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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

1t appears that while Halls circus
did not skip its date at Ellinwood last
Friday, there are whole lot of fellows
who run up against the ''blind tiger''
who are now wishing the show had met
with some accident that would have
kept 1t away. 'Skin games" were
numerous and their victims in proper,
ton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Mrs. D. G. Luse went to Topeka Aon
day as representative Of the Rabecca
lodge of this city to the grand lodge
meeting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

The city registration books will
close now in about a week-Oct. %
and unless you are properly registered
you may be knocked out on election
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Less than three weeks until election
day. Wonder if Sid Newcombe will
contest the election Of his opponent?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

The hypnotist, Prof. Pickett, who
took in few stray dimes here a week
or so ago, has been meeting with a
richer haryest.at Ellinwood last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Rev. J. J. Pleasant has been called to
the colored NJ. E. church in this place
in place of Rev. J. M. Pope; who goes
to a charge in Nebraska
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

We want to again ask our CORES
pondents to have their coy at this
Office not later than Tuesday Of each
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Some lady left p large, leather purse
or shopping bag, at the post Office,
which she can get by calling and
Identifying same.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Miss Emma Strothman opened
school at district No. %, on Monday.
the 5th inst.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

DR.. ". Fl. Mccormick. of Cumber.
land. Md, who, in company with his
daughter. has been stopping at Great
Bend couple of weeks, returned home
this week, but will keep posted on
Kansas affairs through the DEMOCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Runyan left
for the east Monday. They will visit
in Chicago few days, and then home
to Newcastle, Ind.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Tom Keenan, and wife and Mart and
day
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Rev. VIM. Campbell, of Chase, Kan.
was in the city Wednesday of this
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

DIR. Connect is attending a Masonic
conclaye at Baltimore, Md.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

The first noticeable frost of the sea-
son was to be seen by those who got up
early Monday morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Miss Florence Hough left Tuesday
evening on a visit to friends in Tarne-
Vile, Iowa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Don't throw old shoes at a bride.
Wait about year, then make I'D a neat
little package of neat little shoes and
send them to her. She will then ap-
preeiate your good intentions.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Zute's tandem ca.... % Saturday and
has already carried man. {; happy cou-
pie skimming over the sI:cets and
highways.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Remember the German celebration
at the Fred Zutavern grove east Of
town, on the 18th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Mrs. W. 81. Spencer and three chill
dren are visiting in Leavenworth this
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Joe Troillet made business trip to
Ellinwood. Claflin and Hoisington the
first Of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Mrs. Tyler has a fine line of milli-
merry. Pattern hats, nobby hats, sailor
hats-the finest and most complete line
she has ever had. She will continue to
keep a full line of up-to-date goods.
suitable for the season. Call and see
Ic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

See full proceedings of the board of
county commissioners this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

The street sprinkler was in it, show
day-in the dust on Main street up te
the hubs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Mr.. Elwood Fryberger and wife AM
Mrs. o. w. Devine returned Monda
from their K. G. outing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Everybody said the show last week
was splendid-what they saw of it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

The city registration will close on
October 22d. Is your name written
there?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Entered at the Postofice at Crest Bend Kans.,
as second class mail matter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

STOVE PPE-5,OOO joints, and ell.
bows, at &c each. No CHEAP made
stuff. At the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

D. G. Glissman and wife went II
Kansas City Wednesday on short
visit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Mrs. Ollie Haege is visiting her par.
ents at Rosedale, and friends in Kan
sas city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Mrs. FL. II. Feldkamp has been yer
seriously i'll again the past week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

v. s. Musil and P. B. Kimpler. two
Ellinwood men, were doing business in
town Wednesda y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

DR.. w. A. Phillips, the eye and ear
specialist, will be at the Hotel G reene
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Oct.
10th to 18th inclusive, where all desir
ing anything in his line should call.
Consultation free. Make appointments
early
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Mrs. Nick Smith and Mrs. George
Brinkmsn are visiting in Kanses City
this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Mrs r. Stenri has been quite seri,
ously i'll the past week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

GIRL WANTED--for general house.
work. German preferred. Best of wages
paid.
TnE TRnTTT
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

HRS. Morrell Norton, formerly of
this city, but for the past few months a
resident of Pueblo, Colo, died at the
latter place on Thursday, Oct. 7th after
a short illness. The remains were
shipped to Hoisington and inferred
there On the 9th inst. Mrs. Norton
was the oldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Jacobs, of Beaver township,
and has many friends in that locality
and Great Bend who deeply depiore her
taking away in the flush of woman.
hood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

Congressman Mccormick, of the 9Th
district, who was down from Phillips
burg last week to visit his sons who
are attending college here, agreed to
visit this county the latter part of the
month and make few speeches for the
silver cause. He is splendid speaker,
and will interest an audience on any
sNbje It.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14
Rev. Asa Countryman went to Tope.
ka Thursday morning.

Rev. Asa Countryman went to Tope.
ka Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Russell were
visiting in Hutchinson this week.
Mrs. G. L. Zutavern visited her par.
ents at Larned the first OF the week.
Rev. VIM. Campbell, of Chase, Kan.
| was in the city Wednesday of this
week.
Mrs. W. 81. Spencer and three chill
dren are visiting in Leavenworth this
week.
D. G. Glissman and wife went to
Kansas City Wednesday on a short
visit.
GIRL WANrED-for general house
work. German preferred. Best Of wages
paid.
JOE TRonLEr.
The city registration will close on
October 22d. Is your name written
there?
Mrs. Nick Smith and Mrs. George
Brinkman are visiting in Kanses City
this week.
v. s. Musil and P. B. Kimpler, two
Ellinwood men, were doing business in
town Wednesd ay.
Joe Troillet made business trip to
Elllnwood. Claflin and Hoisington the
first Of the week.
DR.. Tuttle-at the Greene, Oct 22-
will fit your glasses and treat all dis
eases Of the eye or ear.
The first noticeable frost Of the sea-
son was to be seen by those who got up
early Monday morning.
J. Leon Miller now has position as
telegraph operator in the Postal tele-
graph Office at Wichita.
Smed Wilkinson and Mrs. Kinney,
from near Galatia, were doing bust
ness in town Wednesday.
q. e. Wyman, of the west part Of
the county, went on the excursion to
Leavenworth Wednesday.
The official statement of the Farm.
ers and Merchants Bank will be found
in this Issue of the DEMOCRAT.
@. Albo Dusenbury, the Oafin big
farmer, stopped off in the city on his
way home from Colorado Monday.
We want to again ask our CORES.
pondents to have their copy at this
Office not later than Tuesday of each
week.
County Attorney Dfffenbacher is
nursing Jobs comforter on his hand,
and he is not VERY cranky about. it
either.
Remember the dates-Saturday to
Monday-Oct. 10th to 18th inclusive
DR.. w. A. Phillips, at Hotel Greene.
Call early.
Mrs. &. T. DePue, of Pawnee Rock,
left on Tuesday morning for her Okla
homa home. Richard will go down a
few weeks later.
DR.. E. r. Tuttle, the eye aud ear
specialist, will meet his next appoint
ment at the Hotel Greene, on Friday,
Oct. %. Call early.
Possibly we don't know, but it does
seem that man who neglects to burn
suitable fre.guard will not get much
sympathy in case of loss by fire.
Three of Michael Giddens' fine heif
ers got into the young, or second
growth, Of Kaffir corn Saturday-and
their hides now hang On the fence.
Joseph Haberman, of Albert, aged
26, and Miss Mary Weiser, of Lynn,
Kansas, aged Fl years, procured mnr.
riage license Tuesday, the 18th inst.
Al Gustin, of Galatia. was in town
Wednesday, and took home with him
some fine German carp and channel
catfish with which to stock his pond.
The city registration books will
close now in about a week-Oct. %
and unless you are properly registered
you may be knocked out on election
day.
'Black Beard" our &C ntinued story,
aloses in this issue. Arrangements are
made for the beginning Of another
story equally as interesting at an early
date.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

published Weekly at 500 per Year in Advance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

WILL E. STOKE. Editor and Publisher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-14

On Wednesday, Oct. Ii, David e.
Walker, aged %, and Miss Bertha
Terrell, aged FL, both of Hoisington
postoffice, procured marriage license.
The Wedding ceremony occurred
Wednesday evening at the home of the
brides parents III Albion township.
The DEMOCRAT, which will visit them
weekly, extends congratulations and
wishes them all good luck imaginable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
KANSAS OIL REGIONS.
Forest Oil Co. Surrendering All but
Most Valuable Leases.

Neodesha. Feb. 2.-Judging from the
number of releases of the oil and gas
leases made by the citizens of Bour-
bon, Anderson, Allen, Neodesha, Wilson
Montgomery, Elk and ChautauQua
counties to Guffey & Galley, which the
various registers are now recording in
those counties, signed by the Forest Oil
company, at least tWO-thirdS of the
$50, 900 acres of leases obtained by the
Forest Oil company from Guffey & Ga
ley have been surrendered. In fact the
policy of the company now seems to be
to surrender all leases not fully devel-
oped as productive. This gives the far
mers an opportunity to lease promis-
ing territory to any prospectors who
may feel like sinking a well, and also
refutes the theory entertained by many
that the Standard Oil company wants
to monopolize the country and act part
of the dog in the Manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
SPINNING WHEEL IN KANSAS.
A Travelling Salesman Tells a Dubi-
Gus Tale of Western Kansas.

The following rather doubtful story
is taken from the Denver Republican:
4 have been on the road since the
first of January" said H. C. Arthur at
the Windsor yesterday, and the best
business that I have had is in Denver. I
have no cause of complaint since my ar
rival in this city, but after my expert
enCe in Kansas l am little timid about
hitting the smaller towns.
NO one can understand the cOndi-
ton of the people in the agricultural
districts of Kansas and Nebraska so
well the men who are trying to sell
goods. In most of the smaller towns
the business men have been in the hab-
II OF carrying the farmers until the sale
of their crops, but this year most of the
farmers after they had sold their crops,
paid expenses and interest, and prepar-
ed for the winter had so little left that
they could not pay their bills, and with
very few exceptions the store keepers
are hard up and buy as little as they
can and keep up their stocks. 1 met
one merchant in little town in Kansas
who had about s. 500 on his books
against the farmers of his vicinity last
fall. He could not get any money from
them, but they all had corn he took
corn at ten cents a bushel, got a lot of
Texas cattle in and is feeding in the
hope of getting his money out. Mean
time he has to keep his store going, and
in order to do that does not spend a
cent for anything but the replenishment
of his stock. AS his patrons paid their
accounts in corn, they have a little
money left which they spend with him,
and in this way he expects to rub
through the winter and until he can
sell his cattle. He told me that after
settling with the Texas owners of the
cattle and for the expense incurred in
the feeding he expected that he would
come out just about even on his ac-
counts and have nothing for the extra
labor involved,
One old farmer that I met told me
that he had the biggest crop he had
raised in 70 years, but the best offer he
mad for 1t was ten cents a busheI He
refused that and is living on corn bread.
molasses and meat of his own raising.
while his wife is spinning and weaving
cloth for the family clothing In a num-
Der of places l heard of old looms hav
ing been fitted up because the people
mad no money to buy clothing. They all
have plenty to eat hOIata1rnr. = -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
SOLDIERS HOME HEARING.
Testimony Before Congressm an War.
ner Favorable TO Gov. Smith.

Leavenworth, Feb 2-Congressman
Warner, of Illinois, member of the con-
greSslonal committee investing Gov. A.
]. Smiths management of the soldiers
home here, arrived in Leavenworth last
evening and today is hearing testimony
Doth corroborative and in rebuttal to
Washington recently by Miers Powell
who charged Governor Smith with
drunkenness, with treating inmates
harshly and compelling them to take
the Kelley cure.
Mr.. Warner examined several wit
nesses. Veteran Heilick in a measure
corroborated the testimony given bv
POWELL Governor Smith caused sever
al attendants of the hospital to be ex-
amlned as to the ill treatment alleged
by Powell when he was an inmate of
that part of the home. They all testified
that Powell had been we'll treated sew
eral other witnesses were examined.
Ihere was some testimony corrobora-
tive OF that given by Powell, but in the
main the evidence was favorable to
Governor Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02

iail. The Rock Island train Saturday
evening brought him home from Her
fngton. Where he has been during the
past two weeks no one knows but him
self and he Will not tell.
He came up town, got shaved and
started homeward. His wife and chill
dren got no answer to their questions
and he took up the affairs of life nat
uralIy and went to bed as suuaL About
a. M Sunday morning he arose and
started back to town, taking an early
train to Salina. This time he was trac-
ed and the sheriff followed him, bring
ing him back Sunday evening and lOdg-
ing him in Jail. He was found in a Sa-
lima hotel, unconcerned and contented.
He still had the certificate of deposit
for 1925 and some money and notes,
aking in all about $1,000. These were
taken from him. Minter has suffered
from Authorizations of various sorts and
has been especially wild on religion. Re
Gently he became worried about his
money and has drawn it out of one
bank and deposited it in another with
out reason.
He will be examined as to his sanity
in probate court tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02

There is far more danger of giving
house plants too much rather than too
little water in winter. During the short
days and long nights, with very little
sunlight on the soil, it is hard to keep
it at temperature where the plants can
grow vigorously. All the surplus water
added lowers the temperature until it
reaches point where the plants barely
exist without making any growth If
the soil has much vegetable matter
hunnic acid will be developed at low
temperature, and this will poison the
plant roots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
NOTES FROM MCPHERSON
Items of Interest to Railroad Mon

Nickerson, Feb. 2.-Engineer w. ].
Igoe has returned from a visit at OF
tumwa, Iowa.
Engines sos. 633 and 739 have been sent
to the Cottonwood division to help out
during the ice rush.
Engine 514 has been shopped for flues
and light repairs.
Engine 617 has been turned out of
shop, after receiving a new set of f1ues,
and is now in charge of Engineer John
CLANCY and Fireman J. A. Wiselogel.
Engines 90 and 223 have been turned
out of shop after receiving general re-
pairs.
Night Train Caller Percy Thorp is
laying off and his duties are being sat
isfactorily discharged by Martin Mo-
lony.
Charles P Carrithers, clerk for Train
master Bailey at Emporia, has taken
leave of absence for 80 days and, ac-
cOmpanied by his wife, will take in the
sights of the Pacific coast.
Thomas Paxton, for the past seven
years master mechanic of the middle
division with headquarters at Nicker-
son, left Saturday night for Fort Madi-
son where he will assume the duties of
master mechanic of the Chicago divis-
ion, vice James COllinSOn. Mr.. PaxtonS
departure from Nickerson is regretted
by all the employees of the middle divis-
ion, who have been under his charge.
Always fair and impartial in his deal
ings with the men, he has won their re-
Spect and esteem. And, while they re-
gret his departure, yet they are glad to
see his we'll earned advancement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
A. Sc P. AFFAIRS.
Atchison Road Will Not Heed the
Protest of Junior Security Holders.

Chicago. Feb. 2.-The protest of the
& Pacific against the foreclosure pro-
ceedings to be instituted against that
road in the near future will have no eff
feet, according to the officials of the
Atchison road, upon their control of the
Atlantic & Pacific. The agreement be-
tween the Atchison and the first mort
gage holders is not for the purchase of
the road a the foreclosure but the pur-
chase of the securities held by the first
mortgage holders.
In making the purchase of these Sc
curities, the AtchisOn road simply steps
into the place held by the senior secur-
ity holders. 1t will now press the sale
of the road and when it is sold by the
order of the court the Atchison will bid
it in just as the first mortgage holders
would.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
RAILROAD NEWS.
w. s. StrattOn Buys an Auto
matte Car Coupler
Invented By a Miner In the In
dependence.
SOLD 1T FOR 100000.
Now the Cripple Greek Mining
King
SOLD 1T FOR 100000
Ships a Car Load For Free
Trial on the Midland.

Colorado Springs, Feb. 2.-Some years
ago a miner working under ground in
the Independence mine at Victor began
TO think about automatic car couplers.
He saw the small ore cars travelling in
the drifts of the mine having just the
same plain link and pin device which
has been used from the very beginning
of wheeled vehicles fastened together in
trains. He set to work upon a device
and after considerable experimenting,
ana by the aid of his own savings, he
eventually succeeded in both inventing
and obtaining a patent for an automatic
car coupler This miner was John Nor
gan and he named his patent the grav-
ity coupler.
When w. S. Stratton, the owner of
Independence, heard of the invention,
being practical mechanic himself he
took a look at the device and was so
impressed with its merits that he imme-
diately offered the inventor 100000 for
the American rights to manufacture
and sell that particular style of car
coupler.
Stratton lost no time in bringing the
coupler before the attention of the rail-
roads. He had models of working size
constructed, and the couplerS were cast
in quantity for an experimental test.
The Colorado Midland railway, like all
others, looked askance at the invention,
and did not like to undertake the ex-
perimental test until one day car load
:
in the material yards of the railway
company at Colorado Springs. The
man of means has conquered, and with
out a cent of cost to the company the
couplers were placed upon number
of coal cars, and they are now being
given practical test upon the Jerome
Park coal branch of the road, which
runs up Four Mile creek from Cardiff
to Spring gulch, a distance of 16 miles.
This branch has sharp curvatures and
a maximum grade of 211 feet to the
mile, and the tests there will be most
severe ones. The cars have been in use
but a short time there and the Denver
offices have as yet received no reports
as to the operation of the Gravity
coupler, nor is there much information
among local railways as to the con-
structiOn of the coupler
1t has the same style of drawhead OF
the ordinary link and pin construction
now in general use, and this patent de-
vice can be connected by hand to the
old style of drawheadS if necessary.
The mechanism is within the head and
consist of tumbler knuckle which
falls by it's own weight and makes the
connection automatically.