[SANTA FE: PROMOTION OF A. A. ROBINSON.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

All familiar with the management of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad know of the very competent chief engineer, Mr. A. A. Robinson, and those personally acquainted with him will be much gratified to learn of his promotion to assistant general superintendent. As the official circular states, "he will have entire charge of the operations of this railroad and leased lines, also of the Manhattan, Alma & Burlingame and Leavenworth, Topeka & South- western railways, and the New Mexico & Arizona railroad, with headquarters at Topeka, Kansas. Heads of departments and division superintendents will report to and be governed by his order from date named. Mr. Robinson still retains the title and will continue to perform the duties of chief engineer."

To avoid misunderstanding we will state that Mr. Allen, recently promoted to assistant general superintendent, remains such, in charge specially of the financial interests of the road. Capital.

[MEMORIAL DAY. OLD SOLDIERS.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Memorial Day.

The closing services of "Memorial Day," held in the hall, were observed by a large concourse of people. They consisted of the appropriate and beautiful ritual of the G. A. R., songs by the choir, and an oration by Judge T. H. Soward. . . .

Comrades, our time is short; a few years more and the men who fought for our country and our flag will be no more.

I want to call your attention to a speech recently made by Commissioner of Pensions,

W. W. Dudley, in Washington. He says there were 3,063,391 men who served in the Union Army, of which number 601,360 are now dead, leaving at the present time, scattered over the world, 1,450,031. The average age of the Union Soldier at the time of enlistment was 26 yearsour average age now is 43 [?45?] years.

By mortality based on an average for that age, we have the following facts. In 1890 there will remain of the Old Guard 1,200,000; in 1895, 1,100,000; in 1900, there will be 900,000; in 1905, only 758,000. You have but to go on for a few years and our course will be ended.

[CORRESPONDENTS.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

New Salem.

Last Friday night we had the biggest blow of the season.

The new store will soon be completed.

Work commenced on the schoolhouse last Monday.

An ice cream supper will be given by the people of old Salem next Friday night. Everybody is invited.

Our station agent has started a menagerie. She has two horned toads, a crawfish, and a lizard, and she says if she can catch a certain fellow yet, she will charge admittance.

Our road master is demolishing the hill north of town. He says he never worked as fine a set of men as he did last Thursday and Friday. Elrod takes the cake on road working.

Douglass Cooley has shown his genial countenance once more. He has been prospecting through the country for the last week. Better look after your home affairs, Dug. A pretty face and winning ways are great inducements in New Salem.

J. J. Johnson has been making an improvement to his residence in the shape of a bay window. Mr. Johnson has some fair specimens of the blooming kingdom, and if I were a man I would solicit, if not too late in the season, one flower to decorate my own home.

On Tuesday evening last the young folks were very cordially entertained at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bovee's. We had a good supper which we all enjoyed. Miss Julia, the anni- versary of whose birthday it proved to be, was happily surprised. Some nice presents were given by mother and friends. The evening passed off very pleasantly, and at a late hour each one, with a satisfied air, wended his way homeward.

Some of our country folks chartered a car last week for a pleasure trip. Mr. Kemmur attached himself as a locomotive. Mr. Shoults was conductor, and I. E. Johnson, brakeman. They had no engineer, and with such a head of steam, they couldn't keep the track, so they ran aground. The last we saw of the conductor he was a mile down the track toward Winfield with a red handkerchief to his coat tail. The brakeman had some very urgent business up toward Old Salem. The engine crawled into the car and cooled down. They are all agreed to quit railroading.

I am no politician, but I am like all good RepublicansI will talk. I am convinced that many of the orthodox and designing members of our party, who stood so high in their own estimation, are beginning to realize their imperfections and are now ready to drop self interests and work for the good of the party. We must work together. When we see that it is useless for us to try to get an office, let us give way to someone who can be elected. If I wanted to represent the people, I would go and see every man in the county. When we vote for a man, we want to see him and feel of him. You need not be good looking or have blue blood to represent the people of Cowley County. We want brains; and the man of small calibre cannot hold our offices. ALLEGRO.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Akron Pencilings.

The corn is growing fast.

We had a splendid rain Friday night.

The health is unusually good at present.

Mr. Snow's parents from Michigan are visiting him at present.

Edward Shook, of Mulvane, is visiting his friends here at present.

David Huston wears a smile as long as your arm since his mother's return.

The hill above Mr. Metzgar's is in a very bad condition. The road overseer will please take notice.

The Sabbath school is in a flourishing condition under the management of A. Limerick and C. F. Baxter.

Great preparations are being made for the concert on the 24th, and if nothing happens, it will be a very enjoyable affair.

Mrs. Sarah and Miss Mary Huston's bright faces are among us again. They have been enjoying a visit in the east and returned last week.

The Akron store has changed hands lately. N. E. Darling has bought the entire store, and will take charge of the post office about June 20th.

An ice cream supper was given at the Walnut Valley Church on Wednesday evening the 6th inst. The proceeds will go toward purchasing an organ for the church.

W. F. M. Lacey wishes to inform the public that he has bought a new clock and he can't make it run. Any person who will put his clock in running order will be paid accordingly.

BIRTH. Prof. Hittle is the happy dad of a nine pound girl, and now he can teach music at home as well as abroad. Mr. Hittle is slowly recovering and it is hoped by everyone that he will be able to work again by Monday.

Mrs. Covert has been a faithful postmaster and storekeeper for eight years, and will retire to a more private life, while Mr. Darling and his wife will attend to the wants of the people hereafter. We wish them much success.

Last Thursday Miss Emma Darling gave a quilting to her lady friends. In the evening the young men were invited in and spent a good time with various amusements, eating, ice cream, etc. Everyone enjoyed the occasion immensely, and it will cause many pleasant recollections in the future.

In spite of short nights and hard work, the young folks of this community are bound to enjoy themselves. Last Thursday night a party of young folks assembled at the residence of Mr. Pember, in honor of Mrs. Pember's birthday. About 9 o'clock it set in raining and continued till morning. Rain or no rain, every person was determined to have a good time, and under the kind hospitality of Mrs. Pember and Miss Lyons, they passed the night very enjoyably, being unable to get home until morning on account of the rain. Indeed, the streams were all so terribly swollen that not half of the party got home until afternoon. But the best joke was on Mr. Norman Hanlin. His girl's place of abode was across Dutch Creek, and he had to ride four miles upstream to get over. He delivered her safe and sound, but in going back he forgot all about high water and took the nearest road home. Not having any sleep for 30 hours, he was soon in the land of the dreamer with his darling on his bosom as of yore. When the horses came to Dutch Creek, which was like a river, they plunged in and were soon swimming downstream with the current. Norman was awakened out of his peace- ful slumber by being submerged in cold water. The horses swam around in the water about an hour before they got to shore and came out. After all was over, Norman was permitted, with a little neighborly assistance, to go on his way rejoicing, with no damage but a bridle rein out. AUDUBON.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Arkansas City Correspondence.

Several herds of Texas horses are held for sale near this place at prices ranging from $25 to $40.

Captain Payne is trying the virtues of Geuda Springs. He is suffering from rheumatism.

Cattle are passing through town at an average of about three droves per day; all going to the Territory, where the range is already crowded.

One Mr. Evans, formerly of Logan County, Illinois, crowded 75 head of cattle on the Arkansas River Bridge last Thursday, which were met at the south end by two wagons, causing a blockade. The cattle rushed back so violently that the south span of the new bridge fell, precipitating 30 head into the river and killing five of them. The township assessor attached his stock for damages, and the matter was compromised by his paying $400. It will be ten days before the bridge will be repaired.

[OLD SETTLERS' REUNION.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The Old Settlers' Association of Vernon Township was called to order by the President, J. W. Millspaugh. Minutes of the last meeting read by the Secretary, H. H. Martin, and approved.

On motion of J. H. Werden, the Association of Old Settlers of Vernon Township was dissolved, and an association of the Old Settlers of Cowley County organized.

Election of officers for the ensuing year are as follows.

E. S. Torrance, president.

J. W. Millspaugh, vice-president.

Jacob Nixon, secretary and treasurer.

Motion prevailed that the president appoint an executive committee of one from each township. The president appointed as such committee the following.

Beaver: Lucius Walton.

Cedar: D. M. Patton.

Creswell: I. H. Bonsall.

Dexter: Jesse Hines.

Fairview: Wm. White.

Harvey: Robt. Strother.

Liberty: Justus Fisher.

Maple: Adam Walck.

Ninnescah: A. A. Jackson.

Omnia: W. H. Gilliard.

Otter: Daniel Kantz.

Pleasant Valley: A. H. Broadwell.

Richland: N. J. Larkin.

Rock: Reuben Booth.

Sheridan: E. Shriver.

Silver Creek: Harvey Smith.

Silver Dale: W. H. H. Maris.

Spring Creek: J. B. Callison.

Tisdale: E. P. Young.

Vernon: J. E. Dunn.

Walnut: H. C. Loomis.

Windsor: Mc D. Stapleton.

Winfield City: J. P. Short.

Motion by Mr. H. H. Martin that all residents that came to this county prior to June 1st, 1875, be eligible to membership in the organization, carried. President instructed to appoint a committee of three on program for next meeting.

President appointed as such committee: Wm. P. Hackney, C. M. Scott, and S. M. Fall.

On motion, the 1st Tuesday in September next was appointed as the first regular meeting.

Interesting personal reminiscences of early times in the county were given by Messrs. Millspaugh, Murphy, Hawkins, Bonnewell, Kinney, Werden, Schwantes, and the president.

Adjourned to meet at 10 a.m., 1st Tuesday in September next.

[ADS.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

W. A. LEE. I have a large stock of Farm Implements on hand; keep a full supply and deal exclusively in Implements; make the Implement Business a constant study; have one aim and that is to sell the best to be had. As proof of my success in getting the best, my competitors are constantly trying to undermine and get the goods I handle. One man went so far as to offer cash for car lots of three or four of the different lines of goods I handle My stock is comprised of the following goods.

Plano Harvester and Binder. Light running.

Wood's Harvester and Binder. Sure tyer.

Wood's Enclosed-Gear Mower. Hitch to cutter bar.

Excelsior Mower and Reaper. None better.

Excelsior Mower. Plated guardslasts fourteen years.

Standard Mower. Enclosed geara fine machine.

Thompson Mower. Enclosed gear, shear cut, short stroke.

Thompson Sulky Hay Rake. Axle large and trussed.

Daisy Hay Rake. Plain and simple and is a Daisy.

Jackson Wagon. A thorn in the flesh of other dealers.

Newton Wagon. "Old Reliable"no cheat.

CHAMPION GRAIN DRILL. Sure seeder.

SUCKER STATE DRILL. Light and sure.

BLUNT'S PRESS DRILL. The coming Drill.

DRILL TO SOW IN CORN. Just the thingsee it.

MASSILON THRESHING MACHINE. You know it.

HAPGOOD SULKY PLOW. Saves your poor team.

HAPGOOD STIRRING PLOWS. Light, fine plows.

Hapgood Cultivator. Is coming to the front.

Grand Detour Stirring Plow. Fine plow.

Grand Detour Cultivator. None better.

Grand Detour Harrow. Is cheap and good.

Barley Bro. Smoothing Harrow. Something no farmer can do without.

Standard Riding Cultivator. Speaks for itself.

The Thompson Walking Cultivator. 90 sold in 1882.

The Gorham Riding Cultivator. Ask Illinois people.

Gaar-Scott Traction Engine and Separator. Best machines in the world.

C. G. Cooper; ditto.

We have Revolving Hayrakes, Walking and Breaking Plows, Double Shovels, in fact, a full line of Farm Implements. W. A. LEE.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

BOOTS AND SHOES AT COST. M. HAHN & CO., A POSITIVE SALE WITHOUT RESERVE. Having decided to discontinue keeping Boots and Shoes, we offer our entire stock for sale at a SACRIFICE TO OURSELVES -AND- SURE GAIN TO OUR CUSTOMERS. Every Pair marked down in plain figures at PRICES WHICH TALK for THEMSELVES.

Be sure and do not miss this opportunity, and you will find that anything we publish is fully sustained. We also cordially invite you to come and see

Our immense stock of Dry Goods,

Our elegant stock of Clothing.

Our select stock of Furnishing Goods,

Our big line of Carpets and low prices.

Come Early and Attend our Boot and Shoe Sale.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

JUST OPENED! I HAVE THIS WEEK FINISHED OPENING UP MY IMMENSE STOCK -OF- SPRING CLOTHING FOR MEN, BOYS, AND CHILDREN!

In my Spring stock of Fine Clothing I have this season outdone all former efforts, and show an assortment of fabrics in SACK AND FROCK SUITS, COATS, VESTS, AND SINGLE PARTS IN ALL SHADES, From which the most FASTIDIOUS DRESSER Can make a choice, of which they may well feel proud.

SPRING HATS NOW OPEN IN ALL THE NEW STYLES.

A very large and elegant variety of PLAIN & FANCY SHIRTS AND FURNISHING GOODS. Most complete line of BOOTS AND SHOES IN THE CITY.

Returning thanks to the citizens of Cowley County for the large share of patronage bestowed on me in the past and soliciting a continuance of the same, I remain, very truly,

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

O'MEARA AND RANDOLPH.

One-Price Boot and Shoe House, Are offering big drives in BOOTS AND SHOES.

Ladies' Toe Slippers: $1.00.

Ladies' Vassar Tie: $1.25.

Misses' Vassar Tie: $1.00.

A Ladies' Newport Goat Button for: $1.00.

The best grain Newport Tie ever brought to the city for: $1.00.

Men's Low Cut Button Shoes for: $2.00.

And a Calf Boot for: $3.00.

Just come and get prices and be convinced for yourself.

Remember the place: 3 doors north of Post Office. O'MEARA & RANDOLPH.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Skipped big Ad showing that S. H. BARRETT & CO.'S new United Monster Railroad shows (the Mighty Mammoth Monarch and Gigantic Colossus of all amusement organizations) would be appearing at Winfield, Wednesday, June 20, 1883.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

New Firm. Cairns & Reynolds. Carry a full stock of All Kinds of Pumps. They also run a pump wagon in the country and will put in new pumps or repair old ones on short notice.

Office with Brotherton & Silver, Main St., Winfield, Kansas.

Also handle the Enterprise Wind Mills.

[PERSONALS.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Miss Edith Kennedy was in the city last week.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Miscellaneous and standard books at Goldsmith's.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Loans on the installment plan at Albright & Co.'s.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

A full stock of belting at Horning & Whitney's.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mrs. Zook left Tuesday morning to visit friends in Illinois.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Miss Mattie Gibson left for Ohio last week to spend the summer.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mrs. Geo. Cooper has gone to Illinois on a visit for a few weeks.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

R. B. Waite has farms to rent. Will give possession July 10th.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mrs. A. J. Lundy left Tuesday morning for a visit to Iowa.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Remember the musical concert at the Opera House Saturday evening.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

P. H. Albright left Tuesday for Hartford, Connecticut, on a business trip.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Rev. L. B. Lacy delivered the sermon at the Methodist Church Sunday evening.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Rev. C. P. Graham, of Rock, filled the Presbyterian pulpit again on Sunday evening.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Prof. Farringer's concert at the Opera House on Friday evening. Admission 25 cents.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Misses Julia Miller and Fanny Forrester, of Arkansas City, are visiting with Zaide Barclay.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Curns & Manser will give you better terms on real estate loans than any firm in this county.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The Baptist Sunday school will hold a picnic at Riverside Park on Tthursday, June 14th. All are invited.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mrs. Martin Wright of Cuba, Illinois, has been visiting Dr. W. T. Wright and other friends in Winfield.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Father Kelly spent several days in Independence last week on matters connected with the Catholic Church.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Persons who have children to educate should not fail to attend Prof. Farringer's concert Friday evening.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The Presbyterian Sunday school has changed its time of meeting from 3 in the afternoon to 9:30 in the morning.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

MARRIED. Married at the residence of 'Squire Harvey Smith, at Burden, May 26, Mr. Ridley Maybee to Miss Emma Collins.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mrs. Jewell, Arion Quartette, vocal music, instrumental music, a well selected program, Opera House, Saturday evening.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

R. B. Rudolph, manager for the Chicago Lumber Co., at this place, left Monday for a visit to his old home in Wisconsin.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

A pleasant party was given the young folks at D. A. Millington's residence Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Nora Roland.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Rev. J. E. Platter was taken quite ill while in Ohio. He was brought home and now lies very sick at his home. The attack is bilious fever.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The new three cent a mile rate is now in force and a ticket over the K. C., L. & S. to Kansas City costs just $7.38, or to any other point at the same rate.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Will Hudson returned from Florida last week. He seems to be the only one of our Florida tourists who has improved upon his health and personal appearance.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

President Martin of the Horticultural Society exhibited the biggest head of lettuce yet; being about a foot in diameter. We believe it was of the curled silesia variety.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

A fine herd of cattle belonging to Col. McMullen passed through town Saturday en route for his stock farm in Richland Township. The cattle were all fine blooded.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The Christians are progressing rapidly with their church building, and ere long Winfield will have another addition to her beautiful and convenient places of worship.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mr. Kirk's corn meal and feed mill seems to be "filling a long felt want," by the way farmers are crowding in their corn. When ground, the corn will feed twice as far.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

BIRTHS. Our worthy county Treasurer, L. B. Stone, was presented with a bran new baby one day last week. Mr. Hall, at Spotswood's, received a similar present during the same week.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Rev. J. Cairns left Monday morning to attend the annual commencement exercises of the Ottawa University, a Baptist institution of which Mr. Cairns is one of the directors.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mr. Zook's boy swallowed a piece of glass about an inch square several days ago. The parents are very uneasy as to the probable result. No troublesome symptoms have yet appeared.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

We received a very pleasant call from Mr. Rawson, General Superintendent of the Arkansas Valley Fair Monday. He was accompanied by his father and on his first visit to Cowley.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Baden shipped thirty thousand pounds of butter last week. His immense butter cellar is filled with tiers of butter buckets and it takes six men constantly employed to take care of it.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The telephone line to Arkansas City is completed and running and Tuesday morning we had a chat over the wire with a gentleman at that end. The talking was if anything more distinct than here in town.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Eight of the teachers of the public schools have been appointed, as follows: Misses Klingman, Dickey, Bryant, Hamill, Crippen, Gibson, Aldrich, Barnes, and Mrs. Caton. There still remain four places to be filled.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mr. J. C. Dolan, a member of the city government of Peoria, Illinois, with his wife, is visiting H. E. Silliman and other friends in this county. They came on the excursion as guests of the Neosho Valley Press Association.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mr. Walter Jacobus was down from Maple Township Monday. It will be remembered that it was at his house where Mr. Shenneman was shot. He reports everything quiet in Maple, they having had their share of sensations.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Judge Christian walks pretty well for a blind man. Every morning he can be seen on the porch of his house with his hand on a stretched rope pacing forward and back for an hour or more. He walks sixty yards a minute, or 500 yards in sixteen and two-thirds minutes, 3,600 yards per hour, and in the course of a year would walk 766 miles. His new home affords him more pleasure than the small room he occupied on Summit street, and he has improved it so that it is one of the most attractive places in town. He enjoys good health, has a pleasant home with his family about him, and tries to make the best of life under his affliction. Now that he is in prosperity, so to speak, he has not forgotten the friends that aided him, and always speaks in the kindest terms of Senator Hackney, Hon. Thos. Ryan, Senator Plumb, and others who placed him in the circumstances he is today, where we earnestly hope, by the will of the Almighty, he may live and die in peace. Traveler.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

We have received a copy of the Chihuahua Mail, published at that place, in Mexico. We haven't the time to give the Mail the extended notice it deserves, but can't let the opportunity pass to reproduce what it has to say regarding the capers of the junior editor of the Winfield COURIER, while at that place on the late editorial excursion. We knew Ed. was capable of such tricks, but that he should have so far forgotten himself as to be guilty of what is charged in the Mail is somewhat astonishing. But here it is: "Salon a la monda. El mas elegate salon en Chihuahua. Los mejores licores y vinos, villares y casino adjunto." Wellingtonian.

Had Mr. Allison read farther on down the column, he would have doubtless never have alluded to the above. It breaks our heart to reproduce it, and for the credit of the party we ought not to, but in self-defense we must. Here it is:

"Senor Billum Allisonsonem, los mejores villaros y adjunto, drungernanowi en salon a la monda, el mas Elegate salon en Chihuahua."

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The "Pink Tea" social at the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening, given by the young ladies of the church, passed off very pleasantly, though the attendance was somewhat inter- fered with by the threatening weather. Ice cream, strawberries, and pretty ladies were the principal attractions. The "Pink Tea" part of the programme was a neat little "catch," and consisted of a letter "T" of pink material displayed upon the walls of the room, and coquettishly arranged on the costumes of the young ladies.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

We noticed that on Tuesday before the rain somebody plowed up that part of 10th Avenue lying in the lowest ground in front of the courthouse square. What the object of doing it was, no sane man could find out. Evidently some crank is at large in our city. All that is needed in that place is filling up the street, about three feet, and rounding it off, making the proper gutters at the sides and much better culverts across it.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The Directors of the Fair Association, at their meeting Saturday evening, made arrangements to fence the grounds at once. The fence will probably be a nine wire, with a board and posts painted white. The track is already getting in good shape and the trimming of the grove is almost completed. Everyone who looks through the grove pronounces it fully equal to anything on the river.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The strawberry and ice cream social given by the Presbyterian ladies in the church on last Thursday evening was one of the largest and most pleasant social gatherings of the season. Everyone seemed to have embraced that beautiful evening to get out and have a good time. The ladies netted about seventy dollars.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Prof. Anson Gridley, Jr., is elected superintendent of the Winfield City schools for the ensuing year, an appointment eminently fit to be made. Mr. Gridley is fully equipped in every respect for the position and ranks high among the practical educators of the state.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mr. John Mentch brought in to the Horticultural meeting last Saturday sample boxes of three kinds of strawberries of his own production, viz: the Sharpless, Downing, and Crescent. They were the largest we have seen this year, and very excellent in every way.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

A span of the Arkansas City Bridge was broken down by a herd of cattle Thursday. An attachment was got out and the owner of the cattle made to pay for the breakage. The law business was done from the county attorney's office at this place by telephone.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The old frame buildings on Main Street next to Geo. Miller's Meat Shop are being removed to make room for a new brick block two stories high. One by one the old rookeries are fading away and in their places spring up fine new brick and stone buildings.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

George Martin brought us in a potato vine Friday on which were four potatoes larger than a man's fist. They were of the "early Ohio" variety and were planted March 9th, without mulching. George dug three pecks from about fifty feet of one row.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Roberts entertained a number of friends at their beautiful home southeast of the city Monday evening. It was a very pleasant social gatheringsuch a one as always occurs under the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Roberts.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Dr. H. F. Hornaday, late from Indiana, has recently located at Rock in the practice of his profession. He is a successful physician of the regular school and a gentleman. He made us a pleasant call last Saturday in company with Mr. H. P. Strong.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The statistics of the city of Winfield show totals of $265,503 personal property, $16,470 railroad property, $298,931 real estate. The first ward has 1852 population and the second ward 1432, making a total of 3284, a gain of 624 during the year.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

John Culbertson, publisher of the Advertiser, Delevan, Illinois, one of the excursionists on the N. V. Editorial excursion last week, gave us a pleasant call on his return. He is an old friend of G. H. Buckman and A. Herpich of this place.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Wanted. Propositions to break the "Courier Place," in the east part of town. Breaking must be first-class and done at once. Call at this office. There are three blocks, or about seven acres and a half, exclusive of the streets, in the tract.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

We were highly pleased last Saturday with a call from Mr. Evan James, of Cambridge, accompanied by his bright little nine year old daughter, Pearl, who was delighted with the workings of the press and interested us very much.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

A. T. Spotswood's horse ran away Tuesday afternoon, smashing the buggy all to pieces. He became frightened at the cars and, although two men were holding him by the bits, broke away.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Fred Hunt and wife are on the road to Winfield, Fred having sold out his orange grove. They will be here in a few days.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Curns & Manser will loan you money on long or short time, at annual or semi-annual interest.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

W. H. Colgate was taken to the penitentiary by Sheriff Gary Tuesday.

[MARKETS.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The Markets. Wheat is worth today 88 cents, corn 32 cents. Butter, eggs, and produce same as last week. Wool is low and runs from 15 to 18 cents. Hogs from $6.25 to $6.50.

[TREE PLANTING.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

A Tree Planting Scheme.

The proprietors of the "Courier Place," in the east part of the city, include a stipulation in each transfer that the purchaser put out and maintain two rows of Maple trees, one outside and one inside of the walks on each street. They will have the whole piece broken out at once and next spring will set out the trees on their own account on such of the lots as are not disposed of. Under this arrangement, in five years every street along and through the tract will be lined with beautiful shade trees, and all the walks will run through arbors. The ground will be broken up at once, in blocks fifteen feet into the street, so as to be in good shape for spring planting. The trees being of one kind and set out at the same time, will insure uniformity in looks and growth.

[ALBUQUERQUE.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883. [Editorial by Greer.]

Albuquerque comprises two townsthe old and new. The new town is one of the prodigies of western growth. A little over two years ago it was a barren waste of mesa and sage brush. Today it is a fine city of five thousand population, with wide streets, lined with magnificent brick blocks, has three daily papers, water works, gas, and street cars. It is the best town on the Santa Fe road from Topeka to Chihuahua, and displays more hustle, life, and business activity than all the towns we passed through in New Mexico put together. We account for its remarkable growth and prosperity by the fact that it is a "Kansas town," settled and largely populated by "formerly of Kansas" men. They hold the offices and do the business, and it is popularly supposed that the Justices of the Peace have to take an oath to support the Constitution of the State of Kansas.

It was a good deal like getting home when the train rolled into the depot and found a hundred carriages manned by two hundred Kansas fellows waiting to meet the excursionists. Everyone had friends there and in a few minutes were whirled away, leaving the Pullman coaches deserted, for the first time during the trip. We had hardly touched the platform before we were seized by Ex-Saint, taken to a carriage, and, together with W. M. Allison and wife, conveyed to his residence, where a splendid dinner was awaiting us. After eight days out, part of the time subsisting on the Mexican diet of red pepper and olive oil, it was like dropping into paradise as we feasted on strawberries and cream and all the delicacies provided. And last, but not least, were bright little golden haired Irene and Louise, the former questioning sorrowfully, "Why didn't 'ou bwing my gwanpa?" Our short stay with Mr. and Mrs. Saint was one of the pleasantest events of the trip.

After dinner we were conducted through the wholesale and retail establishment of J. E. Saint & Co. It is a big institution and the firm does business on a scale that would lay most of our brag Kansas stores way in the shade. In the hour we were there, the senior member of the firm purchased two car loads of goods from a St. Louis drummer, loaded a lot of truck for shipment to Arizona, took in two car loads of potatoes, and had ten men buying and selling when we left. It takes life, energy, and business ability to keep at the head of the procession in Albuquerque, and Ex seems to have a surplus of all.

In the evening a grand ball and banquet was given in honor of the visitors, and here the youth and beauty of the city congregated. It was a delightful party and settled the question in our mind that Albuquerque, socially, is distinctively Kansas.

At no place in New Mexico is the contrast between the old and the new so noticeable as at Albuquerque. The new town is distinctively new, the old town distinctively old. The two are a mile apart and connected by a street car line. Here one can go from a two year old to a two hundred year old in ten minutes. The new town is all bustle and activitythe old is quiet, crooked, and lies low along the bank of the Rio Grande. Here as in all Mexican towns, the "cathedral" is the center around which everything seems to revolve. The oldest building is always a church, and the old churches are filled with the most hideous wooden images, supposed to represent the suffering of Christ on the cross. They are painfully distorted, these images, and we could hardly keep from turning away from them with a shudder. In one of the old churches at Santa Fe, in a niche in the wall, was a glass case, in which was enclosed a wax figure draped in burial robes. It was horribly real, and how these people can find consolation for the soul in looking at such things is more than we can tell.

When a person has seen one adobe town, he has seen them all. They look old when they go up, and grow no older in appearance after two or three centuries. Old Albuquerque has more of the pillared porches than Santa Fe, and the town looks cleaner. In one of these build- ings, the United States Court was in session. There was a mixed jury of Mexicans and whites, but the lawyers were all Americans. No Mexican can compete with the average Kansas lawyer, unless he has a jaw like a swordfish and a head like a Chihuahua gourd.

One of the most interesting features of the old town is the Indian school. Here are gathered together a hundred little Indian boys and girls, most of them Pueblos, but a few Apaches. The school is nominally under the control of the Presbyterian Board of Missions, but is also a Government boarding school for young Indians; the Government of the United States paying $125 per annum toward the maintenance and education of each pupil. They are taught Arithmetic, writing, and spelling, and are apt pupils. They sing well and rendered the chorus of "Sweet Bye and Bye," with a good deal of force. They are swaddled up in breeches and petticoats and don't resemble our youthful picture of the "little injun" running wild any more than a postage stamp resembles the moon. We had rather see them chasing dogs in their native garb of flour sacks than chasing ideas in a second-hand coat and a pair of "galluses." The young lady teachers seem to take great interest in the work and in exhibiting their little copper-colored charges.

Water is a powerful factor in old Albuquerque. The brick-dust looking soil, when properly irrigated, produces luxuriantly, and so we find the ascequas running all over and around the town, carrying the muddy-looking water, taken from the Rio Grande miles above, and spreading it over the fields and vineyards at the owner's will. In this country every farmer carries the rain in the hollow of his hand and floods his garden any time. All he needs is a hoe. The ascequas have a permanent and undisputed right of way. They will disappear under the wall of a house, reappear on the other side, and go flowing smoothly on to the next field.

We found so much that was strange and interesting in the old town that the afternoon and most of the evening passed by unheeded until the shrill whistle of a locomotive reminded us that it was the evening set for our departure, so we hurried back, and without time to hunt up the friends and bid them good-bye, were whirled away into the night toward home.

[ST. JOHNS BATTERY.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

After the ceremonies in the hall on Decoration day were concluded, Judge Soward called the officers and members of St. Johns Battery forward, and, after having them form on the stage, brought out a beautiful banner, made of lemon yellow silk, with costly fringe and tassels, and inscribed "St. Johns Battery, 1st Kansas Light Artillery" on either side, sur- rounding two cannon. In a neat and appropriate speech, Mr. Soward informed the boys that the splendid flag was a gift from Ex-Governor John P. St. John. The whole matter was a great surprise to the boys, and especially to Capt. Haight, who responded to the Judge's remarks with considerable feeling, assuring Gov. St. John, through him, that "its bright folds should never be stained by any act of theirs." The Battery then filed out, formed around the flag in the street, and gave three cheers for the donor, after which a general inspection of the flag by citizens took place.

[THE COLGATE CASE.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

After a two weeks' trial, the Colgate case was submitted to the jury at 10 o'clock last Thursday. After being out two days and a night, a verdict of guilty was returned. On Monday a motion for new trial was argued without avail and Monday evening Judge Torrance pronounced the sentence, which was that he be confined in the penitentiary at hard labor for a term of three years. Both the prosecution and defense were conducted with a care and vigor rarely displayed, and every inch of ground hotly contested.

[FOURTH OF JULY.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

The citizen committees on 4th of July celebration have most all reported and the program is being made up. A large amount of money has been raised to defray the expenses of music, fireworks, speakers, etc. Special trains will be run from as far east as Cherryvale, and every indication is that Winfield will see the largest crowd on that day ever congregated within her limits. The speaking and celebration will be held in Riverside Park, and the races and games on the new Fair Grounds adjoining. A committee is now in the Territory arranging for an Indian war dance in which several noted chiefs will participate. One of the features will be a glass ball shoot for a purse of $100.

[PERSONALS.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Miss Amy Scothorn is visiting with Misses Kate and Jessie Millington.

[COWLEY COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Minutes of last meeting, March 3rd, read and accepted. Majority of committee on conference with Co. Agricultural Society reported adverse to the Society purchasing interest of Fair grounds, but would advise the individual members to cooperate in said Society. Reported offer of room from Mr. Johnson. Report accepted, and committee continued to report at next meeting. Vote of thanks unanimously given COURIER Co. for the use of their editorial rooms during the past year. Report of committee on charter reported. Report adopted.

Messrs. Hogue and Mentch exhibited splendid box of Sharpless strawberries, ½ box of Chas. Downing, and ½ box Crescent. Have sold $40 worth from 6 sq. rods of bed. Crescent beats anything for bearinglittle care, mulch last fall, mulch left on. President Martin has been busy setting out strawberriesset out at once from a vessel, keep roots moist, plant now and they will set fruit buds for next year's crop. Mr. Geo. Martin in city presented splendid cluster of new potatoes.

Members present signed articles of incorporation to procure charter. Application for charter signed by J. F. Martin, J. Nixon, R. D. Thursk, G. M. Robertson, F. A. A. Williams, James Cairns, Jno. Mentch, F. H. Brown; prepared by Elder Cairns. Vote of thanks given him by Society.

Motion prevailed that the president of this Society prepare an essay on "the mutuality of the Cowley County Horticultural Society and the Cowley County Agricultural Society, in the county in the advancement of the material interests of the county." Mr. Williams appointed to read essay on grasses at next meeting. Adjourned. J. F. MARTIN, President.

J. NIXON, Secretary.

[CONCERT.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

At the Opera House Saturday evening June 9th, all the prominent musical talent in the city, both vocal and instrumental, will take part, including the famous ARION QUAR- TETTE. The program will be varied with a great variety of pieces, and this is intended as the musical treat of the season.

[ST. JOHNS BATTERY.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

HEADQUARTERS, ST. JOHNS BATTERY K. S. M., WINFIELD, Kas. May 30, 1883.

The following resolutions were reported by the committee.

Resolved, That the members of St. John's Battery, K. S. M., hereby tender to Ex-Gov. John P. St. John, their most cordial and earnest thanks for the present of a most beautiful, magnificent and costly flag to be borne at the head of this organization.

Resolved, That when we look upon this splendid banner, it will ever keep in lively remembrance, the noble friend with princely heart who has presented it.

Adopted unanimously. N. A. HAIGHT, Captain. C. S. WRIGHT, O. S.

[NOTE: RESOLUTION SHOWS "St. John's Battery..." COURIER EVIDENTLY IS THE ONE GUILTY OF ALWAYS SAYING "St. Johns Battery."]

[AD.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Stationery and blank books at Goldsmith's.

[ASSESSORS' RETURNS.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Total valuation of personal property in Cowley County on March 1st, 1883, as shown by the assessment rolls: $1,087,751.

Gain in valuation since March 1st, 1882: $252,408.

Valuation of K. C., L. & S. K. R. R., March 1st, 1883: $244,996.05.

Valuation of Wichita & Southwestern R. R., March 1st, 1883: $225,967.43.

[They gave gain of Personal Property and Population since March 1, 1882, by Townships, leaving Gains/Losses out for Cedar, Arkansas City, Omnia.

Total gain of Personal Property: $252,408.

Beaver 780, Bolton 1,184, Cedar 677, Arkansas City 1,882, Creswell 763, Dexter 924, Fairview 512, Harvey 788, Liberty 716, Maple 636, Ninnescah 700, Omnia 347, Otter 463, Pleasant Valley 800, Richland 923, Rock 706, Sheridan 622, Silver Creek 928, Spring Creek 449, Silverdale 744, Tisdale 870, Vernon 930, Walnut 896, Windsor 900, Winfield City 3,284. TOTAL POPULATION: 22,516.

Beaver 51, Bolton 221, Arkansas City 526, Creswell 92, Dexter 27, Harvey 171, Liberty 121, Maple 88, Ninnescah 53, Pleasant Valley 29, Rock 33, Sheridan 6, Silver Creek 131, Spring Creek 65, Silverdale 104, Tisdale 54, Windsor 14, Winfield City 624 [?].

Total Gain in Population of above townships: 2,410.

Cedar 51, Fairview 9, Omnia 77, Richland 86, Vernon 79, Walnut 143.

Total Loss in Population of above townships: 445.

While the increase of personal property and population in the county is very satisfactory, the improvement in the assessors' returns for 1883 seem to have kept pace with the general improvement of the county. Not a bad return this year; some with slight mistakes, thirteen correct, and altogether, without doubt, much the most correct returns that have been made since the organization of the county. Below I give the names of the trustees whose returns needed and received no corrections in this office.

S. D. Jones, Beaver; P. A. Lorry, Bolton; J. B. Nipp, Creswell; E. Haynes, Harvey; Jos. Gorham, Maple; T. H. Aley, Otter; Ludolphus Holcomb, Pleasant Valley; H. J. Sandfort, Richland, S. D. Williams, Rock, Geo. Eaton, Spring Creek; Hugh McKibben, Tisdale; J. H. Irwin, Windsor, J. P. Short, Winfield City. J. S. HUNT, County Clerk.

[PAINT SHOP: J. R. SCOTT & CO.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

J. R. Scott & Co., have located their paint shop at Austin's old stand on Ninth Avenue, where orders may be left at any time for painting or paper hanging.

[DISTRICT COURT HONORS SHENNEMAN.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

WHEREAS, A. T. Shenneman, Esq., late sheriff of Cowley County, Kansas, and as such an officer of this court, died in this county on the 25 day of January, A. D. 1883, being stricken down by the hand of an outlaw, while in the act of arresting him, and

WHEREAS, The said A. T. Shenneman fell at his post while in the noble and faithful discharge of his duty as an officer of this court,

Now therefore, be it resolved by the court and all the members of the bar thereof, that in the death of the said A. T. Shenneman we have suffered the loss of an honorable, faithful, and efficient officer of this court, and one whom we have ever found faithful to his trust, whether as an officer or as a private citizen; and

Be it further resolved, That the clerk of this court be instructed to spread these resolutions upon the journal of this court, and furnish a copy thereof to the widow of said A. T. Shenneman under the seal of the court.

Attest: E. S. BEDILION, Clerk. May 28, 1883. [SEAL.]

[STREAKS OF SUNSHINE.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Hahn & Co. have received Butterwick's Delineators and patterns for the month of June. Call and get a Fashion Sheet free of charge.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Capt. John Lowry has erected and furnished a neat and pleasant ice cream parlor at the entrance of the Riverside Park, and will keep on hand a supply of ice cream every day of the week for the pleasure of persons visiting the park.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Notice to Contractors. Bids are desired on a stone schoolhouse two stories high, to be built at Torrance. The plans and specifications can be seen at D. Elliott's, in Winfield, until June 9th. The contract will be let to one person. The board retains the right to reject any and all bids. By order of Board school district 14.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Cowley County Fair and Driving Park Association have caused the books to be opened for receiving subscriptions to the capital stock of said Association at the office of the Secretary thereof, in the city of Win- field, Cowley County, Kansas, which books will be kept open until the whole amount of capital stock is subscribed. By order of the Board of Directors. E. P. GREER, Secretary.

Newton, Kansas, May 31, 1883.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

W. A. Lee. Plano Binder won the victory in field trial yesterday at Hillsboro.

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

3,000 Sheep For Sale. On Tuesday, June 19th, 1883, I will sell at public auction at my farm to the highest bidder, about 3,000 sheep, in lots to suit purchasers or all together. The herd consists of 1200 ewes, Colorado grade, 1000 lambs, and 800 yearlings, Colorado and Merino cross, also 85 Merino bucks. I will also sell at the same time and place 12 head of cattle, 3 horses, and some hogs. Terms of sale: All sums under $50, cash, on all sums over $50., one year's time will be given on approved secutiry at 10 percent per annum. Place of sale, 7 miles southwest of Arkansas City, in Bolton Township, on State line.

P.S. I will also dispose of my range in the Territory.

[GLEANINGS: FROM NATIONAL PAPERS.]

Winfield Courier, June 7, 1883.

Everyone has his special tastes. Mr. Vanderbilt has cultivated a love for fast horses because they give him pleasure and health. I, too, like a good horse, but I do not carry the liking to extremes. I find pleasure in other ways. I try to enjoy my business. I enjoy my home and my family the best of anything in the world. I think I have my share of the pleasant things in this world. I receive a great many kicks and cuffs, but they make the sweets the sweeter. Jay Gould.

Mr. Bennet, the owner of the New York Herald, once offered a large sum for Crow Island, in Currituck Sound, on the North Carolina coast, but his offer was refused. Now Mrs. Hatfield, the proprietor, has sold the island for $25,000, but to whom report does not state. Mrs. Hatfield is the widow of Commodore Vanderbilt's chum, Captain John C. Hatfield, who discovered the place while peddling Yankee notions with the Commodore. Many years ago, Captain Hatfield bought the island, which is noted for its game, and built there a fine mansion.

[EDITORIAL NOTES.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Wellington entertained the Hoosier and Buckeye editors in fine style.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

A commercial traveler who knows the country says it is always safer to listen than to talk at Dodge City.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The woods are full of chaps wanting ranges on the Cherokee strip, now that it is settled that the Stock Association have secured a lease.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The plans for the new insane asylum to be erected at Topeka are about completed, and it is expected that the contracts will be let early in June. The plans include a large brick structure to be used entirely for incurables, which in connection with the other work will cost about $190,000.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mrs. A. T. Stewart has donated four millions of dollars for the erection and support, in New York City, of the largest college in the United States. It will furnish free tuition, and be strictly non-sectarian. The building, work upon which is to be begun immediately, will be the largest and finest collegiate edifice on this side of the Atlantic, if not in the world.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The board of directors of the live stock association met at Caldwell on Tuesday, and decided to have the leased strip from the Cherokee nation surveyed and made into three divisions. The board of arbitration of this strip will meet at Caldwell on the twelfth to settle difference between members of the association. The board will receive $5 per day and all necessary traveling expenses for the time necessarily occupied by them, to be paid by the parties arbitrating.

[CORRESPONDENTS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Winfield. From the Chanute Times. The people opened their houses liberally for the entertainment of guests, and a large number were accommodated at private houses, and many at the hotels. The Brettun House is the leading and largest hotel in the city, the proprietor doing his utmost to furnish room for the guests not otherwise provided for . . . an address by Noble L. Prentis, filled with good points with which his writings are noted; with wit, sentiment, and solid sense. His address drew rounds of applause and appreciative listeners. An appropriate paper on newspapers, especially in connection with our Historical Society, was read by the President of the Society, F. G. Adams. It was a valuable epitome of the history of newspapers. . . .

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

From the Winchester Argus. The citizens of Winfield did what they could to make the editors happy. Carriages were at their disposal and they took in the city. In the evening a grand ball was given. Winfield is a number one city; she has handsome residences, beautiful women, stirring businessmen and No. 1 papers.

Skipped the rest: Wyandotte Herald, Chautauqua Journal, Anthony Journal, Phillipsburgh Herald, Paola Republican, Oswego Times, Emporia News.

[CORRESPONDENTS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Business in building and farming is so brisk among us this spring that no one appears to have time to work up a sensation.

It appears that the old school catalogue of COURIER correspondents has about run to seed. They appear to be "drapping" off. Why is this thus?

The boys have organized a kind of a Modoc serenading party, and when the girl claps her hands because the boys quit, they take it for applause and begin again and make the air hideous from 9 o'clock till daylight.

Miss Nora Roland, one of Sedan's most attractive young ladies, returned to Winfield last Monday with Miss Jessie Millington, who was visiting at Mr. Roland's. We hope she will get vigorously homesick before much longer.

The young men of our city have recently instituted a permanent organization known as the "Sedan Oratorical Club," which bids fair to be an eminent success and attraction to our community. They propose to play "Ten Nights in the Bar Room," soon.

Billy Neal, who is under bond for appearance in the case of State vs. Neal, was in town Monday. The sentiment of the community has never changed complexion since the fatal night when Brown thought to place another name in the catalogue of his victims, and his arrow recoiled upon himself.

Major Carpenter is building a stone hotel, just east of the Occidental. M. C. Webb is replacing his store building with a fine two story stone block. The Boyd building is nearly completed, and these together with several fine stone residences constructed this spring, are causing Sedan to boom in a way that astonishes the natives.

Decoration day was a grand success. The occasion was attended by an immense crowd, and the proclamation of the Mayor appropriately observed. The Sedan Cornet Band did its nicest, which is nice enough for anybody, and everyone went home feeling that a beautiful trubute had ben grandly paid to the memory of the boys who have led the vanguard to eternity. JASPER.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

School is out Friday.

Our preacher"fooled" us Sunday.

We will soon have a new organ in our Sunday schools.

Tannehill has a wide awake doctor. He is always "on the go."

Mr. Watt has sent for an organ. It would pay a first class music teacher to come here. There are quite a number of scholars around here.

A load of young folks went from here to the Victor schoolhouse last Sunday evening. Another load went to town, and another to the Randall schoolhouse.

The sermon preached by Rev. Lee Sunday afternoon was of a very interesting type. He preached from the text, "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul." JULIANNA.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The war department recently advertised for proposals to furnish the army with 8,000 scrubbing brushes. An army armed with scrubbing brushes would certainly send a thrill of terror through the enemy. Our army, it is suspected, contemplates "scouring the plains" and having a brush with the Indians. Norristown Herald.

[OBITUARY:REV. PLATTER.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

DIED. It is with unspeakable sorrow that we announce the death of Rev. James E. Platter, the pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this city, which occurred at his home in Winfield, on Tuesday, June 12th, 1883, at 1:40 o'clock p.m., of malarial typhoid fever, aged 36 years, 8 months, and 24 days.

On the 8th day of May, in apparently sound health but overworked, with his mother, Mrs. Emily Houston, he left home to transact some business of hers in Cincinnati, Ohio. On their arrival at that city, he was attacked with what was called malarial fever, but we presume it was typhoid, and was confined to his bed for about two weeks. Improving considerably he was able to get out, transact his business, and return home to this city, where he arrived on the evening of May 30th. The next day he suffered another and more violent attack of the fever, which increased in virulence until the evening of June 11th, when his delirium became a violent and most alarming paroxysm, which after two or three hours was succeeded by another paroxysm, less violent because of exhaustion, after which he gradually sank for about ten hours, when he expired.

He leaves a very interesting family consisting of a wife, two boys, Houston and Robert, aged 12 and 3 years, respectively, and two girls, Belle and Maggie, aged 10 and 8.

JAMES EDWARD PLATTER was born in Ross County, Ohio, near Chillicothe, September 19, 1846. He is the son of Christey and Emily Platter. His father was a substantial and intelligent farmer of that county, but died when James E. was three years old. His mother is living in the person of Mrs. Emily Houston, and is well known to our citizens for her many kind and noble acts while she has been a resident of Winfield.

In 1855, when the subject of this sketch was nine years old, the family moved to Xenia, Ohio, where he attended the public schools. From infancy he was dedicated by his mother to the ministry, and his education was ordered in that direction. In due time he entered the Delaware College in Ohio, completed the course of studies, and graduated in 1867. He then took a course in theology at Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey under the cele- brated Charles Hodge, D. D., and graduated in 1870. He was a studious and bright scholar and always stood high in his class.

In 1870, after leaving Princeton, he married Miss Nannie McCommon, who now survives him. The same year he accepted his first charge at Sandy Hill, New York, where he preached until the spring of 1873. His wife had then become so weak and delicate in health that he frequently carried her upstairs in his arms, and it was believed she could not survive another winter unless a change of climate to some dryer and more salubrious atmosphere should be resorted to. He promptly gave up his charge, where he was much beloved and admired, and to which he had become much attached, and alone started west to look up a suitable location. His first intention was to visit the Colorado mountains, but on arriving at Kansas City, he met a man who had settled at Winfield and who induced him to visit this place. He arrived here in May 1873, became satisfied that this climate was the one he wanted, found the field open for his services as a clergyman, and decided to locate here.

It was then that we first met him. Though 26 years old he was boyish looking, handsome, compact; bright black eyes and hair, very interesting in appearance, though in no way remarkable as a preacher. But he had energy, ambition, and true impulses, and we were very favorably impressed with him from the first. He brought his family here in July of that year and settled down to his work. Small as that work then looked, it was a large one, in fact, no less than the founding and building up of a Presbyterian Church in the wilderness, and to make it the large, wealthy, and flourishing church it now is, and help build up a highly civilized, wealthy, and prosperous community around him. We do not know whether he then dreamed of all he was subsequently to achieve, but we do know that he went to work with vigor, sagacity, and perseverance. We remember that he started off by preaching to a small congregation of a dozen or two, in any building he could find partly enclosed or temporarily vacant, acting as his own janitor, sometimes borrowing seats for service and returning them next morning. Soon his church was organized and began to grow. He was always doing the heavy work and inspiring others by his example.

In 1874, the grasshopper year, when disasters were discouraging others, he had unbounded faith in the future of this county, and was investing thousands in building the magnificent residence which has since been his home, and in farm and other improvements, while some were laughing at him for thus squandering his money. He even then planned the costly, beautiful, and grand Presbyterian Church building which adorns our city, and which was erected in the following two years, his mother and himself being the heaviest subscribers to the fund. As illustrating his unselfish devotion, we mention the general distress that followed this disastrous year of 1874, in which he was the chairman of the relief committee, and devoted his time and energies for months to the arduous work of receiving and distributing relief supplies, a work the magnitude of which is too little known to be fully appreciated.

But we will not enumerate further. Suffice it to say that he has been prominent or foremost in all the schemes and plans for public improvement and the advancement of the social, moral, educational, religious, and material interests of this city and county. Great as has been the growth of this country, his growth has been even greater and more rapid. In ten short years he has become one of the most influential preachers in the State, with an influence that is felt far beyond the limits of his State. Though not considered specially brilliant as a pulpit orator, he has become really a great preacher, and some of his sermons one of which, delivered to the Kansas Synod in 1881, in partiularare pronounced equal to the best that have been produced, and all are singularly marked by sound judgment and clear cut, practical sense, put in such a way as to command attention and do the most good. He has grown in every way, but most in the respect, admiration, and affection of the people who have known him.

He has always taken a decided stand for the right and battled against the wrong, and it is a singular fact that while he has mingled in all these conflicts which have arisen and has dealt heavy blows, yet they have been delivered with such care and judgment as to secure the most good, and yet preserved the respect and good will of all. He had the happy faculty of always saying and doing the right thing at the right time. In social gatherings and on special occasions he was always in demand. Many are the hearts that have blessed him for the healing balm of words fitly spoken, giving consolation, or pleasure, or courage, or hope. He was brave and true, strong and ambitious, gentle and affectionate, grave, yet bubbling with humor. There was no pretense about him, he was just what he appeared to be; a loving husband and father, a noble and generous friend, a most valuable citizena great man in all the elements of true greatness. His affection for this people and devotion to this work was such that, while he has never asked or hoped to receive more than a mere nominal sum as his salary as pastor of this church, he has often declined flattering offers to accept charges in more opulent cities, and within the last few months has declined an almost princely salary to accept the pastorate of a church in one of the large eastern cities. Secure in the affections of this people, he felt that here was his home and field of labor, where he could be most useful.

If he had a fault, it was in doing too much work and overtaxing his faculties. This we think, whatever his disease may be called, was the prime cause of his untimely death. He had for a long time been doing the work of three men. Besides his regular pastoral and church work; besides his labors in behalf of the Nez Perce Indians and other oppressed people, he had matured an elaborate plan to remedy the evils of having a great number of vacant churches all over the country waiting to find someone to call, and a great number of preach- ers, without charges, in other parts waiting to be called or traveling about hunting for situations, growing out of the Presbyterian policy of letting each church elect its pastor. This plan embraced the appointment of a Presbyterial committee which should have charge of all the churches of a whole presbytery, supplying preachers to vacant churches, and situations for preachers without charges. This was a bold and daring innovation to present to so conser- vative a church as the Presbyterian, yet he presented his scheme to the Synod of the State with such clearness and power that the old shell began to crumble and the policy of the whole church is likely to be completely revolutionized. The Emporia Presbytery adopted the plan and made its author its chief executive, that is: made Mr. Platter Chairman of the Committee of Home Missions of the Emporia Presbytery. This had entailed upon him a vast amount of work outside of his city and county. Even the correspondence connected with this work was more than one man ought to have done.

For the last nine years he has been our nearest neighbor, and we have learned to admire, honor, respect, and love him, how much we cannot tell, nor can we express the poignant grief in which we write: Dear friend! Noble heart! Great teacher! Sweet spirit! Farewell!

We cannot forbear to mention our wonder and admiration of the heroic fortitude with which the stricken and bereaved wife of the deceased has borne up beneath this crushing blow. Delicate and gentle as she is, one might well have feared the result of this trying ordeal. Mrs. Garfield is not the only gentle and heroic woman.

[GENERAL CROOK.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

From semi-official sources it is learned that General Crook was in the Seahnariba district in the southeastern part of Sonora, on May 27, and up to that time he had had no general engagement with the hostiles. This information comes through Mexican officers, who commanded a small detachment of Sonora state troops engaged in scouting through Seahnariba. The point where Crook was met was about 250 miles southeast of the boundary line. A large Mexican ranche is located there and a detail of American troops were engaged in laying in a large stock of provisions. The hostiles have scattered but were being pursued by Crook's San Carlos scouts. Crook was confident that his forces would overtake and overcome them in the heart of the mountains. The march from Bavispe south the general states, had been a severe one, but the troops were in good condition. He was aware of the disposition of the Mexican troops of Irona and Chihuahua, and expressed satisfaction at the arrangement for cooperation. On May 20, Crook entered the Sierra Madres again and pushed south. Circumstances were communicated to General Bandotte, commander of the Sonora state troops; also to General Torres at Hermosillo.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

LATER FROM CROOK.

"Sorgum" Smith arrived from Chiracuhua June 11, bringing the information "Epitaph" that Crook had returned from his expedition, and was camped on Silver Creek in the south end of Chiracuhua, six miles southeast of Tombstone, Arizona Territory.

Twenty-three hostiles had surrendered and were brought in by Crook, who recrossed last Saturday. Among the prisoners were seventy five bucks, old and sick. The balance were women and children. It is believed Crook will return and endeavor to capture the warriors. His command is in good fighting trim, the casualities so far being nothing.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

CROOK ALL RIGHT.

A Tombstone special by a courier from Mexico relates that Crook is encamped thirty miles northeast of Vacari, from which point he is sending scouts in all directions, but up to the time of the departure of the courier, he had been unsuccessful in discovering any signs of the Indians. Captain Casoma's company of Mexican regulars have left Oposeura, in Sonora, to join Crook. They number 150 men. If Crook accomplishes anything it must be by July 20, as the rainy season will have then set in. The streams in the mountains will be so swollen as to prevent the passage of troops.

[FAVORABLE COMMENTS ABOUT GREER.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Ed. Greer, of the Winfield COURIER, prepared the most readable "write up" we have seen of the editorial excursion to Mexico. He traveled with open eyes and told his readers what he saw in a manner that is most entertaining. We read his letters with much interest.

Newton Republican.

[PERSONALS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Miss Nora Roland leaves for home today.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Henry E. Asp now sports a fine new Columbus buggy. It is a beauty.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The K. C., L. & S., pay car went down Monday and made the boys happy.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Frank Robinson and Will Hodges are home from the State University during vacation.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

County Attorney Jennings made a business trip to Chanute and Baxter Springs last week.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

There have been nearly one hundred thousand dollars collected on taxes this year by the county treasurer.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The directors of the Fair Association meet at A. H. Doane & Co.'s office Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The ground has been cleared for a new business block on Main street. It will go up at once.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

S. T. Shepherd, of Vernon Township, brings in a nice lot of ripe, large early potatoes named Beauty of Hebron.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Misses Kate and Jessie Millington went over to Independence Tuesday and will visit several days with Mrs. C. A. Hull.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

An exchange of tea parties seems to be the order of the day. Several have been given by the bon ton during the last two weeks.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

We are certainly blessed with abundant rains this year. It has been most one continual rain during the past week, and the crops are booming.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Public Sale. I will offer at public auction, Saturday, June 16, on 9th Avenue, Winfield, seven fresh milch cows. A. Rueb. M. M. Scott, Auctioneer.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mr. Dan Eastman picked a tassel from his corn field as he drove through it Saturday, which found its way to our table. Corn in tassel in June is pretty good.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mr. Stephen Marsh returned from Cincinnati last week, where he has been attending medical college. He is now about prepared to attach "M. D." to his name.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

They have a Riverside Park at Wichita. It is the equal of our park only in name. Their cottonwood trees do not equal our stately elms, set in a carpet of blue grass.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Last Friday Mr. M. H. Markcum brought in to the COURIER office some stalks of corn seven feet high. On the same day Mr. P. Kent brought in wheat over five feet high.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Dr. Wright has had telephones put in his office and residence and he can now "hello" all over town without leaving his house or office. The telephone is a grand invention for physicians.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mrs. J. W. Johnston and her daughter, Ida, leave for Canada today to be gone all summer. Miss Ida will probably lengthen her stay through the winter and attend school at Toronto.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Little Tommy Wilson, son of Councilman Wilson, was seriously injured Monday. He climbed a tree in Mr. Plank's yard, when the limb broke and he fell, breaking an arm and cutting his head severely.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The building committee of the Christian Church desire to remind the subscribers to the church fund that they are greatly in need of the money. All persons desiring to pay their subscriptions should call on Judge Gans, chairman of the committee.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

After raining a week, winding up with a full day's work on Saturday, the roads were dry and nice on Monday. The wonderful capacity of our soil for standing either excessive rain or drouth is one of its best features.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Miss Amy Scothorn left for Fort Scott after a two week's visit with Misses Kate and Jessie Millington. The ladies accompanied her as far as Independence. Miss Scothorn leaves Fort Scott for Montana on the 18th.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Master Frank Curns brought us a bouquet of twenty different kinds of pinks. Almost everything in the Dianthus family was represented in the very richest profusion of colors.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mrs. J. W. Curns has the gayest pink bed in the city or country.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Miss Ella Kelly returned from Wichita last week after having taught the grammar department of the schools successfully during the winter. She was re-elected to the position but refused to accept it again for the salary and will probably not return.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

W. B. Norman was down from Udall Monday. He is making a stir in real esate in the northwestern part of the county. The man who purchases through W. B. Norman will always be satisfied with his bargain, and will never be the victim of misrepresentations.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mr. Davis, one of our market gardeners, brought in specimens of his products Saturday, consisting of early Colorado onions as large as a tea cup, and three or four varieties of pota- toes, some of them nine inches in circumference. One variety was of his own propagation, and he left samples from which he desires the Horticultural Society to name it.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Col. Loomis sold a block of ground to Mr. John Eddy, from Beardstown, Illinois, last Monday. Mr. Eddy is a gentleman of wealth and will probably put heavy improvements on the property. He is an old friend of M. L. Read. The block purchased lies just south of Mr. Hickok's on Millington Street.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

We spent half an hour at the carriage factory Monday. They work about thirty men and now occupy, in addition to the Alexander block, the two stone buildings on the opposite side of the street. The display room contains some twenty finished buggies, carriages, and spring wagons, while the sidewalks and paint rooms are crowded with gearing and a great variety of work in the "knock-down" state. In the blacksmithing and wood-work rooms a large force of men are employed making buggy and phaeton boxes and ironing up new work. In the repair department of the work a force of half a dozen men are employed repairing second hand vehicles brought in from the country round about. The firm has a large sale of buggies and carriages in all the surrounding countries and during the past year has done a business of over fifty thousand dollars, which they expect to double. The erection of a new factory, three stories high, is contemplated as the business is fast outgrowing its present quarters. We are glad to note the prosperity of this our first manufacturing enterprise.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mr. W. T. Curtis, general agent of the Temperance Mutual Benefit Union of Kansas, has been canvassing in this city and vicinity for that institution, and the plan takes like wild fire as soon as it is understood. He has already taken about sixty life policies here and will stay a few days and take more. Now is your time. It takes the same way in every town and is safe, as there is nothing to pay after the issue of policy except the assessment for death losses on temperance men, which are very light. It is strictly on the mutual plan. The central office is Topeka. The officers are J. P. St. John, honorary president; A. B. Jetmore, president; J. A. Troutman, vice-president; D. S. Skinner, treasurer; W. T. Curtis, state agent; Judge G. W. Carey, legal advisor; R. M. Mitchell, M. D., medical advisor; C. E. Wheeler, secretary.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Prof. C. Farringer gave another of his interesting concerts on last Friday evening to a crowded house. The performances, both vocal and instrumental, were highly creditable, and each deserving of special mention, but where all did their parts so well it would seem invid- ious to particularize. The Professor gives these concerts for the purpose of exhibiting the progress of his pupils and the thoroughness of his instructions. This one more fully than ever demonstrated the success of his method and the superior capabilities of himself and family as musical instructors.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Col. J. C. McMullen received a present through the express office Saturday from an unknown friend that eclipses anything of the kind we have seen. It is a cane, on which is carved in bold relief all the emblems of Odd Fellowshipcoffin, skull, and cross-bones and all. The carving covers all the cane except the handle. It is a unique and beautiful present and the Colonel has considerable curiosity to know who sent it. It was expressed from Eureka Springs. It is a clear case of anonymous caning by express.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The ferry across the Arkansas River at Salt City broke loose from the cables while crossing the stream last Saturday morning. There were three persons on at the time. Two of them succeeded in getting out, while the third was struck by a floating log and sank. Up to this time the body has not been recovered. The River was very high at the time, and on several occasions the day before the boat came near going under.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Gene Wilber and John Holmes were down Monday to market their wool clip. We saw a sample and judge it was wool because it had fizz on it like an old sock; it was good wool because Gene said so, and he wouldn't lie. The clip will average about ten pounds. The next time those gentlemen assert we don't know a sheep from a hedgehog, there will be wailing over deceased among relatives in Rock Township. [Wilber? Wilbur?]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

During the past few weeks S. G. Gary seems to have become an aspirant for election to the office of Sheriff. He daily approaches citizens with the burthen of his ambition; without regard to race, color, or politics. About the best way Mr. Gary can auctioneer just at present is to infuse a little life into his office. It is the only really dead thing in Cowley County.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The committee on grounds for the Fourth of July decided to sell eight privileges for refreshment stands at $25 each, first come, first served, also two circle swings at $10 each. Persons who want stands had better apply to Capt. Smith, chairman of committee, at once, or they may get left, as only eight will be admitted.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Thomas Clover, a nineteen-year-old son of B. H. Clover, was arrested Monday for assaulting R. F. Burden with a stone "from his right hand slung, at the person of the said R. F. Burden, he being then and there present." The hearing will be had before his Honor, Justice Buckman, today (Wednesday).

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Wanted. One thousand old soldiers and citizens to volunteer to take part in the sham battle on the fourth of July at Winfield. Also one thousand muskets and shot guns for the occasion, to report immediately to committee on military parade. By order of the committee,

H. L. Wells, chairman.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Sunday was "Children's Day" at the Methodist Sunday school. The church was beauti- fully decorated with flowers, and bird cages in the windows and around the room. It was a very pleasant ceremony and captivated the children. The attendance was over four hundred.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mr. Carr brought us in a radish Tuesday morning just twenty-two inches in circum- ference. With radishes two feet around, wheat heads seven inches long, and new potatoes as large as tea cups, it ought not to be difficult for people to dig a pretty good living out of Cowley County soil.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

J. P. Short has sold his residence property on Manning Street to D. Berkey for two thousand dollars. He will give possession in October, and will then remove to his Walnut Township farm. Walnut is rapidly catching the cream of our population.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

J. H. Finch dug up a piece of post from an old post hole in the west part of town Tuesday which was thoroughly petrified. It must have gone through this process within the past eight years, as no posts were set in that part of town before that time.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The Indian business on the Fourth promises to be the biggest thing yet brought out in that line. The committee which visited the Territory stirred the Indians up wonderfully, and the chiefs have already applied to agents for leave of absence.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mr. J. J. Stevens, of New Salem, brought in lettuce heads with crisp leaves a foot long, onions three inches in diameter grown this year from the seed, and radishes three inches in diameter and long, the soundest and best we ever saw.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Zack Whitson marketed his hog crop Thursday. There were ten loads, forty-nine head, and weighed two hundred and eighty-nine pounds each. He sold them for six dollars per hundred, and they brought him $830.70. Pretty good for one crop.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

MARRIED. Married by Rev. E. P. Hickok, of Winfield, June 6th, 1883, at the residence of the bride's parents, James C. McClelland and Miss Julia Bovee of New Salem.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Robt. Hudson has enlarged his bath house back of the Lindell, purchased a large boiler, and otherwise added to the convenience of the place.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The picnic of the Baptist Sunday school appointed for Thursday the 14th is postponed until Thursday the 21st, last.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

DIED. The young man drowned at Salt City was named Wynant. Mr. Corby and Mr. Goss also had a very close call.

[BUSINESS MEN'S MEETING.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The business men and clerks of the city met at the COURIER office Wednesday evening and organized by electing Col. Whiting chairman and Ed. P. Greer Secretary. Mr. Brooking stated the object of the meeting to be to effect a mutual arrangement to close the stores at eight o'clock in the evening. Mr. Spotswood spoke in favor of the proposition, and was desirous that an arrangement be made by which both clerks and proprietors could get a little time for rest and social enjoyment. Mr. Mann accorded heartily with Mr. Spotswood in the matter, as also did Mr. Cooper. Mr. Webb desired to know how long the arrangement would hold, and after general discussion it was decided to make it between the 11th day of June and first of October. On motion of Mr. Hall a committee consisting of Messrs. Shields, Copeland, Hendricks, and Fleming were appointed to draw up an agreement to be presented all mer- chants in the city for their signatures. They reported the following.

We, the undersigned, hereby agree to close our respective places of business at 8 o'clock p.m., of each evening in the week, except Saturday, commencing June 11th, and continuing until October First, 1883. The time of closing to be indicated by the ringing of the city bell. This agreement made on the express conditions that all persons carrying conflicting lines of goods join in the arrangement.

On motion of Mr. O'Meara, duly carried, the chair appointed the following committee to wait on merchants not present with the agreement: Messrs. O'Meara, Cooper, Hendricks, Baird, and Fleming. On motion of Mr. Goodrich, Col. Whiting was added to the committee in behalf of the clerks. After discussion regarding the formation of a permanent organization, the meeting adjourned. It is to be hoped that the objects sought by the gathering will be accomplished, which can only be done by all uniting. It is understood that about every merchant in town with two exceptions, is in favor of closing. If there is any set of men in town who need rest and out-door exercise during the hot summer months, it is the over- worked clerks and merchants. In no other occupation is a man compelled to put in sixteen to eighteen hours per dayevery minute of his time when awake. It is a matter of simple justice and humanity that everyone should recognize.

[SCHWANTES-MARTIN WEDDING.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

MARRIED. A wedding to which the people of Vernon Township have been looking with great interest was held at the residence of the bride's father, Thursday evening, June 7th, at 9 o'clock. The contracting parties were Mr. William Schwantes, son of Mr. Fred W. Schwantes, and Miss Emma Martin, daughter of James F. Martin. The ritual ceremony was performed by the Rev. James Cairns, of Winfield, on the lawn under a group of trees decorated with Chinese lanterns. The wedding march rendered by Mr. Alberts made the scene very impressive. The bride looked lovely in a steel colored silk trimmed with black Spanish lace. Her hair was dressed with beautiful flowers a la bretzel. The groom wore the conventional black and looked proud and happy. The friends of the bride and groom remem- bered them, as the following list of presents will testify.

From the bride's parents, we noticed an organ, bible, and table linen.

Parlor lamp and fruit dish by Mr. Charles Martin.

Culinary service, Misses Pearl and Nellie Martin.

From the groom's parents, set of plates, butter stand, and toweling.

Set of napkins, Miss Kate Schwantes.

Wash bowl and pitcher, Mr. Dan Schwantes.

Cream pitcher, Miss Carrie Schwantes.

One set glass dessert dishes, Miss Coffman.

Silver pickle castor from the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mundell, of Cincinnati.

Glass tea set, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Short.

Set of French glass goblets, Miss Lizzie Perry.

Set of silver spoons, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Perin.

Glass water pitcher, Mr. Floyd Thompson and his sister, Miss Lizzie.

Glass bread plate, Mr. George Conner.

Damask tablecloth, Mr. Will Smith.

Tidy by Miss Bertha Stebbins.

The groom and bride have sensibly gone to housekeeping, and that uninterrupted joy and success may attend them is the wish of their many friends. The COURIER office was remembered with a bountiful supply of delicious cake.

[NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Last Thursday afternoon about two o'clock, Mr. W. R. Owen, a gentleman recently from Ohio, accompanied by a young lady, attempted to cross Grouse Creek at the Gilstrap ford, where he had crossed in the forenoon, but not being acquainted with the ford did not notice the rapid rise in a few hours. When about one-fourth across, the horses began to swim and the bed to rise from the wagon; the rapid current carried all downstream. Mr. Owen held on to the lines and was dragged from the wagon bed and twice under water when he let go and after a short struggle succeeded in catching hold of the roots of a large tree growing near an almost perpendicular bank, where he gained a landing. The young lady in the meantime had floated downstream in the wagon bed, which overturned with her, but fortunately, just at the moment of its overturning, she grasped a grapevine hanging to a tree top overreaching the stream, and bravely held on with only her head above water until Mr. Owen climbed the tree and rescued her by lifting her into the top. Shouts brought to their assistance Walter Limbocker, who by swimming his horse landed each, not on dry land, but wet, for all can testify there has been some rain of late. The horses, a valuable span, became detached from the wagon and swam ashore on the side from which they started in. The lady's trunk, the wagon bed, and all parts of the wagon, were recovered different distances down the stream.

[FOURTH OF JULY.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

In answer to the conundrum presented on the bills for the Independence Celebration as to who is meant by "the silver-tongued orator of Kansas," we will mention that the committee on speakers have secured the services of Dr. T. B. Taylor, who will be better known here after the 4th. He is known elsewhere as an orator of rare powers and we anticipate one of the best and most finished addresses we have ever heard.

[M. E. CHURCH. MEETING IN GROVE.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The 2nd quarterly meeting of the M. E. Church will be held by Presiding Elder Rev. Thomas Audas of Wichita, at Torrance, next Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17. Preach- ing at 2 p.m., Saturday, after which quarterly conference; also preaching Saturday evening at 8 p.m. Services Sabbath 11 a.m., after which communion. It is expected to hold services in the grove on Grouse, if weather is favorable. J. H. Shidler, pastor.

[CLERKS IN WINFIELD PASS RESOLUTION FOR SHORTER HOURS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The clerks of the city, to the number of twenty-five or thirty, met at the COURIER office Monday evening after closing hours and unanimously adopted the following resolutions.

WHEREAS, It is the earnest desire of the clerks of this city to shorten the hours of business, and

WHEREAS, We think the interests of employers will be better benefitted by granting employees more time for rest and recreation than heretofore, therefore be it

Resolved, That we will use all honest endeavors to procure the closing of all places of business at 8 p.m., every evening except Saturdays during the months of June, July, August, and September, 1883.

[M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONCERT.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The children of the M. E. Sunday school will give a concert on Tuesday evening, June 19th. Exercises will commence at 7-1/2 p.m. sharp. An admission of five cents for children and ten cents for adults will be charged. The money is to be used to buy papers and books. An old fashioned spelling school will be a part of the program. We expect a delightful time. Everybody is invited.

[ICE CREAM FESTIVAL. WALNUT VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

An ice cream festival will be held at the Walnut Valley Presbyterian Church ten miles north of Winfield, on Friday evening, June 15th. The proceeds will go to purchase an organ for the church. Everybody is invited to attend.

[PERSONALS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Notice. The clerks of Winfield, one and all, are earnestly requested to meet at the COURIER editorial rooms at eight o'clock p.m., this (Thursday) evening to transact business of importance. Murdock, Brooking, Hyden, Committee.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Date of Fair. The date for the Fair has been fixed for the last week in Septemberthe 25th to the 29th inclusive.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

One of the horses stolen at Arkansas City Monday evening belonged to Rev. W. H. Harris. It was a very fine animal and he is rejoiced at its recovery.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The funeral of Rev. J. E. Platter will be held at the Presbyterian Church this Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

It is understood that all the business houses in the city will be closed during the funeral services.

The services will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Hill of Kansas City.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The Mrs. Jewell benefit concert has been adjourned to next Tuesday evening the 19th, when it will take place at the opera. It will be the best of the season, embracing all the local musical talent of the city, both vocal and instrumental.

[MARKETS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

The Markets. Wheat brings today (Wednesday) 90 cents on the street. Hogs from $5.25 to $5.40. Corn, for shipping, is worth 30 cents. Wool sells at from 14 to 17 cents. Butcher steers are worth $3.00 per cwt.

[HORSES STOLEN.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Tuesday the authorities at Arkansas City telephoned Sheriff Gary that two horses had been stolen there the night before, with their description. Ed. Nicholson happened to be in town and saw the description and on the way home came upon the thieves on Badger Creek. He borrowed an old rusty shot gun, and in company with Tom Wright and several of the neighbors, surrounded the thieves in a thicket, where Ed. brought them up at the muzzle of his ancient gun. They were brought to town and gave their names as Cooper and Carter, residents of Arkansas City. One of them claims to be a brother of F. M. Cooper, formerly of this place. He is about thirty years old. They tell several stories in explanation of how they came into possession of the horses, but deny having stolen them.

[PERSONALS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

About four months ago Bob White sold his farm in Pleasant Valley Township for what was then considered a fabulous price, and removed to Missouri. Before leaving he came into our office to have the paper sent to his address and we bantered him about leaving and made the prediction that he would return inside of a year, and then and there made a bargain that should he not return to Cowley within a year, we would send him the COURIER free, and if he did return, we were to receive double price, or three dollars for the year. Last Monday Bob came smiling into the office and deposited the three dollars on our desk. He says, "I hear I can buy the old farm back; think I will go out and see about it." Further comment is unnecessary.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Several of the merchants having declined to close up at eight o'clock in the evening, the whole business is "busted," and the tired and weary clerks will still be compelled to put in eighteen hours a day during the hot summer months. Some of the merchants are exasperated at the failure of the movement, of which J. B. Lynn is one as will be seen by reading his nine o'clock proclamation in another column.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

A young fellow was placed in the cooler last week for beating his wife, by the Arkansas City authorities. The woman has been up several times since to feed and take care of him. Her eyes look like the last remains of a prize fight. She ought to be organizing a vigilance committee to hang him rather than feeding him on cake and raisins.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mr. Spicer, foreman of the telephone works, got into a little difficulty with one of his men last Saturday at the Central Avenue Hotel and gave him a thumping. Before the Marshal put in an appearance, Mr. Spicer had a call up the road and took the afternoon train for Winfield. Democrat.

We have been thinking Spicer was considerable of a "hello" fellow.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Drury Warren and J. J. Beach had a set to with carving knives at Hodges and Stewarts ranch in the Territory Tuesday evening. Drury had his shoulder and part of the muscle of his left arm cut, but not seriously.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

We learn from the Arkansas City Democrat that Henry Beeson, residing in Pleasant Valley Township, was badly gored by a bull last week but not seriously injured.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Mrs. A. Eldred, of Muskegon, Michigan, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. J. L. Horning.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

To the trade of Winfield and Cowley Co.

ATTENTION: I wish to say to the trade that from this date I will keep my store open until twelve o'clock every night except on Sunday. I will give a ten percent discount on all Cash Bills sold after nine o'clock p.m., and will take it as a favor if my City trade will post- pone buying until after nine o'clock, thereby securing the discount. I mean just what I say.

June 13th, 1883. J. B. LYNN.

[CORRESPONDENTS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

New SalemAnother Wedding.

MARRIED. The evening of May 6th, 1883, was a scene of pleasure to all who witnessed the nuptial ceremonies of James McClelland to Miss Julia Bovee, at the residence of the bride's father, Daniel Bovee, near New Salem, Kansas, Rev. Hickok officiating. After the ceremony was concluded, the party were shown out to the dining room, where had been arranged in a most tasteful manner, an elegant and sumptuous repast consisting of the delica- cies usual on such occasions, in superabundance; and full justice was done it by the merry party. May the newly married couple live a long life together; may "the roses of happiness ever bloom in the garden of their destiny, and may there be no thorns in their pathway through life, but may it be strewn with buds and blossoms of unalloyed pleasure." AHAZ.

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

New Salem Pencilings.

Mr. McMillen marketed his hogs in Burden the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. Dalgarn, of Winfield, spent the 3rd in Salem.

Mrs. Causey takes vegetables to Winfield market weekly.

Mr. Crow is some better of his rheumatism, but not able for work.

Mr. Scott Dilsaver is laid up for repairsa sprained back the difficulty.

Mrs. Mansfield lost quite a number of little chicks during the late rains.

Miss Amy Buck has made a short visit to friends and relatives in Salem.

Mr. W. C. Douglass has gone to Elk to visit a brother that has recently moved there.

Messrs. Irvin, Franklin, Hoyland, and others have had new potatoes of their own raising.

Miss Mollie Chapell is learning the art of dress-making from our Salem artist, Mrs. Pixley.

Some of our young men spent a day, or part of one, fishing in Timber Creek, but did not have extra luck.

Miss Hunt, of Winfield, taught one week for Miss Randall, and made quite a number of acquaintances while with us.

Still it rains. J. W. Hoyland has gone to Geuda Springs and is deterred from returning by the highness of the Arkansas River.

Another harvest is almost here, and the bountiful rains have lengthened the straw until the farmers will not have to resort to the header this season.

Our Salem neighbors at the New Salem, or Pleasant Hill, schoolhouse have organized a union Sunday School, with Mr. Bryant as superintendent, Mr. Douglass, assistant, and Miss Gilmore, chorister. I do not know who the other officers are.

I, for one, am glad that someone in the "City of Salem," or, more correctly speaking, at the station, has commenced to write the items from there, for that is a good place for news, and I seldom hear it until too late to write. Success to you pard, whoever you are.

As the Salemites are mostly enjoying pretty good health, there is not much chance for Dr. Downs to become very popular, except at social and croquet, but he is ready for professional calls at any time. Some of the ladies declare that he is "perfectly immense."

Miss Nannie Jackson has returned to her home in Grenola, and carried with her a beautiful bouquet of roses from the old Salem home (now the property of the McHenry brothers). She also took the kind wishes of friends, and may she never find a worse home than she once had in Salem. Come again.

MARRIED. Miss Julia Bovee is no more. On Wednesday, the 6th, Mr. McClelland claimed her as his fair bride and future housekeeper, and by her presence, and in a thousand countless ways, she will brighten his home and cheer his heart when he comes in weary with life's battles. They have gone to his home near Cedarvale. Rev. Hickok tied the knot. May they find life's voyage fair sailing, and when their barque is anchored, may they land on the shore where sorrow and disappointment are unknown. Happiness here and hereafter is my wish for them.

Happiness and sorrow alternately mingle

In the cup of our life,

And thus to the end of our earthly journey,

Though life be brief,

We will meet sorrow, grief and pain,

While joy we would fain entertain

Lingers a season, then away

To call perhaps some other day.

DIED. Poor little Guy Martin's pains and sorrows are o'er and he calmly sleeps in the Salem graveyard by the side of his lovely little sister. His suffering has been for long, long weeks, and the skill of his kind physician could not stay the hand of death. Sleep on, little one, in your quiet tomb till God shall bid you rise, to never suffer anymore.

Although the roads were decidedly muddy and the weather very threatening on Friday evening, most everybody and his girl attended the ice cream social, and the cream and cake disappeared like magic, while forty-five pounds of candy and much lemonade went the same way. I understand that something near $14 was cleared. Pretty good for our far out country place, and a bad night. If fun means lots of talking and laughing, then some must have had bushels of it. So late dissipating and then getting up in the morning feeling badly, does not constitute the funny part of socials. OLIVIA.

[SCHWANTES-MARTIN WEDDING.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

MARRIED. About one hundred guests met at the residence of James F. Martin, President of the Cowley County Horticultural Society, Thursday evening, June 7th. The occasion was the marriage of Mr. William Schwantes to his daughter, Miss Emma Martin. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. Cairns of Winfield. It was one of those occasions never to be forgotten. The whole company sat down to a supper that would have done credit to "Delmon- ico," to which ample justice was done. All were so happy that we won't be surprised if other unions grow out of this. Sweet music was discoursed from the organ by Mr. Burt. May the honeymoon never set. FRATER.

[CORRESPONDENTS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

South Fairview Items.

Mr. Arthur Orr's barn has been completed and is a fine piece of "mechanical art."

Mr. Hezekiah Smith contemplates building 400 rods more of stone fence this fall and winter.

Mr. Zimmerman and Mr. Ramsy [Ramsey?], of Ohio, are visiting friends and relatives in this part. They were surprised to see our garden "sass."

Mr. Alonzo Johnson has contracted the building of 400 rods of stone fence of Mr. David Tomkinson. Lon evidently is not afraid of hard work.

Corn looks equally as well as it did last year at this time, and bids fair for an average crop although the ground has been so wet it is almost impossible to cultivate it.

Mr. Josiah Curfman has completed one of the finest cyclone houses we ever had the privilege of seeing. It is entirely under the ground and has an arched roof of stone.

Dr. Daniel Smith, formerly of Howard Co., Indiana, but late of Holt Co., Missouri, has located here in this part and has a good prospect for a good practice. May success crown his efforts.

Mr. Hollingsworth is desirous of a lot of oats. He says his corn in the bin is being almost entirely destroyed by the mice. He killed seventy-six in loading two loads of corn from his bin.

Crops are looking very flattering, and we are having plenty of rainin fact, we could do with less. Harvest is almost here and the busy click of the harvester will soon be heard from one field to another, the country o'er. A great many farmers are purchasing self-binders.

[COUNTERFEITERS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

A counterfeit silver dollar mysteriously talked about by government officers, of the same weight, size, and ring as the genuine, turns out to be the same in all respects. The metal is silver precisely like that used at the mint, is worth eighty-six to eighty-eight cents, and yields such a profit in coining that great numbers of the pieces are said to be in circulation.

Springfield Republican.

It is possible that those patriots, the counterfeiters, may confer a blessing upon the country that those patriots, the Congressmen, have not had the courage to secure. Our government is engaged in the strange business of making silver into pieces worth eighty-six cents and marking them "one dollar." Both parties are responsible for this legislation and neither party has the courage to repeal the national counterfeiting act. Gold coin is hoarded while the debased silver is forced out. The people demanded this buzzard coin and the people will be the losers. The laws regulating the value of the metals cannot be changed by popular clamor or by votes put into a ballot box. Our country has not yet resumed specie payments on a gold basis but will be compelled some time to do so. The present "dollar" will be gradually discredited and thrown outrefused reception as a dollar. If the counterfeiters are sufficiently numerous, they are blessings in disguise. Hiawatha World.

[STATE NEWS.]

Winfield Courier, June 14, 1883.

Thirty saloon keepers have been arrested in Wichita, and a number of prosecutions have been commenced in Topeka and Salina. In Salina the county attorney, John Foster, who is quite vigorously prosecuting the liquor sellers, was elected last fall as an anti-prohibitionist, and is a Democrat. The most vigorous prosecutions ever made in Lawrence, too, have been made by county Attorney Baker, who was, until his election last fall, the attorney employed to defend the saloon keepers, and was denounced in the canvas last year as an anti- prohibitionist. An honest and capable man, who respects the obligations of an official position, can always be relied on to enforce the law, and will do the work with which he is charged far more efficiently than a weak and incapable man whose capital stock is principally wind. Champion.

[GENERAL CROOK.]

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1883.

CROOK AND HIS CAPTIVES.

A courier arrived at Tombstone, Arizona Territory, on June 12th from Crook's head- quarters at Silver Creek, in that Territory, bringing the first official information of Crook's expedition. It left the American side on the 3rd of May, marching 200 miles southeast from San Bernardino on the boundary line of Chihuahua and Sonora, following the trail of the hostiles. Crook was guided by Apache Nandoski, who was captured near San Carlos just previous to the expedition leaving, at a point about 200 miles south of the line. The com- mand crossed the Sierra Madre range, and advanced fifty miles over an indescribably rough trail, seven mules being killed by falling over the precipices, and pressed on without delay. They were rendered nearly barefoot by the sharp rocks, and after days of hard marching night and day, the Indian camps of Chato and Bonite were discovered in the heart of the Sierra Madres in an almost impregnable position.

The Apaches did not dream of an attack, for entrance to the stronghold was next to impossible, and the warriors were principally on a raid under Ju, only thirty-seven bucks being in the camp with the women and children. The San Carlos scouts, under Captain Craw- ford and Lieutenants Atwood and Mackey, with A. L. Sebree, McIntosh, and Mackey, the three chiefs of scouts, surrounded the camp before the hostiles were aware of their proximity, and advanced from different points and were near before they were discovered. The scouts secreted themselves behind the rocks and commenced firing upon the camp, creating a perfect panic. A number succeeded in escaping, though nearly all surrendered. Seven were found dead in the camps.

Five Mexican women and a little girl were captured. They were taken from Carmen and Chihuahua, and are now with Crook, in good health.

Everything in the camp was burned or carried off by the scouts. Among the property captured were one hundred ponies and mules, forty being loaded with plunder: saddles, girdles, clothes, silver and gold watches, and several thousand dollars in gold, silver, and greenbacks, showing that they had been very successful in their raids.

After the fight the most of those who escaped came in. Altogether 383 prisoners were taken. The chiefs captured were Chato, Bonite, Geronimo, Nachez, Loco, and Nana. The two latter were long reported dead.

The chiefs say an American boy, six years old, captured a month ago in New Mexico, is with the squaws in the mountains. He is, no doubt, Charlie McComas. Runners were sent out and he was expected in hourly.

After the fight the command, with the prisoners, marched back to the American side, and the entire command with the prisoners are now encamped on Silver Creek, about sixty miles south of Tombstone. Not one of Crook's command was lost during the campaign. The courier states that the reason why Crook remains at Silver Creek is that he is awaiting news from the secretary of war as to the disposition to be made of the Indians, as Wilcox, the agent at San Carlos, refused to receive them, and that he will go back to the Sierra Madres after the rest of the hostiles if they do not come in.

In conversation with the courier, he stated that the hostiles had plenty of money. One old squaw, who was the possessor of three $50 bills, made inquiry of Colonel Biddles as to the value of her possessions. Upon being informed that the notes were for $5 each, she grunted and would not negotiate, and pointed with her skinny fingers to the naught after the five on each note. Quite a number of bucks had silver stars and other ornaments beaten out of Mexi- can dollars on their heads, and several of them American double eagles made into necklaces. A rough estimate of the amount of wealth among them is fully $5,000, and probably more.

The troops and packers of the command state that the place where the capture occurred is the prettiest spot on the earth, and the road to it rougher than mortal man ever trod. Large numbers of the hostiles seemed pleased with the situation, evidently expecting an immediate return to their "flesh pots" at San Carlos. The only complaint comes from some of the squaws, whose bucks are among those who escaped.

The officers who were with the expedition state that Crook had surrounded the Indians before they knew of his presence, and that if he had not done so, it would have taken six months and all the men in Arizona to have gotten them.

As an illustration of Crook's modesty and total absence of fuss and feathers in his make- up, it may be stated that although the fight and capture occurred on the 17th of last month, he leisurely retraced his steps to Camp Supply at Silver Creek, not even sending a courier ahead to signalize his movements. The first intimation had of Crook's return was the arrival of a lieutenant at Colonel Biddle's headquarters at 8 a.m., on Sunday the 10th inst., with dispatches for Camp Bowie, the nearest army telegraph station. Upon making inquiry con- cerning the general, who was supposed to be 100 miles distant in the Sierra Madres, imagine the surprise that awaited the camp when informed that Crook was only two hours behind with the captured Apaches.

About 10 o'clock the general rode into camp with an escort, and greeted Colone Biddle with "Nice morning, Colonel," and straight-way struck out for a wash-basin which he had spied, and was soon engaged in performing his ablutions, after which he threw himself onto a camp stool and engaged himself in conversation about his campaign in an off-hand way, as if hunting the cruelest and fiercest foe on the continent, in the wildest and most inac- cessible country to be found, was a matter of every-day occurrence. A lieutenant, whose name is unknown, was the only person wounded in Crook's command, and he but slightly.

[REV. PLATTER.]

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1883.

It is with sincere feelings of sadness that we chronicle the death of Rev. Jas. E. Platter, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Winfield, and one of the owners of the Occidental Hotel in this city. Rev. Platter died at his home in Winfield on June 12, 1883, at noon.

Our readers will remember the deceased as having conducted a series of meetings in the Presbyterian Church here and making frequent visits to our city in connection with business and friendship.

Mr. Platter had gone to Cincinnati on business, and while there, took down with malarial fever. He insisted on coming home when hardly able to sit up, and it is thought that exposure was the cause of his death.

He was a warm friend of Rev. J. D. Hewett, who is now in Scotland. In fact, the two men were bound together with a devotion equal to David and Jonathan.

Platter was a gentleman of the highest Christian character and a zealous man in the cause of humanity. His zeal was governed by knowledge. It was not the fiery fanatical of the shallow minded bigot, but that cool, calm, and mighty manhood which has the government of self as the basis of all reform. During the prohibition fight in Winfield, Platter conducted himself with that chaste and holy spirit which should govern the disciple of Christ. There were no flaming speeches and threatening denunciations. In fact, Rev. Platter was as near the New Testament ideal of a Christian gentleman as we ever knew on earth.

His own life was the beacon light which shone on all with whom he came in contact. Good health, strong body, well balanced mind, comfortably situated so far as this life was concerned, and yet prepared for the life beyond the stars. The feeble, sickly, miserable men who want to die and to whom death would be a blessing seem to live on while the strong men fall down and die after a few days of illness. It is strange that death should touch the men who are best prepared to live. Wichita Times.

[RAILROAD.]

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1883.

So far in her history, Erie has been unfortunate in having all the railroads in the country to miss her, but it now seems that Neosho's favorite but much slighted town is at last to have not only the advantage of railroad facilities but of railroad competition also. Since the Girard, Iola & Topeka railroad went into the hands of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe company, it is generally understood that the latter company will extend the line from Walnut to Earlton by that place and there intersect the K. C. L. & S. K. Railroad, also under the management of the A., T. & S. F. Company. Now news reaches us that a consolidation is about to be effected with the Kansas Railway Company, who now own the Memphis & Northwestern grade from Thayer to Fredonia, built in 1871, with other interests, whereby a road can be built from Fort Scott to Winfield by way of Erie to Thayer, and on above mentioned grade to Fredonia and from there to Howard and on to Winfield. It is the intention in a few years to extend this line of road from Winfield to Camp Supply and on Southwestwardly to the coast. The people of Erie are perfectly elated over the prospect of either having access to the Fort Scott, Chicago & St. Louis, or a direct connection in the way of a southwestern branch from Ft. Scott to Winfield. If built, this will be one of the most valuable pieces of railroad property in all the southwest.

[COWLEY COUNTY AND WINFIELD.]

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1883.

Wellington is credited with a population of 3660, as reported, and Newton with a population of 3934. Quite sizable cities, almost as large as Winfield, which we score at 3984.

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1883.

McPherson county stands at the head of the procession this year on winter wheat, with 107,000 acres, but Cowley leads the State on corn, with 127,000 acres of the most promising corn that ever grew.

[CATTLE.]

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1883.

The treasury department has issued an important regulation governing the exportation of cattle from this country. In addition to the quarantine cattle sheds now in use, vessels engaged in transporting cattle will be inspected and disinfected to prevent the germs of contagion from remaining in the apartments in which cattle are shipped. In view of these regulations, it is thought that England will relax her present stringent rules which seriously embarrass our export of live stock.

[RAILROADS.]

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1883.

Our thanks are due to Hon. E. P. McCabe, Auditor of State, for a copy of the report of the Railroad Assessors.

There are in the State of Kansas, 3,870 miles of main line and 444 miles of side track, which is valued at $27,280,516.10, or an average of $7,048.62 per mile. This includes the forty-six lines and branches in the State. The increased valuation over that of last year is $2,192,064.77. One hundred and sixty-nine miles were constructed during the year.

The Assessors also report a total of 3,871.06 miles of telegraph line (one wire) assessed at $70, making a total value of the various lines $270,274.20.

[GENERAL CROOK.]

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1883.

The secretary of the interior officially informs the secretary of war that the renegade Apaches captured by General Crook are guilty of "murder, theft, and other crimes," and that "there can be no permanent peace if these Indians are allowed to murder people, steal their stock, and then surrender themselves and return to their agencies to be supported by the government." And the stern hearted secretary of the interior adds: "I think the criminals should be held as prisoners and punished for their crimes."

Secretary Teller adds a wise suggestion that the children of these renegade Apaches be taken from their devoted fathers and mothers and sent to school, the interior department undertaking to furnish school facilities and support them. This plan to depopulate the Apache nurseries of murderers and robbers is a good one, and to hang the "bucks," make the squaws work for all they get at the agency, and send the children off to receive white pupils' education, will dispose of the Apache raid business in good shape.

[REV. PLATTER.]

Winfield Courier, June 21, 1883.