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Barton County democrat., 1897-03-04

Last Saturday Robert Wolf. who has
been conducting tailor shop here for
the past four months, pulled out, leav,
ing the field open to John REIN, the
old reliable merchant tailor.
Barton County democrat., 1897-03-04

About one more real, congealing,
pinchiDg snap of weather, and then
listen for the piping of the meadow
larks and the mournfuI wall of the
Barton County democrat., 1897-03-04

a Neodesha wheelman the other
evening hung his wheel from a shelf in
.he cellar. A mouse jumped from the
wall upon the front wheel, which began
to turn, and of course the mouse started
for the top, The wheel kept turning
and the mouse could not get foothold
enough to jump upon the shelf The
next morning the mouse was running
and the cyclometer showed he had run
2S3 miles in about twelve hours. -
Neodesha Derrick
Barton County democrat., 1897-03-04

He grows more like his dad every
day, and he says he has come tn stay;
he's pure blood jay-hawker-s regu-
lar corker-because his dads built that
wav." The foregoing is TO be charged
to Will Ferger, the barber, who does
not propose that any man shall get
boy to come and divide honors with
HIM, last Wednesday. Next?
Barton County democrat., 1897-03-04

There is now some talk of making
another lake of the Salt Marsh, in
Stafford county, by running flood
waters from the Arkansas into that
natural reservoir. And there is rea-
son in it. A lake on the Cheyenne and
q lake on the Salt Marsh would make
this part of Kansas known as the great
lake country of the west
Barton County democrat., 1897-03-04

A Swede went into lawyers office
at Atchison to get him to make out a
conveyance for some land which he had
purchased. He said he wanted q mort
gage, but the lawyer said he should
have a warranty deed. No." led
the Swede, ''I once had a warranty
a mortgage and got the land. I want
a mortgage"
Barton County democrat., 1897-03-04
funeral.

Death, the dread messenger we all
must one day face, came to the home
of MIR. and Mrs. Geo. c. Kincaid on
Monday evening, March 1st. and took
from them little Marion, their little
son, aged one year and one month.
Funeral services were conducted at the
family residence, in the third ward, at
2:30 p. m. on the I'd inst
Barton County democrat., 1897-03-04

The Santa Fe is giving Great Bend a
change of local agents ag ain. VIM.
Ken Robertson, who succeeded VIM.
TORY when the latter went to Wichita,
has been transferred to Abilene, and Mr..
TORY comes back to this station
While cur people will regret to see Mr..
Robertson and his family leave. they
will also rejoice TO know that Mr.. TORY
and family will again be with US.
Barton County democrat., 1897-03-04
KANSAS COURAGE.
Ex-Governor Felt's Eloquent Words In
Praise of Kansas.

7 IS safe to say
that ninety per
cent. of all the
farmers who have
come to Kansas
from other states
came without sur
plus W e a l t h
came to better
their conditions.
AS a rule they rep
Barton County democrat., 1897-03-04
hearty.


hearty.
1t is little early for butterflies, but
you can see them at the NJ. E. church
social, Friday evening OF this week.
Hot pancakes, you know, make the
butter fly.
About one more real, congealing,
listen for the piping of the meadow
larks and the mournful wall of the
spring poet.
j. B. Miller last week sold his farm,
south of the river, to Q. A. Pelter of
the city hack line for ST. ,125. MIR.
Pelter will go into the stock business
more extensively.
John L. Stephens now has charge of
the HeiZer stock farm and training
track, west of town, and will handle
some of the speedy ANIMALS during
the coming GUNNER.
Last Saturday Robert Wolf, who has
been conducting tailor shop here for
the past four months, pulled out, leav,
ing the field open to John Rehn, the
old reliable merchant tailor.
Talk about everything nice and fresh
at Adam Trietsch's bakery; the incest
and freshest, and finest kind of BOY
baby came to Mr., and Mrs. Trietsch
bright and early on the 1st of March.
A Kentucky newspaper reports that
the anti-corset bill was killed by the
Kansas legislature, but only. by a tight
squeeze; and, of course, all Kentucky
newspapers ought to know all about
such things.
Shaffer Bros, of SAaffer, Rush
county, have bills out announcing that
they will stand their pedigreed and
registered Shire horse "Creston, at
the Spencer barn, Great Bend. for the
season of 1897.
The first man to show up at the town
ship assessors meeting Monday was
that hustler from Lakin township, Joe
Sprinkler, Joe is never behind on any
thing-when he has duty to perform
he goes right at it.
Henry Sprinkler, of Ellinwood, goes
to Arkansas City, Kans., this week, to
take position with large furniture
and undertaking establishment. The
good wishes of all the girls and forty
leven others go with him.
1t will be interesting news to lots of
people at and near Great Bend-the
fact that DR.. Phillips will be at the
Greene on March 18th to 18th. He
treats all diseases of the eye and ear.
Call as early as possible so as to make
appointments.
Charlie Hays, one of the old settlers
of the county, and now a merchant at
Albert, WAS a caller on the DEMOCRAT,
Thursday last, to get some work done
for his fine stock business. He will
handle Leonard Krause's imported
Jack this season.
Now comes Winfield with a fighting
badger, which the Tribune of that city
says can lick any bull dog in the Ar
kansas valley. We had thought Great
Bend had the exclusive right to con-
duct badger fights. having the Oldest
fighting badger in the state.
Nick Cossman. who has been in Illi-
nois for the last month, returned home
last Tuesday. He says the same hard
times prevails every place he has been
and he did not run across any ''return-
ing confidence" while away from Great
Bend.
sis Marriage failure' was the title
of very entertaining comedy-drama
given at the opera house last Thursday
night, to small audience. Two of the
characters were represented by real ar
fists, but the others could have been
done better by most any of Great
Bends dramatic talent.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-23
Wonderful Results

Mr.. G. +. Melodies, connected with
the Salt Lake Ice Company, and reJid-
ing at No. $50 West Eighth South Street,
Sslt Lake City, says:
81 suffered with indigestion and a
very bad liver for three or four years
and lots OF the time it was big job for
me to just walk around. | took one
bottle of q. w. Shores Kidney and
Liver Cure and am like a different man.
This splendid medicine stopped my in
digestion entirely--invigorated me, and
feel good now and can work with more
ease than have for years l was run
down in strength and flesh, but in a
very short time gained ten pounds in
weight. For Sale 10y T. j. Wadsworth
chi, Utah.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-23
A HINT from Massaohusetts.

The state highway commission are
enforcing point which has been
known for thousands of years--ccr
tainly as long as there have been roads
anywhere-that steep grades should
be avoided whenever they can be; in
fact, that the steeper the grade the
greater the wash from rains and the
costlier the road TO maintain. "Ey-
erybody knows that" you say. Ger
tainly, but where is the city or town
with hilly highways that reduces
those hills to a minimum? It would
he hard to find. Grading costs lit
lie money, and to save this money
town and city authorities spend other
money annually for all time to keep
their water-washed highways in re-
pair. 1t is simply a case OF penny
wise and pound foolish.--Farm and
Home. W SC.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-23
MUM & CO.,
361 Broadway, New York.
Catarrh Means Danger,

Because if unchecked it may lead direct
" to consumption. Catarrh is caused
by impure blood. This fact is fully
established. Therefore, it is useless to
try to cure catarrh by outward appli-
cation or inhalauts. The true way to
cure catarrh is to purify the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilia, the great blood
purifier, cures catarrh by it power to
drive out all i'm purities from the blood
Thousands Of people testify that they
have been periuctly and permanently
cured of catarrh by Hoods Sarsapa-
| rilla
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-23
Tns FaVoTlte Home RsIngdl.

For all diseases caused by derangement
of the Liver, Kidneys, and Stomach. q
Keep it always in the house and you
will save time and Doctors Bills, and
have at hand an active, harmless and per-
fectly safe purgative, Alternative and tonic.
lfyou feel dull, deblltated, have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly, poor Ape
tite and tongue coated, you are suffering
from torpid liver or biliousness, and SIM
MONS LIVER REGULATOR will cure you.
II you have eaten anything hard to
digest, or feel heavy after meals or sleep
less at night, dose CT SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR will relieve you and bring
pleasant sleep.
If at any time you feel your system
needs cleansing and regulating without
violent purglng, take SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR.
J.H. Zeilin 81 Co, Philadelphia.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-23

than prejudice.
Don't forget to read the sale ad Of
James Kirlhem & Sons in this issue
After an absence OF 80 years Mrs. II.
Jacobs intends payinga visit to Eng.
land IN the Spring.
II Mr.. and Mrs. James Z. Carter are
slowly recovering from serious attack
of the Grip.
Mrs. La Bartha's high-hat bill has
passed both houses OF the Legislature
and been approved by the Governor
Bishop T. r. Cutler has been suffer
ing from cold the last few days, but he
is now improving.
1t 10 very likely that DR.. j. +. Moves
will deliver lecture here on Sunday |
night on Hygiene and Health.
Messrs. Moses aud Geo. w. Thatcher |
have been removed from the board of
trustees OF the b. Y College of Logan.
Some Is OF our district school pupils
will graduate early in June, The grad
Mating exercises will be held at Spanish
Fork.
A few days ago NJ. b. Busnman
OF this place received the sad news Of
the death OF mis- nephew, Wick Bush
man, son OF John Bushman.
We are pleased to see our old friend
and poet, James Gledhill, on the street
yesterday having recovered from a
slight sick spell
1t is reported that the snow in the
= west canyon at the old Palmer place is
seven feet deep This is the greatest
fall that has been known for years.
Our genial dentist, DIR. Merrhaw,
has concluded to invest in real estate
he having purchased some seven acres
of land from Edward Evans.
Invitations are out for the wedding o
Mr.. Fred Merrill ane Miss Eva Brown
The reception will he held at the
residence Of b. w Brown tomorrow
night.
VIM. Z. Quincy purchased thorough
bred Jersey animal the other day. anC
anyone needing the use OF such al
animal will find HIM at Mr. Quincy
place.
We are requested 10 announce tina
the regular conjoint meeting OF the NJ
1. A. OF the North Branch will be he'll
in the meeting house over there mex
Sunday evening. A general inyitatio
isextended to the public to attend.
Mr.. Israel Anderson and Miss Kat
Russon were married at Manti la;
week. The reception was held at I'll
residence OF the brides parents
Congratulations.
The following visitors to the sugi
city have registered at the Union Hote
. Il w. I.oder, Salt Lake; +. A. DE-
Mouncauxty, Salt Lake; h. Solomon
Salt Lake; Arthur Sturtzkoh, Helena
+. A. Hart, Salt Lake
No. /, Volume OF the "Onyx
Illustrated saturday Night" has reacht
us. 1t comes from Salt Lake City al
shows new system of engraving as q
the illustrations are printed from Uta
onyx.
The committee are pushing the DIRE
ball to be given at the Opera House {
the evening OF March A. 1t promises
be the event OF the season Eve
dancer in this city will doubtless
there.
George Kirkham, the enterprise
carpenter and designer, is now bu
making frames in the tithing barn
his and his brother James new re
dences which they intend to erect
soon as spring opens. Mr.. Kirkha
has built more residences for Inns
than any citizen OF our town.
Mr.. YanceIof Alpine was visitor
our city on Monday He reports til
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-23

Potato blight seems to be on the in
crease, Bordeaux mixture is the rem
edy.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-23
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,

beautifully illustrated, largest circulation OF
any scientific journal, weekly, terms S3.OO year;
sl0 six months. Specimen copies and HAND
BOOK ON PATENTS sent free. Address
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-02-23

Anyone sending n sketch and description may
Quickly ascertaln, free, whether an Invention Is
probably patentable. Communications strictly
confidential. Oldest agency for securing patents
Patents taken through Mum 4 Co. receive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07
Inn osn0O Of Trusts.


New Orleans Times-Democrst
II 10 fact well known, and about
which there has never been any pre-
tense Of conceslment, that the trusts
helped the Mckinley campaign BY
liberal donations made to Hanna,
with the pledge Of recognition and
consideration in the tariff bill and
other legislation. It IL not neces-
ssry to point out that they have re-
ceived the consideration promised
for there IL the tariff bill to speak
for It. The trusts, having succeeded
once in getting their way, are only
too likely to resort to the same prac-
tices to get 1t for four years longer.
Here IL the danger-thst the Hanna
system Of campaign, and the Hanna
plan OF selecting our president. may
become permaDency. just IS the
pretorian system became in Rome.
There is one way to stop it, and that
10 to get rid Of our American pre-.
torisns-the trusts. II the people
abolish them there will be no Hannas
to name the president, but . govern.
ment Of the people. by the people,
for the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07
Wiman . Citizen.

The New York Journal prints the
following regarding the father of Col.
w. d. Wiman. of Moline:
"After years of waiting, Erastus
Wiman 10 at least q citizen of the
United States. He gained the pro.
lection OF the stars and stripes
Saturday. He took out his final pa.
pers before United States Commits.
sioner Lyman, and said he was glad
to shake hands with Uncle Sam as
one Of his children. Mr.. Wiman's
declaration Of intention to become Q
citizen Of the United States was
made In September, 1877, and the
reason for his long delay in taking
out the final papers was. he asserted,
because Of desire to show the PEG.
pie OF this country his appreciation
Of the unstinted welcome afforded to
. million or more Canadians who
have come to and prospered in this
country. He also had some political
reasons for delaying the citizenship
30 long"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

''NoBoDY has had % much to say
Of the hard times - the statesmen
ct Washington. says the Springfield
(Aass.) Republican, "but they have
not done the first thing to reduce the
cost Of government proportionately
to the reduction Of the tax-paying
power OF the people. Federal-sx=
penditure, on the contrary, continues
to increase. It promises this fiscal
year to break all previous records Of
extravagance. Revenue under the
new tariff 10 entirely problematical;
but there 10 no uncertainty in regard
to expenses. The deficit may con.
tinue and become larger, but the
problem % taken up BY congress will
remaiI - Of old, not how 70 reduce
expenditure. but how to raise more
revenue"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

SENATOR TURLBr, Of Tennessee, 10
said to be the 6rst man In the his
tory Of jurisprudsnce in this coan-
try to die . petition In court pray.
Ing for the appointment Of . receiver
for municipality. He did 90 on
behalf OF Memphis. Tenn. and while
the matter has not been. settled,
there can be no doubt but that the
principles OF equity ought to be ap.
piled In such cases. and that In hun.
dreds Of cases they could be 20 ap-
piled with advantage to all con.
Cerned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

A VERY good way to get to the
klondyke country without expense
10 to enlist In the regiment Of sol.
diers 10 be sent to Alaska. Our Uncle
Samuel will have NO trouble In get.
ting soldiers to 60 to Alaska, but he
Will have terrible job on his hands
to keep them In the ranks II there ID
any gold in the country to bs had by
mining. Imagine $lS . month hold.
Ing man in employment in Alaska.
where man can wash $50 worth oil
gold out OF . single pan Of gravel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07
TIE ARGUS. SATURDAY,. AUeukT q. 1891.

She visited his ONCE few days be-
fore be left. She found . photograph
OF handsome face, which belongs in
an Ohio town. which her husband
had frequently visited Then her
confidence in his fidelity began to
wsver. and subsequent Development
have partly confirmed her suspicions.
She 10 searching for absolute proof
Of his in6delity. Securing this. she
will be able to free herself from the
man who has brought him and hel
from comfort and prominence to dis
grace and poverty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

Gov. BRADLEY, Of Kentucky, who,
on his recent outing trip in the
woods. shaved of bis beard, WAS
called back homo before he had time
TO change his old camp clothes, and
his office boy. who had always seen
him with neat clothes and long
beard. refused to let him In. It was
several minutes before he could gain
admission to his own ONCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

Dr.. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment
will cure blind, bleeding. liberated
and itching piles. Il absorbs the
tumors. allays the itching at once.
acts % . poultioe, giving instant re.
lief. Dr.. Williams' Indian Pile Oint.
ment 10 prepared only for piles
and itching Of the private parts. and
nothing else. Every box 10 gusran.
teed. Sold BY druggists or sent BY
mail for 80 cents and d per box.
WILLIAMS M'.'o. Co.. Props. Cleve.
land. Ohio. For sale By all drug.
gtsts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

A. surgeon who is often absentminded
was dining at the house Of friend.
Doctor. " said the lady of the house,
"as you are 80 clever with the knife we
must ask you to carve the mutton"
with pleasure, was thereby, and.
setting to work, he made q deep incisiou
in the joint Of meat. Then-whateve,
was he thinking about?-he drew from
his pocket bundle Of lint, togethe,
with several linen bandages, and bound
up the wound in due form. The guests
were stricken dumb at the sight. But
he. still deeply absorbed in thought,
said, with rest and care he'll soon be
better. Strand Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07
Stands At the Head.

August ]. Bogel. the leading
druggist Of Shreveport, La. says:
"Dr. Kings New Discovery is the
only thing that cures my cough. and
1t IL the best seller I have" J. F.
Campbell. merchant of Stafford,
Ari.. writes: "Dr. Kings New Dis
covery 10 all that is claimed for it;
It never fails, and 10 o sure cure for
consumption. coughs and colds. !
cannot say enough for its merits"
DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption. coughs and colds is not
an experiment. 1t has been tried
for . quarter Of century, and today
stands at the head. It never disap.
points. Free trial bottle at Hartz 4
Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

TIE secretary Of state at Spring.
neld has received fee Of e2l 900 for
the incorporation Of the Consolidated
Gas Company at Chicago. It 10 cap
italised at e25. 900. 900. This 10 one
Of the infant industries that the late
distinguished general assembly OF
Illinois fostered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

A CASE 10 reported from Kosciusko
county. Indiana, where . wife 10 pre-
vented BY an injunction Of court
from leaving her home for visit to
California. The injunction WAS ap-
piled for BY her husband, who failed
BY persuasion. to keep her at home,
and 10 In force until dissolved by the
court. This 10 believed to be the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

6rst case on record whore such 20.
ton has been taken BY husband to
keep his wife ct home. Wonder II
there 10 not some mistake - 70 that
mans location! Was not his resi-
denCe In Fulton!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

Col. W. L. DIsTIN. Of Quincy, has
been appointed surveyor general OF
Alaska and has accepted the posi-
ton. There are special inducements
to such Q position at the present
time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

OMEN who are strong and willing
to work should keep away from the
Klonkyke. and those who are not
have NO business there" IL the way
Q philosopher, who has been there,
puts Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

A fancy dress ball is given once {
year BY the lady artists, sculptors, sing
ers and actresses of Berlin. No male.
are permitted at this ball, and about
one-third of the attendants 20 in mascu
line costume.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

SPEAKER J. w. FARRrs. of the Mis-
souri, house Of representatives. has
very frankly told his democratic
party friends that he IL candidate
for the nomination for governor OF
the state In 1900. He 10 free sill
verita.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

TIE latest Official estimate puts
the per capita circulation Of money
n The United States ct e22.63 for
overy man, woman and child in the
country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

TIE Rochester Union was estab-
lished In 1926 and claims TO be the
Oldest newspaper in the United
States west Of the Hudson river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

"OS course the prices Of goods are
sdvancing," says the Boston Herald.
That IL what the Dingley tariff 10
here for"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

II some Of our friends who have
gone to Alaska will send back some
cooling drsughts, We will abide time
!or the money drafts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

Il 10 not genera;ly A..~a that
more adults die Of kidney trouble
than any other disease. When the
first symptoms Of this disea'a appear
no time should Do lost in taxing Fo-
ley's Kidney Cure. which 10 guaran-
ted or money refunded. Sold BY
n. F. Bahnsen and T. H. Thomas,
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

Ceseerets stimulate liver, kidneys
and bowels Never siaksn, weaken
OF gFips; 10 esats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

81 always recommend Dr.. Fowl.
ef's extract Of wild strawberry in
cases OF summer complaints and
have never known it to fail. You
may use my name" c. A. West,
druggist, Marlborough, o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-07

WITH al its vigorous environ
ments, Il must be admitted that the
Nonkyke 10 IN ice country to live In.