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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01
Killed by lightning.

Sudden death came to two young
men last Friday afternoon about four
O'Clock with the swiftness of all known
instruments of destruction-a stroke
of lightning.
VIM. H. Mehrhoff and VIM. Trauer
were stacking wheat in the field of
Heney Lampe. brother-in-law of
Mehrhoff, about teh miles west of
Great Bend. They had started TO
drive to the house in header box,
when the fatal bolt descended from a
quickly gathered cloud and in the
flashing of an instant life had fed the
slnewy frames, and death. the conqueror
of all, was master of the inanimate
forms. The shock threw Mr.. Trauer
out Of the wagon over the horses, and
mangled his body frightfully, also
knocked down one of the horses, but
the animal recovered.
VIM. II. Mehrhoff was aged 81 years,
six months and "a days. He had been
living with his father man Of con-
siderable property, and an old settler,
east of town near the Walnut. The
funeral occurred Sunday, leaving the
home of Henry Lampe at p. M, the
funeral services being conducted at
the Congregational church at 4 p. m.
The bereaved and aged parents, have
the deep sympathy of this community.
VIM. Trauer was aged about 81
years; was a steady and industriou:
boy, we'll liked by all who knew him
His mother is at present living il
Indiana, though she formerly lived in
this county. He has two brothers still
living in Barton county, both olde
than himself. His funeral occurred
Saturday from the Lampe farm, wher'
the men met their death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

Don't kill the toads, the ugly toads,
that hop around your door. Each meal
the hungry toad doth eat a hundred
bugs or more; he sits around with
aspect meek until the fly hath neared,
then shoots he forth his little tongue
like lightning double geared. And
then doth wink, and when he's wunk,
he shuts his ugly mug, aud patiently
doth wait until there comes another
bug"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01
GLORIOUS CENTRAL AMERICA.
A Country Great In Extent and Rich IN
its Possibilities.

The five republics of Central Americas
jointly embrace an area OF about
2OO, 900 square miles; or, in other
IF winch 10 less than nine-tenths still
re main national property, and it may
be said that scarcely one-hundreth
part of it at all is effectively settled.
This ,'and is admirably adapted for
raising live stock and for any kind of
apricultu'r raj enterprise, producing in
remarkable abundance and of superior
Quality ALI fruits found in the torrid
zone a. well as those of the temperate,
recurring no fertiffz5ng agents and
rendering a SUR. and aaEuiicent conn
pensatio2 for lab Or and eassital invest
ed. 1t is, besides, furrowed - all di-
rections by 3 countless number Of per
manent swift-fowiug riyuiets thsk
might easily be availed OF either for
the purpose of irrigation or as cheap
and continuous modve-power for any
kind of machinery. There are also
good large rivers OF deep drain
and slow current THAI with equal
facility might be made t. serve as a
war of economic and speedy communi-
eaton between the interior of the
country and its coasts, thus adordlng
a very suitable means OF Transports
ton fer the products and the bulk OF
the trade And there is series OF
large and small lakes that might 5e
connected with one another and ~atR
some of the navigable rivers by q
system of canals, the construction OF
which presents no difficulties OF en-
gneering nor tie prospect OF a
Considerable expenditure. Further
! more, says a writer in the New
Orleans Rcayxsse. the basks of those
rivers and lakes, together with large
portions of the adjoining land abound
liz rubber trees, fine and dye Neosts,
sarsaparilla. vanilla, and many sotAex
precious and spontaneous products that
might be exported with alluring profit.
And above all the mineral wealth is
really extraordinary and exceeds all
desert ption, the deposits of gold, silver.
copper, magnetic iron, and lead being
innumerable, rich in quantity and
quality, and. it may be properly
added, inexhausti BILE. In this respect.
as in many others pointing 20 the
natural wealth. Honduras is un-
questionably entitled to the foremost
| place
The climate, generally speaking. is
of the mildest and most healthful.
those deadly fevers that have won so
dreadful fame for the isthmus OF
Panama. the Antilles, and parts of the
Gulf of Mexico being almost unknown
there. Except during the rainy season
the temperature is uniformly dry and
comfortable, never being either very
cold or excessively warm, and save for
a few places on the SUBMITS OF the
higher mountains, where the ther-
mometer falls to about 50 degrees
Fahrenheit. the temperature is seldom
lower than SIS degrees in winter or
higher than IS degrees in summer. il
beino only on the coast that 90
degrees or perhaps q little over hap
pens TO be occasionally. reached
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

ANOTHER of the freaks of President
Harrison took place recently. An old
door-keeper at the White House who
has held that position for long time,
being appointed by Gen. Grant and re-
tanned even by Mr.. Cleveland, was dis
charged by President Harrison and a
"neggro" Harrison spells negro with
two g's nowl of Indiana, was put in
his place. This fellow the President
brought with him from Indianapolis as
his barber and hair dresser, and wish
ing to save expenses of paying him
from his own pocket, he gave the fel.
low the job of door-keeper, which is
of course, paid by the government
Ellin wood advocate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

LEOTI KS, July q, lSS9.-On the
10th of July, our son, Bert Willis, aged
IL, left home, ostensibly to hunt work
east of here. Any information as to
his whereabouts will be thankfully
received by his aggrieved parents, Geo
and Eliza Willis. Please address this
paper or the Western Farmer, Leoti,
Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

WHERE there is strike capital en-
ploys large numbers of armed men,
Pinkerton detectives, to intimidate the
strikers. Strikes are on tie increase
and so are the Pinkerton men. Some
day there will be bloody war between
these two forces, the oppressed laboring
men on one side and the hired police
backed by the millionaire's gold on the
other, and it will be a fight to the
finish.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

1 IKNOw some houses, well built and
handsomely furnished, where it is not
pleasant to be even a visitor. Sharp,
angry tones resound through them
from morning till night, and the inf1u-
ence is as contagious as measles, and
much more to be dreaded in house
hold. The children catch it, and /.
lasts for life-an incurable disease
Co6ey.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

THE Santa Fe road has twenty-five
efficient agents travelling through the
eastern and southern states getting uI
excursions to Ksnsas, and distributing
statistical advertising matter. Barton
county people should take immediate
measures to have all facts concerning
her crops placed in the hands Of these
agents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

Boys, it is just as elegant, just
as honorable to drive to town on load
of wheat, wearing slouch hat, blue
jeans overalls and d contented smile,
as to stand behind counter in woolen
shirt and curled mustache. It is just
as honorable and manly to follow the
plow with pants tucked in your boots
and few honest dollars jingling in
yeur jeans as to drive three minute
horse and smoke Colorado Maduro's
1t is as manly and in the long run a
good deal more profitable physically
morally, intellectually and financially.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

IT HAS been said that whenever
Harrison is in a dilema he asks, ''what
did Cleveland do?" And then. il he
wants to do right, initiates him as
near as possible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01
Ellinwood advocates. J"

Ellinwood "Advocates."
P. B. Kimpler is out this week SELL
ing pianos and organs.
John Bircheibt; northeast of town,
threshed 81 bushels of oats to the acre.
Jacob Dresser is selling implements
for Mat Dick this week, during the
mayors absence.
Zeb. the little son of Postmaster
Misner, received slight sunstroke
Saturday evening but is now better.
Last week AL Meyer had the mis-
fortune to run a nail into his foot. He
is now, we are glad to learn, able to
walk.
It may please some of our readers to
learn that W. Blair, of Montesano,
Washington Ty., formerly of this place
has been succeeded by his wife as
postmaster.
Last week. o. B. Potter, living north
of town, and who is one of Barton
county's prosperous farmers, was
obliged to kill his beautiful thorough
bred bull, on account of his being so
vicious.
Otto Lebbin, living northwest of
town, threshed out of his poorest wheat
not less than 81 bushels to the acre,
and NJ. Underwood, living in the same
direction, says his poorest wheat yield
| I'd Al h,,o ohoro trN tho ooro
Carl Steinhof, late from Hesse Cassel,
is in tho city looking for a location.
He was in the mercantile and manutac-
turing business in his former home.
His family arrived Wednesday evening.
He says he likes Kansas well, and will
surely locate here.
Are we going to have fair this fall:
is the question asked on ali sides. We
have something to show, now let's
show it. 1t is to the interest of all
The merchant as well as the farmer
and the fact is it benefits all. The
farmers want one as bad and need il
as much as Ellinwood does a hose
company.
Fred Stommel called on US to-day
and left as the largest cabbage head
we have ever seen. It is fully thre<
feet in circumference, and is on exhi
bition at this Office. It was raised IL
v. s. Musil's garden. We wish to asl
Mrs. Musil, who sent it to us, to accep
our thanks. This is proof again tina
our soil is the best in America, ant
anything can be raised in it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

AN eleven-yevr old boy of Sterling,
Charlie A. Boyer, by name, has been
otraveling with a gang of thieves and
acting as an SOLVER Twist" for them
One of his pals was beheaded at
kansas City last week, by the cars, and
the boy has ''given away" the entire
gang.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01
EDITORIAL CONTENT.

He went to California, but did not
stay, ,.for the life of the boomer is far
from gay. He went out with cash,
but he turned on his track and quietly
''bummed" his passage back; and as he
tramped he sadly sang: "a returning
boomer is boomerang"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01
HE1aHBoRHooD NEWS.
Pswnee Rock Leaders"

Pawnee Rock Leaders"
Frank Belt has 81 ricks of wheat.
He says they will average so bushels to
the rick.
According to F. T. Belts record, we
had seven inches of rain in April, and
six in May.
Danl. B. Unruh, road overseer for
this district, has been putting in some
good work on the roads this week.
Pawnee Rock school district is in a
fourishing condition, being out of debt
with SS88.89 in the treasures hands.
Miss Edna Ivens, of Great Bend, has
been engaged to teach the primary
department of the Pawnee Rock
school.
The farmers will SOW turkey wheat
almost exclusively this fall, as it has
proved its self to be the wheat for this
country.
Mr.. Geo. Duhord's little boy sold
some choice apples on our streets the
other day. They were grown on Mr.
Dufford's farm near Pawnee Rock.
David Convers, of south side, says
he has 25 acres of early corn that will
make full crop without any more
rain, and that his late corn is looking
fine.
Rain Saturday night. Rain Monday
night. Cold weather on Tuesday, and
rain on Tuesday night. Wednesday
and Thursday was just right, and or
Friday we got another daisy rain. How
is that for drouthy Kansas?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-08-01

But, muttering something about be-
ing too late for the train, Matthew
Black tore himself away and vanish
ed.
Three months afterwards there came
authentic tidings of his death at sea,
and then it transpired that George
Gore and his family were his heirs, with
only the charge of a life maintenance
for poor old Uncle Elihu-
And all the neighbors marvelled at
the good fortune which had attended
the stalwart shoemaker.
1T was quite true what you said.
George" said Mrs. Gore, bursting
into tears Uncle Elihu has brought
us luck"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25

This is great day for republican conven-
tons. At Saratoga there will not be much of
struggle for nominations, but the interest
Will center on the treatment received by ex-
Senator Platt, Senator Hiscock and other party
leaders from their fellow delegates, and War
ner Miller will be the observer most deeply
concerned in this spectacle. In Boston there
will be lively contest between Messrs. Brack-
EFT and Grape, each of whom claims enough of
the uninstructed delegates to make his nominal
ton for the governorship sure In both states
there is good deal of talk about the platforms.
Governor Ames wants the Massachusetts, re-
pubheans to come out boldly for free coal and
iron, but the Grape men hesitate, lest such
action should be interpreted by the nation at
large as break in the solid protectionist line.
In New York both Messrs. Depew and Plat
want the new republican platform to take adj
vanced ground for high license, an improve
ment Of the ballot system and civil service re-
form; Mr.. Hiscock wants whatever the CON-
vention does, and Mr.. Miller, who fell outside
the breastworks" last fall while representing
Just these policies, does not need to give voice
To his opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25

The Gothamites are getting no forwarder in
their contest for the worlds fair. They are
still wrangling about the site. The Tribune
today says that the committee on finance are
not inclined to proceed with the work of secur-
ing the money for the exposition until Con-
gress decides that it shall be held in New York.
This the Tribune urges would be grave mis-
take. The site controversy, it says, must be
settled by abandoning the idea of using Gen.
trail park for the purpose, and then the money
must be raised to put the project in shape so
that Congress can properly be asked to assign
the fair to New York. The World argues in the
same direction and says sit would be deplor-
able if the blunders OF the site committee and
the backwardness of the finance committee
should imper1 the success of the enterprise. ~
1t looks now as if the undertaking of New
York to run a worlds fair would end in lust
such izzle as the projected one doomed there
a few years ago did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal will not stay

The Chesapeake and Ohio canal will not stay
as a waterway has accomplished is felt 50
keenly in western Maryland that there is no
cessation Of efforts to secure its reconstruction.
delegation representing all the counties
through which the canal passes urged yester-
day upon the state board OF public works the
lease of the canal to private parties, in order
that it might be rebuilt and managed on strict
business principles. The attempt to secure
funds for rendering the canal navigable by a
sale of bonds has failed, and there seems TO be
no way in which the waterway can be put in
operation except in the manner proposed, and
there is yet doubt whether this project is
feasible. The governor and treasurer of Mary
land at yesterdays conference indicated that
if men able to repair the canal and run it prop
erly should present themselves they would ap-
point president and directors to carry out the
views of the money-backers, and would favor
legislation making long lease of the canal, if
that should be desired. The delegation gave
assurance that such men would be produced.
There the matter rests. The representatives
of the Maryland counties are firm in the belief
that if the repaired canal may be managed on
business principles, by men interested in its
business success, and not in its use for political
purposes, it can be proftably operated. Their
spokesman said:
I'VE believe that this is the time for new
methods of management; We believe that an
analysis of the figures in the reports of the
president to the stockholders will convince
careful inquirers that the saving that can be
made in salaries, in lock and dock expenses, in
wharfage, and by the application of strict BUSH
ness rules in all the details of its operation will
largely reduce the necessary expenditures and
with the same strict application of correct busi-
ness rules to the building up of local as well as
through freights, the revenues will increase as
expenditures will decrease and the canal can
be maintained We believe that company Of
responsible gentlemen can be found who would
be willing to lease it, and by the application of
business methods assure its maintenance for
the purposes of the commerce and traffic Of the
section of the state dependent upon its exist
ence."
The District sincerely hopes that this last eff
fort to revive the waterway may be successful
The permanent abandonment of the canal in
wolves blow at the local interests as we'll as
those of western Maryland, and no satisfactory
substitute for it as transporting agent is any
where in sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25

The spoilsmen did not receive much comfort
from the action of the convention of republican
clubs at Pittsburg yesterday. 1t was announced
that vigorous effort would be made to secure
denunciation of the civil service reform law
by the convention and demand that it be re-
pealed. The effort came, but the spoils reso-
luton received in a committee of fifteen only
the vote of its Trainer, and the convention en-
dorsed the whole platform of the national
convention, including its civil service reform
plank. A proposition which involves q dis
honorable breach of pledges, an injury to the
efficiency Of the government workshops, and a
backward step in political methods, is not
likely to receive more than an Insignificant
support in any representative body of Ameri-
cans. The lesson of the Pittsburg incident is
that the civil service law is to be amended, i'm
proved, and extended in its application, and
that proposal for its repeal will not even be
considered. Washington, which is so deeply
interested in the enjoyment by honest and
efficient clerks Of a reasonably certain tenure
Of office, rejoices at this assurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25

Quaker week. and race week. are nro.
verbally rainy everywhere; and this year ag-
rcui'urai iair week is added to the list The
damage done at Eimira, n. Y, where the show
grounds nave been nearly empty instead of
swarmins with the 10000 or 5000 visitors
counted on, and at Pottssown, where the fail
ure Of the tri-county fair win practically bank
rupt the association, are cases in point. The
farmers and their town allies viii lose an ag-
gregase Of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
probably, through this freak Of the weather.
They deserve the commiseration of every
body whose interests for these few days are
happily indoors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25
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sS Inspection is asked Of the Cloth Finish Rubber
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25

What George Francis Train will not know. by
the time ne is seventy years of age, about Jail
life in two hemispheres, will scarcely be worth
knowing. He has now gone into durance in
Boston, at the instance of a creditor who comes
all the way from Toledo in order to get salts
faction Imprisonment for debt is still possible
IN the Bay State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25

Ex-Commissioner Ketcham made stirring
speech at the recent dedication Of the monu-
ment OF the l5oth regiment at Gettysburg. He
fought on this battle field, and is an effective
orator as well as good soldier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25

The Ives jury in New York has gone all to
pieces. Its members evidently got as badly
bewildered with the evidence as the c., H. & D..
stockholders did with the young fnancier' S
manipulation Of the securities of their road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25

Gen. Boulanger is still hoping against hope.
II there is any truth in the old proverb that the
boy who beats in fight is the one who doesn't
know when he il whipped, the general ought
10 end his career with brilliant success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25

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