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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13
rnr rRorosED CRY caARrxn.

Tho recent enumeration Of population
and the acsion Of the city council In d.
recting the city attorney to prepare an orsii-
nance for the election of fifteen freeholders
are the preliminary steps toward providing
new charter for the city OF Seattle, In &C
corsiance with the state constitution.
Cities OF twenty thousand inhabitants and
over are permitted TO frame their own
charters. bat cities under that sixe must be
governed by general laws which exact uni
fornsi;y throughout the state. In conf
pIsance with the provisions of the constitu-
tiaa lie legislature last session passed ian
eaahling act. declaring the scope Of muni-
sipal government. aud under IL the council
viii now proceed.
An official cennt having been made in
order 10 establish the fact that Seattle Is
city Of the arss-claA. the council mnss
within swents-for days alter hing the
certiseass OF population With the secretary
OF state pass an ordinance providing Tor the
election OF dsfeen frecholdsrs. The law
sioesa's say within what time that election
nasss PC held. hut Ii must be popular
election and each freebooter must hare
been a resident for ~ least Two years
Within ten days of their election they
mist eaavrne and frame charter fer the
government OF the city. and here the very
wEsless Soups Is allowed by both the state
constitution and the statute. Under these
the city has the power to do almost any
thing within IS own boundarseA In fact
practically the only but in the whole
iaw Il thai which Is followed by the re-
sssicsive condition "saat no city shall in
sny manner OF for any purpose become in
ssbsed TO aa snoant IN the aggregate 10
sxceed ten per esnsuEn OF the value OF tax
aba proreEky therein. I"
The section OF the act which says what
the essy government naay do contains
thirty eight sections and would Gil enc co.'s
unn Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in sEnsil
ssYe. The manner in which all THESE frae-
tons shasi to exercised u IL ansoag the da-
ties a the Eitesn fseohoidsrs 10 prescribe.
TIE law SAYS shat . mayor and council
shall govern the city. bas II does nss say
hax uany members shah constitute that
ccuncs. and II teAves every otAer osssee %
10 created hy TIE charter. In cities of
aose than se.es0 and ssss THAI ss.oo tho
ozsscers 81 city mast eonsiss Of nasyor.
txsase coaSeilrssa. ces.eesoy ard street
eammss sian<s. ASSESSOR. srsasussx. city
eaetk. rSlace iades. ctr attorney and chief
q psscs. tAe latter q whem shall be sy-
related ~ TIE nAsor xssA the approsa nj
q sla~ eonaesl sseA sstsss nay also hare
: superintendent 81 irssgzssoa. cssy sur
vsycr. hss1cr naster. poand ksep<< snd
CIR sasssr. Al sssxh "a sssens are left 10
sa.a sharsxr xssksrs. as vel ~ The length.
az tessns II uA.ze holders In smaller
elsssn tAsy arc sss csae yezy. sxasps IA he
ezss ef sesn<llmea. who ssc sssrs<a. AZ
eaeh se@T. sox tuo sesrs
1se ns<t oszzrers se <<Fve ana<r TIE rev
sssaFssF nsrsz - slssszd - TIE same ssnae -
sle saars<r i sasmssssa flsess eomfasx
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13
nxnEnsxE wrDsrsDAr x1onr.

After several postponements. the ladies
who have undertaken 10 GET up > public
library tor Seattle have called meeting for
nsxt Wednesday evening It the Plymouth
Congregational church, corner Of Third
and University streets. There will Be no
further postponement The mseting will
certainly be held at that time and place.
Abls speakers have engaged 70 b present
and addrsss the meeting. sBut in addition
to these everybody present Who has N
opinion to Offer Or suggestion to make
viii be free and welcome to offer and sug-
gsst. There win BE- no Formally or cere-
naony than i essential to good order and
decornfn.
Tho attendance at this meeting. and its
results. will b . gauge Of the extent to
which prominent citizens fssl m intelli-
gent and earnest interest in the permanent
future Of the city. II there il little care
among the leading property holders and
business mon Of this community, except
for money-getting and the chasing Of
the almighty dollar, the meeting viii b.
slimly attended and barren Of results. In
that case the news will b heraldsd to the
world that Seattle il peoplsd With = sordid
ut, living only Tor today. intent only on
grabbing al they can lay their hands upon,
and indi6srent - the citx,. futur.
But this mu.t not 3. ~ Go A hi.
mestiny Il mu.t g a~ucn.tr.1h., ana
After the meeting hsraldea = s.. ~hole
country that ia ens.yrr,se -. sr.,-v
the uber,litv and ~ ruhi,c .rIr,t ~
se.f1,e =. ma is.,,st.a - r.cr..--.st,,,.,
ana - edvere..nert - s-,st.,i.i 49,.
rerttv a,crs = r.,,.t Il d.,ror.ts.s..,
srd $4,000 $780,, th.t an ,,.c,,l. -.
90. = s, s,,.s !. ,.,r,,.s 49, -. -
mild n . ~..,,hv -, ,.,c.-,.c.,. .~..s-
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13

III his demand that the Chamber Of Com
mcrce do something 70 maintain its as
stunned high character Of representative
vnhiic body. our correspondent Il entirely
reasonable. The Chamber has really been
too long In getting IT. house in order and
has. possibly, during that time neglected
the work for which il Vas created. Since
II assumes 70 stand for The public interest.
Il should - visiIaatly mindful Of the pub
lie interest Not only the members Of the
thamber but the pubic 1t large hare the
right to expect this from body which has
taken upon itself public duties and assumes
70 Be representative in character.
There II no limit 10 tho work which the
Chamber can properly do. The advertis-
Ing Of the city. including The collection and
dissemination Of BUSINESS information af-
fords bouudtess Geld for useful effort. To
make our trade organization compute in
III respects. - suggested by our corrs-
spondent, h another important duty. A
ysry SERIOUS need q the present time y :
wholesale dry goods house. To present
the conditions sxisting here in the right
quarters. would probably result in securing
just what Ne need. We nsed manufac-
lures- snd hsrs the Chamber d Commerce
cannot b TOO yigilank
All these mattsn were Included In the
reorganization schsme. II was promised
that the Chamber would stand for the pub
lie interest, and The appeal made upon this
,.x<sr.{nn a4fraefnd \ ruoaf ff3xnxo3 rasvxonsa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13
Henry George Was "Choked OG.ss
san Francieco Wesp.

when Henry George hrss began 70 SOD In
public In California he was inclined to b long.
winded. He once delivered the better part Of .
seventeeu-column Grafton ct . Fourth Of July
celebration. He began his Grafton late In tho
afternoon. Aftsr - had spoken for IN hour or
90 the gallery began to manifest unmistakable
nans OF Impotence. The orator deemed Il
timely 70 sktp . hundred pages aud conclude
with the pororation. This was deftiy done. and
then, getting fresh wind. he began:
"A thousAnd ysars hence who VIII hght for
liberty"
"A tnousand years hsncs who viii write Tor
liberty?"
"a thousand years hence who win speak for
liberty:''
The pause 1t the last liberty -inspiring inter-
roeatory IVES broksn BY . voice In the gallery,
which rang thus through she theatcf:
.sYou will. Harry George"
There was an explosion Of laughter. The
mesrimcnt spread TO The sage. and ID the midst
OF Il Harry George folded his pspen and
..silensly stole away
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13

There Is good gams for the foolkiIer up Ia
Mfcdietown, Connecticut His name d
James weleh. Having been told that
the force OF Dynamite explosion Is down
ward he tried the experiment. Boring . bio
hoe into iarss gnarisd log, iis shors.tlns
NATION was verified. The forcs was downward
But there was . rebound which carried M
weich and the - thirty feet into the air As
they went up NJ WEIGH was on top But alter
. while gravity called them downward and they
came Srcciacsiiy Mr.. WEIGH hsd mora gravity
thAa the loo. ana when they struck the earth
he was uad<rno~k Lurkiiy he uss not killed.
bat he SAYS u hurt In the aAseace Of conaics-
ing scstimnny he musf be behaved
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13

The census OF France. recently tabalated.
gives the total population Of France y s79sa,75e
SOULS The GaiiaAasi has made . carsful
anasysis Of the figures Of the census returns.
with these rcsuIts: Theee are II .ess. soe nssons
or about - per cent OF fhs total dependent on
agriculture: in other productive industrial pur.
suits q ~ eOs, or about y per cent, which gives
. total Of 5.ss7. 6os, o. Is per cent connected
with productive pursuits. which Is far in excess
of the proportion In this coantry. where con-
ssdefshiy iess than 0ne-third Of tile people sre
actual producers; In France there ars s2z, ia
people engaged ID trade: Ioe4. 80 In the liberal
professions. loo ~ in the transportation ssr-
vice: 5il.eE connected with The otvt adminsa-
ssation; eiSss7 in the army end navy: 2.1ssses
people Of leisure who are engaged in no useful
pursuit but live on their incomeA The remain
der ere not classified.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13

A correspondent 81 the New York Erssins ncsf.
who has had large expUience - contractor
and builder. discloses simple and inexpensive
plan for lessening the risk Of total destrNction
70 . building in case Of fire. BY way Of intro
duction he notes the facf that = houses sre or
dinafily built the spaces between the plsstsring
and outer wall, Running from cellar 70 garnet,
act ~ 30 many nues for inducing rapid spread
Of the naneR His plan = 70 extend the lining
floors Of each story clear out 70 the outside wall
and b lay enc course Of brick and mortar b.
tween the studding for which purpose refuse.
or broken brick or small stones viii answer.
The value Of this suggestion requires NO arxu-
ment The nero statement Of Il carries conyic-
ton that It's protective effect b greatly IN excess
Of the cost For sdditional security he plastsn
down to Tho floor, instead Of pursuing TIE usual
plan Of stopping about the line Of the waah-
board. The object In this. - In tho other case,
u y rsducs the drafts n . house to the lsast
possible minimum The idea Il recommended to
those having buiIdings put up IN Seattle.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13

Asa contrast % the ofs-rspeased and no dosbs
exaggerated reports OF mortgages and deserted
farms Ia some Of the Seu Engaand states. is IL
refreshing 70 read In The Lewissoa, Maine.
stantsal rxogrrss being made In hist city ard
Azbosn- Airsoes column Of the ys.raai-aud
10 coaunas szs of sxsxa srnxth -ts dsvosed % .
LIST OF new houses srser way or projected In
Lswssssn siose- Thess inesuie large fAcsoxses,
fscigaf teYo;s and uany elegant xsxucsa-ra II
ioeks - sAoneA he extreme Norsheass he'd h.
come iniscssd wt.n shs exanpse Of the exsssns
Northwest Mas both sections eontinas to grow
and rsuGrsr
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
''The bells, bells, bells,
The silver wedding bells"
The Pulpit and the Stage.

Rev. F. NJ. Shrout, pastor United
Brethren church, Blue Mound, Kan,
says: ST feel it my duty to tell what won
ders DR.. Kings New Discovery has done
for me. My lungs were badly diseased,
and my parishioners thought I could
live only few weeks. I took five bottles
of DR.. Kings New Discovery and am
sound and well, gaining 26 lbs. in
weight.
Arthur Love, manager Loves Funny
Folks Combination, writes: "After a
thorough trial and convincing evidence,
I am confident DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, beats 'em all. and cures
when everything else fails. The greatest
kindness can do my many thousand
friends is to urge them to try it." Free
trial bottles at A. B. Jones's drug store
Regular sizes SOC and S1.00. 8
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
EuDeDSV,

This is what you ought to have, in fact
you must have it to fully enjoy life
Thousands are searching for it daily, and
mourning because they find it not Thou.
sands upon thousands upon thousands
Of dollars are spent annually by oul
people in the hope they may attain this
boon. And yet it may be had by all
We guarantee that Electric Bitters, il
used according to directions and the use
persisted in will bring you good digestion
and GUST the demon dyspepsia and install
instead eupepsy. We recommend Elec.
trio Bitters for dyspepsia and all diseases
of liver, stomach and kidneys. Sold al
SOC and $1.0O bottle by A. B. Jones
druggist. 4
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
Is Consumption IncurabIe?

Read the following: Mr.. @. 81. Morris,
Newark, Ark, saye: WAS down with alb
cess, of lungs, and friends and physicians
pronounced me an incurable cousumptive.
Began taking DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. Am now on my third
bottle and able to oversee the work on
my farm. It is the finest medicine ever
made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
"Had it not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption I would have
died of lung troubles. Was given up by
doctors. Am now in best of health.
Try it. Sample bottles free at A. B.
Jones'e drug store. 5
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, Ills.
makes the statement that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she was
treated for month by her family physi'
clan, but grew worse. He told her she
was q hopeless victim of consumption
and that no medicine could cure her
Her druggist suggested DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption; she bought a
bottle and to her delight found herself
benefited from the first dose. She con-
tinued its use and after taking ten bottles
found herself sound and well; now does
her own homework and is as well as she
ever was.-Free trial bottles of this Great
Discovery at DR.. Jones's Drug Store, large
bottles 50c and S1.00. 2
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and neigh
bors talking about it. You may yourself
be one of the many who know from per-
sonal experience just how good thing ii
is. If you have ever tried it you are one
of its staunch friends, because the won
derful thing about it is, that when once
given a trial, DR.. Kings New Discovery
ever after holds place in the house. II
you have never used it, and should be
afflicted with cough, cold or any Throat,
Lung or Chest trouble, secure a bottle
at once and give it a fair trial. 1t is
guaranteed every time, or money re-
funded. Trial bottles free at A. B. Jones's
drug store. 6
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
FAIRVIEWINGs.
FAIRvIEw, October 2.

FA1RvIEw, October 2.
Anumber of movers went west this
week.
Mr.. Best went counting couple Of
times.
Mr.. Schwanbeck went to Ogallah last
Thursday on business.
Mr.. Schwanbeck's youngest child was
sick several days this week.
Nv. Cliff and 81. Davis have bought
Mr.. Browns large hay crop and will bale
the same.
Mr.. Schwsnbeck went to Tregola last
Friday and returned Saturday accompa'
MED by Fred with his cattle.
Messrs. Best and Rhoadee were called
to Wa-Keeney last Thursday as special
jurors in the Staplin-M ahoney case.
Mr.. Wolff has bought some Turkey
wheat of the Wa-Keeney Wheat Growers
Association, all Of his being the soft kind
Christ. Wolff was home Friday and
Saturday. He has quit work for W. s.
Harrison and will herd sheep month
for A. L. Gleason.
JIM. Rhoades had his cattle dehorned
Monday, Sam Robinson doing the work
J. n. thinks he can handle his cattle to
better advantage with their horns OF
Mr.. Best expects to follow suit soon, and
from all appearances this is wise course
to pursue.
Sam Robinson will commence to de-
horn Henry Hille's large herd, on the
Smoky, next Monday. They will build
q corral in a canon and do the work there.
Sam will &c west as far as Quinter and
meet Mr.. lille on the Smoky the latter
part of the week and build the corral for
next weeks work.
The party at Mr.. Best's was q grand
success. Fifteen or twenty persons were
present and the evening was spent in
having good social time, plays, etc.
About 10 o'clock lunch was spread con-
sisting of ice cream, cake and sandwiches,
all Of which was very nice. Owing to
prevailing circumstances we were unable
10 attend. We hope that Miss Minnie's
birthdays may continue to come once a
year and perhaps We can attend some fu-
ture time.
OF1ARrrY.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
Epoch.

The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks
an epoch in the life of the individual.
Such a remarkable event is treasured in
the memory and the agency whereby the
good health has been attained is great
fully blessed. Hence it is that so much
is heard in the praise of Electric Bitters.
So many feel they owe their restoration
to health to the use of the Great Altera-
tive and Tonic. If you are troubled with
any disease of kidneys, liver or stomach,
of long or short standing you will surely
find relief by the use of Electric Bitters.
sold at SOC and $1.00 per bottle at DR.. A.
B. Jones's drug store. 8
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
The First Stem.

Perhaps you are run down, can't eat
can't sleep, can't think, can't do anything
to your satisfaction, and You wonder what
ails you. You should heed the warning
Xou are taking the first step into Nervous
Prostitution. You need a Nerve Tonic
and in Electric Bitters you viii find the
exact remedy for restoring your nervous
system to its normal, healthy condition.
Surprising results follow the use of this
great Nerve Tonic and Alternative. Your
appetite returns, good digestion is restor-
ed, and the Liver and Kidneys resume
their healthy action. Try bottle. 6
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
A Scrap of Paper Saves Her Life.

1t was just an ordinary scrap of wrap
ping paper, but it saved her life. She
was IN the last stages of consumption,
told by physicians that she was incurable
and could live only a short time; she
weighed less than seventy pounds. On a
piece of wrapping paper she read of DR..
Kings New Discovery, and got sample
bottle, it helped her, she bought large
bottle, it helped her more, bought another
and grew better fast, continued its use.
and is now strong, healthy, rosy, plump,
weighing 40 pounds. For fuller par
ticulars send stamp to W. Fl. Cole,
druggist, Fort Smith. Trial bottles of
this wonderful discovery free at A. B
Jonee's drug store. 4
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
Electric Bitters,

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men
ton. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song OF praise. A purer
medicine does not exist, and it is guaran-
teed to do all that is claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases of the liver
and kidneys; will remove pimples, bolls,
salt rheum and other affections caused
by impure blood. Will drive malaria
from the system and prevent as well as
cure all malarial fevers. For cure OF
headache, constipation and indigestion
try Electric Bitters. Entire satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Price,
SO cents and S1.OO per bottle, at A. B.
Jones's drug store.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
A Safe Investment

Is one which is guaranteed to bring you
satisfactory results, or in case of failure
a return of purchase price. On this safe
plan you can buy from one advertised
druggist bottle of DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for consumption. Itisguaranteed
to bring relief in every case, when used
for any affection of Throat. Lungs OF
Chest, such as Consumption, inflammation
of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whoopine
Cough, Group, ect., etc. 1t is a pleasant
and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and
can always be depended upon. Trial
bottles free at A. B. Jones's drug store.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
Merit Wins,

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklin's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters, and have new
er handled remedies that sell so well, or
that give such universal satisfaction. We
do not hesitate to guarantee them every
time, and we stand ready to refund the
purchase price. if satisfactory results do
not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely
on their merits. A. B. JONES, Druggist
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
BegRs. Family Medicines.

These medicines are daily gaining
greater popularity and the steadily in.
creasing demand for them can only be &C.
counted for by their true merit They
are prepared with the utmost care and
each medicine is put up for a particular
disease. Every bottle is guaranteed to
do all that is claimed for it on the label
so that no one who buys a bottle Of
Beggs' family medicines can be dissp-
pointed. Solp by A. B. Jones. 8
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
O'FnARrrY.
Cough syrup that can be Relied upo,

Cough Syrup that can be Relied Upon.
BeRRs' Cherry Cough Syrup gives won
dertul satisfaction wherever it is tried. 1t
allays irritation Of the throat and bron-
chial tubes, makes expectoration easy and
relieves all soreness Of the lungs and
chest. Every bottle is warranted to give
satisfaction. Price, 25c, Soc and 81 per
bottle-the large bottles are the cheapest.
Sold by 4. B. Jones. 4
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
A Reliable Cough Syrup.

We have been fortunate enough to Sc
cure the agency for Beggs' Cherry Cough
Syrup. 1t is Trustworthy medicine aud
we guarantee every bottle sold to give en-
tire satisfaction. Wewould be pleased to
have our customers give it a trial Sold
by A. B. Jones. 1
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-10-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Once at ws-Keeney, Kansas -o,,
September IS, 1890 NJ OSOA
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support Of his claim and that said proof
viii be made before register and receiver Of the
o. s. land ONCE at Wa-Keeney, Kan, on Novem-
Der 8, 1890, viz:
George Carter,
Homestead Application No. 10 22o for the northwest
quarter Of section 10, IN town II s. a west Of the
9Th p. N.
He names the following Witnesses to prove his con-
tnuous residence upon and cultivation of said land.
viz: John Harrison. Christopher O. Yetter, Eli
AcCollnm. Daniel Countrymsn, al Of OgaIlah, IRE
go county, Kansas.
eT LEE MONROE, Register.