission.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Gov. Martin is the most level-headed Governor that Kansas ever had. The laws of the State under his administration are enforced more effectively than under either of the preceding administrations, but in a way to produce the last possible friction and bad blood. He is always watchful of the interests of the State and its people and prompt to do the right thing in every emergency. He suppressed the Atchison riots before any injury was done any one by violence, and in a way which was effective. He poured oil on the troubled waters and balmy peace and good will was established between the contending parties. The Cheyennes became turbulent and threatened a raid through Kansas and a repetition of the atrocities they committed a few years ago, and the people of the southwest part of the State were alarmed as well they might be. The Governor did not wait until the damage was being done, but acted promptly on the first symptoms, and in an incredibly short space of time he secured a perfect cordon of military posts and patrols along the southern border of the State, sufficient to head off at every point the most formidable raid that the Cheyennes could have organized. His judicious promptness prevented the raid, and as a consequence, prevented the uprising of the Northern Cheyennes and various kindred tribes in the northwest as well as in the Territory. When through the orders of the national government, the trails through the Territory were opened up to the cattle from parts of Texas which have always carried the Texas fever with them and disease and death among the domestic cattle of Kansas when driven through or into this State in the summer; he promptly issued his proclamation commanding the sheriffs and other State officers to enforce the quarantine law of the State and prevent the incursions of these cattle. In several other cases we could name, he has been equally prompt and efficient and in every case he has done his work in the most sensible and judicious manner.

But there is a considerable whining and complaint that he did not call out the militia to enforce prohibition in Dodge City. It is claimed that he neglected an important duty. Agents of the State Temperance Union went there to take measures to enforce the laws in relation to the sale of intoxicating drinks, in that place notorious for persistent and open violations of the law. They were bulldozed, intimidated, and threatened with violence, and left. It was demanded that the Governor should call out the militia to protect the complainants and enforce the law. He prudently declined to do so on the ground that the emergency was not such as to require so exasperating and odious an experiment. In that action is he sustained by the Attorney General of the State, by the Adjutant General, A. R. Campbell, one of the most radical prohibitionists of the State and late president of the State Temperance Union, by Judge Strang, a radical prohibitionist and the judge of that judicial district who informed the Governor "that the orderly processes of law can and will be carried on at Dodge City without the aid of the military power, and that it would be the extreme limit of folly to send militia there," in which sentiment, not only A. B. Campbell, but a great many others of the leading prohibitions of the State concur.

"The history of civilized governments records no instance where military power has been invoked to aid in suppressing a misdemeanor," and if the militia had gone to Dodge, and a drop of blood had been spilled, the almost universal sentiment of the State would have revolted and in our opinion it would have been the most fatal blow at prohibition that could have been struck. The Governor's action was not only clear headed and judicious, but the very best thing that he could have done for the cause of prohibition.

There are silent but irresistible forces at work to regenerate Dodge City. The passage of the Texas cattle bill, the defeat of the trail bill, and the rapid settlement of the country south and southwest of Dodge have destroyed that place as a cattle town. The cowboy must go, and with him will go the gamblers, the courtesans, the desperadoes, and the saloons.

It is certain too, and every observant and intelligent man knows it, that the present law is steadily and quietly working a revolution. Ninety percent of the drinking and drunkenness in Kansas has been abolished. The reform already accomplished in the State exceeds the most sanguine expectations of the friends of temperance. Look at Topeka, a city of nearly thirty thousand inhabitants, and a year ago full of drunken men and saloons. A very prominent gentleman living there, one of the most prominent in the State and not known as a prohibitionist, tells us that he has not seen a drunken man on the streets of Topeka for four months, where formerly such were daily seen and some days in very considerable numbers. The City Marshal says that in July, including the 4^th and up to the 18^th, but five arrests were made for drunkenness. The Governor knows and appreciates these things and will do his part of the duty of enforcing the law as efficiently as will any man who is made because he did not send the army to Dodge.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

One of our anti-prohibition friends says that our article of yesterday intimating that certain postmasters are being suspended because they are offensive anti-prohibitionists, is blanked nonsense. We don't know about that. There are other reasons for the theory besides actual suspension of anti-prohibitionists. Gen. C. W. Blair is a prohibitionist and is nearest to President Cleveland of all the Kansas Democrats. His candidates get appointed, and why? Is it because he is a prohibitionist? John Martin is next to Blair in influence with the president. Is it because as district judge he struck the heaviest blows to enforce prohibition? Ex-Gov. Geo. W. Glick seems to have no influence with the president. Why does not the Great Mogul of Kansas Democracy control all the Kansas appointments, or some of them at least? Is it because he used his official power as governor to try to break down the prohibitory laws? Is it a fact that the president appoints for Kansas only prohibitionists when he knows it? Geo. C. Rembaugh was endorsed by prohibition leaders, perhaps under the impression that he was a prohibitionist. His prohibition predecessor endorsed him and that might seem conclusive. It looks as though he owed his appointment, partly at least, to the president's impression that he was a prohibitionists. He will have to join the prohibition ranks and advocate prohibition in the Telegram or the first he knows Cleveland will ask him to resign as he did Meade, of Hazelhurst. When it shall become well known that President Cleveland discriminates in favor of prohibitionists, won't prohibition take a boom and won't thousands of Democratic topers reform.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The County Fathers met in adjourned session yesterday. The matter of a superintendent and matron of the County Poor Farm was considered. The bids were: R. L. Hogue, $1,200; Sam Martin, $800; Wm. Saunders, $800; David M. Sidle, $600; Nelson Utley, $460. Utley's bid being the lowest and his standing and recommendations being first-class, he was awarded the contract, providing he enters into satisfactory agreement and undertaking with the Board. Mr. Utley is a pioneer of Windsor township, where he now resides. He will move his family right on to the poor farm and will no doubt prove to be the right man.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The following are the real estate transfers filed in the office of Register of Deeds since our last issue.

A J Thompson et ux to W H Brooks, lot 3 and w hf, lot 2, blk 331, Thompson's ad to Winfield: $600

William D Crawford to Marion Fitzsimmons s hf sw qr 18-31-3e: $200

John F Delzell et ux to Sallie G Vawter, 5 acres ne qr nw qr 25-34-3e: $1,850

John W Jones et ux to Susan M Bristow, n hf nw qr 7-35-3e, 80 a: $2,500

R R Roberson et ux to Frank J Hess, lot 14, blk 59, A. C.: $200

Montford Anderson to Robert Keller, lots 17 and 18, blk 159, A. C.: $175

Lenore Snyder and husband to F J Hess, lots 23 and 24, blk 23, 24, blk 75, 19, 20, 23, and 24, blk 75, A. C.: $600

Ella Tankisley to Thomas B Picks, e hf se qr 3 and 20 acres off s hf sw qr 3130-7e: $350

William B Hall et ux to Sarah D Stolp, lot 4 and e hf lot 5, blk 291, Courier Place, Winfield: $225

James McDermott et ux to James H Bullen, lot 12 and 11 frac lots blk 282 Dexter: $150

Will L Aldridge to David Sidenn, lots 13, 10 and 17, blk 52, A. C.: $1,500

Elizabeth A Lyon and husband to M L Gates, lots 5 and 6, blk 167, Winfield: $2,500

College Hill Town Company to N S Buckner, lots 13, 14, 15, and 16, blk 16 in C H Winfield: $450

College Hill Town Company to J F Huffman, lots 11 and 12, blk 16, in C H Winfield: $250

George Gray to Mrs. Kessiah Huff, lots 7 and 8, blk 5, Moffet's 3^rd ad to Udall: $190

Adolphus G Lowe et ux to Fannie Eckert, lot 17, blk 168, Canal City's ad to A C: $168

William Cox to Tyler H McLaughlin, lot 6, blk 67, A C: $3,000

Albert A. Newman et al to Thomas H Tyner, lots 18, blk 36, A C: $380

Frank J Hess et ux to Thomas H Tyner, lots 23 and 24, blk 113, A C: $60

Harriet N. Bancroft et ux to Rufus B Haywood, lots 20, blk 65, A C, qc: $10

John R Cates to Thos J Brooks, lots 14 and 15, blk 17, Burden: $1,200

Addison F Smith et ux to Edward P Brooks, lots 6 and 7, blk 5, Burden: $60

E M Reynolds et ux to M L Robinson, lot 12, blk 10, Grand Summit: $100

R O Stearns et ux to Mary Jane Kempton, pt of lot 27, blk 1, Burden: $160

Isaac Johnson et ux to Albert Brookshire, pt n hf se qr 120-30-5-e, 15 acres: $1,500

College Hill Town Company to Southwest Kansas Conference College, pt of se qr 22-32-4 e, 20 acres, for College site.

J W Ross et ux to John W Moore, e hf ne qr 22-30-6-e: $800

Millard C Copple et ux to Lynda B Harper, lot 26, blk 17, A C: $3200

Alfred A Kevett to W M Sleeth, lot 24, blk 60, A C, qc: $15

James P Witt et ux to David G Lewis, lot 6, blk 60, A C: $150

Albert A Newman et ux to George A Beecher, lot 7, blk 127, A C: $35

Hugh R Darrough et ux to William S Houghton, lot 9, blk 67, A C: $35

Caswell C Endicott to Sewell P Channell et al, lot 9, blk 67, A C, qc: $1.00

Albert A Newman et ux to A Beecher et al, lot 5, blk 127, A C: $35

Emanuel L Miller to James H Miller, lots 3 and 4 and s hf nw qr 3-31-7-e: $800

Lydia B Harper and husband to Lizzie B Benedict, lot 26, blk 17, A C: $180

John McArt et ux to Daniel H Rigdon, lots 7 and 8, blk 126, A C: $150

College Hill Town Company to N Ashler, lots 13, 14, 15 and 16, blk 18, C H, Winfield: $450

Henry S Gardner to D B McCollum, s hf nw qr 13-33-4e, 20 acres: a$100

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

ever brought to Winfield. Having but a small stock of last spring's purchases, and goods now being about twenty-five per cent cheaper than ever known, you can buy new goods for less than old goods are now offered.

Our present stock, though, can supply your wants for this time of year.

We can match you up a pair of hose--or if you don't mind having them in two colors--or could sell you a Gingham dress cheap--if you could use two pieces.

Our Table Linens are as cheap as can be found--if you don't want a longer piece than we have in stock.

Our Parasols have not all been broken, but we will bet we will sell them about as cheap as if they had been.

We are sure we can save you money on everything in our line--if you will not wait until all is sold.

Our Calicoes are cheap at 5 cents, but we will sell you all you want at 4 cents; and if you think it funny to buy L. L. Muslin for 5 cents per yard, come in and have some fun out of it.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Skipped Statement of County Treasurer for the Quarter ending June 30, 1885.

Small print! Hard to read.

Also skipped "School District Tax Fund" and "School Bond Fund" in this issue.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

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With an extended course of study, and a large corps of instructors and lectures.

With L. E. Sayre, Ph. G., late Professor of Pharmacy in the Woman's Medical College, and Instructor in Materia Medics in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, as Dean, will give complete and thorough instruction in this line of work. The course will be two years in length.

Is maintained especially for those who lack the preparation in the Languages necessary for admission into the Freshman Class. This Department will also give instruction in other preparatory branches.

Necessary expenses vary from $180 to $200 per annum. For pamphlets issued by Departments of Law and Pharmacy, or for Catalogue of University, and any desired information, address

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The ECLIPSE will run in a lighter wind, having more wind surface, and will run steadier in a strong wind than any other make. The Althouse, Wheeler & Co., is a vaneless mill and regulates itself perfectly. We have one put up in our store and would be pleased to have it examined.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Wheat, cash: 87-3/4. Wheat, September: 89-7/8. Wheat, October: 92-1/8.

Corn, cash: 46-1/2. Corn, September: 46-1/4.

Wheat, No. 2 red, cash: 80-3/4. Wheat, No. 2 red, September: 83-3/4.

Corn, cash: 35-1/4. Corn, September: 36.

Hogs: $4.15.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Having purchased the entire interest of A. T. Spotswood in the grocery and queensware business, it is my intention to do business strictly on a cash basis. All my goods will be bought exclusively cash and shall sell them for cash or for produce only, thus doing away with the expense of a bookkeeper and all the annoyance and loss that accompanies the credit system. Goods can be sold on smaller margins under this system. I have remodeled prices and shall give my customers the benefit of a cash deal. Have a large stock of queensware, lamps, etc., that must go, as the room is needed for other goods, and shall offer extra inducements to any wanting anything in that line until the entire stock is sold. Respectfully,

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Sam Kirkwood, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Kirkwood, gets this handsome send off from the Clark County News on leaving Ashland. "Mr. S. M. Kirkwood, who has been for several months manager of the Ashland lumber yard, of James H. Bullene, will start Monday for Minneapolis, Minnesota, to enter McAlister College, where he will take a thorough literary course. Mr. Kirkwood's business habits and moral ways made everybody here his friend, and we know of no one within the circle of our acquaintances that we wish more good fortune. May success be his at McAlister and his co-workers appreciate real merit is the wish of the News and his many friends here in Ashland."

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Among THE DAILY COURIER carrier boys are some of very bright business tact. The little fellows are honest in their collections and take great interest in proper deliveries, feeling much grieved should they accidentally fail to deliver any subscriber a paper. Especially meritorious is Clifford McAlister. Besides delivering THE DAILIES for one "beat," he "shines 'em up" and does various little things averaging over five dollars a week. He deposits a good share of this and now has a bank account of over fifty dollars. A splendid showing for a twelve year old boy.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Dispatches, wicked fellows, got on their red, white, and blue base ball lights, and accompanied by a number of spectators, lit out Sunday to play a game with the Dexter club. Arriving there no base ballists could be found--they were all at Sunday school, and after moseying around in the hot sun for a few hours, our boys betook themselves for home, sadder but wiser. It was a very effective sermon. It gave the boys religion and never again will they depart from the straight and narrow path of the Sunday catechism.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The festive burglars tried it on John Keck's residence Saturday night, but were scared off by little Junie Scofield, aged thirteen, who was sleeping in the front room. She heard two men talking at the window, a few feet from her head. They said, "This is the place." The window was open and they were trying to open the screen. Junie got up and started to wake up Mr. and Mrs. Keck, when she stumbled over a chair and the burglars got up and got. Brave little girl! Much better than some larger ones would have done.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Sheriff McIntire and A. H. Doane gave Alfred Brown, who appropriated Willie Doane's bicycle, a warm chase Monday. His track was easily scented to Wellington. He told certain parties there that he could make sixty miles a day easily. He got into Wellington at 7 o'clock Monday morning, got a loaf of bread, and sailed off. He was headed for Meade County, where his father and brother are. Sheriff McIntire went west on the S. K. this morning, preceded by telegrams and postals that will undoubtedly stop the rapscallion.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

At the close of the services at the M. E. Church Sunday, Mrs. N. R. Wilson presented the horn quartette, Messrs. Crippen, Bates, Shaw, and Roberts, with lovely bouquets as an appreciation of the beautiful music they rendered. This choir, vocal and instrumental, is one of the very best. The vocalists are Mrs. Fred Blackman, Miss Lizzie McDonald, and Messrs. Chas. Black and Louie Brown, with Miss Maude Kelly, organist.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The committee of the "Grant Monument Association," with headquarters at New York, have arranged with the Western Union Telegraph Company for the various operators throughout the country to receive contributions to the monument fund. Anyone desiring to contribute can get a receipt and proper credit by handing the same to Mr. Harris, at the S. K. depot.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Dispatches had a battle with the Walnut Valley Starts, a club composed of the railroaders of the K. C. & S. W., on the Fair Grounds Monday. Our boys got the score, 23 to 13. The railroaders battled our boys nearly out of the diamond in the first few innings, but the Dispatches waked up like magic and got there in good shape.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Arkansas City, as appears by our reporter from there, elsewhere in these columns, is beginning to get its dander up at the flagrant violations of the liquor law. As a "medicine" town, A. C.'s reputation is getting famous and we are glad to see this move toward choking the unlawful venders.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The different school boards of the county will bear in mind that at the annual school meetings, August 13^th, a vote will be taken on a uniformity text book. Copies of the 1885 school laws can be obtained by calling on County Superintendent Limerick.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Dr. Park is on the jump just now. The baby mania is sweeping over this vicinity. Now it is J. T. Everett, who lives 1¼ miles northeast of town, presented with a bouncing 11½ pound girl Sunday night.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Will L. Aldridge and Miss Anna McBride, of Arkansas City, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony at the Brettun House Monday by Judge Gans, in his most appropriate manner.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Senator F. S. Jennings, with wife and boy, left Monday for two days at Sedan. Frank went on legal business and, as a husband should, took his wife along to keep him straight.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The drawing at Mrs. Wright's millinery store has come off. No. 120 drew the earring, No. 42, the breast pin, and No. 199 the doll. These tickets are still unclaimed.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Rev. N. S. Buckner, Arkansas City's M. E. minister, has bought lots in College Hill for a future home. Our college draws like a mustard plaster.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Poland China sow, with pig, and two male hogs, will be sold cheap. Thomas Worsley, two miles south of New Salem post office.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The Chilocco Indian School will have a new Superintendent soon. We trust he will be more affable than the present one.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Wm. McBride, A. C., was up Tuesday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Judge Pyburn was up from A. C. Monday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Geo. E. Conrad, Arkansas City, was up Tuesday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

H. P. Snow and T. J. Rude were down from Burden Monday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Judge Summer drove up from the Terminus Sunday evening.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

J. O. Cable, Chicago commercial tourist, was hung up at the Central Saturday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Mrs. F. J. Hess and Miss Thompson were up from Arkansas City last Friday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Chas. C. Black returned Monday from two weeks absence on D., M. & A. business.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

H. R. Branson, R. C. Maurer, and W. D. Allen were over Saturday from Torrance.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Cal. Swarts, T. J. Mills, and M. Johnson were up from the Terminus last Friday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Joe Conklin returned from Harper Sunday and reports everything booming out there.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Frank Barclay is here for a week among his old friends. Frank is always warmly welcomed.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Fred N. Dickie is doing a slashing business in his broom manufactory. He makes a good broom.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Lon Wharton and family got home Saturday from a week's rural vacation near Cambridge, much rejuvenated.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

R. W. Stevens, of New Salem, has sent us in some very fine apples, raised on his farm. They are mellow, luscious, and of good size.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Marshal Dunbar has taken his billiard hall from the Mendenhall building and will move it to Atlanta, the new Omnia township town.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Governor Martin offers a $300 reward for the capture of the party or parties who murdered Mrs. Julia A. White, of Cowley County, June 29.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Mrs. H. B. Schuler and son Willie, with her mother, Mrs. E. Moon, left Tuesday for a month in Streator, Dixon, and other places in Illinois.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Rev. F. A. Brady was down from Udall Saturday accompanied by his old friend, Rev. Eli Pool, who is visiting him, from Adrian, Michigan.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Rass Ross, on one of J. B. Holmes' farms, had a stack of oats struck by lightning. It struck in the center, and soon burned the stack up.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Robt. Hudson has remodeled his counters and had them repainted and grained, which adds very much to the appearance of his jewelry establishment.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Mrs. Fred C. Hunt returned Saturday evening from two weeks with her parents at Ponca, accompanied by Will Hodges, who went back today.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Mr. Charles Rempe purchased sixty acres of land from Mr. John D. Pryor, two miles east of town, Monday, and will put it all in fruits, mostly small fruits.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Ella Marley filed her petition with District Clerk Pate Friday asking the powers that be to divorce her from Alfred Marley, on the grounds of extreme cruelty.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Bliss & Wood started up their mill Monday under full steam. This mill is now equipped with as fine machinery as can be found anywhere, and is a credit to this city.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Mrs. L. M. Williams and children left on Monday for Enfield, New Hampshire, for two months' visit. L. M. will pine away in the meantime and make a regular ghost--a fat, smiling ghost.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Prof. A. Gridley left on Monday to conduct the Kingman County Normal Institute, which holds during August. The Professor, owing to railroad connection, will hardly get home in that time.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

The case of John E. Doyle against Anna E. Maidt and husband, suit to foreclose $520 A. C. mortgage; and Ellen Riley against Fairclo & Holloway, suit to gain possession of certain A. C. property, were filed with District Clerk Pate Monday.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

From a Denver paper it appears that J. A. Cooper is president of the Beggett Bank in Denver. We wonder if this is our J. A. Cooper and the outcome of speculating in new towns. We always thought J. A. was cut out for the purpose of running a bank.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Rev. S. R. Reese, of Holden, Missouri, has purchased, through Messrs. Curns & Manser, the Dr. Davis homestead in College Hill, for $1,155. Mr. Reese intends moving to Winfield at an early day and will make valuable improvements on the property purchased.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

Warren Stone arrived from Emporia Monday and will open out his book store--the Red Front building, at once. His family will follow in a few days. He has the appearance of a man who will soon win public esteem.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

J. B. Pedrick was in the city Monday in the interests of the State Fair, which is to be held at Peabody, Sept. 1 to 4 inclusive. The fair this year is likely to outstrip all former efforts in point of attractions.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.

R. H. White is now working at his trade, painting, in Sharron, Barbour County. He writes J. E. Snow to know what the county and State have done toward offering a reward for the capture and conviction of the murderer of his wife. The Commissioners offer $300 and the State $300.

Winfield Courier, Thursday, August 6, 1885.