The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-02-23

: The preferred creditors of tn
: defunct Kinsley Exchange Banl
received their money in full Thursday
the amount disbursed being abou
$500.
}, P. S. Carter took in eight head o
very fine corn-fed cows Chursday-on,
cow and five hogs from Perry Ray ant
seven head of COWS from James Ray
and Col. Jarvis, of Lewis.
Charlie Alexander, who lost his foot
while in the discharge of his duty a:
marshal for this city, has ordered an
artificial limb and expects soon to be
able to lay aside the crutches and be a
full sized man again.
W. D. Erwin returned from King
fisher last night and reports business
good and capital coming in and seek.
ing investment. Also that the reports
of suffering during the recent severe
weather were gross exaggerations.
Rev. Swartz has been very successful
in the meetings at Lewis, and last Sun
day baptized seven infants and nine
adults and received eight others on
probation, making total of twenty
four. Let the good work go on.
Mr.. Athey, engineer at the Kinsley
Mills, had very severe attack of
cholera morbus Tuesday night, but
prompt attention and Jamaica ginger
brought him out the next morning
smiling as blandly as usual.
John Grant was III Kinslry Saturday
and Sunday, not for the purpose of
selling -four, but for the purpose of
| looking after his prospects of getting
someone to make his flour into bread
for him, we -Eliin,coed Advocate
At the present time we are little
in doubt us to whom to sympathiZe
with, for Alex. Montgomery and B. F.
Tatum have been drawn OH the United
States jury, and will go to Wichita in
March.
S. G. Leonard, who for several wears
has been doing Il general jewelry
business in Kinsley, has sold his stock
to Mr.. Schnatterly and gone to Ozark,
Missouri, where his wife will shortly
join him.
+. d. Smith went to Iowa Sunday to
see l.. 6. Boies, and while absent
visited his old home, Kewanee, Illi-
nols, returning to Kinsley Wednesday
night. Fred reports times if any
thing a little harder there than in
Kansas.
1t Is reported that L. G. Boies, form
erly of Kinsley, has, with other parties,
bought 6OO-acre farm near Birming-
ham, Iowa, the consideration being
$40, 900, and will engage III the stock
business.
Our genial Register of Deeds, T. H.
Evans, has been severely afflicted in
his family this week, his wife and
three little ones all being sick at one
time. We are glad to hear that they
are all improving.
Yesterday was Washington's birth
day. The day passed Off quietly, the
only recognition of the occasion, SO far
as we have been able to learn, YVES the
flag raising" i'll the Columbian dis
trict, on the south side.
If you want to buy IL fine bunch of
of sheep at very low price call and
see me. This is all opportunity of a
life time and any one wishing to
invest in sheep cannot afford to let
this chance go by.
c. B. D. Culver.
B. F. Tatum is still selling goods at
prices that defy competition. Come
and buy and save money. Every
thing marked down to the lowest
notch. Goods that cost one dollar at
wholesale retailed for seventy-Gve
cents.
The railroad has paid one-halt of
it's tax in Edwards county OH the basis
of the assessment of '92. The county
commissioners reserving the right to
collect the full; amount of levy for 1913
when the matter shall have been finally
settled by the courts.
Two of Kinsley's popular society
ladies called at this Office last Monday
commented OH the editors bald
spot, fringed with grey hairs, and
complimented the foreman Oh his youth
and good looks. Such is fate when
youth is no longer ours.
There will be mass meeting of the
citizens of Kinsley at the court house
March 18th, at 1850 p. NJ, to place in
nomina ton city ticket for the spring
election. All citizens of the city are
urged to come out and assist in nomi-
mating good ticket, without regard to
party lines.
w. Ii. French started for st. LOUIS