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Arkansas arrived here Sunday night
and is stopping with the Tincher fam
lily.
1.-THE weather continues favorable
for two more weeks there will be
larger yield of wheat than ia 90.
Look for crop report next week
1t was amusing to note the effect
the cold wa7e. of this morning had on
our people Post Master Welsh wore
an overcoat aud vest (hesides s.me
other cIothing) and wandered around
the streets bare headed; DR.. Campbell
donned his fur yovercoat and straw
hat; w P Pickerill fred his Office
stove with scraps of old iron. bones
etc; women hunted up their winter
wraps; men put on overcoats. while
the editor came down town shaking
like hairless Mexican canine at a
bench show in Nova Scotia.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10

ported by the committee have been
accepted.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Truxal died Tuesday with whoop-
ing cough and was buried in the
Great Bend cemetery Wednesday, the
funeral being conducted by Rev.
Stutsman. The family are having
serious time with the cough, all of the
children and Mrs. Truxal being
afflicted with it. The sympathies of
our people go out to them in their sad
trial
A young lady of this city, while out
walking with a gentleman, asked him
what he thought she would weigh.
After thinking awhile he replied that
he could not tell unless he could
theft" her. The young lady made no
objection. He placed his arm around
her slender waist and raised her from
the ground, after which he guessed
she would weigh about ninety pounds.
She looked at him for a moment and
then in voice sweet and low said: 81
think you had better guess again"
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vicinity accompanied by high north
wind last Tuesday; but it didn't rain
any too much.
The winds of last week were pretty
hard on Daunley's wind mill north>
west of town.
Joe Gruber. Lon Baldwin and Joe
Woodburn were working on the pub,
lie roads last week.
"Oh, how love her none can tell,
My little Maggie Miller" That's
right Johnnie, stick to her.
All Spencer was shooting some of
those antelopes IN James, pasture
with his target gun last Sunday.
M. Reynold is working for Hossack
at $40 a month. He says he won't
try to keep it a secret as some fellows
DO.
" Will.o'. the-wisp, 1 guess you
must have been in one of those saloons
when you saw "Buttermilk," for [
never was at O)mitz but once and
that was two years ago at a picnic.
Mr.. "Veritas" we thank you for
correcting US, we wrote what we heard
and did not think we would SANDER
anyone. for it isn't our intention to
Islander people We didn't think we'd
hurt your feelings by that, but after
you have explained yourself we know
| it little better.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10
BY "The Roustabouts."

By "The Roustabouts
A little more rain if you please.
Ask George Keener how walk ing
goes
Lewis Shafer was in this vicinity
last Sunday.
For the latest badger story see
Harry Mecklem.
Mrs. John Everett aud Roy were in
the Bend Saturday.
Miss Mary Ridenour was at the
Bend on business Saturday.
Dan Keener was working for Lon
Baldwin the first of last week.
Quite number of farmers in this
vicinity we're in town Saturday.
Miss Ella Howard entertained few
Other friends last Sunday evening.
The ground squirrels are tax ing
some of the late corn in this vicinity.
Sam Keener and his girl took sup
per at Charlie Towards last Sunday
governing.
: The ball game at Mr.. Everett's for
Saturday was postponed on account
of the rain.
Peter Brack and family, of Olmitz,
attended church at Walnut Valley
last Sunday.
The Heller Band have changed
their meeting, from Friday to We'd
nesday evening.
Warren Miller and wife have made
an incubator and have gone into the
chicken business in earnest.
Miss Eta Smith, who hes been in
Great Bend sewing, was out and spent
Sunday with her parents.
We thought Johnnie's cart looked
awfully lonesome Sunday. but Sans
buggy was just in the push.
John Reinecke, Buffalo>s industrious
road overseer, was grading the road
along the north side of DIR. Shaw's
farm Saturday.
There wilt not be young peoples
}. meeting at Walnut Valley church next
Sunday evening, on account of Child
ren's Day exercises at the Eureka
church
Children's Day exercises were given
at the Walnut Valley church last Sun
day. A large crow attended, aud a
very interesting program was render.
ed which everyone enjoyed.
Children's Day exercises will be
held at Mt. Pleasant church nexl
Sunday. at II o'clock, and there will
also be Children's Day exercises at ths
Eureka church in the evening.
The Young Peoples Society at Mt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10

Fron ''ButtermiIk."
A nice young gentleman we see,
Who keeps thesbest so, iety
He goes to see Miss Emma B.
He who's name is Bonnie C.
Some Others may be very hard case,
Wherever for girls they'll make chase,
But Ben has always smiling face,
Especially at James's place.
Bill Pyles was down on the bottoms
last Sunday
A. Weis was visiting with A. Cru.
Der last Sunday.
Bill Brown was over to see the
ditch one day last week.
For sale; brand new tcad-sta bier,
razor steel, by F. Cook.
A. Spencer and wife were guests of
Mrs. James last Sunday.
r. Miller fell off a horse last Sun
day and was slightly hurt
w. D. Boyle, from near Olnitz,
was in the Bend Saturday last.
Mrs James was visiting at Nc
Cracken's one day last week.
John Reinecke is talking about get
ting new threshing machine after
harvest.
Mr.. Spitzer, from Rice county, was
locking up some land in this vicinity
last week.
An electric storm passed over this
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10

Girls look out for Ellis Linder, for
he has got one wheel buggy.
Minnie Murdy and Florence visited
Miss Rosa Tellas Wednesday.
G. n. Bicknell and wife went to
Hoisington Tuesday on business.
We have got a new organist at Mt.
Oliyet l wish she would stay.
Quite a number attended singing
services at g. n. BicknelPs Friday
evening.
Charles Speck is down to prayer
meeting pretty often. It must be to
see the girls.
G. H's. girl. Bessie c.. is not here,
but at Hoisington George goes to
prayer meeting every night.
Well Mr. Gold if I ''write such
nonsense for the DEMOCRAT you
write as much for the Beacon. know
you ever since you wore knee pants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10

A beautiful rain fell here Monday
night, causing some Of the wheat to
fall.
The Occidental Mutual Benefit AS.
ISOLATION held a meeting Monday
night.
Herbert Warren of .Jetmore has
hired out with w. Harley on the
farm.
Fred Haight returned Friday from
Illinois where he has been for the
past nine months.
j. r. Radcliffe was elected 1st1ieu.
tenant to fill vacancy of VIM Wallace,
resigned, in 8. of v.
I The populists elected delegates Sat
rurday to the convention at Great
Bend next Saturday.
The Pawnee Rock ball nine will
play three games with the Stafford
nine there June II 1S and 10.
J. r. Baker fixed up his scales this
week with new frame, preparatory
to handling the big wheat crop that is
coming.
the rooms over j. W. Ratcliffe's bank
for a lodge room. The 6. A. r also
meets there.
The Friday Night Club had a pic
mic at McGreevy's grove near Dundee,
Wednesday. This is the last meeting
of the club until fall.
The post Office appointment has not
yet been made for Pawnee Rock
although the time is past for 1t. The
republicans are wondering Why the
pie is not passed and the demGpops
are rejoicing at the delay.
A rain of about half an inch fell
here last Saturday afternoon, and
though small, yet it is enough'to make
the early wheat Some wheat was
beginning to- burn but the rain brought
1T out all right. Some wheat will
probably be cut in two weeks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10

From the Banner
Time to boom the wheat crop after
it is an assured certainty.
The Claflin Grain Co. are building
an addition to their office.
j. NJ, Jordan visited with relatives
in Stafford county the past week.
Will Giles says he will commence
binding wheat about the first of next
week.
Considerable cattle have been driv-
en- from here to the Campaeil ranch
near Alden.
The Clafin State Bank is having
an awning erected in front of their
bank property
Mrs. Ella Baker of Sloan Springs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10

j. S. Winget is the. authorized agent
for the DEMOCRAT at Albert. He Will
collect subscriptions take orders for
advertising or printing of any kind
and forward all local. news to this
office. We ask for him the hearty CO
operation of all the. people in that
vicinity, to the end that we together
may make the Albert department in
the DEMOCRAT more interesting TO all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10


A great deal of wheat north west
Of Boyd will make 40 bushels per
acre at present writing, if not struck
with hail or drought.
We saw a woman brushing her
husband down with the broom the
other day, with the brushy end. Not
SO with our wives, they take the bald.
headed end.
''Gold" of the Beacon is getting
radical; he will be roaring republic.
can by next election, talking of de.
preciating gold. He must be a single
gold standard man. To all such stuff
We say traits.
Rev. James preached at Oiivet
church June Z, text, Galatians 6: z,
"Be not deceived. God is not Knocked;
for whatsoever We SOW that shall ye
also reap" He preached wonderful
good sermon.
May Flower" is pretty name for
a boy, butt think you are "a ther
/ young to criticize men old enough to
be your dad; you should wait Till you
get out of knee pants before you in
struct old men.
DIED-June 4th. at Hoisington
daughter Elsie Ardella) of Mr. and
Mrs. j. z. Logan. Funeral services
! held at Mt. Olivet, June 9th, at P.
NJ, by Rev. L. D. Barr. Text, Heb.
| Is: Il, ''For here have we no contin-
uing city, but we seek one to come"
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To Correspondents.

We shall ask ali our correspondents
to mail their items 50 as to reach us
NOT LATER than TUESDAY morning of
each week. Also, be careful and con
fine your items to the facts in ali cases,
and avoid writing anything that Will
reflect unjustIy upon any one. Notify
US when out of return envelopes and We
will gladly supply Them Respectfully,
WILL E. STOKE. Pub'r.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10
ONCE with T. P. Nichols, Pawnee Rock.


Miss Uden visited in Larned last
week.
The next thing-to worry us is the
car famine
w. R. Bunting was in town seeing
old friends last week,
Our merchants are getting in large
orders of goods for harvest.
A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Bowman last Saturday.
Farmers are getting their headers
and boxes ready for harvest.
Rev. G.. w. Baker and family OF
Albert visited in town Monday.
Mrs: Whitney and daughter; Mrs.
Claude Rinker visited here last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10

From the Dispatch.
A. Schwager transacted business at
Wichita Tuesday.
Born, to Charley Jones andwife on
Sunday, Nav 80, boy.
1t looks as though nothing could
prevent our having a good wheat crop
this year.
Homestead township has invested
in a new 1925 road grader. The old
one was turned in as part pay.
The Hoisington Athletic Associa-
ton have elected the following per
manent officers: President, G. II.
Guise; Vice President, Frank Cole
man; Secretary. JohntBryan; Treas
urer A. L. Peugh; Trustees, DIR. G.
L. Koch, Jos. Degen and A. Schwag-
er. The constitution and bylaws re-
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8 Albion Township.

By "White Face"
Every body is tending corn.
George Wilson went to Great Bend
Monday last.
Henry Boyle visited HoisiDgton
Thursday last
Mr. Tellas Is going to move up near
Galatia pretty soon,
Mitchell Lindsay went to Boyd
Thursday on business.
Lizzie Carroll and son traded in
Hoisington Thursday.
Mrs. Lindsay and Mrs. Boyle spent
Sunday with Mrs. Murdy.
Walter Cope and Willie Thompson
went to EImdale Sunday.
Annie and, Florence Murdy spent
Sunday with Lizzie Eveleigb.
Rev. Stutsman will preach at Abb
on Center Sunday at 3 p. m
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10
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morning by Rev. Emmerich at st.
Peter and Paurs church. A wedding
feast was served at the residence of
the brides parents a great many
Eilinwood people being among the in,
vited guests.
From the Advocate.
What has become of the sugar beet
industry? Has it also bee ome second
airy to the post-ofice removal fight.
There are three separate and dis.
tinct fights going on in town at the
present time concerning the future
location of the post. office.
Jos. Dunn returned from Lawrence
Saturday evening. He will remain
here during the summer probably
and indulge his<energy in an effort to
return to the K. G. again this fall.
Thos. Towers and wife, formerly
residents OF this city, but now of Nc
Pherson, are in the city for short
time the guests of Mrs. Towers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Bacon.
Everybody in Kansas is preparing
for flush times after harvest. Kansas
is a favored nook this year in spite of
the fact that she did not cast her
electoral vote fer the prosperity pro.
Queer? Many states that did have not
and are not going to receive the goods
bargained for. Nature is all that Is
going to save Kansas Nature is a
better thing to tie to than any polite
al Uarty.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10

Pleasant church are to give recep-
ton next Friday night at the school
house. The members of the society
are to have all the ice cream and cake
they want free, but all outsiders are
invited to come with their nlokels.
Every body come and we will have a
good time.
A refreshing shower fell in this vi
cinity Saturday night, which will help
some in the way of putting late pillow
ing in shape for sowing. but did not
help the wheat crop much as wheat is
damaged about one-fourth on account
of the dry weather, and we believe
that this cool weather is all that is
saving it at the present time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-10


i ELLINN WOOD
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-18

The auditorium of the Island Avenue
Methodist church was filled to the
doors. Sunday evening, by those whd
are interested in the center of the town.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. A. N
Dary Remarks We're made by Revs-
r. c. Wentworth and G.. V. Hanson
and these speakers were followed by
Misses Alice Whittier and Ella Nash
These two young ladies have been en-
gagged in mission work in this town fol
the past three years. They seek that
class of people who do not attend
church and are ignorant of the gospel
Their labors begun in "keenville,
where they held meetings in private
house They next started similar
movement on the Plains. meeting
with much success. and at times ot
people have attended. The good work
has now grown to such dimensions that
the present quarters are too small and
the object of the meeting. Sunday even
ing, was to make some move toward
the establishment of permanent quar-
ters in the center of the village. \
constitution was read by Rev. II. w
Kimball, the name Of the organization
being the Skowhegan Gospel Mission
Association. About 200 names wert
signed. These officers We're elected:
President, Rev. II. W. Kimball: vice
president, n. w. Brainard; secretary
Miss Harriet Nash: treasurer, f. A
Nolin; directors, NJ. ]. Allen, j. O
Smith, Mrs. Belle Claflin, G. n. Page
Mrs T.. n. Merrill, l.. l.. Walton, Rev
! A. N Dairy, Mrs. C. V. Hanson, Rev
b. c. Wentworth, Llewellyn Goodwin
George Humphrey. The sum of Sl67.5'
was pledged toword procuring suita-
| BILE building. About 5000 will be neces-
sary The building will be selected by
the directors. This is an excellent
move in the right direction, as gos-
| pei mission is something the town has
needed for a long time. Misses Whit
| tier and Nash will have charge of the
work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-18

Everyone interested in the cemetery
should be present at the corporation
meeting, next Monday. There seems to
be two plans under discussion at pres
ent. One is to buy four acres of the
Pratt land to the north of the ceme-
terry and divide it into lots. The objec-
ton to this plan is that the gulley on
the land will have to be filled in at
considerable cost and it is believed that
the lots would not pay back the money
invested. The other plan is to buy four
acres or more of the Hatch land to the
west of the cemetery and make a small
artificial pond on the piece of wet land
which is now included in the cemetery.
There is a large spring close by from
which a constant supply of water could
be obtained for the pond and the land
where it would be situated is too wet
for burial purposes. This latter plan
which seems to be gaining much favor,
would, it is said, add much to the
beauty of the place and would not be
very expensive. Besides this the land
beyond is well fitted for burial pur-
poses and from the hill all the gravel
and earth needed for grading could be
easily obtained. At the meeting, Mon
day, the report of the committee elected
to investigate will be given and action
taken on the matter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-18
CON DeNSED DISPATCHES.

Cardinal Camille Siciliano Iii Rendc.
archbishop of Benevento. is dead. ut
Rome. He was born in 1Si1 and received
the red hat in 1897.
The corner stone of The new parochial
school of st. Mary's parish. Derby. CT.
was laid, Sunday. with impressive cere-
monies in the presence of 5000 persons.
General W. F. Draper, the new min.
lister to Italy sailed on La Bourgoine
from New York, Saturday. He was ac-
companied by his wife and son and
the wife of Senator Eugene Hale
Clarence Hale, who is the secretary OF
the legation, is i'll in Rome, and Mrs
Hale has gone to nurse him.
By means of nine relays of fleet
footed Y. Nj. G. A. runners, a message
from Mayor Sprague of Worcester. to
Mayor Quincy of Boston. was delivered
to Secretary Thomas A. Mullen in front
of the Public Library at Boston, Sat
urddy evening, An. As IN. 3 Ass. after it
had been started on its journey from
Worcester
Robert Kemp. better known as
Father Kemp" the originator of the
"Olde Folks Concert" whose fame
once extended throughout this county
and foreign lands, died in Boston,
Mass, at the age of II years. During
the last five years he had been help
less from creeping paralysis. which
finally resulted fatally.
1t is reported that the British cruiser
Powerful, said to be the largest cruiser
in the world. will shortly be sent on n
full power run to New York and back
in emulation of the run of the United
States cruiser Columbia. The Pewer-
full is first class cruiser of IA, 200 tons
and $4,000 indicated horse power. She
is 500 feet long, has II feet beam and
draws q feet. She was launched in
1895 at Barrow, and is credited with a
speed of 90 knots. Her nominal coal
supply is 5000 tons. She carries a crew
of $40 men, and her armament is COM
posed of two 9.2-inch guns, twelve g.
inch quick firing guns, sixteen 12-
Founders, twelve 3-pOunders and some
smaller guns. She has four torpedo
tubes and a protective deck of from
three to six inches in thickness. The
Columbia is credited with a speed of
more than % knots. The Powerful Is
a sister ship of the Terrible. Her
machinery weighs 2250 tons, she has
forty-eight boilers and there are nearly
100 auxiliary engines on board of her.
She can discharge nearly 1900 pounds
or tons of metal in a minute.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-18
EDAEM PAsHA AFTER DOMOkOS.
Drawing the Forces Closer Greek Arm,
Is In Bad Condition.

I.arlssa. May 17--Edhem Pasha's plans
for the capture Of DCm0kos are being
rapidly perfected. Reinforcemeats are
arriving and all the Greek positions are
carefully watched. The bad condition OF
the roads and the heavy rains delay the
operations for which the Turkish officers
are anXiousiy waiting, but a general ad-
vance began at dawn.
4 number of Greek deserters who have
been captured say that 25,0o0 Greeks are
behind the forIiiications and entrench-
ments at Domokos. but that the whole
organization is rotten and the medical
ana transport services have completely
collapsed. They say that for 36 hours the
only ration was half loaf. and that the
forces are becoming demoralized and de-
sertlng by the wholesale.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-18
FAMILIAR NAMES.
Sometimes are Worth Many Ihou,,.1. :.
Dollars. :"

Among manufacturers, the value q, :,
trade mark for their products Is con,,a
10 be wei understood. When ns1.,,s
get in the way of using an ar,,p,7
winch proves meritorious ana 49,
they buy and buy again, thev a
come to know that article by sn,oa az
tinct name or in connection via, as
catchy line. '''e
Some boys stood watching a na;,,
penciling with his brush on .,roa.',
plate glass window the word "pos,rra
then was quickly painted the ro,na ~,
disk, and one OF the boys said to ~
other, TT makes red blood, that IL ,he
health coffee that boys can dr,nk . 'e
There was no question about pos,n.
and its trade mark being familias
him. When an article has beco,oa
popular that it's name is truly bo,,.-
hold word and becomes a part Of avar,,
ones vocabulary, even to THAI ~ ~.
children, the trade mark or narna -
become valuable franchise, which !,
| usually protected from condscatinn J..
being registered in the Patent of,cs
ard some Of these trade marks a.
valued ar hundreds Ct thousands -
dollars. as they protect large businas.
interests from INSCRIPTIONS persons :.
firms who would pirate the nama I.
net restrained by the strong arm -
the law.
reliable grocer will never offer
cheap or weak imitation Of a. genuina
original article because he happens N
make a little extra profit. But II ,s
we'll 10 observe that when genuine
Postum Cereal coffee is ordered. thar
you get Postum and not a spuriou.
imitation offered as Just as good.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-18
A RABBlE NOT AN ARMY.
Greek Army Has Become Simply Demoralized
and Undisciplined Mob.

London, May 1.-THE Daily Mails
correspondent at Copenhagen says the
newspaper Politiken, publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch from Athens: THE
of utterly demoralized and undIsci-
plned men. hostile to their officers.
never pretending to salute the>Crown
Prince. without food or shelter and suf-
fering the greatest hardships. Fever is
spreading among them. Gen. Smolen-
ski is coldshouldered by his officers
and unpopular with his men"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-18

UniversaIist church will send eight del
cgates to the quarterly meeting of the
Central Maine Association which VIII
he held in Oakland. today. A buck
board has been engaged and the com
pany expect pleasant trip. The fol-
lowing are the delegates to attend:
Rev l.. w. Coons. Misses Harriet
Wheeler. Ethel Marston. Edith Hcnder-
son. Eva Winter. Estelle Howe and Mr..
Charles Blake
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-18

Harvey n. Randall died at his home
on the Litchfeld road. Sunday. He
was born in Vassalboro, the son of
Horace B. and Sarah A. Randall. and
was &c years and 4 months of age. He
was a barber by trade. and during the
short intervals that he worked in this
city, gained many friends. A sister
survives him. The funeral will be held,
Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-18

The annual convention of the Ken
nebec Co. Y. 2. S. c. +. will be held at
Dresden, June 10. Committees from
local societies are making arrange
ments for attending the convention
and will undoubtedly engage the ser
vies of steamer Of the Augusta 4
Bath Steamboat Co. to convey those
who wish to attend, to the grounds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-18

a narrow escape from serious ac
cident was had by the occupants of {
team in the cemetery, Sunday. TheN
were driving down Main avenue anC
turned out to let a team pass. In 50
doing they rode on the side of lot
and upset. throwing them in the road
The horse did not start and so no dam
age was done either to occupants oi
team