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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15
HE1aHBoRHooD HAPPENINGS.


EllmWpod Items.
The church entertainment netted the
Presbyterian church $25, clear.
Over seventy car leads of cattle have
been shipped into this place during the
past two weeks.
The creamery Is again running at full
speed and continues to turn out the
finest kind Of butter.
Mr.. West went ont south one day
last week and says that he never saw
the equal of the Ane stand of the
thousands of acres Of wheat which he
beheld.
Memorial day win b duly observed
in this city and t6ea6. A. r., g: Of ",
and ladies OF the G. A. r. are making
preparations for suitable exercises for
the day.
A. c. Viogt shipped car load of
6es bushels of his fine rye to Texas last
week. Mr.. V. has shipped a number of
car loads of rye away this season, and
has been very successful in raising it.
Miss Julia A. Kuhl and brother
Albert Kuhl, two of Kansas rising
young educators, came down from the
Bend Saturday where they are attend
ing college, to visit their parents.
The Hassler entertainment at the
Opera house on Saturday night was
quiet well attended. The girls are
aged respectively 8, II and Is years, and
for children so young do remarkably
well. The NJ. E. church people cleared
about $1,000.
Isn't it customary for the president
of the old settlers organization to
issue a call. setting the day or making
it known. when the old settlers picnic is
to be held? We have had numerous
inquiries as to the matter but could not
give any information. as such call has
not been issued. If the president does
not take steps, let the executive board
do something! We will announce the
day of the picnic in our next, and if we
can not hear from the proper parties,
we will fix date and publish it. We
are going to celebrate and don't you
forget it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15
Prohibition Vs., License.
No. 3.


In this paper 1 shall present facts
and figures showing that prohibition
has largely diminished drunkenness,
crime and pauperism wherever tried
as natural sequence to the decreased
consumption of intoxicants as shown in
my letter No. 2. = In it's issue of April
4th 1889, The New York; Voice pub
lished letters from fourty-seven County
Treasurers. in which all except one
IF II. Miller Dept, County Treasurer
of Barton county,, stated that the law
was we'll enforced, that the saloons
were all closed, that drunkenness and
the use of intoxicants for beverage
purposes were diminished from fifty
to ninety-nine per cent, that criminal
arrests Except liquor prosecutions) had
been greatly diminished and pauperism
decreased, that business interests had
improved and capital attracted to the
state, and that the population had
grown in numbers and improved In
character. May 23rd, 1889, letters
were published in The Voice, from Pro-
bate judges of elghty-two of the 1O6
counties in Kansas, in which all but
four substantially declare prohibi-
tion a success in closing the saloons
diminishing drunkenness fifty to
ninety per cent, and decreasing crime
aud pauperism very largely and, as
well as being financial gain to the
community. In a letter from D. w.
Kent, OF Hutchinson, Kansas, pub
lished in The Voice August 22nd, 1889,
he says: During SIX months including
April to September. 1887, there were
1S4 arrests for drunkenness, and dur
ing the same months in 1883 there
were only forty-two.-a decrease of
ninety-two convictions for plain drunk
enness. He further states that: "Seven
years ago Hutchinson had a population
Of about 5000. She had six saloons,
and six policemen to protect the city.
Today we have city from 1900 to
Is, 900, and no saloons and only four
policemen" Is not prohibition bene-
fit to the public, and especially the
ninety-two who saved their fines for
''plain ;.drunks'- in 1888? Geo. W.
Paxton, city marshal of Emporia,
Kan, writes April 18th, 1889. and his
letter shows that for the six years
beginning April, 1883, there were in
that year 80 arrests for drunkenness
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15
HE DON'T MEAN TO.

Bro. Caraway ''had no intention Il
criticise DR.. Bohrer," }" the alliance lect
urer; Oh, no! He had no intentiont?
to hop onto any man who showed uK
the acts Of republican congressman il
their true, though unenviable light; Oh
no! The republican party had no inten'
tiont?) to bulldoze, or manipulate the
leaders Of the farmers alliance in such
manner that they may be again brought
back into the &. O. p. fold, such of them
as wandered estray." No. every move
of the republican leaders in Kansas;
every edition of the strict partizan
press, does not(?) point that wayI OF
course, any one who reads the Reqiste,
can see that it is making no attempt? p
to steer the recalcitrant republicans
back into the party lines. When it
says: 1--WE would say to our republi-
can friends of the alliance; stay with
them, make no political fight among
yourselves, but let there be just as much
political and religious freedom inside of
it as outside, and don't let such men as
DR.. Bohrer play you for suckers" it
does not mean it; of course not. When
it quotes Congressman Peters as saying:
'That the leaders of the alliance will
attempt to drag it into the democratic
party, just as the farmers said in our
presence last week after hearing
Bohrer's speech when he used the fol-
lowing emphatic language: L am an
alliance man but will be id if its
leaders can drag me into the democratic
party" it does notify mean to arouse
the party prejudice of its readers and
set them against their democratic
brethren in the alliance. We knew he
"did not mean. to'' pursue the course
he has pursued when we suggested the
matter to him.
If you don't mean it, Caraway. what
under the sun do you mean?
If our readers will remember, we told
them some months ago to look out for
just the kind Of argument Bro, Cara
way dished out to his readers last week.
We know there are the best men in our
county in the alliance, Of both political
parties, and we also believe that our
neighbor Bro. Caraway is cognizant of
the fact. Our desire is that the alliance
men pull together in all things, for
only by thus doing can they accomplish
any good in that end. Our neighbor
of the Register advises them to ''stay
with them" but make no political
fight"
The next few months will tell how
strong a hold the principles of the
alliance movement has taken upon our
people. It is we'll for them that the ball
has opened thus early, for if there are
men in the alliance who think more of
party than home, and personal rights.
and prosperity, now is the time to
give them a chance to pull out; and Il
few more efforts of the old ring organ,
and few more cracks of the party
whip, will bring the weak kneed back
into line, and the alliance can say
"Good riddance to bad rubbish
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15
Rescued from tho G.lIows.

Time was when hanged men-men
who had been legally dropped through
traps with ropes about their necks-
walked around in Ireland in consider
able numbers, alive aad well. They
were esteemed by their neighbors as
persons of distinction. for no Irishman
can help honoring anybody who has
cheated the law under Any circum-
stances, says the San Frsncisco ArRo-
nsut- The finger Of pride pointed out
these rescued maletactors 10 strangers,
and usually they died hAeDy Irish
death from the offerings q whisky
made them by their multitudes Of ad-
mirers- These hanged nen asuaped
justice through the connivaace Of the
sheriff, who for q considerakeQ sllovea
tho friends of the condemned - stand
under the galiows. catch the criminal -
hefell, and hold him up until in due
time the slack rope was cut The hero
OF the hour was then borne home in hts
oodan, and the neiRhborhood went upon
= rejoicing spree
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

all men," keeping an eye single to my
own personal agrandizement.
Eyes senator, come out like a man
and make a clean breast of it, and
register a VOW before high heaven that
you will, in the event of your reelection
serve the people whom you represent
and not be continually running after
the golden bugs of wall street. If you
will do this, and convince the people
of your sincerity, it may be possible
for them to trust you again.
Yours till death,
Timothy Hayseed."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15
A YANKEE ViDOCO,
How He Tracked n Chicken Thief and
Earned Fat Reward.

How He Tracked n Chicken Thief and
Earned . Fat Reward.
Connecticut has one country detective
who is a coming man-Constable War
rem, of Putnam. To the coop Of Will
lam johnson, a manufacturer of Put
nam, thief came in the night and stole
fifteen choice fowls of fancy breed, and
johnson offered Constable Warren SIS
If he would find the fowls. Apparently
there was not clew, but the officer put
his sharp nose to the case and said
nothing. He went over the scene with
great pains and close scrutiny. The
coop was near the manufactory, and he
quickly discovered that in passing to
and from the coop the fowls had to pass
across an exposed and extremely warm
steam pipe; hence his instantaneous
conclusion that these fowls must have
burned feet. Thereupon he began to
hunt for hens with scorched feet in all
the barnyards and markets of Putnam.
Within a few hours after getting his
astonishing clew Constable Warren
stepped into Dustee's market, strolled
up to a lot of chickens hanging by their
legs to a hook, took down half dozen
of them, tapped the marketman on the
shoulder and said:
''See those feet? They are burnt.
Those chickens were stolen from John
son, and they got their toes charred
stepping across his steam-pipe."
''Well, swow." replied Dustee, draw
ing long breath; II bought them fowls
of Joe Brunnell, living on Priest Park
Farm
'All right" said the constable.
An hour later Warren interviewed
Joe Brunnell, and Joe said the constable
might have two of his best COWS or any
thing else if he would let the matter
drop. But the constable was not Look
ing for cows. Brunnen settled the case
with Mr.. johnson, and the constable
received SIS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15
Mr.. lARkiNs JOKE.
MARI Twain and Bob Burdette 0atdone by
Modest Young Man.

Wsxk Twain and Bob Burdstse Oatdone by
. Modest Young Man.
'Tve got . hrst-c1ass joke for you."
remarked Larkin, cheerfuHy. as he
came and sat on the corner of the
editors desk, knocking several manu-
scripts into the waste basket
"Have you?" asked the editor. in
breathless anxiety.
eyes, just thought Of it As 1 came in
ON the car, and as I know you are al
ways on the lookout for good things. I
thought I'd come around and tell you be-
fore forgot it. I'm awfully busy this
morning. too"
"Sorry,n murmured the editor
"Not 1t ALL Don't mention it. The
joke was suggested by my seeing a man
kick dog three or four blocks away
Don't know why he kicked him. of
course. May be the dog snarled at him.
n dogs will you know Fact is, there
are too many dogs-about 80 per cent
toe many, / should estimate. Now. /
used to own dog back in the 70's that
-
Excuse me, but you are forgetting
your joke" put in the editor, apologeti-
cally. Il don't want to lose it, you
know"
s1Of course you don't. You don't get
joke like this every day. Its A
No. i, now. And I'm busy, so 1 won't
keep you long. expect you are rather
busy yourself?"
swell, yes, a little" replied the
editor, looking at the clock. ''Its
nearly ten now. We have to go to press
at twelve sharp"
Then you won't be able to get my
Joke in this issue?"
"Im afraid not; but it will keep until
the next, won't it?"
80 yes, / suppose so; but I'm sort o
an nxious to see it in print That's why
ran around here to tell you before I
forgot 1t, Notwithstanding I'm SO busy L
don't know what to do first when / get
to the store"
"But the joke" suggested the editor,
with one anxious look at the clock.
"Yes. yes; well, this is it: When a
man kicks dog he does it on purpose2
Pretty good. heyr' and Larkin jumped
of the desk and patted the editor be-
tween the shoulders with force enough
to dislocate a tooth.
"But / don't see the JOKE" gasped the
editor.
well. now, that's good You'll laugh
when it dawns on you. Kick dog on
purpose. See? P-u-r-p, purp, o-s-e, US,
purpose; seer"
THAT is the correct way to spell the
word, but would not divide the sylla-
bles in just that manner. P-u-r is the
correct division"
''But that is where the joke comes in.
P-u-r-p. dog, don't you see?"
mo, 1 don't P-u-r-p doesn't spell
dog"
''Of course not. but it means dog"
The editor shook his head mourHfully
"Do you mean to say you have never
heard dog called purp?"
''Never. When young, dog is some
times called pup; but not purp; at
ls4st not by educated people"
'Well. must go now, for I am afraid
shall be late. I'll come in again when
I think of something else real bright.
which very often do"
81 shall be much obliged"
"Not at all. They come natural to
me. Good morningr'
Good morningF'-Wm. 81. Siviter, in
jury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15
HUMOROUS.

, -K1uks-sT consider Jinkles one of
the greatest statesmen in the country"
Gluks-"Great SCOTT! man, what are
you thinking Of? He isn't worth a dol
lar. r."-Minneapolis Journal
Boy Logic.-'You are the twentieth
in the class, Hans That means you are
at the very footl" "Well. papa. how
can help 1t if there are no more boys in
the classr'-Fliegende Blatter.
The Welsh word TO. beer is said to
he ''cwrw." If it were necessary to
pronounce the name before getting q
drink there would be more prohibi-
tionists than there are now.-Emporia
Republican.
do you think that all these Jokes
they make about plumbers are funny2''
said Mrs. Takair to her husband. 81
used to-" was the reply, ''but 1 don't
any more. Not since the water pipes
burst Traveller.
Look here" said the managing
editor to the serf whose business it is to
do contortion tricks with the English
language, You haven't made any jokes
on the grip that amount to any
thing" No" Whats the reason?"
well, / thought ! might Just as well
~oAt SAll kOb ONcE myself oelOr6 Il
tried to be funny about it"-Washfng-
ton Capital.
1T is reported that our Government
Is about to abandon the Weather Bureau
and substitute the "Old Farmers Alma
mac" The latter predicts the weather
year ahead, and makes no more mis-.
takes than the Weather Bureau. besides
telling US On what day of the month
Fourth OF July occurs and the exact
number OF days in February.-Norris-
town Herald.
Lack of Stimulus--Mr. Bouttown-
81 thought you said your law partner.
MI Silvertongue, was such an eloquent
pleader. stepped into the courtroom
yesterday to hear him, but his address
to the jury was very cold and common
place" Mr.. Blackstone-.'Yes. it was;
but yesterday he did not get warmed up
70 his subject You see. he knew our
client was sinnocent"-N. Y Weekly
-"rm afraid your son viii bring your
gray hair in sorrow to the grave" said
one Of the clerks to tho old travelling
man, after listening to a long account
Of the boys misdeeds. mo, he won't;
not much" Here he took on his hat and
displayed smooth, shining caput
"You see, his mother beat him out of
any fun he may have counted on having
with my gray hairs She never gets
left Traveller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15
Albert Items.

From ''Spunk."
Miss Katie Gallon visited her parents
Sunday last.
DR.. Shaw of Great Bend was ir town
Thursday last.
A social dance at Will Campbell's
last Friday night.
Mrs. A. A. Greeneboam returned to
Joliet, Ills, Monday evening last.
just arrived-at Danniel Bird's-a
girl. She's daisey! regular weight.
Travelling Auditor o. A. Brown, of
the Santa Fe, dinnered in our village
Friday last.
S. Jacoby's younger brother arrived
here Thursday last, and is now clerking
in the store.
Rev. Davis, of Lyons, held and inter-
esting and impressive service at this
place Sunday morning last.
We think things have come to a pretty
pass when the boys shake dice to see
who gets the girl. Be careful boys, or
you may both get left.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

TIE Wichita Ne,os-B Beacon 10 author
ity for the statement that Anheuser-
Busch Brewing company has purchased
s25. 900 worth Of property in that city
since the Original package" decision.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

THE state agricultural department
finds, after careful figuring, that at the
present price Of corn, it costs 81, 500 900
more to raise the Kansas crop than it
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

WHEN Senator Ingalls, calls himself a
poor man he means doubtless that he is
poor by comparison with some of his fel-
low senators. His fortune is estimated
at only $500, ,000.-St. Louis Post Die
match
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

ONE of these days in the near future,
the city council of Great Bend will get
together and pass high license ordi-
nance for the purpose of controlling
'original packages" We throw this
out as u feeler.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

THE National Encampment,G G. A. R :,
will be held in Boston. Mas, this year,
on August 18th to 18th. The Kansas
G. A. r. men are going to make an
effort to secure the encampment for
1892 at Topeka. To this end circulars
are out calling q meeting Of all inter-
ested, at Topeka, on May 2Oth, when
preliminary steps will be taken to put
the proper agencies to work. The
national encampment at Topeka would
make it handy for our boys to attend,
but we doubt il it would do Kansas
any particular good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

The ". G. T. U. furnished their
organ in this city with an ''original
package" or what they elasn'ed to be
ian original package" from the govern
or's Office. But the package was broken;
it was not in the original shape; and
the w. c. T. U. will probably find out
that they have grossly violated the
laws of our land in attempting to i'm
pose of their alleged original package
tthe Young petition) on the people of
this county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

Suitor-Perhaps. sir. you don't think
I'm good enough to marry your daugh-
ter.
FatheF-Perhaps do.
well, sir. I'd have you know that
Eve been refused by some of the finest
iouns ladies' In the land. Time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

The farmers in this vicinity who
have unmortgaged farms, and whose
checks are good as gold, raised their
crops on the farm and not on the store
steps and curb-stones. They sowed
seed in good soil, not dissension and
dissatisfaction in the ranks Of men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

In Nebraska the farmers alliance will
put out full state ticket this fall. and
also county tickets in almost every
Aos,nfv
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

PETITIONS were circulated here some
time ago with view Of getting up a
Resubmission Club, and we understand
that large number Of signatures was
secured. On the 23rd inst. the leading
spirits in the resubmission movement
in the State will meet in Topeka, when
the claims of the organization will be
presented to Gov. Humphrey.-Sterling
Champton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

dolS1ngton 1tems.
From the Dispatch.
Quite good deal OF city property is
being sold.
Joe johnson is building an addition
to his residence.
The creamery is receiving over 5000
pounds of milk. daily.
The wheat prospects continue excell-
ent. Prices are advancing right along.
The post Office moved to the new
building on east side of Main street
Tuesday night.
A frost was noticeable several morn
ings the first of the week. The fruit
Is damaged considerable.
Sam Shattuck says he is &25, 900 bet
ter off than he was Tuesday morning.
His wife presented him with fine son
at noon on that day.
The city librarian desires all who
have books belonging to the city library
to return them at once. Some of the
books have been out several months.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15
EDITORIAL OoHCENT.
OWrrH all our prohibition, there are
now sls convicts in the Kansas peniten-
tiary.

GONE, let's take an original pack
age," IL the way the Kansas boys will
now say when they want to liquor up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

THE republican politicions and wire
psllers of Kansas are for John j.
Ingalls,; the farmers and laboring men
Of Kansas are opposed to him. The
election this fall will demonstrate
which is the stronger power of the two.
The republican managers, through
their press, have already began the
work of whipping the party men into
line by telling them that the alliance ia
only q democratic scheme. Last week 8
Register is q fair sample of the way the
entire state republican press is pulling
the strings. 1t is the same old trick, to
stir the farmers up By crying "stop
thief" and the old ring can tote of
the prizes and ''bust" the alliance!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

PRECEDENT HARRIsON's veto Of a
public-buildlng appropriation for a
Texas town is heralded by an ofice-sub-
sidized organ as indicating purpose
not to let the avalanche overwhelm the
administration with the shame Of ex-
travagance." 1t indicated nothing of
the sort. The president vetoed the
bill because he thought $l00, 900 enough
for building at Dallas, and because of
''the urgency and necessity for large
increase in expenditures in certain di-
rections." The avalanche is coming,
but it is made up Of pensions, subsidies,
river and harbor jobs and other items
for the benefit Of the republican party.
Public buildings in democratic districts
must wait or be scaled DOWN.. r.
World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

In 1858 the republican party said
"Hands of the tariff. It is good
enough as it is-must not be changed, -
and they got there on that platform.
Now see the way they are monkeying
with the tariff. 1t ought to disgust all
honorable men who believe that po-
litical party should have honesty of
principle to back it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

60ufh Bend News.
From "Bouncer."
j. B. Prose is visiting friends on the
south side.
The farmers are all busy planting
corn in this locality.
Dan Asher went to Larned on a
business trip Monday.
Rudy Miller has returned to work
with G. P. Ayers again.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moses spent
Sunday at j. L. Roberts.
Wheat prospects were never better
in South Bend than at the present
time.
New members still coming in at the
South Bend alliance. Let the good
work 60 on.
w. Stevens and Chancey Butler, of
Great Bend, were out taking in the
sights last Sunday week.
q. P. Ayers has in about 80 acres of
wheat which is heading out nicely.
Hurrah for South Bend and C. Z.
Vernie Hamilton, who has been sick
with lung fever for the past two or
three weeks, has so far recovered as to
be out again.
j. L. Roberts, one of our good Lib
erty neighbors, who has been suffering
for the past eight or nine months with
paralysis, is not quite as well as usual.
Sunday school at the Hood school
house every Sunday at o'clock, p. m.
Also preaching on the first and third
Sundays of each month, at 8 p. NJ.
J. l.. Roberts, of Liberty, lost a fine
two year old colt last week. He also
had valuable mare badly cut on the
barbed wire fence about the same time.
c. p Ayers went to Nickerson last
week and purchased 200 head of Ari-
zona cattle, which he intends to sum-
mer out here, and then fatten on Barton
county corn this winter. He has
secured the Birney pasture in which to
hold them this summer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-05-15

Bro. CARAwAY, of the Register, is
slowly cultivating an appreciation of
good reading matter. His paper of last
week contained eight seperate articles
from the DEMOCRAT. Follow up the
pointers" we give you, brother, and
you will get out very fair newspaper
in course of time.