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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24

Mayberry & Watson for tile and grate
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
HONOR ROLL

Brass coal hods-Mayb5errl:y & Watson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETING.

A meeting of the Democratic Cen
trail Committee for Barton County is
hereby called. to be held at the office
of Diffenbacher & Banta, Great Bend,
at 2 p. NJ, on Saturday, March 2Sth,
1896, for the purpose of arranging for
the selection of delegates to the various
State, Congressional, Senatorial and
Judicial conventions.
WILL E. STOKE, Chm.
w. P. FEEDER, Sec.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

THE only serious mistake the dem
ocratic state central committee made
was in calling convention TO meet at
Topeka. No other political party has
this year thus favored hog-town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

One OF the greatest insults ever of.
fered to a president, was perpetrated
when some fellow intimated that the
editor of the Great Bend Tribune
held opinions that agreed with those
of President Cleveland. There ought
to be severe penal laws against such
odious comparisons.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

Figures in parentheses { following
the school district number indicate that
there are two or more payments not
drawn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

Delegate state conventions of the democrats of
KANSAS will be held as follows:
To elect delegates and alternates to the National
convention to be held at Chicago, Ills, July 7th,
1896, the state convention viii be held at Topeka
Kansas, on Wednesday, June Ord, 1896.
To nominate candidates for state officers the
State convention will be held at Hutchinson. Kan
sas, Tuesday, August 4th. 1896.
Each county will be entitled to the following
number of delegates and alternates to each OF the
above conventions:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05
THE STATE SCHOOL FUND.

The following amounts of State
School Fund are in the hands of the
treasurer for distribution to the various
districts as designated:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

A SAGINAW minister has written a
pamphlet entitled, GA Jab at the
Devil. This good Michigan brother
may mean we'll. but he evidently
doesn't know how to fight. Against
such an adversary jabbing doesn't
count for much. We advise the dom
inie to hit straight from the shoulder,
duck to avoid counter and get away.
-Wyandotte Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

ED HOWE suggests that lady ang els
should all wear boomers SO that the
gentlemen angels would not have to
close their eyes or look down when
ever lady angel flew over.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05
Said Of Great Bend.

The Topeka Weekly Gail. publish
ed by VIM. Pope, with j. b. Bass as
associate editor and business manager,
has the following to say about Great
Bend:
"Great Bend is the county seat of
Barton county, named SO In memory
of Miss Clara Barton, famed for her
public services in behalf of the Union.
It is situated on the Great Bend of
the Arkansas river, being at the ex-
tremest northern point which the Elv-
er reaches in its whole course. Great
Bend is surrounded by a fertile couD-
try, has a population OF 1000 or
5000.
Great Bend has ample school faeili-
ties and a good average attendance.
It is on the line of the Achison,
Topeka & Santa Fe and Missouri Pa
cific railroads. Taking into consider
alton everything that might come to
bear, there is no place in the west
that commands the respect Of the
business man, and farmer Or artisan
more than Great Bend and Barton
county"
Besides this very favorable notice of
our city, the Call (Which is an infu-
entail paper published in the interests
of the colored people, mentions
of our business men in very
creditable manner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

THE Evening News has changed its
tune about the candidacy of Cover
ner Morrill, for reelection, since the
Judge returned from short sojourn
in Topeky.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

TRoUTMAN says be will run for gov
ernor. What snap that would be-!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

The DEMOCRAT wants to congratu-
late Ellis Garten, of the Cimmaron
Jacksonian, upon his appointment to
the position of postmaster of that
town. The Jacksonian will be none
the less readable, and the patrons of
the postofice will be waited upon by
one of the most gentlemanly and &C
eommedating young democrats in
western Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

At the National Dairy Association.
held at Cedar Rapids. Ia. last week,
Thos. Miller of st. Paul, Mimi, was
highest in butter test, score 1913;
while the butter entered from Barton
county; Kans., which went over go was:
VIM. Schwier of Heller, as; d. Hall
of Great Bend 953. This places Barton
county boys in the front ranks, and
wins diplomas and medals, as well as
sweepstakes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

The lovely island of Cuba shall be
free! Butcher Weyler thy days are
mum bered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

Henry Hagen last week sold an 80
acre farm in Comanche township, to
Barton county man, for 1920 cash.
Barton county lands are as cheap now
as they will ever be.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

FRANK BACON, Chairman.
w. III. l.. PEPPERELL, Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

Mike Airhart who has been sick
long time, is having worse spell.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

d. Hall has severed his connection
with the Great Bend Creamery. and
will go to Stafford, where he expects to
open a creamery about the first of
ApriI
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

FL. J. Roetzel made the DEMOCRAT
Office a call, Wednesday. Mr.. Roetze1
says he never saw wheat throughout
the county look as well as it does now,
and he predicts a good crop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

s. E. Ruggles of Hoisington, is help
ing the Mo. Z. at this end of the Hois-
ington branch, during the illness of
Mrs. John Hirsh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

The Propate judge issued a marriage
license last Saturday to A. L. Pile, east
of town, and Edith II. Lindsey, of
Eureka township.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

Mrs. John Hirsh Of this city has
been very i'll for some days, but was
reported better last wednesday morn
inO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

James keenan, and wife came up
from Cleo, Ok, last week to visit a
while and look after their property
interests in Barton county. They say
they never saw fall wheat look nicer
this time of year than it does in Okla
hOna
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

Jacob Miller and son. Leon, have
opened a photograph gallery IN the
room first door west of the First Ma
tional Bank. Jake is the oldest pho
tographer in this part of the state.
having conducted a gallery in Great
Bend during the early, cowboy days.
when almost every picture taken show
ed high heel, top boots and gun and
belt trimmin gS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

Ladies of the Degree of Honor lodge
presented an agreeable surprise upon
their brothers, Tuesday night, by call
ing on the later in body, loaded with
the necessary articles composing an
elegant lunch, with coffee and smiles
for trimmings.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

The Saturday night cake walk. was
bowling success, over $50 were netted
by the Sons OF Veterans. One fea
ture of the evening was the voting on
who was the handsomest lady present.
The young lads pu5-up Hiss Hannah
johnson as their ideal, but the old
boys, would not have it that way, and
staked their money on Mrs. G. frankie.
winning by good margin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

The fertility of Kansas soil is proven
bial, but the following may be read
with little grain of allowance. Com
menting on the newspaper story that
man over in Brown county planted a
handful of switches On his farm a few
years ago and now has $4,000 feet of
lumber in sight, the Arkansas City
Traveller tells the story Of farmer down
few years ago in the fertile soil of
Cowley county. He now has two rail-
roads running through his farm, with
switches and sidetracks. and one day he
collected, 1912 for about $50 worth of
stock which the train killed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

The editor of a western Kansas paper
received three pounds of dried apples
on subscription the other day. and
before he could get them home the
devil ate nearly the whole of them. To
the attending physician he remarked
that he never had such swell dinner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

s. E. Ruggles OF Hoisington, is help
ing the Mo. Z. at this end of the Hois-
ington branch, during the illness of
Mrs. John Hirsh.
d. Hall has severed his connection
with the Great Bend Creamery. and
will go to Stafford, where he expects to
open a creamery about the first of
April.
Henry Hagen last week sold an 80
acre farm in COmanche township, to a
Barton county man, for 81 200 cash.
Barton county lands are as cheap now
as they will ever be.
James keenan, and wife came up
from Cleo, Ok, last week to visit a
while and look after their property
interests in Barton county. They say
they never saw fall wheat look nicer
this time of year than it does in Okla
hOma.
Ladies of the Degree of Honor lodge
presented an agreeable surprise upon
their brothers, Tuesday night, by call
ing on the later in a body, loaded with
the necessary articles composing an
elegant lunch, with coffee and smiles
for trimmings.
The editor of western Kansas paper
received three pounds of dried apples
on subscription the other day. and
before he could get them home the
devil ate nearly the whole of them. To
the attending physician he remarked
that he never had such a swell dinner.
The city conucil, at its meeting last
week, confirmed the appointment of
Edwin Tyler as city assessor for 1896.
Mr.. Tyler was the assessor for last year,
and we believe his selection to again fill
that responsible position was good
move on the part of the mayor and
council.
Mrs. Clarrissa Runnels, aged 20
years and % days, died at her home in
Great Bend, Sunday the 1st inst, of
dropsy, after long illness. Her son
and his wife, of Kingman, were pres
ent. Deceased was sister of Martain
Cone, and leaves a husband to mourn
with the children over their loss.
William and Henry Gagelman, of
Clarence township, returned last Fri
day from visit with relatives and
friends at Bloomington, lis. They
60
zero weather in succession. William
says he likes Kansas better every time
he returns from visit to the east.
1t is said that sterilized air is largely
taking the place of ice in the shipment
of meats and fruits in refrigerator cars.
What's the matter with sterilizing
some of the plentiful air we have here
IN Great Bend, to use in place Of ice
the comming summer? We have
oceans of air; bring on your sterilizer.
The Australian ballots will this year
be almost as large as a newspaper.
They will contain the names of every
party's nominees for presidential elect
ors, governor, lieutenant governor, Sec
rotary of state, treasurer of state at
torny general, state superintendent of
public instcution, chief justice,
congressman-at-large, congressman,
judges of the appellate court, auditor
OF state, senator's, representatives,
clerks of the district court, probate
Judge, county attorney, county super
intendenr and county commissioners for
the first district, besides township
officers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

William and Henry Gagelman,r of
Clarence township, returned last Fri
day from a visit with relatives and
friends at Bloomington, lis. They
found Illinols.in rain, snow. mud and
zero weather in succession. William
says he likes Kansas better every time
he returns from visit to the east.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

A hundred or more people went
down to the Santa Fe depot Saturday
to see what was probably the longest
and most valuable freight train ever
passing through the city. It was COM
posed of 25 large furniture cars load
ed with farm machinery bound from
Kansas City to Denver. The train
load possessed money value of over
$75 900, and was the property of the
Parlin Sc Orendorff Co. of Kansas City
While it was big train, near quarter
of mile long, it was not ''circus pro-
cession" as some seemed to expect.
The Great Bend Implement Co. of this
city which sells the above firms goods,
had delegation present to greet the
travellers who accompanied the freight
in a passenger coach.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

The city conucil, at its meeting last
week, confirmed the appointment of
Edwin Tyler as city assessor for 1896.
Mr.. Tyler was the assessor for last year,
and we believe his selection to again fill
that responsible position was good
move on the part of the mayor and
council.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

Mrs. Clarrissa Runnels, aged 20
Great Bend, Sunday the 1st inst, of
dropsy, after long illness. Her son
and his wife, of Kingman, were pres
ent. Deceased was sister of Martain
Cone, and leaves a husband to mourn
with the children over their loss.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

1t is said that steriliZed air is largely
taking the place of ice in the shipment
of meats and fruits in refrigerator cars.
What's the matter with sterilizing
some of the plentiful air we have here
ID Great Bend, to use in place Of ice
the comming summer? We have
oceans of air; bring on your sterilizer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-03-05

1B We alse open up New line of Ladies I'm
derskirtS of Saline, MORE and Brillantine. Save
yourself the IVORY and trouble of making the gar
ments, when you can buy one, already made for less
than you can make them. -zzzzzz
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-10
A Lighthouse w,shou. . Light.

The most extraordinary of all light
houses is to be found on Arnish rock,
6tornoway bay, rock which is separated
from the island of Lewis by channel over
500 feet wide. 1t is in the Hebrides, Scot
land. On this rock conical beacon is
erected, and on its summit a lantern is
fixed, from which, night after night,
shines light which is seen by thu fisher
men far and wide. Yet there is no burn
ing lamp in the lantern and no attendant
ever goes to 1t, for the simple reason that
there is no lamp to attend to- no wick to
train and no oil we'll to replenish.
Tho way in which this peculiar light
house is illuminated is this: ION the Is
land Of Lewis, 600 feet or SO away, is a
lighthouse, and from window in tho
tower stream of light Is projected on a
mirror in the lantern on the summit of
Arnish rock. These rays are reflected to
an arrangement of prisms, and by their
action are converged to focus outside the
lantern, from which they diverge in the
necessary direction"
The consequence Is that to all intents
and purposes a lighthouse exists which has
neither lamp nor lighthouse keeper, and
yet which gives as serfceable light
taking into account the requirements Of
this looality-as IL an elaborate and costly
lighthouse, with lamps, service room, he'd
room, living room, storeroom, oilroom,
water tanks and all other accessories were
erected on the summit of the rock. Strand
Magazine,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-10

ing profusely until he was picked up by
some mon who chanoed to pass and was
taken to his home. DIR. Garfield Of Mon
tefey and DR.. Callahan Of San Francisco,
both noted physicians In the early days Of
California, held consultation. Owing tn
the great loss of blood they pronounced
tho boy beyond the reach of medical aid.
His mother, however, called In an old In
dian herb doctor, and before the year was
out the boy was as we'll as ever, but minus
his right arm.
Young Aliens father was a famous
marksman, and the boy seemed to inherit
q strong tasto for hunting. When he was
only years old he would beg to go with
his. father to shoot the little cats, as he
called the cottontail rabbits which infest-
ed Monterey in those days. When years
old his career as hunter began, for his
father took him out in field adjoining
their homo, placed tho gun over chair
and let him shoot at one of the little oats.
He killed it, and from that moment he
has always had a mania for hunting all
sorts of game.
When Mr.. Allen YVES 10 and the accident
occurred that resulted in the loss of his
right arm, he thought that his hunting
days were over. AS his father died shortly
before, part of the support Of the family
devolved upon him. At first be tried the
gaming table.
''In those days" said he in speaking Of
the matter recently, $3.50 goldpieces were
more common than nickels are today. But
didn't like tho ups and downs of gam
bler's life and the associations, SO gave
1t up and determined to learn to shoot
with my left arm. San Francisco Ex-
aminer
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-10
OLD MEMORIES AWAKENED.
The Little Book Made Him Thoughtful
For One Might.

The Little Book Made Him Thoughtful
For Ono Night.
1t was only an ordinarily bound, small
sized Bible and would not attract more
than passing glance from any one Of the
hurrying hundreds who passed the little
table In mont OF tho secondhand book
store every day Perhaps it had lain there
for years unnoticed until ono day last
week, when its former owner found it. He
was ambling along, surrounded by several
boon companions n man of about 86
years, from his general appearance, but
one whose eyes looked like those of an old
man, the kind Of eyes one sees in the
sockets about tho gambling houses. He
was the jolliest of the crowd and in a
boisterous way was joking his fellows. As
his eyes shifted restlessly he happened to
catch sight Of that little leather covered
Bible as it lay on the dirty table in front
Of the old secondhand store. In an instant
he stopped as II petrified and forgetting
his companions stood riveted to the spot.
Then he walked quickly into the store and
asked the old woman to como outside.
''How much for this book?'' he asked,
picking it up.
"Tbirty- five cents" was the reply.
The man handed her silver dollar, and,
picking up the book, left the store
"What on earth do you want with that
book?' exclaimed ono of the gang" who
did not see the title. But the man paid nc
attention to tho question. Instead he
opened the book and there on the fly leaf
saw the inscription, "To my boy" and
underneath the date AS he read the words
Swo tears came into his eyes and one of
them FLASHED down upon the book His
companions had by this time passed or
and had entered saloon, but he did not
think Of them. His thoughts were Of that
twenty first birthday Is years ago when
his mother had given the little book to
MIN on the eve Of his departure for the
city. In q minute he had lived over all
those evil III years that had elapsed since
then, and unmindful of the passersby
stood in tho middle of the crowded street,
the book still open in his hand His com,
panions had by this time missed him and
came back.
Hurry up, old boyl The drinks are
ordered and there's good game going on
up STAIRS cried one, but the man only
shook his head and quietly said:
II don't think I'll play today. Goodby,
boys. I'm going home on the s O'Clock
train. "-Louisville Courier journal.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-10

"Some years ago." said Paderewski,
dined with an official of the Russian army
This official had in his command an officer
of great ability who was addicted to strong
drink. 1t was arranged that the man
should take dinner along with us that day.
Instead of soup, the first course served to
him was brandy, which he must swallow
aspoonful at time, just IS he would havo
swallowed soup. After the first spoonful
he was SO sick that he implored to be
spared. Under cover of drawn revolver
the official commanded him TO swallow
every spoonful in the plate. The officer
never drank drop Of liquor after that.
Try to drink champagne from a cup or
liquor as that man was forced to drink it.
It win make you deathly sick. "--Chicago
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-10
MURDERED FOR FUN.
Crimes That Mark Whitechapel. Bethnal
Green and Shoretitch.

Crimes That Mark Whitechnpel. Bethnal
Green and shoreditch.
Whitechapel, Bethnal Green and Shore
ditch are the three London parishes which
have offered the most difficult problems to
the city's medical officers of health and the
department of police. Whitechapel has
become celebrated because 1t was the scene
of q series Of extraordinary crimes, made
possibl9by Its narrow and i'll lighted courts
and alleys. Bethnal Green and Shoreditch
adjoin Whitechapel and have many Of the
grewsome peouliarities of that district, be-
sides some of their own. Shoreditch, for
instance, has given appropriate birth and
breeding to more prize fighters than has
any other part Of England. Bethnal Green
furnishes larger proportion of drunken
ness than does any other part Of London of
equal size. These two parishes form re-
gion Of dense Ignorance which has as yet
been scarcely thinned by the operation Of
London's enlightened school board laws
Their poverty is pitiful. Their morals are
rarely visible to the onlooker. Details of
their habitual immoralities would fill a
volume.
Their population is still largely English
the English of the London slum. Some
outsiders have orept in. There are Irish
and Germans, and comparatively small
number OF Jews (who swarm in White
chapel) have penetrated into the twisted
streets and narrow alleys, but they are not
regarded with favor. Frequently, If they
be orthodox, their boards are pulled, and
If the spirit of religious reform has robbed
their faces Of convenient hair the insular
toughs, juvenile and adult, sometimes re-
sort to missiles One Jew was murdered
in Shoreditch, most impersonally, almost
merrily. A brick was the weapon, and
the man who threw 1t proclaimed In court
that he had never seen his victim before
the day on which he killed him. He
hurled death at him merely because no
was Jew. He had not intended to kill
him. He had wanted pleasantly to break
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-10

A pretty little screen for filling an odd
corner In winter and for standing before
tho CRATE in summer is made Of scrolly
iroiigork, as far as the stand Is concerned,
but in the middle Of this Is hung an oblong
piece Of satin de luxe. This is handsomely
embroidered and tied to tho crossbar which
supports 1t with brightly colored ribbon.
Such a stand is practically everlasting,
and 1t is easy to oontrive several panels Of
different styles, which can be tied ON when
q change Is required.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-10
SHOOTS WITH ONE ARM.

= California Hunter Who Kills Game TO
Support . Family Of Seven.
For % years Thomas Allen Of Monterey.
familiarly known as "Allen the Hunter"
has been making a living for seven people
with his left arm and gun. One day when
only 10 years Of age he was out hunting
ducks on the Monterey lagoon. In some
manner his gun caught and was dis
charged, wounding him in his right arm
near the shoulder.
He.lay IN the tulee with his arm bleed