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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

A
PERSONAL MENTION.
Max ScnalIsr returned to Atchison
Sunday evening.
Thos. Reynolds is reading law with
Maher & Osmond.
j. w. Compton is reported as i'm
proving somewhat.
Sam Shattuck was. in the city to
spend Kansas Day.
j. w. James is here on a viist.
His home Is now in Ohio.
Job Newly made final proof before
Judge Ogle last Thursday.
O. B. Potter, of Ellinwood, was a
caller at this Office Tuesday.
Councilman Caldwell is still con-
fined to his home with an illness.
G. F. Culver is now into his new
residence, on west Forest avenue.
Mrs. E. NJ. Grail is home from her
visit in the east part OF the state.
Dave Thompson fell on the ice, one
day this week and broke an arm.
G. L. Brinkman returned to his
home in Kansas City Monday evening.
Will Harper's little daughter Bessie
was quite sick Sunday and Monday.
Mrs Emily M. Wait is visiting rel
atives and friends in Great Bend, this
| week.
A young daughter of G. A. Patter-
son was quite sick the first of the
week.
Chas. G.. Morrison was up from
Hutch, to spend Sunday with his
family.
Mr.. Degen, of the New York Store,
Hoisingtou, was welcome caller,
Tuesday.
Jerry White is now local manager
for the Great Bend Water Supply
company.
Judge Joshua Clayton returned
home last week, after an absence of
several weeks.
Peter Damn, from near Dundee,
took car load of fat stock to Kansas
City, last week.
Spencer & Spencer have quite a
force of hands at work on new build
ings at Hoisington.
E. nj. Carr, one Of Hoisington's
livest rustlers, was in the city last
Thursday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Dlfenbacher
were up from Nickerson last week,
visiting their people here.
George w. Curley returned from
Arkansaw last week. He says Kan
sas is good enough for him.
Capt. J. B. Rowley, the big fat
rascal of tho X. G. Journal, was max
ing Great Bend, this week.
Mrs. C. D. Pinckney and Mrs. G..
A. Whitemore visited in McPhe rson,
the latter part of last week.
Henry F. Miller, west of the city a
few miles, goes on our subscription
list and that of the Kansas Former.
Councilman Schuster appeared at
the council room Monday night, after
an absence of several months during
a sick splle.
William and Henry Witte, of Buff
falo township, were callers last Satur-
day and subscribed to the official
county paper.
G. L. Jones, from the Cheyenne,
was in the city Tuesday. celebrating
Kansas birthday. By.the-by, its the
first time he has been to town this
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. d. Wilson, of
Osceola, Iowa, parents ofO. B. Wilson
of this city, have been here visiting
for some days.
7. o. Cole returned Thursday night
from California, where he has been
for some weeks. He reports business
rather dull there now, and could not
see any inducements for him to sell
out here and remove to that country.
Council Meeting.
The city council met Monday night
and held an interesting MEETING. The
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

g. II. Hulme is finishing the NOV
ing of his hardware and Implement
into the new building.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31
Appreciated Kindness.

. "Cast thy bread upon the waters.
for thou shalt find it after many days"
We wish to express, through your
columns, eur heartfelt gratitude to the
many friends who by their deeds of
love ministered to our wants during
the distressing ordeal through which
we have recently passed.
During the long and painful illness
of our now sainted wife and mother,
our friends were untiring in their
efforts to relieve her suffering by
every kind Office so manifest in the
true follower of Christ.
We cannot close this card without
q public testimoney of our apprecia-
ton of the kind Offices manifested by
Mrs. Parr, who, like true sister of
the cross, stood by her day after day
and night after night, never complain
ing, but ever ready 70 respond to
the slightest cali.
lin as much as you did it unto the
least of these, my little ones, you did it
unto me-"
A. HI. BAKER AND CHILDREN.
Died,
At her home, near Kinsley, on
Thu rsday, Oath, inst, Mrs. Ida
May Armstrong, wife of VIM. Arm
strong, in the 25th year of her age.
The death of Mrs. Armstrong was
very sudden, she was apparently in
good health, and went to the pump
for a bucket of water, not returning
one of the family went to the door,
and discovered her lying on the
ground ia an unconcious state. She
was carried into the house and every
effort made to restore her, but in vain.
She lived about four hours recovering
Der powers sufficient to recognize her
husband and children, but not sufici-
ent power to speak. The doctor
pronounced the cause of the death
Intussusception. Her body was
brought to Great Bend ON Friday,
and was buried from the residence of
MIR. Daniels ON Saturday, services
conducted by Rev. T. H. Ayars.
Mrs. Armstrong vas born in Monroe
county, Michigan, Feb. 18th, 1864,
was married to VIM. Armstrong in
1882, and with her husband came to
Kansas that year. They first located
at Ellinwood, afterwards removing to
Great Bend, and from here to Kinsley.
Mrs. Armstrong at an early age
became loving and constant follower
of her Savior, and united with the
Omitted Brethren Church." of which
she was useful member, up to her
death.
She leaves father, mother,
husband, three children, three
brothers, and many friends to mourn
her loss. Truely, SIN the midst of
life we are in DEATH" A.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

The music by Mr.. and Mrs. Luss
snd son brought wild encores from
the audience, which cheered at the
second selection as loudly as the first,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

On Sunday night, the 9th, John
Humphrey got his foot between the
bumpers on the Santa Fe ut this place,
and had it horribly mashed into q
jelly. He now lies at the Valley
house under medical treatment
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

The quarterly statement Of County
Treasurer Kra,ise will be found in the
DEMOCRAT this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

The celebrated 'sW. L. Douglas $3
Shoe" also full line of other adver.
tised eoods may be found at his agents,
s'The Boston," Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

The school boy-and school girl
no-who has not been skating tn,
last few DAYS, is out of luck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Woods and Grover, aud Jake
3tauffer have forces of men busy put.
ting up ice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Rev. Watson and AL Schermerhorn
started in bravely to lift the little
ones onto the curbing in front of the
opera honse, Tuesday, but after lift.
ing up two or three hundred they
willingly fell back and made way fol
Geo. Moses and Chief Cornell. These
two latter gentlemen kept up a good
molten the first two or three hundred
children, bat it brought the brine
to wards the last.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Judge F. G. Adams, Of Topeka,
secretary of the Kansas State Histori.
cal Society, and Major Jas. B. Abbot,
of DeSoto, each delivered interesting
addresses at the Kansas Day exercises
Tuesday. Their remarks were upon
the early history of Kansas, and were
appreciated by those who had not
informed themselves upon the natal
struggles of our fair state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

A pleasan: church social was h e:t
at the home of Geo. n. Moses, Wed
nesday night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

The Great Bend Telephone Elk
change is doing prosperous business
The managers contemplate putting il
twenty-five more instruments at al
early dav.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

The finel proof netice Of Thomas
johnson viii Be found IN the DE1eo
cRAr this week. His witnesses are:
David Watson, Calvin Thompson,
Alonzo Bell and Henry Williams. Of
Verbeck postof6ce.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

. If there is any one thing we are
prouder OF than any other thing it is
our ''kids." We defy any city the size
of Great Bend TO get out more hand.
some lot of children than were in line
on the streets, Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Some Of the boys are still filled
With wonderment concerning the
system of shorthand used by Score
t1ry Adams which enabled him to
get 80 much matter on one page Of
manuscript.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

In the second ward A. G. Fair,
IOra Dodge and Geo. Spencer are
spoken of for councilman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Every day like last Tuesday make
the winter day and half shorter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Lieut.. "Goodheart," of troop 3D.
seventh cavalry, at Dundee barracks,
Ariz., has been transported to saddler
of Co. "K," 9th infantry, Fl. Bliss,
n NJ.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Remember the masquerade ball
Feb. 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Lots of goodlooking strangers to be
seen on our streets these days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Does it not appear as though Great
Bend got along just as we'll without a
billiard hall as if she had one, OF
more7 While properly conducted
billiard hall would furnish q place Of
amusement for various persons, the
people who could frequent such a
resort and not be harmed by it can do
just as we'll without the amusement.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

d. A. Asher, of South Bend, was
in town Tuesday and put his overcoat
in what he thought was a neighbors
wagon. 1t appears it was not the
wagon he thought, and the farmer
drove off with it. The coat was q
brown one, pair of black gloves in
one pocket. The gentleman who
drove off with it can leave it with
Mr.. Asher or at this office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31
LOCAL NEWS.

When storm csvoste around your door.
And you, BY light Of taper.
Sit closely BY the evening IRE,
To read your county paper.
Just think Of him whose work thus helps
To wear away the winter.
And put this question to yourseM-
''Have paid up the printer"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

The court officers are getting ready
f6s the February term of district court.
1t 10 hoped by ''all hands" that the
docket will be cleared of some of the
old eases.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Every year the Kansas Day cele
bration is bigger thing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Kansas Day exercises were a sue
cess. Everything succeeds in Kansas
mostly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Daylight now holds on until six
o'clock.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31
Big Four-Friday night.

Wild geese are beginning to a,
north.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Corn and Feed, at Culver's Eleva
tor S7tf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

If you cannot bite never show your
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

big George" will be there, Frida
night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Mrs. Ora Hayes, fOrmery Of this
city but now teaching school in Lane
county, asked her scholars recently
what an Idiot" was? The answer
came from one little urchin: "a man
what writes newspapers and has 'em
printed" Strange that such wisdom
should be hidden in a sod school
house.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

The Improvement committee Of tht
city council are getting ready to have
new stone crosswalks put down, acros,
Main street at Lakin avenue, and
across Williams street ON south side
Of Forest avenue, both places badly
needing new walks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Dry goods boxes, chicken coops and
such like, may be highly ornamental
placed upon the sidewalk in front of
stores; but they are sore trial to the
shins on dark night, and are not
conducive to the good temper of dainty
women who catch their dresses on q
protruding nail or:screw.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Evidently, Great Bend school
children prefer to take their history
lessons during school hours. And
evidently, some of Great Bends OLD
people ought to take lessons in good
manners and learn to treat a strange,
and invited guest with proper courtesy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-31

Sheriff Wilson nov. has in his hands
for collection the delinquent personal
property taxes for 1888. Those who
have not paid all or the first half OF
their personal property taxes will
receive notice of the amount due. and
will do well to attend to the payment
of the same at once.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-03-06
West Virginia Has Three Gorernors.

PrTsBuRe, Pa, March A special from
Charleston, W. Va, says that Gen. Got, the
Republican candidate for Governor and
claimant to the Office, took the oath in one
of the rooms of the State House set apsrt
for the use of the Governor.
About the same time, in another apart
ment, President Carr, of the Senate, also
took upon himself the prescribed oath and
was empowered to transact the business Of
the office while in his private Office z. W..
Wilson who had filled the position for the
past four years, continued in form at least
to discharge the duties, while in and aoout
the State House there was gathered tre-
mendous crowd Of people about equally di-
vided between the two political parties.
About y 80 o'clock Gen. Goh and sever
al friends came into the Capital and pro-
ceeded to the private Office OF Col. Wilson,
who was also surrounded by number OF
friends.
Gen. Golf mounted chair and addressed
the crowd which had assembled in the room,
BE claimed that he had received a clear ma
ioritv of votes, and charged Speaker Woods,
Of the HOUSE of Delegates, with having
failed in the performance OF his constitu-
tional duties in not declaring tie result. He
then demanded the Office of Wilson, bat was
refused. Carr made similar demand with
like result, and thus the matter stands.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-03-06

conclusion that Dave did il that as good
many other things he says, hit the nail
square on the head, when be says this is a
great big world of push, and needs lots Of
pluck and perseverance to pull out of the
ruts of conceit, laziness, and carelessness,
that good many Of us have fallen into
since the war. The fact is we are about to
be swallowed up in them.
This being ashamed of honest work and
trying to live on our noble ancestry wont
do Now an, not using Dawes words but
I am striking at his conclusions. But then
we old timers are about buried in the past.
We like to sit and bemoan our lost past
greatness; we live in the past. There is
no bread or butter in that, yet we can't real
ize it: we cling to it as we do to our lives.
Let us get out of the old ruts, and let us
take Dawes advice, my old companions in
laziness. Let us pull off our coats, roll up
our sleeves, and show our manhood by our
works and not in idle boasting Of our past
greatness, we will then be better prepared
to live independently the balance Of our few
days on earth, and brighter hope of bet
ter world when this short life IS over. Our
children will love US more, re,-but enough.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-03-06

Mrs. Isaac Kaufman, Of Morristown,
Ind, chewed so much chewing gum
last Wednesday that the muscles OF
her face became paralyzed, and she
was compelled to send for g physician
before she could open her mouth.
Wash Logan Of the Fork section
had preliminary hearing before Y
s. Commissioner W. J. Clark, last
Friday, charged with selling whiskey
without g. S. license, and was COM
nitted to Jail. Wash Logan IS the
young white man who sued the zen
trail Railroad for damages because the
fast mail train knocked him of the
track while he was walking on it, dur
ing q shower of rain. The case for
damages was tried last October, and
he lost it. Logan will be kept in jail
here till tie y. S. court meets IN
Charleston, when he will be tried.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-03-06
sAnrt House Notes.

The Sheriff and Treasurer and
Auditor and Trial Justices are laying
their plans to swoop down on the
defaultiug tax payer, and the fellow
who is laboring under the deluslon
that there is no law whereby he can
be made to pay his poll tax may very
shortly find there is. And in case he
does not see fit to pay, or cannot pay,
his poll tax and the accrued costs, he
will be given thirty days to mediate
thereon in the county pigeon house.
Jailer Strange expects the demands on
him for room to be more than he can
accommodate.
Mr.. John J. Bryant was examined
yesterday by two physicians, as to
whether or not he was crazy. They
pronounced him not crazy. The
charge Of lunacy was made by his
wife on account of some unpleasant
domestic infelicities.
James Montgomery, colored, son OF
Henry Montgomery, of Jordan, was
last Monday adjudged a lunatic.
Sheriff Lesesne carried him to the
Asylum yesterday.
Treasurer Jos. Sprott was confined
last Friday and Saturday to his room
on account of an attack of rheuma-
tism, but to the qualification Of his
many friends he was well enough to
be in his Office this week.
The county commissioners did not
hold meeting last Friday, there be-
ing no business requiring their imme-
diate attention.
The time for returns by executors,
administrators, and guardians expired
on the lst instant. Those who have
not attended to this matter should do
so at once. and relieve the Probate
Judge of tie disagreeable duty OF
compelling them to do so.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-03-06
The Tom Davis Place in Upper Claren.
don-HOw People Used to Drink and
Fight there-The Lonesome Appear.
ance Of the Old House.


ance Of the Old House.
Those who have travelled on the Charles
ton public road, which joins the George;
town road in Privateer Township, will re-
member small, solitary and decayed old
plank house locally known as the Ton Da-
Wis placer which stands a short distance
below the Sumter and Clarendon County
line, and on the left side of the road as you
90 down into Clarendon. Those wno have
the curiosity to examine this abandoned
old building, will find that it consists OF
what was once two rooms and lott. 1t IS
situated in q quiet, lonesome piece OF coun-
try and has such & deserted, sad appearances,
that several persons who have passed by it,
have mentally remarked: ''M hat horribly
Lonesome looking old house.
This building is an interesting relic OF
the past In an old work-Robert Mills
Atlas of South Carolina-we have large
map of Sumter District, which comprised
what now constitutes Sumter and Clarendon,
also part of the new county Of Florence.
This map was made from q survey
of 1921, and on it We find Ben
Evanss Tavern" By inquiry l
learned that the old DAVIS house vas the
Evans tavern. have talked with several
old people about this house. and from what
I can learn, suppose that it (or portion
of it, is eighty or hundred years ola;
Ben Evans was halter by trade who lived
here and from him 1t WAS called Evans $
Tavern A woman kept the tavern, which
Ito use the language OF an ola citlven OF
Privateer Township was not hotei' just u
groggery." 1t 1tappears to have been row.
dy place. People would gather here and
engage in the pastime OF drlnklng anu hght.
ing. In the fights, the participants used
natures weapons-thelr hsts. III those ear
ly times, when there were no railroads,
doubtless numbers of people passed oy this
tavern, as they were going to OF coming from
Charleston, and probably good many OF
them used to stop here Ito get drink.
After the house ceased to be a tavern, man
named Ton, Davis lived here for while
and from him it received its pr esent name:
What change has come over this old
housr; when tavern it seems to have been
a very noisy and lively place, but now 1t is
deserted old building, remarkable only
for its aged and lonesome appearance. The
chimney at one end has disappeared, there
are several windows, but with one excep-
ton, the shutters are gone from them and
the house itself is settling on the ground.
This venerable building suggests to US On
interesting fact-the people OF our day are
more temperate than they were IN those
early times; an old lady talking to the writ
er about this tavern, said: "Whiskey selling
was common then Mills, in his statistics
of South Carolina" Il quote from, memory
says these taYerns were common IN Sumter
District and were bad places, but in our
times, country taverns in this portion OF
South Carolina and probably troughout the
entire State, are thirgs of the past. Public
sentiment would hardly allow rowdy road
to exist now. McDoNALp. FUEMaN.
Ramsey Sumter Co., Feb. 10, 1889.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-03-06
SUNDAY Preaching.

There viii be no preaching in the
Presbyterian church nest Sunday, the
pastor, Rev. JAS Mcdowell, being ab-
sent at country church.
There viii be no preaching in the
Baptist church next Sunday. The
pastor Rev. T. J. Rookie, will preach
in Foreston that day.
Rev. S. Porter will preach at Jor-
dan next Sunday.
Rev. II. NJ. Mood has accepted an
invitation to preach in the Methodist
church at Sumter next Sunday morn
ing, and in consequence there will be
no services in the Manning Methodist
church on that day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-03-06
AN OLD COUNTRY TAVERN.

Onion sets, at Dinkins j. Cos.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-03-06
That Corn y'riZe.

Mr. John Thames, of this place, ex-
poets to enter the race for the 81 900
corn prize. He has withinN the cor
porate limits of the town, some Of the
finest corn land in the State. Last
year he made seventy-6ve bushels corn
to the acre, and the year before eighty
FIVE, and he used no fertilizers at all.
He is young man, hardly grown yet,
but is one of the best corn farmers in
the State. He feels pretty confident
he can win the prize.
Mr. r. r Hudgins, of Foreston, so
we are informed, is making all prepar-
atoms to win the prize for Foreston.
He will plant to make more than two
hundred bushels corn to the acre. MIR.
Hudgins is a good farmer, and has
made some fine corn about Foreston.
We suppose others OF Clarendon
will also contend for this prize, and
we hope some one Of our farmers viii
succeed in winning it.
Dress goods in the latest shades from
l2lc up.
Dress linens and linen drills from 12lc
up.
New line of sateens
Ali shades of albatross Csc.
Check nainsook s, 10, l2l, 10, 20, and
25c:
Checked and striped lawns 10, 123, Is
20, and 25e.
At T. Lewis, Sumter. S. G.