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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21
GREAT BEND KANSAS THURSDAY, JUNE 21

fore the convention, and W. 1. johnson
of Clarence placed in nnmination Mr..
a. M. Button of Buffalo township.
An informal ballot was then taken
McCorkle 4S, Button 40, Leitner 2S,
Ogle "a, Tyler Is, John Pasco 13. c. L..
Worman 6.
1st Formal Button 56, McCorkle
48, Leitner So, Ogle II, Pasco 10, Ty-
Ter 9.
2d-Button SO, McCorkle 5s, Leitner
80, Ogle Is. Tyler 4, Pasco 8.
3d-McCorkle 75, Button 81, Leitner
81, Ogle 6. Pasco 2, Tyler 1.
4th-McCorkle so, Button 50, Lett
ner 10, Ogle 8, Pasco L.
h-McCorkle 81, Button az, Lett
ner 20. Ogle 1, Pasco 1.
The nomination of McCorkle was
made unanimous.
F. G.. Mckinney was nominated by
acclamation for county superintendent
of schools.
An informal ballot was taken for
Chairman of the county central COM
mittee, and James Clayton was elected.
The following central committe was
then selected: For Albion township,
j. w. Logan; Beaver, G. ]. Highley;
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21
The Fool Killers Work.

Take walk through our cemeteries.
says the Kaw's Mouth, and you pass
the last resting place of the man who
blew into a gun TO see if it was looded.
A little further down the hillside is
buried the crank who tried to see how
close he could pass in front of cable
car.
In strolliDg about you pass the re-
motest monument of the hired girl who
started the fire with kerosene, and the
grass carpeted knoll that covers what
was left of the boy who put corn cob
under a mules tail.
The tall shaft of the man who blew
out the gas casts shadow across the
bosom of the boy who tried TO jump on
a moving railroad train,
Side by side the ETHEREAL creature,
who always kept her corset laced up
the last hole, ard the intellectual idiot
who rode bicycle miles in 10 min
utes, sleep on undisturbed.
Here reposes the remains of young
huO IOOh OOoC VI LIZ Oh II
medicine, and just over there, with the
top of shoe box driven down at his
head, lies the old man who married a
young wife.
Away over by the side gate reposes
the remains of the boy who went swim
ming on Sunday, and the old woman
who kept her strychnine side by side
with her baking powder ia the cup
board.
The man who stood in front of the
moving machine to grease the sickle is
quiet now. and he rests near the care
less brakeman who fed himself to the
seventy ton engine.
The fool killer is gathering them in
one by one; still he is somewhat be-
hind with his orders.
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Prose A. swartz 40. Banta %, Fran

Prose A. Swartz 40. Banta %, Fran
els 1.
2d-Nimocks IS, Prose 4s. Swartz
Al, Banta II.
Sd-Nimocks 81, Prose 50, Swartz
49. Banta 2.
4th-Nimocks go. Prose so, swartz
so. Banta 1.
5th-Nimocks 81, Prose 56, swartz
81, Banta 1.
6th--Nimocks 81, Prose So. Swartz
so, Banta 1.
7th-Nimocks 20. Swartz 55. Prose
45.
Sth-Nimocks SO, Swartz 81, Prose
10. Nimocks declared the nominee.
He was called forward, and as usual
could only throw out insinuations as to
the dishonesty of everybody but him
self. He said he Ibid not think he
would have any contest for the nomi-
nation; came out for the Office at the
suggestion of the business men of
Great Bend" (He must have meant
the law and order league.)
Mr.. Swartz was also called forward.
He said there were no sore spots on
him: he was young man and had a
future before him. He gave them to
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understand, however, that when he
went after anything again he proposed
to get it.
Some of the delegates wanted to
rub it in" on Mr.. Prose and Mr..
Banta, and called long and loudly for
them; but these gentlemen doubtless
thought they had been played horse
with long enough, and declined to ap-
pear. AS Dave Gray had been knocked
out on all the men he had supported
thus far, the jubilant fixers thought to
have some fun out of him at this point,
and called him out. Dave came
promptly forward and talked right
out in meetin'." He told them they
the Great Bend gang-had had it fixed
all their own way thus far, and he did
not see why they did not go ahead with
the slate. He wanted the plan of MAX
ing up the whole ticket from Great
Bend carried out, and to that end
placed the name of Judge 3. F. Ogle
before the convention for probate
judge and moved that he be nominated
by acclamation. There were loud cries
of no, and demand for roll call on an
informal ballot. Rev. j. w. Ratcliffe
OF Pawnee Rock here broke in and sang
the praises of S. p. Leitner as a candi i
date for probate judge. When he spoke
of Mr.. Leitner being lone of the brave
old defenders of the Union" voice in
the delegation sang out: 20, that's
PLAYED out!.' J. III. Jennison had a
neat little speech all committed to
memory which he was afraid would
spoil by longer keeping, and he here
broke in with it and turned it loose on
the unsuspecting delegates, the pur-
port of it being to place the name of II.
McCorkle before the convention. Geo.
N. Moses, delegate from the second
| ward, placed the name of Ed Tyler be-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

The state convention, by direction of
the state central committee, will as
semble on the Sd of July in represent
ative hall at The capitol, jim the city :of
Topeka, for the purpose of nominating
a complete state ticket. The repre-
sentation at such convention from each
county will be the same as it was
in 1892.
1 would suggest that conventions be
called at the earliest convenient date,
and if convenient. nominate at such
convention an entire county ticket, so
that the necessity of calling two con-
ventions may be obviated, and the ex-
pense and trouble of holding two
county conventions will be unneces-
sary.
w. c. JONES. Chairman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION
GREAT BEND KANSAS MAY %. 1894.

GREAT BEND KANSAS MAY 29 1894.
By order of the Democratic County
Central Committee of Barton county a
delegate convention is hereby called
to be held in in the court room, Great
Bend, on Saturday, August rs, 1894,
for the purpose of placing in nomina-
ton a full democratic ticket for the
election of the following county officers;
viz:
Representative to State Legislature;
County Attorney;
Probate Judge,
Clerk of District Court,
County Superintendent of Schools,
Commissioner for Second District.
Each election precinct township or
ward) is. entitled to the following num-
ber of delegates and alternates:
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politics makes strange bedfel-
low" Wall street fought the repeal Of
the bank tax which gives national
banks a monopoly of issuing paper
money, with the cry of wild cat money.
In the house populists aided Wall
street in the defeat Of this repeal by
the same cry. Wall street objects to
free silver and to greenback issues on
the same ground. when populists help
circulate the Wall street cry concerning
a tax repeal, how can they hope to
smother the same cry when raised
about their pet financial measure? 1t
will come home to roost.-TOpeka
Press.
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captains epauiets by his strict adher
ance to duty and courage. He was
mustered out at Paducah, KY, in 1883.
AT Paducah he married Miss Annie
Jones, 1864. They removed from Ken /.
tucky to Carthage, Mo-, remaining at
that place until 1872, when they came
to Barton county and located on a SOL
diers' claim. In 1874 Mr.. Chapman
was elected to the Office of probate
judge, and was reelected for three sue
cesslve terms, serving eight years in
that office. In 1881 he was appointed
postmaster at Great Bend, by President
Arthur. About this time also he
bought the Great Bend Register from
a. ]. Hoisington, publishing that paper
for about six years. In the fall of 1SSs
he was elected as state senator for this
district. composed of Barton. Rice and
Stafford counties, but resigned this
Office to take the receivership of the q.
S. Land Office at Larned, under Presi-
dent Harrison. On taking this posi-
tion he removed to Larned, though he
still retained his home place in Great
Bend, and held an interest in the First
National Bank.
After his term as receiver expired
he was elected to the positionof presi-
dent of the First National, and though
his family remained in Larned, where
Mrs. Chapman was under medical
treatment. he made his home here
boarding with his son, at r. c. Bailey's.
He was a member in good standing
of Great Bend lodges I. o. o. f. and
<. of p, and member of Pap Thomas
Post G. a. R., which order assisted in
the funeral exercises on Friday.
The family left by deceased is re-
spected and loved by all for their good
citizenship. Mrs Chapman has been
an invalid for many years, and the blow
falls doubly hard upon her. Miss
Laura, the only daughter, has been a
faithful attendant upon her invalid
mother, and her cares are now doubled.
| G. L., the eldest son, is cashier of the
bank of which his father was president.
Leo, the second son, is a young man
grown, and Eddie, the youngest, but a
mere boy. The deep sympathy of a
wide circle of friends goes out to these
/ bereaved ones.
THE FUNERAL.
At IL a. m, June 18th, the members
of Pap Thomas Post, G. A. r.,
marched to the residence of R. G.
Bailey, where the remains had been
prepared for burial, and took charge Of
their deceased brother. The members
of Valley Lodge, L. o. .. F., and
Woodland Lodge, K. of p, joined in
the procession; and to the slow beat of
muffled drums the brothers escorted
the body to the spacious NJ. E. church,
where one of the most excellent fun
eral sermons ever heard in Great Bend
was delivered by Rev. L. c. Schnacke.
A large procession then followed the
remains to the cemetery, where the
regular funeral service of the Grand
army was held. Each comrade and
lodge brother then dropped sprig of
evergreen upon the coffin of the dead
salute was fred by the old soldier
boys, and with the folds of the Ameri-
can flag wrapped about him and the
beautiful floral offerings resting over
him, all that was earthly of one of
Great Bends best known citizens was
left to rest in peace and await the great
judgment day.
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1t is recommended that the delegates
from the several counties be selected be-
fore Saturday, July z8, ga, and the Sec
retaries of the several county conven-
tions or mass meetings are requested
to send the credentials of the delegates
to the secretary of the congressional
committee, Will E. Stoke, Great Bend,
Kans., without delay.
BY order of the congressional COM
mittee.
JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Chairman.
WILL E. STOKE, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21

THE old system of postal notes will
be done away with after July LIST 1894.
4 new money will be adopted that can
be issued IN amounts from one ceu4 to
500. The fee on the new order will
be cents on sums up to $3.50, cents
from $3.50 to Sc. and so on up. reduc-
ing the fee l5 cents on 800. The new
money orders will be payable only to
the party named or his order, and are
therefor safer than the postal note.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

WICHITA, KAN, May II, I8e4-A
delegate convention of the democrats
of the seventh congressional district of
the state of Kansas, is hereby called to
meet at Hutchinson, on Monday, Aug
ust 9th, at O'Clock, p. m. for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
congress for said district.
The several counties will be entitled
to the following delegates under this
call:
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DEMOCRATS are feeling very good.
thank you. They have faith thai the
majority of Kansas people-and
especially of Barton county people
are not going to be led about by the
equal suffrage screechers, nor are they
going to support a party that hss
not the courage of its convictions and
dares not take a position in its plat
form. Democrats are biding their
time
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It is recommended that townships
hold their caucuses to select such dele
gates at such time as best suits the
convenience of the voters, and that a
list of the delegates be sent the secre-
tary as soon as selected.
FRED ZUrAeERN, Chairman.
WILL E. STOKE, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21

WE ARE surprised that Geo. w.
Clark would permit himself to be
recognized as populist, and announce
himself as with that party in all its
hms, without first asking to be relieved
from membership in the 9TH district
democratic committee. If he is pop
ulist he has no longer right 10 hold
membership in a democratic organ
ization
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21

THE Capital is Dragging because
Democrats are opposed to female suf-
frage. While populists will lose demo-
crat votes on this account, they do say
that thousands of republicans will flop
to Lewelling because mis- party dared to
do what it thought was right. Then.
again, there are other thousands of
republicans who will flock to the demo-
cratic nominees because their party will
dare to express its sentiments without
wardice.-Topeka Press.
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himself pulling the cork and pouring
out his McCorkle effusion. The pic
lures on the walls of the probate
judges Office, underneath the speaker,
fairly trembled with fear.
The carrying of J. B. Prose and a.
NJ. Button up to the very edge of a
nomination. and there dropping them
like bag of lead, was trick the fel-
lows who had the convention in tow
are perfect in.
w. 81. Rice made good chairman
though one could see dark cloud
gather over his commanding brow
when the ''gang' disclosed its inten-
tion to capture almost everything for
the Bend.
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Buffalo, L. Gum; Clarence, J. B.
Chapman; Cleveland, j. B. Frederick:
Cheyenne, A. Keller; Comanche, l..
Hagen; Eureka, j. r. Harris; Fairview,
j. I. Morrison; Grant, Put White;
Great Bend, a. Allison; Homestead, 7.
M. Moore; Independent, R. L. Hamil-
ton; Lakin, w. L. Bockemohle; Logan.
H. a. G. Hartmann; Liberty, 2. r,
Cory; Pawnee Rock, Geo. Gano; South
Bend, r. a. Bidleman; Walnut, A.
KeIlar; Wheatland, Frank Millard;
Washburn. p. a. Potts. In Great
Bend-1st ward, w. E. Carr; I'd ward
c. L. Hobart; Sd ward, George
Thatcher; 4sh ward, John w. Brown.
The convention then adjourned, and
the delegates from the second commis-
sioner district nominated C. L. Moses
for commissioner, by acclamation, and
thus ended the g. o. p. ratification
meeting for 1894.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Hoisington's candidates were none
of them ''ayailable''-not this year.
Elrick Cole was probably nominated
because of the great t?) intereet he has
taken in the irrigation question.
The township of Grant had no ac-
credited delegates, but some one voted
three votes for her-alI the same-and
sometimes four.
The Pawnee Rock republicans must
wait few years-they have not yet
shown sufficient loyalty to the party to
warrant d nomination from that To-
cality.
And the old soldier racket ''is played
out'' with the G. 0. p, is it? 1t looks
that wap. Old soldiers Tyler, Wor-
man, Sowards, Ogle. LeitDer. ct al
were out of the question.
j. H. Jennison pretty nearly corked
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WE WOULD like to know how A. M
Button, j. b. Prose, d. A. Banta, b.
f. Ogle, S. 2. Leitner and Col. w. W.
Sowards like to be ''played horse
with
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21

THIS is no year for republican farm
ers-the lawyers, bankers, and profess
sIonal men are the only citizens fit to
hold place on republican ticket.
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THE balloon will go up on the 4th;
but the republican ticket, nominated
last Saturday, will not go up (salt
creek until cooler weather-in No
YRmker.
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MRS. CATT-aud several other kit
tens-hypnotized tie pop. state con-
vention; according to Barton county
delegate.
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WooLLY Senator Whiskers fused
with the republicans in the senate
to put a duty of cents on raw wool;
Allen, Kyle and Stewart went with
PETER to aid the protection republicans
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21

Mr.. MCCoRKLE's speech was a
GoOrlxorS,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-21

BUTTON, Button, who's got the
RuttOn 2ss
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In SOME localities republicans are
saying why, we are for female suf-
frage, of course; but you see this year
we could not make it part of our
platform" in other localities they say:
..Of cource we are not for female suf-
frage; don't you see how we sat down
ON those suffrage cranks who tired to
get our state convention to endorse the
moye?n What cowardicel
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WILL E. STOKE, Secretar
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-04
CRANBERRY PLAINS.

MT and Mrs Prunny of New York City are visiting the latter's parents, Mr and Mrs John Evanetzke.
 Miss Annie Roos, who has been very sick, is recovering.
 Rumor has it that Frank Blake and family of Norwalk will move into Charles k. Gregory's place, on the Newtown turnpike, about the first of June.
 Miss Barbara, sister of Mrs Joachim Llchtinger, is seriously i'll.
 Miss Fannie Mercy of Weston has been visiting Mrs Frank Gregory.
 Mrs Albert Welnitz and Miss Bertha Hayes have been visiting friends in New ork city.
 Mrs l.. Barnes has visited her sister. Mrs Jelliff, of Westport.
 Captain John Crawford spent a few days of last week at his home in this place.
 Hezekiah Pillow has bought out the meat market of Lockwood S Raymond ln Norwalk and will soon take posses sion.
 Philander Fairchild of Weston is work ing for Ebenezer Gilbert.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-04
SOUTHVILLE.

MT and Mrs Walter Bristol have visit ed at F. T. Beers in Brookfield.
 Mrs Will Gregory is spending several days with her mother in Bethel.
 D. R. Barnum is improving the looks or his house by putting on coat of paint. His son, Andrew, is doing the work.
 MT and Mrs Horace Allen and children spent the day at her fathers, J. M. Ford's. recently.
 Rev E. L. Whitcome will hold services in Union hall, Sunday afternoon at 4.30 D. m.
 Henry Northrop has been purchasing line buggy, the Maud s. style, of Cole & Co.,, of Danbury.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-04
LYONS PLAINS.
EMMANUEL CHURCH NOTES.

I@-lHIA4N L FL CE1UhCh NO1ESs
 Rev Alexander Hamilton officiated in Christ church, Uashua, on Sunday last. On his return he was assisted at Christ chapel, Easton, by Rev William Hooker, rector of St Matthew's church. Wilton, who preached in Emmanuel at lO.45, very ac ceptably.
 Thursday being Ascension day ser vices were held in Emmanuel, at 1O45, with Holy Communion, and at in the evening.
 Will White and family of East Nor walk visited relatives in this place on Sunday.
 H. H. Nichols has been victim of measles for the past week. Under Dr Frank Gorham's care he is again able to go out. Mrs Nichols entertained her brother and sister from Danbury on Sunday.
 Mrs Mary L. Fanton spent Monday and Tuesday at the residence of her aunt, Mrs A. NJ. Bartram at Black Rock.
 Mrs John NJ. Collum and Mrs Maurice White spent several days of last week in New York City.
 Mrs Mary N. Banks has been suffering with sore throat for several days.
 W. L. Keeler, wife and son, of North Wilton visited their grandmother, Mrs Caroline Crofut, on Sunday.
 Mrs Hamilton spent Monday afternoon with Mrs James A. Smith.
 Mrs E. Davis visited her aunt, Mrs Hartford, on Tuesday in North Wilton.
 Mrs Aida McChesney of South Nor walk has been spending a few days with her father, Josiah Williams.
 MT and Mrs Eli Wakeman of Bridge port, who has been spending some days at her fathers, c. W. Johnson7s, re- turned to their home, Sunday evening.
 Mrs Clara Brown is boarding with Mrs Rachel Banks.
 Mrs Phebe A. Fanton spent Friday with Mrs Mary l.. Fanton.
 Mrs John s. Kellogg and Miss Jessie, who have been spending few days in Stamford, returned on Monday bringing their friend, Mrs John Alphonse, with them.
 Mrs William Davis entertained her cousin and family several days of last week, Darius Ferguson of Rowayton.
 Rev Alexander Hamilton attended the funeral of Mrs Hicks in East on Thursday afternoon.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-04
WEST CORNWALL.
MAY BUILD A CREAMERY HERE.

Baker, Gray & Co.,, the New York milk dealers, are looking for site to build creamery near here.
 Ro' ert W. Dean had the misfortune to have his horse run away while standing near the railroad; the wagon was badly smashed.
 Rev MT Perpont preached practical and interesting sermon Sunday evening, on the subject of 'House cleaning"
 The New York, New Haven and Hart. ford railroad officials stopped here, Mon- day, to look oyer ground for an extra switch track.
 Mrs E. Sanford has moved to Falls Village and will keep house for her son. Br c. A. Sanford, who has located there
 Mrs David McNamara spent Sunday with relatives in town.
 x> Cochrane Brothers will have for sale, next week, car load of good horses and lot of young cattle, cows, etc., all at hard time prices.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-04
BETHLEHEM.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

W. T. Kasson has taken position al assistant superintendent of the Co-opera tion Building Bank of New York and is located at the branch office of the com pany at Buffalo, N. Y. R. W. Kasson is superintendent of the Buffalo division including the counties of Erie, Niagara Orleans, Genesee and Wyoming.
 A very fine granite monument has just been placed in the Evergreen cemetery for the late B. T. Lake by Jackson ot Waterbury.
 Royal B. and Amos c. Lake attended the funeral of his uncle, Lemuel F. Camp, at Hawleyville, Thursday, April 26 Mir Camp married Sarah, daughter of the late Amos Lake of this town. He was well known about here several years ago as a dealer in oxen and cows, making several trips each winter.
 Mrs George Tracy of Waterbury has been spending a few days at J. w. Smiths.
 Our local florist, James Benedict, is somewhat indisposed with heart trouble.
 John D. WaldrOn and family and M iss Hartford of ThomastOn were at their sum- mer residence on Saturday. Miss Mabel WaldrOn has nervous prostratiOn.
 Miss Edith Carpenter spent few days in Waterbury, last week.
 Mrs H. w. Peck visited in Waterbury, last week.
 Mrs William R. Harrison has recently visited at Dr w. F. Follansbee's in Dan- bury.
 Miss Alice E. Bird is away for a few days.
 MT and Mrs Willis Beardsley of Wood bury were in town on Sunday.
 Truman Cowles of Hartford was in town on Monday, looking after his farm ing interests.
 Charles Guernsey has been away look ing after his business interests but re- turns soon to spend the summer with his aged mother and sister. His wife will also be here.
The Newtown bee., 1894-05-04
MONROE.

Miss Aggie Smith of Yonkers is visit ing at Hobart E. Beardsley's.
 Mrs Katie Peck is guest at Homer E. Clark's.
 Miss Aggie Beardsley has returned home from Long Hill.
 Mrs Benjamin Swan isvisiting in town.
 F. ". Wheeler has purchased the three year-old colt, General Harrison, half brother to Pan Clair, of Elliott M. Beardsley.
 Edward Washington, young colored man of this place, hired q team of Fred Sears, last week, to go to Oxford with his grandparents. After reaching OK ford he took in Royal Chatfield and to- gether they drove the horse to death. They were arrested. The court was held Monday. Edward was put under $400 bonds, Chatfield $200, and they were taken to New Haven jail to await their regular trial.
 Willie Downs has been ailing for few days at ". D. Ferris.
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