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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-06

Michel Therriault, who has been
on an extended visit to his old home
in northern Maine, returned to Kal
ispell Sunday night. Mrs. Their
riault and children will remain until
spring.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-06

Things have been badly torn up
around the grocery department of the
Lyons Mercantile establishment this
week. The grocery department has
been moved to the room formerly &C.
cupied by Bishops stationery store
and as a consequence the place has
been in considerable of an uproar.
When they get settled in. their new
quarters the Lyons Mercantile COM
pany will occupy most of the ground
floor of the Ford block and will have
one of the most commodious business
places in the city.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-06

People in the city who have recent
ly arrived from the reservation state
that the past year has been most
prosperous one for the Indians living
at that place. The stock is in sp,en.
did condition and many large sales
have been made.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-06

Mr. and Mrs. Lew Schafer have
moved into the city from their home
near Foy's lake and will occupy a res
idence on Third avenue east and Sixth
street.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-06

Construction work has been COM
new addition to the Kalispell hospital
and the work will be pushed to q
speedy completion. The addition will
contain 10 rooms and when finishe
the hospital will accommodate about
100 patients.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-06

Mary Ellen Hall has commenced
suit in the district court for divorce
from William j. Hall on the grounds
OF cruelty.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-06

Latest scientific principles of light
and shade applied at Inglis' photo
graphic parlors-Adams block, up
stairs. tt
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

should rule, SO long as by trick
cry and Misrepresentation it can
make use of the liquor trafc to
retain power. Is it any wonder
that our state is held up to ridi-
cule by other states?
Selling whiskey or other intox-
icants in Kansas is unlawful,
whether it be done in the open
saloon, the back-alley Joint, the
drug store or from the bootleg.
No honest man denies that it is
contrary to law-unlawful-in
Kansas. But one unlawful act
does not warrant others. De-
struction OF property is unlawful
whether it be joint smashing or
church vandalism. A large num-
Der of people OF Kansas be-
lieve the majority of our voters
want the question ofprohibition
re-submitted to a vote OF the
people. They believe it not a
good law for the state; they
know it to be imperative, far
cial, and breeder of treachery
and insincerity. Do the people
who back Mrs. Nation, who sane
tion the breaking Of the laws
against destruction OF property,
against mob violence, want those
laws re-submitted to a vote OF
the people? Do they believe
those laws are an injury to the
state? Do they demand the en-
forcement of them, or their re-
peal?
The people of Kansas as a
whole want to be law-abiding
want none but the best and most
equitable laws on our statute
books, and if there was less poll
tics and more common sense II
our state legislature today 6
movement could be put under
foot to do away with unlawfn
whiskey selling as well as unlaw-
full joint smashing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08
Hell,s Hydrophobla Hounds.

The truth, the unpleasant and oft
times Objectionable, is always best
told for everyone No man has aught
to fear from a straight forward state
ment of facts. But against slander
there is no defense. 1t is the black
death searching dagger of the social
assassin, the sting of the cobra under
cover of inviting surroundings. II
NAV place the brand of traitor on the
brow of the Patriot, protect a coward
defle the churches. corrupt the courts
| disrupt the home 8 sacred as the
| throne on high. and leave disaster ane
death in its train. 1t is common
| evil but the villain who uses it to &C
complish injury to real or imaginar.
foe, cannot escape conviction, as mur
| der will out. So the slanderer Wi
come to grief, and when .up agains
it" the hogs of perdition will help t
torture his black, wicked and degene1
ate soul. anhatten Mercury.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08
THIS goUNTRY's ARID AREA.

The arid region ofthis country
is larger than the entire area OF
some of the nations of the earth.
1t includes portions OF Montana,
Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Neva-
da, Arizona and New Mexico,
and smaller portions of North
and South Dakota, Nevada,
Kansas and Texas, hundreds of
thousands Of acres in California,
two-thirds OF Oregon, one-third
Of Washington, aud almost all
of Idaho-altogether a total of
over a million square miles,
enough, in fact, to accommodate
one-half the people of the United
States when the. land is made
productive.
To allow all this splendid
country to go to waste would be
contrary to the spirit of a prac-
tical nation.
All this arid land needs is irri-
cation. Already large part OF
it has been converted to fertility
by the artificial supply of water,
Gradually and strongly the ex
perts OF the Government have
urged apon Congress a policy oi
assistance which will convert
many of these acres into fertile
fields. In this way the suggestion
has come that to the River ant
Harbor bill there shall be adde(
a provision for storage reser
voirs in the far West. Ifit shoul,
be done land that is now OF n,
practical value would soon b
worth ten or twenty dollars a
, acre, and thus it happens tha
far Western influences are oper
ly in favor OF the proposition
, Something like five millions {
| dollars is the first suggestion
| the way OF the new departur
| Saturday Evening Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08
Homely, But True.

Once l was young, but now 1 am
old, and have never seen girl that
was unfaithful to her mother that
ever came to be worth one eyed
button to her husband. 1t is the law
of God. 1t isn't exactly written in
the bible, but it is written large and
awful in the miserable lives of many
misft homes I'm speaking for the
boys this time. If any of you chaps
ever come across girl that. with a
face full of roses, comes to the door,
and says to you. 81 can't go for SC
minutes yet for the dishes are not
washed, you wait for that girl
You sit right down on the doorstep
and wait for her. because some othel
lfellow may come along and carry bel
of. and right there you lose an angel
Wait for that girl aud stick to her iks
] . burr to mules tai. Bill Arp.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The tenant farmers in Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, and many other
states east of us, who have put
in half a lifetime paying high cash
rentals are beginning to learn
that they can buy a farm in the
central and western part OF Kan
sas for about what they pay ia
cash for one years rent back
there; and we learn of many of
them who are preparing to come
to Barton county in the spring
and become land owners instead
of land renters. Any man who
is willing to work industriously,
study the climate, and profit by
the experience of others in the
tillage of the soil, can make
better living (and own his own
home) in this county, than he
can make on the rented land O
the east. IF you, reader, are 6
tenant farmer of the east, write
to your friends in Kansas ane
learn from them how you cal
better your condition by pur
chasing a piece of Kansas lant
and becoming a land owner. In
stead of working half the weel
for the landlord-and Throwing
in Sundays and the stalk-field-
work all the week for yourself
give your Sundays to the Lor!
and the stalk-fields 60 the chi
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The Cubans are being taught
the beauties Of American repub-
licanism of the present das at a
rapid rate. Another high-muck-
a-muck, John Sheridan, late OF
Boston, has been caught robbing
the Cuban postal funds. When
the whole island has been thor.
oughly Neeleyized by Hanna's
pets won't the Cubans be anx.
iOus for annexation?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08
THE JOINT KEEPERS DILEMMA.

Say, Billy, git ten two-by-four
ND twenty six-by-eight.
ND ordsr from the hardware store
Ten sheets of boiler plate.
phone the carpenter to come
Most mighty euick-don't wait,
For there's a storNon the streets
She's comm on the freight.
oh many years I've carried on
My business in this town;
I've helped elect its officers
From Mayor Dram clear down;
I've let policeman fer wink
Get jags here every day.
Say, Billy. gle IN we on. fer
She's healed right this way.
don't mind temp rance meetin's
When they simply resolute,
Fer alter all their efforts bring
But mighty little fruit.
But when crowbars md hafches
Nd hand axes fill the air
Say, Billy get that boiler iron
Across the window there!
1t beats the nation-no, think
The Nations beatin' me,
Wnen can pay license here
And still not have it free.
Fer must keep my customers
Outside and make 'em wait.
Because the story got Ound
She's com n on the freight.
There, Billy, now we've got her
Six-by-eights across the door,
md solid half inch boiler iron
Where plate glass showed before.
But. Bill. before that freight arrives,
Ye'd better take pick
md pry that cellar window oose,
So we can get out quick.
linus, Kans.. ED bLAiA'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

KANSAS to the front again.
Kansas corn was awarded the
gold medal of highest honor at
the Paris Exposition. The corn
was raised by a Sedgwick county
farmer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08
a. SMASHING" SHAME.

Kansas is again obtaining
questionable notoriety through |
the wave of 'joint smashing"
that has started over the state.
Papers throughout the country,
especially in the east, are making
all sorts OF fun OF Kansas be-
cause OF this new freak of some
of our people. They have the
laugh on Kansas again, and are
justified in it. For instance:
They say that the Topeka papers
have been telling to the world
the beauties of prohibition, how
completely it works in Topeka
tone OF the largest cities in the
state without a saloonor a joint.
Then all of a sudden Mrs. Nation
drops ia and has no trouble at
all in finding joints by the dozen.
And the insincere, treacherous,
untruthful newspapers are not
confined to Topeka. They are
in many towns in the state; and
invariably where the newspapers
say the prohibitory law is en-
forced to the letter, there are the
worst kind OF joints-the back
alley dives, known of certainly
and protected by the officers OF
the law, and indirectly sanction
ed by the majority Of the people.
In other towns, where the peo-
pleAave learned by long years
OF experience, paid for by heavy
expenses in the courts, that the
better way to control the trafic
is to hold some sort of super
vision over the saloon business,
and elect their town officers with
that end in view, making no
bones about it butsaying openly
to the world s'this is the best
way" the finger discern is point
Ell by the dishonest Pharisees o.
the self-asserted ''dry" towns
such as Topeka, Hutchinson,
Larned and others; and Great
Bend, Leavenworth, Wichita
Ellinwood and others are point
ed out as the black spots OF
Kansas-because our people arr
honest and open in their dealing
with the liquor trafic.
While the liquor question
should not properly be. made {
political question, it is done 81
by the republican party OF Kan
sas. In the first place that part.
put the law OF prohibition on tn
statute books; it has amende'
it from time to time to try anl
make it effective-but has faile,
entirely. Year after year a larg
number of our people have de
manded that the amendment b
re-submitted to a vote OF th
people, in order that it may b
ascertained whether or not tn
majority of the people NOW, afte
many years OF trial, want it t
remain. But year after year til
republican party prevents r
submitting of the question.
is unwilling to trust the peopl
It is unwilling that the majorit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Wasn't Saturday 5 snow a joe dandy?
The ground hog burrowed out from
under a two-fUot drift. wallowed
about in the snow for while looking
for bis shadow, and failing to find 1t,
loped off in search of wild onions and
lost the location of his hole entirely.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

We don't know much about1he ya =
cination business submitted 10 it
two or three times when we were tco
san all to resiSt-but we do believe from
what we can learn of it. that there is
great danger in introducing the vac
cine virus into the blood. Especially Of
yOunQ piris
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

dren. But if you come to Kan
sas, come prepared to hustle
among hustlers, and by rubbing
up against the most energetic,
independent, outspoken people
on earth-the Kansas farmer
take on a share of his indepen-
dence and prosperity,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08
PINGREE's PREDICTION.
Although Retired by the Influence of the
Corporations, He Tells Plainly What
Will be the Inevitable Result of
Their Power.

ernor Pingree is respectfully Sub
mitted to those who advocate
trying to secure reform through
the Republican party. If any
man could accomplish it he
could. Possessed of a large
private fortune, a man of
strong conviction, fearless
and able, he has bent his whole
energies toward accomplishing
through the Republican party
just and equitable legislation in
the interest of his people, only to
fail.
From his farewell address to the
Michigan legislature the follow
ing is taken. 1t is all true:
ssMy experience during my
political life, has convincedeme
that in order to secure the full
commendation of those who con-
slider themselves the better
classes the governor and other
high officials must do nothing to
antagonize the great corpora
tions and the wealthy people. /
am satisfied that I could have
had the praise and support OF
our best citizens and our best
society," and of the press of the
state generally, if / had upheld
those who have for years at
tempted to control legislation in
their own interests, to the end
that they might be relieved from
sharing equally with the poor
and lowly the burden of taxa
tion. would have been pro-
nounced a good fellow and a
great statesman.
1 "Every large interest that
have antagonized during my
tight for equal taxation has beer
arrayed against me, and the
allies of those interests, the news
papers of the state, have lost nc
opportunity to attempt to draw
| the minds of the people from tht
real issue by making persona
lattacks on me and publishing
malicious and wilful libels to
belittle my efforts and bring m,
into disrepute in order that tht
present'system of unjust, inequit
able and iniquitous laws might
still remain in force, to the detri
ment of the great masses of tn,
laboring classes and those Q
small properties who are unable
| to speak and act for themselves
4 81 make the prediction that
unless those in charge, and il
whose hands legislation is repos
ed, do not change the presen
, system of inequality, in les
than a quarter of a centur.
there will be a bloody revolution
in this great country of ours
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

G. Wollman and wife went up to
Lacrosse, Tuesday evening, to make
a ten days visit with relatives.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

As result of the preliminary trial
OF Bud" Sellers, charged with crimi~
Halloween night. the defendant was
bound over by Justice Jennison to the
District Court. Friday, the boads be-
ing fixed at $500
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The Macksviiie Argus says that w.
l.. Jennings. of that locality will let
the boys run the farm while he goes On
the road as an evangelist preacher, and
that Il. n. r..cx-r vii. <, with Mr..
Jennings as an evan yeiist singer. Mr.
Tucker formerly lived near Ciaflin,
this county
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

A whole lot of plans are being laid
this town as SION AS spring Opans up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

A daughter was born to MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Merten, of Clarence town
ship, Monday evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

F. j. Kramer is adding another
story to his I'd ward residence, making
a much more commodiOus home of it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The snow drifted quite badly Sun
day, and the east aud vest roads were
almost impossible in places
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

George Johnson and wife, of north
Of town, are happy over the arrival of
q new sou, born last Saturday the 81,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The lecture. '.Buddha, and His Sys-
tep of Religion" to have been given
at the Episcopal church last Sabbath
evening was postponed on account of
bad weather, and will be given by Rev.
Morony next Sabbath evening, the
10Th inst
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Only, the usual routine business waa
transacted by the city council and city
school board. Mond ay night.e The
council allowed city bills to the amount
of 81 ,202 o.. w. B. King was reeen,
gagged for Park Commissioners at s23
per TpODfh
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The $1,000 bushels of wheat" that
was missing has been found, and there
WAS nothing crooked about it. Some
Dody got scared before they were hurt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Mrs. Nation put In one day at
Topeka. making ''them goo-goo eyesn
at the joint keepers, and warning them
OF the time when she would come to
smash.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Albert Dotson returned Saturday
morning from business trip to Kan
sas City, st Joe and Leaven worth.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The regular monthly meeting of the
Great Bend Commercial Cfnb will be
held Monday night the 9Th. Ali mem.
bers should be present.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Latest signal in the handkerchief
flirtation-carryin the hemstitched
cambric cru;npled up in the right hand
is the sign of the grippe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The city council says the slot mas
chimes must go. Drup your spare
nickels 10 the wife's pocket, aud look
pleasant
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The merry sleighbelIs were ringing
all day Saturday, there being the first
real good s.eighing of the season.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Saturday last was grounding dag,
and-but this is not an extra good To-
cality for groundhogs so it does not
make any difference whether he saw
his shadow or not.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Mrs. Nation is bound TO rock some
thing. She has been married twice
but has no children. As she can't
rock the cradle she rocks tie joints.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Nick Dick has been down at Eilin~
wood the past week or more working
on the foundation for the new, Wolf
residence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Frank Ewing. city Teacher who
went home last week too sick with the
grip" to teach. s,now reported by
the health officer as having vel de.
velOped case of it, He is luaran~
tined. as ia the her case near the
college Prof. McHaffie now has charge
of Mr. EwiDe's room
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Chas. Zitavern was in town the
first of the week. aud left in his wake
. choice selection of new jokes.
smooth shaven, up to~date aud N ark
ed 20 century.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Chas. Kincaid and wife are nov
comfortably located in their new hom
in Colorado Springs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The Lord made little apples," and
the worms tnat are.in 'em, but He
is not to be held responsible for the
price you haye to pay for them at th is
1nne of the wear,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Geo. Dunn, returned, Friday morn.
last, FROM q visit OF about q month il
Kansas City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Sunday and Monday pights-na1e
business tor the plumbers. aod pump
men, The zero mark was reached
ard then some
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

The following Barton county men
were here last week looking for and
buying land. Jas. Yonkers. M. G.
Simpson, Irvine Stanley and Ed Goudy.
-Macksvilie Argus.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Will Chatten was over from Claf1ir
Tuesday, on legal business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Editor Cooke OF the Ellinwood
Leader. q couple of weeks ago jumped
into q controversy with a Doctor Wil>
cog Of that town, and last week the
doctor came back.witb '.roast" that
bad whiskers on it = ward long. and
made it 80 " arm for opr brother editor
that he was compelled 70 cry enough. /"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

". T. Bannister the butcher, visited
Kansas City last week, with a bunch OF
cattle for the market
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

John Stevens is now entirely out o
the saloon business in Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

]. B. Fugate, OF the Newton Jour,
nal, lies quite ill at his home in New
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Leonard Kranss came up from Okla'
homa, arriving Sunday evening. to
see that the family coal bin is full.
Mr.. Krause buys wheat down in that
GLAND of promiso -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Pizinger's Orchestra will furnish
music for a grand, st. Valentines Day
Masque ball, ct Brack's hail, Olmitz,
on the night Of the 14th, which means
that there will be real dance music. a
good time is promised.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Lunches at all hours, at 4>l1s44
Hot chile, hot coffee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Peter Brack, the leading Olmitz
merchant, was down to the county
seat last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

"4>11.44>" you wonder what it
means? 1t is the cabalistic sign that
tells you where to find the bsst lunch
in the city for the money at Wilson s.
Mccullough q, "4a11.44."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

w. j. McGreevey has bought q
other farm, south of the river.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Chas. E Dodge and wife spent q
few davs last week visiting with
Harry Brooker and family at Hutchin'
son. They returned Sunday evening
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

Have you thought about who you
want for the next mayor Of Great
Bendp
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08

That 10th century smallpox which
has sprung up all over the land has
few of the teIrors of the old century
scourge. It does not mean death, and
there are fe " marks left on it's victims
as general rule.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-02-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL COMMENT.

Fred Zutavern was up to Olmitz.
Saturday.