Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-19

| Worlds Fair, but it should be seen tt
that the money is expended in legiti
mate channels and that greater par,
of it is not used as a sinking fund fol-
somebody's pet scheme.
Hold onto your Farm, lift the mort
gage if you have one, and if you have
your land clear, keep it so. The farm
er who Is out of debt is today the most
independent person in Kansas. The
banker and money loaner are kept ia
suspense all the time: the merchant
! and business men worry, but the farm
er that keeps out of debt is not under
obligations. financially, to anybody,
therefore Independent and happy.
Considerable stealing has been going
on in this neighbOrhOod of late. A few
nights since Mr.. Geo. Soeken had a
load of wheat stolen. and few nights
prior to that Mr.. Ben. Giles had load
of corn stolen. The thief was so greedy
that he over loaded his team to such an
extent that he had to unload several
bushels along the road. We under
stand that arrests have been made but
We were unable to learn anything def
mite. We hope the guilty party will
be brought to justice and given the full
extent of the law.
ODIN.
Por the DEMOCRAT, by O. 1. No Z.
Francis Friedel has again LETT the
Clafiin neigborhood for Hoisington.
Joseph Budig has left school and
hired out to Geo. Soken, near Claf1in.
The cold spell also struck the Odin
neighborhood and every one is cough
ing.
A fine watch given away by lottery
at the alliance store was drawn by Bro.
a. Friedel.
A number of Redwingers were
noticed at the last meeting of Chey-
enne's big alliance.
Mrs. G. E. Benke celebrated her 49tb
birthday one day last week. The good
time continued all night and a part of
next day.
There is to he a mass convention of
the citizens of Cheyenne township at
the polling place on the 2lst of Feb
Saturday at 5 p. NJ. to discuss plan te
erect township mill. All invited to
participate.
| A social and entertainment wa:
given the other day at the residence Of
Mr. Garrison. The young people from
/ faE and near were present. The bes
of music was furnished under the di
rection of Mr.. klecker. Refreshmenti
were served to profusion.
LII meetings of the township board
the remaining members meet oul
trustee at his residence i'm the soutf
end Of the township, i'm winter. In the
summer time, the trustee meets the
members at Odin. This is Oh account
of the extreme age of the trustee, while
| the remainder of the board are young
men or middle aged.
The social given at the residence OF
| Mr.. Jenish was grand event. The
fine residence and the pretty grounds
swarmed with people. Mrs. Jenish dis
played her hospitality in the most soci
Bile way and everyone was satisfied
Refreshments were bountifully bestow.
ed and the music furnished was the
ultimatum of perfection. 1t is difficult
to imagine a better time than was en-
jeyed by the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Jenish.
Miss lilly Peel, cousin of II. c
Benke's has made trip across the At
lantic and visited with him awhile
She brought along large collection OF
plants and their seeds which flourish in
Europe, and presented this herbariun
to her cousin. She also brought along q
curious lot of old and rare books. Ont
of these is a great curiosity and wa.
printed in. 1913. Many other curiosi
ties too numerous to mention sht
brought along. The Young lady left fol
Hutchinson few days ago.
Odin witnessed. on Feb, 9th and 10th
the greatest event In its history. Peo
pie had gathered from all parts. Th,
"Central Cheyenne Brass band" was Il
perform in public for the first time
Therefore when the usual performer
took their places despair seized upoI
the faces and the idea of the bras
band appearing was not further indul
ged in. MefrimeDt was at its helgh
when sound like peal of thunde
was heard! 1t was the band, whicl
had formed at the alliance store an,
playing fine march" and followed b.
a masked wedding party, they mad
their way to the school house. Peopl
got on seats and boxes and craned tbei
necks to get a view of the masquerade
For an hour or two the masked couple
executed the most brilliant dances
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