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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
HOISINGTON HASH.

From the Echo.
Mrs. John Eby has gone to Hutchin-
son for months visit.
The deputy sheriff was in town on
Tuesday morning subpening witnesses
in the Baier-Dramer case.
Mrs. Healey received word few
days since of the death of her GRANDPA
the, John Graham, in Hamilton, Ont.
Mrs. Arthur Weare is quite sick with
pneumonia. Mr.. Weare has returned
from Kansas City on account of his
wife's illness.
BoRN.-To Nh. and Mrs. S. E. Cum
minis, on Monday, a II pound boy.
Sam walks faster. holds his head
higher and laughs louder than any
other man in town.
1t was a girl at Charlie Bornau's
last Wednesday night. Charlie wears
smile as long as telegraph pole and
says he doesn't care whether the divis-
ion comes to Hoisington OF not.
Jim Davis was arrested on Monday
for the alledged stealing of revolver
belonging to Mr.. Peters the tonsorial
artist. The trial was held in Fits
hall before Justice Carlander. 1t was
developed in the trial that the revolver
was not stolen but was present from
the SO called Mrs. Peters to Mr.. Davis.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

MOsT Kansas girls will stand no fool
ing. We learn of one in neighbor-
ing town who was not to be ''monkey-
ed'' with. She was to have been mar
ried recently; was all ready, had the
minister on deck and the wedding
feast prepared. But the bridegroom
came not. The girl became tired at
last, and said: I'll wait for him Just
ten minutes, and then, if he does not
come, am open for proposals" The
ten minutes passed and the tardy
bridegroom showed not up, when a
neasly little, red headed printer step
ped forward and proposed to the would
be bride, was accepted and the mar
riage ceremony went on without IA ruff
fie
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

G. n. & E. r. Moses are receiving
their spring stock of goods, consisting
of car of nails, l car of Woodmanse
wind mills, car of Baker barb wire, 1
car of Continental barb wire, car of
Deere listers and plows, 1 car of mixed
goods. car of Burritt Irvine, car
of Deering binders, car buggies.
Standard and New Home sewing
machines at 6. n. & Z. r. Moses.
The Quick Meal Gasoline stoves sold
by @. n. d E. r. Moses is the best.
Over 125 are in use in Great Bend
and Barton county. 1922
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
Legal Notice.

Robert J. Potter and Benina +. Potter of the
state Of Illinois will take notice that they have been
sued in the district of Barton comfy of
Kansas by the Abilene Mortgage Company, that
said Abilene Mortgage Company filed its petition in
said the 9th day of January, 1888, against
them and Caroline Wienette and Theodore Acker--
man, wherein they pray judgment against the said
Robert j. Potter and Benina +. Potter in the sum
of S170.67 upon note and mortgage made by them
10 the said Abilene Mortgage Company, dated Au-
gust !, 1887; and they further pray Judgment of
foreclosure of said mortgage upon the southeast
quarter Of section tive () in township sixteen (16)
south OF range fourteen (14 west in Barton county
state of Kansas and sale of said land 70 pay said
judgment and further decree foreclosing said de-
PENDANTS and each OF them from all interest In or
lien upon said land. And you are further notified
that YOU IN ust said petition or before the
18th day of February 1885, said petition will be
taken true and judgment rendered according to
the prayer thereof
JOHN H MAHAN.
[sEAL.l Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest
IRA D. BOUCHER,
f-Ia-t- 90 safd oo.-t a,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
a GOOD YEAR.

SIT has been = good year,
So the farmer said, as the heavy vain
He helped unload OF its golden grain
i've had wind and food. Il IS true, and yet
I've all. know. I've n right 70 get.
Kind Mother N2-El-e has used me well
The shining grain in my bans can tell.
II has been good year,
''It has been good year."
So the merchant said as the wintry day
Its curtain dropped: ''Well. know men say
That the times hard ard I've losses had,
But at home I've a troop OF faces glad
To cheer me at night from my weary care;
And, surely each one some load must bear.
1t has been good year!"
.'It has been good year."
So the mother said, as she counted Ger
The dimpled faces and from the moor
Picked tiny garments. and smoothed away
The tumbled clothes till another day;
1--WE have one wee lamb in the upper fold
Away from sorrow and sin ana cold;
She is fostered now by a tender hand.
And she feels no want in that sunny land"
And tho tears fell down in tender rain,
Her heart beat still to the sweet refrain,
1T has been good year,
And childhood counted the glad days spent
In laughter, or hours to mischief lent;
And many boosted OF golden gain,
And some of a record free from stain:
But they who the worthiest year had known
Were they who before the hearts high throne
Had felt that the bestowed treasures must go,
Had felt in the dark the head bow low,
And had known the strain of the breaking
thread
That, severed had meant: Thy past is dead ~
And then had known OF the peace and rest,
And had felt that the way OF Right was best.
1t has been good yeari
-Nettie j. Hunt. IA CHICAGO Standard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
From Kinsley.


For five months the city of Kinsley
has been agitating packing house
and paper mache factory. Now l
think they have accomplished their OBJ
ject. The other evening l attended a
grand rally of the citizens of Kinsley,
to hear what Messrs. Quighley and
Baker, of Kansas City, and McBemis,
of Chicago, the promoters of the enter
prise, had to say about it. They pro-
pose to utilize all the roughness the
farmers can raise, such as prairie hay,
rye and wheat straw, flax and sorghum
roughness- say nothing of flax seed
in the manufacture of car wheels,
paper buckets, board paper for houses
and railroad cars, so as to pay for straw
and other roughness some So per ton,
and enough for flax seed and straw
to allow the farmer some $50 to so
per acre for his crop.
If this can be done in Kinsley, why
would it not be well for Barton county
to work for such a manufacturing en-
One manufacturing concern
will draw others. Get starter. Work
up your water power project-''tu
the water on and keep building and
booming your city. CYMRo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
What is Bad Luck?

Bad luck is simply man with his
hands in his pockets and his pipe in
his mouth, looking to see what will
come out. Good luck in man of
pluck with his sleeves rolled up and
working to make it come right. The
man who sits abeut the stores and
street corners waiting for something
to turn up, will never reach the top
ladder of fame, or get rich by his own
exertions. The town that lies dor
mant expecting capitalists to come in
and enhance the valur of the place,
will go to decay.-EG
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
Stellar Chestnnts.

"By Jupiter, these are lovely nights
Nothing Mars the serenity of the
scenel' exclaimed young Jones the
other night as he Saturn the porch
meath the silvery rays of the crescent
moon. with his arm around the waist
of Venus. But when the old woman
opened the window above them and
turned pitcher of water on their de-
voted heads, they thought they had
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

encountered Neptune. She simply
remarked to them as they started for
the gate: "Here, come back! You
can't comet over my daughter in that
way" Jones retorted; Uranus off,
and I'll be hanged if l come back
until | get ready" and his girl took
his arm, and he started off with a
speed like messenger Mercury, who
is said to have wings on his heels,
and silence reigned once more. The
old woman says she will Planet diff
ferently next time.-Er.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

A MILLERsTOwN CO., young man
on entirely different subjects. He then
turned them over and addressed them,
but by mistake placed the addresses on
the wrong cards. The result was that
the shirt-maker ip Harrisburg got a
polite invitation to take carriage-ride
in Huff Wards barouche, while the
young mans girl was made frantic by
receiving the following: "Please send
me sample of the stuff your shirts
are made of.'-La. american
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
Ex-Commissioner W1llms Squeals

Elk WillmS Squea1S.
Just few words are due our readers
i'll answer to commissioner Wilm' S
article in last weeks Register. He is evi
IDENTIFY hit pretty hard in the state
ments we have made through the DEMO
Graf concerning the very irregular way
in which the county printing was let;
so badly struck that he deems it neces-
sary to misrepresent the facts in the
matter in order to, as far as possible, rid
his actions of some of their unsavory
appearance.
Mr.. Willms says falsely when he says
Mr.. Schwier's motion was to let the
printing to the DEMOCRAT at 333 cents
per square ''for each and every pub
llcation.''
lie says falsely when he says ''Uhat is
the way the editor of the Barton County
DEMoCRAAT understood it.r
He says falsely and wilfully so, when
he says that during last year the editor
of the DEMOCRT made out his bills on
that basis. 1889 cts. for each publica-
tom and the board of commissioners
were compelled to cut the bills on the
second and third publication at every
regular meeting of the board except the
January, 1888, meeting.''
He says falsely when he says it was
ever the intention of the editor of this
paper to get 335 cents for each and
every insertion of the county printing.
He says falsely when he says we
were present when copies of the let
tiers to the attorney general were read
to Messrs. Shwier, Diffenbacher, Roet-
eel, etc. In fact, Mr.. Willms appears
to have had no use for the exact facts
in the matter, and saw best to control
the whole statement in an attempt to
vindicate himself.
He says he is mot afraid to sign his
name in full to anything he has writ
ten." Doubtless not, for the number
of ssIs'' and "me'sn, and ''mine's"
which would be found in anything he
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

The boom in Kansas will not cease
until her fertile soil refuses to yield
sustenance for man and beast; until
her magnificent climate ceases to in
vigorate mankind; until all her treas
ures in coal, gas, salt, zinc and other
commodities, found beneath the sur
face of her blooming prairies are ex-
hausted; until her newspapers are
suppressed, or the brains and hands of
her editors are paralyzed. Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
Land once at Larned. Kansas. !

J
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim and that said proof
will be made before the judge in his absencs the
clerk of the district court Of Barton
county, Kansas, at Great Bend, Kansas,
Saturday, March II. 1888. Viz: John Sharp, II, l.,
No 7.439 for the north of d the northeast q sec.
%, twp. 1G, range u, west.
He names the following witnesses TO prove mia con-
tnuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said
land, viz:
John Reiman, John DRESSER, William Bryant and
George Miller, all of Dubuque Z. o., Barton county,
Kansas.
w r. BROwNLEE, Register
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
LAND OFFICE AT LARNED, KAs., }
January & 1893 4

Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention make final
proof in support Of his claim and that said proof
will be made before the Probate Judge Of Barton
county Kansas, at Great Bend, Kansas, the cath
day OF February, 1885, viz: William ii Kerr, Home
stead Entry No. 6276, for the Southwest quater of
section "a. township l6, south range u west. He
names the following witnesses To prove his eontinu
Gus residence upon, and cultivation Of said land,
VIZ: John Dressler, Fred HOefmeister, Joseph
Dolecheck, all Of Dubuqe, Russell county, Kansas
and James Toadvine, Of State Center, Barton coun-
ty, Kansas.
w. r. BROWNLEE,
41-46 Register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

should write from his district would be
dead give away, no matter over what
name he wrote.
We regret that Mr.. Willms has called
forth a personal controversy by will
fully misstating facts, and hope that
he will profit by his late experience
with certain school teacher in his
district, and not harbor the thought
that his word should always be taken
as law.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
LAND OFFICE AT LARNED, KAN,
49, l. uLL.-

Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim and that said proof
will he made before the Judge, or, in his absence
the Clerk of the District Court of Barton unity
Kansas at Great Bend, Barton county, Kansas, on
January 20 1888, viz: James TOnkin of Great Bend
Barton county, Kan. Homestead entry No. $685.
for the south half of south quarter of section
township 20, range II, west
He names the following witnesses TO prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of said
land, viz: Edwin Harper, Charles Harper, Harry
Sewell and James Williams, all OF EllinwOod, Bar
ton county, Kansas.
37-42 w. II. BRowNLEE, Register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

HARD times in Kansas are more of a
by-word of the past than feature of
the present. There is class of people
who see hard times in Kansas, but
they are a class who would see hard
times in heaven if they were ever fort
innate enough to get there. We mean
the class who come to Kansas without
brains, money or anything else in the
line of capital, and expect to strike a
"soft snap" and make lots of money
Sterling Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
One Syllable.

A gentleman recently made long
address to the public schools, in which
he used words of only one syllable.
A person wrote to the gentleman and
inquired if he had ever written a
sentence Of thirty words all of one
syllable, as reported. The following
reply was received: 81 have no time
now to tell you where to find what
you seek, nor. do 1 know that l could
write what you want if L should try,
for do not claim to have much skill
in such work, though to write short
words and make fair sense with them
does not need much skill or deep
thought, and this is shown in what 1
said in my speech made at Fort
Wayne three years since" Here is a
sentence of seventy-eight words of one
syllable.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

THERE is building and rumors of
building in our city, Messrs. Hume
and Wilners handsome block, 50xI25,
OH the southwest corner of Williams
street and Forest avenue, is being
pushed right ahead; and we have been
privately informed that several sur
prises are in store for our people from
a source not heretofore anticipated by
the many, but long suspected by few.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
Land Office at Larned. Kansas, 4

JAIN u, 1855 y
Notice is hereby given that the encouragement
settler has filed notice of his intention make final
proof in support of his claim and that said proof will
Barton county Kansas, at Great Bend, Kansas on
March Goth, 1888. Frank Hayse Declaratory State
ment 800 for the southwest quarter of secon IA,
township IT, south of range II, west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation Of, said
land, viz: Richard ID. Kittle, Willis Roberts,
Frank Willard, Robert L. Lawson, of Willard, Bar
ton county, Kansas.
WR. BROwNLEE, Register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
LAND OFFICE AT LAREED, KAs.,

Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has fled notice of his intention To make final
proof in support of his claim and that said proof
Will be made before the Probate Judge of Barton
county, Kansas, at Great Bend, Kansas on JAN
uary Both, 1888, viz: James w. Amerine, Declare
tory Statement No. 1904 for the north half of north
half OF section 10, township 49, south, range ~
west. He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said land, viz:
William 5, johnson, Great Bend, Kansas, Ebert
j. IngersOll H6isngt0n. Kansas Leevi Clifford,
Hoisington, Kansas Henry L. Smith, HoisingtOn,
Kansas. w. K. BRowHLEE, Register.
3z-42
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

A HOTEL in Ness City has conspicu-
ously posted in it's Office sign which
reads as follows: "Any tendirfoot who
calls suite of rooms a sweet or spit
box a cuspidoor or a looking glass a
mirror, can not stop in this house and
will find the climit neither futher east. ="
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
NOTICES FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Larned, Kansas, /
49,. L.. - dll--- Z

November II. 1887.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make final
proef in support of his claim, and that said proof
will be mabe before the Judge, in his absence the
Clerk of the Distrie Conrt of Barton county Kan.
at Great Bend, Kansas, January 20, 1888 viz:
Karl Schober, Homestead Entry No. 6907, for the
south west quarter of section 3 towns hip IL range
Is west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of. aaid
land. viz: John Hester, David Quinby. VIM. Porter
and Louis Alhrich, ali of Nathan postofce, BartOu
county, Kansas.
37-42 w. r. BRowNLEE Register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
We Are Ready.

GfoaG Benz is HOW OCCbcl W
receive and interest the hundreds of
visitors who will come to investigate
the truthfulness of the stories which
have been sent throughout the civil
lied world concerning Kansas and her
advantages than any of her immediate
neighbors. We have now ten hotels,
two of which are as large and well
furnished with all the modern hotel
conveniences as can be found outside
of the larger cities, besides numerous
private boarding houses and restau-
rants. We have numerous livery
stables, hack lines, OmnIbuses a good
street car line, and il gathering of such
enterprising and accommodating real
estate dealers as can not be equal
ed in the west. With all these facili-
ties for entertaining visitors and land
seekers there is no reason in the world
why we cannot show off the natural
and acquired advantages of Great Bend
and Barton county, in such an advan-
tageous manner as to win the admira-
ton and command the confidence of
any man searching for good invest
ments for speculation, or, for the more
commendable purpose of building a
home OF establishing business. Our
people have been conservative in their
advertising of our advantages; have
been slow to blow about their belief
that we have, in the location of our
city in one of the finest and most pro-
ductive counties in the state, the
foundation for one of the very best
towns in the great Arkansas Valley.
A few of them have been content in
the knowledge that they had sure
and reliable source of prosperity, and
they have been selfish enough to be
satisfied with a slow growth, as long as
they were the greater beneficiaries.
This has resulted in the town remain
ing at somewhat of stand still until
the last year OF two. Men of energy
and liberality have grasped the situa-
ton, have seen the possibilities of the
future spread out before them. and
have realized that destiny was smiling
upon our quiet town and only await
ing the proper time when we would
awaken to the true. value of our
position.
The expressing quiet and stagnant
business of the crowded towns and
cities of the east have worked up Il
fever of emigration in the minds of
men, and they long for freer atmos-
phere, broader scope of vision, and
newer methods and opportunities for
obtaining wealth, health, and happi-
ness. The coarser minded and more
brutal elements of the cities are not
touched with the spirit Of excelsior,
but are willing to grovel and toll in
their poverty and filth; while the better
classes are weary and heartsick of it
all, and when they learn that there are
millions of broad acres in this glorious
land of Kansas which can be purchased
for so much less money than it
takes to buy land in the overcrowded
east. they are bound to recognize their
opportunity, and to grasp it.
So, let us follow up the good work
commenced last year, let us work for
the general interest and our individual
interests as well, and as we are SO
much better prepared to receive and
entertain our visitors than we ever
were before we can rest assured that
before another six months rolls round
we will see the advantage of it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

WE AREin receipt of elegant cards
of invitation, to attend a St. Valentine
ball at Ness City, given by the Social
Ten Club, on the evening of the 18th
inst. We bespeak for all who attend
a delightful evening of enjoyment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
Notice OF Voters,

The registration books for 1888 are
now open at the GRAPHIC Office, and
voters can register at any time be-
tween the hours of 9o'clock a. m. and
6 o'clock p. IN. WILL E. STOKE,
City Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

"A novel type of floating saw mill
has been built at Creston City. Fla,
consisting of IA large lighter or barge,
with two floors, and covered with iron
roofing, so that it resembles a house
afioat. 1t is forty feet wide. eighty
feet long, six feet deep. draws eleven
feet of water. and required 100, 900 feet
of lumber in its construction. Its saw
mill equipment is quite complete.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

"CYMRO" (which means, Welchman)
sends us an interesting little communi-
cation from Kinsley to-day, to which
we gladly give space and call the at
tentiOn of our readers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
TERM OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

LILLE D. PRICHARD, proprietress
of the Graham County Democrat, hung
herself out of the back window of an
up stairs room recently, at Millbrook,
this state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

SCIENTIFIC men have said that it is
their belief there is not point in all
of western Kansas where it is not pos
sible to secure flow of artesian water.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

Keep the fact in your mind that
the GRAPHIC Office is prepared to do
all kinds Of job printing, in English
and German. Call and see samples.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

except at meal times. Give only what
they will eat up clean.
The diamond drill., 1888-09-29
soB wHlrg

Look! the vsIlsys arc thick with erain
Heavy aud tall:
Peaches drop in the grassy lane
by The orchard wall.
Apples, streakcd with the crimson stain,
bs-k Ia the sunshine warm aud bright;
Hsrk 10 the quail that pipes for rain
Bob Whiici Bob Whital
Augur Of m schiof. ipcs for rain;
bob WbIiel
Men who reap on the fruitful plain
Skirting the town.
Lift their eyes 10 the shifting vane
AZ the xun goes down.
Slo. Is The farmers loaded vain
Climbs th- SLOPE ia the falling light;
Bold IL tho voice that pipes for rain;
lob Whitei Dob Whltei
Still from tho hillside pipes for rain:
Lob White
10. burst at the darkened pane
Angry and Ioud
Waters murmur aud winds complain
To the rolling cloud;
Housed ~ The farm, the careless swain,
Weaving suares while the tire burus brigh
Tunes his lipsto the old refrain:
Bob Whitel bob Whitel -
Oh, the sound OF the blithe refrain,
Bob White
st Nicholas