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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
CLAFLM GLEANINGS.

By "Welkin.''
Gene Greene is working for F. B.
Newcombe.
Frank Houska was down from Cole
Greek Sunday.
Charles Offences was down from
Hoisington Friday.
0. M. Lewis returned home Mon
day after a few weeks visit.
A few of our farmers was out hunt
ing; they report good time.
Miss Maggie Bitner was visiting
Miss Anna Nicholas Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Yard Jr. was here
from Bushton few days visiting rela.
tives.
M. L. Allen and family visited
A. 81. Dougan and family few days
this week.
Quite nice time was had by those
who attended the dance at Mr.. Sches.
siger's one day last week.
Quite a number attended the party
at w. L. Jordan's in honor of Miss
Maggie's 18th birthday.
o. l.. Stevens and wife returned to
Colorado Tuesday after three weeks
visit with relatives and friends.
A. A. Ward, Miss Alice Brown and
Miss Emma Ward of Ellinwood at
tended the party at w. L. Jordan's
Friday evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
RoIsINGToN COMMENTS.
From the Dispatch.

Henry Wildgen has purchased a
fine piano for the use of his family.
We have the first man to see who
expresses himself as opposed to the
lake project.
The news comes that Lou Crosby
has good job in Chicago and Is en-
joying good health.
A. II. Baker pins bis faith TO Kan
sas and old Barton and says we are
reasonably sure of good crops next
summer. Here's hoping.
Mr.. Hobart requests Us to say that
the use of his name as candidate for
the Hoisington postoffice in Sunday 8
Kansas City Journal was without war.
rant. He is not a candidate and new
er was. and hopes never to be. HE
alleged candidacy" was the creation
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
From the Leader.


Mrs. Amos johnson has returned
from her visit to Illinois.
A sweet little girl came to brighten
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Aug.
Schrepel yesterday morning the 18th.
Frank PETE left Friday morning
for Detroit, Michigan, having received
word that his brother was dying.
A young blacksmith came to town
last Friday morning in the person of
a baby boy. born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Denker.
Mrs Joseph Sprinkler returned from
Illinois Monday. Her mother died
on January 6, and Mrs. Sprinkler was
enabled to be present at her bedside.
Our city treasurer shows a very
gratifying condition of the towns
finances. The city does not owe a
dollar, and there is n balance of
S7S9. 80 on hand.
The stockholders of the Ellinwood
Creamery & Manufacturing Company
met Monday afternoon and elected the
following board for the ensuing year:
D. E Willms, 81. j. Roetzel, &. b.
Christensen, Jake Thul, Mat Dick, V.
S. Musil and III. F. Panning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
ABOUT ELLINwOOD.
The Advocate says:

The Advocate says:
The trouble with most young men
is they get girl on the brain before
they get a salary ia their pockets.
A little joy giver of the masculine
gender arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Veach last Thursday.
Grandma Blair has been confined to
her bed with spell of sickness since
last Thursday. She lives all alone,
though nearly eighty years old.
Harry Holston says the difference
between an entrance to stable and a
street corner politician is that one is a
barn boor and the other is darn
bore.
II seems to be easier for it to rain
this winter than snow, at least, 80 far
more rains than SHOWS have fallen. A
very nice shower of rain fell about 5
O'clock Tuesday morning.
@. M. Hanna has associated himself
with the commission firm of Wright &
Hanna, Kansas City, Mo-, and has
now entered upon his new duties and
assumed his permanent residence in
: Kansas City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Girls of manageable age do not like
to tell how old they are, but you can
find out by following the subjoined in
structions, the young lady doing the
figuring. Tell her to put down the
number of the month in which she was
born; to multiply it by two; then to add
five: then TO multiply it by fifty; then to
add her age. then to subtract 365; then
add lis; then tell her TO tell you the
amount she has left. The two figures
ID the right denote her age, and the
remainder the month of her birth. For
example the amount is so, she is p
years old and was born in the eighth
month (August). Try it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
of his political enemies.

Here is problem for our local
mathematicians: How long will it
take to fill the Cheyenne Bottoms
with ten feet of water from a ditch
carrying body of water 100 feet
wide and 2 feet deep flowing at the
rate of five miles an hour; the area of
the bottoms being six miles wide and
twelve miles long?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

If you want to be with the crowd"
everything that is happening, read the
DEMOCRAT. It will cost you but %
cents for a three months trial.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

'There comes the fellow I'm laying
for" said the hen, as she saw the farm
er coming with pan of meal sprinkled
with red pepper and mixed with meat
scraps. Treat the hen 1ight-she is
your best friend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Dundee, Monday. He wants to see
the irrigation ditch go through. He
could raise more grapes than anybody
if water could be got on the land at the
right time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Tuesday evening an attempt was
made to wreck the west bound Santa
Fe passenger. near Sterling. Ties
were placed on the track. and a wreck
was barely averted
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

ANY man who has land through
which the proposed irrigation ditch
will run, and who does not want the
ditch on his premises. can easily trade
it for other land not so favored, and
get big boot. so soon as the water is
running successfully.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Great Bend and Hoisington bloomer
girls all approve of economy in dress"
consequently are favorable to the build
ing of the lake scheme in the Cheyenne
bottoms. The bicycle suit and the
bathing suit will be one.-La Crosse
Clarion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

to giving right of way through their
land for the Baldwin Lake ditch, have
since reconsidered the matter, and
signed up the contracts. Prospects
for the great lake are still improving.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Two colored youths, a boy and girl
each about fifteen years old. had reg.
ular knock down fight in front of the
opera house last Friday just after
school let out. City Marshall Ewalt
took them under his protecting wing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Charlie Hobart wants to buy or lease
a county newspaper some place where
brilliant talent will be appreciated.
First thing you know Charlie will b
down in Mexico filling gunnie sacks
with 50-cent silver dollars and reveling
in luxurious affluence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21
The teacher asked the class wherein

The teacher asked the class wherein
lay the difference IN the meaning be
tween the words sufficient" and
''enough." Sufficient" answered
Tommy, sis when mother thinks it's
time 1 stopped eating pie; enough is
when think it is"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Mysterious novelties in the electric
acts-Saturday night, g. at the Grand.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Burlesques on the modern school of
acting are side splitting. See ''Mystic
World" at the opera house Saturday
night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Prof. N. F. Daum left this morning
for Newkirk. Ok, to take charge of the
schools. Prof. Daum has many friends
in Great Bend whose best wishes go
with him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

What stiff stick of little hamlet
Larned must be, If the statement Of
papers-that she has not a solitary
joints correct. 1t would be a ter.
rible lonesome and dangerous place
to get snake bit in.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

WE LOVED THEM.
I'm Memory of Little Clyde and Bessie
Shattuck.

emory of little Clyde and Bessie
Shattuck.
BY @. z. ALLEN.
We loved them, but they left US,
Like some sweet vision nigh,
That early came and blest US,
Then pass'd forever by.
But in yon mystic bowers,
Unshaded by care.
They're resting mid the flowers,
That bioometh ever there
We loved them, yes! we loved them,
But angels loved them more,
And they have sweetiy called them
To yonder "shining shore"
The golden gates were opened,
A gentle voice said ''come;"
And with farwells unspoken
They calmly entered home.
We know they now rejoiceth,
With angel bands above;
And join seraphic voices
In rapturous strains of love.
Oh, earth! so dark and dreary,
Seems all that's here below,
That fain our spirits weary,
Their bliss-their Heaven would know
We loved them, Oh! we loved them,
Yet we would meier detain
Their spirits silent messenger.
Nor call them back again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Two hundred teams, put to work on
the construction of an irrigation ditch
this winter and the coming spring.
would make a demand for a whole lot
of horse feed-and our farmers have
plenty Of roughness for sale.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Ex.Judge McCOrkle will conduct a
chicken ranch, in the south-east part
of town. the coming summer. The
DEMOCRAT wishes him abundant sue.
cess. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

County Clerk Fits left on Wednes.
day morning on business trip to east.
ern Illinois. to be gone a week or ten
days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

The fire department made quick
run TO Dickson & Shores elevator. last
Thursday evening. The roof of the
building had caught from cinders fall.
ing from the smoke stack. The blaze
was put out. however. before the hose
carts arrived.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

A marriage license was issued last
Tuesday to Harry j. Wigton, of NAH
erville, and Miss Fannie f. Harper, of
OlmitZ.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

If the ditch does not go through your
premises you have no occasion to kick,
and if it does go through your premises
there is less reason why you should
kick. Let everybody speak a good
word for the ditch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

A Larned paper says that town has a
lady who s'kneads bread with her
gloves on" That is nothing. We
need bread with our shoes on, and our
pants on; we need it bad, and have
needed it for about 40 years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

The best business lever is news
paper advertisement. The larger the
circulation, the more readers reached,
the longer the lever, and the more bust
ness can be moved your way. Business
men, put your hand to the DEMOCRAT
lever and try the benefits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Rice's "a Mystic World" A superb
collection of comedy, pantomime,
music, songs and dances, will appear
at the opera house Saturday evening
January 23rd- For an evening of jolly
entertainment this promises to be the
richest thing that has come to Great
Bend. Press notices from Denver pa
pers are very commendatory. Popular
prices of admission.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Death entered the home of G. w.
Canady, of south side, last Friday
morning, and took therefrem the
mother. aged 81 years. The family
came to Barton county from Missouri
about two years ago. ar-tf
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

A Larned man was drawn on the
jury, but asked the judge to excuse
him. When asked for a reason why
he should be excused he said he had the
itch. The judge promptly ordered the
clerk to scratch him off.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Senator Armstrong, of this county,
is made chairman of the senate COM
mittee on penal institutions, and is al
so a member of the committee on pub
lie buildings, John ought to be able
to put in a good word for Great Bend
when it comes to establishing another
state normal schooI-if it ever comes
to that.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Now is the Accepted Time.
Have your umbrellas and parasols
repaired and recovered. Prices low
and all work guaranteed.
A. B. STRYKER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Sheriff L. 2. -Aber was in Topeka last
week, attending a meeting Of the Kan
sas sheriffs. A lobby will be main
tanned at Topeka by the sheriffs to
prevent if possible the proposed reduc-
ton of sheriffs fees. Under the pres
ent fee system the Office of sheriff is
one of the best paying in the county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many kind friends and
neighbors for their willing services lent
during the illuess and death of a loved
wife and mother.
@. W. auckland,
G. BURT AUCKLAND,
CLARA E. auckland.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

A third ward mao who does not like
cats. saw one IN his back yard the other
evening, and he Immediately lifted it
one with his foot and pasted it against
the fence. The act was a cruel one;
but the cat "came back" at the kicker
in way that he will long remember.
It was of the Pole species. See?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

Mysterious novelties in the electric
acts-Saturday night, g. at the Grand.
County Clerk Fits left on Wednes.
day morning ON business trip to east.
ern Illinois, to be gone a week or ten
days.
A marriage license was issued last
Tuesday to Harry J. Wigton, of NAH
erville, and Miss Fannie f. Harper, of
OlmitZ.
Ex.Judge McCorkle will conduct a
chicken ranch, in the south-east part
of town. the coming summer. The
DEMOCRAT wishes him abundant sue
cess.
Prof. N. F. Daum left this morning
for Newkirk, Ok, to take charge of the
schools. Prof. Daum has many friends
in Great Bend whose best wishes go
with him.
made to wreck the west bound Santa
Fe passenger. near Sterling. Ties
were placed on the track. and a wreck
was barely averted.
If you want to be with the crowd"
and at the same time keep posted on
everything that is happening. read the
DEMOCRAT. It will cost you but %
cents for a three months trial.
Barney Hofstaetter was down from,
Dundee, Monday. He wants to see
the irrigation ditch go through. He
could raise more grapes than anybody
if water could be got on the land at the
right time.
"Ihere comes the fellow I'm laying
for" said the hen, as she saw the farm
er coming with pan of meal sprinkled
with red pepper and mixed with meat
scraps. Treat the hen Iight-she is
your best friend.
What a stiff stick of little hamlet
Larned must be, If the statement of
papers-that she has not a solitary
joints correct. It would be a ter.
rible lonesome and dangerous place
to get snake bit in.
If the ditch does not go through your
premises you have no occasion to kick,
and if it does go through your premises
there is less reason why you should
kick. Let everybody speak a good
word for the ditch.
Death entered the home of G. w.
Canady, of south side, last Friday
morning and took therefrom the
mother. aged 81 years. The family
came to Barton county from Missouri
about two years ago. SCH
A Larned man was drawn on the
jury, but asked the judge to excuse
him. When asked for a reason why
he should be excused he said he had the
itch. The judge promptly ordered the
clerk to scratch him off.
A Larned paper says that town has a
lady who ''kneads bread with her
gloves on" That is nothing. We
need bread with our shoes on, and our
pants on; we need it bad, and have
needed it for about 40 years.
Two hundred teams, put to work on
the construction of an irrigation ditch
this winter and the coming spring.
would make demand for a whole lot
of horse feed-and our farmers have
plenty Of roughness for sale.
Two colored youths, boy and girl
each about fifteen years old, had reg.
ular knock down fight in front of the
opera house last Friday just after
school let out. City Marshall Ewalt
took them under his protecting wing.
Some men who week ago objected
to giving right of way through their
land for the Baldwin Lake ditch, have
since reconsidered the matter, and
signed up the contracts. Prospects
for the great lake are still improving.
Croot Rand and HOicipoto bIoornp,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-01-21

G2AAS&SYglzG&e gSSYglZ& &N&8ss
The teacher asked the class wherein
lay the difference IN the meaning be-
tween the words sufficient" and
''enough.'' Sufficient" answered
Tommy, sis when mother thinks it's
time stopped eating pie; enough il
when think it is"
ANY man who has land through
which the proposed irrigation ditch
will run, and who does not want the
ditch on his premises, can easily trade
it for other land not so favored, and
get big boot, so soon as the water is
running successfully.
Charlie Hobart wants to buy or lease
a county newspaper some place where
brilliant talent will be appreciated.
First thing you know Charlie will b
down 10 Mexico filling gunnie sacks
with 5O-cent silver dollars and reveling
in luxurious af1uence.
The best business lever is a news
paper advertisement. The larger the
circulation, the more readers reached,
the longer the lever, and the more bust
ness can be moved your way. Business
men, put your hand to the DEMOCRAT
lever and try the benefits. 7
A third ward mao who does not like
cats. saw one IN his back yard the other
evening, and he Immediately lifted it
one with his foot and pasted it against
the fence. The act was a cruel one;
but the cat "came back'' at the kicker
in way that he will long remember.
It was of the Pole species. See?
Sheriff L. p. -Aber was in Topeka last
week, attending meeting Of the Kan
sas sheriffs. A lobby will be main
tanned at Topeka by the sheriffs to
prevent if possible the proposed reduc-
ton of sheriffs fees. Under the pres
ent fee system the Office of sheriff is
one of the best paying in the county.
Senator Armstrong, of this county,
is made chairman of the senate COM
mittee on penal institutions, and is al
so a member of the committee on pub
lie buildings, John ought to be able
to put in good word for Great Bend
when it comes to establishing another
state normal schooI-if it ever comes
to that.
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many kind friends and
neighbors for their willing services lent
during the iiluess and death of a loved
wife and mother.
O.. w. auckland,
G. BURT AUCKLAND,
CLARA E. AUCKLAND.
Now is the Accepted Time.
Have your umbrellas and parasols
repaired and recovered. Prices low
and all work guaranteed.
a. 3. STRYKER.
Picture EpamGSG
Parties wanting picture frames
will do well to call and see styles
and get prices.
@ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
]. w. AUCKLAND.
TAT Buckland's Coal Office }
+ LIOHTEOOT, nj. D
| Surgeon.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06
% .tea,. { ). r...,l % wnr-Timr.

In campaigning With Grant" il
the February Century. Gen. Horace
Porter tells how the Union army de-
stroyed the Virginia Central railroad,
near the North Anna. He says: l went
with a portion of Russelrs division of
Wright's corps, which began the work
of destruction at point on the rail-
road about eight hundred yards from
the enemy's extreme left. A brigade
was extended along one side of the.
road in single rank, and at n given sig
nal the men took hold of the rails, lift
ed up the road. and turned it upside
down. Then, breaking the rails loose,
they used them as levers in prying OF
the cross-ties, which they piled up at
different points, laid the rails across
them and set fire to the ties. AS soon
as the rails became sufficiently hot they
bent in the middle by their own
weight; efforts were then made to twist
them so as TO render them still mors
unserviceable. Several miles OF rail-
way were thus destroyed.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06
IN. Utah senator.hip.

Salt Lake, Jan. 3o.-This has been an
exciting day in the senatorial contest
Five ballots were taken, being the
fOrty-second ballot OF the joint assem-
bly,. without any choice. The assembly
then took a recess to 3 p. m. and were
In session for an hour without ballot
ing
Ii was believed last night that there
would be no decided change today. but
contrary 10 expectation Thatcher start
ed with an Increase of five votes on the
first ballot -four of them being Popu-
lists and gathered strength on each of
the following ballots until he had a to-
tai Of twenty-eight votes, being one
more than the combined strength OF
Henderson and Rawlins and within
three votes Of election. as there were
only sixty members voting.
The Thatcher forces kept their
strength compact and defeated several
dllatory motions before the recess was
taken.
The Lamar register., 1897-02-06
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Leadyillc, Colo, Jan sl-Tbs i,ves
ugauug committee sent here nv ,be
state legislature 10 look into inc cans,s
lor The strike commenced active worE
stseefaay morning The committee In
1,s enurety consists OF Senators Gala
snef and Renter and. Representatives
oalNiuss, .1Lss, Annear and Sechrist. The
ne managers were represented by
attorneys Oavender and Ewing. while
the nliners were represented by Attor
~ lynn Monday, however, the for
hs, VII be assisted by Judge Dickson
hhd me latter by Attorney Taylor, both
Yt =. Nhoin are in Denver. The e1amins.
uon HiL progress very slowly, al.
trough the committee l. doing all In
Us power 10 push along the proceed.
The witnesses examinei yesterday
we're Thomas Graham. Mayor s. d
Ntchotson, Charles Mcclellan and Sec
rrtAry DevaT OF the Miners Union,
Ihe hrs; witness was Thomas Ga.
ham. He stated that he was q iN>,!deut
ot Montana and Is a member OF The
western Federation and on the eIecu
i've bnaut; that the Cloud City union
being branch % the Federation. must
b. guided by It's constitution: that the
executive board has full power to act
between the annual meetings Of the
tOleration: that a local union has full
Jurisdiction over i0C8l affairs. by vote
- threefourthS of the membership.
Fhcy must. however. give fifteen DAYS
a"tiee 20 the FedsBtion and get It's
sanction.
ON May II. lSa-i, the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners met in Denver. The
Leadyille union had eight delegates
there. snd the difficulties up here were
fuily discussed. Secretary Dewar OF
The Lseadviilc union stated that he and
President Amburn had been before Mr..
George Campion hnd Mr.. Campion had
said 20 them that he was expendiug
laTlrc sums of money Of other people.
and that as good mcn could be secured
Tor $3.50 per day, unless the union
could lack up other mining managers
be would have 10 cut wages. The ex
ecufire hoapi. Mr. Graham stated. be
Heyed II n.-resSafry 20 protect labor In
the wezs- and they therefore thought
that they should 30 something 20 pre-.
vent n general reduction OF wages TO
go In this 5sIrnp. They regarded the
matter a. very serious and pledged the
union here the support OF the Western
Federation II WIS the belief OF the
executive committee on the whole that
the L.-advflle miners should get 81, Mr.
Graham stated that be came here on
Deceuhar II 10 manage the strike and
be hBs had charge Of II since that time.