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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01

QUITE a large number of. Barton
county alliance men have decided that
they viii pay no more interest on the
loans they several years ago put upon
their farms. Republican papers
throughout the state should take up this
item and give it wide circulation, but
should suppress the fact that the farm.
ers, when they decided to pay no more
extortionase interest. dropped around
and paid OF the loans.
A meeting of the stockholders Of
the First National bank, Of Great
BEND. will be held at their banking
house, on Tuesday, January -, 1891.
at o'clock p. NJ.
= g, = VEKyHE, Gaphies,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01
WEATHER predictions from Prof

WEATHER predictions from Prof.
Foster are to the effect that the first
half of January will be reasonably mild
in the Mississippi valley; and that our
coolest weather will be in February.
That being the case Prof. Fosters pre-
dictions will strengthen our conviction
that we, the favored people of Kansas,
will have but about two months of real
winter. Prof. Foster goes on to pre-
dict that Kansas will have an increase
Of rainfall and better crops IN 1891
than in former years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01
Olafin Cuttings.

From '.Try."
Harry Stewart spent Christmas with
people in Lyons.
o. T. Smith will spend few weeks
here with his brother and friends.
A. G. PIasket is spending the holi-
days in Mcpherson, with his parents.
The waterworks are now completed
and in running order. A little indebt
edness yet remains unpaid.
Will Cresswell will leave soon for
South Salon, Ohio, where he goes to
take charge of a drug store for which
he traded farm 10 Cove county.
Christmas was observed in due form
at the school house. A tree was pro-
vided and loaded with presents for the
Sunday School scholars; short and
appropriate address was delivered by
Elder Wickham, after which Old
Santa appeared on the scene and made
many little heart glad by the pres
ents he distributed.
A. A. German has removed his
Office from the Geutz building, where
it has been for over a year, to Math
Klein's store. This move is made
necessary in order to give room fol-
one more saloon in the town of the old
time-honored type of 1870 to 80; pay
your money and get your drink Mr..
Editor, will you please to inform the
public where these men get their
licenses, so we can get three more, to
make it an even half dozen?
ASK St. Caraway-he poses as the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the party which
forces the prohibitory law down the
throats of the other fellows, while the
joint beer gurgles merrily down the
copper lined esophagus OF the prohi-
bition for policy only republican.
Try Caraway, TRY" -EDIToR.
From the Banner
The German night school is pro-
crossing nicely and about fifteen schol
ars are enrolled.
Miss Clara Luedde is spending the
holidays with her old friends and rela
tives in Ellsworth. She will ireturn to
her school charge after the holidays.
S. A. Giles, we understand, has been
offered good round sum for his patent
electric fire alarm. and while east this
winter will endeavor to close bargain
for the sale of the same.
Master Sam Little received a very
painful wound in his hand on Tuesday
last, by slipping and catching his hand
on meat hook in the butcher shop.
DR.. Campbell dressed the wound. and
Sam viii be among the boys again in a
few days.
DIED-Of typhoid fever, on Sunday
last at B O'clock p. m, Johhy Rick,
aged six years and seven months. Flu.
neral services were held at o'clock p.
m. on Monday. The remains were
inferred in the Montgomery cemetery,
The parents have the sympathy of
all in this their hour of bereavement.
Lbsr-A small 'sysllef" dog claimed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01
The Tarmer All Right.

Verbeck. Kans., Dec. Goth, 1890.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
cannot see why some newspapers
and persons are so badly broken up
about how the farmer members will
run the next legislature. They talk as
though these members were all fools,
and were likely to do nothing but make
blunders and mistakes. Possibly they
may make some mistakes. but show me
a person who never made plumbers.
We are told that ''tbe angels will
weep when the judiciary committee
shall have been appointed" Perhaps
the angels may smile when the appro-
priation committee reports an appro-
priation this gear to pay the sheriffs for
taking the convicts to prison for the
two years last passed; however, if they
do not smile 1 know the sheriffs will.
1 do not think it advisable for ''us re-
publicans" to say much about fool leg
islatures. Since the farmers of this
state are about seven-tenths Of the
waters, and if the republican party Is
working for the interests of the major
ity of the people of this state, what has
it to fear from the farmers? Did not
the farmers bring in their oxen and
rails to help make up our professions in
1860? Where are the oxen and rails
now? Why are they not still with us?
They appear to be dangerous to our
party and country when they are not in
''our procession" They say "they
have become anarchists" / cannot
think so. Suppose we pass in review
some of the history of this country and
see what the farmer has done for the
country. First, Washington, the farm
er who led our armies in the Revolu-
wrote the Declaration of Independence.
There we're Schuyler, Putnam, Adams,
Allen, and that grand old farmer,
Franklin, whom all the gold of Eng
land could not buy; and the thousands
of farm boys who drove the English
soldiers back across the ocean. snip
pose these fellows have heard of
Farmer jackson down at New Orleans,
and his farmer rifemen, and Tyler,
Clay, Benton, Lincoln, Grant, Logan,
and the millions or more farmer boys
that 'sdone up" the south.
Let your fears be banished, for Lin
coin plowed, split rails and dorve oxen,
aud hauled lawyers to the legislature
with his oxen, through Illinois mud;
and went without socks until elected
president-and yet the country lives.
But a man these days to be a repub-
lican must believe the party leaders to
be infallible, and all their reasons to be
just and right, and that all persons who
belong to other parties are rebels,
thieves and rascals. But if he believes
some republican measures to be good
and some bad, and some of the leaders
to be racals; and that the democrats
are not always wrong and that there
are few honest ones among them and
that the farmers are not all fools then
that fellow is .'mugwump." And
should the farmer believe there could
be a better party than either republi-
can or democrat, then he is an
anarchist" If the farmer is wrong
convince him with plain. honest argu-
ned1ts. for he does not have dynnnite
lbonalbs in his wheat when he comes TO
towa, aud is just as peaceable. honest
and well posted as town people.
The farmer is simply looking cut for
bimseIt.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01
IFirst published Dec. 25th, 1901
SHERIFF'S SALE.

On the 9Th day of January, 1891. at 2 o'clock p
NJ, at the west side of the Court House square, in
the city of Great Bend in Barton county, state OF
Kansas,
WILL SELL AT PUBLIC SALE,
the following properly, to-wit: Sixty-four ga
electric light poles, the property of Jacob Staufer
Maria Stauffer Fred Staufer and Emma Stauffei
taken execution in favor Of E. X. Moses, trustee
Dated Dec. "a, 1890.
$40 F. d. WILSON, Sheriff.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01

Hsizsrton Shots.
FROM Remington.
1t still continues dry.
John Byers is reported on the sick
list.
". B. Owings. Of Great Bend, was
out at Heizerton last Sunday.
John Cass and Ed Sterling are visit
ing friends in Coffee county, this state.
Louis Gabbert has moved his black
smith shop from Heller to Olmitz.
Mrs. Samuel Penpa, of Great Bend,
is visiting friends in our vicinity this
week.
Rev. Wise will hold series of meet
ings at the Dunkard church during the
| holidays.
Nellie Coss was visiting friends in
neighborhood of Clarence last Satur-
day and Sunday.
Miss Tam Gould. of Denver, Colo,
is spending the holidays with her par
ents. near Heizer.
Mr. F. Nj. Lutschg, of Heizerton, left
for Topeka this week to attend the
state teachers association.
Chas. Wilkins has organized a sing
ing class in district No. 20, Buffalo
township; meets every Tuesday even
ing.
The Christmas tree at Mt. Pleasant
church was a success in every partieu-
lar. A program consisting Of songs,
recitations, ETC.. was disposed of, then
followed the distribution Of presents
which were many and varied. The
house was tastefully decorated for the
occasion, and added much to the beauty
of the tree. An important feature of
the program was the awarding of
prizes to the ones giving the best recita-
tons. The participants being arranged
in groups according to size and age, the
decisions being left to q committee of
three who seemed to exercise. the ut.
most care in giving their verdict.
Many of the prizes were valuable and
created no little enthusiasm through
out the audience. After late hour
the crowd adjourned, feeling that it
had been an evening well and profitablY
3 spent.
The alliance dinner" given at the
home of Cal Ridenour, in Eureka
I township, on the 26th, brought together
> the largest concourse of people that
. has ever assembled in that 'neighbor.
g hood on any similar occasion. The day
e was extremely pleasant, in fact all that
S one could wish. The crowd began
r gathering early in the morning and
s continued until q late hour. Among
Y the many visitors present, we noticed a
e few of the Great Bend people, who
from all appearances belonged to the
, alliance flor the time being at least
aud seemed to enjoy themselves very
much. After the dinner hour the
time was spent IN singing, social games
etc. at the close of the day the young
: folks feeling that the event was incom.
plete without a dance, prevailed upon
Mr.. Hayes to grant them the use of the
house, which he kindly did. Thus end.
ed O day of merry making.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01
First published Dec. ., 1891
SHERLFPS SALE.

On the 5th day of January, 1884, at IL O'Clock a
m, At the farm of Harrison HORNE which is the
east half OF section 36 in township Is range IA
in Barton county, state of Kansas,
WILL SELL AT PUBLIC SALE,
the following property. to-wit: All the fall wheat
now growing in and upon said east half of section
IS put in by Lee Morgan and Albert Stevenson
and the One-third OF the growing wheat aforesaid
put in and pl anted by said Lee Morgan and Albert
Stevenson to be harvested and threshed when ma
tured, by the said Lee Morgan and Albert Stevenson
at their own expense; making in sl about 100 acres
the property of Harrison HORNE taken execution
in favor of &. F. Diffenbacher.
|. Dated December cath, $780,
$40 F. d. WILSON, Sheriff
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01

Also all the unsold Union Pacific
railroad land in Barton county.
The above lands can be bought at
low prices and on easy terms of pay
ment, Many of these pieces bave
produced in the past three years,
wheat enough. in one season to pay
for the land In full. Now is the time
to secure bargains in lands unsur
passed for wheat growing and general
farming by any in the world. Many
of these farms are we'll improved with
good buildings and large acreage in
growing winter wheat, fine water, etc.
For terms and particulars, address,
A. j. BUCKLAND.
Great Bend, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01
INSURANCE

In the old "Time Tried'' and Fire
Tested" Home of New York, on good
farm property. Take a Farm Policy
on Farm Risks and be right.
Please call on
JOHN F. LEWIS, Agt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01

Pawnee Rock.
From the Leader.
Christmas day was daisy-warm
as mid summer.
A Christmas surprise party at A. B.
French's was enjoyed by the many
present.
Amos Huls has gone into the pen
sion and claim agency business. He
has several important pension cases
that he is working up.
The 6. A. r. Post at this point is
in a flourishing condition. A. B.
Stocking and Isaac s. Sanderlan are
late accessions as members.
Mrs. L. <. Bene6el and her three
children went to Snyder, Ford county
Wednesday to spend Christmas and
New Year with her parents.
Jude Goodale and his three little
children took the 9:O7 train last even-
ing for Riverside, Cal. where they 20
to- Join Mrr. (ioodale and Mrs. Richard
Depue who went out few weeks ago
on visit.
The Christmas tree at the M. E.
church was all that could be expected
taking into consideration the short
time that was given the committees in
which to get it up. The programme
was short but nicely carried out. The
tree was we'll laden with candies and
nuts, and many handsome presents
we're distributed. The house was
crowded with happy little and big
people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01

Year and hoping all old Subscribers
will renew. and that many new ones
may be added to the DEMOCRAT to
commence with the new year; and hop
ing the DEMOCRAT win be a. good
reading matter in the future As it has
been in the past, we wish the editor
unbounded success.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-01

by its owner or owners, to be bird
dog, and valued by the same party or
parties at $40, but worth abo ut ten
cents, with a liberal discount for cash.
Finder will be literally rewarded if he
viii return the ''purp" to its owner or
owners who reside In the north end of
the city. Exchanges please copy.
On Sunday evening last while driving
the cattle from the pasture, Miss Carrie
Gemeinhardt's pony became frightened
and ran away throwing her into barb
wire fence, infiicting very serious and
painful injuries. The doctor was called
and dressed the wounds, and she is re-
ported to be doing as well as could be
expected under the severe difficulties.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23
THE BERNER BILL.

With one eye wabbling around SO
as to catch a possible wink of app
proval from the alliance, and the
other yanked over his shoulder with
a longing glance toward the capitol at
Washington, the railroad wrecker,
Berner, is again hedging some IF the
anarchial features OF his rsilroad bill,
by introducing another that will per,
NIT railroads, which, by the operation
OF his pending bill, would be swal'
owed up in financial maelstrOm toI
violating its provisions to come
under the tax laws of the state where
they are now exempt, and thus save
their bacon.
at is made the duty of the rail.
road commission, with the aid of the
attorney general, to institute proceed.
ings against any railroad company OF
other corporation now exempt from
taxation for any violation of its char
ter, heretofore or hereafter committed
and said corporation may relieve it
self of all penalties for said violations
by filing with the secretary OF state
consent, in writing, to submit to tax
alton; and when SAID consent is SO filed
it shall constitute and be an amend
ment to all the charters of said cor.
poratlons to the extent OF subjecting
them to the taxation for all purposes.
-AmerIcus Times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23

squarely within the party lines of the
Democracy.
While he will fight and work to
have the snb-treasury plan incorpo~
rated in the state and national plat
forms, he frankly announces that even
If the sub'treasury plan is not adopt.
ed, he is still a Democrat, ana will
bow to the will OF majority, whether
his views are incorporated or not.
This is good, honest, square doctrine,
he simply proposes to do Just as he
would expect to be done by. II
the state convention, composed of a
majority favorable to the sub treasury
plan, incorporates that feature in the
Democratic platform, all good Dem
oerats, even if opposed, must acquiesce
IN the will of the majority, and Col.
Livingston will do just what he ex-
poets Others to do stand Oh whatever
platform the Democracy of the state
adopts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23
GEORGIA NEGROES.

There is little danger of an organ.
lied strike among the negro farm la
borers of Georgia, says the Macon
Evening News. Those who are in a
position to speak for them deny that
any such movement is contemp 'ated ,
and express the opinion that it would
be fatal to the best interests of the
negroes themselves.
The general conduct of the negroes
in this state gives weight to the assure
ance thus given. AS rule they have
depOrted themselves remarkably well,
and while some of them have at times
been drawn into foolish and danger
GUS movements by vicious leaders OF
their own race, and worse white men,
these breaks have not been general,
nor have they continued long.
The average Georgia neglo is con-.
tent with his situation. He seems to
appreciate the fact that his rights are
protected in this state and that he has
an excellent chance to get along.
The bitter experience of few years
Immediately succeeding the war when
he was robbed by Freedmen's Bureau
and deluded by scalawag politicians
has induced him to fasten his faith to
the white men among whom he and
his fathers were born and brought up.
He realizes that these are his best
friends, and that his interests are in
volved in those of the people among
whom he lives. He sees liberal pro-
vision made for the education of his
children and enjoys every right and
privilege TO which he is entitled under
the law. Many trades and avoca
tons are open to him here which
would be closed to him in most of tn,
states of the north and west, ei.he
by force or public opinion or by thu
powers of organized white labor.
The negros of Georgia are accunu
lating property, and are coming t.
intelligent and conservative views o
citizenship. They are not to be toole,
by any wild schemes or led into an,
dangerous experiments,
We belive that they will go quietl
along attending to their legitimat
business in The proper way, thus in
creasing the cordially of the relation
already existing between them an
their white friends, making surer th
foundations of their own prosperit
and happiness.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23
Death Of an Infant.

Little Annie May, infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Milholland. passed
sweetly to rest Wednesday evening. Sep
TENDER 18th, 1891. The little bud was
lent to us for only ten months, but had
entwined itself so fondly around our
hearts and became so much a part of our
being that when the angel came to bear
1T heavenward the blow was almost too
heavy to be borne.
Such little break in the sod.
30 tiny to be grave;
Oh, how can I render so soon to God
The beautiful gift he gave?
Must | put you away, my pet,
My tender bud unblown.
with the dew of morning upon you vet.
And your blossom all unshorn?
How shall know my own
When the air is full of wings,
My baby so soon from my bosom flown
To the angel ministering?
My heart is near to break,
| And this is the end of it.
Only little funeral pail,
And empty arm again.
Oh, baby, my heart is sore
For the love that was TO be;
| For the untried dreams of love now Ter
Twixt thee, my child and me,
Yet DER this little head,
Lying so still and sweet,
should thank my god for the bliss of
the dead
For the JOY of the soul set free.
NJ. f. MARTIN.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23
An Attack Of the Llmm,es.

'Iu the swailing swirl of the sough
full wind, as the gust goes glooring by
| sit by the hole OF the banetul borch
with a moan and a soulful sigh. The
mellowing mists of the caves are low,
and the frog in the dankful marsh
chirps chirpingly sad in the ghoLlr
some gloom, in swiveriDg voice and
harsh
/" oh, where is the swing of the swoon-
full swish,
And the voice of the flim-fiam foul!
Methinks it means from the murky
mould,
And the home of tue hootful owl
"Now swivel me swift from the
surging spring, I'm weary of void
and wind the grewsome graik of the
jobberwock comes jimmering to my
mind. The feeble song of the sport
some frog comes solemnwise, sough-
ing slow, and again / hear by the
bournful birch the wall of his wimpled
woe:
"'Oh, where is the swing of the swoon-
full swish,
From the land of the springful sprole?
Must the blue mists blur on the drinkful
drale,
And freight with their frought my
soul?'
81 dreamed, ! dreamed of Amelie
Rives, in the dim of the darksome
dark, and thought / rode Cd a mourn-
tul main in the prov OF a pulliul bark.
| wrought rhyme as roamed along,
in the stream OF the starful grote; |
woke at dawn in the dimpled day,
and above is the rhyme l wrote. ~
Bradford Era.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23
M0ST roe the MARK.

The bill to place sleeping car lines
and express and telegraph companies
under the control OF the state rail.
road commission passed the Senate
last Thursday by a vote o. % to Is.
1t was amended in the Senate, how
ever, by striking out that clause
which refers to sleeping car lines,
though it is dou -ttul if the House will
concur in the amendment, and the
bill will probably pass in its original
shape.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23
Our Very Best Oeoofe.

Confirm our statement when we as
that DR.. Ackers English Remedy is
In every way superior to any anGally
other preparations tor the Throat and
Lungs. In Whooping Cough ard
Group, it is magic and relieves at
once. We offer you a sample bottle
tree. RENDER, this Remedy is sold of
a positive guarantee by Dean q Davis
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23
LIVINGSTON ALL RIGHT.

One of the most noteworthy utter,
ances recently made is that of Col. L.
F. Livingston, president of the state
alliance, in his speech Friday night
before the legislature and the people
at the Capitol.
Whatever may have been the sus>
picion, from Col. Livingston's pre-
vious utterances, that he was not
sound in his faith, even the most
skeptical must now admit that there
was no equivosation or uncertainty
about his announcement that he stood
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23
Whot the isbmaeGts would Do

If the Ishmaelite we're able to stand
the expense OF the thing, it would buy
the present Georgia legislature and
preserve it in alcohol-that is to say,
that part OF it net already thus pre-
served.-Sparta Ishmaelite.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

The attention OF subscribers in ar
resrs is directed to the cross marks
that will be found on their papers
this week. They will be there if
your subscription is due. We haven't
time to see every subscriber, but we
do need every dollar you owe us.
Come with your dollar when you see
the cross marks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23

CoRRUPr literature is doing more
today for disruption Of domestic life
than any other cause. Elopemepts,
marital intrigues, sly correspondence,
fictitious names given at post Office
windows, clandestine meetings at
parks and at ferry gates, and in hotel
parlors, and conjugal perjuries are
among the damnable results. When
a woman, young or old, gets her head
thoroughly stuffed with modern nov
els she is in an appalling peril.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23

THE ninety-four who voted against
the acceptance by the state Of the At
lanta soldiers poorhouse have pre-
pared formal apology, which will be
issued to the public in a few days.
Their action needs no apology, and it
will show lack of manhood in send
Ing forth ely such document. The
consciousness of having done right
needs no apology.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23

WHEN the bill to tax dogs came up
the wits OF the House fred their keen
sabre at it AID laughed in resonant
tones. 1t Is astonishing how funny a
man can be when he is drawing 81 a
daY from the state. Such wit as
they emit, however, wouldn't bring
Eve cents column, solid nonpareil,
10 any respectable newspaper office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-09-23

THE Atlanta folks had big dsmo>
cratic rally Tuesday night, at which
Congressman Crisp and Livingston,
Governor Northen and others spoke.
All the speakers stood squarely on
the democratic platform.