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The Chicago Lady Quartet is billed for Dodge City, Jan. 28. The board of county commissioners was in session this week. Mrs. R. T. Young expresses sincere thanks to her neighbors and friends for their kindness to her during her severe illness. J. M. Kirkpatrick is a formidable candidate for register of the Garden City and Larned land offices consolidated. He would make an efficient and upright official. Mr. Lawrence. a merchant of Bucklin. was in the city the first of this week. He says the fine prospect for another wheat crop makes the farmers feel much encouraged. County Superintendent Swinebart, of Ford county, publishes a live educational monthly called The Pedagogue. He hews to the line, letting the chips fall where they may.-Kinsley Graphic. Next Sunday is the Epiphany, or manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles. It will be celebrated at St. Cornellus church Morning sermon:-The Jew" evening sermon: "The Gentile." Everybody invited Pearl Trebileock, a Ford county teacher who is taking a course in the Emporia State Normal School, was visiting his relatives and friends here during the holidays. Mr. Trebilcock is well satisfied with the educational advantages of the Emporia Normal. Mrs. F. H. McGarvey. of this city, received a letter that her twelve year old brother Robbie Wills was dying at the family home in Muscotab, Atchison county, and took the train for that place Saturday morning. She will remain a couple of months. G. M. Hoover, assignee of the Merchants, State Bank, is now engaged for the first time, paying out money to depositors and other creditors. All assets of the bank have been sold, all expenses paid and creditors are receiving fifteen percent net cash. We learn that the New York store will be wound up entirely this month and closed out regardless of cost for whatever it will bring. They still have some ladies fine dress goods which are very fine indeed. These elegant goods will be put on sale next Monday morning at a fearful sacrifice. C. E. Bull, a farmer and stock raiser near Milton, Iowa, a former neighbor of J. H. Trebilcock. stopped over a few hours last Tuesday, en route to Phoenix, Arizona, where he goes to visit a few weeks with an invalid daughter. By a lucky chance Mr. Trebilcock was in the city and had a chance to talk over old times with his Iowa neighbor. The court has decided that the Santa Fe railway employees back wages shall be paid before any other obligations of the company. Receiver Wilson says checks have been issued in Chicago for November wages and that every employee of the road will have his check by Saturday of this week. About $1,000, 000, had been accumulated to pay January interest on bonds, but this will now be available to pay wages. P. H. Melia, living seven miles northwest of Bucklin, in this county called on us last Tuesday. He has been living in that region the past eight years. has tried various kinds of farming, and has become fully satisfied with wheat for the uplands and alfalfa for the bottoms. This year he has 135 acres in wheat. The old ground wheat, about 120 acres, is up nice and green, while the remaining fifteen acres of sod ground. is coming up. M. M. Sweeney, formerly engaged in educational work in Iowa and Nebraska, has an upland prairie farm about twentyfive miles from this city, near Ford. He has concluded to stop training young ideas to shoot and make money faster raising wheat and rye. He put in all alone, the past fall, 110 acres of wheat and eighteen acres of rye. As the ladies of Mr. Sweeney's household were east on a visit during the time for putting in fall grain, the succeeded in acquiring