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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
A Living Examine.

In these days of terrible depression
in finances, when the poor and the rich
alike are seeing their money slip from
them in the general maelstrom of dis
aster, there are some living examples
of the dishonesty of men in high
places and who once were esteemed
leaders of their party, that stand as a
warning to the people Of the land as to
what sentiment controls some men.
For example, notice the career of
Elk Secretary of the L. 5. Treasury,
Foster. Onee he was looked up to as
one of the great minds of the land, as 8
sage, leader in his party; today he is
met on the street by men who shake
their fists in his face and openly de-
nOuRce him as thief. And why?
Because his townsmen believe that he
has in connection with his partner in
thebank, money concealed that should
60 to pay his debts.
\ young man, whose all was in Eos
ter'S bank, and who Was about TO be
married, compelled Foster few nights
ago at the point Of revolver to pay
him several hundred dollars.
a few days before the Foster failure
Foster decided to his mother $50. O0O
worth of realty, which she in turn,
decided to Mrs. Charles Foster. This is
one cause of the bitter feeling against
the family, and Mrs. Davis, whose
husband was a partner of Foster in the
grocery business, but who had lost all,
calls on Mr.. Foster every few days and
demands part of this realty, and has
announced her intention of keeping up
the calls.
Of Wilkinson, Foster s partner it the
bank, servant girl is authority for the
statement that she found piles OF money
in mattress upstairs. The girl has
been discharged.
a pathetic incident occurred at the
Foster mansion only Il few days ago.
Just before the failure a poor washer
woman had deposited SO in the bank.
1t was her all, and was TO pay a mort
gage on her little home. Failing 10 get
any hope from any otbe' source she
called at the Foster residence, and on
her knees begged that some of the
costly bric-a- brac in the house be let
20 to save her home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
Irrigation Information.

Farming land in the United States.
in sections having an average rainfall,
are worth from $50 to $50 an acre.
Arid OF SO called desert" lands with
out irrigation are dear at p cents an
acre. With irrigation unimproved des-
ert lands in southern California are
from so to 500 al acre. Water can
be placed on desert lands at a cost of
from SO to S75 an acre. If 25-cent
land and SO water can be added togeh-
er and be made to foot up a total of $50
an acre value, what is irrigation worth
to the arid states?
UnirriGated farming lands have no
certainty of producing crop of any
thing depending Oh rainfall. Irrigated
lands can always be depended on to
produce any crop planted in the fertile
earth. The difference in the value of
these two classes of lands is the differ
ence between certainty and chance.
The Interstate Irrigation conven-
ton, to be held at Salina, Kans., Sep
TENDER 28th, will be attended by dele
gates from the entire region lying be-
tween the foot bills OF the Rocky
mountains on the west ana the areas
of reliable rainfall on the east. Able
speakers will be present and the sub
ject of changing from uncertain to un-
failing production a region 400 miles
wide and more than 900 miles long,
will be discussed as never before.
Information as to this convention
can he obtained by addressing J. L.
Bristow, secretary executive commit
tee, Salina, Kansas.
The International Irrigation Con-
gress (LoS Angeles, October 1915,
1885, will discuss the question of irri-
CATION in all its phases, and the sub
ject will be handled by men Of wide
experience and national reputation.
The government will be represented in
this congress by a special officer OF the
interior department, who viii impart
such information as is in possession OF
the government on this i'm portant sub
ject
a handsome little book on irrigation
has been issued by the publication COM
mittee of the congress, which viii be
sent Tree Of charge to all applicants who
will send cents to cover postage.
The book is finely printed and freely
illustrated, and contains much valuable
information, and is All epitome of irri-
CATION knowledge. For copies OF this
book or any details concerning the con-
gress address w. D. Willard, secretary.
49, South Main street, Los Angeles.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31

We will have no single auler, we vi Is
double headed government, PRES
creed; but three millions of people sal
dent and representatives" and they 4
it in spite of the old world, AMI L..S
every nation On the western continen'
Canada included, and two nations at
least in Europe, have practically the
same kind of government, and even
England herself is drifting that way,
and the Kaiser and Car alone lay any
claim to divine right and that claim
must be supported by a large military
force. Let tie Americas stay with BIZ
metaliSm and the Old world will soon
find out that her capitalists will no
more get along without our trade and
our money than we will do without
hers. Our cotton, wheat, cattle and
machinery are as necessary to her well
fare as are her products to ours. Let
her capitalists understand once that
when they want To buy our railroad
stocks and bonds they can buy them as
easily with silver as with gold and they
Will settle down and suit themselves to
the circumstances as readily and as
surely as they did to the circumstances
after the revolution and Will shout Just
as Justify, Great IS America and
greatly to be copied. Lyons Demo-
Graf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
CLAFLIN


FROM t!C DEuEtf
Only few more days until tie frol-
icsOme kid will be curralled in school,
and the town will then be mole quiet
Charles Elmore has begun tie cree
ton of new dwelling and Will have it
ready for occupancy as soon as pcs SSH
BILE
The people of Kansas have more stick
to-itiveness than any other people on
earth. There are number of farmers
in this vicinity who had out large
wheat crop and never harvested a
bushel, that will put out from two to
three hundred acres this fall.
Sunday as we took a drive into the
country we noticed Il very great differ
ence in the growing crop. One field
would look good while another adjoin-
ing field would be total failure. The
only cause for this state of affairs, that
we could see was the difference in the
way the crop was put in and tended
If it pays to farm at all it pays to farm
right.
A meeting of the three societies, the
G.. A. R., L. A. S. and S. of VS.. wa;
held Saturday and arrangements wer,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
Great Is America.

The argument that the United
States must come to single gold
standard because the nations of the old
world are adopting single standard is
not good one. We must have a bet
ter reason than that. The nations of
the old world all once believed in a
single ruler and he to have absolute
power. They believed that the COM
mon people were absolutely incapable
of self government. They even held
up their hands in holy horror and said
that the king rules by divine right and
you sacrilegious rebels must be co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
Worlds Fair Philanthrouists,

nOI1u ) IGlr Il1lanIlTODlSIS.
Messrs. Boddie Bros, wealthy Chi
cagO gentlemen, having the interest of
their city at heart, and d,siring to dis
prove the falsity OF the statement that
only in boarding houses can be found
moderate priced Accommodations during
the Worlds Fair, remodeled and furn-
lshed at great expense one of their
famous absolutely fire proof business
structures, located corner of Franklin
and Jackson streets, within short walk
ing distance of the Union Depots.
Steam, Elevated, Cable Roads and
Steamboats, TO the Worlds Fair, furn-
iShed newly throughout 500 rooms,
superb parlors, elevators, electric lights
exhaust fans TO keep cool entire build
ing, named this property THE GREAT
WESTERN HOTEL, and invite the pub
lie to take their choice of rooms for
S1-0O per day, children to II fifty
cents. Elegant restaurant and dining
rooms where fine meals are served at
30 cents, or Ia carte at very moderate
prices.
There would be less heard or known
of extortion and imposition connected
with the Worlds Fair were there more
public spirited, fair minded men in
Chicago as are the owners and propri-
etors of THE GREAT WESTERN HOTEL.
Our readers should write as soon as
possible to secure rooms, for they are
being taken up rapidly.-St. Paul
Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS.
Heller SHOTS.

Heller SHOTS.
From "Remmington-''
Plowing.is the order for the day.
Mat Alley is reported very sick, at
this writing.
Quite a number from here attended
the camp meeting last Sunday.
Miss Millie Bowers returned to her
home at Mcpherson, last Monday.
Irene Hooper, of Great Bend, was
visiting with Louisa Reinecke. last
week.
Carl Vermillion came up from Lyons
last week and is now farming for J. r.
Harris.
Did you hear about the wedding
that was to take place on Thursday Of
this week?
We came very nearly forgetting to
mention that Walnut creek was very
full last week.
Mrs. George White, of Olmitz, is Wis.,
iting her parents at Hennessey, Ok.
Ty. this week.
D. E. Fryberger passed through our
burg, last Saturday, on his way to Otis
in Rush county.
Briggs Brothers captured the first
watermeIons that came to town; also
the ''sum sausage"
Dell McCurly was down from Waldo,
Russell county the first of the week;
he reports corn as being splendid.
j. w. Carson will, in few days,
harvest his third crop of alfalfa clover
this year, which Will be far superior to
the two previous crops in quality.
We would like to say to the ladies
from the north, when they come to the
creek fishing, to always bring bite
with them and also jug of water, so
as not to bother people living on the
creek.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
ELLINWOOD.

From the Advocate
There was whole wagon load of
grapes on the steets Tuesday.
Farmers on tt 9 south side are bring
ing some immensely large samples of
corn to town.
than il does any place between Film
wood and Hutchinson.
Late corn is just humping itself and
will make somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of IS or so bushels to the acre.
business is so dull with the railroads
that the Santa Fe will discontinue the
passenger on the branch on Sundays.
BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Ward
on Tuesday. August 18th, a big Kansas
boy. We are somewhat tardy with
this item but it is not our fault.
Mrs. Young, a sister OF Joe, Nick
and Henry Sprinkler Of this city, and
children arrived Tuesday morning from
Airport, New York, to visit for short
time.
We have many times thanked our
stars for casting us into a community
that was com posed principally Of good
honest Germans who never beat people
out Of their honest bills.
The stu alton i'll this county looks
about as blue to the republicans now as
the situation looked TO them last fall
just after the November election and
the result will be the same.
Eugene GLENN and wife will leave
Sunday morning for Chicago to view
the wonderful sights at the Exposition.
Beft Sickle Will have Charge of their
store Willie they are away.
Car! Voigt informs us that the Topo-
Iabumpo Colony of " LIch DR.. kluber
and John Bennett Of this city lined.
has busted, and that the Mexican gov
eminent will annui their charter.
a man who lives twelve miles east OF
Hutchinson had ali the joint keepers
arrested i'll Great Bend. There is DC
Xxi iitI CiiouSil lCI HAL li!dl w III ~
that far away from home 10 attend &c
| OtLer peoples business fer them.
The following are The names of the
teachers employed TO teach our city
schools during the coming term. MIR
| Lockhart, of Chase, principals; Miss
Lockhart, of Sterling, B. Grammar:
Miss Esther Willms, intermediate;
Lucinda Bruer, primary.
AS is usually the case the man who
| went ahead and ploughed What lie
could during the dry weather, just as
Amos johnson did, is the fellow who is
happy now since the rains. a man
| who had bis ground ploughed before
the rain now has it settled and can
commence seeding just as soon as the
proper time comes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
around the World
with the
Great IOVa gers.

This history Of the discovery Of al lands
and picturesque view Of ihe szvsse RACES 81 lie
world. book marking The highway 81 human
progress from savagery TO te highest civilization.
SLED with thrilling and heroic episodes SO
large pages. and the Illus: ratioas comprise The
Grand Louvre Gallery Of $50 Of the worlI's most
beautiful ictures, and cs.loTed plates
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
Life and Work OF
James G. Blaine.

THIS Is the memorial edition Of the authcHtic
Biography Of the great statesman, whose ?. cent
death shocked the whole nation l. tells Of hs>
ancestry ard carly lie interesting, political stTu
giles, triumphs and dis;.TI'"i trnent>, WORK AZ
author and journalist great speeches great coca
sions. genius as q and leader and lis pr..aia-
en-; a'i Inspiring par; = national affairs and inter
national diplomacy
The book is the outcome % the co,nbin- 3 gen
ius Of John Clark Ridpath, L L. D., AMI G. neral
Sslden Conner, ex-governor Of Maine AM lifelong
close, personal friend 81 NJ Blaine s-sissei by
other great of the day. ho were cleseIv asso-
ciated with Mr.. Blaine in important state ard mai
ional questions Besides ii contains beautiful pie
lures and much material OF 4 nature THAI rc pub
Usher could gain access TO.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
The Beautiful Story.

companion Bible containing many Gold
Religious Thought compiled in of
leading Book arranged
Chronoogicaly Child SPLENDID
Freside Reading Superb Engraving Rida
Dore and others Nearly pages clear print heavy paper
Elegantly bound in six cloth with illuminated c.Eer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
The. WORLDS
ETGndCTSs

a compilation Of the mos; wonderful things n
tie ~OI.j, treating Of the latest dis, overies in
Africa, tic North lands, etc Handsomely Illus
trated with 2oo beautiful engravings- Over ID
pages
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31

A few young chickens would mate
rally cut down our meat bill, if
brought in on subscription.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31

Rev. Hall viii preach at fAe Ward
school house, No. Is, South Bend
township, Sunday Sept 81, at 3 p. m.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
HOISINGTON.

Saturday.
HoIsINGT0N.
From the Dispatch.
Barton county's corn crop will be far
above the average this year.
E. NJ. Carr filled the pulpit very ac-
ceptably at the Christian church last
Sunday morning.
Rev. MacCartney had the misfortune
10 lose his driving horse last Monday
night. 1t broke loose from the picket
rope and was Knocked off the railroad
track by the Bend train.
a gentleman near Hutchinson has d
twenty five acre field of alfalfa that has
already yielded him seventy-fve tons
this year and the present crop on the
ground ready to be cut will make two
tons to the acre. This will be five tons
to tie acre which will be worth at least
S25 or $50. It is strange that the acre
age Of this valuable crop is not much
larger.
r. l.. Harvey is feeling pretty good
over his crop of corn OH his farm in
Grant township. His brother who
works the land was in town the other
day and said that the field of a little
over seventy acres would yield from
forty to fifty bushels to the acre . The
corn was planted in good season and
we'll tended. It takes work to raise
corn in any country and if the crop is
properly tended Barton county raises
plenty Of corn.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Having arrived at the conclusion
that it is not profitable to conduct a
business to satisfy debts or more en-
phatically speaking, to adjust old scores
of my predecessors have discontin-
ued the publication of the Hoisington
Blade. The paper has always had the
appearance of being literally patron
iZed-even up to the time of its last
issue-but the time has come when it
ceases to survive for the accommodate
ton of dead beats. l did not assume
the entire Indebtedness of the office,
but bills Of other parties not recognized
by myself tends TO injure business, ex-
trenely so in this case, hence the com
pulsion of suspension.
l haye arranged with Mr.. Clark to
take the subscription list, and subscib
ers to the Blade will hereafter receive
the Dispatch instead; all those paid in
advance will be given proper credit on
the Dispatch. and all in arrears owe
that paper also. Trusting this arrange
ment may prove satisfactory to all cor
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31

cerned, and thanking my friends for
past favors l am.
Sincerely yours,
WILL f. WEIGH.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31

made to give literary entertainment
on the evening OF September 21st. A
committee from each organization was
appointed to arrange program. L. A.
S. committee-Mesdam Keller, Max
well, Montgomery and Miss Title
HartmaD; G.. a. R.-Montgomery,
Roesler and Maxwell; S. of V.-Chas.
and Bob Mayo and VIM. O'Blenness.
Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31

These will
them
a numb tina offer
as olows:
to
the ptodat
OF the the AToney
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
Russian NfhiIfSr11. ana
Exile Life in Siberia,

Asplendid book OF and startling
strange among people
experiences observations W.
travelling OF strange ad
pages
Handsomely n fine silk cloth
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-08-31
Continent

complete and history Of
aaEentns OF STANLEY livingston ske Grant Baker DuChailu
and others Africa IL
explorers
wonderful
through
of
Of books
eOoTed plates maps giving Africa
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-28
Reliable Garden Seeds !
Reliable Gardrn Seeds!
Reliable Garden Seeds!

Reliable Garden Seeds from Ladreth
& Sons, of Philadelphia. w. S. Hunt
has secured the sole agency for Owosso
and vicinity of Ladreth's Celebrated
Garden Seeds. This is the Oldest seed
house in the United States and they are
the only house that make a practice OF
burning up all seeds that are left over
and replacing them with new seeds the
next season. Each and every paper OF
d. Ladreth & Sons seeds are stamped
across the back of the package in plain
red figures the date of the year when
they were put up, so every one can see
Just what they are buying.
Hunt keeps the seeds in bulk or pack
ages and will send and get anything
you may need. Special prices given>to
market gardeners and those who buy in
large lots.
Call and get a catalogue showing
varieties, etc.
To anyone who wants good garden
it is very important that they should
have the very best seeds, and anyone
can always depend upon getting the
Eery best and freshest seeds if they buy
d. Ladreth & Sons seeds.
Philadelphia Seeds OF
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-28
TIE Tines,
OWO $50. MICH, APRIL %, 1898.
Entered at the postoffice in Owosso fol
as secOnd-class matter.
TWELVE PAGES.
LOCAL FEwS.

Old papers at this Office.
Twelve pages again this week.
This Is Arbor Day. Plant tree.
Lyon & Pond ara building up fine bust
ness.
THE TIMES and Press will do the city
official printing for the ensuing year.
The Estey Carriage Co. is so crowded
with work that orders are being refused.
The Corunna National bank will likely
become a savings bank under the state law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Rhodes entertained q
party of friends Tuesday evening at their
home.
Our North Newburg correspondent prom
ises newsy letter each week hereafter.
Glad of it.
Quite crowd of Odd Fellows went to st.
Johns, Wednesday, to attend anniversary
exercises.
The Woman's Auxiliary will meet in the
Y. M. G. A. rooms at 4 o'clock, next Mon
day afternoon.
Sneak thieves stole ~ chickens from a
coop in the rear of Beebe's meat market
Saturday night.
Fl. w. Mann has been obliged to order an
extra lot of wall paper, owing to an I'M
usually large trade in that line this spring.
Everyone should hear DR.. Gunsaulus at
the Congregational church next week
Thursday evening in his famous lecture on
''Savonarola."
Married, at the home of the brides sister
in Byron, April 20, Herbert A. Barnes and
Miss Fife M. Root The TIMES extends
congratulations.
The farm house of Henry Kinney three
and one half miles west of Perry, was burn
ed with nearly all the contents on Tuesday
the 18th. No insurance.
Louis F. Burck and Simeon M. Hodgins
will soon open cigar factory under the firm
name of Burck & Hodgins. Both have been
In the employ of Gates Bros.
Rev. j. e. Jacklin, of Detroit, assistant
editor of the Michigan Christian Advocate,
will preach at the Methodist church in
Bennington on next Sabbath, April 3Oth.
The fire department committee wish to
buy young team weighing about 1900
pounds. Parties wishing to sell same can
find the committee at city hall on Saturday,
May 6.
K. S. Hall, of Owosso township, has sold
the M. G. railroad a 60 day option on his
farm. The company has gang of men
prospecting to Gee If gravel can be found in
sufficient quantities to make it an object to
buy.
Mr.. Percy Edwards. of this city, has a
well written article in the last number of
the American Law Review, entitled
Abatement of lsgacies where an estate
shows deficiency of assets" The publ
cation of the article is high compliment to
Mr.. Edwards.
The Fenton Independent is 25 years old,
yet it Is bright and newsy each week. Fen
ton interests are we'll cared for by the In
dependent, and nothing but the very best
news ever enter Its columns. It's just such
a paper as any town need be proud of. The
Messrs Jennings have our best wishes for
their continued prosperity.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-28
Osburn & Sons.
CARPETS4

WE WISH TO INVITE THE ATTENTION
of intending purchasers these goods to our Car
pet Department. Nowhere else in this part of the
State can you find such an Enormous Stock of new,
choice patterns of standard Carpets as we show
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-28
w. S. HUNT,

Sole agent for d. Ladreth q Sons Reli
able Seeds.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-28

Administers, Moquettes, Velvets and Wilton Vel
vets. Body and Tapestry Brussels, Agras, Extra
Super two phys in all wool and also in Cotton Warps.
Unions and Cotton Chains Rag and Hemp Carpets.
Cocoa and Napier Mattings, Cocoa Mats. Smyrna,
Moquette and Wilton Rugs Ingram Art Squares.
Linoleums and Oil Cloths
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-04-28

We make and lay carpets and warrant first eli
work.