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' " ,' UBiBBSBESiB'CawBBVflESBMBkr1 ? A- .. ySJJLSXrlT STXBBQORXDPTXOr, S2.00. SBENTH TTEAB. ,: f , tva- h -f For Fraridnt-Elect in 1888, GtoxiraU. Jolaxi A.. Xjogan., Or ILLINOIS. Smith county, at the election last week, votedoverwhelmiujjly against the issuing of bonds for the construction of a new railroad through her territory. This is another stunning blow to Smith Centre. It is stated in the Millbrook Dem ocrat of the' 5th inst. that Miss Baldwin, the young lady who got burnt while ma king sorghum on the Binns place, in Morlan tp., died the Sunday before, at ten o'clock. She was buried in Books county. jFbiend l?ULLERseeras to feel it all through his system as he plaintively observes: "Truly can it be said that the Ellis Headlight printers have bad luck while fooling with guns." F. 0. Ayers, of that office, while at home Friday night of last week, was unfortunate enough to accidentally discharge a revolver, the ball passing through his leg and making an ugly wound. Judge Martin, of the Atchison county district court, the Commonwealth relates, haa decided in favor of Attorney General -Bradford's -position in one of the liquor prosecutions which the state had jjndertakorr.in AtqhisonVcity. The -attorney general commenced this suit, not only against the baloon keepers, but also the owners of the buildings in which the liquor was sold. The defendants tried to recuse a change of venue to the federal court, on tho ground that the nuisance clause of the prohibitory law is unconsti tutional. Judge Martin refused to grant the change. KANSAS PATENTS, 8. A..Haselline &Bro., patent solicitors, Springfield, Missouri, send the World the following list of patents, which were issued to citizens of Kansas during the past week: Albert N. Bender, Manhattan, stove polish. Rebecca A. McBaniel, Burr Oak, pre serving compound. James H. and "VT. T. Mitchell, Welling ton, adjustable shade for windows. GOOD ENOUGH NOW. A petition is being circulated, or is about to be circulated, praying President Cleveland to oreate a new land district of the counties of Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace, Greeley, Wichita and St. John. "Wallace is the place which is prayed for as headquarters of the new lan,d office. It is perhapB not necessary for the World to add that it docs not approve of this scheme. Wa-Keeneyis not very hard to reach from any of the territory in this land district We are opposed to the cat hauling which would inevitably result ,irom an attempt to break up the land districts of western Kansas as they now are formed. Then there would be the overwhelming objection from a Dem ocratic standpoint especially that the extra expense of maintaining a new land office would be' incurred. Neither Mr. Cleveland nor the World wishes to see the Democratic policy of retrenchment and reform of the publio service thus spat upon! PEXSIOK COMMISSIONER GLICK. The report is out, and generally credit ed, that ex-Governor Glick has been ten dered by the president the appointment of pension commissioner, and has accept ed. A jackassioal kick went out into the Topeka air the -other day. It purported to come from ex-Union soldiers who are Democrats, and claimed that they wanted to see this desirable position given to an K-Union soldier. In other words, these Dems. called, a meeting. The meeting was a pure-fizzle. It should have fizzled. Hen who helped maker-Glick governor, thereby endorsing his copperhead "war" Mcord, should be consistent, and not growl at this late day. We cheerfully as aertfiiat for such a man as Glick to be made the custocuW of the interests of a large proportion of the pensioners of this country is a burlesque upon nature a , : rape of justice, JBut Ve have not abeorb- d this view all at once. ."We'have always held it U these fellows who now ' .claim to be -so wouaded over Glide's ap- f-ir pominwent nsuocea bvqcbo, mj vrucusm r - in toe past, uns malignant iever wouia SZ ot.towleGVourin5them. ABOUT AS USUAL. In presenting yon with this, I have to say, that under a force of combined cir cumstances, I publish this issue of the Long Island Argu, and by way of expla nation I will state a few facts: It will be remembered that about one year ago W. E. Montgomery came to this town to start a paper. He had ordered a press and fix tures to Logan, 22 miles south of here, expecting the business men of this place to advance him the money on advertising with which to make the first payment But failing to get the money advanced, he was entirely at a loss to know how to pay for the press and start the paper. I then paid him twenty-five dollars advance money on advertising, and enough money to make oue-half payment on press. He then informed me he had not one cent with which to pay freight, and he could not bring it to Long Island without pay ing the freight Then I let him have thirty-five dollars with which to pay the freight. The thirty-five dollars was to be repaid to me in ten days, but is not paid yet. The second payment on the press was due in six months, at which time he was to have me paid up, and then he could secure the second payment with the proporty. But at the expiration of six months he had payed me nothing, and I was obliged to furnish the money with which to make the second payment in or der to save my first money and save to him the press and paper. I then took a mortgage on the entire outfit as security, due Oct 3, 1885, at which time he had paid neither interest or principle. The mortgage had been due nearly one month, during which time I endeavored to adjust matters with him, but being unable to do so, I have taken possession of the prop erty under the mortgage, and to make good the proof noticos at the land office at Kirwin which have bnen inserted here, and in justice to the many patrons of the Argus, 1 herewith rend out this half sheet Mr. Montgomery holds the patent side for this issue, and would not let me have them, even thou eh I offered to pay him for them, and knowing the injustice it would bo to tho subscribers, and espe cially those individuals who have proof notices inserted, for which he has received the pay, I make this another eiTort to keep the Argu afloat Thinking I had dealt fairly with him, and carried his burdens as long as justifiable, I have taken this step, trusting in the confidence of the pub lic to be on the side of justice and right. J. N. Curl. The above recalls a circumstance so strikingly-suggestive of a few answers which we gave last fall to some questions from this same Mr. Curl that we can not resist the temptation to relate the event Mr. Curl is the proprietor of the Long Island House. He is the oldest settler in that locality. We are sure he is a good man, and we feel very friendly toward him. In the presence of Congressman Han back, Mr. Curl asked the writer whether he thought Long Island could support a newspaper. We answered that it was very questionable. Mr. Curl then made enquiry as to the extent of advertising and other support which would be re quired to place a newspaper on a paying basis in that place. We answered his question as fairly as we knew how. Mr. Curl did not dispute our proposition, but we thought that he did not consider it worth more than par, to say the least We have met Mr. Montgomery only once. He may be a straight business man or not, as far as our knowledge of him goes. But there is one thing very certain: All business proceeds on the as sumption that nothing can be paid out unless it has been earned and collected. We question exceedingly whether the Long Island Argus has ever been a bo nanza to its publisher. Its appearance never impressed us that way, at least. Of course, Long Island is now a more favorable place for the location of a paper than it was in September, 1884, when we were there, but we could not obtain our consent to take hold i f a paper there with the hope of more than paying expenses with it If Mr. Carl continues in charge of the paper, he will find this his expe rience. Long Island has an exquisitely beautiful location, but it is not every town which is beautifully-located that will sup port a paper. What we have said about Long Island as to one paper is true of some towns in connection with two papers. Our posi tion is chosen with years of deliberation when we assert, as we do here, that no town which is not amply-able to support two papers should be called upon to be burdened with more than one. We use burdened advisedly. Is it not a burden to the business community to be exhort ed, entreated, prayed at and hounded to' give R living to a second paper when their interests are at antipodes withTsuoK coure? Is it not a burden to the business community to be asked to extend credit in the name of business, when, in reality, frdCKSBA-XigrO- THE WA-KEEfiBY, "KANSAS, SATURDAY, :NXVEEB-14, it amounts, if done at all, to doing so for charity's sake? It matters not an iota whom these sug gestions hit or miss. If they have force, it is because of their truth. If they have no force, nobody can take offense at them. Until business men unite in the policy of gauging newspaper enterprises accor ding to the standard employed toward other kinds of business, the country press must average to be vacillating and sickly. The exceptions will be found far apart and under peculiar conditions. Every person, regardless of whether he is engaged in business or not, who sup ports one industriously-edited paper which is devoted to the real interests of the section of country where it is pub lished, has performed his duty as far as the public welfare is concerned; and the fact of some disgruntled pothouse politi cian having given him advice of a differ ent character constitutes no possible rea son why such advice should be heded! THE XOUTHWEST FOR CATTLE. The Northwestern ranges seem to pro duce heavier cattle than tho more south ern ones of New Mexico. The average weight of four-year-old native steers that have gone into the Chicago market from New -Mexico was 1,010. The same class of cattle Irom Colorado have been 1,110, and from Montana they have been 1,200. Ex-Senator Dorsey, of the Palo Blanco ranch, in New Mexico, will next season remove all his steers above two years of age to Boutt county, in Colorado, to grow up with the "country. "They will "grow,", says the senator, "one hundred pounds heavier in a single year up in Boutt, and 100 pounds on 1,000 steers is a deal of money. P airie tanner. What the Farmer brings out concern ing the conditions of cattle in these two sections of country is capablo of indefi nite expansion as applied to all of anima ted nature, either in the direction weight or excellence. Any person of observing habits will assimilate read ily the correctness of this proposi tion. It is to be seen or tasted in the men of the two section, in the women, in the fishes, in the horses, in the fruits in general, and so on. As this is true, so is it a fact that the civilization of our Northern states over that of the Southern states rests upon" natural causes rather than upon the jn jury which the unnatural institution of slavery wrought to the South. We aim to assert that it was in the nature of the Southern climate to. overcome the free conditions which Governor Oglethorpe had impress ed upon the young Georgia colony, and that it was in the nature of the New England climate to abolish the slave sys tem which had been planted in her terri tory. With these facts fairly understood, a great deal of the false sentiment for the people of the South will evaporate. As far as the industrial work of the United States is concerned, the North will do as she has ever done lead, and that deci sively. It is far from us to denounce the people of the South because they live there. We are fond of the semi-tropical sun and its products. Socially, many men and wo men in the South are entitled to high rank. Many of them take high intellect ual rank. But the climate is not suffi ciently rigorous to demand great alert ness in the industrial field. This condi tion begets slothtulness on the part of the masses of the people. This, in turn, creates a low condition of leadership. This tells it all! 'worthy of a better cau$e. The obstinacy with which the anti-Prohibitionists cling to their pet theory is worthy of a better cause. Leavenworth county, on Tuesday of last week, defeated Dave Keller, Repub lican candidate for sheriff, because he had been friendly, in a measure, to the enforcement of the liquor law. At any rate he, last winter, issued a proclama tion to the effect that, within a given time, the saloons in that county must be closed. Little or no attention was given to the proclamation. The sheriff was powerless to make it respectable or re spected. Seller had treated Governor Martin with respect He had been seen in the company of Dr. Krohn, the tem perance agitator. Notwithstanding that bis nomination by the late Republican convention 'was harmonious, and that gellez is personally popular among all fhades of political believers, he was beaten at the polls by some 800 majority. Leavenworth county thereby once more places her individual interests above those of the state of Kansas. Once more S-A:SfcSt:0, OXHR I3DTrST?iaX3S Leavenworth, county tells the people of Kansas that she is in an attitude' of re bellion against such state laws as she does not happen to like. This reminds us that no such a fool thing will be attempted this winter; but if, during the special session of the Kan sas legislature, Leavenworth should be siege that body for that fifty-thousand-dollar appropriation to re-imburse certain capitalists in that city for having made a profitable investment in getting the sol diers' home located there, some of our western members would, of course, feel in sympathy bound to vote again for the measure. Mrs. W. C. Olson started, Tuesday morning, to Knox county, 111., on account of the dangerous illness of her mother. ,. Mr. J. B. Wheeler, a former resident of Gove county, but now of Jefferson county, in this state, renews his subscrip tion to the World, and adds: "I shali ever appreciate the World's weeklj rounds, and right here let me say it is do ing a work that will yield fruit long after its founder shall have ceased to yield the pen. Long live the World, and my best wishes for its honorable elitor." Those of our people who are so fortu nate as to be acquainted with the refined young lady who is referred to will appre ciate, at least as high as par, this item, which is taken from the Millbrook Dcmo craLot November 5: "The Graliam Coun ty Teachers' association will meet at Hill City on Saturday, Nov. 14, 1885. Accor ding to program, one feature of this meet ing will be 'Whispering,' by Nettie Van Dyke, but if we don't miss our guess there will be whispering by every person present" George "Gallowa," the Millbrook Democrat relates, has commenced busi ness in lis new hardware store, on the east side of Main street. Which induces us to ask whether George's rush of busi ness correspondence has resulted in his discarding the "y" in his principal name. If something of this kind is not up, the Democrat editor has slaughtered his name. We'd go clear to Millbrook against any ordinary blizzard to see George chase that editor through the streets and alleys of that gangling town. Such a sight would beat an Indian war dance to death! Wa-Keeney Dots. Commit nicatcd. November 5. Has the outside world any idea how many homes "Uncle Sam" is giving away? Among the fair ones taking homes is Miss Martin, from Missouri. She is stopping with Mrs. J. H. Baker, and would pass for a "sweet sixteen," but she has succeeded in taking a home on the same section with her father and brother. Two of the firm of Baker & Sons went west, Sunday night, in the interest of land seekers. - Several of the young men of Wa-Keeney, Rumor says, are to be spliced before cold weather. Who knows? Ask Henry who the young lady was that got" the chicken for a picnic dinner at Castle Rock, and why the chicken, with the rest of the good things fixed up for that special occasion, was not taken. Did they get the wrong basket? Ha! Ha! Hack Line to Garden City. Wichita Daily Eagle, 8. An outfit for the Cannon Ball stage line from Garden City via Scott City to Wa Keeney, left this city yesterday, consist ing of a full line of four-horse hacks, with stable tents sufficient to establish a daily line of hacks from Garden City to Wa Keeney. Harry Hill is the proprietor of the line, and while doing business here as the leading horse and mule importer and trader, in the interest of extending Wich ita's trade, will start the above mentioned line. The unprecedented influx of emi grants into Scott county from Garden City and Wa-Keeney renders it necessary that a line of stages be run between the two points to enable easy access and bring the Jand office business into easy communication with the settlers. The distance of the line is about seventh-five miles and will afford easy travel at a short distance from the lands being settled so rapidly to the land offices at either termi nus of the routes. The, outfit left here fully equipped with tents for stables at the main points and the change stations along the line. A part of the route is covered by mail contracts which the line takes, and an effort will be made to establish a line through from the A., T. t a T. to the 17. P. road. X 4 - v' m 188. 4 H. BLAIR, Land Attorney and Real Estate Agent. CONTESTS A SPECIALTY. Wa-Keknbt - - Kansas. a. 1. OSBOSB. QSBORK HOXROEi Attorneys-at-Law & Real Estate Agenff W1-KE1NIT, KAHBAl. J "WAGNER, Veterinary Surgeon, WA-KEENEY, KANSAa 5y Will doctor cattle, horses and all other stock. JOHN A. NELSON, Attorney at law AND Loan Agent U. P. Land Agent for Trego, Gra ham and Ness Counties, WA-KEENEY. - KANSAS. Stock Eanches a Specialty. Parties meaning business request ed to write me. S. J.OSBOKN. IjEB MONROE. D,H.HENKEIi. Osborn, Monroe & Henkel, REAL ESTATE BROKERS And Loan Agents, WA-KEENEY, - KANSAS. 70,000 acres wild and improved lands for sale. Will purchase land in Trego and adjoining counties and pay cash for same. $ 1 00,000 Money to Loan at 8 Per Cent. W. 0. HUGHES, S. A. HUGflFS, Attorney- at .Law. Notary Public . HUCHES BROS., LAW AND LAND OFFICE Two Doors north of U. S. Land Office. Locating on Gov't Linda Specialty. 35,000 acres of cheap wild land for sale in bodies to suit the customer. We defend actual settlers in contests on their claims. Bring contest suits where claims are abandoned. Make and acknowledge deeds and mortgages. CORRESPONDENCE -:- SOLICITED. S. R. Cowlek. M. D. Hollifter. Cowick & Hollister, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND BBAL ESTATE DEALEBS. Will practice in all State and Federal Courts and before the Government Land Office. Special attention given to Contests. All kinds of legal papers promptly and accurately drawn and business for non-resident attorneys attended to. DO A GENERAL LAXD MSKESS. CORRESPONDENCE-;- SOLICITED. Rzfzbxkcbs. Trego County Bank, Wa-Keeney, Kansas; Tarkio Valley Bank, Tarkio, Mo. Office up stairs in Western Kansas World building. ,- Close Bros. & Co., REAL ESTATE DEALERS, 500,000 ACRES Of wild land in Trego and Graham counties at from $5.00 to $8.00 per acre. J, B. HOG AN, Agent. JSTOffice first door north ofM aVerbecVs Store., ., '- SI"GH3S OOP3T, COE3STQ3B. mqmGfiqj- KUKBEB 38. msBssmmsfSBSBsm E. 8, MILLARD, -ROOKS, STATIONERY- AKD FANCY GOODS JEWELRY, CONFECTIONERY CIGARS AND TOBACCO, WA-KEENEY, KANSAS. D. S. CLOTFELTER & CO., LAND AGENTS , ELLIS, KANSAa Agents for the sale of 62,000 aorea of lected lands, lying in Trego and Graham counties, belonging Jo .- Clitfctter, TkiUiHi-witt, S. R HOGEf, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND , Real -:-Estate-:-Dealer. Buys and sells Real Instate, securea Homesteads and, Tfmber-clain for those wanting gov't land -o Will practice in all State Court and be fore the Gov't Land Office. Business solicited. WA.TtTrEnM J , ItANS. J. WORD CARSON, NOTARY PUBLIC, Purcbising, Selling and Ucatlig LAND AGENT &ATTT. Makes Soldiers' Homestead Declaratory Entries, Timber Filings, Pre-emptions, Homesteads, Final Proofs. Attends to Contests in all phases, eta Promptness and fair 'dealing. All work guaranteed. Offlci li Biscuit if Ketttj lliefct UNDER U. 8. LAND OFFICI. W, H. Keeier, PROPEIETOB crrv PARLOR. First door north of City drug store east side of Franklin street. InrytUsg in Tint Cliti Stylt; WA-KEENEY, KANSAS. f . B. OIICHFIELD, UNDER TAKER, AXsmAianr Undertakers Qoods, Furniture , Sewing Machines, Musical .Instruments Jewelry, Spectacles, .,; Eye Glasses; iMJ tf ,U& gjtKJji. oiow to 1 Hj&McKnight Bros., i Krhe Land Agents, 1 v Wa'Kney,h M; B Branch Office at B -Clay Center, Ka. IK Khoftf taM aM jK V Deeded Lf id "jH- T 3? - for. Salt. "jjJH SUUI(, Plated . Ware, WagwWo4WAc Material. I can secure, on favorable taraw, by order, any artiole which Immj not happen - o have on hand. .A - , . 1 AA "" J iC.' t tie. HjS .; . S&& ; S?-va' Vfcs U-Ti - -