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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

AN observing German professor has
discovered that pure blondes are be-
coming scarce. In Prussia, the native
place of blue eyes and golden hair, less
than one-eighth of the inhabitants
possess these peculiarlties. You, there
fore, who have wives with eyes that
rival in hue the clear vault of heaven,
and hair that resembles strands spun
from the precious metal. should prize
them all the more highly now. There
is likely to be rise in the market, and
a spindle-shanked, knocked-kneed
cross-eyed, WORKOUT old blonde may
be of some value i'll years to come as a
natural curiosity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
A Boy On a Farm.

1t is my impression that ii farm
without boy would very soon come
to grief. What boy does is the life
of farm. He is the factotum, always
in demand and always expected to do
the thousand and one things that no.
body else will do. Upon him fall the
odds and ends, the most difficult
things. After everybody is through
he is to finish up. His work is like a
woman's- perpetually waiting on 9th
ers. Everybody knows how much
easier it is to cook a good dinner than
to wash the dishes afterward. Consid-
er what a boy on a farm is required to
do-things that must be done, or life
would actually, stop. 1t is understood,
in the first place, that he is to do all
the errands, to go to the store, the
postOffice, and to carry all sorts of
messages. If he had as many legs as
the centipede he would tire before
night. He is the one who spreads the
grass as the men cut it; he rides the
horse to cultivate the corn up and
down the hot, weary rows; he picks up
the potatoes when they are dug; he
brings wood and water and splits
kindling. he gets up the horse and
turns out the horse. Whether he is in
the house or out of the house, there is
always something TO do, Just before
school in the winter he shovels paths;
in the summer he turns the grind
stone, and yet with his mind full of
what he would like to do and his hands
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
Legal Notice.

Robert j. Potter and Benna L. Potter of the
state OF Illinois Will take notice that they have been
sued in the district of Barton connty state of
Kansas, by the Abilene Mortgage Company; that
said Abilene Mortgage Company filed its petition in
SAID court the 9th day Of January, 1885, against
them and Caroline Wienette and Theodore Acker-
maH, wherein they pray judgment against the said
Robert J. Potter and Benina L. Potter in the sum
of S17O-67 upon note and mortgage made by them
TO 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 two ~, in township sixteen (16)
south OF range fourteen l4) west, in Barton county
state of Kansas, and sale of said land 10 pay said
judgment and further decree foreclOsing sal de-
PENDANTS and each Of them from all interest in or
lien upon said land. And you further notified
that you ust answer said petition before the
18th day Of February, 1883, said petition will be
taken as true and judgment rendered according to
the prayer thereof
JOHN II. MAHAE,
IsEAL.l Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest:
IRA ID. BRoUGHER,
Clerk Of said court. 4l-43
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

LARNED had something of sensa-
ton few days ago, in which of course
there was woman, who in company
with some gentlemen was sitting up
enjoying herself at a late hour in the
night at one of the principle hotels.
She was nerved up by the liquid she had
been drinking to shoot one of the men,
who was little too sweet. The affair
has been hushed up.-Dodge City Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
Led Astray.

Ferdinando, Nassau Co.. Fla, March Goth, 1880
Il have used DIR. Simmons Liver
Regulator and always found it would
do what is claimed for it. The last
bottle and two packages did me no
good and worse than nothing. l see
it is not put up by j. H: Zeilin 81 Co. +,
and not genuine, and waste of
money to buy il. | would be glad to
get tine pure and genuine. Send me
some from honest hands with red u.
and Zeilin d Co.'S signature on
the wrapper) The fictitious stuff sold
will injure some one badly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
KANSAS JUBILEE.
TwENTY-sEyENTH ANNIVERSARY.
Order of Exercises. Monday. Janu-
ago, Co mmencing Promptly
at 100 p, m.

Promptly at 1:15 the Great Bend
Drum Corps will conduct the D. C. &
B. primary grades from the G.. a. r.
building to the Central school building.
Here all the grades of cur city schools.
each grade bearing a flag and banner,
will form in line, and, accompanied by
both the cornet band and drum co rps.
march to the opera house. Line of
march-from school building to Al
lens corner; thence to the opera house
door on Broadway. The music in the
opera house will be under the MENACE
ment of the city church choristers, and
will consist principally of national
airs, America. "Star-Spangled Ban
ner," RED, White and Blue,'' ''John
Brown - Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lic," ''Columbia,'' Home, Sweet
Home" etc, etc. No speech to exceed
five minutes in length.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
ATTEMPTED v1ND1oAr1oN.

The Register of last week IN column
article attempts to show that it meant
no slam on the first commissioner dis
trict. concerning the claims of Mr..
Langfeld VS.. Mr.. Willms for :. seat as
commissioner.
We shall not weary our readers with
a statement showing what they already
know has been done, but will give the
exact reading of the law governing the
matter. and let our readers judge for
themselves as to who is in the right.
Section 50, of article 5, general stat
utes of the state of Kansas, reads:
Any of the said officers that may be
elected or appointed to fill vacancies.
may qualify and enter upon the duties
of their office Immediately thereafter,
and, ,chen elected, they may hold the
same during the unexpired term for
which they were elected, and until their
successors are elected and qualified; but,
If appointed, they shall hold the same Only
atntil their successors are elected and quail
fed
Mr.. Langfeld is successor to Mr..
Willms, was elected i'll November and
qualified soon after, and the law is GER
tainly plain enough in stating the time
Mr.. Willms should have given up the
Office. Leaving out the question of
whether OF not Mr.. Langfeld was en-
titled to his seat before the 9th of Jan
uary, there is no question in the minds
of fair minded men, from the reading
of the law, but that Mr.. Willms was
not entitled to sit with the board after
his successor had been elected and quail
fed.
We think MI. Willms was sincere
in his belief that he was and is in the
right in holding his seat until the Jan
uary meeting; but when he moved to
let the county printing for one half
legal rates as opposed to Mr.. Schwier's
motion to let it at one third legal rates,
we think he throws himself open to a
charge of inconsistency, especially
when such action is compared to his
talk during the fall campaign when he
tri ed to impress upon his constituents
the idea that he had saved them large
amounts Of money i'll the administra-
ton Of county affairs.
Mr.. Chapman knows full we'll that
the matter of how he should get the
county printing, at his own-figures, was
understood months before the last
meeting of the old board. The letter
of Commissioner Carney to the At
torney General was carefully worded
as not to bring out the particular mat
ter in question, viz: whether or not Mr..
Willms was entitled to his seat after
the general election was held, there
fore the answer from the attorney gen
eral~ favoring their wishes does not
have any bearing in the matter.
Neither does t he DEMOCRAT ''have
to have the county printing Mr..
Chapman; but it does appear as though
the democrats are in the majority in
this county and entitled to some con-
sideration in the matter of representa-
ton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

full of occupation, he is an idle boy
who has nothing to busy himself with
but schools and chores. He would
gladly do all the work if somebody else
would do all the chores, he thinks; and
yet l doubt if any boy ever amounted
to anything in the world, or was Of
much use as man who did not enjoy
the advantages of a liberal education
in the way of chOres.-Ch Charles Dudley
Warner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

LIKE Roman father we are bound
our convictions are that Barton county
is clover field and Great Bend grow
ing, thriving daisy in the middle of
that field, we are bound to blab it, and
spread the belief through all the land.
One thing the daisy wants. and that is,
a little mulching in the way of manu-
featuring enterprises, a little watering
with the refreshing invigorating dew
of enterprise and united action, and a
little trimming off of unnecessary
branches afd shoots with tie pruning
knife of enlightenment. The daisy has
taken firm root; she has withstoOd the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

From the Robertson county, Ky,
Democrat, we CLEAN the following bit of
statistics in relation to the increase of
population in that county:
Mrs. Wesley Ray, of Marshall coun-
ty, presented her husband with four
brand new babies-two boys and two
girls Christmas Gay. Mother and lit
tie ones are doing well, but there is no
report us to the condition of the father.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
LAND OFFICE All LARNED, KAN.
NaVamhpt. ~ 1897

Notice is hereby given that the following
settler has lied notice Of his intention make final
proof iii support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Judge, or. in his absence
the Clerk of the District Court of Barton county,
Kansas, ut 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 u,
He names the following witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said
land, viz: Edwin Harper, Charles Harper, Harry
Sewel and James Williams, all OF Ellin wood, Bar
ton county, Kansas.
37-42 w. X. BRowNLEE, Register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
The Rainfall.

In noticing the discussion over the
rainfall of this western country the
Omaha Bee offers the following good
sense:
whether climatic changes have
taken place or not, whether rainfall
has increased or has remained con-
slant, is neither here nor there.
There has been ample moisture for
purposes of tillage- The crops attest
this fact. Results have proved
Touchdown arguments to the most
carefully prepared tables of rainfall
by inches. The pillow, the seeder, and
the re aper have given the lie to the
hygrometer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
NOTICES FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office At Larned. Kansas,
Nn,....n l....- ID 49, Z

Land Office At Larned, Kansas,
November H. 1857.
Notice i hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention Co 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 District Cont Of Barton county Kan.
AT Great Bend, Kansas. on January "a, 1883, viz:
Karl Schober, Homestead En'ry No. 6.907. for The
south west quarter OF section p township Il, range
Is west
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said
land, viz: John Hester David Quinby, VIM. Porter
county, Kansas.
37-f2 ". r BRowNLEE, Register
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

Notice j. 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
viii he made before the Probate Judge Of Barton
county, Kansas, AT Great Bend, Kansas, JAN
uary Goth, 1883, viz: James w Amerine, Declara-
tory Statement No. 1904 for the north half of north
half of section 10, township IS, south, range u
west. He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz
William ;, johnson, Great Bend, Kansas, Ebert
J. IngersOll, HoisingtDn, Kansas Leevi Clifford
HoisingtOn Kansas. Henry +. Smith, HoisinerOn
Kansas. w. X. BRowNLEE, Register.
37-42
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
LAND OFFICE AT LARNED, KAs.,

Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice OF his intention 10 make final
proof III support of his claim, and that said proof
viii be made before the Probate Judge Of Barton
county. Kansas, at Great Bend, Kansas, the 24tll
day of February, 1888, viz: William ii. Kerr, Home
stead Entry, No 6276. for the southwest quater OF
section "a. township 1G south range II west. He
names the following witnesses 10 prove his continue
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. II. BROWNLEE,
41-46 Register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
Lana Office at Larned. Kansas. !

Notice is hereby given thai the following iamed
settler has fled notice Of his intention 10 make final
proof in support OF his claim, and that said proof
viii be made before the judge in his absence tIe
clerk of the district court of Barton
county, Kansas, AT Great Bend, Kansas, on
saturday, March IL 1888: Viz: John Sharp. II. +,
-, twp. To- range II, west.
He names the following witnesses prove mia
tinuOus residence upon, and cultivation of, said
land, viz:
John Reman, John DRESSER. William Bryant and
George Miller, all OF Dubuque z o., Barton coun ty
Kansas.
w r. BROWNIEE Register
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

THE railroads of Kansas have grant
ed the following reductions of rates:
One fare to the q. y. r.. meeting at
Winfield in March, one fare To the l.
o. o. F. encampment at Fort Scott in
March, one and one-third fare to the
Kansas Medical Association meeting at
Topeka III April, and one fare within Il
radius of 200 miles of Ottawa for the
Sunday school assembly next summer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

attacks of drouth and grasshoppers,
chinch bugs and lightning rod agents;
and she has kept on growing, and if
proper cared for and having grated in
to her some of the advanced ideas and
enterprises of the day she may one day
verge into the glorious proportions and
homage compelling greatness of the
queen of the west-the sunfiOwer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

IN THE district court. at Larned, j.
NJ. Davis was found guilty of violating
the prohibitOry law, and sentenced to
pay fine of three hundred dollars and
to be confined in the county Jail ninety
days. S. II. Joyce. one of the council
men was found guilty Of assault and
fined three hundred dollars and the
costs of the prosecution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

AS THE whirligig of times goes
round, coy cupid gets his work in. 1t
is now rumored that ere many moons
two of Great Bends prominent young
men will return to our midst with
shores of Connecticut and one from
the SHOW covered fields of Iowa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

SOFTER than the rustic of an angels
wing; sweeter than the music of APP
polo's lutte; more enhancing far than
note from Orpheus' Tyre, is the voice of
him who sayeth: ''Put me down for a
Years SubscriptiOn.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

To THE farmers wife: If you should
have an old biddy to get broody the
latter part of this month, give her
eggs and let her bring you Il batch of
chicks for early broilers. (And we may
add, by way of parenthesis, that we
would not object to sampling the
brOil.)
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

GARDEN CITY has a surplus of some
things which are not desirable.
For instance, she has about four
hundred land sharks-nOt legitimate
agents and ten Chinese lanndries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
THE height of every mans ambition

THE height of every mans ambition,
says sentimental newspaper man,
should be happy death. 1t would be
an easy matter to concur in this opin-
ion if pretty girls were sufficiently nu-
merous and they were i'll the habit of
caressing with fatal NOTWITHSTANDING
man Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

AT ball near Hot Springs, Ark,
recently, young lady, her mother,
her grandmother and her great-grand-
mother danced in the same set. The
giddy creatureSl
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

BOTH branches of the Washington
territory legislature have re-enactdd
the women suffrage law, but have ex-
Guided women from jury duty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

LIZ YOU don't see what you want.
ask for it." If your local newspaper
does not dish up the kind of news you
are craving for, help us to pick up
something better.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

\ LEAyENWORTH man claims ho
will clear nearly 81 800 off of four
acres crop of celery this year. Is not
there some thing in such a crop for
Barton county men?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

ACCORDING to Labor Commissioner
Betton there are 500, SOC, GOO invested i'll
manufactures i'll Kansas. This is an
increase of 81, 500, 900 during the year
that has just ended.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

The Chicago Farmers Reuiee1, in its
reports on the stand of winter wheat
oven the United States, places Kansas
at the head with an average of 106, OF
six per cent. better than full average.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

SOME men look at the sky only to
foretell IL storm; see more beauty i'll a
dollar than in IL bed of flowers; and
will hear the voice of crow i'll "a corn
field quicker than the notes Of a lark in
n meadow
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

Fort RILEY, Kansas, will have the
largest military cavalry training school
in the United States.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

The delinquent tax list of the city
of Los Angeles, California, is an adj
vertisement that shows the other side
OF the boom picture, one which the
spectators in that one town would
like to see suppressed. 1t fills forty
four columns. twentr.six inches long
in Los Angeles paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

SPORTS tell us that, oft times, after
a man has seen his ''ante' he is COM
PEELED to go and see his uncle"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
Now gather round the kitchen fire.
And Pile the chunks up higher and higher"

1t is rumored that movement is
on foot to purchase the grove west of
town and lands adjacent for the pur-
pose of giving this county fair
ground and driving park. that viii be
second to none in this state. No
better place could be selected for the
above purpose.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

THE EmpOria Canning Company has
obtained charter. The capital stock
of the company is fixed at $40, 900, and
live business men are the incorporators.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

PROGR
Early History of Kansas. 49,. w A. Bosworth
Kansas song of freedom -. 80. Haddie Torrev
Coronado's march through Kansas. Minnie Gwinn
Prohibitirn Kansas. Bessie Connect
Song for the times ..!....... Mabel Sumption
Kansas, the Savior of Freedom. Geo. Turner
Walls of corn. ............-.. Elmer Dale
Happy Land of Canaan. -.....,,... Willie Townsley
Le Marias iu Cynge 49, ..... Etka Ca. o
Crime Against Kansas .............. Frank Heller
Helpless Southern Chvalry -. Ida Wood
n Dlu oracle hassler
Captain Jennison's Jayhawkers ........ .s5 boys
Horace GreeIeys Speech to Free Men OF Kansas .,
:. ........ Tiara Lazarus and kittie Butler.
Compl !ment to the Pioneer, Settlers OF Kansas.
no Home like Kansas -. 80. Hershell McKeIl.
Call to Kansas Alice Hassock
Kansas l EmigIants Song .Jettie Mcbride
Incursions into Kansas During the War. ,.........
Quantrelrs Raid and Border Warfare -.
.......................-C Capt. j. b. Hannun
Volunteer "reminiscences of early days in kansas.
% Minutes will be allowed for volunteer remin-
scences and 1t Is hoped that every early settler of
Kansas or OF Barton county will have something to
say.
Music.
"reminiscences of Indian and buffalo hunting.
Early settlement of Barton county W. f. OdeII
Why Kansas has had such an Unparalleled growth.
~, ....:..;,......... .........T ii. Butler.
Drouths and Grasshopper Raids, E. L. Chapman
Kansas Response to the National Call Rev. Ayars
Stock Raising in Barton County,......W w Carney
Prohibition Laws of Kansas, 49, Elrick Cole
Music.
Farmers of Barton County,. ..,..... Levi Gum
Public Schools of Barton Count! Morgan Caraway
Ellinwood and east part of Co., " Charley Willms
Pawnee Rock and west part OF Co., .... w Bunting
Great Bend, Planting, Growth, and Future Develope
~ ment, .............AJ auckland
The Coming Railroads, Observation-Disclosures. C + Culver
Barton Countys, Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources
Observation-Disclosures. Capt Lewis
Music.
General Developement of Western Kansas, Coming
of the A T Il s + and Mans Agency in
Changing the Climate, I'D Heizer
Future Perement Industries, in Central KANSAS
VI w 4NililoSh
Church of Barton County ........ Rev De La Verne
General Reunion, Introductions, hand shaking
and free jokes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
TERM OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

ElE-Ail advertisements communications, TO OBJ
tain an insertion in the DEMOCRAT. must be handed
in by Wednesday noon of each week, at the very
latest
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

WANTED-A load of good, clean
oats straw. Inquire at this office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26

Thousand applications for patents in
the United States and Foreign coun-
tries, the publishers OF the Scientific
American Continue to act as solicitors
for patents. caveats. trademarks copy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-26
LAND OFFICE AT LARHED, KAs.,
100

w. II. BROWNLEE,
Register.