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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
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Tuesday afternoon. All of the teams
were out and no damage was done
except the burning of the barn. The
barn was moderately large, two
story building and will be quite a
loss to- Mr.. Spanier.
Most any little kid sports more
money than does the average country
editor, yet it is claimed the editor is
we'll paid for his work
Our city schools will commence
September Goth with Prof Clarance
Aldrich and Miss Nellie Robson,
both of Great Bend, as teachers.
Eighteen car loads of wheat were
shipped from here this morning. Each
car being loaded to Its full ca pacity
the cars averaging from 500 to 800
bushels.
The post office changed hands last
Saturday evening and Sunday morn
ing persons had to be told to call al
the ether Office. Mr.. Norris, the new.
~ appointed official, has fitted up the
; Office in fine shape, and with his wife
for deputy will no doubt give the pa
irons excellent service. Mr.. Welsh
the retired postmaster, closed his
business with the full assurance that
J his business had been satisfactory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
PaWnee RocE.

Sherman Mosbarger is all smiles on
account of new ten pound girl at
his home.
Henry Radcliffe has returned from
Portland and resumed his work for
E. w, Smith.
Henry Lamb lost mule and a
COW during the heavy electrical storm
which passed west of town Sunday
morning.
Wheat is not coming in so regular
ly this week as formerly. The farm
ers say it is on account of low prices
at this point.
DIR. NJ: L. Daniels and wife were
visiting friends and relatives here last
week. The doctor says he is doing
we'll in Bronson, but enjoys the com.
pany of his old friends very much.
Mr.. Durham, of st. John, is here
this week in the interest of the Wood.
men Lodge. He says he will have q
camp going shortly. We wish him
success. as life insurance is safer than
real estate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
From the Advocate


Mrs. J. w. Smith, of San Jose,
California, is visiting relatives In the
city.
Ollie Swartz, who was working with
August Pohlman's threshing machine,
came very near losing one of his eyes
By a hot cinder from the engine last
week.
A little boy of John Helfrich met
with quite an accident which came
very near proving fatal. He fell en-
a sharp pillow share cutting his face
and head very badly.
: Harry HoIston, son of Mrs. Grant,
lett Tuesday evening and Mrs. Grant
and daughter left wednesday, morn
ing for Salina, where they will re-
engage in the dairy business.
Moses Bros elevator is going up at
an exceedingly fast rate.o The frame
is up, the siding on and is being
graded to the scales in the elevator.
Will be ready for business soon.
DR.. Bulow's daughter, Miss Nary,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

From the Dispatch.
John Bitner says he will put in
about twelve hundred acres of wheat
this fall.
Geo. Harper has four hundred
acres of wheat and has threshed a
part of it.
Farm land is in great demand for
fall seeding A large acreage of wheat
will be put In.
r. Weir says the Hoisington Grain
Company is shipping from eight to
ten cars day.
A. Shirwise has threshed his wheat
this week. 1t yielded about ten
bushels per acre.
Wheat wagons crowded the streets
Saturday. At one time Main street
was so blocked that team could not
pass.
At the annual school election last
Thursday A, III. Baker was elected
clerk in place of T. M. Moore whose
term had expired.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Uncle Dick had knocking bird"
Gagged Monday night-at least he says
she could sing a song of slang that
made the air blue for six blocks. But
she quoted down when put in the city
cage. Right here we want to ask why
it is that resident loose characters are
never interfered with, while trancient
birds of passage, like the one referred
to above, are Gagged?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
@. E. Lawn PARTY.

The c. Els. of the Presbyterian
church will give lawn party to their
friends in the yard of G. S. Allison,
Tuesday evening, August 18th. The
following program will be rendered:
Quartette. mandolin and guitars,
Misses Pool, Nimocks, Grimes and
MI. Nimocks
Solo, vocal, nr. Berger.
Solo, piano, Miss Hays.
Duette, vocal, Misses Weltmer and
TorreY.
Solo, piano, Miss Pool.
Last but not least-Ice Cream and
Cake.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
Wanf@d!

An agent in every town, to sell the POST
DISPATCH. The POST-DISPATCH contains
from to IA pages daily and from 50 TO so Sunday
The Sunday POST DISPATCH is the biggest and
best Sunday paper outside of New York City.
Besides its $4,000 words of special telegraph it con-
tains u to 16-page Magazine Section. This is a
big budget of bright, interesting articles arranged
in most artistic manner. 1t also contains COL
ored cover, which is simply marvel. Write for
samples. Big money for agents. Nearly 100 per
cent profit Don't think your town is too small,
but write for particulars and try it.
Address at once
Circulation Department,
POST-DISPATCH,
st. Louis No.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Passenger train No. 6, on the Santa
Fe, ran into herd of cattle near
Dundee Wednesday, killing three head
and decorating the engine in a very
unclean and sanguinary manner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

A car load of apples, a car load of
potatoes, and plenty Of other fresh
fruits and vegetables received every
few days We will sell them to you
right. Only large shipper in Great
Bend A. w. HORNBECK.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
give an ice cream social at the park on
Saturday evening, Aug. II. Every
body invited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
Sunday School Picnic.

There will be an s. S. picnic, August
21st, at the Hoge grove, 81 miles south
ard A miles west of of Great Bend.
This is one of the best groves in the
county, plenty of shade an water for
teams. Everybody condially invited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

L. r. McElroy has bought the NJ. K.
Dawley residence and will move it on
Water Supply Co., for which he is
manager. He will have good six
room residence when he gets it fixed
I'D.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Word comes from Olmitz that there
was rough and tumble fight up there
the other night, in which one mar
came out very sadly disfgured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Another week of hot, sultry wealth.
er.
Fred Haight is working for John
Lindas in the hardware store.
There were 50 cars of wheat ship.
ped from here the last week in July.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

On Tuesday a marriage license was
issued to Will Eberhart. aged 81. and
Miss Mary Ramey, aged %, both of
EllinwOCd. The marriage is to be sol
emnized to day-Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

G. L. Zutavern has been elected
delegate to the state meeting of tn,
League of American Wheelmen, to b,
held in Salina In September.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

The Modern Woodmen camp of
Great Bend has leased the old Odd
Fellows hall, in the opera house block
for term of three years and will move
in next week
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Miss Grace 81. Davis, a Larned
school teacher, was killed by runaway
horse at Silverton, Colorado, last Fri
day. She was taking a summer vaca
tion IN the mountains.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

V. S. Musil, of Ellinwood. busted in
to town Wednesday morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Blank farm leases, blank notes,
mortgages, ETC., and full line of JUS
tice of the peace blanks for sale at
the DEMOCRAT office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Mrs. D&lla D. Hill, of Winfield, a
niece of Judge Breeder. arrived Tues
day night and accompanied the judge
to Phelps, Graham county, Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Miss Maud Hart has accepted po-
sition as clerk in the notion depart
ment of Lundblade' drug store,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

County Clerk Fits will issue mar
raige licenses during the ten days
absence of the probate judge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Chas. V. Brinkman returned last
Tuesday evening from several
months trip through the southwest
and afterwards in the east.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Ed WINS writes from Oklahoma that
they had a big three inch rain in his
neigh borhOod on The 7th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Will Moses. brother of Clayt and E
w., was down from Pueblo. Colorado
the first of the week on short visit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

J. M. DonleY returned Wednesday
morning from his Iowa trip
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

G.. S. Koelsh does not often come up
to Great Bend, but when he does the
boys all know it. He was up Tuesday,
to say that there are no strings on
EllinWood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Wheat is dopping-up a cent one
day-and down a cent the next.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Ed Buses visited Olmitz this weef
to interview the school board.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Will Bonner came up from Newton
Wednesday to visit a few days and
nurse the place where that finger once
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Mrs. S. ]. Saul was in from north
Stafford county Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

McMican is getting nicely fitted up
in his new furniture store.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

John L. Sullivan, of Homestead
township, was caller Tuesday. Mr..
Sullivan Will read the Cincinnati
Enquirer for the next year with the
nE1rn0uAur
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Miss Francis Kauzer, of Ellinwood
visited with friends in the city We'd
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Probate Judge Breeder left this
week for Graham county, Kansas,
where a sister of his is lying at the
point of death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Miss Nary Zimmeht will start on a
visit TO Illinois next Sunday, She will
go on the w. r.. G. excursion to Buffalo
and visit some while away.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

G.. N.&E. R.. Moses have a card to
the public in this issue of the DEMO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

when 1 thresh my wheat has ar
rived with many farmers, as the gen
eral improvement in local business will
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Peter Brack was down from Olmitz
Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Prof. Van Demen, of Sterling. in
structor on the piano and organ, was
in the city Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

The rain we looked for Tuesday
never came.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

The township caucuses to select del,
egates to the conventions on Sept 4th
should be called for Saturday, Augts t
2Sth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

Judge Toepke was up from Elm
wood last Tuesday with load OF his
fine fruit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

sold to August Stolz a $50 acre farm IN
Rice nOuniy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-08-12

RAIL ROAD TIME TABLE.
Santa Fe-Main Line.
West-No. s. 1913 p m East-No. 6. 9:23 a m
No. 367, .S.4Oa m No 36S, .6.22 M
Mcpherson Branch.
Arrives-Pr . 7:25 p m Departs-Pr.. .9:25 In
L Fri. $40 N l. Frt. $50 m
The record-union., 1897-11-07
He Made a LAWYER.

A young man, anxious to become a
lawyer, made application for a posi-
ton in the office of a barrister, where
upon the following unconventional Gia-
logue ensued:
Well young man, and SO you'd like
to be lawyer?'
Yes, sir; l think l would like to bs
one"
Where's your gun. my boy?
want to see your gun, my young gentle
man. Fond Of sporting, eh?''
Il have no gun. sir; don't know
whether I'd like cunning"
mo gun! Well, you keep boat
then? Like boating?''
Il do not own r f@at. sir; do not know
how to use one
You wear a watch, or keep dog?'
Il am too poor to wear a watch, ano
have no dog"
You'll do, my lad, if you persevere
in the course you have begun. The
law is jealous mistress, and cannot De
won except by undivided attention. Re-
member this, my lad, and l will insure
your success. You may rely on any
assistance / can render you"
The young man entered the office, and
in time became a famous lawyer
Youths Companion.
The record-union., 1897-11-07
German Railways.

1t would be a sad day when the
United States Government should imi-
tate Germany to the extent of nation
abuses at the hands of many trans
portatons companies, and the indivdu-
al States might do much more than
they do now to protect the rights OF
passengers as we'll as those of the rail
ways But the example of Germany
makes me feel that even with all we
suffer We are better off economically
than Germany in this respect; or, let
me say rather, better than all conti-
mental Europe.
There is no train between any two
of the great continental cities that COM
pares with the expresses joining doz-
en- or more American centers. Such
cities as Berlin and Paris are, in the
matter of train service, on level with
third-rate American towns. Aside
from a few short runs, such as Ber-
lin to Hamburg, or Frankfort or Co
logne. the German trains loaf along
at a rate of speed little faster than
that of a fast trotting horse. The sta
tions are big and beautiful the conduc-
tors and station masters wear highly
decorated uniforrns, but there is much
waste of time and rolling stock, and
the authorities treat the travelling pub
lie much as third-class man treats the
incoming plebes at West Point When
a German railway Superintendent
makes out his time table he expects il
to last for three months If any un-
expected popular event should happen
The record-union., 1897-11-07

to suspend publication Of the paper for
had great trouble in persuading him TO
abandon this project and in convincing
him that a paper whose publication de-
pended on the tl--nometer was no
longer a paper
While literature certainly pays mar
velously well in England, literary men
do OCCASIONALLY go outside of literature
to make money A case in point is
that Of George r. Sims, who, though
hardly man of letters, is certainly a
prolific and popular writer. 1t seems
that Mr.. Sims was once bald, and now
he is not The concoction used by
him to restore his hair was made from
a recipe which he possesses. The re-
storation was SO marvellous that he has
organized company and is putting his
nostrum on the market. The novelty
of writer becoming patent-medicine
man has attracted wide attention in
England and given Mr. Sims more ad-
vertising than he could get by any 9TH
er means, so that he now stands a
chance of making more money than he
has ever made out of literature.
Mr.. Barrie is quoted as saying to a
lecturer who wished him to speak in
public of his experiences in Noting
ham on the staff of the Express" OF
that town: II thank you for your let
! ter and wish you had better subject
for your lecture. / don't know of any
personal article about myself that is
not imaginary and largely erroneous
But there is really nothing to tell that
would interest any one. Yes, / Was
in Nottingham for a year and liked II
we'll, though l was known to scarce any
one If you ever met an uncouth-
stranger wandering in the dark around
the castle, ten or twelve years ago. his
appearance unimpressive, a book in
each pocket and his thoughts 300 miles
due north, it might have been the sub
ject of your lecture" This recalls to
an English commentator another anec-
dote of Mr.. Barrie. Il am always at
Thrums,' he said, except when the pa
peTs say / am"
The record-union., 1897-11-07

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
city Of Sacramento orGain as follows:
Section i. The patrol wagon and other
vehicles and appliances of the patrol syS-
tenn, and the engines, hose carts and We
hcles of the Fire Department of the city
of Sacramento. shall have the preference
of the right of way in, over and through h
the streets OF the city of Sacramento, and
every person driving or having charge OF
any team, wagon or other vehicle, shall
whenever requested by an employe OF the
city of Sacramento in the Fire Department
or Patrol System, give way and move MS
vehicle so as not to interfere with or oo-
struct the progress of any of the vehicles,
engines or apparatus, of either the Pa
troll System or Fire Department.
Section ,. Amy person violating any OF
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by d
fine not to exceed three hundred dollars,
or by Imprisonment in the City Jail not ex-
ceeding one hundred days, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
Section 3. All ordinances and parts OF
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed
Section 4 This ordinance shall take ef-
feet Immediately from and after its pas
90
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to call thousands of extra travellers
over his lines. he is not pleased, as
would be an American or English rail-
way man. but is inclined to resent a
disturbance of his preconeeived notions
of how his travelling public should be-
have. His salary has nothing what
ever to do with the increase or dimi-
mutton of railway travel, and he regards
it as an impertinence when unexpected
crowds buy tickets of him. 1t is bold
citizen who dares ask questions of a
German station-master. He does it
with his hat in his hand prepared for
snarling answer.-Harpers Weekly
The record-union., 1897-11-07

There is perhaps no clearer 1nd1catlon
of the increasing reverence with which
nature is regarded in the present day
by artists and by the public, than that
phase of the painters craft which takes
him persistently into the open air for
the study and execution of what may
be called all .out-of-door subjects.
That this movement among the mod
erns was inaugurated by the pre-Ra-
phaelite brotherhood some forty years
ago few will dispute, and some or the
most notable examples of its teaching
are to be found in the early works or
Millais which are this coming winter
to be before the world He. as is well
known, in conjunction with Rossetti,
Holman Hunt, Ford MADDOX Brown.
Charles Aston Collins and a few 9th
ers. dissatisfied with, and offended by,
the slap-dash, somewhat slovenly
method Of representing the infinite in
tricacies and delicacies of nature then
in vogue among painters both of fig
ure and landscape, determined to make
a stand against the growing evil, amt
by diligent and conscientious exercise
Of their powers, to paint things as they
really are, SO far as paint and patience
would allow. The result was the pro-
duction of some marvellous and beauti-
full pictures, startling to the world.
and from their very novelty calling
forth chorus of adverse criticism Pos
sibly in their efforts to accomplish their
object this band of young enthusiasts
strained the bow unduly in the oppo-
site direction, but after a while, pre-
Raphaelitism put a wholesome check
upon the careless treatment of detail.
and, by degrees, brought about rev.
erence and regard for careful finish no
less among the public than among the
painters. The outcome of this has been
that devotion to nature ''on the spot
evidenced in the modern school Of land
scape painting. In proof of this, con-
trast its present condition with what
it was, say, in 1856; consider the gen.
eral average of Quality-to say nothing
of quantity-as it then existed with
what it is at present. Where. at most,
we then found half-a dozen landscapes
in our exhibitions, water or oil, of high
excellence, we may certainly now find
more than thrice that number, while
the general run of the mass is assured :
" very superior to the rank and file
of other days.
The method by which the modern
landscape painter pursues his studies
has of course contributed to this i'm
proved state of things. Instigated at
first by the -Raphaelites, ne is no
longer contented to make his penciled
slightly tinted jottings serve him as
studies for the important work to be
produced in the studio. 1t is his habit
now constantly to confront nature face
to face, and there, patiently and labor
iously. to wiring from her her inmost
The record-union., 1897-11-07
THE BOARD oF TRUSTEES OF THI

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TIL r
city of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section !. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, company or corporation to
discharge or dump any offal, garbage
sewage or refuse matter into the sewer
situated in and along Seventeenth street
from d to S street. in the city of Sacra-
mento or into any of its lateral branches
or TO join or maintain any discharge pipe
from his her or its water-cloSet under his
possession or control, with such sewer OF
any of its lateral branches.
Section 3 Any person violating any pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding three hundred dollars. or by inn
prisonment in the City Jail not exceeding
three months. or by both such fine and
Imprisonment.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take eff
feet from and after five days after its
passage.
The record-union., 1897-11-07
DUKE OF DEvoNsH1RE.
Rumor That He May Succeed Sails.
burv as Premier of ENGLAND.

1t is reported that the Duke of Devon
shire may take Lord Salisbury's place
as Premier of Great Britain. The Duke
is a great politician and is quite popu-
lar. However Lord Salisbury and his
friends fatty deny the story of his re-
moval so that spoils the probability OF
Devonshire going up. II indicates
merely what might happen if the Mar
ouiS SteoOed aside.
The record-union., 1897-11-07

Though the way she spends money we
greatly deplore,
In the street car she'll lie for the sake
of nickel,
By swearing her six-year-old boy is but
four
While when she's alone she will lunch
q ninlSla
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ORDINANCE NO. 4os.

n Ordinance Making il Unlawful to
Dump or discharge Offal, Garbage,
Sewage, or Refuse Matter Into the
Seventeenth-street Sewer, OF its Lat
eral Branches, or Joining or Maintain
ing Herewith any Discharge Pipe from
Any Water-eloset, and Providing a
Penalty for Breach of this Ordinance,
Approved September II. 1895.
The record-union., 1897-11-07
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
ORDINANCE NO. 400

An Ordinance Providing for and Giving
Vehicles, Engines and Apparatus OF
the Patrol System and Fire Depart
nent of Sacramento Preference OF
Right of Way and Providing Penalty
of a Breach OF this Ordinance, ap-
proved September .. 1885.
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The following anecdote from Rome
may be read with interest by weary ed
itors. When Cardinal Galimberti, then
only a priest. directed the Moniteur de
Rome. he called his editorin-c chief one
morning and seriously proposed to him