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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
A Grand Affair.


On last Saturday evening, Feb. 18th
one OF the grandest affairs in many {
year was given by the young ladies Of
this city, at the business mems clut
rooms, in the way of a leap year recep
ton.
About 8 O'Clock the young ladies
accompanied by their young gentlemen
began to arrive, and by O'Clock the
parlors were comfortably filled with
about eighteen couples of the elite OF
this city. The rooms were decorated
In most artistic manner, and nothing
was omitted which would add to the
pleasure and comfort Of the young
men.
The ladies were handsomely attired
in evening dress, and wearing large
cOrsage bcquets of tue most fragrant
flowers, presented an appearance that
would have fascinated the sourest of
old bachelors, while the young men
were dressed quite neat, and looked as
feminine as powder and frizzers could
possibly make them.
The evening was passed in games
and amusements of different kinds
until about 1890, when all formed in
line and marched into the dining hall,
where grand banquet awaited them.
The following is the
MENU:
Sandwiches.
Tongue.
Pickles.
Sweet Hearts, and Delicate Cake.
Fruit.
Spiced Fruit.
Coffee.
TOAsTs.
'Dry Toast.' Response by Chas. V.
Brinkman.
"St. Valentines Day. Response by
Miss Marie Wallace.
'Soft Toast-The Gentlemen" Re-
Spouse by Miss Florence Poole.
Cream Toast-The Ladies'" Re-
Spouse by F. V. Russell.
They then repaired to the parlors and
were royalty entertained for a few
minutes, during which time the tables
in the dining hall were removed and
all engaged in the minuet, which was
turned into waltz, when the time
pieces indicated that another day was
soon to be ushered in, wheTeupon the
ladies escorted the gents home with
grace and ease seldom equalled by the
opposite sex, all expressing themselves
as having spent mist enjoyable eve.
nlng.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
How Many People Read an AID?

How Many People Read an ADJ
Occasionally the publisher meets a
business man who says he doesn't believe
a newspaper advertisement does him
any good; that he gets all the business
he wants without advertising; or that
lie does all his advertising through
dodgers, bills, etc.
Let us see if there is any foundation
for such claims.
A business man inserts fair sized
ad. in the DEMOCRAT for one month.
at cost of, say 81 month, or so cents
a week. The paper goes to nearly 1000
subscribers for four successive weeks.
1t reaches between 800 and 900 sub
scribers who are residents of Barton
county and trade at Great Bend. Say
the number is $50; then it is read 8, 400
times by the REGULAR SUBSCRIBERS to
the paper. There are, on low esti-
mate, four readers of every paper sent
out, either in the families of the men
who take the paper, or among their
neighbors, for it is a we'll known fact
that neighbors exchange papers and
one paper is likely to 60 into two or
three families each week. Multiply
the 3,4OO by four, and you fnd the
paper read 1s, 900 times In four weeks.
Will 500 dodgers, costing 81, and
scattered on the street one day be read
by 500 people? Or, if no dodgers are
gotten out, and no advertisement print
ed, will there be 100 people think of the
man or his business in month?
Newspaper advertising WILL pay any
business man who invests in it. And
the larger the circulation of the paper,
the more valuable is the advertisement.
Successful business men testify to these
facts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
Petition for Druggists Permit.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned petit
toner, A s, Allen, has fled his petition in the
Probate Court OF Barton county. Kansas. praying
for an order of said court to grant and issue to said
petitioner a druggists permit 10 sell intoxicating
liquors for medicinal, mechanical and scientific
purposes only lot y, in block 90 in the End ward
of the city of Great Bend, county of Barton, and
state OF Kansas for year in accordance with the
laws OF Kansas III such cases made and provided
That said petitioner Is of good moral character;
that he does not intoxicating liquors bever-
age and that he be infrusted with the rePensi-
bility of selling intoxicating liquors
g That said petitioner Is registered pharmacist
under the laws of Kansas; that he is lawfully and
in good faith engaged personally in the business of
druggist the proprietor thereof the place here
in above described and that he is we'll Fersed in his
profession
That his petition contains the names of.25 re-
putabie females OF good moral character over q
years OF age residents of end ward of the city of
Great Bend and the names of - resident males resi-
dent freehoders of said second ward of said city of
Great Bend, Kansas
That said petitioner has in his said business
a stock of drugs of more than thousand dollars
exclusive of his stock Of intoxicating liquors and
fixtures
That said petition and cause win be heard bv
said court on the 2sth. day of February, A D. 1851
At 10 o'clock a m. A. s. ALLEN, Petitiou0.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
Heizer Shots.

Heiser Shots.
From Remington"
w. B. Mitchell is reported very sick
Will Merritt is painting his house this
week.
II. G. Merhoff was visiting at State
Center last week.
Jennie Gould is visiting her sister in
Pueblo this week. @at ,1
There was baptizing at the Lang.
ford school house last Sunday.
c. F. Wilkins was attending justice
court in Great Bend last Friday.
o. w. Divine comes to the front this
week with large pill story. Ask him
for particulars.
Protracted meeting will begin at the
Mt. Pleasant church in Eureka town.
ship next Friday night.
Vengeance is mine, and will re-
pay" says Dave Murphy. 1.-The man
that kills this dog
George Morris has gone to Barber
county to look up location. He gives
possession the first of March.
Don't you believe it Hi Five;" we
can play johnny get your gun" clear
through twice without getting our
breath.
The band boys meet twice week,
and are making it very lonesome for
the Hi Five" part of it, as "Par tner''
ism t in it now.
The band instruments are distributed
as follows: Clarinets, C. F. Wilkins
and w. B. Lucas; comets, A. L. Ment-
ger and w. F. Schwier; tenors, w.
Schwier and B. B. Capon; altos, H.
Rodiger and G. Heller; baritone, c. II.
Lucas; tuba, John Coss; bass drum,
G. Everett, and snare drum, A. L.
Langford.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
District No. 40.

From ''vida"
A little son of j. Ewing's has lung
fever.
J. Rheades took in Great Bend last
Saturday.
Preaching at 40 next Sunday. the
2lst, at 8 p. m.
Millard Bird has purchased buggy;
won't his girl smile.
Mr. Baden went down to the county
seat on last Saturday.
Miss Nettie Dinwidie is not quite az
we'll as usual this week.
Ethel Degarmo, who has been sick
for some time is convalescent.
Willie Compton went to Great Bend
Sunday last on pleasure trip.
Frank Byram who was hurt short
time ago, is now able to attend to bus
mess.
w. p. Bruce and wife went to the
Bend last Saturday to attend the ALL
duCc SpCdhIuS.
Quite number of people from Dist.
40 attended open alliance at Dist. %
last Thursday.
One of w. p. Bruce's little girls has
been quite sick the past week, but is
better at this writing:
Miss Edith Crummack of Great Bend
spent Saturday and Sunday with Misses
Rosa and Minnie Compton, of Dist 40.
Mr.. H. Lee. of Iowa, and Mrs. D. G..
Bird, of Clarence, went to Ness City
Sunday Of last week to visit their
brother John Lee.
Quite number of young people from
Clarence attended a birthday party at
Mr.. and Mrs. Crummack's of Great
Bend, in honor of their daughters,
Misses Annie and Edith. They were
the recipients of several nice presents.
All report magnificent time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
First published Jan. 81, 1884,
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Stale of Kansas, l.
Barton County,
The ST John and Marsh Co.

Stsle of Kansas,
Barton County,
NJ j. Dennie, G. H. Dennie
John D. Knox S Co, E Me-
Bride. and The Phelps Biselow
Windmill Co.
By virtue of a special execution TO me directed
and delivered issued out Of the Goth District court
OF the state OF Kansas, sitting in and for Barton
county IN SAID state viii, on Tuesday February 3
D. 1872, between the hours OF 10 O'Clock a m and
II O'Clock m. of said day, the Court House rest
door IN Great Bend in the county and state afore-
oner at public sale and sell the highest bidder
ior cash In hand, subject to q mortgage of $4,000
and interest the following described real property
to-wit-
The northeast quarter Cd of the northeast
quarter % OF section nine go township No. twenty
C south OF range No thirteen l13) vest in Barton
SAID property TO be sold commanded by the
said Special Execution
GEO j SPENCER. Sheriff.
Sheriff IS Office, Jan. is 1892
43H Mahsr & Osmond, Att'ys for E. Mcbride
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

Following are the deeds recorded in
the Office of Register of Deeds, from
Feb. 8 to Feb. IS, furnished by Chas.
E. Dodge, abstracter:
Mt Rademaker to A Giles Jr.
hf 23-I7-II So o75 90
CIV Carr ct ux to G L Adams
n hf B IS, A VT Co ad.. 500 90
w B Strong ct ux to ] Skolant
e hf ne Or 27-1S-15.. 500 90
w B Strong ct ux to w Cook
W hf ne Or 27-I8-I5.... 400 90
Ell Chatter ct ux to S K Mar.
tin undivided hf of hf B
II, Claflin, and undivided / -t
L rs, II, B II, Ellinwood 500 90
] w McCauley to M E Iner-
varity, L II, II, B IS, Hois-
ington zoo 90
D N Heller to c P Ayres, L
4 of sw Or 1S-2o-13. 80. Is 80
Julia Flanley and husband to
Ellen ] Bryne, L II, IS, B
Is, A VT Co AID 900 90
G H Flanley ct Tx to H Kelly
part B 8, AV T Co ad and
undivided ] in hf L 2, B
1873, 100 90
M Klein to ] c and Jesse FL.
more L 4 B ~, Claflin. :. I 900 90
Mary L Bass and husband to
Mcpherson Produce Co, La,
B So College Grove Ad. :. so 90
U p RR Co to c B Moore,
hf NV Or 7-I6-14 ... 434 81
O B Wilson ct ux to H M VIII.
son L Is B 65, L I, z, 1z3,
L II, B 1856, Great Bend. 100
AID Baldwin ct ex to w Friend
Sc or 6-16-14 -. ..... 500 90
United States to Louis Phol-
man W hf NV Or z6-zo-1z.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

Highest of all in Leavening Powe-Laest Report
B Bs&ds,!
e. &1SzSz@ kO"0ANA
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice. having
had placed in his hands by East India missionary
the formula of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma, and
all throat and lung Affections also a
positive and RADICAL cure for Nervous Debility
and all nervous complaints. after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases
has felt 1t his duty to make it known to his suffering
fellows. Actuated by this motive and desire to
relieve human suffering, win send free of charge
to all who desire it, this recipe in German, French
or English with full directions for preparing amp
using Sent by mail by addressing with stamp
naming this paper. w. A. Noyes, so Powers,
Block. Rochester. N Y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

If THE country does not get free
coinage law at the present session of
congress the blame will rest with the
republican senate and republican pres
ident.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
[ First published Jan. %, 1892
SHERIEFS SALE.
Barton County, $
Allen Brown and Mary Rrowu

St-ate OF hdflSaSI ss
Barton County, -
Allen Brown and Mary Rrown-
James Brown, Susie Brown, o. b. Wilson ct al
BY virtue of Special Execution to me directed
and delivered issued out of the both District Court
CT the state of Kansas, sitting in and for Barton
county, In said state. will, on Monday, February
29th, A D. 1892 between the hours of o'clock P.
M and . O'Clock z. NJ. OF said day, at the court
house west door in Great Bend, in the county and
state aforesaid offer at public sale and sell to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, the following
described real property, to-wit:
Inc north half % OF the south west quarter 60
OF section twenty-five C22), township twenty t20),
Said property TO be sold commanded by the said
special execution.
GEO. J. SPENCER, Sheriff.
Sherif's office, Jan. 25th, 1892
DIFFENBACHER BANTA,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

ARE you in need of the services of a
good live stock commission firm, one
that will appreciated your business,
give it the necessary attention, report
to you promptly on all business
entrusted to it, remit all proceeds of
shipments promptly and give i'm
mediate replies to inquiries by telegraph
or mail in regard to the live stock
markets? Then, consign your Cattle,
Hogs ard Sheep to Messrs. Larimer,
Smith Sc Bridgeford, at Kansas City.
Write them for their market reports,
they will send them to you free of
charge. See their advertisement in
another column.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

A couple of schooners passed through
town the first of the week, on their way
SOuthward.-Claflin Banner
SCHOONERs! Schooners of what? 1t
can't be they were schooners of beer;
they never would have passed through
Claflin-they would have been waylayed
by certain "red headed editor" we
have heard about.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
First Published January p, 1922
SHERIFFS SALE.
State of kRnsas,l
Barton County,

State of Kansas
Barton County, s.
John p Mulvane. John Martin
and William H Rossington
trustees,
Albert c. Schermerhorn Eliza
NJ Schermerhorn, j. b.
Brown, H E McCurdy and
James D. Eager.
BY virtue of Special Execution to me directed
ana Delivered issued of the Goth District Court
OF the State OF Kansas, sitting in and for Barton
county, In said State, will, on Tuesday February
% A ID 1892, between the hours OF 10 O'Clock
A NJ and II O'Clock A NJ of said day at the court
mouse west door in Great Bend in the county and
State aforesaid, otter at public and sell to the
highest bidder, fer cash in hand without apprais-
nent the following described real property to wit:
Inc northeast quarter % Of section No thirty
SIX t5o township No sixteen (16), south of range
No twelve l2l west OF the sixth principal meridian
SAID property to be sold commanded by the
said Special Execution
GEO J. SPENCER, Sheriff
Sherif's Office, Jan. 18th. 1892.
1917 Maher & OSmond, Att'ys for Pl'f.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
First published Jan. p, 1927
SHERIFF'S SALE.
State of Kansas,
Barton County,

Kansas Loan and Trust Co.
Lafayette Viewer, ct al
By virtue of an execution to me directed and de-
Hvered issued out of the Goth district court of the
state Oh Kansas sitting in and for Barton county, in
said state, viii, on Tuesday, February 23d A D.
1892, between the hours Of ten o'clock a. m and II
O'Clock a. m of said day. at the court house west
door in Great Bend in the county and
state Aforesaid offer at public sale and sell to the
highest bidder for cash in hand. all the right title
and interest of the above named defendant in and
to the following described real property. to-wit:
The undivided interest of lots 10, II and u, all
IN BLOCK NO: IL. The undivided u interest in lots
NO. 3, g. q, s, g. TO- H. 12, II and 16 all in
block No. II, in Allison sub-divisioDal addition TO
the city OF Great Bend All of said property being
IN the Arkansas Valley Town Company's addition
to the city of Great Bend, Barton county, Kansae
to satisfy three judgments in favor of the Kansas
Loan and Trust Company against l.. F. Viewer.
SAID property levied and 10 be sold as the
property OF the above named defendant.
- GEO J. SPENCER Sheriff
Sheriff S Office, January 18th, 1902
II a Maher Is Osmond, Att'ys for Pig.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
First Published. Jan. 3, 1891
SHERLFF,S SALE.
State of Kznsas,(
Barton County,

Charles Pardee,
Lucinda Brewer, Lucinda Brewer Admin
stratriK OF the Estate of George Brewer de
ceased, Mantle Saving Bank, George W.
Brower Jr-, Frank E. Brower, Daniel B.
Brewer, Mary E Brewer. Lorenzo J. Brow
er. Arthur w Brewer. Charles E. Brewer,
Chester A Brewer, Perry ]. Brewer, and
VIM Osmond as guardian ad lifem:
BY virtue OF Special Execution to me directed
and delivered issued of the 2Oih District Court
OF the state Of kansas, sitting in and for Barton
County, IN said State, viii, on Monday, February
18th, A ID 1897, between the hours of O'Clock D.
M and O'Clock p M of said daE. At the Court
House west door, ia Great Bend. in the County and
State Aforesaid, otter at public sale and sell to the
cr1oed real property, to-wit- 4
The North East quarter Cd of section twelve 12)
township eighteen CSl south of range thirteen us,
west OF the 9th NJ lying and situate in the couu-
" OF Barton, in the state Of kansas
Said property to be sold as commanded by the
said Special Execution.
GEO j. SPENCER, Sheriff
SheIids Office, n %, 1892 AS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

We would like dozen chickens.
and will pay the highest market price
for them to any of our subscribers who
desire to 'feven up" with us in that
way.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

We desire to call attention of our
readers to the remarkable bargains We
are giving in clubbing rates. The
Ladies Magazine is particularly q mar
vel Of cheapness. Any subscriber,
new or old. to the DEMOCRAT can get
he two papers for the price of 81. IS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

AND now comes the report that W..
z. Robinson, the Hope banker, has
skipped the country, leaving a host of
unknown. His last bank statement
showed cash deposits to the amount of
about 1000 and it is supposed that he
took this with him in his flight leaving
the depositors with the bag to hold.
w. p. was the republican wheel horse
in south Dickinson and the republican
party, together with his creditors, will
mourn his hasty neutrality-suspicious.
News ~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

If you have friend or q neighbor
who would like to get the DEMOCRAT,
give US the names and we will send
them sample copies.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
First published February IS. 1892.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
State OF. Kansas, l.
Barton County,
j. S. Weinberger,

]. S. Weinberger.
Anna B. Caldwell, F. 3. Cald-
well, t H. Stevens, The
Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany of Kansas o. F Cas-
tein, Levi S. Gould, and F G.
Hobson, assignees of the Farm
ers Loan and Trust Co., of
Kansas, VIM. BrueSer and A
Weiss, co-partners Brueser
d Weiss, and S. E Prentiss.
BY virtue of Special Exec Ition to me directed
and delivered issued out of the a0h District Court
OF the state OF Kansas, sitting in and for Barton
county, In said state, will, on Monday March
u "A ID. 1892, between the hours of O'Clock ID NJ
and clock p. In. of said day, at the court house
west door in Great Bend, in the county and state
aforesaid, offer public sale and sell the highest
bidder, for cash in hand, the following described
real property, TO wit:
Beginning at the southeast corner of block No
seven (1), in the Arkansas Valley Town Company's
addition to the city of Great Bend Kansas running
thence north one hundred feet QOO) along Main -
thence west one hundred and fifty q JO) feet: thence
south one hundred (1O0 feet; thence east one
hundred and fifty 15Ol feet TO the place of be-
ginning, all in the city of Great Bend, Kansas
according to the recorded platt thereof
Said property to be sold as commanded BIZ the
said Special Execution.
GEO j. SPENCER Sheriff
eheT1ns once, Feb 18th 1892 4S-s1
Difenhacher & Banta, Att'ys for PFf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

Familiarity breeds contempt. you know
and that may be the reason that you
and I, Bro. Wilkinson, are beyond the
bane of temptation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.
Land, Land, Land.

Barton and Stafford County, Kan.
The Center Of the Wheat Belt of
Kansas.
Following is a partial list of lands
mostly improved for sale by the un-
dersigned:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

The DEMOCRAT. attacks us again to
stand in with the alliance, and Stoke
says he does not care if he is doing SO.
Our assertion that an alliance man said
what we charged is susceptible of proof,
and it is not more strange or surprising
than ''whooping for jeff Davis and
many other things these self styled
leaders have done.-Register.
THE editor of the Register published
what we believed to be libel opon the
farmers of this county, and we called
upon him for his proof, agreeing to
condemn the men who he said made
the assertions as strongly as HE could
possibly do. We asked him for the
proof, and his reply is that his
assertions are susceptible of proof"
We are now more strongly convinced
thansever that the charge in question
was but another of the contemplate.
sneaking, little lies that he, the editor
of the Register, permits to disgrace the
columns of his paper for political effect.
Out upon his subterfuge! If he has
any proof of the charges made why
does he not come out with it like a
man?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
OFFIClkU DIRECTORY.

COUNTY OFFICERS
Treasurer L VI krause
Clerk X Typer,
Attorney E Hofchkiss
Sheriff Geo J Spencer
Clerk of Court W * Bunting
Register T q Strothman
Probate Judge II Bre~er
Supt OF Schools A McTagcarf
Surveyor Sid A Newconh-
q StroThman
Commissioners W Bruce
lCL Moses
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

We have quite a supply of OLD
papers on hands, for sale at 20 cents q
hundred.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

1t is no advantage to a man to be
thrown in close proximity to money
unless he gets a chance to handle it.
For example, the editor of the Advo.
cate has slept in q bank not four feet
from thousands of dollars for the past
i've years, with practically no gain
from so doing whatever, while in the
same length of time hundreds of CASH
lers have relieved the safes of their
banks of their burdens and skipped for
parts unknown. Moral: Always try
to get to be -EllinwoOd Ad-
vOcate.
JUST so, b'gosh! For the last six
years the editor of the DEMOCRAT has
worked day and night within arms
length of bank vault full of cash;
has heard the click, click of coy coin
cantering over the cashiers counter
daily-and we ''never teched it,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18

CITY OFFICERS
Mayor A. Lsidlaw
Clerk X A Charles
Treasurer o J Richards
Marshal w. w Win<iead.
Surveyor 5 A NewcOmbe
COTNCILAKN-
John Langham CT Moses
N CosSnlan j Is Hannum
VIM Kelley w W Culver
W Coles MyrOn Gilmore
Postmaster Morgan Caraway.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Following are the deeds recorded in
the Office of Register of Deeds, from
Feb. 8 to Feb. IS, furnished by Chas.
E. Dodge, abstracter:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-18
Castoria.

aCastoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
DR. q. c. OsaooD.
Lowell Mass