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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
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From the Banner
The Lutheran church will be dedi-
Gated Sunday, January %.
Samuel Carson is finishing thresh-
ing for John Weltmer this week.
A fine dance was INDUCED in at the
Sehlessiger house last Thursday even
ing.
People too often are awful anxious
to.fnd out things they really do not
wish to know.
There is only one thing that
prevents woman from having the
last word and that is her echo.
Nick Meyers and wife. who have
been visiting in Missouri for few
weeks, returned home this past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dowse are the happy
parents of girl baby which arrived
at their home last Sunday morning.
George Young left for Abilene last
Saturday morning on weeks visit
with relatives. j. D Little has
charge of his place of business.
Parties were given the past week at
the following named places: A sur
prise party on Samuel Slower las t
Thursday evening; at Joe Jordan's on
Wednesday evening; at w. L.
Jordan>s Tuesday evening of this
week, and at jacob Secrest's on same
evening. AT eaclf place an enjoyable
time was had.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

sister, Alice Schmidt, last Thursday.
Carl Rudiger and B. B. Unruh were
doing some work for Hoffstetter last
week.
The oyster supper at Pawnee Rock
last Saturday night was a grand
success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams and Cappie
spent Sunday evening at MIR.
Brewers.
G. w. Heinsohn and son Rudolph
did business in Great Bend one day
last week.
Jacob Wedel, Cornelius Smith and
Benny. P. Unruh will GO to Texas
before long.
Chas Brewer and Albert Dotson,
from Great Bend, visited friends in
this vicinity last Sunday.
The Rudiger girls visited with
Edna, Katie and Frank Schmidt, al
the irrigation ditch, Sunday afternoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
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HOiSINGTON.
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From the Dispatch.
j. w. McCauley has purchased a
fine new piano.
j. n. Dyer and family have moved
to Fort Scott.
Conductor P. M. ODonnell and
family left Monday morning for st.
Louis to visit friends.
1t is good idea to square up
accounts once year at least, and this
includes subscription accounts,
Mrs. Ira III. Clark has been quite
sick at the home of her parents at
Newton. She was some better at last
reports.
A. 81. Baker reports the sale of the
southwest quarter of section 26, AL
bion township. to Ferdinand Schenk
for 1880.
According to the report of Mr..
Foreman, the Commissioner of Inter-
nal Revenue, there are in Kansas
1860 retail liquor dealers, two
brewers, twelve whosesale dealers,
264 retail dealers in malt liquors and
GA wholesale dealers in malt liquors.
About twenty of the friends of Mr.,
and Mrs. M. M. Jones gave them
surprise party on Friday evening, it
being Mrs. Jones sixty-seveDth birth
day. The arrangement was nicely
planned and the party was complete
surprise as it was intended it should
be.
A new train check is being used
by the Missouri Pacific. The ticket
is taken up by the first conductor to
whom it is presented and a train
check issued instead upon which is
indicated the destination Of the
passenger, and which is presented to
the different conductors along the
route.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
! seesaaess 60 &c ssssssaeessL
y ABOUT DUBUQUE, 4
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From "Klondyke jim. !"

From "Klondyke Jim"
Mr.. Casey, across the north line, has
built new house.
Mr.. Fred Haddon's children have
been sick. They are all we'll again.
Joseph Harrington will attend
college at Great Bend, beginning next
week
Adolph Woydziak is reported as
doing remarkably we'll at the Atchison
Academy.
Wolves are reported very numerous
in this vicinity. and will afford sport
for hunters.
Notwithstanding the deep snow,
many farmers were doing business in
Dubuque Saturday.
The school in Dist So will five an
entertainment in three weeks An
excellent program will be given.
Rev. Beck is holding a series of
meetings in this part of his charge.
Come out to hear him Services in
German.
Nick Weber, the prosperous Dubu-
que merchant, is reported to have
bought section and quarter of land
near Dubuque.
Though this part of the country
presents many fine Improvements in
houses and barns, yet several parties
contemplate building commodious
residences in the early spring.
Mr.. Fred Miller has a new way of
threshing corn The corn is snapped
and then run through the threshiDg
machine, the teeth in the cOncave
having been removed. He says it is
an excellent method.
Mr.. Waggley and Miss Eliza
Frederick were married at Emporia
lately. Mr.. Waggley is one of the
progressive teachers of Cleveland
township. May happiness and
prosperity ever attend them.
Frank Polzin came very near hav'
ing a serious runaway recently.
While driving home the horse took
fright and started to run away; the
fill of his cart came down and pre-
cipitated him to the earth He was
dragged for some distance but was not
hurt in the least.
Real estate is becoming valuable in
this locality, and any one wishing to
sell may soon find buyer. 1t gees
quicker. when offered for sale at
reasonable figures, than hot biscuit.
And as a selfish child will be likely to
take more than it will eat, SO some
people will take more real estate than
they can handle.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
ELLINWOOD.
81 EeAsEgH9E.- sRRss,s

From the Leader.
Chase is sporting double-breasted
self-acting scandal with four rows of
buttons and holes punched for more.
Joe Sprinkler has just completed a
handsome and substantial new dray
for our hustling drayman, Tony
Auschetter.
Sust think of It'll In six months
the '9S harvest will be over and
threshing in full blast. We will
know heap more about the crop
then than we do now.
A letter from Pete Klein who has
been in the state of Washington for
several years, states that he has
started for the Klondike country.
Pete is son of Uncle Jacob Klein
and an old Etlinwood boy. Of course
he is bound TO succeed.
F. FL. Schrepel tells US that he has
had inquiries from Iowa and Illinois
in regard to the purchase of Kansas
Stations. and he is figuring for the
sale of one of his home breed registered
horses to an Iewa.man. Thus il will
be seen that Kansas horneaesh as we'll
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
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BY the Pupils.
jacob Rudiger went to town Satur-
dag.
Jacob Ratzlaff has purchased new
buggy.
Jacob Rudiger visited the school
Friday.
j. w. McGreevy went to town one
day last week.
Henry Jantz butchered some hogs
last Thursday.
Henry G. Unruh vent to Pawnee
Rock last Thursday.
Henry Wells little girl. Bernice,
was very sick last week.
Miss Mary Wedel spent last Satur-
day and Sunday at home
Pete Rudiger and his best girl visited
at Mr. John Unruh's last Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Woodburn visited with
Mae McGreevy several days last week.
Annette Schmidt visited with her
brothers, Abe and Fred. last Sunday
Miss Nary Wedel visited With her
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

the comfort aud happiness of our
COZ ntry- But at pre- ent this ia not
so, as few of the elect gobble up the
lions share and the millions of cubs
beats or tramps, as the
poorer clasres are calied-have o
take what they can catch, going naked
and hungry and tramping on the hunt
of work to earn their bread But
work at any price cannot be found.
When will the suffering and miser;es
of the poor people end? Not until we
have more righteous rulers than we
have today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

When you want something in a neat,
half tone zine etching, call On the DEM
oCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

the comparison with the present Iur-
key wheat can be made on the crop of
1899
From the Advocate.
Mrs. Piller who has been ailing for
some time is convalescing.
John Helfrich has been appointed
as member of the school board of
District 81.
The Logan Creamery Co are erect.
ing fne, largeice house, to replace
the one lately destroyed by fire.
Ihe persistent advertiser often at.
tracts to his own city large volume
of trade which might otherwise have
drifted elsewhere.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the Ellinwood creamery last MONDAY
the following directors were chosen
for the ensuing year; Matt Dick, Jake
Thul, V. S. Musil, John Dick, VIM.
II. Grant, S. Hartman and Jos
Lupzers.
There is still something in life bet
ter than has ever been realized, else
the philosopher hath no longer field
to fill. There is still a better way to
describe it, else the poets task is com
plete. 1t is that which is just beyond
the reach that keeps alive and aler
the ambitions of the human family.
There are towns in Kansas beside
EIlinwood to WI ich a sugar factory
would not be Objectionable. judging
from the tone of some of our exchange
some of them will go after such al
institution hard next year. Ellin
wood has the advantage of most o
them in priority of experimenting
with beets. and agitation. She shoult
not sleep on her enterprise too lonl
less some more energetic neighbo
wrest the goal from her.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
First published in the DEMOCRAT Jan. 6, 1895. !
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT.
State of Kansas, -
Barton County, 90

State of Kansas,
Barton County,
In the Probate Court in and for said County
In the Matter of the Estate of Jacob Defines. De-
ceased.
Creditors and all other persons interested in the
aforesaid Estate hereby notified that l shall,
apply to the Probate Court, in and fer said County,
sitting at the Court House. in Great Bend. County
of Barton, State OF Kansas, the 28th day of
January, A. d. 1898, for full and final settlement
of said Estate.
LENA DEFINES Administrative
of the Estate of Jacob Defines, Deceased.
Great Bend, December 90, a. d. 1887. 42-45
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

as Kansas grain and corn. is in great
demand in outside markets.
The German Farm Association
north of town, have decided TO send
TO Odessa, Russia, for car load of
seed wheat to be planted next year.
They believe change of seed will
prove beneficial, and il is reasonable
to suppose that they are correct The
new seed will be soNn next fall, and
the comparison with the present Tur-
key wheat can be made on the crop of
1899.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-07
The Warrior Ants,

* In every ant colony, whatever the
species, there is usually q distinct
class of citizens who constitute q
sort of warrior cast, being provided
with huge head and jaws. They do
mo work whatever, apparently, their
business being to fight. However,
there is South American species, not
at all warlike, which live in trees, and
the big-headed fellows are employed
as living shoppers to close up the
small holes of entrance to the nest,
$One of the most remarkable engineer
ing works of ants is tunnel that has
been made by tribe 6f the leaf-cut-
ing species under the bed of the Par
sahyba river, near Rio, at place where
The steam mentioned is as broad as
the Thames Mt London Bridge. Not
lar from Para ants OF this kind pierced
the embankment of large reservoir,
and the great body of water which ii
contained escaped before the damage
could be repaired. These ants have
been known to carry off the contents
of two bushel basket of mandioca
meal in o single night, taking it grain
by grain. New York Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-07
The Boy Hero Of sevll1a

Among those who fell In the fierce
fight near Sevilla, Cuba, was a New
York City boy only sixteen years old,
who had served in the United States
Regular Army only since March last.
In the circumstances that led to his
Joining the Army and meeting in con-
sequence an early but heroic death
there is tinge Of pathetic romance.
Jacob Willinski was his true name,
but he enlisted in the 1st United
States Cavalry under the name Of
Jack Berlin. For several years he
lived with his widowed mother and
several brothers and sisters at No. 16
Pitt street, and was a pupil of Public
School No. "a, in Broome street.
Though only 16 years old, he was full
ly six feet feet tall, and looked ut
least three or four years more than
his age. His mother is now living at
Maspeth, Long Island. but FROM his
sister, Mrs. Brnnstein, who lives Mt
No. II Pitt street, 1t was learned that
he disappeared from home early In
February last. Nothing was heard
from him until April %, when he
wrote to his mother informing her Of
his enlistment. ~ am soldier in the
United States Army" he wrote, "am
am going to Cuba, where I expect to
meet my DEATH" He explained ut
the same time that while walking
home with his salary one night either
his pockets were picked or he lost the
money, but believing that the excuse
would not be accepted as true he hes
itated to return to his mother.
~ could not pluck up courage
enough" he wrote. "to go home that
night, so waiting for Sunday night to
fall, crossed to Jersey City, where l
caught 4 freight train for Phlladel-
phia, thence to Chicago, suffering un-
told agonies. Travelling four days
without food, became desperate.
Reaching Chicago, found work for
q day, amounting to 81 which ! ex-
pended for clothing and food. On
March 2S, without food or money, i
enlisted in the Army"
Subsequently he wrote frequently
to his mother, who urged him to leave
the Army. She threatened, in fact
to inform the authorities that he had
enlisted under q wrong age and q
false name, but he declared that If she
did he would desert and would then
probably be shot.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-07
A Mysterious Spring.

'sThere isn't much to say about the
little village of Joy, up in Wayne
county" said citizen of that quiet
hamlet in the peppermint belt, Eek
cept that just outside of it is spring
which is undoubtedly unlike any other
spring in the world. That spring
hasn't any visible outlet, but it has
two very visible inlets, thus reversing
the natural order of springs. Springs
are usually the sources of streams.
This oneis just the opposite. Ono of
heinlets of the spring is a rivelet that
flows from the south. The other
comes from the north. The waters that
come from the north and empty into
the spring are rs clear Us crystal. The
waters of the stream that discharge
from the south are almost as black rs
ink. The southern inlet never freezes,
while the northern one is the first
water in all that region to freeze.
f'Another singular thing about this
spring is that although no water flows
from itswater is constantly boiling up
through the white sand that forms its
bed. The spring is only tive feet wide
and three feet deep, but force pump
worked steadily and rapidly in it for
hours has failed to decrease its water
supply in the slightest degree. The
mystery is, what becomes of the water
of the spring? Fed by two streams,
and from an underground source, and
with no outlet, this spring has been
n thing impossible to explain from the
time the original settlers squatted in
that part of the state and found it
there until now. New York Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-07
The Curly Bang in Style.

The curly bang, after season or
two of suppression, is beginning to
fringe out rather luxuriautly again. 1t
runs in row of coquettisb little curls
from ear to enr over the forehead,
while those women who suffer from
too extensive spread of brow, are
adopting very clever modification of
the old style water wave. Instead of
plastering wisps of soapy hair fat to
the forehead, O broad bandeau is
drawn down, within half an inch OF
the eyebrows, and then deeply huted
by the irons. This is one of the soft
est frames face can be set in, and
when the waves are properly made
and adjusted they give the face a
peculiarly tender and plaintive ex-
preston. Women whose locks are
undeniably turning and who are too
courageous to yield to the blandish-
ments OF the hairdresser, adopt for
the evening pretty fantaisie coillure
called the Princess de Lamballe. For
this the hair is lightly faxed with
powder in front, rolled softly back,
waved little, then gathered into a
cluster of coils, held in place by tes-
toise shell, or pale greon shell comb.
A delicate fringe is permitted to crop
out about the brow and the mead is
crowned by half garland Of tiny pink
and white noisette roses.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-07
Salutinrin the ARMY.

One thing which the volunteers
find it hard to do-a thing which per-
haps they will never do in anythisg
like the form in which the regulars do
its to salute officers. Take vol
unteer who is bronzed and big, like
regular, and put him in regulars
clothes and send him out on the
street, and he would certainly betray
himself ms o volunteer at his first
meeting with an officer. The regular,
walking on the street, salutes every
officer he meets by raising the
Strengthened fingers of his right hand
to the brim of his hat, just over his
right eye, and keeping them there
until the officer has passed. The
volunteer cannot be made to hold his
hand there in any such way.
Ifhe salutes a strange officer of low
rank. at all, he salutes him with the
quick dash which is the regular Off
GERS salute to the private. If the
regular soldier is seated when an
officer approaches, in camp, on the
street or anywhere else, he rises, faces
tile officer, stands very erect, and
makes this salute. No one ever sees
volunteer private do this. Recently
regular cavalryman was trying to
get his horse across bridge while an
electric car was crossing it from the
other direction. The horse was
plunging and leaping wildly, and the
soldier had to work hard to control
him. At this moment young second
lieutenant of Ohio volunteers came
along the footway. In the midst OF
the horses gyrations the mounted
regular managed to salute the pedes-
trian officer in proper form. The
smile of admiration and satisfaction on
that young officers face was worth
going a long way to see.-Boston
Transcript.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-07
Queens Expensive Vacation.

Queen Victoria's recent trip to the
Continent was beneficial to her gen.
eral health nnd is saitl even to have
improved her eyesight, but these I'M
provements involved q cost OF $75, 900.
She paid something like $4,000 a
month for her apartments" and al
though she was in Cimiez for less than
two months, she was charged for the
full time. There was also the cost OF
maintaining suite Of somc GO to 70
persons. A heavy item was the charge
for her special trains between Nice
and Cherbourg, for which the French
companies charge exorbitantly. Some
idea of this amount may be gathered
from the fact that the lowest charge to
a private person for special train in
France is S5 mile. The cost of the
trip came entirely out of the Queens
privy purse, which.is held by Sir
Fleetwood Edwards.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-07
A Woman Gold Miner.

A new field of work for enterpfising
women is the gold field. Witness the
experience of plucky Jennie Hilton, q
30-year-old gold miner, who recently
set out for the Klondike. All her life
Miss Hilton has been al enthusiast in
mineralogy. Forced to make her own
way in the world, she became q school
teacher; but preliminary trial of the
prospecto-'s life SO delighted her that
ut once she resigned her position and
sook up the life of q practical miner,
drawing her uncle and her brother
into her enthusiastic plans. Since that
time she has trampel over hundreds
of miles of difficult mountains and bar
rem plains, working for months where
the thermometer stood at 115 degrees
in the shade, daring the neighborhood
of the most lawless men and tho wild
est camps, and always meeting with
courteous treatment. With remark
able skill, courage and determination,
she found and opened a gold mine in
one of Arizona's hottest deserts, and
travelled among investors until she
sold it. That was her first success.
1t has been followed by others, and
she is now worth SIS, 600. The Path
finder.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-07
Fashions Eancies.

White satin, embroidered with gold
for yokes and full fronts, is stylish.
Modified shirtwaists with big sailor
collars, for wee girls, are being worn.
The tucks on lingerie are now placed
from one-eighth to half an inch apart.
Albatross will still be worn this sea-
son, although not SO much as form.
erly.
Pique will be as much used ms ever
this season for seaside and mountain
wear. =.
White mousseline de sole is still q
favorite and will be for some time to
come.
Tiny turtle shapes .are- used for
stick pins, brooches, buttons and
buckles.
Golfers sunshades, with handles
that are exact replicas of the clubs, are
popular.
Persian lawn will be popular this
year, and will be trimmed with lace
edgings.
Black net gowns over white, with
burnt orange collars and belts, make
pretty appearance.
Young women wishing little
heavier material than gauze will find
white batiste satisfactory.
An old favorite that is being re-
vived is the white grenadine, with
fancy dots of white chenille.
Ruf1es of silk or net, finished with
black velvet ribbon, are seen on a
great many of the new skirts.
The butterfly fan is one of tho nov
elites of the season. 1t is gayly
adorned with tinsel and spangles.
A new fabric is the Radiant" drap
de sole. This is heavy silky gauze
material, we'll adapted to tho present
clingins style.
Dotted Swisses are most fashion.
able at the present time. They ore
made with many laec-edgod raffiessand
bows of ribbon.
Black lace gowns ofer white silk
foundations meet with general ap-
proyal. In this way;it is possible to
use silk that is somewhat soiled with
out it being noticeable. ,'-'
In cloals, coachman gray continues
much in favor, but has formidable
rival in light shade of Havana,
which promises to be extremely fash
ionable. White is generally used in
| the combination.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-07
,r,nn;sh GLOVES Loosing Favor.

The severely plain gloveis not gain
ing in favor, according to one au-
thority. There is a-demand for fancy
stitching and trimmings, for clasps
and hooks instead of buttons, and a
decided preference for pale tans and
grays and deep Russian green for, the
street, and for light yellows, pearl.
shades, pink and green for evening
wear. Novelties are out in tan, with
pink stitching, black with yellow, yell
low with lavender and OK blood with
green. The lambskin two-clasp glove
in all color is the correct thing to wear
with tailor-made costumes. An odd
glove that is to be introduced for
evening wear is of suede to the wrist.
From the wrist to above the elbow it
is of lace run through with narrow
ribbons. In some cases these ribbons
are spangled with sequins. The glove
is secured at the top by ribbons run
through Il heading of embroidery and
tied in q bow.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-07
Some styles in Footwear.

The woman who desires fashionable
footwear cap surely find something in
these days to suit her taste. In Lon
don dainty oxfords may DO secured in
either tan or green glace kid. For
more dressy wear there are what are
known as Cromwell Shoes" which
have pronounced buckles in jct or
silver. The athletic girl has many
styles from which to choose. A white
bucksl,in is worn in London for boat
ing. Cycling shoes with rubber soles,
which prevent the foot from Slipping
from The pedal, are in demand by de-
votees of the wheel. For house and
evening wear there are shoes made of
bronze and fine kid, decorated with
jewels, having single, double or
triple straps across the instep. Some
women send cuttings of the silk or
satin of which their dresses are made
to their shoemakers and have dainty
slippers made of the same material.