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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
CLAFLIN.

From the Banner.
Clafiin now has a population of be.
tween 500 and 800.
Mr.. Oxen berger has purchased tie
Stout property on west second street
and will occupy it shortly after har-
vest
A. Fl. Gilmore and family arrived
here from Easton, ILL.,, Wednesday
evening. They will live on their farm
which he purchased last winter, nance
ly the Oxen berger farm.
Grandpa Slower was seriously I'M
jured last Sunday evening by becom
ing entangled in a picket rope to
which COW was fastened. He is suf
fering from seriously sprained ankle
and knee.
Considerable thieving is reported
from Hollywood. N. q. Smith was
relieved of $50, Mr.. Stagleman was
relieved of the same amount, and
Stratman's store was broken into and
considerable merchandise taken.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
4gRS|ESN6ES3V
ELLINWOOD.
From the Leader.

From the Leader.
Peter Wenke's little girl, who was
so seriously bitten by dog last week,
is recovering nicely.
R B. Herald arrived home from
Wisconsin, Tuesday morning, where
he attended the funeral of his mother.
The Santa Fe has begun the CON-
struction of handsome and substan-
tial brick platform around itbe passen>
ger depot
Louis A. Smith and Miss Ida C. w.
Smith, brother and sister of E l..
Smith, cashier of the Citizens Bank.
arrived from Edwardsville, ILL.,, yes,
terday evening for visit of several
weeks.
Preparations for big 4th of July
celebration here are progressing nicely
Nearly all arrangements have been
completed, and Ellinwoud proposes TO
give all who attend shot time in the
old town."
Now that harvest is here there is
no excuse for any stranger here to be
out of a job. If a tramp comes beg.
gins at your door. don't encourage
him by feeding him. A man out of a
job now don't want to work.
DR.. Carl Gutwasser died Wednes-
day afternoon June 18th at o'clock
after long and lingering illness.
The funeral took place Friday morn,
ing from the Evangelical church .sEi.
| IinwoOd, and the services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Bohnstengel.
| Fl. j. Sprinkler returned from Ar
kansas City, Saturday evening after
an absence of about sixteen months
"Hike" has been with Duff & Repr
of that town as undertaken, is an ex'
pert at the business. His close appli.
cation to his calling has impaired his
health and he came home to rest and
recuperate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
HOIsINGTON.
From the Dispatch.

From the Dispatch.
a bright baby boy was born to Ed
Ruggles and wife Saturday.
HoIslDgton has large number o1
beautiful homes. Plenty of water and
little attention ia ell that is required
for a good lawn and beautiful trees.
Base ball, shooting tournament,
races, be nd music. grafton, brilliant
firework display, grand ball, will be
features of the 4th of July celebration
at Hoisipgton.
There has been quite a family reun-
ion of MIR. o. P. Putnam's relatives
at his home in this city the past few
days. In addition to those arriving
last week, Mrs. M. 0. Persons and
son, of Waukegan, Illinois, and Mrs
w. 6. Morris, of Chicago, arrived
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Persons
and Mrs. Morris are Mr.. Putnam's
sisters.
Robert Parker and wife residing
near the Russell county line twelve
miles north Of Hoisington, came very
close to deaths door on Saturday eve
ming. They we're returning from
Hoislngton and were about three
miles north of town when the rain
struck them. A stroke of lightning
struck the team killing both horses,
and severe shock from the bolt was
transmitted by the lines to Mr. Par
ker. Mrs. Parker ran to Mr.. Jas.
Coons, distance of q miles and sum-
moned help. On return Mr.. Parker
was assisted into another rig and taken
home. He has about fully recovered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
HoBsoN,s LOAD OF COAL.

Siz Hobson of AIiabamy, at brought yez
A load of coal"
Siz slavery, ats just the very thing
want, bless yer soui.''
Siz Hobson. "I'l put her down in the
Basement fog yez to get.H
Siz Savery, "hold on if you do, it'll
All get nifty wet"
"DiviI cares,'' says Hobson. sis this the
Bay of Santiago?"
"Niver yiz mind about the bay,
Dom the bay" sig the Dago.
''That's pilot I'm trying to do" siz Hobson,
Both inds on the ground
Siz Sayery. slave room PLACE. for
wheelbarry to go round"
,Dthin he siz. "doo yez see me min
Shootin' away at marks?''
''I do, begorra.'. siz Hobson. They're
Skarrin aph all the sharks"
PAY for the coaI.'' sig Hobson. "Pve
Put her all down in the bin,"
"Disil a cent 1 have" siz Slavery,
''For you and the min I"
"'Dthin we'll booEd with yez." siz Hobson,
'Until livery clint we git !"
And he did. and he's boordin' 1t out,
With the Dago till yit.
NIKE O'TooLE.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
PAWNEE ROCK.

From Special
Harvest has begun in good shape
now.
We will celebrate in the harvest
field.
D. r. Logan has a new clerk from
Winfield.
l.. Z. Benefel is up from Bronson
for harvest.
Rose, O K. y. student, is visiting
Ed Lindas.
Paul Gano was quite sick the first
of the week.
Mrs. F. 7. Belt returned last week
from er visit in Illinois.
Misses Bertha and Mamie Haigbt
are home from Wyoming.
Sherm Mosbarger has put another
chair and fan over the chairs in bis
barber shop.
Grandma Burnt is here from Ne
braska, and has gone to house keeping
In Mrs. Nairn's house on the hill.
The stores did rushing business
last week. It was impossible to wait
on the customers for hours Friday.
During the past three weeks large
number of movers have been camped
on the TOWNSHIP and in consequence
the grass has been pastured very
close which is very onvenient for
the town people who have stock.
A large number of strangers are to
be seen in town evenings and Sun
days. They are harvesting and
threshiDg crews. There were more
of them on the street Saturday night
than there were of the residents.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
Fourth of July Races.

The First Annual meeting at the
Rowell driving park will De held at
the Rowell Stock Farm five miles south
west of Great Bend, on the Fourth of
July. a game of base ball will be
played in the forenoon, and in the
afternoon there will be horse racing
and bicycle racing.
A grand picnic and pleasant time
for all. Everybody come out and en-
joy great day.
J. T. STEVENS, Mgr.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
tFirst published in the Democrat Jaoe 50, 'sS
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Barton County,
David b. Palmer, Plaintiff,
James Clayton, Dora A
Clayton. j. V Blinkman,
Maggie Brinkman and
j. V. Brinkman Co. Bank,
Defendants.
By virtue OF Special Execution. 70 me directed
aud delivered. Issued Of the solh District Court
of the State of Kansas. sitting in and for Barton
County, in said State, will, on
Saturday, july 80, 1898.
At ten O'Clock 3. o! said day the court houpe
west door In Great Bend City, in the County and
State afors said offer st public sale and sell to
highest bidder for cash in hand, the following
described Real property, to-wft.
Beginning Forty-eght (<Sl feet east of the South
west corner of Lot Thirteen {ISl in Block Ninety
1907, In the City of Great Bend. running thence
east Twenty three % feet, thence North One
Hundred (l0Ol feet. thence West Twenty-three t22l
feet. thence South 20 the place of beginning
Said property to be sold ss commanded by the
said special Execution.
Sherih's office, June "a. 1898, R-is
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
BRIDGE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Count v
Commissioners intend Masking spprupris tionof
$4,000, or so much thereof may he necessary,
to build Bridge across Dry Walnut Greek on the
line between Sessions Is and 10. Township 49,
Range II, and sealed bids will be received for con-
ttruction of substantial iron bridge a. above
stated on the 9TH day of July IS9S st ls O'Clock Of
said day The Board reserves the right to N iect
any all bids
By Order of the Board,
lS-lo NJ. b. Fits,
County Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
Second Hand Headers.

We have taken in a number of second
hand headers which we have put in
first class shape and which We are
offering at greatly reduced prices. If
you have a small crop you will do well
to see these second hand machines as
we think that we have just what you
want.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

The Ciaflin Banner suspended pub
lication, with the issues OF last week.
until after harvest. Editor Downey
will 20 into the harvest field and by
forking wheat at So day, will earn
enough to enable him to resume publ
cation again before the snow flies.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

Some harvest hands have been en-.
gagged at $500 day, others at s1.75,
and still others at 1.-The prevailing
price" whatever that may be. If the
farmer has to sell his wheat for so to
so cents a bushel he can't well AFFORD
to pay over s1.75 a day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

George Merritt and John Wesley
write their folks that they got through
to Chickamauga all right; had most
delightful trip. saw lots OF interesting
sights, and are getting a foretsste OF
real southern summer weather.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

M N. Jones came down from Fort
Collins, Colo, last week to visit friends
and relatives here for a few weeks.
Marshall is looking hale and hearty,
and says the free silver air in Colorado
thoroughly agrees with his democratic
constitution.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

Mrs. Mary Kentch, mother Of Mrs.
VIM. Friend, died at her home in the
east part of town last Monday evening
of dropsy. She was in her 18th year.
The funeral occurred on Thursday, the
23rd, and the remains were taken to
the north part of the county for burial.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

And Cervera kissed Hobson!
Aiack, and alas!
In an enlightened age
Has it come TO pass
This quintessence of cruelty,
Severer by far
Than the old Inquisition.
Be imposed on our Tar.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
First published in the DEMOCRAT June is. 1885,
SHERIFFS SALE.

First published in the DzxocRAT June is. 1885,
SHERIFESS SA LIE.
STATE OF KANSAS, l.,
BARTON COUNTY.
MsryJ- Olin, Plaintiff.
Ezra Davis. Elizabeth A. Davis.
Elizabeth YsDcil. Tichenor TsR-
ell, the J. V. Brinkman Co. BIZ,
and South Bend TIP. Defendants.
By virtue Of q Special Execution TO directed
and delivered. issued of the Goth District curt
of the state of Kansas sitting in and for Barton
County. in said State, will. on Monday. July Is.
A. D. 1885, at 10 O'Clock a. NJ. of said day, at tbs
Court House west door in Great B. nd city, in the
county and State aforesaid offer at public sale and
sell the highest bidder for cash in hand the fol-
lowing described real property, towft:
Lot number eighteen u.s. in block number seven
ty six (76l in the city of Great Bend. Kansas.
Said property to be sold commanded by the
said Special Execution.
L.P. ABER Sheriff.
Sherif's Ofice, June 18th, 1895. 1917
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

Good girls for general house work
are almost as scarce as hens teeth in
this part of Kansas. There are hun
dreds of thousands of girls in the over
crowded cities of the east who could
secure good, respectable homes, and
eventually good husbands by coming TO
Kansas
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

Percy Davidson and wife came up
from Stafford county Monday to take
the train for Gordonsville. Va. where
they have daughter who is lying very
dangerously ill.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

When Fitzhugh Lee was . young
man, and the Northern boys were after
him he did not know they were after q
good commander Tor their sons.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
TO THE FARMERS.
NJ. b. Fits,
County Clerk.

Read this when busy the field
is ia for Gather your family around you
when and find
goods when harvest We closing few solid
fort suky pows for $50 CO. The plows odn y sell
This soft for those that early your
for them We have sulky selling
for S20 90 that have been selling for s35 co. We will
week a ca load of
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

Cut those weeds in front of you
premises. before they smother you.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
TO THE LADIES.

We want to prepare your minds
fall purchases You have been standing the hot
helping gather the harvest
machinery outside do bis work the undoubtedly
that she entitled of the funi
curtains window shades
sofas rocking chairs gasoline
dishes books mandons guitars vons
girls, all of which handle.
When in look these articles pick
and will it aside you have one OF
the largest and best selected stock clocks
Jewey of all kinds in this Pick
going give the boys and girls helping
through harvest and only through through their
lives make nice home and only the boys girls the
husband and wife have nice watch prices
sell them. We glad you to show Won
goods give you matter whether Won uv
in and take . in easy chairs =
Truly,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
Hummer Fang and Sulky PlOWS.

And those who have them will
tell that they the hummer Don't buy till
them Our prices all right you
We also sell the Deere and ulky pow they
have them know there ia and
Hummer get per day. you want
cheaper Gang plow have selling for $4,000
We selling this than before. We
have the Deerng Champion mowers
that will stand by you forever till get We
also sell the Deng Keystone
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30

III you want good cheap
mill We have the Cure feet at $50 co. good
have them in almo style and almost
four of the farmers club together in and will
outfit all complete and guaranteed for $500 90 and
Will it pay hresh your wheat? Will goo
Traction engine and second hand separator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10

had Withdrawn from the Cook county
campaign because of the action of the
county committee in endorsing the peace
jubilee, but said he would be very busy
this fall with his own private matters
and the campaign in the state. Last
Thursday he saw nothing to prevent
him from making the speech, and so his
particular spokesman, Senator Mahoney
made the motion that the meeting be
held in the auditorium.
The county Democrats are jubilant
They are claiming again that AItgeld
is now put outside of the circle, where
Mayor Harrison, however, will not ad-
init that there is any fight further than
to say that he disagrees with the ex-
governor on many matters.
The Democratic executive committee
is going to try to naturalize $4,000 men
this year. who will be used on election
day to swell the vote for the Graham
Kersten-E ldred ticket. Arrangements
have been made for meetings between
the members of the executive committee
and the officers of the ward and precinct
clubs by which every unnaturalized
man in every Democratic ward will be
furnished with naturalization papers at
the expense of the central committee if
he shows a disposition to vote for the
Democratic ticket
Secretary Burke claims that this year
every man naturalized is certain also
to be a Democrat, as most of the foreign
residents in this city are not so stirred
engagements are in progress with the
Democratic judges by which a natural
izatiOn court can he run almost con-
StantlV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10

ing the property of the government
which they have in their possession.
The government will require that every
article be accounted for.
Every officer or man in the volunteer
service who has charge of government
property will have to account for it be-
fore he can be mustered out and paid.
An instance is related of a governor Of
one state who received two regiments
of troops. He told them they could take
80 days furlough and go home What
became of all the equipments in their
possession, the property of the govern
ment, the United States officers cannot
tell. Some of these equipments be-
longed to the ordnance, some to the
subsistence and some to the quarter
masters departments. Receipts were
given by some one for these equip
ments when furnished by the govern
ment, and the volunteer officers who
gave the receipts will be held RESPONSE
BILE for them. ard their pay accounts
will not be settled until every article is
accounted for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10
ALTGELD SHOWS HIS IRE.
Will Not Open the Campaign in
hicago-Harrison Pleased.

Chicago, Sept. 1O.-John P. Altgeld
yesterday called at Democratic state
headquarters and notified Secretary
Bentley that he wanted to be released
from the engagement to open the Dem
ocratic campaign in Cook county. The
meeting is to be held at the auditorium
the latter part of this month. The Har-
rison men are interested deeply in the
county ticket and Mr. Altgeld's action
is regarded as a notification that he is
ready to make war on the county ticket
from top to bottom, and that he has de-
cided that he cannot express his dis
approval in a more unmistakable way
than to refuse to speak in Chicago
Mayor Harrison, when informed of
the ex-goVernor's action, refused to ex-
press one word of regret. In fact he
seemed somewhat pleased over the fact
that Mr.. Altgeld was not going to open
the campaign and when asked who
would, he said he did not know, but
that if the county committee should ask
him he would certainly do SO and be
pleased to get the chance. Bobby
Burke said the invitation would be COM
ing all right and paid no heed to the
touch of sarcasm in Mr.. Altgeld's sug-
gestion that W. J. Bryan would be a
man of about the right caliber to open
the campaign in Cook county.
Mr.. Altgeld would not admit that he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10

VIM. Mckinley, cOmmander-in- chief of
the army and navy, for a single stroke
of his pen could have blotted them out
any day. But he chose to let them
carry on their hellish work, lest to in
terfere with them might lose to his
party their support. The question with
me is not so much whether a candidate
is a prohibitiOnist or not, but rather
whether if elected, he will be loyal to
the constitution and laws Of Kansas.
Stanley makes no promises. His party
platform is silent. We have no reason
to hope that Stanley, if elected, would
do one whit better than Leedy. But
there is no uncertainty about PETER
He tells US that if elected he will en-
force the laws faithfully, and therefore
I shall vote for him. Believing as do
in the Peoples party principles, so far
as they go, but condemning some OF the
party's practices, I expect to cast my
ballot for each one of the present state
officials who is not responsible for the
failure to enforce the prohibitory law,
and I also expect to vote for the free
silver candidate for congress in the
Second district. But I will never vote
for any candidate who possesses the
power to enforce the law and fails to
do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10
FEAR AMERICAN PRESTIGE
European Residents of Mexico Afraid
of Loss of Trade,

City of Mexico, Sept 1O.-There is a
bitter feeling here among European
merchants against Americans since the
successful close of the war in Cuba and
the Philippines, being based on a fear
Of the rising prestige of Americans, and
that they will lose the trade Of Mexico.
curious outcome of the war is an ap
prehension felt by resident Spantards
and merchants that their own national
ity in Havana will come here and enter
into competition with them. They are
warmly opposed to Spanish immigration
into Mexico.
The general sentiment among men in
trade here is hostile to the growing
American commercial and financial in
f1uence. President Diaz's administra-
ton is friendly to Americans and this
enrages the newspapers IN opposition to
his government, which are owned or
secretly subsidized by resident Europe
ans. These papers are doing all in their
power to excite the bitter feeling
against the United States. The gov
eminent papers are friendly to the
Americans, as is the mass Of the peo-
Dle,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10
REINDEER FOR WHALERs.
A Herd of 400 Rushed Through by
the Rev. w. T. Lopp.

New York, Sept. 1O.-The American
Missionary association has received
from Lieutenant ]. G. Berry an account
of the expedition of it's missionary, the
Rev. w. T. Lopp of Cape Prince of
Wales, Alaska, to Point Barrow for the
relief of the starving American whalers
off Point Barrow. Lieutenant Berry
says that Mr.. Lopp reached Point Bar
row on March 80 with four hundred
reindeer, which he had driven $50 miles
over the icy wastes as fast as Mr.. Jar
Wis and DR.. Call, following the coast,
could travel alone in the dog sleds. His
journey shows that he had the deer on
the run most of the time.
At one time "a deer stampeded and
were lost, but herders sent back found
them and took them all into Point
Hope. Lopp left Point Barrow on his
return on April 5, and got home to Cape
Prince of Wales in 81 days. The lowest
temperature he experienced was AZ be-
low zero. But that was not so cold as
one day when the thermometer was 40
degrees below zero, and it was blowing
a blizzard. Lieutenant Berry says that
the expedition has been a perfect sue
cess.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10
REGULAR ARMY $4,000.
War Department Will Ask Con-
gress For That Number
of Men.

Washington, Sept. 10.-The regular
army, as it will be considered after the
war, will consist of $4,000 men. This
information is in advance of action
which it is proposed to be asked from
congress by the war department. 1t
was also said that the soldiers at Ma
Mia may be included bodily in the new
regular army.
When the war broke out the regular
army consisted, in round numbers, of
about %, 900 men and 2, 900 officers. Some
of the companies contained only about
so men apiece, so that there was a vast
disproportion between the number Of
men to be commanded and the officers
nominally in command.