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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02
Brotherly Love,


Deacon Caraway is after Deacon
Armstrong with sharp stick, and
made the air fairly blue with bad
names and ungentlemanly charges in
the Register of last week. Among
other things, prompted we presume by
brotherly love and christian kindness,
which Deacon Caraway said about Dea-
con Armstrong, we find the following:
Another intentioned and wilful
talsehOod because Armstrong knows
the truth aud tolo his falsehood to de-
ceive his readers and bolster up his re-
belliOus cause. How man can write
deliberate falsehoOds and then stand
choir and ''holier than thou'' man
incomprehensible. His whole article is
false. There is not truthful state
ment in it,
And this paragraph wound up third
of column of the same kind of stuff.
Surely the two brothers who are con-
sidered as two of the main-stays of the
same church, must pray awful hard for
each other in the privacy of their
homes.
Deacon Armstrong, however, has the
drop on Deacon Caraway, from the
fact that he is on the inside, politically,
and does not fear the fall of an official
knife in few short months. Perhaps
Deacon Caraway should be excused for
his rather strong language, because of
the terrible uncertainty of his earthly
fate.
IF our advice could aid Deacon Cara
way any we would suggest that he re-
name his paper and call it MY Politi-
cal Gall Vent" because his paper, for
the last six months at least, has been
nothing but an outlet to his bitter feel
ings of regret and disappointment.
Doubtless he has to use that method of
blowing off to prevent his blowing up
like an over-ripe egg under pile driv-
er. If such be the case, the public
should be thankful that he still has, by
grace of an indulgent creditor, the col
ums of a paper through which to vent
his spleen. He should remember, how
ever, that if he hopes to walk the gol-
den streets of the New Jeruselam
hand in hand with Deacon Armstrong,
he will have to DO some awful tall re-
penting for the hard things he has been
saying about his brother.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02

BARTON county has girl who is a
genuine Yankee and pure grit. She is
only fourteen. She came to Hoising-
ton tie other day, when DR.. Castle, the
dentist, was in town, and going down
to the Typer house consulted the tooth
scientist as to the cost of extracting a
tooth. She was told that the usual price
was fifty cents. She said her mother
had given her that amount of money 20
pay for pulling one that had been
troubling her good deal. The doctor
examined the young lady's mouth and
found that the tooth that needed ex-
tracing was large one, and. from the
starts and almost inaudible little wells
from the owner, he was sure ii was
anything but a painles situation. The
patient grew nervous. and anxiously
enQuired if il would hurt much to have
it taken out. well" said the dentist,
IF it doesn't hurt L won't charge you a
cent" After pondering the remark for
"a few seconds the young girl straight
ened back in the chair and ordered the
doctor to proceed. The tooth came
hard. Tears started in the girls eyes,
but she did not vince or scream. As
soon as it was out she jumped up and
said, smilingly- 1T didn't hurt bit.''
Castle was daZed, but rose to the oeca-
sion. The fifty cents are yours he
responded. And the young lady vent
shopping with half dollar-Hoisilg-
ton Blade.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02

Yes, and i would do It again with
the same motive. The doctor who
would not has but little interest in. his
profession. and is but little worthy of
his title to practice"
''Go on with your story!" :
@The night after the burial employ
ed negro man and hired a one-horse
wagon. 1t was dark, moonless night,
and we left the city about 2 O'Clock.
The open cemetery on the outskirts of
the little town was easily entered with
out chance for any obtruder to detect
us. 1 shall never forget it. II was the
first time had ever done such thing.
We finally reached the gracious,
how loudly it sounded when our shovelS
and spades touched the casket. Each
time / thought it was a gun shot. so
oppressively still was the night and so
solemn and 'scary' the situation. We
put the ropes under the coffin. and,
after long time trying to pull the
easket up, decided to break into it and
get the body alone. This we e; ally
did. How ghostly, and yet the trace
of beauty remained on her perfect face.
''Our work was over, and we drove
slowly back to town with the body in
the wagon. need not tell you of the
examination, save only to say that 1
know a great deal more now than did
before making the examination, and
have been instrumental in preventing
such case since. and saving several
lives by the knowledge L obtained"
But the strangest part of the story
and the doctors face lost its color
Il determined to get me a skeleton
from the subject, as didn't have one,
and placed the body in vat far out of
town in secret Place for the purpose
of removing the flesh from the bones
with the process used for such purposes.
Weeks afterwards, was sitting back
here III my room with this same knife
scraping and polishing the skull of my
newly made skeleton when / heard a
rap at the door. Thinking it to be some
messenger from a patient. 1 said,
almost before l thought come imp
"Horrorsl 1t was Denierre, the father
of the girl whose skull was scrapingI''
WHAT"
Yes, and / staggered back into my
chair, and couldn't speak for several
minutes. But he didn't take the situa-
tion in. He spoke first, and said very
calmly:
Doctor have come to pay You for
your services in the illness of my poor,
dead daughter
"'Yes, SIR stammered.
Poor Child He resumed, would to
heaven she could come back TO me. If
could but touch her again. Well, L
suppose we will never know what
caused her death until we see her on
the other side of the great beyond
And thus he went on talking, every
word rasping my very soul, and, when
he broke down and wept, how / did
want to put my arms aroJ nj the poor
old gentleman and tell him all; tell him
that l knew the cause of his DEAR
daughters illness; tell him she would
have not died had we but known then
what boldly learned Afterwards all
came to me in an instant, flooding my
brain with doubt and the realization of
duty; but looking up through my tears,
at last i found the old man had gone,
leaving his check in payment Of his bill
he owed me for my service in the case"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02

MALCOLM NICOLSON, a young attor-
ney in the little town of Alma, Is Gre
ating something of a sensation as a
playwright. Within the last two years
he has written four dramas and librettos
Cor two comic operas which have stood
the test of severe critics in the east.
and have been snapped up by greedy
purchasers at stiff price There is
no reason why Kansas with its pfctur-
esque scenery, its eyentful history, its
unique population and its moviDg sue
cession OF usual events, should not pro-
duce a great draInatist.-Cimarron
JaetHvnia4.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02

excellent democratic paper un1er ad-
verse conditions. He has not been an
applicant for favors heretofore, and it
is no more than right that in the dis
tribution of the Federal patrons ge, the
postoffice should be appOrtioned to
him. m."-McPhersou Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02

BILL NYE says that if the genius
used in Maine, Kansas and Iowa alone
for the purpose of evading the prohibi-
tory law could have been turnei in the
direction OF useful science ano inven-
tion, we could have had this year at
least SO, O,000 people per day wishing the
worlds fair on wings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02
CLAFLIN .

From the Banner.
After weeks lay off the school has
again resumed business.
Charley and Al McCIain are in Ohio
on an extended visit with old friends
and relatives.
Every resident ought to plant few
nice forest trees this spring and help to
beautify the town.
Our blacksmiths are beginning to
make the anvils ring getting the farm
ers' plows ready for spring work.
The Teachers reading circle will
hold its next meeting here on February
4th. Mr.. Stryker and Miss Hege will
instruct in pedagogue, and Mr.. Shire
and Miss Morrison in literature.
The course of true love never did
run smooth. and this fact was illustrated
last evening when the lovers and the
old folks collided. It's awful, but twas
ever so.
Mr.. Blake's team runaway a few
days since and demolished Mr.. Gross
ardt's buggy, and now the affair is to
wind up in lawsuit between Gross
ardt and McDermit, who the former
says caused the team to run away.
Somebody is going to get left and it
won't be the lawyers either.
About one hundred visiting brothers
attended the Odd Fellows institution
festivities at this place on last evening;
and large number of applicants were
Initiated into the fraternal order of
friendship and brotherly love. Supper
was served by the members and friends
of the Christian church, and as usual,
was the acme of success, and purse
~ tStwsss e4s azd ~ was eAssfsa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02

q UuulDeI OIL luSLl udQ 10 wait uutll
next meeting, as the tasl was too great
for Mr.. Goat all in one doce. The lit.
tie animal was well cared for as it came
from Hoisington, one of the best lodges
in the state; and some of the new mem
bers can testify that he was real lively.
PAWNEE ROCK.
From the Leader
Man wants but little here below
below what's known as zero.
The most handy man with the new
Columbian stamp is the bill poster.
Barton county has four clerks in the
populist parts of the legislature.
Kansas was conceived in a tumult
and born during storm. Its inherited
traits have attracted the eyes of the
world in the past and will continue to
do in the future.
The Christian church people of Paw
nee Rock will serve supper on Saturday,
Feb. 4th, the proceeds to go towards
the purchase of bell for their church.
All are cordially invited to attend.
We will venture the assertion that
every dive and saloon keeper and varie-
ty show manager in Chicago who could
get chance, has his name on that Pc
tition to Congress asking that the
Worlds Fair be closed on Sunday.
Riverside and Pawnee Rock played a
game of ball Saturday on the heme
teams grounds and our boys came out
ahead. Score, 51-33. The Riverside
boys say they were not treated fairly.
but our boys contend that the other side
did not know how to play ball.
REDWING RED-TAPE.
From sNun-ure- -bizniz."
Mrs. G. Koch is up and around.
Nick Curran is very low with brights
disease.
Amos Brown made trip to Clafin
last Saturday.
A sorghum mill in this neighborhood
is great necessity.
Andrew Gerstencorn is down with a
bad case of 'sGrippe."
VIM Koester is hauling rock for the
new St. Mary's church.
F. Fiker is about ready to put up an
other stable on his place.
Preceptress Sadie Adkins is now stay
ing with Mrs. Mary Jolley.
Mr.. Cornisher is occupying the old
Joslin residence this winter.
J. c. Richardson bought a large in
voice of corn of H. Garrison.
]. R. Johnson was camping out at
the county seat last Saturday.
F. Jenish and John Habiger have
purchased the old Joslin homestead.
A dance advertised for Redwing last
Friday could not be held because ofthe
inclemency of the weather.
The dance on Monday night at Mr..
Stevens was very enjoyable affair par
ticipated in by large crowd.
David Watson was at Great Bend
last Saturday, returning the next morn
ing by passenger to Redwing.
H. c. Benke is now armed with the
necessary papers, and will proceed at
once to sell drugs and chemicals.
Alois Yarmer, after securing his bird,
has erected himself nice cage to keep
her in, and is now keeping house north
of Redwing.
Mr.. Hager is gathering fodder from
his field and husking the corn from
same. He will have great deal OF
fodder tor sale.
The old H. E. Smith. residence has
been cleared of wheat, and the black
smith is about ready to occupy the
same. The residence will hold two car
loads of wheat.
The new school house in the district
north of Redwing is nearing completion.
The scholars are missing lot of school
on account of conhiction of arrange.
ments by different members of the board
There has been a good deal of fun
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02
NEIaHBORH00D HAPPENINGS.

OLMTTZ ITEMS.
From "olmitz Newsboy."
The threshing machines can still be
heard in the vicinity of Olmitz.
The Olmitz cornet band practice
twice week, and give some excellent
music.
Lew Bussin has gone to housekeep-
ing in the residence formerly owned by
DR.. Hausneck.
Nordman and Son have laid in large
stock of spring and summer dry goods
and lively trade is expected at Olmitz
this summer.
There was a social hop at Mr..
Bussin's residence, at Olmitz, Tuesday
evening, Jan. 81, and the young folks
had gay time.
Harry Hahn the station agent of Oh
mitz was about to be robbed last Thurs.
day night by Marshal Smith, former
brakeman on the Mo. Pacific R. r.,
and an accomplice unknown. The
facts are about as follows:
The same evening of the attempted
robbery Smith and colored man were
seen boarding the west bound passen-
ger train at Hoisington, which is due
at Olmitz at I1:o6 p. m. About 1890
the agent heard the door of the waiting
room open and close, and hearing no
foot steps caused him to suspicion some
thing wrong, and looking out of the
ticket window he saw a masked man
sitting close to the door leading from
the ticket Office to she waiting room
with revolver in his hand, pointed at
the door, and as soon as he saw the
agent he leaned over so that he could
not be seen anymore from the window.
The agent Immediately locked the safe,
which contained several hundred dol
lars, and then woke Jim Livesay and
Jim Pisinger who were asleep in the
Office waiting for the morning train.
Smith hearing that there was more
than one, left the room very quickly.
Thirty minutes later the robber was
seen peeping through the window where
the curtain didn't cover, and Livesay
fired two shots through the window, one
taking effect in the robbers leg. Live.
say and Pisinger then ran out of the
depot with their revolvers and demand.
cd the robber to surrender, then taking
him back to the depot found he was
the one named above. We have since
heard that he was arrested and is in
Jail in Great Bend waiting for a free
ride.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02

TARIFF reform never scored a
greater victory than when the Kansas
people through the house of represent
atives and state senate sent to the
national halls of congress that staunch
and honest democrat, John Martin. and
no more able advocate of the rights of
the people will be found in the United
States senate than the democratic SEN
ator from Kansas-the man OF the peo-
re.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02
HOISINGTON.

From the Dispatch
Marshal Smith had an attack of
heart failure last week and was render
ed unconcious for some little time He
was not able to be about for several
days.
Arrangements are being made for 4
great deal of building in town in the
spring. Carpenters are figuring on lots
of work and the season will begin at
once.
A young lady, in explaining to our
devil the difference between printing
and publishing, illustrated it thus: "You
may print kiss on my cheek, but you
must not publish it.''
In six months time Hoisington will
have four and possibly FIVE church
buildings. The Catholics and German
Methodist are sure of building and the
United Brethren may erect house of
worship.
In order to obtain claim in the strip
a person cannot be the owner of as
much as two thousand dollars worth of
property, and then he can take but
eighty acres. This will give about six
ty or seventy thousand homes down
there and will make it much more thick
ly settled than most parts of Kansas.
However it will be settled by the poorer
classes; but then this seems just, as the
pooer ones are most in need of homes.
DR.. w. F. Peck of this city passed
from earth this, Thursday, afternoon at
3 o'clock. About three months ago he
had an attack of sickness from which
he never fully recovered, although ap.
parently quite well until last week when
he was prostrated with a severe attack
of pneumonia. DR.. Peck has been a
well known man in Barton county ever
since its first settlement, and, although
he may have had some faults, like all
humanity, there were many commenda-
bic traits In his character. The poor
and unfortunate found in him a sypa-
thetic heart, and his integrity in a busi-
ness way has never been questioned.
From the Blade.
]. F. Smith, of Eureka, came home
last week from pleasant visit in Iowa.
We understand Warren Whaley in
tends putting up a nice residence in
this city and moving his family here.
Frank Wetzell has gone east on a
three weeks visit. We understand he
has sold his coal business to his part
ner, w. H. Hall.
Judge A. H. Baker occupied the pull
pit at the Christian church Sunday,
waas SassT West yreashea a ~
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02

There has been good deal of fun
pokej at Great Bend lately because of
its inclination towards Original pack
age" shops, but the people are recover
ing from their wrong doing and are
now preparing TO entertain the confer
ences of the Methodist and Congrega-
tional churches. The 20. p.p business
will be transferred to Pawnee Rock
emporarily.-LarDed Optic.
IF THERE is not two "joints" in
Larned to every one original package
shop in Great Bend, then we are woe
fully misinformed. If Larned wants
to mend her ways aud patch up her rep
utation she should send about half her
citizens down here during the confer
ence and let the aggregation of minis
ters offer up prayers in their behalf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02
Methodist church, both being welcomed
with good congregations.

Methodist church, both being welcomed
with good congregations.
Another horse race occurred on the
race tracks northwest of town Saturday
evening. One of the runners was the
property of Henry Ford and his actions
Saturday brought out the fact that in
time and with the necessary training he
might become world beater.
More than dozen dwellings are to
be erected in this place at once. the
contracts for most of them having al
ready been let, the contractors only
awaiting decent weather. John Rowley
will buy or build, Mr.. Bannister will
build, and others too numerous to men
ton. Verify, Hoisington boometh.
ELLINwooD.
From the Advocate.
Won't lady bicyclists look funny
when hoop-skirts come into fashion
again.
Since the new postage stamps came
on the market the man with the large
mouth has the advantage.
Carl Voight is now full fledged No.
tary Public, having received his seal
and commission from Gov. Lewelling
Monday.
Prohibition talk in Kansas is not as
common as it was five or six years ago.
People never like to talk about failures.
Jake Thul says he believes when he
dies he would like to have the Masons
bury him. That is because they do it
with so much pomp and splendor.
Kansas has been thirty years a state
and always has bsen and is still without
proper state government. Kansas will
never get straight with the world until
she has few years of good democratic
rule, and such time is fast approach
ing.
AS soon as v. S. Musil moves from
his present location, into his new build
ing, P. Doherty, the druggist, will move
into the building now occupied by Mr..
Musil. The new firm of RAIDER Bro.
& Sprinkler, will, as soon as Mr.. Do.
herty moves out, cnta side door from
the room they now occupy into the one
which Mr.. Doherty will vacate, and
will open up double store, on the
same plan as that of Mange1sdorf Bros.
DIED, at her home in this city on
Monday evening. Jan. 23, 1898, of pull
monary consumption, Miss Huldah J.
West, age Il years 7 months and g days.
She had been ailing from this most
loathsome disease for the past year, un-
til the angel of death appeared and re.
leased her from her pain and sent her
soul to its immortal home beyond the
shores which separates time from
eternity.
Las week Mr.. Koch inserted small
notice ID this paper lnqulrlng tor Sz5 1n
bills which were lost in this city a few
days before. The bills had been found
by Mr.. Louis Hagan and as soon as he
read the notice he promptly returned
them to Mr.. Koch. Mr.. Koch of course
felt very grateful and offered very lib.
eral reward to Mr.. Hagan who refused
to accept it. Mr.. Koch therefore call.
ed at this Office to have US insert this
notice regarding Mr.. Hagan's honesty
and manhood, and to thank him very
cordially before the public for his kind
ness. Mr.. Koch wanted us to say in
particular that it did not always re.
quire that person should be a church
member in order to be honest.
CLAFLIN
From the Banner.
After a weeks lay off the school has
again resumed business.
Charley and Al McClain are in Ohio
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02

The entire night was spent in teach
ing the boys how to ride the goat, and
a number of them had to wait until
next meeting, as the tasl was too great
for Mr.. Goat all In one doce. The lit.
tie animal was well cared for as it came
from Hoisington, one of the best lodges
in the state; and some of the new mem
bers can testify that he was real lively.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-22
A Good Scheme.

The farmers of the Palouse
country have solved the sack pro-
blem. They have determined tc
build granaries and store their
wheat at home and haul it as they
see fit, using seamless sacks or
wagon beds. for hauling. They
say that the saving in storage un-
til the first of the year, will near
ly cover the expense of erecting
granaries.
It seems that if this plan were
adopted by the farmers Of UNA
tilla county, it would be Of great
benefit, and especially this year,
when sacks are so scarce. In this
way they would be more more in-
dependent, and could hold their
grain as long as they please with
out storage eating it up.
While this plan might seem
very expensive for the first year,
yet when the amount paid for
storage and insurance is consider
ed, it will be seen that this money
is saved, and can be applied to
building granaries which will not
only add to the value of the farm,
but will put the farmers in an in
dependent position, SO far as sacks
are concerned, and will have full
control Of his grain until he sees
fit to sell.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-22
Couldn't See it That Way.

John Gillis and the "Little
Tootsie Comedy Co.., had a little
difficulty over the renting of Gillis
hall, yesterday. The advance
agent for the company had leased
the hall for one night, and when
the company arrived, they wanted
change made in the position of
the stage and a partition removed.
Mr.. Gillis couldn't see it that way
as the stage was in its present pos
ition when he leased it to their
agent, as was also the partition.
The manager quietly rented the
Morris building and proceeded to
remove his effects, but John caught
onto his gentle racket and locked
the hall door. A lady belonging
to the combination went up and
informed John that she wanted her
baggage. He told her that
it would afford him much pleasure
to accommodate her, but, owing to
the present financial stringency, he
could not do so until the company
paid him the rent for the hall, as
they had contracted to do. The
company finally came to the con-
clusion that this was the best way
out of the difficulty, paid the rent
and last night gave an entertain
ment in the Morris building.