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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
HOISINGTON.

From the Dispatch
Several of our young people went to
Olmitz Sunday, to have their fortunes
told.
We understand that W. G. Smith has
purchased lots on east First street ard
will erect residence to rent.
A new school building or an addition
to the old enc will be erected in HoiS-
ington during the coming summer.
Wheat continues coming into town
right along. some days over 900 bush
els being marketed. A number OF
farmers in this vicinity are holding for
better prices. Rather risky.
The Friends of Rev. Z. NJ Pitkin
and wife. to the extent of about thirty,
gave him surprise party at his resi-
dence in this city on Tuesday evening,
February IL, it being his thirty-sixth
birthday.
Hoisington intends having first
class ball team the coming summer, one
that viii be able TO compete with any
in cefftral OF western Kansas. There
will be a number of professionals in
the team and all will be first class
players.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
The Bonanza.

The grandeSt entertainment of the
year to be given in the G. n. G. chapel,
Saturday evening, Feb. 2Sth, 1891, in
the interest of the Guerilla Society of
the college
The stage viii be enlarged and
appropriately fitted for the occasion.
Those participating in the exercises
have spared neither time nor pains to
make this grand success.
HISTORY AND PURPOSE OF THE GUER-
LILA SOCIETY
On Wednesday evening, Dec. 18th,
1889. a number of the young men of the
college met and organized a society to
be known as the Guerilla Society of
the G. \. CO. The first purpose of this
society was an organized protection for
those wishing to allow a growth of
beard upon their youthful faces. But
some funds having accumulated in the
treasury, it was decided to use them
for benevolent purposes. Accordingly
on Feb. 4th, 1890 a charter was grant
ed the society by the state for period
of twenty-five years. The proper
officers were elected and business began
at once by loaning the funds to deserv-
ing and responsible students at a very
low rate of interest. The funds of this
| association are to be perpetual.
We give this entertainment as a
means of increasing our funds. The
following is the
PROGRAM:
Music, G.. n. G. band.
Mark Twain and the Interviewer.
Leah. the EorSaken.
Mr.. Man and his Wife. Miss Harris
Arnold Death-b bed Miss Humphrey
Music, Piano.
Merchant of Venice, Court Scene
Awful Lovely Philosophy Miss Walling
1ngomar, the Barbarian
The Raven. en.------.-------Pr Prof Leahy
Music, G. Y. c. band.
The Three Lovers. Pautomime
Every body come. Admission 15 cts
COMMITTEE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26

KANSAS took first premium ar the
centennial for the best state display
and that was the biggest advertisement
she has ever had and the best. 1t
brought immigration and capital with
in her boundaries Will the present
legislature bedim the luster of Kansas
by appropriatiDg the Insignificant, pal
try, puny sum of s15. 900 to uphold the
reputation of the great state of Kansas?
Don't do it gentlemen. Be men or
nothing. Don't go on record at all if it
can'tb creditable. Fifteen thousand
dollars, Why it wouldn't be fly speck
on the nose We would cut off to spite
our own tsce.-AritnRtun EntkrpffSe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
The Disagreeable IF"

An exchange, commenting on the
assignment of John D. Knox s. Co.
Topeka investment brokers, says; IF
the firm had not tried SO hard to keep
up the credit Of Kansas securities it
might today be out of the SOUP"
Yes, ''if" Kansas farmers had not
had such high rate of interest to pay
a great many of them would now be
''out of the SOUP"
''If'' the rate of interest had not been
so high, loan agents would not have
been able to place money on property
that they could not realize on when it
had to go to sale on foreclosure.
''If'' it had not been 50 easy to secure
loans the past few years many farmers
and spectators would not have mort.
gagged 20 heavily, snd only such men a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
His Second 0Rense.

Concerning the ''quiet young man"
arrested at Eilinwood last week for
horse stealing, ,lsee account in Ellinwood
Itemsl and taken back to Edwards
county, the Kinsley Graphic says:
Wiley Gardner, a former we'll
known character in this county, but
who has recently been in the Indian
Territory, came home last Friday night
and went out to his fathers place in
Wayne township. He was riding a
dun colored horse. He left home again
Saturday night, but left the horse at his
fathers place and appropriated one be-
longing to Frank McGill. Wiley rode
Franks horse to EIiinwood. Sunday
Sheriff Scott received a postal card
from Pratt county describing the horse
and man who WAS supposed to have
taken the horse. The sheriff then be
gan his search for the Pratt county
horse and found the one answering the
description at old man Garineris. He
then got on Wiley's track and located
him 1t Ellinwood, where he 1.-THE sheriff.
telegrapbed to the marshal and also to
the sheriff of Barton county to arrest
the young man. On Wednesday Sher-
if Scott and Frank McGill went down
TO Eliinwood and got the young man
and horse, arriving home yesterday
noon. This Is Gardner,s second
ofense- We understand. he having been
sent TO the penitentiary from Pawnee
county several years ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
ELLINWCOD.

From the Advocate.
Isaac Bacon has been very sick the
last week.
Messrs. John and Mat Dick returned
this week from Wisconsin. That state
is also experiencing a very mild winter.
The trial of GLENN VS. Harrison, in
Justice Redmond's court last Thursday
was decided in favor of the defendant.
Mr.. GLENN will appeal to the supreme
court.
Bro. Clark, of the Holsington Dis
patch, is complaining of some one steal
ing his coal. Anyone who is mean
enough to steal from an editor ought,
in our opinion, be hung.
Messrs. VIM. and Henry Schrapei re-
turned to their homes in Dakota and
Minnesota, respectively. last Tuesday
evening. They were favorably i'm
pressed with Kansas and may be ex-
pected back.
A young man-whO was looked upon
as very quiet gentleman, took up
his residence in cur city last Sunday
morning, riding into town on a very
nice horse. Nothing was thought of it
and nobody seemed to know him. while
he walked around town trying Io sell
saddle and two revolvers. Our marshal
Chas. VosSen, received card notifying
him that horse had been stolen at
Kinsley, and on examination. it was
found that the horse the quiet mar
brought to town answered the descrip-
ton exactly, whereupon the young man
was arrested on suspicion by the mar
shaI and Mr.. BarngrOver. Mr.WilsO1,
the sheriff, soon came down and ex-
amining the horse. he swore out war
rant for the quiet man, for bringing
stolen property into Barton county and
took the young man off to Jail. In the
evening he returned in company with
the sheriff of Edwards county, and
took the horse along. The quiet man
claims to live wherever he stays, and
that he raised the horse. He Will here
after probably live in Jail a while.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
He Will Not Explain.

Recently we asked the postmaster at
Great Bend to explain why letter
mailed at Claflin one evening did not
reach the delivery box, where it should
have been by 8 o'clock the next morn
ing at the latest, until O'Clock in the
afternoon. Also, how he became
possessed of the contents of another
letter mailed the next week, and having
reference to the former letter which
was held back. And this is the way
our ''cute" and meddIing p. M. pretends
to answer such serious charges:
All right brother, Try mailed the
letter 20. k" and it came in on the
Mo. Pac., and got in the DEMOCRATS S
p. o. box on time. No one illegally
knew" the contents of the letter.
Well as to the legality of what the con-
tents we're as we are not a lawyer, we
cannot determine But Stokey got
between the devil and the Deep Sea-
and took the the devil bv---out of
it," That's all and nothing more.'' -
Register.
Evidently the political roustabout
who was forced upon the people here as
postmaster, against the protests of a
large majority, thinks there is no need
for even denying that he is neglecting
his business as postmaster while run
ming about the country trying to build
up the political fences so disastrously
scattered by last falls cyclone. He
appears to think that there are no per-
sonal or individual, public or private
rights which he should respect; and be-
cause he was SO successful in securing
bis position as postmaster. against the
plainly expressed protests of the patrons
of the office, he appears to think there
is nothing for the people to do but
''grin and bear it.'' One fine day he
will be diSabuSed of this idea.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
Kansas Never Repudiates.

Kansas never repudiates an honest
debt. 1t never robSed anybody. 1t
never ignored just financial obligations.
Her people have at various times been
outrageously plundered by chattel
mortgage sharks, by Shylocks of vari
Gus kinds, by corporate and private
highwaymen, who have made her COM
mon prey. but there has never been a
reputation of even such obligations;
and every dollar owed by Kansas farm
ers to eastern and other creditors, will
either be paid upon maturity, or such
steps will be taken as to strengthen
and not weaken the securities, by
placing the debtor class i'm position to
realize upon their assets and thus to
meet all their liabilities. All this hue
and cry about reputation and the i'm
perilling of Kansas securities by vicious
legislation is simply raised by sore
Loaded partizans. who. smarting under
the overwhelming defeat which has
overtaken them, are exerting them
selves to retaliate upon the people who
have succeeded to the control from
which they have been very properly
ousted.-Central Kansas Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
were reasonably sure of being able to
pay out on their loans would have got


pay out on their loans would have got
money.
ssIf'' only such men had been able to
secure loans, the loan companies would
not have to take in so much worthless
property, and ''if'' they did not have to
buy in so much dead property they
would not now have to foreclose on
good loans as we'll as bad to get even
''If'' the state of Kansas had not
been for the last twenty-five years
under the control of a party whose
leaders were generally lot of town lot
and land speculatOrs Kansas would
never have been drawn into the system
of overworked credit that she now suf-
fers from.
These are some of the disagreeable
''ifs'' that stand out glaringly before
the public and admonish us that halt
must be called and might as we'll be
called now as any time.
Let us now call attention to a few
Ifs that may keep, not only the loan
companies, but the people generally out
of 1.-The soup:"
If the rate of interest is reduced and
laws made that will keep it SO that a
farmer can make a living and pay his
interest as well as lay by a sinking fund
with which to meet his loan when due
there will be no trouble getting money
when good security is offered.
If men cannot get loans except on
gilt edge security the thousands of land
spectators who have been in the habit
of getting hold of any sort of land, put
ting plaster on it for all they can get
and never intending to lift that plaster,
will have to seek other fields than Kan
sas, and the credit of the better and
more responsible class Will be strength
ened thereby.
And lastly, but certainly not least, if
the present legislators will provide for
a constitutional convention whereby
the cumbersome and spasmodically
thrown together statutes OF our state
may be revised and simplified, all peo-
pie both in the state and out will become
more familiar with the existing laws
and give an intelligent expression of
their wishes as to what should be done
to insure prosperity, moral. financial
and educational
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
NEIGHBORHoOD HAPPENINGS.
CLAFLIN.

From the Banner
And the snow and rain continues TO
come, and the farmers continue to
smile
DR.. Lash was up from Ellinwood
Thursday, attending some of the sick
in this city.
Real estate in Barton county will un-
dergo the greatest boom during the
| coming year that it has ever expert
enced since the organization of the
county.
There will be an oyster supper given
at the residence of Mr.. n. E. Norris on
Tuesday evening next, for the benefit
of Rev. Thompson. Everybody is in
| vited.
A very interesting time was had at
Valley school house literary meeting
last Thursday evening. The society
holds its meetings regularly every two
weeks.
camp have decided to hold grand
masquerade ball in this city on Friday
evening, March 13. 1891. This will be
their last dance for the season, and will
be made one of the graDdest affairs
that has ever taken place in this city.
a man in this town is charged up
with 200 pounds of coal stolen from
the editors coal pile last Sunday night.
Better call and settle before publicity is
given. We are onto you.-Dispatch
Now Bro. Clark, aren't you estimat-
ing it little high? Wasn't it 2, instead
of 200 pounds? To think of it, an edi-
tor possessing 200 pounds Of coal all at
one time! Simply absurd. ''We're onto
you Bro. Clark
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
Caraway Acknowledges the Fit.

If merchant were to stand at the
door of his place of business, and on
every opportunity loudly proclaim how
honest, upright and reliable he was.
everybody would be suspicious OF him.
Is it any less ridiculous Cor a newspaper
man to use his paper TO boast of his
honesty?-Gutter Snipe-
Well that depends, for some news
paper men we would say NO, most en-
phatically.-Register.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26

THE Nebraska senate passed reso-
luton Saturday declaring It TO be the
sense Of that body that no radical
usury laws should be enacted this ses-
sion- This means that legal interest
rates will remain unchanged, and that
no ''stay law" viii be enarted- It is a
decided defeat for the radical wing of
the sllfunc9,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
PAWNEE ROCK.

From the Leader.
Mr.. Earnest Smith and brother Sam.
were both called to Marion county
Kansas, last Sunday to attend the
funeral of their sister. Mrs. Henry
Ruga. who died Sunday morning
Where are the disgruntled fellows
who pine for the swamps of Florida or
the mpnotpnous ail-sumMer weather Of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26

BLAINE's reciprocity business is the
squarest kind of back down on pro-
lection. 1t is practically free trade
under an assumed name. If the repub-
lican party think they can win with
James c.. on a democratic platform of
reciprocity in 1892, they will be as
badly fooled as they were in the big 9TH
district when they tried to elect James
r. Hallowell on greenback platform.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

MONEY should be so plenty that it
would seek property, instead of having
property go all over this and other
countries in search of money.-Onaga
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26

IT Is estimated that the investigation
of Theodore Botkin, judge of the thirty
second district will cost the state over
a hundred thousand dollars. This
comes of electing a drunkard to Office.
-Larued Exale-Optir.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-13
$1,000 REWARD!
PRIVATE Diseases of MEN

For any case they fail 10 cure coming under
their treatment By following then dlrecll,n s.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-13

nene1s ~ - nlDnso1 - ~ -
,essras ne dsss ~ uAkeA h ~
oaseroa
~why. wsissr.- - veaes hsAasx
Hin, II tAseGAt- O.. Is = Mr. R1sssls
afssr al iEdes1 IN xi>1 - Sc
yoa.@ sad she gave han her hxnl. s.Fes
5 sasnent missoek yes for Mr. Brswa.
alshough your esrd rs in ny hss1
Yoas Es0re is remarkably like his. sno
IN sseniag dress. yea kns---r
On shade mcre provocstien Rassell
uoal4 have red up TIE chimney b<hind
kim. and though be managed - avoid
ANY demonstrations Of sEsssfnsss. his
tongue refused its esdee- Tas sabsecs
uhirh she lad introduced was nes oas
which he cared 70 parsaa tie took the
sest which wSs favored With the lease
iliaIaiassion. and gathered bis ~its ~
bsst he could Then the thought Of
what brown must bs5e said of hiu came
20 aid In his oonfusion- Doubtless he
had been described - spring % Wis
dom aud fountain Of expression. OF
course she Mas sitting there. waiting for
him 70 say something Instructive.
Nothing but hexaneser verse would do
for the medium Of such . being con YER
sation Would she want all the secrets
OF the universe to be revealed In one
evening. or would = sample answer To
begin with? And In the meantime he
could think OF nothing bat the weather.
.Brosn, dear old fellow" he began.
but he could think of nothing to say
about Brown except that he wished he
had taken his dress suit with him to the
head waters of the Congo.
~Yos, indeed" said Miss Ray; ''he IL
. very good fellow. indeed, and exceed
ingly handsome. 1t will not make him
vain 70 say SO. for the remark viii be
forgotten before he gets hack. Most
men would feel compiimented a. being
mistaken for him. He has the figure OF
IN athlete"
ITO DO sure" said Russell. hastily,
Brown Is six inches taller than am.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-13

and nearly foot broader across the
shoulders"
"Is it possible?" and Miss Ray opened
her blue eyes very wide. Nov do you
know would have said you could have
worn each others clothes"
ssShes making fun of me-" thought
Russell. ssWhat in the name OF annihila-
ton can / do?"
"You saw him just before he sailed.
did you not?" she said "Was he in good
spirits?'
..He seemed resigned" replied Rus
sell. GAS to the work which takes him
there, he 10 hopeful, but he is not tho
man to leave his friends without regret"
"Has he many here?'
mot many, but some whom be holds
very dear. / am reminded that he gave
me card for you. l believe 1t bears
some memoranda of treasure you will
lay up in Heaven, where, Brown tells
me. you have already much invested"
She glanced at the card.
'sHe is too kind" she said. my
charities are small, and yet within q
mile of my home one may find every
kind OF distress which Gods mercy per
mitS."
This opened the way to more gene
raj conversation, far from embarrassing
topics. Russell was soon at his ease,
and talking, as be thought. in highly
edifying manner. IL intellectual devel-
opment was what Miss Ray needed she
would not fail to get it.
''We shall be good friends" she said,
as he rose to 60. II must confess that
Walter had prejudiced me against you.
He was forever telling me Of your at
tainments; and saying that an hour with
you was equal to four volumes OF the
Encyclopedia Britannica. Now, don't
like people to be instructive. That is
one of Walters faults. But you-why
you've entertained me with the most
delightful nonsense that ever was in the
world, and feel greatly the better for
it. You must come again very soon,
when my mother is able to SEQ you. and
when my father hasn't directors meet
ing on hand
TO BE Continued.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-13
- HOWARD YIELDING.


- ogvne - : pnumw
- bosrs wsik bsosgbs Runssi1 - ~
lDwn d>zos-ss. - - sxzsa - ne dor
SAuh sis knnAlA1y hired ~ ne Avyss
80 nannG~t ~ sssass 1t he naa sho
- HI ha1 ewnsd ths basdins. He vas
@eps1sot - 80 thai ughs vss burning
his soen. SD - dad. upen catering.
- his ssea<n lad bsea snxtously
bwsssna b slmsss shs cay pessoa In
- uosid ~ whom he knew that b vss
unaliy sgeS>Sins nors than . fzes and :
$500 1hat ths carssns 81 friendly
1Deiiag bssw.au the TO- nsn ia not
- With equa eoroe soch ICY 49,
1asssffs fssis aloas. HE sloony snl
msohsnicai wsy 81 i1fs lad shas out
Dtsudshtp from bis heart He hsd besa
"a sslf-osassrd. too despondena too
(s~essfa1 u ths value Of such ssstt-
moatA
Bat Wslsss Brows v>s . nan o. an
eshss SORT altogether. he trusted every
body, including himself He hsd the
'v>rnsss possible regard fos Resell.
and ts Wa visible in his earnest. kindly
end handsome face Ruzsell vas glad
~ see him-would have been glad 70 80
almost anybody, because he did nos teal
n mood TOR sleep. and dreaded his
.ewn thoughts lest they should DO zoo
logical tie shook Browns hAnd With .
hearty pressure. and then got Gus
couple OF ''ehnrch warden" pipes and Q
box OF tobacco with manner full Of
genuine hospitality.
I'm sorry II have kept you waiting
hong said he. while the pipes were be-
ing filled.
Il have been hsre only half sn hour"
Brown replied. but | would gladly
have waited much longer rather than
Dave missed seeing you. } DO not expect
70 have that pleasure daring the next
two years"
'fou are going away? I'm sorry. In
deed. To hear IL" said Russell. ''but ss
for seeing me you haven't had that
pleasure, IL IL can be SO designated.
very often In the last two yearA ! wish
II had been much oftener."
80 do l." replied the other. heartily.
"but cur lives have An In channels
wholly different though 90 near in act
ual distance. We have both been hard
workers IL has always been pleasure
20 me 10 know that you were in the
same city. bat | have called upon you
rarely because my time and yours have
been 30 fully occupied. And then. do
you know. have always felt that you
were way up above ms intellectually.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-13

land that except in ordinary matters I
was hardly . companion for you"
'srprellectuallyY cried Russell. In
amazement why. man, you might -
we'll talk Of the intellect Of plug Of
tobacco. I have read few good books
and world Of trash. And have sat
here in this room To do 1t when ! should
have been learning what was going on
around ma"
Brown shook his head and smiled tn
ereduloasly.
"You always moderated yourself"
said he, but know you through and
through- You have mind that have
always envied you the possession Of
keenly philosophical. but healthy and
well balanced"
Russell wondered what Brown would
think II he knew the absurd scheme
which had been evolved By the healthy
and well-balanced" mind, but be was
Sufficiently philosophical to realize that
every mans character is . sealed book
70 his friend no less than to q stranger.
al have always admired you as con-
are one Of those who know how 10 live.
You are never led away BY chimerical
hopes. The noise Of the struggle for
wealth never dissurbs your meditatiops.
You viii progress soberly to moderate
success in the Affairs Of vhis world. and
every step Of your way will be in the
line Of the stricsess rectitude-"
"You knew that ! had lost my position
vfth Annest a Coz said Russell.
mo; hsdn't heard Of It. bus I do
not regard IL - . serious matter. A
man Of your ability and character will
not fail 70 secure something better very
ooon--something with greater chance
of advancemene can see that the loss
OF the position has no: depressed you
us wiz be rather o your advantage.
fhink."
Perhaps" SAL Russell "who can
Fprophesy the consequences Of trifes7-
II vas telling you what good fellow
you sre-- continued Brown "It Il .
1avorise subjsct with me. n you have .
,izuis 10 b . lack Of sentiment l can
hardly imagine your falling In love.
But" he added. with . smile. '.this only
makes M she u1ors certain that you are
Ishe man 10 whom can look for hslp In
I'm unusual need"
There IL reason. then. for al this.'
aid Rassell "Yos have not drawn up
Shis cssshc1ne Of virtues merely to ses
my conscience vorkings-
Thew b . reason. my dear boy.
I'M going swHy sor tvo yeArS A chance
sbAs bsen offered me 70 20 - civil engi-
neer - supersnsend great work In the
heart Of Africa The dusiee. the respon-
rihtlistes and the promised rewards a
lshk undertaking are FAR beyond xny
ching I deserve or could have ssked for
Bns The opportunity hes come, and I
bare 10 choice bat 10 Accsps it shank-
italy | sail tomorrow
DO voa propose shas 80 with yoas-
.naaed Russell
NO indeed said BROWNE ssyca wfll
BE- better % hsr>E I have known men
who needed - Be sakeu cut Of shls CEN
ter of al temptations inss he wider
neS fsr the satety 81 their sonis. bat
"a srs pes 80 Of tAenA The gi1ssw q