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The Republican journal., 1886-04-29

Twenty-Five thousand dollars, the forfeited
bail of George Q. Cannon, was paid into the
his bondsmen, Bishop Sharp and ex-lnayor
Little. In two other cases of forfeited bail
the bonds being for $4,000 each, the money
was not paid; one of the sllrcties, Mayor Arm
strong, declaring that he wished to fight the
payment. The others were willing to pay with
out suit.
The Republican journal., 1886-04-29
SoOtt's En- lsion of Pure
Cod Liver OIL, lth HypOphOsphItes,

In &rumoas Chttds and Cholera Inftntum.
DIR. W. f. RANSOM, trtford, Ind, says: 81 find
your Emulsion to be iexcellent remedy in lung
troubles, and especialin Strumous children, and
a most valuable remetin chronic cases of Cholera
Infantum."
Father to sleepy bO."Comc, James, you ought
to be up with the lark tsuch beautiful morning u
Matter-of fact boy-'@lt's all right, but how nm
going to get up there?
BY the use of Bucigham's Dye, the whiskers
may be easily made pnanent, natural brown, OF
black, as desired.
The Republican journal., 1886-04-29

st. John, N. b., will contribute floral decor
alton for General Grants tomb on May 81.
The Republican journal., 1886-04-29

$685. National, $G7, 800; U. S. Life, $4,000;
Massachusetts Mutual, S50,712; Provident Life
and Trust, SAG ,lO9; Phoenix, S22,71; Metropol-
tan. 81 900.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-01-28
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
State Of Louisiana.

To the Returning Officers Of the Parishes of
Caldwell, Franklin, Jackson, Ouachita
and Richland:
WHEREAS, by the resignation OF the
w Hon. Calvin III. Moore and Thomas
Y. Ably, Senators from the Twenty-third
Senatorial District of this State, vacancies
in the General Assembly of this State.
And whereas it is made the duty of the
Executive to order an election to supply
such vacancies.
Now, therefore, I, Samuel D. McEnery,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana, have
thought proper to issue this my prOclama-
ton, directing an election to take place in
the parishes Of Caldwell, Franklin, jack
son. Ouachita and Richland, constituting
the Twenty-third Senatorial District of this
State, ON day to be named by you, for
two Senators to represent the Twenty
third Senatorial District Of this State, to fill
the unexpired terms of the Hon. Calvin
II. Moore and Thomas Y. Ably, resigned;
and do hereby direct and require you
and each of you, the said returning officers
and all other officers therein concerned, to
cause said election to held and conducted
and the returns thereof to be made in the
manner required for general elections.
Given under my signature and the seal
of the State of Louisiana, at the city Of
Baton Rouge, this 4th day OF January A.
D. 1885.
BY the Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Secretary Of State.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-01-28


r. P. GLENN VS.. E. B. CRY.ER, NO. Sc.
In the United States Circuit for the West
ern District of Louisiana.
BY virtue OF writ of fl ia to me directed
in the above entitled suit, / will proceed 10
sell to the highest bidder on
Saturday, the 6, day of February, 1886,
at IL o'clock a. M, at the front door of the
Federal Court House, in Monroe, La, the
following described property. viz;
All of the right title, interest and claim
of said e. b. Cryer, and more particularly
the right to redeem from the purchases, o.
b. Register, the following described real
estate, which was purchased by, said o. B.
Register at tax sales made by ]. e. Mcclure
tax Collector on the I'd day Of May 1885,
and title being recorded in Notorial Books
No. q, p. p., 33l and 1872, OF the Record in
Office Of said Parish Of Ouachita, and there
in described as follows.
1st. Slack place, bounded north Ivy Moore
and others E., by Ouachita river ]. Moore
and Lemle and Standifer Cotton Shed, S.,
by Cans, Cryer and Head. and w., by Hog
gard containing 160 acres.
I'd. One house and lot on Claiborne
road and one vacant lot on Front street, all
of said real property being in and around
the town of Trenton said Parish of Qua
chita La.
Seized in tho above suit.
Terms-On l2:months Credit with bond
and approved security.
United States Marshal.
p. B. WEAKS, Deputy.
Saturday, January, 8, 1856.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-01-28

reduced Ia weights Two half dollars,
or four quarters, or ten dimes, being
each equivalent In value to dollar,
weigh twenty seven and half grains
less than the standard dollar, and these
Subsidiary coins have q limited legal
tender capacity, But the fineness Of
all United States gold and silver coins
is the same-nine hundred parts Of
gold or silver to one hundred Of copper
alloy. The Senator took pains to extal
the hnsnsss Of the silver dollar, icing
the same - 1t was In 1892. The error
though not very material tone, yet is
such as may bs ssizsd upon as an evi
dencs Of want Of thorough knowledge
Of the subject, and thus be used to
throw discredit upon other statements
which were ably and accurately pre-
sentsd.
The Item had occasion the other
day to correct Gov. Hahn upon very
material accuracy Of his explanation Of
the practice under the confiscati0n law
which proved that he 10 no more ex.
ompt than other great men from an
occasional slip, such as the general
public rarely suspect them of making.
IN. o. city Nem.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-01-28
TUDGM ENT.

The State of Louisiana, Parish of Qua
chita, Fifth District Court.
Mrs. Mary E. Behen
VS.. No. 254s
Joseph e. Behen.
BY reason of this suit having been reg
ulary reached on the docket, taken up
and tried; and by further reason of the law
and the evidence being in favor of the
plaintiff and against the defendant, it is
ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the
community of acquets and gains, hereto
fore existing between the plaintiff, Mary
e. Behen, and the defendant, Joseph r.
Behen, be dissolved and terminated, and
that the said plaintiff be separated in pro-
perty from her husband, the defendant, as
aforesaid.
1t is further ordered, adjudged and de-
creed, that the said plaintiff be declared the
owner, in her own right, of personal pro-
perty, consisting of wardrobes, furniture,
jewerly, money, silverware, horse and
buggy, ETC., to the value of one thousand
dollars, and that she be authorized to re-
sumo exclusive control Of her said para
phernal property.
1t is further ordered that defendant pay
the costs of this suit.
Done and signed in open Court, this 26th.
day ofSeptember, 1885.
r. w. RICHARDSON.
Judge Fifth District:
A true copy:
J. s. JONES. D'y Clerk Fifth District
Court.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-01-28
ERaoRs or GREAT HEN.

editors ana grand Jurles, now ana tnon
prove their claims to . place in the
catalogue Of finite beings by trips Of
the tongue or pen which In the popular |
belief are Inconsistent with their
exalted stations. Some Of the inaccura-
ciss Of statesmen, doubtless, may bs !
ascribed to an excess Of zeal in making
out case, and We too often SEQ them,
when . more than ordinarily di1icult
task is undertaken, to make the worse
appear the better cause.
For instance, President Cleveland In
his message, and unqusstionably basing
his assertion upon Conformation 70.
ceivod" (as We are told hs never writes
or speaks an any question until he is
first thoroughly Informed 40 to iD,
declares, among other controvertible
points, that the U. s. Treasury pays
out every month more than Two
millions of gold to purchase silver
bullion, which is coined into dollars
and added to the inert mass already
lying idle in the government vaults.
The fallacy Of the last clause of this
paragraph in the message has been
refuted by Senator Beck, who showed
that the greater part of the coin thus
referred to A. unemployed and useless
was constructivsly in circulation
in the shape OF silver certificates, which
the people find more portable and con-
venient than coin. They simply take
advantage Of the laws which their re-
presentatives have made with their
approval to leave their silver in the
public treasury till wanted, and cir.
culats and use the certificates instead.
As to the payment Of gold for the
silver bullion, there 10 either . grave
mistake of fact or violation of the
law. The silver coinage act required
dspositors of silver bullion at the mints
to BE- paid ths ascertained value in
standard silver dollars. Where it is
necessary for = nint to make payment
in New York or elsewhere than at the
mint, it is done by . check drawn
against the silver purchase fund.
which, as fas! as it 10 drawn down. il
reinforced by transfers of standard sill
ver dollars by the Treasurer of the
United States to the credit Of the
Superintendent, usually in the New
York sub-Treasury; though, if rs.
quirsd, the credit could be sent to anv
other Assistant Treasurer. The CHECK.
drawn for this purpose are paraphed:
"Payment for silver bullion. In STAN
dard silver dollars." Now, if auy
Assistant Treasurer has been paving
these checks in gold coin or paper, or
anything else except the currency indi.
Gated on the face of the checks, the
fault Is on the side OF the Official and
not of the law. President Cleveland
ought to know whether his subordi>
mates are doing their duty or not,
though We suspect his mistake arose
from q want of full consideration and
thorough knowledge Of the Treasury
regulations. A. there is no necessity to
pay out gold for silver bullion, and no
warrant for il In law, the complaint in
tho message amounts to q reflection on
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
Gem Items.

Our part of the county is on the
boom. Nearl Y all on their claims now
and only one claim under contest in
our town. Everybody seems happy
and lively but all is quiet. The school
land is all settled on now except one
quarter in section s.
J. ". Ellsworth has sold his relin,
punishment to Mr. Spaulding who is
just from New York City. He will
move one mile and a half south and
put up a frame house.
Mr.. Fisk occupies the southeast
quarter p, Z, %.
Mr.. Hoback has fixed up his house
and painted it.
Mrs. VIM. Woodcock is on the sick
list.
School commenced on the 5th inst.
Miss Nellie peasiey teacher.
y new girl baby at b. Gurwells.
Mart Nitham has traded COW TO
Tom Omara for twenty acres Of break
inc.
The Gem base bali players meet
every Saturday afternoon.
Sabbath school every Sabbath at
$50 o'clock. All are invited.
The little prairie squirrel seems to
like corn very much and it vexes the
farmers, so that q good many farmers
are feeding them soaked corn so they
can eat it better and it does not take
so much to feed them.
Graham Crawford sold his right to
his timber entry last week.
Reed, Witham & Co. have put their
cattle into herd and have gone to
farming. There is one young man
in our township who wants to get
married. So girls here's chance for
some of you and hurry up. The
Squire says that he will divide his fee
with the bride.
Trade is on the boom at Gem. and
good blacksmith is wanted.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
WendaIj Items,
MANY CITIZENS.

Flowing planting corn and making
garden is the order Of the day.
Thos. Knight, from Smith county,
Kansas, is now on his claim in Thorn
as county.
Fine weather and health good in
this community as far as we know.
The spring flowers are blooming and
the prairies ;rre getting green.
TAere was preaching at Cumber-
land May 9tf and there will also be
preaching May 23d if the weather is
favorable.
There was singing in the George
town district May 9th at = p. III.
" Wheat, rye, oats, and small grain OF
ali kinds looks well in this vicinity.
Two months yet and then cometh har-
vest.
Wonder what was the matter with
the young man a few nights ago when
he was hanging over the wire fence
crying? SHoo FLY.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
Town 2, Range IS.

During the last week not so many
emigrant teams have been seen going
westward as during the three weeks
previous in April, but few have
reached our neighborhood. 1t makes
us glad to see them come, but sorry
to see contests stuck up on good hon
est mems claims, who have done the
best they could, and have moved on
their claims as soon as possible. We
as peaceable and quiet people don't
wish to 90 to war in Thomas county,
but those lazy, good-for-nothing land
sharks. who sit on their lazy dignity
and watch for opportunities, would do
well to cease their work of contesting
in this part of the country. \ word
to the wise is sufficient
MANY CITIZENS.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
Republican Congressional Cen
Vention.

\ delegate convention of the Republicans
of the Sixth congressional district of the
state of Kansas will be held in the city of
Stockton, Kansas, on July 18th, 1885, at IL
o'clock a. H., for the purpose of nominating
Il candidate for congress.
The basis OF representation in said cenven-
ton shall be one delegate and enc alternate
for every two hundred votes or fraction there
of of votes cast for Hon. T.. 3. Allen secretary
of state, in 1854, and one delegate and one al
ternatc for the counties not organized at the
time said vote was taken, giving each county
in the district the following number of dele
cot nS nd nltnrl, q wit.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
SMITHS SCARCE.

Your correspondent seems to have
made mistake in names. In answe,
to Quickville items of the 9th in
which your correspondent speaks of
Sam Smith hauling water one mile
when there is well within twenty
steps OF his house, l will inform your
correspondent that there is no such a
man In this part of the country as /
know of. As to helping my neighbors
! VIII say it would be big accommo-
dalton if they would bring home what
coal, flour and corn they borrowed to
save their lives during the storms of
last winter. Yours Resp, VII.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
"Fairest and best is she.

1
! We applaud independence in women.
| J. W. Miller is soon to have post
office, which will be very convenient
for him and his neighbors.
The day school in that district is
under Roadway now with an average
attendance OF fifteen.
We learn that the Judge is soon to
have housekeeper Notwithstanding
he already has one
We heard of one well being due
near Quickville where the water YVES
soapy. How is it?
Mr.. Crabtrees' herd is still increas.
inc, but he says he could take q few
more head
4 little child of Mr.. J. VI. johnson s
is very sick.
T. H. Raglan Is going to put out ten
acres of timber this spring.
We have number of new arrivals
among us lately.
Quite a crowd of people gathered
at the Grandview school house on the
ID inst. expecting Sabbath School or
church, but were disappointed. How
is this Are we to have no Sabbath
school this summer? The country is
well settled, and could well support a
Sunday school and church. By the
way, the day school here is progress
ing finely. and the teacher, Mr.. Lo-
rentz, seems highly pleased with his
school. There are some twenty or
more scholars in attendance. Parents
must not forget that their help is
needed by every teacher. If children
are taught to obey at home, they will
be Obedient at school.
Prairie schoonerS are still coming
this way, some stopping and others
gong on into Sherman county.
Everyone, almost seems jubilant
over the prospect for crops, but we
need 4 good rain.
Before | close [ want to say that
many men are losing horses lately and
it is supposed death was caused by
drinking pond water, but from obser-
Walton we think it was caused by over
feeding after a series of half rations.
also by not getting wasered regularly
and then allowed to drink freely.
If the CAT repeats what we have
told it, we shall smile and call again.
w.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
PRAIRIE DOG TOWN.
More rain needed.

:, More rain needed.
The Sabbath school at Gem Ranch
was largely attended last Sabbath
Afterwards Rev. Armstrong preached
There will be Sabbath school every
Sabbath hereafter and preaching every
other Sabbath. Come everybody and
let Us praise the precious name of our
Lord
W. Smith, who has been visiting in
Nebraska, has just returned to his
claim in this vicinity, which he will
now make his home.
j. w. Ellsworth will haul the lum-
Der for his new store this week and
will commence building right away.
Base ball at Gem every Saturday.
To whom it may concern Any
man that will not buy poison and try
to kill squirrels will be liable to lose
his corn. There is committee ap-
pointed in Wendall township to catch
them and carry them to such mems
corn and force them to dig the corn
out of the ground and destroy it.
School has commenced again at
Gem Ranch with Miss Nellie Peaslev
as teacher
a good pony and saddle is wanted
by Ed. Halliday. Anyone having
one to sell will do well to see him.
N. W. Witham is building a house
on his school land.
c. 4. Roberts gill soon start for
Missouri to visit father and mother,
and will remain for a few months.
We Gre sorry to see him 60 as Charley
is a boss fellow.
"a Omara is planting nice lot Of
forest trees- Ed is rustler.
YOUNGSTER.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
OTTERRCuRME,

The neighbors met last Sabbath t.
organize Il Sabbath school at Otter
bourne. J. l.. Stephens was elected
superintendent and |. W. Crumley
assistant Miss Siddie Stephens as
secretary 1t was voted Union
Sabbath school. Come one and all
School commenced last week al
Mystic Cross.
W. +. Craig has got out the latest
pattern on corn planting.
Miss NJ. \. Hay has been having a
number of trees set out on her home
stead this spring which will add to the
beauty of her place.
Mr.. VIM. Miller is planting sod corn
on his place..
: p. y. Chambers has compass and
chain ready to do surveying. All IN
need of his services should give HIM a
call.
J. l.. Stephens intends listing his
corn this year We think it good
plan to try different ways of doing
work to see which is best.
1t was reported on Sunday that
Mrs. \. Taylor was much better
though her suffering was severe.
Harry Marshall has returned from
NcCOOk where he had been for six or
eight weeks. Thinks he will have to
go to farming soon.
SAuANTu.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
QUlCkvlllE.

The purr of the Ton CAT is again
heard in our shanty. On Saturday
evening We laid hold of il
eagerly expecting news from here. but
1T seems that Quickville gushed over
last week or rather the week before
and had nothing left to say last. In
accordance with the wishes of D. O.
'. C., who has left to return no more
will contribute in his place, provid-
ed: you see fit to print It.
Farmers are still very busy and will
be for some time.
we notice some women farmers.
too, and for one, we are glad to see
plucky, go-a-ahead sort of women
coming among us.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13

Some one has figured out that life
is like harness because it contains
traces of care, '.lines'' of trouble
''bits' of good fortune, "breeches" of
good manners and "bridled'' tongues,
and every one has a ''tug" to pull
through severe cold unless they
take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Best buy bottle of Walker & Yousse
before YOU get strapped.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
Republican Convention.

a delegate convention of the Republicans
of Thomas county Will be held at Colby, Kans-
as, on MAJ 2S, 1856, to elect one delegate and
one alternate to attend the Congressional con-
vention TO be held ut Stockton, July 1Sth also
to elect one delegate and one alternate to at
the STATE convention to be held ut Topeka.
July 9TH, 1856. The basis of representation in
the county convention will be one delegate
for each 10 votes cast at the last election and
one for each fraction thereof. The townships
will he entitled to the following number of
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
OLD MAN ANSWERED.

| While we entertain. III large de
gree, respect and reverence due te
gray hairs and wrinkles" and also tc
the sclf-styled ''Old Man." ''Mean Old
Cuss," whose head is but slightly
sprinkled with gray hairs, and other
non de plumes that have animated
from one solitary brain, yet as a friend
of the county officers, must show up
somewhat the foibles and eccentrici-
ties of the gentleman emitting so
much gush under the title of .Old
Man. We did not get to h to de-
termina the authenticity of reserved
for f. J. Paine" because we saw post
ed up in letters of fire red>''this place
applied for by old man" In or
phean strains we endeavored to pacify
Cerberus and ascertain the true in
wardness of the matter but in vain.
The little re devils raa, skipped and
frisked about with the old oyster and
fruit cans and pomelled us so ferceIv
that we at once ran away. We slipped
up the cold check but they said chats
no 90 here This voice was like TN
to the old mans The same voice
calculated, I'm the old cuss. YOU bet.
I've got vengeance now at the other
end of creation. rule supreme here
in these sepulchral realms. upon
what meat doth this our Caesar feed.
that he has grown so great?" Old
man, not exactly old. forsooth life's
half way STATEN not yet passed.
in the prime of manhood perhaps,
what spell hath seized thee? Do YOU
aspire to be a silva or more Junius =?
Doth thy theme, then. become thee ?
''Pigmies are pigmies still. though
perchel on Alps We don't deem it
at all bad for old, dead. worm eaten.
sinking carcasses to lie unbulried and
bleaching OH the prairie. 1t gives the
dogs meat brings turkey buzzards
about, causes malaria, diptheria. fur
nishes livelihood for the doctors.
drug stOrts, and last, but not least.
makes work for the health officer. This
is an office known only to the power
that created 1.-THE State Legislature.
We can't see why we are not entitled
to more livery stables IN the center of
the town, a few more hogs running
around on the streets, few more
band boxes kicked out into the street
by the merchants to scare horses. a
few more cesspools, all these are fine
to look upon and admire, so we have
them. The old cuss has evidently
been perusing the good book, Apoch-
rypha, Confucius, the Koran and the
like.
He should not confound their teach
ings. Amt your theology rather bad?
Dread and compulsion are fine corner
stones. If one don't do suppose YOU
try on the other and then, as a last
resort, start the little red devils after
the victims with 1.-The old oyster and
fruit cans"
Humanity and freedom, liberty and |
intelligence are the corner stones of |
my temple. They cause superstition, |
and dogmas. and witchcrafts, and |
inquisitions, to depart from earth for
shame.
We should remember with Talley-I
rand that ''every body is wiser than
any body" we should set aside the
of ceremony and undazzled
by the mirage of riches, seek truth
wherever it is, be it in a cabin or
palace and consider with the poet,
that, ''sOme unfinished window in
A laddin's tower, Unfinished must re-
main. You've MAN.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13

\ lot of Bohemians and Poles. com
munists, are causing trouble in the
large cities. Chicago has been the
scene Of the principal tronble. So
long rs the government allows Europe
to ship their pauper and criminal class
es to this country, just SO long there
will be trouble. All the larger cities
are controlled by foreign element.
who refuse to take decided steps
toward the suppression of riotous pro
ceedings until forced SO to do, expect
inc the political support Of such a
claSS-
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
We publish call this week for the

We publish 4 call this week for the
convention to elect delegates to the
State and Congressional conventions.
The call is made by the old commit
tee, at the urgent request Of a large
number of voters. 1t viii be remem-
bered that a new committee was Sc
lected alta mass convention last SUM-
mer- the proceedings were irregular
there being no call made for the Sc
lection OF new committee. The old
committee without desiring to assume
authority make the call and request
the election Of committimen for each
township. This sets matters in the
correct channel.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-05-13
Total

1t is recommended that the primaries be
held at the election places in the various
townships on Thursday, May, 9th, att o clock
p. IN. 1t is also recommended that each town
ship elect a central committeeman mt the pri-
marieS. THOMAS REED, Chairman.
w. H. ARCHER, Secretary.
IRA JENNINGS,
J.R. COLBY,
Committeeman.