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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

George G. Strobel, OF near Seward
E. Erdman, of Missouri.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Chas. Springer was down from
the deal for farm, which he has been
renting but thinks it more profitable
to huv
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Some of the most elegant floral
tributes ever brought to Great Bend
were offered at the interment Of Misa
Mary Holmes, last Friday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

you our line Of buggies and spring
wagons. We handle the Racine, it is
the best made. Great Bend Impla-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

G. L. Jones. of Hoislngton. was
over to Great Bend last Friday. He
says there is nothing TO drink at Hois-
ington but lake water-and not much
nf that
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Mrs. Rev. Mast entertained the
aides of the Presbyterian church.
Wednesday afternoon of this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

FoR SALE Hotel in Olmitz. only
hotel there; IA rooms with or without
furniture; good business and goud rea-
sons given for selling For price and
terms call on or wire VIM. l. MAULER
O!mitZ, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

A c0lored woman Mrs. Watson, died
at her home ssuth of town Sunday.
and was buried in the Great Bend
cemetery Monday afternoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

How about city ticket? Better b,
picking out timber aud examining i
carefully. Great Bend must not taxi
any back ward steps
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

w. E. Beardsley. of Larned. was
down to the Bend over Sunday, sing~
ing his favorite song: Come into the
garden, Maude."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Heck Mitchell is doing the baggage
master act, on the Mo. P. jerkwatet
while the old standby, Lou Durand
accompanies his wife on a visit in
Illinois.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Several farmers from near OlmitZ
were in town Friday on legal busi>
ness, They say the roads are too
to do their trading, especially when
they have to make the round trip
before they can quench their thirst.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

For >cultivatOrs. harrows, listers
plows and all kinds of high grade farm
implements, go to the gr-at Bend
Fmptt Co
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

A new brick walk is being laid on
the broadway front Of the j. V. Brink.
man residence property
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Henry F.. KoopmaD. q brother of
Chris Koopman, deceased. in writing
from Fort Wayne. Ind. to renew SUBJ
scriptios. 70 the DEMOCRAT hands us
the following boquet: your paper
keeps mo 30 we'll posted on the West
that I would not like 10 be without IT,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Hoisingto has park-all except
the trees, and the grass, and the lakes,
and the fountains, and the shady
hooks and lovers retreats. The
Dispatch suggests that some trees be
planted this year for q starter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

The foundation for o. w. Dawson e
new residence, on Forest avenue, is
about completed
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

The Majestic Is the best steel range
on earth, go to the Great Bend implies
ment Co. for particulars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Fe! q! fo! fumI L smell the blood of
q vender Of rum. Be he alive or be he
dead, we'll get his scalp the smelling
committee said.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

:; !; : !; !: :; ] ! |||||||
sold to- =
| ty, crime, general a.
and lack OF thrift whis
as a result of drink,
most exclusively to tn
strong distilled spirits,
whiskey, and not to tt
light fermented or malt
which, on account Of tn.
are pre- yically exclude 4 ron
prohibition States. DeAs the
above furnish the tue soEution
|Qf the trouble in Maine and Kan
sas, or is it to be found i the
follow clippig from the London
|Spectatef
tits the methods Of the tenn
| Iperance people aud their argu-
lments which sometimes repel us,
not their cause. We are unable,
no doubt, to believe, in the teeth
of Christ's order for the rite
which was to keep His memory
eternally alive, that alcohol is in
itself evil, or to forget that hu-
manity owes everything worth
having to the races which use
it. The Jew drank and gave us
monotheism and Christianity;
the Greek drank and gave us
literature and art; the Romans
drank and gave us law: the Teu-
tion drank (hard) and gave us
the passion of freedom. What
have the two great races which
rejected alcohol-the Hindu and
the Arab-done to counterweigh
the benefits conferred by their
drinking rivals?"
In Montgomery county, Md, a
prohibition law has existed for
about 90. years. Everyone
familiar with the conditions
knows that this law has been for
years and is today violated
almost openly throughout the
county, and is a source of great
expense to the taxpayers. The
last term of court shows a great
er number of murders and other
serious crimes than ever before
known in the history of the
county. This condition deserves
special notice in view of the great
Improvement promised about a
year ago by the local branch Of
the Auti-Saloon League and the
apparently extreme Efforts of its
3 officers to make that promise
: good, aided as they have beer
) by weekly publications as to the
mature and extent of the viola
tions of the liquor law which
have been contributed to tht
county press by numerous citi
: zens.
Uponsuch showing is it strange
that many thoughtful people
who have no interest, directly ol
! Indirectly, in the liquor triffic
,, and approve of true temperance
as they do of the other feature
of the Christian religion, shoult
, honestly become convinced thai
prohibition laws are impractica
BILE and expensive, under tn
most favorable conditions, ant
. that they are possibly pro
ductive of much more crime ant
/ moral degradation than the,
prevent.
e 1t is true that a large proper
I tion of the ministers and mem
I bers of some of the churches advo
Ii cate laws of this character, bu
I truly good people may err j
g judgement in relation to man.
u of the affairs of life, otherwis
:, the great conflict of views upo
= religious, as well as tempors
%%r,,o oC Hos1u u;fpocoo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

The DEMOCRAT Office was favored.
Monday. with social call from Editor
O'Bleniss and w. B. Pickerill, of
Claflin. and Peter Meyers OF Beaver
foWuahin
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Trade with the men who have the
best interests OF Great Bend at heart.
The advertisements of such men you
will find in the DEMOCRAT.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Justice 1. L. Goatiy. of Pswnee
Rock, was down to tho county seat
on business MOndav.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

The new, Christian church, on
Church -Broadway-is now en-
closed, and will soon be ready to hold
aerViceS in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Leave your orders with Mrs Ella II.
Stoke for plants and shrubbery for
spring planting.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08
Hot bed garden sassp win soon be

Reg Russell is assisting at the Armour
Packing Co. poultry house, in this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Prepare to plant trees aud adorI
your homes with schrubbery. Th'
cost is small, and the pleasure i
0roat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

II you wish to buy bicycle buy q
Cleveland or a Victor of the Great
Bend Implement Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

/. N. Wilhide is building . nea,
seven room cottage in the east part
town. just south Of the old. j. j. wiz
terburg residence
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

@. s.. Allison the coal man has
swung q bandsnme new sign to the
March breezes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL ooMMEHT.

Life is mostly froth and bubble.
Two things stand like stone:
Kindness, in another's trouble,
Courage, in your own.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

District court this week. It is said
it will be an exceedingly dry" term.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Mrs. e N. Ford. formerly of the
south side. but now making her home
with her daughter. at Homewood
Kansas, has been in the county the
past week or more visiting with
friends. of whom she has lot in this
county,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Webster Langham was over from
HOisington. Sunday. to see if the
Great Bend girls had forgotten him
already vet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

John Byers. one of the oldest settlers
In the county, who makes his home
with a son near Heizer, il very feeble
hhu1fh
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

his sojourn in Galveston, Texas. He
reports busy times down there. pleas
ant weather, but great pile Of work
yet to be done before the damage of
the great flood is repaired.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

The new N e. church at Bison will
be dedicated next Sunday, the 10th
Rev. j. A. Davis, presiding elder
officiatinO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Trustee John Helfrich, of Logan
township, was q caller on the DEMOs
Graf Monday, to renew the paper 60.
ing to his brother>in law at Manchester
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08
Attorney Randall Livesay. of Galena

Attorney RanoaIf IiV0Say. OF Galeoa,
Kansas. came up to Barton county
last week to visit with relatives and
friends for a week or so Mr. Liyesay
says things are coming his way all
right. and his many old friends here
are glad to hear it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

gzcfnthss Narcissus and Jonquils
bloom, Tor Anls. Ella N. sioksP
Prof. j. Z. Nbrton has organized the
Bardeen band. ia Beaver township.
Did you try liza for roast duck7
Lunch at ell hours. day or night.
Dillon Wilson came home last week
from visit with his brother. Earl, at
Wichita.
Fresh car kaffir cora seed at New
combe's. Buy early-prices will be
higher.
Joseph F. Mauler, of Olmitz. was
transactlDg business in Great Bend.
Saturday.
Wheeler Racy, of the northwest part
OF the county. was down to Great Bend
Monday.
Buy Lisks solid metal tinware Of the
Great Bend Implement Co. Every piece
guaranteed.
Frank and Julia Stoskopf. of the
north side, are home from an extended
visit in Iowa.
Buy your kaffir corn seed of News
combe before the rise in price. A fresh
car on hand.
9. s. Allison the coal man has
swung q bandsome new sign to the
March breezes.
II you wish to buy bicycle buy 9
Cleveland or a Victor of the Great
Bend Implement Co.
A new brick walk is being laid or
the broadway front Of the j. V. Brink
man residence property.
The Majestic Is the best steel range
on earth, go to the Great Bend Imple'
ment Co. for particulars.
It takes three reputable physicians
now. instead of jury, to find one in
sane in the probate court.
Go to the Great Bend Implt. Co. fol
good guns, also for special loadet
shells for long range shooting.
Mrs A. E. Rowell has been up from
Fort Sill, Iod. Ty., for the past weel
or more. She will return this week.
Clean up the premises and plant
tree. II there is anything nicer thai
q fine shade tree it's more shade trees
Johnnie Mering's boys have an in
cubator which has already turnet
them out a batch of healthy youn
frys.
Prepare to plant trees aud adorl
your homes with schrubbery. Th
cost is small, and the pleasure
great.
| For >cnltivators. harrows, listers
plows and all kinds of high grade farr
implements, go to the gr-at Ben
fmpft Co
John Byers. ONE of the oldest settler
In the county, who makes his HON
with q son near Heizer, il very feebl
IN health.
The new N e. church at Bison wi
be dedicated next Sunday, the 1Oti
Rev. J. A. Davis, presiding eide
officiating.
Webster Langham was over frol
Hoisington. Sunday. to see if tt
Great Bend girls had forgotten hil
already yet.
| l. N. Wilhide' is building a nea
seven room cottage in the east part
town. just south of the old. j. ]. VII
terburg residence
i How about city ticket? Better
picking out timber aud examining
carefully. Great Bend must not tai
any backward steps
!. Some of the most elegant for
tributes ever brought to Great Bel
were offered at the intermeDt Of Mi
Mary Holmes, last Friday.
A colored woman Mrs. Watson, di,
at her home s,uth OF town Sunda
and was buried in the Great Bel
cemetery Monday afternoon.
Lost Black and Tan fox houn
) has collar with express Ia marked
jC. Lnse. Great Bend. Will pay {
any iuformation. D. G. LUsE.
=. 8 {: {:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Buy your kafir corn seed of News
combe before the rise in price, A fresh
car on hand.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

exemption of $500 worth of personal
property for tax valuation will be
allowed this year again, All property,
with the exception Of some stock, will
be assessed at one third actual value.
See assessors proceedings else where in
fhia s'','
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Some men are talking of doing with
out q city marshal, like such 'soft
drinks. towns as Larned. Dundee or
Dartmouth. Anyway, the city will not
be able to pay much Of q salary to .
naace officAr
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

j. De Loss Brown. we'll known by
many of the Barton county people.
died on Wednesday Of last week, at his
home near Macksville, Stafford county.
Deces sed had quite landed interest
in this cOuntv
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

A Lowell, Mass firm recently sent
a lot of bills west for collection. The
list came back with the result noted
against each name. one being marked
dead" Three months later tie same
bill got into new lot that was for
warded, and when the list came back
the name was marked Still dead"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

s1cinthss Narcissus and Jonquils
bloom. for Aale. Ella NJ. Stokse
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Prof. J. Z. Nbrton has organized the
Bardeen band. 1n Beaver township.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

r. g. Bailey came up from the south
part of the state, last week, to be
present at the township assessor s
meeting. Bob is assessor for Great
Bend, and We bslieve he will be good
had charge of part Of the work on
the new, Orient rrilroad
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Mr.. Merritt. manager of the Great
Bend creamery. was in town the first
Of the week and made arrangeme q Is to
handle the cream from the .skimming
station here. There has been general
dissatisfaction with the test allowed
and price paid by the Claflin people,
change has been imade.-Otis CORES
spoudent, in the La Crosse Chdeftain
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Frank and Julia Stoskopf, Of the
north side, are home from an extended
visit in Iowa.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

FoR. .SALE-A fine section, u miles
from Burdett. Pawnee County. Water
only Is #; 80 acres in wheat. goes
with land. Price s320n A section
400 acres in wheat / with land. price
$500. Several other sections $500
and above Land in all parts of Paw
nee, Ed wards. Rush and Ness Counties
cheap.
J. F.. UPsoN, Larned, KS. Box C.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

- scaenrman, OF the west side
10 Port and, Oregon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Do You want FIVE Hundred Dollarsf
Do you want One Thousand Dollarsi
Do you want Five Thousand Dollars
OF more? If 30. please call on ME, as
ann prepared To make loans to- any
amount, on good real estate
You will find me, for the present. al
the Office of the E. B. Moses. Mercans
tile Co. r. H MosEs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Great Bend Implement Co. Every piece
ouaranfQad
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Did you try l1-44 for roast duckf
Lunch at ali hours. day or night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Office for horse and jack
les, and stock leins.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Wheeler Racy, of the northwest part
of the county. was down to Great Bend
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Joseph F. Mauler, of Olmitz, was
transactlDg business in Great Bend,
SATURDAY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

Dillon Wilson came home last week
from q visit with his brother. Earl, at
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-03-08

March came In as peaceful as
NIB.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-26
MANS LITTLE TOE IS DISAP-
FEARING.

"A writer in the Atlantic Journal-Dec-
ord OF Medicine is convinced that the
time Will come when mothers who play
Ihls little pig went to market with
their babies will have to omit the little
pig that "cried Wee! wee' " The little
toe, ne says. is degenerate and must 60
After quoting numerous cases where or
gans once indispensable have disappeared
in the march of progress, such at the
hairy coat of the mans sman ancestors,
and noting others that ar. fast going,
such as the vermiform appendix. he goes
on to say:
The application of these facts of more
or less general acceptance lies in a ror-
ton of the body which must have under
gone change commensurate with the
abridgement of functious-the feet of the
horse. the COW and other even ami odd
toed animals have undergone great al
te1ation to establish the balance between
organ and function which must needs
be adjusted in working out the great
principle of design.
Man must have lost early he pre-
hensile power of the toes. In fact, Lom-
brozo regards the persistence of this quail
ity as reach back to the primitive type.
legitimate step forward
when with improved Instruments of
offense and defense man was able to pre-
vail in the struggle for existence against
savage and predatory animals, the neces-
sity for his taking to the tall timber
when pursued by them was rare. and
hence the grasping power of the toes dis
appeared along with his hair and his
RI m hi 1hpD ha hpp1n
to wear footgear. the forerunner of the
modern boot. 1t would be an interesting
study to follow the development of foot
covering from the sandal to the present
form which shoemakers assume to
dictate. But it is not germane to our
purpose further than to note that the
boot has become tighter as civilization
has advanced. The effect of this has
been a widening separation of the analo-
gy between the hands and the feet. once
close The movements of the toes are
curtailed by resting on more or less in
elastic sole and are further hampered by
the lateral construction of the shoe.
The day of parsimony in nature ably as
sisted by modern crispins is tending to
eliminate the least effective and most
exposed digit Gnarled with corns, in
curved, warped. with rudlmentafy nan
or none at all, can it be doubted that
man is losing his little toe? Who in these
procrustean days Of shoes can show up
an extremity that could caN forth that
burst of admiration. Thy feet are beau
tful upon the hills. Benjamin! Thy
feet are beautiful" Unless the signs Of
| the times be misread or there be saw
| ing reversion to the original type. the
man of the future will be a three or four
toed animal. and perhaps that singular
affection ainhum is to be interpreted as
a tour de force of nature to abbreviate
the course of a slowly acting law. The
little toe is degenerate and must die.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-26

so used to it. Then afore we started
for the cemetery the minister asked IT
he should go too, but we thought hed
worked a long enough Shift and told
him no. While we all went for another
drink, he stayed with the corpse just as
kind and neighborly.
"Tt was our first funeral, and was
funeral, and I clean forgot to pay him
fer it. So next day I went up to see him.
I asked him what the damages was and
The said nothin' but wouldn't stand fer
that He said he did not charge fer
funerals, and l said, cussin' before l
thought, that he had to. l just chucked
down some money, l forgit how much,
and left.
He was Squar man himself, that
man. He lives in Butte now but he amt
preachin' If he was, I'd go hear him.
Afterwards when I came up here he
wanted to preach and there was no
place. Right on the corner of Main and
Broadway they was just finishin' up a
little store and minstrel troup had
engaged it for that night. Parson he
thought a meetin' would do more good
so he went to the manager and asked
him if he would give it up to him and
he said he would if he was paid what
he had paid for it. Darned if he didn't
go down in his pocket and dig it up.
He went in and waited but no one came.
He knew all them miners wa. death on
singin' Even if they didn't want to
hear no sermon, they'd stay so as to
get a chance to sing at the windup. So
We started up Rock of Ages and by
the time we got through with 1t, the
men just come a pourin' in until not
another one could jam in. And We had
a good old time. You see that parson
he didn't talk over our heads. And We
was the ones he wanted to come. He
was just happy when he had whole
place full of FOUNDERS, gamblers and
miners. He mighty near got in trouble
over it. One of these yer nice women
said if he was going to keep on film
up the church with saloon men, gam
blers and the like OF that, she'd pull
out and so would the rest of the respect
able ones. Parson he looked at her a
moment an then says: Are we better
than Christ. Them's the kind He came
to save. Them's the kind l want to