Bent County register., 1886-12-18

Congressman Peters is urging No
Mans Land be attached to Kansas
for judicial purposes, and that part
OF 1t be open to settlement. 4
Arrangements have been made :
through the lighthouse board to sup
ply electricity to the Bartholdi statue
of liberty. 1t will cost $3.50 per !
month. 4
Rev Joseph Jones, brother of
Evangelist Sam, has been ruled our
of his palpit by the Georgia state
cnnfefehce for use OF vile Language
while Preaching.
The original Jim Cummings writes
4 Missouri lawyer that he was IN
California wien the late express rob
berry took plsee>in Missouri, aud thai
ne Is trying to be aH honest man.
The womens Christian Temperance
Union at st. Louis have passed reso-
lutions denouncing Mrs. Cleveland
aud other leading ladies at Washipp.
ton for serving wine at they dinners.
Charlie Hubbs of the Albuoueroue
Citizen has been saving some very
hard things about the other paper
men in that town, and dirty news
paper war will likely be the result.
Zuig Lee, Fort Worth China
man, who has been converted to
Christianity, is trying to convert the
Cinnamon of Dallas, Texas. under
he auspices of the Young Mems
Christian association of that place.
A wise editor says: The longer
we run a newspaper and write about
people and events, the more we real
ize how utterly impossible it is to
scratch every man on the spot where
he itches the worst.
William Pope, the negro rufiian I
recently convicted of assault and
battery with intent to kill General
L. Z. Augur last August, has been
sentenced to three years confine.
ment in the Albany penitentiary.
}. j. Burns president of the ID. NJ
" A. railroad, in Kansas, was once
editor of a little paper at Spearville.
Il hansas. We only mention this to
show what an editor can do if he is
wiling to lay aside his missionary
.srk and turn his attention to world
~ 'iias-es.
,,r;, sou man in Nebraska has
"ti''ep 20 the sretary of the In.,
terlot saying he ,eas7s~iifg 10 MARI,
Bears daughteS = So S;al
maiden, afl asks the priviie,l go. s.as
living on the T, servation. Thes.
iretary is Wiling he shosld marry ia
0ui says stay off the resersation
Sidney Clark, of Kansas, is arain
inHWashlngton in the interest of the
OAahoma boomers. If these boom
eIs @ ,ad OF come to Bent county, two
year ago and spent the money in
imP PrNing Il farm that they have
ioole'a away, trying to get \ foo,
,vo,' WON The Indian territory, theY
wo't16e well off to-day,
~ stated that Secretary lamar
WI WI, 4 married to Mrs. Holt nf
~ naI,NIa., "LnNlIa., next spring Mrs. Holt
- aoouhfty years of age. She w,s
me setstary's sweetheart IN thain
ear larry {Th, but the opposition Of
Ihe !aay parents prevented tbe;r :
marriage, The two drifted .nar,
riei. Twice mar
=; ne husb,ds of Washington Ter.
.ty t.'Gry are oenning to kick against
.ielr ,,ie wives sng on juries. One of
them writes follows to his local al
paper; My ife has been aonn ~
away on the lufour days. have
not had squa'neal since she afe Iae,
and ayaru,b;n crying for bread.
hungry, angry an,ll ont nf lin am
every respect. . III
The average d,,;o, ae re
been made the sui, oe T e me mas
vestiganon by Ge,n ~ s,a,; iiesn IN
who finds that the ltnn sea'is''cian,
for the day laborer IT, ase''ise is
and the highest ami ,Ls i"o Years.
engage in manual toi nose VINO
Iiftv.e;gbt ynars r. r." fishermen,
coraos ana. 9fessional
lar omen air o.nnn.t;on, ye regu-
ages given show forty. .nin. az err
tifty-four for iL.'' .''s se lor
seven for teachers and s. KAA
for clergymen. seven
Continued ON second pn.s :. col