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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

spent the evening, Wednesday, Of the
residence of John Herris, on the
Walnut. a couple of young ladies
from Hutchinson are visiting 9th the
family of Mr. Harris.
On Tuesday, September 9th, the
fremen of Great Bend oil give a
grand benefit ball. all arrangements
are being made for the hest of music,
callers, etc., and one of the pleasant
est dances Of the season will he guar
9nteed.
B. F. Kuggles, of Hoisington, is
making an effort to organize post of
the g: 4. r at that place. He hes
now seven of the old eeterans on the
roll, and thinks it will not be long
until he has o sufficient number to
complete the organization.
The peoples convention to nominate
a state ticket met in Topeksyesterdsy,
the 18th. Barton county's delegates
were: G. Cochran of Eureka, Mr..
Fits of Homestead, Al. L. Harrison
of South Bend and Mrs. A. Y. McCor-
mick of this city. They will get home
this noon.
0The city school board made levy
of Is mills ON the dollar for the general
fund for 1890, and at its meeting
Tuesday night the city council refused
to approve the levy. Many people
question the advisability of the council
thus interfering with the business of
the school board.
DIED-On Tuesday evening. August
IL, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
K. Bunting, of this city. The little
one has been sick for some time.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the family residence at 1 o'clock this
afternoon, and the remains inferred in
the Stafford county cemetery.
Mrs. Stockschlager, sister of Mrs.
Parker Corbin and aunt of the Gaunt
boys died at her home in the west
part of the city Tuesday night, after
an illness Of long standing. Funeral
services will be held this, Thursday,
afternoon, and the remains laid to rest
in the Dunkard cemetery, north west
] of town.
On Wednesday afternoon last John
Spar, young man about nineteen
years old, committed suicide by Jump
ing into a seventy-five foot we'll, in
Pawnee county, near Iarned. He
was a German, with no relatives in
this country, and is thought he became
Respondent over his lonely condition
and ended his troubles by suicide.
Wells Bros. the north side horse
dealers, were in town Saturday with a
couple Of fine standard bred horses.
One of them they have just purchased.
He is a fine chestnut stallion "Trinculo
No. 2643," by "Monroe 6O9," dam by
Robert McGregor 647," Cd dam by
Chilly Denton Co." Their other horse
which they were exhibiting was two>
sear-old filley, by Wondermaker."
The Wells Bros. are doing a power of
good by encouraging the improvement
Of horses in Barton county.
The way of the editor is hard. Weare
informed that Mr.. Lewis, editor of the
Pawnee Rock Leader, was treated to a
threshing last Saturday at the hands
of +. P. Condreay, the brilliant cores.
pendent of the Eagle Optic, who writes
over the name ''Observer." These
things are happening a little too fire.
quent around this vicinity. We are
carrying an elm club in our pocket.
We presume Brother Leftwich will
sympathize with his afflicted neighbor.
Harmed Chronoscope.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14
First published July 81, $780,
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Mantle Savings Bank
Lucinda Brewer and George "
Brewer jr., Frank BrO<er,
Daniel Brewer, Mary f
Brewer, Lorenzo Brewer, Ar
thur Brewer, ChesterA Brow
er, Perry Brover, Clark
Brewer, Charles A Brewer,
minor heirs of GeorgeW Brewer,
deceased. and Lucinda Brewer,
administrative of the estate of
George w Brewer, deceased
By virtue of Special Execution to directed
and delivered, issued out of the 3Dth District Court
of the State of Kansas sitting in and for Barton
County, in said State. xill, on Monday Sept 1,
A. d. 1890, between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. m.
and O'Clock p. of said day, ct the Court House
west door in Great Bend in the County and State
aforesaid, offer at public sale and sell to the highest
bidder, tor cash ih hand, the following described
real property, TO sit:
The northeast quarter q of section No. twenty
four GA, in township No seventeen 90, range No.
thirteen 3) west, lying and situate in the county
of Barton and state of Kansas:
Said property to be sold commanded by the
said Special Execution. =
F. ID. WILSON, Sheriff.
Sheriff Once, July soth, 1890. 1922
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Ftank II. Brock writes Cor the
DEMOCRAT 60 be sent him s0 Wesl
milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

EoIsingson gill hold more embryo
politicisns next Wednesday than she
aEee bef08e contained.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Morrison Bros, of this city, have
completed their contract Oh the Pueblo,
Col, mineral palace, and it has been
accepted. Will o. and Jack will prob
ably be home this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Prof. John McDonald's lecture at
the Presbyterian church last Thurs
day night was not largely attended,
but was we'll received by those pres.
ent. He is pleasant speaker, and
thorough educator.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

1T gained so heavily in the vicinit'
of Ellinwood Monday morning that
stopped threshing operations.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Anything that has four legs, a tail,
and barking apparatus is dog; and
the tax on it is 50 or So, according to
the gender. Pay the taxes on your
dog, or his bark will get peeled.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Prof. VIM. Reece came home from
Russell last week, where he had been
conducting county normal. He
reports the country great deal dryer
over on the divide along the U. P.
road than in Barton county, and tho
they lack for good drinking water.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

What watering the trees in the park
have recently received did them a
power of good, and they should receive
more of the same kind of treatment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

flames Keenan,, of Seward, called
on the DEMOCRAT Monday and made
himself square on the books.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

The editor ran up against W. w.
Stewards, at Hoisington, last Thurs
day, and got good supply of infor-
nation, inspiration, Justification, con-
siderable jollification, little indigna-
ton mixed with explanation, and
quite . dose of prvgnostication.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

A fine girl baby was born unto MIR.
and Mrs. Louie Zutavern Of this city,
last Friday, aud Louie now acts like
he owned the earth and few outside
planets with fence around the whole
constellation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

THE BEST MADE-Bohemian, steel
cooking ware. Neat, servicable and
handy. You will find it only at Marcus
Friends east of post Office. He has
just received supply. Try this ware
and you will use no other.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

2nother good rain visited this local
ity Sunday night, and helped to put
the groun86 n shape for fall seedlings
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

E. Simmons has added to his stock
of furnature a complete stock of
undertakes goods. and solictis a
share of the public patronage.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Samuel Parma, of Heizerton made
this office a social call, Saturday last.
He has property in the west end OF
town and will move to town next
month to receive school advantages.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

The alliance ladies served dinner in
tie Hume building last Saturday, and
had good run Of hungry patrons,
Lots of town people awaited themselves
of an opportunity to partake of solid
country grub"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Nm. R Smith, of New york City,
gets the DEMOCRAT in order tina: be
may ksep Soated on Baeton sounty
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

S. j. Shaw is now owner Of the
Farmers q Merchants bank block
except that part occupied by the bank.
Dock will need several brick blocks
to back him in order 10 engineer Jim
Hallowell to victory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

a. Campbell. of Ellinwood. called
Saturday and made himself aquare
8sith the DEMOCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

dsChris and Lena" the two dutch
ersp will De o the Grand, August 31st.
Secure YOUR seats in time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

No one will sell you cheaper hard
ware, farm implements, cutlery, etc.
than j. b Owings, east ~ the post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

VIZ De brother-in-lav of E. ".
Waynansa is @lerking with Theo.
Griffith Che groceryman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Secure your seats for "Chris ane
Lena - on the 30 inst, at the Grand
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

The state board of equalization
raised the valuation of Barton county
property Is per cent. Last year and
the wear before our valuatio was
raised 8 per cent, by the state board.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Mrs. Jann Morrison, of Peabody; j.
E. Heller and A. l.. Peugh, of Hois-
ington, were new subscribers added -
our list last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Mrss Rmo NJ. Gage, living in The
@est part of the city, liea very i'll witt
a feGer and heart trouble.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

A fire, Saturday last: consumed the
house of George Peck, of Albion town.
ship, ana all its contents. The origin
of the fire is not known.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

The trotting race last Saturday was
the biggest thing Of the kind held in
Great Bend for many day. There
is no reason why a trotting association
could not be formed and made success
full here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

For hardware, tinware, house fur
nishing goods, and fancy articles,
Sterett's is the cheapest place to buy.
Cali and see for yourself.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

On Saturday night, and morning
and evening on Sunday. the Free
Methodists will hold meetings in the
Arcade hall on south Main street.
Preaching by Rev. j. j. Wayt and
others
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

j. B. Owings wants to show you
farm implements IF all kinds.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14
COAL

go q T.
l wish to say to the people of Great
Bend and Barton county:
That l keep constantly on hand a
large stock of Canon City Coal. /
also keep other Colorado and Eastern
soft Goals.
E. F. MowREY.
Office and yard one block north of
square.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Bohemian cooking ware at Marcus
Briend'ss 1t Is the best made. Try
e.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

There5 will probably be fun before
08.e council on Che evening of che
0llth
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

The Merchants Mercantile Agency
met Monday evening last and revised
their d. b. lists. All the gentlemen
in the agency express themselves well
satisfied with the business of the
agency
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

The Womans Mutual Benefit Asso-
ciatdon, will serve dinner in the school
building at Hoisington August Goth.
All are cordially invited. Dinner 20
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14
4OcAG COMMENT.

Grea9 Bends two o. p. houses
closed up Saturday last. .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Llliance Washer. at Flint Il Cos.
Nwo Ioors west of First National Bank.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14
First published July Il, 1891
SHERIFFS SALE.
State Of Kansas.
Barton County,
T. O. Cole

The Great Bend Land and Lot CorHpany-
By virtue of Special Execution to me directed
and delivered, issued out of tine 10Th District Court
of the state of Kansas sitting in and for Barton
county, in said state, will, on Monday August Is
A. D. 1890, bet%een the hours of 10 O'Clock a.
and ocloca p of said day at the court house
west door in Great Bend, in the County and State
aforesaid, offer public sale and sell to the
bidder, for cash in hand the following described
real property, to-wit-
The east half CO of the southeast quarter "a of
section No thirty -t~o e5sD, township No nineteen
49,, eange No thirteen t13l west Of the 9Th r NJ
in Barton County. Kansas
Said property to be sold As commanded by the
said Special Execution.
F. D. WILSON, Sheriff
sAerf's oasce, July 10th, 1880. 1870
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

How do you like the prospect of
no school in this city the ensuing
year?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

G. N. Downs and DR.. Heximer,
of Stanford, Conn, came out to see
the trotting race between the Rovell
and Fletcher horses. They returned
Monday morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

PIows, drills. harrows and sodocut-
tiers are going out of Great Bend every
day in large numbers. Guy. farmers
are preparing for another big wheat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

Miss Lila Bolinger has been engaged
as one of the teachers in our city
schools, at salary of $50 per month.
A good selection by our school board.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

The levy for city taxes, as made by
the council this week, is one and one
half cents on the dollar, which will
make the total city taxes little heav.
Ter than last year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

John Dawson received a telegram,
Wednesday, stating that Mrs. Daw-
sons mother was lying at the point of
death at the home of Mrs. McCarty,
Topoka
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

An old man. Mike Donahue, che
has been making his home with John
Pritchard for some years, died Friday
evening last. Funeral services we're
held Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-08-14

A. w. Henning, OF Eliinvood,
called Monday and subscribed for the
DEMOCRAT. He was an interested
witness of Che great trotting race last
Saturday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06
Wives and Their Incomes.

am satisfied that if there could come
sudden revelation of all hearts we
should be astounded at the amount of
soreness and chatting and secret unhap-
piness which exists beneatha multitude
of roofs in the hearts of seemingly
happy wives, says a writer in Harper's
Bazaar, and which could instantly be re-
moved by the certainty of even small
income which they could call their own
Either wife should be in the domestic
establishment recognized partner, or
she should be salaried officer, with the
rights which that implies. In no case
should she be mendicant. One of the
best wives and mothers l ever knew
once said to me that she should never
consent to the marriage of her daugh-
ters without perfectly definite under
standing that whatever money they
were to have from their husbands
should be paid to them on definite days
as regularly as if it were a salary, with
out any application on their part. "No
man can possibly understand" she said,
chow sensitive woman shrlnks from
asking for money. If | can help it my
daughters shall never have to ask for
II
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06

cousin. eyes: why did you ask %
"Why, I noticed quite number of his
books entitled digests, and [ thought
maybe it was medicine he was takin'
too. - Washington Post.
WIFE-"Oh, how could you deceive me
SO? When you told me you owned this
house you didn't say word about the
two mortgages"
Hubbie-"And when I used to toy
with those golden tresses, you never
told me they wern't indigenous. lip
pinoOt'S.
81 SUPPOSE, Tommy, you love your
sister very much" said the gentleman
who was paying his addresses to Tom
my's sister.
Tommy-''I love her when there are
fellers around. She is mighty good to
me then, but she is as cross as the mis-
chief after they are gone. She is like a
fiddle. She is no good without beau.
Amt that so, Fan ?'-Teras SJtiaegs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06
BACKWARD,
By CHARLEs LoTIN HILDRETH

BY CHARLES LOTIN HILDRETH.
There is a perfume in the air day
The breath of young grass in the meadows
Or from the misty woodland far away
Or from the orchard blooms like censors
swinging.
l know not what but like wild, sweet strain,
Half heard and half imagined from the dis
1t wakes old thoughts and memories in my
brain,
And stirs my heart with passionate insist
1t leads me backward through the lapse Of
z time;
And enc by one, as in solemn vision
Arise the dreams that made my youth sublime,
The forms that dwelt in childhoods lands
elysian.
Again see the moons mysterious glow
Upon those golden domes and spires en-
chanted
Again l hear the melodies that flow
Through those dim wales by shapes of beauty
haunted.
Again stand aud gaze upon the West,
For something hid behind the far hills breast,
New lands new seas, new starry splendors
burning.
And rs a traveller who stops awhile
To rest upon some lofty promontory,
Looks back along his path for many mile
All blent and bathed in mild, ethereal glory,
So looking on the dim, departed years,
With all their barren waists and thoTny
places
1 lose the memory of their trials and tears,
And only see the fair, poetic graces.
But not with idle pain and weak regret
| mourn the days that nothing can restore
l linger Ger the past a moment yet,
Then turn with courage TO the way before
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06
An Essay on the Moon.
From Longman's Magazine.

From Longman's Magazine
The following extract from an essay
on s'The Moon" affords-in defiance of
it's title-some notwithstanding glimpses
Of sublunary home life.
"To look at the white moon shining
threw your winder at night, sitting on
the edge of the bed, and listnin to your
father and mothers knives and forks
rattlin on their plates, while they are
getting their niced suppers, is the ,prlt-
fist site you ever seed. When it's liver
smell it all the way up stairs. 1t looks
very brite and nearly all white. Once
when they was having fried fish
and potaters l crep out of my bed
room to the top Of the stares all
in the dark, just SO as to have
better lissen and nearer smell. /
forget weather there was a moon that
night. | don't think as there was, cose
] got to the top of the stars afore new
I was there, and | tumbled right down
to the bottom of the stares, bursting
open the door at the bottom, and roll
ing into the room nearly as far as the
supper table. My father thote Of Civ
ing me the stick for it, but he let my
mother give me bit Of fish on some
bread, and told me to skittle off to bed
again. l an sure there was not a moon,
else / should have seed there wasn't a
top stare when put my foot out slow
[ only skratted my left eye and ear a bit
with that last bump at the bottom,
witch was hard one. Stares are steep
err than girls think, speshilly where the
corner is.
Boys who say as the man in the
moon was sent there for pickin up
sticks on the Sunday are simpletuns
and don't no nothing about the moon
what it's like You should not call them
names, but jest tell them that what they
think is the mans eyes and nose and
mouth is only vallys and holes witch
you cant say now as the Bible didn't
tell you of it. Then if they say to you
as the moon is not all of them thou
sends of miles off, else how could the
cow Jump over it, do not call these poor
boys names, else you would be cow
ard; but just tell them nicedly and
gently as you never did beleave about
that there cow Tell them as not even
race horses could do it, but only han
gils, and they will beleave you, and
thank you for making them wiser every
day If these simpletuns say to you as
they do not beleave that the moon is
round, cose what about it's getting
smaller and smaller and shapin itself
difrent, Just tell them as it is all along of
spinnin round like, that's all, and they
viii beleave you, and say thank you for
all that you have told them.
Everything about the moon is true,
so mind and stick to it, witch you will
be rewarded for, and not be fritened of
lying down on your death bed"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06
Concerning the Hand.
From the Chicago Tribune.

One of the most common signs of
want of good breeding is.a sort of I'M
comfortable consciousness of the hands,
an obvious ignorance of what to do
with, them and painful awkwardness
in their adjustment. The hands of a
gentleman seem perfectly at home
without being occupied; they are ha-
bituated to elegant repose, or if they
spontaneously move it is attractivelv.
Some of Queen Elizabeth's courtiers
made playing with their sword hits an
accomplishment, and the most effective
weapon of the Spanish coquette is her
fan. Strength in the fingers is a sure
token of mental aptitude. When
Mutius burned his hand off before the
eyes of his captors he gave the most
indubitable proof we can imagine Of
fortitude, and it was natural that amid
the ferocious bravery of feudal times a
bloody hand in the center of an escutch-
con should become the badge Of a
baronet of England.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06
An Elephants SelfDenial.


While in England Capt. Marryat, the
novelist, was intensely interested in the
devotion and self-denial of huge ele-
plant. The beast was defending him
self from swarms of mosquitoes, using
large branch to keep them from the
crannies and cracks in his thick hide
His prosecutors were still annoying him
greatly, as was evident from his motions
when his keeper appeared with little
child. This he laid down before the
animal, saying, Watch it !" and walked
off small whisk from the large Dough,
and, instead Of tanning himself, directed
his attention to driving away every mos
quito from the infant. He continued
this until the keeper returned two hours
after, thus setting, though a brute, an
example of devotion which few men
would have initiated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-06
Powder Marks in Suicide.
From the illustrated American.

From the Illustrated American.
1t is now beginning to be admitted
generally that a wound inflicted with a
modern fire-arm may be accompanied
by neither scorching nor powder tat
tooing, though the weapon may be held
very close, if the bullet be driven by
one of the modern Eliminates contained
in the same cap with the proiectile.
This lack of marks, formerly held to be
unfailing, has given rise somtimes to
theories of murder.
A case in point is reported from In
dia. A Hindoo went down into the
sandy bed of river and shot himself
through the head with revolver of 40
callber, making wound about the
edges OF which there was not the slight
est blackening or scorching That he
committed suicide there is no doubt, as
the sandy ground showed no traces OF
other footsteps than his and as he left a
note saying that he intended to kill him
self