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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-24

BkusrEk'S SALE OF VALUABLE I'M
proved Real Estate BY virtue or u deed or
trust, dated 6th November, 1890, and duly re
corded IN TIC Office ot the clerk OF the nustngs
S St ior inc city OF Roanoke, Va, in deed book
NO d. page lis, whereby Robert Fl. Wright and
wife conveyed The real estate hereinafter re.
IerFed 10, ard more tnly described in the said
deed 30 which reference Is hereby msdeJ, TO tbs,
npdefsigned trustee, TO secure certain bond, or
obligation OF Robert Ii. Wright to The Iron
Sc. bni!ding and Loan Association, of Roanoke.
va. ana default having been made therein, and
heing directed BY said beneficiary so TO do. the
unGetsisnod trustee will, on SATURDAY, 2TTIf
DAY OF July 1873 at 1l:S0 O'Clock q M, pro.
ceed 10 sell on the premises at public auction 70
the highest bidder, all that lot OF land, with the
Ouilcings thereon, situated In the city OF Roa-
nohc, Va, beginning at u point on east side or
Lee street lCO feet from the northcastorly inter
sectlon or Lee street and Commonwealth avenue
thence north degrees east 60 feet to point
thence south 81 degrees Is minutes east i2S feel
TO q point on the westerly side OF Common
wealth avenue, thence with said avenue south 40
degrees 10 minutes west 76S5 10 feet to point
theuce north - degrees west 1910 feet 10 the
place OF beginning. Terms cash.
o9''tds ii. 5. TROUT, Trustee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-24

kUSTEES sALN OF VALUABLE I'M
- proved real cstatc-By virtue of deed o,
.rust, dated lst August, 1871 and duly recorded
f n me- o , Of the clerk or the nnsngs Cont
q, page lis, whereby Mrs A. Is. Kefanver ana
nus nand conveyed the real estate hereinafter re-
Lerrcd 10, anu more fully described in the said
deco 10 which reference is hereby madel. to tbs
nhhiuieteisned trustee to secure certain bond or
Sopiention OF Mrs A. Is. Kerauver to The Iron
pen buiiding and Loan Association. OF Roanoke
M, aha uetanit having been made therein, and
DelhG directed by said beneficiary so to do. the
a Mnn ntsigned trustee will. ON THURSDAY. THE
Iot III DAY OF JULY, 1895 AT li:l5 O'CLOCK
a. NJ, proceed TO cell on the promises, at public
auction. TO the highest bidder. certain 10, OF
lauu, WIN TWO desirable dwelling houses and
other improvements thereon NA>
beginning al point on the north side OF Har
Ilsoh street, IN the city OF Roanoke, Va and
measuring IN front on Harrison street SO feet
anu extending back OF that width 100 feet, more
oI less, 10 al alley, being the western part OF lots
conveyed IL Faid deed and known aud Designated
rs .ls iot NO. q OF section No .. according to the
10 the city OF Roanoke, Va 'o'
TERMS: Cash.
d
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-24

pRusTSsEs' SALE OF VALUABLE IN
4 proved Real Rstate.-By virtue OF Il deed OF
trust, dated 2eih March. 1889, and duly recorded
IN the Office OF the clerk or the county conrt for
county OF Roanoke. Va, in deed book No
page 2?i, whereby James s simmons and wis
conveyed the real estate hereinafter referred 10
ana more iu'ly described In the SAID deed ito
%hich reference is hereby madc), 10 the under
elsucn trustee, 10 scclre q certain bond or obi
Katlon or James :. simmons 10 the The Iron
Belt Emitting and Loan Association or Roanoke
"a, and deia6lt having been made tpcrain. and
oelng directed ny raid beneficiary 80 10 do. ths.
nnn,aScfsigntd t'Msiee WIN OF THURSDAY. 18TH
bAf OF JULY, ISIS, NJ l2:S0 O'CLOCK p. Nj
proceed 20 sell Oh me rfcmiscs at public auction
10 the highest bidder certain lot OF land. with
desirable dwelling house and other Improves
ments thereon beginning az the corner OF I5ufofd
and Roit streets, IN the county OF Roanoke. near
inc cry OF RcHnokc, w., aud measuring I'm front
on BHfOrI street % feet, and extending back OF
th@t width 100 feet To 81 alley, being known and
designated ~ lot No ~, OK block No is. OF acc
ton No. 8, ACCORDING. to the map of Roanoke Do.
ytelopment company's addition to tho CITY OF
Roanoke, Va. There is due on said bond S5iT.7o
~ OF 18TH May. 1885. sN''''
TERMS-Cash.
us IDS H. s. TROUT Trpsta.
nave sold The above property and my yendes
assumed the payment OF said payments
JAMES SIANnNG
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
Morgan. who didn't at all like him, and

Morgan. who didn't atall like him, and
the surreptitious dozens of stone bot
ties Of stout, glass dittoes of Bass and
Budweiser, that had been smuggled in
by the back gate during the last year
of Mrs. Morgan's illness, never found
their way on the bill. He had sent
Connie at Christmas a dress of soft
black cashmere over which tie child's
womanly eyes had glistened, and
which. impulsively, she had taken to
her fathers room, opening it before
him and saying: Isn't it lovely?
Wasn't it just lovely of him?" And
then she was brought to sudden real
ization Of this rancor towards the
trader by the flush that overspread
Morgan's face and the heavy frown be-
tween his eyes.
Connie, child, you shall have it, of
course; you need it; but we can't take
presents from Curran. He must put 1T
on the bill,'' he said.
But neither on Comics slender back
nor Curran's bulky bill did those dress
goods ever appear. She sent him q
misspelled, grateful little note, saying
how it touched them all that he should
have so kindly remembered her, but
papa was so ''inf1exible" in his views
about accepting ''presants'' from friends
| they might never be able to repay,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03

rian, went gladly to duties with which
he was far more familiar than the
grooming Of frolicsoTnc steeds and the
tramping of lonely sentry-posts. And
Schramm, rebuilding the assiduity of
his attention to military duties, none
the less kept up his frequent visits to
the NIorgans' quarters, modestly pre-
senting himself at the rear door and
laboriously inquiring how the Herr
Lieutenant had passed the night and
whether he could do aught to serve
him during the day. Penner was soon
sufficiently domesticatcd to answer
these queries himself, but not infre-
Quently Constance came to answer
the soldiers knock, and then at sight
OF the gnadige Fraulein Schramm's
manner would become simply extrava-
giant in precision and Difference. With
in the week after he declined the place
the soldiers were saying Schramm
wouldn't be dog-robber, but was boss
ing Penneris job all the same" And
certain it was that Penner owed much
of his usefulness to the suggestions of
his better-informcdc ountrynan. Mean
time, Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Woods
were doing all that lay in their power
TO help about the house, and another
loving woman, who devoted two hours
each morning to the lessons of her own
little ones, had induced Constance to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The State Universftr.


The ninth biennial report of Chancel-
Tor Snow, of the state university, shows
that there has been a wonderful in
crease in attendance of students since
1891, at which time 4T4 were enrolled;
in the succeeding years the attendance
was respectively $50, 720, COL and s33-
The attendance of students has in
creased IS per cent. in four years. The
enrolment for the present year is $50.
Of these 5O4 are men and SEQ womens
391 are in the school OF arts, IS in the
school of law, % in the school of phar-
macy. "a in the school of engineering
and zoo in the school of fine arts, in
Guiding music and painting. The re-
port shows that the growing university
is hard pressed for lack OF funds for
current expenses in every department,
and from lack of at least six new build
ingS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
:. sTcKE. Proprietor.
MOTHERS GONE AWAY.

Tn1ngs are wrong at home just now;
Don't seem right at al, somehow.
Hired girl don't cook things right,
The meat is tough and the broad amt light
The girls are cross &c they can be-
They snap, and fuss, AMI can't agree.
4'Old Pont" groyIs and sulks around
With head and tail down near the ground.
the boys are fighting in the barn
"Tonboy Blanche don't give . darn"
And poutS around the livclong day;
That's cause mothers gone away.
Dad don't know just what to do;
He's uneasy through and through.
He sits and snokes-will hardly talk,
Just finds fault and takes q walk,
Then comes back with dropping head.
Grunts and nopes. then goes to bod
Forgot to lock- the windows. tool
Never heard the like, did you?
He wonders Why sho doesn't write,
He rolls and tumblcs half the night,
Then he's fusSing round at dawn;
And all this muSs cause mothers gone.
Evening shadows dim the light
And troop into tho lonely night
Tho pale moon glares with troubled stare
And Sits down silver here and there,
While shadows seem to write:.
-'Thcrc'S some ono wanted home tonight VI
Signing down the distant street
Floats an old song, low and sweet:
what is home without q mother?'
should think they'd sing some other.
I know; she's coming back, but then
Well, sho'n not so way again.
Judd Lyman, in Chicago Mail
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
Too Smart.

He was sharp young book canvas
ser who wished to show his smartnesa
by quizzing an old farmer, and began
by asking him if there were any pretty
girls in the ncighborhood.
Yes" replied the old man; there's
a dreadful sight Of 'cm-so many that
there amt half enough respectable fell
lows for lem all, and 50 some of 'em are
beginning to take up with book can
vassers and such like trash
The young man did not follow up the
subject.-Trutb-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
Vicious TOughs.

While painting the town" on Christ
mas evening Wesley George and James
Rial entered a joint at Argentine and
attempted to rob the proprietor. They
were elected and arrested by the po-
lice, who took them to the city Jail.
In attempting to disarm them the of
fcers overlooked n pistol which George
carried. After being locked up the
toughs commenced an attack on other
prisoners and George drew the pistol
that had escaped the vigilance of the
police and shot three of the prisoners,
none, however, fatally.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03

and honest Curran-honeSt at least in
his desire to do kindness to the tall
slip of q girl with the big brown
eyes and auburn hair that made him
think, he sometimes said, of colleen
he'd lost long,years before-honest Cur
ran nistOok her meaning entirely,
thought her words Morgan's, and,
mindful of some cauStic comments, the
big lieutenant had made anent suffers
checks he sought to collect at the pay
table several years before, had all his
Irish aroused and was made fighting
mad. III sind him a resated bill, be-
dad, and cut his acquaintance intire-
1cc," said Curran that night, in relat-
ing the incident to some of the boys in
the club-roon, Yhereupon that ne'er-dO-
we'll scapcgrace Briggs promptly be-
sought hirn to take like cognizance of
the first thing he, Lieut.. Briggs, might
say, as he dcspairod otherwise of ever
squaring his account.
But the incident bore its weight of
woe to Connie, despite the merriment
it gave the boys. Acting under the
advice OF his colonel and his friends,
Morgan was diligently turning over to
the adjutant fifty dollars a month of
his scanty pay in order that critics and
creditors alike might know he was do
ing all poor devil of a broken-dOwn
lieutenant could do to pay his debts
without absolutely starving his house
hold. The balance went to Con-
ME, and with this she was expected to
feed, clothe and comfort the family,
pay the cook, laundress and striker.
Morgan had no life-insurance, and in
those days could get none. Curran was
of IL C77T--
ran had been perfectly willing not only
to wait, but to open his stOrehOuse or
purse-strings still wider for the strug-
Cling fellows benefit. Only so many
dollars a month could be parcelled out
for the butcher and baker, the grocer
and the commissary, and Connie kept
her books, and, aided by her lady
friends, kept her accounts. But over
and above all these necessary expenses
were certain dainties and luXuries
which Curran had authorized black
NANNY to draw for at the store when
ever the supply was getting low, and
! Morgan, insisting now on auditing the
accounts, could find no such items On
| the bills rendered, and the truth came
| out. Curran went off east to buy goods
Just then, and Morgan did not write
the letter his heart was pouring out
when he learned how in secret the
rough follow had been SO long his ben
efactor, but he forbade all such traffic
| in future, and Lot and Billy hOwled for
| oranges and raisins in vain. Christ
mas found their little stockings flied.
Many an army mother, planning for
her own brood, had remembered the
motherless in the humble quarters
! down the row. But no one could tel
| whose hand had sent the rocking horse
and the big wax doll that were found
by Penner at the door when he opened
the house on Christmas morning.
Ito BE CONTINUED
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03

GLn0T S0uG 10 ICWQ, SQO
explained, ''and he should have been
home an hour ago. We are SO much
obliged to you, Schr-r-r-amm." And
Schr-r-r-amm seemed-so hard word to
say that she blushed still more, hesitat-
ed and stammered-she who. garrison
bred. had never heard the private sol
der addressed in any other way.
It was that evening, later, that old
Pagan declared himself all broke up,
which meant just the opposite, that he
had broken down and must quit work.
Mrs. Turner, a light-hearted and
thoughtless young matron, was sitting
with Connie at the moment
He'll go to hospital, won't hep"
she said. Then how much better it
will be! Capt. Manning will let you
have Schramm." But, to Mrs. Turner's
surprise, Connie promptly declared she
would not have Schramm.
Why, thought he was SO devoted
to your father-so nice in every way"
Certainly said Connie, with de-
cision; ''hc is devoted to father, and he
is simply altogether too nice to be put
on any such duty
''Did you ever know so strange a
ch1ld?" said Mrs. Turner. telling of the
conversation a little later. ''She fairly
put me down as though I were chit of
ffteen-lilze herself
''Ye-cs, instead of being old enough
to be her mother" suggested fair
rival, mischievously, and Mrs. Turner
bridled, but said no more.
But Manning, too, fell into error. In
formed by his first sergeant at tattoo
| that Pagan was down sick and the
| lieutenant without a striker, in all
kindness and desire to help he asked
| who would be the best man to send,
and the sergeant promptly answered:
| NSchramm. Schramm was all the time
over there, and doubtless he would be
| glad to take the detail Manning hes
itated moment. He had other views
for this young soldier, whose useful
ness in the troop could become very
| great as soon as he mastered little
| more English. But he called him forth
with. SchraInm was among his com
rades, awaiting the assembly signal,
and, summoned abruptly, he stood at
| tention in foot OF snow and answered
''Zu Befehl, Herr Rittmeister," before
| he could catch himself and blurt out:
''Ca-Capitan." His gloved hand re-
manned, Prussian fashion, in salute.
''Schramn, hate to lose you from
the troop, but would you care to go to
Lieut.. Morgan's as orderly?"
81, Herr Rittneister?''
The roll Of the rs was almost like
that OF a drum. The blood mounted TO
his checks. He stammered, looked ut
terly bewildered, stumbled, and be-
tween embarrassment and sense of sub
ordination stood meekly mute.
Don't you want to go?" asked Man
ming.
''Bitte, Herr Captain, unless hat it
to do
''Oh, no, by no means. I supposed
you'd really like it, said Manning. 81
would much rather you didn't. That's
ALL" And Schramm nearly fell over
himself in the effort to salute and face
about in a foot-deep drift and escape
before the Herr Rittmeister might
change his mind. ''Whom can we send,
sergeant? I want a good, steady man.
for Mr.. Morgan is far from mcnding.'
well, sir, there's Penner; he amt
good for nothing else"
And so it came to pass that Penner, a
nnild-mannered, moony young barba-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
PenitentiarY Coal.

The output of the penitentiary coal
mines, as shown by the report of the
warden, has aggregated the past TWEEN
ty-five years, or since operations COM
menced, 17,773, 0O2 bushels, and the
mines, it is thought, will be productive
for the next fifty years. The coal fur
nished to state institutions amounts to
$50, 900 year and the surplus is sold to
contractors which amounts to $50, 900
q total of $50. 900 per annum.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
lie Was Hypnotized.

In the trial Of Tom Mcdonald at
Wellington for the murder of Thomas
Patton, the jury returned a verdict of
acquittal. The jury found that Nc
Donald had been hypnotized by his en-
ployer, Anderson Gray. an enemy of
the murdered man, and that while I'M
der this influence he had committed the
decd Gray was previously found guilty
CT the murder and sentenced to death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
a PluckY Woman.

Miss Fannie Nesbitt, night agent and
operator for the Union Pacific railway
at Bonner Springs, was alone at the
depot at 3 o'clock the other morning
when she heard noise in the waiting
room. Opening the door she found her
self face to face with masked man,
who ordered her to keep quiet. She
sprang for her revolver, when the man
grappled with her and struck her a
heavy blow on the ehead, but she Sc
cured her pistol and commenced firing
at the thief, when he fed in dismay.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
Divided the Assessment.

A jury at Kansas City, Kan, the
other day returned verdict that the
Rock Island and Union Pacific rail-
ways were jointly liable for the wreck
at Linwood on the morning of January
., 1894 The administrator of Morris
johnson, an Osborn county stOckman.
who was killed in the wreck and his
body cremated in the fire that fol-
lowed, was awarded 5000 damages,
the amount to be shared equally by the
two roads.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
minor state News.

Six inches of snow fell in the vicinity
CT Larned on Christmas day
The Christmas offerings for the ben
eft of Mercy hospital at Fort Scott
amounted to 1851.
An unknown man was recently found
dead by the Santa Fe track near Lee
compton. He had doubtless been killed
by the cars
Of the total membership of $500.
present and absent at the soldiers
home, 2,OS3 are pensioners On June
SO. last. there were 1,949 pensioners on
the rolls.
A post Office inspector recently
went to Geuda Springs to investigate
the affairs of the post Office IL that
town, Muddux, the postmaster. hasinC
decamped and reported to be short IN
his accounts
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
Nturderous Robber.

William Peyton, the 1s-year-old son
Of farmer living near Fort Scott, re-
turned to his fathers residence few
days ago, during the absence of the
family, and upon opening the door was
confronted by robher, who had en-
tered the house. The robber struck
the boy on the head with a revolver,
and the latter fell to the floor uncon-
scious, where he was found by his pa
rents upon their return several hours
later. The thief escaped.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
soIdiers, Home Regulations.

1t is not generally known that the
regulations of the soldiers homo pro-
hibit the admission without special au-
thority of the board of managers of
anyone in receipt of more than SIG pen
sion per month. In all instances where
such admissions are approved there is
a stipulation that some portion OF the
pension money shall be devoted to the
support of dependent relatives.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03

Mrs Robinson-AIiss Brown is quite
& pleasing conversaticnalist-
Robinson-Good listener, eh2-Puck
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
Lively SHOOTING scrape.

At Nickerson the other night Charles
Carson found his wife in company with
J. II. Tincher, and without a word
opened fire on the couple Tincher re-
turned the fire and fifteen shots were
exchanged. Mrs. Carson was hit in the
side, Carson in the shoulder and Tincher
in the left breast and right Leg The
woman's wound was the most danger
OoS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-01-03
,end Lot and Billy to her as recruits in

send Lot and Billy to her as recruits in
the kindergarten; and the officers.
dropping in each evening to cheer the
old man up bit, still striving to hold
from him the fact that the treasury
department had proved deaf to all mar
tia1 appeals in his behalf, were made
glad one bitter evening by a dispatch
from the Wolverine senator. The old
Michigan brigade had still 'sa pull
and Tintop himself went whisting
down the line to tell Morgan the glad
news that he had friends at court.
bill of relief for Morgan will be
presented" wired the magnate. "Mean-
time, no stoppage allowed"
''Who could have fixed this for me?"
asked Morgan, gratefully, with glisten-
ing eyes.
''Oh, your friends at home did it,"
answered Tintop, promptly, with par
donable thought of how much stirring
the friends at the front had first to do
what they ought to stir about now is
to help you with these-these-ot
claims; don't mean pay them for you,
of course-you wouldn't want them to
do that-but fix it so that you could
capitalize 'en some way; raise little
fund that you could repay at so much a
month with six per cent. interest, and
then wipe out all these pressing
things"
Poor Morgan! his first thought had
been that now he could order a suit
able headstone for Carries lonely
grave.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13

AS IL matter of fact, our sovereigns
have rarely taken any active part in
politics since George HIS time, but
they could still do some very astonish-
ing things if they chose. The queen
could dismiss every Tommy Atkins in
our army, from the commander in chiei
to the youngest drummer boy. She
could disband the navy i'll tho same way,
and sell all our ships, stores and arse
nails to the first customer that came
along. Acting entirely OH her own re-
sponsibility, she could declare war
against any foreign country, or mako Il
present TO any foreign power of any
part of the empire. She could make ev-
cry man, woman and child in the coun-
try peer of tho realm, with the right,
i'll the case of males who are of age, to
seat in the house of lords
With Il single word she could dismiss
any government that happened to be in
power, and could, it is believed, pardon
and liberate all the criminals III our
jails These are few of tho things the
queen could do if she liked, but it is
not necessary 10 say that her majesty
never acts i'll matters of state except OH
the advice of the government for the
time being. -London Tit
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-13
A New Restriction on Marriage.

A most ridiculous discussion arose the
other evening at cosmopolitan dinner
party. Conversation tagged slightly,
and wicked Yankee launched an ap-
ple of discord i'll tho shape of tho state
nent, now we'll known i'll London, that
bill was being framed in the house Of
lords fOrbidding man to marry his
widows cousin. A French lady mado
cutting remarks about the established
church of England and its restrictions.
A French colonel pondcrouSly declared
that the depopulation of France would
prevent tho French government from
putting any such limitation on mar
riage, Which was already difficult
enough in this fair land. Sundry Amer
icans rejoiced i'll Phariscclike manneS
over the absolute freedom of our own
beloved country, as this was evidently
not Il case of the prohibited degrees,
and finally tho discussion bid fair TO do
generate into Il scrions dispute, when
the author of this turmoil mildly sug-
gested that rs yet no man had after his
death taken any interest in any of his
widows female relatives, which put q
sudden end to the political theological
debate then raging. -Philadclphia Tel
egraDh