The American citizen. [volume], April 12, 1889, Image 4

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LOCAL HAPS.
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izen.
L. M. Kohr, Louisiana State Lot
tery, agent, Leavenworth Kansas.
Miss Ella Dimery returned to Law
rence, after a pleasant visit.
Mayor Cof ran was officially pro
nouncejj Mayor, on Monday evening.
The Oritorical contest will be held
early in May.
Lee Jeeffrson spent Sunday in the
city.
Miss Rosa B. Parks, of Holton, is
in the city, the guest of Miss Super
la Meaux.
Urge your friends to subscribe fur
the America Citizen.
Matrimonial lightning is about to
strike one of our prominent society
young men.
Miss Minnie Cannon entertained
friends at her home on Filmore St.
Thursday night.
Praise services were held at Music
Hall on Sunday evening. The sing
ing by the choir was very c mmend
able. Owing to the threatening
weather, was not largely attended.
The Amesican Citizen is the
leading Negro paper in the state.
Subscribe for it.
The final examination for teachers
in our public schools, occurs one week
from Saturday.
The officers elected by the Pleas
ant Hour Circle tor the ensuing term
were, Prof. W. D. Donnell, Presi
dent; S. B. Turner, Vice President;
R. H. Wade, Secretary; Lutie Lytle,
Asst., Secretary; John Barber, Treas
urer: Miss E. M. Glenn, Chorister;
J. H. Childers, Historian.
Everybody reads the American
Citizen. If you are not a subscri
er do not fail to send m your name.
The entertainment held at Music
Hall for the benefit of the AMa rican
Citizen was largely attended. The
singing by Miss Shipton and Crump
and Mrs. Turnei, and the reciting of
Miss Ida Glenn, were well received.
The instrumental solo by Prof.
Brown was loudly encored. Jas.
Page acted as master of ceremonies.
The evening was spent in a very
pleasant manner.
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the
A. M. E. ehurch are to give a grand
fair in May. They met at Mrs.
Toliver Bird’s on Wednesday p, m.
Read the American Citizen.
Send in the news. The Citizen for
11 a year until May Ist, cash.
Tha Pleasant Hour Circle spent
the major portion of its last meet
ing installing its new officers. Elo
quent exaugural and inaugural ad
dreses were listened to with much
pleasure. Peter Roundtree recited
very nicely, but a little more deliber
ation in speak’ng would very much
improvehis declaiming. J. K Don
nels paper, entitled “Baptism”
was listened to with much interest.
Take the great Rock Island Route
to Oklahoma.
Miss M. V. Vann, from K. C., is
in the city.
We acknowledge the receipt of the
sixth annual report of the Railroad
Commissioners. It is a very useful
volume.
Wanted: More of our young men
to read our plain talk.
Mr. J. M. Floyd is quite sick, un
able to be out doors.
Dr. B. H. Stillyard has removed
from 430 Bruce St. and can now be
found on Washingon St. between
10th and 11th. Call and see him.
J. J. Caldwell has been ill, but is
able to be out.
Miss Emma Hickman, of the Kate
Caselton opera eompany, was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chas, C. Price
during the company’s stay in the
city.
Hon. J. H. Stuart left for Wash
i igton D. C. last Thursday.
Rev. B. M. Taylor passed through
the city last Saturday, to his charge
in St. Joseph, Mo.
Hon. J. 11. Stuart, at the Literary
Circle Friday evening, April 12.
Hear him.
Mr. Merrinithers, corner 4th and
Park Streets, who has been sick for
some time, died on last Saturday
evening, age 77 years. He was buried
on last Monday.
HONORED THE AMERICAN CITIZEN.
A large number of colored citizens .
assembled at Music Hall last even
ing to aid the benefit entertiinmmt
to the Citizeo. Prompt
ly at 9 o’clock,"7. A Page, as mas
ters of ceremonies called the assembly
to order. Prof. Brown opened the
program with a fine selection from
Strauss.
The vocal solos by Misses J. A.
Shipton and Emma Crump and Mrs.
M. C. Turner, were well received by
the audience. The declamation of
Master Johnie Spotts, a rendition
of Wendell Phillip’s eulogy on
“Toussaint I’Ooverture” was grand.
Miss Mattie Sizemore read a very
commendable "essay entitled “euc
cess.”
The entertainment drew out a very
large and intelligent audience, which
reflected much credit upon Topeka’s
colored citizens. On May 4th a
grand oratorical contest will be held
at Music Hall. The “Capital-Com
monwealth wishes the Ameklcan
Citizen success, and feels confi
dent that the people of the state will
liberally support it, the only negro
organ in the state. —Capital-Com-
monwealth.
Atchison Brief lets.
1. Spring has come to stay for
three months and the people are glad.
2. The election passed off quietly;
but Mr. Smothers was defeated for
councilman.
3. Mrs. Susan Sebia, age 85, died
at the residence of her son, 610 Di
vision St.. Sunday last, was buried
Monday.
4. Dr. W. H. Hudson is gaining
popularity daily, as he justly de
serves; he is a first class physician.
5. The churches were well attend
ed on Sunday; services highly inter
esting.
6. Butler Claggett, a nice young
man, age 16, died at the residence of
his parents, Tuesday, of pneumonia.
7. Mrs. E. R. Green, the general
agent for tho Citizen is doing good
work for thot excellent organ.
8. Mr. Spence Jackson and Mr.
Howard Rollins left on Wednesday
for Nebraska and Minnesota on a
pleasure trip.
9 Mrs. Charley Potter is steadily
improving, and Dr. Hudson thinks
she is out of danger.
10. Mr. Jaekson Coston has
painted and beautified his home on
Fourth and Larmie Sts. till it looks
like a miniature palace.
11. Mrs. 11. Riley is still on the
sick list.
12. l\<e Citizen under the new
management, is growing in favor
with Atchison, and bids fair to sup
ply the place of all other weeklies.
13. The Good Smaritans are pre
paring for their fair and drama on the
19, 20,. and 21st inst.
14. The public schools are well
attended: the teachers competent, and
agreeable, beloved by the children
and respected by the parents.
15. Miss Mattie Washington is
some better, but very delicate and
feeble; her many friends aie anxious
about her.
16. Mrs. Charlotte Redd (better
known as grandma Redd) died on
Wednesday, at an age of about nine
ty-eight years. Her funeral was
largely attended on Thursday.
Mr. Henry Smith is danger
ously ill at his home, 689 South
Sixth St., of dropsy.
18. Mrs. John Long, of Omaha,
Nebraska, is visiting friends in this
city, who welcome her gladly.
19. The young Benevolent Socie
ty, “The Golden Chain,” are making
great preparations for their May
party, May Ist.
20. Mrs. C- R. Fleet wood left on
Monday for Sedalia, Mo., on a visit
to her mother.
21. The restaurant of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Covington, South Main
St. is well patronized. It is one of t
the best in the city; those who take i
one meal will call again. i
22 Mr. P. Barnett has built an 1
addition to his house, 578 Division J
Street, repainted it, and now presents *
an attractive appearance.
22 Mrs. Minnie Wilson and her
little daughter, of Denver, Colorado,
are visiting her mother and relatives
in this city.
24 Miss Mamie Louis, who has
been seriously ill, is convalescent,
and attending school again. ■
25 Professors H. M. G. Spencer
and R. M. Wilson made quite able
speeches at the political meeting the
other night.
26 Mrs. J. M- Wilkerson h s re-
turned from Topeka and reports a
pleasant time while there. !
27 Mrs. M. Davis and Mr. Grant
Brown returned home Tuesday even
ing-
28 Mrs. J. W. Barbee left Satur
day morning for a short trip over the
Central Branch.
29 Mrs. Anna Bradford died at her
residence on G. St., Saturday, of
dropsy; funeral took place at A. M.
E. church, Sunday, at 2 p. m.
30 Mr. E dward Slone, Sr., is on
the sick list.
> 31 The entertainment given by
■ Mrs. E. R. Green last night,at Eben
ezer Baptist church in honor of the
American Citizen, was largely at
tended by a crowd of gay folks, and
was quite a success.
32 Rev. Wn. Sjpflthers will preach
the annual serrjbb of the Samari
’ tans on Easter Sunday.
r Willis W. Mosley.
St. Joseph, Mo. j
The concert “From Bondage to
Freedom” was a grand success.
Let everybody attend the chil
dren’s entertainment this evening at
their hall on 2nd St.
Annie Depp who robbed the fami
ly of G. 11. Clark, of Kansas City,
of |6OO worth of jewelry and $2OO
worth of clothing last Friday was ar
rested here on Monday, and the
goods recovered.
The Latter day Saints are in ses
sion here this week. Rey. C. W.
Holmes is having fine success.
Rev. B. M. Taylor will arrive
I this week to take charge of the M.
E. church on South 3d, Rev. Lee
having been transferred.
Dr. J. M. Williams has left the
city. We hope some good Dr. will
come who has some staying qualities
and is willing to take the hardships
for awhile.
DIED.
The baby of Mr. an I Mrs. Thom
as George.
Mrs. Willis, Thursday, 4th.
Andrew Todd, Friday.
In a fight Morgan Hicks beat
Charles Crabb up very bad. Hicks
is in jail.
Sam Bruner was buried on Satur
day.
SICK.
Mr. Paneston is very low.
Mrs. Patsey Wallace is very sick.
Miss Malva Lock is improving.
Mrs. Hicks is still confined to her
room.
The Trent House is being newly
papered.
The G. S. & D. of S. will hold a
regular meeting Monday night.
Chas. Fiend was shot Monday
morning in a sdoin on 8 and Olive
Sts., and A B Miller is char ged
with the murder. Mac.
Argentine, Kan.
• ‘wE
Mr. Grant Venerable is on the
sick list.
Mr. Albert Anderson of Lawrence,
is in ths city visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Anna Holloway.
Mr. Ben. Ribinson was to Kansas
City yesterday on business.
Miss Maggie Venerable spent the
Sabbath in Kansas City,* the guest of
her sister Mrs. Mary Johnson.
There was an entertainment and
festival given at the A. M. E. church
Tuesday evening for the benefit of
the Board of Trustees. Owing to the.
inclemency of the weather but few
were present. Misses Georgia Hall
and Maggie Venerable were the table
attendants and report the finances
quite small.
There will be another entertain
ment and festival given at the city
hall on the 22nd, by the members of
the A. M. E. church.
r More Anon.
Leavenworth, Kan,
Ed. Ameriaan Citizen:
1 presume that the readers of the
Citizen wondered what happened
the Leavenworth end of your valuable
paper last week. You will please tell
them that there was an election held
here on the inst, and that the re
sult of the said election so completely
knocked us out, that we could not
come to the scratch when time was
called. But have So far recovered
that we appear in this issue, to in
form you that we are in training for
a grand battle that will take place in
November next and that we intend
to carry of some of the spoils. So
look out for us, as you are aware of
the fact thit the Black Phalanx
fought nobly in days past and the
same stood up at the polls here on
last Tuesday week, and fought with
the courage and principals of good
citizens, and had our white
brothers and sisters, who call them
selves Republicans, stood by their
ticket and displayed half the moral
courage, filelity and party principle
ae the polls as did our people, the
victory would be ours. We were re
ferred to as coons, niggars, wenches
*tc., that too, by this same class who
call themselves Republicans. You
are Republicans, but hell is full of
just such as you are and what few
of you that are left here on earth,
have all collected here in Leaven
worth, and you would not be here
only you are so dirty, stinking
pucilanemous that the devil will not
have you and the last step you took
has killed you with the true Repub
licans and no good moral or decent
Democrat will notice you and what
will you do now or where will you
go. I will say this for you, that
should you ever come before the
good people of Leavenworth and ask
for office, those citizens who were re
ferred to as coons and niggars by
you, will always remember vou in
their prayers as we are a people who
never forget kind words spoken to or
about us. There were a few of our
people who voted the Democratic
ticket but they were a set of low,
dirty, unprincipled ingrates who
would sell their birthright tor a mess
of pottage. D. A Jones is to be
complimented for the manly principle
displayed by him. D. A. Jones had
just provocation to work against the
Republican ticket but did not, and
when asked to help the ticket said
that he could not but feel as he did,
that Col. Anthony was the peoples
choice, he would not work against
the ticket. I think this a noble
principle and had our white brothers
shown half the true principle that
Jones did the peoples choice would
have been elected.
Baptising Sunday morning at In
dependence Baptist church by the
Rev. G. P. Henderson. Bro. Hen
derson had a glorious meeting en
last Tuesday night, it must have been
a Penticostial shower.
Rev. J. VV. Browder still holds
the fort at First Baptist church with
good success. Bro. B. spent Sun
day at Independence, Mo., where he
went to raise a collection for their
church in that city, and his success
was grand, he raised $163 41.
Your Bum.
NOTICE.
To all brethren, deacons and
ministers of the Northwestern
Baptist Association and Union.
You are hereby requested to meet
at Parsons, Kansas, on Wednes
day before the third Lords day in
May, 1839. Cannot meet at Argen
tine, the cause will be made known
when \ve meet at Parsons. All
are requested to be present as bus
iness of importance will be attend
ed to. By order of the President.
Rev. G. P. Henderson.
I. O. I.
In accordance with the proclam
ation by the Supreme Master,
Wm. A. Hadley, of Independent
Order of Immaculates, Euclid
Lodge No. 99, Queen Esther’s
Court No. 17. and Opening Gem,
No. 7, will hold their annual ser
mon at Music Hall at 3 o clock on
Apr. 2i, ’B9. Services conducted
by Rev. J M. Rivers. All mem
bers are invited to participate.
By order of Committee,
Lucy Kirkpatrick.
Mary B. Jordan,
C. F. Johnson.
CLUB RATES.
The ‘-Rural Kansan” is a
monthly farm magazine, nicely
printed on good paper with at
tractive engraved cover. Every
department of agriculture and
stock raising is given carefnl atten
tion, each being filled with season
able matter carefully selected and
edited.
We have arranged to offer it to
our new cash subscribers and old
ones paying arrearages and one
vear in advance with the CITIZEN
for S(.SO for one year. Now is
your time to secure a f—m maga
zine cheap.
TO THE’PUBLIC?
The First Colored Real Estate
Homestead and Emigration Asso
ciation of the State of Kansas will
locate a colony in Oklahoma. I. T.
The object of the association is
to locate our people upon Govern
ment or other lands where ever
it can be secured upon reasonable
terms.
The association has elected
John Young its General Represen
tative for the Oklahoma CoUny.
The association consists of 743
members. All communications
may be addressed to D. B. Garrett
No. 50 Norris St., North Topeka,
Kan.
• Charles McDowell, Pres.
D. B. Garrett, Sec.
OKLAHOMA—THE PROMISED
LAND.
“On to Oklahoma!” is now the watch
word of the thousands of homeseekers
who have anxiously awaited the Presi
dents proclamation opening this yast and
rich country to public settlement, Col
onies are being formed in every State and
Territory in the Union. The millions of
acres may now furnish a homestead for
all who come, but there will be thousands
ready to relinquish their claims at a nom
inal figure. The intending settler should
look the country over. Go via the Great
Rock Island Route, popularly known
as the “People’s Favorite” wherever it
runs. Kingfisher, the CJ. S. Land
for Oklahoma, is the coming metropolis
of the Indian Territory, and is located on
the Rock Island Route. A fast lino of
stages has been put on to Fort Reno, to
connect with the trains of the Rock Is
land Territory extension. This is the
cheapest and best route and direct to the
place you want to go. Through solic
vestibule trains from Chicago via Kansas
City and St. Joseph, also from Denver,
1 Colorado Springs and Pueblo to the Ter
ritory, through tile cities of Topeka.
Hutchinson, Wichita, Wellington and
Cal iwell. It will be to your advantage
to locate on the People’s Favorite rail
way. Look at the map. The Rock la
land has excellent connections from all
portions of the Union. For full infor
mation concerning Oklahoma, the land
laws, end the best way to get into the
country, address John Sebastian.
G.T. & P. A. Chicago, Kansas & Ne
braska Ry., Rock Island Route, Tope
ka, Kansas.
In the District Court, of Shawnee Coun
ty, State of Kansas.
( The North Western Mutual Life
Insurance Company, Plaintiff.
vs.
( Leonard J. Swingley,'Lillie P.
- Swingley, and John J. awingley,
( Defendants.
Caae No. 10025.
To Leonard J.Swingley and Lillie P.
Swingley, defendants in above entitled
action.
You and each of you are hereby noti
fied. that oa the 22nd day of March. A.
D. 1889. the plainlifi. The North West
ern Mutual Life Insurance Company, in
the above entitled cause, did file its pe
tition in the Clerk's effice of the District
Court of Shawnee County, Stale of Kan
sas, against you and other defendant,
John J. Swingley above named in above
entiilod cause, and that you are required
to answer said petition of plaintiff on or
before the 25th day of May. 1889. or said
petition will be taken as true, and judg
ment rendered against you for Three
Hundred Dollars, with interest thereon
al the rate nf Ten per coni per annum
from the Ist day of May, 1888, One Hun-
Dollars Attorneys fees, and costs of suit;
and further asking and adjudging that
unless said sum be paid, the mortgage
given by you to secure the same, upon
the following described land and real os
Ute. situated in Sbawnoe County and
State of Kansas, to wit. The North west
quarter of the North-west quarter, of sec
tion numbered twenty one (21), Town
ship numbered Twelve
bered Sixteen (1«), *gt C*
said land and real estate bf 8 ** 8
payment of such judgmn
the manner providedbv
upon the confirmation of
the defendants, and each ZT*
persona slaiming under T**
closed and forever debam?*
and all right, title, intereeulJ
redemption in and to **
The North Western MnuJJn
ance Company, PlaintdL
By Jktmoki ftSon,
Attwt; W. E. 9mw,
Clerk District Csm
April 5, 1889.
To all whom it may co®*
Any one in need of th
of a thorough and ©
carpenter who can do
carpenter work, and doh
could not do better than
suit W. R. Hubit, aoi Ja
He having just
for us, we know wh
speak. FREEMg
H. W Freeman;
J. E. Freeman.
E. J. Freeman.
Mr. A. M. Thomas our
reputable young lawyer,
a partnership withjudpl
of Chautauqua County. ’
has been opened at 415
Judge Price is able and e
in the art of practice, and
as js fast making his msrt
dious and careful lawyer,
do business in all courts. 1
a call. 415 Km
March 29. Room
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DR. VERNELL
Physician and Surgeta,
mercial St., all calls pre
swered. Office hours, 8
2 to 3 p. m., 6 to 8 p. m.
March 29 ’B9. Atchis
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The through Voetabah
the “Chicago VeatabaM
now leaves Topeka, vh
Pacific at 2:53 p. m., arrW
cago via the Chicago A
a. m. next morslag, Th
vestabuled from end to
composed of Bmofcfog (
Reclining Cars, Pulisaa
fet Sleeping Can aid
The Only Through
Topeka and St. Look,
peka via the Union fulfil
m., arriving ia St. Uftba
next morning.
auch unusual faeillMto
able travel or for
may be obtained off,
Ticket Agl., 525 KftlMll
J. F. Given, at tho DtM
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PHYSICIAN ANN
Graduate of Maha®
Nashville, Tenn. !•
No. 33 Delaware I
promptly answered.
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