Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-29

leave on Tuesday next to engage in
evangelistic work for few weeks under
the direction of the Kansas Christian
Missionary Society.
| The alliance folks had social meet
ing in the Ladenberger hall Saturday
nigt. All brought well filled baskets
and we understand they spent very
pleasant evening.
Hoisington Lodge No. 331, A. F. &
A. M, held their annual election of
officers last Thursday night which
resulted in the following selection:
w. M, Joseph Degen; S. W.. A. S..
Cooke; J. W., L. F. Johnson; Secre-
tary, T. M, Moore; Treasurer, Sol
Degen.
Rev. Dadisman is not only an excel
lent minister of the gospel but a good
carpenter as well. He has been en-
gagged this week in Contractor Kniseleys
shop in making a pulpit for the new
Langford church building, which will be
his donation toward the furnishing of
the building.
The A. o. U. w. lodge elected the
| following officers last Friday evening:
P. M. W., D. M. Southwick; M. W.,
J.: w. McCauley; Foreman, Henry
Wildgen; Overseer, Louis Crosby; Sec
retary, R. Wehr; Receiver, A. S.
Cooke; Financier, Joe H. Borders;
| Guide, N. B. Scrogin; Inside Watch
man, w. H. Hall; Trustees, Henry
Wildgen and Joseph Degen; Represent
a tive, w. w. Truxall; Alternate, John
Huston.
From the Blade.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Wilkinson left
today on a two months visit with home
folks.
DR.. Peck reports the arrival of an II
pound boy at the home of John Rogers,
in Albion township.
John Dyer came home last week from
an extended as well as very pleasant
visit with home folks east.
If rumors have any truthful pointers
we are to have two weddings, that will
be of pominence in and near this city,
the coming week.
We understand the Missouri and
Kansas Telephone company, who has
purchased the telephone franchise in
Great Bend, will extend the system to
this city.
The German Methodist society are
making arrangements to use the Laden
berger hall during the winter. They
| will begin their new church building
early next spring.
We used to think with a serious and
honest thought, and believe with sim
cere and genuine belief, that it was a
| fact, a whole fact and nothing but a
fact, and dead sure thing, that prohi-
bition was really and truly, honest
injun, success. 1t was a delusion.
We are free to speak out in open meet
ting that we were in error in thinking OF
believing any such nonsense. We are
entirely changed with an unconditional
conviction, that has grown upon US foI
several moons, that instead of the law
being a success it was and is a failure.
| While we do not favor the saloon, noI
anything connected with one, the fact
remains that under the law we have
something equally as retrograding, and
the Joint will manufacture a greater
amount of badness and send more men
to hades than two saloons.
TssAN HONEST confession is good fol
the soul," even though it reflects some
what on your former judgment. II
pleases US to know that some of the
brightest of republican editors are
manly enough to acknowledge that the
position the DEMOCRAT has taken fol-
years past, on the question of whether
or not the prohibitory liquor law is z
good thing for the state and the people
has been correct-ED DEMOCRAT.