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Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-28
The Jefferson County Building and Loan Association

Opens a new series each month. A limit ed amount of fully paid per cent stock and paid up per cent stock issued each month.
 INTEREST PAYABLE IN CASH SEMI-ANNUALLY.
 Loans it's money only on first mort aages on improved real estate. ?. w. DIXON. President.
 N N. POLK, Vice President. w. F. G. HARDING, Treasurer.
 H. B. URQUHART, Secretary. I. H. MILLER, Attorney. OFFICB-215 Twenty-first Street. Bir- mingham, AK.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-28

Music at East Lake for dances five nights a week by Montano's string band, 5-2-t
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-28

Ten Gents Round Trip
 The Bessemer and Birmingham rail- road will have special train to leave Bir- mingham at 2 D. m. every Sunday for the accommodation of those who take advantage of the 10 cent excursion rate. This enables the Bessemer people to spend the afternoon in Birmingham or East Lake, and return home in time for church, 6-18-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-28

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 EXCELSIOR STEAM LAUNDRY--George A. Blinn & Son, Proprietors, 1907 End ave
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-02
CLAUS SPRECKELs. WIN. G. IRWIN.
CLAUS SpteckeIs 4 10.
BANKERS.
HONOLULU II. 1.
San Francisco Agents-THE NEVADA BANK OF
SAN FRANCISCO.
WIN. G. IRWIN.

DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANcIsco-The Nevada Bank of San
Francisco.
LoNDoN-The Union Bank of London, Ltd.
New YoRK--American Exchange National
Bank.
CHIoAGo--Merchants National Bank.
PARIS - Compton National d'Escompt de
Paris.
BBRLIN-Dresdner Bank:
HoNGKoNG AND YoKoHAMA--Hongkong &
Shanghai Banking Corporation.
New ZEALAND AND AUsTRALJA-Bank OF New
Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VANcoUvER--Bank of Mont
real.
Transact a General Banking and Exchange Business
Term and Ordinary Deposits Received.
Loans made on Approved Security. Com
mercal and Travellers Credits Issued. Bills
of Exchange bought and sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ACCOUNTED For.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-02
Beer IL Food,

Good beer builds up both bone
and Drawn. It's strengthening
nourishing. The Germans are
the greatest beer drinkers. Where
is there a harder or more stall
wart race Of men? Pure beer is
beneficial to invalids, bracing to
the weary, refreshing to all.
Rainier" a class by itself. Kept
freshly tapped or in bottles at the
Criterion Saloon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-02

The Platinotype Pictures by
Mr.. Henshaw at tho Pacific Hard
ware Co. are the finest examples
of Photographic art ever seen in
Honolulu. just the thing to send
away to your friends.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25
NOTICES.

The members of the Wayne
County Republican Executive Com
mittee are requested to meet at
Wayne, Friday, April Sd, at 10
o'clock a. m, to name day to hold
convention to selec, delegates to
the Fourth District Republican con-
vention to be held at the city of
Huntington, April 22d to elect two
delegates and two alternates to the
st. Louis convention; also for the
transaction of all other business
which may be deemed necessary.
L, L. MoDouGAL,
Chairman.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25
A Household Treasure.

ID. w. Fuller. of n. Y. says that he
always Keeps DIR, Kings New Discov-
cry in the house aud his family has al
ways found the very best results fol-
low its use; that he would not be with
out 1t. If procurable. q. A. Dykeman
druggist. Catskill. n. Y, says that DIR
Kings New Discovery Is undoubtedly
the best Cough remedy; that he has
used 1T in his family for eight years
and 1T has never failed TO do all that i.
claimed for it. Why not try remedy
so long tried and tested? Trial bottle:
free at BlOss' Drug Store. 8.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Read the new advertiser ent Of
ID. II. Carpenter, Of Catlettsburg,
KY, in this issue. His Spring
Opening will take place on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, March
31st and April LIST and End. The
Millinery Department 1s under
the management of Miss Brough-
ton, Of New York, who thoroughly
understands her business. Ceredo
and Kenova people should not fail
to attend this opening.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25


Mr.. Daniel Wright is the first to
announce himself in this paper and
he has set a good example for 9th.
ers to follow. Mr.. Wright is an
asplrant for the county clerkshil
and there is not better or more
suitable man in the county for the
position. He attended school al
Marshall College and thoroughly
qualified himself for this or any 9th
er position within the gift of the
voters of Wayne county. He be-
longs TO q family that never fails to
cast ten Republican votes. While
he is loyal Republican, owing to
his personal popularity, he will
draw many votes from the Demo
cratic party and if nominated we
feel confident will be triumphantly
elected. He has served several
terms as Mayor of Ceredo and last
Saturday was reelected, without OPP
position, a member of the School
Board of Ceredo Independent Dis
trict. Dan Wright would make al
ideal county clerk.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bittcrs as a remedy 70,
your troublesf II no., get a bottle
now and get relief. This medicine
has been found TO be peculiarly
adapted to the relief and cure OF ali
Female Complaints, exertrDg q
wonderful direct iuiiuence in civin @
strength and tone TO the organs. II
YOU have loss of appetite, constipa.
ton, headache, farnting spells, OF
are nervous, sleepless, exctible,
melancholy or troubled with dizzy
spells, Electric Bittcrs is the medi.
cine you need. Health and Strength
are guaranteed by its use. Fifty
cents and 81 at w. NJ. Dloss' Drug
Store. 3
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Several parties got a little too
much "booze" last Saturday, but
fortunately there was no serious
trouble. There probably would
have been several fights, however,
if the election had been held the
sold way" when one man was al
lowed to lead another to the polls
and vote him.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25
METEOROLOGICAL, PLEAS

Big Victory for tho Progressive
Citizens Ticket in Ceredo.
Huntington Advertiser
The Ceredo municipal election
Saturday resulted in the election
of the full progressive citizens
ticket, from topic bottom. Editor
Tom McDougal, who headed that
ticket, went through by MAORI
ty of two to one. The town went
dry by "a majority.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Drs. Sturgill and Wharton were
called 10 Kenova Sunday evening
to amputate three of Griff Will
llams' fingers. Mr.. Williams is
yard brakeman on the N. Il w. r.
r. and got his left hand so badly
mashed while coupling cars that
it was necessary to amputate the
fingers.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. j. M. Fuller, of Shoals, who
was in town, Monday, desires us
to- state that he is not a candidate
for Sheriff. We arc sorry he has
como TO this conclusion for we
feel satisfied if nominated by the
Republican party he would be
Wayne county's next Sheriff.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Sam Dreaming was so unfortunate
as to get his right hand severely
mashed last Saturday at Thacker,
while coupling cars, which necessi-
tated the amputation of the second
finger. Drs. Sturgill and Wharton
performed the operation.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Messrs. j. o. Marcum, III. w.
Stewart and "A. NJ. Frizzell were
the Commissioners of the election
held here last Saturday. w. L.
Dye and j. w. Stewart acted as
Clerks.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

The Catlettsburg & Piketon
Packet Co, that received charter
a few days ago, held their first
meeting here, Monday, and elect
ed j. o. Marcum attorney. The
principal Office of the company
will be at this place.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. J. f. Lyons left last Satur-
day with the steamer "Homer B"
for trip up Big Sandy river with
a load of salt.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Judge Written, of Catlettsburg,
KY, mysteriously disappeared the
first of last week. Foul play is
suspected, as he was known to
have on his person ten one hun
dred dollar bills when last seen.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

People md just the help they so much
need, in Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t fur
mshes the desired strength by puri-
lying, vitalizing and enriching the
blood, and thus builds up the nerves,
tones the stomach and regulates the
whole system. Read this:
want to praise Hood's sarsaparilla.
MY health run down, and had the grip.
AFTER that, my heart and nervous system
were badly affected, 80 that could not do
my own work. Our physician gave mo
some help, but did not cure. I decided
TO try Hoods Sarsaparilla. Soon could
do all my own homework. have taken
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

The wreck train, on the n. & w.
II. r., was wrecked at Radner last
Saturday and Lewis Likens, who
lives in Wade Browns dwelling
near the n. & w. station, was con-
siderably bruised, although not
seriously injured.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25
Cured

Hoods Pills with Hoods Sarsaparilla,
and they have done me much good.
VIII not be without them. Ihave taken Is
bottleso OF Hoods sarsaparilla, and through
the blessing of God, It has cured me.
worked as hard as ever the past sum-
mer, and 1 am thankful to say am
well. Hoods Pills when taken with
Hoods sarsaparilla help very much"
MRS NJ. M. MESSENGER, Freehold, Penn.
This and many other cures prove that
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. S. r. Workman, Of Echo,
spent Sunday in our burg He
comes down quite frequently 20
see his "better half"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. Louis Prichard is a sure
enough Democratic candidate for
Sheriff. Ditto W. w. Marcum for
Judge.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Go to Huntington to have your
Photographs made. Prices reas-
enable. All work guaranteed by
Erskine, Proctor & Tully, Sd Ave
nue. and 18th Street.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. NJ. M. Kelley came home
from Logan G. II. last week and
cast his first vote at the corpora
ton election, Saturday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Messrs. Clarence Chapman F.
Partlow and John Scsggs, of this
place, attended the opera at Hunt
ington Saturday night.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Pure Blood is the safeguard Of
health. Keep your blood pure, rich
and full of vitality by taking Hoods
sarsaparilla, and you will not need
to fear the attacks of disease.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

The council could not have Sc
lectsd a more suitable place to
hold the election than the Prich-
ard building.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. Jackson LykeIs, oPCenier-
vile, this county, was III town last
Thursday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. J. Ii. Teel, of near Hodges
Z. o., made this office an agreeable
call last Wednesday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

The Cincinnati Post has it
wrong. It was the PROGRESSIVE
Citizens Ticket that was elected
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. John Newland, of Ashland,
Ky, was in town, yesterday. He
informs us that he will move to
Princess, KY, about Sth of April,
where he will engage in the saw
mill business.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. c. w. Fischbach has been
on the sick list for the past few
days. He is improving, however,
and is able to be out.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Read the new advertisements IN
this issue of Valentine e. New
comb and w. III. Lyons.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Robert Morris is quite sick at the
Virginia House. He has been de-
lirious for two or three days.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. Charles SpurIock came down
from East Lynn Last Saturday to
vote.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25
The Election Caused 10 CHANGE.

The following was written for the
Progressive Citizen, but as that pa
per viii not be issued for few DAYS,
we publish it in the ADYANCE:
"Strangea as it may seem neve rtheless
it is true that ON the day after the
election in which Floyd Hoard, VIM.
ID. Janney and all the balance of the
Citizens Ticket were defeated, the
trains on all three of the Railroads
arrived and departed on schedule
time, the beautiful Ohio river con
tinued to flow toward the gulf, and
even the sun rose in the East and set
in the West as usual, just as though
nothing had happened.
COMMITTEE.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Gilbert Collier, Esq, and Mr.
Logan, of Ashland, Ky, visited
eur town last Friday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

If you want to run for Office tell
the people so through the columns
of the ADVANCE.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

There were excellent men defeat
ed, as well as elec.e last Satur-
day.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

How do you do, Mr.. Pilot?
What great influence you have with
the people of Ceredo,
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. ]. S. Osburn, of East Lynn,
one of Wayne county's best citi-
zens, was in town last Saturday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Messrs. Henry Wright and T. d.
Wellington, Of Catlettsburg, we're
in our town last Saturday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Quite number of railroaders
were out of town last Saturday
and did not get to vote.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Messrs. Henry Bierman and
Geo. Ingrum, of Huntington, Wis.,
tied Ceredo last Saturday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mr.. l.. T. Peck, Of Kenova, visit.
ed our town last Saturday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

New names are added to the AID
VANCE subscription list every week.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

And the next day but one it
showed.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Not only "the convention is
over" but the election is a thing of
the past. See returns elsewhere.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

There was a number Of small
wrecks on the Tad" last week.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Hoods Pills cure liver ills, cog.
stipation, iaundice, sick headache,
biliousness. 25c.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Nobody need have Neuralgia. Get Dr. Miles
Pain Pills from druggists. zone cent IL dose ''
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25
LOCAL. NEWS

l-Patrons of this paper will please send
~ this Office notices of their friends visiting
here or e,sewhere-ED.1
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

May McDougal has a severe case
of the chicken-pox.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25
The Battle is FOUGHT
AND THE VICTORY WON.
The Entire Progressive Citizens
Ticket Elected bu LARGE Ma.
iOritieS.
Whisky Defeated by Twenty Four
Majority.

Majority.
Our municipal election took place
last Saturday, which was one of the
warmest ever held here and when
the votes had been counted and the
result declared many countenances
denoted surprise. There were 24e
votes cast for municipal officers and
and 254 for School Commissioner.
SIX tickets were wrongly voted and
not counted. Following is the re-
suit in full:
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Wrights Celery Tea regulates tho
liver and kidneys, cures constipa ton
and sick headache. Zoe at all drurglsta.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25
Announcement.
FOR COUNTY CLERK

We are authorized to announce Daniel
wright AS q candidate for County Clerk sub
ject To the Republican convention.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mrs. Frank Mott has been seri-
ously i'll for several days.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Prof, E. G.. Turner, che popular
principal Of our public schools,
has an interesting article on
"Higher Education" in the March
number Of The Marshall Critic.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Mrs. Daniel Wright is quite sick
with quinsy.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Chapman Fry, the efficient coun-
ty clerk of Wayne county, arrived
here last night and left this morn
ing for Charleston where he goes
to interview Governor MacCorkIe
on an important matter. Mr.. Fry
is one of Wayne county's best cit.
zens and has many friends in
this section of the state.---Hunt.
ington Advertiser, March 10th.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-25

Citizens TICKET.
For Mayor,
HAMILTON WILLIS, 8
For Recorder,
C. l.. HOPKINS, s
For Council,
VIM. ID. Janney, s
Jno. A. Dennis, 8
S. Floyd Hoard, o
Albert g. Brown, =
Reuben Osborne, O
For School Commissioner,
Daniel Wright, (who was on
both tickets), "a
For Power to Levy, IA
Against Power to Levy, IL
For Council Granting Liquor
License, 10!
Against Council Granting Lii
cense, 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-21
Uses for Aluminium.

"PeChaps you may doubt the veraci-
ty of Uny statement, young man." said
q well known aluminium manufacturer
to a representative of hardware re-
Gently, "but it is, nevertheless, true,
that We are making artificial arms
and legs of aluminium. and artificial
ears have already bees9 constructed of
that metal AS an adjunct to the sci
ence of dentistry it needs no recommen-
dation, it's long use in this connection
being a guarantee of its popularity.
Yes, 1t is being used in great many
other ways. also; for horseshoes, army
equipments, racing shells, cooking
utensils, and is entering largely into
the construction of yachts and torpedo
boats. and, in fact, is being adopted
wherever it is possible"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-21
EWING DEAD.
Gen. Thomas Ewing, Who Was
Hurt by a Cable Car,
Did Not Survive the Shock of
His Injuries.
ONCE CHIEF JUSTICE
Of Kansas, But Resigned to
Enter the Union Army.
He Was Colonel of the Eleventh
Kansas Cavalry.

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 General Thomas
Ewing. ex-member of congress from
Ohio, is dead.
General Ewing's death was the result
of injuries received accidental
ly yesterday. He had left his home in
tending to go down town by the elevated
road. As he reached Third avenue a
cable car passed and he stepped directly
behind it, not noticing that one from the
opposite direction was right upon him.
The corner of the car struck him and
threw him back several yards. He land
ed on his head
Gen. Ewing, who was a member of
the law firm of Ewing, Whitman 6
Ewing, of this city. was born in Lancas-
ter, O., in 1929. He was admitted to the
bar in Cincinnati in 1856 and went to
Kansas during the free soil struggles.
When the state of Kansas was admit
ted to the union he was appointed chief
justice but resigned to enter the union
army in the civil war as colonel of the
Eleventh regiment of Kansas. He rose
to the rank of brigadier general and af-
forwards was breveted major general and
had command of the department of the
Missouri.
He went to Washington in 1866 as the
assistant of eX-secretary of the interior
Browning, He went back to Ohio in
1870 and entered politics. He was mem
Der of congress from 1877 to 1881 and in
1870 ran for governor on the Democ ratio
ticket, but was defeated.
In 1881 he came to New York to prac-
tice law. For many years he was presi-
dent of the Ohio society here. He was
at one time counsel to the building de-
partnent. which position he resigned on
January 1 last.
Gen. Ewing has five children, all
grown up. Mrs. Ewing is still living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-21
WANT THE CONVENTION.
Rivalry Between the Coliseum am
TatIersafs for She1Eering Democrats

Rivalry Between the Coliseum and
TatIersafs for Shelferins Democrats.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2L-No selection, as
yet, has been made for the meeting place
of the national Democratic convention. e.
The new coliseum and Tattersall's are
each striving for it. The national com
mittee will have its headqu arters at the
AUDITORIUM.
Manager Edmonson. of TattersalPs,
said today: According to the plan
made by Architect Smith. we can seat
10000 persons comfortably in the hall.
This arrangement leaves much moro
space than is absolutely necessary for
the delegates. BY utilizing some of the
space in the aisles aud passageways,
we can add 1000 more seats, and if there
is a Willingness to do little crowding,
we can take care of %, 600 in the building.
"The seating capacity of the Coliseum
will be 1500J," said Colonel Dickinson
today. "WOrk is progressing rapidly,
and the contract calls for the transfer of
the building, complete in every detail
from the builders to the company by
June 1. The special advantages of the
Coliseum as q meeting place for the
convention are that it will be new,
clean, handsome building, situated in a
pleasant part of the city, close to the site
of the Worlds fair !"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-21
RADICAL IDEA.
A Greensburg, Kan, Lawyer
Has a Project
To Make Forty Western Kansas
Counties
INTO FOUR OR FIVE.
Doing Away With Useless Office
Holders.
A Campaign of Education to Be
Started at Once.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 21-J. w.
Davis. a prominent attorney of Green's
burg, Kansas, was at the Centropolis
yesterday. Mr.. Davis is from Kiowa
county. one of the extreme western
counties of Kansas, and one which has
suffered greatly from booms, drought
and hard times.
To Times reporter Mr.. Davis un-
evils under which western Kansas is
suffering. His plan is TO
go before the next legislature,
in the winter of 1867. and petition it to
consolidate some of the western counties
of the state. ave have forty counties
out there" he said yesterday, 'conpris-
ing an area nearly as large as the state
of Indiana, which contain only a bout 10O,-
600 people. 1t is the plan to have these
consolidated into about four or five large
counties, making the divisions as
nearly equal as possible. MS
would enable US to dispense with
vast number of useless office holders, to
pay whose salaries the counties are now
issuing bonds and running into debt.
Besides the saving in the salaries of the
men who could thus be dispensed with
would more than pay the interest on
the indie btedness now owed by the sew
eral counties and give the people a
a chance to catch up again, which they
can never do under the present system,
which is driving people away instead of
inducing immigration. No one
wants to come to western Kan
sas, when he gains nothing
but more taxation by doing SO,
and the emigration from there to other
places has simply increased the burden
upon those who remain until it is well
nigh unbearable,, Nothing can be done
officially until the next Legislature, bat
we propose to start a campaign of edu-
cation at once. The main opposition
will come from the present Office holders.
who weuId lose their jobs under the new
pian bnfsa9 soon as we get we'll organ
lied and started we hope to knock the
opposition sky high"