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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

Four years ago the yellow badges
of the g. o. p. gave all the republic
can roosters the cholera, and not one
of them was able to crow when the re.
turns came in. Symptoms of the
same disease are observable this year,
and the owners of the sick birds are
almost frantic with the thought that
their barn yards will be depopulated
again. OUR stock of roosters is look
ing mighty fine, thank you.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

HoIsINGToN peopie-and the peo-
pie all over the country for that mat
ter-are not finding fault with the
speakers who advocate the free silver
doctrine. Not so with the G. O. p.
Read what the republican Dispatch at
Hoisington has to say of one of the
big g. o. p. state speakers:
The republican meeting Monday
night wac we'll attended. The crowd
was great deal better than the
speech. Urgent business prevented
Mr. Milliken of Mcpherson from be-
ing present and so our people were
deprived of hearing a good speech.
Mr.. Balm is not success on the
stump and the state committee should
call him in and be more careful in
the future"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

Tom WATsoN's sore throat must
leave an awful bad taste in his mouth,
to make him say such bitter things
of his party leaders. Tom is old
enough not to have been fooled by
Hanna's fxers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

Hon S. I. HALE, of Lacrosse, has
come out for silver, and will vote for
Bryan. For many years Mr.. Hale
has been the leader of republican
forces in Rush county; was their
representative in the state legislature
from 1892 to 1894. Many Barton
county people know him, and the
free silver forces are exceedingly
proud of such accessions to our ranks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

WHAT's the difference between old
Dick Blues speech of last Thursday
and the rawlings OF a crazy bed-bug?
Amt any.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

WE GAVE Jerry Simpson 240 ma
'ority IN Barton county four years
igo. Let Us double it this year.
Vote for friends of silver.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
SENATORIAL TICKET,

BARTON COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative .ISOM WRIGHT.
For County Attorney C. F. DIFFENBACHER.
For Clerk of Court IF. G. STROTHMAN.
For County Superintendent. NJ L. HARRISON
For Probate Judge L. C. BREEDEN.
For Commissioner, list Dist, ....... MATT DICK.
For Commissioner, Sd Dist, H. c. MERHOFF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

AFTER the 4th of next March the
secretary of the U. S. Treasury will
pay government obligations accord
ing to the letter of the contract-in
coin. And he will himself elect
what kind of coin-silver coin or
gold coin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

FRIENDS of silver and renewed
prosperity will commence at the top
of either the straight democrat or
straight populist ticket and mark u
cross opposite the name of every man
on it. It will be lots easier, and
better for your conscience, than to
skip all around over the big blanket
sheet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

If ANYTHING more was needed to
prove that so-called civil service re.
form is blooming farce, the recent
address issued by the gold'bug mann
ayers of the Civil Service Reform
League supplies all proof necessary.
The big life tenure officers are opposed
to the election of Bryan, free coinage
of silver, and increased prices for
agricultural commodities. They have
fixed salaries, and they want their
dollars to continue buying farm pro-
ducts at half price.
FARMERS, laborers, we have got
the gold-bugs at the last ditch! They
are perfectly wild-panic-stricken,
and making all sorts of foolish claims.
Their betting buffers are being called
down, their boodle-managers are cali
ing plaintively for 'more money!
more boodle!" and their local cam
paigners are calling all sorts of bad
names. Voters, line up! Every
man to his post, and see that every
silver voter in the country is out
early on election day. Doodle can.
not win in this election If the HONEST
VOTER votes his BoSEsr CONVICTIONS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

Sand the villain still pursued 'er'
and will continue to pursue the
gold-bugs until the close of election
day swamps the whole fipety-fop
gang in the quagmire of odium and
defeat. Bring on some more ques-
lions, and then have the manhood to
listen to their answers.
The republicans are all broken up
because their expensive advertising of
Tom Watson's visit to Kansas has
been frost bitten. That especial car
lies idle and unoccupied. and the
big banner across Kansas avenue at
Topeka is all the Hannaites have to
show for their great Watson fasco.
If THERE are any gold standard
democrats in Barton county, and we
think there are few, hope they are
honest ones-not professed democrats
who will vote for Mckinley. The
gold-democrat ticket will be on the
Kansas ballot, and they cannot con-
sistently call themselves democrats
and refuse to vote it instead of the
republican ticket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

NATIONAL TICKET.
For President, .....-..-. WILLIAM j. BR1AN =.
For Vice President ARTHUR BEWALL.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
STATE TICKET.
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.

JUDICIAL TICKET.
For Appellate CourtJ Judge. ....-.. B. +. MlLroN-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24

Judge w. A. thomson, the presid
ing judge of the southern depart
ment of the Kansas court of appeals,
is native of North Carolina and is
&C years old. Lis ancestors settled
early in the sixteenth century on
the Potomac near Washington city,
at Georgetown. His grandfather
and great grandfather were both
soldiers in the Revolutionary war,
and his father was in the war of
1912. Judge Johnson was raised
in Indiana, and when about Is
years old was sent to the Vernon
Academy, and afterwards to Han
over College. Soon after leaving
there he read law and was admitted
to the bar in 1858, and has been en-
gagged in the active practice of his
profession for over forty years. He
came to Kansas in 1855, and moved
with his family to Anderson county
in the spring Of 1858, where he
has resided ever since. He was
elected county attorney O. Ander-
son county in October, 1859, and
served until the breaking out Of
the war in 1861 he was in the
army most of the time from the
commencement until the close, and
was captain Of Co. M, 18th Kan
sas cavalry; on the day of bis re-
turn from the army he was elected
county attorney but declined the
Office. In 1872 he was elected
state senator from the Seventeenth
senatorial district, composed of An
derson and Allen counties was
elected presidential elector in 1876,
and one of the delegates to the Re-
publican national convention at
Chicago in 1888 he has served a
number of times as committeeman
on the Republican state central
and on the Republican congress sion
al committee has served as mem
Der Of the Republican county com
mittee some twenty-five years, and
was twenty-one years chairman of
the Republican county central com
mittee. He was appointed Judge of
the court of appeals in 1895, and on
the organization of the court, on
account of being the oldest men,
Der, was made presiding Judge
Topeka Mail and Breeze.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24
LONE ELM ITEMS.

Mr.. Spelnlan, of F., Scott, was in
town last week.
S. G. John son, of St. Joseph,
Mo-, was in town on business last
Friday.
Samuel Alexander, of Welda
township, was in town last Monday.
Miss Julia Ginbey was the guest
of her friend, Mrs. Sadie Dix, one
day lsst week.
Mrs. j. r. Gordon, near Lone Elm,
spent last week with her sister,
Mrs. Thos. Longstreth, of Colony.
Quincy Alexander, one of our
section men, expects his family to
arrive here this week, from Repub-
lie county.
Miss Julia Ginbey spent last
Thursday with friends in Kincaid. (.
Miss Mamie Ferguson spent the
first of the week with Misses Bertha
and Myrtle Lamay.
Will Newcomb, of Welda, was in
town one day last week; also,
John Cole, of Prairie View.
Mrs. John Crawford, of Scam.
mon, Kas., is spending a few days
here, on business.
Miss Emma Lewis and brother,
of lola, who have been visiting rel
atives and friends in Lone Elm and
vicinity the past week or two, re-
turned home the first of the week.
Johnson Mize has sold his town
property, and expects to move to
Olathe in the near future.
Will Ferguson was thrown out
of his wagon last Friday evening.
and narrowly escaped being serious.
ly hurt.
A merry company Of Lone Elm
lads and lasses started to literary at
Oxford school house, last Friday
evening, and would, no doubt, have
arrived had not the driver inadver-
tently driven off the bridge and
precipitated the contents of the
wagon in the creek, and after ex-
tricuting one another therefrom,
they were compelled to return
home earlier than they intended.
Our farmers are vers busy mar
keting their grain, and the mer.
chants are busy shipping. There
is being quite an amount OF corn
shelled lately.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

-Whew! Quite change in the
weather.
-Raisins, 8 pounds for % cents
at the Kansas City Cash Store.
w. Chick was up from Welda,
Monday, on business.
f. r. Bird has been down from
Ottawa several days, on business
and attending Miss Hills meet
ings.
Salt, 40 cents per sack, at the
Kansas City Cash Store.
The Republican League meets
at the court house next Thursday
night.
food driving horse for sale
cheap. Inquire at Studebaker )
store.
The Kansas City Store pays
more Tor your produce than any one
else.
The attendance az Miss Edith
Hips meetings the past two weeks
has been very large, and mnch good
has been accomplished.
The original Tennessee Jubilee
Singers will be at the Auditorium,
Feb. 18th This will be the best
entertainment of the season.
Tea, &c per pound, at the Kan
sas City Cash Store.
If You have II farm to rent, and
want n good tenant, inquire at this
Office.
Bring your produce to the
Kansas City Cash Store.
As an after dinner speaker,
Manlorm Schoonover is decided
success.
DIR. Schoonover made a profess
sional visit to Chanute the first OF
the week.
10 pounds of Rice for % cents at
the Kansas City Cash Store
M II. Cleveland was in from
Sugar Valley, Tuesday, after more
furniture for the new church.
Miss Bertha Mellen came down
from Olsthc, Saturday, for . short
visit with her father and sister Lii
lie.
- Al the Kansas City Cash Store,
Dat Flake 5 cents per package,
same ~ others sell at 10 cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24
National Equal Suffrage AssOci l.
alton Engages u Kansas GIRL
to Make Speeches.

Laura Adela Gregg, a young
Kansas woman, has recently been
engaged as a lecturer by the Ma
tional Equal Suffrage Association,
and for the present she has been as
signed to Oklahoma, where she is
now at WORK. Miss Gregg's home
is at Garrett, and she is native OF
Kansas, the daughter of farmer.
She is small of stature and a bru-
nette; a woman of unassuming and
gentle manners, and of thought
full and studious mind. She begun
suffrage work about two years ago
by editing a woman's column in the
Garnett Eagle. In 1894 she did
platform work about three months
in advocacy of the suffrage amend
ment. Last fall she was employed
by the National equal suffrage as
ISOLATION committee to organize To-
cal clubs in Oklahoma, and finally
she will create a territorial assocl-
alton.
She is an interesting and forceful
speaker, and although only few
years away frol girlhood, she has
already achieved some distinction
as a lecturer. At the recent state
meeting of the Kansas association
Miss Gregg was one of the attrac'
tons, and she will be invited to be
presen at the convention held in
Topeka next year. Topeka Mail
and Breeze.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24
The Discovery saved his life. Mr..

G. Cailouette, druggist, Beavers
Vile, Ill.,, says: ITO DR.. Kings
wDiscoxeryslio Was
taken with i4a ssippe,and tried all
the phasiei ans &orlmiss about, but
of no avail, and wasysitAn up and
told could nntili1e. HayiHg Dr.
Kings wewBiasDysssi lin 10y store
| sent for a1bSttIe and ksgan'its use
and from the first. dose Ssgaa to get
better, and after using three bottles
was sp and about again. Ellsworth
it's weight in g9la. We WON'T
keep store. or house without it."'
Get tree trial at A. I. H0lcomb Il
Co.'s drug store. .
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24
60 to the K. G. Cash Store and
get some of those great bargains.

60 to the K. G. Cash Store and
get some of those great bargains.
Miss Laura Gregg left foi
Washington city, Monday, tc
attend the national woman-suf-
frage convention. After the
convention, she will spend sew
eral months in various states,
speaking for equal suffrage.
Miss Gregg has only been on
the platform a short time, but
already has won an enviable
reputation as speaker.
For a few days we will sell you
hanging lamps at cost.
Kansas City Cash Store.
Rev. Walker, pastor OF the
First Baptist church, died this
{ Friday) morning at S O'Clock.
Deceased was sick only a few
days. He was very earnest
worker, and spared no pains in
his chosen field of labor. He
thought nothing of self, and
often exposed himself to the ell
ements in order to advance the
cause of his Master. He was
highly respected by all who
knew him, and his death will be
deeply felt by the entire COM
We extend sympathy
to the bereaued family.
Soda Crackers, 4 3.4 cents per
pound, by the box, at the Kansas
City Cash Store.
The city dads have fitted up
the east half of the Jail for a
calaboose, and have renovated
and kalsomined that portion of
it. Hereafter, tramps will be
given warm place to spend the
night, instead of sleeping in
hay stacks and mows.
Take your turkeys to the Kan.
sas City Cash Store.
When we returned from the
St. James hotel, Monday, we
found two new brooms in the Of
fee. On the handle of one
was this:
GA new broom sweeps clean.
Sweep all monopolies and trusts
out Of existence.
"CHAMp them and chew
them;
To the four winds strew them;
Like the dust of the golden
Winnow the wheat and scat
ter the chaff.
presented with the compli-
ments of L. ]. FULLER"
On the other handle was this:
"Let this pegasus of witch
Be an emblem on your armor.
Drive all evil to the ditch.
Put truth upon your banner.
81. ]. F."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24
BucKLEN's ARNIcA sALvE.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruiss,e Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rhcuni, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or 10 pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by A.
II. Holcomb & Co.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24
NEW
COME TO THE
NORTH SIDE
DAILY.

We have IN TINS county, IoSc W
$4,000, inhabitants; with 1000 dl.-
fercnt features; with $4,000 different
d,spositions-all speak the same Ian
guage-all dress we'll, and all are
good citizens.
How could 1t he otherwise?
We Have ~ School Districts,
with over 100 teachers to train the
Young minds. We have 81 Churches
with about 40 Ministers to tram the
older minds as well as the young.
And only ONE Jail--nart of the
time 1t is vacant.
Who said this world was grow
ing worse each year?
There is not vice enou h COM
mitted in the county to give the sher-
1T five hours work in day for the
year.
We read about Robbers, Muir
ders, Horse Thieves, this man run
ning away with another mans wife,
and so on. None of this ever hap
pens in Anderson County.
We have Il bonded Indebtedness
on the county to the amount of S2S6-
500. Pay interest annually on this
amount close to $4,000. '"
We meet the running expenses
of ~ school districts.
Each one of the Church organi-
cations in the county, meets all their
liabilities promptly.
Each one OF the LODI yes in the
county Numbering about a1OO mem
bers all meet the expenses of their
orders.
Thousands of dollars annually
20 out of the county to pay interest
on mortgages Thousands of dollars
90 out of the county annually to
Building and Loan associations.
Thousands of dollars are now going
to stay at home, as we have two such
organizations here.
About $3.50 900, is raised annu-
nliy by taxes in Anderson county.
THIS is all distributed into about 300
different funds. The railroads alone
paying close to one-fifth of taxes.
All this goes to show we are II thrifty
energetic class of citizens.
We all grumhle too much. We
are either too rich or too po"r-somc
one has said or done something that
don't suit our fancy
We have come to the conclusion
that M long as we live, we cant lind
better place than ON the NORTH
SIDE IN Garnet.
Every location in the World has
some Inconvenience about it. Every
person in the World has great many
good traits about hum or her Every
person in the world would br a good
zeal better if they would leave on
some of their bad traits.
So when you come 10 size up
humanity, one person Is not very
mach better than another, barring
cnt ttrroats, murdercrs, thieves, etc.
We have come to the same con-
clusion about lOcation. .f we cant
sell go0ds and compete on the North
side, we couldn't do it on the South
or West side This location business
is all farce.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24

Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour
8 cents per package at the Kansas
City Cash Store.
En- Wilson is working in a
undergrad at Camden, Arkansas.
Have picture of your fam
lily group taken right in your
own home by Johnson's flash
light,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24
We can and will

sell goods as cheap as good business
principles will low
We have determined 20 stay iE
business.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24

The best Flour and the lowest
prices are to be found at the Kan.
sas City Cash Store.
j. H. Slicer and wife went to
Kansas City, Tuesday.
Ira Bierly, of Central City
called, Tuesday, and applied for the
position Of war correspondent for
the AGITAToR when Grover and j
Bull get up Il scrap over Cuba.
--First-class work at living prices
at the Garrett Laundry.
d. E. Palmer has been
quite sick for a couple of weeks,
but is able to be about again.
Hon. ]. G. johnson went to
Paola, yesterday, OH legal bust
ness.
-Patronize home enterprise. Take
your work to the Garnett Laundry.
Hon. John p. st. John writes:
"That Studebaker matter in last
weeks AGITAToR is good. Then
that procession OF county officials,
with its war-ike array, aIonses my
patriotic blood until ! feel like q
secthing volcano.
Any desired finish pictures
either mat surface or gloss-at
JoHNsoN's.
Mrs. Clara Hudson, of Olathe,
daughter Of j II Boscow and wrfc,
OF this city, died last Sunday.
Cash will tell at the X. G. Cash
Store.
The new Presbyterian church
in Sugar Valley will be dedica,ed
on Sunday, the Goth.
--Buttermilk soap cents cake
and all other soaps in proportion, at
Pcrrine Il McComb's.
Alex II Cook and Miss Emma
Post, of Union township, were
united in marriage, on the 18th, by
Rev. Dolson, of Greeley, at the
residence OF the brides parents,
John Post and wife We offer con-
gratulations.
Package Coffee, 20 cents, at
the Kansas City Cash Store
10 Bars Laundry soap for 25
cents at the Kansas City Cash
Store.
The annual county Sunday
school convention will be held
i'll Garrett OH the Goth and 27th
of February. State Sec'y ]. F.
Drake, and Rev. w. r. Suther-
land, of Kansas City, will be
here to take part. Programs
Will De out soon, ana sent TO all
Sunday schools.
Cure for Nealanhe. As remedy
for all forms of hesaache Electric
Bitters has proved to be the very
best. 1t effects a permanent cure
and the, most dreadfai habitaal sick
headache, yiSldttos itstinauence. We
urge all who are afflicted to procure
a bottle, and give this remedy fair
trial. Iu cases of habitual consti.
patton Electric Bifters cures by
giving the needed tone to the
bowels, and few cases long resist
the use of this medicine. Try it
once. Fifty cents and $1.00 at A.
7 Uolcsnb + gs's.. drug store, 2
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-01-24
s. L. MATHEWS
Gttorneg Git Eau

Will practice in all courts of this
and adjoining states, criminal and
commercial law a specially.
0FFlCE--over the post office,
Garnett, Kansas,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-10
RIPTON.

Mrs. VIII Danforth of Rutland. with
her two children. is stopping with friends
here.
c. Billings Of Mddlebury came to
town TO have his usual It'll of July fish
ing outing.
A. Miller and wife of Hancock were
here one day last week, stopping with
their friends, Mr.. and Mrs II. /. Wood.
w. S. Huntley is putting in a new and
improved water box in his mill that will
probably ill the bill. Mr.. Lumbree over
sees the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Lafrance and chill
dren and Miss Emma Lafrance of Rut-
land are here on a visit to their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. y. Lafrance.
Hon. j. NJ. Slade of Middlebury was in
town the 9TH inst. on a fishing trip, and
was showing a splendid specimen of a
trout captured by him.
\ big and enjoyable picnic of three of
our schools came Oft on the afternoon of
the Sd inst. in the grove Just north of the
school house near ;. Kings.
Our devotees of the twlrllng sphere
went to Hancock on the 18th to meet the
Hancock nine, but found a club made up
of three from Granville, two from Roch-
ester and four of Hancock. and were vic
tors by score of l. to -. They came
back reporting that they had been treated
royalty.
There was a very enjoyable party of
the small folk at the residence of G.. j.
Hodges on the afternoon of the Both ult.
it being the fifth anniversary of the ad-
vent of Miss Nellie. Twenty-siX little
ones were present and partook of the
bountiful supper furnished by Mrs.
Hodges.
Mrs. Mary Gaptil on the evening of the
18th inst. came very near having a serious
accident. While at work around an oil
stove there was partial explosion. puff
ing the flame into her face and hair.
scorching her face and smuggling her front
hair, but doing no serious damage. By
quick work her husband managed to eX-
tinguish the flame which was inside the
burner.
Road Commissioner Fisher has been
giving the roads and sluices thorough
overhauling. He has built II new stone
and eight plank sluices. besides clearing
out and repairing 81 old stone ones. He
has also gone over and repaired where
needed our over IS miles of road and
kept within his appropriation. Several
jobs that have been waiting to be done
for several years has been attended to !:
for instance, new stone sluice, some six
feet by three inside dimensions, near ).
Murray's, that will probably be able to
carry of the surplus water from melting
snow in the spring, but which in previous
years has been a source of great annoy
ance to travellers. This being his first
year, mistakes probably have occurred,
and it is very difficult to please every
body.