Bent County register., 1888-05-12

KinsIcy, Kansas, have from The first
settlement of that town delighted as
their best and most perfect amuse-
inent in mock courts, and to say the
least they have had some rich old
times with never failure until one
right last week when an irish pedler
arrived in town than the boys ar
ranged for his arrest and trial that
night. all went well until the Irish
man entered into his own defence
and proved himself pretty smart, and
nnlde,it 80 hot for the court, lawyers,
jury and witnesses that they slipped
out the house one BY one, he then
had them arrested and they paid Eve
dollars and cost apiece. We have
heard no names but think we can
name the court and half the lawyers,
Jury and witnesses, If the old gang
is still in town.
4 The Republican County Conven-
veutinn to elect delegates to the state
convention met AT Lis Animas
Thursday morning, all the precincts
but two in the county being repre-
kented. Hon. G NJ. Woodworth
chairman of the county central com
mittee called the convention to or
der. DIR. Cummings was elected
temporary chairman and J. w. Muir
ply secretary, the work of the tenn
porary organization was completed
ut balf past twelve and an hour later
the convention proceeded to elect
the following named gentlemen as
delegates, Capt. Doak, of Canada,
DR. Cummings, Of Lamar, A. Z. kel-
logg, of Rocky Ford, l.. Crepps, of
Sheridan Lake, F. G. South. of La
Junta, Henry. Kellogg, of. Wilde,
\ and ]. G. Coad, of Las Anmas.
G. NJ. Woodwork was elected
chairman of the county central com
lnittee to fill vacancy until the Sep
temb,r convention. Resolutions
were introduced aud read by Capt.
Barker, of Lamar, and Capt. Doak,
of Granada, that were heartily endor.
sed by the convention. While there
were many points fully disrassed
good feeling prevailed and the cleo
lion gave satifaction.
The General Conference of the
Methodist Church at New York have
denied the female lay members ad-
mission, and we will say If they have
bit of revenge in their make up, it
is in their power to get back at the
ministers in a way that hurts, for we
have observed that on the arrival of
preacher at new station, it is one
of the sisters that invite him to a
home which means a boarding house
until he gets settled in the parsonage.
The brothers are all busy or they
don't care whether the preacher stays
Mt the depot on his arrival or goes to
hotel. 1t is the sisters that see
that the ministers family are ar
ranged in their quarters the best the
station affords. The brothers are
not worring about that part either.
1t is the sisters that have sewing So
cieties, give socials, festivals, work,
sweat and beg to raise money to keep
the church up. The brothers havn't
time. 1t Is the sisters that get up
and make donations success to help
the preacher out with something to
eat. The brothers may be trading
horses. In fact an absolute undis.
puted fact there is not one Methodist
church out of every ninety or hun
dred that could be furnished decent.
ly and kept up, or the preachers as
signed to them get support enough
10 support a country editor barred of
land Office patronage if 1t was not
for the women the sister the same
that applied for admission to the
General Conference as lay members.
We as a kind of honorary member
to the faith cannot zee how a mem
ber of the General Conference can
ever look q good sister in the face
again. but they can. It's safe bet
for the boys, and the sisters will turn
in as they always have and Just
hump themselves getting up dona-
t,ops for these same fellows. THIS
IL . good place to say "oh rats"