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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Wheat continues to decline in
price. There is some mystery about
this. -Hoisington Dispatch.
IF THE editor of the Dispatch
would lay party prejudice aside and
open his eyes to the real condition of
affairs ia this country, be would see
nothing mysterious about it. The
same influence which permits the
formation of trusts; which builds up
great corporations-the all-pervadiDg
power of immense wealth controlled
By few men-fnds it to the ad--
vantage of that power to see that the
price of wheat is the lowest when the
bulk of the grain ia in the hands of
the farmers, and the highest when it
is in the hands of the spe ulators; for
men who controll market prices are
the same men who controll almost all
other lines of industry. There is nc
mystery about it. The only mystery
is why so many farmers and laboring
men in the land will continue to cast
their votes in support of that blasting
element.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

If THE republican party is not the
trusted and tried friend of trusts.
why is it that more trusts have been
formed under President McKinley's
administration than were formed in
the whole history of the country
before his election? II the only anti-
trust laws ever made were made by
republicans, SIS Governor Stanley
recently said. why are those laws not
operative under republican rule? The
facts of the matter are that trusts
we're made possible, first throrgh a
protective tariff that robbed the poor
for the benefit of the rich; second, by
the single gold standard which
enables the same tariff beBefcaries to
controll the money of the land; third,
by the election of president through
the influences nf the same mercenary
gourmands who feel in duty bound
to cater TO the wishes of the classes,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

and ignore the rights of the masses;
and, fourth. by the prevailing
inclination of people in this republic
to give all men credit for being honest,
patriotic and large-hearted until they
are proven otherwise. Reader, YOU
know that this is so. Have you as
sisted in bringing about this state of
affairs; and will you continue to assist
in perpetuating it?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23
H. M. CoTTRELL

In THIS issue of the DEMOCRAT will
be found the official announcement of
Mr.. d. Q. Luse. of this city, as
candidate for Sheriff. Mr.. Luse is
pretty we'll known throughout the
county, has most excellent qualifica.
tions, is an old-time citizen and d
gentleman whom we doubt not will,
if given the nomination by the demo-
cratic convention, make a successful
race for the Office In 1897 he was
the party candidate, running against
Mr.. A Der tor the latter's second term;
and when the fact is remembered
that Mr.. Luse came within about 80
votes of defea ting a man for a second
term who had made an acceptable
officer for his first two years, it is rea-
sonable to suppose that he wo uld be
a strong man for the position this
year. AS democrat we know there
are none in the land more strong in
the faith than D. &. Luse. He is an
active campigner, but not an obnoxious
partizan. He has been elected time
end again to official positions in the
city of Great Bend, always making q
public servant who looked zealously
after the interests of the people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

An Atchison woman sews from five
in the morning until after nine st night
to support her family. and jet the
women who patronizs her roar when
she charges them five cents too much.
They would weep over her case if they
ran across it in q story book.-AtchI-
son Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

A large number of the members of
the Ancient Order of United Workmen,
and the Degree Of Honor. of this city
attended services at the Congregational
church, Sunday last, and listened to q
very appropriate sermon by Rev. L. C.
SchDscke
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

j. G. Westhers says harvest VIII
fairly open, south Of the river, next
week. Some rye will be cut this week.
j. G. has 200 acres of corn in, and
says it is doing finely, promising a
good crop.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

John T. Stevens left for Topeka
Monday evening to be with his string
of horses in the races there. He has
three on the track there this week,
David Medium, Sable Guy and Phyllis
8. All good ones.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

E. 8. Medberry, who has g fazas
stock ranch on the Cheyenne bottoms,
came out the first of the week to see
how bis crop of mosquitoes are getting
along. He found them all hearty and
full of ginger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23
HOW ABOUT IT. voTERs2
Do the People of Barton County Want
to Elect County Printer7

The state legislature of 1899 passed
law requiring the voters of Barton
and Harper counties to decide by their
ballots this fall whether or not they
wish to hereafter elect county printer
for term of two years. Following is
the act in full:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Otto Brand, of Eureka township,
says it was little miscalculation on
the part Of the man who measured
Mike Dailys wheat. Instead OF 1t
standing "three feet" tall 1t is more
like three inches.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Charlie Bacon, the best known man
in Ellinwood, was up TO the Bend
Monday, Charlie has recently bought
the Musil business property, and is
going to fit up pleasure resort second
to none in the west half of the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

A rip, roaring 4th, to shake the earth
will Danish care and wGke your mirta.
Then all ye boys aud girls attend our
celebration at Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Rememeer that McCullough's short
order restaurant is in the same block
but south of old stand-two doors
south Of HoopeTs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Upon an inquiry received from Sedg-
wick county the attorney seneral holds
that where lands were bid in by the
county at tax sales foI three successive
years and the tax was then comprom-
ised the county is entitled to credit.
on its state tax account for the percent
age of loss caused by the compromise.
This will enable various counties to get
big credit on their tax accounts Here
tofore the state has been charging the
county the full tax no matter whether
the county collects it or not. The COM
urer of Barton county should see that
Barton gets proper credit for these
compromise cases.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

have a quarter section of land, s
miles south and ! ! miles west OF Great
Bend, for sale. with or without crop.
The property is not in the hands of
any agent. Call on the place, or
address me at Great Bend P. 0.
q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Will be paid for the apprehension OF
any one committing depred atoms on
the N of s W. of Sec "a, Great
Bend township-the Bowling Alley
Grove and premises.
FRED ZUTAvERN, Owner
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Once upon time an editor in a town
not far from Great Bend had the
temerity to take bath. This unheard
Of act ION the part OF newspaper
mani so surprised the natives of his
town that they decided to celebrate
the event. Being short of the requir-
ed stuff with which to celebrate. they
sneaked the clothes of the reckless
editor, took them TO place where
celebrating material could be procured
by the bottle, glass or keg, aud pawned
the duds for enough to go round. It is
reported that our reckless newspaper
friend made q sneak to the hotel,
clothed in a barrel and a cigarette,
and sent home for his other suit.
Wouldn't that take the Cookie?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

want to make your threshing (of
wheat, not kids) easy. See me before
you prepare for this work 1t will paw
you. G. F. BUEKER. ct. Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

For SALE-School house Dist. No.
so, size 1Sx24 feet; will be sold to the
highest bidder for cash or bsnkable
note, on July II, 1899. Bids must be
sent in sealed envelopes, to GUST
SELLE, Great Bend. Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

LosT-A silver, huntingcase watch
initials i. ". w. on inside. Kindly
return to L. n. Woodward, manager
Postal Telegraph.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

For SALE, CHEAP-AH my house
hold goods; also. team, buggy and
harness. See me and get bargain.
DIR. T. LIGHTFOOT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Dr.. Tuttle, the eye and ear surgeon.
will be at the Hotel Greene on Satur-
day. June oath, prepared to do any
work in his line accurately and scien-
fificoliu
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

VIM. Cook, of near Albert, was In
town Monday, getting ready for
harvest work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

'Tls the time of the patient mosqui-
to's hum, and your neighbor's chickens
in clusters come. They scratch up
your flower beds, and pull your peas.
and do anything else that they durn
please. They cackie and crow round
the parlor door, though you "shoo''
them away till your throat is sore.
They desert all the owners and come
to your lot, because you don's own
them and swear you'll not. There's
only one thing that will give you re-
lease, and bring you the sweets of re-
venge and peace: Get some OF your
own, aud the very next day they'll
scratch out your neighbor just over the
W2V.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Geo. w. Logan, marshal of the
neighboring town of EIlinwood, had
business in the county seat Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

If,ou want square meal stop at
McCullough,s 8.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

think that personal march to Wash
ington to tramp out the Capitol grass
will accomplish any thing in the way of
procuring desired legislation. we do
believe that the more matters of
public interest are openly and freely
discussed, the sooner will the great
masses of our industrial citizenship
be able to organize for the purpose of
com batting the monled influences shat
are seeking unjust advantages over
the iaborer and producer. Because
of our Entertaining this belief we have,
in former years, encouraged any
movement that tended to Industrial
organization. La the early days of
the Farmers Alliance We have given
that movement the same encourage
ment we gave Carl Brownies,
Deacon, we once took up COLLECTION
for an Alliance speaker (not PETER by
the way, and we have no ragrets for
the act. We would rather be called
a deacon of the common-Weal. than to
be known as another kind of deacon
-one who prays among the people in
order that he may prey upon the
people; one who sets himself up as
did the Scribes and Pharisees of old
as being of the "holier than thou
sort, but takes occasion to ignore
fealty to principle when his personal
interests are at stake.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Miss Nj. Louie Frost, who has been
visiting here the past week OF more,
will return home to Kansas City next
week, stopping to visit friends at Ster
ling on her return trip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Dr.. Tuttle, the eye and ear specials
ist, will be at Hotel Greene, Saturday.
June oath. Call early in order to get
attention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

When our demo-pop friends meet
in county convention at Hoisington
next month each delegate should take
along copy of the Ohio republican
state platform containing q model
antitrust plank. LIS mighty good
reading for popocrat.-
Registe
Yes, exceedingly instructive as
showing the inconsistency, the truck
ling venality of Ohio republicans, in
thus attempting to fool the people into
the belief that the trusts and corpo-
rations, the gold standard and English
imperialists, are not fostered, encour-
aged and built up by the republican
administration now in power-their
own creation. Then, on the same
line, teshow how insincere is the re-
publican party, the republican plat.
forms of the various years preceding
1896, which platforms resolved in
favor of che free coinage of silver,
might also be read by the anti.re
publicans. 1t will help them to un-
derstand how unstable, vascila ting,
and trucking to money is the G. o. P.
rs constituted in these later years;
and how foolish it would be to trust
that party to take a position in a
platform one year that they will not
repudiate the next year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Go to Diff. the tailor for a nice fitting
and we'll made suit or trousers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23
INFORMATION WANTED.

The following open letter to the
DEMocRAr. and through it to every far
mer of Barton county. should be
answered by some of our prominent
farmers who are well posted in the
matter. We would suggest that Col.
w. w. Sowards, Levi Gum, Hon. M.
w. Cobun, Frank T. Belt. Henry
Boyle, My Gilmore, Martin Musil or
E. c. DAVIS take it upon themselves to
answer the inquiries made. Any one
of them could do so interestingly; and
as we all know that barley will flourish
well in this locality any year, deeper
investigation into the possibilities of that
grain as feed crop will be to the ben
eft of all. We will gladly publish a
reply to this letter:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Frank NJ. Phillips, of west of Hois.
ington, was q county seat visitor
Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Some one has found out how far a
farmer has to walk to put in and attend
forty acres Of corn. To plow the ground
with Is Inch plow he walks $50 miles;
to harrow it thoroughly before planting
he walks SO miles, and to cultivate it
afterwards he will have to travel 800
miles, making grand total of 720 miles
besides gathering. But that's nothing
to the distance a woman will travel to
carry the news that Mrs. Jones has a
pair of twins.-LaCross Chieftain.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Mrs. DR.. Lightfoot has been laid up
with throat trouble for the past week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Jim Savage is moving a few doors
west of the old stand.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

LosT-A stick-pin, S23 gold piece
initials S. A. B. engraved on it. Finder
will be suitably rewarded for its re-
turn.
IE-o uo -. n,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23
Kansas State Agricultural College,
Manhattan, Kas., June Ii, 90

Kansas State Agricultural College,
Manhattan, Kas., June IL, 'oo.
EDITOR OF DEMOCRAT,
Dear Sir:-Can you, or your subscri-
bers, give me information in regard to
the growing of barley in your countyi
To what extent is it grown7 What is
the average yield per acre. Can you
expect fair crop each year or do you
have frequent failures? And what
success have your farmers had in feed
ing it7 Any other information in re-
gard to raising and feeding barley in
your section of Kansas will be gladly
received.
The highest priced bacon in the world
is the Danish bacon. made from hogs
fattened on barley and skim milk. Bar
ley is not successful crop in most
parts of Eastern Kansas, but so far as
reported seems to be adapted to the
Western part of the State. Chicago
packers are going to Canada and pay
Ing 81 per hundred pounds above Chi.
cago market price for BARLEY FED HOGS,
in order to fill their English orders for
fancy bacon. You have the creameries
in Western Kansas to supply the skim
milk. you have alfalfa for hog pasture,
and if barley is a sure crop, Western
Kansas can, with proper feeding meth
DDS, become the fancy bacon produc.
ing region of the world.
Any information you can send me on
this subiect will be thankfully received
Respectfully.
H. M. CoTTRELL.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Chris Koopman was in the city
Tuesday laying in his harvest supplies
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

You never make any mistake when
you eat at McCnllough's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Fer low prices, first class goods and
best work, see Diffenbacher the tailor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

An editor is millionaire without
money, congressman out of job, a
king without throne. He constructs
without a saw or hammer, builds rail
roads without spikes or rails and farms
without plOw. He runs a butcher shop
in journalistic world, deals out brains
cheap for cash and credit. He heals
the wounded, cares for the dying, res
cues the perishing and starves him.
self when ham sandwich would jerk
himfrom the jaws of death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23
$40 Reward

See the parade on the Fourth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

See Diffenbacher for honest tailor
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

A Kaw valley potato grover gives
out the following, which may be worth
trying: To those who have trouble
with potatoes getting weedy through
the summer, will say: If you SOW a
piece of rye this fall aud ploW up
enough of it fer your potato ground
next spring you will neither be troub-
led with weeds nor bugs"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

Some boys from town had some fun
with a bee hive out on Os Woods
place the other day. They turned it
over aRd thought it funny, but, alasI
they got DO honey. The bees were
there, and much alive, and objected to
being dumped from the hive: and
when the boys returned to town they
were surprised to be run down." and
made to donate dollars FIVE for their
little picnic with the hive.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

T. 81. Butler was on the streets last
Saturday. He is slowly recovering
from his recent injuries. He says he
did not get gay and try to ride an
unbroken colt, but that the animal
which was responsible for his injury
was one he had been riding off and on
for a year or more. 1t had been
running in the pasture, however, and
got frisky.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-23

MRS. A. A. HOLMES, Great Bend.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-05-11
CHARLESTON HELD BY coNFEDERArEs.
Historic Old Southern CHy Surrenders to the
Heroes Of the Sixties-An army
OF Fully 25, 900 Grays.

CHARLESTON, S. c., May 0.-Charles-
ton has surrendered to tho Confederate
veterans and thousands of visitors arc in
the city to-day. The executive comm ittco
of the reunion annouccd to-day at noon
that arrangements had boon made for
the accommodation of $4,000 people, and
it is conscrvativoly estimated that at 2
o'clock this afternoon fully $4,000 visitors
arc in tho city and twenty specials trains
arc now ell route to arrive this afternoon
and tonight.
Tho Veterans auditorium, with seat
ing capacity of 1900, will be dedicate
tonight at = o'clock. General Wade
Hampton will make tho principal spocch
at tho dcdicatory exercises.
The reunion begins tomorrow after
noon, opening with the annual street
parade, in which 10000 veterans will be
in line.
General John b. Gordon, commanders
in-chicf, is here. Generals G. A. Evans,
Stephen ID. Lee, Wade Hampton and
many other distinguished officers came
last night.
Every train now arriving in tho city
is swelling tho immense crowd already
here. Railroad schedules have practi-
cally been abandoned and the long line
of specials on the various roads are max
ing II "go you please" race for the
city.
General Joe Wheeler is expected this
afternoon.
Tho hotels are crowded and all board
ing houses rapidly filling up, and it is
believed the city will not he able to OH
tcrtain all who are to be her guests.
Arrangements arc now being mado to
pack all available sleeping cars.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-05-11
Daring Conspiracy to Defraud.

Tho Spartanburg correspondent of
tho Columbia State sends tho following
undor Gato Of May 3: ut has boon cur
rontly reported hero for somo time that
there wore irregularities going on in tho
commissioner offico of w. Smith
Thomason, and that tho United States
government was conducting an investi-
CATION. For prudential reasons. ut the
request of tho governments agents, moth
ing has beon said about tho matter in
print. Thoro was certain evidence tho
government desired which would proba-
bly, not have been obtained after u pub
lie exposition. Judge Thomason, his
former law ,partnor, G.. p. Sims, and a
United States rovonue officer by tho
name of Alex. Robinson, are all in
volvcd. Tho matter oamo to focus ycs-
torday whom Judge Brawloy, in tho
United States courus at Groenyille, Or
dercd rule to issue against G. p. Sims
to show cause why he should not bo
dcbarrcd from practice in that court.
1t is understood that all thrco parties
will bo indicted in common charge for
conspiracy to defraud tho government
1t seems that they would get up bogus
cases against imaginary people, and most
damaging testimony would bo ogivon, Sims
acting as defendants attorney and Rob
inson prosecuting. BY some means the
bogus accounts for fees, oto., wore sus-
pcctod and an investigation followed.
Sims came hero from Union about IS
months ago and formed n partnership
with w. S. Thomson for the practice of
law. For time they seemed to toprospor,
but it has beon known for some time
that something was wrong. Thomason
was at ono timo the most influential man
in this county, and hold tho Office of
Probate Judge for eight years. He is
wcll connected, having married a sister
of Prof. N. +. Walker, of Cedar Springs.
Tho government officials say they have a
strong case aud that before it is over tho
famous old Barrett conspiracy case will
bo small affair in comparison" Tho
accused have issued n statomentin which
they claim that the charge is an outcome
of malice and that upon n hoaring they
will vindcato themselves fully.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-05-11
Paid Cor Wanting to Fight.

Under the recent ruling of the treasury
department all who volunteered for the
Spanish American war arc to DO paid
from tho day they volunteered for service
up to tho time thoy were accepted or re-
jectcd. AS will be remembered, thoro
was some delay in having tho mon exam
incd and accepted, and more mon were re,
jcctcd than were actually sworn into the
service. Under the rulo as announced all
men who wore rejected arc to be paid
from the day they volunteered for service
up to the day tho wero rejected. This
will amount to considerable item fol
tho ontiro State. Papers arc now being
gotten up on which to make tho claim,
and all those who have any such claims
would do woll to communicate with thcii
captains or officers having this matter in
charge. Several of tho captains have al
ready sent in the bills for the mon who
were rojocted, and for tho time of those
who wcro accepted from tho date they
offered for service up to tho time they
woro accepted.