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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
salina, Kansas, April 20. 1892

OcslluAs AduSc1S, 6p1A 20, AOo-'
At meeting of the democratic state
central committee, held here this day,
the chairman of the committee is here
by directed to call democratic state
convention, to meet in Topeka at 10
o'clock a. m. on July 6. for the purpose
of nominating a state ticket. There
fore, 1. w. G. Jones, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee, do
call Democratic convention, to assem-
BILE in the city of Topeka as above in
dicated, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, state
treasurer, auditor of state, attorney
general, superintendent of public in
struction, justice of the supreme court,
congressman at large and ten presid-
tial electors.
The basis of representation will be
one delegate at large from each county
and one delegate for every 300 votes
cast for Hon. John G. Sheridan for
presidential elector iii 1888 and one
delegate for every fraction thereof OF
150 or over.
Under the apportionmente each county
is entitled TO the following representa-
tion viz:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
THY Will Be Dime y

A child is born. To God feryeni
prayer floats from the earth upon the
morning air; a mothers heart the
sweet petition forms, a mothers lips
ask that, through earthly storms.
temptations dire, this child of hers
may rise, and in the end find rapture
In the skies But though the crown
for him be lost or won-I still say, 20
Lord thy will be done" - A man
is dead: The dismal trap his swung.
and into space human form is flung:
one more foul wretch whose hands
with blood are red, has passed into the
gloom that shrouds the dead. And
oy the coffin where the body lies, a
Wretched mother kneels with stream
ing eyes; the darkness falls on mother
and son-and through it rise the
words: Thy will Be aone.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23

Tbs nomination of Whitelaw Reid
for Yice-President is blunder of q
p eculiarly serious and senseless kind.
1t Is concession to the Blaine faction
Ct the party which ought not to have
been made under any circumstances.
The antagonism of the labor element
to Mr.. Reid ts pronounced and bitter,
aE.a ought to have been taken into con-
sideration by the delegates. There are
many Blaine mea who would have
been Reob5eetionahle from any point
OK view. Some of them would have
strengthened the ticket every mateEi-
ally. Mr.. Reid decidedly and enphati-
cally weakens the tie4st.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
Very Embarrassing,

Benjamin Harrison Was ihauguated
President Of the United States on the
4th of March, 1889. In his inaugural
address to the people on that occasion
he solemnly made pledges that he will
find very embarrassing now. If he
was honest on that occasion we do not
see how it Will be possible for him to
accept the nomination rendered by his
party at Minneapolis on Friday after
noon last. In his inaugural be used
the following language:
when this corrupting passion Qeve
of political powerl once takes possession
OF the human miad, Ike the love of
gold, it becomes Unsuitable. It il +hc
never dying worm IN lie boson, n,oms
-'A " growth and strengthens with
the declining years of its victim. Il
this is true it is the part Of wisdom fol
republic to limit the service of thai
officer at least to whom she has in
trusted the management of her foreign
relations, the execution of her law:
and the command of her armies anG
navies to a period so short as to pr e.
vent his forgetting that he is the &C
countable agent, not the principal-th'
servant, not the master. Until al
amendment of the constitution can b.
effected public opinion may secure th'
desired object. 1 give my aid to it b.
renewing the pledge heretofore givel
that talder no circumstances aciN I con
sent to ser-Ue q second term.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
Mrs, Lease of Wichita,

1t is somewhat refreshing and an in
dication that the paper is inclined to
treat people fairly to see the Wichita
Eagle give the following editorial
comment on Mrs. Lease, the woman
who has told more cutting truths about
the corruptness of the republican party
of Kansas than any other alliance
speaker. The Eagle says:
Mary Ellen Lease. The name sug-
Geats to the public a mannish, ranting
termagant. Far from it. Consider ii
well. She is constantly before the
public and in public life. Her eloquence
is for the masculine sex and the pro-
cess of her thoughts spiced to mas
culins tastes. In the face of these
facts. Mrs. Lease is very womanly.
So far does the prohibition of fem
ininity restrain her, that she does no
haunt hotel corridors as it probably
supposed. In private conversation sht
is not loud or fulminatory or irascabl,
aggressive. but tempered with happ!
fund Of good-natured banter. Nor i:
substance lacking. For Mrs. Lease.
head is not jejune. She is aremarkabl
woman. In other times, she Nigh
have filed a EliZabethan throne an,
guarded a prosperous country an,
presided over regal Hampton court.
| SynchronouS with other conditions
she might have clad herself in invul
nerable armor and Gonned a plumet
helmet and led an invaded nation, a
Joan OF Arc, to victory. This il tn
| way the alliance people regard heI
We're she man. none of their vaunte'
prelates could stand with her il
popularity. She is sharp, rapi
thinker. a bright, impressive talkel
Mrs. Lease is not pretty-she canno
be said to be d-looking. But whe
she approaches her climaxes, 10 on
can deny that there is singuia
!. attractiveness in her features-ES
! mannish, but womanly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
harvest, visiting at the home Of Mrs.
Crane, Jude Goodale's.


A goodIy portion of the Great Bend
republicans were pretty sore last Fri
day when the news came over the wire
that Blaine was not lin it''. It took
the whoop and hurrah out of them in
stanter.
The wives, sisters and mothers of
the members of the K. p. ledge of this
city are about to organize a Pythian
Sisters lodge. They sent for their
charter yesterday and will organize
with fifteen charter members.
J.R. Bakers little three year old
girl, Floy, turned up missing on Mon
day and after quite search was made
for her, she was found fast asleep out
in the potato patch. Her little face
and arms were burned almost to a
blister.
Later reports from last nights storm
tells US that Lewis Height lost a hun
dred acres of wheat that was almost
totally destroyed ~ the hail. Eli
Bowman bad about 40 acres damaged.
Frank Byram says great deal of his
is knocked down and part OF il badly
cut. Heighs's rye, said to be the every
finest in the county, was all dam
aged, so much SO that he viii cut it
for rough fee1.
This section was visited with good
rain last night which now guarantees
the wheat crop. There was quite a
heavy wind and considerable hail
came with it, but as yet we have not
learned of any serious damage done.
Some wheat was blown down, and the
rye on Stetson's place, north of town.
was shattered some. In town the
| wind made total wreck of Logan's
wind mill, derrick anl ali having been
blown down. The hail broke some
window lights in McDougal's house
and cut the garden truck pretty bad
all over town. It is thought about a
half inch of water fell.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE
MEETING DISTRICT.
Democratic Central Committee, !
9Th Congressional District.

Democratic Central Committee,
9Th Congressional District.
WICHITA, KAS., JUNE ii, 1892.
4 meeting of the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee of the 9TH Kan
sas District is hereby called to meet in
the city of Great Bend, Kansas, Thurs
day, July 7th, 1892, for the purpose of
designating the time and place for
holding the congressional convention,
to decide the basis of representation of
each county to the aforesaid congress
ional convention, and to transact such
other business, if any, that may come
before the committee for consideration
or action.
The meeting of the committee, and
its beaying upon state, if not nation
al, issues make the gathering one of
great Importance to the democracy of
the seventh district. and to the demo-
cratic party of the state of kansas. 1t
is therefore most strenonsly urged that
each and every committeeman from
every one of the counties constituting
the seventh district make it point to
attend the committee meeting, even if
such ATTENDANCE put him to some in
conYenlence and expense.
The congressional committe 10 now
in frst GLASS fghting shape, committee
nen representing all the t37) counties,
with the exception of three, state of
organization never known before. The
demoralised condition of the past has
disappeared, and in its place is found
representative democrats who are thor
oughly interested in the success of the
party in the district, though differing
as to the best means to secure that
success.
A full meeting of the committee is
desireS Each memh"-
-~rnestly to attend, to the end that
every county may be represented, but
if for any reason your personal attend
ance is found to be impossible, send
your proxy to the chairman of the COM
mittee at Wichita, prior to July 4th, OF
to Great Bend after that date and prior
to July 7th, the day OF the committee
meeting. Attend yourself, by al
means-do this much for your party
]. S. RICHARDSON, Chairman.
WILL. E. STOKE, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
Obituary,

THE folloxipg. from the Charlston. Ills, Plain;
dealer il repaSlished by request of special friend
of the deceased, and friend OF the QEAoeRAT.1
"DIEp-at the home of his parents in
Hickory township. Moy. sth, 1890,
Junius Wheatly. aged SO years. He
was laid to rest in those beautiful
grounds known as Greasy Point Gene.
terry, Sunday. Although the weather
was very inclement, yet large con-
course gathered at the grave to pay the
last sad rites of respect to the dead.
This Of itself shows how the community
respected and esteemed him. The
writer may be permitted to say that he
had known Junius ever since he was a
child, and IN all those years of boyhood
and manhood, no evil report has ever
come to tarnish his fair name. He was
free from bad and vicious habits, was
never known to take a dFEiiR,s efwhiskey,
nor to en.ssa "a anything that might
produce evil results. It is truly remark
able that. having lived both in largo
and small cities where Hansual facilities
tor evil surround sr the country boy, that
he cllpng to the integrity taught him by
his father and mother. It is alse true
that IN his business business relations he carried
sAsss sterling qualities of character
which he possessed, and made them the
code of all his dealings with his fellow
men: AS business man, both at the
desk and ON the farm, success always
came to him as reward for his untir-
ing energy and industry. speak now
particularly of his social character.
Being possessed of a happy, genial dis.
position, his presence was always sel,
at the freside, whether at Iowa .,
:. N possessed these rara 4aah
+, ues which make our friends so welcome
ta our homes. Always pleasant, good
thumored and easy in his manner, thes'
were the virtues which bound him S,
securely to his friends and relations
l ne HAS SOnC llOlA Cd1t Ill O0e AAS va tAS
are left as a sweet heritage to hi
friends, especially to his parents, broth
ers and sisters. How they will mis-
him! How the community will miss him
Sad, indeed, is the death of such a one
stricken down in the prime of life,
the full flush of manhood, when LII
was particularly desirable. which onl
adds to the pangs of parting from thos
whom we love and cherish. Time wi
to some extent modify our sorrows; W
may for the time forget our griefs. Bl
can fathers and mothers forget the
children2 Time only sweetens the fon
memories which bound them to US
life."
The friend who asks US to publish tt
above desires to add that in six yea
acquaintance with the deceased
found him to be a pure. moral your
2 man, upright in business and true
3 his friends, and his Kansas friends 10
J in deep sympathy with the bereavt
lparents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
90. CENTRAL OoMMITTEE MEETING.

A meeting of the Democratic Central
Committee of Barton County is hereby
called TO be held in Great Bend on Sat
urday, July z, 1892, at ?: P. m. for the
purpose of calling county convention
to place in nomination candidates for
county offices, and to transact other
important business. a.
FRED ZUTAvERN, Chairman.
WILL E. STOKE, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23

INSTEAD of wasting time talking
about an ''honest dollar,'' let the issue
of the presidential campaign be an
honest dollars worth for the dollar,
Instead of deyising schemes to expand
the currency let US expand the purchas-
ing power of the dollar by reducing
the tariff Ch etopa Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23

WAIT, before pledging yourself to
anybody for president. until next week
when we hope to place at the head of
our editorial colums the name OF the
winner-and he of course viii be the
man you want to vote for.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
PAWNEE ROCK.

FToul the Leader.
[. T. Goatley says his wheat is in
excellent condition: that this little dry
spell has been very favorable for it.
Joe Crane and wife. OF Ottawa. Kan
sas, arrived on the evening train last
Friday. They will remain until after
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23

Four out of every FIVE republicans
in Kansas wanted to see blaine
nominated. vet the Office holders feared
to give up their grip and Kansas
delegates cast IL votes for Harrison
and 9 for Mckinley. Blaine had no
friends among them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23

1.-THE letter that never came"-the
one in which Blaine explained the true
reasons he had for Withdrawing from
the Harrison cabinet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
CLAFLIN,


From the Banner
Lhe fine rain ot laat evening will be
sufaaciens to Inoture the growing wheat.
The German entertainment and ball
Thursday evening last, was way up
affair, and financially as well as socially
a success.
On Wednesday morning last as Mr.
Patzner was trimming the hOofs of a
colt, it struck him and in some way,
dislocated his elbow. 1t was immedi-
ately put back to its proper place and
he then came to town where DR.. Camp
bell attended to it. 1t will be very
painful for some days, but as no bones
were broken it will not be serious.
1t will pay you we'll to file away your
home paper, says an exchange. Nc
volume in your library will afford you
more pleasure, more profit, more last.
ing benefit for your investment. 1t gives
you dates of local events which you
cannot produce elsewhere: marriages
obituaries. legal notices, etc. In short
your paper is a history of that portion
of the world which you and youl
friends occupy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
First Come,
First Served.

Orders given now viii be filled first.
If you wait longer it may be toe
late. Then give your orders now
for Header or Binder. You
run no risk-the Company takes
Ii all, only they want to know
how many machines this county
needs. They guarantee prices,
ana If crops are q failure you need
not take the machine. You Ger
tainly cannot lose anything by
giving your order now and may
make good deal Come In and
ssee US and get our prices. on
what We sell, shake our hands
and say good day.
q. n. & E. R. Moses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
ELLINWOOb,

From the Advocate,
Wonder which hnfts the worst now
olaihe's stomach or his conscience?
Jake Dick who has been soiournino
IN washington for the past year re-
turned to his fa@ily in this city satur-
dag:
Whooping cough is raging severely
IN this city. Several old folks as vel,
as good many CHILDREN having had q
siege of it,
quite q number of teams and hands
are camped in this city waiting for
harvest to begin. Let all come who
will, We will need them.
The Minneapolis convention left a
nice lot of clark horses which some
fellow might buy very cheap, if he got
then at their worth.
The streets are lined with drummers
after each train comes in. These
dFummers are the straws which show
which way the winds blow.
Its wee youngster, of the feminine
gender, which arrived at the home OF
John Keomark last Sunday night, that
causes that unusual pleasant look OF
that gentlemans face this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23

w. G. JONES, Chairman.
w. H. i. PEPPERELL, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
Barton, the Banner County.
LARGEST ACREAGE EVER soWN,

And all in Good Condition.
Acres of grain sown in Barton Coun-
ty, Kansas, i'll the fall of 1891. Report
ed by r. Z. TYPER, County Clerk:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-23
NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS.
HOISuNGTON.


From the Dispatch.
Cow creek is favorite fishing resort
at present aud the minnows are tor
mented daily.
A wheat country is one of the richest
countries to be found nywhere, as the
product is always salable and brings
the cash.
Land in Barton county is advancing
in price right along and anyone having
good land for sale finds no trouble in
selling. The demand at present seems
to be more than the supply.
Home grown strawberries are plenti-
sul in the market and they are beauties.
When the price tumbles to three cents
a quart editors and preachers may in
dulge in short-cake for Sunday dinner.
The New Typer House is looming
up in fine shape and will soon be ready
for occupancy. 1t adds to the beauty
of the house and was very much needed
as the growing patronage OF this
popular hotel demands much more
room.
From the Blade
They say Harrison is not magnetic.
Quite joke; as it were.
Robert Merten has been Trying his
hand at the prescription desk the past
week, during the absence of Druggist
Webb.
Put your shoulder to the wheel" is
a piayed-out paxiA here nov. for
Roadoverseer Hoch is putting the Bend
road iu good condition.
An objection has been made to the
candidacy of Prof. Holder because he
is federal Office ''holder." This OBJ
lection comes from a direction where
there are q good many glass houses.
Great Bend, Ellinwood, Clafiin, Oh
mitz, Boyd, Galatia-all the towns are
coming to our Fourth of July celebra-
ton, and if you do not attend you will
miss the biggest treat of the age.
". F. Bannister sold his farm this
week to Conrad Kali fol the handsome
sum of 80 200. This is the biggest
price paid for Barton county land for
years. The tract embraces only 12O
acres and is about twenty miles north.
The corner stone of the new Chris
tian church was laid Monday evening
with appropriate ceremonies. The
execcrises were in charge of Elder
Fuller, the pastor, and brief but
eloquent addresses were made by Rev.
R.>A. Dadisman and Rev. Frank Otto
Of this city, and Elder J. NJ. Wickham
of ClaIiin, as well as very appropriate
Bible lesson read from the great book
of books by Miss Mabel Putnam.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
A PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
Festivities Attending the Bridge Celebra
 tion at Memphis, May 12.

Festivities Attending the Fridge Celebra-
 tfon at Memphis, May 12.
 The people of Memphis evidently in- tend making the celebration attending the formal opening of the great bridge across the Mississippi at that point an event worthy of historic record. They appreciate the advantages which this great highway will give to the ship ping interests of the whole Southern country, and especially those South western states which have hitherto been hindered by delay in egress to the Eastern markets and seaports. It will indeed be an occasion for good fellowship and good time. The con- mittees looking after the various de- tails necessary for the comfort and en- joyment of the thousands who are ex- pected to be guests Of the city, are making good headway and all will be in readiness before the time set.
 A splendid programme has been ar ranged as follows.
 II a. m.-Procession: Police in full dress uniform, followed by Arnold's Cornet band in full uniform; Military, visiting and home companies, march ing in battalion; Detachment of Ar tillery; Band; Knights of Pythias in parade paraphernalIa; Knights of h. nisfail; other secret societies; societies of all Nationalities; Decorated Float; Band; German Maifest; Fire Depart ment; Band; Industrial Display; City Officers; Executive Committee and Dis tinguished Visitors in carriages. The procession will take in the principal streets of the city. halting at the bridge. Then the governors of Tennessee and A sIra mill fIn slf the center of the bridge, President Lucas F. Clapp of the taxing district of Memphis will place his hands upon their heads and declare the union of the great West and the great East, while the multitude on the shore make the air qniver with three cheers for Southern energy and enterprise.
 At night there will be grand illu- minated trades display and historical sketch of Memphis on floats: public balls. music in open air, and a general good time. Memphis invites every body to come and bring their families.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
In N ern ortam.

To tho Chancellor Commander and Brethren of Lonoke Lodge No. 9, Knights of Fytbias: BRETHRHN-We, your committee appointed to draft resolutions of respect touching the death of our much beloved brother, John Vivian Webb, beg to submit the following: WHEREAS, The Supreme Chancellor of the Universe. in His inscrutibe wisdom, has called from earthly scenes and associations to the Castle liall above Brother John V. Webb; and, WHEREAS, He has proved himself eminently worthy of the friendship, love and esteem or those who knew him: therefore, be it
 Resolved, That in the death of our brother, lodge has lost gallant, genial and courteous knight, and his family has looked for the last time on earth npon the face of an auectionate son and loving brother, and this lodge mourns with them in this their sad bereavement, and has sustained a loss deeply tO be depOred. Resolved, That this lodge fully appreciates the fact that the life and character Of such a member as our departed brother are such as eXeuphfy the tenets of our order, and. real izing this. we will emulate the example he has left us, endeavorng. as he did, 10 exercise that broad philanthropy and fraternity that shall enable us, like him, to die leaving malice toward none.
 Resolved That the ledperoom be draped In mourning for thirty days, and a memorial page be set apart in our minutes in remem- branoe of our brother.
 Resolved, That copy of these resolutions be handed tho family of the deceased. and that the Lonoke papers and TIE FORREST CGfr TIMES be requested to publish the same.
 O. W. ENGLAND,
 J. J. DOYNE.
 W. H. VlVION,
 Committee.