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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Boiler Blown 100 Yards.

The boiler at State Geologist Ha-
worth's mine at Galena exploded
the other day, blowing the boiler 100
yards and four men who were in the
house received a severe shock. A
man named Simmons was blown
back into the shaft and feel so feet,
vet escaped fatal injuries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Must Pay Board BIZ.

The Wichita guardian of William
Wood, the millionaire lunatic, has
been notified by Auditor Cole to pay
$4,O15.4O, the amount of Woods board
bill since being an inmate of the state
insane asylum at Topeka. Wood was
a poor man when he entered the asy-
lum in 1879, but he came into a great
fortune through some mining shares.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Militia Company of Kansas Veterans.

Company II, First Kansas regiment,
Kansas national guard, was reorgan-
lied at Lawrence. Capt. Adna Clark
was elected captain. The officers and
nearly all the men saw service with
the Twentieth Kansas in the Philip
pines.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
WIu Move to brasil.

Eighty-five families of Bohemians
who have lived for 20 years in Harper
and Sumner counties are making ar
rangements to emigrate to Brazil
South America, where the government
OF that country has offered them con-
cessions of land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Enxland.. Armored Tratn..

The magnificent armored trains used bv
England In her war with the Beers will trans
port her troops, protect bridges and tele-
graphic communications in about the same
way that Hostetter,s Stomach Bitters drives
dyspepsia from the human stomach and then
mounts guard that it does not return. The
Bltters has won IN every case of indigestion
blhousness, liver and kidney trouble for the
past fifty years. 1t Is invaluable at an times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Regsed to Go to Jail.

Fred Wright went to the deputy
sheriff at Arkansas City and asked
to be locked up for burglary. An in
vestigation showed that he had
broken a glass in an Office with the
object of getting in Jail for the win
ter
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Uncle Sam to BE the Ice Man.

Uncle Sam soon will be the ice man.
He has sent to Manila the last of the
material with which to build the huge
ice-making plant and cold storage
warehouse. It will be 245 feet square.
and it will cost about 100000. 1t will
hold enough beef, mutton, pork, but
ter, eggs and other perishable food to
supply 10000 soldiers for three
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Americas Five Greatest Editors

Five busts in bronze of noted news
paper men of America will be placed
n the publishers building of the
United States at the Paris exposition
next year. They are Joseph Medill,
ate of the Chicago Tribune; Benja-
min Franklin, Horace Greeley, George
". Childs and Charles A. Dana.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Farm Is Good Enough for Him.

Emil Gaber1ison, a farmer near
Wichita, went to Kansas City, Mo-,
recently ''to see the sights Upon
retiring at night he blew out the
gas and it took energetic work by
two physicians to revive him. After
being revived he remarked that the
farm was good enough for him, and
he would stay there in the future.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Preseus Capacisy Too Small

The increase in the business of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
road blockades the yards at Fort Scott.
and the company will double the pres
ent capacity Of the yards there, which
win require an outlay Of $4,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
prohibition In the Fill Islands.

A successful system of prohibition
prevails in the Fiji islands. The rum
manufactured at the sugar factories
has to be sent elsewhere, as anyone
giving Intoxicating liquor to a native
is fined 6 so and imprisoned for three
months. This penalty is doubled for
each repeated offense.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
AK the state,s Help.

The cattlemen OF Kansas have
asked the help of the state in the
fight against the 1OO-pound freight
rate established by the railroads. 1t
is expected that Attorney General
GODDARD viii soon make g move in the
courts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Peculiar sp. cies of Dementia.

Thomas S. Martin, OF Wichita, who
was released from the Topeka asylum
as cured the other day, had a peculiar
species of dementia. He had gone
daft on flowers, squandering all his
property on buying bouquets for
everybody who would take them.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
His Big Debt to the Bank.

The arbitrators in the case OF the
receiver of the First national bank of
Emporia VS.. William Martindale de-
cided that Martindale, who was vice
president of the bank, owed it S113,-
O65. There are other claims against
MartindaIe of 100000, and his entire
estate is worth only $4,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
VIII rake Favorable Action.

Representative Curtis has received
assurances that the river and harbor
committee of the house will take ia
vorable action on his river improve
ment bills for Atchison and Leaven-
worth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Gives Leland Five More Clerks.

By a recent order of the interior
department, the names of $4,000 pen
sioners have been added to the To-
peka agency and 5000 of the Topeka
agency transferred to other agencies.
This is net gain of 1000 for the To-
peka agency, and Will necessitate the
employment of five additional clerks
in the office by Pension Agent Leland.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Robbed the Cameron Post once.

Burglars entered the post Office at
Cameron, Harper county, and de-
stroyed the safe and Office fixtures
with dynamite. About 1926 in money
and $500 in postage stamps were
taken
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Unusual Circumstance.

]. C. Chase and wife, of Holton, ce1e-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary recently and among the guests
were w. II. Chase and wife, who
stood up with the first couple at
their marriage so years ago.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
For Mai. Armstrong; Widow.

A movement is under way among
the friends of Maj. F. C. Armstrong,
of the Thirty-second infantry, who
died in Manila December 4, to raise a
fund for his widow. The body is
now on the way home, accompanied
by Mrs. Armstrong. Armstrong;
home is at Eldorado. He was a
former member of the Twenty-hrst
Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
No Place for Her BAD EIen.

her bad men and keeps them at
Lansing. Kansas holds Oklahoma
warrants for $43, 600 for taking care
of these convicts.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Appropriated.

First Wife-Have you any idea what your
husbands income isl
Second Nne-Oh, most anywhere between.
two and three o'clock in the morning.-Bos-
ton Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Struck = Vein of Coal.

Frank Loveless, living five miles
south of Seneca, while drilling fol
water struck a 3Ks-foot vein OF Goa
at a depth of 200 feet
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Produced Halt the Broom Corn.

Farmers in three Kansas counties,
Reno, Mcpherson and Rice, produce
half the broom corn raised vest of
the Missouri river. Their crop Melted
100000 this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Ownership for Wellington.

By a majority of 400 Wellington
citizens voted $4,000 bonds TO pur-
chase the waterworks plant there
which was built at a cost Of S125, 600.
An additional $4,000 was voted to
equip an electric light plant.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
joints Sold Her Husband Liquor.

for $4,000 against three jointists at
Winfield, alleging they sold her hus-
band liquor until he became a habit
ual drunkard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Smallpox at GaIena.

Four cases Of smallpox were report
ed at Galena, and proper quarantine
measures were adopted. Central City,
between Galena and Joplin, also has q
case.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12
Deficit for December.

Warden Tomlenson, OF the state
penitentiary, reports receipts Of S13,-
203 for December and expenses OF
S13,673.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12

Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar re-
lieves whooping cough.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12

The veracity of figures often depends upon
the honesty of the statistician-Ch Chicago
Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12

Sunday must be the strongest day, since
all the others are weekdays, and yet Sun.
day is broken oftenest-Elliott's Magazine
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12

Recruiting Officer-sIf the command
came: Firep what would YOU dog''
Would-be-Soger - Run for the hose.
Judy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12

Probably the most difficult man in the
world to please is the one who doesn't know
what he wants.-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12

We have not been without Piso's Cure for
Consumption for 20 years.--Lizzie Ferrel,
Camp ST.. Harrisburg, Pa, May I, "a.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12

The man who pays cash gets no credit for
it.-Philadelphia Record.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12

and Fever is a bottle of GROVES FAsTEIEss
CHILL ToN1c. 1t Is simply iron and Quinine in
etasteless form. No cuTe-no pay. Price.5Oc.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-01-12

To Cure Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. 25c.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-08
Notice of Sale.

judgement and decree in foreclosure Of meehan.
iss Tie lien s ee E saa iRd fi Dist eE the II Di snd te Go tSs
County Of Ramsey, and State of North Dakota,
and entered and docketed in the office of the
G tbe iot 81 d dala o of Nav IN 1885, sSa in ro an s action Gog Wbsrs 9n
g son, P S'sGs.sn Nelson IS hif Z. ". S sRd e%h and R Msil
f fis!nsif fs and Ps asainse siba in za fayo ps Sf 5he said I'D
the sum of Eighty.four dollars and Eighteen
cents ($S41s), which Judgment and decree
the real estate hereinafter described, to satisfy
the amount of said Judgment, with interest
thereon and the costs and expenses of such sale,
applicable thesato will satisfy. And by virtue
Clerk Of said, durt in and for 8 Said 70 County Q, Of
directing me to sell said real property pursuant
to said Judgment and decree. I, Ever Wagness,
Sheriff Of said County, and person appointed
hereinafter described real estate to the highest
bidder, for cash, at public auction, at the front
door of the court house in the City of Devils
North Dakota, on the 10Th day of June, A. D.,
1900, at 2 O'Clock p. M, of that day, to satisfy
said Judgment, with interest and costs thereon,
plicable thereto will satisfy. The premises to
be sold as aforesaid pursuant to said judy
n msac an are ed deseriib Sai in 1o SAID SAID T Judgment ana q dee enss
and writ, as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at a point due east from the
Northwest corner of the Southwest quarter of
the Southwest quarter of section thirty,five (S5),
Township ono hundred and ffty.four G54)
north of Range si1ty-four (6D, 40 feet and
ten inches, and running due east one hundred
and fifty (i50) feet; thence in a southerly direc-
ton ninety-seven feet and six inches (said last
direction being parallel to west line of Moore
Avenue, City Of Devils Lake, N. d.; thence in
q westerly direction one hundred and fifty d5O)
feet land parallel to the south line Of Fourth
street, City Of Devils Lake. N. d.; thence in a
northerly- direction and parallel to the west
Lake, ninety-six (96l feet to place or point of
beginning, Ramsey County, North Dakota.
EVER WAGNESS,
Sheriff Of Ramsey County, North Dakota.
=. A. AAGLONE,
Attorney for Plaintiff, Devils Lake, N. D,
Dated May 10, 1900. 9-14
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-08
Contest Notice.
Summons,

Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office, Grand Forks, N. D.. ~s'
A sufficient contest affidavit having been fled
in this office by John B. Olson, contestant.
against Homestead Entry No. 1864, made April
End, 1898 for n. g. quarter, section Is, township
1888, IL. range 62 w. by James Mclean, contestee,
in which it is alleged that the said James
Mclean has wholly abandoned said tract; and
has changed his residence therefrom for more
than six months last past Since making said
entry; hat said tract is not settled upon and
cultivated by said party as required by law
and said default exists at the present time; and
that his absence from said tract is not due to
his being engaged in the army, navy or marine
corps of the United States, as q private soldier,
officer, seaman or marine, during the war
with Spain or any other war in which the
United States has been engaged. Said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
a. m. on July 81, 1900, before George Elmslie,
register Of deeds, at his Office in Devils Lake,
Nd, and that final hearing will be held, at
9 o'clock q. m. on August 4, 1900, before the reg.
lister and receiver of the the United States
Land office in Grand Forks, Nd.
TIL said contestant having, in a proper afi.
davit, filed May l6, 1900, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence, personal service
of this notice cannot be made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
10.l4 c.. L. L1NDsTROM, Receiver.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-08
Contest Notice,
of the Interior, United States La1
= Office Grand E0rls N n Anil d 1000

D%epartment of the Interior, United States Land
Office. Grand Forks, n. D., April q, 1900.
4 sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by John A. Vernon, Of Conway,
N. D., contestant against Arthur L. Noel,
lssa entry No: 1921, made October s.
township 1856 north, range 80 west, by Arthur L.
Noel, contestee, in which it is alleged that the
said Arthur L. Noel never established a resi-
dence; never built a house; never did any
breaking, or made any improvements of any
kind whatsoever ON said land as required by
law previous to his death in September 1898
since his death his heirs have failed to cultivate
the land in any way or cause the same to be
done, and up to this date they have made no
improvements whatever, and that said absence
has not been caused by employment in the
military or naval service of the United States,
respond and offer evidence touching said ale
fore the register and receiver at the United
States land office in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
The said contestant having, in a proper afi-
dIavit, filed April p, 1900, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice cannot'b be made, it is hereby order
ed and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
Ills E. H. KENT, Register.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-08
Contest Notice.

Department of the Interior, United States Land
Office, Grand Forks, N. D.. May II, 1900.
Asuhicient contest affidavit having been filed
in ut this this office fffdicceeo BY Martin 4: sagen, contestant,
II, 1897, for the southwest quarter, section 8
township l?e. range 81, by Daniel Berntsen
DAME, Berntsen has wholly abandoned said
land, that ne has changed his residence there.
from for more than six months since making
said entry, that said tract is not cultivated and
settled upon by said party as required by law;
waiting said land at this date, that said Bernt.
sen has never established his residence thereon,
that said absence from the said land was not
due to his employment in the military or naval
service OF the United States in time of war, said
parties are hereby notified to appear, respond
and offer evidence touching said allegation at
10 o'clock a: M, on July p, 1900, before E. 3.
Lake, North Dakota land that final hearing
will be held at 10 O'Clock a. M, GU July "a. 1900,
States land office in Grand Forks N. D.
f. H. KENT, Register.
p. A.. Maglone, Attorney, Devils Lake, North
Dakota. 1l-15
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-08
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF RAMSEY, Sss.
In County, Court, before Hon. D. G. DuELL,
County Judge.
Theodore A; Barrett deceased. Citation
Court: ~
To the heirs, creditors and representatives.o of
sag theodore A.. Barrett, deceased, greeting: =
You; and each of you, are hereby cited and re-
Court of the County Al a Of Ram eevo in sa ans se u6en at
the office OF the County Judge of said County, at
the court house in the City of Devils Lake in
two O'Clock in the afternoon of that day, then
and there to show cause. if .any there be, why
SAID Will should not be admitted to probate as
in the petition herein prayed for.
In witness whereof, the Court has hereunto
set its hand and seal at Devils Lake, n. D.. this
24th day of May, A. D. 1900.
D. G. DUELL,
SEAL Judge of the County Court.
E. A. MAGLoSE, Attorney for Petitioner. lila
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-08
Notice to Creditors.

In the Matter of the Estate of Finlay A
Chisholm, late of the Township of Fresh.
water, County of Ramsey, State of North
All persons having claims against said Finlay
A.. Chisholm, deceased, are required to exhibit
the same, with the necessary vouchers, to the
administrator of said estate, at the office of
Brennan & Kennedy, attorneys, in the City of
Devils Lake, County. of Ramsey, State of North
publication of this notice has been limited,
adjudged and decreed by the. judge of the
county court of this county, as the time within
which all the creditors of said deceased must
present and prove their claims against said
estate,
Dated the Goth day of May, 1900,
MARY CHISHOLM,
Administratrix of the estate of Finlay A.
Chisholm, deceased. 12-15
First publication on the first day of June 1900.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-08

Land office at Devils Lake, N. D., May %,
l9O.-Notice is hereby given that the following.
to make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver, US, land office at Devils Lake,
N. D., on July 18th. 1900, viz:
|. ANDREW LARSON,
R. GA w.
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz: Fred Bresch, w. J. Bennett,
WILLIAM Bennett, Charley Tufford, all of Devils
12-17 OLE sERUMGARD, Register.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-08

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
OFF1CE OF COMMISSIONER OF 1~NsURANCE,}
/, Geo. w. Harrison, Commissioner of Insur-
ance of the State of North Dakota, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true abstract
Of the original statement now on file in this.
office.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of this office at Bis
marck this 1st day of March, A. D. 1900.
GEO. W. HARRISON,
SEAL Commissioner of Insurance..
By T. j. HARRIS, Deputy.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF insurance.
COMPANY's CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Whereas, The Manhattan Life Insurance.
Company of New York, a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of New York, has
filed in this office a sworn statement exhibiting
It's condition and business for the year ending
December 3lst, 1899, cOnfOrmable to the require
ments of the laws of this State regulating the.
business of insurance, and,
Whereas, The said company has fled in this,
office a duly certified copy of its charter with
certificate of organization in compliance with.
the requirement of the insurance laws afore-
said:
Now, Therefore, I, Geo. w. Harrison, Com
missioner of Insurance of the State of North
Dakota, pursuant to the provisions of said
company is fully empowered, through its au-
thorized agents to transact it's appropriate
business of life insurance in. this state accord
ing to the laws thereof, until the 31st day of
December, A.. D. 1900.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set.
my hand and seal at Bismarck, this LIST day Of
GEO. w. HARRISON,
81 SE4f 4. j! HARRIS, De G : Of Insurance.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-08
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF RAMSEY. ee'
In District Court, Second Judicial District
William H. Brown, Plaintiff.

0SSoAAA NA4SAo u
William H.. Brown, Plaintiff.
VS..
Knute Gilbertson, Pernille
Gilbertson, A. B. Guptill,
Receiver of the Mortgage
Bank and Investment Com summons.
pany, a corporation, Guar
antee Company of North
Dakota,a corporation, and
Frank Howard, Defendants.
The State of North Dakota to the above named
Defendants:
You, and each of you, are hereby summoned
to answer the complaint in this action. and to
serve a copy of your answer upon the sub
scriber within thirty days after the service Of
this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of
service; and in case of your failure to appear or
answer, Judgment will be taken against Won by
default for the relief demanded in the com
plant.
E. A. MAGLONE.
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Dated May 3, 1900. Devils Lake. N. D.
To Guarantee Company, of North Dakota. a
corporation, Defendant above named:
Please take Notice, That the complaint in the
above entitled action was filed in the office of
the Clerk of the District Court of Ramsey
County, N. D., on the 24th day of May, 1900.
E. A. MAGLONE,
Dated May "a. 1900. Attorney for Plaintiff,
1117 Devils Lake, N. d.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-06-08
Public Land Sale,

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of
instructions from the COMMISSIONS of the Gen
eral Land Office, under authority vested in him
amended by the act of congress, approved Feb
ruary 26, 1885, we will proceed to offer at public
sale on the 18th day of July next, at this Office
the following tract of land, to-wit: (
Lot ., Sec. l, T. 1874, N. R. "a, w.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are advised to file their
claims in this Office on or before the day above
designated !for the commencement of said sale,
otherwise their right will be forfeited.
May "a, 1900. ll-17