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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
WHO FOR JUDGE

The first political nominating con,
vention in this part of the state for
1897 will be held at Ellinwood on
Saturday of this week, when the pop
ulists will nominate candidate for
judge <of this judicial district, to sue
ceed Judge Ansel r. Clarke, now on
the bench.
1t being the first convention since
the recent great fight for the free
coinage of silver. which was so nobly
made by those who believed with
VIM. j. Bryan, or more properly. the
principles he represented as the lead
er, should be very careful, and start
out RIGHT. No one who is in earnest
in the cause of silver should do any
thing that Will tend to- divide the
forces, and inasmuch as the populists
have taken the initial steps by calling
their judicial convention thus early
the responsibility of the future rests
largely with that party in this dis
trIct.
Not only are the populist voters
needed in this district to elect Judge
whose political views are anti.repub-
lican on the, leading and practically
the ONLY vital question; but to sue
ceed, such candidate must have the
votes and support of democgats and
| free silver republicans. In Barton
county there are more democrat than
populIst. voters, in Stafford and Rice
counties the populists out'numbe the
democrats, while in all three of the
counties there are hundreds of re-
publicans who will vote with the ele-
ment and for the candidate who rep
resents the principles outlined in the
Chicago national convention of 1896.
While We do not assume to instruct
our populist friends as to what they
should do at their convention ON the
10Th, we do desire to ask them to con-
slider well the situation, and to not
consider partiran supremacy more i'm.
portant in the nomination and election
of a district judge than fitness and
qualification and unity and holding
together the voters of the country who
advocate like principles but who ye'
elect to claim allegiance to different
party names.
Nominate man acceptable to ALI
free silver elements, and those ele-
ments can then be united for the gen.
eral good.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
NUMBER Is.
Some Barton County Wheat Fields.

4
ITO give our readers some idea of
the amount of wheat that will ne har-
vested in Barton county this fall we
reproduce the following enterprising
report from the Clafiin Banner of last
week. The Banner gives only a few of
the acres to be harvested in that imme-
diate vicinity, covering an area of but
few miles about Claflin.-ED. DEM.I
G. a. Dusenbury, who always is in
the front of the procession, is little of
on general good crop, owing probably
to late sowing and the freezing out of
small per cent. of the crop. As it is. he
has ,250 acres of good wheat. He is
also planting several hundred acres of
Kaffir corn, besides quite an acreage
in other grains.
Soke Soken has $50 acres of fine
wheat equal to, if not better than in
'92. Will probably average so bushels
to the acre.
viii Giles and Rufe FIemming will
cut 600 acres Of the finest wheat in
Barton county, which is estimated at
50 bushels per acre.
Ben Giles who is always to the froat
has fine 500 acre field of which any
Kansan might be proud.
Weltmer and Dotter, city farmers,
will cut $40 acres of average wheat,
and when we say average we mean
from 25 TO so bushels per acre.
S. Giles has over one section I640
acres) of wheat somewhat above the
average.
Garwood Bros. haYe considerably
over 600 acres of splendid wheat, be-
sides quite an acreage in spring crops.
H. A. 9. Hartman, an all around
farmer has 225 acres of wheat which
is considerably better than his wheat
was in '92. Corn 125 acres, potatoes
acres.
John Strothrt1an devotes most of his
time to creamery interests, but has for
side line, 100 acres of wheat and
considerable corn, Kaffir corn etc.
Jake Hege besides raising fine chick
ems aud cattle has managed to get I2O
acres of wheat in the ground which his
neighbors envy. Corn so acres, chick
ems lnnumerable.
sJoseph Lible about 200 acres all
good.
D. L. Roahen another city farmer is
proud of his 2l0 acre field and well he
might be.
Frank Roesler about 800 acres of
genuine good wheat.
August Boartz of Cheyenne Bottoms
has 400 acres of wheat that will
average 45 bushels per acre. Mr..
Boartz is very conservative man and
an old wheat raiser, so we wilr mot for
minute question his figures or ability
in, judging wheat crop.
w. l.. Stewart has 200 acres of fine
wheat, about go acres of corn and other
grains.
w. II. Travis comes in with an acre
age of over 200, with the finest of
prospects.
Many other farmers OF this locality
have fields ranging from 100 to 500
acres, ali of which is fine to good. The
general crop is not quite equal to the
big crop of 80; some wheat being thin
on the ground, but the per cent is high.
We found one republican farmer who
refused to tell how muck wheat he ha6
or its condition, for fear the board OF
trade might speculate on the report.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
Sunday Snhnnl Picnic.

There will bea Sunday School picnic
at Leach's grove near Dundee, Kans.,
GU Thursday. July 2zd. 1897. All Sum
day Schools in Barton, Stafford and
Pawnee counties are cordially invited.
Each S. S. is requested to send me
their programs not later than July IS.
Exercises to commence at 10 a. m:
I. w. RADCLIFFE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Deacon Armstrong seems to be hot
after Uucle Dicks job as town marshal
He does not fear an insanity jury if he
can just get his nose into the city crib.
1t may be that. as charitable act to
keep the deacon with US, and at the
same time protect the public from the
running of at the mouth which so
sorely affiicts him, Uncle Dick will
kindly resingn and let the council ap-
point Armstrong as marshal. Now
be able to bring about the fruition of
your ambition ''unbeknoWnst" to you.
as it were.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
A correspondent wants 20 know th

A correspondent wants 20 know the
origin of the phrase. He isn't in it.''
1t was first used by an editor who died
and went to heaven and looked around
for the man who took his paper and
read it three years aud refused to. pay
for it.-Larned Optic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

District court adjourned last Thurs
day. 1t was the shortest regular term
of>court held in this county for many
year. Judge Clark thinks it viii be
a year at least before there is much
business in the courts again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Jake Trester says he only has about
600 acres of wheat in. this season. but
it is all good Wouldn't this amount
of wheat to harvest rattle some of the
dinkey farmers of the east and south.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Miss Eva Lightbody. daughter of
j. w. Lightbody, an early day Great
Bend business man. but now of Salina,
left last week on a visit to her grand
mother atCounty Down. Ireland.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Mr.. Merritt has recently put in a
large, improved cylindrical churn. at
the Great Bend Creamery. How would
the farmers boy like to work the dash
er in tit only holds about 800 gallons
of cream
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Little Nellie Vest. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Vest, of south Main
street, gave party to number of her
little friends on Wednesday afternoon,
the 10Th, to celebrate her fourth BIRTH
day anniYerSarY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Nick Smith, of the Walnu. Greek
Mills, left On Saturday for visit of a
couple of weeks at Port Washington,
Wis. Mr. Smiths father, who lives at
Port Washington. is very dangerously
i'll
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Thomas H. Balm, prominent repub
lican politician of Kansas, and at one
time superintendent of the Great Bend
city schools, has been found guilty OF
using the mails for fraudulent pur
poses, il the Federal Court at Leaven-
worth. He was at the head of 1.-The
American Coupon Investment Co.. a
concern which promised to pay its in
vestors $500 for an investment of 81 ,25
a month for 10 years-or you paid in
S150 and took out S500-nit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Johnnie Cossnan returned last
Thursday from visit Of two or three
months to the old home at Harper,
Iowa. He says they have had lots of
rain in Keokuk county this spring, and
everything ia the crop line is do
ing nicely; but he is glad TO get back
tn Kansas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

+ J. B. ,Fenno came down from Lake
City, Colo, last week to look after
business and help his son through har-
vest. Mr.. Fenno says he has done
reasonably well out there, and his son
who is there with him is also prosper
ing, being lucky enough to hold job
which is more than can be said of
thousands of other honest people in
that state. Mr.. Fenno is hotter than
ever for the free coinage of silver, and
says thatthe silver forces have GOT TO
combine-no financial relief is. possible
through any other source.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

June has certainly been month of
roses" this year. Never before have
the beautiful flowers been so plentiful
as for the past two weeks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

a. w. Hornbeck has given Forest
avenue a touch of high hfe-high
toned at least. He has got a patent,
double, baek-action, spring elliptic, red
painted peanut roaster with a steam
whistle with voice like crossgTained
mother.in-Iaw.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

The man whose income is but ONT
dollar day, but who spends $1.25 a
day has no right to complain about
hard dtimes-providing he has health.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

A complete report of the raising and
reducing of assessed valuations by the
board of equalization will be found
elsewhere in this paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Miss Mamie Legg, who has been
down in Texas for the past eight
months. teaching school, came back 70
Great Bend Saturday. and will remain
hare for the amman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

A little daughter. of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Brooker, of Hutchinson, aged
about one year, died last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Sewing Machines, warranted for five
years, S19. Drop head Machine at S25.
Come and see them-no pot metal.
THE GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Ed. Buess is developing into quite
an electrician. He has been putting
electric bells into a number of the
residences of this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

The Tri. County S. S. picnic at Dali
zel's grove last Wednesday is said to
have been the best and most enjoyable
gathering ever held in that popular
grove. That being the day we go to
press on the DEMOCRAT we have to re-
gret that we were unable to attend.
Those who were there and between
1000 and 5000 people from Rice, Bar
ton and Ellsworth counties were
present-are loud in praise of the pro
gram and the all around good time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Mrs. D. ]. Coughlin, who went to
Colorado last week, was taken sick
while out there. Dan:went after her,
returning Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Mrs. Lizzie Brown, sister of Will
Honnen, returned last week from the
State Normal at Emporia.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Miss Lillian Caro-, who has been at
tending college at st. Louis, is spend
ing the summer vacation with her
sister Etka, at Minneapolis, MINI.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

W. G. Turner, of Stirling, made his
usual Sunday visit to Great Bend, the
guest of Miss Allie Honnen.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Some people were disposed to think,
last fall when Mr. Eikmeier was nom
mated for trustee of Liberty township
that he would not be able to do the
work required in that Office, but they
tell US in the county clerks office that
Mr., ,Eikmeier's books are the most ac-
curate brought in by the county as
SCISSORS. He has omitted no particulars,
and his figures are correct. He even
enumerates in his township "91 dogs
what do the barking
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Smith. the photographer, will be Inc
Great Bend on Saturday, the 26th-
See him for first class work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Attorney Finney. of Larned, was
day.s
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Jesse James made another large
shipment of stock to Kansas City the
first of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

'Smatter with having the weeds cut
along the most prominents treets? It
would make our city LOOK prosperous,
hnu
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Inasmuch as Great Bend citizens
have concluded not get up 4th of July
celebration this year, the citizens of
Ellinwood have made preparations to
do so. So. any of our people who are
not engaged in the harvest fields can
go to Ellinwood on the 3rd and cele-
brate the 4th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Justice Lytle, of HoisinRton, was
over to the county seat last Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

r. E. SwensOn, of the Lindsborg
college,, was in the city several days
last week-in the interests of the col
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

G. G.. Christainson, of Comanche
township. was in the city Monday.
He says harvest will commence
down there next week
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Some of the condemned sidewalks
have been repaired, but there are many
places yet which are dangerous to Pc
destrians.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Miss Bessie Connect will go this
week to Kansas City on visit to
Grant Fordyce.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

WANTED Wolf SKINS, tanned or
cured; will pay the highest market
price-cash.
G. t. ZIJTAVERN Great Bend
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

And poor Deacon Beacon is "too
busy to count" Why, of course; he
has the best of reasons for NOT count
ing up or comparing the news giving
ability of the Beacon with that of the
DEMOCRAT. And if we were in his
deplorable condition we would not
count" either. And we would advise
him to continue in his efforts TO induce
the public not to draw comparisons =
when comparisons are odIous."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Our city council has troubles of its
own.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Allison Bros. are having their up.
town coal Office repainted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Curtis Potter was up from Stafford
county the first of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Populist judicial convention at
Ellinwood next Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Is it warm (don't say hotl enough
for your whiskerS?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Eddie Grover went to Kansas City
Wednesday morning on short bust.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17
KANSAS PEcULIARIT1Es
A Few Samples of What Kansas Liars, and
Liars About Kansas Can Do.

-CCASI o N ALI Y
Kansas is more SIN
ned against than
SHINING. says the
Kansa City Journal
of a recent date;
'sslikewise more lied
against that lying. +"
The Journal, true
to its practice as
abo We out lined
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Not much attention will be paid to
politics until after the, wheat is gather
ed in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Cool nights and hot days bring th'
corn along a poppln'.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

New potatoes-home product-are
on the market.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

One assessment in the A o. q. W.
1 for
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Postmaster G. S. Mace and Attorney
T.. w. Moseley were up from st. John
Saturday. Mr.. Mace used to drive up
to Great Bend from his part of the
country 20 years ago with an OK team
and an Unlimited amount of western
sand" He still has the sand, but the
OK team has long since joined the in
Vulnerable throng that went to make
up the bone-yard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

Mrs. Cyrus j. Frye, sister of the
Brining boys, and a former resident
of this county, accompanied by her
children came in last week on a visit
here. Her home is at present IN Yer
million South Dakota. She will, while
here, ship the remains of an infant
son who was buried here about 20
years ago, to her Dakota home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-17

A number of prominent republicans
of the state are talking up Judge &c.
Cole of this city for the republican
nomination for associate justice of the
supreme court. Judge Cole would
make strong canvas for that position,
and would ably fit it if elected, and
we all take pride in the state 'reputa-
tion as iurist which Elrick has won.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-11
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

According to the course of nature
and the will of the Divine Being. our
Brother. Fred Mehlmann, passed from
the active scenes of time to the enjoy
ments Of the Spirit World above, on
Friday. April 2, 1897; therefore,
Resolved, That we bow submissiyely
to this sad bereavement
Resolved, That Zane Lodge, Shield
Of Honor, has lost a genial friend ana
a valuable member.
Resolved. That we will be admOn-
ished by the death that we, too, must
die. and that We will be all the more
diligent to carry out the benevolent
principles of our order. Be it further
Resolved, That We sincerely sympa-
thize with the relatives and friends of
our deceased Brother, and particularly
do we sympathize with his wife and
children; that they have our deepest
sympathies: that in their loneliness and
grief they will find in the Father of
All a sure and comfortable portion Of
their sad. irreparable loss.
Resolved, That the family of the de-
ceased be furnished with a copy OF
these resolutions and that they be pub
lished in the Sunday papers Of this city.
LEE r. HAMM,
H. J. FELBER,
ED. GRUBER.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-11

their silver wedding reception which VIII
take place on Saturday, Aprl H. at their
home at Millboro Springs, virginia
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-11
CAMERON.

CAMERON. w. VA. April 10.-Mr c.
II. Parriott. of Warrington, was visiting
friends here last week.
Mr.. T. c. Pipes has moved his Office in
a part OF McCuskey's hardware store.
Clen Nickles. of Sistersville. was here
last week.
J. E. Davis has moved his family into
c. II. Johnson's house on Stringtown.
DIT. Dawson and wife was in Wheeling
this week.
C. W. Boston. of Harveys. Pa, was here
on business last Wednesday.
s. A. Parriott and J. E. Davis went to
MoundsvilIe last Wednesday an business.
Miss Anna Ogle and Miss Minnie Bishop
was in Wheeling last Tuesday
Mrs. Jos. Chaddock and Mrs. Ben Char
mock went 10 Wheeling Wednesday
The audience at the Photograph enter
tainment at the Presbyterian church We'd
nesday night was well pleased
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-11
TERRA ALTA

TERRA ALTA, W. Va, April lo.-Par-
ley DeBerry, made a business trip 10 h4hs-
wood Tuesday.
Cashier S. T. Jones, Of Oakland was III
town Monday evening.
Mrs H. o. Baker is visiting her sister
Mrs. VIM. a. Beavers.
Mr.. Howard Smouse was in Oakland
Wednesday, on business.
Miss Lulu Lantz of Aurora, was in town
Wednesday. doing some shopping.
Hon. VIM. c. Brown, and his cousin,
Miss Brown, of Kingwood, were in town
last week.
Miss Maggie Canty, Of Houton, Md, was
shopping in town Wednesday.
Miss Retta Bucklew is teaching select
school at Whtedale.
Mrs G. A. Bolden, who has been visiting
her many friends at this place has re-
turned-to her home at Kingwood.
Miss Nora Welch, and little niece, Mar
guerite Walker. have returned from
weeks visit among their many relatives
and friends at Piedmont.
Miss Fern Fogle who has been teaching
school near Etam, w. Va, has closed her
school and has returned to her home at
this place.
Miss Nina Frey returned from Balti-
more Wednesday morning, where she has
been spending several days, buying her
spring stock of millinery.
Mrs. S. e. Laraw and son. Russell. went
to Baltimore last week. to attend the fun
eral of her uncle.
Miss Sarepta McBee, OF Halleck, w. Va,
is visiting her brother, Prof. p. c. McBee,
at this place.
Mr. J. VIII Lakin went to Petroleum, W.
Va, last week 20 attend to some business
for the firm OF Offutt & Lakin. of this
place has returned home
Miss Edna Fogle. one of Terra Atlas
charming young ladies, who has been at
tending the Keyser high school for the
past eight months returned TO her home
at this place Monday morning.
VIM Reed Crane was at Weston several
days last week. attending the meeting Of
the directors of the Insane Hospital. He
is an applicant for the position of drug
gst and he viii likely get it.
Hon. VIM. II. Glover returned home
Friday morning from Charleston. where
he has been in attendance of the COM
mittee meeting TO revise the Constitution
Constable e. +. Hardesty was at Graf
ton Friday He delivered a prisoner to the
legal authorities at that place, who has
been staying in Terra Alta for some time.
VIM. II. Butler, who has been lying SER
iousy i'll for some weeks past. died last
Tuesday and was buried in the Terra Al
Ia cemetery on Thursday. He has been
an invalid ever since he returned from the
war and has many friends who are grieved
to hear of his death. Rev. Engle conduct
ed the funeral services.