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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

The Barton county delegates to the
State Democratic Convention at Wichi-
ia May 22i: Nick Keeper, v. 8.
Musil, John Holman. G. f. Diffens
bacher, W. F. Klein, d. c. Luse. John
Schultz and Jas. W. Clarke.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

REMEhBER-We viii sell you the
Majestic Range fSteel, maleable) at
the peddlers' price, and give you sIo. 90
worth of goods out Of our stock tree of
charge. Come and see rs.
GREAT BEND IMPLEMENT Go,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

It is reported that G. III. Childs, of
Roberts, Is preparing to move to Ok
lahoms.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

John e. Brodie is now q clerk with
the Cyclone" store at ElIin wood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Bob Hamilton and W. Ii. Chatteu
were over from Clafiin SATURDAY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

ford county, temporary secre-
tary.
On motion the following COM
mittees were appointed:
On Permanent Organization
Roetzel, Dinsmore and Seward.
On Credentials-Merten, Wei
lep and Hamilton.
. On Rules and Order of Busi-
ness-Duser, Mace and keenan,.
On Re SO lu I'll o ons-Hamilton,
Seward and Roetzel.
A recess of ten minutes was
taken to give the committees
time to make their reports.
The committees reported and
their reports adopted, the tenn
porary officers being retained as
permanent organization.
The following resolutions were
adopted by a unanimous vote.
RESOLUTIONS.
I've endorse the principles
of the Democratic party as set
forth in the Kansas City plat
form of 1900.
2.-We are unalterably op-
posed to late election laws
passed by the last legislature, as
; we deem them as calculated to
abridge our right in the matter
of franchise. We believe in a
free vote and a full count.
3.-Are opposed to all combi-
nations and trusts and look
on them as dangerous to our
form of government, and oppose
class legislation Of all kinds.
4.-We condemn in the strong
est terms the manner in which
our Senator, G.. B. Ross, was
deprived of his seat in the State
Senate, and declare such pro-
. ceedure a menace to the popular
will of the people as expressed at
the polls.
= 5.-We believe that the jul
dietary should be removed as far
as possible from politics, and
that probity and worth should
be. the requisites that should
. commend a man for the Office of
judge.
eve declare our faith in our
U. s. Senator, w. A. Harris, and
sincerely trust that the people
may see fit to retain him.
Upon motion a committee of
six, two from each county, was
appointed by the chair, to con-
fer with a like committee from
the populist convention with a
view to agreeing upon one can
didate for the two parties and
the ticket upon which he should
run. This committee was COM
posed of 0. Seward and G.. S..
Mace of Stafford, G. E. Hamilton
and Sam Dinsmore of Rice, and
III. J. Roetzel and Frank Stroth-
man.of Barton county.
This committee then went into
conference with the committee
from the populist convention.
Later they reported to the
convention that the conference
had agreed as follows:
That they agreed upon placing
the nominee for Judge of this
district under the party name
adopted by the State convention
at Wichita, providing an agree
ment was there made upon one
Gicket for the two parties. Ii,
however, the state democrat and
populist conventions failed to
agree upan one ticket, and there
should be a Democratic ticket
and peoples ticket, on the
official state ballot, then in that
event the name of our candidate
for judge should go under the
heading peoples ticket. y
The convention adopted this
report, and upon motion T. w,
Mosley was nominated for judge
by acclau'stion,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Ii you want gasoline stove call and
it and try it, st f. 81. Miller's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09
THE LORD HATES AHYPooRIrE.

The republican prohibition law
of Kansas was 21 years old last
week. Twenty-one years ago it
was foisted upon the people by
the republican party of Kansas
which at that time controlled
the state by a voting strength
of 10000 to $4,000 majority.
And Notwithstanding the fact
that ever since that time there
has been growing sentiment
among conservative citizens in
favor of a repeal of the dead
letter enactment, the republican
party of the state has succeeded
in preventing the people from
expressing themselves upon the
issue at the polls; and has tried
by drastic methods, by amend
ment and addenda, by confis-
cation and Carrie Nation, and
by all known methods of po-
litical chicanery to keep the law
on the statute books for purely
political purposes.
In a recent discussion of the
prohibitory liquor law, Cover
nor Stanley, with characteristic
party recklessness, says that
"between the ardent anti-prohi-
bitionist and the jealous prohi-
bitionist there is the great body
of conservative men and women,
most of whom believe in prohi-
bition." He further says:
81 have had a better means of
knowing as to the extent of the
enforcement of this law during
the last three years, and during
that time, in most of the COM
munities of the state the pro-
hibitory law is reasonably well
enfOrced-I think as much so as
other laws. /"
just think of the hypocracy of
such a statement from the gov
ernor of Kansasl
Marsh Murdoch, the veteran
editor of the Wichita Eagle,
says of the law:
cit has successfully mangled
every man who tried to be it's
friend, crippled every man who
honestly opposed it, and helped
politically, only those who hypo-
critically chuckled it under the
chin, and damned it behind it's
back %
Does not our governor belong
in the latter class? And are you
proud to admit the fact, Mr..
Murdock?
A later statement of Governor
Stanley explains the actual re-
lation of prohibition in Kansas
to republican politics. He says:
81 believe the state will con-
tinue it's prohibition policy. Ii
the question should be SUBJ
mitted to the people, they would
refuse to do away with the con-
stitutional provision on this
question, for the reason that it
has been productive of good.
Even admitting that the law is
not now and never has been
fully enforced; if Intoxicating
liquors are sold as a beverage,
they should be sold in spite of
the law, rather than with the
laws sanction and approval"
just the same as saying it is
better for Kansas to maintain
the law as a hollow mockery; to
encourage perjury and deception;
publish to the outside world
that Kansas is all purity and
goodness, while acknowledging
to ourselves that we have law
that the people do not give the
snap of a finger for. And all
because of republican policy!
Reader, if you are a republican,
are you not ashamed Of your
governors position and the po-
sition of your party leaders, on
this question of prohibition? II
you are not, then keep on put
ting such men to the front. But
remember, the Lord hates a
hypocrite.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Mort Fits is having an addition
built to his residence. west side.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Sunday base ball has opened at
EiliuWood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Cultivaters ofaH kinds, st F. 81.
Miller's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

L E. Wicks, the 3rd ward CONNER
cial traveller, was in q runaway mixup
near Clsfiin last Friday, and his Wicks
are trimmed with arnica and court
plaster.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Democratic county nominating con.
vention at Great Bend the 18th. Re.
member the date.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

A republican couRty convention, to
elect Is delegates to the judicial con-
ventlon to be held here May 21st, is
called to meet at Great Bend May 18th
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL COMMENT

The June rise in the Arkansas is
due.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Trustee Anton Rsif, of Cheyenne
township, was down to the county
seat Monday
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

j. 81, Gunther, brother Of Mrs.
Warren Baker, came out last week
from Kansas City. stopping here while
enroute for Pueblo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Miss Carrie Collins of Great Bend
returned last Friday from her visit to
relatives in Illinois.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

For SALE-A girls second hand
bicycle, cheap. Is in good repair. See
it at this Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Yes. it rained in these parts last
Sunday, the All. But it needs to do it
whole lot more during the month of
May to insure even half crop of
wheat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Lots of wheat fields which a month
ago were nice and green are turning
black this week. They are being lists
ed into corn and Kaffir corn; see?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

AS Freddie Funston now
speaks through the muzzle
President Roosevelt put on him.
the reporters can t catch his re-
marks. The reading public will
be grateful,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Nick Weber. Of Dubuque, who had
been visiting with Nick Kispper north
of Ellinwood, was in town with Mr.
klepper Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Yellow legged chickens are becom-
ing scarce. This town has been full
Of Methodist preachers this week-dis
trict conference.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

A few hiding and Walking listers
loft, ct bargain, ct F. q. hilleys,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

ssTHE President is after the
beef trust" sThere is no beef
trust" ga beef trust is a good
thing for the country" The
above quotations are from re-
publican papers. The trouble
with most republican editors is
they assume that ALL their
readers are chumps.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

LOCAL AND PERSONAL COMMENT.
The June rise in the Arkansas IL
due.
Cultivsters of nh kinds, at F. 81.
Miller's.
Sunday bass ball has opened at
Eiliuwood.
Miss Minnie Bockemohls il the aew
assistant P. NJ. at Ellinwood.
Bob Hamilton and w. Il. Chatten
were over from Ciafiin Saturday.
Mort Fits is having an addition
built to his residence. west side.
John r. Brodie is now q clerk with
the Cyclone" store at Ellin wood.
II you want gasoline stove call and
examine it and try it. at F. 81. Miller's.
It is reported that C. III. Childs. of
Roberts, is preparing to move to Ok
lahoma.
Trustee Anton Reif, of Cheyenne
township, was down to the county
seat Monday.
For SALE-A girls second hand
bicycle, cheap. Is in good repair. See
it at this Office.
Democratic county nominating con.
vention at Great Bend the 18th. Re.
member the date.
Miss Carris Collins of Great Bend,
returned last Friday from her visit to
relatives in Illinois.
Marriage license was issued Satur
day to Joseph Werner and Miss Anna
Kaiser. OF near Odin.
Sundays rain did not extend as far
west as Heizsr. but was good and
plenty south and east.
Buy your Cane Seed and Kafir Corn
early. and save money. S. A New
combe has two car loads.
Woodmansee wind mills sell the
best; only sold solid car the last
month, at F. H. Miller's.
The wind last week lifted the new
German church being built near
Stickney, off its foundation.
For sALE-Broom Corn Seed, the
Mammoth Evergreen Dwarf.
G. II. Harter, Great Bend.
Ii. A. Stickney, of the north part of
the county, was thrown from horse
last week and had collar bone broken
A secondahand, Home Comfort
Range, iu splendid condition. for sale
cheap. Call on Mrs. Louis Zutavern.
Yellow legged chickens are becom-
ing scarce. This town has been full
Of Methodist preachers this week-dis
trict conference.
Nick Weber, Of Dubuque, who had
been visiting with Nick Klepper north
of Ellinwood, was in town with MIR.
klepper Monday.
J. 81, Gunther, brother Of Mrs
Warren Baker, came out last week
from Kansas City. stopping here while
enroute for Pueblo.
Lots of wheat fields which a month
ago were nice and green are turning
black this week. They are being lists
ed into corn and Kafir corn; seer
A republican couHty convention, to
elect Is delegates to the judicial con-
ventlon to be held here May 2lst, is
called to meet at Great Bend May 18th
Yes, it rained in these parts last
Sunday, the All. But it needs to do it
whole lot more during the month of
May to insure even a half crop of
wheat.
L E. Wicks, the 3rd ward CONNER
cial traveller, was in q runaway mixup
near Claflin last Friday, and his Wicks
are trimmed with arnica and court
plaster.
FoR sALE-Good Studebaker wagon,
used but q few months; a Hickory
wagon, used two years; Duplex wind.
mill and tower in good repair. See
Daniel Miller, Buffalo township.
If the farmer who got a few hundred
dollars for pasturiDg stock on his
wheat does not feel ahead that much
it ia because ne does not recognize a
good thing when he sees It.
Because OF the uncertainty Of the
weather Sunday last the program for
- A n1arican MiSsiona, Was poatnoned i.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Marriage license was issued Satur
day to Joseph Werner and Miss Anna
Kaiser. OF near Odin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Sundays rain did not extend as far
west IS Heizsr, but was good and
plenty south and east.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Buy your Cane Seed and Kafir Corn
early. and save money. S. A New
com be has two car loads.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

2 A secondhand. Home Comfort
Range, iu splendid condition. for sale
cheap. Call on Mrs. Louis Zutavern.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Ii. A. Stickney, OF the north part of
the county, was thrown from horse
last week and had collar bone broken
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

Woodmansee wind mills sell the
best; only sold solid car the last
month, at F. H. Miller's
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

For sALE-Broom Corn Seed, tn,
Mammoth Evergreen Dwarf.
G. II. Harter, Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-05-09

The wind last week lifted che new
German church being built near
off it's foundation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-31

fieult one. The difficulties are set forth in an interesting letter which the Lon don Chronicle has received from its correspondent in South Africa. In the TransvaaI alone, according to this writ CT, there are 10000 Boer families to be sent to their homes. The transporta- tion facilities are crude and inadequate. The army has turned over to the civil government two thousand wagons, and these are being used as transports for the Boers. 4 committee of repatria- tion'' has charge of the work. T sup pose" writes the correspondent, that there is no parallel in history to the committees task since the Jews return ed from Babylon" Although the Boers know that most of their farmhouses have been destroyed, they are anxious to get away from the concentration camps and return to the veldt They have passion for home and freedom. no matter how comfortless. That the devastation of war has been terribly complete is apparent from the state
 ment that in one district alone twelve hundred houses were destroyed. The correspondent describes a journey in a
 region which few years ago was noted
 for its fine farm buildings! Now one sees only ruins.
 An appropriation of $15.OOO,OOO for re- storing the homes of the burghers and
 restocking their farms was made, but
 1t is now thought that at least double
 that amount will be needed. It will
 be long time before the price is fully paid.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-31
PROGRESS.

The good people of the United States can take proper pride in the fact that the Ordnance department of their army has perfected a new time fuse for ar mor-piercing shells which does not de- tonate the shell until the penetrative ability of the projectile has been ex- hausted. With a shell equipped with this fuse and loaded with the powerful secret explosive discovered by the ord nance experts, fired from a twelve-inch gun, a penetration of fourteen inches of Krupp armor has been reached before detonation. The heaviest Krupp armor now used in a battleship is only twelve inches thick. and has heretofore been regarded as absolute protection against the best shell.
 Good work. The United States, like George Washington, must be first in war. and in order to be it must have the best war machinery there is.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-31
BIC ByIL,S RIG PICNIC.

When Big Bill' Devery, ex-chief of
 police in New York, announced that he
 was going into politics he made it plain
 that there would soon be something
 doing" There was something doing
 yesterday when his water picnic for the
 women and children of his district came
 off. It was bigger affair than it was
 expected to be, and expectation had not
 been small. He had between 15,O00 and 10000 women and children for his
 guests. It took two steamers and four barges to carry them. Ten doctors,
 some trained nurses, four bands and some actors and singers were taken along. There were also taken along 1 1,000 pounds of roast beef, 1,200 pounds of corned beef, 1,50O pounds of ham, two barrels of sugar. four tubs of butter, twenty barrels of potatoes, twenty crates of canned tomatoes. ten crates of raw tomatoes, 800 cabbages, 250 pounds of coffee, 2,500 loaves of bread, clam chowder for 3O,OOO people, 1,5OO pounds of fancy cakes. 5000 gallons of
 ice cream, 5000 quarts of milk. 25O boxes of ''soft drinks ten barrels of birch
 beer and 1,40o bags of popcorn and candy.
 MT. Devery is aiming to be the leader of the Ninth Assembly district, and
 some say of Tammany. He has begun
 operations in big and spectacular way. He is said to be rich enough to be able to afford such picnic as he gave yesterday, which was the biggest thing of its kind ever seen in New
 York. It will be interesting to notice his progress, If he can become ruler of ] New York there will be new chapter for the historian of politics in the United States to write.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-31
SUMMER IN HARTFORD.

Queer things happen in Kansas and Hartford. There is park in Hartford, and it has small pond in 1t. This pond is inhabited by bulifrogs. A man employed in taking care of the park was cutting grass around the pond with a sickle. At the first stroke of the sickle huge bullfrog jumped from the water and with mouth wide open be- gan hopping after the glistening blade. The mans astonishment increased with the next move of the sickle, when an- other bullfrog, equally large, followed the first. Every time the sickle moved it meant an additional bullfrog, until there were fully twenty-five of them consistently hopping. One bullfrog suc- ceeded in getting hold of the sharp side of the sickle and as result was cut in two. The remainder of the frogs were evidently not deterred by their com panion's fate. for they kept making passes at the sickle. The man said it was an uncanny sight and fairly made him creep, for they had every appear ance of having designs on his legs also. Occasionally he would kick a dozen or two back into the pond, but they were replaced by others so quickly that he became tired.
 These facts are recorded by the Hart ford Times. Perhaps the bullfrogs were Democratic bullfrogs in pursuit of gilt tering harmony and finding only kicks and death.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-31
---'----
 INFORMAL.

One of the worst things that can be said about woman is that she is almost as unreasonable as a man.--Baltimore News.
 It seems to be in the nature of things that some should be hewers of wood and some should be drawers of divf- dends.--Puck. How will you have your hair cut?" queried the talkative barber. off" snapped the disagreeable pa- tran. And the barber cut on.-Boston Globe.
 At Newport-She--You must not kiss me until we are formally engaged. He-Do you mean to say that you all ways insist upon that rule? She-Ive always tried to.-Judge. What can I do for my little boy" asked mamma, "so that he won't want to eat between meals?" Have the meals flicker together" re- piled the young hopeful. Don't trust too far to yoh good in- tentions,' said Uncle Eben, unless you has skill back of 'em. Good intentions
  is de ruination of a heap O choir mu- sic" c."-Washington Star. Brown must have a pretty good thing; he says he is travelling for Wal dron & Co. Well, that's true in a sense, but
 most people would call it running the elevator. .''-Toronto Moon. Bill Shiffiy-It's no use talking, you can't work this farm without faith, an
 I amt got any. Mrs. Shiff1y-Well, notice you gave l it good deal of absent treatment last year, just the same-Chicago News.
 And are you really connected with inquisitive girl. "Yes, miss," replied the young man.
 "Then won't you please tell me which | is your weather eye?"-Detroit Free Press.
 l Wise rethought.-"How'd your ! melon crop come out?" Made the railroad rich!" Pretty hard on you, wasn't it?' "No; I took stock in the road before I shipped my ns."-Atlanta Consti- tuition.
 Miss Searanyellough is queer in- dividual. She tells everybody she 1 meets that she never expects to get ! married
 "Yes, poor thing, and placing her
 blind faith in the saying that the un-
 expected always happens. ."--Baltimore News.
 The Kind They Used.-Mrs. Mccall I Those neighbors of yours are quite | lively. I never met any people who in- dulged so much in repartee. Mrs. Malaprop-You don't say? Why,
 I borrowed some from them the other l day, and it tasted to me like Oolong.- Philadelphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-31
BorgiR.

Oh. Love, why do you call to me to come To this your feast of barren, Dead sea
 fruit?
 Have l not eaten of your feasts before, Amid the sound of dulcimer and iute! Have not heard your praises sung By voices that, alas, have long been mute Long since in gardens perfumed and be-
 decked,
 Mid light and laughter, royal and divine, The Borgias offered death in jeweled cups, To those who drank of their rare-vin-
 tagged wine. An. Love! last Borgia of a race accursed, I know each velvet trickery of thine. In every song there turks q threat of tears. In every flower there hides sudden
 sting;
 And he who laughs his fill when Borgia
 smiles,
 Must pay the score in Borgia's reckoning. Full great the price for such q passing joy The swan must die-that Love may hear
 him sing. An, willy host, who opens lavish doors, And offers me my wish and full desire! know full well the hand that becks me
 strikes
 I know thee, Borgia-thief and subtle
 liar!
 Yet will sell my hard-won pallid peace For this last cup of poison and of fire.
 Ethel Watts Mumford, in Smart Set