J. H. Stipp is again able to be about.Milton Shultise has on hand a big stock of lap robes and horse blankets.
Milt Shultise is doing a rushing business in harness and saddles because his prices are the lowest.
Paint your buggy for $1. Genuine carriage paint at Harding, Jeffrey & Co.
S. S. Jackson, of Greensburg, has been here several days this week on business.
I want to buy a good farm. I will pay the cash. BENJAMIN HOWARTH, Coldwater, Kansas.
The only manufacturing in Coldwater is the cigar factory, and it should be liberally patronized.
B. V. Humphreys, of Kingman, spent several days here the first of the week visiting "friends."
Miss Myrtle Rogers, one of the Junoesque daughters of Harper, is the guest of Miss Alice DeGarmo.
Probate Judge Widaman is building a neat four room residence on the lots just west of J. M. McClain's residence.
W. A. Mansfield, of Avilla, was in the city Saturday for the purpose of advertising the ball in that city Thursday. The prospects now look favorable for the erection of at least two new brick business Houses in Coldwater this fall.
We are informed by a citizen of that portion of the county that Avilla township will be for Wallis for sheriff.
FOR RENT - The house in which Judge E. B. Widaman now resides will be vacant about September 1st. R. C. PALMER.
John G. Steffee arrived home Saturday from the Indian Territory where he had been rusticating several days.
Drop in and see the large stock of bird cages just received by Harding, Jeffrey & Co. They will be sold at bottom prices.
Buy your watches and jewelry of Burbank, Kinsley, Kans.
Frank Meyer left Tuesday for Larned on a business and pleasure trip combined. He was accompanied by Mrs. Meyer. They will probably return today.
Send your watch repairing to C. A. Burbank, Kinsley, Kans. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Jackson, Thornton & Co. are members of the Western Real Estate Association, and offer special inducements to parties wishing to dispose of farms.
Miss Allie Cook, who has been visiting friends at Evansville and other places in the county, returned to her duties as cashier of the Red Front.
One of the clerks in the court house relates that he saw five rainbows at one time Wednesday morning. The magnifying effects of two drinks of Kansas whiskey is surprising.
What is the difference between the light weight editor of the Review and the editor of the Echo? The former is an "Old father" and the latter a new father. Hand us the ammonia bottle.
W. H. Crooks returned home Wednesday from a tour over Western Kansas and Colorado. He visited Boston and Vilas, Colorado, and reports the latter the "boomiest" town.
Harding & Jeffrey, by their attorneys, Palmer & Blake, filed suit in the District court last week against Patton H. Dowell for $40.66, and face a certain note held by the plaintiffs.
The Barber County Normal opened Monday with 22 teachers in attendance. Tally one for Comanche. Our normal opened the same day with 39 teachers.
R. C. Palmer, a prominent attorney of Coldwater, was here Monday and yesterday. He says that the democrats of Comanche county are in high spirits and confident. - Medicine Lodge Index.
R. M. Webb, who lately sold out his butcher business in this city, left Monday for his home in Missouri, where he was summoned on account of his father's sickness. He will return in the fall.
The District Clerk who is now empowered to take final proof under the new ruling of the land office, has received all the necessary blanks, etc. Make out your application notices before him.
The proposition to vote bonds to amount of $1,000 to purchase grounds and improve them for a city cemetery was carried Monday by a vote of 47 to 22. Very little interest seemed to be manifested.
An abstract of judgment rendered in Squire DeGarmo's court in favor of John T. Kintz and against Webster Baker for $200 and costs of suit were filed in the district court Wednesday.
The city council held a meeting Wednesday evening, canvassed the vote on the cemetery proposition and allowed a bill put in by the railroad company for $65 for grading on south New York Avenue.
Dr. C. L. Dunn, of Nescatunga, has located at Medicine Lodge, where he will practice his profession. If the health of the county continues as good as it is has in the past six months, we fear we will soon lose the entire medical fraternity. Somebody bring in some green watermelons and cucumbers and give the doctors a chance.
The game of baseball Saturday afternoon at this place between our home club and the Nescatunga club resulted in a victory for Coldwater by a score of 33 to 10. There were nine innings played. After the game was over the Nescatunga boys were suppered at the Merchants Hotel at the expense of the victors.
The C. K. & W. track layers were 18 miles from Coldwater Wednesday. They are approaching at the rate of 1 1/2 miles per day, and will perhaps be here about the 25th inst. The track layers - 300 in number - claim that when they arrive here the drug store must be thrown wide open or they will raise a row.
The damages done by the railroad through the Cresent addition has been appraised at $50, and through the Wright addition at $325.
INJUNCTION SUIT - On complaint of Jacob Keld, acting in behalf of Powell township a petition was filed in the District court this week, asking that a tempoary injuction be granted restraining the commissioners and county clerk from issuing to the C. K. & W. railroad company $15,000 in bonds voted that road at an election last spring. The suit is brought upon the grounds that the apparent majority as shown by the election returns in favor of the bonds was obtained by fraudulent and illegal votes and by fraudulent and corrupt practices indulged in at said election. The petition further avers that both whiskey and money were used freely for the use of procuring electors. It will be remembered that the proposition was carried by a majority of 58. Cook & Chambers are attorneys for the plaintiff and Palmer & Blake for the defendants.
DISMISSED - On complaint of Geo. Fringer the State of Kansas brought suit against O'Donnell Bros., contractors of the C. K. & W. railroad Thursday before Squire V. J. Miller. The offense was the claimed violation of an act which became a law last winter entitled "An act to secure to laborers the payment of wages in lawful money of the United States." It seems that the contractor gave Mr. Fringe what they term a "time check," instead of paying him the money, and not being able to get the same cashed immediately, he caused suit to be brought. Attorney Osborne appeared for the state. F. J. Connoley, of Wichita, appeared for the defendants and managed to "bust" things on some legal point and the case was dismissed.
The C. K. & W. Graders finished the grade through the city limits Thursday and left for Atchison, where they have 20 miles of grading to do on a line of the Santa Fe. The carpenters on the new depot at this place are progressing nicely, having the same almost enclosed.
Coldwater is populated with a class of people like in many respects to other towns, men who will sign a petition asking the city council to do a certain thing and then damn them because they do the thing asked. A citizen who has not back bone enough to refuse to sign his name to a petition when he is well aware, if granted, will be against the best interests of the city should be divested of his freedom. Too much responsibility is put upon the shoulders of the councilmen.
The party of pleasure seekers from Coldwater, who spent last Thursday evening and night at the residence of D. R. Green, just over the county line in Kiowa, report that Mr. Green has one of the most commodious residences and best improved farms in the southwest. He has four acres in three year old shade trees, which already make considerable shade. Mr. Green will be remembered as the father of Greensburg.
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