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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-19
oHIo's eRErNA GREEN.
BQuire Beasley Has Married between
/ 5000 and COCO Couples.
Especial Corrcspondencc1

ABERDEEN, o., Aug. Esquire Massie
Beasley, who lives in this pretty village,
sympathizes with young couples whose
matrimonial desires are opposed by stern
parents and obdurate guardians. So in
this American Gretna Green he awaits the
advent of young man and young woman,
and is ready to marry them, bestow his
blessing, kiss the bride and send them on
their way rejoicing For years he has
been doing this very thing, and has cele-
brated weddings by the thousand, until
Aberdeen and Squire Beasley have be-
come famous in this part of the country
and scores-yes, hundreds-of lovers and
sweethearts annually visit the town and
are united for better or for worse by the
veteran of many marriages.
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ITO THE PEOPLE OF ROANOKE,

have resumed business at my old stand,
stall No. 10, Second market.
will keep the freshest and tendcrest
meats, and sell at reasonable prices
ask my old patrons to again place their
orders with me. Respectfully,
W. N. SALE.
226m
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ERBDERlCR J.AMw EG, c. e, NJ.
i Am. Soc &. &. h Engr's Club OF
Phi adclph!a;engiDep, contractor ard
builder, Commercial Bank Building,
Roanoke, Va. apr22-tt
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CPEcIAL NOTICE TO THE
~ ladies: sWhcn you pack your
trunk for your summer trip, don't
crowd your fine dresses In and have
them all wrinklcd and out OF shape,
but come to the paper box factory OF
y. ID. JENKINS, corner Sixth avenue
and Second street s. w, and get boxes
10 pack them in. They will fit your
trunk and save you lots OF worry.
8 10 Am.
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THE ROANOKE TRANSFER
Il Company Is prepared to do all
wagons. good teams and respon-
eible drivers. Prompt attention.
Offices, Freight depot and jefferson
street, south. Telephone, 119.
oct1-i-yr
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BUSINESS NOTICES.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

Notice Is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore existing between A.
l.. Fuqus and j. A. MCMILLAN, of the
city OF Roanoke, Va, under the firm
name of Fuqua & Mcmillan, has been
dissolved this 5th day Of August, 1893,
by mutual consent. All claims duo the
firm have been placed in the hands of
III. L. Cbiles for immediate collection,
and he Is authorized to receipt for the
samo All demands on the said partner
ship should BIO presented to him for set
Element. A. L. FUQUA.
j. A. MCMILLAN.
A. L. Fuqua will continue the bust
ness at the same place recently cccu pied
by firm, No. FLA Salem avenue.
d sod A. L. FUQUA.
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POARDEBS AND BOOMERS WISE.
- ing hrst-class accommodations
can be accommodated at No. 10 Seventh
avenue s. w. S4lm
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WANTED-HELP,

SALESMEN WANTED TO SELL
~ household goods. STANDARD IN
STALLMENT COMPANY, 4e6 Com.
monwealth avenue, Roanoke, Va.
SIS Ivy
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Advertisements In this column vim roma,
perusal.

THE RADFoRD CIGAR co.
Sell only Union made cigars.
Their brands arc
Cuba Leaf,
Perfection and
u.,, Chicftain.
3N 6m Ask for thcsc brands only.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-19

WANTED-ROOM AND TABLE
w boarders at 406 Church street.
"a tt
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no YOU WANT JOB PRINTING
~ OF any kind ? II you do
LOOKABlLL'S PRINTING HOUSE,
at Nos. liH Jefferson street, and s
Salem avenue, lie the place to leave
your orders. First class work
promptly executed at moderate prices
anu satisfaction guaranteed. Tcle-
phone No. 1855. 4l7Iy
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NOTICE-THERE WILL BEAGEN-
~ eral meeting Of the stockholders of
the United Investment Company held
at the office of the Fidelity, Lean and
Trust Company in the city OF Roanoke
Friday, August 26, 1892, at p IN. The
meeting is called for the purpose OF
electng officers for the ensuing year
and the transaction OF such other BUSH
ness as may come before the meeting.
BY order OF the board Of directors. w.
E ANDREWS, Secretary. z &c sod
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DLEASANT ROOMS WITH ROARD
L at $50 Campbell ST. s1aIw
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EIRSTCLASS MAN COOK AND SIX
a walters for summer resort. Address
HOTEL, TIMES office. $40 9w
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d. TO SIS SAVED ON RAILROAD
up Il tickets bought at No. Jefferson
street, Roanoke, Va. Member of A. IT.
b. A. Cut rates. 79tf
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LOST AND FOUND,

TAKEN UP AT 3a1 ELEVENTH
avenue, COW and six weeks old
CALI Owner can have same by paying
expenses. s16 lot
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

THEADJOURNED ANNUAL MEET
Il ing Of the stockholders OF the Vim
ton Land Improvement Company will
be held at the office OF NJ. T. c. Jordon,
general manager, room -, Masonic
Ten pie, Roanoke, Va, on Tuesday,
August 30, 1892, at - O'Clock m.
JAMES II. BORUM, President. II.
L. PAGE, Secretary. SIS I'd
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BOARDING.

WANTED-A FEW GENTLEMAN
w, table Boarders, in a private
family On Church st. Address Bog 24s.
Ivy 8141w
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03


From the Banner
You can't expect editors to tell the
truth when even the old time-honored
ground log lies.
Did you ever see finer weather in
February? The fields are beginning to
green up and put on their spring robes.
Joe Welsh hiss purchased the John
son property in the northeast part of
town and will move his family into it
next week.
The Methodists are holding a series of
meetings IN the school house thiSweek.
All ought to turn out and help them to
make them interesting.
Mr.. Church and Miss Eta Slower, of
near this city, took their friends by sur
prise last week and went to Kansas
City and were married.
Mr.. Roetzel was out from Ellinwood
Friday last and rented Mr.. Refs build
ing on Main street, which he will use
for the present as a hardware store.
Henry Kruse of q few miles north Of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03
attempted, lose or no lose.-Ellswsrtk
Democrat.

The New York democratic state con-
vention at Albany last Monday, elected
seventy-two delegates to the hationN
democratic convention who are for Hill
as a presidential candidate. The reso-
lutions endorse the unit rule, and the
delegation will therefore cote sclidly
for the choice of the majority. This
conceivably renders the nomination of
Cleveland improbable, but does not
necessarily enhance Hills chances for
the nomination.-Newton Journal.
%*%
The Louisville Courisr-J ournal, ed
tied by Henry Watterson, says that the
factional fight in New York renders
the nomination of eitheir Cleveland or
Hill suicidal. He suggests the name
of John G. Carlisle as the man next in
availability. We second the nominal
ton with the modification that John
G.. Carlisle is second to no other man
in patriotism. in statesmansoips IN
comprehension and devotion 20 Che
everlasting principles Of democracg.-
Kingman Democrat.
The fight in New York between the
friends of ex-President Cleveland and
Senator Hill is of such q nature as to
preclude the possibility of either of
these gentlemen receiving the nomiua-
tiOn at the Chicago convention. The
internal dissensionS in the democratic
party in that state are such that it
would be folly to nominate either of
them. The convention viii have %
select western or southern men. Sen
ator German and Governor Gray would
make good team, or Don NJ. IHckin-
son and Gen. John G. Black, or Senator
VOORHEES, and Gen. Stevenson, or Sem
ator Carlisle and Gray There is
plenty of timber in the west and south
without going to the Empire state
Wyandotte Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03

If THERE be a single workman ii
the United States whose wages have
been raised one cent by the Mckinley
law he should make haste to commune
cate with the chairman of the House
committee on mar ufacturers. at Wash
ington, as that committee has been
Instructed to hunt for him, in connec-
ton with its investigation of the
Sweating system" He will also find
profitable engagements with the dime
museums OF the country.-Abilene
News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03

VIII Bunting is candidate for secre-
tary of state. and of course the post
master is also. He 1.-THE p. m-l is for
anything in sight in the way of Office
Mr. Bunting will clean the p m out.
in this county, at least We should
like to see Bunting win--News.
No DOUBT about the lily specks''
which we referred to last week as cover
ing Morg's tough hide. and no doubt
but that they viii be disclosed to public
view during the next month or so. If
viii Bunting can't get the endorse
ment of Barton country republicans We
greatly miss our guess
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03
The Wheat Straw Worm,

The DEMOCRAT is in receipt of q
bulletin from the Office of Chancellor
Snow, of the State University describ-
ing the above worm, and earnestly
|advising the burning of all straw and
stubble of last year. The letter accom-
panying the bulletin is as follows.
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Feb, Goth, 1892.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
Dear Sir.
We send you by this
mail a small bulletin calling attention
to an injurious insect (the Wheat-straw
WOrm) which was last year present in
some wheat fields of your county.
Whether or not any serious danger to
the wheat of this year is threatened we
cannot say, but if general recourse is
had by the farmers of your county to
the remedies set out in the bulletin.
any such possible danger will almost
certainly be obviated. If attention is
called to this matter, it should be done
at once.
Truly Yours,
F. III. SNOW,
V. l.. KELLOGG.
Dept of Entomology,
University of Kansas.
The DEMOCRAT hopes that this
matter will be given closest attention
by our farmers, as beyond doubt the
straw-worm is responsible fer much o1
the poor quality of wheat produced in
Barton and other central Kansas coun
ties last year. 1t can do little harm tt
burn all old straw on hand, and may
be great benefit by killing off large
number of the injurious iesects. Dc
not treat the matter lightly: it is of al
much Importance to check the spread
of this insect as it would be to CHECK
hog cholera, glanders in horses OF
Texas fever in cattle. Remember thai
IAN ounce of prevention is worth 3
pound of cure.''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03

Mrs. S. E MCCAULEY, in an address
to the A. w. A. delivered upon her
retiring as president. says;
''Be always ready to denounce any
member of this association who is
working contrary to the principles and
teachings of the alliance; and L there
fore recommend that any sister know
ingly advocating prohibition, re-sub-
mission, women suffrage, Or any other
issue aside from the st. Louis and
Ocala demands, be denounced and
recognized as traitor to the associa-
tion!"
Now what we would like TO know is
how Mrs. Mccormick, the mainstay of
the Beacon, who went to the st. Louis
conference to get that body to endorse
woman's suffrage and prohibition, can
keep from being denounced and rec,
ognized as traitor by the a. W. A,
if the sisters follow the advice of their
retiring president.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03

RICE county republicans are BOOM
ing Judge Ansel r. Clark for congress
in this, the 7th. district. Judge Clark
is too clean man; he has not the
ghost Of a show for the republic an
nomination.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03
OUR STATISTICAL MAP.
@ ARTON county citizens and prop
1D erty owners may well be proud

III erty owners may well be proud
4 of the good showing made in the
year 1891; and the increase in her pros
perity, the advancement made in all
her agricultural pursuits that will
be shown by the next statistical report
of the assessors returns will prove
beyond any question that ours is a
county that can be relied upon; a peo-
pie who are bound to succeed no matter
what the odds; and a soil inferior to
ncne in the world.
The totals for the county, for 1891,
are as follows:
reputation ............ lZ4S9
Acres in farms ..... 35467O
Cash value of farms :..... $3806684
Acres in Wheat in 1891 -. 155263
Corn 3O848
Oats 1858
Rye 7431
Blu Corn on hand Mch 1,'91 54S29
Blu Wheat :. . 164O47
Val butter, eggs & poultry $8ll71
No. of Horses es.... 8O19
Cattle e... 24695
=. Hogs 1O696
Val animals fattened in '91 S207S56
The tabulated report, or statistical
map given herewith will show the rel
ative prosperity of the various town.
ships. The map represents the entire
county, giving the size of each town.
ship, compared with its neighbors, and
its geographical location.
The figures given are taken from the
the county clerk, and are il no wise
''boom" figures. On the contrary, they
will fall far short of the actual amounts
or numbers, owing to certain failing
of many people which somehow prompts
them to give the very lowest figures
when being in teryiewed by the town.
ship assessor. For instance, in some
townships it is known fact that two
or three men marketed, after the first
of March, and before harvest, as much
wheat as the entire township is credit
ed with having on hand at that date.
1t will give about the correct figures
to take the totals for the county and
add 25 per cent, or one-fOurth to the
figures given on everything except the
population, which is probably correct.
The Incorporated towns of Ellin wood,
Hoisington and Pawnee Rock are in
cluded in the statistics of the townships
in which they are located, but no valu-
alton of town property is given, the
statistics being purely of the agricul-
tural industries of the county.
The value of butter, eggs and poul.
try sold in the county for the year
nearly, if not fully, S10O,00O-is an
item not to be sneezed at, and over
$250,O0O worth of fatted cattle and
hogs sold for the year is doing we'll for
wheat raising county. Of the 44O, 900
acres cultivated, 24O, 900 acres were in
wheat, corn, rye and oats, and the
balance in other crops not named in
the statistics here given, 80 that only
something over half of our county's
products are given. The hay crop is
big item, as is also the barley crop,
potatoes, beets, turnips, alfalfa, and
various other crops, to say nothing of
the products of gardens and orchards.
Such figures as We have given, how
ever, will serve to show the value of
our agricultural productions. 1t would
be impossible to enumerate everything
in the space we have in our statistical
map.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03

Feb, 25th, 1892, at $50 p. m., Ralph,
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Ewing, aged IA months a.d 20 days.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Armstrong, and the remains were
inferred in the Everett cemetery on the
9th, inst. The sympathy of all is
rendered the bereaved family and rela-
tives.
ALBERT.
From "Spunk."
Mrs. c. F. Hays was quite sick the
first of the week.
Fred Brining spent several days of
last week IN Great Bend
Master Cehie Worden is very sick
with infamatory rheumatism.
Mrs. DOty entertained quite number
of her many friends Tuesday evening
last.
Several of our young folks attended
an entertainment over in Rush county
last Friday night.
Miss Rempel, of Germany, arrived
here Monday last and will make her
home at her Uncle's, Mr.. c. F. Brining.
Miss Ella Day visited Great Bend
Monday evening. her school being
closed for the present on account of
scarlet fever being prevalent.
What was the matter with the enter
tainment at No. IL? The Albertites
thought it was entirely-too thin. Last
Sunday night several fellows" who
seemed to have considerable more lung
than cerebrum, made night hideous fOI
some time by their horrible, horrible
bowling.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03

DISTRICT NO. 40
From "Vida"
Mrs. 81. S. Baird is on the sick list.
Miss Nettie Dinwiddie is barely able
to be about.
Another refreshing rain fell in this
vicinity last Saturday.
w. 1. johnson was doing business in
Pawnee Rock one day last week.
Rev. Davis, of Lyons, has been visit
ing friends in Clarence the past week.
Mrs. w. P. Bruce has been quite
sick the past week, but is better at this
writing.
Johnnie Compton and Willard Bird,
returned from their visit to Stafford
county, last Sunday.
A number of the farmers in this
neighborhood have been marketing
wheat in Great Bend, the past week.
Miss Viola Pelter. who has taught
five month school at Dist. 40, has also
been employed to teach the Spring
term.
The attendance at School Dist. 40, is
not as large as it formerly was. as
several of the boys have quit to go al
spring work.
A. j. Bird, who has been spending
the winter with relatives at the old
homestead in Virginia, is expected
| home soon.
Some of the young folks of Dist. 40
attended birthday party at Mrs.
Rebecca Bakers of Great Bend, in
honor of her son Harvey's birthday.
DIED-Of lung fever, on Thursday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03
Where Sarah Was.

The Sumner County Press tells the
following story on a Cowley county lad
and a Sumner county girl: "a Sumner
county farmer had some wheat stolen
few nights ago, and he was so sure he
knew who the thief was that he went
TO Oxford and had a warrant gotten out
for young man from Cowley county
who frequently visited that locality,
and was at the time stopping in the
neighborhoed. The young man was
arrested aud when the case came up
for trial in the justice court the defend
ant said he could prove an alibi. In
order to do this he had brought in Ibis
girl" buXom lass of twenty-five, who
lives east of Wellington. She took the
stand and swore that he sat up with
her from 20 clock ID the evening until
broad daylight the next morning.
People can very easily De mistaken" :"
observed the plaintiffs lawyer.
Il don't care I know he was there,n
she replied.
What did you talk about?"
Love 20 she promptly answered.
What time did the old folks go to
bed?''
Il gave 'em the wink about 10.''
''Sure he was there at midnight, are
you?''
"Yes, sir'
why are you sure?''
She blushed, looked over to her lover
and getting nod to go ahead she said:
We'll, sir. jest as the clock struck -
the old man jumped out of bed up stairs
and hollered bown, Sarah, your ma
wants some of that catnip teaI' Acd
we got such a start that We broke the
back of the rocking chair and we went
over backwards kerplunk-"
Then the court must understand
that you were seated on Johns knee2'
Il object, put in John S lawyer, and his
honor remembered the days of his
youth and sustained the objection, and
the case was dismissed. The young
mans home is near Arkansas City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03

II Is TOLD of an alliance man who
was elected justice OF the peace In
western county. that all the library he
possessed was Cushing's manual.
When his first case was before him the
prisoner plead mot guilty. 'Do hear
a second?" demanded the newly made
judge. AZ second the motion" quickly
replied the prisoners counsel, catching
the drift of things '.All in favor of the
question as stated viii signify by saying
'ay.'" There were two ayes from the
prisoner and lawyer. Contrary, no."
There was not sound and the lawyer
thought he had his man acquitted, but
the judge wasn't as big a fool as he
appeared and settling back in his chair,
he remarked: 1.-The question viii be
referred to the committee of the whole
subject to debate Fire away
Hutchinson Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.

at present as the farmers are getting
their plows ready to put out big crop
of oats and cron. With the ground as
moist as 1t Is at the present an oat crop
is almost an assured thing.
An early spring seems to be quite
probable now, and an early spring
means good crop, good crop means
prosperity for Kansas this fall in the
broadcast sense of the word. The farm
ers are nearly all out of debt and good
crop will be spent in developing the
country and the farms.
Mr.. Carl Voigt called on us Wednes-
day to ask us to impress upon the farm
ers the Importance Of burning every
vestige of straw and rubbish as soon as
possible in order to destroy the wheat
pest that was so appalling in its effects
on the wheat last summer. He thinks
the only salvation is in burning the
straw.
Our friend Martin Musil, who is one
of the most enterprising and successful
AcAA AAOAo Al SAAo SASAAACys las tSAnCh CuO
pains to examine the straw on his farm
carefully and has discovered that there
is a small worm in the first joint below
the head, and he thinks there is no
doubt about this being the worm that
did so much damage to the wheat in
this section of the country last fall.
He thinks this worm develops into a
| fly as soon as the weather becomes
warm and then deposits an agg in the
stem OF the growing wheat, from which
a worm matches later, and that is the
worm which is so direful in its effects
on the growing wheat. There is prob
ably but one alternative and that is to
burn the straw and all rubbish that is
likely to contain these insects. Farm
.ers have been very careless for the past
four or Eve years about matters of this
kind, and doubtless they paid the pen
atty of their carelessness last simmer by
having the worm which the old straw
harbored, blight their wheat. Better
burn the straw and save the coming
crop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-03-03
NEIGHBORHOoD HAPPENINGS.
HOISINGTON.

HoIsINGTON
From the Dispatch.
R. Wehr and VIM. Niblo have each
been granted pensions.
Rev. West is conducting successful
revival meeting at the Eveleigh school
house.
Oscar O'Blennis, the Green est edi-
tor in the county, spent Sunday in these
parts.
We are glad to learn that B.F. Rug
giles has been granted pension of $l2
a month.
Logan townships creamery is in
operation and finds trouble in supplying
the demand for the excellent grade of
butter which it turns out.
A foot race between c. E. Johnson
and darkey from Great Bend was the
attraction last Sunday. 1t ended in a
quarrel which resulted in neither side
winning any money.
Out at Ness City when a man wants
two bottles of beer he walks up to the
proprietor of a joint and says: "Here,
boss, give me d couple of early rose
potatoes"
Prof. Commons has been unable to
teach the past week and Mrs. Baldwin,
of the primary department, has had
charge Of his room. Ola True and Sadie
McCauley have had charge of the prim-
ary department.
The Knights of Pythias lodge of this
city has organized band with the fol-
lowing members: U. II. Holder, ,cornet;
VIM. Hall, cornet; j. E. Almond, tuba;
1. N. Lawrence, trombone; Henry Born
Baritone; Tom Southern, tenor; E. E.
Brown, alto; John Houston, alto; J.H.
Byrns, snare drum; L. NJ. Kniseley,
bass drum.
A petition is being circulated asking
the county commissioners to cause an
ironb ridge to be put in across the draw
just south of town. This bridge has
been very much needed for some time
and should be put in as soon as possible
as the crossing in its present condition
is very dangerous. Every man in
Hoisington and north of town should
sign the petition.
ELLINWOOD.
j From the Advocate.
| G. r. Aldrich teacher in Dist, No
8, writes one of the finest hands of any
teacher in the county.
| Trade is increasing in all branches
of business. BY the first of April bust
ness will be under good headway.
i Wheat is starting out fine and ths
prospects for good crop were never
better. If the fly does not bother it w
are assured of good crop.
i Nothing should ever be put in .
newspaper now days that will no
make people either think or smile
People are too busy, you know. to real
anything except for Improvement, plea
sure or pastime.
Our blacksmiths are kept very busy