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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-23
JACKSON J0T T|NGS.

John Kelley has just finished putting
up wind mill for Ch1ist Lintz, of Sac
county.
Bert Tracey has just returned from
Denison where he has been visiting at
the home of Mr.. McAhren, the past
week.
Miss Mary McAlpin, of Denison, re-
turned home last Monday from weeks
visit at her grandfathers, MIR. p. Nc
Alpin.
John Deter has contracted for sew
eral thousand bushels of corn. Mr..
Deter buys more corn than any other
stockfeeder in the township.
The farmers have again commenced
husking corn for the third time and il
the weather permits for another week
most all the corn will be high and dry
| i'll crib.
Some of our stock raisers are com
planning of losing cattle that hav'
been turned out in the fresh stocks
See that your cattle all drink plenty o
water before going to the field in tn
morning is the best remedy for this.
| Mrs. John Williams met with wha
might have been very serious acci
ldent last Wednesday While returnin
home from Sac county the horse be
came frightened and instead of rur
lining away as might have been expecte
the animal commenced backing, ovel
turning the vehicle and luckily detacf
ed the shafts leaving the horse free
Mrs. Williams escaped with a fe'
slight injuries.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-23
NEWS OF WEST SIDE

A Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Emil Evers visited the county capital
on Tuesday.
Gus. Bovard is back againg from his
trip up North.
A. Trouth las gone to South Dakota,
where he expects to winter.
We have delightful weather just now
Enjoy it while it lasts.
Mrs B. G.. Hess ID children came
home again early in the week.
VIM. Kirkendall was indisposed for a
day or two, and not able to work.
Dan Movers is back from Marshall
town to spend the holidays with his
family.
A mild form of la grippe is going
round and seems to be no respecter of
persons
Mr.. Hannah, brother of Mrs. Gu
lick. who has been visiting, went away
again last Monday.
Our merchants are busy as bees these
days disposing of their immense stock
of Christmas goods.
The Arcadia and Vail section gangs
were here to assist in putting steel in
the side tracks.
The M. w. A boys are practicing up
these nights. Probsbly they have a
victim in sight.
The r. r. boys have been getting
their pay checks during the week, just
in time for Christmas.
The Express agent is happy these
DAYS. Things seem to be coming his
way about Christmas time,
A petition is being circulated among
our business men to have the County
line road put in a little better shape for
travel,
A lodge of the M. of W. will be organ
lied in the near future at the five mile
house, south of town. The boys are
looking forward and expecting some
fun.
Bro. HERE thinks be hears the chimes
of wedding bells. Can't imagine where
it CONES from, but we will watch, wait
and wonder.
We understand that the Becker farm
just south of town, is about to change
hands. Two gentlemen from West
Side have made good offers which viii
no doubt be accepted.
Operator j. Hall attempted manfull.
to get rid of the grip and remain a
work, but it was too much for him; h
has been confined to his room for tn
last two days under the DOCTORS care
Operator Ssraus is working here day
now.
Mrs. Frank Coffman returned t
Omaha Wednesday. She was &C
companied by her mother Mrs, Clement
who will make her home with her flo
the present. A good many of their oil
friends and neighbors were down t
see them 90.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-23
BUCK GROVE ITEMS

Gigax & Son have added new safe
to their building.
John Golf, Arion's brickman, was in
town Wednesday.
Lizzie Mitchell is visiting friends and
relatives in Omaha.
DIR. Evans, of Arion. was profes.
sional visitor last week.
Quite few of our people have at
tended mission at Manila.
b. II. Carpenter was at the county
capital on business this week.
j. p. Jones, of Denison. was a BUSH
ness visitor several days this week.
Stewart Eggers, Of the poor farm,
was up this way one day this week.
Sheriff Bell was in town Monday with
subpoenas for several of our towns
people.
/ Guy Tyler is visiting friends and re-
latives here; he is now clerkiDg fol-
MOfiitt & Son.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-23
HAPP[N|NGSAT BELL

The smiling face of Joe Duncan was
seen in Bell Tuesday.
Robert Bell spent last week in ID eni-
son with his brother, Henry Bell.
VIM. Rule who has been working in
the Ida Grove Roller Mills, came home
Saturday to attend to some business
and will remain few days to visit.
A social dance was given at the home
Of j. Harpers on Friday night which
was largely attended by the young PEG
pie of Paradise. A fine supper wa,
served.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-23

Buying corn grinders is all the rage
among our farmers just now.
w. V. Whaley. the live insurance
man of Dow City, was in town Friday.
Mrs. Lydia Hockett, who has been in
Louisiana this summer, is at home
now.
Will Laub, of Denison, was caller
at our berg on business affairs We'd
nesday.
The Grove school, under Ernest Ed
wards of Pretty Prairie, is now progress
sing finely.
j. F. and Frank Wiley have returned
from South Dakota where they both
bought land.
r. Getty. Geo. Hester, S. Staller and
S. III. Town, all prominent farmers,
were in town this week.
w. g. johnson has purchased new
engine for his elevator, the other one
getting smashed up somehow.
A valuable mule belonging to Car
penter Bros. got the worst of an en-
counter with wild freight train the
other day.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-23
A Cuban Scene Described by aRed
Cross Agent.

Here are people starving in a land, as
rich perhaps as ths sun ever shines up-
on; such are some OF the consequences
of war. Telling them that we would
leave provisions at the first village that
We came to, we passed onward, as the
sun was becoming intensely hot and we
feared to exhaust our pack animals.
In short time we arrived at the vii
lage of Conception, collection of
thach rooted, dirty-floored houses on ths
top of hill. The entire population in--
Guiding the dogs, turned out see us,
and we were besieged, as soon as we
stated that we carried medicines and
provisions. by such motley. ragged,
cadaverous, and hungry crowd as
perhaps could be raised nowhere to-
day, outside of Cuba.-From "a Ride
into Cuba for the Red Crossf' hy
Charles r. Gill, M. D., in the January
Scribner's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
About a State Deficit.

Bob Semple, clerk in the bank com
mission office. has been doing "a little
digging up" among old relics and
papers of the Morrill, administration
and las found few things Among
other things he finds. so the State
Journal reports, that deficit existed
in the state treasury in August. 1896.
OF course it would never do to let this
become public during a hot campaign
such as was then in progress. So they
gor the assistant treasurer to dig up"
from his own pockets enough TO tide
them over. The shortage in the
treasury was bequeathed to the popu-
lists of the last administration, an un-
welcome heritage. The Journal says:
"A bundle of vouchers in the state
auditors office, amounting to $4,000,
were paid during August, September
and October, 1896 By George III.
Seward, assistant state treasurer, out
of his own pocket. Mr.. Seward filed
the vouchers away, and when the
money came in after the first of the
year, he presented the warrants for
payment, and they are now on file in
the Office of auditor, bearing Mr..
Stewards endorsement and receipt.
The warrants were not paid for want
of funds belonging to the state, but no
announcement of that complication
was given to the public. MIR Seward
saved the credit for the republican ad-
ministration with his private funds,
and the deficit which existed at that
time was carried oyer aud unloaded on
the populiSt administration, which is
charged by republicans with the
responsibility of creating it. This
discovery said Mr- Semple, places the
responsibility where it belongs and
shows exactly when the dificit existed
The populists are not in any way re-
sponsible for it. The difficulty lies
with the republican legislature, which
practically threw the money away by
paying for work which was new eT
done. e."-Hutchinson Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
Hit and Miss.

If these items do not miss you they
Will hit you-and hit you hard.
Some men are like wells without
water always dry.
To "honor thy father and thy moth
err doesn't mean to dub them, 1.-The
old man and the old woman"
You may have faith that there is
water in the we'll, bpt you will not get
drink unless you work the pump.
David danced. but he didn't have
female for partner with dress so
low in the neck that you could see the
straps on her sand Is.
There are many men who daily walk
in the straight and narrow way, but it
leads up the alley to the back door of a
joint.
1t is often said that a man is as crazy
as bed bug When we look around
grossly slandered-be knows what his
business is, and keeps steadily at it.
Among the men who hug fire aw-
fully tight these days, and who will not
get out of ded until the fires are start
ed, are number who thought last
summer that a trip into the KIondyke
country would be no hardship.
There are women who are comely
there are women who are homely, but
be careful how the latter thing you
say. There ara women who are
wealthy. there are women who are
healthy, there are women who will al
ways have their way. There are
women who art. truthful, there are
women who ale youthfuI-was there
ever any woman who WAS old? There
are women who are sainted, there are
women who are painted, there are
| women who are worth their weight in
gold There are women who are
slender, there are women who are
| tender, there are women who are
colder than lead There are women
who are married, there ara women
who have tarried, there are women
who are taikie5s-but they're dead
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
Climate Story.

Prof. Ed. I. Barber, superintendent
of the Great Bend city schools, was on
No. last night returning from his
Christmas vacation. He said he met
man from South Dakota on the train
when he left Great Bend for Topeka to
attend the state teachers association.
The northern man was talking volumi-
nously about the difference in the cli-
mate between Kansas and Dakota.
Mr. Barber disagreed with him.
After pulling out of Sterling some
distance, the man reached over to Ed
and remarked Il tell you there is a
difference; feel much warmer than l
did few hours ago." To this Ed re-
piled:
My friend, that is not the climate;
that is due to local conditions. You
notice that we are just pulling into
Nickerson? Well. the Santa Fe recent
ly removed the division point to Newton
and the people here have not cooled off
et.'-Newton Kansan
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
promise the rest to somebody else.

promise the rest to somebody else.
''Fveryone shuddered the other day
at the rumor that Cy Leland had abol-
ished postoffice where some enemy re-
ceived his mail, and if Baker and Cur
tis do not compromise with him he may
abolish everything. including the pen
sion agency, before he goes.
sit is not too late to avert this be-
reavement and these threatened dan
gers and save the party from dIsinte-
grafton. Our Cy Leland is reasonable.
H is not obdurate. He is willing that
Baker and Broderick and Curtis should
serve out their full terms. He will not
insist on their resignation, if they will
only surrender their duties and preroga-
tives to him. No sensible man should
ocject to this, and it is 10 be hoped that
one of the first acts of the Jim Simpson
committee will be 10 establish this eq-
nitable adjustment by an edict, and then
keep on polling the state as they did
in 'o6. %
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

freeze. and then thawed them out in
the morning. He said he had seen
four men die of colic from eating
whiskey that was frozen so hard 1t
wouldn't thaw inside of them. He
said the COWS all gave ice cream TIL
they froze to death, He said he knew
clerk ia hotel on the Yukon that
got rich selling the diamonds he wore,
said diamonds being nothing but ice
crystals, that didn't thaw till after the
clerk got out of the country. He said
be had seen a man fall of of the roof
of a barn and freeze so stiff before he
lit that he broke in two when he hit
the ground. He said he had seen
smoke freeze in chimney till the fire
wouldn't draw, and he knew of enc
case where the smoke froze after it got
100 feet up and fell back on the house,
knocking hole in the roof big enough
to drive a yoke of steers through .
lie said the reason that nights were SO
loEg in that country was that the dark
got freze so hard the daylight couldn I
thaw its way through in less than six
months
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
AS Good a Liar as We Want.

According to tbe Alaska Miner. q
gentleman who has just escaped from
the Kiondyke region gives the follow
ing account of some things that hap
pened there:
"a man told me. who had wintered
there seven years, that they froze-< the
flames of their candles aud sold them
for straw berries. He said that they
kept their fires over night by putting
them out into the air aud letting them
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
Viii Open Business Here.

Harry Dlffenbacher, who was born
and raised in Barton county, aud who
has many friends here who admire his
purely American spirit OF push and
energy, left for Clinton, Mo, little
over four years ago to learn the art of
merchant tailoring with E. c. Kent.
By close application to business, and
with the help of Mr. Kent. he now
ranks as first class merchant tailor,
fully competent to cut and make
gents clothing in the latest styles.
Harry waites from Terre Haute, Ind.
where he is finishing a course OF lessons
in the art of cutting, that he has de.
cided to locate in business in Great
Bend, his childhoods home. and that
he has ordered a fiue selection Of first
class goods to be shipped to this city
by the first week in February. The
DEMOCRAT and its many readers will
be glad to welcome Mr.. Difenbacher
as a citizen again, and we predict foI
him successful business career.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
New Music-Liberal Offer.

cation, American Popular Music, we
make the following liberal offer: Send
US the names of three or more perform
ers on The piano or organ. and fifteen
cents in money or postage, and We will
mail you sixteen pages of the latest
popular songs, two steps. etc, full
sheet music arranged for piano or
organ. and American Popular Music
for three months.
Address POPULAR Music Co,
indianapolis, Ind.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
Bloomers. and Things.

"Uncle Jasper" of the Ellsworth
Messenger. gives his opinion on
women's dress, as follows:
Mamie c., writes to your Uncle
Jasper, asking his ideas on womans
dress, boomers and other things. We
feel highly flattered that our opinion in
this line should be sought after. With
apologies to the shades of Worth and
others who were expert in womanly IN
yentions, Mamie, I will endeavor to
saturate your mind with few up-to-
date, modern, 1898, ideas on this
important subject. Attractive women
can make any costume popular. 1t is
perfectly marvellous to notice how little
clothing an attractive woman can wear
and still be the cynosure of all eyes.
While the bloomer is hardly to be
adopted for indoor wear, it might be
permitted as we get more accustomed
to it, and then the wholesome fear of
mouse would gradually disappear. For
one, l frankly admit that if l had to
wear long skirts all the time 1 would
tie them to my ankles and bound upon
the top of sideboard if mouse came
in my direction. 1t has been proven
that man in his night dress cannot
whip SO large a burglar as he can in
his trousers. Statistics prove this.
Does it show that skirts are inimical to
courage and heroic endeavor? We
should also be consistent and judge of
this matter without prejudice. We
must not attack the bloomer- because
we are bow-legged. We must have
other and better motives. Men are
often inconsistent in their dress, accord
ing to the best standard For instance,
the Highlanders would look better, even
in bloomers, and the mosquitoes would
have to turn their attention to other
and nobler objects.
There seems to be vague fear, too.
that women will finally usurp many of
mans rights and at last infest the
smoking room, thus taking the spice
out of the prevailing smoking room
anecdote. think there will always be
room in every well regulated house
where man may go to escape from
too much rehnement-a place where he
may go to express himself fully when
things go wrong and the parlor is
occupied by refined people who can sit
on chair without resting their weight
on it. Though l am thoroughly refined
and have sweet nature, so sunny at
times that have to be careful not to
sit too near the ferns in the conserva-
tory, and often, when 1 am feeling well,
one smile will prematurely ripen a
lemon tree. yet can see that the same
wisdom which put whiskers on the ma
and made him strong, SO that be would
enjoy getting up at the dead of night to
chase a cow out of the flower bed, also
gave him desire to escape from fete
champetre and seek for catfish where
the worm dieth not.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
"Bartlett's Road to sgltzeryille. y

Such is the title of the play in which
the popular comedian, John Dillon. is
to appear on Wednesday evening,
Feb. ,. To give the story of the play
in detail would ne 10 rob the auditor of
half of the enjoyment that uncertainty
brings sometimes. The play has met
with remarkable success and is likely
TO serve Mr.. Dillon for number OF
seasons to come. He has been fortunate
in securing an excellent company 10
support him. among which may be
mentioned Ida Nay Blake. Mrs.
Thomas, Miss Cnba Niblo, Miss
Vernon, Harry Thomls. Ardl Ii.
CrOix, L I. Evans and others. John
Dillon always draws no matter where
be plays and he is sure of good house
here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
Out IN Western Kansas.

Judge Lester, of Syracuse. who is
quite gay FOR an old min, writes of
Western Kansas:
The grass grows short aud close TO
the ground, but it's fresh and sweet
the whole year round; We have biz
yards. drouth. and all OF that. but our
Kansas steers get rolling fat. We
can raise no corn to shuek, [ know
but you ought tosee the alfalfa grow.
We have had>hard luck these many
years. but we'll ''gst there with our
Kansas steers; aud we'll by diamonds
for our wives. and froiic in clover all
our Iives'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

l. is amusing To see column in a
local paper headed Local News" and
then read down the column and Gnd
half to three -fourths of the so called
locals patent medicine advertise
ments telling about Puttyhead's Pile
Pills. or Crank's Consumption Cure. or
Rats Rheumatism Remedy. You will
not find the columns of the DEMOCRAT
disgraced with such stuff.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

@. .. 9nu @reat 9euS. iit Der
einsige 9t9ent pom Or. 8urfbart's Beg
etabIe COMPOUND for Bartou &c., unb
sarantirt Blutfranf1siteu linperoau-
lisfsit, 8opIlpeb, 6bsumntiinlus uHo
trdaer Stublsans su filriren; Sann
3ensniiIe liefern non eeuten Die er in
Barton eouRsp filrirt bat Seb5
Roaate gehanoIuHs, Sin Dollar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
A TIMELY SUGGESTION.

Since tFeachery seems to he the rule,
Fidelity the exception,
Since money secures the passage of bills,
Its absence their rejection,
Why not establish doodle fund"
From the gifts of an outraged Nation,
And then go into the market and BUY
Some decent legislations
H. P LITTLE, in ssNew Time
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

The peopIe1of and about Claain are
all too busy to sit down, aud no one in
the whole conntry round about had
time to hustle new subscriber to tsse
banner within q given time and secure.
handsome rocker which the editor
offered as pr.zs to the one sshdIue
ia the most cash subseriaers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

The little daughter of. Afr. and Mrs
George . Brien was badly scaided last
Thursday by pulling a cup of bot
coffee off the table, the contents of the
cup pouring down its little neck and
back. 1t is thought she little one will
recover
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

cen "Apple-Jack Cy-and, as he
:winks the other eye, we can almost
see him chuckle and grin as he did OF
old, when a .srebel' he'd skin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

G.N. & E. r. Moses have their
machine shop now about fitted up and
ready for business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

A man who never made a mistake
never makes much of anything. In
Dccenee is oar starting Ioint not our
goal. 4 cabbage is innocent, an oyster
makes no mistakes; and a squash was
never known to sin Newton KansaB.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

Buy for cash. and your purchase is
your own. Bay on time. and your in-
dependence flown.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

MIS-. " R. Cook was up from
Niekerson last week. visiting friends
in Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

Mrs. Frank Maxon and children. of
s.. John, were visiting relatives in
Great Bend last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

Little LauraDecker, of Reno coanty
Is visiting with her grandfather, Jas
-. Brown, west OF taxn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

The Mo. p pay Car arrived at
HoisingtOn Tuesdsy. aud the whole
town is flush again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

We are not prophet nor the son OF
prophet. but We will wager our
chances for becoming Car OF Russia
that the 1898 wheat crop in Barton
county viii outclass-in quantity and
quality big crop of 1897.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

John Dick, OF L-ak.n township, was
up 70 the county seat looking after
legal matters, lsfst Thursday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

Fred Eberhart was up from Ellin-
wood. Thursday of last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

Judge E. C. Cole attended court at
Larned the first of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

y very satisfactory continuation of
snow aLd rain last Friday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20
THE BOSS ROASTED.
John J. ingalls, Latest Effort at Skin
ming an Enemy.

,RULY a devil j S b
tongue has 10 b n.
three pronged an d
barbed, and It's 'wag-
Iging on. And as it
darts from his snake
like neck, his eyes
|bung out. and he
takes a peck at his
old chum Leland
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

Mrs. Geo. caraway IS very sick, at
her home north OF town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

Bob MeMullia REGISTERED a new kick,
Friday. Said "the blamed snow will
smother all the wheat. = Next.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

AIRS. John ". Feaster OF this city
was taken seriously i'll last Thursday.
with congestion of the. lungs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

Everybody likes a cheerful disposi-
ton. Don't bellyache around about
every little thing that gos wrong, and
you will have more friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-01-20

ID. c. Barrows, and son, Of Wheat
land, were down Friday. Sas the
snow began about 10 a. u. in Wheat
laud