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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02
First published March 10. 1891.
SHERIFF'S Sale.
State of Kansas,
1

E. W. Lewis
Edward Pertz and Cecil PertZ,
his wife, j. v. Brinkmau,
Smith & Woodward, w. III. II.
Keeney, S. c. Smith, J. f.
Limerick & Co., the St. John
81 Marsh Co., o. V. Dodge Il
Co.
By virtue of an order of sale issued out OF the
Barton District Court sitting in and for said Barton
county. in the above entitled action and to di-
rected, will on Monday the Goth day of April, A.
D. 1891, at O'Clock in the afternoon OF said day. at
the west front door of the Court House in said
county, offer for sale public auction and sell sub
ject to lien of certain mortgage eXecued to Sc
cure the payment of 5000 and interest Their from
the first day of February, 1889, (and record ID in
Vol l. at page COZ. in the Office of he Register OF
Deeds OF said Barton Count without apprals ment
TO the highest and best bidder for cash in hand to
satisfy said order of SALE all the right, title and in
terest whatsoever of the above named defendants,
and each of them. and all persons claiming under
then in and to the following described tract piece
and parcel OF land lying and situate in said county
OF Barton, to-wit:
The northeast quarter of section twenty-one (21),
township sixteen (16 range thirteen 13), west OF
the 9Th P. M, cont lining one hundred and sixty
6O acres more less together with all and singu-
lar the tenements, Entertainments and appurtenances
thereuntO belonging or in anywise appertaining.
Given under my hand at my Office in the city of
Gaeat Bend in said county, this 18th day of March,
1891.
F. D. WILSON, Sheriff.
GEO. j. BARKER AND ELRICK c. COLE,
51-3. Attorneys Tor Plaintiff.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02
South Liberty Items.

From "Bouncer."
Feed is very scarce in this neighbor-
hood.
M. j. Herbert has commenced break
ing prairie.
D. A. Asher is patching again, at
bachelors ranch.
c.. V. Meier is adding fifteen or
twenty acres to his pasture.
Too much surplus just now. But
it happens to be water and not money.
N. R. Holmes is moving bis stable
from his timber claim to the farm
owned by his step son, deceased. He
is also building a house 14x2O.
The school taught by Oscar Smith
closed two weeks before the term ex-
pired, on account of the slim attend
ance, caused by the larger scholars
quitting to begin spring farm work.
James McTaggart, having pony
that was hard to ride, concluded il
would be good time to conquer the
animal while the snow was so deep:
but the pony came very near conquer
ing him when she landed him in the
snow and then fell ON top of him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02
First published March 26th, 1891.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Sta'e of Kansas,

Sta'e of Kansas,
Barton County, %.
In the Probate Court in and for said County
In the matter of the Estate of Franz Holman,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters of Admins
tration have been granted to the undersigned on
the estate of Franz Hofmann. late of said County,
deceased, by the Honorable. the Probate Court of
the County and State aforesaid, dated the 23d day
of March, A. D. 1891. Now, all persons having
claims against the said estate, are hereby notified
that they must present the to the undersigned
for allowance within year from the date of said
Letters or they may be preeluded from any benefit
of such estate; and that if such claims be not
bibted within three years after the date of said
letters, they shall be forever barred
CACILIA HOFMANN,
Administrator of the Estate of Franz Hofmann de-
ceased.
March 23d, A. D. 1891. 52-2
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02

For Saie-a $50 acre farm, eight
miles southwest of Great Bend. south
of river; 2 work horses, harness and
wagon; farm implements; so chickens;
Ii head of cattle; cow shed 26x42;
stable for 5 horses; corn crib 10x26;
40 acres broke, 36 acres of pasture,
so tons of hay made on place every
year; frame house with furniture and
everything in it Price: 81. 400. Call
on or address: THE DEMOCRAT
Great Bend, Kansas.
%P. S.-This farm has been held
until this week for $1,000, but i
MUST be sold. hence the reduction O
5000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02
CITIZENS MASS MEETING.

A mass meeting of the citizens OF
Great Bend, regardless of politics, is
hereby called to be held at the office OF
the county clerk, on Thursday, April z,
1891, at 1880 p. M, for the purpose OF
selecting committeeman and fixing the
time and places for holding ward pri-
maries, and naming judges and clerks
for said primaries. Said primary cleo
tions to be for the purpose of nominal
ing candidates for the Offices of council
men and members of school board for
each ward, and electing delegates to a
peoples convention to place in nomi-
nation candidates for the various other
city officers to be elected on Tuesday
April It'll.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02
Still On Deck.

Having been with The people of
Great Bend and Barton county for the
past five years, ending on March g.,
1891, and having enjoyed a fair
amount of patronage, 1 desire to thank
my many customers for their business,
and want to inform them that [ am
still prepared to do first class work in
the line of paper hanging, calsomin-
ing, painting. sign writing, etc. My
shop is on the north side nf the square,
old stand. Call and receive estimates
on work. Respectfully,
JOHN ZoELLER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02
A Gard.

Hoisington, Kan, March Goth, 1891.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT, Great Bend:
AS the busy bodies OF this neighbor-
hood have, by some means best known
to themselves, had the audacitY of
questioning marriage between Samuel
Mclean and myself, shall, for my
own credit and that of my children,
just state that 1 was lawfully
married to Samuel Mclean. in New
York City, legally divorced from him
in Kansas City, also lawfully married
to Arthur J. Braddell in Lyons. Kan
sas. The divorce suit was brought in
Kansas City on account of the parties
living there and being able to procure
the proper witnesses. Some parties here
claim to know everything about my
affairs, had called on them as wit
nesses they would have refused, with
the excuse that they could not furnish
satisfactory testimony; yet they can
do the tattling now and wonder why
the suit was not brought in Barton
COuAtys ouu WHY L was uOU uo1 AfCu IL
Great Bend. l answer by saying that
this is my own business. If it were
gentlemen" that are prying would
not answer in this manner but gentle
men attend to their own affairs not
their neighbors. Parties questioning
the truthfulness of this statement will
come at once with legal proof to the
contrary. Not ''what he said" and
''what she said," as that only does on
the street corners or saloons, but not
in court of justice. am prepared to
prove beyond peradventure the truth
fulness of it. But would just say il
those parties who make themselves sc
oficious as to hunt up the record of my
affairs would go home on their farms
and make an honest living it would be
more beneficial for themselves and the
neighborhood they live in. Kindly re-
member we are yet in country where
there is law for defamation of char
'acter. will just say that everything
in connection with this is known by
Samuel Mclean.
Yours Truly,
MRS. ANNIE BRADDELL.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02

Bro. ARMSTRONG, of the Beacon,
has taken a position on the editorial
force of the LeavenwOrth Daily Times.
We have not learned who would look
after the Beacon hereafter. Unless
Bro. Armstrong has agreed to work on
five per cent. profit he ought to
get more salary out of position on the
LeavenwOrth daily than he could worm
out of fourth weekly newspaper in
Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02

Also all the unsoid 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 have
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 well improved with
good buildings and large acreage in
growing winter wheat, fine water. ETC.
For terms and particulars, address,
A. j. auckland,
Great Bend, Kansns.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02

THE protection organs are praising
the Mckinley bill for wiping out the
tariff on sugar and saving the consum-
ers of the country fifty million dollars
a year. If free sugar is good thing,
what's the matter with free blankets,
free gloves, free clocks. etc.Y Every
word of commentator which the high
tariff papers hestow upon free sugar is
Z dap at prusectf0u:-K G. Scr.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02
MANY CITIZENS
EIGHTH YEAR.

With this issue commences the
eighth volume of the THE BARTON
COUNTY DEMOCRAT. For seven years
the paper has served the public, most of
that time under the management of the
present editor and proprietor, and it is
our intention to continue in the good
cause for seven more years or longer.
The seven years past have not been
exactly ''seven years of plenty" and
we hope that the following seven may
not be ''seven years of famine" to our
readers in general, and the editor IN
particular.
We have endeavored to be consist
emit in all things pertaining to the edi-
:orial policy of the paper. We are in
dependent of any clique or class which
might seek to control the policy of the
paper, and propose to always remain so,
as in no other way can any paper serve
the public justly and fairly. The
DEMOCRAT has not sought to make
enemies, but has endeavored to be an
enterprising. fearless, reliable and un.
prejuiced gatherer and dispenser OF
local and general news.
Our political policy has been and
will continue to be an effort to bring
about "the greatest good to the great
est number. ;" and the measure of sue
cess to which we attain in that direc
ton will bring the reward which VIZ
are seeking.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02

We are still on deck, and are now
ready to take orders for the Improved
Steel Frame Header. Do not post
pone ordering until too late. The
demand for the Hodge header will be
greater this year than ever before,
because it has proven the last years to
be the best Header in the market.
For sale at
THE GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02

DECATUR county farmers, or a great
many of them, are damming the draws
for irrigation. Several farmers, who
have already constructed dams, are
firmly convinced that they can irrigate
from IS to 100 acres of ground.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02

THE census of Kansas for 1889 as
returned by the assessors, gave the state
], 464 600 people. The official census
made by the government shows a pop
ulation of 1927 ,O96. The difference
represents the people that the Porter
enumeratOrs missed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02

The Florence (Ga.) Banner observed
that "Texas has hog for Governor, a
Pig for judge, Lamb for Senator, a
Durham for Representative and Buff
alo for Sheriff. 1t would seem as if
the Lone Star State proposes to run her
political machinery on a regular stock
combination.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02

ITALY has withdrawn her minister.
Baron Fava, from the United States,
and some of the hot headed dago's are
anxious to turn loose the dogs of war.
We don't believe there is any CAUSE for
aztrm. Vote the cftiaeu's ticksf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-02
Agents g Wanted
FOR OUR NEW BOOK, RECENT
!" INDIAN WARS /"

By JAMES P. BOYD, a. NJ. A full account OF
all Indian for the past 30 years, including The
Minnesota Massacre and its terrors. The Sioux
Wars the Missouri River and in Wyoming, The
Wars of IS and 80 with the Cheyennes and Arrap-
ahoes, Clusters War with The Comaches and Chey-
ennes The Modoc War of 1873, Wars with Sitting
Bull and other chiefs from 1876 to $780, The Custer
Massacre, The Nez Parces War, Sketches OF leading
chiefs and complete history of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09
cleopatra on Coins.

ancient coins, which are the only
transmitters of her appearance. do not
bear out the reputation for great beau
ty which Cleopatra has enjoyed. The
authentic portrait of the Egyptian
queen that is known to arch@ologists
is bust which appears on a series of
coins. 1t is on the reverse. and bears
the inscription in Greek. Queen Cleo
patra. the Divine, the Younger while
on the diverse is portrait of Antony,
Dictator for the Third Time. Txium-
vir'' The workmanship of the coin is
far from good, and this accounts in
some measure for the undeniably plain
appearance of the queen. Yet the
likeness, so far as the features 60, is a
true one, for the other coins of the
same series, though of different type,
give her the same features-an aquiline
nose, a strong chin, a long neck, and
narrow shoulders.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

crat say that reciprocity is sound
Democratic doctrine, and another
equally as prominent abusing Mr..
Blaine for negotiating reciprocity
treaties. That is one Of the cardi-
nal differences between the two po-
litical parties; the Republican par
ty stands and has always stood for
well defined, easy-to-be got-atideas.
while the Democratic party has
never stood for anything, in ma
tional way, except for the preserya-
ton Of human slavery, in behalf Of
which idea it plunged the country
into the bloodiest war Of modern
times.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Secretary Blaine has just shown
that he is about the last man in the
world to be stampeded by buster,
whether the blusterer be a loud
mouthed democratic editor indulg-
ing in threats of personal or politi-
cal exposures, or the king of a bank
rupt European country who hopes
by arousing the national pride OF
his subjects to make them willingly
submit to further taxation. Had
this fact been as well known to the
the King of Italy and his advisers
several days ago as it is now II
might have prevented the govern
ment of that country making Itself
the laughing stock Of the civilized
world, as it has done by instructing
it's minister to the United States tc
ask for his passports: because the
United StatessGovernment declined
to interfere with the State authori-
ties of Louisiana, now engaged in
Investigating matters connected
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09
ANOTHER Mckinley item.

ANOTHER Mckinley item. J. NJ.
Hayner, banker and farmer, of War
rem county, Ohio, has made con-
tract with Norton Brothers. at May
wood, Ill, for 800, 900 tWo-pound
tin cans for his 1891 sweet corn crop,
all to be made from plate made y
American manufacturers. La
year, before the Mckinley law went
into effect, the price of two pound
tin cans was S2.25 a hundred. Mr..
Hayner's contract with Norton
Brothers is $I.87 hundred, clear
gain to him Of $I,I4o. And it is
not four months since the tariff re-
form" newspapers were shrieking
that the Mckinley tariff would Grip
pie and destroy the canning indus
try, especially as to corn and con-
densed milk, because cans would lie
SO much higher"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

TENNESSEE has a new law that is
unique, and which probably could
not have been passed by the legis-
lature Of any other state in the
Union, for the very obvious reason
that it would have been considered
entirely unnecessary and superfu-
GUS. 1t provides that no man shall
be q school director who cannot
read and write.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

IT doesn't speak well for the pub
lie spirit Of Tennessee and Arkan-
sas for their respective legislatures
to refuse to make an appropriation
to defray the expenses of State
exhibit at the World Fair. Ten
nessee and Arkansas need advertis-
ing as much as any states in the
Union, but they will probably have
to wait until the states are con-
trolIed by the progressive Repub-
lican party before they get it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

THE imbrogIio with Italy does not
furnish an argument II favor Of
State rights. That a State can
commit an indignity against for
eign government and our Federal
Government be held responsible,
while the offending State remains in
dependent, is an odd condition of
affairs. 1t would not be SO very IL
logical for Italy to declare war
against Louisiana while maintaining
pleasant relations at Washington.
State lines are very well in their
way, but they are under some cir
cumstances trifle too distinct.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

IT must amuse Mr.. Blaine great
ly to read what all the mugwumps
and some Of the Democratic news
papers say Of his reply to Baron
Fava's note. They can not but
compliment him, though they do it
gingerly The ultra Democratic
organs concede the same thing, but
still insist that the Secretary Of
States grandfather was q pirate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

EARLY last Wednesday morning
the seals on 100 cars of sugar were
broken in Milwaukee and about g.
500, 600 pounds of the sweet stuff
was released by the United States
government and commenced being
distributed by the wholesale mer-
chants. The duty on this sugar
would have been about $40, 600
had the goods been drawn out a day
before the 1st of April. Now sug-
ar is duty free and the millions will
derive a benefit therefrom, a fact
they should not overlook when they
hear people denouncing the Nc
Kinley law, because it was the Nc
Kinley law that gave the millions
this benefit. The duty on the sug-
ar delivered at Chicago on the
same day would have amounted to
$500, 900.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

THE usual Spring war rumors are
now being cabled over from Eu-
rope. This thing has become, like
the boys scare Of wolf, so regu-
lar that nobody pays any special at
tention to it. OF course every sen
sible person knows that the present
condition Of affairs in Europe is
such as to make war a certainty in
the future, but the fighting will
have to begin before the average
American viii give his attention to
the cablegrams.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

The thorn in the Democratic side
is the large amount of money a
grateful country pays in the shape
of pensions to the men who saved it,
and they would ike nothing 50 well
as to see the revenues Of the Gov
eminent 50 reduced thai IL could
not pay the veterans. They are
not likely to see such a thing,
though, for majority Of the PEG
pie believe in taking care of the ex-
Union soldiers,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

JUDGE GRESHAM hasn't very ex-
allied opinion Of the new Illinois
Senator, who is, he says: "a great
man for small issues and q small
man in the face Of great issues.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

No State has up to date refused
to accept its share Of the money re-
funded by the general government
under the Direct tax act. The
Hogs are evidently not in this.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09
Republican Party and Sugar

It is a matter of record, and will
be remembered by those who recall
events Of the 'befo' the wah peri
cd, that in 1889, the price Of
sugar was from 10 to Is cents a
pound, and it was poor sugar com
pared with what is now passed over
the counters of the retail stores.
After the high tariff act Of the war
period was levied, sugar went up to
a remarkably high price, and at
one time it sold as high as rs and
30 cents a pound in some parts of
the northwest.
Since the war, although the sug-
ar duties have been maintained
high, the price has continued to
fall gradually, but never to a price
that was satisfactory to the people
Sugar enters SO largely into the
food Of the people, being an essen
tial ingredient in the food Of the in
FAINT and the medicine Of the aged,
that the sugar tax, probably more
than any other single customs tax
burden upon the people, has been
felt by them. Every family uses
from so to 300 pounds of this neces-
sity of life in the course of a year
The sugar duties have been main
tanned at p to 3 cents pound,
and, in view Of the fact that very
little sugar was produced in this
country (but nine per cent. of the
entire consumption there was no
competition from home producers
and the duty was added to over 80
per cent. Of the sugar consumed by
the people. In this manner on
every dollar worth of sugar pur-
chased by the family from 20 to 80
cents was a tax which went into
the federal treasury. This caused
popular demand, especially in the
west and northwest, for the remoy-
al of the sugar duties. To this de
mand the Republican party res
ponded, and the Mckinley tariff
law, now in full operation on the
sugar schedules, made all raw and
low grade sugars free, and retained
but half Of l per cent. duty to-
protect the industry Of refining in
tslle United States.
The results Of this admirable leg
islation is now being felt by the
people. Sugar has gone down to a
lower price than it has ever been
sold for in this country On the
same day the schedule went into
effect the lower prices were felt
throughout the country on account
Of the refining and shipment in
bond clauses Of the new tariff.
Where sugar sold for. seven and
eight cents a pound it is now being
sold at 5 cents in one dollar lots,
and the prospects are that it will be
lower.
But it is pretty good card for
the Republican party tariff legisla-
tion-this twenty pounds Of the
highest grade sugar for $1.-Sta5e
To,,a,,o NJ
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09

The "Mafa" lynching at New
Orleans seems likely to serve a good
purpose in calling attention to the
need of a modification of our immi-
grafton laws. Let us shut out the
European criminals at all hazards.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09
100000

CONSISTENCY never was one of
the attributes of the Democratic
party; therefore it excites no sur
prise to hear one prominent Demo