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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

80 A~AA w OOAIAs 613 LIN
of j. W. Soderstrom, his own
townsman and neighbor, for
county treasurer; telling of his
unquestioned capabability and
honesty, of his fitness in every
way for the position. and urging
the voters to support him; and
then bunkoing Mr.. Soderstrom's
opponent out of a few simoleons
and coming out in support OF
the latter? What do you think
is the value of the support OF
such a apaper? How much weight
do you place upon it's influence?
Is there an honest man in the
county who has anything but
contempt for such a course?
Mr.. BRINKERHOFF, assisted by
some of his hired strikers, is
peddling around a long paper
from which he reads extracts to
prove two opposite things: For
instance, when he gets with men
whom he believes are opposed to
the enforcement of the prohibi-
tory liquor law he reads extracts
from his paper to prove that L.
". Mosley, his democratic op-
ponent, is a rank prohibitionist
and tried to close everything up
tight in Stafford county, while
county attorney. Then, when
he gets an audience of prohibi-
tionists, or men who believe the
laws concerning the liquor trafic
should be enforced, he pulls out
the same paper and reads ex-
tracts from it to prove that T.
w. .Mosely is strong whiskey
man, a man who would not en-
force the law, etc. He has been
most particular to give this
latter coloring to his bill of par
ticulars when he meets the
ministers, church people, etc.
The plain and unbiased facts in
the matter of Mr. Mosley's con-
nection with the liquor prosecu-
tions in Stafford county are
these: The Wells Fargo Express
Co. instructed it's agents not to
handle liquors shipped from
Kansas points, but instructed
them that they could handle the
stuff shipped into Kansas from
Missouri or any other state.
The express company wanted the
long haul, ofcourse. Mr.. Mosley
enjoined the express company's
agent from handling the Missouri
stuff, deciding to test the law
and ascertain whether Or not
the law protected the foreign
liquor dealer and prohibited the
Kansas dealer. That case was
taken to the supreme court, and
it is the records in that case that
Brinkerhoff is SO industriously
peddling over the county in an
attempt to boost himself into a
position where those same ques-
tions would be liable to come be-
fore him as Judge should he be
lelec ted-which God forbid.
Shame upon such underhanded
methods. Shame upon a party
management which permits its
candidate to do these things.
| The Beacon was in error last
week in stating that the ruling
from the attorney generals Of
fee put Elmer Epperson out o.
the race for Treasurer for the
short term. Had Mr.. Griffith
not resigned his office he would
have held over until October
1903. But when he resigned be
made a vacancy, and the law ex
pressly provides that in such
cases the County Commissioners
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

A week from next Tuesday, and the
agony will be over.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

On Friday evening, the 18th, 6ne,
8 pound baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs Henry J. Meyers, of the 4th
ward. Mrs. Meyers mother,
Mrs. Otto Brant. is with them to
welcome the young lady. and keep
Henry straight.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Mrs. Gearhsrt returned last week
from her Oklahoma visit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Earl g. Wilson has gone to Oklahoma
City, where he may again engage in
telegraphY as operator in one of the
Offices there
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Making q fool o. yourself does not
impress other people with jour super~
abundance of good sense. Remember
that there are others.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

John Norris, who has been with the
Santa Fe at Newton, IS home on the
invalid list.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

John Sattler, Colored, was fined S19
90, including costs, in Justice Ogle's
court last Friday, for drawing Q gun
on Barney Hofstaetter. in dispute
over some work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Produce and Live Pigeons wanted
Also, Feed for sale.
MORGAN s. MILLER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

THAT "Cyclone'' from Texas
evidently hit the Register man
in a place that hurt; for Bro.
Clark gave nearly a column OF
his. space last week to an at
tempted criticism of Mr.. Davis
speech-but never attempted a
little bit to defend the republican
party for the terrible arraign-
ment the speaker gave it,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Sheet Music. at Rathbun 6 McCon-
nell's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Ii you are looking for new or second
hand heating or cook stoves you will
find them at Glissman & Raege's
north side suuare
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

You will get through life lot easier
if you keep your eyes and ears open
and your mouth closed;
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Emmett Putnam and wife have
gone 20 Topeka to spend the winter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

Phena Kramp, of near Elliuwood
called to order the DEMOCRAT last
Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

The Arlington hotel, at Hoisington,
was last week sold to Frank Logan,
late of S2lina
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

~ s. Bryant was down from Galatia
last Thursiav.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.
Hot Chilli at the 4I144.

Bulbs. Bulbs. See Mrs. Ella Stoke.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

JRA
NUMBER SO.
What Is your namee -"Pants-for
1 forgot to register"
A week from next Tuesday, and the
agony will be over.
j. W. Drake was oyer from north
Homestead. Tuesday.
County Teachers examination Sat-
urday, the 25th, at Crest Bend.
The attendance at the Sisters
School is increasing each month.
George weirauch left this week on
months visit to Lewiston, Ills.
Antone Springer. of near Olmitz.
called on the DEMOCRAT Tuesday.
W. A. Brouse and wife visited with
Mrs. Brouse's sister at Sterling, SUM-
day.
Judge Feder and DR.. Mcpherson
attended the John McMahan funeral at
Hoisington, Monday morning.
Wacth for further particulars of the
musical to be given Nov. 5th for the
benefit Of the Episcopal Church.
Make a cross (x) in the circle at
the head OF the SECOND col
umn on the ballot-under the Rooster
and you will do riqht.2
d. G. Luse and wife of sthis city.
each captured an office in the Grand
Lodge OF ODD Fellows and Rebeccss.
at Pittsburg, Kansas. last week.
D. W. Wright. formerly of st. Joe
Mo-, will make Great Bend his home
hereafter, and cover this territory in
| the cracker line, with Louie Truck.
John Schneider, of the west side,
was caller Friday. Mr.. Schneider
thinks more strict attention should be
given to killing out the Russian
thistle.
George BriOkman and wife, Mrs
Nick Smith and Chas. V. Brinkman
left Saturday last on a weeks visit to
Kansas City and other points in that
vacnity.
Vote FOR the proposition to elect
township officers every two years; but
| vote AGAINST the proposition to pay
members of the legislature SO a day.
1t is too much.
John Sattler, Colored, was fined Sl9
90, including costs, in Justice Ogle's
| court last Friday, for drawing q gun
on Barney Hofstaetter, in dispute
over some work.
Alb Weiss is in receipt of letter
frem his son, Arthur, in which tie
latter states that ore from his mines
is assaying s100 per ton in gold, and
large per cent OF iron and copper
also. We all hope that Arthur has
got bonanza.
On Friday evening, the 18th, fine,
8 pound baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs Henry j. Meyers, of the 4th
ward Mrs. Meyers mother,
Mrs. Otto Brant. is with them to
welcome the young lady. and keep
Henry straight.
| With all the puns that haya been
popping from early morn to late at
night, out on the Cheyenne bottoms,
it is surprising that there have not
been mole accidents. Thousands of
pounds of ammunition have been dis
charged daily on the borders of the
lake by duck hunters.
On Friday We received q cOmmuni-
cation containing the South Bend
notes which was mailed Thursday
morning. They were doubtless mail
cd in time for last weeks paper; but
some one else had had the letter out Of
the postoffice, and we got it day late.
Such blunders are very provoking.
Is it any wonder the county caDdis
dates are all glad the campaign is
nearing closep We know of a candi.
date whose record for one day was az
follows: Drove ten miles TO funeral
in the. morning; walked two and b half
miles around town seeing people;
: drove fourteen miles to an afternoon
| weddiDp. danced With the bride and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

What Is your namee -"Pants-for
forgot to register"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24

John Quillen accompanied his moth
er to Portland. Oregon, last week, on
q visit to relatives.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-10-24
County Ticket.
TELLS A rALsEHooD KNOWINGLY.

''The following article relative
to Judge Brinckerhoff, is from
the Hoisington Dispatch, a dem
ocratic paper" ::"-Great Bend Tri-
bune of last week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-01

Half an hour or so appears to be an
important saving in time in the ocean
voyage. Columbus and Cabot and
Drake would not have thought much
of it, but in these days Of ship speeding
every captain of a liner is ambitious to
maintain his record and to beat it if
possible. Again, there are people even
in this age of hurry and hustle to
whom the ocean trip is in itself an
agreeable incident. The society is gen.
orally pleasant, there are interesting
sights on the deep, the fare is as good
as that of a first class hotel, seasick-
ness has become questionable, there
is plenty of reading matter and no dis
position to look at it, and the trip is in
short a restful loaf till the ship is with
in range Of the wireless telegraph and
the meddling world resumes it's chat
te~r.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-01
A New Sport For Women.

"Hammering" is an unpleasant proc
ess on the Stock Exchange, but in Aus
tralia the word has recently acquired a
new and more agreeable significance.
At antipodean bazaars 'hammering" is
10Y an established institution. Ladies
who enter for the competition go on a
platform with hammers in their hands.
Each Is supplied with a piece of the
hard Australian timber largely used
for the paving of London streets. Each
lady is also presented with three. nails,
and at a given signal they start to
work. The lady who is the first to
drive her three nails home to the head
wins the prize. Says one descriptive
reporter: 'Steel sparks and splinters
few around. The nails would go any,
where but through the wood. The
hammers would 60 anywhere but on
the nail heads. london Chronicle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-01
An Ingenious Suindle.

A novel kind Of swindle was prac-
ticed in a German town the other day.
A man struggling along under a heavy
burden suddenly stumbled and crashed
through a plate glass store window.
The proprietor Of the store demanded
payment. The porter said he had no
money. Passersby advised that he be
searched. A thousand mark note was
found on him, which, he said, belonged
to his employer. The storekeeper,
however, deducted 100 marks for the
value OF his window and handed 900
marks change to the porter, who went
away swearing and protesting. A lit
tie later the storekeeper discovered the
thousand mark note was spurious.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-01
Ostriches.

At the ostrich farm at Coronado it
takes a bale Of alfalfa hay cut up and
a sack Of barley to feed fifty-three
birds. The chicks are as inquisitive as
q monkey and will snap a button or
your coat if an opportunity offers. The
old males are fighters and can split
fence boards with a kick. But when
they get real mad they lie down and
twist their necks and flap their wings
like a skirt dancer. Young chicks a
few weeks old are worth In the market
SIS each.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-01
PROPOSALS FoR coNsTRUCTIoN-ome

PROPOSALS FOR CoNsTRUCTION-Ofice
= Of Chief Q M, st. Paul, Mimi, October
81. 1902.-SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate,
will be received at this Office until II o'clock a..
M, December ], 1902, and opened then for the
construction Of. q hospital at Fl. Lincoln, n. d.
Plans and specifications may be seen and blank
|plication here, or at the Office Of the construct
ing qnartermaster, Bismarck. N. D.. United
States reserves the right to reject any or all
POND, C. @. NJ.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-11-01
CHOICE MISCELLANY
A MomentOus Sneeze

SEEaH HEa. "A NOmcntOuS Sneczes
Perhaps because an elephant sneezes
SO seldom or because he sneezes SO loud
oriental folk are very superstitious
about the occurrence and believe that
to hear an elephant sneeze brings good
luck. The Baltimore Herald gives an
account of the effect produced by the
sneeze Of Jumbo III. at the Maryland
Industrial exhibition:
Il Jumbo's neeze is like the bursting
of a boiler, and it created a fairly good
sized panic. The elephant began to get
ready for the sneeze half all hour be-
fore it happened, and as the time for
the event drew nea he was rolling
about in his cage, apparently in great
agony. Suddenly he stopped, gave n
below and then sneezed.
The look Of perfect contentment on
his face after the great event was in
startling contrast to the terror seen on
the faces of the fleeing people. Visitors
to the exposition were running in all
directions, not knowing what awful
thing it was from which they were
racing away.
Among the Mohammedans of the orr
entail and Cingalese villages Jumbo's
sneeze caused wild excitement. They
rushed to the cage and, bowling before
his elephantine highness. began pray
ing at a rapid rate. When they fin
ished, they explained that an ele-
plants sneezes are of the rarest occur
renee. and the event was n of great
significance to them. Elephants are
susceptible to cold and catch cold cas-
lily, but it is very, very rarely that they
e
Hymns Allowed In the Treasury.
A day or two after Secretary Shaw
disciplined several clerks of the treas
ury department for playing poker and
indulging in other practices not con-
sistent with his views Of the proper
conduct of public officials he entered
his Office at an unusually early hour,
even for him. Richard Page. of Afri-
can descent and of great dignity &C
4uired through his long connection
with the department as a messenger,
was singing an old fashioned church
hymn, not thinking of course that
the secretary was within the sound
of his voice. When the messenger
turned and discovered that the secre-
tary had heard him singing, he was
sore afraid and begged that his viola
ton of the rules of the department,
which prohibit the making, of unusual
noises, should not result in his imme-
date discharge. Never mind, Rich
ard, mind" consolingly said the
secretary: II see nothing in the rules
of this department which prohibits the
singing of church hymns. If more of
that kind of music were rendered here,
we would all get along better. You
ear sing hymns, Richard, in this build.
ing as much as you want to, but re
member, Richard, that I want you tc
sing only hymns when you sing al
all"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
Her Little Fellow.

What funny creatures mothers are!
sometimes laugh to see
For all my bigness and my age
How mine locks after me.
She wants to warm me when I'm cold.
To dry me when FIN wet;
do believe she thinks me just
A little fellow yet!
got bump at ball one day
That knocked me rather fiat,
But II we, had not lost the game
I'd not have minded that,
And when they brought me to the door
I>saw her eyes were wet,
So am sure she thinks me just
A little fellow yet!
Fm not a schoolboy any more,
With satoheT at my back;
1t won't be many years before
I don the haversack. q ...ss 4
FIN going to join the volunteers;
My father was a vet"
And surely then l. will not be
A little fellow yet! f.
OF course. although she thinks me this.
1t does not make it so;
Hm big enough and strong enough
AS some / reckon, know,9
But. then one feels 50 small inside
To think she can forget
Or can't believe that ram not
A little fellow yet!
All, well, the mothers good as gold
And kind as kind can be;
There's no one else in all the world
That's half as kind to me.
30 let her think 1t if she will.
When I, too, am a wet"
It may be I will wish I were
Her little fellow yet!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
FOR THE CHILDREN


Little Dorothy was tired-oh. so
tired-as she knelt at her mammals
knee and tried to say her prayers, as
she did every night. She was so tired
that her dear little head was heavy
and the lights made blurs before her
eyes and the room seemed going in
d WHIT IKE merry go round.
now said her mother, when she
hao said her prayers, task God to
press grandpa and grandma, Aunt
susie and Uncle VIII, mamma and
papa and little brother" Mamma"
asked Dorothy very gravely, do you
think God would mind very much if
L was to just lump the family to-
night?"
Her mother told her that she must
complete her prayers as she always
dfd, and the heavy head nodded from
side to side as she tried to say rev.
erently:
Bless = gran'pa - gran'ma = Aunt
Susie-Uncle- Oh, mamma, I'm so
sleepy, an God knows the rest bettern
I do"
And, climbing into her little white
bed, Baby Dorothy went to sleep with
never thought whether she wakened
here or there. And the mother, watcs-
Ing her tranquil slumbers. felt sure
that God did know the rest and had
Dorothy safe in his keeping.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
Birds That Can Talk.

Professor Scott of Princeton says
that wild birds sometimes introduce
varia tons into their songs and, again.
more rarely, initiate not only the songs
OF, other birds, but the barking Of dogs.
mechanical sounds, like the creaking
Of wheels, the filing of saw and even
human speech. A writer in Bird Lore
gives this we'll authenticated incident;
One morning while I was standing
on my back steps l heard a cheerful
voice say: "You are a pretty bird.
Where are your .-.-. ..-.--..-
1. wondered how any parrot COULD
talk loudly enough to be heard at that
distance, for the houses on the street
behind us are not near. Presently the
voice came again. clear, musical and
strong: "You are a pretty bird. Where
are you"
For several days endured the sus-
penSe of waiting for time to investi
gate. Then I chased him up. There
he was in the.top Of walnut tree. and
his gorgeous attire told me immediate
~ he was rose breasted grOsbeak.
At the end of week he was saying:
"Pretty, pretty bird. Where are your
He and his mate stayed near us all
last summer. and this spring they
came again. He is making the same
remark as plainly as ever a bird can
speak.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
Not what ue Hxpeeted.

Here I am, father" said the prodi-
gal son. 'Isrt it about time to exc
cute the fatted calf?"
mot by jugfuls' answered the
parent. THE beef tEhst has paeed
that sort of welcome out Of our zach.
You will find some baissd potatoes and
baked beans at tho 0tdsstand. however.
If you cdre to go IN the house. ITO
ledo Bee.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-09-04
Travels of Miss Mary Green.


Miss Mary Green is rubber dell
who appeared one day late last fall in
the postoffice at Winchester, Mass
On her dress was fastened a slip of
paper which read: 1.-THE climate of
New England is too severe for this
child. Please pass her to the Pacific
coast for the winter" Some friendly
clerk put stamp on her dress and
sent her to Montana. From there she
went to California, then to British Co
lumbia and from there to Ottawa.
Each postoffice clerk seems to have
enjoyed her society as long as he
pleased, then pasted stamp to her
gown and sent her on.
At Denver she evidently attended
BANQUET of the mailing clerks and had
some new travelling garments given
her. Her dress is said to be covered
over with postage stamps from various
Offices in the United States, and
around her neck are tied several
sspoems'' written in her honor. She
also wears newspaper badges from
many different states, showing the
honor with which she was received
at 1.-THE various literary banquets which
she had attended. From Ottawa she
brought back a tag which proved to
be a pass to the gallery Of the house
of commons.
The Boys and the Birds Are Friends.
On the playground fence teacher
mt q cake for the birds, telling her pu-
piis of their, usefulness and intellfs
gence and the wrong of injuring them.
The next day her most unruly boy ate
only half his lunch and put the other
half on the fence Kindness is con-
tagious and example is powerful Inc
fence is now the favorite perch OF
many birds, even when the yard IS
dlled with noisy boys, and-the unruly;
bog. has changed for the better. Sure
II those boys M1l all. be nObler men,
md better citizens Cor such tuition and
such teacher. -. --s@.s.
The colored American., 1902-03-15

Order and the n1b SKIN
II noRE the nswsP2pe published
and the sbt The uSt
at
Six miles In Conntv
minded
ne whoe people black South
set Grend
Members OF the Order and RconS Va
20 The Hotel
and desirable location Service p'
Ordee
with fee simple value OF elSs50Q NJ
buildings. = 'A o|N%o 'ns O'oe1 leases
For any further informsson addrs.A
l. TAYLoa. W. n Master, kzLs-a W. Secretary
The colored American., 1902-03-15
When 6be March Wind Blows.

They begin to blow early in the
March number of that remarkable pub
lics1ion, broadway Magazine" There
IL wind and blow and life, to say moth
ing of color that is not dismal, in the
front page. Then comes q remarkable
ser1es FIJI ustrated articles, comprising:
The T re Fighters of New York, Sarah
Bernbardt's Latest F,lly, How q New
York Clubman Lives, In Gay Paree,
Plays Seen in New York. Stories of So.
ciety, The New s12 600 600 Bird gs to
Brooklyn, American Dramatic Critics
Criticiz d, Broadway at Night, and q
special story supplement containing
vivid stories of life and fl .sh and blood.
March "Brosdway Magazine is espec-
ially noteworthy from the fact that it
contains more illustrations of pretty
women than any ther magazine on the
stands, which Is remarkable in these
days Of profuse illustrations All news
stands. Ten cents a copy, 81 90 a year.
Broadway Magazine Co., 129 West
Forty-second street. New York.