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

]. v. BRINKMAN,
Chairman of committee.
S. A. NEwCoMBE, Secretary.
It is peculiar fact that not one of
the other three papers of Great Bend
county com missioners entertained a
proposition to let the county printing to
the lowest bidder, with the PROVISION
that THE CIRCULATION Tor the number
of readers the paper had) should be
considered in determining the best bid
der. All four of the editors were pres
ent and discussed the proposition, but
only the DEMOCRAT mentioned it in
commissioners. Why this avoidance
of the facts in the case? The editor
of the DEMOCRAT made out his bid,
according to the request of the COM
Dodge and made affidavit to the num-
ber of actual subscribers to this paper,
and were ready to submit our list in
competition with all of them. One
and we are told two-of our brother
editors fatty refused to bid UNDER
THOSE CONDITIONS. We are not re-
calling this matter in the manner of
an objection to the action of the board
of commissioners, and would not have
mentioned it again had the other pa
pers reported the WHOLE of the action
of the board. We simply want the
public to know that the DEMOCRAT
REACHES MORE PEOPLE than any other
paper published in the county-and
more than two times as many as at
least one other paper of this city does.
The studied effo1t on the part of rival
papers to suppress the affidavit Of cir
culation" episode proves our position
correct.
Sewing Machines, warranted IL Eve
years, $19. Drop head Machine at S25.
Come and see them-no pot metal.
THE GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
1t is said that if you want to rid your
premises of rats, and will catch one
and put bell on him and then turn
him loose he will ''ring off, all the
others. Charlie Beye tried this scheme
not long since. He found a large
healthy rodent in his trap one morning;
so he took some wire and fastened a
couple Of little bells On his ratships
neck. A few days later the trap was
again set, and 10! and behold, it again
captured the belled rat. He was turn>
ed loose once more on his mission of
determination. But he did not do
thing but crawl into the trap a third
time-hunting for more bells, with
cheese on the side. He is now among
the defunct.
Probate Judge Breeden has given the
office he has in charge thorough over
hauling. The books and cases, files
and papers iii probate have been re-
arranged to facilitate business, and as
fast as the work can be done the cases
will be entered up in proper order.
UAAihAooA oSoAo odo SuoA0IddO w no
have made no accounting of the estates
they have in charge for numbers of
years will be called upon to make some
sort of settlement so that the interests
of widows and orphans whose business
they are supposed to look after will not
go by default. The Office of probate
judge is one having a great deal of
responsibility connected with it and re.
quires more routine work, more careful
attention than most people understand.
The placing of an estate in the hands of
guardian or administrator seems to be
considered by some people an invitation
to make what they can out of it. The
duties of the probate judge are, to
scrupulously guard the interests of the
rightful heirs. It is hoped that all par
ties interested will respond cheerfully
to the requests of Judge Breeder to
make settlement-a statement Of ac-
counts whether there are or are not
any assets.
A young man smoked a thousand
boxes of cigaretts and saved the
pictures, and then wrote to the firm