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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29
GALATIA.
By 'sNell."


Henry Clark has been looking
after The Quimby grocery this week,
in the absende of Mr.. Q1inby.
Lon Birchfeld and wife came up
from the Strip to spend Christmas
with D. c. Barrows and family.
Our young people seem to have
enjoyed Christmas, as they have
been in attendance at three Christmas
trees Saturday, Sunday and Monday
nights.
A good time at the Christmas tree,
at the NJ. e church Saturday night.
The entire program was good and
every one, big and little, seemed to
have a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Luce had a
family reunion Sunday Dec. "a. All
their children except one we're at
home. That one-well he went east
to see someone elses' sister.
A good many of our young people
were over East to the German church
Sunday night, to Christmas en-.
teainment. Well they could not
"sava" the language, but report as
having big time.
Some low down imps of h
turned horses loose and cut harness
from some st the entertainment Sun
day night. This is not the first time
this has happened. Tt is getting
pretty near time that the guilty
ones should be caught and punished,
before some innocent ones get hurt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29
CLAFLIN.
From the Clarion


Being neighborly is nice thing if
you don't wear your welcome out.
A. E. Dean and wife were made
the happy parents of an eight pound
baby on the 9th inst.
Deaths cold icy hand has again
entered the home of Mr. and Mrs
Noe, and claimed Raymond Lee,
their four months old baby.
People who have no business of
their own can always tell others
how to manage their affairs. bat
their advice is generally of a very
poor grade.
The Independent Township
auditing board is hereby called to
meet at the Office of the township
clerk on Saturday December 30,h
1899, for final settlement By order
of j. B. Frederick, Trustee
1t is about time that the com.
missioners we're getting that new
bridge across Mud Creek put in
shape for use. The township has put
in good stone abuttments and every
thing is now waiting on the action of
the commissioners. The road at
place is in bad shape and if some.
ing is not done, the county may have
big damage suit on it's hands some
day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29
ELLINWOOD.
From the Leader.

From the Leader.
Aug. Theanscheidt, who has been
on the sick list the past two weeks,
is able to be out again.
The MASQUERADE ball New Years
night will be swell affair AMI you
can't afford to miss it,
Art. Barrows and Louis Schmidt
returned last week from a Two weeks
visit in Oklahoma They say the
country down there is in a prosper
Gus condition, and that they had a
very pleasant trip.
An industrious hen fixed herself a
nest under the Mangelsdorf Bros. Co.
warehouse, and the other day proud
ly sauntered forth with FIVE small
chicks. Her maternal instincts, like
some of the human family, were
more strong than discreet.
Tuesday was very busy day in
Ellinwood. Farmers from miles a.
round brought ia their turkeys,
chickens. geese and ducks for Christ
mas shipment. 1t is estimated that
about 10000 pound s of poultry was
shipped out by our merchants Tues
day night.
A VIsIr To Rocky FORD, Colo.
Joe Sprinkler returned Saturday
night from ten days visit to his
brother at Rocky Ford Colo. He
found Henry much improved in
health and very much pleased with
the change from Arkansas, City to
The bracing climate of Colorado
Henry is manager of big furniture
and undertaking establishment out
there and is enjoying big business.
Joe was highly impressed with the
country in many ways. He says the
big irrigation system is q marvel and
that the Colorado farmers do moi
welcome rain, as the moisture from
their big bitches furnishes plenty Of
water for their crops. A million dol
lar beet sugar factory is about to be
erected at Rocky Ford, which viii
give that ,untry boom. A great
deal of building aud other improve
ments are being made. and the future
of that crest melon centre is very
bright.
He found the business men and
farmers q happy, prosperous and
hospitsble set, and was royally en-
tersained. Henry Hagen, brother Of
the Hagen boys, who lives IT Rocky
Ford, had gone to Pitfsbnrg, Pa.
with car load (22, 000 lbs. of honey
which is quite neat little item in it.
self Joe was much impressed with
his trip, but nevertheless thinks tina
] Ellinwood and Barton ccuat7 have
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29
HOISINGTON.
From the Dispatch.

From the Dispatch.
q. r. Snyder 10 sick with neuralgia
of the chest.
Rev. Davis has moved into the
residence vacated by L. E Baker
last week. Mr.. Baker moved into
the country.
Mrs. M. w. Coburn. north west of
town tell from tressle on Tuesday
and broke both bones of her leg just
above the ankle.
Frank Ladenberger is moving a
building from the country and will
place it on his vacant lots on the
north side of his bakery.
John Gehrer had the misfortune of
having his toes smashed and a flesh
wound in his thigh, caused by a
railroad rail falling on him, on
Wednesday morning.
At the Inter Society contest held
at Sterling last year Grace De La
Vergne carried off honors as declaimer
She represented her society again sue.
cessfully, winning three points for her
society.
The large boys make great mistake
when they leave school just because
they don't like the teacher Parents
their boys to stay away from school
for such reasons. There are few in
Hoisinton who should be 10 school
every day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29
WASHBURN PRECINCT

By Son Mathew.
The South side corn is mostly
gathered.
s. NJ Hugh: is home for hold ay
vacation.
The most of the south side schools
have a Christmas and New Years
vacation.
Fred Magee left, this week, for
Scott City where he will spend the
holidays with his friends.
Mis- Ola Coen will spend the
winter at Mr.. Taylor's and attend
school at No. 46.
The Christmas tree at No. 4 on
Christmas night resulted in q
crowded house. After an interesting
program, the treat was distributed
no one having to do without. The
other presen Is we've then called of
among which. of course, were a few
jumplng.jacks and Philippine dolls
for complimentary purposes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Mr. T H. SrRoUr,
PAREERsBURG, w. VA. Says:
Genei.men,-
/ found that Besgs Cherry Cough
Syru? does the business every time
Not 0:.cc has i failed to cure my child.
7ca ct Gods or Group. Even La Grippe
gives up its hold when tackled with
8esgs Cherry Cough Syrup. 1 would
sooacr be witho-- 4 life insurance, than
act TO keep goo3 supply OF this medi-
Inc IN my house. Sold at
Hcoper Drug Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

County Attorney Diffenbacker and
wife ere spending holiday week visit
ing their son, Howard. at Slater, Mo-
and daughter. Mrs. E. G. Kent. at
Clinton, Mo. They will be home about
Jan, 4th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

The boys of the Great Bend High
school and the G. n. C. boys played a
match game of foot bali, Christmas
afternoon on the college grounds, the
game resulting in score of to o, in
favor of the high school kids.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

w. FL. Rice was in town last Friday,
and says he KNOWS that he went
through a good, thick vein of coal at
the site of the recent find
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

r About Is young people, from Reno
and Mcpherson counties, are in the
county this week spending the holidays
with the Unruhs, Bases and other re.A
atiyes of the west side.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

To have been in line With the foot
ball craze, Prof. Ewing ought to have
put off having his coilar,b,a broken
until Christmas day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

advantages possessed by no othsr
country on Gods green earth, and l.e
is not at all anxious TO trade plss-..-
even with the prosperous peor..- {
Rocky Fnrd.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Fl. J. Hammett, of the DEMOCRAT
force, is spending the holidays with
his mother and sisters at st. John.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

The fourth trial of the Al Start case
from Rush county. resulted as did the
second aid third, in hung jury-10
for conviction and for acquittal.
The case will be tried again for the 5th
time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Why is an old topper like the moouP
Because as soon as he gets three
quarters he begins to get full.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Dance by the Ellinwood dancing
club, New Years night, at the
Man glesdorf opera honse.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

A literary, ar No. so school house
| south of the river Friday night, was
| largely attended and greatly enjoyed
| by a large crowd
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

The term of newly elected county
officers, with the exception of treasurer
will commence Jan. Sth-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Tom Hart, accompanied by his
mother. returned home from Omaha
Monday. Tom isrspidly getting over
his recent sick spell.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Good resolutions, followed by bad
breaks, will be in order next week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Christmas comes bnt once a year
land we ought to be thankful for that's
say the overworked pos al clerks and
messengers
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

w. f. Putnam was down from Nc
Cracker for Christmas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Conrad Ruch was up from Rice Co.
to spend Christmas with friends
at Hoisington. He dropped ID on the
DEMOCRAT Wednesday, on his return
to Rice. Mr.. Ruch says he has informs a.
tion that neat fortune-some
$4,000 in bank and valuable realestate
in an eastern city-is awaiting his
claiming. 1t is property of brother
dece ased, who came to this country
with him some 20 years ago. We
sincerely hope the informations is
reliable, as Conrad is deserving of al
good fortune that may befall him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

MASQUERADE ball at OlmitZ next Mon
day night, Jan, 1st. A SIS toilet case
will be given to the best costumed
pc rsOn present.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

A. J. Unruh. of Haddam, Kansas.
is in tie county visiting relatives.
He and his brother, T. b of Dundee,
went up near Ojin Wednesday to
visit their nephews, the Isaacs boys.
who were adopted by WIiks Rsden-
beck
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Big Peter Unruh. of South Dakota
is il the county to spend the holidays
with Ielati
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Last Friday afternoon. while
practicing foot ball with the high
school boys Frank Ewing. teacher in
the 9Th grade at the central buildings
had a collar bone fractured. and will
therefore be out of the foot ball arena
for some time. The injury was
purely accidental-no matter how
much long~nosed busybodies may say
co the contrary. It was such an
accident as is liable to happen any
one who takes part in foot bali mix
M
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

4 young fellow. who's name we
failed to learn, was jagged last week.
charged with attempting to pass a
forged check. He offered to sell a
check purporting to have been drawn
and signed by JAS Ell. Smith" Of
Stafford county. The fellow when
arrested said be won the check in a
poker game.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

James W. Clarke is deputy county
attorney during the absence of attorney
Diffen hacker.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Two more days of 1899.
How would you like to be the Eng
lishman?
Did you ever see a finer Christmas
day than was Monday?
Dave Robertson's little girl fell and
broke an arm Christmas day.
Claud Cole, son of T. o. Cola, is at
tending college in Chicago.
John A. Vandever was homo this
week to enjoy the holidays with his
family.
Flour from the new, Farmers Mill
& Elevator, is now on sale at the local
stores.
You may never have thought of Ii,
but the real cause of divorce is
marriage.
The new brick walk, south of the
central school grounds, is going down
this week.
Roy Putnam and wife came up from
Topeka to spend the holidays with rel.
atives here.
James w. Clarke is deputy county
attorney during the absence of attorney
Diffen hacker.
Big Peter Unruh, of South Dakota,
is il the county to spend the holidays
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29
BUY 1T OF
"OUR GROCERY"
WHAT?

Something good to eat ofcourse.
You must eat. and we sell cheap.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Dave Robertson 8 little girl fell and
broke an arm Christmas day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Roy Putnam and wife came up from
Topeka to spend the holidays with rel.
atiyes here
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Did you ever see a finer Christmas
day than was Monday?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Two more days of 1899.
How would you like to be the Eng
lishman2
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

central school grounds, is going down
this week,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-12-29

Claud Cole. son of T. o. Cola, is at
tending college in Chicago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13
Busy Animals.
Surgeon Dentist.

The fox Is dealer in poultry, but he is nothing more nor less than a thief. Fat ducks and chickens are his delight, and plump rabbit comes next best.
 The otter and the heron are fisher men. The otter is not often seen, for he carries on his work mostly under the water, but the heron stands with his long, thin legs 1u the water wait ing till a fish comes by. Then a sud- den plunge with his long, sharp bill and the poor fish Is brought up and swallowed.
 The ants are the busiest of all Catch an ant asleep in the daytime if you can. They are always in earnest at their work, building their underground homes and laying up stores of food for the long winter.
 The swallow is a fly catcher. and skins tow over the surface of the little streams. It takes a great many flies to fed him for just one day, and he is forever at work.
 The beaver is a wood cutter, 2 build- CT and a mason. It cuts down the small trees with it's teeth, and, after it has built its house, it plasters it with it's tail.
 The snail, too. is builder, but 1t takes the material for its house from fits own body. It is so anxious to begin work that it commences to build it's house before it is even matched
 The mole that burrows under the ground makes little fort under the earth from which it tunnels in every direction, aud it makes such clever paths that 1t can run from one to the other and can scarcely be caught.
 The +e"s do not all I've in hives or tree trunks. The mason bee digs a hoie ip brick wall and lines 1t with clay. In this nest it lays two eggs and closes it up. The miner bee bores long holes in the sandbanks and the car- penter bees bore their tunnels in wood The upholsterer bee lines his nest with poppy leaves. The rose leaf cutter takes leaf between its jaws, begins near the stalk and cuts out circle of just the right size and as perfect as as could be marked with a compass. With these circles of fragrant rose leaf It divides it's round hole in the wall into lictle cells.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13
One Thing He Couldn't Explain.

This is how Georgia darky ex, plained a fatal accident on railroad: How come he died, he wuz in dc way CT de train; en how come he wllz in de way CT de train wuz count CT de dimmyjohn CT liquor; but how come de liquor didn't snili. en de dimmyjohn didn't bveak wen de train runned ober him, is one CT desc tIngs dat's proyi- dential, en hid fum our onderstandin' fer a wise purpose. All knows fer suttin is-l don't see how CT man could go ter sleep on a railroad track. or anywhar' else for dat matter. wid suck good liquor 'Iongsiae hint"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13
The Laughing Plant of Arabia.

The laughing plant grows in Ara bia. It obtains its name from tils ef- fects produced by eating its seeds. The natives of the district where the plant grows dry these seeds and reduce them to powder. A small dose of this powder has similar effects to those arising from the excessive use of ia- toxicants. It causes the most sober person to dance, shout, and laugh, with the boisterous excitement of. a madman, and to rush about cutting the most ridiculous capers for about an hour. At the expiration of tkis exhaustion sets in and the excited per son falls asleep, to wake after several hours with no recollection of his an- tics.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13
roo sTrear 2 straln.

Doctor-"I find that you are doing too much brain work. How does this happen? thought you said your du- ties required physical endurance more than anything else?"
 Patient-"They do. The brain work Is due to the efforts I have put forth in remembering all the things my wife wants me to get for her downtown every day"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13
Mann=TanksrsIey Drug Company
No. 206 Main Street.
The Stormy PefrsI.

 A thousand miles from land are we Tossing about on the roaring sea: From pillow to bounding pillow cast. Like feecy snow on the stormy blast; The sails are scatter'd abroad, like weeds The strong mastS shake like quiverIug
 reeds, The mighty cables and iron chains, The hull, which all earthly strength dis
 dains, They strain and they crack, and hearts
 like stone Their natural hard proud strength dis
 own. Up and down! Up and down! From the base of the wave to tha bil-
 lows crown. And amid Che flashing and feathery foam The stormy Petrei finds home A home, if such a place may be, For her who lives on the wide, wide se1. on the eraggy ice, .n the frozen air. And only seeketh her rocky lair 10 warm her young, and to teach them
 spreading At once OCT the waves on their stormy
 wing. Ger the deepi Ger the deep! Where the whale, and the shark and the
 sword-fsh sleep, Outf1ying the blast and the driving rain. The Petrel telleth her tale-in vain; For the mariner curseth the warning bird Who bringeth him news of the storms un-
 heardi An! thus does the prophet, of good or ii. Meet hate from the creatures he serveth Yet he ne'er fa:;ers-so, Petrel! spring once more OCT the waves on thy stormy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13

One Darlington, a New Milford (Pa) farmer, recently succeeded in capturing a snake, or pair of snakes, hitched to- gether like the Siamese twins. The reptile has two heads and two tails. All the rest of the body is like that of a single snake, with the exception of slight depression above and below extending the entire length. The bod tes join about six inches from the head. Each tail is almost a foot long. The length of the joined body is two feet nine inches. The twins were diseoy- cred last summer by little son of Darlington, who told his father about them and showed him the track across the road, Darlington ran across it a few days ago when blasting a rock and succeeded in taking it alive. The twin snakes are jet black, with yell low ring just behind the head. Both mouths take food.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13
Too Few.

She-I understand the railroads in the United States give employment to about S00,000 persons. He-That can not include the people it keeps busy trying to open car windows.-Yonkers Statesmen,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13
KEYSTONE WONDERS
ODD THINGS AMONG MAN AND
 BEAST.

snake with One Body, Two Heads and Two TaIIs-Then There's ss Bear That
 Lugs Off Big Fork Barrel, and Negro Who's Turning White a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13

A Callicoon (Pa) farmer bought barrel to pack some beef in, and left it in the barnyard, one night recently. Next morning it was gone, to his great yexation, as pork barrels are not plen- tiful in that neighborhood. There was no one in the neighborhood whom the farmer suspected of stealing 1t, and the disappearance was a mystery that he tried to solve for long time in vain. The other day the secret came out Passing along a scrub-oak ridge near brook he saw his missing barrel in hollow. He went to the barrel, and as he laid his hand on it there was a great sumbling inside and out popped bear, which gave startled look and shuf- led away rapidly into the bush. There was no explanation of the presence of tho barrel in that spot except on the theory that the bear had stolen 1t in he night and rolled it all the way to the ridge, where the barrel had lodged, for snug resting place for himself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13

In slavery days. Susquehanna and Wayne counties had many stations of the underground railroad" for slaves escaping from the South to Canada. Among the slaves to escape was Tom Harris, who was owned by Col. Harris of Culpepper, Va AS soon as war was declared, Tom returned from Canada to Wayne county, where he has since lived, doing odd jobs on farms. When Tom came to Wayne county he was as black as the lace of spades" but for the last three years white spots have appeared upon his person, and today he is more than two-thirds white Each succeeding white spot is larger and winter than the one preceding, and their coming is accompanied by in- tense pain and itching. Toms hair once twisted and "kinky," ," is gradual ly strengthening, and he expresses the belief that, before long, he will be "as white as any man in Wayne county" Toms singular transformation is in- teresting the scientists of the state.-- Susquehanna Cor. New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13

ALMOST ANY STOVE.
 rslssseszsggss zsgs will work; it is the quail. Ity of the work that tells the story. Beck with = Round 0aK is a stove of quality; for over 9 years Iit has led the procession. simply because it was made Ion honor" You Ican have the best by coming to us, and it will cost you no more than one that is said to be just as good,
 McGaughy Hard
 ware Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-13

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