ARKANSAS CITY TRAVELER
March 7, 1883, thru May 16, 1883.
March 7, 1883, thru May 16, 1883.
[DELEGATION FROM INDIAN TERRITORY IN WASHINGTON.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 7, 1883.
There is now in Washington a delegation of colored men from the IndianTerritory, who were former slaves of the Indians, and who are seeking legislationfor appropriating money and lands agreeably to the treaty between the Choctawsand Chickasaws and the government in 1866. The Department of the Interiorwas surprised to hear that there are 30,000 negroes in the Territory whohave never cast a vote, and who have been denied access to the schools andto the courts, being incompetent as witnesses or jurors. The delegationis asking the government, agreeably to the stipulations of the treaty, toremove them from among the Indians and settle them on the Oklahoma lands,which Payne and his followers are now trying to obtain possession of. SecretaryTeller has caused the Indian Commissioner to draw up a bill providing forthe requested relief, and it has been transmitted with strong recommendationsto have it incorporated in the deficiency appropriation bill. The bill provides160 acres of land for every head of a family, eighty acres for every unmarriedperson over 21 years of age, and sufficient money for the expenses of removaland settlement on the land.
[TEMPERANCE.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 7, 1883.
The new temperance bill passed by the senate yesterday is amendatoryto and supplemental of the law of 1881, and was formulated by the senatecommittee on temper- ance. The debate upon the measure in the senate hasbeen extended and spirited, and the whole ground of the prohibitory questionvery thoughtfully gone over. There was a manifest disinclination at firstto discuss the subject, but as the session wore on and the senators becamemore interested, the discussion became general.
The bill provides that a druggist's permit may be obtained from the probatejudge, good for one year, the application to be signed by twelve good citizens.Any physician regularly and lawfully engaged in the practice of his professionas a business, and who, in case of actual need, shall deem any liquors necessaryto the health of his patient, may give such patient a written or printedprescription therefor, or may administer the same himself. But no such prescriptionshall be given or liquors administered except in case of actual need, andwherein his judgment the use of intoxicating liquors is necessary. Everyphysician who shall give such prescription or administer such liquors inviolation of law, and every physician who shall give to or write for anyperson a prescription for intoxicating liquor for the purpose of enablingor assisting any person to evade the law, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-meanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of notless than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonmentin the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days,or shall suffer both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of thecourt.
Every person committing perjury to obtain liquor from a druggist, orwho shall use the liquor obtained upon a prescription from a druggist asa beverage for himself or another, shall, upon conviction, be fined notless than $50 nor more than $500, or imprisonment in the county jail fornot less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or be both fined and imprisoned.Any person selling liquor without a license shall, upon conviction, sufferthe penalty above mentioned, and for a subsequent offense shall be finednot less than $100 nor more than $500, and imprisoned not less than thirtydays nor more than six months.
Probably the section of the bill that will attract most attention andcomment than any other is the one wherein it is provided, "But nothingherein contained shall be construed to prevent the making of wine or ciderfrom grapes or apples grown and raised by the person making the same."
The paraphernalia of a saloon is made evidence that liquor is being soldcontrary to law, and the possession of official stamps of the United Statesrevenue collector shall also be taken as evidence of the same.
In all prosecutions the burden of proof is to rest virtually up to thedefendant. The bill will be at once sent to the house, but whether it canbe reached in time to be considered by a quorum may be a matter of moreor less doubt. Topeka Capital.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
The Stockmen's ball comes off tonight at Caldwell.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 7, 1883.
Mr. John T. Gooch returned to the Territory on Monday last.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 7, 1883.
We call attention to Stedman Bro.'s. new "ad" in this issue.
Ad. STEDMAN BROS., DEALERS IN [SHOWS FIREARMS...FROM PISTOLS TO SHOTGUNS], ARKANSAS CITY, KANS.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 7, 1883.
Tip Davenport was in our city Monday last looking as old-fashioned andhearty as ever.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Capt. David Payne and Harris, the Chief man, are around our cityevery once in awhile.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Mr. Bassett's new house has already received a coat of paint and beginsto look home like.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Barnum has asked the government to rent him twenty Pawnee braves forshow purposes.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Prof. C. T. Atkinson has much improved the appearance of his residenceby a coat of paint.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Mrs. A. A. Newman is now visiting friends in Emporia, and will probablyreturn to this city in about two weeks.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Mr. A. A. Newman started for the East last Saturday, where he goes topurchase his usual mammoth spring stock.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Mrs. Kendall F. Smith, of Ponca Agency, has been in the State for sometwo weeks past, visiting old time friends in this vicinity.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Agent Woodin and Mr. Arthur, of Ponca Agency, arrived in the city Mondaynight and will return to the Territory today.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Our old friend, Carlos Thompson, made us a call last Saturday.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
The Vinita Chieftain has changed hands. Major Lipe is the newbusiness manager, and Messrs. Owens and Hollingsworth its editors.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
We had the pleasure of driving one of Capt. Nipp's fancy teams, and cansay we enjoyed it muchly.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Thos. E. Berry, of Shawneetown, Indian Territory, arrived in our citylast Sunday, with a number of teams, which he proposes to load for the Indiancountry.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Frank Hutchison, of Cheyenne Agency, is now in the city visiting hismany friends and relatives. He will return to the Territory tomorrow.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Sam Swarts, accompanied by his sister, Miss Nellie, returned on Mondaylast from a visit to their father, mother, and other relatives in Halstead,Kansas.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
D. A. McIntire, Geuda's livery man, was in the city Monday. He is justrecovering from a spell of sickness, and we hope said recovery may be lasting.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
An effort will be made to bridge Grouse Creek near the Coburn ford. Sucha bridge would accommodate the farmers as well as our Territory friends.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Miss Ida Harnly will, in a few days, open up a stock of Millinery Goodsin the rooms formerly occupied by Mrs. E. Watson.
Notice: Ladies of Arkansas City and Vicinity. I will open the store formerlyowned by Mrs. E. Watson in a few days with a handsome stock of brand newmillinery goods. Miss Ida Harnly.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Senator Hackney's bill organizing Vernon Township into a high schooldistrict with powers to vote bonds and build and maintain a high schoolhas passed both houses.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Canadian papers report the arrival of a new bird, in considerable numbers,which preys upon the English sparrows. No description is vouchsafed savethat it is a native of Egypt.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
John Kroenert, our boss young groceryman, is now in Kansas City makinga business trip. We hope Johnny will enjoy his trip; and if the court knowsherself, we are sure he will.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Messrs. Schiffbauer Bros. have purchased the grocery stock of S. Matlack,who in future will confine himself to the Dry Goods, Notions, Boots andShoes, Hats, Caps, and Clothing departments.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
The work of excavating for the foundation of the Indian School on theChilocco, south of this city, is being rapidly pushed forward as is alsothe hauling of stone for the walls of the building.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Oats 32 cts.; Corn 33 cts.; Wheat 93 cts.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Read V. M. Ayres' special in another column of this issue.
Ad. WANTED! WANTED!! 20,000 bushels of wheat at the Canal Mills. V. M.AYRES.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Messrs. Schiffbauer Bros. have the contract for the stone work upon theIndian Schools, and we understand are figuring on the contract for doingthe finishing on the same. We hope they may be successful, for certainlyno one understands this business better than these gentlemen.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Mr. A. J. Ayres, a merchant of Grainfield, Kansas, and his mother, Mrs.V. M. Ayres, of Arkansas City, Kansas, have been visiting in this city duringthe past two days with the editor's family. They started this morning fora trip to their old home at Galva, Illinois, accompanied by little AllenYoung, our eldest. Independence Star.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Miss Gertrude Fouler, of Waterloo, Iowa, who has been spending the pastfew days with her cousin, Mrs. E. P. Baker, returned to Winfield last Monday,where she is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ordway. As Miss Gertrude is goingto spend two or three months in Cowley, we sincerely hope that our citymay be visited by her often.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
A company has been organized to bore for coal at Milan, and we believe,a sufficient amount has been raised to sink a hole 1,000 feet, unless coalis found at a less depth. Geuda Springs will also bore. We hope both partiesmay be successful, because in that event we will be certain of finding coalin this vicinity. Caldwell Commercial.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
The loss of cattle on the Cherokee Strip this winter will not be worthtalking about, if we may believe the reports of the stockmen. It would bepolicy on their part to exaggerate losses, in order to bull the market,and as they don't see fit to do so, those who don't own cattle and wantto buy, may feel assured that there are numerous herds left on the Stripfrom which to draw a supply. Caldwell Commercial.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Our Arkansas City friends, the stockmen, had a meeting at that pointlast week, and adopted a few resolutions setting forth their wishes, andtheir needs, in the matter of quarantine grounds, etc., which will be foundon the second page of this paper. They propose to join the association,and wish to be recognized in its deliberations. We think the associationcan assist these parties materially in settling their disputes, if it sodesires, and we are confident that a majority of the members of the associationdesire to treat all fair and just. Caldwell Post.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Frank B. Swarts, of Pawnee Agency, arrived in the city on Saturday last,stopping a few days with his relatives here, after which he went on to Halsteadto visit his parents. He will return to his Territory home on Friday next.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Stacy Matlack left on Monday's train for the East. Mr. Matlack intendsto keep up with the times and this step is taken for the purpose of layingin a stock of the very latest styles of dress goods, clothing, etc. Mr.Matlack will probably be absent about three weeks.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
A bridge should be constructed across the Walnut River at Harmon's Fordto enable stockmen to drive to the railroad stock pens, as well as to letthe farmers into the canal mills, and into town without driving half a dozenmiles out of the way.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Someone set fire to the prairie grass east of the Arkansas River on theState Line last week, and the fire ran north, destroying hay and considerableproperty. Mr. Ketcham had his barn burned and barely saved his corn in thecrib close by.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society of the PresbyterianChurch will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the church. Also, theLadies' Aid Society will meet at 4 p.m. at the church. A full attendanceat both of these meetings is requested. By order of presidents.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
W. E. Campbell returned last Saturday from a trip to the Wichita country,and reports cattle in fair condition, losses small, and grass growing rightalong on all the streams. On Salt Fork bottoms, twenty-five miles southof Caldwell, grass is well up, and another week of freedom from northernblasts will bring it forward so that stock will find excellent picking.Caldwell Commercial.
[CORRESPONDENTS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Spring is coming and the wheat is growing nicely.
D. P. Marshal's stone mansion is nearing completion and is a splendidstructure.
Our friend, C. J. Beck, is feeding forty head of steers. A sight of themis a panacea for sore eyes.
Dug-outs, caves, and cyclone bom-proofs are the order of the day.
Four weeks more and the winter term of our school will close.
Our Lyceum is still in full blast, and, with our corps of able debaters,consisting of Messrs. Walton, Marshall, Conaway, Sumners, Wm. Clark, Andrews,A. H. Clark, Harkins, and a host of others, we feel able to compete withany Lyceum in the county and will accept a challenge to debate from anyLyceum in the county.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
Geuda Herald Items.
Geuda Springs is now a temperance town.
Gus Lorry, well known here, is the trustee of Bolton Township in CowleyCounty.
A. D. Ayres, of Arkansas City, and A. J. Ayres, of Grainfield, were atthe Springs on Tuesday.
Capt. C. G. Thompson, of Arkansas City, will erect a business house 18x 30 on the east side of First Street.
Mrs. Finney, of Arkansas City, came over to the Springs last Friday,and sold her farm, southwest of here, to Mr. Atkins, of Illinois.
The reports in regard to the wheat being frozen out are entirely withoutfoundation. The wheat prospects were never more flattering in Southern Kansasat this season of the year than it is now. Last week we examined severalpieces of wheat and could find none that was damaged.
J. H. Hilliard & Co. now have control of the livery stable hack ofthe hotel, having leased it of Mr. Biggs, and they expect to run it in connectionwith their stable at Arkansas City. Mr. Hilliard has rented his stable atWichita, and will divide the stock from that stable between the stablesat this place and Arkansas City. They will then have the finest and bestequipped livery stables in the southwest.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
COURIER CLIPS.
Colgate was brought before Justice Buckman for trial Tuesday, but owingto the absence of several witnesses, the case was continued to next Tuesdayand Colgate was remanded to jail.
The Waterworks Company have begun working the well near the river. Theypropose to have it twenty-five feet in diameter. Work will also be begunon the mound as soon as the surveys can be made.
Senator Hackney's bill organizing Vernon Township into a high schooldistrict with powers to vote bonds and build and maintain a high school,has passed both houses and will become a law after its publication in thispaper.
The engineer who was sent down by the Santa Fe management to look overthe ground for our switches reported that we had the finest and most abundantrock quarries in the State, and urged that a switch be built from each roadto the quarries. The railroad company will need two hundred car loads offragments. The switches will undoubtedly be put in. The quarries will thenfurnish employment for several hundred laborers.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 7, 1883.
The Latest. The following extracts from the proceedings of the City Councilof Arkansas City will explain to our readers the modus operandi ofthe transaction by which the city is relieved of the last of its Canal stock.
On February 26th, 1883, at a meeting of the Council, with A. A. Newman,Mayor, and Councilmen James Benedict, H. D. Kellogg, and John M. Ware inattendance, the following petition was presented.
To the Hon. A. A. Newman, Mayor of the City of Arkansas City. We theundersigned members of the Council of the said city most respectfully petitionyou to call a meeting of the Council to consider a proposition to aid theconstruction of a Flour Mill on the canal. Said meeting to be called forthis evening at 7 o'clock p.m., Feb. 26th, 1883.
The meeting was called in accordance with the above petition, and Mr.Hill made a proposition to have the city transfer $6,000 of the city's claimagainst the Arkansas City Water Power Company to said company, in considerationof the company putting up a flouring mill on said canal. No action taken,and an adjournment to meet at 4 o'clock p.m., February 27th, 1883, was had.
Council met as adjourned. Present: A. A. Newman, Mayor, H. D. Kellogg,James Benedict, John M. Ware. V. M. Ayres, and O. S. Rarick, Councilmen.No action taken, and the Council adjourned to meet at 4 o'clock p.m. ofMarch 1st, 1883.
A. A. Newman, Mayor, James Benedict, O. S. Rarick, and John M. Ware,councilmen, present. H. D. Kellogg and V. M. Ayres absent.
Motion by James Benedict that the Clerk be instructed to draw up an ordinancein com- pliance with a contract made this day with James Hill, Presidentof the Arkansas City Water Power Co., to expend $2,000 in transmitting powerfrom their canal to the pump at the spring now used by said city with water,and said company agree to furnish sufficient power at the wheel to be equalto ten horsepower at the pump, for the exclusive use of said city, freeof expense, for the term of ninety-nine years, and in consideration of theabove covenants and agreements being performed by said company, said cityagrees to transfer and assign all its interest and title and right to itsstock in said water power company. Seconded by O. S. Rarick.
Motion carried by unanimous vote of all present.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 14, 1883.
Skipped by me...AN ACT CONCERNING RAILROADS AND OTHER COMMON CARRIERSENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF KANSAS...on Editorial Page andthen continued on third page...VERY LONG! BUT! THERE MAY COME A TIME WHENTHIS NEEDS TO BE TYPED UP! JUST NOT SURE.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Tom Gilbert was in the city yesterday.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Pink Fouts came up to church Sunday.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
N. T. Snyder will shortly put up a residence in our city.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Peterson sold his house on South Summit Street for $1,000. Good enough.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Mr. Barrett, Clerk at the Ponca Agency, was in our city Monday last.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Rev. B. C. Swarts, of Halstead, is in the city visiting his friends andrelatives.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Messrs. Rarick & Pickering have sold out their blacksmith shop toMr. Del [?] Bruce.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Mr. John Patton will shortly erect another dwelling house in the westpart of town.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
James Benedict has opened up an implement store in his corner buildingon Summit Street.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
If we read the signs aright, the days of the small cattlemen in the IndianTerritory are numbered.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Mr. A. Harnly has commenced the erection of a residence on block 109in the west part of our city.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Jack Hyden and friend, of Winfield, dropped into our sanctum yesterday.Jack is as irrepressible as ever.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
BIRTH. Prof. C. T. Atkinson rejoices in the possession of a brand newdaughter, date, Sunday, March 10th, 1883.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
The TRAVELER turned out a fine lot of job work for the Wabash MiningCo. of Saguache County, Colorado, last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
MARRIED. A. C. Holland and Mrs. Mary Bolt, of Pleasant Valley Township,were united in matrimony by W. A. Ela last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Mr. E. L. Beard, of Ponca Agency, was in the City on Monday last.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Messrs. J. H. Hilliard & Co. have been awarded the contract for carryingthe mails between this point and Kaw and Osage Agencies.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
John M. Ware and Jerry Adams left for Texas yesterday morning. The boysare going overland and we hope will have a pleasant trip.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Mr. A. W. Patterson, we understand, met with an accident by the overturningof a buggy last Saturday evening. Buggy top slightly torn; no other damage.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
We call attention to the advertisem*nt of Mrs. Geo. O. Allen in thisissue, and advise all needing anything in the line of hair goods to callupon her.
Ad. Mrs. Geo. O. Allen wishes to inform the Ladies of Arkansas City,and vicinity that she keeps a large stock of Hair Goods, Hair Ornaments,Head Bands, Side Combs, Back Combs, Hair Nets, etc. Special attention givento Weaving, Switches, Ventilating, and Making Straight Hair Curly. All GoodsSold and Work Done Guaranteed to give Satisfac- tion, or Money Refunded.Call and see me, North Summit Street, One Door South of Mrs. Henderson'sMillinery Store, Arkansas City, Kansas.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
DIED. March 2nd, 1883, of measles, Emma J. Cattrell, wife of S. Cattrell,now of Chautauqua Co., but a former resident of Silverdale Township, thiscounty.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
We are pleased to hear that Mrs. Mead, who has been seriously sick forsome time, is at this writing, very much better. We sincerely hope the changemay be permanent.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Our old time friend, Kendall Smith, of Ponca Agency, was in the citya day or two the past week, and was busily engaged in rounding up his manyfriends in this section.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Thos. E. Berry, of Shawneetown, Indian Territory, after spending severaldays in our city, and attending the marriage of his brother, King Berry,left for Kansas City on Thursday last.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Messrs. Green & Snyder, our live real estate men, call the attentionof buyers to the fact that their books always show a list of choice farms,city property, etc., for sale.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
H. Endicott's new residence is rapidly nearing completion, and the exterioris now resplendent with paint. A. Harnly is the artist, and is doing himselfcredit as a house painter.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Mr. John A. Thompson, a sheep man of Pueblo, Colorado, was in the citylast week and favored the TRAVELER with a call. The gentleman was lookingup a location for a sheep ranche.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
A defective flue, in the residence of W. Gibby on South Summit St., resultedin an alarm of fire last Thursday, and before the flames were got undercontrol, about $25 worth of damage was done.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
It is with sorrow that we report that at this writing Mr. W. F. Benedictis apparently nearing the edge of the dark river in whose waters all thingsliving must sooner or later sink ere they can reach the bright beyond.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
During our trip to Caldwell last week, and while playing the role of"a stranger in a strange land," we were the recipient of courtesiesat the hands of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Nyse, for which we tender our sincerethanks, and only hope that circ*mstances may enable us to reciprocate inthe near future.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
As Mr. M. Maxwell was out riding with his sister last Sunday, the teambecame fright- ened, overturned, and broke loose from the buggy and ranwildly over the northwest part of town, but were finally captured withoutmuch damage. We are sorry to learn that Miss Maxwell was slightly injured,but we trust no permanent ill effects may result.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Our enterprising real estate agent, Mr. Frank J. Hess, is chuck fullof business, selling low property and low lots, and reports insurance neverbetter than now. He has established a branch office at Geuda Springs, andhas two men in Cowley and Sumner counties looking after the insurance department.Pluck and perseverance always wins, besides Mr. Hess knows how to advertise.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
We acknowledge receipt of an invitation to be present at a ball and benefitfor the Courier Cornet Band to come off on the evening of March 23rd, 1883.We will use our best efforts to be on hand.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Mr. J. C. Harnly, of Van Wert, Ohio, a brother of our A. Harnly, is inthe city and will most probably spend the summer here. We shall be gladto record the fact of his permanent settlement with us.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Our old friend, J. I. Mitchell, now of Saguache County, Colorado, arrivedin our city last week and has been hand shaking his many friends of yesterdaywhen he left for the West. May success attend you, J. I. Mitchell.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Mrs. C. Berger, of Otoe Agency, Indian Territory, has been visiting hermany friends in this city for the past few days. She returned to her Territoryhome, where she will be greeted each week by the TRAVELER, this morning.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Mr. F. F. Davis, of Galva, Illinois, a son-in-law of V. M. Ayres, hasbeen visiting in the city the past few days. He leaves for the West todayto complete his pleasure trip.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr. S. Wilson, of Cambridge, Ohio, lastweek. Mr. Wilson is in the city visiting former Ohio friends and expresseshimself highly pleased with our town and county. We hope he may concludeto stay with us.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
With his usual smiling countenance, F. B. Hutchinson is still presidingbehind the "kid glove counter" at Capt. Connel's store. Frankis no longer an amateur, as is vividly demon- strated by the elegantly dressedshow cases in his charge. Cheyenne Transporter.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
We call attention to the advertisem*nt of Messrs. Duncan & Magill,which appears this week. This firm have on hand a choice stock of everythingin the grocery line, to which they call attention. Country produce takenat highest market price. Give them a call.
Ad. DUNCAN & MAGILL, GROCERS, Keep on hand a Large and Well SelectedStock of Groceries, Provisions, Canned Goods, Woodenware, Stoneware, PocketCutlery, INDIAN GOODS, etc. PRICES LOW AS THE LOWEST. HIGHEST MARKET PRICEPAID FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE. CALL AND SEE US. OUR MOTTO: Honest Goods at LowestMarket Prices, With Quick Sales and Small Profits. ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Michael Harkins writes C. M. Scott from Lamar, Missouri, that stock hogsare held at 6 cents per pound, yearling steers at $10 to $22, cows and calves$30 to $45, Farm Horses, $75 to $125, Yearling mules, $70 to $80, sheep,$2.50, by the block, and very little stock of any kind for sale.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
As our people are much interested in railroad legislation, we thoughtit best to publish the act relating to railroads in full so that everyonecan read and think for themselves on this important matter. It is ratherlong, but we trust will be of sufficient importance to warrant the roomin our columns.
[SCHOOLS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
A match spelling will be held Wednesday evening, March 21st, 1883, atthe Arkansas City High School room. The contest will be confined to thebest fifty pages of Patterson's Speller and Analyzer. A $5 prize will beawarded to the successful competitor. Proceeds for the benefit of the Library.Admission 10 cents. All are invited to attend and participate.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
The following pupils were perfect in the High School Room, during the6th month: Mollie Coonrod, Hannah Gilbert, Effie Gilstrap, Laura Holloway,Ida Groves, Jessie Norton, Sarah Randall, C. T. Randall, Alvan Sankey, EllenTaylor, and Carrie Rice.
Perfection denotes abstinence from communication, by look, word, or gesture,in room, hall, or doorway, and an honorable but strict compliance with therules of school.
[CHEROKEE STRIP STOCKMEN'S ASSOCIATION.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
The Cherokee Strip Stockmen's Association held at Caldwell, last week,held several meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, but did not come to a permanentorganization till Thursday at 10 a.m., and we understand that the latestaction taken put the association upon a totally different basis to whatwas anticipated, and rendered all action taken at the meetings of Tuesdayand Wednesday ineffective. We will give full facts in our next.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
The stock meeting at Caldwell last week, at which we had the honor ofbeing present, was attended by an immense crowd of parties interested inthe business, and the accommo- dating capacity of the hotels were totallyinadequate to meet the requirements; but thanks to the efforts of the privatecitizens, who came nobly to the rescue, all strangers were made comfortableand welcome. The Ball and Banquet given by the citizens to the stockmenwas a glorious success, and well attended and enjoyed, while the Banquetat the Leland Hotel was simply immense. The affair was one of the most notableevents of the season and cannot help but do Caldwell's citizens great creditfor the enterprise shown.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
MARRIED in this city on Thursday, March 8th, 1883, at the residence ofthe bride's parents, by Rev. W. H. Harris, Mr. Isaac K. Berry, of Shawneetown,Indian Territory, to Miss Laura B. Nipp. The ceremony was consummated atabout noon and the happy pair left on the 3 o'clock train for the East tospend the honeymoon. The wedding was witnessed by a few invited friendswho partook of an elegant collation spread in honor of the occasion. Thegroom, a former merchant of this city, but now engaged in the cattle tradein the Indian Territory, was one of the most popular of our boys, and intaking to himself Miss Laura Nipp, has robbed our city of its chiefest ornamentbut we trust only to share with her a life of happiness and wedded felicity.Under the circ*mstances we'll forgive you, King, and join heartily in thecongratulations of the many friends of yourself and fair young bride foryour future happiness and prosperity.
[TEACHERS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
There will be an examination for Teachers' Certificates, held at theHigh School room, in Arkansas City, Friday and Saturday, March 16th and17th, 1883. By order of County Superintendent.
[ASSESSORS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
On Monday, March 6th, 1883, the Assessors of Cowley County, Kansas, metat Winfield. Present: J. B. Nipp, Creswell Township, I. D. Harkleroad, Silverdale;L. Holcomb, Pleasant Valley; Elisha Haynes, Harvey; R. B. Corson, Fairview;H. McKibben, Tisdale; W. Senseney, Ninnescah; Joseph Gorham, Maple; S. D.Jones, Beaver; J. A. Cochran, Liberty; J. A. Irwin, Windsor; D. Beard, Cedar;L. S. Cogswell, Omnia; E. D. Skinner, Vernon; B. Shriver, Sheridan; S. H.Wells, Dexter; H. J. Sandfort, Richland; J. P. Short, Winfield City; P.A. Lorry, Bolton; T. A. Blanchard, Walnut.
J. B. Nipp was chosen Chairman and P. A. Lorry Secretary.
J. A. Cochran, I. D. Harkleroad, and S. D. Jones were chosen a committeeon schedule of personal property assessments, and reported as follows, whichreport was unanimously adopted as the basis of assessment for the year 1883.
The personal property committee reported same basis as last year, whichwas adopted and is as follows:
Stallions and fast horses, $100 to $800; First class work horses perspan, $60 to $150; 2nd class work horses per span, $50 to $100; 3rd classwork horses, work ponies, $30 to $60; Ponies and colts, $5 to $30; Cattle,4 years old and upwards including bulls, $25 to $40; Same age, second grade,$15 to $25; First grade, work cattle, $60 to $80; 2nd grade, work cattle,$40 to $60; Domestic cows, 1st grade, $20 to $30; Domestic cows, 2nd grade,$10 to $20; Three year old steers, $15 to $25; Two year old steers and heifers,$8 to $15, Yearlings, $3 to $10; Texas and Arkansas cattle, 30 percent off;Mules per span, 1st class, $200 to $250; Mules per span, 2nd class, $75to $200; Mules per span, 3rd class, $30 to $75; Asses, $10 to $200; Sheep,1st class, $2 to $10; Sheep, 2nd class, 75 cents to $2.00; Hogs, $1 to $15;Goats, $1 to $3; Corn, per bushel, 10 to 20 cents; Wheat, per bushel, 25to 50 cents; Pork per hundred, $4.00.
FARMING IMPLEMENTSMACHINERY.
First class threshers, 50 percent off; first class harvesters, 50 percentoff; First class headers, 50 percent off; First class reapers and mowerscombined, 40 percent off; First class wagons, carriages, 30 percent off.All other machinery left to the discretion of the assessors. Gold and silverwatches, plate and jewelry, pianos and other musical instruments, at theircash value.
By "first class" in either of the above named kinds of stockis meant such as would be considered generally throughout the State as beingfirst class.
[CORRESPONDENTS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Rose Valley Winks.
Plowing for corn is the order of the day.
Isn't it about time our Union S. S. was started once more.
Our school yard is dotted with trees of all descriptions since arborday.
Our Lyceum met last Friday night and elected officers for the comingmonth.
Miss Sadie Pickering was in our midst again last Friday evening. Comeagain, Sadie.
We are glad to learn that Miss Bertha Stebbins, formerly of Winfield,will make her home with us.
A. B. Sankey improved the looks of his yard by planting quite a numberof forest trees on last Saturday.
Another oyster supper to come off this week, and "me thinks me hearsthe chime of wedding bells nearer."
I had the pleasure of attending the neck-tie festival at South Bend onthe 2nd. It was a financial as well as a social success.
Young men, please don't whoop like wild Indians around the schoolhouse,as we would like the Valley to have a good name.
The home of Mr. Hawkins fairly rang with laughter during the three days'visit of Mrs. Huey, Mrs. Hinchins, and Mrs. Fred Farrar. JETTA JAY.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
[SCOTT'S STOCK FARM.]
The two thousand acres of land on the State Line twelve miles east ofthis place, known as Scott's range, is one of the most desirable locationsfor stock that we know of in this or any other section of country, and weare glad to know that gentleman will stock it with the best of cattle andhorses. Adjoining it on the south is the Kaw Indian Reserve, where stockcan roam at will. We know of no more beautiful sight than to see the herdsgrazing undis- turbed on this elevated plain, when the earth is coveredwith a carpet of green for miles around. It is the home of the stockmenand land of the free. A little figuring will soon con- vince anyone thatstock pays, and that too, largely accounts for the large number that areengaging in it. A cow worth $25 brings a calf worth $10 in one year, ata cost of only $3 for keeping the cow. A calf at $10 in one year is worth$20. In two years it is worth $30; and in three years brings from $40 to$60, which has cost not to exceed $10. There are losses, of course, butin many cases no occasion for it. Hold the cattle in the State during thewinter where hay, corn, and fodder can be had and shelter provided; andit will pay forty percent on the money invested, from one year to another.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
S. Matlack has opened a nice line of Ladies', Misses', and Children'sshoes, low shoes and slippers, which will be sold at close figures.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
PONY FOR SALE. A Good Work Animal. Inquire of A. Harnly.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Milch Cows. I have three good milch cows, with calves at their sides,for sale at my sheep ranche. C. M. SCOTT.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
Come and see the latest shape in hats at S. Matlack's. A full line atbottom prices.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
FARMERS, while you have time bring in your corn to the Canal Mills.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
NEW HARDWARE STORE. I have added a complete stock of Hardware, Cutlery,etc., to my stock of Stoves and Tinware. G. W. MILLER & CO.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 14, 1883.
COW FOR SALE. Inquire at premises of C. T. Atkinson.
[KANSAS NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 21, 1883.
Newton has passed an ordinance fining saloon keepers $25 to $100 permonth. It proposes to adopt the Topeka system of paying city expenses.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Emporia Republican: An important trial has been going on for twodays past, for violation of the prohibitory law. Nine attorneys were employed,pro and con, when finally the defendant was acquitted, all agreeing, however,that it was a salty case, and that the marshal is not an expert in the matterof testing the quality of prohibited drinks.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
A number of noted horse thieves have been captured at Atchison. It isestimated that during the past few months they have stolen upwards of twenty-fivehead and run them off in various directions or sold them to parties in railroadcontract work. The evidence against these men (Seymour Slauson, Bob White,Ed. Prayther, Charles Tillman, and Ed. Benstraw) is most conclusive, andwill send them to the penitentiary. When caught all were heavily armed.
[TERRITORY NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 21, 1883.
Advices from the Creek Indian Nation say Sleeping Rabbit, one of theprincipal leaders of the Spiechie faction, who was arrested some days agoby Gen. Porter, commander of the Checote party, was killed at Okmulgee lastweek, while attempting to escape. Two other leaders of the same factionhave also been killed. These murders, as they are called, are said to havearoused Spiechie's men to renewed action and 200 of them are reported tobe marching on Okmulgee for the purpose of bringing about a fight. Gen.Porter with 200 men has gone out to meet the advancing party and a conflictis expected.
[WICHITA LAND OFFICE.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 21, 1883.
Hon. R. L. Walker has been reappointed Register of the United StatesLand Office at Wichita. It gives us genuine pleasure to make a note of thisfact, for he is the right man in the right place. He has administered theaffairs of the office in an able manner, and has always maintained the goodwill and respect of those with whom he has come in contact. Then, he hasas big a heart as any man in Kansas. Anthony Republican.
[REPRESENTATIVE C. R. MITCHELL.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 21, 1883.
The Anthony Republican has the following to say in regard to ourRepresentative, Hon. C. R. Mitchell. "Bob Mitchell was a power in theHouse, exciting an influence second to no member on the floor. Always watchfulof the true interests of the State, he was, at the same time, conservativeand courteous. In the matter of appropriations he applied the hatchet fearlesslywhenever he thought the amounts too large or the object not within the meaningof the jurisdiction, and more than one deal went by the board owing to hisexposition. Bob Mitchell voted his sentiments every time, no matter howmany were with, or opposed, to him. While holding the interests of his Districtat heart, he was, at the same time, emphati- cally a State Representative.Always in his seat nothing escaped him, and he was perfectly familiar withall the measures before both Houses, and could talk and vote intelligently.Being a thorough parliamentarian, he was nearly always called to presidein the `committee of the whole.'"
[AREA NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 21, 1883.
Among the warrants drawn by the State auditor, Thursday last, was onein favor of Mrs. Shenneman, for $1,000, appropriated to compensate her forthe death of her husband in the act of arresting the desperado Cobb.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
The Belle Plaine News is authority for the statement that JamesKelly and C. C. Nowlin [? Newlin ?] will start a newspaper at Mulvane; thatthe material has been purchased and the first number will be issued nextweek. Press.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
A meeting was held in J. R. Musgrove's store, at Geuda Springs, on theevening of the 3rd inst., to induce the proprietor of the Oklahoma WarChief to locate his paper at that place. Mr. Harris asks a bonus of$500.00, of which $300 was subscribed. Press.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
A young man named Fletcher stole a team of mules from a railroad contractor,McLean, and traded them to a man named Bunch near Leon, for a span of horses.With these he started for the Indian Territory. Getting stuck in a creekin Cowley County, he abandoned the wagon and team and made his escape. WalnutValley Times.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
We are informed that the Geuda Springs Law Enforcing Society had quitean interesting meeting last Thursday evening. M. David, the saloonist, waspresent and offered to close up his establishment provided the society wouldbuy him out. A heated debate over this proposition resulted in a propositionto accept. Press.
[CHEROKEE STRIP LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
The Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association was chartered on the 9th inst.Its object is to conduct a general live stock business in Kansas, otherStates, and the Territory. It is the Cherokee Strip Stockmen's Associationdone over. The officers for the first year are Ben. S. Miller, president;M. R. Bennett, treasurer; E. M. Hewins, A. Drum, A. J. Day, M. H. Bennett,Ben S. Miller, J. W. Hamilton, Charles H. Eldred, and E. W. Payne, directors.Its place of business is Caldwell. A copy of the by-laws of this associationwill be found elsewhere in this issue.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
SEC. 1. The name and style of the corporation shall be "The CherokeeStrip Live Stock Association."
SEC. 2. The object of the Association is to provide for and promote theimprovement of the breed of domestic animals by all lawful means, such asproviding for the purchase, importation, barter, sale, and exchange thereof,at such place or places, within or without the territorial limits of thisState, as shall be, or seem to be, most conducive to the advancement ofthe interests of the Association in pursuance of the purpose and objectof which the same has been and is as aforesaid organized inclusive of theright by which and on behalf of said Association to purchase any and allof whatsoever kind of domestic animals it, the said Association, may seefit or desire to purchase, or in any lawful manner acquire, together withthe right to purchase or lease any or all parcels or tracts of land, wheresoeversituated, as may be necessary for the holding, keeping, grazing, breeding,handling, selling, bartering, or in any lawful manner whatsoever exchangingany or all of any or all kinds of domestic animals so as aforesaid purchased,imported, handled, bred, grazed, obtained by barter or exchange by or onbehalf of said Association.
All persons, corporations, or companies who now occupy undisputed rangein the Cherokee Strip, and who agree to pay the assessments which may behereinafter levied upon them by authority of persons empowered by the Associationto make levies for any and all purposes, may be eligible to membership inthis Association upon the payment of the membership fees, as hereinafterprovided.
All corporations, stock associations, or companies becoming members ofthis Association; shall do so in the name of the corporation, stock association,or company by which they are known, and in all elections or business whichis to or may be decided by votes of members of this Association, such memberor representative of any and all other corporations, stock associations,or companies being members of this Association shall be entitled to onevote and no more.
Any party holding an undisputed and prescribed range, whether of oneperson, a company corporation or pool, shall be entitled to one membership;that is to say, if one person holds a certain prescribed range alone heshall be entitled to one membership, and the same rule as to corporationsand companies if, for convenience two or more individuals holding each aprescribed range, and hold such range in common, each of such ranges shallbe entitled to one membership, and each membership shall be entitled toone vote. Any person possessing the qualifications hereinbefore mentioned,and desiring to become a member of this association, shall first pay tothe treasurer the sum of ten dollars ($10), and take said treasurer's receipttherefor, and upon presentation of said receipt to the secretary of thisAssociation; provided that persons owning ranges or holding cattle contiguousto the range occupied by the members of this Association in the Indian Territory,may be elected honorary members of this Association upon the recommendationof the board of directors.
All transfer of ranges by purchase or otherwise shall be recorded bythe Secretary of this Association in a book to be by him kept for that purpose.
A board of arbitration shall be appointed to consist of three membersof the Association, such board to be appointed by the directors, and tohold their office during the pleasure of said board of directors, who shallhave power to settle all questions in dispute between members of this Association,and from the decision of such board of arbitration either party in interestmay appeal to the board of directors by giving upon the rendition of saiddecision, immediate notice of his intention to so appeal, and by enteringinto and undertaking to the opposite party in such sum as said board ofarbitrators shall deem sufficient credentials for the payment of all costsand expenses necessarily incurred by reason of such appeal. In the eventof the decision of said arbitrators being affirmed by said board of directors,thereupon the chairman of the said board of arbitrators shall immediatelynotify the board of directors of the pendency of such appeal and state thetime and place, when and where said board of directors shall meet to hearand determine the same; which time shall not be less than ten or more thansixty days from the time of taking such appeal, and the time and place ofsitting of said board of directors to hear said matter shall be at suchpoint as said board of arbitrators may direct; provided always, that inno event except by consent of parties shall the place of the sitting ofsaid board of directors for such purpose be other than at the city of Caldwell,in Sumner County, Kansas, or at some well-known and convenient ranch uponthe grazing lands of the Association; and the chairman of the board of arbitratorsupon the giving an acceptance of the appeal, bond hereinbefore providedfor, immediately notify the parties in interest of the time when, and theplace where, the board of directors shall be called to meet to hear anddetermine said appeal; and the decision of said board of directors shallbe final.
[PROHIBITION.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
The new law, just passed, to suppress drunkenness, reads as follows.
SECTION 1. If any person shall be drunk in any highway or street, orin any public place or building, or if any person shall be drunk in hisown house, or any private building or place, disturbing his family or others,he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,shall be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonmentin the county jail for a period not exceeding thirty days.
SECTION 2. Prosecution under this act must be commenced within thirtydays after the said misdemeanor is alleged to have been committed.
[NEW LAW: SUPPRESSING SMALL BOY'S PISTOL.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
The new law to suppress the small boy's pistol reads as follows.
SECTION 1. Any person who shall sell, trade, give, loan, or otherwisefurnish any pistol, revolver, or toy pistol by which cartridges or capsmay be exploded, or any dirk, bowie knife, brass knuckles, sling shot, orother dangerous weapons to any person of notoriously unsound mind, shallbe deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction before anycourt of competent jurisdiction, be fined not less than one or more thanten dollars.
SECTION 2. Any minor who shall have in his possession any pistol, bywhich cartridges may be exploded, or any dirk, bowie-knife, brass knuckles,sling shot, or other dangerous weapons, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,and upon conviction before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall befined not less than one nor more than ten dollars.
[TARIFF POLICY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
The Tariff bill went through. It is the great act of the session, a greatevent in our fiscal history, and a great and auspicious one, we trust, inour industrial history. For the third time in the history of our protectivepolicy, the Nation has begun to reduce the rate of the tariff. If we startwith the manufactures created by the war of 1812, and count the tariff of1816 as the beginning, we can easily grasp the ups and downs of our policyby the aid of the following table.
Tariff of 1816, 4 years, 21 percent.
Tariff of 1820, 4 years, 36 percent.
Tariff of 1824, 4 years, 38 percent.
Tariff of 1828, 4 years, 42 percent.
Compromise tariff, 1832, with sliding scale for eighteen years, reducing2 percent a year, 42 to 20 percent.
Tariff of 1842, for 4 years, 32 percent.
Tariff of 1846, for 11 years, 24 percent.
Tariff of 1857, for 4 years, 19 percent.
Moral tariff, of 1861, decreased in 1872, increased in 1875, amountingupon the dutiable imports from 48 (1867) to 43 (1882) percent.
Commission tariff of 1883, probable rate, 33 percent.
It should be added that whereas the value of articles imported upon thefree list fifteen years ago was less than five percent of the whole in 1882,and will probably be fully one- third under the new tariff. SpringfieldRepublican.
[AD.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Farmers and others desiring a genteel, lucrative agency business by which$5 to $20 a day can be earned, send address at once, on postal, to H. C.Wilkinson & Co., 205 and 196 Fulton Street, New York.
[GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FOR INDIANS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, March15, 1883. Sealed proposals, indorsed "Proposals for Beef, (bids forBeef must be submitted in separate envelopes). Bacon, Flour, Clothing, orTransportation, etc. (As the case may be); and directed to the Commissionerof Indian Affairs, Nos. 65 and 67, Wooster Street, New York, will be receiveduntil 2 p.m. of Tuesday, April 24, 1883, for furnishing for the Indian serviceabout 550,000 pounds Bacon, 40,000 pounds Beef on the Hoof, 133,000 poundsBeans, 45,000 pounds Baking Powder, 220,000 pounds Corn, 370,000 poundsCoffee, 6,500,000 pounds Flour, 60,000 pounds Feed, 170,800 pounds HardBread, 33,000 pounds Hominy, 18,000 pounds Lard, 1,200 barrels mess pork,83,000 pounds Rice, 6,800 pounds Tea, 45,000 pounds Tobacco, 170,000 poundsSalt, 150,000 pounds Soap, 6,000 pounds Soda, 735,000 pounds Sugar, and100,000 pounds Wheat.
Also Blankets, Woolen and Cotton Goods (consisting in part of Ticking,33,000 yards; Standard Calico, 300,000 yards; Drilling, 20,000 yards; Duck,free from all sizing, 80,000 yards; Denims, 17,000 yards; Gingham, 50,000yards; Kentucky Jeans, 28,000 yards; Cheviot, 5,200 yards; Brown Sheeting,200,000 yards; Bleached Sheeting, 20,000 yards; Hickory Shirting, 10,000yards; Calico Shirting, 6,000 yards; Winsey, 3,000 yards;), Clothing, Groceries,Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies, School Books, etc., and a long listof miscellaneous articles, such as Harness, Plows, Rakes, Forks, etc., andfor about 475 wagons required for the service in Arizona, Colorado, Dakota,Idaho, Indian Territory, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, and Wisconsin,to be delivered at Chicago, Kansas City, and Sioux City. Also for such Wagonsas may be required, adapted to the climate of the Pacific Coast, with Californiabrakes, delivered at San Francisco.
Also, transportation for such of the articles, goods, and supplies thatmay not be contracted for to be delivered at the Agencies.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of subsistence supplies requiredfor each Agency, and the kinds and quantities in gross, of all other goodsand articles, together with blank proposals, conditions to be observed bybidders, time and place of delivery, terms of contract and payment, transportationroutes, and all other necessary instructions will be furnished upon applicationto the Indian Office in Washington, or Nos. 63 and 67 Wooster Street, NewYork; Wm. H. Lyon, No. 483 Broadway, New York; the Commissaries of Subsistence,U. S. A., at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth, Omaha, Saint Louis, Saint Paul,San Francisco, and Yankton; the Postmaster at Sioux City, and to the Postmastersat the following named places in Kansas: Arkansas City, Burlington, Caldwell,Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka, Great Bend, Howard, Hutchinson, Larned, McPherson,Marion, Medicine Lodge, Newton, Osage City, Sedan, Sterling, Topeka, Wellington,Wichita, and Winfield.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day above stated, and bidders areinvited to be present at the opening.
All bids must be accompanied by certified checks upon some United StatesDepository for at least ten percent of the amount of the proposal. H. PRICE,Commissioner.
[KANSAS CLAIMS: RAILROAD LAND GRANTS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Washington, March 15. Ex-Governor Crawford, resident Washington agentof the State of Kansas, today filed at the Interior Department a brief insupport of the position taken by the State authorities on sundry long pendingquestions in regard to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad landgrant, and the case will probably come before the secretary for oral argumentat an early day. The brief argues that the adjustment of the grant underthe supreme court decision of 1875 concerning it would give the State titleto about 800,000 acres of land alleged to have been illegally certifiedto the railroad company, and in any event the State is now entitled to some300,000 acres now held by the railroad.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Wheat looks well.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Telephone is the talk.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Abe Steinberger's Grip is dead.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Read Fitch & Barron's specials in this issue.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Bird Cages at Fitch & Barron's.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Best stock of Notions and Fancy Goods in the city at Fitch & Barrons.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Full line of spring and summer hats at Fitch & Barron's.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Mrs. T. R. Johns and son were in the city last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Sheepmen are busily engaged in dipping their flocks.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Fred Innes is putting up an addition to his property on north SummitStreet.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
BIRTH. Born on Friday last, to Mr. and Mrs. Safford, of this city, adaughter.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
The mid-term vacation of our public schools will commence on Friday,March 30th, 1883.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Mrs. Geo. Russell has returned home from the East, where she has beenvisiting friends.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
A. A. Newman and S. Matlack are expected home from the East the end ofthis week.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
BIRTH. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gould, of this city, on Saturday, March 17,1883, a bouncing boy.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
J. S. Danford has sold all his property in Osage City and will probablymove to Topeka.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
If you want to see something pretty, call and look at Howard Brother'snew stock of bird cages.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Ed. Grady is making preparations for the erection of a dwelling housein the southwest part of town.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
The number of shade trees planted on town property this year is a factwe have pleasure in recording.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Mrs. I. H. Bonsall started for Cincinnati, Ohio, yesterday, whither shegoes upon a visit to friends.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
The match spelling advertised for this evening at the Schoolhouse, weare requested to state is postponed.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Mr. E. A. Barron has commenced excavating for his residence on CentralAvenue, oppo-site the M. E. Church.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
The Schiffbauer Bros., last Thursday, sent out the first load of lumberfor the Chilocco Indian School they are building.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Read the Proposals for bids for supplying beef, flour, and other necessariesto the Indians, which appears in this issue.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
A literary entertainment will be given at the Guthrie Schoolhouse, inBolton Township, on Tuesday eve, March 27th, 1883.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Rev. I. N. Moorhead has been appointed by the conference to the chargeof the M. E. Church in this city for the next year.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Mr. and Mrs. King Berry left on the stage going south Monday last, forthe Territory, where they will make their future home.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
We, last week, turned out of our job rooms some elegantly printed businesscards for the Mammoth Livery Stable of this city.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
D. C. McIntire, of our "City Hotel," is now staying at GeudaSprings. We hope he may receive benefit from their healing waters.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Pat Carnegie, a prominent stockman of Caldwell, died at that place lastWednesday, of pneumonia, after an illness of but a few days.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Marcellus Crocker's new stone residence in the northwest part of townis rapidly nearing completion. The roof was put on last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
It is with pleasure that we state that Mrs. C. Mead has improved somewhatduring the past week, and her friends are hopeful of her recovery.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Owing to the reduction of the force at the A. T. & S. F. Depot, CharleyChapel may now be seen behind the counters of Shelden & Speers' clothingstore.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Mr. S. E. Maxwell reports the trade in nursery stock this spring as farin advance of any previous year, which speaks well for the prosperity ofour people.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
T. C. Bird has good reasons for thinking there is money in the stockbusiness, since one of his cows produced three calves, all of which arethriving at this writing.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Ben Matlack, of Pawnee Agency, is in the city, and will probably remain`till the first of next week. Before returning he will visit his Winfieldand Wichita friends.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
From a private letter to Pink Fouts from Coffeyville, Kansas, we learnthat 1,300 head of sheep were burned to death, last week, within six milesof that place.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Mrs. K. F. Smith, and children, who have been spending several weeksin this vicinity visiting friends, returned to their home, at Ponca Agency,on Thursday last.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
W. J. Canfield has been putting up a ranch house on wheels for Mr. Rogers,a sheep man in the Territory south of here. We should judge this would discountthe usual tent.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Our next Sabbath morning, Easter, Rev. Fleming will preach a sermon appropriateto the occasion, and in the evening one appropriate to the death of Mr.Wm. Benedict.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Mr. Ed. Grady, of the Arkansas City Lumber Yards, informs us he soldthe entire bill of lumber for our Highland Hall, two carloads of which arrivedin the city last week. Good.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
The Ladies of the First Presbyterian Church will give a Social at theresidence of Mr. and Mrs. Wyckoff this (Wednesday) evening. An invitationis extended to all to come and have a good time.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
V. M. Ayres has been paying the top price for wheat lately, he havingpurchased 500 bushels of C. W. Sifford and 600 bushels of C. Wolfe, twoof Bolton's leading farmers, to which he paid $1 per bushel.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
DIED. At her home in East Creswell Township, Wednesday, March 14th, 1883,Ella, wife of W. W. Fitzpatrick, in the seventeenth year of her age. Thedeceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shearer, and the sorrowinghusband and parents have the sympathy of the community.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Among the many improvements that every day witnessed at some of our businesshouses, the City Drug Store takes the lead. It has been refitted and repaintedthroughout, and now is the very picture of elegance and neatness. The proprietors,Messrs. Holloway & Fairclo, are doing a thriving business, which weare truly glad to see.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Messrs. Hays & Fouts have sold the Willow Springs ranch to Roberts& Co. The latter will run the stage station at the Spring, and in additionbuild a bridge across the stream at that point for the accommodation oftravel. Willow Springs is out of our bailiwick, being directly south ofArkansas City. Still, we are glad of the change, because it will make travelmore convenient in the eastern portion of the Strip. Caldwell Commercial.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Our townswoman, Mrs. E. S. Loomis, is a frequent contributor to EasternMagazines, and several articles from her pen, which we have had the pleasureof perusing, certainly show literary ability of a high order. As a proofthat we are only one among many of her admirers, we quote, from a privateletter in which the popular writer, Gail Hamilton, in speaking of Mrs. Loomis'"A Diverbium," which lately appeared in the Chicago WeeklyMagazine, characterized that production "as original, discriminating,excellent." Such criticism from such a source must indeed be an oasisin the desert of literary labor.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Mr. Paul W. Bossart, Superintendent of the Merchants Telephone Co., ofKansas, was in our city last week looking up a plan for connecting thiscity with Winfield by telephone. The company proposes to put up the necessaryplant for a subscription of $300 worth of tickets at fifteen cents each,each ticket entitling the holder to a five minutes conversation over theline. The same company have about completed arrangements for connectingWell- ington, Hunnewell, and Caldwell; and Winfield and Wellington alreadybeing connected. the completion of a line from here to Winfield would giveus direct communication with all the above named points. This is an undertakingthat should receive the endorsem*nt of our people, as it would be of incalculablebusiness good, as well as an immense convenience. At this writing $200 ofthe $300 worth of tickets have been sold, which virtually entitle us tosay that `twill not be long `ere this greatest of modern conveniences willbe enjoyed by our citizens.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
MARRIED. Mr. James Connor and Miss Myrtle Bryant, of this city, weremarried by the Probate Judge at Winfield on Tuesday, March 13th, 1883. Wetake pleasure in wishing the young couple long life and happiness.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Several Indian children passed through our city last week on their wayto school at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. They were neatly dressed, and werea bright, intelligent group. Our photographer, I. H. Bonsall, took a photoof them, which bears us out in this assertion.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
One of the features of the exercises of the M. E. Conference, at Winfield,was the introduction of Hon. W. P. Hackney and a cordial welcome tenderedby Bishop Harris. Mr. Hackney was called upon for a speech, and made onewhich stirred up the sluggish Metho- dist blood and set the preachers inattendance to cheering like the successful crowd at a political convention.Bill pledged the body to continue his labor in favor of prohibition andwill not only work for it but pledged himself hereafter to be consistentby not allowing a drop of intoxicating liquor to go down his throat. Wellingtonian.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
1,400 Sheep Burned. We are sorry to chronicle the fact that on Sundaylast our townsman, Mr. M. Crocker, was so unfortunate as to meet with theloss above mentioned by fire. Mr. Crocker's ranch was located about twelvemiles west and four miles south in the Territory, and the fire which sweptdown upon the gale of Sunday last was not seen in time to take any measuresfor safety. The fire drove the sheep into a ravine where they piled up,and 1,400 out of 1,500 head were smothered in the smoke. The ranch, corrals,feed, etc., was swept away, causing a total loss of nearly $5,000.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
DIED, at his residence in this city, on Tuesday, March 13th, 1883, aftera lingering illness, Mr. W. F. Benedict, in the sixty-first year of hisage. The funeral took place the following day at the residence; the ceremoniesbeing conducted by Rev. Fleming, after which the remains were conveyed totheir last resting place followed by a long train of mourning relativesand friends. The deceased leaves a wife and two daughters to mourn a husband'sand a father's love, and to them in this dark hour, is tendered the heartfeltsympathy of this community.
"There is no Death! What seems so is transition;
This life of mortal breath is but a suburb of the life elysian,
Whose portal we call Death."
[MARKETS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Arkansas City Markets. The following table shows the market prices ofthe articles named today, March 20th, 1883.
Wheat per bushel, $.92 @ $1.00.
Corn per bushel, $.30 @ $.33
Oats per bushel, $.32
Irish potatoes per bushel, $1.00 @ $1.25
Sweet potatoes per bushel, $2.50
"Patent" flour per cwt., $3.50
Flour XXXX per cwt., $2.90
Flour XXX per cwt., $2.20
Bran per cwt., $.75
Hay per ton, $4.00
Hogs, gross, $5.00 @ $5.55
Cattle, butchers, gross, $2.50 @ $2.79
Sheep, butchers, gross, $2.50
Dry hides per lb., $.06 @ $.11
Green hides per lb., $.04 @ $.06
Bacon per lb., $.13 @ $.16
Lard per lb., $.14
Butter per lb., $.15 @ $.20
Eggs per dozen, $.10 @ $.15
Apples, green, per bushel, $1.40 @ $1.50
Onions, per bushel, $1.25
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Telegram Talk.
Capt. O. S. Rarick, of Arkansas City, was appointed undersheriff, lastWednesday, by Sheriff Gary.
On Tuesday Judge Gans tied the nuptial knot for James W. Conner and MyrtleB. Bryant, all of Arkansas City.
John Hyden has returned to his "first love," the shoe business,and can be henceforth found with Pugsley & Zook.
Billy Anderson, an old-time Winfield boy, but now of Harper City, wasrecently married to Miss Alice Fletcher, of Hunnewell.
Mrs. Frank Speers, of Arkansas City, who has been visiting the last fewdays with Mrs. James Vance, returned home Tuesday.
On the third of April Wellington will vote on the proposition to issue$20,000 in bonds for the purpose of constructing waterworks in that city.
[CHEROKEE STRIP STOCKMEN.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
A reward of $2,000 is offered by the stockmen of the Strip, for the apprehensionand conviction of cattle thieves. This means business. If anybody is disposedto appropriate other people's cattle in the Territory south of us, he willfind it a very unhealthy occupation.
We are informed that the eastern part of the county is being rapidlytaken up by parties who propose to run their farming business without fences.If this is true, it is a grand mistake. This course will naturally drivestock out of the county, and farming without stock is not the business forthis country.
The Cherokee Strip Stockmen have recommended the appointment of A. B.Mayhew as one of the railroad commissioners. It is fair and just that thestockmen of the southwest should have a representative on the commission,and we do not know of a better man for the place than A. B. Mayhew.
We have received the premium list for the first annual Fat Stock show,to be held at Riverview Park, Kansas City, Missouri, from Vol. 1st to 8th,1883, under the auspices of the K. C. Fat Stock Show Association. A glanceover the rules, regulations, and awards, con- vinces us that Kansas Cityis not going to be outdone by any of her eastern sisters, and, in our opinion,will give an exhibition worthy of the Great Southwest.
[FARMERS: PLANT SORGHUM.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
It might be well for the farmers to plant a few acres of sorghum thisspring, the crop will pay handsomely. We have heard many farmers remarkthat they could get more good out of one acre of sorghum than any othercrop.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
MONEY TO LOAN. On improved farms, on long or short time, at a lower rateof interest than ever before loaned in this county. Curns & Manser,Winfield, Kans.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
BIG EMBLEM SHOWING GLOVE AND STATING "KID GLOVE."
Kid Glove is the latest improvement. They lace without hooks to catchor strain the kid. They are instantly laced or unlaced, by the simple pullingof the cords. They fit the hand and wrist perfectly, and excel all othersfor durability and simplicity of construction, care, and quickness in operation.
PRICE PER PAIR, ANY SIZE OR COLOR. [PRICE NOT GIVEN.]
For Sale by A. A. NEWMAN & Co.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
PAINT. Almost every kind of material that will mix with oil has beenused for Paint, but the universal decision of all who have experimentedwith paints is that PURE WHITE LEAD and ZINC is the best Paint ever made,and we will handle no other kind. We guarantee satis- faction or money refunded.Shepard & Maxwell.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Decorated China Set to be given away at Kimmel & Moore's, If youwant a chance, come soon or you will be left.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
Leave your orders for Corn Cobs at V. M. Ayres' with George Cunningham.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 21, 1883.
FARM WAGON for sale by John Neuman.
[KANSAS NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 28, 1883.
The Caldwell Commercial points with pride to the fact that twonew hotels are to be soon erected in that town.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 28, 1883.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office has issued an order openingto settlement and entry, under the Homestead laws, the withdrawn but notneeded, in the final adjustment of the grant made to the State of Arkansasin aid of the Little Rock & Fort Smith Railway.
[INDIAN TERRITORY: WIRE FENCES.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 28, 1883.
Secretary Teller has decided that the cattle ranch capitalists who havebeen putting up wire fences in the Indian Territory must either come toan amicable and satisfactory agree- ment with the Cherokee authorities orremove their fences. Over 1,000 miles of fencing have been built and comewithin the terms of the Secretary's decision. Agent Tufts, who is makinghimself quite numerous, reported recently in favor of the claims of thecattlemen. The Secretary, in a letter to Tufts, rebuked the latter severely,by declaring that his report is at variance with the facts. St. Louis Republican.
[CHEROKEE LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, March 28, 1883.
The following reply to the telegram sent to Governor Glick by the CherokeeLive Stock Association will, no doubt, be duly appreciated by them.
Ben S. Miller, Esq., Caldwell, Kansas.
MY DEAR SIR: Your telegram requesting the appointment of Hon. A. B. Mayhew,of Wellington, Kansas, is at hand. I have no control over the appointmentof railroad commis- sioners. Mr. Mayhew, by his vote, with his party, tookthe appointing power out of the hands of the Executive, whereby in precedentand decency it properly belonged. The politicians are now running the machinefor the benefit of the Republican party, and they expect to make the railroadcommissioners a potent engine in favor of a party organization, insteadof being an organization for the protection of the people against the wrongscommitted by the rail- roads upon them. Mr. Mayhew's vote contributed tothat result, and his appointment as a commissioner would simply be perpetuatingit. I am, sir, your obedient servant.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
BIRTH. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. L. Brown, of this city, a son.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Read S. Matlack's new "ad" and specials in this issue.
Ad. Jerseys in desirable colors at Matlack's.
Ad. Undressed real Kid Gloves for Ladies' wear at Matlack's.
Ad. The latest novelties in Veilings among which will be found some bigbargains at Matlack's.
Ad. Newest shades in Dress Goods, Dress Trimmings, and Ribbons at Matlack's.
Main Ad. TO MY PATRONS. Have just returned from the East where I havepurchased a large and complete stock of the latest Novelties in Dress Goodsand Trimmings, Spring and Summer Specialties in Dry Goods, Notions, etc.I have also one of the Largest and most Fashionable Stocks of Clothing everbrought to the city, which must be seen to be appre- ciated. Full line ofNEW GOODS in every department of Dry Goods, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes,Clothing, etc., to which attention is invited. Thanking you for past favors,I solicit your patronage in the future. Respectfully, S. MATLACK.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Yearlings are selling in Southwest Texas at $12 to $14 per head.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Cal. Dean and John Gooch were circulating around town Monday.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
FOUND. A sheep man's memorandum book, can be had at this office.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Capt. Payne & Harris, of the War Chief, were in the city Monday.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Next Tuesday is the day appointed for the election of municipal offices.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Geuda Springs' Salt Lake will shortly be adorned with pleasure boatsfor hire.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Winfield has organized a new militia company with D. H. Kretzinger ascaptain.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Bolton Farmers report the wheat crop as looking well, especially theearly sown.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Miss Jenny Lowry, one of Winfield's fairest daughters, is visiting Mrs.Wm. Benedict.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
BIRTH. Born in this city, on Thursday, March 22nd, 1883, to Mr. and Mrs.T. V. McConn, a son.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
We understand it is a settled fact that the War Chief will shortlybe published at Geuda Springs.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Sunday School was re-organized at the Theaker Schoolhouse in West Boltonon the 18th inst.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Miss Susie Hunt is now visiting at Dexter, but will start for her homein Texas in about a week.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
We understand that Mr. Drury Warren lost some half a dozen head of stockduring a recent prairie fire.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
U. S. Indian Inspector, Pollock, came in on Tuesday's train and immediatelystarted south for the territory.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mr. Schnee, of Bolton Township, we understand, is dangerously sick. Wehope he is not so bad as represented.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
A base ball club has been recently organized at the county seat, whichwill be known to fame as the "Winfields."
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
The Caldwell Hotel Co., capital $10,000, will commence a new hotel, fiftyby one hundred feet, in that city, at once.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mr. Wm. Auman, one of the TRAVELER's oldest friends and a thrifty farmer,paid us a very pleasant visit yesterday.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
We received communication from Salt City this week, but too late forinsertion this week. It will appear in our next.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
R. E. Fitzpatrick is putting up a neat residence just north of the propertyrecently sold by him in the west part of town.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Captain Nipp, the "boss" man whose range is in the easternpart of the Strip, was in the city last Monday. Caldwell Commercial.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mr. Ed. Bird will keep his cattle in the eastern part of the county thissummer and has fitted up a ranch south of Maple City.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
We hear rumors of several cases of dogs and cattle having died from hydrophobiain this vicinity during the past two weeks.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mr. Smith, the contractor for our Highland Hall, has been in town thepast week laying out work upon the building, etc.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Geo. Hagar, one of our oldest subscribers, and a live go-ahead farmerof West Bolton, paid this office an appreciated call Monday.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Rev. B. C. Swarts returned to the city on Monday last, and will probablyremain `till the end of the week before returning to Halstead.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mr. A. Marshall, of East Bolton, favored us with a call last Monday.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
There was a case of "drunk" on Saturday last, but it was notso bad but what it could just wobble along, and keep out of the calaboose.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Cal. Ferguson has purchased of D. A. McIntire his half interest in thelivery business and will henceforth conduct it himself at Geuda Springs.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mr. W. B. Kirkpatrick is doing a rushing business if we are to judgeby the amount of new goods that are constantly arriving at the Green Front.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
One of the most notable of the many improvements going on around townis the handsome addition to the residence of Archie Dunn on Fifth Street.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Preaching in McLaughlin's Hall next Lord's day morning and evening byEld. J. J. Broadbent, a Christian minister. All are invited to attend.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Major Drumm says the cattle on the range look like the d , or words tothat effect
that there are lots of dead ones and more that will die. Post.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mr. B. F. Baldwin and wife, formerly of Cowley County, but now of Colorado,we notice have been visiting some of their old time friends at Winfield.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Ed. Haight, County Surveyor, was in the city making surveys of severalpieces of property yesterday, upon which residences will shortly be erected.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
LOST. A note from T. H. McLaughlin to E. B. Parker for $400. The propertyis of no value except to owner. Finder will please return to this office.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mr. D. Annis, nephew of Geo. Hager, has purchased the North propertyin West Bolton for $800. He has put up a house and is now living on thepremises.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Miss Gertrude Fowler, of Iowa, and Miss Brooks, of Kentucky, who arevisiting Win-field, paid this town a short visit last week, visiting Mrs.E. P. Baker.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
The splendid rains of Saturday filled a universal want, and now the gardenmakercan proceed with his or her work, as the case may be, with fair prospects.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
M. H. Bennett and Timberlake & Hall sold their Indian Territory ranches,5,000 cattle, and 35 horses to the Cragin Cattle Company, of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, for $155,000.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
WANTED. A girl to do cooking and light house-work in a small family atPonca Agency. Wages $3 per week. Address H. H. Arthur, Ponca Agency, IndianTerritory.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Dr. Bird, of Kaw Agency, we are sorry to learn, has been dangerouslysick, but latest reports state him to be somewhat better. We sincerely hopehe may speedily recover.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Work upon the superstructure of our Highland Hall has commenced in goodearnest; the castings, lumber, stone, etc., being on the ground, and thelower floor joists are being put down. Mr. Ashton, of Lawrence, who is knownas the builder of our Schoolhouse, will have a hand in the stone work, etc.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
MARRIED. At the residence of Mr. Hysinger in Liberty Township, on Wednesday,March 21st, 1883, by Rev. H. S. Lundy; Eugene Herbert to Miss Rosa Harris.The TRAVELER extends congratulations.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Rev. H. S. Lundy, who has been engaged the past six months on the ArkansasCity circuit of the M. E. Church, has been returned by the Conference andwill continue his labors among us the coming year.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Miss Eva Dent, who formerly made her home in this city and who has beenspending the winter in Illinois, returned to this place last week, and willprobably remain with her friends here during the summer.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
The Southwest Bolton S. P. U. will meet at the Mercer Schoolhouse nextSaturday evening, March 31st. All members are requested to be present asbusiness of importance will be brought before the meeting. F. LORRY, Capt.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Last Saturday F. Cole sold two pigs to Myers Bros., of this city. Theylacked three days of being eight months old, weighed three hundred and tenpounds each, and brought six and one-half cents per pound. Hog raising paysevery time in Sumner County. Press.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Owing to the old road to Ayres' mill being somewhat changed by the layingof the switch track, parties having business at the said mill should keepstraight south until the R. R. is crossed, and then along the south sideof the switch track to the mill. This ensures a good road.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Bert Thompson, who presides at Stedman's gunsmithing establishment, metwith an accident last week through the discharge of a pistol he was examining.The ball passed through one of his toes and though not a serious injurywill insure his "going slow" for a few days.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Hon. Ryan, representative from Doniphan County, was in the city lastweek, visiting Hiram Long, of Cleardale, and other friends in that vicinity.He expressed himself as much surprised at the development of our countyand particularly complimented Arkansas City on her appearance and futureprospects.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
DIED. At the residence of his parents, S. A. and Parmelia Neer, in SaltCity, Thursday, March 15th, at 3 o'clock p.m., of quick consumption, LouisE. Neer, aged 19 years 7 months and 15 days. He was buried the followingday at 3 o'clock p.m., by the Good Templars, of which order he was a member,and was followed to his last resting place by a large con- course of sorrowingfriends. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of the entire communityin their great affliction. Herald.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Senator Hackney received an elegant gold ring from James Christian lastweek. Judge Christian sent it as a testimonial of his regard for Mr. Hackney'searnest and effective work in securing his pension. Although totally blind,the Judge is one of the happiest men in the county. He realizes that thisis indeed a country that "cares for him who has borne the brunt ofthe battle, and his widows and orphans." Two years ago Senator Hackneygot a concurrent resolution through the legislature requesting the Commissionerof Pensions to put Mr. Christian on the rolls at once. His blindness wascaused by a sun-stroke received while in the army. Winfield Courier.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
A Baptist preacher, John R. Yeats, discovered the "Millennium Springs,"on Greasy Creek, Arkansas. It flows from a mountain 400 feet high, is thecolor of cider, and tastes like apple brandy. An eyewitness says: "Thoseunder the influence of the water are perfectly ecstatic, hugging and lovingeverything they meet. Old men and old women, young men and young ladies,embrace each other by hugging and kissing. I met an old white-haired manand woman, I suppose about eighty years old, and they were hopping and skippinglike lambs. I saw hundreds lying around the spring so drunk they could notstand, and they were lying and laughing, trying to clap their hands."Cherokee Advocate.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mr. W. G. Miller, who has leased the blacksmith shop lately occupiedby himself and Mr. Parr, has concluded to make his home with us. Mrs. Millerand daughter arrived in town last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mrs. I. H. Bonsall had a large tumor removed last Saturday at Cincinnati,Ohio, by Dr. Connor, and is doing as well as could be expected. This willindeed be good news to the lady's many friends.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Mrs. L. Mann & Co. will shortly open up a Millinery and Hair Workingestablishment, in this city, in the building now in course of erection onSouth Summit Street, next to the Chicago Lumber Yard. Further notice willbe given.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
J. M. Semple recently sold the west half of his place in West Boltonto Messrs. Via & Spradling, of Guelph Township, Sumner Co. Both gentlemenhave taken steps for the erection of houses and other improvements upontheir new property.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
An election will be held at the Council Rooms of the City of ArkansasCity, on the first Monday, the 2nd day of April, A. D., 1883, for the purposeof electing the following city officers for the ensuing year, to-wit: Amayor, five councilmen, and a police judge.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
We understand that Mr. Stanton, a lawyer from Pennsylvania, has purchasedthe DeBruce property on North Summit Street and intends to make his futurehome with us, and go into the practice of his profession. We are glad towelcome him.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Rev. B. C. Swarts was in the city last week visiting his sons and daughters,and looking after his business interests. Mr. Swarts was in attendance uponthe M. E. Conference, by which he has been returned to his charge at Halstead,Kansas, for another year.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Hollister, of Caldwell, was in the city last week,when we had the pleasure of meeting him, and from him we learned of theshooting at Caldwell of one Mr. Lain by Dr. Noble while in a state of intoxication.The shooting took place in a saloon.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
We hear it rumored that Capt. J. B. Nipp, of Arkansas City, will be acandidate for County Treasurer this fall. The southern portion of the countyis undoubtedly entitled to a place on the county ticket, and no better mancould be selected to fill it then Capt. Nipp. He is a sound Republican andhas done more work for the party than any man we know of in that sectionof the county. He has a host of friends in this locality who will rallyto his support if he decides to be a candidate. Burden Enterprise.
[CATTLEMEN: TERRITORY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
O. Thompson, who is holding cattle with Greever, Houghton & Co.,came in from his home at Liberty, Missouri, Wednesday. After the stock meeting,he will try the waters of the Cimarron for awhile.
David Tomlinson has contracted with Gregory, Eldred & Co., to erectwire fence around their range in the Territory. The fence is to be 60 milesin length. The posts and wire are all on the ground.
Reports from the range are that cattle are causing some trouble by gettingmired in the mud along the streams, and dying before assistance could reachthem. Many of the animals are poor and weak, and when they are in searchof water, and get in the mud, they have not sufficient strength to get out.
It will be seen from the published report of the cattle inspector forthe Cherokee Strip, there were recovered for the Association at Kansas City,during the shipping season of 1882, 207 head of cattle, valued at $7,500,while quite a number were caught at St. Louis and the agency. This is amatter of the greatest importance to the cattlemen of this section, andshould not be overlooked at the meeting at this place on the 28th and 29thinst., as nearly all the cattle from this section goes to or by the wayof Kansas City.
[HORSE THIEVES: TERRITORY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
For some time past a gang of horse thieves have been plying their vocationin the Territory, but up to within a few weeks past succeeded in eludingall efforts made to discover their mode of operation or whereabouts.
The circ*mstance which has led to the demoralization of the outfit wasthe purchase of a pony by Capt. Nipp of a cowboy named Jay Wilkinson somethree weeks since, which pony Capt. Nipp afterwards discovered, had beenstolen from the Territory. With this information Deputy McIntire and a Mr.Phipps started out in search of Wilkinson, whom they learned was in thevicinity of the Cimarron River. Hearing that Wilkinson and several of hiscompanions had fled to a dug-out, and were fixing for a fight, Mr. McIntiredeemed it advisable to return to Caldwell for reinforcements, and beingjoined by Deputy U. S. Marshal Hollister and another officer, the four returned,and after considerable reconnoiter- ing and a lively chase, succeeded inmissing their men, but captured one Hostetler, another member of the gang,with whom they started to the State, where Hostetler was committed to theWinfield jail to await the next term of U. S. Court at Wichita, not beingable to give the $500 bail required. Wilkinson, who had been dodging aroundtrying to swap for a fresh horse, was gathered in by the boys at JohnsonRanch, who carried him to Caldwell and turned him over to Deputy Hollister,who straightway telegraphed to Messrs. McIntire and Nipp the fact of hispossession and declared the intention of leaving for this place, requestingthese gentlemen to meet him, which they did, bringing Wilkinson to townwhere he had an examination, and was committed to jail with Hostetler. Anotherof the gang, known as Mulvane George, was also arrested, but gave $500 bailand is now at large.
Deputy McIntire informs us he expects shortly to have more of the gangin his clutches, in which we hope he may not be mistaken.
[TUFTS: REPORT RELATIVE WIRE FENCES.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
The following synopsis of Agent Tufts' report to the Secretary of theInterior on the question of Wire Fences in the Territory, will doubtlessbe of interest to many of our readers.
It is estimated that 300,000 head of cattle are being herded on the Strip,100,000 of which do not pay taxes to the Cherokees. There are 950 milesof fencing belonging in the main to citizens of the United States, and allof which has been put up in the past year. These parties are supplied withgates for traveling through, so that they do not interfere with legitimatetravel or mail routes. Agent Tufts thinks that these fences will be of incalculablegood in restraining the cutting of timber which has been ruthlessly goingon in the past, and therefore says: "I respectfully recommend thatthe fences now on these lands be permitted to remain, and other partiesdesiring to fence be permitted to do so subject to the following conditions."
"1st. Permission from the Cherokee Nation must be obtained.
"2nd. That no fences shall be erected within two miles of any postroad.
"3rd. If any parties fencing their range cut or permit any timberto be cut within their pastures, shall be subject to removal from the Territoryand the fences destroyed.
"4th. All fences shall be removed at once from the Territory wheneverthose in posses- sion shall be notified to do so by the department.
"The effect of a settlement of this matter in this way will be thatthe Indian office will not be called upon every few months to remove fromthe Territory cattlemen who refuse to pay tax. The Cherokee Nation willcollect double the tax; the destruction of the timber will be effectuallystopped, and the young timber protected from fire.
"The only opposition I found to this fencing was from those whoclaimed that the timber on these lands belonged to anybody that got it,and from those who live in the States and own large herds of cattle on theselands and refuse to pay taxes. The Pennsylvania Oil Company, who attemptedto fence without permission from the Cherokee authorities and enclose theranges, and owners of small herds of cattle on which they had paid Cherokeetax, have agreed to settle with those whose ranges they had intended toenclose in their pasture, and obtain permission of the Cherokee authorities,or go elsewhere for their range.
"This arrangement satisfies Mr. C. M. Scott, and others, who complainedto the Depart- ment of the action of the Oil Company, and if permitted todo so, will fence their ranges during the coming summer."
[COURIER CLIPS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
Judge Torrance has not yet rendered his decision in the Colgate case.It ought to be a good one, when it comes.
Ex-Senator Pyburn has decided to return to Kansas. He will probably returnto Winfield.
Senator Hackney has sold his residence property on Twelfth Avenue andMillington Street to Mr. Geo. Ordway for twenty-five hundred dollars. Mr.Hackney gives possession April first.
The real estate transfers for last week, as shown by Curns & Manser'sabstract books, in Cowley County, amounted to sixty-nine thousand nine hundredand fifty dollars. Cowley is booming more than ever.
A very strange accident occurred to a fine mare belonging to Will Timberman,in Pleasant Valley Township, last Thursday. The mare had been sick for aweek and Will turned her into the pasture, which is near the railroad. Soonafter she was put in, a train came along and she started off on a run. Somepersons noticed her running and saw her stop suddenly and stand still. Theywent out to investigate and found all four of the mare's legs broken upnear the shoulder and hips, and standing out like the legs on a clothes-horse.She was imme- diately dispatched with an ax. She seemed to be unable tomove or fall over.
Mr. P. W. Bossart, Superintendent of the Kansas and Missouri TelephoneCompany, was in the city Saturday, and made a proposition whereby this placeand Arkansas City could be connected by telephone. He proposes to buildthe line provided five hundred dollars worth of conversation tickets aresubscribed. These tickets cost fifteen cents each and are good for fiveminutes talk over the line. Three hundred dollars have been subscribed atArkansas City, leaving two hundred to be taken here. A large part of thenecessary amount is already taken, and the line will be a good thing forboth towns. Mr. Bossart also intends connecting us with Wellington, Caldwell,Hunnewell, and Wichita, in the near future.
[NEWS FROM MEDICINE LODGE.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
We neglected to mention in our last issue the appointment of John Elsenas captain of the Sand Creek and Hackberry Pool. John is a first-class fellowand will make a good captain.
The city is gradually getting provided with good sidewalks. When thecrossings are completed, the opportunities for getting about dry shod willbe equal to any town in the Southwest.
A young man who wanted to teach school near Caldwell could not tell thedifference between horizontal and perpendicular, but the examiners excusedhim and gave him a certificate because they had been that way themselves.
The city council at their meeting last Wednesday evening passed a resolutiondirecting the drug stores, and other places where intoxicating liquors aresold, to be fined $20.00 each for the month of February. We have alwaysexpressed our disapproval of this system of fines. It is all wrong in principal,and has had the effect to encourage whiskey selling, and increase drunkennessand disorder.
[FRAUD: PORTABLE ELECTRIC LIGHT.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 28, 1883.
The Portable Electric Light, of which we published an account some timesince, has turned out to be a fraud. We had, as we thought, sufficient guaranteeof its genuineness, or should not have given it room in the TRAVELER. Theconcern was known as the Portable Electric Light Co., with offices and manufactoryat Boston, Mass.
[KANSAS NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 4, 1883.
A prairie fire on the farm of C. N. Crocker, fifteen miles from ArkansasCity, destroyed about fourteen hundred sheep.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 4, 1883.
Butler County is again in the throes of a county seat fight. Augustaleads the attacking column with a strong petition and a bonus of $25,000in the shape of county buildings.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 4, 1883.
Advices from El Dorado say a fire in the city engine house, in whichalso was the city prison, destroyed the entire building, the fire engine,and $600 worth of rubber hose. Frank C. Hamilton, who was a prisoner inthe calaboose, was roasted alive, his charred remains being taken from theprison after it had almost burned to the ground. Hamilton was a laboreron the St. Louis, Fort Scott and Wichita railroad, and was a tough casewhen drunk.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 4, 1883.
Under the new law any married person in Kansas, having no children, maydevise one- half of his or her property to other persons than the husbandor wife.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 4, 1883.
The session of Congress just closed appropriated $300,000 to the Cherokeesas payment for the lands now occupied by the Nez Perces, Pawnees, Poncas,and Otoes, which land was formerly owned by the Cherokees.
[AD.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 4, 1883.
CENTRAL AVENUE HOTEL, O. C. BRYANT, PROPRIETOR, ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS.Has been entirely re-fitted and re-furnished, and is replete with all theappoint- ments of a first-class hotel at reasonable rates. PATRONAGE OFTHE PUBLIC IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mulvane has a new paper.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Geuda Springs now has two papers.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Jake Musgrove was in the city Friday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
A brand new awning adorns the front of S. Matlack's store.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. Wright, of Wright's canyon, paid us a pleasant call yesterday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
The partition timbers for the Highland Hall are now in position.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Peter Pearson reports the wholesale furniture trade to be booming.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Burden now has a post of the G. A. R. It was organized on the 24th ult.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
The sun made its appearance for the first time in six days last Sunday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
The lumber is on the ground for O. S. Rarick's new residence on NinthStreet.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
We received a pleasant call from Mr. Edwards, our county map man, yesterday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
All post office box-rents are now due for the quarter commencing April1st, 1883.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Another residence just completed in the south part of town by Mr. GeorgeTimpy.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. DeBruce has rented Manly Capron's residence in the northwest partof town.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Capt. Nipp purchased a fine Hambletonian stock horse last week, for whichhe paid $500.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Joe Hoyt's new residence in the west part of town has been much improvedby a new fence.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Stockmen say that the only grass to be found yet is grass meadows, andthey are not very abundant.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. J. C. Pickering has gone to Otoe Agency, where he takes the positionof Agency blacksmith.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Wichita streets are all torn up with the preparation incident to layingdown the track for street cars.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. Samuel Hoyt is about to put up a new house just north of Prof. Atkinson'shouse on North Ninth Street.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
WANTED. At Ponca Agency, Indian Territory, a girl to do general housework. Address, J. H. SHERBURNE.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
W. A. Ela, we are informed, last week made a sale of 37 head of cowswith calves at an average of $40 per head.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. Ham Kirtly and wife, late of Topeka, have located here, and are puttingup a home in the northwest part of town.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Within the past four weeks, over fifteen new residences have been completedin this city. This needs no comment at our hands.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Dr. Bird has left the Kaw Agency and gone back east for his health. Wesincerely hope he may permanently recover the same.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. Tom Mantor has greatly improved the appearance and convenience ofhis residence by erecting a kitchen to the back end of it.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
T. R. Houghton has purchased several lots in block 131 in this city,which he will shortly improve with a view to erecting a residence.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Prof. Atkinson we understand has purchased a couple more lots contiguousto his present residence. This much improves his property.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mrs. H. Davis and Mrs. H. Rahey were in the city last Friday, visitingMrs. J. H. Hilliard. They returned to their home in Wichita Saturday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. R. A. Houghton is building an addition to his residence in the northeastpart of town, which will add greatly to its appearance and convenience.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
The DeBruce property on north Summit Street, purchased by Mr. Stanton,is being put in a thorough state of repair as well as being considerablyenlarged.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. Beal, representing a mill machinery firm, was in the city last week,looking after the contract for putting in the machinery of the new millshortly to be put up on our canal.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
In company with J. H. Hilliard, of this city, we last week took in thatwicked town of Wichita, and for a way-up time we are under obligations toseveral of her livest b'hoys.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
The J. S. Danford business, it is said, was finally compromised yesterday.The agreement is to give the creditors the property owned by Danford inSumner County. Wellington Press.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
A man named Frank Hamilton was locked up in the calaboose at El Doradorecently. He set it on fire, burning it and the city's fire engine and hosereel. Hamilton perished in the flames.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
The real estate boom we are now enjoying needs no further proof thanthe statement that property to the amount of $100,000 has already changedhands through our real estate men, Green & Snyder.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
WANTED. Six good Stone Masons and laborers to work on the Opera Housein Arkan-sas City, Kansas. Good wages will be paid. 800 bushels of Lime,4,000 bushels of sand, 100 cords of rock. Parties wishing to furnish anypart of this material will call on JOHN Q. ASHTON on and after April 4th,1883.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
The improvements that are almost daily taking place in our city wereforcibly brought to our notice last Saturday afternoon by Mr. A. W. Patterson,who drove us around town in one of the elegant outfits turned out by theMammoth Livery Stable, and for which we tender our thanks.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Miss Linnie Peed, who has just finished teaching several terms of schoolin the vicinity of Newton, Kansas, returned to the city on Saturday last.She remained in the city until Monday, when she and her mother took leavefor Geuda Springs, where they will probably remain during the summer.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
We were in error in stating that the Indian children whose pictures weretaken by I. H. Bonsall some two weeks since were on their way to school.They were a party of Kaw children in their Sunday attire, who were in townupon a pleasure trip and to have their photos taken. They were in chargeof the matron and one of their teachers.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. Ira Barnett has let the contract to Messrs. Beecher & Son foran $800 addition to his residence, which will when completed, be an elegantand commodious improvement for the same.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
The Pawnee Agency correspondent of the Cheyenne Transporter says:
"We have another merchant, Mr. Rice, of the Pawnee tribe. He iswell qualified for the business, and we hope he may prosper."
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mrs. Peed left for Geuda Springs last Monday and will probably remainthere the coming summer, where she expects to be joined in a few days byher daughter, Linnie, who at present is engaged in our post office.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
A. W. Patterson informs us he intends to put up a residence on the easthalf of the property lately purchased by him on Fifth Avenue. He has alreadyset out quite a number of trees and made preparations for fencing, etc.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Ferguson, who have been residing in this city for thepast year, left for Otoe Agency this morning, where they will make theirfuture home. They will be visited each week by the TRAVELER.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Manly Capron and family started for the Otoe Agency, where he goes totake charge of the trader's store. Mr. Capron is well-known and respectedin this city and has the best wishes of many friends for his success inhis new home.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Hymenal. RANDALL - SCOTT. Mr. W. M. Randall and Mrs. Jane Scott, bothof this city, were married by Rev. Moorhead at the M. E. Parsonage on Thursday,March 29th, 1883. That their union may be full of joy and of many yearsduration is the hearty wish of their friends, the TRAVELER included.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
The Caldwell Post, speaking of the capture of J. Wilkinson andother members of the same gang, has this to say of the gentlemen who succeededin capturing them.
"The officers should be highly commended for their promptness ingathering in this young gang of outlaws so soon after their depredationscame to light. Cash Hollister and George McIntire are a pair of marshalsthat will do to draw to every time, and Caldwell and Arkansas City are proudof them."
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
The Indian appropriation bill provides an item of five thousand dollarsfor the removal of the Northern Cheyennes, now on this reservation, to amore genial clime and more favor- able location at some northern Agency.These Indians have never been contented at this Agency, and have alwaysbeen the disturbing element among the Cheyennes and Arapahos, and it isexpected that their removal north again will tend to leave our Indians ina more settled condition. Cheyenne Transporter.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Mr. Lyman Herrick, an old-time settler of Cowley County, but for thepast two years and a half of Elora, Canada, returned to the city last week,and will probably spend a part of the summer in this vicinity. Mr. Herrickis accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Hortop, who has come hither with theexpectation of benefitting her health. We sincerely hope that the climateof Southern Kansas may be very beneficial to her, and may speedily rescueher from the vise- like grip of that terrible illness, known as consumption.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
A dance was held at Mr. Buzzi's house in Bolton last Wednesday evening,where there were seventy-five participants. Mr. Buzzi has a very large houseand his well-known hospi- tality draws his friends from near and afar. Theyoung folks of Bolton are quite adept in the art, and join in the mazy waltzwith an air of grace and ease that would astonish some of our experts inthe city. And for calling the figures of a quadrille, why, they can beatanything. They danced until three o'clock in the morning, and it is saida new call was made in every set.
[STOCKMEN: TERRITORY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Reports from the various ranges east, south, and west of us are thatthe whole country is beginning to look quite green. On the lower Wash*tarange the grass is already two inches high, but rain is needed just nowto make it grow with further rapidity. The losses on that range and on theTexas line is the same as in this section, and west of uscomparatively lightand confined to through cattle and yearlings that were in thin flesh, atthe commence- ment of winter. Stockmen generally are congratulating themselvesthat the losses sustained were no heavier after enduring the severe winterjust passed. Transporter.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
DIED. We are pained to record the death, in this city, on Sunday last,of little Tommy, the two and a half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Grady,from the effects of a cold con- tracted while recovering from the measles.The remains were taken to Wichita on Monday for interment. The grief strickenparents have the heartfelt sympathy of the community in this their hourof sorrow, and we trust may be supported by Him who said, "Suffer littlechildren to come unto me . . . for of such is the kingdom of Heaven."
[CITY ELECTION.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
At the city elections last Monday, the following ticket was elected,and the vote cast will be seen by the following.
CITIZEN'S TICKET:
MAYOR, H. D. KELLOGG, 193.
COUNCILMEN:
O. S. Rarick, 159
T. McIntire, 162
F. Schiffbauer, 167
E. D. Eddy, 198
J. Ridenour, 157
POLICE JUDGE: I. H. Bonsall, 162
There was another ticket in the field differing in some of the candidatesfor councilmen, but the highest vote it received was 46which with severalscattering votes for different parties for the various offices constitutethe total of the vote polled.
[CATTLE: TERRITORY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883
F. Y. Ewing is up from his ranch and says the wintered cattle are doingwell, though thin, and should a storm come many would die. Many throughcattle have died, and it will test the endurance of many horses to pullthrough in shape for work.
Henry Johnson, cattle inspector at Kansas City during the past seasonof the Cherokee Stock Association, came in yesterday from Maj. Drumm's ranch.He is now on his way to Kansas City to fill the same position for the associationthe coming summer.
R. B. Clark is up from the Cimarron and reports cattle thin, but sayshe has seen but a few dead ones. The new crop of grass is coming nicelyand there is a great number of young calves that are looking nicely, hereports.
An extensive strike among the cowboys in the Panhandle of Texas is progressingand trouble is apprehended. They demand an increase from $30 to $50 permonth, which so far stockmen refuse to pay. Violence is threatened to newmen if they commence work. Stock- men threaten to call on the State forces.
[GEUDA SPRINGS. NEWS ABOUT BOOMERS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Prohibition prohibits here now.
If one-half of the trees live that are being set out here this spring,it will make quite a change in the appearance of our town.
The Oklahoma War Chief came out last week headed Geuda Springs,and we understand the editor expects to buy an outfit and start to workhere in a few days.
It seems that the Law Enforcement Club has done some good here as weare informed that it is now impossible to get a drink of whiskey in town,except for medical, scientifical, and mechanical purposes.
The A. V. Democrat man must be getting hard up for subscribers,judging from the extra-ordinary inducements offered to new subscribers.To all new subscribers they offer to furnish the paper from now until the1st of January, 1884, for $1.50, the regular price being $1.50 a year.
Oklahoma Payne was in our city a few days last week. We understand heintends moving here with his family and making this place Oklahoma headquarters.Democrat.
Capt. Payne is here with his family, and intends starting from here withhis colony about the 1st of May. Geuda Springs is now the headquarters ofPayne's Oklahoma Colony.
[SHOOTING AT CALDWELL: DR. NOBLE.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
This time that unnecessary, infernal machine, the six-shooter, was inthe hands of one of the most prominent physicians and citizens of the county;the result is a blasted name, a heart-broken family, and the life of a youngman of fine education and fair habits hanging upon a thread, while the friendsof the assaulting party are bowed with grief and shame at the possible endingof this sad affair.
On last Thursday, at about 3:30 p.m., Dr. W. A. Noble, while under theinfluence of liquor, shot, with a six-calibre six-shot revolver, C. C. Everhart,in the Roberts saloon. Three shots were fired almost instantly, and whenthe smoke cleared away Everhart was found to have been hit twice. One ballentered the left breast just below the collar bone, and, ranging downward,passed through the upper part of the left lung and came out at the back.The other ball entered on the right of the spinal column, and came out throughthe fleshy part of the shoulder. Being but a flesh wound, it is not dangerous.The other wound may prove fatal, although Everhart may live three or fourmonths, or may die in a week. Dr. Noble was arrested immediately after theshooting, and was brought before Justice Ross Saturday morning, and wasadmitted to bail in the sum of $100,000 for his appearance before the sameofficer yesterday morning. The bail bond was signed by ten of our citizens.This case is likely to come up before a jury of citizens of this county,and we refrain from making further comments upon the subject. Caldwell Post.
[LAW ENFORCEMENT CLUB: GEUDA SPRINGS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Communicated. Editor Traveler: DEAR SIR: You will confer a favorby giving publicity to the accompanying preamble and resolutions adoptedby the "Law Enforcement Club" of this place, consisting of somefifty or sixty members, including a majority of the leading citizens inthe community.
These resolutions were presented to the editor of the Geuda SpringsHerald, with a request for publication, by the Club, and were not published,for reasons which he has not explained, and which he is not asked to explain.
The resolutions will fully explain themselves.
Up to last week the saloons were running in Geuda, in open violationof law, but they are both closed now, and will remain closed. This resulthas been brought about by the influence of the "Law Enforcement Club,"and that without a single prosecution.
The saloon keepers comprehended the fact that the "Club" meantbusiness, and hence, very wisely, made up their minds that the risks tobe taken in running their business were too great for the profits whichthey would probably receive.
They have both closed with a promise never to engage in the businessagain, and Mr. M. David has opened a meat market, and will, no doubt, receivea liberal patronage.
I firmly believe that if a similar course would be pursued, that thereis not a place in the State of Kansas where the liquor law cannot be enforced.
Moral and legal suasion must go hand in hand in order to make prohibitiona success. Very Respectfully, J. H. BERKEY.
1st. The fundamental principle of American Institutions is, "equaland exact justice to all."
2nd. Every true American citizen will abide by the laws of his country.
3rd. Any person who refuses to obey the laws of this country becomesan outlaw and forfeits his rights as an American citizen.
4th. There is at the present time in the State of Kansas and in thisvicinity a class of individuals which is receiving the benefits and protectionof her laws and at the same time defying and trampling under its feet certainof her laws, thus endangering the rights, peace, and prosperity of the lawabiding citizens of this State and vicinity.
Therefore, be it resolved that, in view of the above facts, we the undersigneddo hereby form ourselves into an association to be called the "LawEnforcement Club," of Geuda Springs, Salt City, and vicinity, and dosolemnly pledge our sacred honor as men and American citizens to use everylawful and honorable means to apprehend and bring to justice every violatorof local, State, or National law. This organization earnestly solicits thecoop- eration of all law abiding citizens, and will deem it a favor at anytime to receive reliable information in regard to any person who may beviolating the laws of this country.
The adoption of the above resolutions have been prompted by no othermotive than a desire to promote the best interests of society and establishsuch a reputation as a community as will have a tendency to draw into ourmidst an honorable and respectable class of people.
However, if the present system of outlawry and debauchery is permittedto exist in our vicinity, the reputation of this community will be suchas will repel all respectable people, and attach to it the most degraded,worthless, brutal, and dangerous elements of society.
[LYCEUM: BOLTON TOWNSHIP.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Communicated. Ed. Traveler: During the past winter the enterprisingcitizens of Dist. 96, Bolton Township, have conducted a Lyceum, greatlyto the instruction and amusem*nt of young and old, under the leadershipof J. B. Guthrie, supported by Messrs. Walton, Marshall, Conway, Andrews,and others, not to mention the Clark brothers. The object has been to cultivatea taste for refining literature, as well as to develop the forensic art;and by way of parenthesis, let me say that this is one of the most profitableways that the denizens of the rural districts can spend the long eveningsof the winter months, as it furnishes not simply amusem*nt and recreation,but is specially adapted to prepare the young people to acquit themselveswith credit in after life.
On Tuesday evening, March 27th, the closing exercises were held in theGuthrie school- house, which was crowded to its utmost capacity. A specialeffort was made to entertain the public pleasantly and profitably, and greatcredit is due the managers for the success of the entertainment. Messrs.Dayton, Hahn, McGinnis, and Arnett furnished instrumental music, with violin,guitar, and organ, which was highly appreciated. Several pieces of vocalmusic by Mrs. Sheats and others was well rendered. Eph Mowry and W. Maxwellrendered "Carve that Possum" and another two other plantationmelodies with good effect. It is not possible to enter into the merits ofthe literary part of the entertainment. The recitations and selections werein good taste, and well rendered, while the dialogues brought down the house.The reading of the Regulator displayed the usual amount of dry witand local thrusts which amused all. Owing to the lateness of the hour, thedebate, which has always been a prominent feature of the programme at theregular meetings, was set aside and doubtless Bolton Town- ship will neverknow what pent up bottles of eloquence Messrs. Conway and Clark will havefor private use the coming summer. On the whole the entertainment was excellentand the zeal of these Boltonites is worthy of imitation in other places.OBSERVER.
[COURIER CLIPS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Register Nixon is receiving piles of letters and propositions regardinghis new traction engine from persons who want to buy machines or becomeinterested in the patents.
Wirt W. Walton was presented with a magnificent gold watch by his constituentsat Clay Center Monday. It was a fitting testimonial to his efficient andenergetic labors in the session of the legislature just closed.
The County Treasurer has been notified of the intended consolidationof the Caldwell, Arkansas City, and Newton branches of the Santa Fe railroad.Our stock will be taken up and consolidated stock issued instead. The matterwill be brought up at the April meeting of the Board of Commissioners.
Every schoolhouse in Kansas should be surrounded by a grove of treescottonwoodswill do; elms, ash, and catalpas are better. County Superintendents shouldappoint a day to be devoted by the patrons and pupils to decorating andbeautifying the school grounds. A handsome school building in a grove ofthrifty young trees is a "thing of beauty and joy forever." Inno other way will a small amount of work and the investment of a small amountof money do so much good for the school and the town as in the plantingand cultivating of trees in our school grounds.
[DRUNKS, NOT COWBOYS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
For several weeks a number of "boys" who have put in a monthor two on a cattle ranch, have been loitering around town in a semi-intoxicatedcondition, making themselves gener- ally obnoxious to everyone by theirboisterous and profane language. It is a slur on the real "cow-boy"to give them that name, which they pride themselves in being called, forthey are not "cow-boy," and never have been known to herd morethan a day's ride from town, and then only a month at one time. There issome excuse for a man that has been on the range all winter to get a littleoff when he reaches the settlements, but for these town loafers who aretoo lazy to work on a farm, and are no account on a ranch, to be continuallydisturbing the peace of this community, there is no excuse whatever, andtheir demonstrations should be stopped at once.
[GOVERNMENT BIDS: STOCK CATTLE.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, March21, 1883. SEALED PROPOSALS, indorsed "proposals for Stock Cattle,"and directed to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. 65 and 67 WoosterStreet, New York, will be received until 1 p.m., of Tuesday, April 24, 1883,for furnishing for the Indian service about 4,600 head of stock cattle,one-half cows, and one-half heifers, and 150 bulls graded.
Schedules showing the number and kind required at the different Agencieswill be furnished upon application to the Indian Office in Washington; orNos. 65 and 67 Wooster Street, New York; Wm. H. Lyon, No. 483 Broadway,New York; the Commissioners of Subsistence, U. S. A., at Cheyenne, Chicago,Leavenworth, Omaha, Saint Louis, Saint Paul, San Francisco, and Yankton,and the Postmaster at Sioux City.
Bids will be opened at the hour and day above stated, and bidders areinvited to be present at the opening.
All bids must be accompanied by certified checks upon some United StatesDepository for at least FIVE percent of the amount of the proposal. H. PRICE,Commissioner.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 11, 1883.
Advance sheets of the annual report of the Atchison, Topeka and SantaFe shows that the system now comprises 2,630 miles. The net earnings were$6,421,000, to which added re- ceipts, rentals, land grants, and incomebonds made the aggregate net receipts $7,280,000. Dividends paid $3,325,000.Surplus for the year, $1,288,800. Of the 2,630 miles nearly 1,700 are laidwith steel rails. The equipment is 10,000 passenger cars and 348 locomotives.There is no floating debt.
[KANSAS NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 11, 1883.
El Dorado Times: The city fire engine was burned a great dealeasier and quicker than it was paid for. Its total cost, first and last,must be near $4,000, and of the six fires we have had since its purchase,it never saved a dime's worth of property.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 11, 1883.
Dr. Noble shot a man at Caldwell, the other night. Noble came into asaloon flourishing a revolver and threatening to kill the bartender. A friendof Noble took the revolver from him in order to prevent trouble, but theirate doctor procured another, and fired three shots into the body of histoo solicitous friend, dangerously, if not fatally wounding him.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 11, 1883.
A contract has been made for an irrigating ditch which will leave theArkansas River twelve miles west of Dodge, and, following generally thecourse of the divide between the Arkansas and the Saw Log, will cross thebend of the Arkansas to Kinsley. It will be forty feet wide, and will carryfour feet of water, with a fall through the greater portion of the lengthof a foot and a half to the mile, which is as great as can be allowed withoutundue abrasion of the banks. It will furnish water to a district nearlyfour miles wide at some points.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
An Indian Industrial School, maintained by the general government, isto be built at Lawrence, and Secretary Teller has forwarded the plans andspecifications of the building. A site of three hundred acres, just southof the city, has been secured. The school will accommodate 500 pupils. Thebuildings and grounds will cost $100,000, of which $10,000 has been raisedin Lawrence by private subscription. The government will defray the restof the expense. It will be ready for occupancy about the 1st of December,1883.
[CORRESPONDENCE: GEUDA SPRINGS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Communicated from Geuda Springs.
The TRAVELER publishes a communication this week from J. H. Berkey inregard to the law enforcement club and also some resolutions adopted bythe club. In his communica- tion he says: "These resolutions were presentedto the editor of the Geuda Springs Herald, with a request for publication;for reasons which he has not explained, and which he is not asked to explain."
If J. H. Berkey would like to know why these resolutions were not published,he can easily find out by calling on us. Our idea of the club was that itwas gotten up more for the purpose of benefitting the originator of thescheme, than for the benefit of the community, and, although the club hascertainly done some good, we still hold the same opinion. It would not atall surprise us to hear of him as a candidate for some office in the nearfuture. Geuda Springs Herald.
I am very glad that the editor of the Herald has explained whyhe did not publish the resolutions referred to, and I sincerely hope hewas prompted by no other motive than a holy fear that I would in some mysteriousway become a candidate for office, and thus spread desolation and terroramong the helpless and innocent women and children throughout the UnitedStates, and perhaps Texas.
I must acknowledge that I have been thwarted in my deep laid scheme bythe "Great Mind Reader of the West," whose ponderous intellectenabled him with his mental micro- scope to analyze my motives, which theentire membership of the "Law Enforcement Club" had failed todiscern.
For a number of years, I have been an earnest and somewhat enthusiasticadherent to the great cause of temperance, using my limited means and talentsat all times and under all circ*mstances, for the emancipation of my fellowmanfrom the curse of drunkenness. In pursuing such a course, I have had thesame silly and unwarrantable charges made by the editor of the Heraldthrown at me by liquor dealers and their hirelings from time to time,but never before from a professed temperance man. However, I have neverallowed myself to be diverted by any senseless personal thrusts from doingwhat little I could in the cause of right, and thus some good has been accomplished,as has been the case in this vicinitynot by myself but by placing my shoulderto the wheel with my friends and neighbors working in unison for the samepurpose.
Had the editor of the Herald been imbued with a desire to workfor the best interests of his community, he would never have been deterredfrom uniting with his neighbors simply from the fact that he supposed therewas one designing person in their number.
As I have neither the time nor inclination to engage in an uninteresting,unnecessary personal controversy, the editor of the Herald will notbe referred to by myself in the future.
The good which has been accomplished in this community by organizationdemonstrates what may be done all over the country, and if the newspapersthroughout the State will call the attention of the people to the fact,it will only be a short time before prohibition, in Kansas, as far as tipplinghouses are concerned, will be an entire success.
The liquor dealer follows his business for the profit there is in itand just as soon as you make it unprofitable, he will go out of the business.
The temperance people in Kansas have the power by organizing to makethe illicit and damnable business of every liquor dealer in this State unprofitableby persistently following them up. Very respectfully, H. H. BERKEY.
[GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
OATS. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, Office of the Chief Quartermaster,Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, March 31, 1883.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, subject to the usual conditions, willbe received at the office, or at the offices of the Quartermasters at thePosts named below, until 12 o'clock noon, Leavenworth time, on Tuesday,May 1, 1883, at which time and places they will be opened in the presenceof bidders for furnishing and delivery of Wood, Coal, Charcoal, Hay, andStraw during the period beginning July 1, 1883, and ending June 30, 1884;and of Corn and Oats for the period beginning July 1, 1883, and ending November15, 1883, at Forts Leavenworth, Riley, and Hays, and Dodge City, JunctionCity and Caldwell, Kansas; Forts Supply Sill, Reno, and Gibson, Indian Territory;Forts Elliott and Henrietta, Texas; Forts Lyon, and Garland, and Camps onthe Uncompangre and White River, Colorado; and Camp on Snake River, WyomingTerritory.
Blank proposals and printed circulars stating the kinds of supplies,and estimated quantities thereof required at each post or station, and givingfull information as to the manner of bidding, amount of bond to accompanyproposals, conditions to be observed by bidders, and terms of contract andpayment, will be furnished on application to this office, or to the Quartermastersof the posts named.
A preference will be given to articles of domestic production, conditionsof price and quality being equal, and such preference will be given to articlesof domestic production produced on the Pacific coast to the extent of theiruse required by the public service there.
The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
Proposals for a less quantity than the whole required will be reserved.
Envelopes containing proposals should be marked "proposals for ______at _______," and addressed to the undersigned or to the respectivePost Quartermasters.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
SPECIAL SALE OF HOSIERY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH AND 12TH.I Shall offer "Big Bargains." S. MATLACK.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
RESERVED FOR A. A. NEWMAN & CO.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
SOUTHERN MILLINERY STORE. MISS L. MANN & CO. To the Ladies of ArkansasCity and vicinity. We desire to announce that we have just opened out anentirely new Stock of MILLINERY GOODS, Embracing all the latest noveltiesin Hats, Trimmings, Ribbons, Velvets, Silks, Satins, Feathers, etc. HAIRWORK In all its branches as Switches, Curls, Braids, and Frizzes MADE ANDDRESSED TO ORDER. A special invitation is extended to the Ladies to calland examine our goods and get our prices which will be found as low as thelowest. Remember the placeSouth Summit StreetArkansas City, Kansas. Nextdoor to Chicago Lumber Yard.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
SPRING MILLINERY. Ladies you will find a stylish and Complete Assortmentof fine SPRING MILLINERY At my Store on North Summit St. Latest Noveltieson RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS, etc., And a handsome selection of New York and ChicagoPatterns. Please call and examine my stock and get my prices, which I guaranteeto be as reasonable as any in town or up the road. A FULL LINE OF PARISPAPER PATTERNS IN STOCK. STAMPING AND FEATHER DYEING DONE TO ORDER.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
MILLINERY. Ladies you will find it to your advantage to inspect any newand complete stock of Stylish Spring Millinery. Also latest and most popularShapes and Shades of Hair, Ribbons, Silks, Satins, etc. WILL SELL CHEAPFOR CASH. Please call and see for yourselves at MRS. WATSON'S OLD STAND.MISS IDA HARNLY.
[NOTE: WITH THESE THREE ADS FOR MILLINERY STORES PLUS THE ONE ALSO BEINGRUN BY MRS. GEO. D. ALLEN (SHOWN PREVIOUSLY AND ALSO IN THIS ISSUE) THATMAKES FOUR IN ARKANSAS CITY. MRS. ALLEN'S STORE IS ONE DOOR SOUTH OF MRS.HENDERSON'S MILLINERY STORE.]
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The assessor is around in the land.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Jay Gould arrived in the city Sunday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
O. F. Godfrey has a new soda fountain.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The poles for our telephone line have been shipped.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The framework of O. S. Rarick's new house is about up.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Town lots for sale in all parts of the city by F. J. Hess.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
New Millinery store just north of the Chicago Lumber Yard.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The street sprinkler has put in an appearance on our streets.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Mr. Samuel Hoyt has rented his house to Mr. J. H. Hilliard.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
F. J. Hess reports the sale of over 150 town lots during the past month.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Our schools will be opened next Mondaythey being now closed for a week'svacation.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Messrs. Green & Snyder sold a lot on Main Street, opposite the postoffice, for $1,200 last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Read our Albuquerque communication in this issue. It is from the penof an Arkansas City boy.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Agent Woodin was in the city last week after the necessary funds to payoff annuities due his charges.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Messrs. Dalzell & Duncan, who are buying stock, shipped a car loadof hogs to Kansas City last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Rev. S. B. Fleming returned to this city yesterday after an absence ofone week attending to clerical duties.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
R. C. Haywood and family will summer at Minneapolis, where they willbe visited each week by the TRAVELER.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Mr. D. P. Marshall, of Bolton, returned yesterday from attending thePresbytery of the First Presbyterian Church.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Hon. A. J. Pyburn thinks somewhat of locating at Arkansas City in thenear future. You and yours will be heartily welcomed, A. J.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Thirty car loads of lumber have been disposed of by the two lumber yardsof this city in the last two months. Oh, no, we are not booming.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
A party of young folks gathered at the residence of Dr. Kellogg lastSaturday evening and we learn quite an enjoyable time resulted.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Mrs. Dr. R. H. Reed left upon the 3 o'clock train last Thursday for atwo months visit to friends and relatives in Nebraska and Illinois.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The new store just north of the Chicago Lumber Yard is rapidly nearingcompletion, and will be occupied as a millinery establishment.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
On Friday last a mad dog in Rose Valley, northeast of the city, createdquite an excite-ment, and is said to have bitten several farm animals.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
M. Johnson, who has been in Texas for some time, returned to the citylast week, and will make headquarters at his cattle ranch for a few days.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Clide Harris, formerly one of the boys of this place, but for severalyears past of Colorado, returned to the city on Monday last for a shortvisit.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
H. C. McDorman, one of Dexter's prominent men, spent several days oflast week in this city.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
LADIES. One of S. Matlack's special sales, which were all the rage lastfall, comes off today and tomorrow. Bargains in hosiery will be the attraction.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Mr. John Walker writes us to forward his paper to Pawnee Agency in thefuture, he having been appointed Industrial teacher at that point. Good.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Dan E. Sifford, wife, and family left yesterday for Irving, Illinois,where Mrs. Sifford and children will probably spend the summer, while Danprospects in New Mexico.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Messrs. Allen & Braggins have just completed the painting and paperingof Mr. A. A. Wiley's residence on Fifth Street, and as usual have done first-classwork.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Mr. Walter Baker, of Junction City, Kansas, passed through the city yesterdayon his way to Pawnee Agency, where he goes to take a position in the Indianschools.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Mr. Will Birdzell, who has been absent in Colorado for several months,returned to the city last week, but states his intention to return to Coloradoat an early day.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
"Farmer" Scott sold two fat hogs last week weighing 765 lbs.for 6-1/2 cents, per lb. C. M. says there is more money in raising hogsthan running a newspaper.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Mr. J. R. Lewis made us a pleasant call yesterday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Messrs. Gilbert and Puckett, of Kaw Agency, were in the city last weekand favored us with a call. They report stock in that part of the B. I.T. in first-class shape.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
We understand our former townsman, S. P. Channell, has been elected analderman of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Civic honors well become S. P., as weknow from experience.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Mr. Ed. Perrine, of Pawnee Agency, was in our city last week, at whichtime we had the pleasure of making his acquaintance.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The first quarterly meeting of the M. E. Church of Dexter circuit convenesat Dexter Sunday, April 15th, at which time the Presiding Elder, Rev. Thos.Audis, will preach morn- ing and evening.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Messrs. A. A. Wiley and Cal. Dean, two of our well-known cattlemen, havegone into partnership, and will henceforth range together. We wish the boyssuccess in whatever they undertake.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
THE LELAND. The City Hotel, of this city, is a thing of the past, itsname having been changed as above. Messrs. Nipp & Patterson last weekpurchased Mr. McIntire's interest in the house and have placed Mr. R. E.Grubbs in charge of the same as manager, and as he is chuck full of energy,an old hand at the business, and solid with "the boys on the road,"we confidently look for the Leland to take its place among the first-classhotels of the Southwest.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
It is with pleasure we call the attention of the ladies of Arkansas Cityand vicinity to the advertisem*nt of the Southern Millinery Store, on SouthSummit Street, which appears in this issue. Miss L. Mann & Co. havebrought on an entirely new stock of everything in the Millinery line, aswell as Hair Work, to which they invite the attention of our people. Theseladies are newcomers in our town and we hope our people will extend thema share of their patronage.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Our assessor, Captain J. B. Nipp, started on his rounds yesterday, andis, consequently, at this time making a note of every man's possessionsfor all they are worth.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Hostetler and Wilkinson, arrested for horse stealing, had a preliminaryexamination before Judge Bonsall last week; and in default of $1,000 baileach, were committed to jail in Wichita till the fall term of the U. S.Court.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The following are the new officers elected at Hunnewell last week: R.Kier [?], mayor; Joseph Woodward, police judge; J. H. Hamilton, W. H. Brown,John Pringle, Q. A. Hale, and Morgan Cox, councilmen.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The following officers were elected at the Caldwell city election lastweek: A. M. Colson, mayor; T. H. B. Ross, police judge; A. McLain, Wm. M.Corzine, J. W. Dobson, M. H. Bennett, and O. Beeson, councilmen.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Rev. James and Mrs. Wilson arrived in the city from the Territory lastweek. Their health was so poor as to necessitate a relinquishment of theirAgency duties. Mr. Wilson thinks somewhat of summering in Colorado.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Dan Sifford is once more about town, he having thrown up his employmentat Pawnee Agency in consequence of Mrs. Sifford's health. We are glad tohave Dan with us, and hope the change may result in greatly benefittingMrs. Sifford's health.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
MARRIED. Mr. G. W. Waltman and Miss Lucy Simpson, of this city, weremarried by Judge Gans, at Winfield, on the 5th inst. The young couple haveour congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy life.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Rev. Lundy's team ran away and upset the buggy, on the State road eastof the Walnut yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Lundy and their children were in thevehicle, but luckily escaped with a few slight bruises. The buggy was somewhatdemoralized.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
A. A. Jackson and family left for Las Vegas hot springs Tuesday. Mr.Jackson's going is necessitated by his severe and prolonged rheumatic affections,which have of late been attacking his heart. We hope that the change maybe beneficial to him. Winfield Courier.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
John Howard Payne's remains have recently been brought to this countryfor interment. He is famous for the authorship of "Home Sweet Home,"and were he alive now, would say don't fail to attend S. Matlack's specialsale of hosiery, Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The appearance of Messrs. Kellogg & Mowry's drug store has been muchimproved by Messrs. Allen & Braggins, who have about completed its adornmentwith elegant wall paper, which these gentlemen understand how to do in amanner that always challenges admiration.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
ARBOR DAY. In a proclamation issued by Governor Glick on the 4th inst.,at Topeka, Thursday, the 26th day of April, 1883, is named as Arbor Day,and we hope our citizens will enter not only into the letter, but the spiritof the day, by planting not only a large number, but the best varietiesof trees.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Mr. L. D. Parker, of Plainfield, Ohio, a brother of our friend, E. B.Parker, was in the city last week. The gentleman is out partly with a viewof looking up a location for business, and we should be pleased to welcomehim to our midst.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
We call attention to the new advertisem*nt of Miss Ida Harnly in thisweek's issue. Miss Harnly has opened up a large and complete stock of MillineryGoods in Mrs. Watson's old stand on Summit Street, where she invites theladies of Arkansas City to visit and examine her stock and get her pricesbefore purchasing elsewhere.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
MARRIED. Mr. J. C. Rowland and Miss Rose Sample were married Sunday eveningby Rev. J. Cairns. The bride's home is in Bolton Township, but she has beenin Winfield for some time. Mr. Rowland has been connected with the registerof deeds' office for several years. The young couple have the best wishesof many friends. Courier.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
There will be Baptist service held in the U. P. Church of this city onnext Sabbath afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. Bicknell of Chicago, presiding.It is hoped that arrangements will be made by which regular service maybe held in the future on Sabbath afternoons, of which, however, due noticewill be given.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The Ladies Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church will hold theirmonthly meeting at the church Wednesday, April 11th, at 3 p.m. The topicfor consideration, India. A report of the Presbyterian meeting at Winfieldwill also be given. All ladies of the church and congregation are cordiallyinvited. MRS. C. O. BAKER, Secretary.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
We call attention to the new Millinery advertisem*nt of Mrs. Wm. Hendersonin this issue, from which it will be seen that special attention is calledto her new and large collection of spring novelties for the opening of thepresent season. Mrs. Henderson has just returned from the East, and herpatrons can rely on her having the latest and best styles in millinery,etc.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The Presbyterian Social, given by the ladies of the First PresbyterianChurch, at the residence of Mr. J. E. Miller, in this city, on Wednesdayevening of last week, was largely attended, and as no efforts were sparedon the part of the fair hostess to entertain her guests, the occasion willlong be remembered pleasantly by all who had the good fortune to be present.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The dirt is flying rapidly on the extension of the St. Louis, Ft. Scott& Wichita from El Dorado to Wichita. The nine miles between here andTowanda is let to seven different contractors, who are working at presentone hundred and fifty teams and three hundred men. The company evidentlyintend to put the road through by jumps, and this nine miles is the first.El Dorado Times.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
We had the pleasure of visiting Mrs. L. C. Norton's greenhouse last week,and cannot help complimenting the lady upon the beautiful selection of houseplants we were permitted to admire. That her heart is in the work, no onecan doubt who looks upon the choice, thrifty young plants that adorn hershelves. We advise our lady friends especially to make her a visit and inspectthe stock of nature's gems there offered for sale.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
DIED. At his residence in this city, Wednesday, April 6, 1883, of heartdisease, J. B. Daniels, in the 57th year of his age. Funeral services wereheld at the house the following day and the remains were interred in theRiverview Cemetery, wither they were followed by a large concourse of sorrowingmourners.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Miss Hattie Curry, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Farrar forseveral months past, returned to her home at Portland, Maine, yesterday.The young lady during her stay with us has won the esteem of all with whomshe came in contact and thus secured a host of friends who heartily wishher well wherever her future lot may be cast.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
What is a tinker's dam? Why should a tinker want a dam, and of what useis a dam to a tinker, in or out of his profession? Graphic.
As our esteemed contemporary is in pursuit of information, we will replythat a tinker's dam is a dam of dough or other suitable material constructedby a tinker to confine his molten solder to the business at hand; and that,inasmuch as when a tinker's dam has once served its purpose, it possesseslittle or no commercial value, the phrase has come to be so frequently usedand almost universally understoodsynonym for worthlessness.
New York Sun.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Interesting to Ladies. Our lady readers can hardly fail to have theirattention called this week to the latest combination of improvements inthe most useful of all domestic imple- ments, the "sewing machine."
As we understand it, a machine should meet first of all these requirements:It should be simple in its mechanism; it should run easily; it should doa whole range of work; it should be as nearly noiseless as possible; itshould be light, handsome, durable, and as cheap as is consistent with excellencethroughout.
These conditions the "Light-Running New Home" certainly meets.It has several very important and useful attachments and "notions"of its own, which goes far to make good its claims to popular favor.
The "New Home" specially recommends itself to purchase on accountof its superior mechanical construction, ease of management, and reasonableprice. Over half a million have been sold in the last three years, all ofwhich are giving universal satisfaction. This unrivaled machine is manufacturedby the New Home Sewing Machine Co., 30 Union Square, New York, who wishus to say that all who will send for their new illustrated catalogue andenclose their advertisem*nt (printed on another page), will receive a setof fancy advertising novelties of value to those collecting cards, etc.
Ad. ABOVE ALL COMPETITORS, THE LIGHT RUNNING NEW HOME, STRONG, SIMPLE,SWIFT, SILENT SEWING MACHINE, PERFECT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, HAS MORE IMPROVEMENTSTHAN ALL OTHER SEWING MACHINES COM- BINED. NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO.,30 UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK.CHICAGO, ILL.ORANGE, MASS.AND ATLANTA, GEORGIA.FOR SALE BY F. M. WEAVER & CO., Wholesale Agents, 1030 Main Street,Kansas City, Missouri. AGENTS WANTED.
[FATAL ACCIDENT: TUNNEL MILLS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
A Terrible Accident. DIED. Last Thursday morning the Tunnel Mills wasthe scene of another fatal accident. Mr. James McGuire is a brother of theMcGuire's, merchants of this place. He was working at the mill and wentupstairs to put on a belt. The machinery was running at the time. He tookhold of the belt to put it over a pulley when it threw a loop over his armand he was drawn around and around, his feet striking the ceiling everyrevolution. Mr. Stump, the head miller, was in the basem*nt of the millat the time, and noticing that something was wrong, ran up and shut thewater off. He then went upstairs and saw McGuire hanging in the pully. Heimmediately went to work cutting the belts, and soon, with the help of others,got him down. He was found to be still alive and was put in a wagon andtaken to his home on Manning Street. An examination was made by the physician,who found that almost every bone in his body was broken, especially in hisfeet, legs, and arms. The pulleys were making a hundred and twenty revolutionsa minute when he was caught and he must have been whirled around with terribleforce. He was conscious for several hours and until a few moments beforehe died, and was able to tell how the accident happened. This is the thirdman that has lost his life at that mill. Two were killed several years agowhile digging the tunnel by dirt caving in on them. Winfield Courier.
[WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
The fourth annual meeting of the Women's Missionary Society, of the Presbyteryof Emporia, was held in the church at Winfield March 28th and 29th. On theafternoon of the first day, in addition to devotional exercises and thework of organization, reports were received from the delegates and a resolutionwas adopted changing the connections of the Society from the Board of theNorth-West, with headquarters at Chicago, to the Board of the South-West,with headquarters at St. Louis. A telegram announcing this change was sentto the Board of the South-West, then in session at Topeka, and one in responsewas received the following day.
At the session Wednesday evening, after opening with music and prayer,Mrs. Tyler, of Newton, read selections from "Mrs. Jones' Diary,"Mrs. Brown, of Newton, read an essay on "A Plea for Missions,"Mrs. Ordway, of Winfield, an essay on "Woman's Duties and Privilegesin the Church," and Rev. Mr. Platter made a short address.
Thursday morning there was held a devotional meeting, led by Mrs. Fleming,after which an hour was spent in discussing methods of missionary work.
The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mrs. E. H. Hoag,of Newton; Vice Presidents, Mrs. J. E. Platter, of Winfield, Mrs. E. E.Fleming, of Arkansas City, Mrs. Miller, of Wichita, and Mrs. Walker, ofPeabody. Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. S. A. Buck, of Peabody, RecordingSecretary, Mrs. C. O. Baker, of Arkansas City; Treasurer, Mrs. G. W. Tyler,of Newton. After adjournment a dinner was served in the church by the ladiesof Winfield, and an hour spent in social enjoyment.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
[ILLUSTRATION OF A COUPLE IN VEHICLE BEHIND HORSE.]
"WE ARE GOING TO SCHIFFBAUER BROTHERS FOR CHEAP HARDWARE AND GROCERIES."
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
"Antoine Guinet's" Black Dress Silks are the purest, richest,and most durable manu-factured. A nice line of them on sale at S. Matlack's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Jerseys in desirable colors at Matlack's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
House Plants. A fine selection and popular prices at E. D. EDDY'S.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Irish Point Embroidering in White and colors suitable for trimming chambrays,zephyr cloths, etc., also cashmere and satin embroideries for black goodsmay be had at Matlack's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
Undressed real Kid Gloves for Ladies' wear at Matlack's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
WALKER BOOTS. I have just received 21 cases more of these, "Thebest Boots in America." Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.S. Matlack.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 11, 1883.
WE WILL GUARANTEE 3 coats of our Zinc Paints to last 3 times as longas 3 coats of lead and oil. Shepard & Maxwell.
[NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 18, 1883.
A decision has been rendered in the United States circuit court, at Chicago,which will result in breaking the barbed wire monopoly, and subject themanufacture of barbed wire to a wholesome competition.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 18, 1883.
Hon. Geo. D. Orner, of Barber County, Kansas, has been appointed temporaryspecial agent of the Interior Department, for examination into fraudulententries of public lands. He is assigned to duties in California, with headquartersat Los Angeles. Mr. Orner is the fourth member of the late Legislature whohas received a Federal appointment. It is a mighty cold day when the Kansasboys get left when they start for anything.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 18, 1883.
The high license law passed by the Missouri legislature fixes the Statelicense for every saloon at not less than $50 per year nor not more than$400, and every county license at not less than $500 nor more than $1,000per year. In Kansas City the license required by the city is $250 for eachsaloon. This fixes the lowest license to be paid in Kansas City under thenew law at $800 per year. If it is possible to levy so exorbitant a taxas that on any traffic and collect it, it would seem to be possible to prohibitthe traffic altogether.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 18, 1883.
The problem as to whether a State can pass a law ruining a previouslylegalized business, or destroying the value of property, without compensatingthose injured by it, is to be decided by the supreme court of the UnitedStates, a case being carried up from the Kansas Supreme Court with referenceto the stoppage of a brewery under the recently enacted prohibition measures.On the face of it, it would appear that the State had no such power in equity.England paid for the slaves she emancipated, and did something to reimbursethe land owners for the repeal of the corn laws. Still it is hard to drawthe line in the matter. There is no telling in the present state of theSupreme Court business when the decision will be reached.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 18, 1883.
The Indian Troubles. San Antonio, Texas, April 13. Officers on the westernextension of the Sunset route report a panic among the people in the vicinityof Eagle Nest, on the Rio Grande River, on account of a raid of a largeparty of Indians into Texas from Mexico. They are supposed to be the Kickapoos,who have been depredating in the vicinity of Republic, but finding theirreception too hot, passed into Texas. The excitement is said to be intense.A party of Mexican soldiers followed the Indians to the river, but werenot anxious to fight, as the latter party was too strong. No depredationsof any kind have been reported. The United States troops at Ft. Clark havebeen instructed to take immediate steps to prevent plunder.
[COMMUNICATION: TERRITORY NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 18, 1883.
Communicated. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, APRIL 5TH, 1883.
Ed. Traveler: Thinking that a few words from this Territory wouldbe of interest to your many readers, I drop you these few lines.
Our party left Arkansas City February 20th, and our route lay throughthe Indian Territory and the Pan Handle of Texas. On the Canadian Riverin Texas we found vast stock ranges, but they were occupied and were veryheavily stocked. We saw quite a number of dead cattle along the river, causedprincipally from eating loco, a kind of weed that is green in the springbefore grass starts, and it is more fatal to horses than cattle. Some ofthe ranches in Oldham and Hemphill counties have lost one-half of theirsaddle horses this spring. There is no farming done in the Pan Handle asthe land is very poor and very little rain falls.
March 10th we reached the New Mexico line, and found the country betweenthe line and Las Vegas stocked with sheep and cattle, white men owning thecattle and Mexicans the sheep. The principal industry of the Greasers israising sheep and burros; the former are worth about $1.50 per head andthe latter about $20.00.
Las Vegas is a town of about ten thousand inhabitants and is situatedon both sides of the Rio Galimas and is called respectively the old andnew town. The old town is built mostly of adobes, but there are a few finebuildings in it; among them is the Plaza Hotel, which is a very fine brickbuilding. The prices on cattle in the vicinity of Vegas are so high thatit almost takes a microscope to see the top figures. Yearlings are worth$12 to $15, and they are asking $23 for stock cattle. All the country produceis shipped from Kansas. No farming is done except by irrigation along therunning streams, which are very few and far between.
We next visited the old town of Santa Fe, which with its snow cappedmountains, affords some fine scenery. Santa Fe is supported principallyby the mines which lie south of it, and in fact all the country betweenSanta Fe and Albuquerque is occupied by mines of which some are very rich.
I do not believe New Mexico will ever be very much of a stock country.Water is so scarce that cattle have to travel too far to get it, and wherethere is water, it is mostly taken by the Mexicans to irrigate their gardens,and in some cases the Mexicans have built towns along the streams and plowedtheir ground and got everything ready for planting their crops, when anothersettlement would form higher up the creek and take all the water out, leavingthe creek's bed dry below, thus forcing them to abandon their homes. Sothe chances for farming in this country would look rather slim to a Kansasfarmer.
I think anyone wishing to engage in the mining business could do wellhere or in Arizona. Good mines have been found in the Black Range southwestfrom here, but there is trouble now in that country with the Apache Indians;but I don't think it will last long, for both the State militia or Rangersand Mexican troops are after them. The government of Chihuahua, a Stateof old Mexico, is offering a bounty of two hundred and fifty dollars forevery Apache scalp taken, big, little, old, or young, and if any of theboys of Arkansas City wish to go into the scalping business, I believe itwould pay if they could only strike a camp of old men, women, and children;but if they found a band of Apache warriors, they might go in for wool andcome out shorn. The miners in the Magdalena Mountains are turning out somegood ore, and there has been trouble there between the white laborers andChinamen, which resulted in the whites driving all the Chinamen out, sotimes are all quiet now and work is reasonably plenty for white men, butno pig tail gentlemen need apply. I would say to one coming to this Territorywith the intention to farm or work by the day or month that they had betterstay away. It is true wages are high, but everything else is high in proportion.A man can get two dollars a day for work, but he has to pay from six toseven a week for board. Corn is worth a dollar and a half per bushel. Flouris worth four dollars per hundred and it all comes from Kansas. We are feedingcorn now that came from Mr. Ayres, of Arkansas City.
I am going to stay here a week or two and if things do not look morefavorable by that time, I shall return to Kansas, the land that has beentried and found true.
[RAILROAD MEETING.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 18, 1883.
There was a call for the businessmen of the city and country to meetat McLaughlin's Hall at 4 o'clock, April 13th, to take into considerationthe building of a railroad from Arkan- sas City, Kansas, to Coffeyville,Kansas, and west as far as Caldwell, and farther, if desired.
Meeting called to order by Dr. Chapel; T. H. McLaughlin appointed Chairmanand Wm. Blakeney, Secretary. Chair called for remarks.
James Hill being asked to state, in full, the object of the meeting,spoke in a clear and forcible manner of the great advantages that a railroadwould do us, as a city and country, running along so near the Territoryline, making a direct road from this city to St. Louis, thereby saving muchtime and expense in getting our stock and grain to a good market. Mr. Hillalso stated that if we were not up and doing, other cities would take allthe things of advantage to themselves, building up their cities and counties,and we would be left out in the cold.
Rev. Fleming spoke on the question with much earnestness, advising thatwhatever was done be done at once. Many spoke very freely on the question,all taking a deep interest in doing something to help make our city a bettercity and our county a better county.
After the project being understood, a committee, comprising James Hilland Dr. Chapel, was appointed to solicit bonds, along the line, from thecities and counties. Another commit- tee was also appointed to solicit fundsto meet the expense of surveying. Committee: James Huey, E. D. Eddy, N.T. Snyder, and Wm. Sleeth. Motion made to adjourn.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Go to the social this evening at Mrs. W. E. Gooch's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Read Albert Horn's new "ad" this week.
Ad. AL. HORN, CITY BOOT & SHOE STORE. I RESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTENTIONOF ALL TO MY LARGE STOCK OF NEW BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPERS. ALL STYLES ANDQUALITIES OF LADIES AND MISSES FINE SHOES OF THE BEST MAKES. EVERY PAIRWARRANTED. ALSO THE FARGO SOLE LEATHER TIP SHOES FOR CHILDREN. THE BESTIN THE MARKET. MEN'S HEAVY AND LIGHT SHOES, ALL AT THE LOWEST PRICES. SIGNOF BIG BOOT.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
William Berkey, Jr., of Salt City, was in town on Saturday last.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Tip Davenport was around shaking hands with the boys yesterday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Do not forget the social this evening at the residence of Mrs. W. E.Gooch.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
The TRAVELER received a pleasant call from Mr. J. Probasco on Saturdaylast.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
There will be about a hundred cases on the docket at the May term ofcourt.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
W. D. Mowry spent several days of last week in Wichita attending to businessmatters.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
BIRTH. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Matlack, of this city, on Tuesday,April 17th, 1883, a son.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Mr. I. D. Harkleroad informs us he will have two car loads of fat hogsfor the June market.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
The Burden Enterprise would like to know if P. T. Walton wouldn'tmake a pretty good county clerk.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
We had the pleasure of meeting Major L. J. Miles, of Osage Agency, duringhis short stay in our city last Saturday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Judge T. H. Soward was in the city yesterday talking to the boys, etc.He favored us with a short call.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Captain Siverd was in our city on Monday last, on business, but did notforget to take notes upon the political situation.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Capt. Nipp received a car load of eastern made buggies and carriagesfor use at the Mammoth livery stable, in this city, last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
H. C. McDorman, of Dexter, was over Saturday. His friends are urginghim strongly as a candidate for register of deeds. Courier.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
We call attention to the cattle and horse brands of Messrs. Gilbert &Puckett, which appear for the first time in this issue.
Ad. Gilbert & Puckett. RANGE ON SALT CREEK, OSAGE NATION, INDIANTERRITORY. Post Office address, KAW AGENCY, INDIAN TERRITORY. CATTLE BRANDSARE BELOW...
SHOWS BULL: STATES BRAND ON LEFT HIP.
SHOWS BULL: STATES BRAND ANYWHERE ON ANIMAL, AND A ON LEFT JAW.
STATES: HORSE BRAND SMALL J ON LEFT SHOULDER.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
The Wellingtonian has been accorded the county printing of Sumnercounty at legal rates, and W. M. Allison consequently rejoiceth.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Jennings Clark, accompanied by Shuman Longsdorf, intend starting forthe former's ranch, at the head of Salt Creek, next week.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Messrs. Gibby & Endicott's meat market, and Green & Snyder'sreal estate office bask in the shade of a brand new awning since last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Mr. Johnny Brown, who for the past three weeks has been looking afterbusiness interests in New Mexico, returned to the city on Thursday last.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Mr. R. A. Houghton's addition to his residence is now completed, andconsequently gives this gentleman one of the most commodious homes in thecity.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
By a unanimous vote of the convention of Texas and Kansas cattle menheld at Dodge City, it was decided to exclude six-shooters from the ranges.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
We understand that another dance will be given in our city one week fromtonight. We were unable to obtain further particulars before going to press.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
At Bresnau, Germany, a chimney, fifty feet high, has been erected ofpaper pulp, chemically prepared to resist combustion. What will paper beused for next?
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Mr. M. Lewis, who is now located on Chicaska, Indian Territory, contemplatesstarting for Las Vegas, New Mexico, with about 2,000 head of cattle themiddle of next month.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
The opinion among intelligent farmers is that this will be a good cornyear, and the prospects is that a largely increased acreage will be devotedto the crop this year.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Mr. Alex Gillis, on Saturday last, paid us a very pleasant visit.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
John Butler came up from the range Sunday, and reports heel flies worsethis spring than he has ever seen on our ranges, although his experienceextends through ten springs. Post.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Mr. W. Irons, of Silverdale, shipped to Kansas City, yesterday morning,a carload of number one fat cattle; they were beauties. He will also havea car load of fat hogs ready for the June market.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church will hold their semi-monthly socialon Wednesday night with Mrs. Gooch. Come one and all. The Ladies' Aid Societywill hold a meeting at the same time.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Capt. J. B. Nipp was in the city Monday. He has taken control of theold City Hotel at Arkansas City, changed the name to "The Leland,"and will build up a big hotel in our sister city. Courier.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Read the communication in this issue from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Itwas unavoid- edly crowded out last week, but will be welcome to our readersas emanating from the pen of a citizen of Arkansas City.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Read the advertisem*nt of Allen & Braggins in this issue. These gentlemencannot be beat in their line of business, as we can testify from experience.All needing work in their line should give them a call.
Ad. For House and Sign Painting, Decorative and Plain Paper-hanging,Frescoing, Grain- ing, and all the branches of a first-class paint shop,go to ALLEN & BRAGGINS.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
George W. Cunningham has just received, and is now unloading, directfrom the factory, a car load of warranted buggies and carriages, which hesays he will sell at lower figures than ever before sold in this county.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Permission has been granted by Ordinance No. 108 to the Merchants Telephoneand Telegraph Company of Kansas and Missouri, the right to construct andmaintain a telephone line in the city of Arkansas City, Kansas.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
It is a hard matter to beat our friend L. D. Harkleroad on stock matters.As a sample of his little pigs, he, last week, sold five head to Ira Barnett,for which he received $134.37-1/2. This would make an average of $26.87-1/2per head. Beat this who can.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
We call attention to the card of Mr. J. Nixon which appears in this issue.This gentleman has filled the responsible office of Register of Deeds forthe past four years in this county, and has discharged its onerous dutieswith profit to his constituents and credit to himself, as well as makinghosts of friends.
A Card. Winfield, Kansas, April 6th, 1883. At the solicitation of manyfriends, I will at the proper time announce my name to come before the CountyRepublican Convention for nomination for re-election to the office of Registerof Deeds, Official duties will prevent a personal canvas. JACOB NIXON.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
A western cattle breeder reports that the greatest profit is in the firstyear's growth of an animal. This is increased, but in less proportion thesecond year. If kept a year longer, not only is there no profit, but allthe clear gain on the second year is wasted. This is a striking commentaryon the advantage of early maturity.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Mr. P. T. Walton, of Burdenville, was in our city Monday last, and favoredus with a call. We believe he has aspirations and is trying to see how thepolitical zephyr will wobble.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT. The following pupils were neither absent nor tardyduring the past month: Harry Gilstrap, James Kirkpatrick, Clyde Beck, MutaBall, Flora Cox, Maggie Ford.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Mr. L. D. Harkleroad, of Silverdale, sold to Ira Barnett yesterday, ninety-sevenhead of fat cattle, which averaged 1,172 pounds each. This is undoubtedlyone of the fattest bunches of cattle ever shipped from this point. Mr. Barnettleft with the stock for Kansas City yesterday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
We received last Friday a very short but pleasant call from Mr. EdwardNail, of Irving, Illinois, a son-in-law of Mr. C. Sifford. Mr. Nail is indelicate health, and has come to this section hoping to be benefitted, andif the climate should prove congenial, will locate in this vicinity.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
We received a pleasant call from Mr. Gear, of Muskingham County, Ohio,who is at present in the city visiting some of his old time friends andat the same time keeping a sharp look out for the advantages which Kansaspossesses over the Buckeye State. We hope he will conclude to cast his lotwith us.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
The First Quarterly meeting of the Arkansas City Circuit will be heldat the Coburn schoolhouse April 22 and 23. Preaching Saturday at 8 p.m.and on Sunday at 12 p.m. and at 4 p.m. The residing elder, Rev. T. Audis,will preach at 4 p.m. Sunday. H. S. LUNDY, Pastor.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
We call the attention of our readers to the large new advertisem*nt ofour champion boot and shoe man, Al. Horn, who presides over the establishmentso long and favorably known by the sign of the "Big Boot." Aswill be seen he constantly has to stock all the latest novel- ties in bootsand shoes and we advise our people to call and see for themselves when needinganything in his line.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Cupid & Captives. MARRIED. Yesterday morning Mr. John Phillips andMiss Laura Banning were married at Wichita and came down on the noon trainto their future home in this city, where they are now snugly domiciled.The Post joins with the many friends of the contracting parties inwishing them joy and prosperity without stint. Caldwell Post.
John's old-time friends in this vicinity, the TRAVELER included, heartilyjoin in the above.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
The Las Vegas Daily Optic has the following in regard to our townsman,Rev. James Wilson.
"Professor Robertson has received a letter from the Rev. James Wilson,of Arkansas City, Kansas, accepting the offer made by the session of thePresbyterian Church in this city, to fill their pulpit for several weekson trial. Mr. Wilson, who is well known by several persons residing in LasVegas, is highly spoken of as a very talented preacher, and there is littledoubt but that he will become the permanent pastor."
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
DIED. At the residence of Geo. W. Cunningham, at 8 o'clock p.m. of Friday,April 13th, 1883, of dropsy, Anna Letitia, wife of B. C. Lent, of this city,in the 46th year of her age. The funeral was preached the following dayat Mr. Cunningham's residence at 4 o'clock p.m., after which the remainswere conveyed to the Riverview Cemetery, where the last sad rites were performedin the presence of the sorrowing relatives and friends. The bereaved familyhave the sympathy of the entire community.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
The following pupils of the High School were perfect during the 8th month:Etta Barnett, Mollie Coonrod, Hannah Gilbert, Frank Gamel, Effie Gilstrap,Laura Holloway, Jessie Norton, Charley Randall, Alvan Sankey, Eliza Taylor,Lizzie Wilson, Dora Pearson, Carrie Rice, Ida Groves, Walter Pickering,Sarah Randall, Harry Shaw.
The following were imperfect: Mollie Christian, Harry Finley, Fred McLaughlin,John Kirkpatrick, Minnie McIntire, Eddie Marshall, Frank Wright, ArthurParker, Peter Hollenbeck, Alice Lane, Robert Nipp, Fannie Peterson.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Rev. James Wilson has received an invitation from the Presbyterian Churchof Las Vegas, New Mexico, to spend some time with them and preach for them.Mr. and Mrs. Wilson's health has been very much impaired by their residencein the malarial regions of the Indian Territory and we understand he intendsspending the summer in Las Vegas that he may receive the benefits of thecelebrated Hot Springs, near the city. We are glad to know Mrs. Wilson willremain with us for the present. Mr. Wilson has been offered permanent workwithin the Presbytery of Emporia and should he return in the fall, his numerousfriends would be pleased to see him located at some point within strikingdistance of Arkansas City.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Obituary. DIED. At her residence in this city, on Friday last, April12th, 1883, at 7 p.m., Rebecca, wife of our townsman, C. Mead, in the 34thyear of her age, of consumption, after a lingering illness of several months.The funeral services were held at the house the following day, after whichthe remains were taken for interment to Brooklyn, New York, where they willbe laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Mead and Miss Smith, an auntof the deceased lady, who ministered to her during her last sickness, accompaniedall that was mortal of their beloved relative upon its last earthly journey.
"He giveth his beloved sleep."
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Terpsichorean. Under the management of the ladies of our city the mostenjoyable affair of the season was manipulated last Wednesday night; takingthe form of a real old-time social dance and supper. The guests were presentby invitation and the festivities, which commenced at 9 p.m., were prolongeduntil about 3 a.m., when the tired dancers dispersed to their respectivehomes. All who were fortunate enough to be present were loud in their praiseof the ladies by whose efforts their evening's enjoyment had been provided.The gentlemen too voted it "just boss," `cos why, all expenseswere defrayed by the ladies, which was a treat indeed to the lords of creation.Ye editor takes pride in having been one of the victims of this deep laidscheme of jollity.
[TERRITORY NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
A gentleman who came up from Walnut Grove in the Territory this weeksays the report there was that one day last week two of the boys workingon T 5 range were killed by Cheyenne Indians, and that all the men had leftthe southern line and gone to headquarters camp. He could not give any furtherparticulars. This range belongs to the Kansas City Cattle Company, and isabout 90 miles south of this place.
Since the above was put in type, we learn from Col. Brand, who came upfrom there yesterday, that there was but one man killed, and not by Indians.The man whose name we did not learn was alone in camp, and seems to havebeen sitting down when someone came up behind him and split his head openwith a hatchet. It is supposed he was murdered for money. When discoveredhis money and watch were both gone. The other man who was reported as havingbeen killed was out on the range when he was taken suddenly sick, in consequenceof which he turned his horse loose, so it would go to camp, and by doingthis it would cause his comrades to go out and search for him, which theydid, and found him as stated above. Index.
[CORRESPONDENTS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Rose Valley Winks.
Wind! Wind!!
Mr. Shearer's new home will soon be completed.
Corn planting, tree planting, and garden making.
Miss Minnie Wright is expected home from her visit in Winfield this week.
Miss Ella Kirkpatrick has been sick for the past few days, but is nowconvalescing.
The young ladies are trying to scare up a "First Day of May Picnic"nowhope they will succeed.
Nothing worth writing for two weeks and I was so very sick I couldn'twrite one week, so please excuse.
Our school, taught by Mr. Geo. Wright, closed last Friday with a picnic.A good time is reported, although the wind blew with a vengeance. The pupilsall unite in wishing for the same teacher next winter.
The most enjoyable party of the season was that of Mr. Geo. Kirkpatrick'sabout two weeks ago, even if some of the gallants and their ladies did getlost going home in the dark. Albion says it wasn't him but the road thatwas lost. JETTA JAY.
[TERRITORY NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Instructions have been forwarded to the department of Dakota for theremoval of Sitting Bull and his warriors, now under arrest at Ft. Randall,to Standing Rock Agency, where other Sioux are stationed.
Thirteen children were recently taken by missionaries from the Sac &Fox Agency to a private industrial school in Indiana. There are now twenty-twoIndian children from that agency who are being educated in the east.
This section was again visited with an abundant shower of rain last week,which has given vegetation a splendid growing start. The grass is now sufficientlylong so as to furnish stock very good grazing, especially for horses.
The principal Creek Chief notifies the Cherokees of the law passed bythe last Creek council confiscating all Cherokee cattle found in the CreekNation, but it is thought that the law will not be enforced until afterthe spring round-up.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
New line Lace Collars and Gloves at Fitch & Barron's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
A new line of Scrap Books, Scrap Pictures, Visiting Cards, and RewardCards at O. F. Godfrey's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Latest Styles lace and embroidery at Fitch & Barron's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
If you want a pocket knife cheap, Kimmel & Moore's is the place tobuy it.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Hats, Caps and gents' furnishing goods of all kinds at Fitch & Barron's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
A fine line of Fancy Box Paper at O. F. Godfrey's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Full line of Table and Pocket Cutlery just received at Kimmel & Moore's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Best $1 corset in the city at Fitch & Barron's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
RUBBER PAINT for outside and inside is the best and most durable Paintmade. We are agents for it. Kellogg & Mowry.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Pianos and organs. For the best and cheapest consult J. M. Simpson.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
My Motto is to "Defy competition, give honest quantity, and thebest quality for the least money." S. Matlack.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
House Plants. Mrs. L. C. Norton has now on hand a choice selection ofhouse plants and is constantly receiving additions from the East. Ladiesare invited to examine the same at the post office, and also the choicervarieties of plants at her residence.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Canon City Stove Coal perfectly clean and ready for Stove at the ChicagoLumber Yard.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
California Canned Fruits at H. Godehard's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
California Canned Jellies at H. Godehard's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Sweet Cider now on hand at H. Godehard's.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Osage Shaft Coal for sale at the Chicago Lumber Yard.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
Choice Iowa Potatoes $1.00 per bushel. Carload just received. SchiffbauerBros.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
BARD & HARRIS. The fine Real Estate Firm of Bard & Harris, ofWinfield, Kansas, are "selling" more Real Estate than any otherfirm in Southern Kansas. They have now a branch office in Arkansas City.We respectfully solicit your patronage.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
BLOSSBURG BLACKSMITH COAL at Chicago Lumber Yard.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
New Parlor Furniture upstairs in Peter Pearson's upholstering department.
[LOTS FOR SALE IN ARKANSAS CITY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 18, 1883.
LOTS FOR SALE. The following described lots in the city of Arkansas City,Cowley County, Kansas, are offered for sale by Mr. W. B. Beebe, of Cadiz,Ohio, to whom all correspondence respecting the same should be addressed.
Block 2. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15, and 16.
Block 29. Lot 17.
Block 30. Lots 1, 2, 5, 9, 15, 21, 23.
Block 32. Lots 8 and 13.
Block 60. Lot 6.
Block 65. Lot 26.
Block 68. Lot 24.
Block 72. Lots 7, 16, 20, 22.
Block 74. Lots 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.
Block 93. Lots 3, 10, 12.
Block 97. Lots 13, 14, 24, 25.
Block 126. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19,20, 31, 32.
Block 137. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24.
Block 138. Lots 22, 23, 24.
Block 145. Lots 21 and 22.
Block 146. Lots 5, 6. 9, 10, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22.
Block 147. Lots 23, 24, 25, 26.
Block 148. Lots 23, 24, 27, 28.
Block 156. Lots 5 and 6.
[KANSAS NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 25, 1883.
Burden wants a mill.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 25, 1883.
There are said to be 40,000 head of horses, 60,000 mules, 1,500,000 cattle,2,000,000 sheep, and 1,000,000 hogs in the state.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 25, 1883.
That is one hog, two sheep, one and one-half cattle, three-fifths ofa mule, and two-fifths of a horse to the inhabitant.
[INDIAN AGENTS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
We notice that several papers are busily engaged in publishing certaincharges against Agent L. J. Miles, of Osage Agency. We do not believe aword of the same, but do know that Major L. J. Miles has been in chargeof the Osage Indians for a number of years past, and has to our certainknowledge, done a noble work among them.
It does seem strange that Eastern journals, who exercise strict watchover their columns in ordinary matters, seem to jump at and swallow wholethe veriest trash when fired at the head of the Indian Bureau or one ofits agents. A little more knowledge of the real status of affairs in theNation would save such papers from making a false impression on their Westernreaders. Should any charges founded on facts or any knowledge of any derelictionof duty on the part of an agent come to our knowledge, the TRAVELER wouldbe the first to publish the same, but until such occasion arises we prefersilence to taking up every story that malevolence and ill feeling may seton foot.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 25, 1883.
Some few weeks since an article appeared in the St. Louis Globe Democratreflecting upon Agent L. E. Woodin, Indian Agent of the Ponca, Otoe, andPawnee tribes. Said article found serious faults with the Agent's managementof his charges, and also indirectly charged the traders at the various Agencieswith selling liquor and tampering with the mails. The charges came froma totally irresponsible party, and carried their falsehood on their face.Knowing the facts in the case, we did not think it worth notice, and ourviews of the affair are sustained by the following extract taken from theGlobe Democrat of a recent issue.
A statement was recently published in several newspapers relative tothe bad manage- ment of the Ponca and Pawnee Indian Agency under the managementof Llewellyn Woodin. It asserted on the authority of an interpreter namedLewis Hamilton that Woodin allowed liquor to be sold to the Indians, andcheated them in the matter of provisions. Indian Com- missioner Price hassince called an investigation to be made which has resulted in establish-ing the fact that these allegations have no good foundationalso they aremade by the chronic grumblers and camp followers who are always engagedin the manufacture of false- hoods to the prejudice of the Indian Bureau.We are glad of this. The Indian Bureau under Mr. Price is managed with morebusiness ability and a higher degree of integrity than have been manifestedon the average under any previous administration. Mr. Price gives more personalattention to details than most of his predecessors have given, and his promptinquiry into the charges referred to is quite as creditable to him as theresult is to his subordinate, Mr. Woodin. It may safely be asserted thatno abuses in the management of the Indians will be tolerated with the knowledgeand consent of Mr. Price.
[TEXAS CATTLE.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, April 25, 1883.
Texas Cattle. St. Louis, April 21. A dispatch from Austin, Texas, says:"A gentleman largely interested in cattle who has just returned froman extended trip among the ranches says 95 herds of cattle, averaging 2,500each, will be driven out of the State this spring. The entire drive is estimatedat 240,000 head, against 350,000 last year. The most of the cattle willbe driven to Dodge City, Kansas, and Ogallala in Nebraska. The shipmentsby fall are said to be overestimated, and will not probably exceed 50,000.Large herds of horses are also moving toward the market. The importationof 20,000 cattle is reported from Brownsville, Texas, a day or two ago.They are from the State of New Leon, Mexico, and 1,600 of them are alreadygathered and will be driven across the Rio Grande in a few days. They werepurchased by Mr. Lord, a prominent stockman of Colorado, and are intendedto stock his ranch in that State. The price paid was $12 per head.
[AD.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Skipped ad, Cooper Jackson & Co.'s new gigantic show, to be exhibitedat Arkansas City, Monday, April 30.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Show in town Monday next.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Town lots for sale by F. J. Hess.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
For fire insurance go to F. J. Hess.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Odd Fellow's dance Thursday night.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Special bargains in town lots by F. J. Hess.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Cap Rarick's new house is already enclosed.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Senator Ingalls of Winfield tomorrow. See bills.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Cal Swarts returned from his R. R. Trip last Monday.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
A. A. Newman left for New York Friday last to look up Indian contracts.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
J. J. Oldham is now City Marshal by appointment of the Mayor and Council.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Major Searing is adding another story to his dwelling house and otherwiseimproving the same.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
The heaviest wind storm of the season raged last Friday night in thissection of the footstool.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Herman Godehard was down sick several days last week, but we are gladto see he is now around again.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Three horses were stolen from near Kaw Agency last Saturday night. Seeadvertisem*nt in this issue.
NOTICE. Stolen. One brown mare pony 2 years old, bald face, with foal,fresh collar marks, one white hind leg.
One iron gray horse pony, 3 years old, no brands, saddle and collar marks.
One white horse pony branded W on left shoulder, 9 years old. Taken fromKaw Agency, Indian Territory, April 21st, 1883. $25 dollars reward willbe paid for the recovery of the property or information leading to the captureof the thieves. Address W. R. SEARS, Kaw Agency, Indian Territory, or G.H. McINTIRE, Arkansas City, Kansas.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Mr. Samuel Hoyt expects to start for Canada early next week and willprobably summer in the Dominion.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
H. J. Martin, one of the TRAVELER's old standbys, is up from the Territoryand visiting friends in this city.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
FOUND. A colored meerschaum pipe with amber mouthpiece. Owner can havethe same by paying charges.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
N. W. Dressie, a prospective candidate for Register of Deeds, was inour city last week spying out the lay of the land.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Quite a considerable amount of sickness prevails around town, and badcolds are the rule rather than the exception.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Mrs. J. H. Hilliard left on the Monday afternoon train for Wichita, whereshe will remain several days visiting friends.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Mr. E. A. Barron's new residence is now enclosed and work upon the sameis being pushed vigorously towards construction.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
T. J. Gilbert's new residence now loometh up nobby and is one of theprominent features of the southwest portion of our city.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
H. H. Arthur, of Ponca Agency, with his wife and son, arrived in thecity Sunday, and returned to the Territory yesterday morning.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
We are pained to hear that Mrs. E. D. Eddy has been prostrated with sicknessfor several days past, but hope for her a speedy return to health.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Mr. O. P. Smith, who has the contract of building our Highland Hall,is in the city. The cut stone for the front are now being laid in position.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Messrs. Allen & Braggins are painting a large number of new signsthese days, which may be seen far and wide over this section of country.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
A meeting of the Directors of the Cowley County Agricultural and HorticulturalSociety will be held at the Courier office next Saturday at 2 p.m.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Our friend, C. Bryant, of the Central Avenue Hotel, is doing a rushingtrade. Charlie understands the business and can satisfy a hungry man everytime. Try him just once.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
We are in luck this week; we'll have two dances, one in return enrollmentto the ladies of Arkansas City tonight, and one by the Odd Fellows clubtomorrow night.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Messrs. Holloway & Fairclo's drug store has just escaped from thehands of Allen & Braggins and looks as elegant and tony as it is possiblefor artists' brush to make it.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Rev. J. J. Broadbent will preach next Sunday, April 29th, 1883, at theTheaker school-house in West Bolton. Morning services at 11 o'clock andevening at 7:30 o'clock.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Our old townsman, Manson Rexford, is now making his home in Minneapolis,where he desires us to forward the TRAVELER each week, which we shall dowith much pleasure.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Rumors reach us of damage done to several dwelling houses in the vicinityof South Haven by Friday night's storm. Several injuries were received byone or two of the inmates.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Mr. Wm. White, of Fairview Township, was in the city one day last weekand paid us a pleasant call. Mr. White will be a candidate for Registerof Deeds and was just looking the ground over.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
There will be regular preaching at the U. P. Church in this city at 3:30o'clock p.m., of each Sabbath until further notice. Rev. Bicknell, of Chicago,will conduct the service.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
A. A. Davis is removing his frame building south of the Stewart Hoteland will erect, on the lot, a two-story brick, 25 x 75 feet. The old framewill be removed to Ninth Street and fitted up as a residence.
[Stewart Hotel...don't believe they ever advertise this.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
We are under obligations to Messrs. J. H. Hilliard & Co. of the StarLivery for courtesies extended and will say that for easy riding carriagesand stylish teams this stable is second to none in the southwest. Don'ttake our word for it, but try them for yourselves.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
The Baptist Church of this city was the recipient of a very handsomesilver communion service during the past week. The present came from friendsof the church at Galva, Illinois, and is duly appreciated.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
DIED. At his home in Wattseon, Ohio, on April 5th, of consumption, FrankHauser, in the 22nd year of his age. The deceased formerly resided nearFlag Station in this county and has many friends there who will be grievedto hear of his untimely death.
[Flag Station, Cowley County...???]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Senator John J. Ingalls will deliver his famous lecture on Garfield atWinfield tomorrow, Thursday evening. The proceeds of the lecture will goto the benefit of the Winfield Public Library. Don't forget, and try andhelp with your presence.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
We call attention to the advertisem*nt of Messrs. Canfield & Tate,which appears in this issue. These gentlemen are prepared to do all kindsof work pertaining to their business and being number one workmen, guaranteesatisfaction every time.
Ad. CANFIELD & TATE. CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. Shop on South SummitStreet, Arkansas City, Kansas.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
We call attention to the card of Miss Fowler's private school in thisissue. The lady comes to our city well recommended and we hope will receivethe encouragement she deserves. The school, we understand, will be conductedsomewhat after the Kindergarten system.
CARD. Private School. Miss Fowler desires to inform the parents of ArkansasCity that she has opened up a private school, for children, in the buildingsouth of H. P. Farrar's residence. HOURS, 8:45 TO 11:15 A.M. TERMS: $3.00per month.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
We succeeded in ensconcing our feet under the Leland Hotel mahogany theother day and were agreeably surprised at the happy manner of R. E. Grubbsin introducing us to one of the best and most appetizing menus we have enjoyedin a long while. The Leland is fast becom- ing one of the institutions ofour city.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Bolton S. P. U. At the annual meeting of the Bolton Stock ProtectiveUnion at the Bland schoolhouse, last Saturday, the following gentlemen wereelected officers for the coming year: A. J. Gilbert, Captain; J. W. Patterson,1st Lieutenant; Dick Chinn, 2nd Lieutenant; and A. Ramsey, Orderly Sergeant.This organization has done first-class work in the past, and under the gentlemenjust elected its efficiency will be fully up to its record.
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
That Zephyr. The wind storm of last Friday did considerable damage invarious sections of the county. We learn that Vest Clark, who lives threemiles south of Geuda Springs, had his dwelling, a one and a half story building,literally demolished by the wind. There were seven people asleep in thehouse at the time of the accident, but all of them escaped serious injurywhile only two were hurt at all; one young man had his nose broken and aboy's head was slightly cut. Mr. Beach, living near the west line of thecounty, had his house unroofed and badly twisted by the storm. The occupants,feeling the house shake badly, had taken shelter in a dug-out and thus probablysaved their lives. Another house on the north side of the river was alsounroofed and badly demoralized.
[COWLEY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
Winfield, Kansas, April 12, 1883. At the Annual meeting of the membersof the Associa- tion, held at the Courthouse in this place Tuesday, thefollowing persons were elected Directors for the ensuing year: R. B. Pratt,Fairview; Jas. F. Martin, Vernon; J. L. Hodges, Winfield; B. F. Wood, Winfield;C. M. Scott, Creswell; R. W. Stevens, Richland; Jas. B. Seinfield, Winfield;J. L. Stewart, Ninnescah; Henry Harbaugh, Pleasant Valley. A quorum of theBoard being present, the following officers were then elected: President,Henry Harbaugh; Vice President, B. F. Wood; Secretary, Ed. P. Greer; Treasurer,J. W. Millspaugh. A meeting of the Board of Directors was called for Saturday,April 28, at 2 o'clock p.m., at the Courier editorial rooms. It isimportant that every member of the new Board should be present and qualify.ED. P. GREER, Secretary.
[COURIER CLIPS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
George Miller bought a steer last Monday which had three hornstwo onits head and one on the side of its neck. George got up a small museum andexhibited the steer for the benefit of the poor and sick. Quite a collectionwas taken up.
The mail carrier on the Dexter route whom we alluded to last week asshouting along the road, skipped out with a hundred dollars of his employers'money. No clue can be obtained as to his whereabouts.
During the storm Friday night the lightning struck a millet stack ofE. P. Young's. It ran down through the center of the stack, setting fireto the middle of it. Mr. Young and a lot of his neighbors cut the stackin two and succeeded in stopping the fire.
The Rose Valley School closed last Friday with a big dinner sandwichedwith literary exercises and a general good time. After the speaking theteacher, Mr. George Wright, was presented with a mammoth cake, a gift fromhis scholars. This was a fitting testimonial to Mr. Wright's faithful andefficient work.
DIED. Mrs. Evan Shriver, living in Sheridan Township, was instantly killedby lightning last Thursday morning about nine o'clock. She was working inthe garden at the time. A few minutes before the flash, a neighbor womansaw her standing in the garden. Looking again, she saw Mrs. Shriver lyingon the ground with smoke rising from her clothing. She ran over with a panof water, and soon by her screams brought the men from the field. When theyarrived the clothes were nearly all burned off. An examination discloseda spot on the right side of her head where the skin was discolored, andalso on the inside of the ankle. Mrs. Shriver was wearing at the time apair of fine steel spectacles. One side was missing entirely and the remainingfragments were thrown some distance from where she fell.
[LAND OFFICE AT WICHITA.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 25, 1883.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT WICHITA, KANSAS, APRIL 19TH, 1883.
Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed noticeof his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that saidproof will be made before R. A. Goodrich, Notary Public, at Maple City,Kansas, on Thursday, May 31st, 1883, viz. Ethelbert D. Taylor, of CowleyCounty, Kansas, for the s. W. 1/4, sec. 25, tp 24, s. R. 6 east. He namesthe following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivationof, said land, viz: M. Anthis and A. Bell, of Maple City, Cowley County,Kansas, and James Ramsey and L. Y. Wells, of Otto, Cowley County, Kansas.R. L. WALKER, Register.
[TERRITORY NEWS: NO MORE FENCES.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 2, 1883.
Secretary Teller has given notice to all parties concerned that no morefences must be built on, or for enclosing government lands, and that whereverbuilt no citizen shall respect them as enclosures.
[CATTLE CONTRACTS: INDIANS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 2, 1883.
Beef for the Redskins. New York, April 26. The contracts for supplyingthe Indian agencies with cattle was awarded today as follows: Lower Browle,A. S. Sykes, cows and heifers, $37; bulls, $60. Cheyenne River, A. S. Sykes,cows and heifers, $37; bulls, $60. Standing Rock, T. C. Power, cows andheifers, $37. Rosebud, R. M. Powers, cows and heifers, and bulls, $39.85.Crow Creek, A. S. Sykes, cows and heifers, $37; bulls, $60. Pine Ridge,R. M. Powers, cows and heifers, $32.75. Cheyenne and Arapahos, M. Montgomery,cows and heifers, $37.50; bulls, $98. Kiowa, P. Montgomery, cows and heifers,$37.50; bulls, $98.
[INDIAN TERRITORY: PUBLIC SALES.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 2, 1883.
Ad. PUBLIC SALE OF CONDEMNED PUBLIC PROPERTY.
There will be sold at Public Sale, to the highest bidder, for cash inhand, at the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, Indian Territory, on Saturday,the 26th day of May next. SIX MULES. Sale to commence at 1 o'clock P. M.
Kiowa & Comanche & Wichita Agency, Indian Territory, April 21st,1883. P. B. HUNT, U. S. Indian Agent.
[TRAVELER NOTICE.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
WE PRINT Bills, Cards, Blanks, Tickets, Posters, Receipts, Programs,Bill Heads, Pamphlets, Statements, Note Heads, Letter Heads, Visiting Cards,Funeral Notices, Wedding Invitations. And anything else commonly done ina printing office. Call and see our samples and learn our prices.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
T. J. Gilbert's new house is now ready for the plasterers.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Social at Mrs. R. E. Grubbs' residence this Wednesday evening.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
The acreage of wheat this year in Kansas is 1,410,011 acres.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Miss Jennie Lorry, of Winfield, paid our city a visit last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
The foundation for N. T. Snyder's new house is just completed.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Judge Bonsall returned last week from Topeka, where he has been attendingU. S. Court.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
We were pleased to meet Mr. W. McCague, of Kaw Agency, in our city Mondaylast.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Our enterprising real estate agent, Mr. Frank Hess, sold 103 town lotsand two farms last week.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Miss Etta Robinson spent several days of last week in the city visitingMrs. Wm. Benedict.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Our old-time friend, Tom Finney, of Kaw Agency, was in the city Mondayand took in the circus.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Bolton broke loose with a couple more dances last week. One at JacobSuccittus [?] and the other nearby. [LAST NAME...???]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
The Osage council meets Monday, May 7th, to act on leasing ranges inthe Osage Nation and other matters.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Rev. Fleming is putting up a handsome picket fence in front of his residencejust north of the church.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Prof. C. T. Atkinson intends to remove to Washington Territory, and engagein the practice of his professionthe law.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
An old friend, E. K. Green, of Pleasant Valley, was in the city yesterday,and entertained us with a few moments of social chat.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
W. J. Pollock was in our city last week. We understand the gentlemanintends embarking in the stock business in this vicinity.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
During the Creek troubles, the name of Spiechie was prominent and itwas generally pronounced Speck. The Indians call him Spi-e-chee.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
There is no mistaking C. M. Scott's cattle, as they all bear the nameof their owner on their sides, with the exception of one letter, Thus, SC O T.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Tom Gilbert was in to see the circus Monday, and took us over his newresidence now in course of erection. We do not wish to flatter the gentleman.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Eddy are absent visiting relatives and friends atLeavenworth, Kansas. We trust the lady's health may be benefited by thechange.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
The Winfield Shot Gun Club invited the Arkansas City club to shoot glassballs with them, and our boys went up and got left the first time and wonthe last.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Free soda water was all the rage last week at Messrs. O. F. Godfrey'sand Shepard & Maxwell's. These gentlemen were the first on hand withsummer drinks.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
L. D. W. Bushyhead, principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, issued acall for a special meeting of the National Council, to be held at Tahlequahon Monday, April 30th, 1883.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
The Ladies of the First Presbyterian Church will hold their usual semi-monthlysocial at the residence of Mrs. R. E. Grubbs this evening. A cordial invitationis extended to all.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
It is said that the Oil Company will brand their stock O I L on the side.Everybody will know who it belongs to. But it occurs to us that this isMoffits & Co.'s brand at Kiowa, Kansas.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Dr. Duncan, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will preach in the U. P. Church, ofthis city, on the second and third Sundays of May. Services both morningand evening at the usual hour.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
LOST. On the road south of Shoo Fly, between A. J. Gilbert's and threemiles west and one mile north to W. Lorry's, a wagon tire. Finder will confera favor by notifying. F. LORRY.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Mr. G. W. Childers is putting on a story and a half addition, 14 x 22feet, to his residence in the northwest part of town and will also put upa neat fence, paint, and otherwise improve the same.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
We were pleased to receive a call from Dr. R. E. Bird, of Kaw Agency,yesterday. The Dr. has been back home with his friends for some time onaccount of sickness, and we were truly glad to see him return to his postin the enjoyment of health.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
The I. O. O. F. 64th Anniversary in America was celebrated in this citylast Thursday evening by a ball and supper and was attended by a large numberof the Order and their families. An enjoyable time was had, so says ourreporter.
[AD: FRANK HESS, REAL ESTATE.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
We call attention to the advertisem*nt of our real estate man, Mr. Hess,who offers for sale a choice list of farms and city property. Frank is oneof our leading businessmen and by his pluck and energy, has built up a businesssecond to none in the county, and we can unhesitatingly endorse him as afair and square businessman and whatever business is entrusted to him willreceive prompt attention.
BIG AD...ONLY GOING TO GIVE PART OF IT!
F. J. HESS, Land and Insurance Agent. Deeds Drawn and Acknowledged; AbstractsFurnished; Taxes Paid and Collections made; Insurance Written in LeadingCompanies. A Choice List of Farm and City Property Always on hand. LandsShown Free. No Hotel Loaf- ers to Button-hole Strangers. Reference. Anybodyfrom Mayor down to the Boot-black.
FARMS. No. 39. 150 acres, 4 miles n e of Arkansas City; two good houses,good frame barn, hedged and cross-hedged, 10 acres used for pasture, withwell and running water; good well at house, all kinds fruit trees, smallfruits, 100 acres under cultivation, no waste land, 1/4 mile to school house,one mile to mill. Price, $4,700.
No. 30. 80 acres on State line, 5-1/2 miles S. E. of Arkansas City, goodrange in Territory for cattle or sheep, good new house, frame stable andcarriage house, two wells, one at house and one at stable, good stone fence,corral, peach and apple trees. Price, $4,700, terms to suit purchaser.
No. 48. 360 A. In South Bend. 160 A first bottom land under cultivation,150 A of grass land for stock, two houses, a large new stone stable, withcorn crib and buggy shed. 5 acres under 5 foot stone fence for hay corral,two good never failing springs, apple, peach, pear, cherry, and quince trees.100 peach trees have been bearing for the last four years, grist and sawmill within ½ miles, church ½ mile, Winfield 9 miles, ArkansasCity 6 miles. Price $8,000, paid on time.
CITY PROPERTY.
No. 1. 1-1/2 story frame house, 14 x 24, 4 rooms and good cellar. 100feet east front, 132 south front, shade trees, 3 blocks from P. O. Price$700.
No. 3. Good two story and one story el frame, 5 roomed house, large stable,120 feet east front, 132 feet south front. Large shade trees, 132 feet stonesidewalk along south sides, 2 squares from P. O. Price $1,100, part on time.
No. 9. A 2 story 5 roomed house, good new stable, frame kitchen and wood-housecellar, cistern and hydrant. 100 feet east front, 132 feet north front,new picket fence on east and north, shade trees, fruit trees, grapevinesand arbor. This property is in one of the best locations in the city. Price$2,300.
No. 11. A good store building on west Summit Street, good location, rentsfor $48 per month. Price $2,000.
No. 12. A good brick store building, 25 x 75. Price $2,000.
To Parties Desiring to Build, SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS WILL BE MADE ON TOWNLOTS. Lots sold on time to those who are short of funds.
CALL ON OR ADDRESS, FRANK J. HESS, CRESWELL BANK, ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
The ball at McLaughlin's Hall on Wednesday evening last was participatedin by a large number of invited guests, and it is almost unnecessary tosay that a truly enjoyable time was the result. The festivities were keptup `till about three o'clock a.m., at which hour the most enthusiastic disciplesof Terpsichore were nothing loth to seek repose. We hope this may be theforerunner of many such social gatherings.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Batiste, interpreter of the Pawnee tribe, was in town Monday. Also RussellPappan and Ed. Matthews, U. S. Deputy Marshal. Mr. Matthews went west lookingafter the Osage ponies that were stolen.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Tell W. Walton has severed his connection with the Caldwell Post,and the new pro-prietor, H. S. Lane, took charge of the office last Monday.We wish the retiring as well as the incoming editor success in the future.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
The Courier says Indians frighten horses and make them smash upbuggies. Also that the great cattle man, Geo. Miller, has gone into theshow business, and is exhibiting a three- horned steer. And that Major Crowellhas been nosing around.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Caldwell's city dads have put a tax of $5.00 on all female dogs and $2.00on all male dogs that are kept in that town, and the marshal is instructedto shoot all dogs upon which this tax is not paid by May 1st. We would suggestthat our council might do well to follow their example.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
We omitted to mention the departure of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Baker for Chicagolast week. Mr. Baker has secured an appointment upon the staff of a Germanpaper, and while we regret the circ*mstances that take the young couplefrom amongst us, yet hope that they may prosper in their new home.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
The judgment which has been standing on Judge Bonsall's docket for thelast two years in favor of James A. Loomis and against James H. Griffith,M. D., for $95.00 and costs with interest thereon was last week collectedby O. H. Rarick, a special constable, upon the execution issued in the case.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Last Saturday morning Mrs. P. P. Holer, of Caldwell, attempted to refilla gasoline oil stove without putting out the fire. The result was an explosion.Mrs. Holer's clothing caught fire, and in spite of the efforts made by thosewho came to her assistance, burned her so badly that she died Saturday evening.A small child was severely burned also.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
A serious prairie fire started just east of town Friday last, and sweptnorth, doing consid- erable damage. H. O. Meigs lost his sheep shed. JuliusReuter his stable, pig-pen, cow, and a number of pigs, and Messrs. Coulsonand Darrough a lot of corn, corral, sheds, trees, etc. The fire swept onnorth, crossing the railroad east of Harper, and what other damage it didwe are not informed. Anthony Journal.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
The familiar face of W. H. Nelson on our streets last week revived recollectionsof old times. He was one of the early residents of Cowley, but for sometime has been superinten- dent at the Nez Perce Agency, Indian Territory.He reports that a small party of the tribe will return this spring to theirIdaho reservation. Chief Joseph, Yellow Bear, Yellow Bull, and other chiefsknown to the country are well and apparently contented. Telegram.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Among the laws passed at the last session of the legislature is one requiringthe County Commissioners to appoint a county sheep inspector whenever fiveor more sheep owners of the county notify them in writing that there arediseased sheep within the county. The inspector must be recommended by thepetitioners. Here is an opportunity for Cowley sheep men to rid the countyof scab and other sheep diseases, as this statute provides that the inspectorshall take radical steps to abate the disease.
[TERRITORY NEWS: PONIES STOLEN.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
INDIAN PONIES STOLEN. On Tuesday, April 24th, three white men, heavilyarmed, drove off from near the mouth of Gray Horse Creek, near the Pawneecrossing of the Arkansas River, fifty head of ponies, mostly belonging to"Black Bear," the great medicine man of the Osage tribe, who wasabsent at the time visiting a neighboring band. After crossing the Arkansasthey were joined by three more men, and the six drove the stock west, upthe Black Bear Creek, cutting the wire at McLellan's pasture, and drivingthrough. A band of about twenty full blood Osages followed them, but beingwithout any interpreter or any leave of absence, came back to notify theAgent. On the way several ponies got away and came back, and the young coltsthat were not able to follow were shot down and left.
[CORRESPONDENTS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Rose Valley Winks.
Corn is coming up. The wheat fields still look sickly.
Sick List: Mr. Guyer, Mrs. Hawkins, and Alvan Sankey.
The wind caused some real estate to change hands last week.
We now have an extra good Sabbath school at the Barker schoolhouse. JETTAJAY.
[SEEKING STOLEN INDIAN PONIES.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
STOLEN. On Tuesday, April 24th, three white men drove off from the OsageReserve, 50 head of Indian ponies, unbranded, and with them four large mules,brand O S on hip and H on the jaw. They passed through McLeland's pasture,on Black Bear Creek, and then headed toward Caldwell. They shot the coltsfollowing the mares, on the way. Among the number were several spotted andwhite ponies. Any information should be sent to C. M. SCOTT, Arkansas City,Kansas, or L. J. MILES, Osage Agency, Indian Territory.
[NEWS FROM CALDWELL.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
From the Caldwell Post.
Mr. Hassard, of the old sheep firm of Hassard Bros., came in from thelower country Monday, and is shaking hands with old friends.
The supreme court of the state has decided that Sedgwick County has noherd law. Her citizens thought they had but it was a mistake.
Joe McDonald went down into a well at Wellington Monday afternoon athalf past one o'clock to clean it out and had been in it but a few momentswhen it began caving in on him from near the bottom. Before he could getout the entire wall caved in and buried him under twenty-five feet of stoneand earth. The alarm was given and men went to work to get the body of theman out. By three o'clock they had the stones cleared away several feetdown, and he began telling them to work easily, etc. At six o'clock he wastaken out, and was but slightly bruised. It was a wonderful escape froma frightful death.
[MARKETS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Arkansas City Markets.
The following table shows the market prices of the articles named today,March 20th, 1883: Wheat per bushel, $.92 @ $1.00; Corn per bushel, $.30@ $.33; Oats per bushel, $.32; Irish potatoes per bushel, $1.00 @ $1.40;Sweet potatoes per bushel, $2.50 @ $3.00; "Patent" flour per cwt.,$3.65; Flour XXXX per cwt.; $3.10; Flour XXX per cwt., $2.85; Bran, $.70;Hay per ton, $4.00; Hogs, gross, $5.00 @ $5.55; Cattle, butchers, gross,$2.50 @ $2.79; Sheep, butchers, gross, $2.50; Dry hides, per lb.; $.06 @$.11; Green hides, per lb., $.04 @ $.06; Bacon, per lb., $.13 @ $.15; Lard,per lb., $.13 @ $.15; Butter, per lb., $.25; Eggs, per dozen, $.10 @ $.15;Apples, green, per bushel, $1.40 @ $1.50; Onions, per bushel, $1.25.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
BOARDERS WANTED. At a private residence, either with or without rooms.Inquire of Mrs. A. Dunn.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
WALL PAPER. We are the only house in the city carrying wall paper instock. A large stock to select from and paper trimmings without extra cost.Call and see us. Kellogg & Mowry.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Schiffbauer Bros. want all the stone masons they can get, good wagespaid. Board $3.00 per week. Long job. Call on or address them for particulars.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 2, 1883.
Sixteen head of cattle for sale by R. L. Balyeat.
[LEGAL NOTICE: NEWMAN AND GOOCH.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 9, 1883.
NOTICE IN ATTACHMENT. Albert A. Newman and Wyard E. Gooch, partners,doing business under the firm name of A. A. Newman & Co., Plaintiffs,versus W. H. Brown, Jr., Defendant. Before I. H. Bonsall, Justice of thePeace, of Creswell Township in Cowley County, Kansas.
Said Defendant is hereby notified that on the 4th day of May, A. D. 1883,an order of attachment for the sum of Nine and sixty-three one hundredthsdollars ($9.63-100) was issued by the above named Justice of the Peace againsthis goods, in the above entitled action; and that said cause will be heardon the 7th day of June, 1883, at 9 o'clock a.m. A. A. NEWMAN & CO.,Plaintiffs. I. H. BONSALL, Justice of the Peace.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Wheat is heading out. Decoration Day May 30th. Winfield has had a burglary.Go to the lecture Friday evening.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
A contract for the Winfield Water Works has been let.
[STRAYS: OSAGE SELLING THEM.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Read the list of strays which are published elsewhere in this week'sissue.
Article referred to: The Osages take up and advertise stray horses nowinstead of selling them. Following is a list they will sell by June.
One sorrel mare, 14 hands high, three years old, brands H T connectedon left hip and shoulder, white star on forehead, white stripe on nose.
One gray horse pony, 5 years old, 15 hands high, shod in front, collarmarks, no brands.
One sorrel stud pony, 13 hands high, 2 years old, both hind feet white,no brands.
One gray horse pony, flea bitten; branded T H G on left hip, 9 or 10years old, 15 hands high.
One bay mare, 5 or 6 years old, branded A, with half circle over top,on right and left shoulders, 13 hands high.
One brown mare, 4 years old, 13 hands high, branded P on right and leftshoulders and left hind leg.
One roan horse, 4 years old, 13 hands high, with mane and tail bobbed,no brands.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Allen & Braggins painted five new signs to go to Geuda Springs lastweek.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Some of the sheepmen have been shearing, now that winter has broken.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Ira Barnett shipped a car load of fat hogs to Kansas City yesterday morning.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Quite a large number of our people took in the Geuda Springs last Sunday.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
John Myrtle has a C C bay mare in his herd that the owner better callfor.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Shelden & Speers have secured one of the store rooms under the HighlandHall.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Grass is good, and the prospect for a good crop of all kinds of cerealsis very favorable.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
J. L. Huey is putting another story to his residence and otherwise improvingthe same.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Mr. Boyd, of Galva, Illinois, has been in our city several days visitinghis relatives, Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Ayres.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
W. J. Pollock, formerly U. S. Indian Inspector, is trying to lease theNez Perce reserve for stock grazing.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
We understand that Mr. James Hill has disposed of his interest in thegravel contract to Messrs. Searing & Mead.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
The Indian school building south of town is progressing O.K., the joistsof the second floor being now in position.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Hon. C. R. Mitchell, of Geuda Springs, was in the city on Monday laston his way to Winfield, where he goes a courting.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
T. H. McLaughlin will put the second story on his store building as soonas practicable. The contract is let to Mr. Smith.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Parties having stray stock of any kind can have the same mentioned freeof charge if they will send us the descriptions.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
From a private letter we are glad to learn Mrs. I. H. Bonsall is rapidlygaining her health, and will return to the city shortly.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Mr. Ed. Grady's new residence just south of E. D. Eddy's, is loomingup in good shape and will be completed at the earliest possible date.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
It is not too late to sow sorghum seed yet, and it is one of the bestcrops that can be grown for stock, especially young stock during winter.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
We are under obligations to Messrs. Hilliard & Thompson, of the StarLivery Stables, for a very pleasant jaunt into the country last Saturday.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
MARRIED. In this city on Monday last by Rev. S. B. Fleming, at his residence,Mr. Michael Murray to Miss Ida Henry, both of this county.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Mr. C. E. Snyder and family left yesterday for Shelby County, Illinois,where they intend to make a visit of several weeks among former friends.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
The ponies stolen from the Osages April 24th passed Pond Creek Ranch,thirty miles below Caldwell, April 26th, going towards Cantonment.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
The Editorial convention is in session at Winfield today and will windup by a ball this evening after which many of the "Eds." willexcurt to Mexico.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Mr. S. Matlack and W. D. Bishop left for the Pawnee Agency last week.The latter gentleman will take charge of the trader's store at the abovenamed place.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
We learn from a letter written from Hiawatha, Kansas, by Mr. L. Finleyto one of our citizens that he and his family are well pleased with theirnew home.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
John argues that, "If a two-wheeled vehicle is a bicycle and a three-wheeleda tricycle, a one wheeled ought to be an icicle." But it isn't: itsa wheelbarrow.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
The new fence in front of Rev. S. B. Fleming's residence is a decidedimprovement to the appearance of the property and we congratulate the gentlemanupon the same.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Mr. J. W. Curns, of the firm of Curns & Manser, real estate and loanbrokers, of Winfield, was in the city on business Monday.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
It is the general verdict of the farmers in this vicinity that the wheatwill be very short in the straw, but if the needed rains are forthcomingthere is no doubt of a fair if not average crop.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
BIRTH. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Reed, of this city, on Saturday, May5th, 1883, a daughter. The mother and babe are doing well, and Sam bearsthe paternal honors as well as could be expected.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Mr. call attention to the advertisem*nt of town lots in the Leonard Additionfor sale, by Messrs. Green & Snyder, which appears in this issue. Theselots are 50 x 131 feet and are situated in one of the most desirable partsof town.
Ad. 100 LOTS 50 X 131 FEET FOR SALE IN LEONARDS AND CANAL ADDITION. Theselots will be sold on time to parties wishing to build. Prices $25 to $10a lot, giving purchaser the choice of location. This addition will soonbe supplied with the water works, saving all expense of digging wells. GREEN& SNYDER.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
T. R. Houghton comes to the front this week with a new advertisem*ntin which he announces that he has in stock a large assortment of dusters,summer robes, fly nets, etc., and everything else in summer goods in hisline.
Ad. T. R. HOUGHTON, DEALER IN HARNESS, SADDLES, WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. DUSTERS,SUMMER ROBES, FLY NETS, ETC. STOCKMEN'S OUTFITS. HARNESS OIL. OLD STONEBANK, Arkansas City, Kansas.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Reports come to us from various quarters of rabid dogs at large. In PleasantValley last week Ed. Chapin had a dog and Mr. Anderson a cow bitten by astrange dog and both the bitten animals gave signs of rabies and have beenkilled.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
The Central Drug Store has just escaped artistic treatment at the handsof Allen & Braggins and consequently looms up in all the attractivenessof paint and paper hanging which now makes this the equal of our many finestores. Messrs. Shepard & Maxwell will always be found in the frontrank anyhow.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Our old-time friend, Mr. A. H. Broadwell, bought Frank J. Hess' PleasantValley farm for $1,850. Mr. Broadwell now has one of the finest farms inPleasant Valley and is making big improvements. He has built a large stonestable and intends to fence the north half with a good stone fence, besidesmaking other valuable improvements.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Messrs. Allen & Braggins are the most busy men around town just now.They are now painting residences or stores for the following gentlemen:Messrs. Barrett, Pearson, Rarick, Holloway & Fairclo, Grady, Canfield,J. Hill, Lugin, Stanton, Barron, T. J. Gilbert, and H. Godehard, to saynothing of lots of paperhanging, kalsomining, etc.
[TERRITORY NEWS: FARMERS FIGHT HORSE THIEVES.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
A desperate fight between a posse of Texas farmers and three horse thieves,in the lower part of the Indian Territory near Darlington, Wednesday, inst.,resulted in the killing of one of the thieves named Fleming and the mortalwounding of another and the capture of the third. The dead desperado wasleft on the prairie and the other two were taken back to Texas where thecaptured horses had been stolen.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Mr. Smith, who has the contract for our Hall, we understand has completeda contract with Mr. Green, of South Bend, to put up buildings that willfoot up in the neighborhood of $14,000. Good.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Messrs. L. C. Norton and Ira Barnett last week purchased of Messrs. Burressand Lewis about $12,000 worth of stock and are now holding the same uponthe ranch lately occupied by the latter named gentlemen.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
The last gravel train for the present pulled out of Arkansas City lastSunday. We had hoped to see the gravel train a permanent institution asthe supply of gravel is first class in quality and almost inexhaustiblein quantity.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
NOTICE. There will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Arkansas CityWater Power Co., at the Cowley County Bank, June 1st, 1883, at the hourof 7:30 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of electing officers. JAMES HILL,President.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Hon. A. J. Pyburn has rented a house in the city and will shortly removehere with his wife and family. The gentleman intends to engage in the practiceof the law and we are glad to welcome him back to the professional ranksof our city.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
We received a pleasant call on Saturday of last week from Mr. Howe, managerof the Winfield creamery.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
BIRTH. We wondered what it was that made Jim Penton step around so livelyin town last Saturday, but when he whispered it was a girl, weighed 11 pounds,and came that morning, all became clear as mud and we congratulated himin the most impressive style of the art.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
STRAYS. TAKEN UP by the undersigned, May 5th, 1883, eight head of cattleof which seven head are steers and one cow. All branded on right side SC and bar underneath. Brand fresh. AL. MOWRY, Bolton Township.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Mike Harkins returned to this city last week from Missouri, where hehas been investing in mules, forty-eight of which animals he drove intotown. He reports stock of all kinds as fetching high prices in Missouri,but says horses and mules are exceptionally high, being even higher thanthey were at the close of the war.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
It seems a little strange to hear of Texas men coming north to buy cattle,yet such is the case this season. W. P. Ewing informs us that numbers ofTexas men were in the western part of the Territory buying cattle to driveto Texas, and paying as high as $25 per head for Arkansas yearlings. Cresset.
[COURIER CLIPS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Courier Clips.
Senator Hackney has finished his new office and handsomely carpeted andfurnished it.
The Boggs place in Pleasant Valley Township was sold Tuesday by the administrator,to Chas. Thomas for thirty-two hundred dollars.
Trustee Wells, of Dexter, brought in his returns Friday. They show anincrease of personal property of twenty thousand dollars and in populationof twenty-five.
Mr. J. B. Hagin, of Cambridge, Illinois, father of Mrs. John Cairns,was visiting with Rev. J. Cairns last week. He went to Arkansas City thisweek to visit a daughter there.
Bliss & Wood's warehouse near the railroad switch went down Tuesdaywith a hundred and eighty thousand pounds of flour. About two tons werea dead loss.
In these times of bargains every citizen should keep his shooting ironshandy, and whenever a prowler puts in an appearance, let him have a dosein the most effective spot. Persons should see that they are awake beforethey shoot, otherwise their aim might not be effectual.
[G. A. R. TO OBSERVE DECORATION DAY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
Decoration Day - G. A. R. In Obedience to General orders No. 10 fromDepartment Head Quarters of Kansas Grand army of the republic, WinfieldPost No. 85 will observe Decoration Day, Wednesday, May 30, 1883, commencingat 10 o'clock sharp. An earnest and cordial invitation is extended to theofficers and members of the Arkansas City, Dexter, and Burden Posts, aswell as all old soldiers of the county to be present and assist in decoratingthe graves of our deceased comrades. By order of the Post, T. H. Soward,J. S. Hunt, Jacob Nixon, W. P. Hackney, and Wm. White, Committee on invitation.
[MEMORIAL, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: RETURN NEZ PERCE.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
An Event. "Whosoever tooteth not his own horn in no wise shall itbe tooted," hence it is with pride we call attention to "A Memorialto the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America," in referenceto the return of the Nez Perce Indians to their Idaho homes, which was lastweek turned out of the TRAVELER job room. It is an elegantly printed andwell gotten up pamphlet of twenty pages, and although the first work ofthe kind ever done in the city, if we do say it, will compare favorablewith work done anywhere in the States. There were over two hundred of themprinted, nearly all of which will be distributed at the General Assemblyof the Presbyterian Church, held at Saratoga, New York, on the 17th inst.We have spared no pains or expense in fitting up our job rooms with thelatest styles of type and material, and of our ability to turn out thoroughlyfirst-class work, the pamphlet above referred to is a witness.
[CHEROKEE INDIANS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883. [From New York Sun.]
William P. Ross, the present chief of the Cherokee Indians, is a graduateof an Eastern college, remarkable for intelligence and culture, and a fineorator. The tribe occupies a reservation of 4,000,000 acres, bounded onthe north and east by Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. The Cherokees of pureand mixed blood number 20,336, about one-half of which speak the Englishlanguage, the only language taught in the schools. In the entire male populationthere are but sixty whose occupation is given in the last census as huntersand five fishermen, the great majority being farmers. There are 107 schoolssupported by the nation, a male and female seminary for advanced pupils,and an orphan asylum. There is a regularly constituted government and anadequate administration of justice. In short, the Cherokee nation is notto be distinguished from a frontier State, except in the character of itsinhabi- tants, their relation to the general Government, and their systemof holding the land in com-
mon, which affords an interesting example of practical communism.
[RAILROAD.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 9, 1883.
In accordance with notice duly given a number of our citizens gatheredat McLaughlin's Hall last Monday evening to talk over railroad matters ingeneral, and to take the necessary steps towards securing an east and westrailroad to this point in particular. The meeting was called to order andT. H. McLaughlin was called to take the Chair, and N. T. Snyder to act asSecretary of the meeting. About the first thing brought before the attentionof the meeting was a proposition from Winfield stating what they desiredin order to enable them to work with us in securing county bonds in aidof an eastern road. The proposition, which was signed by several leadingcitizens of Winfield, was in substance as follows.
"That Winfield would do all in her power to aid us in working forsaid road and in securing county bonds in aid of the enterprise, providedthat said road should enter the county in the vicinity of Cedarvale, thenrunning on the most practicable route to WIN- FIELD from there to GEUDASPRINGS and then to Arkansas City."
This proposition was received with tremendous cheers, but after quitea lengthy talk, failing to elicit whether it was submitted as a joke orin sober earnest, it was unanimously resolved by the meeting that it betabled. Mr. A. A. Newman then submitted a resolution in substance as follows.
Resolved. That the citizens of Arkansas City would pledge themselvesto do all in their power to secure county aid in bonds to a railroad whichwould enter the county from the east in the vicinity of Cedarvale, thenceproceed towards Dexter, near which, and at a point equi- distant from Winfieldand Arkansas City, the road should divide into two branches, one of whichshould go to each town, both towns to be named as temporary terminal points,and the further westward course of the road, whether from Winfield or ArkansasCity, to be decided by the interests of the road as developed in the future.
The resolution was unanimously adopted by the meeting, and Messrs. JamesHill and Wm. P. Sleeth were appointed as a committee to lay the same beforethe citizens of Winfield at an early day. It was further taken as the sentimentof the meeting that no time be lost in prosecuting the matter towards securingan east and west railroad, and the two gentlemen last named were delegatedto see that all steps necessary to be taken, with this end in view, be promptlyattended to. The meeting also authorized a per centum of the money subscribedfor a preliminary survey to be appropriated for the payment of the incidentalexpenses of the committee. The meeting adjourned after being in sessionabout two hours.
[KANSAS NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 16, 1883.
Some enterprising citizen is going to plant a crop of oysters in thesalt water at Geuda Springs, according to the Democrat.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 16, 1883.
District Court is in session, Judge Torrance presiding.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
The case of the State vs. Frank Manny for violation of the prohibitoryliquor law was on trial the greater part of last week.
The jury disagreed, consequently the case will have to be tried overat this or some subsequent term.
[TERRITORY NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 16, 1883.
On Monday, the 30th ult., was made the first payment on the grass leasesrecently made by the Cheyennes and Arapahos. The payment, amounting to $6,500,was made by Wm. E. Malaley, in behalf of the lessees, and was unanimouslyaccepted by the Indians in council, who, after receipting for the same,requested that it be placed to their credit at the Emporia National Bankas they wished the lease money to accumulate in a larger sum before makinga division among themselves. The council was the largest ever held by thesetribesthe commissary being crowded and jammed by the Indians in attendance.They signified themselves to be well pleased with the bargain they had madeto graze their lands, and made a formal request to the post commander andtheir Agent to unite in ejecting all intruders occupying or encroachingupon the ranges leased, and to give the lessees full possession. It is concededby men high in Indian circles that these tribes have secured a valuablesource of revenue by these leases, which provide them with a yearly incomeof over sixty thousand dollars. Transporter.
[STATE NEWS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 16, 1883.
An artesian well is being bored at Smith Center.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 16, 1883.
McPherson is to have water works.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 16, 1883.
Recent decisions of the Supreme Court have put the holders of tax titlesin a great flutter.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 16, 1883.
Southern Kansas is rejoicing in the prospect of a bounteous fruit cropthis season.
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 16, 1883.
The Enterprise claims that Burden is the metropolis of easternCowley.
[BUFFALO.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 16, 1883.
One of the attractions of the Cheyenne and Arapaho reservation is GeorgeBent's buffalo, which for the past five years or more has been with hisherd of cattle. The animal was captured while a calf some six years agonear Camp Supply by Wm. Frass, who brought it down and presented it to GeorgeBent's daughter, Ada. It has been ever since a prominent object in the herd,and now is a solitary specimen of its kind, which some years ago coveredthis country by the tens of thousands. The Indians take great interest inthe unwieldy brute, and show it to their children as a specimen of the animalwhich but a short time ago was their main dependence for subsistence. Onaccount of this association, George would not sell the buffalo cow at anyprice. The animal is handled the same as the rest of the cattle, and isperfectly familiar with men on horsebackbut at times it becomes pugnacious,and will not allow a wheeled vehicle to approach. Transporter.
[GOVERNMENT BID.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 16, 1883.
Sealed proposals in triplicate, endorsed "Proposals" for theerection of addition to the Sac and Fox and Absentee Shawnee School Buildingat this Agency in accordance with plans and specifications on file at thisAgency, and also in the offices of the Saint Louis Globe Democrat, KansasCity Journal, Wichita Eagle, and Arkansas City Traveler, will be receivedat this Agency until 12 o'clock, Monday, June 4th, 1883.
Contracts will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders,subject to the approval of the Department of the Interior.
Proposals must state length of time required for completion of buildingsafter approval of contract, and must be accompanied by a certified checkupon some United States deposi- tory, payable to the order of the undersigned,for at least five (5) percent of the amount of the proposal, which checkshall be forfeited to the United States in case any bidder receiving theaward shall fail to execute promptly a contract with good and sufficientsureties, according to the terms of his bid, otherwise to be returned tothe bidder.
The Shawneetown building to be two story frame, 100 x 38 feet. The Sacand Fox buildings to be of brick, or stone, one 22 x 25 feet, one story,the other 48 x 36, two stories and basem*nt.
The right to reject any and all bids is hereby reserved.
For further information address the undersigned at Sac and Fox Agency,Indian Territory.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Presbyterian Social at Dr. Kellogg's this evening.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
The new tariff on foreign wool takes effect July 1, 1883.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
T. H. McLaughlin is putting another story to his store house.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Howard Bros. received a car load of barbed wire on Monday last.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Burglaries continue in Winfield so say the Courier and Telegram.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
New buildings, business, and residences continue to go up on every handand still the demand for houses is not supplied.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
The contract for building the bridge across the Arkansas River west ofthe city has been let and the work commenced.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Miss Mary Majors, of Winfield, has been in the city for several dayspast visiting her many friends.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Jerry Adams and John Ware, who for several weeks past have been visitingrelatives and friends in Texas, returned to the city on Sunday last.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Lafe Merritt, of the Cheyenne Transporter, has been in the cityfor several days past upon business connected with the above named paper.He returned to the Territory this morning.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Frank Schiffbauer's horse, which was supposed to have been stolen fromhis stable on the night of the 8th inst., was found running loose in a wheatfield between this city and Winfield.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Last week we enjoyed a drive over the old Silverdale road, some eightmiles east of the city. If anyone is impressed with the belief that Cowleyis not improving, let him take a trip into the country; new farms, farmhouses, barns, fences, and all manner of farm improve- ments of a substantialand valuable character are to be seen on every hand.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
The Ladies of the Baptist Church will hold an Ice Cream and Cake Festivalat the Central Avenue Hotel this evening commencing at 8 o'clock. The Mayorand Common Council are especially invited to be present, as a table fortheir accommodation will be ornamented with an emblematical cake representing. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody to attend.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
DIED. At his residence in Bolton Township, on Thursday, May 10th, 1883,Gilbert Schnee, aged 71 years. The funeral took place at the family residenceunder auspices of the I. O. O. F., of which order he was an honored member.Mr. Schnee was one of the pioneers of Cowley County, and by his industryand frugality had made himself and family a pleasant home. We extend tothe bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy in this their sore affliction.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
DIED. We learn from the Winfield Courier that Col. John Quarrelsdied in that city last Thursday, the 8th inst. Quarrels was well advancedin years, and although in the early period of his life he was blessed witha comfortable living, his later years were passed in penury and want. Hewas more than an ordinary man of ability, and at one time was speaker ofthe House of Representatives of Kentucky, his native State. His nature waswarm and generous to a fault. Peace to his ashes.
[OSAGE PONIES RECOVERED AT STAFFORD, KANSAS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
The fifty head of ponies stolen from the Osages April 24th by Dick Vanderbourg,Wm. Simms, and Bob Allesey, were overtaken at Stafford, Kansas, on May 10thby Deputy Marshal Ed. Matthews and taken without a shot. They were stoppingat a hotel and were awakened one at a time when the officers presented shotguns and pistols to their heads and they threw up their hands. It is saidthe men worked for a cattleman, below this point, all winter, by the nameof Crutchfield. The Osages gave $250 per head for the capture of the thievesand one-half of the stolen property.
[PERSONALS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
DIED. In this city, May 7th, 1883, Mrs. Amanda Bailey, wife of Mr. Bailey,who re- cently moved from the north part of the county, to the Mitchellfarm adjoining the city on the north. Mrs. Bailey was about 37 years ofa*ge; had been an honored member of the Baptist Church for ten years. Shehad been an invalid for five years, but bore her suffering with a good degreeof Christian patience. She was a kind wife, an affectionate mother, a goodneighbor, and a child of God. She leaves a devoted husband and two littleboys to mourn the loss of the one who was ever to share the toils and joinin the blessings of a happy home. The funeral services were conducted byRev. L. W. Bicknell of the Standard, of Chicago, at the residenceof the deceased May 9, at two o'clock p.m., after which the body was givena Christian burial in the cemetery northwest of town. And so sleeps "thedead that lie in the Lord."
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
We were pleased to meet in this city, last week, Mr. Ed. Bowen, an old-timecitizen of this place, and now of Anthony, Harper County. He reports thingsas booming in the King- dom towards the setting sun.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
The editor of this paper took his departure last Thursday to join theeditorial excursion to old Mexico. Hence the readers of the TRAVELER areasked to excuse the absence of the usual amount of reading matter.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Mr. Sargent, one of the contractors of the Opera building, was slightlyinjured and very considerably shook up by the falling of one of the lowerstagings while he and two other persons were standing on it. The other partieswere not injured.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
MARRIED. By Rev. A. Yeakle, on Sunday, May 6th, 1883, at the residenceof the bride's father, in Cowley County, near Salt City, Miss Elenor S.Robinson and Mr. James Fair. The happy couple have the best wishes of theTRAVELER for their future happiness.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
The Democrat remarks that Capt. Payne is going to make another"rade" into the Indian Territory. About the same time we presumethe "great offender" will make another "rade" into theDemocrat columns. That paper displays great originality when Capt.Payne is around.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
On last Saturday Charles Painter, horse trader, who was in this city,was arrested on the complaint of John F. Pendarvis, and brought before JudgeBonsall on the charge of grand larceny, in taking from the person of thecomplainant one hundred and fifteen dollars in money. The examination wascontinued at the instance of the defendant.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
We received a pleasant call on Friday last from Mr. C. L. Morse, Superintendentof construction of the Indian Industrial school now in process of erectionnear this city. Mr. Morse informs us that the work is progressing rapidly,and in a very satisfactory manner. This, when completed, will be one ofthe finest institutions of the kind in the United States.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
United States District Attorney, J. R. Hollowell, came down to the citylast Thursday to look after the law breakers in this part of the country.We heard of him early the next morning about eight miles east of the citymeandering down the Grouse Valley with a long pole across his shoulder,supposed to be a fishing rod. We anxiously await further intelli- gencefrom the intrepid fisherman.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
"What's to Hinder." At McLaughlin's Hall last Friday eveninga large and intelligent audience greeted Col. Copeland to hear his inimitablelecture upon the subject, "What's to Hinder." Col. Copeland isa lecturer of the highest order and to say that his effort on this occasionwas superb is but to voice the sentiment of the entire audience.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
In the TRAVELER special column of this issue can be found a notice ofan unusual character. The one to which we allude is that of our friend andhonorable townsman, Judge Christian, offering for sale his entire set oflaw books, library, office furniture, etc., which is a bargain to thosedesirous of purchasing anything of this kind. His library is an extraor-dinary large one, consisting of all the ancient as well as our modern andstandard history, and the offer is, indeed, a "rare chance."
A rare chance for a live lawyer who wishes to settle in the rapidly improvingtown of Arkansas City. Owing to the terrible affliction that has befallenme in the loss of my sight, I offer for sale or rent to a responsible manmy law office, furniture, and library which is an unusually large one andconsists of some rare and valuable works. Anyone wishing such an opportunitycan see me on the subject. JAMES CHRISTIAN.
[CORRESPONDENTS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Rose Valley Winks.
Farmers are cultivating corn.
Everything looks bright since the welcome rain on last Saturday.
Mr. Samuel Pollock and family from Ohio have come to cast their lot withus.
Dr. Duncan will preach in the Rose Valley schoolhouse on Wednesday eveningat 7:30.
Dr. Duncan, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is now visiting old acquaintancesin Arkansas City and this vicinity.
MARRIED. On Tuesday, May 1st, John Purdy and Mattie Locke were joinedin the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. Harris.
MARRIED. May 8th, Wm. Graham and Mary Grippin deliberately took theirfate in their own hands, and went to Winfield to come back man and wife.Long life and happiness to both couples. JETTA JAY.
[ADS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Sipes says he has the best Gasolene stove in town.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Household goods for sale by C. T. Atkinson.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
LOOK HERE!! If you want any of the following cheap you will find themat my store: Refrigerators, Ice Cream Freezers, Gasoline and Coal Oil Stoves.C. R. SIPES.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
MILK COWS. Ten head of good fresh Milk Cows, with calves at their sides,can be seen on the Walnut, opposite Ayres' mill, that are offered for saleby C. M. SCOTT. Mr. Poulton, living on the place, has charge of them.
Arkansas City Traveler, May 16, 1883.
Notice. Eye and Ear Infirmary. Drs. Wm. and V. McMullen, Physicians &Surgeons in charge, will visit Arkansas City this week, prepared to treatin a scientific manner all diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat. Spectaclesadjusted to suit all sights. Office at Leland Hotel. Consultation free.
