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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29

Russell, the seat of government for the
county, is handsomely built little city Of
nine hundred or thousand inhabitants, on
the Kanssn Pacific road, a short distance
west Of the center line of the county, and il
one Of the most successful and promising
towns in Western Kansas. The town is
building up very rapidly, several fine busi-
ness blocks being now in process of erection,
as we'll as many neat and comfortable resi-.
dences. Russell has some business blocks
and residences which would do credit to
any town in the State and this, too, in a
town situated in the heart Of the Great
American d sert, and which is not yet out
OF its babyhocd. There are several eleva.
tors and gransries here, which handle and
ship many hundred thousand bushels
OF grain Of all kinds during the year,
while a mammoth steam Touring mill
near the depot is kept busy all the time
the effort to supply all the demands made
upon it. TIE depot at Russell il a sub
stantial stone structure and was evidently
built to remain, although If business keeps
on increasing an enlargement will be a ne
cessity. The business men of the town are
energetic and enterprisipg, which two fea-
tures they have shown most prominently
by the work they have done in building up
such little city in so short space Of time.
The location Of the place is a healthful
one, and together with its natural advan-
tages, and what man is doing for it, Rus
sell is going ahead, improving every day,
adding to the population constantly and
steadily advancing. She is we'll equipped
regarding hotels and has a fine school.
house and neat church buildings, and il
talking of an opera house and some day
will have water works. JOHN.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
THIS SECTION OF THE STATE,

and include elm, cottonwood, ash and will
low, while, more particularly on Paradise
creek, are to be found black walnut, cedar,
and some oak, although the latter is not
found in any very large quantities. The
principal streams OF the county are the
Saline and the Smoky Hill rivers, the
former flowing little north of the centre
lire of the county, its most important trib-
utary being Paradise creek, which comes in
from the northwest. Salt and Cedar creeks
come in from the south, both OF which
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
We MEAN BUSINESS
And we are going to do it

We THEREFORE OFFER GREAT
BARGAINS THAT WILL ASTON
lSH BODY.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
THE NEW CoMERS,

and has been, perhaps, more than merely
fortunate in securing the very best class of
the present influx. A mere statement, in
cold figures, of the increase in population,
conveys to the reader but faint idea of
the development of a county or region, and
the fact that Russell has doubled in point
of the number of her population the past
year, does not allow anything more to
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
RUSSELL CoUSIY's TOWNS.

There are several live and furnishing
towns in Russell county, which do good
trade and are building up rapidly, the two
more prominent of which are Russell, the
county seat, ard Bunker Hill, both situated
on the line Of the Kansas Pacific road
Bgnker Hill il quite an enterprising little
village, OF two hundred inhabitants, and
being surrounded by good country enjoys
profitable md steadily increasing trade
Bunker is "a yet an infant, fguratively
speaking, bnt is a stalwsrt, nevertheless
ond stops for nothing, pushing straight
ahead, and having entered the race is de
termined to win.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
THE FUEL QUESTION.

is found in considerable quantities all over
the countv, but more especially in the west
ern part, from where it is shipped via the
Kansas Pacific road both east and west.
The magnetism limestole, which is easily
quarried and very easily manipulated,
making as 6ne building material az could
be wished for, is found in layers from ak
to ten inches in thickness. The majority Of
the business houses in Russell are built OF
this limestone, and all who have seen it
unite in the verdict that it is as fine and
handsome q building material as can be
found in the western country. There are
many building alcong the line of the Kan.
sas Pacific road which have been construct.
ed from it, and in every case the praise ha,
been upon its side, and the demand for il
therefore, ID somewhat lively. The quar-
ries are not likely to be soon exhausted
however, notwithstanding the present Of
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Terrible. if True,

A most terrible tragedy is re-
ported to have been enacted in
Franklin. county just over the
line on Wednesday nightof last
week. Two brothers named
Cooley and a man named Me-
Laughlin had been out all night
fox hunting; thay passed. house,
as the streaks appeared in the
East, and saw a woman emerge.
Mistaking it for house of pros
titution they followed her when
she entered the house. They
spoke to her, and she responded
in an angry tone. One of the
brothers was crazed with whisky
and her words but added fuel to
the fires that were burning with
in his breast, and striking her
several times he inficting inju-
ries that caused her death.
Her husband was lying in
the house at the time, and was
powerless to render her any as
s..
sistance, he lingering on the di-
viding line between life and
death, consumption having bro't
him to the brink of the grave.
Mr.. Cooley now realizes the
magnitude of his ofense, and
fearing the penalty says that he
doesn't intend to be arrested.
In this may be found one of
the strongest appeals in behalf
of total abstinence that can be
be offered, A man, in all the
majesty of his strength, bringing
the life of one of the most defence
less beings of Gods creation to
a sudden and violent end-a Wo-
man whom he probably never
saw before and against whom
there could exist no malice.
Young men who drink that you
may be accounted sociable, you
are coasting the downward road
to destruction. True there is a
dividing line between modera-
ton and drinking to an excess,
but it's as fimsy and imaginary
as the line that belts the earth's
surface. Stop while the power
lies in you, for as surely as night
follows the day it will lead you
to the committal Of some deed
which you will live in after years
to regret.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
70 save Tine is 70 save Money.


And to save time come and buy
one of the ITEICA .CALEN,
DAR CLOCKS, for they are
far superior to any now in use,
having been awarded the high
est medal at the Centennial Ex-
hibition atPhiIadc.phia above all
other clocks made. 1t is the
simplest and yet the most per-
feet in construction, and every
clock guaranteed TO be perfect
time-keeper. The Calendar is
SO constructed that it makes the
necessary changes at the end Of
every month, and even at leap
year it viii adjust itself without
your assistance. l am now sell
ing these celebrated clocks on
liberal terms, from $40 to SIS,
and warrant and keep them IN
order for 5 years.
When you como to town call
around and examine them at my
shop on the North eide of the
public square at r. Fl. Ogilvie
d Co.'S hardware store.
A. ID. RUTH.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Colorado.

( Through the kindness of a
friend, we are permitted to take
the following extracts from let
ter received from gentleman
who was raised Ia Lincoln coun-
.ty, but who left for that country
about five years ago. It appears
that the crops in that country
and here are alike, light yield
but of a superior quality:
"Crops are short in Colorado,
butof a No. / quality. / viii
have about one thousand bushels
of small grain. | have some
oats that viii give about eighty
bushels to the acre. It would
do you good to see how thick
the shocks stand on the ground
II have about fifteen hundred
big shocks ofsmall grain. This
summerI MIXED three COWS and
did all of my work until harvest,
but / have a man hired now. /
have sold ,140 pounds of butter
and about 100 dozen eggs-but-
ter is % cents per pound, eggs
20 cents a dozen. Wheat sells
for SLIGO per 100 pounds; bacon,
IL cts; hams, Ia cts; corn, $1.50
per one hundred pounds; oats,
$1.75 per 100 pounds. Mules
are worth here about $500 a
span and $500 in Leadyille.
Millions Of grasshoppers are pass
ing over here, but none have a.
lighted, They are flying 80 high
that one can only see them by
looking toward the sum-"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Railroad at Petersburg.

The track on the Duck river
road has been laid to within two
hundred yards of the above nam
ed place. a meeting was held
there last Tuesday, great many
Fayetteville folks went up-eVe-
ry vehicle in town to let was out.
All who went had a royal good
time. We hope that we may be
called on at no very distant day
to chronicle its advent in Fay
etteville. There are two compa-
MES, we are told, seeking to rent
the Narrow Gauge-the N. and
Chattanooga, and Louisville and
Nashville. If the first succeeds,
it is said the road will be contin-
ned to Fayetteville at once, while
the extension is reported doubt
full if the L. and Nashville road
is successful. We mention these
runaors, without knowing as to
their reliability.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Climbers, Perchers and
Scratchers.

Miss Tovell of Memphis, gave
several very interesting lectures
on object teaching; known by
the technical name of Kinder
garten. One of them was illus
trated with three birds, belong
ing to the classes above mem
toned, in which she pointed out
to the little children, and grown
ones too as to that matter, the
difference in the formation of the
feet and legs of "perchers, climb
ers and scratchers."
Now, one of our learned orni-
biologists says that what was
said about the feet was all right,
but that the important part play
ed by the tail in climbing a tree
was omitted, for he knows by
observation that a pecker-wood
cannot climb a tree with his tail
pulled out.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
An Omission.

Owing to the short. space of
time we had for the composition
of the proceedings of the session
of the Teachers Institute that
part of the work was necessarily
performed very rapidly. In his
his haste the compositor in prin-
ter's yernacular "made an out. I"
The part omitted referred to the
interesting address of Prof. j..
P. Williams of Palmetto, on
'eTeaching as a Profession. 7" 1t
was delivered in an able and Dig
nified manner.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Real Estate Transfers.

2 The following transfers of real
estate have been made since our
last report: -
p. Halbert and wife to W. III.
Halbert, 80 acres in 9Th district,
$1,000.
2. Halbert and wife to j. b.
HaIbert, 1899 acres in 9Th dis,
81, 900. a9 I
j w. zB. Nicks, deputy collector,
to James w. Stone, Is acres in
9th dis, $63.81.
4 Ezekiel Kennedy to A. M.
Hudson, 111S acres in 3rd dis,
81, 200.
p. E. Farrair and wife to G. S.
Wilson, 861 acres in 18th dis,
$3,027. 30.
u. M. Wakefield and wife to
D. w. Woodland, one-sixth in
terest in 326 acres in 18th dis,
consideration not named.
John Steelman to Elizabeth
Steelman, one-sixth interest in
80 acres in 9th dis, $50.
Samuel G.. Webb to Parker
Street, 80 acres in 4th dis, $500.
Jasper Billions and wife to j.
r. Ratley, 10 acres in 10Th dis,
u. G. Harrison, trustee, ct ais,
to w. B. Taylor, 297 acres in
9Th dis, $4,000. f
l.. L. Clark to Elizabeth Ba-
tie, 20 acres in 9th dis, $500.
L. T. Fowler to T. f. Tillery,
go acres IN 18th dis, 1900.
D. w, Holman, pres't Lincoln
Savings Bank, toDorothy Giles,
26O acres in 9th dis, $2,296.50.
r. j. Philips to j.. w. Philips
ct al, 260 acres in 24th dis, gift.
e. S. Wilson and J.W. Dung,
So acres in 18th dis, 1915.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Yellow Fever.

There are thousands Of theo-
ries as to the cause and nature
of yellow fever, and these theo-
ries continue to nullify, but the
experience of this summer so far
demonstrates that it does not
floatin the air and is not carried
upon the person to other locali-
ties. This season we do not re-
fer to the fever as the scourge of
the South, but as the scourge of
Memphis. It is associated only
with that city, and while her
citizens have scattered abroad
and found refuge in nearly every
city and town in the Union, the
disease, except where it had al
ready seized upon the victim, has
not followed them. The waters
of the Mississippi bear the offal
from her streets away by other
cities, and the breezes blow over
her roofs, carrying the poisoned
air on its wings to other locali-
ties, but the disease only clings
to the doomed city, and places
which felt its dread power last
year are as free from the fever
as any places of the North.
Thursday, 26 new cases, and
5 deaths.
Friday, 8 new cases, IL deaths.
Several attempts to rob and burn.
| Saturday, IT new cases, u
deaths.
Sunday, 10 new cases,9 deaths.
Monday, 81 new cases, and {
deaths.
The wife of Gen. j. B Hood
died in New Orleans last Sum
day of yellow fever.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Personal Points.

Mr.. Alex. Vining has gone to
Georgia for a ten days visit.
Joe Cliff of Chattanooga, is
visiting his mother at Renfro.
Mr.. John Horn of Knoxville,
is in town.
Walter Vaughn left yesterday
morning to return to Vanderbilt
Mr.. David p. G. Allen of
Lynchburg was with us a few
days ago.
Rev. j. j. Burnett of WIN
chester, favored us with a call
last Friday. 3aI3IE
r. d. Smith, President of the
Columbia .Athen@um, called in
to see us Tuesday. e'
Miss Jennie French is visiting
friends in the pleasant town of
Shelbyyille. ~
Misses Lucy and Ruth Sharpe
of Shelbyville, are stopping al
Mr.. Joe Acklin's. aaiH
MIR. A. Powers and family of
Texas, formerly of Fayetteville
are here on a visit.
Mr.. James M. Griffin of the
Winchester w oolen Mills was IL
town last week. 80 -'~
The family of Col. }. p. Nc.
CURE of Nashville, is at has
brothers, Ds. G. b. Mcclure.
Capt. James M. Dowlin haI
returned from Petersburg, wher'
he has been for the past two 2,
on. three weeks. Tsdf % ssgaassi.s
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Eel EN- Come

To GooDwIN e. GnL's on the
South side of the Public Square
aud get new, fresh Drugs, Oils,
Paints. Glass, Putty, Soda, Pa
per, Spices, Wall Paper, Wri-
ting Paper, Inks, Stationery of
all sorts, School and Miscellane-
GUS Books, Croqnet Sets, Cigars,
Tobacco and Notions.
DIR. w. Q. BRIGHT does our
prescriptionist work with gveat
care. GooDwIN g. GILL.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Municipal.

Regular meeting, August Is,
present c. A. Diemer, mayor,
w. C. Morgan, j. M. Wilson,
II. S. sDouthat, John Z. Gill,
Lewis Peach and c. c. McKin-
Iney, aldermen. ~
On motion, the corporation az
grees to enter into an agreed
statement with the various turn
pixies. SBa9wKE 9sris.aeyss
$25 was allowed TO policemen
A. j. Afford and S. nj. Jones.
G. @. Mckinney was allowed
his pay for assessing taxes, as
allowed by law. ..,...v.s
COMMITTEES directed to make
report of financial condition of
corporation and suggest finan-
cial policy, and. report at next
meeting.
Hands allowed one months
Ipay. ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Church Chimes.

The true end of life is to know
the life that never ends. y
Rev.Mr. Thomas of Chattanoo-
ga, viii preach at the Presbyte-
rian church next Sunday. 9IIiI I
Rev. Mr.. Young of Marshall
county, preached at the Presby-
byterian church Sunday night
A grand religious revival is
in progress at Mulberry, and a
large number Of conversions
have been had. n
The same man who finds the
weather too warm for church sits
under the blazing canvas of a
circus without a murmur.
A protracted meeting is being
held in the G. p. church at Ore
gon, in which much interest is
manifested. Exercises conduct
ed by Reys. Estill, Sanders and
Tucker.
The inclemency Of the wealth
er compelled a postponement of
the @ecture on Music, which was
to have been delivered at the @.
p. church last Friday night; it
viii be delivered tomorrow
night week. seur
FLINTvILLE, Tenn, Aug, 81
ED. OBsERyER-There has been
quite a religious awakening in
this place within the last week.
Meeting held at the Baptist
church closed last night; Is to
80 conversions, about 20 inqui-
rers left to mountaineering clos
ed too soon.
Rev. j. j. Burnett, pastor of
the Winchester Baptist church,
has done the preaching and con-
Quoted the meeting. He takes
his leave for the Duck River AS
ISOLATION, THENCE he will return
to his charge. He is a Young
man of good literary attainments,
breaches with great power and
acceptance, sermons short and
pointed. j. A. HALL.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Two of d Kind.

+ A negro named George March
was arraigned and tried before
Squire Fulton Saturday evening
on the charge of maliciously kill
ing Ben Gamers mule, and was
acquitted.
A festive negro boy of Cane
creek named G.. w. Mitchell
came to town Sunday evening
and got on a clark" While in
that condition a sportive mood
o'ertook him and he rode across
the ot-bridge near the tan yard,
for which pastime the Recorder
fined him $3.50. His colored
brethren raised a collection and
paid the damages.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Edison's Talking Machine
leftin the Shade,

We have succeeded in, secur-
ing the individual right Of using
Richardson's Carpet Exhibitor
in this place. This wonderful
piece of ingenuity is SO arranged
that rye cansshow from a half a
yard sample, as it were, q thou
sand yards; or in. other words, i
multiplies the sample a thousand
times, matching it perfectly and
1nakingit appear as it would made
up and nailed to the floor. We
have entered on this enterprise
not from selfish motives alone.
We consider when we offer the
people Of this vicinity a stock Of
carpet to make purchases from
and propose selling at lower fig
ures than any one else, that We
have done them such kindness
we arc firm to believe that it
ewill net go unappreeiated. The
ladies are particularly invited to
inspeas this wonderful piece of
mechanism and make their Sc
lections from all grades and
Qualities ranging in price from
IS cents to $500 per yard. We
would inform the public that we
are the only ones in this county
that are now keeping, and ever
did keep the Bay State shoe and
leather company standard screw
cd boots and shoes. Every pan
we sell are warranted. We have
n small lot of summer clothing
ladies' dress goods and hats
which we will sell strictly a
cost. /. L. MURRAY.
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aeafIs.
DIED


In Collin county, Texas, June Oath, Of
consumption, Mr.. A. x. WILLIAMS, for
merly of Millville, this county, aged about
40 years. ~
In this county, Wednesday, 18th inst,
Mr.. REPS c. DILLON, aged about 70 years
Near Paramount, Indiana, at the resi-
dence Of his father, Saturday, End inst, of
consumption, FRANK G. BROWN, aged
nearly "a years. aidH
Frank was born In Lincoln county, Ten
'nessee, August 5, 1855, and moved tc Grant
county, Indiana, with his parents in Feb
ruary, 1865. stis
In this place, Sunday, Gath inst, after q
long illness, FRANCIS ELIJAH, sen Of Mr.
John j. Morgan, aged IL months. So
Mrs. STEPHEN D. ROWE, of Franklin
county, sister of Mrs. j. L. Haynes, of this
place, died last week with pneumonia. She
was SO years of age and left five children
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
Cured of

GA young friend of mine was cured of an
Unsuitable thirst for Liquor, which had SO
Frustrated him that he was unable 70 do any
business. He.was entirely cured by the
use of Hop Bitters. 1t allayed all that
burning thirst; took away that appetite for
liquor; made his nerves steady, and he has
remained sober and steady man for more
than two years, and has no desire TO return
TO his cup; know a number Of others that
have been cured of drinking by it."-Fronl
a leading R. r. official, Chicago Ills.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28


ne The editor of the San
dusky (Ohio) Register, who is
one of the trooly loyal Republi-
cans, is not one of those who
takes his bitters III secret and
then comes out and abuses the
Democrats by calling them the
s'whiskey democracy" But he
honestly and frankly says:
~Take out Of the Republican
its drinking members and you'll
take out nine-tenths of its brains.
nine-tenths of its honesty and
nineteen-twentieths Of its good
fellowship"
Chattanooga Commercial Will
please copy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
A REMARKABEEC CASE.
A Man in the Last Stages Of yellow
Fever Cured by q Watermelon.

In Memphis . rnan named
Moon was stricken down. Ills
physician had dcspaired Of saw
mo him after severe and repeat
ed attacks Of vonit and heinar-
yhages. and had left him in charge
of his nurse to do,all possible TO
ease him in his last moments.
Moon was quite deliliolss, bllt
occasionally sane moments weuld
Intervene. During one of these
he begged his nurse for a piece
Of watermelon, which was pro-
cured and given him, the nurse
being particular to allow him to
swallow none Of the pulp. lls a
few minutes after he had parta-
ken of the melon the desired re-
suits followed, and 50 copiously
as TO bring about the most mark
ed favorable changes. The black
vornit and hemorrhage ceased
and Moon has been steadily
mendipg over since. mtilI now
lie is out of danger, If no impru-
dence be indulged in. 81 haif
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
New Advertisements.

A WEEK in yonr own town. and no
tE B. capital risked. You can give the bus
u mess trial without any expense Tile
"a IL E. bestopportunity ever offered for those
"a AEH willing 10 work, You should try moth
tiHEkn EiRg else until you sec for yourself
kIEEEk what You can do at tho business We
~ - offer. No room to explain hele You
can devote all your timo or only your spare tinio
to the business and make great pay for every day
thatyou work, Women maze as much as men. Send
for special private terms and particulars, which
we mail free. IS outfit free. Don't complain OF
hard times while you have such a chance.
Address II. HALLETT 4 CO., Portland. Mo.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28

The face stamped on the rev
silver dollar IS that of Miss An
ME w. Williams, of Philadel-
phia, she having sat for MIR. Nor
ran. the artist who designed the
Goddess of IibeFty's head for
that coin. Mr.. Morgan who is
an Englishman, selected Miss
Williams as type Of American
beauty. and pronounced her pro-
file tic finest he bad seen IN this
country or England.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-28
AMERICAN and FOREIGN PATENTS.

GILm0RE q CO., Successors b. Chapman,
Eadsuer & Coz, Solicitors. Patents procured
40 charge unless the pateHt is granted. No fees
for max ing pTelim mary examinations. No add
touAl fees for Obta ming anil conducting rehcAf-
ing BY recent decision OF the Commissioner
AL ejertet applications may be revived. Sic
cial attention given 10 Interference Gases belorc
ne Pateitt Oniee Extensions before Congress. IN
rlngenent Suits la different states. and all litigE
ton appcrfaining to Inventions or Patents Semi