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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
This is the Farmers Fix.

"Gosh but it is tough, wheat looks promising
and might have made some money out of my old
threshng machine this fall 1t is just about good
as new, but owed a couple of hundred on it yet
and they took it from me
Excuse me-" said his neighbOr, "but do you
believe in a heavy tarif?'' "Why, yes I'm a repub-
ican and Blame says the tariffs all right and 1t
must be-"
"But do you know that the tariff on a threshing
IN achine is little two hundred dollars, and If
that had been removed before you bought the ma
c hine the amount of money paid out would have
bought the machine entire. Now your money paid
is gone, and if it sells for less than the two hundred
that you owe they will make you pay the differ
ence."
"By gosh, hadn't thought of that before, and
the pesky tariff on threshing machines wasn't do
ing much good when we were selling wheat for
thirty and forty cents bushel about two years ago.
By gosh, something's wrong, sure 70
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
Mr.. Langford's New Paper.

Not until the present time have we
had an opportunity TO look over the
Newton Chronicle, Dewey LAngford's
new paper. 1t is an exchange which
we shall gladly put upon our list. 1t is
mechanically neat and editorily per-
feet, and we congratulate our former
associate upon the marked worth of
this new candidate for public favor and
exponent of public good. In his open
ing editorial, among other good things
he says:
But there are other things for news
papers of Kansas to do besides preach
ing political gosip-democratic though
it be. a vast army of emigrants cross
the Mississippi every twelve months
seeking homes and fortunes wherever
they can be found. Kansas wants a
large number of these. She wants
them to help open farms, she wants
them TO help dig coal, she wants hem
to build imperial cities. she wants
them to help construct railroads, she
wants them TO come and help make her
what nature designed, the state par ex-
cellence in the whole radiant galaxy of
the American union. The task of at
tracing these homemakers and city
builders falls in great measure on the
newspapers of the state. And right
nobly have they acquitted themselves
in the past. But a great work still
lies before them. To assist in publish
ing to the world the story of the won
drous development of this state
and especially of this particular
portion will not be the least of our
duties. When we come to this sub
ject we recognize no democrats, no.
republicans, we are all Kansans. proud
of the name, and possessed of a faith
in her future greatness as serene and
undOubting as ever was manifested by
Abraham or preached by Paul.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
The Pilot Leaves the Ship.

1t has been stated in the columns of the Journal
heretofore that James G. Blaine the weather
cock in the incoming political struggle for the Pres
dency. He has taken almost an entire year to make
up mis- mind to whether he would repeat the race
of 1884 against Cleveland or not. Although view
ing the political Of this country from Europe
he was not without information from which TO draw
his deductions and make his conclusions. He was
determined to take chances weighed down with
uncertainty and improbable results. He felt the
pulse Of the people through his reply TO Clevelands
message on the tariff transmitted by cable from
France in the tn of December last, and his
ardent friends have kept him posted as TO the re-
suit. Since then ne has wandered 10 Florence,
Italy and last week, by letter have Mr.. Blaines
summing up of the whole business. 1t amounts TO
this in many words. 81 cannot beat CleaVeland
for President on the tariff or any other issue.
Don't use my name in the Chicago Convention
This is the multum in parvo of the whole matter
Garnett Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

east side of the building, back of the
reading room, and is a spacious hall
80 so feet, having six large windows
on the east, and on the west two large
ornamental windows facing the grand
stairway and giving light on that
side from the rotunda. AS the mellow
light is sifted through the many colors
of these handsomely designed windows
in loaded glass the effect is charming
in the extreme. The dining room has
two ion pillars down the center, sur
rounded by radiators; contains eight
square walnut dining tables with a
seating capacity of sixty -four persons.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
Brusher Revenged.

A special to the Wichita Eagle of the
18th, from Beaver City, No-Man's-
Land, reports a sensational killing at
that place last night. On February 10,
Eugene Brusher was shot and killed by
John Clark, who claimed that the shoot
ing was accidental. The trial resulted
in verdict of criminal carelessness,
and after heavily fining Clark for dis
turbing the peace, he was set free. In
the meantime George Brusher, broth
CT of the murdered man. came here to
investigate the affair. He and Clark
apparently became chums, but last
night Brusher shot and killed Clark
and escaped to Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
Gather Them In.

Our city council have taken steps to
bring into the city limits all additions
to the city which have been plated in
to lots and blocks, and properly record
ed as additions to the city of Great
Bend. Not long ago proceedings were
had to bring into the city certain out
lying territory, and while part OF the
additions were brought in, some were
left out which should properly have
assisted in lowering the per cent. of
taxation jim our city. These lots are
sold to individuals at good prices; are
as valuable as many other lots which
have been inside the city limits for
many years, and should help to pay for
the improvements which help to en-
hance their value and make them in
every way more desirable. Let the
city farthers reach out their protecting
arms and gather them into the fold
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

WONDER if Kansas City cannot get
up some new scheme to prevent the
building of a city in Kansas. The st.
Louis and Kansas City Oklahoma
boomers have an organized ga ng ready
to file on every quarter section in that
territory. The honest /homesteader
will have no more show than he would
have Of pre-empting the national capi-
tol building. Mcpherson Freeman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

THE Rush Center people have a little
more cause for rejoicing just~Bow than
they had some time since when they
had their great barbecue and blow
out. The Supreme Court has issued an
order for the Rush county officials to
Immediately remove their offices and
records from La Crosse to Rush Center,
and there won't be very good chance
for them to get out of obeying the
mandate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
NUMBER AZ.
The q,

The Republican party. having no principles %
which TO stand, has resorted, and still resorts To
the most disreputable system of lying until It has
becsme abs oldtely necessary that an 'sl" be added
to the initials 6. p, which, interpreted, would
read, 'grand old party of liars. For twenty years
it has resorted to the most shameless methods of "
ing in reference to the South and the aims and OBJ
jects of the Democratic party. 1t has had visinous
lying emissaries in the South who concocted and
promulgated these lies, which have been taken up
by the Republican press and used to fan into flames
the dying embers of passion and hatred in the
North. While engaged in this nefarious work they
had diverted the attention of the people from their
thievish pr actices, and it during this period
that the most gigantic jobs of land robbery, ring
steals and official corruption were praetieed that
disgraced any country or any age. Promi-
nent among these steals were: the squsndering Of
10000 acres of public lands that belonged TO the
people, the credit mobilier fraud; the District of
Columbia ring; the DeGelyer bribery; the SanbOEh
Frauds the backpay grab and salary steal; the In
dian ring; the post leadership infamy; the Freed
mems bank robbery, by which hundreds Of poor
negroes robbed of their ALL the SecOr robbery
the whisky ring; the custom house frauds and the
demonetzation Of silver in the interest of the bond
holder. All these pet schemes were concocted and
practiced upon the people while they vocifer-
ously shouting bout Southern outrages and frant-
caly waving the bloody shirt, TO divert public at
tention from their thievish practices. Following
these came the presidential steal, in which Billy
Goat Chandler took such prominent part in COM
mitting rape on the constitution and robbing the
people of their constitutional rights.
Some idea can be gained from the following fig
ures OF the vicious results Of the system Of land
robbery being engrafted upon country at a
break-neck speed-a system like that which Eng
Ion IN, al
ing of the g. o. p. l. This condition of affairs
could not to-day exist had not these public lands
been stolen from the people by the Republican
party:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

buildings, outside of the largest cities,
in the United States.
Great Bend has long been i'll need Of
hotel facilities, and the Morrison Bros.
who have done large contracting and
building busines in this city, have seen
the demand for good hotel, first-cl ass
in every respect, and that is just what
they have built and will soon have it
ready for occupancy.
With the railroad connections Great
Bend now has, she will be so located
in the center of the state and the trade
generally that hundreds of travelling
men will find it both profitable and
convenient to lay over at this point
every week, and with the new Morri-
son in addition to the other hotels we
already have, she will be prepared to
entertain the way-farer in the most
regal manner.
The building presents an imposing
appearance, is monument of archi-
tectural skill and design. and would be
an ornament to many cities of hun
dred thousand inhabitants. 1t is built
upon foundation of Florence stone,
laid in cement mortar, and is as firm
and massive as its appearance indi-
Gates. The hotel covers 81 X 90 feet of
ment. From the basement up the
walls are of native brick, trimmed in
pressed brick and Warrensbprg stone,
the south and west fronts having a
handsome cement finish. The main
entrance to the building is on the south
front and the steps are of cut stone, as
are the steps to all the other entrances.
GROUND FLOOR.
In the southwest corner is a business
room q x so feet with a south front.
Back of this is a sample room, 1Sx35
feet, fronting west, well lighted and
appropriately Furnished; back of this is
the business Office of the firm of Nor
rison Bros, a room 1Sx35 feet having
west front and door opening into the
building, south front, is the hotel Office
25 X 20 feet including check room, at
the rear of which is the grand stair
way. This stairway is deserving of
more than passing comment, as it is
the finest piece of workmanship to be
found in the city. 1t is six feet broad
at the lower landing, with broad, easy
steps, balusters and rail of hard pine
finished in modern Queen Anne style;
half way up, the stairway branches to
the right and left and the two landings
bring the visitors into large rOtunda.
But, before proceeding farther onto
the second floor, let us describe the
balance of the first floor. Inside the
main entrance to the hotel is roomy
vestibule opening into the Office on the
north and the ladies entrance OH the
east. The stairway in the ladies en-
trance is broad and easy and rallied and
balustered in the same style as the
grand stairway. This stairway is in a
good sized hall which opens into the
Office and the dining room at its nsrth
end, and is connected with hall lead
ing to the reading room which is on
the southeast corner, a well lighted
room % X % feet with plate glass front.
All the fronts and outside doorways on
the lower floor are of plate glass, the
upper parts beirg finished in cathedral
style, or colored glass. Along the east
wall of the reading room stands a mag
nifcent desk, 20 feet long, made of red
oak, oil finish.-
! The dining room is situated on the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23


of the rear end of the dining room,
with a vestibule, is the kitchen, room
20 X 80 feet. 1t has a Home Comfort,
wrought iron range, the largest range
in the west, and connected with it a
large steam table.
West of the kitchen is the pantry or
store room, with a back entrance, and
leading from the west side of the kitch-
en- is a servants stairway.
West of the store room, and opening
from the rear of the main hall, are To-
Gated the gentlemen's closets and wash
room, having hot and cold water plumb
ing.
SECOND FLOOR.
Going up the easy ascent of the grand
stairway one finds himself in a spacious
rotunda 10 so feet as light as all out
doors, and surrounded with numerous
halls and entrances. a labyrinth of
Railways lead from this rotunda, the
one on the south running east and
west and connecting with two others
which extend on each side down the
length of the building, to the north.
Directly in front of the upper land
ings to the grand stairway is pair of
folding doors opening into the parlor. a
room handsomely lighted and furnish
ed. On the west side of the parlor is a
mantel built of tile of ancient and
modern design, which gives a cosy and
hOmelike appearance to the room. On
the south is large bay window in the
center, and double door opening onto
the balcony, which is 6x50 feet, and
extends along the south front of the
building. There is also another door
opening onto the balcony from the hall
at the head of the ladies' stairway which
hall opens into the rotunda, and
extends back on the east side of the
building.
West and east of the parlor are a
series Of rooms. en- suit and single, and
OH each side of the hall ways running
north and south. All the rooms are
w
throughout the building, no rooms on
this floor having less than two windows,
and large transom over the door.
There are twenty-fOur rooms Oh this
floor, besides the parlor and halls, the
smallest being 12x15, and the largest
15X16.
At the rear of the building, between
the two halls, are the ladies' closets
with all modern improvements in
plumbing. Also, two bath rooms, with
hot and cold water, and well lighted
and ventilated.
THIRD FLOOR.
Off of the west side of the upper
rotunda there is broad and easy stair
way leading to the third floor of the
building, and landing in spacious
hall running east and west across the
south end. This hall also connects
with two other halls running north,
corresponding with the halls on the
floor below. and off of which open
thirty-six bed chambers, in size from
12x12 to 16x16, some of them en- suit.
The inside rooms on this floor open
onto court in the center of the build
ing, the floor of which is the glass roof
of the rotunda. and the covering of
which is the broad conopy of heaven,
thus affording good light and ventila-
tion to every room on the floor The
linen room is also on this floor.
FURNITURE.
The carpets ON the third floor are
seryiceable ingram, and the bed room
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
THE MORRISON HOTEL.
in the West--Win Probably
be Opened Formally
March Is, 1888.

1t was our pleasure last week to be
shown through the new Morrison hotel,
on the northeast corner of the square,
in this city, one of the best arranged
and most magnifcently furnished hotel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

THE HOisington Echo is crying out
for, "a mill! milll'' Why don't you
send for John L. Sullivan, boys, and
get up mill between the Boston slug
ger and some one of your Hoisington
thugs?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

SOME Kansas editors are bad men to
handle. A few days ago gentleman
called the editor of the Fall River
Coa.rdnt a ID liar, whereupon the
editor hung sway backed chair over
the gentleman's head, and then kicked
caller, chair and cuss words down the
front stairs.-Wichita Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

THE pestiverous, blue-bellied fly,
that never welcome harbinger of spring
and promoter of cross cut tempers and
editorial cuss words, has already been
around and sized up our paste pot.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

MORE travelling men come to Ness
City than to any town in Kansas, west
of Great Bend. They sell more goods
here and get their money promptly
Ness CITY Sentinel
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

KANSAS will show population of
1900, 900 souls when the next census is
taken. See if this prediction does not
prove correct. ''They are coming,
Father Abraham"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

THE resignation of w. r. Brownlee
as Register of the land Office at Lar
ned has been accepted, and Henry w.
Scott appointed to fill the vacancy.
Sterling Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

On OUR sixth page will be found a
humorous illustration of Morril's
greatly speech, taken from Puck, and
as a character sketch it cannot be beat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

THERE never was brighter prospects
ahead for Great Bend and Barton coun-
ty than at the present writing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

FARMERs should look out for the
bohemian oat' swindlers. They are
said to be already at work in the state,
and are quite liable TO visit this
vicinity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23

The republican party has lost some Of its abiest
and most useful men-Tkomas Mast. G.. w. Curtis,
James Russell Lowell and President A. ]. White OF
Cornell University.-Abilene Gazette
w by is Blaine like grand PianO7 Give IL up
Because he is neither square nor uprisht-EveDing
Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-23
Total

In the catalogue of robberies conceived carried
out by the Republican party there is none that
works a greater hardship to the people of this
country than the present so-called protective tariff
laws-laws that were enacted for the sole and only
purpose of raising revenues to prosecute . great
war, and which have since been maintained only
in the interest of the millionaire monopolss of the
New England and Middle States, thereby enabling
them to form trusts and combination 10 rob the
farmers of this country of $500 600 600 annually,
nd give them nothing in return. President CIeve-
land called the attention of the country to this
glaring and mOnstrous fraud npon the people, and,
coming it has from the chief executive of the
tion, feeling of indignation among the people has
been aroused against the iniquitous system. and
they demand a change To counteract this feeling
the old trio of lying is again resorted to by the
Republican press. They charge the president with
dvocating free trade and assert that If his views
were carried out it would close our shops, mills
and foundries, and pauperize labor. This, the
Chicago Tribune, aply terms it, is 'ignsrant or
vindictive lying"
The above are some of the reasons that will be
urged by Republican orators next fall why their
party should he returned to power. Well may the
poet exclaim:
tGod give us men,
time like this demands strong minds great hearts,
true faith, and ready hands,
Men whom the lust of Office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of Office cannot buyl
Men who possess opinions and will;
Men who have honor, and will not lie!
Men who can stand before a demagogue and damn
- his treacherous hattery without winking
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog in
public duty and private thinking
For while the rabble with their thumb-worn creeds
Their large professions and their little deeds,
Mingle in selfish strife,
10! Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice sleeps.
Hugo Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-16

WONDERFUL CURES. - w D..
Hoyt & CO., wholesale and Retail
Druggists of Rome Ca, say: We have
been selling DR.. Kings New Discovery,
Electric Btters and Bucklen's Arnica
Salve for four years. Have never
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give such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures effected
by these medicines in this city. Several
cases of pronounced Consumption
have been entirely cured by the use of
few bottles OF DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, taken in connection with
Electric Bitters. We guarantee them
always. Sold by Stone & Hassell.
A conflict for possession. When your
system becomes disordered do not let
sickness or diease take possession.
Take st. Patrick's Pills at once. They
act promptly, cure costiveness and bill
ious disorders. They ward off diseases
ard tone up the whole system. Sold
by A. II. Barber.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-16
EXPERIENCE VS. INExPERlENCE.

1t is a matter OF regret that in introduce
ing Hoods SarsaparIla its propriesors
are obliged to overcome q certain dis
trust BIZ some people who have I'M
fortunately bought worthless compounds
mixed by persons ignorant Of pharmacy.
Messrs. G. I. Hood & Co. are reliable
pharmacists Of long experience, and
they make no claims for Hoods Sar-
saparila which cannot be substantiated
by the strongest proof. And we say to
those who lack confidence, read the un-
solicited testimonials in favor of Hood $
Sarsaparilla, aud then prove its merits
BY actual personal test. We are con-
fident you will not be disappointed, but
will find it a medicine OF peculiar cur
alive value, which can be implicitly
+. lio.l upon
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-16
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